Obituaries

Dec 15, 2013

Joseph William Wagner was born May 31, 1932 to Joseph and Mary (Kelch) Wagner in Cicero, Illinois. He was united in marriage to Jeanette (Munz) on July 31, 1957 in the parsonage of the Storm Lake Catholic Church. To this union five children were born. As a young boy, Joe worked as a hired hand in Kanawha. After marriage,...

Dec 15, 2013

Vernadine “Vernie” Schubert was born to Reinhold and Melvina (Bollmeyer) Bottjen on June 20, 1928 in Anthon, Iowa. When she was two, her family moved to a farm near Ida Grove, where she lived until her father passed away. She married Duane Schubert on February 12, 1946 at the Ida Grove Lutheran parsonage. To this union three children were...

Dec 14, 2013

Eldon “Tootie” Jurgen Heitmann was born January 6, 1921 to Julius and Sophronia (Goettsch) Heitmann. He attended Galva country school.

On May 20, 1941 he was united in marriage to Alice Jewell Otto. To this union five children were born. Tootie farmed north of Holstein for 25 years. After they moved to town, he worked as a...

Dec 13, 2013

Mildred M. Johnson was born April 29, 1919 in the Truesdale, Iowa area to Ivan and Susie (Siqlin) Bodine. She was one of four children.

Mildred was united in marriage to Kenneth Johnson on September 5, 1940. To this union two sons were born, Alyn and Galyn.

She enjoyed cooking, baking, crocheting and attending her...

Dec 11, 2013

Helen Lucile Bottjen was born November 4, 1915 in Moville, IA to William and Bertha (Eichhorn) Bottjen. She was baptized on November 28, 1915 and was confirmed in the Lutheran faith in June of 1930 at St. Paul Lutheran Midway. After the death of her mother, she cared for her younger siblings. She loved to plant and pick corn...

Dec 8, 2013

Howard Lloyd Peterson was born January 22, 1915 at the Buena Vista County, Iowa farm home of his parents Oscar and Ida Matina (Johnson) Peterson. He spent his childhood playing and working with his nine siblings on that farm.

Howard's elementary education was in the Maple Valley Township School, Buena Vista County. During his high school years...

Dec 6, 2013

Darrell Dean Gebers was born April 10, 1935 to John and Leona (Arp) Gebers, the youngest of five children. He attended country school, and then graduated in 1954 from Holstein High School.

Darrell married his high school sweetheart, Mary Ann Godbersen on March 2, 1958. They were blessed with five children: Terry, Daniel, Darin, Darci and Marci....

Dec 3, 2013

Dale T. “Hammer” Davis was born August 27, 1929 in St. Charles, Iowa to Thelma (Riherd) and Harold “Joe” Davis. As a child he moved to Alta and graduated from Alta High School. Upon graduation, he joined the Navy. He lived in California until 1999 when he returned to Alta.

Hammer worked as a finished carpenter. He...

Nov 26, 2013

Roxie was the first-born child of Frank and Lenore (Healess) Diamond on March 21, 1917 in rural Anthon, Iowa. She graduated from Anthon High School in 1934 and on September 27, 1936, she married Cecil A. Slater. They lived in Correctionville, Iowa until 1972 when they moved to Glendale, Arizona. She returned to Correctionville in June of 2012 and...

Nov 22, 2013

Lucille LaVonne Perkins, daughter of Orville and Vinnie (Joy) Foster, was born February 11, 1928 in Sioux City. She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church of Correctionville.

On January 25, 1947 Lucille was joined in marriage to Gerald Perkins in Dakota City, Nebraska. The couple made their home in Correctionville, where Lucille owned and operated...

Nov 15, 2013

Erma Harriet (Thorborg) Clausen was born June 27, 1918 to Ludwig and Laura Thorborg. She was born and raised in the Galva- Holstein area. She attended country school and graduated with an eighth grade diploma.

Erma was united in marriage to Lester P. Clausen on February 14, 1940. To this union three children were born. Erma was...

Nov 11, 2013

Merrill was born on June 30, 1942 to Edgar and Viola (Vohs) Zobel in Ida Grove, Iowa. He worked as a truck driver.

Merrill enjoyed going to auctions, camping and fishing.

He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Paul Scott; great-grandson, Lathen Lawrence and his ex-wife, Janice Zobel.

Merrill is survived...

Nov 1, 2013

Kerry Lynn Van Houten was born on February 6, 1965 to Gerald and Betty (Hauschildt) Huss in Battle Creek, Iowa. She graduated from Battle Creek High School in 1983 where she was a standout athlete in basketball, volleyball and track. She attended the Fashion and Art Institute of Dallas at Omaha, and then attended college at Wayne State, where...

Oct 13, 2013

Duane Burdette Schubert was born September 3, 1923 to Reuben and Dellav (Morrice) Schubert in Garfield Township near Battle Creek, IA. He grew up on the farm and graduated from Ida Grove High School in 1941.

He married Vernie Bottjen on February 12, 1946 at the Ida Grove Lutheran parsonage. To this union three children were born,...

Oct 10, 2013

Bensenville, IL, formerly of Schaller September 12, 1951 - October 10, 2013

Eugene G. Lillie was born on September 12, 1951 in Alta, Iowa to Glen and Gladys (nee Koth) Lillie. He passed away on Thursday, October 10, 2013 in Bensenville IL.

Eugene is survived by his children, Paul (Lauren) Lillie and Jennifer R. Lillie;...

Oct 4, 2013

Orin Leroy Bruns was born December 17, 1924 in Galva, Iowa to George and Sylvia (Kretzmeir) Bruns. He graduated from Fairview High School in Alta, IA. After graduation he entered the Navy and was Seaman First Class from January 1945 to July 1946.

He was united in marriage to Dorothy Fritz on September 7, 1947 at St....

Sep 30, 2013

Dan was born February 26, 1961 in Cherokee, IA to Larry L. and Shirlene (Paulsen) Johnson. He was baptized and confirmed at the United Methodist Church in Cushing. He graduated from Eastwood High School in 1979 and continued his education earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Science/Ag Education from South Dakota State University in 1983.

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Sep 29, 2013

Edna was born October 30, 1918, on a farm near Cushing, Iowa, to Herman and Christina Clausen Wiese. She was the second of six children. Edna attended country schools in Cushing. Edna met a handsome and ambitious young man named Lawrence Steen. Edna and Lawrence loved to dance and were married on October 5, 1938, at the Lutheran parsonage...

Sep 25, 2013

Doris (Johnson) Peterson was born March 27, 1921 in Alta, Iowa, the daughter of Ross and Winnie Johnson. She married Glen Peterson on April 18, 1948. They moved to Norfolk, NE in 1960 where they made a home and raised their two daughters. In 1989, they relocated to Davenport, IA to be near their grandchildren.

Doris was...

Sep 16, 2013

Mary (Margaret) Mortensen was born on July 1, 1923 on the family farm near Westfield, Iowa to Earl and Etti (Campbell) Michael. She was baptized and confirmed at Westfield Congregational United Church of Christ. She attended school in Westfield, graduating in the class of 1940. She then attended Iowa State Teachers College, Westmar College and completed her degree at...