AFTER THE WAR TRAGEDY On June 27, 1947, the entire community was shaken by the news that two residents of Steamboat Rock were missing, presumably when the boat they were using had gone over the dam. The men had gone fishing on Friday, sometime around 6 p.m. and a 13 […]

AFTER THE WAR STEAMBOAT ROCK CEMETERY The iron cemetery fence was added in 1911 Steamboat Rock, can boast of having what is truly one of the most beautiful cemeteries anywhere.    When the town was first laid out in 1855, a cemetery was not included. The Robinson addition was added […]

AFTER THE WAR NEW BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. Fred Lower began his ministry in 1952 and served until 1955. During his ministry 39 souls were added by baptism, and the present church building was erected. On April 9, 1953 the church voted to proceed with building a new church which was […]

AFTER THE WAR CHURCHES The work of remodeling the present Presbyterian church building was delayed by World War II due to a lack of building material. The work was finally started in 1946 and completed and occupied in 1947. The building was dedicated in November of that year. Needless to […]

AFTER THE WAR THE LEGION POST REVIVED In August of 1946, a group of about twenty veterans held several meetings in Steamboat Rock, with plans to organize another Legion Post.    A temporary charter was granted on August 12,1946, and a permanent charter was issued in April 1947. The post […]

AFTER THE WAR During World War II, farmers had with the help of electricity been able to break one production record after another.    Using electric power whenever possible, items like electric milking machines, water pumps, brooders, heat lamps, feed grinders, in 1943, farmers doubled their dairy, beef, hog, and […]

THE WORLD GOES TO WAR ONCE AGAIN! WORLD WAR II VETERANS Richard Sharpshair Lester Karsjens Robert Eilers Ivan Williamson Fallis Morse Harry Blosch Ernest Ruppelt Gordon Krause Alvin Jaspers Fred Klettke Amor Oakes John Cramer Thomas Hoekstra Evelyn Luiken Marlyn Wulf Otto Daleske John Burns Carl Frerichs Helen Allison Ernest […]

THE WORLD GOES TO WAR ONCE AGAIN! MANY SERVED PROUDLY Roger Gast, son of John C. and Marie Gast, entered the Army in November of 1942, and served until September of 1945.    During the Battle of the Bulge, in January of 1945, Roger was wounded and he was wounded […]

THE WORLD GOES TO WAR ONCE AGAIN! A FIRST HAND ACCOUNT There were many from Steamboat Rock that answered the call to serve their country. My father-in-law, Hollis Havens was in the Navy prior to the start of the war. He and his wife Meta Mae recalled many memories of […]

THE WORLD GOES TO WAR ONCE AGAIN! Military life can be described and understood best by those who have served, and to a much lesser degree by those who have never participated. I having never served in the military even in peacetime and can offer little in way of description […]