SHELBY COUNTY OBITUARIES
Third Quarter 2006 - Alphabetically

Abel, Paul Eugene - October 20, 1925 - August 29, 2006

Obit - Paul Eugene Abel October 20, 1925 - August 29, 2006

Paul Eugene Abel - Age 80

Paul Eugene Abel, son of Burl H. and Lydia B. (Smith) Abel, was born on October 20, 1925, at Silver City, Iowa. He grew up on his parent’s farm and attended school in Malvern. Paul later joined the United States Navy where he served as a baker aboard the US Cabot Aircraft Carrier during World War II.

Paul was united in marriage to Letha Mae Cadwell on April 10, 1945, at Hiawatha, Kansas. They were the parents of five children: Lyle, Leslie, Sonya, Jodie, and Becky. Paul and his family lived and farmed in the Walnut, Iowa area for over forty six years. He raised cattle and hogs, besides the regular farming operation. Paul enjoyed bowling, hunting, fishing, watching sports in which his kids and grandkids participated, and spending time with his family and friends, especially his grandkids when they came to the farm. He was known for his great sense of humor and was a mediator at the Assisted Living Center in Avoca, Iowa. He also enjoyed working on his computer and had put together a computer slide show for the other residents. He was well loved by all who knew him.

Paul was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Walnut, and the Walnut AmVets and VFW. His wife Letha died on October 15, 2002, and Paul continued to make his home at the Avoca Lodge Assisted Living Center.

Paul died on Tuesday, August 29, 2006 at Avoca Lodge Assisted Living having attained the age of eighty years, ten months and nine days. In addition to his parents and his wife Letha, Paul was preceded in death by his sister, Maxine Baldwin.

Paul is survived by his children: Lyle Abel and his wife, Carolyn, of Tumwater, Washington; Leslie Abel and his wife, Terri, of Walnut, Iowa; Sonya Schuler and her husband, Larry, of Marne, Iowa; Jodie Knudsen and her husband, Mark, of Atlantic, Iowa and Becky Thielen and her husband, Dave, of Elkhorn, Nebraska; eleven grandchildren: Paul Abel; Mathew, Gavin and Derek Abel; Eric and Joshua Abel and his wife Dina; Heather Cox and her husband, Brett; Dustin Van Horn; Christopher, Nicholas and Michaela Knudsen; five great grandchildren: Justice Abel, Dillion Cox, Carter Cox, Jadyn Cox and Garret Van Horn; his brothers and sisters: Lorene Sieck of Walnut, Lucille Christensen and her husband Dale of Atlantic, Iowa, Howard Abel and his wife Addielee of Wheatland, Missouri and Don Abel and his wife Inez of Walnut; his special friend, Mada Wahling; nieces and nephews, other relatives and many friends.

Funeral Services were held on Friday, September 2, 2006 at 11:00 AM at the First Presbyterian Church in Walnut, Iowa with Pastor David Krueger as the clergy. Serving as honorary casket bearers were Justice Abel, Jadyn Cox, Dillion Cox, Garret Van Horn and Carter Cox. Serving as casket bearers were Paul Abel, Mathew Abel, Gavin Abel, Joshua Abel, Michaela Knudsen, Christopher Knudsen, Dustin Van Horn, Eric Abel, Heather Cox, Derek Abel and Nicholas Knudsen. Interment was in Southlawn Cemetery, Atlantic, Iowa.

Andersen, Lynn Andrew - January 1, 1934 - September 27, 2006

Obit - Lynn Andrew Andersen January 1, 1934 - September 27, 2006

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Lynn Andrew Andersen
January 1, 1934 - September 27, 2006

Lynn Andrew Andersen, the son of Roy and Carrie Elizabeth (Jensen) Andersen, was born on January 1, 1934, in rural Redline, Iowa. He was baptized at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Jacksonville, Iowa, and confirmed at the Elk Horn Lutheran Church in Elk Horn, Iowa. He attended Elk Horn High School and graduated in 1951. From 1956-57, Lynn served in the United States Navy. On November 29, 1958, Lynn married Mary Lou Reeves in Overland Park, Kansas. The couple farmed in the Elk Horn and Jacksonville areas; he retired from farming in 1996.

In 1961, Lynn purchased the Jacksonville General Store from his uncle, Earl Andersen; he operated the store until it closed in 1982. Lynn then worked for several years at Super Valu (Food Pride) in Harlan, Iowa, and was currently employed by Variety Distributors in Harlan.

Lynn was an active member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Jacksonville, Iowa, where he served as financial secretary, sang in the choir, and played in the bell choir. He had served as Jacksonville Township Clerk for nearly 40 years. In his spare time, Lynn enjoyed bowling, reading, working, and spending time with his family.

Lynn A. Andersen died on Wednesday, September 27, 2006, at his Jacksonville home, at the age of 72 years, 8 months, and 26 days.

Preceding Lynn in death were his parents; his step-mother, Elvina Andersen; two sisters, Verlee Andersen and one in infancy; and one brother-in-law, Gene Elmquist. Survivors include his wife of 47 years, Mary Lou Andersen of Jacksonville, Iowa; one son, John (Connie) Andersen of Earling, Iowa; one daughter, Nancy (John, Jr.) Watts of Harlan, Iowa; two sisters, Marilyn Burnett of Atlantic, Iowa, and Kay Elmquist of Mapleton, Iowa; one brother-in-law, Dale Andersen; two step-brothers, Merle Hansen and Donald Hansen; one step-sister, Ardelle Andersen; one step-sister-in-law, Hazel Hansen; five grandchildren, Crystal (Travis) Burnett, Michael (Jennifer) Andersen, Jonna Andersen, Zachary Andersen, and Andrew Watts; three great-grandchildren, Karleigh Burnett, Makenzie Burnett, and Jenna Andersen; and many other relatives and friends.

Funeral services were held on Saturday, September 30, 2006, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Jacksonville, Iowa, with Pastor Ron Rasmussen officiating. Peggy Doonan served as the organist and Orval Roecker was the soloist. Honorary casket bearers were Crystal Burnett, Michael Andersen, Jonna Andersen, Zachary Andersen, and Andrew Watts. Serving as casket bearers were Allan Andersen, Matt Andersen, Toni Elmquist, Greg Baier, Kelly Schlake, and Leo Erlemeier. Burial was in the Jacksonville Cemetery in Jacksonville, Iowa. The Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home in Harlan was in charge of the arrangements.

Hometown: Jacksonville, IA
Visitation Date: Friday, Sep 29, 2006
Service Date: Saturday, Sep 30, 2006

Posted with permission from:
Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home
Harlan, IA 51537
burmeisterjohannsen.com

Andersen, Tymond Paul - d. August 9, 2006

Death notice - Tymond Paul Andersen d. August 9, 2006

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Arrangements and Services For
Tymond Paul Andersen
Who Died on August 9, 2006

Graveside Services
Saturday, September 16, 2006 10:00 A.M.
Elk Horn Lutheran Cemetery
Elk Horn, Iowa

Survivors include his mother Jill Andersen of Perry, Ia; Grandmother Lorie Bertram of Jamaica, IA; Grandfather Mike Andersen of Persia, IA; Great–Grandparents Don and Helen Andersen of Audubon, IA;
Verdine Bramer of Perry, IA

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Posted with permission from:
Pauley Jones Funeral Homes
Harlan, Iowa 51537
www.pauleyjones.com

Assmann, Robert Vincent "Bob" - September 3, 1924 - September 14, 2006

Obit - Robert Vincent "Bob" Assmann September 3, 1924 - September 14, 2006

Surnames:

Robert "Bob" Assmann

Visitation:
Friday, September 15, 2006
3:00 PM until 9:00 PM
7:30 PM until 8:00 PM

Scripture Service
St. Patrick's Parish Center
Highway 30
Dunlap, IA 51529

Service:
Saturday, September 16, 2006 10:30 AM
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Highway 30
Dunlap, IA 51529

Robert "Bob" Vincent Assmann was born September 3, 1924, in Dunlap, Iowa to Joseph and Delores (Egan) Assmann. He attended St. Joseph Catholic School in Dunlap and graduated in 1942. Bob married Mary Jane O’Connell on February 19, 1946. The couple farmed east of Dunlap. In 1987 their house burned down so the couple moved into Dunlap. Mary died on June 19, 1988.

Bob worked for many years at Cogdill Farm Supply. He was a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus. Bob had a good strong faith in God. He enjoyed dancing, playing cards and dice games. He also enjoyed reading and being around family and friends. Bob had a wonderful sense of humor.

Bob died on Thursday, September 14, 2006, at his home attaining the age of 82 years and 11 days.

Bob was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Mary Jane; and grandson, Christopher Assmann. He is survived by his five children, Pat Assman of Custer, South Dakota, Jane and her husband Jack Leby of Millstadt, Illinois, Marty Assmann of Dunlap, Iowa, Mike Assmann of Layton, Utah, Katie and her husband Chuck Cruse of Aurora, Colorado; six grand-children; three great grandchildren; two sisters, Helen and her husband Louie Stolz of Dunlap, Iowa, Kathleen and her husband Mel Langenfeld of Imperial, Nebraska; brother, Bump Assmann and his wife Rene of Dunlap, Iowa; brother-in-law, Greg Schwery and his wife Linda of Houston, Texas; sister-in-law, June Assmann of Storm Lake, Iowa; and many other relatives and friends.

Mass of Christian Burial
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Dunlap, Iowa
Saturday, September 16, 2006, at 10:30 am

Celebrant
Rev. Paul Strittmatter

Organist
Fran Klein

Vocalist
Jerry Baldwin

Selection
On Eagle’s Wings

Honorary Pall Bearers
Ray Nauroth, Jim Schaben, Sr., Bart Rule, Edgar Rannells, Ed Heffernan, Jerry Klein

Pall Bearers
Shane Assmann, Dick Hanigan, Jerry Jo Hanigan, Jim Hanigan, Joe Klein, Mike Lehan, Leo Malone

Final Resting Place
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Dunlap, Iowa

Posted with permission from:
Fouts Funeral Home
Woodbine - Dunlap, IA
a www.foutsfuneralhome.com

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Services for 82-year-old Bob Assmann of Dunlap will be held 10:30 am Saturday, September 16th at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Dunlap. Burial will be at the Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Bob Assmann died on Thursday, September 14th, 2006 at his home in Dunlap. Survivors include 5 children, Pat Assmann of Custer, SD, Jane Levy (Jack) of Millstadt, ILL, Mary Assman of Dunlap, Mike Assmann of Layton, Utah and Katie Cruse (Chuck) of Aurora, CO; 2 sisters, Helen Stolz (Louie) of Dunlap and Kathleen Langenfeld (Mel) of Imperial, NE; 1 brother, Bump Assmann (Rene) of Dunlap; 1 brother-in-law, Greg Schwery (Linda) of Houston; 1 sister-in-law, June Assmann of Storm Lake. A Scripture Service will be held at 7:30 PM Friday, September 15th at St. Patrick's Parish Center in Dunlap. The Fouts Funeral Home in Dunlap is in charge of the arrangements.

Barnett, Mabel May - d. Aug. 2, 2006

Death notice - Mabel May Barnett d. Aug. 2, 2006

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Services for 99-year-old Mabel May Barnett of Elk Horn will be held 11:00 am Friday, August 4th, 2006 at the Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan. Burial will be at the Onawa Cemetery. Mabel Barnett died Wednesday, August 2nd, 2006 at the Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn. Survivors include one niece, Arline LeClaire of Lakeland, FL. Visitation will be held 4:00 to 9:00 pm Thursday, August 3rd, 2006 at the Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.

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Arrangements and Services For
Mabel M. Barnett - Age 99
Who Died On Wednesday, August 2, 2006

Visitation
Thursday,August 3, 2006 4:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.
Pauley Jones Funeral Home Harlan, Iowa

Funeral Service
Friday, August 4, 2006 11:00 A.M.
Pauley Jones Funeral Home Harlan, Iowa

Interment
Onawa Cemetery
Onawa, Iowa

She is survived by her niece, Arline LeClaire of Lakeland, FL.

Pauley Jones Funeral Homes
Harlan, Iowa 51537
Avoca, Iowa 51521
www.pauleyjones.com

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Mabel M. Barnett - Age 99

Mabel May Barnett, the daughter of Martin and Gertrude (Baker) Fymbo, was born on May 31, 1907, at Turin, Iowa. She attended Onawa Schools in Onawa, Iowa.

On March 15, 1941, Mabel was united in marriage to Ray “Barney” Barnett in Pensacola, Florida. After their marriage, Ray installed telephone systems in many southern states and in 1944, in Saudi Arabia. In 1948, they purchased a home in Oklahoma City, where Ray continued to install communication systems. In 1967, after his retirement, the couple moved to Harlan, Iowa, to be near Mabel’s mother, Gertrude.

Mabel was a member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Harlan, Iowa, and enjoyed crocheting and all kinds of hand work.

In 1993, Mabel became a resident of the Salem Lutheran Retirement Home in Elk Horn, Iowa. It was there that she died on Wednesday, August 2, 2006, having attained the age of ninety-nine years, two months and two days. In addition to her parents, Mabel was preceded in death by her husband, Ray, in 1992, and her sisters, Marie Parent, Goldie Roth, and a brother, (James Jr.) Timber Fymbo.

She is survived by a niece, Arline LeClaire of Lakeland, Florida, and her family; other relatives and many friends.

Funeral services were held on Friday, August 4, 2006, at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan, Iowa, at 11:00 A.M. with Pastor Heather Ploen officiating. Interment was in the Onawa Cemetery in Onawa, Iowa, with Anker Rasmussen, John Watts, Richard A. Jones and Mike Mikels serving as casket bearers.

Brewer, Esther W. (Grote) - January 12, 1913 - Sept. 9, 2006

Obit - Esther W. (Grote) Brewer January 12, 1913 - Sept. 9, 2006

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Esther W. Brewer
Transcribed with permission, ©Daily Nonpareil
09/11/2006

Esther W. Brewer, age 93, of Council Bluffs passed away Sept. 9, 2006, at Woodlands Rehabilitation Center.

Esther was born January 12, 1913, in Council Bluffs, to the late Adolph and Emma (Kline) Grote. She graduated high school and married James A. Brewer in 1936. Esther was a homemaker and a member of Salem United Methodist Church.

She was preceded by her husband, James in 1993.

She is survived by nieces and nephews.

Graveside Service and Burial, Tuesday, 10 a.m. At Memorial Park Cemetery. Rev. David Weesner, Pastor of Salem Methodist Church will officiate. Open visitation, Monday, 1 to 9 p.m. At Cutler-O'Neill-Meyer-Woodr-ing Funeral Home. Memorials to Salem Methodist Church preferred.

Buckner, John Monroe - d. September 2, 2006

Death notice - John Monroe Buckner d. September 2, 2006

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Arrangements and Services For
John Monroe Buckner - 88
Who Died On - Saturday, September 2, 2006

Visitation
Monday, September 4, 2006 12:00 Noon to 9:00 P.M.
Tuesday, September 5, 2006 8:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M.
Pauley Jones Funeral Home Harlan, Iowa

Celebration of Life
Wednesday, September 6, 2006 - 2:00 P.M.
Bethlehem Lutheran Church - Jacksonville, Iowa

Interment
Jacksonville Cemetery - Jacksonville, Iowa

He is survived by his daughter, Candace (Dennis) George of West Des Moines, IA; his grandsons: Daniel George of Hillsboro, OR and Eric (Beth) George of Ankeny, IA.

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John Monroe Buckner - Age 88

John Monroe Buckner, son of Dennis and Laura (Mishler) Buckner, was born on June 6, 1918, in rural Audubon County, Iowa. While growing up, he attended school in Gray, Iowa, and rural Guthrie County, Iowa. After his schooling, John entered the United States Army where he served his country honorably overseas during World War II.

On August 11, 1949, he was united in marriage to Irene Rasmussen at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Jacksonville, Iowa. Three children were born to this union: Candace, Gregory and David. After their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Buckner farmed together on a farm outside of Jacksonville until their retirement in 1970 when they then made their home in Harlan. In 1973, they purchased and operated the Harlan Motel until 1977. Irene died on April 5, 1997, and John continued to make his home in Harlan until September of 2005, when he moved to West Des Moines, Iowa where he was closer to his family.

John died at his home in West Des Moines, Iowa on September 2, 2006, having attained the age of eighty-eight years, two months and twenty-seven days. In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by his sons, David Dean Buckner in 1958 and Gregory John Buckner in 1976 and his sister, Ethel Buckner Alt.

John is survived by his daughter, Candace and her husband Dennis George of West Des Moines, Iowa; his grandsons: Daniel George of Hillsboro, Oregon and Eric George and his wife Beth of Ankeny, Iowa; other relatives and many friends.

Funeral services were held on Wednesday, September 6, 2006 , at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Jacksonville, Iowa, at 2:00 P.M. with Pastor Ron Rasmussen officiating. Interment was in the Jacksonville Cemetery in Jacksonville, Iowa with Daniel George, Eric George, Ron. Doonan, Wayne Petersen, Carl Petersen, and Jeff Peterson serving as casket bearers.

Chalupa, Edward J. - d. July 3, 2006

Death notice - Edward J. Chalupa d. July 3, 2006

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Edward Chalupa
Transcribed with permission, ©The Harlan Tribune
07/13/2006

Chalupa, Omaha, died July 3, 2006.

OMAHA -- Edward J. Chalupa, Omaha, died July 3 in Omaha.
A funeral mass was held at St. Bernadette Church in Omaha with burial at St. John's Cemetery in Omaha.
Chalupa is survived by his wife, Marjorie (Hastert) Chalupa of Omaha; son Rodney Chalupa of Overland Park, Kan.; daughters Carla Stoysick, Kristine Lynch, Maureen Chalupa and Marceen Reiley, all of Omaha; sisters-in-law Celine (Leonard) Kay of Council Bluffs, Monica Valentine of Dixon, Mo. and Susan (Mike) Hickey of Omaha.

Christensen, Irene - d. July 5, 2006

Death notice - Irene Christensen d. July 5, 2006

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Arrangements and Services For
Irene Christensen - Age - 93
Who Died On - Wednesday, July 5, 2006

Visitation
Saturday, July 8, 2006 - 8:00 A.M. - 10:00 A.M.
Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Avoca, Iowa

Funeral Service
Saturday, July 8, 2006 - 10:00 A.M.
Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Avoca, Iowa

Interment
Oak Hill Cemetery - Hancock, Iowa

Survivors include her son, Bill (Marjorie) Christensen of Council Bluffs, Iowa; 2 grandchildren: Kim (Steve) Ashley of Kenosha, WI; Lisa Christensen of Council Bluffs, IA.

Pauley Jones Funeral Homes
Harlan, Iowa 51537
Avoca, Iowa 51521
www.pauleyjones.com

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Services for 93-year-old Irene Christensen of Avoca will be held 10:00 am Saturday, July 8th at the Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Avoca. Burial will be at the Oak Hill Cemetery in Hancock. Irene Christensen died Wednesday, July 5th at Avoca Nursing and Rehab Center. Survivors include 1 son, Bill Christensen (Marjorie) of Council Bluffs and 2 granddaughters. Visitation will be held 8:00 am to 10:00 am Saturday, July 8th at the Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Avoca.

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Irene Christensen - Age - 93

Irene Christensen, the daughter of William and Louise (Zobrist) Everhart, was born on October 3, 1912, at Hancock, Iowa. She attended Hancock Schools, and was a member of the graduating class of 1930. After graduation, Irene attended beauty school at Barnes in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

On April 25, 1936, Irene was united in marriage to Henry Christensen at Council Bluffs, Iowa. To this union one son was born: Bill. After their marriage, the couple resided in Hancock where Henry helped Irene's father with the family business, Everhart Implement and Irene operated a beauty parlor on the back porch of their home. Henry died on September 18, 1981. After the death of her husband, Irene became a resident of Peace Haven Retirement Home in Walnut, Iowa, and then the Avoca Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Avoca, Iowa.

Irene liked music and enjoyed going dancing with her husband, Henry. She enjoyed crocheting and watching Chicago Cubs Baseball games. Irene also liked to play dice, Bunco.

Irene died on Wednesday, July 5, 2006, at the Avoca Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Avoca, Iowa, having attained the age of ninety-three years, nine months and two days. In addition to her parents, and her husband, Irene was preceded in death by her sister, Lucille Fischer.

Survivors include her son, Bill Christensen and his wife, Marjorie of Council Bluffs, Iowa; two granddaughters: Kim and her husband, Steve Ashley of Kenosha, Wisconsin; and Lisa Christensen of Council Bluffs, Iowa; other relatives and many friends.

Funeral services were held on Saturday, July 8, 2006 at the Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Avoca, Iowa with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery in Hancock, Iowa. Wayne Paulsen officiated and serving as casket bearers were Bill Christensen, Jan Flemming and Steve Ashley. Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Avoca was in charge of arrangements.

Dale, Lloyd E. 'Mike' - September 9, 1931 - September 23, 2006

Obit - Lloyd E. 'Mike' Dale September 9, 1931 - September 23, 2006

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Lloyd E. 'Mike' Dale
Transcribed with permission, ©Daily Nonpareil
09/25/2006

Lloyd E. "Mike" Dale, age 75, of Neola, Iowa, passed away Sept. 23, 2006, at his home.

Mike was born September 9, 1931, in Albia, Iowa, to the late Lewis L. and Grace (Selby) Dale. He lived in Albia for most of his life doing odd jobs and mowing lawns before moving to Neola five years ago. Mike was affiliated with Open Bible Church in Albia.

He was preceded in death by sisters, Ruth I. Clark, Faye Ora Hamrick, Edna Marie Dale; brothers, Selby E. Dale, Glen W. Dale, Lewis H. Dale; nephew, Thomas Clark; and niece, Virginia Clark.

He is survived by his nephew, Jerry Clark and wife Cindy, of Neola; and several grand nieces and nephews.

Visitation with the family, Tuesday, 6 to 8 p.m. At Cutler-O'Neill-Meyer-Woodring Funeral Home and Friday, October 6, 2006, from 3 to 8 p.m. At the Winfield Funeral Home in Albia. Graveside Service and Burial, Saturday, October 7, 2006, in the Oakview Cemetery in Albia.

Dauma, Sergeant George W. "Bill" - Jr. d. July 20, 2006

Death notice - Sergeant George W. "Bill" Dauma, Jr. d. July 20, 2006

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Services for Sergeant George W. "Bill" Dauma, Jr., formerly of the Elk Horn-Kimballton area, will be held Saturday, July 29th at the Hamilton Funeral Home, 121 NW 60th Avenue in Des Moines. Sergeant Dauma died July 20th while in training at Camp Shelby in Mississippi. Survivors include his wife in Mississippi and his father George Dauma Senior of Brooklyn, IA.

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GEORGE "BILL" DAUMA JR.
FAIRBANKS, ALASKA
Transcribed with permission, © The Des Moines Register
published on July 28, 2006

GEORGE "BILL" DAUMA JR.

Fairbanks, Alaska

George "Bill" Dauma, Jr., died July 20, 2006, in New Augusta, Mississippi.

Funeral services with full military honors will be held 1 p.m., Saturday, July 29, 2006, at Hamilton's near Highland Memory Gardens, 121 NW 60th Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa. Visitation with family present will be 10 a.m., Saturday, until service time at the funeral home.

Bill was born in Fairfield, IA. He played football and graduated from Elk Horn- Kimballton High School. He joined the Army in 1990. He served in Desert Shield-Storm. His duty stations were: Berlin and Hohenfels, Germany, Ft. Bragg, NC, Ft. Greely, AK, Ft. Richardson, AK, and Ft. Wainwright, AK. After active service, he joined the Alaska National Guard, and worked at the power plant in Ft. Wainwright.

He married Tammy Klindt on May 22, 1992 in Clarksville, TN; on August 8, 1992, they renewed their vows among friends and family in Harlan, IA. He loved snow machining (sledding), four-wheeling, his Harley-Davidson, his truck, hunting, and fishing.

Bill is survived by his wife of 14 years, Tammy; his father, George Dauma, Sr., stepmother, Phyllis Dauma; a sister, Cindy Kelsey, Mother and Father -in-law, Ralph and Alice Klindt and numerous other family and friends.

Memorial contributions may be made to the family, in loving memory of Bill.

Denton, Deloris Ann Powers - d. Sept. 12, 2006

Obit - Deloris Ann Powers Denton d. Sept. 12, 2006

Surnames:

Deloris Ann Denton
Transcribed with permission, ©Daily Nonpareil
09/15/2006

Deloris Ann Denton, longtime Council Bluffs businesswoman, passed away Sept. 12, 2006, at Jennie Edmundson Hospital.

Deloris was born in Portsmouth, Iowa, to Tom and Louise (Sorenson) Powers. She was a Cosmetologist for over 50 years, owning and operating D's Beauty Den for 23 years. Deloris retired in April of 2006, but remained active, enjoying vacations, fishing, and sightseeing. Deloris was a friend to all, caring and giving, and a member of First Christian Church.

Deloris is preceded in death by her parents, infant sister, Dorothy, and her brother Bob Powers.

Deloris will be sadly missed by her husband of 38 years, Lynn Denton; daughters, Pam Pope (Mark) and Lori Swisher (Steve); stepchildren, Rick Denton (Jane), Randy Denton (Beth), and Rhonda Bockenstedt; thirteen grandchildren, four great grandchildren; brothers Harold Powers (Colleen), Dean Powers (Eileen); sister Linda Price; numerous nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be Sunday from 4 to 6 p.m. At Henry~Livingston Funeral Home. A Celebration of Life Funeral Service will be 11:00 a.m., Monday at First Christian Church, 532 W. Kanesville, Council Bluffs, with Pastors David Erickson and Peter Perme officiating. Interment will be at Garner Township Cemetery with a luncheon following at the Church. Memorials are suggested to the family for the Deloris Denton Foundation.

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Deloris Denton founded Bluffs' D's Beauty Den
Transcribed with permission, ©Daily Nonpareil
PHIL ROONEY, Staff Writer
09/17/2006

Deloris Denton, who founded a Council Bluffs salon and did hair for four decades, is being remembered as a people person who loved her work.

Denton, the former owner of D's Beauty Den, died Tuesday from complications of a chronic lung disease, according to Pam Minor, a former co-worker.

Minor bought the shop from Denton six years ago and hosted a May 19 retirement party for the woman she refers to as her mentor after Denton's April retirement.

"She always said she was 29," Minor said. More likely, Denton was in her 70s.

Denton worked as a hairdresser for more than 40 years, including nearly 29 years at D's Beauty Den, the first 23 years as the shop's owner before selling to Minor.

"I kept the name," Minor said. "This beauty shop was her life."

The shop will be closed Monday in her memory.

Minor said Denton graduated from the old Barnes Beauty School in 1959, where the two met, and worked in the Barnes beauty shop until opening her salon at 134 W. Broadway in 1978.

Minor remembers Denton as someone who liked to dance and go boating with her husband, Lynn.

"She just was a people person," Minor said. "She came to work with her oxygen on, put her hand on the chair and comb hair with one hand."

Denton loved cartoon characters from the newspaper, especially Maxine, and often brought jokes to work. She joined her brothers and sisters for family reunions every two years, Minor said, and one had been scheduled for next month.

"We always called her Dr. Denton. She liked to give people medical advice," she said. "She was a neat lady. A very hard-working person. She was a mentor to us girls."

Denton was born in Portsmouth to Tom and Louise Powers. She is survived by her husband of 38 years, Lynn Denton; daughters Pam Pope and husband Mark; Lori Swisher and husband Steve; stepchildren Rick Denton and wife Jane; Randy Denton and wife Beth; Rhonda Bockenstedt; 13 children and four great-grandchildren; brothers Harold Powers and wife Colleen; Dean Powers and wife Eileen; sister Linda Price; plus numerous nieces and nephews.

Visitation is planned for tonight at Henry-Livingston Funeral Home with services Monday at First Christian Church and interment at Garner Township Cemetery.

"She just was a fun, fun person. She loved life," Minor said. "She absolutely loved doing hair."

Dinesen, Effie "Jane" (Terrell) - March 27, 1923 - September 24, 2006

Obit - Effie "Jane" (Terrell) Dinesen March 27, 1923 - September 24, 2006

Surnames:

Effie "Jane" (Terrell) Dinesen
March 27, 1923 - September 24, 2006

Effie Jane Dinesen, the daughter of Gordon E. And Effie Bessie (Rose) Terrell, was born on March 27, 1923, in Dunlap, Iowa. She attended Dunlap schools through the eleventh grade. On January 3, 1940, Jane married Leonard Keith Dinesen in Onawa, Iowa. The couple farmed northeast of Harlan, Iowa, where they also raised livestock. Jane worked as a waitress at the Harlan Bowling Alley and later as a dishwasher and cook for eight years at Westridge School in Harlan. On November 20, 1985, Jane experienced a stroke, which caused her to make her home at the Elm Crest Retirement Community in Harlan.

Jane was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Harlan, Iowa, where she was active in the Methodist Church Women's Circle. She was also a charter member of the Shelby County Historical Society, and a member of the Zenobia Rebekah Lodge #286 and the Merry Homemaker's Club. Jane was a former 4-H leader, as well. An avid bowler, she enjoyed crocheting, fixing family meals, and traveling with her husband to Florida and New Hampshire to attend car and motorcycle races. Jane also liked going to Las Vegas, Nevada, in January each year.

Jane Dinesen died on Sunday, September 24, 2006, at the Elm Crest Retirement Community in Harlan, Iowa, at the age of 83 years, 5 months, and 28 days.

Jane was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Leonard, on March 19, 1985; four sisters, Aletha Cornelious, Julia Albrecht, Eleonor Terwilliger, and Voy Terrell; and one brother, Elmer Terrell. She is survived by two sons, Melvin (Janis) Dinesen of Harlan, Iowa, and Donald (Chris) Dinesen of Bakersfield, California; two daughters, Peggy Hess and Susan (Jerry) Lambert, both of Harlan, Iowa; one sister, Scenna Gordon of Dow City, Iowa; nine grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and other relatives and friends.

Funeral services were held on Wednesday, September 27, 2006, at Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home in Harlan, Iowa, with Rev. Dave Swinton of the First United Methodist Church in Harlan officiating. Ruth Dinesen served as the organist. Casket bearers were Jamie Hess, Nancy Boos, Brian Lambert, Jason Dinesen, Amy Heflin, and Robert Heflin. Burial was in the Harlan Cemetery in Harlan, Iowa. The Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home in Harlan was in charge of the arrangements.

Services for 83-year-old Effie "Jane" Dinesen of Harlan will be held 10:30 am, Wednesday, September 27th, 2006 at the Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home in Harlan. Burial will be at the Harlan Cemetery. Jane Dinesen died Sunday, September 24th, 2006 at the Elm Crest Retirement Community in Harlan. Survivors include 2 sons, Melvin Dinesen (Janis) of Harlan and Donald Dinesen (Chris) of Bakersfield, CA; 2 daughters, Peggy Hess of Harlan and Susan Lambert (Jerry) of Harlan; 1 sister, Scenna Gordon of Dow City; 9 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be held 9:00 am to 9:00 PM Tuesday, September 26th, 2006 with the family present from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home in Harlan.

Posted with permission from:
Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home
Harlan, IA 51537
burmeisterjohannsen.com

Downey, Michael L.

Death notice - Michael L. Downey

Surnames:

Omaha World-Herald
8/19/2006 & 8/20/2006
Downey, Michael L.

DOWNEY-Michael L., age 75, Co. Bluffs Retired UPRR. Preceded by sister, Mary Collins; brothers, Hugh, Ed, Bob, Lawrence; twin brother, Pat Downey. Survived by wife, Bobbie; daughters, Mary Pat Mitchell, all Co. Bluffs, Mrs. Hark (Anita) Pangelina and Mrs. Drue (Karen) Kirchhoff, all Griswold, IA; sons, Michael "Mick" and wife, Cathy, of Pittsburgh, PA, Scott and wife Tonja, of Clarinda, IA; 20 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; step-children, Mrs. Rick (Debbie) Underwood, Ronald Williamson, Greg Williamson and wife Cathy, David Williamson and wife, Terry, all Co. Bluffs; special sister, Mrs. Loretta Sprinkel, of Co. Bluffs.

WAKE SERVICES Sunday 6:30pm with VISITATION to follow until 8:30pm at Funeral Home. FUNERAL MASS Mon 10:30am, St. Patrick's Church, Co. Bluffs. Interment Ridgewood Cemetery. Memorials to Pott. County VNA Hospice preferred.

CUTLER-O'NEILL-MEYER-WOODRING Funeral Home
545 Willow Ave.
Council Bluffs, IA 51503
322-7779

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Michael L. Downey
Transcribed with permission, ©Daily Nonpareil
08/19/2006

Michael L. Downey, age 75, passed away Aug. 17, 2006.

He was born July 22, 1931, in Portsmouth, Iowa, to the late Walter and Martha (Gross) Downey. Mike attended ALHS and worked as a carman for the Union Pacific Railroad for 42 years retiring in 1993. He also worked at
Beem-Belford Funeral Home for 25 years. Memberships included UPRR Employee Club No. 61 and Arbor Ridge Board Member. His hobbies included walking with his wife and friends at the mall, woodworking, golfing, and his grandchildren's activities.

Mike is preceded in death by brothers, Hugh, Ed, Bob, twin brother, Pat, and Lawrence; sister, Mary Collins.

Survivors include wife, Roberta "Bobbie" (Trede) Downey; daughters, Mary Pat Mitchell, all of Council Bluffs,
Mrs. Hank (Anita) Pangelina and Mrs. Drue (Karen) Kirchhoff, all of Griswold, Iowa; sons, Michael "Mick" and wife, Cathy, of Pittsburgh, Pa., Scott and wife, Tonja, of Clarinda, Iowa; 20 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; step daughter, Mrs. Rick (Debbie) Underwood; step sons, Ronald Williamson, Greg Williamson and wife, Cathy, David Williamson and wife, Terry, all of Council Bluffs; and sister, Loretta Sprinkel, of Council Bluffs, whom raised Mike from age 4.

Christian Wake Service, Sunday, 6:30 p.m. with visitation to follow until 8:30 p.m. at Cutler-O'Neill-Meyer-Woodring Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial, Monday, 10:30 a.m., St. Patricks Church. Father David
Fleming celebrant. Interment in Ridgewood Cemetery with luncheon to follow at St. Patricks.

Memorials to Pott. Co. VNA Hospice preferred.

Erlbacher, Jane Elizabeth (Coenen) - d. Aug. 19, 2006

Death notice - Jane Elizabeth (Coenen) Erlbacher d. Aug. 19, 2006

Surnames:

Omaha World-Herald
8/20/2006 - 8/22/2006

Erlbacher, Jane Elizabeth (Coenen) [d. Aug. 19, 2006]

ERLBACHER-Jane Elizabeth (Coenen), age 66 years, Omaha. Survived by husband, Ronald J. Erlbacher; daughters, Lisa Erlbacher Taylor and husband Robert Taylor of Grapevine, TX and Amy Erlbacher Anderson and husband Kevin Anderson of Omaha; grandchildren, Josph, Alek and Samuel Taylor of Grapevine, TX, Erik, Alexandra and Ethan Anderson of Omaha; brothers and sisters-in-law, Russell and Marilyn Coenen of Spring, TX, Richard and Patty Coenen of Omaha, Jack and Chris Coenen of Hudson, OH, Michael and Sharon Coenen of Defiance IA; sisters-in-law, Marlene Kramer, Gladys Janda and husband Frank, all of Omaha; brother-in-law, Jim "JJ" Erlbacher and wife Jackie of Matthews, NC; beloved nieces, nephews and cousins; other relatives and many friends.

Preceded in death by parents, Joseph and Marie Coenen; parents-in-law, Jake and Irene Erlbacher; brothers-in-law, Darrell Sternberg and Norbert Kramer.

Visitation from 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2006 at the West Center Chapel.  Vigil Service Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2006 7:00 p.m. West Center Chapel. Services Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2006 9:45 a.m. West Center Chapel to St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, 15353 Pacific, at 10:30 a.m. Entombment, Resurrection Mausoleum. Memorials will be directed by the family.

HEAFEY-HEAFEY-HOFFMANN-DWORAK-CUTLER
WEST CENTER CHAPEL
78th & West Center
Omaha, NE
402-391-3900

Eskov, Wilfred - d. July 9, 2006

Death notice - Wilfred Eskov d. July 9, 2006

Surnames:

Services for 82-year-old Wilfred Eskov of Elk Horn will be held 10:30 am Thursday, July 13th, at the Elk Horn Lutheran Church. Burial will be at the Elk Horn Lutheran Cemetery. Wilfred Eskov died Sunday, July 9th at the Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn. Survivors include a sister-in-law, Mildred Eskov of Elk Horn; nieces and nephews, Kathy Block of Harlan, Julie Fuhrmann of Woodbury, MN, Larry Eskov of Harlan and Alan Nielsen of Richfield, MN. Friends may call after 3:00 pm Wednesday, July 12th, with the family present to greet friends from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at the Ohde Funeral Home in Kimballton.

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Wilfred Eskov, Age 82
(September 8, 1923 - July 9, 2006)

Visitation
Wednesday, July 12, 2006, After 3 PM
Ohde Funeral Home
Kimballton, Iowa
Wilfred's family will be present from 6-8 PM

Funeral Service
Thursday, July 13, 2006, 10:30 AM
Elk Horn Lutheran Church
Elk Horn, Iowa

Interment
Elk Horn Lutheran Cemetery
Elk Horn, Iowa

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Wilfred Eskov, Age 82
(September 8, 1923 - July 9, 2006)

Visitation
Wednesday, July 12, 2006, After 3 PM
Ohde Funeral Home
Kimballton, Iowa
Wilfred's family will be present from 6-8 PM
Funeral Service
Thursday, July 13, 2006, 10:30 AM
Elk Horn Lutheran Church
Elk Horn, Iowa

Interment
Elk Horn Lutheran Cemetery
Elk Horn, Iowa

 

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Wilfred Eskov

Wilfred Elliott, son of Chris and Bertha (Christensen) Eskov, was born September 8, 1923, on the family farm west of Elk Horn, Iowa. On October 21, 1923, he was baptized at Elk Horn Lutheran Church. Wilfred attended school in Elk Horn and graduated from Elk Horn High School in 1941. He then farmed with his family.

In 1949, Wilfred was inducted into the United States Army and served in Japan and Korea until receiving his honorable discharge in 1951. He then returned to Elk Horn and farmed the home place until his retirement in the mid 1990s, when he rented out his land.

Wilfred was a member of Elk Horn Lutheran Church and was a 50-year member of the American Legion. He enjoyed going to town for coffee with friends.

On Sunday, July 9, 2006, Wilfred died at Salem Lutheran Homes in Elk Horn, Iowa, following a brief illness. He was 82 years, 10 months and 1 day of age.

Besides his parents, Wilfred was preceded in death by a sister Edith and her husband Elmer Nielsen; two brothers Albert and Melvin Eskov; a nephew Roger Nielsen and great nephew Aaron Fuhrmann.

He is survived by a sister-in-law Mildred Eskov of Elk Horn; nieces Kathy and husband Ron Block of Harlan and Julie and husband Frederick Fuhrmann of Woodbury, Minnesota; nephews Larry Eskov and wife Becky of Harlan and Alan Nielsen and wife Sue of Richfield, Minnesota; great nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends. Interment Elk Horn Lutheran Cemetery Elk Horn, Iowa

Ewoldt, Donald G., d. July 5, 2006

Death notice - Donald G. Ewoldt d. July 5, 2006

Surnames:

Donald Ewoldt
Transcribed with permission, ©The Harlan Tribune
07/10/2006

Ewoldt, 70, Manilla, died July 5, 2006.

MANILLA -- Donald G. Ewoldt, 70, Manilla, died Wednesday, July 5 at Bergan Mercy Hospital in Omaha.
Services were held Saturday, July 8 at 10:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church in Manilla with burial in the Mt. Olivet Cemetery near Manilla, with military honors by American Legion Post #132.
Ewoldt is survived by his wife, Verna, of Manilla; children Kathleen (Bruce) Carl of Harlan, Thomas (Traci) Ewoldt of Harlan, Annette (Robert) Wells of Lake View, LuAnn (Tim) Vollstedt of Arcadia and Lynn (Kris) Ewoldt of Elkhorn, Neb.; eight grandchildren; and brother Stanley Ewoldt of Manning.

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Obit - Donald Gene Ewoldt December 11, 1935 - July 5, 2006

Surnames:

Obituaries
Donald Gene Ewoldt, Age 70
(December 11, 1935 - July 5, 2006)

Visitation:
After 3 PM, Friday, July 7, 2006
Rosary 4 PM
Prayer Service 7 PM
Ohde Funeral Home, Manilla

Mass of Christian Burial
SATURDAY, JULY 8, 2006, 10:30 AM SACRED HEART CHURCH, MANILLA, IOWA

CELEBRANT
REVEREND ROBERT GRALAPP

Lectors
KEITH CARL ABBIE WELLS

Mass Servers
MARGO MUHLBAUER CHAD MUHLBAUER

Eucharistic Ministers
DALE BUELTEL NORBERT KASPERBAUER

Gift Bearers
DON’S GRANDCHILDREN

Music
SACRED HEART CHOIR ~ MARILYN BACKHAUS, ORGANIST

Casketbearers
RICK DAMMANN, DAN MUHLBAUER, ALLEN EHLERS, LEONARD KAUFMANN, LOREN FERRY, ALAN JENSEN, JIM MARTENS, GERALD JURGENSEN

Honorary Casketbearers
LEO ERTZ, EARL SHEFFIELD, MILTON SINOW, JERRY CONLIN, ROGER GEORGIUS, ARLO CLAUSSEN

Interment with Military Honors
MT. OLIVET CEMETERY, NEAR MANILLA, IOWA AMERICAN LEGION POST 132

Donald Gene, son of Hugo and Florence (Georgius) Ewoldt, was born on December 11, 1935, at Manning, Iowa. He attended country school near Manilla and graduated from Manilla High School in 1954. Don enlisted in the Army following high school. He served for three years in Baumholder, Germany, operating road equipment on construction projects. After his honorable discharge in 1958, Don worked as a truck driver for Milton Sinow in Aspinwall, then for Floyd Grage in Manilla. On August 23, 1960, Don was united in marriage with Verna Bachman at St. Mary's Church in Auburn, celebrating 45 wonderful years of marriage. Five children were born to this union. Don operated Donald Ewoldt Trucking since 1966, and he was well known for hauling livestock and grain. Don was a member of Sacred Heart Church in Manilla and was active in the Holy Name Society. He was involved in the Manilla Volunteer Fire Department for 35 years and was a member of the Chamber of Commerce. Don loved to watch NASCAR racing and football on TV. He truly thought the world of his grandchildren. Following a sudden stroke, Don was transferred from Crawford County Memorial Hospital in Denison to Bergen Mercy Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. He died there early on Wednesday, July 5, 2006, at the age of 70 years, 6 months and 23 days. Preceding Don in death are his parents. Don is survived by his wife Verna Ewoldt of Manilla; children: Kathleen and husband Bruce Carl of Harlan; Thomas Ewoldt and wife Traci of Harlan; Annette and husband Robert Wells of Lake View; LuAnn and husband Tim Vollstedt of Arcadia; and Lynn Ewoldt and wife Kris of Elk Horn, NE; eight grandchildren: Keith Carl; Taylor, Blake and McKenna Ewoldt; Abbie and Colton Wells; and Lauren and Morgan Anderson; brother Stanley Ewoldt of Manning; other relatives and many friends.

Fell, Shari A. Fell - d. July 12, 2006

Death notice - Shari A. Fell d. July 12, 2006

Surnames:

Arrangements and Services For
Shari A. Fell - Age 36
Who Died On- Wednesday, July 12, 2006

No Visitation

Funeral Service
Wednesday, July 19, 2006 2:00 P.M.
Glenwood Resource Center Chapel

Inurnment
Coleridge City Cemetery
Coleridge Nebraska

Survivors include her mother: Ronda (David) Larimore of Ogden, IA; Father: Jeff (Peggy) Fell of Walnut, IA;
3 Sisters and 2 Brothers; Grandparents: David (Abbie) Graham of Walnut, IA; Tom (Velma) Fell of Walnut, IA

Posted with permission from:
Pauley Jones Funeral Homes
Harlan, Iowa 51537
www.pauleyjones.com

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Shari Fell
Transcribed with permission, ©The Harlan Tribune
07/20/2006

Fell, 36, Glenwood, died July 12, 2006.

GLENWOOD -- Shari Ann Fell, 36, Glenwood, died Wednesday, July 12 at Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs.

Services were held Wednesday, July 19 at 2 p.m. at Glenwood Resource Center Chapel with burial in the Coleridge City Cemetery in Coleridge, Ne.

Fell is survived by her mother, Ronda (David) Larimore of Ogden; father Jeff (Peggy) Fell of Walnut; grandparents David (Abbie) Graham and Tom (Velma) Fell, all of Walnut; brother Aaron (Amber) Holtz of Harlan; sisters Paula (Stuart) Holtz-Weihler of Normal, Ill., Paige Harris of Ogden and Jessica Fell of Atlantic; and brother Justin Fell of Colorado.

Finken, Marcella Marie “Sally” (Blum) - d. September 2, 2006

Death notice - Marcella Marie “Sally” (Blum) Finken d. September 2, 2006

Surnames:

Arrangements and Services For
Marcella "Sally" Finken - 87
Who Died On Saturday, September 2, 2006

Visitation
Monday, September 4, 2006 5:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M.
Tuesday, September 5, 2006 8:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M.
Pauley Jones Funeral Home
Harlan, Iowa

Wake Service
Tuesday, September 5, 2006 8:00 P.M.
Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Harlan, Iowa

Mass of Christian Burial
Wednesday, September 6, 2006 - 10:30 A.M.
St. Mary of the Assumption Church - Panama, Iowa

Interment
St. Mary's Cemetery - Panama, Iowa

She is survived by her children: Bonnie Wangner of Boca Raton, FL; Ken (Sue) Finken of Council Bluffs, IA;
Dean (Carol) Finken of Atlantic, IA, and her brother, Mike (Theresa) Blum, Jr. of Harlan, IA

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Marcella "Sally" Finken
Transcribed with permission, ©Daily Nonpareil
09/05/2006

Marcella "Sally" Finken, 87, of Panama, Iowa died Saturday, Sept. 2, 2006, at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska.

She is survived by her children, Bonnie Wangner, of Boca Raton, Fla., Ken (Sue) Finken, of Council Bluffs,
Dean (Carol) Finken, of Atlantic; and her brother, Mike(Theresa) Blum, Jr. of Harlan.

Visitation will be Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2006, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. with a Wake Service at 8 p.m. all at Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Harlan, Iowa. Mass of Christian Burial will be Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2006, 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary
of the Assumption Church, Panama, Iowa with interment at St. Mary's Cemetery, Panama, Iowa.

Fischer, Erma E. Andersen - July 29, 1920 - September 3, 2006

Obit - Erma E. Andersen Fischer July 29, 1920 - September 3, 2006

Surnames:

Erma E. Andersen Fischer
(July 29, 1920 - September 3, 2006)

Erma E. Fischer, the daughter of Harry and Mamie Andersen, was born July 29, 1920, at her parents’ home in Clay Township, Shelby County, Iowa, and died September 3, 2006, in Saint Joseph, Missouri, at the age of 86 years, 1 month, and 6 days. On February 18, 1943, she was united in marriage to Gerald L. Fischer in Papillion, Nebraska. Two sons were born to this union. They farmed north of Walnut until 1953 when they moved to Kimballton. Erma was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Kimballton for many years. She also worked at Salem Lutheran Homes for several years in Dietary Services. Erma moved to Atlantic, Iowa, in 1986 following the death of her husband. Survivors include her sons, Jerry Fischer and his wife Brenda, of Savannah, MO, and Randy Fischer and his wife Barb, of Marne, IA; her grandchildren, Kyle Fischer and his wife Deena, of Des Moines, IA, Courtney Fischer and his wife Suzie, of Napoleon, MO, Emona Orr and her husband Rod of Savannah, MO, Brian Woebbecke and his wife Sue, of Blair, NE, Chad Fischer and his wife Jen, of Atlantic, IA, Travis Fischer of Council Bluffs, IA; her great-grandchildren, Sydney and Jerad Fischer of Des Moines, IA, Harley and Hunter Orr of Savannah, MO, Layla and Mason Fischer of Napoleon, MO, Devin Fischer of Atlantic, IA; her in-laws, Glen and Alta Petersen of Exira, IA, and many nieces, nephews and friends. Preceding Erma in death were her husband, Gerald L. Fischer; her parents, Harry and Mamie Andersen; her sister, Bonnie Jensen and brother-in-law, Folmer Jensen; her sister, Mildred Jensen and brother-in-law, Clifford Jensen; in-laws, Virgil and Jean Fischer and in-laws, Leon and Naoma Christoffersen. Funeral services for Erma will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 6, 2006, at Hockenberry Family Care in Atlantic, with visitation 2 hours prior to the funeral starting at 9:00 a.m. Burial will be in Layton Township Cemetery, Walnut, Iowa. There will be a luncheon at the Marne Community Room in Marne, IA, following the cemetery service. Hockenberry Family Care in Atlantic, Iowa, is in charge of the arrangements.

Flinn, Lucille O. - d. August 10, 2006

Death notice - Lucille O. Flinn d. August 10, 2006

Surnames:

Lucille O. Flinn
Transcribed with permission, ©The Dunlap Reporter
August 18, 2006

Funeral services for Lucille O. Flinn of Omaha, Neb. were held Saturday morning, August 12, 2006 at 10 a.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Omaha, Neb.

Interment was made at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Dunlap, Iowa. Memorials are suggested to Immanuel Lutheran Church at 2725 N. 60th Ave. in Omaha.

Lucille was born in Earling, Iowa. She died Thursday, August 10, 2006 in Omaha, Neb., at the age of 87.
Her husband, Howard, preceded her in death.

Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Patrick and Peggy Flinn of Omaha, Neb.; grandchildren, Shannon Beane and husband Casey, Carrie Flinn, Molly Atherton and husband Jeremy, Tony Wynn; one great-grandson, Mason Beane.

Fouts, Avis Mae (Baber) - September 17, 1924 - September 23, 2006

Obit - Avis Mae (Baber) Fouts September 17, 1924 - September 23, 2006

Surnames:

Avis Fouts

Visitation:
Monday, September 25, 2006
2:00 PM until 8:00 PM
7:00 PM until 8:00 PM

Family will receive friends
Fouts Funeral Home
10th & Jeroleman
Dunlap, IA 51529

Service:
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
10:30 AM
Community of Christ
103 North School
Dow City, IA 51528

Avis Mae (Baber) Fouts was born September 17, 1924, to Jay and Florence (Munsey) Baber in Hooper, Nebraska. Avis started school in Scribner, Nebraska. The family then moved to Dow City, Iowa and she attended the Dow City School. Avis married Leonard Fouts on August 10, 1942. The couple farmed In Gallands Grove and Dow City. They also lived in Greely, Colorado, Denison, Iowa and Carroll, Iowa. Leonard died on November 15, 1987. In the spring of 1988 Avis moved to Dunlap.

Avis was a member of the Community of Christ in Dow City. Avis loved to travel and bowl. She also enjoyed antiques and learning about the stories the antiques held.

Avis died on Saturday, September 23, 2006, at the Dunlap Nursing and Rehab Center in Dunlap, Iowa at the age of 82 years and six days.

Avis was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Leonard; daughter, Linda Fouts; grandson Troy Anthony Fouts; three brothers, Jack, Bud and Bob Baber; and two sisters, Nell Jean Brasel and June Florence Bohacek. She is survived by her two sons, Jack Fouts and his wife Marilyn of Bull Shoals, Arkansas, Mike Fouts and his fiancée Marsha of Las Vegas, Nevada; one grandson, Brian Fouts of Bull Shoals, Arkansas; brother, Bill Baber of Derby, Kansas; and many other relatives and friends.

Funeral Services
Community of Christ
Dow City, Iowa
Tuesday, September 26, 2006, at 10:30 am

Clergy
Elder Donna Weis

Musicians
Beverly Custer & Sheila Sleifert

Selections
“How Great Thou Art”
“In the Garden”

Pall Bearers
Doug Baber, Mark Brasel, Dan Brasel
Greg Brasel, Ace Ettleman, Rick Melby

Final Resting Place
Dow City Cemetery
Dow City, Iowa

Fouts, Raymond William - April 4, 1920 - July 23, 2006

Arrangements are pending - Raymond William Fouts April 4, 1920 - July 23, 2006

Surnames:

Raymond Fouts

Arrangements are pending....

Raymond William Fouts was born on April 4, 1920 to parents David & Armah (Giden) Fouts near Harlan, Shelby County, Iowa. Ray’s mother died when he was 3 years old and he was raised by his grandmother Fouts. He attended country school near Dunlap, Iowa. After his schooling he did odd jobs in the area. He served in the US Army during World War II. On November 2, 1946 he married Della Nelson in Troy, Kansas. He worked as a police officer and on the street department in Dunlap before moving to Denison and working as a police officer and later was the Chief of Police in Denison. He retired in 1982 at which time the couple moved back to Dunlap.

Ray was a member of the St. John’s Lutheran Church in Dunlap, a fifty + year member of the Dunlap American Legion Post #224 and a past member of the Dunlap Fire Department.

Ray died on Sunday, July 23, 2006 at his home in Dunlap at the age of 86 years, three months and 19 days of age.

Ray was preceded in death by his parents, brother David Fouts and two sisters, Lucille Griffith and Helen Carmichael. He is survived by his wife of 59 years Della Fouts of Dunlap, Iowa; son Kirlyn Fouts of Peyton Colorado; daughter ArmaRe Mabbitt of Mason City, Iowa; six grandchildren; 20 great grandchildren; sister Sharon Scott of Council Bluffs, Iowa and many other relatives and friends.

Posted with permission from:
Fouts Funeral Home
Woodbine - Dunlap, IA
www.foutsfuneralhome.com

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Transcribed with permission, ©The Dunlap (IA) Reporter

Raymond William Fouts, 86, died on Sunday, July 23, 2006 at his home in Dunlap, Iowa. He was born on April 4, 1920 to parents, David and Armah (Gideon) Fouts near Harlan, Shelby County, Iowa. Ray's mother died when he was three years old and he was raised by his grandmother Fouts. He attended country school near Dunlap, Iowa. After his schooling he did odd jobs in the area. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.

On November 2, 1946 he married Della Nelson in Troy, Kan. He worked as a police officer and on the street department in Dunlap before moving to Denison and working as a police officer and later was the Chief of Police in Denison. He retired in 1982 at which time the couple moved back to Dunlap. Ray was a member of the St. John Lutheran Church in Dunlap, a fifty + year member of the Dunlap American Legion Post #224 and a past member of the Dunlap Fire Department. Ray was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Robert David Fouts and two sisters, Lucille Griffin and Helen Carmichael. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Della Fouts of Dunlap, Iowa; son, Kirlyn Fouts of Peyton, Colo.; daughter, ArmaRe Mabbitt of Mason City, Iowa; six grandchildren; 20 great grandchildren; sister, Sharon Scott of Council Bluffs, Iowa and many other relatives and friends. Funeral services were held at St. John Lutheran Church in Dunlap Wednesday morning, July 26, 2006 at 10:30 a.m. with Pastor Carla Ingebretsen officiating.

Musician was Jean Dommer and vocalist was Carla Ingebretsen for "In The Garden." Congregational selections were "Just As I Am" and "How Great Thou Art." Recorded selections were "Daddy's Hands" and "When I Get To Where I Am Going." Interment was made at Pleasant Hill Cemetery at Dunlap. Dunlap American Legion Post #224 provided military graveside rites. Honorary pallbearers were Crawford County Sheriff Department, Denison Police Department, Iowa Highway Patrol, and Dunlap Fire Department. Pallbearers were Bryan Fouts, Ed Sharp, Slade Smith, Leonard Bolton, Marty Nelson, James Woodard. Funeral services were handled by Fouts Funeral Home of Dunlap, Iowa.

Gibson, Donald Lawrence - July 13, 1909 - June 9, 2006

Obit - Donald Lawrence Gibson July 13, 1909 - June 9, 2006

Surnames:

Donald Lawrence Gibson - Age 96

Donald Lawrence Gibson, son of Harry and Jessie (White) Gibson, was born in Woodbine, Iowa on July 13, 1909. He was raised on his family’s farm outside of town but during the school year he roomed and boarded in Woodbine. He graduated with the class of 1928 and after high school went to work for the Bell Telephone Company in Omaha, Nebraska. A few years later, Donald returned to Woodbine and began farming south of town.

On December 23, 1933, Donald was united in marriage to Norma Margaret Mikesell at Harlan, Iowa. They became the parents of two sons, David and Donald. Together they farmed outside of Woodbine until 1943, when they made their home on a farm near Tennant, Iowa. They farmed several acreages around the Tennant area until 1964, when they built a new home on a farm north of Shelby. Donald and Norma began to winter in Arizona in the late 1970's and in 1984 they made their permanent home in Apache Junction, Arizona. Norma and Donald made several friends while living in Arizona. They were inseparable and just loved each other’s company.

Norma died on December 19, 1994, in Mesa, Arizona. Donald remained for a few years in Arizona before returning back to Iowa to make his home at Elm Crest in Harlan in 1998. This has been his home since. In 2001, Donald moved to the assisted living wing of Elm Crest and this is where he died on June 9, 2006, having attained the age of ninety-six years, ten months and twenty-seven days. In addition to his wife and parents, Donald was preceded in death by his sisters: Bessie Hansen, Jessie Yokum, Margaret Chappel, Jean Kuster and his brother, Harry Gibson.

He is survived by his sons, David Gibson and his wife Jill of Harlan, Iowa, and Donald Gibson and his wife Dai Sil Kim-Gibson of New York, New York; his two grandchildren: Julia Gibson of Portsmouth, Iowa, and James Gibson and his wife Karwyn of Panora, Iowa; his two great grandchildren: Reagan and Riley Gibson of Panora, Iowa, and his sister, Kathryn Newland of Woodbine, Iowa; several nieces and nephews, other relatives and many friends.

Funeral services were held on Monday, June 12, 2006, at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan, Iowa, at 1:30 P.M. with James Boardman as the officiant. Interment was in the Woodbine Cemetery in Woodbine, Iowa, with Bill Bruck, Harold Lansman, Don Plumb, Jim Gibson, Gerald Gibson, and Allan Jones serving as casket bearers.

Goeres, Steven - d. Sept. 4, 2006

Death notice - Steven Goeres d. Sept. 4, 2006

Surnames:

Services for 58-year-old Steven Goeres of Defiance are pending at the Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan. Steven Goeres died Monday, September 4th, at the Little Flower Haven Nursing Home in Earling. Survivors include 1 brother, Terry Goeres (Dianne) of Defiance; 1 sister, Cindi Barton (Chris) of Ankeny.

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Arrangements and Services For
Steven Goeres - 58
Who Died On - Monday, September 4, 2006

Visitation
Wednesday, September 6, 2006 4:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.
Pauley Jones Funeral Home Harlan, Iowa

Wake Service
Wednesday,September 6, 2006 7:00 P.M.
Pauley Jones Funeral Home Harlan, Iowa

Visitation
Thursday, September 7, 2006 - 9:30 A.M. - 11:00 A.M.
St. Peter’s Catholic Church -Defiance, Iowa

A Mass Of Christian Burial
Thursday, September 7, 2006 - 11:00 A.M.
St. Peter’s Catholic Church - Defiance, Iowa

Interment
Sts. Peter & Paul Cemetery - Defiance, Iowa

Survivors include Brother Terry (Dianne) of Defiance, Iowa; Sister Cindi (Chris) Barton of Ankeny, Iowa.

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Pauley Jones Funeral Homes
Harlan, Iowa 51537
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Green, Modesta Marceline - d. Sept. 26, 2006

Death notice - Modesta Marceline Green d. Sept. 26, 2006

Surnames:

Modesta Green
Transcribed with permission, ©The Harlan Tribune
09/29/2006

SPENCER -- Modesta Marceline Green, 91, Spencer, died Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2006 at the Spencer Hospital.
Services will be held Saturday, Sept. 30 at 10 a.m. At Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Spencer with burial in the Riverside Cemetery at Spencer.

Green is formerly of Portsmouth. She is survived by her daughter, Karen Auchampach, of Venture; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild; sister Clara Petersen of Harlan; nieces and nephews.

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Modesta Marceline Green
Born: June 28, 1915
Died: September 26, 2006

Services: Funeral Services will be held 10:00 A.M., Saturday, September 30, 2006 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Spencer. Father Ed Murray will officiate. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery in Spencer. There will be no Catholic Vigil Service.

Visitation: Visitation will be from 5 to 9:00 P.M., Friday with the family present from 5 to 7:00 P.M., Friday at the Warner Funeral Home in Spencer.

IN MEMORY OF
MODESTA MARCELINE GREEN
June 28, 1915 - September 26, 2006

SERVICES
10:00 A.M., Saturday, September 30, 2006
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Spencer, Iowa

OFFICIATING
Father Ed Murray

SOLOIST - Alissa Schipper
ORGANIST - Laurie Ruden

PALLBEARERS
Greg Foote - Gerald Gubbels
Vernon Gubbels - Joseph Lienen
Richard Lienen - Jay Prather

HYMNS
"Amazing Grace"  -  “How Great Thou Art”
“Song of St. Francis”

INTERMENT
Riverside Cemetery
Spencer, Iowa

Arrangements by
Warner Funeral Home
Spencer, Iowa

Condolences may be sent at:
www.warnerfuneralhome.com

Modesta Marceline Green, the daughter of Peter and Anna Ohlinger Leinen, was born June 28, 1915 in Portsmouth, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Portsmouth, where she received her education, graduating from Portsmouth High School.

Modesta married Claude Green on January 25, 1937 in Harlan, Iowa. Following their marriage, they lived in Harlan, where she worked for several years as a secretary for a rendering company. In 1954, they moved to Spencer, Iowa, where she was an active member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. She was a member of the Sacred Heart Mission Group, the V.F.W., the American Legion Auxiliary, and the Hospital Auxiliary and was a volunteer at Longhouse Residence, RSVP and the Spencer Senior Center. Modesta was a co-chairman of the Clay County Easter Seal Foundation, was Citizen of The Year in 1975, and was a member of the National AARP and the Central N.W. Iowa AARP Chapter #3365. She also enjoyed gardening and fishing in her spare time.

Modesta passed away at Spencer Hospital on Tuesday, September 26, 2006 at the age of 91. Her parents; her husband, Claude on December 21, 1989; 12 sisters and brothers; 7 half sisters and brothers preceded her in death.

She is survived by one daughter, Karen; four grandchildren; one great grandchild; one sister, Clara; several nieces and nephews; other relatives and friends.

God saw she was getting tired,
And a cure was not to be.

So He put His arms around her
And whispered “Come with me.”

With tearful eyes we watched her
Suffer, and saw her fade away.

And tho’ we loved her dearly,
We could not make her stay.

A golden heart stopped beating,
Hard working hands to rest;

God broke our hearts to show us,
He only takes the best.
 

Griffen, Barbara Anne Strube - January 29, 1968 - August 26, 2006

Obit - Barbara Anne Strube Griffen January 29, 1968 - August 26, 2006

Surnames:

Barbara A. Griffen - Age 38

Barbara Anne Griffen, the daughter of Gerald and Alice Mlejnek Strube, was born on January 29, 1968, in Omaha, Nebraska. She was baptized at Good Shepard Evangelical Lutheran Church and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca, Iowa. She attended school in Avoca and graduated from Avoca High School in 1986.

Barb was united in marriage to Donald Griffen, Sr. in 1984. She attended Jennie Edmundson School of Nursing and graduated in 1989 as a Registered Nurse. Barb was the mother of three children: Victoria, Donald, Jr and Madalynne. Barb was employed as a registered nurse at the Avoca Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Avoca. She loved horses, collected Boyds Bears and her three children were her world. Barb enjoyed going to antique shows and flea markets and working on the patio taking care of her plants. She cherished the time that she spent with her children traveling to the cabin and playing with them on the beach.

Barb died on Saturday, August 26, 2006, at her home in Avoca having attained the age of thirty-eight years, six months and twenty-eight days. She was preceded in death by her parents and grandparents.

Survivors include her children: Victoria and Donald Griffen, Jr., and Madalynne "Maddie" DeShazer, all of Avoca; her brothers: Rick Strube of Oklahoma; Ken Strube and his wife Tammy and Larry Strube and his wife Amy, both of Las Vegas, Nevada; best friend Peggy and her husband Roger Hobus of Avoca, Iowa; friend Doug DeShazer of Omaha, Nebraska, former husband, Donald Griffen, Sr of Avoca, Iowa; other relatives and many friends.

Funeral Services were held on Saturday, September 2, 2006 at 10:30 AM at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca, Iowa with Wayne Paulsen officiating. Serving as casket bearers were Gene Pauley, Roger Hobus, Pauley Fortina, Brian Fortina, Terin Griffen and Tyler Griffen. Interment was held at the Graceland Cemetery, Avoca, Iowa

Gude, Dagny G. (Leistad) - September 21, 1905 - August 6, 2006

Obit - Dagny G. (Leistad) Gude September 21, 1905 - August 6, 2006

Surnames:

Dagny G. (Leistad) Gude
(September 21, 1905 - August 6, 2006)

Visitation
Tuesday, August 8, 2006, After 3 PM
Ohde Funeral Home, Kimballton, Iowa
Dagny's family will be present from 7-8 PM

Funeral Service
Wednesday, August 9, 2006, 10:30 AM
Elk Horn Lutheran Church
Elk Horn, Iowa

Interment
Elk Horn Lutheran Church
Elk Horn, Iowa

Dagny G., daughter of John and Maren (Jensen) Leistad, was born September 21, 1905, at home west of Elk Horn, Iowa. She attended country school at Clay #2 through the eighth grade and then stayed at home to help her mother.

On January 16, 1924, Dagny was united in marriage with Elmer Gude on her parent’s farm. Three children were born to this union. They farmed in the Rorbeck and Elk Horn areas. In 1965 they retired and moved into a home beside the park in Elk Horn. Dagny then worked several years as a cook at Salem Lutheran Homes. When Elmer became too ill to care for their yard, he and Dagny moved into an apartment. Elmer died January 23, 1995, and Dagny was able to live on her own until 1999 when she moved into Salem Lutheran Homes.
Dagny was a lifetime member of Elk Horn Lutheran Church where she was baptized, confirmed and a member of the Ladies’ Aide. She was also a member of a card club, country club and Aggravation Club. To pass the time, Dagny enjoyed quilting, crocheting and needlework. She bowled in a league in Atlantic until she was 80 years of age.

On Sunday, August 6, 2006, Dagny died following a brief illness at Salem Lutheran Homes in Elk Horn, Iowa. She was 100 years, 10 months and 16 days of age.

Dagny was preceded in death by her parents, husband, son Jerry Gude and eight siblings: Anna Nelson, Olga Pedersen, Bill Leistad, Alfred Leistad, Elna Crouch, Agnes Evans, Norman Leistad and Elsie Bonnesen.
She is survived by a son Arnold Gude and wife Doris of Elk Horn; a daughter Betty and husband Ranald Hansen of Elk Horn; a daughter-in-law Donna Gude of Exira; twelve grandchildren: Fred Gude and wife Diane, Mary and husband Denny Moore, Dave Gude and wife Pam, Paul Gude and wife Annette, Jo and husband Duane Christofferson, Connie and husband Bob Doonan, Greg Gude and wife Nettie, Gaye and husband Tom Mussallem, Glen Gude and wife Lori, Glee and husband Jim Smith, Lisa and husband Roger Parker and Lori and husband Don Moldenhauer; 31 great grandchildren; 5 great great grandchildren; a sister-in-law Arlene Leistad of Elk Horn; nieces, nephews, many other relatives and friends.

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Hansen, Clarice Kenkel - d. Aug. 25, 2006

Death notice - Clarice Kenkel Hansen d. Aug. 25, 2006

Surnames:

Clarice Kenkel Hansen
Denison Bulletin/Review
Denison IA 51442
08/29/2006

Clarice Kenkel Hansen, 74, of Waterloo, died Friday, Aug. 25, 2006 at Saint Luke Hospital in Cedar Rapids.

Survivors include her husband, Fred; two sons, David and Steven, and one daughter, Clara, of Waterloo; three bothers, Joe of West Point, Nebraska,, and Ray and Ted of Council Bluffs; four sisters, Theresa Scheuring of Defiance, Leona Moran of Honey Creek, and Velma Pedersen and JoAnn Kuehnhold of Denison.

Funeral services will be Friday at Blessed Sacrament Church in Waterloo.

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Clarice J. Hansen (1932-2006)
The Courier, Waterloo, IA,
Tuesday, August 29, 2006

WATERLOO — Clarice J. Hansen, 73, of Waterloo, formerly of Charter Oak, died Friday, Aug. 25, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, of a stroke.

She was born Sept. 9, 1932, in Shelby County, Defiance, daughter of Theodore and Clara Kenkel. She married Fred Hansen on Oct. 11, 1958, in Manilla.

Mrs. Hansen graduated from Defiance High School in 1951. She was a certified nurses’ aide and had worked at Freeman’s Cafe for many years. She also worked at Blessed Sacrament Church and Allen Hospital.

Survivors include: her husband; two sons, David and Steven, both of Waterloo; a daughter, Clara Hansen of Waterloo; three brothers, Ray and Theodore Kenkel, both of Council Bluffs, and Joe Kenkel of West Point, Neb.; and four sisters, Velma Pedersen and Jo Ann Kuehnhold, both of Denison, Theresa Scheuring of Defiance and Leona Moran of Honey Creek.

Preceded in death by: a brother, Mark Kenkel; and a sister, Marie Bueltel of Manning.

Memorial services: 1 p.m. Friday at Blessed Sacrament, where friends may call from 11 a.m. until services.

Memorials: may be directed to the family.

Hartmann, Virginia V. (Petersen) Nelson - d. September 14, 2006

Death notice - Virginia V. (Petersen) Nelson Hartmann d. September 14, 2006

Surnames:

Arrangements and Services For
Virginia V. (Petersen) Nelson Hartmann - 84
Who Died On -Thursday, September 14, 2006

Visitation
Friday, September 15, 2006 6:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.
Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Harlan, Iowa

Family and Friends will Meet
Saturday September 16, 2006 1:30 P.M.
Pauley Jones Funeral Home
Harlan, Iowa

Graveside Service
Saturday, September 16, 2006 - 2:00 P.M.
Harlan Cemetery - Harlan, Iowa

Survivors include her children: Connie and her husband Jerald Christensen of Harlan, IA; Bruce Nelson and his wife Sandra of Walnut, IA; Brian Nelson and his fiancé Patricia of Council Bluffs, IA; Todd Nelson of Des Moines, IA; brother Arden Petersen of Louisiana.

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Pauley Jones Funeral Homes
Harlan, Iowa 51537
www.pauleyjones.com

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Hartmann, Virginia V. (Bartrug) Nelson July 23, 1922 - September 14, 2006

Virginia Hartmann Age - 84

Virginia V. Hartmann, daughter of Hallie and Lois (Evans) Bartrug was born on July 23, 1922, in Harlan, Iowa. She attended school in Harlan and graduated with the class of 1940. After high school, Virginia was employed with the Ration Board during World War II.

In 1944, Virginia was united in marriage to Lewis Nelson at the Methodist Church in Harlan, Iowa. Four children were born to this union: Connie, Bruce, Brian and Todd. They moved to Michigan for a short time before returning to Harlan in 1955 to raise their family. On October 13, 1960, she was married to Lenus A. Hartmann of Harlan.

Virginia worked at Monahan Loan and later as a cashier at Mickels and Super Value in Harlan. She was the apartment manager at Westridge Apartments for two years.

Virginia was a member of the First Christian Church in Harlan. She was a Harlan Cyclone football fan when her son Todd played and for several years thereafter. Some of her favorite activities included knitting, crocheting, fishing and collecting teddy bears. Virginia loved talking with people and will be remembered for her roles of service in the community.

Virginia died on September 14, 2006, at the Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn, Iowa, where she had been a resident for the last three years, having attained the age of eighty-four years, one month, and twenty-two days. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husbands Lewis Nelson and Lenus Hartmann. She is survived by her children: Connie and her husband Jerald Christensen of Harlan, Iowa; Bruce Nelson and his wife Sandra of Walnut, Iowa; Brian Nelson and his fiancé Patricia of Council Bluffs, Iowa, and Todd Nelson of Des Moines, Iowa; eight grandchildren, eleven great-grandchildren, her brother, Arden Petersen of Louisiana, nieces and nephews; other relatives and many friends.

Graveside services were held by Pastor Don Schoepf on Saturday, September 16, 2006 at 2:00 P.M. at the Harlan Cemetery in Harlan, Iowa with Bill Daeges, Steve Daeges, Jarrod Christensen, Darwin Gessert, Chris Bails and Justin Nelson serving as casket bearers.

Hastert, Agnes Cecelia (Freund) - Sept. 9, 1932 - Aug. 24, 2006

Death notice - Agnes Cecelia (Freund) Hastert Sept. 9, 1932 - Aug. 24, 2006

Surnames:

Arrangements and Services For
Agnes Cecelia Hastert - 73
[dau. of Herman F. & Christine (Mumm) Freund]
[Sept. 9, 1932 - Aug. 24, 2006]

Visitation
Saturday, August 26, 2006 - 4:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M.
Sunday, August 27, 2006 - 12:00 Noon to 9:00 P.M.
Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Harlan, Iowa

Rosary
Saturday, August 26, 2006 - 7:00 P.M.
Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Harlan, Iowa

Wake Service
Sunday, August 27, 2006 - 7:00 P.M.
Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Harlan, Iowa

Mass of Christian Burial
Monday, August 28, 2006 - 10:30 A.M.
St. Michael’s Catholic Church - Harlan, Iowa

Interment
St. Boniface Cemetery - Westphalia, Iowa

She is survived by her husband, Jacob Hastert of Harlan, IA; her children: Robert (Tammy) Hastert of Harlan;
Richard (Deborah) Hastert of Harlan; William (June) Hastert of Harlan; Linda (Randall) Terpstra of Hawarden, IA; Timothy (Jan) Hastert of Harlan; Mary (Stuart) Oden of Wahoo, NE and her sister, Rosemary Wingert of Avoca, IA.

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KNOD Radio online:

Services for 73-year-old Agnes Hastert of Harlan will be held 10:30 am Monday, August 28th, at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Harlan. Burial will be at the St. Boniface Cemetery in Westphalia. Agnes Hastert died Thursday, August 24th at Myrtue Memorial Hospital in Harlan. Survivors include her husband, Jacob; 4 sons, Robert Hastert (Tammy) of Harlan, Richard Hastert (Deborah) of Harlan, William Hastert (June) of Harlan and Timothy Hastert (Jan) of Harlan; 2 daughters, Linda Terpstra (Randall) of Hawarden and Mary Oden (Stuart) of Wahoo, NE; 1 sister, Rosemary Wingert of Avoca; 13 grandchildren. Visitation will be held 4:00 to 9:00 pm Saturday, August 26th at the Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan with a rosary service at 7:00 pm. Visitation will also be held Sunday, August 27th, from 12 noon to 9:00 pm with a wake service at 7:00 pm at the Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.

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Posted with permission from:
Pauley Jones Funeral Homes
Harlan, Iowa 51537
www.pauleyjones.com

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Hastert, Agnes Cecelia (Freund) September 9, 1932 - August 24, 2006

Agnes Cecelia Hastert - Age 73

Agnes Cecelia Hastert, the daughter of Herman Freund and Christine (Mumm) Freund, was born on September 9, 1932, at Defiance, Iowa. She was baptized at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Defiance and later confirmed at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling. She attended grade schools in Defiance and Earling and after her parents moved to the Panama, Iowa area, she attended St. Mary’s High School, graduating with the class of 1950.

On February 27, 1954, she was united in marriage to Jacob C. Hastert at St. Mary of The Assumption Catholic Church in Panama, Iowa. Seven children were born to this union. After their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Hastert farmed in the Westphalia, Iowa, area where they raised their family. At that time, they were members of the St. Boniface Catholic Church where she was a member of the Rosary Society. Agnes was a farm wife who loved helping on the farm and was known for having a large garden and raising chickens. After farming near Westphalia for nearly forty years, Jacob and Agnes retired and moved into Harlan in 1993, and became members of St. Michael’s Catholic Church where she was active with the guild.

During her lifetime, Agnes took great pride in being a loving housewife, mother and grandmother. The caring she extended to her family was evident as well in her ability to care for others. After her children were raised, she was a care giver for the elderly. She also enjoyed playing cards, quilting, baking, attending her grandchildren’s activities and traveling.

Agnes died at Myrtue Memorial Hospital in Harlan on Thursday, August 24, 2006, having attained the age of seventy-three years, eleven months and fifteen days. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son Paul in 1974 and two brothers Harold and Ralph Freund.

Survivors include her husband of fifty-two years, Jacob Hastert of Harlan, Iowa; her children, Robert "Toby" Hastert and his wife Tammy of Harlan, Richard Hastert and his wife Deborah of Harlan, William Hastert and his wife June of Harlan, Linda and her husband Randall Terpstra of Hawarden, Iowa, Timothy Hastert and his wife Jan of Harlan, Mary and her husband Stuart Oden of Wahoo, Nebraska; thirteen grandchildren; her sister, Rosemary Wingert of Avoca, Iowa;nieces and nephews, other relatives and many friends.

Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated by Rev. Robert Hoefler at 10:30 A.M. on Monday, August 28, 2006 at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan, Iowa. Interment was held at St. Boniface Cemetery in Westphalia, Iowa with Jeff Hastert, Amanda Carter, Anna Hastert, Ross Hastert, Lindsey Terpstra, Morgan Oden, Jason Hastert, Travis Terpstra, Nicholas Oden, Ashley Hastert, Megan Hastert, Melissa Hastert, Rebecca Blair serving as honorary casket bearers and Robert Hastert, Randall Terpstra, Richard Hastert, William Hastert, Stuart Oden, Timothy Hastert serving as casket bearers.

Havick, Elliott R. - d. July 1, 2006

Death notice - Elliott R. Havick d. July 1, 2006

Surnames:

Arrangements and Services For
Elliot R. Havick - Age 87
Who Died On - Saturday, July 1, 2006

Open Visitation
Wednesday- July 5, 2006
Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Harlan, Iowa

Graveside Services
Thursday, July 6, 2006 10:00 A.M.
Harlan Cemetery - Harlan, Iowa

Survivors include his nieces Jodi Ratica of Fort Worth TX; Sandi Bovaro of Chicago, IL; Linda Sue Lamb of San Diego, CA.

Posted with permission from:
Pauley Jones Funeral Homes
Harlan, Iowa 51537
www.pauleyjones.com

Graveside Services for 87-year-old Elliott R. Havick of Earling will be held 10:00 am Thursday, July 6th, at the Harlan Cemetery. Elliott Havick died Saturday, July 1st, at the Little Flower Haven Nursing Home in Earling. Survivors include 3 nieces, Jodi Ratica of Fort Worth, TX; Sandi Bovaro of Chicago, IL, and Linda Sue Lamb of San Diego, CA. Friends may call 8:00 am to 8:00 pm Wednesday, July 5th, at the Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.

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Havick, Elliott Richard August 25, 1918 - July 1, 2006

Elliott R. Havick - Age 87

Elliott Richard Havick, the son of Lake C. and Bernadine (Haskins) Havick was born August 25, 1918, on a farm west of Harlan, Iowa. He attended school at Harlan, Iowa.

On April 24, 1942, Elliot was inducted into the United States Army at Fort Des Moines, Iowa. He served his country during World War II. Elliot was awarded an Asiatic Pacific Service Ribbon and a Good Conduct Medal. He was honorably discharged on October 23, 1945, at Camp Polk, Louisiana.

Following his honorable discharge, Elliot worked in hospitals as an Orderly, in California, at Clarkson Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska, as well as, Myrtue Memorial Hospital in Harlan, Iowa. Elliot retired in 1975 from Clarkson Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska.

He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Harlan, Iowa. Elliot enjoyed attending the Stock Car Races.

Elliot died on Saturday, July 1, 2006, at the Little Flower Haven Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Earling, Iowa, having attained the age of eighty-seven years, ten months, and six days. He was preceded in death by his parents and sisters, Naomi Ludwig, Lois Schultz, and Eleanor Browning. Survivors include his nieces: Jodi Ratica of Fort Worth, Texas; Sandi Bovaro of Chicago, Illinois; Linda Sue Lamb of San Diego, California; other relatives and many friends.

Grave Side Services were held on Thursday July 6,2006 at 10:00 A.M. at Harlan Cemetery in Harlan, Iowa, with Military Honors conducted by the American Legion Helmer Reylet Post No. 150 and the Shelby County VFW Post No. 941.

Hays, Ronald - d. July 11, 2006

Death notice - Ronald Hayes d. July 11, 2006

Surnames:

Graveside services for 62-year old Ronald Hayes of Atlantic, formerly of Hancock, will be held 3:00 pm Tuesday, July 11th, 2006 at the Fairview Cemetery in Oakland. Ronald Hayes died Saturday, July 8th, at St. Joseph Hospital in Omaha. Survivors include his wife Jackie of Hancock, 1 brother, Donald Hayes of Hancock, nephews, Donald Hayes, Jr., John Hayes, and Andrew Remick Knight; a niece, Beth Christensen; step-nephew, Harold Seberger, and a step niece, Misty Seberger. Visitation will be held 6:30 to 7:30 pm Monday, July 10th at the Rieken Vieth Funeral Home in Oakland.

Henderson, Thelma Salome - d. Sept. 23, 2006

Death notice - Thelma Salome Henderson d. Sept. 23, 2006

Surnames:

Thelma Salome Henderson
Transcribed with permission, ©Daily Nonpareil
09/24/2006

Former Shelby resident, Thelma Salome Henderson age 92, died at Elm Crest Retirement Community in Harlan, Iowa, on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2006.

Visitation will be held Sunday, Sept. 24, 2006, 5 to 9 p.m., Monday, Sept. 25, 2006, 8 a.m. To 9 p.m. And family will greet friends Monday from 6 to 8 p.m. At Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Avoca, Iowa. Funeral service will be held Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2006, 1:30 p.m. At Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Avoca, Iowa, with interment at the Shelby Cemetery in Shelby, Iowa.

She worked for the Farmer's Savings Bank in Shelby, Iowa for 38 years retiring as Vice President in 1988. She was a member of the Shelby United Methodist Church in Shelby.

She is survived by her nephew, Gary (Pat) Henderson of Las Cruces, NM and their daughters Kelly and Michelle; and her sister-in-law, Elsie Myers of Harlan, Iowa.

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Henderson, Thelma Salome August 1, 1914 - September 23, 2006

Thelma Salome Henderson - Age 92

Thelma Salome Henderson, the daughter of Andrew and Salome (Haas) Henderson, was born on her family’s farm , near Tennant, Iowa. She attended and graduated from the Tennant Independent Consolidated School District in May of 1932. After her graduation, Thelma continued to live on the farm with her parents.

On September 4, 1947, Thelma’s father died and her and her mother continued to live on the farm until February of 1950, when they moved to Shelby, Iowa. On April 3, 1950, Thelma began to work with L. O. Stoker at the Farmer’s Savings Bank in Shelby. In 1951, she was elected Town Treasurer and held that position until 1968. She continued to work at the bank for thirty-eight years until her retirement as vice president in 1988. Thelma was a longtime member of the Shelby United Methodist Church.

Thelma remained at her home in Shelby after her retirement until September of 2004, when she moved to Harlan, Iowa and became a resident of the Elm Crest Retirement Community. It was here that she died on September 23, 2006, having attained the age of ninety-two years, one month and seven days. In addition to her parents, Thelma was preceded in death by her brother, Ralph Henderson.

She is survived by her nephew, Gary Henderson and his wife Pat of Las Cruces, New Mexico and their daughters Kelly and Michelle; her sister-in-law, Elsie Myers of Harlan, Iowa; other relatives and many friends.

Funeral Services were held at the Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Avoca Chapel, in Avoca, Iowa on September 16, 2006 at 1:30 P.M. with Rev. Orris Drake officiating and with Glen Hipner, Robert McLaughlin, Jim Zimmerman, David Robinson, Ron Myers, Dennis Huttman serving as casket bearers.

Hess, Vernon Verdell - d. July 24, 2006

Death notice - Vernon Verdell Hess d. July 24, 2006

Surnames:

Memorial Services for 74-year-old Vernon Verdell Hess of Page, AZ, formerly of Harlan, are pending. Vernon Hess died Monday, July 24th, 2006 at the Sonoran Rehab and Care Center in Phoenix, AZ. Survivors include his friend Alice Premeaux of Page, AZ; 2 sons, Scott Hess of Griswold and Jeff Hess (Laurie) of Columbus, NE; 2 daughters, Theresa Kennedy (Kelly) of Bloomington, IL and Linda Coulter (Brad) of LeMars; 1 brother, Kenneth Hess (Rosemary) of Audubon; 1 brother-in-law, Raymond Nielsen of Hamlin and 5 grandchildren.

Hicklin, Nora Geri - d. August 31, 2006

Death notice - Nora Geri Hicklin d. August 31, 2006

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Private Services for 82-year-old Nora Geri Hicklin of Woodbine will be held. Nora Hicklin died Thursday, August 31st, 2006 at her home in Woodbine. Survivors include her husband James; 3 daughters, Myra Kerger (John) of Woodbine, Dolores Pauley (Al) of Panama, and Gloria Hollander of Denison; 3 sons, Larry Hicklin of Schleswig, Mike Hicklin (Sharon) of Rose Hill, and Sam Hicklin of Hampton; 2 sisters, Velma Padgett of Eddieville and Erma Giffen of Cottonwood, MN; 2 brothers, Lloyd Walker and Dan Walker both of Delta; 17 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandchild. The Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan is in charge of the arrangements.

Holst, Marjorie - d. August 9, 2006

Death notice - Marjorie Holst d. August 9, 2006

Surnames:

Arrangements and Services For
Marjorie Holst - Age 87
Who Died On Wednesday, August 9, 2006

Visitation
Friday, August 11, 2006 from 1:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Pauley Jones Funeral Home Avoca, Iowa

Family will Greet Friends
Friday, August 11, 2006 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM

Prayer Service at 8:30 PM

Funeral Services
Saturday, August 12, 2006 10:30 AM
Trinity Lutheran Church - Avoca, Iowa

Interment
Shelby Cemetery - Shelby, Iowa

survivors include her children: Carolyn Scott of Bettendorf, Iowa; Terry (Elise) Holst of Los Altos, California;  Rick (Charla) Holst of Edmonds, Washington; Dave (Ronda) Holst of Avoca, Iowa; Marcie (John) Vossler of Plymouth, Nebraska; sister: Margaret Jean Matson of Rotunda West, Florida.

Posted with permission from:
Pauley Jones Funeral Homes
Harlan & Avoca, Iowa
www.pauleyjones.com

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Holst, Marjorie (Rice) June 14, 1919 - August 9, 2006

Marjorie Holst - Age 87

Marjorie Holst, the daughter of W.E. (Bill) and Olive Hambleton Rice, was born on June 14, 1919 in Guthrie Center, Iowa. Marge was baptized at the Evangelical Reformed Church in Walnut, Iowa. She attended country schools near Guthrie Center and Guthrie Center High School. She stayed in Guthrie County until she was 16 and then went to work around Des Moines, Iowa. She came to Avoca the following year, 1936, and worked for her father in a café. This is where Marjorie and Elmer met.

Marge was united in marriage to Elmer T. (Firp) Holst on August 22, 1940 in Walnut, Iowa. Firp and Marge worked at the café after their marriage for $25.00 a week plus room and board. In March 1941, they moved to a farm two miles south of Walnut where they lived until 1957. During this time they farmed and operated the Homemade Café in Walnut. They were the parents of five children: Carolyn, Terry, Rick, Dave and Marcie. After living south of Walnut for sixteen years, they moved to Avoca where they operated the Chatterbox Café for two years. They operated a bakery on Main Street of Avoca for a year, then moved the bakery to their home at 705 Cherry Street, which they operated for many years.

Marge was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca. She enjoyed cooking, baking, and loved playing cards. She had an avid interest in sewing and quilting and delighted in being with her family and friends.

Marge became a resident of the Avoca Lodge Assisted Living in May 2005. During a brief stay at the Avoca Nursing and Rehab Center Marge died on Wednesday, August 9, 2006, having attained the age of eighty-seven years, one month and twenty-six days.

She is preceded in death by her parents and her husband Firp, who died in 1992; her brother William Richard Rice; an infant sister Doris Rice; grandsons: Adam Vossler and Joel Holst; great grandson, Ethan Tyler Holst and son-in-law Mel Scott.

Those left to cherish her memory are her children: Carolyn Scott of Bettendorf, Iowa; Terry Holst and his wife Elise of Los Altos, California; Rick Holst and his wife Charla of Edmonds, Washington; Dave Holst and his wife Ronda of Avoca, Iowa; Marcie and her husband John Vossler of Plymouth, Nebraska; twelve grandchildren: Jeffrey Scott and his wife Shiela; Shaun Scott and his wife Kerrie; Tracy Scott and his wife Brenda; Michael Scott; Brad Holst and his wife Wendi; Jason Holst and his wife Mandy; Jeremy Holst; Marie Holst Neal and her husband Brian; Christina Holst; Allissa Vossler; Amber Vossler and Arik Vossler; eight great grandchildren: Carter and Parker Holst; Sydney and Austin Scott; Benjamin and Taylor Scott; Blake Holst and Ella Scott; sister Margaret Jean Rice Matson of Rotunda West, Florida; sisters-in-law: Sharon Rice of Eureka, California and Lucille Liljegren of Des Moines, Iowa; special friends Leo and Lavonne Bargenquast; nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.

Funeral services were held on Saturday, August 12, 2006 at 10:30 AM at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca, with Pastor Dennis Reich officiating. Burial was at Shelby Cemetery in Shelby, Iowa. Marge's grandchildren serving as casket bearers were: Jeffrey Scott, Shaun Scott, Tracy Scott, Michael Scott, Brad Holst, Jason Holst, Amber Vossler, Jeremy Holst, Marie Holst Neal, Arik Vossler, Christina Holst and Allissa Vossler.

Huebner, Catherine Mary Ohlinger - d. July 4, 2006

Death notice - Catherine Mary Ohlinger Huebner d. July 4, 2006

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Mass of Christian Burial for 87-year-old Catherine Mary Huebner of Council Bluffs, formerly of Harlan and Panama, will be held 10:30 am, Friday, July 7th, at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Harlan. Burial will be at St. Mary's Cemetery in Portsmouth. Catherine Huebner died Tuesday, July 4th at the Bethany Lutheran Home in Council Bluffs. Survivors include 4 daughters, Clarice Lengeman (Marvin) of Bellevue, NE, Lavonne Turner (Frank) of Council Bluffs, Karen Carlson of Lavista, NE and Roberta Peth (Mike) of Council Bluffs; 2 sons, Marvin Huebner (Deanna) of Persia and Merle Huebner (Alice) of Ankeny; 2 sisters, Lucille Ohlinger of California and Gladys Andersen of Harlan; 1 daughter-in-law, Marlene Huebner of Neola; 19 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren. Friends may call 7:00 to 9:00 pm Wednesday, July 5th and 8:00 am to 9:00 pm Thursday, July 6th with family visitation and a prayer service at 7:00 pm Thursday at the Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.

 

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Catherine M. 'Ohlinger' Huebner
Transcribed with permission, ©Daily Nonpareil
07/06/2006

Catherine M. "Ohlinger" Huebner, age 87, passed away Tuesday, July 4, 2006, formerly a Harlan, Iowa, and Panama, Iowa, resident.

Catherine was born December 17, 1918, in Panama, Iowa, and attended St. Mary's Catholic School in Panama, graduating in 1936. She was a 55 year charter member of the Portsmouth Ringside Club, and a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church in Harlan.

Survivors include her children, Clarice (Marvin) Lengemann of Bellevue, Neb., Lavonne (Frank) Turner of Council Bluffs, Karen Carlson of LaVista, Neb., Marvin (Deanna) Huebner of Persia, Iowa, Merle (Alice) Huebner of Ankeny, Iowa, Roberta (Mike) Peth of Council Bluffs; daughter-in-law, Marlene Huebner of Neola, Iowa; sisters, Lucille Madeleine Ohlinger of California and Gladys Andersen of Harlan, Iowa.

Visitation will be Thursday, July 6, 2006, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Harlan, Iowa. Vigil Service will be Thursday, July 6, 2006, 7 p.m. at the funeral home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Friday, July 7, 2006, 10:30 a.m. at St. Michael's Catholic Church, Harlan, Iowa. Interment in St. Mary's Cemetery, Portsmouth, Iowa.

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Huebner, Catherine Mary (Ohlinger) December 17, 1918 - July 4, 2006

Catherine Mary (Ohlinger) Huebner - Age 87

Catherine Mary Ohlinger Huebner, the daughter of Michael J. and Clara Schomer Ohlinger, was born on December 17, 1918, in Panama, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Panama, Iowa. Catherine attended St. Mary’s Catholic School in Panama, Iowa, and was a member of the graduating class of 1936. Catherine was eighteen when her mother died. She helped raise her baby sister, Gladys, who spent all of her early years with Catherine and Bud and their three oldest daughters, Clarice, Bonnie, and Karen. To this day, Gladys calls her sister, “Mom.”

On June 24, 1937, Catherine was united in marriage to Robert “Bud” F. Huebner at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Panama, Iowa. Seven children were born to this union: Clarice, LaVonne, Karen, Marvin, Merle, Wayne and Roberta. After their marriage Catherine and Bud farmed one and a half miles south of Portsmouth for eleven years and then purchased a farm in the Persia, Iowa, area, living on this farm the remainder of their married life. In 1984, Catherine moved to Harlan, Iowa, two years after Bud’s death.

Catherine is a fifty-five year charter member of the Portsmouth Ringside Club, and St. Michael’s Catholic Church Guild. She also was a member of the Senior Citizens Center in Harlan and when patients were dismissed from the Harlan Hospital, she worked as a Home Health Aide for quite a number of years staying with patients in their homes. She enjoyed quilting and has made numerous quilts for her children and grandchildren. She also enjoyed reading, crocheting afghans and fine doilies and playing cards with the card clubs and friends in Harlan. Catherine was quick to lend a helping hand to her family when needed. Catherine and Bud enjoyed traveling. Catherine especially enjoyed Rome and Medugorje, and has visited every state in the United States, except Alaska.

Catherine died on Tuesday, July 4, 2006, at the Bethany Lutheran Home in Council Bluffs, Iowa, having attained the age of eighty-seven years, six months, and seventeen days. In addition to her parents, and her husband, Bud, Catherine was preceded in death by a son, Wayne and three brothers, Jake, Lawrence and Harold Ohlinger.

Survivors include her children: Clarice and her husband, Marv Lengemann of Bellevue, Nebraska; LaVonne and her husband, Francis Turner of Council Bluffs, Iowa; Karen Carlson of LaVista, Nebraska; Marvin Huebner and his wife, Deanna of Persia, Iowa; Merle Huebner and his wife, Alice of Ankeny, Iowa; Roberta and her husband, Mike Peth of Council Bluffs, Iowa; daughter-in-law, Marlene Huebner of Neola, Iowa nineteen grandchildren; twenty-nine great-grandchildren; sisters: Lucille Madeleine Ohlinger of California and Gladys Andersen of Harlan, Iowa; ; nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Friday, July 7, 2006, at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan, Iowa, with Rev. Robert Hoefler as the Celebrant. Interment was in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Portsmouth, Iowa, with Jack Lengemann, Brad Turner, Mark Lengemann, Donald Carlson, Darin Turner, Michael Carlson, Matthew Carlson, Scott Huebner, Robbie Huebner, Rick Huebner, Aaron Peth, and Bryan Huebner serving as casket bearers.

Jensen, Harvey Burton - d. July 17, 2006

Death notice - Harvey Burton Jensen d. July 17, 2006

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Arrangements and Services For
Harvey B. Jensen - Age 92
Who Died On Monday, July 17, 2006

Visitation
Wednesday, July 19, 2006 1:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Avoca, Iowa

Family Will Greet Friends
Wednesday, July 19, 2006 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Avoca, Iowa

Prayer Service
Wednesday, July 19, 2006 - 8:00 PM
Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Avoca, Iowa

Funeral Services
Thursday, July 20, 2006 - 10:00 AM
Walnut Presbyterian Church - Walnut, Iowa

Interment
Elk Horn Lutheran Cemetery - Elk Horn, Iowa

survivors include his wife Betty of Walnut, Iowa; sons: Gary (Linda) Jensen of El Cajon, California; Dennis (Connie) Jensen of Avoca, Iowa; sister, Margaret Ingalls of Bellevue, Washington.

Posted with permission from:
Pauley Jones Funeral Homes
Harlan, Iowa 51537
www.pauleyjones.com

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Harvey Jensen
Transcribed with permission, ©The Harlan Tribune
07/20/2006

Jensen, 92, Avoca, died July 17, 2006.

AVOCA -- Harvey Burton Jensen, 92, Avoca, died Monday, July 17 at the Avoca Nursing and Rehab Center.
Services were held Thursday, July 20 at 10 a.m. at Walnut Presbyterian Church with burial in the Elk Horn Lutheran Cemetery in Elk Horn.
Jensen is survived by his wife, Betty Jensen, of Walnut; sons Gary (Linda) Jensen of El Cajon, Ca. and Dennis (Connie) Jensen of Avoca; and sister Margaret Ingalls of Washington.

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Harvey B. Jensen - Age 92

Harvey Burton Jensen, the son of Niels Kragelund and Anna Margretha (Eskov) Jensen, was born on February 21, 1914 in Walnut, Iowa. He attended school at Monroe Township No. 6 in Shelby County, Iowa. Harvey grew to adulthood on his parent's farm near Walnut, Iowa.

Harvey was united in marriage to Agneta Olsen on September 15, 1935 in Harlan, Iowa. They became the parents of three children: Dorothy, Gary, and Dennis. After their marriage, Harvey farmed until 1976, when they retired from farming and in 1977 they moved into Elk Horn, Iowa. Agneta died on November 11, 1995. Harvey was later united in marriage to Betty Clark on June 13, 1998, at Elk Horn, Iowa. After their marriage, the couple resided at Peace Haven Retirement Home in Walnut, Iowa. Harvey became a resident of the Avoca Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Avoca, Iowa, in 2006.

It was there that he died on Monday, July 17, 2006, having attained the age of ninety-two years, four months and twenty-six days. In addition to his parents and his first wife, Agneta, Harvey was preceded in death by a daughter, Dorothy, a grandson, Michael Jensen and his brothers and sisters: Edmund, Marie, Robert, Marvin, Lucille, and Folmer.

Survivors include his wife, Betty of Walnut, Iowa; sons: Gary Jensen and his wife Linda of El Cajon, California; Dennis Jensen and his wife Connie of Avoca, Iowa; eleven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; sister, Margaret Ingalls of Bellevue, Washington; other relatives and many friends.

Funeral services were held on Thursday, July 20, 2006 at 10:00 AM at the Walnut, Iowa Presbyterian Church with burial in the Elk Horn Lutheran Cemetery in Elk Horn, Iowa. Pastor David Krueger officiated. Serving as casket bearers were Jay Bruck, Dustin Jensen, Jason Wood, Chad Jensen, Adam Karstens and Chris Murphy.

Joens, Mildred Edith (Compton) - August 23, 1910 - August 12, 2006

Obit - Mildred Edith (Compton) Joens August 23, 1910 - August 12, 2006

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Services for 95-year-old Midred Joens of Manning will be held 11:00 am, Wednesday, August 16, 2006 at the Zion Lutheran Church in Manning. Burial will be at the Manning Cemetery. Mildred Joens died Saturday, August 12th, 2006 at Manning Regional Healthcare Center. Survivors include 1 daughter, Donna Rae Clothier (Mel) of Harlan; 1 sons, Roger Joens (Annette) of Harvest, Alabama; 4 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Visitation will be held after 4:00 pm Tuesday, August 15th, at the Ohde Funeral Home in Manning.

Mildred Joens, Age 95
(Died August 12, 2006)

VISITATION
Tuesday, August 15, 2006 after 4:00 PM
Ohde Funeral Home, Manning

FUNERAL SERVICE
Wednesday, August 16, 2006 11:00 AM
Zion Lutheran Church, Manning

INTERMENT
Manning Cemetery, Manning

Mildred Edith, daughter of Elmer and Emma (Hass) Compton, was born August 23, 1910, in Babcock, Wisconsin. She was raised in Manning, Iowa by her mother and stepfather Emma and George Wentzel. Millie was confirmed in the Zion Lutheran Church in Manning and attended Manning High School, graduating in 1928. She taught in a country school for one year, and then worked in Dr. V. R. Anderson’s dental office until 1933. Millie was united in marriage with Ben D. Joens on August 23, 1933 at Zion Lutheran Church in Manning. The couple made their home in Manilla and in 1937 they moved to Cherokee. They returned to Manning in 1943 when Ben went into business with P. H. Jones. For many years Millie and her husband owned and operated the Ben D. Joens Insurance Agency in Manning until Ben’s death in 1973. Millie was very active in the community. She was a Girl Scout leader for several years, as well as a Cub Scout den mother. Millie belonged to several women’s groups including the Garden Club, Progressive Club and Wa-Tan-Ya. She was a member of the altar society and helped with many church activities. She was involved with the Foreign Student Exchange Program in Manning. Millie had many hobbies, such as flower arranging, knitting and gardening. Most of all she enjoyed fishing in Northern Minnesota and Canada with her husband. After Ben died she discovered she also liked to travel. Millie went to Germany, Austria and Switzerland with her daughter’s family in 1980. She also discovered camping in her later years and accompanied her family on numerous camping trips throughout the Midwest and Canada. She flew alone to visit her son and his family several places. Millie was the consummate Grandma, baking cookies and providing concern and support for her four grandchildren. Following a broken hip, Millie became a resident at the Manning Plaza in Manning. After three years there, she died on August 12, 2006, at the age of 95 years, 11 months and 20 days. Millie is preceded in death by her parents, husband and sister Myrtle Ingraham. Those she left behind to keep her memory alive are her two children, Donna Rae Clothier and husband Mel of Harlan, and Roger L. Joens and wife Annette of Harvest, Alabama. She will be sorely missed by her grandchildren: Jeff Clothier and wife Jill, Jennifer Lassner and husband Jason, Russell Joens and wife Casie, and Kim Joens; and great grandchildren: Elizabeth and Matthew Joens and Julia, Brody and Tyler Lassner.

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Johansen, Frances Mae Jensen - d. July 2, 2006

Death notice - Frances Mae Jensen Johansen d. July 2, 2006

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Arrangements and Services For
Frances M. Jensen Johansen - 85
Who Died On Sunday, July 2, 2006

Visitation
Wednesday, July 5, 2006 12:00 Noon to 9:00 P.M.
Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Avoca, Iowa

Prayer Service
Wednesday, July 5, 2006 7:30 P.M.
Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Avoca, Iowa

Funeral Service
Thursday, July 6, 2006 10:30 A.M.
Shelby Lutheran Church Shelby, Iowa

Interment
Shelby Cemetery
Shelby, Iowa

Survivors include: Son, Larry (Kaye Jackson) Johnansen of Omaha, Nebraska; Daughter, Connie (Craig) Constable of Shelby, Iowa;4 Grandchildren and 9 Great Grandchildren; Brothers: Leonard Jensen of Hemet, CA; Alvin Jensen of Shelby, IA; Marlin (Pernilla) Jensen of Oakland, NE; Sister-in-law, Joan Jensen of Bloomfield, NE.

Posted with permission from:
Pauley Jones Funeral Homes
Harlan, Iowa 51537
www.pauleyjones.com

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Services for 85-year-old Frances Mae Johansen of Shelby will be held 10:30 am Thursday, July 6th at the Shelby Lutheran Church. Burial will be at the Shelby Cemetery. Frances Johansen died Sunday, July 2nd at Creighton Medical Center in Omaha. Survivors include 1 son, Larry Johansen (Kaye Jackson) of Omaha, NE; 1 daughter, Connie Constable (Craig) of Shelby; 3 brothers, Leonard Jensen of Hemet, CA, Alvin Jensen of Shelby, and Marlin Jensen (Pernilla) of Oakland, NE; 1 siter-in-law, Joan Jensen of Bloomfield, NE; 4 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be held from 12 noon to 9:00 pm Wednesday, July 5th with the family present from 6:00 to 8:00 pm and a prayer service at 7:30 pm at the Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Avoca.

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Frances M. Johansen
Transcribed with permission, ©Daily Nonpareil
07/05/2006

Frances M. Johansen, 85, passed away July 2, 2006, at the Creighton Medical Center, Omaha, Neb.

Frances was born February 26, 1921, in Shelby, Iowa. She attended Shelby High School graduating in 1939, then went to one year of college at Cedar Falls to obtain her teaching certificate.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Roy in 2005 after 64 years of marriage.

Frances is survived by her son, Larry (Kaye Jackson) Johansen of Omaha, Neb.; daughter, Connie (Craig) Constable of Shelby, Iowa; 3 brothers, Leonard Jensen of Hemet, Calf., Alvin Jensen of Shelby, Iowa, and Marlin (Pernilla) Jensen of Oakland, Neb.; sister-in-law, Joan Jensen of Bloomfield, Neb; 4 grandchildren; 9 great grandchildren.

Visitation with Family is July 5, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Avoca with prayer service starting at 7:30 p.m. Funeral services are July 6th, 10:30 a.m. at the Shelby Lutheran Church in Shelby, Iowa. Interment will be at Shelby Cemetery.

Julius, Victor - d. August 7, 2006

Death notice - Victor Julius d. August 7, 2006

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Services for 88-year-old Victor Julius, formerly of Harlan, are pending at the Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan. Victor Julius died Monday, August 7th, 2006 at his daughter's home in Crowley, TX. Survivors include his wife Ruth.

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Victor Nelson Julius Feb. 9, 1918 - Aug. 7, 2006
Audubon County Advocate Journal
Audubon, IA

In Memory
Funeral services for Victor N. Julius, 88, former Harlan resident, were conducted Aug. 12, at the First Baptist Church, with Pastor Gundar Lamberts officiating. Interment was in the Harlan Cemetery in Harlan.

Victor Nelson Julius, son of Hattie (Nelson) Julius and Charles M. Julius, was born Feb. 9, 1918, in Irwin, and died Aug. 7, 2006, in his home in Texas.

Victor was employed as a farmer.

He is preceded in death by his parents.

Victor is survived by his wife, Ruth Julius of Burelson, TX; son, Clark (Ann) Julius, MD, of Knoxville, TN; daughter, Meredith (Larry) Wright of Crowley, TX; sister, Viola Gear of Kearney, NE; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

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Victor N. Julius - Age 88

Victor Nelson Julius, the son of Herdis (Nelson) and Charles Marion Julius, was born on February 9, 1918, six miles east of Irwin, Iowa, in Jefferson Township, Shelby County, Iowa. His family moved to Harlan when he was nine years old. Victor attended Harlan Schools and was a member of the graduating class of 1935.

On September 6, 1938, Victor was united in marriage to Ruth Irene Bartelson, at the First Baptist Church in Lincoln, Nebraska. Two children were born to this union: Clark and Meredith. After their marriage, the couple farmed a three hundred and twenty acre farm one and a half miles north of Fiscus, Iowa, in Polk Township. He retired in April of 1980, and moved to a home on Farnam Circle in Harlan, Iowa. Victor raised roses and would donate them to the church. He also donated his time during the elections by setting up the election machines. He and Ruth volunteered their time at the hospital and at Elm Crest Retirement Community.

Because of his age and health reasons, Victor and Ruth moved to Burleson, Texas, in May of 2006. This is near Crowley, Texas, where their daughter and son-in-law, Meredith and Larry Wright live.

Victor was a member of the First Baptist Church in Harlan, Iowa, and enjoyed his family, friends and woodworking. Victor was true to his faith and continued to pray until his death.

He died on Monday, August 7, 2006, in Crowley, Texas, having attained the age of eighty-eight years, five months and twenty-nine days. Victor was preceded in death by his parents and a grandson-in-law, Carry Crill.

Survivors include his wife, Ruth of Burleson, Texas; his children: Clark E. Julius, MD and his wife, Ann of Knoxville, Tennessee; Meredith and her husband, Larry Wright of Crowley, Texas; five grandchildren: Kim Crill of Crowley, Texas; Troy Wright and his wife, Lori of McKinney, Texas; James Julius and his wife, Gretchen of Lenoir City, Tennessee; Kipp Julius and his wife, Courtney of Knoxville, Tennessee; Jennifer Julius of Knoxville, Tennessee; five great-grandchildren; Lauren Crill and Blake Crill of Crowley, Texas; Gracie Wright of McKinney, Texas; Kylie Julius and William Julius of Knoxville, Tennessee; one great-great grandchild, Landon, who is due on January 1, 2007; his sister: Viola Gear of Kearney, Nebraska; other relatives and many friends.

Ruth would love to hear from you at 300 Huguley Blvd., #305, Burleson, Texas 76028.

Funeral Services were held on Saturday, August 12, 2006, at the First Baptist Church in Harlan, Iowa, at 2:00 P.M. with Pastor Gundar Lamberts officiating. Interment was in the Harlan Cemetery in Harlan, Iowa, with James Julius, Troy Wright, Kipp Julius, and Blake Crill serving as honorary casket bearers. Serving as casket bearers were Randall Nelson, Rowly Burton, James Bartelson, Allyn Bartelson, Bob Burton, Dean Bartelson, Paul Nelson, Merle Campbell and Randy Ouren.

Keim, Harold L. - March 26, 1938 - Sept. 12, 2006

Obit - Harold L. Keim March 26, 1938 - Sept. 12, 2006

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Harold L. Keim March 26, 1938 - Sept. 12, 2006
Transcribed with permission, ©Daily Nonpareil
09/13/2006

Harold L. Keim, age 68, of Council Bluffs, passed away Sept. 12, 2006.

He was born March 26, 1938, at Nelson, Neb., to the late Charley and Genevieve (Williams) Keim. He was a 1956 Graduate of Nelson High School. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War.

On December 8, 1967, he was united in marriage to Verla M. Schleimer. They had resided in Council Bluffs since 1967. He was employed in customer service for Sears, the former Richman Gordman and First Data. A member of Broadway United Methodist Church, he was a former member of the Hawkeye Kiwanis Club and was a member of South Omaha Eagles. He was an avid woodworker and enjoyed fishing, hunting and camping.

He is survived by his wife Verla; son James Keim of Council Bluffs; daughters, Laura and husband Michael Holcomb of Council Bluffs, Lisa and husband Adam Blecha of Red Oak; also by the light of his life, his grandchildren, Jared, Victoria, Abygail Holcomb, Joseph and Ava Blecha; brother Larry Keim, of Nelson, Neb.; sister-in-law, Bonnie Miller, of Tennant, Iowa; uncle Louis Keim and wife Maxine, of Nelson, Neb.; aunt Eileen Stohler, of Hastings, Neb.; nephew Ron Miller, of Tennant, Iowa.

Visitation with the family will be Thursday 6 to 8 p.m. At Cutler-O'Neill-Meyer-Woodring Funeral Home. Funeral services will be Friday 11 a.m. At Broadway United Methodist Church, Rev. Marvin Arnpriester, Pastor, officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery where graveside military honors will be provided by American Legion Post No. 2. A luncheon will follow at the church. Memorials are directed by the family.

Langenfeld, Sister Clarita - May 19, 1898 - July 15, 2006

Obit - Sister Clarita Langenfeld May 19, 1898 - July 15, 2006

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Sister Clarita, 108, lived life to the fullest
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
By AMY RABIDEAU SILVERS
asilvers@journalsentinel.com
Posted: July 27, 2006

If there are such questions in heaven, Sister Clarita Langenfeld's brothers and sisters don't have to worry about her any more.

"They might be wondering where I am," she said when she was only 106. "I bet they think I didn't make it."

Langenfeld died two years after that quip, on July 15, of natural causes. She was 108, the oldest member of the School Sisters of St. Francis, her community for 83 years.

She was born Frances Langenfeld [May 19, 1898, dau. of Nicholas & Katherine (Krupp) Langenfeld], growing up on a 360-acre farm near Earling, Iowa.

In an interview at 106, she no longer remembered - or cared about - what she had majored in at college or the subject of her master's thesis.

She did remember her eight brothers and sisters all now dead. She was the aunt to their children and generations of their children. She did not know another sister, Clara, who died as a young girl.

Langenfeld said she prayed for her brothers and sisters and for peace.

"World peace," she told Journal Sentinel reporter Crocker Stephenson. "Peace throughout the world."

When Stephenson tried to ask her philosophic questions about long life and death and suffering in the world, she dismissed all of that as the concerns of the young.

"You," Langenfeld told him, "are a spring chicken."

She cherished the memories from her childhood on the Iowa farm, simple things like the cows and the corn. She loved water fights on hot days. She was proud of the fact that her father bought one of the first cars seen in Earling, Iowa.

She remembered the one-room schoolhouse where she first taught, though she did not especially enjoy all her duties there. The list included shoveling snow, carrying out ashes, hauling in water and lighting the pot-bellied stove.

Already a teaching graduate with experience, she was a natural to begin teaching when she joined the order in 1922. Her first assignment was in Theresa, Wis., followed by longer stints as teacher and principal with Our Lady of Victory in Chicago.

In Wisconsin, she also served at St. Mary's in Fennimore; St. Mary's in Menomonee Falls; St. Catherine's in Milwaukee and St. Patrick's in Beaver Dam. At the age of 82, she retired as principal at Our Lady of Victory in Chicago, next serving there as sacristan where she routinely climbed 27 flights of stairs until age 102. In 2000, she moved to a retirement home in Milwaukee.

In her working days, she was something of a quiet and strict disciplinarian, said Colleen Musker, who began producing a documentary about Langenfeld as she turned 100.

"After she retired, she let more people see her sense of humor," said Musker, who became a good friend. "She could be very sarcastic and she had a way with words."

She especially loved the chance to make a public pitch for the sisters' retirement fund.

"Please donate so I can retire," she would say, with a twinkle in her eye.. "I'm 102 years old."

"She would play it to the hilt," Musker said.

Langenfeld also kept riding an exercise bike every morning until age 102.

"She was fancy, proper, gracious and always grateful," said Sister Therese Thoenen, coordinator of the Sacred Heart convent here. "She liked to wear her heels as long as she could, until the last few years. She always said, 'I'm on the go. I have two good legs and two good feet. I'm a tough guy.' "

"I have been blessed in many ways," she told her fellow sisters."I'm not worked to death and I'm not bored to death."

Langenfeld believed that she kept living because it was the will of God.

"I feel ready to die when God wants me to die," she said.

No, she didn't think that she would miss what was called life. Neither did she fear death.

"All is good," she said.

Burial was Monday, following earlier services. Memorials are suggested to the School Sisters of St. Francis.

Leaders, Edna Anna Margaretha - d. September 1, 2006

Death notice - Edna Anna Margaretha Leaders d. September 1, 2006

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EDNA ANNA MARGARETHA LEADERS, 88, of Woodbine, died Friday, September 1st, at the Rose Vitsa Home in Woodbine. Funeral services will be held 10:30-a.m. Tuesday, September 5th, at the Underwood Lutheran Church. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Avoca has the arrangements.

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Arrangements and Services For
Edna A. Leaders - 88
Who Died On - Friday, September 1, 2006

Visitation
Monday, September 4, 2006 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.
Underwood Lutheran Church - Underwood, Iowa

Prayer Service
Monday, September 4, 2006 - 7:00 P.M.
Underwood Lutheran Church - Underwood, Iowa

Funeral Service
Tuesday, September 5, 2006 - 10:30 A.M.
Underwood Lutheran Church - Underwood, Iowa

Interment
Silver Valley Cemetery - Hancock, Iowa

Survivors include Sons:LaVern (Janet) Leaders of Underwood, IA; Charles Leaders of Minden, IA; Calvin Leaders of Underwood, IA. Daughters: Nancy (Ernie) Stueve of Logan, IA; Rozanne (LaVerne) Wax of Hemingford, NE; 14 Grandchildren; 22 Great Grandchildren; 4 Step Grandchildren; 4 Step Great Grandchildren

Posted with permission from:
Pauley Jones Funeral Homes
Harlan, Iowa 51537
www.pauleyjones.com

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Edna A. Leaders
Transcribed with permission, ©Daily Nonpareil
09/04/2006

Edna A. Leaders, age 88 of Woodbine, Iowa formerly of Underwood and Neola, Iowa area, passed away Friday, September 1, 2006.

Edna was born in Oakland, Iowa. She was a homemaker, a member of the Underwood Lutheran Church, Ladies Circle, O.T.O. Club, Friendly Links Club, and the West Pott. Farm Bureau Womens Comm. Chair for 7 years.

Edna was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Vernon A. in 1995.

Survivors include sons, LaVern and wife Janet Leaders of Underwood, Charles Leaders of Minden, Iowa, Calvin Leaders of Underwood; daughters, Nancy and husband Ernie Stueve of Logan, Iowa, Rozanne and husband LaVerne Wax of Hemingford, NE; 14 grandchildren, 4 step grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren, and 7 step grandchildren.

Funeral service Tuesday, September 5, 2006, 10:30 A.M. at Underwood Lutheran Church. Pastors Eberhard Hering and Brian Wohlhuter officiating. Prayer service Monday, September 4, 7:00 P.M. at Underwood Lutheran Church. Visitation with the family will be Monday from 5:00 to 8:00 P.M. at the church. Burial in Silver Valley Cemetery in rural Hancock, Iowa.

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Leuschen, John N. - d. Aug. 19, 2006

Death notice - John N. Leuschen d. Aug. 19, 2006

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JOHN N. LEUSCHEN, 89, of Earling, died Saturday, August 19th, 2006 at the Little Flower Haven Nursing Home in Earling. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30-a.m. Monday, August 21st, 2006 at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

KJAN RADIO FUNERAL REPORT
(Atlantic, IA)
08-20-2006

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Arrangements and Services For
John N. Leuschen, Sr. - 89
Who Died On - Saturday, August 19, 2006

Visitation
Sunday, August 20, 2006 12:00 Noon to 9:00 P.M.
Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Harlan, Iowa

Wake Service
Sunday, August 20, 2006 - 7:00 P.M.
Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Harlan, Iowa

Mass of Christian Burial
Monday, August 21, 2006 - 10:30 A.M.
St. Mary’s of the Assumption Church - Panama, Iowa

Interment
St. Mary’s Cemetery - Panama, Iowa

He is survived by his son, John Leuschen, Jr. and many nieces and nephews.

Posted with permission from:
Pauley Jones Funeral Homes
Harlan, Iowa 51537
Avoca, Iowa 51521
www.pauleyjones.com

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Leuschen, John Nicholas Sr. February 15, 1917 - August 19, 2006

John N. Leuschen, Sr.- Age 89

John Nicholas Leuschen, Sr., son of Nicholas C. And Elizabeth (Thielen) Leuschen, was born at Panama, Iowa on February 15, 1917. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Panama and attended St. Mary’s Catholic School in Panama. After school, John farmed with his father on the family farm east of Panama.

On June 19, 1941, John was united in marriage to Margaret Carey at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan, Iowa. To this union, one son, John, Jr., was born. In 1942, John and Margaret purchased a farm west of Panama. They made this their home until their retirement in 1974, where he and Margaret then made their home in Panama. John served as a member of the Shelby County F.H.A. Committee from 1955 to 1957, and also served as director of the Panama Grain and Mercantile Company and the Panama Telephone Company. He was also a director for the Washington Township Number 8 rural school.

After retirement, John remained active in farming as well as with St. Mary’s Catholic Church where he and Margaret were lifetime members. In his younger years, John enjoyed the outdoors while hunting and fishing. He was a dedicated husband and loving father who honored the land he farmed with hard work. Even in his later years, he took great pride in his home in Panama and kept himself busy with yard work.

Margaret died on January 4, 2000, and after her death, John continued to make his home in Panama until June of 2006, when he moved to Earling and became a resident of the Little Flower Haven. This is where he died on August 19, 2006, having attained the age of eighty-nine years, six months and four days.

In addition to his wife and parents, John was preceded in death by his brothers and sisters: Hilda Fahn, Henrietta Schilz, Marie Coenen, Helen Bieker, Urban Leuschen, Donald Leuschen, Rita Leuschen and Nicholas Leuschen, Jr. He is survived by his son, John Leuschen, Jr., of Panama, Iowa, several nieces and nephews, other relatives and many friends.

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated by the Rev. John Dorton at 10:30 A.M. on Monday, August 21, 2006, at St. Mary’s of the Assumption Catholic Church in Panama, Iowa. Interment was held at St. Mary’s Cemetery with Bill Fahn, George Leuschen, David Soar, Dan Bieker, Herb Wagner and Allen Kenkel serving as casket bearers.

Loehr, J. Allen - May 2, 1928 - Aug. 25, 2006

Obit - J. Allen Loehr May 2, 1928 - Aug. 25, 2006

Surnames:

J. Allen Loehr
Daily Times Herald
CARROLL, IA
8/28/2006

J. Allen Loehr, 78, died Friday, Aug. 25, 2006, at St. Anthony Nursing Home in Carroll.

Mass of the Christian burial was held this afternoon, Monday, Aug. 28, at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Carroll with the Rev. Timothy Schott presiding. Lector was Bernice Bluml. Gift bearers were Kathy Lundgren and Ann Sweeney. Eucharistic ministers were Kathy Skalla, Anita Tegels and Mary Bernholtz.

Casket bearers were Mr. Loehr's grandchildren: Brian Knauss, Corey Knauss, Tony Knauss, Adam Thomas, Amy Thomas, Christopher Loehr and Jennifer Loehr.

Burial was in Mount Olivet Cemetery at Carroll.

Visitation was held Sunday at Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll.

A son of Louis J. and Frances (Schnieder) Loehr, he was born May 2, 1928, at Scranton. The family moved to Carroll in 1928 and he attended Sts. Peter and Paul School and Carroll High School.

He and Clarice Tegels were married June 24, 1947, at St. Francis Church in Maple River with the Rev. Peter Mattes officiating.

In 1943 Mr. Loehr joined his father in the L.J. Loehr Jeweler business. Six years later he and Duane Shriver formed Loehr and Shriver Jeweler. In 1970 Mr. Loehr purchased the Shriver interest in the business and operated as Loehr Jeweler, a family-owned business to the present day. Mr. Loehr retired in 1990. The business is currently operated by Michael and Karen Loehr.

Mr. Loehr was a member of St. Lawrence Parish and Men's Club and the Knights of Columbus. Mr. Loehr enjoyed woodworking and carpentry, especially making wooden semi tractor-trailers for his grandchildren.

Survivors include his wife, Clarice, of Carroll; three children: Michael Loehr and wife Karen of Carroll, Janell Thomas and husband Ben of Mount Vernon, Ohio, and Joyce Knauss and husband Randy of Mankato, Minn.; seven grandchildren: Brian Knauss, Corey Knauss, Tony Knauss, Adam Thomas and wife Devon, Amy Thomas, Christopher Loehr and Jennifer Loehr; a great grandson; a sister, Gen Craig, and her husband, Wendell, of Tobyhanna, Pa.; and two sisters-in-law: Kathy Skalla of Carroll and Anita Tegels of Carroll.

Mr. Loehr was preceded in death by his parents and a son, daughter, grandson, granddaughter, and brother, in infancy.

Maassen, Geneva Carol - d. September 30, 2006

Death notice - Geneva Carol Maassen d. September 30, 2006

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GENEVA CAROL MAASEN, 92, of Avoca, died Saturday, Sept. 30th, 2006 at Methodist Hospital. Funeral services will be held 2:30-p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 4th, 2006 at the Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Avoca.

Arrangements and Services For
Geneva C. Maassen - Age 92
Who Died On - Saturday, September 30, 2006

Visitation
Tuesday, October 3, 2006 from 3:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Avoca, Iowa

Family Will Greet Friends
Tuesday, October 3, 2006 from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Avoca, Iowa

Funeral Services
Wednesday, October 4, 2006 at 2:30 PM
Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Avoca, Iowa

Interment
Oak Hill Cemetery - Hancock, Iowa

Survivors include her daughters: Diane (Larry) Moehlenbrink of Albuquerque, New Mexico; Ilyeen (Russ) Wiesley of Waukee, Iowa; Sister: Beulavon Beatty of Hancock, Iowa.

Posted with permission from:
Pauley Jones Funeral Homes
Harlan/Avoca Iowa
www.pauleyjones.com

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Geneva Carol Maassen
Transcribed with permission, ©Daily Nonpareil
10/02/2006

Geneva Carol Maassen, 92, of Avoca, Iowa, passed away Sept. 30, 2006 at Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa.

She was born in Hancock, Iowa and graduated from High School in 1931 from Oakland, Iowa High School and 1932 graduated from Business College. She was a homemaker and member of the Hancock Methodist Church.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 36 years Howard in 1986.

Survivors include daughters, Diane (Larry) Moehlenbrink, of Albuqurque, Minn., Ilyeen (Russ) Wiesley, of Waukee, Iowa; sister, Beulavon Beatty, of Hancock, Iowa; 2 grandchildren.

Visitation will be Tuesday from 3 p.m. To 9 p.m., family greeting friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Avoca, Iowa. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. At funeral home.

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Maassen, Geneva Carol (Heft) December 11, 1913 - September 30, 2006

Geneva C. Maassen - Age 92

Geneva Carol Maassen, the eldest child of Carl and Edna Harris Heft, was born in Oakland, Iowa on December 11, 1913. The family spent some time in Hancock, Colorado and Woodbine before moving back to Oakland, Iowa in 1928. Geneva graduated from Oakland High school in 1931. She then attended business school and worked in Omaha, Nebraska prior to her marriage.

Geneva was united in marriage to Howard Maassen on May 3, 1950 in Omaha, Nebraska. After their marriage they lived on the Maassen family farm south of Avoca where Howard farmed and operated a trucking business and Geneva was a homemaker. They were the parents of three daughters: Diane Ellen, and Ilyeen. In February 1968, they moved to Avoca.

Geneva enjoyed doing needlework and ceramics. She made hundreds of Christmas decorations which grace many of her families and friends homes each holiday season. She was a long time member of the Hancock United Methodist Church, the Eastern Star and the VFW Auxiliary.

Geneva died on Saturday, September 30, 2006 at Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa having attained the age of ninety-two years, nine months and nineteen days. She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Howard, an infant daughter, Ellen Carol; and brother, Harris Heft.

Geneva is survived by her children: Diane Elizabeth and her husband Larry Moehlenbrink of Albuquerque, New Mexico and Ilyeen Kathryn and her husband Russ Wiesley of Waukee, Iowa; two grandchildren: Carrie Elizabeth and Martin Jon; a sister, Beulavon Beatty of Hancock, Iowa; in-laws, nieces, nephews, cousins and many friends.

Funeral services were held on Wednesday, October 4, 2006 at 2:30 P.M. at the Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Avoca, Iowa, with Rev. Dr. Judy Flanegin of the Hancock United Methodist Church officiating. Casket bearers for the service included Jeff Maassen, Roger Maassen, Dale Maassen, Alan Maassen, Dale Schroder and Ted Andersen. Interment followed at the Oak Hill Cemetery in Hancock, Iowa. Pauley Jones Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Memorials can be made to the Hancock United Methodist Church or the Iowa Department of the Blind, Books on Tape Division.

Mathisen, Karen "Carrie" Mathilde (Nielsen) - November 30, 1907 - August 16, 2006

Obit - Karen "Carrie" Mathilde (Nielsen) Mathisen November 30, 1907 - August 16, 2006

Surnames:

Karen "Carrie" Mathilde (Nielsen) Mathisen
(November 30, 1907 - August 16, 2006)

CARRIE M. MATHISEN

Carrie M. Mathisen, 98, of Elk Horn, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, August 16, 2006, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa Karen “Carrie” Mathilde Mathisen was born November 30, 1907, on a farm east of Brayton in Audubon County, Iowa, to parents Niels & Elvine (Sorensen) Nielsen. Carrie was baptized at the Exira (Iowa) Lutheran Church and confirmed at the Oakhill Lutheran Church. She was raised on a farm and went to country school at the Oakfield Township #7 southwest of Brayton. She worked in Atlantic as a housekeeper and also worked at the Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn. Carrie enjoyed cooking, crocheting, reading, spending time with friends, eating out, and tending to her flowers. She dearly loved her family and her church. Carrie married Harvey Peter Mathisen on January 24, 1929, at her parent’s home. They lived their entire married lives in Elk Horn. To this union four daughters were born; Shirley Ann, Lela Mae, Eileen June and Vicki Karen. Harvey died on April 26, 1966. Carrie continued to live in her home until November 1, 1989, at which time she moved to the four-plex in Elk Horn. In October of 2004 she moved to the Salem Home. Carrie is survived by her daughters, Shirley Lange of Knoxville, Tennessee, Eileen Sornson and her husband Galen of Exira, and Vicki Leistad and her husband Arnie of Atlantic. Also surviving are her grandchildren, Dennis Lange and his wife Gwen of Knoxville, Tennessee, Dr. Randall Lange and his wife Christy of Knoxville, Tennessee, Frances Lange (Rick) of Lenoir City, Tennessee, Greg Rasmussen, Lori Vande Stouwe and her husband Carter of Grinnell, Iowa, Lana Rasmussen of Grinnell, Brad Sornson and his wife Jeana of Exira, Iowa, Gayleen Rutherford and her husband Kent of Eagle Grove, Iowa, Cory Sornson and his wife Jennifer of Atlantic, Iowa, Nathan Sornson and his wife Libby of Waukee, Iowa, Jason Leistad of Sunriver, Oregon and Jeffrey Leistad of Avon, Colorado. Her surviving great grandchildren include Chad Lange and his wife Jessica, Justin Lange, Jessica Lange, Megan Lange, Rikki Lange, Aaron Rasmussen, Ericka Rasmussen, Zane Rasmussen, Casie Vande Stouwe, Briana Vande Stouwe, Oliver Vande Stouwe, Samantha Sornson, Gage Sornson, Clay Sornson, Alexis Rutherford, Corey Rutherford, Austin Rutherford, Karen Sornson, Rachel Sornson, and great-great grandson Jackson Lange. She is also survived by 3 nieces and 2 nephews and many wonderful friends and neighbors. Preceding her in death were her parents; her husband Harvey; a daughter, Lela Mae Rasmussen; a sister, Tillie Leander; two brothers, Raymond Nielsen and Harold Nielsen; a grandson, Dr. Richard Lange; a son-in-law, Frank Lange; and a niece, Lois Scarlett and her husband Paul. Funeral services for Carrie will be Saturday, August 19, 2006, at 10:00 a.m., at the Elk Horn Lutheran Church in Elk Horn, Iowa, with The Reverend Keith Menter officiating. Visitation with the family present will be Friday, August 18th from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m., at Hockenberry Family Care. Burial will be in the Elk Horn Lutheran Cemetery. Hockenberry Family Care in Atlantic, Iowa, is in charge of arrangements.

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Michalski, Alvin E. "Red" - March 4, 1924 - Aug. 28, 2006

Obit - Alvin E. "Red" Michalski March 4, 1924 - Aug. 28, 2006

Surnames:

Alvin E. "Red" Michalski
Transcribed with permission, ©Daily Nonpareil
08/30/2006

Alvin E. "Red" Michalski, age 82, of Council Bluffs, passed away Aug. 28, 2006, at Jennie Edmundson Hospital.

Born March 4, 1924, in Portsmouth, Iowa, to the late Peter and Cecelia (Horn) Michalski. He served in the U.S. Army and later in the U.S. Air Force, retiring as Master Sergeant in 1967 after 23 years service. He served in World War II, Korean Conflict and Vietnam War. He was a warehouse clerk for the Farner & Coughlin Co. for 19 years retiring in 1986. A member of Queen of Apostles Catholic Church, he was a Life Member of VFW Post 737, member of D.A.V.

He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Rosemary (Patten) Michalski; daughters, Carol and husband, Robert Hertensen, Kingfisher, Okla., May and husband, Danny Lynch, Council Bluffs; son, Peter Michalski, Omaha, Neb.; grandchildren, Dawn Walter, Velvet Davis, James Hertensen, Robin Sparks, Trevor Hertensen, Rachel Holmes; 10 great-grandchildren; brother, Severin Michalski and wife, Gladys, Crescent, Iowa; numerous nieces and nephews.

Visitation with the family will be Thursday, 6 to 8 p.m. at Cutler-O'Neill-Meyer-Woodring Funeral Home with a wake service at 7:30 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be Friday, 10 a.m., at Queen of Apostles Catholic Church, Rev. Chris Reising, Celebrant. Burial will be at Garner Township Cemetery with military honors provided by Offutt Air Force Base Honor Guard. A luncheon will follow at Queen of Apostles.

Memorials may be offered to the family.

Musich, Robert "Bob" M. - November 26, 1939 - September 11, 2006

Obit - Robert "Bob" M. Musich November 26, 1939 - September 11, 2006

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Robert "Bob" M. Musich, 66, of Grand Island, Nebraska, died Monday, September 11, 2006, at Beverly Healthcare Park Place. Services will be Friday, September 15, 2006, at 10:00 a.m. At Curran Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Vince Parsons will officiate. Burial will be at 2:00 p.m. In Ft. McPherson National Cemetery, with military rites provided by the North Platte Veterans Honor Guard. Visitation will be one hour prior to services. Curran Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

Bob was born November 26, 1939, at Harlan, Iowa. He is the son of Michael & Marie (Weise) Musich.

Survivors of the immediate family include four sons & two daughters-in-law:
Troy Musich of Green River, WY
Todd & Lynn Musich of Orlando, FL
Scott & Carolyn Musich of Virginia Beach, VA
Travis Musich of San Diego, CA

Two brothers & a sister-in-law: Marvin & Phyllis Musich of Westphalia, Iowa
Jerry & Judy Musich of Green River, WY
Two sisters & a brother-in-law: Jeanette & Larry Fryrear of Omaha, NE
Marilyn Herbst of Omaha, NE
Others left to cherish his memory include grandchildren: Colton Musich, Brandon Harris, Diana Guzman.

He grew up and received his education in Westphalia and Harlan, Iowa. After his schooling he entered the Marine Corps on November 27, 1956 at Omaha, NE and served until his honorable discharge on August 19, 1960. He continued to serve in the Marine Corps Reserve until November 28, 1962. He married Janet Clark on April 15, 1961 at Harlan, Iowa. He and his family lived in several communities traveling where Bob's job in construction maintenance took them.

He was an avid sportsman and enjoyed hunting, fishing and reloading bullets.

Memorials are suggested to the family's choice.

His parents and a brother-in-law preceded him in death.

In Loving Memory of
Robert "Bob" M. Musich.

Date of Birth
November 26, 1939
Harlan, Iowa
Date of Death
September 11, 2006
Grand Island, Nebraska

MASS OF THE RESURRECTION
Friday September 15, 2006 10:00 AM
Curran Funeral Chapel
Grand Island, Nebraska

CELEBRANT
Fr. Vincent L. Parsons

CASKETBEARERS
Troy Musich ~ Todd Musich ~ Scott Musich
Doug Herbst ~ Marvin Musich ~ Jerry Musich

INTERMENT
Friday September 15, 2006 2:00 PM
Ft. McPherson National Cemetery
Maxwell, Nebraska

Military Rites Provided By North Platte Veterans Honor Guard

Nielsen, Judith Ann (Brown) - d. September 1, 2006

Death notice - Judith Ann (Brown) Nielsen d. September 1, 2006

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Arrangements and Services For
Judith Ann Nielsen - 61
Who Died On - Friday, September 1, 2006

Visitation
Family requests No Public Visitation

Funeral Service
Wednesday, September 1, 2006 - 10:00 A.M.
Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Avoca, Iowa

Private Interment
Oakhill Cemetery - Hancock, Iowa

Family Will Greet Friends For Fellowship After Burial
Walnut Presbyterian Church - Walnut, Iowa

Survivors include her children Jeffrey (Pam) Nielsen of Walnut, IA; and Sherry Sandbothe and her friend Keith Chase of Red Oak, IA; Brothers: Rick Brown of Hancock, IA; Steve (Gina) Brown of McCook, NE; 3 Grandchildren, 1 Great Grandchild.

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Judith Ann Nielsen
Transcribed with permission, ©Daily Nonpareil
09/05/2006

Judith Ann Nielsen, age 61, of Walnut, Iowa, passed away Friday, Sept. 1, 2006, at her home.

Judith was born in Council Bluffs and graduated from Oakland High School in 1962. She was the co-owner of
Farm Supply Store.

Survivors include son, Jeffrey (Pam) Nielsen, of Walnut, Iowa; daughter, Sherry (Keith Chase) Sandbothe, of
Red Oak, Iowa; brothers, Rick (Diane) Brown of Hancock, Iowa, and Steve (Gina) Brown of McCook, Neb.; 3
grandchildren and 1-great grandchild.

There will be no public visitation. Funeral service, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2006, 10 a.m., at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Avoca, Iowa, with Rev. Dr. Judy Flanegin officiating. Interment in Oak Hill Cemetery, Hancock, Iowa.

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Nielsen, Judith Ann (Brown) October 28, 1944 - September 1, 2006

Judith A. Nielsen -Age 61

Judith Ann Nielsen, the daughter of Kenneth Eugene and Madelyn (Dool) Brown was born on October 28, 1944, in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at the United Methodist Church in Hancock, Iowa. Judith attended school in Oakland and graduated with the class of 1962.

Judith was united in marriage to Kenneth Nielsen on March 30, 1963, at the United Methodist Church in Hancock, Iowa. They were the parents of two children: Jeffrey and Sherry. Judith worked as a dental assistant for Dr. Grulke for several years and in the kitchen at the Villager Restaurant. She was the co-owner of the feed store business, Walnut Farm Supply, in Walnut, Iowa. She was a great cook and a very hard worker. She enjoyed going out to eat and spending time with her children, grandchildren and friends. Her favorite pastimes were going to the casinos and shopping. Judith was a current member of the Peace United Church in Walnut and a past member of the Hancock United Methodist Church.

Judith died on Friday, September 1, 2006, at her home in Walnut, Iowa, having attained the age of sixty-one years, ten months and four days. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her granddaughter, Jennifer Sandbothe.

Survivors include her children: Jeffrey Nielsen and his wife Pam of Walnut, Iowa, and Sherry Sandbothe and her friend, Keith Chase of Red Oak, Iowa; three grandchildren: Eric Sandbothe and his fiancé Amy Weihs, Bailey Nielsen and Hunter Nielsen and one great grandson, Kolby Weihs; two brothers: Rick Brown of Hancock, Iowa and Steve Brown of McCook, Nebraska; other relatives and many friends.

Nielsen, Ydun Virginia (Jensen) - Feb. 23, 1924 - Aug. 7, 2006

Obit - Ydun Virginia (Jensen) Nielsen Feb. 23, 1924 - Aug. 7, 2006

Surnames:

Ydun Virginia (Jensen) Nielsen Feb. 23, 1924 - Aug. 7, 2006
Audubon County Advocate Journal
Audubon, IA

In Memory

Funeral services for Ydun Virginia Jensen Nielsen, 82, were conducted Aug. 14, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Kimballton, with Pastor Tony D. Ede officiating. Interment was in the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery. Casket bearers were nephews Bruce Hoegh, Winston Hoegh, Mark Larsen, Paul Larsen, Jeff Rasmussen and Kurt Rasmussen.

Ydun Virginia Jensen Nielsen, the daughter of Kirstine Simonsen Jensen and Thorvald G. Jensen, was born Feb. 23, 1924, in Kimballton, and died Aug. 7, 2006.

Virginia had seven brothers and sisters and was the seventh child in the family. She was baptized March 30, 1924, and confirmed May 15, 1938, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Kimballton. She attended school through tenth grade in Kimballton and attended Audubon High School for her junior and senior years, graduating as valedictorian of her class in 1941.

Virginia attended Grand View College in Des Moines, where she met her future husband, W. Clayton Nielsen of Lake Bentor, MN. After one year at Grand View, she attended and earned her B.A. in 1945 from the University of Northern Iowa (then Iowa State Teachers College) in Cedar Falls, and then taught English and speech at Glidden High School for two years.

On June 27, 1947, Virginia and Clayton were married at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Kimballton. Thereafter she joined Clayton, a Lutheran pastor, in his parish in Denmark, KS. She served as his helpmate there and in all subsequent parishes (in Withee, WI; Omaha, NE; and Axtell, NE). They raised two sons and one daughter.

Virginia taught school in various capacities wherever they lived: elementary school in Denmark, KS; high school in Withee-Owen, WI; television writing and other TV courses in Omaha, NE; and college extension courses in Axtell, NE. While teaching in the Omaha Public Schools, she wrote two textbooks for her courses in television production.

Virginia represented her church on national, state, and district boards as a member and officer; served on the board of directors of the Danish Immigrant Museum; and participated in such groups as Danish Brotherhood, Kimballton Folk Dancers, Community Heritage Society, Progressive Danes, Lutheran Church Women, and Bible study groups.

Upon retirement in 1988, Virginia and Clayton moved to Kimballton and later to Elk Horn.

Virginia was preceded in death by her parents; her brothers and sisters and their spouses: Erling and Rose Jensen; Amanda and Niels Boelth; Evald and Elna Jensen; Selma and Vernon Larson; Bernhardt and Margie Jensen and Olivia Hoegh.

She is survived by her husband of 59 years, Pastor W. Clayton Nielsen of Elk Horn; sons Warren and wife Erin Nielsen of Fremont, CA, Lance and wife Wende Nielsen of Boise, ID, and daughter Melanie Phoenix and partner Terry Robinson of Santa Rosa, CA; seven grandchildren: Chad Nielsen, Joy Nielsen, Ross Nielsen, Sarah Nielsen, Ashley Nielsen, Kirstin Nielsen, and Rachel Nielsen; five great-grandchildren; brother Gerald Jensen of Pleasant Hill, IA; brothers-in-law Everett and wife Marylin Nielsen of Fallbrook, CA, and Harold Hoegh and wife Lorraine of Exira; many nieces, nephews, cousins and extended family.

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Virginia Nielsen
Transcribed with permission, ©The Harlan Tribune
08/10/2006

Nielsen, 82, Elk Horn, died August 7, 2006.

ELK HORN -- Ydun Virginia Jensen Nielsen, 82, Elk Horn, died August 7.

Services will be held Monday, Aug. 14 at 10:30 a.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Kimballton with burial in the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery. A prayer service will be held Sunday, Aug. 13 at 6:30 p.m. at the church.
Nielsen is survived by her husband, Pastor W. Clayton Nielsen, of Elk Horn; sons Warren (Erin) Nielsen of Fremont, Ca. and Lance (Wende) Nielsen of Boise, Idaho; daughter Melanie Phoenix and partner Terry Robinson of Santa Rosa, Ca.; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; brother Gerald Jensen of Pleasant Hill; brothers-in-law Everett (Marylin) Nielsen of Fallbrook, Ca. and Harold (Lorraine) Hoegh of Exira.

Nollen, Michael J. - May 26, 1954 - July 4, 2006

Obit - Michael J. Nollen May 26, 1954 - July 4, 2006

Surnames:

Michael Nollen
Transcribed with permission, ©The Harlan Tribune
07/13/2006

Nollen, 52, Littleton, died July 4, 2006.

LITTLETON -- Michael J. Nollen, 52, Littleton, died July 4 at the Buchanan County Health Center.
Services were held July 7 at the Reiff Funeral Home and Crematory in Independence.

Nollen is survived by his wife, Mary, of Littleton; sons Anthony of Minneapolis and Saumel at home; daughter Margaret at home; parents Kenneth and Helen Nollen of Independence; sister Frances Swarts of Independence; and brothers William of Clutier and Terry of Albuquerque, N.M.

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www.reifffuneralhome.com
Michael J. Nollen
Date: July 04, 2006

Michael J. Nollen, 52, of Littleton, Iowa, and formerly of Cedar Rapids, Iowa died Tuesday, July 4, 2006 at the Buchanan County Health Center following a sudden illness.

Mike was born on May 26, 1954 in Harlan, Iowa the son of Kenneth M. and Helen I. (Baker) Nollen, he attended the Shelby, Iowa Schools and the Independence Community Schools after moving to Independence with his family in 1966. He served in the U.S. Army, and following his discharge he returned to the Cedar Rapids area, and became employed with the Whirlpool Company.

He is survived by his wife Mary of Littleton, Iowa, two sons; Anthony Nollen, Minneapolis, MN., Samuel Nollen at Home, and a daughter; Margaret Nollen at home. His parents; Kenneth and Helen Nollen, Independence, a sister; Frances Swarts, Independence, and two brothers; William Nollen, Clutier, IA., and Terry Nollen, Albuquerque, MN.

Funeral services will be held at 2 P.M Friday, July 7, 2006 at the Reiff Funeral Home & Crematory in Independence with Rev. Aloysius J. Vorwald officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4 to 8 P.M. Thursday, where a military memorial service will be held at 7 P.M. Thursday . Inurnment will be held at a later date.

Olsen, Marilyn Ann - d. July 21, 2006

Death notice - Marilyn Ann Olsen d. July 21, 2006

Surnames:

Marilyn Ann Olsen
Transcribed with permission, ©Daily Nonpareil
07/23/2006

Marilyn Ann Olsen, age 69 of Hancock, Iowa, passed away Friday, July 21, 2006, at Jennie Edmundson Hospital.

Survivors include her husband, Gene Olsen of Hancock; her children, Gene Olsen, Jr. and his wife Teresa of Leon, Iowa, Ron Olsen and his wife Deb of Hancock, Lonnie Olsen of Avoca, Iowa, and Sherry and her husband Don Harwick of Treynor, Iowa; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; her sister, Lila and her husband Perry Kelley of Jacksonville, Iowa.

Visitation will be Sunday, July 23, 2006, noon to 9 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Avoca. Family will greet friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Prayer service will be at 8 p.m. Funeral service will be Monday at 1 p.m. Interment in Hancock Cemetery in Hancock.

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Arrangements and Services For
Marilyn Ann Olsen - 69
Who Died On - Friday, July 21, 2006

Visitation
Sunday, July 23, 2006 - 12:00 Noon to 9:00 P.M.
Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Avoca, Iowa

Family Will Greet Friends
Sunday, July 23, 2006 - 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.
Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Avoca, Iowa

Prayer Service
Sunday, July 23, 2006 - 8:00 P.M.
Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Avoca, Iowa

Funeral Service
Monday, July 24, 2006 - 1:00 P.M.
Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Avoca, Iowa

Interment
Hancock Cemetery - Hancock, Iowa

Survivors include her husband, Gene Olsen of Hancock, Iowa; her children: Gene Olsen, Jr. and his wife, Teresa of Leon, Iowa; Ron Olsen and his wife Deb of Hancock, Iowa; Lonnie Olsen of Avoca, Iowa and Sherry and her husband Don Harwick of Treynor, Iowa; nine grandchildren; two great grandchildren; her sister,
Lila and her husband Perry Kelley of Jacksonville, Iowa.

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Olsen, Marilyn Ann (Russmann) September 27, 1936 - July, 21, 2006

Marilyn Ann Olsen - 69

Marilyn Ann Olsen, daughter of Paul and LaVerne (Mueller) Russmann, was born on September 27, 1936, in Walnut, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Walnut. Marilyn attended school in Walnut and graduated from Walnut High School and throughout her youth was active in 4-H. After high school, Marilyn attended and graduated from the Commercial Extension Business College in Omaha, Nebraska.

On September 29, 1956, Marilyn was united in marriage to Gene Olsen in Walnut, Iowa. Four children were born to this union. Marilyn worked for the Volunteer Bureau and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Omaha until 1957, when they moved to Hancock, Iowa. She babysat in her own home and later worked at Harold's Place in Hancock and finally at the AvoHa schools in Avoca from 1978 to her retirement in 1997. Even after her retirement, Marilyn continued working at the school as a substitute until 2006.

She was a devoted wife and loving mother who served as a Boy Scouts Den Mother and 4-H Leader while her children were young. She was a longtime and active member of the United Methodist Church in Hancock where she taught Sunday School and served several offices with the United Methodist Women's Auxiliary group. Marilyn was also a member of the Blazettes, the wives of the Hancock Volunteer Fire Department, the Botna Benders Club, the Wedded Band group of their church and a member of the Golden Spikes Camping Club. She loved spending time with her family especially square dancing with Gene and spoiling her grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Marilyn died on July, 21, 2006 at Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa having attained the age of sixty-nine years, nine months and twenty-four days. She was proceeded in death by her parents.

She is survived by her husband, Gene Olsen of Hancock, Iowa; her children: Gene Olsen, Jr. and his wife, Teresa of Leon, Iowa; Ron Olsen and his wife Deb of Hancock, Iowa; Lonnie Olsen of Avoca, Iowa and Sherry and her husband Don Harwick of Treynor, Iowa; nine grandchildren; two great grandchildren; her sister, Lila and her husband Perry Kelley of Jacksonville, Iowa; nieces and nephews, other relatives and many friends.

Funeral services were held on Monday, July 24, 2006 at the Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Avoca Chapel, with burial at Oak Hill Cemetery in Hancock, Iowa. Pastor Judy Flanegin of the Hancock United Methodist Church officiated. Serving as Honorary Casket Bearers were Jill, Loni, Megan and Jessica Olsen and Crystal Harwick. Serving as Casket Bearers were Jay Olsen, Chad Harwick, Brad Olsen, Dana Nielsen, Perry Kelley and Joel Briggs. Lunch followed at the Hancock Methodist Church.

Pauley, Cyrilla - d. July 10, 2006

Cyrilla Pauley d. July 10, 2006

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Services for Cyrilla Pauley of Earling are pending at the Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan. Cyrilla Pauley died Monday, July 10th, 2006 at the Little Flower Haven In Earling.

 

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Arrangements and Services For
Cyrilla M. Pauley - Age 89
Who Died On Monday, July 10, 2006

Visitation
Tuesday, July 11, 2006 4:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.
Wednesday, July 12, 2006 8:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.
Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Harlan, Iowa
Wednesday
July 12 2006 6:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church - Earling, Iowa

Wake Service
Wednesday, July 12, 2006 7:00 P.M.
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church - Earling, Iowa

A Mass of Christian Burial
Thursday, July 13, 2006 - 11:00 A.M.
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church - Earling, Iowa

Interment
St. Joseph’s Cemetery - Earling, Iowa

Survivors include her children: Jerome Pauley of Earling, IA; LeRoy (Linda) Pauley of St. Cloud, MN; Gloria (Marvin) Royal of Orlando, FL; Donna (Howard) Fullerton of Arlington Heights, IL; brothers & sisters: Evelyn Smith of Panama, IA; Sister Mary Helen Bissen of Glenview, IL; Walter (Catherine) Bissen of Earling, IA;
sister-in-law: Virginia Bissen of Earling, IA; brother-in-law: Jake Behrendt of Dunlap, IA.

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Harlan, Iowa 51537
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Cyrilla Pauley
Transcribed with permission, ©The Harlan Tribune
07/10/2006

Pauley, Earling, died July 10, 2006.

EARLING -- Services for Cyrilla Pauley, who died Monday, July 10 at the Little Flower Haven Nursing Home in Earling, are pending at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.

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Pauley, Cyrilla Magdalena (Bissen) January 29, 1917 - July 10, 2006

Cyrilla M. Pauley - Age 89

Cyrilla Magdalena Pauley, the daughter of Nicholas and Clara Book Bissen, was born on January 29, 1917, at Earling, Iowa. She was the seventh of seventeen children born to Nicholas and Clara. Cyrilla was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling, Iowa. She attended St. Joseph’s Catholic School in Earling and grew to adulthood on her parent’s farm in Earling.

On November 9, 1937, Cyrilla was united in marriage to Albert Pauley at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling. This union was blessed with four children: Jerome, LeRoy, Gloria and Donna. After their marriage, the couple farmed near Panama, Iowa, for six years before moving to a farm near Tennant, Iowa, which they farmed for the next five years. In 1949, they purchased a farm near Earling, Iowa. This farm was their home until 1996. Cyrilla then resided in an apartment in Earling. In 2006, Cyrilla became a resident of the Little Flower Haven Nursing Home. In addition to assisting with the farm work, cooking, baking and gardening, Cyrilla enjoyed quilting, cross-stitch and embroidery.

Cyrilla died on Monday, July 10, 2006, at the Little Flower Haven Nursing Home in Earling, Iowa, having attained the age of eighty-nine years, five months, and eleven days. In addition to her parents, and her husband, Albert, Cyrilla was preceded in death by a daughter-in-law, Betty (Weis); son-in-law, Lee M. Gross; a grandson, J.R. Gross; and a great-grandson, Nathan Parker; four brothers: Nicholas, Jr. (Corrine), Sylvan, Joseph (Pauline), and Leo; eight sisters: Hulda Bissen, Hilda Bauman (Louis and Joe), Adella Bissen; Adella Stracke (Alfons), Mary Bruck (Tony), Irene Bissen, Leona Bissen, Theresa Behrendt; and a brother-in-law, Ural Smith.

Survivors include her children: two sons, Jerome Pauley of Earling, Iowa; LeRoy Pauley and his wife, Linda of St. Cloud, Minnesota; two daughters, Gloria and her husband, Marvin Royal of Orlando, Florida; Donna and her husband, Howard Fullerton of Arlington Heights, Illinois; fourteen grandchildren; twenty-two great-grandchildren; brother and sisters: Walter Bissen and his wife Catherine of Earling, Iowa; Sister Mary Helen Bissen of Glenview, Illinois; Evelyn Smith of Panama, Iowa; Mildred Von Hagel of Rosenberg, Texas; sister-in-law, Virginia Bissen of Earling, Iowa; brother-in-law, Jake Behrendt of Dunlap, Iowa; nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Thursday, July 13, 2006, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling, Iowa, at 11:00 A.M. with Rev. Michael Berner as the celebrant. Interment was in St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Earling, Iowa, with Kim Wessels, Julie Langenfeld, Jayne Parker, Anne Pauley, Erin Strum, and Alician Fullerton serving as honorary casket bearers. Serving as casket bearers were Eric Pauley, Timothy Pauley, Gary Pauley, Eric Gross, Jason Fullerton, Brett Pauley, Brian Pauley and Bradley Pauley.

Pedersen, Leroy Leistad - April 4, 1930 - August 6, 2006

Obit - Leroy Leistad Pedersen April 4, 1930 - August 6, 2006

Surnames:

Leroy Leistad Pedersen, age 76
(April 4, 1930 - August 6, 2006)

VISITATION
Wednesday, August 9 after 5:00 PM
Family present 5-7 PM
Prayer Service 6:30 PM
Ohde Funeral Home, Kimballton, Iowa

FUNERAL SERVICE
Thursday, August 10 11:00 AM
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Atlantic, Iowa

INTERMENT
Private family service
Elk Horn Lutheran Cemetery

Leroy Leistad, son of Peder K. and Olga (Leistad) Pedersen, was born on April 4, 1930, in rural Audubon County, Iowa. He graduated from Elk Horn High School in 1948. After high school he worked on his uncle’s farm for a couple years before taking a job at Pelgas in Atlantic.

On August 26, 1950, Leroy was united in marriage with Clara Kelley of Atlantic. Three children were born to this union. The couple took up residence in Atlantic while he continued with Pelgas until joining the United States Army. After his honorable discharge in 1953, Leroy and Clara moved to Elk Horn to run the Fina Station, establishing Leroy’s Service. Leroy retired in 1994 after 41 years in business.

Leroy was baptized and confirmed in Elk Horn Lutheran Church and at the time of his death was an active member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Atlantic. Church involvement was a significant part of his life. Leroy was a lifelong member of the Better Elk Horn Club. He also served on the Board of Directors of the Salem Lutheran Home, Danish Windmill, Danish Immigrant Museum, and had served on the Marne Elk Horn Telephone Company Board for the past fifteen years. Leroy received a volunteer award from the Danish Immigrant Museum for 1000 hours of volunteer work. He was a shareholder and board member of the AmericInn Motel and Suites of Elk Horn.

Leroy’s hobbies included traveling with his wife to 47 states, along with a Caribbean cruise and a trip to Aruba. He enjoyed gardening, nature, and sports, especially Dodgers baseball and the Iowa Hawkeyes. He also enjoyed spending as much time as possible with his three grandchildren, Justin, Holly and Jeremiah. Leroy took pride in spending time to help his community and his church.

Following a year-long battle with cancer, Leroy died Sunday, August 6, 2006, at Bergen Mercy Hospital, in Omaha, Nebraska at the age of 76 years, 4 months and 2 days.

Leroy was preceded in death by his parents; infant sister Gudren Pedersen; sister Joyce Strandskov; brother-in-law Paul Nielsen; and nephews Jon Strandskov and Dean Jacobsen.

He is survived by his wife of 55 years Clara Pedersen of Elk Horn; daughter Cindy Murillo of Clarksville, TN; son Pastor Kelley Pedersen of Niobrara, NE; daughter Jody and husband Scot Janssen of Stacyville; three grandchildren: Jeremiah Murillo, and Justin and Holly Janssen; three sisters: Margery and husband Dallas Hansen; Helen Nielsen; and Gudren and husband Warren Jacobsen, all of Elk Horn; many nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends.

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Petersen, Vernon G. - d. July 8, 2006

Death notice - Vernon G. Petersen d. July 8, 2006

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Services for 87-year-old Vernon G. Petersen of Council Bluffs, formerly of Jacksonville, will be held at 10:00 am Thursday, July 13th 2006, at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Jacksonville. Burial will be at the Jacksonville Cemetery. Vernon Petersen died Saturday, July 8th, 2006 at his home. Survivors include 1 son, Leonard Kay (Celine) of Council Bluffs; 1 sister, Eunice Kemp (James) of Atlantic; and 1 brother-in-law, Orville Hansen of Audubon; 3 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. The Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan is in charge of the arrangements.

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Vernon Petersen
Transcribed with permission, ©The Harlan Tribune
07/10/2006

Petersen, 87, Harlan, died July 8, 2006.

HARLAN -- Vernon Petersen, 87, Harlan, formerly of Jacksonville, died Saturday, July 8 in Council Bluffs.
Services will be held Thursday, July 13 at 10 a.m. at Bethlehem Lutheran Church. Visitation times are pending at Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Harlan.
Petersen is survived by his son, Leonard (Celine) Kay of Council Bluffs; sister Eunice (James) Kemp of Atlantic; brother-in-law Orville Hansen of Audubon; three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

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Vernon G. Petersen
Transcribed with permission, ©Daily Nonpareil
07/12/2006

Vernon G. Petersen, age 87, died on Saturday, July 8, 2006, in Council Bluffs, Iowa former Jacksonville and Harlan, Iowa resident.

Vernon attended and graduated from Harlan Schools. WWII Veteran, lifelong member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Jacksonville, Iowa.

Survivors include his son, Leonard (Celine) Kay, of Council Bluffs, Iowa; sister: Eunice (James) Kemp, of Atlantic, Iowa; brother-in-law, Orville Hansen, of Audubon, Iowa.

Visitation will be Wednesday, July 12, 2006, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Harlan, Iowa, Family Will Greet Friends on Wednesday, July 12, 2006, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Prayer Service will be Wednesday, July 12, 2006 at 7 p.m. at funeral home. Funeral Service will be Thursday, July 13, 2006, at 10 a.m. at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Jacksonville, Iowa. Military Rites Jacksonville Cemetery, Jacksonville.

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Petersen, Vernon G. January 30, 1919 - July 8, 2006

Vernon G. Petersen - Age - 87

Vernon G. Petersen, the son of Peter and Matilda M. (Smidt) Petersen, was born on January 30, 1919, at Harlan, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Jacksonville, Iowa.

Vernon attended Harlan Community Schools.

On April 4, 1942, Vernon enlisted in the United States Army at Fort Des Moines, Iowa. He served his country during World War II in the South Pacific. Vernon was awarded a Philippine Liberation Ribbon with one Bronze Star and a Good Conduct Medal. He was honorably discharged on November 29, 1945, at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas.

On September 21, 1950, Vernon was united in marriage to Alice (Davis) Kay at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. They raised one son, Leonard. After their marriage, the couple made their home on a farm north of Jacksonville, Iowa, until moving to Harlan in March of 1968, when Vernon retired.

Vernon was a lifelong member of the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Jacksonville, Iowa, and a member of the Shelby County VFW Post No. 941. He loved spending time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren and enjoyed horses.
Vernon died on Saturday, July 8, 2006, at the residence of his son in Council Bluffs, Iowa, having attained the age of eighty-seven years, five months and eight days. In addition to his parents, and his wife, Alice, Vernon was preceded in death by his sister, Ruth Jean Hansen, and Leland Smidt.

Survivors include his son, Leonard Kay and his wife, Celine of Council Bluffs, Iowa; three grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; his sister: Eunice and her husband, James Kemp of Atlantic, Iowa; and his brother-in-law: Orville Hansen of Audubon, Iowa; other relatives and many friends.

Funeral services were held on Thursday, July 13, 2006, at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Jacksonville, Iowa, at 10:00 A.M. with Pastor Ron Rasmussen officiating. Military Rites were conducted in the Jacksonville Cemetery in Jacksonville, Iowa, by the American Legion Helmer Reyelt Post No. 150 and the Shelby County VFW Post No. 941. Serving as casket bearers were Dan Duggan, Jim Chambers, Mike Gaul, Max Hansen, Jeff Eggerling, and Mike Sorrell.

Petersen, Leona Irene - d. July 25, 2006

Leona Irene Petersen d. July 25, 2006

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Services for 87-year-old Leona Irene Petersen of Harlan will be held 10:30 am Friday, July 28th, 2006 at the Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan. Burial will be at the Jacksonville Cemetery. Leona Petersen died Tuesday, July 25th, 2006 at Elm Crest Retirement Community in Harlan. Survivors include 1 son, Daryl Christensen (Joy) of Sioux Falls, SD; 1 step-son, Bernard Petersen (Shirley) of Minneapolis, MN; 1 step-daughter, Diane Petersen of Minneapolis, MN; 1 sister, Dorothy Zaiger of Audubon; 10 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be held 2:00 to 9:00 pm with the family present from 7:00 to 8:30 pm on Thursday, July 27th, 2006 at the Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.

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Arrangements and Services For
Leona I. Petersen - Age 87
Who Died On - Tuesday, July 25, 2006

Visitation
Thursday, July 27, 2006 - 2:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.
Pauley Jones Funeral Home Harlan, Iowa

Family Will Greet Friends
Thursday, July 27, 2006 7:00 P.M. - 8:30 P.M.
Pauley Jones Funeral Home Harlan, Iowa

Funeral Service
Friday, July 28, 2006 - 10:30 A.M.
Pauley Jones Funeral Home Harlan, Iowa

Interment
Jacksonville Cemetery - Jacksonville, Iowa

Survivors include her son, Daryl (Joy) Christensen of Sioux Falls, SD; step-son, Bernard (Shirley) Petersen of Minneapolis, MN; step-daughter: Diane Petersen of Minneapolis, MN; sister, Dorothy Zaiger of Audubon, IA;
sister-in-law, Bernadine Gaer of Harlan, IA.

Pauley Jones Funeral Homes
Harlan, Iowa 51537
Avoca, Iowa 51521
www.pauleyjones.com

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Petersen, Leona Irene (Gaer) March 6, 1919 - July 25, 2006

Leona I. Petersen - Age - 87

Leona Irene Petersen, the daughter of Adolph and Nancy (Rank) Gaer, was born on March 6, 1919, at Harlan, Iowa. She attended school at Kirkman, Iowa. Leona also attended Beauty School.

On January 1, 1940, Leona was united in marriage to Vernon L. Christensen at the Church of Christ in Harlan, Iowa. Three sons were born to this union: Gary, Elwood and Daryl. After their marriage, the couple farmed in the Redline, Harlan, and Elk Horn, Iowa, areas. Leona would help Vernon with every chore on the farm as long as it did not include operating a motorized vehicle.

On August 16, 1975, Leona was united in marriage to Gorden E. Petersen at the Little Brown Church in the Vail in Nashua, Iowa. The couple made their home in Harlan, Iowa, where Gorden was later employed with Southwest Transit driving a bus in the Shelby County Area for senior citizens. Leona looked forward to riding with Gorden, especially on trips to K-Mart and day visits to relatives and friends. She was employed at the Baptist Memorial Home as a nurse’s aide.

Leona was a member of the Church of Christ in Harlan, Iowa, as well as its social clubs. She loved to cook and enjoyed making food for company and others. She enjoyed baking pies and cobblers and canning garden produce. Leona had five freezers in her basement full of chickens and would get worried if the number of chickens fell below thirty. She never learned to drive, but enjoyed riding along to go out or to Mickel's to eat or to Dairy Queen for a cone. Leona was a strong and sociable woman whose warm spirit was displayed through her hospitality.

Leona became a resident of the Elm Crest Retirement Community in Harlan, Iowa, in August of 2003. It was there that she died Tuesday, July 25, 2006, having attained the age of eighty-seven years, four months and nineteen days. In addition to her husband, Gorden, Leona was preceded in death by two sons, Elwood and Gary, a grandchild, her brothers: Lester and Howard, and a brother-in-law, Earl Zaiger.

Survivors include her son Daryl Christensen and his wife, Joy of Sioux Falls, South Dakota; her step-son, Bernard Petersen and his wife, Shirley of Minneapolis, Minnesota; her step-daughter, Diane Petersen of Minneapolis, Minnesota; ten grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; her sister, Dorothy Zaiger of Audubon, Iowa; and sister-in-law, Bernadine Gaer of Harlan, Iowa; other relatives and a great many friends.

Funeral Services were held on Friday, July 28, 2006, at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan, Iowa, at 10:30 A.M. with Roy North officiating. Interment was in the Jacksonville Cemetery in Jacksonville, Iowa, with Bill Lambert, Philip Daringer, Ben Statema, Tom Gaer, Jon Hansen and Don Sorensen serving as casket bearers.

Powell, AdaBeth Powell d. Sept. 1, 2006

Death notice - AdaBeth Powell d. Sept. 1, 2006

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AdaBeth Powell
Transcribed with permission, ©The Harlan Tribune
09/12/2006

WEBSTER, Texas -- AdaBeth Powell, 84, Webster, Texas, a former resident of Harlan, died Sept. 1, 2006 in Webster.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19 at the First Baptist Church in Harlan.

Powell retired from Myrtue Memorial Hospital in 1987, having worked in the data entry department for many years. Among her local survivors is a sister-in-law, Marge Maupin, of Harlan.

Reid, Albert P. "Bud" - May 19, 1925 - Sept. 5, 2006

Obit - Albert P. "Bud" Reid May 19, 1925 - Sept. 5, 2006

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Albert P. "Bud" Reid May 19, 1925 - Sept. 5, 2006
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09/07/2006

Albert P. "Bud" Reid, age 81, of Council Bluffs, passed away Sept. 5, 2006.

He was born in Portsmouth, Iowa on May 19, 1925, to Albert A. and Laura (Leinen) Reid. He served his county during W.W. II with the US Army. Bud married Viola on Aug. 27, 1948. He worked as an elevator superintendent for Archer Daniels Midland for 43 years, retiring in 1990 in which time he moved back to Council Bluffs.

Bud was preceded in death by his wife, Viola, Feb. 22, 2006; his parents; grandson, Jeffrey Thordsen; brother, John Reid; sister, Violet Hodge.

Survivors include daughter, Linda Thordsen and husband, Allen of Council Bluffs; granddaughters, Stephanie Juhl and Tom of Watertown, Wis. and Mickell Harris and Chris of Green Bay, Wis.; four great grandchildren; sisters, Darlene Lara, Bernadette Scott and John, Mary Page and Darrel, all of Council Bluffs, Ila May Mayo and Johnny of Gray, Ga.; brothers, Claude and Daisy, Everett and Benny, Verle and Maxine, Floyd and Sharon, Lloyd and Mary, Larry and Sharon, all of Council Bluffs.

Visitation with family Friday 6 to 8 p.m. at Cutler-O'Neill-Meyer-Woodring Funeral Home. Funeral services Saturday 11 a.m. also at the funeral home, Rev. Jeannie Bates, Pastor of the Gethsemane Presbyterian Church officiant. Interment Ridgewood Cemetery. Memorials to The Center preferred. Luncheon to follow at Gethsemane Church.

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Rihner, Rosemary - d. Sept. 9, 2006

Death notice - Rosemary Rihner d. Sept. 9, 2006

Surnames:

Rosemary Rihner
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09/11/2006

Rosemary Rihner, 63, of Avoca, passed away Saturday, Sept. 9, 2006, at Avoca Nursing and Rehab.

Survivors include husband, David Rihner of Avoca; sons, Dan Rihner of Harlan, Brian Rihner and wife, Lynne, of Denison; five grandchildren; brother, Ray Estes and wife, Jean, of Logan.

Visitation with the family will be tonight from 6:30 to 8 p.m. At United Church of Avoca. Services will be Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. At United Church of Avoca. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery. Knutson Family Chapel in Avoca is in charge of arrangements.

Rohe, Merlin Edward - April 10, 1957 - Aug. 6, 2006

Obit - Merlin Edward Rohe April 10, 1957 - Aug. 6, 2006

Surnames:

Merlin Edward Rohe April 10, 1957 - Aug. 6, 2006
Audubon County Advocate Journal
Audubon, IA

In Memory

Funeral services for Merlin E. Rohe, 49, were conducted Aug. 11, at Sacred Heart Church in Manning, with Rev. Andrew Hoffmann officiating. Interment was at the Sacred Heart Cemetery in Manning. Casket bearers were Daryl Rohe, Dave Rohe, Denny Steffes, Lynn Phillips, Daryle Rowedder and Roger "Black" Vollstedt.

Merlin Edward Rohe, the son of Gene and Leona (Meislahn) Rohe, was born April 10, 1957, in Carroll, and died Aug. 6, 2006 in his home.

Merlin attended school in Manning and graduated in 1975. He completed EMT training and served as an EMT for over ten years.

On Feb. 2, 1980, Merlin was united in marriage with Teresa McKay and two children were born to this union. Merlin worked as a mechanic for his cousin Dave at Rohe 66. He then worked as a feed salesman and at a hog confinement for a time. For five years, Merlin worked in maintenance for the City of Manning. He spent some time working on the oil pipeline in Wyoming before returning home and working at various mechanic jobs. Merlin bought his own business in 2001, establishing Rohe Repair. Health issues forced Merlin into early retirement in 2005.

Merlin is survived by his children Derrick Rohe and wife Jessica of Audubon; and Dawn Rohe and special friend Boss Jenkins of Manning; grandchildren Kennedy Rohe, Alexis Fabian and Austin Fabian, and Kaui Jenkins; parents Gene and Leona Rohe of Manning; six siblings: Mike Rohe and wife Mary of Manning; Mary Lou and husband Steve Wieland of Westside; Doris and husband Charles Erlbacher of Dow City; Diane and husband Kevin Teno of Harlan; Ken Rohe of Manning; and Keith Rohe and wife Kristy of Templeton; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Schmidt, Nell I. - d. August 29, 2006

Death notice - Nell I. Schmidt d. August 29, 2006

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Arrangements and Services For
Nell I. Schmidt - 86
Who Died On - Monday, August 29, 2006

Visitation
Tuesday, August 29, 2006 5:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.
Wednesday, August 30, 2006 8:00 A.M. - 9:00 P.M.
Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Harlan, Iowa

Rosary
Wednesday , August 30, 2006 8:00 P.M.
Pauley Jones Funeral Home Harlan, Iowa

A Mass Of Christian Burial
Thursday, August 31, 2006 - 11:00 A.M.
St. Michael’s Catholic Church - Harlan, Iowa

Interment
Harlan Cemetery -Harlan, Iowa

Survivors include her children Eugene (Betty) Schmidt of Harlan, IA; Janiece (Tom) Rau of Shelby, IA; Don (Katy) Schmidt of Gillette, WY; Larry (Marilyn) Schmidt of Columbia Heights, MN

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Services for 86-year-old Nell Schmidt of Dunlap, formerly of Harlan, will be held 11:00 am Thursday, August 31st, at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Harlan. Burial will be at the Harlan Cemetery. Nell Schmidt died Monday, August 28th at the Dunlap Nursing and Rehab Center. Survivors include 3 sons, Eugene Schmidt (Betty) of Harlan, Don Schmidt (Katy) of Gillette, WY, and Larry Schmidt (Marilyn) of Columbia Heights, MN; 1 daughter, Janice Rau (Tom) of Shelby. The Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan is in charge of the arrangements.

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Harlan, Iowa 51537
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Schmidt, Ellen Irene "Nell" (Skoch) November 11, 1919 - August 28, 2006

Ellen Irene "Nell" Schmidt - Age 86

Ellen Irene "Nell" Schmidt, daughter of Frank August and Margaret "Maggie" (Mitchell) Skoch, was born at home, near Baileyville, Kansas, on November 11, 1919. Nell was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in St. Benedict, Kansas. Nell attended country school just down the road from their family farm on ground that her father donated for the school. She later worked as a hired girl for her cousin, Pete Rettelle, and always helped out on her parents’ farm.

Nell was united in marriage to Laurence Louis Schmidt on April 27, 1938, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in St. Benedict, Kansas, the same church Laurence’s parents were married in. Four children were born into this union: Eugene, Janiece, Don and Larry. After their marriage, Laurence and Nell moved to the farm that Laurence had been farming the year before they were married.

They remained here until moving to a farm south of Sabetha, Kansas for a few years and then moved to a farm near Sabetha Lake, west of Sabetha. This was their home until January of 1958, when the family moved to Harlan, Iowa, where Laurence was a district manager for Archer Oil. Nell sold Avon for nearly forty years. She always had a big garden and a tremendous amount of flowers. Nell loved birds, especially cardinals that she would catch and keep as pets when she young. Nell was a member of St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan.

In July of 2002, Nell and Laurence relocated to the Dunlap Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Dunlap, Iowa. Laurence died on September 20, 2003, at the Dunlap Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Dunlap. Nell continued to make her home in Dunlap until her death on August 28, 2006, having attained the age of eighty-six years, nine months and seventeen days.

In addition to her parents and husband, Nell was preceded in death by her brother Francis Skoch and four sisters, Mary Stallbaumer, Kate Stallbaumer, Teresa Reicherter and Rose Brady Dodd, and her grandson Steven Schmidt in 1965.

Nell is survived by her children Eugene Schmidt and his wife Betty of Harlan, Iowa; Janiece and her husband Tom Rau of Shelby, Iowa; Don Schmidt and his wife Katy of Gillette, Wyoming; Larry Schmidt and his wife Marilyn of Columbia Heights, Minnesota; fifteen grandchildren; thirty-four great grandchildren; nieces and nephews, other relatives and many friends.

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Thursday, August 31,2006 at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan, Iowa at 11:00 A.M. with Rev. Robert Hoefler as the celebrant. Interment was in the Harlan Cemetery in Harlan, Iowa, with Brian Schmidt, Dustin Schmidt,Michael Schmidt, Brett Sherer Pat Ferrel, and Mike Kienast serving as casket bearers.

Simmons, Agnes M. - d. July 11, 2006

Death notice - Agnes M. Simmons d. July 11, 2006

Surnames:

Agnes M. Simmons
Transcribed with permission, ©Daily Nonpareil
07/13/2006

Agnes M. Simmons, age 92, of Harlan, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, July 11, 2006, at Elm Crest Retirement Community.

Agnes was born in Pisgah, Iowa, and attended school there. She worked in retail sales.

Preceded in death by husband of 59 years, Harry Simmons, on August 30, 1992.

Survivors include son, Merle Simmons of Mountain Home, Ark.; daughter, Marlene Nielson of Harlan, Iowa; sister, Hilda Pippitt of Omaha, Neb.; 9 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

Graveside service will be Friday, July 14, 2006, 10 a.m. in Preparation Cemetery, Pisgah, Iowa, with John Farrell officiating.

Memorials may be offered to Shelby Ambulance Fund.

Sorensen, Wade Robert - d. September 30, 2006

Death notice - Wade Robert Sorensen d. September 30, 2006

Surnames:

Arrangements and Services For
Wade Robert Sorensen - 58
Who Died On - Saturday, September 30, 2006

Visitation
Monday, October 2, 2006 - 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Tuesday, October 3, 2006 - 8:00 am to 9:00 PM
Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Harlan, Iowa

Family Will Greet Friends
Tuesday, October 3, 2006 - 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Harlan, Iowa

Funeral Service
Wednesday, October 4, 2006 - 11:00 am
Immanuel Lutheran Church - Harlan, Iowa

Interment
Harlan Cemetery - Harlan, Iowa

He is survived by his wife, Donna Sorensen; his children: Annette (Tracy) Elder and Clayton Sorensen; his brother, Eric Sorensen, all of Harlan, IA.

Posted with permission from:
Pauley Jones Funeral Homes
Harlan, Iowa 51537
www.pauleyjones.com

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Sorensen, Wade Robert February 21, 1948 - September 30, 2006

Wade Robert Sorensen - Age 58

Wade Robert Sorensen, son of Robert and JoAnn (Christensen) Sorensen was born on February 21, 1948, in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Wade attended the Harlan Community Schools, graduating with the class of 1966. While in school, Wade worked on Escher farm. Wade was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Harlan.

On October 13, 1968, he was united in marriage to Donna Adkins in Riverton, Iowa. Two children were born to this union: Annette and Clayton. After their marriage, Wade worked at Jacobs Tool as a welder. After work, he would go work in the field for Edwin Olson. He retired from Jacobs in 1996 after 28 years of service and drove a school bus for two years after his retirement.

Wade’s hobbies included fishing, hunting, boating, shooting, and going for rides with his dogs, Lady and Annie. He enjoyed taking his grandchildren fishing when he watched them. He was a member of the Harlan Hookers, Harlan Lions Club, Odd Fellows, and Friends of Prairie Rose State Park.

Wade died at Myrtue Medical Center on Saturday, September 30, 2006, having attained the age of fifty-eight years, seven months, and nine days. He was preceded in death by his parents, JoAnn and Robert Sorensen, and his brother, Basil Sorensen.

Wade is survived by his wife Donna Sorensen, his daughter Annette and her husband Tracy Elder, his son Clayton Sorensen, his grandchildren: Kurtis, Kain, and Kyle Louscher and his brother Eric Sorensen, all of Harlan, Iowa, nieces and nephews, other relatives, and many friends.

A Celebration of Life was celebrated on Wednesday, October 4, 2006 at 11:00 A.M. with Pastor Heather Ploen officiating . Interment was held in the Harlan Cemetery, Harlan, Iowa with Gene Wiig, Robert McLaughlin, Bob Rounds, Ralph Doran, Jim Schechinger, Kenny Escher, Tim Sorensen, and Vince Jauron serving as casket bearers.

Sornsen, Ronald R. - d. Sept. 23, 2006

Death notice - Ronald R. Sornsen d. Sept. 23, 2006

Surnames:

Ronald R. Sornsen
Transcribed with permission, ©Daily Nonpareil
09/25/2006

Ronald R. Sornsen, age 80, of Avoca, Iowa, passed away Saturday, Sept. 23, 2006, at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan, Iowa.

Survivors include brother, Gene (Maxine) Sornsen of Avoca, Iowa; 2 nephews, Lynn (Kari) Sornsen of Dallas, Texas, and Steve (Linda) Sornsen of Ames, Iowa; 4 grandnieces.

Visitation with the family will be Monday evening from 7 to 8 p.m. At Trinity Lutheran Church, Avoca, Iowa. Funeral service will be Tuesday, September 26, 2006, 2 p.m. At the church with burial in Graceland Cemetery.

Stone, Gavin Archie - November 17, 1988 - August 15, 2006

Obit - Gavin Archie Stone November 17, 1988 - August 15, 2006

Surnames:

Gavin Archie Stone, age 17
(November 17, 1988 - August 15, 2006)

Visitation
Thursday, August 17, 2006, After 6 PM
Ohde Funeral Home
Manilla, Iowa

Mass of the Christian Burial
Friday, August 18, 2006, 10:30 AM
Sacred Heart Church
Manilla, Iowa

Interment
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Manilla, Iowa

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Teen drowns in area lake

Transcribed with permission, ©Daily Nonpareil
TOM MCMAHON, Staff Writer
08/16/2006

Rescue workers remove the body of a Minnesota teen from Prairie Rose State Park Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 15.

HARLAN - A 17-year-old Minnesota boy drowned Tuesday while swimming with family members at Prairie Rose State Park southwest of Harlan.

Shelby County Sheriff Gene Cavenaugh said the teen, whose name has not been released pending notification of family, was swimming with two younger cousins when he went under the water about 1:15 p.m.

Park Manager Michelle Reinig said she arrived at the scene after a beach visitor notified her someone had gone under.

"When I got there, a woman was pulling the two younger kids out of the water and trying to find the other boy," Reinig said.

She and the park ranger attempted to locate the young man without success.

"They were swimming in about 8-feet of water," she said. "The other boys said they were getting tired. We are not sure what happened."

Rescue workers from Harlan and Anita and dive teams from Lewis Township, Cass and Crawford counties arrived shortly thereafter, Reinig said.

Cavenaugh said the teen's body was recovered about an hour and a half after the search began. The Shelby County Medical Examiner pronounced him dead at the scene.

The State Medical Examiner's Office in Ankeny is conducting an autopsy today. The office's Director of Forensic Operations, John Kraemer said preliminary results would not be available until later today or early tomorrow.

Cavenaugh said the family, from Kasson, Minn., was visiting relatives in Manilla and camping at the park. He said the teen's mother arrived at the beach as the two younger boys were yelling for help. The father arrived shortly thereafter.

"It is terrible thing," he said. "It is just one of those things that happen."

Tuesday's drowning was the park's second drowning this year. William Thomas of Council Bluffs drowned in February while ice fishing.

"We haven't had a drowning in 25 years, and now we have two in less than six months," Reining said. "It is terrible when a family vacation turns to horror."

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Services for 17-year-old Gavin Stone of Kasson, MN will be held 10:30 am Friday, August 18th, at the Sacred Heart Church in Manilla. Burial will be at the Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Manilla. Gavin Stone died Tuesday, August 15th, at Prairie Rose State Park east of Harlan. Survivors include his parents Scott and Theresa Stone of Kasson, MN; 1 sister, Justine Stone of Kasson, MN. Local family members include grandparents, Daryl and Carole Chapman of Manilla; great-grandmother, Inez Rostermundt of Manilla; aunts and uncles, Jande Bandow of Manilla, Robert Chapman of Manilla, Marilyn Coleman of Omaha; Regina Ransom of Forsythe, MO, Kurt Chapman of Manilla, Lynda Benson of Grimes, Kent Chapman of Indianola, Sara Wells of Altoona, Jeff Stone of West Des Moines and Ben Stone of West Des Moines. Visitation will be held 6:00 pm Thursday, August 17th, with a prayer service at 7:30 pm at the Ohde Funeral Home in Manilla.

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Teen Drowned In Shallow Water
Minnesota Teenager Drowns In Iowa Lake

POSTED: 5:27 pm CDT August 15, 2006
UPDATED: 8:57 am CDT August 16, 2006

HARLAN, Iowa -- A teenage boy from Minnesota drowned Tuesday afternoon in an Iowa lake in about 8 feet of water.

The boy's mother said he was swimming with his brothers at Prairie Rose State Park near Harlan. She said he never came back to the surface.

According to the Department of Natural Resources, a 17-year-old male died while attempting to swim to a marker buoy at the park beach. The teenager was reported missing around 1:15 p.m. and his body was recovered by local dive teams later in the afternoon, about 10 feet from where he was last seen, according to Harlan Fire Chief Roger Bissen.

The 204-acre lake is southeast of Harlan.

Eleven volunteer firefighters, several dive teams, six law enforcement officers and five paramedics rushed to the lake to save the boy.

"After we were on scene for a while, we knew chances were getting slimmer and slimmer; it ended up being a recovery," Bissen said.

Bissen said the boy drowned in 8 feet of water. He said the lake quickly drops off to 16-foot depths. There are signs all around the area marking the drop. Bissen said the teenager was swimming out of the designated area.

Rescuers don't know why the teenager never came back up after he went down. The chief said he was in good health and he was an average swimmer.

The medical examiner in Des Moines is doing the autopsy. Investigators aren't releasing the name of the boy yet.

The death was the second tragedy at Prairie Rose Park in the last six months.

"Late winter, when the lakes were thawing, we had an ice break through and some fishermen went down," Bissen said.

Bissen said it's hard when a rescue turns into a recovery.

Copyright 2006 by KETV.com.

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Tragic drowning at Prairie Rose Lake
Transcribed with permission, ©The Harlan Tribune
08/18/2006

Members of area dive teams helped in the search for a 17-year-old Minnesota boy who drowned at Prairie Rose Lake Tuesday, Aug. 15.

HARLAN -- A 17-year-old Minnesota boy drowned at Prairie Rose Lake near Harlan Tuesday afternoon, August 15.

Gavin A. Stone was swimming with two others, one identified as his cousin, at the beach area on the north side of the lake about 1:15 p.m. when he went under water, officials said. His body was pulled from the lake by members of special dive units called in for the rescue and recovery operation, approximately two hours after witnesses contacted authorities.

It's the second such accident at Prairie Rose State Park in the last six months. A Council Bluffs man died in an ice fishing accident on the lake last February when he and two others fell through the thin ice, not far from the location of Tuesday's drowning.

"It's just tragic," said Jan Curtis, Prairie Rose State Park Ranger, who was the first on the scene at both drownings this year along with Michelle Reinig, park manager. "This is two within a year," and that's two too many, she said.

Curtis and Reinig were alerted to Tuesday's accident by a witness who was at the beach Tuesday afternoon, and had driven around the lake to the Park Ranger station to seek help. Curtis immediately jumped in a flat-bottom boat and raced to the beach area while Reinig took a truck around the lake to search from shore.
Within minutes additional authorities arrived to help in the rescue.

"It wasn't long before (Shelby County Chief Deputy) Mark (Hervey) arrived and he helped us with the search," said Curtis.

Family members had decided they wanted a few minutes with their son before he was taken away.

Gavin's mother and father, Scott and Theresa Stone, walked down the slope from the parking lot at the beach where they'd waited for two hours as authorities searched for their son, and stood next to the ambulance. Only minutes before, a search and rescue dive team had pulled their son from the lake.

The area that had bustled with nervous activity only a few moments earlier in the search for the 17-year-old grew quiet as the family clasped hands with rescue personnel and local pastor Greg White, Grace Baptist Church. They formed a circle, bowed their heads and said a prayer.

They hugged and then climbed into the back of Medivac Ambulance/Rescue for some time with the teen before his body was taken away.

Officials called it a tragic accident. The Minnesota family was camping at the state park. They have relatives in the Manilla area and were visiting.

Shelby County Sheriff Gene Cavenaugh said Gavin was swimming with the two youngsters when he just went under. The youths were just beyond the roped-off area of the beach, but inside the two buoys which signify the swim area at the lake. Much of the swimming area is 3-5 feet in depth, but near the buoys it is 8-10 feet and drops off to 16 feet or more, officials said.

"Whether or not he got cramps or what happened, we're just not sure, but he went down," said Cavenaugh.
As he struggled in the water, he also grabbed his seven-year-old cousin, Cody Chapman, swimming with him at the lake. "He got ahold of the seven-year-old's leg and was pulling him down, too, but then the seven-year-old said he just let go," said Cavenaugh.

The two younger boys then had their own struggle to get to shore. Julie Klein, Harlan, was at the beach swimming with her two children, Nic and Haley. She said she was reading a magazine on the sand when a grandma of another group of kids at the beach mentioned one boy being missing, and then Julie saw the other two struggling boys in the water.

"I ran out there and helped the two (younger) boys in," said Klein. "Then I helped to look for the older one." Nic used Julie's cell phone to call 911.

About that same time Theresa Stone arrived back at the beach after getting some groceries, officials said, and heard the yelling for help that someone had gone under water. Scott Stone was on the other side of the lake and was notified by witnesses of the accident. He called 911 and rushed to the beach, officials said.

The Harlan Fire Department, Shelby County Sheriff's Office and Medivac Ambulance/Rescue arrived shortly thereafter and coordinated the search efforts. The water was murky and it was difficult to see. Aaron Holtz, a member of the Harlan Police Department and Fire Department, was one of many that jumped in the water. Searchers attached ropes to their bodies and used sticks to search the bottom of the lake for the teen.

"It's so dirty my hand disappears as soon as I put it in the water off the top," he told others while in the lake.
They used their hands to search in the shallower areas and the sticks where it was deeper. They started from the last area the teen was seen and worked their way to the northeast, the direction of the current. Rescuers struggled in the deeper water to feel for the teen.

Dive teams from Cass County, Denison and Carroll County arrived and joined in the search, and were able to utilize air tanks so they could breathe while searching the deeper areas.

"After we were on the scene for a while, we knew the chances (of a rescue) were slimmer and slimmer," said Roger Bissen, Harlan Fire Chief. "It became more of a recovery operation."

Following about two hours of searching, a diver yelled to the shoreline that he'd located the boy. It was 3:22 p.m.

"He was found within 10 feet of where he actually went under," said Bissen.

Recovery crews brought the teen's body to shore by boat, and officials set up a perimeter with tarps and sheets for privacy. Shelby County Medical Examiner Scott Markham, D.O., arrived and Gavin was pronounced dead at the scene. Family members were then given their opportunity to see the teen following prayer.

Cavenaugh credited the dozens of individuals who helped in the search and recovery during such a heartbreaking situation. "We had a lot of help and assistance out there," he said.

In addition to rescue personnel, fire departments, dive teams and law enforcement, the Shelby County Chapter of the American Red Cross brought water, gatorade and sandwiches to the scene for exhausted rescuers.

An autopsy will be conducted by the Iowa State Medical Examiner's Office.

Funeral services are being coordinated by Ohde Funeral Home, Manilla (see death notice).


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Gavin Stone
Transcribed with permission, ©The Harlan Tribune
08/18/2006

Stone, 17, Kasson, Mn., died Aug. 15, 2006.

KASSON, Mn. -- On Tuesday, August 15, 2006, Gavin Stone, 17, of Kasson, MN, died in a drowning accident at Prairie Rose State Park near Harlan.

Services will be Friday, Aug. 18 at 10:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church in Manilla with burial in the Mount Olivet Cemetery in Manilla. A prayer service was held Thursday, Aug. 17 at 7:30 p.m. at Ohde Funeral Home. Visitation was after 6 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

A memorial service will be held Monday, Aug. 21 at 11 a.m. at St. John's Lutheran Church in Kasson.
Gavin is survived by his parents, Scott and Theresa Stone of Kasson, MN; a sister Justine Stone of Kasson, MN; grandparents: Daryl and Carol Chapman of Manilla and Archie and Ruth Stone of West Des Moines; great-grandmother Inez Rostermundt of Manilla; several aunts and uncles: Jane and Dale Bandow of Manilla; Robert and Debra Chapman of Manilla; Marilynn and John Coleman of Omaha, NE; Kurt and Jennifer Chapman of Manilla; Regina and Rudy Ransom of Forsythe, MO; Linda and Lynn Benson of Grimes; Kent and Theresa Chapman of Indianola; Sara and Jackie Wells of Altoona; Jeff and Pam Stone of West Des Moines and Ben and Marilyn Stone of West Des Moines; several cousins, other relatives and many friends.

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Woman battled to save teen

Transcribed with permission, ©Daily Nonpareil
Tom McMahon, Staff Writer
08/20/2006

HARLAN - An older woman approached Julie Klein while she was watching her two children swim Tuesday afternoon at Prairie Rose State Park.

"I only see two heads," the woman said.

"I only have two children," Klein responded, puzzled by the woman's comment.

"No, over there in the water," the woman said. "There were three children swimming. Now I only see two."

Klein's eyes followed the woman's pointing finger. She, too, saw two heads. The struggling swimmers looked to be about her own children's ages - 8 and 10.

Earlier Klein had noticed the three boys playing together in the shallow water. The third boy was a teenager who stood about 6-foot one.

"They looked like a nice family playing together," she noted on how well they got along.

Klein knew the lake well. Growing up in nearby Walnut, her family often came to fish and swim there. She and friends would drive their mopeds to its shores for summertime fun. She knew the water was deep where the two youngsters were struggling to get to shore. It was just beyond the buoy, where the level rose to about 8-feet.

Without hesitation Klein threw her sunglasses off and swam to the boys.

"They were more scared than I have ever seen two kids," she remembered.

Klein grabbed the youngsters and pulled them to shallow water.

"Boys, you can stand. Just stand," she told the frightened children.

Klein then told her children to get the life jackets out of the car and call 911. The older woman drove to the park ranger's office to get help. Klein went back into the water and swam past the buoy. She dove into the dark water. And dove again. And again.

"I couldn't see very far in the lake water. I was asking God, 'Please let me feel a hand or kick a body or touch his hair.'"

Klein continued to dive.

"It seemed like a long time," she said. Someone later told her it was 15 to 20 minutes.

"I couldn't stop until someone else arrived," she said. "It was someone's child in there. I would want someone to do the same if it was one of mine."

Prairie Rose Park Manager Michelle Reinig and Park Ranger Jan Curtis soon arrived. Reinig began diving while Curtis circled the area in a boat, hoping to spot some sign of the young man.

The teen's mother drove up to the beach.

"She wanted to get in and look for him. Michelle urged her to stay on shore," Klein said. "It was a good call."

Klein gave the mom a hug.

"We are looking for him," she told her. "It was so hard to watch as a parent myself."

Soon the teen's father arrived. He had been fishing at another part of the lake; periodically peering at the swimmers through binoculars to make sure everything was okay. He apparently only spotted two boys during one of those checks.

Klein left the beach area when rescue workers and dive teams arrived to continue the search.

"I asked if there was anything I could do," she said.

One of the paramedics who knew Klein suggested she take her children and go home. "You don't want them to see them pull out the body."

She left the beach, taking her children back to their camper, but Reinig soon came and told Klein the dive team wanted to talk with her about the teen's possible location. She returned to the shore.

When she arrived at water's edge, Klein saw the body being pulled into a boat.

The teen she had so badly wanted to find was later identified as Gavin Stone, of Kasson, Minn. Like Klein, he had come to the lake to enjoy some summertime fun with his family. Stone's mother was originally from nearby Irwin. His grandparents and some other relatives still live there.

The swimmers Klein rescued were Gavin's cousins.

"I think they were from somewhere in Nebraska," she said.

She tossed and turned that night, wondering what she could have done differently, struggling to understand a young man's death. Her son had trouble sleeping, too.

"He said he couldn't stop thinking about him," she said. "I told him I couldn't either."

Heroes don't usually see themselves that way. Julie Klein is no different.

"Anyone would have done what I did," she said.

She still wishes she could have felt Gavin's arm, kicked his body or touched his hair.

"I believe in God," she said. "If I was meant to save him I guess I would have."

She hopes others will join her in praying for Gavin's family.

"There will be a hole there," she said. "I don't know how you'd go on."

Swancutt, Frances Louise - d. July 9, 2006

Death notice - Frances Louise Swancutt d. July 9, 2006

Surnames:

Services for 90-year-old Frances Louise Swancutt of Shelby are pending at the Knutson Family Chapel in Avoca. Frances Swancutt died Sunday, July 9th, 2006 at Myrtue Memorial Hospital in Harlan.

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Louise Swancutt
Transcribed with permission, ©Daily Nonpareil
07/12/2006

Louise Swancutt, age 90, of Shelby, Iowa, passed away July 9, 2006, at Myrtue Memorial Hospital in Harlan, Iowa.

Louise is survived by her sisters, Helen Smith of San Diego, Calif., and Eileen (Don) Morse of Council Bluffs; brothers Franz (Mary) Kardell of Oakland, Iowa, George Kardell, Dallas, Texas, and Lester (Margaret) Kardell of Omaha, Neb.

Visitation with the family is Wednesday, July 12, 7-8 p.m. at the Knutson Family Chapel in downtown, Avoca. Funeral services will be Thursday, July 13, 11 a.m. at United Lutheran Church in Shelby, Iowa. Interment in Shelby Cemetery.

Swenson, Edward - d. July 18, 2006

Death notice - Edward Swensen d. July 18, 2006

Surnames:

Edward Swensen
Transcribed with permission, ©The Harlan Tribune
07/20/2006

Swensen, 88, Exira, died July 18, 2006.

EXIRA -- Edward Swensen, 88, Exira, died July 18 at the Exira Care Center.

Services will be Saturday, July 22 at 10:30 a.m. at the Exira Christian Church with burial in the Exira Cemetery. Military graveside services will be conducted by Ballou Post #332, American Legion, Exira. Family will meet friends Friday, July 21 at 7 p.m. at the Kessler Funeral Home in Exira.

Swensen is survived by his wife, Marjorie, of Exira; stepchildren Kenneth (June) and wife Arliss Buttler of Guthrie Center and Phyllis (Charles) Kline of Harlan; stepgrandchildren Rick (Martha) Buttler of Guthrie Center, Lela (Dean) Ford of Oakridge, Tn., Ann (Randy) Doran of Harlan, Charles (Jean) Kline of Omaha and David (Patty) Kline of Omaha; 16 step-great-grandchildren; two step-great-great-grandchildren; and sisters and brothers Virginia Barnholdt of Audubon, Mary Childers of Satellite Beach, Fla. and Eugene (Betty) Swensen of York, Pa.

Wageman, Margaret Jean "Chick" (Schomers) - October 13, 1927 - September 6, 2006

Death notice - Margaret Jean "Chick" (Schomers) Wageman October 13, 1927 - September 6, 2006

Surnames:

Margaret Jean "Chick" (Schomers) Wageman
October 13, 1927 - September 6, 2006

Services for 78-year-old Margaret Jean "Chick" Wageman of Harlan will be held 10:30 am Saturday, September 9th, 2006 at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia. Burial will be at the St. Boniface Cemetery. Chick Wageman died Wednesday, September 6th, 2006 at Myrtue Memorial Hospital in Harlan. Survivors include her husband, John; 2 sons, Tom Wageman (Teresa) of Harlan and Dan Wageman of Earling; 4 daughters, JoAnn Hodapp (Jim) of Westphalia, Karen Carroll (Rick) of Omaha, Donna Tamura (Jim) of Kapolei, HI, and Cheryl Christiansen (Denny) of Papillion, NE; 1 sister, Ella Mae Schmitz of Earling; 15 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild. Visitation will be held 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Friday, September 8th, 2006, at the Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan and from 6:00 to 9:00 pm with a rosary service at 7:00 pm at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia.

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Arrangements and Services For
Margaret "Chick" Wageman - 78
Who Died On - Wednesday, September 6, 2006

Visitation
Friday, September 8, 2006 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Harlan, Iowa
Friday, September 8, 2006 - 6:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M.
St. Boniface Catholic Church - Westphalia, Iowa

Rosary
Friday, September 8, 2006 - 7:00 P.M.
St. Boniface Catholic Church - Westphalia, Iowa

A Mass Of Christian Burial
Saturday, September 9, 2006 --10:30 A.M.
St. Boniface Catholic Church - Westphalia, Iowa

Urnment
St. Boniface Cemetery - Westphalia, Iowa

Survivors include her Husband John Wageman of Harlan, IA; Her children Tom (Teresa) Wageman of Harlan, IA; JoAnn (Jim) Hodapp of Westphalia, IA; Karen (Rick) Carroll of Omaha, NE; Donna (Jim) Tamura of Kapolei, HI; Cheryl (Denny) Christensen of Papillion, NE; Dan Wageman of Earling, IA; Sister Ella Mae Schmitz of Earling, IA.

Posted with permission from:
Pauley Jones Funeral Homes
Harlan, Iowa 51537
Avoca, Iowa 51521
www.pauleyjones.com

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Wageman, Margaret Jean (Schomers)
October 13, 1927 - September 6, 2006

Margaret Jean "Chic" Wageman - 78

Margaret Jean "Chic" Wageman, daughter of Margaret (Heese) and Matt Schomers, was born October 13, 1927, in Harlan, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia, Iowa, and attended school at St. Boniface Catholic School graduating with the class of 1945.

Margaret Jean was married to John Charles Wageman on May 1, 1951, at St. Boniface Church in Westphalia, Iowa. Six children were born to this union: Tom, JoAnn, Karen, Donna, Cheryl and Dan. Chic dedicated her life to raising her children and helping her husband on the farm. She was a wonderful cook and her grandchildren thought her mashed potatoes and gravy were the best.

Chic enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and traveling to their sporting events. One of her favorite hobbies was bowling, and she was one of the few women who bowled 700+ series in Harlan. She also liked to golf and play cards, especially 500 and rummy.

Chic became a resident of Little Flower Haven in Earling in October 2004. She died on September 6, 2006, at Myrtue Memorial Hospital in Harlan, Iowa, having attained the age of seventy-eight years, ten months and twenty-four days. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers: Cyril, Francis, and Alf Schomers.

Chic is survived by her husband, John Wageman of Harlan, Iowa, her children: Tom and his wife Teresa Wageman of Harlan, JoAnn and her husband Jim Hodapp of Westphalia, Karen and her husband Rick Carroll of Omaha, Nebraska, Donna and her husband Jim Tamura of Kapolei, Hawaii, Cheryl and her husband Denny Christiansen of Papillion, Nebraska, and Dan Wageman of Earling; fifteen grandchildren; one great grandchild; her sister, Ella Mae Schmitz of Earling, Iowa; nieces and nephews; other relatives and many friends.

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated by Fr. John Dorton at 10:30 A.M. on Saturday, September 9, 2006, at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia, Iowa. Inurnment was held at St. Boniface Cemetery in Westphalia with her children: Tom Wageman, JoAnn Hodapp, Karen Carroll, Donna Tamura-Wageman, Cheryl Christiansen, and Dan Wageman serving as honorary casket bearers.

Young, Barbara Ione Duncan Nee - 1916-2006

Obit- Barbara Ione Duncan Nee Young 1916-2006

DUNCAN, Barbara Ione, nee Young.

Barbara Ione Duncan passed away on July 15, 2006, just 11 days short of her 90th birthday. Born in Iowa, she is survived by her two children, Samuel and Rebecca, their respective spouses, Carmen and Mark, three grandchildren, Ian and Gavin Duncan and Ben Lemke, three great-grandchildren, Ryan, Nanea and Emma Duncan, three generations of nieces and nephews as well as two sisters-in-law who were more like sisters to her, Alice Young of Harlan, IA and Margaret Bland nee Duncan of Burlingame, CA, and the many bright angels of Pacific Gardens Assisted Living in Santa Clara. A memorial service will be held on July 21st at 1pm at Spangler Mortuary in Mountain View. A private burial will follow. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Alzheimer's Association: www.alz.org