Obituaries
Richard Howard Peters
Aug 31, 2005
Richard Howard Peters, the son of Ernest and Mildred (Sinison) Peters, was born on January 19, 1928, in rural Tennant, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed as a member of the Shelby Lutheran Church in Shelby, Iowa. Richard attended Tennant Consolidated School and graduated from high school in 1946. Together with his brother, Harold, he began farming his parents’ land...
Robert Max Steckelberg
Aug 24, 2005
Robert Max Steckelberg, the son of Henry and Hattie (Schwieso) Steckelberg, was born on January 20, 1922, near Manilla, Iowa. He was baptized at the Lutheran church in Manilla and was confirmed at the Lutheran church in Arcadia, Iowa. He attended school through the ninth grade in Manilla. On October 20, 1943, Robert married Alice Christine Petersen at St. Paul’s...
Edna Anna Larson
Aug 5, 2005
Edna Anna Larson, the daughter of Peter and Clara (Rasmussen) Olsen, was born on March 30, 1916, in rural Jacksonville, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Jacksonville. After attending the Jackson #1 school in Jacksonville Township, Edna worked at the Mrs. Donahue Café, and Grahams Department Store, both located in Harlan, Iowa. On February 23,...
Kathrine Jensen
Jun 7, 2005
Kathrine Jensen was born Kirsten Katrine Neilsen-Hjornet to Christian and Jensine Neilsen-Hjornet, on October 4, 1904. The family lived on a farm outside the village of Vittrup, in Vendsyssel, Denmark. Kirsten attended school from age 7 to 14, and at age 16, she entered the work force as a hired hand. At age 17, she met her future husband, Nels...
Agnes Margaret Croft
Jun 3, 2005
Agnes Margaret Croft, the daughter of Oscar and Susie (Stalder) Goshorn, was born on August 18, 1913, in Shelby County, Iowa. She attended school in Shelby, Iowa, and graduated from Shelby High School in 1931. On August 11, 1931, Agnes married Lafe Owen Croft in Savannah, Missouri. The couple lived in Kirkman, Iowa, for many years, and upon their retirement...
Edward Lee Evans
May 7, 2005
Edward Lee Evans, the son of Thomas Lee and Alta Grace (Plumb) Evans, was born on January 19, 1925, in Sibley, Iowa. When he was young, he moved to Harlan, Iowa, with his parents. Ed attended Harlan schools. On July 11, 1944, he enlisted in the Army, where he served during World War II. After the war ended, he was...
Roxanne Valjean Nevel
Apr 29, 2005
Roxanne Valjean Nevel, the daughter of Valentine S. and Orimal L. (Woodhouse) Carl, was born on January 26, 1940, in Harlan, Iowa. She attended Harlan schools, and later completed her GED. She married Larry F. Nollen and later, Merle Kaldenberg; both marriages ended in divorce. On August 9, 1968, Roxanne married Wayne Caroll Nevel in Rockford, Illinois. Wayne became a...
Lyla Marie Thompson
Apr 8, 2005
Lyla Marie Thompson, the daughter of Carl Fredrick and Leona Marie (Andreasen) Wiese, was born on November 13, 1930, in rural Irwin, Iowa. She was raised in Irwin, and graduated from Irwin High School in 1948. After attending college for a year, she married Allan Ray Thompson on June 25, 1950, at the United Methodist Church in Irwin. The couple...
Harold William Crouch
Mar 31, 2005
Harold William Crouch, the son of Frank L. and Nettie E. (French) Crouch, was born on May 10, 1906, in rural Irwin, Iowa. He attended country and Irwin schools. Shortly after he began driving, he bought his first truck and did trucking in the Irwin area. Harold teamed up with his brother, Virgil, who was also a trucker, and formed...
Eleanor Virginia Bramer
Feb 27, 2005
Eleanor Virginia Bramer, the daughter of Jens Christian and Inger (Johnson) Thogerson, was born on May 12, 1916, on White Star Farm, near Harlan, Iowa. After her father’s death when Eleanor was two years old, her family moved from the farm into Harlan. She attended Harlan Schools, and graduated from Harlan High School in 1934. On January 22, 1934, Eleanor...
Dennis Wilfred Hess
Jan 28, 2005
Dennis Wilfred Hess, the son of Wilfred N. and Alta V. (Hansen) Hess, was born on May 7, 1942, at his parents’ farm home, located 1½ miles east of Prairie Rose Lake in rural Harlan, Iowa. He attended Jackson #9 country school and Harlan High School, graduating in 1960. Denny then began working for Purina in Harlan. On December 30,...
Frances Opal Jensen
Jan 24, 2005
Frances Opal Jensen, the daughter of George Tift and Mae (Petersen) Gillette, was born on May 26, 1908, in rural Harlan, Iowa. While attending Harlan High School, Frances took Normal Training. She taught school until she married Richard Martin Jensen on June 12, 1929, at the Danish Baptist parsonage in Harlan. The couple farmed in Jackson Township for 13 years...
Alma Josephine Hogan
Jan 16, 2005
Alma Josephine Hogan, the daughter of Frank and Matilda (Zelenka) Fencl, was born on January 14, 1920, in rural Table Rock, Nebraska. She spent her early years in Table Rock. Later, after her parents’ deaths, she moved to Nebraska City, Nebraska, where she graduated from high school. She moved to Denver, Colorado, in 1938. On September 16, 1946, Alma married...
Brent Dean Zimmerman
Jan 13, 2005
Brent Dean Zimmerman, the son of Alvin D. and Sherriann (Funke) Zimmerman, was born on October 31, 1963, in Casper, Wyoming. In 1966, Brent and his sister, Brenda, moved to Harlan, Iowa, to live with their grandparents, Dan and Bertha Funke. Brent was a 1982 graduate of Harlan High School where he participated in football, wrestling, and track. While in...
Lucille Ione Crouch
Dec 20, 2004
Lucille Ione Crouch, the daughter of Clarence E. and Nellie G. (Clinkenbeard) Carter, was born on December 29, 1910, at the Ogden Hotel in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She was raised and attended school, including one year at Abraham Lincoln High School, in Council Bluffs. She then moved to Irwin, Iowa, with her family. On January 27, 1930, Lucille married Harold...
Ruth Alice Ten Eyck
Dec 4, 2004
Ruth Alice Ten Eyck, the daughter of Paul and Sena (Sorensen) Thogersen, was born near Kirkman, Iowa, on September 23, 1916. She attended Laurel School in Harlan, Iowa, and graduated from Harlan High School in 1935. On April 25, 1937, Ruth married William Ronald Ten Eyck in Mexico, Missouri. For five years after their marriage, the couple farmed in Missouri....
Mary Jeanene Potter
Nov 14, 2004
Mary Jeanene Potter, the daughter of Dewitt C. and Olga A. (Zimmerman) Potter, was born on May 26, 1929, in Panama, Iowa. She was raised in Panama and graduated from St. Mary’s High School in Panama in 1946. Mary studied education at the College of St. Mary in Omaha, Nebraska, for two years, and then taught school in Nebraska for...
Grace Louella King
Nov 11, 2004
Grace Louella King was born on March 9, 1918, in Manilla, Crawford County, Iowa, to Alvin W. and Tillie G. (Wigg) Cadwell. Grace was educated and graduated from the Manilla School in 1936. She worked at different occupations until 1941, when she married Patrick Wolff. Two children were born to this union, Grace Marie (October 31, 1942 – October 19,...
Betty Jane Zimmerman
Nov 2, 2004
Betty Jane Zimmerman, the daughter of Robert Andrew and Florence Mae (Lemke) Welch, was born on November 30, 1921, in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She moved to Harlan, Iowa, with her family in 1929, to assist in running the Lemke Dry Goods store. She attended Laurel Elementary School and Harlan High School, graduating with the Class of 1939. Betty studied Normal...
Mena Marie Edith Burmeister
Sep 19, 2004
Mena Marie Edith Burmeister, the daughter of Jens Christian and Inger (Johnson) Thogerson, was born on January 18, 1911, near Kirkman, Iowa. She lived there until she was six years old, when her father died. Mena’s family moved to Harlan, Iowa. After graduating from Harlan High School and attending Normal Training, Mena taught country school west of Harlan for seven...
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