Obituaries
Rita Kelley
Dec 11, 2011
Rita Mary (Arkfeld) Kelley was born September 3, 1923, to George and Mary (Siemer) Arkfeld in Panama, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Panama and graduated from St. Mary's Catholic School in 1941. She then worked in Chicago, Illinois for a short time. Rita was united in marriage to Johnny Kelley on June...
Ronald Nichols
Dec 10, 2011
Ronald Gordon Nichols was born October 5, 1942, to Lyle and Eula (Carson) Nichols in Moorhead, Iowa. He was raised in Moorhead and graduated from Moorhead High School in 1960. Ron then worked several different jobs before joining the United States Air Force in 1961. He served his entire four years of enlistment in Lincoln, Nebraska. Ron married Krystal...
Earl Hinkel
Dec 9, 2011
Earl Edwin Hinkel was born January 20, 1932, to John and Gilma (Kline) Hinkel in Pisgah, Iowa. He was raised in Pisgah and graduated from Pisgah High School in 1950. He worked for the railroad for a short time and then he proudly served his country in the United States Navy for four years serving on the U.S.S. Pittsburgh....
Maynard Harris
Nov 25, 2011
Maynard Clark Harris was born July 5, 1932, to Delbert and Minnie (Nicholsen) Harris in Moorhead, Iowa. He was raised near Moorhead and graduated from high school in 1949. He attended Iowa State University for one year before returning home to Moorhead to farm. Maynard married Joyce Loomis on January 15, 1952, at the Methodist Church in Vermillion, South...
Pat Hatterman
Nov 22, 2011
Patrick Darrell Hatterman was born June 23, 1949, to Edward and Margaret (Jorgensen) Hatterman in Dunlap, Iowa. He was raised in Dunlap and started his schooling there and then moved to Correctionville, Iowa and graduated from high school there in 1967. He proudly served his country in the United States Army for two years in the Viet Nam War....
Gerald Delozier
Nov 20, 2011
Gerald Dean DeLozier was born June 4, 1931, to Bert and Susie (Androy) DeLozier in Woodbine, Iowa. Bert was killed in a car accident when Gerald was just nine years old. Gerald attended school in Woodbine until he was 11 years old. His mother then married Robert Robinson so the family moved to Portsmouth, where Gerald attended high school....
Craig Reynolds
Nov 18, 2011
Craig has "Gone Fishin' " Craig, age 64 was taken from us unexpectedly on Nov. 18, 2011. He was born Oct 3, 1947 in Logan, Iowa to parents Jim and Donna Reynolds of Woodbine, Iowa. He was preceded in death by his father, Jim. On October 31, 1970 he was 'tricked or treated' when he married Carol Mullenix ....
Joe Berens
Nov 1, 2011
Joseph Hubert Berens was born July 20, 1931, to Henry and Lorena (Datterl) Berens in Dunlap, Iowa. He was raised in Dunlap and attended Boyer Valley #1 Country School through the 8th grade. Joe proudly served his country in the United States Marine Corps from June 30, 1954 to January 29, 1956. After his honorable discharge Joe began his...
Dorothy Leaders
Oct 26, 2011
Dorothy Fern (Pleas) Leaders was born on July 21, 1927, in Huggins, Missouri. She was the 9th child born of 10 children to Edward Franklin and Olive Cora (Frey) Pleas. Dorothy was raised in Huggins and Council Bluffs, Iowa, and she graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in Council Bluffs. On December 14, 1946, Dorothy married Calvin Leaders at...
Wayne Kelly
Oct 15, 2011
Wayne Joseph Kelly was born November 27, 1939, near Woodbine, Iowa to parents John & Gertrude (Schoemann) Kelly. Wayne grew up in Woodbine and graduated from Woodbine High School in 1957. Wayne served his country in the United States Air Force Reserves. After completing that commitment, Wayne then worked for Missouri Valley Machinery in Omaha, Nebraska. After his father's...
Angie Purcell
Oct 15, 2011
Angie Beatrice Purcell was born on a farm north of Woodbine on September 28, 1912, to Lawrence and Emma Schneider. Angie completed her education through the 8th grade at the Mud Creek country school near Woodbine. On July 31, 1935, Angie married Wallace Purcell. While Wallace worked with his father, Joe, as a carpenter, Angie became a homemaker in...
Donald Clark
Oct 13, 2011
Donald Oscar Clark was born on January 10, 1936, in Moorhead, Iowa to Irvin Paul and Carrie Amintha (Lewis) Clark. Donnie was raised in Pisgah and he graduated from Pisgah High School in 1954. He proudly served in the United States Air Force from September of 1954 to June of 1958. He worked highway construction as foreman and superintendent...
Wanda Nelson
Oct 8, 2011
Wanda (Armstrong) Nelson was born March 21, 1914, to Archie and Anna (Sillau) Armstrong in Logan, Iowa. She was raised in Logan and graduated from Logan High School in 1931. Wanda taught in the country schools until she married Arnold Mensching. The couple was blessed with six children. She then worked for five years at Harvey's Grocery Store as...
RayLynn Johnson
Oct 6, 2011
RayLynn Michelle Johnson was born at just 21 weeks gestation on Thursday, October 6, 2011, at the Allen Memorial Birthing Center in Waterloo, Iowa. She was born at just 9 ¾ inches long and weighed 14 ½ ounces. RayLynn was baptized at the Birthing Center. RayLynn was preceded in death by her three great grandparents, Joe Pugsley, and Roger...
Bob Frieze
Oct 5, 2011
Robert "Bob" Lee Frieze was born January 30, 1936, to Harold and Victoria (Brown) Frieze in Council Bluffs, Iowa. At the age of 17 he joined the Navy and proudly served his country from 1953 to 1957. He made torpedo nets in California and then served on a mine ship. On February 23, 1957, Robert married the love of...
Bertha Bamford
Sep 25, 2011
Bertha Marie Bamford was born April 2, 1925, Iowa to parents William Irving and Opal Aline (McHenry) Bamford in Woodbine, Iowa. Bertha was raised in Woodbine and attended country school. She graduated from Woodbine High School in 1943. She then took the Normal Training and began teaching in the country schools. Bertha graduated from Dana College in Blair and...
Dean McHugh
Sep 24, 2011
Solomon Dean McHugh was born June 30, 1922, to Peter and Esta Ellen (Cox) McHugh in Pisgah, Iowa. He was raised in Pisgah and graduated from Pisgah High School in 1939. Dean married Nina Butts in Rockport, Missouri on July 29, 1943. The couple farmed and lived on the same farm for 67 years. The couple then moved into...
Homer Eggers
Sep 17, 2011
Homer Eggers was born January 29, 1919, near Dunlap, Iowa to Herman and Laura Eggers. Homer attended country school near Dunlap. He worked with the WPA for some time and then proudly served his country in the United States Army during World War II. On October 16, 1943, Homer married Colleen Mulligan. The couple made their home in Dunlap....
Claire Kelley
Sep 8, 2011
Claire Yvonne (Thiles) Kelley was born July 16, 1925, on a farm near Panama, Iowa to Edward and Cecil (Kohl) Thiles. She graduated from Woodbine Normal School in 1942. It was at this point that her interest in sewing and teaching school evolved, both skills that she enjoyed in her life. After graduation Claire taught school at Douglas Center...
Donna Clark
Sep 8, 2011
Donna Mae Yonts Clark was born on March 24, 1922, in Dunlap, Iowa, to Franklin and Maud Mary Yonts. She attended Woodbine High School and Woodbine Normal School, and worked briefly as a school teacher in the local area. Donna married Velman Clark in 1941 and they farmed for a short time before moving to California in 1946 with...
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