Feb 9, 2016

   Joseph John Jr., son of Joseph Sr. and Katharina (Mueller) Brandt, was born March 17, 1934 on the family farm in Crawford County, west of Manning, Iowa. He attended rural school through the eighth grade. On October 8, 1956 Joe entered the United States Army. He spent most of his enlistment...

Feb 7, 2016

Steven Lynn, son of Dick and Elinor (Mortensen) Olsen, was born January 26, 1957 in Audubon, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at Elk Horn Lutheran Church. In high school Steve was the starting pitcher for the high school baseball team and as a young adult he continued his love for baseball as he...

Feb 6, 2016

   Arlo Edward, son of Lorens P. and Marfa (Ewoldt) Clausen, was born January 12, 1924 in Aspinwall, Iowa. He grew up in the Aspinwall area where he attended rural school south of Manning through the eighth grade. Arlo was baptized and later confirmed on April 2, 1939 by Pastor J. M. Ansorge at Zion Lutheran...

Feb 4, 2016

Myrtle Louise, daughter of Lewis and Bertha (Joachimsen) Hagedorn, was born April 26, 1922 in Ewoldt Township, Carroll County, Iowa. She was baptized September 9, 1927 at the Lutheran Parsonage in Denison and confirmed October 22, 1953 at the Zion Lutheran Church in Manning.

   Myrtle attended rural school in Carroll County near her home through the...

Jan 24, 2016

 

 

 

   Viola Anna, daughter of Niels and Sorina (Ahrenkiel) Hansen, was born October 2, 1923 at Elk Horn, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at Elk Horn Lutheran Church. Because her mother died when Viola was 10 and her father had a stroke three years later, Viola and her brother lived the remainder...

Jan 20, 2016

 

Ruth’s family requests that memorial donations be made to:

Lutheran Family Services 409 Kenyon Rd, Suite C Ft. Dodge IA 50501

Or

Trinity Church c/o Manning Heritage Park 12196-311th St Manning IA 51455 (make checks payable to “Trinity Church”)

  Ruth Marie Anna, daughter of Reverend William D. and Louise (Hackbarth) Kanning, was born April 11, 1927, Palm Sunday,...

Jan 19, 2016

   June Norene, adopted daughter of James and Bessie (McLaughlin) Smith was born June 10, 1918 in Waterloo, Iowa.  She grew up on a farm east of Coon Rapids and graduated from Coon Rapids High School with the Class of 1937. 

   In August of 1938, June was united in marriage to Harold Coder...

Jan 19, 2016

   Arlen Peter, son of Wilmer and Rosina (Reising) O’Tool was born May 12, 1939 in Carroll, Iowa.  He attended and graduated from Kuemper Catholic High School in 1957.  Arlen was drafted into the United States Army in 1962 and honorably discharged in 1963.

   On November 20, 1964 Arlen was united in marriage with Pamela Murphy....

Jan 16, 2016

   David Lee, son of Emery and Ruby (Holmes) Christoffersen, was born July 13, 1956 at the hospital in Audubon, Iowa.  He graduated from Dow City High School and Iowa State University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering.  Following college he worked in the oil fields for Ingersoll Rand, primarily in Oklahoma.  

   On March...

Jan 16, 2016

Dallas Howard, son of Hans and Florence (Sorensen) Hansen was born April 28, 1921 in Kimballton, Iowa. He attended and graduated from Audubon High School.  Dallas then enlisted in the United States Army Air Force in 1943.  He obtained the rank of Staff Sergeant in the 8th Army Air Force. In 1945 Dallas was honorably discharged...

Jan 14, 2016

Elizabeth Marie Hann, 90, died Thursday, January 14, 2016 at Blackhawk Life Care Center in Lake View, Iowa. Elizabeth was born on August 14, 1925 at home in Auburn, Iowa to Eugene and Clara (Ellerbrock) Hann.

   She attended country school through 8th grade and graduated from Lake View High School in 1943.  Upon graduation she attended...

Jan 9, 2016

   Mildred Mae, daughter of Elmer and Ellen (Bryan) Betts, was born August 14, 1922 on the Betts home place south of Coon Rapids in Guthrie County, Iowa. She attended rural school in Guthrie County and completed her education in Bayard, Iowa while living with her Grandmother Hattie Bryan. She graduated from...

Jan 5, 2016

   Ellen Marie, daughter of John Jacob and Amalie Augusta (Wenzel) Fielweber, was born December 8, 1924 at Manning, Iowa. She attended school in Manning and graduated with the Class of 1942. Following graduation, she worked in industrial related jobs in Fort Dodge, Chicago, Sioux City and finally settling in California in 1957. She and...

Jan 2, 2016

    Lawrence Mathiesen, son of Hans and Emma (Mathiesen) Eskov, was born November 30, 1920, on the farm near Elk Horn, Iowa.  He was raised in the Elk Horn area and graduated from Elk Horn High School.  After graduation he worked for area farmers until joining the United States Army during World War II. Lawrence...

Dec 29, 2015

 

    Leigh Kevin, son of Lynn and Ellen (Rowbotham) Davis, was born August 11, 1957 in Lemmon, SD. Over his life he lived in 42 different communities in various states, attending school in many of them. He graduated from Winona High School in Winona, MN in 1975. Leigh then entered Winona State University graduating...

Dec 29, 2015

    Kevin John, son of Fred and Betty (Klocke) Weitl, was born September 20, 1959 in Carroll, Iowa. He attended Holy Spirit School through the eighth grade then Carroll High School. In 1977 he enlisted in the United States Navy where he earned his GED. He made a career of the Navy completing many courses on electronic...

Dec 28, 2015

Dec 27, 2015

  Maurice Henry Potthoff, son of Theodore J. and Margaret (Spangler) Potthoff was born January 29, 1924, in Carroll, Iowa.  He attended school at St. Augustine in Halbur and graduated from Carroll High School in 1942. 

   On July 14, 1947, Maurice and Colette Siepker were united in marriage at St. Peter and Paul Church in Carroll. ...

Dec 21, 2015

   Josephine (Jo), daughter of Clarence and Rufina (Kosmoski) Grabarkiewicz, was born February 8, 1925, at Austin, MN, where she attended school.  On September 15, 1947, Jo was united in marriage with Joseph T. Twit at St. Augustine Church in Austin.

   The family lived for a time in Austin, until the couple purchased Olerich Funeral Home in Carroll, IA, in...

Dec 19, 2015

         Phyllis Marie Hodne, daughter of Charles and Rose Stribe, was born December 10, 1922 in Manning in Carroll County, Iowa. She started country school north of Manning at age four to help keep the school open. She graduated from Manning High School as Salutatorian. She sang soprano and enjoyed music throughout her lifetime.

    Phyllis moved to...