Obituaries

Jan 15, 2013

Katherine Edith (Coyle) Stevens was born January 29, 1934, to Edward and Nellie (Ehlert) Coyle in Woodbine, Iowa. She attended country school near Little Sioux and enjoyed cheer-leading in high school. She graduated from Mondamin High School. She then moved to Omaha and worked for Bell Telephone and Mutual of Omaha Insurance. After returning to the Woodbine area, Katherine...

Jan 6, 2013

Emma Kathryn Hall Gay was born March 27, 1920, to Robert and Viola (Fitzgerald) Hall in Hoisington, Kansas. Her grandparents pioneered and homesteaded near Hoisington coming from Illinois in a covered wagon. During her young life, she experienced the dust bowls of Kansas and the depression years. Kathryn graduated from Hoisington High School in 1938. Kathryn married George Raymond...

Jan 4, 2013

Norman Max Poe was born February 11, 1936, to Lyle and Mabel (Maxwell) Poe in Woodbine, Iowa. He graduated from Woodbine High School in 1953 and Wayne State College in 1958. Max married Mary Belle Boustead on August 25, 1956, in Woodbine. After college, he taught two years in the Cumberland-Massena school system before the couple returned to their...

Dec 31, 2012

Suzan Jane (Ludwig) Hull was born November 27, 1947 in Denison, Iowa to parents Arnold and Marjorie (Jones) Ludwig. Sue's family moved to the Moorhead area when she was a young child. She graduated from East Monona High School and from Iowa State University. Sue married Ronnie Hull in 1971 and was blessed with three children: Melissa, Nora, and...

Dec 30, 2012

Letha Mae (Pape) Huff was born October 20, 1922, to Fritz and Martha (Bro) Pape in Magnolia, Iowa. She was raised in Magnolia and Pisgah, Iowa and attended country school. Letha married Raymond Howell in 1941. The couple lived in Elk Horn, Nebraska. Raymond died in 1989. On July 3, 1973, Letha married Leo Huff. They lived in Omaha...

Dec 30, 2012

Jason Andrew Hoffmann was born on June 5, 1996, to John and Karen (Johnson) Hoffmann in Denison, Iowa. He was raised in Dunlap, Iowa. Jason was a sophomore at Boyer Valley High School where he participated in football, basketball and track. He was named to first team all district and was an honorable mention to the Western Valley Conference...

Dec 22, 2012

Rose Esther Skarin, 92, of Woodbine died on Saturday, December 22, 2012, at the Rose Vista Nursing Home in Woodbine. Rose was born on August 8, 1920, in the Coon Grove, Crawford County, Iowa area to parents Ernst and Sarah (Trexel) Reuwsaat. Rose graduated from Denison High School in 1937. She taught country school before getting married. On August...

Dec 18, 2012

Helen Clara (Doidge) DeLance was born December 5, 1922, to Albert and Mathilda (Sinjen) Doidge in Dunlap, Iowa. She was the youngest of nine children. Helen attended country school west of Dunlap. On January 4, 1940, Helen married Noel DeLance in Logan in a double wedding ceremony with Lloyd and Ethel Hartwig. The couple farmed west of Dunlap and...

Dec 14, 2012

Richard Benjamin Sall was born June 7, 1926, to Ben and Mary Mae (Jackson) Sall near Logan, Iowa. He attended country school in the Hardscratch area. At the age of 13 he left home and worked for area farmers. On June 18, 1944, Dick married Alice Hatcher. He then worked at the ammunition plant in Hastings, Nebraska before enlisting...

Dec 12, 2012

Calvin Earl Leaders Jr. was born on July 16, 1919, to Calvin and Mabel (Pflug) Leaders in Minden, Iowa. Calvin was raised on a farm near Minden and attended school in Bently. He then joined the United States Army on August 26, 1942, and was honorably discharged on December 10, 1945. On December 14, 1946, Calvin married Dorothy Pleas...

Dec 11, 2012

Randy Jerome Houston was born January 24, 1967, to Richard and Jean (Brummer) Houston in Denison, Iowa. He was raised in Dunlap and graduated from Dunlap High School in 1985. He then attended Creighton University and graduated from there in 1990 and started his career in sales. On October 9, 1993, Randy married Tari Blankenfeld in Omaha, Nebraska. The...

Dec 3, 2012

Arnold Francis Park was born on August 7, 1933 to Francis and Wilma (Probasco) Park near Dunlap, Iowa. Arnold grew up in the Woodbine area, attending country school and graduated from Woodbine High School in 1951. Arnold owned his own bulldozer and did custom work for many people around the area. In 1953, Arnold was drafted in the U.S....

Nov 29, 2012

Vernon J. Skarin, 92, of Woodbine died on Thursday, November 29, 2012 at the Rose Vista Nursing Home in Woodbine. Vernon was born on August 19, 1920 near Kiron, Iowa to parents Einar and Ruby (Peterson) Skarin. On August 25, 1943, Vernon married Rose Reuwsaat in Denison, Iowa. The couple started farming near Ida Grove, Iowa and then in...

Nov 22, 2012

Barbara Ann (Delehant) Thomsen was born August 22, 1938, to Willard and Eileen (Gilmore) Delehant in Omaha, Nebraska. She was raised in Dunlap and attended St. Joseph Catholic School; graduating in 1956. Barb worked at Mutual of Omaha and then attended St. Katherine's for nurse's training. Barb married John "Jack" Thomsen on September 20, 1958, at St. Patrick's Catholic...

Nov 19, 2012

Doris Irene (Tague) Moore was born July 22, 1928, to Alfred and Marion (Cooper) Tague in Logan, Iowa. She was raised throughout Harrison County and graduated from Logan High School in 1945. On June 17, 1945, Doris was united in marriage to Leo Hodges in Logan. To this union three children were born. They divorced in 1960. On April...

Nov 18, 2012

Robert James Katzenberger was born June 24, 1920, to Noble and Adella (Cleveland) Katzenberger in O'Neill, Nebraska. He moved with his family to Woodbine in 1928 and attended country school. He worked as a farm hand and traveled with the threshing crews through Kansas and Nebraska. Bob proudly served his country in the United States Navy with his two...

Nov 17, 2012

Charlie Junior Hard was born October 6, 1924, to Charlie T. and Pearl (Thiles) Hard in Panama, Iowa. He was raised in the Dunlap area and graduated from Dunlap High School in 1944. After serving in the United States Army during World War II Charlie married Rosanna Newland on February 6, 1946, in Denver, Colorado. The couple lived in...

Nov 17, 2012

Jean Elizabeth (Bamford) Burkhart was born August 24, 1932, to William and Opal Aline (McHenry) Bamford in Woodbine, Iowa. She died on Saturday, November 17, 2012, at the Westmont Care Center in Logan, Iowa at the age of 80 years, two months, and 24 days.

Jean was preceded in death by her parents; daughter, Harriett Evans; four...

Nov 8, 2012

David D. Adkins was born February 25, 1933, to Ledrow and Fannie (Ennis) Adkins in McKendree, West Virginia. He was raised in West Virginia and graduated from high school. Dave proudly served his country in the United States Air Force. Dave married Mary Ann Stepanek on July 11, 1954, at the Dow City United Methodist Church. The couple was...

Nov 7, 2012

Viola Mae (Haberberger) Hastert was born on August, 2, 1924, in Earling, Iowa to George and Anna (Gross) Haberberger. She attended school in Earling and Woodbine. Viola married Alva F. Ronk on February 8, 1943, and to this union five children were born. Viola later married Earl Hastert in August of 1991. She was a member of Sacred Heart...