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Richard Crapser
BELMOND Richard Crapser, 73, of
LaHabra Heights, Calif., son of Glen and
Juanita Crapser of Belmond, passed away
Saturday (Jan. 22, 2005) at the Mercy
Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City.
Memorial services will be held at 11
a.m. Friday at St. John's Lutheran
Church in Belmond. There will be no
visitation.
Richard Allen Crapser was born June 17,
1931, in Albert Lea, Minn., to Glen and
Juanita DeVries Crapser.
At a young age, Richard and his family
moved to Belmond, where he graduated
from Belmond High School in 1949.
Richard played basketball in high
school, junior college and in the U.S.
Navy.
He attended Waldorf College and served
in the U.S. Navy from 1951-1955.
Richard was united in marriage to Jackie
Long on July 7, 1957, in Ames, Iowa.
Richard attended and graduated from
Drake University with a degree in
accounting and finance.
For a time, he lived in Carlisle and
then moved to California in 1964.
Richard retired in 1993.
Richard enjoyed genealogy with his
cousin, Mary. He taught Sunday school
and was very family-oriented. He was an
Indian Guide, served on the school PTA
committees and helped with many fund
raisers. He was a member of many coffee
groups.
Richard was a member of the First
Christian Church of Whittier, Calif.,
and the Masonic Lodge.
Richard is survived by his wife, Jackie;
two sons, Mark, of LaHabra Heights,
Calif., and Craig and wife Karen of
Boise, Idaho; three grandchildren,
David, Aaron and Kevin; parents, Glen
and Juanita Crapser of Belmond; special
cousins, Mary DeVries-Lindquist and
husband Ron and their children, Amanda
and Megan of North Branch, Minn.
Dugger Ewing Funeral Home, 111 Luicks
Lane S. in Belmond, is in charge of
arrangements.
Dugger Ewing Funeral Home, (641)
444-3248.
Adelaide Jimenez
ST. ANSGAR Adelaide Jimenez, 83, of
4895 Dancer Ave. in St. Ansgar, died
Monday (Jan. 24, 2005) at her home.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30
p.m. Friday at the Fullerton Funeral
Home, 123 Second St. S.E. in Mason City,
with the Rev. Lydia Mittag officiating.
Interment will be held at Elmwood-St.
Joseph Cemetery in Mason City.
Visitation will be held from noon until
time of services Friday at the Fullerton
Funeral Home.
Those wishing to extend memorials or
expressions of sympathy may direct them
to the Adelaide Jimenez Memorial Fund.
Thoughts, condolences and stories may be
e-mailed to the family at
www.fullertonfh.com.
Fullerton Funeral Home and Cremation
Services, (641) 423-8676;
www.fullertonfh.com.
Lena M. Lock
MASON CITY Lena M. Lock, 96, of Mason
City, died Monday (Jan. 24, 2005) at the
Good Shepherd Health Center in Mason
City.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30
a.m. Friday at the First Presbyterian
Church, 201 Willowbrook Drive in Mason
City, with the Rev. Terry Hamilton-Poore
officiating. Interment will be in
Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m.
Thursday at the Major Erickson Funeral
Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave. in Mason
City.
A memorial fund has been established in
her name.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory,
(641) 423-0924.
Donovan B. (Hibner) Hansen
CHARLES CITY Donovan B. (Hibner)
Hansen, 88, passed away Sunday (Jan. 23,
2005) at the 11th Street Chautauqua
Guest Home.
Funeral services for Mr. Hansen will be
held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. John
Lutheran Church in Charles City with
Pastor Dennis Niezwaag officiating.
Entombment will be held immediately
following the services at Sunnyside
Memory Gardens.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m.
today at the Sunnyside Funeral Home
Chapel with Masonic services at 7 p.m. A
visitation will be held one hour prior
to services on Thursday at the church.
Mr. Hansen was born Oct. 17, 1916, in
Nora Springs, the son of Martin Hansen
and Eula June (Smith) Hansen Hibner. He
received his education in the Marble
Rock School system.
Donovan entered the Army Air Corps on
May 4, 1943. He served his country
during World War II, doing three tours
of duty overseas.
He received a Good Conduct Medal, Purple
Heart, Croix De Guerre Belgian and
European-African-Middle Eastern Theater
Service Medal.
Mr. Hansen was wounded in action April
16, 1945, but returned to active duty
immediately, being honorably discharged
on Dec. 1, 1945.
Donovan returned to Sioux Fall, S.D.,
after discharge working for the Hormel
Co. and owned an excavating company.
Mr. Hansen moved to St. Petersburg,
Fla., in the early 1950s. He bought a
motel and went to work for J.J. Land
Clearing. Donovan went to work for the
city of St. Petersburg in the early
1960s. Donovan retired from the city of
St. Petersburg in the mid-1980s.
When on a visit back to Iowa, Mr. Hansen
met Mabel Edna (Howe) Jung. They married
on Oct. 15, 1971. They made their home
in St. Petersburg. Donovan and Mabel
moved back to Charles City in 1998.
Donovan loved to hunt in his younger
years. He also loved to fish, travel and
play cards especially Canasta.
Donovan also loved to visit with his
family and tend to his fruit trees.
He was a member of the Masonic Lodge,
VFW and the American Legion.
Those left to cherish his memory: his
wife, Mabel, of Charles City; a
daughter, Mavis Sullivan, of Clifton,
Va.; a daughter-in-law, Elizabeth Jung,
of Clear Lake; five grandsons, Michael
(Dora) Sullivan, Stephen (Cindy)
Sullivan, Daniel (Jenny) Sullivan, Mark
(Vicky) Jung and Matt Jung; two
granddaughters, Kathryn Sullivan-Parker
and Susan Jung; numerous
great-grandchildren and
great-great-grandchildren; four
brothers, Charles (Beverly) Hibner, of
Charles City; Don (Doris) Hibner, of
Charles City; Leo (Rose) Hibner, of St.
Petersburg, and Duane (Joanne) Hibner,
of Ducktown, Tenn.; two sisters, Marian
Hahn, of St. Petersburg, and Fern (Vern)
Kramer, of Charles City, and one
sister-in-law, Esther Brunner, Charles
City, along with several nieces and
nephews.
Mr. Hansen was preceded in death by his
parents; son, Robert Jung; son-in-law,
Miles Sullivan; sister-in-law, Romona
Hibner, and a brother-in-law, Myron
Hahn.
Sunnyside Funeral Home is in charge of
arrangements (641) 228-2635.
MaDeen Deen' Ludwig
WEST BEND MaDeen "Deen" Ludwig, 79, of
West Bend, died Tuesday (Jan. 25, 2005)
at his home in West Bend.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete with
Wilson's of Algona.
Wilson Funeral Homes, Algona, (525)
295-2622.
Adelaide Larson
NORA SPRINGS Adelaide Leonora Wamstad
Larson, 87, of Nora Springs, died
Tuesday (Jan. 25, 2005) at the Nora
Springs Care Center.
Adelaide Leonora Wamstad Larson was born
Jan. 5, 1918, to Milton and Mina (Field)
Wamstad in Mitchell County, Iowa.
She attended rural schools in Mitchell
County, Nora Springs High School,
Waldorf College,and the University of
Northern Iowa.
She was a lifelong member of Rock Creek
Lutheran Church, where she was baptized,
confirmed and married.
Adelaide was a teacher in the Rake and
Nora Springs-Rock Falls schools.
She was married to Vernon C. Larson on
June 10, 1939. This union was blessed
with seven children.
Her hobbies were sewing, crafts,
hardanger and cross stitch embroidery.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday
at the Rock Creek Lutheran Church, 3269
Foothill Ave. in Osage, with the Rev. R.
Dawson Tornes officiating. Burial will
be in the Rock Creek Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m.
Thursday at the Champion-Bucheit Funeral
Home in Osage and will continue one hour
before services at the church.
She is survived by two sons, Dennis
Larson and wife, Cheryl, of Tucson,
Ariz., and Joel Larson and wife,
Jeannine, of Nora Springs; three
daughters, Carole Sours and husband,
Roy, of Panora, Ellen White and husband,
Stuart, of Garland, Texas, and Susan
Larson of St. Charles, Ill.; eight
grandchildren: Scott Larson, Kristine
Litten, Steven Larson and Kathryn
Larson; Julie Bosch and Jody Sours;
Jared White and Mark White; eight
great-grandchildren, Natalie and Joshua
Litten; Seth Larson; Riley and Dylan
Bosch; Madison Brown, Melinda and Mason
White.
She was preceded by her parents; her
husband, Vernon, and two sons, David and
Jerome Larson.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, (641)
732-3706.
Irving Flatness
NORTHWOOD Irving Flatness, 86, of
Northwood, died Tuesday (Jan. 25, 2005)
at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit in Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m.
Friday at the Deer Creek Lutheran Church
in Carpenter with the Rev. Lance
Kittleson officiating. Burial will be in
Deer Creek Cemetery, Carpenter.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m.
Thursday at the Schroeder & Sites
Funeral Home, Highway 65 S., Northwood.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, (641)
324-1121.
Marjorie E. Harlson
THOMPSON Marjorie E. Harlson, 81, of
Thompson, died Monday (Jan. 24, 2005) at
the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit
in Mason City, Iowa.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30
p.m. Friday at Bethany Lutheran Church
in Thompson with the Rev. Mark Decker
officiating.
Burial will take place at Rose Hill
Cemetery in Thompson.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m.
Thursday at the Winter Funeral Home, 245
Harrison St. in Thompson, and will
continue one hour prior to services at
the church on Friday.
Winter Funeral Home, (641) 584-2520;
www.winterfuneralhome.com.
John F. Havel
MASON CITY John F. Havel, 78, of 14
Clover Lane, died Monday (Jan. 24, 2005)
at his home.
A funeral Mass will be held at 10:30
a.m. Thursday at the Holy Family
Catholic Church, 714 N. Adams Ave. in
Mason City, with the Rev. Jon M. Seda
and the Rev. Greg Havel officiating.
Burial will be in St. Aloysius Cemetery
in Calmar, where military honors will be
conducted by members of Hoverson Giesen
American Legion Post No. 266 of Calmar.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m.
today at Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial
Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E. in Mason
City, with a Scriptural wake service at
6:30 p.m. There will be further
visitation one hour prior to the
services on Thursday at the church.
Memorials may be given to Alzheimer's
Research Foundation, 1236 Ginger
Crescent, Virginia Beach, VA 23453 or to
the donor's choice.
John Francis Havel was born May 28,
1926, at Montgomery, Minn., a son of
John J. and Agnes (Barloon) Havel.
He was united in marriage to Alice E.
Riedel on Aug. 17, 1950, at St. Boniface
Catholic Church in Tipton, Kan.
He attended Calmar Schools and was a
graduate of Calmar High School.
John served in the U.S. Navy during
World War II.
John worked for the Chicago and North
Western railroad for 37 years. He served
as the depot agent at Stewartville,
Minn., and the assistant roadmaster at
Rochester before moving to Mason City in
1978 where he worked as the roadmaster,
retiring in 1985.
He enjoyed bowling league with his
railroad friends, and especially
golfing, fishing and tending his
vegetable garden.
John volunteered assisting senior
citizens prepare their tax returns.
He was a member of Holy Family Catholic
Church and Holy Family Men's Club, and
served as an usher and money counter.
He is survived by his wife, Alice, of
Mason City; a daughter, Debbie Williams,
of St. Michael, Minn.; a son, the Rev.
Greg Havel, of Stewartville, Minn.; two
grandchildren, Brian (Alicia) Williams,
of Andover, Minn., and Jennifer Williams
of St. Michael, Minn.; a great-grandson,
Brock Williams, and two brothers, Arnold
(Helen) Havel and Richard (Caroline)
Havel, both of Calmar, Iowa.
John was preceded in death by his
parents and one brother.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel,
(641) 423-2372;
www.colonialchapels.com.
Pearl E. Hertzke
LAKOTA Pearl E. Hertzke, 89, of
Lakota, died Tuesday (Jan. 25, 2005) at
the Lutz Wing Nursing Home in Fairmont,
Minn.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30
a.m. Friday at St. Paul Lutheran Church
in Lakota with Rev. Marino Melstead
officiating. Burial will be at St. Paul
Lutheran Cemetery in Lakota.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m.
Thursday at Winter Funeral Home in
Buffalo Center and one hour prior to the
services at the church Friday morning.
Winter Funeral Home, (641) 562-2858;
www.winterfuneralhome.com.
Ryleigh Marie Steenblock
ALEXANDER Ryleigh Marie Steenblock,
stillborn daughter of Rusty and Crystal
(Asmus) Steenblock, of Alexander, Iowa,
was delivered Monday (Jan. 24, 2005) at
the Wright Medical Center in Clarion.
Funeral arrangements are being completed
with the Andrews Funeral Home, 516 First
St. S.E. in Belmond.
Andrews Funeral Home, (641) 444-4474.
Published Thursday, January 27,
2005.
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Adelaide
Jimenez
ST. ANSGAR Adelaide
Jimenez, 83, of 4895
Dancer Ave., St. Ansgar,
died early Monday
morning (Jan, 24, 2005)
at her home.
Funeral services have
been set for 1:30 p.m.
Friday at Fullerton
Funeral Home, 123 Second
St. S.E. in Mason City,
with Rev. Lydia Mittag
officiating. Interment
will be held at
Elmwood-St. Joseph
Cemetery in Mason City.
The family will greet
friends and relatives
from noon to 1:30 p.m.
on Friday, prior to
Adelaide's service at
Fullerton Funeral Home.
Those wishing to extend
memorials or expressions
of sympathy may direct
them to the Adelaide
Jimenez Memorial Fund.
Thoughts, condolences
and stories may be
emailed to the family at
the
www.fullertonfh.com.
Adelaide Jimenez was
born Dec. 18, 1921, in
Penjamo Ciudadano,
Mexico, to Acencion and
Aurelia (Alcantar)
Aguirre. She was the
first of 10 children
born to her parents.
When Adelaide was a year
old, her family moved to
the United States.
Adelaide lived in Mason
City for approximately
50 years until the late
1970s, then moved with
her family to Portland,
Ore., for many years,
then relocated back to
Mason City in 1998. This
December, Adelaide moved
to St. Ansgar to live
with her daughter,
Linda, and her family.
Adelaide was employed at
Lida's Beauty Shop as a
cosmetologist for many
years and had also
worked at Decker
meat-packing and Damon's
Department Store.
Adelaide was very proud
of her Mexican heritage.
She attended classes,
learning to proficiently
and fluently speak and
write both Spanish and
English. She was one of
few who held dual
citizenships in the
United States and
Mexico. Adelaide was a
well-known bilingual
interpreter for many
people in the Mason City
area and across the
state of Iowa. She also
traveled to Mexico
numerous times in order
to assist with language
barriers between the two
countries.
On Sept. 21, 1942,
Adelaide was united in
marriage to Joseph
Leondro Jimenez, Sr. in
Albert Lea, Minn. They
became the proud parents
of eight children.
Adelaide's family
describe their mother as
a very artistic, loving,
hard-working and
talented woman, she
seemed to sleep little!
She took great pride in
nurturing her family and
was a true go-getter in
filling the hours in a
day. Adelaide found
great joy in crocheting,
restoring furniture and
antiques, including
caning and upholstering,
sewing doll clothes and
collecting bisque dolls.
Some of Adelaide's
leisure time and
interests included
growing house plants,
gardening, canning
vegetables and fruit,
quilting and oil
painting.
Adelaide was very giving
of her time and
resources as she
assisted at the Senior
Citizen's Center,
purchased clothing for
those in need, and in
her earlier years was a
volunteer at a local
children's day care
center. She sacrificed
much and was devoted to
her faith and family.
Her daughters recall
that large family
gatherings were
important to Adelaide
and many times their
mother cooked up to 50
dozen tamales for
Christmas. Cooking
Mexican dishes and
entertaining in her home
was her specialty!
Adelaide will be greatly
missed by her family and
friends.
She is survived by her
children, Maria Hansen
of Joice, Linda Quinones
of St. Ansgar, and Laura
McDowall, Joseph
(Sylvia) Jimenez, Jr.,
Sarogosa Jimenez and
Theodore Jimenez, all of
Portland, Ore. Adelaide
will also be a cherished
memory of her sister,
Carmen (Thomas) Jimenez
of Mason City; her two
brothers, Manuel
(Dorothy) Aguirre and
Jackie Aguirre, both of
St. Paul, Minn.;
numerous grandchildren
and great-grandchildren;
and many other relatives
and friends.
Preceding Adelaide in
death is her husband,
Joseph Jimenez, Sr. in
December 1977; her
daughter, Margo Jimenez;
her son, Anthony
Jimenez; her parents;
five sisters and one
brother.
Fullerton Funeral Home
and Cremation Services
(641) 423-8676.
www.fullertonfh.com
Doris
Ardelle Burk
BELMOND Doris Ardelle
Burk, 84, of Belmond,
passed away Monday (Jan.
24, 2005) at Wright
Medical Center in
Clarion.
Funeral service for
Doris Burk will be held
at 10 a.m. Friday at
United Methodist Church
in Goodell with Pastor
Paddy Druhl officiating.
Burial will take place
in Amsterdam Cemetery.
Visitation will be held
from 5 to 7 p.m. today
at Dugger Ewing Funeral
Home, 111 Luick's Lane
S. in Belmond and one
hour prior to services
at the church on Friday.
Doris, the daughter of
Roy Davis and Myrtle
Bearbower, was born
April 18, 1920, in Mora,
Minn. As a young child
Doris and her family
moved to the Kanawha
area, where Doris
attended school and
graduated from high
school in 1938.
On June 14, 1939, Doris
was united in marriage
with Don Burk at United
Methodist Church in
Kanawha. The couple made
their home at Ruby Hill
Farm, where Doris helped
with farming and with
the chickens. In 1989,
they moved to the family
home in Belmond.
Doris and Don loved
square dancing and
spending time with
friends. She was a
wonderful cook and
baker; she enjoyed
tending to her flowers
and especially enjoyed
quilting. She was a
member of the Prairie
Quilters Club, Over
Sixty's Club and
Grandmothers' Club.
Often, Doris could be
found watching Tom play
softball or having
coffee with her coffee
groups. She loved it
when the boys would take
her fishing. She enjoyed
the company of her
parakeet, Dickie. Most
of all, Doris enjoyed
doing things for her
family.
Doris was a member of
United Methodist Church
in Goodell. She was also
a member of the UMW in
Klemme. In her younger
years, she was a Sunday
school teacher.
Doris is survived by a
daughter, Patty Kuhlers,
of Clear Lake, two sons,
Bob and wife, Karen, of
Story City and Tom and
wife, Jackie, of
Goodell; six
grandchildren, Krista
Pals and husband,
Dighton, Kent Kuhlers
and wife, Kim, Kari
Mennenga and husband,
Mike, Phil Burk and
wife, Laura, Ryan
Paulsen and wife, Robyn,
and Nathan Burk; six
great grandchildren,
Julia Eckhoff and
husband, Shane, Alyssa
and Brianne Pals, Shelby
Mennenga and Colton and
Olivia Kuhlers; one
great-great grandchild,
Emily; a brother-in-law,
Gerald Burk, and wife,
Nellie; and several
nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in
death by her parents;
husband, Don;
son-in-law, Marlyn
Kuhlers; two brothers:
Howard and Harold; and a
sister, Lela.
Dugger Ewing Funeral
Home in Belmond is in
charge of the
arrangements.
Dugger Ewing Funeral
Home, (641) 444-3248.
Irving
Arnold Flatness
NORTHWOOD Irving
Arnold Flatness, 86, of
Northwood, died Tuesday
(Jan. 25, 2005) at Muse
Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit in Mason City after
complications of
pneumonia.
Funeral service will be
at 10 a.m. on Friday at
Deer Creek Lutheran
Church in Carpenter with
Rev. Lance Kittleson
officiating. Burial will
be at Deer Creek
Cemetery at Carpenter.
Visitation will be today
from 5 to 7 p.m. at
Schroeder and Sites
Funeral Home in
Northwood.
Irving was a hardworking
man who did not have
much formal education
but taught himself a lot
throughout his life. He
confirmed his baptism
and faith in Jesus
Christ as his Savior in
the Lutheran church.
Irving married Olga
Beulah Bakken on March
15, 1942, in Clarks
Grove, Minn.
Irving worked hard
farming, milking cows,
custom combining
trucking; which he
really enjoyed a lot. He
had a sense of humor and
like the Flatness' men
liked to rash others. In
their early years of
marriage, Olga and
Irving liked to go
dancing at the Terp in
Austin, Minn. In the
late 70s, 80s and early
90s they enjoyed camping
around the area, they
even got to the Black
Hills, Wisconsin Dells
and Branson. They
enjoyed meeting others
and visiting. They
visited their neighbors
in Deer Creek a lot and
enjoyed playing cards.
Irving retired from
farming in 1984, but
stayed on the farm for
11 more years because
Olga loved the farm. In
retirement, they enjoyed
going to sales. In 1995,
they moved to Northwood
on Shellrock Drive where
he lived until we took
him to the hospital on
Sunday afternoon. For
more than 10 years
Irving cared for Olga,
who had Alzheimer's,
until we knew she needed
to be in a care facility
in November 2000. He
really loved and did so
much for Olga so she
could stay in her home.
Olga, his wife, died 1
1/2 years ago and
Sharon, his daughter who
died 32 1/2 years ago,
will welcome Irving, a
child of God, to his
heavenly home.
Irving was the oldest of
the six children that
Palmer and Hattie had.
Morris Flatness, Arlene
Saltou and Doris Jensen
preceded Irving in
death. He has two
surviving brothers,
Kenneth Flatness and
wife, Arlene, and Glenn
Flatness and wife,
Arlene, all of Albert
Lea, Minn. He has many
nieces and nephews.
David, Irving's son and
wife, Brenda, Clear
Lake, will cherish the
many memories they have
made together over the
years, along with
grandson, Douglas, and
wife, Sara, of Lincoln,
Neb., and their
children, Rumer, Macy
and Ridge;
granddaughter, Dawn
Wright and husband,
Jason, of Le Blanc, La.,
and their children,
Abigail, Andrew and
Matthew; and grandson,
Scott David of West Des
Moines.
Schroeder and Sites
Funeral Home of
Northwood is in charge
of arrangements.
Schroeder & Sites
Funeral Home, (641)
324-1121.
Pearl
Hertzke
LAKOTA Pearl Hertzke,
89, of Lakota, died
Tuesday (Jan. 25, 2005)
at Lutz Wing Nursing
Home in Fairmont, Minn.
Funeral service will be
held 10:30 a.m. Friday
at St. Paul Lutheran
Church in Lakota. Rev.
Marino Melstead will
officiate. Burial will
be at St. Paul Lutheran
Cemetery in Lakota.
Visitation will be from
5 to 7 p.m. today at
Winter Funeral Home in
Buffalo Center and one
hour prior to services
at the church Friday
morning.
Pearl Esther (Wirtjes)
Hertzke, the daughter of
John and Laura (Scott)
Wirtjes, was born Aug.
15, 1915, in Kossuth
County, Iowa. She grew
up on a farm with her
sisters, Mabel, Clara
and Irene, and her
brother, Jack. Pearl
attended and graduated
from Ledyard High
School. Following
training at Buena Vista
College in Storm Lake,
she began teaching in a
small rural school.
On Aug. 12, 1936, Pearl
married Raymond Hertzke.
In 1941, they
established Hertzke's
Grocery and despite time
and child care
restraints, Pearl spent
many days and nights
working side by side
with Ray for 25 years.
Upon retirement, they
enjoyed traveling and
gardening and always
offered and helped their
children with business
and home projects.
Pearl and Ray had six
children, Keith, Shelda,
Illona, Neil, Nyla and
Bruce. A devoted mother,
Pearl cared for her
family and others with
calm dignity and
graciousness. Her
children and
grandchildren benefited
from her loving support
and encouragement,
knowing that she would
help with school
projects and be there
for special events.
Preparing for holidays,
birthdays and family
gatherings brought her
much pleasure and there
were always baked goods
and fresh garden
vegetables to share.
Even the birds and
little animals benefited
from her concern and
care.
Her devotion to family
and community resulted
in service activities at
church and community
functions. An avid
reader, Pearl served on
the Lakota Library
Board. She loved nature,
flowers and trees; and
as an officer and member
of the Lakota Garden
Club, Pearl enjoyed
pursuing community
beautification efforts.
Pearl passed away on
Tuesday (Jan. 25, 2005)
at Lutz Wing Nursing
Home in Fairmont, Minn.
at the age of 89.
Left to cherish her
memory are five of her
children and their
families, Keith and
Karen Hertzke of
Fairmont, Minn, Shelda
Beener of Coralville,
Illona and David
Boekelman of Lakota,
Nyla and Paul Vanourny
of Marion and Bruce and
Jan Hertzke of Forest
City; 15 grandchildren;
28 great-grandchildren;
and a sister, Irene
Petersen of Granada,
Minn.
Pearl was preceded in
death by her parents;
her loving husband,
Raymond; and infant son,
Neil; an infant
grandson, Brian; two
sisters, Mabel and
Clara, and her brother
Jack.
Winter & Sons Funeral
Homes, Buffalo Center,
(641) 562-2858.
Lena M. Lock
MASON CITY Lena M.
Lock, 96, of Mason City,
died Monday (Jan. 24,
2005) at Good Shepherd
Health Center.
Funeral service will be
held 10:30 a.m. Friday
at First Presbyterian
Church, 201 Willowbrook
Drive in Mason City,
with the Rev. Terry
Hamilton-Poore
officiating. Interment
will be in Elmwood-St.
Joseph Cemetery.
Visitation will be from
4 to 6 today at Major
Erickson Funeral Home,
111 North Pennsylvania
Ave. in Mason City.
A memorial fund has been
established in Lena's
name.
Lena was born Feb. 4,
1908, the daughter of
Peter H. and Gesena
(Wolters) Pals in Wright
County. She was a
graduate of Meservey
High School and attended
Central College in
Pella. Lena then began
schooling at Iowa State
Teachers College in
Cedar Falls. She taught
school in Cerro Gordo
County until she was
married.
Lena was united in
marriage to Safford W.
Lock on Nov. 24, 1937,
in Meservey. Safford and
Lena owned and operated
Lock Photo for 36 years,
retiring in 1969.
She was a member of
First Presbyterian
Church and active in her
church circle. Lena was
a longtime member of
PEO, the Kinney Pioneer
Museum, AARP and
Coachman Campers. Lena
and Safford sponsored
the Cerro Gordo County
Amateur Photography
Contest at MacNider Art
Museum for many years.
Lena is survived by her
children, Howard Lock
and special friend,
Melode Balek, of Nora
Springs and Virginia
"Ginger" Lafferty of
Plymouth, Minn. She is
also survived by her
grandchildren, Mike
Hebel and wife, Kristi,
and their sons, Austin
and Logan, of Ankeny;
Kristine Larson and
husband, Gregg, and
their sons, Charlie and
Alex, of Richfield,
Minn.; Melinda Bonfig
and husband, Mike, and
their daughter, Loren
Marie, of Savage, Minn.;
her sisters, Marie
Vierkant of
Jacksonville, Texas, and
Lydia Hemmes of Hampton;
and her brother, Andrew
Pals, and wife, Lucille,
of Meservey.
Lena was preceded in
death by her parents;
husband, Safford, and
two brothers, Fred and
Hank Pals.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home and Crematory is in
charge of the
arrangements.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
Donovan B.
(Hibner) Hansen
CHARLES CITY Donovan
B. (Hibner) Hansen, 88,
passed away Sunday (Jan.
23, 2005) at 11th Street
Chautauqua Guest Home.
Funeral service for Mr.
Hansen will be held
today at 10:30 a.m. at
St. John Lutheran Church
in Charles City. Pastor
Niezwaag will be
officiating. Entombment
will be held immediately
following services at
Sunnyside Memory
Gardens.
Visitation and masonic
services were held last
night at Sunnyside
Funeral Home Chapel.
Visitation will continue
one hour prior to
services at the church
today.
Mr. Hansen was born Oct.
17, 1916, in Nora
Springs, the son of
Martin Hansen and Eula
June (Smith) Hansen
Hibner. He received his
education in the Marble
Rock school system.
Donovan entered the Army
Air Corps on May 4,
1943. He served his
country during World War
II, doing three tours of
duty overseas.
He received a Good
Conduct Medal, Purple
Heart, Croix De Guerre
Belgian and
European-African-Middle
Eastern Theater Service
Medal. Mr. Hansen was
wounded in action on
April 16, 1945, but
returned to active duty
immediately, being
honorably discharged on
Dec. 1, 1945.
Donovan returned to
Sioux Falls, S.D., after
discharge, worked for
the Hormel Co. and owned
an excavating company.
Mr. Hansen moved to St.
Petersburg, Fla., in the
early 1950s, he bought a
motel and went to work
for J.J. Land Clearing.
Donovan went to work for
the City of St.
Petersburg in the early
1960s. Donovan retired
from the City of St.
Petersburg in the mid
1980s.
When on a visit back to
Iowa, Mr. Hansen met
Mabel Edna (Howe) Jung.
They married on Oct. 15,
1971. They made their
home in St. Petersburg,
Fla. Donovan and Mabel
moved back to Charles
City in 1998.
Donovan loved to hunt in
his younger years, he
also loved to fish, to
travel, to play cards,
especially canasta.
Donovan also loved to
visit with his family
and tend to his fruit
trees. He was a member
of the Masonic Lodge,
VFW, the Disabled
American Veterans and
American Legion.
Those left to cherish
his memory include his
wife, Mabel, Charles
City; a daughter, Mavis
Sullivan, Clifton, Va.;
a daughter-in-law,
Elizabeth Jung, Clear
Lake; five grandsons,
Michael (Dora) Sullivan,
Steven (Cindy) Sullivan,
Daniel (Jenny) Sullivan,
Mark (Vicky) Jung, Matt
Jung; two
granddaughters, Kathryn
Sullivan-Parker and
Susan Jung; and numerous
great-grandchildren and
great-great
grandchildren; four
brothers, Charles
(Beverly) Hibner,
Charles City, Don
(Doris) Hibner, Charles
City, Leo (Rose) Hibner,
St. Petersburg, Fla. and
Duane (Joanne) Hibner,
Ducktown, Tenn.; two
sisters, Marian Hahn,
St. Petersburg, Fla.,
and Fern (Vern) Kramer,
Charles City; and two
sisters-in-law, Esther
Brunner, Charles City
and Bernadine Howe,
Rockford; and several
nieces and nephews.
Mr. Hansen was proceeded
in death by his parents;
son, Robert Jung;
son-in- law, Miles
Sullivan; sister-in-law,
Romona Hibner; and a
brother-in-law, Myron
Hahn.
Sunnyside Memory Gardens
and Funeral Home is in
charge of arrangements
(641) 228-2635.
Ryeleigh
Marie Steenblock
ALEXANDER Ryeleigh
Marie Steenblock, infant
daughter of Rusty and
Crystle (Asmus)
Steenblock, rural
Alexander, was stillborn
on Monday (Jan. 24,
2005) at Wright Medical
Center in Clarion.
Private funeral services
and visitation will be
held at Andrews Funeral
Home, 516 First Street
S.E., in Belmond today.
Burial will be in
Belmond Cemetery,
Belmond. The Reverend
Rod Hopp of Trinity
Lutheran Church,
Belmond, will be
officiating.
Ryeleigh Steenblock
became a guardian angel
to her family on Monday.
Her family will deeply
miss the chance to
fulfill the hopes and
dreams they looked
forward to sharing with
her upon her arrival
into the world.
Her survivors include
her parents, Rusty and
Crystle Steenblock, and
her sister, Kayla, 2059
Wright Ave., Alexander,
IA 50420; her maternal
grandparents, Roger and
Sue Asmus, Belmond; her
paternal grandparents,
Robert and Carol
Steenblock, Belmond; her
maternal
great-grandmother,
Mildred Bonebrake,
Winnebago, Minn.; her
paternal grandmother,
Viola Town-send,
Belmond; her aunts and
uncle, Elizabeth Asmus,
Belmond, and Ryan and
his wife, Arianne
Steenblock, Panora,
Iowa.
She was preceded in
death by her
great-grandparents,
Robert and Donna Asmus,
Milo Bonebrake, Henry
and Maggie Steenblock
and Merlin Townsend.
Andrews Funeral Home,
Belmond, (641) 444-4474.
Morris W.
Billings
MASON CITY Morris W.
Billings, 76, of
Mobridge, S.D., formerly
of Mason City, died
Monday (Jan. 24, 2005)
at Mobridge Regional
Hospital, Mobridge, S.D.
Graveside service will
be held 10:30 a.m.
Saturday at Memorial
Park Cemetery, 11494
265th St., Mason City,
with Rev. Bruce E.
Wittern of Rockwell
United Methodist Church,
officiating. Full
military honors will be
conducted by members of
Mason City Veteran's
Memorial Association.
The family will greet
friends from 9:30 to
10:15 a.m. Saturday at
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, 126
Third St. N.E., Mason
City, where further
arrangements are
incomplete.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, (641)
423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
MaDeen
Deen' Ludwig
WEST BEND MaDeen
"Deen" Ludwig, 79, of
West Bend died Tuesday
(Jan. 25, 2005) at home.
Funeral service will be
held 11:30 a.m. on
Saturday at United
Methodist Church in West
Bend with the Rev.
Shirley Textor
officiating. Burial will
be at Riverside Cemetery
in Rodman, Iowa, with
military rites being
conducted by the VFW,
American Legion,
exprisoners of War, and
the Military Order of
Cooties.
Visitation will be held
from 3 to 8:30 p.m. on
Friday at Wilson Funeral
Homes, 403 East McGregor
in Algona.
Wilson Funeral Homes,
(515) 295-2622.
Kirsten
(Cassie) Lubkeman
COULTER Kirsten
(Cassie) Lubkeman, 93,
of Coulter died Tuesday
(Jan. 25, 2005) at
Franklin General Nursing
Facility in Hampton.
Funeral service for
Kirsten Lubkeman will be
held on Saturday at 2
p.m. at Nazareth
Lutheran Church in
Coulter with Pastor Mary
Peterson officiating.
Burial will take place
at Coulter Cemetery in
Coulter.
Visitation will be held
on Friday from 5 to 7
p.m. at Ewing Dugger
Funeral Home, 320 East
St. in Latimer, and
continues one hour prior
to services at the
church on Saturday.
Ewing Dugger Helgeson
Funeral Home, (641)
579-6278.
Alice Bluhm
CHARLES CITY Alice
Bluhm, 80, a resident of
11th Street Chautauqua
Guest Home in Charles
City died Wednesday
(Jan. 26, 2004) at home.
Arrangements are
incomplete at
Fullerton-Hage Funeral
Home, 401 Blunt St., in
Charles City.
Fullerton Funeral Home
and Cremation Services,
(641) 228-4211.
www.fullertonfh.com
Eldon L. Bell
THORNTON Eldon L.
Bell, 86, of rural
Thornton died Wednesday
(Jan. 26, 2005) at his
home. Funeral
arrangements are being
completed with
Retz-Grarup Funeral Home
in Thornton. (641)
998-2311.
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Eldon Lewis
Bell
THORNTON Eldon Lewis
Bell, 86, of 240th
Street, rural Thornton,
died Wednesday (Jan. 26,
2005) at his home.
Funeral service will be
held 11 a.m. Saturday at
United Methodist Church,
Alexander. The Rev. Tony
Hershey will be
officiating. Interment
will be in Pleasant
Valley Cemetery in
Thornton.
Visitation will be from
4:30 to 7 p.m today at
Retz-Grarup Funeral
Home, Thornton, and
continues one hour prior
to services at church
Saturday.
Eldon Bell was born
January 13, 1919, on the
farm at Alexander, the
son of Lewis and Dora
(Larsen) Bell. He
attended and graduated
from Alexander High
School with the class of
1936.
Eldon was united in
marriage to Luverne
Baker on July 19, 1941,
at Bethany, Mo.
He farmed for most of
his life in Alexander
and Thornton. He enjoyed
operating his farm
machinery and equipment.
His sons fondly remember
him teaching them the
skills of driving
tractors and other farm
equipment, and watching
him milk the cows at an
early age. Eldon also
loved horses, raising
ponies and sharing this
love of animals with his
family. For a number of
years he raised and
milked a heard of
Holsteins. He was one of
the first farmers in the
area to own a combine
and was a devoted John
Deere enthusiast.
Eldon's lifelong passion
for the career of
farming continued
through this past fall
when he could be found
spending time operating
a combine at age 85.
Eldon had done some
custom work for farmers
in the area driving
grain truck and custom
baling.
In earlier years, Eldon
and his wife Luverne
loved to travel to the
Surf Ballroom to
ballroom dance. He
enjoyed the polka as
well. The couple had
spent several years at
Magic Valley Park,
Weslaco, Texas, where he
was active in senior
pool leagues. Another
favorite pastime was
playing horseshoes with
friends and neighborhood
groups and participating
in dart leagues at the
church. Eldon was an
avid fan of westerns and
liked watching golf on
TV. He also enjoyed
going to sales. He was a
member of United
Methodist Church,
Alexander. He loved
times with his family
and the opportunity to
share the love of the
farm and life with his
sons and their families.
He had a warm and
friendly personality.
One of his favorite
sayings was "It will all
turn out all right."
Those left to cherish
the memory of his life
include his wife and
life partner of 63
years, Luverne,
Thornton; sons, Douglas
of Minneapolis, Richard
and wife, Julie, of
Thornton, and Dennis and
wife, Gloria, of
Lincoln, Neb.; six
grandchildren, Alison
Bell, Kansas City, Kan.,
Aaron and Kimberlee
Bell, Eudora, Kan.,
Megan Bell, Des Moines,
Tammy and Harlan
Sorensen, Clay Center,
Neb., Bryan and Lisa
Bell, Lincoln, Neb., and
Trent and Jenny Bell,
Omaha, Neb.;
great-grandchildren,
Jessica and Abigail
Sorensen, Clay Center,
Neb., Garrett and Hayley
Bell, Lincoln, Neb.,
Karissa, Nicholas and
Hannah Bell, Omaha,
Neb., and Emalee Bell,
Eudora, Kan.; four
sisters, Lavonne and
husband, Dallas Card,
and Alma Pals, all of
Alexander, Iowa, Dorothy
and husband, Cliff
Poland, Rockwell, and
Inez Ginapp, Belmond;
several nieces, nephews,
and cousins, and a
sister-in-law, Jean
Baker, Sheffield.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; sister,
Erma Neal, Garner;
brothers-in-law Glen
Neal, Garner, Kenet
Ginapp, Belmond, Russell
Baker, Thornton, and
Willie Pals, Alexander;
two nephews, Duane Card,
Alexander and Larry
Neal, Garner, niece,
Mary Ann Baker, Thornton
.
Retz-Grarup Funeral
Home, Thornton, (641)
998-2311.
Twyla
Paulson
MARSHALLTOWNTwyla
Paulson, 76, of
Marshalltown, died
Wednesday (Jan. 26,
2005) at the Veterans
Hospital in Iowa City,
Iowa.
Funeral service for
Twyla Paulson will be
held at the Iowa
Veterans Home Chapel,
1301 Summit St.,
Marshalltown, Iowa, at 1
p.m. on Monday with
Chaplain Craig Nelson
officiating.
She will be cremated and
interment will be at
Rock Creek Lutheran
Church Cemetery, Osage,
at a later date.
Twyla was born April 18,
1928, in Mitchell
County, the daughter of
Gus and Margaret
(Bahnsen) Paulson. She
was a member, baptized,
and confirmed in Rock
Creek Lutheran Church,
Osage, Iowa.
Twyla graduated from
Osage High School in
1946, entered the Army
and was honorably
discharged April 14,
1952. Twyla was also a
member of the Legion
Auxiliary and VFW. She
traveled the country and
spent much of her life
working a variety of
jobs.
Twyla is survived by two
sisters, Joyce Hveem,
Osage, and Bonnie and
husband, John Picht,
Plymouth; one brother,
Dr. V.C. Paulson and
wife, Joan, Greenbrae,
Calif.; her
sister-in-law, Bernice
Paulson, Osage; and 15
loving nieces and
nephews and friends
galore.
Twyla was preceded in
death by her parents;
her brother, Gaylon; and
brother-in-law, Hans
Hveem.
Because of Twyla's
strong desire to help
young children in need,
the family requests that
expressions of sympathy
be designated to go to
children's Make-a-Wish
program.
Estel Perrin Avey
Funeral Home,
Marshalltown, is in
charge of services,
(641) 753-3344.
Alice Bluhm
CHARLES CITY Alice
Bluhm, 80, of the 11th
Street Chautauqua Guest
Home, died Wednesday
(Jan. 26, 2004) at home.
Funeral service will be
held 10:30 a.m. Saturday
at Fullerton-Hage
Funeral Home, 401 Blunt
St. in Charles City,
with Pastor Gale
Richards of United
Church of Christ in
Colwell officiating.
Interment will be at
Sunnyside Memory Gardens
Cemetery in Charles
City.
Visitation will be held
from 5 to 7 p.m. today
and again one hour prior
to the service on
Saturday at the funeral
home.
Memorials may be
directed to the family
in care of her niece,
Ruth Oudekerk, 3208
Second St., Colwell, IA
50620.
Fullerton-Hage Funeral
Home, (641) 228-4211.
Kathleen J.
Fournier
DENVER, Colo.
Kathleen J. Fournier was
born on Oct. 29, 1957,
to LeRoy & Geraldine
(Raveling) Fournier in
Mason City, Iowa. She
passed away at home in
Denver, Colo., on Jan.
22, 2005.
Kathy graduated from
Mason City High School
in 1976 and received a
BA in accounting at
Central College in
Pella, Iowa, where she
graduated suma cum
laude. She has lived in
Denver since 1994. Prior
to that, Kathleen lived
in Steam-boat Springs
and worked as a CFO for
Rhoutt Memorial Hospital
from 1988 to 1994,
Waverly Municipal
Hospital in Waverly,
Iowa, from 1982 to 1988,
and Blue Cross Blue
Shield in Des Moines,
Iowa, from 1980 to1982.
Kathy enjoyed her cats
and loved to bake
cookies, candies and
treats for her friends.
She recently had been
doing volunteer work at
the Denver VA hospital
where she received her
500-hour volunteer pin.
Kathleen liked spending
time with her nieces and
nephews and enjoyed
watching their sporting
events. She also enjoyed
watching TV and
e-mailing her family.
Kathleen is survived by
her mother, Jerri
Fournier of Mason City;
brothers, Michael D.
(Karleen) Fournier of
Belmond, Bruce A.
(Sandi) Fournier of
Mason City and Keith F.
(Diane) Fournier of
Bonifay, Fla.; and
sister, Karen M (Dave)
Swanson of Brighton,
Colo.
Kathleen is preceded in
death by her father,
LeRoy, in 1981;
grandparents, Alfred and
Cecilia Fournier, John
Schmillen, Roy and
Loraine Raveling and Ada
and Harry Sullivan.
A private memorial
service was held at
Tabor Funeral Home in
Brighton, Colo.
Family and friends are
invited to an open house
in Kathy's memory from 4
to 7 p.m. Wednesday, at
412 14th St., N.W.,
Mason City.
Elizabeth
Liz' K. Mathews
HAMPTON Elizabeth
"Liz" K. Mathews, 51, of
Hampton, died Wednesday
(Jan. 26. 2005) at
Franklin General
Hospital in Hampton.
Her funeral will be 11
a.m. at Hampton United
Methodist Church in
Hampton with the Rev.
Robert Connor and Pastor
John W. Jimenez
presiding. Burial will
be at a later date.
Visitation will be from
4 to 8 p.m. today at
Sietsema Vogel Funeral
Home in Hamp-ton.
Liz was born Sept. 22,
1953, in Mason City, the
daughter of S.V. and
Helen (Godfrey) Jimenez.
She received her
education at Mason City
High School and
Ellsworth Community
College in Iowa Falls
and received her
master's degree from the
University of Northern
Iowa in Cedar Falls.
She was married to Kirk
Mathews on June 13,
1973, in Webster City.
Liz worked as a
professor at Ellsworth
Community College in
Iowa Falls and was a
member of Hampton United
Methodist Church in
Hampton.
She enjoyed teaching,
spending time with her
family and
grandchildren, Alexandra
and Landon. She also
enjoyed preparing large
family meals, loved to
plant flowers and
tomatoes. Liz also
enjoyed fishing,
shopping, reading and
canning food.
Those left to cherish
her memory are her
husband, Kirk Mathews of
Hampton; son, John and
his wife, Michelle
Mathews, of Casper,
Wyo.; son, Paul Mathews
of Denver, Colo.; her
daughter, Erin and her
husband, Jerod Olson, of
Greenville, Iowa; her
mother, Helen Melsh of
Mason City; sister, Val
and her husband, Bob
Rink, of New River,
Ariz.; her brother, John
W. and his wife, Wanda
Jimenez, of Omaha, Neb.;
sister, Steph and her
husband, Tony Orozco, of
Mason City;
sister-in-law, Jolene
and her husband, Larry
Huinker, of West Union,
and sister-in-law,
Karmen McPherren of
Clear Lake; and her two
grandchildren, Alexandra
and Landon Olson.
She was preceded in
death by her father,
S.V. Jimenez;
father-in-law, Don
Mathews; mother-in-law,
Rosemary Snider;
brother, David Brian
Jimenez; nephews, Matt
Orozco and John Eric
Jimenez.
Sietsema Vogel Funeral
Home, Hampton, (641)
456-3232.
John Mathahs
THOMPSON John Mathahs,
64, of Forest City, died
Wednesday (Jan. 26,
2005) at Rochester
Methodist Hospital.
His funeral will be 11
a.m. Saturday at First
Baptist Church in Forest
City with the Rev. Larry
Kidwell presiding.
Burial will be in Rose
Hill Cemetery, Thompson.
Visitation will be from
5 to 8 p.m. today at
Winter Funeral Home in
Thompson.
John Mathahs, son of
Harry and Bertha (Furst)
Mathahs, was born April
13, 1940, at Wesley. He
attended school at
Wesley, Ledyard, Lakota,
Rake and graduated from
Thompson High School in
1958.
On April 23, 1960, John
was united in marriage
to Carol Graff at the
Little Brown Church in
Nashua. The couple first
lived on an acreage east
of Thompson and John
drove a cement truck for
Thompson Ready Mix
before moving to Forest
City. There he worked in
the bakery and at a
chicken processing
plant. John then worked
as a farmhand near
Klemme and Britt. In
1964, the young family
moved back to Thompson
and they began to farm.
They moved to their home
place in 1968, having
milk cows, hogs,
chickens and the
fieldwork.
John was at home on the
farm and enjoyed life
the most there. He
enjoyed the many day
trips with the family
since the chores weren't
far away. During the
mid-'70s, he and Carol
enjoyed snowmobiling
with their friends. John
also enjoyed cooking and
the family enjoyed his
chili the most. Most of
all, he supported his
children and dearly
loved his grandchildren.
His memory will be
cherished by his wife,
Carol, of Thompson; his
five children, Julie
Olson and husband, Tim,
of Thompson, Jeff and
wife, Laurie, of Garner,
James and special
friend, Lisa, of
Ells-worth, Jay and
wife, Gwen, of Thompson,
and Joe and special
friend, Sara Koch, of
Thompson; his eight
grandchildren; one
great-grandson; two step
grandchildren; his
sister, Dorothy and
husband, Clarence
Heitland, of Mason City;
a brother, Keith and
wife, Virginia, of Las
Vegas; sister-in-law,
Sue Mathahs, of
Thompson; many nieces
and nephews; and by his
loyal friend, Duke.
John was preceded in
death by his parents;
and by a brother, Dale
Mathahs.
Winter Funeral Home,
Thompson, (641)
584-2520.
Ruth Evelyn
Vest
MASON CITY Ruth Evelyn
Vest, 80, a resident of
the I.O.O.F. Home, Mason
City, died Wednesday
(Jan. 26, 2005) at her
residence.
A memorial service will
be held at 1 p.m.
Saturday at Ward-Van
Slyke Colonial Chapel,
101 N. 4th St., Clear
Lake, with the Rev.
Dennis Ganz officiating.
Inurnment will be at
Memorial Park Cemetery.
Memorials may be given
to the Ruth Vest
Memorial Fund.
Ruth was born April 8,
1924, in Charles City,
the daughter of Lloyd
and Iva Ruth (Kirshner)
Lindsley. She graduated
in 1942 from Nashua High
School.
Ruth married Gene Merle
Vest on May 9, 1946, in
Carroll. They owned and
operated Farmer's
Produce in Madrid for
several years and later
Frontier Restaurant in
Perry for 17 years. They
always were "a team."
After retirement, Gene
and Ruth delivered RVs
from coast to coast. She
loved sewing, bingo,
playing cards, spending
time with friends and
family.
Ruth is survived by her
children, Ramona Cushman
and her husband, Dale
Wittrock, Corcoran,
Minn., Don Vest and his
wife, Sherri, Bellevue,
Neb., Jodie Lewerke and
her husband, Dennis,
Mason City, Dean Vest
and his wife, Lisa, Linn
Creek, Mo., and Dale
Vest and his wife, Jean,
Adel; daughter- in-law,
Janice Vest, Ankeny; 14
grandchildren; 29
great-grandchildren;
sisters, Marybelle Larsh
and her husband, Bob,
Las Vegas, Nev., Alice
Lincoln, Charles City,
Leah Waddingham,
Bismark, N.D., and Lola
Saholt and her husband,
Bob, Minneapolis, Minn.;
brothers, Bob Lindsley,
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and
Daryl Lindsley and his
wife, Patty, Ionia,
Iowa; and many nieces,
nephews and other
family.
Ruth was preceded in
death by her parents;
her husband, Gene, on
March 31, 1999; one son,
Dennis in 1995; two
brothers, Lloyd and
Buddy; and two sisters,
Edith and Dorothy.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, 101 N. 4th St.,
Clear Lake, (641)
357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com
Morris W.
Billings
MASON CITY Morris W.
Billings, 76, of
Mobridge, S.D., formerly
of Mason City, died
Monday (Jan. 24, 2005)
at Mobridge Regional
Hospital, Mobridge, S.D.
Graveside services will
be held 10:30 a.m.
Saturday at Memorial
Park Cemetery, 11494
265th St., Mason City,
with Rev. Bruce E.
Wittern of Rockwell
United Methodist Church
officiating.
Full military honors
will be conducted by
members of the Mason
City Veteran's Memorial
Association.
The family will greet
friends from 9:30 to
10:15 a.m. Saturday at
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, 126 3rd
St. N.E., Mason City.
Morris W. Billings was
born Nov. 16, 1928, in
Mason City, a son of
Walter and Nellie
(Morris) Billings. He
was united in marriage
to Donna Sturges in 1951
at Rockwell.
A U.S. Navy veteran,
Morris retired from the
Teamster's Union in
1984. They lived in
Seattle, Wash., moving
to Mobridge, S.D., six
years ago. Morris and
Donna built a home three
years ago. He enjoyed
being home and relaxing
on the deck, working in
his garage, gardening
and fishing. He was very
willing to help out his
neighbors. His best
friend, Taz, would
always be with Morris,
following him everywhere
he went.
He is survived by his
wife, Donna, Mobridge,
S.D.; one son, James
Morris Billings, Hayden,
Idaho; his mother,
Nellie Morris, Mason
City; two sisters, Jean
Dye, Clear Lake, and Peg
Vermedal, Mason City;
three grandchildren,
Julie, Tammie and Jim;
seven
great-grandchildren,
Cheyenne, James Walter,
Christopher, Cindy,
Cody, Tyler and Dylan.
He was preceded in death
by his father; and one
brother.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, 126 3rd
St. N.E., Mason City,
(641) 423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
Wayne Harold
Dietrich
KENSETT Wayne Harold
Dietrich, 81, of rural
Kensett, died Thursday,
(Jan. 27, 2005) at his
home.
Funeral service will be
held at 1:30 p.m. Monday
at Bethany Lutheran
Church, 600 5th St.,
Kensett, with Rev. Allan
J. Stoa officiating.
Burial will be in the
Kensett Cemetery.
Visitation will be from
3 to 6 p.m. Sunday at
Bride Colonial Chapel,
110 E. Spring St.,
Manly.
Bride Colonial Chapel,
(641) 454-2242.
www.colonialchapels.com
Ryleigh
Marie Steenblock
ALEXANDER Ryleigh
Marie Steenblock,
stillborn, infant
daughter of Rusty and
Crystal (Asmus)
Steenblock, of
Alexander, Iowa, was
delivered Monday (Jan.
24, 2005) at Wright
Medical Center in
Clarion.
Funeral arrangements are
being completed with
Andrews Funeral Home,
516 First St. S.E. in
Belmond.
Andrews Funeral Home,
(641) 444-4474.
Marcus
Mark' Arneson
CLEAR LAKE Marcus
"Mark" A. Arneson, 99,
of 411 South Shore
Drive, Clear Lake, died
Thursday (Jan. 27, 2005)
at Muse Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit North
Iowa.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete with Ward Van
Slyke Colonial Chapel,
101 North 4th Street,
Clear Lake.
Ward Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, (641) 357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com
Thomas W.
Gimer
RENWICK Thomas W.
Gimer, 86, of Renwick,
died Wednesday (Jan. 26,
2005) at Marshalltown
Medical and Surgical
Center, Marshalltown.
His funeral will be 2
p.m. Saturday at United
Methodist Church in
Renwick with the Rev.
David Anderson
presiding. Burial with
military rites will be
in Vernon Township
Cemetery, rural Hardy.
Visitation will be from
5 to 8 p.m. today at
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home in Renwick
with a masonic service
at 7 p.m.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home, Renwick,
(515) 295-3731.
Kathy Toye
Prins
ROCK FALLS Kathy Toye
Prins, 49, of 20881
Fallspark Dr. in Nora
Springs, died Thursday
(Jan. 27, 2005) at Muse
Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit in Mason City.
Services are tentatively
set for 11 a.m. Monday
at First Church of the
Nazarene, 507 S.
Carolina in Mason City.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, 101 N. Fourth
St. in Clear Lake, is in
charge of services,
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel (641) 357-2193.
Frederick
Henry Meyer
ALGONA Frederick Henry
Meyer, 92, of Algona,
died Friday (Jan. 21,
2005) at Good Samaritan
Communities in Algona.
His funeral will be
10:30 a.m. Monday at
Trinity Lutheran Church
in Algona with the Rev.
Henry Friedrich
officiating. Burial will
be in Lotts Creek
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Cemetery.
Visitation will be from
4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home, Algona,
(515) 295-3731.
www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com
Dean Monson
CLEAR LAKE Dean
Monson, 66, of 2508 S.
Third St., Clear Lake,
died Thursday (Jan. 27,
2005) at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa in
Mason City.
Services are tentatively
set for 1:30 p.m. Monday
at Clear Lake United
Methodist Church.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, 101 N. 4th St.
in Clear Lake, is in
charge of services.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel (641) 357-2193.
James Hall
MASON CITY James Hall,
56, died Wednesday (Jan.
26, 2005) at St. Marys
Hospital, Rochester,
Minn.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete with Hogan
Bremer Moore Colonial
Chapel, 126 3rd Street
N.E., Mason City.
Hogan Bremer Moore
Colonial Chapel (641)
423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
Larry J.
Ellis
MASON CITY Larry J.
Ellis, 65, of Mason
City, died Thursday
(Jan. 27, 2005) at Muse
Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit in Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete with Major
Erickson Funeral Home,
Mason City, (641)
423-0924.
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James
Shimmy Jimmy' L. Hall
FLOYD James "Shimmy
Jimmy" L. Hall, 56, died
Wednesday (Jan. 26,
2005) at St. Marys
Hospital in Rochester,
Minn.
Funeral service will be
held 10:30 a.m. Monday
at Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, 126
Third St. N.E. in Mason
City, with the Rev. Jan
Burnett officiating.
Visitation will be held
from 8:30 a.m. Monday
until time of services
at the funeral home.
Memorials may be
directed to James
Shimmy Jimmy' L. Hall
Memorial Fund in care of
Charlotte Litchman of
107 S. Quinby Ave., Nora
Springs, IA 50458.
James Leroy Hall was
born June 6, 1948, in
Charles City, the son of
John D. and Pauline M.
(Linderman) Hall. Jimmy
attended school in
Charles City.
Jimmy spent many hours
and days serving his
community. He loved
dancing at Lu's Lounge
in Clear Lake. He also
enjoyed dancing during
the annual Buddy Holly
weekend in February.
Harry O from KLSS
sponsored Jimmy for his
break dancing, that's
how he received the
nickname "Shimmy Jimmy."
He was given that name
for the way he would
move his hips! He was a
naturalist, he enjoyed
the great outdoors.
He spent time in Clear
Lake helping the DNR,
Clear Lake Police
Department, Clear Lake
Chamber of Commerce,
along with other
organizations. He loved
his community.
Shimmy Jimmy was
everyone's friend, he
loved helping people. He
attended church wherever
he was at the present
time. He will be greatly
missed by all!
He had been fighting
health issues for many
years, and now his
battle is over, he can
rest in peace, joining
his family standing next
to God.
He is survived by his
wife, Nancy Hall and
family, of Floyd;
daughter, April
Lindloff-Hall, of Mason
City; stepchildren,
Cassandra Lindloff,
Laura Allen, Kevin
Allen, Tim Allen and
Joey Allen; grandson,
Joseph Gleason; brothers
and sisters, Frances
McMann, of Mason City,
Johnny Hall, of Hampton,
Dorothy (Anthony)
Theilen, of Nora
Springs, Tommy (Bernice)
Hall, of Rockford,
Charlotte (Jerry)
Litchman, of Nora
Springs, Mike (Dori)
Espinosa, of Rockford
and Tony Espinosa, of
Mason City; nieces and
nephews, Dwayne McMann,
of Mason City, Robin
McMann, of Arizona,
Tammy Theilen, of
LaCrosse, Wis., Robert
(Priya) Theilen, of
Wilmar, Minn., Tommy
Hall Jr., of Mason City,
Jerry Hall, of Rockford,
Mike Espinosa Jr., of
Rockford, Jon Espinosa,
of Rockford, Ron Jon
Litchman, of Mason City,
Brandy Litchman, of Nora
Springs, Lyle Wyble, of
Mason City, Rose Ficken,
of Lacrosse, Wis.,
Christopher Willis, of
Mason City, Jasmine
Willis, of Mason City,
Cathy Hall, and Johnny
Hall Jr., great-nieces
and nephews, Christina
(Mark) Alcala and
family, of Davenport,
Tifiny Willis, of St.
Paul, Minn., Mina
Theilen, of Lacrosse,
Wis.; special friend,
Tony Haugen, of Clear
Lake; along with many
other family and
friends.
He is preceded in death
by his parents and
stepfather, John
Espinosa.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, (641)
423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
Marcus
Marc' Arneson
CLEAR LAKE Marcus
"Marc" Arneson, 99, of
Clear Lake died Thursday
(Jan. 27, 2005) at
Muse-Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit in Mason
City.
Funeral service will be
held 11 a.m. Tuesday at
First Congregational
Church, 205 W. 10th Ave.
N., Clear Lake, with the
Rev. Thom Christian
officiating.
Visitation will be from
4 to 7 p.m. Monday at
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, 101 N. Fourth
St. in Clear Lake.
Memorials may be made to
Opportunity Village,
Hospice of North Iowa or
the Clear Lake
Congregational Church.
Marc was born June 11,
1905, the son of Halver
and Anna (Running)
Arneson at Ellsworth,
Minn.
Marc married Winifred B.
Barnes on June 9, 1931,
at Ellsworth, Minn. They
lived in Lyton and
Fairmont, Minn., and
moved to Clear Lake in
1941, when Marc bought
controlling interest of
the Clear Lake Bank.
Marc was responsible for
the successful Group 3
Iowa Bankers Association
held in Clear Lake.
He was member of the
Clear Lake Chamber and
Economic Development,
grand marshall of the
Fourth of July parade,
was owner of the Surf
Ballroom, instrumental
in the founding of
Opportunity Village, was
a past president of
Rotary and a member of
First Congregational
Church.
Marc is survived by his
daughter, Amy Hewitt and
her husband, Ray, of
Clear Lake; a son,
Robert C. Arneson and
his wife, Penelope, of
Shorewood, Minn.; five
grandchildren, Julie
Stauffacher and her
husband, Scott, of Clear
Lake, Carrie Nichols and
her husband, Paul, of
Mt. Vernon, Iowa, Mark
Hewitt and his wife,
LeAnn, of Clear Lake,
Joshua Arneson and his
wife, Jennifer, of St.
Louis Park, Minn., and
Eva Fornetti and her
husband, Pat, of Eden
Prairie, Minn.;
great-grandchildren, Ben
and Andy Schmitt, Emily
Stauffacher, Charlie and
Billy Nichols, Rachel,
Libby and Lauren Hewitt
and Cyrus Arneson; one
brother, Ray Arneson, of
California;
sister-in-law, Jean
Davis and her husband,
Alfred, of Albert Lea,
Minn.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; his
wife, Winifred, on Feb.
28, 1990; one brother,
Babe, and two sisters,
Ethel and Viola.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, (641) 357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com
Elizabeth
Liz' K. Mathews
HAMPTON Elizabeth
"Liz" K. Mathews, 51, of
Hampton, died Wednesday
(Jan. 26. 2005) at
Franklin General
Hospital in Hampton.
Her funeral will be at
11 a.m. today at Hampton
United Methodist Church
in Hampton with the Rev.
Robert Connor and Pastor
John W. Jimenez
presiding. Burial will
be at a later date.
Visitation was held from
4 to 8 p.m. Friday at
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral
Home in Hampton.
Liz was born Sept. 22,
1953, in Mason City, the
daughter of S.V. and
Helen (Godfrey) Jimenez.
She received her
education at Mason City
High School and
Ellsworth Community
College in Iowa Falls
and received her
master's degree from the
University of Northern
Iowa in Cedar Falls.
She was married to Kirk
Mathews on June 13,
1973, in Webster City.
Liz worked as a
professor at Ellsworth
Community College in
Iowa Falls and was a
member of Hampton United
Methodist Church in
Hampton.
She enjoyed teaching,
spending time with her
family, grandchildren,
Alexandra and Landon.
She also enjoyed
preparing large family
meals, loved to plant
flowers and tomatoes.
Liz also enjoyed
fishing, shopping,
reading and canning
food.
Those left to cherish
her memory are her
husband, Kirk Mathews of
Hampton; son, John and
his wife, Michelle
Mathews, of Casper,
Wyo.; son, Paul Mathews
of Denver, Colo.; her
daughter, Erin and her
husband, Jerod Olson, of
Greenville, Iowa; her
mother, Helen Melsh of
Mason City; sister, Val
and her husband, Bob
Rink, of New River,
Ariz.; her brother, John
W. and his wife, Wanda
Jimenez, of Omaha, Neb.;
sister, Steph and her
husband, Tony Orozco, of
Mason City;
sister-in-law, Jolene
and her husband, Larry
Huinker, of West Union;
sister-in-law, Karmen
McPherren of Clear Lake
and her two
grandchildren, Alexandra
and Landon Olson.
She was preceded in
death by her father,
S.V. Jimenez;
father-in-law, Don
Mathews; mother-in-law,
Rosemary Snider;
brother, David Brian
Jimenez; nephews, Matt
Orozco and John Eric
Jimenez.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral
Home, (641) 456-3232.
Wayne Harold
Dietrich
KENSETT Wayne Harold
Dietrich, 81, of rural
Kensett, died Thursday
(Jan. 27, 2005) at his
home.
Funeral service will be
held at 1:30 p.m. Monday
at Bethany Lutheran
Church, 600 Fifth St. in
Kensett, with the Rev.
Allan J. Stoa
officiating. Burial will
be in Kensett Cemetery
with military graveside
honors by Edward Tosel
American Legion Post No.
110, Manly.
Visitation will be from
3 to 6 p.m. Sunday at
Bride Colonial Chapel,
110 E. Spring St. in
Manly, and one hour
prior to service time on
Monday at the church.
Wayne Harold Dietrich
was born on Aug. 18,
1923, in Manly, the son
of Carl and Anna
(Wemken) Dietrich. He
was baptized and
confirmed in the
Lutheran faith. He
attended and received
his education in
Hanlontown community
schools, graduating from
Hanlontown High School.
He was inducted into the
U.S. Army on Jan. 18,
1946, at Fort Snelling,
Minn., and served in
Company F, 23rd Infantry
Regiment, until his
honorable discharge on
July 17, 1947, at Ft.
Lewis, Wash.
He was united in
marriage to Clarice
Narveson on Aug. 28,
1949, at Bethany
Lutheran Church in
Kensett by the Rev.
Sigmond.
Wayne started farming
shortly after their
marriage and
semi-retired in 1986. He
continued to help his
son, Brad, farm from
1988 until the time of
Wayne's death.
Wayne retired from
American Crystal Sugar
Co. in Mason City in
1988 after 20 years of
service.
He was president of
Manly Cooperative
Creamery, and worked for
the ASC office in
Northwood.
He was a member of
Bethany Lutheran Church
in Kensett and Edward
Tosel American Legion
Post No. 110, of Manly.
Left to cherish his
memory are his wife,
Clarice Dietrich of
Kensett; three children,
Karla Brink and her
husband, Doug, of Manly,
Wayne Dietrich Jr., and
his wife, Belinda, of
Chippewa Falls, Wis.,
and Bradley Dietrich and
his wife, Tresa, of
Manly; five
grandchildren, Jaren
Ostercamp and her
husband, Brad, of
Issaquah, Wash., Jessi
Brink of Rochester,
Minn., Shane Brink of
Chicago, Ill., and Anna
and Emme Dietrich of
Manly; one
great-granddaughter,
Crosby Ostercamp of
Issaquah, Wash.; two
sisters, Edna Dahl of
Manly and Mildred Lee
and her husband,
Raymond, of Manly; two
brothers, Leonard
Dietrich and his wife,
Lila, of Manly, and Glen
Dietrich and his wife,
Dorothy, of Clear Lake;
as well as other
relatives and many
friends.
His parents, Carl and
Anna Dietrich; and a
sister, Olga Dietrich,
who died in infancy,
preceded him in death.
Bride Colonial Chapel,
(641) 454-2242.
www.colonialchapels.com
Dean B.
Monson
CLEAR LAKE Dean B.
Monson, 66, died
Thursday (Jan. 27, 2005)
at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa.
Funeral service will be
held 1:30 p.m. Monday at
United Methodist Church,
508 Second Ave N. in
Clear Lake, with the
Rev. Jan Burnett
officiating. Interment
will be at Memorial Park
Cemetery at Mason City.
Visitation will be held
from 4 to 7 p.m. on
Sunday at Ward-Van Slyke
Colonial Chapel, 101 N.
Fourth St. in Clear
Lake.
Memorials may be made to
the Dean B. Monson
Memorial Fund.
Dean was born March 13,
1938, the son of Alfred
and Evelyn (Welsh)
Monson, in Mason City.
Dean graduated from
Ventura High School in
1956. He started working
for Ralph Lee
Construction following
high school, then worked
for Snyder Construction,
Lekwa Construction, Beck
& Fischer Construction,
and in 1978 started his
own Monson Construction.
Dean married Patricia
Thornton Dec. 22, 1961,
at Holy Family Church in
Mason City.
Dean was an avid golfer,
taking it up at the age
of 33. He was All Vets
champion three times and
holds the course record
and has won many senior
tournaments.
He enjoyed bow hunting,
fishing, and was a
Hawkeye fan. He was a
very positive and
encouraging person.
Dean enjoyed being with
his grandchildren and
attending their sporting
events.
Dean is survived by his
wife, Pat Monson, of
Clear Lake; two sons,
Greg (Paula) Monson and
Dan Monson, both of
Clear Lake; and a
daughter, Ally Monson of
Champlin, Minn.; four
grandchildren, Zachary,
Luke, Emily and Meg
Munson; seven brothers
and sisters, Arlen
"Peep" (Jan) Monson, of
Charles City, Al (Donna)
Monson, of Clear Lake,
Mike (Karen) Monson, of
Altoona, Iowa, Rita Lee,
of Clear Lake, Bonnie
Holmgaard, of Rockford,
Ill., Shirley (Jim)
Knapp, of Iowa City, and
Gloria (Mike) Kline, of
Bettendorf, Iowa;
sister-in-law, Marsha
Monson, of Clear Lake;
and many nieces and
nephews.
He was preceded in death
by his parents and two
brothers, Gene and Mark
Monson.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, (641) 357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com
Minerva Jane
Kelley
CLEAR LAKE Minerva
Jane Kelley, former
Clear Lake resident,
passed away Monday (Jan.
17, 2005) in Oregon
City, Ore.
A celebration of life
gathering will be held
Feb. 5 at Lance Lewallen
home in Happy Valley,
Ore. Inurnment will take
place in the spring.
She was born to Clark
and Minerva (Pittenger)
Branson on Sept. 1,
1924, at the family home
in Clear Lake.
Jane attended Clear Lake
schools and graduated
from Clear Lake High
School in 1942.
After graduation, she
moved to Washington
D.C., where she worked
in the adjutant
general's office at the
Pentagon.
She was united in
mar-riage with Frank J.
Kelley of Waterloo,
Iowa, on Dec. 28, 1944,
in Riverdale, Md.
The Kelleys lived in
Ventura until Frank's
transfer to Texas. They
also lived in Colorado,
Ore., Wyoming and Idaho
during Frank's years
with The Williams Co.
After their retirement,
they wintered in Baja
and Arizona then
summered in British
Columbia.
Jane loved deep-sea
fishing and salmon
fishing and couldn't
wait to get out on the
water each year.
Jane always had a smile
on her face and a
twinkle in her eye. She
adored her family and
was always ready to show
pictures and talk about
her pride in them. In
her last months, she was
especially taken with
her youngest greatest
grandson, Mason.
Jane is survived by her
daughter, Jan Lewalle
and her husband, Steve,
of Oregon City, Ore.,
and daughter-in-law,
Alice Kelley, of
Vancouver, Wash.; five
grandsons, Curtis
Lewallen and wife, Keri,
of Clackamas, Ore.,
Lance Lewallen and wife,
Stacy, of Happy Valley,
Ore., John Kelley of
Cincinnati, Ohio, Jason
Kelley of San Francisco,
Calif., and James
Branson Kelley of
Vancouver, Wash.; three
great-grandsons, Chance
and Rick Kelley and
Mason Lewallen; and a
niece, Anne Bagby and
husband, Raleigh, of
Clear Lake.
She was preceded in
death by her parents,
Clark and Minerva
Branson; her husband,
Frank J. Kelley, her
son, J. Craig Kelley;
and her sister,
Elizabeth Ann Chizek.
Expressions of sympathy
may be sent to Jan
Lewallen, 14151 S.
Holcomb, Oregon City, OR
97045-1255.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, (641) 357-2193.
Kathy L.
Toye Prins
ROCK FALLS Kathy L.
Toye Prins, 50, rural
Rock Falls, died
Thursday (Jan. 27, 2005)
at Muse-Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit in Mason
City.
A funeral service will
be held at 11 a.m.
Monday at First Church
of the Nazarene, 507 S.
Carolina Ave., Mason
City, with Pastor Curt
DeLong and Pastor Wendy
Johannesen officiating.
Military honors will be
conducted by the Mason
City Veterans Memorial
Association.
Following the service,
according to her wishes,
her body will be
cremated.
Memorials may be given
in her name to the Teen
Leadership Program,
Mason City, Iowa, or
Harmony Ranch, Clear
Lake.
Kathy was born Jan. 15,
1955, in Mason City, the
daughter of Clifford
Courtney and Virginia
Lee (Lair) Teeter. She
graduated from Mason
City High School in
1973.
Kathy served in the U.S.
Army during the Vietnam
War. Following the
service, she graduated
from NIACC and received
a degree in education
from Buena Vista.
She worked at
Opportunity Village for
more than 20 years.
While she was working,
she obtained her
master's degree in
behavioral disorders.
The last 10 years she
worked for AEA 267 as a
special education
teacher and still worked
at Opportunity Village
on weekends.
Kathy coached softball
for five years,
volunteered in the
concession stand and was
on the board. Groups and
programs Kathy
participated with
included Girl Scout
leader and advisor for
Troop 476 in Clear Lake,
the YMCA Teen Leadership
Program, Iowa Teachers
Association and she
received the Golden
Apple Award twice in
Minnesota and Iowa.
Kathy volunteered
countless hours for many
organizations. Kathy was
a very caring person and
touched many lives.
Kathy married Gordon
Prins on April 3, 2004,
at Stone Methodist
Church, Rock Falls,
Iowa.
Kathy was a very devoted
mother and grandmother.
Whenever you were with
her, conversations led
to how proud she was of
her family and their
activities.
Kathy was also a friend
to so many extended
families. Those of you
who were a part of her
life probably have many
stories you can add.
Kathy was a member of
First Church of
Nazarene, Mason City,
the Iowa Teachers
Association and active
at Old Stone UMC, Rock
Falls.
Kathy is survived by her
husband, Gordon Prins,
of Rock Falls; four
daughters, Virginia
Toye, of El Mirage,
Ariz., Katrina Toye, of
Clear Lake, Danielle and
Danny Piper, of Garner,
and Kimberly Cobb and
fiance, Devon Eldridge,
of Garner; seven
grandchildren, Jasmine
Renee and Zachary
Alexander Cook, of
Stauton, Va., Bryce
Elliot Davis, of Boston,
Mass., Kaylee Rae
Parris, of Clear Lake,
Cody Dylan Piper, of
Garner, Elijah John
Eldridge, of Garner, and
Ty Michael Piper, of
Garner; two brothers,
David (Monica) Teeter,
of Mason City, and
Thomas (Sara) Teeter, of
Mason City; one sister,
Shannon Loftis, of Mason
City; stepfather, George
Grouette, of Mason City;
one stepsister, Betty
(John) Nicholas, of
Waterloo; four
stepbrothers, George
(Paula) Grouette, of San
Marcos, Calif., Dave
Grouette, of Hanlontown,
Paul (Tammy) Grouette,
of Mason City, and Bill
(Cindy) Grouette, of
Northwood; "special
sisters," Dody Weiland,
Vickie Graff and Tammy
Dudley; and a "special
brother," Sam Hardaway;
and many more special
friends.
Kathy was preceded in
death by her mother,
Virginia Lair Grouette;
father, Clifford Teeter;
maternal grandparents,
Del and Virginia Lair;
paternal grandparents,
Mary and Elmer Teeter;
infant brother, Clifford
Thomas Teeter;
granddaughter, Samantha
Jo Cook; special sister,
Colleen Hardaway and
special friend, Brenda
Buck.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, (641) 357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com
Mabel
Cheryle' Allison
HAMPTON Mabel
"Cheryle" Allison, 79,
of Hampton, died
Wednesday (Jan. 26,
2005) at St. Marys
Hospital in Rochester.
Funeral service will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday at Hampton
United Methodist Church
in Hampton with the Rev.
Jerry Miller
officiating. Burial will
be in the Hampton
Cemetery.
Visitation will be held
from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday
at Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral Home in Hampton.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral
Home, (641) 456-3232.
Muriel P.
Strand
FOREST CITY Muriel P.
Strand, of Forest City,
died Friday (Jan. 28,
2005) at Good Samaritan
Center in Forest City.
Funeral service will be
2 p.m. Tuesday at
Immanuel Lutheran Church
in Forest City, with the
Rev. Barb Spaulding,
officiating. Burial will
be at Oakland Cemetery
in Forest City.
Visitation will be one
hour prior to service on
Tuesday at the church.
Petersen Lund Funeral
Home, 505 N. Clark St.
in Forest City, is in
charge of arrangements.
Petersen Lund Funeral
Home, (641) 585-2685.
Ryleigh
Marie Steenblock
ALEXANDER Ryleigh
Marie Steenblock, infant
daughter of Rusty and
Crystle (Asmus)
Steenblock, of rural
Alexander, was stillborn
on Monday (Jan. 24,
2005) at Wright Medical
Center in Clarion.
Private funeral services
and visitation will be
held today at Andrews
Funeral Home, 516 First
St. S.E. in Belmond,
with the Rev. Rod Hopp
of Trinity Lutheran
Church of Belmond
officiating. Burial will
be in Belmond Cemetery
in Belmond.
Ryleigh Marie Steenblock
became a guardian angel
to her family on Monday.
Her family will deeply
miss the chance to
fulfill the hopes and
dreams they looked
forward to sharing with
her upon her arrival
into the world.
Her survivors include
her parents, Rusty and
Crystle Steenblock; and
her sister, Kayla, 2059
Wright Ave., Alexander,
IA 50420; her maternal
grandparents, Roger and
Sue Asmus, of Belmond;
her paternal
grandparents, Robert and
Carol Steenblock, of
Belmond; her maternal
great-grandmother,
Mildred Bonebrake, of
Winnebago, Minn.; her
paternal grandmother,
Viola Townsend, of
Belmond; her aunts and
uncle, Elizabeth Asmus,
of Belmond, and Ryan and
his wife, Arianne
Steenblock, of Panora,
Iowa.
She was preceded in
death by her
great-grandparents,
Robert and Donna Asmus,
Milo Bonebrake, Henry
and Maggie Steenblock,
and Merlin Townsend.
Andrews Funeral Home,
(641) 444-4474.
Larry J.
Ellis
MASON CITY Larry J.
Ellis, 65, of Mason
City, died Thursday
(Jan. 27, 2005) at Muse
Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit.
Funeral service will be
held at 10 a.m. Tuesday
at Wesley United
Methodist Church, 1405
S. Pennsylvania Ave. in
Mason City, with the
Rev. Bill Poland
officiating. Burial will
be in Memorial Park
Cemetery.
Visitation will be held
from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday
at Major Erickson
Funeral Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave. in
Mason City.
A memorial fund has been
established in his name.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home & Crematory, (641)
421-0924.
Alice A.
Barton
ALGONA Alice Ann
Barton, 68, of Algona,
died Thursday (Jan. 27,
2005) at Kossuth
Regional Health Center
in Algona.
Funeral service will be
held at 1:30 p.m. Monday
at
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home in Algona,
with the Rev. Dan
Greving officiating.
Burial will be in
LuVerne Cemetery in
LuVerne.
Visitation will be held
from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday
at
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home in Algona.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home, (515)
295-3731.
www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com
Maxine M.
Johnson
MASON CITY Maxine May
Johnson, 86, of Mason
City, died Friday (Jan.
28, 2005) at Heritage
Care Center in Mason
City.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Major
Erickson Funeral Home,
111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
in Mason City.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
Bonnie (Mrs.
Terry) Anderson
GOODELL Bonnie (Mrs.
Terry) Anderson, 43, of
Goodell, died Friday
(Jan. 28, 2005) at her
home with her husband by
her side.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Andrews
Funeral Home in Belmond.
Andrews Funeral Home,
(641) 444-4474.
Wayne Epple
HAMPTON Wayne Epple,
82, of Grants Pass,
Ore., formerly of
Hampton, died Friday
(Jan. 28, 2005) at his
home in Grants Pass,
Ore.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral
Home in Dumont.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral
Home, (641) 456-3232.
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Marcus
Marc' Arneson
CLEAR LAKE Marcus
"Marc" Arneson, 99, of
Clear Lake, died
Thursday (Jan. 27, 2005)
at the Muse-Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit,
Mason City.
Funeral services will be
held at 11 a.m. Tuesday
at the First
Congregational Church,
205 W. 10th Ave. N.,
Clear Lake, with the
Rev. Thom Christian
officiating. Interment
will be held at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Mason
City, at 1:30 p.m.
Tuesday.
Visitation will be held
from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday
at the Ward-Van Slyke
Colonial Chapel, 101 N.
4th St., Clear Lake.
Memorials may be made to
Opportunity Village,
Hospice of North Iowa or
the Clear Lake
Congregational Church.
Marc was born June 11,
1905, the son of Halver
and Anna (Running)
Arneson, at Ellsworth,
Minn. Marc married
Winifred B. Barnes on
June 9, 1931, at
Ellsworth, Minn. They
lived in Lyton and
Fairmont, Minn., and
moved to Clear Lake in
1941, when Marc bought
controlling interest in
the Clear Lake Bank &
Trust Co. The couple was
married for almost 60
years, until Winifred's
death in 1990.
After purchasing the
bank, Marc served as its
president for over 30
years. During this time,
the bank grew from a
very small company in
1941 to a $17 million
bank in 1973. He became
chairman of the board in
1974, when his
son-in-law, Ray Hewitt,
became president, and
the bank continued to
thrive. Today, the Clear
Lake Bank & Trust Co. is
a $185 million
institution with two
locations, and is
recognized as an
important community
leader in virtually
every local initiative.
Marc was very active in
the Iowa Bankers
Association, and served
as its "Group 3"
chairman for many years.
During that time, he
personally arranged for
name talent to appear at
the Surf Ballroom to
entertain bankers and
their spouses from all
over North Iowa.
Although that tradition
discontinued years ago,
it is still a frequent
topic of conversation
among Iowa bankers.
Marc was extremely
active in economic
development in Clear
Lake and North Iowa
during his long career.
He served as a member of
the Clear Lake Chamber
and Economic
Development, grand
marshal of the 4th of
July parade, was owner
of the Surf Ballroom,
instrumental in the
founding of Opportunity
Village, was a past
president of the Rotary,
and a member of the
First Congregational
Church.
Marc is survived by his
daughter, Amy Hewitt and
her husband, Ray, of
Clear Lake; a son,
Robert C. Arneson and
his wife, Penelope, of
Shorewood, Minn.; five
grandchildren, Julie
Stauffacher and her
husband, Scott, of Clear
Lake, Carrie Nichols and
her husband, Paul, of
Mount Vernon, Iowa, Mark
Hewitt and his wife,
LeAnn, of Clear Lake,
Joshua Arneson and his
wife, Jennifer, of St.
Louis Park, Minn., and
Eva Fornetti and her
husband, Pat, of Eden
Prairie, Minn.;
great-grandchildren, Ben
and Andy Schmitt, Emily
Stauffacher, Charlie and
Billy Nichols, Rachel,
Libby and Lauren Hewitt,
and Cyrus Arneson; one
brother, Ray Arneson, of
California, and a
sister-in-law, Jean
Davis, of Albert Lea,
Minn.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; his
wife, Winifred, Feb. 28,
1990; one brother, Babe,
and two sisters, Ethel
and Viola.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, 101 N. 4th St.,
Clear Lake, (641)
357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com.
Anna M.
Falada
WEST DES MOINES Anna
M. Falada of West Des
Moines, formerly of
Garner, was called home
to be one of God's
angels on Jan. 26, 2005,
following a stroke.
Her body was cremated
and a memorial service
is scheduled for a later
date at Sacred Heart
Catholic Church, West
Des Moines. Private
family inurnment
services will be held at
St. Boniface Catholic
Cemetery in Garner.
Anna "Ann" Margaret
Simper was born April 1,
1922, to Frank and Anna
(Spangler) Simper. She
was educated in the
Garner schools and
received her high school
diploma and Normal
Training Teacher's
certificate in 1938.
She was united in
marrige to Francis G.
Falada on Sept. 26,
1947, at St. Boniface
Catholic Church, Garner.
They made their home on
the family farm and
continued the farming
operation until 1953.
They moved to their home
in Garner in 1954. They
moved to West Des Moines
in 1999.
As a young woman, Ann
assisted her mother and
brother in the family
farming operation on a
farm west of Garner. She
began entering baked
goods in fairs in 1941
and won her first ribbon
for her white bread at
the age of 19.
She continued to enter
the Iowa State Fair and
the North Iowa Fair each
year until 1960. During
those years, she took
home more than 650
ribbons and honors. In
1959, she took top
honors in yeast breads
at the Iowa State Fair
with her Anniversary
Cinnamon Rolls and
received the first of
only three gold and
diamond pins designed by
Tiffany's which was
awarded for this honor.
She returned to the Iowa
State Fair in 1999 with
entries of a chiffon
cake and an angel food
cake and took top honors
for those items.
Ann demonstrated her
cooking skills to others
during the years she
worked in area
restaurants. She and her
daughter, Linda,
published their recipes
in cookbooks in 1977 and
again in 1987. She
retired in 1990.
Ann enjoyed cooking,
raising Stargazer
lilies, having coffee
with her neighbors and
being with her family.
She is survived by her
husband, Francis, of
West Des Moines; her
daughter, Linda and
son-in-law, Ron Playle,
of West Des Moines; two
grandsons, Nolan Falada
of Mason City and
Brandon Falada of Clear
Lake; two
step-grandsons; five
step-great-grandchildren,
and 12 nieces and
nephews.
She was preceded in
death by her parents;
three sisters; six
brothers; son-in-law,
John Webster; nephews,
Roger Miles and Raymond
Young, and special
"son," Douglas Stromer.
Memorials may be made in
her name to Intrust
Taylor House, 3401 E.
Douglas, Des Moines, IA
50317.
Brooks Funeral Care,
Clive, (515) 277-8700.
Larry James
Ellis
MASON CITY Larry James
Ellis, 65, of Mason
City, died Thursday
(Jan. 27, 2005) at the
Muse Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit in Mason
City.
Funeral services for
Larry will be held at 10
a.m. Tuesday at Wesley
United Methodist Church,
1405 S. Pennsylvania
Ave., Mason City, with
the Rev. Bill Poland
officiating. Interment
will be in Memorial Park
Cemetery.
Visitation will be held
from 5-7 p.m. Monday at
Major Erickson Funeral
Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave.
Memorials may be given
to the Larry Ellis
Memorial Fund.
Larry was born Aug. 12,
1939, the son of Arthur
W. and Thelma (Young)
Ellis at Mercy Hospital
in Mason City. He
attended school in Mason
City and graduated from
Mason City High School.
Larry was united in
marriage to Caren
Anderson on Sept. 3,
1961, at Wesley United
Methodist Church.
Larry was a lifelong
resident of Mason City.
He was employed by
Sedars Auto Body Shop as
the shop manager for 37
years. Larry retired
from Sedars in September
of 1993.
Larry was a member of
Wesley United Methodist
Church. Larry loved
antique autos, Pontiacs,
especially his 1955 Star
Chief convertible. He
was a member of the
North Iowa Vintage Auto
Club and enjoyed sprint
car racing.
He is survived by his
wife, Caren, and their
children, Mark Ellis and
special friend, Gena
Leduc, of Mason City,
Michael Ellis and wife,
Jacquelyn, of Marietta,
Ga., Pamela Snyder and
special friend, Johnny
Allen, of Des Moines;
one brother, Jerry Young
of Clear Lake;
grandchildren, Rosa
Snyder of Des Moines,
Aurora and Ashton Ellis
of Marietta, Ga., and a
very special pet dog,
Buddy.
Larry was preceded in
death by his parents;
step-father, Larry
Young, and
parents-in-law, Melvin
and Mabel Anderson;
sister-in-law, Betty
Jean Kigar;
brother-in-law, Ronald
Wood, and sister-in-law,
Muriel Anderson.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
Kathleen J.
Fournier
DENVER, Colo. Kathleen
J. Fournier was born on
Oct. 29, 1957, to LeRoy
and Geraldine (Raveling)
Fournier in Mason City,
Iowa. She passed away at
home in Denver, Colo.,
on Jan. 22, 2005.
Kathy graduated from
Mason City High School
in 1976 and received a
B.A. in accounting at
Central College in
Pella, Iowa, where she
graduated summa cum
laude. She has lived in
Denver since 1994. Prior
to that, Kathleen lived
in Steamboat Springs and
worked as a CFO for
Rhoutt Memorial Hospital
from 1988-1994, Waverly
Municipal Hospital in
Waverly, Iowa, from
1982-1988, and Blue
Cross-Blue Shield in Des
Moines, Iowa, from
1980-1982.
Kathy enjoyed her cats
and loved to bake
cookies, candies and
treats for her friends.
She recently had been
doing volunteer work at
the Denver Veterans
Administration hospital,
where she received her
500-hour volunteer pin.
Kathleen liked spending
time with her nieces and
nephews and enjoyed
watching their sporting
events. She also enjoyed
watching TV and
e-mailing her family.
Kathleen is survived by
her mother, Jerri
Fournier, of Mason City;
brothers, Michael D.
(Karleen) Fournier of
Belmond, Bruce A.
(Sandi) Fournier of
Mason City, and Keith F.
(Diane) Fournier of
Bonifay, Fla., and
sister, Karen M. (Dave)
Swanson of Brigh-ton,
Colo.
Kathleen is preceded in
death by her father,
LeRoy in 1981;
grandparents, Alfred and
Cecilia Fournier, John
Schmillen, Roy and
Loraine Raveling, and
Ada and Harry Sullivan.
A private memorial
service was held at
Tabor Funeral Home in
Brighton, Colo.
Family and friends are
invited to an open house
in Kathy's memory from 4
to 7 p.m. Wednesday at
412 14th St. N.W., Mason
City.
Evelyn F.
True
WICHITA, Kan. Evelyn
F. True, 90, of Wichita,
Kan., and formerly of
Mason City, died
Thursday (Jan. 27,
2005).
Funeral service will be
10 a.m. Tuesday at the
Gloria Dei Lutheran
Church in Wichita with a
reception following
interment at Gloria Dei
Lutheran Church.
Visitation with family
will be from 6-8 p.m.
Monday at the Resthaven
Mortuary, Wichita.
In lieu of flowers, a
memorial has been
established with Hospice
Care of Kansas, 3241 E.
Victor Place,Wichita, KS
67208
Evelyn was born in Mason
City on Aug. 6, 1914.
She married Guy True in
1933 and raised a family
of four in Mason City.
She retired from State
Brand Creamery (AMPI) as
a lab technician.
Evelyn and Guy moved to
Wichita in 1979 to be
near the family. She was
a member of Gloria Dei
Lutheran Church.
Survivors include her
daughters, Barbara
Lennan, of Morgan's
Point Resort, Texas,
Darlene Walker of
Wichita; a son Dan, of
Wichita, and 11
grandchildren and 16
great-grandchildren.
She is preceded in death
by her husband, Guy
True; son, Gary True,
and granddaughter, Dawn
Walker Johnson.
Resthaven Mortuary,
Wichita, Kan., (316)
722-2100.
Kathy L.
Toye Prins
ROCK FALLS Kathy L.
Toye Prins, 50, rural
Rock Falls, died
Thursday (Jan. 27, 2005)
at the Muse-Norris
Hospice In-patient Unit,
Mason City.
A funeral service will
be held at 11 a.m.
Monday at the First
Church of the Nazarene,
507 S. Carolina, Mason
City, with Pastor Curt
DeLong and Pastor Wendy
Johannesen officiating.
Following the service,
ac-cording to her
wishes, her body will be
cremated.
Visitation will be held
from 2 to 6 p.m. today
at Ward-Van Slyke
Colonial Chapel, 101 N.
Fourth St., Clear Lake.
Military honors will be
conducted by the Mason
City Veterans Memorial
Association.
Memorials may be given
in her name to the Teen
Leadership Program,
Mason City, or Harmony
Ranch, Clear Lake.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, Clear Lake,
(641) 357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com.
Arvid E.
Christ
LAKE MILLS Arvid E.
Christ, 83, of Lake
Mills and formerly of
Scarville, died Saturday
(Jan. 29, 2005) at the
Lake Mills Care Center
in Lake Mills.
Funeral services will be
1:30 p.m. Tuesday at
Immanuel Lutheran Church
in Scarville. The Rev.
Randy Baldwin will
officiate. Burial will
take place at St. Paul
Lutheran Cemetery near
Lakota.
Visitation will be 4-7
p.m. Monday at
Mittelstadt Funeral Home
in Lake Mills and one
hour prior to the
service at the church in
Scarville.
Mittelstadt Funeral Home
and Cremation, Lake
Mills, (641) 592-0221.
Donald
Entriken Smith
CLARION Donald
Entriken Smith, 76, of
Clarion, died Friday
(Jan. 28, 2005) at the
USA Health Care Center
in Clarion.
Funeral services for
Donald Smith will be
10:30 a.m. Wednesday at
the Ewing Dugger
Helgeson Funeral Home,
602 N. Main St.,
Clarion, with the Rev.
Tim Platt officiating. A
private family burial
service will take place
at Evergreen Cemetery in
Clarion.
Visitation will be held
one hour prior to the
services at the funeral
home on Wednesday.
Ewing Dugger Helgeson
Funeral Home, Clarion,
(515) 532-2233.
Maxine May
Johnson
MASON CITY Maxine May
Johnson, 86, of Mason
City, died Saturday
(Jan. 29, 2005) at the
Heritage Care Center in
Mason City.
Her funeral will be 11
a.m. Wednesday at the
First United Methodist
Church, 119 S. Georgia
Ave., Mason City, with
the Rev. Jim Stiles
presiding. Burial will
be in Elmwood-St. Joseph
Cemetery, Mason City.
Visitation will be one
hour prior to the
service at the church on
Wednesday.
Memorials may be made to
the First United
Methodist Church.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home & Crematory, Mason
City, (641) 423-0924.
Bonnie Sue
Anderson
GOODELL Bonnie Sue
Anderson, 43, died
Friday (Jan. 28, 2005)
at her home east of
Goodell after a
courageous battle with
cancer.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday at St. John
Lutheran Church,
Belmond. The Rev. Lowell
H. Halvorson will
officiate.
Visitation will be from
5 to 8 p.m. Monday at
the Andrews Funeral
Home, 516 First St.
S.E., Belmond, and will
continue one hour prior
to the service at the
church on Tuesday.
Andrews Funeral Home,
Belmond, (641) 444-4474.
Marlo Durby
LAKE MILLS Marlo
Durby, 68, of Lake
Mills, died Saturday
(Jan. 29, 2005) at the
Lake Mills Care Center
in Lake Mills.
Services are pending at
Mittelstadt Funeral Home
in Lake Mills.
Mittelstadt Funeral Home
and Cremation, (641)
592-0221
Carrol Marie
Ungs
CLEAR LAKE Carrol
Marie Ungs, 84, of Clear
Lake, died Saturday
(Jan. 29, 2005) at the
Oakwood Care Center in
Clear Lake.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at the
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, 101 N. Fourth
St., Clear Lake, (641)
357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com.
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Carrol Marie
Ungs
CLEAR LAKE Carrol
Marie Ungs, 84, of Clear
Lake, died Saturday,
(Jan. 29, 2005) at the
Oakwood Care Center in
Clear Lake.
Memorial services will
be held at 11 a.m.
Wednesday at Zion
Lutheran Church, 112
North Fourth Street,
Clear Lake, with Richard
L. Scott, lay assistant,
officiating. Following
the services, military
honors will take place
at the church by the
Clear Lake Veterans of
Foreign Wars. Inurnment
will take place at a
later date in the Clear
Lake Cemetery.
Visitation will be one
hour prior to service
time on Wednesday at the
church.
According to her wishes,
her body was cremated.
Carrol Marie Ungs was
born on Dec. 23, 1920,
in Grafton, the daughter
of Richard and Clara
(Wagner) Bartz. She
attended and received
her education in the
Grafton Community
Schools, graduating from
Grafton High School.
Carrol was inducted into
the Women's Army Corps
during World War II,
serving two tours of
duty until her honorable
discharge as a captain.
After her honorable
discharge she attended
American Institute of
Business in Des Moines.
She was united in
marriage to Francis Ungs
in 1952, in Des Moines.
He preceded her in death
on Dec. 26, 1996.
In 1957, the family
moved to Clear Lake.
Carrol was a devoted
wife, mother, and
grandmother. Carrol also
was very active in her
community and church.
Some of her activities
and memberships include:
Clear Lake City Council,
Clear Lake Park Board,
Red Cross swim program,
was instrumental in the
establishment of the
Clear Lake ice skating
rink, did various
volunteer work at
Opportunity Village in
Clear Lake, and was very
active with the
Evangelical Lutheran
Church Women at Zion
Lutheran Church.
She enjoyed golfing,
sewing, playing cards,
fishing, and gardening,
but her great love and
enjoyment was her family
and many friends.
She was a member of Zion
Lutheran Church, and the
Clear Lake All Vets Golf
Course.
Left to cherish her
memory are her children:
Curtis Ungs and his
wife, Laurie, of West
Des Moines, and Cheri
Grauer and her husband,
Ted, of Van Meter; three
grandchildren: Katelyn
and Casey Ungs and Ben
Grauer; first cousins:
Jim Wagner of Billings,
Mont., Tom Wagner of
Grafton, and Harriet
Kuntz of Mason City; as
well as other relatives
and many friends.
She was preceded in
death by her parents,
and husband, Francis.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, 101 North Fourth
Street, Clear Lake is in
charge of the
arrangements.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, (641) 357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com
Ruth E. Fisher
MASON CITY Ruth E.
Fisher, 91, of Kentucky
Ridge Assisted Living,
2060 South Kentucky
Ave., Mason City, died
Sunday, (Jan. 30, 2005)
at Good Shepard Health
Center, Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, 126
Third Street Northeast,
Mason City.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, (641)
423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com.
Thomas G.
Hughes
BRITT Thomas G. Hughes,
71, of Britt, died
Sunday (Jan. 30, 2005)
at Hospice of North Iowa
in Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are
pending at Ewing Dugger
Funeral Home, 178 Center
Street West in Britt.
Ewing Dugger Funeral
Home, (641) 843-3839.
Beverly C.
Kalvig
MASON CITY Beverly C.
Kalvig, 68, of Mason
City, died Sunday (Jan.
30, 2005) at Muse-Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit
in Mason City.
Funeral services will be
held at 11 a.m.
Wednesday at Fullerton
Funeral Home, 123 Second
St. S.E. in Mason City
with Majors Chuck and
Lori Wright officiating.
Interment will be in
Elmwood-St. Joseph
Cemetery in Mason City.
The family will greet
relatives and friends
from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday
at Fullerton Funeral
Home in Mason City.
Visitation will continue
at the funeral home one
hour prior to Beverly's
service on Wednesday.
Those wishing to extend
memorials or expressions
of sympathy may direct
them to the Beverly C.
Kalvig Memorial Fund.
Thoughts, condolences
and stories may be
e-mailed to the family
on the
www.fullertonfh.com Web
site.
Fullerton Funeral Home
and Cremation Services,
(641) 423-8676.
www.fullertonfh.com.
Kenneth E.
Stahl
KLEMME Kenneth E.
Stahl, 41, of Klemme,
died Sunday (January 30,
2005) at the Chautaqua
Guest Home, Charles
City.
Funeral services will be
held at 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday at Peace
Reformed Church, south
of Garner with the Rev.
Jeff DeBoer officiating.
Burial will be in the
church cemetery.
Visitation will be held
from 4 to 6 p.m. on
Tuesday at the Cataldo
Funeral Home, 160 E.
Fourth St. in Garner and
one hour prior to
services at the church.
Cataldo Funeral Home,
(641) 923-2841.
www.cataldofuneralhome.com.
Mark Willis
CLEAR LAKE Mark
Willis, 49, of Clear
Lake, died Sunday, (Jan.
30, 2005) at the Mercy
Medical Center-North
Iowa in Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at the
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, 101 North Fourth
Street in Clear Lake.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, (641) 357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com.
Edna Viola
Bohy
CLARION Edna Viola
Bohy, 90, of Windsor
Heights, formerly of
Clarion, died Sunday
(Jan. 30, 2005) at the
Kavanagh House in Des
Moines.
A memorial graveside
service will be held at
11 a.m. on Thursday at
French Church Cemetery
in Woolstock with Pastor
Don Morrison
officiating.
Ewing Dugger Helgeson
Funeral Home, 602 North
Main Street in Clarion
is in charge of the
arrangements.
Ewing Dugger Helgeson
Funeral Home, (515)
532-2233.
Marlo A.
Durby
LAKE MILLS Marlo A.
Durby, 68, of Lake
Mills, died Saturday
(Jan. 29, 2005) at the
Lake Mills Care Center
in Lake Mills.
Funeral services will be
1:30 p.m. Thursday at
Salem Lutheran Church in
Lake Mills with the Rev.
Roger Dykstra
officiating. Burial will
be at Salem Memorial
Cemetery in Lake Mills.
Visitation will be from
5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at
Mittelstadt Funeral
Home, 902 East Main in
Lake Mills, and again
one hour prior to the
service at the church on
Thursday.
Mittelstadt Funeral Home
and Cremation, (641)
592-0221
Bonnie Sue
Anderson
GOODELL Bonnie Sue
Anderson, 43, of
Goodell, died Friday
(Jan. 28, 2005) at her
home in rural Goodell,
with her husband, Terry,
and her family at her
side. She fought a
courageous battle with
cancer.
Funeral service will be
held 10:30 Tuesday at
St. John Lutheran
Church, Belmond. The
Rev. Lowell H. Halvorson
will be officiating.
Visitation will be today
from 5 to 8 p.m. at the
Andrews Funeral Home,
516 First Street S.E. in
Belmond and one hour
prior to the church
services on Tuesday.
Memorials are suggested
to the family of Bonnie
Anderson.
Bonnie Nelson was born
June 13, 1961, at the
Belmond Community
Hospital, the daughter
of Gerald and Irene
(Renicker) Nelson. She
attended Belmond
Community Schools and
graduated from Belmond
High School with the
class of 1979. She had a
received a degree in
horse science husbandry
from Kirkwood Community
College. In her
childhood she became
infatuated with, and
especially fond of,
horses. It was a passion
she carried throughout
her entire life.
Bonnie was united in
marriage to Terry R.
Anderson, March 20,
1982, at St. John
Lutheran Church in
Belmond. Following their
marriage, Terry enlisted
in the United States
Army. Bonnie traveled
with Terry to Germany
for his
one-and-half-year tour.
They had been on
numerous tours while in
Europe and saw many
exciting and majestic
sights and places. These
experiences were a
wonderful part of
Bonnie's 43 years of
life.
Bonnie and Terry had two
sons, Joshua Leonard,
and Duane Gerald
Anderson. She was
blessed with the 30 some
hours Joshua lived. Much
of Bonnie's energy was
focused on the loving
care for Duane. She and
Terry have devoted
themselves to providing
Duane with the best
care, love, and
parenting they could
give him.
Although much of the
last 16 years Bonnie's
life was focused on what
was best for her son,
she was very ambitious
with her time and
talents. Bonnie was vice
president of the Ladies
auxiliary, which she
enjoyed meeting with the
gals. She was an
enterprising
businesswoman and
accomplished author.
Bonnie has been
published more than 200
times in instructional
books, novels,
periodicals,
newsletters, newspaper
articles, and websites.
She was in the process
of making audio book
recordings for her son,
Duane, to be able to
experience some of her
writings.
Bonnie owned and
operated her own
publishing company,
Magefire Book
Publishing. Bonnie's
lifelong passion for
horses was a major part
of her business career
and leisure time. Bonnie
owned and operated the
Saddles & More tack shop
at the couple's acreage
in rural Goodell. A
favorite pastime was
horse archery, a sport
of archery shooting on a
galloping horse. Her
zest for this sport
allowed her to become
very accomplished at
this sport in a short
time. Bonnie had
published a book
entitled, "The Horse in
Horse Archery A
Buying, Riding, and
Training Guide." It is a
comprehensive overview
of this unique
equestrian sport. She
was the only woman in
the state of Iowa to
attend horse archery
training. She was active
in the International
Horse Archery Festival
as a board member.
Bonnie enjoyed the
simple things of life
including time spent
with her son, Duane, and
husband, Terry. Her
father was one of the
most important people of
her life and mother had
been a special part of
her life too. She
enjoyed times spent with
her siblings and
extended family. Bonnie
was an avid reader, when
she wasn't working with
her horses, she was
reading. She loved
animals and in her youth
was involved in FFA. In
her spare time, Bonnie
liked to go in-line
skating and had been
active in karate
programs for a number of
years.
She will be remembered
by her family as quiet,
yet, stern in her
beliefs and passions.
Bonnie had a wonderful
and warm sense of humor
that shown through best
when she was faced with
the trials of life,
especially during the
adversity in her battle
with cancer. Her husband
will cherish the special
bonding time that he
shared with "Bon" during
the final weeks and days
of her life. The two
fought the dreadful
complications of her
disease until the very
conclusion of her
battle.
Those left to cherish
the memory of her life
include her husband,
Terry R. Anderson, of
Goodell; her son, Duane,
at home with his father;
mother, Irene Nelson,
Belmond; her sister, Lee
Ann Nelson, Belmond; a
brother, Jerry, and
wife, Kym Nelson,
Renton, Wash.;
half-sister, Betty Lou
Hammond, Belvue, Neb.;
her special companion,
horse, "Wizzo"; many
nieces, nephews,
cousins, in-laws,
family, and friends.
She was preceded in
death by her father,
Gerald; her son, Joshua
Leonard; and an infant
sister, Geraldine.
A very special thanks to
Velere and Juanita
Stromer of Klemme for
all the love and
healing.
Andrews Funeral Home,
Belmond,(641) 444-4474.
David
Russell Schaal
BELMOND David Russell
Schaal, 98, of Belmond,
died Sunday, (Jan. 30,
2005) at Belmond Health
Care Center.
Private family services
will be held at a later
date.
Dugger Ewing Funeral
Home, 111 Luicks Lane
South in Belmond is in
charge of the
arrangements.
Dugger Ewing Funeral
Home, (641) 444-3248.
David G.
Kennedy
BELMOND David G.
Kennedy, 80, of Belmond,
died Saturday (Jan. 29,
2005) at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa in
Mason City.
Memorial services will
be held at a later date.
The body has been
cremated.
Dugger Ewing Funeral
Home, 111 Luicks Lane
South in Belmond is in
charge of the
arrangements.
Dugger Ewing Funeral
Home, (641) 444-3248.
Arlyn O.
Rauk
LELAND Arlyn O. Rauk,
74, of Leland, died
Sunday (Jan. 30, 2005)
at the Lake Mills Care
Center in Lake Mills.
Funeral services will be
at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday
at Winnebago Lutheran
Church in rural Lake
Mills with the Rev. Bill
Peters officiating.
Burial will be in the
Winnebago Lutheran
Cemetery.
Visitation will be from
4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at
the Petersen Lund
Funeral Home, 505 North
Clark Street in Forest
City and one hour prior
to service at the
church.
Petersen Lund Funeral
Home, (641) 585-2685.
James R. Sunde
FOREST CITY James R.
Sunde, 69, of Forest
City, died Sunday (Jan.
30, 2005) at Muse Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit
in Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Petersen
Lund Funeral Home, 505
North Clark Street in
Forest City.
Petersen Lund Funeral
Home, (641) 585-2685.
Posted
by Gene Manning
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