Obituaries
Dana Colette Weeda
May 20, 2024
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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
April 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
April 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
April 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
April 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
April 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
March 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
March 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.
March 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
March 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...
Earl Wayne Gerschefske
March 29, 2024
Earl Wayne Gerschefske was born in Mint Hill, Missouri, on November 9th, 1942, to Rudolph and Hattie (Troike) Gerschefske. He attended Fairview Country School north of Alta. He had a strong work ethic, kind heart, and vibrant spirit that touched the lives of many.
Earl began his career at Farmland, formerly Farm Best, in 1963 and continued to contribute until his...
Beverly Eck
March 24, 2024
Beverly Jean (Kroll) Eck was born August 17, 1936, at Charter Oak, Iowa, the daughter of Walter and Sadie (Dierker) Kroll. She passed away Sunday, March 24, 2024, at Gracewell Eventide Lutheran Home in Denison, at the age of 87.
Church and faith were an ever important part of Bev’s life. She was baptized in Christ on September 6, 1936; confirmed...
Sandy Wulf
March 24, 2024
Sandy Jean Wulf was born on September 15, 1961, the daughter of Arnold and Betty (Braasch) in Denison, Iowa. She was baptized and later confirmed into the Lutheran faith. Sandy received her education from Denison High School, graduating with the class of 1979.
Sandy was blessed with two sons: Jerad and Austin. She worked in the food industry, cooking for various...
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