Enri Marreel

June 12, 2007

Enri Marreel, of Chandler, Arizona, passed away in the hospital on Sunday, June 3, 2007, at the age of 81, while courageously battling heart disease.

Funeral Mass Services were held at the St. Timothy Catholic Church of Mesa, Arizona, on Thursday, June 7, at 1:30 p.m. The internment followed directly after the mass at Green Acres.

Mr. Marreel was born on May 2, 1926. He grew up in northern Iowa. After graduating from high school, he went directly into the military. Enri was a decorated veteran and proud member of the Army during World War II serving in Japan and the Philippines.

He later met his wife while driving his convertible as he volunteered for the Band Festival Queens in the annual North Iowa Band Festival Parade. They were later married at the Holy Family Catholic Church in Mason City, on October 6,1951. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, the BPO Elks and The American Legion. He was an active member of the St. Timothy Catholic Church.

He spent his business career as a Sales Supervisor for The Clear Lake Bakery (Clear Lake, Iowa), Alstadt & Langlas Bakery (Waterloo, Iowa) and Rainbow Bakery (Phoenix, Ariz.). Since his retirement he enjoyed spending time with his family, especially his grandsons. They enjoyed golfing together and being avid sports fans.

He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers; and two sisters.

He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Mary Anne (Navratil) Marreel. They have three children, Anne Marreel of Tempe, Arizona, Rosanne (Steve) Carlson of Tempe, Arizona and Tom (Julia) Marreel of Chandler, Arizona. They also have four grandsons, Christopher and Patrick Carlson, and Andrew and Michael Marreel.

He is also survived by brothers, George (Alverna) Marreel of Osage and Walter (Dolores) Marreel of Austin Minnesota; his sister-in-law, Rose Marie Kruger of Northwood; and by several nieces and nephews.

Tribute memorials can be sent to either the Hospice of the Valley, Phoenix, Arizona or the St. Mary's Food Bank Alliance, Phoenix, Arizona.
© 2007 Mitchell County Press

Elmer K. Clausen

June 12, 2007

Elmer K. Clausen, 97, of St. Ansgar, died on Thursday, June 7, 2007, at the Good Samaritan Center, St. Ansgar.

Funeral services will be held on Monday, June 11, at 11:00 a.m., at the First Lutheran Church in St. Ansgar, with Rev. Robert Porisch officiating. Burial will be in the St. Ansgar Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6-8:00 p.m., on Sunday, June 10, at the Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, St. Ansgar.

Elmer Kenneth Clausen, was born on April 21, 1910, to Rosa and Jacob Clausen in Stacyville, Iowa. He was baptized into the Christian faith at the Presbyterian Church, rural Stacyville, and also confirmed at the Presbyterian Church.

After completing 8th grade at Union School, he worked on the family farm.

He was married to Marie Hofland on June 10, 1935, by Rev. Ullonsong at the home of Marie's parents in Reeder, North Dakota. After their marriage, Elmer and Marie made their home on a farm near Stacyville, Iowa.

Elmer played slide trombone in the Lybarger Orchestra and loved to fish. He farmed for 35 years and also worked for Hatten in Stacyville doing electrical and plumbing work.

In 1967, Elmer and Marie moved to St. Ansgar and he worked part-time for Falk Quarries. They enjoyed spending time at their trailer in Waterville, Minnesota, catching lots of fish and visiting with friends and family.

Elmer lived at the Worth/Manor Home for 15 years. Elmer passed away on June 7, 2007 at the St. Ansgar Good Samaritan Center, where he lived for a month.

Elmer was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; and one brother.

Survivors include two sons, Ronald and wife, Audrey Clausen of Rochester, Minnesota and Rodney of Red Wing, Minnesota; three daughters, Myrna and husband, Eugene Heskett of Madera, California, Shirley and husband, Norman Kittleson of St. Ansgar and Ann and husband, Dean Boynton of Anoka, Minnesota; 13 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and 4 great-great-grandchildren.

The Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home of St. Ansgar was in charge of the arrangements.
© 2007 Mitchell County Press

Aaron Nolt

June 12, 2007

Aaron Nolt, 43, of Osage, died on Friday, June 8, 2007, at the St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota.

The family will receive friends at the Aaron Nolt home, Osage, from 2-4:00 p.m. and from 6:30-8:00 p.m., on Monday, June 11. Please omit flowers. Family services for Aaron Nolt will be held at 9:30 a.m., on Tuesday, June 12, at the home of Wesley Nolt in Orchard, Iowa. Funeral services will follow at 10:00 a.m., at the Cedar Valley Old Order Mennonite Church in Orchard.

Aaron Zimmerman Nolt, was born on May 16, 1964 in Earl Township, Pennsylvania, the son of the late Reuben and Lydia Ann (Zimmerman) Nolt. On October 17, 1985, Aaron was united in marriage to Alma Leid. In 1995 they moved from Pennsylvania to Osage.

Aaron is survived by his wife, Alma Nolt of Osage; seven children, Wesley (Suzanne Stauffer) Nolt of Orchard, Lorann, Julia, Rose Elaine, Darla, Alma Jean and Aaron Jay Nolt all at home; his mother and step-father, Lydia Ann Nolt Martin and Joseph Martin; seven brothers, Ivan (Ella Mae Burkholder) Nolt of New Holland, Pennsylvania, Reuben (Edna Zimmerman) Nolt of Floyd, Wayne (Elva Brubacker) Nolt of Charles City, Melvin (Eva Sauder) Nolt of Leola, Pennsylvania, Lloyd (Anna Leid) Nolt of Osage, Peter (Rosanne Martin) Nolt of Osage and Lawrence (Thelma Nolt) Nolt of Charles City; and four sisters, Elsie Nolt of New Holland, Pennsylvania, Lizzie (Ivan) Burkholder of Ephrata, Pennsylvania, Miriam (Noah) Burkholder of Rushville, New York and Ruth (Jonas) Burkholder of Stanley, New York; and 12 step-brothers and sisters.

The Hauser Funeral Home of Charles City, is in charge of the arrangements.
© 2007 Mitchell County Press

Geraldine M. Foster

June 12, 2007

Geraldine M. Foster, age 83, of Riceville, passed away on Monday, June 11, 2007, at the Riceville Community Rest home.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, June 14, at 2:00 p.m., at the St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Riceville. Burial will be in the Riverside Cemetery in Riceville. Friends may call on Wednesday, from 4-7:00 p.m., at the Lindstrom Funeral Home in Riceville and one hour before services at the church on Thursday.

Geraldine was born on February 28, 1924, the daughter of Thomas and Anna Kapka House, in Riceville. She attended local schools and graduated from the Riceville High School. "Jerry" and her sister, Nadine, were very fond of their step-father, Frank Reckner.

"Jerry" married Loyd Foster on April 18, 1944 in Riceville. To this union four sons were born, Dean, Donald, Lee and Gary. She was a homemaker.

"Jerry" enjoyed cooking shows on television, she loved trying new recipes! She had the best homemade dinner roll recipe around. She enjoyed sewing. Best wife, mother, mother-in-law, and Grandma in the world. She enjoyed her Sunday out for lunches and Sunday drives with Loyd.

"Jerry" is survived by her husband, Loyd of Riceville; four sons, Dean and his wife, Norma Foster of Riceville, Don and his wife, Debra Foster of Greene, Lee and his wife, Jean Foster of Riceville and Gary and his wife, Janice Foster of Riceville; 15 grandchildren; many great-grandchildren; and one sister, Nadine (Harlan) Noble of Riceville.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her step-father, Frank Reckner; one grandson; and one daughter-in-law.

Funeral arrangements were made by the Lindstrom Funeral Home, Riceville.
© 2007 Mitchell County Press

Charlotte Harnack

June 19, 2007

Charlotte J. Mathison Harnack, age 60, of Riceville, passed away on Monday, June 11, 2007, at the Mitchell County Regional Health Center, Osage, Iowa.

Funeral services were held on Friday, June 15, at 10:30 a.m., at the Leroy Evangelical Lutheran Church.

Char was born in Cresco, on July 9, 1946, to Milton and Ruby (Dotzenrod) Mathison.

Charlotte is survived by her husband, Steven; two children, Tammy Harnack of Rochester and Bart Harnack and special friend, Amy of Coon Rapids, Minnesota; two brothers, Milo (Trudy) and Dwight (Teresa); several nieces; nephews; cousins; and their families.
© 2007 Mitchell County Press

Mildred Clara Louise Kramme

June 26, 2007

Mildred Clara Louise Kramme, age 95, passed away on Wednesday, June 13, 2007, at the Community Memorial Health Center in Hartley, Iowa.

Funeral services were held on Monday, June 18, at the Trinity United Church of Christ in Hartley, Iowa. Burial was in the Pleasant View Cemetery, Hartley.

Mildred Clara Louise (Uhe) Kramme, the daughter of Samuel and Elsie (Towar) Uhe was born on February 29, 1912 at Lena, Illinois. Her childhood years were spent in the Lena area, where she attended Louisa county school for eight years and then attended the Lena High School. In 1929 she moved with her family to the Hartley area where she began working at the Hartley Bakery and various homes.

On January 4, 1932, she was united in marriage to Erwin L. Kramme in Canton, South Dakota. Following their marriage they moved to the Larrabee, Iowa area, and later began farming near Hartley. Upon retiring in 1971 the couple moved to the Kramme acreage on the west side of Hartley. Mildred worked for the Variety Store, True Value and Gene's Foodland. Following Erwin's death in 1993, she moved into the town of Hartley and in 2003 became one of the first residents at the Assisted Living Facility.

Mildred was a member of the Trinity United Church of Christ where she was an active member of the Dorcas Society, Busy Bee Club and a Mann Wing Nursing Home volunteer. Special interests of Mildred's included gardening, fishing, playing cards, baking, decorating cakes and especially enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren.

Left to cherish her memory are her children, Bette Pierson and her husband, Bill of Estherville, Harold Kramme and his wife, Bev of Hartley and Edward Kramme and his wife, Judy of Osage; 12 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren; a sister-in-law, Mary Uhe of Spencer; and many nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives as well as many friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; and triplet brothers, Floyd, Loyd and Boyd Uhe.

Funeral arrangements were made by the Hartley Funeral Home.
© 2007 Mitchell County Press

Katherine Bullis

June 19, 2007

Katherine Bullis, age 81, of Osage, died on Friday, June 15, 2007, at the Heritage Care Center in Mason City.

Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m., on Tuesday, June 19, at the Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage, with Rev. George Hope officiating. Burial was in the First Lutheran Cemetery in St. Ansgar, Iowa.

Katherine was born on April 23, 1926 at Osage, the daughter of Gilman and Myrtle (Hansen) Rust. She graduated from the St. Ansgar High School in 1943. Katherine attended Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls and received her teaching certificate.

In September of 1947, she married Vallejo "Joe" Bullis at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. They lived in Charles City and St. Ansgar before moving to Osage in 1954.

She was a member of Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Osage. Katherine and Joe enjoyed traveling.

She was preceded in death by her parents; a daughter, Nancy Bullis; and three brothers, Gene, Charles and Allen Rust.

Katherine is survived by her husband, Vallejo "Joe" Bullis of Osage; a son, Ronald Bullis of Mason City; and a daughter, Susan Bullis of Mason City.

Funeral arrangements were made by the Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, Osage.
© 2007 Mitchell County Press

Leone M. Evans

June 26, 2007

Leone M. Evans, 84, of Iowa City, died on Thursday, June 21, 2007, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, due to an extended illness.

A gathering of friends and family was held on Sunday, June 24, from 2-4:00 p.m., at the Gay and Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City. An additional gathering of friends and family will be held on Thursday, June 28, from 2-4:00 p.m. in Osage, at the Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Little Cedar Cemetery in Little Cedar, Iowa.

Leone Evans, was born in Little Cedar on November 10, 1922, the daughter of Eugene and Blanche (Elliott) Barker. She married Clifford Lavern Evans in 1941.

Leone worked many jobs throughout her life. She taught in Keokuk, then in 1961 moved to Iowa City where she earned her Masters Degree in both Business and Accounting. She worked in Iowa City for 15 years at the University of Iowa Eye Clinic and Business Office. Leone then moved to Chicago where she worked as a tax auditor for 25 years. In the 1990's she retired and moved back to Iowa City where she was an avid bowler and a member of the Accounting Society.

Leone was preceded in death by her parents; and husband, Clifford who passed away in 1946.

Leone's family includes her three sons, Martin Lavern Evans of Rock Island, Illinois, Ronald Alan Evans of Iowa City and Douglas Lee Evans of Rochester, New York; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Funeral arrangements were made by the Gay and Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City.
© 2007 Mitchell County Press

Calvin Levorson

July 3, 2007

Calvin O. Levorson, age 79, died at home in Riceville, surrounded by his family on Friday, June 22, 2007.

Funeral services were held on Tuesday, June 26, at the St. Paul's Maple Leaf Lutheran Church, Elma. Calvin was born in Osage on June 3, 1928, to Inga Oline (Espelund) and Oscar Berant Levorson. Calvin married Kathryn Taets on June 15, 1951.

He is survived by his wife, Kathryn Levorson of Riceville; his daughter, Sandra (Steve) Heer of Dubuque; his son, Keith (Linda) Levorson of Riceville; four grandchildren; and four step-grandchildren.

Memorials may be given to St. Paul's Maple Leaf Lutheran Church or Hospice of North Iowa.
© 2007 Mitchell County Press

Leo Adam Bublitz

June 26, 2007

Leo Adam Bublitz, 27, of rural Osage, died on Saturday June 23, 2007, in an automobile accident near Waseca, Minnesota.

Funeral services were held on Tuesday, June 26, at the Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Grafton.

Leo was born on August 24, 1979 in Austin, Minnesota, the son of Dean and Marilyn (Anderson) Bublitz. Leo attended school in Grafton and St. Ansgar. He graduated from the St. Ansgar High School.

Leo Leaves to mourn his mother, Marilyn Bublitz of rural Osage; three brothers; and one sister.

Funeral arrangements were made by the Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, Osage.
© 2007 Mitchell County Press

James "Jim" Regan

July 10, 2007

James E. Regan, 79, of Avon, Indiana, passed away on Thursday, June 28, 2007, at the University of Indiana Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana, following a lengthy battle with cancer.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Monday, July 2, at the Mary Queen of Peace Catholic Church, Danville, Indiana, with Father Bernie Cox officiating. Burial was in the Forest Lawn Memory Gardens, Greenwood, Indiana. The American Legion Memorial Squad conducted Military Rites at the gravesite. The Conkle Funeral Home of Avon, Indiana, was in charge of the funeral arrangements.

Jim was born in Riceville, Iowa, to parents Francis and Martha Regan on November 13, 1927. He attended the Riceville Public Schools, graduating with the class of 1945. Jim entered the United States Army Air Force in 1945 and was discharged in 1947. Following his military service he was employed by the Oliver factory in Charles City.

Jim was united in marriage to Marian Monaghan at Mason City in 1956. To this union were born three children, Joseph, Michael and Deanna. The family resided in Greenwood, Indiana, where Jim was employed by Hill-Griffith until his retirement. Jim and Marian enjoyed 40 years together, raising their family and following the activities in the lives of their grandchildren until Marian's death in 1996.

On May 10, 1997, Jim was united in marriage to LaVonne (Sweeney) Johnson at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Osage. They made their home in Avon, Indiana.

Jim and LaVonne shared a love of family, neighbors and friends these past 10 years. Jim's family and LaVonne's family became one family as Jim counted LaVonne's children and grandchildren as his own, the same was true of LaVonne in regard to Jim's family.

Jim's special joys were his family and he and LaVonne traveled extensively to visit children and grandchildren in different parts of the United States. Jim was an eternal optimist and could make lemonade out of the worst case scenario. During the last three years of his battle with cancer he was always "upbeat" when discussing the future.

Jim was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He instilled in his children and grandchildren the virtues of love, patience, humor and optimism. The greatest tribute to their father was given by his children at the funeral mass when they said, "Our father's legacy to us was his example of how to live, love and respect one another!"

Jim was a member of the Mary Queen of Peace Catholic Church, the American Foundry Society, and the American Legion.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Marian; and brother, Vernon (Bun) Regan.

Survivors include his wife, LaVonne; sons, Joseph (Vicki) Regan and Michael (Diane) Regan; daughter, Deanna (Jack) Moore; step-sons, Douglas (Elizabeth) Johnson, David (Sandra) Johnson and Thomas (Nancee) Johnson; sisters, Dorothy (Chip) Lockie and Judy (Jim) Shea; sister-in-law, Betty Regan; and 14 grandchildren.
© 2007 Mitchell County Press

Helen S. Halverson

July 3, 2007

Helen S. Halverson, age 99, of Osage, died on Friday, June 29, 2007, at the Riceville Community Rest Home in Riceville.

Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m., on Tuesday, July 3, at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Osage, with Reverend Dennis Hanson and Reverend Roy Ott officiating. Interment was in the Osage Cemetery.

Helen was born on January 28, 1908 to Gottlieb and Libby (Fell) Mauser, near La Porte City. She moved with her parents to a farm in Mitchell County at the age of four, where she lived most of her adult life. She graduated from the Osage High School and then worked at various office jobs.

Helen was united in marriage to Ben Halverson on March 6, 1934 at her parent's home near New Haven. They farmed in the Orchard area until 1942, when they purchased a farm near McIntire, where they lived until their retirement to Osage in 1972. Helen moved to Leroy, Minnesota in June of 2006.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Ben; a daughter-in-law, Linda Halverson; four brothers; and two sisters.

Her survivors include three daughters, Nancy (Terry) Fitzpatrick of Lynnville, Bonnie (Max) Wagner of Eagan, Minnesota and Kathy (Jim) Bartels of Stewartville, Minnesota; one son, Jim Halverson of Montrose; 12 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; two sisters-in-law, Connie Mauser of Osage and Jeanette Halverson of Lodi, Wisconsin; and several nieces and nephews.

The Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home had charge of the arrangements.
© 2007 Mitchell County Press