Obituaries
Lenore Frederiksen
Sep 4, 2024
Lenore Nadene Frederiksen was born on June 10, 1930, the daughter of Adolph and Edna (Madsen) Lange, at her parents’ home in Oakfield Township, Audubon County. She was baptized and later confirmed her faith at Elk Horn Lutheran Church, of which she remained a lifelong member. She attended Clay No. 4 rural school and Elk Horn High School, graduating in...
Arthur "Art" E. Joens
Sep 3, 2024
Arthur "Art" E. Joens, son of John H. and Adelia M. (Nehls) Joens, was born May 11,1925 in Manilla, Iowa and graduated from Manilla High School in 1943. Art missed his high school graduation ceremony to enlist in the U.S. Navy and proudly served during World War II earning an honorable discharge in 1946. He then pursued further education at...
Linda Saunders Deiber
Sep 3, 2024
Linda Kathleen (Saunders) Deiber was born February 8, 1948 in Manning, Iowa to Frederick W. and Jessie B. (Webster) Saunders. She graduated from Manilla High School with the Class of 1966.
On October 8, 1967, Linda was united in marriage to Alan Deiber at the Methodist Church in Manilla, where they began their journey together. Their union brought forth two sons,...
Dana L. Genzen
Sep 2, 2024
Dana Lynn Genzen, son of Daryl and Diane (Dalgety) Genzen, was born on December 23, 1961 at St. Anthony Regional Hospital in Carroll, Iowa. Dana was baptized and confirmed into the lutheran faith at Zion Lutheran Church in Manning.
A dedicated individual with a diverse career, Dana first completed his education at Manning High School, graduating in 1980. His journey then...
Julie Ann 'Beebe'
Aug 22, 2024
Julie Ann (Nelsen) Colebank was born August 7, 1956 in Audubon, Iowa, to Beverly (Larsen) Fancher and Arnold Nelsen. She was the oldest of seven children and grew up enjoying an idyllic small-town childhood in Audubon. She graduated from Audubon High School in 1974.
Julie ‘Beebe’ will always be remembered by her family and friends as an extremely hard worker who...
Lavina "Diane" Mae Clipperton
Aug 10, 2024
Lavina “Diane” Mae Clipperton, the daughter of Ralph and Theo (Orin) Imler, was born on May 31, 1926 in Jefferson, Iowa. She came from a very large family, growing up with four brothers and seven sisters. Diane’s early years were marked by her strong work ethic and nurturing spirit. She received her education at the Jefferson Community School up to...
Eugene "Gene" John Venner
Aug 4, 2024
Eugene “Gene” John Venner, son of Tony and Dorothy (Zurn) Venner, was born September 11, 1951 at St. Anthony Hospital, Carroll, Iowa. He was baptized in Maple River and later confirmed his faith at Sacred Heart Church in Manning. He grew up on a farm Northwest of Manning.
Gene's passion for farming was evident from a young age. After graduating from...
Lynn Merle Schroeder
Jul 15, 2024
Graveside Services with Military Honors for 79 year old Lynn Schroeder of Manilla were held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, July 18, 2024 in the Nishnabotna Cemetery in Manilla.
Lynn Merle Schroeder was born on June 29, 1945 to Violet Odessa (Wenzel) and Merle Harry Schroeder in Manning, Carroll County, Iowa. He grew up on a farm four miles north of Manilla....
Ruth Crandall
Jul 2, 2024
Ruth Viola Sand, the second daughter and fourth child born to Anders and Petrea (Pedersen) Sand, was born November 3, 1926, at home on the farm in Poplar, Iowa. Her parents immigrated to the U.S. from Denmark. She was baptized at the Poplar Lutheran Church on December 30, 1926. Ruth attended a two-room country school called Mt. Zion, located two...
Janet Dumdei
Jul 2, 2024
Janet “Jan” Isabel (Conrad) Dumdei was born April 25, 1933, daughter of Claude R. and Renelda (Lahr) Conrad in Manilla, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at the First United Methodist Church at Manilla. She attended school in Manilla and graduated with the Class of 1951. In her early years, Jan worked summers babysitting and detasseling, showing her nurturing and...
Johnnie Villegas
Jun 28, 2024
Johnnie Villegas was born on September 2, 1936 in Yoder, Wyoming, the son of Severiano Villegas and Florentina Martinez. Johnnie attended Yoder Public School in Yoder, Wyoming and later obtained a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Education from the Nebraska State Teachers College at Kearney on July 31, 1959.
On September 12, 1962, Johnnie was inducted into the United States Army...
Stella Lavina Bexten
Jun 28, 2024
Stella Lavina Bexten, born on June 2, 1930, to Frank A. and Anna (Rau) Kloewer near Westphalia, Shelby County, Iowa, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, at her home in Manilla on Friday, June 28, 2024, at the age of 94.
Stella attended Westphalia schools through seventh grade and continued her education at St. Paul’s Catholic School in Defiance, graduating...
Jennifer Lynne Sporrer
Jun 24, 2024
On Valentine's Day, the world welcomed a special soul who would go on to exemplify the true meaning of love throughout her life. Jennifer Lynne Sporrer, daughter of Lawrence and Mildred (Eich) Sporrer, was born February 14, 1968, in Carroll, Iowa. The youngest of eight children, she grew up on a farm one mile east of Manning.
Jenny had a deep...
Jerry Irlbeck
Jun 7, 2024
Jerome “Jerry” Albert Irlbeck was born on April 8, 1937, the son of Alphonse and Margaret Catherine (Underberg) Irlbeck in Dedham, Iowa. He attended country school near his home as well as Dedham and Templeton. He began by working alongside his father before entering the U.S. Army in February of 1956. During his service, Jerry undertook the roles of Field...
Roberta "Bobbie" Borkowski
May 28, 2024
Roberta “Bobbie” Ruth, daughter of Orval Henry and Helen (Boeck) Kracht was born on September 22, 1936, in Crawford County, Iowa. She grew up in Denison and graduated with the class of 1954 from Denison High School.
On November 7, 1954, Bobbie was united in marriage with Gene C. Borkowski at the Zion Parsonage in Denison and five children were born...
John "JB" Bexten
May 16, 2024
John Gerard Bexten was born on February 21, 1962 in Denison, Iowa, the son of Joseph and Stella (Kloewer) Bexten. He was baptized and later confirmed his faith on March 20, 1973 at Sacred Heart Church in Manilla. John attended Manilla High School and graduated with the Class of 1980.
On September 17, 1983, John was united in marriage to Mary...
Dalton "Chris" Christoffersen
Apr 30, 2024
Dalton “Chris” Lavern Christoffersen, son of Andrew and Anna (Christensen) Christoffersen, was born August 22, 1933 in Harlan, Iowa. He grew up on the family farm west of Kimballton and attended rural school Jackson #6. Chris attended high school in Harlan and graduated with the Class of 1951. In 1954, he enlisted in the United States Army and served during...
Clark Anthony Steen
Apr 17, 2024
Clark Anthony Steen, 66, of Omaha, NE passed away on April 17, 2024.
Clark was born on October 27, 1957, to Leonard and Naomi Steen in Audubon, Iowa. He was the youngest of 5 siblings to this union. Clark attended Elk Horn-Kimballton School with the class of 1976. After high school, Clark started working for his uncles at Steen, Feed &...
Darrell Gene Soe
Apr 17, 2024
Darrell Soe of Elk Horn passed away Wednesday, April 17th, 2024 at the Heritage House in Atlantic at the age of 89.
Darrell was born in Atlantic, Iowa, on June 28th, 1934, the son of Otto and Laura (Neilsen) Soe. Darrell grew up on a farm in the Kimballton area and always enjoyed anything to do with farming.
After attending school and...
Elinor Kathrine Juhl
Apr 5, 2024
Elinor Kathrine Juhl, daughter of Andrew M and Esther Belle (Kemp) Christensen, was born on July 5, 1927 at home on the farm north of Marne in Cass County, Iowa. She grew up on the farm and attended rural school at Brighton Township #2, Harlan Lincoln Township #8, Defiance Public School and graduated from Harlan High School in 1944. Following...
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