All Obituaries

Merlin Charles Bohn age 92, flew home to Jesus at 4:18 in the morning Wednesday, February 15, 2023, at the Manson Good Samaritan Center where he lived since 2019. Merlin was born Tuesday, July 29th, 1930, at the Imhoff Farm, near Pomeroy, Iowa. His parents were Albert Bohn and Katheryn Bohn (Bushart.) It was the beginning of the Depression and Merlin understood the importance of contributing to the needs of his family. Milking the cows, and slopping the pigs had to be done before...

Clay “Buck” was born October 1, 1960, in Fort Dodge, Iowa, to Donald and Elaine (Miller) Bleam. He graduated Manson Senior High School in 1979. After high school he attended DMACC for Auto Tech followed by Iowa State University for Farm Operations for a short time before returning home to farm with his brother, Brad. On November 22, 1986, he was united in marriage to Shelly (Hauser) Bleam at Augustana Lutheran Church. They had two beloved children, Kylia and Alex. He resided with...

Paul Curtis Johnson, son of Curtis and Charlotte (Wenzel) Johnson, was born April 10, 1952, in Fort Dodge, Iowa. He was raised in Pomeroy and graduated in 1970. Following graduation, he began working for Iowa Hydraulics in Pocahontas. On December 20, 1975, he was united in marriage to Carol Porth at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Manson. They made their home in Pomeroy and enjoyed 47 years together. Paul began working with his father in the family business, Johnson Oil Company in 1983 and...

Kevin was a great kid. He loved helping people when asked. He loved going canoeing with his Dad, mowing for his parents and grandparents, going to the races with his Mom, watching NASCAR, especially his favorite driver #18, Kyle Busch, riding his motorcycle and playing on X-Box and camping with family. He was a Junior at Newell-Fonda School, was in FFA, played soccer and loved spending time with his friends. He loved tractors and farming. During harvest he would ride with anyone who would...

Lawrence L. Becker, the son of Carsten and Ella (Nieman) Becker, was born December 21, 1927, on a farm in Lizard Township, Pocahontas County. In 1941, the family moved to their home near Pomeroy and Lawrence graduated from Pomeroy High School in 1946. Following his education, he worked in Fort Dodge until enlisting into the United States Army in 1949. He was stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas, Camp Lee, Virginia, and at Columbus, Ohio until his honorable discharge in 1951. On June 24, 1951, he...

Elaine was born on Wednesday, December 26, 1928 to Mattie Lee Mason Miller and Fred William Miller in Butler County on the farm. She attended Coldwater #9 Country School through eighth grade before going to high school in Greene, Iowa. She went to Iowa State Teachers College (Now UNI) in Cedar Falls, Iowa, for her two-year elementary teaching certificate. She taught fifth grade for two years in Manson, Iowa. She enjoyed her time teaching and always treasured it. In 1950, she married Donald...

Geraldine Smith was born on August 7, 1923, at Manson, Iowa, the daughter of John and Leda (Root) Smith. She attended Manson Schools and graduated from Manson High School in 1941. She worked as a telephone operator for Iowa Continental Telephone Co. On November 18, 1945, she married Denzel Heise. They lived in San Diego, California, for a year, returning to Manson in 1946. They lived on the family farm north of Manson where they raised their family, daughters Betty and Carolyn. She...

Craig Alan Johnson, the son of Herbert and Irma (Groot) Johnson, was born August 17, 1957, in Fort Dodge, Iowa. He was raised on the family farm outside of Manson and graduated from Manson High School in 1975. He then attended Iowa Central Community College, receiving his associate’s degree in the Farm Power Mechanics program, and began farming with his dad, brother, and uncle. On July 16, 1983, he was united in marriage to Sharon Nieland at St. Thomas Catholic Church in Manson....

Wayne Irvin Green, 72, died tragically on December 12, 2022 in the British Virgin Islands. He was born on December 4, 1950 in Fort Dodge, the son of Lowell and Janice (Wilson) Green. A visitation will be held on December 28th from 4:00PM-7:00PM at the Manson-NW Webster High School in Manson, IA. Funeral proceedings will be held on December 29th at 11:00 AM also at the high school with lunch to follow.  Memorial donations will be distributed at the discretion of the...