Obituaries

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May

William Koehn Jr.

William Koehn Jr.

 

 

William Henry “Bill” Koehn Jr., 89, of Elkader, passed away Thursday, April 23, 2015, at his residence.

Bill was born October 26, 1925, in Communia to Rose (Behrens) and William C.F. Koehn.

He was united in marriage to Sharon Leete on February 8, 1958 at the Peace United Church of Christ in Elkader.  This marriage was blessed with two boys and two girls.

Bill served honorably in the United States Navy during World War II.  

After returning home he held several positions and had several employers.  He worked a number of years with Water Tower Paint and Repair and the State of Iowa Department of Transportation.  He retired after 20 years of working for the DOT.

Bill enjoyed fishing, coon hunting, and mushroom hunting, gardening, watching the eagles and telling stories. He also enjoyed going to his grandchildren’s sporting events, and soon was known as “their” grandpa too. 

Wed
06
May

Piper Moellering

Piper Moellering

 

Piper Kelly Moellering, 33, of Lake Forest, Ill., died April 28, 2015.

Piper is survived by her husband Paul; her two children Esten Ames & Chapin Kelly Moellering; her parents Dr. Daniel & Lois Kelly; her parents-in-law Margaret & William Moellering; her brothers Britton (Meire) Kelly, Jeffrey (Alicia) Kelly, Reid (Lindsay) Kelly; and her niece and nephews Mason, Reese, Hunter, Socrates, Enzo and Everett.

  Piper was a lifelong resident of Lake Forest. Born in Lake Forest Hospital. She attended Sheridan School, Deerpath Middle and Junior High Schools and Lake Forest High School before attending University of Colorado Boulder for her undergraduate education and Regis University for her Masters degree.

A detailed online celebration of Piper’s life will be available to view and contribute to on Facebook by searching her full name.

Wed
06
May

Albert Swale Jr.

Albert Swale Jr.

 

 

Albert Roy Swale Jr., 89, of Clear Lake, formerly of West Union, died April 3, 2015, at Oakwood Care Center in Clear Lake. Per Al’s wishes, his body was cremated.

Graveside inurnment will be at 2 p.m. Friday, May 8, at the West Union Cemetery, West Union.

Wed
06
May

Everett Lockhart

Everett Lockhart

 

 

Everett Earl Lockhart passed away April 28, 2015 at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home in West Union, Iowa at age 93.

He was born April 8, 1922 near Brandon, Iowa.

Everett developed a passion for music early in life which carried into high school at LaPorte City, where he and friends formed their own band known as the 'Rubber Band'!

Everett was also athletic, playing basketball and later enjoyed bowling and playing golf, especially with his foster brother, Cliff Branaman.

In 1942, he enlisted in the U.S. Army.

During the war years, Everett married Dorothy Pearl Clark from LaPorte City, Iowa. She took a train from Waterloo, Iowa to Sacramento, Calif. where they were married July 1, 1944.

Wed
29
Apr

Roger Frieden

Roger Frieden

 

 

A memorial service for Roger B. Frieden, 72, of Elgin will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, May 9, at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Elgin.

Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. before the service.

Roger’s death occurred Tuesday, April 14, 2015, in Mesa, Ariz.

Wed
29
Apr

Leona Winter

Leona Winter

 

 

Leona Winter, age 88 of St. Lucas, IA passed away on Thursday, April 23, 2015 at New Hampton Nursing and Rehabilitation in New Hampton, IA.

Leona was born on May 9, 1926 to Henry and Clara (Rausch) Hackman on the Hackman family farm south of Ft. Atkinson. 

She attended St. Luke’s Catholic School in St. Lucas.  After receiving her formal education, Leona continued working on the family farm. 

On June 19, 1946, Leona was united in marriage to Clarence Winter at St. Luke’s Catholic Church who died in 1983. The couple made their home in rural Hawkeye where they raised their five children Diane, Ken, Marv, Leo and Rich. 

Leona then moved to St. Lucas in 1991 where she resided the remainder of her life. 

She was a lifelong member of St. Luke’s Catholic Church and a member of the Rosary Society. 

Wed
29
Apr

Dora Medberry

Dora Medberry

 

 

Dora L. Medberry, 94, Elgin, Iowa, died Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at Maple Crest Manor, Fayette, Iowa.

Dora Louise, the daughter of Will and Hazel (Perkins) Frey, was born August 1, 1920 on the family farm near Wadena, Iowa. 

She graduated from Wadena High School in 1938. 

Dora cared for her grandparents and helped several neighborhood ladies for several years. 

Dora was united in marriage with Kenneth Medberry on February 24, 1954 in Wadena.  To this union two children, Russell and Wanda, were born.

Dora was a longtime member of the Illyria Community Church, rural Elgin.

She enjoyed gardening, playing cards and visiting with her friends and family.

Wed
29
Apr

Lucille Amdahl

Lucille Amdahl

 

 

Lucille Yvonne (Gress) Amdahl was born on October 4, 1915 at her home in Clermont, Iowa to Willis and Clara (Benson) Gress.

She graduated form Clermont High School in 1933.

Lucille was united in marriage to Ervie Sydney Amdahl in 1935 in West Union. Three children were born to this union. Ervie passed away at the age of 51.

Following the closing of St Olaf Lutheran Church in West Union, Lucille became an active member of Zion Lutheran Church in West Union.

She worked for Deco Manufacturing in Decorah.

Lucille passed away on Friday, April 17, 2015 at the Good Samaritan Society of West Union.

She is survived by her two sons; Raymond Amdahl of Oelwein and Kenny (Carolyn) Amdahl of Hubert N.C.; five grandchildren, Steven Amdahl, Bradley Amdahl, Richard Amdahl, Dale Amdahl, and Deborah (David) Halverson; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Wed
29
Apr

Lloyd Robinson

Lloyd Robinson

 

 

Lloyd E. Robinson, 86, of Hawkeye, died after a two year battle with lung cancer on Wednesday, April 22, 2015, at his rural farm home south of Hawkeye where he lived most of his life.

Memorial services were held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 25, 2015, at the United Methodist Church in Hawkeye with Lay Servant Mona Christie officiating.

Inurnment will be at a later date. 

Visitation was held from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Friday, April 24 at Becker-Milnes Funeral Home in Hawkeye and for one hour preceding services at the church on Saturday.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be given to them for distribution to various organizations later. 

Online condolences may be left at www.beckermilnesrettig.com.

Lloyd Eugene, son of Walter A. and Belle (Brown) Robinson, was born April 9, 1929, at the Robinson farm.

Wed
29
Apr

Lloyd Voshell

Lloyd Voshell

 

 

Lloyd Leeland Voshell, passed away on Thursday, April 24, 2015 near Clermont in a work-related accident.

Lloyd was born on July 5, 1964 in West Union, Iowa to LeRoy and Marjorie (Gage) Voshell.

He attended North Fayette High School.

He enjoyed fishing and tinkering with motors. He loved spending time with his and cat, "Fats" and family, especially his grandchildren.

Lloyd held a variety of jobs in the area and was considered by many a jack of all trades.

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