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Joyce Eckerman, 87
April 3, 2001
Joyce Eckerman, 87, of Forest City, died on Sunday, April 1,
2001, at the Good Samaritan Center in Forest City.
Memorial services will be
held at 1:00 p.m., on Saturday, April 7, at
the Forest City United Methodist Church. The Reverend Gary Marzolf
will officiate. Nancy Farndale will serve as organist. Inurnment will
be at 4:00 p.m., in the Saratoga Cemetery, Saratoga. The Petersen Lund Funeral Home
is
in charge of the arrangements. The family will greet friends from
noon to 1:00 p.m., on Saturday, at the church.
Survivors include a daughter, Patricia Peckham of
LaPorte City; two sons, Jerry Eckerman of Waterloo and Lindsay
Eckerman of Forest City; 13 grandchildren; and five
great-grandchildren.
A complete obituary appears in the April 3 edition of the
Forest City Summit.
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Lena Bunge, 97
April 10, 2001
OSAGE-Lena Bunge, 97, of Osage, died on Monday, April 2,
2001, at the Osage Rehabilitation and Health Care Center,
where she had lived for several years.
Funeral services were held
on
Saturday, at the Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage. Rev. Roy Ott officiated.
Burial was in the Osage Cemetery.
Survivors include her son, Paul Bunge and his wife, Gloria
recently retired to Fort Myers, Florida; a sister, Frieda of Merced,
California; Martin Bunge of Forest City, grandson; along with three
other grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren
A complete obituary appears in the April 10 edition of the
Forest City Summit.
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Eldo G. Griffen, 89
April 10, 2001
GARNER-Eldo G. Griffen, 89, of Garner, died on Wednesday,
April 4, 2001, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in
Mason City.
Funeral services were
held on Saturday, April 7, at the Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church in
Garner. The Reverend Darrell Weber officiated.
Survivors include four stepchildren, Dwayne Van Oort and his
wife, Dolores of Ankeny, Homer Van Oort and his wife, June of
Garner, LaVonne Hanson and her husband, Marvin of St. Louis, Missouri
and Larry Van Oort and his wife, Patricia of Cedar Falls; 23
step-grandchildren; many step-great-grandchildren and
great-great-grandchildren; three sisters, Estelle Griffen of Coon
Rapids, Minnesota, Ruth Moerke of Morris and Marvel Wagner and her
husband, Joe of Morris; a brother-in-law, Peter Barendregt and
his wife, Ada of Belem, New Mexico; two sisters-in-law, Betty Ferrow
and her husband, George of Belen, New Mexico and Frances Griffen of
Mason City; as well as many nieces and nephews.
A complete obituary appears in the April 10 edition of the
Forest City Summit.
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Marguerite Christensen, 86
April 17, 2001
 LAKE MILLS-Marguerite Christensen, 86, of
Lake Mills, died on Friday, April 6, 2001, at the Muse Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
Funeral services were held
on Tuesday, April 10, at the Our Saviors Lutheran
Church in Leland. The Reverend Dan Christensen officiated. Burial was in
the
Madison Cemetery, Forest City.
A complete obituary will appear in the April 17 edition of
the Forest City Summit.
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Wilma Park, 90
April 24, 2001
ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA-Wilma Butler Park, 90, of St. Louis Park,
Minnesota, formerly of the Lake Mills area, died on Sunday, April 8,
2001, at
the Jones Harrison residence. Burial was on Thursday, April 12.
She was born on January 5, 1910, in Winnebago County.
Survivors include her daughter, Winifred Holland of Forest
City; and a brother, Lloyd Butler of Mason City.
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Bette Hanna, 68
April 24, 2001
DONNA, TEXAS-Bette LaVonne Hanna, 68, of Donna, Texas,
formerly of Forest City, died on Wednesday, April 11, 2001.
Memorial services were
held on Saturday, April 14, at the VFW Post in Donna.
Survivors include her husband, Arvid Hanna of Donna; six
children, Michael Blair (Teresa) of Long Beach, California, Mark Hanna
of El Paso, Texas, Cindy (Tom) Brown of Port Isabel, Texas, Karen
(Larry)
Snell of Lake Mills, LeAnn Hanna (Jack Turvold) of Joice
and Sheri Hanna of Clear Lake; 14 grandchildren; and five
great-grandchildren.
Further information appears in the April 24 edition of the
Forest City Summit.
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Molly D. McGuire Hiscocks, 35
April 17, 2001
BRITT-Molly D. McGuire Hiscocks, 35, of Britt, passed away
on Saturday,
April 14, 2001, at her home in Britt.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, April 19, at 10:30
a.m., at the Evangelical Free Church in Britt, with Pastor Peter Schmidlkofer and Pastor Patrick Nemmer officiating. Burial will be
in the Riverview Cemetery in Algona. Visitation will be on Wednesday, April 18, from 4-8:00 p.m., at the Ewing
Funeral Chapel in Britt and one hour prior to the services at the
church.
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Capitola Underwood, 81
April 17, 2001
LAKE MILLS-Capitola Underwood, 81, formerly
of Lake Mills, died on Sunday, April 15, 2001, at the Bel Aire
Care Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m., on Thursday, April 19, at the Salem
Lutheran Church in Lake Mills. The Reverend Roger Dykstra will
officiate. Burial will be in the Salem Lutheran Cemetery in Lake
Mills. Visitation is from 9-10:30 a.m., on Thursday, at the church.
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Muriel Arnevik, 61
April 17, 2001
 THOMPSON-Muriel Arnevik, 61, formerly of
Thompson, died on Monday, April 16, 2001, at the Muse Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
Funeral services will be
held at 2:00 p.m., on Thursday, April 19, at the Bethany Lutheran
Church in Thompson. The Reverend Mark Decker will
officiate. Burial will be in the Salem Memorial Cemetery in Lake
Mills. Visitation is from 5-8:00 p.m., on Wednesday, at the Mittelstadt
Funeral Home in Lake Mills and again one hour before the services
at the church.
Survivors include her beloved partner, Tom Anthony of Las
Vegas, Nevada; her parents, Obert and Stella Quisling of Lake Mills;
two sons, Daniel Arnevik and his wife, Lonnie and Bradley Arnevik
and his wife, Holly, all of Thompson; one daughter-in-law, Mary
McEuen of Chesterfield, Missouri; six grandchildren; a great-grandson;
a brother, Ron Quisling and his wife, Kris of Kalamazoo, Michigan;
along with nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
A complete obituary appears in the April 17 edition of the
Forest City Summit.
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Dorothy Benson, 75
April
24, 2001
LAKE MILLS-Dorothy Ann Benson, 75, of Lake Mills, died
on Monday, April 16, 2001, at
the Lake Mills Care Center.
Funeral services were held on
Friday, April 20, at the Salem Lutheran Church in Lake Mills. The Reverend Roger
Dykstra officiated. Burial was in the Salem Memorial Cemetery, Lake Mills. Arrangements
were handled by the Mittelstadt Funeral Home in Lake Mills.
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Orvil Lien, 84
April 24, 2001
 LAKE
MILLS-Orvil Lien, 84, of Lake Mills, died on Tuesday, April
17, 2001, in Prior Lake, Minnesota.
Funeral services
were held on Saturday, April 21, at the Salem Lutheran Church in Lake
Mills. The Reverend Roger
Dykstra officiated. Burial was in the Salem Memorial Cemetery in Lake
Mills, with military rites conducted by the Lake Mills Otto-Chose Post
235.
Survivors include his wife, Galya of Lake Mills; four
children, Milo and Louise Lien of Albert Lea, Minnesota, Linda and Bob
Lair of Lake Mills, Dennis and Marlene Lien of Joice and Mary and
Rick Flow of Lake Mills; 16 grandchildren; seven
great-grandchildren; along with many nieces and nephews.
A complete obituary appears in the April 24 edition of the
Forest City Summit.
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Leona Nerby, 94
April 24, 2001
 FOREST CITY-Leona A. Nerby, 94, of Forest
City, died on Tuesday, April 17, 2001, at the Good Samaritan
Center in Forest City.
Funeral services were held
on Thursday, at the Petersen Lund Funeral Home in Forest
City. The
Reverend Gerald Dyste officiated.
Survivors include her daughters, Marilyn Hedges and husband, Bob
of Bethesda, Maryland and Beverly Gross and husband, Mike of Plover,
Wisconsin; two granddaughters; two great-grandsons; and a niece.
A complete obituary appears in the April 24 edition of the
Forest City Summit.
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Dorothy Henderson, 72
April 24, 2001
 NORTHWOOD-Dorothy Henderson, 72, of
Northwood, died on Tuesday, April 17, 2001, as the result of a car
accident.
Funeral services were held
on Saturday, April 21, at the Emmons Lutheran Church
in Emmons, Minnesota. The Reverend
Julie Fiske officiated. Burial was in the Oak Lawn Cemetery, rural
Emmons.
Survivors include her husband, Robert "Click" Henderson of
Northwood; her children, Marilyn Tjaden and husband, Ken of Des
Moines, Charles Henderson of Lake Mills, Marcia Pedersen of Lake
Mills, Steven Henderson of Albert Lea, Minnesota, Judy Olson and
husband, Richard of Rochester, Minnesota and Barbara Henderson of
Anchorage, Alaska; 11 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren;
along with several nieces and nephews, cousins and friends.
A complete obituary appears in the April 24 edition of the
Forest City Summit.
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Clara Kasperbauer, 91
April 24, 2001
MANNING-Clara Kasperbauer,
91, of Manning, died on Wednesday, April 18, 2001, at the
Manning Regional Healthcare Center, after a brief illness.
The Rite of Christian
Burial was held on Monday, April 23, at the Sacred Heart
Church in Manning. The Reverend James McAlpin was celebrant. Lector was Larry
Kasperbauer, mass servers were Megan Fitzsimmons and Jessie
Fitzsimmons, cross bearer was Joey Kasperbauer, gift bearers were
her granddaughters and eucharistic ministers were Patrick
Kasperbauer and Jeff Fitzsimmons.
Survivors include nine children, Michael Kasperbauer and wife,
Isabelle of Lexington, Kentucky, Marian Fitzsimmons and husband, Fred
of Vail, Patty Sheets of Tipton, Larry Kasperbauer and wife, Carmen
of Dededo, Guam, Jim Kasperbauer and wife, Marge of Memphis, Tennessee,
Jerry Kasperbauer and wife, Norma of Springfield, Virginia, Patrick Kasperbauer and wife, Kathy of Council Bluffs, Lonnie Kasperbauer
and wife, Lou of Des Moines, Linda Johanson of Ames and Forest
City; 28 grandchildren; 47 great-grandchildren; a
great-great-granddaughter; three sisters, Rita Gilbert and Cleo
Solden of California and Evelyn and husband, Marvin Olerich of
Carroll; along with nieces, nephews and other relatives and
friends.
A complete obituary appears in the April 24 edition of the
Forest City Summit.
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Johanna Espeland, 60
April 24, 2001
EAST MOLINE, ILLINOIS-Johanna B. Espeland, 60, of
East Moline, Illinois, formerly of the Bricelyn, Minnesota area,
died on Thursday, April 19, 2001, at the Rosewood Health
Care, Moline, Illinois, after a courageous battle with
cancer.
Funeral services will be
held at
10:00 a.m., on Wednesday, April 25, at the Trinity Lutheran Church, rural
Thompson. The Reverend Dani Jo Greaver will
officiate. Burial will be in the West Cemetery, Rake. Visitation will be one hour prior to the services at the church.
Memorials are requested to the church.
Survivors include her husband, Roger; three sons, Derek of
Anchorage, Alaska, Dana of Alabaster, Alabama and Dagny of
Cardington, Ohio; her mother, Beatrice Lura of Bricelyn; and seven
grandchildren.
A complete obituary appears in the April 24 edition of the
Forest City Summit.
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Irene Strommen, 66
April 24, 2001
 FOREST CITY-Irene Strommen, 66, of Forest
City, died on Friday, April 20, 2001.
Funeral services were held
on Monday, April 23, at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in
Forest City. The Reverend Michelle Simonson officiated.
Survivors include her children, Kathy and husband, Thomas
Montgomery of Forest City and David and wife, Anita of rural
Wymore, Nebraska; five grandchildren; a sister, Shirley and husband,
Calvin Wendel of Mason City; three brothers, Donald Humburg,
Kenneth Hamburg and wife, Ruby and Raymond Humburg and wife,
Gloria, all of Clear Lake; a sister-in-law, Arlene Humberg of
Clear Lake; an aunt, Esther Humburg of Sheffield; an uncle, Edward
Humburg and wife, Beulah of Hampton; along with many nieces,
nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews and a close friend,
Rosemary Reinecke.
A complete obituary appears in the April 24 edition of the
Forest City Summit.
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Edward Hegel, 85
April 24, 2001
 LAKE MILLS-Edward Hegel, 85, of Lake Mills,
died on Friday, April 20, 2001, at the Lake Mills Care
Center.
Funeral services
were held on Monday, April 23, at the Salem Lutheran Church in Lake Mills. The Reverend Roger
Dykstra officiated. Burial was in the Salem Memorial Cemetery, with
military rites conducted by the Lake Mills Otto Chose Post 235.
Survivors include his wife, Fern of the Lake Mills Care
Center; five children, Patricia and husband, Bruce Secrest of
Plano, Texas, Ronald and his wife, Ce Ce of Duluth, Minnesota, Carol
and husband, John Lang of Albert Lea, Minnesota, Jean and husband, Jack Rembold of Estherville and Larry and wife, Dorothy of Lake Mills;
10 grandchildren; six step-grandchildren; three
great-grandchildren; a sister, Joan Munro of San Diego, California; a
brother, Norman Hegel of West Salem, Wisconsin; four sisters-in-law,
Geraldine Hegel of La Crosse, Wisconsin, Maxine Fullenweider of
Alamagordo, New Mexico, Myrtle and husband, William Lammers of Corydon
and Mildred Groves of Forest City; two brothers-in-law, Donald and
wife, Dominy Twito of Lake Mills and Harold Kjerland of Burnsville,
Minnesota; along with many nieces and nephews.
A complete obituary appears in the April 24 edition of the Forest
City Summit.
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Vergie Josten, 86
April 24, 2001
KLEMME-Vergie Josten, 86, of Klemme,
died on Saturday, April 21, 2001, at the Concord Care Center
in Garner.
Funeral services were
held on Tuesday, April 24, at the Immanuel Reformed United Church of
Christ in Klemme. The
Reverend Donna Buckman officiated.
Survivors include her four children, LeRoy Josten and his
special friend, June of Klemme, LaVurne Josten and his wife,
Sharon of Forest City, LaVohn Josten and her husband, Richard
Smiley of Amery, Wisconsin and LeAllyn Josten of Klemme; five
grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; four step-grandchildren;
six step-great-grandchildren; four sisters, Marie Nuehring of
Marion, Gladys Jurgemeyer of Garner, Marjorie Lemke and her
husband, Laurice of Klemme and Mildred Lewis and her husband, Duard of Logan, New Mexico; and many nieces and nephews.
A complete obituary appears in the April 24 edition of the
Forest City Summit.
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Frances Aukes, 86
April 24, 2001
Frances C. Aukes, 86, of Woden,
died on Saturday, April 21, 2001, at the Titonka Care
Center.
Funeral services will be held
on Wednesday, April 25, at the First Congregational Church in
Buffalo Center. The Reverend Dave Langer will officiate. Music will
be provided by Judy Junkermeier, soloist and organist, Kathi Nelson. Casket bearers
are Mike Missman, Shelly Zeller,
Todd Missman, Jean Wilcox, Jeff Rust, Val Stohr Smith, Rick Stohr,
Tracy Adams, Carolyn Adams, Paul Adams, Daniel Aukes, Alison Aukes
and Nick Burma. Burial will be in the Olena Mound Cemetery, Buffalo
Center.
Survivors include her six children, Janice Missman and her
husband, Roger of Thompson, Joyce Kudron and her husband, John
of Summerfield, Florida, Marilyn Stohr and her husband, Edgar of
Elmwood, Wisconsin, Beverly Adams and her husband, Daryl of Buffalo
Center, Robert Aukes and his wife, Tara of Des Moines and
Shirley Burma and her special friend, Jeff Fischer of Crystal
Lake; 13 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and two sisters,
Lydia Gruis of Waukon and Arlene Ostercamp of Titonka.
A complete obituary appears in the April 24 edition of the
Forest City Summit.
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Burnell Smith, 75
May 1, 2001
WOODBURN, OREGON-Memorial services for Burnell "Barney" Smith, 75, of
Woodburn, Oregon, were held on Tuesday, April 17, 2001, at the Willamette
National Cemetery in Portland, Oregon.
A complete obituary appears in the May 1 edition of the Forest
City Summit.
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Viola Moklestad, 83
May 1, 2001
FOREST CITY-Funeral services for Viola C. Moklestad, 83, were
held on Friday, April 27, 2001, at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Forest City.
A complete obituary appears in the May 1 edition of the Forest
City Summit.
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Evelyn Underwood, 87
May 1, 2001
MASON CITY-Funeral services for Evelyn R. Underwood, 87, of Mason
City, were held on Saturday, April 28, 2001, at the Petersen Lund Funeral Home in
Forest City.
A complete obituary appears in the May 1 edition of the Forest
City Summit.
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Violet Buland, 94
May 1, 2001
FOREST CITY-Funeral services for Altha Violet Buland, 94, were
held on Monday, April 30, 2001, at the Petersen Lund Funeral Home in Forest
City.
A complete obituary appears in the May 1 edition of the Forest
City Summit.
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Fred Rizzo, 83
May 1, 2001
FOREST CITY-A Funeral Mass for Fred A. Rizzo, 83, of Forest City,
was held on Wednesday, May 2, 2001, at the St. James Catholic Church in Forest
City.
A complete obituary appears in the May 1 edition of the Forest
City Summit.
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Tombstone
Surprises Leland
By: Roger Hughes
May 1, 2001
 The city of Leland received an unexpected surprise when it had
Lakeside Construction, Forest City, dig up its storm sewer. Lakeside
Construction operator, Scott Lunning was back filling the hole in
downtown Leland when employee Denny Ufford noticed the tombstone.
"I thought it might be a lightpole base. There were other
materials like steel posts in there as well. It appeared to be a
place where someone had buried a number of things. "You never know what you are going to find when you are
digging. That is the
first time I ever found a tombstone," Lunning said.
Long time Leland resident Robert Ambroson figures the tombstone
was probably put in when the city first dug by hand the storm
sewer. Ambroson called Winnebago County Treasurer Ruthie Bachman
because he was sure that Halvorsen was her great-grandfather.
"I am sure that the tombstone is Norwegian. Our family plot is
with an "e" on the end of the name in Leland. It was common for
families to change the spelling of their name," Ambroson said. Ambroson believed that Halvorsen was buried in
the West Prairie
Lutheran Church Cemetery.
Bachman found in the Leland book an article her mother wrote
for the centennial that indicates the tombstone is her great-grandfather's. The article states, "John Halvorsen is a native of
Norway, born March 1847. He came to America in 1869 and settled
in Dane County, Wisconsin, living there four years; thence to
Winnebago Co., Iowa, Newton Township and located on Section 27.
Mr. Halvorsen came here in moderate circumstances but has
accumulated a snug home and is well fixed. He was married May 13,
1874, to Eliza Carlson, born in Norway."
The article also indicates that Halvorsen died September 4, 1891.
This is only a few days off from the tombstone date.
The tombstone is behind the Legion Hall in Leland awaiting its
next fate.
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Stephen Bratrud, 22
May 8, 2001
 KENSETT-Stephen Michael Bratrud, 22, of
Kensett, died on Saturday, April 21, 2001, near Kensett.
Funeral services were held
on Saturday, May 5, at the Elk Creek Lutheran Church,
rural Kensett. The Reverend Selmer G. Sam Hernes officiated. Burial was in
the Elk Creek Lutheran Church
Cemetery.
Survivors include his parents, Geraldine and Daniel Bratrud of
Kensett; a brother, Judd Bratrud of Kensett; his fiancée, Amber Flo
of Kensett; his paternal grandparents, Marvin and Shirley Bratrud
of Kensett; his maternal grandparents, Kenneth and Arlene Flatness
of Albert Lea, Minnesota; as well as many special aunts, uncles,
cousins, other relatives and many friends.
A complete obituary appears in the May 8 edition of the Forest
City Summit.
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Goldie Bitker, 88
May 08, 2001
 CLEAR LAKE- Goldie Alice (Pitkin) Bitker,
88, of Clear Lake, died on Monday, April 30, 2001, at her home.
Funeral services were held
on Friday, May 4, at the St. John's Lutheran
Church, rural Garner. The Reverend Carl Hedberg officiated. Burial was in
the Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason
City.
Survivors include seven children, Phyllis Rosendahl, DuWayne
Bitker and his wife, Neva and Larry Bitker, all of Mason City,
Donald Bitker of Burbank, California, Loren Bitker and Sharon Kramer,
both of Clear Lake and Douglas Bitker and his wife, Calliope of
Mason City; three brothers, Sherwood Pitkin, Ivan Pitkin and his
wife, Geraldine of Clear Lake and Curtis Pitkin and his wife, LuElla of Andrews, Texas; 26 grandchildren; 46
great-grandchildren; and 11 great-great-grandchildren.
A complete obituary appears in the May 8 edition of the Forest
City Summit.
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