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| Son | Robert William Wilson+ (b. 6 November 1937, d. 25 April 2015) |
Fred B. Wilson had a serious automobile accident on 17 FEB 1956, which was reported in the 19 FEB edition of The Courier, Waterloo, Iowa, p.14 (Newspapers.com).
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| Son | Robert William Wilson+ (b. 6 November 1937, d. 25 April 2015) |
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| Father | Earl Warren Wilt (b. 29 August 1898, d. June 1969) |
| Mother | Mildred Margaret Mussman (b. 24 June 1909, d. 21 July 1997) |
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| Daughter | Debra Jo Craft+ |
| Son | Allen Craig Craft+ |
| Daughter | Angela Jane Craft |
The Courier (Waterloo, Iowa); Monday, 26 Oct 1953; Page 8; (Newspapers.com):
MR. AND MRS. CRAFT
LA PORTE CITY -- Nuptial vows were exchanged by Miss Joanne Wilt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wilt, and Duane Craft, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Craft, Sunday at 2 p. m. at the Methodist Church.
The Rev. D. R. Corrick performed the ceremony. Miss Delores Wilt was the maid of honor and Mrs. Ralph Dunkelberger and Mrs. Dean Craft, sister of the groom, were bridesmaids. Flower girl was Kathy Fry, Van Horn, and ring bearer was Mike Craft, cousin of the groom.
The groom chose his cousin, Dean Wienands, as best man. Junior groomsman was Farry Wilt, brother of the bride, and ushers were Ralph Dunkelberger, Truman Kaiser, Ronald Fultz and Neal Rathjen, Cedar Falls.
Mrs. Craft, who attended Gates Business College, Waterloo, is employed at the La Porte City State Bank and the groom, who attended Iowa State College, Ames, is engaged in farming with his father. They will live on the Craft farm after a wedding trip to the West coast.
Progress Review (La Porte City, Iowa); 1953 October 29; page 1, column 7; (Ancestry.com):
Joanne Wilt, Duane Craft Married Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Duane Craft are on a two weeks honeymoon trip to the west following their wedding Sunday afternoon in the First Methodist Church.
For traveling, the new Mrs. Craft chose a two-piece blue knit dress and matching small hat with navy blue accessories.
The former Joanne Marlene Wilt is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wilt of southeast of La Porte City.
She was given in marriage by her father to Duane E. Craft, son of the Clyde Crafts of northeast of La Porte City in a double ring wedding ceremony performed at 2 o'clock.
Rev. D. R. Corick, pastor of the First Methodist church solemnize the couple's vows at the altar where a white kneeling bench, twin seven-branched candelabra and pedestal bouquets of white chrysanthemums formed the setting.
Nuptial Music
Neal Rathjen of Cedar Falls and Don Harting, Truman Kaiser and Ralph Dunkleberger seated the 200 guests before Cliff Burr accompanied by Mrs. Burr, sang "Because" and "O Perfect Love."
As the bridal party approached the altar, Mrs. Burr played Lohengrin's wedding march and Kathy Fry of Van Horns, cousin of the bride, scattered rose petals down the white carped isle.
Mrs. Burr played "Through The Years" as a musical background for the wedding service and "The Lord's Prayer" while the couple knelt for the pastor's prayer.
Dolores Wilt, sister of the bride, served as her maid of honor, and Mrs. Ralph Dunkleberger, friend of the bride, was her bridesmaid.
Dean Wienands, the groom's cousin, attended him as best man and Ted Shaw, friend of the groom, served as groomsman.
Diane Craft, sister of the groom, and Gary Wilt, brother of the bride were junior bridesmaid and junior groomsman, respectively and lit the candles.
Mike Craft, cousin of the groom, carried the rings on a heart shaped white satin pillow.
Traditional White Gown
The bride wore a traditional white gown and a white illusion net veil edged with Chantilly lace for her wedding. Two-fold net, gathered at the waist, fell over shimmering satin to form the floor length skirt of the gown and Chantilly lace made the bodice and long sleeves. Chantilly scalloped edged panels added interest to the skirt and pearl buttons set in lace scallops from a mandarin collar to the waistline featured the bodice. A row of lace covered buttons descended down the bodice back and closed the wrists of the bridal pointed sleeves.
Pearls and rhinestones trimmed the crown from which the veil fell to the bride's finger tips.
The bride's only jewelry was her groom's gift of a triple strand pearl choker. Her flowers were chrysanthemums and talisman roses in a ribbon tied stylized bouquet.
Gowns worn by the bridal attendants were identically styled with two-fold net over taffeta skirts, strapless lace bodices, lace jackets with short sleeves and Peter Pan collars and matching lace aprons over the skirts. The maid of honor's was coral and the bridesmaid's blue.
They wore matching braided net crowns dotted with rhinestones and carried stylized bouquets of chrysanthemums.
Lace and net made the flower girl's full-skirted floor length white dress, styled with puffed sleeves and a low round neckline encircled by a rolled collar.
The groom, his attendants and the ring bearer were attired in formal white jackets, dark blue trousers and bow ties and wore red carnation boutonnieres.
Both mothers wore blue wool suits and pink chrysanthemum corsages.
Reception
Mrs. Herbert Johannsen was hostess for the reception held in the church parlor after the wedding.
Aunts of the bride, Mrs. Max Loehr of Waterloo and Mrs. William Fry of Vinton cut the cake; Mrs. Neal Rathjen and Mrs. Melvin Tibbitts poured. Miss Beverly Mussman of Vinton registered the guests and Miss Carol Fry of Van Horne and Miss Janet Wilt and Miss Donetta Wilt presided at the gift table. The Marion Warner Circle was in charge of the serving.
Smilax, dotted with white pom poms enwreathed the three-tiered all-white wedding cake at the serving table center. Bride and Groom figurines under a white arch and doves, surmounted the cake and three-branched candle sticks holding coral and blue candles flanked it in smilax encircled bases.
Both the bride and the groom graduated from the La Porte City consolidated school in 1950. The groom attended ISC, Ames for a year and a half and has since been engaged in farming with his father. The bride attended Gates Business College until Dec. 1951 when she began working as bookkeeper in the La Porte City State bank.
Mr. and Mrs. Craft will reside on a farm five miles northeast of La Porte City. Mrs. Craft will continue working at the bank.
Obituary -- (Findagrave.com):
Joanne Craft, 87, of La Porte City, died from complications of Parkinson’s and a lonely heart, Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at her home.
She was born March 29, 1933 in Shellsburg, the daughter of Earl W. and Mildred M. Mussman Wilt.
She graduated from La Porte City High School in 1950 and attended Gates Business School in Waterloo.
She married Duane E. Craft on October 25, 1953 at the Episcopal United Methodist Church in La Porte City; he preceded her in death by 16 days on November 23, 2020.
Through high school she worked at La Porte City movie theater and as a teller and bookkeeper at the bank. She worked many years as a secretary for Bill Wagner Law First in La Porte City before working full time on the farm beside her husband.
Joanne earned the title “Miss La Porte City” in high school. Joanne enjoyed knit club and bridge club.
She was a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church in La Porte City.
She loved music and was an excellent pianist. She played children’s hymns for Sunday School classes for many years.
She loved her garden, flowers, and spending time with her grandkids and great grandkids. She also loved going to community events such as music, concerts, drama performances, and plays.
She is survived by her son, Allen (Joyce) Craft of La Porte City; two daughters, Debra (Lee) Rottinghaus of Jesup and Angela (Mike) Reinert of Cedar Rapids; 13 grandchildren, Ryan (Holly Moser) Rottinghaus, Mindy (Lingheng Ye) Rottinghaus, Brianna Rottinghaus, Lucas (Cheyenne Dean) Rottinghaus, Andrea Rottinghaus, Daniel (Jennifer Gardner) Craft, Laura (Allen) Mast, Christopher (Anni) Craft, Matthew (Andrea) Reinert, Jennifer (Samuel) Renning, Amy (Benjamin) Grose, Jonathan Reinert; 14 great-grandchildren, William, Jackson, Issac, Oliver, Briar, Hinley, Willa, Finn, Aaron, Adrian, Liam, Nolan, Norah and Margaret; two sisters, Janet (Leroy) Magnuson of La Porte City, and Dolores Loane of Scroggins, TX; and one brother, Gary (Jan) Wilt of La Porte City.
Joanne is preceded in death by: her parents; husband; grandson, Benjamin Rottinghaus; and one sister, Donetta Jane Wilt Heckroth Wilson.
La Porte City Funeral Home is assisting the family. 606 E. Main St., La Porte City, Iowa 50651.
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| Father | Bert Loane (b. 10 January 1889, d. 11 December 1973) |
| Mother | Margaret Schwartz (b. 17 July 1896, d. 11 May 1971) |
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| Daughter | Linda Kay Loane+ (b. about 1960, d. before December 2011) |
| Son | Michael David Loane (b. 1 August 1962, d. 3 July 2018) |
| Son | Richard D. Loane |
| Daughter | Cynthia Loane |
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| Father | Clyde E. Craft (b. 3 September 1909, d. 19 February 2009) |
| Mother | Norma G. Christian (b. 7 October 1912, d. 11 June 2004) |
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| Daughter | Debra Jo Craft+ |
| Son | Allen Craig Craft+ |
| Daughter | Angela Jane Craft |
The Courier (Waterloo, Iowa); Monday, 26 Oct 1953; Page 8; (Newspapers.com):
MR. AND MRS. CRAFT
LA PORTE CITY -- Nuptial vows were exchanged by Miss Joanne Wilt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wilt, and Duane Craft, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Craft, Sunday at 2 p. m. at the Methodist Church.
The Rev. D. R. Corrick performed the ceremony. Miss Delores Wilt was the maid of honor and Mrs. Ralph Dunkelberger and Mrs. Dean Craft, sister of the groom, were bridesmaids. Flower girl was Kathy Fry, Van Horn, and ring bearer was Mike Craft, cousin of the groom.
The groom chose his cousin, Dean Wienands, as best man. Junior groomsman was Farry Wilt, brother of the bride, and ushers were Ralph Dunkelberger, Truman Kaiser, Ronald Fultz and Neal Rathjen, Cedar Falls.
Mrs. Craft, who attended Gates Business College, Waterloo, is employed at the La Porte City State Bank and the groom, who attended Iowa State College, Ames, is engaged in farming with his father. They will live on the Craft farm after a wedding trip to the West coast.
Progress Review (La Porte City, Iowa); 1953 October 29; page 1, column 7; (Ancestry.com):
Joanne Wilt, Duane Craft Married Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Duane Craft are on a two weeks honeymoon trip to the west following their wedding Sunday afternoon in the First Methodist Church.
For traveling, the new Mrs. Craft chose a two-piece blue knit dress and matching small hat with navy blue accessories.
The former Joanne Marlene Wilt is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wilt of southeast of La Porte City.
She was given in marriage by her father to Duane E. Craft, son of the Clyde Crafts of northeast of La Porte City in a double ring wedding ceremony performed at 2 o'clock.
Rev. D. R. Corick, pastor of the First Methodist church solemnize the couple's vows at the altar where a white kneeling bench, twin seven-branched candelabra and pedestal bouquets of white chrysanthemums formed the setting.
Nuptial Music
Neal Rathjen of Cedar Falls and Don Harting, Truman Kaiser and Ralph Dunkleberger seated the 200 guests before Cliff Burr accompanied by Mrs. Burr, sang "Because" and "O Perfect Love."
As the bridal party approached the altar, Mrs. Burr played Lohengrin's wedding march and Kathy Fry of Van Horns, cousin of the bride, scattered rose petals down the white carped isle.
Mrs. Burr played "Through The Years" as a musical background for the wedding service and "The Lord's Prayer" while the couple knelt for the pastor's prayer.
Dolores Wilt, sister of the bride, served as her maid of honor, and Mrs. Ralph Dunkleberger, friend of the bride, was her bridesmaid.
Dean Wienands, the groom's cousin, attended him as best man and Ted Shaw, friend of the groom, served as groomsman.
Diane Craft, sister of the groom, and Gary Wilt, brother of the bride were junior bridesmaid and junior groomsman, respectively and lit the candles.
Mike Craft, cousin of the groom, carried the rings on a heart shaped white satin pillow.
Traditional White Gown
The bride wore a traditional white gown and a white illusion net veil edged with Chantilly lace for her wedding. Two-fold net, gathered at the waist, fell over shimmering satin to form the floor length skirt of the gown and Chantilly lace made the bodice and long sleeves. Chantilly scalloped edged panels added interest to the skirt and pearl buttons set in lace scallops from a mandarin collar to the waistline featured the bodice. A row of lace covered buttons descended down the bodice back and closed the wrists of the bridal pointed sleeves.
Pearls and rhinestones trimmed the crown from which the veil fell to the bride's finger tips.
The bride's only jewelry was her groom's gift of a triple strand pearl choker. Her flowers were chrysanthemums and talisman roses in a ribbon tied stylized bouquet.
Gowns worn by the bridal attendants were identically styled with two-fold net over taffeta skirts, strapless lace bodices, lace jackets with short sleeves and Peter Pan collars and matching lace aprons over the skirts. The maid of honor's was coral and the bridesmaid's blue.
They wore matching braided net crowns dotted with rhinestones and carried stylized bouquets of chrysanthemums.
Lace and net made the flower girl's full-skirted floor length white dress, styled with puffed sleeves and a low round neckline encircled by a rolled collar.
The groom, his attendants and the ring bearer were attired in formal white jackets, dark blue trousers and bow ties and wore red carnation boutonnieres.
Both mothers wore blue wool suits and pink chrysanthemum corsages.
Reception
Mrs. Herbert Johannsen was hostess for the reception held in the church parlor after the wedding.
Aunts of the bride, Mrs. Max Loehr of Waterloo and Mrs. William Fry of Vinton cut the cake; Mrs. Neal Rathjen and Mrs. Melvin Tibbitts poured. Miss Beverly Mussman of Vinton registered the guests and Miss Carol Fry of Van Horne and Miss Janet Wilt and Miss Donetta Wilt presided at the gift table. The Marion Warner Circle was in charge of the serving.
Smilax, dotted with white pom poms enwreathed the three-tiered all-white wedding cake at the serving table center. Bride and Groom figurines under a white arch and doves, surmounted the cake and three-branched candle sticks holding coral and blue candles flanked it in smilax encircled bases.
Both the bride and the groom graduated from the La Porte City consolidated school in 1950. The groom attended ISC, Ames for a year and a half and has since been engaged in farming with his father. The bride attended Gates Business College until Dec. 1951 when she began working as bookkeeper in the La Porte City State bank.
Mr. and Mrs. Craft will reside on a farm five miles northeast of La Porte City. Mrs. Craft will continue working at the bank.
Obituary -- (Findagrave.com):
Duane Craft, 88, of La Porte City, died Monday, November 23, 2020 at his home.
He was born August 24, 1932 in La Porte City the son of Clyde E. and Norma Christian Craft. He was a 1950 graduate of La Porte City High School.
He married Joanne Wilt on October 25, 1953 at the Episcopal United Methodist Church in La Porte City.
Duane farmed in La Porte City and surrounding areas for many years. He was a member of Delta Tau Delta at ISU, Iowa Corn Growers Association, where he was Master Corn Grower for a year.
He had a love of nature and could recognize every tree and plant. He loved to take old farms and make them new.
Survived by: a son, Allen (Joyce) Craft of La Porte City; 2 daughters, Debra (Lee) Rottinghaus of Jesup, Angela (Mike) Reinert of Cedar Rapids; 13 grandchildren, Ryan (Holly Moser) Rottinghaus, Mindy (Lingheng Ye) Rottinghaus, Brianna Rottinghaus, Lucas (Cheyenne Dean) Rottinghaus, Andrea Rottinghaus, Daniel (Jennifer Gardner) Craft, Laura (Allen) Mast, Christopher (Anni) Craft, Matthew (Andrea) Reinert, Jennifer (Samuel) Renning, Amy (Benjamin) Grose, Jonathan Reinert and 14 great-grandchildren, William, Jackson, Issac, Oliver, Briar, Hinley, Willa, Finn, Aaron, Adrian, Liam, Nolan, Norah and Margaret.
Preceded in death by: his parents; a sister, Diane Mether and a grandson, Benjamin Rottinghaus.
Services
Private Family Graveside Services will be held in the West View Cemetery. A video of the service will be posted to the funeral home website. La Porte City Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
The Courier (Waterloo, Iowa); Wednesday, 17 Dec 1958; Page 3; (Newspapers.com):
Craft Takes County Corn Contest With 141.88 Bu.
Duane Craft, who farms four miles northeast of La Porte City, is the 1958 Master Corn Grower of Black Hawk County with 141.88 bushels per acre.
This announcement comes from Ed Oberhauser, chairman of the county extension land use committee, sponsors of the contest.
THIS CONTEST based on the highest yield of corn from five acres has been sponsored continuously since 1931. Its purpose is to select each year the champion corn grower of the county.
The corn is figured on a 15 1/2 per cent moisture basis.
In second place was Myron Jepsen of Cedar Falls with 132.51 bushels per acre.
Yields of other entrants in the contest were:
J. P. MEISCH, Peyner township, 136.21 bushels; Donald Beck, Eagle township, 123.97; Guy Stover Jr., Lincoln township, 122.60; John Kirlin, Lincoln township, 115.60; J. E. Entz and Sons, Cedar township, 104.00.
All fields were harvested with a mechanical picker and the harvesting was supervised by disinterested persons to assure fairness and accuracy. The contest rules are set out by the Iowa Crop Improvement Assn.
A trophy which is furnished annually by the agricultural committee of the Waterloo Chamber of Commerce will be presented to Craft later in the winter.
The Courier (Waterloo, Iowa); Sunday, 15 Mar 1959; Page 47; (Newspapers.com):
Here's Fertilizer Plan Of County Corn Champ (extracted) -
Q - How much fertilizer did Duane Craft use in producing over 141 bushels of corn per acre in the 1958 Black Hawk County Master Corn Growers contest?
A - Duane's records show that he plowed down 900 pounds of 10-10-10 per acre and uses 125 pounds of 5-20-20 starter with the planter. This was second year corn with hay in 1956 and oats in 1955.
The Courier (Waterloo, Iowa); Saturday, 05 Jun 1965; Page 21; (Newspapers.com):
BUYS BENTON LAND
LA PORTE CITY (CNS) -- Mr. and Mrs. Duane Craft have purchased 90 acres of farm land in Benton County near La Porte City, formerly owned by Mrs. Nate Miller of La Porte City. Craft has been farming this land for some time, so has taken immediate possession.
"News of your Home Town FOLKS," Progress-Review (La Porte City, Iowa); Wednesday, 10 Jan 1968; Page 14; (Newspapers.com):
Forty-six descendants of the last J. A. and Myrtle Craft including their eight children gathered at the Legion Hall Sunday, January 7th, for their annual belated Christmas dinner. After the noon meal the afternoon was spent visiting, playing cards and games. Those who attended were Mr. and Mrs. Vaughn Craft, Hudson; Don Craft, Waterloo; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Craft and family, Sumner; Mrs. Tom Meeker and sons, Waterloo; Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Craft, Independence; Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Mether, Hudson; Mr. and Mrs. Gary Christian and David, Brandon; Mr. and Mrs. Warren Schrader, Hudson; Mr. and Mrs. Herman Griswald, Eldora; Mr. and Mrs. Ray Craft, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Craft, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wienands, Mr. and Mrs. Dean Wienands, Mr. and Mrs. Duane Craft and family and Mr. and Mrs. Merle Lewis all of La Porte City.
Sheriff's Log - The Courier (Waterloo, Iowa); Monday, 29 Mar 1976; Page 5; (Newspapers.com):
TWO BLACK HAWK County farmers reported gasoline was stolen from their farms over the weekend. Duane Craft, Rt. 1, La Porte City, said 200 gallons were stolen from a storage tank and a battery charger was missing from another building. William Weber, Rt. 1, Dunkerton, said about 16 gallons of gasoline were stolen from his gas tank.
Waterloo Court Log - The Courier (Waterloo, Iowa); Tuesday, 23 Nov 1976; Page 3; (Newspapers.com):
FINED $75 each after pleading guilty to criminal trespass charges were Robert Jay Lamkin, 18, of Hudson and Richard Lee Sass, 18, of 7220 La Porte Rd., Washburn. They were arrested by Black Hawk sheriff's deputies Nov. 12 after they were found acting suspiciously around a gasoline tank on the Duane Craft farm in Spring Creek township.
The Courier (Waterloo, Iowa); Thursday, 02 February 1978; page 8; (Newspapers.com):
Crafts host rehearsal dinner
Mr. and Mrs. Duane Craft of La Porte City will host a wedding rehearsal dinner Friday evening honoring their son, Allen, and his fiancée, Joyce Shelton.
The 8:30 p.m. dinner for 25 quests will be at Nino's Steak Roundup.
The couple will be married at 7 p.m. Saturday at St. Paul United Methodist Church, La Porte City.
Article - "Non-conforming builders......," The Courier (Waterloo, Iowa); Thursday, 21 Dec 1978; Page 12; (Newspapers,com):
(Extracted portion)
THE COMMISSION [zoning commission] also recommended approval of a special permit for the Martin Marietta Corporation to allow it to extract sand from a 45-acre site northeast of La Porte City.
The company plans to lease the area for 15 years from Duane E. Craft.
.... the Martin Marietta request for a special permit must be approved by the county Board of Adjustment.
The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, Iowa); Friday, 14 Sep 1979; Page 5; (Newspapers.com):
Brandon men face charges for barn fire
INDEPENDENCE --- Buchanan County authorities have arrested one man and are expected to arrest another man in connection with a barn fire near Brandon on Oct. 17, 1978.
Authorities said Robert F. Traux, 20, of Brandon was arrested at 9 p.m. Thursday at his home on a charge of conspiracy to commit arson.
Truax is being held in the county jail at Independence.
According to warrants filed in Buchanan County District Court, Traux and Dennis Conrad, age unknown, of Brandon will face the same charges. Conrad was expected to be arrested this afternoon.
The arrests stem from nearly a year-long investigation of two barn fires in the Brandon area last October.
Traux and Conrad are suspects in a fire that destroyed the Duane Craft farm near Brandon in Jefferson Township.
The Courier (Waterloo, Iowa); Thursday, 10 Jan 1980; Page 26; (Newspapers.com):
Brandon men sentenced
INDEPENDENCE -- Two Brandon men, Denis Conrad, 21, and Robert Traux, 20, were given one year jail sentences in Buchanan County District Court before Judge William G. Klotzbach. The sentences were suspended, after the men admitted to counts of conspiracy in regard to the arson case on the Duane Craft farm in Jefferson township. Conrad and Traux admitted to setting fire to a barn on Craft's farm in October 1978.
Both men were placed on probation to the First Judicial District Department of Correctional Services for two years.
Sheriff's log - The Courier (Waterloo, Iowa); Monday, 26 Nov 1984; Page 7; (Newspapers.com):
Larceny: tools were taken from an open storage shed at the home of Duane Craft, 9038 McStay Road, La Porte City.
Quad-City Times (Davenport, Iowa); Wednesday, 11 Jul 1990; Page 26; (Newspapers.com):
Obituary for Kari Ann (Truelson) McDonnell, 22, - a step-grandchild of Mr. and Mrs. Duane Craft of La Porte City, Iowa.
The Courier (Waterloo, Iowa); Wednesday, 11 February 1998; Pages 1 & 7; (Newspapers.com):
A river runs through
The Cedar giveth and the Cedar taketh away
By Christine Willmsen, Courier Staff Writer, La Porte City
The county has taxed Duane Craft for his supposed 40 acres of land near the Cedar River near here for 55 years.
But a recent survey shows Craft's land has shrunk to almost half the original size because the river has changed its course over the years and meandered through his property.
And for the past several years he's been paying taxes unknowingly on a river, sandbars and even some land on the other side of the river formerly owned by Max Bartlett and now the County Conservation Board.
And what makes it a volatile situation with no easy answers is the ever-changing Cedar River that serves as the boundary for lot owners like Craft.
Craft and at least 40 other rural river-bottom land owners discussed their problems with county officials Monday.
County Conservation Director Steve Finegan said there are two issues that need to be resolved -- "what land you own and what you pay taxes on."
At this point, he said they probably don't match up.
The County Conservation Board was interested in purchasing property for a public hunting area from Bartlett, a land owner across the river to the south of Craft.
Due to changes in the boundary and property lines, the County Conservation Board ordered a state-funded $24,000 survey and title history of Bartlett's land in 1997. It later purchased it in December of that year.
That survey showed Craft, the owner to the north of the river, had lost considerable land.
Craft discredits the survey completed by Helland Engineering and Surveying Ltd. in Cedar Falls, saying the river hasn't changed.
"We paid taxes on it for 55 years," Craft said. "Can someone explain why we don't know about it and how we don't own it?
"It's a hostile takeover in my opinion,: Craft said. :They're stealing my land; that's what we call it out on the farm."
Craft owns land north of the Cedar River in section 12 of Poyner Township -- which was 40 acres. He also was taxed on that 40 acres which was valued at $10,790 in 1997, according to the Assessor's office.
For taxing purposes, the assessor's office honors, under the advice of the county attorney's office, the old 1845 plat map regardless of its knowledge that the river has changed. The office will reassess land only if there is a new survey recorded or litigation.
However, throughout the years Black Hawk County and other counties haven't done surveys on river property because the land wasn't too valuable and the surveys traditionally were costly.
Now, due to the change in the Cedar River the surveys shows Craft owns approximately 32.12 acres -- not 40 acres -- with a current value of $7,640. In 1997 he paid $198 in taxes. He will pay approximately $176.79 in 1998, according to the new survey.
Craft and other nearby landowners believe he should be reimbursed for the taxes he paid on land he technically didn't own. However, the probability of that happening is unlikely, because officials would have to review all landowners near the river. Those who now own more land than they originally thought would owe taxes from prior years.
Craft has another property in the same area that has lost almost two acres of it's original 20.
Most of government lot owners on the river also have lost or gained land since the 1845 plat because of the river, Finegan said.
"Duane (Craft) was on the losing side of the river," he said. :There's a whole series of errors along the river. It's an unfortunate situation."
"They didn't have the ability to determine exactly where the rivers were" in the 1840s, he said.
Through the 20-plus years Finegan has worked for the county, he's seen the Cedar River move through miles of property.
It gets even more confusing when the river and its water is taken into consideration because it is "sovereign water" owned by the state.
For property owners to really know what they own versus what they've been paying taxes on for years they need a survey and title opinion. The cost is unclear, but a recorded survey will change the boundaries in the Assessor's Office.
County Assessor Vicki Atkins said the new geographical information system, a computer countywide mapping system of land parcels, could solve the problem. Atkins will need the authority to change property based on that computer information.
County Conservation attorney Bruce Zager will review the information and in several weeks determine what to do and answer questions for the land owners.
"We're hitting a moving target."
Personals - The Courier (Waterloo, Iowa); Sunday, 22 February 1998; Page 71; (Newspapers.com):
I'd like to thank all the concerned people and Leon Mosely who took time from their busy schedules to come to the B.H. Co. Courthouse to hear me attempt to reclaim 40 acres of land which the B.H. Co. Conservation board has recently took into a Public Hunting area with no negotiation - no compensation - just took.
Judging from what we learned at the meeting, I'm sure you agree, there should be some housecleaning done in the B.H. Co. Conservation Dept. And maybe a little cleaning up in the Courthouse wouldn't hurt either.
Thank You,
Duane Craft
65th Anniversary & photos (not extracted) - Duane E. Craft & Joanne Marlene Wilt, The Courier (Waterloo, Iowa); Sunday, 14 Oct 2018; Page V2; (Ancestry.com):
Craft/65
LA PORTE CITY - Duane and Joanne Craft will soon be celebrating their 65th wedding anniversary.
They were married Oct. 25, 1953, at the St. Paul United Methodist Church in La Porte City.
Their family includes three children, Debra and Lee Rottinghaus of Jesup, Allen and Joyce Craft of Eldora and Angela and Mike Reinert of Cedar Rapids. They also have 13 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
No formal celebration is planned, but cards may be sent to their home address: 10001 Craft Lane, La Porte City 50651.
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| Son | Bert Loane, Jr.+ (b. 20 September 1930, d. 29 December 2011) |
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| Son | Bert Loane, Jr.+ (b. 20 September 1930, d. 29 December 2011) |
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| Father | James Dollison (b. 1817, d. 1866) |
| Mother | Mary E. Rhine (b. 1826, d. 1898) |
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| Father | David Dearth (b. about 1845) |
| Mother | Malinda Dollison (b. 12 December 1847, d. 29 January 1914) |
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| Daughter | Mary Catherine Dollison (b. 9 July 1917) |
Source: Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962. Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2011. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records.(via ancestry.com)
This is the only known source that names the father of Pearl Dollison, being David Dearth.1
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| Father | Valentine Dearth (b. about 1815) |
| Mother | Margaret (b. about 1813) |
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| Son | Pearl Ellsworth Dollison+ (b. 22 December 1874, d. 25 August 1927) |
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| Son | David Dearth+ (b. about 1845) |
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| Father | John Silas Morris (b. about 1845, d. 1877) |
| Mother | Mary C. Campbell (b. about 1842) |
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| Daughter | Mary Catherine Dollison (b. 9 July 1917) |
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| Father | Pearl Ellsworth Dollison (b. 22 December 1874, d. 25 August 1927) |
| Mother | Ida Viola Morris (b. 18 January 1877, d. 4 July 1960) |
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| Daughter | Ida Viola Morris+ (b. 18 January 1877, d. 4 July 1960) |
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| Daughter | Ida Viola Morris+ (b. 18 January 1877, d. 4 July 1960) |
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| Son | Rease Alvadore Dollison (b. 17 December 1876, d. 19 June 1952) |
| Daughter | Una Arilla Dollison (b. October 1878) |
| Daughter | Mary Idella Dollison+ (b. 2 November 1884, d. 24 March 1914) |
| Son | Charles J. Dollison (b. February 1891) |
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| Father | William Dollison (b. 29 March 1853, d. 4 December 1920) |
| Mother | Hannah Dixon (b. April 1853, d. 17 February 1916) |
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Obituary -- (Findagrave.com):
Services Monday For R. A. Dollison
Funeral services for Rease A. Dollison, 113 Sherwood avenue, a Peoria resident for 40 years, who died at Methodist hospital at 8:55 a. m. Thursday after an illness of three weeks, will be held at 11 a. m. Monday at the Cumerford-Endlsey memorial home.
Burial will be in Springdale cemetery. Friends may call at the memorial home Sunday afternoon and evening.
Mr. Dollison was a son of Mr. and Mrs. William Dollison and married Hazel Swank, who died in 1945. Prior to his retirement last March, he was employed as a shipping clerk at the Electrical Testing Co.
Surviving are one brother, Charles Dollison of Miami, Fla., and two nieces, Mrs. Laura Savage of Chillicothe and Mrs. Effie Schumaker of Amarillo, Texas.
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| Father | William Dollison (b. 29 March 1853, d. 4 December 1920) |
| Mother | Hannah Dixon (b. April 1853, d. 17 February 1916) |
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| Father | William Dollison (b. 29 March 1853, d. 4 December 1920) |
| Mother | Hannah Dixon (b. April 1853, d. 17 February 1916) |
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| Son | Earl Howard Wisenburg+ (b. 10 January 1901, d. 1969) |
Obituary -- (Findagrave.com):
Mrs. Mary I. Wisenburg
Mary I. Della Dollison, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Dollison, was born in Hocking County, Ohio, on the 2nd day of November 1880. She died at her home in Princeville, March 24, 1914, aged 33 years, 4 months and 22 days.
With her parents she moved to Illinois in the year of 1888, since that time she lived almost continuously in this community. She was unitized in marriage January 12, 1899, to Wm. E. Walsenburg, at Duncan, Illinois. Two children were born to them, Mable now 14 years old and Earl now 12 years old.
She was a faithful wife, a kind and loving mother; she was cheerful and full of courage to the last. Her last sickness was one of much suffering and long duration, but she never complained, trusting Him who doeth all things well.
Besides a sorrowing husband and two children, she leaves a father and mother, two sisters, Mrs. T. C. Fox of Chillicothe, ILL., Mrs. Roe Gentry, of Laura, and two brothers, Reese A. Dollison and Charles J. Dollison of Duncan, Ill.
Funeral services were conducted at the Methodist church at Princeville by Rev. Stanley Ward, Thursday afternoon, March 26, 1914.
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| Father | William Dollison (b. 29 March 1853, d. 4 December 1920) |
| Mother | Hannah Dixon (b. April 1853, d. 17 February 1916) |
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Obituary -- (Findagrave.com):
Mrs. Hazel E. Dollison, 50, of 113 Sherwood avenue, wife of Rease A. Dollison, died unexpectedly at 8:45 p. m. Tuesday at her home.
She was born in West Jersey, Ill., July 2, 1894, the daughter of James and Henrietta Kissel Swank and married Mr. Dollison in Topeka, Kas., March 31, 1931.
Surviving are her husband; two sisters, Mrs. Daisy Quigley, Peoria, and Mrs. Alice Cox of Galesburg, four nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p. m. Friday at the Cumerford-Endsley memorial home. Interment will be in Springdale cemetery. Friends may call at the memorial home Thursday evening.
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| Father | William Henry Wisenburg (b. 7 January 1842, d. 12 May 1909) |
| Mother | Nancy Jane Carroll (b. 28 October 1846, d. 15 February 1912) |
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| Son | Earl Howard Wisenburg+ (b. 10 January 1901, d. 1969) |
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