Obituaries

Jan 23, 2014

Nick was born on November 29, 1978 in Sioux City, Iowa to David and Patsy (Conover) Mathers. Nick lived in the Correctionville area for almost all of his life. He graduated from River Valley High School in 1997. After high school, Nick worked for UPS out of Kansas City and Des Moines for a brief time before returning to...

Jan 16, 2014

Kenneth Lee Carter was born in Alta, Iowa on December 7, 1938 to Robert and Evelyn (Hix) Carter. Ken gradated from Alta High School in 1957. He worked for the city of Alta after graduation for several years and later for Cargill and Ag Partners, but his main interest was his summers spent on the carnival circuit. He worked...

Jan 12, 2014

Marvin O. Otto was born October 27, 1919 in Aurelia, Iowa to Henry and Anna Marie (Miller) Otto. He was baptized N ovember 2, 1919 at St. John Lutheran Church in Hanover by Henry Wehking and was confirmed by the same pastor after he finished eighth grade. Marvin attended school at Hanover.He was raised on a farm and worked...

Jan 4, 2014

Ida Jane was born July 16, 1931 on the family farm near Corning, Saskatchewan Canada, the second of five children, to Allan Courtice and Gracie Jane (Taylor) Wood. She attended country school in the Graytown District. On December 1, 1951 Ida was united in marriage to Mike Yaremko. Following their marriage, Mike and Ida became involved in several business...

Jan 4, 2014

Mildred June Sands was born April 3, 1928 to L.J. and Margaret (Foster) Knudsen. She was born and raised in Correctionville and attended school there. June was united in marriage to Arnold E. Sands on February 11, 1946. After he returned from serving in WWII, they lived in Correctionville until 1950 when they moved to Holstein for nine months....

Dec 30, 2013

oyce Agnes Fraser was born May 27, 1927 to Bernice and Valley LeMoine Sr. in Sioux City, Iowa. She attended Central High School but left to work at The Battery during the war. She met her future husband, Chuck at a dance and they were married on August 23, 1946 in Sioux City, Iowa. The family moved to Holstein...

Dec 29, 2013

Elaine (Gries) Dorothy Armiger was born November 11, 1921 to Otto and Lenora Gries in Holstein, Iowa. She was the loving wife of Charles E. Armiger whom she married February 12, 1941 in Holstein. She graduated from Holstein High School, and spent her entire life in Holstein except for several years during Charles military career when they lived in...

Dec 22, 2013

Helen K. Hintz was born August 23, 1922 in Sioux City, Iowa. She was placed in St. Anthony’s orphanage in Sioux City at the age of 4, where she stayed until completion of 8th grade. She then went to live with her oldest brother’s in-laws in Cushing, IA. Helen was united in marriage to Luverne Hintz on February 26,...

Dec 20, 2013

Dorothy Marion (Otto) was born February 5, 1922 to parents, Henry H. Otto and Anna (Miller) Otto. She was baptized on February 19, 1922 by Pastor Henry Wehking and confirmed at St. John Lutheran Church, rural Alta (Hanover) on March 31, 1935 by Pastor Otto Bahr. Dorothy attended St. John Lutheran School through 8th grade. As a young lady,...

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...