Harold Edmund Fisher, son of Silas Edmund and Bertha (Lawrence) Fisher, was born on Feb. 13, 1919 at Peru, Nebraska and passed away on Jan. 27, 2015 at the Ambassador Care Center in Sidney, Iowa. Harold's youth was spent in Peru, NE where he was president of his class for all four years graduating in 1938 from Peru High School....
Clifford Eugene Thompson, 85, of Shenandoah and formerly of Coin passed away on Friday, January 23, 2015 at his home in Shenandoah. As per his wishes, Clifford will be cremated and a private inurnment will be held at Elmwood Cemetery in Coin. He is survived by his niece, Beverly Crooks of Portland, OR; other relatives and friends.
Ethelyn "Pat" Doyle was born Ethelyn Lorraine Clark on a farm near Hinton, Iowa on May 11, 1929 to Ralph Erskine Clark and Eliza Maria (McFarland) Clark. The family moved to a farm near Lawton, Iowa where she attended school and graduated from Lawton High School in 1947. After high school, she moved to Sioux City and worked as a...
John Stanley Benjamin, son of Jack Stanley and Ruth Marie (Sims) Benjamin, was born on August 23, 1945 in Honolulu, Hawaii while his parents were stationed at Pearl Harbor. He entered into the arms of his Lord on Wednesday, January 21, 2015, at his home in rural Sidney, Iowa, at the age of 69 years, 4 months, 29 days. Growing...
Maurice Frank Hoxie, son of Frank, Jr. and Carolyn (Kent) Hoxie, was born on April 30, 1926 in Shenandoah. He entered into the arms of his Lord on Friday, January 16, 2015. Maurice grew up on the family farm and attended rural school until he entered junior high school in Shenandoah. He graduated with the Class of 1944 and attended...
Vincent "Pete" dePaul Conners, was born to Tom and Ann Conners on Dec 23, 1920 in Imogene, Iowa and the youngest of their seven children. He passed away in Dallas, Texas on January 16, 2015 surrounded by his daughter and her family. He was 94 years old. He graduated from St. Patrick's high school where he played baseball and tried...
Harvey Gene Vermillion, son of Lewis and Cecil (Porter) Vermillion, was born on January 27, 1928 in Locust Grove Township, Farragut, Iowa. He passed away January 13, 2015 in Red Oak, Iowa. He was 86 years old. Harvey was born in rural Farragut, Iowa, and attended high school in Shenandoah. After graduation, he served for two years in the US...
Gerald "Jerry" Anthony Joseph Head, 81, Imogene, Iowa, was born on August 11, 1933, at the old Hamburg hospital to Helen (Maher) and Anthony "Tony" Head. He passed away on Monday, January 12, 2015, at Methodist Hospital, Omaha, Nebraska. He was raised on the family farm 2 miles south and west of Imogene. He received the sacraments of Baptism, First...
Paul David Newcomb, son of James Joseph and Margaret (Priebe) Newcomb was born on July 26, 1943 in Detroit, Michigan. He passed away on January 9, 2015, at the age of 71, at the Shenandoah Medical Center Emergency Room following an accident at his home in Shenandoah. Growing up, Paul's early life was spent in East Detroit. He received his...
Wade Eugene Lair, son of Elliott Wade and Betty (Fletcher) Lair, was born September 2, 1944 in Hamburg, Iowa. He passed away January 7, 2015 at the Shenandoah Medical Center in Shenandoah, Iowa. He was 70 years old. Wade was born and raised in Hamburg, Iowa. He graduated from Hamburg High School with the class of 1962. Following high school...
Joyce Marie Adams, daughter of Jesse Fredrick and Carrie Ethel (Hill) Stump, was born September 16, 1918 in Coin, Iowa. She passed away January 3, 2015 at University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. She was 96 years old. Joyce grew up in Coin, Iowa. She helped raise her three nieces (Ila Sue, Betta Lea and Joan). She did...
Cecil Judson Carlson, formerly of Essex, Iowa passed into the arms of his Savior on December 21, 2014 at the age of 94 in Norman, Oklahoma. He was born on July 3, 1920 in Reynolds, Nebraska to Carl J. Carlson and Blanche Mae (Stinemates) Carlson. Before graduating Essex High School, Cecil met the love of his life, Marvis Irene Parker....
William "Bill" Alan Peery, son of William Grandville and Mary Louella (Burke) Peery, was born November 13, 1957 in Clarinda, Iowa. Bill passed away December 20, 2014 at University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Bill was 57 years old. Bill grew up in Villisca and was the youngest of two brothers and one sister. Bill had various job...
Edwin Ross (Pete) Hamilton, Jr., was born to Edwin Ross (Pete), Sr. and Mary Field Hamilton on February 19, 1931 in Shenandoah, Iowa. He grew up in Shenandoah and graduated from Shenandoah High School with the class of 1948. He started working at Stockstill Service Station before he graduated and continued there after he was married and discharged from the...
Ray, 78, passed away on Monday, December 15, 2014 in Shenandoah. A Remembrance Gathering will be held at a later date.
Dorothy Lucile (Danielson) Piester, 93, of rural Shenandoah, passed away December 14, 2014 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center/Clarkson in Omaha. She was born on October 16, 1921 in rural Page County, Iowa to Roland H. and Ruth A. (Dugan) Danielson. Dorothy spent a few of growing up years at the Iowa Soldiers Orphans Home in Davenport, Iowa. She...
Marjorie Maxine (Owen) Alexander, daughter of Matthew Henry and Mary Elizabeth (Gardener) Owen, was born on July 25, 1935 in Hamburg, Iowa. She entered into eternal rest on Sunday, December 14, 2014 at the Grape Community Hospital in Hamburg, at the age of 79. Her early life was spent growing up in Hamburg in the neighborhood they called Militia Holler....
Dale Edward Matthews was one of seven children born to Eugene and Nora (Buckingham) Matthews. He was born February 28, 1920 and he passed away Sunday, December 14, 2014, at the Elm Heights Care Center in Shenandoah. He was 94 years old. Dale grew up in Tabor, Iowa. He obtained a degree in accounting at the University of Iowa in...
Doris "June" Greenwalt, age 89, died peacefully on November 28, 2014 at the Golden Living Center in Nebraska City, Nebraska after a long struggle with Alzheimer's Disease. She was born to the late Frank and Beatrice (Mullen) Purtle on December 24, 1924 in Westboro, Missouri. June grew up in Westboro and was involved with farm life at an early age....
Mary Jane Carroll was born on September 23, 1926 in Hamburg, Iowa; the daughter of Louis Eugene Carroll and Mary Adelta (Heckel) Carroll. "Jaynie", as she was known by many friends, entered into eternal peace on Thursday, November 27 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Jaynie spent her early years in Hamburg and Lohrville, Iowa. She graduated from Shenandoah High School with the...