Ella V. Dahl
Jan 8, 2009
Ella V. Dahl, age 96, of Bennett, Iowa, died January 8, 2009, at Cedar Manor Nursing Home-Tipton. Ella was born June 25, 1913, in rural Bennett to John Dahl and Lucy Pohlmann. Keeping with Ella's wishes, cremation rites have been accorded and there will be no services. Chapman Funeral Home-Clarence is assisting the family. Private burial will be at a...
Kenneth C. Lund
Jan 1, 2009
Kenneth C. Lund, 78, of Clarence, Iowa died Thursday, January 1, 2009, at Genesis East Medical Center in Davenport after a sudden illness. Kenneth was born to William and Martha (Reclefs) Lund on July 4, 1930, at their farm in rural Clarence. Kenneth married in 1956 and had a daughter Judy who passed away shortly after birth and then had...
Felicia F. Skala
Dec 31, 2008
Felicia F. Skala, 48, of Wheatland, Iowa, died Wednesday, December 31, 2008, at Wheatland Manor Nursing Home after a long struggle with MS. Felicia was born on September 1, 1960, to Robert and Peggy (Stewart) Vens. Felicia was a loving mother and daughter who had a contagious sense of humor. She always enjoyed being on the farm and at family...
Pauline Strackbein
Dec 23, 2008
Pauline Strackbein, 92, of Wheatland, Iowa, died Tuesday, December 23, 2008, at the Wheatland Manor Nursing Home in Wheatland. Pauline was born on April 12, 1916, in Bennett, Iowa, to William and Mary (Hagge) Wagner. Pauline married Erich George Strackbein on May 1, 1943; he died on February 26, 1971. Funeral services for Pauline Strackbein will be held at 10:30am...
James R. Klahn
Dec 16, 2008
James R. Klahn, 60, of Wheatland, Iowa, died Tuesday, December 16, 2008, at Dewitt Community Hospital after a heart attack. James was born on November 15, 1948, in Davenport, Iowa, to Melvin and Hazel (Endorf) Klahn. He married Sandra Tank on July 26, 1969, in Lowden, Iowa. Jim was a farmer, an avid horseman, and loved his cattle and farming....
Leona L. Doermann
Dec 13, 2008
Leona L. Doermann, 88, of Mechanicsville, Iowa, died Saturday, December 13, 2008, at Prairie Hills Assisted Living in Tipton after a short illness. Leona was born on April 2, 1920, in Mechanicsville to Carl and Minnie (Horstmann) Lehrman. Leona married Eric Doermann on June 8, 1946, in Clarence, IA; Eric died on June 11, 2003. Funeral services for Leona Doermann...
Reid K. Borchers
Dec 4, 2008
Reid K. Borchers, 85, of Wheatland, Iowa, died Thursday, December 4, 2008 at Genesis Medical Center in Dewitt, Iowa. Reid was born on May 29, 1923, in Stockton, Iowa, to Charles and Carrie (Herman) Borchers. On June 14, 1947, Reid and Nola Rekemeyer were married in Davenport, Iowa. Reid served in the Army 10th Mountain Division during WWII and had...
Bertha L. Sander
Dec 2, 2008
Bertha L. Sander, 93, of Lowden, Iowa, died Tuesday, December 2, 2008, at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, after an extended illness. Bertha was born on October 1, 1915, in Wilton, Iowa, to Louis and Helena (Leitz) Stolte. Bertha married Herbert Sander on April 1, 1934, in Lowden. Herbert died on February 21, 1994. Bertha worked side-by-side with...
Wilfred J. Ruchotzke
Nov 27, 2008
Wilfred J. Ruchotzke, 79, of Clarence, Iowa, died Thursday, November 27, 2008, at Mechanicsville Nursing & Rehab Center after a lengthy illness. Wilfred was born on May 4, 1929, in Cedar County, to August and Ella (Stolte) Ruchotzke. On June 5, 1955, Wilfred and Marlene H. Shedeck were married in Lowden, Iowa. Wilfred attended country school and later Trinity Lutheran...
Judith Claudine (Followwill) Knoche
Nov 27, 2008
Judith Claudine (Followwill) Knoche, 68, of Wheatland, Iowa, formerly of Blue Grass, Iowa, died Thursday, November 27, 2008, at Wheatland Maner Nursing Home, in Wheatland, Iowa. Judith was born on January, 27, 1940, in Lancaster, Missouri to Everett and Edna (Pickens) Followwill. Judith married Thomas Knoche on March 14, 1959, in Davenport, Iowa. After marriage in 1959 Judith and Thomas...
Donald L. Willows
Nov 25, 2008
Donald L. Willows, 72, of Dixon, Iowa, died on Tuesday, November 25, 2008, at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf, Iowa. Donald was born on September 4, 1936, in Carrington, North Dakota to Edward and Fern (Harrington) Willows. Donald served in the Army and was retired from H & W Motor Express where he worked as a truck driver....
Edna Klinkkammer
Nov 25, 2008
Edna Klinkkammer, 93, of Stanwood, Iowa, died Tuesday, November 25, 2008, at Mechanicsville Nursing & Rehab Center from complications of age. Edna was born on May 23, 1915, in Lisbon, Iowa, to Oscar and Martha (Drach) Stabenow. Edna and Frank Klinkkammer were married in Stanwood on February 10, 1937. Frank and Edna farmed for 35 years Northeast of Stanwood before...
Ruby H. Kellerhals
Nov 23, 2008
Ruby H. Kellerhals, 93, of Tipton, Iowa, died Sunday, November 23, 2008, at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, following a brief illness. Ruby was born on July 30, 1915, in Cedar County, Iowa, to William and Lanetta (Williams) Wagaman. Ruby and Paul Kellerhals were married on November 24, 1934, in Rock Island, Illinois. Paul died in 1965. Funeral...
Luella L. Hein
Nov 22, 2008
Luella L. Hein, 94, of Tipton, Iowa died Saturday, November 22, 2008, at Crestview Nursing Home in West Branch, Iowa. Luella was born on December 31, 1913, to Edward and Amanda (Alpen) Hamann. Luella married Raymond Hein on December 30, 1945, in Wilton. Raymond died on October 19, 1982. Luella was active in Tipton Garden Club and loved gardening. She...
Ardith Toerber Johnson
Nov 21, 2008
Ardith Toerber Johnson, 72, of Iowa City, Iowa, died on Friday, November 21, 2008, at University Hospital, in Iowa City after a brief illness. Ardith was born on November 29, 1935, in Lowden, Iowa to Harold and Bernice (Rutenbeck) Toerber. Ardith and Ardell Johnson were married March 10, 1982 in Iowa City. Ardith worked as a Registered Nurse for over...
Ruth A. Nagler
Nov 16, 2008
Ruth A. Nagler, 97, of Jackson, MI, formerly of Stanwood, Iowa died November 16, 2008, in Jackson. Ruth was born May 1, 1911 in Stanwood, Iowa. Ruth began her teaching career in 1937 in Fontanelle, Iowa. Ruth taught at Tipton, Lisbon, and Sumner, Iowa. She also taught at Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa and Grand Island, Nebraska. In 1946...
Carolyn Deerberg
Nov 5, 2008
Carolyn Deerberg, 91, of Lowden, Iowa, died Wednesday, November 5, 1008 at Trinity Hospital in Bettendorf, Iowa after a lingering illness. Carolyn was born in Lowden on June 2, 1917, to Paul and Emma (Peters) Conrad. Carolyn and Lorenz Deerberg were married on December 5, 1937, in Bennett, Iowa. Lorenz died on November 12, 1998. Funeral services will be held...
Opal Glover
Nov 3, 2008
Opal Glover of Wheatland, died peacefully November 3, 2008, at Genesis East Hospital in Davenport, Iowa surrounded by her loving family. Funeral services will be at 10:30am Friday, November 7 at St. Paul's United Church of Christ in Wheatland, with Reverend Lynne Bisson officiating. Burial will be in Pine Hill Cemetery near Wheatland. Friends and family may call from 4:00-8:00pm...
Reuben D. Strackbein
Oct 28, 2008
Reuben D. Strackbein, 83, of Lowden, Iowa died Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown, Iowa after a sudden illness. Reuben was born on May 24, 1925, in Lowden, to Francis and Lydia (Conrad) Strackbein. Reuben served in the Army and was retired as a custodian from Cornell College. He moved to the Veterans Home in 2001....
Mildred R. Snyder
Oct 21, 2008
Mildred R. Snyder, 87, of Dixon, Iowa, died on Tuesday, October 21, 2008 at Dewitt Community Hospital in Dewitt, Iowa. Mildred was born on October 24, 1920, to Fred and Ella (Roseland) Pruhs. Mildred married Bill Snyder on December 15, 1942, in Wheatland, Iowa; he died May 15, 1995. After graduating from Calamus High School, Mildred married Bill Snyder and...
