Obituaries
Mae Leona (Williams) Mikels, 100, died on Saturday, September 3, 2022 at her home. She was born on July 2, 1922 to Clyde Adelbert and Clementine “Tina” (Plambeck) Williams near Portsmouth, Iowa. Mae attended Hemlock country school. She worked for families in the area until she married Alfred Mikels...
Ardella Frances Rold, daughter of Vernon and Effie (Christensen) Rold was born February 20, 1934, in Shelby County (Monroe Township).She attended Rosehill No. 2 country school, kindergarten through eighth grade. She graduated from Harlan High School. She then worked as a secretary at the Shelby...
LaVale Jensen, daughter of Lake and Velma Green was born on December 21, 1928 in Harlan, Iowa. She graduated from Harlan High School in 1946. On November 21, 1948 she married the love of her life, Floyd Jensen. They raised 2 daughters, Peggy and Patricia. In 1980 she and Floyd moved to Lake...
Alice Ann Kwapiszeski was born January 21, 1921, to Henry and Mary Schmitz in Westphalia, Iowa. She died September 16, 2022 at Josie Harper Hospice in Omaha, Nebraska having reached the age of 101 years, eight months, and 16 days. She was preceded in death by her parents, Henry and Mary Schmitz;...
Lamont James Christensen, son of LaVon and Nancy (Andersen) Christensen, was born on July 18, 1963, in Harlan, Iowa. Lamont was baptized at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Harlan, Iowa and confirmed at St Paul’s Lutheran Church in Irwin, Iowa. He attended school at Irwin-Kirkman where he graduated in...
C. Clifford Tamm, 88, Hawkeye fan, favorite teacher, and beloved grandpa, dad and husband, passed away at his home September 24, 2022.Cliff was born December 20, 1933, in Denison, Iowa, and graduated in 1952. He was an all-conference basketball player. It was there he learned his love of sports and...
Dane Markes Purcell was born to Helen (Ross) and Mark Purcell on November 11, 1978 in Omaha, Nebraska. While in high school, Dane followed his passion of music by joining a Christian based band, Faith Sound, sharing music throughout the Midwest. From a young age, Dane was a hard worker. After he...
Cecilia Haynes was born July 23, 1958 in Omaha, Nebraska. Cecilia’s parents Henry and June (Schmidt) Dukat married in 1956 and raised her and her siblings Gary, Monte, Edwinna, and Valorie in Gretna, Nebraska. During her childhood, she enjoyed taking care of her horses, including riding and...
Paul Robert Schroder was born on August 15, 1933 in Council Bluffs, Iowa to Aaron and Mina (Eckert) Schroder. He attended grade school in Council Bluffs and then moved to Hancock, Iowa with his mother. He attended school and graduated from Hancock with the class of 1951. Paul was baptized and...
Kenneth Eugene Kohl, son of Julius and Georgia (Nixon) Kohl, was born on November 27, 1946 in Neola, Iowa. He graduated from Avo-Ha High School in 1964. On June 14, 2007, he was united in marriage to Patti Herrick at the Audubon County Courthouse in Audubon, Iowa. Kenneth started working at the...