Obituaries
John N Kramer
Nov 24, 2010
John Nick, son of Nicholas and Mary (Heller) Kramer, was born January 12, 1922 in Carroll, Iowa. He lived with his family on the farm near Maple River and attended rural school. After completing his schooling, John worked with his father on their farm. During World War II, he enlisted in the United States Navy and was honorably discharged in...
Norman Dean Rothfolk
Nov 13, 2010
Norman Dean, son of James and Sophie (Grau) Rothfolk, was born February 16, 1923 in Audubon County, Iowa. He grew up south of Manning and attended rural school through the eighth grade. He then went to Manning Schools, graduating with the Class of 1941. He then started farming with his father. In August of 1944, Norman entered the United States...
Jerome Henry Goetzinger
Nov 9, 2010
Jerome Henry, son of Peter C. and Marie (Schilling) Goetzinger, was born November 1, 1920 at Templeton, Iowa. He attended school in Templeton, then Manilla where he graduated from high school. Jerome's father died when he was nine years old and he was raised by his mother and step-father Henry Dubrall. Jerome served at sea in the United States Navy...
Ralph G. Hicks
Nov 8, 2010
Ralph George, son of George Ralph and Bertha Marie (Jensen) Hicks, was born July 26, 1941 at Audubon, Iowa. He was raised by his father and step-mother Ann (Prebeck) Hicks. The family lived just south of Templeton where Ralph attended school. He graduated from Sacred Heart High School in Templeton in 1959. Ralph enlisted in the United States Army on...
Max Detlefsen
Nov 2, 2010
Max, the son of first generation German immigrants Hans W. and Therese (Thede) Detlefsen, was born September 22, 1915, in Manning, Iowa. He graduated from Manning High School in 1933 and worked for Dultmeier Manufacturing. Max then attended Coyne Electric School in Chicago for two years. He returned home and worked for the Manning Municipal Light Company. In 1941 he...
Patricia Kalkhoff
Oct 28, 2010
Patricia Ann Kalkhoff was born February 11, 1934, in Walnut, Iowa, the daughter of Melvern and Ethel (Forbes) Reimer. She attended school in Lewis, Iowa, before attending St. Anthony Hospital School of Nursing from 1951 - 1954. On December 27, 1954, Pat was united in marriage to Floyd Kalkhoff in Atlantic, Iowa. Pat and Floyd raised their five children in...
Margery Theobald Collins
Oct 27, 2010
Margery Theobald Collins Marge Collins, long-time Palo Alto educator and community leader, died on October 27. She was treated for peritoneal cancer for nearly four years. Despite her illness, she and her husband, Tom, continued to travel with a trip to Europe, two trips to see family and friends in the Midwest, and five trips to visit their daughter and...
William (Bill) F. Ohde
Oct 24, 2010
William Franklin, son of William and Frances (Brunnier) Ohde, was born March 21, 1916, at Manning, Iowa. The family first lived near downtown and then moved to the corner of East and Second Street where his father hoped to add to their home for a funeral home. Instead he purchased some property on First Street and commenced the planning and...
Eldon Kraft
Oct 18, 2010
Eldon Martin, son of Lyle J. and Bernice Eileen (Truax) Kraft was born on September 30, 1944 at Jefferson, Iowa. He grew up in rural Bayard and graduated from Bayard High School in 1962. He then served in the United States Army from 1962 to 1965. On June 11, 1966 Eldon was united in marriage with his high school sweetheart...
Hilda Frances Steffes
Sep 30, 2010
Hilda Frances Steffes was born November 27, 1917, at home near Dedham, Iowa. She was the second of nine children born to Frank and Katie (Bierl) Fischer. Hilda attended various country schools and graduated the 8th grade from Templeton. As the oldest girl she helped care for her younger siblings and learned many homemaking skills. On January 7, 1941, Hilda...
Michael T. Allen
Sep 23, 2010
Michael Thomas, son of Thomas Allen and Dawn (Taylor) Allen, was born October 10, 1984, at Manning, Iowa. He grew up in Templeton, Carroll and on an acreage near Lidderdale. Michael graduated from Carroll High School in 2003. He worked at Mike's Meat Locker in Carroll. Michael had three children with Ashley Henkle - Zack, Ethan and Eian Allen. He...
Dorothy Dales Huegerich
Sep 21, 2010
Dorothy Ann, daughter of Theodore Albert and Anna Margret (Lamberty) Reiling, was born July 27, 1930 in Carroll, Iowa. She lived with her parents in Mt. Carmel until the age of three years, when the family moved four miles west of Carroll. She attended Maple River schools. After completing her education, Dorothy worked at Ocoma Foods and St. Anthony Hospital....
Laura Louise Derner
Sep 17, 2010
Laura Louise Derner, daughter of Orval and Lillian (Macumber) Maloy, was born May 18, 1927, at home in Nishnabotna Township, Crawford County, Iowa. She grew up on the family farm four miles north of Manilla. She attended country school at Nishnabotna No. 1 through 8th grade, then Manilla High School, graduating with the class of 1945. Soon after finishing her...
Wayne Jahn
Sep 13, 2010
Wayne William, son of Carl Louis and Stella (Mordhorst) Jahn, was born on May 6, 1934 at Manning General Hospital. As the youngest of four children, he grew up on a farm northwest of Manning. His mother died when Wayne was young, so he and his three sisters stayed close to their dad and helped with the farming. Wayne attended...
Donald Brown
Sep 10, 2010
Donald Richard, son of Norman and Mary (Chatterton) Brown, was born April 21, 1941 in Cardston, Alberta, Canada. He attended school in Cardston. Don worked on moving oil rigs and driving semi-trucks before and after the fifteen years he spent working on the Alaska Pipeline. He specialized in taking the oversized loads no one else dared to take. On November...
Barb O'Tool
Sep 5, 2010
Barbara Jean, daughter of Merle Wilson and Lillian Adelia (Stone) Vaughan, was born September 24, 1942, in Audubon County, Iowa. She graduated from Bayard High School in 1960 and then worked at various retail jobs through the years. Barb especially enjoyed working at the Vaux Market in Bayard. Barb was united in marriage with William "Bill" Dean Olesen on November...
Rita Stangl
Sep 5, 2010
Rita Theresa, daughter of Frank X. and Agnes (Kemper) Irlmeier, was born on a farm near Templeton on June 17, 1926. Rita attended Sacred Heart School in Templeton through the eighth grade. She then remained at home to help on the farm and with the housework. On January 7, 1948 Rita was united in marriage with Vernon Andrew Stangl by...
Gladys M Boyens
Sep 4, 2010
Gladys M., daughter of Fred and Johanna (Lorenzen ) Boyens, was born February 20, 1922 on a farm near Castletown, South Dakota. When Gladys was two years old, the family moved to a farm near Irwin, Iowa. She attended nearby country school with her brothers Lester and Lavern and sister Delpha. Another brother Alvin died at a young age. Gladys...
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