Obituaries
Allan John Weitl
Jun 21, 2010
Allan John, son of Alfred Carl and Ella Regina (Riesberg) Weitl, was born April 18, 1953 at Carroll, Iowa. He attended Sacred Heart School in Templeton and worked on his family's farm. Al was baptized and received his first holy communion at Sacred Heart Church. In 1984 Al became a resident of the Glenwood Resource Center in Glenwood, Iowa, where...
Norman Raner
Jun 18, 2010
Norman Gale, son of Curtis and Nora (Ireland) Raner was born on November 7, 1917 in Guthrie Center, Iowa. He attended school in Guthrie County and then moved to California as a young man to work at his uncle's restaurant. After the Great Depression he returned to the Guthrie Center area where worked in several coal mines around Fansler. He...
Alvin Mikkelsen
Jun 5, 2010
Alvin Bertel, the eldest son of Mikael and Katie (Thygesen) Mikkelsen, was born July 26, 1918, on the family farm in Guthrie County, near Coon Rapids, Iowa. Alvin was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church south of Coon Rapids. He attended country school and then school in Coon Rapids for a year. After attending school in Guthrie Center for a short...
Chester B. Larsen
May 27, 2010
Chester Bernard, son of Claus and Ellen Marie (Lauritsen) Larsen was born April 4, 1910 in Audubon County, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at Bethany Lutheran Church northeast of Kimballton. He grew up on the C.P. and Ann Marie Lauritsen home place near Kimballton and attended Sharon #4 rural school. Chester farmed with his father until moving to Los...
Adele Christensen
May 26, 2010
Adele Ruth, daughter of Alvin & Bernice (Frank) Gray, was born May 5, 1934 near Botna in Shelby County, Iowa. She attended rural school through the 8th grade and graduated from Manning High School in 1952. Adele was united in marriage with Raymond Christensen on October 24, 1952 and seven children were born to this union. Adele and Raymond made...
Lyle H. Joens
May 25, 2010
Lyle Henry, son of Henry and Louisa Lohmeier Joens, was born February 11, 1930 in Manning, Carroll County, Iowa. Lyle started country school near Botna where his parents farmed. Later the family moved to the Westside area where Lyle continued in country school graduating from the 8th grade. He then attended high school in Westside graduating with the Class of...
Steve Smouse
May 21, 2010
Steven Frank, son of Howard and La Von (Johnston) Smouse, was born August, 16, 1948, at St. Anthony Hospital in Carroll, Iowa. He attended school in Coon Rapids and graduated from Coon Rapids High School. Steve worked for the railroad for a couple years, until joining the Garst and Thomas Seed Company. He worked in many supervisory roles through the...
Effie Christensen
May 14, 2010
Effie Lena, daughter of Friedrich and Annamaria Agusta (Thomssen) Friedrichsen, was born May 29, 1911, southeast of Manning in Carroll County, Iowa. She lived with her parents and seven brothers and five sisters on the farm where she was born. Effie attended a one room school, White Bear School, near her home, played with her siblings and helped with the...
Norbert H. Hoffman
May 13, 2010
Norbert H., son of Joseph W. and Mary (Hackfort) Hoffman was born on July 24, 1934 in Carroll, Iowa. He grew up on the family farm south of Carroll and attended Holy Angels School in Roselle. Norbert later served in the United States Army Reserves. On May 10, 1958 Norbert was united in marriage with Mildred Steffes at Sacred Heart...
Mary Louise Robinson
May 12, 2010
Mary Louise, daughter of Benjamin C. and Ruth A. (Leighton) Moulton, was born June 23, 1913 at Stuart, IA. She graduated from Stuart High School and spent one year at Grinnell College. During the World War II, she served in the Women's Army Corp, attained the rank of Private First Class and, while stationed in Rapid City, SD, edited the...
Wanda Schumacher
May 7, 2010
Wanda Elaine, daughter of Harold and Lura (Fohey) Shride, was born December 27, 1926 near Hunnewell, MO. She started rural school near Hunnewell and in 1936 moved with her family to a farm near Bayard, IA. After a few years they moved closer to Coon Rapids where Wanda graduated from Coon Rapids High School in 1945. The next year, on...
Genevieve E. Pietig
May 7, 2010
Officiating: Celebrant Reverend Monsignor Roger Augustine Concelebrants Reverend Timothy A.Johnson Reverend John J. Gerald Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Carroll Lectors Jack Pietig Evelyn Pietig Ellen Houston Mass Servers Tori Scharfenkamp Tanner Scharfenkamp Eucharistic Ministers Diane Pietig Rachele (Ramaekers) Norcross Carol Ramaekers Gift Bearers Angela (Pietig) Brown Alecia (Pietig) Allen Christy Ramaekers Ellen E. Houston Godchildren' Rachele (Ramaekers) Norcross...
Marian Sophia Knueven
Apr 28, 2010
Marian Sophia, daughter of Henry and Catherine "Tina" (Passick) Arp, was born on November 2, 1922 in Manning, Iowa. Marian grew up in Manning and attended Manning schools. On October 3, 1940 Marian was united in marriage to Joseph John Knueven. Marian and Joe made their home on a farm near Manning for ten years and then moved into town....
Esther Borkowski
Apr 25, 2010
Esther Dora Bertha, daughter of Charlie and Gustie (Paape) Stoelk, was born August 25, 1917 in Mower County near Waltham, MN. She was baptized at St. Michael Lutheran Church in Waltham on September 9, 1917. Near the age of two years, Esther moved with her family to her grandparents' farm south of Manning, IA. She attended rural school in Lincoln...
Helen C. Heithoff
Apr 18, 2010
Helen Christine, daughter of John and Lena (Eich) Eischeid was born on January 8, 1916 at Halbur, Iowa. She attended country school near Halbur and later St. Augustine School in Halbur. On February 12, 1935, Helen was united in marriage with Leo Heithoff at St. Augustine Church in Halbur. They family farmed south of Roselle until 1972, when they retired...
Walter Lage
Apr 18, 2010
Walter Henry, son of Herman and Laura (Mohr) Lage, was born July 3, 1926 on his parents' farm in Iowa Township, Crawford County, Iowa. The next month on August 22, he was baptized at Zion Lutheran Church in Manning by Rev. J. M. Ansorge. Walt attended rural school Iowa Township #1 though the eighth grade and then graduated from Manning...
Luella Esdohr
Apr 15, 2010
Luella Emma, daughter of Leo and Rose (Hofbauer) Beyerink, was born on May 28, 1933 near Coon Rapids, in Carroll County, Iowa. Luella attended country school, Catholic school and then graduated from Coon Rapids High School in 1951. Following high school Luella worked at the Cash-N-Carry and cleaners in Coon Rapids, all the while awaiting her sweetheart's return from serving...
Teresa Schweers
Apr 15, 2010
Teresa Anna "Babe", daughter of James and Christina (Cossman) LeStrange was born on February 14, 1914 at Wall Lake, Iowa. She attended school in Wall Lake graduating in 1926. She then attended Mount Saint Mary's College in Cherokee graduating in 1930. Babe then started teaching country school near Wall Lake. On June 16, 1936, Babe was united in marriage with...
Ashley Nicole Johnston
Apr 12, 2010
Ashley Nicole, daughter of Gerd and Kim Johnston was born on May 22, 1987 in Des Moines, Iowa. She was raised in Carroll, Iowa where she attended Carroll High School. After her schooling she worked for New Hope Village. Ashley was a loving and caring individual who enjoyed riding horses, scrapbooking, working on her computer and making dog treats. She...
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