Obituaries

Jun 1, 2014

Mary Inez (Lynch) Simon was born July 17, 1913, to Earl and Kathryn (Holland) Lynch in Vail, Iowa. She was raised in the Vail area and graduated from St. Anne's Catholic High School in Vail. Inez married Clair Simon on March 27, 1940, at St. Anne's Catholic Church in Vail. The couple lived in various locations during World War...

May 28, 2014

Carol Rae (Mackey) Morrison was born February 3, 1944, to James Earl and Mabel Byrd (Trimble) Mackey in Woodbine, Iowa. She was raised in Woodbine and graduated from Woodbine High School in 1960. On December 9, 1960, Carol married Donald "Bill" Morrison at the Woodbine Presbyterian Church. While Bill was in the Navy, the couple spent some time in...

May 22, 2014

Merril David McElwain was born in Denison on April 12, 1927, to Ora and Gladys (Farley) McElwain and raised in Woodbine, where he graduated from high school in 1945. Shortly after, Merril enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, serving two separate stints between 1945 and 1952 on bases throughout the country, beginning with the Martin bomber plant at Offutt...

May 18, 2014

Virginia Anne (Gilmore) Burke was born June 21, 1919, in Council Bluffs, Iowa to George and Anna (Horrigan) Gilmore. She moved to Dunlap when she was in high school, and graduated from St. Joseph High School. On September 16, 1940, she married Joseph Burke. He died on October 14, 1982. Virginia worked as a cook at St. Joseph Catholic...

May 11, 2014

Martin Henry Smith was born on March 31, 1923, in Crawford County, Iowa to Silas H. and Ruth (Hazen) Smith. Martin graduated from Dunlap High School in 1943. On November 21, 1942, Martin married Lois Thompson in Papillion, Nebraska. Martin served in the US Navy for 2 ½ years during World War II. After his discharge Martin went to...

May 7, 2014

Dale Larry Mether was born September 3, 1936, to Edwin and Vera (Barkoff) Mether in Woodbine, Iowa. He was raised on a farm near Woodbine. Dale attended country school and then Woodbine Normal School and graduated in 1954. After graduation Dale proudly served his county by joining the United States Army in 1955. He was honorably discharged in 1957....

May 3, 2014

Michelle Ann "Mitz" (Bruck) Zaiser was born on February 6, 1968, to William and Darlene (Assmann) Bruck in Harlan, Iowa. She was raised in Harlan and graduated from Harlan High School in 1986. During high school she worked at Nub's Pub. Mitz then attended Steward School of Hair Design in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She worked part time in the...

Apr 26, 2014

Richard Leroy Heistand was born august 13, 1951 to Elvin and Norma ( Nordaker) Heistand in Pisgah, Iowa. Richard was raised south of Soldier and graduated from East Monona High School in 1969. He was baptized and confirmed in the Soldier Lutheran Church. After high school Richard tried his hand at farming with his dad and decided that farming...

Apr 21, 2014

Judith Ann (Niles) Cohrs was born February 14, 1941, to Earl and Herma (Donn) Niles at her family's farm northwest of Magnolia. She was raised near Magnolia and graduated from Magnolia High School in 1959. On September 19, 1959, Judy married Robert Cohrs. Besides being Bob's farming partner for life, Judy also worked at Perfection Press in Logan in...

Apr 14, 2014

Fred Allen Sturgill was born February 9, 1920, to William and Lucinda (Allen) Sturgill in rural Leslie County, Kentucky. He was raised in Leslie County and attended country school there as well as the Berea, Kentucky Boarding School. He then moved to Ohio and worked at Mosler Safe Company. Fred married Rose Dixon on March 7, 1947, in Newport,...

Apr 2, 2014

Darrell Patrick Hawn was born on August 2, 1934, to Henry Joseph and Lola Audrey (Jones) Hawn in Dunlap, Iowa. He attended country school and St. Joseph Catholic School in Dunlap graduating in 1954. He then farmed with his father and sold Watkins Products. Pat moved to Missouri Valley and worked for the Omaha World Herald and then was...

Apr 2, 2014

Pearl Irene (Hulsebus) Custer was born in a farm house north east of Ortonville, Minnesota on January 27, 1914, to John Albert and Pauline Wilimina (Mielke) Hulsebus. She lived her life to the age of 100 years, two months and six days. Pearl spent her first few years in Minnesota before her family moved to a farm near Defiance,...

Mar 31, 2014

Charles Clayton Cox was born February 25, 1946 in Pisgah, Iowa. He went on to see the Lord on March 31, 2014, while working on his farm in Moorhead, IA; attaining the age of 68 years, one month, and six days.

Charles attended a one room country school and then Woodbine Public School. Charles worked various jobs...

Mar 15, 2014

Lula Mae (Hatcher) Hatcher was born January 17, 1917, in Post, Texas to William Riley and Effie Mae (Nuzum) Hatcher. Lula started her education in Texas and then the family moved to South Dakota and then to Iowa. Lula married LeRoy Hatcher on November 26, 1937, in Papillion, Nebraska. The couple made their home between Logan and Missouri Valley....

Mar 4, 2014

Shirley Grace (Young) Michael was born August 29, 1922, near Woodbine, Iowa to LeRoy "Dick" and Undine "Una" (Holeton) Young. She grew up in the Woodbine area and graduated from Woodbine High School in 1939. She was a clerk at Sibel's Store, Moore Brothers and also taught country school. On March 1, 1942, Shirley married Dale Michael at Zion...

Mar 2, 2014

Deborah Lynn (Heikes) Caddell was born August 5, 1967, to Robert and Judy (Janshen) Heikes in Rock Rapids, Iowa. She was raised in Ellsworth, Minnesota and Sioux Center, Iowa. Deb graduated from Sioux Center High School in 1985. Deb worked at Harkers Frozen Foods in Sioux Center. On September 16, 1989, Deb married Larry Caddell in Logan, Iowa. The...

Feb 24, 2014

Jerald Elwood Spotts was born August 28, 1945, in Dunlap, Iowa to Elwood and Viola (Sullivan) Spotts. Jerry grew up in the Dunlap area, attended St. Patrick's Catholic School, and graduated from Dunlap High School in 1964. At the age of 18, after being hospitalized for three months, he was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. Jerry worked for the State...

Feb 20, 2014

Arlene Joye (Richards) Barnum was born September 3, 1920, near Irwin, Iowa to George and Bertha (Will) Richards. She grew up in the Irwin area and graduated from Irwin High School. Arlene married Cloyce Shepard in July of 1940 and the couple was blessed with two children, Lyle and Sandra. The family lived in various locations in Iowa and...

Feb 17, 2014

Patsy Rae (Stewart) Gray was born October 28, 1933, to Dean B. and Josephine E. (Kopp) Stewart in Dunlap, Iowa. Patsy was raised in the Dunlap area and attended school in Dunlap. On December 19, 1949, Patsy was united in marriage to Cyril Everett Gray. The couple farmed in Moorhead and later moved back to the Dunlap area where...

Feb 15, 2014

LeRoy Dean Stevens was born April 28, 1930, to Harry and Mabel (Katzenberger) Stevens near Woodbine, Iowa. He grew up in the Woodbine and Moorhead areas and attended country school. He started farming with his parents, and he later obtained his GED. LeRoy proudly served his country in the U.S. Army from 1948-1951. After his honorable discharge LeRoy married...