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/2147 Message Board Post: Arrangements and Services For Lela R. Davis - Age 94 Who Died On Friday, March 3, 2006 Visitation Pauley Jones Funeral Home Harlan, Iowa Saturday, March 4, 2006 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM Family Will Greet Friends Pauley Jones Funeral Home Harlan, Iowa Saturday, March 4, 2006 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Funeral Services Elm Crest Chapel - Harlan, Iowa Sunday, March 5, 2006 at 2:00 PM Interment Shelby Cemetery - Shelby, Iowa Survivors include her step-daughter: Dorothy Hall of Shelby, Iowa; her grandchildren: Beverly (Rich) Goshorn; Dixie (Robert) Nihsen; Danny (Linda) Hall; Barbara (Randy) Lund all of Shelby, Iowa; Steven (Amy) Hall of Huxley, 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/2144.1 Message Board Post: Mary Margaret (Schiltz) Poole February 23, 1935 - February 28, 2006 Mary Margaret Poole, the daughter of Joseph and Kathryn (Blum) Schiltz, was born on February 23, 1935, in Panama, Iowa. She was raised in Panama, Defiance, and Manilla, Iowa. Following graduation from Manilla High School, Mary attended business school in Omaha, Nebraska, for a year. She then worked for several years in the Myrtue Memorial Hospital Medical Records department. On November 5, 1955, she married Donald Dean Poole in Manilla, Iowa. The couple made their home on a farm southeast of Harlan. Mary was a homemaker, raising their four children and helping Don on the farm. In 1996, Mary and Don retired to their home in Harlan. Mary was a member of St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan, Iowa, where she had served as the St. Anne’s Guild president. She loved to garden, raising flowers and produce for the family. Mary enjoyed playing Five Hundred and Pitch, dancing, and putting together jigsaw puzzles. Mary M. Poole died on Tuesday, February 28, 2006, at the Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan, Iowa, at the age of 71 years and 5 days. Mary was preceded in death by her parents; one sister, Ann Conway; and one brother, Tony Schiltz. She is survived by her husband of 50 years, Donald Poole of Harlan, Iowa; two sons, Douglas Poole of Treynor, Iowa, and Mark Poole of Harlan, Iowa; two daughters, Jean (Mike) Valenta of Lincoln, Nebraska, and Kathryn (Robert) Sopher of Le Mars, Iowa; four sisters, Carolyn (Gene) Denning of Neola, Iowa, Theresa (Bob) Wilson of Kaufman, Texas, Hermie Tank of Manning, Iowa, and Laurina (Dwayne) Schleisman of Omaha, Nebraska; two brothers, Joe (Arlene) Schiltz of Manilla, Iowa, and Mike (Marilyn) Schiltz of Bancroft, Iowa; one sister-in-law, Benita Schiltz of Earling, Iowa; six grandchildren; and other relatives and friends. Mass of Christian Burial was held on Friday, March 3, 2006, at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan, Iowa, with Father Robert Hoefler celebrating. Musicians were John Rosman and Maryalyce Dotzler. Casket bearers Bill Wingert, Martin Zaccone, Ray Chipman, Richard Lee, Virgil Koppold, and Gary Hopp. The Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home in Harlan was in charge of the arrangements.

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/2146.1 Message Board Post: Donna Jean (Watkins) Rogers September 17, 1940 - March 2, 2006 Donna Jean Rogers was born in Omaha, NE on September 17, 1940 to Sherman Leon and Doris Irene (Henry) Watkins. She married Arland "Al" Rogers on May 15, 1960. Four children were born to this union: Barbara Jean; Donita Irene; Douglas Allan; and Ronald Ervin. Al passed away Oct. 26, 1998. Donna passed away March 2, 2006 at Methodist Hospital in Omaha, NE following a long illness. Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by her father in May of 1978 and a granddaughter, Cheyenne Rogers (daughter of Donita) in November of 1995. She is survived by her mother, Doris Watkins of Omaha; her children, Barbara Kaasch and her friend David Andersen of Omaha, Donita Kilgore of Pikeville, KY, Doug Rogers and his wife Sarah of Bellevue, NE and Ron Rogers and his wife Sheila of Omaha, NE; her brothers and sisters, Sandra G. Mace of Omaha, NE, Ronald L. Watkins and his wife Kathy of Omaha, NE, Donald R. Watkins and his wife Barb of Little Rock, AR, and Connie L. Ashby of Omaha, NE; 8 grandchildren (Barb's children) Michelle Barr, Brandy Burke, Michael Kaasch & Page Kaasch; (Donita's children) Brian Adams, Ashley Adams; (Doug's daughter) Ashley Rogers; and (Ron's son) Ronnie Rogers;1 great-granddaughter (Michelle's daughter) Allyson Barr; aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews, other relatives and a host of friends including care givers at the Ambassador. Visitation: March 5, 2006 - 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at John A. Gentleman 72 Street Chapel, Omaha, Nebraska. Services: March 6, 2006 - 1:00 P.M. at John A. Gentleman 72 Street Chapel, Omaha, Nebraska. Interment: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Nebraska

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/2146 Message Board Post: Arrangements are pending for Donna Jean (Watkins) Rogers of Omaha, NE who passed away March 2, 2006. Survivors include her son, Ronald Rogers and his wife Sheila (Sorey) Rogers of Omaha, NE. Sheila's mother is Mrs. Daniel J. (Marthann Kohl) Fuhs of Defiance, IA. Sheila's father is Terry L. Sorey of rural Woodbine, 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/2145 Message Board Post: Lucille Frances (Baker) Sarratt ©Daily Nonpareil 03/02/2006 Lucille Frances (Baker) Sarratt, age 76, died on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2006, in Phoenix, Ariz., from complications due to heart disease. She was born on June 29, 1929, in Omaha, Neb., to Claude Albert Lee Baker and Laura (Magers) Baker. Lucille was for many years a volunteer at Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs, a member of Royal Neighbors and the Red Cross. She and Mick farmed in Crescent, Iowa, where she was a member of Hazel Dell Methodist Church. After retiring to Phoenix, Ariz., in 1988, Lucille volunteered in the gift shop of the John C. Lincoln Hospital, Deer Valley. She was an avid reader, cook, and book collector. She leaves to mourn her passing two daughters, Marcia Sarratt Kilbane and Mona Sarratt Knight of Phoenix; grandchildren, Megan Fairchild, and husband, Kirk, of Phoenix and Jason Knight of Denver, Colo.; also greatgrandaughter, McKenna Pierce of Phoenix; sister, Alice Baker Kline of Council Bluffs; brother, Dean Baker and wife, Arlene, of El Sobrante, Calif.; and many friends. Lucille chose to be cremated. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to your local public library. * Lucille's daughter, Mona, has contributed several items for the Shelby County, Iowa Gen-Web site and is a lookup volunteer. Her email is mknight5@cox.net . She has our deepest sympathy.

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/2144 Message Board Post: Services for 71-year-old Mary M. Poole of Harlan will be held at 11:00 am Friday, March 3rd at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Harlan. Burial will be at the Harlan Cemetery. Mary Poole died Tuesday, February 28th in Harlan. Friends may call Thursday, March 2nd from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm with a Wake service at 7:00 pm at the Burmeister-Johannsen 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/2143 Message Board Post: Lola Josephine Moore ©Daily Nonpareil 02/28/2006 Lola Josephine Moore, 84, formerly of Shelby, Iowa, passed away February 26, 2006, at Keystone Cedars Assisted Living in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She was born in Logan, Iowa. She graduated from Woodbine High School in 1939. Lola was a member of the Woman's Federated Club, VFW Auxiliary, and Shelby Presbyterian Women. Lola is survived by her husband of 64 years, Wesley Moore of Cedar Rapids; sons, Richard (Rosemary) Moore, of Council Bluffs, and Dale (Cheryl) Moore of Cedar Rapids; sister-in-law, Helen Leonard, of Logan; 5 grandchildren; and 6 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be Wednesday, March 1, from noon-9 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Avoca with family greeting friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Funeral Services will be Thursday, March 2, at 10:30 a.m. at Shelby Presbyterian Church, Pastor John Epperson, officiating. Burial will be in Woodbine Cemetery. = = = = = = = = = = Arrangements and Services For Lola J. Moore - Age 84 Who Died On - Sunday, February 26, 2006 Visitation Wednesday, March 1, 2006 from Noon to 9:00 PM Pauley Jones Funeral Home Avoca Chapel - Avoca, Iowa Family Will Greet Friends Wednesday, March 1, 2006 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Pauley Jones Funeral Home Avoca Chapel - Avoca, Iowa Funeral Services Thursday, March 2, 2006 at 10:30 AM Shelby Presbyterian Church - Shelby, Iowa Interment Woodbine Cemetery - Woodbine, Iowa survivors include her husband, Wesley Moore of Cedar Rapids, IA; two sons: Richard (Rosemary) Moore of Council Bluffs, Iowa and Dale Moore (Cheryl) of Cedar Rapids, IA; five grandchildren and six great grandchild

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/2142 Message Board Post: Am looking for Ane, Anne or Anna Jensen in the 1895 census. She came over with her husband Christen from Denmark 1884. Don't know if he was alive yet in 1895. She was born about 1826 and he about 1818. May have been close to or with daughter Johannah Scott and her husband Soren.

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/2141 Message Board Post: Looking for information on Ane Jensen, mother of Johannah Scott. Ane was born about 1826 in Denmark, wife of Christen. She was with Johannah, b 1848, and her husband Soren, b 1849, in the 1900 census Polk Shelby County. Cannot find her after this. Would like to know where she and Christen died and were buried.

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/2140 Message Board Post: Lawrence (LaDel) Malone Denison Bulletin/Review Denison, IA 02/24/2006 Lawrence (LaDel) Malone, 24 of Schleswig, died Tuesday in an automobile accident near Manilla. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Huebner Funeral Home in Denison with burial at the Dow City Cemetery. The Huebner Funeral Home in Denison is in charge of arrangements were friends may call from 6-8 p.m. Friday. Survivors include his mother, Dorthy Reandeau of Battle Creek; his father, Lawrence Carl Malone of Defiance; four brothers, Tom Malone of Kansas City, Missouri, Jason Malone of Denison, Morgan Hollenbeck of Defiance, and Emilio Hererra of Defiance; four sisters, Justina Malone of Defiance, Mickealea Malone of Defiance, Rachel Yeager of Hawkinsville, Georgia, and Meghan Yeager of Ft. Lee, Virginia; his maternal grandmother, Tommie Schlink of Denison; his maternal grandfather, Steve Reandeau of Warroad, Minnesota; and his maternal great-grandmother, Versie Reandeau of Warroad, Minnesota. = = = = = = = = = = Schleswig man killed in two-car crash ©Daily Nonpareil-Nicole Weis 02/22/2006 MANILLA - A 24-year-old man died and his passenger was seriously injured in a two-vehicle collision that occurred at the intersection of Highway 141 and county road M55 one mile northwest of Manilla on Tuesday afternoon. Lawrence Malone of Schleswig was pronounced dead at the scene while his passenger, 28-year-old Kelly Wood of Arion, was taken to Manning Hospital and later transported by air ambulance to Mercy Hospital in Des Moines with serious injuries. The incident occurred just after 1 p.m. Malone was southbound on M55 when he came upon the intersection with Highway 141 and stopped at a posted stop sign. As he was turning east onto Highway 141, Malone failed to yield and his Ford Taurus was struck by a westbound semi, driven by 39-year-old Bryan Hollander of Denison. Malone was pronounced dead at the scene by Dr. Dennis Crabb, Crawford County Medical Examiner. Hollander sustained no injuries in the incident. The collision remains under investigation by the Iowa State Patrol, the Iowa Department of Motor Vehicle Enforcement and the Crawford County Sheriff's Office. = = = = = = = = = = Arion man listed as critical after Tuesday wreck ©Daily Nonpareil - Tom McMahon 02/23/2006 DES MOINES - An Arion man injured in a Tuesday traffic accident is in critical condition, according to a Des Moines Mercy Hospital spokesperson. Kelly Wood, 28, was a passenger in a vehicle driven by Lawrence Malone, 24, of Schleswig. Malone died in the accident. According to the Iowa State Patrol, Malone failed to yield at a stop sign at the M55-Highway 141 intersection near Manilla. The patrol said a semi, driven by Bryan Hollander of Denison, struck Malone's car. = = = = = = = = = = Collision kills 24-year-old Schleswig man ©Daily Nonpareil 02/24/2006 A 24-year-old Schleswig man, Lawrence L. Malone, was killed in a car/semi accident at 1:02 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of U.S. Highway 141 and Crawford County road M-55, one mile northwest of Manilla. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Huebner Funeral Home in Denison. Visitation is from 6-8 p.m. Friday at the Funeral Home. Malone is survived by his parents, four brothers, four sisters, two grandparents and a great-grandmother. Malone was driving a 1989 Ford Taurus southbound on M-55 when he came to the intersection of M-55 and Highway 141. Bryan R. Hollander, 39 of Denison, was driving a 1998 Peterbilt semi west on Highway 141. According to the Iowa State Patrol, Malone stopped at the posted stop sign on M-55 and then pulled onto Highway 141, making a left turn to go east, and did not yield the right of way to Hollander's semi. Once the collision occurred, the semi pushed both vehicles past the intersection and onto the south shoulder of Highway 141. Malone was pronounced dead at the scene by Dr. Dennis Crabb, Crawford County Medical Examiner. Kelly G. Wood, 28 of Arion, a passenger in Malone's vehicle, was taken to Manning Regional Healthcare Center and then Life Flighted to Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines with serious injuries. Hollander was looked at by medical personnel at the scene and released. The collision remains under investigation by the Iowa State Patrol. Assisting with the investigation is the Iowa Department of Motor Vehicle Enforcement and the Crawford County Sheriff's Office.

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/2121.1 Message Board Post: Dorothy Katzer Denison Bulletin/Review Denison, IA 02/21/2006 Dorothy Marie Assmann Katzer was born January 2, 1935, the daughter of Anton and Catherine Huebert Assmann. She died Monday, February 6, 2006 in Walhalla, South Carolina at the age of seventy-one. She was born in Panama, Iowa and received her education at St. Marys Catholic School, graduating with the class of 1953. On January 20, 1954, Dorothy was united in marriage to Urban Katzer at St. Marys Catholic Church in Panama. The couple settled on the home farm and were blessed with the birth of four children. Dorothy worked at Reynolds Clothing in Denison doing alterations, and in her spare time, enjoyed camping, baking bread, sewing, quilting, and various other crafts. She enjoyed socializing with her friends, especially visiting about sewing and quilting projects. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother who looked forward to spending time with her family. She was a member of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Denison. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Urban in 1998; her son Duane in 1979; and two sisters: Helen and Mildred. She is survived by her daughter, Mary Jane Belcher and her husband, Lyle of Walhalla, South Carolina; two sons: Eugene and his wife, Ann of Denison; and Lynn and his wife, Lisa of Buck Grove; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; two brothers: Leonard Assmann and his wife, Addis of Hessmer, Louisiana; and Michael Assmann and his wife, Mary Ann of Earling; nieces and nephews; other relatives and friends. Mass of Christian Burial was held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, February 11, 2006 at the St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Denison, Iowa. Fr. Edward Murray served as Celebrant of the service. A private inurnment followed the service at St. Joseph Cemetery in Earling, Iowa with prayers offered by Fr. Mike Berner. Jean Cornelius provided the organ accompaniment for the St. Rose of Lima Choir. Altar servers were: Jeremy Baxa, Alec Ruskell and Aubrey Granzen. Serving as Lector was Ann Katzer and gift bearers were Mike and Mary Ann Assmann. A Legion of Mary Rosary was held at 5:30 p.m. at the Huebner Funeral Home in Denison. The Huebner Funeral Home in Denison was in charge of arrangements.

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/2139 Message Board Post: Anna Allen ©The Harlan Tribune 02/24/2006 Allen, 87, Manilla, died Feb. 10, 2006. MANILLA -- Anna K. Allen, 87, Manilla, died Friday, Feb. 10 in Omaha. Graveside services will be held Saturday, Feb. 25 at 11 a.m. at Nishnabotna Cemetery in Manilla. Allen is survived by sons Gary (Jan) Allen of Harlan and Steve (Mardi) Allen of Spirit Lake; daughter Beverly (Bernie) Zylstra of West Des Moines; seven grandchildren, four step-grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and 11 step-great-grandchildren; brother Tom (Pat) Kolby of Lebanon, Tn; brother-in-law Richard (Kathie) Allen of Arlington, Texas; sisters-in-law Lois Allen of Oakland and Veryldene Kolby of Council Bluffs; nieces and nephews. = = = = = = = = = = Anna Allen, Age 87 (September 3, 1918 - February 10, 2006) Graveside Funeral Service Saturday, February 25, 2006, 11 a.m. Nishnabotna Cemetery at Manilla Officiating Pastor David Swinton Monroe Chapel Walnut, Iowa Anna’s family will receive friends and host a luncheon at Manilla Memorial Hall immediately following services. Memorial Contributions may be made to the family. Anna K., daughter of Jens and Maria (Zobrist) Kolby, was born September 3, 1918, at Avoca, Iowa. She grew up in the Avoca and Hancock area, graduating from Hancock High School in 1935. Anna was confirmed in the Avoca Lutheran Church. She received her country school teaching certificate following graduation. On September 30, 1936, Anna was united in marriage with John Allen at Papillion, Nebraska. Four children were born to this union. During World War II, Anna worked at the Bomber plant in Omaha and at Boeing in Washington State. For many years Anna was a farm wife while they lived in the Shelby and Avoca area. In 1958 they moved to Irwin and Anna began work as a merchandise buyer for Variety Distributors in Harlan, where she worked until her retirement. In 1963 they moved to Manilla. In 1986 Anna and John celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. Anna loved reading, picture puzzles, crossword puzzles, sewing, quilting, fishing, traveling, and cooking for her family. She used her sewing skills to volunteer at the Manilla Manor for many years. Anna and John made many trips to Canada fishing over the years and visited the 48 contiguous states. John died in 1989 and Anna continued to live in their home in Manilla. Anna passed away peacefully on Friday, February 10, 2006, in Omaha, Nebraska following a brief illness. She was 87 years, 5 months, and 7 days of age. Anna was preceded in death by her parents; husband John Allen; son Ronald Allen in 1973; brother Martin Kolby; and sister Erna Chambers. She is survived by her two sons: Gary Allen and wife Jan of Harlan; Steve Allen and wife Mardi of Spirit Lake; daughter Beverly and husband Bernie Zylstra of West Des Moines; seven grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; eleven step great-grandchildren; brother Tom Kolby and wife Pat of Lebanon, Tennessee; brother-in-law Richard Allen and wife Kathie of Arlington, Texas; two sisters-in-law: Lois Allen of Oakland and Veryldene Kolby of Council Bluffs; many nieces, nephews, and cousins, including special niece Vinetta Shinkle of Arkansas; and many friends.

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/2138 Message Board Post: Donald Hansen ©The Harlan Tribune 02/24/2006 Hansen, 80, Columbia, Mo., died Feb. 18, 2006. COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Donald E. Hansen, 80, Columbia, Mo., died Saturday, Feb. 18 at West Village Manor. Graveside services will be held Monday, Feb. 27 at 10 a.m. at the Graceland Cemetery in Avoca. Hansen is a former Avoca resident. He is survived by a nephew, David (Glynda) Hansen, and niece Cheryle (David) Nolke, both of Rocheport; two great nephews, two great nieces, one great-great niece and one great-great nephew. Pauley Jones Funeral Home Avoca Chapel is 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/2137 Message Board Post: Daniel Christensen The Harlan Tribune 02/24/2006 Christensen, 23, Omaha, died Feb. 21, 2006 OMAHA -- Daniel Lee Christensen, 23, Omaha, died February 21 at his father's home in Audubon. Services will be Saturday, Feb. 25 at 1 p.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church with burial in the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery. Christensen is survived by his father, Steven Christensen, of Audubon; mother Ruth (Bruce) Kindred of Omaha; brother Jon Christensen of Omaha; and grandmother Beulah Nielsen of Elk Horn.

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/2136 Message Board Post: Willetta Leabo ©The Harlan Tribune 02/24/2006 Leabo, 86, Kansas, died Feb. 20, 2006. KANSAS -- Willetta Alberta Howard Sindt Leabo, 86, Kansas, died Monday, Feb. 20 at her home. Services will be held at the Mt. Washington Forever Mausoleum Chapel in Independence, Mo. on Saturday, Feb. 25 at 11 a.m. Visitation will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday prior to the service. Leabo is a former Harlan and Shelby area resident. She is survived by three sons -- Rev. Marion Sindt of Radcliff, John Sindt of Sandy, Utah and Robert Sindt of Overland Park, Kan.; daughter Julie Bruderer of Sandy; 21 grandchildren, 45 great-grandchildren and one great-great-granddaughter. = = = = = = = = = = Willetta Alberta (Howard) Sindt Leabo ©Daily Nonpareil 02/24/2006 Willetta Alberta (Howard) Sindt Leabo, 86, of Overland Park, Kan., passed away Monday, Feb. 20, 2006. Willetta was born on August 11, 1919, in Hood River, Ore. She married George Sindt in Maryville, Mo., in 1941 and they raised four children in Shelby and Harlan. Willetta worked at the Myrtue Memorial Hospital in Harlan. George passed away in 1974. In 1979 she married Jesse Daniel "Dan" Leabo, they resided in The Dalles, Ore., until 2001 when they moved to Kansas. Dan passed away January 17, 2006. Willetta is survived by three sons, Rev. Marion Sindt, of Radcliff, Iowa, John Sindt, of Sandy, Utah, and Robert Sindt, of Overland Park, Kan.; a daughter, Julie Bruderer, of Sandy,Utah; 21 grandchildren; 45 great grandchildren; and one great-great grandaughter. She also leaves her sister and brother-in-law, Elba and Del Grosvenor, formerly of Logan, Iowa, (now Woodbine) as well as many beloved nieces and nephews. Now free of pain and infirmity, she is crocheting with the fine thread again. Services will be Saturday, Feb. 25, 2006, at Mt. Washington Forever Mausoleum Chapel, Independence, Mo. Visitation will be at 10 a.m. followed by Funeral Service at 11 a.m. She will be laid to rest on Saturday at 4 p.m. in Minden, Iowa, beside her first husband, George Timm Sindt.

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/2135 Message Board Post: Services for 83-year-old Glenn W. Zimmerman of Harlan will be held 11:00 am Friday, February 24th at the Congregational United Church of Christ in Harlan. Burial will be at the Harlan Cemetery. Glenn Zimmerman died Tuesday, February 21st in Council Bluffs. Friends may call 9:00 am to 9:00 pm Thursday, February 23rd with the family present to greet friends from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at the Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home in Harlan.

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/2134 Message Board Post: Bernetta Ulrich ©The Harlan Tribune 02/21/2006 Ulrich, 59, Council Bluffs, died Feb. 19, 2006. COUNCIL BLUFFS -- Bernetta Ulrich, 59, Council Bluffs, died Sunday, Feb. 19 at Jennie Edmundson Hospital. She is survived by her husband Larry of Council Bluffs; daughters Tammy (Ryan) Ollie of Underwood and Lisa (Curt) Eshelman of Council Bluffs; four grandchildren; brother Bob (Pat) Goeser of Crescent; sisters Betty (Gene) Schmidt of Harlan and Colleen (Dick) McLaughlin of Harlan. Services are pending in Council Bluffs. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Bernetta F. 'Bernie' Ulrich 02/21/2006 ©Daily Nonpareil Bernetta F. "Bernie" Ulrich, age 59 of Council Bluffs passed away Feb. 19, 2006, at Jennie Edmundson Hospital. Bernie was born September 2, 1946, in Iona, Minn., to the late Godfrey "Fred" and Loretta (Herrig) Goeser. She graduated from St. Boniface High School, Westphalia, Iowa in 1964; and married Larry Ulrich in Council Bluffs on June 7, 1969. They lived in Crescent, Iowa before moving to Council Bluffs in 1995. She was a homemaker and a member of Holy Family Catholic Church and its Altar and Rosary Society. Bernie is survived by her husband of 36 years, Larry Ulrich of Council Bluffs; daughters, Tammy Ollie and husband Ryan of Underwood, and Lisa Eshelman and hus- band Curt of Council Bluffs; 4 grandchildren, Tristan and Jordan Ollie and Harley and Jacob Eshelman; sisters, Betty Schmidt and husband Gene, Colleen McLaughlin and husband Richard, all of Harlan; brother, Robert Goeser and wife Patricia of Crescent; nieces and neph- ews. Visitation with the Family will be Thursday from 6-8 p.m. Cutler-O'Neill-Meyer-Woodring Funeral Home. Funeral Service will be Friday at 11 a.m. at the mortuary with Rev. Glen Wilwerding officiating. Interment Cedar Lawn Cemetery with a luncheon following at Queen of the Apostles Church Parish Hall. Memorials to Diabetes Association preferred.

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/2132.1 Message Board Post: Michael Reisz ©The Harlan Tribune 02/21/2006 Reisz, 60, Council Bluffs, died Feb. 17, 2006. COUNCIL BLUFFS -- Michael Reisz, 60, Council Bluffs, formerly of Panama, died Friday, Feb. 17 at Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs. Services were held Monday, Feb. 20 at 3:30 p.m. at Cutler O'Neil Meyer Woodring Funeral Home in Council Bluffs. Reisz is survived by sons Shawn (Kerry) and Brian (friend Joetta) and two grandchildren, all of Texas; mother Rita Reisz of Panama; sisters Mary (Bob) Weis of Woodbine, Barb (Harlan) King of Omaha, Phyllis (Mark) Bishoff of Torrington, Ct. and Fran Kleffman and her friend Ken Slaven of Portsmouth; nieces and nephews.

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/2133.1 Message Board Post: http://www.farberotteman.com/index.htm Christian “Chris” Michael Nowatzke, age 21, of Rockwell City, Iowa, formerly of Sac City, died at his home in Rockwell City on Sunday, February 19, 2006. Funeral services for Chris will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Thursday, February 23rd, at the United Methodist Church in Sac City with Rev. Donald Gibson officiating. Burial will be at Oakland Cemetery under the direction of the Farber & Otteman Funeral Home. Visitation is from 4:00-8:00 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 22nd, at the Farber & Otteman Funeral Home in Sac City. Chris was born on October 31, 1984, in Denison, Iowa, the son of Karla Sands and Michael Nowatzke. He was baptized on January 27, 1985, at the United Church of Christ in Schleswig, IA. He attended Alta Community Grade School through 1991 and transferred to Sac Community Schools, graduating in 2003. He worked in the kitchen at Park View Care Center from age 16 until graduation. He continued is education at Iowa Central Community College. For the past three years Chris worked as assistant manager in the hardware department at Menard’s in Fort Dodge. He loved to spend time with his family and hang out with his friends, messing with his computer, listening to music, and tinkering with his car in his spare time. A very special memory of his was when he went to the Iowa Football games this past fall with the gang. Survivors include his mother and step father, Karla (Sands) and Ron Peters of Sac City; his father Michael Nowatzke of Earling, IA; brothers: Raymond Paul Nowatzke of Sac City and Nathan Peters and wife Jessica and their children, Eli and Ethan of Spirit Lake, IA. Other survivors include his grandparents: Chris and Kathy Sands of Schleswig, IA, and Lester and Kandis Peters of Wall Lake, IA, and many aunts, uncles, and cousins. He was preceded in death by his brother, Jamie Peters; grandparents, Raymond and MaDonna Nowatzke; and his great-grandparents: Kenneth and Alice Shever and Fred and Catherine Sands; great-grandmother, Tollie Peters; and great-great grandmother Kate Ginger.

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/2133 Message Board Post: Services for 21-year-old Chris Nowatzke of Rockwell City, formerly of Sac City will be held 10:30 am Thursday, February 23rd at the United Methodist Church in Sac City. Local survivors include his father Michael Nowatzke of Earling and his grand parents Chris and Kathy Sands of Schleswig. Visitation will be held 4:00 to 8:00 pm Wednesday, February 22nd at the Farber and Otteman Funeral Home in Sac City. http://www.farberotteman.com/index.htm