Archie Carl Adney

Archie Carl Adney, 96, McGregor, Iowa, died Thursday, July 17, 2008, at Prairie Maison Nursing Home, Prairie du Chien, WI, following a brief illness. Archie was born on December 22, 1911, rural McGregor, Iowa, to Arthur S. and Edna (Love) Adney. He attended Pleasant Ridge Country School through the eighth grade. Archie left home at the age of fifteen and worked where ever he could find work to do.
    Archie was united in marriage to Adeline Kamp in Oelwein, Iowa, on October 31, 1933. Five children were born to this union. Archie was a farmer, pilot, carpenter, hunter, fisherman, wine maker and raised Appaloosa horses. Archie and Adeline loved traveling and spent many winters in Texas. They along with their children traveled the United States every year since 1946. He was a 4-H leader and was actively involved in Clayton County Farm Bureau for many years as a member and board member.
    Survivors include three daughters, June (Bernell) Larson, McGregor, Myrna Schmelzer, Garnavillo, Sharon (Gene) Peters, Monona; one son, Allen Adney, McGregor; fourteen grandchildren; twenty-five great grandchildren; eight great great grandchildren and one sister-in-law, Loraine Adney.
    Archie was preceded in death by his wife, Adeline, in 1998; one infant son, Alton; one grandson, Timothy Tangeman; two great grandsons, Ross and Ryan Wilke; one great granddaughter, Katrina Peters; two sons-in-law, Fred Tangeman and Gene Schmelzer; one daughter-in-law, LaVerna Adney; four brothers and four sisters.
    Funeral Services were held on Monday, July 21, 2008, at 10:30 am at Living Faith United Methodist Parish, Monona, Iowa. The Rev. Dennis Gilbert officiated.
    Burial followed in Council Hill Cemetery, rural McGregor, Iowa.
    Condolences may be left with: www.leonardfuneralhomes.com.
    Memorials may be directed to the Council Hill Cemetery, Living Faith United Methodist Parish and Prairie du Chien Hospiceee.Leonard Funeral Home of Monona had charge of arrangements. Casket Bearers: Laone Kishman, Greg Tangeman, Derrick Peters, Aaron Adney, Arlyn Adney, Seth Christofferson, Honorary Casket Bearers: Bob and Nona Quick, Elaine Herman, Ruth Klinkhammer, Ray Koth, Music By: Priscilla Miene, Organist

Lynn Noesen

July 2, 1954 -July 13, 2008
    Lynn M. Noesen, age 54,died Sunday, July 13, 2008, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinic after a short illness.
    Services will be  Friday at the Church of the Resurrection, Dubuque, at 10:30 a.m. Burial will be at Mt. Olivet Cemetery and visitation is  from 4 to 8 p.m. on Thursday at the Church. The Behr Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. The Parish Wake Service will be said at the Church on Thursday at 6:30 p.m.
    Lynn was born July 2, 1954 in Torrington, Wyoming, daughter of Charles F. and Joanne S. (Loetz) Brooks.
    Lynn was a graduate of Mar-Mac High School in McGregor, Iowa and then attended the University of Northern Iowa and Clarke College.
She married David P. Noesen on January 17, 1976, at St. Mary's Church in McGregor. Lynn  has been employed by Dubuque Community Schools for 31 years and was currrently working in Learning Resource Center at Eisenhower School. She was a member of Resurrection Parish. In her spare time, Lynn enjoyed reading and making crafts. She was especially devoted to her pets. Lynn will be sadly missed by her family and her school"family".
    Survivors her husband, David P. Noesen; her parents, Charles and Joanne Brooks, McGregor; two brothers, Joseph C. (Sharon) Brooks, Gainesville, Florida and Robert R. (Amber) Brooks, Altamonte Springs, Florida; nieces and nephews; aunt & uncle, Charlotte (Lane) OÕRourke, Dubuque, Iowa;Special Friend, Sandra Schiltz, Dubuque, Iowa.
    Memorials may be given to the Dubuque Humane Society, 175 Crescent Ridge, Dubuque, Iowa 52002.
  The family would like to thank the members of the Mar-Mac Rescue Squad for their help and concern. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.behrfuneralhome.com.

  Robert W. Boeke

Robert W. (Bob) Boeke, of Ames, died Friday, July 4, 2008, due to complications following heart surgery at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines.
    He was born on July 28, 1925 and was raised on the family farm in Hubbard, Iowa.
    He started college at Iowa State in 1943 but left the following year to learn to be a pilot in the U.S. Navy. He returned to college after his discharge, where he met and married Roberta (Bobbie) Starbuck on September 6, 1947.
    By 1950, he had completed his education obtaining a Bachelors degree in General Engineering and a Masters in Industrial Engineering. The following year he began a 35- year career with John Deere working at a variety of manufacturing sites in Iowa and Illinois. In 1968, he and his family moved to Heidelberg, Germany, where he served as head of all Deere operations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Four years later, he returned to Moline serving as Vice President of manufacturing, farm equipment and consumer products. He joined the Board of Directors for Deere in 1979 and served as head of the John Deere Foundation from 1983 until his retirement in 1986. Shortly thereafter, he started the BB&D (Boeke, Burke & Day) tree farm near Hubbard.
    Bob was active in many professional and community organizations including Sigma Chi at ISU, the ISU Achievement Fund and ISU Foundation Boards. He served on the Banks of Iowa Board of Directors and was President of the Iowa Council of the Boy Scouts. He was a member of the American Society of Quality Control and served as President of the Center School Board in Ottumwa. He was a President of the Rock Island and Scott Counties United Way and a member of the Board at the Herbert Hoover Library Association. Following retirement, he became very involved at the Collegiate Presbyterian Church in Ames. He was active in the Rotary International and participated in the Ames-Enzan, Japan, Sister City Program. Bob was a member of the Upper Mississippi Yacht and Boat Club where he held the title of Commodore (in jest).
    Bob was recognized for his achievements with the ISU Alumni Recognition Medal, and he was especially proud of the Anson Marston Award from ISU for achievement in engineering.
    Bob loved his family. He was exceedingly generous and loyal. He especially loved flying and traveling; hanging out at McGregor and on the Mississippi itself, trolling through the backwaters, observing wildlife and nature in general. He had a great sense of humor and a wonderful laugh.
    He is survived by his wife Bobbie, daughters Lee Boeke Burke (John) of Neenah, Wis., Linda Boeke Day (Wayne) of Des Moines, and son John (Kim) of Ankeny. His grandchildren include Elizabeth Boeke of Bloomington, Ill. Michael and Stephanie Boeke Day of Des Moines, Erin and Kelsey Boeke Burke in Minneapolis, soon to be Austin, Tex., and San Francisco, respectively.
    Bob was preceded in death by his parents, John and Elizabeth Boeke, his sisters Ernestine Wiechman and Mary Michaelson, and an infant brother, along with his infant daughter Beth.

Audrey A. Whipka

Audrey E. Whipka, 85, of Davenport, Iowa, passed away peacefully Friday, June 20, 2008 at her home, surrounded by her family.  Mass of Christian Burial was held Tuesday, June 24^th at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, 417 Main Street, Davenport. Entombment will be in Davenport Memorial Park, Davenport, Iowa.
    The former Audrey E. McGowen was born October 29, 1922 in Marquette, Iowa, the daughter of William and Bell Singelton McGowen.  She married Melvin A. Whipka on February 18, 1961.  She retired from Oscar Mayer after 27 years, where she was a Union Steward.  After leaving Oscar Mayer, she became a Shaklee supervisor and had her business in her home for 28 years.  Because of her seminars and lectures with Shaklee, she was awarded an honorary degree from Coe College, Cedar Rapids.
    She was a very active member of St. Anthony’s Church, Davenport, and would deliver meals and Holy Communion to the elderly.  She was also the president of the Catholic Women’s League (Daughters of Isabella).
    Those left to honor her memory include her husband, Melvin; daughters, Nancy (Bill) Bolton of Marquette, Iowa and Lori Martinaz of Davenport; sons, William (Judy) Sawvell and Jerry Sawvell, both of Alabama; nine beloved grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren.  She was preceded in death by her parents, six sisters, five brothers, and two grandsons, David Bolton and Troy Sawvell.
    Online condolences may be expressed to Audrey’s family by visiting her obituary at www.WeertsFH.com.

Edward A. Hamann

Edward A. Hamann, Jr., 65, of Marquette, Iowa, died Wednesday May 21, 2008, at Franciscan-Skemp Health care in La Crosse, Wis., following a long illness.
    Funeral services were held Sunday May 25, 2008, at First Lutheran Church rural McGregor, with burial in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, McGregor at a later date.
    He is survived by his wife Marilyn of Marquette, Iowa; daughter Tammy (Loral) Hare of Prairie du Chien, Wis., son Brian (April) Hamann of Harpers Ferry, Iowa, five grandchildren: Matthew and Caitlin Hare, Justin, Adam, Jarrett Hamann, one great granddaughter Lily Howe; one brother Robert Hamann of Marquette, Iowa, two sisters, Carolyn Weipert and Gloria Bird both of Prairie du Chien, Wis.
`    He was preceded in death by an infant son Jeffrey and his parents.Edward was born November 3, 1942, in Elkader, Iowa to Edward and Juniver (Bruehahn) Hamann. He attended school at Mar Mac. He married Marilyn Strnad on October 26, 1963, at St. Gabriel Church in Prairie du Chien, Wis. Edward drove truck for Prairie Sand & Gravel for 32 years. Edward was an avid duck hunter and also enjoyed fishing and any outdoors activities. He especially enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren and taught them how to hunt.

Isabel  Moses

Isabel Margaret Ferguson Moses, 82, Monona, Iowa, died Sunday, May 04, 2008, at Winneshiek Medical Center, Decorah, Iowa, following a brief illness. Isabel was born on November 10, 1925, McGregor, Iowa, to Robert and Fanny (Demo) Ferguson. She graduated from Marquette High School in 1943. Isabel also graduated from Elkader Junior College in 1945, where she obtained her teachers certificate. She taught Elementary Education for a number of years in the area.

Isabel was united in marriage to William A. Moses on April 17, 1946, at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. Five children were born to this union. Isabel and William purchased their first farm in 1948 where they raised their children. In 1976, Isabel and William moved off the farm. Isabel then pursued and earned her Home Health Aid Certificate and worked as a Home Health Aid until 1990. In 1994, she received the Outstanding Volunteer Service Award for Project Head Start. She enjoyed traveling, gardening, playing bingo and weaving. Isabel was a loving wife and a wonderful mother to five children, seventeen grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren.

Survivors include her husband of sixty-two years, William; four children, Joanne Moses Lewis, Chesapeake, Va., Robert (Sheryl) Moses, Monona, Thomas (Karen) Moses, Monona, Byron (Brenda) Moses, Monona; daughter-in-law, Amy Moses, Luana; sixteen grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren. Isabel was preceded in death by her parents; one son, Bruce Moses; two sisters, Edith Miller and Ruth Moreland; one brother, Harley Ferguson and one granddaughter, Jessie Moses.

Following the burial, everyone is invited back to the church for dinner and fellowship. Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, May 7, 2008, at 11:00 am at Living Faith United Methodist Parish, Monona. The Rev. Dennis Gilbert will officiate.

 Burial will follow in the Monona City Cemetery, Monona.

Condolences may be left with: www.leonardfuneral homes.com

Marion I. Haltom