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Clancy Murphy
Apr 17, 2018
Clancy William Murphy was born on March 22, 1959, to Eugene and Ellie (Arthur) Murphy in Long Beach, California. Clancy's family moved to Ralston, Nebraska when he was two. He attended school in Ralston until his senior year. The family moved to Dunlap, Iowa and Clancy graduated with the class of 1977 from Dunlap High School. On February 14,...
Betty McAdams
Apr 11, 2018
Betty Delores (Peterson) McAdams was born on December 18, 1923, to Harry J. and Mary L. (Barnum) Peterson in Logan, Iowa. She attended school, graduated from Logan High School in 1941, and lived her entire life in Logan. Following her high school graduation, Betty took a teaching course of study, but she found that school teaching wasn't for her....
Maxine Clark
Apr 5, 2018
Betty Maxine (Reynolds) Clark was born on September 10, 1922, to Alfa and Rosetta (Michael) Reynolds near Woodbine, Iowa. She was the youngest of seven children and attended school in Woodbine. Maxine married Danny Clark on November 30, 1939, in Cameron, Missouri with Maxine's brother Howard officiating at the service. The couple lived in Missouri and Wichita, Kansas before...
Cole Clark
Apr 3, 2018
Cole Edward Clark was born on July 10, 2017, to Eric and Shawna (Lamberson) Clark in Omaha, Nebraska. Cole loved to play peek-a-boo with his blanket, laugh at his brother Korbin, jump in his jumper and fight over the toys with his twin sister Hailee. Cole had his dad's laugh and his mother's attitude. Cole would always flash his...
Ray Nauroth
Apr 2, 2018
Raymond Michael Nauroth was born on December 9, 1911, to William and Theresa Ann (Feser) Nauroth near Earling, Iowa. He was raised near Dunlap and attended St. Joseph Catholic School in Dunlap. Ray worked on the family farm for a few years. He was working in Lincoln, Nebraska when the United States military called his name. Ray served overseas...
Tom Murphy
Mar 31, 2018
Thomas Bernard Murphy was born on November 3, 1941, to Walter and Marguerite (Tierney) Murphy in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He was raised near Dunlap, Iowa, attended school, and graduated from St. Joseph's High School in Dunlap. He then served in the Iowa Army National Guard. On February 19, 1966, Tom married Maxine Quandt at the Catholic Church in Ida...
Estal Hinkel
Mar 25, 2018
Estal Eugene Hinkel was born on July 26, 1927, to Martin and Velma (Carson) Hinkel in Orson, Iowa. He was drafted into the Army on December 31, 1945, and was stationed at Camp Roberts in California and the Aleutian Islands in Alaska. He received the WWII Victory Medal before being honorably discharged June 18, 1947. Estal married Neva Jean...
Eleanor Homer
Mar 23, 2018
Eleanor (Hammitt) Homer was born May 13, 1914, to James Charles and Eleanor (Ashton) Homer. Eleanor was raised near Logan, Iowa, attended school and graduated from Logan High School in 1932. Following her graduation she started selling wholesale cosmetics to retail merchants. She traveled extensively by train to accomplish her work. Very few women at that time would have...
Edna Hull
Mar 18, 2018
Edna Viola (Melby) Hull was born October 30, 1921, to Adolph and Lena (Evenson) Melby near Moorhead, Iowa. On March 5, 1940, Edna married Leo Dale Hull. The couple farmed in the area. Leo died on September 29, 1998. In October of 2015, Edna became a member of the Dunlap Specialty Care. The kindness of the caregivers will be...
Nina Nelson
Mar 17, 2018
Nina Eleanor (Nelson) Nelson was born April 23, 1915, to James Gregory and Carrie Marie (Nelson) Nelson in Harlan, Iowa. She attended Laurel Elementary School and Harlan High School graduating with the class of 1932. Nina was married to Dale Arden Nelson on November 7, 1935. The couple farmed for three years and then took over Nina's father's dairy...
Helen Hartwig
Mar 12, 2018
Helen Irene Hartwig was born on March 13, 1927, to William and Cora (Stephenson) Turner in Dow City, Iowa. She was raised in Dow City and graduated from Dow City High School. At age 17 Helen started teaching school, and she taught sixth grade for 27 years in Dow City. Helen married Paul Hartwig on June 5, 1949. Paul...
Mary Deupree
Mar 10, 2018
Mary Helen Deupree was born October 19, 1952, to Lawrence and Helen Deupree in Moorhead, Iowa. Mary graduated from Woodbine High School in 1971. She graduated from Wayne State University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Education. She taught Home Economics and Art Education in Crawford, Nebraska; Moorhead, Iowa; Red Oak, Iowa, and Malvern, Iowa. Mary also taught...
Ben Ellison
Mar 5, 2018
Benny Ray Ellison was born on July 6, 1960, to Bernie and Kathleen (Bamford) Ellison in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He was raised in Woodbine, attended school and graduated from Woodbine High School with the class of 1978. Ben moved to California and worked in the lettuce fields. He returned to Woodbine and worked at Hedstrom's Concrete and then moved...
Gale Oliver
Feb 23, 2018
Gale LaVerne Oliver was born June 13, 1945, to Glen and Hazel (Johnson) Oliver in Pisgah, Iowa. Gale grew up in the Pisgah area, attended Pisgah Schools, and graduated in the first class at West Harrison High School in 1963. On February 13, 1965, Gale married Vicki Birdsall at the RLDS Church in Pisgah. To this union five girls...
Robert Kroll
Feb 20, 2018
Robert Eugene "Bob" Kroll was born on January 8, 1959, to Henry and Ruth Jean (Renz) Kroll in Denison, Iowa. He was raised in Turin, Iowa and Dunlap, Iowa. He graduated from Dunlap High School in 1977. Robert attended UTI in Omaha in the Auto Body Program. He worked at Ratigan Auto in Missouri Valley, Stoddard Trailers in Dunlap...
Maxine Jenson
Feb 10, 2018
Orpha Maxine (Johnson) Jenson was born October 21, 1929, to Arthur and Edith (Hebb) Johnson in Pisgah, Iowa. Maxine graduated from Pisgah High School in 1947. She attended Graceland College in Lamoni, Iowa for two years and graduated from Drake University in 1951 with a Bachelor of Arts in Music. Maxine taught music in Alta, Iowa for two years...
Bill Downey
Feb 9, 2018
William "Bill" Scott Downey was born December 3, 1957, to Robert and Marilyn (Gunn) Downey in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He was raised in Woodbine and graduated from Woodbine High School in 1976. Bill proudly served his country in the U.S. Army for three years. Most of his time was spent in the Panama Canal area. After Bill's honorable discharge,...
LaVerne Hunt
Feb 9, 2018
LaVerne Hunt was born on January 4, 1939, to Ora and Margaret (Vanderpool) Hunt in Woodbine Iowa. LaVerne attended school and graduated from Woodbine High School with the class of 1957. He started working at Campbell Soup in Omaha. On June 21, 1959, LaVerne married Myrna Alvis at the RLDS Church in Woodbine. The couple lived in Omaha all...
Veronica Pauley
Feb 3, 2018
Veronica Eva (Gau) Pauley was born March 5, 1925, to Chrysant and Anna (Breidenbach) Gau at her home near Portsmouth, Iowa. She was raised in the Portsmouth area and attended school there. Veronica married Ralph Pauley, Sr. on February 27, 1946, at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Defiance, Iowa. They farmed near Tennant, east of Panama and near Defiance,...
Jake Behrendt
Feb 3, 2018
Jacob William Behrendt was born on August 24, 1928, to Joseph and Mary Margaret (Windeshausen) Behrendt in Panama, Iowa. He was raised in the Dunlap area and attended St. Joseph's Catholic School in Dunlap. Jake proudly served his country in the U.S. Army. Jake met Theresa Bissen at a dance in April of 1950 and on October 11, 1950,...
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