Obituaries

Dec 19, 2018

Francis Frederick Mumm was born on December 9, 1933, near Earling, Iowa to parents Peter and Frances (Gross) Mumm. He attended St. Joseph Catholic School in Earling. He worked at a packing house in Omaha in the winters and helped area farmers in the summers. In 1955 Francis began farming on his own between Earling and Dunlap. On June...

Dec 17, 2018

Karla Sue (Brown) Melby was born on April 27, 1972, to Neil and Janelle (Johnson) Brown in Missouri Valley, Iowa. She was raised in Woodbine and graduated from Woodbine High School with the class of 1990. After high school Karla attended Iowa Western Community College. Karla married Travis Melby on April 17, 2004, at the Solider Lutheran Church in...

Dec 14, 2018

Ruth Osborne (Kauffman) Tacy was born on August 21, 1922 in Keysville, Virginia to parents Harry F. and Emily (Johns) Kauffman. She attended Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg, Virginia and Longwood State Teachers College in Farmville, Virginia. Ruth worked in medical records, as a dental assistant and as a motel housekeeper. Ruth married Tom Tacy in May of 1958...

Dec 10, 2018

Leo Peter Kenkel was born on December 28, 1922, to Bernard and Caroline (Mumm) Kenkel on a farm near Dunlap, Iowa. Leo attended St. Joseph’s School in Dunlap. The family moved to Woodbine his senior year, so Leo stayed in Dunlap with the Shields family and helped on their farm. He graduated from St. Joseph’s High School in 1941....

Dec 9, 2018

Michael Daniel Bissen was born to Donald and Marie (Platt) Bissen on June 23, 1953, in Minnesota. He and his family moved to Dunlap his junior year of high school. He attended Graceland College, graduating with a BA in Science.  Mike was a loving son, brother, uncle and friend to many. He enjoyed riding his BMW motorcycles, skiing, golfing...

Dec 4, 2018

Edwin Roy “Eddie” Johnson, 88, died on Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at the Rose Vista Nursing Home in Woodbine, Iowa. Eddie was born on October 22, 1930 in Pisgah, Iowa to parents Roy and Inez (McWilliams) Johnson. He grew up in Pisgah and graduated from Pisgah High School in 1948. Eddie then began working for McKinney Seabury’s. He was...

Dec 3, 2018

Joyce Marie (Messerschmidt) DeLozier was born on March 4, 1929, to Herman and Edith (Randall) Messerschmidt in Shelby, Iowa. She was raised in Shelby and graduated from Shelby High School in 1947. Joyce moved to Oregon for a short time and then returned to Shelby. She worked at a Laundromat in Omaha for a short time. In 1949, Joyce...

Nov 29, 2018

Elizabeth Ann Wheeler was born on March 2, 1940, to Raymond and Barbara (Snyder) Thelen in Carroll, Iowa. Betty was raised south of Glidden and graduated from Glidden High School. After high school she attended Iowa School of Beauty in Des Moines, Iowa. Betty married Raymond Wheeler in 1962 and three children were born to this union: Vince, Alan...

Nov 26, 2018

Charles Wesley Ruffcorn was born on February 10, 1951, in Logan, Iowa to parents Leonard Elvis and Lena Mae (Myers) Ruffcorn. Chuck grew up in the Mondamin area and graduated from West Harrison High School in 1969. He worked at a car dealership in Missouri Valley before being drafted into the Army.  After his discharge he worked at C G...

Nov 15, 2018

Elizabeth Jean (Feser) Frazier was born on August 16, 1931, near Defiance, Iowa, to Anton Feser and Elizabeth (Dresen) Feser. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Defiance. She graduated from St. Paul High School in Defiance in 1949. On January 2, 1952, she was united in      marriage to Otis “Junie” Frazier at St. Peter’s...

Oct 28, 2018

Ruth Elaine (Ehlert) Waddell was born July 3, 1927, to Alfred and Hazel (Cattel) Ehlert in Woodbine, Iowa. She was raised in Woodbine and graduated from Woodbine High School. Elaine married Glen A. Waddell on January 22, 1954, in Lakehurst, New Jersey. Together they lived in various locations due to Glen’s Navy assignments. Glen was a chief in the...

Oct 24, 2018

Eileen Anna Cass was born on January 2, 1924, in Odebolt, Iowa, to parents John and Nettie (Albers) Bengford. She grew up in Odebolt, Iowa and attended St. Martin’s Catholic Grade School. She graduated from Odebolt High School in 1942. In her early years, she candled eggs with her sister Rita, in Sac City, IA.

She married...

Oct 23, 2018

Linda Margaret (Holloway) Sondag was born on August 22, 1947, in Dunlap, Iowa to parents Walter and Edith (Strait) Holloway. She graduated from Dunlap High School in 1965. Linda lived and worked in Chicago for a short time while living with her sister. On July 29, 1967, she married Donald Sondag at the St. Patrick Catholic Church in Dunlap....

Oct 17, 2018

Doris Maxine (Baughman) Swift was born March 24, 1928 to Harold and Helene (McIntosh) Baughman in Dunlap, Iowa.  She was raised in the Dunlap, Dow City, and Denison area and graduated from Denison High School in 1947.  On August 31, 1947 she married Elmer Swift at the R.L.D.S. Church in Denison.  The couple lived northwest of Woodbine and moved...

Oct 7, 2018

Donald Gene Price was born on July 18, 1950, to Glen and Rosella (Rasmussen) Price in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He was raised near Woodbine and graduated from Woodbine High School with the class of 1968.   Don married Lory Lefeber on September 20, 1969, and four children were born to this union. The couple lived in Harlan until their divorce...

Oct 1, 2018

Wanda Lea Weber was born on July 19, 1930, to Harry and Neva (Fouts) Jones on a farm home near Dunlap. Wanda attended country school through eighth grade. She attended high school in Dunlap and graduated with the class of 1948.

Wanda became ill with tuberculosis in 1949, and she entered Oakdale Sanitarium for one and a...

Sep 27, 2018

Betty Jean Elkin was born on July 16, 1945, to Ray and Grace (Heady) Birks in rural Woodbine, Iowa. She attended and graduated from high school in Woodbine. Betty married Tom Elkin, and together they had one daughter, Eva Elkin, born on March 30, 1972.

Betty worked at Walmart in Council Bluffs for 17 years.  She was...

Sep 24, 2018

James Thomas Carson was born on November 21, 1934, to Chase and Florence (Crews) Carson in Moorhead, Iowa.  He attended country school growing up and graduated from Pisgah High School in 1952.  After high school James enlisted in the United States Navy where he faithfully served for six years.  On June 22, 1959, James married Joy Dilley in Council...

Sep 15, 2018

Merle Harley Heim was born May 3, 1925, to William and Marie (Kierscht) Heim near Logan, Iowa. He was raised near Logan and attended Mount Hope Country School. Merle joined his  parents in farming and enjoyed this career his entire life. On January 9, 1949, Merle married Rosalie Shriver at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Logan. The couple farmed west...

Sep 14, 2018

Christina Kay Foote was born October 18, 1990, to Gaylen and Chastity (Foote) Kline in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She was raised in Council Bluffs and graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 2008. Christina loved everyone and she shared that love whenever she could. She also had a tremendous love for her pets and animals in general. She loved...