Obituaries
Effie Jane Dinesen
Sep 24, 2006
Effie Jane Dinesen, the daughter of Gordon E. and Effie Bessie (Rose) Terrell, was born on March 27, 1923, in Dunlap, Iowa. She attended Dunlap schools through the eleventh grade. On January 3, 1940, Jane married Leonard Keith Dinesen in Onawa, Iowa. The couple farmed northeast of Harlan, Iowa, where they also raised livestock. Jane worked as a waitress at...
Helen Huldah Knudsen
Jun 16, 2006
Helen Huldah Knudsen, the daughter of Carl Francis and Lula Mae (Sheets) Johnson, was born on June 8, 1925, in Harlan, Iowa. She was raised in the Cuppy’s Grove area and graduated from Harlan High School in 1943. After attending Teacher’s Training in Carroll, Iowa, Helen taught country school at Jackson #4 and #9, and Monroe #1 and #4. On...
Maxine Sophia Johannsen
Jun 12, 2006
Maxine Sophia Johannsen, the daughter of Marx Jurgen and Minnie Louise (Lensch) Koos, was born on August 27, 1912, south of Walnut, Iowa. She attended school at Layton Township #5 and Walnut, Iowa, graduating from Walnut High School in 1930 with normal teachers’ training. After graduation, Maxine taught school for a brief time in Layton and Lincoln Townships in Pottawattamie...
Melvin C. Dinesen
Jun 4, 2006
Melvin C. Dinesen, son of Thomas and Martha (Messerschmidt) Dinesen, was born on January 13, 1913, in Harlan, Iowa. He grew up on the family farm, attended Country School, and attended Harlan High School. In 1933, he joined the Navy; he served until 1937. During WWII, he joined the Merchant Marines, and served from 1942 to 1945 as a machinist...
Betty Lou Lawyer
Mar 17, 2006
Betty Lou Lawyer, the daughter of James William and Velma Amelia (Davis) Trent, was born on June 5, 1932, in Wellman, Iowa. She grew up in Wellman and Iowa City, Iowa, and graduated in 1949 from City High School in Iowa City. On February 17, 1951, in Neola, Iowa, Betty married Daniel Wesley Cook. The couple lived in Neola before...
Mary Margaret Poole
Feb 28, 2006
Mary Margaret Poole, the daughter of Joseph and Kathryn (Blum) Schiltz, was born on February 23, 1935, in Panama, Iowa. She was raised in Panama, Defiance, and Manilla, Iowa. Following graduation from Manilla High School, Mary attended business school in Omaha, Nebraska, for a year. She then worked for several years in the Myrtue Memorial Hospital Medical Records department. On...
Glenn Wilson Zimmerman
Feb 21, 2006
Glenn Wilson Zimmerman, the son of Ernest Wilson and Carrie Rosetta (Gill) Zimmerman, was born on May 17, 1922, in Shelby, Iowa. He attended school in Shelby and graduated from Shelby High School in 1940. After graduation, Glenn worked at Harkets Restaurant in Omaha, Nebraska and as a farmhand. He entered military service with the United States Army Air Force...
Aletha Frieda Nelson
Feb 17, 2006
Aletha Frieda (Jedele) Nelson was born on July 26, 1919, and went to her heavenly home on Friday, February 17, 2006. She was born on a farm in Crawford County, Iowa, to Karl and Frieda Rath Jedele, the fourth of eight children. She became a child of God on October 8, 1919, through the Sacrament of Baptism, and confirmed her...
Helen Jeanette Knudson
Feb 15, 2006
Helen Jeanette Knudson, the daughter of Peter and Alma (Thompson) Brogard, was born on August 8, 1928, in rural Shelby, Iowa. She was raised in Irwin, Iowa, and graduated from high school in Vallejo, California, in 1946. On October 16, 1948, Helen married Gailard Hans Knudson at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Irwin, Iowa. The couple made their home in...
Harry Edmond Barton
Jan 23, 2006
Harry Edmond Barton, the son of Raymond Pope and Myrtle (Freeman) Barton, was born on December 10, 1926, in Avoca, Iowa. He attended Harlan (Iowa) schools and graduated from Harlan High School. On September 12, 1948, Harry married Edna Grace Buck in Shelby, Iowa, and the couple lived in Harlan. In 1951, Harry enlisted in the United States Air Force....
Virginia Clare “Ginnie” Greve
Jan 18, 2006
Virginia Clare “Ginnie” O’Neil Greve, the daughter of Fallas Commodore and Nellie Ester (Devine) Knox, was born on April 15, 1922, in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She was raised in Council Bluffs and attended Council Bluffs schools. On February 17, 1949, Ginnie married James M. O’Neil in Omaha, Nebraska. She was especially fond of her in-laws, Dr. James A. and Gertrude...
Melba Lavon Jorgensen
Jan 14, 2006
Melba LaVon Jorgensen, the daughter of Hoyt A. and Doris E. (Dent) Tague, was born near Kirkman, Iowa, on January 6, 1915. She attended Polk #8 through eighth grade and graduated in 1932 from Harlan (Iowa) High School. She took normal training and many courses from Drake and Iowa State Teachers College. Melba’s first teaching job was at Polk #8.She...
David Richard Lange
Dec 13, 2005
David Richard Lange, the son of Alvin Leo and Margaret Anna (Andersen) Lange, was born on February 3, 1942, in Exira, Iowa. He attended school in Elk Horn, Iowa. On October 23, 1965, David married Mary Kay Nelson in Vail, Iowa. The couple lived in Atlantic, Iowa, for 4½ years, and in 1970, moved to a farm located west of...
Darlene L. Reed
Dec 5, 2005
Darlene L. Reed, 80, Rapid City, South Dakota, died December 5, 2005 at a nursing home in Rapid City.Darlene was born November 27, 1925 in Harlan, Iowa to Harry and Mildred (Findley) Peterson.As a young girl, she grew up on a farm near Cuppy’s Grove. She was a nurses’ cadet in Omaha, Nebraska during World War II. She married Donald...
Frieda Evalena Nielsen
Dec 4, 2005
Frieda Evalena Nielsen was born to Kjeld and Lona (Knudsen) Smidt on a farm in Turner County in South Dakota on October 31, 1906.She was baptized and confirmed at Bethany Lutheran Church in Viborg, South Dakota. Frieda attended rural school near Viborg and attended Dana College in Blair, Nebraska, for 1-1/2 years after which she was employed as a secretary...
Laverne Eva Nielsen
Nov 22, 2005
LaVerne Eva Nielsen, the daughter of Paaren and Anna Jane (Mitten) Fiscus, was born on February 20, 1915, in Polk Township, Shelby County, Iowa. She attended Polk #5 school in Shelby County, completing the eighth grade. She then worked as a hired girl for a number of years. On May 4, 1938, LaVerne married Arthur John Nielsen at the Elk...
Wilmer Lester Knudsen
Nov 18, 2005
Wilmer Lester Knudsen, the son of Peter Marinus and Olga Sophie (Jacobsen) Knudsen, was born on March 12, 1917, in Fiscus, Iowa. He was raised in Shelby County, Iowa. Wilmer served in the United States Navy during World War II. Upon returning from the service in 1945, he worked selling eggs, milk, and poultry on a cream route. On October...
Martha Bonnesen
Oct 30, 2005
Martha Bonnesen, the daughter of Jorgen and Marie Margarette (Ericksen) Knudsen, was born on November 18, 1920, in Redline, Iowa. When Martha was two years old, her family moved to Dedham, Iowa; they lived there for several years. They then moved back to Shelby County, Iowa, and lived in the Prairie Rose and Jacksonville areas. On August 5, 1928, Martha...
Bessie Ione Thompson
Oct 20, 2005
Bessie Ione Thompson, the daughter of DeWitt and Alice Florence (Vernon) Kohl, was born on December 31, 1915, in Martelle, Iowa. She was raised in Mt. Vernon, Iowa, and graduated from Mt. Vernon High School in 1934. On June 18, 1934, Bessie married Melvin Arthur Thompson in Mt Vernon. The couple lived most of their married life in Marion, Iowa,...
Laverne Harold Hansen
Oct 7, 2005
LaVerne Harold Hansen, the son of Bernhard and Petra (Rasmussen) Hansen, was born on October 6, 1935, in Jacksonville, Iowa. He was raised in Jacksonville, attended Jackson #5 school, and graduated from Harlan (Iowa) High School. As a boy, he helped his father in the family business, Jacksonville Hardware, and continued working there after he graduated from high school. He...
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