Ira "Mike" Long
Mar 10, 2009
Ira "Mike" Long, age 87, of Stanwood, Iowa, died Tuesday, March 10, 2009, at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, after extended illness. Mike was born to Ira B. and Florence (Shriver) Long on November 15, 1921, in Clarence, Iowa. Mike married Betty Conrad on June 2, 1952, at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. Funeral services for...
Alice Rekemeyer
Mar 1, 2009
Alice Rekemeyer, age 80, of Dewitt, Iowa, died from cancer on March 1, 2009, at West Wing Place in Dewitt. Alice was born October 31, 1928, in Clarence, Iowa, to Henry and Selma (Wendt) Esbaum. Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm on Wednesday, March 4, 2009, at Chapman Funeral Home in Clarence, Iowa. Burial will follow at Inland Cemetery,...
Esther L. Woode
Feb 24, 2009
Esther L. Woode, 93, of Clarence, Iowa, died Tuesday, February 24, 2009, at Mechanicsville Nursing and Rehab after an extended illness. Esther was born on August 5, 1915, in Clarence, to Henry and Frieda (Boettcher) Goldsmith. Esther married Forrest Woode on January 30, 1935, in Davenport, Iowa; he died on January 28, 1992. Esther's favorite things to do were cooking...
Florine L. Kruckenberg
Feb 16, 2009
Florine L. Kruckenberg, 96, of Lowden, Iowa, died Monday, February 16, 2009, at Wheatland Manor Nursing Home in Wheatland, Iowa. Florine was born on August 20, 1912, in Lowden, to Paul and Elsie (Pruess) Kroemer. Florine and Carl Kruckenberg were married in Lowden on November 28, 1937. Carl died on June 16, 1970. Florine was a lifelong member of Trinity...
Gregory J. Tenley
Jan 21, 2009
Gregory J. Tenley, 60, of Stanwood, Iowa, died Wednesday, January 21, 2009, at Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House in Hiawatha, Iowa, after a short illness. Gregory Tenley was born on January 16, 1949, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to James and Elizabeth (Johnston) Tenley. He was a farmer. Gregory Tenley's body was cremated with no visitation or services. Memorials may...
Rosalie A. Sheldon
Jan 14, 2009
Rosalie A. Sheldon, 77, of Clarence, Iowa, died Wednesday, January 14, 2009, at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, after a lenghty illness. Rosalie was born on November 8, 1931, in Lowden, Iowa, to Henry Otto and Luanna (Freese) Sander. Rosalie married Gilbert Sheldon on March 25, 1949, in Clarence. Rosalie had worked as the City Clerk of Clarence...
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...
