Abel, Letha - death notice Oct. 15, 2002
Letha Abel
Abel, 77, Avoca, died Oct. 15, 2002.
AVOCA -- Letha M. Abel, 77, Avoca, died Tuesday, Oct. 15 at Creighton Medical
Center in Omaha.
Services were held Friday, Oct. 18 at 10 a.m. at Walnut Presbyterian Church with
burial in the Southlawn Memorial Gardens in Atlantic.
Abel is survived by her husband, Paul, of Avoca; sons Lyle of Tumwater, Wa. and
Leslie (Terri) of Walnut; daughters Sonya (Larry) Schuler of Marne, Jodie (Mark)
Knudsen of Atlantic, Becky (Dave) Thielen of Elkhorn, Neb.; 11 grandchildren and
three great-grandchildren; sister Edith Weible of Elk Horn; brothers Ross
(Evelyn)Cadwell of Denison, Hal (Darlene) Cadwell of Manning and Vryl (Edith)
Cadwell of Manilla; nieces and nephews.
Adams, Donald - death notice Dec. 7, 2002
Adams, 64, Shelby, died Dec. 7, 2002.
Donald Adams, 64
SHELBY -- Donald L. Adams, 64, Shelby, died Saturday, Dec. 7 at his home in
Shelby.
Services will be held Tuesday, Dec. 10 at 1:30 p.m. at First Assembly of God
Church north of Harlan with burial in the Shelby Cemetery. Visitation was
Monday, Dec. 9 from 6-8 p.m. at Knutson Funeral Home.
Adams is survived by his wife, Elaine, of Shelby; mother Irene Adams of
Oskaloosa; sons John of Concord, Calif. and Thomas of Laramie, Wyo.; and sisters
Donna Meyers of Colona, Ill., Janice Katko of Eddyville, DeAnn Harsh of Ankeny,
Twyla Pool of Ava, Mo. and Dixie Miller of Phoenix, Az.
Allmon, Dorothy L. - obit Dec. 23, 1915 - Nov. 2, 2002
Daily Nonpareil
Council Bluffs IA
Published Sunday
November 3, 2002
Dorothy L. Allmon
MISSOURI VALLEY - Dorothy L. Allmon, 86, of Missouri Valley died Nov. 2 at the
Longview Care Center in Missouri Valley.
She was born in Missouri Valley on Dec. 23, 1915, to Charles and Mabel (Nelson)
Deal. She graduated from Missouri Valley High School. She taught for a time in a
rural school. She married Max Allmon on May 7, 1937, in Onawa. They farmed until
retiring to Missouri Valley in 1974. She was active in the Church of Christ and
Eastern Star.
Survivors include seven sons, Robert and wife, Paula, of Omaha, Richard and
wife, Maxine, of Woodbine, Clifford and wife, Anita, of Moorhead, Charles and
wife, Cindy, of Harlan, Jerry of Laredo, Texas, Dean and wife, Judy, of Manning,
Tom of Mondamin and Michael and wife, Julie, of Missouri Valley; three
daughters, Elizabeth Neese and husband, Allen, of Missouri Valley, Mary Arp and
husband, Stan, of Omaha and Judy Fox and husband, Don, of Spokane, Wash.; one
brother, Gerald Deal of Missouri Valley; one sister, Virginia Morgan of
Lakewood, Calif.; 29 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren; two
great-great-grandchildren; one aunt; nieces and nephews.
An Eastern Star Service will be held at 7 p.m. Monday at Hennessey-Aman Funeral
Home in Missouri Valley. Visitation with the family will follow.
Funeral services will be Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at Church of Christ in Missouri
Valley with the Rev. Ron Wymer officiating. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery
in Missouri Valley.
Arnold, Robert - death notice Nov. 26, 2002
Robert Arnold
Arnold, 61, Harlan, died Nov. 26, 2002.
HARLAN -- Robert Arnold, 61, Harlan, died Tuesday, Nov. 26 at Myrtue Memorial
Hospital, Harlan.
Services are pending at Pauley Funeral Home, Harlan.
Arnold is survived by his wife, Vivian, of Harlan; sons Lynn (fiancee' Nicky
Farrell) Arnold of Harlan, Paul (Kim) Arnold of San Antonio, Texas, Vance
(Nicole) Arnold of Harlan and Michael (Jennifer) Arnold of Harlan; brothers Glen
(Darlene) Arnold of Harlan, Kenneth (Audrey) Arnold of Scottsbluff, Neb.,
Raymond (Susan) Arnold of Minden and Donald Arnold of Eugene, Ore.; and sister
Martha Lynn (Ronald) Petersen of Avoca.
Behrens, Leo - death notice Oct. 7, 2002
Behrens, 79, Elk Horn, died Oct. 7, 2002.
ELK HORN -- Leo A. Behrens, 79, Elk Horn, died Monday, Oct. 7 in Elk Horn.
Services will be held Saturday, Oct. 12 at 11 a.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church
in Harlan with burial in the Walnut Cemetery at Walnut.
Friends may call from 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11 at Burmeister-Johannsen
Funeral Home in Harlan.
Behrens is survived by four brothers -- Orvis (Florence) of Arnolds Park,
Marinus (Gertrude) of Milwaukie, Ore., Calvin (Donna) of Woodburn, Ore. and John
Jr. (Jeri) of Port Angeles, Wa.; sister Elvira (Harold) Neuswanger of Woodburn;
close friends Dana Kunze of Westside and Troy Suhr of Walnut; nieces and
nephews.
Bennett, Hazel - death notice Oct. 6, 2002
Hazel Bennett
Bennett, 101, Harlan, died Oct. 6, 2002.
HARLAN -- Hazel Bennett, 101, Harlan, died Sunday, Oct. 6 at the Elm Crest
Retirement Community.
A 1:30 p.m. graveside service will be held at the Tabor Cemetery Thursday, Oct.
10. A dinner for family and friends will be held Thursday at noon at the Tabor
Methodist Church.
Visitation is after 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9 at Pauley Funeral Home, Harlan,
with a prayer serivce at 7:30 p.m. at Pauley's.
Bennett is survived by her daughter, Jo Ann (Earl) Boltinghouse of Harlan; three
grandchilidren and eight great-grandchildren.
Bissen, Marceline - death notice Oct. 27, 2002
Marceline Bissen
Bissen, 70, Harlan, died Oct. 27, 2002.
HARLAN -- Marceline M. Bissen, 70, Harlan, died Sunday, Oct. 27 at Myrtue
Memorial Hospital, Harlan.
Services will be held Wednesday, Oct. 30 at 11 a.m. at St. Peter's Catholic
Church with burial in the Sts. Peter and Paul Cemetery in Defiance.
A rosary will be held Tuesday, Oct. 29 at 7 p.m. at Pauley Funeral Home, Harlan.
Visitation is Tuesday from 8 a.m.-9 p.m. at Pauley's.
Bissen is survived by sons Don (Patricia) Bissen of Hooper, Neb., Darrell
(Brenda) Bissen of Dow City, Dean Bissen of Defiance and Delbert (Jill) Bissen
of Defiance; daughters Denice (Don) Wurr of Colorado Springs, Co. and DyAnn
(Doug) Muff of Westminster, Co.; brothers Eldred Schmitz of Westphalia, Lester
(Rita) Schmitz of Portsmouth and LaVern (Mary) Schmitz of Defiance; sisters Sr.
Bernice Schmitz of Harlan, Bernadette Conkel of Columbus, Neb., Luella Hull of
Manning, Arlene (Bob) Hodapp of Erie, Co. and Sr. Lorraine Schmitz of Council
Bluffs.
Blum, Terrance - death notice Nov. 2, 2002
Terrance Blum
Blum, 59, Harlan, died Nov. 2, 2002.
HARLAN -- Terrance L. Blum, 59, Harlan, died Saturday, Nov. 2 at his home.
Services will be held Wednesday, Nov. 6 at 11 a.m. at St. Michael's Catholic
Church in Harlan.
A wake service will be held Tuesday, Nov. 5 at 7:30 p.m. Visitation is Tuesday
from 8 a.m.-9 p.m. with family to greet friends from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Pauley
Funeral Home, Harlan.
Blum is survived by his wife, Karen, of Harlan; mother, Anna, of Harlan;
daughter Teresa Jane of St. Joseph, Mo.; sons Michael (Carolynn) Blum of
Leesville, La. and Bruce (Carolyn) Blum of Harlan; stepson Scott Petersen of
Harlan; stepdaughter Nicki (Jeff) Ranney of Harlan; brothers Bryan (Brenda) Blum
of Harlan, Garry (Michell) Blum of Harlan and Cecil (Shawn) Blum, Jr. of
Denison; sisters Cheryl (Richard) Bockelmann of Denison, Anna (Harris) Miller of
Denison, Candia (Richard) DeCarlo of Harlan, Colleen (Kevin) Kenkel of Earling,
Michelle (Joe) Cowan of Council Bluffs and Rhonda (Rick) Ketelsen of Denison.
Brace, Andrew - death notice Dec. 12, 2002
Andrew Brace
Brace, 9 days old, died Dec. 12, 2002.
Andrew Brace, 9 days old
INDIANOLA -- Word has been received of the death of Andrew H. Brace, the
9-day-old infant son of Rod and Joy Brace, Indianola.
Andrew died Thursday, Dec. 12 at University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City.
Services were held Monday, Dec. 16 at 10 a.m. at Grandview Park Baptist Church
in Des Moines with burial in the McHenry Family Cemetery in LaPlata, Mo.
Besides his parents, Andrew is survived by sisters Anna, Ellie and Lydia, and
brother James, all at home; grandparents James and Judy Brace of Missouri Valley
and Roger Huston and Linda Crawford of Union; great-grandmothers Frances Jensen
of Manilla and Orpha McHenry of Garnett, Kan.; uncle Todd (BethAnn) Brace of
Defiance; aunt Lynette Brace of Ankeny; and uncles Mike (Carla) Crawford of Fort
Dodge and Jeff "Duke" (Deb) Crawford of Mt. Pleasant.
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Andrew Huston Brace
born 3 December 2002 University of Iowa Hospital, Iowa City, IA to
Rod and Joy (Huston) Brace
died 12 December 2002 University of Iowa Hospital, Iowa City, IA
burial 16 December 2002 McHenry Family Cemetery, LaPlata, MO
Brown, Duane - death notice Dec. 11, 2002
Duane Brown
Brown, 71, Harlan, died Dec. 11, 2002.
HARLAN -- Duane R. Brown, 71, Harlan, died Wednesday, Dec. 11 at Myrtue Memorial
Hospital.
Services are pending at Pauley Funeral Home, Harlan. Call the funeral home for
more information.
Brown is survived by his wife, Beverly, of Harlan; sons Randall (Sheryl) Brown
of White, S.D. and Rick (Joann) Brown of Harlan; stepdaughters Ronda Mortensen
of Boone and Jill (Dennis) Doerr of Defiance; stepsons Scott, Barry and Doug
Hollander, all of Denver, Co., and Steven (Sherie) Hollander of Glenwood;
brothers Cleo (Katie) Brown of Des Moines and Merwyn Brown of Mandeville, La.;
sister Karol (Gary) Robertson of Elk Horn; and 11 grandchildren.
Carl, Victor - death notice Nov. 21, 2002
Victor Carl
Carl, 83, Harlan, died Nov. 21, 2002.
HARLAN -- Services are pending at Pauley Funeral Home, Harlan, for Victor Carl,
83, Harlan, who died Thursday, Nov. 21 at Myrtue Memorial Hospital. Carl is
survived by brothers Jack Carl of Beaverton, Ore., and Richard Carl of Harlan.
Carlson, Dora - death notice Oct. 29, 2002
Dora Carlson
Carlson, 94, Red Oak, died Oct. 29, 2002.
RED OAK -- Dora M. Carlson, 94, Red Oak, died Tuesday, Oct. 29 at the Montgomery
County Memorial Hospital in Red Oak.
Services will be held Saturday, Nov. 2 at 10:30 a.m. at the Bethlehem Lutheran
Church in Red Oak with burial in the Evergreen Cemetery.
Carlson is survived by daughter Sandra (Norman) Nelsen of Harlan; six
grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; son-in-law Ross Pilkington of Gravois
Mills, Mo.; daughter-in-law Elaine Carlson of Omaha; sister Ellen O. Swanson of
Red Oak; nieces and nephews.
Cline, Lucile M. - death notice Nov. 20, 2002
Daily Nonpareil
Council Bluffs IA
Published Thursday
November 21, 2002
Lucile M. Cline
Lucile Marie Cline, 70, of Council Bluffs died Nov. 20 at Jennie Edmundson
Memorial Hospital.
She was born in Persia to Edwin and Bernadine (Stein) Martens. She previously
lived in Persia. She moved to Council Bluffs in 1965. She was a homemaker and a
member of Salvation Army Church and its Home League.
Mrs. Cline was preceded in death by her husband, Jessie P. Cline, on Feb. 20,
1984, and by her son, Donald Wood and stepson, Ray Cline.
Survivors include two daughters, Jennie Evans and husband, Dan, of Marceline,
Mo., and Barbie Dofner and husband, Paul, of Council Bluffs; one son, Mark Wood,
of Newton; one stepdaughter, Juanita Delong, of Omaha; eight sisters, Jacqueline
Osborn and husband, Clifford, of Naper, Neb., Marvelene Stasny and husband,
John, of Omaha, Barbara Pieper and husband, Duane, and Madge Bargenquast and
husband, Donald, all of Neola, Margie Cline and husband, James, of Atlantic,
Connie Snyder and husband, Jerome, of Westphalia, Pam Gilbert and husband,
Frank, of Leavenworth, Kan., and Jolene Wiesner of Omaha; four brothers, Bill
Martens of Omaha, Darrold Martens and wife, Joyce, and Jerry all of Neola and
Phillip Martens of Shelby; 10 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren.
Visitation with the family will be Friday from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at
Cutler-O'Neill-Meyer-Woodring Funeral Home. The funeral will be Saturday at 10
a.m. at Salvation Army Church with Capt. Joel Arthur of the Salvation Army
officiating. Burial will be in Valley View Cemetery in Persia with lunch
following at Salvation Army.
Memorials may be offered to the Salvation Army.
Croghan, Catherine - death notice Oct. 4, 2002
Catherine Croghan
Croghan, 75, Manning, died Oct. 4, 2002.
MANNING -- Catherine A. Croghan, 75, Manning, died Friday, Oct. 4 at her home.
Services were held Tuesday, Oct. 8 at 10:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church in
Manning with burial in the Sacred Heart Cemetery.
Croghan is survived by her husband, Jerome; 13 children -- Julia (Mike)
Fitzgerald of Winfield, Ill., Mary (David) Ensch of Madison, Wi., Ruth (Gary)
Callahan of Cedar Rapids, Peter (Lois) Croghan of Manning, Mark (Carol) Croghan
of Sioux City, Joan (Rodney) Young of Mount Vernon, Dennis (Lynette) Croghan of
Manilla, Owen (LuAnn) Croghan of Alton, Luke (Linda) Croghan of Manilla, Willie
(Diania) Croghan of Center Point, Paul (Brenda) Croghan of Manilla, Alice
Croghan and fiance Phil Kramer of Center Point and Catherine (Mark) Lechtenberg
of Centerville; 45 grandchildren; sisters Marge Croghan of Manning and Sister
Maristelle Schmitz OSB of Colorado Springs, Co.; sisters-in-law Laurina Schmitz
and Marcella Schmitz, both of Harlan; nieces and nephews.
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Catherine Agnes Schmitz
born 19 June 1927 Panama, IA to
Peter and Catherine (Windeshausen) Schmitz
married 14 February 1950 St. Mary's Catholic Church, Panama, IA to Jerome
Croghan
died 4 October 2002 her home, Manning, IA
burial 8 October 2002 Sacred Heart Cemetery, Manning, IA
Dent, Thelma - death notice Oct. 19, 2002
Thelma Dent
Dent, 84, Littleton, Co., died Oct. 19, 2002.
LITTLETON, Co. -- Thelma Dent, 84, Littleton, Co., died October 19 in Littleton.
She is survived by five daughters -- Rebecca (Ron) Olsen of Littleton, Linda
(Bill) Obrecht of Harlan, Nancy (Elroy) Schwisow of Fairbury, Neb., Debra McGee
of Littleton and Melba (Joe) McGee-Bertone of Glenwood Springs, Co.; brother
Omer (Shirley) Scheffler of Harlan; sisters Yvonne (Vic) Overton of Council
Bluffs and Twyla (Marvin) Sorenson of Salida, Co.; six grandchildren; 13
great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
Dinesen, Ares - death notice Oct. 24, 2002
Ares Dinesen
Dinesen, 86, Harlan, died Oct. 24, 2002.
HARLAN -- Ares G. Dinesen, 86, Harlan, died Thursday, Oct. 24 in Harlan.
Services were held Monday, Oct. 28 at 11 a.m. at Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral
Home in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery.
Dinesen is survived by his wife, Ruth, of Harlan; daughter Debra (Jim) Colvin of
Grand Junction, Co.; stepdaughters Ramona (Jim) Parker of Skowhegan, Me.,
Annette (Gil) Beierle of Glendale, Az., Cheryl (Andy) Martinez of Colton, Calif.
and Melissa (Joe) Melicher of Harlan; niece Marilyn (Ray) Lounsberry of Mesa,
Az.; and five stepgrandchildren.
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Ares Gordon Dinesen born 16 June 1916 rural Harlan, IA to
Anton Arthur and Etta Lorraine (Gage) Dinesen
married (1) 20 November 1950 at the "Little Brown Church in the Vale", Nashua,
IA to
Lucille E. Huffman (she died 18 May 1997)
married (2) 21 December 1997 to
Ruth R. (Nelson) Dinesen Swanson
died 24 October 2002 Myrtue Memorial Hospital, Harlan, IA
burial 28 October 2003 Harlan, IA Cemetery
Dotzler, Felix - death notice Oct. 9, 2002
Felix Dotzler
Dotzler, 86, Harlan, died Oct. 9, 2002.
HARLAN -- Felix W. Dotzler, 86, Harlan, died Wednesday, Oct. 9 at Myrtue
Memorial Hospital.
Services will be Friday, Oct. 11 at 11 a.m. at St. Michael's Catholic Church in
Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery.
A rosary service was held Thursday, Oct. 10 at 8 p.m. at Pauley Funeral Home,
Harlan. Family greeted friends Thursday from 7-9 p.m. at Pauley Funeral Home.
Dotzler is survived by a son, Dick (Maryalyce) Dotzler of Harlan; daughters
Sharon (Steve) Finken of Harlan, Patricia Dotzler of Los Angeles, Calif. and Pam
(Mike) Jensen of Harlan; and sister Irene Erlbacher of Harlan.
Finken, Edna - death notice Nov. 10, 2002
Edna Finken
Finken, 78, Earling, died Nov. 10, 2002.
EARLING -- Edna C. Finken, 78, Earling, died Sunday, Nov. 10 at Myrtue Memorial
Hospital, Harlan.
Services will be Tuesday, Nov. 12 at 1 p.m. at St. Peter's Catholic Church in
Defiance with burial in the St. Joseph's Cemetery at Earling.
A wake service was held Monday, Nov. 11 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Peter's Catholic
Church in Defiance. Visitation continues Tuesday from 8-11 a.m. at Pauley
Funeral Home, Harlan, and from noon-1 p.m. at St. Peter's Catholic Church in
Defiance.
Finken is survived by her husband, Charles M. Finken, of Earling; sons Steve
(Sharon) Finken of Harlan, Alan (Donnelle) Finken of Littleton, Co., Rich Finken
of Earling, Dave (Cindy) Finken of Papillion, Neb., Mark Finken of Earling,
Peter (Kara) Finken of Simsbury, Ct. and Paul (Jackie) Finken of Ft.
Leavenworth, Kan.; daughters Jean (Alex) Pruitt of Spencer and Joan (Jim)
Henscheid of Des Moines; sister Virginia Muelleman of Omaha; brothers Leo (Ann)
Fromm of Marshalltown and Peter (Therese) Fromm, Jr. of Defiance; 23
grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Funk, Dorothy - death notice Oct. 1, 2002
Dorothy Funk
Funk, 87, Burlington, died Oct. 1, 2002.
BURLINGTON -- Dorothy Funk, 87, a longtime resident of Burlington, died October
1 at her daughter's home in Harlan.
Services were held Saturday, Oct. 5 at 1 p.m. in Lunning Chapel in Burlington
with burial in the Aspen Grove Cemetery.
Funk is survived by her daughter, Karen, of Harlan; sister Edna of New London;
brother Howard of rural Sperry; son-in-law Mark of Harlan; two grandsons, three
great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews and friends.
Gaul, Linda Irene - death notice Oct. 8, 2002
GLENDALE, Ariz. - Linda Irene Gaul, 62, died Tuesday, Oct.
8, 2002, in Glendale, Ariz.
Mrs. Gaul was a native of Columbus, Miss., and graduated from high school in New
Orleans. She was a homemaker.
She was preceded in death by her father, Dalton Robertson.
Survivors include her husband, Dennis Gaul of Glendale, Ariz.; a daughter,
Denise Schoettlin of Glendale, Ariz.; a son, Adam Gaul of San Diego; two
grandchildren; her mother, Ruth Coleman of Long Beach; and two brothers, Ronnie
Robertson of Columbus and William Robertson of Long Beach.
A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Cemetery in
Earling, Iowa, where burial will follow under the direction of Cutler-O'Neill
Funeral Home in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Goetzinger, Edward - death notice Oct. 6, 2002
Edward Goetzinger
Goetzinger, 83, Westphalia, died Oct. 6, 2002.
WESTPHALIA -- Edward Goetzinger, 83, Westphalia, died Sunday, Oct. 6 at Myrtue
Memorial Hospital.
Services will be held Wednesday, Oct. 9 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Boniface Church in
Westphalia with burial in the St. Boniface Cemetery.
A wake service will be held Tuesday, Oct. 8 at 7 p.m. at Pauley Funeral Home,
Harlan. Visitation continues Tuesday from 8 a.m.-9 p.m. at Pauley's.
Goetzinger is survived by his wife, Agnes, of Westphalia; sons Charles (Jane)
Goetzinger of Westphalia, Bill Goetzinger of Westphalia and Larry (Julie)
Goetzinger of Westphalia; daughters Marilyn (Ron) Zimmerman of Westphalia and
Anna Mae (Dale) Gross of Harlan; sister Josephine Heller of Harlan; and brothers
Virgil (Irene) Goetzinger of Alma, Mi. and Charles (Eunice) Goetzinger of
Defiance.
Good, Russell - death notice Dec. 6, 2002
Russell Good
Good, 94, Lee's Summit, Mo., died Dec. 6, 2002.
LEE'S SUMMIT, Mo. -- Russell A. Good, 94, Lee's Summit, Mo., died December 6 at
the White Ridge Nursing Home in Lee's Summit.
Graveside services were held Friday, Dec. 6 at 1:30 p.m. at the Graceland
Cemetery in Avoca.
Good was formerly of the Avoca/Shelby area. He is survived by daughters Ruth
Jenkins of Springfield, Mo. and Linda (Charles) Christensen of Avoca; sons
Howard (Pat) Good of Council Bluffs, David Good and Lonnie (Nancy) Good, all of
Lee's Summit; 25 grandchildren; 45 great-grandchildren; 11
great-great-grandchildren; brother Roy Good of Bedford; and sisters Effie
(Homer) Hammers of Stanton, Rosetta Cue of Oklahoma and Rennie Cue of Council
Bluffs.
Hanson, Gary - death notice Oct. 1, 2002
Gary Hanson
Hanson, 64, Centennial, Co., died Oct. 1, 2002.
CENTENNIAL, Co. -- Gary J. Hanson, 64, Centennial, Co., died Tuesday, Oct. 1 at
Littleton Hospital.
Services will be held Monday, Oct. 7 at 11 a.m. at Pauley Funeral Home, Harlan,
with burial in the Harlan Cemetery.
Visitation will be Sunday, Oct. 6 from noon-9 p.m. at Pauley's.
Hanson is survived by his mother, Selma "Sadie" Hanson of Harlan; son Gregg
Hanson of Lone Tree, Co.; and brother Kenneth (Joanne "Jody") Hanson of
Centennial.
Hast, Virgil A. - obit December 30, 1920 - October 4, 2002
Virgil A. Hast
Virgil A. Hast was born in Defiance December 30, 1920, the son of August and
Emma Nollen Hast. He died Friday, October 4, 2002, at the Crawford County
Memorial Hospital in Denison at the age of eighty-one.
Virgil received his education in the Arion and Dow City schools. After
completing his education, he farmed for a short time and then joined the CC Camp
in the area for awhile before moving to California where he worked at an
aircraft company. In March of 1943, Virgil joined the Army Air Corps as an
airplane electrical specialist assigned to the 355th Bomb Squadron.
August 16, 1944, Virgil was united in marriage to Ferne Ridgley at St. John's
Lutheran Church in Stockholm Township. The couple were blessed with the birth of
five children. Alter a short leave, he served his country during WWII, assigned
to the Western Pacific Theater and was involved with the Air offensive over
Japan. He was decorated with the American Theater Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal,
the Victory Ribbon and the APT Ribbon. He was honorably discharged from the Army
Air Corps in March of 1946 and returned to Crawford County where he farmed in
the Wall Lake area until 1967. In 1961, he began his employment at Farmland
Foods, Inc. and continued farming until 1967 when he moved to Dow City. Virgil
retired from Farmland Foods in 1982.
Virgil had a positive view of life, and was always happy. He was a loving
husband, father and grandfather who enjoyed spending time with his family. In
his leisure time, he enjoyed fishing at Pierre, S.D., with his sons, other
family and friends; watching Chicago Cubs baseball and the Minnesota Vikings
football teams; gardening, feeding the birds and socializing at Ace's over a
game of cards. He remained very active with his children and enjoyed helping
them at farming. He was a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church and the American
Legion Post 444 all of Dow City.
Virgil was preceded in death by his parents; one daughter, Joan Keairnes in 1982
and two brothers, August Jr. (Fritz) and Gayle.
Survivors include his wife, Ferne of Dow City; three sons, David and his wife
Marcia of Sioux City, Dean and his wife Lisa of St. Paul, N.C., Lynn and his
wife Sheri of Dow City; one daughter, Karen Muff and her husband Tom of Dow
City; twenty-two grandchildren, nineteen great-grandchildren; four sisters,
Phyllis (Molly) Hummel and her husband Norman of Schleswig, Doris Auen and her
husband Arnold of Denison, Shirley Hollrah and her husband Kenneth of Chadron,
Neb., Betty Greder and her husband Keith of Denison; one brother, Vernon and his
wife Delores of Denison and one sister-in-law, Darlene Hast of Denison.
Funeral services were held Monday, October 7, 2002, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church
in Dow City. Rev. Gordon Buchholz officiated at the 2 p.m. service. Service
music was provided by EveVonne Muff and service hymns included "Amazing Grace,"
"How Sweet the Sound," "How Great Thou Art," and "On Eagles Wings."
Interment was made at Dow City Cemetery in Dow City. Military honors were
provided by American Legion Post 444 of Dow City. Pallbearers were Mike
Keairnes, Jeff Keairnes, Jeremy Muff, Chad Muff, Jason Hast, Justin Hast, Tom
Hast, Bill Hast, Sean Hast, Chris Hast.
Dunlap Reporter, Dunlap, IA
Hastert, Edith - death notice Nov. 22, 2002
Edith Hastert
Hastert, 89, Garnett, Kan., died Nov. 22, 2002.
GARNETT, Kan. -- Edith E. Hastert, 89, Garnett, Kan., died Friday, Nov. 22 at
the Golden Heights Living Cemter in Garnett.
Services were held Monday, Nov. 25 at 10 a.m. at Holy Angels Catholic Church in
Garnett with burial in the St. John's Cemetery in Greeley, Kan.
Hastert is survived by sons Dale and Roger, both of Garnett; daughter Donna
Behlau of Ottawa, Kan.; sister Theresa Nissen of Atlantic; 18 grandchildren and
28 great-grandchildren.
Hastert was born in Elk Horn.
Henningsen, Henrietta - death notice Oct. 26, 2002
Henrietta Henningsen
Henningsen, 79, Elk Horn, died Oct. 26, 2002.
ELK HORN -- Henrietta M. Henningsen, 79, Elk Horn, died Saturday, Oct. 26 at
Cass County Memorial Hospital.
Services will be held Wednesday, Oct. 30 at 2 p.m. at Pauley Funeral Home,
Harlan, with burial in the Elk Horn Cemetery. A prayer service will be held
Tuesday, Oct. 29 at 7:30 p.m. at Pauley's. Visitation is Tuesday from 5-9 p.m.
with family present from 7-8:30 p.m. at Pauley's.
Henningsen is survived by daughters Phyllis (Gary) Hanson of Irwin and Donna
(Wayne) Olson of Kimballton; son Jim (Kathy) Greve of Bellevue, Neb.;
stepdaughter Peggy (Ronnie) Ross of Little Rock, Ark.; stepson John (Yongcha)
Henningsen of Seoul, Korea; brothers Harold (Mary) Hansen of Walnut, Merle
(Ardell) Hansen of Brayton and Don (Luella) Hansen of Walnut; sisters Lavina
(Sunny) Weiss of Atlantic and Ardelle Andersen of Atlantic; sisters-in-law Hazel
Hansen of Harlan and Arlene (Greve) (Alvin) Madsen of Dallas Center; 11
grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren, 3 step-grandchiildren and 2
step-great-grandchildren.
Hines, Deborah (D'Arcy) - death notice Nov. 13, 2002
Deborah (D'Arcy) Hines
Hines, 57, Kansas City, Kan., died Nov. 13, 2002.
KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Word has been received of the death of Deborah (D'Arcy)
Hines, 58, of Kansas City, Kan., who died November 13 in Kansas City.
Memorial services are pending.
Hines is survived by her mother, PollyAnna Sloan, of Mission, Texas; daughter
Elizabeth (Andrew) DyKema of St. Cloud, Minn.; son Dr. Robert (Katherine) Hines
of San Diego, Calif.; brothers Doug (Jan) D'Arcy and Dan (Mary) D'Arcy, all of
Harlan; stepmother Ann D'Arcy of Harlan; stepbrothers Brian (Jane) Hurd of Ames
and Brad Hurd of Ames; four grandchildren -- Taylor and Tara DyKema and Laura
and Sarah Hines; nieces and nephews.
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Deborah D'Arcy
born 14 December 1944 Hastings, MI to
Pollyanna (England) and George Edward D'Arcy
married 1964 St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Harlan, IA to
Robert Hines
died 13 November 2002 Kansas City, KS
burial 24 November 2002 Harlan, IA Cemetery
Holtz, Doug - death notice Oct. 4, 2002
Doug Holtz
Holtz, 65, Avoca, died Oct. 4, 2002.
AVOCA -- Douglas E. Holtz, 65, Avoca, died Friday, Oct. 4 at the Avoca Nursing
and Rehab Center in Avoca.
Services will be held Tuesday, Oct. 8 at 10:30 a.m. at Knutson Funeral Chapel in
Avoca with burial in the Graceland Cemetery in Avoca.
Military graveside services will be performed by Avoca American Legion Post
#227.
Holtz is survived by his wife, Iva Marie Holtz; daughters Tara (Jamie) Knudsen
of Harlan, Jerece Cheers and friend Adrian Griffith of Walnut and Candace
Gardner and friend John Ritzler of Des Moines; eight grandchildren; aunt Esther
(Bill) Groepper of Bozeman, Mt.; other relatives and friends.
Hull, Mildred - death notice Nov. 19, 2002
Mildred Hull
Hull, 86, Harlan, died Nov. 19, 2002.
HARLAN -- Mildred I. Hull, 86, Harlan, died Tuesday, Nov. 19 at Elm Crest
Retirement Community.
Services will be held Friday, Nov. 22 at 11 a.m. at St. Michael's Catholic
Church, Harlan, with burial in the Harlan Cemetery. A prayer service was held
Thursday, Nov. 21 at 7 p.m. at Pauley Funeral Home, Harlan. Visitation was held
Thursday from 3:30-9 p.m. and continues Friday from 8-10:30 a.m. at Pauley's.
Hull is survived by sons Larry (Kathy) Hull of Harlan and Delbert Hull of
Westminster, Co.; daughters Rose Marie (Clarence) Coenen of Westphalia, Carol
Ann Throlson of Harlan, Lois Eriksen of Palm Bay and Mary (Bill) Murtaugh of
Harlan; sister Margaret (Orvie) Christensen of Kimballton; son-in-law Bruce
Hardy of Elk Horn; 17 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren.
Jacobsen, Irene - death notice Dec. 14, 2002
Irene Jacobsen
Jacobsen, 88, Harlan, died Dec. 14, 2002.
HARLAN -- Irene C. Ehlers Jacobsen, 88, Harlan, formerly of Walnut, Minden and
Avoca, died December 14 at Myrtue Memorial Hospital.
Services were held Tuesday, Dec. 17 at 1:30 p.m. at Knutson Funeral Chapel in
Avoca with burial in the Minden Cemetery.
Jacobsen is survived by her niece, Sharon Mangiameli, of Fountain, Co.; nephews
George Kardell of Dallas, Texas and Derald (Darlene) Schuning of Harlan; many
great and great-great nieces and nephews.
Jensen, Evelyn - death notice Oct. 31, 2002
Evelyn Jensen
Jensen, 94, Elk Horn, died Oct. 31, 2002.
ELK HORN -- Evelyn May Jensen, 94, Elk Horn, died Thursday, Oct. 31 at Myrtue
Memorial Hospital, Harlan.
Services were held Monday, Nov. 4 at 10:30 a.m. at Bethlehem Lutheran Church
with burial in the Jacksonville Cemetery.
Jensen is survived by grandsons Michael (Thresa) Jensen of Kimballton and Randy
(Cathy) Jensen of Harlan; and four great-grandchildren.
Johannsen, Hattie - death notice Oct. 12, 2002
Hattie Johannsen
Johannsen, 95, Avoca, died Oct. 12, 2002.
AVOCA -- Hattie I. Johannsen, 95, Avoca, died Saturday, Oct. 12 at the Avoca
Nursing and Rehab Center.
Services were held Tuesday, Oct. 15 at 10:30 a.m. at Knutson Funeral Chapel,
Avoca, with burial in the Graceland Cemetery.
Johannsen is survived by her son, Don (Margaret) Johannsen of Avoca; daughter
Esther (Phil) Updike of Red Oak; six grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; one
niece and nephew.
Klein, Irene - death notice Dec. 8, 2002
Irene Klein
Klein, 80, Omaha, died Dec. 8, 2002.
OMAHA -- Irene L. Klein, 80, Omaha, died Sunday, Dec. 8 at Clarkson Hospital in
Omaha.
Services will be held Wednesday, Dec. 11 at 11 a.m. at Pauley Funeral Home,
Harlan, with burial in the Harlan Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday, Dec. 10
from 8 a.m.-9 p.m. at Pauley's.
Klein is survived by her husband, Cornelius "Mike" Klein of Omaha; daughters
Gloria (Jim) Jefferies and Peggy Talbot, all of Denver, Co.; and grandchildren
Kara (Phil Cox) Jefferies of Columbia, Mo. and Alex Jefferies of San Francisco,
Calif.
Kruse, Harley - death notice Dec. 21, 2002
Harley Kruse
Kruse, 76, Harlan, died Dec. 21, 2002.
HARLAN -- Harley P. Kruse, 76, Harlan, died Saturday, Dec. 21 at his home.
Services will be held Tuesday, Dec. 24 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Michael's Catholic
Church, Harlan, with burial in the Harlan Cemetery. A wake service was held
Monday, Dec. 23 at 7 p.m. at the church. Visitation was from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at
Pauley Funeral Home Monday, and from 6-9 p.m. Monday at St. Michael's Catholic
Church.
Kruse is survived by his wife, Teresa, of Harlan; daughter Karen (Charlie) Kruse
Beville of Centennial, Co.; sons Paul (Virginia) Kruse of Harlan, James (Shelly)
Kruse of Altoona, Cliff (Jane) Kruse of Harlan, Gene (Lynn) Kruse of Portage,
Mi. and Jon (Ann) Kruse of Draper, Utah; sisters Ruberta Kruse and Verna
(Richard) Bull, all of Blair, Neb.; brother Mylan (Corrine) Kruse of Cedar
Bluffs, Neb.; 20 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Langenfeld, Janice - death notice Oct. 14, 2002
Janice Langenfeld
Langenfeld, 70, Harlan, died Oct. 14, 2002.
HARLAN -- Janice M. Langenfeld, 70, Harlan, died Monday, Oct. 14 in Harlan.
Services will be held Friday, Oct. 18 at 11 a.m. at St. Michael's Catholic
Church in Harlan with burial in the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Earling.
A wake service was held Thursday, Oct. 17 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Michael's Church.
Visitation continued Thursday from 2-8:30 p.m. at St. Michael's.
Langenfeld is survived by her husband, Owen, of Harlan; daughter Kaleen (Paul)
Johnston of Manassas, Va.; sons Phil (Julie) Langenfeld of St. Cloud, Mn., Gene
(Nan) Langenfeld of Omaha and Glen (Mary) Langenfeld of Bellevue, Neb.; mother
Cecilia M. Gross of Harlan; brothers Jerald (Martha Ann) Gross of Irwin and
Ronald (Rita) Gross of Defiance; sisters-in-law Linda Gross and Karen Gross,
both of Harlan; 12 grandchildren, one great-grandson, nieces and nephews.
Larsen, Elmer "Sparky" - death notice Nov. 26, 2002
Elmer "Sparky" Larsen
Larsen, 95, Harlan, died Nov. 26, 2002.
HARLAN -- Word has been received of the death of Elmer "Sparky" C. Larsen,
Harlan, who died Tuesday, Nov. 26 at Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital.
Services will be held Saturday, Nov. 30 at 11 a.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church
with burial in the Harlan Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday, Nov. 29 from
8 a.m.-9 p.m. at Pauley Funeral Home, Harlan.
Larsen is survived by his son, Dwayne (Jackie) Larsen of Avoca; daughter Phyllis
Nelsen of Omaha; five grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Leuschen, Donald L. - obit Feb. 6, 1924-Oct. 5, 2002
Donald L. Leuschen, 78
Feb. 6, 1924 - Oct. 5, 2002
PANAMA - Donald L. Leuschen was born to Elizabeth (Thielen) and Nicholas C.
Leuschen Feb. 6, 1924, on a farm east of Panama. He was baptized and confirmed
at St. Mary of Assumption Catholic Church and attended St. mary's Catholic
School in Panama. He was a member of the St. Mary's High Schol Graduating Class
of 1941.
Jan. 9. 1945, he married Bernadine Blum at St. Mary of Assumption Catholic
Church in Panama. To this union seven children were born. He farmed the family
farm until his retirement. A lifetime memder of St. Mary's, he served as a
member of the Parish Council and also the St. Mary's School Board. Donald died
Oct. 5, 2002, at the Life Care Center of Omaha in Omaha, NE, at age 78 years,
seven months and 29 days.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Bernadine,
Sept. 5, 2002; son, Robert Leuschen, Dec. 2, 1947; sisters, Rita Leuschen, Hilda
Fahn and Henrietta Schilz; and brothers, Urban and Nicholas Leuschen.
He is survived by his children, Shirley (Ed) Arkfeld of
Omaha, NE; Kate (Jim) Musich of Bedford; Jan (Bob) Wilson of Omaha, NE; Jean
(Wayne) Hodapp of Denver, CO; Doug Leuschen of Omaha, NE; and Beth (Hank) Stueve
of Phoenix, AZ; 11 grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren; sisters and brother,
Marie Coenen of Harlan; Helen Bieker of Harlan and John Leuschen of Panama;
nieces and nephews and other relatives.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Oct. 8, 2002, at St. Mary of
Assumption Catholic Church in Panama, with the Rev. Michael G. Peters
celebrating. Burial was in the St. Mary's cemetery, Panama, with Jon Abbott,
Eric Heimendinger, Jason King, Phil Gubbels, Dean Gubbels, Paul Hodapp, Scott
McMillin, Dan Musich and Dave Arkfeld casket vearers. Payley Funeral Home in
charge of arrangements.
Linn, Dr. Everette - death notice Oct. 26, 2002
Dr. Everette Linn
Linn, 84, Waukon, died Oct. 26, 2002.
WAUKON -- Word has been received of the death of Dr. Everette Linn, 84,
Waukon,who died Saturday, Oct. 26 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon.
Linn was born in Shelby and graduated from Shelby High School.
Services were held Wednesday, Oct. 30 at the First Presbyterian Church in Waukon
with burial in the Shelby Cemetery.
Linn is survived by his wife, Jane, of Waukon; three daughters -- Janet Linn of
Sante Fe Springs, Calif., Mary (Tom) Ryan of Washburn and Lisa Linn of
Manchester; two sons -- Steven (Patricia) Linn of Solon and John (Kathryn) Linn
of Burlington; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; two brothers --
Leslie (Grace) Linn of Harlan and Frank (Ann) Linn of Sheffield.
Linn, Leslie - death notice Oct. 29, 2002
Leslie Linn
Linn, 89, Shelby, died Oct. 29, 2002.
SHELBY -- Leslie L. Linn, 89, Shelby, died Tuesday, Oct. 29 at Creighton
University Medical Center in Omaha.
Services were held Thursday, Oct. 31 at 10:30 a.m. at Shelby Lutheran Church
with burial in the Shelby Cemetery.
Linn is survived by his wife, Grace, of Harlan; children Patricia (Larry) Phipps
of Iowa Falls, Dennis (Gina) Linn of Pella, Jill Lindstrom of Bettendorf,
Phyllis (Michael) Baldwin of Keenesburg, Co., and Lora Dosen of Omaha; 10
grandchildren and one great-grandchild; brother Frank (Ann) of Sheffield; and
two sisters-in-law, Jane Linn of Waukon and Helen Linn of Harlan.
Loudenslager, Violet - death notice Oct. 1, 2002
Violet Loudenslager
Loudenslager, 82, Elk Horn, died Oct. 1, 2002.
ELK HORN -- Violet Mae Loudenslager, 82, Elk Horn, died Tuesday, Oct. 1 at
Myrtue Memorial Hospital, Harlan.
Services were held Thursday, Oct. 3 at 1 p.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church
with burial in the Harlan Cemetery.
Loudenslager is survived by son Fred (Jean) Loudenslager of Indianola;
daughter Betty (Jim) Larsen of Harlan; brothers Robert (Joyce) Stahl of
Harlan and Donald (Kay) Stahl of Moline,
Madsen, Otis - death notice Dec. 6, 2002
Otis Madsen
Madsen, 64, Kimballton, died Dec. 6, 2002.
KIMBALLTON -- Otis J. Madsen, 64, Kimballton, died December 6 at St. Luke's
Regional Medical Center in Sioux City.
Services were held Tuesday, Dec. 10 at 1:30 p.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church in
Kimballton with burial in the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery. Military graveside
rites were conducted by AMVETS Harry Albertsen Post 51 of Kimballton.
Madsen is survived by his daughters -- Lori (Gary) Sayles of Omaha, Lynne Madsen
of Scottsdale, Az., Layna (Chad) Himmelberg and Leigh Ann (Terry) Petersen, all
of Elk Horn; five grandchildren; brother Donald (Phyllis) Madsen of Kimballton;
special friend Glenda Koenig of Lincoln, Neb.; cousins, other relatives and
friends.
Mischo, Isadore - death notice Oct. 27, 2002
Isadore Mischo
Mischo, 94, died Oct. 27, 2002 in San Deigo, Calif.
SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- Word has been received of the death of Isadore William
Mischo, 94, who died October 27 in San Diego, Calif.
Mischo was born on a farm between Portsmouth and Panama.
Visitation is Friday, Nov. 1 from 5-7 p.m. with a vigil at 6 p.m. at Westover
Funeral Home in Des Moines. Services are Saturday, Nov. 2 at noon at St.
Theresa's Catholic Church in Des Moines.
Mohn, Charles R. - obit Apr. 22, 1948-Dec. 12, 2002
Daily Nonpareil
Council Bluffs IA
Published Friday
December 13, 2002
Charles R. Mohn
WOODBINE - Charles R. Mohn, 54, of Irwin died Dec. 12 at his home.
Mr. Mohn was born in Moorhead on April 22, 1948, to Walter and Rachel (Stoley)
Mohn. He graduated from West Harrison High School in 1966. He served in the
Vietnam War with the U.S. Army. He was employed at various companies that
included Harlan Manufacturing Co., IBP and, most recently, as a truck driver and
mechanic at Omni Engineering in Omaha. He married Connie Ellison in 1968 and
Cindy Black in 1985.
Survivors in addition to his wife include five children, Tina Schwert and
husband, Louie, of Woodbine, Terry Mohn of Woodbine, Misty Pool and husband,
Phillip, of Wiota, Tiffany Mohn and fiance, Calvin Hopkins of Harlan and Matthew
Mohn of Irwin; one brother, Soloman and wife, Connie, of Woodbine; his mother;
and seven grandchildren.
Visitation is today with a 7 p.m. prayer service at Fouts Funeral Home in
Woodbine.
Funeral services will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at First United Methodist Church in
Woodbine with the Rev. Ted Sieck officiating. Burial will be in Woodbine
Cemetery.
Mortensen, LeRoy - death notice October 11, 2002
LeRoy Mortensen
Mortensen, 82, Audubon, died October 11, 2002.
AUDUBON -- Word has been received of the death of LeRoy Mortensen, 82, Audubon,
who died October 11 at the Friendship Home in Audubon.
Services will be held Tuesday, Oct. 15 at 10:30 a.m. at Kessler Funeral Home,
Audubon, with burial in the Maple Grove Cemetery at Audubon.
Mortensen is survived by his wife, Virginia; children Robert (Janet) Mortensen
of Oakland, Carol (Dexter) Anderson of Austin, Texas and Richard (Nadine)
Mortensen of Audubon; grandchildren Michelle Mortensen of Harlan, Cindy Anderson
and fiance Randy Gordon of Pequot Lakes, Mn., Jennifer and John Hall of Elkhorn,
Neb., Eric Mortensen of New York City, David Anderson of San Jose, Calif. and
Daniel Mortensen and fiancee Keri Dobson of Cambridge; great-grandsons Andrew
Mitchell of Pequot Lakes and Dylan Hall of Elkhorn, Neb.; brother Earl (Mildred)
Mortensen of Storm Lake; sister-in-law Joyce (Phil) Daringer of rural Harlan;
nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.
Nelson, Glenna - death notice Nov. 4, 2002.
Glenna Nelson
Nelson, 81, Garden Grove, Calif., died Nov. 4, 2002.
GARDEN GROVE, Calif. -- Glenna Ann Nelson, 81, Garden Grove, Calif., died
Monday, Nov. 4 in Long Beach, Calif.
Services will be Friday, Nov. 8 at Forest Lawn Cemetery near Garden Grove.
Nelson was born in Earling, was raised in Defiance and went to high school in
Harlan. She was the widow of Jerome K. Nelson.
She is survived by sons Jon (Bev) Nelson of Orange, Calif., and their children
Bryan and Scott, and son Jeff Nelson of Tustin, Calif.
Oppold, Franklin G. - death notice Nov. 17, 2002
Daily Nonpareil
Council Bluffs IA
Published Tuesday
November 19, 2002
Franklin G. Oppold
HARLAN - The funeral for Franklin Gregory Oppold, 87, of Dunlap will be
Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church with the
Rev. Michael G. Peters officiating.
Mr. Oppold died Nov. 17 at Dunlap Care Center.
He was born in Panama. He was a graduate of St. Mary's High School in Panama. He
served in the Army Corp of Engineers during World War II. He was proprietor of a
hardware and lumber store. He was a member of St. Mary of the Assumption
Catholic Church. He was a former mayor and member of Panama Town Council and
Panama Citizen of the Year in 1971. He was an adjutant of American Legion post
No. 601 of Panama.
Mr. Oppold and his wife, Genevieve, were married 60 years.
Survivors in addition to his wife include three daughters, Patricia Leuschen of
Omaha, Helen "Beth" Muenchrath of Des Moines and Alice West and husband, Earl,
of Ashland, Neb.; two sons, Timothy of Panama and Franklin and wife, Joanne, of
Dunlap; 13 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren.
Wake service will be tonight at 7 at Pauley Funeral Home in Harlan. Burial will
be in St. Mary's Cemetery in Panama.
Parr, Helen - death notice Oct. 3, 2002
Helen Parr
Parr, 97, Avoca, died Oct. 3, 2002.
AVOCA -- Helen L. Parr, 97, Avoca, died Thursday, Oct. 3 at the Avoca Nursing
and Rehab Center.
Services were held Monday, Oct. 7 at 1:30 p.m. at St. John's Lutheran Church in
Persia with burial in the Minden Cemetery.
Parr is survived by daughters Jeanette Swensen of Elk Horn, Louise (Mike) Jensen
of Minden and Genevieve Kemmish of Council Bluffs; sister-in-law Lou Dobernecker
of Carnarvon; 12 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren and nine
great-great-grandchildren.
Petersen, Leland - death notice Nov. 1, 2002
Leland Petersen
Petersen, 91, Red Oak, died Nov. 1, 2002.
RED OAK -- Leland B. Petersen, 91, Red Oak, died Friday, Nov. 1 at his home.
Services were held Monday, Nov. 4 at 11 a.m. at First Christian Church in Red
Oak with burial in the Brighton Cemetery at Marne.
Petersen was raised in Shelby County. He is survived by his daughter, Diane
(Ronald) Brown of Omaha; six grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; special
friend Vera Wunder; nieces and nephews.
Petersen, Michael - death notice Nov. 2, 2002
Michael Petersen
Petersen, 58, Solon, died Nov. 2, 2002.
SOLON -- Word has been received of the death of Michael J. Petersen, 58, Solon,
who died Nov. 2 at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids.
Services will be held Wednesday, Nov. 6 at the Olin United Methodist Church in
Olin.
Petersen graduated from Harlan High School in 1962.
He is survived by his wife, Nancy, of Solon; parents Forrest and Dorothy
Petersen of Harlan; brother Stephen (Carrie) Petersen of Ames; mother-in-law
Rosemary Slater of Olin; one sister-in-law; two brothers-in-law; and 10 nieces
and nephews.
Rauterkus, Leonard - death notice Nov. 9, 2002
Leonard Rauterkus
Rauterkus, 78, Clear Lake, Wi., died Nov. 9, 2002.
CLEAR LAKE, Wi. -- Word has been received of the death of Leonard Rauterkus, 78,
Clear Lake, Wi., formerly of Westphalia, who died Saturday, Nov. 9 at Maple
Manor in New Richmond.
Services will be held Thursday, Nov. 14 at 11 a.m. at St. John's Catholic Church
in Clear Lake with burial in the Clear Lake Cemetery.
Visitation will be Wednesday, Nov. 13 from 4-8 p.m. at Williamson Funeral Home
in Amery, Wi.
Rauterkus is survived by his wife, Bernice, of Clear Lake; sons Leo of Clear
Lake, Dale of Amery, Ralph (Mary) of Red Wing, Mn. and Don (Linda) of Onalaska,
Wi.; daughters Teresa (Joe) Znidarsich of LaCrosse, Wi., and Alice (Gerry)
Ditlefsen of Amery; brother Hubert of Cecil, Wi.; sister-in-law Rita Rauterkus
of San Angelo, Texas; 11 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Reed, Ruth - death notice Nov. 8, 2002
Ruth Reed
Reed, 94, Shelby, died Nov. 8, 2002.
SHELBY -- Ruth E. Reed, 94, Shelby, died Friday, Nov. 8 at the Avoca Nursing and
Rehab Center.
Services were held Monday, Nov. 11 at 10:30 a.m. at Shelby Methodist Church with
burial in the Shelby Cemetery.
Reed is survived by her son, Eldon (Patty) Jensen of Shelby; stepdaughters
Marilyn (Bernard) Jarosik of Omaha and Karen (Jeff) Parson of Council Bluffs;
five grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; nine step-grandchildren; and 12
step-great-grandchildren.
Reesink, Mary - death notice Nov. 16, 2002
Mary Reesink
Reesink, 84, Davenport, died Nov. 16, 2002.
DAVENPORT -- Mary Reesink, 84, Davenport, formerly of the Harlan area, died Nov.
16 at the Good Samaritan Home in Davenport.
Services were held Monday, Nov. 19 at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church in
Davenport with burial in the National Cemetery, Rock Island Arsenal.
Reesink is survived by daughters Julie McKee of Sarasota, Fla., Jo (Pete)
Stessman of Omaha, Francie (Bill) Lovewell of Davenport and Mary Pat (Brad)
McGinley of Greenbay, Wi.; 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; and
other relatives.
Reinig, Helen - death notice Dec. 9, 2002
Helen Reinig
Reinig, 84, Earling, died Dec. 9, 2002.
EARLING -- Helen Reinig, 84, Earling, died Monday, Dec. 9 at the Little Flower
Haven Nursing Home in Earling.
Services were held Wednesday, Dec. 11 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary's Our Lady of
Fatima Church in Portsmouth with burial in the St. Mary's Cemetery.
Reinig is survived by daughter Marie (Dewayne) Stolz of Portsmouth; sisters Mary
Mundt of Manning, Therese (Peter) Fromm of Defiance and Peggy (Martin) Schwarte
of Harlan; and brother Mike (friend Marlene) Kaufman of Omaha.
Reisz, Walter - death notice Oct. 27, 2002
Walter Reisz
Reisz, 74, Portsmouth, died Oct. 27, 2002.
PORTSMOUTH -- Walter Reisz, 74, Portsmouth, died Sunday, Oct. 27 at Myrtue
Memorial Hospital, Harlan.
Services will be held Wednesday, Oct. 30 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary's Our Lady of
Fatima Church in Portsmouth with burial in the St. Mary's Cemetery.
A wake service will be held Tuesday, Oct. 29 at 7 p.m. at St. Mary's. Visitation
is Tuesday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at Pauley Funeral Home, Harlan, and from 6-9 p.m.
at St. Mary's.
Reisz is survived by his wife, Mary Ellen, of Portsmouth; daughters Joan (Keith)
Potter of Harlan, Carol (Randy) Musich of Harlan and Peggy (Steve) Patten of
Harlan; sons Philip Reisz of Council Bluffs and John (Pat) Reisz of Bellevue,
Neb.; brother Rev. Adam Reisz, Earling; sisters Catherine Stinn of Panama and
Elizabeth (Norton) Steffen of New Hampton; and nine grandchildren.
Reynolds, Wayne - death notice Nov. 30, 2002
Wayne Reynolds
Reynolds, 73, Lamoni, died Nov. 30, 2002.
LAMONI -- Wayne "Pedro" Reynolds, 73, Lamoni, died Saturday, Nov. 30 at his
home.
Services were held in Lamoni.
Reynolds was a former Irwin resident. He is survived by his wife, Luella "Lu"
(Holloway) Reynolds of Lamoni; four daughters -- Kathy Templeton of Lamoni,
Dixie Graham of Leon, Beverly Kennedy of Lamoni and Peggy Marlowe of Merritt
Island, Fla.; nine grandchildren; sister Gene Neubauer of Harlan; and brother
Charles Reynolds of Omaha.
Rosman, Veronica - death notice Nov. 11, 2002
Veronica Rosman
Rosman, 85, Council Bluffs, died Nov. 11, 2002.
COUNCIL BLUFFS -- Veronica A. Rosman, 85, Council Bluffs, died Nov. 11 at
Nebraska Methodist Hospital in Omaha.
Services were held Thursday, Nov. 14 at 10 a.m. at St. Peter's Church with
burial in the St. Joseph Cemetery.
Rosman was a former Harlan resident and worked as a registered nurse at Myrtue
Memorial Hospital.
She is survived by two daughters -- Elaine Rosman of Council Bluffs and Mary Lou
(Ben) Crowder of Cheyenne, Wyo.; four sons -- James (Edith) of Omaha, Rudy (Pat)
of Madison, Wi., William (Kathy) of Omaha and Steve (Pam) of Council Bluffs;
sister Mary Gue of Council Bluffs; 16 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Rutherford, Rose - Oct. 9, 2002
Rutherford, 90, Manilla, died Oct. 9, 2002.
MANILLA -- Rose Rutherford, 90, Manilla, died Wednesday, Oct. 9 at the Manilla
Manor in Manilla.
Services were held Saturday, Oct. 12 at 1:30 p.m. at Sacred Heart Church in
Manilla with burial in the Mount Olivet Cemetery at Manilla.
Rutherford is survived by seven children -- Raymond E. (Jay) Rutherford of
Manilla, Marlys Karsten of Manning, Lanny (Maurine) Rutherford of Estherville,
Wayne (Donna) Rutherford of Crete, Neb., Tom (Carolyn) Rutherford of Manilla,
Diane Sonderman of Earling and Gloria (Ron) Lohrmann of Denison; 27
grandchildren; 42 great-grandchildren; 9 great-great-grandchildren; cousin Bill
Book of Kansas City, Mo.; brother-in-law Ben (Gretchen) Rutherford of Forest
City; sisters-in-law Margaret Reinholdt of Fullerton, Calif. and Katie Frieze of
Council Bluffs; nieces and nephews.
Schaben, Anthony - obit Feb. 24, 1931-Nov. 9, 2002
Anthony Schaben, 71
Feb. 24, 1931 - Nov. 9, 2002
DEFIANCE - Anthony Joseph Schaben, son of Anton P. and Edith (Kobold)
Schaben, was born Feb. 24, 1931, in Earling. He was baptized at St. Joseph's
Catholic Church in Earling and was confirmed at St. Peter's Church in
Defiance. He attended country school before attending St. Paul's High School
in Defiance, where he graduated with the class of 1949. He was
affectionately known to friends and family as "Junior".
April 17, 1952, he married Ella Mae Zimmerman at St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima
Catholic Church in Portsmouth. Nine children were born to this union. After
their marriage, they farmed six miles northwest of Defiance and this is
where they lived until 1993, when they moved to Defiance and became members
of St. Peter's Catholic Church. While farming in this area, Tony and his
family were members of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Buck Grove. In 1965,
he became a sales representative for the Moorman Manufacturing Company until
his retirement in 1985. After retirement, they started Ellie Mae's Popcorn
Company. In 1995, Tony and Ella Mae sold the popcorn manufacturing plant to
Snappy Popcorn where they continued to run the operation until 1997. After
selling Ellie Mae's Popcorn, both Tony and Ella Mae retired for two years
before starting to work at Variety Distributor's in Harlan. And this has
been his employment until the time of his death. He was also a 3rd Degree
Member of the Earling Council No. 1741, Knights of Columbus. He died Nov. 9,
2002, at the Creighton University Hospital in Omaha, NE, at age 71 years,
eight months and 16 days.
In addition to his parents, Tony was preceded in death by his daughter,
Marie Barbara Schaben; his brother, Robert Schaben; and his half-brother,
Mal Schaben. He is survived by his wife, Ella Mae Schaben of Defiance; his
children, Steve Schaben (Karen) of Denison; Rick Schaben (Laurie) of Harlan;
June Schaben of Harlan; Randy Schaben of Carroll; Timothy Schaben of
Carroll; Neil Schaben (Barbara) of Denison; Jeanne (Dick) Bornhoft of
Manilla; Pat Schaben of Carroll; 10 grandchildren; five great grandchildren;
his sister and brother, Ruth (Bob) Weis of Defiance; Edwin Schaben (Rita) of
Panama; half-brothers and sisters, Bernard Schaben of Omaha, NE; Paul
Schaben (Jane) of Carroll; Mary Kay (Marvin) Campbell of Denison; Dan
Schaben of Carroll; Rose (Richard) Dittmer of Columbia, MO; Mike Schaben
(Jeannie) of Defiance; Henry Schaben (Colleen) of Omaha, NE; and other
relatives.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Nov. 12, 2002, at St. Peter's
Catholic Church in Defiance, with the Rev. Michael Berner celebrant. Burial
was in Sts. Peter and Paul Cemetery in Defiance, with Steve Schaben, Rick
Schaben, Randy Schaben, Timothy Schaben, Neil Schaben and Pat Schaben casket
bearers. Pauley Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Schaben, Robert - obit Nov. 12, 1929-Oct. 25, 2002
Robert Schaben, 72
Nov. 12, 1929 - Oct. 25, 2002
DEFIANCE - Robert James Schaben, son of Anton and Edith (Kobold) Schaben, was
born Nov. 12, 1929, in Earling. He attended school at St. Paul's Catholic School
in Defiance. He received his brokerage license and worked for R. G. Dickenson in
Carroll, and later operated his own office at the Dunlap Sale Barn in Dunlap.
Feb. 7, 1949, he married Ardith Henkelman at St. Peter's Catholic Church in
Defiance. Eight children were born to this union. Following their marriage, the
couple located on a farm near Defiance and remained there until 1970, when they
moved into Defiance where he continued to farm, retiring in 1993. He was a
lifetime member of St. Peter's Catholic Church in Defiance.
Robert died Oct. 25, 2002, at Myrtue Memorial Hospital at
age 72 years, 11 months and 14 days.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Ardith, and
Stepbrother, Mal Schaben.
He is survived by his children, Jim Schaben (Jackie) of
Denison; Joe Schaben (Joyce) of Las Vegas, NV ; Kenny Schaben of Crete, NE;
Bobby Schaben, Jr. (Ruth) of Harlan; Bill Schaben (Julia) of Defiance; Mary Ann
(Tom) Sullivan of Dunlap; Frank Schaben of Lincoln, NE; John Schaben (Mary Jo)
of Defiance; 26 grandchildren; three great grandchildren; brothers and sister,
Anthony Schaben, Jr. (Ella Mae) of Defiance; Ruth (Bob) Weis of Defiance; Edward
Schaben (Rita) of Panama; step brothers and sisters, Bernard Schaben of Omaha,
NE; Paul Schaben of Carroll; Mary Kay Campbell of Denison; Dan Schaben of
Carroll; Rose Ditter of Columbia, MO; Mike Schaben of Defiance; Henry Schaben of
Omaha, NE; and other relatives.
A Mass of Christian Burial was concelebrated Oct. 28, 2002, at St. Peter's
Catholic Church in Defiance, with Rev. Michael Berner celebrant and Rev. Howard
Fitzgerald concelebrant. Burial was in Sts. Peter & Paul Cemetery in Defiance,
with Jim Schaben, Bobby Schaben, Joe Schaben, Kenny Schaben, Bill Schaben, John
Schaben and Mary Ann Sullivan casket bearers. Pauley Funeral Home in charge of
arrangements.
Schroder, Wilma - death notice Oct. 25, 2002
Wilma Schroder
Schroder, 85, Shelby, died Oct. 25, 2002.
SHELBY -- Wilma C. Schroder, 85, Shelby, died Friday, Oct. 25 at Jennie
Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs.
Services were held Tuesday, Oct. 29 at 10:30 a.m. at Shelby Lutheran Church with
burial in the Shelby Cemetery.
Schroder is survived by her son, James (Lorraine) Schroder of Sioux City;
daughter Janice Betts of Omaha; 17 grandchildren, 35 great-grandchildren and
seven great-great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
Selby, Everett - death notice Nov. 26, 2002
Everett Selby
Selby, 58, Corydon, died Nov. 26, 2002.
CORYDON -- Everett Eudean Selby, 58, Corydon, formerly of Harlan, died November
26 at his home.
Services were held Saturday, Nov. 30 at 1:30 p.m. at Randolph Funeral Home in
Corydon with burial in the Shriver Cemetery.
Selby is survived by his wife, Lola, of Corydon; mother Celia Selby of Corydon;
father and mother-in-law Clarence and Bernice Dodson of Seymour; sister Charlene
(Alvin) Wright of Barneveld, Wi.; son Brian (Bonnie) Selby; daughters Trish
Garrison of Corydon, Shanda (Joe) Ring and Kara (Richard) Armell, all of Vinton;
brothers and sisters-in-law Ann (Gary) Mundel of Des Moines, Lyle (Tam) Dodson
of Springfield, Ohio and Norman (Sandy) Knoke of Storm Lake; grandchildren,
nieces and nephews.
Smith, Neil - death notice Nov. 24, 2002
Neil Smith
Smith, 51, Council Bluffs, died Nov. 24, 2002.
COUNCIL BLUFFS -- Neil L. Smith, 51, Council Bluffs, died Sunday, November 24 at
Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital in Council Bluffs.
Services will be held on Wednesday, November 27 at 1:30 p.m. at the Light House
Temple in Council Bluffs with burial in Cedar Lawn Cemetery in Council Bluffs.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, November 26 from 2-8:30 p.m. at the Light
House Temple in Council Bluffs with family present from 6-7:30 p.m.
Survivors include his wife, Trudy, Council Bluffs; sons, Nathan of Council
Bluffs; Corey of Bellevue, NE; step-son, Michael (Andi) Nelson of Omaha; two
step-daughters, Shanelle (Aaron) Fichter of Tabor; Marissa Hathaway of Hamburg;
sisters, Betty Moore of Vancouver, WA; Christine (Richard) Jones of Harlan;
Marlene Little of Persia; and Shirley (Otto) Saar of Council Bluffs; and
brothers, Lester (Shirley) Smith of Loveland; and Stanley (Linda) Smith of
Neola; and nine step-grandchildren.
Smith, William - death notice Dec. 1, 2002
William Smith
Smith, 71, Council Bluffs, died Dec. 1, 2002.
COUNCIL BLUFFS -- Word has been received of the death of William T. Smith, 71,
Council Bluffs, who died December 1 at his home.
Services were held Thursday, Dec. 5 at 11 a.m. at St. Patrick's Church with
burial at 3 p.m. Thursday at the St. Boniface Cemetery in Westphalia.
Smith is survived by his wife, Iona (Henscheid) Smith of Council Bluffs; four
daughters and three sons; and sister Rita (Lester) Schmitz of Portsmouth.
Smith was born in Earling.
Stein, Helen - death notice Oct. 6, 2002
Helen Stein
Stein, 80, Portsmouth, died Oct. 6, 2002.
PORTSMOUTH -- Helen M. Stein, 80, Portsmouth, died Sunday, Oct. 6 at her home.
Services will be held Wednesday, Oct. 9 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary's Our Lady of
Fatima Church in Portsmouth with burial in the St. Mary's Cemetery at
Portsmouth.
Visitation will be Tuesday, Oct. 8 from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at Pauley Funeral Home,
Harlan, and from 6-9 p.m. at St. Mary's Our Lady of Fatima Church.
Stein is survived by daughters Dorothy Gross of Council Bluffs, Mary (John)
Murtaugh of Wayne, Neb. and Pat (Randy) Pash of Harlan; sons Alfred (Jeanne)
Stein of Lansing, James (Darla) Stein of Storm Lake, Pete (Patti) Stein of
Portsmouth, Carl (Sandy) Stein of Odessa, Mo., Bill Stein of Thurman, Don Stein
of Portsmouth, Ken (Julie) Stein of Portsmouth, Larry (Carol) Stein of
Portsmouth and Paul (Denise) Stein of Griswold; daughter-in-law Pam Stein of
Hemet, Calif.; sister Mildred (Tony) Reinig of Harlan; 41 grandchildren and 13
great-grandchildren.
Stowe, Edward - death notice Nov. 17, 2002
Edward Stowe
Stowe, 82, Harlan, died Nov. 17, 2002.
HARLAN -- Edward Stowe, 82, Harlan, died Sunday, Nov. 17 at his home.
Services will be held Wednesday, Nov. 20 at 11 a.m. at Pauley Funeral Home in
Harlan with burial at a later date in the Harlan Cemetery.
Stowe is survived by his wife, Betty Lou, of Harlan; sons, Gary (Susan) Stowe of
Phoenix, AZ; Donald (Janice) Stowe of Harlan; and Timothy (fiancee Linda
Mehaffey) Stowe of Avoca; sister, Bonnie Veskerna of Leawood, KS; and
sister-in-law, Alice Stowe of Bethany, MO; four grandchildren, four
step-grandchildren and four-great-grandchildren.
Strube, Alice - death notice Dec. 15, 2002
Alice Strube
Strube, 65, Omaha, died Dec. 15, 2002.
OMAHA -- Alice L. Strube, 65, Omaha, died December 15 at Mercy Hospital in
Council Bluffs.
Services were held Wednesday, Dec. 18 at 1:30 p.m. at Knutson Funeral Chapel in
Avoca with burial in the Graceland Cemetery at Avoca.
Strube is survived by four children -- Richard (Cheryl) of Oklahoma City, Ken
(Tami) of Las Vegas, Larry (Amy) of Las Vegas and Barb Griffen and special
friend Doug deShazer of Avoca; brother Ronald (Betty) Mlejnek of Hastings, Neb.;
sister Gerry (Doug) Holiday of Omaha; eight grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
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Alice Lorraine Mlejnek
born 2 September 1937 Omaha, NE to
Victor and Bonnie (Somers) Mlejnek
married 15 January 1966 Omaha, NE to
Gerald Otto Strube
died 15 December 2002 Mercy Hospital, Council Bluffs, IA
burial 18 December 2002 Graceland Cemetery, Avoca, IA
Thomson, Clyde W. - obit Sept. 20, 1923-Nov. 17, 2002
Clyde W. Thomson
Clyde Winston Thomson, son of Howard and Myrtle (Knudsen) Thomson, was born
September 20, 1923 near Harlan in Monroe Township, Shelby County.
His great-grandparents and several grandparents emigrated from Denmark. Clyde
attended rural school, Monroe #4, through the eighth grade and then graduated
from Harlan High School in 1941.
After high school, Clyde worked in construction for his uncle and then for a
short time at Kaiser Shipyards in Richmond, Calif. He then returned to Iowa and
worked with his father on the farm.
On October 10, 1948, Clyde was united in marriage with Betty Wooster at the
Merrill's Grove Baptist Church in Fiscus. Five children were born to this union.
The family made their home in Harlan for a short time where Clyde worked in
masonry, plastering and cement work. In 1952 they moved to the Manilla area
where he began farming for himself. In 1972, he became a representative for
Vermeer Manufacturing Company, selling and servicing Vermeer haying equipment in
addition to farming.
Clyde saw his need of accepting Christ into his life at an early age. His desire
was to serve his Savior and live a life according to Christian principles. He
was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Manning where he taught Sunday School
for 30 years. He was a member of the Farm Bureau, the Farm Service Coop of which
he was a board member for fifteen years, the Manilla School Board for nine
years, and the West Central Iowa Healthcare Foundation Board. He was also a
board member of a lumberyard in Harlan and Manilla for a number of years. Clyde
enjoyed collecting stamps, fishing and traveling to see his children and
grandchildren.
Clyde's health had been fragile for several years before his death Sunday
morning, November 17, 2002, while getting in his car at his home to go to
church. He was 79 years, 1 month and 28 days of age.
Besides his parents, Clyde is preceded in death by a son, James Thomson in 1968
and a brother, Bruce Thomson.
He is survived by his wife Betty Thomson of Manilla; four daughters, Marcia and
husband Gregg Lanzen of Goshen, Ind., Julie and husband Carl Hall of Thornton,
Colo., Kristi and husband Bryan Troyer of Glade, Kan., and Sara and husband
Phillip Stracke of Manilla; 19 grandchildren; two sisters, Carolyn Thomson of
Lawrence, Kan., and Dorothy and husband Dewey Linden of Elk Horn; sister-in-law,
Margaret (Thomson) and husband Bob Ferguson of Liberty, Mo., and aunts, uncles,
nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Funeral services were held Thursday, November 21, 2002, at 10:30 a.m. at Calvary
Baptist Church in Manning with Pastor Greggary Lanzen of First Baptist Church in
Goshen, Ind., and Pastor Louis Miller, Retired, officiating.
Music included a medley of songs by David Lanzen on the saxophone, "Thy Word" by
Clyde's grandchildren, "How Great Thou Art" by the congregation and Marcia
Lanzen on the piano.
Interment was made at Nishnabotna Cemetery in Manilla. Casketbearers were Scott
Lanzen, David Lanzen, Nathan Lanzen, Jeffery Lanzen, Jordon Troyer, Tyson
Troyer, Ryan Hall, Reid Stracke, Grant Stracke. Honorary casketbearers were Jim
Nelson, John Long, Robert Lohrmann, Dale McCone, Herman Meiners, Sam Roberts,
Bernard Stracke. Ohde Funeral Home of Manilla was in charge of arrangements.
Thraen, Ambrose - death notice October 10, 2002
Ambrose Thraen
Thraen, 89, Harlan, died October 10, 2002.
HARLAN -- Ambrose Anthony Thraen, 89, Harlan, died Thursday, Oct. 10 at Myrtue
Memorial Hospital, Harlan.
Services were held Monday, Oct. 14 at 11 a.m. at St. Michael's Catholic Church
with burial in the St. Boniface Cemetery in Westphalia.
Thraen is survived by sons Ron (Linda) Thraen of Harlan and Don (Rosemary)
Thraen of Harlan; brother LaVern (Iona) Thraen of Omaha; and sister Josephine
Rial of Omaha.
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Ambrose Anthony Thraen
born 15 November 1912 Westphalia, IA to
Anton Carl and Mary Ellen (McCabe) Thraen
married 8 November 1934 Sioux City, IA to
Ariel Densmore
died 10 October 2002 Myrtue Memorial Hospital, Harlan, IA
burial 14 October 2002 St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery, Westphalia, IA
Wessel, Douglas Steven - obit Jan. 14, 1980-Dec. 4, 2002
Douglas Steven Wessel
Douglas Steven Wessel was born January 14, 1980, in Onawa, the son of Steven and
Patricia Ann (Mahlberg) Evers Wessel. He grew up in the Ute area and graduated
from Charter Oak-Ute High School with the class of 1998.
He enlisted in the United States Air Force briefly, serving until being
discharged for health reasons. He returned home where he helped his Dad on the
farm, ran a custom baling operation, and started a cow herd. Doug purchased a
small farm in the spring of 2002 and had two other farms rented for next year.
When not farming, he also worked for CBC Construction.
Doug was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Ute. In high school, he was
very active in F.F.A. and stood out on the baseball team for four years. He
enjoyed tractor pulling and golfing but one of the greatest pleasures in Doug's
life was being with his many friends.
He died Wednesday, December 4, 2002, at Soldier at the age of 22 years, 10
months and 20 days.
Those survivors left to cherish Doug's memory include his parents, Steve and Pat
Wessel of Mapleton; his paternal grandparents, LaVern and Irma Wessel of
Ricketts; his maternal grandparents, Dean and Pearl Honaker of Harlan; a special
grandmother, Marie Evers of Soldier; one brother, Michael Evers and his wife
Judy of Earling; two sisters, Jaclyn, living at home and Brandi Lynn of Texas;
one nephew, Matthew and one niece, Mikayla along with several other relatives
and numerous good friends.
Doug was preceded in death by one brother, Matthew Evers.
Funeral Mass was held Saturday, December 7 2002, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Boniface
Catholic Church in Charter Oak with Rev. Richard Ball officiating.
Interment was made at Jordan Cemetery rural Soldier. Pall-bearers were Jamie
Meadows, Jeff Meadows, Garred Blume, Brandon Blume, Chris Jensen, Nathan Jensen,
Tony Mahlberg, Nick Mahlberg. Honorary pallbearers were Adam Dorale, Brady
Goslar, Derick Bruhn, Mike Hargens, Nick Melby, The Tractor Pulling Crew.
Armstrong Funeral Service of Mapleton was in charge of arrangements.
Wigness, Frances - death notice Oct. 2, 2002
Frances Wigness
Wigness, 84, Harlan, died Oct. 2, 2002.
HARLAN -- Frances A. Wigness, 84, Harlan, died Wednesday, Oct. 2 in Harlan.
Services will be Saturday, Oct. 5 at 10:30 a.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church,
Harlan, with burial in the Harlan Cemetery. Friends may call Friday, Oct. 4 from
10 a.m.-9 p.m., with family present from 7-8 p.m. at Burmeister-Johannsen
Funeral Home in Harlan.
Wigness is survived by sons Jerald (Linda) Wigness of Harlan and Gordon Wigness
of Des Moines; sisters Mena Burmeister and Eleanor Bramer, both of Harlan;
brother Raymond Thogerson of Lebanon, Ore.; three grandchildren, two
great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends.
Woodard, Glenn S. - death notice Nov. 24, 2002
Daily Nonpareil
Council Bluffs IA
Published Tuesday
November 26, 2002
Glenn S. Woodard
WOODBINE - The funeral for Glenn S. Woodard, 93, of Woodbine will be Wednesday
at 2 p.m. at Followers of Christ in Woodbine with Elder Francis Harper
officiating.
Mr. Woodard died Nov. 24 at Alegent Health Mercy Hospital.
He was born in Dunlap Dec. 13, 1908, to Sylvester Alexander and Cora Lee
(Crandall) Woodard. He attended country school near Panama. He and his wife
farmed near Dunlap and then moved to Nebraska and farmed there for one year.
Then they moved to Odgen, Utah, where he worked in the poultry business. They
moved back to a farm near Moorhead and then to Woodbine where they purchased
their own farm. He also worked for Good Shepard Home in Omaha, Midcontinent Cold
Storage in Omaha for 13 years and as the groundskeeper at Missouri Valley
Schools. He retired as a groundskeeper in the late 1980s. The last number of
years he worked for Pryor Auction in Woodbine.
Survivors include one daughter, Donna Kester, of Harlan; one son, Dale, of
LaPorte, Colo.; eight grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; six
great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation with the family will be tonight from 7 to 8:30 at Fouts Funeral Home
Inc. in Woodbine. Burial will be in Woodbine Cemetery.
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