David Michael Edsall April 19, 1962-April 6, 2008

David Michael Edsall

was assistant coordinator of the Cherokee County IAGenWeb County Project.

Dave, with his wife Lynette, hosted a very well-received IAGenWeb Coordinator Conference at Iowa State University at Ames, Iowa in June, 2007. Dave was passionate about technology and well-respected.

Obituary

David Michael Edsall, 45, of Ames, died Sunday, April 6, at Mary Greeley Medical Center. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 10 at Stevens Memorial Chapel in Ames. He was a donor to the Iowa Lions Eye Bank. Cremation will follow the service.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 9, at Stevens Memorial Chapel in Ames.

David Edsall was born April 19, 1962, in Alton, Ill., to Delbert and Norma (Juergensen) Edsall. As a child, he moved with his family to College Park, Md. He graduated from Highpoint, Md. High School in 1980. He received a bachelor's degree from the University of Maryland in College Park and a master's degree in physics from Purdue University in Lafayette, Ind. He was near completion of a doctorate degree in high energy physics from Iowa State University. He was employed at ISU in information technology services.

He married Lynette Sleezer Jan. 27, 1995, in Ames.

He was a member of Sigma Xi and Phi Alpha Theta (history honor society). He loved blues music and played the harmonica. He enjoyed watching Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis movies and always could be counted on for a good joke. He followed politics closely, loved trains of all sizes and enjoyed the time he spent abroad traveling and living in Europe.

He is survived by his wife, Lynette Edsall, of Ames; his mother, Norma Arntz, of Dayton, Ohio; five sisters, Nancee, Katie, Julie, Sarah and Mary, and five brothers, Roger, Regan, Dana, John and Joe, and many nieces and nephews, all residing on the East Coast; his Sheltie dog, Cody; and many Ames friends.

He was preceded in death by his father; his stepfather, Arthur (Bud) Arntz; and his special uncle, Arthur Juergensen.

source: Ames Tribune, Ames, Story County, Iowa, April 8, 2008

Fredric 'Fritz' Dethlefsen February 9, 1934 - March 18, 2006

Fred Dethlefsen

was coordinator of the Crawford County IAGenWeb County Project. Under Fred's oversight and energetic leadership the the site has grown to over 700 pages at the present time.

Fred was passionate about the integrity of the Crawford County web site and extremely proud of the volunteers that provided him with data and assistance.

Obituary

Fred Dethlefsen, coordinator of Crawford County, passed away Saturday
morning, March 18, 2006 in Chandler, Arizona. Fred suffered from muscular
dystrophy and in January contracted pneumonia. He was not able to recover
from the effects of that infection.

Fred was born and raised in Crawford County, Iowa, and attended high school
in Manning, Iowa, which is next door in Carroll County, Iowa.

Fred worked 35 years for the Caterpillar Tractor Company in Joliet,
Illinois. He also served as Fire Chief for Joliet for a period of time. He
retired to Mesa, Arizona, where he subsequently became involved with the
GenWeb organization. He was not only county coordinator for the Crawford
County, Iowa web site, but also assisted with the sites for several counties
in Nebraska.

He will be sorely missed by his many friends and colleagues in IAGenWeb.

source: Bob Kuehl, Greta Thompson & ohdefuneralhome.com

Madonna Maree Harms

was co-coordinator of the original Iowa Orphan Train Riders, IAGenWeb Special Project . She was the long-time archivist for Iowa Orphan Train Records and was known to many as the "Orphan Train Lady". Madonna organized rider reunions and volunteered hundreds of hours of help to researchers.

 

Obituary

Madonna Harms, Pocahontas, IA - 05/15/05

Pocahontas, IA - Madonna Maree Harms passed away Friday, May 13, 2005, in the Hospice Room at the Pocahontas Community Hospital, Pocahontas, Iowa. She was born October 17, 1929, in Waterloo, Iowa, the daughter of Perry J. Hoffey & Agnes L. Cosgrove. She attended school at Ottumwa Heights Academy in Ottumwa, Iowa, graduating in 1947. She went on to nurses' training at Sioux Valley Hospital, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, from 1947 to 1949.
Madonna married Howard B. Mullinix January 17, 1949, at Luverne, Minnesota, and lived in Canton, South Dakota.

She married William H. Harms November 16, 1963, at South Sioux City, Nebraska. They made their home in Sioux Falls, later moving to Lakewood, California. Madonna achieved her Master's Degree in nursing while living in California. In October of 1990, they moved to Rolfe, Iowa, and had lived there since that time.

Her hobby was genealogy, and she took great joy and pride in tracing her family tree as well as that of her husband, Bill.

Madonna was preceded in death by her parents; a daughter, Marilee K. Mullinix; a daughter, Gayle Mullinix; and a great-grandson, Joseph L. Collins.

Survivors include her husband, Bill; her children, Marsha and Tom Ingebretson of Columbia Heights, Minnesota, Michael Mullinix of Humboldt, Iowa, Ronald Mullinix of Sioux Falls, Robin Mullinix of Pocahontas, Iowa, and Douglas E. Harms of Sioux Falls; 16 grandchildren; and 9
great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be Tuesday, May 17th, at Powers Funeral Home, 500 Garfield St., Rolfe, IA, from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. A Prayer service will begin at 7:00. A second service will be held at Miller Funeral Home, 507 S. Main St., Sioux Falls, at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, May 20th. Burial will follow at Trent Cemetery, Trent, South Dakota.

source: Sioux Falls Argus Leader