Obituaries

Jan 9, 2020

Diane Downey, 64, of Bennington, Nebraska died on Thursday, January 9th, following an automobile accident.

Diane was preceded in death by her father, Robert Downey; and brothers, Robert Downey, Jr. and Bill Downey. She is survived by mother, Marilyn Downey; sister, Lynn Gregory; life partner, Lynn “Bo” Boden and his children, Molly Winquist and Eric Boden; grandchildren,...

Jan 5, 2020

Donald Charles “Red” Kenkel was born October 12, 1927, to Bernard Kenkel and Caroline (Mumm) Kenkel in Dunlap, Iowa. Red grew up in Dunlap and attended St. Joseph Catholic School. When he was in the eighth grade the Kenkel family moved to Woodbine. He graduated from Woodbine High School in 1945. The remainder of his life he lived in...

Jan 4, 2020

Faye Lucille (Leslie) Chase was born on July 2, 1925, to Glen & Clara (Mitchell) Leslie in Arion, Iowa. The family moved to Dow City when she was thee years old. Faye attended Dow City Schools. On July 12, 1940, Faye married Guilford Chase in Excelsior Springs, Missouri. The couple lived in Dunlap. Faye went back to school in...

Jan 1, 2020

DUE TO FEDERAL AND STATE GUIDANCE ON GATHERINGS DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, MASKS ARE SUGGESTED AT THE VISITATION AND MEMORIAL SERVICE.

Mearl Dale Johnson was born on July 19, 1929, to John and Anna (Kjeer) Johnson in Moorhead, Iowa. He attended school through eighth grade in Moorhead and then went to work for farmers in the...

Dec 29, 2019

Harley Ray Johnson was born on April 3, 1947, to Charles Ray and Dorothy Verle (Lucas) Johnson in Salt Lake City, Utah. The family moved to Denver when Harley was in junior high. After high school, he attended Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado. There he met the love of his life, Deanna, in April of 1967. The couple...

Dec 28, 2019

Kenneth Harry Leytham was born on November 8, 1944, to Harry and Winnie Eliza (Wall-Burch) Leytham near Woodbine, Iowa. He was born north of Woodbine and at the age of five the family moved west of Woodbine, where Kenny attended country school. He graduated from Woodbine High School in 1963. Kenny then began farming, which he continued to do...

Dec 28, 2019

Ronald Joseph Chamberlain was born on March 20, 1949, to Irvin C. and Agnes M. (Petsche) Chamberlain in Harlan, Iowa. He received his elementary and secondary education at St. Mary's School of Panama/Portsmouth, Iowa, and graduated from John F. Kennedy College in Wahoo, Nebraska. In addition, he continued his education at Dana College in Blair, Nebraska, and Iowa Western...

Dec 24, 2019

Robert “Steve” Slagle, 66, of Harlan, IA died Tuesday, December 24, 2019, at University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NE surrounded by his loved ones. A celebration of life took place on Saturday, December 28, 2019 at Milk & Honey in Harlan, where friends and family gathered to share stories and fond memories. Steve was preceded in death...

Dec 23, 2019

Janadene M. (Lambirth) Freihage was born on February 1, 1948, in Storm Lake, Iowa, to Art and Mary (Rutter) Lambirth. She was a member of the United Methodist Church. On September 15, 1984, Jan married Wayne Freihage in Stevensville, Louisiana. Jan worked for over 20 years as a security officer, retiring in 2007.

Jan enjoyed many arts...

Dec 20, 2019

Mardine Elouise (Racobs) Tiffey was born on June 13, 1938, in Treynor, Iowa to Lyle and Retha (Earleywine) Racobs. She was raised in Logan, Iowa and attended school there. On September 11, 1954, Mardine married Richard “Dick” Eugene Tiffey in Logan, Iowa. The couple lived in the Omaha and Council Bluffs areas for awhile and then moved to the...

Dec 19, 2019

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Woodbine Main Street Chamber or the Woodbine Community Foundation.

Zell Millard died December 19th, 2019 at Brookstone Acres Residential Facility in Columbus, Nebraska, at the age of 97.

Zell Lawrence Millard was born May 18th, 1922, in Dunlap, Iowa, the son of Henry and Bernese...

Dec 16, 2019

Linda Marie (Gray) Davis was born on June 30, 1949, to Ervin and Opal (Neville) Gray in Onawa, Iowa. She attended and graduated from Dunlap High School in 1967. Linda married Larry Eugene Davis on November 7, 1970, at the Congregational Church in Dunlap.

Linda worked at Mutual of Omaha, IBP in Denison, the service station in...

Dec 14, 2019

Elaine Theodora (Dai) Ruhde was born on October 5, 1938, to parents Theodore and Hattie (Doidge) Dai in rural Moorhead, Iowa. Elaine was raised in the Moorhead and Dunlap areas and attended country school through eighth grade and graduated in 1956 from Dunlap High School. After graduation Elaine started working at Mutual of Omaha. Elaine married Harold McCord in...

Dec 12, 2019

Ruth Sabilla Rannells was born on August 16, 1917, to James Arthur "Art" and Leeta (Calhoon) Rannells, on the Rannells home farm outside Dunlap, Iowa. She attended country school and then graduated from Dunlap High School in 1935. Ruth attended Iowa State College for Teachers Training. She taught at a country school until getting married. On May 17, 1942,...

Dec 8, 2019

LaVonne Liddy Matilda (Vorthmann) Morrison was born on October 18, 1931, to Paul and Hermina (Barta) Vorthmann in Treynor, Iowa.  She graduated from Beebeetown High School with the Class of 1949. LaVonne married Ervin Everett Morrison on June 3, 1951, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in rural Neola, Iowa, where she was a lifelong member. The couple made their...

Dec 4, 2019

Frances Lenora (Oliver) Mitsch was born on June 3, 1936, to Ivan and Marie (Hall) Oliver near Pisgah, Iowa. She graduated from Moorhead High School in 1955. Frances married Fred Mitsch on September 13, 1972, in Coeur D’ Alene, Idaho. They lived in Montana and in 1995 they moved to Pisgah.

Frances baked pies for Dave’s Cafe in...

Dec 2, 2019

LeRoy Calvin Clark was born January 28, 1925, to Lucian Francis and Elva Elvina (Reeves) Clark in Orson, Iowa. LeRoy grew up on the family farm near Pisgah, Iowa. He attended and graduated from the Pisgah High School in 1942. LeRoy loved sports and played in state tournaments in both baseball and basketball.

After graduating high school,...

Nov 30, 2019

Darrell Allen Lawrenson was born on July 21, 1951, to Russell and Margaret (Guttau) Lawrenson in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He was raised near Mondamin. After his junior year of high school he worked in   California and after graduating from West Harrison High School in 1969 he worked in Idaho for the summer. He then attended Iowa Lakes Community College...

Nov 24, 2019

Eugene Leroy Gilleland was born on October 9, 1944, in Red Oak, Iowa, to Francis and Marie (Ross) Gilleland. His family moved several times when he was a child. He graduated from Villisca Iowa High School in 1962. Gene was a member of the Methodist Church. On September 28, 1974, he married the love of his life, Vivian Thompson,...

Nov 22, 2019

Beulah Mae (Sandoz) Lowrey was born on January 16, 1924 in Verdigre, Nebraska. Her parents were Emil E. “Sam” Sandoz and Libbie (Schreier) Sandoz. In addition to their usual work and parenting, Sam was an avid photographer and Libbie was an accomplished pianist and had a knack for baking pies and Czech kolache.

Along with her sister,...