Obituaries
Roger Soukup
Mar 13, 2016
Roger R. Soukup, 75 went home to be with the Lord in his home in The Villages on Sunday, March 13, 2016. Roger was born in Atlantic, Iowa and was raised in Woodbine, Iowa. He was the son of Ferne and Lester Soukup. Roger was raised on the family farm and worked with his dad and grandfather on the...
Art McWilliams
Mar 12, 2016
David Arthur "Art" McWilliams was born on November 17, 1923, to Howard & Belle (Comstock) McWilliams in Pisgah, Iowa. Art graduated from Pisgah High School in 1941. Art started driving the school bus for Pisgah Schools while in high school and continued after graduation. Art married Lois Powell in 1944, and the couple was blessed with two children, Larry...
Ila Hicks
Mar 11, 2016
Ila Nadine (Rief) Hicks was born on July 16, 1925, to Arthur Julius and Ethel Mae (French) Rief in Honey Creek, Iowa. She attended elementary school in Boomer Township near Honey Creek, Iowa and later moved with her family to their farm east of Woodbine. She graduated from Woodbine High School in 1944. On March 16, 1947, Ila married...
Jack Stessman
Feb 25, 2016
Joseph "Jack" Aloys Stessman was born September 16, 1931, to Leonard and Isabell (Assmann) Stessman near Earling, Iowa. Jack attended St. Joseph Catholic School in Earling graduating in 1949. He started farming with his father and his uncle. Jack married Kathryn Feser on September 7, 1953, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Dunlap. Jack proudly served his country in...
Nancy Arasmith
Feb 22, 2016
Nancy Louise Arasmith was born May 9, 1943, in Dunlap, Iowa, to Walter Merle and Edith Mildred (Strait) Holloway. She graduated from Dunlap High School in 1961 and Clark College in 1985. Nancy was the widow of Lavalle (Ace) Arasmith. She was a nurse and homemaker who loved to play bingo, bunco, and help others. Nancy lived in Gold...
Lorrene Assmann
Feb 20, 2016
Lorrene "Rene" Theresa (Kloewer) Assmann was born April 28, 1936, to Al and Eva (Peerman) Kloewer in Defiance, Iowa. She was raised in Defiance and graduated from St Paul's Catholic School. After her graduation she worked at NW Bell in Omaha for three years. Rene married Bernard "Bump" Assmann on June 22, 1957, while he was serving in the...
Kenny Dwyer
Feb 19, 2016
Kenneth John Dwyer was born August 3, 1928, to John and Elizabeth (Ledden) Dwyer in Sioux City, Iowa. He was raised in Dunlap and attended St. Joseph's Catholic School graduating in 1947. After his graduation Kenny worked around Dunlap before joining the Army on December 8, 1950. He served his country in the 11th Airborne Division where he received...
Lois Snyder
Feb 19, 2016
Lois Juanita (Smith) Snyder was born April 9, 1921, to William and Laura (Tupper) Smith near Woodbine, Iowa. She attended various country schools and graduated from Magnolia High School. After her graduation Lois worked for area families until her marriage. Lois married Clyde Snyder on January 3, 1941. The ceremony took place in the Methodist parsonage with the Rev....
Bernadette Leinen
Feb 17, 2016
Bernadette Elaine Leinen was born December 30, 1934, to James and Ruth (McEvoy) McHugh near Moorhead, Iowa. She was raised near Woodbine and Moorhead and attended country school in both areas. Bernadette married Nick Leinen on January 11, 1953. The couple lived in Woodbine, Ida Grove, Sac City, Dow City and Dunlap. Bernadette worked at Blue Star Foods in...
Eva Speake
Feb 16, 2016
Eva Viola (Vroman) Speake was born on July 4, 1918 in Holly, Colorado to parents Hiram Burdette and Violet May (Burch) Vroman. At the age of seven Eva and her family moved to Iowa. They first lived in Pisgah and then moved to Woodbine. Eva graduated from Woodbine High School in 1936. She took a year of a correspondence...
Bertha Morton
Feb 9, 2016
Bertha Ellen (Cox) Morton was born January 9, 1931, to Dewey and Alma Bertha (Benson) Cox in Moorhead, Iowa. She attended school in Moorhead. Bertha married Robert Wendall Morton on November 10, 1949, in Logan, Iowa. Through the years Bertha worked at Baelmann's for three years, the experimental fruit farm for five years and at Westmont Care Center for...
Betty Berka
Feb 6, 2016
Betty Lorraine (Marolf) Hargens Berka was born August 14, 1924, to Roy and Lillian (Berry) Marolf in Denison, Iowa. She attended school in Denison. Betty married Earl Hargens in October of 1942 in Missouri. Earl was in the Army and the couple lived in California while Earl was in basic training. He was then sent off to England and...
Audrey Cohrs
Jan 27, 2016
Audrey Mae (Marshall) Cohrs was born July 27, 1922, to William and Mary (Lizer) Marshall near Magnolia, Iowa. In 1932 Audrey's mother became ill and Audrey and her sister were sent to live with relatives. Audrey was 11 when her mother died. She returned to live with her father and brother in Ute, Iowa. She graduated as valedictorian from...
Aaron Borecky
Jan 27, 2016
Aaron Keith Borecky was born on January 18, 1976, in Payson, Utah to Steven Borecky and Valerie McMonigle. Aaron graduated from high school in Lyman Wyoming in 1994. He was a state champ swimmer and track athlete in high school and received a track scholarship to college. Aaron attended Dakota State University in Madison, South Dakota. He began working...
Bernard Kenkel
Jan 22, 2016
Bernard H. Kenkel, Jr. was born on January 30, 1930, to Bernard Sr. and Caroline (Mumm) Kenkel in Dunlap, Iowa. He was raised in Dunlap and attended St. Joseph Catholic School. The family moved to Woodbine when he was a fifth grade and he graduated from Woodbine High School in 1948. Bernie then began farming until he was drafted...
Sharon Mahlberg
Jan 13, 2016
Sharon Evonne (Gosch) Mahlberg was the sixth child born to Herbert and Alice (Rude) Gosch on August 27, 1954, in Mapleton, Iowa. She lived in the Castana area and graduated from Mapleton High School in 1972 and moved to Sioux City, Iowa. Sharon married Robert Mahlberg on May 31, 1980. The couple moved to Soldier in 1984. Sharon worked...
Gladys Gardner
Jan 7, 2016
Gladys Glee (Barnes) Gardner was born December 18, 1929, to Marguerite (Michael) and Edward Barnes in Missouri Valley, Iowa. She was raised on a farm near Logan in the Hardscratch area. Gladys married Dale Gardner in 1947, in Avoca, Iowa. The couple farmed near Moorhead, Iowa. Dale died on January 5, 1993. Gladys moved to Woodbine in 2013. Gladys...
James Johnson
Jan 5, 2016
James Arthur Johnson was born October 2, 1927, to Roy and Inez (McWilliams) Johnson in Pisgah, Iowa. He was raised in Pisgah and Iowa City. He graduated from an Iowa City high school. Jim worked as a mechanic at a Chevy dealership in Iowa City as well as the Rosen Novak Chevy dealership in Omaha and the Seabury Chevy...
Joseph Coenen
Jan 5, 2016
Joseph Henry Coenen was born on April 11, 1950, to Henry and Dorothy (Gross) Coenen in Harlan, Iowa. Joe grew up in Woodbine and graduated from Woodbine High School in 1968. He worked as an X-ray tech at St. Joseph Hospital in Omaha. Joe joined the U.S. Army and served his country for four years. After Joe's honorable discharge...
Dr. Koski
Jan 4, 2016
Raymond Ralph Koski was born on December 23, 1938, to Ralph and Georgia (Stilson) Koski in Dunlap, Iowa. He grew up in the Dunlap area and graduated from Dunlap High School in 1957. Ray then attended Simpson College for two years. He then proudly served his country in the U.S. Army. He was in Korea and specialized as a...
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