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LELA PAULINE (DAVIS) PETERSON
Lela Pauline (Davis) Peterson, age 77, of Grand River, Iowa passed away on June 16, 1999 at Clearview Nursing Home in Mount Ayr, Iowa.
Lela was born on August 10, 1921 in Union county, Iowa to Elmer C. Davis and Della Ames Davis. She received her education in Thayer, Iowa.
On April 13, 1943 she was united in marriage with Charles LeRoy Peterson in St. Joseph, Missouri. Two children were born to this union, Waunita and Wayne.
Lela was a homemaker and care giver to many people in their own homes. She lived 53 years in the Hopeville, Iowa area. She attended the Hopeville United Methodist Church.
Lela was preceded in death by her parents; her husband in 1998; a sister, Edna Welling; two brothers, Murel and Orie Davis and two grandchildren, Micheal Dean and Donald LeRoy.
Those left to cherish her memory Lela was a homemaker and care giver to many people in their own homes. She lived 53 years in the Hopeville, Iowa area. She attended the Hopeville United Methodist Church.
Lela was preceded in death by her parents; her husband in 1998; a sister, Edna Welling; two brothers, Murel and Orie Davis and two grandchildren, Micheal Dean and Donald LeRoy.
Those left to cherish her memory Those left to cherish her memory are her children: Waunita Emory and husband Dean of Winterset andWayne Peterson and wife Karen of Grand River; three grandchildren: Nancy White and husband Steve of Marion, Brian Peterson and wife Jenny of Osceola and Susan Mercado and husband Julian of Fort Hood, Texas; one great-grandchild, Allison; two great-stepgrandchildren, Jamie and Jerica; a sister, Lila Peterson and husband John of Osceola; and a brother, Carl Davis and wife Ruby of Thayer.
Funeral services were held on June 19, 1999 at the Hopeville United Methodist Church in Hopeville with Rev. Dwayne Henrichs of Thayer officiating. Interment was in Hopeville Cemetery
in Hopeville.
Memorials may be made to the Hopeville Ladies Aid. Kale Funeral Home of Osceola was in charge of the arrangements.
AVERY GUY SHELDEN
Avery Guy Shelden was born April 4, 1930 in Beaconsfield, Iowa and passed away on June 3, 1999 in Santa Ana, California after suffering from a stroke. He was the son of Guy and Alma Shelden.
On January 1, 1950 he was united in marriage to Clara Ruth Greimann.
He leaves to mourn his passing his wife Ruth, five children, 15 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren, a sister Alice Keplinger and a brother Ellis and a host of relatives and friends.
He was laid to rest in Rose Hill Memorial Park in Whittier, California on June 7, 1999. Officiating was Reverend Keith Ackman. Pallbearers were the grandsons.
Saddleback Chapel of Tustin, California was in charge of services.
Sandra Huerta wrote and read the following tribute to her grandpa.
"On my seventh grade paper we had to write about the most inspiring person. I chose my Grandpa because he's caring, funny, smart and tricky. He always looked out for everybody he could. I hope God is taking extra good care of Grandpa; he deserves all of it and so much more. He'll live in our hearts forever and ever and his soul will carry on and on to guide our way. He inspired me and everybody he met to do better. Thank you Grandpa for everything. We love and miss you so much."
LOWENE "LEE" STAIGER
Lowene "Lee" Staiger, a 40-year resident of Merced county, CA died April 17, 1999 in a Fresno Hospital at the age of 73.
Lee was born December 14, 1925 in Spirit Lake, Iowa. She lived in the Kellerton, Iowa area for many years where she and her husband, Howard Pollard, ran the Kellerton Grocery. In 1959 she and her family moved to Merced, CA. After her retirement from Merced County Welfare Department, she managed the Bellevue Mobile Park in Atwater, CA. She enjoyed reading, gardening and traveling with the Sacramento Singles RV Club.
Those preceding her in death were her parents and her husband, Howard Pollard.
Left to cherish her memory are two daughters, Laura Warner and her husband Lowell and Deanna Mellow and her husband, Ron, all of Merced; four grandchildren: Tim Warner, Tom Warner and Heath Mellow of Merced and Christine Royal of Chowchilla; five great-grandchildren; a sister, Roberta Strangland of Sioux Falls, South Dakota and a sister-in-law, Mrs. Glen Sissel of Kellerton.
A memorial service was held at Evergreen Memorial Park on Saturday, May 1 with Pastor Jody Kranz of the United Methodist Church in Merced officiating. Memorials may be made to the American Lung Association or the American Cancer Society.
ERNEST PAUL SCHMIDT
Ernest Paul Schmidt, son of Andrew and Irene (Schwartz) Schmidt, was born October 24, 1923 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He graduated from High School in West Allis, Wisconsin in 1941.
When World War II broke out, Ernie enlisted in the US Navy Air, serving in the South Pacific and Japan from 1941 through 1945. He was wounded in duty and returned to Milwaukee where he joined his father in retail and repair shoe business, which was known as the Schmidt's Shoe Store in West Allis, Wisconsin.
He furthered his education by attending orthopedic college in Chicago, Illinois learning to make prescription shoes for Veterans Administration Hospital, Woods, Wisconsin. Ernie was united in marriage to Frankie LeVan in 1946. To this union was born three daughters: Janet Beth, Martha Ann, and Laurie Jean.
He was raised Catholic and later attended the Community Methodist Church in Elm Grove, Wisconsin. He obtained his real estate license and joined Cooper Communities in Horse Shoe Bend, Arkansas, later joining Fairfield Communities Inc. in Fairfield Bay, Arkansas where he continued to sell real estate until retirement.
On October 24, 1978 he was joined together in wedlock to Venita Shirlene (Kirby) Sobotka at Indian Rock Cave, Fairfield Bay, Arkansas. In 1985 Venita and Ernie engaged in the barbecue restaurant business in Edgemont and later Hot Springs until 1996. Ernie was a member of several civic organizations, as well as the Disabled American Veterans Association and Hot Springs VFW Post 2278. They had enjoyed retirement in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
After a courageous battle with cancer in the McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas, Ernie passed away at Towbin Health CareVA Medical Center, North Little Rock, Arkansas on Father's Day, Sunday, June 20, 1999.
Ernie was preceeded in death by his mother and father.
One of Ernie's many gifts was to interact well with people. His ability to become a Golden Gloves boxing champion, race car driver and great fisherman showed his strong interest in sports and nature.
Those left to cherish his memory are his wife, Venita of Hot Springs, Arkansas; his daughters, Janet Knier and Martha Rutkowski of Marietta, Georgia and Laurie Corbin of Kennesaw, Georgia; three stepchildren, Connie Cooper, and husband, Dennis of Bedford, Iowa, Karen Schaefer and husband, Michael of Maloy, Iowa, and Duane Sobotka and wife Robin of Edgemont, Arkansas; six grandsons, James, Greenwald and wife Melanie of Muskego, Wisconsin, Robert Green-wald of West Allis, Wisconsin and Mark Greenwald of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Brian Rutkowski of Atlanta, Georgia, PFC Eric Lindemann of Havelock, North Carolina and Jonathan Corbin of Kennesaw, Georgia; 10 stepgrandchildren, Jackie Cooper-Bennett and husband Peter of Divizes, Wilshire, England, Wendy Poore and husband Matthew of Schaumburg, Illinois, Darcie Cooper of Des Moines, Iowa, Devan Cooper of Bedford, Iowa, Jennifer Bell and husband William of Colfax, Iowa, Billy Schaefer and wife, Susan of Mount Ayr, Iowa, Timothy Schaefer of Diagonal, Iowa, Harmony Delapaz of Hot Springs, Arkansas, Adam Delapaz of Edgemont, Arkansas and Nicole Williams and husband Justin of Clarinda, Iowa; four great-grandchildren, Jesse Greenwald and Ashley Greenwald of Muskego, Wisconsin, Nicholas Anderson of Eagle, Wisconsin and Jacob Roseland of Delafield, Wisconsin; five stepgreat-grandchildren, Breia Bell and Mallory Bell of Colfax, Iowa, Danielle Poore and Kirsten Poore of Schaumburg, Illinois and Dashavia Sanders of Hot Springs, Arkansas; his brother Ralph
Schmidt
and wife Marilyn of Marietta, Georgia; as well as nephews, cousins and a host of friends.
Funeral services were at the Christian Church in Clearfield, Iowa on Thursday, June 24, 1999 with Reverend Eydie Stephens officiating. Maralene Longfellow and Judy Cunning provided music. Casketbearers were James Greenwald, Robert Greenwald, Mark Greenwald, Brian Rutkowski, Eric Lindemann and Jonathan Corbin.
Interment was in the Diagonal Cemetery , Diagonal. Military graveside rites were given by V. F. W. Post #1797, Creston, Iowa.
HOWARD SIMPSON
Howard Simpson, 82, died peacefully on June 27, 1999, surrounded by his wife Billie and members of his family.
Howard was born April 3, 1917 in Tingley, Iowa. He served with distinction in World War II and was awarded the Silver Star for heroism following his actions during a battle near Sicily.
Burial arrangements are being handled by El Camino Mortuary, Mira Mesa, California. The funeral service will be held at the Solana Beach Presbyterian Church at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, July 2.
BONITA NADINE DEVRIES
Bonita "Bonnie" Nadine DeVries, age 78, of Sioux City, Iowa passed away on July 2, 1999 in Sergeant Bluff, Iowa. Memorial services were held on Tuesday, July 6 at the Christy-Smith Funeral Home in Sioux City, Iowa with interment in the La Platte Cemetery
in La Platte, Nebraska on July 6, 1999.
Bonnie was born on January 23, 1921 at Van Wert, Iowa to John West and Bertha Brammer West. She was raised in the Kellerton area and graduated from Kellerton High School. Bonnie was united in marriage to Arthur H. DeVries in Kansas City, Kansas in 1946. They moved to La Platte, Nebraska in 1959 and lived there until 1971 when they moved to Sioux City, Iowa.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her huband, Arthur; two sisters, JoAnn Gorman and Mildred Nichols; and three brothers, Clifford West, Gerald West and Melbern West.
Those left to cherish her memory are two sons, Ron and wife Diane Reynolds of Omaha, Nebraska and Danny and wife Jan DeVries of Papillion, Nebraska; a daughter, Sharon and husband Ed Thomas of Hagerstown, Maryland; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; a special friend, Alvin Kasel of Sioux City; and nieces, nephes and other relatives and friends.
WALTER EDWIN OWENS
Walter "Walkie" Edwin Owens was born in eastern Iowa on a farm close to Oakland Mills, Iowa on October 12, 1913 to Ernest Miller and Ethel Mullin Owens. Within a few years, Miller and three other brothers moved to western Iowa where Walter grew up on a farm two and one-half miles east of Clearfield. When Walter was a boy on the farm a neighbor, Shorty Williamson, gave Walter the nickname "Walkie". It stuck and he was known as Walkie his whole life.
Walkie rode a horse those two and one-half miles to school and later would drive a horse and buggy with his older sister and brother; Gladys Owens Levi and Lester Owens. Walkie played violin and cornet in the orchestra and band and also sang in the chorus and male quartets. He was also in sports activities including football and basketball.
Walkie graduated from Clearfield High School in 1933.
During the Depression Walkie worked as a farm laborer and traveled to northern Iowa to harvest crops and to shuck corn. He then worked at the Frank Bye service station. On December 24, 1937 Walkie was united in marriage with Joan Wiley in Clarinda, Iowa. To this union were born four children; Deanne Joyce, Ernest Wiley, who died after one day, Judith Ann and Walter Wiley.
In 1939 Walkie became a partner with Faye (Rip) Van Winkle in Van Winkle and Owens Hogbuyers. Through the years his partners changed along with the name of the business - 1st Central Livestock with Spud Van Winkle and lastly Creston Transportation with Kenny Calvin. Walkie was in business for 50 years total, retiring at the age of 75 years.
Walkie was a charter member of the Clearfield Lions Club established in 1953. He was also a member of the Clearfield Business Club, American Legion Woodside Post #97, a World War II veteran having served in the U. S. Army and a member of the Clearfield United Methodist Church.
His hobbies were playing pitch and dancing to big band music.
Walkie Owens left this life to enter the next on June 25, 1999 at Clearview Home at the age of 85. Walkie was preceded in death by his parents; an infant son, Ernest Wiley Owens; a brother, Lester Owens; and a sister, Gladys Levi.
Left behind to celebrate his life are his wife Joan; his son Will of Chesterfield, Virginia; two daughters, Deanne and husband Leon Tibben of Andover,
Minnesota and Judy Owens of Boulder, Colorado; four grandchildren: Kristen Frost-Tibben, Jennifer Tibben-Lembke, Lisa Starr and Paul Owens; one great-granddaughter, Grace Johanna Tibben-Lembke and many friends.
Funeral services were held on June 29, 1999 at the United Methodist Church in Clearfield with Rev. Alan Rusk and Rev. Phillip Henderson officiating. Music was provided by Roberta Lockhart, Jennifer Tibben-Lembke and Judy Owens.
Casketbearers were Lisa Starr, Jennifer Tibben-Lembke, Kristen Frost-Tibben, Richard Schultz, John Starr, Ron Tibben-Lembke, Paul Owens, Richard Mackey and Wayne Wilson. Honorary pallbearers were Paul Brown, Bob McMath, Robert Thompson, Marvin Boyer, Vernon Straight, J.B. Routh, Dale Juergens, Maurice Hanson and Glen Larsen.
Military graveside rites were provided by the Woodside Post #97 American Legion. Interment was in the Clearfield Cemetery
at Clearfield, Iowa.
Wilson-Watson & Armstrong Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
HELEN MARTIN KAESTNER
Helen Gertrude Kaestner of Lamoni, Iowa, the daughter of Abner William and Alice R. (Higdon) Martin, was born on October 24, 1912 at Davis City, Iowa. She died on July 14, 1999 at the Stout Home in Davis City at the age of 87 years.
On December 31, 1931 she was married to Reuben Miller Kaestner in Bethany, Missouri. One son, Park, blessed this union.
The couple farmed in the Davis City and Lamoni area.
Helen loved her family, friends and church. She enjoyed baking bread and cookies and sharing them. Those who knew her will miss her piano playing and her vivacious personality.
She was a member of the Garden Club, Amigos Club, Tuesday Federated Club and a 50 year member of Eastern Star #29 in Kellerton, Iowa. Helen was also a town mother for Graceland College.
Preceding her in death were her parents, Abner and Alice, and husband Reuben on January 28, 1991.
Survivors are her son Park Kaestner and wife Anita of Independence, Missouri; three granchildren, Richard Kaestner and wife Denise of Bates City, Missouri, Jeff Kaestner and wife Ginger of Lee's Summit, Missouri and Joy Lynn Kaestner of Raytown, Missouri; six great-grandchildren, David, Stephanie, Angela, Alisha, Kristin and Michael; stepgreat-granddaughter Maxie; sisters-in-law, Erma Martin and Beulah Kaestner; and other relatives and friends.
Funeral services were held at the Lamoni R. L. D. S. Church in Lamoni on Saturday, July 17, 1999 with Larry Oiler and Peggy Henson officiating.
Interment was in the Rose Hill Cemetery
in Lamoni.
Arrangements were made through Slade-O'Donnell Funeral Home of Leon and Lamoni.
ALICE MAE KEPLINGER
Alice (Defenbaugh) Keplinger, 80, of Mount Ayr, Iowa died Tuesday, July 13, 1999, at the Pine View Manor in Stanberry, MO following a brief illness.
Alice was born on a farm north of Kellerton, Iowa to Guy and Alma Dady Shelden the 23rd day of May, 1919. She joined the Beaconsfield Methodist Church in October of 1932 and graduated from Beaconsfield Consolidated high school in the spring of 1936. Alice lived at Heritage Manor in Mount Ayr, Iowa.
Alice married C. L. "Ted" Defenbaugh May 14, 1938 a the Diagonal Methodist Parsonage. Ted died in November of 1967. In June of 1974 Alice married Harold Keplinger. Harold died in December of 1989. She retired from the Continental Telephone Company of Iowa when she moved to the farm.
She is survived by four sons and three daughters, SuJo (husband Robert) Schifferdecker of Springfield, Oregon, Karen (husband James) O'Grady of Scottsdale, Arizona, Ronald (wife Debbie) Defenbaugh of Stanberry, Missouri, Iris (husband James) Graybeal of Phoenix, Arizona, Rick (wife Kay) Defenbaugh of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, Guy (wife Jacque) Defenbaugh of Savannah, Missouri and Ed (wife Kathy) Defenbaugh of Tarkio, Missouri; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and a brother Ellis (wife Helen) Shelden of Marion, Iowa.
Services were at the Wilson-Watson & Armstrong Funeral Home of Mount Ayr on Saturday, July 17, 1999 with Pastor Sandy Mercer officiating. Musicians were Nancy Sackett, Aaron Defenbaugh, Melissa Defenbaugh, Shaun Defenbaugh and Nate Defenbaugh. Casketbearers were Steve Roe, Dan Roe, Brenda Weeda, Curt Stringham, Steve Mitchell and Rick Stull.
Interment was in the Rose Hill Cemetery , Mount Ayr.
