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Glenn A. Schlawin 1916-2002 |
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Glenn A. Schlawin, 86, of Garner died Thursday, August 1, 2002, at
the Concord Care Center, Garner.
Funeral services were held
at 10:30 a.m., Saturday
at the Peace Reformed Church with the Rev. Jeff DeBoer officiating.
Music was provided by organist, Connie Greiman who accompanied
congregational hymns. Ushers were Jerry Kropp and Bill Katter Sr.
Casket bearers were Elwin Etchen, Craig Schlawin,
Dean Stromer, Scott Ollenburg, Dan Ollenburg and Jim Jorgensen. Interment was in the church cemetery. The
Cataldo Funeral Home of Garner was in charge of the arrangements.
Glenn Alfred Schlawin, the son of Reinhold and
Esther (Greiman) Schlawin, was born July 15, 1916 on a farm
southwest of Klemme. He attended the rural schools of Hancock
County. Glenn farmed with his family and helped other farmers in the
area.
On August 3, 1946 he married Kathleen Mercedes
Felland at the Peace Reformed Church south of Garner. |
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Howard D.
Anderson 1914-2002 |
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Services for Howard D. Anderson, 61, rural Goodell, who died
unexpectedly Tuesday, August 6, 2002, at the Belmond Medical Center,
Belmond, were held Friday, August 9, at 11:00 a.m., at the United
Methodist Church in Klemme with the Rev. Paddy Druhl officiating.
Visitation was held at the Tenold-Andrews Funeral Home, Klemme.
Burial will be in the Amsterdam Cemetery,
Goodell, at a later date.
Howard Dean Anderson, the son of Elmer and
Esther (Harberts) Anderson, was born April 19, 1914, on his parent's
farm in rural Hancock County.
On January 14, 1984, he married Sherri Krueger
at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. Since their marriage, the
couple has lived and raised their daughters on the farm in Goodell. |
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Jessie Stripling
1906-2002 |
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Jessie B. H. Stripling died August 7, 2002, at the Good Samaritan
Center in Algona. She was 96.
Funeral services for Mrs. Stripling were held
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Saturday, August 10, 2002 at the Zion Lutheran Church of LuVerne, Iowa.
The Rev. Mark Peterson officiated. Music was provided by organist,
Lori Woodruff who accompanied several congregational hymns.
Burial was in the LuVerne Cemetery. The
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home of LuVerne was in charge of
the
arrangements.
Casketbearers were Craig Stripling, Jeff
Stripling, Nick Tobey, John Kassel, Kerry Joe Stripling, Steve
Stripling, Mark Arends and M.J. Stripling. Honorary bearers were Deb Pugh, Stacia McGrif,
Chad Tobey, Lori Woodruff, Sara Lang, Danny Kassel, Stephanie Bianco,
Scott Stripling, Joni Torkelson, Jodi Evans, Jennifer Stripling, Pam
Goodfellow and Jeremy Kassel.
Jessie Beatrice Helen Stripling was born April
9, 1906, at Bancroft. She was the daughter of Henry and Ella (Tasker)
Clement. She was baptized on April 7, 1912 at Hettinger, North Dakota. She
graduated from the Bancroft High school and then attended Normal School
where she earned her Teacher's Certificate. She taught country
school one year at the Center School near LuVerne.
On December 25, 1926, Jessie Tasker and Michael
J. Stripling were married at the Presbyterian Church in Algona. She
was Confirmed on November 6, 1931 at the Zion Lutheran Church. The
couple farmed southwest of LuVerne until 1937. They purchased a farm
north of LuVerne where they farmed until the death of her husband in
1950. Mrs. Stripling moved into LuVerne in 1952 where she was
employed as cook for the LuVerne School for 18 years. She retired in
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Clifton William "Kisty"
Endriss 1914-2002 |
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Clifton William "Kisty" Endriss, 87, of Sheffield, died Thursday,
August 8, 2002 at the Sheffield Care Center. He was 87 years old.
Memorial Services will be held
at 11:00 a.m.,
Saturday, August 17, at the First Baptist Church in Sheffield with
Military Graveside Services following, at Hillside Cemetery, by the
American Legion Harlow Ray Massee Post #277. The family will greet
friends at the church from 9:30 until time of the service.
Clifton was born October 24, 1914, the son of
William and Mae (Stoddard) Endriss. At a young age he began to work
for the Rock Island Railroad and continued to work for the railroad
after he graduated from the Sheffield High School. He worked for the
railroad approximately 14 years prior to WW II.
In 1932, Clifton was married to Agnes Gamble
and to
this union 4 children were born. Kisty enlisted in the U.S. Army and
served in Europe for 2 years. He returned to Sheffield following the
war and began working at the Sheffield Brick and Tile. In 1972 Kisty
married Peggy Nichols. He retired from the Sheffield Brick and Tile in
1980 and remained in Sheffield. In 1991 he married Gladys "Cindy"
Stanley. |
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Rev. James
Albertson 1918-2002 |
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The
Rev. James E. Albertson of Fort Dodge, former pastor of the Klemme
United Methodist Church, died August 9, 2002. He was 84.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, August 13,
at the United Methodist Church of Forest City. The Rev. Gary Marzolf
officiated. Music was provided by organist, Bonnie Peterson who
accompanied several congregational hymns. Burial was in the Oakland Cemetery, Forest City.
The Petersen Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
James E. Albertson was born in Forest City on
April 28, 1918. He was the son of George and Bertha (Hanna)
Albertson. He graduated from the Forest City High School and continued
his education at Evanston Colliegent Institute of Evanston, Illinois and
the
Adrian College in Adrian, Michigan. He received his Divinity Degree
from Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio.
On June 15, 1942 James Albertson married Jean
Voss at Port Huron, Michigan. Pastor Albertson served several churches
in Iowa including congregations at Havelock, Ware, Titonka, Doan,
Sibley, Dysart, Klemme, Liberty, Rockwell City and Cherokee. The
couple moved to Humboldt where he became Director of Development for
Friendship Haven of Fort Dodge. |
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Minnie E.
Davidson 1892-2002 |
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Minnie E. Davidson of LuVerne died Friday, August 9, 2002 at the
Good Samaritan Center in Algona. She was a 109.
Funeral services for Mrs. Davidson were held
Monday, August 12, at the United Methodist Church of LuVerne. The
Rev. Dale Reisner officiated. Music was provided by organist, Dennis
Holmes who accompanied soloist, Dan Smith and several congregational
hymns.
Burial was in the LuVerne Cemetery. The
Gerry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home of LuVerne was in charge of
the
arrangements. Casket bearers were Tom Froehlich, Ralph
Davidson, William Wickett, Lee Froehlich, Marlin Gregerson and LeRoy
Weber.
Minnie Esther Davidson was born December 18,
1892 at Bogota, Illinois to John and Lucinda (Shew) Chesnut. She was the
seventh child of a family of 11. She attended country school to
the eighth grade.
She was married to Ralph T. Davidson on December
23, 1914 in Newton, Illinois. The couple came to Iowa and settled in the
Goldfield area, in March of 1915 and started farming. A daughter,
Marvel, was born on September 24, 1916. In 1918, the family moved to
LuVerne and farmed north of town. A son, Gordon, was born on May 19,
1918 and another son, Vernon Eugene was born on August 12, 1932 at
Fort Dodge. They continued to live on the farm until 1960 when they
moved into LuVerne. |
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James C. Gauley
1922-2002 |
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James C. Gauley, 80, died at the Rockwell Community Nursing Home
Saturday, August 10, 2002. He was 80 years old.
Funeral services were held
on Tuesday at the First
United Methodist Church in Sheffield, with the Rev. Dan Voss of the
Salem United Methodist Church of Meservey presiding. Military
graveside services followed at Hillside Cemetery in Sheffield, and
were conducted by the American Legion Harlow Ray Massee Post No.
277.
Visitation was at the Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf-Grarup
Funeral Home in Sheffield. James C. Gauley was born January 26,
1922, at his home in rural Sheffield in Cerro Gordo County, a son of
Frank and Emma (Hill) Gauley. He attended country school at Geneseo
No. 7 and graduated from the Sheffield High School in 1939.
He farmed with his father until joining the Army
in January 1946. He served at Fort Riley, Kansas, Seattle, Washington and
Colorado Springs, Colorado. He was discharged in March 1947.
On April
13, 1946, James was united in marriage with Mary Ellen Warner in
Rockwell. When he returned home from the Army, they farmed in the
Rockwell area until 1959, when they moved to Buffalo Center. They
moved back to Sheffield in 1967, where they farmed until his
retirement in 1982. James also worked at the Sheffield Locker from
1974 until 1987. In 1993, James and Mary Ellen moved into Rockwell.
Mary Ellen died February 22, 1995. James moved into the Rockwell
Community Nursing Home in 1998. |
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Edna M.
Livingston 1908-2002 |
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Funeral services for Edna M. Livingston, 93, of Corwith were held
Wednesday, August 14 at the Corwith United Methodist Church. The
Rev. Dan Fernandez officiated. Mrs. Livingston died Saturday, August
10, 2002 at the Kanawha Community Home, Kanawha.
Music was provided by organist, Sharon Gourley
who accompanied soloists, Diane Nall and Jon Chambers and several
congregational hymns. Burial was in the Corwith Cemetery.
The Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home of Corwith was in charge of
the
arrangements. Casketbearers were John Halbur, Alan Doughan,
Ivan Frey, Leonard Tebben, Bob Scott and Gary Studer.
Edna Marion Adams Livingston was born on the
family farm in Erin Township on December 20, 1908. She was the
daughter of Ethel Mary (Carl) Adams and James George Adams. She
received her early education in a rural one-room country school
south of Britt. The family move to Corwith where Edna attended the
Corwith Consolidated School.
On June 2, 1926, Edna Adams and Arthur (Bud)
Livingston of Corwith were married at Mason City. The couple made
their home in the Corwith area and raised three sons, Eugene Merle,
James Arthur and Elmer Kenneth. |
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Former Garner resident, Larry Brugman of Pipestone, Minnesota, died
Sunday, August 11, 2002 at the Luverne Community Hospital, Luverne,
Minnesota. He was 75.
A Mass of Christian burial was held Friday,
August 16, at the St. Leo Catholic Church in Pipetone with the Rev.
Martin Schaefer and the Rev. Andy Beerman officiating. Burial was Saturday in
the St. Boniface Catholic
Cemetery, Garner. The Hartquist Funeral Chapel of Pipestone was in
charge of the arrangements.
Larry Brugman, son of Lloyd and Maude (Wilkins)
Brugman, was born September 20, 1926 in Garner. He graduated from
the
Garner High School in 1944. Following high school graduation, he
enlisted in the United State Navy where he served aboard the USS
Halford Destroyer. Following his honorable discharge, Larry returned
to Garner and began working as a meat cutter for Jake Koolbeck
Locker.
On September 5, 1949, Larry Brugman was united
in marriage to Marvel Betty Schoneman of Garner. He continued to work
as a meat cutter for the Snow White Market in Garner. He later
worked as a sales representative for the Armour Meat Packing Company
in Sioux City, and later transferred to Brookings, South Dakota to continue
in sales for Armour Meat. The family moved to Pipestone where he was
employed as a salesman for various wholesale food companies, such as
Robson's Foods and Draper Foods. He retired in 1990. In 1995, he was
admitted to the Minnesota Veterans Home on Luverne, Minnesota, after
suffering a severe stroke. |
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B.J. (Ben) Studer
1915-2002 |
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B.J.
(Ben) Studer, of Wesley, died on Saturday, August 24, 2002, at the
Hancock County Memorial Hospital in Britt. He was 86.
Services were held at the St. Joseph Catholic
Church in Wesley, Tuesday, August 27, at 10:30 a.m., with Father
Daniel Greving officiating. Interment was in the St. Joseph Catholic
Cemetery in Wesley.
Ben Studer was born on October 8, 1915, near
Wesley, to Benedict Gregory and Zita Matern Studer. He received his
education at the St. Joseph Parochial School in Wesley. After his
schooling, Ben worked with his parents on the family farm south of
Wesley. Ben was married to Mildred Frances Berger on October 5, 1948
at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Wesley. The couple continued
farming south of Wesley. Ben also raised horses and mules. |
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Helen L. Wermers
1918-2002 |
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Helen L. Wermers died on August 26, 2002, at the Good Samaritan
Center of Algona, at the age of 84. Services were held on Thursday,
August 29, at 10:30 a.m., at the St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Algona,
with Father Paul Bormann officiating. Interment was in the Ft.
Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Friday, August
30 at 1:00 p.m.
Helen Lucy Reinsbach was born on April 28, 1918,
to William and Anna Wisner Reinsbach at Dimock, South Dakota. She
was raised on a farm near Dimock and attended country school. Helen
was married to Albert (Bert) Wermers on January 22, 1943, at Dimock.
The couple lived in Ethan, South Dakota and then settled in the Burt, Iowa
area in December of 1956, where Helen was a homemaker. |
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