Obituaries
Lillian Kathryn Schaben
Jul 21, 2011
Lillian Kathryn (Kramer) Schaben, daughter of Frank Joseph and Cecelia (Schechinger) Kramer, was born on December 16, 1923, in Earling. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter’s Church in Defiance. She attended St. Paul’s Catholic School in Defiance through the 10th grade. She then helped her family on the farm with farm and housework and caring for siblings of...
Wendell Allan Larsen
Jun 23, 2011
Wendell Allan Larsen, the son of John and Alma (Petersen) Larsen, was born on April 17, 1924, on the family farm near Kirkman, Iowa. He attended school in Kimballton, Iowa, and graduated from Exira (Iowa) High School in 1941. He then served in the United States Army. On October 10, 1943, Wendell married Irene Marie Rasmussen in Maryville, Missouri. The...
Leora Arlene Kirk
May 17, 2011
Leora Arlene Kirk, the daughter of Emil and Hulda (Fries) Troll, was born on July 28, 1926, in Walnut, Iowa. She grew up on the family farm outside of Walnut, and attended Monroe #5 country school through the eighth grade. Leora helped with farm work on the family farm, and at the same time, started working as a housekeeper for...
Thomas Joseph Weis
May 13, 2011
Thomas Joseph Weis, the son of Robert Joseph and Ruth Ann (Schaben) Weis, was born on November 28, 1954, in Earling, Iowa. He attended Westphalia (Iowa) and Defiance schools, and Harlan (Iowa) High School. He first ran a paper route and then worked at assisted work sites of Wesco in Denison, Iowa, and later at Concerned, Inc., in Harlan, where...
Leroy Bernard Fritz
May 11, 2011
Leroy Bernard Fritz, the son of Emil and Mildred (Kallhoff) Fritz, Jr., was born on December 23, 1958, in Neligh, Nebraska. He attended St. Pius X elementary school in Omaha, Nebraska, and graduated from Benson High School in 1977. Leroy worked for American Electric in Omaha for many years. In 2003, he began working fulltime as a cabinet and furniture...
Helen Luverne Barrett
May 1, 2011
Helen Luverne Barrett, the daughter of Edward and Emma (Jurgensen) Holdsworth, was born on October 26, 1920, on the family farm near Buck Grove, Iowa. Her family moved to Shelby County, Iowa, where she briefly attended school in Fairview Township. Helen then attended school in Tennant, Iowa, and graduated with the Class of 1939. She graduated from the Jennie Edmondson...
Norman Russell Johannsen
Mar 11, 2011
Norman Russell Johannsen, the son of Christian Frederick and Pauline Lena (Namanny) Johannsen, was born on May 20, 1918, in Monroe Township, Shelby County, Iowa. He attended Jackson #9 country school through the eighth grade. For several years, Norman worked for George “Stump” Hansen. On August 2, 1939, Norman married Zelda Marie Burmeister at English Lutheran Church in Avoca, Iowa....
Allan Monroe Shill
Feb 15, 2011
Allan Monroe Shill, the son of Alva M. and Elsie I. (Lindsey) Shill, was born on January 21, 1930, in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Allan graduated from Omaha Tech High School in 1947, and began working as a carrier for the United States Postal Service in 1948. From 1948-49, he served in the U.S. Army at the U.S. Army Station in...
Elizabeth Wilhelmena Anderson
Feb 7, 2011
Elizabeth “Bette” Wilhelmena Anderson, the daughter of Anton and Wilhelmena (Behrendt) Schleimer was born on April 15, 1915, on a farm near Panama, Iowa. She was baptized in St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Panama. Bette moved to Defiance, Iowa, with her parents and attended rural schools. She helped with household duties wherever needed. Bette worked at the Saylor Coffee Shop...
Gary Roquel Huffman
Feb 2, 2011
Gary “Hoppy” Roquel Huffman, the son of Vernon Elliott and Elsie Merlene (Erickson) Huffman, was born on September 13, 1935, in Harlan, Iowa. After graduating from Harlan High School in 1954, Hoppy served in the United States Air Force for four years. On January 20, 1956, Hoppy married Wanda Emily Gosch. The couple later divorced.After he returned from the service,...
Dale Andrew Sorensen
Jan 31, 2011
Dale Andrew Sorensen, the son of Hans and Edith (Madson) Sorensen, was born on July 30, 1928, in rural Guthrie Center, Iowa. After graduating from Guthrie Center High School in 1946, he worked as a hired hand for a number of years. On August 7, 1952, Dale married Wilma Mae Harris at the Redline Church of Christ, rural Shelby County,...
Ronald Wayne Eggerss
Jan 23, 2011
Ronald Wayne Eggerss, the son of Paul Fred Carl and Helen Henrietta (Burmeister) Eggerss, was born on April 29, 1930, in rural Shelby, Iowa. He attended country school and graduated from Shelby High School in 1947. In 1951, Ron entered the United States Marine Corps, serving in the Air Wing Unit until 1953. On January 7, 1953, while on leave,...
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...
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