Obituaries
Martha Ann Gross, the daughter of John Leo and Agnes Mary (Coppersmith) Stoll, was born on the family farm near Clyde, Missouri, on July 29, 1937, the tenth of 13 children. She received the sacraments of Baptism, Penance, Eucharist, Confirmation, and Matrimony at Immaculate Conception Basilica in...
Jose Leal was born to Petra and Jose Leal Sr. on July 2, 1939 in Denver Colorado. As a kid, Jose attended school at Bryant Webster Elementary and later graduated from North High School in Denver, Colorado. He was baptized and confirmed at Holy Ghost Church in Denver, Colorado.Jose enlisted in the...
Gail Clarence Schmitz, son of Hugo and Augusta (Block) Schmitz, was born at the Schmitz home June 3, 1944 in Earling, Iowa. His sister, Arlene, was sent to the neighbor’s home for “vacation,” and when she came home, she had a new baby brother. Gail was baptized on June 4,1944 and confirmed on May...
Eduardo Salazar was born to Herendira Salazar on September 15, 2006 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He attended school at Buena Vista High School in Omaha, Nebraska.Eduardo was blessed to become a big brother to four younger siblings: Teodoro, Ruby, Sergio, and Julian. He loved being a big brother and spending...
Terry Clarence McDowell was born on January 23, 1937 to Victor Luke and Sarah (Robinson) McDowell in Harlan, Iowa. Terry spent his early years on a farm east of Kirkman, Iowa. Following the death of his dad, the family lived for a short time in Hamburg, Iowa before returning to the farm by Kirkman...
Leslie Herbert Blum, son of Herbert M. and Marie Ann (Wingert) Blum was born April 5, 1941, in Westphalia, Iowa. He attended St. Boniface School in Westphalia, where he graduated with the class of 1959. He entered into the United States Army, serving his country honorably until his discharge in...
Guy Stanley Jones was bornon June 20, 1926 in Lohrville,Iowa to Guy Solomon and NinaElizabeth Engelman Jones. Heentered into eternal rest at ElmCrest Senior Living Communityfacility on September 9, 2022at the age of 96.At age 4, he moved withhis parents and brother, Don,to Audubon, Iowa where...
Laura Ann (Andersen) Allen was born on May 16, 1934, on the family farm northeast of Avoca, IA, to Ernest and Lillian (Johnson) Andersen. She was baptized at English Lutheran Church in Avoca on July 16, 1934 and was confirmed on her 14th birthday on May 16, 1948. She attended country school for...
Preceded in death by his parents Joseph and Ann; five of his siblings; and his five-year-old son, Michael “Mikey”.Survived by his wife of 70 years, Maxine; son Steve Citta (Mary) of Cedar Falls, IA; daughters Teresa Crowder (Joe) of Sidney, NE, and Cheri Schouten of Omaha; grandchildren Stephanie...
Marian Rose Pauley, age 84, of Neola, Iowa, passed away September 30, 2022 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Marian was born in Vail, Iowa on January 25, 1938 to the late Frank and Mary (Cavanagh) Schwieso. She lived on a farm outside of Vail before moving to Neola in the 1940’s. Marian attended St. Joseph’...