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Pearl H. Bode
Published:
Thursday, September 3,
2009
Pearl H. Bode, 85, of
Charles City, died Tuesday
afternoon, Sept. 1, 2009, at
the Floyd County Medical
Center in Charles City.
Graveside services for Pearl
Bode will be held at 11 a.m.
Saturday at Sunnyside Memory
Gardens, rural Charles City.
Pastor Jane Keel of the
Messiah Lutheran Church will
officiate.
Pearl Hazel Morgan was born
May 29, 1924, at Lawton,
Ok., the daughter of Ira and
Elizabeth (Burnette) Morgan.
On Jan. 1, 1948, she was
united in marriage to
Kenneth Bode in Texas.
During WWII, Pearl worked at
the air craft factories to
aid the war effort. Her
interests included fishing
and duck hunting with her
husband, playing cards,
taking walks in the
mountains, picking wild
flowers and Pinion` Nuts and
spending time with her
family.
Living family members
include her four children:
Helen (Rick) Winters of
Ore., Larry (Collen) Col.,
Roy Bode of Charles City and
Gerald Bode of Col.; seven
grandchildren; four great
grandchildren; two sisters,
Juanita Cox of Big Bear,
Calif., and Naomi Jetton of
San Bernardino, Calif.; a
brother, Floyd Burnett of
Lawton, Ok.; brother-in-law
Paul (Dixie) Bode of Osage;
a sister-in-law, Thelma
Griggs of Sheridan, Wyo. and
many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by
her parents; husband;
sister, Nathalie Place; and
a brother, Sylvester
Burnett.
The Hauser Funeral Home,
(641) 228-2323,
www.hauserfh.com, in
Charles City, is in charge
of arrangements.
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Velva Meyer
Published:
Tuesday, September 8,
2009
Velva Meyer, 88, of Charles
City, died Saturday, Sept.
5, 2009, at her home.
Funeral services for Velva
Meyer will be held at 10:30
a.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, at
the Hauser Funeral Home in
Charles City. Pastor Dennis
Niezwaag, of the Saint John
Evangelical Lutheran Church,
will officiate. Burial will
be in Sunnyside Memory
Gardens.
Friends may call at the
Hauser Funeral Home in
Charles City from 5-8 p.m.
Wednesday. Visitation will
continue Thursday an hour
prior to the service.
Velva Lorraine Lincke Meyer
was born Aug.28, 1921, in
Osage, the daughter of Emil
and Amanda (Horgen) Lincke.
She graduated from the Osage
High School in 1938. On Jan.
25, 1942, she was united in
marriage to Melvin Meyer at
Osage. Over the years Velva
worked at Osage Produce,
Colwell School, 11th Street
Chautauqua Guest Home,
Forest Lawn Cemetery, as a
hostess at Hauser Funeral
Home for several years and
as a Foster Grandparent.
She was a member of the
Saint John Evangelical
Lutheran Church, Eastern
Star, V.F.W. Auxiliary,
American Legion Auxiliary
and Women of the Moose.
Living family members
include four children,
Sondra (Larry) Coen of
Charles City, Linda
(Bernard) Krall of Loveland,
Colo., Dennis (Wanda) Meyer
of Elma and Dana Meyer of
Charles City; 12
grandchildren; 25
great-grandchildren; a
daughter-in-law, Arlene
Meyer of Laurel; and two
sisters, Dorothy Kristiansen
of Cedar Rapids and Edna
Stott of Charles City.
She was preceded in death by
her parents; husband on May
26, 1976; a son, Jan Meyer;
a brother, Glenn Lincke and
a sister, Audrey Lincke.
The Hauser Funeral Home,
(641) 228-2323,
www.hauserfh.com, in
Charles City, is in charge
of arrangements.
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Venita C. Roy
Published:
Tuesday,
September 8,
2009
Venita C. Roy,
69, of Apple
Valley, died in
her home
Thursday, Sept.
3, 2009.
A Mass of
Christian Burial
is scheduled for
11 a.m. on
Wednesday, Sept.
9, at St. Joseph
Catholic Church,
13900 Biscayne
Ave., Rosemount,
Minn. Visitation
is 5-8 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept.
8, at the Henry
W. Anderson
Morturay, 14850
Garrett Ave.,
Apple Valley,
and 10-11 a.m.
Wednesday at the
church.
Interment will
be at Fort
Snelling
National
Cemetery,
Minneapolis.
She was born
Sept. 25, 1939,
in Mason City,
to Erwin and
Cornelia (nee
Lang) Siewertsen.
Venita grew up
in Rock Falls
and Floyd,
graduating from
Floyd High
School at age
16. She married
Oliver D. Roy on
Sept. 5, 1959,
and moved to
Apple Valley in
1980. Venita
loved her
grandchildren,
baseball, baking
(especially
Christmas
cookies, which
she started
baking about
Thanksgiving),
attending church
and making
everyone around
her happy. She
was an
administrative
assistant for
the Law Firm of
Faegre & Benson,
LLP of
Minneapolis for
over 25 years.
Venita is
survived by
daughters
Delanie Roy and
Denise (Derek)
Clendening; sons
Derrick and
Devlin (Katie)
Roy; sisters Sue
(Jack) Patton,
Martha Torres
and Olene
“Tootie” (Al)
Schroeder; a
brother Maynard
(Debra)
Siewertsen;
eight
grandchildren;
and a
great-grandson.
Venita was
preceded in
death by her
husband Oliver
in 2005, and son
Darren in 1990.
Henry W.
Anderson
Mortuary, Apple
Valley, (952)
432-2331,
obit.HenryWAnderson.com
is in charge of
the
arrangements.
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William Dunn
Published:
Tuesday, September 8,
2009
William “Bill” Dunn, 62, of
Charles City, died Sunday,
Sept. 6, 2009, at the Floyd
County Medical Center in
Charles City.
A funeral Mass for Bill Dunn
will be held 11 a.m. Friday
at the Immaculate Conception
Catholic Church. Monsignor
Stanley Hayek will celebrate
the Mass. Burial will be in
Calvary Cemetery at Alta
Vista.
Friends may call at the
Hauser Funeral Home in
Charles City from 5-8 p.m.
Thursday where the Rosary
will be recited at 5:30 p.m.
and the Vigil Scriptural
Wake Service will be held at
7 p.m. Visitation will
continue Friday at the
church an hour prior to the
service.
William Dennis Dunn was born
March 3, 1947, at Charles
City, the son of Franklin
and Rose (Schmitt) Dunn. He
attended Saint Williams
School in Alta Vista and in
1970 graduated from the Iowa
Law Enforcement Academy in
Des Moines. On Aug. 7, 1965,
he was united in marriage to
Lucile Starr at Elma. Over
the years he worked for John
Deere, the Charles City
Police Department and at
NIACC. Bill was also
proprietor of Dunn
Photography for 30 years. He
was a member of the
Immaculate Conception
Catholic Church. His
interests included
collecting John Deere
memorabilia and guns.
Bills’s greatest joy was his
family, especially his
grandchildren. He took every
opportunity to become
involved in their activities
and be a part of their
lives.
Living family members
include his wife, Lucile
Dunn of Charles City; three
children, Kim (Matt) Rowell
of Shell Rock, Scott
(Sophia) Dunn of Charles
City and Heather (Greg)
Detter of St. Louis, Mo; 11
grandchildren; four
great-grandchildren; a
son-in-law, Joe Campbell of
Clarksville; a brother,
Victor (Joan) Dunn of
Charles City; and three
sisters, Mary Schupanitz of
New Hope, Minn., Sister Anne
Marie of Mt. Pleasant and
Eleanor (Ralph) Bistline of
Omaha, Neb.
He was preceded in death by
his parents; an infant son,
Michael Dunn; and a
daughter, Karla Campbell.
The Hauser Funeral Home,
(641) 228-2323,
www.hauserfh.com, in
Charles City, is in charge
of arrangements.
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Edward Sonne
Published:
Tuesday, September 8,
2009
Edward Sonne, 90, of Nashua,
died Saturday, Sept. 5,
2009, at the Nora Springs
Care Center in Nora Springs.
Funeral services for Edward
Sonne will be held 10:30
a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9, at
the Saint John Evangelical
Lutheran Church in Charles
City. Pastors Dennis
Niezwaag and David Werges
will officiate. Burial will
be in Riverside Cemetery at
Charles City. There will be
a flag presentation by the
Nashua V.F.W. Post 6792.
Friends may call at the
Hauser Funeral Home in
Charles City from 4-8 p.m.
Tuesday. Visitation will
continue Wednesday at the
church an hour prior to the
service.
Edward William Sonne was
born May 10, 1919, at
Charles City, the son of
Harry and Clara (Armstrong)
Sonne. He attended the
Beckwith School. Edward
proudly served in the United
States Navy during World War
II, serving on the USS
Markab in the Pacific as a
machinist. He received the
Good Conduct Medal for his
service. On July 10, 1948,
he was united in marriage to
Virginia Jaeger. To this
union a son, Alan and a
daughter, Nancy were born.
Ed was a family man and
worked as a farmer all his
life. The family made their
home near Bassett and farmed
the Tolle farm. They moved
to the Tolliver farm west of
Charles City, where they
lived for 19 years. For two
years, they farmed the
Bjelica farm, then purchased
and moved to their most
recent farm near the Cedar
Ridge Golf Course.
His wife, Virginia, died
March 9, 1980, after
fighting a courageous battle
with cancer. Six years
later, March 1, 1986, he
married Edith Korinke. In
addition to the crop
farming, Edward milked a
herd of Holstein dairy cows
for many years. After the
Holstein cows were sold, he
raised Holstein calves to be
sold as springing heifers.
Most recently, they raised
beef. Edward loved Belgian
draft horses and looked
forward to showing them at
the 4-County fair in Nashua.
He also enjoyed the Waverly
Draft Horse sale every year
and the friendships that he
had developed over time with
the Amish community near
Hazelton. Edward and Edith
participated in parades and
enjoyed bluegrass music
festivals in the area. He
was a member of Saint John
Evangelical Lutheran Church,
the American Legion in
Charles City, the V.F.W. in
Nashua, Farm Bureau and
Moose Lodge.
Living family members
include his wife, Edith of
Nashua; a daughter, Nancy
(Mark) Scherer of Cambridge,
Minn; three step children,
Sandra (Jim) Lawrenz of
Rockford, Jim (Karen)
Korinke of Overland Park,
Kans. and David Korinke of
Nashua; three step
granddaughters, Kelly (Lee)
Whipple, Kerrie (Roni)
Wyborny and Kristin Lawrenz;
seven step
great-grandchildren; a
sister, Ruby Jaeger of
Charles City, two
sisters-in-law, Madelyn
Sonne of Nashua and Norma
Jaeger of Charles City; a
daughter-in-law, Kathy Sonne
of Charles City; and several
nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by
his parents; first wife; a
son, Alan Sonne on March 9,
2007 and a brother, Dale
Sonne.
The Hauser Funeral Home,
(641) 228-2323,
www.hauserfh.com, in
Charles City, is in charge
of arrangements.
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Marcella A.
Ryner
Published:
Tuesday,
September
8,
2009
MASON
CITY —
Marcella
A. Ryner,
91,
formerly
of 8 S.
Summit
Ave.,
Nora
Springs
Assisted
Living,
Nora
Springs
died
Sunday,
Sept. 6,
2009 at
Good
Shepherd
Health
Center
in Mason
City.
A
memorial
mass
will be
held at
10:30
a.m.
Friday,
Sept.
11,
2009, at
the Holy
Name
Catholic
Church,
507 1st
Ave. NW
in
Rockford.
Inurnment
will be
in the
Riverside
Cemetery
in
Rockford.
A
memorial
gathering
of
relatives
and
friends
will
take
place at
the
Fullerton-Schumburg
Funeral
Home,
302 W.
Main
Ave. in
Rockford
from
5:00 to
7:00
p.m. on
Thursday.
The
visitation
will
continue
at the
church,
one hour
prior to
Marcella’s
service
on
Friday.
Those
wishing
to
extend
an
expression
of
sympathy
or a
memorial
may
direct
them to
the
Marcella
A. Ryner
Memorial
Fund.
Thoughts,
condolences
and
stories
may be
e-mailed
to the
on the
www.fullertonfh.com
website
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Marcella A. Ryner
Published:
Wednesday, September 9,
2009
MASON CITY — Marcella A.
Ryner, 91, formerly of 8 S.
Summit Ave., Nora Springs
Assisted Living, Nora
Springs, Iowa died Sunday,
Sept. 6, 2009, at Good
Shepherd Health Center in
Mason City.
A memorial mass will be held
at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Sept.
11, at the Holy Name
Catholic Church, 507 1st
Ave. NW in Rockford, Msgr.
Walter Brunkan will be
officiating. Inurnment will
be in the Riverside Cemetery
in Rockford.
A memorial gathering of
relatives and friends will
take place at the Fullerton-Schumburg
Funeral Home, 302 W. Main
Ave. in Rockford from 5-7
p.m. on Thursday. The
visitation will continue at
the church, one hour prior
to Marcella’s service on
Friday. Those wishing to
extend an expression of
sympathy or a memorial may
direct them to the Marcella
A. Ryner Memorial Fund.
Thoughts, condolences and
stories may be e-mailed to
the on the
www.fullertonfh.com
website.
Marcella was born Nov. 12,
1917, in Ashton, the
daughter of Peter and
Veronica (Ahmann) Strouth.
Marcella grew up and was
educated in Ashton. She
graduated from the Ashton
High School, class of 1935.
On Dec. 29, 1939, Marcella
was united in marriage to
Donald C. Ryner in Burbank,
Calif. Marcella had lived in
the Rudd area most all of
her life. She had been a
homemaker throughout her
life. Marcella was a member
of Holy Name Catholic Church
and involved in the church
circle. Marcella enjoyed
bowling, gardening
especially tending to her
plants and flowers, baking
and sewing. Marcella was
very family oriented and
known for being a hard
worker. She took great pride
in providing for her
husband, family,
grandchildren and great
grandchildren who were
always her greatest joy and
priority. Marcella will be
dearly missed and fondly
remembered by all who knew
her.
Grateful for having had the
privilege of sharing in
Marcella’s life are her two
children, Mike (Pam) Ryner
of Nora Springs and Sue
Staudt of Marble Rock; her
14 grandchildren; several
great-grandchildren; and her
sister, Irene Reymann of
Burbank, Calif.
Preceding Marcella in death
are her parents; her
husband, Donald C. Ryner in
1982; two daughters, Janet
L. and Shirley A.; a sister,
Lorraine and her son-in-law,
Cletus Staudt.
Fullerton-Schumburg Funeral
Home and Cremation Services,
302 W. Main Ave., Rockford,
www.fullertonfh.com,
(641) 756 – 3311 is in
charge of the arrangements.
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Norma Jean Cecelia Wegner
Published:
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
NEW HAMPTON — Norma Jean Cecelia Wegner, 65, of New Hampton went to the Lord on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2009, at her home, surrounded by her family, after a long courageous battle with cancer.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Sept. 9, at Holy Family Parish - St. Joseph Center in New Hampton. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, New Hampton.
Hugeback & Chenoweth Funeral Home in New Hampton is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences for Norma may be left at hugebackfuneralhome.com.
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Patricia
Cline
Published:
Wednesday,
September
9,
2009
Patricia
Cline,
79, of
Charles
City,
died
Sunday,
Feb. 22,
2009, at
the
Floyd
County
Medical
Center
in
Charles
City.
Memorial
graveside
services
for
Patricia
Cline
will be
held 11
a.m.
Saturday,
Sept.
12, at
the
Oakwood
Cemetery
in
Floyd.
Pastor
Robert
Holdorf
of the
Grace
United
Methodist
Church
will
officiate.
The
Hauser
Funeral
Home,
(641)
228-2323,
www.hauserfh.com,
in
Charles
City, is
in
charge
of
arrangements.
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Ferial J. Hebert
Published:
Wednesday, September 9,
2009
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete for Ferial J.
Hebert, formerly of Charles
City, most recently of
Walbridge, Ohio. Ferial died
on Friday, Sept. 4, 2009.
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Mary Elizabeth Teschner
Published:
Thursday, September 10, 2009
MASON CITY — Mary Elizabeth Teschner, 89,
formerly of Mason City and Rockford, died
Tuesday night, Sept. 9, 2009, at the Touch of
Home Assisted Living Center in Tomah, Wisc.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m.,
Saturday, Sept. 12, at Bethlehem Lutheran
Church, 419 N. Delaware, Mason City. Visitation
will be from 4-8 p.m. on Friday at Fullerton
Funeral Home, 123 2nd St. SE, Mason City.
Interment will be in Riverside Cemetery,
Rockford at 1:15 p.m.
Memorials may be directed to Bethlehem Lutheran
Church. Condolences thoughts and prayers may be
shared with the family at
www.Fullertonfh.com.
Fullerton Funeral Home and Cremation Services,
(641) 423-8676,
www.Fullertonfh.com is in charge of the
arrangements
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Gertrude
Brandau
Published:
Friday,
September
11,
2009
OSAGE —
Gertrude
Brandau,
age 102,
of
Osage,
died
Thursday,
Sept.
10,
2009, at
the
Faith
Lutheran
Home in
Osage.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
2 p.m.
Monday,
Sept.
14, at
the Eden
Presbyterian
Church,
3105
Glass
Ave.,
Rudd,
with
Rev.
John
Bates
officiating.
Burial
will be
in the
Evergreen
Cemetery
at Rudd.
Visitation
is from
1-2 p.m.
Monday
before
services
at the
Eden
Presbyterian
Church.
Gertrude
was born
Dec. 19,
1906, to
Harm and
Jennie (Buntjer)
Hoppen
in
Rosemont,
Neb. She
was one
of five
children.
On March
16,
1936,
she was
united
in
marriage
to Edgar
Brandau
at her
parents’
home in
Rosemont.
Edgar
and
Gertie
farmed
in the
Rudd
area
until
his
death in
May of
1969.
She then
moved to
Charles
City,
living
there
until
2004, at
which
time she
moved to
Evergreen
senior
living
apartments
in
Osage.
She was
a
resident
of Faith
Lutheran
Home for
the past
2-1/2
years.
Gertie
was a
member
of the
Eden
Presbyterian
Church,
and the
Ladies
Aid. She
was also
a member
of the
Rudd
Jolly
Jacks
and was
a 4-H
leader.
She
enjoyed
playing
“500,”
gardening
and was
a great
cook.
She also
enjoyed
doing
crafts,
quilting,
crocheting,
and
knitting.
Survivors
include
a
daughter,
Elaine
(Charlie)
Fouts of
Floyd;
grandson
Dana
(Julie)
Aschenbrenner
and
children,
Joseph,
Sam and
John of
Iowa
City;
grandson
Mike
(Beth)
Aschenbrenner
and
children,
Corey,
Emma and
Mikayla
of Lake
Mills;
grandson
Steve
(Kristi)
Aschenbrenner
and
children,
Dylan
and
Claudia
of
Osage;
granddaughter
Michelle
(Barry)
Sweet of
Charles
City;
sister-in-law
Ruth
Ploeger
of
Charles
City;
brother-in-law
Robert
Brandau
of
Burlington;
and
numerous
nieces
and
nephews.
She was
preceded
in death
by her
parents;
her
husband,
Edgar in
May of
1969;
three
sisters
and one
brother.
Champion
–
Bucheit
Funeral
Home in
Osage,
(641)732-3706,
is in
charge
of the
arrangements.
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Donna M. Hitzhusen
Published:
Friday, September 11,
2009
Donna M. Hitzhusen, 97, of
Charles City, died Thursday
morning, Sept. 10, 2009, at
the Floyd County Medical
Center in Charles City.
Funeral services for Donna
Hitzhusen will be held at
10:30 a.m. on Monday at the
Trinity United Methodist
Church in Charles City.
Pastor Debra Lincoln of
Jordan River and Colwell
U.C.C. will officiate.
Burial will be in Riverside
Cemetery, Charles City.
Friends may call at the
Hauser Funeral Home in
Charles City from 5-7 p.m.
Sunday. Visitation will
continue an hour prior to
the service at the church on
Monday.
Donna Marie Chuick was born
July 1, 1912, at Mason City,
the daughter of Milan and
Amelia (Knezovich) Chuick.
She graduated from the Mason
City High School and later
attended Hamilton Business
School for one year. On June
13, 1941, she was united in
marriage to John Hitzhusen.
She was a member of the
Trinity United Methodist
Church, Church Circle and
Floyd County Medical Center
Auxiliary. Her interests
included golf, playing
bridge and spending time
with her grandchildren.
Living family members
include her two children,
Linda (Doug) Groesbeck of
Charles City and Bill
(Vicki) Hitzhusen of
Houston, Texas.; four
grandchildren: Emily (Jeff)
Griswold, Dan Groesbeck,
Kate Hitzhusen and Lauren
Hitzhusen: one
great-grandson, Ethyn
Groesbeck; two sisters, Mary
(Larry) Turner of Orlando,
Fla., and Sophie Smith of
Charles City; and many
nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by
her parents; husband;
sister, Milli Chorak; two
brothers, Dan Chuick and
Nick Chuick.
In lieu of flowers memorials
may be directed to the
Trinity United Methodist
Church or the Floyd County
Medical Center Auxiliary.
The Hauser Funeral Home,
(641) 228-2323,
www.hauserfh.com, in
Charles City, is in charge
of arrangements.
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Elynn Davidson
Published:
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Elynn Davidson, 47, of San Diego, Calif., and
formerly of Charles City, died Sept. 9, 2009.
A service will be held in San Diego with a
graveside service in Charles City at a later
date.
Elynn Norma Davidson was born Aug. 8, 1962, in
Charles City to Irving and Elaine (Mitchell)
Davidson. She attended Charles City Community
Schools, graduating in 1980. She was baptized
and confirmed at St. John Lutheran Church. She
received her LPN degree from Southern Oklahoma
Area Vocational-Technical Center in 1993. In
1999, she graduated with a BS in Nursing from
University of Iowa. Elynn worked in Iowa and
California as a psychiatric nurse. She was a
devoted advocate for her patients’ rights and
dignity.
Her father, Irving Davidson, died in 1988.
She is survived by her mother, Elaine Davidson
of San Diego; a son, Todd (Danielle) Davidson of
Gardena, Calif.; two sisters, Noreen (James)
Shirk of San Diego and Ione (Mathieu)
Jazbinschek of Vancouver, Wash.; and a brother,
Michael Davidson of Charles City. She had three
nieces and one nephew, many aunts, uncles and
cousins. Her family and her faith were a
comfort as she suffered through a long illness.
Published on
9/15/2009 by Marie Thompson
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