All Obituaries

 Glenn R Westphal passed away August 3, 2019 in the home of his son Larry Westphal in Lakeland, Florida. Glenn, a life-long resident of Palmer, Iowa, was born in Bellville Township, Pocahontas, County, Iowa, on April 13, 1918 to Mr. and Mrs. August Westphal. A WW II veteran, he entered the U.S.  Army in May of 1944 and was discharged in January of 1946. Upon release from the Army, he joined his family in Palmer, Iowa and returned to work with the Buhs Produce Company. From there...

Linda Ann Whisler was born on January 19, 1946, at Cherokee, Iowa, to Loral and Effie (Snow) Whisler. Linda went Home to be with the Lord forever on September 10, 2019. At the age of four, Linda moved to the Gilmore City area with her parents. She attended country school for two years which was at the site where Faith Community Church is now located. She graduated from Palmer High School in 1964, and worked as a secretary for a law firm. On August 1, 1965, Linda was united in marriage to...

Dale Eugene Insko was born October 4, 1928, to Merrill and Elsie (Peterson) Insko of Rockwell City, IA. He had a happy childhood raised on the family farms. He loved being outdoors and roaming the nearby fields and trees. His education began by walking one and a half miles to a one room country school. Later the family moved to a farm west of Knierim and he completed his education at Greenfield No. 3 township school. He graduated from Manson High School in 1947. He attended Iowa State...

Lloyd Jacob Ort, Jr., was born in Iowa City, IA, on Sept. 13, 1941, the son of Lloyd Jacob Ort, Sr., and Rosemary Elizabeth (Hurley) Ort. After attending schools in Iowa he moved with his family to California in 1956 where he resided until six months ago, working as a self-employed carpenter. In 1964 he was united in marriage with Elaine Barbier. Lloyd is survived by his wife Elaine; children Tammy Tagg of Manson, IA; Wendy (Greg) Rendon; Daniel Ort; and Renee (Steve) Trevino all...

Sharon Marie Hamilton was born on June 15, 1948, in Sac City, Iowa, the daughter of Donald and Hermania (Gruntorad) Hamilton. She graduated from Pocahontas Catholic High School in 1966, and received her Teaching Certificate from Iowa State University in 1984. On September 11, 1971, she was united in marriage with John Reed in Vermillion, SD. She went on to receive further education at Iowa Central Community College in Early Childhood Development. She taught Head Start Classes in Rockwell...

Mary Colleen (McCarville) Carlson, 93, went home to be with her Lord on Wednesday, July 17, 2019.   Colleen was born February 10, 1926, to Thomas and Elizabeth Imhoff McCarville in Manson, Iowa. She graduated in 1943 from Manson High School. Colleen spent several years working as a telephone operator for Iowa Continental Telephone Company in Manson. On April 3, 1951, Colleen was united in marriage to the love of her life, Leo “Pete” Carlson in Manson. They lived in the...

Marilyn Myrtle Miller, "Myrt", the daughter of Max and Louise (Gronewald) Miller was born in Ft. Dodge, IA, on December 15, 1938. After graduating from Manson High School in 1957, she attended Wartburg College for two years. On October 3, 1959, she was united in marriage with Robert Jepsen in Missouri. During her working career of 28 years, she was a cook, and, later, she was the Food Service Director in the Manson School District. Marilyn is survived by her children Rhonda (Jared)...

Eleanor was born June 13, 1920, in Manson, the daughter of Floyd and Lucy Jones Bleam. She graduated from Manson High School and from Iowa State with a bachelor of science degree in Home Economics Education in 1945. She and Floyd (Wally) Walstrom were married in 1946. She taught Home Economics in Fort Dodge for three years and in Manson for many years before retirement. Survivors include her sons Jim Walstrom (Julie) of Perry and John Walstrom (Julie) of Manson; grandchildren Anne Rojan...

Lois Marie Widlund was born on July 14, 1961, at Ft. Dodge, Iowa, the daughter of Frank and Kathryn (Hartman) Widlund. She was baptized on July 14, 1961, and confirmed on Jan. 18, 1976 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Palmer. She started TMR school at the age of 8 on August 27, 1969, in Gilmore City, IA, and graduated from Pocahontas TMR class on May 25, 1982. She worked at Red Barn, later known as Genesis, in Storm Lake from Aug. 25, 1982 until March 1, 1997. Lois loved her family...

Louis Oscar Schuttler was born on August 10, 1926, in Pomeroy, Iowa, to Clarence and Tena (Doyen) Schuttler. He attended school in Mallard, IA. He entered the Army in 1944 with the 77th Infantry located in the South Pacific under General Douglas McArthur in Japan as an M. P. After serving in the Army, he worked for several farmers. He then went to work at Tobin's, later called Hormel's and retired after 33 years. He loved mowing, gardening, and telling stories of himself growing up...