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Edward L. Rohlfs

Edward L. Rohlfs

Jan 1, 2010

Edward Rohlfs was born on March 21, 1943, to Rev. Frederich and Thelma (Lewis) Rohlfs in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He grew up in Avoca, Iowa, where he graduated from Avoca High School with the Class of 1961. Ed enlisted in the United States Navy and was stationed in Hawaii for four years. After his honorable discharge, he returned to Iowa...

Eileen M. Schmitz

Eileen M. Schmitz

Dec 31, 2009

Eileen Mary Coenen Schmitz, daughter of Godfrey "Shorty" and Agnes (Michalski) Coenen, was born on November 18, 1925, in Westphalia, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic Church and attended St. Boniface Catholic School in Westphalia. On November 22, 1945, Eileen was united in marriage to Leonard Anthony Schmitz, son of Leo and Cecelia Zimmerman Schmitz, at...

Violet A. Underwood

Violet A. Underwood

Dec 27, 2009

Violet Arlene Underwood, daughter of John and Kathryn (Heckmann) Tilk, was born on March 15, 1923, in Harlan, Iowa. Arlene, as she was known to her family and friends in Iowa, graduated from Kirkman High School in Kirkman, Iowa with the class of 1941. After graduating, Arlene took some college courses in fields that interested her. Arlene was united in...

Connie K. Gross

Connie K. Gross

Dec 27, 2009

Connie "Toots" K. Gross, daughter of Edward Clark and Elaine (Weaver) Clark, was born on January 3, 1947, in Shenandoah, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Imogene, Iowa, where she remained a member until graduating from Farragut High School with the class of 1965. After graduation, Connie continued her education at Business College in...

Barbara Arlene Dahlof

Barbara Arlene Dahlof

Dec 26, 2009

Barbara Arlene Dahlof, daughter of William "Milo" and Mathilda "Til" (Petersen) Hart, was born on July 9, 1926, in Fiscus, Iowa. She attended Polk Township No. 7 Country School south of Redline and graduated from Harlan High School with the class of 1944. She was later baptized at Harlan Church of Christ where she remained an active member. On March...

James Lemons

James Lemons

Dec 25, 2009

James Lemons was born on July 22, 1927 to James W. and Lillian (Barnes) Lemons in Crawford, Tennessee. He attended school in Madison, Tennessee. He worked in construction before enlisting in the United States Marine Corps in 1945. He was with the First Marine Division in communications and served in China. After his discharge from the service in 1949, he...

Charles J. Lerette

Charles J. Lerette

Dec 23, 2009

Charles Junior LeRette was born on July 15, 1923 to Charles W. and Ida (Felker) LeRette in Hancock, Iowa. As a child, he attended the Hancock Methodist Church. He attended country school in Hancock and the Oakland and Carson High Schools, graduating with the Class of 1939 from Carson. Charles enlisted in the United States Navy in June of 1943...

Carol I. Ridlen

Carol I. Ridlen

Dec 21, 2009

Carol Ileen Ridlen was born on February 20, 1940, to Leonard and Verona (Sindt) Rupert in Ida Grove, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at the United Methodist Church in Ida Grove. She attended country school in Ida County before completing her education at Ida Grove Public School in Ida Grove, Iowa. On October 15, 1960, she was united in...

James R. Gustafson

James R. Gustafson

Dec 18, 2009

James R. Gustafson was born in Odebolt, Iowa, November 24, 1943, the son of Russell and Ellen Nelson Gustafson. He was raised on the farm in Wheeler Township, four miles north of Kiron, Iowa, with his sister, Mari, two years his senior, and considered it a privilege to have grown up in a Christian home. He received his education in...

Joanne Melicher

Joanne Melicher

Dec 15, 2009

Joanne Melicher of Avoca, Iowa, died on Tuesday, December 15, 2009, at the Avoca Nursing and Rehab Center in Avoca. She is survived by her children: Michael Melicher of Council Bluffs, Iowa, Marcia and her husband Wayne Uhden of Manhattan, Kansas, Marcella and her husband Robert Spratt of Fort Worth, Texas and Joseph Melicher and his wife Melissa of Harlan,...

Lillian Athey Lass Luvaas

Lillian Athey Lass Luvaas

Dec 15, 2009

Lillian Athey Lass Luvaas was born in Exeter, Missouri, January 22, 1927, the daughter of Frank and Selma Watke Athey. At age three she moved to Denison where she received her education, graduating from the Denison High School with Normal Training with the class of 1945. Following high school she taught in the Jackson Township Number 1 rural school. On...

Laurie Culp

Laurie Culp

Dec 8, 2009

Laurie A. Culp, daughter of Richard and Marilyn (Sprinkle) Joy, was born on May 29, 1967, in Harlan, Iowa. She was baptized at First Christian Church in Harlan and graduated from Harlan Community High School with the class of 1985. She continued her education at South Dakota State and Iowa Western Community College where she was awarded an Associates Degree...

John D. Finerty

John D. Finerty

Dec 8, 2009

John Daniel Finerty, son of James and Eva May (Jungferman) Finerty, was born on October 25, 1928, in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Patrick�s Catholic Church in Neola, Iowa, and attended St. Joseph�s Catholic School through the fourth grade. John graduated from Beebeetown High School with the class of 1946. One February 7, 1955, John...

Kathleen Wageman

Kathleen Wageman

Dec 5, 2009

Kathleen Josephine Wageman, daughter of Veryl Knox and Katherine Wageman, was born on March 19, 1943, in Omaha, Nebraska. Her mother died during child birth and Kathleen was raised by her grandmother, Barbara. Katherine graduated from St. Boniface Catholic Schools with the class of 1962. After high school, Kathleen began working at Little Flower Haven in Earling, Iowa, as a...

James Dewey Conrad

James Dewey Conrad

Dec 3, 2009

James Dewey Conrad, son of Arthur and Toy (Erickson) Conrad, was born on June 17, 1925, in Harlan, Iowa. He attended country school outside of Harlan and helped his father on the family farm. On January 4, 1945, Dewey volunteered for the Merchant Marines and served during World War II. He continued to serve until May 2, 1947. On October...

Thomas R. Paulsen

Thomas R. Paulsen

Dec 1, 2009

Thomas Robert Paulsen, son of Robert and Evelyn (McIntosh) Paulsen, was born on August 31, 1943, in rural Harlan, Iowa. He attended Jackson No. 3 country school and graduated from Harlan High School with the class of 1962. While in high school, Tom participated in football, track, and wrestling, and was the first Harlan student to place in the State...

Fred H. Mcclellan, Jr.

Fred H. Mcclellan, Jr.

Nov 25, 2009

Fred H. McClellan, Jr. was born in Denison, Iowa, July 7, 1930, the son of Fred H. and Janetta Hamilton McClellan, Sr. He was raised in Denison where he graduated from the Denison High School with the class of 1949. Following high school he was employed in construction work with his father and was a member of the National Guard....

Maeverlee Closson

Maeverlee Closson

Nov 23, 2009

MaeVerlee Closson, daughter of Albert and Bernice (Sunderland) Larsen, was born on May 2, 1930, in Kirkman, Iowa. She was baptized and a member of the First United Methodist Church in Harlan and graduated from the Harlan High School. On June 18, 1948, she was united in marriage to Leroy Closson. After their wedding, they resided in Harlan. MaeVerlee worked...

Roger D. Reineke

Roger D. Reineke

Nov 21, 2009

Roger Dean Reineke was born on March 24, 1930 to Willard and Lillie (Jacobsen) Reineke in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He was baptized at the Methodist Church in Hancock, Iowa. He attended the Hancock Schools and graduated with the Class of 1948. He was united in marriage to Joan Emken on December 2, 1950 at the Silver Creek Church. Two children...

Arthur Art   L. Maxwell

Arthur Art L. Maxwell

Nov 20, 2009

Arthur Logan Maxwell, son of John D. and Anna C. (Larsen) Maxwell, was born on November 2, 1919, in Center Township, in rural Harlan, Iowa. He was Baptized at the First United Methodist Church in Harlan, where he remained a lifelong member. Art attended Center #3 Country School and graduated from Harlan High School with the class of 1937. In...

Edward L. Rohlfs

Edward L. Rohlfs

Jan 1, 2010

Edward Rohlfs was born on March 21, 1943, to Rev. Frederich and Thelma (Lewis) Rohlfs in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He grew up in Avoca, Iowa, where he graduated from Avoca High School with the Class of 1961. Ed enlisted in the United States Navy and was stationed in Hawaii for four years. After his honorable discharge, he returned to Iowa...

Eileen M. Schmitz

Eileen M. Schmitz

Dec 31, 2009

Eileen Mary Coenen Schmitz, daughter of Godfrey "Shorty" and Agnes (Michalski) Coenen, was born on November 18, 1925, in Westphalia, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic Church and attended St. Boniface Catholic School in Westphalia. On November 22, 1945, Eileen was united in marriage to Leonard Anthony Schmitz, son of Leo and Cecelia Zimmerman Schmitz, at...

Violet A. Underwood

Violet A. Underwood

Dec 27, 2009

Violet Arlene Underwood, daughter of John and Kathryn (Heckmann) Tilk, was born on March 15, 1923, in Harlan, Iowa. Arlene, as she was known to her family and friends in Iowa, graduated from Kirkman High School in Kirkman, Iowa with the class of 1941. After graduating, Arlene took some college courses in fields that interested her. Arlene was united in...

Connie K. Gross

Connie K. Gross

Dec 27, 2009

Connie "Toots" K. Gross, daughter of Edward Clark and Elaine (Weaver) Clark, was born on January 3, 1947, in Shenandoah, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Imogene, Iowa, where she remained a member until graduating from Farragut High School with the class of 1965. After graduation, Connie continued her education at Business College in...

Barbara Arlene Dahlof

Barbara Arlene Dahlof

Dec 26, 2009

Barbara Arlene Dahlof, daughter of William "Milo" and Mathilda "Til" (Petersen) Hart, was born on July 9, 1926, in Fiscus, Iowa. She attended Polk Township No. 7 Country School south of Redline and graduated from Harlan High School with the class of 1944. She was later baptized at Harlan Church of Christ where she remained an active member. On March...

James Lemons

James Lemons

Dec 25, 2009

James Lemons was born on July 22, 1927 to James W. and Lillian (Barnes) Lemons in Crawford, Tennessee. He attended school in Madison, Tennessee. He worked in construction before enlisting in the United States Marine Corps in 1945. He was with the First Marine Division in communications and served in China. After his discharge from the service in 1949, he...

Charles J. Lerette

Charles J. Lerette

Dec 23, 2009

Charles Junior LeRette was born on July 15, 1923 to Charles W. and Ida (Felker) LeRette in Hancock, Iowa. As a child, he attended the Hancock Methodist Church. He attended country school in Hancock and the Oakland and Carson High Schools, graduating with the Class of 1939 from Carson. Charles enlisted in the United States Navy in June of 1943...

Carol I. Ridlen

Carol I. Ridlen

Dec 21, 2009

Carol Ileen Ridlen was born on February 20, 1940, to Leonard and Verona (Sindt) Rupert in Ida Grove, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at the United Methodist Church in Ida Grove. She attended country school in Ida County before completing her education at Ida Grove Public School in Ida Grove, Iowa. On October 15, 1960, she was united in...

James R. Gustafson

James R. Gustafson

Dec 18, 2009

James R. Gustafson was born in Odebolt, Iowa, November 24, 1943, the son of Russell and Ellen Nelson Gustafson. He was raised on the farm in Wheeler Township, four miles north of Kiron, Iowa, with his sister, Mari, two years his senior, and considered it a privilege to have grown up in a Christian home. He received his education in...

Joanne Melicher

Joanne Melicher

Dec 15, 2009

Joanne Melicher of Avoca, Iowa, died on Tuesday, December 15, 2009, at the Avoca Nursing and Rehab Center in Avoca. She is survived by her children: Michael Melicher of Council Bluffs, Iowa, Marcia and her husband Wayne Uhden of Manhattan, Kansas, Marcella and her husband Robert Spratt of Fort Worth, Texas and Joseph Melicher and his wife Melissa of Harlan,...

Lillian Athey Lass Luvaas

Lillian Athey Lass Luvaas

Dec 15, 2009

Lillian Athey Lass Luvaas was born in Exeter, Missouri, January 22, 1927, the daughter of Frank and Selma Watke Athey. At age three she moved to Denison where she received her education, graduating from the Denison High School with Normal Training with the class of 1945. Following high school she taught in the Jackson Township Number 1 rural school. On...

Laurie Culp

Laurie Culp

Dec 8, 2009

Laurie A. Culp, daughter of Richard and Marilyn (Sprinkle) Joy, was born on May 29, 1967, in Harlan, Iowa. She was baptized at First Christian Church in Harlan and graduated from Harlan Community High School with the class of 1985. She continued her education at South Dakota State and Iowa Western Community College where she was awarded an Associates Degree...

John D. Finerty

John D. Finerty

Dec 8, 2009

John Daniel Finerty, son of James and Eva May (Jungferman) Finerty, was born on October 25, 1928, in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Patrick�s Catholic Church in Neola, Iowa, and attended St. Joseph�s Catholic School through the fourth grade. John graduated from Beebeetown High School with the class of 1946. One February 7, 1955, John...

Kathleen Wageman

Kathleen Wageman

Dec 5, 2009

Kathleen Josephine Wageman, daughter of Veryl Knox and Katherine Wageman, was born on March 19, 1943, in Omaha, Nebraska. Her mother died during child birth and Kathleen was raised by her grandmother, Barbara. Katherine graduated from St. Boniface Catholic Schools with the class of 1962. After high school, Kathleen began working at Little Flower Haven in Earling, Iowa, as a...

James Dewey Conrad

James Dewey Conrad

Dec 3, 2009

James Dewey Conrad, son of Arthur and Toy (Erickson) Conrad, was born on June 17, 1925, in Harlan, Iowa. He attended country school outside of Harlan and helped his father on the family farm. On January 4, 1945, Dewey volunteered for the Merchant Marines and served during World War II. He continued to serve until May 2, 1947. On October...

Thomas R. Paulsen

Thomas R. Paulsen

Dec 1, 2009

Thomas Robert Paulsen, son of Robert and Evelyn (McIntosh) Paulsen, was born on August 31, 1943, in rural Harlan, Iowa. He attended Jackson No. 3 country school and graduated from Harlan High School with the class of 1962. While in high school, Tom participated in football, track, and wrestling, and was the first Harlan student to place in the State...

Fred H. Mcclellan, Jr.

Fred H. Mcclellan, Jr.

Nov 25, 2009

Fred H. McClellan, Jr. was born in Denison, Iowa, July 7, 1930, the son of Fred H. and Janetta Hamilton McClellan, Sr. He was raised in Denison where he graduated from the Denison High School with the class of 1949. Following high school he was employed in construction work with his father and was a member of the National Guard....

Maeverlee Closson

Maeverlee Closson

Nov 23, 2009

MaeVerlee Closson, daughter of Albert and Bernice (Sunderland) Larsen, was born on May 2, 1930, in Kirkman, Iowa. She was baptized and a member of the First United Methodist Church in Harlan and graduated from the Harlan High School. On June 18, 1948, she was united in marriage to Leroy Closson. After their wedding, they resided in Harlan. MaeVerlee worked...

Roger D. Reineke

Roger D. Reineke

Nov 21, 2009

Roger Dean Reineke was born on March 24, 1930 to Willard and Lillie (Jacobsen) Reineke in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He was baptized at the Methodist Church in Hancock, Iowa. He attended the Hancock Schools and graduated with the Class of 1948. He was united in marriage to Joan Emken on December 2, 1950 at the Silver Creek Church. Two children...

Arthur Art   L. Maxwell

Arthur Art L. Maxwell

Nov 20, 2009

Arthur Logan Maxwell, son of John D. and Anna C. (Larsen) Maxwell, was born on November 2, 1919, in Center Township, in rural Harlan, Iowa. He was Baptized at the First United Methodist Church in Harlan, where he remained a lifelong member. Art attended Center #3 Country School and graduated from Harlan High School with the class of 1937. In...

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