Paul R. Riedesel
Jul 17, 2009
Paul R. Riedesel, age 87, of Wheatland, Iowa, died in his home Friday, July 17, 2009. Paul was born October 15, 1921, in Wheatland to Reuben and Florentina (Beckmann) Riedesel. Paul married Berneita Boelkens November 17, 1950, in Morrisson, Illinois. Paul was a retired farmer from the Wheatland area. Memorial services will be held at 7:30pm on Friday, July 24,...
Robert R. Stankee
Jul 15, 2009
Robert R. Stankee, age 87, of Wheatland, Iowa, died Wednesday, July 15, 2009. Robert was born October 3, 1921, in Davenport, Iowa to Paul W. Stankee and Florence Stevenson. Robert Married Dolores(Dotty) Shelton in 1948. Robert graduated from Wheatland High School in 1939. He attended business college and Spartan School of Aeronautics and worked for Bendix Aviation in Philadelphia until...
Everett C. Knudtson
Jul 14, 2009
Everett C. Knudtson, age 69, of Wheatland, Iowa, died in his home Tuesday, July 14, 2009. Everett was born June 10, 1940, in Waukon, Iowa to Clarence Knudtson and Grace A. Bergh. Everett married Carol Adams May 2, 1970 in Iowa City. Everett was a 1957 graduate of Waukon High School and received a M.A. Degree for University of Iowa...
Hilda Dickel
Jul 5, 2009
Hilda Dickel, age 97, of Wheatland, Iowa, died in her home Sunday, July 5, 2009. Hilda was born July 30, 1911, in rural Wheatland to Johannes Hass and Emma Rathman. Hilda married Melvin Dickel February 22, 1933 in Calamus. Melvin died in 1992. Hilda was a member of St. Paul's Church and the Martha Aid. She also volunteered at Wheatland...
Ray Meier
Jun 29, 2009
Ray Meier, age 87, of Lowden, died Monday, June 29, 2009, at Genesis Medical Center East in Davenport, Iowa. Raymond Walter Louis Meier was born November 9, 1921, in rural Wheatland, Iowa to Albert and Ida (Hein) Meier. He married Luetta Licht December 2, 1945, in Lowden. Luetta died May 30, 2009. Together with wife Luetta, Ray farmed for many...
Merlin W. Geadelmann
Jun 18, 2009
Merlin W. Geadelmann, age 78, of Clarence died Thursday, June 18, 2009, at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Merlin was born April 11, 1931, in rural Clarence to William and Milda (Schroeder) Geadelmann. He married Shirly Holling January 13, 1957, in Bennett, Iowa. Merlin was a dairy farmer and through his farming career he and his family developed...
Maxine Schmidt
Jun 14, 2009
Maxine Schmidt, age 84, of Clarence, Iowa, died Sunday, June 14, 2009, at the Clarence Nursing Home. Maxine was born April 15, 1925, in Cresco, Iowa, to Arthur and Mae (Noblet) Blomgren. She married Arthur Schmidt. Graveside services will be held at Hazelridge Cemetery in Elkhorn, Wisconsin at a later date. Maxine is survived by her daughters Connie Hudson of...
Luetta L. Meier
May 30, 2009
Luetta L. Meier, age 82, died Saturday, May 30, 2009, at Wheatland Manor Nursing Home in Wheatland, Iowa. Luetta was born July 7, 1926, in Lowden, Iowa, to Emil an Ella (Kahl) Licht. Luetta married Raymond Meier December 2, 1945, in Lowden. Luetta and Ray retired from farming and worked at the 3/30 Golf and Country Club in Lowden for...
Myrtle L. Hasselbusch
May 19, 2009
Myrtle L. Hasselbusch, age 88, of Clarence, Iowa, died Tuesday, May 19, 2009, at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Myrtle was born April 11, 1921, in Lowden, Iowa, to George and Emma (Mente) Hein. Myrtle married Elwood Hasselbusch February 7, 1946, in Stanwood, Iowa. Elwood died in 1982. Myrtle worked at Midwest Name Plate in Mt. Vernon, Iowa...
Mavis Spangler
May 14, 2009
Mavis A. Spangler, age 69, of Clarence, Iowa, died Thursday, May 14, 2009, at Linn Manor Care Center in Marion, Iowa. Mavis was born on September 26, 1939, in Iowa City, Iowa, to Thomas and Alice (Clark) Edwards. Mavis married Herbert Spangler on July 27, 1962, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Herbert died in 2003. Mavis worked as a CT3 for...
Jean Goldsmith
May 2, 2009
Jean Goldsmith, age 64, of Clarence, Iowa, died Saturday, May 2, 2009, at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Jean was born in rural Tipton, Iowa, on May 12, 1944, to Leonard and Wilma (Kunde) Schwitzer. Jean married Jerry Goldsmith in Bennett, Iowa, on October 18, 1963. Jean had worked as a volunteer at North Cedar Schools for over...
Linda L. Licht
Apr 28, 2009
Linda L. Licht, age 68, of Lowden, Iowa, lost her battle with cancer at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa, on Tuesday, April 28, 2009. Linda was born on September 6, 1942, in Davenport, Iowa, to Warren and Edna (Dallege) Ahrens. Linda and Jeffrey Licht married on September 5, 1987, in Lowden. Linda had worked as a...
Marjorie Miles
Apr 25, 2009
Marjorie Miles, age 101, of Stanwood, Iowa, died Saturday, April 25, 2009, at Clarence Nursing Home in Clarence, Iowa. Marjorie was born on April 28, 1907 in Clark, South Dakota, to Charles and Tina (Kahl) Horn. Marjorie married Harlan "Rube" Miles on December 15, 1932, in Rock Island, Illinois. Marjorie was an important part of her family's work as they...
Hilda Schloemer
Apr 15, 2009
Hilda Schloemer, age 95, of Lowden, Iowa, died Wednesday, April 15, 2009, at Wheatland Manor Nursing Home in Wheatland, Iowa. Hilda was born on September 2, 1913, in Lowden to Fred and Dorothea (Kroeger) Schloemer. Funeral services for Hilda will be at 10:30am on Monday, April 20, 2009, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lowden, with Reverend Victor Young officiating. Burial...
Donald L. Finis
Apr 11, 2009
Donald L. Finis, age 71, of Wheatland, Iowa, died Saturday, April 11, 2009, at the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf, Iowa. Donald was born in Davenport, Iowa, on February 13, 1938, to Ludwig and Ella (Dierksen) Finis. Donald married Evelyn Hennings on March 18, 1967, in Davenport. Don was a 1957 graduate of Wheatland High School. He served...
Marvin C. Esbaum
Mar 27, 2009
Marvin C. Esbaum, age 82, of Lowden, Iowa, died Friday, March 27, 2009, at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Marvin was born on May 11, 1926, in Anamosa, Iowa, to Richard and Erma (Sarby) Esbaum. Marvin married Loretta Petersen on August 7, 1948, in Davenport, Iowa. Marvin loved being a farmer his entire life. He also enjoyed traveling,...
Donald L. "Don" Pruess
Mar 23, 2009
Donald L. "Don" Pruess, age 82, of Davenport, Iowa, and formerly of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Monday, March 23, 2009, at Clarissa Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf, Iowa. Donald was born on March 22, 1927, in Clarence, Iowa, to Wilfred and Elsie (Amend) Pruess. Don married Margaret Patricia (Pat) Lannert on July 7, 1951, in Skokie, Illinois. Don graduated from...
Clarence "Bud" Miller
Mar 20, 2009
Clarence "Bud" Miller, age 89, of Clarence, Iowa, died Friday, March 20, 2009, at Mechanicsville Nursing & Rehabilitation Center after extended illness. Bud was born on May 1, 1919, in Standwood, Iowa, to Frank and Alta (Bixler) Miller. Bud married Virginia Rankin on August 7, 1954, at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. Virginia died in 1956. Bud married...
Raymond "Chico" Boedeker
Mar 19, 2009
Raymond "Chico" Boedeker, age 52, of Lowden, Iowa, died Thursday, March 19, 2009, at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, after sudden illness. Raymond was born to Norman and Eunice (Kruckenberg) Boedeker in Cedar Rapids on June 9, 1956. Chico married Lori Conrad on October 17, 1998 in Lowden. He had worked at IMS in Wilton. Chico was an...
Frank S. Snyder
Mar 16, 2009
Frank S. Snyder, age 98, of Dixon, Iowa, died Saturday, March 14, 2009, at Riverview Manor in Pleasant Valley, Iowa. Frank was born in Dixon on November 5, 1910 to Simon and Mamie (Arnould) Snyder. Frank and Marvel Sinksen married in Davenport on October 6, 1934. Marvel died on September 5, 2004. Frank was a softball and baseball coach for...
