Obituaries

Feb 10, 2007

Richard Keith Meerhoff, Jr, 45 of Dunlap, Iowa died on Saturday, February 10, 2007 at his home. Keith was born on August 7, 1961 in Cleveland, Ohio to parents Richard Keith & Joan (Hill) Meerhoff, Sr. The family moved to Phoenix, Arizona and Keith graduated from Thunderbird High School in Phoenix. He was active in motocross and motocross trials....

Feb 8, 2007

Evelyn Mary (Chiles) Ganzhorn was born November 13, 1914, to Andrew J. and Mary J. (Lindsey) Chiles on a farm north of Woodbine. She attended Maple Grove School and graduated from Woodbine High School in 1932. She then received her Normal Teacher's Training. On August 7, 1933, Evelyn married Paul Ganzhorn at the home of Elder Howard Reynolds. For...

Feb 5, 2007

Nelda May (Emley) Golden was born May 6, 1926, to Homer and Etta Mae (Kelso) Emley. She graduated in 1944 from Arlington High School in Arlington, Nebraska. Nelda married Robert Golden on October 6, 1946, in Omaha, Nebraska. In 1967 Nelda attended Tech School and received her LPN diploma. Nelda worked at Rose Vista Nursing Home in Woodbine, Iowa...

Feb 4, 2007

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Fay S. Fouts was born January 4, 1912, to William Adel and Elizabeth (Mosher) Fouts in Dunlap, Iowa. Fay attended Grove Township Shelby County School #2. Fay married Helen Patricia Burns on November 21, 1930, in Logan Iowa. The couple farmed in the Galland's Grove area...

Feb 3, 2007

Kenneth Alfred Kuhlman was born September 2, 1926, to Alfred Herman and Mary Ann (Bonar) Kuhlman in Dunlap, Iowa. Kenneth attended Dow City School, and worked as a farm hand for Dale Barry. Kenneth served in the U.S. Army February 1952 ~ November 1953. Kenneth married Charlotte Browning Androy August 10, 1957. The couple lived in Denver, Colorado until...

Jan 29, 2007

There will be no services for Alice.

Jan 26, 2007

Phyllis M. (Hildreth) Peterson was born December 29, 1924, to Charles and Nina (Crews) Hildreth in Pisgah, Iowa. She graduated from Pisgah High School in 1942. She then taught country school at the Delance school near Moorhead, Iowa. She later took summer teachers training through Buena Vista College. Phyllis married Harry M. Peterson on August 29, 1946, in Papillion,...

Jan 24, 2007

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Florence Eula Miller-Dorland was born August 11, 1913, to Henry and Grace (Goule) Brockelsby in Vail, Iowa. Upon her high school graduation she went on to nurses training. Florence married Leslie H. Miller on February 23, 1932. The family lived in the Denison and Vail area...

Jan 22, 2007

Edward Lyle "Pincher" Pryor was born August 17, 1916, to Harry and Irene (Cruise) Pryor in Dunlap, Iowa. He attended country school and Dunlap High School. Lyle and his brother, Lloyd, would travel to Nebraska to bale hay for farmers. Lyle attended aircraft school in Omaha. He then went to Seattle, Washington and worked at Boeing. In 1942, Lyle...

Jan 22, 2007

Merrell Dean Lantz was born on October 24th, 1943, unto Harley and Ella (Hudson) Lantz of Dunlap, Iowa. His name Merrell came from his mother's idea by merging merry Ella. Merrell attended county school in Dunlap until the death of his father Harley, when he was just 12 years old. He then lived with his older sister Thelma in...

Jan 19, 2007

Maymie Amelia (Kline) Shumate was born April 27, 1919, to Enos and Ida (Brundridge) Kline in Dunlap, Iowa. She attended country school and Dunlap High School. Maymie met Walter Shumate on Memorial Day of 1934 while attending the cemetery services. The couple was married on October 17, 1934, in Woodbine, Iowa. They farmed west of Dunlap until 1944, and...

Jan 17, 2007

Obituary information will be posted as soon as it is available.

Jan 14, 2007

Charles Richard Hein was born June 21, 1922, to Charles and Eva (Baker) Hein in Dunlap, Iowa. Charles grew up in Dunlap and graduated from Dunlap High School in 1939. Charles enlisted in the Navy in 1942 and was stationed in Hawaii. After his honorable discharge in 1946, Charles moved back to Dunlap to help on the family farm,...

Jan 4, 2007

Lelia "Lee" Bertha (Farley) Egan was born on March 18, 1914, in Manilla, Iowa to Carlisle Thomas and Bertha Jane (Driggins) Farley. The family moved to the Dunlap area when Lee was a young child. She attended country school and Dunlap High School. She helped out at her folks' farm. She became quite handy with wallpapering, painting and other...

Dec 29, 2006

Vera "Blanche" (Kline) Smith was born February 27, 1913, to Enos and Ida (Brundidge) Kline in Dunlap, Iowa. Vera was raised in the Dunlap area and attended Dunlap High School. On September 2, 1930, she married Charles E. Smith. Charles was a hired hand for several area farmers. The couple lived with Charles' family and on other farmsteads in...

Dec 26, 2006

THERE WILL BE NO VISITATION

Marcella M. (Schiltz) Malone, 83 died on Tuesday, December 26, 2006 at the Rose Vista Nursing Home in Woodbine, Iowa. Marcella was born on July 31, 1923 to Lawrence and Anna (Ebert) Schlitz in Arion, Iowa. She attended school in Earling, Iowa and a country school near Panama, Iowa. She then helped...

Dec 25, 2006

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Joseph G. Blume, 81, of Dunlap, Iowa died on Monday December 25, 2006 at the Dunlap Nursing and Rehab Center. Joe was born April 27, 1925 on the farm near Dow City in Crawford County, Iowa to parents William and Edna (Girard) Blume. Joe attended Boyer Township country school and graduated from...

Dec 24, 2006

Evelyn Marianne (Hughes) Peterson was born February 7, 1916, to Frederick and Bertha (Schroeder) Hughes in Harrison County, Iowa. Evelyn graduated from Missouri Valley High School. She received normal training her senior year of high school, and she started teaching in a country school. She then took a teaching position at the Magnolia Elementary School and then at the...

Dec 15, 2006

Obit for Mary Armstrong

Mary (Martens) Armstrong, 96, went to be in the presence of the Lord on Friday, December 15, 2006 at the Dunlap Nursing and Rehab Center in Dunlap, Iowa. Mary was born on June 16, 1910 in Carpenter, South Dakota to parents William and Kathryn (Toews) Martens. The family moved to Minnesota for a...

Dec 12, 2006

Lela Jean (Pryor) Baxter was born February 3, 1923, to Lawrence and Hazel (Hunter) Pryor in Dunlap, Iowa. She attended county school and the Dunlap High School. Lela worked for Henry & Jennie Baxter on their farm. Lela married their son, Russell, December 29, 1940. The couple farmed east of Woodbine. In the early 1970s the couple moved to...