OBITUARIES

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Fern R. Johnson

Fern R. Johnson

Oct 18, 2007

Fern R. Johnson, daughter of William Schweitzberger and Sarah Rice Schweitzberger, was born April 2, 1915 in Kingsley, Iowa and died October 18, 2007 at the Dallas County Hospital in Perry, Iowa at the age of 92 years, 6 months and 16 days. Fern was the 4th of 11 children. Fern attended rural school and graduated High School in...

Jenny Morey-Connett

Jenny Morey-Connett

Oct 15, 2007

Jenny Morey-Connett was born November 14, 1943 in Winterset, Iowa, the daughter of Cloyd and Edna (Baker) Morey. She graduated from Orient-Macksburg High School in 1962 and worked 20 years in hospice home care as a CNA for Mercy Capital. Jenny married George Connett on September 23, 1992. She was a member of Eastern Star of Des Moines. She...

Carol Lee Schlichter

Carol Lee Schlichter

Oct 9, 2007

CAROL LEE SCHLICHTER, daughter of Vernon Victor Hohanshelt and Mary Pauline Crusan Hohanshelt, was born August 24, 1933 in Perry, Iowa and died October 9, 2007 at Iowa Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa, at the age of 74 years, 1 month, and 15 days. Carol graduated from Perry High School in 1952. She moved to Woodward in 1962...

William John Schmitz

William John Schmitz

Oct 2, 2007

William John Schmitz, son of William John Schmitz Sr. and Margaret Brinks Schmitz, was born March 6, 1932 near Dedham, Iowa on the family farm and died October 2, 2007 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa, at the age of 75 years, 6 months and 26 days. Bill attended Catholic school. On August 19, 1961, Bill married...

Ron E. Purkapile

Ron E. Purkapile

Oct 1, 2007

Ron passed away peacefully Monday, October 1, 2007 in Missouri from complications of heart disease. He was 49. Ron E. Purkapile was born August 14, 1958 in Des Moines, Iowa, the son of Carl and Maxine (Schulz) Purkapile. He attended school at Orient-Macksburg High School. Throughout his life, Ron was employed as a welder, car mechanic and presently was...

Esther L. Martens Storck

Esther L. Martens Storck

Sep 30, 2007

Esther L. (Martens) Storck was born February 11, 1909 in rural Churchville / Martensdale, Iowa, the daughter of Frederick W. and Anna (Russ) Martens. She was baptized at the St. Paul Lutheran Church of Churchville and in 1915 the family moved to a farm 10 miles north of Winterset. She was confirmed in 1923 at the Trinity Lutheran Church...

Sadie Alberta Christensen

Sadie Alberta Christensen

Sep 25, 2007

Sadie Alberta Christensen, daughter of Miller David Storm and Eva Mable Kinder Storm was born August 15, 1911 near Woodward, Iowa in Dallas County and died September 25, 2007 at the Dallas County Hospital in Perry, Iowa at the age of 96 years, 1 month and 10 days. Alberta, lovingly known as "Babe" by many, attended the Bouton and...

Angela Guadelupe Silvestre

Angela Guadelupe Silvestre

Sep 25, 2007

Angela, daughter of Miguel Angel Silvestre and Cindy Vanessa Lopez, was born at 7:03 p.m. and died at 8:32 p.m. September 25, 2007, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines, IA. Angela weighed 1 lb. and .04 oz. and was 30 cm long. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her grandparents, Blanca and Emilio Garcia of...

E. Wayne Estell

E. Wayne Estell

Sep 22, 2007

Mr. Estell was born July 21, 1921 to Golda and Ellis Estell. After serving in WWII in the United States Army, Mr. Estell continued working for M. Young and Company, a farm grain, seed, and feed retail establishment for fifty-one years, retiring at age 67. Mr. Estell is survived by his wife of 63 years, Lois of Winterset; two...

Rolland Dee Lisle

Rolland Dee Lisle

Sep 19, 2007

Rolland Dee Lisle, son of Dean D. Lisle and Gladys Vivian Heckathorn Lisle, was born May 29, 1945 in Perry, Iowa and died September 19, 2007, at the Ellsworth Municipal Hospital in Iowa Falls, Iowa, at the age of 62 years, 3 months and 20 days. Rollie, as he was lovingly known, graduated from Perry High School in 1965...

Inez M. Vodenik

Inez M. Vodenik

Sep 17, 2007

Inez Matilda Vodenik, daughter of Henry Wiese and Emma Boyens Wiese, was born October 28, 1923 in Manilla, Iowa. She attended schools in Audubon County, Iowa., Inez was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Faith. In 1996 Inez was baptized in the First Baptist Church in Perry, Iowa, and became a member of that church. Inez was a sales...

Margaret Ann Jurgensen

Margaret Ann Jurgensen

Sep 15, 2007

Margaret was born April 14th, 1937 in Milo, Iowa to Earl Allsup, Sr. and Flossie Mae Curtis. She attended school in Milo, Winterset and graduated from the DeSoto High School. Her marriage to Bill Jurgensen, Sr. took place on November 19th, 1954 at the Trinity Lutheran Church south of Van Meter. She was preceded in death by her parents;...

Iram Lucille Henry

Iram Lucille Henry

Sep 10, 2007

Irma Lucille Henry, daughter of Robert Fulton Timmons and Viva Almeda Weigel Timmons was born on her parents' farm May 7, 1910 near Guthrie Center, Iowa and died September 10, 2007 at Perry Health Care, Perry, Iowa, at the age of 97 years, 4 months and 3 days. Irma grew up on the family farm along with her brother...

Oliver Malone

Oliver Malone

Sep 6, 2007

Oliver Ollie Malone was born September 11, 1929 in Kenwood, Iowa to Everett and Edna (Kroll) Malone. His marriage to Darlene Foshe took place on October 21, 1950 and to this union they were blessed with three children, Rick, Terry, and Annette. Together they lived and raised their kids in Granger, Iowa. They celebrated over 56 years as husband...

Charlotte Forsyth

Charlotte Forsyth

Sep 5, 2007

Charlotte was born July 18, 1939 in Zion, Iowa; the daughter of Allen and Leone (Duff) Farwell. She married Gail Beaman and to this union three children were born. Charlotte is survived by her children, Allen (Judy) Beaman of Sallisaw, OK; Gail Ann (Paul) Neal of Des Moines and Karen (Steve) Moss of Redfield; three sisters, Inez (Charles) Bennett...

Donald Michael Radebaugh

Donald Michael Radebaugh

Sep 1, 2007

Donald Michael Radebaugh, son of Donald Dwight Radebaugh and Margaurite Simmer Radebaugh, was born July 11, 1954 in Jefferson, Iowa, and died September 1, 2007 at United Hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota at the age of 53 years, 1 month and 20 days. Donald graduated from YJB High School in 1972. He then attended Iowa State University. Donald worked...

Randal Keith Tucker

Randal Keith Tucker

Aug 28, 2007

Randal Keith Tucker was born February 9, 1958 in Winterset, the son of Max and Mary Jo (Lull) Tucker. He was a 1976 graduate of Orient-Macksburg High School and attended Southwestern Community College in Creston. Randal worked retail most of his life. He worked for Kmart in Creston for 17 years and Sears Credit in Des Moines for 10...

Peggy Vae Baker

Peggy Vae Baker

Aug 28, 2007

Peggy Vae Baker, daughter of Clarence Enis Baker and Vava Berdine Baker, was born August 12, 1930 in Jefferson, Iowa and died August 28, 2007 at the Greene County Medical Center Long Term Care Unit at the age of 77 years and 16 days. Peggy graduated from Jefferson High School in 1949. During high school her family remembers she...

Floyd Truxton King

Floyd Truxton King

Aug 26, 2007

Floyd Truxton King, was born July 18, 1926 in Mountain Grove, Missouri and died August 26, 2007 at the Dallas County Hospital in Perry, Iowa, at the age of 81 years 1 Month, 8 Days. Floyd grew up in and around the Redfield area. When only 17, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy on March 24, 1944, and served...

Ferne Grace Smith Ellis

Ferne Grace Smith Ellis

Aug 25, 2007

Ferne Grace Smith Ellis, the fourth of five children born to Henry and Mary Maude Smith, was born in Bayard, Iowa, on August 15, 1915, and died August 25, 2007 at Panora Nursing and Rehabilitation. She was 92 years and 10 days old. Ferne graduated from Bayard High School. She was united in marriage to Donald Dean Ellis on...