Obituaries
Jake Smouse
Feb 27, 2010
Jake Thomas, son of Don and Emma (Rhubee) Smouse, was born March 9, 1914, on a farm northwest of Coon Rapids, Iowa. He attended country school near his home after which he farmed with his family and neighbors. In 1936 Jake began working as a mechanic with Frank Cabelka. From September of 1942 through January of 1946, Jake was a...
Linda Mae Hoffmann
Feb 26, 2010
Linda Mae, daughter of Sylvester J. and Mathilda E. (Neuerburg) Thelen was born on January 5, 1924 on a farm north of Carroll, Iowa. She attended Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School and later stayed home to help on her family farm. On May 1, 1945 Linda was united in marriage with John F. Hoffmann at Our Lady of Mt....
Arthur Jacobsen
Feb 22, 2010
Arthur Ronald, son of Harold and Ruth (Brunstedt) Jacobsen, was born July 29, 1932, at Lincoln, Nebraska. The family moved to the Elk Horn and Kimballton Iowa area, and Art graduated from Elk Horn High School in 1951. He was united in marriage with Nadine Joanne Nelson on March 8, 1953, in Atlantic. Art served in the U.S. Army from...
Gerald Petersen
Feb 15, 2010
Gerald Esbeck Petersen, son of Elmer B. and Corral (Esbeck) Petersen, was born October 22, 1916, at Elk Horn, Iowa. He attended Elk Horn schools before entering the United States Army during World War II. He served in the infantry for four years, primarily in the Pacific and New Guinea. Gerald worked for 35 years as the custodian at the...
Charleen Christensen
Feb 4, 2010
Charleen Berdell "Totsy", daughter of Loren E. and Lilly A. M. (Nelson) Booth, was born August 6, 1935 and entered the Elim Children's Home in Elk Horn, Iowa on January 2, 1942. She spent the better part of her childhood at the Elim Children's Home where Palma Petersen guided her through her formative years. She was confirmed and a member...
Donald Eugene Pedersen
Jan 31, 2010
Donald Eugene, son of Wilford and Erma Annet (Turner) Pedersen was born January 19, 1929 at Elk Horn, Iowa. He attended high school in Harlan, graduating with the Class of 1946. On September 18, 1950, Don was united in marriage with Naomi Ruth Larson at Harlan. The next year, on April 6, 1951, Don enlisted in the U.S. Army and...
Mary Vanderheiden
Jan 31, 2010
A daughter of George and Rose (Eilers) Vanderheiden, Mary was born on November 2, 1950 in Carroll, Iowa. She attended St. Mary's School in Auburn and Breda High School. In 1979, Mary moved to Sonoma County, California. There she worked as a New Products Material Coordinator for HP/Agilent for 31 years. Mary enjoyed camping, fishing, hunting and collecting antique perfume...
Elna Hartvigsen
Jan 27, 2010
Elna Magdalene, daughter of Albert and Martha (Hansen) Albertsen, was born December 8, 1929, near Poplar, Iowa. She was baptized, confirmed and married at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Kimballton. Elna attended rural schools and then Audubon High School. Elna worked as a waitress in Kimballton until she was united in marriage with Merle Hartvigsen on November 28, 1947. Two daughters...
Frank Testroet
Jan 19, 2010
Frank H. Testroet, son of Theodore and Sophia (Schornagel) Testroet, was born May 23, 1913 near Halbur, Iowa. He attended his schooling at St. Augustine in Halbur. On February 14, 1939 Frank was united in marriage with Dorothy Greteman at St. Augustine Church in Halbur. The couple farmed near Halbur until their retirement in 1976. In 1978 they moved to...
George Saunders
Jan 18, 2010
George Saunders was born on July 13, 1916, in Cedar Falls, Iowa to Austin and Catherine Saunders. After graduating high school in Manilla, George moved to San Francisco where he managed Shell Oil stations for several years. In June, 1941, he married Ruth White of Manilla. In 1943, George was drafted for World War II and served at Los Alamos,...
Esther Leiting
Jan 17, 2010
Esther Lena, daughter of Matthew "Frank" and Loretta (Steffes) Broich was born on February 5, 1942 in Carroll, Iowa. She grew up on a farm near Carroll until she was five. Her family then moved to Maple River, where Esther attended St. Francis of Assisi School. Esther then worked for Jung's Bakery and Moore Brothers Grocery Store in Carroll. On...
Rita Reicks
Jan 9, 2010
Rita Margaret, daughter of Peter and Teresa (Goecke) Oswald, was born October 2, 1921, at Mt. Carmel, Iowa. She lived for a time with her Goecke grandparents in Willey where she began grade school. Rita contracted polio at the age of seven. After her recovery, she continued her schooling in Breda where she had moved with her family. Rita worked...
Art Rix
Jan 3, 2010
Funeral Service SATURDAY, JANUARY 9, 2010, 2:00 PM FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, MANNING, IOWA REVEREND MARSHALL BROWN, OFFICIATING Music "HERE I AM, LORD" "NOW PRAISE THE LORD" ~ CONGREGATION "I'LL WALK WITH GOD" ~ CHOIR "HOW GREAT THOU ART" ~ DEETTE GRABILL, VOCALIST "STEAL AWAY" "I BELIEVE" "THE LORD'S PRAYER" "I SAW THE LIGHT" ~ MANNING LIEDERKRANTZ Casket Bearers DUANE MONSON...
Gary Eischeid
Dec 31, 2009
Gary Fred, son of Hilbert "Hib" and Agnes (Steinkamp) Eischeid, was born October 15, 1947 at Carroll, Iowa. He grew up on a farm north of Manning and attended Manning schools. Gary enlisted in the United States Air Force and served as an aircraft mechanic in Thailand during the Vietnam Era, performing maintenance on crew assigned B-52s. After his honorable...
Jasper Alan Dopheide
Dec 29, 2009
Jasper Alan Dopheide, son of Cory John Dopheide and Rachel Marie Christoffersen was born on December 22, 2009 at 7:01 PM at Immanuel Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. He was soon taken to Bergan Mercy Medical Center in Omaha and cared for in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. There, with the help of doctors, nurses and his family, Jasper showed his...
Howard R. Nielsen
Dec 23, 2009
Howard Rex, son of Rasmus L. and Louise M. (Sorensen) Nielsen, was born April 21, 1922 at Coon Rapids, Iowa. He attended rural school near his home and then went to school in Bayard, graduating with the Class of 1941. After completing his education, Howard worked on the farm with his dad until enlisting in the United States Army in...
Joyce Zubrod
Dec 23, 2009
Joyce Ann, daughter of Segwall and Velma (Spencer) Henriksen, was born September 29, 1934, at Audubon, Iowa. She graduated from Audubon High School in 1952. On May 2, 1953, Joyce was united in marriage with Don Zubrod at El Paso, TX, where Don was stationed with the U.S. Army. Five children were born to this union. In 1961, the family...
Bradley Jon Georgius
Dec 23, 2009
Bradley Jon, son of Robert Georgius and Janice (Wilfong) Georgius Christensen, was born June 20, 1953, in Manning, Iowa. He grew up near Manilla and attended kindergarten in Aspinwall. Brad completed first through twelfth grade in Manilla, graduating with the Class of 1971. After finishing high school, he started working at Lynks Seed Company, working in the field and production...
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