Wilbert Smith

July 1, 2005

Wilbert Smith, age 82, of Iowa Falls, died on Friday, July 1, 2005, at the Mercy Medical Center in Mason City.

Visitation is planned for Tuesday, July 5, from 6-8:00 p.m., at the Surls Funeral Home in Iowa Falls. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, July 6, at 11:00 a.m., at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Iowa Falls. Burial will be in the Northlawn Memory Gardens, Iowa Falls.
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Leo W. Bodensteiner

July 5, 2005

Leo W. Bodensteiner, 86, of Iowa Falls, died on Friday, July 1, 2005, at the Polk City Nursing Home.

Visitation is planned for Tuesday, July 5, from 4-7:00 p.m., at the Linn's Funeral Home, Iowa Falls, and a scripture service will be held at 7:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, July 6, at 10:30 a.m., at St. Mark's Catholic Church in Iowa Falls. Burial will be in the St. Mark's Cemetery, Iowa Falls.

For the complete obituary, see the July 6 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
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Lillian Richtsmeier

July 5, 2005

Lillian Richtsmeier, of White Rock, South Carolina, died on Saturday, July 2, 2005.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, July 5, at 11:00 a.m., at the Lowman Home, White Rock, South Carolina. Burial will be in the Bush River Memorial Gardens. The Caughman-Harman Funeral Home Irmo/St. Andrews Chapel is in charge of the arrangements.

For the complete obituary, see the July 6 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
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Lawrence Ragsdale

July 7, 2005

Lawrence Everett Ragsdale, 89, of Hampton, died on Tuesday, July 5, 2005, at the Sheffield Care Center, Sheffield.

Visitation is planned for Thursday, July 7, from 4-8:00 p.m., at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, Hampton.  Funeral services will be held on Friday, July 8, at 10:30 a.m., at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Hampton Cemetery.

For the complete obituary, see the July 13, edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
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Joy Rawlings

July 11, 2005

Joy Rawlings, 82, of Sheffield, died on Wednesday, July 6, 2005, at the Sheffield Care Center.

Funeral services were held on Saturday, July 9, at the First United Methodist Church in Sheffield. Burial was in the Wayside Cemetery, Chapin. The Retz-Grarup Funeral Home, Sheffield, was in charge of the arrangements.

For the complete obituary, see the July 13 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
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Pam (Gauley) Miller

July 12, 2005

Pam (Gauley) Miller, 45, of Hampton, died on Wednesday, July 6, 2005.

Visitation is planned for Thursday, July 14, from 4-8:00 p.m., at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton. Funeral services will be held on Friday, July 15, at 10:30 a.m., at the First Christian Church in Hampton. Burial will be in the Hillside Cemetery, Sheffield.

For the complete obituary, see the July 13 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
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Mark William Pangburn

July 12, 2005

Mark William Pangburn, 37, of Mesa, Arizona, formerly of Casa Grande, Arizona and Hampton, died on Saturday, July 9, 2005.

A memorial service will be held on Thursday, July 14, at 11:00 a.m., at the Lakeshore Mortuary, Mesa, Arizona.

For the complete obituary, see the July 13 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
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Steven Roy Pralle

July 12, 2005

Steven Roy Pralle, 47, of Latimer, died on Saturday, July 9, 2005, at the Franklin General Hospital in Hampton.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, July 15, at 2:00 p.m., at the St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Latimer. Burial will be in the St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Latimer.

For the complete obituary, see the July 20 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
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Melvin L. Seidel

July 10, 2005

Melvin L. Seidel, 53, of Coulter, died on Sunday, July 10, 2005, at the Franklin General Hospital, Hampton.

Visitation is planned for Wednesday, July 13, from 4-8:00 p.m., at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, July 14, at 10:30 a.m., at the Nazareth Lutheran Church in Coulter. Burial will be in the Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City

For the complete obituary, see the July 13 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
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Elmer Gene Henricks

July 12, 2005

Elmer Gene Henricks, 79, of Aplington, died on Sunday, July 10, 2005, at the Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls.

Visitation is planned for Tuesday, July 12, from 4-7:00 p.m., at the Redman-Schwartz Funeral Chapel, Aplington. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, July 13, at 10:00 a.m., at the First Presbyterian Church in Aplington. Burial will be in the Rosehill Cemetery, Grundy Center.

For the complete obituary, see the July 13 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
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Norris "Bob" C. Adams

July 14, 2005

Norris "Bob" C. Adams, 81, of Chapin, died on Tuesday, July 12, 2005, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.

Visitation is planned for Thursday, July 14, from 5-8:00 p.m., at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton. Funeral services will be held on Friday, July 15, at 11:00 a.m., at the First United Methodist Church, Sheffield. Burial will be conducted at a later date.

For the complete obituary, see the July 20 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
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Irving Jensen

July 17, 2005

Irving Jensen, 89, of Mesa, Arizona, died on Tuesday, July 12, 2005, at the East Mesa Health Care Center, Mesa, Arizona.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, July 19, at the Bride Colonial Chapel, 110 East Spring St., Manly. Visitation is planned for one hour prior to the funeral.

For the complete obituary, see the July 20 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
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Glen Crabtree

July 17, 2005

Glen Crabtree, 79, of rural Aredale, died on Friday, July 15, 2005, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.

Memorial services will be held on Wednesday, July 20, at 10:30 a.m., at the Faith Baptist Church, 1701 Central Ave. E., Hampton. The Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory is in charge of the arrangements.

For the complete obituary, see the July 20 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2005

Leo LaVerne Schwab

July 22, 2005

Leo LaVerne Schwab, 81,  of Cedar Rapids, died on Saturday, July 16, 2005, at his home.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, July 30, at 1:00 p.m., at the Teahen Funeral Home, Cedar Rapids. Burial will be in the Ingham Township Cemetery, Hansell.

For the complete obituary, see the July 27 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
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Kathryn DeGroot

July 19, 2005

Kathryn DeGroot, 82, of Allison, died on Sunday, July 17, 2005, at the Hampton Health Care Center in Hampton.

Visitation is planned for Wednesday, July 20, from 4-7:00 p.m., at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, Allison. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, July 21, at 10:30 a.m., at the Trinity Reformed Church in Allison. Burial will be in the Allison Cemetery.

For the complete obituary, see the July 20 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2005

Natalya Marie Jasmine Schwery

July 22, 2005

Natalya Schwery, 2, of Iowa Falls, died on Monday, July 18, 2005, of an accidental drowning. Natalya is the daughter of Tina Schwery of Iowa Falls and Calvin Stanbrough of Ackley.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, July 22, at 2:30 p.m., at the Surls Funeral Home, Iowa Falls. Burial will be in the Northlawn Memory Gardens, Iowa Falls.

For the complete obituary, see the July 27 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2005

Wayne Delmar Bennewitz

August 2, 2005

Wayne Delmar Bennewitz, 81, died on Tuesday, July 19, 2005, at his home.

Funeral services were held on Saturday, July 23, at the Ewing Dugger Helgeson Funeral Home in Dows. Burial was in the Morgan Township Cemetery, rural Dows.

For the complete obituary, see the August 3 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
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Ramona Jean Smith

July 22, 2005

Ramona Jean Smith, 75, of Hampton, died on Wednesday, July 20, 2005, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, July 23, at 10:00 a.m., at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, Hampton, with visitation one hour prior to the service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Hampton Cemetery.

For the complete obituary, see the July 27 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2005

Mae E. Heimke

July 22, 2005

Mae E. Heimke, 88, of Sheffield, died on Wednesday, July 20, 2005, at the Sheffield Care Center.

Visitation is planned for Sunday, July 24, from 5-7:00 p.m., at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton. Memorial services will be held on Monday, July 25, at 10:00 a.m., at the First United Methodist Church, Sheffield. Private graveside burial will be in the Hillside Cemetery, Sheffield.

For the complete obituary, see the July 27 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
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Carrie S. Abbas

July 25, 2005

Carrie S. Abbas, 102, of Geneva, died on Sunday, July 24, 2005, at the Franklin General Hospital Nursing Facility in Hampton.

Visitation is planned for Tuesday, July 26, from 4-7:00 p.m., at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, July 27, at 10:30 a.m., at the St. Peter's United Church of Christ in rural Geneva. Burial will be in the St. Peter's United Church of Christ Cemetery, rural Geneva.

For the complete obituary, see the July 27 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
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Jackie Wessels, Jr.

August 2, 2005

Jackie Wessels, Jr., 85, of Dumont, died on Monday, July 25, 2005, at the Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo.

A memorial service will be held at a later date. The Kearns, Huisman-Schumacher Chapel in Waterloo is in charge of the arrangements.

For the complete obituary, see the August 3 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2005

Marlys Kramer

August 2, 2005

Marlys Kramer, 73, of Parkersburg, died on Wednesday, July 27, 2005, at the Iowa Hospital and Clinics in Iowa City.

Funeral services were held on Saturday, July 30, at the Faith Lutheran Church in Parkersburg. Burial was in the Oak Hill Cemetery, Parkersburg. The Redman-Schwartz Funeral Home, Parkersburg was in charge of the arrangements.

For the complete obituary, see the August 3 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2005

Stephen Glen Robinson

August 2, 2005

Stephen Glen Robinson, 55, died on Friday, July 29, 2005, in Ocoee, Florida. At his request, there will be no services. The Orlando Direct Cremation, Orlando, Florida. is in charge of the arrangements.

For the complete obituary, see the August 3 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2005

Merle N. Wilkie

August 2, 2005

Merle N. Wilkie, 82, of Alden, died at his home on Saturday, July 30, 2005.

Memorial services will be held on Wednesday, August 3, at 11:00 a.m., at the First United Methodist Church in Iowa Falls. Interment will be in the Alden Township Cemetery. The Linn's Funeral Home, Iowa Falls, is in charge of the arrangements.

For the complete obituary, see the August 3 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
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Michael Fischer

August 2, 2005

Michael Fischer, 84, of Iowa Falls, died on Sunday, July 31, 2005, at the Ellsworth Municipal Hospital in Iowa Falls.

Visitation is planned for Wednesday, August 3, from 2-7:00 p.m., at the Linn's Funeral Home, Iowa Falls Chapel. A Scripture service and Rosary will be held following the visitation at 7:30 p.m. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, August 4, at 10:30 a.m., at the St. Mark's Catholic Church in Iowa Falls. Burial will be in the St. Mark's Cemetery, Iowa Falls.

For the complete obituary, see the August 3 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2005

Richard T. Nelson

August 2, 2005

Richard T. Nelson, 70, of Hampton, died on Sunday, July 31, 2005, at the Sheffield Care Center in Sheffield.

Funeral services were held on Tuesday, August 2, at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Hampton. Burial was in the Hampton Cemetery. The Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, Hampton, was in charge of the arrangements.

For the complete obituary, see the August 3 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2005

Della A. Agnew

August 2, 2005

Della A. Agnew, 91, of the Oakwood Care Center, Clear Lake, died on Sunday, July 31, 2005, at the Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City.

Visitation is planned for Tuesday, August 2, from 5-7:00 p.m., at the Ward Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, August 3, at 11:00 a.m., at the Galilean Lutheran Church, Clear Lake. Burial will be in the Coulter Cemetery.

For the complete obituary, see the August 3 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2005