This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Harmon Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zk.2ADI/2250 Message Board Post: Seeking descendants of James A Harmon (1831-1910) of Irwin, Shalby County, IA. He had wives Mirian and Elily, sons Alfred and Henry, grandsons James, Ivan, and grandaughter Mildred, and maybe more. Son Alfred migrated to Neodesha, Wilson Co.KS

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Anderson, Whisler, Todd, Beaman Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zk.2ADI/2249 Message Board Post: Lewis “Lew” Anderson, who captivated young baby boomers as the Howdy Doody Show's final Clarabell the Clown, passed away Sunday, May 14, 2006 in Hawthorne, New York at the age of 84. The musician and actor died of complications of prostate cancer. Anderson was born on May 7, 1992 in Kirkman, Shelby County, Iowa. He was the son of Lloyd Anderson, a railroad telegrapher, and Nell Whisler. When one of his sisters decided she no longer wanted to play the clarinet, Lew inherited the instrument and a career in the music business began. He soon became involved in school musical activities and started his own band playing local engagements. A year at Junior College in Fort Dodge, Iowa followed, and while there he received a scholarship to Drake College in Des Moines which he attended for two years. He left Drake to begin his professional musical life and by now was writing arrangements for groups with whom he was playing. When asked one time where he studied arranging, he replied, “On the bandstand, watching & listening.” He became known as one of the best at both instrumental and vocal arranging. In 1942 during WWII he enlisted in the Naval Air Corps and began flying. He soon resigned and was sent to Great Lakes boot camp, eventually being assigned to a submarine tender in the Pacific. The officer in charge, a musician, helped Lew assemble his own band. He also saw his share of action in the Pacific. After leaving the service he joined the Carlos Molinas Latin Orchestra, contributing American dance arrangements to that band. He played as well with many other “territory” bands as they were known touring the Midwest. Long mute as Clarabell, Anderson broke the clown's silence in the show's final episode in 1960. With trembling lips and a visible tear in his eye, he spoke the show's final words: "Goodbye, kids." Though Anderson was not the only man to play "Buffalo Bob" Smith's mute sidekick, he was the best, Smith said in his memoir. The first to play the mute clown was Bob Keeshan, who later became known as Captain Kangaroo. With the Peanut Gallery looking on, Anderson used bicycle horns to give yes and no answers. For more expressive moments, he wielded a bottle of seltzer. The show, which launched in 1947 when televisions were still a novelty, was the first network weekday children's show. Anderson joined "Doodyville," a circus town peopled with puppets and human actors and watched by a Peanut Gallery of kids, in the mid 1950's. Though his fame as Clarabell followed him throughout his life, Anderson was also a success as a musician and bandleader. In recent years, his All-American Big Band appeared on Friday nights at New York's Birdland jazz club. Anderson lived in South Salem, New York and is survived by his wife Peggy, son Christopher and his wife Margaret of Ridgefield, CT, son Lewis, Jr. and his wife Kathy Cohen-Anderson of Providence, RI, grandchildren Jack, Parker and Kristen of Ridgefield, CT, step daughters Lorie George and her husband David Klein of Danbury, CT, Halley Leffler and husband Michael and their children Madison and Dyson of Sandusky, OH, a nephew Jeffrey Bonneville, a niece Suzanne Hayes, her husband Tom and their children Sarah and Andrew, and several other nieces and nephews. Two sisters, Jean Todd and Loyce Beaman predeceased him.

In the past, the Bowman's Grove Cemetery was 'on-line' at the Shelby County web page. I recently checked and no longer could gain access. Could anyone tell me where I could 'find' it? Jan Camery Pientok

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Taylor, Jasper and Effie Anne Spaw Taylor Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zk.2ADI/2248 Message Board Post: Could someone tell me how my grandmother and small daughter moved from a rented farm outside Harlan, Iowa, to Red Oak, Iowa? My grandfather, Jasper Newton Taylor, left his wife and daughter on a rented farm and went to the "goldfields". I've always wondered if there was a train, a stage coach, or what means they could have used to get to Red Oak. As my mother was only two, she didn't know either. Any ideas or facts would be appreciated.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zk.2ADI/2247 Message Board Post: KNOD radio online Services for 76-year-old Milo P. Buckley of Elk Horn will be held 10:30 am Thursday, May 18th at the First Baptist Church in Elk Horn. Private burial will take place at a later date. Milo Buckley died Sunday, May 14th at the Salem Lutheran Homes in Elk Horn. Survivors include 3 sons, Charles Palm (Helen) of Omaha, NE, Eugene Palm (Rose) of Ottumwa and Donald Palm (Joyce) of Monroe; 1 son-in-law, Robert Urey of Edinburg, TX; 17 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; 6 great-great-grandchildren. Visitation will be held at 7:00 pm Wednesday, May 17th at the First Baptist Church in Elk Horn. The Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon is in charge of the arrangements. = = = = = = = = = = Audubon County (Iowa) Advocate Journal Milo P. Buckley Born: March 3, 1930 Died: May 14, 2006 Funeral services will be Thursday, May 18, 2006 at 10:30 a.m. at the First Baptist Church in Elk Horn, IA. Pastor Gavin King officiating. A private interment will be in the Exira Cemetery in Exira, IA at a later date. The family will meet friends Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Elk Horn, IA.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zk.2ADI/2239.1.1 Message Board Post: Lawrence Merle Dittmer ©Daily Nonpareil 05/16/2006 Lawrence Merle Dittmer was born the eldest son of John and Fern Dittmer on August 15, 1921, near Minden, Iowa. He attended Country School Silver Dell #6 for eight years and then graduated from Shelby High School in 1939. Lawrence was engaged in farming before going into the military. He enlisted in the 542 Army Airborne stationed at Fort Benning and Fort Bragg. Sergeant Dittmer earned said rank and Jump Master after twenty-seven jumps during his paratrooper training. Upon returning after the war, he rented a farm southeast of Minden. In February of 1948, he married Immanuel Nurse, Alice Jean Bittle from Harlan, Iowa. This loving union continued for nearly fifty-eight years. In 1959, they purchased a farm west of Shelby where they lived until finally moving into town in 1993. He continued his devotion of tending and planting trees and spring crops until recently. Lawrence enjoyed collecting and restoring old gas engines, spending time with family/friends, and having a passion for good food; especially chocolate. Organizations in which he actively participated are as follows: Shelby United Methodist Church, West Pott. Soil Conservation Commissioner, Shelby School Board, Farm Bureau Harrison Co., Carstens' Farm and Shelby Kiwanis. Preceded in death were parents and his wife, Jean. He leaves to mourn son, David and his wife, Leora, of Minden; daughter, Joan and her husband, Myron, of Sioux City, Iowa; son, Tim and his wife, Tracy, of Neosho, Mo.; 13 grandchildren; 4 great grandchildren; brothers, Gayle and wife, Juanita, of Bella Vista, Ark., and Willard of Shelby, Iowa; nieces, nephews, relatives and many friends. Funeral service was Saturday, May 13, 2006, at 10:30 a.m. at Shelby Methodist Church. Burial was in the Shelby Cemetery. Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church or Carstens' Memorial Farmstead, both of Shelby. Knutson Family Chapel in Avoca, Iowa, was in charge of arrangements.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zk.2ADI/2246 Message Board Post: KNOD radio online Services for 83-year-old Beulah "Boots" Iona Woodin of Harlan will be held 2:00 pm Thursday, May 18th, at the Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan. Burial will be at the Harlan Cemetery. Boots Woodin died Monday, May 15th at the Little Flower Haven Nursing Home in Earling. Survivors include 1 son, Dennis Woodin (Carol) of Harlan; 1 daughter, Diane Woodin of Wauconda, IL; 1 half-brother, Lowell Hoskins (Betty) of Sherman Oaks, CA; 1 half-sister, Evelyn Lund (Monte) of Surprise, AZ; 2 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be held 5:00 to 9:00 pm Tuesday, May 16th and Wednesday, May 17th from 8:00 am to 9:00 pm with an Eastern Star Service at 7:30 pm Wednesday, May 17th at the Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan. = = = = = = = = = = posted with permission from: Pauley Jones Funeral Homes Harlan, Iowa 51537 http://www.pauleyjones.com/ Arrangements and Services For Beulah “Boots” Woodin - Age 83 Who Died OnMonday, May 15, 2006 Visitation Tuesday, May 16, 2006 5:00 P.M.- 9:00 P.M. Wednesday, May 17, 2006 8:00 A.M. - 9:00 P.M. Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Harlan, Iowa Eastern Star Service Wednesday, May 17, 2006 - 7:30 P.M. Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Harlan, Iowa Funeral Service Thursday, May 18, 2006 - 2:00 P.M. Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Harlan, Iowa Interment Harlan Cemetery - Harlan, Iowa Survivors include her children: Dennis (Carol) Woodin of Harlan, IA; Diane Woodin of Wauconda, IL; half-brother: Lowell (Betty) Hoskins of Sherman Oaks, CA; half-sister: Evelyn (Monte) Lund of Surprise, AZ.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zk.2ADI/2245 Message Board Post: Dorothy Cecilia Finken ©Daily Nonpareil 05/14/2006 Dorothy Cecilia Finken, age 68, of Missouri Valley, Iowa passed away Thursday, May 11, 2006, at Community Memorial Hospital in Missouri Valley. Survivors include daughters, Pamela Thissen and husband Mike of Manteca, Calif., Dorothy Carsten and husband Chet of Pueblo West, Colo.; sons, Tom Finken and wife Zina of Manteca, Calif.; Kevin Finken of Pueblo Colo.; grandchildren, Mark, Jeff, Troy, Trevor and Bridgett; great-granddaughter, Andie Carsten; sister, Rita Thramer and husband Al of Council Bluffs; and special friend, Arlon Longmeyer. Visitation with the Family will be held from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Monday with a rosary at 7 p.m. at the Hennessey-Aman Funeral Home in Missouri Valley. Mass of Christian Burial will be Tuesday, May 16, 2006, 11 a.m. at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Missouri Valley. Final resting place in Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Missouri Valley. Dorothy's parents were LeRoy B. & Dorothy Cecelia (Engel) Potter. Her husband was Wayne Finken.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zk.2ADI/2244 Message Board Post: Mabel M. Jenson ©Daily Nonpareil 05/14/2006 Mabel M. Jenson, 99, of Underwood, passed away May 11, 2006, at Woodlands Rehab Center. She was born April 27, 1907, in Underwood to the late Emma (Jensen) and Henry John Young, Sr. In 1928 she was united in marriage to Hans C. Jenson and together they farmed in Neola, Bentley and Underwood areas. She was a member of Underwood Lutheran Church. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1984; sister, Florence Jenson and brother, George Young. She is survived by her sisters, Elsie Liddell of Springfield, Mo., Joyce Smith and her husband, Ralph and brother, Henry Young and wife, Dorothy, all of Council Bluffs. Many nieces and nephews. Visitation with the family will be Tuesday 6 to 8 p.m. at Cutler-O'Neill-Meyer-Woodring Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held Wednesday 10 a.m. at the Underwood Lutheran Church, Rev. Dale Jenson, her nephew and retired Lutheran Pastor, will officiate. Interment will be in the Grange Cemetery followed by a luncheon at the church. Memorials may be offered to either Underwood Lutheran Church or Asera Care Hospice, Council Bluffs.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zk.2ADI/2242.1 Message Board Post: Irvin Henry Heller ©Daily Nonpareil 05/14/2006 Irvin Henry Heller, 85, former Irwin and Harlan resident, passed away May 12, 2006, at Manillia Manor, Manilla, Iowa. Irvin was born in Buck Grove, Iowa. He graduated highschool in 1939 from St. Joseph's Catholic School in Dunlap, Iowa. He was a farmer for several years, 3rd Degree member of the Earling Council No. 1741, Knights of Columbus and a 4th Degree member of the Luke E. Hart Assembly Knights of Columbus and its Chalice Club. Irvin was preceded in death by his wife of 56 years, Julia Rosman Heller in 2001. Survivors include daughters, Julia Renee (James) Bolejack, Mary (Jeff) Segin, both of Ankeny, Iowa, Ann (Dr. Laurence) Hanigan, of Omaha, Neb.; sons, Dr. Irv (Frankie) Heller, Jr., of Guthrie, Okla., David (Bonnie) Heller, Daniel Heller and Joan Goetz, both of Irwin; sisters, Augusta "Gustie" Esser, Marie Heller, both of Dunlap; brother, Peter Heller, of Dunlap; 16 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be Sunday noon to 9 p.m. with family greeting friends from 5-9 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home with Wake Service at 7 p.m. Funeral service will be Monday at 11 a.m. at St. Michael's Catholic Church, Harlan. Burial in Harlan Cemetery.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zk.2ADI/2243.1 Message Board Post: Arrangements and Services For Jack R. Knudsen - Age 80 Who Died On - Thursday, May 11, 2006 Visitation Sunday, May 14, 2006 12:00 Noon - 9:00 P.M. Monday, May 15, 2006 8:00 A.M. - 9:00 P.M. Pauley Jones Funeral Home Harlan , Iowa Funeral Service Tuesday, May 16, 2006 1:00 P.M. United Methodist Church Harlan, Iowa Military Rites Harlan Cemetery - Harlan, Iowa Survivors include his wife, Grace Ann Knudsen of Harlan, IA; his children: Sheri (Tim) Semple of Leonardtown, MD; Stan (Judy) Knudsen of Harlan, IA ; his grandchildren; Kimberley and her husband, Ken Lawson of California, MD; Dr. Dawn Knudsen of Peoria, AZ; Greta Knudsen of Ames, IA; his great-grandchildren: Courteney and Sophia Lawson of California, MD. posted with permission from: Pauley Jones Funeral Homes Harlan, Iowa 51537 http://www.pauleyjones.com/

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zk.2ADI/2239.1 Message Board Post: Services for 84-year-old Lawrence M. Dittmer of Shelby will be held 10:30 am Saturday, May 13th, at the Shelby Methodist Church. Burial will be in the Shelby Cemetery. Lawrence Dittmer died Wednesday, May 10th at Avoca Nursing and Rehab. Visitation will be held 6:30 to 8:00 pm Friday, May 12th at the Shelby Methodist Church. The Knutson Family Chapel in downtown Avoca is in charge of the arrangements.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zk.2ADI/2243 Message Board Post: Services for 80-year-old Jack Russel Knudsen of Harlan will be held at 1:00 pm Tuesday, May 16th, at the United Methodist Church in Harlan. Burial will be at the Harlan Cemetery. Jack Knudsen died Thursday, May 11th at Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha. Survivors include his wife Grace Ann; 1 daughter, Sheri Semple (Tim) of Leonard Town, MD; 1 sons, Stan Knudsen (Judy of Harlan; 3 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be held noon to 9:00 pm Sunday, May 14th and 8:00 am to 9:00 pm Monday, May 15th at the Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zk.2ADI/2242 Message Board Post: Services for 85-year-old Irvin Henry Heller of the Manilla Manor, formerly of Harlan and Irwin, will be held 11:00 am Monday, May 15th at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Harlan. Burial will be at the Harlan Cemetery. Irvin Heller died Friday, May 12th at the Manilla Manor. Survivors include 3 daughters, Julia Bolejack (James) of Ankeny, Mry Segin (Jeff) - Ankeny and Ann Hanigan (Dr. Laurence) of Omaha; 3 sons, Dr. Irv Heller, Jr. (Frankie) - Guthrie, OK, David Heller (Bonnie) of Irwin and Daniel Heller (Joan Goetz) of Irwin; 2 sisters, Augusta "Gustie" Esser of Dunlap and Marie Heller of Dunlap; 1 brother, Pete Heller of Dunlap; 16 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be held noon to 9:00 pm Sunday, May 14th with family visitation from 5:00 to 9:00 pm and a wake service at 7:00 pm at the Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan. = = = = = = = = = = Arrangements and Services For Irvin H. Heller - Age - 85 Who Died On - Friday, May 12, 2006 Visitation Sunday, May 14, 2006 12:00 Noon - 9:00 P.M. Pauley Jones Funeral Home Harlan, Iowa Family Will Greet Friends Sunday, May 14, 2006 5:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M. Pauley Jones Funeral Home Harlan, Iowa Wake Service Sunday, May 14, 2006 - 7:00 P.M. Pauley Jones Funeral Home Harlan, Iowa A Mass of Christian Burial Monday, May 15, 2006 - 11:00 A.M. St. Michael’s Catholic Church - Harlan, Iowa Interment Harlan Cemetery - Harlan, Iowa Survivors include his children: Julia Renee (James) Bolejack of Ankeny, IA; Dr. Irv. (Frankie) Heller, Jr., of Guthrie, OK; Mary (Jeff) Segin of Ankeny, IA; Ann (Dr. Laurence) Hanigan of Omaha, NE; David (Bonnie) Heller of Irwin, IA; Daniel Heller & Joan Goetz of Irwin, IA; brother and sisters: Peter Heller, Augusta “Gustie” Esser, & Marie Heller all of Dunlap, IA. posted with permission from: Pauley Jones Funeral Homes Harlan, Iowa 51537 http://www.pauleyjones.com/

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zk.2ADI/2241 Message Board Post: Ryan B. Pearson ©Daily Nonpareil 05/10/2006 Ryan B. Pearson, age 24, of Promise Land, Ark., died Friday, May 5, 2006, in Johnstown, Pa. He was born October 3, 1981, in Sioux Falls, S.D., to David Lee and Colleen Diane (O'Toole) Pearson. He moved to Promise Land, Ark., in 1990 from Council Bluffs and excelled in many sports throughout his school years, and graduated from Mountain Home High School in 2000. He was a member of the Promise Land Bible Church and enjoyed hunting, boating, skiing, motorcycles and spending time with family and friends. After attending the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, Ark., he entered basic training with the United States Marine Corps in San Diego, Calif. After boot camp, he was assigned to the HMLA 775 Det. A on November 10, 2002, and was deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom II from February 2004-September 2004 and later was deployed to O.I.F. 2004 from February 2005-October 2005. Ryan was meritoriously promoted to the rank of Lance Corporal in 2002, to Sergeant in October 2005, and was N.C.O. of the Quarter in 2006. His personal achievements are as follows: Navy Achievement Medal; Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal; Global War on Terrorism Service Medal; Good Conduct Medal; Iraqi Campaign Medal; Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal; and the National Defense Service Medal. Survivors are his parents, David and Colleen Pearson; 2 sisters, Debora (Brad) Feser of Council Bluffs and Shawn Rathman of Papillion, Neb; a brother, Tim (Jeri) Pearson, of Council Bluffs; paternal grandmother, Beulah Pearson of Promise Land, Ark., and several nieces and nephews. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m., Thursday at Roller Funeral Home with the family receiving friends during that time. A Memorial Service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Promise Land Bible Church with Pastor Jim Beard officiating. Interment with military honors, will follow in Promise Land Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Mountain Home High School Sports Department c/o Janet Woods or to www.woundedwarrior.org. Visit our online guest book at www.rollerfuneralhomes.com. = = = = = = = = = = Ryan B. Pearson 10/3/1981 - 5/5/2006 Ryan B. Pearson, age 24, of Promise Land, Arkansas, died Friday, May 5, 2006, in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. He was born October 3, 1981, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to David Lee and Colleen Diane O’Toole Pearson. He moved here in 1990 from Council Bluffs, Iowa, and excelled in many sports throughout his school years, and graduated from Mountain Home High School in 2000. He was a member of the Promise Land Bible Church and enjoyed hunting, boating, skiing, motorcycles and spending time with family and friends. After attending the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, he entered basic training with the United States Marine Corps in San Diego, California. After boot camp, he was assigned to the HMLA 775 Det. A on November 10, 2002, and was deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom II from February 2004-September 2004 and later was deployed to O.I.F. ’04-’06 from February 2005-October 2005. Ryan was meritoriously promoted to the rank of Lance Corporal in 2002, to Sergeant in October, 2005, and was N.C.O. of the Quarter in 2006. His Personal Achievements are as follows: Navy Achievement Medal; Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal; Global War on Terrorism Service Medal; Good Conduct Medal; Iraqi Campaign Medal; Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal; and the National Defense Service Medal. Survivors are his parents: David and Colleen Pearson: of the home; 2 sisters: Debora (Brad) Feser: Council Bluffs, Iowa and Shawn Rathman: Papillion, Nebraska; a brother: Tim (Jeri) Pearson: Council Bluffs, Iowa; paternal grandmother: Beulah Pearson: Promise Land; and several nieces and nephews. Visitation will be from 6-8:00 P.M. Thursday at Roller Funeral Home with the family receiving friends during that time. A Memorial Service will at 2:00 P.M. Friday at the Promise Land Bible Church with Pastor Jim Beard officiating. Interment with military honors will follow in Promise Land Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Mountain Home High School Sports Department c/o Janet Woods or to www.woundedwarrior.org. Obituary Provided By: Roller Funeral Home Highway 5 North Mountain Home, AR 72654 www.rollerfuneralhomes.com

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/zk.2ADI/150.2.1 Message Board Post: I sent an E-mail to your address in the message, so hope yoou get it. I am trying t figure oout how to change my E-Mail address here. Rolland

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zk.2ADI/2240 Message Board Post: Ruby Johnson (May 1, 1917 - May 10, 2006) Funeral Service Friday, May 12, 2006, 1:30 PM Salem Lutheran Homes Chapel Elk Horn, Iowa Interment Elk Horn Lutheran Cemetery Elk Horn, Iowa http://www.ohdefuneralhome.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zk.2ADI/2239 Message Board Post: LAWRENCE DITTMER, 84, of Shelby, died Wednesday, May 10th, at the Avoca Nursing and Rehab Center. Services are currently pending at the Knutsen Family Chapel in Avoca.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zk.2ADI/2238 Message Board Post: KNOD radio online: Services for 79-year-old Manuel Trindade of Earling will be held 11:00 am Friday, May 12th, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Earling. Manuel Trindade died Tuesday, May 9th, at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Survivors include his wife Marie; 1 son, Robert Trindade (Lori) of Franklin, WI; 1 daughter, Nancy Thies (Dave) of Earling; 1 brother, John Trindade (Josaphine) of Braintree, MA; 1 sister, Marina Vasconcellos (Albert) of Braintree, MA. Visitation will start at 5:00 pm Thursday, May 11th with a scripture service at 7:00 pm at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Earling. The Fouts Funeral Home in Woodbine is in charge of the arrangements. = = = = = = = = = = Fouts Funeral Home online: Manuel Trindade Visitation: Thursday, May 11, 2006 5:00 PM until 9:00 PM 7:00 PM until 7:30 PM Scripture Service St. Joseph Catholic Church Earling, IA 51530 Service: Friday, May 12, 2006 11:00 AM St. Joseph Catholic Church Earling, IA 51530 Manuel S. Trindade was born on October 28, 1926, in Cambridge, Massachusetts to Manuel S. & Maria Jose (Faria) Trindade. He attended Miramar School of Divinity in Kingston, MA. He joined the U.S. Army and later transferred to the U.S. Army Air Corp. Manuel married Marie Merenda at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Revere, MA. Manuel retired from the U.S. Air Force in 1967 as a Master Staff Sergeant. After retirement, Manuel worked in a men’s clothing store, volunteered at the Dover, New Hampshire Police Department, and volunteered at the Air Force Base hospital. He was very active in the DAV and worked up to the position of National Adjutant. Manuel was also active in the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Dover, NH. He was an avid stamp & coin collector, as well of a member of the VFW, American Legion and Moose Lodge. Manuel and Marie lived in Dover, NH for 43 years before moving to Earling in October of 2004. Manuel died on Tuesday, May 9, 2006, at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska attaining the age of 79 years, six months, and 11 days. Manuel was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife Marie of Earling, Iowa; son, Robert Trindade and his wife Lori of Franklin, Wisconsin; daughter, Nancy and her husband Dave Thies of Earling, Iowa; nine grandchildren, Susan, Robert, Jr., JoAnna, nthony, Eric, Matthew, Sarah, Rebekah and Michael; five great grandchildren; brother, John Trindade and his wife,Josaphine of Braintree, Massachusetts; sister, Marina and her husband Albert Vasconcellos of Braintree, Masschusetts and many other relatives and friends. Mass of Christian Burial St. Joseph Catholic Church Earling, Iowa Friday, May 12, 2006 at 11:00 am Clergy Father Michael Berner Musician Betty Gaul Vocalists Dave & Ruth Hoffman Pall Bearers Earling American Legion Post #615 Military Rites Earling American Legion Post #615 Final Resting Place St. Joseph Cemetery Earling, Iowa

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zk.2ADI/2237 Message Board Post: Colene J. Rowedder, Age 75 (February 28, 1931 - May 7, 2006) Vistation Wednesday, May 10, after 4:00 pm Ohde Funeral Home, Manning Service THURSDAY, MAY 11, 2006, 10:30 AM UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Manning, Iowa Officiating REVEREND LANETTE PLAMBECK Music “HOW GREAT THOU ART” “IT IS WELL WITH MY SOUL” GEORGIA LOHRMANN & JOANN KARSTEN, VOCALISTS “JUST A CLOSER WALK WITH THEE” CONGREGATION JOANN KARSTEN, ORGANIST Interment MANNING CEMETERY, MANNING, IOWA Casket Bearers PAUL CHRISTENSEN DEL CHRISTENSEN JIM MOHR JEFF MOHR JUSTIN JAMES CASEY ASHWILL Honorary Casket Bearers KELLI ROWEDDER HOLLI ROWEDDER Colene Joy, daughter of Alvin and Bernice (Frank) Gray, was born February 28, 1931, near Botna in Shelby County, Iowa. She attended rural school through the eighth grade and then graduated from Manning High School with the Class of 1948. She then earned her two year elementary teaching degree from Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls. Colene taught for two years in Glidden before her marriage on April 24, 1952, to Virgil J. Rowedder in Colorado Springs, CO. They lived there for a year before moving to a farm northwest of Manning. Three children were born to this union. In 1964 Colene returned to elementary school teaching in Manning. Over the ensuing years, Colene completed college classes from Drake University earning her Bachelor’s Degree in the early 1970’s from Midwestern College in Denison. The family lived on the farm until 1970 when they moved into their new home in Manning. Colene retired in 1993 after 29 years of teaching in Manning. Her husban! d died in 1984 and Colene remained in their home in Manning. Colene was a member of the United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women, was a Trustee, and served on various committees. She was especially proud of serving on the Building Committee for the new church completed in 1990. She was also a member of P.E.O., the Manning Quasquicentennial History Book Committee and was a Speak Up trainer for RSVP. After surgery, Colene struggled with her health and continued to receive various forms of treatment. She was undergoing routine care at the Manning Regional Healthcare Center when she died suddenly and unexpectedly on Sunday, May 7, 2006, at the age of 75 years, 2 months, and 9 days. Beside her parents, husband and infant son Jon Alvin, she is preceded in death by her son-in-law Marvin Ashwill. She is survived by two children Mark Rowedder and wife Martha of Mill Hall, PA and Becky Ashwill of Wagoner, OK; three grandchildren: Kelli Rowedder of Duluth, GA; Holli Rowedder of! Mill Hall, PA; and Casey Ashwill of Wagoner, OK; great grandson Casey Carlyn Ashwill; sisters Adele and husband Ray Christensen of Manning and Connie and husband Norman James of Scottsdale, Arizona; brothers-in-law LeRoy Rowedder and wife Delores and Wilmer Ehrichs of Denison; sisters-in-law Joan and husband Russell Mohr of Manning and Ethel Rowedder of California; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Memorial contributions may be made to Manning Public Library or United Methodist Church.