Obituaries
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...
Larry Eugene Sargent
Feb 28, 2010
Larry Eugene Sargent, the son of Lester L. and Mary B. (Robeson) Sargent, was born on November 4, 1947, in Cherokee, Iowa. He graduated from Washta-Quimby (Iowa) High School in 1967, and attended Western Iowa Tech Community College in Sioux City, Iowa, studying Auto Mechanics. On April 17, 1967, he married Lana Carlene Blount in Washta. Larry worked as a...
Jeannine Adele Christensen
Jan 26, 2010
Jeannine Adele Christensen, the daughter of Victor and Anita (Waterbury) Johnson, was born on January 2, 1930, in Harlan, Iowa. She attended grade school in Corley, Iowa, and graduated from Harlan High School in 1947. On March 2, 1948, Jeannine married Orin Clair Christensen at the First Baptist Church in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The couple farmed in Monroe Township, with...
David Leroy Claussen
Jan 24, 2010
David LeRoy Claussen, the son of Albert John and Doris Mae (Deen) Claussen, was born on March 23, 1943, in Bridgewater, Iowa. He attended school at Monroe #6 and graduated in 1961 from Elk Horn (Iowa) High School. On July 10, 1965, Dave was united in marriage to Deloris Lorraine Hall at the Peace Lutheran Church in Walnut, Iowa. One...
Eugene Albert Gaer
Jan 3, 2010
Eugene Albert Gaer, the only child of Lloyd Albert and Grace Laura (Comstock) Gaer, was born on October 16, 1921, in Polk Township, near Kirkman, Iowa. He attended Polk #9 country school through the eighth grade and then helped his father on the farm. On October 6, 1946, in Harlan, Iowa, Gene married Marjorie Ann Welch. Gene was a hard...
Delles Everett Carter, Jr.
Dec 8, 2009
Delles Everett Carter, Jr., son of Delles Everett and Anna Almira (Wright) Carter, Sr., was born on May 3, 1945, on the family farm in rural Defiance, Iowa. He attended Irwin (Iowa) schools and graduated from Irwin High School in 1964. He farmed and shelled corn with his father, and moved to the farm on 1973; he raised his four...
Allan Ray Thompson
Dec 5, 2009
Allan Ray Thompson, the son of Danley and Gladys (Mellorup) Thompson, was born on April 30, 1925, near Irwin, Iowa. He graduated from Irwin High School in 1943, and served in the United States Army from April, 1945, though December, 1946. After his discharge from the service, Allan farmed southeast of Irwin with his father. He later ran the farm...
Leonard Royce Payton
Dec 5, 2009
Leonard Royce Payton, the son of Alice Obenchain, was born on April 15, 1930, in Glover, North Dakota. He attended Country School #3, and graduated from Oakes (North Dakota) Public High School in 1949. After serving in the United States Army, Leonard received his Bachelor of Science degree from Valley City State in North Dakota, and later earned his Master’s...
James Franklin Sorensen
Dec 4, 2009
James Franklin Sorensen, son of George and Winifred (Argotsinger) Sorensen, was born on January 28, 1933, in Clay Township, Elk Horn, Iowa. James spent most of his life at the Country Care Home in Harlan, Iowa, the Salem Lutheran Home, Elk Horn, Iowa, and most recently, the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa. James was also known as Jimmy, and to...
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