All Obituaries

Roger Lee Loerch, 89 of Ruskin, FL entered into his eternal home on Friday September 10, 2021 at St. Joseph Hospital South in Riverview, FL. He was born April 21, 1932 in Tekamah, NE to Lee & Ruth (Jones) Loerch. Roger graduated from Tekamah High School. He served his country in the U.S. Coast Guard during the Korean War until he was honorably discharged. He attended Hastings College and graduated from the School of Banking in Madison, WI. Roger married Dolores Ann Dickson, three...

Marlys Marian Habben was born near Palmer, Iowa, on March 31, 1929, the daughter of John and Anna (Martens) Habben. Marlys attended country school in the Palmer area. On April 16, 1950, she and William Peters were united in marriage at St. John Lutheran Church, Lizard Township. They started farming near Pioneer before moving to the Manson/Palmer area where they continued farming until 1992 when they retired. Marlys continued to be active in the farming operation working with their son...

Nancy Jean Seavert, 55, of Manson passed away peacefully October 1st in her home surrounded by her girls and family after a hard-fought battle with cancer. Nancy was born June 29th, 1966 in Manson where she has lived most of her life. She attended Manson High School and went to Spencer College of Business. She met Douglas while in college, and they were married November 28th, 1986. They moved a couple times before landing back in Manson to raise their three children. Nancy had a passion for...

On September 25th 2021, Debora De Ann (Walde) Garber died unexpectedly in her home. She was born July 8, 1952, in Denison, Iowa, to Ed Walde and Elaine Riemer. She graduated from Rockwell City High School in 1970. Deb was united in marriage to Ken Garber in 1971 at the Manson Mennonite Church. They moved to Lebanon, OR, for two years before they returned to live in the Fort Dodge, IA area. In 1975, they moved to Manson until 1979, when their home was taken by the Manson tornado. This led...

Twila Ruth (Ranger) Nelson left us peacefully on September 11, 2021 at her home in Manson, IA. Twila was born Sept 16, 1941 in Atlantic IA. She attended schools in Atlantic, Rolfe, and Maurice – Orange City, IA. She graduated from Bernel Hairstyling College in Ft Dodge, IA in 1961 She married Merle E. Nelson on April 14, 1962, at Augustana Lutheran Church in Manson. In 1968, the couple purchased an acreage west of Manson. Church was important to Twila. She taught Sunday school, served...

An obituary is not available at this time, but it will be posted here soon. In lieu of flowers the family requests no flowers, but instead make memorial contributions in Sheila's name to: Southeast Iowa Behavioral Center 3140 Plank Road Keokuk, IA  52632    

Arnetta Kaufman was born May 27, 1930 at Milford, Nebraska to Edward and Minnie (Zimmerman) Detweiler and passed away Thursday, September 2, 2021 at the age of 91 at the Pocahontas Community Hospital, Pocahontas, Iowa. She was raised in the Mennonite denomination, was baptized in 1944 and “born again” at the age of 19. (John 3:13 – Jesus answered and said unto him (Nicodemus), “Except a man or woman be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of heaven.) She graduated...

Michelle Rosendahl, 53, died Thursday, August 19th, at Friendship Haven in Fort Dodge. We will celebrate Michelle's life on her 54th birthday, Thursday, September 9th.  Michelle Margaret Rosendahl was born on September 9th, 1967, the fifth child and only daughter of Richard and Maxine Rosendahl. Michelle defied the odds from birth. Initially not expected to survive more than a few days, she was baptized in an incubator in the hospital; she rallied and went home a short time later....

Mary Lou was born in Palmer, Iowa on October 10th, 1928 to John and Edna Keleher. She graduated from Palmer High School in 1946. She married Robert Korte and together they grew in love by sacrificing for each other, living and farming in the Palmer area. She devoted her life to her family. Her greatest desire was that all would know and love and serve the Lord Jesus and strive to be with Him in heaven. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; son Michael; sisters Naida Benson and...

Harold Lee Pelz was born on October 1st, 1933 at home on the Coen place near Washburn Illinois, the son of William and Amelia (Tjaden) Pelz. On August 1st, 1955 he was united in marriage to Melva Ann Bohn, in Sioux Falls, S.D. He devoted his entire life to providing a warm and loving home for his wife and children. Harold lived in Metamora, Illinois, until 1946, when his family moved to Manson. He attended school up to the 10th grade while he worked on the family farm with his father....