OBITUARIES

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Darlene Northup

Darlene Northup

Sep 15, 2005

Darlene Louise Northup, daughter of Frank John Charlet and Della May Faber Charlet, was born August 18, 1926 on a farm near Perry and died June 12, 2005 at the Adel Acres Care Facility in Adel, Iowa at the age of 78 years, 9 months and 24 days. Darlene grew up on a farm in Dallas County. She graduated...

Kenneth Rains, Sr.

Kenneth Rains, Sr.

Sep 15, 2005

Kenneth Ivan Rains Sr., son of Jasper Rains and Margaret Heron Rains, was born June 23, 1926 in Guthrie Center, Iowa and died January 31, 2005 at the Greene County Medical Center in Jefferson, Iowa at the age of 78 years, 7 months, and 8 days. Kenneth grew up in Guthrie Center, Iowa and graduated from Guthrie Center High...

Linda Crawford

Linda Crawford

Sep 15, 2005

Linda Lou Whelchel Crawford, daughter of Donald Leroy Whelchel and Donna Clark Whelchel was born August 4, 1955 in Perry, Iowa and died June 1, 2005 at her home in Mitchellville, Iowa at the age of 49 years, 9 months and 27 days. Linda grew up in Perry until the family moved to Mitchellville where she atteneded South East...

Katherine Gelbowitz

Katherine Gelbowitz

Sep 15, 2005

Katharine Gelbowitz, daughter of Jakob Mayer and Karolina Stiegelmar Mayer, was born March 18, 1931 in Surtchin, Yugoslavia and died March 10, 2005 at her home in Perry, Iowa at the age of 73 years, 11 months and 22 days. Kathy, as she was fondly known, attended school in Yugoslavia. On April 26, 1952, she married Peter Gelbowitz in...

Halcyon Kistler

Halcyon Kistler

Sep 15, 2005

Halcyon Mae Tolle Kistler, daughter of Edgar Milton Tolle and Iva Mae Crews Tolle wa born September 18, 1925 in Perry, Iowa and died February 19, 2005 at the Dallas County Hospital at the age of 79 years, 5 months and 1 day. Halcyon attended school in Perry and graduated from Perry High School with the class of 1943....

Robert Hethcot

Robert Hethcot

Sep 15, 2005

Robert "Hector" Paul Hethcot, son of Roger Albert Hethcot and Mary Alice Taylor Hethcot was born August 13, 1952 in Perry, Iowa and died February 25, 2005 at his home in Perry, Iowa at the age of 52 years, 6 months and 13 days. Hector grew up and attended school in Perry, graduating from Perry High School with the...

Carl Allen

Carl Allen

Sep 15, 2005

Carl Albert Allen, son of Frank Allen and Maggie Ellen VanCleave Allen, was born July 11, 1928 in Jefferson, Iowa and died January 26, 2005 at the Perry Lutheran Home in Perry, Iowa, at the age of 76 years, 6 months and 15 days. Carl grew up on the family farm and attended country school, and Bagley High School...

Robert Brelsford

Robert Brelsford

Sep 15, 2005

Robert Fredrick Brelsford, son of Charles Fredrick Brelsford and Emma Donelson Brelsford was born October 12, 1920 near Perry, Iowa and died June 17, 2005 at the Perry Healthcare Center, Perry, Iowa, at the age of 84 years, 8 months and 5 days. Bob, as he was fondly known, attended rural school and then graduated from Perry High School...

Vern Collins

Vern Collins

Sep 15, 2005

Vern Elwood Collins, son of Homer Collins and Frances Jackley Collins was born July 9, 1927 in Panora, Iowa and died January 11, 2005 at CLC University in Des Moines, Iowa at the age of 77 years, 6 months and 2 days. Vern attended Panora High School and graduated with the Class of 1945. After high school, he entered...

Richard Doidge

Richard Doidge

Sep 15, 2005

Richard Edgar Doidge, son of Ralph Edgar Doidge and Zoe Burdick Doidge, was born August 4, 1919 in Perry, Iowa and died March 9, 2005 at the Dallas County Hospital at the age of 85 years, 7 months and 5 days. Richard was raised in Perry and attended school there graduating with the class of 1936. On June 7,...

Helen (Radakovich) Riser

Helen (Radakovich) Riser

Sep 10, 2005

Helen was born November 16, 1912 in Earlham, IA to Pera ‘Pauline’ (Riberich) and Trivun ‘Mike’ Radakovich, who had immigrated to America from Serbia in 1906. They lived on a farm south of Earlham. She was one of 13 children, in addition having 2 half-brothers in Serbia and a half-sister in Wyoming. Helen attended school in Earlham, IA and...

Donald R. Anschutz

Donald R. Anschutz

Sep 9, 2005

Donald Richard Anschutz, son of Richard N. Anschutz and Maude Thornburgh Anschutz, was born November 18, 1909 on a farm west of Rippey, Iowa and died September 9, 2005 at the Dallas County Hospital in Perry, Iowa at the age of 95 years, 9 months and 21 days. Donald lived with his family in Rippey, Iowa for a time...

Margaret F. Mclaughlin

Margaret F. Mclaughlin

Aug 26, 2005

Margaret F. McLaughlin, 78, of Cumming, Iowa died Friday, August 26, 2005 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. She is survived by her loving husband, Lewis of 55 years; three daughters, Sharon Bell and husband, Pat of St. Charles, Cecilia Stumpf of Des Moines, Donna McLaughlin of Portland, Oregon, two sons, Steve McLaughlin of Beulah, Colorado and Dennis...

Lelah (Hochstetler) Luckinbill

Lelah (Hochstetler) Luckinbill

Aug 26, 2005

Lelah (Hochstetler) Luckinbill, 93, of Dexter, Iowa died Friday, August 26, 2005 at the Madison County Health Care System in Winterset. Survivors include her two sons, Jim Hochstetler and wife, Kaye of Winterset; Charles Hochstetler and wife, Karen of Winterset; a daughter, Betty Hochstetler and husband, Jim Gogerty of Des Moines; 2 step-children, David Luckinbill and wife, Mary of...

Robert Delp

Robert Delp

Aug 22, 2005

Robert "Robby" Leon Delp, son of Ronald LeRoy Delp and Bernadette Marie Sheehy Delp, was born May 17, 1964 in Dallas County and died August 22, 2005 in Ames, Iowa at the age of 41 years, 3 months and 5 days. Robby was a lifelong resident of Grand Junction. He graduated from East Greene High School in Grand Junction,...

Gerald Mcmullin

Gerald Mcmullin

Aug 20, 2005

Garold William McMullin, son of Earl Leon McMullin and Ida Lucille Millard McMullin, was born July 28, 1918 on a farm near Minburn and died August 20, 2005 at the Perry Lutheran Home under the care of Mercy Hospice. He was 87 years and 22 days old. In 1935 Garold graduated from Washington Township School where he was active...

May Huss

May Huss

Aug 20, 2005

May Marie Lewis Huss, daughter of Willard Lewis and Minnie Christensen Lewis was born May 12, 1911 on a farm near Bayard, Iowa and died August 20, 2005 at the Jefferson Manor in Jefferson, Iowa at the age of 94 years, 3 months and 8 days. May grew up in the Bayard area and attended school in Bayard until...

Merle M. Mercer

Merle M. Mercer

Aug 18, 2005

Merle was born November 5, 1938 in Iowa City, Iowa, the son of Glen and Mary (Sowder) Mercer. He was a 1957 graduate of Winterset High School and was a member of the Winterset Alumni Association. He was active in many school activities including, sports and class plays and was junior class president and co-captain of the football team....

Joy Smith

Joy Smith

Aug 18, 2005

Joy Elaine Smith, daughter of Carl Vernon Johns and Stella Johns was born May 20, 1965 in Jefferson, Iowa and died August 18, 2005 in an automobile accident near Roland, Iowa at the age of 40 years, 2 months and 28 days. Joy grew up in Jefferson and graduated from Jefferson High School with the Class of 1984. Over...

Donald M. Young

Donald M. Young

Aug 17, 2005

Donald M. Young, 73, of Winterset, died Wednesday, August 17, 2005 at his home. Donald was born in Madison County, Iowa on December 7, 1931, the son of Earl E. and Vera (Jennings) Young. His marriage to Barbara Fuller took place on August 31, 1952 in Madison County. He is preceded in death by his father, Earl and a...