All Obituaries

Dorisann (Hill) Cunningham, age 89, died at the Good Samaritan Society in Manson, Iowa on November 26, 2022. Dorisann was born in 1933 to Doris and Carl Hill of Chicago, Illinois. After her parents divorced in 1936, she was placed in the Klingberg Children’s Home and studied piano at the Central Conservatory of Music. In 1949, she began a pen pal relationship with fellow Klingberg “homekid” Jim Cunningham, who had moved to Manson in 1944. The couple married in 1951, lived...

Deanne Kay (Dana) Janssen, 84, of Manson, passed away unexpectedly at Mercy One Hospital in Des Moines, IA on November 11, 2022. Deanne was born on October 2, 1938 to Thomas and Dorothy Dana. She spent the majority of her childhood years growing up in Manson, graduating from Manson High School in 1957. Deanne was united in marriage to her “childhood sweetheart” & the love of her life, Darrel Janssen on February 25, 1956. They had four children together. They farmed side by...

     Martin Janssen was born to Gerd and Martha (Ihnen) Janssen on July 3, 1939. He graduated from Gilmore City High School in 1957.    On September 17, 1960, he married Mary Margaret Darby and together they raised two children, Tammy and David.      Martin farmed in the Gilmore City area his entire life. He enjoyed driving horses including his draft horses and most recently his Welsh ponies. Martin was an active member at his church at St...

Richard Harrison Stewart 103, passed away peacefully at the Paula J Baber Hospice House in Fort Dodge, Iowa on October 31st. He was born August 29, 1919, in Lynch, Nebraska. He was the third of five children born to Harold E. and Carrie E. King Stewart. He grew up in Nebraska and graduated in 1938.  He moved to California to find work and there he met his soon to be wife, Alene Marie Seaborg. They were married on March 17, 1944. They had a long fulfilled life together in their 76 years...

Eileen was born and raised in Manson and graduated from Manson High School in 1955. After graduation, she moved to Des Moines and worked for Banker’s Life. She then returned home to Manson where she met her husband of 63 years, Dwane. They were married on March 8, 1959. She was a homemaker for several years while she and Dwane welcomed their two children. Later she went to work for Lutheran Hospital as an Administrative Assistant, followed by Fort Dodge Labs, and lastly as a Legal...

Donald James Bohn was born in Pomeroy, Iowa during a blizzard on January 9th,1939 to Edith and Carl Bohn, Jr. Those surviving Don are his Wife (Patricia Bohn); Children, Jacque (Kent) McMillen, JaNelle (Ken McClellan) Drummond, Jeff Bohn, Jennifer (Dennis) Yoder; Grandchildren, Brady (Megan) Hicks, Alyssa (Scott) Poutre, Eric (Cassandra) Hickman, Caitlin Hickman, Emily Yoder, Ethan (Ashley) Yoder, Hannah Drummond, Ella Yoder; Great-Grandchildren, James Hicks, Damon Poutre, Easton Yoder; and...

Mardella Ann Schreier, the daughter of Frank and Anna (Lang) Schreier, was born September 27, 1932, at the family’s farm in Calhoun County. She was raised on the farm and attended the Little Red Country School. She graduated from Manson High School in 1951. Following her education, Mardella worked for Gambles Department Store and Lillian’s Dress Shop in Fort Dodge. On February 6, 1954, she was united in marriage to Jim Waller at St. Thomas Catholic Church in Manson. The couple...

Helen Marie Gerdes, the daughter of John and Nellie Jane (Conwell) Gerdes, was born July 17, 1925, on a farm in Wayne County, Iowa. She was baptized in the New Zion Methodist Church, and attended country schools in the area graduating from Corydon High School in 1943. Following her education, Helen served as a clerk at Wright-Patterson Airforce Base in Ohio during World War II. Following the war, she moved to Des Moines where she worked as a telephone switchboard operator. She was united in...

Lucille Charlene Booge was born on September 2, 1931, at Pocahontas, Iowa, the daughter of Charles and Edith (Folkerts) Booge. She graduated from Palmer Consolidated High School in 1949. She was united in marriage with Donald Isaacson on June 15, 1957, at Ludington, MI. Then on November 28, 2002, she married Oliver Stoltenberg at Moline, IL. During her retirement years, Charlene enjoyed walking and bicycling with her neighbors. For several years she spent her winters in California...

Dwane Louis Junkman, the son of Louis John and Reka Marie (Gerdes) Junkman, was born April 21, 1935, at his family’s home near Fonda, Iowa. He was raised and attended school in Fonda and following his education, worked in various jobs in the area. He was united in marriage to Eileen Joyce Widestrom on March 8, 1959, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Manson. The couple made their home on a farm south of Jolley, Iowa, until moving to Manson in 1964. He served many faithful years...