Obituaries
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...
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...
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...
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...
Wesley F Dumdei
Feb 9, 2014
Wesley Franklin, son of Albert and Thelma (Shaw) Dumdei, was born February 11, 1931 at Ells, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at the Methodist Church in Deloit. Wesley attended and graduated from Deloit High School in 1949. He worked for the Illinois Central Railroad in summers and after graduation until he was drafted into the United States Army on...
Elaine Reinke
Feb 3, 2014
Elaine, daughter of Carl and Olivia (Christensen) Petersen, was born November 19, 1923 on the farm southeast of Fiscus in Audubon County, Iowa. She attended country school near there through the 2nd grade. The family moved southwest of Manning and Elaine attended Manning schools. On January 23, 1941 Elaine was united in marriage with Harold A. Reinke at the Zion...
Al Rix
Feb 1, 2014
Allen Alfred, son of Alfred John and Elsie D. (Schroeder) Rix, was born on September 19, 1935 on the farm in Washington Township, Carroll County, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Manning. Al attended rural school in Audubon County and then moved to Manning with his family in 1947. He graduated from Manning High School...
Erna Lund
Feb 1, 2014
Erna Louise, daughter of Chris and Sena (Moller) Lund, was born October 6, 1920, north of Manning, Iowa. She was baptized September 10, 1922. The family lived on various farms in the Manning area and at the age of five, Erna attended country school for one year. Because of her father's illness, the family moved to a small acreage at...
Florence Limbrecht
Jan 31, 2014
Florence Ann, daughter of Florence Clara Hagan was born March 14, 1933, in Carroll, Iowa. She grew up in Carroll and attended Carroll High School, she then attended St. Angela's School of Nursing before marriage. Florence was united in marriage with Arthur Limbrecht in Chicago where the couple resided. Two children were born to this union. The couple later divorced...
Dick Olsen
Jan 31, 2014
Dick LeRoy Olsen, son of Raymond and Edna (Andersen) Olsen, was born June 16, 1935, in the town of Elk Horn, Iowa. He graduated from Elk Horn-Kimballton High School in 1953 and attended Dana College in Blair, NE, for one year. Dick was united in marriage with his high school sweetheart, Elinor Mortensen on June 24, 1955, at the Immanuel...
Paul Testroet
Jan 27, 2014
Paul John, son of Joseph and Sophia (Meier) Testroet, was born September 30, 1940 in Halbur, Iowa. He attended rural school near Halbur before graduating from Kuemper High School in 1958. Paul worked at the Winnike & Masching Gas Station after graduation. On September 28, 1963 Paul was united in marriage with Judy Sapp at St. Joseph Church in Carroll....
Dorothy E. Masching
Jan 22, 2014
Dorothy Elizabeth, daughter of John and Clara (Lechtenberg) Sextro, was born June 1, 1930 on the family farm near Manning, Iowa. She grew up on the farm as one of twelve children and attended rural school near her home and then graduated from Manning High School in 1949. She worked as a hired girl and at HR Cleaners in Carroll....
Bertille "Tillie" Susan Thielen
Jan 18, 2014
Bertille Susan, daughter of Peter and Mary (Hoffert) Reinart of Halbur, was born November 5, 1910 at Axtel, NE. She was baptized while the family lived in Axtel. After a couple years there the family moved to a farm east of Halbur, IA. Bertille attended school in Halbur and after completing her schooling, was hired out to other families who...
Clara Grim Betts
Jan 10, 2014
Clara Ruby, daughter of Charles Nolan and Hannah Katherine (Hinz) Chase, was born January 11, 1924 in DeWitt, Iowa. She attended school in DeWitt. She moved to Coon Rapids in 1940 to work for the Ray Miller family. Then in 1942 she was united in marriage with George Grim Jr. Three children were born to this union. Clara was a...
Daryle Betts
Jan 6, 2014
Daryle Channing, the oldest child of Willard and Vogal (Umbaugh) Betts, was born August 22, 1927 at their rural Bayard home. Daryle attended country schools prior to graduating from Coon Rapids High School in 1945. Immediately after graduation he was drafted into the United States Army where he proudly served his country for two years. He was stationed in Korea...
Chester 'Pete' Krogstad
Jan 5, 2014
Chester 'Pete' Milo Krogstad, son of Edwin and Lenora (Petersen) Krogstad, was born February 11, 1919 in the family home which was two miles south of Elk Horn, Iowa. He graduated from Elk Horn High School in May of 1936. On February 28, 1941, Pete was united in marriage with Geraldine 'Gere' Archibald in Nevada, Iowa. The family made their...