Nov 6, 2016

    Patrick Richard, son of Richard J. and Rose (Smith) O’Donnell was born August 29, 1936 in Sioux City, Iowa.  He graduated from Heelan High School in 1954.  After graduation, he worked as a flower delivery man for Harrison Company. Pat then enlisted into the United States Air Force...

Nov 2, 2016

Oct 31, 2016

       William David, son of Joseph Patrick and Margaret T. (Schmitz) Croghan, was born March 24, 1952 at Harlan, Iowa. He lived with his family on a farm southwest of Manning. He was one of nine children with a large family of cousins across the road, so the bus he rode to school in...

Oct 24, 2016

   Merlin Robert, son of Albert and Anna (Bald) Borkowski, was born October 15, 1941 in Audubon County, Iowa.  He attended rural school in Gray and then graduated from Manning High School in 1960. 

    After high school Merlin worked at the Aspinwall Co-op. In 1965 he was drafted into the United States Army and served during the Vietnam...

Oct 13, 2016

  Helen Lee, daughter of Wendel G. and Helen (Berg) Hacker, was born February 20, 1933 in Carroll, Iowa. She grew up in Templeton where she attended elementary school and was one of the last graduates of Templeton High School.

   On July 20, 1951 Helen Lee was united in marriage with Leslie Earl David. They lived in Gray for about...

Oct 12, 2016

   Letty Louise, daughter of Dr. E.W. “Dick” and Elma (Petersen) Frahm, was born June 28, 1929 at Manning Hospital.  Her mother died during childbirth and Letty was raised by her maternal grandparents Andrew and Catherine Petersen in Manning. 

    Letty graduated from Manning High School with the class of 1947. She then received her secretarial degree...

Oct 8, 2016

Oct 1, 2016

 

   Louis Patrick, son of Albert Edward and Emma (Wieland) Odendahl, was born February 12, 1918 at home on the farm north of Carroll, Iowa.  He attended Mount Carmel school through the 8th grade.   He worked on the family farm and during the Great Depression he followed the harvest, working all through...

Sep 30, 2016

   Our Mother, Helen Clara Knott was born on November 26, 1917 in rural Defiance, Iowa, the fourth child of John and Anna (Kuhl) Foxhoven. She attended a small rural grade school near her home through the 8th grade. After 8th grade, she helped at home and then, worked for several families helping with...

Sep 24, 2016

Delores Ann, daughter of Roy Lewis and Ruby Fern (Bidlack) Heiman, was born May 28, 1943 at St. Anthony Hospital in Carroll, Iowa.  She lived north of Manilla and attended East Boyer #7 school, only ½ mile north of the family farm.  Delores graduated from Manilla High School in 1961.

Delores worked in...

Sep 24, 2016

    Leo Joseph, son of John and Clara (Lechtenberg) Sextro, was born March 16, 1922, on a farm near Butte, NE. He started school in Butte, however, that same year when he was five years old the family moved to the Manning area in Iowa. He attended school in Templeton for one year and then finished his...

Sep 23, 2016

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Sep 16, 2016

   Kenneth Ludwig, son of Herman and Amelia (Ludwig) Pietig, was born February 26, 1925 at Carroll, Iowa. He attended St. Peter and Paul’s Parochial School in Carroll and then Carroll High School. He was drafted into the United States Army before his 19th birthday in 1944. Kenneth served in the infantry...

Sep 5, 2016

David Adam, son of Nick and Charlotte (Campbell) Thorn was born December 1, 1970 in Carroll, Iowa.   He graduated from Coon Rapids-Bayard High School with the class of 1989.  After school David held various jobs in the mechanical field as he was well known for his knowledge of cars. He worked at Napa in Coon Rapids...

Sep 2, 2016

  

   Lucille Elizabeth Pingrey, daughter of George and Lenora (Clifford) Textor, was born February 17, 1916 in Coon Rapids, IA and died September 2, 2016 at St. Anthony Regional Hospital in Carroll, IA at the age of 100 years, 6 months, and 16 days.    Lucille graduated from Coon Rapids High School in 1934. She then...

Aug 30, 2016

Timothy Jon Rowedder

   Timothy Jon, son of Daryle A. and Beverly A. (Hoffman) Rowedder, was born May 5, 1965 at Carroll, Iowa.  The family made their home in Manning, and Timmy graduated from Manning High School in 1983.  His love of sports started at an early age, and he participated in baseball, slow-pitch softball, bowling and...

Aug 28, 2016

   Frederick Mathias, son of Aloysius and Hilda (Hoffman) Blum, was born April 25, 1928 at home on the farm near Panama, Iowa. He attended St. Mary’s Catholic School in Panama, graduating with the Class of 1945. Fred farmed with his father until entering the United States Army. He served in Korea with the Korean Military...

Aug 19, 2016

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