Obituaries

Obituaries

Wallace   Schroeder

Wallace Schroeder

Dec 15, 2010

Wallace Darryl, son of Harry Louis and Marie Amanda (Schwiesow) Schroeder, was born May 9, 1933 in Aspinwall, Iowa. He attended the Aspinwall Independent School through the eighth grade and then graduated from Manning High School in 1952. After graduation he attended Concordia Teacher's College in Seward, NE, graduating in 1956. He then taught elementary school at Immanuel Lutheran School...

Anna Grace Meier

Anna Grace Meier

Dec 3, 2010

Anna Grace, daughter of Stephen and Frances (Sturm) Billmeier, was born July 16, 1912 at Templeton, Iowa. She grew up on a farm near Templeton and always helped around the farm. She attended Sacred Heart Schools in Templeton and later Rural School District #9 Eden Township. In their spare time her family would attend barn dances and visited neighbors. On...

Louise A. Starman

Louise A. Starman

Dec 3, 2010

Louise Anna, daughter of Henry and Elizabeth (Friedman) Haverman was born on May 20, 1910 at Roselle, Iowa. She grew up on a farm south of Roselle and attended Holy Angels School. After her schooling she remained at home to help care for her family and the farm. On January 29, 1935, Louise was united in marriage with John H....

Kathleen   Hess

Kathleen Hess

Dec 2, 2010

Kathleen Wesley, daughter of Joe and Hatti (Zieger) Beatty, was born May 25, 1924 in Indianapolis, Indiana. She attended school in Indiana and eventually worked for Lane Bryant for many years. During this time she acquired her real estate license. During the years that she was growing up, her father brought Kathleen and her sister Betty back to his home...

John N Kramer

John N Kramer

Nov 24, 2010

John Nick, son of Nicholas and Mary (Heller) Kramer, was born January 12, 1922 in Carroll, Iowa. He lived with his family on the farm near Maple River and attended rural school. After completing his schooling, John worked with his father on their farm. During World War II, he enlisted in the United States Navy and was honorably discharged in...

Norman Dean Rothfolk

Norman Dean Rothfolk

Nov 13, 2010

Norman Dean, son of James and Sophie (Grau) Rothfolk, was born February 16, 1923 in Audubon County, Iowa. He grew up south of Manning and attended rural school through the eighth grade. He then went to Manning Schools, graduating with the Class of 1941. He then started farming with his father. In August of 1944, Norman entered the United States...

Jerome Henry Goetzinger

Jerome Henry Goetzinger

Nov 9, 2010

Jerome Henry, son of Peter C. and Marie (Schilling) Goetzinger, was born November 1, 1920 at Templeton, Iowa. He attended school in Templeton, then Manilla where he graduated from high school. Jerome's father died when he was nine years old and he was raised by his mother and step-father Henry Dubrall. Jerome served at sea in the United States Navy...

Ralph G. Hicks

Ralph G. Hicks

Nov 8, 2010

Ralph George, son of George Ralph and Bertha Marie (Jensen) Hicks, was born July 26, 1941 at Audubon, Iowa. He was raised by his father and step-mother Ann (Prebeck) Hicks. The family lived just south of Templeton where Ralph attended school. He graduated from Sacred Heart High School in Templeton in 1959. Ralph enlisted in the United States Army on...

Max   Detlefsen

Max Detlefsen

Nov 2, 2010

Max, the son of first generation German immigrants Hans W. and Therese (Thede) Detlefsen, was born September 22, 1915, in Manning, Iowa. He graduated from Manning High School in 1933 and worked for Dultmeier Manufacturing. Max then attended Coyne Electric School in Chicago for two years. He returned home and worked for the Manning Municipal Light Company. In 1941 he...

Patricia   Kalkhoff

Patricia Kalkhoff

Oct 28, 2010

Patricia Ann Kalkhoff was born February 11, 1934, in Walnut, Iowa, the daughter of Melvern and Ethel (Forbes) Reimer. She attended school in Lewis, Iowa, before attending St. Anthony Hospital School of Nursing from 1951 - 1954. On December 27, 1954, Pat was united in marriage to Floyd Kalkhoff in Atlantic, Iowa. Pat and Floyd raised their five children in...

Margery   Theobald Collins

Margery Theobald Collins

Oct 27, 2010

Margery Theobald Collins Marge Collins, long-time Palo Alto educator and community leader, died on October 27. She was treated for peritoneal cancer for nearly four years. Despite her illness, she and her husband, Tom, continued to travel with a trip to Europe, two trips to see family and friends in the Midwest, and five trips to visit their daughter and...

William (Bill) F. Ohde

William (Bill) F. Ohde

Oct 24, 2010

William Franklin, son of William and Frances (Brunnier) Ohde, was born March 21, 1916, at Manning, Iowa. The family first lived near downtown and then moved to the corner of East and Second Street where his father hoped to add to their home for a funeral home. Instead he purchased some property on First Street and commenced the planning and...

Eldon   Kraft

Eldon Kraft

Oct 18, 2010

Eldon Martin, son of Lyle J. and Bernice Eileen (Truax) Kraft was born on September 30, 1944 at Jefferson, Iowa. He grew up in rural Bayard and graduated from Bayard High School in 1962. He then served in the United States Army from 1962 to 1965. On June 11, 1966 Eldon was united in marriage with his high school sweetheart...

Hilda Frances Steffes

Hilda Frances Steffes

Sep 30, 2010

Hilda Frances Steffes was born November 27, 1917, at home near Dedham, Iowa. She was the second of nine children born to Frank and Katie (Bierl) Fischer. Hilda attended various country schools and graduated the 8th grade from Templeton. As the oldest girl she helped care for her younger siblings and learned many homemaking skills. On January 7, 1941, Hilda...

Delbert   Shelley

Delbert Shelley

Sep 27, 2010

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Michael T. Allen

Michael T. Allen

Sep 23, 2010

Michael Thomas, son of Thomas Allen and Dawn (Taylor) Allen, was born October 10, 1984, at Manning, Iowa. He grew up in Templeton, Carroll and on an acreage near Lidderdale. Michael graduated from Carroll High School in 2003. He worked at Mike's Meat Locker in Carroll. Michael had three children with Ashley Henkle - Zack, Ethan and Eian Allen. He...

Dorothy   Dales Huegerich

Dorothy Dales Huegerich

Sep 21, 2010

Dorothy Ann, daughter of Theodore Albert and Anna Margret (Lamberty) Reiling, was born July 27, 1930 in Carroll, Iowa. She lived with her parents in Mt. Carmel until the age of three years, when the family moved four miles west of Carroll. She attended Maple River schools. After completing her education, Dorothy worked at Ocoma Foods and St. Anthony Hospital....

Laura Louise Derner

Laura Louise Derner

Sep 17, 2010

Laura Louise Derner, daughter of Orval and Lillian (Macumber) Maloy, was born May 18, 1927, at home in Nishnabotna Township, Crawford County, Iowa. She grew up on the family farm four miles north of Manilla. She attended country school at Nishnabotna No. 1 through 8th grade, then Manilla High School, graduating with the class of 1945. Soon after finishing her...

Wayne   Jahn

Wayne Jahn

Sep 13, 2010

Wayne William, son of Carl Louis and Stella (Mordhorst) Jahn, was born on May 6, 1934 at Manning General Hospital. As the youngest of four children, he grew up on a farm northwest of Manning. His mother died when Wayne was young, so he and his three sisters stayed close to their dad and helped with the farming. Wayne attended...

Margaret   Boock (Strecker)

Margaret Boock (Strecker)

Sep 11, 2010

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