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Todd Meeves

Todd Meeves

Feb 18, 2024

Todd Meeves, age 44, of Harlan, passed away from diabetes and heart complications on Sunday, February 18, 2024, at Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska.

According to Todd’s wishes, cremation will take place and his ashes will be scattered. 

Todd Michael, son of Michael and Pamela Ann (Caldwell) Meeves, was born August 21, 1979, in Omaha, Nebraska. He grew up in...

Beverly Anne Vietz

Beverly Anne Vietz

Feb 8, 2024

Funeral service will be at 11 am on Friday, February 23, 2024, at Ohde Funeral Home in Manilla, where her family will greet friends after 10 am. Burial will take place at a later date in the Vietz Family Cemetery at McClusky, North Dakota.

Beverly Anne Vietz, daughter of Marie Helen (Gouldy) and Willard Yabsley, was born July 17, 1942, in...

John Casali

John Casali

Jan 28, 2024

Visitation for John Casali, age 76, of Manning was held on Friday, February 2, 2024, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Ohde Funeral Home in Manning. Military Honors were held at 6:00 p.m. 

John Frederick Casali, son of Lyle F. and Mary Alice (LeFever) Casali, was born August 18, 1947, at Bloomington, Illinois. His family moved around a lot while...

Dorothy Hansen

Dorothy Hansen

Jan 26, 2024

Dorothy (Lange) Marchellino Hansen, formerly of Kimballton, passed away Friday, January 26, 2024, at Altoona Nursing and Rehab, surrounded by her family. She was 92 years old. Her interment and graveside service will be Saturday, May 25th at 1:00 p.m. at Bethany Lutheran Church Cemetery near Kimballton, Iowa. Ohde Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Financial memorials may...

Emery C Christoffersen

Emery C Christoffersen

Jan 24, 2024

Emery Christian Christoffersen was born to Andrew and Anna (Christensen) Christoffersen in rural Shelby County, Iowa on September 26, 1926, the eldest of four children.  He grew up on farms in Audubon and Shelby Counties and raised in the traditions of his Danish ancestors.  He was baptized and confirmed in Immanuel Lutheran Church.  His early education was in country schools...

Mark A. Schroeder

Mark A. Schroeder

Jan 17, 2024

Graveside services for Mark Schroeder, age 70, of Manilla will be held on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at Nishnabotna Cemetery near Manilla.

Alan Schroeder was born on Thanksgiving Day, November 26, 1953. He was the last and fourth child born to Violet and Merle Schroeder. Mark was baptized on January 10, 1954, in the basement of the then...

Patricia Ann Sibbel

Patricia Ann Sibbel

Jan 16, 2024

  Patricia Ann (Lightfoot) Sibbel, Age 94, passed away on Tuesday, January 16, 2024, at MorningStar Assisted Living in Jordan Creek, in West Des Moines, Iowa.  Pat was born in Fairfield, Iowa on May 26, 1929, to Wilbur and Opal (Davidson) Lightfoot.  She grew up in Fairfield where she attended school and graduated in 1948.  Pat earned the highest rank...

Rita Ann Saunders

Rita Ann Saunders

Jan 1, 2024

Funeral service is at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, January 4, 2024, at Zion Lutheran Church in Manning with burial to follow in the Manning Cemetery.

       Rita Ann, daughter of George and Hilda (Opperman) Nissen, was born July 28, 1927, on the farm west of Manning in Crawford County, Iowa. She attended country school through the eighth grade and...

Gary Madsen

Gary Madsen

Dec 31, 2023

   A memorial visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 6, 2024, at Ohde Funeral Home in Kimballton, Iowa.

   Gary Lee Madsen was born on March 5, 1957, at the Audubon Community Hospital, Audubon, Iowa. He passed away on December 31, 2023, at the Atlantic Specialty Care Center, Atlantic, Iowa.

   Gary was...

Dale Elwin Bueltel

Dale Elwin Bueltel

Dec 16, 2023

   Dale Elwin Bueltel, son of Leo and Dorothy (Bierl) Bueltel, was born February 3, 1939, near Templeton, Iowa. His family moved to the Carroll area where he attended St. Peter and Paul through the eighth grade and graduated from Kuemper High in 1957.

   On October 22, 1960, Dale was united in marriage with EllaMae Schwabe at Sacred Heart Church...

Sonya Curlile

Sonya Curlile

Dec 12, 2023

   Sonya Marie Curlile was born to Wayne and Velaine (Yeck) Curlile on August 4th, 1962, in Fairfax, Missouri. She was baptized in the Northboro Methodist Church and confirmed in 1977, at the Manning Iowa United Methodist Church.

   At six years of age, Sonya started school and attended a one-room classroom in a country school at Carroll, Iowa. She...

Jacqueline Mae Badger

Jacqueline Mae Badger

Dec 2, 2023

   Jacqueline (Jackie) Mae Badger, daughter of Louis and Madeline (Legassey) Tardy, was born March 16, 1934, at Limestone, Maine. Jackie grew up in Limestone and graduated from Limestone High School in 1952. She then worked at a dry-cleaning business at the air force base near Limestone where she met her future husband.

   On February 20, 1953, Jackie was...

Helen Weller

Helen Weller

Nov 20, 2023

   Helen Elaine Weller, nee Phillips, age 92, died November 20, 2023, under hospice care after a serious fall.  Helen was born on January 15, 1931, in Lake View, Iowa to Bertha (McKenzie) and Arthur Phillips.  She grew up on the family farm, attended a small country school and later graduated from Lake View High School.  She trained to be...

Karla Jo Andersen

Karla Jo Andersen

Nov 5, 2023

   Karla Jo Andersen, daughter of Charles Keith Andersen and Marilyn (Andersen) Bennett, was born February 10, 1959, in Harlan, Iowa. She grew up in Elk Horn and graduated from Elk Horn-Kimballton High School.

   Karla continued to make her home in Iowa and moved to Texas for a while. About ten years ago, she returned and settled in Audubon,...

Larry Blake

Larry Blake

Oct 24, 2023

The service will be livestreamed online through the following zoom link

https://us05web.zoom.us/j/2051648347?pwd=VX1x3cPhos05oY3UF7PdOrAPAo6sh9.1

Larry Charles Blake was born on May 9, 1959, at St. Vincent Hospital in Sioux City, IA, to Glenn and Ruth Blake. He was the third child of six. He grew up in Sioux City and attended Crescent Park Elementary, Hoover Junior High, and graduated from West High...

Albert Holloway

Albert Holloway

Oct 22, 2023

Albert Sidney Holloway, Jr., son of Albert Sidney Sr. and Mary (Ferdig) Holloway,  was born March 5, 1954, in Sioux City, Iowa. He grew up in Woodbury County where he began to do tree work with his father. The family then made their home in Taylor County.

On October 19, 1972, Albert and Kathryn were united in marriage at Grant...

Rita Sporrer

Rita Sporrer

Oct 7, 2023

   Rita Sporrer, 88 of Manning, entered into eternal rest with the Lord, October 7, 2023, surrounded by family at St. Anthony Nursing Home in Carroll.

   The daughter of Bernard and Margaret (Steffes) Halbur, Rita was born February 13, 1935, in Halbur, Iowa and attended St. Augustine School. On August 30, 1955, Rita married Harold Sporrer at St. Augustine...

Robert Christensen

Robert Christensen

Oct 5, 2023

Robert Ray Christensen, son of Sigurd and Thomine (Clausen) Christensen, was born December 24, 1945, in Audubon County, Iowa. He attended country school near his home and graduated from Harlan High School in 1964.

Robert began working for Robert Kroman at the age of 16 and continued this working relationship through the age of 67. After graduation, Robert worked at...

May Opperman

May Opperman

Sep 30, 2023

May Thomas Opperman was born May 12, 1924, in Coon Rapids, Iowa to Wesley Lynk and Freida Elsina (Weaver) Thomas. She grew up on a farm in the Star Community of Union Township outside of Coon Rapids with her brothers Wes and Bill and sisters Ruth and Dorothy. She attended Star School, graduated from Coon Rapids High School and enrolled...

Violet Pleake

Violet Pleake

Sep 24, 2023

   Violet Smith Pleake, daughter of Roy Sr. and Julia (Barton) Smith, was born January 14, 1937, in Gardner, New York. She graduated from Andrew Jackson Senior High School in Jacksonville, Florida with the Class of 1954. Violet then attended Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Bellevue College in Bellevue, Nebraska and then the University of New Hampshire...

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