OBITUARIES
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Gay Agan
Jun 12, 2008
Agatha Gertrude Beem was born December 16, 1923 in Winterset, Iowa, the daughter of Clarence and Iva (Weaver) Beem. She graduated from Winterset High School. Gay went on to marry James Agan on June 29, 1946. She is survived by her daughter, Cheryl Berry (Stephen) of Winterset; 2 grandchildren, Bart Berry of Des Moines, Bret Berry of Watsonville, CA;...
Leonard 'Butch' Chance
Jun 11, 2008
Leonard was born March 3, 1942 in rural Dallas County, Iowa, the son of Lester and Edith (Butler) Chance. He served in the United States Navy from 1961 to 1965 and was stationed at Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, HI. His marriage to Wava Blauer took place on April 14, 1962 at the Earlham Methodist Church and they renewed their vows...
Paul Henry Brooks
Jun 9, 2008
Paul Henry Brooks, son of Henry Leighty (H.L.) and Sarah Evalyn Brooks, was born December 2, 1918 near Dows, Iowa, and passed away June 9, 2008 at the Dallas County Hospital, Perry, Iowa at the age of 89 Years, 6 Months, and 7 Days. At age 3 months he moved with his parents to a farm near Iowa City....
Jeneta Weltha
Jun 9, 2008
Jeneta Weltha died, Monday, June 9, 2008 at Mercy Hospice in Johnston. She was 79. Memorials may be directed to Mercy Hospice of Johnston. She is survived by her husband, William ‘Bill’ Weltha of Winterset; children, Steve Weltha (Cathy) of Azle, TX, Billy Weltha (Carol) of Patterson, Roger Weltha (Cheryl) of Winterset, Lana Drebes of Hanibal, MO, Lynn Weltha...
Clyde Neil Foust
Jun 6, 2008
Clyde Neil Foust was born in Best, Arkansas on September 21, 1930 to Clarence Leroy Foust and Maude Marie Bogart Foust and died June 6, 2008 at the Greene County Medical Center, Jefferson at the age of 77 years, 9 months, and 15 days. Neil as he was known to most people grew up in Best, Arkansas and went...
Wilma Jean Nicholas
Jun 6, 2008
Wilma Jean Nicholas, daughter of Edward Noack and Lena Alborn Noack, was born December 29, 1929 on her parents farm north of Dawson and died June 6, 2008 at Kavanaugh Hospice on 56th in Des Moines at the age of 78 years, 5 months and 7 days. Wilma attended school in Perry. She married Edward Samuel Nicholas on February...
Beverly Anne (Algreen) Howell
May 31, 2008
Beverly Anne Algreen was born April 10, 1929 the daughter of Harry and Nina Algreen. Her marriage to Doyle Howell took place on February 14, 1955 and to this union six children were born. During her working career she worked as a housekeeper for several nursing homes and hotels. Most recently she worked at the Regency Care Center in...
Hazel M. Goodwin
May 28, 2008
Hazel Salsbury was born in Patterson, Iowa on February 28, 1922, the daughter of James and Nell (Brock) Salsbury. She graduated from Patterson High School and went on to marry Vernon Goodwin on June 28, 1941 in Albany, Missouri. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Vernon Goodwin; and 4 brothers, Lowell, Bill, Russell and Jessie...
Charles E. Whitehead
May 24, 2008
Charles E. Whitehead was the son of Charles H. and Edith (Jones) Whitehead and was born April 3, 1920 on a farm near Murray, Iowa. He was a 1937 graduate of Lorimor High School. On May 23, 1942 he married Isabelle Eischen. Charles was a farmer his whole life near Lorimor until retiring in 1984. Survivors include his son...
Randy Alan
May 18, 2008
Visitation: Randy Alan was born February 13, 1953 in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, the son of Richard and Valeria (Arts) Wacynski. He was employed by GITS Manufacturing in Creston, Iowa as a global sales manager. He is survived by his siblings, Sondra Gray of San Francisco, CA, James Wacynski of Apache Junction, AZ, and Nancy Grimes of Wisconsin Rapids, WI;...
Nancy Carol Wright
May 17, 2008
Nancy Carol Wright, daughter of Norman A. Petersen and Lila Ranniger Petersen, was born September 29, 1946 in Harlan, Iowa, and died May 17, 2008 at the Greene County Medical Center, Jefferson, Iowa, at the age of 61 years, 7 months, and 18 days. Nancy attended school in Irwin and received her GED in 1988 when her daughter Sandy...
Richard Edward Sandal
May 15, 2008
Richard Edward Sandal, son of John Sandal and Amelia Larson Sandal, was born January 14, 1928 in Fort Dodge, Iowa and died May 15, 2008 at the Perry Lutheran Home in Perry, Iowa at the age of 80 Years, 4 Months, and 1 Day. Dick graduated from Fort Dodge High School and from the University of Iowa. He served...
Charlene Jo Rothmeyer Mitchell
May 15, 2008
Charlene Jo Carpenter Rothmeyer Mitchell, sixth child and second twin daughter, born to Boyd David Carpenter and Josephine Marie Greenwaldt Carpenter, was born on August 24, 1952 in the Dexter Hospital and Clinics in Dexter, Iowa and died May 15, 2008 at the Dallas County Hospital in Perry, Iowa at the age of 55 years, 9 months, and 21...
John Courtney
May 13, 2008
Visitation: A luncheon will follow the committal service at the United Methodist Church in Lorimor, Iowa. Service: Lorimor Cemetery in Lorimor, Iowa Memorial: 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 23, 2008, at Lorimor Cemetery in Lorimor, Iowa
Kirsten K. (Nelson) Stonebarger
May 11, 2008
Kirsten K. Nelson was born in Iowa City, Iowa on May 10, 1963, the daughter of Jim and Pat (Ryan) Nelson. She graduated from Winterset High School and later served her country in the U.S. Army. She is survived by her children, Ashley Nelson of Detroit, MI, Haley Stonebarger and Colton Stonebarger, both of Cedar Rapids; granddaughter, Alyssa Nelson...
Norman L. Barker
May 9, 2008
Norman L. Barker was born July 27, 1918 in Fort Dodge, Iowa, the son of Leon LeRoy and Ethel Viola (Adams) Barker. After schooling he went on to serve his country in the U.S. Army during World War II. Norman married Wilma Thurman on June 29, 1939 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. Together with their family...
Dwight David Douglas
May 8, 2008
Dwight David Douglas, son of Harold Matthew Douglas and Wanda Verleen Rice Douglas, was born March 24, 1957 in Monticello. Iowa, and died May 8, 2008 at the Dallas County Hospital in Perry, Iowa, at the age of 51 years, 1 month and 14 days. Dwight graduated from Lincoln H.S. in 1975. During his school years he enjoyed playing...
Robert Edwin Hines
May 4, 2008
Robert Edwin Hines, son of Edwin Orval Hines and Esther Margaret Isaac Hines, was born October 30, 1918, in Griswold, Iowa, died May 4, 2008 at the Dallas County Hospital, Perry, Iowa, after a long struggle with emphysema and congestive heart failure. He was 89 years, 6 months and 4 days. Robert's family moved to Perry when he was...
Fern Arlene Shearer
Apr 30, 2008
Fern Arlene Shearer, daughter of Hugh Warford Bryant and Jessie Marie Ellsworth Bryant, was born on October 25, 1922 in Minburn, Iowa and died April 30, 2008 at Kavanagh House on 56th in Des Moines at the age of 85 Years, 5 Months, and 5 Days. Fern lived several places while growing up including Pine Bluffs, Nebraska, Wyoming, and...
Lajune Laura Becker Majerus
Apr 26, 2008
LaJune Laura Majerus, was born June 27, 1921 near Manilla, Iowa to Henry Fredrick Ranniger and Anna Marguerita Schmielau and died April 26, 2008 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa at the age of 86 Years, 9 Months, and 29 Days. While growing up, she helped in the farm, and graduated from Manilla High School at age...