Obituaries
LaVonne Schmadeke
May 31, 2024
LaVonne Jolene Schmadeke was born April 17, 1931 to Joseph and LaMernie (Schelldorf) Giermann. She died May 31, 2024 at University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska.
LaVonne was born on a farm near Kiron, Iowa. She received her education in the country school near her home. LaVonne was baptized into Christ May 17, 1931, at St. John’s Lutheran Church,...
Charles John Daniel Sr.
May 22, 2024
Charles John “Chuck” Daniel was born on the family farm near Carroll, Iowa, April 21, 1940, the first-born of Leonard Daniel, Sr. and Marcella (Willenborg) Daniel. With his beloved wife at his side, Charles died early in the morning of May 22, 2024 having lived for 84 years, one month and one day.
Blessed with an Irish-German heritage, “Chuck” served his...
Lynette Jean Schultz
May 21, 2024
Lynette “Lynn” Jean Schultz was born on April 20, 1966, the daughter of James and Jean (Torgerson) Schultz in Denison, Iowa. She was baptized and later confirmed her faith at St. John Lutheran Church in Charter Oak. Lynn received her education from Charter Oak-Ute High School and graduated with the class of 1984.
Lynn spent many years working at Pamida and...
Dana Colette Weeda
May 20, 2024
In order to help honor Dana’s FFA legacy, consider wearing your FFA shirts or jackets to visitation and the funeral service.
Dana Colette Weeda was born on October 30, 1975 to Danny Lloyd and Coletta (Todd) Weeda in the Mount Ayr Hospital. She was baptized on June 6, 1976 in the Tingley United Methodist Church where she was confirmed in 1989....
LaVerne H. Ambrose
May 17, 2024
LaVerne Howard Ambrose was born on July 30, 1957 in Creston, Iowa, the son of Lloyd and Aneita (Barnes) Ambrose. He graduated from Bedford High School with the Class of 1975. He enlisted in the United States Army and served his Country until his honorable discharge.
On April 26, 1974, LaVerne was united in marriage to Jan Miller in Hopkins, Missouri....
Dorothy Olerich
May 11, 2024
Dorothy Nadine Olerich was born on December 17, 1955, the daughter of John G. and Catherine A. (Lally) Lawler in Crawford County, Iowa. She was baptized and later confirmed her faith at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Vail. Dorothy received her education from Carroll Kuemper High School and graduated with the class of 1974.
Dorothy's life was a tapestry of love,...
Vicky Petersen
May 6, 2024
Vicky Jolene Petersen was born on September 5, 1950, the daughter of Harlan and Lozetta (Larson) King in Denison, Iowa. She graduated from Denison High School. Following her education, she traveled to various different cities in the United States with her family.
Vicky decided to move back to Denison to be closer to her family. She worked at IBP, where she...
Chance Davis
May 5, 2024
Chance Benjamin Davis was born on September 6, 2000, the son of Shannon Husted in Oskaloosa, Iowa. He received his education from Denison High School and graduated with the class of 2019. In 2020, he moved to Florida with his family and in 2022, he relocated to Arion, Iowa to be closer to his cousin, Kyhan.
Throughout his life, Chance exemplified...
Dale Henry Ewoldt
May 3, 2024
Dale Henry Ewoldt was born on September 3, 1949, in Denison, Iowa and was the son of Albert and LaVerna (Ullrich) Ewoldt. He was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Denison. He grew up on the family farm south of Vail. Dale attended elementary school and high school at Ar-We-Va and graduated with the class of 1967. He...
Frieda Anna Adams
May 2, 2024
Frieda Anna (Woebke) Adams was born on September 19, 1936, the daughter of William and Helen (Lehmann) in Denison, Iowa. She was baptized on July 20, 1941 and confirmed on December 3, 1956 at Zion Lutheran Church in Denison. She received her education from Denison schools.
On May 9, 1955, she was united in marriage to Albert William Henry Adams, Jr....
Guenter "Gunner" Detlefsen
May 1, 2024
Guenter "Gunner" Detlefsen was born on July 27, 1943 in Flensburg, Germany, the son of Hans and Erna (Matzen) Detlefsen. He came from Germany on December of 1948. He was baptized into Christ on April 14, 1957 and later confirmed his faith on December 14, 1980. Gunner attended 1st grade at the Morgan #5, 3 miles west of town and...
DeWayne A. Krueger
Apr 26, 2024
DeWayne Arthur Krueger was born on June 24, 1944, the son of Martin and Elsie (Plotz) Krueger in Carroll, Iowa. He was baptized and later confirmed into the Lutheran faith. He was raised in Westside and attended Westside High School until he was pulled to work on the family farm to help make ends meet.
DeWayne met the love of his...
Henry "Hank" L. Buschmann
Apr 11, 2024
Henry Loren Buschmann, Jr., more affectionately known as Hank, was born on August 6, 1936, to Henry Herman, Sr. and Emma D. (Steffen) Buschmann in Ute, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Ute. Hank graduated from Ute Consolidated School with the class of 1954. He served in the Iowa Army National Guard for eight...
James H. Aldag
Apr 9, 2024
James “Jim” Henry Aldag was born September 6, 1945, on the family farm in Ida County, Iowa, the son of Theodore and Leona (Schultz) Aldag. He was baptized on September 30, 1945, and later confirmed his faith on March 26, 1961, both at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Schleswig. Jim attended Schleswig High School and graduated in 1964.
On March 22,...
Kathleen A. Voss
Apr 4, 2024
Kathleen Agnes Voss, affectionately known as Kay, was born on July 20, 1954, in Denison, Iowa, the daughter of Orville and Madonna (Hansen) Christiansen. She graduated from High School in 1972. On June 24, 1972, Kay married the love of her life, Larry Voss. This union was blessed with three sons who meant the world to her. Family was at...
Barbara Sue Millhouse
Apr 4, 2024
Barbara, more affectionally known as Barbie, Sue (Jenkins) Millhouse was born the daughter of Carroll Jenkins, Sr. and VioletLou (Johannsen) Jenkins on August 14, 1962, in Fort Dodge, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed into the Lutheran faith. She attended Iowa School of the Deaf in Council Bluffs and graduated with the class of 1980.
Following high school, she married Clifford Merritt...
Daniel L. Kock
Mar 31, 2024
Daniel Lee Kock, 62, passed away at his home in Arcadia, on Easter Sunday morning, March 31, 2024, after battling cancer and other health problems for several years.
Visitation will be held at the United Church Westside, from 5-8 p.m., Thursday, April 4. The family suggests that in lieu of flowers, memorials be directed to the Ar-We-Va Booster Club or the...
Berdena Anna Nemitz
Mar 30, 2024
Berdena “Dena” Anna Nemitz was born June 9, 1929, the daughter of Fred and Rose (Trenkelbach) Kollbaum. She was the 13th child out of 14 children. Dena passed away March 30th, 2024 at Gracewell Nursing Home in Denison, Iowa at the age of 94 years.
Dena was born in Schleswig, Iowa and received her education in area country schools.
On February 23,...
Leslie Eugene Rauch, Sr.
Mar 30, 2024
Leslie Eugene Rauch, Sr. was born March 30, 1940 to Arthur and Agnes Rauch at the family home in Grant City, MO.
Leslie and his siblings grew up in Grant City, MO and Mount Ayr, IA. Leslie grew up working hard and being charitable. His family farmed so that meant the kids were busy with chores in addition to schoolwork and...
Charlotte J. Carstens
Mar 29, 2024
Charlotte Joan Carstens was born on August 15, 1939 in Audubon, Iowa, the daughter of Harold and Gladys (Henriksen) Potter. She completed her 12th-grade education before pursuing her passion for cosmetology at the Americana Academy of Beauty in Des Moines, IA.
On January 1, 1960, Charlotte married Bartlett Neal Carstens at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Buck Grove, IA. From this...
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