Obituaries

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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,...

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,...

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 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

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

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....