Obituaries
Leo J. Rasmussen
Feb 4, 2011
Honoring a Life Leo J. Rasmussen Visitation Sunday, February 6, 2011, 2:00 - 5:00 PM Masonic Memorial Service 4:30 PM Ohde Funeral Home Manilla, Iowa Memorial Service Monday, February 7, 2011, 11:00 AM United Church Manilla, Iowa Officiating Reverend Angie Loomis Congregational Hymns "Hymn of Promise" #707 "My Hope is Built" #368 Patricia Kirby, Pianist Military Honors American Legion Post...
Stephen K. Meggers
Feb 2, 2011
Stephen Kenneth, son of Kenneth and Verna (Ehrichs) Kirk, was born September 24, 1942 in San Diego, CA where his father was stationed with the United States Navy. Shortly after his birth he and his mother moved to Denison, IA to be nearer his grandparents. Steve was baptized on May 2, 1943 at the Lutheran church in Denison. His parents...
Jeffrey Petersen
Feb 1, 2011
Jeffrey LeRoy, son of Einer and Carol (Morton) Petersen was born April 4, 1962 in Denver, Colorado. After graduating from high school, Jeffrey attended junior college for two years in general studies and gemology. Jeffrey was united in marriage with Stacey Graff in January of 1993 and two daughters were born to this union. Jeffrey worked as a painter in...
C O Lamp
Feb 1, 2011
C O Lamp, son of Gerhardt and Minnie (Hansen) Lamp, was born June 4, 1927 on a farm near Manning, Iowa. C O grew up on the family farm and attended Manning schools, graduating with the Class of 1944 at the age of 16. He left the hardships of the farm during the Great Depression to attend Drake University in...
Grace Timms
Jan 28, 2011
Grace Evarista, twin daughter of Arthur John and Rose Barbara (Neuerburg) Schachtner, was born July 17, 1918, at St. Anthony Hospital in Carroll, Iowa. She attended St. Peter and Paul grade school and graduated from St. Angela Academy in 1936. Following graduation, Grace attended classes with the nursing class of St. Anthony Hospital in preparation for a position as a...
Lawrence A. Behrens
Jan 26, 2011
Lawrence August, son of John and Elizabeth (Sibbel) Behrens, was born February 10, 1920 at home on the farm near Roselle, Iowa. He attended rural school. Upon completing his formal education, Lawrence started farming with his father. On June 5, 1941 Lawrence was united in marriage with Justine Beckman at St. Boniface Church in Elgin, NE. They started farming and...
Frances Marie Anthofer
Jan 25, 2011
Frances Marie, daughter of Elmer and Ann (Prenger) Emery was born on April 4, 1946 in Carroll, Iowa. She grew up in Coon Rapids where she attended Annunciation Catholic School until the eighth grade and graduated from Coon Rapids High School in 1964. After high school Frances attended Briar Cliff College in Sioux City then returned to Coon Rapids. On...
Betty Lou Irlbeck
Jan 19, 2011
Celebrant REVEREND DALE REIFF Lector NANCY IRLBECK-MUSICK Gift Bearers HANNAH IRLBECK ETHAN IRLBECK LAUREN IRLBECK Music "HERE I AM LORD" "IN THE GARDEN" "HOW GREAT THOU ART" "ON EAGLE'S WINGS" SACRED HEART MEN'S CHOIR KATIE HOLTZ, ORGANIST Mass Servers ALEX IRLBECK ANDREW IRLBECK Eucharistic Ministers DONNA KEMPER JOEA KEMPER Casket Bearers JESI WILTSE NICOLE BEHRENS JAKE BEHRENS AMANDA GRAY JASON...
Roger Eugene Harris
Jan 13, 2011
Roger Eugene, son of William and Georgina (Phinney) Harris was born on January 11, 1931 at Paris Township near Cresco, Iowa. He attended country school and Cresco High School. On April 8, 1948, Roger enlisted in the United States Navy. He served in the Coco Solo Canal Zone during the Korean War and was discharged in 1953. On May 26,...
Sylvia Bobenmoyer
Jan 13, 2011
Sylvia Yvonne, daughter of James and (Mary Nielsen) Molgaard, was born October 30, 1916, near Kimballton, in Audubon County, Iowa. She attended Sharon #2 rural school west of Audubon. On July 6, 1937 Sylvia was united in marriage with Merle Wesley "Jack" Bobenmoyer at Harding, Nebraska. Jack and Sylvia farmed south of Manning for a few years and then moved...
Donald Hodne
Jan 9, 2011
Donald Dean, son of Arlo and Thelma (Ramsey) Hodne, was born September 20, 1940 on a farm south of Manning, Iowa. He attended rural schools and then Manning High School. Don served in the U. S. Marine Corp from 1958 to 1961 in the Pacific fleet, Reconnaissance Division. Don was united in marriage with Connie Sahl on February 10, 1963....
Velda Feld
Jan 6, 2011
Velda Ann, daughter of William and Reacka Meyer was born on December 6, 1919 at Randolph, Nebraska. She attended school in Randolph. On November 3, 1940 Velda was united in marriage with Anthony Feld at St. Lawrence Church in Carroll by Reverend Poeckes. The couple made their home in Carroll where Velda worked at St. Anthony Hospital. After her husband...
Elizabeth "Betty" Eischeid
Jan 5, 2011
Elizabeth Inez "Betty", daughter of William D. and Inez C. (Skinner) Lux, was born on February 19, 1929 at Carroll, Iowa. She grew up in Lidderdale where she attended Holy Family Grade School. Betty then graduated from Carroll High School and began working as a bartender at her family's business in Lidderdale. On October 18, 1958 she was united in...
Mary Helen Klocke
Jan 1, 2011
Mary Helen, daughter of John J. and Elizabeth (Mattes) Klocke was born on November 24, 1912 in Roselle Township, Carroll County, Iowa. She attended St. Angela's Academy in Carroll and later received her business degree from Specialist Business University in Des Moines. Mary Helen then returned to Carroll and worked for 33 years as a social worker in the area...
Anna Louise Eldal
Dec 30, 2010
Anna Louise, daughter of Barry and Lois (Grote) Eldal, was born on Wednesday, December 22, 2010, just shy of 23 weeks into the pregnancy. She was born 45 minutes after her twin brother Alex at Myrtue Memorial Hospital in Harlan, IA. She and her brother were baptized shortly after birth. They were then transferred to Methodist Women's Hospital in Omaha...
Edward B. Sextro
Dec 27, 2010
Edward Bernard, son of John and Clara Lechtenberg Sextro, was born April 17, 1923 at Butte, Nebraska. At the age of four years he moved to Manning, Iowa with his parents and siblings. Ed received his education at rural schools near his home northeast of Manning. On February 20, 1943 Ed was inducted into the U.S. Army and was a...
Mildred Crouch
Dec 26, 2010
Lula Mildred, daughter of George Thomas "Tommy" Doyel III and Martha Jane (Parker) Doyel, was born April 20, 1917, near Dixon in Maries County, Missouri. Mildred grew up near Botna, Iowa and attended area schools. On February 13, 1935, Mildred was united in marriage with Virgil LeRoy Crouch at Elk Point, South Dakota. They made their home in Irwin, Iowa,...
Marianne Clark
Dec 22, 2010
Marianne, daughter of Claude and Mary Hannah (Carey) Blackman, was born September 21, 1929 at Denison, Iowa. She grew up in Denison and graduated from Denison High School. Marianne worked at the local telephone office both during and after high school. On February 20, 1949, Marianne was united in marriage with Howard Clark by her brother Rev. Clarence Blackman. Two...
Dean Wesley Vennink
Dec 17, 2010
Dean Wesley, son of Carol and Genevieve (Miller) Vennink, was born May 27, 1952 at Carroll, Iowa. He grew up in Manilla and attended schools there, graduating with the Manilla High School Class of 1970. He was baptized on April 5, 1953 at the Methodist Church in Manilla where he was later confirmed and was still a member (United Church...
Naomi Ruth Pedersen
Dec 17, 2010
Naomi Ruth, daughter of Lawrence and Gladys (Nelson) Larson, was born June 5, 1932 at Hamlin, Iowa. She grew up in Coon Rapids and attended school there. On September 18, 1950, Naomi was united in marriage with Donald Eugene Pedersen at Harlan. The couple made their home in Coon Rapids. Besides raising her children, Naomi worked beside her husband at...