Obituaries
Donald Brown
Sep 10, 2010
Donald Richard, son of Norman and Mary (Chatterton) Brown, was born April 21, 1941 in Cardston, Alberta, Canada. He attended school in Cardston. Don worked on moving oil rigs and driving semi-trucks before and after the fifteen years he spent working on the Alaska Pipeline. He specialized in taking the oversized loads no one else dared to take. On November...
Barb O'Tool
Sep 5, 2010
Barbara Jean, daughter of Merle Wilson and Lillian Adelia (Stone) Vaughan, was born September 24, 1942, in Audubon County, Iowa. She graduated from Bayard High School in 1960 and then worked at various retail jobs through the years. Barb especially enjoyed working at the Vaux Market in Bayard. Barb was united in marriage with William "Bill" Dean Olesen on November...
Rita Stangl
Sep 5, 2010
Rita Theresa, daughter of Frank X. and Agnes (Kemper) Irlmeier, was born on a farm near Templeton on June 17, 1926. Rita attended Sacred Heart School in Templeton through the eighth grade. She then remained at home to help on the farm and with the housework. On January 7, 1948 Rita was united in marriage with Vernon Andrew Stangl by...
Gladys M Boyens
Sep 4, 2010
Gladys M., daughter of Fred and Johanna (Lorenzen ) Boyens, was born February 20, 1922 on a farm near Castletown, South Dakota. When Gladys was two years old, the family moved to a farm near Irwin, Iowa. She attended nearby country school with her brothers Lester and Lavern and sister Delpha. Another brother Alvin died at a young age. Gladys...
Florence Middendorf
Sep 2, 2010
Florence Mary, daughter of Ben and Clara (Juergens) Danner was born April 21, 1920 in Arcadia, Iowa. She grew up and attended school in the Carroll area. After her schooling she stayed home and helped take care of her family. Florence was united in marriage with Leo Middendorf on April 4, 1944 in California. The couple made their home in...
Alda M Goetz
Sep 2, 2010
Alda Marie, daughter of Leo and Priscilla (Musich) Schwery, was born January 6, 1932 on a farm near Westphalia, Iowa. She was one of four children. Alda was baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia where she attended St. Boniface Catholic School through the eighth grade. On October 2, 1952 Alda was united in marriage with Walter...
Darrell Gene Mardesen
Sep 1, 2010
Darrell Gene, son of Vernon and Mary Grace (Pedersen) Mardesen, was born October 23, 1935 in Oakfield Township, Audubon County, Iowa. He graduated from Elk Horn High School in 1955. Darrell was baptized at St. Paul's Church in Atlantic and confirmed at Oak Hill Church. Darrell worked as a bus driver and bus barn superintendent, then headed west to the...
Kay Bowers
Aug 30, 2010
Kay Margot, daughter of Clarence "Peg" and Mercedes (Strosahl) Bowers, was born March 5, 1944 at Manning, Iowa. She was confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Manning where she also taught Sunday School. Kay graduated from Manning High School in 1962, and earned a Bachelors of Science degree in teaching from the University of Nebraska at Omaha and a Master...
Lucy Borkowski
Aug 29, 2010
Lucy Leta, daughter of George and Mamie (Frank) Gawley, was born November 2, 1906, near Irwin in Shelby County, Iowa. She grew up on the family farm near Irwin and graduated from Irwin High School in 1924. After graduation Lucy attended Cedar Falls Extension School in Atlantic and taught for three years at Jefferson #1 in Shelby County. On June...
Jason Bauer
Aug 27, 2010
Jason Michael, son of Michael Joseph and Billie May (Vaughn) Bauer was born on May 27, 1979 in Omaha, Nebraska. He grew up in Omaha and enjoyed spending many summers with his family in Manilla. He loved hunting and fishing and working on trucks with his friends. Jason attended Westside High School in Omaha and graduated in 1997. He was...
John T. Flanagan
Aug 26, 2010
John Thomas, son of Thomas J. and Nan (Dowden) Flanagan was born on September 17, 1917 in Des Moines and lived in Iowa, Michigan, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, and the last 30 years in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He served in the Philippines in World War II. John married Betty Boock, his wife of almost 64 years, in 1940 and together they...
Willie B. Lohrmann
Aug 26, 2010
William Bernhardt, son of Louis Henry and Minnie (Tollgaard) Lohrmann, was born July 2, 1911 near Vail, Iowa. He attended rural school East Boyer #9 through 8th grade and then worked full-time farming with his father. On August 2, 1933 Willie was united in marriage with Edna Ann Brus at Denison. They were the parents of three children. Willie and...
Clifford Tank
Aug 21, 2010
Clifford Louis, son of Louie and Anna (Schroeder) Tank, was born May 27, 1921 on the Tank family farm six miles north of Manning. He attended Washington Township rural school through eighth grade and then started working full time with his father on the farm after the death of his mother. On September 12, 1945, Cliff was united in marriage...
Florence Conrad
Aug 18, 2010
Florence Ellanora, daughter of John and Frances (Wieland) Heiman was born of August 16, 1918 at Carroll, Iowa. She lived on a farm near Maple River and then moved to a farm near Carroll. Florence then attended Sts. Peter and Paul School in Carroll. After her schooling Florence worked for Earl May Seed Company. On November 9, 1937 Florence was...
Ann Eyberg
Aug 15, 2010
Jamie Clay, son of William Leslie and Karen Kristine (Ruse) Eyberg, was born February 16, 1974 at Red Oak, Iowa. The family lived in Villisca for a short time before moving to Tabor where Jamie attended school. Jamie was active in 4-H and held a job at the local grocery store. After his graduation from high school in 1992 he...
Jamie Eyberg
Aug 14, 2010
Jamie Clay, son of William Leslie and Karen Kristine (Ruse) Eyberg, was born February 16, 1974 at Red Oak, Iowa. The family lived in Villisca for a short time before moving to Tabor where Jamie attended school. Jamie was active in 4-H and held a job at the local grocery store. After his graduation from high school in 1992 he...
Selma Ullerich
Aug 6, 2010
Selma Mary, daughter of William and Mary Caroline (Holtz) Witt, was born January 5, 1910 in Lincoln Township, Audubon County, Iowa. Selma was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church near Audubon. She attended Gray school and then graduated from Gray High School in 1928. Selma completed her nursing education at St. Anthony School of Nursing in Carroll in 1931....
Donna M. Schettler
Aug 5, 2010
Donna Marie, daughter of Eugene and Clara (Stork) Schettler was born on November 9, 1931 at Carroll, Iowa. She attended grade school in Breda and Mt. Carmel then received her B.S. degree in education from Viterbo College with the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration in Lacrosse, Wisconsin. Donna taught school in Wisconsin from 1954 to 1959 and in Omaha and...
Dave Drake
Aug 2, 2010
David Floyd, son of Joseph and Dorothy (Willenborg) Drake was born on May 21, 1955 in Manning, Iowa. He grew up on a farm south of Coon Rapids where he attended school and graduated from Coon Rapids High School in 1973. After his graduation, Dave began working in construction and later worked for a meat processing plant in Des Moines....
Meryl Franklin Kerkhoff
Jul 29, 2010
Meryl Franklin, son of Alphons M. and Frances H. (Bluml) Kerkhoff, was born January 17, 1929 at home on the farm in rural Templeton, Iowa. He attended school in Templeton, graduating in 1946 from Sacred Heart High School. Meryl farmed with his family and then served in the United States Army from 1951-1953. He was stationed in Korea as a...
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