OBITUARIES

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Beulah M. Travis

Beulah M. Travis

August 22, 2007

Beulah M. Travis was born August 8, 1904 in Dexter, Iowa, the daughter of Gene and Myrtle Satterlee. Her marriage to Don Travis took place on March 17, 1929. Survivors include her two children, Shirley Means of Carrollton, Texas and Larry K. Travis of San Antonio, Texas; two brothers, Max Satterlee of Peru and Oren Satterlee of Bentonville, Arkansas;...

Lois Alberta Hill

Lois Alberta Hill

August 19, 2007

On September 16, 1917, Lois was born to Harte Adgate Allyn and Winona (Nona) Lane Allyn on a farm in Delaware County near Masonville, Iowa. Lois had two brothers, Charles Albert Allyn, deceased in 1927, and Francis Raymond (Frank) Allyn, who currently resides in Eldora, Iowa with his wife, Ruth. Lois graduated from Manchester High School in 1934 and...

Kimberly Kay Kurtti

Kimberly Kay Kurtti

August 17, 2007

Kimberly Kay Kurtti, daughter of Betty Jean Thompson and Dean Arnold McDowell, was born September 8, 1960 in Ft. Dodge, Iowa and died August 17, 2007 at Mercy Hospital Medical Center in Des Moines at the age of 46 years, 11 months and 9 days. Kim attended school in Jefferson and Perry, graduating from Perry High School in 1978....

Katie Sue Muir

Katie Sue Muir

August 16, 2007

Katie Sue Muir, daughter of Curt Eugene Muir and Kelley Sue Smith Muir of Rippey, Iowa, was stillborn August 16, 2007 at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames, Iowa. Katie was the much anticipated third child of Curt and Kelley, and siblings C.J. and Kayla. She weight 6 pounds, 2 ounces, and was 21 inches long. Katie is also...

Mabel E. Lamport

Mabel E. Lamport

August 15, 2007

Visitation: Mabel was born October 28, 1907 in Zumbrota, Goodhue County, Minnesota. She graduated from Lake City High School in Minnesota and later completed teacher’s training. Her marriage to Ralph Lamport took place on August 26, 1936 at home in Wabasha County, Minnesota. Together they owned and operated the West End Grocery/Texaco in Winterset. Mabel is survived by her...

Pauline Josephine Greiner

Pauline Josephine Greiner

August 5, 2007

Pauline Josephine Greiner, daughter of Joseph Kastner and Marie Poschel Kastner, was born February 14, 1919 in Yale, Iowa and died August 5, 2007 at the Senior Suites of Urbandale in Urbandale, Iowa at the age of 88 years, 5 months and 21 days. Pauline graduated from Yale High Sschool and then from Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in...

John E. (Uncle J) Robbins

John E. (Uncle J) Robbins

August 1, 2007

John Edward Robbins was born March 2, 1949 in Prole, Iowa; the son of Rollie E. Robbins, Sr., and Ruby Newkirk. He graduated from Winterset High School in 1968. On May 25, 1972 he was united in marriage to Diane Hulbert at the Methodist Church in Winterset. During his working career John worked construction as a labor foreman in...

Ralph W. Estel

Ralph W. Estel

August 1, 2007

Visitation: Friends and family are invited to a small gathering at the gravesite in Winterset Cemetery on Monday, August 6, 2007 at 1:00 PM. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Mercy Hospice in Johnston. He is survived by his son, Duane ‘Pete’ Estel (Linda Truslow) of Belleair Bluffs, Fl, his sister Goldie Hitsman of...

Mary Ann Glass

Mary Ann Glass

July 30, 2007

Mary Ann "Marie" Glass, daughter of Peter John Mischo and Emilie Anna Appl Mischo, was born September 13, 1913 in Jamaica, Iowa and died July 30, 2007 at Mercy Hospice in Johnston, Iowa at the age of 93 years, 10 months, and 17 days. Marie graduated from Jamaica High School in 1931 and graduated from Mercy Hospital School of...

Edna Mae Haglund

Edna Mae Haglund

July 24, 2007

Edna Mae Haglund, daughter of Carl Lofstedt and Clara Schuttler Lofstedt, was born December 14, 1912 in Rippey, Iowa and died July 24, 2007 at the Rowley Memorial Masonic Home in Perry. Edna graduated from Rippey High School in 1931. She then attended Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls, Iowa and received her teaching certificate. Edna taught Country...

Cole Thomas Peterson

Cole Thomas Peterson

July 21, 2007

Cole Thomas Peterson was born April 29, 1982 in Des Moines, Iowa, the son of Mike ‘Pete’ and Jessica (Summers) Peterson. He attended and graduated from East Union High School. His marriage to Cassie Peterson took place on May 13, 2003. He is survived by his wife, Cassie of Lorimor; his parents, Mike ‘Pete’ and Jessica Peterson of Lorimor;...

Paula Suzanne Fairchild

Paula Suzanne Fairchild

July 20, 2007

Paula, 47, died Friday in an auto accident near Perry. Among her survivors are her husband Bert and her parents John Junior and Ruth Pommer. Visitation will be Wednesday from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Hastings Funeral Home in Perry. Friday there will be a 2:00 p.m. service at the Perry High School, located at 1200 18th St. Her...

Paul Jay Bardole

Paul Jay Bardole

July 20, 2007

Paul Jay Bardole, son of Nathan Emandus Bardole and Nettie Alberta Bardole, was born February 6, 1913 in Rippey, Iowa and died July 20, 2007 in Rippey, Iowa at the age of 94 years, five months and nine days. Paul attended high school in Rippey, graduating in the class of 1931. He then attended the 4-C's business college in...

E. Richard Flack

E. Richard Flack

July 19, 2007

Ernest Richard "Dick" Flack, son of Guy Flack and Lorene Becker Flack, was born July 6, 1922 in Highland Township, Greene County, Iowa, and died July 19, 2007, at his home in Vernal, Utah at the age of 85 years and 13 days. Dick attended rural school. He was united in marriage with Doris Arlene Merryman on May 24,...

Kenneth L. Kopaska

Kenneth L. Kopaska

July 12, 2007

Kenneth Leland Kopaska, son of John walter Kopaska and Nora Delpha Moorhead Kopaska was born at his parents farm home near Rippey, November 10, 1939 and died at his home July 12, 2007 in Des Moines, Iowa at the age of 67 years, 8 months and 2 days. Kenny was raised on a farm south west of Rippey and...

Patricia Anderson

Patricia Anderson

July 7, 2007

Service: Services will be private. Memorials may be directed to the family. Memorial: Patricia was born March 16, 1938 in Waterloo, Iowa, the daughter of James and Roma Rooff. She graduated from Waterloo West High School and later attended the University of Iowa. She is survived by her children, Pamela DeAnna (Mike) of Westlake, OH, Gina Flowers (Tim) of...

Gloria Godwin-Thede

Gloria Godwin-Thede

July 7, 2007

Gloria Jean "Babe" Thede, daughter of William Henry Fister Jr. and Lillian Alice Robinson Fister, was born January 1, 1928, near Spring Lake, Grand Junction, Iowa, and died July 7, 2007 at her home in Perry, Iowa, at the age of 79 years, 6 months, and 6 days. Being the youngest of 17 children, she was lovingly called Babe....

Joyce M. Kinkennon

Joyce M. Kinkennon

July 4, 2007

Joyce Marie Kinkennon, daughter of Roscoe Raymond Allen and Lillian Isabel Vernness Allen, was born September 5, 1938 in Claremont, Minnesota;, and died July 4, 2007 at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames, Iowa t the age of 68 years, 2 months and 1 day. Joyce attended school in Claremont, Owatonna and in 1951 moved with her family to...

Dawn A. Hull

Dawn A. Hull

July 3, 2007

Dawn was born December 21, 1933 in Greenfield, Iowa, the daughter of Dale and Mildred (Burns) Wambold. She attended grade school at Zion School and later graduated from Winterset High School. Her marriage to Vern Hull took place on July 27, 1963 in Knoxville, Iowa. She is survived by her children, Mike Waltz (Shelia) of Winterset, Bingta McCall (Kelly)...

Donald Mcdowell

Donald Mcdowell

June 26, 2007

Donald A. McDowell, son of Chester Gail McDowell and Ida Helen Paulsen McDowell, was born March 16, 1928 in Greene County near Jamaica, Iowa and died June 26, 2007 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa at the age of 79 years, 3 months and 10 days. Don lived on the farm near Jamaica with his family...