All Obituaries

Dwight Joseph Krebs was born on July 25, 1945, at Rolfe, Iowa, the son of Elmer and Isabel (Coughlon) Krebs. He graduated from Barnum High School, and in July of 1965 he enlisted in the United States Air Force. He was honorably discharged  from the Air Force on December 18, 1968. He was then employed at the Farmers Co-Operative Elevator in Manson for the next 42 years, retiring on January 28, 2011. Dwight is survived by his brother Gary Krebs of Ft. Dodge, IA; sister Isabel (Jack)...

Allan Julius, age 77, of Omaha, NE, died on Saturday, April 3, 2021, at Esprit Whispering Memory Care in Omaha.  He was born the oldest child of Corbett and Geraldine (Peterson) Julius on April 16, 1943, in Fort Dodge, Iowa.  Allan loved his role of oldest brother to his 5 siblings.  His early years were spent on the farm outside of Manson, IA, but the family later moved to town.  Allan graduated from Manson High School in 1961.  He excelled in many...

Lois Maxine Hoag was born Sept. 28, 1930, to Charles and Mabel (Anderson) Hoag at home in Manson. She grew up and received her education from Manson High School, graduating in the class of 1948. Lois continued her education, earning her teaching certificate from Cedar Falls and Buena Vista College, and taught in a one room school house in rural Manson, Iowa for three years. On June 24, 1951, Lois was united in marriage to Lawrence Laverne Becker; the couple was blessed with three children...

Marjorie Ann Schofield was born on October 6, 1925, at Rockwell City, Iowa, the daughter of Fred and Bertha (Ramthun) Schofield. She graduated from Jolley High School in 1943. She was united in marriage with Carl Harris Hoefing on June 2, 1946, in Knoke, Iowa, and together they farmed the Hoefing family farm, with Carl having planted 67 consecutive crop years. Marge enjoyed quilting, playing cards, and having company in her home. She enjoyed the years of farming with Carl, as well as...

Patsy Carol Kennedy was born on March 31, 1938, in Manson, Iowa, the daughter of Robert Lee and Esther Loretta (Junkman) Kennedy. At the age of seven, she moved with her family to Chicago, IL, and graduated from Kelvyn Park High School, and later from Wright Junior College. During her working life she was employed as an adjuster for several credit and collection companies. Among her survivors is her brother James (Gayle) Kennedy of The Villages, FL. She was preceded in death by her parents.

Zelda Rae Kietzmann was born on November 6, 1937, in Center Township, Calhoun County, Iowa, the daughter of Adolph and Bertha (Ost) Kietzmann. She attended country school in that area, and then graduated from Manson High School in 1955. On November 10, 1955, she married Dale Lightfoot  at Sac City, Iowa, and they had a family of four sons and one daughter. Their marriage later ended in divorce in 1984. Zelda returned to school and received her Associate of Science Degree from Iowa...

Harold John Junkman, 91, passed away at UnityPoint Hospital, Fort Dodge, Iowa, on Monday, November 9, 2020. Private family funeral services are planned for Wednesday, January 6, 2021, at 10:30 A.M. at Larson-Weishaar Funeral Home in Manson. Harold began his career as a salesman at Foley Clothing and worked his way up to ownership. For nearly 70 years he served his community and others making sure people were "Foley Clothed". His passion was never ending. Even in later years...

Marilyn Mae Kallem Mueller passed on to life eternal on January 8th, 2021 following complications from COVID 19 at the Kavanagh Hospice Center in Des Moines, Iowa. She filled her 96 years of life with the deep purpose of loving and nourishing her large family, to being the soul of a teacher and mediator, to enjoying her many good friends, to keeping faith in the worst of times, to laughing whenever she could and living a life full of reading and sharing books. Her grandchildren cherish the...

Darrell Wayne Kaufman passed away peacefully on October 19, 2020.  Darrell was born March 19th, 1941 in Manson, Iowa to Olga and Victor Kaufman.  He grew up on a farm with 3 younger siblings, which would shape his values and work ethic for the rest of his life.  He attended one of Iowa's last one-room schools and loved to share stories of his school with his 6 grandchildren. Darrell graduated from Morningside College in just 3 years then served in the Army and was...

Pamela Kay Robson Schoon was born March 26, 1944 in Murray City, Ohio. She was the second of 17 children born to Glendale and Ethel (Eileen) Robson. Affectionately known as Pammy to her siblings, she had a talent for sewing. She shared and exchanged clothes with her sisters along with sewing her sister's bridesmaid dress. As a girl, she took care of and weeded her flower and vegetable garden diligently. She loved red roses, pink carnations, peonies of all color, and snowball bushes. She...