Harold Yahnka
Aug. 3, 1924-June 10, 2011
COTTONWOOD - Services Harold Yahnka, 86, of Cottonwood will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Sunset Funeral Home Chapel in Echo with burial at a later date. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Sunset Funeral Home in Echo. Sunset Funeral and Cremation Association of Echo and Wabasso are in charge of the arrangements.
He died Friday, June 10, 2011, at the Granite Municipal Hospital in Granite Falls.
Harold LeRoy Yahnka was born Aug. 3, 1924, to August and Jessie Yahnka. He was raised on the lower west side of St. Paul. He graduated from Humbolt High School in 1942. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in March 1943 at the age at 19 years old serving in World War II until he was honorably discharged in December of 1945. Upon coming home he was offered an apprentice job with the St. Paul Union Printers. He played semi-professional baseball with the Union Printers as a centerfielder. The St. Paul Union Printers has a tournament every year and it was located in one of 10 different cities. He played in Fenway Park in Boston, Briggs Stadium in Detroit and Wrigley Field in Chicago. He was united in marriage to Helen Lohmann on May 17, 1947. They moved to Cottonwood in 1953 where he farmed for several years and later returned to St. Paul to work at the St. Paul Pioneer Press until his retirement in 1986. His retirement years were a very busy time. He and Helen traveled to Hawaii, Florida, California, Colorado and Washington He also skydived at the age of 75 years old and then again at the age of 80. Last September he was part of the Honor Flight that went to see the WWII Memorial in Washington, DC and referred to it as a "trip of a lifetime." He loved conversation along with a good cup of coffee - black, strong with a little cream. He was a pie maker - beyond words - with his specialty being cherry, pumpkin and apple pie. He was a Twins fan and a side-line coach rarely missing a game on TV. He was a humble man of humble beginnings who never forgot where he came from.
Survivors include his children: Christy Hulzebos of Porter, Tom of Cottonwood and Connie Kurtz of Montrose, S.D.; seven grandchildren Nathan Hulzebos of Canby, Robyn Hulzebos of Sioux Falls, S.D., Angela Yahnka of Marshall, Matt Yahnka of Cottonwood, Sean, Spencer and Sydney Kurtz of Montrose; two great-grandchildren Brady and Izabelle Hulzebos; and his sister Lorraine Friedlund of S. St. Paul.
He was preceded in death by his wife Helen, his son Gordy, his mother and father August and Jessie Yahnka, his brother Marvin and his brother Gordon.
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Kerry May Hardy was missing for 40 years and found at CLE ELUM, Washington at shallow grave on the Suncadia Resort Property near Ronald Washington on Sept 6, 2010 were identified June 3, 2011 according to KIMATV.COM.
http://www.kimatv.com/news/local/123109593.html
I did a search for human remains along the I90 and found this other case.
The fact that the two girls look exactly alike may not be a coincidence.
If there is a serial killer, they tend to go for people that look the same.
Detectives should compare the two cases and see what kinds of clues they can get from them.
Kerry was last seen in the Capitol Hill area in Seattle Washington.
Bone Samples and DNA testing were done at the University of North Texas (UNT), the Center for Human Remains for DNA testing. (this is for investigators info).
GREEN RIVER INVESTIGATION from 2004 is listed.
Kittitas County Sheriff’s Office is investigating Kerry’s unsolved murder case.
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Anne Marie Gilbert 41, last seen on Thursday June 2, 2011 or Friday June 3, 2011 (two conflicting time lines given in articles? ) walking with a male friend from on private timberland near the 21400 block of 119th Street Northeast near Granite Falls. They left a house and went for a walk along a trail. The friend returned alone, stating that Anne wanted to continue her walk alone.
A shoe was found by her family near the south fork of the Stillaguamish River.
Gilbert is white, 5-feet-2 and 120 pounds. She has blond hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a white down coat, blue jeans and black tennis shoes with pink laces.
Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to call the Sheriff’s Office’s tipline at 425-388-3845.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/theblotter/2015263888_snohomish_county_woman_missing.html
I am putting the details for the two cases in one place for investigators to look at.
I would check to see if there’s any connection between the women in friends, acquaintances, jobs, lifestyle, hobbies and work places.
Next I will do a comparison of the Washington area to see where human remains were found.
So far there is a pattern in hair styles, looks, weight and height for the female victims.
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