Obituaries
Catherine A. Irlmeier
Aug 21, 2011
Catherine Albertina, daughter of Anton and Ida (Zubrod) Williams, was born November 1, 1920, on the home place, near Halbur, northeast of Manning, Iowa. Catherine attended St. Augustine School in Halbur. After completing her education, she helped on the family farm and worked for other farm families in the area. On January 30, 1946, Catherine was united in marriage with...
Nicholas Halterman
Aug 19, 2011
Nicholas "Spanky" Halterman, son of Darwin Dee and Mary Jo (Park) Halterman, was born on August 15, 1975 at Guthrie Center, Iowa. He grew up in Bayard and attended Coon Rapids-Bayard Schools where he was active in the Boy Scouts and many sports. He graduated in 1994 and then began working for the Farmer's Coop and later for Garst Seed...
Elaine Meiners
Aug 18, 2011
Elaine Mildred, daughter of John and Anna (Kuhl) Foxhoven, was born May 24, 1930 in Defiance, Iowa. She attended school there until 1942 when she moved with her parents to Manilla. She graduated from Manilla High School in 1948. Elaine was united in marriage with Eddie Meiners on December 28, 1948 at the Sacred Heart Church in Manilla. Four sons...
Isabelle Mary Bengford
Aug 18, 2011
Isabelle Mary, daughter of Clarence and Margaret (Friedman) Bengford, was born December 16, 1918, in Templeton, Iowa. Isabelle attended country school near Templeton and received her diploma from SS. Peter and Paul School in Carroll in 1933. She then went to live with her aunt and uncle Mary and Louis Seyller and helped with the farming and later cared for...
Maurine Davis
Aug 14, 2011
Maurine, daughter of Fred and Blanche (Lewis) Eigler, was born July 2, 1928, in Harlan, Iowa. When she was a small child, she moved with her family to a farm near Bayard. Maurine received her education in Bayard and Jefferson and graduated with the Class of 1946. She then attended and graduated from Iowa Methodist School of Nursing with an...
Stanley E. Ewoldt
Aug 8, 2011
Stanley Edward, son of Hugo and Florence (Georgius) Ewoldt was born September 1, 1931 at Manning, Carroll County, Iowa. As children, Stan and his brother raised many ponies on the family farm between Manning and Manilla, where he grew up and attended country school. Stan farmed his entire life, his early years on the family farm, later for George James,...
Donna Claire Mullen
Aug 6, 2011
Donna Claire, daughter of Leo and Claire (Mullen) Terwilleger, was born May 10, 1925 at home in Defiance, Iowa. She attended school in Defiance, graduating from St. Peter's High School in Defiance. She started working at a bank in Denison immediately after graduation. She met her future husband while working in Denison. On April 13, 1953, Donna was united in...
Irene Norma Crosier
Jul 31, 2011
Irene Norma, daughter of Thomas and Doris (Cady) Lumsden, was born January 1, 1932 at Burke, SD. She moved with her family to places in North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota and Nebraska before settling in Coon Rapids, Iowa. She graduated from Coon Rapids High School in 1949. Following her schooling she worked in a restaurant in Coon Rapids. On November...
Orville Kenneth Truitt
Jul 20, 2011
Orville Kenneth, son of Cecil Thomas and Pearl Mae (McKnabb) Truitt was born on June 6, 1926 in St. Joseph, Missouri. Orville's family later moved to a farm near Dunlap, Iowa where he graduated from Dunlap High School in 1942. From 1943 to 1945, Orville served in the United States Army Air Corps as a tail gunner. On July 9,...
Howard D Clark
Jul 18, 2011
Howard Dean, son of Homer DeWalter and Adda Beulah (Olson) Clark, was born July 26, 1925 in rural Iowa. He grew up on the family farm north east of Irwin. Howard attended rural school and then graduated from Irwin High School in 1942. After completing his education he worked with his dad and brother on the farm. On February 20,...
Ross Hansen Mardesen
Jul 1, 2011
Ross Hansen Mardesen, son of Leo and Mildred (Hansen) Mardesen, was born July 6, 1937 in Exira, Iowa. At the age of three years his mother died unexpectedly and Ross went to live with his grandmother Anna Hansen. Ross spent a lot of time with Anna's children Robert, Howard, Alice, Della, and Harvey and their children while growing up and...
Katherine M. Simons
Jun 19, 2011
Katherine Margaret, daughter of Elmer and Nellie (Trullinger) Shirbroun, was born March 15, 1910 in Coon Rapids, Iowa. She was the fifth of seven siblings. Katherine graduated from Coon Rapids High School where she was a member of the girl's basketball team. Following high school, Katherine worked at the Garst Store until her marriage to Arthur Simons in 1932. Three...
Terri Dammann
Jun 11, 2011
Terri Lyn Dammann was born March 4, 1973, the son of Carol Dammann in Manning, Iowa. He grew up in Manning and graduated from Manning Community High School with the class of 1991. He continued his education at Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs, Iowa. After completing his education Terri moved to Norfolk, Nebraska, where he was employed by...
Katherine K. Mader
Jun 6, 2011
Katherine Kay, daughter of Ray and Maxine (Berndt) Conrad, was born December 20, 1937 at Irwin, Iowa. She attended school in Irwin, graduating with the Class of 1955. After Business College in Omaha, Katherine worked for several companies including Swift Packing Plant, Tidy House and Prawl Engineering. In her first marriage she had 2 children, Michael T. and Kelly K....
Sandra Kay Behrens
Jun 1, 2011
Sandra Kay "Sandy", daughter of Lambert and Marie (Sporrer) Lang was born on December 16, 1943 in Carroll, Iowa. She grew up in Templeton and attended Sacred Heart School in Templeton and then graduated from Kuemper High School in Carroll in 1961. On September 1, 1962 Sandy was united in marriage with Cletus Behrens at Sacred Heart Church in Templeton....
Ronald Farley, Sr.
May 31, 2011
Ronald Eugene Farley, Sr., age 77, of Aplington, Iowa, was born the son of Floyd and Florence (Schrater) Farley on June 27, 1933, Manilla, Iowa. He received his education from the Manilla School and continued his education through the Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, where he received his Bachelors Degree in Engineering in 1956. On February 12, 1955, Ronald Sr....
Jeanette Ann Jons
May 23, 2011
Jeanette Ann, daughter of John and Rose (Hoffman) Hackfort was born on January 14, 1924 on the family farm east of Roselle, Iowa. She attended Sts. Peter and Paul School in Carroll and then helped the family on the farm. Jeanette then began working in the physical therapy department at St. Anthony Hospital. On May 24, 1955 Jeanette was united...
Carole Chapman
May 12, 2011
Carole Ann, daughter of Carl Paul and Inez Mae (Freml) Rostermundt, was born September 5, 1942, at Carroll, Iowa. Her early schooling was in Manning and Deloit and Crawford County rural schools. She attended high school in Denison and graduated as salutatorian of Ar-We-Va High School. Carole was active in 4-H, vocal music, band, speech, and was editor of the...
Lincoln Thomas
May 9, 2011
George Lincoln, son of George Thomas and Martha (Pevestorf) Mozena Thomas, was born February 12, 1923 on a farm in Greene County, Iowa. He attended rural school through the eleventh grade and then finished his last year at Bayard High School. He graduated with the Class of 1941. Lincoln then started farming with his dad. During this time he lost...
Marie Ann Reding
May 5, 2011
Marie Ann, daughter of Valentine Schechinger, Sr. and Martha (Schmidt) Schechinger, was born October 18, 1920 at home on the farm near Westphalia, IA. She attended St. Boniface School in Westphalia and graduated with the Class of 1939. On October 16, 1944 Marie was united in marriage with Irmin Michael Reding at St. Boniface Church in Westphalia. Marie and Irmin...