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Glenn Wilson Zimmerman

Glenn Wilson Zimmerman

Feb 21, 2006

Glenn Wilson Zimmerman, the son of Ernest Wilson and Carrie Rosetta (Gill) Zimmerman, was born on May 17, 1922, in Shelby, Iowa. He attended school in Shelby and graduated from Shelby High School in 1940. After graduation, Glenn worked at Harkets Restaurant in Omaha, Nebraska and as a farmhand. He entered military service with the United States Army Air Force...

Aletha Frieda Nelson

Aletha Frieda Nelson

Feb 17, 2006

Aletha Frieda (Jedele) Nelson was born on July 26, 1919, and went to her heavenly home on Friday, February 17, 2006. She was born on a farm in Crawford County, Iowa, to Karl and Frieda Rath Jedele, the fourth of eight children. She became a child of God on October 8, 1919, through the Sacrament of Baptism, and confirmed her...

Helen Jeanette Knudson

Helen Jeanette Knudson

Feb 15, 2006

Helen Jeanette Knudson, the daughter of Peter and Alma (Thompson) Brogard, was born on August 8, 1928, in rural Shelby, Iowa. She was raised in Irwin, Iowa, and graduated from high school in Vallejo, California, in 1946. On October 16, 1948, Helen married Gailard Hans Knudson at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Irwin, Iowa. The couple made their home in...

Harry Edmond Barton

Harry Edmond Barton

Jan 23, 2006

Harry Edmond Barton, the son of Raymond Pope and Myrtle (Freeman) Barton, was born on December 10, 1926, in Avoca, Iowa. He attended Harlan (Iowa) schools and graduated from Harlan High School. On September 12, 1948, Harry married Edna Grace Buck in Shelby, Iowa, and the couple lived in Harlan. In 1951, Harry enlisted in the United States Air Force....

Virginia Clare “Ginnie” Greve

Virginia Clare “Ginnie” Greve

Jan 18, 2006

Virginia Clare “Ginnie” O’Neil Greve, the daughter of Fallas Commodore and Nellie Ester (Devine) Knox, was born on April 15, 1922, in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She was raised in Council Bluffs and attended Council Bluffs schools. On February 17, 1949, Ginnie married James M. O’Neil in Omaha, Nebraska. She was especially fond of her in-laws, Dr. James A. and Gertrude...

Melba Lavon Jorgensen

Melba Lavon Jorgensen

Jan 14, 2006

Melba LaVon Jorgensen, the daughter of Hoyt A. and Doris E. (Dent) Tague, was born near Kirkman, Iowa, on January 6, 1915. She attended Polk #8 through eighth grade and graduated in 1932 from Harlan (Iowa) High School. She took normal training and many courses from Drake and Iowa State Teachers College. Melba’s first teaching job was at Polk #8.She...

David Richard Lange

David Richard Lange

Dec 13, 2005

David Richard Lange, the son of Alvin Leo and Margaret Anna (Andersen) Lange, was born on February 3, 1942, in Exira, Iowa. He attended school in Elk Horn, Iowa. On October 23, 1965, David married Mary Kay Nelson in Vail, Iowa. The couple lived in Atlantic, Iowa, for 4½ years, and in 1970, moved to a farm located west of...

Darlene L. Reed

Darlene L. Reed

Dec 5, 2005

Darlene L. Reed, 80, Rapid City, South Dakota, died December 5, 2005 at a nursing home in Rapid City.Darlene was born November 27, 1925 in Harlan, Iowa to Harry and Mildred (Findley) Peterson.As a young girl, she grew up on a farm near Cuppy’s Grove. She was a nurses’ cadet in Omaha, Nebraska during World War II. She married Donald...

Frieda Evalena Nielsen

Frieda Evalena Nielsen

Dec 4, 2005

Frieda Evalena Nielsen was born to Kjeld and Lona (Knudsen) Smidt on a farm in Turner County in South Dakota on October 31, 1906.She was baptized and confirmed at Bethany Lutheran Church in Viborg, South Dakota. Frieda attended rural school near Viborg and attended Dana College in Blair, Nebraska, for 1-1/2 years after which she was employed as a secretary...

Laverne Eva Nielsen

Laverne Eva Nielsen

Nov 22, 2005

LaVerne Eva Nielsen, the daughter of Paaren and Anna Jane (Mitten) Fiscus, was born on February 20, 1915, in Polk Township, Shelby County, Iowa. She attended Polk #5 school in Shelby County, completing the eighth grade. She then worked as a hired girl for a number of years. On May 4, 1938, LaVerne married Arthur John Nielsen at the Elk...

Wilmer Lester Knudsen

Wilmer Lester Knudsen

Nov 18, 2005

Wilmer Lester Knudsen, the son of Peter Marinus and Olga Sophie (Jacobsen) Knudsen, was born on March 12, 1917, in Fiscus, Iowa. He was raised in Shelby County, Iowa. Wilmer served in the United States Navy during World War II. Upon returning from the service in 1945, he worked selling eggs, milk, and poultry on a cream route. On October...

Martha Bonnesen

Martha Bonnesen

Oct 30, 2005

Martha Bonnesen, the daughter of Jorgen and Marie Margarette (Ericksen) Knudsen, was born on November 18, 1920, in Redline, Iowa. When Martha was two years old, her family moved to Dedham, Iowa; they lived there for several years. They then moved back to Shelby County, Iowa, and lived in the Prairie Rose and Jacksonville areas. On August 5, 1928, Martha...

Bessie Ione Thompson

Bessie Ione Thompson

Oct 20, 2005

Bessie Ione Thompson, the daughter of DeWitt and Alice Florence (Vernon) Kohl, was born on December 31, 1915, in Martelle, Iowa. She was raised in Mt. Vernon, Iowa, and graduated from Mt. Vernon High School in 1934. On June 18, 1934, Bessie married Melvin Arthur Thompson in Mt Vernon. The couple lived most of their married life in Marion, Iowa,...

Laverne Harold Hansen

Laverne Harold Hansen

Oct 7, 2005

LaVerne Harold Hansen, the son of Bernhard and Petra (Rasmussen) Hansen, was born on October 6, 1935, in Jacksonville, Iowa. He was raised in Jacksonville, attended Jackson #5 school, and graduated from Harlan (Iowa) High School. As a boy, he helped his father in the family business, Jacksonville Hardware, and continued working there after he graduated from high school. He...

Bertha Jenetta Roos

Bertha Jenetta Roos

Oct 2, 2005

Bertha Jenetta Roos, the daughter of William and Maggie (DeVries) TerMeer, was born on April 4, 1929, in Orange City, Iowa. She graduated from Inwood (Iowa) High School in 1947. On February 14, 1949, Bertha married Donald Glenn Roos in Inwood. After their marriage, the couple farmed in Iowa and Minnesota. For many years, Bertha was a foster parent and...

Orville Merle Juhler

Orville Merle Juhler

Sep 30, 2005

Orville Merle Juhler, the son of Andrew Petersen and Naoma Myrle (McCain) Juhler, was born on August 11, 1931 in Atlantic, Iowa. He was raised on a farm near Rorbeck, Iowa. He attended country school and graduated from Elk Horn (Iowa) High School in 1949. While in school, Orville played basketball and baseball. Following graduation, he worked two years before...

Eugene Dunnington Wilcox

Eugene Dunnington Wilcox

Sep 24, 2005

Eugene Dunnington Wilcox, the son of Leroy Seth and Orpha Rebecca (Dunnington) Wilcox, was born on October 14, 1913, in Harlan, Iowa. He was raised on a farm located near Tennant, Iowa. Eugene graduated from Tennant High School with the class of 1932. On September 25, 1936, Eugene married Alice Norma Buckman in Rock Port, Missouri, and the couple made...

Lucille Idelne Schnack

Lucille Idelne Schnack

Sep 21, 2005

Lucille Idelne Schnack, the daughter of William and Hattie (Wendt) Burgin, was born on September 28, 1915, on a farm south of Walnut, Iowa. She attended school southwest of Walnut and worked as a waitress in Walnut. It was during this time she met her husband, Earle Otto Schnack, and the couple married on February 19, 1934 in Harlan, Iowa....

Eunice Marian Kolb

Eunice Marian Kolb

Sep 10, 2005

Eunice Marian Kolb, the daughter of William and Addie (Clark) Kolb, was born on December 24, 1906, in Clay Township, Shelby County, Iowa. She attended Clay #3 School and graduated from Elk Horn (Iowa) High School with the class of 1926. After graduation, Eunice attended Methodist College of Nursing in Omaha, Nebraska, graduating with the class of 1930. She did...

Howard Gail Mickelson

Howard Gail Mickelson

Sep 2, 2005

Howard Gail Mickelson, the son of Carl M. and Mary Ethel (Reynolds) Mickelson, was born on July 10, 1915, in rural Irwin, Iowa. He attended Irwin Consolidated School and graduated in 1932. He then worked as a farmhand until May 8, 1941, when he entered the Army and was a member of the 1759th Combat Engineers. After his discharge in...

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