Honoring Lives and Cherishing Memories

Obituaries

Marie Greder

Marie Greder

January 14, 2012

Marie Ann Fredericks Greder, a selfless woman whose grace, easy wit and dignity set a standard for a more than 40_member family, passed away Sunday, January 15, 2012 in Ames, Iowa. She was 87. Marie married Vernon Greder on February 22, 1945, and gave birth to five children Kay, Linda, Frederic, Rodney and Daniel. From a white farmhouse in the...

Marvin Keairnes

Marvin Keairnes

January 10, 2012

Marvin Eugene Keairnes was born July 22, 1936, the son of Ward and Emma Marie Birkhofer Keairnes. He passed away at his home in Denison, Iowa, Tuesday, January 10, 2012, at the age of seventy-five. Marvin was born on the family farm southwest of Dow City, Iowa into a family of six brothers and three sisters. He started school in...

Sophia Sailer

Sophia Sailer

January 10, 2012

Sophia Catherine Sailer was born August 25, 1917, the daughter of Joseph and Celia Muhlbauer Riesselman. She passed away on Tuesday, January 10, 2012, at the Denison Care Center in Denison, Iowa, at the age of ninety-four. Sophia was born in Halbur, Iowa, the oldest child of four and attended St. Augustine Catholic School in Halbur. In her younger years...

Douglas Worley

Douglas Worley

January 10, 2012

Douglas Henry Worley was born December 2, 1941, the son of Ray F. and Maria Sinow Worley. He passed away with his family by his side at home in Vail, Iowa, on Tuesday, January 10, 2012, after losing his battle to cancer at age 70. Doug was born in Omaha, Nebraska, and received his education at South High School, graduating...

Larry Voss

Larry Voss

January 4, 2012

Larry Norman Voss was born October 7, 1950, the son of Marvin and Ardell Bauer Voss. He passed away at the Crawford County Memorial Hospital in Denison, Iowa, on January 4, 2012, at the age of sixty-one. Larry was born in Denison, Iowa. He received his education in the Denison Community Schools, graduating with the class of 1968. After graduation,...

Edward P. Morris,

Edward P. Morris,

January 3, 2012

Edward P. Morris, Jr., passed away on Tuesday, January 3, 2012, at the Manning Regional Hospital in Manning, Iowa, at the age of ninety-one. Born February 6, 1920, to Anna Mae and Edward P. Morris, Sr. in Camden, New Jersey. His early years were spent in the Merchantville, New Jersey area and he entered military service in 1939. Ed was...

Pat Clark

Pat Clark

January 3, 2012

Patsy "Pat" Ruth Buff Clark was born July 8, 1930, the daughter of A. Ernest and Genevieve Birkhofer Buff. She passed away on Tuesday, January 3, 2012, at Eventide Lutheran Home in Denison, Iowa, at the age of eighty-one. Pat was born in Roxanna, Oklahoma, and moved with her parents and older sister Thelma, to Dow City, Iowa, in 1935....

Keith Pope

Keith Pope

January 1, 2012

Keith (Shorty) Alan Pope was born January 11, 1962, in Denison, Iowa, the son of Jack and Betty Baker Pope. He died at his home on January 1, 2012, at the age of forty-nine. Keith was baptized on December 27, 1964, at Bethel Lutheran Church in Kiron, Iowa, and confirmed there on December 7, 1975. He began his schooling at...

Avis Kuehl

Avis Kuehl

December 31, 2011

Avis Jean Kuehl was born August 8, 1929, the daughter of William and Hertha Jurgensen Janssen. She passed away at Cox Hospital South in Springfield, Missouri, on December 31, 2011, at the age of 82. Avis was born in Schleswig, Iowa. She graduated from Schleswig High School with the class of 1948. Avis worked at the Schleswig High School as...

Randy Lilleholm

Randy Lilleholm

December 28, 2011

Randall Alan Lilleholm was born October 9, 1955, the son of Earl and Alvina Poggensee Lilleholm. He passed away at his home as the result of an accident on Wednesday, December 28, 2011, at the age of fifty-six. Randy was born in Denison, Iowa, and received his education in the Denison Community Schools, graduating with the class of 1973. He...

Narlean Keim

Narlean Keim

December 28, 2011

Narlean Viola Keim was born May 15, 1921, the daughter of Herbert and Anna Preul Schoenfeld. She passed away at the Pleasant View Care Center in Whiting, Iowa, on Wednesday, December 28, 2011, at the age of 90. Narlean was born in Charter Oak, Iowa. She was baptized in Christ at St. John Lutheran Church in Charter Oak on July...

Charlotte Behrmann

Charlotte Behrmann

December 28, 2011

Charlotte Radclyffe Cadman Behrmann was born to William and Constance Cadman on December 24, 1913 in Arcadia, FL. She passed away at the age of 98 on December 28, 2011 at the Vermillion Care Center, Vermillion, SD. Charlotte was raised in Narcussic and Orlando, Florida. She received her BA from Rollin College in Music and became a Kindergarten teacher in...

Erna Mae Aldag

Erna Mae Aldag

December 26, 2011

Erna Mae Aldag was born March 24, 1928, the daughter of Ernest and Edna Mae Judy Keesling. She passed away Monday, December 26, 2011, at the Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska, at the age of 83. Erna Mae was born on the family farm south of Deloit, Iowa. She was baptized in Christ on May 13, 1928, at...

Jennifer Casperson

Jennifer Casperson

December 23, 2011

Jennifer Kay Casperson was born December 5, 1973. She won her battle and went home to God on December 23, 2011, at the age of 38. Jen was baptized at St. Johns Lutheran Church in January 1974. She was confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in May 1989. She graduated from Denison Community School in 1992. Jen successfully completed one year...

Charlie Thompson

Charlie Thompson

December 23, 2011

Charles Lynn Thompson was born June 22, 1941, the son of Gilbert and Ordella (Fossel) Thompson. He passed away Friday, December 23, 2011, at his home in Denison, Iowa, at the age of 70. Charlie was born in Des Moines, Iowa. He was baptized in Christ in Des Moines, Iowa, on October 12, 1941, and later confirmed at St. Paul...

Rev. John Mattson

Rev. John Mattson

December 18, 2011

John Matt Mattson was born May 8, 1933, the son of William and Selma Aho Mattson. He passed away Sunday, December 18, 2011, at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, at the age of seventy-eight. John was born in Ironwood, Michigan, and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School with the class of 1950. He earned his Bachelor of Theology...

Fritz Berger

Fritz Berger

December 17, 2011

Julius Max Fritz Berger was born May 25, 1913, the son of Max and Emma Sprenger Berger. He passed away at the Denison Care Center in Denison, Iowa, on Saturday, December 17, 2011, at the age of 98. Fritz was born in Sebnitz, Germany, and attended the public grammar school. Then he went to a vocational school to become a...

Betty Petersen

Betty Petersen

December 11, 2011

Betty Darlene Petersen was born February 28, 1928, the daughter of Joseph and Sophie Bertram Hulsebus. She passed away Sunday, December 11, 2011, at her home in Omaha, Nebraska, at the age of 83. Betty was born in Buck Grove, Iowa. She attended rural school and then started working at Evelyns Caf in Denison. It was while employed there, she...

Harry Petersen

Harry Petersen

December 7, 2011

Harry Fredrich Petersen was born August 6, 1912, the son of Fritz and Clara Grill Petersen. He died on Wednesday, December 7, 2011, at Eventide in Denison, Iowa, at the age of ninety-nine. Harry was born on the family farm in Otter Creek township by Schleswig, Iowa. He was baptized in the Catholic faith on May 17, 1941, and confirmed...

Laura Mae Cose

Laura Mae Cose

December 2, 2011

Laura Mae Cose was born September 4, 1922, the daughter of Henry and Katherine Frahm Schurke. She died at the Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska, Friday, December 2, 2011, at the age of eighty-nine. She was born on the family farm in Milford Township near Deloit, Iowa, and baptized on October 6, 1922. She was confirmed in the...