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PUBLISHED FRIDAY, JAN. 16, 2004.
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Fullerton Funeral Homes. Information is submitted by
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JEANETTE E. CLARK
MASON CITY — Jeanette E. Clark, 84, of Mason City, died
Wednesday (Jan. 14, 2004) at the Muse Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit.
Funeral service for Jeanette will be held at 1:30 p.m.
Saturday at the Wesley United Methodist Church, 1405 S.
Pennsylvania Ave., with the Rev. Bill Poland and the Rev.
Keith Scott officiating. Interment will be in Rockwell
Cemetery.
Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. today at the Major Erickson
Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
Memorials may be given to Wesley United Methodist Church.
Jeanette E. Adams was born Oct. 7, 1919, the daughter of
Charles D. and Mary R. (McElroy) Adams in Belle Plaine.
Her family moved to Mason City in 1936 and she grad-uated
from Mason City High School in 1937.
Jeanette went on to LaJames Beauty School and graduated in
1939.
On Dec. 19, 1939, she was united in marriage to Harold A.
Clark in Northwood.
Jeanette worked for Ann Gilbert’s beauty shop and later
for Tyler Ryan and Kellums making draperies.
She is survived by daughters, Mary Carey and husband,
William, of Rapid City, S.D., and Donna Shelton and
husband, Richard, of Bay City, Mich.; son, Jack Clark and
wife, Barbara, of Brooklyn Park, Minn.; brother, Oliver
Adams and wife, Gladys, of Mason City; sisters-in-law,
Dorothy Yanney, Jane Ginapp and Marcella Clark, all of
Mason City, and Irene Clark of Las Vegas, Nev.;
grandchildren, Nancy Powlowski and husband, Pat, of
Pierre, S.D., Jon Carey and wife, Brenda, of Aberdeen,
S.D., Mark Carey of Rapid City, Sara Volk and husband,
Steve, of Rapid City, Jason Clark and wife, Audrey, of New
Hope, Minn., Jeff Clark and wife, Keri, of Cotton, Minn.,
Todd Shelton of Bay City, Minn., Kimberly Kelly and
husband, Keith, of Bay City; 12 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Harold,
on Nov. 7, 1981; brother, Robert Adams; sister, Mrs. Lyle
(Violetta) Huff; two infant sons; two infant
grandchildren; and many cousins, nieces and nephews.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641) 423-0924.
CLARENCE A. BOEHNKE
MESA, Ariz. — Clarence A. Boehnke, 73, of 8126 Monte,
Mesa, Ariz., died Wed-nesday (Jan. 14, 2004) at Hospice of
the Valley, Eckstein Center, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St.
John’s Lutheran Church, rural Garner, with the Rev. Carl
Hedberg officiating. Interment will be in the St. John’s
Cemetery.
Visitation will be one hour before the service Tuesday at
the church.
Clarence was born June 20, 1930, to Charles and Elsie
Berghoefer Boehnke on the family farm north of Ventura. He
attended St. John’s Paro-chial School and graduated from
Ventura High School in 1948.
He is survived by his children, Gary Boehnke (Katherine
Hawker), and Cindy Wood (John); his grandchildren, Josh,
Chad, Sarah, Winona, and Micah; brothers, Armand (Marjule),
Eldon (Alphia), and Walter (Betty); sisters-in-law, Doris
and Louise.
Clarence was preceded in death by his wife, Phyllis (Warriner);
his parents; and brothers, Harold and Roland.
In lieu of flowers, the family has suggested memorials to
the Faith Lutheran Church, Overguaard, Ariz., Lutheran
Hour Ministry or Hospice of the Valley.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, (641) 357-2193.
RAYMOND JOSEPH POWER
OSAGE — Raymond Joseph Power, 65, of Osage, died Wednesday
(Jan. 14, 2004) at home after a long battle with cancer.
Ray was born in Elma, on Sept. 17, 1938, to George C. and
Helena (Boehmer) Power. He graduated from Osage High
School, then served four years in the Navy.
In 1963, he was united in marriage to Carol (Wolff) Power.
They were blessed with seven wonderful children.
Ray was employed at Oliver-White Farms for 27 years. From
1983 to 1988, Raymond and Carol owned and operated a
family restaurant in Scranton, Iowa.
Upon returning to Osage, he was employed with Adams
Painting and Drywall until his retirement in 2000.
Raymond enjoyed spend-ing time with his family and
friends, and working with his horses and dogs.
Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Sacred
Heart Catholic Church in Osage, with the Rev. Mark
Reasoner officiating. Interment will be in the Sacred
Heart Cemetery in Osage with military honors at the
graveside by Osage American Legion Post 278.
Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Champion-Bucheit
Funeral Home in Osage, where there will be a rosary at
4:30 p.m. and a scriptural wake service at 7:30 p.m.
He is survived by his wife, Carol Power, of Osage; seven
children: Deanna Machin (Troy) of Osage, Sheila Adams
(Dan) of St. Ansgar, Rachael Kimmey (Kenneth) of Virginia
Beach, Va., Theresa Ahlf (Robert) of St. Ansgar, Rebecca
Secrist and friend, Chuck Hurley, of Osage, Rodney Power
of Osage, and Rhonda Muller (Larry) of Osage; 17
grandchildren, Anthony and wife, Emily, Wade, Amber and
Ashley Machin; Derrick, Crystal and Heather Adams; Anna
and Jessica Kimmey; Cory, Cylea and Caylin Ahlf; Jordan
and Stephanie Ackerman and Trevor Secrist; Sophia and Owen
Muller; two brothers, Cliff Powers of St. Ansgar, and Tom
Powers (Zoe) of Kensett; two sisters, Donna Mae Mobley of
Osage, and Sandra Bushbaum (Dallas) of Mason City; one
sister-in-law, Bev Griga (Don) of St. Ansgar; numerous
nieces and nephews, and many close friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, George and Helena
Power; one brother, Roger Lee Power; one sister-in-law,
Sue Powers; two brothers-in-law, Gary Wolff and Dick
Mobley; his parents-in-law, Ted and Ruth Wolff.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, (641) 732-3706.
GARY LACK
NORA SPRINGS — Gary Lack, 58, of rural Nora Springs, died
Wednesday (Jan. 14, 2004) at his home.
Gary was born Aug. 29, 1945, at Osage, the son of Harold
and Mildred (Kinney)Lack of rural Orchard. He attended
grade school in Orchard.
He graduated from Osage High School in 1963, where he
participated in football and wrestling.
Gary attended the University of Northern Iowa upon
completion of high school.
Gary married Veronica M. (Naumann) Lack on Jan. 16, 1979.
They resided in Rockford until 1986, and then lived in
Cedar Falls and Mason City until 1989, when they moved to
Buffalo, Wyo. They moved to their present address in 1993.
Gary worked for a short time after college at the John
Deere Foundry in Waterloo. He then worked at the Lehigh
Portland Cement Company in Mason City for nearly 20 years,
where he was a representative of Local D-106. Gary retired
from Lehigh in 1985.
In 1989, he and Veronica sold their home in Mason City and
bought a motel in Wyoming. After four great years, the
family exchanged their motel for the farm, where they now
live.
Gary’s hobbies and interests pertained mostly to his
family. Since four of his children graduated from the
University of Iowa, he was a strong supporter of Hawkeye
athletics, primarily football and wrestling.
He spent a great deal of time keeping up with the
activities and ventures of his children.
Memorial Mass will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Sacred
Heart Catholic Church in Osage, with the Rev. Mark
Reasoner officiating. Inurnment will be in the Orchard
Cemetery in Orchard.
A gathering of friends and family will be 6:30 to 8 p.m.
today at the Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage.
The family suggests that memorials may be directed to the
Lack Family Memorial Education Fund at 1475 325th St.,
Nora Springs, IA 50458.
He is survived by his wife, Veronica M. Lack, of Nora
Springs; six children, Dr. Anthony L. Lack of Baytown,
Texas, Heidi M. (Dr. Robert) Thunhorst of Iowa City, Tanya
R. (Shawn) Hamilton of Kansas City, Mo., Benjamin J. (Fernanda
De Collo) Lack of West Des Moines, Adam M. Lack of Nora
Springs, and William D. Lack and his fiancee, Brandi Moon,
of Chestnut Hill, Mass.; three grandchildren, Erica N.
Lack, Gustav M. Thunhorst, and Gabriella D. Lack; his
father, Harold Lack of Orchard; one brother, James (Helen)
Lack of Orchard; one sister, Margaret Lack and husband,
Stewart, of Hood, Va.; one paternal aunt, Marilyn (Philip)
Larson of Mission, Texas; and many cousins.
He was preceded by his mother, Mildred Lack; his maternal
and paternal grandparents.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, (641) 732-3706.
JEAN ELEANOR MURR
IOWA CITY — Jean Eleanor Murr, 79, of Iowa City, died
Tuesday (Jan. 13, 2004) at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the
recrea-tion room at Oaknoll Re-tirement Residence in Iowa
City. On-street parking will be available for those
attending. Private burial will be at the Bingham Township
Cemetery in Woden.
Memorials may be given to St. Luke’s Hospital and sent to
the St. Luke’s Hospital Foundation at 1026 A. Ave N.E.,
Cedar Rapids, IA 52406.
Jean was born April 16, 1924, in Woden, to Charles and
Pearl Murr. She attended school and graduated from Corwith
High School in 1941.
Jean worked as a dental assistant in Algona and Spencer
for several years before attending St. Luke’s School of
Nursing in Cedar Rapids, graduating in 1949 with an RN
degree.
She started her nursing career at St. Luke’s, where she
became head nurse in the medical ward for 10 years. She
then joined the University of Iowa hospital school as a
nursing supervisor for the second shift. She was with the
hospital school for over twenty years.
Jean has been a resident of Oaknoll Retirement Residence
since 1997.
She was a member of the United Methodist Church and United
Methodist Women, the Fifth District Nurses Association and
the St. Luke’s Alumni Association.
Her family includes her brother, Charles and his wife,
Mary, of Sun City West, Ariz.; a niece, Janet Cane;
nephews, David and Scott Murr, all of the Seattle, Wash.,
area; and many friends.
Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service is caring for
Jean’s service and her family.
Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service, (319) 338-1132.
BARBARA J. CARMAN
TOPEKA, Kan. — Barbara J. Carman, 68, of 1406 31st St.
S.W., Topeka, Kan., died Sunday (Jan. 11, 2004) at a
Topeka hospital following a short illness.
She was born April 15, 1935, in Mason City, the dau-ghter
of Charles and Anna (Stalzer) Edel. Barbara graduated from
St. Joseph High School of Mason City in 1953.
On April 30, 1953, she married Jack Carman. To-gether they
owned and operated Johnston’s Flowers until 1980.
At that time, they moved to Topeka where she furthered her
education at Washburn College in Topeka.
She was active in various charities and always had time
for the growing number of grandchildren and
great-grand-children.
She will be sadly missed by her husband, Jack; her four
sons, Paul Carman and his wife, Terry, of Clear Lake, Stan
Carman and his wife, Cindy, of Carrolton, Texas, Phil
Carman and his wife, Bobbi Jo, of Jackson, Tenn. and
Douglas Carman and his wife, Peggy, of Merriam, Kan.; a
daughter, Mary Carman and her husband, Mike Ferguson, of
Marlboro, Mass.; eight grandchildren; four
great-grandchildren; a brother, Bud Edel, of Mason City;
and three sisters, Louise Hofler, of Nora Springs, Karen
McGrath, of Milwaukee, Wis., and Joan Stover, of South St.
Paul, Minn.; and several nieces and nephews.
Services were held on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2004, in Topeka,
Kan. She was cremated and private inurnment will take
place at a later date.
WILMA M. GRANT
CHARLES CITY — Wilma M. Grant, 86, of 1308 S. Main St.,
Charles City, died Wednesday (Jan. 14, 2004) at the Ninth
Street Chautauqua Guest Home, Charles City.
Funeral service will be held 10 a.m. Saturday at the
Hauser Funeral Home, 1205 S. Main St. in Charles City,
with the Rev. Gayle Wilcox, Trinity United Methodist
Church, officiating. Burial will be at 11:30 a.m. in the
Riverside Cemetery in Shell Rock. Lunch will follow the
burial at the Boyd Building in Shell Rock.
Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home
and one hour prior to the service Saturday.
Memorials may be directed to Hospice of North Iowa or to
the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation.
Hauser Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323.
DELL I. GIFFORD
CHARLES CITY — Dell I. Gifford, 83, of 100 Park Lane
Drive, Charles City, died Thursday (Jan. 15, 2004) at the
Odyssey Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mesa, Ariz.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Fullerton-Hage
Funeral Home, 401 Blunt St. in Charles City.
Fullerton Funeral Home and Cremation Service, (641)
228-4211.
MICHAEL HAUGEN
FERTILE — Michael Haugen, 59, of Fertile, died Thursday
(Jan. 15, 2004) at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in
Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Mittelstadt
Funeral Home, 902 E. Main St. in Lake Mills.
Mittelstadt Funeral Home, (641) 592-0221.
HARVEY E. BOETTCHER
ST. ANSGAR — Harvey Emil August Boettcher, 94, of St.
Ansgar, died Wednesday (Jan. 14, 2004) at the Good
Samaritan Center in St. Ansgar.
Funeral service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the
First Lutheran Church in St. Ansgar, with the Rev. Robert
Porisch officiating. Burial will be in St. John’s Cemetery
in Rock Township, Mitchell County.
Visitation will begin at noon Saturday at the First
Lutheran Church in St. Ansgar.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home in St. Ansgar is in charge
of arrangements, (641) 713-4920.
DOROTHY J. TAPP
HAMPTON — Dorothy J. Tapp, 69, of Hampton, died Jan. 7,
2004, at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City.
Memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6,
2004, at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton, with
Pastor Mark Luckiesh officiating.
There will be a luncheon following the memorial service at
Bryan and Marlene Tapp’s home, 221 First St. S.E. in
Hampton.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, (641) 456-3232.
DAVID JACOBS
THOMPSON — David Jacobs, 41, of Thompson, died Tuesday
(Jan. 13, 2004) at Grinnell Regional Medical Center in
Grinnell.
Memorial service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the
Bethany Lutheran Church in Thompson, with the Rev. Larry
Rehlander officiating. Inurnment will be at Rose Hill
Cemetery in Thompson.
Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. today at the Winter Funeral
Home in Thompson and one hour prior to services at the
church.
Winter Funeral Home & Cremation Service, (641) 584-2520.
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PUBLISHED SATURDAY, JAN. 17, 2004.
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Fullerton Funeral Homes. Information is submitted by
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in the Globe Gazette and Globe Online.
CLAIRE N. STOCK
DUMONT — Claire N. Stock, 79, of Dumont, died Friday
(Jan. 16, 2004) at her home in Dumont.
Funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Hampton, with Father
Jim Miller officiating. Burial will be in the Dumont
Cemetery.
Visitation will be 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral Home in Dumont, with a scriptural wake service
at 4 p.m.
She was born Dec. 20, 1924, in San Francisco, Calif.,
to Francis Kavanaugh and Helen Martin Kavanaugh.
She graduated from St. Peter’s Catholic Schools in San
Francisco. She received her nursing degree from St.
Joseph College of Nursing in San Francisco, and
received her masters degree in nursing from the
University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls.
She served in the Navy.
She married Dale Stock on June 4, 1947, in Hampton.
She was a registered nurse for 30 years at the
Franklin General Hospital in Hampton. She retired in
1986.
She was a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in
Hampton.
She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary. She
taught Catholicism, was a nursing instructor at NIACC
in Mason City, a 4-H leader and was on the St. Francis
Church Guild in Dumont.
She is survived by her husband, Dale Stock, of Dumont;
daughter, Deb and husband, Glen Young, of Greeley,
Iowa; son, David and wife, Jo Stock, of Parkersburg;
grandson, Josh Ott, of Waterloo; granddaughters, Kay
Stock, of Waterloo, Heather Ott, of Readlyn, Molly
Stock, of Parkersburg; great-granddaughters, Brittney
Brommel, of Readlyn, Valley True, of Mitchellville,
and Linzee Osborn, of Readlyn.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and one
sister, Mary.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, (641) 456-3232.
IRIS T. DEWALL
MASON CITY — Iris Theresa (Roath) DeWall, 75, of 302
Second St. N.E., died Friday (Jan. 16, 2004) at the
Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit.
Funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday
at Zion Lutheran Church, 112 N. Fourth St. in Clear
Lake, with the Rev. Dean Hess officiating. Interment
will be at Memorial Park Cemetery in Mason City.
Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Ward-Van
Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St. in Clear
Lake.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, (641) 357-2193.
MAURICE BUNN
CHARLES CITY — Maurice Bunn, 74, of 2229 Walnut Ave.,
died Friday (Jan. 16, 2004) at his home.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Hauser
Funeral Home, 1205 S. Main St. in Charles City.
Hauser Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323.
HELEN A. HAGEDORN
MASON CITY — Helen A. Hagedorn, 102, of Mason City,
died Thursday (Nov. 15, 2004) at the Emanuel St.
Joseph Hospital in Mankato, Minn.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Major
Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave. in
Mason City.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
MICHAEL D. HAUGEN
FERTILE — Michael Donavan Haugen, 59, of Fertile, died
Thursday (Jan. 15, 2004) at Mercy Medical Center-North
Iowa in Mason City.
A private family service will be held at Mittelstadt
Funeral Home in Lake Mills, with burial taking place
at Grant Center Cemetery near Fertile.
Mittelstadt Funeral Home, (641) 592-0221.
PALMER J. OLSON
MARSHALLTOWN — Palmer J. Olson, 85, of 1301 Summit
St., Marshalltown, died Thursday (Jan. 15, 2004) at
the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown.
Following cremation, a memorial service will be held
at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Iowa Veterans Home Chapel.
Interment will follow the service in the Iowa Veterans
Home Cemetery in Marshalltown.
Memorials may be directed to the family in his name.
Palmer was was born on Aug. 1, 1918, in Lake Mills,
the son of Hans and Adena Frost Olson. He lived in
Lake Mills until he was in the 6th grade, at which
time his family moved to Garner.
He graduated from Garner High School and was drafted
into the Army on Oct. 15, 1941, and went to Camp
Wallis, Texas.
Palmer was united in marriage with Vera Hedgecock on
March 22, 1943, in Silverdale, Wash.
After his military service, he moved to Mason City in
1947, where he started plastering houses.
He then moved back to Garner to work with his dad’s
company, Hans Olson and Son Plastering.
He was known for plastering many houses in the Garner
area and for his talent in textured plastering.
When the plastering business ended and dry wall
started, he began working for Mercy Hospital in Mason
City as their plasterer and painter.
He retired from Mercy Hospital in 1980, after losing
his eyesight to macular degeneration.
He lived in Mason City until he moved to the Iowa
Veterans Home in Marshalltown due to ill health.
Palmer is survived by a son, John (Bobbie) Olson of
Marshalltown; daughter, Jo (Jeff) Bantz of Mason City;
son, Hans Olson of Fairfield, Iowa; daughter, Kristine
Olson of Ventura, Calif.; grandchildren, Jonathan and
Eric Olson, Lyndsee and Jaime Bantz, Rama and Hans
Eric Jr. and step-grandchildren, Jeanne and Heather
Loney; great-grandchildren, Shaylyn and Treyton Bantz,
and step great-grandchildren, Dakota and Alyxs Loney.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife
Vera; his sister, Helen Lutcavish; granddaughter,
Jennifer Nedved and step-granddaughter, Tricia Loney.
Pursel-Davis Funeral Home & Crematory, 405 W. Main St.
in Marshalltown, is in charge of arrangements. (641)
753-5511.
VERNER E. LAU
GARNER — Verner E. Lau, 83, of Garner, died Friday
(Jan. 16, 2004) at the Westview Care Center in Britt.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Cataldo
Funeral Home in Garner.
Cataldo Funeral Home, (6412) 923-2841.
ANNE SCHER
ALGONA — Anne Scher, 84, of Algona, died Friday (Jan.
16, 2004) at Blue Earth, Minn.
Funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at
the Trinity Lutheran Church in Algona. Burial will be
in East Lawn Cemetery in Algona.
Visitation will be 4 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday at Wilson’s
of Algona, (515) 295-2622.
CLIFFORD N. VESTAL
CLEAR LAKE — Clifford N. Vestal, 100, of Clear Lake,
died Friday (Jan. 16, 2004) 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.
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PUBLISHED SUNDAY, JAN. 18, 2004.
Obituaries are presented as a community service of
Fullerton Funeral Homes. Information is submitted
by families or provided by funeral homes for
publication in the Globe Gazette and Globe Online.
ADELINE DAMMEN
OSAGE — Adeline Dammen, age 86, of Osage died
Saturday (Jan. 17, 2004) at Osage Rehabilitation
and Health Care Center.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday
at the Champion-Bucheit Fun-eral Home in Osage
with the Rev. Wayne Ellingson officiating.
Interment will be in the Oak Grove Cemetery in
Mitchell.
Visitation is from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at the
Champion – Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage and one
hour before services at the funeral home on
Tuesday.
Adeline was born June 18, 1917, near St. Ansgar,
Iowa, the daughter of Albert and Bertha (Bruggeman)
Brandt. She was married on Oct. 30, 1937, to Edwin
Dammen in Osage. Adeline attended St. Ansgar
schools. She was a member of Faith Lutheran
Church, Mitchell, and Mitchell and Osage Senior
Citizens.
Adeline is survived by one daughter, Carole
(Darwin) Benson of Cedar Rapids; two sons, Larry
(Andrea) Dammen of Osage and Kevin Dammen also of
Osage; eight grandchildren; six
great-grandchildren and one soon to be born; one
sister, Norma Wright of Osage.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her
husband, Edwin Dammen, in 1990; three sisters,
Frances Brandt, in her youth, Esther Gunsallus and
Ardena Holm; two brothers, Raymond and Roy Brandt;
and three grandchildren.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, (641) 732-3706.
PALMER J. OLSON
MARSHALLTOWN — Palmer J. Olson, 85, of 1301 Summit
St., Marshalltown, died Thursday (Jan. 15, 2004)
at Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown.
Following cremation at the Pursel-Davis Funeral
Home and Crematory, memorial services will be held
at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, at the Iowa Veterans Home
Chapel. Interment will follow services in the Iowa
Veterans Home Cemetery, Marshalltown.
Memorials may be direct-ed to the family in his
name.
Palmer was born on Aug. 1, 1918, in Lake Mills,
the son of Hans and Adena (Frost) Olson. He lived
in Lake Mills until he was in the sixth grade at
which time they moved to Garner. He graduated from
Garner High School and was drafted into the army
on Oct. 15, 1941, and went to Camp Wallis, Texas.
Palmer was united in marriage with Vera Hedgecock
on Mar. 22, 1943, in Silverdale, Wash. After his
military service ended he moved to Mason City in
1947 where he began plastering houses. He then
moved back to Garner to work with his dad’s
company, Hans Olson and Son Plastering. He was
known for plastering many houses in the Garner
area and for his talent in textured plastering.
When the plastering business ended, and drywall
started, he began working for Mercy Hospital in
Mason City as their plasterer and painter. He
retired from Mercy Hospital in 1980 after losing
his eyesight to macular degeneration. He lived in
Mason City until he moved to the Iowa Veteran’s
Home in Marshalltown due to ill health.
Palmer is survived by his son, John (Bobbie) Olson
of Marshalltown; his daughter, Jo (Jeff) Bantz of
Mason City; his son, Hans Olson of Fairfield;
daughter, Kristine Olson of Ventura;
grandchildren, Jonathan and Eric Olson, Lyndsee
and Jaime Bantz, Rama and Hans Eric, Jr. ;
step-grandchildren, Jeanne Wolken and Heather
Loney; great-grandchildren, Shaylyn and Treyton
Bantz; and step great-grandchildren, Dakotah
Wolken and Alexia Loney.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife,
Vera; sister, Helen Lutcavish; grand-daughter,
Jennifer Nedved, and step-granddaughter, Tricia
Loney.
Pursel-Davis Funeral Home, Marshalltown, (641)
753-5511.
VERNER E. LAU
GARNER — Verner E. Lau, 83, of Garner died Friday
(January 16, 2004) at the Westview Care Center,
Britt.
His funeral will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at
Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church in Garner
with the Rev. Darrell Weber officiating. Burial
will be in Ell Township Cemetery in Klemme with
military rites by the Klemme Veterans Ceremonial
Unit.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at
the Cataldo Funeral Chapel, 160 E. 4th St., Garner
and one hour prior to services at the church.
Verner Emil Lau, the son of Emil and Alma Ella (Haberkamp)
Lau, was born October 15, 1920, on a farm south of
Klemme. He was confirmed at Immanuel Re-formed
Church in Klemme and graduated from Klemme High
School in 1938. After high school, he farmed with
his father. From 1944 to 1946, Verner served his
country in the U.S. Army during and after World
War II. During this time he was in the 822nd
Military Police, which was charged with
maintaining law and order in occupied Berlin.
Following his honorable discharge he returned to
Klemme to farm with his father and brother. On
June 4, 1958, he married Velma Larsen at the
Titonka Methodist Church. To this union two
daughters were born, Barbara and Debra.
Verner and Velma continued to farm the home place
near Klemme until retiring from farming and moving
into Garner in 1988. In August of 2002, they moved
to Prairie View Apartments in Garner. His great
joy in his life was his three grandchildren.
Verner’s love of children was always evident as he
played ball with his nieces and nephews and gave
them rides on his horse.
Verner was a member of Zion Evangelical and
Reform-ed Church in Garner, the Adam-Schaefer
American Legion Post No. 625 in Klemme and the
Klemme Lions Club.
He is survived by his wife, Velma, of Garner; two
daughters, Barbara Burket and husband, Greg, of
Minburn and Debra Dunn and husband, Jess, of
Grimes; grandchildren, Mikaela Sue Dunn, Blake
Ronald Dunn and Heidi Marie Burket; a brother,
Paul Lau and wife, Phyllis, of Garner; a
brother-in-law, Richard Happel of Alexander; a
sister-in-law, Ramona Lau Schmidt and husband,
Marvin, of Ventura; six nephews; and four nieces.
Verner was preceded in death by his parents; a
brother, Allen Lau; and a sister, Lois Happel.
Cataldo Funeral Home, (641) 923-2841.
FRANCIS I. LEWIS
MASON CITY — Francis I. Lewis, 90, of Mason City,
died Friday (Jan. 16, 2004) at the Muse Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at
the First United Methodist Church, 119 S. Georgia,
Mason City with the Rev. Jim Stiles presiding.
Burial will be in Mem-orial Park Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at
Major Erickson Funeral Home.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
HELEN A. HAGEDORN
MASON CITY — Helen A. Hagedorn, 102, of Mason
City, died Thursday (Jan. 15, 2004) at the Emanuel
Saint Joseph Hospital in Mankato, Minn.
Her funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Our
Saviour’s Lutheran Church, 2502 S. Jefferson Ave.,
Mason City with the Rev. Joel Dahlen presiding.
Burial will be at 3:30 p.m. in the Oneida
Cemetery, Clutier, Iowa.
There will be no visitation.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
IRIS THERESA (ROATH) DEWALL
MASON CITY — Iris Theresa (Roath) DeWall, 75, of
302 2nd St. N.E., passed away Friday (Jan. 16,
2004) at the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday at Zion Lutheran Church, 112 N. 4th St.,
Clear Lake with Rev. Dean Hess officiating.
Interment will be at Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason
City.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday
at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. 4th St.,
Clear Lake.
Iris was born Sept. 21, 1928, in Joice, to Ira
Roath and Theresa (Tweed) Roath. Iris attended
schools in Fertile and Joice, and after graduation
from High School she furthered her education as a
graduate of Hamilton College in Mason City.
Iris married Harris DeWall on October 22, 1949, at
Bethel Lutheran Church near Joice. They were
married for 49 years. They had no children but
dearly loved her nieces and nephews. She and
Harris farmed near Clear Lake for 33 years. She
was a member of the Busy Bee Club for many years.
She was a longtime member of Zion Lutheran Church
in Clear Lake.
They moved to Mason City in 1993. While living in
Mason City she attended the First Covenant Church.
After the death of her husband, she moved to the
Willows in Mason City in 1999. She and Harris
spent 17 winters in Apache Junction, Ariz.
She is survived by two brothers, Boyd Roath and
his wife, Grace, and Gary Roath and his wife,
Alice all of Mason City; and many nieces and
nephews.
She is preceded in death by her husband Harris
DeWall; her parents; brother, Dewane Roath, and
his wife, Myreen.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, (641) 357-2193).
MAURICE BUNN
CHARLES CITY — Maurice Bunn, 74, a resident of
2229 Walnut Ave., Charles City, died Friday
(January 16, 2004) at his residence.
Funeral services for Maurice Bunn will be held at
10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Hauser Funeral Home in
Charles City. The Rev. Terry Schoenfeld, pastor of
the Atlantic Evangelical Free Church, will
officiate. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Hauser Funeral Home from 4
to 8 p.m. Tuesday and from 9 a.m. until service
time on Wednesday.
Hauser Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323.
WILLIAM ‘BILL’ EIGHMEY
IOWA FALLS — William “Bill” Eighmey, 48, of Iowa
Falls, died Friday (Jan. 16, 2004) at the Mercy
Medical Center-North Iowa, Mason City, due to
complications of diabetes.
Funeral services for Bill Eighmey will be 1:30
p.m. Tuesday at the Bethany Lutheran Church, Iowa
Falls. Burial will be at the Northlawn Memory
Gardens, Iowa Falls.
Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Monday at the
Linn’s Funeral Homes Iowa Falls Chapel, with the
family re-ceiving friends between the hours of 6
and 8 p.m.
Linn’s Funeral Homes, (641) 648-2569.
ANNE SCHER
ALGONA — Anne Scher, 85, of Algona, died Friday
(Jan. 16, 2004) at Blue Earth, Minn.
Her funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the
Trinity Lutheran Church in Algona. Burial will be
at the East Lawn Cemetery, Algona.
Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. today at
Wilson’s Funeral Home, Algona, (515) 295-2622.
RANDALL L. HOY
FLOYD — Randall L. Hoy, 49, a resident of 810
Pearl Street, Floyd, died Friday (Jan. 16, 2004)
at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City.
Funeral services for “Randy” Hoy will be held at
10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Grace United Methodist
Church in Floyd. The Rev. Solomon Odoom will
officiate. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery,
Charles City.
Friends may call at the Hauser Funeral Home in
Charles City from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday and one hour
prior to the service at the church on Tuesday.
Memorials may be directed to the family.
Randall “Randy” Lee Hoy was born November 9, 1954
in Charles City, the son of Donald, Sr., and
Dorothy (Nordman) Hoy. He graduated from Charles
City High School in 1974, and on July 13, 1974, he
was united in marriage to Gayle Tack at the Grace
United Methodist Church in Floyd.
Randy worked for Gil White Plumbing and Heating,
and later for Iowa Mold Tooling Co. in Garner as a
certified welder, and also in the research and
development department. In 1988, Randy started
Hoy’s Tin Shed in Floyd. Early on Randy refinished
furniture and then worked mainly on the crafts
circuit with his woodworking for the past 15
years.
Randy was a member of the Grace United Methodist
Church in Floyd, and was a past member of the
Floyd Lion’s Club.
Randy enjoyed woodworking and camping trips with
his family, and in his younger years enjoyed
snowmobiling and was proud of restoring his 1969
Cougar.
Randy always loved to share his new projects with
his family, and the time spent with them and his
dog, Lucy, were always most important.
Randy is survived and lovingly remembered by his
wife Gayle of Floyd; his son Eric (Michelle) Hoy
of Ionia; his daughter, Melinda Hoy and friend,
Jamie Cook, of Floyd; his son, Philip Hoy and
friend, Jessica Ayers, of Floyd; his brothers,
Dennis (Gretchen) Hoy of Grand Prairie, Texas, and
Don (Jackie) Hoy, Jr., of Charles City; his
parents-in-law, Galen and Fern Tack of Floyd; his
sisters-in-law, Jan (Ron) Tjaden of Floyd and
Donna (Allen) Ricks of Hudson; and his nieces and
nephews, Kira, Daniel, and Kevin Hoy of Grand
Prairie, Texas, Shannon Hoy of Cedar Rapids,
Jennifer Hoy of Port Orchard, Wash., Kelly Caster
and family of Charles City, Renee (Scott) Kramer
and family of Garner, and Sarah Ricks of Des
Moines; and his special dog companion, Lucy.
Randy was preceded in death by his parents, and
his maternal and paternal grandparents.
Hauser Funeral Home, Charles City, (641) 228-2323.
CLELAND JAY MAXSON
MARBLE ROCK — Cleland Jay Maxson, 94, of Port
Charles Assisted Living in Charles City, formerly
of Marble Rock, died Saturday, (Jan. 17, 2004) at
his home.
His funeral will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at the First
Baptist Church in Charles City with the Rev. Ruth
Yeaton 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 will continue
Tuesday, one hour before the service at the
church.
Reid’s Funeral Chapel, (641) 397-2689.
EDNA GREEN
BELMOND — Edna Green, 85, of Belmond, died
Saturday (Jan. 17, 2004) at the Belmond Medical
Center.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Dugger
Ewing Funeral Home, (641) 444-3182.
MICHAEL DONAVAN HAUGEN
FERTILE — Michael Donavan Haugen, age 59, of
Fertile, passed away on Thursday (Jan. 15, 2004)
at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City.
Private family services were held at Mittelstadt
Funeral Home with burial taking place at Grant
Center Cemetery near Fertile.
Michael Donavan Haugen was born to Willie and
Geneva (Tiegen) Haugen on Dec. 26, 1944, in Mason
City.
Michael grew up on his family’s farm south of
Fertile. He attended Fertile Schools. As a young
man, he helped his father on the farm and later
went on to be a heavy equipment operator. After
his father passed away, he took over the family
farm.
He was united in marriage to Debbie K. Zobel on
December 31, 1972. Of this union, they were
blessed with two children, Darcy Marie (Haugen)
VanHorn and William Maynard Haugen.
Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Debbie,
and son, William both of Fertile; his daughter,
Darcy and her husband, Buck; four grandchildren,
Marissa, Brianna, Noah and Cade, all of Clear
Lake; brother-in-law and cousin Joe Johnson of
Fertile; sisters-in-law, Jane Johnson and Patty
Zobel both of Fertile, and Bernice Haugen of
Forest City; five nephews, Jasen Johnson, Steve
Haugen, Scott Haugen, John Haugen and Jeff Haugen;
two nieces, Joely Bruns and Justine Johnson, all
of Fertile.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one
brother, Steve Haugen; and one son, Joel Haugen.
Michael departed from this world and was lovingly
collected and placed into the arms of Jesus Christ
on Thurs-day, Jan. 15, 2004. His memory will live
on in the hearts of his family forever.
Mittelstadt Funeral Home, (641) 592-0221.
ANNA A. ATTIG
FOREST CITY — Anna A. Attig, 91, of Forest City,
formerly of Woden, died Saturday (January 17,
2004) at the Good Samaritan Center in Forest City.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m.Tuesday
at Immanuel Lutheran Church in rural Titonka with
the Rev. Arlen Lloyd officiating. Burial will be
at Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery in rural Titonka.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at the
funeral home and one hour prior to service at the
church. Petersen Lund Funeral Home (641) 585-2685.
LOLA CASTLE
CLEAR LAKE — Lola Castle, 92, of 208 5th Ave
South, Clear Lake, died Saturday (Jan. 17, 2004)
at Oakwood Care Center, Clear Lake.
Funeral services are incomplete with Ward Van
Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, (641) 357-2193.
LAEL M. VESTWEBER
THORNTON — Lael M. Vestweber, 70, formerly of
Thornton and Clear Lake died Saturday (Jan. 17,
2004) at the Westview Care Center in Britt.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Retz-Grarup
Funeral Home in Thornton, (631) 998-2311.
GERALD L. WARRINGTON
CHARLES CITY — Gerald L. Warrington, 81, died
Friday (Jan. 16, 2004) in Charles City.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday
at New Life Community Church, 1960 Gilbert St.,
Charles City with the Rev. Michael McAbee
officiating. Burial will be in Sunnyside Memory
Gardens, rural Charles City.
Friends may call at the Sunnyside Funeral Home
from 5 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday and one hour prior
to services at the church.
Memorials may be directed to the family.
Sunnyside Memory Gardens and Funeral Home, Charles
City, (641) 228-2635.
ROSA BETH (SIEWERTSEN) BASS
NEW HAMPTON— Rosa Beth (Siewertsen) Bass, 60, died
Friday (Jan. 16, 2004) in New Hampton.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday
at the Sunnyside Funeral Chapel, Charles City,
with the Rev. A.C. Wegner officiating. Burial will
be in Sunnyside Memory Gardens Cemetery, rural
Charles City.
Friends may call at Sunnyside Funeral Home from 5
to 8 p.m. Wednesday and one hour prior to services
on Thursday.
Memorials may be directed to the family.
Sunnyside Chapel Funeral Home, (641) 228-2601.
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ANNA A. ATTIG
FOREST CITY — Anna A. Attig, age 91, of Forest
City, formerly of Woden, died Saturday
(January 17, 2004) at the Good Samaritan
Center in Forest City.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday
at Immanuel Lutheran Church in rural Titonka,
with the Rev. Arlen Lloyd officiating. Burial
will be in the church cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today at
the funeral home and one hour prior to service
at the church.
Anna A. Attig was born on a farm near Woden on
August 22, 1912, the daughter of Ernest and
Helene (Boyken) Senne. She was baptized and
confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in rural
Titonka and was a lifetime member there. She
received her education in rural school near
her home.
On February 20, 1935, she married Clarence H.
Attig. The couple made their home on a farm
near Woden their entire married lives.
Anna was active in her community, serving as a
4-H leader and was involved with the PTA in
the school.
She enjoyed cooking and baking for her family
and loved to crochet, making afghans and
quilts for family and friends. She was active
in circle at Immanuel Lutheran and treasured
time celebrating with her friends in her
Birthday Club.
She liked watching her grandchildren and
great-grandchildren compete in sporting events
and enjoyed her favorite teams play basketball
and baseball on television.
Clarence passed away in 1989 and Anna remained
on the farm until moving to her home in Forest
City in 1992. Due to failing health, she
entered the Good Samaritan Center in Forest
City in September of 2001.
She died there on January 17, 2004, at the age
of 91 years.
Anna is survived by her daughter, Joyce
Goranson of Forest City; two granddaughters,
Catherine Goranson of Buffalo, Minn. and
Roberta Nolton and husband, Tom, of Forest
City; and three great-grandchildren, Jacob,
Hannah and Morgan. Also surviving is a sister,
Helena Buss of Buffalo Center; and three
sisters-in-law, Bettye Senne of Britt,
Gertrude Richter and Lila Attig, both of
Titonka.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her
husband, Clarence, in 1989; a sister, Louise
DeWaard; three brothers, Dick, George and
Ernest Senne; a son-in-law, Lester Goranson;
and a grandson, Terry Goranson.
Petersen Lund Funeral Home (641) 585-2685.
ROSA BETH (SIEWERTSEN) BASS
BASSETT — Rosa Beth (Siewertsen) Bass, 60,
passed away Friday (January 16, 2004) in New
Hampton.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m.
Thursday at the Sunnyside Funeral Home Chapel,
Charles City, with the Rev. A.C. Wegner
officiating. Burial will be in Sunnyside
Memory Gardens, rural Charles City.
Friends may call at Sunnyside Funeral Home
from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and one hour prior
to services on Thursday.
Memorials may be directed to the family
Rosa was born October 14, 1943, to Erwin and
Cornellia (Lang) Siewertsen at Mason City.
Rosa graduated from Charles City High School
and Hamilton Business College (data
processing) in Mason City.
On October 19, 1964, Rosa was united in
marriage to John Bass at Clarksville. John
passed away on January 5, 1989.
Rosa worked at Comp Systems and belonged to
their union for fifteen years, retiring in the
fall of 2003. Rosa lived in the Floyd and
Chickasaw county areas since 1968.
Survivors include her mother, Cornellia, Nora
Springs; one son, Ronald Bass, Ionia; one
daughter, Shelly (Chuck) Miller, Charles City;
one step-son, Michael (Connie) Bass,
Twentynine Palms, Calif.; three
step-daughters, Connie (Mike) Driver, New
Port, Ark., Kathy (Ken) Golly, Charles City,
Evelyn (Jim) Rogers, Denver, Iowa; one
brother, Maynard (Deb) Siewertsen, Charles
City; four sisters,Vernita (“Bud”) Roy, Apple
ValIey, Minn., ldona (Jack)Patten, Cedar
Rapids, Olene (Al )Schroeder, Greene; Martha
Torres, Waseca , Minn.; two granddaughters;
three step-granddaughters; four
step-grandsons; one great-granddaughter; two
great-grandsons.
Rosa was preceded in death by her husband,
father, two sisters and one stepson.
Sunnyside Memory Gardens and Funeral Home.
Charles City, (641) 228-2601.
LOLA MAE CASTLE
CLEAR LAKE — Lola Mae Castle, 92, of 208 5th
Ave. S., Clear Lake, died Saturday (Jan. 17,
2004) at Oakwood Care Center, Clear Lake.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m.
Wednesday at the Christian Church, 302 Highway
18 W., Clear Lake, with the Rev. Dennis Ganz
officiating. Burial will be at Memorial Park
Cemetery, Mason City.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m.
Tuesday at the Ward Van Slyke Colonial Chapel,
Clear Lake.
Lola Mae, the daughter of Carl and Myrtle (Waitman)
Heiland, was born Aug. 13, 1911, in Cono
Township in Buchanan County, Iowa. She
attended country school, the same school as
her father, until the eighth grade, she then
attended Rowley High School, graduating in
1929. She then received her teaching
certificate from the Iowa State Teachers
College. While in college she met her future
husband, Paul Castle. After college she taught
high school home economics in Ridgeway and
Ventura. She married Paul on June 13, 1934, in
Crown Point, Indiana. The couple moved to
Plymouth and Reinbeck before moving to Clear
Lake in 1949, where they owned and operated
P.T. Castle Cap & Gown Company until Paul’s
death.
Lola Mae was a member of the following:
Christian Church of Clear Lake, where she
served as a deaconess and was an active member
of the C.W.F., the church Bible Club, the
Mothers Study Club, the Clear Lake Women’s
Club, where she was a past president, and the
Wa-Tan-Ye Club. She was also a member of the
Phi Chi Delta Sorority and the Ellen H.
Richards Club of Cedar Falls.
Lola Mae is survived by her children, Thomas
Castle of Mason City, Janet M. Castle Lowman
and her husband, Gary of Las Vegas; four
grandchildren, Jonathan (Gina) Castle, Tammy
(Anthony) Walsh, Christopher (Maria) Bremseth
and Carrie Bremseth; and four great
grandchildren, Paul and Rachel Castle and
Hannah and Leah Walsh.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her
husband, Paul; brother, Grant Heiland; brother
and sister-in-law, Willard and Dorothy Heiland;
and sister and brother-in-law, Marguerite and
Claude Jacobson.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, (641)
357-2193.
FAE MARIE GABRIELSON
CLEAR LAKE — Fae Marie Gabrielson, 95, of
Clear Lake, formerly of the Des Moines area,
died Sunday (January 18, 2004) at the
Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason
City.
According to her wishes and to further the
advancement of medical science to eradicate
diseases, her body was donated to the
University of Iowa Anatomy Department in Iowa
City.
A memorial service will be held at a later
date with inurnment in the Lincoln Cemetery in
Polk City, Iowa.
The family of Fae Marie Gabrielson has
requested that memorial contributions be made
to the Oakwood Care Center in her memory.
Fae Gabrielson was born on November 30, 1908,
in rural Grimes, Iowa, the daughter of Stephen
and Essie (Harvey) Cunningham. She attended
and received her education in the Johnston,
Iowa, school system where she graduated. Fae
furthered her education by attending college
and receiving her teacher certificate. After
completing her education, she taught school in
the rural Northern Lights School and also
taught in Clive. The family also lived in Des
Moines, and Ames, and after her husband’s
death, Fae moved to Mound, Minnesota, before
living her last remaining years in Clear Lake.
She was united in marriage to John “Jack”
Gabrielson. He preceded her in death.
She enjoyed traveling, fishing and dancing
with her husband, Jack, but her great love and
enjoyment was her family and grandchildren.
Left to cherish her memory are her children,
John “Bob” Gabrielson of Clear Lake, Don
Gabrielson and his wife, Dee, of Richardson,
Texas, and Jim Gabrielson and his wife, Jo, of
Hanover, Minn.; 11 grandchildren, Dirk
Gabrielson and his wife Laura, Shawn, Barry,
and Amy Gabrielson, Christy Saville, Kathy
Ricker and her husband Jeff, Karen Gabrielson,
Eric Gabrielson and his wife, Donna, Linda
Vaage and her husband, Randy, Lance Gabrielson
and his wife, Tami, and Lonnie Gabrielson; 12
great-grandchildren; two sisters, June
McKinley of Ankeny, and Mavis Kingsbury of
Ames, as well as other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her
beloved husband, John “Jack” Gabrielson; a
brother, Verr Cunningham, and a
great-granddaughter, Lindsay Ricker.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, (641)
357-2193.
CLARA I. GERDES
WODEN — Clara I. Gerdes, 86, of Woden, died
Sunday (Jan. 18, 2004) at the Hancock County
Memorial Hospital in Britt.
Her funeral will be held at 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday at St. John’s Lutheran Church in
Woden with the Rev. Arlen Lloyd officiating.
Burial will be in Bingham Township Cemetery
south of Woden.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at
the Cataldo Funeral Chapel in Woden and will
continue one hour prior to the service at the
church.
Cataldo Funeral Home, (641) 926-5756.
EDNA V. GREEN
BELMOND — Edna V. Green, 85, of Belmond passed
away Saturday (January 17, 2004) at the
Belmond Medical Center in Belmond,
Funeral services for Edna V. Green will be
held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the United
Methodist Church in Belmond with the Rev. Mike
Druhl officiating. Burial will take place in
the Belmond Cemetery.
Visitation for Edna V. Green will be held from
5 to 7 p.m. today at the Dugger Ewing Funeral
Home, 111 Luick’s Lane South in Belmond and
will continue one hour prior to services at
the church.
In lieu of flowers the family requests that
memorials be made in Edna’s name.
Edna Viola, the daughter of Hero (Hix) and
Anna Schulte Frohling was born October 23,
1918, in Alexander, Iowa. Edna grew up in the
Alexander area where she attended school and
graduated from Alexander High School in 1936.
After high school Edna worked for a time
cleaning and cooking for local farmers. Edna
then attended and graduated from La’James
Beauty School in Mason City.
Edna was united in marriage to Leroy Green on
October 8, 1945, in Hot Springs, Ark. The
couple made their home on a farm near Belmond
and later moved into Belmond. Edna was a
housewife and mother and operated a beauty
salon in her home.
Edna enjoyed fishing, golfing and crochet.
Edna was a member of the United Methodist
Church in Belmond. She also belonged to the
Order of the Eastern Star and the V.F.W.
Auxiliary. Edna volunteered for the Belmond
Health Care Center and Belmond Community
Chest. She belonged to the Belmond Country
Club.
Edna is survived by a daughter, Lynne Ludens
and husband, Steve, of St. Louis, Mo.; a son,
Paul and wife, Pam, of Storm Lake; three
grandchildren, Cheryl Smit and husband David
of Lexington, Ky., Jonathan and Ellie;
sisters-in-law, Deloris Robbins of Goodell,
Marcella Cunningham and husband, Harold, of
Goodell, and Betty Barkema and husband, Kurt
Ahlstrom, of Belmond.
She was preceded in death, by her parents;
husband, Roy; and two sisters, Sylvia and
Magdalene.
Dugger Ewing Funeral Home, (641) 444-3248.
FRANCES I. LEWIS
MASON CITY — Frances I. Lewis, 90, of Mason
City died Friday (Jan. 16, 2004) at the Muse
Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit.
Funeral services for Frances will be held at
10:30 a.m. Tuesday at First United Methodist
Church, 119 S. Georgia Ave., with the Rev. Jim
Stiles officiating. Interment will be in
Memorial Park Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. today
at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave.
Memorials may be directed to the family.
Frances Irene Ramsey was born August 29, 1913,
the daughter of Milton and Elsie E. (Whitten)
Ramsey in Belmond. Frances attended school in
Belmond and graduated from Belmond High School
in 1931. Frances was united in marriage to W.E.
“Chris” Lewis on November 14, 1933, in Albert
Lea, Minn. Frances was a longtime and faithful
member of First United Methodist Church. She
was formerly active in the Grandmothers Club,
Moose Lodge and a volunteer for the North Iowa
Medical Center. In 1972 Frances graduated from
North Iowa Area Community College.
Frances was a wonderful grandmother and will
be truly missed by her family. You could not
have asked for a better grandma.
Frances is survived by her grandchildren,
David Lambert, Altoona, Linda Judge-Peterson
(Andy), Coon Rapids, Minn.; great
grandchildren, Lindsay Judge, Mesa, Ariz.,
Kristin Judge, Minneapolis, Minn., Charles and
Timothy Peterson, Coon Rapids, Minn.; a
brother, Dale Ramsey, Trenton, Mo.; and
sister, LaVonne Churchill, Seal Beach, Calif.
She was preceded in death by her husband, W.E.
(Chris) Lewis; daughter, Beverly Lambert; and
son-in-law, Cletus (Jack) Lambert; parents,
Milton and Elsie (Whitten) Ramsey; sisters,
Leona Klemensen, Mae Linaweaver, Beulah
Thompson, Dorothy Jacobson, Alma Crosser;
brother, Daniel Ramsey; and a baby brother,
Alvin Ramsey.
Major Erickson Funeral Home and Crematory,
(641) 423-0924.
JESSIE LOATS
BELMOND — Jessie Loats, 98, of Belmond, died
Saturday (Jan. 17, 2004) at the Belmond Health
Care Center in Belmond.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at
the Immanuel Reformed Church in Belmond. The
Rev. Rob Ford will be officiating. Burial will
be in the Immanuel Reformed Church Cemetery.
Visitation will be during the one hour
preceding the funeral service.
Tenold-Andrews Funeral Home, Blemond, (641)
444-4474.
CLELAND JAY MAXSON
MARBLE ROCK — Funeral services for Cleland Jay
Maxson, 94, of Port Charles Assisted Living,
Charles City, formerly of Marble Rock, will be
held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the First Baptist
Church in Charles City with Pastor Ruth Yeaton
officiating. Burial will be in the Hillside
Cemetery in Marble Rock.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today at
Reid’s Funeral Chapel in Marble Rock, and will
continue Tuesday at the church one hour before
services.
Cleland Jay Maxson was born May 10, 1909, in
Union Township, Floyd County a son of Verne
and Hattie (Kennedy) Maxson, and died Saturday
(January 17, 2004) at Port Charles in Charles
City.
He received his education from the Marble Rock
High School graduating in 1926, and attended
Iowa State University at Ames. Cleland farmed
North of Marble Rock. On January 1, 1942, he
married Eunice Nash, who preceded him in death
on August 26, 1973. That same year he moved
into Marble Rock to care for his mother.
On August 9, 1978, he married Coral Green
Cross. They lived in Marble Rock and were
faithful members of the Bethel Baptist Church
there until it closed in 1983. They attended
the First Baptist Church where Cleland was a
member, and the Christian Missionary Alliance
Church both in Charles City. In March of 2001,
Cleland and Cora moved to Port Charles where
Cora preceded him in death on November 4,
2001.
Cleland loved to sing and play hymns on the
organ and harmonica. He was an example of
Christian brotherhood to all who knew him. He
read his Bible regularly, and truly believed
in and worshiped his Savior.
His is survived by his brother Roy of
Indianapolis, Ind.; step-daughter, Patricia
Barton of Depere, Wisc.; step- grandson, Shawn
Denny of Minneapolis; several cousins, nieces,
nephews, and a host of friends.
Cleland was also preceded in death by his
parents; and brother, Darrell.
Those planning an expression of sympathy may
direct memorials to the Cleland Jay Maxson
Memorial Fund in care of the First Baptist
Church, Charles City, Iowa 50616.
Reid’s Funeral Chapel, Marble Rock, (641)
397-2689.
ELLA M. MORRISON
CLEAR LAKE— Ella M. Morrison, 97, of Clear
Lake died Sunday (Jan. 18, 2004) at the
Oakwood Care Center in Clear Lake.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake,
(641) 357-2193.
GERALD JAMES REUBLIN
MASON CITY— Gaerald James Reublin, 88, of 227
25th St. S.W., Mason City, died Saturday (Jan.
17, 2004) at the Good Shepherd Care Center in
Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, (641)
423-2372.
IVER SOLOMONSON
LAKE MILLS — Iver Solomonson, 92, of Lake
Mills, died Sunday (Jan. 18, 2004) at the Lake
Mills Care Center in Lake Mills.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete with
Mittelstadt Funeral Home in Lake Mills, (641)
592-0221.
GERALD L. WARRINGTON
CHARLES CITY — Gerald L. Warrington, 81,
passed away late Friday evening (Jan. 16,
2004) in Charles City.
Funeral services will be held at 11
a.m.Wednesday at New Life Community Church,
1960 Gilbert St., Charles City, with the Rev.
Michael McAbee officiating. Burial will be in
Sunnyside Memory Gardens, rural Charles City.
Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at
the Sunnyside Funeral Home and on Wednesday
one hour prior to services at the church.
Memorials may be directed to the family.
Gerald was born September 13, 1922, at Lyle,
Minn., the son of Clifford “Lavern” and Mabel
(Basford) Warrington. Gerald moved to Kensett
at the age of five and a half after his
mother’s death. He was then raised by his
aunt, attending and graduating from high
school there.
When returning to Iowa after serving in the
Navy during World War II he was united in
marriage to Irma Hoblit on May 24, 1944, in
rural Little Cedar, Iowa. Irma passed away on
June 13, 1999.
Gerald was an auto parts manager for 42 years
at Standard Battery Electric from 1950-1992.
He belonged to the American Legion and lived
in Charles City for 58 years.
On July 15, 2000, Gerald and Anna were united
in marriage at the Little Brown Church in
Nashua.
Survivors include his wife Anna; two sons,
Jerry Lynn (Cheryl) Warrington, Osage, Donald
Edward (Rebecca) Warrington,Waverly; one
daughter, Susan Kaye (Lynn) Spurbeck, Forest
City; four stepsons, Timothy (Debra)
Warrington, Cincinnati,Ohio, Gerald Lee
(Jennifer) Warrington, Lawrenceburg, Ind.,
Kendall R. (Sarah) Warrington,West
Harrison,Ind., Len Warrington, Cincinnati,
Ohio; one step-daughter, Patricia (Perry)
Vaught, Lawrenceburg, Idaho; one sister,
Margaret Ebling, Mason City; three
sisters-in-law, Francis Hundt, Charles City,
Ona Maxwell, Charles City, Ida (Jack)
Schloemer, Nashua; six grandchildren; eleven
step-grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren;
one step-greatgrandchild.
Gerald was preceded in death by his parents;
his first wife; two sisters, Marilyn Erbe and
Jacquelyn, in infancy; three brothers, Cliff,
Ken and Orville.
Sunnyside Memory Gardens and Funeral Home,
Charles City, (841) 228-2635.
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Information is submitted by families or
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in the Globe Gazette and Globe Online.
PAUL A. CHRISTENSEN
BELMOND — Communications Petty Officer
First Class Paul Andrew Christensen, 38,
died on Dec. 8, 2003 at his home in
Brentwood, Mass.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m.
Friday at the United Methodist Church in
Belmond with Pastor Mike Druhl
officiating. Burial will take place in
Belmond Cemetery. Military graveside rites
are under the direction of the U. S. Navy
Funeral Detachment from Great Lakes Naval
Base in Chicago, Ill.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 7p.m. on
Thursday at the Dugger Ewing Funeral Home,
111 Luick Lane in Belmond, and one hour
prior to services at the church.
In lieu of flowers, memorial may be made
to the Navy Relief Society.
Dugger Ewing Funeral Home, (641) 444-4474.
CLARA I. GERDES
WODEN — Clara I. Gerdes, 86, of Woden,
died Sunday (Jan. 18, 2004) at the Hancock
County Memorial Hospital in Britt.
Her funeral will be held at 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday at St. John’s Lutheran Church in
Woden with the Rev. Arlen Lloyd
officiating. Burial will be in Bingham
Township Cemetery south of Woden.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m.
today at the Cataldo Funeral Chapel in
Woden and will continue one hour prior to
services at the church.
Clara Irene Gerdes, the daughter of Albert
and Adele “Delia” Boecker (Gerdes) was
born June 19, 1917, on a farm in Linden
Township, Winnebago County.
She graduated from Forest City High
School. Clara worked for the Gordon Field
family after the mother died taking care
of the three children, Gladys, Robert and
Lois. When Clara’s mother became ill, she
cared for her until her death in 1949.
After her mother’s death, Clara worked at
Smith’s Grocery Store and managed the
Variety Store in Woden. She later
purchased the Variety Store and operated
it until she retired in 1981.
She enjoyed traveling and visited all 48
contiguous states, England, Germany, the
Holy Land and Mexico.
She entered the Timely Mission Nursing
Home in Buffalo Center in July of 2002 and
moved to Westview Care Center in Britt in
August of 2003.
Clara was an active lifetime member of St.
John’s Lutheran Church in Woden where she
was superintendent and taught beginners
Sunday school for almost 50 years. She was
also the Junior Mission Band Leader for
many years.
She was an active member of the Hancock
County Historical Society, Hancock County
Memorial Hospital Auxiliary and the
Women’s Federated Club in Woden holding
many offices in the local and county club.
She belonged to the Woden Senior Citizens
holding many offices, including president,
and was awarded Senior Citizen of the Year
for her volunteer work.
Clara played a very active part in
planning the Woden Diamond Jubilee in
1974. She was always interested in the
betterment of Woden.
She is survived by two sisters, Leora Ree
of Buffalo Center, and Esther Denney and
husband, Don, of St. Louis, Mo.; a
brother-in-law, Eddie Nauman of George,
Iowa; five nieces and nephews and their
families; and her extended family, Gladys
Helstad and husband, Lowell, of
Minneapolis, Robert Field and wife,
Beverly, of Albert Lea, Minn. and Lois
Pearson of Minneapolis.
Clara was preceded in death by her
parents; two sisters, Alma Goeddel and
Helene Nauman, and a brother, Ed Gerdes.
Cataldo Funeral Home, (641) 926-5756.
DELL I. GIFFORD
CHARLES CITY — Dell I. Gifford, 83, of 100
Park Lane Drive, Charles City, died
Thursday (Jan. 15, 2004) at the Odyssey
Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mesa, Ariz.
Memorial services will be held at 10:30
a.m. Thursday at Fullerton-Hage Funeral
Home, 401 Blunt St., Charles City, with
the Rev. Paul Wilcox officiating.
Inurnment will be in Sunnyside Memory
Gardens, rural Charles City at a later
date.
Visitation will be held one hour prior to
services on Thursday at the funeral home.
Fullerton-Hage Funeral Home,(641)
228-4211.
HELEN A. HAGEDORN
MASON CITY — Helen A. Hagedorn, 102, of
Mason City, passed away on Thursday (Jan.
15, 2004) at Emanuel St. Joseph Hospital
in Mankato, Minn. following a short
illness.
Funeral services for Helen will be held at
10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Our Saviour’s
Lutheran Church, 2502 S. Jefferson Ave.
with Pastor Joel Dahlen and the Rev. Nancy
Drier officiating. Interment will be at
3:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Oneida Cemetery
in Clutier.
There will be no visitation. Major
Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania
Ave. in Mason City is in charge of
arrangements.
Helen was born Oct. 20, 1910, in Algona,
the daughter of Andrew Jackson Lilly and
Emma Brittanica Wheat Lilly. Helen
attended school and graduated from high
school in Britt. She later attended
Grinnell College in Grinnell and graduated
from Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar
Falls in 1923.
On Aug. 24, 1923, she married Ervin L.
Hagedorn. They farmed in the Clutier,
Iowa, area and in 1936 moved to a farm
near Garwin, Iowa.
Helen and Ervin were charter members of
St. Luke Lutheran Church in Traer.
She taught rural school in the area and
gave piano lessons for many years.
She was a 4-H leader and played the piano
for contests, choirs, weddings and
funerals. She attended many Elderhostels
and loved to sew and crochet.
In 1965, Helen and Ervin retired and moved
to Mason City. After moving to the Mason
City area, they became active members of
Our Saviur’s Lutheran Church which
remained Helen’s home church until her
death.
She belonged to the Altar Guild and to the
Quilter’s Club at Our Saviour’s Lutheran
Church.
Helen lived at Shalom Towers and at Willow
Pointe Assisted Living before moving to
Mankato in April of 2003.
She resided at the Alterra Sterling House
in Mankato and enjoyed being closer to her
children and grandchildren.
She is survived by four children, Margaret
Johnson of Rogers, Ark., Richard Hagedorn
and wife, Joan, of Placentia, Calif.,
Roger Hagedorn, of Belle Vista, Ark., and
Mary Lou Haldorson and husband, Nordeene,
of Mankato, Minn.;11 grandchildren; 17
great-grandchildren; and seven
great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents;
and husband, Ervin L. Hagedorn.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory,
(641) 423-0924.
ALICE E. KINGLAND
FOREST CITY — Alice E. Kingland, 90, of
Forest City, died Sunday (Jan. 18, 2004)
at the Good Samaritan Center in Forest
City.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m.
Wednesday at the Winnebago Lutheran Church
in rural Lake Mills with the Rev. Kevin L.
Mackey officiating. Burial will be at Elim
Lutheran Cemetery in rural Fertile.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today
at Petersen Lund Funeral Home, 505 N.
Clark St. in Forest City, and one hour
prior to service at the church.
Alice E. Kingland was born in Wadena,
Minn. on June 12, 1913, the daughter of
Edmond and Celia (Olson) Holland. She
received her elementary education in
Sebeka, Minn. She later attended the
Oakgrove Lutheran Academy in Fargo, N.D.,
and continued her education at the
Conservatory of Music in Bemidji, Minn.
She married Oral Kingland on June 10,
1946, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in
Forest City. The couple made their home on
a farm northeast of Forest City their
entire married lives.
The couple attended Trinity Lutheran
Church in Forest City until 1960, when
they joined Winnebago Lutheran Church.
Alice was director of music there for many
years and was active in Ladies Aid and
Martha Circle.
Alice shared her musical talents in many
ways: teaching piano, directing the church
choir and doing solo work for funerals and
weddings.
She loved flowers, tended a big garden and
was a member of the Fertile Garden Club.
Alice was a charter member of the OAO
Club.
Family was very important to her. She
cared for her siblings after their parents
died and she treasured time spent with her
grandchildren. Her children remember her
as a wonderful cook and innovative baker.
The couple retired from farming and moved
to Forest City in 1996.
Alice is survived by her husband, Oral, of
Forest City and four children: Judy
Belmore and husband, Jon, of Bloomington,
Minn.; Joel Kingland and wife, Elaine, of
Forest City; Tom Kingland and wife,
Sheryl, of Lake Mills, and Mark Kingland
and wife, Brenda, of Forest City; 10
grandchildren and seven
great-grandchildren. Also, two sisters,
Hilda Barnes of Salem, Ore. and Geneva
Morstad of Forest City, Minn.
She was preceded in death by her parents,
two brothers, Gustav and Howard Holland
and two sisters, Viola Nydahl and Violet
Hanson.
Petersen Lund Funeral Home, (641)
585-2685.
JESSIE LOATS
BELMOND — Jessie Loats, 98, of Belmond,
died Saturday (Jan. 17, 2004) at the
Belmond Health Care Center in Belmond.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m.
today at the Immanuel Reformed Church in
Belmond, with the Rev. Rob Ford
officiating. Burial will be in the
Immanuel Reformed Church Cemetery.
Visitation will be one hour prior to
services at the church.
The family suggests memorials to Wright
County Hospice, the Immanuel Reformed
Church, or to the Immanuel Reformed
Cemetery.
Jessie Loats was born Jan. 17, 1906, at
Belmond, the daughter of Frederick and
Lena (Arenholz) Loats. She attended
Belmond area rural schools.
She had done housekeeping at the Hill
Motel in Belmond for many years.
Those who knew Jessie will especially
remember her for her attention to family
history and for her love of the outdoors
and nature.
Jessie is survived by her sisters, Mildred
Vestweber and Arlene Bohning, both of
Belmond, and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents,
a sister, Willamine Smith, and her
brothers, Benjamin and Andrew Loats.
Tenold-Andrews Funeral Home, (641)
444-4474.
ELLA MARTHA MORRISON
CLEAR LAKE — Ella Martha Morrison, 97, of
625 14th Ave. N., Clear Lake, passed away
Sunday (Jan. 18, 2004) at the Oakwood Care
Center in Clear Lake.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m.
Thursday at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St. in Clear Lake.
Visitation will begin one hour prior to
services at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel.
Memorials may be made to Oakwood Care
Center.
Ella was born Sept. 21, 1906, in Fessenden,
N.D. the daughter of Peter and Katrina (Kemmer)
Klindworth.
Ella married Dow A. Morrison, Feb. 27,
1928, at St. Paul, Minn.
Ella designed hats for a millenary shop in
St. Paul and then worked as seamstress for
Dayton’s Department Store until retiring.
Ella moved to Clear Lake in March of 2000.
She enjoyed both flower and vegetable
gardening.
Ella is survived by her children, James
Morrison and his wife, Ophelia “Babe” of
Clear Lake; Lorena K. Johnson and her
husband, Robert, of San Diego, Calif.; and
Joseph Morrision and his wife, Michelle
“Mike” of Sioux Falls, S.D.; 21
grandchildren; 39 great-grandchildren; and
20 great-great-grandchildren.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, (641)
357-2193.
EDWARD ELMER WYBORNY
OXLEY, Ark. — Edward Elmer Wyborny, 92, of
rural Oxley, Ark. died Sunday (Jan. 18,
2004) in Clinton, Ark. He was born Nov.
29, 1911 in Worth County, Iowa, the son of
the late Edward Franklin and Lulu Witham
Wyborny.
He was preceded in death by his wife Inez,
and by three brothers, Morris, Roy, and
Harold, and by two grandchildren.
He worked on farms in the early 1930s and
later spent most of his working life as a
mechanic, working on General Motors and
Chrysler motor cars. He retired in 1974 as
a diesel truck mechanic in San Diego,
Calif.
He became a General Class amateur radio
operator in 1960 and enjoyed that hobby
during his retirement years.
Survivors include a brother, Kenneth and
his wife, Edna, of Mabanks, Texas; a
brother, Donald and his wife, Lucille, of
Mountain Home, Ark.; six children, Richard
and his wife Gloria of Charles City,
Raymond and his wife Wendy of El Cajon,
Calif., Elton and his wife Karen of
Scotland, Ark., June and her husband
Dennis Dodd of Clear Lake, Kathy and her
husband, Don Meinholz of Juneau, Wis., and
Carol Wyborny of Stoughton, Wis.; 17
grandchildren; 41 great-grandchildren; and
two great-great-grandchildren.
Arrangements for direct cremation were by
Roller-McNutt of Clinton, Ark.
A memorial service in Iowa will be
scheduled at a later date.
Roller-McNutt Funeral Home, (501)
745-2151.
ROSA BETH (SIEWERTSEN) BASS
BASSETT— Rosa Beth (Siewertsen) Bass, 60,
passed away Friday (January 16, 2004) in
New Hampton.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m.
Thursday at the Sunnyside Funeral Home
Chapel, Charles City, with the Rev. A.C.
Wegner officiating. Burial will be in
Sunnyside Memory Gardens, rural Charles
City.
Friends may call at Sunnyside Funeral Home
from 8 to 5 p.m. Wednesday and one hour
prior to services on Thursday.
Memorials may be directed to the family
Rosa was born Oct. 14, 1943, to Erwin and
Cornellia (Lang) Siewertsen at Mason City.
Rosa graduated from Charles City High
School and Hamilton Business College (data
processing) in Mason City.
On Oct. 19, 1964, Rosa was united in
marriage to John Bass at Clarksville. John
passed away Jan. 5, 1989.
Rosa worked at Comp Systems and belonged
to their union for fifteen years, retiring
in the fall of 2003. Rosa lived in the
Floyd and Chickasaw County area since
1968.
Survivors include her mother, Cornellia,
Nora Springs; one son, Ronald Bass, Ionia;
one daughter, Shelly (Chuck) Miller,
Charles City; one step-son,
Michael (Connie) Bass, Twentynine Palms,
Calif.; three step-daughters, Connie
(Mike) Driver, New Port, Ark., Kathy (Ken)
Golly, Charles City, Evelyn (Jim) Rogers,
Denver, Iowa; one brother, Maynard (Deb)
Siewertsen, Charles City; four
sisters,Venita (“Bud”) Roy, Apple ValIey,
Minn., ldona (Jack)Patten, Cedar Rapids,
Olene (Al) Schroeder, Greene; Martha
Torres, Waseca , Minn.; two
granddaughters; three step-granddaughters;
four step-grandsons; one
great-granddaughter; two great-grandsons.
Rosa was preceded in death by her husband;
father; two sisters and one step-son.
Sunnyside Memory Gardens and Funeral Home.
Charles City, (641) 228-2601.
GERALD L. WARRINGTON
CHARLES CITY— Gerald L. Warrington, 81,
passed away late Friday evening (January
16, 2004) in Charles City.
Funeral services will be held at 11
a.m.Wednesday at New Life Community
Church, 1960 Gilbert St., Charles City,
with the Rev. Michael McAbee officiating.
Burial will be in Sunnyside Memory
Gardens, rural Charles City.
Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday
at the Sunnyside Funeral Home and on
Wednesday one hour prior to services at
the church.
Memorials may be directed to the family.
Gerald was born September 13, 1922, at
Lyle, Minn., the son of Clifford “Lavern”
and Mabel (Basford) Warrington. Gerald
moved to Kensett at the age of five and a
half after his mother’s death. He was then
raised by his aunt, attending and
graduating from high school in Kensett.
When returning to Iowa after serving in
the Navy during World War II, he was
united in marriage to Irma Hoblit on May
24, 1944, in rural Little Cedar, Iowa.
Irma passed away June 13, 1999.
Gerald was an auto parts manager for 42
years at Standard Battery Electric from
1950 to 1992. He belonged to The American
Legion and lived in Charles City for 58
years.
On July 15, 2000, Gerald and Anna were
united in marriage at the Little Brown
Church in Nashua.
Survivors include his wife Anna; two sons,
Jerry Lynn (Cheryl) Warrington, Osage,
Donald Edward (Rebecca) Warrington,Waverly;
one daughter, Susan Kaye (Lynn) Spurbeck,
Forest City; four stepsons, Timothy
(Debra) Warrington, Cincinnati,Ohio,
Gerald Lee (Jennifer) Warrington,
Lawrenceburg, Ind., Kendall R. (Sarah)
Warrington,West Harrison, Ind., Len
Warrington, Cincinnati, Ohio; one
stepdaughter, Patricia (Perry) Vaught,
Lawrenceburg, Ind.; one sister, Margaret
Ebling, Mason City; three sisters-in-law,
Francis Hundt, Charles City, Ona Maxwell,
Charles City, Ida (Jack) Schloemer,
Nashua; six grandchildren; eleven
step-grandchildren; 14
great-grandchildren; one step-greatgrandchild.
Gerald was preceded in death by his
parents; his first wife; two sisters,
Marilyn Erbe and Jacquelyn, in infancy;
three brothers, Cliff, Ken and Orville.
Sunnyside Memory Gardens and Funeral Home,
Charles City, (641) 228-2635.
LIONEL W. OLSON
OSAGE — Lionel W. Olson, 77, of Osage,
died Monday (Jan. 19, 2004) at the
Mitchell County Regional Health Center in
Osage.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, (641)
732-3706.
LAEL M. VESTWEBER
THORNTON — Funeral services for Lael Mae
Vestweber will be held at 11 a.m.
Wednesday at Retz-Grarup Funeral Home, 107
N. Second St. in Thornton, with the Rev.
Robert Hetrick presiding. Interment will
be at Pleasant View Cemetery in Thornton.
Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. today at
the Retz-Grarup Funeral Home.
Lael M. Vestweber was born Oct. 6, 1933,
at Belmond, a daughter of Henry and Pearl
(LaRue) Vestweber. She lived her life with
her parents on farms in the north Iowa
area until 1942 when they bought and moved
to the family farm six miles north of
Thornton. She attended Union Township
Country School.
In 1967, Lael moved into Thornton with her
parents and sister Mary. In 2002, she
moved to Clear Lake and has spent the last
year in the Westview Nursing Home in
Britt.
Lael enjoyed playing cards, little kittens
and puppies and birds, especially
cardinals. She also enjoyed her nieces,
nephews, great-niece and great-nephews.
She enjoyed baking cookies and doing
crafts with her special friends at the
care center.
Lael died Saturday (Jan. 17, 2004) at the
Westview Nursing Home, she was 70 years
old.
Survivors include her brother, David Sr.
(Sharon) Vestweber, of Clear Lake; sister,
Mary (Dean) Lauen, of Clear Lake; six
nephews and nieces, David Jr. (Patti)
Vestweber, Dianna (Chris) Nelson, Scott
Vestweber, Shari Vestweber, Todd Lauen,
and Anne Marie Lauen; five great-nephews
and great-niece: Joshua and James
Vestweber; Andrew, Nicholas, Madelynn and
Benjamin Nelson; and special friend:
Margaret Best.
Lael is preceded in death by her parents
and twin sister, Gail, in childhood.
Retz-Grarup Funeral Home, (641) 998-2311.
MARJORIE B. WOHLFORD
HAMPTON — Marjorie B. Wohlford, 81, of
Hampton, died Sunday (Jan. 18, 2004) at
the Franklin General Hospital in Hampton.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30
a.m. Wednesday at the Geneva United
Methodist Church in Geneva, with the Rev.
Patricia Connor officiating. Burial will
be in the Lindenwood Cemetery in rural
Geneva.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m.
today at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home
in Hampton.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, (641)
456-3232.
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