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Almine A. Grosland
KENSETT Almine A. Grosland, 92, of
Sheffield, formerly of Kensett, died
Monday (Jan. 3, 2005) at Sheffield Care
Center in Sheffield.
Funeral service will be held 2 p.m.
Saturday (Jan. 8, 2005) at Bethany
Lutheran Church, 600 Fifth St. in
Kensett, with the Rev. Clarence Baalson
officiating. Burial will be in the
Kensett Cemetery.
Visitation will be held one hour prior
to funeral service at the church.
Memorials may be directed to the Almine
A. Grosland Memorial Fund.
Almine A. Grosland was born in Sexton,
Iowa, on Feb. 10, 1912, the daughter of
Carl and Johanna (Bey) Petersen. She was
one of 10 children.
Almine was united in marriage to Albert
Doyscher, to this union three children
were born.
In 1934, Albert died, which left her to
find work in Chicago to support their
three children.
She married Henry Sorensen in 1938 and
made her home in Coulter, where she
started her career with the United
States Postal Service.
Following Henry's death, Almine returned
to Kensett where she later married
Marvin Grosland. To this union a son was
born.
She began working for the United States
Postal Service in Kensett for many
years.
She was a member of Bethany Lutheran
Church, Kensett where she was a very
active member.
Almine was an active senior citizen
where she was distinguished as a senior
volunteer.
After some health issues, Almine made
her home at the Sheffield Care Center.
Almine loved gardening, crocheting, and
quilting. She was quite the fisherwoman,
enjoying canning pickled herring along
with everything else in sight. Her
greatest love was spending time with her
family and friends.
She is survived by her daughters,
Marjorie (Duane) Foss, of Hampton, and
Dorothy (Vale) Peter, of Roland;
grandchildren, Diane Foss (Michael
Miller), of Des Moines, Darsi Foss (Matt
Speer), of Madison, Wis., Craig (Dawn)
Peter, of Omaha, Neb., Valerie Peter, of
Ankeny, Steve Imerman, Greg Imerman,
Mark Imerman, Eric Imerman, Brick
Imerman, Vicky Imerman, Michelle Fleet,
Monica Hamilton, Melody Grosland, and
several great- grandchildren; sister,
Marie Ellingson, of Garner; a special
friend, Joyce Peter, along with several
nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her parents;
husbands, Albert Doyscher in 1934, Henry
Sorensen, and Marvin Grosland in 1994,
daughter Helen Imerman; son, Ensign Jon
Grosland in 1986.
Bride Colonial Chapel, 110 E. Spring St.
in Manly, is in charge of arrangements.
Bride Colonial Chapel, (641) 454-2242.
www.colonialchapels.com.
Gayle Arickx Mogren
CEDAR RAPIDS Gayle Arickx Mogren, 79,
of Cedar Rapids, formerly of Floyd, died
Wednesday (Jan. 5, 2005) at Mercy
Medical Center in Cedar Rapids.
A funeral Mass will be held at 1 p.m.
Saturday at Immaculate Conception
Catholic Church in Charles City. The
Rev. Carl Ries will celebrate the Mass.
Burial will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery,
Osage.
Friends may call at Hauser Funeral Home
in Charles City from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday.
A vigil scriptural wake service will be
held at 7 p.m. Visitation will continue
at the church one hour prior to the
Mass.
Hauser Funeral Home, Charles City, (641)
228-2323.
www.hauserfh.com.
Irene Rodenbeck
ROCKFORD Funeral services for Irene A.
Rodenbeck, 90, formerly of Rockford and
Greene, will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at St.
Peter Lutheran Church in Greene with
Pastor Gary Hatcher officiating. Burial
will be in Rose Hill Cemetery in Greene.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m.
today at Reid's Funeral Chapel in Greene
where there will be a public Scripture
service at 7 p.m. Visitation will
continue one hour before services at the
church.
Irene Arletta Kock was born Sept. 30,
1914, in rural Coldwater Township,
Butler County, a daughter of Charles
August Leo and Ada Elizabeth (Smith)
Kock, and died Monday (Jan. 3, 2005) at
Salsbury Baptist Home in Charles City.
She was baptized on Oct. 10, 1915, and
was confirmed May 19, 1929, at St. Peter
Lutheran Church in Greene. She received
her education in the Bristow and Greene
public schools.
She was united in marriage to Alfred H.
Rodenbeck on Nov. 22, 1936, at St. Peter
Lutheran Church in Greene.
They farmed west of Greene for six years
and later farmed south of Greene. In
1962, when they moved into their new
home in Greene.
Several years later, they returned to
their farm where they remained until
moving to Allison.
In 1992, they moved to Rockford until
they both entered the nursing home on
Jan. 31, 1997. For 28 years they spent
their winters in Brownsville, Texas.
They celebrated their 60th anniversary
shortly before his death on April 15,
1997.
Irene worked with her husband on the
farm. She was a kind and caring person
and a very good housekeeper.
Living family members include her
brother, Sylvan (Thelma) Kock of
Rockford; and 17 nieces and nephews.
Irene was preceded in death by her
husband, parents, and two sisters, Ila
Ruth in infancy, and Phyllis Brandau in
1995.
Those planning an expression of sympathy
may direct memorials to Salsbury Baptist
Home in care of the family, P.O. Box
215, Rockford, IA 50468-0215.
Funeral arrangements have been entrusted
to Reid's Funeral Chapel in Greene.
(641) 823-4457.
Iva Smith
CHARLES CITY Iva Smith, 87, of Charles
City, died Wednesday (Jan. 5, 2005) at
Floyd County Memorial Hospital in
Charles City.
A funeral Mass for Iva Smith will be
held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate
Conception Catholic Church. The Rev.
Carl Ries will celebrate the Mass.
Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.
Friends may call at Hauser Funeral Home
in Charles City from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday,
where there will be a vigil scriptural
wake service at 4:30 p.m. followed by
the reciting of the rosary. Visitation
will continue one hour prior to the
Mass.
Hauser Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323.
www.hauserfh.com.
Robert H. Ramus
LuVERNE Robert H. Ramus, 41, of
LuVerne died Friday (Dec. 24, 2004) at
his home in LuVerne.
Memorial services will be held at 11
a.m. Saturday at the United Methodist
Church in Luverne with the Rev. Remigio
Panlaqui officiating.
A memorial visitation will be from 5 to
8 p.m. Friday at the
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home
in LuVerne.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral
Home, (515) 882-3322.
www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com.
Jean VanDenBosch
FERTILE Jean VanDenBosch, 79, died
Tuesday (Dec. 7, 2004) at the Hospice of
North Iowa Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
A celebration service in honor of Jean's
life will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at
the Church of Christ, 3493 Eagle Ave. in
Fertile, with Pastor Curt Gallmeyer
presiding. A private inurnment will be
held at a later date at Grant Township
Cemetery, rural Fertile.
Visitation will be held at the church
one hour prior to the service.
Memorials may be given to Fertile Church
of Christ or Hospice of North Iowa.
Jean Ouverson was born Jan. 30, 1925, to
Harley and Edith (Humphrey) Ouverson of
Fertile.
After graduation from Fertile High
School, Jean pursued her interest in
aviation obtaining her commercial
pilot's license. She continued training
for a period of time at the Aviation
Academy in Kansas City, Mo., before
returning to Fertile.
Those living in North Iowa in those days
still speak of the times Jean was heard
and seen soaring above their communities
in her Piper Cub.
She married Wayne "Butch" VanDenBosch on
April 19, 1947, at the Church of Christ
in Fertile, Iowa. To this union four
sons were born. After many years, the
marriage ended in divorce.
To further her education in later years,
Jean completed requirements for her
associates degree in liberal arts.
She worked as the bookkeeper for the
family-owned business of Fertile Valley
Hatchery for more than 30 years, as well
as assisting in the overseeing of the
general operation.
In more recent years, she was the
bookkeeper for The Petal Shoppe in Clear
Lake, Iowa' until her retirement in the
late '90s.
During Jean's declining health in recent
years she had enjoyed the fellowship and
assistance of many of the community
members of Fertile who had so willingly
helped meet her needs. Of special
pleasure to her was the morning coffee
group at the Downtown Cafe.
During more active years, she enjoyed
gardening, music, reading and cooking;
however, she will be foremost remembered
for her devout Christian faith.
She was a lifelong member of the Church
of Christ in Fertile where she served
for many years in various capacities
including Sunday school teacher,
superintendent of Christian education,
Christian women's organization, choir
member and marimba soloist.
She is survived by her four sons, Bob
(Toby) of Mason City, Mike (Karen) of
Iowa City, Tom and Scott (Kelly) all of
Strawberry, Ariz.; seven granddaughters;
two grandsons; and one brother, Bob
(Betty) of Fertile.
Family members in heaven welcoming her
home for Christmas are her parents; and
grandson, Benjamin VanDenBosch.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N.
Fourth St. in Clear Lake, is in charge
of arrangements.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, (641)
357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com
Dorothy Ann Popp
MASON CITY Dorothy Ann Popp, 74, of
329 21st St., S.W., Mason City, died
Tuesday (Jan. 4, 2005) at Muse Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.
A memorial service will be held at 2
p.m. Tuesday at Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St., N.E.,
Mason City, with the Rev. Nick Knoth
officiating. Inurnment will be in the
spring at a later date in the Pleasant
View Cemetery, Thornton.
Visitation will be held one hour prior
to the service at the funeral home.
Hogan Bremer Moore Colonial Chapel,
(641) 423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com.
Elizabeth M. Foldesi
MASON CITY Elizabeth Mary (Brandeker)
Foldesi, 94, a 56-year resident of Mason
City, passed away peacefully in her
sleep on Sunday (Jan. 2, 2005) at
Fountain West Health Care Center in West
Des Moines.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m.
Friday at Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial
Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E. in Mason
City.
A funeral Mass will be held at 9 a.m.
Saturday at Holy Family Catholic Church,
714 N. Adams Ave. in Mason City, with
Monsignor Joseph Slepicka, a long-time
family friend, officiating. Burial will
follow in the family plot at St.
Joseph's Cemetery in Mason City.
Elizabeth was born Dec. 16, 1910, in the
tiny village of Klucarky in the
Trans-Carpathian Mountain region of
Europe. At that time, this land was part
of the sprawling Austro-Hungarian Empire
that encompassed most of Central and
Eastern Europe; now it is in the extreme
southwestern portion of Ukraine.
Elizabeth's father was a railroad
conductor and she traveled with him from
border to border of the empire, learning
seven different languages and
experiencing dozens of ethnic cultures.
She had a brief marriage in Europe to
her childhood sweetheart, which ended
with his death in early 1928.
Elizabeth married Charles Michael
Foldesi in Europe on Sept. 17, 1929, at
the advent of World War II.
The couple emigrated to the U.S. six
months later, originally living in Ohio
and then relocating to several places in
Iowa, beginning with a Rockford farm,
before moving to Mason City in 1934.
In 1939, the family settled permanently
at 13 6th St. N.E. Charles died in March
1976, and Elizabeth lived alone until
May 2000, when she moved to the Des
Moines area to make her home with her
daughter and son-in-law, Margaret and
Starr Leitch.
Elizabeth was a lifelong homemaker and a
devoted member of Holy Family Catholic
Church, where she belonged to St.
Vincent's Circle.
She was well-known locally for her
bountiful vegetable gardens and for her
cooking skills, especially her German
and Hungarian specialty meals as well as
a variety of European-style baked goods.
She took immense pleasure in the
companionship of many friends, and her
greatest joy in life was her family.
Surviving family members include four
daughters and two sons-in-law, Dr.
Barbara K. Petersen of Tampa, Fla.,
Margaret Therese and Starr W. Leitch of
Clive, Iowa, Mary Elizabeth and Edward
J. McEvilly of Sun City West, Ariz., and
Veronica Ann Gatens of Green Bay, Wis.;
as well as 10 grandchildren, 17
great-grandchildren, and one
great-great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her
parents, Michael and Elizabeth (Fechtel)
Brandeker; three infant siblings; her
first husband, Anthony Sper; her second
husband, Charles M. Foldesi; an infant
daughter, Theresa Magdalene Foldesi; her
son, Karl Joseph Foldesi; and two
sons-in-law, O. Keith Petersen and
Melvin J. Gatens.
Memorials may be made in Elizabeth's
name to Mercy Hospice, 603 E. 12th St.,
Des Moines, IA 50309, or to any charity
of an individual's choice.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel,
(641) 423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com.
Beverly J. Olson
MASON CITY Beverly J. Olson, 71, of
Mason City, died Tuesday (Jan. 4, 2005)
at Good Shepherd Health Center.
A memorial service will be held at 10
a.m. on Tuesday, at Major Erickson
Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennslyvania Ave.,
Mason City, with the Rev. Tom Healey
presiding. Burial will be in Elmwood-St.
Joseph's Cemetery, Mason City.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory,
(641) 423-0924.
Leroy F. Slim' Smith
MASON CITY Leroy F. "Slim" Smith, 83,
of 748 17th St. N.E., died Monday (Jan.
3, 2005) at Willow Pointe Assisted
Living.
Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m.
Friday at Major Erickson Funeral Home,
111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., with the Rev.
Jim Stiles of First United Methodist
Church officiating. Interment will be in
Memorial Park Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m.
today at Major Erickson Funeral Home.
Memorials may be given to the Leroy F.
Smith Memorial Fund.
Leroy was born May 5, 1921, in rural
Bradford, Iowa, the son of Franklin C.
and Gertie B. (Smith) Smith. He
graduated from West Fork No. 5. Leroy
moved to Mason City in 1945.
He married Betty L. Pusch Dec. 12, 1954.
Leroy worked as an automobile mechanic
for Zenor Motors and Blinder Olds Honda
for 40 years. He retired in 1985.
Leroy was a member of First United
Methodist Church, a 50-year member of
Highland Golf Course and enjoyed bowling
for more than 40 years.
Leroy is survived by a special friend,
Bernice I. Carmody, of Mason City;
stepchildren, Mary Borrill and husband,
Ken, of Clear Lake, Sharon Carmody of
Mason City, Denny Carmody and wife,
Mary, of Clear Lake, Pastor Mike Carmody
and wife, Janis, of Fort Dodge;
sister-in-law, Ednabelle Smith of
Sheffield; and several nieces and
nephews.
Leroy's parents; wife, Betty; brothers,
Howard, Walter and Boyd; sisters,
Margaret, Phyllis and Genevieve preceded
him in death.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory,
(641) 423-0924.
Donna M. Campbell
STORY CITY Donna M. Campbell, 78, of
Story City, formerly of Rudd, died
Wednesday (Jan. 5, 2005) at the Iowa
Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m.
Saturday at the Rudd United Methodist
Church, 611 Sixth St., Rudd, with the
Rev. Wendy Johannesen and the Rev. Brian
MacNamara officiating. Burial will be in
the Evergreen Cemetery, Rudd.
Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at
the Sheckler Colonial Chapel, 114 North
Hawkeye, Nora Springs.
Sheckler Colonial Chapel, (641)
749-2210.
www.colonialchapels.com.
Velma Passmore
MONONA Velma Passmore, 79, of Monona,
died Monday (Jan. 3, 2005) at her home.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m.
Friday at Living Faith United Methodist
Church in Monona, with the Rev. Dennis
Gilbert officiating. Burial will be in
Vandalia Cemetery in rural Runnells,
with the Rev. Corby Johnson officiating.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m.
today at the Leonard Funeral Home in
Monona and one hour prior to services at
the church.
Leonard Funeral Home, (563) 539-2170.
Patricia
Pat' A. McGowan
CLEAR LAKE Patricia "Pat" A. McGowan,
80, 1105 Fifth Ave S. in Clear Lake,
died Monday (Jan. 3, 2005) at the
Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in
Mason City.
A funeral Mass will be will be held at
10 a.m. Saturday at St. Patrick's
Catholic Church, 1001 Eighth Ave S. in
Clear Lake, with Monsignor Robert Hogan
officiating. Interment will be held at
the Clear Lake Cemetery in Clear Lake.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m.
Friday at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St. in Clear Lake,
with a Scripture Wake service at 6 p.m.
Memorials may be given to the Patricia
A. McGowan Memorial Fund.
Pat was born March 1, 1924, in Mitchell,
S.D., the daughter of E.W. and Clara
(Balrud) Justin. She graduated from
Mason City High School and Mason City
Junior College.
Pat married Raymond McGowan on June 21,
1944, and they lived at Clear Lake. She
worked for the Welcome Wagon in Clear
Lake and was a paraprofessional for
Mason City High School.
Pat enjoyed playing cribbage and fishing
with her husband and playing bridge with
the girls. She loved to play golf at All
Vets and always told people that she was
"going to her office."
Pat thoroughly enjoyed watching her
grandchildren and great-grandchildren
grow up.
She enjoyed many weekends in the fall
sharing the weekend with the
duckhunters, Mike and Patrick. She was a
member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church
in Clear Lake.
Pat is survived by two children, Michael
McGowan and his wife, Pamela, of Edina,
Minn., and Kathy Olson and her husband,
Lance, of Spirit Lake; five
grandchildren, Daniel McGowan, of
Anchorage, Alaska, Peter McGowan and his
wife Misty, of Minneapolis, Minn.,
Patrick McGowan, of Pequot Lakes, Minn.,
Lisa Vander Woude and her husband Rick,
of Spirit Lake, and Brent Olson, of
Spirit Lake; three great-grandchildren,
Corri, Ryker and Jossi Vander Woude; one
sister, Elizabeth Siesseger, of
Muscatine; and one brother, Robert
Justin, of Davenport.
Pat was preceded in death by her
parents, and her husband Raymond on Oct.
15, 1991.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, (641)
357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com.
George Mikesh
BELMOND George Mikesh, 80, of Belmond,
died Wednesday (Jan. 5, 2005) at Mercy
Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City.
Funeral services are tentatively
scheduled Sunday, at the Belmond United
Methodist Church, with visitation on
Saturday at the Andrews Funeral Home in
Belmond.
Andrews Funeral Home, (641) 444-4474.
Linda N. Diekhuis
BELMOND Linda N. Diekhuis, 47, of
rural Belmond, died unexpectedly Tuesday
(Jan. 4, 2005) at the Belmond Medical
Center, of complications related to
diabetes.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30
a.m. Saturday at the Trinity Lutheran
Church in Belmond, with the Rev. Rod
Hopp officiating. Burial will be in the
Belmond Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m.
Friday at the Andrews Funeral Home, 516
First St. S.E. in Belmond and continue
one hour prior to the services on
Saturday at church.
The family suggests memorials may be
given to Linda's family in her name or
to the donor's choice.
Linda Nadine Bendickson, was born Feb.
28, 1957 in Lake Mills, Iowa, the
daughter of Marvin and Viola (Brakke)
Bendickson. She attended and graduated
from Lake Mills High School, Lake Mills,
Iowa.
She was united in marriage to Delos
Diekhuis, on June 21, 1980, at Trinity
Lutheran Church in Belmond. The couple
were blessed with two children, Brandon
and Stacy.
Linda had been employed at the Belmond
Health Care Center for 25 years, much of
her years there was as a certified
nursing assistant.
She was a dedicated and hard worker at
the facility who loved working with her
co-workers and the residents at the care
center.
Linda looked forward to the various
holidays throughout the years and
keeping up with the daily soaps,
especially her favorite, "General
Hospital."
Linda received great joy and pride from
her husband, children, and family.
For most her of life she had valiantly
fought battle with diabetes and, in
later years, the onset of rheumatoid
arthritis.
Those left to cherish her memory include
her mother, Viola Bendickson, of Lake
Mills; her husband of nearly 25 years,
Delos Diekhuis, of Belmond and their two
children Brandon and Stacy Diekhuis;
sisters, Laurie McDonald, of Lake Mills,
and Marsha and her husband Randy Mincer,
of Arkansas; a brother, Steve
Bendickson, of Lake Mills; and nieces
and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her father,
Marvin Bendickson.
Andrews Funeral Home, (641) 444-4474.
Wencil Dean Small
REMBRANDT Wencil Dean Small passed
from this earth on Wednesday (Jan. 5,
2005). Wencil was critically injured in
a farm accident on Tuesday, Jan. 4,
2005, and died as a result of those
injuries. He died doing what he loved
best.
Services will be held at 10:30 a.m.
Saturday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church
at Rembrandt. Interment will be at
Memorial Park Cemetery in Storm Lake.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m.
Friday at the Sliefert Funeral Home in
Storm Lake, with the family present from
6 to 8 p.m.
Wencil Dean Small was born to Charles
and Blanche (Zupp) Small on May 22, 1923
at Washta.
He graduated from Washta High School and
began his lifelong farming career
following graduation.
He farmed with his father until his
marriage to Roberta Hegstrom of Lawton
on May 29, 1947. The couple spent their
first three years farming near Lawton,
Iowa. They moved to the Rembrandt area
in 1950 and have lived there to present.
Wencil is survived by his wife, Roberta;
children Marcia (Doug) Grabinski, of
Clear Lake; Larry Small and special
friend, Bonnie Hamilton, of Clear Lake;
Karen (Ben) Greene, of Webb, and Gary
(Julie) Small, of Rembrandt.
He is also survived by 10 grandchildren:
Brent Grabinski, Elissa (Grabinski)
Doyce Hanson, Jeff Grabinski, Charles
(Heidi) Small, Amy (Greene) and Craig
Williams, Brittanya Small, Beth (Greene)
and Scott Knudtson, Justin Small, Tiara
Small and Bradley Greene; and 10
great-grandchildren: Taylor, Isaac and
Abigail Hanson, Allison, Rylie and Cole
Knudtson, Greta, Glenn and Graham Small,
and Alyvia Williams.
Sliefert Funeral Home, (712) 732-5010.
Lillie May Nettleton
ALGONA Lillie May Nettleton, 92, of
Algona, died Wednesday (Jan. 5, 2005) at
Kossuth Regional Healthcare Center.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home
in Algona. (515) 295-3731.
www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com.
PUBLISHED FRIDAY, January 7,
2005.
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Gladys L.
Wearda
ROCKWELL Gladys L.
(Reineke) Wearda, 95, a
resident of Rockwell
Community Nursing Home,
Rockwell, died Wednesday
evening (Jan. 5, 2005)
at the nursing home in
Rockwell.
Funeral service will be
held at 11 a.m. Saturday
at Fullerton Funeral
Home, 120 Third St. S.
in Rockwell, with the
Rev. Rev. Ronald
Bolinger officiating.
Interment will be at
Sheffield Cemetery in
Sheffield.
The family will greet
relatives and friends
from 10 to 11 a.m.
Saturday at Fullerton
Funeral Home, 120 Third
St. S. in Rockwell.
Those wishing to extend
memorials or expressions
of sympathy may direct
them to the Rockwell
Community Nursing Home,
707 Elm St. E.,
Rockwell, IA 50469.
Gladys L. (Reineke)
Wearda was born Feb. 15,
1909 in Oakland, Iowa.
She was one of six
children born to Frank
and Sara Jane (Clark)
Reineke. Gladys and her
family moved to the
Rockwell area in 1919,
and Gladys attended
school in Rockwell.
On Sept. 23, 1940,
Gladys was united in
marriage to John "Jack"
Wearda in Rockwell.
Gladys was a beautician
operating the Gladys
Beauty Shop from her
home in Rockwell for
many years. Gladys gave
up her license at the
age of 85. She was the
oldest working
beautician in Iowa.
Gladys was a member of
St. Peter Lutheran
Church in Rockwell, the
American Legion Ladies
Auxiliary, Gallagher
Post 208 of Rockwell,
and a lifetime member of
the Loyal Order of the
Moose in Mason City.
Gladys' hobbies included
playing cards and bingo,
both of which she
enjoyed in her younger
years.
Gladys will be dearly
missed by her family and
friends.
She is survived by her
brother-in-law, Richard
Wearda, and her
sister-in-law, Hazel
Wearda; and many nieces
and nephews.
Preceding Gladys in
death are her parents;
her husband John "Jack"
Wearda; three sisters,
Bonnie and Mildred Simon
and Geneva Cahalan; and
two brothers, Bruce and
Frank Reineke.
Thoughts, condolences
and stories may be sent
to the family at
www.fullertonfh.com.
Fullerton Funeral Home
and Cremation Service,
(641) 822-3191.
Mildred A.
Nelson
MASON CITY Mildred A.
Nelson, 93, of Mason
City, died Saturday
(Jan. 1, 2005) at Good
Shepherd Health Center.
Funeral service will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Monday at Trinity
Lutheran Church, 213 N.
Penn- sylvania Ave.,
with the Rev. James M.
Magelssen officiating.
Interment will be in
Elmwood-St. Joseph
Cemetery.
Visitation will be from
4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at
Major Erickson Funeral
Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave., and
continues one hour prior
to services on Monday at
the church.
Memorials may be given
to the Mildred A. Nelson
Memorial Fund or a
charity of your choice.
Mildred was born Feb. 7,
1911, the daughter of
Ralph A. and Louise
(Hanson) Nelson in
Wright County. She
attended school in
Wright County and the
family moved to Cerro
Gordo County in 1928.
Mildred was a graduate
of Plymouth High School.
She worked for Damon's
as head of the
children's department
for 28 years, retiring
in 1976.
Mildred was a longtime
member of Trinity
Lutheran Church.
She was active in the
Altar Guild at Trinity
and was a member of
RSVP.
Mildred is survived by
her sister, Lucile
Wyborny and husband,
Don, of Mountain Home,
Ark.; nephew, Paul
Wyborny of Heabner,
Okla.; niece, Ginny
Blakely and husband,
Bill, of Mountain Home,
Ark.; niece, Rhonda
Condie and husband, Tom,
of Hyrum, Utah; and a
nephew, Curtis Nelson
and wife, Marty Pauley,
of Mason City.
She was preceded in
death by her parents;
three brothers, Richard,
Howard and Laverne; and
a twin brother and
sister in infancy.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
Robert Bob'
Mosiman
MESERVEY Robert Walter
Mosiman was born to
Joseph and Katherine
(Escher) Mosiman on Feb.
23, 1926, at Corwith,
Iowa, one of five boys
and three girls.
He attended the Belmond
school system and
finished his education
at Toledo State
Children's Home after
his parents died when he
was nine.
He passed away on
Thursday (Jan. 6, 2005)
at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa in
Mason City.
He married Irene
Heuberger on July 9,
1955, at Chapin, Iowa,
and they made their home
in Clear Lake and later
in Meservey. They had
one daughter, Lynne Anne
Mosiman, of Omaha, Neb.
He graduated from the
Des Moines Barber
College and worked in
Clear Lake and Meservey.
Later he worked as a
plumber and then drove a
feed truck for Klemme
Co-op until he retired.
In his youth, he hunted
many ducks, geese and
pheasants, ran a
trapline in the fall and
fished all the streams
and lakes surrounding
Belmond and many in
Minnesota.
He lived for the
weekends when he could
be out with nature. He
won many trap-shoot
prizes and was a dead
eye with a shotgun.
He was a member of Salem
United Methodist Church
of Meservey.
Memorial service will be
held at 11 a.m. Saturday
at Salem United
Methodist Church in
Meservey with the Rev.
Rose Calderon-Khan
officiating. Burial will
be in Meservey Cemetery
at a later time.
He is survived by his
wife and daughter; his
brothers, Cecil and
wife, June, of Belmond,
and Art of Mason City;
sisters, Beverly Faaborg
and husband, Lloyd, of
Swaledale and Esther
Daniels and husband,
Peter, of Garner.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; a
brother, Rollin and his
wife, Janette; sister,
Clara Mae Steenblock and
husband, Paul, both of
Belmond; an 8 year-old
brother, Eugene; two
special nephews, Gene
Faaborg and Billy
Heuberger; and
sisters-in-law, Dorothy
Mosiman and Elinor
Mosiman.
Retz-Grarup Funeral
Home, (641) 358-6105.
Donna M.
Campbell
STORY CITY Donna M.
Campbell, 78, of Story
City, formerly of Rudd,
died Wednesday (Jan. 5,
2005) at Iowa Methodist
Medical Center in Des
Moines
Funeral service will be
held at 2 p.m. Saturday
(Jan. 8, 2005) at Rudd
United Methodist Church,
611 Sixth St. in Rudd,
with the Rev. Wendy
Johannesen and the Rev.
Brian MacNamara
officiating. Burial will
be at Evergreen Cemetery
in Rudd.
Visitation will be held
from 5 to 7 p.m. today
at Sheckler Colonial
Chapel, 114 N. Hawkeye
in Nora Springs.
The family requests
memorials be sent to the
Rudd Community
Betterment Association,
Rudd-Rockford-Marble
Rock Community Schools
for use in the art
department, or Grace
United Methodist Church
in Story City.
Donna May Campbell was
born on a farm near the
Shell Rock River between
Rock Falls and Nora
Springs, Iowa, and was a
sixth-generation Iowan.
Her parents were Oscar
and Vivian (Schultz)
Andresen. She attended
rural schools in and
near Nora Springs and
Rudd and graduated from
Rudd High School.
Donna married Riley
Campbell Jr. in 1945.
Donna and Riley raised
three children and
farmed in the Rudd and
Nora Springs area until
Riley's death in 1973.
After her husband's
death, Donna attended
North Iowa Area
Community College and
Mankato State University
and was a classmate with
her daughter, Kay.
After graduation from
Mankato State, Donna
taught art at Preston
Community Schools for
more than 10 years.
After retiring from
teaching, she resided in
Story City, Iowa.
Donna will be remembered
for her independence,
resourcefulness and
strong spirit. She was
an accomplished artist
and enjoyed painting,
especially china
painting and pottery.
She also enjoyed
gardening, animals,
outdoor activities, and
following her
grandchildren's athletic
and academic activities.
Donna is survived by
three children, Bruce
(Beverly Evans) Campbell
of Cumming, Iowa, Boyd
(Debra) Campbell of
Rudd, Iowa, and Kay
(Ron) Cosner of Tempe,
Ariz. She is also
survived by
grandchildren, Daniel
Miller and Jillian
Miller of Tempe, Ariz.,
Leah Badertscher of Iowa
City, Andrew Campbell of
Hannibal, Mo., Elizabeth
Campbell and Will
Campbell of Rudd, Anne
Campbell of New York
City, John Campbell,
currently in the Peace
Corps in Peru, Joshua
Grenier of Minneapolis,
Minn., and Clarice
Grenier Grabau of
Northfield, Minn.; two
great-grandchildren;
several nieces and
nephews; and one
brother, Paul L.
Andresen of Ocean
Springs, Miss.
Donna was preceded in
death by her parents;
her husband Riley; her
brothers, Duane Andresen
and Glen Andresen; and
her sister, Velda Marth.
Sheckler Colonial
Chapel, (641) 749-2210.
www.colonialchapels.com
George
Richard Mikesh
BELMOND Beloved
husband, loving father
and friend, George
Richard Mikesh, passed
away Wednesday (Jan. 5,
2005) at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa in
Mason City.
Funeral service will be
2 p.m. Sunday at Belmond
United Methodist Church
in Belmond with the Rev.
Michael Druhl
officiating. Burial will
be with full military
honors conducted by the
Belmond Honor Guard in
Amsterdam Cemetery, east
of Goodell.
Visitation will be from
4 to 7 p.m. Saturday at
Andrews Funeral Home,
516 First St. S.E. in
Belmond, and continues
one hour prior to
services on Sunday at
the church.
The family suggests
memorials to Belmond
United Methodist Church,
Goodell United Methodist
Church, Belmond Area
Arts Council Prairie
Homestead or to the
donor's choice.
George was born May 20,
1924, in the Klemme,
Iowa, area, the son of
Charles and Kathlyn
(Pannhoff) Mikesh. The
family moved to the
Forest City area, and
from there to Belmond,
where he finished his
last two years of high
school.
George was drafted into
the United States Army
during World War II, and
received training at
Camp Van Dorn in
Mississippi with the
63rd Division, 254th
Infantry Regiment,
attached to the 3rd
Army. He served as a
machine gunner in France
and Germany on the front
lines.
George received the
following military
medals for his service
tenure: Bronze Star
Medal with "V" Device,
First Oak Leaf Cluster
to the Bronze Star,
Purple Heart, Good
Conduct Medal,
European-African-Middle
Eastern Campaign Medal
with two bronze service
stars for the Rhineland
and Central European
Campaigns, World War II
Victory Medal,
Distinguished Unit
Emblem, Army of
Occupation Medal with
Germany Clasp, and
Combat Infantryman
Badge, Presidential Unit
Citation (which was
awarded to the entire
254th Infantry
Regiment), and the
French Croix de Guerre
with Palm for Colmar and
the Battle of the Bulge.
Immediately following
the end of the war, he
was sent to Berlin as
cadre, as one of the
first to arrive to set
up the Office of
Military Government,
Berlin Sector. He served
as honor guard and
received training in
military intelligence.
In 1947, he was
discharged from the
Army.
He went into civil
service as deputy chief
warden at Spandau Prison
in Berlin; where the men
that were convicted at
the Nuremberg Trials
were imprisoned.
He returned home after
his father's death in
1949.
George was united in
marriage to Emily Goll
in 1955. He farmed near
Hickory Grove north of
Belmond. George enjoyed
farming and the
challenges it presented.
Following his retirement
in 1989, he enjoyed many
hobbies, some of the
more noteable were
gardening, auctions,
inventive cooking, and
nature watching.
He very much loved polka
music and always had a
camera nearby to fulfill
his enjoyment of
photography. George was
avid reader, and loved a
good debate.
George always spoke
highly of his parents
and the values that they
taught him. He was a man
of integrity; his word
was his bond. He also
had an unselfish nature
for helping others in
need. People sensed they
could have confidence in
him as perfect strangers
would come up to him and
tell him their life
stories.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, Charles
and Kathlyn Mikesh; and
his sister, Grace
Zaspel.
Survivors include his
wife of more than 49
years, Emily, of
Belmond; children,
Sheila Johnson of
California, Kim Campbell
of Fort Walton Beach,
Fla., George Mikesh Jr.
and wife, Sarai, of
Atlanta, Ga., Michael
Mikesh of Goodell, Iowa,
and Suzanne Mikesh of
Belmond; sisters, Colona
Hahn of Belmond, Ruby
Dwyer of Harper's Ferry,
and Constance Roley of
Minnesota; brother,
Charles Mikesh and wife,
Wanda, of Belmond;
grandchildren, Lesley,
Rebecca, and Kandiss
Campbell, James and
Joseph Mikesh, Lynne and
Christopher J. Akin,
Tracy Mikesh, Amber
(Mikesh) Powell and
Kathlyn and Rachal.
Andrews Funeral Home,
(641) 444-4474.
Fred Weiss
MASON CITY Fred Weiss,
84, of 1033 19th St.
S.W., formerly of
Garner, died Thursday
(Jan. 6, 2005) at the
Muse Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit in Mason
City.
Funeral service will be
held 11 a.m. Monday at
Bethlehem Lutheran
Church, 419 N. Delaware
Ave., with the Rev. Mark
Lavrenz officiating.
Interment will be in
Concord Cemetery,
Garner, with military
honors conducted by
members of the Garner
Veteran Ceremonial Unit.
Visitation will be held
one hour prior to
service Monday at the
church.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, (641)
423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.co
Marshall Lee
Hogan
OSAGE Marshall "Marsh"
Lee Hogan, 74, of Osage,
died Wednesday (Jan. 5,
2005) at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa in
Mason City.
Service will be held at
10:30 a.m. Saturday at
Champion-Bucheit Funeral
Home in Osage, with the
Rev. Dr. J. Samuel
Subramanian officiating.
Burial will be at Osage
Cemetery with military
honors at the grave by
Osage American Legion
Post 278 and Osage
V.F.W. Post 7920.
Visitation is from 5 to
7 p.m. today at
Champion-Bucheit Funeral
Home and will continue
one hour prior to
services on Saturday.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral
Home, (641) 732-3706.
Marian
Morisky
CLEAR LAKE Marian
Morisky, 88, of 321 N.
16th St. in Clear Lake,
died Thursday (Jan. 6,
2005) at the Muse Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit
in Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Ward-Van
Slyke Colonial Chapel,
101 N. Fourth St. in
Clear Lake.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, (641) 357-2193.
Donald L.
Quinlan
MASON CITY Donald L.
Quinlan, 79, of 421 S.
Carolina Ave., died
Thursday (Jan. 6, 2005)
at home.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Major
Erickson Funeral Home,
111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
in Mason City.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
Martha
Mert' Seeley
PLYMOUTH Martha "Mert"
Seeley, 78, of Plymouth,
died Wednesday (Jan. 5,
2005) at Manly Care
Center in Manly
Funeral services are
incomplete with Bride
Colonial Chapel, 110
Spring St. in Manly.
Bride Colonial Chapel,
(641) 454-2242.
www.colonialchapels.com
Leila D.
Lauterbach
MARBLE ROCK Leila D.
(Nash) Lauterbach, 85,
of 1427 280th St. Marble
Rock, died Thursday
(Jan. 6, 2005) at Floyd
County Memorial Hospital
in Charles City.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Reid's
Funeral Chapel in Marble
Rock.
Reid's Funeral Chapel,
(641) 823-4457.
Ann Jean
Grelk
MASON CITY Ann Jean
Grelk, 79, of Mason
City, died Thursday
(Jan. 6, 2005) at Good
Shepherd Care Center in
Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete with
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, 126
Third St. N.E. in Mason
City.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, (641)
423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
Carroll Dean
Sam' Schmidt
MANLY Carroll Dean
"Sam" Schmidt, 71, 541
S. Broadway St. in
Manly, died Thursday
(Jan. 6, 2005) at Mercy
Medical Center-North
Iowa in Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete with Bride
Colonial Chapel, 110
Spring St. in Manly.
Bride Colonial Chapel,
(641) 454-2242.
www.colonialchapels.com
Lillie Mae
Nettleton
ALGONA Lillie Mae
Nettleton, 92, of
Algona, died Wednesday
(Jan. 5, 2005) at
Kossuth Regional Health
Center in Algona.
Funeral service will be
held at 10 a.m. Saturday
at First Baptist Church
in Algona. Burial will
be in Silver Cemetery in
rural Cherokee.
Visitation will be held
from 4 to 6 p.m. today
at
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home in Algona.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home, (515)
295-3731.
www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com.
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George
Richard Mikesh
BELMOND Beloved
husband, loving father
and friend, George
Richard Mikesh, passed
away Wednesday (Jan. 5,
2005) at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa in
Mason City.
Funeral service will be
2 p.m. Sunday at Belmond
United Methodist Church
in Belmond with the Rev.
Michael Druhl
officiating. Burial will
be with full military
honors conducted by the
Belmond Honor Guard in
Amsterdam Cemetery, east
of Goodell.
Visitation will be from
4 to 7 p.m. today at
Andrews Funeral Home,
516 First St. S.E. in
Belmond, and continues
one hour prior to
services on Sunday at
the church.
The family suggests
memorials to Goodell
United Methodist Church
or to the Belmond
Prairie Homestead and
Jenison Meacham Arts
Center or to the donor's
choice.
George was born May 20,
1924, in the Klemme,
Iowa, area, the son of
Charles and Kathlyn
(Pannhoff) Mikesh. The
family moved to the
Forest City area, and
from there to Belmond,
where he finished his
last two years of high
school.
George was drafted into
the United States Army
during World War II, and
received training at
Camp Van Dorn in
Mississippi with the
63rd Division, 254th
Infantry Regiment,
attached to the 3rd
Army. He served as a
machine gunner in France
and Germany on the front
lines.
George received the
following military
medals for his service
tenure: Bronze Star
Medal with "V" Device,
First Oak Leaf Cluster
to the Bronze Star,
Purple Heart, Good
Conduct Medal,
European-African-Middle
Eastern Campaign Medal
with two bronze service
stars for the Rhineland
and Central European
Campaigns, World War II
Victory Medal,
Distinguished Unit
Emblem, Army of
Occupation Medal with
Germany Clasp, and
Combat Infantryman
Badge, Presidential Unit
Citation (which was
awarded to the entire
254th Infantry
Regiment), and the
French Croix de Guerre
with Palm for Colmar and
the Battle of the Bulge.
Immediately following
the end of the war, he
was sent to Berlin at
Cadre, as one of the
first to arrive to set
up the Office of
Military Government,
Berlin Sector. He served
as honor guard and
received training in
military intelligence.
In 1947, he was
discharged from the
Army.
He went into civil
service as deputy chief
warden at Spandau Prison
in Berlin; where the men
that were convicted at
the Nuremberg Trials
were imprisoned.
He returned home after
his father's death in
1949.
George was united in
marriage to Emily Goll
in 1955. He farmed near
Hickory Grove north of
Belmond. George enjoyed
farming and the
challenges it presented.
Following his retirement
in 1989, he enjoyed many
hobbies, some of the
more noteable were
gardening, auctions,
inventive cooking, and
nature watching.
He very much loved polka
music and always had a
camera nearby to fulfill
his enjoyment of
photography. George was
avid reader, and loved a
good debate.
George always spoke
highly of his parents
and the values that they
taught him. He was a man
of integrity; his word
was his bond. He also
had an unselfish nature
for helping others in
need. People sensed they
could have confidence in
him as perfect strangers
would come up to him and
tell him their life
stories.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, Charles
and Kathlyn Mikesh; and
his sister, Grace
Zaspel.
Survivors include his
wife of more than 49
years, Emily, of
Belmond; children,
Sheila Johnson of
California, Kim Campbell
of Fort Walton Beach,
Fla., George Mikesh Jr.
and wife, Sarai, of
Atlanta, Ga., Michael
Mikesh of Goodell, Iowa,
and Suzanne Mikesh of
Belmond; sisters, Colona
Haan of Belmond, Gladys
and husband, Pete Pals,
of Belmond, Ruby Dwyer
of Harper's Ferry, and
Constance Roley of
Minnesota; brother,
Charles Mikesh and wife,
Wanda, of Belmond;
grandchildren, Lesley,
Rebecca, and Kandiss
Campbell, James and
Joseph Mikesh, Lynne and
Christopher J. Akin,
Tracy Mikesh, Amber
(Mikesh) Powell and
Kathlyn and Rachal.
Andrews Funeral Home,
(641) 444-4474.
Carroll D.
Schmidt
MANLY Carroll Dean
"Sam" Schmidt, 71, of
Manly, died Thursday
(Jan. 6, 2005) at Mercy
Medical Center-North
Iowa in Mason City,
surrounded by his
family.
Funeral service will be
held 10:30 a.m. Monday
at Bethel United
Methodist Church, 403 E.
South St. in Manly, with
the Rev. Robert Cumings
officiating. Burial will
be in Manly Cemetery in
Manly, where full
military honors will be
conducted by members of
Edward Tosel Post No.
110, Manly.
Visitation will be held
from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday
at Bride Colonial
Chapel, 110 E. Spring
St. in Manly, and one
hour prior to services
on Monday at the church.
Carroll Dean Schmidt was
born Nov. 14, 1933, at
Northwood, a son of Fred
and Alma (Olson)
Schmidt. He graduated
from Northwood High
School in 1952, joined
the Army in 1953,
serving two years in the
432nd Engineer Battalion
in Germany as a heavy
equipment operator.
He married Wanda Marie
Reynolds on Nov. 23,
1957, at Mason City. Sam
and Wanda began their
family in Mason City
before moving to Manly
in 1969, where they have
resided ever since.
Sam worked at
Libby-Owens-Ford in
Mason City from the day
it opened in May 1967
until the day it closed
in November 1991.
Known as "Smitty" at
LOF, he took early
retirement when the
Mason City plant closed.
He chose to continue
working at Fleet Guard
before retiring to his
garage in 1995.
Sam was a Minnesota
Vikings fan who enjoyed
playing cards with his
family and friends,
woodworking in the
garage, fishing, buying
anything for a buck at
local auctions, family
celebrations in
Carpenter and spending
time with his
grandchildren.
Left to cherish his
memory are his five
children, David Schmidt,
of Mason City, Theresa
Corell and her husband,
Ron, of Manly, Carrie
Schmidt and Jennifer
Schallock, of Charles
City, Tracy Schmidt, of
Clear Lake and Cristy
Cooper, of Manly;
sister-in-law, Alice
Anderson, of Mason City;
10 grandchildren; four
great-grandchildren;
many nieces and nephews;
eight granddogs; dear
friend, Julie Neuberger;
and son-in-law, Scott
Cooper.
Sam was known as
"Grandpa Sam" to many.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, his
wife, Wanda; two sons,
Donny and Dean; his
brothers, Harold, Ralph,
Russell and Roger; and
his sisters, Betty
Butler, Ruth Wedgewood
and Dorothy Gentz.
Bride Colonial Chapel,
(641) 454-2242.
www.colonialchapels.com
Fred Weiss
MASON CITY Fred Weiss,
84, of 1033 19th St.
S.W., formerly of
Garner, died Thursday
(Jan. 6, 2005) at Muse
Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit in Mason City.
Funeral service will be
held 11 a.m. Monday at
Bethlehem Lutheran
Church, 419 N. Delaware
Ave., with the Rev. Mark
Lavrenz officiating.
Interment will be in
Concord Cemetery,
Garner, with military
honors conducted by
members of the Garner
Veteran Ceremonial Unit.
Visitation will be held
one hour prior to
service Monday at the
church.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, 126
Third St. N.E. in Mason
City, is in charge of
arrangements.
Memorials may be
directed to Bethlehem
Lutheran Church, Mason
City, and Hospice of
North Iowa.
Fred Weiss was born
Sept. 29, 1920, in
Selby, S.D., the son of
Gust and Katie (Riddle)
Weiss.
Fred served in the
United States Army in
the Pacific Theater
during World War II.
On Jan. 14, 1945, he was
united in marriage to
Vera (Woiwod) Weiss. To
this union two children
were born.
After returning from
active duty, Fred farmed
near Garner. He also
worked and retired from
Winnebago Industries.
He spent his retirement
years woodworking and
re-finishing projects.
He was a member of
Bethlehem Lutheran
Church, Mason City and
V.F.W. Post No. 5515 in
Garner.
He is survived by his
wife, Vera Weiss, of
Mason City; daughters,
Sharon (Art) Hitz and
Linda (John) Hamilton;
grandsons, Jeff
(Jennifer) Hamilton and
Bryan Hitz; three
sisters and one brother.
He is preceded in death
by his parents, three
sisters, three brothers,
one infant daughter and
two infant grandsons.
Hogan Bremer Moore
Colonial Chapel, (641)
423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
Robert E.
Schaecher
MASON CITY Robert E.
Schaecher, 77, of 501 S.
Kentucky Ave., formerly
of Nampa, Idaho, died
Monday (Jan. 3, 2005) at
Heritage Care Center
after a courageous
battle with cancer.
Per his request, his
body has been cremated.
Memorial services will
be held at a later date.
There will be no
visitation.
Robert was born Aug. 15,
1927, in Columbus, Neb.,
the son of Leonard and
Mabel Patton.
After serving his
country, he was
honorably discharged
from the U.S. Army.
He worked for Boise
Cascade Corp. in Burley,
Idaho. He then moved to
Nampa when a new plant
was opened.
Robert and wife, Norma,
moved to Mason City in
2001.
He enjoyed camping,
fishing and hunting.
Robert is survived by
his wife of 57 years,
Norma, of Mason City;
children, Leonard
Schaecher of Nampa,
Idaho; Karen Robirds and
husband, Jim, of Rupert,
Idaho, Robert Schaecher
Jr. of Salt Lake City,
Utah, Brenda Schaecher
of Lakewood, Wash.,
Joyce Scott and husband,
Russ, of Mason City, and
Kathy Troutman and
companion, Dwayne
Bratten, of Battle
Mountain, Nev.; nine
grandchildren and 11
great-grandchildren.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave. in
Mason City, is in charge
of arrangements.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
Leon Deibler
IOWA FALLS Leon
Deibler, 89, of Iowa
Falls, Iowa, died
Thursday (Jan. 6, 2005)
at Ellsworth Municipal
Hospital in Iowa Falls.
Funeral service will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Monday at First
Congregational Church in
Iowa Falls with the Rev.
Margaret Debner
officiating. Burial will
be at Union Cemetery,
Iowa Falls, with
military honors provided
by the Hyman-Peavey
American Legion Post No.
188, Iowa Falls.
Visitation will be from
2 to 7 p.m. Sunday at
Linn's Funeral Homes
Iowa Falls Chapel, with
the family present from
5 to 7 p.m.
Linn's Funeral Home,
(641) 648-2569.
Leila D.
Lauterbach
MARBLE ROCK Leila D.
Lauterbach, 85, of 1427
280th St. in Marble
Rock, died Thursday
(Jan. 6, 2005) at the
Hospice Unit of Floyd
County Memorial Hospital
in Charles City.
Funeral service will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday at Reid's
Funeral Chapel in Marble
Rock, with Pastor Ruth
Yeaton of the First
Baptist Church of
Charles City
officiating. Burial will
be in Hillside Cemetery
in Marble Rock.
Visitation will be from
4 to 7 p.m. Monday at
Reid's Funeral Chapel in
Marble Rock and one hour
prior to services on
Tuesday.
Reid's Funeral Chapel,
(641) 823-4457.
Winifred M.
Clausen
ST. ANSGAR Winifred M.
Clausen, 96, of St.
Ansgar, died Wednesday
(Jan. 5, 2005) at St.
Ansgar Good Samaritan
Center.
Funeral service will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Monday at Schroeder &
Sites Funeral Home in
St. Ansgar. Burial will
be in Riverside Cemetery
in Riceville.
Visitation will be held
from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday
at Schroeder & Sites
Funeral Home in St.
Ansgar, with a 5 p.m.
prayer service.
Schroeder & Sites
Funeral Home, (641)
713-4920.
Ivan
Mincks
CHARLES CITY Ivan
Mincks, 85, of Charles
City, died Friday (Jan.
7, 2005) at Ninth Street
Chautauqua Guest Home in
Charles City.
Funeral service will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday at Saint John
Evangelical Lutheran
Church with the Rev.
Dennis Niezwaag
officiating. Burial will
be in Riverside
Cemetery, with a flag
presentation by the
Charles City Ceremonial
Unit.
Visitation will be held
from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday
at Hauser Funeral Home,
1205 S. Main St. in
Charles City, and one
hour prior to services
on Tuesday at the
church.
The Hauser Funeral Home,
(641) 228-2323.
www.hauserfh.com
Donald L.
Quinlan
MASON CITY Donald L.
Quinlan, 79, of 421 S.
Carolina Ave., died
Thursday (Jan. 6, 2005)
at home.
A funeral mass will be
held at noon Monday at
St. Joseph's Catholic
Church, 302 Fifth St.
S.E., with the Rev.
Michael Podhajsky
officiating. Interment
will be in Elmwood-St.
Joseph Cemetery. Full
military rites will be
conducted by the Mason
City Veterans Memorial
Association.
Visitation will be from
3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at
Major Erickson Funeral
Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave., with
a Scriptural wake
service at 5 p.m.
Memorials may be given
to Hospice of North
Iowa.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
Eugene E.
Vaudt
FENTON Eugene E.
Vaudt, 77, of Fenton,
died Thursday (Jan. 6,
2005) at his home.
Funeral service will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Monday at St. John's
Lutheran Church, DePew.
Burial will be in Lotts
Creek Immanuel Lutheran
Cemetery in Lotts Creek.
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.
Maurice V.
Milton
MASON CITY Maurice V.
Milton, 91, of Mason
City, died Thursday
(Jan. 6, 2005) at the
Muse Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit 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.
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Winifred M.
Clausen
MASON CITY Winifred M.
Clausen, 96, of St.
Ansgar died Wednesday
(Jan. 5, 2005) at the
Good Samaritan Center,
St. Ansgar.
Funeral service will be
10:30 a.m. Monday at
Schroeder & Sites
Funeral Home, St.
Ansgar, with the Rev.
Mark Reasoner
officiating. Burial will
be at the Riverside
Cemetery, Riceville,
Iowa.
Visitation will be from
4 to 6 p.m. today at
Schroeder & Sites
Funeral Home with a
Scripture service at 5
p.m.
Winifred was born Aug.
19, 1908, in Mason City
to John Henry and Grace
(Hemenway) Tisor. She
married Martin Rasmussen
who was later killed in
a gasoline explosion.
She married Clarence
Clausen on August 24,
1946 in Mason City. They
lived on a farm near
David, Iowa, moving to
St. Ansgar in 1976. She
enjoyed spending time
and playing cards at the
Senior Saints Center in
St. Ansgar, where she
had been president for
four years. She loved to
be around and talk with
people. Winifred enjoyed
bingo in her later years
as well as traveling.
Winifred is survived by
two sons, Archie
Rasmussen of Mason City
and Roger Rasmussen of
Nora Springs; two
daughters, Darlene
Summer of Floyd and
Alice Clausen of Osage,
and many grandchildren,
great-grandchildren and
great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in
death by her parents,
two husbands, three
sons, three daughters,
five brothers, two
grandchildren and one
great- granddaughter.
Schroeder & Sites
Funeral Home, St. Ansgar
(641) 713-4920.
Beverly J.
Olson
MASON CITY Beverly J.
Olson, 71, of Mason City
died Tuesday (Jan. 4,
2005) at Good Shepherd
Health Center.
Memorial services for
Beverly will be held at
10 a.m. Tuesday at Major
Erickson Funeral Home,
111 N. Pennsylvania
Ave., with the Rev. Tom
Healey officiating.
Inurnment will be in
Elmwood-St. Joseph's
Cemetery.
There will be no
visitation.
Memorials may be
directed to the Beverly
J. Olson Memorial Fund.
Beverly was born July 2,
1933, the daughter of
Clifford J. and Wava L.
(Pine) Christensen in
Mason City. She enjoyed
collecting dolls, stamps
and playing the
accordion in her earlier
years. She was a member
of the Women of the
Loyal Order of the
Moose.
Beverly is survived by
her mother, Wava (Pine)
Christensen; sister,
Janice Bergan and
husband, Richard;
brother, Kenneth
Christensen and wife,
Nancy, all of Mason
City, and several nieces
and nephews.
She is preceded in death
by her husband, Lynn
Olson; father, Clifford
J. Christensen, and
brother, Clifford D.
Christensen.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
Leila D.
Lauterbach
MARBLE ROCK Funeral
services for Leila D.
Lauterbach, 85, of 1427
280th St., Marble Rock,
will be held at 10:30
a.m. Tuesday at Reid's
Funeral Chapel in Marble
Rock with Pastor Ruth
Yeaton of the First
Baptist Church of
Charles City
officiating. Burial will
be in the Hillside
Cemetery in Marble Rock.
Visitation will be 4 to
7 p.m. Monday at Reid's
Funeral Chapel in Marble
Rock and one hour before
services on Tuesday.
Leila Dorothy Nash was
born May 18, 1919, near
Colwell in Chickasaw
County, a daughter of
Volney Osborne and
Gladys Vera (Kinney)
Nash, and died Thursday,
Jan. 6, 2005, at the
Hospice Unit of the
Floyd County Memorial
Hospital in Charles
City.
The first years of her
life, she lived near
Rolla, Mo., later
returning to rural
Marble Rock, where she
received her education
in the Garber Country
School. She later
attended and graduated
from the Marble Rock
Public Schools. She
played the slide
trombone in the school
band and learned to play
piano from her aunt,
Bernice Kinney. Leila
went on to attend and
graduate from the State
Teachers College (UNI)
in Cedar Falls in 1945.
Upon obtaining her
teaching degree, she
taught second grade in
Postville, Iowa, for
several years before
teaching in Geneva. It
was through a teacher
friend that Leila was
introduced to Peter
Lauterbach.
On March 7, 1950, she
was united in marriage
to Peter Lauterbach at
the Bethel Baptist
Church in Marble Rock.
Following their
marriage, they bought a
160-acre farm five miles
west and south of Marble
Rock. There, they raised
three boys, sending them
all through college.
Leila and Peter farmed
until their retirement
in 1982. When they
retired, Brian and
Edward Lauterbach rented
the land on the family
farm. Leila and Peter
lived on the family farm
until entering the
Salsbury Baptist Home in
September 2004.
Leila was a loving wife
and mother. She was a
good cook who learned
her skills at "mamma's
side" at a young age.
She enjoyed serving her
family by cooking their
meals, sewing and doing
needle work.
Liela will be sadly
missed by her husband,
Peter Lauterbach of
Marble Rock; her
children, John
(Catherine) Lauterbach
of Fort Worth, Texas,
Edward Lauterbach of
Marble Rock, Brian
(Barbara Blomki)
Lauterbach of Charles
City; grandaughter, Anna
Alis Lauterbach of
Charles City,
brother-in-law, Paul
Gratias, of Osage;
nephews, George Nash of
Rockford, Claud Nash of
Rockford, James Nash of
Florida, Tom Nash of
Rudd, Daniel Nash of
Charles City, Lyle
Snelson, Volney Nash of
Kentucky, Roger Gratias
of Osage, Raymond
Gratias of Fort Collins,
Colo.; nieces, Gloria
Nash of Washington,
Miriam Nash of Des
Moines, Kathy Snelson of
Tipp City, Ohio;
grand-nephews and
grand-nieces and
great-grand-nieces and
great-grand-nephews.
She was preceded in
death by her parents,
Volney and Gladys
(Kinney) Nash; her
sisters, Eunice Nancy
Maxson, Lavera Minnie
Gratias, Lois Lavon
Wilkinson, Bernice
Miriam Snelson; her
brothers, Donald Thomas
Nash, Merle Calvin Nash
and Robert Volney Nash;
her aunt, Bernice
Kinney; her nephews,
Sherry Nash, Steven Nash
and Stanley Nash, and
her nieces, Linda
Squires and Mavis
Gratias.
Funeral arrangements
have been entrusted to
Reid's Funeral Chapel,
519 N. First St.,
Greene, (641) 823-4457.
Milton and
Audree Raizes
NAPLES, Fla. Milton
and Audree (Silberman)
Raizes of Naples, Fla.,
formerly of Mason City,
died Jan. 2 and Jan. 7,
2005, respectively.
Milton died at the age
of 88 years and Audree
at the age of 86 years.
Milton was born in Mason
City on May 26, 1916,
the son of the late Rose
and Sam Raizes. Audree
was born Dec. 8, 1918,
the daughter of the late
Claire and Benjamin
Silberman.
Milton was a graduate of
Mason City Junior
College and the
University of Minnesota.
Audree was a graduate of
the University of
Minnesota with honors in
English literature.
Milton served in the
U.S. Navy during World
War II. In 1939, Milton
and Audree were married
in St. Paul, Minn.
Together, they would
spend the next 65 years,
having celebrated their
anniversary on Dec. 31.
Mr. Raizes owned and
operated Raizes
Department Stores in
Mason City, Elkader and
Des Moines. He was a
past president of the
Mason City Chamber of
Commerce. He was an
active member of the
Society of the Free and
Accepted Masons and past
president of the Mason
City chapter of the
Shriners.
He received the highest
honor of the Silver
Beaver Award for his
work with the Winnebago
Boy Scout Council. The
Silver Beaver Award is
awarded for outstanding
longtime service to
youth within the Boy
Scout Council.
He sat on the board of
directors of Upper Iowa
College. He was a past
president of Adas Israel
Synagogue in Mason City
and following his
retirement was active in
the Service Corps of
Retired Executives
(SCORE), sharing with
others the business
knowledge he gained
during his lifetime.
Upon moving to Naples,
Mr. Raizes continued his
community involvement as
a longtime volunteer at
Naples Community
Hospital.
Mrs. Raizes was a
national officer of
Alpha Epsilon Phi
sorority. She was active
in the American
Association of
University Women (AAUW),
as well as in the
Philanthropic Education
Organization (P.E.O.).
She was the past
president of the Mason
City chapter of
Hadassah.
Upon moving to Naples,
Mrs. Raizes was an
active member and
supporter of Temple
Shalom and its
sisterhood. She was
active in the National
Council of Jewish Women
as well as a founding
member of the Gulfshore
chapter of the Brandeis
University National
Women's Committee. She
supported and was active
in the Naples Alliance
for Children and the
Naples Philharmonic
Center for the Arts.
Mr. and Mrs. Raizes
leave behind their
loving son, Dr. Gary,
and his wife, Deborah
Raizes, of Scarsdale,
N.Y., Milton's dear
brother, Harold, and his
wife, Sonia, of Houston,
Texas, and their adoring
grandchildren, Steven
and Elizabeth, both of
New York, N.Y.
They were predeceased by
Milton's brother, Leon.
Funeral services were
held in Valhalla, N.Y.
Memorial contributions
in the names of Milton
and Audree may be made
to the Rabbi Abraham
Shusterman Children's
Center Memorial Fund in
care of Temple Shalom,
4630 Pine Ridge Road,
Naples, Fla. 34119.
Hellman-Garlick Memorial
Chapels, 1300
Pleasantville Road,
Briarcliff Manor, N.Y.,
10510.
Ann Jean
Grelk
MASON CITY Ann Jean
Grelk, 88, of Mason City
died Thursday (Jan. 6,
2005) at Good Shepherd
Health Care Center,
Mason City.
Her Mass of Christian
Burial will be held at
9:30 a.m. Tuesday at St.
Joseph Catholic Church,
Mason City, with the
Rev. Harry H. Koelker
officiating. Interment
will follow at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Mason
City.
Visitation will be held
from 6 until 8 p.m.
Monday at Hogan Bremer
Moore Colonial Chapel,
126 Third St. N.E.,
Mason City, where a
Scriptural wake service
will be held at 7 that
evening.
Memorials may be
directed to either Good
Shepherd Health Care
Center or St. Joseph
Catholic Church.
Ann Jean was born March
19, 1916, in Mason City,
a daughter of James and
Louise (Hazen) Nugent.
She graduated from St.
Joseph Catholic High
School in 1932 and then
began working as a
secretary for Puth
Plumbing in Mason City.
She later worked as a
secretary in purchasing
for the Decker packing
plant.
Ann Jean was united in
marriage to Atlo Grelk
on June 14, 1944, at the
Holy Family Catholic
Church Rectory in Mason
City. She was devoted
homemaker to her husband
and three children. They
celebrated their 60th
wedding anniversary last
year. Ann Jean greatly
enjoyed music and was a
longtime member of the
North Iowa Symphony
Orchestra, playing the
violin. She was also an
active member of St.
Joseph Catholic Church.
Ann Jean will be greatly
missed by her husband of
60 years, Atlo, of Mason
City; three children and
their spouses, Thomas
Grelk and Charlotte M.
Price of Junction City,
Kan., Melodi and Steve
Revercomb of Centennial,
Colo., and Carol and Bob
Voss of Runnells, Iowa;
eight grandchildren,
Cpt. Brian J. Grelk and
Mary Jesch of Langley
Air Force Base, Va.,
Lori Grelk of Junction
City, Kan., David Grelk
of Topeka, Kan., Matthew
Revercomb of CSU, Ft.
Collins, Colo., Courtney
Revercomb of CU,
Boulder, Colo., Mindy
Voss of Cedar Rapids,
Jana Voss of Runnells
and Stephanie Voss of
Runnells; three
great-grandchildren,
Hannah, Isaac and Faith
Grelk, and many nieces
and nephews.
She was preceded in
death by her parents; a
brother, Edward Nugent;
three sisters, Lucille
Hahn, Anita Phillips and
Maxine Lauer, and a
great-grandchild, Emily
Grace Grelk.
Hogan Bremer Moore
Colonial Chapel, (641)
423-2372.
Dorothy Ann
Popp
MASON CITY Dorothy Ann
Popp, 74, of 329 21st
St. S.W., Mason City,
died Tuesday (Jan. 4,
2005) at Muse Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit,
Mason City.
Memorial service will be
held at 2 p.m. Tuesday
at Hogan Bremer Moore
Colonial Chapel, 126 3rd
St. N.E., Mason City,
with the Rev. Nick Knoth
officiating. Inurnment
will be in the spring at
Pleasant View Cemetery,
Thornton.
Visitation will be held
one hour prior to
service time at the
funeral home Tuesday.
Memorials may be
directed to the Dorothy
Ann Popp Memorial Fund.
Dorothy Ann Popp was
born June 27, 1930, in
Thornton, the daughter
of Aksel and Mabel
(Andersen) Jensen.
She graduated from
Thornton High School,
where she enjoyed
playing basketball and
playing the piccolo.
After high school, she
attended and graduated
from the AIB College of
Business in Des Moines.
Dorothy was united in
marriage to Lawrence
Popp on Jan. 7, 1958, at
St. Patrick's Catholic
Church, Clear Lake. To
this union three
children were born. They
made their home in
Thornton until 1969,
when they moved to Mason
City. Dorothy went to
work for Kemper
Insurance Co. in Mason
City, continuing to work
numerous part-time jobs.
She also had a day care
in her home.
Dorothy retired in 1997
due to health reasons.
She will be greatly
missed, especially
helping others when they
needed a place to stay.
Dorothy loved playing
bingo, singing opera,
baking her special sugar
cookies, making
chocolate-covered
cherries and playing
pinochle. Her greatest
love was spending time
with her family and
friends. She greatly
loved attending all of
her grandchildren's
activities. Dorothy also
enjoyed going to LaJames
every Friday to get her
hair done. She attended
St. James Lutheran
Church, Mason City.
She is survived by her
children, Linda (Gregg)
Easley, of Mason City,
Marvin (Lynnette) Popp,
of Hampton, Teresa
(John) Brudvig, of Rake;
grandchildren, Rhondi
Easley, of Mason City,
Anthony Popp, of
Hampton, Talia Popp, of
Hampton, Krista Popp, of
Rake, David Rout, of
Rake, Rozella Rout, of
Rake; brother, Eugene
(Mildred) Jensen, of
Thornton; nieces and
nephews, Connie (Larry)
Stadtlander, of
Thornton, Donnie Jensen,
of Thornton, Mike
(Betty) Jensen, of
Thornton, Kathy (Tom)
Janeka, of Thornton, and
Laurie (Floyd) Mechum,
of Clear Lake.
She is preceded in death
by her parents, husband
and son, Danny Jensen.
Hogan Bremer Moore
Colonial Chapel, (641)
423-2372;
www.colonialchapels.com
Donald L.
Quinlan
MASON CITY Donald L.
Quinlan, 79, of 421 S.
Carolina Ave., died
Thursday (Jan. 6, 2005)
at home.
A funeral Mass will be
held at noon Monday at
St. Joseph's Catholic
Church, 302 5th St.
S.E., with the Rev.
Michael Podhajsky
officiating. Interment
will be in Elmwood-St.
Joseph Cemetery. Full
military rites will be
conducted by the Mason
City Veterans Memorial
Association.
Visitation will be from
3 to 5 p.m. today at
Major Erickson Funeral
Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave. A
Scriptural wake service
will be held at 5 p.m.
Memorials may be given
to Hospice of North
Iowa.
Don was born Nov. 7,
1925, in Belmond, Iowa,
the son of Thomas and
Alice (Hendrichs)
Quinlan. He graduated
from Thompson High
School. Don enlisted in
the U.S. Navy in 1944,
serving as electrician
mate third class. He was
honorably discharged in
1946.
Don married June Mandt
June 3, 1957, in Mason
City. He worked a short
time at Jacob E. Decker
and Sons, then as a
route driver for
Marshall and Swift for
38 years. He retired in
1987.
Don enjoyed hunting, the
outdoors and extracting
honey from the bee hives
in his back yard. He
took great pride in
everything he did,
always striving for
perfection.
Don was a member of St.
Joseph's Catholic Church
and the VFW.
Don is survived by his
wife, June, of Mason
City; daughter, Sharon
May and husband, Dann,
of Mason City; son,
Stephen Mandt and wife,
Connee, of Mason City;
grandchildren, Dann May
and wife, Donna, of
Mason City, Jodie Ferch
and husband, Craig, of
Austin, Minn., Michelle
Moltz and husband, Eric,
of Salida, Colo., June
Mandt of Mason City,
Julie Mandt of Phoenix,
Chad Mandt of Phoenix;
sisters, Julie Pinta and
husband, Delbert, of
Baxter, Minn., and
Lenore Thomson of Kansas
City, Kan., and 11
great-grandchildren and
two
great-great-grandchildren.
Don's parents; two
brothers, Wendell and
Ed, and six sisters,
Mary Quinlan, Frances
Blue, Rose Cleary, Alice
Heerkes, Florence Turner
and Ruth Butts, preceded
him in death.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
Gertrude C.
Flood
GARNER Gertrude C.
Flood, 92, of Garner
died Saturday (Jan. 8,
2005) at the Concord
Care Center, Garner.
Her funeral will be held
at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at
St. Boniface Catholic
Church in Garner with
the Rev. Michael
Schueller officiating.
Burial will be in St.
Boniface Catholic
Cemetery.
Visitation will be held
from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday
at the Cataldo Funeral
Home in Garner with a
combined Catholic
Daughters of America and
Rosary Society rosary at
4:30 p.m. and a
Scriptural remembrance
service at 6 p.m.
Visitation will continue
one hour prior to
services at the church.
Cataldo Funeral Home,
(641) 923-2841.
www.cataldofuneralhome.com
Maurice V.
Milton
MASON CITY Maurice V.
Milton, 91, of Mason
City died Thursday (Jan.
6, 2005) at the Muse
Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit in Mason City.
His funeral will be 1
p.m. Thursday at Major
Erickson Funeral Home,
111 N. Pennsylvania
Ave., Mason City, with
the Rev. Larry Day
presiding. Burial will
be in Elmwood Cemetery.
Visitation will be 5 to
7 p.m. Wednesday at the
funeral home.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
Kathryn
Margaret Nath
LeROY, Minn. Kathryn
Margaret Nath, 91,
formerly of Riceville,
died Thursday (Jan. 6,
2005) at Wildwood Grove
in LeRoy, Minn.
Funeral services will be
held at 11 a.m. Tuesday
at St. Peter's Lutheran
Church in Riceville with
the Rev. Michael Parris
officiating. Burial will
be in Riverside Cemetery
in Riceville.
Friends may call at the
Lindstrom Funeral Home
in Riceville from 4 to 8
p.m. Monday.
Lindstrom Funeral Home,
(641) 985-2242.
Irene B.
Kittelson
CHARLES CITY Irene B.
Kittelson, 84, of 98
North Cedar Terrace,
Charles City, died
Friday evening (Jan. 7,
2005) at the Floyd
County Memorial Hospital
in Charles City.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday at
Fullerton-Hage Funeral
Home, 401 Blunt St.,
Charles City, with the
Rev. A.C. Wegner
officiating. Interment
will be in Sunnyside
Memory Gardens Cemetery,
Charles City.
The family will greet
friends from 4 to 7 p.m.
Monday at Fullerton-Hage
Funeral Home, Charles
City. Visitation will
continue one hour prior
to services Tuesday at
the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, the
family kindly suggests
memorials or expressions
of sympathy be directed
to the Kittelson
Scholarship Fund in care
of First Security Bank
and Trust, 809 Clark
St., Charles City, Iowa
50616.
Fullerton-Hage-Funeral
Home and Cremation
Services, (641)
228-4211.
www.fullertonfh.com
Catherine
Delzer
FOREST CITY Catherine
Delzer, 56, of Forest
City, died Saturday
(Jan. 8, 2005) at Mercy
Medical Center-North
Iowa in Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Petersen
Lund Funeral Home, 505 N
Clark St. in Forest
City, (641) 585-2685.
Eva
Scheidecker
CHARLES CITY Eva
Scheidecker, 88, of
Charles City died Friday
(Jan. 7, 2005) at the
Salsbury Baptist Home in
Charles City.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at the Hauser
Funeral Home in Charles
City, (641) 228-2323.
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2005
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Marjorie Ann Ambroson
IOWA CITY Marjorie Ann
Ambroson, 78, of 1259
Shannon Drive, Iowa
City, died Saturday
(Jan. 8, 2005) at Mercy
Hospital in Iowa City
after a short illness.
Per Marjorie's request,
there will be no
service. Cedar Memorial
Home in Cedar Falls is
in charge of
arrangements.
Memorial contributions
may be sent in
Marjorie's name to 2408
Reynold's Ave., S.W.,
Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
52404. Please leave a
message or tribute to
the Ambroson family on
the Cedar Memorial
Home's Web page,
www.cedarmemorial.com
under, "Obituaries."
Marjorie was born on
Aug. 25, 1926, to Lloyd
and Bethel (Douglas)
Kellog. She married
Carroll Ambroson in 1947
in Mason City. He died
in 1968.
Her survivors include
her children, Kris of
Cedar Rapids and Alexis
of Tiffin; three
sisters, Ruth Workman of
New Jersey, Gladys
Messerly of Waterloo and
Elizabeth Raila of
Connecticut. She is also
survived by eight nieces
and nephews; and her
granddogs and grandcats.
She will be dearly
missed.
She was preceded in
death by her parents,
her husband, and a
niece, Linda.
Cedar Memorial Funeral
Home & Cemetery, Cedar
Rapids, (319) 393-8000.
Diann Carol
Renoe
IOWA FALLS Diann Carol
(Foss) Renoe, 62, of
Iowa Falls, formerly of
Hampton, died Saturday
(Jan. 8, 2005) at Muse
Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit in Mason City.
Her funeral will be at
10:30 a.m. Wednesday at
the Trinity Lutheran
Church in Hampton with
the Rev. Karl Bohllhagen
presiding. Burial will
be in the Hampton
Cemetery.
Visitation will be from
4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at
the Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral Home in Hampton.
Diann was born Aug. 11,
1942, in Norfolk, Neb.,
to Harold and Irene
(Mollhoff) Foss. She
graduated from Norfolk
High School in 1960 and
attended Norfolk Junior
College. She graduated
from the University of
Nebraska at Lincoln in
1965.
While working for the
Campfire Girls in
Lincoln, Neb., she met
and married Van Ivor
Renoe on Sept. 30, 1967,
in Norfolk. After
marrying, they moved to
Mankato, Minn., and then
to the St. Paul area
where she worked for
SPARC (Saint Paul
Association of Retarded
Citizens) before moving
to Hampton in 1969.
While in Hampton she
worked for the family
real estate and
insurance business until
1987 when she began
working for the Iowa
Department of Revenue.
She retired from the
state in 1999.
She was a member of the
Trinity Lutheran Church
in Hampton.
Eva had many interests
including genealogy,
playing bridge and
collecting antiques;
however, collecting
antique glassware was
her true passion.
She is survived by her
sons, James William, of
Fishers, Ind., Jonathan
Ivor and his wife,
Janet, of Lincoln, Neb.,
Michael Foss and his
wife, Brenda, of Ankeny;
sisters, Cheryl Donahoo
and her husband,
William, of Mason City,
Patricia Foss of Neligh,
Neb.; three
granddaughters,
Khrystyne Sarah,
Kaitlynn Marie and
Kassidy Carol.
She was preceded in
death by her parents;
and her husband.
Sietsema Vogel Funeral
Home, Hampton, (641)
456-3232
Gertrude
C. Flood
GARNER Gertrude C.
Flood, 92, of Garner
died Saturday (Jan. 8,
2005) at the Concord
Care Center, Garner.
Her funeral will be held
10:30 a.m. Tuesday at
St. Boniface Catholic
Church in Garner with
the Rev. Michael
Schueller officiating.
Burial will be in St.
Boniface Catholic
Cemetery.
Visitation will be held
from 4 to 7 p.m. today
at the Cataldo Funeral
Home in Garner with a
combined Catholic
Daughters of the
Americas and Rosary
Society rosary at 4:30
p.m. and a Scriptural
remembrance service at 6
p.m.
Gertrude Cecilia Flood,
the daughter of Michael
Henry and Katherine
Gertrude (Engstler)
Tobin, was born January
10, 1912, at Garner. She
graduated from Garner
High School in 1930 and
that fall began work in
the office of the
Hancock County Recorder
in Garner. She worked in
the recorder's office
until 1939, when she
began her duties in the
office of the Hancock
County Abstract Company,
a position she held
until she retired in
1976.
On September 9, 1969,
she was married to
Daniel E. Flood at St.
Boniface Catholic Church
in Garner. Dan passed
away on October 17,
1983.
Gertrude enjoyed reading
and her church and club
activities. She was a
member of St. Boniface
Catholic Church,
Catholic Daughters of
the Americas, Rosary
Society, Contesters
Club, Progressive Club
and several card clubs.
Gertrude is survived by
her niece, Sandra Naig
and her husband, Terry,
of Cylinder;
great-nieces and
nephews, Melissa Naig
Lentz and her husband,
Jayme, of Iowa Falls,
Matthew Naig and his
wife, Carrie, and their
daughter, Madison of
Peoria, Ill., Michael
Naig and his wife,
Jaime, of Des Moines and
Marsha Bro and her
husband, Kris, of Des
Moines; her
step-daughter, Catherine
Kadrlik of Garner;
step-grandson, Daniel
Kadrlik and his wife,
Lori, and their three
children, Thomas, Kendra
and Riannan of Garner;
two step-granddaughters,
Debra Bannister and her
husband, Randy, and
their daughter, Miranda
of Crystal Lake and
Debra's daughter, Ryen
Kothenbeutel and her
daughter, Brianna, of
Forest City and Polly
Kothenbeutel and her
children, Amber and Kory
of Sheffield.
She was preceded in
death by her husband,
Daniel; her father,
Michael, in 1962; her
mother, Kate, in 1975; a
brother, Joseph L. Tobin
and his wife, Virginia;
a sister, Katherine, who
died in infancy; and her
step son-in-law, Wencl
Kadrlik.
Cataldo Funeral Home,
(641) 923-2841.
www.cataldofuneralhome.com.
Imogene
Gene' L. Elbert
ALGONA Imogene "Gene"
L. Elbert, 87, of Algona
died Saturday, (Jan. 8,
2005) at the Algona
Manor Care Center.
Funeral Mass will be at
10:30 a.m. Wednesday at
St. Cecelia Catholic
Church with Father Paul
Eisele officiating.
Burial will be in
Calvary Cemetery.
Visitation will be from
4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday with
a rosary at 4:30 p.m.
and a prayer service at
7 p.m. at
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home in Algona.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home, (515)
295-3731.
www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com.
Catherine Kay' Hiscocks
BRITT Catherine "Kay"
Hiscocks, 67, of Britt,
died Sunday (Jan. 9,
2005) at Hancock County
Memorial Hospital in
Britt.
A funeral Mass for
Catherine Hiscocks will
be at 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday at St.
Patrick's Catholic
Church in Britt with
Father Michael Schueller
officiating. Interment
will be in Evergreen
Cemetery in Britt.
Visitation will be from
5 to 8 p.m.Tuesday at
the Ewing Dugger Funeral
Chapel, 178 Center
Street, West in Britt
with a prayer service at
8 p.m.
Ewing Dugger Funeral
Chapel, (641) 843-3839.
Eva
Scheidecker
CHARLES CITY Eva
Scheidecker, 88, of
Charles City, entered
into the presence of her
Lord on Friday, (Jan. 7,
2005) at the Salsbury
Baptist Home in Charles
City.
Funeral services for Eva
Scheidecker will be held
at 11 a.m. Wednesday at
the Hauser Funeral Home
in Charles City. Mr.
Steve Faulkner will
officiate. Burial will
be in Oak Hill Cemetery,
Nashua.
Friends may call at the
Hauser Funeral Home from
4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Visitation will continue
at the funeral home one
hour prior to the
service.
Eva Myrle (Smiley)
Scheidecker was born
April 4, 1916, near
Osage, Minn., the
daughter of Ellsworth
James and Vina Mae
(Estabrooks) Smiley.
When she was two years
old, they moved to
Staples, Minn., where
she grew up.
At an early age, she
came to know the Lord as
her Savior. Eva
graduated from Staples
High School in 1935,
received her nurses
training at Minneapolis,
Minn., and did private
nursing for several
years.
On November 6, 1941, Eva
was united in marriage
to William "Bill"
Scheidecker at
Minneapolis, Minn. They
moved to Brownsville,
Texas, where he was
stationed in the Army.
Upon Bill's discharge
they farmed near Nashua,
moved to a farm near
Greene for five years
and then in March of
1955 purchased a farm
east of Greene. There
they raised their family
of six children. She was
in fellowship with the
Charles City Assembly.
Eva will always be
remembered as a devoted
mother who provided for
her family in every way
possible, always putting
their needs first. Fond
memories center on her
love and concern,
singing hymns as she
worked, cooking,
gardening, canning,
sewing and always
placing family first.
Living family members
include three daughters
and their husbands, Mary
and Allan Whiteside of
Charles City, Dorothy
and David Kasper of
Brookville, Pa., and
Celia and Brian Prigge
of St. Cloud, Minn.;
three sons and their
wives, William and
Martha Scheidecker of
Hampton, Robert and
Pauline Scheidecker of
Clarksville, and James
and Jennifer Scheidecker
of Anoka, Minn.; 15
grandchildren; six great
grandchildren; and two
sisters, Clarabelle
Canner of Clearwater,
Fla., and Twylla and her
husband, John Grover, of
Portland, Ore.
She was preceded in
death by her parents;
husband, Bill in 1975; a
brother, George Smiley;
and two sisters, Gladys
Ducommun and Francis
Grant.
The Hauser Funeral Home,
Charles City, (641)
228-2323 in Charles
City.
www.hauserfh.com.
Catherine
M. Delzer
FOREST CITY Catherine
M. Delzer, 56, of Forest
City, died Saturday,
(Jan. 8, 2005) at Mercy
Medical Center-North
Iowa in Mason City.
Funeral Mass will be
held at 1 p.m. Friday at
St. James Catholic
Church in Forest City
with the Rev. Jerry
Blake officiating.
Burial will be in the
spring at St. James
Catholic Cemetery in
Forest City.
Visitation will be from
4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at
the funeral home and one
hour prior to service at
the church.
Petersen Lund Funeral
Home, Forest City, (641)
585-2685.
Marian Boots
DUMONT Marian Boots,
76, of Dumont, died on
Sunday (Jan. 9, 2005) at
the Dumont Wellness
Center in Dumont.
Memorial services for
Marian are pending at
the Sietsema Vogel
Funeral Home, Dumont,
(641) 857-3303.
Kalcey J.
Schmitt
MASON CITY Kalcey J.
Schmitt, 24, of Mason
City, died Sunday (Jan.
9, 2005) at her home in
Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Major
Erickson Funeral Home,
Mason City, (641)
423-0924.
Darren
Dickerson
CLEAR LAKE Darren
Dickerson, 45, of Clear
Lake died Sunday (Jan.
9, 2005) at Mercy
Medical Center-North
Iowa, Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Ward Van
Slyke Colonial Chapel
101 North Fourth Street,
Clear Lake, (641)
357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com.
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