Obituaries

Feb 2, 2018

William Leslie Hicks was born on July 24, 1954, to Orville and Ila (Rief) Hicks in Denison, Iowa. Bill was raised in the Dunlap area and graduated from Dunlap High School in 1972. On April 20, 1974, Bill married the love of his life, Gail Schwarz, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Schleswig, Iowa. Bill drove truck until 1983. He...

Jan 31, 2018

Janice Kay (Rose) Allen was born July 11, 1944, to LeRoy and Catherine (Kline) Rose in Denison, Iowa. She was raised near Dunlap and graduated from Dunlap High School. Janice married William "Fonley" Allen on December 23, 1972, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The couple lived in various places before returning to the Dunlap area. Janice worked at Dorothy's Diner...

Jan 22, 2018

Richard "Dick" Laurence Hanny Sr. was born to Roderick and Winifred Jane (Cousins) Hanny on November 22, 1942, in Erie County, Buffalo, New York. He attended school at Eden Central High School in Eden, New York. He then joined the Air Force, where he proudly served his country for four years. Dick married Barbara Summerfield on May 31, 1964,...

Jan 12, 2018

Dorothy Maxine (Barnes) Nurse, daughter of James Frederick and Bess (Cuppy) Barnes, was born on March 5, 1925, in Storm Lake Iowa. She graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School in Council Bluffs, Iowa in 1942. Dorothy married Robert Leroy Nurse on June 14, 1947, in Council Bluffs, at the First Christian Church, where she was a member. She worked...

Jan 1, 2018

Mary L. Heistand-Bro, 60, passed away on Saturday, November 24, 2018, after a long battle with brain cancer. She passed in her home in Chandler, Arizona surrounded by her loved ones.

Mary was born on December 27, 1957, to Arnold and Lorene (Swain) Heistand of Woodbine, Iowa and graduated from Dana College in 1980 with a degree...

Jan 1, 2018

Mary Ellen (Barkley) Boyden was born April 7, 1924, to Wilson Neely and Bernice Eugenia (Peterson) Barkley in Phoenix, Arizona. In December 1934, after the death of a brother and sister and the problems of the Great Depression, the family moved to Gretna, Nebraska. Mary Ellen attended grade school in rural Sarpy County and graduated in 1941 from Papillion...

Jan 1, 2018

Bonnie Kay (Buff) O’Day was born on March 17, 1941, to Alvie Ernest “Ernie” and Genevieve (Birkhofer) Buff near Dow City, Iowa. She was one of 10 children. Bonnie attended Dow City-Arion Community School and graduated with her class in 1959. Bonnie married Bill O’Day on April 30, 1960, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Dow City. The couple...

Dec 27, 2017

James Rex Knouse was born December 9, 1945, to Rex and Hazel (Mertz) Knouse in Atlantic, Iowa. He was raised in Council Bluffs, Iowa and graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1964. After his high school graduation, he worked at Western Electric. This company held his position until Jim's return from proudly serving his country in the U.S....

Dec 24, 2017

Julie Ann (Torgerson) Chase was born on January 9, 1960, to Kenneth and Helen (Goslar) Torgerson in Onawa, Iowa. She was raised in Soldier, Iowa and graduated from East Monona High School in 1978. After her graduation, Julie worked at Stoddard Trailers in Dunlap. She then attended college at Western Iowa Tech in Sioux City, Iowa. On April 26,...

Dec 22, 2017

Donald "Buster" Holloway was born April 10, 1926, to John and Vera (Stuck) Holloway in Harrison County, Missouri. Buster moved with his parents and six siblings to Dunlap, Iowa in the 1930s. He worked as a heavy equipment operator for many years at Simpson's in the State of Washington. Donald retired to Woodbine and then entered the Dunlap Specialty...

Dec 16, 2017

Justice Kirk Mohn was born June 10, 1982, to Daniel and Lynn (Skank) Mohn in Atlantic, Iowa. He was raised in Treynor, Iowa and then Woodbine, Iowa graduating with the class of 2000 from Woodbine High School. Justice started working at the beef processing plant in Omaha and then in the union as a window glazer. On December 19,...

Dec 16, 2017

Bonita Mae (Brookhouser) Majerus was born July 31, 1944, to Leiter and Opal (Roundy) Brookhouser in Woodbine, Iowa. Bonnie was raised in Woodbine and graduated from Woodbine High School. After graduation Bonnie worked at Foodland in Missouri Valley, Iowa and for Western Electric in Omaha. Bonnie married Merlin Whitmore and the couple had one daughter, Kendra. Merlin passed in...

Dec 4, 2017

James John Thiele was born March 29, 1940, to John and Mary (Geiser) Thiele near Nickerson, Nebraska. Jim was raised near Hooper attending school and graduating from St. Patrick's High School in Fremont, Nebraska. He then proudly served his country in the U.S. Marines. After his honorable discharge he attended Omaha University part time while working at a variety...

Dec 3, 2017

Ronald Irvin Schaupp of Havelock, Iowa formerly of Little Sioux, Iowa died on his 75th birthday on December 3, 2017, at the Pocahontas Manor in Pocahontas, Iowa. He was born December 3, 1942, to Henry and Ruby (Barber) Schaupp in Des Moines, Iowa. He was raised in Dunlap, and he graduated from Dunlap High School in 1961. Ron proudly...

Nov 26, 2017

Marilyn Kay (Schomers) Grote was born May 29, 1955, to Cyril and Verena (Henscheid) Schomers in Harlan, Iowa. She was raised in Westphalia and attended school in Westphalia and graduated from Harlan High School in 1973. Marilyn then attended Hair by Stewarts in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Marilyn started working for The Hair Station and purchased the shop in the...

Nov 23, 2017

Chad Eugene Stevens was born on April 21, 1973, to Gary and Sue (Ross) Stevens in Missouri Valley, Iowa. He was raised in Mondamin and graduated from West Harrison High School with the class of 1993. After his graduation, Chad did carpentry, mechanic, and electrical work. He also worked with his father in the concrete business and most recently...

Nov 20, 2017

Merlin Dawain Messenger was born on June 23, 1935, near Woodbine, Iowa to Ralph and Hazel (Sindt) Messenger. He attended country school and Woodbine High School graduating with the class of 1953. Merlin worked for Bell Telephone Company in Norfolk, Nebraska, and returned to Woodbine to farm and work for area farmers. Merlin proudly served in the US Army...

Nov 15, 2017

Mary Ilene Robinson Feige was born on June 11, 1943, in Logan, Iowa to Glenn and Gertrude (Shepard) Robinson. She attended Woodbine Community Schools and graduated in 1961. Her first job, while still in high school, was cleaning at the Heft Funeral Home. After graduation from Commercial Extension College, Omaha, Nebraska, Ilene held various secretarial and receptionist jobs in...

Nov 13, 2017

Rita W. Seda was born February 24, 1935, to Charles and Winifred (Ashford) Harper in England. She was raised in the Leiston, England area. Rita met Bob Seda while he was serving in the Air Force and stationed in England. The two were married on October 25, 1952. The couple returned to the states and farmed outside of Dunlap....

Nov 7, 2017

Russell Gene Kurth was born January 17, 1954, to Paul and Rose Mary (Sherlock) Kurth in LeMars, Iowa. He was raised in LeMars and graduated from Gehlen Catholic High School in 1972. He then graduated from Iowa State University in 1977 with a degree in animal science. He worked as a SCS trainee in May 1975 in LeMars. From...