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Diane (Dobbs) Como Eagle Grove
Diane Lynne (Howell) Dobbs Como, daughter of Lonnie W. and Esther C. (Staley) Howell, was born on October 22, 1948, in Fort Dodge, Iowa. She was raised and educated in the area of her birth.
On August 7, 1971, Diane was united in marriage with Richard “Dick” Dobbs at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. They made their home in Eagle Grove and had six children. He preceded her in death on May 22, 1993.
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Diane Lynne (Howell) Dobbs Como, daughter of Lonnie W. and Esther C. (Staley) Howell, was born on October 22, 1948, in Fort Dodge, Iowa. She was raised and educated in the area of her...
Suzanne 'Susie" Long Eagle Grove
Suzanne Marie (Russell) Long, youngest of nine and daughter of Leo F. and H. Louise (Benton) Russell, was born on December 12, 1964, in Fort Dodge, Iowa. She was raised and educated in the area of her birth, graduating from Eagle Grove High School in 1983. She then attended Iowa Central Community College and later received her Registered Nursing degree. Susie spent her nursing career caring for patients at the Hamilton Hospital/Van Diest Medical Center in Webster City,...
Suzanne Marie (Russell) Long, youngest of nine and daughter of Leo F. and H. Louise (Benton) Russell, was born on December 12, 1964, in Fort Dodge, Iowa. She was raised and educated in the...
Ronald Ruiter Goldfield
Ronald E. Ruiter, the only child of John and Martha G. (Wolters) Ruiter, was born on November 16, 1934, on the family farm north of Meservey, Iowa. He was raised and educated in the area of his birth, graduating from Meservey High School in 1952. Ron was drafted into the United States Army in April of 1957 and then called back in 1961 during the Berlin Crisis.
On July 1, 1954, Ron was united in marriage to Alice Folkedahl at the United...
Ronald E. Ruiter, the only child of John and Martha G. (Wolters) Ruiter, was born on November 16, 1934, on the family farm north of Meservey, Iowa. He was raised and educated in the...
Evelyn Esler Eagle Grove
Eagle Grove – Evelyn A. Esler
Evelyn Arlene Thompson, the daughter of Andrew and Bertha Mae (Sebby) Thompson, was born October 25, 1919, near Eagle Grove, Iowa. She graduated from Clarion High School at the age of 16 and then received a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. She taught high school English, history, and speech for 18 years.
On June 8, 1947, Evelyn was united in marriage to Myron Ross Esler of Grinnell. They farmed...
Eagle Grove – Evelyn A. Esler
Evelyn Arlene Thompson, the daughter of Andrew and Bertha Mae (Sebby) Thompson, was born October 25, 1919, near Eagle Grove, Iowa. She graduated from...
Betty Mae Quintus Mericle Bowles was born on April 18, 1925, to Mildred and Floyd Quintus in Mackinaw, Illinois. Her family moved to Eagle Grove when she was a child and she graduated from Eagle Grove High School. She became a teacher and taught at a country school before marrying. She married Donald Mericle in 1948 and they had 5 children. After their divorce, Betty moved to the Des Moines area. She moved to California in 1979, where she met...
Betty Mae Quintus Mericle Bowles was born on April 18, 1925, to Mildred and Floyd Quintus in Mackinaw, Illinois. Her family moved to Eagle Grove when she was a child and...
Anna Maas Goldfield
Anna J. Westcott, the daughter of Jake and Alma (Rice) Westcott, was born on March 28, 1931, in Black Hawk County, Iowa. She graduated from Union High School in 1948.
On January 16, 1949, Anna was united in marriage to Floyd Maas at her parent’s home in Union. The couple made their home and farmed in the New Providence and Union area. In 1982, they moved to Goldfield. Anna was well known for baking and...
Anna J. Westcott, the daughter of Jake and Alma (Rice) Westcott, was born on March 28, 1931, in Black Hawk County, Iowa. She graduated from Union High School in...
Marvin Dooley Eagle Grove
Marvin Lee Dooley was born on October 10, 1923, in Magazine, Arkansas to MacGahey Littleton and Ola Rae (Stanford) Dooley. After his schooling in Perryville, Arkansas, he joined the Navy in 1943, serving in WWII until 1946. The naval base is where he met and married LaVonne Martinson on June 7, 1946. They had six children.
After his military service in WWII, they moved to Sioux City, Iowa where he worked as a...
Marvin Lee Dooley was born on October 10, 1923, in Magazine, Arkansas to MacGahey Littleton and Ola Rae (Stanford) Dooley. After his schooling in Perryville,...
John Ofstethun Clarion
John William Ofstethun, the son of Anfin and Vera (Kimmitt) Ofstethun, was born on July 29, 1933 in Lawler, Iowa. As a young child his family moved to Clarion where he was raised and educated. John served as a military policeman in the United States Army during the Korean War, from 1954 – 1956.
On November 9, 1958, John was united in marriage with Karen Jean Meints in Belmond. The couple made their home in Clarion where they raised their two children:...
John William Ofstethun, the son of Anfin and Vera (Kimmitt) Ofstethun, was born on July 29, 1933 in Lawler, Iowa. As a young child his family moved to Clarion where he was raised and...
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