Obituaries
Charles “Chuck” Duane Fletcher
May 15, 2010
Charles “Chuck” Duane Fletcher, the son of Willard and Pansy (Hershey) Fletcher, was born on July 11, 1932, in Pillager, Minnesota. He attended school in Pillager and helped his father on the farm. Chuck entered the U.S. Air Force, and later reenlisted in the U.S. Army, serving until 1966. Following his time in the Service, he worked as a mechanic...
Knute David Andersen
Mar 16, 2010
Knute David Andersen, the son of Nels and Stinne (Neilsen) Andersen, was born on September 26, 1934, in Anita, Iowa. He attended Shelby and Tennant (Iowa) schools, and graduated from the Shelby-Tennant High School in 1953. He was raised on the farm, and then farmed with his father and brother. From January 1955 through December 1956, David served in the...
Wylie Winton Francis
Mar 15, 2010
Wylie Winton Francis, the son of Freeland Martin and Dora Mary (Osborne) Francis, was born on February 15, 1918, on the family farm near Bel Air, Maryland. He graduated from Bel Air High School, where he was a soccer player and took part in track. Following high school, Wylie worked on the family dairy farm and drove gas transport.On November...
John Francis Dea
Mar 12, 2010
John Francis Dea of Shelby, Iowa, died on Friday, March 12, 2010, at the Avoca Nursing Home, Avoca, Iowa, at the age of 86 years, 2 months, 3 days. John was born to William Barron Dea and Cecilia Helena (Dargin) Dea on the family farm south of Shelby, Iowa, on January 9, 1924. He received Baptism, Holy Communion and Confirmation...
Mary Elizabeth Wohlhutter
Mar 6, 2010
Mary Elizabeth Wohlhutter, the daughter of Bernard Lee and Dolores Annette (Stolz) Wohlhutter, was born on May 25, 1956, in Harlan, Iowa. Until she was eight years old, she lived with her parents on their farm near Kirkman, Iowa. During that time, she loved to sneak out and eat apples from the orchard. At the age of nine, Mary Beth...
Larry Eugene Sargent
Feb 28, 2010
Larry Eugene Sargent, the son of Lester L. and Mary B. (Robeson) Sargent, was born on November 4, 1947, in Cherokee, Iowa. He graduated from Washta-Quimby (Iowa) High School in 1967, and attended Western Iowa Tech Community College in Sioux City, Iowa, studying Auto Mechanics. On April 17, 1967, he married Lana Carlene Blount in Washta. Larry worked as a...
Jeannine Adele Christensen
Jan 26, 2010
Jeannine Adele Christensen, the daughter of Victor and Anita (Waterbury) Johnson, was born on January 2, 1930, in Harlan, Iowa. She attended grade school in Corley, Iowa, and graduated from Harlan High School in 1947. On March 2, 1948, Jeannine married Orin Clair Christensen at the First Baptist Church in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The couple farmed in Monroe Township, with...
David Leroy Claussen
Jan 24, 2010
David LeRoy Claussen, the son of Albert John and Doris Mae (Deen) Claussen, was born on March 23, 1943, in Bridgewater, Iowa. He attended school at Monroe #6 and graduated in 1961 from Elk Horn (Iowa) High School. On July 10, 1965, Dave was united in marriage to Deloris Lorraine Hall at the Peace Lutheran Church in Walnut, Iowa. One...
Eugene Albert Gaer
Jan 3, 2010
Eugene Albert Gaer, the only child of Lloyd Albert and Grace Laura (Comstock) Gaer, was born on October 16, 1921, in Polk Township, near Kirkman, Iowa. He attended Polk #9 country school through the eighth grade and then helped his father on the farm. On October 6, 1946, in Harlan, Iowa, Gene married Marjorie Ann Welch. Gene was a hard...
Delles Everett Carter, Jr.
Dec 8, 2009
Delles Everett Carter, Jr., son of Delles Everett and Anna Almira (Wright) Carter, Sr., was born on May 3, 1945, on the family farm in rural Defiance, Iowa. He attended Irwin (Iowa) schools and graduated from Irwin High School in 1964. He farmed and shelled corn with his father, and moved to the farm on 1973; he raised his four...
Allan Ray Thompson
Dec 5, 2009
Allan Ray Thompson, the son of Danley and Gladys (Mellorup) Thompson, was born on April 30, 1925, near Irwin, Iowa. He graduated from Irwin High School in 1943, and served in the United States Army from April, 1945, though December, 1946. After his discharge from the service, Allan farmed southeast of Irwin with his father. He later ran the farm...
Leonard Royce Payton
Dec 5, 2009
Leonard Royce Payton, the son of Alice Obenchain, was born on April 15, 1930, in Glover, North Dakota. He attended Country School #3, and graduated from Oakes (North Dakota) Public High School in 1949. After serving in the United States Army, Leonard received his Bachelor of Science degree from Valley City State in North Dakota, and later earned his Master’s...
James Franklin Sorensen
Dec 4, 2009
James Franklin Sorensen, son of George and Winifred (Argotsinger) Sorensen, was born on January 28, 1933, in Clay Township, Elk Horn, Iowa. James spent most of his life at the Country Care Home in Harlan, Iowa, the Salem Lutheran Home, Elk Horn, Iowa, and most recently, the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa. James was also known as Jimmy, and to...
Juanita Jane Mccool
Oct 5, 2009
Juanita Jane McCool, the daughter of Charles Albert and Elma Dorothy (Main) Theulen, was born on December 25, 1930, in Bayard, Iowa. She attended first grade in Bayard, and the remainder of her elementary and high school years were spent at St. Peter and Paul School in Defiance, Iowa. Following graduation, she worked as a waitress in Shelby, Iowa. On...
Luann Cordell Hess Sorensen
Oct 5, 2009
LuAnn Cordell Hess Sorensen, the daughter of Mac and Thelma (Miller) Madsen, was born on December 1, 1936, in Audubon, Iowa. She attended elementary school in Kimballton, Iowa, and graduated from Elk Horn (Iowa) High School. On January 22, 1955, LuAnn married Duane George Hess in Kimballton. The couple farmed near Jacksonville, Iowa, for a number of years. They later...
Esther Idanna Heft
Sep 17, 2009
Esther Idanna Heft, the daughter of William and Emma (Andresen) Maassen, was born on February 16, 1917, on the family farm located south of Avoca, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at the First Lutheran Church in Avoca. Esther attended Valley #2 Country School, and graduated from Avoca High School in 1933. On March 10, 1937, Esther married Harris James...
Mada Colene Wahling
Sep 16, 2009
Mada Colene Wahling, the daughter of J. Luther and May (Polsley) Barnard, was born on January 22, 1917, in rural Omega, Oklahoma. She attended schools in Omega, and then attended Central State College in Edmond, Oklahoma, for one year. On February 16, 1936, Mada married Edgar John Wahling at her parents’ home in Loyal, Oklahoma. The couple farmed the Wahling...
Lorene Elizabeth Thogersen
Sep 4, 2009
Lorene Elizabeth Thogersen, the daughter of George and Elizabeth (Cambell) Nagel, was born on February 25, 1924, in Dexter, Missouri. She attended Dexter schools through the eighth grade. As a child and young adult, Lorene picked cotton so she could have money for school, have her hair permed, and purchase one new dress. She left home at an early age...
Elmer Andersen
Sep 3, 2009
Elmer Andersen passed away Thursday, September 3, 2009, at the age of 102 years, 3 months, and 15 days, at the Avoca Nursing and Rehab Center in Avoca, Iowa. Elmer was born on May 19, 1907, in Audubon County, Iowa, to Kristen Petersen Andersen and Johanna Marie (Hansen) Andersen. He was baptized and confirmed at the Bethany Lutheran Church located...
Roy Jesse Jacobsen
Aug 26, 2009
Roy Jesse Jacobsen, the son of Henry Chris and Rebecca A. (Minick) Jacobsen, was born on February 4, 1926, in rural Hancock, Iowa. He attended country school near Hancock and graduated from Hancock High School in 1943. Roy was a United States Navy Seabee from 1944-46; he returned to Hancock after his discharge from the service. In 1955, he moved...
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