Honoring the Lives of Those We've Lost in Dysart and Traer, Iowa
Daniel "Dan" Ewoldt
Aug 3, 2024
Daniel Loren Ewoldt was born on June 19,1960 to Loren and Pauline Ewoldt. Dan was the oldest of 4 children. Dan was raised on the family farm northwest of Clutier, with farming in his blood from the start, modeling after his grandfather Elmer Ewoldt and Father Loren. He attended North Tama Community Schools and graduated with the class of 1978....
Paul Kenneth Wendt
Aug 1, 2024
Paul Wendt of Traer, formerly of Buckingham, passed away on August 1, 2024. He was born June 23, 1942 to Kenneth and Betty Wendt. He leaves behind his wife, Cynthia; two daughters, Wendy (Dave) Barnes and Sherry (Greg) Lyons; six grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren and a sister, Kathie (David) Cross. He is preceded in death by his parents and a great-granddaughter,...
Violet Speirs
Jul 31, 2024
Violet Speirs passed away on July 31, 2024, at Sunrise Hill Care Center in Traer, IA. She was born on March 30, 1924, to William and Fannie (Alcorn) Montgomery. She was 100 years old. She graduated from Traer High School in 1941. On December 8, 1952, Violet married David Speirs at the Little Brown Church in Nashua; he passed away...
Carol E. Detje
Jul 28, 2024
Carol Evelyn Detje was born August 29, 1942, in Lacey, Iowa the daughter of Opal (Wymore) and James Meyer. Born the youngest of seven children, after the death of her mother at 4 months old she was raised by her father and siblings. Carol attended school in New Sharon. As a teen, she moved to Traer to work at the...
Eleanor Elliott
Jul 26, 2024
Eleanor Maye Elliott was born on April 30, 1936, in Garrison, Iowa, the daughter of Fred and Alice (Nichols) Gonnerman. She graduated from Dysart High School. Eleanor married Eugene Elliott on August 7, 1955, at EUB Church in Dysart; he preceded her in death March 9, 1999. She worked at the Yarn Tree, sold Avon, and was employed at Sunnycrest...
Sandra Jean Babinat
Jul 13, 2024
Sandra Jean (Lubbert) Babinat passed away July 13, 2024, at Mercy One. She was born May 23, 1962, to Earl and Loretta (Tonesfeldt) Lubbert. On July 30, 1983, she married Bill Babinat. They were set to celebrate their 41st anniversary in just a few short weeks. Sandra and Bill had 4 wonderful children, Jessica Reiman of Cedar Falls, Melissa Babinat,...
Ronald Dean Miller
Jun 1, 2024
Ronald (Ron) Dean Miller was born January 7, 1947, on his parents’ farm outside Parnell, Iowa. He attended a rural one-room school until 5th grade when the school closed and he went on to North English Community School, where he graduated with the class of 1965. Ron excelled at track and held the Iowa High School 100-yard dash record for...
Audrey Mary Babinat
May 27, 2024
Audrey Mary Babinat was born April 22, 1937, in Dunkerton, Iowa, daughter of Hugh and Dorothy (Meier) Fettkether. She attended Don Bosco in Gilbertville. Audrey married Siemon J. Babinat September 20, 1955, in Gilbertville; he preceded her in death on April 3, 1991. She was a farm wife on their farm in Traer. Audrey went to work at Sunrise Hill...
Robert Eugene Martin
May 25, 2024
Robert Eugene Martin passed away on Saturday, May 25, 2024, in Lake of the Ozarks, MO, at the age of 89.
Bob was born on January 17, 1935, in Blairstown, IA, to Joseph and Marcella (Simmons) Martin. He grew up on the family farm in Blairstown before moving to Traer in 1950. He graduated from North Tama High School in...
Kevin J Peters
May 24, 2024
Kevin J. Peters, 68, passed away Friday, May 24, 2024, at his home in Dysart, IA. Kevin was born July 16th, 1955, in Waterloo, IA to Lowell and Betty Peters. Kevin owned and operated his semi-truck hauling for Tama-Benton Cooperative, Heartland Cooperative and individual farmers, which he enjoyed. Kevin later retired in 2021, with the last two years having Cindy...
Dean A. Robison
May 21, 2024
Dean Allen Robison collapsed during therapy at Virginia Gay Hospital in Vinton, on May 21, 2024, at 3:36 pm in the afternoon, at the age of 85.
Dean was born September 2, 1938, and grew up in the Walker area on the family farm working odd jobs until he went to work with Carlson Construction driving a dump truck. He frequently...
Dale Santman
May 11, 2024
Dale Elmer Santman, age 91, of Dover, Ohio, and formerly of Dysart, Iowa, passed away May 11, 2024, while in Park Village Health Care Center in Dover. Born on October 16, 1932, on the family farm in Dysart, Iowa, to Elmer Martin and Ida Clara (Wurtzel) Santman. During his high school years, Dale helped with the milking as...
Norma Janice Corbin
May 9, 2024
Norma Janice Corbin was born May 31, 1928, in Franklin County, Iowa, daughter of Lewis and Lydia (Althen) Kratz. She attended grade school in Bradford, Iowa, and high school in Iowa Falls. Jan graduated in 1949, with an RN Degree, from Iowa Methodist School of Nursing. She married Robert Shroyer on March 12, 1950. Two sons were born to the...
Dolores Yuska
May 2, 2024
Dolores Yuska passed away May 2, 2024, at Sunrise Hill Care Center in Traer, IA. She was born April 14, 1923, to Fred and Anna (Kladivo) Kvidera. She graduated from Traer High School in 1941. On September 17, 1945, Dolores was married to Frank Yuska at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Clutier, IA.
Dolores and Frank began farming near Buckingham,...
Anna Pearl McKinley
Apr 17, 2024
Anna “Pearl” McKinley died Wednesday, April 17, 2024, at Sunrise Hill Care Center in Traer. She was born at Camp, Arkansas, March 25, 1925. She was born the 8th child of 13 children to Lewis and Olive Conrad Reeves.
Pearl moved to the Toledo/Traer area where she met her husband, Allen McKinley. They were married February 13, 1942. The couple had...
Phyllis Burhenn
Apr 14, 2024
Phyllis Burhenn was born March 13, 1925, in Waterloo, Iowa, the daughter of Joe and Effie (Thede) Havran. She grew up on a farm outside of Keystone and attended country school. Phyllis married Harold Burhenn on May 20, 1944; he preceded her in death on March 2, 1994.
Phyllis was a strong and witty woman. She helped farm for many years...
Barbara Jean Sieh
Apr 14, 2024
Barbara Sieh was born January 13, 1931, in Traer, Iowa, the daughter of Ellsworth and Evelyn (Treadway) Harrison. She attended schools in Traer. She enjoyed going on walks, attending church at the United Presbyterian Church, where she was a longtime member. Barbara loved her dog, Sweet Pea.
Barbara passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2024, at UnityPointHealth-Allen Memorial, at the age...
Robert Craig Vojtech
Apr 12, 2024
Robert Craig Vojtech was born on October 23, 1952, son of Marvin and Beverly (Thede) Vojtech of Traer, IA.
Robert graduated from North Tama High School in 1971. After graduation, he farmed with his father, and then purchased two farms, one south and one west of Traer. He was an avid crop farmer, along with livestock in beef cattle. Robert also...
Ellen Young
Apr 11, 2024
Ellen passed away on April 11, 2024, at age 80 in Rogers, Arkansas.
Ellen was born in Independence, Iowa, to Charles and Mildred (Basquin) Grover on March 29, 1944. The family resided in Rowley until Ellen was age 4, then they moved to Clutier, Iowa. Ellen was a graduate of Traer-Clutier High School in 1962. Ellen married her high school...
Eileen Lorraine Frahm
Apr 6, 2024
Eileen Lorraine Frahm, age 81, of Ormond Beach, FL, passed away on April 6, 2024. She was born on September 1, 1942, in Dysart, IA. She was a proud graduate of Geneseo High School and later studied elementary education at the University of Northern Iowa. Eileen was preceded in death by her husband, Leland (Lee) Frahm; her parents, Wallace and...
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