Obituaries
Colleen Ann Speed
Oct 21, 2008
Colleen Ann Speed, the daughter of Phillip and Helen Sweeney Fogarty, was born December 26, 1936 in Lake Park, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in West Bend and Lake Park, Iowa, where she received her early education. Her family later moved to Gillett Grove, Iowa, where she graduated from high school. After high school, she began work at the...
Lena Verbena Adams
Oct 19, 2008
Lena Verbena Olmstead Adams, the daughter of Wilbur Asa Olmstead and Flora Mae Werts Olmstead, was born May 7, 1907 in Gillett Grove, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Gillett Grove, where she received her education. On March 9, 1925, Lena and Merle Adams were married in a quiet ceremony, having ridden the train from Gillett Grove to Arnold's...
Byron Joy Reed
Oct 15, 2008
Byron Joy Reed, the son of Charles Bernard and Dagmar Helen Heick Reed, was born March 2, 1920 on a farm five miles north of Peterson, Iowa. He lived in this general area all of his life. His childhood years were spent in Peterson, where he received his education in a country school and later graduating from Peterson High School...
Donald Louis Dempsey
Oct 10, 2008
Donald Louis Dempsey, the son of Louis and Grace Schofield Dempsey, was born October 3, 1923 in San Diego, California. Don received his education in San Diego and lived there all of his life. Following his schooling, he and his business partner founded the company, Tool Research, which they owned and operated and prospered into a large company. They sold...
Clara Martin
Oct 8, 2008
Clara Anna Martin, the daughter of Henry and Anna (Jebsen) Litka, was born August 26, 1909, in Grant Township, O'Brien County near Sutherland, Iowa. She was raised and attended country schools in the area. Clara was baptized October 27, 1910, at the Zion Lutheran Church in Calumet, Iowa, and later confirmed at Bethel Lutheran Church in Sutherland, Iowa. Clara married...
Violet Evaline Poulsen
Oct 6, 2008
SERVICES Violet is the grandmother of Carla Swank and Jeff Swank, a partner of Warner Funeral Home. OFFICIATING CASKET BEARERS VISITATION MUSIC INTERMENT
Delbert L. Johannsen
Oct 6, 2008
Delbert L. Johannsen, the son of Herman A and Ella Lahann Johannsen, was born September 1, 1912 on the family farm near Sutherland, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in the Sutherland area, where he received his education, graduating from Sutherland High School in 1932. Following graduation, he joined his father and brother on the farm. Later he and his...
Lavonne Ethel Mangels
Oct 5, 2008
LaVonne Ethel Friesleben Mangels was born on January 4, 1922 at Belmond, Iowa to William (Bill) Friesleben and Millie Young Friesleben. She received her early education from a country school near Alexander, Iowa and graduated from Alexander High School in 1940. After high school she worked as head waitress in the Hokel Cafe in Belmond, Iowa until she met and...
Claire William Freeburg
Oct 2, 2008
Claire William Freeburg, the son of Oscar and Christina Freeburg, was born September 14, 1947 in Spencer, Iowa. Claire lived in Cambridge, Minnesota, before moving to Redwood Falls, Minnesota. He lived in a group home for the last several years where he had many friends. On October 2, 2008, Claire passed away in Redwood Falls at the age of 61....
Marion Louise Raveling
Sep 30, 2008
Marion Louise Raveling, the daughter of Henry and Louise (Brackman) Young, was born April 17, 1918, in Spencer, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Greenville, Iowa, where she attended school and graduated from Greenville High School. On March 30, 1941, Marion was united in marriage to Jacob Raveling in Greenville. Following their marriage, they farmed near Peterson and then...
Donald Elser
Sep 22, 2008
Donald Alois Elser was born March 29, 1932, the son of Alois & Wally Sippl Elser. Don attended the Moneta Consolidated School, graduating in 1949. He entered the military and served with the US Army in the Korean Conflict until 1954. Don was a lifelong resident of the Moneta area, living on the family farm since he was three years...
Emma A. Luhrs
Sep 21, 2008
Emma Anna Luhrs, the daughter of William and Helena Damm Westphal, was born August 5, 1912, in rural O'Brien County near Paullina, Iowa. She was educated in the rural schools near her childhood home and graduated from Paullina High School in 1929. After graduating she kept house for her Dad until her marriage to Everett G. Luhrs on June 9,...
Margaret 'Jo' Joan Warren
Sep 21, 2008
Margaret Joan "Jo" Warren, the daughter of Edgar "Ed" and Ida Marie (Perkins) Burke, was born July 23, 1930 in Sheldon, Iowa. Her family moved to Cherokee when she was 3 years old, where she received her education, graduating from Cherokee High School. Jo married Gordon Warren on August 1, 1953 in Cherokee, Iowa.. Following their marriage, they lived in...
Jacqueline Langdeaux
Sep 21, 2008
Jacqueline Charlotte Langdeaux, the daughter of Arthur and Henrietta (Markman) Piscator, was born July 11, 1946, in Worthington, MN. She grew up in Round Lake, MN, with her parents and sister, Geraldine. She graduated from Round Lake Public School in 1964. On June 18 1966, Jackie married Melvin Langdeaux in Round Lake at the Bethel Lutheran Church. Jackie and Melvin...
Lillian Florence Pullen
Sep 19, 2008
Lillian Florence Pullen, the daughter of Millard and Mabel (McKerrick) Harvey was born January 22, 1914, in Bellingham, Washington. Her childhood years were spent in Bellingham where she attended school and graduated from Bellingham High School. Following high school, Lillian worked in Civil Services in the state of Washington until 1945. On September 5, 1945, Lillian was united in marriage...
Robert Essick
Sep 19, 2008
Robert "Bob" Eugene Essick, the son of Harold Clyde and Mabel Irene Johnson Essick, was born June 20, 1925, in Pocahontas County, IA. He received his early education in country schools in Pocahontas County. Bob married Eleanor Ruth Woodford on December 3, 1943, in Jackson, MN. Following their marriage, they lived in rural Pocahontas. They then moved to Webb where...
Roberta Margaret (Bol) Rouse
Sep 19, 2008
Roberta Margaret Rouse, the daughter of Joseph L. and Margaret Reynolds Graham, was born October 2, 1933,in Milford, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Milford where she received her education, graduating from Milford High School. After high school, she attended Del Mar College in Corpus Christi, TX, where she received her teaching degree. She taught adult education at Caly...
Janice Laureen Gustin
Sep 18, 2008
Janice Laureen Gustin, the daughter of Leonard and Pearl(Middagh) Beck, was born on August 5, 1936 in Greenville, Iowa. Janice moved to Dickens when she was 5, where she attended elementary school and then graduated from Gillett Grove High School in 1954. Following graduation, she worked in Storm Lake at the extension service. Janice married Duane Gustin in March of...
Annette Pearson
Sep 17, 2008
Annette Charlotte Pearson, the only child of Fritz and Mamie Quee Schwidder, was born January 31, 1939 in Milford, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Milford, where she received her education, graduating from Milford High School in 1957 as Salutatorian of her class. Upon graduation, she took Laboratory Technician training in Minneapolis/St. Paul. Following her schooling, she worked in...
Viola K. Rolfs
Sep 17, 2008
Viola K. Rolfs was born on June 9, 1911 to John C. and Lulu (Steuben) Rolfs in Everly, Iowa. She was raised and attended school, graduating from Everly High School in 1929. She was baptized and raised in the Lutheran faith. Viola worked in Minneapolis for a creamery as a bookkeeper and then in Chicago she worked for John Hancock...
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