Alabama School Yearbooks by State and County
Monday, July 7, 1997
Daniel R. Bates
Daniel R. Bates, 14, of Sioux City died Friday, July 4, 1997, in rural Plymouth County as result of an automobile accident.
Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Christy, Smith and Hockenberry Funeral Home. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 to 9 p.m. today, with the family present from 7 to 9 p.m., at the funeral home.
Daniel was born Nov. 8, 1982, in Akron, Iowa, the son of Robert and Nancy (Bue) Bates. He had attended Longfellow Elementary School and had just finished the seventh grade at East Middle School.
He had played several years on the Floyd Slow Pitch Softball league and was on the All City team for two years. He had also played football on the Hauff's Sporting Goods team and was on the track team at East Middle School.
Survivors include her parents; two sisters, Melissa Jo Bates of Sioux City and Carrie Heywood and her finance, Chris Simpson of Papillion, Neb.; a niece; maternal grandparents, Ken and Elaine Bue of Sioux City; paternal grandparents, LeRoy and Joan Bates of Bronson, Iowa; paternal great-grandmother, Jessie Bates of Hinton, Iowa; and many aunts, uncles and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his paternal great-grandparents, Loran Bates and Earl and Elsie Guffy; maternal great-grandparents, Alfred and Christine Bue and Morris and Genevieve Bruckner.
Art D. Dittman
Art D. Dittman, 52, of Sioux City died Saturday at a Sioux City hospital.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at St. Luke Evangelical Lutheran Church. Burial will be in Graceland Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, with a prayer service at 7 p.m., at the Christy, Smith and Hockenberry Funeral Home.
Dale E. Jorgensen
Dale E. Jorgensen, 71, of Sergeant Bluff died Friday at his residence following a lengthy illness.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Sergeant Bluff. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, with the family present from 7 to 9 p.m. and a prayer service at 7:30 p.m., at the Nelson-Berger Morningside Chapel.
Herbert L. Morey Jr.
Herbert L. Morey Jr., 59, of Sioux City died Thursday, July 3, 1997, at a Sioux City hospital following a lengthy illness.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Christy, Smith and Hockenberry Funeral Home, with the Rev. Shelley Aakre, Chaplin at St. Luke's Regional Medical Center, officiating. Burial will be in Logan Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Mr. Morey was born April 14, 1938, in Concord, Neb., the son of Herbert L. and Ella M. (Guern) Morey. He was raised in Concord.
He married Mary Ann Clinkenbeard on Dec. 21, 1971, in Sioux City. He was employed as a truck driver for Lanter Courier for many years and previously as a foreman for Standard Brands Egg Plant.
Survivors include his wife; a daughter and her husband, Lynn and Eric Goodier of Sioux City; two sons, Paul and Mike of Sioux City; two grandchildren, Eden and Jacob; two brothers and their wives, Gerald and Carla and Dale and Mary, all of Sioux City; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Glenn.
Lloyd Osbahr
Lloyd Osbahr, 69, of Sioux City died Friday at the Floyd Valley Hospital in Le Mars, Iowa.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Knutson Funeral Home in Avoca, Iowa. Burial will be in the Shelby, Iowa Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 7 to 8 p.m. today, with a prayer service at 7:30 p.m., at the funeral home.
Fred W. Nordstrom, 67, of Sioux City died Sunday; Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel.
Francis L. Burroughs
UTE, Iowa - Francis L. Burroughs, 71, of Ute died Saturday at his residence.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at United Methodist Church in Charter Oak, Iowa. Burial will be in St. Clair Cemetery at Ute. Visitation will be after 3 p.m. Tuesday, with a prayer service at 8 p.m., at the Armstrong Funeral Home in Ute.
Amanda Jo Christiansen
UTE, Iowa - Amanda Jo Christiansen, 17, of Ute died Thursday, July 3, 1997, of injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Charter Oak-Ute High School in Charter Oak, Iowa, with the Rev. Don Frizzell officiating. Burial will be in St. Clair Cemetery at Ute. Visitation will be after 2 p.m. today, with a prayer service at 7 p.m., at the Armstrong Funeral Home in Ute.
Miss Christiansen was born May 4, 1980, in Onawa, Iowa, the daughter of Allan and Chris (McColley) Christiansen. She lived with her family in Little Sioux, Iowa before moving to Athens, Texas, where she attended kindergarten and first grade. In 1987, she moved with her family to Ute, where she continued her education at the Charter Oak-Ute Community School. She was currently a member of the Senior High School Class of 1998. She was employed part time at the Dunlap Nursing Home and previously at the Elmwood Nursing Home in Onawa and the Q.A.T. in Soldier, Iowa.
She was a member of United Methodist Church in Ute.
Survivors include her parents; a sister, Brittany Christiansen at home; paternal grandparents, Henry Jr. "Hank" and Darlene Christiansen of Ute; maternal grandparents, Martin and Wanda McColley of Little Sioux, Iowa; paternal great-grandmother, Ellen Hopkins of Mapleton, Iowa; and maternal great-grandmother, Bernice McColley of Missouri Valley, Iowa.
Marie K. Fettes
SHELDON, Iowa - Marie K. Fettes, 88, of Sheldon died Thursday at the Northwest Iowa Health Center in Sheldon.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. today at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Ashton, Iowa. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery. Walton, Roste and Vogel Funeral Home in Ashton is in charge of the arrangements.
Gladys M. Wallace
CHEROKEE, Iowa - Gladys M. Wallace, 92, of Lake View, Iowa, formerly of Cherokee, died Friday at the Stewart Memorial Hospital in Lake City, Iowa following a brief illness.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, with a family prayer service at 1:45 p.m., at Memorial Presbyterian Church in Cherokee. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today, with the family present from 6:30 to 8 p.m., at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee.
Dorothy E. Wolff
SHELDON, Iowa - Dorothy Elaine Wolff, 77, of Sheldon died Friday, July 4, 1997, at her residence.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Sheldon, with the Rev. James McAlpin officiating. Burial will be in St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery. There will be a Catholic Daughters of America rosary at 7 p.m. today and a Scripture service at 7:30 p.m. at the Vander Ploeg Funeral Home in Sheldon.
Mrs. Wolff was born Dec. 19, 1919, in Groton, S.D., the daughter of Charles and Ann (Schiltz) Foth. She moved with her family to the Ashton, Iowa area. She graduated from Sheldon High School in 1938.
She married Paul Wolff on Nov. 3, 1950. The couple made their home in Sheldon. He died Jan. 8, 1987.
She was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, the Catholic Daughters of America and the St. Patrick's Guild.
Survivors include a daughter, Teddi Wolff of St. Charles, Mo.; and a son, Tom of Overland Park, Kan.
She was preceded in death by an infant son, Robert; her parents; three sisters, Mildred Erkes, Mary Foth and Lillian May; and two brothers, Donald and Robert Foth, in infancy.
Memorials may be directed to the American Heart Association.
Friday, June 13, 1997
Fred H. Hey
Fred H. Hey, 82, of Sioux City died Thursday, June 12, 1997, at his residence of pneumonia.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, with the Rev. Paul-Louis Arts officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 9 p.m. today, with a parish vigil service at 7 p.m., at Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel.
Mr. Hey was born Oct. 31, 1914, in Remsen, Iowa. He graduated from Central High School in Sioux City.
He married Virginia Eilers on Sept. 14, 1939, in Sioux City. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in England during World War II. He was employed as a cashier at the Sioux City Stockyards for 47 years, retiring in 1980.
He was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.
Survivors include his wife; three sons, Jim and and his wife Bev and John, all of Sioux City, and Tom and his wife Shirley of Manning, Iowa; five grandchildren; a sister, Elsie Smith of Concord, Calif.; and a son-in-law, Ron Miller of Rapid City, S.D.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Carol Miller, and a sister, Margaret Whitlock.
Pallbearers will be John Yaneff, Bob Petersen, Bill Zemanek, Bob Gerking, Keith Cartwright and Henry Vornbrock.
Georgia H. Magoun
Georgia H. Magoun, 94, of Scottsdale, Ariz., and formerly of Sioux City, died Friday, June 6, 1997, at a Scottsdale nursing home following a lengthy stay.
Memorial services will be Saturday in Scottsdale. The body was cremated.
Mrs. Magoun was born Aug. 6, 1902, in Jefferson, Iowa, the daughter of Edna and Bonham Head. She was graduated from St. Mary's High School in Davenport, Iowa and Ogontz College in Philadelphia, where she received the distinction of becoming an "All American" field hockey player.
She married George Magoun in 1924 and then lived in Sioux City until moving to Phoenix 40 years ago. Mr. Magoun died in January 1949.
She was an officer in the Junior League in Sioux City and was a delegate to the National Conference in New York City in 1937. She served on the boards of numerous civic organizations in Sioux City, including the Florence Crittenton Home and Stella Sanford Community House.
Survivors include a son and his wife, Carleton and Barbara Magoun of Sioux City; a daughter, Ann Gottlieb of San Gabriel, Calif.; a son, Topper Head of Peoria, Ariz., and three granddaughters, Molly Fisher, Laurie Hopkins and Barbie Knepper and five great-grandchildren.
Ione Van Osdel
Ione Van Osdel, 70, of Sioux City died Wednesday, June 11, 1997, at a Sioux City hospital following a brief illness.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Sioux City, with the Rev. John Meyer officiating. Burial will be in Mission Hill Cemetery at Mission Hill, S.D. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present from 6 to 8 p.m. and a prayer service at 7 p.m., at Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel.
Mrs. Van Osdel was born Nov. 13, 1926, in Viborg, S.D., the daughter of Oscar and Mary Anderson.
She married Merle F. Van Osdel on Dec. 31, 1945, in Yankton, S.D. He died June 26, 1977, in Sioux City. She had been a resident of Sioux City since 1954. She was employed as an office manager with Pecaut and Company for 28 years.
She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, where she was active in the church circles and the soup kitchen. She was an avid antique collector.
Survivors include three sons, Frank and his wife Dianna, William and his wife Twila, and Dave, all of Sioux City; a brother, Ernest Anderson of Washington; a sister, Opal Doering of Viborg, S.D.; nine grandchildren, Kelly Grote, Jody, Brent, Rachel, Jessica, Duane, Melissa, and Erik Van Osdel, and Marshall Honkamp; three great-grandchildren; and a special friend, Robert Pruden.
She was preceded in death by an infant child.
Pallbearers will be her nephews, Gary, Brian, Bruce, Mark, Brad, Barry, and Ben Van Osdel, and Mike Petersen.
Lyal Abild
WAKONDA, S.D. - Lyal Abild, 91, of rural Wakonda died Wednesday at the Heritage Manor in Wakonda.
Services are pending with the Iverson-Siecke Funeral Home in Vermillion, S.D.
Glenard H. Bauman
PONCA, Neb. - Glenard H. "Bud" Bauman, 92, of Ponca died Wednesday, June 11, 1997, at a Sioux City hospital.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Salem Lutheran Church in Ponca, with the Rev. John Plowman officiating. Burial will be in Ponca City Cemetery. Visitation, with the family present, will be from 2 to 4 p.m. today at the Mohr Funeral Home in Ponca. Visitation will resume at 6:30 p.m. today, with a prayer service at 7:30 p.m., at the church.
Mr. Bauman was born Nov. 9, 1904, in rural Ponca, the son of Albert and Ida (Koeppe) Bauman. He started farming on Turkey Creek in 1935.
He married Elbean Birkley on April 10, 1935, in Turkey Creek. The couple moved to the Ponca area in 1946. He farmed and operated the township maintainer for 10 years. She died April 18, 1960. He married June McCuen on May 17, 1964. He retired from farming in 1966, but continued to raise hogs. She died on Aug. 30, 1990.
He was a member of Salem Lutheran Church.
Survivors include a son and his wife, Garry and Barbara of Ponca; a daughter and her husband, Connie and Willis Brinkman of Ponca; three sisters, Ena Koeppe and Mildred Harder, both of Ponca, and Anna Hamar of Allerton, Iowa; two sisters-in-law, Rozella Bauman of Holstein, Iowa and Hattie Bauman of South Sioux City; a stepson and his wife, Darrel and Barb McCuen of Albuquerque, N.M.; two stepdaughters and their husbands, Mardell and Don Andersen of Blair, Neb. and Madonna and David Sappenfield of Omaha, Neb.; six grandchildren; a great-grandson; several step grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by four brothers, Walter, Albert "Huck," Earl "Ole," and John "Jack"; and two sisters, Violet Ballou and Rose Miille.
Ada Droog
HULL, Iowa - Ada Droog, 94, of Hull died Wednesday at the Hegg Memorial Hospital in Rock Valley, Iowa.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at First Reformed Church in Hull. Burial will be in Hope Cemetery. Visitation will be after 1 p.m. Sunday, with the family present from 2 to 4 p.m., at the Kraai-Oolman Funeral Home in Hull.
Rose Gruenhagen
PAULLINA, Iowa - Rose Gruenhagen, 83, of Des Moines, formerly of Paullina, died Thursday at the Hospice Kavanaugh House in West Des Moines.
Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in Prairie View Cemetery at Paullina. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at the Gaudian-Eldridge Funeral Home in Paullina.
Lorraine M. Johnson
KIRON, Iowa - Lorraine M. Johnson, 84, of Kiron, formerly of Sioux City, died Wednesday, June 11, 1997, at the Clarkson Hospital in Omaha, Neb.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church in Kiron, with the Rev. Larry W. Odle officiating. Burial will be in Kiron Cemetery. Visitation will be after 3 p.m. today at the Pfannebecker Funeral Home in Denison, Iowa.
Miss Johnson was born March 9, 1913, in Boyer, Iowa, the daughter of Charles S. and Effie Sadena (Erickson) Johnson. In 1916, she moved, with her family, to Kiron, where she received her education. She graduated from Kiron Public School in 1930. She attended Morningside College in Sioux City, receiving her teaching certificate.
She taught school in Kiron from 1933 to 1936, Galva from 1936 to 1940, West Monona from 1940 to 1942, returning to Kiron from 1945 to 1948, and Avoca from 1948 to 1949. She received her bachelor of arts degree in 1950 from Morningside College, majoring in history and minoring in English. From 1950 until her retirement in 1978, she taught in the Sioux City School System. She continued her education, while teaching in Sioux City, taking many graduate courses at Morningside College. She returned to Kiron following her retirement.
She served in many senior citizens groups and on several of their state committees, was a Crawford County Senior Advocate and in 1985, received the Crawford County Outstanding Senior Citizen Award.
She was a member of First Baptist Church, the Friendly Bible Class, and served on the church's 125th anniversary committee. She was also a member of the A.A.U.W. and the Crawford County Retired Teachers Association. She was a volunteer on the Kiron Centennial Committee. She was instrumental in establishing the Kiron Public Library and organized the Kiron Summer Program. She enjoyed traveling, gardening and crossword puzzles.
Survivors include a nephew and his wife, Herbert and Joan Turin of Odebolt, Iowa; a niece and her husband, Janice and William Moore of Odebolt; and two great-nieces, Heather German and Jennifer Turin; and a great-nephew, Jason Turin.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Carlyle Johnson in infancy and a sister, Evelyn Turin.
