Obituaries
Anna “Anne” Gustava Miller
Feb 11, 2007
Anna “Anne” Gustava Miller, the daughter of Andrew and Dora (Hill) Olsen, was born on November 14, 1907, in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She was raised in Council Bluffs and graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School. She attended one year of college in Kansas. Anne then worked for the Union Pacific Railroad. On May 30, 1936, Anne married Furman M. Miller...
Clarence Louis Larson
Jan 18, 2007
Clarence Louis Larson, the son of Celius and Matie (Hansen) Larson, was born on February 25, 1919, in rural Harlan, Iowa. He was raised on the farm, and attended Center Township country schools through the eighth grade. On September 14, 1942, Clarence was inducted into the United States Army. He served thirty-seven months, twenty-eight of which were spent in the...
Mae Marie Petersen
Jan 5, 2007
Mae Marie Petersen, the daughter of Allen and Annie (Ohms) Ericksen, was born on May 12, 1926, in rural Jacksonville, Iowa. She attended Jackson #2 school and graduated in 1944 from Harlan (Iowa) High School with her Normal Training teaching certificate. She taught for ten years at Jackson #2 and #3, and Polk #8 schools. At Jackson #3, Mae began...
Jo Ann “Jo” Mary Campbell
Dec 10, 2006
Jo Ann “Jo” Mary Campbell, the daughter of John and Valeria (Schmitz) Ebert, was born on August 26, 1938, in Westphalia, Iowa. She attended school in Westphalia until 1952, when her family moved to Harlan, Iowa. She then attended Harlan schools, and graduated from Harlan High School in 1956. On September 29, 1956, Jo married Russell Elliott Campbell at St....
Lavern “Buster” Andersen
Dec 8, 2006
LaVern “Buster” Andersen, the son of Andrew and Emma (Johansen) Andersen, was born on February 23, 1921, in Jacksonville, Iowa. He attended Jackson #5 country school. Buster worked on the family farm from 1937-1942. During World War II, he worked in a munition plant in Omaha. Buster also helped his sister, Anna, in her home.For a short while, Buster sold...
Laverne Kenneth Wilson
Nov 21, 2006
Laverne Kenneth Wilson, the son of Grant Oliver and Harmina (Goldhorn) Wilson, was born on October 23, 1928, in Harlan, Iowa. He was raised in Portsmouth, Iowa, and Harlan, and attended school in both towns. On May 27, 1947, Verne married Shirley C. Anderson in Mead, Kansas. From June 17, 1952, until September 23, 1952, he served in the US...
Mildred Louise Monson
Nov 12, 2006
Mildred Louise Monson, the daughter of Jesse V. and Inga Elise (Martinson) Groat, was born on September 7, 1913, in Irwin, Iowa. She was raised in Irwin and graduated from Irwin High School in 1931. She married Herman M. Monson on June 22, 1940. During her life, she worked as a switchboard operator, egg candler, and waitress. Mildred moved to...
Orlin Lee Dinesen
Oct 2, 2006
Orlin Lee Dinesen, the son of John and Lena Annena (Olesen) Dinesen, was born on February 4, 1920, in rural Avoca, Iowa. For most of his life, Orlin was a resident of various state and county facilities. In recent years, he lived at the Country Care Center in Harlan, Iowa, where he received excellent care. He had only recently been...
Bernice Irene Johnson
Oct 2, 2006
Bernice Irene Johnson, the daughter of Holger and Agnetta (Jorgenson) Pedersen, was born on November 12, 1918, in rural Kimballton, Iowa. After graduating from Kirkman (Iowa) High School in 1936, she attended summer school in Cedar Falls, Iowa, to obtain her teaching certificate. She then taught country school north of Irwin, Iowa, for four years. On June 3, 1941, Bernice...
Lynn Andrew Andersen
Sep 27, 2006
Lynn Andrew Andersen, the son of Roy and Carrie Elizabeth (Jensen) Andersen, was born on January 1, 1934, in rural Redline, Iowa. He was baptized at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Jacksonville, Iowa, and confirmed at the Elk Horn Lutheran Church in Elk Horn, Iowa. He attended Elk Horn High School and graduated in 1951. From 1956-57, Lynn served in the United...
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....
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