Obituaries
Ralph John Beam
Oct 24, 2023
Ralph John Beam was born October 9, 1936 in Dow City, Iowa, the son of John and Ella (Flagman) Beam. He was baptized on December 12, 1937. He attended country school near Dow City and Dow City Community School for many years. Ralph proudly served in the United States Air Force from October 12, 1955, until his honorable discharge on...
Gene Edmund Kuhl
Oct 22, 2023
Gene Edmund Kuhl was born on July 18, 1934, the son of Herb and Alice (Wilhelm) Kuhl in Manning, Iowa. He was baptized into Christ and later confirmed his faith at Zion Lutheran Church in Manning. He received his education from a country school near his home. He was unable to speak English until the second grade, due to his...
Delores I Jessen
Oct 16, 2023
Delores Ilean Jessen was born on August 6, 1938, in Kenwood, Iowa, the daughter of Eugene and Hattie (Weed) King. She was baptized and confirmed at the United Methodist Church in Boyer, Iowa. During high school, she was a cheerleader and in 1956, Dee graduated from the Odebolt High School.
On January 19, 1957, Delores was united in marriage to...
Bruce Allen Petersen
Oct 8, 2023
Bruce Allen Petersen was born on March 6, 1966, in Denison, Iowa, the son of Robert and Virginia (Lackman) Petersen. He received his education from Twentynine Palms High School, graduating in 1984. Following his graduation, Bruce enlisted in the United States Navy.
On May 29, 2011, Bruce was united in marriage with Vicky King in Everett, Washington State. Bruce was...
Arnold Alvin Luetje
Oct 5, 2023
Arnold Alvin Luetje, more affectionately known as Arnie, was born on July 31, 1944, the son of Adolph and Lulu (Herrig) Luetje in Westside, Iowa. He was baptized on September 3, 1944, and confirmed on February 18, 1962, at Zion Lutheran Church in Arcadia. He received his education from Ar-We-Va schools and graduated with the class of 1963. Right out...
Lois Murphy
Oct 3, 2023
Lois Mary (Slechta) Murphy was born on June 3, 1954, the daughter of Orville Jr. and Esther (Frasier) Slechta in Denison. She was raised Methodist and later confirmed her faith on April 24, 1983, at Zion Lutheran Church in Denison. She received her elementary education from Dunlap schools and then attended Denison schools, finishing her education in 1972.
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Alan Raymond Kuhlmann
Oct 3, 2023
Alan Raymond Kuhlmann was born on November 29th, 1946, in Ute, Iowa, the son of Raymond and LuVern (Teut) Kuhlmann. He was baptized on December 29, 1946 and he later confirmed his faith on March 26, 1961, both at St. John Lutheran Church in Charter Oak. He attended St. John Lutheran School and Charter Oak – Ute Community School.
On...
Ferdonna Irene Zimmerman
Oct 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
Sep 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
Sep 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
Sep 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
Sep 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
Sep 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
Sep 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
Sep 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
Sep 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
Sep 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
Sep 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
Sep 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
Sep 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...
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