Obituaries
James L Ranniger
Apr 29, 2016
James Louis Ranniger, son of Wayne and Viola (Henkelman) Ranniger, was born March 19, 1949 at the Foderberg Nursing Home in Manilla, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at the Sacred Heart Church in Manning.
James was a “special needs” person. In his early years Colene Rowedder taught him to read, write and do...
Roy Struve
Apr 26, 2016
Roy Allen, son of George H. and Minnie Cecelia (Jensen) Struve, was born March 1, 1924 at home on the farm south of Manning, Iowa. He attended school in Manning and graduated with the Class of 1941. Roy was active in 4-H and started farming with his dad. He and his...
Lucille Buelt
Apr 18, 2016
Lucille Catherine Buelt, daughter of Henry and Ann (Schwabe) Beckman was born December 27, 1927 at home in Westside, Iowa. She graduated from Arcadia High School in 1945 as the class valedictorian.
After high school, Lucille worked at the Arcadia bank for a few years. On September 14, 1948 she was united in...
Madlyn L. Younie
Apr 9, 2016
Madlyn Luella, daughter of Leon and Emma (Volquartsen) Cramer, was born November 8, 1927, at home in Crawford County, Iowa. She attended grade school and high school in Manning, graduating with the Class of 1946. After high school Madlyn worked at several grocery stores in Manning.
On December 9, 1946, Madlyn was united in marriage with Gordon L....
Bettie Lu Crees
Apr 6, 2016
Bettie Lu, daughter of Raleigh and Mabel (Anderson) Shirbroun, was born May 1, 1935 on the family farm west of Coon Rapids in Carroll County, Iowa. She attended grade school at Evergreen Newton #6 and graduated from Coon Rapids High School. As a young woman Bettie was a member of Rainbow for girls in Coon Rapids. Bettie...
Don Esslinger
Apr 4, 2016
Don J, son of John and Audrey (Loupee) Esslinger was born June 12, 1939 in Carroll, Iowa. He grew up on a farm in the Bayard area and graduated from Bayard High School in 1957. After graduation Don began to farm.
On May 27, 1961 Don was united in marriage with Karen Clipperton in Panora. From this...
Irma Schrad
Mar 26, 2016
Irma Julia, daughter of William and Mary (Lamberty) Petersohn, was born September 26, 1919 on the farm in Carroll County, near Halbur, Iowa. She attended St. Augustine School in Halbur. During the World War II years she worked at a battery plant in Sioux City.
On April 9, 1947 Irma was united in marriage with Eugene “Bud”...
Marla Juhl
Mar 18, 2016
Marla Mae, daughter of Edward Earl Senior and Ida Marie Katherine (Hansen) Furne was born February 4, 1938 in Danbury, Iowa. She attended high school in Battle Creek, Iowa. Marla was one out of fourteen children born in her family. She worked as a waitress and cook for many years. On March 14, 1981 Marla was...
Julie Hedin
Mar 17, 2016
Julie Mary, only child and daughter of Roscoe William and Rose (Marnin) Koob, was born May 29, 1937 at Atlantic, Iowa. The family lived in Anita and she attended country school in the area. Julie graduated from Anita High School in 1955.
Julie was united in marriage in 1956 with Nels Clausen in South Dakota. They made their home in Anita...
Loretta Vinke
Mar 14, 2016
Loretta Sophie Pauline, daughter William and Amanda (Asmus) Ewoldt, was born December 31, 1922 at home on the farm in Crawford County, Iowa. She attended rural school through the eighth grade and then due to the untimely death of her father, stayed at home and helped with the family. Loretta was baptized on...
Melvin Edwin Greving
Mar 14, 2016
Melvin Edwin, son of Bernard H. and Edna (Ludwig) Greving was born April 28, 1955 in Carroll, Iowa. He attended grade school at St. Mary’s School in Willey then later graduated from Carroll High School in 1973.
After high school, Melvin work in the Carroll area as farm help and a bull rider at rodeos. He...
Leola Goetzinger
Mar 12, 2016
Leola Irene, daughter of Clifford and Irene (Buckstead) VanSickle, was born January 12, 1927 in Lenox, South Dakota. The family moved to Manilla, Iowa where she graduated from high school.
On August 31, 1945 Leola was united in marriage with Jerome Henry Goetzinger at St. Thomas Cathedral in Los Angeles, CA. They lived...
Juanita Petersen
Mar 6, 2016
Juanita Belle, daughter of Victor and Goldie (Lewis) Shaffer, was born January 30, 1924, at Bayard as the youngest of seven siblings. She attended school in Bayard, graduating from Bayard High School in 1942.
Juanita was united in marriage with Emmert “Pete” Petersen on March 15, 1946. They lived in Audubon before...
Catherine Wiederien
Feb 26, 2016
Catherine Mary, daughter of Louis and Josephine (Kuhn) Wadle, was born July 26, 1918 on a farm near Lacona, Iowa. She attended Rosemount Catholic School until the 8th grade. Catherine moved to Carroll County with her family in 1932 and worked as a domestic house keeper for several families.
On April 24, 1941 Catherine was...
Scott Rose
Feb 25, 2016
Scott Dale, son of Carroll and Wilma (White) Rose, was born October 18, 1957 at Guthrie County Hospital in Guthrie Center, Iowa. He grew up in Bayard, Iowa and graduated from Bayard High School in 1976.
Scott worked for Garst and Thomas Seed for several years. He also worked for Pella Windows in Carroll and the...
Thomas Dalton Rutherford
Feb 25, 2016
Thomas Dalton, son of Raymond and Rose (Kruger) Rutherford, was born November 29, 1940 at Manning, Iowa. He grew up in Manilla and attended Manilla schools. After completing his education, Tom started working on a paving crew before starting at Farmland Foods in Denison. For a number of years he...
James "Dago" Marchellino
Feb 24, 2016
James Marion “DAGO”, son of Francis Marchellino and Dorothy Lange Marchellino, was born September 4, 1957 in Des Moines, Iowa. He attended various schools including Elk Horn, Des Moines, Nevada and Colo, and eventually earned his G.E.D. Over the years he held various construction jobs before becoming an accomplished songwriter and musician. On...
Rita Sundrup
Feb 21, 2016
Rita Catherine, daughter of Ben and Anna (Hinners) Schroeder, was born February 28, 1918 south of Arcadia, Iowa. She attended St. John’s School in Arcadia and helped on the farm after completing her schooling.
On October 14, 1936, Rita was united in marriage with William Sundrup at St. John’s Catholic Church in Arcadia. Nine children...
Fern Jensen
Feb 18, 2016
Fern Ann, daughter of George and Dora (Gruhn) Struve, was born March 3, 1930 in Manning, Iowa. She was baptized May 4, 1930 and confirmed on April 2, 1944 at Zion Lutheran Church in Manning. Fern attended rural school and then graduated from Manning High School in 1947. She was active...
Larry Genzen
Feb 9, 2016
Larry Virgil, son of Virgil Johann and Florence Elfrieda (Hinz) Genzen, was born November 11, 1937, on the family farm northeast of Manning, Iowa. Larry graduated from Manning High School in 1956 and Iowa State University in 1961 with a BS degree in Ag Education. While at ISU, he served in the Army reserve and...