Daily Nonpareil Council Bluffs IA November 28th, 2004 Erma F. Fairman, 93, of Council Bluffs died Nov. 25 at Woodlands Rehabilitation Center. She was born July 26, 1911, in rural Harrison County to George and Anna Olsen. She had been an employee of the Chieftain Hotel, Omaha Credit Bureau, Brodkey Jewelry and Cogley Clinic until her retirement. She was a former local and state president of the Ladies Auxiliary of the National Association of Letter Carriers. She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Harold and Elmer Olsen; and her husband, Walter, in 1989. Survivors include a son, Loyal Fairman; two daughters, Joyce Maurer and Mary and husband, Bob Poe, of Council Bluffs; eight grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; three stepgreat-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Family visitation will be 3 to 5 p.m. today at Henry-Livingston Funeral Chapel, 121 S. Seventh St. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home with Chaplain John Farrell of Hospice Preferred Choice officiating. Burial will follow immediately at Cedar Lawn Cemetery. Memorials may be offered to Woodlands Rehabilitation Center or Hospice Preferred Choice.

Daily Nonpareil Council Bluffs IA Nov 28th, 2004 MISSOURI VALLEY - Mass of Christian burial for Donald J. Baxa, 71, of Missouri Valley will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Missouri Valley. Mr. Baxa died Nov. 25 at Community Memorial Hospital in Missouri Valley. Survivors include his wife, Mary, of Missouri Valley; children, Dena Faaborg of Ft. Worth, Texas, Daniel Baxa of Tallahassee, Fla., Ronald Baxa of Port Huron, Mich. and Regina Baxa of Peoria, Ariz.; and six grandchildren. Visitation will be Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. with a rosary at 7 p.m. at Hennessey-Aman Funeral Home in Missouri Valley. Burial will be at Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Missouri Valley.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BOLTER, BALLINGER, PACE, SCOTT Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/0k.2ADE/841.847.1 Message Board Post: Still looking for info on my Ballinger line - the e-mail address posted is a newer e-mail address - the other is no longer active. Cec

Daily Nonpareil Council Bluffs IA Nov 26th, 2004 MISSOURI VALLEY - Lyle J. Osweiler, 83, of Missouri Valley died Nov. 23. Survivors include daughters, Mary Tenney and husband, Dennis, of Highland Hills, N.Y., and Joan Martens and husband, Jack, of Missouri Valley; sons, Terry and wife, Carol, of Highland Hills, N.Y., Jim and wife, Vicki, of Boise, Idaho, Rodney and wife, Judy, of Norfolk, Neb., and Bill and wife, Kim, of Dallas, Texas; sister, Doris Pitzen and husband, Phil, of Storm Lake; brother, James of Woodbine; 15 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews. A rosary will be said tonight at 7 at Hennessey-Aman Funeral Home in Missouri Valley. Visitation with the family will follow. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Missouri Valley. Burial will be in Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Missouri Valley.

Harold I. Bose BOSE, MOORE, COOMER, DECKARD, STRANBROUGH Posted By: Oregon Rain Date: 11/13/2003 at 10:09:05 Harold I. Bose 10/02/2003 Harold Isaac Bose, 71, of Council Bluffs died Sept. 30 at Midlands Living Center. He was born Aug. 25, 1932, in Clarinda to Ellison and Mary (Moore) Bose. He lived in Council Bluffs since 1955. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was a truck driver for Wynne Transport Company. He was a member of American Legion Post No. 0333 in Essex. Mr. Bose and his wife, Norma (Coomer), were married 50 years. Survivors in addition to his wife include daughter, Vicki Deckard of Blair, Neb.; sons, Larry Bose and Mike Bose, both of Council Bluffs; brother, Robert Bose of Essex; two sisters, Kathryn Stranbrough of Essex and Cheryl Bose of Shenandoah; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Visitation with the family will be tonight from 7 to 8 at McCurdy Funeral Home. The funeral will be Friday at 10:30 a.m. at the funeral home with the Rev. Jeff Kraft officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park. Memorials may be offered to Dodge Memorial Congregational Church at 3200 Ave. C or the family. ©Daily Nonpareil 2003

Daily Nonpareil Council Bluffs IA Nov 25th 2004 Glen S. Graham, 87, of Council Bluffs died Nov. 23 at Northcrest Care Center. He was born Oct. 23, 1917, in rural Logan to E. Bert and Isabelle (Stewart) Graham. He previously lived in Persia. He moved to Council Bluffs in 2001. He was a farmer in the Persia area and retired in 1979. Mr. Graham and his wife, Rhea L. (Kemmish) Graham, were married July 7, 1941. He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters and three brothers. Survivors in addition to his wife include daughters, Mary Jane Bargenquast of Council Bluffs, Linda Martens and husband, Allen, of Council Bluffs, Kay Waters and husband, Michael, of Omaha; sons, Darreld Graham and wife, Judy, of Council Bluffs, Kenneth Graham and wife, Linda, of Treynor; 13 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; sister, Reba Gash, of Logan; brother, Vern Graham, of Missouri Valley; nieces and nephews. Visitation with the family will be Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Cutler-O'Neill-Meyer-Woodring Funeral Home. The funeral will be Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at Persia Community of Christ Church with Elder Kirk Parsons officiating. Burial will be in Valley View Cemetery in Persia, followed by a luncheon at the church. Memorials may be offered to Persia Community of Christ Church or Persia Fire Department.

Daily Nonpareil Council Bluffs IA Nov 22nd 2004 MISSOURI VALLEY - Jack W. Peterson, 82, of Missouri Valley died Nov. 20 at the Vinton Lutheran Home in Vinton. Jack was a long-time rural mail carrier and also worked for Ralston Advertising in Omaha. Survivors include his wife, Mary Jane, of Vinton; children, John Peterson and wife, Dorothy, of Tyler, Texas; Judy Deschenes of Las Vegas; Nancy Edison and husband, Keith, of Columbus, Neb.; Jeff Peterson and wife, Patti, of Vinton; Jackie Smith and husband, Tim, of Davenport; 11 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. A wake service will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Hennessey-Aman Funeral Home in Missouri Valley with visitation to follow. Mass of Christian Burial will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Missouri Valley. Burial will be in Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Missouri Valley.

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/1443.1.1 Message Board Post: Iam looking for James Holeton Born 1806. Do you have any information? Thanks

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/1443.2 Message Board Post: I am looking for a James Holeton who was born in 1806. Any information would be appreciated. Renee

Daily Nonpareil Council Bluffs IA Nov 16th, 2004 FLORENCE, Ky. - Doris (Whannell) McCurley, 92, formerly of Council Bluffs, died Nov. 10 in Florence, Ky. She was born July 25, 1912, in Toronto, Ontario, the first of five children. Her parents, Hugh Whannell and Agnes (Chalmers) Whannell, were both Scottish immigrants. Doris graduated from Missouri Valley High School in 1931. She attended college in Cedar Falls before beginning her teaching career. Her earliest teaching assignments were in Iowa's rural one-room schools. She ended her career in the Council Bluffs public schools as a kindergarten teacher. Doris married Robert McCurley in 1936, and they farmed north of Minden. They had three children, Hugh McCurley, Roger McCurley, and Amy (McCurley) Baluchi. The family moved to Council Bluffs in 1953 and remained there until retirement. They were both active members of Grace Presbyterian Church in Council Bluffs. Doris is survived by her husband of 68 years, Bob McCurley; her two sons, Hugh and Roger; her sister Bette Grant; two brothers, Don Whannell and Paul Whannell; six grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and many nieces, nephews, and friends. Memorial donations may be sent to Faith Community United Methodist Church, 4310 Richardson Road, Independence, KY 41051.

I do cemetery lookups. I only found 1 Lytten burial that are listed in the Harrison County Genealogy Society cemetery books. ROSE HILL Cemetery, Missouri Valley Section 7 Row 11 LYTTEN, Jesse B Dec 30 1888-June 13 1947 I suggest you send to the State office in Des Moines for a copy of his death certificate. You can also have the HCGS check for an obituary which might list his family. HCGS http://www.rootsweb.com/~iaharris/hcgs/research.htm IOWA VITAL RECORDS http://www.vitalrec.com/ia.html Vicki

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Sullivan, Hawn, Garner, Beam, Drahota, Goblirsch, Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0k.2ADE/2245 Message Board Post: Leo Paul Sullivan was born July 20, 1932, to Leo Patrick and Elizabeth (Hawn) Sullivan, in Dunlap. He died Thursday, November 23, 2000, at his home in Dunlap. Leo graduated from St. Joseph's High School in Dunlap and at-tended St. Ambrose College in Davenport for one year. November 14, 1951, he was united in marriage to Norma Jean Mitchell. To this union seven sons and one daughter were born. They lived and farmed in the Dunlap area most of their life except for a brief period in Ankeny. At one time he owned and operated Sullivan Feed and Grain in Dow City, Dunlap and Earling. In recent years he sold Pioneer Seed Corn. Leo loved children, livestock, farming and working in sales. Sales work gave him an opportunity to make so many friends. He was known as the Bubble Gum Man by his customers' children, because he always had bubble gum for them. Sometimes he would drive up by their mail box and throw in a handful of bubble gum. Preceding him in death were his parents; two brothers, Jim and Joe and one great-grandson, Kobie Garner. Survivors include his wife Norma of Dunlap; daughter, Jean and husband Wayne Beam of Ankeny; sons, Leo A., Bart, Joe and wife Beth, Dave, Roger, John and wife Dede all of Dunlap, and Dan of Hillsboro, Texas; six grandchildren; two sisters, Delores and husband Randy Drahota of Omaha, Neb., Mildred Claire and husband Abe Goblirsch of Ralston, Neb; brothers, Bob and wife Theresa of Earling, Sheral of Cannon Falls, Minn., Mike of Carroll, and Kenny and wife Sharon of Dunlap; and a host of other relatives and many, many friends. Mass of Christian Burial was held at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Dunlap Monday morning, November 27, 2000. Rev. Paul Strittmatter was celebrant for the 10:30 a.m. service. Musician was Marilyn Grote and vocalists were Tina Sullivan, Eve Vonne Muff and Jerry Baldwin. Interment was made at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Dunlap. Honor-ary casket bearers were Jennifer Whitenack, Sue Sullivan, Travis Sullivan, Josie Mefferd, James Sullivan, Nicholas Sullivan and Reggie Graeve. Casket bearers were Leo A. Sullivan, Bart Sullivan, Joe Sullivan, Dave Sullivan, Roger Sullivan, Dan Sullivan, John Sullivan, Jean Beam. Fouts Funeral Home of Dunlap and Woodbine was in charge of arrangements.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Murphy, Tierney, Barry, Gard, Harm, Ablelbeck, Page, Sennett, Alcantar Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0k.2ADE/2244 Message Board Post: Mass of Christian Burial for Leo W. Murphy of Omaha, Neb., was held Saturday, December 23, 2000, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Dunlap. Rev. Paul Strittmatter of-ficiated at the 10:30 a.m. service. Musician was Marilyn Grote and Jerry Baldwin was vocalist. Interment was made in Woodbine Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers were Brad Harm, Greg Harm, Joe Murphy, Tom Murphy, Hal Seaman. Pallbearers were John Evans, Richard Gross, Rob King, Russ King, Joe Murphy, Jason Roden. Fouts Funeral Home of Dunlap/Woodbine was in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be given to the Methodist Home Health Hospice, 12033 Shamrock Plaza, Omaha, Neb. 68154-3533. Leo was born January 25, 1936 in Dunlap to parents, Walter Leo and Marguerite Hanora (Tierney) Murphy. He graduated from St. Joseph Catholic High School in 1954. Leo worked for a seed company and the Schemmer Rock Quarry in Logan right after graduating from school. December 1, 1956 Leo married Betty Barry at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Woodbine. In 1958, he went to work for Safeway Grocery Stores in Fort Dodge as a truck driver. In 1960, the family was transferred to Omaha, Neb., where Leo was the distribution center supervisor and in 1981 they transferred to Seattle where he was the produce warehouse manager. In 1984, they transferred to Salt Lake City and in 1987 to Denver as a truck supervisor. Leo retired from Safeway in November of 1995 and the couple returned to Omaha. He was a member of St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Omaha; he had been a member of the Knights of Columbus and was the President of the Safeway Credit Union in the 1970's. Leo died Thursday, December 21, 2000, at his home in Omaha, Neb. Leo was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, one in infancy and Catherine Gard and brother, John Murphy. Leo is survived by his wife of 44 years, Betty Murphy of Omaha, Neb.; three daughters, Cindi and her husband Wayne Harm of Omaha, Neb., Diana and her husband Lonnie Abelbeck of Mohnton, Pa., Kim and her husband Rick Page of Salt Lake City, Utah; three grandchildren, Trisha, Kimberly and Brad Harm; two sisters, Rosalie Sennett of Mesa, Ariz., and Geraldine Alcantar of Des Moines; two brothers, Joe Murphy and his wife Debbie of Omaha, Neb., and Tom Murphy and his wife Maxine of Dunlap and many other relatives and friends.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bavier, Weber, Weigand, Rhines, Yubeta Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0k.2ADE/2243 Message Board Post: Helen L. Bavier, 66, died Saturday, October 12, 2002, at her home in Las Vegas, NV. She was born July 23, 1936, in Dunlap, Iowa, daughter of Herman and Marie Weigand Weber. She was a technician for the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles and was a 16-year resident of Las Vegas. Survivors include her husband, Richard; sons, Steven of Wisconsin, Charles and Michael Bavier both of Arizona; daughters, Helen Rhines of Wyoming and June Yubeta of Arizona; and eleven grandchildren. Services are private. Desert Memorial and Cremation and Burial Society handled arrangements.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bolton, Kurtze, Thomas, Johnson, Beyschau Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0k.2ADE/2242 Message Board Post: Russell J. Bolton, 88, of Omaha, Neb., and formerly of Dunlap died at the Immanuel Fontenelle Home in Omaha on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2002, following a stay of 11 years. Russell farmed in the Dunlap area for many years until retiring in 1991. He was preceded in death by his parents and wife, Mary Jane. Survivors are a son, Robert of Camp Verde, Ariz.; two daughters and sons-in-law, Joyce and John Kurtze of Elkhart, Ind., and Jayne and Richard Thomas of Yutan, Neb.; six grandchildren; two sisters, Helen Johnson of Webster City and Ruth Beyschau of Omaha, Neb. Mr. Bolton donated his body to science. Memorial services were held on Monday, Dec. 23, 2002, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Yutan, Neb. Memorials are suggested to your favorite charity.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Fallmer - Ellision- Fann Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0k.2ADE/2241 Message Board Post: Ruth Maiden name was Ellision. She was Married to Gus Fallmer and info I have, they were married in Ohio. They both died in Iowa. Gus remarried to Mattie. I am looking for the father and mother name of Gus. I thought that this trail would produce a lead. If any one can hel please write me.

Daily Nonpareil Council Bluffs IA Nov 14th, 2004 MISSOURI VALLEY - Asa Edward Neff, 86, of Missouri Valley died Nov. 12 at the Longview Care Center in Missouri Valley. He is survived by his wife, Doris of Missouri Valley; brothers, John Neff of Milwaukee, Ore., Charles Neff and wife, Ardith, of Modale, David Neff and wife, Madaline, of Payton, Colo.; a brother-in-law, Harold Martens and wife, Rosie, of Missouri Valley; nieces and nephews and many friends. Visitation with the family will be 7 to 8 p.m., Monday, at the Hennessey-Aman Funeral Home in Missouri Valley. The funeral will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Hennessey-Aman Funeral Home in Missouri Valley. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Memorial Garden in Missouri Valley.

Hello everyone, I was wondering if anyone can help me with some information. I am trying to track down my gg-grandfather's birth record, but I have been unsucessful. I have recieved a copy of his death certificate and it indicates that he was born in Defiance, but there is no record of it. It could have been Dunlap as his place of birth. His name was Marthur James MCINTOSH b. 11 Oct 1910. His parents were Mert L. MCINTOSH and Carrie M. NEWCOMB. Any information is greatly appreciated. Thank you, Amanda

Hello, I am hoping someone is connected to this little piece and able to answer my question. Thank you, Deborah Independent Patriot Lamoni, Iowa September 21, 1899 Purely Personal. THURSDAY. F. CRILEY and wife, Mrs. J. W. WIGHT and children, Mrs. C. A. BRACKENBURY, children and sister Grace HANSEN, all started for the L. D. S. Reunion at Woodbine, Iowa. TUESDAY. Mrs. F. E. STODDARD went to Toledo, Ohio. Wentworth HULMES returned to Joy, Illinois. J. S. CRESTCHER returned to Cantril, Iowa. F. E. STODDARD and B. STODDARD went to Blackwell, Oklahoma to engage in the brokerage business. L. D. RILEY and daughter went to Oklahoma City to attend the fair, and then would go to Topeka, Kansas, to attend a reunion the 27 and 28 of September. Copied by Stacey McDowell Dietiker February 28, 2004 http://www.rootsweb.com/~iadecatu

Daily Nonpareil Council Bluffs IA Nov 11th, 2004 MISSOURI VALLEY - H.J. "Joe" Richardson, 78, of Missouri Valley died Nov. 8 at Longview Care Center in Missouri Valley. He was a longtime banker in Missouri Valley. Survivors include his wife, Marian, of Missouri Valley; daughter, Liz Poore, and husband, James, of Logan; grandchildren, Lisa Emswiler and husband, Rick, of Missouri Valley, Dindy Voster and husband, Dan, of Missouri Valley, Clint Cunard of Phoenix, Ariz.; great-grandchildren, Harper and Grady Emswiler; nieces; nephews and many friends. Visitation with the family will be Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Hennessey-Aman Funeral Home in Missouri Valley. Services will be Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Missouri Valley.