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PUBLISHED Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2004
Obituaries are presented as a community service
of Fullerton Funeral Homes. Information is
submitted by families or provided by funeral
homes for publication in the Globe Gazette and
Globe Online.
Gertrude
M. Byrne
ROCKFORD Gertrude M. Byrne, 71, of 226 Ninth
St. S.E. in Rockford, died Saturday (Nov. 27,
2004) at the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit
in Mason City.
Memorial services will be held 10 a.m. Saturday
at Fullerton-Hage Funeral Home, 401 Blunt St. in
Charles City, with Deacon Michael Byrne
officiating.
A gathering of family and friends will be one
hour prior to services on Saturday at the
funeral home.
Cremation has taken place with Cremation
Services of North Iowa Mason City.
Those wishing to extend memorial contributions
may direct them to the Floyd County Memorial
Hospital Diabetes Education Program, c/o the
Floyd County <xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
/>Memorial
Hospital,
800 11th St., Charles City,
IA 50616.
Condolences, stories or thoughts may be sent to
the family in the care of Fullerton Funeral Home
on line at www.fullertonfh.com.
Gertrude Marie Byrne was born May 17, 1933, in Lynn Center, Ill., the daughter
of Harold and Elvera (Sundvall) Seabloom. She
attended school in
Illinois.
On Oct. 8, 1966, Gertrude was united in
marriage to James Melton Byrne in
Moline,
Ill. The couple had lived in Orion,
Ill. and
Charles
City, before making their home in
Rockford, on Oct. 8, 1968.
Following the couple's marriage, Gertrude was
employed as a nurse's aide with the Glen Oak
Nursing Home in
Coal Valley,
Ill. She had also worked various jobs until
retiring.
Gertrude was a devoted wife and homemaker she
took great pride in nurturing her children and
grandchildren. She was faithful in celebrating
all holidays with her family, especially
Christmas the day had great meaning to her
because it is also her son Jim's birthday.
Gertrude will be best remembered as an
independent and strong-willed woman. She was
family oriented, enjoyed talking on the phone
and was a very social person.
Some of Gertrude's interests and leisure
activities included crocheting ripple afghans,
which she tailored and crafted for family and
friends.
She enjoyed solving word search puzzles, fishing
on the Shell Rock River, listening to a variety
of music from country and western to
contemporary classical; and watching all sports,
especially golf and girls basketball.
Gertrude will be dearly missed and fondly
remembered by all who knew her.
Those grateful for having had the privilege of
sharing in Getrude's life are her children,
Roxanne Byrne of Rockford; Jim Byrne of
Rockford; her six grandchildren, Joshua, Jill,
Stephanie, Jimmy, Jessica and Kolton; a brother,
Maynard Seabloom of Gelva, Ill., and also
several nieces, nephews, other relatives and
friends left to cherish her memory.
Gertrude is preceded in death by her husband,
James Melton Byrne, on July 26, 1969; her parents; and one sister, Juanita Wilson.
Fullerton
Funeral Home and Cremation Services,
(641) 228-4211.
www.fullertonfh.com
Kenneth Losee
RICEVILLE Kenneth Losee, 70, of Riceville,
died Monday (Nov.
29, 2004) at the Riceville Community
Rest Home.
Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Friday at
Riceville
United Methodist
Church in Riceville with the Rev.
Michael Carey officiating. Burial will be held
at
Riverside
Cemetery in Riceville, with military
honors performed by Roy Gue Post 244.
Visitation will be held from
4 to 7
p.m. Thursday at Lindstrom Funeral
Home in Riceville.
Lindstrom Funeral Home, (641) 985-2242.
Frances Herrera
MASON CITY Frances Herrera, 98, of Mason City,
died Monday (Nov. 29, 2004) at the Muse Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit.
A funeral Mass will be held at
11 a.m. Thursday at Holy
Family Catholic Church,
714 N. Adams Ave.,
with the Rev. Jon Seda officiating. Interment
will be in
Elmwood-
St. Joseph
Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from
4
to 7 p.m.
today at Major Erickson Funeral Home,
111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
Memorials may be directed to the Hospice of
North Iowa or Holy Family Catholic Church.
Frances
was born
Nov. 25, 1906, the daughter
of Joe and Lupe (Ameskau) Flores in Adio,
Michoacan,
Mexico.
Frances came to
the
United States
at the age of 9.
She first came to
Mason City and
then moved to
Gary, Ind.,
where she met and married Albert E. "Shorty"
Herrera on Feb. 11, 1927. Shorty and Frances returned to
Mason City in 1928.
Frances
was a member of Holy Family Catholic
Church. She and her husband always enjoyed the
various church activities.
Frances
enjoyed cooking, crocheting and was
known for her beautiful flower gardens.
Frances is survived by her four sons, Jesse J.
Herrera and wife, Fran, of Carnation, Wash.,
Albert T. Herrera Jr. and wife, Barbara, of
Mason City, Joe H. Herrera and wife, Sally, of
Mason City, and Rich L. Herrera and wife,
Sharon, of West Des Moines. Other survivors
include her grandchildren, Teri Herrera, Lori
Alitz, Jean Schultz, Jeff Herrera, Randy
Herrera, Toni Herrera, Jodi Herrera, Sheri
Herrera, Joleen Herrera and Staci Herrera; her
12 great-grandchildren; and two brothers, Tony
Flores of
Guadalajara,
Mexico, and Jesse Flores of
Los Angeles,
Calif.
Frances
was preceded in death by her parents,
Joe and Lupe Flores, husband, Albert E. "Shorty"
Herrera Sr., in 1997; a daughter in infancy,
Carmen Herrera; three sisters and two brothers.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
Virginia Molina
MASON CITY Virginia Molina, 75, of 311 Fifth
St. N.W. Apt. 4, in Mason City, died Friday
(Nov. 26, 2004) at the Muse-Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
According to
Virginia's wishes, her body was
cremated at Cremation Services of North Iowa,
123 Second St.
S.E. in Mason City.
A memorial service will be held at a later date
in St. Paul,
Minn.
Condolences or expressions of sympathy may be
sent to the family in the care of Felice Hanson,
311 Fifth St. N.W. Apt. 4, Mason
City, IA
50401.
Fullerton
Funeral Home and Cremation Services
(641) 423-8676.
www.fullertonfh.com.
Raymond Siems
CLARKSVILLE Raymond Siems, 79, of the Shell
Rock Care Center in Shell Rock, formerly of
Clarksville, died Tuesday (Nov. 30, 2004) at
Waverly Municipal Hospital.
Funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Immanuel United Church of Christ in
Clarksville. Burial will be in the
Lynwood
Cemetery in
Clarksville.
Visitation will be held from
4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Redman-Schwartz Funeral Home in
Clarksville.
Memorials may be directed to the family of
Raymond Siems.
J.T. Riherd
BRITT J.T. Riherd, 24, of Britt, died Sunday
(Nov. 28, 2004) at Mercy Medical Center-North
Iowa in Mason City.
His funeral will be held
10:30 a.m. Thursday at the
United
Methodist
Church in Britt with the Rev. Robert
Dodge officiating. Burial will be at
Crystal
Township
Cemetery,
Crystal Lake.
Visitation will be held from
5 to 8 p.m. today at Cataldo Funeral Home in Britt and one hour
prior to services at the church.
John Thomas Riherd, the son of Timothy Arnold
Riherd and Sherri Louise (Swisher) Schrandt, was
born July 31, 1980, at Britt. He attended
school at Crystal Lake
and Britt. J.T. was employed at North Iowa Wood
Products in Belmond. He enjoyed working with
wood and cars. His pride and joy was his son,
Zebastian.
He was a member of the
United
Methodist
Church in
Crystal Lake.
He is survived by his son, Zebastian Riherd of
Britt; fiancee, Shay Depue of Britt; mother,
Sherri (Don) Schrandt of Britt; father, Tim
(Cheryl) Riherd of Crystal Lake; three sisters,
Gina Riherd of Britt, Katie Riherd of Crystal
Lake and Carla Riherd of Britt; two
step-sisters, Shannon (Jamie) Pascual of
Hayfield and Stephanie Bonjour of Minneapolis,
Minn.; maternal grandmother, Jean Swisher of
Britt; paternal grandparents, Tom and Delores
Riherd of Kanawha; paternal step-grandmother, Vi
Swanson of Sheffield; several nieces and
nephews; aunts; uncles; and many friends.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Robert
Allen Riherd; maternal grandfather, Fred
Swisher; and paternal step-grandfather, Larry
Swanson.
Cataldo Funeral Home, (641) 843-3811.
Maxine Morris
MESERVEY Maxine Morris, 77, of Meservey, died
Monday (Nov. 29, 2004) in
Onawa,
Iowa.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Dugger
Ewing Funeral Home in Belmond.
Dugger Ewing Funeral Home, (641) 444-3248.
Robert L. Brown
MASON CITY Robert L. Brown, 77, of Mason City,
died Tuesday (Nov. 30, 2004) at the Muse Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Major
Erickson Funeral Home,
111 N. Pennsylvania Ave. in
Mason City.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
PUBLISHED THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2004
Obituaries are presented as a community service
of Fullerton Funeral Homes. Information is
submitted by families or provided by funeral
homes for publication in the Globe Gazette and
Globe Online.
Darlene J. Bucholz
ST. AUGUSTINE, ILL. Darlene J. Bucholz, 65, of
278 Knox Road 450 E., St. Augustine, Ill., died
Friday (Nov. 12, 2004) at Galesburg Cottage
Hospital, Galesburg, Ill., of natural causes.
Graveside funeral services will be held at 10
a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 4, 2004, at Morgan
Township Cemetery, rural Dows, Iowa. Burial will
be Morgan Township Cemetery in rural Dows, Iowa.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday
(Dec. 3, 2004) at the Dows Community Funeral
Home, Dows, Iowa.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer
Society.
She was born on Nov. 28, 1938, in Iowa Falls,
Iowa, the daughter of LaVern and Johanna Gerzema
Lemke. She married Darold Bucholz on Dec. 22,
1962, in Dows, Iowa. He survives of rural St.
Augustine, Ill.
She graduated in 1962 from the University of
Northern Iowa teachers college. She was a member
of the United Methodist Church in Fairview, Ill.
She was a past treasurer and member of the
former Odd Fellows Association of Fairview, Ill.
Also surviving is a son, John Bucholz, of St.
Augustine, Ill.; three sisters, Nancy (Tom)
Kornfeld of Greenville, S. C., Judy Gorder of
Dows, Iowa, and Linda (John) Kidney of Webster
City, Iowa; one brother, Dennis (Avon) Lemke of
Dows, Iowa.
She was preceded in death by her parents and one
son.
Hurd Hendricks Funeral Home and Crematory, 120
South Public Square, Knoxville, Ill., is
handling the arrangements.
Evelyn A. Kephart
MASON CITY Evelyn A. Kephart, 97, died
Wednesday (Dec. 1, 2004) at the IOOF Home in
Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m.
Saturday at the First Christian Church, 318
North Adams in Mason City, with the Rev. Bill
Kanne presiding. Interment will be in Memorial
Park Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. on
Friday at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North
Pennsylvania in Mason City, with an Eastern Star
service at 6 p.m. Visitation will continue a
half hour prior to services on Saturday at the
church.
Memorials may be given to the First Christian
Church or Hospice of North Iowa.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
Robert L. Bob' Brown
MASON CITY Robert L. Bob' Brown, 77, of 1531
Sixth Place S.E., died Monday (Nov. 29, 2004) at
the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit.
A funeral mass will be held 10 a.m. Saturday at
St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 302 Fifth St.
S.E., with Rev. Michael Podhajsky officiating.
Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at
Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania
Avenue. A scriptural wake service will be held
at 6:30 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorials may be given to the Robert L. "Bob"
Brown Memorial Fund.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
Maxine Laidley Morris
MESERVEY Maxine Laidley Morris, 77, of
Meservey, died Monday (Nov. 29, 2004) in Onawa,
Iowa.
Memorial service will be 2 p.m. at Salem United
Methodist Church in Meservey on Saturday. Pastor
Rose Marie Calderon-Khan will officiate. Burial
will be in the Meservey Cemetery.
There will be no visitation. The body has been
cremated.
Dugger Ewing Funeral Home in Belmond is handling
the arrangements.
Dugger Ewing Funeral Home, (641) 444-3248.
Clarence Johnson
MASON CITY Clarence Johnson, 86, of Mason
City, died Wednesday (Dec. 1, 2004) at Mercy
Medical Center-North Iowa.
Funeral services are pending at Major Erickson
Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania, in Mason
City.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
Raymond L. Spurgeon Sr.
HAMPTON Raymond L. Spurgeon Sr., 87, of
Hampton, died Wednesday (Dec. 1, 2004) at
Franklin General Hospital in Hampton.
Funeral services are pending with Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral Home in Hampton.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, (641) 456-3232.
PUBLISHED FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2004
Obituaries are presented as a community service
of Fullerton Funeral Homes. Information is
submitted by families or provided by funeral
homes for publication in the Globe Gazette and
Globe Online.
Evelyn M. Rickey
MUSCATINE Evelyn M. Rickey, mother of Miss
Louise Munday, formerly of Mason City, died
Wednesday (Dec. 1, 2004) at Unity Hospital.
Funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m.
Saturday at the Wesley United Methodist Church,
400 Iowa Avenue in Muscatine, with Dr. Hal Green
of the Wesley United Methodist Church
officiating. Casket bearers will be Nick
Ratcliff, Greg Johnston, Doug Johnston, Al
Church, Steve Ziegenhorn and Bill Snydacker.
Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. today at
Ralph J. Wittich-Riley-Freers Funeral Home, 1931
Houser St. in Muscatine.
Memorials may be made to the Unity Hospice
program. Online condolences for the Rickey
family may be left at
www.wittichfuneralhome.com.
Evelyn was the daughter of Andrew and Dora
Balder Thomas, born in Cook, Minn., on Nov. 2.
She married Delos G. "Rick" Rickey in Mason City
on Feb. 14, 1955. They were married for 48 years
before he preceded her in death on Feb. 19,
2003.
She was a lifelong resident of Mason City, only
moving to Muscatine in November 2002.
Evelyn graduated from Mason City High School.
She then pursued her career in dance, studying
with professional dancer Gladys Hyatt in
Chicago.
For years she continued to study with other
professionals around the country, opening her
own studio in Mason City, Clear Lake, Charles
City, Austin and Rochester, Minn.
She taught for more than 35 years. This was her
whole life, her love for dance. She touched the
lives of so many dancers.
After closing her studio in Mason City, she
opened Evelyns' Dance Boutique in Mason City.
She loved to work with people. She and her
husband loved to dance every week at the Surf
Ballroom in Clear Lake.
Evelyn loved to play bridge and she was involved
in numerous bridge clubs for more than 50 years.
She was also a member of the Majhon Club in
Mason City, a lifelong member of the Mason City
Country Club, and member of the Lady Elks in
Mason City and Muscatine.
Crocheting, knitting and sewing were another of
her many hobbies.
She was a member of the First Congregational
Church in Mason City, working very closely with
the many women's groups in the church and
community.
She had a great passion for life and people. She
loved to travel. Her family meant the world to
her. She had six sisters and two brothers. Her
family owned and operated the A.J. Thomas and
Sons Christmas Tree business in Mason City.
One of her biggest joys was helping her
daughter, Louise Munday, start her own dance
business in Muscatine. She was very involved in
the studio and helped every year with the shows.
She would travel to Chicago yearly with the
girls in the Dance Company for the annual dance
convention. Dance truly was her life. She had a
tremendous energy for life and people.
Survivors are her daughter, Louise Munday, her
husband, Ron Munday, and grandson Grant Munday,
all of Muscatine; a son, Steven Rickey, his
wife, Gail, of Kent, Wash.; three grandchildren,
Jeanne Rickey, Craig Rickey, and Leighanne
Malvotte; and two great-grandchildren, Jared and
Alex Rickey; her sister, Ruth Reasor of Mason
City; two nephews, Michael Ford and Lynn Reasor;
nieces, Nancy Schwab and her family, Shirley
Yont, Rene Saldana and her family; and many
great-nieces nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her
husband, Delos G. "Rick" Rickey; five sisters,
Cecile Sulteen, Lola Sawtelle, Gladys Oldfield,
Vera Thomas, Edna Ford; two brothers, Manley and
Lawrence Thomas; two nieces, one nephew, and one
great-niece.
The Ralph J. Wittich-Riley-Freers Funeral Home,
(563) 263-3314.
Robert L. Bob' Brown
MASON CITY Robert L. "Bob" Brown, 77, of 1531
Sixth Place S.E., died Monday (Nov. 30, 2004) at
the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit.
A funeral Mass will be held 10 a.m. Saturday at
St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 302 Fifth St.
S.E., with the Rev. Michael Podhajsky
officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park
Cemetery. Military rites will be conducted by
the Mason City Veterans Memorial Association.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at
Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania
Ave., with a scriptural wake service at 6:30
p.m.
Memorials may be given to the Robert L. "Bob"
Brown Memorial Fund.
Bob was born Sept. 20, 1927, in San Francisco,
Calif., the son of Walter and Marie (Busse)
Brown. He was raised in Tucson, Ariz., and moved
to Mason City in 1967.
Bob took an announcing position with KGLO Radio
and TV. He remained with KGLO radio until his
retirement in 1998.
Bob was an avid golfer and following his
retirement, a tree was planted on the 4th hole
at Highland Park Golf Course in his honor by
River City Trees.
He was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church
and active in the community as a Little League
coach and Cub Scout leader. He also served as
master of ceremonies at many local events.
Bob was given numerous awards through the years
from the American Heart Association, United Way,
North Iowa Mental Health Association, Girl
Scouts and Boy Scouts of North Iowa and most
recently the North Iowa Band Festival Klempnauer
Award.
Bob always had a story to tell and his quick wit
and smiling face will be missed by many.
Bob is survived by his children, Steve Brown and
wife, Kathy, of Clear Lake, Dan Brown of Iowa
City, Michael Brown of Mason City, Donna Brown
of Mason City and Christopher Brown of Mason
City; grandchildren, Tony Brown and wife,
Bridget, Tyler, Kala, Kirsten and Derek.
Bob's parents preceded him in death.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
Mildred Arndorfer
WESLEY Mildred Arndorfer, 92, of Wesley, died
early Thursday morning (Dec. 2, 2004) at Algona
Good Samaritan Communities.
Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m.
Saturday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in
Wesley, with Father Dan Greving officiating.
Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday
at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Wesley, with a
Catholic Daughters of the Americas rosary at
9:45 a.m.
Mildred Loebig Arndorfer, daughter of John and
Anna Lickteig Loebig, was born Dec. 6, 1911, in
Wesley, Iowa. She received her education at St.
Joseph Catholic School in Wesley.
On Sept. 10, 1930, Mildred was united in
marriage to Leonard Arndorfer at St. Joseph
Catholic Church in Wesley.
Mildred was an active member of St. Joseph's
Guild, Catholic Daughters of the Americas, St.
Joseph Church Choir and took pride in laundering
the altar linens and cleaning the church
sanctuary.
She was a charter member of the Prairie Neighbor
Homemakers Club, as well as being active in the
Kossuth County Women's Chorus, Hancock County
4-H County Committee and the Hancock Democratic
Party.
Mildred enjoyed playing cards and entertaining
family and friends in her home.
She is survived by one son, Dan Arndorfer and
wife, Marianne, of Marion; and one daughter,
Sister Vicky Arndorfer of Cedar Rapids.
She was preceded in death by her husband,
Leonard, on Aug. 14, 1996; her parents; a
brother, Victor Loebig; and a sister, Marie
Doughan on Nov. 8, 2004.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home, (515)
679-4453.
www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com.
Clarence Conrad Johnson
MASON CITY Clarence Conrad Johnson, 86, of 12
N. Willow Green Court, died Wednesday (Dec. 1,
2004) at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa.
Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m.
Saturday at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave., with Mr. Steve Meyers of the
United Church of God, Austin, Minn.,
officiating. Interment will held at 4:30 p.m.
Saturday in Bricelyn Lutheran Cemetery,
Bricelyn, Minn.
Visitation will be one hour prior to the service
at Major Erickson Funeral Home.
Memorials may be given to Hospice of North Iowa.
Clarence was born Feb. 23, 1918, in Bricelyn,
Minn., the son of Christ and Nora Johnson.
He was baptized and confirmed at Bricelyn
Lutheran Church.
He married Lillian Beaver on Dec. 9, 1939, in
Bricelyn, Minn. Clarence farmed near Bricelyn
from 1939-1951, then went to work for Johnson's
Feed Supply in Northwood, before becoming
co-owner of Hy-Cross Hatchery Co. of Mason City,
until retiring after 25 years of service.
After retirement, Clarence and his wife,
Lillian, enjoyed golfing, fishing, dancing and
spending their winters in Arizona and Texas.
Clarence is survived by his wife, Lillian;
daughters, Vivian and husband, Don Achenbach, of
Seneca, Wis., and Mary and husband, Peter
Jorgensen, of Decorah; grandchildren, Mark,
Mike, and Greg Sunde, Zach Jensen, and Sara
Nottestad; great-grandchildren, Raymond, Marcus,
Lane, Dallas, Savannah, and Joseph; brother,
Allen and wife Edna Johnson of Janesville,
Minn.; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Preceded in death by his parents and one
brother, Elwood Johnson.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
Cleo Marian Gullickson
NORTHWOOD Cleo Marian Gullickson, 87, of
Northwood, died on Wednesday (Dec. 1, 2004) at
the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason
City.
Funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday at
First Lutheran Church in Northwood, with the
Rev. Wayne Hagen officiating. Burial will be at
Sunset Rest Cemetery in Northwood.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today at
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home in Northwood.
Cleo M. Juhl was born Aug. 22, 1917, near
Waltham, Minn., to Nicholas Paulson Juhl and
Bertha Mae (Hadsell) Juhl. She was baptized and
confirmed at First Lutheran Church, Northwood as
a young adult.
Until the last months of eighth grade she
attended rural schools in the Burchinal,
Rockwell and Mason City areas. She completed
grade school in six years and graduated from
Northwood High School at age 16.
Cleo married C. Donald Gullickson at the
Lutheran parsonage in Mason City on Feb. 22,
1936. She and Donald lived and farmed near
Northwood until Donald's death in 1970.
She moved to Northwood in 1971, living in her
home there until July 1989, when she moved to
Maple Court Apartments where she lived until her
death. She was a devoted helpmate to her husband
on the farm, a homemaker and a loving mother,
grandmother and great-grandmother throughout her
life.
Cleo is survived by two daughters, Donna
(Richard) Tuttle, of Albert Lea, Minn., and Jan
(Roger) Dahlby, of Northwood; two sisters, Edna
Hanson, of Stewartville, Minn., and Hazel Troe,
of Hampton; five grandchildren, Dawn (Mark)
Tietz, of Greenville, S.C., Randy Tuttle, of
Dallas, Texas, Rochelle (John) Reding,
Hermitage, Tenn., Darin (Teri) Dahlby, of
Northwood and Anne Olson, of Mason City; 12
great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, C.
Donald; a daughter, Anne Cooper, in 1962; her
parents, three sisters, Esther, as a young
child, Phyllis Ballandby and Helen Johnson; a
stepbrother, Delbert Juhl; and stepsister,
Charlotte Luick.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, (641) 324-1121.
Maxine Laidley Morris
MESERVEY Maxine Laidley Morris, 77, passed
away Monday (Nov. 29, 2004) at Burgess Memorial
Hospital in Onawa, Iowa.
Memorial service for Maxine Morris will be held
at 2 p.m. Saturday at Salem United Methodist
Church in Meservey, with Pastor Rose Marie
Calderon-Khan officiating. Burial will be in
Meservey Cemetery.
There will be no visitation. The body has been
cremated.
Maxine Morris was born April 18, 1927, in
Estherville, Iowa, to Lawrence and Blanche
Laidley. Maxine married Marvin (Pat) Morris on
July 3, 1946, in Albert Lea, Minn. The couple
made their home in Meservey, Iowa, on the family
farm.
Upon retiring, the couple spent their summers on
Big Pelican Lake in Minnesota and their winters
in Casa Grande, Ariz.
Maxine loved to golf, fish, garden, and bird
watch.
She belonged to Salem United Methodist Church in
Meservey.
On July 19, 2004, she moved to Elmwood Care
Centre in Onawa, Iowa.
Maxine is survived by her children, Rick Morris
and his wife, Mary, of Brooklyn Center, Minn.,
Terry Morris of Belmond, and Marsha Ingebretson
and her husband, Mike, of Onawa; six sisters,
Lorraine Eddy of Swaledale, Marilyn Hinderaker
and her husband, Les, of Story City, Janet Nessa
and her husband, Duane, of Garden City, Janice
Brandt and her husband, Kenneth, of Hubbard,
Maridee Ward and her husband, Dennis, of
Belmond, and Judy Laidley of Mt. Gilead, N.C.
She is also survived by seven grandchildren, Tod
Morris and his fiancee, Kathy of Inver Grove
Heights, Minn., Amy Brock of Champion, Minn.,
Wendy Georgeson and her husband, Jeff, of
Brooklyn Park, Minn., Willie Morris and his
friend, Leah, of Meservey, Waylon Morris and his
wife, Linzie, of Belmond, Brandon Ingebretson
and his wife, Eliza, of Omaha, Neb., and Megan
Ingebretson of Houston, Texas; and four
great-grandchildren, Rickie, Breanna, Nathan and
Alexis.
She was preceded in death by her parents,
stepfather, Harvey Polsdofer; and her beloved
husband, Pat, who passed away Feb. 16, 1994.
The family would like to express their
appreciation of your attendance at this service
and for all the hugs, prayers, cards, phone
call, memorials, flowers and other acts of
kindness given to the family at this time. Thank
you.
Dugger Ewing Funeral Home, 111 Luck's Lane S. in
Belmond, is in charge of arrangements. (641)
444-3248.
James E. Dorsey
MASON CITY James E. Dorsey, 2 Linden Drive,
died Monday (Nov. 29, 2004) at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa in Mason City.
Private family services were held Wednesday at
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, 126 Third
St. N.E. in Mason City, with the Rev. Jon M.
Seda, of Holy Family Catholic Church,
officiating. Burial was in Elmwood-St. Joseph
Cemetery, Mason City, where full military honors
were conducted by members of the Mason City
Veteran's Memorial Association.
Expressions of sympathy may be sent to the
family at: 2 Linden Drive, Mason City, IA 50401.
James Edward Dorsey was born Sept. 3, 1936, at
Plymouth, a son of John and Ruth (Nalan) Dorsey.
He is survived by his wife, Janet; children,
Elizabeth, Jennifer, John and Ann; and nine
grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, and a
brother in infancy.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, (641)
423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com.
Evelyn A. Kephart
MASON CITY Evelyn A. Kephart, 97, of Mason
City, passed away Wednesday (Dec. 1, 2004) at
the I.O.O.F. Home.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m.
Saturday at First Christian Church, 318 N. Adams
Ave., with the Rev. Bill Kanne officiating.
Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Visitation for Evelyn will be from 4 to 6 p.m.
today at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave.
Memorials may be directed to First Christian
Church or Hospice of North Iowa.
Evelyn was born Sept. 5, 1907, the daughter of
Louis C. and Ellen (Piel) Crepow in Mason City.
She attended school in Mason City.
She was united in marriage to Glen J. Kephart on
March 28, 1925, in Austin, Minn.
Evelyn worked for several retail stores in Mason
City including Merkels, Gildners, and Bergos.
Evelyn was a lifetime member of First Christian
Church where she was active in the women's
circle. She was also a lifetime member of the
Order of the Eastern Star.
Evelyn prided herself on never missing an
election and furthered her interest by becoming
an election worker, she even voted in this last
election.
During the 1940s, Evelyn played and managed the
Mason City Independent Basketball Team. She also
coached two seasons of basketball at St.
Joseph's High School.
Evelyn volunteered at Mercy Hospital, logging
more than 1,500 volunteer hours. She was a
regular volunteer at the Community Kitchen and
did so since its beginning.
Evelyn had a real love for quilting, knitting
and playing bridge; she was even quilting and
playing bridge just two weeks ago.
She loved spending the summers at Clear Lake and
especially enjoyed the Thursday afternoon coffee
group at the I.O.O.F. Home.
The family would like to thank Mary Jane Porter
for being a true, kind friend and caregiver and
Ann Moore for her many special visits. Sincere
thanks to Sharon Olson, who visited Evelyn many
times, making sure her hair was always nice and
to Lisa Balduf, who took time to visit Evelyn
often.
A very special thanks to Hospice of North Iowa
for the exceptional care and concern that Evelyn
received.
Those left to cherish her memory are her son,
Tom Kephart and wife, Sue, of Holt, Mich.;
son-in-law, Cooney Balduf of Madrid; her eight
grandchildren, Todd Kephart, Candy Hinderman,
Blain, Barry and Brent Balduf, Lorie Gray,
Stacey Barry and Kelly Kephart; 18
great-grandchildren; and one
great-great-grandchild.
Evelyn was preceded in death by her parents;
husband, Glen Kephart; son, Glen Kephart Jr.,
daughter, Ardeen Balduf; and four sisters; and
one brother.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924
Raymond L. Spurgeon Sr.
HAMPTON Raymond L. Spurgeon Sr., 87, of
Hampton, died Wednesday (Dec. 1, 2004) at
Franklin General Hospital in Hampton.
Funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday
at Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton, with
the Rev. Jerry Miller officiating. Burial will
be at a later date in Carthage, Mo.
There will be no visitation.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, (641) 456-3232
Clara Rentz
ALGONA Clara Rentz, 93, of Algona, formerly of
Burt, died Wednesday (Dec. 1, 2004) at Kossuth
Regional Health Center in Algona.
Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday
at Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home in
Algona, with the Rev. Dennis Secrease
officiating. Burial will be in East Lawn
Cemetery in Algona.
Visitation will be held one hour prior to
services on Saturday at the funeral home.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home, (515)
295-3731.
Fred Fritz' Bernhardt
MASON CITY Fred "Fritz" Bernhardt, 88, of
Mason City, died Thursday (Dec. 2, 2004) at Muse
Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Major
Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
PUBLISHED SATURDAY, DEC. 4, 2004
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William H. Eickhoff
NEW HAMPTON William H. Eickhoff, 82, of
Bassett died Thursday (Dec. 2, 2004) at the
Cedar Falls Lutheran Home of natural causes.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday
at the Conway-Kolbet Funeral Home in New Hampton
with the Rev. Gary Olson, chaplain at the Cedar
Falls Lutheran Home, officiating. Inurnment will
be in the Willow Lawn Cemetery in Plainfield,
Iowa.
Friends may call from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday at
Conway-Kolbet Funeral Home in New Hampton and an
hour prior to services.
William Henry Eickhoff was born Sept. 26, 1922,
near Frederika, Iowa, the son of William J. and
Bertha (Schroeder) Eickhoff. He attended country
school near his family's home.
Following his schooling he farmed for a short
time with his family until he enlisted in the
U.S. Army on Dec. 14, 1942. He served during
World War II in the 101st Airborne Division. On
Jan. 28, 1946, he was honorably discharged.
After returning from the service William resided
in Chicago for a brief time before moving to
Plainfield. While living in Plainfield, William
met Beula Ziehe and the couple was united in
marriage on Dec. 31, 1946, at the Little Brown
Church in Nashua.
Following their marriage the couple resided in
Plainfield for 11 years, and later moving to an
acreage three miles east and three miles south
for another 11 years.
The couple then moved to New Hampton where they
resided for three years before moving to a farm
in Bassett in 1966 where he was currently
residing.
Besides farming, William also operated Eickhoff
Lines, a trucking company he operated out of
Bassett.
He enjoyed his family, children, grandchildren
and brothers and sister.
William also enjoyed fishing, traveling, horses,
and in his younger years he enjoyed singing and
performing.
William is survived by his six daughters, Monica
Eickhoff of Decorah, Judith Jordan of Plainview,
Minn., Linda (Jim) Price of Helena, Mont.,
Wynette (Jim) Hill of Shell Rock, Kathy (Jerry)
Groschens of Plymouth, and Hope Eickhoff of
Shell Rock; a son, Tom (Peggy) Eickhoff of
Charles City; a son-in-law, Olu Martins of
Scottsdale, Ariz.; a brother, Gene Eickhoff of
Sumner; two sisters, Dorothy Swain and Barbara
Frost, both of Missouri; 15 grandchildren and
seven great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, wife,
Beula, (Dec. 25, 2001), a daughter Pam Martins;
two sisters, Ruth Ziehe and Chrystel Vorwald;
two brothers, Karl Eickhoff and Robert Eickhoff.
Conway-Kolbet Funeral Home, (641) 394-4334
Robert L. Bob' Brown
MASON CITY Robert L. "Bob" Brown, 77, of 1531
Sixth Place S.E. died Monday (Nov. 30, 2004) at
the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit.
A funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. today at
St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 302 Fifth St.
S.E., with the Rev. Michael Podhajsky
officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park
Cemetery. Military rites will be conducted by
the Mason City Veterans Memorial Association.
Visitation was held from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at
Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania
Ave., with a scriptural wake service at 6:30
p.m.
Memorials may be given to the Robert L. "Bob"
Brown Memorial Fund, PO Box 792, Mason City,
Iowa 50402-0792.
Bob was born Sept. 20, 1927, in San Francisco,
Calif., the son of Walter and Marie (Busse)
Brown. He was raised in Tucson, Ariz., and moved
to Mason City in 1967.
Bob took an announcing position with KGLO Radio
and TV. He remained with KGLO radio until his
retirement in 1998.
Bob was an avid golfer and following his
retirement a tree was planted on the 4th hole at
Highland Park Golf Course in his honor by River
City Trees.
He was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church
and active in the community as a little league
coach and Cub Scout leader.
He also served as master of ceremonies at many
local events. Bob was given numerous awards
through the years from the American Heart
Association, United Way, North Iowa Mental
Health Association, Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts
of North Iowa and most recently the North Iowa
Band Festival Klempnauer Award.
Bob always had a story to tell and his quick wit
and smiling face will be missed by many.
Bob is survived by his friend and former wife,
Linda Huegli of Tucson, Ariz.; children, Steve
Brown and wife, Kathy, of Clear Lake, Dan Brown
and fiancιe, Marcia Hoffbauer, of Iowa City,
Michael Brown of Mason City, Donna Brown of
Mason City and Christopher Brown of Mason City;
grandchildren, Tony Brown and wife, Bridget,
Tyler, Kala, Kirsten and Derek.
Bob's parents preceded him in death.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
Dora H. Uker
ROCKFORD Dora H. Uker, 88, a resident of the
Nora Springs Care Center and formerly of 405
Third Ave N.W. in Rockford, died Thursday (Dec.
2, 2004) at the Nora Springs Care Center.
Her funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m.
Monday at the First United Methodist Church, 205
First Ave N.W. in Rockford, with the Rev.
Kenneth Kent officiating. Inurnment will be in
Westside Cemetery, rural Marble Rock.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday
at the Fullerton Funeral Home, 302 W Main Ave.
in Rockford. Visitation will continue one hour
prior to services on Monday at the church.
Those wishing to extend memorials or expressions
of sympathy may direct them to the Dora H. Uker
Memorial Fund.
Fullerton Funeral Home and Cremation Services,
(641) 423-8676.
www.fullertonfh.com.
Fred Fritz' Bernhardt
MASON CITY Fred "Fritz" Bernhardt, 88, of 403
2lst St. S.W. died Thursday (Dec. 2, 2004) at
the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit.
Funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Monday
at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 419 N.
Delaware Ave., with the Rev. Mark Lavrenz
officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park
Cemetery with graveside military rites conducted
by the Mason City Veterans Memorial Association.
Visitation will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday
at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to
Hospice of North Iowa or Bethlehem Lutheran
Church in his memory.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
Anna F. Brinkman
GREENE Anna F. Brinkman, 82, of 310 Greene St.
died Friday (Dec. 3, 2004) at the Liebe Care
Center in Greene.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m.
Monday at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Greene,
with Pastor Gary Hatcher officiating. Burial
will be in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Greene.
Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at
the Reid's Funeral Chapel in Greene, where there
will be a public Scripture service at 4 p.m.
p.m. Visitation will continue one hour prior to
services on Monday at the church.
Those planning an expression of sympathy may
direct memorials to the Anna F. Brinkman
Memorial Fund in care of the family, P. O. Box
460 Greene, IA 50636-0460.
Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to
Reid's Funeral Chapel, 519 N. First St., Greene,
(641) 823-4457.
Leona Mayer
STACYVILLE Leona Mayer, 93, of Stacyville died
Friday (Dec. 3, 2004) at the Mitchell County
Regional Health Center in Osage.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m.
Monday at the Visitation Catholic Church in
Stacyville with the Rev. Mark Reasoner
officiating. Burial will be in the Visitation
Cemetery in Stacyville.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday
at the Visitation Catholic Church, with a 5 p.m.
rosary and a 7 p.m. prayer service.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home in St. Ansgar is
in charge of arrangements.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, (641) 713-4920.
Elvin Larson
FOREST CITY Elvin Larson, 64, of Forest City
died Friday (Dec. 3, 2004) at his home.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the
Petersen Lund Funeral Home, 505 N. Clark St. in
Forest City.
Petersen Lund Funeral Home, (641) 585-2685.
PUBLISHED SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2004
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of Fullerton Funeral Homes. Information is
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homes for publication in the Globe Gazette and
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Peter May
NASHUA Peter May, 43, of Nashua, died Saturday
(Dec. 4, 2004) at his home after a courageous
battle with cancer.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m.
Thursday at the Eernisee Funeral Home, 171 N.
Royal Ave., Belgium, Wis., with visitation from
10 a.m. until service time. Burial will be in
St. Mary's Parish Cemetery, Lake Church, Wis.
Friends may call at the Hauser Funeral Home,
1205 S. Main St. in Charles City from 4 to 8
p.m. Monday. There will be a prayer service at 7
p.m. Monday.
Peter Robert May was born Sept. 25, 1961, in
Belgium, Wis., the son of Dick and Regina (Ries)
May. He graduated from Cedar Grove High School,
Cedar Grove, Wis.
On Nov, 23, 1991, he was united in marriage to
Sandra Knapp of Mequon, Wis., in Cedarburg, Wis.
In 1992, Peter and Sandy moved to Charles City,
where Peter was employed by Cambrex Chemical in
Charles City.
Peter enjoyed golfing, traveling and above all
was an avid Green Bay Packers fan.
Peter will be sadly missed by his wife, Sandy,
of Nashua; two stepsons, Tony Knapp of Charles
City, and Bruce Knapp of Grafton, Wis.; brothers
and sisters, Bill (Diane) May and Mike May (Phil
Grasty), all of Cedar Grove, Wis., Noreen (Ken)
Wall of Owosso, Mich., and Marge (Terry)
Steinert of Charles City; a sister-in- law,
Debbie (Jim) Hill of Mayville, Wis.; a
brother-in-law, John (Patti) Liss of Grafton,
Wis.; mother-in-law, Theresa Cyra of Germantown,
Wis.; many nieces and nephews, and his dog,
Badger.
He was preceded in death by his parents,
grandparents, numerous aunts and uncles, and
Max.
The Hauser Funeral Home in Charles City is in
charge of arrangements.
Hauser Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323;
www.hauserfh.com
Dora H. Uker
ROCKFORD Dora H. Uker, 88, a resident of the
Nora Springs Care Center and formerly of 405
Third Ave. N.W. in Rockford, died Thursday
evening (Dec. 2, 2004) at the Nora Springs Care
Center.
Her funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m.
Monday at the First United Methodist Church, 205
First Ave. N.W. in Rockford, with the Rev.
Kenneth Kent officiating. Inurnment will be in
Westside Cemetery, rural Marble Rock.
The family will greet friends and relatives from
5 to 7 p.m. today at Fullerton Funeral Home, 302
W. Main Ave. in Rockford. The visitation will
continue at the church one hour prior to Dora's
service.
Those wishing to extend memorials or expressions
of sympathy may direct them to the Dora H. Uker
Memorial Fund.
Dora Hedwig Uker was born Sept. 18, 1916, in
rural Nora Springs. She was one of five children
born to Hans Peter and Katherinea (Witt)
Paulsen. Dora lived in the Rockford and Nora
Springs area all her life.
On July 20, 1935, Dora was united in marriage to
Roger C. Uker in Mason City. They enjoyed
spending time with one another and going for car
rides. The couple became the proud parents of a
son, Richard, and a daughter, Mary.
In Dora's earlier years, she was employed as a
nurse's aide at the Rockford Nursing Home.
However, most of her life she was content to
tending to the care of her family and home.
Dora treasured time among her friends at the
Senior Citizens Center and the enjoyment of
playing cards with the Royal Neighbors of
America Card Club. She was a member of the First
United Methodist Church.
Dora is described by her family as a very kind
and hard-working woman. She was independent and
spunky and was never shy about "saying what was
on her mind." Dora was a very nurturing mother,
grandmother and great-grandmother. She looked
forward to family gatherings and loved to cook
and bake. Her family claims, "She was a fabulous
cook and they always knew the food would be
great at Grandma's!" They recall Dora's
specialties of pies, angel food birthday cakes,
homemade cookies, air pie and German pastries.
Dora was known not to use recipes when creating
her baked and cooked goods, so most of her
dishes will forever remain a secret.
Some of Dora's favorite leisure activities and
interests included putting jigsaw puzzles
together, cross-stitching and tending to her
flower gardens. She seemed to have a green thumb
with plants and had a fondness for growing
Christmas cacti and Bleeding Hearts.
Dora will be missed dearly by her family and
friends who have shared in her life.
She is survived by her five grandchildren: Ryan
(Charlet) Uker of Rockford, Roger (Michelle)
Uker of Rockford, Shawn (Jackie) Uker of Nora
Springs, Randy Lackore of Iowa City and Paul
(Peg) Lackore of Nebraska. She will also be
fondly remembered by her son-in-law, Cecil
(Sandra) Lackore of Arizona; her
daughter-in-law, Linda Uker of Rockford; her
seven great-grandchildren, and many other
relatives and friends.
Preceding Dora in death were her husband, Roger
C. Uker; her parents, Hans and Katherinea
"Tieda" Paulsen; her son and daughter, Mary
Lackore and Richard C. Uker; her two brothers,
Chris and John Paulsen, and her two sisters,
Inga O'Rourke and Willimina Paulsen.
Fullerton Funeral Home and Cremation Services,
(641) 756-3311;
www.fullertonfh.com.
William L. Gansen
LIME SPRINGS William L. Gansen, 99, of Lime
Springs, died of advanced age Friday (Dec. 3,
2004) at the Regional Health Services of Howard
County Hospital in Cresco.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at
the St. Stephen's Catholic Church in Chester
with burial in Calvary Cemetery in Elma.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the
Conway Funeral Home, 404 N. Elm St. in Cresco,
and an hour prior to services Monday at the
church.
William Lavern Gansen was born on Jan. 19, 1905,
in Elma, the son of William J. and Elizabeth
(Biwer) Gansen. He attended school in Elma.
On Jan. 31, 1928, he was united in marriage to
Loretta Richardson at Immaculate Conception
Church in Elma. He farmed near Lime Springs, was
in the sand and gravel business, and sold seed
corn.
William is survived by his wife, Loretta; four
children: Donald (Doris) of Clear Lake, Robert
(June) of Rochester, Minn., James of
Stenchfield, Minn., and Lois Bronner of Lime
Springs; 13 grandchildren; 22 great
grandchildren; 8 great-great-grandchildren, and
one sister, Ann Leibold of Venice, Calif.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one
son, Dale; one grandson, Bruce; five brothers,
Matt, Ken, Lawrence, Phillip and John, and one
sister, Gertrude Womack.
Conway Funeral Home, (563) 547-3501.
Anna F.
Brinkman
GREENE Funeral services for Anna F. Brinkman,
82, of 310 Greene St., Greene, will be 10:30
a.m. Monday (Dec. 6, 2004) at St. Peter Lutheran
Church in Greene with the Rev. Gary Hatcher
officiating. Burial will be in the Rose Hill
Cemetery in Greene.
Visitation will be 2 to 5 p.m. today at Reid's
Funeral Chapel, 519 N. First St. in Greene,
where there will be a public Scripture service
at 4 p.m. Visitation will continue at the church
on Monday one hour before services.
Anna F. Litterer was born Sept. 17, 1922, in
rural Riverton Township, Floyd County, a
daughter of Fred and A. Marie Scheidecker, and
died Friday (Dec. 3, 2004) at Liebe Care Center
in Greene.
She was baptized Oct. 15, 1922, at her parents'
home, and confirmed May 9, 1937, at St. John
Evangelical, Pleasant Hill, rural Nashua. She
received her education and graduated from Greene
High School in 1942. She received her teaching
certificate from the Iowa State Teachers'
College in Cedar Falls.
On Sept. 6, 1943, she was united in marriage to
Francis Lyle Brinkman at the Little Brown Church
in Nashua. Anna accompanied her husband to the
various military locations where he was
stationed during World War II. Following his
discharge, they returned to Greene, where they
started farming on the Crabapple farm, remaining
there until 1968, when they moved into their new
home in town.
Anna and Francis enjoyed 10 winters in Mercedes,
Texas.
Her interests included puzzles, card games,
gardening and canning. She was a loving wife,
mother and grandmother whose paramount concern
was the needs of her family. She was a very
humble lady who provided deep inner strength for
her loved ones.
She was a faithful member of St. Peter Lutheran
Church, where she served on the Altar Guild,
taught Sunday school and was a member of WELCA.
She will be sadly missed by her daughter, Sue
Wheat of Greene; three sons, Gale Lee (Mary K.)
Brinkman, Joe Francis (Sue) Brinkman, all of
Greene, and Mark Henry (Carla) Brinkman of
Williams-burg; nine grandchildren: Erin Brinkman
and her fiance', Steve Mulder, John (Lindsay)
Brinkman, Becky (Tim) Newton, Rachelle and Mary
Wheat, and Megan, Lindsay, Nathan and Alison
Brinkman; one great grandchild, Derek Brinkman;
two sisters-in-law, Vera Litterer of Charles
City and Mabel Litterer of Greene, and one
brother-in-law, Bernard Horn of Nashua.
Anna leaves to join her husband, Francis, who
died May 20, 2004; an infant son in 1945; a
daughter, Kay F. Brinkman in 1949; one grandson,
Allan Wheat in 1976; her parents; one sister,
Eva Horn, and two brothers, Leonard Litterer and
Louis Litterer.
Those planning an expression of sympathy may
direct memorials to the Anna F. Brinkman
Memorial Fund in care of the family, P.O. Box
460 Greene, Iowa 50636-0460.
Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to
Reid's Funeral Chapel in Greene.
Reid's Funeral Chapel, (641) 823-4457.
Elvin A. Larson
FOREST CITY Elvin A. Larson, 64, of Forest
City, died Friday (Dec. 3, 2004) at his home in
Forest City.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at
Immanuel Lutheran Church in Forest City with the
Rev. Barbara Spaulding officiating. Burial will
be at Oakland Cemetery in Forest City.
Visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m. today at
Petersen Lund Funeral Home, 505 N. Clark St. in
Forest City, and an hour prior to service at the
church on Monday.
Elvin Arlo Larson was born in Forest City on
March 23, 1940, the son of Elias and Anna
(Werstein) Larson. He received his education in
Forest City and graduated from Forest City High
School in 1959. He then attended trade school
for a year.
Elvin worked for Eames Construction, Peterson
Construction Co. and the City of Forest City. He
owned and operated Elvin Larson Construction for
many years, building houses and doing
remodeling. He also enjoyed restoring old autos
and trucks. Elvin took great pride in his work.
On July 22, 1968, he married Sandra Bronsema.
Elvin was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church
and was active in 4-H and Pheasants Forever. He
loved caring for his 40-acre "hobby farm,"
raising grain and livestock. He liked to go
boating and fishing, and treasured time spent
with his family. After two years of retirement,
Elvin returned to work as an auto technician at
Wal-Mart in Mason City.
Elvin is survived by his son, David Larson of
Forest City; his daughter, DeEtta Larson of
Mason City; his ex-wife and dear friend, Sandy
Larson of Forest City; father-in-law, Frank
Bronsema of Forest City; a sister, Eleanor
(Gary) Sheldahl of Forest City; two brothers,
Franklin (Marsha) Larson of Forest City and
Louis (Joyce) Larson of Story City, and many
nieces and nephews, Tom and Denise Larson, Ed
Sheldahl and Brittney Sterner, Jennifer and
Jeremy Jordahl, Tammy and Mitchell Daniels,
DeAnna and Jerry HeWitt, Ursula and Jeff
Hanselman, and Myrna, Deana and Kendra Larson.
Elvin was preceded in death by his parents;
brothers, Leonard and Elmer; a sister, Lois; a
nephew, Jon; a niece, Ann, and mother-in-law,
Thelma Bronsema.
Petersen Lund Funeral Home, (641) 585-2685.
Tyler Molitor
OSAGE Tyler Molitor, 15, of Osage, died Friday
(Dec. 3, 2004) of injuries he received in an
auto accident.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Osage
with the Rev. Mark Reasoner officiating. Burial
will be at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Osage.
Visitation is from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at the
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage.
Memorials may be directed to the Tyler Molitor
Memorial Fund.
Tyler was born April 10, 1989, in Spencer, the
son of John and Kelley (Beatty) Molitor. Tyler
was a student at Osage Community High School,
where he was active in cross country, golf,
baseball and basketball. He also participated in
chorus, school plays and musicals. Tyler liked
being with his friends, and enjoyed spending
time with his family.
Tyler is survived by his parents, John and
Kelley Molitor of Osage; a sister, Jennifer
Molitor, at home; two brothers, Trevor and
Tanner Molitor, at home; paternal grandparents,
John B. and Eileen Molitor of Ruthven, Iowa;
maternal grandparents, Bob and Peg Beatty of
Dickens, Iowa, and many loving aunts, uncles and
cousins
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, Osage, (641)
732-3706.
Fred Fritz' Bernhardt
MASON CITY Fred "Fritz" Bernhardt, 88, of
Mason City, died Thursday, (Dec. 2, 2004) at the
Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit.
Funeral services for Fritz will be held at 10
a.m. Monday at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 419 N.
Delaware Ave., with the Rev. Mark Lavrenz
officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park
Cemetery. Graveside military rites will be
conducted by the Mason City Veterans Memorial
Association.
Visitation for Fritz will be from 3 to 6 p.m.
today at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave. in Mason City and continue one
hour prior to service time at the church on
Monday.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests
memorials be directed to Bethlehem Lutheran
Church or Hospice of North Iowa.
Fred "Fritz" Bernhardt was born Jan. 11, 1916,
the son of Fred and Mary (Schmeider) Bernhardt,
in Menomonee Falls, Wis. After Fritz was born,
the family moved to St. Ansgar and then to
Plymouth. Fritz attended schools in St. Ansgar
and Mason City.
Fritz served in the United States Army during
World War II in the 5th Armored Division. He
drove a one-ton half truck in France, Belguim,
Germany and Holland, hauling personnel for a
recon unit during all kinds of weather and heavy
combat conditions. Fritz served in the American,
European, African and Middle Eastern theaters.
During the American Theater, he received the
Silver Battle Star and three overseas battle
stars. Also, during the European and African
theaters, Fritz received the Bronze Star, Purple
Ribbon, five battle stars and the Purple Heart,
and Good Conduct Medal during the Middle Eastern
Theater. He was ranked at a TEC 5 Technician
prior to his honorable discharge from the
service.
Fritz was united in marriage to Betty Barlow on
Feb. 9, 1949, in Mason City. They farmed in the
Plymouth and Rockwell areas for 27 years. After
retiring from farming, Fritz and Betty came to
Mason City in 1976. He then went to work for
Curries Manufacturing for six years until his
retirement.
Fritz was a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church
and also a lifetime member both the D.A.V. and
V.F.W. He was a fisherman, and he and Betty
enjoyed 10 summers at their cabin at Lake
Vermillion in Cook, Minn. Fritz also was a very
talented woodcarver.
He is survived by his wife, Betty, of Mason
City; a sister, Ruth Christiansen, and husband,
Clyden, of Manly, and several nieces and
nephews.
Fritz was preceded in death by his parents; five
brothers: Hank, Victor, Herman, Gus and Edward,
and two sisters, Lydia and Emma.
Major Erickson Funeral Home in Mason City is in
charge of the arrangements.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
Leona Mayer
STACYVILLE Leona Mayer, 93, of Stacyville died
on Friday (Dec. 3, 2004) at the Mitchell County
Regional Health Center, Osage.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at
Visitation Catholic Church in Stacyville with
the Rev. Mark Reasoner officiating. Burial will
be in the Visitation Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today with a
rosary at 5 p.m. and a prayer service at 7 p.m.
at the Visitation Catholic Church.
Leona was born Dec. 9, 1910, at Stacyville, the
eighth of nine children to Joseph and Josephine
(Mueller) Mayer. She grew up on the family farm
east of Stacyville. She moved with her parents
to town in 1929, where she resided until Sept.
30, 2004, when she moved to the Stacyville
Community Nursing Home.
Growing up, she was very active in 4-H, even
having a grand champion holstein at the National
Dairy Show in Memphis, Tenn., in 1927. Leona
graduated from Visitation High School.
After graduation, she worked in various homes in
the Osage/Stacyville area. She worked as a
telephone operator until Stacyville converted to
dial telephones in the late 1950s. She then
worked at the Stacyville Savings Bank until her
retirement in 1975.
Leona was a charter member of the Catholic Order
of Foresters, serving in several offices,
including treasurer for more than 40 years. She
was very dedicated to her church. Leona was also
a member of the American Legion Auxillary for 45
years.
After her retirement, she was able to enjoy
gardening, especially roses and peonies. She was
an avid sports fan, spending many summer nights
watching "Charlies Angels" at the softball
diamond. She never missed the TV action of the
Minnesota Twins, Chicago Bulls, Iowa Hawkeyes
and, the last several years, Tiger Woods. Her
other joys were spending time with the great-
and great-great nieces and nephews, knitting and
slot machines. She would never miss her Monday
"solo" game.
She never complained and found good in
everything. While she was never a mother, she
was a special "grandmother" to many and will be
greatly missed.
Leona was preceded in death by her parents; six
brothers, Edward, Michael, Ernest, Ray, Herbert
and Ralph, and two sisters, Martha Heimer and
Marcella Mayer.
She is survived by a sister-in-law, Angela
Ginder; her caregiver and great-niece, Betty
Blake, and a special nephew, Leon "Charlie"
Heimer, all of Stacyville, and numerous nieces
and nephews.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home of St. Ansgar is
in charge of arrangements.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, (641) 713-4920.
Vern Peterson
MASON CITY Vern Peterson, 84, of Mason City
and formerly of Thompson, died Friday (Dec. 3,
2004) at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in
Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday at the United Methodist Church in
Thompson. Pastor Wayne Squier will officiate.
Burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery in
Thompson. Military honors will be by the
Thompson VFW Post 8408.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at
Winter Funeral Home and Cremation Service in
Thompson and continue one hour prior to the
service at the church on Wednesday.
Winter Funeral Home and Cremation Services,
(641) 584-2520;
www.winterfuneralhome.com.
LaVonne Lines
MARBLE ROCK LaVonne Lines, 79, of Marble Rock,
died Friday (Dec. 3, 2004) at the Muse Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
Funeral services are pending at Reid's Funeral
Chapel in Marble Rock.
Reid's Funeral Chapel, (641) 823-4457.
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