All Obituaries

Donald Harold Gerdes, 93, of Manson, Iowa went home to be with the Lord on September 19, 2020.  Don was born August 4, 1927 at home near Palmer, Iowa to parents Renke and Ella (Ricklefs) Gerdes.  On March 26, 1950 he married Jeanette VanHoveln and together raised 3 children, Diane (Gerdes) Graaf, Brian Gerdes and Lori (Gerdes) Reiter. Don attended grade school at the local country school and attended one year of high school in Manson, Iowa until he was needed to help with the...

No services are planned at this time.  Interment will be at a later time at Waterloo Cemetery.

Larry Dean Birkey, 68, of Manson, passed away Saturday, September 19 at his home. He was much loved and will be remembered for his love of his family, motorcycles, golf and mostly just having a great time being around his family and friends.  Born  to Elmer and Hazel Birkey of Manson, Larry graduated from Manson High School in 1969  and enlisted in the Air Force. He was stationed in Mississippi, Texas,  and London, England before finishing his military service in...

Vickie R. Wood July 21,1952 - September 23,2020 68 Years young   Vickie R. Wood (68 years old) married Doug on October 27,1972. They were fortunate to travel the world with Doug serving in the United States Airforce.  Vickie cared for the kids while Doug served in the military.  After moving back to Manson, Vickie worked for the Manson Northwest Webster School District as a custodian and Kitchen staff for several years.  Vickie was a huge supporter of MNW athletics...

Nolan Harold Ramthun, 11, of Manson died Thursday, September 17, 2020 at home with his parents by his side. Nolan was born in Overland Park, KS on April 20, 2009. Visitation will be held Sunday, September 20 4:00-6:00pm at the MAC Center in Manson, IA. Funeral services will be held at St. Paul Lutheran Church on Monday, September 21 at 10:30am.  On August 18, 2009 Nolan suffered an anoxic brain injury and began his long journey with health complications. Nolan had numerous procedures...

Marlyn Peter Ahlrich, 86, of Humboldt, went home to be with the Lord on August 26, 2020, at Humboldt County Memorial Hospital, Humboldt, IA.     Marlyn was born‌ ‌October‌ ‌3‌rd‌,‌ ‌1933‌ ‌in‌ ‌Gilmore‌ ‌City,‌ ‌IA‌ ‌to‌ ‌parents‌ ‌Peter‌ ‌and‌ ‌Martha‌ ‌(Fokken)‌ ‌Ahlrich. On October 28th, 1956 he married Christine Poppen and...

Della Nieland, 91, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Monday, August 24, 2020, at Friendship Haven in Ft. Dodge, IA. She was born in Breda, Iowa on November 13, 1928 to Bernard and Magdalen (Snyder) Wittry. Della met her beloved late husband Pat in Breda after he returned from WW II, and they married on August 25, 1948. She started her married life as a homemaker raising four boys and two daughters on a farm in Iowa. They moved into Manson and she lived there for 53 years creating a rich...

Wayne Frederick Dohrmann, 83, of Manson, died August 25th, 2020 at Methodist Hospital in Des Moines of complications of stroke, following a lengthy battle with cancer.    Wayne was born on February 20th, 1937, in Hampton, IA, and graduated from CAL Community Schools. He was married to Phyllis Ratcliff of Eagle Grove, IA on July 18th, 1959. He earned his B.S. from Wartburg College and his M.A. from Illinois Wesleyan University. From 1961 to 1974 he taught science, chemistry, and...

Betty Jane Garber, 90, went to be with the Lord on August 16, 2020. She was born on August 15, 1930 in Canton, Ohio to Ernest and Beulah (Gibson) Miller. The family moved to Sarasota, FL when Betty was 13 years old. She graduated high school from Hesston Academy in Hesston, KS which is where she met her future husband, C.Irvin Garber. They were united in marriage on January 14,1949, and made their home in Manson, IA where Irvin was from.    Betty spent her adult life as a...

Elmer "Louie" Fred Vosberg of Manson, passed away at his home on August 11, 2020. He was born on February 5, 1937, in rural Calhoun County to Erich and Esther Kietzmann Vosberg. Louie attended country school and graduated from Manson High School in 1955. During his time there, he was a proud member of the very successful Manson Eagle Football team and was an Eagle through and through! Louie enlisted in the Army and was stationed in upstate New York. Upon his discharge, he began his...