Glen Lewis

August 12, 2009

Glen Lewis, of Upper Lake, California, died on Friday, August 7, 2009.

Burial will take place at a later date in California.

Glen is a native of Klemme. He was a 1938 graduate of the Klemme High School.
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Eva K. Glassell, 1914-2009

August 19, 2009

Eva Katherine Glassell, died on Friday, August 14, 2009, at the Adair County Memorial Hospital in Greenfield, at the age of 94. 

A Mass of Resurrection was held on Tuesday, August 18, at the St. John's Catholic Church in Greenfield, Iowa. The Rev. Mike McLaughlin officiated. Burial will be in the St. Boniface Cemetery, Garner, at l:00 p.m., on Wednesday, August 19.

Eva was born on October 5, 1914 in Corwith, the daughter of George and Ella (Halligan) Stokesbary. She grew up and was educated in Klemme. She was united in marriage to Truman John Glassell. To this union one son, William was born. They lived in Garner, Storm Lake and later moved to Fontanelle in 1994. She was retired from the Garner School District as the school secretary.

She enjoyed playing bridge and cribbage. She especially loved spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Truman in 1977; two brothers, Orville and George, Jr. Stokesbary; and one sister, Florence Bair.

She is survived by her son, William "Bill" Glassell and wife, Julie of Australia; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; eight step-grandchildren; nine step-great-grandchildren; and other relatives and friends.

The Steen Funeral Home in Fontanelle was in charge of the arrangements.
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Louise Buschmann, 1926-2009

August 26, 2009

Louise Buschmann, age 83, most recently of Sigourney, formerly of the Klemme and Belmond areas and a native of Hume, Missouri, died on Saturday, August 15, 2009, at the Manor House Care Facility, Sigourney, where she had been for a very short time.

Funeral services were held on Wednesday, August 19, at the Peace Reformed Church, Garner. Pastor Harvey Opp of the Peace Reformed Church, along with Pastor John Hembry of the Sigourney United Methodist Church officiated. Burial was in the Peace Reformed Church Cemetery. The Andrews Funeral Home of Klemme was in charge of the arrangements.

Those wishing to express their sympathies through a memorial in Louis's name may wish to consider the Peace Reformed Church, the Sigourney United Methodist Church or to their own choice.

Louise Dudley, the daughter of Joseph and Clemme (Smith) Dudly, was born on July 16, 1926 near Hume, Missouri, the youngest of nine children. She attended the Hume area schools and graduated from the Hume High School with the class of 1944. On September 20, 1950, Louise was united in marriage to Harm G. Buschmann at Eldorado, Missouri. The couple's union was blessed with two sons, Paul and Philip. The couple raised their sons at Klemme and farmed near Klemme and Belmond, Iowa. Louise was a life long homemaker and nurturing wife, mother and grandmother. She was always a lady with a positive, strong Christian faith. In earlier years she was active in the Immanuel Reformed Church in Klemme, then for many years she was an active member of the Peace Reformed Church, rural Garner. In recent years she was active in the Sigourney United Methodist Church, after moving to Sigourney from Belmond in April 2000.

Louise's family was always the focus of her life, enjoying any occasion that meant they would be in the presence of one another. Her grandchildren noted that Grandma Louise's homemade chocolate chip cookies were, "The Best in the World." Louise loved animals, her favorites were her dogs and she was especially fond of her rat terrier and in more recent years her pet shitzu.

Louise's family and friends will always remember her as a lady who rarely complained and always put others others needs before her own. She persevered in whatever life challenges she faced, including impairments placed upon her resulting from having polio in her childhood years. All who knew her well will reflect fondly on her great sense of humor and warm and sweet personality.

Her legacy will be cherished in the lives of her surviving son, Paul (Susan) Buschmann of Platte City, Missouri and their children, Jonathan (Stephanie) Buschmann of Kansas City, Missouri, Zachary Buschmann of Columbia, Missouri and Sarah Buschmann of Platte City, Missouri; son, Philip (Cyrena) Buschmann of Sigourney and their son, Kyle (Penney) Sheetz of Leon; two great-grandchildren, Elly and Joe Sheetz of Leon; brother, Marvin (Margaret) Hess of Hume, Missouri; and sister-in-law, Mary Hess of Hume, Missouri; and many nieces and nephews.

Louise was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Harm in 1997; five brothers; and two sisters.
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Alma Thompson, 1910-2009

August 26, 2009

Alma Thompson, 99, of Garner, died on Sunday, August 23, 2009, at the Concord Care Center in Garner.

Funeral services were held on Tuesday, at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Garner, with the Rev. Dale Glawatz officiating. Burial was in the Winnebago Lutheran Cemetery, southwest of Lake Mills. The Cataldo Funeral Home of Garner was in charge of the arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Hospice of North Iowa.

Alma Thompson, the daughter of K. O. and Ingebor (Lein) Helgeson, was born on January 4, 1910, on a farm in Mt. Valley Township in Winnebago County. She was baptized at the Winnebago Lutheran Church near Lake Mills and confirmed at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Forest City. At the age of nine, she moved with her family to Forest City where she graduated from high school in 1928. On August 12, 1928 she was married to Truman Thompson at the Winnebago Lutheran Church. To this union three daughters were born, Norma Jane, Sandra Jean and Janet Kay. They lived in Waterloo for a year before moving to a dairy farm west of Forest City. They later bought their own farm south of Fertile.

On October 3, 1949, her husband, Truman passed away. Alma then worked at Hanlontown, Forest City and at the Clear Lake Bakery for fourteen years before retiring in 1970. She enjoyed 500, bingo, cooking, shopping, traveling, knitting, reading and spending time with family and friends. She was a member of the St. Paul Lutheran Church, LWML and the Garner Senior Citizens.

Alma is survived by her daughters, Sandy (Dick) Young of Garner and Janet (Larry) Burtness of Clear Lake; six grandsons, Rick Burtness of Tucson, Arizona, Kevin (Maureen) Burtness of Clear Lake, Craig (Connie) Young of Cedar Falls, Paul (Cathy) Burtness of Mason City, Dr. Alan (Jody) Young of Waverly and Douglas (Holly) Burtness of Mason City; and twelve great-grandchildren, Sydney Burtness, Sarah Burtness, Paige Burtness, Alexandria Burtness, Mackenzie Burtness, Madison Burtness, Macey Burtness, Aiden Burtness, Abigail Young, Kelsey Young, Mitchell Young and Britney Young.

She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; daughter, Norma; three sisters; two brothers; four sisters-in-law; six brothers-in-law; two nieces; and a nephew.
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Elsie Hrubes, 1917-2009

September 16, 2009

Elsie R. Hrubes, 92, of Anchorage, Alaska, died on Monday, August 31, 2009, at the Anchorage Pioneers' Home.

Mrs. Hrubes was born on March 12, 1917 in Hancock County, Iowa. She was a proud member of the Catholic Daughters Association and was honored for her 60 years of service.

Family wrote: "During her lifetime, Elsie survived the Great Depression, worked for the Northwest Railroad and was a wonderful chef and seamstress. She was the owner-operator of two restaurants, a licensed Realtor and a patent holder. On top of this, she was an exceptional mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Her creativity is an important part of her legacy and something that her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren each inherited in unique ways."

She is survived by her sons, Ed Hrubes (Marilyn) of Henderson, Nevada, Al Hrubes (Sharon) of Montrose, Colorado and Duane Hrubes (Bobbie) of Anchorage; daughters, Kathy (John) Chamberlin of Anchorage and Carol (John) Schuller of Anchorage; daughter-in-law, Susan Hrubes of Dumfries, Virginia; 13 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Mary Wille of Corpus Christie, Texas.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; son, Marvin Hrubes; brother, George Wellik; and sisters, Leona Leonard and Irene Psotka.
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