OBITUARIES
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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
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
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
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...
Karolina Mayer
Aug 16, 2005
Karolina Stiegelmar Mayer, daughter of Paul Stiegelmar and Juliana Lietzenberger Stiegelmar was born January 15, 1911 in Surtchin, Yugoslavia and died August 16, 2005 at the Dallas County Hospital in Perry, Iowa at the age of 94 years, 7 months and 1 day. Karolina grew up and attended school in Yugoslavia. On February 13, 1929, Karolina was united in...
Kenneth Luckinbill
Aug 13, 2005
Kenneth was born May 25, 1914 in Guthrie County at home. He was the son of Clinten A. and Mable (Fell) Luckinbill. In June of 1940 he married Ermiece Blomquist at the Christian Church in Guthrie Center and to this union two children were born, David and Cheryl. Ermice preceded him in death in 1976. He later married Lelah...
William 'Bill' E. Robbins
Jul 21, 2005
William Edward Robbins was born August 26, 1938 in Des Moines; the son of Rollie E. Robbins, Sr., and Ruby Newkirk. Bill graduated from Patterson High School. On July 3, 1979 he was united in marriage to Rosemarie Radford in Bondurant, Iowa. Bill is survived by his wife, Rosemarie ‘Rosi’ of Winterset, eight children: Marie Deaton (Brad) of Des...
Madelyn 'Mattie' Wald
Jul 10, 2005
Madelyn ‘Mattie’ (Field) Wald, 84, of Winterset, Iowa died Sunday, July 10, 2005 at the Madison County Health Care System in Winterset. She is survived by a son, Gary L. Carnes and wife, Dawn of Indianola; a daughter Sandra Plafcan of Caddo, Oklahoma; a sister Wilma (Field) Baker and husband, Dwight of Des Moines; a brother William Dean Field...
Phoebe J. Frederick
Jul 8, 2005
She is survived by her two sons, Ronald A. Frederick and wife, Marie of Temecula, California and Steven R. Frederick and wife, Cheryl of Saugerties, New York; two granddaughters, Nancy E. Frederick of Raleigh, North Carolina and Sara J. Fisher and husband, Shane of Murrieta, California; a great grandson, Nolan Fisher and a great granddaughter, Phoebe Fisher. Phoebe was...
Donna Rowland
Jun 15, 2005
Donna Lou Rowland, 68, of Lorimor, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, June 15, 2005 at Greater Community Hospital in Creston. She was preceded in death by her husband and parents. Donna was born March 23, 1937 in Osceola, Iowa, the daughter of Charles and Beatrice (McConnell) Woods. She married George ‘G.F.’ Rowland on June 13, 1953 in Gallatin, Missouri. To...
Keith Wambold
Jun 13, 2005
Keith Wambold, 74, of Winterset, Iowa departed this life Monday afternoon, June 13, 2005 at Kavanagh House on 56th Street in Des Moines. Greenfield Cemetery in Greenfield, Iowa. He was preceded in death by his father. Left to mourn his passing are his wife, Gwen, son Dale and wife, Sharon, daughter Denise Jordan and husband, Dennis, daughter Deb Hodgson...
Joe C. Aeschilman
Jun 7, 2005
Service: Memorials may be directed to St. Edwards Catholic Church in Afton and Camp Courageous. Memorial: Visitation and funeral services for Joe were private. Rev. Leonard Kenkel and Msgr. Paul Connelly officiated. Joe is survived by his wife, Cheri of Winterset and children, Cheri Jo Tuttle (husband Doug) of Winterset, Rob Aeschliman of Dubuque and Will Aeschliman of Des...
Donald (Don) Lee Palmer
Jun 7, 2005
Donald Lee Palmer, the son of Loman Lee and Ethel (McKinney) Palmer was born April 27, 1921, on a farm near Parker, South Dakota. He graduated from Macksburg High School in 1938. On January 31, 1944, Don was united in marriage with Wanda (Neal) in Princeton, Missouri and three children were born to this union. Don and Wanda were...
Bonnie Baker
Jun 2, 2005
Bonnie was born January 20, 1935 in Exline, Iowa, the daughter of Lee and Esther (Eddy) Hodgson. She married Ron Baker on June 27, 1954. He preceded her in death on November 18, 1992. She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Ron; and a brother, Bo Hodgson. Bonnie farmed alongside her husband, Ron. Together they spent...
Rose Mae (Henson) Taylor
May 22, 2005
Rose was born August 19, 1943 in Madison County, Iowa, the daughter of Wilmer and Irene (Hooper) Henson. She married Ronald E. Taylor on October 20, 1960 at the First Christian Church in Winterset. During her working career, she did clerical work and began her career at Guardsman Life Company and most recently worked for American Family Insurance in...
John W. Tiernan
May 19, 2005
A Prayer Service lead by Father Chris Hartshorn will be held at 7:00 p.m. Monday evening during the visitation. St. Patrick's Irish Settelment Cemetery Visitation: 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Monday May 23, 2005 at Ochiltree Funeral Service & Aftercare Service: 10:00 a.m., Tuesday May 24, 2005 at St. Patrick's Irish Settlement Church Memorial: Memorials may be directed to St....
Patricia A. Cornelison
May 18, 2005
Patricia was born July 31, 1929 in Arispe, Iowa, the daughter of Peter and Vera (Morrison) Repplinger. She was a homemaker and cook most of her life. She worked as a cook for the Gold Buffet, the Aldo Restaurant, and most recently, Winterset Care Center South. She enjoyed playing bingo and loved to cook and sew. Patricia is survived...
Harold Clarkson
May 1, 2005
Military honors will be conducted by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8142 & American Legion Post 184 both of Winterset. Survivors include one son, Bob Clarkson and wife, Linda of Des Moines; three step children, Robert Mount and wife, Marjorie of Ottumwa, Iowa, Stanley Mount and wife, Dottie Jo of Lorimor, and Martha Ann Vandenbusch and husband, Mike...
Joyce Margaret Hilden
Apr 8, 2005
Service: She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, and 3 sisters, Ruth Herderich, Agnes Stevenson and Esther Myhra. Memorial: No services are planned and her remains will be placed next to her husband’s in the Riverside Cemetery of Fargo, North Dakota. Memorials may be directed to Middle River Hospice 300 Hutchings Street Winterset, Iowa 50273. Joyce...
Margaret F. Jones
Apr 6, 2005
Margaret F. Jones, 84, of Winterset, Iowa died Wednesday, April 6, 2005 at the Winterset Care Center North in Winterset. She is survived by a son, James N. Jones, Jr. and his wife, Mary Jo of West Des Moines; a daughter, Marilyn Brommel and husband, Tom of St. Charles; 5 grandchildren, Jeff, Joe, Kris, Sara, and Kerry; 11 great...


