Cleo Edison Hardenbrook
Born: March 15, 1920 in Jasper Co., Iowa
Died: October 26, 1992 in Des Moines, Polk Co., Iowa
Buried: Lot 110, plot 3
Parents: Evan and Meta (Bunse) Hardenbrook
Veteran: See military stone
Obituary: Cleo Hardenbrook
Colfax - Funeral services for Cleo Hardenbrook, 72, longtime resident of Colfax, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct 30, at the Walters-Coburn Funeral Home in Colfax.
Chaplain Henry J. Bevel of the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Des Moines will conduct services. Burial will be in Sugar Grove Cemetery at Metz.
Friends may call at the funeral home after noon Thursday. Visitation with the family will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Memorials to the Izaak Walton League will be accepted.
He died Monday at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Des Moines.
Survivors are a sister, Lela Murphy of Newton; and three brothers, Lester "Hap", Dan and Paul, all of Newton. He was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers, Walter, Edward and Elvin.
He was a member of Emerson Hough chapter of the Izaak Walton League and the American Legion, both of Newton.
Mr. Hardenbrook was a retired employee of the Monroe Co. in Colfax, had been a custodian at the Colfax-Mingo Community schools, farmed and had worked at the Colfax Sales Co.
Mr. Hardenbrook, an all around athlete during his school years and a baseball player following high school, was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II.
The son of Evan and Meta Bunse Hardenbrook, he was born March 15, 1920 in Jasper Co. and was a 1938 graduate of Newton Community High School. - Newton Daily News, Oct 26, 1992
Walter Hardenbrook
Born: August 16, 1916 near Metz, Jasper Co., Iowa
Died: September 10, 1978 in Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa
Buried: Lot 258, plot 4
Lot Owner: Walter Hardenbrook, purchased in 1978
Married: Avis Vanise
Children: Meta and Rosa
Married: Marie Booth
Children: Shirley
Married: Bonnie Etter Sibert
Children: Bonnie Lu and Connie Jo
Parents: Evan and Meta (Bunse) Hardenbrook
W. A. Hardenbrook Dies on Sunday;
Rites Wednesday
Walter A. Hardenbrook, 62, of 27-C GM Villa, died Sunday afternoon at Skiff Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Wallace Funeral Home.
The Rev. Paul Akin, pastor of the St. Luke United Methodist Church, will conduct services. Burial will be in the Sugar Grove Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 5 p.m. today.
Survivors are his wife, Bonnie, five daughters, Meta Shields of Burlington; Rosa Lee Shaw of Shreveport, La.; Mrs. LeRoy (Shirley) Rinehart of Newton, Mrs. Mike (Bonnie) Clark of Newton and Mrs. Larry (Connie) Davis of Oskaloosa; and two stepsons, Jerry and Roger Etter, both of Newton.
Also surviving are six brothers, Cleo of Colfax, Lester, Dan, Elvin and Paul, all of Newton, and Edward of Altoona; a sister, Mrs. Daniel C. (Lela) Murphy of Newton; and 19 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Mr. Hardenbrook was a member of St. Luke United Methodist Church and the Moose Lodge.
The son of Evan and Meta Bunse Hardenbrook, he was born Aug. 16, 1916 in the Metz Community and was a graduate of Newton Community High School.
He was married to Bonnie Sibert July 1, 1951 at Confidence.
Mr. Hardenbrook retired from the Maytag Co. In August of this year. ~ The Newton Daily News, September 11, 1978.
Jerry Lee Etter
Born: August 31, 1942 in Grass Valley, Nevada Co., California
Died: July 18, 2000 in Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa
Buried: Memorial stone Lot 258
Lot Owner: Walter Hardenbrook, purchased in 1978
Parent: Bonnie L. (Sibert) Etter Hardenbrook
Obituary - Jerry Lee Etter
Jerry Lee Etter, 57, of USA Health Care Inc. of Newton, formerly of Integrated Health Servicess of Jasper County, died of cancer, Tuesday, July 18, at the care facility.
Memorial services will be Friday at 10:30 a.m. at Wallace Family Funeral Home in Newton with the Rev. Bob Hinshaw, pastor of Ashton Chapel near Mingo, officiating. The body was cremated. A private family burial will be held at a later date at Sugar Grove Cemetery.
No visitation is scheduled. The family will greet friends during a time of fellowship immediately following services at the funeral home. Memorials to Hospice of Jasper County will be accepted.
Born Aug. 31, 1942, in Grass Valley, Calif. He was the step-son and son of Walter A. and Bonnie L. Sibert Hardenbrook. He attended Newton Community Schools and was a resident of Newton since. 1944.
Survivors include his mother; a brother, Roger Etter of Prairie City; two half sisters, Bonnie Davis of Daytona Beach, Fla. and Connie Davis of Oskaloosa; a step-sister, Shirley Rinehart of Newton; and a special friend, Martha Saenz of Newton.
He was preceded in death by his step-father and a brother. ~ The Newton Daily News, July 19, 2000.
Roger Dale Etter
Born: May 24, 1949 in Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa
Died: March 1, 2008 in Prairie City, Jasper Co., Iowa
Buried: Memorial stone Lot 258
Lot Owner: Walter Hardenbrook, purchased in 1978
Parent: Bonnie L. (Sibert) Etter Hardenbrook
Military: Vietnam War
Obituary
PRAIRIE CITY — Roger Dale Etter, the son of Walter A. and Bonnie L. (Sibert) Hardenbrook, was born May 24, 1949, in Newton. He was a 1967 graduate of Newton Senior High School. Roger served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War from 1967 to 1973. He had worked as a truck driver for many years, the last four with the OFC/Schmidt Liquid.
Roger loved riding his motorcycle, fishing, hunting and driving his semi. Roger died, at the age of 58, Saturday, March 1, 2008, at his home in Prairie City. He was preceded in death by his stepfather, Walter Hardenbrook; two brothers, Ricky Etter and Jerry Lee Etter; and his maternal and paternal grandparents.
Those left to honor Roger's memory are his son, Lee Etter of Newport, N.C.; five grandchildren; his mother, Bonnie Hardenbrook; and three sisters, Shirley (LeRoy) Rinehart of Newton, Bonnie (John) Straub of Daytona Beach, Fla., and Connie (Larry) Davis of Oskaloosa. Private graveside services will be held at a later date. ~ Newton Daily News, March 8, 2008.