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Clement J. Diesburg
CLARKSVILLE 
 
     Clement J. Diesburg, 77, formerly of Belmond, died Thursday 
(July 20, 1995) at home.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St.
Michael's Catholic Church, Nashua.  Burial will be in St. Michael's
Cemetery. 
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday and 9 to 10 a.m.
Tuesday at Chenoweth & Son Funeral Home, Nashua.

Survivors include his wife, Gertrude Diesburg of Clarksville; four
sons, Raymond Diesburg of Waverly, Robert Diesburg of Belmond, 
Larry Diesburg of Freemont, Calif., and Michael Diesburg of 
Clarksville; three daughters, Alice Schaa of Patterson,
Calif., Jean Dietz of Dumont, and Debra Diesburg of Waterloo; three
sisters, Coletta Dickhausen of Langdon, N.D., Lucille Koskie of
Ionia, and Irene Johnson of Clarksville; 21 grandchildren; and 18
great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by one son, his parents, four brothers,
and two sisters.

 

MCGG 7/25/1995
Elsie Katherine Sorensen Jorgensen
CHARLES CITY 

      Elsie Jorgensen, 91, died Friday (July 21, 1995) at the Floyd 
County Memorial Hospital.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Hauser
Funeral Home with the Rev. Dennis Niezwaag of St. John Evangelical
Lutheran Church officiating.  Burial will be in Sunnyside Memory
Gardens.

Visitation will be held from noon to 9 p.m. Monday at Hauser
Funeral Home, and will continue at 9 a.m. Tuesday until the time of
the funeral.

Elsie Katherine Sorensen Jorgensen was born March 30, 1904 at Dike.

Survivors include one daughter, Judy Christensen of Charles City;
five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and one great-great
grandson.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, one daughter,
four brothers and four sisters.

 

MCGG 7/25/1995
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Wilda (Griffith) Sifert
CLEAR LAKE 

     Wilda (Griffith) Sifert, 83, of 625 14th Ave. N., died Friday
(July 21, 1995) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason
City.

A celebration of Wilda's life will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at
the Clear Lake United Methodist Church.  Officiating will be the
Rev. Bernard Olson.

Visitation will be held after 9 a.m. Tuesday at the church and will
continue until time of the celebration.  Fullerton Patterson James
Funeral Chapel, 123 Second St. S.E., Mason City, is in charge of
arrangements.  Interment will be at Memorial Park Cemetery. 
Those planning an expression of sympathy may wish to make donations
to the Wycliffe Bible Translators (designated for David and Karen
Sifert) at P.O. Box 2727, Huntington Beach, Calif. 92647.  Those
funds will be used for their missionary work in Yarinacocha, Peru.

Wilda was born on March 20, 1912 the daughter of Howard and Iona
Griffith  in Hampton.  She attended school in Mason City and
graduated from  Mason City High School in 1929.  She was employed
as a telephone  operator for Northwestern Bell.  

On Sept. 29, 1934 she was united in marriage to Kenneth Roland
Sifert  and to this union were born four children.  Wilda was
active in 4-H and Boy and Girl Scouts as her children were growing
up.  She also taught piano in her home, as well as enjoying sewing,
reading, gardening, and playing the piano.  She was a member of the
Clear Lake United Methodist Church, the United Methodist Women,
Swaledale Garden Club, the Clear Lake Home Improvement Club,
Central Heights Neighborhood Birthday Club, the Double F Club, and
the Wycliffe Bible Translators Assoc.  She worked as a volunteer
for many different organizations, and particularly for Opportunity
Village. 

She was the mother to David Sifert, Charles Sifert, Susan Sifert, 
and Crystal Sifert, her four children, grandmother to fourteen 
children, and great-grandmother of six.  She is also survived by 
her sisters, Claribel Bingham and Dorothy Vesterby, one brother, 
William Leffingwell, and her sister-in-law, Doris Warren.

She preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Kenneth in 1972,
her sisters, Millicent and Eva Rae, and one brother, Edward. 
                                                                  
 

MCGG 7/25/1995
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Irwin J. Wessels
BUFFALO CENTER 

     Irwin J. Wessels, 89, of Buffalo Center, died Sunday (July 23,
1995) at the Lake Mills Care Center.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Bethlehem
Lutheran Church, Buffalo Center, with the Rev. Gerald Dysle
officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m Wednesday at the Winter
Funeral Home, and will continue one hour prior to services at the
church on Thursday.

The family suggests memorials to Hospice of North Iowa, Mason City.

Irwin J. Wessels was born Feb. 28, 1906, in Hamilton County. 
Survivors include his wife, Selma Wessels of Lake Mills; four
daughters, Clarice Wessels of St. Louis Park, Minn.; Juanita
Wessels  of Mason City; Elaine Skaar of White Bear Lake, Minn., and 
Diane Wessels of Garner; one brother, Herbert Wessels of
St. Charles, Ill.; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. 
He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers.

 

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Penny Lammers
ALLISON 

     Penny Lammers, 50, died Friday (July 21, 1995) at North Iowa
Mercy Health Center East, Mason City.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home with the Rev. Walter Brunkan
officiating.  Burial will be in Allison Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 3 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Penny Lammers was born Oct. 25, 1944 in Tacoma, Wash.

Survivors include her husband, Walter Lammers of Allison; three
sons, Jim Lammers of Waverly, Michael Lammers of Parkersburg, and
Dan Williams of Flat Rock, Ill.; four daughters, Amie Dixon of
Grand Island, Neb., Sandra Doolittle of El Cajun, Calif., Sharon
Thompkins of LaGrange, Ga., and Deb Agby of Michigan; her mother,
Laverne Abernath of Chula Vista, Calif.; her step-mother, Nell
Morgan of Flat Rock, Ill.; and 10 grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her father.

 

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Esther Anna Field
HANLONTOWN 

     Esther Anna Field, 93, died Saturday (July 22, 1995) at North
Iowa Mercy Health Center East, Mason City.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Grace Lutheran
Church with the Rev. Linda Johnson officiating.  Burial will be in
Brush Point Cemetery.

Visitation will be held at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Bride
Colonial Chapel, Manly, is in charge of arrangements. 
The family suggests memorials to the Esther Anna Field Memorial
Fund. 
Esther Anna Field was born Aug. 3, 1901 in rural Hanlontown. 
Survivors include two nieces; one great-niece; one great-nephew. 
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, one son, six
brothers, and seven sisters.

 

MCGG 7/26/1995
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Faith Irene Jost
MASON CITY 
     Faith Irene Jost, 85, formerly of 710 S. Pierce Ave., died
Sunday (July 23, 1995) at the Good Shepherd Health Center.  
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Rolling Acres
Free Methodist Church, 604 23rd St. S.W.  Officiating will be the
Rev. Wayne Ryan and the Rev. Herschel Hawf.  Interment will be at
the Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery.

Visitation will be after 3 p.m. today at Fullerton Patterson James
Funeral Chapel, 123 Second St. S.E.

Memorials may be made to the church in her name.

Faith was born Jan. 21, 1910, at Earl, Wis., the daughter of David
Graham and Bertha (nee) Hart Graham.  She moved to Hampton  with
her family in 1924 and graduated from the high school in 1928.  In
1940 she moved to Mason City and was the manager of the Dixie Shop,
Holly Shop, Mode ``O'' Day and worked at Montgomery Wards and
McGregor Furniture store.  She was a member of the Rolling Acre
Free Methodist Church where she was very active until the time of
her illness in 1983.  She dearly loved her family and friends and
to spend time crocheting and embroidering.  For the past five years
she was a resident of Good Shepherd Health Center. 
Ref: Gloria Hartwig
Ref: Charlotte Jost
Survivors include one son, Dr. Ronald C. Jost and his wife, Ruth,
of Clear Lake; one daughter, Mrs. H. DeVere (Gloria) Hartwig of
Mason City; one daughter-in-law, Mrs. Roland (Charlotte) Jost of
LeMars; 14 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and three
great-great-grandchildren.

She was proceeded in death by her parents; three sons, Roger Jost,
Don Jost and Roland Jost; three brothers, Edwin Graham, 
Frank Graham and Omar Graham; and two sisters, Minnie and Ellen. 

 

MCGG 7/26/1995
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Laveila E. Quamme
RAKE 

     Laveila E. Quamme, 69, died Saturday (July 22, 1995) at United
Hospital, Blue Earth, Minn.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Zion
Lutheran Church with the Rev. Neil Christopherson and the Rev.
William Peake officiating.  Burial will be in West Cemetery. 
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Winter Funeral
Home, Buffalo Center, and will continue one hour prior to services
at the church.

Laveila E. Quamme was born Feb. 7, 1926 in Elmore, Minn.

Survivors include her husband, William Quamme of Rake; one
daughter, Linda Harms of Rake; two sons, Dan Quamme of Emmetsburg,
and David Quamme of Rake; two brothers, Raymond Madetzke of
Riverside, Calif., and Willard Madetzke of Blue Earth, Minn.; and
four grandchildren. 

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

 

MCGG 7/26/1995
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Roy S. Hanson
JOICE 

     Roy S. Hanson, 74, died Saturday (July 22, 1995) at North Iowa
Mercy Health Center, Mason City.

Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Asbury
United Methodist Church, Lake Mills, with the Rev. Joan Skyrme
officiating.  There will be no visitation.  Mittelstadt Funeral
Home,  Lake Mills, is in charge of arrangements.

Roy S. Hanson was born Aug. 2, 1920 in Renwick.

Survivors include his wife, Jean Hanson of Joice; one son,  Roy
`Stanley' Hanson II of Tempe, Ariz.; one daughter, Char Hanson of
Emmons; one brother, Bob Hanson of Pearce, Ariz.

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

 

MCGG 7/26/1995
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Joe Diaz
VESTAL, N.Y.  

     Joe Diaz, 73, of Vestal, N.Y., passed away on Monday (July 24,
1995) at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Binghamton, N.Y., after a
brief illness.

A Memorial Mass was offered at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Blessed
Sacrament Church, Johnson City, with Monsignor James D. Kane
officiating.

Allen Memorial Home, 511-513 E. Main St., Endicott, N.Y., was in
charge of arrangements.

A Memorial Golf Scholarship is being established in Joe's memory by
the John Kelly Golf League c/o John Hriciga, 204 Antonte Drive,
Endicott, N.Y. 13760 or contributions may be made in Joe's name to
one's favorite charity.

He was a member and lector of Blessed Sacrament Church of Johnson
City.

He attended Holy Family Catholic High School and Junior College in
Mason City, Iowa; he was a graduate of Iowa State University;
Syracuse University with a masters in engineering education;
Cornell University with a Ph.D in Curriculum Education
Administration and Computer Science. 

He was a member of ETA Kappa Nu and Tau Beta Phi.

He was a retired employee of IBM Corporation, retiring in 1984
after 33 years of service and a member of its Quarter Century Club.

Joe was promoted to advisory engineer in 1961, worked on various
engineering assignments, Small Systems Information Retrieval,
technical proposals for new business, applications programming,
Software Quality Assurance and Avionics Engineering.

Joe achieved two patents and had one invention published.  
Joe taught at Pan American University in McAllen, Texas, under the
faculty loan program.

He was an avid golfer, a great reader, computer specialist and
consultant.

Neighbors and friends describe Joe as a good, kind and gentle man.

He is survived by his wife, Teresa Diaz; children from a previous
marriage; one daughter, Mary Kiser, Clearwater, Fla; one son, Joe
(Jr.) Diaz of Clearwater, Fla.; two granddaughters, Heather and
Elisa; one sister, Alice Lee of Mason City, Iowa; one brother and
sister-in-law, Louis and Rosemary Diaz, of St. Louis, Mo.; several
nieces and nephews; several grand-nieces and grand-nephews. 
He was preceded in death by his parents, Luis Diaz and 
Elisa (nee) Flores Diaz; a brother, Alphonso Diaz and
sister-in-law,  Judith Diaz.

 

MCGG 7/27/1995
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Elgin G. Enabnit
CLEAR LAKE 

     Elgin G. Enabnit, 93, of 2515 S. Lakeview Court, Clear Lake,
died Sunday (July 23, 1995) at Good Shepherd Health Center, Mason
City.
     
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at the United
Church of Christ in Osage with the Rev. Bernard G. Olson
officiating. Burial will be in Elmwood St. Joseph Cemetery, Mason
City. 
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Major Erickson
Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City, with Masonic
Rites by the Osage Lodge at 7 p.m.  Visitation will also be at 11
a.m. Thursday at the church.

Elgin G. Enabnit was born Sept. 16, 1901, at Mingo, the son of Fred
Enabnit and Katherine Enabnit.  He was married to  Clarice Rose
Tank of Mason City in December 1922, and lived in  Mason City,
Marble Rock, Osage and Clear Lake in Iowa and Lewiston  and
Milville in Minnesota.  Clarice died in June 1967.  Elgin married 
Vera J. Lang of Clear Lake in November of 1968.  Vera died in 
January 1994.

Mr. Enabnit farmed and was in business in Minnesota and moved to
Osage in 1944 where he operated an oil company and automobile
dealership before becoming mayor of Osage.  He was mayor for 26
years beginning in 1956.  He was instrumental in making many city
improvements during his tenure.  Most noteworthy are the four-lane,
tree-lined mainstreet and obtaining the municipal franchise to go
along with the municipal electric utility giving the city the
lowest utility rates in the state.

He was instrumental in forming the North Iowa Council of
Governments and served as its first president.  He helped organize
the North Iowa Crime Commission and served on its board and also as
its president.  He served as president of the Osage Chamber of
Commerce, chairman of the Mitchell County Cancer Society for five
years and was the first president of the Mitchell County Historical
Society.  He was also president of the Osage Development
Corporation and was Mitchell County's Civil Defense Director for 10
years.  

He is a charter member of the Osage Rotary Club and its past
president and was also named a Rotary Paul Harris Fellow.   
Mr. Enabnit served as Sunday school teacher and superintendent and
was a member of the Board of Trustees and served as moderator for
17 years of the Osage United Church of Christ.  He also served
three years as president of the Congregational Laymen of Iowa and
three years on the Board of Directors of the United Church of
Christ of Iowa and was State Moderator.  He served as Master of the
Osage Masonic Lodge and was Commander of the Commandery and was
past president of the North Iowa Shrine Club and the North Iowa
Consistery.  He also was a past Noble Grand of the Osage Odd
Fellows Lodge.  He was a member of the Boy Scouts for over 50 years
and was president for three years of the Winnebago Council.  He won
the highest award for volunteer workers in the Boy Scouts, the
Silver Beaver.

Survivors include five children, Elgin (Jr.) Enabnit, and his wife,
Phyllis of Weston, Conn.; Ted Enabnit of Mason City; Jerry Enabnit
of San Antonio, Texas; Betty Burling of Minneapolis, Minn., and
Shirley McGhan and her husband, Donald, of Las Vegas, Nev.; and one
stepson, Ron W. Lang and his wife, Carolyn, of Lincoln, Neb. He
also is survived by 16 grandchildren, two stepgrandchildren, 31
great-grandchildren and one step-great-grandchild.

He was preceded in death by his parents, five brothers, a daughter,
a son, a daughter-in-law, a son-in-law and a grandson.

 

MCGG 7/27/1995
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Leora Clara Billerbeck Neil
Leora Clara (nee) Billerbeck
REINBECK 

     Services will be held for Leora Billerbeck Neil (Mrs. David
Neil)  at the United Church of Christ in Reinbeck at 10:30 a.m.
Thursday with  the Rev. Allan Mittler officiating.
REF: David Neil

Visitation with the family will be held from 6 to 8:30 p.m.
Wednesday at the French-Hand Funeral Home, Reinbeck.

Leora Clara Neil, 73, of 200 Centennial Drive, Reinbeck, passed
away Sunday (July 23, 1995) at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital
in Grundy Center after a courageous battle with cancer.

She is survived by her husband, David, of 49 years; daughter Rhonda
Koch and her husband, Dennis Koch of St. Ansgar; and son  Gary Neil
and his wife, Lynn of Reinbeck; four grandchildren, Grant and
Kindra Koch of St. Ansgar, and Ben and Rebecca Neil of Reinbeck;
four sisters, Myrne Billerbeck and Reva Billerbeck of Reinbeck, 
Francine Klahsen of Aplington, and Frances Lorenzen of Ventura; one 
brother, Donald Billerbeck of rural Reinbeck; and many nieces,
nephews and cousins.

Leora was preceded in death by her parents and one sister, Eunice
Neil. 

 

MCGG 7/27/1995
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Marvel Veonne Keough
MASON CITY 

     Marvel Veonne Keough, 65, of 722 15th St. N.E., died Monday
(July 24, 1995) at home.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Grace United
Methodist Church, 200 14th St. N.W., with the Rev. Harlan
Stenberg officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Visitation will begin at 4 p.m. today at the Hogan-Bremer
Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E., and one hour prior to
services at the church on Thursday.

Marvel was born Aug. 6, 1929 in Powersville, daughter of Wayne
Arhart  and Estella (nee) Allen Arhart.

She married James P. Keough on Nov. 29, 1947, in Austin, Minn. 
Marvel grew up in Marble Rock and attended  Marble Rock school.
She and her husband farmed in Thornton for a few years until
moving to Mason City in 1952. They owned and operated N & M Lunch
for 10 years.

Marvel loved spending time with her family and grandchildren. She
enjoyed crocheting and raising flowers. She was a member of the
Grace United Methodist Church.

Survivors include her husband, Jim Keough of Mason City; two
daughters, Patricia Blau and her husband, Daniel, of Forest City,
and Jacqueline Reich and her husband, Keith, of Mason City; three
sons, Michael James Keough and his wife, Tina, of Grandview, Mo.;
Terry Douglas Keough and his wife, Nancy, of Mason City, and
Joseph Allen Keough and his wife, Lea Ann, of Mason City; 13
grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; three sisters, Eleanor
Bramlette  and her husband, Claude, of West Covina, Calif.; Nola
Seifert and  her husband, Scott, of Mason City, and Joyce Hilton
and her  husband, Jerry, of Yakima, Wash.; one brother, Charles
Arhart and  his wife, Lorraine, of Altus, Okla.; one
sister-in-law,

Marilyn Arhart of Northwood; two special family members, Michael
Odom  of Manly and Dale Hertel of Mason City; and several nieces
and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; one grandson, Travis
Keough; three sisters, Shirley Arhart, Delores Arhart and  Ila
Mayers; two brothers, Claire Arhart and Donald Arhart; and her
stepfather, Clarence ``Bud'' Pitts.

  
 
MCGG 7/27/1995
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Ray H. Givler
HOUGHTON, Mich.  

     Ray H. Givler, 95, of the Douglass House Apartments in
Houghton, died Monday (July 24, 1995) at the Houghton  County
Medical Care Facility after being a patient for the past five
weeks.

Funeral services will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Plowe
Funeral Home, 401 Memorial Road, Houghton, with the Rev. Nancy
Sparks officiating. Burial will be in Fort Howard Cemetery, Green
Bay, Wis.

Friends may call from 6:30 p.m. until time of services at the
funeral home.

In lieu of other expressions of sympathy, the family suggests
memorials be made to Grace United Methodist Church, Houghton,
Mich.

Mr. Givler was born Oct. 31, 1899, in East Galesburg, Ill. He was
an accountant with the Chicago & North Western Railroad for 47
years, and lived in Mason City, Iowa, for many years before
moving to Chicago, Ill., and in 1948 to Green Bay, Wis.

He had resided in Houghton since 1990.

In 1926, he married the former Regina Klitsch of Mason City,
Iowa. She preceded him in death in 1987.

Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Laurie Gale and Cal Gale
of Houghton; four grandchildren, Bill Gale of Kingston, Ontario;
Janet (John) Valek of Fon du Lac, Wis.; John Gale of River
Forest, Ill.; and  Susan (Brian) McCall of Green Bay, Wis.; three 
great-grandchildren, Brandon Ray and Emily Meghan McCall and  
Emily Valek; and  several nieces, nephews and cousins.

 

MCGG 7/27/1995
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Irene B. Jermier
CHARLES CITY 

     Irene B. Jermier, 86, of Riverside Chautauqua Guest Home and
formerly of 106 Rob Roy Lane, Charles City, died Monday (July 24,
1995) at Floyd County Memorial Hospital.

Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the
Fullerton Hage Funeral Home, 401 Blunt St., with the Rev. Dennis
D. Niezwaag of St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church officiating.
Burial will be in  Sunnyside Memory Gardens.

Visitation will be from 1 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home,
with the family receiving friends from 7 to 9 p.m. There will be
further visitation one hour before services at the church. 
Those wishing to consider an expression of sympathy may consider
a memorial to St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church or direct the
memorial to the family.

Irene B. Jermier was born July 8, 1909, in Vinton.

Survivors include her husband, George Jermier, of Charles City;
five children Dorothy Shahan of Charles City; Kathryn Zanger of
Snohomish, Wash.; Donald Jermier of Stamford, Conn.; John
``Jersey'' Jermier of Cedar Falls and Michael Jermier of
Urbandale; 19 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and six
great-great-grandchildren. 

She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother.

 

MCGG 7/27/1995
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Virginia K. Seaberg
TITONKA 

     Virginia K. Seaberg, 54, of rural Wesley, died Monday (July
24, 1995) at Muse Norris Hospital Inpatient Unit, Mason City. 
Funeral services will be  held at 10 a.m. Thursday  at the United
Methodist Church of Titonka with the Rev. Karl Schiltz
officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Wesley.

Visitation will begin 3 p.m. today at the
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home, Titonka.

Virginia K. Seaberg was born Sept. 28, 1940, in Britt.

Survivors include  her husband, Dwight Seaberg of rural Wesley;
one daughter, Lisa Amesbury of Charlotte, N.C.; two sons, Mark
Seaberg  of rural Wesley and Tim Seaburg of Texarkana, Texas; her
mother,  Kathryn Kuchenreuther of Clear Lake; two grandchildren;
and one brother, Doug Swan of Sheridan, Wyo.

She was preceded in death by her father.

 

MCGG 7/27/1995
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Mildred E. Bellcourt
Mildred (nee) Clark
ROCKWELL 

     Mildred E. Bellcourt, 80, of 326 Clay St., Cedar Falls, died
Tuesday (July 25, 1995) at Cedar Falls Health Care Center. 
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the
Fullerton Patterson James Funeral Home, 120 Third Street,
Rockwell, with the Rev. Robert Dodge of the United Methodist
Church of Rockwell officiating. Interment will be in the Rockwell
Cemetery.

Visitation will begin at 4 p.m. today at the funeral home. 
Those planning  an expression of sympathy may direct memorials to
the Mildred E. Bellcourt Memorial Fund.

Mildred E. Bellcourt was born June 6, 1915, in Rockwell, the
daughter of Roy Clark and Nellie Clark (nee) Pope.

Mildred was baptized in the United Methodist Church, Rockwell,
and attended North Iowa Area Community College.

She lived in  Waterloo for 10 years, and was a licensed practical
nurse.

 Mildred worked at the Nora Springs Care Center for 18 years,
retiring in 1983.

She was an active member of the Royal Neighbors Club who enjoyed
playing cards, yard and crochet work.

She is survived by four sons, Bert Bellcourt and his wife,
Bernice of Waterloo; Marvin Bellcourt and his wife, Hattie, of
Lawton, Okla.;  Michael Bellcourt and Mark Bellcourt of St. Paul,
Minn.; three  grandchildren, Travis, Jamie and Teresa Bellcourt
of Waterloo; and  several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Lucille Patton
and Dorothy Wickware; and a brother, Clarence Clark.

 

MCGG 7/28/1995
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Vera Louise Benson
CRYSTAL LAKE 

     Vera Louise Benson, 88, of Crystal Lake, died Monday (July
24, 1995) at Westview Care Center, Britt.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the United
Methodist Church, with the Rev. Kenneth Suetterlin officiating.
Interment will be in Crystal Lake Township Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Ewing Funeral
Chapel, Britt, and two hours prior to service time at the church
on Friday.

Vera Louise Benson was born Feb. 19, 1908, at Nora Springs. 
Survivors include one daughter Josine Korsa of Crystal Lake; one
son, Bruce Benson of Westby, Wis.; five grandchildren; and one
great-grandchild.

 

MCGG 7/28/1995
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Wava J. Briggs
MASON CITY 

     Wava J. Briggs, 63, of 302 Second St. N.E., died Tuesday
(July 25, 1995)  at the Good Shepherd Nursing Home.
     
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at St. John's
Episcopal church, 120 First St. N.E., with the Rev. Warren
Frelund, Deacon, officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park
Cemetery. 
Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at Major
Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave. 

Memorials may be directed to St. John's Episcopal Church in her
name.

Wava J. Briggs was born Dec. 9, 1931, in Mason City, the daughter
of Kenneth L. Briggs and Louise A. (nee) Kreutzbender Briggs. 
Wava attended Mason City Schools and graduated from Mason City
High School in 1950.

She then attended St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital School of Nursing
and graduated as a licensed practical nurse.

She worked at the Park Hospital in the operating room and then at
North Iowa Medical Center in central supply. Wava worked for 35
years in the nursing field, retiring in 1990.

She was a member of St. John's Episcopal Church and Eastern Star.

Survivors include one sister, Donna Rogers and her husband,
George Rogers, of New Hampton; one niece, Lori Anderson and her
husband, Ron Anderson, of Dodge Center, Minn.; two nephews, Tim
Rogers and his wife, Karen, of New Hampton, and Todd Rogers and
his fiancee, Angela, of Seymour; seven great nieces and nephews,
Derek Rogers of New Hampton; Nick, Heather, Ben, Molly, Caitlin
and Adam Anderson, all of Dodge Center, Minn.

She was preceded in death by her father in 1975 and her mother in
1993.

 

MCGG 7/28/1995
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Barbara A. Johnson
Barbara A. Johnson (nee) Formanek
MASON CITY  

     Barbara A. Johnson, 77, of 1213 Sixth St. S.W., died Monday
(July 24, 1995) at Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Major
Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., with the Rev.
Nils C. ``Chris'' Hellevik of Trinity Lutheran Church
officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Memorials may be directed to the Barbara A. Johnson Memorial
Fund.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today and Friday until time
of service at Major Erickson Funeral Home.

Barbara A. Johnson was born Feb. 8, 1918 at Duncan, the daughter
of Cyril and Barbara Formanek.  Barbara married Kenneth H.
Johnson on Sept. 2, 1952.

She worked at the Covered Wagon restaurant in Mason City and in
1962 went to work at Suzie-Q Cafe where she worked until 1984. 
Barbara loved her cat, being with her grandchildren and camping. 
Survivors include daughters, Laurelie O'Dell Johnson of Iowa
City; Barb DeWall and her husband, John DeWall of Rockwell; 
Roberta Stewart of Mason City; Julie Schlawin and her husband, 
Greg Schlawin of Garner; Janie Johnson and Daryl Olson of  Sioux
Falls, S.D.; Lenora Kelly of Cedar Rapids, and Loretta Martin  of
Mason City; one son, Leo (jr.) Krambeer and his wife, Karen
Krambeer  of Plymouth;  one brother, Cyril Formanek of Britt; one
sister,  Helen Rasmussen of Britt; 22 grandchildren; and seven
great-grandchildren. 

She was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband, Leo
Krambeer, her second husband, Kenneth H. Johnson; one daughter;
two grandchildren, Teresa Kelly and Heidi Bruce; one brother; and
one sister.

 

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Velda M. Schrage
CHARLES CITY  

     Velda M. Schrage, 82, of 715 Eighth Ave., died Tuesday (July
25, 1995 at the Floyd County Memorial Hospital.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday (July 28, 1995)
at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Vilmar, rural Greene,
with the Rev. Randall V. Baldwin officiating. Burial will be in
the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 1 to 9 p.m. today at the Fullerton Hage
Funeral Home, 401 Blunt St., with the family receiving friends
from 7 to 9 p.m. and one hour before services at the church. 
Velda M. Schrage was born May 20, 1913, in Bristow.

Survivors include two sons, Linus Schrage of Charles City and
Edwin Schrage of Marble Rock; six grandchildren; and seven 
great-grandchildren.

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

 

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Lena Edna Kline
MASON CITY  
     Lena Edna Kline, 83, of 406 28th St. S.W., died Sunday (July
23, 1995) at home.
     
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. today at Our Saviour's
Lutheran Church, 2502 S. Jefferson Ave., with the Rev. Kenneth
Hatland officiating.  Burial will be in Elmwood-St. Joseph
Cemetery. 
Visitation will be held from noon until time of service today at
Hogan-Bremer Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E.

Lena was born Jan. 30, 1912, at Green City, Mo., the daughter of
Calvert A. Sears and Ina (nee) Pratt Sears.  She married  Earl
Kline in November 1949, at Mason City.  She attended Mason City 
area schools and North Iowa Area Community College.  She has been
a resident of Mason City since 1934 and worked at the former S.S.
Kresge Store in Mason City for many years.

She enjoyed fishing, gardening, sewing and outdoor activities.
She was a member of Our Saviour's Lutheran Church where she
served on the church council, taught Sunday school and was
financial secretary.  She was also active in A.L.C.W., altar
guild and Miriam Circle.  She also served on the board at Good
Shepherd Health Center.  Her memberships include Women of the
Moose and River City Tri Club.

Survivors include one daughter, Kathleen Turner and husband,
Charles, Milwaukee, Wis.; two stepsons, Lyle Kline Sr. and wife,
Darlene, and Eddie Kline and wife, Sherrill, all of Mason City;
eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; nine
stepgrandchildren; 13 stepgreat-grandchildren; two
stepgreat-great-grandchildren; two sisters, Irene Stockberger and
Alice Pope, both of Mason City; and one brother, Warren Sears,
Clear Lake.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Earl; one
sister, Elizabeth Pope; one stepdaughter, Arlis James; and one
stepgreat-great-grandchild.

 

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Maurice E. Hickey
PALM HARBOR, Fla.  

     Maurice E. Hickey, 61, passed away Thursday (July 20, 1995)
at home in Palm Harbor, due to cancer.

The Thomas Dobie Funeral Home, Holiday,  was in charge of the
services.  The Mass was said at St. Ignatius Catholic Church,
Tarpon Springs, where Maurice was a choir member. Interment was
at Vets National Cemetery of Florida.

Maurice E. Hickey was born in Nora Springs, Iowa, where his
parents farmed. They moved to Mason City and he started school at
St. Joseph's Catholic School and graduated with the class of
1952.  He entered the service and upon his return from the
service he became the manager for the Knights Inn Motel in Palm
Harbor.

He loved music and was a member of ``The Barbershoppers,'' and
choir at church.  He was also a member of the Knights of
Columbus. Fishing, traveling and visiting his family were his
hobbies. 
Survivors include his wife, Sandra K. Hickey; two sons, 
Larry Hickey and Lonny Hickey, Rochester, Minn.; one stepson, 
Mark Behn, Nashville, Tenn.; five daughters, Mrs. Lori Hazlett, 
Monument, Colo.; Mrs. Lynn Davidson, El Paso, Texas; Mrs. Lana
Miller,  Mason City; Mrs. Lisa Schaeffer, Tualatin, Ore., and 
Mrs. Lee Ann Grimstad, Rochester, Minn.;
13 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; three sisters, (Mrs.
Donald)  Renee Babbitt, Crosslake, Minn.; (Mrs. Terry) Billie
Marie Weydert  and (Mrs. Lester) Alberta Heitland, both of Mason
City; one brother,  Robert J. Hickey, Mason City; and many
relatives
and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Leo and Agnes Hickey of
Mason City.

 

MCGG 7/29/1995
/Aukes obit/Saturday/
Merle M. Aukes
LAKE MILLS  

     Merle Morris Aukes, 67, of Lake Mills, died Tuesday (July
25, 1995) at the Good Shepherd Health Care Center, Mason City. 
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Asbury
United Methodist Church, Lake Mills, with the Rev. Roy Hjelmans
officiating. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. at
Graceland Cemetery in Buffalo Center.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Mittelstadt Funeral
Home, Lake Mills, and one hour prior to services at the church on
Saturday.

Merle Morris Aukes was born Feb. 26, 1928, near Buffalo Center. 
Survivors include one daughter, Jeanie Grotewold of Lake Mills;
four sons, Harlan Aukes of Buffalo Center; Dennis Aukes of La
Crosse, Wis.; Larry Aukes of Buffalo Center and Mark Aukes of
Forest City; 12 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; his
stepmother, Katherine Aukes of Buffalo Center; six brothers, Don
Aukes of Conway, Ark.; Ray Aukes of Buffalo Center; Robert Aukes
of Aledo, Ill.; Evin Aukes of Menifee, Ark.; Rollin Aukes of
Kiester, Minn., and Loren Aukes of Forest City; three sisters,
Mildred Donjte and Ruby Hofbauer, both of Forest City, and Mary
Khowassah of Iowa City.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; an infant son;
and two sisters.
       
 

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Mary Louise Wallace
Mary Louise Wallace (nee) Keene
NORA SPRINGS  

     Mary Louise Wallace, 83, of Nora Springs, died Wednesday
(July 26, 1995) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center, Mason City.
          
Memorial services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at St.
Joseph's Catholic Church, 305 Fifth St. S.E., Mason City, with
the Rev. James E. Hayes officiating.

There will be no visitation.  The body was donated to the
University of Iowa.  Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City, is in charge of the arrangements.

Memorials may be given to the Mary Louise Wallace Memorial Fund. 
Mary Louise Wallace was born Sept. 22, 1911, in Baltimore, Md.,
the daughter of William Keene and Helena Keene (nee) Bowen.   She
attended school and graduated from Seton High School in 1930 in 
Baltimore.

She married Eugene C. Wallace on Oct. 11, 1930, at St. Agnes
Catholic Church, Baltimore.  She lived in Baltimore most of her
live and worked for the Social Security Administration, from
where she retired in 1974, and she then moved to Nora Springs. 
She was very active in many volunteer activities, R.S.V.P., and
volunteered at both Mercy Hospital and North Iowa Medical Center. 
In 1991, she received the Floyd County Volunteer of the Year
Award.  She was best known for her many years as ``Mrs. Santa''
at the various schools, nursing homes, hospitals and the MacNider
Museum.  She was also an active volunteer at the Nora Springs
Care Center.  She was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church.

Survivors include two daughters, Helene Wallace, Nora Springs,
and Jeanne L. Wallace Bernhardt and husband, David Bernhardt,
Plymouth; three grandchildren, Douglas Bernhardt and wife, Susan,
Kansas City, Mo., Daniel and Julie Bernhardt, both of Plymouth;
one sister, Marguerite Clas, Sykesville, Md.; one half brother, 
William Cecil Keene of Maryland; and a very special friend,  Kay
Schock, Nora Springs.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Helena Bowen and
William Keene; husband, Eugene Wallace; one infant son; and an
infant sister, Bebe Bowen.

 

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Clara Barker
MASON CITY 

     Clara Barker, 88, of 335 S. Pennsylvania Ave., died Tuesday
(July 25, 1995) at home.
     
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Major
Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.  The Rev. Sharon
Betsworth of First United Methodist Church will officiate. 
Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today and until time of
service Saturday at the funeral home.

Memorials may be given to the Clara Barker Memorial Fund.

Clara Barker was born May 5, 1907, the daughter of Peter Peterson
and Marie Peterson (nee) Severts, on a farm near Nora Springs. 
She grew up with four sisters and one brother.  She attended Nora
Springs School where in one of her classes, she happened to sit
beside her future husband.  After graduating from Iowa State
Teachers College (University of Northern Iowa), Cedar Falls, she
taught at Morehead until her marriage to Howard Barker on Dec.
31, 1931, in Nora Springs.

She was a Mason City Girl Scout executive in 1935-36.  She was a
charter member of the P.E.O. KX Chapter and a past president. As
long as she was able,  she worked in her church circles. 
She found beauty in the colors and shapes of nature which she
transferred to her home and attire.  She enjoyed cards and
visiting with friends.  Her companionship will be missed.

Survivors include her husband, Howard Barker, Mason City; one
sister, Dorothea Todino, Ellenton, Fla.; three nephews, Dick
Olson,  Gary Peterson and Ronald Crabb; two nieces, Jo Ann Turner
and Diane Kirwan; one brother-in-law, Dr. Donald Crabb; and
several great-nieces and great-nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, three sisters, Yvonne
Crabb,  Marie Petersen and Joan Lavery; one brother, Carl
Peterson; and two nephews, Jim and Peter.

 

MCGG 7/29/1995
/Chester Rouchka/Saturday/
Chester Rouchka
CRESCO  

     Chester Rouchka, 71, Cresco, died Wednesday (July 26, 1995)
at Howard County Hospital.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph's
Catholic Church, Cresco, with the Rev. Michael Fitzgerald
officiating. Burial will be in Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery,
Lourdes.

Visitation will be from 3 to 9 p.m. today at Conway Funeral Home,
404 N. Elm St., Cresco, with the Rosary Society rosary at 4 p.m.,
parish Scripture at 7:30 p.m., and a Knights of Columbus rosary
at 8 p.m.  Visitation will also be one hour prior to service time
Saturday at the church.

Chester Rouchka was born Sept. 7, 1923, at Elma, the son of
Joseph Rouchka and Christina Rouchka (nee) Sazma.  
He was a farmer and avid fisherman.  He loved to read and 
especially loved his grandchildren.

Survivors include his wife, Marian Rouchka of Cresco; five
daughters, (Mrs. Tim) Kathleen Gansen, Greene; (Mrs. Jim) Janet
Evenstad, Mahtomedi, Minn.; (Mrs. Mike) Elizabeth Gansen, Greene; 
Mary Jane Rouchka, Chicago, Ill., and (Mrs. Greg) Christina
Gilbertson, Troy, Mich., one son, Thomas Rouchka and wife, Deb,
Belmond; two brothers, Joseph (Jr.) Rouchka, Cresco, and Lester
Rouchka, New Hampton; and 13 grandchildren.

 

MCGG 7/29/1995
/Baby Sharron Nicole Hansen/Saturday/
Sharron Nicole Hansen
ALLISON   

     Sharron Nicole Hansen, infant daughter of Brad Hansen and 
LaVonna Stirling Hansen, died Wednesday (July 26, 1995) at  
North Iowa Mercy Health Center, Mason City.

Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. John's
Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, rural Greene, with the Rev.
Randall Baldwin officiating.

Survivors include her parents, Brad and LaVonna Hansen of
Allison; one sister, Shauna Hansen, Allison; maternal
grandmother,  Florence Stirling, Allison; and paternal
grandparents, 
Gary and Laurie Hansen, Allison.

She was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather, Kenneth
Stirling. 

 

MCGG 7/29/1995 circa
Richard Harold ``Dick'' Kranz
CHARLES CITY  

     Richard Kranz, 45, 1221 Poplar Street, Osage, and formerly
of Charles City died Thursday (July 27, 1995) at the Mitchell
County Regional Health Center, Osage.

Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. today at St. John
Evangelical Lutheran Church, Main and Gilbert Streets, Charles
City. The Revs. Dennis D. Niezwaag and Karen Rask-Behling will
officiate. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Charles City.

Visitation is one hour prior to services at the church today.
Fullerton Hage Funeral Home, 401 Blunt St., is in charge of
arrangements.

Richard Harold ``Dick'' Kranz was born Feb. 20, 1950 in Charles
City.

Survivors include his wife, Barbara Kranz, of Osage; and his
mother, Doris Kranz of Charles City; a brother-in-law, Steve
Anonson of Fort Collins, Colo.; two sisters-in-law, Deb
Schwickerath and Sandy Miller, both of Charles City; and his
mother-in-law, Irene Anonson of Charles City.

He was preceded in death by his father.

 

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Evelyn M. Abele
Evelyn Mae (nee) Hartwig 
KLEMME 

     Evelyn Mae Abele, 73, of Klemme, died Wednesday (July 26,
1995) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center, Mason City.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the
United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Jerry Robertson
officiating. Burial will be in Ell Township Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 2 to 8:30 p.m. today at Tenold
Funeral Home, and one hour prior to service time Saturday at the
church.

Evelyn Mae (Hartwig) Abele, the daughter of Oscar Hartwig and 
Lula Holck Hartwig, was born July 8, 1922, near Kanawha.  She was 
raised on a farm west of Kanawha and united in marriage to Harold
Abele  on July 16, 1940.  They have been married 55 years.  They
farmed south of Klemme and moved into Klemme five years ago.

She was a member of United Methodist Church, Klemme, and was past
president of U.M.W. for four years.  She enjoyed her family,
crocheting and reading.

She is survived by her husband, Harold, of Klemme; two daughters,
Linda Meyer and husband, Roger, Goodell, and Virginia Edmunds and
husband, Fred, Richmond, Texas; three sons, John Abele and wife,
Patricia, Klemme; Robert Abele and wife, Janet, Garner, and David
Abele and wife, LaDonn, Klemme; grandchildren, 
Douglas Abele, Dennis Abele, Deanna Abele, Grant Abele, Brent
Abele, Jeff Edmunds, Darci Edmunds, and Ryan Meyer;
step-grandchildren, Angela O'Donnell, Bobbi Mary and Joseph Mary;
two great-grandchildren; one sister, Dorothy Greimann, Milan,
Mo.; and one brother,  Charles Hartwig, Kanawha.

She was preceded in death by her parents, one sister, one brother
and three grandchildren.

 

MCGG 7/31/1995
/Irene Kearney/Monday/
Irene Kearney
Irene (nee) Angelides
KLEMME 

     Irene (Angelides) Kearney, 79, of rural Klemme, died
Thursday (July 27, 1995) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center, Mason
City.                       
A funeral Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m.
Monday at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Belmond, with the
Rev. Tom Currier and Deacon Nick Schmitt officiating.  Burial
will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City.

Visitation will begin at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Tenold Funeral Home,
Belmond, with a 2:30 p.m. rosary led by the Rosary Society and
Catholic Daughters of the Americas and a 7:30 p.m. Scripture
service.

Irene Kearney was born July 31, 1915, at Mason City, the daughter
of Abraham Angelides and Henrietta Angelides (nee) Heck.

She worked at the Belmond Nursing Home as a cook for 12 years and
loved her job.  She enjoyed reading and was a loyal patron of the
Belmond Library.  She loved family ``get togethers'' big and
small from weddings, graduations to picnics.  She was quite a
shopper from K-Mart to the Mall of America.  She was an avid
``fair go'er.'' She liked all fairs, especially to take her 
grandchildren and great-grandchildren on the Ferris wheel.  She 
could never pass up a good hot dog.

She was a member of the Jolly Worker Club, a rural club. 
She leaves behind her wonderful memories to be shared for years
to come.

The love of her life was her family, her husband, children,
grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

She is survived by her husband, Leo Kearney of rural Klemme; a
daughter, Sharon Peterson and husband, Richard, Mason City; three
sons, Larry Tisor, Jon Tisor and wife, Karen, and 
Thomas Tisor and wife, Lucille, all of Mason City; seven
grandchildren, Rebecca Peterson, Laurel Redmond, Sandra Piippo,
Kristen Tisor, Brian Tisor, Jeffrey Tisor and Amy Tisor; four
great-grandchildren; and a sister, Mrs. Mary Crawford, Indian
River, Mi.

She was preceded in death by her parents, first husband, Leo
Tisor;  and one sister and two brothers.

 

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John Wilson Brown
BRITT   

     John Wilson Brown, 94, died Thursday (July 27, 1995) at his
home in Orlando, Fla.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at the
Evangelical Free Church in Britt, with the Rev. Bill Culbertson
and the Rev. Doug Schoonover officiating.  Burial will be in the
Evergreen Cemetery, Britt.

Services are under the direction of the Ewing Funeral Home.
Friends may call from 4 to 7 tonight and one hour prior to
services at the church.

John Wilson Brown was born Nov. 8, 1900, the son of Alexander
Brown  and Hattie Hindle.  He attended rural schools in Kossuth
County, where his ancestors were among the first settlers. 
He married Matilda Putzstuck who preceded him in death.  They had
one child, Phyllis.  On March 12, 1929, he wed Myrtle Peterson in
Britt Congregational Church where her parents had been married 40
years before.  They moved from Algona to Britt in 1936, where
they operated a grocery store and fruit market.  May 9, 1942 took
them to Wisconsin where they worked in the Badger Ordinance
Works.  When John retired they spent most of the year in Orlando,
Florida and summers in Lake Delton, Wis.  He was a member of the
Evangelical Free Church.

Survivors include his wife, Myrtle and three children, (Mrs.
Marvin) Phyllis Koebke Hoffmann of Fort Atkinson, Wis., (Mrs.
Carl) Dorothy Steinhorst Brahmsted of Baraboo, Wis., and 
John E. Brown (and wife Phyllis) of Orlando, Fla.; 21
grandchildren;  47 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson;
one brother,  Ralph Brown of Ocoee, Fla.; two sisters, (Mrs.
Leland) 
Margaret Larson of Emmetsburg, and (Mrs. Don) Ruth Stiles  of
Hutchinson, Kan.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, two infant children,
and one great-grandchild; his parents; two brothers, Loren Brown
and Carl Brown both of Algona; two sisters, (Mrs. Wayne) Doris
Keith of Burt, and (Mrs. John) Agnes Dressman of Algona.

 

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Kermit W. Kuntz

     Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at
Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Grafton, with the Rev. Greg Bjornstadt
and the Rev. Rose Marie Lewis officiating.  Burial will be in the
Grafton Cemetery, where military honors will be conducted by the
Grafton American Legion.

Visitation is after 4 p.m. today at the Hogan-Bremer Colonial
Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E., Mason City, and one hour prior to
services at the church on Monday.

Kermit W. Kuntz was born May 4, 1927 in Barton Township, the son
of Fred Kuntz and Lydia (nee) Bruesewitz Kuntz.  He was  baptized
on July 3, 1927 and confirmed on June 1, 1941 at Emmanuel 
Lutheran Church in Grafton.  He married Harriet Christians on 
May 24, 1953 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Grafton.

Kermit grew up in the Grafton area and graduated from Grafton
High School.  He served in the army during the Korean War and was
stationed in Germany.  He worked for Birch Dalluge Turkey Farm
for one year and then began his career in farming and raising
turkeys until retiring in October, 1994, when he and his wife
moved to Mason City.

Kermit loved spending time with his family and grandchildren. He
enjoyed fishing, hunting, traveling and collecting antiques. He
was a member of Emmanuel Lutheran Church which he served on the
church board, and the Grafton American Legion Post No. 616. 

Survivors include his wife, Harriet Kuntz, Mason City; two sons,
Dave Kuntz and his wife, Terri, Mason City, and Brent Kuntz and
his wife, Julie, Grafton; five grandchildren, Cassie, Nicole,
Lindsay, Tim and Jenna Kuntz; six sisters, Ruth Krueger, Osage,
Ella Priem, St. Ansgar, Pearl Rosenberg and her husband, Elmer,
St. Ansgar, Ethel Walk and her husband, Clarence, Northwood,
Marcella Kuntz, Mason City, and Lois Westondorf and her husband,
Clair, Des Moines; one brother, Gene Kuntz and his wife, Arlene,
St. Ansgar; two sister-in-laws, Laura Kuntz, Grafton, and  Alice
Kuntz, St. Ansgar; his mother-in-law, Dora Christians, Grafton;
and many nieces and nephews.

He leaves to join his parents; two brothers, Earl Kuntz and 
Vernon Kuntz; and his father-in-law, Harry Christians.

 

MCGG 7/31/1995
Opal Mary Marinis
Opal Mary Marinis (nee) Earley
MASON CITY  

     Opal Mary Marinis, 88, of 23 14th St. N.E., died Saturday
(July 29, 1995) at the Good Shepherd Health Care Center.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Hogan Bremer
Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E., with the Rev. Randy Nielsen,
pastor of Good Shepherd, officiating.  Burial will be in Memorial
Park Cemetery.

Visitation is from 5 to 7 tonight at the funeral chapel and after
9 a.m. Monday until time of services.

Opal Mary Earley was born June 30, 1907 near Concordia, Kan. She
grew up in the Concordia area and moved to Mankato and married
Andrew Marinis where they operated the Metropolitan Cafe.  They
then moved to Mason City in the late 1930's and owned and
operated the Black and White Cafe until retiring in 1984.

She enjoyed knitting, crocheting and sewing.  She was a lifetime
member of the White Shrine of the Masonic Temple.

Survivors include one daughter-in-law, Phyllis Marinis, Mason
City; three grandchildren, Connie Marinis, Mason City, Stephanie
King,  Mason City, and Rex Marinis, Fountain Hills, Ariz.; two
great-grandsons, and one great-great-granddaughter.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Andrew;
one son, Rex D. Marinis; two great-grandchildren; five brothers;
and five sisters.       

 
                        
MCGG 7/31/1995 circa
Alma M. Booen
NORTHWOOD  

     The funeral service for Alma M. Booen, of 507 Sixth St.,
will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the First Lutheran Church,
Northwood. The Rev. Mark Bents will officiate, with interment in
the Sunset Rest Cemetery at Northwood.

Visitation is from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Bonnerup Funeral
Service, Albert Lea, Minn., and one hour before the service at
the church. 
Alma died Friday, July 28, 1995 at St. John's Lutheran Home,
Albert Lea.  She was 83 years old.

Alma was born July 1, 1912 in Albert Lea, Minn., the daughter of
Victor Stiehl and Annie Bangert Stiehl of Albert Lea.  She was
baptized and confirmed at Concordia Lutheran Church of Pickerel
Lake.  She graduated from Albert Lea High School in 1930.  On
June 1, 1933, she married Melvin Loken.  They farmed west of
Northwood.  In 1963 she began employment at the Lutheran
Retirement Home in Northwood where she worked for 13 years.

On Sept. 5, 1976, she married Shirley (,Mr.) Booen where she
moved to her present home.  Her many activities included a member
of First Lutheran Church, circle and WELCA.  She was a member of
Twin Lakes Senior Citizens and enjoyed traveling, fishing,
baking, sewing, music and gardening.  She had an appreciation of
family and friends.

Alma is survived by one daughter and two sons, Marlene Peterson
of Kensett; Ronald Loken and his wife, Linda, and Larry Loken,
all of Northwood; six grandchildren, Lori Peterson and her
husband, Jeff Richards, Brenda Peterson Neville and husband, Joe,
Rodney Loken and his wife, Sue, Ann Peterson, Robin Hopperstad
and her husband, Jay and Tracy Peterson; four
great-grandchildren, Joshua and Christopher Neville and Jake and
Casey Loken; one sister, Irene Hagen of Albert Lea; one brother,
Arthur Stiehl of Glenville, Minn.; one sister-in-law, Adelle
Loken of Emmons, Minn., and special friend, Becky Tasker of
Albert Lea, and other family members and friends.

Alma was preceded in death by her parents; her husbands, Melvin
Loken in September 1963, and Shirley Booen in May 1992;
son-in-law, Dudley Peterson; two sisters, Gladys Bredeson and
Laona Buenneke; and a brother, Vern Stiehl.

 

MCGG 7/31/1995 circa
Wilford `Bill' Huso
RICEVILLE  

     Wilford ``Bill'' Huso, 83, of Riceville, died Friday (July
28, 1995) at the Riceville Community Rest Home.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1, at St.
Peters' Lutheran Church in Riceville, with the Rev. Robert Pfeil
officiating.  Burial will be in the Riverside Cemetery,
Riceville.  Military rites will be performed at the cemetery by
the Roy Gue Post.

Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Lindstrom Funeral
Home in Riceville, where there will be a prayer service at 8
Monday night.

Bill Huso was born Sept. 24, 1911 at Joice, Iowa.

Survivors include his wife, Clarice Huso of Riceville; two
daughters, Karen Huso of Sylmar, Calif., and Margaret Jordan of
McIntire, Iowa; one son, Richard Huso of Rochester, Minn.; four
grandchildren; five sisters, Mabel Tenold of Northwood, Gladys
Smith of Sunset, Ariz., Stella Smith of Pine River, Minn., Doris
Seward of Sun City, Ariz., and Clarice Madson of Mankato, Minn.

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

 

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Joseph C. McCauley
MASON CITY  

     Joseph C. McCauley, 84, of 725 N. Van Buren, died Saturday
(July 29, 1995) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East.
     
Mass of the Resurrection will be held at 12 p.m. Tuesday at Holy
Family Catholic Church, with the Rev. John R. Kremer officiating. 
Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, with full military
rites by the Mason City Veterans Memorial Association.

Visitation is from 4 to 8 tonight at Major Erickson Funeral Home,
111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., with a scriptural wake service at 7
tonight at the funeral home.  Memorials may be given to Holy
Family Catholic Church.

Joseph McCauley was born Nov. 4, 1910 at Rockwell, the son of
Joseph S. McCauley and Pearl M. Preston McCauley.  He 
graduated from Sacred Heart Academy in Rockwell in 1929, then 
attended Linotype school in 1930.  He served in the U.S. Army 
during World War II.

On June 8, 1948, he married Catherine C. Galagan in Rockwell.
Joseph worked for Armour & Co. 23 years retiring in 1972.  He was
a member of Holy Family Catholic Church, American Legion and
Armour Retired Employees.

Survivors include his wife, Catherine C. McCauley of Mason City;
a son, Bernard J. McCauley and wife, Cathy McCauley of West
Point, Iowa; a daughter, Sheila McCauley and husband, David
Johnson, of Indialantic, Fla.; three grandchildren, Courtney and
Elizabeth McCauley, and Christena Grassi; several nieces and
nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, William
McCauley, David McCauley, and Francis McCauley; one sister,
Catherine, in infancy. 
 
 

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Hulda L. Voigts
GREENE  

     Hulda L. Voigts, 84, of 16452 Jay Ave., Greene, died
Saturday (July 29, 1995) at Mercy Hospital in Cedar Rapids.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. John's
Ev. Lutheran Church, Vilmar, rural Greene.  The Rev. Randall V.
Baldwin will officiate, with burial in the church cemetery. 
Visitation is from 1 to 9 tonight at Reid's Funeral Chapel in
Greene, and will continue Tuesday at the church one hour prior to
services.

Hulda L. Miller as born Dec. 8, 1910 in rural Greene, Bennezette
Township.

Survivors include three daughters, Barbara Becker of Iowa City,
Jane Eason of McAllen, Texas, Dr. Anne Voigts of Cedar Rapids;
six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

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

Memorials may be given to Wartburg College or to the family. 

 

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Chester Laverne Fitch
ALLISON  

     Chester Laverne Fitch, 85, of Allison, died Saturday (July
29, 1995) at Waverly Municipal Hospital.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. James
Lutheran Church in Allison, with the Rev. Jerry Laehn
officiating. Burial will be in Lynnwood Cemetery, Clarksville.

Chester Fitch was born June 23, 1910 in Murdo, S.D.

Visitation is from 2 to 8 tonight at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral
Home in Allison.

Survivors include his wife, Wilma Fitch, Allison; a daughter,
Beverly Jackson, Albroan, Iowa, two brothers, Victor Fitch, of
Burt, and Harold Fitch of Renwick; four sisters, Leona Williams,
Britt, Lois Zimmerman, Whittemore, Edna Lang, Algona, and  Esther
Miller, Cedar Rapids; three grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Harlan; and one
brother, Lyle.

 

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Maurice Raymond Dahl
MANLY  

     Maurice Raymond Dahl, 78, of Manly, died Saturday (July 29,
1995) at the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City. 
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1, 1995, at the
Bethel United Methodist Church in Manly, with the Rev. Kathy
Graves, Director of Spiritual Care for Hospice of North Iowa,
officiating.  Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason
City.  Friends may call from 4 to 8 tonight at the Bride Colonial
Chapel, 110 E. Spring St., and one hour prior to service time on
Tuesday at the church.

Maurice Raymond Dahl was born Dec. 5, 1916 in rural Manly, the
son of George I. Dahl and Bessie (nee) Knowles Dahl.  He attended 
and received his education in the Manly School System, graduating
from Manly High School.  After completing his formal education he
helped his family on the family farm.

He was united in marriage to Floy Isabelle Moretz on Jan. 4, 1942
in Manly.  She preceded him in death on Nov. 8, 1988.  From 1956
until 1962, they owned and operated the M & F Drive-Inn
Restaurant in Manly.  Maurice was also a heavy equipment operator
for several years for various construction companies until his
retirement in the early 1970s.  He enjoyed riding his
motorcycles, traveling, hunting, fishing, gardening, working with
his hands, and in his younger years he loved to fly his airplane.

He was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church in Manly. 

Survivors include one daughter, Deanne (Dahl) Bork and her
husband, Al, of Manly; one son, Stephen Dahl and his wife, Paula,
of New Hampton; six grandchildren, Denise Buckley of Mason City,
Dawn Jackson of Waterloo, Darren Buckley of Mason City, Dana
Hrubetz of Manly, Christopher Dahl of New Hampton, and Jaydon
Dahl of New Hampton; four great-grandchildren, Danielle Hrubetz,
Kendall and Kasey Jackson, and Jadda Buckley; one brother,
Wallace Dahl and his wife, Doris, of Manly; one sister-in-law,
(Mrs. Philip) Edna Dahl of Manly; two brothers-in-law, Lyle
Pfantz of Waterloo and Leonard Dietrich of Manly; one aunt, Alma
(Backhaus) Orpen, Manly; as well as other relatives and friends.

Besides his wife, he was also preceded in death by his parents;
and one brother, Philip Dahl.