Honoring the Lives of Those We've Lost in Dysart and Traer, Iowa
Margaret Brinkmeyer
Dec 17, 2023
Margaret Brinkmeyer, 96 passed away on December 17, 2023, in St. Louis, Missouri. She was born on July 11, 1927, in Dysart, Iowa to Howard and Bernice (Clause) Barnes. Margaret attended school in Dysart graduating from Dysart High School in 1945. She attended Cornell College and the University of Iowa graduating in 1950. While there she was a member...
Daniel Halupnik
Dec 10, 2023
Daniel “Dan” Louis Halupnik was born on October 27, 1957, in Waterloo, the son of Ernest and Winifred (Duffy) Halupnik. Dan grew up in Traer and graduated from North Tama High School in 1976. He was a proud member of the football and wrestling team. He then attended Iowa State University. Dan helped his parents on the farm and...
Wilma Snider
Dec 5, 2023
Wilma June Snider, 87, of Traer, Iowa, went to be with Jesus, her Savior, on Tuesday, December 5, 2023. She was born November 9, 1936, in Laurelville, Ohio, to Willis and Maxine Routte Morrison. She graduated from Pickerington High School in 1955.
On November 16, 1957, she was united in marriage to Robert Snider at Pickerington Methodist Church in...
Marcella Milne
Dec 1, 2023
Marcella Margaret Milne was born October 17, 1931, on the family farm outside of Clutier, the daughter of Frank (F. J.) and Agnes (Petra) Dvorak. She was raised on the farm and attended country school before graduating from Dysart High School in 1949. On October 4, 1949 she married John Milne. Together they raised five children. They were later divorced.
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Minerva Brown
Nov 28, 2023
Minerva Louise (Nuss) Brown, 91, of Dysart, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, November 28, 2023, at Hallmark Care Center in Mt. Vernon, Iowa. A funeral service is planned for 11:00 a.m. on Monday, December 4, 2023, at Zion Lutheran Church in Dysart, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 9:30 to 11 a.m. prior to the service.
Minerva was born...
Thelma Brandt
Nov 20, 2023
Thelma Rose Brandt was born July 31, 1930, on the farm NW of Dysart, the daughter of Walter and Lulu (Peters) Hark. She was raised on the farm and attended Dysart Consolidated School, graduating in 1949. She attended Iowa State Teachers College (now UNI) and after graduation taught in a country school. On June 14, 1952, Thelma was...
Pauline M. Dvorak
Nov 5, 2023
Pauline M. Dvorak was born on May 27, 1923, on the family farm near Toledo, the daughter of Charles and Mary (Dostal) Nekola. She attended country school in rural Toledo through the 8th grade. On October 18, 1949, Pauline was united in marriage to Leo Francis Dvorak at the Immaculate Conception Church in Clutier. The couple farmed near Clutier...
Craig Allan Peters
Oct 29, 2023
Craig A. Peters was born on November 24, 1946, at Allen Hospital, in Waterloo, the son of Lowell and Betty (Kies) Peters. The family lived in Hudson when he was born and moved to Dysart in 1949. In 1965, the year he graduated from Geneseo High School, they moved to a farm south of Dysart. Craig took care of...
Larabeth Ann Bader
Oct 24, 2023
Larabeth Bader was born on October 23, 1935, in Clear Lake, to Lawrence and Elizabeth (Bardsley) Folsom. She grew up in Mason City, graduating from Mason City High and then Iowa State Teachers College, with a bachelor’s degree in music.
When teaching music and English in the La Porte City Community School District, she met Keith John Bader....
Debra Lee Hansen
Oct 20, 2023
Debra Lee (Fleming) Hansen, 71, passed away Friday, October 20, 2023, at Mercy One hospital in Waterloo, IA.
Deb was born in Waterloo, daughter of Myrl E. and Barbara A. (Romick) Fleming. She married Dean LeRoy Hansen, April 12, 1969 in Traer, IA. Together they started their family on a farm north of Clutier, IA.
Deb began her working...
Keith Earley
Oct 16, 2023
Keith Frank Earley was born on April 18, 1936, in Cedar Rapids, IA. Keith passed away on October 16, 2023, at Sunrise Hill Care Center in Traer with his children by his side. He was the son of William Stevenson "Steve" Earley and Frances Keith Earley.
Keith attended country school and graduated from Traer High School in 1954. Keith...
Sharlene Ann Hoeg
Oct 13, 2023
Sharlene Ann (Karkosh) Hoeg was called home by the Lord on Friday, October 13th, 2023, at age 84. Sharlene was born June 9th, 1939, in Blackhawk County to Adolph W. and Mildred (Halupnick) Karkosh. She attended school in Reinbeck, Iowa, and later attended AIB in Des Moines, where she met Vernon Hoeg on a...
Joyce Petersen
Oct 12, 2023
Joyce Petersen passed away peacefully in her sleep on October 12, 2023 at Northbrook of Cedar Rapids.
Joyce was born July 13, 1925 in Eldora. Her parents were Charles and Susan (Hess) Ware. Joyce was the sixth of eight children. Joyce graduated from High School in Grundy Center at age 16 and at age 18 she graduated...
Kenneth Brian Matthiesen
Sep 24, 2023
Kenneth “Ken” Brian Matthiesen was born on January 30, 1950, in Waterloo, the son of William and Imogen (Sutherland) Matthiesen. Ken grew up in Dysart and graduated from Dysart High School in 1968. He then attended the United Electronics Institute in Des Moines. Ken serviced his country in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. He worked as...
Gregory Brian Reese
Sep 3, 2023
Gregory “Greg” Brian Reese died on September 3, 2023 at his home in Dysart. Born on April 27, 1966, in Des Moines, Greg was the son of Ernie and Susan (Gilman) Reese. Greg’s family moved to Pella when he was nine years old. He graduated from Pella Community High School in 1984. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees...
John Robert Rice
Aug 30, 2023
John Robert Rice, 87, of Dysart, passed away on August 30th, 2023. A visitation will be held on Wednesday September 13, from 4:00-7:00pm at Overton Funeral Home in Dysart.
John was born April 4th, 1936, in Mesick, Michigan, in the home of his grandparents. John spent most of his childhood in Mesick, graduating from Mesick High School in 1954.
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Dennis Allen Dieleman
Aug 16, 2023
Dennis Allen Dieleman was born June 24, 1944, in Waterloo, Iowa, the son of Harold and Clara (Block) Dieleman. He attended school in Dinsdale, Iowa. Dennis joined the Unites States Army, where he served during Vietnam. He married Joette Arp on September 11, 1965, in Gladbrook. Dennis was a farmer and later went on to work at John Deere...
JoAnn Mae Kopriva
Aug 16, 2023
JoAnn Mae Kopriva was born on March 24, 1941, in Waterloo, the daughter of Joseph Sr. and Helen (Zmolek) Kopriva. JoAnn grew up in Traer and attended Perry #6 Country School through the 8th grade and then graduated from Traer High School in 1959. She worked as a babysitter, Vokoun Motors Company, and Sunrise Hill Nursing Home. JoAnn was very...
Jay Dean Wilson
Aug 10, 2023
Jay Dean Wilson was welcomed into the Wilson family on April 13, 1957. He was born in Waterloo, Iowa, the third of seven Wilson children, and raised by his loving parents, Robert Dean and Mardene (Fisher) Wilson. Jay entered his heavenly home on August 10, 2023, at the family home where he was loved and raised.Jay was baptized and raised...
Teresa Lynn Nemec Lowe
Aug 1, 2023
In the early hours of August 1st, while she was peacefully sleeping in her home, our Loving Father took Teresa's hand and opened Heaven to welcome her in; smiling brightly at the treasure he created her to be. At 58, her heart stopped working and her body surrendered her soul as she got to hear "Well done, my good...
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