Howard County Obit Directory

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Names Birth Date Death Date Cemetery Notes Surnames

Upton, Clark C. July 19, 1859 Dec. 4, 1935 Not provided Married Eva Leland 1893 UPTON, LELAND, FORTNER, BARKER, GLASS Upton, James G. Judge Sept. 28, 1814 Jan. 8, 1908 Oak Lawn Married Sarah A. Miles Oct. 4, 1850 UPTON, MILES, GLASS, RIVER, BARKER Upton, Sarah A. (Miles) Sept. 7, 1826 Oct. 15, 1875 Oak Lawn Married J. G. Upton, Esq. October 4, 1850 UPTON, MILES Urban, Anne Marie Feb. 12, 1917 Oct 22, 2000 Our Lady of Lourdes d/o Louis William and Mary Catherine (Falada) Urban URBAN, FALADA, SHOCK, DUCHARME, STEJSKAL Urban, Leona Feb. 9, 1928 Jan. 4, 2020 Our Lady of Lourdes d/o Louis and Mary (Fallada) Urban URBAN, FALLADA, STEJASKAL, SHOCK, DUCHARME Vaala, Melba Evelyn Sept. 13, 1914 Feb. 6, 2012 Saude Lutheran Married Alfred H. “Fritz” Robinson on Nov. 1, 1938, ROBINSON, VAALA, NATVIG, CONGDON, HENRY Vaala, Roseleen Fae Oct 22, 1936 Jan. 11, 2014 Saude Lutheran Married Lowell Knutson Sept. 15, 1957   Vaalemoen, Carroll Gordon Dec. 9, 1838 Oct 13, 2017 Not provided Married Janna White in 1960 VAALEMOEN, PARKER, WHITE, KUBIK Vachta, Agnes Regina (Schneberger) May 21, 1909 Feb. 12, 2002 Holy Trinity Married George William Vachta Nov. 16, 1926 VACHTA, SCHNEBERGER, KUHN, KOLBET, JACOBY, KOHLER, MANDERFIELD Vachta, George Nov. 21, 1927 Jan. 4, 2020 Calvary Cresco Married Teresa Anderson April 23, 1951 VACHTA, SCHNEBERGER, ANDERSON, HEMESATH, LANGRECK, SMITH, KOLBET, JACOBY Vachta, Infant   1914 Holy Trinity d/o Mr. and Mrs. Fred Vachta VACHTA Vachta, Mildred Malene Jan. 3, 1931 Mar. 19, 2017 Mt. Calvary, Alta Vista Married Leo Kolbet Feb. 16, 1949 KOLBET, VACHTA, SCHNEBERGER, PALMERSHEIM, TUNIS, STURM, JACOBY, MCAVOY, BOSS, LLEWELLYN Vagts, Gareth Levon June 1, 1917 Sept. 26, 2014 New Oregon Married Geneva Milbrath Aug. 22, 1939 VAGTS, JENSEN, MILBRATH, HUCUL, KACH, MCKITTRICK, LONG, KEPROS, FERRIE, GARDNER, SMITH, JOHNSON, THOMPSON, AMUNDSON, OTT, MOEN Vagts, Martin Thomas Apr. 29, 1927 Aug. 12, 2018 Not Provided Married Dorothy June 2, 1948. VAGTS, KAKAC, THOMPSON, NICHOLS, GRANO DE ORO, MCGEE, LUNDEEN, BRAUSEN Vagts, Robert Martin June 20, 1919 Feb. 9, 2013 St. Matthew's, Granger, MN Married Caroline Michel May 27, 1941 VAGTS, JENSEN, MICHEL, THORSON, JACOBSON, GRABAU Valvoda, Elsie Feb. 2, 1923 May 15, 2020 Our Lady of Lourdes Married Joe Ludwig Jr. June 6, 1944 LUDWIG, VALVODA, ONDRASHEK, RAUSCH, LOES, GANSEN Valvoda, Edwin Jan. 13, 1912 Feb. 3, 1912 Holy Trinity s/o Will Valvoda and wife VALVODA Valvoda, Frank Sr.   Oct. 29, 1912 Holy Trinity f/o Frank, Jr. VALVODA Valvoda, Grace Cecilia Nov. 23, 1916 Dec. 21, 2000 Holy Cross Married Arthur G. Mrachek February 15, 1939 MRACHEK, VAVODA, ONDRASEK, LUDWIG Valvoda, Helen Rose (Drilling) Feb. 19, 1926 Apr. 17, 2015 Woodlawn, Oelwein Married Virgil Raymond Valvoda May 27, 1948 VALVODA, DRILLING, KAPLER, HURST, RYAN, SWANSON, MCGUIGAN Valvoda, Katerina Mar. 15, 1821 Mar. 24, 1900 Holy Trinity w/o Joseph Valvoda VALVODA Valvoda, Leo William June 15, 1917 Sept. 22, 2001 Florida National, Bushnell, FL h/o Montyne VALVODA, HUGHES, DOUGLAS Valvoda, Mary Catherine (Chihak) Dec. 1, 1929 Jan. 20, 2015 Our Lady of Lourdes Married Raymond Valvoda Oct. 5, 1949 VALVODA, CHIHAK, PRASKA, SMITH Valvoda, Rose Ann (Ollendick) Aug. 26, 1938 Jan. 17, 2016 Calvary Cresco Married Marvin Valvoda Dec. 27, 1965 VALVODA, OLLENDICK, DREWED, GERBER, ANDERSEN, JENSEN, BEHNKS Valvoda, Violet Evangeline Mar. 18, 1920 Nov. 10, 2003 Not provided Married George Frank Capouch Oct. 23, 1944 CAPOUCH, VALVODA, MLADY, RIHA Van Auken, Mildred M. (Diggins) Oct 19, 1910 Feb. 18, 2000 St. Mary's, Masonville Married Floyd G. Van Auken Aug. 31, 1932 VAN AUKEN, DIGGINS, RYAN, MERSCH, ROLLINS, HOULIHAN Van De Weerd, Dorothy (Craft) Apr. 15, 1918 May 5, 2003 Howard Center Married Guy Van De Weerd June 22, 1939 VAN DE WEERD, CRAFT, SEBASTIAN, BURKE, BAETHKE, LEFERINK Van De Weerd, Gysbert July 16, 1912 Oct 6, 2006 Howard Center Married Dorothy Craft June 12, 1939 VAN DE WEERD, VAN GREVENHOF, CRAFT, BURKE, BOLLMAN, HANSEN Van Dyke, David C Oct. 13, 1919 Nov. 9, 1997 Pleasant Hill h/o Beverly Van Dyke VAN DYKE, JONES, STILES, KLOMP, GLACINSKI, PETECSIA, MANCINO Van Dyke, Raymond Jan. 26, 1950 Jan. 16, 2010 Not provided s/o Vern and Stella (Posternak) Van Dyke VAN DYKE, PASTERNAK, BYRNES, SCHNEIDER Van House, Marietta   Dec., 1906 New Oregon m/o Lester Van House VAN HOUSE Van Leuven, Arvilla (Miller) Mar. 9, 1864 Sept. 6, 1896 Pleasant Hill w/o O. S. Van Leuven VAN LEUVEN, MILLER, FRISBIE Van Leuven, George M. Sr. Nov. 11, 1811 June 17, 1893 Not provided   VAN LEUVEN, KNOWLTON Van Leuven, H. C. Col. Mar. 25, 1844 Aug. 5, 1908 Arlington National b/o Geo. M. Van Leuven VAN LEUVEN Van Leuven, Lucy 1881 Mar. 1888 Not provided d/o Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Van Leuven VAN LEUVEN Van Leuven, Mabel   Jan., 1888 Not provided   VAN LEUVEN Van Leuven, O. S.   Jan. 9, 1893 Not provided   VAN LEUVEN Van Loan, George 1863 Mar. 30, 1878 Not provided s/o Stephen and Melinda Van Loan VAN LOAN Van Roekel, Ann (Moorhead)   Apr. 1, 2000 Ottawa Park w/o Paul Van Roekel VAN ROEKEL, MOORHEAD Van Slack, Lydia July 15, 1827 June 6, 1916   married Peter Nemire March 7, 1848 NEMIRE, VAN SLACK, IRVIN, OBRIEN, SIGLER, PAINTON Van Slyke, Harriet (Morton) Chapman Apr. 28, 1825 Nov. 20, 1896 Oak Lawn Married H. Chapman, Oct, 10, 1849 and Samuel Van Slyke, June 12, 1872 VAN SLYKE, MORTON, CHAPMAN Van Slyke, Harriet C. Jan. 28, 1897 Apr. 17, 2000 Calvary Cresco Married Lawrence J. Walsh June 10, 1920 WALSH, VAN SLYKE, STENERSON, KING, CLARK Van Slyke, Jay A. Oct. 22, 1845 May 6, 1905 Oak Lawn   VAN SLYKE Van Slyke, Louise (Lehman) Emie Sept. 16, 1837 June 17, 1905 Oak Lawn Married August Emie in 1859 and Samuel Van Slyke May 31, 1900 VAN SLYKE, LEHMAN, EMIE Van Slyke, Samuel Feb. 28, 1822 May 7, 1910 Oak Lawn Married Catherine Vandewarker Oct. 6, 1844 VAN SLYKE, VANDEWARKER Van Tries, Nina Belle (Cleveland) Jan. 1, 1903 Aug. 28, 1998   married Guy D. VanTries Nov 3,1920 VAN TRIES, CLEVELAND, WELCKISK, HOVE, TEURE, LODER Vance, Christian Jacob Jan. 3, 1858 Feb. 25, 1939 Centennial Married Mary Frances Banning August 23, 1881 VANCE, BANNING, TEETSHORN, FARNSWORTH, CRUIZAN, BURTON, RATHMAN Vance, Mattie   Sept. 8, 1909 New Oregon Relative of Powell and Oathout Families VANCE, POWELL, OATHOUT Vance, Sarah Apr. 21, 1822 Mar. 5, 1903 New Oregon Married William H. Powell Aug. 16, 1843 POWELL, VANCE, BARTHOLOMEW, OATOUT, YOUNG Vance, Vernice 1888 Feb. 1892 Not provided d/o Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Vance VANCE VanderBie, Harriett Smith May 8, 1921 Feb. 21, 2015 Pleasant Hill Howard County Married to Eugene Smith and Birwinn Paine SMITH, VANDERBIE, PAINE, PENNELL, STEVENSON, JAMISON, FILLIPPIS VanderBie, Wendell A. Oct 22, 1914 Mar. 12, 2010 Pleasant Hill Married Margaret Chalice July 24, 1938 and Marie Hall in 1985 VANDERBIE, CHALICE, HALL, PAINE, JAMISON, STEVENSON Vanderbilt, Wm. H.   Dec. 8, 1885 Not provided   VANDERBILT VanDusen, Phebe   Feb. 26, 1896 Chester m/o H. B. Van Dusen VANDUSEN, VAN DUSEN VanGrevenhof, Marion Jan. 5, 1911 Apr. 4, 2002 Chester Hill s/o Martini and Anna (VanDeVegte) VanGrevenhof VANGREVENHOF, VANDEVEGTE, HINGEVELD VanLeuven, Georgia (Marsh) 1839 Jan., 1912 Pleasant Hill w/o A. M. VanLeuven VANLEUVEN, VANLUVEN, BURGESS, MARSH VanLeuven, Lucy A. 1810 May 1884 Not provided m/o Col. H. C. VanLeuven VANLEUVEN VanSlyke, Infant   Mar., 1914 Not provided c/o Mr. and Mrs. John VanSlyke VANSLYKE Vant, Guy 1878 Feb. 24, 1893 Not provided   VANT Vaubel, Maxine Oct 6, 1920 Aug. 18, 2010 Dysart Married Karl Krause April 16, 1944 KRAUSE, VAUBEL, GRIFFITH, DRUMMOND, KIENAST Vaughn, Pearl 1883 1890 Not provided   VAUGHN Vaughn, Willie 1881 1890 Not provided   VAUGHN Velie, Julia A. (Root) Aug. 11, 1821 Aug. 12, 1916   married Mr. Peter Velie September 16, 1841 VELIE, ROOT, MEDBURY, BARNEY, WILLIAMS Verback, Albert R. Apr 2, 1873 Sept. 21, 1873 Oak Lawn s/o Albert F. and Kate Verback age 5 ms 19 ds VERBACK Verback, Alfred Franklin June 24, 1824 May 21, 1902 Oak Lawn Married Miss Carroll in 1871 VERBACK, VERBECK, HUSE, RANSOM Verback, Charles N. Apr 3, 1873 Sept. 8, 1873 Oak Lawn s/o Albert F. and Kate Verback age 5 ms 5 ds VERBACK Verback, Kate 1841 Apr. 23, 1873 Oak Lawn w/o A. F. Verback VERBACK Vernon, Carrol Feb. 7, 1897 May 30, 1902 Oak Lawn d/o Wm. and Ona Vernon VERNON Viebrock, Addie V. June 8, 1883 1974   Married name is: Braun BRAUN, TUCKER, ANGELL, PROCTOR, VIEBROCK, BRUNKHORST Viebrock, Glennie June 25, 1907 Aug. 2, 1908 Saratoga s/o Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Viebrock VIEBROCK Vierherlig, Amalia H. Sept. 22, 1877 Feb. 12, 1937 Oak Lawn Married Wm. K. Blackburn Dec. 1907 BLACKBURN, VIERHERLIG, FISCHER, KUESEL, RINTELMANN, MANSLOF Viskocil, Vivian (Ahern) McInroy Feb. 3, 1931 Apr. 12, 2020 Sacred Heart, Osage Married Keith McInroy in 1952 and later divorced; and Edward Viskocil in 1985 VISKOCIL, AHERN, GREBIN, MCINROY, WHITEHILL, SWARTZBAUGH, HUGUNIN, BYRD, BLAKE, KOPPEN, HANSEN, PACKARD, YETTON, MCDOWELL, BIDDLE, ROLKE, THOMPSON, MEDHAUG, DEE Vlk, Frank Adolph Mar. 3, 1915 Apr. 22, 2000 Calvary Cresco s/o John and Josephine (Strnad) Vlk VLK, STRNAD, SHILENY, JIRIK Vlk, Mary Dec. 8, 1902 Apr. 8, 2000 Calvary Cresco s/o John and Josephine (Strnad) Vlk VLK, STRNAD, DRTINA, SHILENY, JIRIK Vobr, Johnie Sept. 9, 1927 Sept. 23, 2019 New Oregon Married Mildred Blaser March 11, 1951 and Carol Hubka March 2006 VOBR, MYRTL, BLASER, HUBKA, MAROUSHEK, DOUBEK Vobr, Mary Ann (Blaser) Jan. 9, 1927 Apr. 16, 2000 New Oregon Married Ray Vobr Mar. 17, 1946 VOBR, BLASER, LEWIS, BAUER, PETERS, BAUER Vogel, Albert Mrs.   1910 New Oregon m/o Mrs. L. C. Baumgartner VOGEL, BAUMGARTNER Void, Adah Ovieda June 22, 1905 Mar. 15, 2002 Oak Lawn Married Leo P. Grube Sept. 7, 1931 GRUBE, VOID, HATLEBERG, HENDRICKSON, KRIDER, OLLENDIECK Voina, Matt   Apr. 2, 1902 Not Provided   VOINA Vokaty, Carmen Kay Dec. 21, 1955 Oct. 16, 2019   Married name is Heying d/o Raymond and Loretta (Vopava) Vokaty HEYING, VOKATY, VOPAVA, KNOX, DENNLER, MONTEITH Vokaty, Cletus Raymond Oct 1, 1932 Jan. 5, 1972 Holy Cross Married Lorraine Shimek Nov. 15, 1954 VOKATY, SHIMEK, MILOTA Vokaty, Geraldine Mae May 18, 1927 May 17, 2015 Calvary Cresco Howard County Married Norman Bilidt July 30, 1946 BILIDT, VOKATY, LUDWIG, LINNANE, STADLER, MILLER, JABLONSKE, CLINK, BROEREN, YAEDKE, BUGENHAGEN, SCHATZ, KLEVE Vokaty, Joan "Joanie" M. Feb. 5, 1933 Jan. 18, 2019 Calvary Cresco Married Ralph "Arkie" Kleve May 10, 1950 KLEVE, VOKATY, LUDWIG, WENTHOLD, MIDTHUS, BOLSON, MASHEK, HANNASCH, SCHMAUSS, SMITH, MCALLISTER, CHWIALKOWSKI, CAROLAN, BOHR, BILIDT, DAVIS, SCHARNWEBER Vokaty, Maureen June 15, 1964 Nov. 19, 2011 Not provided d/o Cletus and Lorraine (Shimek) Vokaty VOKATY, SHIMEK, BRADT, KAPPES, VANDAVER, NJUS, REICKS, BREMSETH, HUNTINGTON Volkart, Beatrice Ione (Hall) Feb. 10, 1914 Mar. 20, 2000 LeRoy, LeRoy, MN Married George E. Volkart Dec. 16, 1933 VOLKART, HALL, SHEPHARD, BYRD Volkman, Mary Magdaleen 1879 1957   Married name is: Ludwig VOLKMAN, LUDWIG, BLY, HATFIELD, BLOTTER Volkman, Phyllis Apr. 26, 1917 Jan. 8, 2002 Howard Center Married Chester Perry October 5, 1938 PERRY, VOLKMAN, FORTHUN Volz, Joseph Feb. 14, 1883 Mar. 8, 1985     VOLZ Vopava, Arleen M. Jan. 27, 1922 Nov. 3, 2014 Holy Cross Married Leslie Perry Feb. 3, 1948 PERRY, VOPAVA, MARTINEK, CHROME Vopava, Elaine Kathryn Aug. 6, 1929 Dec. 30, 2014 Calvary Cresco Married Thomas Murray Feb. 11, 1950 MURRAY, VOPAVA, SWEHLA, SEVERSON, REINHART, STEVENSON, SCHAAPVELD, DEVEREAUZ, ROELOFS, MILOSEVICH, MEIRICK, BACHMANN Vopava, Georgina Mae Sept. 10, 1915 Jan. 28, 2001 Bohemian National Married Robert Hubka Nov. 4, 1936 HUBKA, VOPAVA, MARKOVETZ, LUNDAK, VOYNA Vopava, Irene V. Apr. 20, 1914 Aug. 13, 2000 New Oregon Married Rudolph W. Lundak April 27, 1938 LUNDAK, VOPAVA, HUBKA, VOYNA Vopava, Leona July 15, 1932 Dec. 9, 2017 Not provided Married Name is : Hageman HAGEMAN, VOPAVA, HRDINA, RICE, DONAHUE, VOKATY, PEARSON Vorda, James 1904 Mar., 1912 Holy Trinity s/o Mr. and Mrs. John Vorda VORDA Vorda, Rose Mar. 20, 1903 Dec. 23, 2002 Our Lady of Lourdes Married Joseph Shimek June 21, 1921 SHIMEK, VORDA, ZAJICEK, JOERGER, GEHLING, LUKES, PESEK, NIBAUR, WIEST Vosburg, Jacob   Feb. 16, 1887 Not provided brother-in-law of the Galahan's VOSBURG, GALAHAN Vosburgh, Sabrena Sheldon Oct. 10, 1830 Apr. 14, 1900 Oak Lawn Married Joseph P. Howe July 14, 1853 HOWE, VOSBURGH, WRIGHT Vosburgh, Sarah A. 1831 May 14, 1861   wife of Jacob H. Vosburgh VOSBURGH Votava, Mary   Apr. 22, 1913 Our Lady of Lourdes   VOTAVA Voves, Anna M. Sept. 15, 1932 May 28, 2017 Not provided Married Donald Stockdale June 9, 1952 STOCKDALE, VOVES, PESTOVINKSI, WEIBY Voves, Edward May 15, 1910 June 5, 2001 Saratoga s/o James and Frances (Roman) Voves VOVES, ROMAN, BREITSPRECHER-SMITH Voves, Helen Anna Mar. 13, 1913 Jan. 9, 2002 Calvery Elma Married Victor Zobeck Nov. 4, 1936 ZOBECK, VOVES, KUBIK, COBERLY, BERKA, KOSTKA Voves, Larry J. Nov. 26, 1941 Dec. 21, 2018 Not Provided Married Colleen Minnick June 11, 1960 VOVES, POCHETA, MINNICK, GRIMM, MULLEN, CURTIS, PEPERA, HOVEY, GRIMM MARAS, TEMPLETON, PEPERA KOIVISTO, HOVEY, VOVES SLETTEN Voyek, Jane M. (Hruska) June 29, 1944 July 6, 2017 Holy Trinity Married Larry Voyek Aug. 25, 1962 VOYEK, HRUSKA, DICK, MILLER, BURKE, KIRSCHBAUM, DOSTAL, BELSCHNER Voyek, John 1872 Mar., 1914 Holy Trinity   VOYEK, VOIEK, CAUPOCH Voyek, Mrs.   Jan., 1914 Not provided m/o Frank Voyek VOYEK Voyna, Edith Mar. 18, 1925 Apr. 20, 2017 Calvary Cresco Married Edward Meyer April 30, 1946 MEYER, VOYNA, LUNDAK, BAL Voyna, Virginia Veronica Dec. 19, 1921 Jan. 18, 2017 Riverside, Riceville Married Clarence Ripley Nov. 12, 1952 RIPLEY, VOYNA, LUNDAK, HEJLIK, MEYER, FYE, FRANA Vrba, Anita Agnes Aug. 1, 1937 Nov. 17, 2002 Holy Cross Married Raphael Opat June 18,1957 OPAT, VRBA, BUSTA, GLEASON, SCHAUFENBUEL Vrba, Anton June 8, 1876 June 24, 1913 Holy Trinity   VRBA Vrba, Donald W. Feb. 23, 1947 Jan. 20, 2018 Holy Trinity s/o William and Frances (Haskovec) Vrba VRBA, HASKOVEC Vrba, Evelyn Leone (Brant) May 3, 1909 Aug. 5, 2000 New Oregon Married Edward H. Vrba Dec. 25, 1939 VRBA, BRANT Vrba, Gary Charles "Fuzz" Feb. 8, 1955 June 9, 2019 Holy Trinity Married Brenda Lee Main June 28, 1980 VRBA, FISHER, MAIN, VOKES, RASHID, PHILLIPS, BYLANDER Vrba, Mrs.   Feb. 24, 1909 Holy Trinity w/o James or Wenzel (?) VRBA Vrba, Mrs.   Jan. 3, 1910 Holy Trinity m/o Wenzel Vrba VRBA Vrba, Shirley A. Oct 18, 1938 Sept. 12, 2015 Not provided Married Joseph F. Praska, Jr. Oct. 1, 1957 PRASKA, VRBA, HAYEK, BECK, KNUTSON, SCHMITZ, BURKE, ZWEIBOHMER, KLEVE, SIEVERS, HUINKER Vrieze, Anna H. (Lingbeck) Apr. 26, 1919 July 4, 2010 Chester Hill Married Burton Vrieze June 3, 1936 VRIEZE, LINGBECK, KLAUS, RONKEN Vsetecka, Frank A. May 1, 1920 Oct. 3, 2001 Holy Trinity Married Phyllis Sabelka April 15, 1947 VSETECKA, KLIMA, SABELKA, HOWE, MARICLE, WINTER, LOBERG, FULLER, PANOS, CHIHAK Vsetecka, Infant   1913 Holy Trinity c/o Mr. and. Mrs. Joseph F, Vsetecka VSETECKA Vsetecka, Leonard J. Feb. 23, 1914 June 19, 1914 Holy Trinity s/o Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Vsetecka VSETECKA Vsetecka, Marie May 8, 1878 Apr. 23, 1911 Holy Trinity w/o Joseph Vestecka VSTEDKA, VSETECKA Vsetecka, Pauline Rosie (Shindelar) June 16, 1912 Jan. 17, 2000 Holy Trinity Married Clarence Vsetecka Oct. 9, 1933 VSETECKA, SHINDELAR, KRUCHEK, WAGNER, FRANA Vsetecka, Raphael J. Mar. 8, 1927 Feb. 10, 2016 Calvary Cresco Married Delores Oct. 22, 1951 VSETECKA, KLIMA, MILLER, UHLENHAKE, RICHARD, FREIDHOF, SHEEHY, CAROLAN, KETTMANN, MANSKE, JUENNEN, STONE Vsetecka, Son   Oct. 10, 1911   s/o Wm. Vsetecka VSETECKA Surnames starting with W — Birth Date Death Date Cemetery Notes Surnames To view more rows of this table either use the table's scroll bar or click on "View" above