Obituaries

Kirby & Family Obituaries

Edward Karlovic

Edward Karlovic

Aug 27, 2004

Edward M. Karlovic was born on February 14, 1922 at Chicago, Illinois to Michael and Judith Svatik Karlovic. He married Martha Skorepa on June 21, 1947 at Berwyn, Illinois and worked as an Offset Pressman for Liberty Engraving. He was a WWII U.S. Army Veteran. He moved to Mountain Home in 1988 from Berwyn, Illinois. He was active in the...

Florence Kure

Florence Kure

Aug 27, 2004

Florence O. Kure was born June 8, 1915 at Chicago, Illinois to August Peter and Rose Frances Krch Jaeger. She married Raymond M. Kure on June 8, 1940 at Cicero, Illinois and was a housewife and mother. She has lived in Mountain Home since 1987 moving from Lisle, Illinois. She was a soloist and sang in choirs for most of...

Jean Fraser

Jean Fraser

Aug 25, 2004

Jean Phyllis Fraser was born November 1, 1918 the daughter of Rowland C. Jones and Henrietta Johnstone Jones. She married the late William A. Fraser on July 21, 1940 in Kahoka, MO. She has been a resident of the Mountain Home area since 1982 moving from Davenport, IA. Jean was a secretary for the Rock Island Arsenal for 20 years....

Iwan Kulisch

Iwan Kulisch

Aug 20, 2004

Iwan Kulisch was born August 1, 1922 in Ukraine to Mr. And Mrs. Stephan Kulisch. He moved to Lakeview in 1977 from Chicago after retiring as an electrical engineer with Sargent & Lundy. Survivors: Iwan Kulisch is survived by his wife, Eugenia of Lakeview Preceded in Death by: He is preceded in death by his parents and 4 brothers. Visitation:...

Richard Cowdrey

Richard Cowdrey

Aug 20, 2004

Richard Cowdrey was born to Walter Cowdrey and Alice Stockton-Cowdrey in Williamsburg Ohio. He married Mary Busch in December 24, 1958 in Mowrystown, Ohio. He loved woodworking and fishing. Survivors: He is survived by his wife, Mary of Leslie; his mother, Alice Cowdrey of Ohio; 3 daughters, Christina Turnbough of Conway, Terrie (Larry) Clouse of Colorado and Delores (Lee) McRoberts...

Shirley Brenner

Shirley Brenner

Aug 20, 2004

She was born April 26, 1928 at Chicago, Illinois the daughter of Charles and Thelma Emmons Keezer. She married Lester Brenner at Koka, Missouri on February 1, 1947 and had resided in the Mountain Home area since moving from Chicago, Illinois in 1991. She was a homemaker and enjoyed bowling, bingo and playing cards. Survivors: She is survived by her...

Herbert Howell

Herbert Howell

Aug 17, 2004

Herbert Dale Howell was born April 27, 1930 at Millford, Illinois to Ernest and Ruth O'Tanner Howell. He was a Boilermaker for the Watervliet Paper Company. He moved to Brockwell, Arkansas in 2001 from Florida and passed away on August 17, 2004 at the age of 74 years, 3 months and 20 days. Survivors: Two Sons; Ernest Howell of Dowagiac,...

Viola Borzych

Viola Borzych

Aug 17, 2004

Viola Ann Borzych was born on November 25, 1914 at Chicago, Illinois to Alfred and Grace Schleihoffer Anderson. She married Frank Borzych on May 13, 1950 at Chicago. They owned and operated a resort in Lakeport, California before moving to Salesville in 1991. She died on August 17, 2004 at Baxter Regional Medical Center at the age of 89 years,...

Mildred Griffin

Mildred Griffin

Aug 14, 2004

Mildred S. Griffin was born December 4, 1908 at Chicago, Illinois to Mr. & Mrs. John Henry Schutte. She married Joseph H. Griffin on October 31, 1935 at Crown Point, Indiana. She had two bachelor degrees and a master degree in School Administration. She worked for the Chicago Board of Education for 36 1/2 years as a Teacher and Assistant...

Charles Kelly

Charles Kelly

Aug 10, 2004

Charles Patrick Kelly, Jr. was born December 5, 1940 at Chicago, Illinois to Charles Patrick and Marion Roach Kelly Sr. He married Corine Elaine Jones on October 26, 1965 at Palos Park, Illinois. He was a master electrician and machinist who worked at Stone Containers Corporation in Waukegan, Illinois for 20 years. He was a graduate of Coin Electrical College...

Ann Fletcher

Ann Fletcher

Aug 6, 2004

Ann Kral Fletcher was born on December 19, 1909 in Chicago, Illinois to Bohumil and Mary Stodol Spinka. She moved to Mountain Home, Arkansas in 1976 from Brookfield, Illinois. She married John Fletcher on May 25, 1985 at Mountain Home. She was a housewife and a member of the Twin Lakes Church of the Nazarene. She passed away on August...

Frances Stottlemyre

Frances Stottlemyre

Aug 4, 2004

Frances G. Stottlemyre was born July 30, 1916 at Spickard, Missouri the daughter of John Ernest Cooper and Martha Vina Tharpe Cooper. She married the late Porter Stottlemyre on April 11, 1977 at Hermitage, Missouri. She had been a resident of Pontiac, Missouri and the Mountain Home area since moving from Colona, Illinois in 1980 and was a homemaker. She...

Betty Gornick

Betty Gornick

Jul 24, 2004

Betty Gornick was born April 4, 1916 at Chicago, Illinois to Edward and Barbara Ceskey Marek, Sr. She married Louis Gornick and they moved to Bull Shoals in 1993 from Indiana. She was a Catholic and a homemaker. She passed away July 24, 2004 at her residence in Bull Shoals at the age of 88 years, 3 months and 20...

Maxine Jensen

Maxine Jensen

Jul 24, 2004

Maxine Jensen was born to Luther Clare Dowd and Emmaline Taylor in Sedalia, Missouri. She was a retired Division Staff Assistant for the Illinois Bell Telephone Co. Survivors: 2 Stepdaughters: Joyce Williams and Lorraine Swanson, 6 Grandchildren, 2 Cousins: Shirley Ruby and Helen Naughton Preceded in Death by: Parents and Husband Funeral: Graveside service will be held Thursday, July 29,...

Robert E.

Robert E.

Jul 23, 2004

Robert E. Lee was born June 21, 1939, at Black River Falls, Wisconsin, to Elvin M. and Bertha Shankey Lee. He married Goldie Turner on May 10, 1975 in Marion, Illinois. He was a Fitter for North Shore Gas Company. Mr. Lee lived in Mountain Home for 9 years, moving from Zion, Illinois. He was a member of Moose Lodge...

Robert E.

Robert E.

Jul 23, 2004

He was born June 21, 1939, at Black River Falls, Wisconsin, to Elvin M. and Bertha Shankey Lee. He married Goldie Turner on May 10, 1975 in Marion, Illinois. He was a Fitter for North Shore Gas Company. Mr. Lee lived in Mountain Home for 9 years, moving from Zion, Illinois. He was a member of Moose Lodge #1953 and...

Robert E.

Robert E.

Jul 23, 2004

He was born June 21, 1939, at Black River Falls, Wisconsin, to Elvin M. and Bertha Shankey Lee. He married Goldie Turner on May 10, 1975 in Marion, Illinois. He was a Fitter for North Shore Gas Company. Mr. Lee lived in Mountain Home for 9 years, moving from Zion, Illinois. He was a member of Moose Lodge #1953 and...

Shirley Polzien

Shirley Polzien

Jul 20, 2004

Shirley Polzien was born September 13, 1928 at Iowa City, Iowa to Joseph and Gladys Haney Murphy. She married the late Norman Polzien on April 27, 1972 in Cambridge, Illinois and moved to Mountain Home in 1983 from Grundy Center, Iowa. Mrs. Polzien died Monday, July 20, 2004 in Virginia at the age of 75 years, 10 months and 7...

Mildred Dorsey

Mildred Dorsey

Jul 19, 2004

Mildred E. Dorsey was born on April 4, 1916 at Chicago, Illinois to George and Louise Nemitz Kruse. She married George Dorsey on June 22, 1940 at Chicago and worked as a Secretary for the Illinois Department of Education and was a housewife. They moved to Moutnain Home in 1977 from Arlington Heights, Illinois where she was a member of...

Thomas Laslo

Thomas Laslo

Jul 19, 2004

Thomas Franklin Laslo was born on June 28, 1934 at Maple Heights, Ohio to John and Theresa Buday Laslo. He married Patricia Tauber on May 6, 1961 at Gary, Indiana. He was self-employed in the Computer Industry. He was in the process of relocating to Lakeview when he passed away on July 19, 2004 at the age of 70 years...