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/1940.1 Message Board Post: This may be 'old news' to you, but there is a Thomas H. 'Tobe' Smith buried in the Harlan Cemetery. You can look at his tombstone: www.cemeterymap.com I have a Fredrick H. Smith, dob 19 Jun 1859, Germany; dod 1 May 1888, Shelby County, Iowa; buried in the Jacksonville Cemetery, Jacksonville, Shelby Co., Iowa. He was married to Mary Christena Hoogensen. They had two children: Hans Hansen Smith and Frederica C."Freda" Smith, born in 1884 and 1888. I have no other information on him and have no knowledge of them being related. Jan Camery Pientok

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Smith Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zk.2ADI/1940 Message Board Post: Are there any relatives of Thomas H Smith who practiced law in Harlan many years ago? He was the g/son of Noah and Elizabeth Smith of Appanoose and Davis counties Iowa. I'm searching for genealogy info on the Noah Smith family. C.D.Smith

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Reischl; Schechinger; Patten; Kleffman; Smith Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zk.2ADI/1938 Message Board Post: Arrangements and Services For Joseph John Reischl - Age 84 Who Died On - Tuesday, July 26, 2005 Visitation Wednesday, July 27, 2005 - 7:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. Thursday, July 28, 2005- 8:00 A.M. to 12:00 Noon Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Harlan, Iowa Thursday, July 28, 2005 - 2:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. St. Joseph’s Catholic Church - Earling, Iowa Knights of Columbus Rosary Wednesday, July 27, 2005 - 7:30 P.M. Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Harlan, Iowa Family Will Greet Friends Thursday, July 28, 2005 - 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. St. Joseph’s Catholic Church - Earling, Iowa Wake Service Thursday, July 28, 2005 - 7:00 P.M. St. Joseph’s Catholic Church - Earling, Iowa A Mass Of Christian Burial Friday, July 29, 2005 - 11:00 A.M. St. Joseph’s Catholic Church - Earling Iowa Interment St. Joseph’s Cemetery - Earling, Iowa Survivors include his wife Mary Kay of Earling, IA; Children: Bob (Cindy) of Fort Calhoun, NE; Don (Connie) of Gretna, NE; Jim (Sandy) of Avoca, IA; Jay (Jeanine) of Omaha, NE; Ann (Ray) Schechinger of Westphalia. IA; Faye (Dan) Patten of Earling, IA; Brothers and sisters: Edwin (Irene) of Manning, IA; Rev. Fred Reischl of Council Bluffs, IA; Ceciilia (Henry) Kleffman of Harlan, IA; Norbert (Nonie) of Phoenix, AZ; Leona (Don) Smith of Elk Horn, Ne = = = = = = = = = = = Omaha World Herald July 28, 2005: REISCHL—Joseph J., age 84yrs, Earling, IA, 7/26/05. Survived by wife, Mary Kay Reischl, Earling, IA; sons, Bob (Cindy) Reischl, Ft. Calhoun, NE, Don (Connie) Reischl, Gretna, NE, Jim (Sandy) Reischl; Avoca, IA, Jay (Jeanine) Reischl, Omaha, NE; daughters, Ann (Ray) Schechinger, Westphalia, IA, Faye (Dan) Patten, Earling, IA; brothers, Edwin (Irene) Reischl, Manning, IA, Rev. Fred Reischl, Co. Bluffs, IA, Norbert (Nonie) Reischl, Phoenix, AZ; sisters, Cecilia (Harry) Kleffman, Harlan, IA, Leona (Don) Smith, Elkhorn, NE; 24 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. VISITATION Thurs 8am-12 noon, and continues from 2-9pm Thurs. at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Family will greet friends from 6-8pm at St. Joseph's in Earling. WAKE SERVICE Thurs 7pm, St. Joseph's in Earling. SERVICES Fri 11am, St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Earling, NE. PAULEY JONES FUNERAL HOME Harlan, IA 712-755-3135

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/1939.1 Message Board Post: Funeral Card - To Those I Love And Those Who Love Me When I am gone, release me, let me go. I have so much to see and do. You must not tie yourself to me with tears. Be happy that we had so many years. I gave you my love, you cannot guess How much you gave to me in happiness. I thank you for the love you each have shown. But now it's time I traveled on alone. So grieve awhile for me, if grieve you must. Then let your grief be comforted by trust. It's only for awhile that we must part. So bless the memories within your heart. I won't be far away for life goes on; So if you need me, call and I will come. Though you can't see or touch me, I'll be there. And if you listen with your heart you'll hear All my love around you soft and clear. And then, when you must come this way alone, I'll greet you with a smile and "Welcome Home." In Loving Memory of THOMAS P. GROTE Born - March 17, 1927 - Neola, Iowa Died -July 28, 2005- Portsmouth, Iowa WAKE SERVICE Friday, July 29, 2005 at 7:00 PM St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima - Portsmouth, Iowa MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL Monday, August 1,2005 at 10:30AM St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima - Portsmouth, Iowa CELEBRANT SOLOIST Rev.John Dorton Tami Meiners ACCOMPANIST BUGLER VOCALISTS Deb Muell Robert Grote St. Mary's Choir HONORARY CASKET BEARERS Brian Gaul Rodney Arkfeld Ryan Arkfeld Randy Arkfeld Nick Arkfeld Eric Theulen Troy Perry Jason McGinty Zach McGinty Christopher Parsons Kyle Parsons Sean Pinto Brendan Pinto Michael Carter INTERMENT St. Mary Cemetery - Portsmouth, Iowa An invitation is extended to the relatives and friends to meet with the family in the St. Mary's Fellowship hall at the close of the committal service. Thomas P. Grote Thomas Patrick Grote, the son of William and Julia Lustgraaf Grote, was born on March 17, 1927 and was one of seven children. He was baptized and made his first confession and received his first communion at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Neola, Iowa. The family moved from the farm near Neola to a farm east of Portsmouth in 1935. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Portsmouth where he received the sacrament of Confirmation. He graduated from the eighth grade and then went to St. Mary's High School for three years and was accepted in his senior year to Creighton Prep High School in Omaha, Nebraska graduating in June 1945. Tom was drafted into the United States Navy on January 18, 1946 where he worked in Personnel at Arlington, Virginia. After an honorable discharge in 1946 he worked on the farm as well as doing carpentry work. On January 30, 1950 he was united in marriage to Theresa Kramer. To this union eleven children were born. They lived in the Dunlap area for two years then moved to their current home on a farm near Portsmouth and have remained there since 1952. Thomas was a Past Grand Knight of the Knights of Columbus, served on the St. Mary's Parish Council for three terms, served on the Board of Catholic Charities of Des Moines for two terms, and was a member of the American Legion. Thomas died at his home on Thursday, July 28,2005 having attained the age of seventy-eight years, four months and eleven days. He is preceded in death by his parents, one son, John Paul and two brothers, Fred and James. He is survived by his wife, Theresa of Portsmouth, Iowa; his children: Sharon and her husband, Bill Gaul of Tucson, Arizona; Mary Lou Arkfeld of Council Bluffs, Iowa; Joe Grote and his wife, Kathleen of Meridan, Kansas; Julia Theulen of Harlan, Iowa; Ruth and her husband Bob Perry of Colorado Springs, Colorado; Donna and her husband, Chris McGinty ofTopeka, Kansas; Rita Parsons of Auburn, Washington; Robert Grote of Harlan, Iowa; Laura Pinto of Omaha, Nebraska; John Grote of Oakland, California; Lisa Martin of Harlan, Iowa; his brothers: Robert Grote of Portsmouth, Iowa; Leroy Grote and his wife Betty of Earling, Iowa; Raphael Grote and his wife, Margaret of Dunlap, Iowa; one sister, Hilary and her husband Peter Gaul of Melbourne, Florida; twenty-two grandchildren; three great grandchildren; his uncle, Harry Grote and his wife Pearl of Fallbrook, California; his aunt, Mary and her husband Tom Martin of Council Bluffs, Iowa; other relatives and many friends.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Sonntag; Weedin; Oswald Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zk.2ADI/1933.1 Message Board Post: Rita J. (Oswald) Sonntag Funeral services for Rita J. Oswald Sonntag, 56, of Atlantic, were conducted July 26, at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Atlantic, with Father Dan Siepker celebrating and Father Fred Reischl concelebrating. Interment was in the Atlantic Catholic Cemetery. Rita J. Sonntag, the daughter of James Kenneth and Jean Frances Weedin Oswald, was born Nov. 19, 1948, in Maryville, MO and died July 23, 2005, at her home after a 4 1/2 year battle with ovarian cancer. She was raised in rural Fairfax, MO, and graduated from Fairfax High School in 1966. She attended Northwest Missouri State University, where she met her husband, Marvin Ralph Sonntag. They were married Feb. 8, 1970, in Fairfax and then lived in Maryville and Harlan, from 1970-1976. They then moved to Brayton, to work their farm, large garden and raise four children. They lived there until 2002, when they built their present home in Atlantic. She was a farm wife and a homemaker all her life. She worked at DeLongs in Exira from 1992-1997. After that she did part-time house cleaning and substitute cooking at the Exira schools and the Exira Congregate Meal site. She was a member of the Exira Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Atlantic and the Fairfax United Methodist Church. She also belonged to the Neighborhood Bible Study and the Jolly Neighbors Card Club. Preceding her in death was her mother, Jean Frances Weedin Oswald. Rita is survived by her husband, Marvin of Atlantic; four children: Todd Joseph Sonntag and Jolene of Atlantic; Steven Lee Sonntag and Mikalah of Prescott; Dennis Michael Sonntag and Julie of Brayton; and Rebecca Jean Sonntag Willrich and Brad of Casey; her father, James Kenneth Oswald of Fairfax; two brothers and their wives: Richard and Mary Ellen Davis Oswald; Marion and Tonya Shineman Oswald, all of Fairfax; 12 grandchildren, and many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and friends.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Grote; Lustgraff; Kramer; Schechinger; Gaul; Arkfeld; Theulen; Perry; McGinty; Parson; Pinto; Martin Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zk.2ADI/1939 Message Board Post: Arrangements and Services For Thomas P. Grote - Age 78 Who Died On - Thursday, July 28, 2005 Visitation Friday, July 29, 2005 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Harlan, Iowa Friday, July 29, 2005 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima - Portsmouth, Iowa Wake Service Friday, July 29, 2005 at 7:00 PM St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima - Portsmouth, Iowa Mass of Christian Burial Monday, August 1, 2005 at 10:30 AM St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima - Portsmouth, Iowa Interment St. Mary’s Cemetery - Portsmouth, Iowa Survivors include: wife, Theresa Grote of Portsmouth, IA; his children: Sharon (Bill) Gaul of Tucson, AZ; Mary Lou Arkfeld of Council Bluffs, IA; Joe (Kathleen) Grote of Meridan, KS; Julia Theulen of Harlan, IA; Ruth (Bob) Perry of Colorado Springs, IA; Donna (Chris) McGinty of Topeka, KS; Rita Parson of Auburn, WA; Robert Grote of Harlan, IA; Laura Pinto of Omaha, NE; John Grote of Oakland, CA; Lisa Martin of Harlan, IA; brothers and sister: Robert Grote of Portsmouth, IA; Leroy (Betty) Grote of Earling, IA; Raphael (Margaret) Grote of Dunlap, IA; and Hilary (Peter) Gaul of Melbourne, FL. Thomas Patrick Grote b. 17 Mar 1927 his parents William Fredrick & Julia Agnes (Lustgraff) Grote married 30 Jan 1950 Theresa Mildred Kramer her parents Frank Joseph & Cecelia (Schechinger) Kramer

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Luetticke; Salerno; Allison Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zk.2ADI/1937 Message Board Post: Omaha World Herald July 28, 2005 LUETTICKE—Elmer, "Pete", age 89 years. Passed away at his Lyons, Colorado home on 7/25/2005. Born 6/21/1916 to Ann and Carl Luetticke in Westphalia, Iowa. He lived most of his life in Omaha, Nebraska. He was married to Nancy Salerno in 1946. She preceded him in death in 2001. He was proud of his service in the U.S. Navy, his career as a systems engineer for Northern Natural Gas Co., and was and ardent fan of the St. Louis Cardinals. He is survived by his brother, Leo Luetticke of Chillicothe, Missouri; his daughter, Sandra Allison of Lyons, Colorado; three grandchildren and a great grandchild. FUNERAL MASS: Saturday, 10:00 a.m., St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church, 6116 Dodge St. Interment Calvary with Military Honors by Benson V.F.W. Post 2503. . Memorials to Hospice Care of Boulder and Broomfield Counties, 2594 Trailridge Dr. East Lafayette, CO, 80026. HEAFEY-HEAFEY-HOFFMANN DWORAK-CUTLER WEST CENTER CHAPEL 78th & West Center 391-3900

Does anyone know anything about the "Four Corners Cemetery" that was in Shelby County, during the late 1800's? Is this cemetery still here today or was it named something else over time? Thanks Phyllis

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/111.1.3 Message Board Post: Linda, I just read your message and there is a small writeup about Bernard Derichsweiler in the book Cooke Co. History:Past & Present. I believe we are related..My gr gr grandparents were Johan (John) Koll and Christina Scheben. My gr grandparents were Mathias Koll (Katherine Koll Derichsweiler's older brother) and Louisa Gross. I would really like to share family info and hope to hear from you. Sincerely, Betty Koll-Dulay PS You can write me at bettyjstgemma@cs.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hill; Gerrish; Graber; Williams; Seeley; Hatcher; Barkhoff Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zk.2ADI/1936 Message Board Post: Arrangements and Services For Jacob N. Hill - Age 5 Who Died On - Thursday, July 21, 2005 Visitation Monday, July 25, 2005 - 8:00 A.M. - 9:00 P.M. Tuesday, July 26, 2005 - 8:00 A.M. - 9:00 P.M. Pauley Jones Funeral Home Harlan, Iowa Prayer Service Tuesday, July 26, 2005 - 8:00 P.M. Pauley Jones Funeral Home Harlan, Iowa Survivors include his parents, Alan and Mayce Hill of Harlan, IA; sisters & brother, Sierra, Alexis, and Ashtin Hill of Harlan, IA; maternal grandparents, Linda Gerrish of Fulton, TX; Larry Graber of Kirksville, MO; maternal great-grandmother, Betty Williams of Milan, IL; paternal grandparents, Janis Seeley of Logan, IA; Raymond Hill of Scotia, NE; paternal great-grandparents, Clara Hatcher and Arleta Barkhoff both of Logan, IA.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Densmore; Miller Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zk.2ADI/1935 Message Board Post: Donald Densmore Service: Monday, July 25, 2005 10:00 AM Congregational Church 7th & Jeroleman Dunlap, IA 51529 Memorial Service Congregational Church Dunlap, Iowa Monday, July 25, 2005, at 10:30 am Officiant Dan Mefferd Musician Jean Dommer Vocalist EveVonne Muff Selections “Just A Closer Walk With Thee” “It Is No Secret” Final Resting Place Pleasant Hill Cemetery Dunlap, Iowa The family would like to thank everyone for their friendship to Don and their presence here today. They also invite you to stay for a time of fellowship and lunch following this memorial service. Donald Eugene Densmore was born June 15, 1922 to George & Hattie (Miller) Densmore in Defiance, Iowa. Don was one of a kind. Everyone in town as well as his relatives referred to him as Big Daddy. He was strong as an ox and he had a heart of gold. Big Daddy was always willing to help out his neighbors and friends. If Don liked you, chances are he had a nick name for you. He was often spotted driving into town for coffee and a bull session in his signature overalls, sometimes with his canine companion riding shotgun. But his happiest days were spent on the farm. Anyone trying to convince him to treat himself to a trip or a vacation would have met resistance. He didn’t like to get too far from home. At his age one of his worries had been the prospect of declining health making it necessary to leave the farm someday. We can take comfort in the fact that Big Daddy got his wish and was able to work on his farm up to his last day on this earth. Don died Monday July 18, 2005, at his home near Dunlap, at the age of 83 years, one month, and 12 days. Don was preceded in death by his parents; one sister; five brothers; and five nephews. He was survived by nieces and nephews, Eunabelle, Elaine, Marjorie, Darlene, Darrell, Dale, Gaylord, Larry, Jerry, Donna, Dick, Randy, Nancy, Carol Dean, Denny, Diane, Pat, Elton, Karen and Jeff.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Langenfeld; Gilles; Seibert; Krebsbach; Johnson; Craig; Casebolt; Hemann Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zk.2ADI/1934 Message Board Post: Theresa Langenfeld Visitation: Monday, July 25, 2005 9:00 AM until 9:00 PM 7:00 PM until 7:30 PM Scripture Service Fouts Funeral Home 10th & Jeroleman Dunlap, IA 51529 Service: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 10:30 AM St. Patrick's Catholic Church Highway 30 Dunlap, IA 51529 Mass of Christian Burial St. Patrick Catholic Church Dunlap, Iowa Tuesday, July 26, 2005, at 10:30 am Celebrant Rev. Paul Strittmatter Musician Fran Klein Vocalist Andrea Scichilone-Reisz Selections “Ave Maria” “Prayer of St. Francis” Pallbearers Tony Thraen, Troy Thraen Jeff Langenfeld, Byron Langenfeld Samuel Casebolt, Timothy Casebolt Final Resting Place Pleasant Hill Cemetery Dunlap, Iowa Following the funeral mass, the family invites you to the parish hall for a time of fellowship and refreshments. Mary Theresa (Gilles) Langenfeld was born September 12, 1921, in Stacyville, Iowa to parents Roy & Anna (Seibert) Gilles. Theresa graduated from Visitation Catholic High School in Stacyville in 1939. Theresa worked at a hospital in Osage, Iowa and then at Collins Radio in Cedar Rapids. On September 9, 1943, Theresa married Greg Langenfeld in Stacyville, Iowa. The couple lived in Westphalia, then northwest of Panama and in Defiance. In 1957, they bought their farm near Dunlap. In 1972, the couple moved into Dunlap. Theresa was a member of the St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Altar Society and Catholic Daughters. Theresa died on Friday, July 22, 2005 at the Dunlap Nursing and Rehab Center at the age of 83 years, ten months and ten days. Theresa was preceded in death by her parents, an infant son, five brothers, Wilfred, Wilmer, Vernon, Rueben and Danny Gilles and two sisters Adeline Krebsbach and Marian Johnson. She is survived by her husband Greg Langenfeld of Dunlap, Iowa; three daughters, Sue and her husband Jeff Craig of Memphis, TN, Elaine Langenfeld and special friend Rod Hansen of Omaha and Cheryl and her husband Marc Casebolt of Simi Valley, CA; three sons, Dave Langenfeld and his wife Chris of Fremont, NE, Jerry Langenfeld and his wife Mary Anne of Sunland, CA and Keith Langenfeld and his wife Bonnie of Wayne, NE; 12 grandchildren; 13 great grandchildren; one great great grandson; five step grandchildren; five step great great grandchildren; brother Paul Gilles & wife Gertie of Waterloo, IA; sister Elizabeth Hemann of Stacyville, IA and many other relatives and friends.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Oswald; Sonntag Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zk.2ADI/1933 Message Board Post: Services for 56-year-old Rita J. Oswald Sonntag of Atlantic will be held at 10:00 am Tuesday, July 26th at the Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Atlantic. Burial will be at the Atlantic Catholic Cemetery. Rita Sonntag died Saturday, July 23rd at her home in Atlantic. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 9:00 pm Monday, July 25th with a scripture service at 7:00 pm at the Hockenberry Funeral Home in Atlantic.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Blum; Lally; Dresen; Mayne; Hansen; Rodacker; Sondag; Kloewer; Mumm; Stolz Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zk.2ADI/1932 Message Board Post: Arrangements and Services For Marie C. Blum - Age 75 Who Died On - Friday, July 22, 2005 Visitation Sunday, July 24, 2005 - 5:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M. Monday, July 25, 2005 - 8:00 A.M. - 9:00 P.M. Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Harlan, Iowa Tuesday, July 26, 2005 - 9:30 A.M. - 11:00 A.M. St. Peter's Catholic Church - Defiance, Iowa Rosary Sunday, July 24, 2005 - 7:00 P.M. Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Harlan, Iowa Wake Service Monday, July 25, 2005 - 7:00 P.M. Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Harlan, Iowa A Mass of Christian Burial Tuesday, July 26, 2005 - 11:00 A.M. St. Peter’s Catholic Church - Defiance, Iowa Interment Sts. Peter & Paul Cemetery - Defiance, Iowa Survivors include her children: Michael (Linda) Blum of Manilla, IA; Gary (Ann) Blum of Earling, IA; Patty (Jerry) Lally of Denison, IA; Timothy (Dianne) Blum of Portsmouth, IA; Thomas (Friend Marla)) Blum of Denison, IA; Julie (Michael) Dresen of Earling, IA; Ann (Fiancé Brent “Curly” Hansen) Mayne of Harlan, IA; Amy (Jon) Rodacker of Harlan, IA; brothers & sisters: Joan Sondag of Portsmouth, IA; Rita (James) Kloewer of Panama, IA; Francis (Marilyn) Mumm of Dunlap, IA; Charles (Verla) Mumm of Earling, IA; Jerome (Shirley) Mumm of Harlan, IA; Bernice (Eugene) Stolz of Omaha, NE; Ray (Mary) Mumm of Ute, IA; Robert (Diana) Mumm of Gilman, IA; brother-in-law, George Stolz of Earling, IA.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Schwery; Jacoby; Petsche; Hugeback; Vonnahme; Boettger; Engel; Adams; Wellman; Schwery; Leuschen; Nelsen; Chamberlain; Coenen; Leinen; Hodapp; Maiwald Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zk.2ADI/1931 Message Board Post: Cecelia Catherine Schwery 07/20/2005 Cecelia Catherine Schwery was born November 23, 1915, to the loving parents of John and Elizabeth Jacoby Petsche. She died Sunday, July 3, 2005, at the Denison Care Center in Denison, Iowa at the age of eighty-nine. Cecelia was born in Westphalia, Iowa and received her education at St. Boniface Catholic School, graduating with the class of 1934. On October 12, 1937, she was united in marriage to LeVern Schwery at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia. The couple settled on a farm in Panama, Iowa and in 1945 moved and purchased the family farm south of Vail, and were blessed with the birth of ten children. They resided there until 1961 and then retired and moved into the town of Vail. She was the matriarch of the Schwery family. Cecelia was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who enjoyed her family very much. Her children and grandchildren were her life, and she will be remembered for the warmth of her kitchen and love that was offered to all. Cecelia was a very active member of St. Ann Catholic Church in Vail. For years, she was one of the four ladies to head the funeral dinner committee and was one of the early organizers of the Legion of Mary. For over thirty-five years she would walk to church and lead the Rosary. Cecelia was an enthusiastic member of the Altar Society, the St. Ann Quilters Club, and a member of the Get Together Club for more than fifty years. She enjoyed baking, canning, sewing, needlework, quilting, and gardening. She traveled extensively with LeVern to Spain, Hawaii, most of the United States, South America, and was especially fond of fishing in Minnesota and Canada. She is survived her children: Mark and his wife, Betty of Vail; John of Carroll; Richard of Vail; Roger and his wife, Gaye of Johnstown, Colorado; and Dale and his wife, Sue of Loveland, Colorado; a daughter, Nancy Hugeback of Odebolt; and son-inlaw, Jerry Vonnahme of Washington, Iowa. She was also blessed with thirty- two grandchildren and forty-six great-grandchildren. Surviving siblings are sister Estella Boettger of Harlan; brother Lawrence Petsche and his wife, Helen of Harlan; seven sisters-in-law, Helen Petsche of Harlan; Zita Engel of Westphalia; Norma Adams of Santa Cruz, California; Theresa Wellman of Neola; Veralda Schwery of Harlan; Millie Leuschen of Portsmouth; Cleo Nelsen and her husband, Newmark (Dane) of Mercer Island, Washington; and hundreds of nieces and nephews, and other relatives, and many friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; three sons, Michael and James in infancy; Galen Schwery and his wife, Betty; her daughter Carol Vonnahme; her son-in- law, Virgil Hugeback; her sister, Agnes Chamberlain and her husband, Irvin; six brothers, George and his wife, Susan; John and his wife, Alma; Tony and his wife, Marjorie; Frank; Leo and his wife, Catherine; and Mike; six brothers-in-law, Bill Boettger; Alfred Schwery and his wife, Romana; Leonard Adams; Larry Engel; Leonard Wellman; Melvin Schwery; and Bill Leuschen; four sisters-in-law, Margaret Coenen and her husband, Wilford; Viola Leinen and her husband, Zeno; Magdalene Hodapp and her husband, Walter; and Verena Maiwald and her husband, Joe. Cecelia was a respected and gentle woman to everyone who had the blessing of knowing her. Mass of Christian Burial was held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, July 6, 2005 at the St. Ann Catholic Church in Vail, Iowa. Fr. John Thomas served as Celebrant, Fr. Robert Chamberlain, Fr. Lawrence McCarty, Fr. Richard Remmes and Fr. Edward Murray served as Concelebrants. Irene Feilmeier provided the organ accompaniment for the St. Ann's Family Choir and also for Rose Smith and Lisa Kanne. Servers were Calder Schwery, Michael Schwery, Greg Sibbel and Taylor Kanne. Lectors were Gina Messerley and Julie Schwery. A Legion of Mary Rosary was held at 4 p.m. Tuesday, with a Scriptural Wake Service at 7 p.m. at the St. Ann Catholic Church. Honorary pallbearers were all of her grandchildren. Those serving as pallbearers were: Richard Schwery Jr., Mark Schwery II, Michael Hugeback, Calvin Schwery, Kevin Vonnahme, Gary Schwery and Adam Schwery. The family invited everyone in attendance at the service to join them in fellowship and lunch at the Vail Community Building, served by the Altar Society. The Huebner Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Schulte; Cummins; Schaben Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zk.2ADI/1930 Message Board Post: Arrangements and Services For Jamey J. Schulte - Age 29 Who Died On Monday, July 18, 2005 Visitation Wednesday, July 20, 2005 4:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M. Thursday, July 21, 2005 4:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M. St. Michael’s Catholic Church Harlan, Iowa Knights of Columbus Rosary Wednesday, July 20, 2005 7:00 P.M. St. Michael’s Catholic Church Harlan, Iowa Wake Service Thursday, July 21, 2005 - 7:00 P.M. St. Michael’s Catholic Church - Harlan, Iowa A Mass of Christian Burial Friday, July 22, 2005 - 10:30 A.M. St. Michael’s Catholic Church - Harlan, Iowa Interment St. Boniface Cemetery - Westphalia, Iowa Survivors include his wife, Jenny of Harlan, IA; his parents, Terry (LaVonne) Schulte of Westphalia, IA; sister, Becca (Dan) Cummins of Sloan, IA; brother, Troy (Janet) Schulte of Liberty, MO; mother & father-in-law, Ron (Marge) Schaben of Defiance, IA; sisters-in-law, Becky Schaben of Harlan, IA; Lisa Schaben of Defiance, IA; Brothers-in-law, Kevin (Jessica) Schaben of Omaha, NE; Andy Schaben of Omaha, NE. Please visit www.JameySchulte.com to celebrate the life of Jamey Schulte. You can leave comments and condolences, public or private on the site.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Saint; Langenfeld; Bouckhuyt Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zk.2ADI/1929 Message Board Post: ©The Harlan Tribune 07/18/2005 R.W. Saint Saint, 78, Escondido, Ca., died July 10, 2005. ESCONDIDO, Ca. -- R. W. Saint, 78, former Harlan Postmaster, died July 10 in Escondido, Ca. No services are planned. He is survived by his wife, Joan F., of Escondido; daughters Marsha (Dean) Langenfeld of Earling and Gayle (Dennis) Bouckhuyt of Omaha; son Robert Saint of Omaha; eight grandchildren and one great-grandson.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Gross; Lusero; Leuschen; Oppold; Babel; Bissen; Coenen; Klein Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zk.2ADI/1928 Message Board Post: Arrangements and Services For Leo “Pete” Gross - Age 83 Who Died On -Thursday, July 14, 2005 Visitation Saturday, July 16, 2005 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM Pauley Jones Funeral Home Harlan, Iowa Sunday, July 17, 2005 2:00 PM to 9:00 PM St. Joseph’s Catholic Church - Earling, Iowa Knights of Columbus Rosary Sunday, July 17, 2005 at 7:00 PM St. Joseph’s Catholic Church - Earling, Iowa Mass of Christian Burial Monday, July 18, 2005 at 11:00 AM St. Joseph’s Catholic Church - Earling, Iowa Interment St. Joseph’s Cemetery - Earling, Iowa survivors include his children: Lorraine (John) Lusero of Kansas City, MO; Allen (Diane) Gross of Mayetta, KS; Darrell Gross of Earling,IA; Patricia (Eugene) Leuschen of Panama, IA; Gaylord (Gail) Gross of Earling, IA; Joanne (Frank) Oppold of Dunlap, IA; brothers and sisters: Leona (Elmer) Babel of Columbus, NE;Helen (Marvin) Bissen of Harlan, IA; Dorothy (Henry) Coenen of Woodbine, IA; Eugene (Sharon) Gross of Battle Creek, IA; Marie (Charles) Klein of Earling, IA; Gerald (Sharon) Gross of Earling, IA; Vern (Ginger) Gross of Palmdale, CA

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Garrison; Jenkins Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zk.2ADI/1927 Message Board Post: Arrangements and Services For Robert D. Garrison Age 71 Who Died On Thursday, July 14, 2005 Memorial Service Monday, July 18, 2005 11:00 AM Pauley Jones Funeral Home Harlan, Iowa Survivors include his wife, Cleo, his children: Dan “Chunk” (Jayne) Garrison and Jeff “Harpo” Garrison, all of Harlan, Iowa his brother, Richard (Ann) Garrison of Tucson, Arizona and his sister, Joan Jenkins of Dunnellon, Florida.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Howlett; Sunderman; Jordan; Colvin; Christensen Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zk.2ADI/1926 Message Board Post: Arrangements and Services For Harold K. Howlett Age 95 Who Died On Wednesday, July 13, 2005 Visitation Friday, July 15, 2005 from 2:00 PM to 9:00 PM Pauley Jones Funeral Home Avoca Chapel - Avoca, Iowa Funeral Services Saturday, July 16, 2005 at 10:30 AM Pauley Jones Funeral Home Avoca Chapel - Avoca, Iowa Interment Graceland Cemetery - Avoca, Iowa survivors include his children: Margaret Sunderman of Avoca, Iowa and Judith (Norman) Jordan of Shelby, Iowa; two sisters: Elva Colvin of Oakland, Iowa and Lola Christensen of Fontenelle, Iowa; five grandchildren; three great grandchildren