Obituaries
Eugene 'Gene' Phelps
Apr 19, 2014
Eugene Edward Phelps was born October 28, 1937, the last child and only son of Arthur E. and Gertrude E. (Hoit) Phelps. He was born and raised in the same home west of Bayard where he raised his own family. Gene attended Bayard Community School and participated in many activities including FFA, basketball, chorus, and playing doubles ping pong with...
Jack Rogers
Apr 18, 2014
Jack Thomas, son of Fay L. and Merytel M. (White) Rogers was born November 11, 1933 at Purcell, OK. When he was two years old, the family moved to California and he attended El Monte High School, graduating in 1952. In 1960 Jack was united in marriage with Sandra Savage at Baldwin Park, and two daughters were born to this...
Clara Simonds
Apr 16, 2014
Clara, daughter of Marius Andreas and Meta (Jorgensen) Pedersen was born December 21, 1933 in rural Kimballton, Audubon County, Iowa. She had two sisters Martha and Ethel and a brother Morris. Clara's father emigrated from Denmark, as did her mother's parents. Marius Pedersen farmed until his death when Clara was just three years old. He died of double pneumonia complicated...
Mike Sheer
Apr 10, 2014
Michael Calvin, son of Stephen Howard and Cheryl Ann (Rich) Sheer, was born December 15, 1966 in Burlington, Iowa. He lived with his family on a farm near Bayard and attended Bayard Schools graduating with the Class of 1985. While in high school, Mike participated in all sports and was on the football team that went to state. He was...
Helen "Joyce" Hansen
Apr 4, 2014
Helen Joyce, daughter of Paul and Amy (Walker) Griffith, was born February 25, 1927, at McCook, NE. The family moved to Elk Horn, IA when she was young, and Joyce attended rural schools in the area. She graduated from Elk Horn High School. On August 26, 1945, Joyce was united in marriage with Paul Hansen at Omaha, NE. They made...
Helen Honold
Apr 3, 2014
Helen Ruth, daughter of George and Bernice (Cooney) Keeley, was born September 11, 1916 in Des Moines, Iowa. In 1929 the family moved to a farm near Coon Rapids where she attended Oak Hill rural school, northwest of town. Helen was united in marriage with Fred "Fritz" Honold, on August 14 1938 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa....
Lynn G. Petersen
Mar 30, 2014
Lynn Galen, son of Roland A. and Irma Ann (Christensen) Petersen, was born July 7, 1934 at Atlantic, IA. He attended Clay #2 school and then graduated from Elk Horn High School in 1952. Lynn worked as a mechanic for the school managing the bus barn for two years. In 1956 he attended National Trade Schools in Los Angeles, CA,...
Lavonne Fay Oliver
Mar 26, 2014
LaVonne Fay, daughter of Bert F. and Lillie (Petersen) Dryden, was born November 20, 1917 at Audubon, Iowa. She graduated from Audubon High School in 1935 and then attended the University of Southern California and the American Institute of Banking, both in Los Angeles, CA. LaVonne worked for Audubon County as a legal secretary and as a secretary in a...
Richard Keith Kelderman
Mar 25, 2014
Richard Keith, son of Bill and Kathryn (Glover) Kelderman, was born August 12, 1937 in Knoxville, Iowa. He attended rural school in Marion County and then graduated from Knoxville High School in 1955. Two years later Keith and his brother Ted enlisted in the United States Coast Guard. Keith was stationed in Hawaii and New York. He was out at...
Bernard H. Greving
Mar 20, 2014
Bernard Herman, son of Joseph and Katherine (Renze) Greving was born October 29, 1925 in Carroll, Iowa. Butch was raised on the family farm southeast of Willey. He attended school in Willey and then started working of the family farm with his parents. On April 8, 1947 Butch was united in marriage with Edna Frances Ludwig at Mt. Carmel, Iowa....
Ferne Betts
Mar 14, 2014
Ferne Myrtle, daughter of Benjamin and Myrtle (Knight) Hartwigsen, was born May 17, 1928, on the family farm Southeast of Glidden. She was baptized in the First Christian Church in Coon Rapids. Ferne attended country schools growing up and graduated from Glidden High School in 1945. She continued her education in Normal Training in Cedar Falls and taught rural school...
Clarence Hugo Klein
Mar 9, 2014
Clarence Hugo, son of Hugo and Elizabeth (Trautman) Klein, was born October 9, 1915, on a farm near Wolbach, Nebraska. He attended country school and helped with farm work. Clarence later moved to Grand Junction, CO and worked for the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. Clarence moved to Cushing, NE, in 1937 and worked for a farmer, Frank Berst. On...
Inez Marie Peckumn
Mar 9, 2014
Inez Marie, daughter of J. Mads and Emma (Jensen) Andersen, was born January 16, 1930 at Audubon, Iowa. She grew up on the farm northwest of Audubon and attended rural school through the eighth grade. In 1948 she graduated from Audubon High School. Three years later she graduated from St. Anthony School of Nursing. She started working as a registered...
Marilyn Agre Sours
Feb 25, 2014
Marilyn Kay,daughter of Lester and Mabel (Kerr) Agre, was born December 13, 1942 at Williston, North Dakota. When Marilyn was four years old, the family moved to Bayard, IA. She helped her dad with the milking and herding the cows. From the start Marilyn was a reader, often hiding in the closet to read so her mom would not see...
Mary Ann Clipperton
Feb 23, 2014
Mary Ann, daughter of Hosmer and Kathern (Loghry) Evison, was born December 2, 1943 in East River Township near Clarinda, Iowa. As a young girl she moved with her family to Des Moines where she attended school and graduated from Des Moines Technical High School. She continued her education at Area Eleven Community College in Boone earning her Medical Aide...
Frances Kinman
Feb 22, 2014
Frances Alice, daughter of Harry and Dessie (Raygor) Knight, was born November 10 1925 in Coon Rapids, Iowa. She graduated from Coon Rapids High School in 1945 and received her Normal Training there. Frances taught country school and lived with the Vaughn family south of Bayard during that time. On May 21, 1946 Frances was united in marriage with Homer...
Nadine M Young
Feb 20, 2014
Nadine Mae, daughter of Howard O. and Grace Fay (Harden) Teter, was born December 23, 1926 in Coon Rapids, Iowa. She grew up in Coon Rapids and graduated from Coon Rapids High School. When she was ten years old, her father died in a car accident. Her mother married Wilber Fohey who raised her. After graduating from high school, she...
Mary Ann Irlmeier
Feb 19, 2014
Mary Ann Etta, daughter of Alphonse and Margaret (Underberg) Irlbeck, was born December 12, 1934 near Templeton, Iowa. She was baptized, made her First Communion and was confirmed at St. Joseph's Church in Dedham and attended Sacred Heart School in Templeton. Growing up with nine brothers, Mary Ann developed into a very independent and strong-willed woman. Mary Ann was united...
Leona Hansen
Feb 11, 2014
Leona Mae, daughter of Francis and Selma (Meislahn)Bosche, was born May 10, 1942 on a farm near Hancock, Iowa. She was baptized at the Methodist Church in Audubon on April 6, 1950. After the family moved to Manning, she attended schools there. On October 27, 1957, Leona was united in marriage with Larry Hansen at the Zion Lutheran church in...
Allan Lamaack
Feb 11, 2014
Allan William, son of Henry and Norma (Anthony) Lamaack, was born November 18, 1936 in Manning, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Manning. Following his graduation from Manning High School in 1955, Allan worked for a short time in California. After his return to the Manning area Allan started farming west of Aspinwall. He was...
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