Obituaries

Oct 9, 2014

Deborah Jean Wright was born May 2, 1953 in Sioux City, Iowa to Sharlotte J. Wright (Martin) and Lester E. Wright. Debbie spent her early years growing up on the Harold and Sharlotte Arp farm southwest of Holstein. Debbie spent the larger portion of her years as a resident of group homes for young adults with disabilities,...

Oct 4, 2014

Patrick S. Bailey was born January 17, 1968 in Denver, CO. He graduated from Hinkley High School. After high school he attended community college studying motorcycle repair. He had a natural talent for fixing cars. Pat chose to serve in the military and was scheduled to start a career in the Air Force when a near fatal...

Oct 3, 2014

Shirley Arlene Carstens was born December 9, 1931 to Silas and Adeline (Anderson) Thompson at Bradford, Iowa. After graduation from Iowa Falls High School in 1949, she worked as a clerk/typist for the Ralston Purina Company in Iowa Falls. Shirley also worked as a legal secretary in Lake Mills and Ames, Iowa.

Shirley married Harold...

Sep 26, 2014

Don was born in Holstein on March 2, 1923 to William and Josephine Sorensen. After graduating from Holstein High School, he served in the U.S. Army in the China Burma India Theater (CBI) during World War II. He then received degrees from Iowa State University and the University of Iowa.

He married Hulda Freymiller in...

Sep 25, 2014

Joe was born June 27, 1936 to Fred and Beulah (Heilman) Grell in Holstein, Iowa. He was raised on a farm near Holstein and at the age of seven they moved to another farm by Silver Creek, south of Galva. He graduated from Galva High School in the class of 1954. After high school he bought a...

Sep 25, 2014

Jane Lee Prueher was born January 9, 1945 in Kingsley, Iowa the daughter of Rudy and Hertha (Rock) Hinkhouse. She grew up on the family farm west of Correctionville. After graduating from Correctionville High School in 1963, where she earned a mathematics scholarship, she attended the University of South Dakota at Vermillion, SD. Jane graduated with a...

Sep 16, 2014

Alma Scherner was born in Holstein, Iowa on August 1, 1928 to Leona and John Scherner. The oldest girl of seven children, Alma graduated from Holstein High School in 1946 and moved to Omaha, Nebraska, where she enrolled in a course of secretarial training. After completing her certificate program, Alma remained in Omaha, where she was employed...

Sep 16, 2014

Sep 13, 2014

Marlin Thomas “Tom” Combes was born on November 14, 1933 to Clarence and Opal (Chindlund) Combes. He was the youngest of four children. Tom grew up in Alta, Iowa and attended Alta Community Schools. Tom enlisted in the U.S. Navy on June 21, 1952 and trained in San Diego, CA. He was deployed to Yokosuka, Japan during...

Sep 11, 2014

Wanda J. Jacobs was born February 9, 1921 to Marie (Olson) and Fred Ashmore in Cushing, Iowa. She attended school in Cushing and Correctionville and graduated from Correctionville High School in 1938.

Wanda was united in marriage to Clifford Jacobs in February of 1940. To this union two children were born, John and Barbara. After...

Sep 3, 2014

Shane A. Swanson was born on May 21, 1975 to Steven and Colleen (Meighan) Swanson in Ames, Iowa. He graduated from Alta High School in 1993. After graduation Shane went to Air Force Basic Training in San Antonio and graduated in 1996. He was stationed in Ellsworth AFB in the 37th Bomb Squadron until 2007. In 2008...

Sep 2, 2014

Arliss Ann (Bendixen) Todd was born November 9, 1934 in Battle Creek, Iowa to Raymond and Gladys (Janssen) Bendixen. She was baptized and confirmed in Christian faith at Friedens Evangelical Church in Schleswig, Iowa. She graduated from Santa Barbara High School in California in 1952. Arliss married Glenn Todd December 29, 1953 in Schleswig, Iowa. To this...

Sep 1, 2014

Shirley Ann Seidel Wright was born August 24, 1936, in Rock Falls, Illinois to Harry Sr. and Mabel Moede Seidel.

Shirley attended school in the Sterling-Rock Falls area and graduated from Sterling High School in 1954. She began her career as a waitress at Bevalaqua’s in Sterling. In 1970, Shirley went to work for Sterling...

Aug 16, 2014

Virginia Haahr, daughter of Viggo and Sena (Hansen) Haahr was born on January 28, 1922 on the family farm north of Alta. Virginia was raised on the family farm and attended and graduated from Highview High School in 1939. She was united in marriage to Kenneth Meyer on June 1, 1941. To this union three children were...

Aug 14, 2014

Bonnie Florke Strawn was born in Correctionville, Iowa to Rudy and Lelia (Foster) Florke on October 2, 1927. She graduated from Correctionville High School in 1946. Growing up, Bonnie and cousin, Norma Nelson were very close and were more like sisters than cousins.

She was united in marriage to Buck Strawn on September 14, 1946....

Aug 13, 2014

Visitation: St. Paul Lutheran Church (Midway) Battle Creek IA Saturday, August 16th, 2014 1:30pm Funeral: St. Paul Lutheran Church (Midway) Battle Creek IA Saturday, August 16th, 2014 2:30pm Burial: St. Paul Lutheran Church (Midway) Cemetery Battle Creek IA Saturday, August 16th, 2014 Click here to view Richard Albers's Memorial Folder

Aug 8, 2014

Don Willard Vollmar was born October 5, 1930, to Willard and Meta (Ewoldt) Vollmar in Holstein, Iowa. He was a graduate of Holstein High School, where he played in the band and excelled at football. After graduation, Don joined the U.S. Army, and spent 14 months in the Korean Conflict as a helicopter mechanic.

He...

Aug 7, 2014

Chad M. Einerwold, was born May 17, 1972 to Daryl and Elizabeth (Powell) Einerwold in Hartley, Iowa. He lived out his childhood in Fostoria, Iowa, until his family moved to Alta when he was in the 3rd grade. While in high school, Chad participated in football, baseball, basketball, and excelled in track, being named the team’s Most...

Aug 5, 2014

George was born July 16, 1925 at the family farm in Logan Township, Ida County, Iowa. He was the son of Purl and Flora (Scott) Vickery. He graduated from Ida Grove High School in 1943 and enlisted in the Navy. He was honorably discharged from the Navy to help on the farm, due to his father’s ill...

Jul 14, 2014

Ruth Agnes Kristina Radke, daughter of Gustav and Louise Johnson, was born July 14, 1919 on a farm south of Alta, Iowa. She was called to her heavenly home on July 14, 2014 at the age of 95.

She was baptized in the name of the Triune God, on August 17, 1919 by Pastor N.J....