Obituaries
Eugene “Gene” Wendell Nielsen
Jan 9, 2011
Eugene “Gene” Wendell Nielsen, the son of Walter Edward and Mina Francis (Stofferson) Nielsen, was born on the family farm in Fairview Township, rural Harlan, Iowa, on January 16, 1921. He attended Fairview #6 country school and graduated from Harlan High School in 1938. From 1942-1945, Gene served in the United States Army Air Corps. After the service, he returned...
Betty Jane Moore
Dec 18, 2010
Betty Jane Moore was born on October 17, 1929, in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. She graduated from Oklahoma City (Oklahoma) High School in 1945, and attended Junior College in Modesto, California, where she received her Associate Degree in Dietary Science. Betty married George Moore; he later died. Betty moved to Iowa in 2004 to be near her daughter, Robin.Betty had an...
Dorothy Elizabeth Sonksen
Dec 9, 2010
Dorothy Elizabeth Sonksen, the daughter of Charles Arthur and Edith Helen (Doubet) McNaughton, was born in Hanna City, Illinois, on January 6, 1920. As a young girl, she moved to Templeton, Iowa. She attended country school and graduated from Coon Rapids (Iowa) High School in 1939. Dorothy studied at Buena Vista College and Simpson College before teaching elementary school in...
Merlyn Walter Brown
Nov 18, 2010
Merlyn Walter Brown, the son of George Louis and Gertrude (Smithers) Brown, was born in rural Dunlap, Iowa, on December 16, 1919. He attended Country School #4 in Galland’s Grove Township, and after completing eighth grade, he farmed with his father. On June 1, 1941, he was united in marriage to Viola May Best in Denison, Iowa. The union was...
Gaylord Laverne Heilesen
Oct 2, 2010
Gaylord LaVerne Heilesen, the son of Arthur Clarence and Mary Elizabeth (Constable) Heilesen, was born on April 26, 1924, on the family farm located east of Kirkman, Iowa. He attended country school and graduated from Kirkman High School in 1941. Gaylord farmed, first with his father, and later in partnership with his brother, Merlyn.On March 2, 1952, Gaylord married Maxine...
Mary Lois Knudsen
Sep 10, 2010
July 18, 1931 ~ September 10, 2010VISITATION DETAILSThere will be NO visitation or viewingSERVICE DETAILSNO services are plannedSURVIVORSNieces & NephewsFriends & Neighbors
Loretta Faye Ballard
Sep 4, 2010
Loretta Faye Ballard, the daughter of Henry William and Mosoline Ann (Sands) Erichsen, was born on January 8, 1952, in Red Oak, Iowa. She graduated from Red Oak High School in 1970. Loretta lived and worked in Red Oak until 1980 when she moved to Lewis, Iowa; where she worked a number of jobs. In 1992, Loretta moved to Walnut,...
Ivan “Ike” Lyle Lee
Aug 31, 2010
Ivan “Ike” Lyle Lee was born on April 11, 1925, to Benjamin Harrison and Amanda Elizabeth (Nelson) Lee in Fairview Township, Shelby County, Iowa. He was educated in rural Shelby County schools through the ninth grade. Ike was united in marriage on March 13, 1948, to Bernice Mae Schultz at the Presbyterian Church in Avoca, Iowa. Nine children were born...
Twyla Ella Schnack
Aug 22, 2010
Twyla Ella Schnack, the daughter of Lewis August and Leila Edith (Albright) Kullbom, was born on September 25, 1914, on a farm near Oakland, Iowa. Her parents farmed near Oakland, Harlan, and Tennant, Iowa. Twyla was homeschooled through the third grade, when she began attending public school; she graduated from Tennant High School in 1931.Twyla met Alvin John Schnack during...
Dwayne Arland Barry
Aug 16, 2010
Dwayne Arland Barry, the son of Ransome and Gertrude (Smith) Barry, was born on September 22, 1925, on a farm west of Woodbine, Iowa. He attended country school near Woodbine until the family moved to a farm three miles west of Irwin, Iowa, in 1936. After moving to Irwin, Dwayne went to country school in Greely Township until the eighth...
Carol Mae Rixen
Jul 19, 2010
Carol Mae Rixen, the daughter of Ralph Waldo and Carolene Mathilda (Jensen) Channon, was born on May 10, 1923, in rural Exira, Iowa. She graduated from Exira High School in 1941 and moved to Harlan, Iowa, to live with her sister, Marie. On July 9, 1944, Carol married Glen Dale Rixen in Harlan. Carol worked at several area businesses, including...
Dale Juelsgaard
Jul 10, 2010
Dale Juelsgaard, the son of Hans and Alma (Jensen) Juelsgaard, was born on February 9, 1923, on the family farm west of Elk Horn, Iowa. He attended country school and one year of high school in Harlan, Iowa. Dale then began farming with his father. On January 6, 1946, he married Myrtle Irene Lange at the Lutheran Parsonage in Elk...
Alice Christine Steckelberg
Jun 20, 2010
Alice Christine Steckelberg, the daughter of Hans Peter and Anna (Frees) Petersen, was born on January 24, 1919, in rural Irwin, Iowa. She attended Polk Township Country School through the eighth grade, and then worked as a hired girl for area farmers. On October 20, 1943, Alice married Robert Max Steckelberg at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Irwin. The couple...
Alvera Marie Cox
Jun 6, 2010
Alvera Marie Cox, the daughter of Henry and Emma Kristine (Hansen) Petersen, was born on January 23, 1922, in Beaver Crossing, Nebraska. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Cordova, Nebraska. As a young woman, she worked for six and one-half years as a nurse’s aid at the York General Hospital in York, Nebraska. On December...
Brian Glenn Petersen
Jun 4, 2010
Brian Glenn Petersen, the son of Glenn Franklin and Irene Mae (Christensen) Petersen, was born on August 22, 1949, in Harlan, Iowa. He was baptized at the First United Methodist Church in Harlan. Following his graduation from Harlan High School in 1968, Brian enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in Vietnam and Germany. It was while he was in...
Charles “Chuck” Duane Fletcher
May 15, 2010
Charles “Chuck” Duane Fletcher, the son of Willard and Pansy (Hershey) Fletcher, was born on July 11, 1932, in Pillager, Minnesota. He attended school in Pillager and helped his father on the farm. Chuck entered the U.S. Air Force, and later reenlisted in the U.S. Army, serving until 1966. Following his time in the Service, he worked as a mechanic...
Knute David Andersen
Mar 16, 2010
Knute David Andersen, the son of Nels and Stinne (Neilsen) Andersen, was born on September 26, 1934, in Anita, Iowa. He attended Shelby and Tennant (Iowa) schools, and graduated from the Shelby-Tennant High School in 1953. He was raised on the farm, and then farmed with his father and brother. From January 1955 through December 1956, David served in the...
Wylie Winton Francis
Mar 15, 2010
Wylie Winton Francis, the son of Freeland Martin and Dora Mary (Osborne) Francis, was born on February 15, 1918, on the family farm near Bel Air, Maryland. He graduated from Bel Air High School, where he was a soccer player and took part in track. Following high school, Wylie worked on the family dairy farm and drove gas transport.On November...
John Francis Dea
Mar 12, 2010
John Francis Dea of Shelby, Iowa, died on Friday, March 12, 2010, at the Avoca Nursing Home, Avoca, Iowa, at the age of 86 years, 2 months, 3 days. John was born to William Barron Dea and Cecilia Helena (Dargin) Dea on the family farm south of Shelby, Iowa, on January 9, 1924. He received Baptism, Holy Communion and Confirmation...
Mary Elizabeth Wohlhutter
Mar 6, 2010
Mary Elizabeth Wohlhutter, the daughter of Bernard Lee and Dolores Annette (Stolz) Wohlhutter, was born on May 25, 1956, in Harlan, Iowa. Until she was eight years old, she lived with her parents on their farm near Kirkman, Iowa. During that time, she loved to sneak out and eat apples from the orchard. At the age of nine, Mary Beth...
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