Gregory Jay Quame

September 5, 2000

Gregory Jay Quame, 53, of Ventura, died on Friday, September 1, 2000, in an automobile accident in rural Woden.

Visitation is planned for Tuesday, September 5, from 4-8:00 p.m., at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, and one hour before the service at the church on Wednesday. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, September 6, at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Buffalo Center, with the Rev. Mary Sacco officiating. Burial will follow the funeral at the Olena Mounds Cemetery, Buffalo Center, with military honors by the Buffalo Center V.F.W.

Among the survivors are daughters, Janet Uhlenhopp and Robin Olmstead of Hampton.

For the complete obituary, see the September 7, 2000 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2000

William Hinrichs "Bill" Ryburn

September 3, 2000

William Hinrichs "Bill" Ryburn, 79, of Rockwell, died on Saturday, September 2, 2000, at the Community Nursing Home in Rockwell.

Visitation is planned for Monday, September 4, from 5-8:00 p.m., at the Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf-Grarup Funeral Home, Sheffield. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, September 5, at 10:30 a.m., at the First Baptist Church, Rockwell, with the Rev. Louis Bram officiating. Burial will be in the Rockwell Cemetery.

For the complete obituary, see the Thursday, September 7, 2000 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2000

Donald D. Buss

September 5, 2000

Donald D. Buss, 75, of Crosby, Minnesota, formerly of Hampton, died on Saturday, September 2, 2000, at the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby.

Visitation is planned for Friday, September 8, at 11:00 a.m., and until the time of the service, at the Koop Funeral Home, Crosby. Funeral services will be held on Friday, September 8, at 1:00 p.m., at the Koop Funeral Home, Crosby, with the Rev. Paul Mattson officiating. Full military rites will be provided by the Myrin James American Legion Post #443, of Ironton.

For the complete obituary, see the September 7, 2000 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2000

Sadonia L. Koch

September 3, 2000

Sadonia L. Koch, 76, of Sheffield, died on Sunday, September 3, 2000, at her home.

There will be no funeral services and also no visitation. There will be a private family burial service held at the Hillside Cemetery, Sheffield. Memorials may be made to the Sadonia L. Koch Memorial Fund.

For the complete obituary, see the Thursday, September 7, 2000 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2000

Merle "Shorty" Richtsmeier

September 6, 2000

Merle "Shorty" Richtsmeier, 77, of Ackley, died on Tuesday, September 5, 2000, at the Presbyterian Village, Ackley.

The Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, Ackley, is in charge of the arrangements and will host the visitation on Wednesday evening, September 6. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, September 7, at 11:00 a.m., at the First Presbyterian Church, Ackley, with the Rev. Dawn Carder officiating. Burial will be in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Ackley.

For the complete obituary, see the September 7, 2000 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2000

Dr. Richard Paul Koenen

September 11, 2000

Dr. Richard Paul Koenen, 69, of Hampton, died on Sunday, September 10, 2000, at his home of natural causes.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, September 12, at 1:30 p.m., at the Trinity Lutheran Church, Hampton, with the Rev. Wayne Dobratz officiating. Burial will be in the Hampton Cemetery. The Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, Hampton, is in charge of the arrangements.

For the complete obituary, see the September 12, 2000 edition of the Hampton Times.
©Hampton Chronicle 2000

Edwin W. Rigbers

September 12, 2000

Edwin W. Rigbers, 74, of Ackley, died on Sunday, September 10, 2000, at his home.

Visitation is planned for Tuesday, September 12, from noon to 8:00 p.m., at the Sietsema Funeral Home, Ackley. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, September 13, at the St. John's United Church of Christ, Ackley, with the Rev. Michael Dack officiating. Burial will be in the Oakwood Cemetery, Ackley.

For the complete obituary, see the September 14 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2000

Irving Wiarda, Sr.

September 19, 2000

Irving Wiarda, Sr., 94, of Dows, died on Sunday, September 10, 2000, at the Franklin General Hospital Nursing Facility in Hampton.

Funeral services were held on Wednesday, September 13, at the United Methodist Church, Dows, with the Rev. Tony Hershey officiating. Burial was in the Fairview Cemetery, Dows. The Willim Funeral Home, Clarion, was in charge of the arrangements.

For the complete obituary, see the September 21, 2000 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2000

Otmar John Eich

September 12, 2000

Otmar John Eich, 75, of Ackley, died on Monday, September 11, 2000, at the Presbyterian Village, Ackley.

Visitation is planned for Wednesday, September 13, from 2-8:00 p.m., with the family present from 5-7:00 p.m., at the Sietsema Funeral Home, Ackley. There will be a scripture service at 7:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, September 14, at 11:00 a.m., at the St. Mary's Catholic Church, Ackley, with Father Jim Miller officiating. Burial will be in the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Ackley.

For the complete obituary, see the September 14, 2000 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2000

Dwight V. Purcell, Jr.

September 28, 2000

Dwight V. "Bump" Purcell, Jr., 69, a former part-owner of the Hampton Chronicle & Times, died on Thursday, September 14, 2000, in Beaverton, Oregon.

At his request, no services were held and disposition was by cremation.

For the complete obituary, see the Tuesday, September 26, 2000 edition of the Hampton Times.  
©Hampton Chronicle 2000

Verle Hackbarth

September 19, 2000

Verle L. Hackbarth, 56, of Waterloo, died on Saturday, September 16, 2000, at the Methodist Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota, following a lengthy illness.

Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, September 20, 2000, at 11:00 a.m., at the First United Methodist Church, Waterloo. The Locke Funeral Home, Waterloo, is in charge of the arrangements.

For the complete obituary, see the Tuesday, September 19, 2000 edition of the Hampton Times.
©Hampton Chronicle 2000

Jack R. Beale

September 19, 2000

Jack R. Beale, 75, of Thornton, died on Saturday, September 16, 2000, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.

Memorial services will be held on Thursday, September 21, at 2:00 p.m., at the Richland Lutheran Church, 300 Elm St., Thornton, with the Rev. Jerome Gernander officiating. Visitation is planned for Thursday, September 21, from 1:30 p.m. until the time of the services, at the church. There will be private graveside services at the Richland Lutheran Cemetery, Thornton. The Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, is in charge of the arrangements. Memorials may be given to the Hospice of North Iowa.

For the complete obituary, see the September 21, 2000 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2000

Verla Penticoff

September 19, 2000

Verla Penticoff, 74, of Hansell, died on Sunday, September 17, 2000, at her home of natural causes.

Visitation is planned for Tuesday, September 19, from 6-8:00 p.m., at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, Hampton. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, September 20, at 10:00 a.m., at the Hansell United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Julie Poore-Christensen officiating. Burial will be in the Ingham Township Cemetery, Hansell.

Memorials should be directed to the family, to be divided among the North Iowa Hospice, cancer research, and the Hansell United Methodist Church.

For the complete obituary, see the September 19, 2000 edition of the Hampton Times.
©Hampton Chronicle 2000

Marilyn "Jo" Miller

September 28, 2000

Marilyn "Jo" Miller, 66, of Waterloo, formerly of Hampton, died of cancer on Sunday, September 17, 2000, at her home.

Funeral services were held on Thursday, September 21, 2000, at the Locke Funeral Home, Waterloo, with the Rev. Dr. David Moore, pastor emeritus of the Walnut Ridge Baptist Church, officiating. Burial was in the Garden of Memories Cemetery, Waterloo.

For the complete obituary, see the Tuesday, September 26, 2000 edition of the Hampton Times.
©Hampton Chronicle 2000

Glenn G. Nowell

September 19, 2000

Glenn G. Nowell, 86, of Carlisle and formerly of Franklin County, died on Monday, September 18, 2000, at the Cavanaugh House in West Des Moines.

Visitation is planned for Wednesday evening at the Hamilton's Southtown Funeral Home, Des Moines, and from 9-11:00 a.m., on Thursday at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, Latimer. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, September 21, at 11:00 a.m., at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, Latimer. Burial will be in the Lutheran Cemetery, south of Coulter.

For the complete obituary, see the Tuesday, September 19, 2000 edition of the Hampton Times.
©Hampton Chronicle 2000

Norma Jean Anway

September 22, 2000

Norma Jean Anway, 80, of Evergreen, Colorado and formerly of Franklin County, died on Tuesday, September 19, 2000, in Evergreen.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, September 22, at graveside in the Harlan Cemetery, rural Dumont. The Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, Hampton, is in charge of the arrangements.

For the complete obituary, see the Tuesday, September 26 edition of the Hampton Times.
©Hampton Chronicle 2000

Helen Mae Wagner

September 20, 2000

Helen Mae Wagner, 84, of rural Geneva, died on Wednesday, September 20, 2000, at the Ellsworth Municipal Hospital, Iowa Falls.

Visitation is planned for Friday, September 22, from 4-7:00 p.m., at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, Hampton. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, September 23, at 10:00 a.m., at the St. Peter's United Church of Christ, rural Geneva, with the Rev. Rose Hermonat officiating. Burial will be in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, rural Ackley.

For the complete obituary, see the Tuesday, September 26, 2000 edition of the Hampton Times.
©Hampton Chronicle 2000

Darrell Koppes

September 22, 2000

Darrell Koppes, 73, of Hampton and formerly of Ackley, died on Wednesday, September 20, 2000, at the Hampton Health Care Center, Hampton.

Visitation will be at the Surls Funeral Home, 515 Stevens St., Iowa Falls, on Saturday, September 20, from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, September 23, at 10:30 a.m., at the Surls Funeral Home, Iowa Falls, with the Rev. Brian King officiating. Burial will be in the Alden Cemetery.
©Hampton Chronicle 2000

William H.F. Pencook

September 28, 2000

William H.F. "Bill" Pencook, 55, of Dumont, died on Thursday, September 21, 2000, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.

Funeral services were held on Tuesday, September 26, at 10:30 a.m., at the Aredale United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Robert Connor officiating. Burial was in the Dumont Cemetery. The Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, Dumont, was in charge of the arrangements.

For the complete obituary, see the Tuesday, September 26, 2000 edition of the Hampton Times.
©Hampton Chronicle 2000

Patricia Ann Mulford

September 28, 2000

Patricia Ann Mulford, 60, of Bradford, died on Friday, September 21, 2000, at the Israel Family Hospice House in Ames.

Funeral services were held on Tuesday, September 26, 2000, at the First United Methodist Church, Iowa Falls, with the Revs. David Gobali and Netha Brada officiating. The Surls Funeral Home, Iowa Falls was in charge of the arrangements.

For the complete obituary, see the September 26, 2000 edition of the Hampton Times.
©Hampton Chronicle 2000

E. J. Akers

September 28, 2000

E. J. Akers, 93, of Hampton, died on Sunday, September 23, 2000, at the Franklin General Hospital, Hampton.

Funeral services were held on Wednesday, September 27, 2000, at 10:30 a.m., at the Church of Christ, Hampton, with the Rev. David Nelson officiating. Burial was in the Hampton Cemetery. The Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, Hampton, was in charge of the arrangements.

For the complete obituary, see the Tuesday, September 26, 2000 edition of the Hampton Times.
©Hampton Chronicle 2000

Alice Jeanette Younker

September 28, 2000

Alice Jeanette Younker, 74, of Ackley, died on Sunday, September 23, 2000, at the Scenic Manor Nursing Home, Iowa Falls.

Funeral services were held on Tuesday, September 26, 2000, at 11:00 a.m., at the United Methodist Church, Ackley, with the Rev. Paul Smith officiating. Burial was in the Graceland Cemetery, Webster City. The Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, Hampton was in charge of the arrangements.

For the complete obituary, see the Tuesday, September 26, 2000 edition of the Hampton Times.
©Hampton Chronicle 2000

Hazel Irene Kurth

September 28, 2000

Hazel Irene Kurth, 86, of Ackley, died on Sunday, September 24, 2000, at the Israel Family Hospice House, Ames.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, September 28, 2000, at 10:30 a.m., at the St. Mary's Catholic Church, Ackley, with the Rev. Jim Miller officiating. Burial will be in the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Ackley. The Sietsema Funeral Home, Ackley, is in charge of  the arrangements.

For the complete obituary, see the September 28, 2000 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2000

Arthur Otto Kielman

October 2, 2000

Arthur Otto Kielman, 78, of Allison, died on Wednesday, September 27, 2000, at the Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa, Mason City.

Funeral services were held on Saturday, September 30, at the Dumont Reformed Church, Dumont, with the Rev. Steve Petroelje officiating. Burial was in the Dumont Cemetery, Dumont.

For the complete obituary, see the October 3, 2000 edition of the Hampton Times.
©Hampton Chronicle 2000

Irene Lois Weichers

October 2, 2000

Irene Lois Weichers, 77, of Aplington, died on Wednesday, September 27, 2000, at the Maple Manor Village in Aplington.

Funeral services were held on Saturday, September 30, 2000, at 10:30 a.m., at the Dumont Reformed Church, Dumont, with the Rev. Jack Ritsema and Rev. Jim Ites officiating. Burial was in the Dumont Cemetery, Dumont. The Schwartz Funeral Home, Aplington, was in charge of the arrangements.

For the complete obituary, see the Tuesday, October 3, 2000 edition of the Hampton Times.
©Hampton Chronicle 2000

Jean Thomson

October 2, 2000

Jean Thomson, 82, of Emporia, Kansas and formerly of Hampton, died on Friday, September 29, 2000, at the Newman Memorial County Hospital in Emporia.

Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, October 4, at 10:30 a.m., at the Carlson Funeral Home, Emporia, with Father Dan Gardner of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Emporia, officiating. Private interment will be at a later date in the Hampton Cemetery, Hampton.

Memorials may be made to the Sacred Heart School in care of the Carlson Funeral Home, 501 W. Sixth Ave., Emporia, Kansas, 66801.

For the complete obituary, see the Tuesday, October 3, 2000 edition of the Hampton Times.
©Hampton Chronicle 2000

Matilda "Tillie" Ainslie

October 2, 2000

Matilda "Tillie" Ainslie, 90, of Belmond and formerly of the Dumont area, died on Friday, September 29, 2000, at the Belmond Health Care Center in Belmond.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, October 3, 2000, at 10:30 a.m., at the United Methodist Church, Belmond, with the Rev. Celestyne Devance officiating. Burial will be in the Dumont Cemetery, Dumont. The Dugger Ewing Funeral Home, Belmond, is in charge of the arrangements.

For the complete obituary, see the Tuesday, October 3, 2000 edition of the Hampton Times.
©Hampton Chronicle 2000