Obituaries
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...
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...
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...
Jack Wendell Carmichael
Aug 9, 2009
Jack Wendell Carmichael, son of Neil and Mary Lenore (Tobias) Carmichael, was born on July 7, 1922 in rural Harlan, Iowa. He attended country school in Monroe Township. After graduating from Harlan High School, Jack worked as a welder in the shipyards in CA. Jack joined the Navy and came home to tell his parents good bye before leaving for...
Cecelia Marie Gross
Aug 7, 2009
Cecelia Marie Gross, the daughter of John and Mary (Fromm) Klein, was born on July 12, 1909, in rural Defiance, Iowa. She attended public country school north of Harlan, Iowa, and then attended St. Boniface Catholic School in Wesphalia, Iowa. During this time, Cecelia helped care for her three younger brothers and worked on the farm after school. She met...
William “Bill” Cleveland League, Jr.
Aug 7, 2009
William “Bill” Cleveland League, Jr., the son of William Cleveland and Maude Pearl (Reddington) League, Sr., was born on January 8, 1921, in Walnut, Iowa. After graduating from Walnut High School in 1938, Bill worked in the family dray business. In 1943, he joined the United States Army and was shipped to England in 1944. On August 21, 1945, Bill...
Glenna Aileen Holdren
Jul 23, 2009
Glenna Aileen Schaffer was born May 17, 1924, in Carbon, Iowa, the daughter of Carl Edward Schaffer and Esther Maria O’Riley Schaffer. Glenna attended school in Carbon and Villisca, Iowa. She was united in marriage to Cecil Charles Fudge in Maryville, Missouri, on July 7, 1942. To this union four children were born: Donna (Vernon) Else of Harlan, Iowa, the...
Dolores Annette Wohlhutter
Jul 3, 2009
Dolores Annette Wohlhutter, the daughter of Frank Joseph and Violet Merle (Ames) Stolz, was born on June 19, 1928, in Kirkman, Iowa. Along with her family, she moved to Harlan, Iowa, in 1939. She attended and graduated from Harlan Schools. After graduation, Dolores was employed as a telephone operator at Farmers Mutual Cooperative Telephone Company for a year. On June...
Evelyn Ruth Andersen
Jul 1, 2009
Evelyn Ruth Andersen, the daughter of Frank William and Irene Augusta (Ewoldt) Meier, was born on July 1, 1918, in Harlan, Iowa. She was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Harlan on November 14, 1920, and confirmed on April 10, 1938. Evelyn attended country schools and graduated from Harlan High School in 1935. On April 15, 1939, she married Arnold...
Rockford “Rocky” Perry Martin
Jun 26, 2009
Rockford “Rocky” Perry Martin, the fifth child of Perry E. and Pearl (Roberson) Martin, was born on January 26, 1927, in Maries County, near Hayden, Missouri. He attended country school before coming to Iowa and working for James and Darlene Felton on their farm near Neola. It was from them that he learned to farm. Rocky was drafted into the...
Brenda Ann Zimmerman
Jun 26, 2009
Brenda Ann Zimmerman, the daughter of Ronald Lee and Marilyn Kay (Goetzinger) Zimmerman, was born on May 4, 1970, in Harlan, Iowa. She graduated from Harlan High School in 1988, and began working as a caregiver at REM Leadway in Shelby, Iowa; she worked there for four years. Brenda then became a shipping/loading manager for Variety Distributors in Harlan, and...
Myrtle Irene Juelsgaard
Jun 16, 2009
Myrtle Irene Juelsgaard, the daughter of Lauritz Peter and Dagmar Andrea (Mortensen) Lange, was born on November 3, 1927, on the family farm near Kimballton, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at Bethany Lutheran Church in rural Kimballton. She attended Sharon Township country school through the eighth grade before working as a hired girl for area families. On January 6,...
Janice Louise Tooley
Jun 9, 2009
Janice Louise Tooley, the daughter of Harry Charles and Frances Elmer (Nelson) Wendt, was born on October 9, 1937, in Avoca, Iowa. Janice was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca. She attended Avoca schools and graduated from Avoca High School in 1956. Janice worked at Van Nostrand Grain in Avoca as a secretary and bookkeeper for twenty years. On...
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