Obituary
Wayne Youngquist, 94
Wayne Youngquist, 94, of Paton, passed away Saturday December 13, 2025, at Friendship Haven.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, December 27th at Celebration Center at Friendship Haven. Visitation will be on Saturday 1 hour prior to the funeral. Laufersweiler Palmer and Sons Funeral Gowrie is serving the family.
Wayne is survived by his wife, Bertha; children, Marit Elbert of Humboldt, Stefanie (Trent) Faulkner of Brownsburg, IN,, Micah (Jennifer) Youngquist of Johnston; grandchildren, Megan (Daniel) Stark, Clark Faulkner; great grandson Levi Stark, and sister, Shirley (Alan) Youngquist Wooters.
Wayne is preceded in death by his infant daughter, Rachel, and parents, Henry and Mabel (Holden) Youngquist.
Sherman Wayne Youngquist was born on March 29, 1931, in Fort Dodge. He was raised and educated near Lanyon, graduating from Lanyon High School. On November 24, 1962, he was united in marriage to Bertha Jean Olson. In 1965, the couple established their home near Paton. He owned and operated Youngquist Oil in Harcourt. In 2020, the couple moved to Friendship Haven in Fort Dodge. Wayne is a member of Zion Lutheran Church. The family would like to thank the staff at Friendship Haven for their love and care of Wayne over the years.
Memorials may be left to the Good Samaritan Fund at Friendship Haven.
Glenrose LaVerne Phillips
FULLERTON NEBRASKA—Glenrose LaVerne Phillips, 91, of Fullerton, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 9, 2025, at Valley View Assisted Living in Fullerton.
Funeral services were held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, November 15, 2025, at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Farnhamville, IA, with Pastor Aaron Zimmerman officiating. Burial followed at Gowrie Township Cemetery in Gowrie, Iowa. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, November 14th at Laufersweiler Palmer & Sons Funeral Home in Gowrie, IA. Memorials may be left to the discretion of the family. Laufersweiler Palmer & Sons Funeral Home of Gowrie, IA and Palmer-Santin Funeral Home of Fullerton, NE are serving the family.
Glenrose was born on December 27, 1933, to Edwin and Lois (Lay) Luedtke in Omaha, NE. She grew up on a farm near Belgrade, NE and attended country school through the eighth grade before graduating in 1952 from Fullerton High School in Fullerton, NE. After graduation, she moved to Omaha, where she worked as a telephone operator.
During a trip to California with her sister, Glenrose met Charles “Chuck” Ewing on a blind date. The thirteenth time she saw him, she was walking down the aisle to marry him on March 15, 1953, at United Methodist Church in Fullerton. The couple made their home in Farnhamville, Iowa, and in the early 1960s, purchased a farm outside Rinard, Iowa, where they raised their family and built their life together until Chuck’s passing in 1975.
In 1977, Glenrose married Art G. Moeller, and they lived near Somers, Iowa, until his passing in 2000. A year later, she reconnected with her former classmate, Larry Phillips, and the two were united in marriage in Fullerton. Glenrose made Fullerton her home for the remainder of her life.
Glenrose and Larry loved traveling and camping throughout the United States, even taking their camper all the way to Alaska. They also both loved watching Nebraska football. Above all, Glenrose cherished time spent with her family. She was a longtime member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Farnhamville, IA, and later joined Mount Calvary Lutheran Church in Fullerton, NE.
Glenrose is survived by her husband, Larry Phillips of Fullerton; her children, Terry (Lisa) Ewing of Maryville, MO, Lori (Ron) Prince of Somers, IA, and Karen (Randy) Dierenfield of Ankeny, IA; and nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her stepchildren, Jean (Larry) Johnson, Art H. (Pam) Moeller, Margaret (Terry) Stull, Karl (Mary) Moeller, Brenda (Mark) Durbahn, Linda (Walt) Brock, Bruce (Laurie) Phillips, and Jennel Steele; stepdaughter-in-law, Kerri Moeller; sister-in-law, Delores Luedtke; and many step-grandchildren, step-great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husbands, Charles Ewing and Art Moeller; stepson, Brian Moeller; stepdaughter, Lisa Phillips; and siblings, Carol Luedtke, Lyle Luedtke, and Janet Kratzer.
William C. Bahr Jr.,75
William C. Bahr Jr.,75
William C. Bahr Jr.,75
Callender - William C. Bahr Jr.,75, passed away Monday, December 15, 2025, at his home.
A celebration of life will take place on Saturday, January 3, 2026 from Noon to 4:00 PM at the Callender Community Centre in Callender. Laufersweiler Palmer & Sons Funeral Home of Gowrie is serving the family.
Bill is survived by his wife, Jacqueline Bahr; sons, Jason (Tracy) Bahr of Cannon Falls, MN, Kenneth (Kristi) Bahr of Van Meter, Geoffrey (Ronda) Bahr of Hardy; grandchildren, Sam, Lily, Emersyn, Hudson, Montana, Mason, Memphis, Tytan; brother, Steve (Linda) Bahr of Roseburg, OR; 4 sister- in-laws, and many nieces and nephews.
Bill is preceded in death by his son, Keith, parents, Carl and Doris (Miller) Bahr, and brother, David Bahr.
William Carl Bahr Jr. was born on January 20, 1950, in St. Louis, Missouri. He attended and graduated from Cherry Creek High School in Englewood, Colorado. Bill married Jacqueline Juzaitis on November 27, 1971, in Denver, Colorado. They raised their family in Aurora, Colorado, moving to the Callender area in 1991. Bill owned and operated his Sonoma Tire business in Fort Dodge, as well as working for the Fort Dodge and Rockwell City Correctional Facilities from 1993 until retirement in 2010. Bill enjoyed gardening, doing activities with his grandchildren, and all things sports.
Memorials may be left to the discretion of the family.
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