Obituaries

May 2, 2012

Alvera Anna (Asmus) Steinkuehler was born January 7, 1921, to John and Anna (Prosch) Asmus in Buck Grove, Iowa. She received her schooling in Buck Grove and Manilla, Iowa. Alvera worked for area families helping with various duties. On December 9, 1938, Alvera married Alvin Steinkuehler at the Lutheran Church parsonage in Denison, Iowa. The couple lived in the...

Apr 14, 2012

Joseph John Heller was born on July 2, 1951, on a farm south of Dunlap, Iowa to Urban and Kathleen (Murphy) Heller. He graduated from Dunlap High School in 1969. Joe then attended Iowa Lakes Community College in Estherville, Iowa. On October 14, 1972, Joe married Pam Thiessen at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Ashland, Nebraska. The couple lived...

Apr 10, 2012

Calvin Franklin Johnsen was born September 2, 1927, to John C. and Bess Marie (Jenson) Johnsen in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He was raised in Underwood and then the family moved southeast of Logan, Iowa. The family moved into Logan in 1942, and Calvin graduated from the Logan High School in 1947. Calvin married Thelma Tate on February 28, 1948,...

Apr 9, 2012

Brenda Marie (Pape) Garrison was born January 28, 1962, to Glen and Shirley (Burbridge) Pape in McCook, Nebraska. She was raised in the Woodbine and Dunlap areas and attended school there as well. Brenda married DeLille Garrison on August 6, 1983, at the Christian Church in Logan. The couple lived in Kansas City, Missouri and then Council Bluffs, Iowa....

Apr 5, 2012

Cade Matthew Petersen was born June 22, 2010, in Omaha, Nebraska to Jay and Kris (Marsh) Petersen of Dunlap, Iowa. He was baptized at St. John's Lutheran Church in Dunlap. He died Thursday, April 5, 2012, in his mom's arms at Children's Hospital in Omaha. Cade was born with HLHS, a congenital heart defect. In the first year of...

Apr 5, 2012

Kristi Kay (Wright) Vogel was born August 24, 1960, to Edward and Betty (Betchel) Wright in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She was raised in Council Bluffs and graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1979. She then began her career in the restaurant business working at A&W, Taco Johns and Burger King. Kristi married Brian Kilby on August 30, 1976,...

Mar 22, 2012

Patricia Lorraine (Sullivan) Weber was born March 14, 1937, to Maurice and Alice (Finnegan) Sullivan in Dunlap, Iowa. She was raised south of Dunlap and attended Mill Creek Country School. She graduated in 1955 from St. Joseph's Catholic School in Dunlap. Lorraine was a waitress at the café in Dunlap and took care of her mother for a few...

Mar 14, 2012

Harlan Eugene Collins was born April 23, 1931, to Theodore and Agnes (Rief) Collins in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He was raised in Logan, Iowa and graduated from Logan High School in 1949. On August 16, 1952, Harlan married Marilyn Michael. The couple made their home in Mondamin, Iowa. Harlan worked for the telephone company from August 1954 through August...

Mar 14, 2012

Eileen Marie (Mahlberg) McGinn was born on July 18, 1922, to Henry and Josephine (Klein) Mahlberg in Panama, Iowa. She was raised near Dunlap and attended country school and the Dunlap Public School. Eileen married Donald McGinn on July 24, 1946, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Dunlap. The couple lived in various places in Iowa before moving to...

Mar 4, 2012

Donna Mae (Thomsen) Fountain was born January 11, 1931, to Chris and Dollie (Johnson) Thomsen in Missouri Valley, Iowa. She was raised between Missouri Valley and Beebeetown and graduated from Missouri Valley High School in 1949. On November 16, 1952, Donna Mae married Everette Fountain at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The couple lived on a...

Mar 3, 2012

James Allan Wingrove, 60, died on Saturday, March 3, 2012, at the Dunlap Nursing & Rehab Center.

There are no services planned at this time.

Feb 26, 2012

Donald Earle Thompson was born July 6, 1939, to Earle and Gladys (Smith) Thompson in Woodbine, Iowa. He was raised in Woodbine and graduated from Woodbine High School in 1957. Don proudly served his country in the United States Army Reserves as a mechanic at Fort Smith in Arkansas. After his honorable discharge he returned to Woodbine to farm....

Feb 20, 2012

Margaret Frances (Shields) Grady was born on April 9th, 1920 in Dunlap, to Patrick J. and Mary B. (O'Connor) Shields. Margaret grew up in Dunlap and graduated from St. Joseph School in 1937. Following graduation Margaret went to Omaha, NE to work at St. Joseph Hospital. Margaret then went to Normal Teacher's College (University of Northern Iowa) Cedar Falls,...

Feb 16, 2012

Edith Marie (Allen) Malone was born September 1, 1929, to Earl and Nettie (Topping) Allen in Logan, Iowa. Edith grew up in the Logan area and attended Logan Community School. Edith married Gerald Thomas Malone on May 12, 1971 at the Methodist Church in Blair, Nebraska. Edith was a member of the United Methodist Church in Dunlap, Iowa and...

Feb 11, 2012

Lloyd Alvin "Al" Penrose, Jr. was born October 16, 1933, to Lloyd and Irene (Sherman) Penrose in Buffalo, New York. He was raised in Buffalo and Long Island, New York where he received his education. Al proudly served his country in the United States Navy for four years and in the Navy Reserves for an additional four years. After...

Feb 10, 2012

Shirley Ann (Jules) Bolton was born December 13, 1933, to Gustav and Elsie (Rock) Jules in Shelby, Iowa. She attended school through the 6th grade in Shelby, Iowa and graduated from Harlan High School. She took bookkeeping classes in college and worked for Kenworth Trucking in Omaha. Shirley married Bill Kardell and the couple was blessed with three children....

Feb 4, 2012

Colleen Ann (Mulligan) Eggers was born April 23, 1925, in Logan, Iowa to Owen James and Grace Edith (Colton) Mulligan. She was raised in the Dunlap area and in 1943; she graduated from St. Joseph Catholic School in Dunlap, Iowa. Colleen married Homer Eggers on October 16, 1943. The couple made their home in Dunlap. Colleen was a stay...

Jan 15, 2012

Miles James Barnhart was born September 22, 1928, to Miles Glenn and Kathryn Dorothea (Siebels) Barnhart in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Miles grew up in Magnolia and attended country school and graduated from the Magnolia High School in 1947. After graduation Miles started farming and continued to farm all of his life in the Magnolia area.

Miles was...

Jan 11, 2012

Bernice Lavonne (Gray) Summerfield was born September 18, 1931, to Thomas H. and Laura E. (Moore) Gray in Jordan Township, Monona County, Iowa. She was raised west of Dunlap and attended country school and Dunlap High School. Bernice married George Summerfield on February 5, 1949. The couple lived near Dunlap their entire married lives. Bernice worked at Elliott's Variety...

Dec 31, 2011

Marjorie Maxcine (Hinton) McBath was born February 25, 1922, to Hannibal and Blanche (Carter) Hinton in Fort Scott, Kansas. She was raised in Fort Scott and graduated from high school in 1940. Marjorie married Edwin "Chief" McBath on April 11, 1944, in Rich Hill, Missouri. The couple moved to the rural Missouri Valley, Iowa area to farm and raise...