Dorance E. E. Rosendahl, 1929-2010

April 7, 2010

Dorance E. E. “Buck” Rosendahl, 80, of Clear Lake, died on Easter Sunday, April 4, 2010, at the Oakwood Care Center, Clear Lake, Iowa.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., on Friday, April 9, at the Redeemer Lutheran Church, Ventura, with Rev. Daird Korth officiating. Visitation will be held on Thursday, from 5-7:30 p.m., at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake. Interment will be in the Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City, with Military Honors provided by the Clear Lake V.F.W.

Dorance was born on December 17, 1929, on a farm near Garner, Iowa, to Ervin and Alma (Lauden) Rosendahl. He was baptized and confirmed at the Peace Reformed Church near Garner. In 1936, his family moved to a farm near Ventura, where he attended school and graduated from the Ventura High School in 1948. In 1950, he married Marilyn Olson and they began their life together. In August 1952 Dorance entered the U.S. Army and served 18 months in Japan before being called home early to help his father. He began his farming career in 1954 and retired in 1991.

Dorance was a member of the Redeemer Lutheran Church in Ventura, where he served his Lord in many capacities including deacon, trustee, Sunday School teacher and usher. He also served his community for many years as a school board member, Hancock Co. Coop board member and Farm Bureau board member. He also was a leader for the Ventura Hustlers 4-H Club and a lifetime Farm Bureau member. He and Marilyn moved to their retirement home in Clear Lake in 1988 where he enjoyed many activities such as traveling, golfing, boating, fishing and woodworking. They also enjoyed wintering at Orange Beach, Alabama.
 
Dorance is survived by four children, David Rosendahl and his wife, Connie of Ventura, Lynne Rosendahl and his wife, Mary of Clear Lake, Beth Johnson and her husband, Randy of Clear Lake and Jane Martin and her fiancée, Adrian Williams of Nashville, Tennessee; grandchildren, Justin (Jennifer) Rosendahl of Shawnee Mission, Kansas, Kenneth Rosendahl of St. Louis, Missouri, Adam (Anna) Rosendahl of 29 Palms, California, Angela Rosendahl of Jacksonville, Florida and Andrew (Joan) Rosendahl of Atsugi, Japan; step-grandson, Matthew (Cara) Wegner of Washington, DC; step-granddaughters, Lisa (Jobe) Brogden of Boone, Melissa Martin and her special friend, Eric Hayes of Nashville, Tennessee and Ann Casey Martin of Knoxville, Tennessee and Brett McMahan of Maryville, Tennessee; great-grandchildren, Abigail, Oliver, Eli, Alexis and Aiden Rosendahl; three step-great-grandchildren, Kallie Brogden, Ross and Claire Wegner; brother, Glen Rosendahl and his wife, Jean of Salem, Virginia; sister, LuElla Pitkin of Andrews, Texas; sister-in-law, Phylliss Rosendahl of Mason City; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Dorance was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Marilyn on December 10, 2006; brother, Marvin Rosendahl; brother-in-law, Curtis Pitkin.
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Lila M. Meyer, 1915-2010

April 14, 2010

Lila M. Meyer, 94, of Garner, died on Wednesday, April 7, 2010, at the Concord Care Center in Garner.

Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m., on Friday, at the United Methodist Church in Garner, with Rev. Tim Rieckhoff-Faris officiating. Burial was in the Concord Township Cemetery. The Cataldo Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.

Lila Mabel Meyer, the daughter of Julius and Minnie (Patet) Meyer, was born on December 18, 1915 at Hayfield. She graduated from the Hayfield Consolidated High School in 1933. Lila worked on the family farm until 1952, when she began working for the Iowa Electric and Light Power Company. She retired in November of 1977 and made her home in Garner with the exception of five years when she lived at Mason City with her nephew and his wife, Allan and Mary Louise Peterson. In November of 1992, she moved to the Prairie View Apartments and in June of 2008 to the Concord Care Center.

Lila enjoyed her family, friends and playing dominoes and cards. She was a member of the United Methodist Church in Garner and UMW.

Lila is survived by two nephews, Allan (Mary Louise) Peterson of Mobile, Alabama and Gaylon (Ann) Peterson of Miami, Florida.

She was preceded in death by her parents; and two sisters, Lillie Andersen and Letha Peterson.
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Esther Block Goche, 1917-2010

April 14, 2010

Esther Block Goche, 92, of Garner, died on Saturday, April 10, 2010, at the Concord Care Center in Garner.

Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m., on Tuesday, at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Garner, with the Rev. Dale Glawatz officiating. Burial was in the Concord Township Cemetery in Garner. The Cataldo Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Memorials may be made to the St. Paul Lutheran Church Foundation or to the Hospice of North Iowa.

Esther Block Goche, the daughter of Herman and Eva (Borchers) Folkerts, was born on November 13, 1917 near Kanawha. She was baptized and confirmed in the Christian faith. As a child she lived in the Kanawha, Thompson and Elmore, Minnesota areas. On January 28, 1937, she was married to Lawrence Block. They lived on a farm north of Garner until 1943, when they moved to a farm east of Klemme. In 1965, they moved into Garner. On June 14, 1972, Lawrence passed away. Esther then worked at the Prairie View Apartments in Garner for several years where she met and married Walter Goche on January 6, 1978. After Walter passed away in 1996, she continued to live in Garner. Esther became a resident of the Concord Care Center in 2003.

She enjoyed gardening, sewing, baking, babysitting, crocheting and embroidering. She was a member of the St. Paul Lutheran Church, where she was a past member of the Ladies Aid. She was also a past member of the Klemme Music Mothers.

Esther is survived by her two children, Harlan (Sandy) Block of Klemme and Lois Eenhuis of Garner; grandchildren, Brian (Cindy) Eenhuis and their children, Alexa and Taylor of Melbourne, Florida, Bruce Eenhuis of Melbourne, Florida, Brad (Stephanie) Eenhuis and their daughter, Eva of Iowa City and Nathan (Kathleen) Block and their children, Ashley, Carter, Tyler, Caleb and Trevor of Waukon; step-children, Jane Shroyer of Fremont, Nebraska, Florence Hammer of Forest City, Joanne (Cecil) Wirth of Forest City, Doris Goche of Lochbruie, Colorado, Linda (Richard) Reinhart of Corpus Christi, Texas, Dean (Karen) Goche of Farmington, Minnesota and Marilyn (Brian) Shattuck of Milford, New Hampshire; many step-grandchildren; and many step-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; both husbands; an infant son, Harold in 1939; a brother, Harvey (Leona) Folkerts; step-sons, Lawrence and Donald Goche; and step-sons-in-law, Robert Shroyer, Richard Hammer and Jerry Bradley.
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Susan D. Strange, 1945-2010

April 21, 2010

Susan Diane Strange, passed away on Friday, April 16, 2010, at her home in Azle, Texas.

She will be cremated and her remains will be returned to her hometown of Garner, Iowa. A memorial service was held on Tuesday, April 20, at the Guardian Funeral Home. The Rev. Don Mckee officiated. A graveside memorial service will be held in Iowa at a later date.

Sue was born on September 7, 1945 in Forest City, Iowa, to Joe V. and Dewie Schultz. She loved her family and had many friends. Sue loved making and painting crafts. She loved to travel and especially enjoyed her trips to Northern Ireland to see her extended family. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her.

She is survived by her loving husband, John; her daughters, Heather Ross and Kim Gibson; her granddaughter, Marissa Gibson of Texas; her sister, Judy Wetterling and fiancée, Ray Ryerson; her brother, Tom Schultz and wife, Julia, all of Iowa.

She will be missed by her family, aunts and many nieces and nephews. She will be missed by her special friends, Sue Rice and family, and Vi and Nick Schaeffer.

She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Gary Schultz; step-father, Asa Gibbs; and her grandparents.

In lieu of flowers, contributions to pancreatic cancer research are welcome.
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Doris I. Greimann, 1922-2010

April 21, 2010

Doris I. Greimann, 88, of Garner, died on Sunday, April 18, 2010, at the Concord Care Center in Garner.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Wednesday, April 21, at the Peace Reformed Church south of Garner, with Rev. Harvey Opp officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Visitation was held from 5-8:00 p.m., on Tuesday, at the Cataldo Funeral Chapel in Garner. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the services at the church.

Doris Irene Greimann, the daughter of Frederick and Martha (Hartbeck) Barz, was born on January 28, 1922, on a farm northeast of Klemme. She was baptized and confirmed at the Klemme Immanuel Reformed Church. Doris graduated from the Klemme High School in 1938 and continued her education at Iowa State Teacher's College in Cedar Falls and then taught in the rural schools of Hancock County. On November 9, 1941, she was married to Eugene Greimann at the Klemme Immanuel Reformed Church. Following their marriage, they began farming on her parents' farm near Klemme and continued to live there until 1997, when they moved into their home in Garner.

She was a member of Peace Reformed Church where she was an officer of the Women's Missionary Society, chairman of the church dedication, chairman of the church's centennial celebration, taught Sunday School and was a member and officer of O.D.O. Homemaker's Club.

Doris is survived by her husband, Eugene of Garner; three children, Lowell (Jennie) Greimann of Ames, Janette (Arthur) Hoffman of Owatonna, Minnesota and Janelle Bremer of Dyer, Indiana; seven grandchildren, Chad (Chris) Greimann, Amy (Winston) Trotter, Blair (Angie) Greimann, Michelle (Dale) Simon, Kelly (Brian) Schultz, Trent (Paula) Bremer and Janna (Darren) Van Essen; nineteen great-grandchildren; and two sisters-in-law, Gladys Barz of Garner and Emma Palmby of Garner.

She was preceded in death by her parents; daughter, Kathleen Ann Greimann on November 22, 2008; daughter-in-law, Jane Renner Greimann in 2006; brothers, Harvey, Marvin and Ronald Barz; sister, Ella Rosendahl; sister-in-law, Mabel Barz; and a brother-in-law, Walter Rosendahl.
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Hilda C. Bell, 1913-2010

April 28, 2010

Hilda C. Bell, 96, of Garner, died on Wednesday, April 21, 2010, at the Concord Care Center in Garner.

Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m., on Saturday, at the United Methodist Church in Garner, with Rev. Tim Rieckhoff-Faris officiating. Burial was in the Concord Township Cemetery. The Cataldo Funeral was in charge of the arrangements.

Hilda Charlotte Bell, the daughter of August and Rosa (Bredlow) Kropp, was born on August 22, 1913, on a farm southwest of Garner. She graduated from the Garner High School in 1933. After graduation she worked for Goodrich and Bethke in Garner. On September 19, 1939, she was married to Kenneth E. Bell at Klemme. They lived on a farm southeast of Klemme until 1942 when they moved into Garner. Hilda worked various jobs in the Garner area, including the Prairie View Apartments from where she retired at the age of 78. In 2004, she moved from her home to Prairie View and in 2006 entered the Concord Care Center.

She enjoyed her family, crocheting, gardening, baking chocolate cookies and playing bingo and cards. She was a member of the United Methodist Church in Garner, UMW and belonged to a women's bowling league for many years.

Hilda is survived by her two sons, Don (Bette) Bell of Garner and Larry (Jean) Bell of Garner; six grandchildren, Vicky Bell of Mason City, Blaine (Jennifer) Bell and their two sons, Carson and Grant of Fitchburg, Wisconsin, Scott Bell and his two children, Kenny and Allison of Garner, Boyd (Andrea) Bell and their two children, Libby and Sam of Erie, Colorado, Tracy (Mark) Remmes and their two sons, Jacob and Nicholas of Eden Prairie, Minnesota and Kristy (Travis) Bierle of Nevada; a sister, Viola Kropp of Garner; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth on October 6, 1990; her parents; sisters, Lucille Drugg, Relma Finn and Neva Hartzell; and brothers, Gilbert, Barney, Orville and Lester Kropp.
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