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Ethel Strackbein

Ethel Strackbein

Feb 13, 2011

Ethel M. Strackbein, age 85, of Wheatland, Iowa, died February 13, 2011, at the Wheatland Manor Nursing Home. Ethel was born May 8, 1925, in Big Rock, Iowa, to Albert and Emma (Riedesel) Strackbein. Ethel never married. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 am on Thursday, February 17, 2011, at St. Paul's Church in Wheatland, Iowa, with Rev. John...

Erwin Strackbein

Erwin Strackbein

Feb 11, 2011

Erwin L. Strackbein, age 89, of Lowden, Iowa, died February 11, 2011, at the Clarence Nursing Home. Erwin was born November 3, 1921, on a farm south of Lowden to John and Anna (Stuhr) Strackbein. Erwin married Faith Hoyer on June 14, 1947, at Lowden. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 am on Wednesday, February 16, 2011, at Zion...

Dorothy Sennett

Dorothy Sennett

Feb 9, 2011

Dorothy Sennett, age 91, of Lowden, Iowa, died Wednesday, February 9, 2011, in the Clarence Nursing Home. Dorothy was born October 20, 1919, in Clarence, Iowa, to Fred and Martha (Runge) Feddersen. Dorothy married Dick Sennett May 13, 1938. Visitation and graveside services will be held at a later date. The date and time will be announced. Online condolences may...

Hazel Haesemeyer

Hazel Haesemeyer

Feb 8, 2011

Hazel Haesemeyer, age 92, of Cottage Grove, MN (formerly of Stanwood, Iowa), beloved mother, grandmother, sister and friend, passed away peacefully Thursday, February 3, 2011 to join her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Hazel was born September 10, 1918. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 pm on Tuesday, February 8, 2011, at St. John's United Church Of Christ in...

Melvin Monson

Melvin Monson

Feb 3, 2011

Melvin "Mel" Monson, age 65, of Davenport, Iowa, died on Tuesday, February 1, 2011, at Trinity Pathway Hospice-Bettendorf. Melvin was born September 22, 1945, in Quanah, Texas, to Alfred Monson and Capitola (Tallcott) Monson. Melvin married Susan Boedeker, on Feburary 29, 1996, at Lowden, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, February 5, 2011, at Zion...

Nola Borchers

Nola Borchers

Jan 26, 2011

Nola Borchers, age 84, of Wheatland, Iowa, died on January 25, 2011, at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House-Bettendorf. Nola was born October 15, 1926, in Bennett, Iowa, to Fred and Amanda (Thiering) Rekemeyer. Nola married Reid Borchers on June 14, 1947, at Davenport; he died December 4, 2008. Visitation will be from 9:00 am until 11:30 am Friday morning at...

Dale Christian Klahn

Dale Christian Klahn

Jan 24, 2011

KLAHN Captain (retired) Dale Christian Klahn, age 89, of Jacksonville, passed away Thursday, January 20, 2011, at Kindred Hospital in Green Cove Springs. The son of Walter and Irma Klahn of Wheatland, Iowa, he was born on May 19, 1921. He grew up in Iowa until the family moved to Laramie, Wyoming, in 1938 and he graduated from Laramie High...

Berneita Riedesel

Berneita Riedesel

Jan 20, 2011

Berneita Riedesel, 89, of Wheatland, was reunited with her husband, Paul, Wednesday, January 19, 2011. She died peacefully while residing at Wheatland Manor Nursing Home. A memorial service will be held at 6:30 pm, Sunday, January 23, 2011, at the Christian Free Lutheran Church, Wheatland, with Pastor Erik Swenson officiating. The family will greet friends from 4 pm until the...

Leo Fisher

Leo Fisher

Jan 10, 2011

Leo Fisher, age 93, of Clarence, Iowa, died on Friday, January 7, 2011, at St. Lukes Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Leo was born September 19, 1917, near Clarence to Frank Fisher and Elizabeth (Dettmann) Fisher. Leo married Wilma Tittle, on August 27, 1940, at the Little Brown Church, Nashua, Iowa. Private Services will be held at Chapman Funeral Home in Clarence,...

Dorothy Gade

Dorothy Gade

Jan 10, 2011

Dorothy Gade, age 88, of Lowden, Iowa, died on Saturday, January 8, 2011, at Wheatland Manor Nursing Home. Dorothy was born July 9, 1922, in Lowden, Iowa, to William Brockmeyer, Sr. and Alvina (Burmeister) Brockmeyer. Dorothy married Ralph Gade on December 16, 1944, at Lowden. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 am on Tuesday, January 11, 2011, at Zion...

Elvira Rose Steffens

Elvira Rose Steffens

Jan 5, 2011

Elvira Rose Steffens, age 99, of Tipton, Iowa, died on Tuesday, January 4, 2011, at Cedar Manor Nursing Home-Tipton. Elvira was born August 27, 1911, in Cedar County to Adolph Stoecker and Anna (Bouschlicher) Stoecker. Elvira married Orlando Steffens on December 30, 1931, at Davenport. He died June 25, 1996. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm on Friday,...

Ronald L. Steines

Ronald L. Steines

Dec 28, 2010

Ronald L. Steines, age 60, of Toronto, Iowa, died on December 27, 2010, at Genesis West Medical Center, Davenport. Ronald was born January 17, 1950, in Rock Island, Illinois. to Delbert Steines and Betty (Leonard) Steines. Ronald married Linda Hintz on January 18, 1985, at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. A celebration of his life and luncheon will be...

Marilyn Nebergall

Marilyn Nebergall

Dec 27, 2010

Marilyn Nebergall, age 81, of Olin, Iowa, died on December 24, 2010, at Clarence Nursing Home. Marilyn was born March 28, 1929, in Cedar County, Iowa to Fred Hoffner and Lena (Biere) Hoffner. Marilyn married Richard Nebergall May 18, 1947, in Cedar Rapids; he died November 28th, 2010. Funeral services will be held at 7:00 pm on Wednesday, December 29,...

Florence C. Bachman

Florence C. Bachman

Dec 20, 2010

Florence C. Bachman, age 100, of Clarence, Iowa, died on December 18, 2010 at Clarence Nursing Home. Florence was born October 23, 1910, in Princeton, Iowa, to George Heldt and Emma (LeGrand) Heldt. Florence married Fred Bachman in August of 1940; he died in 1985. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, December 22, 2010, at Clarence...

Phyllis Arlene Spear

Phyllis Arlene Spear

Dec 14, 2010

Phyllis Arlene Spear, age 82, of Marion, formerly of Stanwood, Iowa, died peacefully Tuesday, December 14, 2010, at the Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids. Phyllis was born August 29, 1928, in Stanwood, Iowa to Herbert and Margaret (Robinson) Behrens. Phyllis married Cecil Spear on December 8, 1946. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 am on Friday, December 17,...

Marie Ibsen

Marie Ibsen

Dec 12, 2010

Marie Ibsen, age 93, of Clarence, Iowa, died December 12, 2010, at Clarence Nursing Home. Marie was born August 19, 1917, to Chas. H. and Hermina (Debner) Burmeister, and was raised on a farm south of Lowden. Funeral services will be held at 10:30am on Wednesday, December 15, 2010, at St. John's United Church of Christ in Clarence, Iowa, with...

Rollin Dale Wood

Rollin Dale Wood

Dec 6, 2010

Rollin Dale Wood, age 91, of Tipton (formerly of Stanwood), Iowa, died on December 3, 2010, at Mechanicsville Nursing & Rehab. Rollin was born October 6, 1919, in Morley, Iowa, to Frank Wood and Sarah (Fulton) Wood. Rollin married Virginia Bowers on May 5, 1945, at Maquoketa, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 pm on Tuesday, December 7,...

Herman "Pete" Helmold

Herman "Pete" Helmold

Nov 29, 2010

Herman "Pete" Helmold, age 92, of Clarence, Iowa, died on Saturday, November 27, 2010, at Clarence Nursing Home. Herman was born June 29, 1918, on the family farm, in rural Clarence to Heinrich Helmold and Sophie (Deerberg) Helmold. Herman married Margaret Anderson on August 8, 1940, at Little Brown Church, Nashua. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 am on...

Mickey L. Rich

Mickey L. Rich

Nov 15, 2010

Mickey L. Rich, age 51, of Wheatland, Iowa, died Saturday, November 13, 2010, at his home with his wife Pamela at his side. Mickey was born January 17, 1959, in Davenport to Everett Rich and Greta (Baccon) Rich. Mickey married Pamela Reddick Armstrong on May 1, 2009, in Clinton, Iowa. There will be no visitation or services with burial at...

Edwin R. Decker

Edwin R. Decker

Nov 11, 2010

Edwin R. Decker, age 93, of Clarence, Iowa, died at Clarence Nursing Home on Wednesday, November 10, 2010. Edwin was born February 7, 1917, in rural Clarence to Frank Decker and Ella (Gehrls) Decker. Edwin married Irene Meyer on March 23, 1940 at Clarence. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 am on Monday, November 15, 2010, at St. John's...

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