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Ella Bohlen
ALEXANDER
Ella Bohlen, 94, of Alexander, died Friday (Nov. 24, 1995)
at the Belmond Healthcare Center.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Monday at Tenold Funeral
Chapel, Belmond. Burial will be in the Alexander Cemetery.
Ella Bohlen was born Aug. 31, 1901, at Alexander.
Survivors include her daughter, Delores Lavender of Des Moines;
one son, Roland Bohlen of Clear Lake; five grandchildren; three
great-grandchildren; and one sister, Edith Talentino of Berwyn,
Ill.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, two sisters
and one brother.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, two sisters
and one brother.
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LeRoy Whitnable
MASON CITY
LeRoy Whitnable, 87, of 23654 Spruce Ave., died Wednesday (Nov.
22, 1995) at the Americana Health Care Center.
Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Monday at Major Erickson
Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. on Sunday at the funeral
home, where other arrangements are incomplete.
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Lloyd D. Morphew
NORA SPRINGS
Lloyd D. Morphew, 86, of Nora Springs, died Friday (Nov. 24,
1995) at the Nora Springs Care Center.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Sheckler Colonial Chapel.
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William G. Haacke
MANLY
William G. Haacke, 75, formerly of Manly, died Thursday (Nov.
23, 1995) at Veterans Hospital, Knoxville.
Funeral services are tentatively scheduled for 11 a.m. Tuesday
at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Manly.
Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Bride Colonial
Chapel, 110 Spring St., Manly, where further arrangements are
incomplete.
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Tedmar J. Thompson
TROY, Mich.
Tedmar J. Thompson, 54, formerly of Troy, died Thursday (Nov.
23, 1995) at the Beaumont Hospital in Troy.
Funeral services are tentatively set for 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at
St. Olaf Lutheran Church, rural Belmond, Iowa.
Other arrangements are incomplete at Tenold Funeral Home in
Belmond, Iowa.
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B. L. Coon
MASON CITY
Bert L. (B.L.) Coon, 78, of 905 Ninth St. N.E., died Friday
(Nov. 24, 1995) at home.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Hogan-Bremer Colonial
Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E.
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Herman Dorenkamp
MASON CITY
Herman Dorenkamp, 80, of 501 S. Kentucky Ave., died Thursday
(Nov. 23, 1995) at the Heritage Care Center.
Graveside services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the
Immanuel Reformed Cemetery, Belmond, with the Rev. Rodney Meester
of the First Reformed Church of Meservey officiating.
Herman Dorenkamp was born Oct. 5, 1915, in Belmond.
Survivors include one daughter, Sharon Dorenkamp of Colorado;
and three brothers, Alvin Dorenkamp of Clear Lake; Donald Dorenkamp
of Thornton and Calvin Dorenkamp of Mason City.
He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers.
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Agnes Vaske
BANCROFT
Agnes Vaske, 75, of Bancroft, died Thursday (Nov. 23, 1995)
at the Heritage Nursing Home.
Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. John
Catholic Church, with the Rev. John Thomas officiating. Burial
will be in St. John Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 3 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the Garry-Roberts-
Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home, with a 3 p.m. rosary and a 7:30 p.m
prayer service.
Agnes Vaske was born April 14, 1920, in Bancroft.
Survivors include three daughters, Eileen Kadow of Burt; Nancy
Pape of Delmar, N.Y., and Joyce Schiltz of Bancroft; five sons,
William Vaske of Knoxville; Al Vaske and Tony Vaske, both of
Aurora, Colo.; Ray Vaske of Monterray, Mexico, and Gene Vaske
of Whittemore; 20 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; two
sisters, Mary Elaine Quinn of Bancroft and Mildred Jackson of
Apache Junction, Ariz.; and one brother, John Fangman of Britt.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, one son,
one daughter, one grandson, one brother and two sisters.
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Esther A. Koppen
LEROY, Minn.
Esther A. Koppen, 73, of 810 N. Mather St., LeRoy, died Thursday
(Nov. 23, 1995) at home.
Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Patrick's
Catholic Church in LeRoy, with Father Donald Leary officiating.
Burial will be in St. Patrick's Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday
at the Hutchins Funeral Home, LeRoy, with a prayer service at
7:30 p.m. and on Monday one hour before services at the church.
Esther A. Koppen was born July 26, 1922 at Williams, Iowa, a
daughter of Charles Olson and Helen (Fleuch) Olson.
She married Ferd Koppen on Dec 9, 1942, at Williams, Iowa. He
preceded her in death in 1979.
She managed a hardware store owned by her husband.
She was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church in LeRoy and
a member of the American Legion Auxiliary.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Lois Swancutt of Osco,
Ill., and Joyce (Mrs. Darold) Nuehring of Mason City, Iowa; two
sons, Edwin Koppen of LeRoy and Marvin Koppen of Maplewood; 15
grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Gladys
Clover of Des Moines, Iowa, and Ida Kretlow of Duncombe, Iowa.
She was preceded in death by her parents,
husband, one granddaughter and one infant brother.
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Katherine Linnea `Kay' Dorseth
CLEAR LAKE
Mrs. Katherine Linnea ``Kay'' Dorseth, 85, of 1101 Fifth Ave.
S., died Thursday (Nov. 23, 1995) at her home.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Monday at Zion Lutheran Church,
112 N. Fourth St., with the Rev. Jonathan Swenson officiating.
Interment will be in the Clear Lake Cemetery.
Visitation will begin 2 p.m. Sunday at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St.
The family suggests memorials to Zion Lutheran Church or Opportunity
Village.
Kay was born June 3, 1910, in Minneapolis, Minn., the daughter
of John August and Linnea Hedvig (Eklund) Johnson.
She graduated from Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis.
She worked as a supervisor for Northwestern Bell in Minneapolis.
Kay married Walter E. Dorseth on Sept. 14, 1940, in Northwood.
They lived in Minneapolis until 1949, when they moved to Spencer.
In 1950, they moved to Clear Lake where they have lived ever
since.
Kay was a volunteer for the Iowa Commission for the Blind and
was certified as a braille transcriber.
She taught Sunday school and vacation Bible school at Zion Lutheran
Church, was a former den mother for Cub Scouts, belonged to
the Patience Circle at Zion Lutheran Church, was a member of
the Library Reading Club, Clear Lake Women's Club, Sons of Norway
and Zion Lutheran Church.
Kay is survived by her husband, Walter E. Dorseth of Clear Lake;
a son, Dale A. Dorseth and his wife, Sheryl of Shenandoah; three
grandchildren, Emily, Erin and Paul Dorseth, all of Shenandoah;
and seven nieces and six nephews.
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Ruby Tyer
OSAGE
Ruby Tyer, 79, of Osage, died Saturday (Nov. 25, 1995) at home.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Champion Funeral Home,
Osage.
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Clarence J. `Oley' Olson
MASON CITY
Clarence J. ``Oley'' Olson, 64, of 14 Oak Dr., died Saturday
(Nov. 25, 1995) at Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at First
United Methodist Church, 119 S. Georgia Ave., with the Rev. Merlin
Ackerson officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery
with full military rites at the graveside by the Mason City Memorial
Association.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at Major Erickson
Funeral Home, 119 N. Pennsylvania Ave., and one hour prior to
service time Tuesday at the church.
Memorials may be given to the Clarence J. ``Oley'' Olson Memorial
Fund.
Clarence J. ``Oley'' Olson was born the son of Clarence G. and
Alice (Grefe) Olson on March 28, 1931, at Manly. As a youngster,
Clarence moved with his family to Mason City where he attended
and graduated from Mason City High School in 1949. He served
in the Korean War from November 1951, to August 1953.
Clarence married Bonnie Hubacher on April 15, 1952, at the First
United Methodist Church, Mason City. After returning from the
service, he worked for the U.S. Postal Service for 20 years and
retired in 1978. They then moved to Pella where he was the assistant
manager at Super Value for 16 years and retired in March of 1993.
Clarence and Bonnie then returned to Mason City in March of
1993.
He was a member of First United Methodist Church, V.F.W. and
American Legion.
Survivors include his wife, Bonnie Olson, Mason City; one daughter,
Kathie Burditt and husband, Ken, Ames; his parents, Clarence
G. and Alice Olson, Mason City; two brothers, Richard Olson and
wife, Delores, Mason City, and Roger Olson and wife, Shirley,
Pella; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents; and a sister,
Alice Ann Ditch in 1994.
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Ella Bohlen
ALEXANDER
Ella Bohlen, 94, of Alexander, died Friday (Nov. 24, 1995) at
Belmond Healthcare Center.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Tenold Funeral
Chapel, Belmond, with the Rev. James Turner of United Methodist
Church, Alexander, officiating. Burial will be in Alexander
Cemetery.
Visitation is from 3 to 9 p.m. today and one hour prior to service
time Monday at the funeral home.
Ella Bohlen was born Aug. 31, 1901, at Alexander.
Survivors include one daughter, Delores Lavender, Des Moines;
one son, Ronald Bohlen, Clear Lake; one sister, Edith Talentino,
Berwyn, Ill.; and five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, two sisters
and one brother.
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Janice Peterson
LELAND
Mrs. Richard D. (Janice) Peterson, 57, of Leland, died Wednesday
(Nov. 22, 1995) at McAllen Medical Center, McAllen, Texas.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at West Prairie
Lutheran Church, Leland, with the Rev. Dan Christensen officiating.
Burial will be in West Prairie Lutheran Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Petersen Lund
Funeral Home, 505 N. Clark St., Forest City.
Janice Peterson was born Oct. 18, 1938, at Forest City.
Survivors include her husband, Richard D. Peterson of Leland;
and one brother, Art Gilbertson, Forest City.
She was preceded in death by her parents, three daughters, Debra,
Jodi and Shaun; and one son, John Monson.
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Ruth E. Wilkinson
MASON CITY
Ruth E. Wilkinson, 94, of 302 Second St. N.E., died Wednesday
(Nov. 22, 1995) at Good Shepherd Nursing Home.
Graveside services will be held at a later date. Her body was
cremated.
Further arrangements are incomplete at Major Erickson Funeral
Home, 119 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
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LeRoy F. Whitnable
MASON CITY
LeRoy F. Whitnable, 87, of 23654 Spruce Ave., died Wednesday
(Nov. 22, 1995) at Americana Healthcare Center.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at Major Erickson
Funeral Home, 119 N. Pennsylvania Ave. The Rev. David French
of First Assembly of God Church will officiate. Burial will
be in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery with a flag folding ceremony
performed at the graveside by the Mason City Memorial Association.
Visitation will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. today and until time
of service Monday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be given to the LeRoy F. Whitnable Memorial Fund.
LeRoy F. Whitnable was born Dec. 24, 1907, at Fredericksburg.
LeRoy attended school near Fredericksburg. He enlisted in the
U.S. Army during World War II from February 1945, to Jan. 17,
1946.
LeRoy married Edna M. Nagel on Oct. 25, 1930, at New Hampton.
They farmed near Mason City until 1950 when they moved to another
farm near Kensett. In 1955, they moved to New Hampton and in
1956 returned to a farm east of Mason City where he farmed until
he retired in 1981. He moved to Colorado for a year and then
returned to Mason City. He most recently lived with his son
and daughter-in-law.
LeRoy was an avid baseball fan.
Survivors include his son, Roger Whitnable and wife, Mary, Plymouth;
two grandchildren, Steve Whitnable, Golden, Colo., and Debbie
Rongey and husband, Larry, Knoxville; five great-grandchildren,
Ross and Julia Whitnable, Golden, Colo., Casey, Mike and Megan
Rongey, Knoxville; and one sister, Ethel Winkelman, Ionia.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Edna, in 1981;
two sisters, Frieda and Elsie; and one brother, Leo.
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Ryan Joseph Boeshart
CLEAR LAKE
Ryan Joseph Boeshart, 19, of Clear Lake, died Saturday (Nov.
25, 1995) at St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, Minn.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St., Clear Lake.
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Mary Gunderson
NORTHWOOD
Mary Douglass Gunderson, 46, of 1200 Second Ave. S., Northwood,
died Saturday (Nov. 25, 1995) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center
East.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 28,
1995, at United Methodist Church, Northwood.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at Conner Colonial
Chapel, Northwood.
Further arrangements are incomplete at the funeral home.
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John Schulte
MASON CITY
John Schulte, 84, of Mason City, died Friday (Nov. 24,
1995) at Iowa Odd Fellows Home.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Alexander
Reformed Church, with the Rev. Gerald Norman officiating. Burial
will be in the Alexander Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. today at Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral Home, Latimer.
John Schulte was born May 23, 1911, at Alexander.
Survivors include his wife, Marjorie Schulte, Mason City; four
daughters, Edith McClure, Klemme, Sharon Anderson, Ames, Jeanine
Hettinga, Des Moines, and Suzanne Bridges, Lake Mills; three
stepdaughters, Dorothy Harmon, Plymouth, Betty Christensen,
Ventura, and Joyce Toppin, Clear Lake; one sister, Hennetta Modderman,
Mason City; and 21 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, first wife, and four
stepgrandchildren.
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William G. Haacke
MANLY
William G. Haacke, 75, formerly of Manly, died Thursday (Nov.
23, 1995) at Veterans Hospital, Knoxville.
W. Walnut, Manly, with the Rev. David Olson officiating. Burial
will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City, where military
honors will be conducted by members of Edward Tosel American
Legion Post 110, Manly.
Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Bride Colonial
Chapel, 110 Spring St., Manly, and one hour prior to service
time Tuesday at the church.
Memorials may be given in memory of Bill to: Harry L. Anderson
American Legion Post 34, Oskaloosa, Iowa 52577.
William G. Haacke was born Feb. 20, 1920, at Bain, Minn., one
of 10 children of William F. and Henrietta Eva (Taylor) Haacke.
He married Patricia Ivey on Oct. 7, 1944, at New South Wales,
Australia.
Bill served in the U.S. Army from 1942 to 1945. After 13 weeks
of basic training, he served the remainder of his three years
in the South Pacific. He was decorated with the Oak Leaf Cluster
and the Silver Star. As an adult he moved to Iowa to work as
an electrician for the REA. He later was a brakeman and conductor
for the Rock Island Railroad. He lived for 30 years in Manly,
and later moved to Oskaloosa.
He has been a member of the Christian Church. He was a Mason,
and a member of Rainbow Lodge, Manly, where he held several offices.
He was also a member of Eagles Lodge, Disabled American Veterans,
American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars. His favorite hobbies
were hunting and fishing. He also loved to play cards, earning
the nickname Maverick.
Bill has been under VA care since 1973, and a resident of the
VA Medical Center, Knoxville, since 1988.
He is survived by his wife, Patricia Haacke, Manly; four daughters,
Rita Diekema, Manly, Pamela Cox, Sheffield, Sandra Oppman, Manly,
and Cathy Kirchner, Lebanon, Tenn.; two sons, Warren Haacke,
Riceville, and Stephen Haacke, Manly; 14 grandchildren; five
great-grandchildren; three sisters, Joyce Walker, Springfield,
Mo., Lois Carlson, Grand Rapids, Minn., and Margaret Anderegg,
Odessa, Texas; and five brothers, Carlson Hansen, Seattle, Wash.,
Louis Hansen, Rogers, Ariz., John Hansen, Springfield, Mo., Charles
Hansen, Hibbing, Minn., and Mick Hansen, Buffalo, Minn.
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JACOB NOTE: Brothers who are listed are half-brothers
by the name of Hansen but the family did not want them listed
as "half-brothers"NOTE
John Schulte
MASON CITY
John Schulte, 84, of Mason City, died Friday (Nov. 24, 1995)
at Iowa Odd Fellows Home.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. today at the Alexander
Reformed Church, with the Rev. Gerald Norman officiating. Burial
will be in the Alexander Cemetery.
Sietsma-Vogel Funeral Home, Latimer, is in charge of the arrangements.
John Schulte was born May 23, 1911, at Alexander, one of five
children of Henry and Grace (Pals) Schulte. Graduating from
Alexander High School in 1929, he entered into farming. He married
Miriam Packard in 1933. They were the parents of four daughters.
In addition to farming, John developed a substantial insurance
agency; became a leading seed corn salesman for Pioneer for 35
years, and managed the bank in Alexander for many years.
He was recognized in 1988 by the Alexander Community Club for
50 years of dedicated service to the Alexander community.
His wife, Miriam died February, 1969. He married Marge McKee
in February, 1971. John and Marge moved from the farm near Alexander
to Mason City in 1986.
Survivors include his wife, Marjorie Schulte, Mason City; four
daughters, Edith McClure, Klemme, Sharon Anderson, Ames, Jeanine
Hettinga, Des Moines, and Suzanne Bridges, Lake Mills; three
stepdaughters, Dorothy Harman, Plymouth, Betty Christensen, Ventura,
and Joyce Toppin, Clear Lake; one sister, Hennetta Modderman,
Mason City; and 21 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his first wife, one
brother, two sisters and four stepgrandchildren.
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Ryan Joseph Boeshart
CLEAR LAKE
Ryan Joseph Boeshart, 19, of 410 Third Ave. N., Clear Lake,
died Saturday (Nov. 25, 1995) at St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester,
Minn. from an accidental gun shot.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 29,
1995, at Zion Lutheran Church, 112 N. Fourth St., with the Rev.
Dean Hess officiating. Burial will be in the Clear Lake Cemetery.
Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St.
The family suggests memorials be made in his name.
Ryan was born Nov. 27, 1975, in Mason City, the son of Fletcher
and Kathy (Ellefson) Boeshart. He graduated from Clear Lake
High School in 1994. He was very active in Clear Lake sports,
earning all-district honors in baseball and qualifying for the
state wrestling meet. He enjoyed music, collecting baseball
cards and was an avid Chicago Cubs fan. He volunteered as an
umpire for Little League and Babe Ruth games.
He was a devoted employee at Winnebago Industries in Forest
City.
Ryan was a great father to his son, Aaron.
He is survived by his mother, Kathy Boeshart, Clear Lake; his
father, Fletcher Boeshart and his wife, Carol, Forest City; his
fiance, Carla Aragon, Clear Lake; his son, Aaron Boeshart, Clear
Lake; two brothers, Jeff Boeshart and his wife, Tammy, and Kevin
Boeshart, all of Clear Lake; maternal grandmother, Josephine
Ellefson, Clear Lake; paternal grandparents, Bonnie and Bill
Boeshart, Garner; two stepsisters, Kim Hagg, Clear Lake, and
Anna Boddell, Pochahontas, Ark.; a stepbrother, Jimmy Rickman,
Greeley, Colo.; a half-brother, Shane Boeshart, Forest City;
and several aunts and uncles.
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Lula McDermott
MASON CITY
Lula McDermott, 91, of 309 E. State St., died Sunday (Nov. 26,
1995) at Heritage Care Center.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Major Erickson Funeral
Home, 119 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
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Tedmar J. Thompson
BELMOND
Tedmar J. Thompson, 54, of Troy, Mich., formerly of Belmond,
died Friday (Nov. 24, 1995) at Troy, Mich.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 28,
at St. Olaf Lutheran Church, Belmond, with the Rev. Lowell Halvorson
officiating. Burial will be in the Church Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 3 to 9 p.m. today at Tenold Funeral
Home, Belmond, and one hour prior to service time Tuesday at
the church.
Tedmar J. Thompson was born Dec. 28, 1940, in Belmond. He attended
school in Norway Township and graduated from Belmond High School
in 1958. He attended Luther College and Waldorf College before
entering the Army. He attended Eastern Illinois University from
which he graduated in 1965. He married Marilyn Fuqua in 1963
at Mattoon, Ill. and later moved to Grand Blanc, Mich. in 1965.
He began working for General Motors as a communications engineer.
The Division of General Motors for which Ted worked became Electronic
Data Systems, where he worked until 1992.
Ted married Kathryn Larsen in 1987 at Troy, Mich., where they
have made their home.
Survivors include his wife, Kathryn of Troy, Mich.; two daughters,
Nicole Thompson and Erica Dow, both of Mattoon, Ill.; his mother,
Ruth Lein, Belmond; and a brother, Paul Thompson, Madison, Wis.
He was preceded in death by his father, Gerhard.
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John Marshall Powell
NORA SPRINGS
Thursday (Nov. 16, 1995) at the Gar-Lin house in Nora Springs,
Iowa.
A memorial service is planned for 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 30,
1995, at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St.,
Clear Lake. The family will be at the funeral home one half
hour before the service to greet friends.
Dad's body was donated to the University of Iowa Anatomy Department.
Dad was born Nov. 21, 1913, at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the son of
Judge Thomas B. Powell and Mary (Wilson) Powell. After high
school, he graduated Cum Laude from Coe College and earned his
law degree from the University of Iowa Law School.
He served his country during World War II in the Pacific, then
returned to Iowa where he set up a law practice and served as
Clerk of Court for Cedar County at Tipton, Iowa. It was there
that he met, fell in love with, and married our mother, Dorothy
Katherine Kirchner Bell Powell.
In 1956 they moved to Clear Lake, where he entered a law partnership
with Thorkel E. Sondrol Jr., his law school roommate and friend.
In 1966, he left law practice and became trust officer at the
First National Bank in Mason City. In 1969, the couple moved
to Mason City. He retired from the bank in 1975, and in 1985,
they moved back to Clear Lake. In 1991, Dorothy died, leaving
dad to miss her greatly.
In 1993, dad moved to the Gar-Lin house in Nora Springs, where
he met and was cared for by Linda and Garrett Crispell. The
couple have become like family to dad, showing him compassion,
devotion and love until his death.
Dad loved our mother, his children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren,
Linda and Garrett, as well as books, learning, bird watching,
good food, jazz, trading stories with his friends, cards, beauty
in all forms, sports, sunsets and Iowa. However, his abiding
passion was golf.
He imparted to his children a love of words rightly set, beauty,
respect for our mother, the belief in justice and the goodness
of people, a joy in knowledge, love of travel and adventure.
He taught us the beauty of anything done well and to meet the
day with a hug and a smile. We will miss him.
Keeping in mind our parents' love of books, we ask that memorials
be made to the Clear Lake Public Library.
We are Dr. James R. Bell and his wife, Barbara, Des Moines,
Iowa; and their children, Dr. Jim Bell and his wife, Shelly,
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and their four daughters, Terri (Bell) and
her husband, Dale Halberg, Scottsdale, Ariz., and their two sons;
Karen (Bell) and her husband, Tim Grangard, Waconia, Minn., and
their two daughters; Sean Bell; Pat and Kristin Bell, Iowa City,
Iowa; Monica Worhide and Mark Worhide.
Dorothy "Dottie" Jean Bell Roseland Puffer White and her husband,
Jim, Fairfield, Virginia; and her children, Kelli (Roseland)
and her husband, Rob Thoma, Virginia Beach, Va., and their daughter;
Dana (Roseland) and her husband, Scott Brodt, Apple Valley, Minn.,
and their two sons; Jill Roseland, who followed her grandfather
into the law, Newport News, Va.
Merry Kay Powell Hanson, Clear Lake, Iowa, and her son, John
Hanson, Coralville, Iowa.
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William G. Haacke
MASON CITY
at Veterans Hospital, Knoxville.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Bethlehem
Lutheran Church, 428 W. Walnut, Manly, with the Rev. David Olson
officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason
City, where military honors will be conducted by members of Edward
Tosel American Legion Post 110, Manly.
Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Bride Colonial
Chapel, 110 Spring St., Manly, and one hour prior to service
time Tuesday at the church.
Memorials may be given in memory of Bill to: Harry L. Anderson
American Legion Post 34, Oskaloosa, Iowa 52577.
William G. Haacke was born Feb. 20, 1920, at Bain, Minn., one
of 10 children of William F. and Henrietta Eva (Taylor) Haacke.
He married Patricia Ivey on Oct. 7, 1944, at New South Wales,
Australia.
Bill served in the U.S. Army from 1942 to 1945. After 13 weeks
of basic training, he served the remainder of his three years
in the South Pacific. He was decorated with the Oak Leaf Cluster
and the Silver Star. As an adult he moved to Iowa to work as
an electrician for the REA. He later was a brakeman and conductor
for the Rock Island Railroad. He lived for 30 years in Manly,
and later moved to Oskaloosa.
He has been a member of the Christian Church. He was a Mason,
and a member of Rainbow Lodge, Manly, where he held several offices.
He was also a member of Eagles Lodge, Disabled American Veterans,
American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars. His favorite hobbies
were hunting and fishing. He also loved to play cards, earning
the nickname Maverick.
Bill has been under VA care since 1973, and a resident of the
VA Medical Center, Knoxville, since 1988.
He is survived by, Patricia Haacke, Manly; four daughters,
Rita Diekema, Manly, Pamela Cox, Sheffield, Sandra Oppman, Manly,
and Cathy Kirchner, Lebanon, Tenn.; two sons, Warren Haacke,
Riceville, and Stephen Haacke, Manly; 14 grandchildren; five
great-grandchildren; three sisters, Joyce Walker, Springfield,
Mo., Lois Carlson, Grand Rapids, Minn., and Margaret Anderegg,
Odessa, Texas; and five brothers, Carlson Hansen, Seattle, Wash.,
Louis Hansen, Rogers, Ariz., John Hansen, Springfield, Mo., Charles
Hansen, Hibbing, Minn., and Mick Hansen, Buffalo, Minn.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Audrey
Lund.
RERUN -- SURVIVOR PATRICIA HAACKE WAS LISTED AS `WIFE' AND SHE
IS NOT HIS WIFE--FUNERAL HOME WANTS IT RUN AS 'He is survived
by, Patricia Haacke.
NOTE: Brothers who are listed are half-brothers by the name
of Hansen but the family did not want them listed as "half-brothers"
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Mary Douglass Gunderson
NORTHWOOD
died Saturday (Nov. 26, 1995) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center's
east campus, Mason City, Iowa.
Funeral services are set for 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 28, 1995,
at the United Methodist Church in Northwood. The Rev. Dennis
Nicholson will officiate. Burial will be in Sunset Rest Cemetery,
Northwood.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at Conner Colonial
Chapel in Northwood. The family suggests memorials be made in
her name.
Mary was born Jan. 15, 1949, in Sturgeon Bay, Wis., the daughter
of Robert H. and Sue (Richardson) Douglass. She graduated from
Northwood-Kensett High School in 1967, and earned a bachelor
of arts degree in special education from the University of Wisconsin
Eau Claire in 1971. She taught elementary education at Kimberly,
Wis., and at Madison Elementary School in Mason City, Iowa.
On April 14, 1973, she married Lynn Gunderson in Gordonville,
Minn. The couple moved to Ottumwa, Iowa, where she taught elementary
school. They moved back to Northwood in 1976, and she was employed
as a teacher's aide at Northwood-Kensett Community Schools.
Mary was diagnosed with leukemia in July, 1992, and underwent
a bone marrow transplant.
She enjoyed listening to music and working with young children.
She also loved her home, which once was her grandmother's.
Mary is survived by her husband, Lynn, of Northwood; her parents,
Robert H. Douglass of Green Bay, Wis., and Sue Douglass of Jacksonville,
N.C.; two daughters, Erin and Lindsay Gunderson, both of Northwood;
two sisters, Ellen Rineck and her husband, Thomas of Marion,
Wis., and Ann Albertson and her husband, Gordon, of Jacksonville,
N.C.; and a brother, Roger Douglass of Algoma, Wis.
She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Harry H. Douglass
and Elsie White Douglass.
NOTE: Her son Eugene changed his name from Smith to Gary.
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Ruby Tyer
OSAGE
Ruby Tyer, 79, of Osage, died Saturday (Nov. 25, 1995) at home.
Funeral Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Champion
Funeral Home, Osage, with the Rev. Jerry Newland officiating.
Burial will be in the Osage Cemetery.
Visitation will begin at 4 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Ruby Tyer was born July 29, 1916, at Creston.
Survivors include four daughters, Beverly Broege, Poplar Bluff,
Mo., Patricia Coen, Northwood, Joyce Schmidtke, St. Ansgar, and
Rozella Melancon, Marrero, La.; four sons, Robert Smith Jr, Sedalia,
Mo., William Smith, Des Moines, Eugene Gary, Wichita, Kan, and
Ray Smith, Osage; one brother, Jim Campbell, Des Moines; and
34 grandchildren and many great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, two husbands, one
sister and one brother.
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Bert L. Coon
MASON CITY
1995) at home.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at First
Congregational United Church of Christ, 100 First St. N.E., Mason
City, with the Rev. Peter Monkres officiating. Burial will be
in Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City, where full military honors
will be conducted by members of Mason City Veterans Memorial
Association.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Hogan-Bremer
Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E., Mason City, and one hour
prior to service time Tuesday at the church.
Bert L. Coon was born March 7, 1917, at Algona, the son of John
and Elva (Lorenz) Coon. He met Margie M. Morris at Algona and
they were married on June 15, 1940, at Mason City.
He attended school at Algona. Bert served in the U.S. Army
Engineers, stationed in the South Pacific during World War II.
He worked for Clappsaddle's Garage at Algona, and later worked
at Northwestern Bell Telephone Co., Mason City, for 39 years.
Bert enjoyed wooodworking, fishing, hunting and gardening.
After retiring, he especially enjoyed coffee club. He was a
member of First Congregational United Church of Christ, Telephone
Pioneers of America and was a life time member of V.F.W. Post
733.
Bert is survived by six children, Jeff Coon and his wife, Liz,
Altus, Okla., Neil Coon and his wife, Maria, Hayward, Calif.,
Beth Thomas, Foster City, Calif., Nita Boleneus and her husband,
Bob, Wesley, Lila Kohls and her husband, Andy, Ord, Neb., and
Todd Coon and his wife, DeAnn, Mason City; 15 grandchildren,
Melinda Langston, Christopher Coon, Sean Coon, Paul Coon, Pastor
Coon, Oralia Coon, Leonard Thomas Jr., Bradley Thomas, Dawn Boleneus,
Tami Hove, Marie Kohls, Amy Kohls, Tasha Sabourin, Ashley Coon,
Brandon Coon; two great-grandchildren, Brandon Kohls and Nida
Sabourin; and two sisters, Cora Thompson, Algona, and Maud Bloome
of Illnois.
He was preceded in death by his parents; hi wife, Margie in
1994; two brothers, Wade and Fred Coon; and one sister, Dona
Klink.
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Paul H. Linn
CHARLES CITY
Paul H. Linn, 92, of Charles City, died Sunday (Nov. 26, 1995),
at Salsbury Baptist Home.
Funeral services are tentatively set for 1:30 p.m. Wednesday,
Nov. 29, at First Baptist Church, 105 Chapel Lane, Charles City,
with the Rev. Robin D. Stoops officiating. Burial will be in
Riverside Cemetery.
Friends may call from noon to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 28, at the
Fullerton Hage Funeral Home, 401 Blunt St., Charles City. The
family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. Visitation will
continue from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home and
one hour prior to service time Wednesday at the church.
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Leota Bernice Jaspers
NORTHWOOD
Leota Bernice Jaspers, 67, of Northwood, died Monday (Nov.
27, 1995) at St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, Minn.
Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Friday at the Deer Creek
Lutheran Church, Carpenter.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Schroeder
and Sites Funeral Home, Highway 65 S., Northwood, where other
arrangements are incomplete.
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Charles C. Caponi
MASON CITY
Charles C. Caponi, 72, of 121 Seventh St. N.E., died Monday
(Nov. 27, 1995) at the Americana Healthcare Center.
Memorial services will be held at a later date.
Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., is in
charge of arrangements.
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Raymond F. Kloster
CHARLES CITY
Raymond F. Kloster, 73, of 405 Fifth Ave., died Sunday (Nov.
26, 1995) at Floyd County Memorial Hospital.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Immaculate
Conception Catholic Church, Highway 18 and Clark Streets.
Visitation will be from noon to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Fullerton
Hage Funeral Home, 401 Blunt St., with a 3 p.m. rosary and a
7:30 p.m. Scriptural wake service. Visitation will also be one
hour prior to services Thursday at the church.
Other arrangements are incomplete at the funeral home.
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Lloyd Darrell Morphew
NORA SPRINGS
Lloyd Darrell Morphew, 86, of Nora Springs, died Friday (Nov.
24, 1995) at the Nora Springs Care Center.
Memorial services will be held 2 p.m. Sunday (Dec. 17, 1995)
at the First Christian Church.
Other arrangements are incomplete at Sheckler Colonial Chapel.
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Marie Stark
BELMOND
Marie Stark, 99, of Belmond, died Monday (Nov. 27, 1995) at
the Kanawha Community Nursing Home.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Tenold Funeral Home,
Belmond.
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Florence Kramer
CHARLES CITY
Florence Kramer, 82, of the Eleventh St. Chautauqua Guest Home,
died Monday (Nov. 27, 1995) at home.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Hauser Funeral Home,
1205 S. Main St.
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Marie G. Miller
CLEAR LAKE
Marie G. Miller, 97, of Clear Lake, died Monday (Nov. 27, 1995)
at the Oakwood Care Center.
Funeral services are incomplete at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel,
101 N. Fourth St.
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Rudy Doden
WODEN
Rudy Doden, 72, of Woden, died Monday (Nov. 27, 1995) at home.
Funeral services will be held 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Cataldo
Funeral Chapel, Woden.
Visitation will be held two hours before services at the funeral
chapel, where other arrangements are incomplete.
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Hans Smith
WODEN
Hans Smith, 94, of Woden, died Monday (Nov. 27, 1995) at the
Kanawha Community Nursing Home.
Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Presbyterian
Church in Woden.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, at the Cataldo
Funeral Chapel, Woden, where other arrangements are incomplete.
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Inborg G. Peterson
LAKE MILLS
Inborg G. Peterson, 81, of Lake Mills, died Sunday (Nov. 26,
1995) at the Lake Mills Care Center.
Funeral services will be held 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Salem Lutheran
Church, with the Rev. Roger Dykstra and the Rev. Sara Akre officiating.
Burial will be in Salem Memorial Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. today at Mittelstadt Funeral
Home, Lake Mills, and one hour prior to services at the church.
Ingborg was born March 15, 1914, in Worth County.
Survivors include three daughters, Judith Hermanson of Lake
Mills, Karen Moe of Forest City, and Ila Peterson of Lake Mills;
one son, Maynard Peterson of Lake Mills; two brothers, Ansley
Stromley and Kenneth Stromley, both of Joice; two sisters, Myrtle
Banken of Mason City, and Ruby Mae Stromley of Joice; nine grandchildren;
and 20 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband.
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Clell Crosby
DUMONT
Clell Crosby, 92, of Dumont, died Sunday (Nov. 26, 1995) at
the Dumont Nursing Home.
Funeral services will be held 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Schwartz
Funeral Home, Parkersburg. Burial will be in the Dumont Cemetery.
Visitation will be one hour before services at the funeral home.
Survivors include one daughter, Phyllis Groenberg of Dumont;
two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; one brother, Jim
Crosby of Lyle, Wash.; and one sister, Maxine Sowers, of Van
Couver, Wash.
He was preceded in death by his wife.
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Mike J. Muskovich
NORA SPRINGS
Mike J. Muskovich, 75, of 110 First St. N.W., died Monday (Nov.
27, 1995) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center, Mason City.
Following cremation, graveside services will be held 10:30 p.m.
Thursday at the Park Cemetery, Nora Springs, with the Rev. Richard
C. Pippert officiating. No visitation will be held.
Mike J. Muskovich was born Sept. 3, 1920, at Mason City.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia Muskovich of Nora Springs;
three daughters, Mary Schissel of Dougherty; Michelle Stiles
of Modjeska, Calif., and Marcia Brightman of Treasure Island,
Calif.; one son, James Muskovich of Palmdale, Calif.; six grandchildren;
and two great-granddaughters.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother.
In case of inclement weather, services will be held 10:30 a.m.
Thursday at the Sheckler Colonial Chapel, 114 N. Hawkeye.
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Verlette Fjetland
FOREST CITY
Mrs. Clifford (Verlette) Fjetland, 74, of Forest City, died
Monday (Nov. 27, 1995) at home.
Funeral services will be held 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Forest
Evangelical Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Richard Newguard officiating.
Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the Petersen Lund
Funeral Home, 505 N. Clark St.
Verlette ``Verl'' J. Fjetland was born in Thompson on Aug. 18,
1921, the daughter of Joseph and Nettie (Flatrud) Moen.
She attended rural school near her home and graduated from Forest
City High School.
She began practice teaching at the country school in Leland
and it was during that time that she met her future husband,
Clifford T. Fjetland.
They were married on Dec. 21, 1942, in San Luis Obispo, Calif.
The couple had made their home in Forest City all of their married
life.
For 14 years, Verl and Cliff operated ``Cliff's Roller Rink''
a portable roller skating rink that traveled between Forest City,
Leland and Thompson.
Verl lived for her family. She loved and cared deeply for her
husband and her children. Any additions to the family, whether
through marriage or birth, were warmly welcomed by Verl.
She enjoyed family history, as well, creating personal scrapbooks
for her children and grandchildren, detailing their school years,
work accomplishments and other special occasions.
Verl was involved in a serious auto accident in 1964 that almost
claimed her life. She eventually recovered, but her life since
then has been difficult and each day has brought its own trials.
Her husband, Cliff, was always at her side and the two of them
did everything together.
Christmas was a very special time for Verl and she did her best
to make it special for the rest of her family, too.
She was a member of Forest Evangelical Lutheran Church in Forest
City.
She is survived by her husband, Clifford T. Fjetland of Forest
City; a daughter, Virginia Loux and her husband, Dennis, of Clear
Lake; four sons, Collin and his wife, Carmen of Woden; Lon and
his wife, Roxann of Forest City; Jerry and his wife, Cindy of
Forest City, and Jay Fjetland of Forest City; 10 grandchildren;
seven great-grandchildren; a brother, Adron ``Bud'' Moen of Emmetsburg;
and a sister, Delores Langerud of Forest City.
Verl was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Arlo
Moen.
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Paul H. Linn
CHARLES CITY
Paul H. Linn, 92, of the Salsbury Baptist Home, formerly of
the Starr Home and 310 Fifth Ave., died Sunday (Nov. 26, 1995)
at home.
Funeral services will be held 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist
Church, 105 Chapel Lane, with the Rev. Robin D. Stoops officiating.
Burial will be in the Riverside Cemetery.
Visitation will be from noon to 9 p.m. today at Fullerton Hage
Funeral Home, 401 Blunt St., with the family receiving friends
from 4 to 6 p.m. There will be further visitation from 9 to 11
a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home and one hour prior to services
at the church.
Paul Hugh Linn was born Jan. 2, 1903, in rural Adair County,
near Stuart.
Survivors include two sisters, Alice Tetzloff of Colwell and
Edith Larson of Nora Springs.
He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, seven brothers
and three sisters.
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Elva Emma Schrage
BRISTOW
Funeral services for Elva Emma Schrage, 72, of 422 Main St.,
will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. John's Evangelical
Lutheran Church at Vilmar, rural Greene, with the Rev. Randall
V. Baldwin officiating. Burial will be in the Lynwood Cemetery
in Clarksville.
Visitation will be from 2 to 9 p.m. today at Reid's Funeral
Chapel in Greene and one hour before services at the church on
Wednesday.
Elva Emma Rover was born March 30, 1923, in rural Coldwater
Township, a daughter of Henry Fred and Frieda Minnie (Meyne)
Rover, and died Monday (Nov. 27, 1995) at Franklin County General
Hospital in Hampton from complications of a stroke.
She received her education in rural Butler County schools,
attending Coldwater No. 9. As a young lady, she remained at home
helping her parents on the farm.
She was united in marriage to Abel Johnson Schrage on Dec. 16,
1945, at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Vilmar.
Mr. and Mrs. Schrage farmed in the rural Greene area, where
she took an active part in the farm work and driving tractors.
In 1979, they retired from farming and moved into Bristow.
Elva drove school bus for the Greene Community School District
for several years.
She owned and operated Elva's Cafe in Aredale in the 1970s
and later worked at the Aredale Bar.
Elva's interest included fishing, cooking, baking and going
to rummage sales and swap meets.
She was a lifelong member of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran
Church at Vilmar, where she was baptized on April 29, 1923, and
confirmed on April 4, 1937.
Living family members include her loving husband of 50 years,
A.J. Schrage of Bristow; one son, Kenneth, and his wife, Diane
Rover, of Greene; one stepson, Paul and his wife, Janice Schrage,
of Marble Rock; one stepdaughter, Wilma and her husband, Lloyd
Hodge, of Cedar Falls; three grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren;
seven stepgreat-grandchildren; two sisters, Mildred Steere of
Greene and Althea and her husband, Harley Uhlenhopp, of Greene;
and one brother, Lester, and wife, Evelyn Rover, of Greene.
She was preceded in death by her parents and one grandson, Michael
Schrage.
Those who plan an expression of sympathy may direct memorials
to the Elva Schrage Memorial Fund in care of the family.
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Roger Allen Cooling
AUSTIN, Minn.
Roger Allen Cooling, 60, of 211 36th St. S.W., Austin, died
Saturday (Nov. 25, 1995) at the Burr Oak Manor Home.
Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. today at Deer Creek Valley
Lutheran Church, Glenville, with the Rev. Kevin Olson officiating.
Burial will be in the Woodbury Cemetery, Lyle, with military
rites by the American Legion of Lyle.
Visitation was held from 3 to 8 p.m. Monday at The Worlein Funeral
Home, 1801 Fourth St. N.W., Austin.
There also will ber visitation one hour before services today
at the church.
In lieu of flowers, the family prefers memorials to the American
Diabetes Association and the Deer Creek Valley Lutheran Church,
Glenville.
Roger Allen Cooling was born Sept. 14, 1935, in Albert Lea,
a son of Alvin and Hazel (Ingvaldson) Cooling.
He was united in marriage to Patricia Cafourek in Hayward.
He spent most of his life in the London area.
He was a postmaster with the United States Postal Service for
32 years.
He was a member of the Deer Creek Lutheran Church, Glenville.
He is survived by his wife, Patricia Cooling of Austin; sons
and daughter-in-law, Todd and Ronda Cooling of Lyle; Michael
Cooling and partner, Steve Luce of Golden Valley; daughters and
sons-in-law, Tara and Ray Phelps of Byron, and Tracy and Rod
Schilling of London; grandchildren, Alison, Amy and Jessie Cooling,
Laura and Jonathan Phelps of Alexander, and Jordan Schilling
and one stepgranddaughter, Trisha Cone; sisters and brothers-in-law,
Shirley and Norris Hamborg of Albert Lea, and Marlys and Max
Minnich of Austin; sister-in-law, Deanna and Larry Ashley of
Austin; aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Don
Cooling.
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Lula B. McDermott
MASON CITY
Lula B. McDermott, 89, of 309 E. State St., died Sunday (Nov.
26, 1995) at the Heritage Care Center.
No funeral services are planned. The body was donated to the
University of Iowa Medical School, Iowa City.
There is no visitation. Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave., is in charge of arrangements.
Lula B. McDermott was born May 13, 1906, in Pilot Grove, Mo.,
the daughter of William and Hattie (Sellers) Bahm.
Lula worked 25 years for Stevenson's Department Store as a department
manager. She retired in 1969.
She married Cormack John McDermott on May 2, 1969, in Canton,
S.D.
Lula was a member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary.
She is survived by one son, Frederick Wilmarth of Mason City;
grandchildren, Timothy Wilmarth of Mason City; William Wilmarth
of Anamosa; Jon Wilmarth of Mason City; Julie Pritchard of Collins;
Scott Wilmarth of Mason City and Susan Ferree of Chicago, Ill.;
11 great-grandchildren; sisters, Frances Morris of Kansas City,
Mo., and Louise Schwarner of Kirksville, Mo.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Cormack John
McDermott in 1977; and one brother, William Bahm Jr.
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Eric Fielding
HAMPTON
Eric Fielding, 22, of Hampton, died Sunday (Nov. 26, 1995) at
University Hospitals, Iowa City.
Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Patrick's
Catholic Church, Hampton, with the Rev. Gerald Condon officiating.
Burial will be in the Hampton Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 2 to 8 p.m. today at Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral Home, with a 7 p.m. Scripture service.
Eric Fielding was born Feb. 8, 1973, in Hampton.
Survivors include his parents, Terry and Millicent Fielding
of Hampton; two brothers, Matthew Fielding and Andrew Fielding,
both of Hampton; his maternal grandparents, Harold and Marion
Peterson of Hampton; his paternal grandmother, Betty Fielding
of Hampton; and his paternal great-grandfather, Jake Jones of
Hampton.
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Evelyn F. Amos
GOODLAND, Kan.
Evelyn F. Amos, 68, of Goodland, died early Tuesday morning
(Nov. 21, 1995) at Northwest Kansas Regional Medical Center.
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, 1995,
at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Goodland, with the Rev. Dan Bowman
officiating. Burial was in the Goodland Cemetery.
Friends shared their respects from 1 to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov.
24, 1995, at the Koons Funeral Chapel, 211 N. Main, Goodland.
Memorial contributions in memory of Mrs. Amos may be made to
the American Cancer Society, l Chapter, Koons Chapel.
Mrs. Amos was born on April 14, 1927, on the family farm located
northwest of Brewster, Kan.
She was the daughter of Clyde C. and Vera M. (Miller) Jones.
She graduated from Brewster High School with the class of 1945.
On Dec. 10, 1946, she married Rex L.Amos in Goodland.
She was a member of the Redwood F.C.E., Federated Research,
and Lady Elks for more than 20 years.
Survivors include her husband, Rex of the home; three sons,
Robert C. Amos and wife, Sherry of Orlando, Fla.; Steven W. Amos
and wife, Soli-dad of Marysville, N.C., and Charles L. Amos and
his wife, Julie of Loveland, Colo.; one sister, Doris Rowland
of Greeley, Colo.; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren;
and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Ralph
Jones and Floyd Jones.
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Amanda Lynn Herman
CHARLES CITY
Amanda Lynn Herman, 8-week-old daughter of David and Carrie
Ogden Herman of Charles City, died Tuesday (Nov. 28, 1995) at
Floyd County Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Hauser
Funeral Home, Charles City, with the Rev. A.C. Wegner Jr. of
the Faith Bible Chapel officiating. Burial will be in the Riverside
Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Hauser Funeral Home from 7 to 9 p.m.
today and from 9 a.m. until service time on Thursday.
Amanda Lynn Herman was born Oct. 3, 1995, in Rochester, Minn.
Living family members include her parents, David and Carrie
Herman of Charles City; three brothers, David, Jonathan and Matthew,
all at home; paternal grandparents, Henry and Shirley Herman
of Floyd, and Lois Newman of Charles City; and maternal grandmother,
Cheri Trapnell of Cameron Park, Calif.
She was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather.
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Marie C. Stark
BELMOND
Marie C. Stark, 99, of Belmond, died Monday (Nov. 27, 1995)
at the Kanawha Community Nursing Home.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday
at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Belmond, with the Rev.
Tom Currier and Deacon Nick Schmit officiating.
There will be a rosary at 2:30 p.m. Friday and a 7 p.m. Scripture
service at Tenold Funeral Home, Belmond. Other arrangements
are incomplete at the funeral home.
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Marie G. Miller
CLEAR LAKE
Marie G. Miller, 97, of Clear Lake, passed into God's hands
on Tuesday (Nov. 28, 1995) at Oakwood Care Center.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Patrick's
Catholic Church, withe Monsignor Joseph J. Slepicka officiating.
Burial will be in Clear Lake Cemetery.
Visitation will begin at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Ward-Van Slyke
Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St. A Scriptural wake service
will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Marie Bauman Miller was born Feb. 21, 1898, in New York City,
N.Y., and spent her very early years in an orphanage in New York
City. At four and a half years old she was placed on the famous
``Orphan Train'' to the Midwest. She was one of the last four
orphans on the train as it arrived in Falls City, Neb. She was
chosen by Ben Bauman and his family to be their foster daughter.
She shared her childhood years with the only ``sister'' she
ever had, another orphan from the train named Rose who was adopted
by Ben Bauman's mother's family. Ben Bauman and Mary Bauman
then had a son named George who was then Marie's dear brother.
Marie attended school until eighth grade, then worked as a housekeeper
as soon as she was old enough. In 1942 she met John A. Miller.
They married on Oct. 29, 1942, and moved to John's farm south
of Clear Lake. They farmed there for many years until moving
into town about 1980.
She was preceded in death by her foster parents, Ben and Mary
Bauman and family; her husband, John A. Miller; and nephew William
Joseph Koster and his wife, Leona, who farmed with them for many
years.
She is survived by nieces Rose Becker and family; Margaret Waller
and family; Mary Ann Manly and family; many Miller and Lang relatives;
great nieces and nephews, Mary Bobock, Jeanne Fluhrer, Helen
Biretz, John Koster, Karen Hennigar, Dean Koster and Doris Naney
and their families and children.
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Rudy Doden
WODEN
Rudy Doden, 72, of Woden, died Monday (Nov. 27, 1995) at his
home.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Cataldo
Funeral Chapel, Woden, with Vernon DeVries officiating. Graveside
military rites will be conducted by the Woden Veterans Ceremonial
Unit. Burial will be in Buffalo Township Cemetery, south of
Titonka.
Visitation will be held two hours prior to services at the funeral
chapel.
Rudy Doden was born Feb. 28, 1923, near Titonka.
Survivors include two sisters, Clara Kwolek of Woden and Bernice
Larson of Britt; and one brother, Johnny Doden of Mason City.
He was preceded in death by his parents, one sister and one
brother.
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Kenneth O. Jung
CHARLES CITY
Kenneth O. Jung, 87, of Charles City, died Tuesday (Nov. 28,
1995) at Floyd County Memorial Hospital.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Fullerton Hage Funeral
Home, 401 Blunt St.
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Hans Smith
WODEN
Services for Hans Smith, 94, of Woden, who died Monday (Nov.
27, 1995) at the Kanawha Community Nursing Home, will be held
at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at First Presbyterian Church, Woden, with
the Rev. Roland Emond Jr. as officiant. Burial will be in Bingham
Township Cemetery, south of Woden. Visitation will be held from
4 to 8 p.m. today at Cataldo Funeral Chapel, Woden.
Hans Martin Smith was born Feb. 18, 1901, to John R. and Bertha
(Teitgen) Smith on a farm east of Woden. He attended rural schools.
At the age of 17 he began playing baseball on the Woden town
team as well as pitching for teams in Mason City and Elmore,
Minn., until he was in his 30s. On Oct. 23, 1923, he married
Hannah Bird at Forest City. They lived in Crystal Lake and Woden
until they moved to the Kanawha Community Nursing Home in April
of 1993. Hans was a road maintainer for Hancock County, drove
a truck for John Rudisill and was the town marshal and street
commissioner for Woden for 45 years, and drove the school bus
for eight years. He also worked for Iowa Light and Power Company,
taking care of the street lights. Hans took care of people's
homes when they were absent and brought mail to shut-ins.
He had a special relationship with children and animals,
especially horses and dogs.
He was a member of the United Methodist Church in Woden until
1991, when he transferred membership to First Presbyterian Church
in Woden. He also belonged to the Iowa State Policeman's Association.
He is survived by his wife, Hannah Smith, who resides at the
Kanawha Community Nursing Home; a granddaughter, Dianne Dahl
and her husband, Stephen, of Linn Creek, Mo.; and two great-grandchildren,
Leslie Dahl of Gilmore City and Thomas Dahl of Eagan, Minn.
He was preceded in death by his daughter, Normagene Gerdes;
his son-in-law, Henry Gerdes; his parents; a sister, Margaret
Rudisill; and five brothers, Claus Smith, Ralph ``Dick'' Smith,
Martin Smith, John ``Jack'' Smith and Pete ``Fred'' Smith.
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Florence Kramer
CHARLES CITY
Florence Kramer, 82, formerly of 609 S. Johnson St., died Monday
(Nov. 27, 1995) at the 11th Street Chautauqua Guest Home.
Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. today at Hauser Funeral
Home, 1205 S. Main St., Charles City, with the Rev. Curt Schneider
of Messiah Lutheran Church officiating. Burial will be in the
Riverside Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 9 a.m. today until time of service at
the funeral home.
Florence Ruth Kramer was born June 11, 1913, at Sioux Center.
Survivors include three sisters, Clara Jacobs and Louise Linderkamp,
both of Charles City, and Verna Lehmann of Akron.
She was preceded in death by her parents and husband.
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Raymond F. Kloster
CHARLES CITY
Raymond F. Kloster, 73, of 405 Fifth Ave., died Sunday (Nov.
26, 1995) at Floyd County Memorial Hospital.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Highway 18 and Clark Streets,
with Monsignor Stanley J. Hayek officiating. Burial will be in
Calvary Cemetery.
Visitation will be from noon to 9 p.m. today at the Fullerton
Hage Funeral Home, 401 Blunt St., with a 3 p.m. rosary and a
7:30 p.m. Scriptural wake service, and one hour before services
at the church on Thursday.
Raymond Francis Kloster was born June 17, 1922, in rural Hampton.
Survivors include his wife, Bernice, of Charles City; 10 children,
Patsy Hoffman of Charles City; James Kloster of New Hampton;
Robert Kloster of Charles City; Mary Jane Justus of Postville;
Judy Kloster of Fond du Lac, Wis.; Clare Grober of Alta Vista;
Gary Kloster of Charles City; Debra Mettner of New Hampton; Madonna
Kloster of Charles City, and Michael Kloster of Charles City;
a sister, Lorraine Hoffman of Floyd; 10 grandchildren; and one
great-granddaughter.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two children and two
grandchildren.
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Virgil L. Glassel
HAYWARD, Minn.
Funeral services for Virgil L. Glassel, 61, of Hayward, will
be held 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 30, at the Hayward Lutheran Church,
Hayward, with the Rev. Scott Duffus officiating. Interment will
be in the Hayward Cemetery. Military honors will be accorded
by area servicemen's clubs.
Visitation will be from 4 until 8 p.m. today at the Bayview/Freeborn
Funeral Home, 1415 N. Highway 13, Albert Lea, Minn., and one
hour before services at the church.
Virgil died Monday (Nov. 27, 1995) at the Naeve Hospital.
Virgil Lee Glassel was born July 14, 1934 at Osage, Iowa, the
son of Sylvin and Hazel (Perkins) Glassel.
He graduated from high school in Carpenter, Iowa. After graduation,
he farmed in Iowa.
Virgil entered the United States Army and served from 1957-1959.
On Dec. 6, 1959, he was united in marriage to Delores Helm at
Northwood, Iowa.
The couple farmed in Iowa until 1963, when they moved to Hayward,
Minn.
The couple then moved to California, where they lived for nine
and one-half years. They returned to Minnesota in 1976.
Virgil worked as a feed manager for the Hayward Co-op, retiring
in 1994.
Virgil served as a fireman in Hayward, was a member of the Hayward
Lutheran Church and the Eagle's.
He enjoyed golf, camping, and spending time with his family.
Survivors include his wife, Delores of Hayward; daughters, Debbie
Kiser and her husband, James, of Houston, Texas, Carol and her
husband, Terry Brandt of Albert Lea, MInn., Elaine and her husband,
Alden Chamberline, of Anchorage, Alaska, and Sandy and her husband,
Ray Barber of Spring, Texas; one son, Dennis Glassel and his
wife, Holly, of Albert Lea, Minn.; 11 grandchildren, brothers,
Ronald Glassel and his wife, Lola of Georgetown, Calif., and
Robert Glassel and his wife, Virginia, of St. Ansgar; sisters,
Sylvia Anderson of Citrus Heights, Calif., and Norma Ellis of
Salem, Ore.; nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Virgil was preceded in death by his parents; and one grandson,
Aaron Brandt.
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Elva Emma Schrage
BRISTOW
Funeral services for Elva Emma Schrage, 72, of 422 Main St.,
Bristow, will be 10:30 a.m. today (Nov. 29, 1995) at St. John's
Ev. Lutheran Church at Vilmar, rural Greene, with the Rev. Randall
V. Baldwin officiating. Burial will be in the Lynwood Cemetery
in Clarksville.
Visitation was held from 2 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Reid's Funeral
Chapel in Greene. Visitation also is one hour before services
at the church today.
Elva Emma Rover was born March 30, 1923, in rural Coldwater
Township, a daughter of Henry Fred and Frieda Minnie (Meyne)
Rover, and died Monday (Nov. 27, 1995) at Franklin County General
Hospital in Hampton from complications of a stroke.
She received her education in the rural Butler County schools,
attending Coldwater No. 9. As a young lady, she remained at home
helping her parents on the farm.
She was united in marriage to Abel Johnson Schrage on Dec. 16,
1945, at St. John's Ev. Lutheran Church in Vilmar.
Mr. and Mrs. Schrage farmed in the rural Greene area, where
she took an active part in the farm work and driving tractor.
In 1979, they retired from farming and moved into Bristow.
Elva drove school bus for the Greene Community School District
for several years.
She owned and operated Elva's Cafe in Aredale in the 1970s
and later worked at the Aredale Bar.
Elva's interest included fishing, cooking, baking and going
to rummage sales and swap meets.
She was a lifelong member of St. John's Ev. Lutheran Church
at Vilmar, where she was baptized on April 29, 1923, and confirmed
on April 4, 1937.
Living family members include her loving husband of 50 years,
A.J. Schrage of Bristow; one son, Kenneth and his wife, Diane
Rover of Greene; one stepson, Paul and his wife, Janice Schrage
of Marble Rock; one stepdaughter, Wilma and her husband, Lloyd
Hodge of Cedar Falls; three grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren;
eight great-grandchildren; seven stepgreat-grandchildren; two
sisters, Mildred Steere of Greene, and Althea and her husband,
Harley Uhlenhopp of Greene; and one brother, Lester and wife,
Evelyn Rover of Greene.
She was preceded in death by her parents and one grandson, Michael
Schrage.
Those wishing to plan an expression of sympathy may direct memorials
to the Elva Schrage Memorial Fund in care of the family.
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Mike J. Muskovich
NORA SPRINGS
Mike J. Muskovich, 75, of 110 First St. N.W., died Monday (Nov.
27, 1995) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center, Mason City.
Following cremation, graveside services will be held 10:30 a.m.
Thursday at the Park Cemetery, with the Rev. Richard C. Pippert
officiating. No visitation will be held.
Mike J. Muskovich was born Sept. 3, 1920, at Mason City.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia Muskovich of Nora Springs;
three daughters, Mary Schissel of Dougherty; Michelle Stiles
of Modjeska, Calif., and Marcia Brightman of Treasure Island,
Calif.; one son, James Muskovich of Palmdale, Calif.; six grandchildren;
and two great-granddaughters.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother.
In case of inclement weather, services will be held 10:30 a.m.
Thursday at Sheckler Colonial Chapel, 114 N. Hawkeye.
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Leota Bernice Jaspers
NORTHWOOD
Leota Bernice (Nelson) Jaspers, 67, of Northwood, died Monday
(Nov. 27, 1995) at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minn.
Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Friday at the Deer Creek
Lutheran Church, Carpenter, with the Rev. Kathryn Larson officiating.
Burial will be in the Sunset Rest Cemetery, Northwood.
Visitation will be from 5 until 8 p.m. Thursday at the Schroeder
and Sites Funeral Home, Highway 65 S., Northwood.
Leota Bernice Jaspers was born Nov. 30, 1927, in Titonka, to
Henry and Ella (Larson) Nelson.
She grew up on a farm near Titonka and graduated from Titonka
High School in 1944. She graduated from Hamilton Business College
in Mason City.
On May 21, 1950, she married Lowell S. Jaspers in Titonka. They
moved to Carpenter where they bought a farm and started a family.
She was a full-time housewife and mother, but worked part time
as a bookkeeper at various times.
Leota was active in the North Iowa Quilters Guild and enjoyed
quilting with a group of 10 Northwood women.
She was a substitute bowler in a bowling league in Northwood.
Leota was also active with the Northwood Meals on Wheels program
to deliver and collect for the meals. She belonged to the Green
Thumb Garden Club in Northwood.
She was president and chairperson for the Naomi Circle at Deer
Creek Lutheran Church, Carpenter. She was also very active in
the Ladies Aid (WElCA) of the Deer Creek Lutheran Church.
She will be greatly missed by many.
Leota is survived by her husband, Lowell; four daughters, Judy
(Jaspers) Kerber and her husband, Phil, of Medina, Minn.; Jeanie
(Jaspers) Thomas and her husband, Jim, of Jacksonville Beach,
Fla.; Jo (Jaspers) Stokes and her husband, Jeff, of Northwood,
and Janet (Jaspers) Gannon and her husband, Steve, of Clear Lake;
two sons, Jim Jaspers and his wife, Justine, of Carpenter, and
Jay Jaspers of Northwood; five grandchildren, Jennifer Jaspers,
Jesse Jaspers, Jamie Jaspers, Bryten Reuter and Kory Kerber.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Henry and Ella (Larson)
Nelson of Titonka; one sister, Eileen Whilhelmi of Story, Wyo.;
and three brothers, Herbert Nelson, Elwood Nelson and Verle ``Hap''
Nelson.
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Ruth E. Wilkinson
MASON CITY
Ruth E. Wilkinson, 94, of 302 Second St. N.E., died Wednesday
(Nov. 22, 1995) at Good Shepherd Nursing Home.
Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 8, at
Wesley United Methodist Church, 1405 S. Pennsylvania Ave.
Other arrangements are incomplete at Major Erickson Funeral
Home, 119 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
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Ted Thatcher
OSAGE
Ted Thatcher, 58, of Osage, died Wednesday (Nov. 29, 1995) at
Mitchell County Regional Health Center.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Champion Funeral Home.
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Arlene Wright
YATES CENTER, Kan.
Arlene Wright, 67, of Yates Center, formerly of Mason City,
Iowa, died Tuesday (Nov. 28, 1995) at University of Kansas Medical
Center, Kansas City.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Major Erickson Funeral
Home, 119 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City, Iowa.
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John V. Mason
MASON CITY
John V. Mason, 82, of 663 S. Garfield Ave., died Wednesday
(Nov. 29, 1995) at the IOOF Home.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Major Erickson Funeral
Home, 119 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
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Donald J. Dean
CORWITH
Donald James Dean, 85, of Corwith, died Tuesday (Nov. 28, 1995)
at the Kanawha Community Nursing Home.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the United
Methodist Church, Corwith, with the Rev. Jane I. Jordan officiating.
Burial will be in Corwith Cemetery.
Visitation will begin at 3 p.m. today at the church.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home, Corwith, is in charge
of the arrangements.
Memorials may be given to the youth activities of the United
Methodist Church, Corwith.
Donald James Dean was born Jan. 27, 1910, at Renwick.
Survivors include his wife, Helen Dean of Corwith; a daughter,
Judith Johnson, Arlington, Texas; three sisters, Ruth Kannenberg,
Humboldt; Dorothy May, Kanawha, and Darlene Brown, Angola, Ind.;
one brother, Edwin Dean, Clearwater, Fla.; three grandchildren;
and two great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, one son, one sister
and one brother.
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Olive Wogen
SCARVILLE
Olive Wogen, 81, of Scarville, died Wednesday (Nov. 29, 1995)
at St. John's Lutheran Home, Albert Lea, Minn.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Immanuel
Lutheran Church, Scarville, with the Rev. Philip and the Rev.
Marilyn Peters officiating. Burial will be in Bethel Lutheran
Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 3:30 to 6 p.m. Friday at Mittelstadt
Funeral Home, Lake Mills.
Olive Wogen was born April 23, 1914, in Winnebago County.
Survivors include three daughters, Audrey Rober, Marshalltown;
Lorene Hanson, Olivia, Minn., and Donna Carolus, Eden Prairie,
Minn.; three sons, Warren Wogen, Chapel Hill, N.C.; Lynn Wogen,
St. Paul, Minn., and Maynard Wogen, Mankato, Minn.; two sisters,
Alma Flo, Wells, Minn., and Marjorie Fjone, Kiester, Minn.; three
brothers, Milton Sime, Lake Mills; Wayne Sime, Albert Lea, Minn.,
and Clifford Sime, Kiester, Minn.; 14 grandchildren; and one
great-granddaughter.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, two daughters,
one sister and two brothers.
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Kenneth O. `Red' Jung
CHARLES CITY
Kenneth O. ``Red'' Jung, 87, of Charles City, died Tuesday
(Nov. 28, 1995) at Floyd County Memorial Hospital.
A funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 1, at
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, U.S. Highway 18 and Clark
Street, with Monsignor Stanley J. Hayek officiating. Burial
will be in Calvary Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from noon to 9 p.m. today at Fullerton
Hage Funeral Home, 401 Blunt St., with a St. Jude's Circle rosary
at 3 p.m. and a Scriptural wake service at 7:30 p.m. followed
by a rosary led by the Knights of Columbus Charles City Council
1409. Visitation will continue one hour prior to service time
Friday at the church.
Kenneth Oscar ``Red'' Jung was born Feb. 12, 1908, in Charles
City.
Survivors include his wife, Zita Jung of Charles City; a son,
Gerald Jung, Charles City; a sister, Dorothy Gayther, Charles
City; a brother, Carlyle Jung, Charles City; three grandchildren;
and two great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother.
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Dale D. Lenz
CLEAR LAKE
Dale D. Lenz, 57, of Clear Lake, formerly of St. Ansgar, died
Tuesday (Nov. 28, 1995) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East,
Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at First
Presbyterian Church, Corning, with the Rev. Kenneth Rummer officiating.
Burial will be in Walnut Grove Cemetery, Corning.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Schroeder
and Sites Funeral Home, 207 S. School St., St. Ansgar.
Dale D. Lenz was born Oct. 31, 1938, in Taylor County.
Survivors include his mother, Veta Lenz Beal, Cumberland; his
wife, Dixie Lenz, Clear Lake; one daughter, Randee Slinges, Oskaloosa;
one son, Jamie Lenz, Ames; two sisters, Joan Wombacher, Seattle,
Wash., and Donna Edwards, Massena; four brothers, Larry Lenz,
Nodaway; Paul Lenz, Denison; Dennis Lenz, Atlantic, and David
Lenz, Cumberland; three grandchildren; and two stepgrandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his father.
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Viola M. Pottroff
JEFFERSON
Viola Marie Pottroff was born Feb. 18, 1933, at Forest City,
the daughter of Harry and Louise (Pflueger) Hansmeier. She was
raised in the Crystal Lake community where she attended school
and graduated. Viola then attended the State Teachers College
at Cedar Falls and received her elementary teaching certificate.
She attended Buena Vista College at Storm Lake, and later received
her bachelor of arts degree from Drake University, Des Moines.
Viola taught at Sheldon and Manson before moving to Jefferson
in 1955 to teach third grade in the Jefferson Community Schools.
She retired in 1992 after teaching third grade for 39 years.
On April 19, 1973, Viola was united in marriage with Clifford
Pottroff at the First United Methodist Church in Jefferson.
They were the parents of two children, Howard and Lisa. The
family made their home on a farm near Jefferson.
Mrs. Pottroff was a member of First United Methodist Church,
Jefferson. She belonged to the Margaret Fuller Club and Delta
Kappa Gamma Sorority. She was active from 1979 until the spring
of 1995 with Pioneer Day at the Pottroff farm.
Viola Pottroff died Tuesday (Nov. 28, 1995) at the age of 62
years. She was preceded in death by her parents.
Those who survive include her husband, Clifford; their children,
Howard Pottroff of Fort Worth, Texas, and Lisa Enos of Des Moines;
two grandchildren, Alice Marie and Gerald Enos; a brother, Vernon
Hansmeier of Crystal Lake; two sisters, Evelyn Gold and her husband,
Ronald, of Norwalk, and Mary Ree and her husband, John, of Burt;
other relatives and many friends.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 1, at
First United Methodist Church, Jefferson. Graveside services
will be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday at Crystal Lake Cemetery, Crystal
Lake.
Family visitation will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. today at Slininger-Rossow
Chapel, Jefferson.
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Elmer Witham
FENTON
Elmer Witham, 82, of Fenton, formerly of Seneca, died Wednesday
(Nov. 29, 1995) at Holy Family Hospital, Estherville.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Garry-
Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home, Bancroft, with the Rev.
Robert Koebler officiating.
Burial will be at a later date. The body will be cremated.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral
home.
Elmer Witham was born Aug. 11, 1913, at Whittemore.
He is survived by his wife, Eleanor Witham of Fenton; and three
sisters, Irene Watson, Mendota, Ill.; Iona Green, Burbank, Calif.,
and Ellen Thiel, Blue Grass.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister.
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Marie M. Harris
KINGMAN, Kan.
Marie M. Harris, 89, of Kingman, formerly of Goodell, Iowa,
died Nov. 20, 1995, at Wheatland Care Center in Kingman.
Memorial services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2,
at Tenold Funeral Chapel, Belmond, Iowa, with the Rev. Jerry
Robertson of the United Methodist Church in Goodell and Klemme,
Iowa, officiating.
Inurnment will be in the Amsterdam Cemetery, Goodell, Iowa.
Marie M. (Hardesty) Harris, the daughter of Charles M. and Nettie
(Meisner) Hardesty was born Nov. 9, 1906, at Waterloo, Kan.
She was united in marriage to Verdi Harris on Dec. 28, 1924,
at Waterloo, Kan. They moved to Goodell, Iowa, in 1942, when
they purchased the bank in Goodell. They retired from the banking
business in 1970. She remained in the area until 1981, when
she moved to Kingman.
She is survived by many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents and husband, Verdi.
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Minnie B. Sorensen
HAMPTON
Minnie B. Sorensen, 93, of Hampton, died Wednesday (Nov. 29,
1995) at Franklin General Nursing Facility.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at St. Paul's
Lutheran Church, Hampton, with the Rev. Kent A. Mechler of Zion
St. John Lutheran Church, Sheffield, officiating. Burial will
be in the Coulter Cemetery, Coulter.
Visitation will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. today at Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral Home, Hampton.
Minnie B. Sorensen was born June 21, 1902, at Rolfe.
Survivors include two sisters, Mrs. H.V. Hermansen, Linwood,
N.J., and Mrs. V.E. Thorson, Forest City; and nieces and nephews.