Obituaries

Sep 21, 2007

Lowell "Shorty" Earl Farley was born on April 11, 1918, near Dunlap, Iowa to Carlisle Thomas and Bertha Jane (Driggins) Farley. He was raised in Dunlap and attended country school. Shorty married Catherine Mary Quirk, and the couple farmed in the Manteno area east of Dunlap. Shorty worked for Sweetman John Deere. The couple then moved to Ankeny, Iowa...

Sep 18, 2007

Clifton LaVerne Smith was born August 1, 1917, to Ray W. and Emma Jane (Esycheck) Smith in Cylinder, Iowa. He was the youngest of three sons. Cliff entered the military in June of 1940 in the 33rd Armored Regiment. He received his military training at Fort Knox Kentucky. He served as a mechanic and said he was on the...

Sep 9, 2007

Cora Reeder, 92, of Mesa, Arizona formerly of Dunlap, Iowa died on Sunday, September 9, 2007 in Mesa, Arizona. She was born on March 25, 1915, to William & Lucille (Woodard) Benjamin in Shelby County, Iowa. Cora married Russell Reeder. The couple lived in the Dunlap area until 1955 when they moved to Omaha. While in Omaha Cora worked...

Sep 1, 2007

Richard Joseph Hanson was born March 27, 1925, to Hans and Mary (Emge) Hanson in Dunlap, Iowa. He attended country school and graduated from St. Joseph Catholic High School. By the time Dick was 12 years old, he was playing in the Hanson Brothers' Band and played for many dances. Dick moved to California and worked for a telegraph...

Aug 31, 2007

John Henry Heller was born October 18, 1936, to Leo and Mildred (Weber) Heller in Dunlap, Iowa. He was raised in Dunlap and graduated from St. Joseph Catholic High School in 1955. John drove a rock truck before purchasing the Dunlap Oil Company from Dean Honaker in 1960. John married Sharon Kay Thiessen on June 12, 1971, in Ashland,...

Aug 27, 2007

Dorothy Marie (Neidermyer) Emswiler was born July 26, 1915, to William Charles and Christina (Henrietta) Neidermyer in Logan, Iowa. She attended country school and graduated from Beebeetown High School. Dorothy married John Peyton Emswiler on August 12, 1936. The couple was blessed with three boys. Peyton died on September 30, 1959. Dorothy moved to Council Bluffs in 1963. Over...

Aug 22, 2007

Opal Ruth (Hundahl) Pape was born December 20, 1920, to Lawrence & Katrina (Larsen) Hundahl near Little Sioux, Iowa. She attended country school and graduated from Blencoe High School. Opal married Chester Pape December 31, 1938, in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The couple farmed near Ute, Woodbine, Pisgah, and Moorhead. Opal worked as a Tupperware dealer and at the McCue's...

Aug 11, 2007

Janice LaVonne (Davis) Kelley was born May 16, 1935, to Benjamin Franklin "Frank" and Della (Martin) Davis in Woodbine, Iowa. She was the oldest of three children, graduating from Woodbine High School in 1953. Jan married Donald E. Kelley on January 23, 1955. To this union three children were born. Jan was a full-time homemaker until 1974 when she...

Aug 8, 2007

Ralph Theodore Pauley, Sr. was born on February 10, 1926, in Shelby County near Panama, Iowa to parents Hubert and Anna (Mickels) Pauley. He graduated from St. Mary's Catholic High School in Panama. He began farming with his brother Albert near Tenant, Iowa. On February 27, 1946, Ralph married Veronica Gau at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Defiance, Iowa....

Aug 3, 2007

Lillian J. (Rhoades) Withem was born on April 27, 1921, in Lewis, Iowa to Cyrus A. and Lavina (Walters) Rhoades. She grew up in the Lewis area. In the mid 1930's she moved to Missouri Valley to live with her sister Helen. While living there she met her future husband Clayton Withem. They were married on May 7, 1938....

Jul 24, 2007

Dwight Elton "Pickles" Baker was born February 26, 1940 near Woodbine, Iowa to parents Elton & Alma (Brewster) Baker. He attended Merry Brook Country School and graduated from Woodbine high School in 1958. He then worked as a truck driver for Bud Waite. He was drafted into the US Army. He served in the Military Police with the Canine...

Jul 21, 2007

Kenneth Eugene "Gene" Bonham, Jr. was born on April 3, 1957 in Council Bluffs, Iowa to parents Kenneth Eugene & Regina Mae (Fountain) Bonham Sr. Gene graduated from Lo-ma High School in Logan with the class of 1975. Gene then began working for the City of Missouri Valley. A few years later he went to work for the G...

Jul 16, 2007

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Marguerite Barnes was born June 27, 1906, to James and Ferriba (VanArsdol) Michael in Woodbine, Iowa. Marguerite attended Bostwick Country School and Woodbine High School. Marguertie married Edward Earl Barnes on January 20, 1926. The couple lived in Missouri Valley and the Hardscratch...

Jul 14, 2007

Lena Lorraine (Smith) Jacob was born July 2, 1918, in Crawford County, Iowa to Silas Harrison and Ruth Naomi (Hazen) Smith. She grew up in both Crawford and Harrison Counties. After 8th grade, Lena worked for various families. Lena married Alexander Carl Christiansen on January 15, 1938. The couple moved to a farm near Dow City where they worked...

Jul 12, 2007

Faye Marie (Black) Dow was born May 14, 1915, to Glen and Elisabeth (Peterson) Black in Dunlap, Iowa. She attended country school east of Dunlap and graduated from the Dunlap High School. Faye Marie married Linly E. Dow on July 8, 1939. The couple lived in California for a short time during the war and worked at the airplane...

Jul 7, 2007

Robert Earl Dickinson was born February 21, 1930, to Roy A. and Nettie (Kellogg) Dickinson in Rural Logan, Iowa. He attended Beebeetown High School for two years and graduated from Logan High School in 1948. He joined the United States Army in 1952 and proudly served his country for two years during the Korean War. He returned home to...

Jul 3, 2007

Margaret Ellen (Nelson) Bonsall was born November 24, 1929, to Harvey and Beatrice (Durham) Nelson in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She grew up in Council Bluffs and graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1946. Margaret married John Bonsall on August 9, 1952, in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The couple lived in Colorado Springs, CO while John was stationed in the...

Jul 2, 2007

Neva Jean (Hildreth) Hinkel was born May 18, 1930, to Charles and Nina (Crews) Hildreth in Pisgah, Iowa. She graduated from Pisgah High School in 1949. Neva married Estal Eugene Hinkel on February 5, 1950, in Pisgah. The couple farmed in the Pisgah area for 10 years. In 1960 they moved to Logan, Iowa. Neva worked for Perfection Form...

Jun 29, 2007

Everett Lee Bean was born December 6, 1916, near Little Sioux, Iowa to parents Wesley and Tillie (Anderson) Bean. He lived his entire life within two miles of where he was born. He attended Murray Hill Country School and graduated from Little Sioux High School. Everett married Helen Pippitt on May 20, 1939, at the Little Brown Church in...

Jun 28, 2007

Michael Dwane (Lynn) Waite was born March 19, 1946, to Raymond and Louretta (Haynes) Waite in Missouri Valley, Iowa. He died on June 25, 2007, in Fort Worth, Texas at the age of 61 years, three months, and six days. He grew up in Woodbine and attended Woodbine High School. He proudly served his country in the United States...