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NORA PEARL PORTER
Funeral services for Nora Pearl Porter were held Monday, July 26, 2004 at the Mamrelund Lutheran Church in Stanton, IA with the Rev. Eric Kutzli officiating. Eternment was at the Zion Cemetery
in Orient, IA.
Nora Pearl Porter was born January 21, 1912 at Hamburg, IA, the daughter of Ernest and Mary (Adkins) Brown, and died Friday, July 23, 2004 at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital in Red Oak, IA.
Nora was raised and attended school at Hamburg, IA. She lived many years in Shenandoah before moving to the Stanton community in the 1950's. She was united in marriage to Dick Jones, after his death she was married to Gust Nelson and after his death; Nora was united in marriage to Ralph Porter on July 2, 1962 in Stanton, IA. She was a member of the Mamrelund Lutheran Church, Senior Citizens Center and a past member of the Twentieth Century Club. Nora was always helping others during her lifetime, with driving friends places or picking things up for them.
Nora was preceded in death by her parents, two husbands, a son, Robert, and a daughter, Shirley, and 3 sisters.
Nora is survived by her husband, Ralph Porter of Stanton, IA, children: Charles Stambaugh of Roberta, CA, William Jones and wife Karen of Afton, IA, Ronald Jones and wife Judy of Coin, IA, Ralph E. Porter and wife Cathy of Seattle, WA, Nancy Ryckman and husband Walter of Omaha, NE and Joanne Marshall and husband Howard of Seattle, WA; 25 grandchildren, several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren, 3 sisters, Mrs. Ruth Ruttledge of Loveland, CO, Mrs. Ernestine Duncan of Denver, CO and Dorothy Johnson of Coin, IA, along with other relatives and friends.
ROBERT A. DUNN, JR.
Funeral services for Robert A. Dunn, Jr., of Nodaway, IA, were held Sunday, July 18, 2004, at the United Methodist Church in Corning, IA.
Robert A. Dunn, was born on November 10, 1943, in Peoria, IL, to Robert A. Dunn, Sr., and Laurena (Focht). He died July 15, 2004, in Red Oak, IA.
Bob moved to the Nodaway area in 1948 with his family, graduating from Villisca High School in 1961. In 1960, Bob began working for Thompson Electric in Corning, IA, and also began serving in the Villisca National Guard.
He married Christine Wood on June 9, 1968. They lived in Nodaway and had two children, Rachel and Rob.
Bob worked for Thompson Electric until 1994, when he began Bob's Antenna Service. He ran his business until his death. Bob retired from the National Guard in 1997. He was involved in the Nodaway community as a member of the Nodaway Methodist Church, the Nodaway City Council and the Nodaway Volunteer Fire Department.
Bob was preceded in death by his father, Robert; father-in-law, Francis Wood; and brother-in-law Sidney Wood.
He is survived by his wife, Christine; daughter Rachel (Rick) Pederson of Fort Dodge, IA; son Robert A. Dunn III, Cedar Falls, IA; mother, Laurena Dunn, Nodaway; sister Carolyn Sanburn (Jeff Bush), Lenox; brothers Kent Dunn, El Dorado, CA, and Stan (Brenda) Dunn, Nodaway; mother-in-law Marjorie Wood, Corning; sister-in-law Annabelle Wood, Prescott; and many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins.
Burial is at the Arlington Cemetery
in Villisca, IA. Funeral arrangements were by Coen-Beaty-Pearson Family Funeral Service in Corning.
NORA PEARL PORTER
Nora Pearl Porter, the daughter of Ernest and Mary (Adkins) Brown, was born January 21, 1912 at Hamburg, IA. She died on Friday, July 23, 2004 at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital, Red Oak, IA at the age of 92 years, 6 months and 3 days.
Nora was raised and attended school at Hamburg, IA. She lived many years in Shenandoah before moving to the Stanton community in the 1950's. She was united in marriage to Dick Jones, after his death she was married to Gust Nelson and after his death; Nora was united in marriage to Ralph Porter on July 2, 1962 in Stanton, IA. She was a member of the Mamrelund Lutheran Church, Senior Citizens Center and a past member of the Twentieth Century Club. Nora was always helping others during her lifetime, with driving friends' places or picking things up for them.
Nora was preceded in death by her parents, two husbands, a son, Robert and a daughter, Shirley and 3 sisters.
Nora is survived by her husband, Ralph Porter of Stanton, IA, children: Charles Stambaugh of Roberta, CA, William Jones and wife Karen of Afton, IA, Ronald Jones and wife Judy of Coin, IA, Ralph E. Porter and wife Cathy of Seattle, WA, Nancy Ryckman and husband Walter of Omaha, NE and Joanne Marshall and husband Howard of Seattle, WA; 25 grandchildren, several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren, 3 sisters, Mrs. Ruth Ruttledge of Loveland, CO, Mrs. Ernestine Duncan of Denver, CO and Dorothy Johnson of Coin, IA, along with other relatives and friends.
May God bless her memory and give strength to those who mourn.
CLETA JOY ARCHER
Funeral services for Cleta Joy Archer, of Clarinda, IA, formerly of Villisca, IA were held Tuesday, July 6, 2004 at the Mount Calvary Lutheran Church in Villisca, with Rev. Jerome Wagoner will be officiating. Burial was in the Villisca Cemetery . Wolfe Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Cleta Joy Archer was born December 31, 1930 in Cass County, IA, the daughter of Every (Herman) and Vivian Ermal (White) Carlson, and died Thursday, July 1, 2004 at her home in rural Clarinda.
Cleta was a 1948 graduate of the Villisca Community Schools. She married Robert Dean Archer on June 25, 1958 in Phoenix, AZ.
Cleta had worked at the Villisca Locker, Berry Seed Company, Nodaway Valley National Bank and the Clarinda Company. She worked for the Clarinda Company as an estimator and secretary for seventeen years and retired in 1989. Cleta had also worked part time for the Wolfe Funeral Home. She moved to Clarinda in 2003.
She was a member of the Mount Calvary Lutheran Church in Villisca. Her hobbies were quilting, handwork, gardening, reading and she had a special interest in genealogy.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and one son, Jerry.
Cleta is survived by her daughters: Carol Balgemann and husband Richard of Clarinda, and Vicki Wagoner and husband Kenneth of Clarinda; one son, David Archer of Clarinda; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; one brother, Kevin Carlson of Hillsboro, OR, and one sister, JoAnn Hess and husband Carroll of Centralia, WA; nieces, nephews, an aunt, Donna Cramer of Shenandoah, IA, plus many other relatives and friends.
A memorial is being established.
DONALD EDWARD HOLDREN
No funeral was held for Donald Edward Holdren of Chula Vista, CA. Remains were interred at the Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery
in San Diego, CA.
His U.S. burial flag will be returned to Villisca to fly proudly in the Court of Honor along with those of his brothers.
Donald Edward Holdren was born July 20, 1926 in Montgomery County, IA, the last of thirteen children to John and Cora (Hendrickson) Holdren, and died June 27, 2004 at his home in Chula Vista.
Don grew up in the Villisca area and graduated from Villisca High School in 1943. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in November of 1943, one of four Holdren brothers to serve in WWII. Don attended boot camp and gun fire control school in San Diego and was assigned to the USS Burleson, which participated in the invasion of Okinawa. Following other engagements, they returned to Okinawa to prepare for the invasion of Japan. He remained in the Navy until his discharge in 1946, with a rating of FC 1/c.
In civilian life, Don managed theaters in Beverly Hills, Santa Barbara, Seattle and San Francisco for many years before returning to retail business. He retired in 1991 to live in Chula Vista. Don never married.
He was preceded in death by sisters: Doris Else, Mabel Lacox, Helen Holdren, Eula Brock, Estaleen Lenhart; and brothers, Harley, Judd, Marvin, George and Kenneth, as well as two infants.
VENICE CAMPBELL SANDQUIST
Memorial services for Venice Campbell Sandquist of Boulder, CO were held Thursday, July 8, 2004 at the Atlantic, IA Cemetery . Roland Funeral Service of Atlantic was in charge of arrangements.
Venice Campbell Sandquist was born June 21, 1921 in Villisca, IA to Thomas Kay and Myrtle Estelle Wheeler, and died Friday, July 2, 2004.
She graduated from Villisca High School and later married Howard Campbell in 1939. They moved to Atlantic, IA where they raised three daughters, Holly, Colene and Rita. Howard Campbell died in 1967. She later married Ray Collen and then Dean Sandquist.
Venice worked for many years as a bookkeeper in both Atlantic and in Denver, Colorado. She was known for her great smile and sense of humor, which remained until the end of her life.
She was preceded in death by her parents; four siblings; three husbands, Howard Campbell, Ray Collen and Dean Sandquist; and two daughters, Holly Kelly and Rita Campbell.
Survivors include her daughter, Colene Van Winkle of Boulder, CO, a sister, Vona Fryrear of Arizona, five grandchildren, Brett Hanke, Gina Kelly, Johnna Harvel, Molly and Judd Priebe, and five great grandchildren, Josh, Jason and Jeremy Harvel and Sasha and Austin Dowd.
Memorials may be made to the Bethphage Foundation, c/o Lind Center, Suite B, 4980 South 118th Street, Omaha, NE 68137-2220.
IDA CHARLOTTE PENNINGTON
Funeral services for Ida Charlotte Pennington, formerly of Red Oak, IA, were held Monday, June 28, 2004 at the Pickering Christian Church in Pickering, MO with the Rev. James Larson officiating. Burial was in the Orrsburg Cemetery . Sellergren-Lindell-DeMarce Funeral Home in Red Oak was in charge of arrangements.
Ida Charlotte Pennington, the daughter of William F. and Delka (McClelland) Shelton, was born on August 4, 1912 at LaVeta, CO, and died Thursday, June 24, 2004 at the Stanton Care Center in Stanton, IA.
Charlotte was raised by her grandparents, Elton J. and Charlotte McClelland along with Aunt Dutch in the Burlington Junction area. She graduated from High School at Graham, MO. She was united in marriage to Ora William Pennington on May 10, 1931 in St. Joseph, MO. They farmed in the Pickering, MO area for many years. They moved to Omaha, NE after retiring from farming and went to work for Byron Reed Real Estate Company. Charlotte and Ora moved to Red Oak in l989. Charlotte became a resident of Stanton Care Center in July of 2000. She enjoyed quilting, crocheting and painting.
Charlotte was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Ora on September 28, 1996, a son, Bill, a daughter, Charlotte Ann Reents, a grandson, Ben Pennington and a great-granddaughter, Marissa Wells, 2 brothers, a sister, 2 half brothers and a half sister.
Charlotte is survived by two daughters: Shirley Reynolds and husband Gene of Stanton, IA and Edna Bates of Ogallala, NE, a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Ramona Pennington of Pickering, MO; 6 grandsons, 8 granddaughters, 31 great-grandchildren, 14 great-great grandchildren, a step-brother, Howard Winslow, and 3 step-sisters, Mary Ellen White, Margaritte White and Eva Powers, other relatives and a host of friends.
Memorials may be directed to the Stanton Fire & Rescue.
DONALD P. FISHER
Graveside services for Donald P. Fisher were held Friday, July 2, 2004 at Olivewood Memorial Park in Riverside, IA. Emmerson-Bartlett Memorial Chapel in Bedlands was in charge of arrangements.
Donald P. Fisher was born in Villisca, IA, February 24, 1927, the son of Lucille and Paul Fisher, and died Sunday, June 27, 2004.
Upon graduation from Villisca High School in 1945, he was immediately drafted into military service. Having fulfilled his Army obligations, Don enrolled at the University of Omaha, where he played football and basketball. He married Donna Jean Brown.
Don enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in the early 1950's and was accepted into pilot training. His first assignment was flying a B-26 bomber in the Korean War. In 1968, Major Fisher was reassigned to serve in the Vietnam War, flying an F-101 fighter. Upon completion of this service in 1969, he was assigned to Norton AFB in San Bernadino, CA, piloting the C-141 Star Lifter.
Major Fisher retired from active duty in 1975 and subsequently earned a Master's degree in education from Pepperdine University. He continued to fly as a commercial pilot for a local Riverside company.
He is survived by his daughters, Janis and Cara, a son, Joel Fisher, and grandchildren, Daniel, Sarah, Rachel and Hannah.
ARTHUR HAROLD GAY
Funeral services for Arthur Harold Gay of Villisca, IA were held Friday, June 25, 2004 at the Wolfe Funeral Home in Villisca. Burial was in the Villisca Cemetery . Wolfe Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Arthur Harold Gay was born July 1, 1910 in Carbon, IA, the son of Albert William and Flora (Misner) Gay, and died Monday, June 21, 2004 at his home in Villisca.
Art started farming at the age of 16. He married Hazel Dalgetty in 1931. To this union were born two children, Verlea and Donald. Art worked during the summer in
Minnesota working on a farm that had six sections of land and also 50 head of Belgian horses and during the winter he returned to Carbon to work as a top hand at the John Ruth Coal Mine near Carbon.
He later married Catheryne Greenfield on March 14, 1942 in Maryville, MO. To this union were born three children: Clayton, Ruth and Ronald.
After his marriage to Catheryne he farmed for Charlie Fryer south of Villisca. Then they moved to Stanton, IA where he worked for the Connie Ossian dairy, and later for the railroad. Art purchased a farm southwest of Villisca in 1946 and he lived there until Catheryne's death in 1964.
Art moved to College Springs in January 1965, along with Ruth and Ronald. Art worked as a public relations counselor for the Mental Health Institute in Clarinda and he retired in 1972 after working there for over 17 years. After retiring, Art delivered the Omaha World Herald until he was 86. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and working with horses.
He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Catheryne, sisters: Maxine, Arbell and Charlotte, one brother, Russell, two grandsons, John Carpenter and Curt Gay, and a great-granddaughter Kaitlyn Gay.
Art is survived by a special friend Iris Delaney of Villisca; his children: Verlea Sands of Creston, IA; Donald Gay and wife Carolyn of Gilroy, CA; Clayton Gay and wife Margaret of Villisca; Ruth Gay of Villisca; and Ron Gay and wife Cindy of Villisca; 20 grandchildren, 38 great-grandchildren, and two great-granddaughters, plus many other relatives and friends. A memorial is being established.
