Obituaries from

Mitchell County Iowa

Circa 1977 to 1981, Abridged


Most obituaries appeared in the St. Ansgar Enterprise. They may not be online anywhere, but copies can be obtained from Kermit Kittleson at the address below, or possibly by contacting the newspaper.

Many of these are posted in the "Archives Obits Collection" which is at AOC.



   DATE      REF  NAME
===========  ===  ========================================
Apr 08 1981  B39  Aagesen, Arthur E.

Jul 30 1979  B8   Aderhold, Rosa Anna (nee)

Jul 13 1980  B26  Adrian, Frederick Franklin

Mar 04 1978  A33  Ahlf, Olga Emma Augusta (nee)

Jan 25 1977  A8   Ahlf, Oscar A

May 18 1981  B42  Anderson, Abraham L.

Mar 20 1981  B39  Anderson, Alma C.

Feb 09 1979  B3   Anderson, Alma Odella 

Jan 20 1980  B17  Anderson, Anton Sigurd

Oct 06 1978  A56  Anderson, Arthur

Feb 27 1978  A32  Anderson, Arthur A

Feb 18 1977  A11  Anderson, C Frances

Jun 17 1978  A49  Anderson, Caius J

Feb 05 1979  B1   Anderson, Donald F

Oct 26 1979  B13  Anderson, Ina Sophia

Mar 25 1981  B38  Arp, Elsie Sophia (nee)

Sep 01 1979  B10  Ask, Bertha Marie

Dec 16 1979  B15  Ask, Duaine

Aug 07 1979  B9   Assorson, Della Louise

Jan 31 1980  B19  Baldner, George A

May 07 1979  B4   Baldner, Leonard 

Dec 25 1980  B33  Barker, Emma

Jan 09 1980  B17  Barrows, Richard G

Dec 24 1976  A1   Bartz, Lorenz J

Aug 07 1980  B27  Bedford, Frank Erastus

May 30 1979  B5   Bedford, Roy Rob

Jan 24 1978  A28  Bethke, Anna Louise (nee)

Mar 12 1977  A13  Betow, Iola May (nee)

Feb 17 1981  B37  Bewick, Alice N  (nee)

Apr 21 1978  A36  Beyer, Joseph Frederick

Mar 27 1980  B21  Beyer, Julius W

Apr 14 1979  B4   Beyer, Selma Marie (nee)

Sep 20 1980  B30  Biederman, Eleanor

Mar 20 1981  B38  Bodsberg, Bessie Marie

Mar 26 1977  A14  Borchardt, Laurence W

Aug 16 1980  B28  Borcherding, Florence J

Apr 18 1980  B22  Brandt, Alma Millicent

Sep 09 1980  B29  Brandt, Ralph Kenneth

Sep 13 1979  B12  Brandt, William 

Feb 04 1981  B36  Brogmus, Clara 

Aug 17 1980  B30  Brogmus, Emilie Augusta

Apr 12 1980  B22  Bruesewitz, Elmer William

Jan 07 1980  B17  Bruggeman, Albert W

Sep 28 1979  B12  Bublitz, Harvey Herman

Feb 22 1980  B19  Buringrud, Wendell Eugene

Oct 16 1980  B31  Carlson, Dorothy O

Aug 08 1980  B27  Carr, Hugh Maurice

Feb 04 1981  B35  Carter, Mildred  (nee)

Dec 19 1979  B15  Cecil, Grace E M

Feb 17 1980  B19  Champion, Ward

May 18 1981  B42  Christensen, Jeanette (nee)

Feb 19 1981  B37  Christensen, Margaret B

Aug 31 1980  B29  Christensen, Velva Margaret

Nov 21 1980  B32  Cleveland, Grace Almira (nee)

Aug 29 1979  B10  Cooper, Beverly Gene

May 24 1981  B41  Cooper, Roger W.

Aug 26 1980  B28  Crooks, Perry Mason

Aug 17 1980  B30  Daehn, Emilie Augusta (nee)

Sep 17 1979  B12  Danforth, Lois Ethelyn (nee)

Jun 01 1981  B43  Davis, George H.

Jan 18 1977  A6   Decker, Merle Edward

Jul 12 1979  B8   DeFriend, Margaret Mary (nee)

Oct 30 1978  A60  Diedrich, Elise A W 'Lizzie' (nee)

May 26 1979  B6   Dieterich, Ervin L

Feb 04 1978  A29  Dieterich, Ida Marie Helena (nee)

Mar 04 1978  A33  Dieterich, Olga Emma Augusta

Jan 22 1977  A7   Dieterich, Walter Laverne

Feb 17 1981  B37  Dockum, Alice N

Dec 14 1980  B34  Dockum, Ella S

Mar 30 1981  B39  Duenow, Dale Beaman

Jan 29 1980  B18  Dunn, Ward E

Jan 01 1980  B16  Dutte, Dorothy J

May 04 1978  A40  Dybsjord, Oscar T

Jun 05 1980  B23  Eckert, Clarence Emery

Apr 10 1981  B40  Eggen, Elaine K.   (nee)

Mar 07 1978  A33  Ellgen, Bertha Augusta

Jun 18 1980  B26  Elliott, Mable Harrison

Mar 20 1979  B3   Engebretson, Ruth

Dec 01 1980  B32  Eukel, Frances

Feb 11 1979  B2   Farlinger, John Henry

Jun 19 1980  B25  Feldt, Alvin Charles

Jun 13 1980  B24  Feldt, Edward A

Apr 22 1977  A15  Feldt, Laura Emma Louise

Mar 12 1977  A13  Fischer, Iola May

Sep 19 1978  A55  Fossey, Irene May

Dec 17 1979  B15  Fossey, Oliver A

Feb 20 1981  B36  Fox, Florence E (nee)

Sep 10 1979  B11  Fox, Lloyd A

Feb 21 1977  A11  Fox, Pearl Jane

Mar 07 1978  A33  Frank, Bertha Augusta (nee)

Sep 27 1977  A22  Gaarder, Alice 

Nov 16 1981  A94  Gaarder, Dennis Norman

Jan 28 1979  B1   Gekler, Arthur Ernest Carl

May 26 1978  A40  Gemaehlich, Gerhardt John 'Max'

Dec 24 1976  A9   Gerber, Evert John

Jan 05 1977  A3   Gerlach, Roy H

May 16 1979  B4   Goebel, Harold Paul Lasage

Apr 21 1978  A36  Golberg, Carl M

Oct 26 1979  B13  Gordon, Ina Sophia (nee)

Feb 05 1977  A8   Gould, Ida Oline

Dec 24 1980  B33  Greiner, Dorothy Elizabeth

Nov 16 1979  B14  Griffith, Jack C

Jan 27 1977  A8   Groth, Amelie Martha Johanna (nee)

Oct 07 1980  B31  Groth, Arlene Martha Matilda

Jun 05 1980  B23  Groth, Lillian

Aug 23 1980  B29  Hallman, Carl

Dec 29 1976  A1   Halvorson, Gertrude Mercedes 

Dec 14 1980  B34  Handeland, Ella S   (nee)

Sep 25 1980  B30  Hansen, Arthur C

Jul 29 1980  B27  Hansen, Christian Carl

Dec 30 1979  B16  Hansen, Emma

Sep 19 1978  A55  Hansen, Irene May (nee)

Sep 22 1979  B12  Hansen, Mary 

Jan 31 1978  A29  Hanson, Harry W

Jun 18 1990  B26  Harrison, Mable (nee)

Jan 27 1977  A8   Hartwig, Amelie Martha Johanna

Jan 24 1978  A28  Hartwig, Anna Louise 

Mar 08 1977  A13  Haugen, Alfred Benjamin

Dec 21 1979  B16  Haugen, John Alfred

Jul 12 1979  B8   Heimer, Margaret Mary

Mar 20 1979  B3   Hendrickson, Ruth

Aug 31 1977  A21  Hinsman, Clarence Fred

Aug 31 1980  B29  Hoffman, Velva Margaret

Sep 17 1978  A56  Hofland, Jewett M

Jun 15 1980  B24  Hofland, Laura Marie

Dec 27 1976  A1   Hoge, Laura Wilhelmina (nee)

Apr 17 1979  B3   Hollatz, Leona

Apr 29 1981  B40  Hollatz, Mary Annabelle

Dec 27 1976  A1   Hull, Laura Wilhelmina

Jul 30 1979  B8   Hulshizer, Rosa Anna

Dec 11 1979  B15  Hume, Dorothy 

Dec 30 1979  B16  Hume, Thomas H.

Feb 21 1977  A11  Ivey, Pearl Jane (nee)

Jan 14 1977  A7   Jacobson, John A

Jun 15 1980  B24  Jacobson, Laura Marie (nee)

Aug 16 1980  B28  Johnson, Florence

Jan 08 1980  B17  Johnson, John M

Jun 01 1981  B43  Jones, Marlys Mae

Aug 11 1978  A51  Jordahl, Joseph

Dec 19 1980  B33  Jordan, Edna Ann

Jan 09 1979  B1   Jorgenson, Esther Sadella

Mar 08 1979  B2   Keough, Travis Edwin

May 12 1981  B42  Kirchgatter, Donald L.

Dec 24 1980  B33  Kirchgatter, Dorothy Elizabeth  (nee)

Oct 30 1978  A60  Kirchgatter, Elise 'Lizzie' Alfreida Wilhelmine

Aug 22 1977  A21  Kirchgatter, Therese Laura Elise (nee)

Jun 13 1980  B23  Kittleson, Oreanna "Della" Kedella (nee)

Apr 14 1979  B4   Kittleson, Selma Marie

Feb 01 1980  B18  Kleckner, Arnold P

Feb 20 1981  B36  Kleckner, Florence E

Sep 20 1980  B30  Klein, Eleanor  (nee)

Sep 04 1979  B11  Koch, Garnet Marie

Mar 25 1981  B38  Koster, Elsie Sophia

May 28 1981  B43  Koster, Louis Herman

Jun 10 1979  B7   Koster, Robert Allan

Dec 19 1980  B33  Krause, Edna Ann   (nee)

Feb 04 1978  A29  Kroneman, Ida Marie Helena

Jan 19 1978  A28  Kroneman, Laura A (nee)

Aug 22 1977  A21  Kroneman, Therese Laura Elise

Feb 16 1981  B36  Kvale, Emma Elsie

Apr 29 1981  B40  Larson, Mary Annabelle   (nee)

Jun 13 1980  B23  Larson, Oreanna Kedella "Della"

Feb 09 1979  B3   Lastine, Alma Odella (nee)

Apr 06 1981  B40  Lehmann, William Frederich

Feb 18 1977  A11  Leidall, C Frances (nee)

Jun 21 1979  B8   Lewis, Clifford B

Feb 26 1979  B1   Libersky, Laura Lauratta

Jun 10 1979  B6   Lievrouw, Henry 

May 01 1979  B4   Lievrouw, Martha (nee)

Mar 17 1977  A14  Lillegaard, Signe

Mar 28 1980  B20  Lunde, Bertha

Feb 19 1981  B37  Lytzen, Margaret B  (nee)

May 18 1981  B42  Madaris, Jeanette

May 24 1978  A40  Marcussen, Peter Christian

Feb 03 1979  B2   Markow, John Henry

Mar 04 1981  B38  Mathews, Lawrence W.

Aug 12 1979  B9   McNutt, Wayne 

Aug 13 1978  A52  Merkel, Rosena 

May 19 1979  B5   Meyer, Clarence Andrew

Nov 06 1979  B14  Miller, James Ray

Sep 22 1979  B12  Mostek, Mary (nee)

Dec 19 1979  B15  Musel, Grace Elaine

Feb 27 1980  B20  Myhre, L Veta

May 10 1981  B41  Nack, Carl Friedrich

Feb 26 1979  B1   Nelson Laura Lauratta (nee)

Jan 21 1981  B35  Nelson, "Mary" Hanna Marie  (nee)

May 28 1978  A39  Nelson, Ernest C

Jan 09 1979  B1   Nelson, Esther Sadella (nee)

Jan 21 1981  B35  Nelson, Hanna Marie (Mary) (nee)

Feb 26 1979  B1   Nelson, Laura Lauratta (nee)

May 09 1981  B41  Nitardy, Rudolph Henry

Feb 12 1977  A11  Nitcher, Delcie

Oct 16 1980  B31  Olsen, Dorothy (nee)

Jan 20 1981  B35  Olson, Julia E   (nee)

Aug 23 1980  B28  Pacey, March R

Jun 12 1980  B24  Pagel, John F

Feb 12 1977  A11  Palmer, Delcie (nee)

May 01 1979  B4   Pattyn, Martha

Feb 21 1977  A12  Paulson, John Robert

Aug 29 1979  B10  Pederson, Beverly Gene (nee)

Jan 20 1981  B35  Pederson, Julia E

Dec 26 1976  A5   Pederson, Louise Evangeline

Jul 15 1980  B26  Peters, George Herman

Dec 26 1976  A5   Petersen, Albert E

Mar 20 1981  B38  Peterson, Bessie Marie (nee)

Jun 28 1980  B25  Pike, George Walter

Feb 27 1980  B20  Pope, L Veta  (nee)

Aug 13 1978  A52  Priem, Rosena (nee)

Jul 09 1977  A18  Rachut, Arthur Edward Otto

Dec 26 1980  B34  Ramsay, Clarence Allen

Nov 04 1979  B13  Ramsay, Ralph Gordon

Mar 20 1981  B39  Ramsey, Alma C.  (nee)

Sep 30 1979  B13  Reid, Harlan F

Jun 21 1979  B7   Reierson, Nellie Johanna (nee)

Sep 01 1979  B9   Rohde, George Herbert

Feb 15 1980  B18  Rosel, Fred

Apr 20 1978  A37  Rosenberg, Lawrence Frederick Christian

Sep 01 1979  B10  Rossum, Bertha Marie  (nee)

Jun 12 1979  B6   Ruebe, William August 

Sep 27 1977  A22  Rustad, Alice (nee)

Feb 16 1981  B36  Scheffel, Emma Elsie (nee)

Dec 25 1980  B33  Schmeckpeper, Emma  (nee)

Feb 13 1979  B3   Schmidt, Marion M

Mar 01 1980  B20  Schopper, Keith

Apr 22 1977  A15  Schroeder, Laura Emma Louise (nee)

Sep 07 1979  B10  Schroeder, Lillian Josephine

Jul 20 1978  A49  Schulze, Ervin William

Oct 24 1980  B32  Seaton, Irma

Feb 23 1977  A10  Sefert, J Bruce

Apr 07 1980  A21  Severson, Orvie Bennett

Dec 26 1976  A1   Sheehan, Gertrude Mercedes (nee)

Jan 19 1981  B34  Sheldon, Leonard

Feb 04 1981  B35  Shelledy, Mildred C

Mar 30 1980  B21  Shook, Kenneth

Dec 30 1979  B16  Sippel, Emma (nee)

Dec 01 1980  B32  Skov, Frances H  (nee)

Oct 29 1979  B14  Slinde, Arnold T

Jan 07 1977  A4   Smesrud, Thelma (Helen) (nee)

Feb 27 1981  B37  Sponheim, Arthur 

Sep 17 1979  B12  Steinberg, Lois Ethelyn

Mar 17 1977  A14  Stoe, Signe (nee)

Dec 26 1976  A5   Stumo, Louise Evangeline (nee)

Jan 07 1977  A4   Tesch, Thelma (Helen)

Apr 10 1981  B40  Thompson, Elaine K.

Jan 08 1977  A4   Thompson, Sophie Marie

Apr 17 1979  B3   Thorson, Leona

Feb 04 1981  B36  Tidemanson, Clara  (nee)

Apr 09 1978  A35  Tollefson, Luther Theodore

Mar 05 1979  B2   Turner, Laurene

Jan 10 1977  A3   Vedder, Fred C

Aug 07 1979  B9   Wamben, Della Louise (nee)

May 05 1980  B22  Warrington, Larry Lee

Oct 01 1980  B31  Warrington, Robert D

Jun 15 1979  B7   Warrington, Verne

Jan 10 1977  A3   Webber, George Peter

Sep 04 1979  B11  Welch, Garnet Marie (nee)

Jan 19 1978  A28  Wilde, Laura A

Jan 19 1978  A28  Wilde, Laura A.

Jun 01 1981  B43  Wilde, Marlys Mae  (nee)

Sep 10 1979  B10  Wilder, Andrew Jackson

Feb 05 1977  A8   Williams, Ida Oline (nee)

Sep 07 1979  B10  Winer, Lillian Josephine (nee)

Jan 01 1980  B16  Wolff, Dorothy J  (nee)

Jan 01 1980  B16  Wolff, Dorothy J. (nee)

Oct 24 1980  B32  Zemanek, Irma (nee)

Nov 21 1980  B32  Zirwes, Grace Almira


To obtain the obituary, contact me at the following email address.
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Prepared by Kermit Kittleson


Last update: 7/11/2008