BOONE/AREA CONNECTED DEATHS

         John Heineman Jr., 100, Ogden/Accura. OHS-41 at age 16. In high school, active in FFA and animal husbandry. ISU. Army vet 1944-46. Married Eldora Stumpenhorst in 1948. The couple continued a successful century farm operation. Was a 4-H leader, active church member, served on the local REC Board and was the parade Marshall at the most recent Ogden Fun Days parade. Was still farming at the age of 91 and in retirement, enjoyed woodworking, travel and fishing. Survivors include three sons with two of them, Craig (Martha) and Paul (Mari Lynn) Heineman, still in Ogden. Services in Ogden.   

        Donald Dean Howard, 89, Boone. Married Jo Ellen Hutchinson in Ogden in 1955. National Guard vet. Don spent 46 years as a heavy equipment operator, primarily a backhoe operator. He always said he was more at home in the pulpit preaching and singing. Mission trips to foreign countries were a highlight of his life. He led many Bible study groups and ministered at various area nursing homes. After retirement, he became an interim pastor for multiple churches around Iowa. Don was also the lead singer for the dance band, "Moonglow." He loved go-karts, fishing, NASCAR and the Kansas City Chiefs. Survivors include his wife, Jo Ellen, three children, Debbie (Cory) Helphrey, Cindy (Tim) Duffy and Craig (Lorinda) Howard, and his eight remaining siblings, Ken, Rita, Lois, Dixie, Linda, Marilyn, Sherri and Connie. Services in Boone.

       Hugh M. Miner Jr., 78, Grand Island, NE. Services in Grand Island. Burial at Bass Point, Boone.   

       Jessie DeJong Taken, 89, Cedar Rapids. Born in Boone. Married Darel G. Taken Sr. in 1952. They divorced in 2005. She worked for 35 years for Wilson Foods/Farmstead Foods. Survivors include a son, two daughters and two sisters. Services in Cedar Rapids.  

      William Paul Davidson, 67, Boone/Westhaven. Born in Boone. BHS-74. Army vet. Married Janie Backous in Ogden in 1983. He worked for Madden Trucking, Archway and most recently at the Fareway Warehouse. William loved hunting, fishing and camping. Survivors include his wife, Janie, and sons, Jim (Kaylea) Carlson and David Carlson all of Boone. Additional area survivors are brothers-in-law Robert (Jeannie) Backous Jr. and Harold (Lori) Backous of Boone and sister-in-law, Sharon (Rick) Braland, of Ogden. William loved spending time with his grandchildren, Wyatt, Dathan, Elsie, Nova and Delanie. Services in Boone.