Obituaries
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...
Bertha Jenetta Roos
Oct 2, 2005
Bertha Jenetta Roos, the daughter of William and Maggie (DeVries) TerMeer, was born on April 4, 1929, in Orange City, Iowa. She graduated from Inwood (Iowa) High School in 1947. On February 14, 1949, Bertha married Donald Glenn Roos in Inwood. After their marriage, the couple farmed in Iowa and Minnesota. For many years, Bertha was a foster parent and...
Orville Merle Juhler
Sep 30, 2005
Orville Merle Juhler, the son of Andrew Petersen and Naoma Myrle (McCain) Juhler, was born on August 11, 1931 in Atlantic, Iowa. He was raised on a farm near Rorbeck, Iowa. He attended country school and graduated from Elk Horn (Iowa) High School in 1949. While in school, Orville played basketball and baseball. Following graduation, he worked two years before...
Eugene Dunnington Wilcox
Sep 24, 2005
Eugene Dunnington Wilcox, the son of Leroy Seth and Orpha Rebecca (Dunnington) Wilcox, was born on October 14, 1913, in Harlan, Iowa. He was raised on a farm located near Tennant, Iowa. Eugene graduated from Tennant High School with the class of 1932. On September 25, 1936, Eugene married Alice Norma Buckman in Rock Port, Missouri, and the couple made...
Lucille Idelne Schnack
Sep 21, 2005
Lucille Idelne Schnack, the daughter of William and Hattie (Wendt) Burgin, was born on September 28, 1915, on a farm south of Walnut, Iowa. She attended school southwest of Walnut and worked as a waitress in Walnut. It was during this time she met her husband, Earle Otto Schnack, and the couple married on February 19, 1934 in Harlan, Iowa....
Eunice Marian Kolb
Sep 10, 2005
Eunice Marian Kolb, the daughter of William and Addie (Clark) Kolb, was born on December 24, 1906, in Clay Township, Shelby County, Iowa. She attended Clay #3 School and graduated from Elk Horn (Iowa) High School with the class of 1926. After graduation, Eunice attended Methodist College of Nursing in Omaha, Nebraska, graduating with the class of 1930. She did...
Howard Gail Mickelson
Sep 2, 2005
Howard Gail Mickelson, the son of Carl M. and Mary Ethel (Reynolds) Mickelson, was born on July 10, 1915, in rural Irwin, Iowa. He attended Irwin Consolidated School and graduated in 1932. He then worked as a farmhand until May 8, 1941, when he entered the Army and was a member of the 1759th Combat Engineers. After his discharge in...
Richard Howard Peters
Aug 31, 2005
Richard Howard Peters, the son of Ernest and Mildred (Sinison) Peters, was born on January 19, 1928, in rural Tennant, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed as a member of the Shelby Lutheran Church in Shelby, Iowa. Richard attended Tennant Consolidated School and graduated from high school in 1946. Together with his brother, Harold, he began farming his parents’ land...
Robert Max Steckelberg
Aug 24, 2005
Robert Max Steckelberg, the son of Henry and Hattie (Schwieso) Steckelberg, was born on January 20, 1922, near Manilla, Iowa. He was baptized at the Lutheran church in Manilla and was confirmed at the Lutheran church in Arcadia, Iowa. He attended school through the ninth grade in Manilla. On October 20, 1943, Robert married Alice Christine Petersen at St. Paul’s...
Edna Anna Larson
Aug 5, 2005
Edna Anna Larson, the daughter of Peter and Clara (Rasmussen) Olsen, was born on March 30, 1916, in rural Jacksonville, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Jacksonville. After attending the Jackson #1 school in Jacksonville Township, Edna worked at the Mrs. Donahue Café, and Grahams Department Store, both located in Harlan, Iowa. On February 23,...
Kathrine Jensen
Jun 7, 2005
Kathrine Jensen was born Kirsten Katrine Neilsen-Hjornet to Christian and Jensine Neilsen-Hjornet, on October 4, 1904. The family lived on a farm outside the village of Vittrup, in Vendsyssel, Denmark. Kirsten attended school from age 7 to 14, and at age 16, she entered the work force as a hired hand. At age 17, she met her future husband, Nels...
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