Obituaries
Ferdonna Irene Zimmerman
October 3, 2023
Ferdonna Irene Zimmerman was born on October 2, 1934, the daughter of Herman and Irene (Ahrenholtz) Hast in Buck Grove, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John Lutheran Church in Buck Grove. She received her education from the country school in Buck Grove and graduated from Denison High School.
Ferdonna married James Zimmerman on June 14,...
Steven Michael Fineran
September 29, 2023
Steven Michael Fineran was born on August 20, 1958, the son of John Charles and Lorraine Emma (Schneller) Fineran in Denison, Iowa. He was baptized later that year on Christmas day at Zion Lutheran Church in Denison and later confirmed at the Faith Lutheran Church in Deloit. In 1963, his parents purchased a farm south of Deloit, and he loved...
Raymond Lyle Willson
September 28, 2023
Raymond Lyle Willson was born on June 26, 1947, the son of Walter Thomas Willson, Sr. and Margie (Cooke) Willson in Smithland, Iowa. He was baptized into the Christian Church in Onawa. Raymond received his education from Maple Valley High School in Mapleton. In August of 1968, Ray was drafted into the United States Army and served in the Vietnam...
Virginia Ann Lickteig
September 26, 2023
Virgina Lickteig was born on April 7, 1930 the seventh of ten children of Peter and Clara Gubbels. She attended St. Boniface Grade and High School in Westphalia, IA and graduated in 1948. After graduating she worked for Dr. Bisgard in Harlan and then moved to Omaha where she worked for Mutual Benefit until she married her high school sweetheart,...
Eric Robert Gehling
September 25, 2023
Eric Robert Gehling was born on September 2, 1988, the son of Daniel and Carolyn (Hansen) Gehling in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He was baptized at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Missouri Valley and later confirmed at St. Ann Catholic Church in Vail. Eric received his education from Ar-We-Va High School and graduated with the class of 2007. He then went...
Ashley Nicole Abbott
September 20, 2023
Ashley Nicole Abbott was born on May 11, 1990, in Omaha, Nebraska to Cory Abbott and Crystal Bloom. She was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Soldier Township, Charter Oak, instilling a strong foundation of faith that she carried with her throughout her life.
She graduated from Central Academy High School in Spencer as part of the Class of...
Patricia Jean Svoboda
September 14, 2023
Patricia Jean Svoboda was born on March 27, 1939, the daughter of Joseph E. and Bridget M. (Tajchman) Spale in Schuyler, Nebraska. She was baptized into Christ and later confirmed her faith at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Schuyler. She received her education from Schuyler High School and graduated with the class of 1957.
Patricia was united in marriage to...
John Albert Namanny
September 13, 2023
John Albert Namanny was born on March 13, 1961, the son of Wilbert and Maxine (Hansohn) Namanny in Denison, Iowa. He was baptized into Christ and attended Sunday school and confirmation at St. John Lutheran Church near Kiron. John received his education from Denison High School and graduated with the class of 1979.
Following graduation, John started work in the...
Susan Marie Wendt
September 12, 2023
Susan Marie (Mueggenberg) Wendt was born on March 28, 1960, in Carroll, Iowa, the daughter of Vernon and Mary (Meighan) Mueggenberg. She was baptized on April 2, 1960 at St. Bernard Catholic Church in Breda and later confirmed her faith on November 23, 1969 at St. Ann Catholic Church in Vail. She grew up in Vail and attended Kuemper Catholic...
Kenneth Eugene Winsor
September 11, 2023
Kenneth Eugene Winsor was born on December 16, 1928, the son of Charles and Dagmar (Jensen) Winsor in Irwin, Iowa. He was baptized into Christ on June 6, 1957, at the Methodist church in Irwin. He later confirmed his faith at and became a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church on February 10, 1957. Kenneth graduated from Irwin High School with...
Colton Larr Clausen
September 10, 2023
Colton Larr Clausen was born December 18, 1989 in Denison Iowa, firstborn son to Grant and Janette Clausen. He grew up on a farm north of Schleswig 4 years before moving into town and trading in kitties, pigs, and cows for bicycles and ball games, and a bit later, golf. He was baptized in Christ at Immanuel Lutheran Church in...
Marilyn Jean Pirwitz
September 10, 2023
Marilyn Jean Pirwitz was born on July 27, 1931, the daughter of William and Louise (Wulf) Groth near Denison, Iowa. She was baptized in Christ and later confirmed her faith on April 25, 1946, at the Friedens Evangelical Reformed Church in Schleswig. She received her education in a rural country school, Goodrich Number 3, near her home. After graduating...
Ellen McLaughlin
September 9, 2023
Ellen McLaughlin, age 95, of Huxley and formerly of Denison, passed away on Saturday, September 9, 2023, at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames. Mass of the Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, September 16, 2023, at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Denison with interment in Crawford Heights Memory Gardens in Denison. Visitation will...
Lori Jean Schneckloth
September 7, 2023
Lori Jean Schneckloth was born on December 20, 1960, to Virgil and Phyllis (Genzen) Denker in Denison, Iowa. She was raised in the Lutheran faith and attended Zion Lutheran Church in Denison. She graduated from Denison High School with the class of 1979.
Following high school, Lori went on to cosmetology school and worked in that industry for a...
Toni Maureen Jepsen
September 5, 2023
Toni Maureen Jepsen, 75, of Vail, Iowa passed away surrounded by her loved ones on September 5th, 2023, at St. Anthony Regional Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer.
Toni was born on September 8th, 1947, in Hampton, Iowa to Dean and Ann Wilson. She graduated from Hampton High School and later attended Hamilton Business College, LaJames Cosmetology School,...
Laura Marie Langholdt
September 3, 2023
Laura Marie (Schwarz) Langholdt was born February 10, 1920, the youngest daughter of Carl F. and Rosa Bohlmann Schwarz. She died September 3, 2023, at Gracewell, Denison, Iowa, at the age of 103 years, 6 months, and 24 days.
Laura was born at home on the family farm located northeast of Ricketts, Iowa. She was baptized on March 7, 1920,...
Sherri Lorraine Lamaak
September 2, 2023
Sherri Lorraine Lamaak was born on September 2, 1972, in Longmont, Colorado. She was the daughter of Russell and Karlen (Neumann) Watson. She completed her education at Denison High School in 1990. Sherri's passion for learning began at an early age and continued throughout her life.
On May 19, 2001, Sherri was united in marriage with Jeffrey Lamaak. To this...
Sally Ann Carstens
August 27, 2023
Sally Ann Carstens was born on July 30, 1940, the daughter of Edwin and Selma (Rusch) Rosburg in Charter Oak, Iowa. She received her education at St. John’s Lutheran School and Charter Oak High School.
In June of 1958, Sally was united in marriage to Gale Carstens and the couple was blessed with four children: Teri, Dean, Kevin and...
Emeline Charlyn Gustafson
August 25, 2023
Emeline Charlyn (Schultz) Gustafson was born in Kiron, Iowa January 4, 1930, the daughter of Herman C. Schultz and Maria (Kroeger) Schultz.
Emeline was received into God’s Kingdom of Grace through the sacrament of Holy Baptism in infancy at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Kiron, Stockholm Township and confirmed there in her Christian faith. As a young adult, Emeline went forward...
Monte Ray Lapel
August 24, 2023
Monte Ray Lapel was born on January 28, 1940, in Denison, Iowa, the son of Raymond and Hazel (Amman) Lapel. He was baptized and confirmed at the United Presbyterian Church in Vail where he had remained a longtime member. After graduating from Ar-We-Va with the Class of 1958, he began farming and assisting with the dozer business alongside his father.
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