Obituaries
Helena Tank
Mar 10, 2026
Memorial service for Helena Tank will be live streamed here.
Helena Marie Tank, age 101, passed away peacefully on March 10, 2026.
Helena was born on April 10, 1924, near Carnarvon, Iowa, to Gerd and Grace (Ohden) Gerdes. She attended country school through the eighth grade and carried a lifelong love of learning. Later in life, while her daughters were in school,...
Jeffrey Shiner
Mar 9, 2026
Jeffrey Franklin Shiner was born on June 19, 1958, the son of Theodore and Nina (Newman) Shiner in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Tech High School in Des Moines and later served in the United States Army. In 2020, Jeff relocated to Manning from Des Moines.
Jeff cherished time with his family and especially enjoyed his many nieces and nephews, as...
Ken Graves
Mar 9, 2026
Kenneth Louis Graves was born on March 22, 1933, on his grandparents’ farm about three miles south of Manning, Iowa, the son of George E. and Bernice (Hinz) Graves. He was baptized and later confirmed at the Presbyterian Church in Manning. Ken was an only child until the age of twelve, when his sister was born. He attended Manning High...
Phyllis Muhlbauer
Feb 21, 2026
Mass of Christian Burial for Phyllis will be live streamed here.
Phyllis Frances Muhlbauer, daughter of Henry and Pauline (Sextro) Kerkhoff, was born on October 24, 1927, near Templeton, in Carroll County Iowa. She attended country school for two years before continuing grade school at Sacred Heart School in Templeton. She graduated from St. Angela Academy in Carroll in 1946.
Following graduation,...
Joan Phillips
Feb 14, 2026
Joan Yvonne Phillips, age 90, passed away on Saturday, February 14, 2026 at Thomas Rest Haven in Coon Rapids, Iowa. Previously, Joan was a resident at the Manning Senior Living Center’s Memory Care Unit.
Joan was born on June 3, 1935 to Wayne and Edna Martin in Oakland, Iowa. Her family moved to the Storm Lake, Iowa area where the family...
JoAnn Barten
Feb 8, 2026
JoAnn Schmidt Barten was born on 19 February 1942 to Herman Jorgen Nielsen Schmidt and Margaret Martha Porsch Schmidt at their farm home immediately east of Fiscus. She was baptized on 22 March 1942 at Ebenezer Lutheran Church by Pastor M. P. Bollesen. She attended country school at Spring Valley Douglas #4 for Primary and First grades. Her parents moved...
Lonnie Ferneding
Feb 2, 2026
Lonnie Frank Ferneding, son of Alvin J. and Rita E. (Dentlinger) Ferneding, was born on March 13, 1947, at St. Anthony Hospital in Carroll, Iowa. He was baptized, received his First Holy Communion, and later was confirmed at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Templeton.
Lonnie grew up on a farm outside of Templeton. He attended elementary school at Sacred Heart in...
Roger Joens
Jan 31, 2026
Roger Lee Joens was born on October 20, 1938, in Manning, to Bernhardt Detlef Joens and Mildred Edith (Compton) Joens. He passed away on January 31, 2026, at a nursing home in Ardmore, Tennessee, where he had been recovering from a fall. He was 87 years old.
Roger was united in marriage to Annette “Ann” Lee (Ehlers) Joens, and they shared...
Ramona Hughes
Jan 13, 2026
Ramona Marie Long was born on May 23, 1929, in Arcadia, Iowa, to Frances (Deluhery) and John Long. The family later moved to Carroll, where Ramona graduated from St. Angela’s Academy in 1947. After briefly working in Des Moines, she returned to Carroll and was employed by Bell Telephone, where she “pulled plugs and connected people.” She worked there until...
Daniel Hansen
Jan 11, 2026
For those unable to attend in person, services will be livestreamed here.
Daniel David Hansen, son of Raymond and Clara (Fromm) Hansen, was born on September 12, 1950, in Sioux City, Iowa. He attended school in Manilla and graduated with the Class of 1969.
On July 8, 1972, Dan was united in marriage to Betty Lorraine Pedersen at St. Mary’s Catholic Church...
La Verne C. Smith
Jan 8, 2026
La Verne Charles Smith was born May 5, 1929, near Oconto in Custer County, Nebraska, the son of Donald William and Veva Doris (Headley) Smith. He attended country schools in Custer County and graduated as valedictorian of Arnold High School in 1947.
After farming with his father for several years, La Verne enlisted in the United States Navy. He was sworn...
Beverly J. Grundmeier
Dec 30, 2025
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Beverly Jean Grundmeier, daughter of Arthur and Malinda (Erps) Lerssen, was born on November 18, 1939, in Manning, Iowa. She was baptized on March 24, 1940, at the Methodist Church in Manning. Beverly grew up in Manning, where her parents operated the Manning Hotel. She attended Manning schools and graduated with the Class of 1957. She...
Alan P. Grimm
Dec 25, 2025
Alan Paul Grimm was born on May 26, 1953, in Carroll, Iowa, to Raymond and Ila (Jahn) Grimm. He was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Manning, where he remained a lifelong member. He attended Manning High School and graduated with the Class of 1971.
Following his education, Alan was employed by Burton Family Farms of Irwin, McLaughlin Construction,...
Allen Vennink
Dec 18, 2025
Allen Louis Vennink, son of Louis H. and Selma M. (Miller) Vennink, was born August 16, 1934, on his grandparents’ farm west of Manilla in Crawford County, Iowa. He attended country school near the family farm, kindergarten through 4th grade, north of Manilla. Due to a lack of students, Allen then attended Manilla Public School for 5th through 7th grades....
Ruby Christoffersen
Dec 17, 2025
Ruby Arlyne Christoffersen (Holmes) was born on February 3, 1929, to Burton and Ann Holmes in Buck Grove, Iowa. She was the eldest of six children. Ruby grew up on farms in Buck Grove and Manilla and graduated from Denison High School in 1946. She continued her education at the Iowa State Teachers College, where she earned a normal teaching...
Don Zubrod
Dec 2, 2025
Don's service will be livestreamed on the Sacred Heart Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/heart.manning
Donald Peter Zubrod, son of Louis and Louise (Bellinghausen) Zubrod, was born March 8, 1931, at home in Templeton, Iowa and graduated with the Class of 1949. After graduation, Don worked for Oaken Construction until 1952, when he was drafted into the United States Army. He was sent to...
Doris Jones
Nov 21, 2025
Doris Joan (Hansen) Jones was born on February 22, 1937, on the family farm to Ralph and Evelyn Hansen near Elk Horn, Iowa. She was baptized at Elk Horn Lutheran Church, beginning a lifelong devotion to faith, family, and community.
Doris attended school in Elk Horn and proudly wore her beloved “Danes” winter hat well into adulthood. During high school, she...
Glen Vestal
Nov 17, 2025
Glen Ray Vestal, son of Glen Emil and Barbara (Harris) Vestal, was born on April 10, 1950, in Aurora, Colorado. He attended North High School in Denver. On September 11, 1967, he enlisted in the United States Army and served in Vietnam. He was honorably discharged on September 10, 1970.
Glen married Ella Marie Hobbs, and they were blessed with two...
Howard Sorensen
Nov 16, 2025
Howard Nels Sorensen was born on December 11, 1933, in Elk Horn, Iowa, the son of Fred and Helga (Jorgensen) Sorensen. He was baptized and confirmed at Elk Horn Lutheran Church and remained a lifelong member.
Howard graduated from Elk Horn High School in 1952 and went on to attend Iowa State University for one year before entering the United States...
Kay Vaux
Nov 12, 2025
Kay Frances Vaux was born on August 21, 1936, on a farm south of Coon Rapids, Iowa, the daughter of Harry and Mary (Loeffler) Jacobsen. She was baptized and later confirmed at Annunciation Catholic Church in Coon Rapids. Kay attended Annunciation Catholic School and Coon Rapids High School, graduating with the Class of 1955. After graduation, she worked on Garst’s...
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