Honoring Lives and Cherishing Memories

Obituaries

John Brink

John Brink

October 29, 2011

John Louis Brink was born February 21, 1932, the son of George (Jerry) and Golda Birkhofer Brink. He passed way at Veterans Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska, surrounded by his family, on Saturday, October 29, 2011, at the age of seventy-nine years, eight months and eight days. John was born in Dow City, Iowa and received his education in the Dow...

Juhl Peterson

Juhl Peterson

October 26, 2011

Juhl Willis Peterson was born November 19, 1942, the son of Willis Jay and Laurina Kafton Peterson. He passed away at his home in Westside, Iowa, on October 26, 2011, at the age of sixty-eight. Juhl was born in Carroll, Iowa, and baptized in 1943 and confirmed in 1955 at the United Church of Christ in Westside. He attended the...

Vernon Bielow

Vernon Bielow

October 25, 2011

Vernon Christian Carl Bielow was born May 30, 1921, the son of Herman and Olga Hopp Bielow. He died Tuesday, October 25, 2011, at the Eventide Lutheran Home in Denison, Iowa, at the age of ninety. Vernon was born on a farm near Charter Oak, Iowa. He was baptized in Christ on June 26, 1921, at St. Paul Lutheran Church,...

Margaret Rupp

Margaret Rupp

October 21, 2011

Margaret Behen Rupp was born in Sioux City, Iowa, on July 11, 1918, the eldest child of Leo and Mary Brown Behen. She died at the age of ninety-three on October 21, 2011, at the Manilla Care Center in Manilla, Iowa. Margaret attended country schools in Denison and graduated from Denison High School in 1936. After graduation, she attended Iowa...

Lucille Jepsen

Lucille Jepsen

October 19, 2011

Lucille Helena Jepsen was born December 31, 1919, the daughter of John and Josephine Brockman Baeth. She passed away on Wednesday, October 19, 2011, at the Eventide Lutheran Home in Denison, Iowa, at the age of ninety-one. Lucille was born in Schleswig, Iowa. She was baptized in Christ on August 15, 1920, and confirmed on March 25, 1934, at Friedens...

Pamela J. Putt

Pamela J. Putt

October 17, 2011

Pamela Jane Putt was born March 12, 1962, the daughter of Tom and Janice (Kanowski) Brungardt. She passed away Monday, October 17, 2011, at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa, at the age of forty-nine. Pamela was born in Omaha, Nebraska. She attended Denison Community Schools graduating with the class of 1980. She worked at the Lucky...

Helen M. Comstock

Helen M. Comstock

October 4, 2011

Helen Marie Comstock was born March 18, 1919, the daughter of Martin and Bertha Brodersen Harm of Denison. She died on Tuesday, October 4, 2011, at the Eventide Lutheran Home in Denison, Iowa, at the age of 92. Helen attended country school in Crawford County and was a life-long member of Zion Lutheran Church in Denison where she was baptized...

Don Hansman

Don Hansman

September 30, 2011

Douglas Donald Hansman was born at St Anthonys Hospital in Carroll, Iowa, on December 2, 1935. The son of Carl Fredrick and Hazel Elizabeth (Dixon) Hansman. He died on Friday, September 30, 2011, at St Anthonys Hospital in Carroll, Iowa, at the age of 75 years, 9 months and 28 days. He was raised on the family farm north of...

Edna E. Christensen

Edna E. Christensen

September 20, 2011

Edna Elvera Christensen was born August 23, 1919, the daughter of Aaron and Sigrid Schorling Segerhammar. She passed away Tuesday, September 20, 2011, at Eventide Lutheran Home in Denison, Iowa, at the age of ninety-two. Edna was born in Burdick, Kansas, and baptized in Christ on October 30, 1919, at Hebron Lutheran Church in Burdick, Kansas, and confirmed in 8th...

Darlene Kolln

Darlene Kolln

September 16, 2011

Darlene Elizabeth Kolln was born February 27, 1929, the daughter of George and Wilhelmina Detlefsen Christiansen. She passed away at the Alegent Health Missouri Valley Hospital in Missouri Valley, Iowa on Friday, September 16, 2011, at the age of eighty-two. Darlene was born in Denison, Iowa, attending rural school in her early education and received her GED. On December 18,...

Valgene Kruse

Valgene Kruse

September 14, 2011

Valgene Fred Kruse was born July 6, 1941, the son of Fred and Esther Kuhlmann Kruse. He died Wednesday, September 14, 2011, at the Horn Memorial Hospital in Ida Grove, Iowa, at the age of seventy. Valgene was born in Hanover Township, Crawford County, Iowa. He was baptized on August 3, 1941, at Zion Lutheran Church in Denison, Iowa, and...

Mary V. Van Arsdol

Mary V. Van Arsdol

September 9, 2011

Mary Veronica Van Arsdol was born March 13, 1918, the daughter of Jas and Delia Mulligan Forrest. She passed away on Friday, September 9, 2011, at the Golden Living Center - Clarkson, Nebraska, at the age of ninety-three. Mary was born in Dunlap, Iowa, and attended rural country school. She was united in marriage to Leonard Van Arsdol on September...

Paul J. Christiansen

Paul J. Christiansen

August 26, 2011

Paul Jurgen Christiansen was born March 12, 1922, the son of Paul C. and Martha Koch Christiansen. He passed away on Friday, August 26, 2011, at the Quail Creek Nursing Home in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at the age of eighty-nine. Paul was born in Charter Oak, Iowa, and received his education in the Charter Oak Community Schools. He attended the...

Norma Kraus

Norma Kraus

August 13, 2011

Norma Mae Kraus was born July 29, 1929, the daughter of Vernet, Sr. and Mary Lou Samuelson Tech. She passed away Saturday, August 13, 2011, at the Eventide Lutheran Home in Denison, Iowa, at the age of 82. Norma was born in Charter Oak, Iowa. She attended the Charter Oak Community Schools graduating with the class of 1947. She taught...

Ruth Ossenkop

Ruth Ossenkop

July 30, 2011

Ruth Mae Ossenkop was born September 21, 1919, the daughter of Amandus and Agnes Shelldorf Kracht. She passed away Saturday, July 30, 2011, at the Elm Crest Retirement Community in Harlan, Iowa, at the age of ninety-one. Ruth was born in Westside, Iowa. She attended Westside Community Schools, graduating with the class of 1936. She was united in marriage to...

Ronald Thornhill

Ronald Thornhill

July 26, 2011

Ronald Ivan Thornhill was born May 13, 1947, in Ida Grove, Iowa, the son of Ivan and Irene Bubke Thornhill. He passed away at his home in Denison, Iowa, on July 26, 2011, at the age of sixty-four. Ron was born with Cerebral Palsy that affected his legs, but that never stopped him. He was incredibly active as a boy,...

Denise Miller

Denise Miller

July 20, 2011

Denise Marie Miller was born November 9, 1950, the daughter of Maurice and Alvena Kubec Miller. She passed away at the Manning Health Care Center in Manning, Iowa, on Wednesday, July 20, 2011, at the age of sixty. Denise was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She attended Benton Community Schools graduating with the class of 1968. She attended Iowa Lakes...

Russell Hast

Russell Hast

July 17, 2011

Russell Louis Hast was born April 5, 1945, the son of Albert and Dorothy Nance Hast. He passed away Sunday, July 17, 2011, at Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska, at the age of 66. Russell was born in Denison, Iowa. He grew up in the Buck Grove area, attending country school. He attended Denison High School in Denison,...

Matt Grell

Matt Grell

July 15, 2011

Mathaus "Matt" Joseph Grell was born September 12, 1954, the son of Arnold and Velma Carter Grell. He passed away Friday July, 12, 2011, at his home in Solider, Iowa, at the age of 56, following a short illness. Matt was born in Mapleton, Iowa and graduated from Maple Valley High School. After graduation he worked for his parents and...

Jerry Ferris

Jerry Ferris

July 15, 2011

Gerald "Jerry" Christopher Ferris was born May 30, 1922, the son of Clyde L. and Mathilda Gabel Ferris. He passed away Friday, July 15, 2011, at Eventide Nursing Home, at the age of 89. Jerry was born in Keokuk, Iowa, and graduated from the Keokuk High School in the class of 1940. After graduation he served his country in the...