OBITUARIES

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Orpha Orlene (Younken) Foreman

Orpha Orlene (Younken) Foreman

Jan 10, 2005

Orpha was born June 3, 1911 in Union County, Iowa, the daughter of Edward Clarence and Eva May (Harris) Younken. She graduated from Lorimor High School in 1930 and taught school in Union and Madison counties. She later married Dale C. Foreman on March 9, 1931 and to this union five sons were born. She was preceded in death...

Marie Elizabeth (Kerley) Parkins

Marie Elizabeth (Kerley) Parkins

Jan 4, 2005

Marie was born November 10, 1930 in Brainerd, Minnesota, the daughter of Michael and Vida (Ziegler) Kerley. She graduated from Brainerd High School and later married Bill Parkins on December 2, 1950 and to this union three children were born. During her working career, Marie worked as a nurse’s aid at several nursing homes, including Winterset Care Center North...

Martha Hauser

Martha Hauser

Dec 29, 2004

Martha Hauser, 90, of Winterset, Iowa, died Wednesday, December 29, 2004, at the Winterset Care Center South in Winterset. She is survived by her two sons, Douglas Hauser, D.V.M. and wife, Sherry of Litchfield Park, Arizona and Fred Hauser and wife, Lynn of Winterset; four grandchildren, Jason Smith, Sally McDonald, Jill Hauser and Jayne Hauser; and two sisters, Margaret...

John E. Chase

John E. Chase

Dec 25, 2004

John was born June 22, 1935 in Dexter, Iowa, the son of Verl and Eunice (Wright) Chase. John married Ruby Golightly on April 22, 1955 and to this union one son was born. A special thank you to Dr. Gregory Hicklin and staff for all the special attention shown to dad. John worked in sales and marketing all of...

Glenard Wedemeyer

Glenard Wedemeyer

Dec 23, 2004

Glenard "Glen" Henry Wedemeyer, son of Gustav Frederick Wedemeyer and Hilda Langbehn Wedemeyer, was born March 31, 1933 and lost his battle with cancer December 23, 2004, at the age of 71 years, 8 months and 23 days. Glen was born on a farm in rural Adair County where he was raised until the age of 12. The move...

Robert Mccauley

Robert Mccauley

Dec 12, 2004

Bob was born March 1, 1933 in Winterset, Iowa, the son of Theodore and Dorothy (Green) McCauley. Bob married Sharon Messina on December 28, 1989 at the Winterset Courthouse, Winterset, Iowa. His first marriage was to Florence Flahive which took place on July 19, 1958 and to this union six children were born. He was preceded in death by...

Sylvia Gilliland

Sylvia Gilliland

Dec 7, 2004

Sylvia was born December 20, 1903 in Ionia, Kansas, the daughter of Benjamin and Rosa (Bowers) Frampton. She married Otto E. Gilliland on November 20, 1923 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He preceded her in death on February 7, 1981. She is survived by two sons, Marion Gilliland and wife, Anna of West Des Moines and Ed Gilliland and wife,...

Lois M. (Debok) Spera

Lois M. (Debok) Spera

Nov 25, 2004

Lois Mae Debok was born August 3, 1923 in Madison County, Iowa, the daughter Dee and Edna (Rhoads) Debok. Her marriage to Kenneth Spera took place on August 3, 1963; he preceded her in death in 1986. She was preceded in death by her husband; her parents and her sister, Zylpha Debok. Lois was a beautician and homemaker. She...

Joan 'Joni' Hobart

Joan 'Joni' Hobart

Nov 19, 2004

Joan ‘Joni’ Hobart, 62, of Prole, Iowa, died Friday, November 19, 2004, at Fairview/University Hospital Minneapolis, Minn. She is survived by her husband, Delmar Hobart of Prole, IA; three children, Anne (Kevin) Comer of Winterset, IA, Mike (Chrissy) Hobart of Prole, IA, and Byron (Sara) Hobart of Truro, IA; one sister, Jean Fitz of Fremont, NE; four brothers James...

Virginia H. (Gibson) Denly

Virginia H. (Gibson) Denly

Nov 16, 2004

Virginia H. (Gibson) Denly, 86, of Lorimor, Iowa, died Tuesday, November 16, 2004, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Virginia was born August 6, 1918 in Union County, Iowa, the daughter James and Guyda (Gorr) Gibson. She married John Denly in October of 1936; he preceded her in death on August 19, 1992. Virginia was a graduate of...

Laona 'Onie' (Hendricks) Goater

Laona 'Onie' (Hendricks) Goater

Nov 4, 2004

Laona ‘Onie’ (Hendricks) Goater, 81, of Winterset, Iowa, died Thursday, November 4, 2004, at her home. She is survived by her three step-children, Michael (Annette) Goater of Marion, Iowa; Gayla (Dennis) Detweiler of Solon, Iowa; Richard (Helen) Goater of Goldfield, Iowa; one sister, Margaret (Hendricks) Jones of Winterset, Iowa; five grandsons, Ethan and Seth Detweiler, David, Cole and Clae...

Ellen I. Dooley

Ellen I. Dooley

Oct 28, 2004

Ellen was born October 11, 1925 in Madison County, Iowa; the daughter of Thomas J. and Agnes C. (Donahoe) Wiedmann. She was a graduate of Patterson High School. She married Jim Dooley on February 7, 1949 in Des Moines, Iowa at St. Ambrose Cathedral. Ellen is survived by her husband, Jim Dooley of Martensdale, IA; ten daughters, Terri (Larry)...

Robert Thorp

Robert Thorp

Oct 25, 2004

Robert C. Thorp, son of Orlo Thorp and Verna Teeples Thorp, was born December 28, 1928 and died October 25, 2004 at his home in Davis City, Iowa at the age of 75 years, 9 months and 27 days. Robert grew up in the rural Cooper area and attended school there. On February 7, 1948, he was united in...

Warren Bender

Warren Bender

Oct 9, 2004

Warren Andrew Bender, son of William Bender and Anna Walker Bender was born May 12, 1914 in Keswick, Iowa and died October 9, 2004 at the Fountain West Health Center in West Des Moines, Iowa at the age of 90 years, 4 months, and 27 days. Warren moved to Perry, Iowa as a young child and was a lifelong...

Robert 'Bob' Merrifield

Robert 'Bob' Merrifield

Oct 1, 2004

Bob was born September 29, 1942 in Des Moines, Iowa; the son of Charles and Margaret (Baldwin) Merrifield. Bob was a 1961 graduate of the Technical High School in Des Moines and following graduation he served in the United States Army for three years. His marriage to Laraine Rae Shull took place on June 26, 1965 at the Easton...

Richard Casson

Richard Casson

Sep 23, 2004

Dick was born August 4, 1931 in McClelland, Iowa, the son of John and Margaret (Underwood) Casson. He began work in tractor repair for Oliver Corporation shortly after high school and was later drafted into the United States Army. After his discharge in 1954, he did radio/TV repair for Council Bluffs Television and later moved to Winterset and worked...

Marlys Kilpatrick

Marlys Kilpatrick

Aug 20, 2004

Marlys A. (Garmon) Kilpatrick of Lorimor, Iowa died Friday, August 20, 2004 at home in Lorimor. She is survived by her 2 sons, Jack Kilpatrick and his wife, Maxine, of Lorimor; Larry Kilpatrick and his wife, Shirlee, of Lorimor; 2 daughters-in-law, Nancy Kilpatrick of Centerville and Jerri Kilpatrick of Lorimor; 3 sisters-in-law, Katherine Kilpatrick of Winterset, Harriett Garmon of...

Scott Alexander Hamilton

Scott Alexander Hamilton

Aug 17, 2004

Service: Acknowledgements of sympathy may be directed to his family. Memorial: Private funeral services were held on Thursday, August 19, 2004 at Ochiltree Funeral Service & Aftercare. Scott is survived by his life-partner, James Alan Hamilton of Winterset; his sister, Denise Brooks-Chavez and her husband, David of Truro, Iowa; his niece, Allie Chavez of Truro and his dog, Alex...

John E. Ott

John E. Ott

Aug 14, 2004

John is survived by a daughter, Nancy Mellott and husband, Randy of Bedford, Pennsylvania; two sons, John C. Ott and wife, Sharon of Ft. Smith, Arkansas; Mark Ott and wife, Donna of Ackworth, Iowa; five grandchildren, Steve Mellott; Stacie Meador and husband, Keith; Michelle Adams; Casandra Koons and husband, Jeremy; Mathew Ott and two great grandchildren, Sarah Mellott and...

Eleanor C. Taylor

Eleanor C. Taylor

Jul 27, 2004

Eleanor C. Taylor, 86, of Winterset, died Tuesday, July 27, 2004 of congestive heart failure at the Madison County Health Care System in Winterset, Iowa. She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Douglas on September 13, 2001, three brothers, Frank, Adolph, and Fred, and 2 sisters, Clara and Evelyn. Eleanor was born April 8, 1918 in...

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