Daily Nonpareil Council Bluffs IA December 22nd, 2004 LOGAN - Irene Ranier, 97, of Logan died Dec. 20 at the Westmont Care Center in Logan. (http://bannerads.zwire.com/bannerads/redirect.cfm?ADLOCATION=4000&PAG=461&BRD=2554) Irene was born Oct. 7, 1907, in Logan to Frank and Winifred (Miller) Ranier. Survivors include nieces, nephews and cousins. Graveside services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Harris Grove Cemetery in Logan. No visitation will be held. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Logan Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

Daily Nonpareil Council Bluffs IA December 20th, 2004 MISSOURI VALLEY - Pauline Elsie Lyons, 81, of Missouri Valley died Dec. 17 at Rose Vista Care Center in Woodbine. (http://bannerads.zwire.com/bannerads/redirect.cfm?ADLOCATION=4000&PAG=461&BRD=2554) Survivors include her husband, Charles of Missouri Valley; children, Deborah Davis of Omaha, David Randall Brickley and wife, Nancy, of Omaha, Claudia Myers and husband, Don, of Omaha, Treesa Franz of Council Bluffs; nine grandchildren; three sisters. Memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church in Missouri Valley. Hennessey-Aman Funeral Home in Missouri Valley is in charge of arrangements.

Daily Nonpareil Council Bluffs IA December 20th, 2004 Lester Brown, 80, of Missouri Valley died Dec. 19 at Methodist Hospital in Omaha. Services are pending at Hennessey-Aman Funeral Home in Missouri Valley.

Daily Nonpareil Council Bluffs IA December 19th, 2004 Pauline E. Lyons, 81, of Missouri Valley, died Dec. 17 at the Rose Vista Nursing Home in Woodbine. (http://bannerads.zwire.com/bannerads/redirect.cfm?ADLOCATION=4000&PAG=461&BRD=2554) Memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, at the First Baptist Church in Missouri Valley. No burial or viewing will be held. The body was cremated. Hennessey-Aman Funeral Home in Missouri Valley handled the arrangements.

Looking for info on Thomas & Ann Brown. There is a Thomas with wife Ann in Linnwood cemetery...don't know if it's them. Thomas died November 7, 1874. Ann, Nov 27, 1909. I know the Thomas and Ann I'm looking for had three sons, George, John Lloyd, and Edward. If anyone has anything on these people, please contact me. Thanks, Chris

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hammond, Cook, Becker, Schoonover Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0k.2ADE/2276 Message Board Post: Family member requests copy of OBITUARY for J. Oren Hammond DOB 19 Feb 1857, DOD 20 June 1937 in Persia, Iowa. Buried in Valley View Cemetery, Union Township, Harrison County, Iowa. Husband of Martha Alydia (Becker) Cook Hammond. Bob Schoonover Email: [email protected]

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hammond, Cook, Becker, Schoonover Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0k.2ADE/2275 Message Board Post: Family member seeking any information about the family of J. Oren Hammond & Martha Alydia (Becker) Cook Hammond. Marriage on 27 June 1887 in Persia, Iowa. Children were: Alta, Effie, Charles, Archie & Oscar Hammond. Martha was previously married to Frank O. Cook of Persia with whom she had 3 children: Levi A. Cook, Joseph Emenzo Cook and Joel Cook. Children probably raised together by Hammond family. J. Oren Hammond DOB 19 Feb 1857, DOD unk in Persia, Iowa. Both families appear to be buried in Valley View Cemetery, Union Twp., Harrison County, Iowa. Bob Schoonover Email: [email protected]

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Cook, Hammond, Becker, Schoonover Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0k.2ADE/2274 Message Board Post: Family member searching for information about the family of Frank O. Cook and Martha Alydia (Becker) Cook. Marriage 11 Nov 1879. Frank born 18 April 1855; DOD 25 February 1885 in Persia, Iowa. His wife, Martha born 4 May 1862 in Wisconsin, DOD 28 Oct 1898 in Persia, Iowa. Three children: Levi A. Cook, DOB 28 Feburary 1881; Joseph Emenzo Cook, DOB 3 Dec 1884; and Joel Cook, DOB unknown. Frank, Levi, Joseph & Alydia appear to be buried in Valley View Cemetery, Union Twp, Harrison County, Iowa. Alydia Cook later married J. Oren Hammond on 27 June 1887 in Persia, IA. Bob Schoonover Email: [email protected]

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Becker, Cook, Hammond, Schoonover Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0k.2ADE/2273 Message Board Post: Family member searching for information about Martha Alydia (Becker) Cook, wife of Frank O. Cook, mother of Levi A. Cook, Joseph Emenzo Cook and Joel Cook. Probable second marriage to J. Oren Hammond. with following children: Alta, Effie, Charles, Archie & Oscar. Martha Alydia DOB 4 May 1862 in Wisconsin, DOD 28 October 1898 in Persia, Harrison County, Iowa. Death notice would suffice. Martha Alydia Becker was daughter of Emenzo Frederick Becker and Mary B. Schoonover. After Emenzo was KIA in the Civil War Mary B. Schoonover Becker married George Frederich Cook of Washington, Iowa. Might have been a connection between Mary's Cook and Martha's Cook husbands???? Bob Schoonover Email: [email protected]

Daily Nonpareil Council Bluffs IA December 15th, 2004 LOGAN - Don W. Pettit, 75, of Maryville, Mo., formerly of Logan, died Dec. 9 in St. Joseph, Mo. (http://bannerads.zwire.com/bannerads/redirect.cfm?ADLOCATION=4000&PAG=461&BRD=2554) Memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Logan Memorial Chapel with visitation starting at 6 p.m. Burial will be Friday at 10 a.m. at Harris Grove Cemetery, Logan.

Daily Nonpareil Council Bluffs IA December 15th, 2004 Virgil E. Clark, 80, of Council Bluffs died Dec. 13 at Northcrest Care Center. (http://bannerads.zwire.com/bannerads/redirect.cfm?ADLOCATION=4000&PAG=461&BRD=2554) He was born May 20, 1924, in Mondamin to William M. and Cora Jobe Clark. He served in the U.S. Army serving in World War II. He was a heavy equipment operator working for Commercial Lot Cleaning in California. He was a former Council Bluffs Police operator. He was a member of VFW Post No. 737 and Disabled American Veterans. Mr. Clark and his wife, Roberta, were married 57 years. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Vincent. Survivors in addition to his wife include daughter, Ruth Ann Etherington, and husband, Lloyd, of Council Bluffs; son, David, and wife, Wanda, of Westhills, Calif.; grandchildren, Kristi Etherington, Robert Etherington, Brandon Clark, Jessica Billingley, Jennifer Baumgardner and Jolene Etherington; five great-grandchildren; brothers, Evan Clark and wife, Jacqueline, Fred Clark and wife, Helen, all of Council Bluffs, and Glen Clark and wife, Maxine, of Fontana, Calif.; sister, Bonnie Alley, of Elmonte, Calif.; nieces and nephews. Visitation will be Thursday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Cutler-O'Neill-Meyer-Woodring Funeral Home. The funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home with John Farrell, chaplain at Hospice Preferred Choice, officiating. Burial will be in Cedar Lawn Cemetery with military rites conducted by American Legion Post No. 2. Memorials may be offered to Hospice Preferred Choice and Northcrest Care Center.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/0k.2ADE/2119.1 Message Board Post: Hi I am looking for the parents of Jennie McIntosh who had a little girl she named Genevieve, my grandmother. Jennie was an unwed mother at the time of her birth in 1909. They resided in New York, in a convent. That same year, Jennie married a William Loper and they moved to Connecticut. Could your Genevieve be related to my Genevieve? Please help. You can email me at [email protected]

Daily Nonpareil Council Bluffs IA December 14, 2004 Edna K. Cox, 100, of Upland, Calif., died Dec. 8 in Upland. (http://bannerads.zwire.com/bannerads/redirect.cfm?ADLOCATION=4000&PAG=461&BRD=2554) She was born Sept. 20, 1904, in Logan to Edward T. and Mary E. Meyer. She previously lived in Council Bluffs. She was a registered nurse. Survivors include daughter-in-law, Patricia Cox, of Upland; grandsons, Michael Cox and wife, Ami, of Alta Loma, Calif., and Kevin "Casey" Cox and wife, Madeline, of San Diego; granddaughter, Pennelope R. Cox, companion Larry Druker, of Upland; great-granddaughters, Megan and Katy Cox of Alta Loma, Calif.; cousins, nephews and nieces. Visitation will be Thursday from 7 to 8 p.m. at Cutler-O'Neill-Meyer-Woodring Funeral Home. The funeral will be Friday at 9 a.m. at the funeral home with Bruce Van Stelton and Jack Henry co-officiating. Burial will be in Harris Grove Cemetery in rural Logan.

_Click here: ABMC Home Page_ (http://www.abmc.gov/) For soldiers who died in battle..... I got a nice picture of my relative's gravesite in the Netherlands for free. It is the American Battle Monuments Commission -- they sent me a huge color picture of the cemetery and a smaller black & white of his headstone. Here is a list of their services from their website: The commission receives more than 9,000 inquiries yearly, many seeking to facilitate visits or locate individual grave sites. ABMC provides the following services to requestors: * Name, location, and information on cemeteries and memorials. * Plot, row and grave number or memorialization location of Honored War Dead * Best in-country routes and modes of travel to cemeteries or memorials. * Information on accommodations near cemeteries or memorials. * Escort service for relatives to grave and memorial sites within the cemeteries. * Letters authorizing fee-free passports for members of the immediate family traveling overseas to visit a grave or memorialization site. * Black and white photographs of headstones and Tablets of the Missing on which the names of dead or missing are engraved. * Arrangements for floral decorations placed at graves and memorialization sites. * An Honor Roll Certificate containing data on a Korean War casualty suitable for framing. * Polaroid color photographs of donated floral decorations in place. The commission also provides friends and relatives of those interred in its cemeteries or memorialized on its Tablets of the Missing with color lithographs of the cemetery or memorial on which is mounted a photograph of the headstone or commemorative inscription. The Andrews Project, named in honor of its sponsor, the late Congressman George W. Andrews, is ABMC’s most popular service.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wohlers, Frazier, Iddings, Schneider Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0k.2ADE/2272 Message Board Post: Ila R. Wohlers, 89 12/13/2004 Ila R. Wohlers, 89, Logan, died Nov. 26 at Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital, Missouri Valley. Ila was born Aug. 19, 1915 in Logan to William C. and Florence E. (Frazier) Iddings. She graduated from Logan High School, then attended the University of Iowa, where she received her degrees in English and Social Science. Ila taught for many years before marrying Ted Wohlers, July 3, 1942 in Papillion, Neb. She was very active in 4-H, was news correspondent for many local papers, The Des Moines Register, The Omaha World-Herald, and was news editor and columnist for The Logan Herald-Observer. Ila was head librarian for the Logan Library for 25 years. Ted died Nov. 1, 1977. Ila was a member of the Logan Christian Church, where she remained active for as long as her health permitted. Ila was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Ted, and one brother, Glen Iddings. Survivors include two sons, Ted and his wife, Linda, Omaha; and Bill and his wife, Margaret, Denison; two grandchildren, Brian Wohlers and his wife, Michelle, Omaha; and Jennifer Schneider and her husband, Alyn, Denison; and six great-grandchildren, Evan, Jenna, Emily, Austin, Luke and Bennett. Funeral Services were held Nov. 30 at the Logan Christian Church, Pastor Ron Riley, officiant. Pianist was Vicki Koenig. Casket bearers were Rick Oviatt, Bruce Roberts, Brian Wohlers, Court Oviatt, Mark Leonard and Alyn Schneider. Interment was in the Logan Cemetery. Logan Memorial Chapel was in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be given to the Logan Christian Church or the Logan Library. Respectfully submitted for other researchers ©MISSOURI VALLEY TIMES - NEWS 2004

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0k.2ADE/2271 Message Board Post: Ila R. Wohlers, 89, 12/13/2004 Ila R. Wohlers, 89, Logan, died Nov. 26 at Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital, Missouri Valley. Ila was born Aug. 19, 1915 in Logan to William C. and Florence E. (Frazier) Iddings. She graduated from Logan High School, then attended the University of Iowa, where she received her degrees in English and Social Science. Ila taught for many years before marrying Ted Wohlers, July 3, 1942 in Papillion, Neb. She was very active in 4-H, was news correspondent for many local papers, The Des Moines Register, The Omaha World-Herald, and was news editor and columnist for The Logan Herald-Observer. Ila was head librarian for the Logan Library for 25 years. Ted died Nov. 1, 1977. Ila was a member of the Logan Christian Church, where she remained active for as long as her health permitted. Ila was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Ted, and one brother, Glen Iddings. Survivors include two sons, Ted and his wife, Linda, Omaha; and Bill and his wife, Margaret, Denison; two grandchildren, Brian Wohlers and his wife, Michelle, Omaha; and Jennifer Schneider and her husband, Alyn, Denison; and six great-grandchildren, Evan, Jenna, Emily, Austin, Luke and Bennett. Funeral Services were held Nov. 30 at the Logan Christian Church, Pastor Ron Riley, officiant. Pianist was Vicki Koenig. Casket bearers were Rick Oviatt, Bruce Roberts, Brian Wohlers, Court Oviatt, Mark Leonard and Alyn Schneider. Interment was in the Logan Cemetery. Logan Memorial Chapel was in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be given to the Logan Christian Church or the Logan Library. Respectfully submitted for other researchers ©MISSOURI VALLEY TIMES - NEWS 2004

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Osweiler, Peiffer, Calkins, Tenney, Martens, Pitzen Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0k.2ADE/2270 Message Board Post: Lyle J. Osweiler, 83, Missouri Valley, died Nov. 23 at Longview Home. Lyle was born July 2, 1921 in Pocahontas to William and Priscilla (Peiffer) Osweiler. He married Iona Calkins, Nov. 23, 1944 in Varina. Lyle farmed for several years and worked at Fruehauf Trailers, Omaha, as a machinist. Iona died Jan. 14, 2000. Lyle was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church and he enjoyed woodworking and gardening. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, Iona, and brothers, Don, Kenneth and Francis. Survivors include: daughters, Mary Tenney and her husband, Dennis, Highland Hills, N.Y.; Joan Martens and her husband, Jack, Missouri Valley; sons, Terry and his wife, Carol, Highland Hills, N.Y.; Jim and his wife, Vicki, Boise, Ida.; Rodney and his wife, Judy, Norfolk, Neb.; Bill and his wife, Kim, Dallas, Tex.; sister, Doris Pitzen and her husband, Phil, Storm Lake; brother, James, Woodbine; 15 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Nov. 27, Rev. Frs. Bob Harris and Eugene Koch, celebrants. Musician was Lyle Waterhouse. Casket bearers were Mike Osweiler, Rick Osweiler, Justin Gearhart, Dean Dewaele, Scott Osweiler, and Michael VanSickel. Interment was in Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Missouri Valley. Respectfully submitted for other researchers ©MISSOURI VALLEY TIMES - NEWS 2004

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Ferguson Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0k.2ADE/2269 Message Board Post: Leota Mae Ferguson, 75, Papillion, Neb., formerly of Missouri Valley, died Dec. 4 at the Montclaire Nursing Home, Omaha. Visitation with the family will be held Thursday, Dec. 9, from 6 to 7 p.m. at Hennessey-Aman Funeral Home, Missouri Valley. Funeral Service will be held at the funeral home, Friday, Dec. 10, at 10 a.m. Interment will be in Rose Hill Memorial Garden, Missouri Valley. Memorials may be given to the American Diabetes Association. Respectfully submitted for other researchers ©MISSOURI VALLEY TIMES - NEWS 2004

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Thomspon, Cooper, Wahl, Talbert, Schrader, Grotjohn, Bonsall, Jacobson Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0k.2ADE/2268 Message Board Post: Clarence J. Thompson was born July 31, 1919, in Papillion, Neb., to Avery and Rose (Cooper) Thompson. He grew up in Papillion and graduated from Papillion High School. He then attended business school and went on to manage grain elevators in Iowa. He managed the Thompson Elevator in Dunlap for 20 years, then moved on to manage elevators in Manning, Schaller and Correctionville, Iowa. On February 6, 1943, Clarence married Dorothy Wahl in Lindenwood, Ill. Clarence served his country by enlisting in the U.S. Army during W.W.II. He was in the India/Burma/China Theater including two years in India in medical supply. He received a Bronze Star. Clarence was a kind and caring man always helping others. He was very active in his church, a volunteer at Lutheran Camp Okoboji, AAL, and Siouxland Mended Heart. Clarence and Dorothy both loved to garden, fish, play cards, camp, travel and be with family and friends. Dorothy died on February 15, 2003. Clarence died on Thursday, December 2, 2004, at Three Links Care Center in Norfield, Minn., attaining the age of 85 years, four months, and two days. Clarence was preceded in death by his parents; wife; four brothers, Ward, Art, Earl, and Don; and one sister, Helen Talbert. He is survived by three children, Beverly and her husband Don Schrader of Cheyenne, Wyo., Betty and her husband Dean Grotjohn of Apple Valley, Minn., Jene Thompson and his wife Dot of Nashville, Tenn.; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; two sisters, Ruth Bonsall of Dunlap, Iowa, Rosemary and her husband Butch Jacobsen of Papillion, Neb.; two brothers, Jack and his wife Carol of Henderson, Nev., Avery Thompson and his wife Verna of Dunlap, Iowa; four sisters-in-law, Lois Thompson of Dunlap, Iowa, Grace Thompson of Papillion, Neb., Darlene Thompson of Dunlap, Iowa, and Delores Wahl of Rockford, Ill.; brother-in-law, Art Wahl of Florida; and many other relatives and friends. Funeral services w! ere held Monday morning, December 6, 2004 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Dow City at 10 a.m. with Rev. Gordon Buchholz officiating. Musician was Sherry Ketelsen, trumpeter was Sander Grotjohn and vocalist Karen Berg sang "Abide With Me." Military graveside rites were provided by Dunlap American Legion Post #224 at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Dunlap. Honorary pall bearers were Eddie Favors, Deena Grotjohn, Megan Schrader, Chris Thompson. Active pall bearers were Micheal Bonsall, Peter Grotjohn, Sander Grotjohn, Wes Schrader, Dana Talbert, Cory Thompson. Respectfully submitted for other researchers ©The Dunlap Reporter 2004

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Caldwell, Campbell, Richards, Rife, Hall, Thompson, Gee, Kerns, King, Neese, Daubert, Myers, Paracsi, Krauth Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0k.2ADE/2267 Message Board Post: Pearl Caldwell, 97, 11/15/2004 Pearl Caldwell, 97, Onawa, formerly of Little Sioux, died Oct. 26, at Elmwood Care Centre, Onawa. Pearl was born Dec. 8, 1906 at River Sioux, the daughter of Ed and Grace (Campbell) Richards. She attended River Sioux Elementary and High School at Little Sioux. She was united in marriage to Dewey Rife, Oct. 19, 1923 In Onawa. Their daughter Betty was born June 17, 1926. Dewey died Nov. 11, 1979. Pearl married Ernest Caldwell, Dec. 17, 1981 at Missouri Valley. Ernest died Dec. 6, 1999. She lived her entire life on the Richards' home farm and was a member of the Methodist Church in Little Sioux. Pearl was a good neighbor and friend and was devoted to caring for all members of her family until the death of Ernest. She then made her home at Elmwood Care Centre. In addition to her husbands, she was preceded in death by her parents; two sisters, Violet Hall and Garnet Rife; a step-son, Austin Caldwell and a niece, Vera Thompson. Survivors include a daughter, Betty and her husband, Grover Gee, Mondamin; a step-daughter, Carol, and her husband Jim Kerns, Springfield, Mo.; a step-son, Alvie Caldwell and his wife, Bonnie, Waukegan, Ill.; a daughter-in-law, Donna Caldwell King and her husband, Larry, Missouri Valley; eight grandchildren; ! 16 great-grand children and nieces, Joan (Don) Neese, Missouri, Valley, Sherri (Jim) Daubert and family, Lincoln, Neb.; Vicki (Ted) Myers, Logan; and their children, Kandice (Josh) Paracsi, Kansas City, Mo.; Krystal and Brock Myers, Logan,; and Bonnie (Wilbur) Krauth and son Jimmy, Lompoc, Calif.; and a nephew Bill (Maxine) Rife, Fillmore, Calif. Funeral Services were held, Oct. 30, at the Little Sioux United Methodist Church, Pastor DeeAnn Klapp, officiant. Sarah Bryceson was soloist and Madylon Perley, organist. Casket bearers were Paul Kerns, Lowell McCracken, David Caldwell, Rick Shearer, Jim Daubert and Ted Myers, Honorary bearers were John Kerns, Jeff Caldwell, Steve Caldwell, Jess Shearer, Michael Caldwell and Scott Jacobs. Interment was in Little Sioux Cemetery. Memorials will be given to Little Sioux United Methodist Church. Rush Family Care Service, Onawa, was in charge of arrangements. Respectfully submitted for other researchers ©MISSOURI VALLEY TIMES - NEWS 2004