MCGG 8/25/1995 
DeWayne M. Lunning
COULTER 

     DeWayne Micheal Lunning, 53, of Coulter, died Monday (Aug.
21, 1995) at Mercy Hospital, Des Moines.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Nazareth
Lutheran Church, with the Rev. John Golv officiating. Burial
will be in the Coulter Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral Home, Hampton.

DeWayne M. Lunning was born April 30, 1942, in Rowan.

Survivors include wife, Nancy Lunning of Coulter; daughter,
Kelli Ebsen of Albuquerque, N.M.; daughter, Amy Lunning of 
Albuquerque, N.M.; daughter Michelle Lunning of Albuquerque, 
N.M.; son, Michael Lunning of Albuquerque, N.M.; and daughter, 
Crystal Lunning of Coulter; two stepsons, Michael Janssen of 
Pleasant View, N.Y., and James Janssen of Flat Rock, N.C.; 
two stepdaughters, Lori Janssen of Sandy, Utah, and 
Kimberly Janssen of Exira; his mother, Mabel and husband, 
Bud (Lunning) Schaumberg of Garner; one brother
Norm Lunning of Garner; one sister, Sue Folkerts of Forest  City;
one stepbrother, Jim Schaumberg of Forest City; three stepsisters,
JoAnn Curley of Garner, Doreen Olson of Osseo, Minn., and 
Donna Karsjens of Garner; and four grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his father, his maternal grandparents
and paternal grandparents.

     

MCGG 8/25/1995 
Irvin Ernest Rockow
BELMOND 

     Irvin Ernest Rockow, 68, of Belmond, died Monday (Aug. 21,
1995) at home.

Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday at the United
Methodist Church, with the Rev. Laurence Garrett officiating.
Burial will be in the Belmond Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 2 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Ewing Funeral
Home, Belmond, and one hour prior to services at the church.

Irvin Ernest Rockow was born Dec. 20, 1926, in Wright County.

Survivors include his wife, Charlotte Rockow; two sons, Jeffery Rockow
of Anoka, Minn., and Paul of Racine, Wis.; two daughters, Cynthia Corgan 
of Phoenix, Ariz., and Shelley Foss of Belmond; nine grandchildren;
and four brothers, Lyle Rockow of Bella Vista, Ariz., Maynard Rockow
of Alden; Edward Rockow of Dows and Virgil Rockow of Webster City.

He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother.

     

MCGG 8/26/1995
Laura C. Schrader
Laura C. Schrader (nee) Brandau
RUDD  

     Laura Christina Schrader, nee Brandau, 101, of Romeoville, Ill.,
formerly of Rudd, died Tuesday (Aug. 15, 1995) at the home of
her daughter in Romeoville, Ill.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday (Aug. 26,
1995) at Rudd United Methodist Church, 611 Sixth St., Rudd, with
the Rev. Debra Stowers officiating. Interment will be in Evergreen
Cemetery, Rudd.

A private graveside service for the family will be held at the
cemetery.

Sheckler Colonial Chapel, 114 N. Hawkeye, Nora Springs, is handling
arrangements.

Mrs. Schrader was born Aug. 7, 1894, at her family's farm northeast
of Rudd.  After the death of her parents, William Brandau and
Mary Lohr Brandau, the children moved to Nora Springs where they
lived with their mother's twin sister, Amelia Lohr.
REF: Mary Brandau (nee) Lohr

Laura was baptized and confirmed at the Evangelical Church in
Nora Springs, and her membership was transferred to the Methodist
Church in Rudd in 1920, where she remained a member until her
death.

She married Harry E. Schrader on Aug. 14, 1919, at Rudd, where
they established their home. Her husband died Jan. 4, 1971. At
the age of 92, she made her home with her daughter and family
in the Chicago area.

She was a charter member of the American Legion Auxiliary, Rudd.

She is survived by one daughter, Bonnie Day of Romeoville, Ill.;
one son, Normand Schrader and his wife, Phyllis, of Fargo, N.D.;
five grandchildren, Scott Shrader, Little Canada, Minn.; Susan
Schrader, Fargo, N.D.; Christine Day of New Orleans, La.; Edward
Day of Memphis, Tenn.; Amie Johnson and her husband, Ron, of
Romeoville, Ill.; and two great-grandchildren, Jeremy and Ashley.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; brother,
Ervin Brandau; and sisters, Alvina Wholers, Clara Andresen and
Florence Brandau.

     

MCGG 8/28/1995 
Weston Hezekiah "Ky" Blunt
CHARLES CITY  

     Weston ``Ky'' Blunt, 89 of 503 Blunt Street, died Thursday
(Aug. 24, 1995) at the Riverside Chautauqua Guest Home.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at the Hauser
Funeral Home, 1205 S. Main St. with the Rev. Jack Ivey of the
First Congregational Church, officiating. Burial will be in the
Riverside Cemetery with military honors conducted by the Charles
City Ceremonial Unit.

Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until time of service at the
funeral home.

Weston Hezekiah Blunt was born Oct. 17, 1905 at Charles City.

Survivors include his wife, Thelma Blunt of Charles City.

He was preceded in death by his parents, and one sister.

The family suggests memorials be given to the organization of
your choice.

     

MCGG 8/27/1995 circa
Alice Miller
MASON CITY 

     Alice Miller, 82, of 1149 Second St. N.E. died Friday (Aug.
25, 1995) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Hogan Bremer Colonial
Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E.

     

MCGG 8/28/1995 circa
Laura O. Wright
NORTHWOOD  

     Laura O. Wright, 82, of Northwood, died Friday (Aug. 25, 1995)
at the Manly Care Center, Manly.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Schroeder and Sites Funral
Home, Northwood.

     

MCGG 8/28/1995 circa
Harold L. Phillips
MASON CITY 

     Harold L. Phillips, 78, of 1511 S. Delaware Ave., died Friday
(Aug. 25, 1995) at the Good Shepherd Nursing Home.

There is no visitation. Private family services will be held
at a later date.

Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., is in
charge of funeral arrangements.

Harold L. Phillips was born Nov. 23, 1916 at Calmar, Iowa, the
son of William C. Phillips and Mabel Phillips (nee) Bergeson.

Survivors include his wife, Elaine Phillips of Mason City; one
daughter, Nancy and her husband, Tom O'Fallon of Seattle, Wash.;
one son, Michael William Phillips Sr. of Skull Valley, Ariz.;
and four grandchildren, Phoebe Chenoweth of Dallas, Texas; Marcy
Duckworth of Jackson, Miss.; Michael William Phillips Jr. of
Boston, Mass.; and Kari Lyn Phillips of Minneapolis, Minn.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

     

MCGG 8/28/1995 
Richard Lewis Dietz
ALLISON  

      Richard Lewis Dietz, 65, of Allison, died Thursday (Aug. 24,
1995) at the Waverly Municipal Hospital.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at the Allison
United Church of Christ, with the Rev. Paul Schultz officiating.
Burial will be in the Horton Cemetery, Horton.

Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Allison United
Church of Christ.

Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Richard Lewis Dietz was born July 30, 1930 in Bremer County.

Survivors include his wife, Mary Lou Dietz of Allison; five daughters,
Linda Dietz of Florida, Lorraine Dietz of Charleston, S.C.,
Amy Jowers of Charleston, S.C., Judy Arjes of Parkersburg, and 
Joan Heuer of Allison; one son, John Dietz of Ohio; his mother, 
Mildred Dietz of Plainfield; three brothers, Don Dietz of Waverly,
Leon (Buzz) Dietz of Waverly, and Merlin (Charlie) Dietz of Plainfield;
two sisters, Marjorie Reeves of Marengo, and Marilyn (Sally) Schmitt of
Charles City; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

He was preceded in deathy by his father, one brother, one sister,
and one grandson.

     

MCGG 8/28/1995 
Flossie R. Tull
MASON CITY  

     Flossie R. Tull, 90, of 103 Eighth St. S.W., died Thursday
(Aug. 24, 1995) at the Good Shepherd Nursing Home.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Fullerton
Patterson James Funeral Chapel, 123 Second St.S.E., with the
Rev. Randy Nielson, chaplain of the Good Shepherd Nursing Home,
officiating. Interment will be at the Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery.

Visitation will begin at 4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral chapel.

Flossie was born on July 3, 1905 in Eagleville, Mo., the daughter
of John and Laura (German) Fish.She attended school in Missouri.

On Oct. 4, 1927, she was united in marriage to Lessie Tull at
Bethany, Mo. After living and working on several farms in the
North Iowa area, they moved to Mason City in 1949.

Flossie loved working in her garden and cooking, often giving
the fruit of her labors away. She also hand crocheted and braided
rugs and was the proud sewer of clothing and quilts.

Flossie is survived by four children; one daughter, Mrs. 
Glen (Beverly) Platts of Mason City; three sons, Lloyd and his wife,
Joyce Tull of Virginia Beach, Va., Robert ``Bob'' and his wife,
Joyce Tull of Swan, Iowa; and Larry and his wife, Becky Tull
of Sheffield; one sister, Vada Kinder of Mason City; 15 grandchildren;
28 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandson.

She was preceded in death by her husband in June of 1969; one
son, Bennie Tull; one daughter, Helen Askeland; one sister, 
Lola Ogle; two brothers, Virgil Fish and Floyd Fish; 
two grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter.

     

MCGG 8/28/1995 circa
James C. Hanson
BRANDON, S.D. 

     James C. Hanson, 53, of Brandon, S.D., formerly of Clear Lake,
Iowa, died Wednesday (Aug. 23, 1995) at the Sioux Valley Hospital
of cancer.

Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. today at the Chapel Hill
Funeral Home, 4201 E. 10th St., Sioux Falls, S.D. Burial will
be  at Hills of Rest Memorial Park, Sioux Falls.

James C. Hanson was born Oct. 16, 1941 in Mason City, Iowa.
He grew up in Clear Lake, Iowa where he graduated from Clear
Lake High School in 1960.

He attended the University of Iowa  where he received his B.A.
in business administration and his masters degree  in vocational
rehabilitation counseling.

He married Julie Hanson (nee) Erznozinik on Sept. 8, 1963 at Clear Lake.

He was employed by the Vocational Assessment Center in Oakdale,
Iowa, for five years, served as the director of the Iowa Central
Rehabilitation Industries at Fort Dodge from 1968 to 1982.

They moved to the Sioux Falls area where he served as president
of Sioux Vocation Services from 1982 to the present. 

He was a member of the CASA Board, National ANCOR Board, and
past president of the SD Association of Community Based Programs.

Survivors include his wife, Julie Hanson of Brandon, S.D.; one
son, James of Sioux Falls, S.D.; three daughters, Holly Theisen
of LeMars, Iowa, Heidi Hanson of Sioux Falls, S.D., and Heather Wells
of New York, N.Y.; and three grandchildren; his mother,
Dorothy Rogers of Clear Lake, Iowa; and one brother, Jon Hanson
of Clear  Lake, Iowa.

The family requests expressions of sympathy take the form of
donations to a special fund in memory of James C. Hanson at Sioux
Vocational Services.

     

MCGG 8/28/1995 
Lawrence Stelter
CLEAR LAKE 

      Lawrence Stelter, 73, of 5851 S. Shore Dr., Clear Lake, died
Friday (Aug. 25, 1995) at the Muse Norris Hospice In-patient
Unit, Mason City.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Zion
Lutheran Church in Clear Lake, with the Rev. Kermit Roisen officiating.
Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. at St. Peter Lutheran
Church Cemetery, Toeterville.

Visitation will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Ward-Van
Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St., with a 4 p.m. I.O.O.F.
service.

Lawrence was born March 15, 1922 on the family farm in Otranto
Township, rural Otranto, the son of Gustav Stelter and 
Mary Stelter (nee) Schroeder.

He was baptized April 9, 1922 at St. Peter Lutheran Church at
Toeterville and was confirmed March 25, 1934. Lawrence attended
Otranto School and graduated there in May of 1939.

On April 4, 1942, he was united in marriage to Gala Anna Bork
in Austin, Minn. The couple lived on the family farm until 1967,
when they moved to Clear Lake, Iowa.

Lawrence was a 4-H club leader for a number of years and also
served two terms on the Otranto School Board.

Lawrence received his real estate license in May 1968. He began
his career in real estate with Ris Van Realty in Clear Lake in
1968 and later was one of the founders of Triad Realty in 1974.
He was the first president of the Clear Lake Board of Realtors
in 1980 and remained a member until his retirement in 1992.

He was a member of the I.O.O.F. Lodge 187 and a past member
of the Clear Lake Noon Lions. He was an avid Iowa Hawkeye fan.

He was a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather and
great-grandfather to his wife and their families, whom he loved
very much. He was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church, Clear
Lake.

He is survived by his wife, Gala, of Clear Lake; two sons, Dennis
and his wife, Marilyn, of Clear Lake, and Daryl (Chip) and his
wife, Linda, of Lake Mills; two sisters, Mrs. Lucille Larson
and Mrs. Bernice Callahan, both of Austin, Minn.; four grandchildren,
John Stelter and his wife, Deb of Clear Lake; Dave Stelter and
his friend, Tammy Schiermeister of Clear Lake, Shawn Stelter
of Armstrong; and Sheila Stelter of Lake Mills; and two great-grandchildren,
Timothy and Taylor Stelter.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

     

MCGG 8/28/1995 
Frank Charles Nikolas
MARBLE ROCK 

      Frank Charles Nikolas, 64, of Rothsay, Minn., formerly of Marble
Rock will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at Reid's Funeral Chapel in Greene,
with the Rev. Galen Smith of the First Presbyterian Church of
Greene officiating. Burial will be in the Pleasant View Cemetery
in Aplington.

Friends may call from 9 a.m. until time of services at the funeral
chapel.

Frank Charles Nikolas was born on Sept. 5, 1930 in Marble Rock,
a son of Herman Nikolas and Lita Nikolas (nee) Jewell and 
died Thursday (Aug. 24, 1995) at the Dakota Hospital in Fargo, N.D.

He received his education in the public schools and graduated
from the Marble Rock High School with the class of 1948.

He proudly served his country in the United States Army from
1951 to 1953. Following his tour of duty, he returned to the
Marble Rock area where he was united in marriage to 
Betty Alice Smeins on July 3, 1955, at the First Presbyterian
Church in Greene.  To this union were born two sons: Anthony and Arlin.

As a young man, Frank attended the Hamilton Business College
in Mason City, where he received his accounting diploma.

He then began working as a purchasing agent, in a career that
spanned 34 years and affiliated him with the Ringer Company in
Park Rapids, Minn., Artic Enterprises in Detroit Lakes, Minn.,
and Superior Machinery in Morris, Minn. returning to Park Rapids
where he finished his career working for RDO Frozen Foods in
1993.

Frank and Betty retired to Rothsay where they have made their
home this past year to be closer to their children and grandchildren.

Frank enjoyed nurturing his vegetable garden into abundant
fruition to share with his family and friends.

He was an avid sports fan who instilled in  his sons an appreciation
for athletics.

Above all, Frank dedicated his life to the  happiness of his
wife and children and later his grandsons, all of whom he loved
with all his heart.

He will be lovingly remembered by his wife of the last 40 years,
Betty of Rothsay; two sons, Anthony and his wife, Jacqueline
of Long Prairie, Minn., and Arlin and his wife, Beth Anne of
Rothsay; three grandsons, Benjamin, Bradley Charles, and Alexander;
three sisters, Carol Peterson of White Bear Lake, Minn., Helen
Handt of Tucson, Ariz., and Beulah Kramer of Rockford, as well
as many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Frank was preceded in death by his parents.

Memorials may be directed to the family.

     

MCGG 8/28/1995 
Alfred Fredrick Lampman
GREENE  

     Funeral services for Alfred F. Lampman, 79, of 114 North Main,
Greene, will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday (Aug. 29, 1995) at the United
Methodist Church in Greene, with pastor Gene A. Burry officiating.
Burial will be in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Greene.

Visitation will be from 2:30 to 9 p.m. Monday at Reid's Funeral
Chapel in Greene, where the family will receive friends from
7 to 9 p.m.  Visitation will continue on Tuesday at the church
one hour before services.

Alfred Fredrick Lampman was born Feb. 21, 1916 in rural Rosemont
(Webster County), Neb., a son of Fredrick Lampman and 
Emma M. Lampman (nee) Hublein; and died Saturday (Aug. 26, 1995) 
at the North Iowa Medical Center East Campus in Mason City of
complications from surgery.

He received his education in the rural Webster County Nebraska
Schools, and as a young man worked for area farmers.  In 1937,
he moved to Iowa where he worked for farmers in Floyd County
and later in Butler County.  He was united in marriage to 
Lillian Mae Salge on Aug. 25, 1940 at St. Johns Ev. Lutheran 
Church at Vilmar.  They first farmed near Bristow and later at Vilmar.
Lillian died Nov. 19, 1957.

On Oct. 8, 1959, he was united in marriage to 
Frieda Larena (Bammann) Rademaker at Joplin, Mo.  To this union 
was born a son, Fredrick Alfred Lampman who died June 21, 1962.  Alfred
and Frieda farmed southeast of Greene until 1962 when they moved
to Marble Rock.  In 1975 they returned to Greene.  Alfred was
employed by the Allied Construction Company from 1975 to 1980
and worked part-time for the same company until 1985.  He was
preceded in death by his wife, Frieda, on May 3, 1985.

Alfred was united in marriage to Helen (Faber) Allan on Feb.
15, 1986 at the United Methodist Church in Greene.  Alfred and
Helen enjoyed being together and taking part in activities together
in the 60 Plus Club and traveling to places which included Alaska,
Australia, and the Caribbean as well as bus tours throughout
the midwest. They were faithful members of the United Methodist
Church in Greene.  Alfred's favorite pastime was playing cards
and visiting with family and friends.  He enjoyed the special
times with his stepgrandchildren.

Living family members include his wife, Helen, of Greene; one
stepdaughter, Shirley and Richard Derr of Fayette; three stepsons,
Roger and Barbara Maier of Belton, Mo., Bruce and Ella Mae Maier
of Paulina, Keith and Teri Maler of Riverton, Wyom.; 11 stepgrandchildren,
18 stepgreat-grandchildren, and two stepgreat-grandchildren;
one sister, Sorella Meents of Aurora, Colo.

He was preceded in death by his parents; four sisters, 
Martha Lampman, Matilda Moye, Sophia Stroh, Emma Leetsch; and four
brothers, Andrew Lampman, Herbert Lampman, Arthur Lampman, 
and Harry Lampman.

Memorials may be directed to the family.

     

MCGG 8/28/1995 circa
Laura O. Wright
NORTHWOOD  

     Laura O. Wright, 82, of Northwood, died Friday (Aug. 25, 1995)
at the Manly Care Center.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the First
Lutheran Church in Northwood, with the Rev. Mark Bents officiating.
Burial will be in the Osage Cemetery.

Laura Wright was born Dec. 28, 1912 at Grafton, Iowa.

Visitation is from 5 to 8 tonight at the Schroeder & Sites Funeral
Home, Highway 65 S., Northwood.

Survivors include three sisters, Hazel Kloose, Mason City, 
Clara Kloose, Osage, and Esther Gentz, Northwood; one brother, 
Martin Kloose, Sacramento, Calif.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, and three
brothers.

     

MCGG 8/28/1995 circa
Alice V. Miller
MASON CITY  

     Alice V. Miller, 83, of 1149 Second St.. N.E., died Friday (Aug.
26, 1995) at Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at Hogan Bremer
Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E., with the Rev. Raymond A.
Burkle of Holy Family Catholic Church officiating.  Burial will
be in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Visitation is from 4 to 7 tonight at the funeral chapel, and
after 9 a.m. Monday until time of services.

Alice Miller was born Jan. 6, 1912 in Lake Mills, the daughter
of Axel and Gurena Bergdale.  She married Maurice Paul Miller
on June 20, 1932 at the Little Brown Church, Nashua.

Alice grew up in the Lake Mills area.  She worked for 40 years
at Armour until retiring in 1974.  She liked to cook and bake
and enjoyed the company of her friends.  She enjoyed quilting,
playing cards, and spending time with her grandchildren.

She was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church.

Survivors include one son, Gregory L. Miller and his wife, Nancy,
Mason City; seven grandchildren, Kyla Bonnstetter and Saibra
Miller, both of Phoenix, Ariz., Darrel Miller, Mason City, and
Nathan, Jonathan, Kellie and Ryan Miller, all of Mason City;
two sisters, Eleanor Curtis, Riverside, Calif., and Esther Moser,
Arcadia, Calif.; three brothers, Alfred Bergdale, Northwood,
Gus Bergdale, Ellendale, Minn., and Marlin Bergdale, Gettysburg,
Penn.; many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; two sons,
Darrell Miller and Gary D. Miller; three sisters; and two brothers.

     

MCGG 8/28/1995  circa
Marilyn J. Ellingson
MASON CITY  

     Marilyn J. Ellingson, 60, of 1309 Eighth St. S.E., died Friday
(Aug. 25, 1995) at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minn.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. James
Lutheran Church, with the Rev. David Anderson officiating.  Burial
will be in the Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery.

Friends may call from 3:30 to 8 tonight at Major Erickson Funeral
Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., and also at the church one hour
prior to the service.  Memorials may be given to the Marilyn J. Ellingson
Memorial Fund.

Marilyn J. Ellingson was born May 28, 1935 in Mason City, the
daughter of Leonard Tosel and Arlene (nee) Keegan Tosel. 
She graduated from Mason City High School in 1953, then attended 
St. Mary's Nursing College in Rochester.

She married Claire Ellingson July 25, 1956 at Moline, Ill. 
Marilyn worked at North Iowa Mercy Health Center as an L.P.N.
for 22 years.

She was a member of St. James Lutheran Church, enjoyed traveling
and cross-stitching.  As a wife, mother, daughter, grandmother,
sister and friend, she will be missed by everyone.

Survivors include her husband, Claire Ellingson of Mason City;
three daughters, Cindy and husband, Lynn Christensen of Mason
City, Teri and husband, Kenneth Block of Cedar Rapids, Jody
Eggman of Mason City; one son, Scott and wife, Carol Ellingson,
of Des Moines; grandson, Timothy Eggman of Mason City; granddaughters,
Jonna Block of Cedar Rapids, Jessica Zupan of Des Moines; mother,
Arlene Tosel of Mason City; sister, Joyce Johnson of Mason City;
brother, Michael Tosel of Mason City; mother-in-law, Myrtle Lamb
of mason City; brother and sister-in-law, Merle and Hazel Ellingson
of Mason City; several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her father.

     

MCGG 8/28/1995 circa
Georgia Isenberger Kerch
OSAGE  

     Georgia Isenberger Kerch, 38, of Minneapolis, Minn., formerly
of Osage, died suddenly of natural causes Saturday (Aug. 19,
1995) at the Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis.

Memorial services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug.
30, 1995, at the Champion Funeral Home, Osage, with the Rev.
Roy Ott officiating.  Inurnment will be in the Osage Cemetery.

There is no visitation. The body was cremated.

Georgia Kerch was born June 191, 1957 in Clarion, Iowa, the
daughter of Warren Isenberger and Iola (nee) Loux Isenberger. 
She graduated from Osage High School in 1976.  Later, she attended
Hamilton Business College in Mason City.

She married Michael Kerch on April 30, 1984 in Clarion.  They
moved to Minneapolis, where they made their home.

Survivors include her husband, Michael Kerch, Minneapolis, Minn.;
parents, Warren and Iola (Loux) Isenberger, Osage; four sisters,
Lora Rohrer and husband, Quinten, Humboldt, Lorene Naze and husband,
Ronald, Kasson, Minn., Merry Vance, Sac City, and Arlys Waite,
Osage; two brothers, Stanley Isenberger, Osage, W. David Isenberger
and wife, Hui Suk, Richardson, Texas; also many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her grandparents.

     

MCGG 8/28/1995  circa
Christian Michael Holt
HAMPTON  

     Christian Michael Holt, 21, of 714 First St. N.E., Hampton,
formerly of Blairsburg, died Aug. 22, from a fall in Negro Bill
Canyon, Moab, Utah.

Memorial services will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 1, 1995,
at the United Church of Christ Congregational in Blairsburg,
with the Rev. Bryan Carpenter of Granger United Methodist Church,
presiding.  The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. until
services Friday at the church.

Memorials may be directed to the family.

Chris Holt was born July 20, 1974 in Story City, Iowa, the son
of Barry Edward Holt and Diane Marie Jacques.  He graduated from
NE Hamilton Community School District in 1992, and attended Indian
Hills Community College in Ottumwa.

Mr. Holt was employed with the Iowa Conservation Corps of Hamilton
County for one year, and was presently employed as a shift manager
for Pizza Hut in Hampton.

He was a member of United Church of Christ Congregational, Blairsburg,
and enjoyed mountain biking and skateboarding.

Mr. Holt is survived by his father, Barry Holt of Austin, Texas;
his mother, Diane Holt, of Blairsburg; his paternal grandmother,
Evelyn Holt, of Des Moines.

He was preceded in death by maternal grandparents, Merle Newton Jacques
and Betty Jean Cormaney Jacques; paternal grandfather,
Bayard Holt; Godparent, Dennis Alsager.

     

MCGG 8/28/1995 circa
Kenneth Kruse
NORTHWOOD  

Kenneth Kruse, 66, of rural Northwood, died Saturday (Aug. 26,
1995) at Naeve Hospital in Albert Lea, Minn.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Schroeder
& Sites Funeral Home, Highway 65 S. The Rev. Mark Bents of First
Lutheran Church will officiate, with burial in Sunset Rest Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Survivors include his mother, Karen Kruse of Northwood, and
one sister, Susie Sistek, Northwood.

He was preceded in death by his father.

     

MCGG 8/28/1995  circa
Avis A. Kislia
MASON CITY  

     Avis A. Kislia, 87, of 324 Second St. N.E., died Friday (Aug.
25, 1995) at the Good Shepherd Nursing Home.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Major Erickson
Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.  The Rev. Paul Boostrom
of  First Christian Church will officiate. Burial will be in
Union Cemetery at Iowa Falls.

Visitation is from 5 to 8 tonight and Tuesday until time of
service at the funeral home.  Memorials may be given to the Avis
A. Kislia Memorial Fund.

Avis was born Sept. 1, 1907, in Iowa Falls, a daughter of 
Harry E. Kislia and Lulu (nee) Carpenter Kislia.  She
graduated from Iowa Falls High School and moved to Mason City 
in 1929.  She was employed at P.G. & E. (Interstate Power) for 
17 years in Mason City.  She then attended and graduated from 
the Chicago School of Interior Decoration, Chicago, Ill. 

In 1945, she opened Kislia Lamp and Gift Shop and owned and
operated the shop until she retired in 1977.  Avis was a member
of Pilot Club International, Womens division of the Chamber of
Commerce, Mason City Womens Club and a 64-year member of the
First Christian Church.

Survivors include a brother, Robert Kislia of Davenport; nieces
and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; three sisters, 
Gladys Hamilton, Vera Murphy and Harriet Kislia; and
two brothers, Henry and Lowell Kislia.

     

MCGG 8/28/1995 circa
Richard J. Kelley
MASON CITY  

     Richard J. Kelley, 74, of 516 10th St. N.W., died Saturday (Aug.
26, 1995) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit.

A funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Family
Catholic Church, 714 N. Adams Ave., with the Rev. John R. Kremer
officiating.  Burial will be in  Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery
where a flag folding ceremony will be conducted by the Mason
City Veterans Memorial Association.

Visitation begins at 4 p.m. today at Hogan Bremer Colonial Chapel,
126 Third St. N.E., with a scriptural service beginning at 7
tonight,  followed by a Knights of Columbus rosary at 7:30 p.m.

Richard J. Kelley was born March 6, 1921,  in Mason City, a
son of James Kelley and Barbara (nee) Jansen Kelley.  He married Mary
Maskarina on May 7, 1942, in Washington, D.C.

Dick grew up in Mason City and graduated from St. Joseph Catholic
High School in 1938.  He served in the Army and the Air Force
during the Korean War and was stationed in central Burma.  He
graduated from Central Radio and Television School in 1947 and
worked for KGLO and KIMT as an engineer until retiring in 1986.
 He enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening and coin collecting.

He was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church,  Knights of
Columbus Council No. 1006 and the V.F.W.

Survivors include his wife, Mary Kelley, Mason City; two daughters,
Marcia Nord of Mason City and Jamie Kelley, Twin Falls, Idaho;
one son, Dick Kelley and his wife, Cathy, Elk Mound, Wis.; six
grandchildren, Aaron Nord, Mason City, Jason Nord, a student
at ISU, Ames, Angie Kelley, a student at the University of Wisconsin,
Scott Kelley, Elk Mound, Wis., Josh Barlow, Northwood, and Savannah
Francis, Northwood; one great-grandson; two sisters, Pat Baldwin,
Mason City, and Barbara Gallogly, Mason City; and many nieces
and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Jim Kelley;
one daughter, Marry Kelley,  at birth; one sister, Virginia Brackey;
and one brother, John Kelley.

     

MCGG 8/28/1995 circa
Sister Mary Hugh Brady
DAVENPORT  

     Sister Mary Hugh Brady, 94, of the Congregation of Humility
of Mary Center, died Friday (Aug. 25, 1995) at Genesis Medical
Center, East Campus, Davenport.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Humility
of Mary Center Chapel, Davenport, with burial in Mount Calvary
Cemetery, Davenport.

Visitation is at 4 p.m. today at the center,  with a vigil service
at 7 tonight.  Memorials may be made to the Congregation of Humility
of Mary Retirement Fund. Halligan-McCabe Funeral Home, Davenport,
is in charge of arrangements.

Sister Mary Hugh Brady was born March 28, 1901, in Keswick,
a daughter of Hugh and Mary Bender Brady.

She entered the Congregation of Humility of Mary on July
20, 1920, and professed her vows on Sept. 1, 1922.

She received her master of arts degree in history in 1949 from
Creighton University, Omaha, Neb.

She was employed as a teacher, teaching primary and lower grades
to begin with.    She became a high school teacher in the 1950s.
Her first mission was at St. Anthony's School in Des Moines.
She taught in Des Moines, Dunlap and Cosgrove, Iowa, from 1922-26.
She also taught at St. Mary's School in Marshalltown from 1926-27;
St. Vincent School in Davenport from 1948-51; St. Mary's School
in Ottumwa from 1951-53; and Dowling High School in Des Moines
from 1954-59.  Then from 1959-64 she taught at Catholic schools
in Le Mars, Iowa, where she served as a superior.  From 1965-66
she served at Catholic Central High School, Great Falls, Mont.,
and from 1971-89 she worked in Clear Lake, Iowa, in child care.
 She retired in 1989.

Survivors include three sisters, Edna McKenna, North English,
Rita Thomas, Keswick, and Delphia Devine, Sigourney; and several
nieces and nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews.

    

MCGG 8/28/1995 circa
Ethel M. Harrington
MASON CITY  

     Ethel M. Harrington, 73, of 1000 N. Eisenhower Ave., died Saturday
(Aug. 26, 1995) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at St. John's
Episcopal Church  with the Rev. Robert Towner and Deacon Warren
Frelund officiating.  Interment will be in the St. John's Episcopal
Church Columbarium.

Visitation is from 4 to 8 tonight and Tuesday morning until
noon at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
 Memorials may be given to St. John's Episcopal Church.

Ethel was born June 12, 1922, at Greene, Minn., a daughter of
Lloyd Earl Cline and Anna Mae Buchanan Cline.  Shortly after her
birth the family moved to Belmond where in 1939 Ethel graduated
from Belmond High School.  In 1941, she graduated from Hamilton
Business College and in December of last year she graduated from
the Education for Ministry.

Ethel married Kenneth W. Harrington March 28, 1948, in Mason
City.  She was employed by Montgomery Ward for 10 years and was
office manager for Plumb Supply from 1950-80, retiring in 1980.

Soon after her retirement, she became administrative  assistant
at St. John's Episcopal Church where she was a member of the
Vestry, Fellowship Commission and St. John's Womanhood.  She
was a member of the Pilot Club and a former member of the Mason
City Women's Chamber of Commerce and the Mason City Women's Club.

Survivors include a brother, Roger Cline and his wife, Phyllis,
of Fountain Hills, Ariz.; a sister, Darlene Buckland and husband,
Bernie, of Mason City; two sisters-in-law, Wilma Cline of Mason
City and Blanche Cline of Greensboro, N.C.; many special nieces
and nephews; and many grandnieces and grandnephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; stepfather, 
Charles Halfpop; grandparents; husband, Kenneth, in 1987; one sister,
Alice Lowenberg; three brothers, Clarence, Dale and Harry Cline;
one niece, Colleen Cline; and one nephew, Larry Lowenberg.

    

MCGG 8/28/1995 circa
Ruth O. Anderson
MASON CITY  

     Ruth O. Anderson, 88, of the Manor, died Saturday (Aug. 26,
1995) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at  Fullerton
Patterson James Funeral Chapel, 123 Second St. S.E.  Officiating
will be the Rev. John W. Gannett of Trinity Lutheran Church.
Visitation is from 6 to 8 tonight at the funeral chapel.  Interment
will be at Memorial Park Cemetery. 

Those planning an expression of sympathy may choose to make
donations to the Ruth O. Anderson Memorial Fund.

Ruth was born July 20, 1907, on their farm near Kensett, a daughter
of John Thoen and Thea (nee) Reyerson Thoen. She attended rural schools
and then worked as a waitress in Kensett, Northwood, Albert Lea
and Des Moines.

She was united in marriage to Harold Anderson in August 1941
in Mason City.  They lived on the East Coast for three years
while Harold served his country.  Following his discharge from
the service, they moved to Mason City. Ruth was active as a volunteer
for the Red Cross and her love for children led her to driving
handicapped children to school.  She was a member of Trinity
Lutheran Church.

Ruth has left as her survivors several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Harold,
in 1973; four sisters, Esther Hrubetz, Ida Brunsvold, Agnes Thoen
and Norma Burass; and two brothers, Truman and Raymond Thoen.

    

MCGG 8/28/1995 
Henry A. Pattschull
CHARLES CITY  

     Henry A. Pattschull, 93, a former Charles City resident, died
Sunday (Aug. 27, 1995) at the Golden Crest Nursing Home, Hibbing,
Minn.  Funeral services are tentatively set for Wednesday at the Fullerton
Hage Funeral Home, 401 Blunt St.,  where other arrangements are
incomplete.

    

MCGG 8/28/1995 circa
Elda Jandl Diers
BANCROFT 

      Elda Diers, 78, died Monday (Aug. 28, 1995) at her home.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St.
John Catholic Church with the Rev. John Thomas officiating. 
Burial will be in St. John Catholic Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 3 to 9 p.m. today at Garry-Roberts-
Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home.  A 3 p.m. rosary and a 7:30 p.m. parish prayer
service will be held at the funeral home.

Elda Jandl Diers was born Oct. 2, 1916, in Titonka.

Survivors include four daughters, Beverly Curtis of Rowan, Marie
Cook of Burt, Patricia Miller of Sauk Center, Minn., and Bonnie
Layher of Brandon, S.D.; three sons, Donald Diers of Algona,
Duane Diers of Fairmont, Minn., and Gerald Diers of Fenton; two
sisters, Loreen Brock of Woden, and Lavina Sengbuch of Milaca,
Minn.; 24 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, three brothers
and one sister.

    

MCGG 8/28/1995 circa
Roger Bormann
ALGONA 

      Roger Bormann, 63, of Algona, died Monday (Aug. 28, 1995) at
Floyd County Memorial Hospital, Charles City.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St.
Joseph Catholic Church, St. Joseph,  with the Rev. Paul Eisele
officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph Parish Cemetery.

Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. today at Wilson Funeral Home,
with a 3 p.m. guild rosary, a 7:30 p.m. Scripture reading and
an 8 p.m. parish rosary.

Roger Bormann was born Feb. 1, 1932, in Kossuth County.

Survivors include one daughter, Lisa Bormann of Iowa City;
five sons, Edward of Oelwein, Dean and Rick, both of Ionia, Lee
of Cannon County, Calif., and Jerry of Los Vegas, Nev.; one sister,
Mary Faber of Algona, one brother, George Bormann of Tempe, Ariz.;
11 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and one son.

    

MCGG 8/29/1995 
Johnnie Thomas DeVries
DOUGHERTY 

     Johnnie Thomas DeVries, 74, of rural Doughtery, died Friday
(Aug. 25, 1995) at home.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Dumont
Reformed Church, with the Rev. Carl Gearhart officiating. Burial
will be in Washington Reformed Church Cemetery, rural Ackley.

Visitation will be held from 2 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral Home, Dumont.

Johnnie Thomas DeVries was born Dec. 29, 1920 at Ackley, Iowa.

Survivors include three brothers, Henry DeVries of Dougherty,
Edwin DeVries of Greene, and Calvin DeVries of Des Moines; and
one sister, Ruth Buseman of Parkersburg.

He was preceded in death by his parents, and one sister.

    

MCGG 8/30/1995 circa
Tony Lee Williams
ALDEN 

      Tony Lee Williams, 27,  Alden, died Saturday (Aug. 26, 1995)
at the Ellsworth Municipal Hospital, Iowa Falls.

Funeral services will be held  10 a.m. today at the First United
Methodist Church, Iowa Falls, with the Rev. John Augspurger officiating.
Interment will be in the Union Cemetery.

Visitation was held from 2 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Surls Funeral
Home, 1207 Alden St., Alden, and will also be held one hour prior
to services at the church.

Tony Lee Williams was born Nov. 27, 1967, in Pocahontas, the
son of Bill and Vickie Williams.

Tony was a graduate of Iowa Falls High School and Ellsworth
College in Iowa Falls.

He married Kelly Thilges on May 18, 1991, at the First United
Methodist Church in Iowa Falls.

He was an LPN at the Scenic Manor Nursing Home, Iowa Falls.

He was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Iowa Falls.

He enjoyed fishing, outdoor activities, weight lifting, raising
plants and enjoyed his work as an LPN.

He is survived by his wife, Kelly, of Alden; two daughters,
MacKenzie and Morgan of Alden; mother and stepfather, Vicki and
George Slattery of Mason City; father and special friend, Bill
Williams and Terry Raymond of Rutland; sister and special friend,
Tammy Williams and Kent Wheeler of Iowa Falls; brother and special
friend, Terry (Bud) Williams of Bradford and Lynn Hansen of Alden;
brother and wife, Treve and Stacy Williams of Fremont, Calif.;
brother and wife, Thad and Patricia Williams of Lake Tahoe, Calif.;
sister and husband, Tracy and Damon DeBates of Des Moines; brother
and wife, Tyler and Jan Williams of Earlham; stepbrother, Jeff
Slattery of Mason City; maternal grandmother, Joan Larsen of
Humboldt; stepgrandmother, Vera Larsen of Baton Rouge, La.; two
nieces and eight nephews; mother-in-law and special friend, Cathy
Thilges and Dean Ites of Alden; father-in-law, Ernest Thilges
of Georgia.

He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Morris Williams;
paternal grandmother, Margaret Geary and stepgrandfather,
Don Geary; maternal grandfather, James Larsen and stepgrandfather,
Everett Johnson.

    

MCGG 8/30/1995 circa
Henry Albert Pattschull
CHARLES CITY  

     Henry A. Pattschull, 93, of Virginia, Minn,. and formerly of
507 North Iowa St., Charles City, died Sunday (Aug. 27, 1995)
at the Golden Crest Nursing Home, Hibbing, Minn.

Memorial services will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Fullerton
Hage Funeral Home, 401 Blunt St., with the Rev. Dennis D. Niezwaag
of St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church officiating.

Inurnment will be in the Riverside Cemetery. There will be
no visitation.

Henry Albert Pattschull was born Oct. 15, 1901, in Pleasant
Grove, rural Greene, the son of J. Alex Pattschull and 
Hannah (nee) Schmidtke Pattschull.

He attended school at Pleasant Grove District No. 5 School in
rural Greene.

On Dec. 12, 1925, at St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church,
Greene, he married Frances Leola Koebrick. She died Feb. 28,
1968, in Pharr, Texas, where they were wintering at the time.

Mr. Pattschull was a longtime farmer in the Pleasant Grove Township
area. After moving to Charles City, he became a caretaker for
the Riverside Cemetery.

He moved to Virginia, Minn., in 1988.

He was a member of St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, Charles
City, and a former member of St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran
Church  in Greene. He was a member of the Senior Citizens Club
in Mason City. 

In his spare time, he volunteered for several tasks at St. John
Evangelical Lutheran Church.

 He was fond of sports of all types, music and dancing. He especially
enjoyed wintering in Florida and Texas.

Living family members include daughters, Ann (Mrs. Jack) Markley
of Virginia, Minn., and Jeannie (Mrs. Don) Yon of Fort Lauderdale,
Fla.; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; numerous
nieces and nephews; and a special friend, Gladys Katcher of Charles
City.

In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded in death
by five brothers, Paul, Theo, Leo, Otto and Fred Pattschull;
and four sisters, Selma Majewski, Martha Dreier, Hanna Heaver
and Theresa Pattschull.

    

MCGG 8/30/1995 circa
Dale R. Dodge
ROCHESTER, Minn. 

      Dale R. Dodge, 69, of 3741 Spring Ct. N.E., Rochester, died
Sunday (Aug. 27, 1995) at home, from a six-month long battle
with cancer.

Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Gloria
Dei Lutheran Church, Rochester, with the Rev. Thomas G. Koelln
officiating. Interment will be in the Osage Cemetery, Osage,
Iowa.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the Macken Funeral
Home, 1105 12th St. S.E., Rochester, and one hour before services
at the church.

Dale R. Dodge was born Nov. 19, 1925, in Osage, Iowa.

He served in the United States Navy during World War II from
1944-46.

He married Dolores Smalley on Aug. 15, 1946, in Osage. They
lived in the Osage area until 1968 when they moved to Rochester.

He was a home builder and contractor until he retired in 1993.

Survivors include his wife, Dolores Dodge of Rochester; two
daughters, Sherry (Mrs. Owen) Halleen of Sioux Falls, S.D., and
Connie (Mrs. Timothy) Neyens of Dubuque, Iowa; two grandchildren;
and two great-grandchildren; and one sister, 
Jean (Mrs. Glenn) Wetherell of Orchard, Iowa.

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

    

MCGG 8/30/1995 
Joseph Gerhard Honsey
LAKE MILLS  

      Joseph Gerhard Honsey, 72, of Lake Mills, died Sunday (Aug.
27, 1995) at home.

Funeral serices will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Lime Creek
Evangelical Lutheran Church, rural Lake Mills, with the Rev.
Alf Merseth officiating. Burial will be in the Lime Creek Evangelical
Lutheran Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the Mittelstadt
Funeral Home and one hour prior to services at the church.

Joseph Honsey was born April 26, 1923, on his home farm, rural
Lake Mills.

Survivors include his wife, Dorothy of Lake Mills; three sons,
Ronald of Champlin, Minn.; Gary of Emmons, Minn., and Dennis
of Bloomington, Minn.; three daughters, Marsha Bax of Spencer,
Dawn Honsey of Bloomington, and Doreen Aparicio of Tallahassee,
Fla.; nine grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; three sisters,
Thelma Dahl of Emmons, Minn., Naomi Dakken of Lake Mills, and
Barbara Chrz of Albert Lea, Minn.; and one brother, Rudolph Honsey
of Mankato, Minn.

He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother.

    

MCGG 8/30/1995 
Garry Dean (Sr.) Weide
HAMPTON 

      Garry Dean Weide Sr., 50, of Hampton, died Saturday (Aug. 26,
1995) at home.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Hampton
United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Larry McCann officiating.
Burial will be in the Belmond Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral Home.

Garry Dean Weide Sr. was born Nov. 9, 1944, in Meservey.

Survivors include his wife, Ellen Weide of Hampton; two sons,
Steven Weide and Garry Weide Jr., both of Hampton; two daughters,
Erin Weide and Bridgette Weide, both of Hampton; two grandchildren;
his father, Fred Weide of Meservey; four brothers, Jerry Weide
of Belmond, Larry Weide of Clear Lake, Dennis Weide of Mason
City and Darwin Weide of Meservey; and one sister, Sharon Bailey
of Belmond.

He was preceded in death by his mother, grandparents and one
brother.

    

MCGG 8/30/1995 circa
Raymond A. Campbell
ROCKWELL 

      Raymond A. Campbell, 76, of 213 Mulberry St., Rockwell, died
Monday (Aug. 28, 1995) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East.

Funeral services and a celebration of Raymond's life will be
held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Peter Lutheran Church with
the Rev. Joseph A. Miller officiating. Interment will be in the
Rockwell Cemetery.

Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. today at Fullerton Funeral Home,
120 S. Third St., Rockwell, and one hour prior to services at
the church.

Those planning an expression of sympathy may wish to consider
memorials to the Raymond A. Campbell memorial fund.

Raymond was born on April 19, 1919, at Rockwell, the son of
Raymond Archie Campbell and Lulu Yarrow Campbell. He graduated from
Rockwell High School.

He served his country in the United States Army from 1941 until
being honorably discharged in 1946. He served as a first sergeant
in the field artillery in the European Theatre, during which
time he earned the Bronze Star. He served in Belgium, France
and Germany.

After returning to Rockwell, he was united in marriage to Marian
V. Petersen on June 15, 1947, to which union four children were
born.

He was a rural mail carrier for 28 years,  retiring in 1981.

Ray was very active in the community and served for 30 years
on the Rockwell Volunteer Fire Department, 18 years on the summer
recreation board, served as the past  president of both the Lion's
Club and the St. Peter church board and was also a commander
of the American Legion.

Ray was one of the members who was instrumental in creating
the avenue of the flags on Rockwell's main street.

He had a passion for enjoying his grandchildren, golfing and
outfishing his children. He was also an avid reader.

Along with his wife, Marian, of 48 years, he is survived by
his daughter, Linda, and her husband, Gene Schaefer of Williamsburg;
three sons,  Douglas and his wife, Maureen Campbell of Fort
Wayne, Ind., Brian and his wife, Christie Campbell of Cedar Falls,
and David and his wife, Jill Campbell of Pleasant Hill; one sister,
Mrs. Raymond (Myrtle) Smith of Rockwell; and 11 grandchildren
which include Brad and Becca Schaefer; Katie, Erin, Meghan, Joseph,
Jami, Evan, Jacob, Abby and Sam Campbell.

Raymond has joined those who preceded him, his parents; two
brothers, Velman and Alvin; and one sister, Luella Mae Dye.

    

MCGG 8/30/1995 circa 
Joseph Anthony Stejskal
GRAND MEADOW, Minn. 

      Joseph Anthony Stejskal, 76, of Grand Meadow, Minn., died Sunday
(Aug. 27, 1995) at his home.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. today at St. Finbarr
Catholic Church, Grand Meadow, with the Rev. David Polich and
the Rev. Matthew Vanissery officiating. Interment will be in
St. Finbarr Catholic Cemetery.

Visitation was held from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday with a 6:30 p.m.
rosary and a 7 p.m. prayer service at Hutchins Funeral Home,
Grand Meadow, Minn. There will be further visitation one hour
prior to services at the church.

Joseph Anthony Stejskal was born Nov. 28, 1918, at Pocahontas,
Iowa.

He married Florence "Fluff" Point on April 27, 1942, in Rolfe,
Iowa.

He was formerly of Pocahontas, Iowa, and had lived 46 years
in Grand Meadow.

Survivors include his wife, Florence ``Fluff'' Stejskal of Grand
Meadow, Minn.;  his children, Jerry Stejskal of Winona,  Nancy
(Mrs. Virgil) Weiss of Grand Meadow, Sally Stejskal of Mason
City, Iowa,  Thomas Stejskal of Grand Meadow,  Becky Stejskal
of Grand Meadow,  Larry Stejskal of Apache Junction, Ariz., 
Penny (Mrs. John) Bremseth of Rochester, Minn.,  Sherry Stejskal
of Grand Meadow,  and Kelly (Mrs. Wayne) Averbeck of Jerome,
Idaho; 21 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; one brother,
Frank Stejskal of Cape Coral, Fla.; and four sisters, Eleanor
(Mrs. John) Polich of Urbandale, Anne (Mrs. Ray) Harald of Pocahontas,
Judy (Mrs. Cleo) Flaherty and Marie (Mrs. Leo) Pattee, both of
Pocahontas.

He was preceded in death by his parents, and three grandchildren.

    

MCGG 8/30/1995 circa
Stuart Dakin Pool
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. 

     Stuart Dakin Pool, 86, of Springfield, Mo., passed away Thursday
(Aug. 24, 1995) at 7:30 p.m. in Primrose Place.

Services will be held at 7 p.m. today in Creekside Crossings
Club House at Elfindale in Springfield, Mo. Officiating will
be Dr. Jim Forkner, pastor of Shell Knob Presbyterian Church,
accompanied by Mrs. Joyce Forkner. Contributions may be made
to the Presbyterian Church in Shell Knob, Mo., in his memory.

Mr. Pool was born on Dec. 7, 1907, in Mason City, Iowa, to Dr.
Hardy F. and Amy Dorothy Dakin Pool.

He retired in 1971 after 41 years as chief engineer for International
Harvester, known now as Navistar.

 Stuart's work covered many different areas in this hemisphere.
His efforts included the design, the patents and the manufacture
of many above-ground harvesting machines especially modified
to suit the crops and the climate of many areas from Canada through
the states, Central America and some places in South America.

He is survived by his wife of 29 years, Gretchen Bickel Pool;
a son, John Denton Pool of Ketchum, Idaho; three nieces, Wendy
Van Syckle of Houston, Texas,  Channice Charles of Minneapolis,
Minn.,  and Mrs. Russ Tucker of Cleveland, Texas; and cousin,
Channing E. Dakin of Mason City, Iowa.

    

MCGG 8/30/1995 circa
William A. Prothman
ALGONA 

     William A. Prothman, 77, of Algona, died Tuesday (Aug. 29,
1995) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East, Mason City.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Cecelia's
Catholic Church, Algona, with the Rev. Steve Broderson and the
Rev. Cecil Friedmann officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery,
with military rites by the American Legion and the V.F.W. Post.

Visitation will begin at 7:30 p.m. today at Wilson Funeral Home
and from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. Thursday with a 3 p.m. guild rosary
and  7:30 p.m. Scripture reading.

William A. Prothman was born Aug. 31, 1917, in Adanac, Saskatchewan,
Canada.

Survivors include his wife, Evelyn of Algona; three daughters,
Kathryn Macumber of Omaha, Neb., Constance Neuroth of Southern
Point, Texas, and Jean Kramer of Algona; three sons, Michael
of St. Charles, Mo., Patrick of Algona, and William of Sandwich,
Ill.; two sisters, Barbara Pearse of Tisdale, Saskatchewan, and
Patricia Levine of Calgary, Alberta;  two brothers, Greg Prothman
of Donnelly, Idaho, and Ray Prothman of Nanaimo, British Columbia;
14 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by parents, one brother and five sisters.

    

MCGG 8/30/1995 circa
Roger W. Bartz
GRAFTON 

      Roger W. Bartz, 54, died Saturday (Aug. 26, 1995) at his home.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Emmanuel
Lutheran Church with the Rev. Gregory Bjornstad and the Rev.
Rose Marie Lewis officiating.  Burial will be in Grafton Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Champion Funeral
Home, Osage.

Roger W. Bartz was born Aug. 31, 1940, in Grafton.

Survivors include his mother, Vera Bartz of St. Ansgar; one
sister, Marjorie Lane of Minneapolis, Minn.; and one brother,
Eugene Bartz of Grafton.   He was preceded in death by his father.

    

MCGG 8/31/1995 
[Written by the family]
Marie Anna Gonnerman
ST.ANSGAR  

     A memorial service will be held for Marie Anna Gonnerman, 94
 of St. Ansgar, (formerly of Dysart) at 2 p.m. Friday, at the
St. Ansgar Good Samaritan Center, with Pastor Miles Grismore
officiating.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Calvary
Baptist Church in Dysart, with Pastor Jim Swieringa officiating.
Brurial will be in the Dysart Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 9 until 11 a.m. Saturday at the
Calvary Baptist Church in Dysart.

Overton Funeral Homes of Dysart is in charge of arrangements.

Marie was born in Glenwood, Iowa on Aug. 18, 1901, daughter
of Joseph and Lydia Winter.  Marie received her education in Glenwood.

As a young girl, Marie made the most important decision of her
life. Realizing she was dead in sin and that Christ died for
her sins on the cross, she by faith received the Lord Jesus Christ
into her life as her personal Saviour. She loved the lord, lived
for Him, and desired to make Him known to others.

On Feb. 23, 1923, Marie married Charles Gonnerman at the home
of her parents in Glenwood.

Charles and Marie farmed in the Dysart area and in December
of 1965 retired to their home on Clark Street in Dysart.

Preceded in death by Charles in April of 1982, Marie remained
in Dysart where she was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church
and actively served her Lord until she moved to the Worth Living
Retirement Home at St. Ansgar, in September of 1988.

In February of 1992, she moved to the Good Samaritan Nursing
Home in St. Ansgar, where Marie died and went to be with her
Lord on Wednesday, (Aug. 30, 1995).

Marie is survived by five sons, Burnell of Ankeny, Dean of Oregon
City, Ore., LaVern of Ankeny, Gary of St. Ansgar, and Allen of
Montgomery, Ill.; six daughters, Mrs. Angelene Dwyer of Elkader,
Virginia Gonnerman of Toledo, Maydine Gonnerman of St. Ansgar,
Iowa; VirJean Gonnerman of Union Grove, Wis.; and Lorraine Gonnerman
of Dinorwic, Ontario, Canada; as well as 17 grandchildren; and
13 great-grandchildren.

The family is greatly comforted to know their mother is with
the Lord.

    

MCGG 8/31/1995 circa
Harold E. Schmidt
BELMOND  

     Harold E. Schmidt, 88, of Clear Lake, Calif., formerly of Belmond
died Wednesday (Aug. 23, 1995) at Clear Lake, Calif.

Graveside services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept.
2, 1995) at the Belmond Cemetery, with the Rev. Laurence Garrett
from the Belmond United Methodist Church officiating.

Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. on Friday at the Tenold
Funeral Home, Belmond.

Harold E. Schmidt was born May 22, 1907 in Marion County, Kan.
He was a longtime employee of General Mills and Central Soya
in Belmond.

He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Jeanne Tuckfield of
Overland Park, Kan., Barbara Rickert and her husband, Kenneth
of Clear Lake, Calif.; Carol ``Sue'' Heginger and her husband,
Lyle of Belmond, Iowa; one son, Jim Schmidt and his wife, Sandy
of Bullhead City, Ariz.; 18 grandchildren; several step-grandchildren;
and many great-grandchildren; and one sister, Edna Wright of
Smithsville, Mo.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and his wife, Jessie.

    

MCGG 8/31/1995 
Harvey S. Miller
MESA, Ariz. 

      Harvey S. Miller, 80, of 222 S. 91st St., Mesa, Ariz., died
Monday (Aug. 28, 1995) at his home.

Memorial services will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at the Ward-Van
Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St., Clear Lake, Iowa. Inurnment
will bake place at a later date in Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason
City, Iowa.

The family will greet friends one hour prior to services at
the funeral home.

Harvey was born Nov. 30, 1914 in Hebron, Wis., the son of 
Ervin Miller and Mollie Streng Miller.

Harvey served in the United States Army during World War II.

He married Lorraine Stebbens in 1944. They raised three children
at Shakopee, Minn.

He was a resident of Clear Lake for 14 years before retiring
to Mesa, Ariz.

Harvey is survived by his former wife, Lorraine Miller of Clear
Lake, Iowa; two sons, Thomas Miller of New Hope, Minn., and 
Michael Miller and his wife, Charise of Mesa, Ariz.; one daughter, 
Susan Medina of Clear Lake, Iowa; and three granddaughters, Nicolle
Medina of Clear Lake; Angela and Michele Miller, both of Mesa,
Ariz.

 

MCGG 8/31/1995 circa
Hazel Evelyn "Gift" Taylor
MASON CITY  

      Hazel Evelyn ``Gift'' Taylor, 97, of 302 Second St. N. E.,
Mason City, died Monday (Aug. 28, 1995) at the Good Shepherd
Nursing Home.

Funeral services will be held 1:30 p.m. Friday at the United
Methodist Church in Dallas Center, with the Rev. Sushil Joseph
officiating. Burial will be in the Masonic Cemetery, Dallas Center.

The family suggest memroials to the Hazel E. Taylor memorial
fund.

Visitation will begin at 4 p.m. today at the Ward-Van Slyke
Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St., Clear Lake, with a 7 p.m.
prayer service, with the Rev. Bernard Olson officiating. Visitation
will continue one hour before services on Friday at the church
in Dallas Center.

Hazel Evelyn Gift  was born Sept. 28, 1897 to Frank Gift and
Anna Barmore Gift at Orangeville, Ill., the second born of eight
children.

In 1903, the family moved by train, livestock and machinery
to Sheldon, Iowa, where they farmed for five years.

In 1908, they purchased a farm at Dallas Center, Iowa, where
they lived for many years.

After graduating from high school, Hazel taught country schools
for two years, then majored in elementary education at the Iowa
State College in Ames, Iowa.

On June 2, 1920, she was united in marriage to Harry E. Taylor
in her parent's home. They remained on the farm from 1920 to
1945. They became the parents of seven children, six sons and
one daughter.

On March 1, 1945, the family moved to a farm near Swaledale,
Iowa. Because of reasons of health, Harry and Hazel and the three
youngest children moved to Tucson, Ariz. in 1948. In 1973 the
parents moved back to Mason City, Iowa.

Hazel is survived by six children, Howard Taylor and his wife,
Elaine of Clear Lake; Gordon Taylor and his wife, Eva of Mason
City; Donald Taylor and his wife, Betty of Mason City; Ralph
Taylor and his wife, Shirley of Tucson, Ariz.; Marilyn and her
husband, Warren Custer of Hugo, Okla.; and Dr. Wendell Taylor
and his wife, Marge of Seminole, Fla; 22 grandchildren; and 30
great-grandchildren; two sisters, Dorothy McKelvey and Lorene
Mullins, both of Dallas Center; and one brother, Robert Gift
of Marshalltown.

She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Lester Gift
and Harry Gift; two sisters, Lois Elliott and Ethel Aldrich;
a son, Allen Robert Taylor, who died in 1933 in a farm accident;
and her husband, Harry E. Taylor, who died July 7, 1982.

 

MCGG 8/31/1995 circa
Blanch Mae Fuller
CLEAR LAKE  

     Blanch Mae Fuller, 102, of Clear Lake, died Monday (Aug. 28,
1995) at the Oakwood Care Center, Clear Lake.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Ward-Van
Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St., Clear Lake, with the
Rev. Bernard Olson officiating. Burial will be in the Clear Lake
Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral
home.

The family requests memorials be made in her name.

Blanch was born Sept. 7, 1892 in Norwalk, Wis., the daughter
of Frederick Thomas Woodliff and Lillian Mae (nee) Bootle Woodliff.

She attended school in Norwalk and was employed as a hired
girl.

Blanch met her future husband when she and a brother went to
Dakota to work as ranch house cook and hired hand for a threshing
crew. The workers included Lewis Lester Fuller of Clear Lake,
Iowa.

After returning home to their respective homes, Lewis later
traveled to Wisconsin to make Blanch his bride. 

They were married Feb. 2, 1912 in LaCross, Wis. They returned
to South Dakota for a year and then settled in Clear Lake. She
worked in restaurants and as a practical nurse.

Her hobbies included baking, crocheting afghans and piecing
quilts.

She was a member of the United Methodist Church in Clear Lake
and the Grandmother's Club.

She is survived by three grandsons, Larry Fuller of Clear Lake,
Anthony Fuller of Granada Hills, Calif., and Mark Fuller of Beatrice,
Neb.; and a half-sister, Vella Nelson of Minneapolis, Minn.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; two sons,
Lester and Frederick Fuller; infant twin daughters; two brothers,
Fredrick and Harvey Woodliff; a granddaughter, Joan Nissen; two
half-sisters; and two half-brothers.

 

MCGG 8/31/1995 circa
Verna Mae Anderson
ESTHERVILLE  

      Verna Mae Anderson, 75, of Austin, Minn., died Monday (Aug.
28, 1995) at St. Olaf Hospital, Albert Lea, Minn.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. today at the Henry-Olson-Fuhrman
Funeral Home, in Estherville, with the Rev. Richard Harbur and
the Rev. Leonard Link officiating. Burial will be in the Lincoln
Township Cemetery, Dolliver, Iowa.

Visitation was held from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral
home in Estherville.

Verna Mae Anderson was born Dec. 25, 1919 in Colton, S.D., to
Frank Hartman and Beulah Lambert Hartman.

She attended school in Dolliver, Iowa graduating from Dolliver
High School in 1938.

She then attended Nettleton Business College in Sioux Falls,
S.D. for two years.

She was united in marriage to Murven O. Anderson on July 5,
1949 at Estherville, Iowa.

Verna moved to the Dolliver area with her parents as a girl.

After graduating from business college, she worked at a defense
plant in Omaha, Neb. during World War II.

She also worked at the home office of Skelley Oil Company
in Omaha after the War.

In 1949 she returned to the Gruver area.

After their marriage, the couple farmed near Forest City, Iowa,
Dunnell, Minn., and Peterson, Minn. before moving to Estherville
in 1969. 

They also lived in Forest City, before moving to Austin, Minn.,
in 1987.

Verna Mae is survived by her husband, Murven O. Anderson of
Austin, Minn.; two sons, Craig Anderson of Austin, Minn., and
William Anderson and his wife, Sharon of Petersburg, Alaska;
two daughters, Jean Eksuzian and her husband, Mark of Salisbury,
Md., and Christie Frohling and her husband, Gene of Rowan;  four
grandchildren; one sister, Marian Hartman of Estherville; two
brothers, Claude Hartman and his wife, Katherine of Sioux Falls,
S.D. , and Glenn Hartman and his wife, Ellen of Union, Neb.;
and one sister-in-law, Alice Hartman of Dunnell, Minn.

She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother; and one
infant sister.

 

MCGG 8/31/1995 circa
Fannie Abel
MASON CITY  

      Fannie Abel, 98, of 548 15th St. S.E., Maosn City, died Wednesday
(Aug. 30, 1995) at the I.O.O.F. Home, Mason City.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Major Erickson Funeral
Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.

 

MCGG 8/31/1995 
Margaret R. Brown
VENICE, Fla.  

     Margaret R. Brown, 92, of Venice, Fla., died Wednesday (Aug.
30, 1995) in Venice.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 9,
1995, at the Venice United Church of Christ.

Farley Funeral Home and Crematory of Venice is in charge of
arrangements.

Memorial donations may be made to the Venice United Church of
Christ, 620 Shamrock Blvd., Venice, Fla. 34293 or Shriners Hospital
for Crippled Children, c/o Sahib Temple, 600 North Beneva Road,
Sarasota, Fla. 33582.

Margaret was born in Mason City, Iowa on April 28, 1903.

She came to the Venice area from Mason City, Iowa, 28 years
ago, where she was Deputy Clerk of the District Court from 1920
for 26 years. 

She retired as manager of the Cerro Gordo Abstract Company after
21 years of employment.

She was a member of the Venice United Church of Christ. She
was past president  of the American Legion Post 101 Mason City,
past president and charter member of Pilot International in Mason
City; a member of the 40 + 8 Club, life member of the Venice
Hospital Auxiliary Volunteers, a member of the Audubon Society
National and ... levels, a member of the Mote Marine Laboratory in 
Sarasota, and a member of LIFE AND HOSPICE.

She was an avid bowler and golfer.

Survivors include her two sisters, Eleanor Johannsen and Charlotte
Leaman, both of Mason city; and nine nieces and nephews.

She was pre-deceased by Maxwel E. Riley in 1968 and also 
Weston Ackley Brown, who died in 1980.

 

MCGG 8/31/1995 circa
Leo L. Abbas
KANAWHA 

      Leo L. Abbas, 66, of Kanawha, died Wednesday (Aug. 30, 1995)
at home.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the
Kanawha Christian Reformed Church, with the Rev. David Daley
officiating. Burial will be in the Amsterdam Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 2 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Ewing Funeral
Home.

Leo L. Abbas was born July 3, 1929 at Britt.

Survivors include his wife, Faye Abbas of Kanawha; four daughters,
Pamela Miller of Mason City, Lory Shippy of Clear Lake, Debora
Abbas of Sioux Center, and Vicky Anderson of Kanawha; and one
son, Wayne Abbas of Kanawha; five grandchildren; and two great-
grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents and one infant sister.

 

MCGG 8/31/1995 circa
Florence C. Schaefer
MASON CITY  

      Florence C. Schaefer, 81, of Mason City, died Wednesday (Aug.
30, 1995) at Good Shepherd Healthcare Center.

Memorial services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Hogan
Bremer Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E., with the Rev. Carl
A. Ries of St. Joseph Catholic Church officiating. Inurnment
will be in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery.

Her body was cremated. There will be no visitation. The family
will greet friends from 5 to 7 p.m. today and beginning at 1
p.m. Friday until time of services at the funeral chapel.

Memorials may be given to Hospice of North Iowa or A.L.S. (Lou
Gehrigs Disease) in memory of Florence C. Schaefer.

Florence C. Schaefer was born Dec. 22, 1913, in LaCrosse, Wis.,
daughter of John J. Schnell and Julia Boma Schnell.

She married John H. Schaefer on Jan. 20, 1942, in LaCrosse,
He preceded her in death on Jan. 16, 1979.

Florence grew up in LaCrosse, and moved to Mason City with her
family in 1960.

 She enjoyed reading, bowling and crossword puzzles.

 She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church.

Survivors include one son, John C. Schaefer and his wife, Denise
of Mason City; one son-in-law, Dwight Kleven of Mason City; one
brother, William Schnell of LaCrosse; and five grandchildren,
Mike Kleven and his wife, Kimberly of Mason City, Lisa Kleven
and her friend, Damon of Phoeniz, Ariz., and Ryan, Adam and Jenifer
Schaefer, all of Mason City.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; one daughter,
Barb Kleven; one sister, Helen McHugh; and one brother,
Eddie Schnell.

 

MCGG 8/31/1995 circa
Donald L. Davisson
CLEAR LAKE 

      Donald L. Davisson, 76, of 1410 S. Second St., died Thursday
(Aug. 24, 1995) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center, Mason City,
of heart failure.

A private family graveside service will be held with the Rev.
David Van Wingerden of Evangelical Free Church officiating. Burial
will be in Clear Lake Cemetery.

There will be no visitation.  Dunn's Funeral Home, Des Moines,
is in charge of arrangements.

Memorial contributions may be made to Opportunity Village, P.O.
Box 5, Clear Lake, Iowa 50428.

Donald L. Davisson was born in Glendive, Mont.  He lived in
Washington prior to moving to Clear Lake, where he was a resident
for three years.  He was employed as a Survey Party Chief for
Los Angeles County Flood Control District, retiring in 1976.
 He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.

Mr. Davisson was a member of the Evangelical Free Church in
Clear Lake, Odd Fellows Lodge, and was a volunteer and fund raiser
for the mentally retarded.

Survivors include his wife, Fayrean Davisson of Clear Lake;
one son, Steven Paul Davisson of Opportunity Village, Clear Lake;
one daughter, Sallie Davisson of Porterville, Calif.; two grandchildren,
Steven James Davisson and Vanessa Davisson, both of Porterville,
Calif.; one sister, Audrey Anderson of Spokane, Wash.; and many
cousins in Iowa.

 

MCGG 8/31/1995 circa
Richard Dietz
ALLISON 

      Richard Dietz, 65, of Allison, died Thursday (Aug. 24, 1995)
at the Waverly Municipal Hospital, Waverly.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral
Home, Allison.

 

MCGG 8/31/1995 circa
Frank C. Nikolas
MARBLE ROCK 

      Frank C. Nikolas, 64, of Rothsay, Minn., and formerly of Marble
Rock, died Thursday (Aug. 24, 1995) at the Dakota Hospital, Fargo,
N.D.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Reid's
Funeral Chapel, Greene, with the Rev. Galen Smith officiating.
 Burial will be in the Pleasant View Cemetery, Aplington.

Visitation will be held at 9 a.m. until service time Monday
at the funeral chapel.

Other arrangements are incomplete at Reid's Funeral Chapel,
Greene.

 

MCGG 8/31/1995 circa
Cora A. Allos
MASON CITY 

      Cora A. Allos, 79, of 226 Seventh St. N.E., died Wednesday
(Aug. 23, 1995) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Major
Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., with the Rev.
Merlin Ackerson of First United Methodist Church officiating.
Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today and Saturday morning
until time of services at Major Erickson Funeral Home.

Cora A. Allos was born Dec. 11, 1915, in Mason City, the daughter
of Lavalle Reynolds and Luella Hornberger Reynolds.  She attended
schools in Mason City.  Cora married Alexander J. Allos on April 8, 1931,
in Mason City.  Cora moved and lived in Plymouth for 22 years,
returning to Mason City in 1966.

Survivors include two daughters, Evelyn Sonabria of Viola, Wis.,
and Pearl Turner of Mason City; two sisters, Goldie Paulson of
Mason City, and Rosalee Bjorkland of Renton, Wash.; one brother,
Lavern Reynolds of Yucca Valley, Calif.; grandchildren, Merle
and his wife, Sherrie Martin; Linda and her husband, Mike Culek,
and Craig and his wife, Mary Martin, all of Viroqua, Wis., Donna
and her husband, Bill Cordle of Plymouth; Michael and his wife,
Connie Turner, Pamela Turner and Marianne and her husband, Myron
Lunning, all of Mason City; 13 great-grandchildren; four
stepgreat-grandchildren;
two great-great-grandchildren; two stepgreat-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Alex,
in 1987, four brothers and two sisters.

 

MCGG 8/31/1995 circa
Maxine M. Lauer
MASON CITY 

      Maxine M. Lauer, 76, of 2104 S. Taft Ave., died Thursday (Aug.
24, 1995) at home.

A funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph
Catholic Church, 302 Fifth St. S.E., with the Rev. Carl A. Ries
officiating.  Burial will be in Elmwood St. Joseph Cemetery.

Visitation will begin at 4 p.m. today at Hogan-Bremer Colonial
Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E., with a Scriptural prayer service
at 7 p.m.

Maxine Lauer was born July 12, 1919, in Mason City, the daughter
of Edward Nugent and Louise (nee) Hazen Nugent.  She married 
Francis J. Lauer on May 27, 1944, in Mason City.

Maxine grew up in Mason City and graduated from Mason City High
School.  She loved spending time with her family, especially
her grandson Joshua.  She enjoyed knitting, needlepoint and crocheting.

She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and St. Theresa
Circle.

Survivors include one son, Greg Lauer of Mason City; one daughter,
Mary Selvig and her husband, Ken, of Burnsville, Minn.; one very
special grandson, Joshua Selvig of Burnsville, Minn.; one sister,
Ann Jean Grelk of Mason City; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Francis,
in 1974; a stillborn daughter, Jean Ann; two sisters, Anita Phillips
and Lucille Hahn; and one brother, Edward Nugent.

 

MCGG 8/31/1995 circa
Glen Hovey
CHARLES CITY 

      Glen Hovey, 68, of 1107 18th Ave., died Tuesday (Aug. 22, 1995)
at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minn., following a short
illness of infectious pneumonia.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate
Conception Catholic Church, Highway 18 and Clark Streets. Monsignor
Stanley J. Hayek, pastor, will be conducting the service.  Burial
will be in Calvary Cemetery with military rites.  Friends may
call from noon to 9 p.m. today at Fullerton Hage Funeral Home,
401 Blunt St., where there will be a prayer service at 7:30 p.m.

Glen was born to George Hovey and Velma (nee) McDonald Hovey at
Independence, on May 30, 1927.  Glen attended school in Charles City.  
After schooling, he served in the U.S. Marine Corps, 1943-46.  Glen
married Betty L. Bailey in Charles City on June 24, 1948.  The
couple remained in the area as operators of a petroleum distributing
business, Hovey Oil Company, and a group of convenience stores.
 Glen has been active in community organizations.  He was a member
of the Moose, the V.F.W., the American Legion and the Iowa Petroleum
Marketers Association and Classic Car Club.

Living family members include his wife, Betty, of Charles City;
two daughters, Glenda and her husband, Dennis Gifford, and Geri
and her husband, Mike Frascht, all of Charles City; one son,
Scott and his wife, Marsha Hovey of Charles City; and eight grandchildren,
Brandy and Lacey Gifford; Nicole, Stewart, and Valerie Frascht;
and Taylor, Samantha, and Katie Hovey.  Other family members
include three brothers, Kenneth Hovey and Raymond Hovey, both
of Charles City, and George Hovey of Las Vegas, Nev., and one
sister, Ruth (Mrs. Dale) Chestek of Copperas Cove, Texas.

He was preceded in death by his parents, George and Velma Hovey,
and one sister, Lois.

Friends may direct any memorials to the Charles City Revitalization
Fund.

 

MCGG 8/31/1995 circa
Florence E. Van Heiden
MASON CITY 

      Florence E. Van Heiden, 76, of 621 S. Louisiana Ave., died
Thursday (Aug. 24, 1995) at Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit.

Funeral services will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday at Major Erickson
Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., with the Rev. David Shogren
of Wesley United Methodist Church officiating.  Burial will be
in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Friends may call from 3:30 to 8 p.m. today and on Saturday morning
until time of services at Major Erickson Funeral Home.

Florence E. Van Heiden was born April 10, 1919, in Mason City
the daughter of Philip Geyer and Hilda Petrie Geyer.  She married
Edward H. Van Heiden on Dec. 13, 1945, in Kansas.  They moved
to Mason City that same year and Mrs. Van Heiden has resided
here since.  She loved painting and bingo.

Survivors include two sisters, Marion Engleman of Mason City
and Ellen Bailey of Washington, D.C.; one niece, Linda Neibergall
of Mason City; one nephew, Gregory Engleman of Astoria, Ore.;
grand- nieces, Debra Neibergall of Mesa, Ariz.; Rebecca and her
husband, Tim Fry of Des Moines, and Angela Engleman of Clear
Lake; grand-nephew, Jeffrey Engleman and his wife, Rachael, of
Astoria, Ore.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward, in 1978, two
brothers and one sister.