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Grace May Schonemann
THORNTON
Grace May Schonemann, 94, of Thornton, died Monday (Jan. 13,
1997) at the Sheffield Care Center.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the
Richland Lutheran Church, Thornton, with Pastor Jerome Gernander
officiating. Burial will be in the Richland Lutheran Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the Grarup
Funeral Home.
Grace May Worthington was born March 4, 1902, at Maloy, the
daughter of Harry and Mary Eva (Sconce) Worthington.
She received her education in the Maloy Consolidated School
and was their first and only graduate in 1920.
She attended Iowa State Teachers College and taught in Maloy
and a rural school near Thornton.
On June 7, 1922, she was united in marriage to William Schonemann.
They resided on the family farm near Thornton. In February
of 1964, they retired and moved to Thornton.
She was a member of the Richland Lutheran Church, the Richland
Lutheran Ladies Aid, Thornton Woman's Club and Thornton Senior
Citizens.
She entered the Sheffield Care Center in November of 1991.
She leaves to cherish her memory, four daughters, Mrs. Jack
(Virginia) Beale, Mrs. Duane (Shirley) Mabb, Mrs. Marion (Pauline)
Schoneman and Mrs. Larry (Judith) Lightbody, all of Thornton;
one sister, Rachel Straley, Seattle, Wash.; one son-in-law, Jack
Stiles, Portland, Ore.; eight grandchildren, Mrs. Keith (Jane)
Sersland, Mrs. Craig (Pamela) Deuel, Mrs. Randy (Suzanne) Ruiter,
Mrs. Bart (Jody) Pals, Kirk and Kathy Lightbody, Lisa Faulk,
Mrs. Bill (Megan) Bryant and Tim and Mary Stiles; great-grandchildren,
Tom and Evan Sersland, Megan and Bethany Ruiter, Katie and Logan
Pals, Kristin and Kelly Faulk, Jack and Samantha Bryant, Lane
and Carly Stiles, Sara Jo and Abbey Goff and their father, Darrell
Goff. She is survived by several nieces and many friends.
She leaves to join her husband, William, who preceded her in
death in 1984; her daughter, Marian, in 1987; her parents; and
two sisters.
NOTE Jane: Schoneman in the survivors is spelled with only one``n''
at the end.
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Walter Grimm
KANAWHA
Walter Grimm, 87, of Kanawha, died Tuesday (Jan. 14, 1997)
at Westview Care Center, Britt.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Kanawha
Lutheran Church, with the Rev. David A. Lee officiating. Burial
will be in Norway Township Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Ewing
Dugger Funeral Home, and one hour prior to services at the church.
Walter Grimm was born July 22, 1909, in Oklahoma.
Survivors include his wife, Iola, of Kanawha; one daughter,
Deanna Stevenson of Cedar Rapids; four sons, Howard of Council
Bluffs; Thomas of Brainerd, Minn.; Terry of Garner, and Robert
of Kanawha; 10 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and one
brother, Henry of California.
He was preceded in death by his parents and nine brothers and
sisters.
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Helen Jaren
TITONKA
Helen Jaren, 95, of Titonka, died Monday (Jan. 13, 1997) at
the Titonka Care Center.
Memorial services will be held at a later date at the Titonka
Care Center.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Helen Jaren was born on June 23, 1901, at West Union.
Survivors include two sons, Cecil Jaren of Sun City, Ariz.,
and Phil Jaren Sr. of Titonka; six grandchildren; eight great-
grandchildren; and one sister, Betty Houghten of Titonka.
She was preceded in death by her parents and husband.
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Maxine Abbas
ROCKWELL
Maxine Abbas, 75, of Rockwell, died Tuesday (Jan. 14, 1997)
at her home.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Fullerton Funeral
Home.
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Lloyd Marth
NORA SPRINGS
Lloyd Marth, 74, of Nora Springs, formerly of Rudd, died Tuesday
(Jan. 14, 1997) at the Nora Springs Care Center.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Sheckler Colonial Chapel,
114 N. Hawkeye.
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Norman Marlin Bruns
TITONKA
Norman Marlin Bruns, 70, of Titonka, died Monday (Jan. 13,
1997) at Hancock County Hospital, Britt.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Immanuel
Lutheran Church, rural Titonka, with the Rev. Virtus Stoffregen
officiating. Burial will be in Immanual Lutheran Cemetery, with
military graveside services conducted by Breen American Legion
Post #465 and the William F. Kennedy VFW Post #4071, Titonka.
Visitation will be held from 3 to 8 p.m. today at the Garry-
Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home.
Norman Bruns was born Oct. 30, 1926, in rural Kossuth County.
Survivors include his wife, Marlys, of Titonka; four sons, Wayne
of Urbandale; Russell of Titonka; Brian of St. Paul, Minn., and
Scott of Minneapolis, Minn.; five grandchildren; and one sister,
Velida Bruns, Titonka.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
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Mary Ann Exline
CHARLES CITY
Mary Ann Exline, 47, 1221 Shadow Ave., rural Charles City,
passed away in the early morning hours of Monday (Jan. 13, 1997)
at her home, surrounded by her family.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, U.S. Highway 18 and Clark
Street, with Monsignor Walter Brunkan, pastor of St. Mary's
Catholic Church, Roseville, celebrating the Mass. Burial will
be in Calvary Cemetery.
Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today at the Fullerton
Hage Funeral Home, 401 Blunt St., with the family receiving friends
from 7 to 9 p.m. There will be a 3 p.m. rosary and a ``Time
for Remembrance'' at 7 p.m. The family encourages friends to
bring memories, poems and songs to share.
Mary, the daughter of Marko and Anna Bjelica, was born in Munich,
Germany, in 1949.
In 1950 her family came to America. She attended St. Mary's
Catholic Elementary School in Roseville, and Charles City High
School, graduating in 1967.
She then received her RN degree at Mercy School of Nursing in
Cedar Rapids.
She married her high school sweetheart, Steve Exline, son of
Ed and Anne Exline, on Dec. 27, 1969, at St. Mary's Church in
Roseville. They lived in Bemidji, Minn., where Mary practiced
nursing for one year, and then moved to Forest Lake, where Mary
continued her career for a year.
Shortly thereafter, Steve and Mary moved to Charles City, where
they raised pigs, corn, soybeans and four daughters.
Mary was an avid golfer (better than her husband), loved canoeing,
skiing, walking at noon, and bicycling with her family. Mary
was a proud chaplain in the Chapter CY of the P.E.O. Sisterhood.
She was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and
St. Michael's Circle of the church.
Most of all, Mom loved her family and friends.
Mary was a loving wife to Steve of Charles City; mom to four
beautiful daughters, Michelle (26), Sue (22), Heidi (20) and
Kristina (17), all of Charles City. Mary is also a sister to
four caring brothers, Peter, Nicholas and Thomas Bjelica, all
of Charles City, and Paul Bjelica of Kansas City, Mo.; and a
beloved daughter of Anna of Charles City. She is also survived
by one lovely sister-in-law, Roxann, an angelic niece, Elizabeth;
and two smart nephews, Adam and Alex.
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Mary was preceded in death by her father, Marko Bjelica.
Mary will be remembered for being better at giving than receiving,
for finding something positive in everything, even when it was
difficult, and for teaching everyone around her the importance
of love and friendship. Mary touched us all in her own special
way and she will never be forgotten.
In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Mary A. Exline
Scholarship Fund, in care of First Citizens National Bank, 300
N. Main St., Charles City, Iowa 50616. Considering how much Mary
valued education, she would have wanted it that way.
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Nina G. Robenson
ROCKFORD
Funeral services for Nina G. Robenson, 85, formerly of Rockford,
will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Rockford United Methodist
Church, with the Rev. Rosemary Rohde-Frank officiating. Burial
will be in Sunnyside Memory Gardens, Charles City.
Visitation will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the Schumburg
Funeral Home.
Mrs. Robenson passed away at the Strawberry Point Lutheran Care
Center in Strawberry Point on Monday (Jan. 13, 1997).
She was born in Manchester on Jan. 10, 1912.
She is survived by her daughter, Mrs. William (Joan) Collard
of Winter Springs, Fla.; two sisters, Margaret Burrack of Strawberry
Point, and Mabel (Mrs. Robert) Henderson of Oelwein; and three
brothers, George Keller of Manchester, Arthur Keller of San Juan
Capistrano, Calif., and Charles Keller, Shreveport, La.
Nina was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Glen.
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Mabel V. Novak
MASON CITY
Mabel V. Novak, 80, of Mason City, died Tuesday (Jan. 14, 1997)
at the Willow Creek Health Care Center.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Major Erickson Funeral
Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
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Jacob `Jake' P. Frank
MASON CITY
Jacob ``Jake'' P. Frank, 78, of 1435 N. Madison Ave., died
Tuesday (Jan. 14, 1997) at the Willow Creek Health Care Center.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Major Erickson Funeral
Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
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Duane O. Andresen
CHARLES CITY
Duane O. Andresen, 77, 805 Eighth Ave., died Monday (Jan. 13,
1997) at the Floyd County Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the First
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), 807 S. Main St.
Visitation will be held from noon to 9 p.m. Thursday at the
Fullerton Hage Funeral Home, 401 Blunt St., with the family receiving
friends from 7 to 9 p.m. There will be further visitation one
hour prior to services at the church.
Memorials may be directed to the First Christian Church or Heart
to Home Hospice.
Other arrangements are incomplete at the funeral home.
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Rhonda Wood Smith
GARNER
Rhonda Wood Smith, 35, of Garner, died Wednesday (Jan. 15, 1997)
at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East, Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are pending at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, 101 Fourth St. N., Clear Lake.
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Geneva Kozak
OSAGE
Geneva Kozak, 80, of Osage, died Wednesday (Jan. 15, 1997)
at the Mitchell County Regional Health Center.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Our Savior's
Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Dennis Hanson and the Rev. Roy
Ott officiating. Burial will be in the Osage Cemetery.
Visitation will begin at 3 p.m. Friday at the Champion Funeral
Home.
Geneva Kozak was born July 29, 1916, at Castalia.
Survivors include one daughter, Jean Matthews of Phoenix, Ariz.;
three sons, Duane Brockney of Osage, Dale Brockney of Charles
City and Kenneth Kozak of Stacyville; 10 grandchildren; and five
great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, one son,
one daughter and one sister.
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Silence D. Levang
FERGUS FALLS, Minn.
Silence D. Levang, 84, of Fergus Falls, passed away Monday (Jan.
13, 1997) at Lake Region Hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. today at Bethel Lutheran
Church, with the Rev. William Colbeck, the Rev. Everald Strom
and the Rev. Omar Gjerness officiating.
Visitation was held Wednesday at the Glende-Johnson-Nelson &
Nilson Funeral Home. Visitation will resume one hour before services
today at the church.
There will also be a service at 11 a.m. Friday at the Bethel
Lutheran Brethren Church, Joice, Iowa, with the Rev. Elwin Walvatne
and the Rev. Everald Strom officiating, with visitation one hour
before services.
Burial will be in Elim Lutheran Cemetery, Fertile, Iowa.
Silence DeEtta (Seglem) Levang, daughter of John W. and June
(Ouverson) Seglem, was born June 13, 1912, in Fertile Township,
Worth County, Iowa, the youngest of four children.
She took her elementary education in the rural school and graduated
from Fertile High School in 1930. That summer, she attended Iowa
State Teachers College. For the next several years, she taught
rural schools. In 1935, Silence enrolled at Northwestern Bible
School, Minneapolis, graduating in 1938 and Lutheran Bible School
in 1939.
Silence and Joseph Levang were united in marriage in the Seglem
home on June 9, 1940, with the Rev. S.L. Klyve officiating. They
lived in several places where Joe served churches, with Silence,
including Aitkin, Minn.; Brooklyn, N.Y.; Huxley, Iowa; Chicago,
Ill.; West Union, Iowa; and Pasadena, Calif. In the fall of 1957
Joe, Silence and family moved to Fergus Falls where they have
made their home since.
Silence came to a personal knowledge of salvation in April of
1931 in the revival at Fertile, Iowa, and she loved and served
her Lord faithfully throughout her life. In all of the churches
they served, Silence was active in the Women's Missionary Fellowship,
Sunday School and in the earlier years was also active in the
youth ministries of the church.
She was a member of the Bethel Lutheran Church and was active
in many capacities including the Library Board, the Women's
Missionary Fellowship, Synodical Missions and Lutheran Brethren
School activities.
She was a charter member of the Bethel Stitch-a-Quilters, having
also helped organize a quilters' group in Pasadena. Silence also
served as a substitute elementary teacher for 25 years.
An ardent and exacting quilter, she worked at cross-stitching
and needlepoint, striving for perfection in everything. Her children
and grandchildren were very precious to her and she loved them
dearly.
Silence and Joe were always a ``team'' in virtually all that
they did. Where you saw the one, you saw the other. This was
their wish to serve the Lord as a team and God granted them 56
years together.
She is survived by her husband, Joseph H. Levang; her son, Mark
(Marie) Levang and her daughter, Linda (James) Bjork, all of
Fergus Falls; six grandchildren; a sister, Helen (John) Humphrey;
several nieces and nephews; and a host of friends.
To paraphrase what Paul said in II Timothy 4:7-8, it can be
said of Silence at the close of her long life that ``she has
fought the good fight, she has finished the race, she has kept
the faith. Now there is in store for her the crown of righteousness,
which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to her on that
day and not only to her, but also to all who have longed for
his appearing.''
Silence will be laid to rest in Elim Lutheran Cemetery, rural
Fertile, Iowa, resting in a lot next to her brother, Enos.
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Mabel V. Novak
MASON CITY
Mabel V. Novak, 80, of 222 S. Pierce Ave., died Tuesday (Jan.
14, 1997) at the Willow Creek Health Care Center.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Major Erickson
Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., with the Rev. Jack Gannett
of Trinity Lutheran Church officiating. Burial will be in Memorial
Park Cemetery.
Friends may call from 4 to 6 p.m. today where the family will
greet friends at the funeral home, and until service time on
Friday.
The family suggests memorials to the Mabel V. Novak Memorial
Fund.
Mabel V. Novak was born Feb. 14, 1916, the daughter of Robert
and Petra (Sundfloat) Ericson in Minneapolis, Minn. Mabel moved
with her family to Mason City at a young age and attended and
graduated from Mason City High School in 1934. Mabel worked
as a telephone operator for Northwestern Bell Telephone for 28
years, retiring in 1981. Mabel was married to Wendell Hobbs
in 1937 in Mason City, and later married Marvin Novak in 1962
in Glenville, Minn. Mabel was very caring and generous, and
she loved doing for others. She loved being with her family
and she cherished her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
She enriched our lives more than ever realized and she will
be sadly missed.
She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church and Telephone Pioneer
Club. She volunteered at KCMR Radio, R.S.V.P. and at Mercy Hospital
in the surgical waiting room. Mabel was an avid walker and enjoyed
the outdoors.
She is survived by her son, Douglas W. Hobbs and his wife, Jane,
of Des Moines; one daughter, Charlotte Hill and her husband,
Ronald, of Mason City; one daughter-in-law, Cheryl Hobbs of Mason
City; three grandchildren, Andrea Bartholomew and her husband,
Paul; Mark Hobbs; and Bryan Hobbs and his wife, Kathy; three
great-grandchildren, Jeremy Hobbs and Tyler and Alex Bartholomew;
and one brother, Albert Ericson and his wife, Lucy, of Tucson,
Ariz.
She joins her beloved son Gale who preceded her in death in
1974; her parents; her husband, Marvin, in 1975; and her sister,
Lucille Abel.
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Cliff D. Hoskinson
BRITT
Cliff D. Hoskinson, 75, of Britt, died Monday (Jan. 13, 1997)
at North Iowa Mercy Health Center, Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today at Bethel Baptist
Church with the Rev. D. Stephen Kowbel officiating. Burial will
be in Evergreen Cemetery, with military rites conducted by the
Crystal Lake American Legion.
Visitation was held from 3 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Ewing
Funeral Chapel, Britt. There will be further visitation one hour
before services today at the church.
Cliff D. Hoskinson was born Oct. 9, 1921, in Corning.
Survivors include his wife, Fern Hoskinson of Britt; two daughters,
Nancy Eden of Woden and Jannean Eliason of Crystal Lake; four
grandchildren; and one brother, Kenneth, of Sarasota, Fla.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
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Duane O. Andresen
CHARLES CITY
Duane O. Andresen, 77, of Charles City, died Monday (Jan. 13,
1997) at Floyd County Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at First
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) with the Rev. Greg Lugn
officiating. Burial will be in Sunnyside Memory Gardens, with
military graveside honors conducted by the Charles City Ceremonial
Unit.
Friends may call from noon to 9 p.m. today at the Fullerton
Hage Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 7 to
9 p.m. Visitation will continue one hour prior to services at
the church.
Those considering an expression of sympathy may direct memorials
to the First Christian Church or Heart to Home Hospice.
Duane Oscar ``Andy'' Andresen was born May 18, 1919, near Nora
Springs.
Survivors include his wife, June, of Charles City; three children,
Sharon Baker of Anchorage, Alaska, Patrick Andresen of Tucson,
Ariz., and Sandra Willhite of Farmington, Minn.; eight grandchildren;
a brother, Paul Andresen of Gulfport, Miss.; and a sister, Donna
Campbell of Story City.
He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother and one
sister.
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Maxine Abbas
ROCKWELL
Maxine Abbas, 75, of Rockwell, died Tuesday (Jan. 14, 1997)
at her home.
Memorial services are tentatively planned for 1:30 p.m. Friday
at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Inurnment will be at Sacred
Heart Catholic Church Cemetery.
There will be no visitation. Other arrangements are incomplete
at the Fullerton Funeral Home.
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Anna K. Emhoff
SHEFFIELD
Anna K. Emhoff, 97, of Sheffield, died Wednesday (Jan. 15, 1997)
at the Sheffield Care Center.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Zion-St.
John Lutheran Church with the Rev. Kent Mechler officiating.
Burial will be in Hillside Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Grarup
Funeral Home, Sheffield.
Anna K. Emhoff was born on Aug. 12, 1899, on the family farm
in Westfork Township near Sheffield, the daughter of Henry and
Anna (Diers) Kruckenberg.
She attended the Westfork country school. Following school,
she worked as a housekeeper for several families in the Sheffield
area until being united in marriage to Clifton Emhoff on Sept.
29, 1920.
They made their home farming in the Sheffield area and purchased
a farm north of Sheffield in 1942.
In 1949, they built a new home and moved into Sheffield.
Anna enjoyed sewing for her family. Her spare time was spent
in her back yard where she raised a large garden and many beautiful
flowers.
She was a member of the Zion-St. John Lutheran Church of Sheffield,
where she held various offices in the Ladies Aid.
She was baptized on Sept. 10, 1899, and confirmed on March 16,
1913.
She is survived by one daughter, Phyllis Levitt of Sheffield;
one daughter-in-law, Florence Emhoff of Sheffield; three grandchildren;
eight great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, one son,
two grandchildren, two sisters and seven brothers.
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Patricia A. Severtson
GLENVILLE, Minn.
Patricia A. (Tenny) Severtson, 61, of Glenville, died Tuesday
(Jan. 14, 1997) at Naeve Hospital, Albert Lea.
Cremation Society of Minnesota, 4343 Nicollet Ave. S., Minneapolis,
Minn., is in charge of arrangements. Services are pending.
Patricia A. Tenny was born July 27, 1935, in Mason City, Iowa,
to Francis and Leone (Zeien) Tenny.
She was united in marriage to Carol Severtson on Nov. 2, 1950.
She was a waitress for many years before working at Farmstead/Wilson
cafeteria for 13 years.
She enjoyed fishing, camping, her family, grandchildren, great-grandchildren
and her bulldog, Brina.
She is survived by her husband, Carol; sons, Bill and wife Sandra
of Lake Lillian, Minn., Mike of Glenville, Dan of Gordonsville,
Minn., and Brian of Glenville; grandchildren, Greg and wife Micki,
Michelle and husband, Dave, Dawn, Holly, Robert, Blaine, Garette;
great-granddaughter, Brittany; brother, Bill Tenny and wife,
Idelle, of Mason City; sisters, Shirley Donahue of Albert Lea,
Minn., and Barbara Graves of Dougherty; stepmother, Dorothy Tenny
of Mason City; stepbrother, Eugene Neeley and wife, Joanne of
California; and nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be given to the First Lutheran Church, Glenville,
in her memory.
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Lloyd Marth
RUDD
Lloyd Marth, 74, of 1081 Foothill Ave., Rudd, died Tuesday (Jan.
14, 1997) at the Nora Springs Care Center.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the
Rudd United Methodist Church with the Rev. Deborah Stowers officiating.
Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Sheckler
Colonial Chapel, 114 N. Hawkeye, Nora Springs, and one hour prior
to services at the church on Saturday.
Lloyd Marth was born Aug. 14, 1922, at Ulster Township, rural
Rockford, the son of Henry and Anna (Adolphs) Marth. He attended
school in Rockford and graduated from Rockford High School in
1941. Lloyd served in the United States Air Force from 1942
to 1946.
He was married to Velda M. Andresen on Sept. 10, 1948, at the
Little Brown Church, Nashua. Lloyd enjoyed his career in farming.
He also liked sports, especially football, and traveling.
He was a member of the Rudd United Methodist Church and the
Rudd American Legion Post.
Survivors include one son, Mike Marth and his wife, Leah, of
Rudd; one daughter, Dianne Truex and her husband, Rick, of Clear
Lake; seven grandchildren, Hillary, Emily, Erin and Katie Marth,
and Brian, Amanda and Nicholas Truex; one great-granddaughter,
Tessa Truex; three brothers, Lester Marth of Mason City, Harold
Marth of Rockford, and Richard Marth of Marion; two sisters,
Luella Brandau of Rudd, and Janet Rawley of Iowa City; a sister-in-law,
Donna Campbell of Story City; and brother-in-law, Paul Andresen
of Gulf Port, Miss.; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Velda; one
brother, Melvin; and two sisters, Dorothy and Ruth.
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Jacob `Jake' P. Frank
MASON CITY
Jacob ``Jake'' P. Frank, 78, of 1435 N. Madison Ave., died
Tuesday (Jan. 14, 1997) at the Willow Creek Health Care Center.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Holy Family
Catholic Church, 714 N. Adams Ave., with the Rev. John Kremer
officiating. Interment will be in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today with a Scriptural wake
at 7 p.m. at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania
Ave.
The family suggests memorials to the Jacob P. Frank Memorial
Fund.
Jacob P. ``Jake'' Frank was born Feb. 10, 1918, in Fort Dodge,
the son of Clemens and Mary (Rupp) Frank. Jake attended school
in Fort Dodge, then married Loretta M. DiGregorio on Nov. 30,
1940, at Holy Family Catholic Church in Mason City. Jake served
in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was discharged in November
of 1946 and returned to Mason City where he was employed by Jacob
E. Decker and Sons for 37 years, retiring in 1975. Jake was
a member of Holy Family Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus,
enjoyed fishing, bowling and watching the Minnesota Vikings.
Survivors include his wife, Loretta M. Frank of Mason City;
two sons, Jerry Frank of Mason City, and Ron Frank of Mason City;
five grandchildren; four brothers, John Frank, Robert Frank,
Joe Frank and William Frank, all of Mason City; four sisters,
Katie Schwab of Milwaukee, Wis.; Dory Strong and Charlotte Walker,
both of Mason City, and Ann Vondracek of Kentucky; and many nieces
and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Marty
Frank; three sisters, Rose Dunahoo, Barbara Frank and Elizabeth
Rupp.
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James J. Chisholm
OSAGE
James J. Chisholm, 69, of Osage, died Wednesday (Jan. 15, 1997)
at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Champion Funeral
Home, Osage.
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Maxine A. `Hejlik' Abbas
ROCKWELL
Maxine A. ``Hejlik'' Abbas, 75, of 317 E. Washington, died
Tuesday (Jan. 14, 1997) at her home.
Memorial services will be held at 1:30 p.m. today at Sacred
Heart Catholic Church, with the Rev. Steve Meyer officiating.
Inurnment will be at Sacred Heart Catholic Church Cemetery.
There is no visitation planned. Fullerton Funeral Home is in
charge of arrangements.
Maxine was born on Feb. 13, 1921, in Garner, the daughter of
William F. and Rose Ann ``Bothovia'' Hejlik.
She was a correspondent for the Globe-Gazette and completed
her first assignment in 1939 while in junior high.
She graduated from Rockwell High School in 1940 and went to
work for the Clerk of Court in Mason City.
She rejoined her family produce business in Rockwell in 1942.
She was active in the Hejlik and Abbas Produce Company until
her retirement in 1994.
She also drove school bus for 10 years for the Rockwell School
system.
She was united in marriage to Edward Abbas on Aug. 16, 1952,
at the Little Brown Church in Nashua.
She was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church and a former
member of the Women of the Moose in Mason City.
She enjoyed cooking, reading and visiting friends.
Maxine is survived by her brother, William and his wife, Recca
Hejlik, Sheffield; her niece, Becky and her husband, John Carstens,
Burchinal; her three nephews, Brick W. Hejlik and his wife, Janelle,
Sheffield; Steve A. Hejlik, Sheffield; and Craig R. Hejlik and
his wife, LuAnn, Rockwell.
She was preceded in death by her husband on Feb. 11, 1976; her
mother in 1974; and her father in 1977.
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Beverly `Bev' E. Calicchia
MASON CITY
Beverly ``Bev'' E. Calicchia, 48, of 777 S. Eisenhower Ave.,
died Thursday morning (Jan. 16, 1997) at the Muse Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit.
Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. James
Lutheran Church, 1148 Fourth St. S.E., with the Rev. David Anderson
officiating.
The family will gather from 4 to 8 p.m. today for a time of
remembrance at the Fullerton Funeral Home, 123 Second St. S.E.
Those planning an expression of sympathy may wish to consider
memorials to the Bev Calicchia Memorial Fund.
Bev was born on the family farm at Grafton on July 15, 1948,
the daughter of John and Alberta (Everhart) Berding.
She attended St. Ansgar High School. During her early years,
she worked various jobs and most recently she worked as a waitress
and bartender for the Stein Inn, Rosebowl and the Other Place
as a prep cook and was a custodian at the Mason City High School
until ill health led her to retirement in July of 1996.
She was united in marriage to Steven Calicchia on Nov. 19, 1970,
in Sioux Falls, S.D.
She was a member of St. James Lutheran Church and enjoy crocheting
and spending time with her family.
Bev is survived by her husband, Steven, Mason City; two daughters,
Teresa and her husband, Bryan Matney, Thousand Oaks, Calif.;
and Michelle and her husband, Mark Ridley, Mason City; one son,
Bradley Calicchia and Bobbie, Mason City; two grandchildren,
Tyler and Taylyn Ridley; five sisters, Darlene Adams, Hayward,
Minn.; LaVonne and her husband, Dean Blackmer, Mason City; Bonnie
Reyerson, Alden, Minn.; Shirley Berding of Mason City; and Lorraine
Sailor, Albert Lea, Minn.; seven brothers, Herman ``Bud'' and
his wife, Prudy; Larry and his wife, Elaine; LeRoy and Carolyn;
Benny Berding and Muriel, all of Mason City; Roger and his wife,
Sharon, Plymouth; Johnny Berding and Marge, Mason City; Darrell
``Butch'' and his wife, Carol, Mason City; and many nieces and
nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Dale
Berding.
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Norman Marlin Bruns
TITONKA
The funeral service for Norman Marlin Bruns, 70, of Titonka,
will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Immanuel Lutheran Church,
rural Titonka, with the Rev. Virtus Stoffregen officiating.
The funeral, originally scheduled for Thursday, was postponed
because of bad weather.
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Archie M. Olsen
MASON CITY
Archie M. Olsen, 86, of 304 Third St. N.E., died Thursday (Jan.
16, 1997) at the Good Shepherd Care Center.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Ward-Van
Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St., Clear Lake, with Chaplain
Kathy Graves of Hospice of North Iowa officiating. Interment
will be in the Clear Lake Cemetery on Monday.
There will be no visitation prior to services.
The family suggests memorials to the Archie M. Olsen Memorial
Fund.
Archie was born Nov. 14, 1910, at the Olson Homestead Farm near
Clear Lake, the son of Arne and Minnie (Golien) Olson.
He received his education in rural schools.
He married Elizabeth Bitker in 1932.
He lived in the Mason City and Clear Lake area all of his life
where he worked many years at the Hanford Hotel and Bergo's.
He married Rachael Curtis in 1951.
Archie enjoyed gardening and dancing.
Archie is survived by a special friend, Ethel Jacot, Mason City;
two daughters, Rosemary Ward and her husband, Chan, Clear Lake,
and Rhonda Williams, Waterloo; one son, David Rockow, Columbus,
Ohio; stepson Glen Curtis, Northwood; two sisters, Amelia Neu,
Forest City; and Nell Smith and her husband, Erv, Clear Lake;
one brother, Melvin Olson, Mason City; five grandchildren; six
great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
He was preceded in death by his parents, wives, Elizabeth and
Rachel; and one sister, Alma Tinkham.
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Alberta E. Conway
ROCKWELL
Alberta E. Conway, 87, of Rockwell, died Thursday (Jan. 16,
1997) at the Rockwell Community Nursing Home.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Fullerton Funeral
Home.
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Walter R. Gratias
NORA SPRINGS
Walter R. Gratias, 83, of Nora Springs, died Thursday (Jan.
16, 1997) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East, Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Sheckler Colonial Chapel.
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Rhonda Renee Wood Smith
GARNER
Rhonda Renee Wood Smith, 35, of 470 W. Eighth St., died Wednesday
(Jan. 15, 1997) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East, Mason
City.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at Ward-Van Slyke
Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St. Clear Lake, with the Rev.
John W. Hemann and Chaplain Rosie Schlueter officiating. Interment
will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City.
There will be no visitation prior to services.
The family suggests memorials be made to Hospice of North Iowa
or Rhonda Wood Smith Memorial Fund.
Rhonda was born Feb. 20, 1961, in Mason City, the daughter of
Ronald K. and Barbara L. (Anderson) Wood.
She graduated from Clear Lake High School in 1979.
Rhonda worked for NIACOG in Mason City until going to work for
Simmering and Cory Inc. in Clear Lake as a municipal consultant.
Rhonda had lived in Garner the last 16 years where she was on
the city council and was mayor of Garner the last three years.
She was the first female mayor of Garner.
Rhonda enjoyed golfing, reading, debating, working with people
and most of all her children.
She was a member of the Iowa League of Cities, served on the
policy committee, selective service board, a member of Hancock
County Development Group, Beta Sigma Phi Sorority in Garner,
Garner PTO and was a former member of Crown Jewel Committee,
Garner.
Rhonda is survived by her two children, Ronald David Smith and
Taylor Louise Smith, both of Garner; her parents, Ronald K. and
Barbara L. Wood, Clear Lake; three brothers, Steven Wood and
his special friend, Karla, Boise, Idaho; Keith Wood and his wife,
Leslie, Mason City, and David Wood and his wife, Shannon, Clear
Lake; maternal grandmother, Mabel Anderson Francis, Osage; paternal
grandmother, Frances L. Wood, Hamburg; and several nieces and
nephews.
She was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather, Melvin
S. Anderson; paternal grandfather, Willis Wood; and one sister,
Debra Louise Wood.
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James Joseph Chisholm
OSAGE
James Joseph Chisholm, 69, of Osage, died Wednesday (Jan. 15,
1997) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Sacred
Heart Catholic Church with the Rev. Dennis Cahill officiating.
Burial will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery.
Visitation will be held at 3 p.m. today at the Champion Funeral
Home, with a Scripture service at 7 p.m., and a Knights of Columbus
Rosary at 8 p.m.
James Joseph Chisholm was born Jan. 7, 1928, in Osage.
Survivors include his wife, Barbara, of Osage; five sons, Mark,
Mike, Monte, Marty and Matthew, all of Osage; one daughter, Melany
Hejlik of Woodland Park, Colo.; three brothers, Leo of Osage,
Larry of Minneapolis, Minn., and Dan of Mason City; three sisters,
Mercedes Bredahoft, Joan Cole and Kay Sloan, all of Minneapolis,
Minn.; and 12 grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother.
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Mary Affeldt
RICEVILLE
Mary Affeldt, 80, of Riceville, died Thursday (Jan. 16, 1997)
at Colonial Manor Nursing Home, Elma.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at St. Peter's
Lutheran Church with the Rev. Matthew Versemann officiating.
Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the Lindstrom
Funeral Home with a prayer service at 6:30 p.m.
Mary Affeldt was born Nov. 10, 1916, in Fillmore County, Minn.
Survivors include three daughters, Edith Asfahl and Jane Groth,
both of Riceville, and Margie Hunt of Millsap, Texas; two sons,
Louis of Destrahan, La., and Philip of State Center; 14 grandchildren;
17 great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Rebecca Alexander of
Spring Valley, Minn., and Louise Hendrickson of Lime Springs.
She was preceded in death by her parents and husband.
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Josephine Horstman
BRITT
Josephine Horstman, 95, of Britt, died Thursday (Jan. 16, 1997)
at the Westview Care Center.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the United
Methodist Church with the Rev. Dennis Bailey as officiant. Burial
will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 3 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the Cataldo
Funeral Chapel.
Josephine Marie Horstman, the daughter of Jens H. and Maria
(Gilje) Moe, was born Feb. 5, 1901, at Morris, Ill. She was
baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Church in Garner. After
graduating from Garner High School in 1919, she attended Cornell
College in Mount Vernon. She received her teaching certificate
and taught in the schools of Hancock County. On Feb. 5, 1925,
she was married to Clarence C. Horstman in the Lutheran parsonage
at Forest City. They farmed in the Britt area until they retired.
She had been a member of the United Methodist Church in Britt
since April 5, 1942. She was active in her church work as a
member of the U.M.W., choir, the Official Advisory Board, the
Worship Committee, and the U.S.C.S. Since 1944, she belonged
to the Order of the King's Daughters and Sons.
She is survived by two daughters, Jean Anderson and her husband,
Max B. Harris, of Denver, Colo., and Jeanette Govig and her husband,
Richard, of Scottsdale, Ariz.; a son-in-law, Dan Healey of Cincinnati,
Ohio; seven grandsons; and a sister, Theressa Gault of Britt.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence C. Horstman
on July 22, 1979; her daughter, Colleen Healey on April 19, 1996;
her parents, Jens and Maria Moe; a son-in-law, Bill Govig; and
brothers and sisters, Harry Moe, Bargot Wigen, Truman Moe, Thelma
Blank and Martha Hildebrand.
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Robert H. Guild
COUNCIL BLUFFS
Robert H. Guild Sr., 77, of Community Care North, died late
Sunday night (Jan. 12, 1997) at his residence.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Fifth
Avenue Methodist Church, with the Rev. Jim Riley officiating.
Burial will be in the Cedar Lawn Cemetery.
The family received friends from 5 to 6 p.m. Thursday at Meyer's
Funeral Home, 545 Willow Ave., Council Bluffs.
Memorials may be given to the Fifth Avenue Methodist Church,
Council Bluffs, or the First Methodist Church, Mason City.
Robert H. Guild Sr. was born July 19, 1919 ,in Mason City, the
son of Harry T. and Gladys Kershaw Guild.
He was united in marriage to Lorna F. Nelson on Jan. 13, 1944.
They moved to Council Bluffs in 1961.
He served with the United States Army Air Corps as a pilot flying
53 missions during World War II.
He worked for the United States Army Corps of Engineers in the
real estate division, retiring in 1986.
He was a member of the Fifth Avenue Methodist Church, the Elks
and Junior Chamber of Commerce in Mason City, as well as being
a life member of the VFW in Mason City and a charter member of
the Board of Realty in Mason City.
He and his wife, Lorna, have been married 53 years.
He is survived by his wife, Lorna F. Guild of Council Bluffs;
one son, Robert H. Guild Jr. and his wife, Sandy, Mason City;
one sister, Helen Winterton, Hemet, Calif.; five grandchildren,
Susan Beirnes, Jennifer, Sarah, James and Kimberly Guild; and
two great-grandchildren, Cole and Samantha Beirnes; and one sister-
in-law, Patty Guild, Ralston, Neb.
He was preceded in death by two sisters, Dorothy Guild (when
young), and Pauline Bjork who died on Jan. 6, 1997; one son,
Michael W. Guild, who died on June 18, 1987.
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Barry Bridges
GARNER
Barry Bridges, 37, of Garner, died Thursday (Jan. 16, 1997)
at his home.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Cataldo
Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Robert T. Ellis officiating. The
Garner Veterans Ceremonial Unit will conduct a flag presentation
ceremony at the funeral service. Burial will be in Fairview
Cemetery, Dows.
Visitation will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral
home.
Barry Lynn Bridges was born Nov. 19, 1959, in Hampton.
Survivors include his parents, Ronald and Darlene Bridges of
Garner; three brothers, Michael Bridges and Blair Bridges, both
of Garner, and Danny Bridges of Dows; two sisters, Connie Steffen
and Calleen Mehmen, both of Garner; his maternal grandmother,
Esther Conrad of Britt; and his paternal grandmother, LaVon Bridges
of Dows.
He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather and his
paternal grandfather.
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Vesta Eymann
FOREST CITY
Vesta Eymann, 99, of Forest City, died Thursday (Jan. 16,
1997) at home.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Petersen Lund Funeral
Home.
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Dorothy Colbertson
NORTHWOOD
Dorothy Colbertson, 89, of Northwood, died Wednesday (Jan.
15, 1997) at the Lutheran Retirement Home.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Schroeder and Sites
Funeral Home.
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Franklin Betow
ST. ANSGAR
Franklin Betow, 76, of St. Ansgar, died Thursday (Jan. 16,
1997) at the Good Samaritan Center.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Schroeder and Sites
Funeral Home.
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Valera Harper Stover
HANSELL
Valera Harper Stover, 75, of Hansell, died Thursday (Jan. 16,
1997) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East, Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Hansell
United Methodist Church with the Rev. Edward Clevenger officiating.
Burial will be in Harlan Cemetery, rural Dumont.
Visitation will be held from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Sietsema
Vogel Funeral Home, Hampton, where the family will greet friends
from 4 to 6 p.m.
Valera Harper Stover was born Nov. 5, 1921, in Franklin County.
Survivors include her husband, Walter Stover of Hansell; five
sons, Charles Harper of Iowa Falls; Steven Harper of Des Moines;
Daryl Harper of Olympia, Wash.; Wayne Harper of Rockwell, and
Ralph Harper of Hampton; two sisters, Doris Knueppel and Vernice
Kelly, both of Hampton; 16 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her first husband,
four brothers and one sister.
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Dale Blaas
MASON CITY
Dale Blaas, 56, of Mason City, died Sunday (Jan. 12, 1997) in
Cedar Rapids.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Sietsema
Vogel Funeral Home, Allison, with the Rev. Paul Schultz officiating.
Burial will be in St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery,
rural Greene.
There will be no visitation.
Dale Blaas was born Aug. 3, 1940, in Waverly.
Survivors include three sons, Steve Blaas of Chicago, Ill.,
and Aaron and Daniel Blaas, both of Mason City; one daughter,
Taunya Krueger of Mason City; and five grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and two sons.
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Alice Stauffer
CHARLES CITY
Alice Stauffer, 75, of 3176 260th. St., died Thursday (Jan.
16, 1997) at Floyd County Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Trinity
United Methodist Church with the Rev. J. Larry Vallery and the
Rev. Debra Lincoln officiating. Burial will be in the Rose Hill
Cemetery, Greene.
Friends may call from 1 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the Hauser Funeral
Home, 1205 S. Main St., where the family will greet friends from
6 to 8 p.m., and one hour prior to services at the church on
Monday.
Alice Marie Litterer Stauffer was born April 9, 1921, in rural
Clarksville.
Survivors include her husband, Dale, of Charles City; one son,
Roger Stauffer of Allison; two daughters, Lin Sinclair of Charles
City, and Vicky Sonne of Rockford; 11 grandchildren; two great-
grandchildren; her mother, Marie Litterer of Charles City; two
sisters, Edna Franke of Charles City, and Gladys Stauffer of
Greene; and two brothers, Elmer Litterer of Clarksville, and
Ken Litterer of Lost Nation.
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Izzy J. Tamres
PHOENIX, Ariz.
Izzy J. Tamres, 85, of Scottsdale, died Thursday (Dec. 12,
1996) in Scottsdale.
Sinai Mortuary of Arizona, Phoenix, was in charge of arrangements.
A native of Mason City, Iowa, he came to Scottsdale 10 years
ago from San Francisco, Calif.
A U.S. Army Veteran of World War II, he was a retired health
club owner and manager.
Survivors include his wife, Hazel; and many much loved nieces
and nephews.
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Lester L. Richard
AREDALE
Lester L Richard, 89, of Aredale, died Thursday (Jan. 16, 1997)
at the Bartels Lutheran Home, Waverly.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral Home, Dumont. Burial will be in the Dumont Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral
home.
Lester L. Richard was born April 26, 1907, in Aredale.
Survivors include his wife, Marion Richard, Aredale; two daughters,
Barbara Hahn of Waterloo and Betsy Polston of Waterloo; one son,
Loren Murphy of Mason City; three brothers, Walter Richard of
Osage, Jeane Richard of Aredale, and Merlyn Richard of Marble
Rock; 17 grandchildren; and 28 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother and two
sisters.
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Helen Marie Pell
OSAGE
Helen Marie Pell, 76, of Osage, died Thursday (Jan. 16, 1997)
at the Osage Rehabilitation and Health Care Center.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Champion Funeral
Home, with the Rev. Jerry Newland officiating. Burial will be
in the Bohemian Cemetery, Myrtle, Minn.
Visitation is after 3:30 p.m. Sunday at the Champion Funeral
Home.
Helen Marie Pell was born Jan. 24, 1920, in Oelwein.
Survivors include one son, Richard Pell, Nora Springs; three
daughters, Patricia Williams of Eucha, Okla.; Ardith Heins, Cedar
Falls, and Mary Lou Smith, Waterloo; 11 grandchildren; and numerous
great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and one sister.
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Walter R. Gratias
NORA SPRINGS
Walter R. Gratias, 83, of Nora Springs, died Thursday (Jan.
16, 1997) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East, Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the First
Methodist Church, with the Rev. Richard Pippert and the Rev.
John Bates officiating. Burial will be in the Rudd Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Sheckler
Colonial Chapel, 114 N. Hawkeye.
Walter R. Gratias was born April 5, 1913, in Nora Springs, a
son of Hugo and Katherine Gratias. He was a 1931 graduate of
Nora Springs High School.
He was united in marriage to Florence Weitze on Feb. 20, 1937,
at her parent's home.
He farmed north of Nora Springs and worked for the P.M.A. government
program. He also worked for Floyd County Maintenance.
He was a member of the First Methodist Church, Nora Springs.
Survivors include his wife, Florence Gratias, Nora Springs;
three daughters, Loretta Bremer and her husband, Pat, of Chicago,
Ill.; Shirley Witt and husband, Gerry, of Chicago, Ill.; Debra
Norton and her husband, Phillip, of Bloomfield; one son, Gordon
Gratias and his wife, Linda, of Des Moines; eight grandchildren,
Kelly, Jeff and Scott Gratias, all of Des Moines; Dawn and Todd
Witt, both of Florida; Nicole, Abby and Drew Norton, all of Bloomfield;
two great-grandchildren, Andrew Gratias and Jason Collins, both
of Des Moines; three sisters, Helen Quandahl, Mason City; Ethel
Taylor, Mason City; and Lorraine Siemens of Dysart; three brothers,
Arthur Gratias of Mason City; Ralph Gratias of Mason City, and
Paul Gratias of Osage.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Dorothy.
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Vesta Eymann
FOREST CITY
Vesta Eymann, 99, of Forest City, died Thursday (Jan. 16, 1997)
at her home.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Petersen
Lund Funeral Home, 505 N. Clark, with the Rev. Sharon Worthington
of Immanuel Lutheran Church officiating. Burial will be in the
Oakland Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Petersen
Lund Funeral Home.
Vesta I. Eymann was born on March 2, 1897, in the home her father
built in Forest City, the daughter of L.S. and Sofie (Johnson)
Lewis.
She attended Forest City Schools and Waldorf Academy.
On Oct. 25, 1922, she was married to L.K. Eymann in Albert Lea,
Minn.
The couple made their home in Forest City where Vesta joined
her husband in operating the Eymann Implement dealership.
Vesta enjoyed gardening, reading and sewing.
Being with her family was most important to her and she loved
caring for her children and grandchildren.
She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star.
She died in the home she lived in nearly all of her life in
Forest City on Jan. 16, 1997, at the age of 99 years.
She will be missed by her family and caregivers, who were so
loving and kind to her.
Survivors include a son, Donald Eymann and his wife, Shirley,
of Clear Lake; two daughters, Norma Burns of Missouri City, Texas,
and Marilyn Hanna and her husband, Tom, of Kensett; two daughters-in-law,
Gloria Eymann of Olathe, Kan., and Mavis Langerud of Forest City;
15 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren.
Vesta was preceded in death by her husband; two sons, Lewis
and John Eymann; a daughter, Patricia Lowman; her parents; three
brothers, Sylvanus, Peter and Dae Lewis; and a sister, Nellie
Lewis.
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Geneveive Johnson
OSAGE
Geneveive Johnson, 83, of Osage, died Thursday (Jan. 16, 1997)
at the Good Samaritan Center, St. Ansgar.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Sacred
Heart Catholic Church, Manly, with the Rev. Thomas F. McAndrew
officiating. Burial will be in Rock Creek Cemetery, rural Osage.
Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Sunday with a Scripture service
at the Champion Funeral Home, with the family greeting friends
until 5 p.m.
Geneveive Johnson was born July 18, 1913, near Plymouth.
Survivors include one daughter, Darlene Johanns of Stockton,
Mo.; one son, Duane Johnson of Osage; 11 grandchildren; 18 great-
grandchildren; four sisters, Helen Scurlock of Daly City, Calif.;
Jerry Grant of Manly; Elaine Barsness of Lake Mills, and Dolores
Mathahs of Manly; and one brother, Frank Hebel of Twin Lakes, Minn.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, one son,
one brother and three sisters.
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Joseph Graham
BURT
Joseph Graham, 81, of Burt, died Wednesday (Jan. 15, 1997)
at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home, Algona.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. at the United Methodist
Church, with the Rev. Susan Thomas officiating. Burial will be
Burt Township Cemetery, with military honors by the VFW of Burt.
Visitation will be held from noon until 2 p.m. Monday at church.
The Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home, Bancroft, is in
charge of arrangements.
Joseph Graham was born July 22, 1915, at Algona.
Survivors include three daughters, Sandra Collom of Golden,
Colo.; Arlinda Kissell of Wheatridge, Colo., and Diane Olson
of Lakewood, Colo.; 11 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren;
brothers, Kenneth of Mason City; Glenn Graham of Algona; Leslie
of Marshalltown; Melvin of Denver, Colo.; sisters, Lois Emmert
of Mason City; Maxine Mitchell of Greeley, Colo.; Joyce Bey of
Washington D.C., and Helen Olsen of Rochester, Minn.
He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother and one
son.
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Joyce P. Hackbarth
COULTER
Joyce P. Hackbarth, 77, of Coulter, died Thursday (Jan. 16,
1997) at Franklin General Hospital, Hampton.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Calvary
Baptist Church, Belmond, with the Rev. Dave Pestel officiating.
Burial will be at the Morgan Township Cemetery, Dows.
Visitation will be held from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Tenold
Funeral Home, Belmond.
Joyce was born Dec. 18, 1919, on a farm near Clarion in Wright
County.
Survivors include one son, Galen Hackbarth of Hampton; daughters,
Myrna Bertheau of Shell Rock, and Janet Hackbarth of Ankeny;
brothers, Robert Wharton of Latimer, and Ronald Wharton of Hampton;
sisters, Marjorie Wheeler of Morris, Minn., Joan Andreasen of
Algona, and Jean Markham of Belmond; four granddaughters; and
seven great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, huband and one brother.
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Eda J. Hovland
LAKE MILLS
Eda J. Hovland, 98, of Lake Mills, died Friday (Jan. 17, 1997)
at Naeve Hospital, Albert Lea, Minn.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Salem
Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Roger Dykstra and the Rev. Sara
Beth Akre officiating. Burial will be in Salem Lutheran Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at the Mittelstadt
Funeral Home and one hour before services at the church.
Eda J. Hovland was born Nov. 27, 1898, in Scarville.
Survivors include one nephew, Don Johnson of Albert Lea, Minn.;
one niece Geraldine Sorenson of Albert Lea, Minn.; and one sister-in-law,
Jo Hovland, Lake Mills.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and one sister.
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Ada Hardgrove Ogren
ALGONA
Ada Hardgrove Ogren, 82, of Algona, died Thursday (Jan. 16,
1997) at the Kossuth Regional Medical Center.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Chapel
of the Wilson Funeral Home, with the Rev. Cliff Isaacson officiating.
Burial will be in Burt Township Cemetery.
Visitation will begin at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at the Wilson Funeral
Home.
Memorials may be given to the Hospice of the Heartland in her
memory.
Ada Hardgrove Ogren was born Feb. 26, 1914, in Burt.
Survivors include four daughters, Barbara Schattschneider of
Algona; Kay Smith of Fort Dodge; Peg Hilbert of Livermore, and
Phyllis Pappe of Helena, Mont.; one son, Jack of Algona; 19 grandchildren;
22 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and one sister,
Ruth Manor of Moses Lake, Wash.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husbands and one son.
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Franklin Warren Betow
ST. ANSGAR
Franklin Warren Betow, 76, of St. Ansgar, died Thursday (Jan.
16, 1997) at the Good Samaritan Home.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. today at Immanuel Lutheran
Church, with the Rev. Chris Gugel officiating. Burial will be
in the St. Ansgar Cemetery.
Visitation will be held after 10 a.m. today at the church.
Schroeder and Sites Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Franklin Warren Betow was born Oct. 13, 1920, in Myrtle, Minn.
Survivors include three daughters, Alberta Cresswell of Mason
City, Luella Funk of Mason City and Frances Hannam of Lakewood,
Calif.; seven grandchildren; and one brother, Burton Betow of
Brainerd, Minn.
He was preceded in death by his parents, one sister, one brother
and one daughter.
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Geraldine Krug
ALGONA
Geraldine ``Jeri'' Krug, 58, of Algona, died Thursday (Jan.
16, 1997) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East, Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the First
Congregational Church U.C.C., with the Rev. Phil Webb of the
First United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in
the Riverview Cemetery.
Visitation will begin after 7:30 p.m. today at the Wilson Funeral
Home, and 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. Sunday.
Geraldine Krug was born Oct. 17, 1938, in Pocahontas.
Survivors include her husband, Rolland ``Pete'' Krug of Algona;
two daughters, Sharon Albertson, Algona, and Mary Flaherty of
Columbia, Mo.; two sons, Virgil and Steven, of Algona; seven
grandchildren; and one sister, Cheryl Carney of Crystal Lake.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
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Edith M. Ring
RICEVILLE
Edith M. Ring, 82, of Riceville, died Thursday (Jan. 16, 1997)
at the Osage Rehabilitation and Health Care Center.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Peter's
Lutheran Church. Burial will be in St. Peter's Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Conway Funeral
Home and an hour prior to services at the church.
Edith M. Ring was born Sept. 18, 1914, at Rose Hill.
Survivors include her husband, Clarence; three sons, William
Ring of Manly; Richard Jones of Lodi, Wis., and Thomas Jones
of Guam, USA.; two daughters, Linda Kinneman of Riceville, and
Beverly Valencic of Waukegan, Ill.; 17 grandchildren; 16 great-
grandchildren; and one brother, Bill Denney of Davenport.
She was preceded in death by one son, one daughter, two grandchildren,
three brothers and one sister.
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Catherine Ross
GARNER
Catherine Ross, 79, of Garner, died Friday (Jan. 17, 1997)
at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Cataldo Funeral Chapel.
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Clara B. Larson
BELMOND
Clara B. Larson, 79, of Belmond, died Friday (Jan. 17, 1997)
at the Belmond Healthcare Center.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Dugger Ewing Funeral
Home.
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Wilhelmina Redington
MASON CITY
Wilhelmina Redington, 93, formerly of 813 N. Polk Ave., died
Friday (Jan. 17, 1997) at the IOOF Home.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Fullerton Funeral
Home, 123 Second St. S.E.
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Pete Voogd
BUFFALO CENTER
Pete Voogd, 96, died Friday (Jan. 17, 1997) at the Timely Mission
Nursing Home.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Fist Reformed
Church, Buffalo Center with the Rev. William Peake officiating.
Burial will be in the Graceland Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Winter Funeral
Home.
Peter ``Pete'' Voogd was born Jan. 6, 1901 in Harsweg, Germany.
Survivors include one son, Ervin Voogd of Sioux Center; one
daughter, Lydia Westra of Oskaloosa; 10 grandchildren; and 18
great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, two brothers,
and four sisters.
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Clara Belle Larson
BELMOND
Clara Belle Larson, 79, passed away Friday (Jan. 17, 1997) at
the Belmond Health Care Center.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Dugger
Ewing Funeral Home with the Rev. Ken Fineran officiating. Burial
will be in the Belmond Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral
home and one hour prior to services Monday.
Clara Belle Prouty Larson was born April 19, 1917 at Webster
City.
Survivors include her husband, Jim Larson of Belmond; two daughter,
Mary Ausborn of Ames and Ruth Larson of Belmond; one son, Arthur
Larson of Sacramento, Calif.; eight grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren;
and two sisters, Maureen Gow of Wilton, Calif., and Florence
Prouty of Des Moines.
She was preceded in death by her parents, four brothers, and
two sisters.
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Lloyd R. Pletcher
BRITT
Lloyd R. Pletcher, 85, died Friday (Jan. 17, 1997) at the Hancock
County Memorial hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at First
Lutheran Church with the Rev. James A. Mattson officiating.
Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at Ewing Funeral
Chapel and one hour prior to service at the church.
A Masonic Lodge service will be held at 7:30 p.m. Monday at
Ewing Funeral Chapel.
Lloyd, the son of Winton and Enna Reitz Pletcher, was born March
7, 1911 in Wright County near Kanawha. He attended country schools.
He was united in marriage with Florence Hecker Aug. 17, 1932
at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. The couple farmed near
Hayfield, Corwith, and Garner. In 1959 they moved to a farm
near Kanawha until they retired and moved into Kanawha in 1973.
Lloyd drove truck for several different companies from 1974
until 1979.
The couple wintered in Texas. On June 4, 1984 Florence passed
away. Lloyd was united in marriage with Ruth Johnson on July
1, 1985 at Kanawha. The couple made their home in Texas. Following
the death of Ruth, he return to the Britt area on May 1, 1990,
where he lived until moving to Forest Haven Apartments in Forest
City.
Lloyd was a member of First Lutheran Church of Britt, a member
of the Masonic Lodge for over 50 years, and the Silver Stars
Senior Citizens Club of Britt. He enjoyed hunting and fishing
trips to Canada.
Lloyd is survived by a son, Don and his wife Vivian of Britt;
six grandchildren, Diane Eisenman of Britt, Linda Hildman and
husband Luke of Britt, John and special friend Darlene of Britt,
Connie of Ankeny, Bonnie Vavik and husband Bill of Britt, Ron
and wife Lilia of San Jose, Calif.; eight great-grandchildren;
one great-great-grandson; three brothers, Leonard of Dodge Center,
Minn., Howard and wife Evelyn of Alexander, Minn., Bob and wife
Irene of Forest City; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, wives Florence and
Ruth, and one sister Mildred Johnson.
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Alberta Ethelda Conway
ROCKWELL
Alberta Ethelda Conway, 87, of 613 Maple, died Thursday (Jan.
16, 1997) at the Rockwell Community Nursing Home.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Fullerton
Funeral Home, 123 Second St. S.E., Mason City. Mr. Robert E.
Orr Evangelist will be officiating. Interment will be in the
Rockwell Cemetery. The family will great friends from 4 until
8 p.m. Sunday at the chapel in Mason City.
Alberta was born on June 21, 1909 the daughter of James Samuel
and Florence Mae (Woodside) Wray in Hansel. She attended grade
school in the Joice area before moving with her parents to a
farm west of Rockwell. She later graduated from Rockwell High
School in 1928.
Alberta Ethelda Wray was united in marriage to Russell N. Conway
on March 12, 1931 in Hampton. After there marriage the couple
farmed in the Sheffield and Dougherty areas. In 1943 they moved
into Rockwell. As a resident of Rockwell she was employed at
the Rockwell Community Nursing home for several years. She later
became a resident of the nursing home in 1981.
Alberta took great pride in her home and her grandchildren she
also spent a lot of time in her garden. she was also known to
be an excellent seamstress who enjoyed crocheting and embroidery
work.
She was a member of the Gospel Hall in Hampton for many years.
Alberta is survived by three daughters; Mrs. Jack (Jo Ann) Petersen
of Sunlakes, Ariz., Mrs. Lynn (Janet ``Kay'') Peters of Rockwell,
Karen Dralle of Phoenix, Ariz.; two sons, Gerald and his wife
Huberte Conway of Tampa, Fla., Allen ``Chip'' and his wife Diane
Conway of Sunlakes, Ariz.; 17 grandchildren; and 12 great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Russell in
Feb. 1995; three sisters, Sadie Pannhoff, Alta hanawalt, Leone
Wickwire; and one brother, James E. Wray.
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Edwin L. ``Eddie'' Moline
MASON CITY
Edwin L. ``Eddie'' Moline, 78, of 1004 N. Jackson Ave., died
Saturday (Jan. 18, 1997) at his home.
Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Hogan-Bremer
Colonial Chapel, 126 Third Street N.E., with the Rev. John R.
Kremer officiating. His body was cremated. There will be no
visitation.
The family suggests memorials be made to the Edwin L. Moline
Memorial Fund.
Ed Moline was born, Sept. 14, 1917 at Fort Madison, the son
of Frank and Marie (Wiebler) Moline.
He was united in marriage to Loretta Philbrick in 1938, at Cahoga,
Mo. They moved to Mason City in 1945. Ed was a former manager
at the Piggly Wiggly Stores in Mason City.
He loved spending time with his grandchildren and having them
around the house. He was a great joke teller and enjoyed baseballhis
favorite team was the Chicago Cubs.
Ed will be sadly missed by all. He was a loving husband, father,
grandfather and great-grandfather.
He was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church and was head
usher at the church for many years.
Survivors include his wife, Loretta Moline of Mason City; two
daughters, Linda Goldsberry of Des Moines, and Sherry Mix and
her husband, Harold of Mason City; nine grandchildren, Gina McCarthy
of Mason City, Courtney Biscoe of Phoenix, Ariz., Kim Goldsberry
of Norman, Okla., Shauna Raisch of Minneapolis, Minn., Tiffany
Creekmur of Mason City, Jason Raisch of Minneapolis, Minn., Gretchen
Freel of Santa Rita, Guam, Crescent Hollinger of Mason City,
and Carl Goldsberry III of Des Moines; nine great-grandchildren,
David McCarthy, David Bowers, Alexandra Hollinger, Brittany Bowers,
Sydney Hollinger, Nicholas Shober, Caitlin Freel, Emily Freel,
Cassandra Shober; and special friend Missy, the weiner dog.
He was preceded in death by his parents, one daughter Beverly
Raisch, one brother and two sisters.
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Mary Griffin
WEBSTER CITY
Mary Griffin, 96, of Webster City, died Saturday (Jan. 18, 1997)
at her home, northeast of Webster City.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Foster
Funeral Home 800 Willson, Webster City, with the Rev. Mike Morgan
officiating. Burial will be in the Cass Township Cemetery, north
of Webster City.
Visitation will be after 2 p.m. today at the funeral home and
until service time Monday.
Mary Anna Miller, daughter of Edward and Katie Singer Miller,
was born Oct. 11, 1900, on a farm, northeast of Webster City.
she attended Sunnyside rural School. On July 16, 1919, she married
Bryan Griffin at Webster City. The couple resided on a farm
near Blairsburg, where they lived for 22 years. In March of
1942 the family moved to a farm ear Buffalo Center, residing
there for 19 years. In 1961, the family moved to the Miller
family farm nine miles northeast of Webster City. They retired
in 1967. Mr. Griffin died in January of 1981. She continued
to reside on the family farm.
She was a former member of the Mulberry United Methodist Church,
the Mulberry Helping Hand Club and the Buffalo Center Sunshine
Birthday Club and was a member of Asbury United Methodist Church,
Webster City.
Mrs. Griffin is survived by her daughter, Ruth Adams of Webster
City; two sons, Lee and Dolores Griffin of Buffalo Center and
Ray Griffin of Webster City; one son-in-law, Glen Gilbert of
Webster City; six grandchildren, Jim Adams of Webster City, Mike
Adams of Dodge Center, Minn., Amy Kleckner of Altoona, Bryan
Gilbert of Webster City, Julie Christianson of Eden Priaire Minn.,
Edward Griffin of Buffalo Center; 10 great-grandchildren; and
several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a daughter,
Kathryn Gilbert; two grandchildren; a brother, Edward Miller;
four sisters, Erma, Thressa and Jessie Miller and Rosy Berleen.
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Anthony ``Tony'' Johnson
KANAWHA
Anthony ``Tony'' Johnson, 51, died Saturday (Jan. 18, 1997)
at the Hancock County Hospital.
Funeral arangements are incomplete at Ewing Dugger Funeral Home,
Kanawha.
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Dorothy S. Colbertson
NORTHWOOD
Dorothy S. Colbertson, 89, died Wednesday (Jan. 15, 1997) at
the Lutheran Retirement Home.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at First Lutheran
Church with the Rev. Mark Bents officiating, burial will be in
the Sunset Rest Cemetery.
Visitation will be held after 12 noon on Monday at the church.
Schroeder and Sites Funeral Home are in charge of arrangements.
Dorothy was born on April 21, 1907 in Crocus, N.D.
Survivors include her husband, William Colbertson of Northwood;
one son, David Colbertson of Northwood; four grandchildren; and
four great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers, and
one sister.
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Wilhelmina Redington
MASON CITY
Wilhelmina Redington, 93, formerly of 813 N. Polk Ave. died
Friday (Jan. 17, 1997) at the I.O.O.F. home.
Funeral services are tentatively set for 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at
Fullerton Funeral Home, 123 Second St. S.E., Mason City. Family
will greet friends from 2 until 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral
home.
Other funeral arrangements are incomplete.
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Catherine Ross
GARNER
Catherine Ross, 79, died Friday (Jan. 17, 1997) at North Iowa
Mercy Health Center, East, in Mason City.
Memorial services will be held at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at St.
Boniface Catholic Church in Garner with the Rev. John W. Hemann
as celebrant. There will be no visitation. Cataldo Funerel Home
of Garner is in charge of arrangements.
Catherine Rosecrans Ross, was born April 17, 1917 at Garner.
She is survived by her daughter, Elizabeth ``Betsy'' Staley
of Des Moines; her son, Harry ``Barnes'' Ross of Garner; seven
grandchildren; and great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, and her parents.
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Adela Salveson
FOREST CITY
Adela Salveson, 96, died Saturday (Jan. 18, 1997) at the Good
Samaritan Center.
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Christopher Allen Meyers
MASON CITY
Christopher Allen Meyers, infant son of Ted and Beverly Meyers,
110 29th St. S.W., Mason City, died Wednesday (Jan. 8, 1997)
at the North Iowa Mercy Health Center East.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Fullerton Patterson
James Funeral Home, 123 Second St. S.E., Mason City.
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Edna Slagle
GARNER
Edna Slagle, 86, of Garner, died Thursday (Jan. 9, 1997) at
the Concord Care Center, Garner.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the United
Methodist Church, Garner, with the Rev. Robert Ellis officiating.
Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City.
Visitation will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. today at the Cataldo
Funeral Chapel, Garner.
Edna Lucille Slagle was born July 28, 1910, at McCallsburg.
Survivors include her husband, Harold F. Slagle of Garner; a
son, Dale Slagle of Garner; four daughters, Norma Barkhaus of
Pomeroy, Jean Wilson of Clear Lake, Nadine Weaver of Clear Lake,
and Nancy Johnson of Panora; 22 grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren;
a brother, James Womack of Riceville; three sisters, Gladys Grube
of Charles City, Opal Polen of Montezuma, and Hazel Kapka of
Thompson.
She was preceded in death by her two grandchildren, her parents
and eight brothers and sisters.
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William J. Groth
ST. ANSGAR
William J. Groth, 75, formerly of St. Ansgar, died Wednesday
(Jan. 8, 1997) at the Clarinda Treatment Complex, Clarinda.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the First
Lutheran Church, St. Ansgar, with the Rev. Robert Porisch officiating.
Burial will be in the First Lutheran Cemetery.
Visitation will begin after 12 p.m. Saturday at the First Lutheran
Church.
Schroeder and Sites Funeral Home, St. Ansgar, is in charge of
arrangements.
William J. Groth was born Nov. 15, 1921, in St. Ansgar, the
son of William and Irene (Dahl) Groth.
He attended school in St. Ansgar and graduated from high school
in 1939.
He is survived by nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents, one sister, and one
brother.
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Katherine Pals
MESERVEY
Katherine Pals, 88, of Meservey, died Wednesday (Jan. 8, 1997)
at the Belmond Care Center.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Salem
United Methodist Church, Meservey, with the Rev. Jim Gochenouer
officiating. Burial will be in the Meservey Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the Grarup
Funeral Home, Meservey.
Katherine ``Katie'' Pals, daughter of Chris and Marie (Becker)
Yakel, was born on Feb. 6, 1908, in a German settlement in Balzar,
Russia.
She came to the United States as a small child and later became
a citizen of the United States.
She graduated from Alexander High School in 1926 and went on
to attend Coe College before teaching country school.
She was united in marriage on Dec. 25, 1938, to Jacob E. Pals.
They operated a produce business in Meservey until they retired.
Katie enjoyed walking, playing cards and doing crochet work.
She was a member of the Salem United Methodist Church where
she taught Sunday School for many years, the Mary Circle, Federated
Womens Club, and the Senior Citizens.
She is survived by two daughters, Shirley Schmidt of Alexander,
and Phyllis Ruiter and her husband, Merlin, of Meservey; four
grandchildren, Linda Sheriff and her husband, Keith, of West
Des Moines, Michael Schmidt of Iowa Falls, Roxanne Ronsen and
her husband, Kurt, of West Minster, Colo., Ritch Ruiter of Meservey;
four great-grandchildren, Philip, Brian, Erin and Steven Sheriff
of West Des Moines; and one sister, Marie Jessen of Hampton.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Jacob in September
of 1984; two infant children; her parents; one sister, six brothers;
and a son-in-law.
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Clifford Van Ry
ST. CHARLES, Mo.
Clifford Van Ry, 66, 1742 Doris Walters Lane, St. Charles,
Mo., died Wednesday (Jan. 8, 1997) at the Barnes Jewish St. Peters
Hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Major
Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City,
with the Rev. Greg Lugn of the Nora Springs Christian Church,
officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Albert Lea,
Minn.
Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. until time of services
on Saturday at the Major Erickson Funeral Home.
Memorials may be given to the Alzheimer's Association of St.
Louis, Mo., 9374 Olive Blvd, St. Louis, Mo. 63132-3214.
Clifford Van Ry was born March 11, 1930, in Albert Lea, Minn.,
the son of Marinus and Pauline (Davignon) Van Ry.
Clifford attended school in Mason City and graduated from Mason
City High School.
He served during the Korean War from 1951-53.
Clifford then married Patricia Riley on June 11, 1955, in Mason
City.
He graduated from Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant in
1957.
Clifford was an accountant for Allis Chalmers Farm Equipment
for many years. In 1994, they settled in St. Charles, Mo.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia Van Ry, of St. Charles,
Mo.; daughter, Victoria Malinee and her husband, Matthew, of
St. Charles, Mo.; son, Michael Van Ry and his wife, Cathy, of
Las Vegas, Nev.; three grandchildren, Sean Malinee, Nikki and
Kirsti Van Ry; and one brother, Charles Van Ry, of Arnold, Md.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Paul.
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Avis M. Ludeman
MASON CITY
Avis M. Ludeman, 94, 23 S. Virginia Ave., died Tuesday (Jan.
7, 1997) at the Willow Creek Health Care Center.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Major
Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., with the Rev.
Merlin Ackerson of the First United Methodist Church, officiating.
Burial will be in the Memorial Park Cemetery.
Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at Major
Erickson Funeral Home.
Memorials may be given to the Kinney Pioneer Museum in her memory.
Avis was born Sept. 30, 1902, in Bath Township, Cerro Gordo
County, the daughter of James and Ara (Wass) Pedelty.
She graduated from Mason City High School and was a life-long
resident of the area.
She married George R. Ludeman on May 5, 1923, at her parents'
home in Bath Township.
Besides her family and home, she enjoyed nature and the outdoors.
She was a founder of the Kinney Pioneer Museum. She was a 70-year
member of the American Legion Auxiliary.
Survivors include one daughter, Georgia Ludeman of Mason City;
son, James Ludeman and his wife, Carole, of Mason City; four
granddaughters, Candice Marshall and husband, Pat, of Clear Lake;
Pam Downing and her husband, Mike, of North Oaks, Minn., Kristine
Gatewood and her husband, Steve, of Brownsville, Texas; and Joy
Under Baggage of Rapid City, S.D.; three great-granddaughters;
five great-grandsons; one sister, Betty Cimijotti and her husband,
Leo, of Mason City; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and three
brothers.
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Clara F. Fischer
MASON CITY
Clara F. Fischer, 81, 1317 N. Quincy Ave., died Wednesday (Jan.
8, 1997) at the Willow Creek Health Care Center.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Grace
United Methodist Church, 200 14th St. N.W., with the Rev. Herbert
Shafer officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the Major
Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., and one hour
prior to services at the church on Saturday.
Memorials may be given to the Clara F. Fischer Memorial Fund.
Clara was born Feb. 27, 1915, at Mitchell, Iowa, daughter of
Lee B. and Iva Belle (Bartell) Phillips.
She grew up in the Mitchell and Osage areas and attended schools
there also.
She was married to Melvin F. Fischer on Aug. 18, 1932, at Osage,
Iowa.
She lived in Charles City for 25 years, then moved to Stoddard,
Wis., for six or seven years, then lived in LaCrosse, Wis., for
many years. She moved to Mason City in 1991.
She enjoyed traveling, doing crafts and reconstructing fur coats.
She was active in her church wherever she lived.
She was a member of the Grace United Methodist Church, Mason
City, and a member of the Degree of Honor.
She enjoyed going to the Mason City Senior Citizens Center.
She is survived by daughters, Audrey Warren and her husband,
Kenneth, Mason City, Shirley Allison and her husband, Max, Appleton,
Wis., and Elizabeth Sandy and her husband, Bob, Kenosha, Wis.;
son-in-law, Delbert Cross, Floyd; 16 grandchildren; 32 great-
grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; several nieces
and nephews; and a sister-in-law, Estelle Fischer, Charles City.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; daughter,
Olga Cross; one sister; and three brothers.
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Joseph H. Madden
MASON CITY
Joseph H. Madden, 79, of 513 Fourth St. S.E., Mason City, died
Wednesday (Jan. 8, 1997) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit, Mason City.
A funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph
Catholic Church, 302 Fifth St. S.E., Mason City, with the Rev.
Carl A. Ries officiating. Burial will be in Elmwood St. Joseph
Cemetery, with full military honors conducted by the Mason City
Veterans Memorial Association.
Visitation will begin at 3 p.m. today at Hogan Bremer Colonial
Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E., with a scriptural prayer service
beginning at 7 p.m. followed by a Knights of Columbus rosary
at 8 p.m.
Joseph H. Madden was born April 22, 1917, in Dougherty, son
of Thomas and Regina (Hogan) Madden.
He was married to Onnalee Ersland on Oct. 12, 1940, at Holy
Family Catholic Church, Mason City.
Joe spent his childhood years in Dougherty and some of his fondest
memories were of the days he spent with his grandfather, John
Hogan, on his horse farm.
He graduated from St. Joseph High School in Mason City and served
in the U.S. Air Force during World War II and was stationed on
Tinian Island in the South Pacific, where he served on the ground
crew of the Enola Gay.
Joe served 33 years on the Mason City Police Department, retiring
in 1979. He was associated with Hogan Bremer Colonial Chapels
for more than 25 years.
He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church for over 40 years.
He belonged to the St. Vincent DePaul Society, he was a 3rd
Degree member of the Knights of Columbus Council #1006, and a
4th Degree member of the Monsignor Dougherty Assembly of the
Knights of Columbus.
Joe was also a member of the American Legion Clausen-Worden
Post #101, the Veterans of Foreign Wars San Juan Marine Post
#733, the Fraternal Order of the Moose Lodge, and the Iowa State
Police Association.
Survivors include four daughters, Linda Hapgood and her husband,
Jerry, Camarillo, Calif., Catherine Day and her husband, Bob,
Waukesha, Wis., Mary Jo Profeta and her husband, George, Evanston,
Ill., and Rose Ann Stoltenberg and her husband, Randy, Mason
City; two brothers, John Madden, Oak Park, Kan., and Tom Madden,
Mason City; three sisters, Rosalie Woodhouse, Mason City, Mary
Floy, Thornton, and Jean Bamrick, Rockwell; 11 grandchildren,
John, Paul, Joseph, and Patrick Hapgood, Brian, Kevin and Ryan
Day, Molly and Anthony Profeta, and Amy and Rachel Stoltenberg.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Onnalee on
Feb. 7, 1987; two brothers, Russell Madden and Raymond Madden
in infancy; and one grandson, Peter Madden Hapgood.
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Hazel Marie Walters
MASON CITY
Hazel Marie Walters, 92, of the Sheffield Care Center, formerly
of 118 16th St. N.W., died Monday (Jan. 6, 1997) at the Sheffield
Care Center.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. today (Friday) at
Grace United Methodist Church, 200 14th St. N.W., with the Rev.
Herbert Shafer officiating. Burial will be in the Elmwood-St.Joseph
Cemetery.
Visitation was held from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Major Erickson
Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., and will be held one
hour prior to services today at the church.
Memorials may be given to the Hazel Walters Memorial Fund.
Hazel M. Walters was born March 23, 1904, in Belle Plaine, the
daughter of Harry Everett and Bertha Jane (Shaull) Dull.
The family moved to Mason City in 1906 where Hazel graduated
from Mason City High School in 1922.
She married Tom Walters on Feb. 27, 1926, at Garner.
Hazel worked for Damons Department Store for 23 years retiring
in 1976.
She was a charter member of Grace United Methodist Church, was
a member of the U.M.W., church circle and Eastern Star.
Survivors include two daughters, Sally J. Thrams and her husband,
Charlie, of Mason City, and Linda L. Lubkeman and her husband,
Alva, of Rockwell; one son, Raymond E. Walters of Eveleth, Minn.;
16 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Tom; son,
Thomas; and one sister, Myrtle Stoltenberg.
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Dwight R. Pogemiller
CHARLES CITY
Dwight R. Pogemiller, 72, of 407 Second Ave., died Friday (Jan.
10, 1997) at home.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Trinity United
Methodist Church, with the Rev. Larry Vallery and the Rev. Debra
Lincoln officiating. Burial will be in the Riverside Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 1 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the Hauser
Funeral Home, 1205 S. Main St., with the family greeting friends
from 6 to 8 p.m. and from 9 to 11:30 a.m. on Monday. There will
be further visitation one hour before services at the church.
Dwight R. Pogemiller was born Nov. 7, 1924, at Newport.
Survivors include his wife, Marlys, of Charles City; three sons,
Keith Pogemiller of Muscatine, Craig Pogemiller of Charles City,
and Garry Pogemiller of Council Bluffs; one daughter, Nancy Daley
of Waukon; six grandchildren; and three brothers, Thomas Pogemiller,
Robert Pogemiller and James Pogemiller, all of Wapello.
He was preceded in death by his parents, one sister and one
brother.
The family suggests memorials to the Heart to Home Hospice,
Floyd County Cancer Friends or to the Trinity United Methodist
Church Memorial Fund for scholarships.
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Milford Michaelson
THOMPSON
Milford Michaelson, 84, of 267 First Ave W., died Thursday
(Jan. 9, 1997) at the Timely Mission Nursing Home, Buffalo Center.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Bethany
Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Perry Fruhling officiating. Burial
will be in the Rose Hill Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Winter
Funeral Home, and one hour before services at the church on Tuesday.
Milford Michaelson was born April 29, 1912, in Garden City.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Michaelson, Thompson; one
son, Merrill Michaelson, Thompson; two daughters, Lindy Rautio,
Portland, Ore., and Patricia Michaelson, Thompson; two grandchildren;
one brother, Orlo Michaelson, Story City; and seven sisters,
Verna Borton of Nevada; Mildred Murray of Moline, Ill.; Fern
Marsh of Long Beach, Calif.; Dorothy Woodbury of Arlington, Va.;
June Egland of Story City; Laura Settle of Nevada, and Virginia
Marshall of Canyon City, Calif.
He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother and two
sisters.
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Edna Helen Hollatz Muller
FORT MORGAN, Colo.
Edna Helen Hollatz Muller, 91, died Thursday (Jan. 2, 1997)
at Valley View Villa. Burial was Jan. 4, at the Riverside Cemetery,
Fort Morgan.
Edna Hollatz was born June 26, 1905, in Newburg Township, Mitchell
County, Iowa, the daughter of Albert and Helena Hollatz.
She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran church and attended
Carpenter, Iowa, schools. After her education, she worked for
the St. Ansgar Enterprise.
On March 3, 1926, Edna Hollatz and Arnold Muller were married
in the Immanuel Lutheran Church, St. Ansgar, Iowa.
They farmed in Cedar Township, Mitchell County, Iowa.
In 1949, they moved to Fort Morgan, where they were partners
in the Muller-Sheve Feed and Seed Store.
Survivors include her daughters, Helen and her husband, Del
Ingvalson of Gaylord, Minn., and Mildred McPhail of Osage, Iowa;
grandchildren, Barbara and Mark Anderson of Woodbury, Minn.;
Gary and Evette Ingvalson of Mankato, Minn.; Jeanne and Ron Bruggeman
of Northwood, Iowa; Brian McPhail of Osage, Iowa; Jay and Natalie
McPhail of Hanley Falls, Minn.; Susan Palmer of Ogden, Utah;
Jason Buxman of Port Orchard, Wash.; Jeremy Buxman of Corpus
Christi, Texas; and Jennifer and Eric Mello of Burlington, Wash.;
16 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren;
one brother, Ortwein Hollatz of Osage, Iowa; one sister, Elsie
Dieterich of Osage, Iowa; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Arnold;
one daughter, Carol Buxman; two grandchildren, Jeffrey Buxman
and Mary Lea Leonard; four brothers; and three sisters.
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Christopher Allen Meyers
MASON CITY
Christopher Allen Meyers, infant son of Ted and Beverly Meyers,
110 29th St. S.W., died Wednesday (Jan. 8, 1997) at North Iowa
Mercy Health Center East.
Funeral services are tentatively set for 10:30 a.m. Monday at
the Fullerton Patterson James Funeral Home, 123 Second St. N.E.
Visitation will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the chapel
and again Monday morning before services.
Other arrangements are incomplete at Fullerton Patterson James
Funeral Home.
MCGG 01/11/1997
Vivian Geraldine Miles
THORNTON
Vivian Geraldine Miles, 84, formerly of Thornton, died Friday
(Jan. 10, 1997) at the Willow Creek Health Care Center, Mason
City.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Grarup Funeral Home,
Thornton.
MCGG 01/11/1997
Lois Fulcomer
CHARLES CITY
Lois Fulcomer, 76, of 804 D St., died Friday (Jan. 10, 1997)
at home.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the First
Baptist Church, with the Rev. Robin Stoops officiating. Burial
will be in Riverside Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 2 to 9 p.m. Monday at the Hauser
Funeral Home, 1205 S. Main St., with the family greeting friends
from 2 to 4 p.m. There will be further visitation from 9 to 11
a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, and one hour prior to services
at the church on Tuesday.
Lois Fulcomer was born Nov. 14, 1920, at Charles City.
Survivors include two sisters, Hazel Fulcomer of Charles City,
and Wilda Wilson of Antioch, Calif.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
The family suggests memorials to Heart to Home Hospice.
MCGG 01/11/1997
Ira Clarence Schwab
DUMONT
Ira Clarence Schwab, 76, of Dumont, died Friday (Jan. 10, 1997)
at the Dumont Care Center.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Dumont
United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Marilyn Winch and the
Rev. Carl Gearhart officiating. Burial will be in the Dumont
Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral Home.
Ira Clarence Schwab was born March 20, 1920, in Waterloo.
Survivors include his wife, Anna Schwab of Dumont; four daughters,
Dee Ann Johnson, St. Louis, Mo.; Denise Crosby, Toledo; Donna
Uhlenhopp, Hampton, and Danette Johnson, Brooklyn; two sons,
Dennis Schwab of Dumont, and Donald Schwab of Hampton; 16 grandchildren;
eight great-grandchildren; one brother, Leo Schwab, Wichita,
Kan.; and one sister, Phyllis Woodley, Greene.
MCGG 01/12/1997
Laurence Radloff
GARNER
Laurence Radloff, 81, died Saturday (Jan. 11, 1997) at North
Iowa Mercy Health Center East, Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Paul
Lutheran Church with the Rev. Clyde Kieschnick as officiant.
Burial will be in Concord Township Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. Monday at the Cataldo
Funeral Chapel.
MCGG 01/12/1997
Leonard Baldwin
OSAGE
Leonard Baldwin, 92, died Saturday (Jan. 11, 1997) at the Mitchell
County Regional Health Center.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Champion Funeral Home.
MCGG 01/12/1997
Vivian G. Miles
THORNTON
Vivian G. Miles, 84, died Friday (Jan. 10, 1997) at the Willow
Creek Health Care Center, Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at St. Paul Evangelical
Lutheran Church with the Rev. Robert Hetrick officiating. Burial
will be in Pleasant View Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the Grarup
Funeral Home.
Vivian Geraldine Miles was born on June 18, 1912 at Garner,
the daughter of John and Theresa (Blaschke) Peterson. She attended
the Garner School system. She was united in marriage to Ellsworth
``Todd'' Miles in Forest City on May 29, 1931. They made their
home in the Thornton area where they farmed. She was a member
of St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church.
She is survived by a son, Richard R. Steussy and his wife, Joan,
of Novato, Calif.; three grandchildren; Christina, Cynthia and
Chester; two great-grandchildren, Rebecca and Rachel Steussy;
one brother, Verner Peterson and his wife, Gertrude, of Mason
City; one sister, Dorothy Swaim of Mason City; and several nieces
and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, parents and three
brothers.
In lieu of flowers, friends may give memorials to the St. Paul
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Thornton.
MCGG 01/12/1997
Lyle L. Zirbel
WEST DES MOINES
Lyle L. Zirbel, 73, formerly of the Mason City area, died Saturday
(Jan. 11, 1997) at the Valley Junction Health and Rehabilitation
Center.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Hamilton's
Funeral Home, 605 Lyon St., Des Moines, with Pastor Elton Richards
officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Des
Moines.
Visitation will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. today at the funeral
home.
Lyle L. Zirbel was born March 11, 1923 in Hanford, the son of
Herbert Zirbel and Ella (Frienz) Zirbel. He lived most of his
life in the Mason City area, moving to Des Moines in 1974. He
was retired from working in the Ruan Building as maintenance
engineer and also in the security department.
Lyle was in the Army and was a veteran of the Korean War.
He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church.
Survivors include his wife, Anna Mae (Mealey) Zirbel of West
Des Moines; one son, Jim Zirbel of Charles City; two sisters,
Shirley Rice of Scottsdale, Ariz., and Alice Graves of Mason
City; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Herbert and Ella (Frienz)
Zirbel; his first wife; one brother, Herman Zirbel; and one son,
Jerry Zirbel.
MCGG 01/12/1997
LeRoy Oscar Arringdale
MASON CITY
LeRoy Oscar Arringdale Jr., 73, of 10 S. Adams Ave., #6, died
Monday (Jan. 6, 1997) in Avon, Ohio, following an auto mishap.
His body was cremated. There will be no visitation. Hogan
Bremer Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E., is in charge of a
arrangements.
Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St.
John's Episcopal Church, 120 First St. N.E., with the Rev. Robert
Towner officiating. Inurnment will take place at a later date
at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.
LeRoy O. Arringdale Jr. was born July 30, 1923 in Boston, Mass.,
the son of LeRoy O. and Lola I. (Nelson) Arringdale. He was
raised in Needham, Mass. and served in the Navy during World
War II, stationed in the Pacific.
LeRoy drove truck for Shippers Service and then worked at Sedars
Pontiac as a mechanic for many years until retiring.
He was an active lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign
War and a lifetime member of the Military Order of the Cooties.
He was also a member of the Moose Lodge.
Survivors include one daughter, Linda Tody and her husband,
Ken, of Antioch, Wis.; one son, Roger Arringdale of Escondido,
Calif.; two sisters, Margaret C. McLean of Hatfield, Mass., and
Elizabeth Simpson of Beverly Hills, Fla.; one grandson; five
nieces and nephews; and many special friends in the Mason City
area.
MCGG 01/13/1997
Lorraine K. Shepard
DUNCAN
Lorraine K. Shepard, 48, died Sunday (Jan. 12, 1997) at North
Iowa Mercy Health Center East, Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the
United Methodist Church, Garner, with the Rev. Robert T. Ellis
officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Britt.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Cataldo
Funeral Chapel, Garner.
Lorraine Kay Shepard was born June 10, 1948, in Woden.
Survivors include two daughters, Tracy Shepard Arpy of Ankeny
and Jodi Shepard of Ames; her mother, Betty Jones and her husband,
Bill, of Britt; three sisters, Priscilla ``Penny'' Finneman of
Mason City, Vicky Green of Algona and Wendy Korte of Kanawha;
one brother, Roger Olthoff of Corwith; and one grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her father.
MCGG 01/13/1997
Leonard Baldwin
OSAGE
Leonard Baldwin, 92, died Saturday (Jan. 11, 1997) at the Mitchell
County Regional Health Center.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the United
Methodist Church with the Rev. Clark Christian officiating.
Burial will be in the Osage Cemetery.
Visitation will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Champion Funeral
Home.
Leonard Baldwin was born Sept. 27, 1904, at Barron, Wis.
Survivors include one daughter, Patricia Lawson of Pearl City,
Ill.; four stepdaughters, Dorothy Harrison of Des Moines, Darlene
Anderson of Long Beach, Calif., and Shirley Newhouse and Delores
Olson, both of Osage; one stepson, Lawrence Taylor of Silver
Springs, Fla.; three sisters, Alberta Gaulke of Rice Lake, Wis.,
and Mable Prine and Myrtie Olson, both of Barron, Wis.; one brother,
Elmer Baldwin of Mesa, Ariz.; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren;
and one great-great-grandchild.
He was preceded in death by his parents, first wife, second
wife and brothers and sisters.
MCGG 01/13/1997
Christopher Allen Meyers
MASON CITY
Christopher Allen Meyers, infant son of Ted and Beverly Meyers
of 110 29th St. S.W., died Wednesday (Jan. 8, 1997) at North
Iowa Mercy Health Center.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. today at the Fullerton
Funeral Home, 123 Second St. S.E., with the Rev. John R. Kremer
of Holy Family Catholic Church, officiating. Interment will
be at Memorial Park Cemetery.
Visitation will be held prior to services today at the funeral
home.
Christopher is survived by his parents, Ted and Beverly (Platts)
Meyers; one sister, Tammy A. Meyers; one brother, Charles F.
Meyers; his paternal grandmother, Anna Meyers; and maternal grandparents,
Glen and Beverly Platts, all of Mason City.
He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Raymond Meyers.
MCGG 01/13/1997
Frank E. Studer
CLARION
Frank E. Studer, 75, died Sunday (Jan. 12, 1997) at Community
Memorial Hospital.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Willim Funeral Home.
MCGG 01/13/1997
Laurence Radloff
GARNER
Laurence Radloff, 81, died Saturday (Jan. 11, 1997) at North
Iowa Mercy Health Center East, Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Paul
Lutheran Church with the Rev. Clyde Kieschnick as officiant.
Burial will be in Concord Township Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. today at the Cataldo
Funeral Chapel, 160 E. Fourth St.
Laurence Frederick Radloff, the son of Frederick and Minnie
(Behrens) Radloff, was born July 29, 1915, on a farm near Klemme.
He was baptized at a Lutheran church in Postville. Laurence
attended the rural schools of Ell Township and then farmed with
his parents. On Feb. 18, 1915, he married Evelyn Neva Hansen
at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Nora Springs.
They farmed southeast of Garner on the home farm all of their
married life. Laurence loved his wife and his church. He encouraged
young people and often asked how they were doing and what their
future plans were. He also had a strong interest in community
and school activities.
He was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church where he had served
as a Sunday school teacher for 51 years. He served as a soil
commissioner and was a member of the Beef Producers and Pork
Producers.
He is survived by his wife, Evelyn Radloff of Garner; a sister,
Gertrude Meyer of Mason City; a brother, Ray Radloff and his
wife, Ann, of Garner; a sister-in-law, Ella Radloff of Lyle,
Minn.; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Fred
Radloff and Harold Radloff; and three sisters, Ruth Radloff,
Frieda Radloff and Ruby Quintus.
MCGG 01/14/1997
Clifford Hoskinson
BRITT
Clifford Hoskinson, 75, of Britt, died Monday (Jan. 13, 1997)
at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Ewing Funeral Chapel,
Britt.
MCGG 01/14/1997
Mary Anne Pfow
CHARLES CITY
Mary Anne Pfow, 82, a resident of 1705 Missouri, Charles City,
died Sunday (Jan. 12, 1997) at her residence.
Celebration of the funeral Mass for Anne Pfow will be held at
10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church,
Charles City, with the Rev. Walter L. Brunkan officiating. Entombment
will be held at the Floral Hills Memorial Gardens in Clarksburg,
W.Va. The Davis Funeral Home of Clarksburg will be in charge
of arrangements in Clarksburg.
Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Hauser Funeral
Home, Charles City, where rosary will be recited by the St. Mary's
Circle at 3 p.m., and a parish Scripture service will be held
at 7 p.m. On Wednesday, friends may call one hour prior to the
services at the church.
The family suggests memorials be directed to Heart to Home Hospice
or to the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.
Mary Ann Pfow was born Feb. 19, 1915, in Mason City.
Survivors include two brothers, Anton and Donna Schmall of Charles
City, and Dr. Leo and June Schmall of Marion; one sister, Rosa
Anderson of Bancroft; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents and husband.
MCGG 01/14/1997
Frank E. Studer
CLARION
Frank E. Studer, 75, of Clarion, died Sunday (Jan. 12, 1997)
at the Clarion Community Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St.
John's Catholic Church, Clarion, with the Rev. Wayne Droessler
officiating. Burial will be in St. John's Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Wednesday with a vigil service
at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Willim Funeral Home, Clarion.
Frank E. Studer was born Oct. 28, 1921, in Palo Alto County.
Survivors include his wife, Leona, of Clarion; one daughter,
Patricia Petersen of Jerome, Idaho; two sons, Mike of Clarion
and Carl of Clarion; two sisters, Mary Hilton of Pocahontas and
Alice Trausch of Clarion; one brother, Paul of Clarion; and eight
grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and one
son.
MCGG 01/14/1997
Dennis M. Blackman
CLARION
Dennis M. Blackman, 63, of Clarion, died Sunday (Jan. 12, 1997),
at Clarion Community Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Missionary
Alliance Church, Blairsburg, with the Rev. Ian Hoover officiating.
Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Clarion.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Willim Funeral Home,
Clarion.
Dennis M. Blackman was born March 17, 1933, in Clarion.
Survivors include two sisters, Luella Brotherton of Fallbrook,
Calif., and Marjorie Fasel of Valparaiso, Ind.; and one brother,
Gerald Blackman of Galt.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister.
MCGG 01/14/1997
Ila L. Wiarda
DOWS
Ila L. Wiarda, 87, of Dows, died Sunday (Jan. 12, 1997) at
the Franklin General Hospital Extended Care Unit, Hampton.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Dows
United Methodist Church, with the Rev. James Turner officiating.
Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, Dows.
Visitation will be from 2:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Willim Funeral
Home, Clarion. The family will be present from 6 to 8 p.m.
Ila L. Wiarda was born Oct. 6, 1909, in Galt.
Survivors include her husband, Irving of Dows; three sons, Irving
Jr. of Dows, Marlin of Aurora, Neb., and Merlyn of Dows; two
sisters, Vernabelle Collins of Warren, Mich., and Ardith Trousdale
of Iowa Falls; one brother, Everett Cundall of Dows; 10 grandchildren;
two stepgrandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and five stepgreat
-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
MCGG 01/14/1997
Mary A. Exline
CHARLES CITY
Mary A. Exline, 47, 1221 Shadow Ave., rural Charles City, died
Monday (Jan. 13, 1997) at her residence following a two-month
illness of cancer.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at
the Immaculate Conception Church, U.S. Highway 18 and Clark St.,
Charles City. Burial will be in the Calvary Cemetery, Charles
City.
Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Fullerton
Hage Funeral Home, 401 Blunt St., Charles City, where the family
will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. There will be a rosary
service at 3 p.m. Wednesday and a time of remembrance at 7 p.m.
Wednesday.
Other arrangements are incomplete at the Fullerton Hage Funeral
Home.
MCGG 01/14/1997
Nina Robeson
ROCKFORD
Nina Robeson, 85, of Rockford, died Monday (Jan. 13, 1997)
at the Strawberry Point Lutheran Care Center.
Funeral arrangements are pending at the Schumburg Funeral Home,
Rockford.
MCGG 01/14/1997
Grace M. Schonemann
THORNTON
Grace M. Schonemann, 94, of Thornton, died Monday (Jan. 13,
1997) at the Sheffield Care Center, Sheffield.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Grarup Funeral Home,
Thornton.
MCGG 01/14/1997
Leonard Baldwin
OSAGE
Leonard Baldwin, 92, died Saturday (Jan. 11, 1997) at the Mitchell
County Regional Health Center.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the United
Methodist Church with the Rev. Clark Christian officiating.
Burial will be in the Osage Cemetery.
Visitation will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Champion Funeral
Home.
Leonard Baldwin was born Sept. 27, 1904, at Barron, Wis.
Survivors include one daughter, Patricia Lawson of Pearl City,
Ill.; four stepdaughters, Dorothy Harrison of Des Moines, Darlene
Anderson of Long Beach, Calif., and Shirley Newhouse and Delores
Olson, both of Osage; one stepson, Lawrence Taylor of Silver
Springs, Fla.; three sisters, Alberta Gaulke of Rice Lake, Wis.,
and Mable Prine and Myrtie Olson, both of Barron, Wis.; one brother,
Elmer Baldwin of Mesa, Ariz.; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren;
and one great-great-grandchild.
He was preceded in death by his parents, first wife, second
wife and brothers and sisters.
MCGG 01/14/1997
Esther A. Bawek
STACYVILLE
Esther A. Bawek, 89, of 205 S. Randolph St., died Friday (Jan.
10, 1997) at Long Beach, Calif.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Visitation
Church, Stacyville. Burial will be in Visitation Cemetery.
A rosary will be held at 3 p.m. and wake services will be held
at 8 p.m. on Wednesday at Visitation Church.
Hatten Funeral Home, Stacyville, is in charge of arrangements.
Esther A. Bawek was born June 3, 1907, in Johnsburg, Minn.
Survivors include five sons, Glen of Arcadia, Wis., Roger of
Minneapolis, Minn., John of Fla., James of New York, and Richard
of Long Beach, Calif.; one sister, Irma Strande of Chatfield,
Minn.; 17 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, son, three
sisters and a brother.
MCGG 01/14/1997
Earl Garrison
ARLINGTON, WASH.
Earl Garrison, 71, of Arlington, Wash., formerly of Riceville,
died Wednesday (Jan. 8, 1997) at Arlington Nursing Home.
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