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Maurice Eugene Miller
Sep 21, 2008
Maurice Eugene Miller was born on June 22, 1930, near Hancock, Iowa, the son of Glenn and Hazel (Taylor) Miller. He graduated from Oakland (Iowa) High School in 1947 and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.On January 31, 1953, he married Hazel Jacobsen in Avoca, Iowa. They lived on her family farm east of Hancock for over...
Dagny Amalia Svendsen
Sep 6, 2008
Dagny Amalia Svendsen, the daughter of Christian and JoHanna (Jensen) Swensen, was born on October 31, 1911, in Denmark. At the age of two, she came to the United States with her parents. After attending country school through the eighth grade, Dagny worked as a hired girl for area familes. On October 31, 1932, Dagny married Wilbert Svendsen in Botna,...
Elizabeth Emma Booth
Aug 5, 2008
Elizabeth Emma Booth, the daughter of Emil William and Emma Christina (Pieper) Stuhr, was born on February 23, 1918, in Minden, Iowa. She graduated from Tennant (Iowa) High School in 1936, and from Nebraska Methodist Hospital as a registered nurse (RN) in 1941. She first practiced nursing at the Red Oak (Iowa) Hospital, and later spent many years as a...
Loretta Mae Buck
Jun 14, 2008
Loretta Mae Buck, the daughter of Hugo and Cloa (Kinser) Fries, was born on September 30, 1930, in rural Walnut, Iowa. She attended school in Shelby, Iowa, and graduated from Shelby High School in 1948. On October 18, 1952, Loretta married Roscoe Harold Buck at the First Presbyterian Church in Shelby. For a brief time while Roscoe served in the...
Catherine Edna Book
Jun 4, 2008
Catherine Edna (Fromm) Book, the daughter of Jacob Louis and Anna (Hoffman) Fromm was born June 2, 1911 near Defiance, Iowa. She died on Wednesday, June 4, 2008 at Elm Crest Retirement Community in Harlan, Iowa attaining the age of 97 years and 2 days.Catherine attended school in Defiance. She married Alphons Antonius Book on July 16, 1929, at St....
Lawrence Victor Rosmann
May 9, 2008
Lawrence Victor Rosmann, the son of Raymond Joseph and Ellen Marie Mertens Rosmann, was born on April 9, 1954, in Harlan, Iowa, and was raised on the Rosmann family farm near Westphalia, Iowa. Here, he liked to explore the outdoors with Lassie, the family dog. Larry attended Special Education classes in the Harlan Community Schools during the early years of...
Roscoe Harold Buck
May 8, 2008
Roscoe Harold Buck, the son of Roscoe August and Lillian Katherine (Matthiessen) Buck, was born on February 25, 1930, in rural Panama, Iowa. He was one of eleven children. On June 16, 1931, when Roscoe was only a year old, his father died. The family moved to Shelby, Iowa, in March, 1932, where Roscoe attended the Shelby school. He then...
Norma Mae Andersen
Apr 30, 2008
Norma Mae Andersen, the daughter of Harold Christian and Alta Elma (Lee) Andersen, was born on April 7, 1930, in Harlan, Iowa. She was baptized at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Harlan on September 14, 1930. The oldest of eight children, Norma attended Country Schools #6 and #3 in Monroe Township, Shelby County, Iowa. Following school, she helped care for...
Beverly Lucille Shill
Apr 17, 2008
Beverly Lucille Shill, the daughter of Norman and Evalyne (Whitham) Miller, was born on August 30, 1938, in Omaha, Nebraska. She was raised in Omaha and attended Omaha Public Schools. On April 7, 1956, Beverly married Allan Monroe Shill in Omaha, and for eighteen years, the couple made their home in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Following her completion of the Iowa...
Darlene Doris Luxford
Apr 1, 2008
Darlene Doris Luxford, the daughter of Ernest C. and Anna C. (Easton) Fuqua, was born on January 1, 1923, in Fairfield, Iowa. She graduated from Fairfield High School, where she was an award-winning baton twirler. Darlene then attended Parsons College in Fairfield for two years, where she was a majorette, and worked at a civil defense plant, also in Fairfield....
Fern Alfreda Rasmussen
Apr 1, 2008
Fern Alfreda Rasmussen, the daughter of George and Margaret (Lindstrom) Petersen, was born on October 23, 1916, in Poplar, Iowa. She was baptized in the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Kimballton, Iowa. Fern graduated from Harlan High School, Harlan, Iowa, with the Class of 1934. On August 29, 1936, she married Raymond Christian Rasmussen in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The couple lived...
Clarence Charles “Short” Cushing
Mar 4, 2008
Clarence Charles “Short” Cushing, the son of Charlie Andrew and Lizzy (Boeck) Cushing, was born on March 14, 1914, on the family farm located three miles northwest of Shelby, Iowa. He graduated from Shelby High School in 1932, and moved into Shelby in 1935. Short did various jobs, including working as a school bus driver. On September 16, 1939, Short...
Darlene Virginia Cushing
Feb 6, 2008
Darlene Virginia Cushing, the daughter of Clyde A. and Stella M. (Wilson) Eckel, was born on March 17, 1919, on the family farm located three miles west of Shelby, Iowa. She started school in Tennant, Iowa, and then attended Shelby schools. Darlene was a good student and graduated from high school in 1936. On September 16, 1939, Darlene married Clarence...
Lucille Princella Wirtz
Jan 13, 2008
Lucille Princella Wirtz, the daughter of Frank M. and Lena S. (Stoltz) Smith, was born on October 29, 1920, in Panama, Iowa. She was baptized on December 12, 1920, at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church in Panama. Lucille attended St. Mary’s School in Panama through the eighth grade; she then worked cleaning houses for others. On July 30,...
Nina Catherine Rihner
Jan 13, 2008
Nina Catherine Rihner, the daughter of Mads Christian and Anna Marie (Johansen) Nielsen, was born on March 18, 1915, near Hancock, Iowa. One of seven children, she attended Shelby schools through the tenth grade. On March 25, 1933, in Plattsmouth, Nebraska, Nina married Raymond Samuel Rihner. The couple made their home in Shelby, Iowa, where she worked alongside her husband...
Betty Lou Robinson
Jan 4, 2008
Betty Lou Robinson, the daughter of Karl and Louise (Giitterger) Hobbie, was born on August 2, 1924, on her parents’ farm in rural Nebraska City, Nebraska. She attended District #12 school in rural Nebraska City and graduated with the Nebraska City High School Class of 1942. After attending Normal Training at Peru State College in Peru, Nebraska, Betty taught country...
Richard Lynn Jacobsen
Dec 26, 2007
Richard Lynn Jacobsen, the son of Nels and Lillian (Hoover) Jacobsen, was born on February 12, 1933, in Harlan, Iowa. He was raised in Harlan and graduated from Harlan High School in 1951. Richard served in the U.S. Air Force from February, 1952, until August, 1955. He moved from Harlan in 1961, and in 1972, settled in Phoenix, Arizona, where...
Margaret Semrad
Dec 11, 2007
Margaret Semrad, the daughter of Joseph and Maggie (Benes) Bohaty, was born on July 11, 1910, in rural David City, Nebraska. She grew up near David City and attended Goldenrod District #57 school. Margaret graduated from David City High School in 1929, and attended one year of college at Midland Lutheran College in Fremont, Nebraska.Margaret and Joseph Albert Semrad eloped...
Lillian Christensen
Dec 7, 2007
Surrounded by love from her family, our beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend went to rest for eternity in the loving arms of her Heavenly Father at the age of 92 on December 7, 2007, at Mercy Hospice in Johnston, IA, after a heroic battle with Ovarian Cancer.Lillian was born in Clarkson, NE, on October 21, 1915, to Vaclav...
Ellen Marie Jensen
Nov 19, 2007
Ellen Marie Jensen, the daughter of Earl and Nellie (Bird) Smith, was born on May 30, 1936, in Shelby County, Iowa. She attended school in Irwin, Iowa, and graduated from Irwin High School on May 26, 1953. After graduating from high school, Ellen worked at the Harlan Telephone Company office.On December 19, 1954, Ellen married Robert Eugene Jensen in Avoca,...
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