Marlene Ruth Russell, daughter of Will and Emma (Harmsen) Hamann, was born January 17, 1933 on the family farm near Gladbrook. In high school, she was a cheerleader and baton twirler, and after her graduation from Reinbeck in 1950, Marlene continued to teach baton twirling for 15 years. She ...

Josephine (JoJo) Ann Augello 80, of Traer, died Sunday October 7, 2018 at her home after a lengthy battle of cancer with her family by her side.JoJo was born on May 6, 1938, daughter of Elmer and Nellie Ruth Downs Gustafson, in Rodman, IA. She attended and later graduated from Sacred Heart ...

Paul Milo Dvorak, 76, of Plano, Texas, lost his battle with metastatic prostate cancer on Wednesday, Oct. 3rd, 2018 in Dallas, Texas. Paul was born on Feb. 16th, 1942 on a farm southwest of Clutier, Iowa. Paul was proceeded in death by his father, Milo Dvorak; his wife, Trudy; and grandchildren ...

Jake Melvin Froehlich was born May 25, 1922, near LaPorte City, the son of Jake R. and Zilda "Louise" (Moffitt) Froehlich. He played basketball and football at Traer High School graduating with the Class of 1940. Jake worked in grocery stores before entering the United States Army, proudly ...

Beverly J. (Karr) Dreessen was born on May 28, 1942, on the farm north of Traer, the daughter of Cleone and Thelma (Cone) Karr. Beverly lived in Traer with her mother before she met the love of her life Delmar. On January 18, 1988, Beverly was united in marriage to Delmar "Frog" Dreessen at ...

Lester "Les" Sevcik was born March 29, 1927, in Clutier, Iowa, son of Joseph and Mary (Podhajsky) Sevcik. He was raised and attended school in Clutier and Elberon graduating with the Elberon High School Class of 1944. Les entered the United States Navy during World War II, proudly serving ...

CLUTIER- Lillian Esther Dostal, 96, of Clutier, passed away Sunday, September 23, 2018 at Westbrook Acres Care Center in Gladbrook under the care of Hospice Compassus. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, September 29, 2018 at 10:30 AM at the St. Paul Catholic Church in Traer with ...

Robert W. "Bob" Altenhein, 98, of Cedar Falls, died Friday, September 28, 2018, at NewAldaya Lifescapes in Cedar Falls. Bob was born August 30, 1920 in Buckingham, Iowa, the son of Roy and Alta (Gates) Altenhein. He married Emma Jean Wilson on July 18, 1942 in Liberty, Missouri. Bob was a ...

Larry Lambert Karpisek, 66, of Dysart, died on October 9, 2018. He was born on May 7, 1952, the son of Lambert and Adeline (Kohout) Karpisek. Larry was born in Clarion and moved to Vinton at a young age. The family purchased a farm by Dysart, where they moved and Larry grew up. He attended ...

Robert Dean Knoop, 83, of Dysart, died at home of heart failure on September 18, 2018. He was born on September 30, 1934, the son of Theodore and Hilda (Matthiesen) Knoop. Robert grew up on the family farm and attended school in Dysart, graduating with the class of 1953. He attended Iowa ...