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Eugene Hruska

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2016-08-10 15:42

Eugene Hruska

 

 

Eugene “Gene” Hruska, age 69, of West Union, IA, died on Wednesday, August 3, 2016, at his home in West Union, IA.

Visitation will be held from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. today (Wednesday Aug. 10) and after 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 11, at Holy Name Catholic Church Hall, 128 N. Walnut St. in West Union.

A Memorial Mass will be celebrated by the Rev. Jim Brokman at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 11, at Holy Name Catholic Church in West Union.

Interment will be at St. Wencelaus Catholic Cemetery in Spillville. Military honors will be conducted by Clarence Bily American Legion Post 467 of Spillville.

Honorary casket bearers will be all of Gene’s nieces and nephews.

Schluter-Balik Funeral Home of Decorah is in charge of arrangements.

Eugene Henry “Gene” Hruska was born on December 4, 1946, the son of Walter and Lydia (Frana) Hruska in Decorah, IA.

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Loretta Corkery

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2016-08-10 15:37

Loretta Corkery

 

 

Loretta Jane (Staack) Corkery, 83, of West Union passed away on August 5, 2016, at Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinics.

Loretta was born January 3, 1933, on a farm half a mile north of Buck Creek, IA, to Leo and Berdina (Weiskirch) Staack. 

She was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, rural Sumner, IA. 

Loretta spent her early years in Sumner, IA, but later spent winters in St. Petersburg, FL, until her father’s untimely death when she was 14 years old.  Her mother later remarried Carl Westendorf of Sumner, IA. 

Loretta graduated from Sumner High School in 1950 and attended Gates Business College in Waterloo, IA, for two years.  

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Aug

Elaine 'Peppy' Mitchell

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2016-08-10 15:34

Elaine 'Peppy' Mitchell

 

 

A graveside service for Elaine “Peppy” Mitchell of Indian Hills, Colo., formerly of Elgin, was held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 6, at St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery in Eldorado.

Pallbearers were Mike Koch, Trevor Koch, Dalton Koch, Bob Koch, Al Lansing, and Nathan Lansing.

Peppy died peacefully at the Colorado home of her son, Chuck Koch, on Monday, July 25, 2016.

Arrangements were handled by Burnham-Wood & S.K. Rogers Funeral Home, West Union.

Elaine Deloris “Peppy” Koch was born May 30, 1928, in West Union to John and Elsie Koch. She was raised on a farm in Eldorado.

Peppy was baptized Sept. 30, 1928, and confirmed March 29, 1942, at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Eldorado.

She was a 1946 graduate of West Union High School.

In the early 1960s, Peppy joined the staff of the West Union Medical Clinic, where she worked as a nurse for more than 25 years until her retirement.

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10
Aug

Janet Morf

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2016-08-10 15:31

Janet Morf

 

 

Janet K. Morf, 67, of Hawkeye died Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016, at Hillcrest Home in Sumner.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, August 11, 2016, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Hawkeye with Rev. Irving Sandberg officiating. 

Interment will follow at the Hawkeye Cemetery.

Friends may call from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 10 at Becker-Milnes Funeral Home in Hawkeye and for one hour preceding services at the church on Thursday.

Memorials may be given in her name for designations to charities that will be determined later.

Online condolences may be left at www.beckermilnesrettig.com.

Janet Kay, daughter of John and Ada (Sieck) Morf, was born March 26, 1949, in Hawkeye, Iowa.

She was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Hawkeye.

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Lions, tigers, bears, & hippos?

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2016-08-10 15:26

 

The American bison used to roam freely in Iowa. Now the only buffalo left that can be hunted are like Rinehart 3-D target at the Volga River Recreation Area (VRRA) last summer. This target and 99 others will return to Lookout Point on the VRRA grounds the weekend of Aug. 19-21 as the Echo Valley Archers host the Second Annual R100 Archery Tour. (Jerry Wadian photo)

 

Lions, tigers, bears & hippos?

 

 

By Jerry Wadian
jwadian@thefayettecountyunion.com

 

 

This month the Volga River Recreation Area (VRRA) will be host to 100 different kinds of beasts, including lions, tigers, bears and hippos, as the Rinehart 100 Archery Tour returns to the area.

Last year the tour drew over 620 people to VRRA during its maiden visit to northeast Iowa.

That visit was so successful (second-highest attendance on the tour) that the R100 returns this year.

Some things will be the same, including two different trails, each over a mile long and filled with 50 3-D targets supplied by Rinehart Target of Janesville, Wis., the acknowledged leader in the field.

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Aug

Sports Drink Scrimmage Aug. 18

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2016-08-10 15:22

Sports Drink Scrimmage Aug. 18

 

 

 

By Jerry Wadian
jwadian@thefayettecountyunion.com

 

The North Fayette Valley football team will be holding a pair of scrimmages within the next eight days.

The first scrimmage will be Saturday after the squad finishes its first full week of practice. It will take place on the practice football field and is open to the general public.

The freshmen and JV will start the day at 8:30 a.m., with the varsity scrimmage beginning at 10 a.m.; you may bring your own lawn chairs.

The 2016 version of TigerHawk football will be showcased at the annual Sports Drink Scrimmage on Thursday, Aug. 18.

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Aug

Joy James

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2016-08-10 15:18

Joy James

 

 

Longtime Clermont resident Joy James will celebrate her 95th birthday on Sunday, Aug. 21. 

Her family, Diane and Lee Boleyn and Sharon and Scott Buffie, would like to invite friends and community members to participate in a card shower for Joy to mark this milestone. 

Greetings can be sent to Joy at P.O. Box 121, Clermont, IA 52135.

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10
Aug

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Baumler

Submitted by Clauer on Wed, 2016-08-10 15:15

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Baumler

 

 

Charles Baumler and Patricia Jones were married Aug. 11, 1956, at Maynard Presbyterian Church.

Sixty years later they have remained in the area, living just outside Wadena, where they raised their three daughters. They now enjoy retirement and visits from their many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Patricia can often be found tending to her flowers or Charles mowing their lawn. They are also frequently found in the stands cheering on a grandchild or great-grandchild in their activities.

Anniversary greetings may be sent to the couple at 16281 Fox Road, Wadena, IA 52169.

 

Wed
10
Aug

Grassley visits Rupp in West Union

Submitted by Clauer on Wed, 2016-08-10 15:11

U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (right) gets a tour of the Rupp Air Management Systems, a division of CaptiveAire, in West Union from plant manager Aaron Ryan on Thursday, Aug. 4.

 

Grassley visits Rupp in West Union

 

 

By Chris Deback
cdeback@thefayettecountyunion.com

 

 

United States Senator Chuck Grassley visited Rupp Air Management Systems, a division of CaptiveAire, on Thursday afternoon, Aug. 4.

Sen. Grassley was given a tour of the West Union facility and then took questions from approximately 65 employees in the plant’s break room.

“If you’re going to work for people in Iowa, you’ve got to know what’s on their minds,” Grassley said. “If you are going to have a representative government, you have to talk to your constituents.”

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Aug

Holmstrom flies experimental plane 'just for the thrill'

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2016-08-10 15:04

 

The VK-30 Darrel Holmstrom flew to West Union features a propeller on the back of the plane with a mid-engine. The kit for the plane was originally manufactured by Cirrus Aircraft in Duluth, Minn., over 25 years ago, but was taken out of production when the company realized the plane was too difficult for the average pilot to fly. It took owner Ken Walch of Anchorage, Alaska, almost 25 years to build the plane. Chris DeBack photos

 

Holmstrom flies experimental plane 'just for the thrill'

 

 

By Chris Deback
cdeback@thefayettecountyunion.com

 

 

 

For as long as man has existed, we have always looked to the birds in the sky and wondered what it would be like to fly.

The Wright Brothers realized that dream on Dec. 17, 1903, at Kitty Hawk, N.C., and a century of innovation now has numerous people taking to the sky every day for work or pleasure.

However, engineers and enthusiasts are never satisfied, always trying to push the envelope to faster, more efficient aircraft. Former West Union resident Darrell Holmstrom, the son of West Union resident Phyllis Holmstrom and the late Don Holmstrom, recently had the opportunity to show off a unique innovation.

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