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Evelyn L. Jahns
MASON CITY
Evelyn L. Jahns, 93, of 1037 19th St. S.W., died Monday (Oct.
14, 1996) at the IOOF Home.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Major Erickson Funeral
Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
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Marie Gruis
MESERVEY
Marie Gruis, 82, of Meservey, died Monday (Oct. 14, 1996) at
North Iowa Mercy Health Center East, Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Grarup Funeral Home.
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MASON CITY
Mary A. Cahalan
Mary A. Cahalan, 74, of Mason City, died Sunday (Oct. 13, 1996)
at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Joseph
Catholic Church, 302 Fifth St. S.E. Interment will be in Sacred
Heart Catholic Cemetery, Rockwell.
Visitation will begin after 4 p.m. Wednesday at Fullerton-Patterson
James Funeral Home, 123 Second St. S.E.
In lieu of flowers, those planning an expression of sympathy
may direct memorials to Hospice of North Iowa or Newman High
School.
Mary was born on Aug. 16, 1922, the daughter of Louis and Stella
(Schaefer) Brown in Portsmouth, Ohio. Upon graduating from high
school, she attended St. Teresa College in Winona, Minn. She
later graduated from there and was very proud of that fact.
On Feb. 19, 1944, Mary was united in marriage to J. Paul Cahalan.
After being married, the couple moved to the Cartersville and
Mason City areas where they farmed and raised their family.
Mary loved her family and was very interested in all the activities
that they were in.
She also enjoyed reading and doing some hand crafts.
Mary volunteered many hours at North Iowa Mercy Health Center.
She was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Rose-Leo Circle,
the Bath Homemakers and the Owen Center Club.
Mary is survived by one daughter, Pauline Cahalan of Cedar Hill,
Texas; four sons, John and his wife, Dianne of Rockwell; Tom
of Bryan, Texas; David and his wife, Kathy, of Clearwater, Fla.,
and Dan and his wife, Kristi, of Lolo, Mont.; one sister, Ann
(Brown) Hesselton of Cleveland, Ohio; one brother, the Rev. F.L.
Brown C.S.C. of Notre Dame, Ind.; nine grandchildren, Bill, Maria,
Michelle, Tim, Shayne, Keeli, Ian, Mari and Conor Cahalan; and
one great-grandson, Adam Cahalan.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, J. Paul.;
and one infant son, Martin.
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Viola Jones
ROCKFORD
Viola Jones, 83, of Rockford, died Monday (Oct. 14, 1996) at
North Iowa Mercy Health Center East, Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Schumburg Funeral
Home.
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Tillie Clara Perry
BUFFALO CENTER
Tillie Clara Perry, 95, of Buffalo Center, died Monday (Oct.
14, 1996) at the Timely Mission Nursing Home.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the
United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Lois Abel officiating.
Burial will be in Olena Mound Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Winter
Funeral Home, and one hour before services at the church.
Memorials may be directed to the Buffalo Center Volunteer Ambulance
Corps.
Tillie Clara Perry was born March 6, 1901, at Coon Rapids.
Survivors include one stepson, Richard Perry of Algona; one
brother, Elmer Rhubbe, Buffalo Center; and one sister, Regina
Danger, Buffalo Center.
She was preceded in death by her parents, two husbands, four
brothers and four sisters.
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Marie K. Merfeld
NASHUA
Marie K. Merfeld, 88, of Nashua, died Sunday (Oct. 13, 1996)
at Floyd County Memorial Hospital, Charles City.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St.
Michael's Parish Center. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery,
Roseville.
Visitation will be held from 3 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Chenoweth
& Son Funeral Home, 319 Main St., Nashua, with a 3 p.m. rosary
and a 7 p.m. Scripture service.
Memorials may be directed to the family in her memory.
Marie K. Merfeld was born May 5, 1908, at Scanlon, Minn.
Survivors include one son, Joe Merfeld of Nashua; one daughter,
Mary Remsden of Colfax; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and one sister.
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Bernice V. Woodring
HAMPTON
Bernice V. Woodring, 77, of Hampton, died Monday (Oct. 14,
1996) at home.
There will be no services and no visitation. The body was cremated.
Sietsema Vogel Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Bernice V. Woodring was born April 25, 1919, in Clarksville.
Survivors include her husband, George Woodring of Hampton; two
daughters, Vinya Alahan of Hampton, and Lynn McCallum of Indianola;
six grandchildren; and one sister, Nina Gwynne of Omaha, Neb.
She was preceded in death by her parents, one sister and two
brothers.
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Alva Sibert
MASON CITY
Mr. Alva Sibert, 88, of 1501 Office Park Rd., West Des Moines,
formerly of Mason City, died Sunday (Oct. 13, 1996) at the Fountain
West Health Center.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the West
Des Moines United Methodist Church, West Des Moines.
Burial will be at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at Memorial Park Cemetery,
Mason City.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. today at McLaren's
Funeral Chapel, 801 19th St., West Des Moines.
Alva Sibert was born in Williams.
The Siberts lived in Mason City from the 1940s to 1975. He lived
in Belmond before moving to the Mason City area.
Alva was employed at Armour & Company in Mason City for 30-plus
years, retiring in 1973.
In 1975, they moved to Phoenix, Ariz., and lived there until
1990 when they moved to West Des Moines.
He was a member of the West Des Moines United Methodist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Celia Sibert of West Des Moines;
two sons, Dennis Sibert of West Des Moines, and Arlon Sibert
of Las Vegas, Nev.; one daughter, Carol Lievrouw of Arlington,
Texas; seven grandchildren; one great-grandchild; one great-
great-grandchild; and one sister, Blanche Jergensen of Clarion.
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Donald A. Friesleben
BELMOND
Donald A. Friesleben, 72, of Belmond, died Saturday (Oct. 12,
1996) at the Belmond Health Care Center.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Trinity
Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Jim Carpenter officiating. Interment
will be in the Belmond Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 2 to 9 p.m. today at the Tenold
Funeral Home, and one hour prior to services at the church.
The family suggests memorials to the Donald A. Friesleben Memorial
Fund.
Donald A. Friesleben was born on Friday, Aug. 8, 1924, in Alexander,
to Christal and Emma (Ludtke) Friesleben. He was 2 years old
when they moved to a farm east of Belmond.
Don was baptized and confirmed at St. John Lutheran Church.
He attended country school and graduated from Belmond High School
in 1942.
Don was united in marriage to Wilma Johnson on Jan. 8, 1949,
at St. Olaf Lutheran Church.
Don drove school bus for several years, worked for the Andrew
Funeral Home for a number of years and with the Tenold Funeral
Home for 14 years.
In 1958 Don was chosen by the Jaycees as ``Belmond's Outstanding
Young Farmer.''
Don was a member of the Belmond Country Club, which he had served
as a board member and president for a term. Don also was a member
of Trinity Lutheran Church, serving his church in many capacities,
including the choir.
He farmed all his life until he retired in 1992. He and Wilma
purchased a home and moved to Belmond in 1994.
He is survived by his wife, Wilma, of Belmond; his sister, Marilyn
Grube and her husband, Clair, of Edmonds, Wash.; one nephew,
Marty Grube and his wife, Emma; and one grandniece, Megan Grube.
Don was preceded in death by his parents.
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Leo L. Westfall
MASON CITY
Leo L. Westfall, 75, of 1624 N. Carolina Place, died Friday
(Oct. 11, 1996) at his home after a brief illness.
The body was cremated. A memorial service will be held at 6
p.m. today at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,
1309 South Kentucky Ave. A meal will be served at the church
following the services.
Hogan-Bremer Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E., is in charge
of arrangements.
Leo L. Westfall was born Nov. 23, 1920, at rural Lawton, the
son of Granville Nash and Alice May (Eckert) Westfall. He attended
schools in Sioux City and South Sioux City, Neb., graduating
from South Sioux City in 1939. He spent two years in CCC camps,
working near and around Humboldt and Dakota City.
He joined the Army in May 1940, and was assigned to the 3469th
Ordnance Medium Maintenance Company, gaining the grade of Tech
5. He served with honor as a Mechanic Automotive Wheel Vehicle
965 ordnance man in the New Guinea-Bismarck Archipelago with
Co. 33, wd 45, from Oct. 12, 1942, until Oct. 8, 1945. He was
awarded the Asiatic Pacific Service Medal, the American Defense
Service Medal and a Good Conduct Medal.
Leo married Alice Loretta Bean on May 24, 1947, at South Sioux
City, Neb.
He worked at Cudahy Packing House from 1949 to 1954 and for
Armour Packing House from 1954 until 1983, first in Sioux City,
then in Omaha, and finally in Mason City, where he retired in
November of 1983. He was a paper carrier for the Mason City
Globe-Gazette for several years where he prided himself on getting
his papers out before dawn.
Leo resided in Sioux City, Omaha, Neb., and Manly and moved
to Mason City in 1970, where he lived until his death.
Leo's hobby was people. He enjoyed making new acquaintances,
especially at Hy-Vee East, getting to know them, and joking with
them whenever they met again. He enjoyed having his children
and grandchildren come to visit him, and teasing his grandchildren
and the neighbor children. Leo loved people.
Leo is survived by his wife of 49 years, Alice (Bean) Westfall
of Mason City; three sons, David Westfall and his special friend,
Lorel, of Englewood, Colo.; Roy Westfall and his wife, Dawn,
of Sugarland, Texas, and Jim Westfall of Lombard, Ill.; four
daughters, Julie Westfall of Mason City; Kathy and her husband,
Steve Hegwer, of Rosse; Jacky and her husband, Carl Funk, of
Chapin; and Barbara and her husband, Charles Richard Jackson
Jr., of rural Rockwell.
Leo had 22 grandchildren, David's daughter Michelle of Englewood,
Colo.; Stephen's daughters, Angel and her husband, Clyde Parker,
of Mason City and Susanne Westfall of rural Hanlontown; Kathy's
children Laura, Adam and Allison Gregory and Larry Hegwer, all
of Rosse; Jacky's children, Carla, Augusta, Robert and William
Funk, all of Chapin; Barbara's children, Benjamin, Alicia, Richard,
Daniel, Elizabeth, Jacob and Matthew Jackson, all of rural Rockwell;
Roy's children, Katie Westfall of Dudley, N.C., and Chloe, Tucker
and Emily Westfall of Sugarland, Texas; and one great-grandchild,
Michelle's daughter, Aspen Moe of Englewood, Colo.
Leo is also survived by one sister, Roberta (Les) Smithers of
Las Vegas, Nev.; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Inez and
Rudy Di Mambro of Dover, N.H., Irene and Chuck Beatty of Portland,
Ore., and Betty and Steve Corey of Sioux City; brothers-in-law,
Bill and Connie Bean of South Sioux City, Neb., and Tom Bean
of Colorado.; a former daughter-in-law, Nancy (Humphreys) Westfall
of Dudley, N.C.; two stepgrandchildren, Joe and Kari Hegwer of
Rosse; and a stepgreat- grandson, Kyle Hegwer of Rosse.
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Viola D. Jones
ROCKFORD
Viola D. Jones, 83, of 44 Eighth St. S.W., Rockford, died Monday
(Oct. 14, 1996) at the North Iowa Mercy Health Center East, Mason
City.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the
First United Methodist Church, 21 Third St. N.W., Rockford, with
the Rev. Rosemary Rohde-Frank officiating. Burial will be in
the Riverside Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 3 to 9 p.m. today at the Schumburg
Funeral Home, 302 W. Main St., where the family will receive
friends from 7 to 9 p.m. There will be further visitation one
hour prior to services at the church.
Viola Della Jones was born Oct. 10, 1913, in Steamboat Rock.
Survivors include four children, Marlene Brallier of Rockford,
Russell Kornegor of Coldwater, Ohio, David Paulus of Floyd, and
Cathee Anderson of Mason City; two brothers, Henry ``Hank'' Kaiser
of Charles City, and Herbert Kaiser of Algona; 12 grandchildren;
five great-grandchildren; and one sister, Alice Anderson of Waverly.
She was preceded in death by her parents; three husbands; one
son; four brothers; and three sisters.
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Velda H. Anderson
CARPENTER
Velda H. Anderson, 87, of Carpenter, died Tuesday (Oct. 15,
1996) at the St. Ansgar Good Samaritan Center.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at the Deer Creek
Lutheran Church.
Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Schroeder
and Sites Funeral Home, St. Ansgar, where other arrangements
are incomplete.
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Marie Gruis
MESERVEY
Marie Gruis, 82, of Meservey, died Monday (Oct. 14, 1996) at
the North Iowa Mercy Health Center East, Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the First
Reformed Church, Meservey, with the Rev. Rodney Meester, officiating.
Burial will be in the Meservey Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Grarup
Funeral Home, Meservey.
Marie Gruis was born on Jan. 11, 1914, the daughter of Herman
and Ida (Reidel) Albers on the family farm near Swaledale.
She finished her 12 years of schooling in Swaledale and went
on to take a year of bookkeeping and typing.
While still on the family farm, she worked for a doctor as a
midwife having delivered around 50 babies into the community.
In 1944, she moved to Thornton where she became the proud proprietor
of a cafe where she did the majority of the cooking all day long.
Five years later, she moved to Meservey, where she purchased
a grocery store. A few years into its operation, she constructed
a new building to operate out of until 1976, when she sold the
business and retired.
During that time, she was united in marriage to Ben Gruis in
1956. Following the death of her husband, approximately two months
after their marriage, she managed to talk her way, as a single,
working and widowed woman, into adopting a set of twins, age
12, from the orphanage on July 10, 1961. After raising them,
she proceeded to become a foster parent of two girls.
Once she had her family raised, she continued to babysit for
children from 1976 to 1980.
Marie enjoyed raising flowers, riding her stationary bicycle
20 minutes each day and entertaining her family and friends.
Her hobbies included doing embroidery work, making afghans and
lap blankets for the residents of Opportunity Village in Clear
Lake.
She was a member of the First Reformed Church of Meservey.
She is survived by one son, Leslie Gruis of Meservey; three
daughters, Jessie Sage and her husband, Donald, of Mason City,
Mary Burgardt of Greensboro, N.C., and Sara Ansley of Cedar Falls;
eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; two brothers, John
Albers of Mason City, and Martin Albers of Hubbard, Ore.; one
sister, Lydia Danneman of Folda, Minn.
She was preceded in death by her husband, parents and two brothers.
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NOTE: The family wishes to have the I after his name as he has
a grandson named after him that is the II.
James Patrick Keough
MASON CITY
James Patrick Keough I, 73, of 722 15th St. N.E., died Tuesday
(Oct. 15, 1996) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Grace
United Methodist Church, 200 14th St. N.W., with the Rev. Herbert
G. Shafer officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery
with full military honors conducted by the Mason City Veterans
Memorial Association.
Visitation will begin after 4 p.m. today at the Hogan-Bremer
Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E., and one hour prior to the
services on Thursday at the church.
James Patrick Keough was born March 8, 1923, in Britt, son of
Thomas and Loretta (Schlickmann) Keough.
He married Marvel Veonne Arhart on Nov. 28, 1947, in Austin,
Minn.
James graduated in 1941 from Crystal Lake High School.
He served as a sergeant in the Marines during World War II and
was stationed in Pearl Harbor.
Jim farmed in Thornton for a few years before moving to Mason
City.
He worked at Armour Food for 30 years until retiring in 1979.
He and his wife also owned and operated N & M Lunch for 10 years.
He loved spending time with his family and grandchildren. He
enjoyed gardening, feeding and watching birds and squirrels in
his yard and camping. He loved to eat ice cream.
James was a member of the Grace United Methodist Church, the
Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the Disabled American Veterans.
He was a former member of the Eagles.
Survivors include two daughters, Patricia Blau and her husband,
Daniel, Forest City, and Jacqueline Reich and her husband, Keith,
Mason City; three sons, Michael James Keough and his wife, Tina,
Grandview, Mo., Terry Douglas Keough and his wife, Nancy, Mason
City, and Joseph Allen Keough and his wife, LeeAnn, Mason City;
13 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Loretta
Long and her husband, Stanley, Thornton, and Mary Morrissey,
Wyoming, Ill.; three brothers, Thomas Keough and his wife, Elinore,
Missouri, William Keough and his wife, Carol, Fertile, and Joseph
Keough and his wife, Aileen, Forest City; one half brother, Kenneth
Chapman, California; his foster mother, Helen Peterson, Northwood;
and two special family members, Michael Odom, Manly, and Dale
Hertel, Mason City.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Marvel, on
July 24, 1995; one grandson, Travis Keough; one brother, Clifford
Keough; and two half brothers, Bob Enders and Carl Chapman.
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MASON CITY
Mary A. Cahalan
Mary A. Cahalan, 74, of Mason City, died Sunday (Oct. 13, 1996)
at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Joseph
Catholic Church, 302 Fifth St. S.E. Interment will be at the
Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery, Rockwell.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the Fullerton-Patterson
James Funeral Home, 123 Second St. S.E., Mason City, with a 7
p.m. Scripture service.
In lieu of flowers, those planning an expression of sympathy
may direct memorials to Hospice of North Iowa or Newman High
School.
Mary was born on Aug. 16, 1922, the daughter of Louis and Stella
(Schaefer) Brown in Portsmouth, Ohio. Upon graduating from high
school, she attended St. Teresa College in Winona, Minn. She
later graduated from there and was very proud of that fact.
On Feb. 19, 1944, Mary was united in marriage to J. Paul Cahalan.
After being married, the couple moved to the Cartersville and
Mason City areas where they farmed and raised their family.
Mary loved her family and was very interested in all the activities
that they were in.
She also enjoyed reading and doing some hand crafts.
Mary volunteered many hours at the North Iowa Mercy Health Center.
She was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Rose-Leo Circle,
the Bath Homemakers, and the Owen Center Club.
Mary is survived by one daughter, Pauline Cahalan of Cedar Hill,
Texas; four sons, John and his wife, Dianne of Rockwell, Tom
of Bryan, Texas, David and his wife, Kathy, of Clearwater, Fla.,
and Dan and his wife, Kristi of Lolo, Mont.; one sister, Ann
(Brown) Hesselton of Cleveland, Ohio; one brother, the Rev. F.L.
Brown C.S.C. of Notre Dame, Ind.; nine grandchildren, Bill, Maria,
Michelle, Tim, Shayne, Keeli, Ian, Mari, and Conor Cahalan; and
one great-grandson, Adam Cahalan.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, J. Paul.;
and one infant son, Martin.
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Evelyn L. Jahns
MASON CITY
Evelyn L. Jahns, 93, of 1037 19th St. S.W., died Monday (Oct.
14, 1996) at the I.O.O.F. Home.
Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the First
Congregational United Church of Christ, Willson Chapel, 100 First
St. N.E., with the Rev. Richard Sheerer officiating.
There will be no visitation. The body will be cremated. Major
Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave. is in charge
of arrangements.
Memorials may be given to the I.O.O.F. Home or donor's choice
in her memory.
Evelyn L. Jahns was born March 12, 1903, in Burlington, Wis.,
the daughter of Joseph C. and Ella Bartholf Salisbury.
Evelyn graduated from Burlington High School and the American
School of Physcial Education in Chicago.
She lived in Burlington for 55 years, moved to Idaho and lived
there for 30 years, and in 1985, moved to Mason City.
Evelyn was a member of the Plymouth Congregational Church in
Burlington, Wis., past matron of Eastern Star, and sang in the
church choir. She was a member of the Boles Arrow Travel Club
and enjoyed gardening, hunting and fishing.
Survivors include a daughter, Dorothy Green and her husband,
Myron, of Mason City; one son, Robert W. Jahns of Anacortes,
Wash.; one grandson; three great-grandsons; and one sister, Pearl
Bornholt of Walworth, Wis.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and one granddaughter.
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Viola Mae Nodland
CLEAR LAKE
Viola Mae Nodland, 87, of 2405 S. Third St., Clear Lake, died
Monday (Oct. 14, 1996) at the I.O.O.F. Home, Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Zion
Lutheran Church, Clear Lake, with the Rev. Kermit Roisen officiating.
Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City.
Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Ward-Van Slyke
Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St., Clear Lake.
The family suggests memorials in her name.
Viola was born Feb. 5, 1909, in Decatur, Ill., the daughter
of Lyman and Minnie (Hart) McCauley.
At the age of five, she moved with her parents to Webster City,
where she attended school.
On July 25, 1955, she married Thomas Nodland in Canton, S.D.
The couple farmed in the Rockwell area for three years, then
in the Klemme area for 18 years. The couple moved to Clear Lake
on May 1, 1978.
Viola was a loving mother and wife who especially loved cooking
for her family.
She enjoyed her church and working with other women there. She
was noted for her lefse making and cherished a trip she made
to Norway. In addition to travel, she also liked music, gardening
on the farm and quilting at her church. She would often give
her quilts to family and friends.
She was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church in Clear Lake and
the Do Day Club.
She is survived by her husband, Thomas, of Clear Lake; a daughter,
Bertha Takle and her husband, Charles, of Webster City; a son,
Rodger Roberts Sr. and his wife, Sharlene, of Laurel; 14 grandchildren;
14 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
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Frida Lillian Mosher
CLEAR LAKE
Frida Lillian Mosher, 86, of Clear Lake, died Wednesday (Oct.
16, 1996) at the Americana Health Care Center, Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the First
Congregational Church, with the Rev. Thomas Healey officiating.
Burial will be in the Clear Lake Cemetery.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the Ward-Van Slyke
Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St., and one hour prior to service
time on Friday at the church.
The family of Frida Lillian Mosher has requested that memorial
contributions be made in her memory.
Frida Lillian Mosher was born Jan. 27, 1910, in Elberon, the
daughter of Louis and Andrea (Sorensen) Andersen.
She spent her childhood and high school years in Dumont, where
she received her education, graduating from Dumont High School
in 1927.
She also attended cosmetology school in Rockford and became
licensed in 1928.
She was united in marriage to Clare E. Mosher on July 9, 1928,
in Hampton. He preceded her in death on June 2, 1964. During
her life, she was a self-employed cosmetologist and beautician
and worked for various other beauty shops for 60 years until
her retirement in 1980. From 1930 until 1935, she lived in Mason
City; 1935 until 1936, Rockford; from 1936 until 1937, Fairmont,
Minn.; 1937 to 1944 in Sac City, moving to Clear Lake in 1944
where she made her home until moving to the Oakwood Care Center
in Clear Lake in May 1992 until January 1994 when she became
a resident of the Oakwood Care Center in Mason City.
Frida practiced cosmetology for many years in Rockford, Mason
City, Fairmont, Minn., Sac City, and Clear Lake. She also enjoyed
working with her husband, Clare, who was a movie theater manager
for 32 years.
She belonged to several card clubs in Clear Lake, and also enjoyed
playing bingo. She was also a member of the First Congregational
Church, Rebekah Lodge and the Wa-Tan-Ye Club, all in Clear Lake.
She was a very devoted mother and grandmother and her family
was always very special to her.
Left to cherish her memory are two sons, Ronald Mosher and his
wife, Donna, of Hudson, Wis., and Dennis Mosher and his wife,
Delores, of Clear Lake; one brother, Rudolph Andersen of Minneapolis,
Minn.; one sister, Thelma Riveness of Felton, Calif.; a granddaughter,
Rochelle Kracht and her husband, Jeff, of Clear Lake; two grandsons,
Monte Mosher and his wife, Dorcey, of Des Moines, and Dean Mosher
and his wife, Hollie, of Clear Lake; a granddaughter, Mona Ellison
and her husband, Don, of Bothell, Wash.; three stepgranddaughters,
Lydia Drexler of St. Paul, Minn.; Laurie LaBelle and her husband,
Joe, of Minneapolis, Minn.; and Ann Scanlon and her husband,
Scott, of Cottage Grove, Minn.; seven great-grandchildren; eight
stepgreat-grandchildren; and two stepgreat-great-grandchildren;
several nieces and nephews and many friends.
Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents;
and two sisters, Alna Wilke and Lucile Bangert.
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Elmer Lee Harden
MASON CITY
Elmer Lee Harden, 71, of 1118 Manor Drive, died Tuesday (Oct.
15, 1996) at his home.
The body was cremated. There will be no visitation. Hogan-Bremer
Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E., is in charge of arrangements.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the Faith
Baptist Church, 1807 S. Kentucky Ave., with the Rev. Miles M.
Grismore officiating. Inurnment will be held Saturday at the
Raritan Cemetery, Raritan, Ill.
Memorials may be given to Hospice of North Iowa or Faith Baptist
Church in memory of Elmer Lee Harden.
Elmer Lee Harden was born Feb. 27, 1925, in Point Pleasant Township,
Warren County, in western Illinois, son of Elmer A. and Pearl
E. (Gibb) Harden.
Elmer graduated from Media-Weaver High School in 1943. He married
classmate Wanda Alice Heap on Aug. 12, 1945. They moved to Mason
City in November of 1963 from Point Pleasant Township.
He farmed from 1946 to 1963 and became an auctioneer and real
estate agent in 1954. He taught auctioneering for many years
in Mason City and operated Harden Realty until his health failed.
He was president of the Mason City Greater Board of Realtors
in 1986.
Elmer and Wanda operated the Baskin-Robbins Ice Cream Store
in Mason City from 1967 until 1985. They also owned the Bell
Motel from 1977 until 1991.
Elmer gave his life to the Lord when he was 9 years old. He
was licensed as a Baptist Lay minister in 1966 serving many churches
in the area in all phases of church work.
He is survived by his wife, Wanda, Mason City; four daughters,
Connie Lynn Picken and her husband, Arlyn, of Bellevue; April
Joy Carlton and her husband, Stanley, of Arvada, Colo.; Ginger
Lee Brillhart and her husband, Bill, of Broomfield, Colo., and
Echo Mae Ruiz and her husband, Thomas, of Mason City; one son,
Elmer Rae Harden and his wife, Bonnie, Mason City; eight grandchildren,
Heidi (Picken) Bahrey, Woodenville, Wash.; Heath Picken, Iowa
City; Locke Brillhart, Denver, Colo.; CoCo Brillhart, Greeley,
Colo.; Matthew and Autumn Ruiz, both of Mason City, and Andrew
Elmer Harden and Ashley Harden, both of Mason City; three step-
grandchildren, Eric Carlton, Arvada, Colo.; Stacey (Skellenger)
Ryal, Mason City, and Shayne Skellenger, stationed in the Marines
at Bangor Navel Base, Wash.; two sisters, Edna Mae Thompson and
her husband, Bud, Roseville, Ill., and Eva Marie Link, Media, Ill.;
and one brother, Eldon Harden, Macomb, Ill.
He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Herman
and Howard Harden.
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Betty M. Schultz
MASON CITY
Betty M. Schultz, 76, of 1620 N. Rhode Island Ave., died Wednesday
(Oct. 16, 1996) at Methodist Hospital, Rochester, Minn.
A memorial Mass is tentatively set for 10:30 a.m. Saturday at
Holy Family Catholic Church, 714 N. Adams Ave.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Hogan-Bremer Colonial
Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E.
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Colleen A. Jorgensen
MASON CITY
Colleen A. Jorgensen, 63, of 806 N. Adams Ave., died Wednesday
(Oct. 16, 1996) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Major Erickson Funeral
Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
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Eleanor Beisel
MAGNOLIA, Texas
Mrs. Harold (Eleanor) Beisel, 29903 Eric Road, Magnolia, Texas
77355, died Sunday (Oct. 13, 1996) in a hospital in Texas.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Kleins Funeral Home,
Tomball, Texas.
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Ione Sandt
BANCROFT
Ione Sandt, 86, of Bancroft, died Tuesday (Oct. 15, 1996) at
the Good Samaritan Center, Algona.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. John
Catholic Church, with the Rev. John Thomas officiating. Burial
will be in St. John Catholic Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 3 to 9 p.m. today at the Garry-Roberts-
Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home, with a 3 p.m. rosary and a 7:30 p.m.
parish prayer service.
Ione was born on Nov. 20, 1909, in rural Bancroft.
Survivors include one son, Dwayne of Bancroft; two daughters,
Lois Stein of Swea City, and Diane Landmesser of Bella Vista,
Ark.; 12 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; one great-great-
grandchild; one brother, Verdon Farrow of Buffalo Center; and three
sisters, Mildred Blocker of Forest City, Lucille Beenken of Titonka,
and Amy Jean Graham of Titonka.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, two daughters,
one sister and three brothers.
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Gladys D. Williams
ALGONA
Gladys D. Williams, 90, of Algona, died Tuesday (Oct. 15, 1996)
at the Algona Manor.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the First
Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. Don Seeger officiating.
Committal services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Memorial
Park Cemetery, Fort Dodge.
Visitation will begin after 11 a.m. Friday at the Wilson Funeral
Home, with a 7:30 p.m. public Eastern Star services.
Gladys D. Williams was born Sept. 20, 1906, in Wesley.
Survivors include one half sister, Marge Thomas of Fort Dodge,
and stepsister, Mildred Coffman, Fort Dodge.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, one brother
and one half sister.
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Bena Abben
STACYVILLE
Bena Abben, 90, of Stacyville, formerly of Cedar Rapids, died
Sunday (Oct. 13, 1996) at the Mitchell County Regional Health
Center, Osage.
Services were held Tuesday at Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories,
Cedar Rapids. Burial was in Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery, Cedar
Rapids.
Bena Abben was born July 22, 1906, in Parkersburg.
Survivors include five sons, Leland of Albert Lea, Minn.; Kenneth
of Cedar Rapids; Duane and Millard, both of Little Cedar, and
Harold of Joplin, Mo.; three daughters, Helen Reckner of Rock
Falls; Mildred Rhodes and Dorothy Caldwell, both of Cedar Rapids;
36 grandchildren; many great-grandchildren; and several great-great-
grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, one daughter and 12
brothers and sisters.
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Velda H. Anderson
CARPENTER
Velda H. Anderson, 87, of Carpenter, died Tuesday (Oct. 15,
1996) at the Good Samaritan Center, St. Ansgar.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Deer Creek
Lutheran Church, Carpenter, with the Rev. Kathryn Larson officiating.
Burial will be in the Woodbury Cemetery, Lyle, Minn.
Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the Schroeder
and Sites Funeral Home, St. Ansgar, and one hour before services
Friday at the church.
Velda H. Anderson was born May 21, 1909, near Gilbert.
Survivors include one foster son, Dennis Dedrick of Georgetown,
Ky.; and one sister, Helen Harrison of Hampton.
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Vicki VanEvery
Rosemary Gelner
MASON CITY
Memorial services will be held for Vicki VanEvery and Rosemary
Gelner at 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, at Hogan-Bremer Colonial
Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E.
Rosemary Gelner, 63, died June 26, 1995, at the Good Shepherd
Nursing Home.
Vicki Jo VanEvery, 44, died Aug. 11, 1996, at her home.
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Elmer Lee Harden
MASON CITY
Elmer Lee Harden, 71, of 1118 Manor Drive, died Tuesday (Oct.
15, 1996) at his home.
The body was cremated. There will be no visitation. Hogan-Bremer
Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E., is in charge of arrangements.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. today at the Faith
Baptist Church, 1807 S. Kentucky Ave., with the Rev. Miles M.
Grismore officiating. Inurnment will be held Saturday at the
Raritan Cemetery, Raritan, Ill.
Memorials may be given to Hospice of North Iowa or Faith Baptist
Church in memory of Elmer Lee Harden.
Elmer Lee Harden was born Feb. 27, 1925, in Point Pleasant Township,
Warren County, in western Illinois, son of Elmer A. and Pearl
E. (Gibb) Harden.
Elmer graduated from Media-Weaver High School in 1943. He married
classmate Wanda Alice Heap on Aug. 12, 1945. They moved to Mason
City in November of 1963 from Point Pleasant Township.
He farmed from 1946 to 1963 and became an auctioneer and real
estate agent in 1954. He taught auctioneering for many years
in Mason City and operated Harden Realty until his health failed.
He was president of the Mason City Greater Board of Realtors
in 1986.
Elmer and Wanda operated the Baskin-Robbins Ice Cream Store
in Mason City from 1967 until 1985. They also owned the Bell
Motel from 1977 until 1991.
Elmer gave his life to the Lord when he was 9 years old. He
was licensed as a Baptist Lay minister in 1966 serving many churches
in the area in all phases of church work.
He is survived by his wife, Wanda, Mason City; four daughters,
Connie Lynn Picken and her husband, Arlyn, of Bellevue; April
Joy Carlton and her husband, Stanley, of Arvada, Colo.; Ginger
Lee Brillhart and her husband, Bill, of Broomfield, Colo., and
Echo Mae Ruiz and her husband, Thomas, of Mason City; one son,
Elmer Rae Harden and his wife, Bonnie, Mason City; eight grand-
children, Heidi (Picken) Bahrey, Woodenville, Wash.; Heath Picken,
Iowa City; Locke Brillhart, Denver, Colo.; CoCo Brillhart, Greeley,
Colo.; Matthew and Autumn Ruiz, both of Mason City, and Andrew
Elmer Harden and Ashley Harden, both of Mason City; three step-
grandchildren, Eric Carlton, Arvada, Colo.; Stacey (Skellenger)
Ryal, Mason City, and Shayne Skellenger, stationed in the Marines
at Bangor Navel Base, Wash.; two sisters, Edna Mae Thompson and
her husband, Bud, Roseville, Ill., and Eva Marie Link, Media, Ill.;
and one brother, Eldon Harden, Macomb, Ill.
He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Herman
and Howard Harden.
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Rosella Mae ``Sally'' Frampton
CLEAR LAKE
Rosella Mae ``Sally'' Frampton, 60, of Clear Lake, died Thursday
(Oct. 17, 1996) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason
City.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Evangelical
Free Church, with Pastor Larry Yeoman and Pastor Dennis Anderson
officiating. Burial will be in the Clear Lake Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the Evangelical
Free Church, 1310 Highway 18 West.
Memorials may be given to the Sally Frampton Memorial Fund.
Cataldo Funeral Home, Garner, is in charge of arrangements.
Rosella Mae ``Sally'' Frampton, the daughter of Harry and Esther
(Svendsen) Nelson was born Nov. 20, 1935, on Church Hill Farm
near Fiscus.
She grew up on Church Hill Farm and attended Polk #7 country
school through eighth grade and then graduated from Harlan High
School in 1954.
She received her registered nursing degree from the Jennie Edmundson
School of Nursing in 1957 at Council Bluffs and then her B.S.
degree from Omaha University at Omaha, Neb.
On June 25, 1958, she was united in marriage to Jerome W. Frampton
at Merrills Grove Baptist Church in Fiscus. Two sons and two
daughters were born to this union. They lived in Minneapolis,
Minn., for two years, Waverly for 17 years, and Clear Lake for
18 years.
Sally devoted her life to her husband, family, and to her faith
in Jesus Christ. Together Sally and Jerome shared many special
vacations in Colorado. Through flower arranging, music, crafts
(sewing, cornhusk dolls and miniatures), cooking and baking,
she touched the lives of many people. Church activities included
playing the piano and organ, leading Bible studies, serving on
boards, and teaching children's Sunday school classes, for which
she received the National Sunday School Teacher of the Year Award
in 1967.
Sally's passion for teaching piano for over 30 years to hundreds
of students lives on through the lives of her students. Her
dedication to music education led to earning a Master Teacher
Certification from the Iowa Music Teacher's Association in 1994.
She was a member of the Evangelical Free Church in Clear Lake.
Other organizations of which she was a member include the Iowa
Music Teacher's Association, Music Teacher's National Association,
Music Teacher's of North Iowa and the Waverly Garden Club.
Sally will be truly missed by her husband, Jerome W. Frampton,
of Clear Lake; four children, Steven Frampton and his wife, Lisa,
of Woodbury, Minn.; Mark Frampton and his wife, Renee, of Parker,
Colo.; Susan Hjelseth and her husband, Richard, of St. Paul,
Minn., and Julie Anderson and her husband, Dennis, of Wheaton,
Ill.; one granddaughter, Carlie Alyn Frampton; two sisters, Bonnie
Burton and her husband, Robert, of Irwin; and Luetta Moore of
Harlan; and many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Greeting her in heaven are her beloved parents, Harry and Esther
Nelson.
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Esther Marie Reising
WESLEY
Esther Marie Reising, 83, of Wesley, died Thursday (Oct. 17,
1996) at Good Samaritan Care Center, Algona.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St.
Joseph's Catholic Church, with the Rev. Paul Bormann officiating.
Burial will be in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery.
Visitation will begin after 2:30 p.m. today at Garry-Roberts-Murphy-
Schaaf Funeral Home, with a 3 p.m. Catholic Daughters of the Americas
rosary and a 7:30 p.m. parish prayer service.
Esther Marie Reising was born April 6, 1913, at Carnarvon.
Survivors include her 12 children, Inez Eden of Woden; Colleen
Studer of Wesley; Ramona Huff of Boone; Zeno Reising of Algona;
Rosa Lee Studer of Sacred Heart, Minn.; James Reising of Garner;
Tom Reising of St. Joe; Richard Reising of Algona; Marlene Schneider
of Webster City; Bonnie Graham of Webster City; Linda Schoby
of Algona, and Andrew Reising of Wesley; 52 grandchildren, 55
great-grandchildren; one brother, Lawrence Engel of Carnarvon;
and three sisters, Laura Boes of Breda, Viola Johnson of Carroll
and Elma Cejka of Pocahontas.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; four
infant children; one grandson; one great-granddaughter; and two
brothers.
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Richard Newton
RICEVILLE
Richard Newton, 9, died Wednesday (Oct. 16, 1996) at his home
after a farming accident.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Riceville
United Methodist Church with the Rev. Don Lovejoy officiating.
Burial will be in Liberty Cemetery in Little Cedar.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. today at the Lindstrom
Funeral Home, Riceville.
Richard Newton was born on Dec. 19, 1986, in Rochester, Minn.
Survivors include his parents, Lee and Jennifer Newton; three
sisters, Kathryn Jane, Jessica Angel and Nicole Lea, all of Riceville;
paternal grandparents, Jerry and Joyce Newton of Riceville; paternal
great-grandparents, Stanley and Ruth Newton of Riceville, and
Walter and Doloris Fischer of St. Charles, Minn., and maternal
foster grandparents, Del and Joyce Fowler of Provo, Utah.
He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents.
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Claude W. `Bill' Pettiecord
FENTON
Claude Willford ``Bill'' Pettiecord, 84, of Fenton, died Wednesday
(Oct. 16, 1996) at the Veterans Hospital, Sioux Falls, S.D.
Memorial services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home, Bancroft, with the
Rev. Steven Schulz of St. John's Lutheran Church officiating.
There will be a flag presentation by the Kerr-Hammerstrom American
Legion Post #557 of Lone Rock.
Claude Pettiecord was born Oct. 14, 1912, in Leon.
Survivors include his wife, Julia, of Fenton; his son, William
of Elmore, Minn.; two brothers, Kenny Pettiecord of Mankato,
Minn., and Lloyd Pettiecord of Spencer; and three sisters, Mabel
Lowe of Estherville, Fern Jurries of Manson, and Alice Lambertz
of Des Moines.
He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers and
two sisters.
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Bradd David Gangsei
LAKE MILLS
Bradd David Gangsei. 35, of Lake Mills, died Thursday (Oct.
17, 1996) at St. Marys Hospital, Rochester, Minn.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Sion
Lutheran Church, rural Lake Mills, with the Rev. Gary Johnson
officiating. Burial will be in Winnebago Lutheran Cemetery, rural
Lake Mills.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the Mittelstadt
Funeral Home.
Bradd David Gengsei was born Nov. 1, 1960, in Albert Lea, Minn.
Survivors include his wife, Robin Gangsei of Lake Mills; his
children, Dustin of Roland, and Amanda of Lake Mills; stepdaughters,
Shannon and Nicole, also of Lake Mills; his mother, Dr. Stephanie
Seemuth and her husband, William, of Northwood; his father, Richard
Gangsei and his wife, Linda, of Buffalo Center; maternal grandfather,
Arnold Anderson Jr. of Northwood; brothers, Dana Gangsei of Side
Lake, Minn., and Bret Gangsei of New Braunfels, Texas.
He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents and maternal
grandmother.
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Mildred Ione Swartwood
NORTHWOOD
Mildred Ione Swartwood, 84, of Northwood, died Wednesday (Oct.
16, 1996) at the Lutheran Retirement Home, Northwood.
Memorial services will be 2:30 p.m. today at the Conner Colonial
Chapel, 99-11th St. South, with the Rev. Eugene Wolfley officiating.
According to the wishes of the family, the body was cremated,
with inurnment on Saturday at Red Oak Grove Cemetery, Tipton.
Vistitation will be one hour prior to service time at the chapel.
Mildred Ione Swartwood was born on May 27, 1912, in Stanwood,
the daughter of William and Anna (Yule) Zimmerman. She was baptized
at the Red Oak Grove Church in Cedar County, Iowa, in 1921. She
attended Tipton High School graduating in 1930.
She was united in marriage to Vernon Lamp in Tipton and to this
union was born one daughter, Bonnie.
She was united in marriage to Charles Reap and moved to Monroe
Center, Ill., where together they ran a dairy farm, and to this
union was born three daughters, Caryn Ringoen, Dawn Thofson and
Cheryl Reap.
She was united in marriage to Donald Swartwood and moved to
Northwood in 1961, where she was a cook, and was a bus driver
for several years at the Northwood-Kensett Community Schools
and also worked for several years at the Coast-to-Coast store
in Northwood until her retirement in 1977.
She was a member of the Northern Light Order of the Eastern
Star A.F. & A.M. #262 in Northwood, and the Northwood United
Methodist Church.
Left to cherish her memory are three daughters, Bonnie Hilliard
and her husband, Fred, of Grand Junction, Colo.; Caryn Ringoen
of Albert Lea, Minn., and Dawn Thofson and her husband, Steven,
of Northwood; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren;
four great-great-grandchildren; as well as other relatives and
friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; daughter, Cheryl Reap;
two brothers, Royal and Zene Zimmerman; and three grandchildren.
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Leonard F. Litterer
GREENE
Leonard F. Litterer, 82, of 3040 Shadow Ave., Greene, died
Wednesday (Oct. 16, 1996) at home.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Saint
John Evangelical Lutheran Church, Charles City, with the Rev.
Dennis Niezwaag and the Rev. Karen Rask Behling officiating.
Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery, Greene.
Visitation will be held from noon to 9 p.m. today at the Hauser
Funeral Home, 1205 S. Main, Charles City, with the family greeting
friends from 6:30 to 8 p.m. and one hour prior to services at
the church on Saturday.
Leonard Frederick Litterer was born Oct. 22, 1913, in Floyd
County.
Survivors include his wife, Vera, of rural Greene; two daughters,
Myrna Ward of Charles City, and Shari Proctor of Manson; four
sons, Stanley Litterer of Charles City; Gary Litterer of Ventura;
Ron Litterer of Mason City, and Dale Litterer of Newton, N.C.;
a sister, Anna Brinkman of Greene; a brother, Louis Litterer
of Greene; 16 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, a son and a sister.
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Betty M. Schultz
MASON CITY
Betty M. Schultz, 76, of 1620 N. Rhode Island Ave., died Wednesday
(Oct. 16, 1996) at the Methodist Hospital, Rochester, Minn.
The body was cremated. There will be no visitation. Hogan-Bremer
Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E., is in charge of arrangements.
A memorial Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Holy
Family Catholic Church, 714 N. Adams Ave., with the Rev. John
R. Kremer officiting. Family inurnment services were held at
Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery.
Betty M. Schultz was born June 11, 1920, in Mason City, daughter
of Herman and Grace (Ruka) Ferleman.
She married Harold ``Curly'' Schultz on May 30, 1942, at Holy
Family Catholic Church, Mason City.
Betty graduated from Holy Family High School in 1938 and graduated
from St. Joseph Mercy School of Nursing in 1941. She worked as
a registered nurse in various capacities prior to raising her
family.
She loved spending time with her family and grandchildren. She
enjoyed spending her summers in Northern Minnesota and had a
particular fondness for her family pets and nature.
Betty enjoyed sewing and having coffee with her friends. She
was an active member of Holy Family Catholic Church and had served
on circles in the past. She will be greatly missed by all.
Survivors include, her husband, Harold ``Curly'' Schultz, Mason
City; three sons, Mark Schultz and his wife, Sandy, Plymouth,
Minn.; Dan Schultz and his wife, Diane, Council Bluffs, and Ted
Schultz and his wife, Claudia, Mason City; five grandchildren,
Seth and Jeremy Schultz, both of Mason City; Amy Schultz, of
Council Bluffs, and Heidi and Katie Schultz, both of Plymouth,
Minn.; one brother, Roger Ferleman and his wife, Helen, Wodenville,
Wash.; one sister-in-law, JoAnn Ferleman, Ames; and many nieces
and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Paul
Ferleman.
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Karolyn `Kaye' Trampel
CLEAR LAKE
Karolyn ``Kaye'' Trampel, 57, of 120 N. 20th St., died Thursday
(Oct. 17, 1996) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason
City.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Immanual
Reformed United Church of Christ, Klemme, with the Rev. Georgia
White-Kisslring officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park
Cemetery, Mason City.
Visitation will be held from 3 to 8 p.m. today at Ward-Van Slyke
Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St., and one hour before services
at the church.
The family suggests memorials to the Karolyn ``Kaye'' Trampel
Memorial Fund.
Kaye was born Sept. 24, 1939, in Webster City, the daughter
of Lawrence and Lucille (Murphy) Dickerson.
She graduated from Clear Lake High School in 1958. She married
Ron Trampel on Feb. 26, 1958, in the Evangelical Free Church,
Clear Lake. They lived in Sioux City from 1959 to 1965.
Kaye and Ron then moved to Clear Lake where they have lived
ever since. She worked at various jobs in the Clear Lake area.
Kaye enjoyed shopping, going to garage sales, and spending time
with her grandchildren.
Kay has been battling with illness for over eight years and
during that time, she loved to read novels and listen to tapes.
Even during her illness, Kaye never lost her sense of humor.
She was a member of the Immanuel Reformed United Church of Christ,
Klemme.
Kaye is survived by her husband, Ron Trampel of Clear Lake;
three children, Les Trampel and his wife, Bev; Kim Anderson and
her husband, Scott, all of Clear Lake, and Jonathan Trampel and
his wife, Melissa, of Graham, Wash.; two sisters, Janette Blanchard
and her husband, Paul, of Newton, and Connie Jo Roberts of Waverly;
two brothers, Gary Dickerson and his wife, Susan, of Salt Lake
City, Utah, and Larry Dickerson of Mason City; and six grandchildren,
Bret Ennen, Alyssa Ennen, Elizabeth Trampel, Justin Anderson,
Heather Jo Anderson and Alexsandra Trampel.
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Colleen A. Jorgensen
MASON CITY
Colleen A. Jorgensen, 63, of 906 N. Adams Ave., died Wednesday
(Oct. 16, 1996) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at First
nited Methodist Church, 119 S. Georgia Ave., with the Rev. Merlin
Ackerson and the Rev. Sharon Betsworth officiating. Burial will
be in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Major Erickson
Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., and one hour prior to
services at the church.
Memorials may be given to the Colleen A. Jorgensen Memorial
Fund.
Colleen Jorgensen was born April 5, 1933, in Glendon, the daughter
of James and Florence (DuPuy) Mains.
Colleen married Kenneth Jorgensen on July 7, 1951, at Guthrie
Center.
Colleen worked 23 years at the North Iowa Area Community College
bookstore.
She was a charter member and past president of the Government
Postal Employees Union Auxiliary.
Colleen was an active member of the First United Methodist Church,
where she was a member of Sarah Circle as well as the Friday
morning Bible study group.
Colleen was involved in scouting leadership for 14 years, enjoyed
historical home tours, dolls and doll houses, crafts, reading,
poetry, camping, and being with her family, because her family
was always first.
Survivors include her husband, Kenneth Jorgensen of Mason City;
daughters, Pam Gessford and her husband, Dick, of Friendship,
Md.; Pat Repp and her husband, Mark, of Mason City, and Peggy
Schultz and her husband, Kevin, of Mason City; sons, Ken Jorgensen
II and his wife, Debbie, of Mason City, and Curt Jorgensen and
his wife, Holly, of Mason City; 10 grandchildren; three great-
grandchildren; brothers, Louis, Bill, George, Ward and Frank;
sisters, Alberta and Emmy; and many nieces and nephews; as well
as a very close friend, Marlene Oswood.
She was preceded in death by her parents; one sister, Betty;
three brothers-in-law; and one sister-in-law.
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LaRoy Chester Lynner
CLEAR LAKE
LaRoy Chester Lynner, 63, of Clear Lake, and formerly of Hartland
Township, Pierce County, Wis., died Thursday (Oct. 17, 1996)
at the United Hospitals, St. Paul, Minn.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at the Hartland
Methodist Church, Hartland Township, Pierce County, Wis., with
the Rev. Janice Best officiating. Burial will be in the Hartland
Methodist Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Winberg-
McLaughlin Funeral Home, Ellsworth, Wis.
LaRoy Lynner was born April 27, 1933, in Hartland Township,
Pierce County, Wis.
Survivors include two sons, Ronald Lynner of Cottage Grove,
Minn., and Randy Lynner, of Prescott, Wis.; two grandchildren;
one brother, LaVerne Lynner of Waukeshaw, Wis.; two sisters,
Delores Glenn of Cottage Grove, Minn., and Patricia Hinck, of
Maiden Rock, Wis.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one infant brother.
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Neva M. May
KANAWHA
Neva M. May, 103, of Kanawha, died Friday (Oct. 18, 1996) at
the Kanawha Community Home.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the United
Methodist Church, with the Rev. Matthew Miller officiating.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Ewing-Dugger Funeral
Home.
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Jenna Lynn Kiefer
THORNTON
Jenna Lynn Kiefer, infant daughter of Lori and Ken Kiefer Jr.,
of 4816 Heather Ave., Thornton, died shortly after birth Friday
(Oct. 18, 1996) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East, Mason
City.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Fullerton Patterson James
Funeral Chapel, 123 Second St. S.E., Mason City.
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Ethel M. Birkedal
MASON CITY
Ethel M. Birkedal, 85, of 211 S. Louisiana Ave., died Thursday
(Oct. 17, 1996) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. James
Lutheran Church, 1148 Fourth St. S.E.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Major Erickson Funeral
Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
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LaVonne Thomas Pannkuk
MASON CITY
LaVonne ``Bonnie'' Pannkuk, 70, of Mason City, died Friday (Oct.
18, 1996) at the Good Shepherd Care Center.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Petersen
Lund Funeral Home, Forest City, with the Rev. John Fuller of
First Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in Madison Township
Cemetery, Forest City.
Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the church.
LaVonne was born June 24, 1926, in Thompson.
Survivors include three sisters, Lillian Alne of Mason City,
Solveig Lee of Blue Earth, Minn., and Ruth Levang of Des Moines.
She was preceded in death by her parents, two husbands and one
brother.
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Celeste Richter
LEDYARD
Celeste Richter, 80, of rural Elmore, Minn., died Friday (Oct.
18, 1996) at the Lakeside Lutheran Home, Emmetsburg.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Sacred Heart
Catholic Church, Ledyard, with the Rev. John Thomas officiating.
Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Garry-Roberts-
Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home, Bancroft, with a 7:30 p.m. parish prayer
service. There will be further visitation one hour prior to services
at the church in Ledyard.
Celeste was born May 9, 1916, at Leopold, Ind.
She is survived by two sons, Ronald Richter of College Station,
Texas, and Russell Richter of Elmore, Minn.; two daughters, Darlene
Joyce of Emmetsburg, and Deanna Richter of Fenton; four grandchildren;
and three sisters, Ella Govern and Lorene Trenary, both of Bancroft,
and Agatha Steinberg of Ledyard.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, one brother
and one sister.
MCGG 10/19/1996
Maxine C. Leighty
ADRIAN, Minn.
Mrs. Maxine C. Leighty, 84, of Adrian, and former resident
of Manly, Iowa, died Friday (Oct. 4, 1996) at St. Mary's Hospital
in Rochester.
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8, 1996,
at the Adrian United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Arthur Miller
officiating.
Organist was Diane Honnerman with special music by the Rev.
Art and Sherry Miller. Lorey Winter Greene, granddaughter of
Mrs. Leighty, spoke special words during the service.
Graveside memorial services were held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at the
Greenwood Cemetery in Glenville, with the Rev. Emma Holm officiating.
Lunch was served family and friends at the United Methodist Church
in Glenville, following the service.
Maxine was born Oct. 19, 1911, in Glenville, to Pardon H. Cottrell
and Inez White Cottrell. She attended the Glenville and Albert
Lea schools.
On Jan. 12, 1929, she was married to Robert M. Leighty and they
resided in Glenville moving to Manly, Iowa, in 1942.
She worked as a postal clerk in the Glenville Post Office from
1939-1941 and while living in Manly, Iowa, she owned and operated
the Bobby-Mac Dress Shop from 1959-1962.
Mrs. Leighty was active in the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Ladies Auxiliary, serving several years as its president and secretary,
and in 1972, was the first appointed Ladies Auxiliary Legislative
Director for Iowa and worked with the United Transportation Union.
She was a member of Heather Hill Order of Eastern Star, serving
as Worthy Matron in 1960 and holding several other offices through
the years.
She was a member of the Adrian United Methodist Church and
a former member of the Bethel United Methodist Church in Manly,
Iowa.
She moved from Manly, Iowa, in 1978 to Yuma, Ariz., where she
lived until 1987 when she returned to Manly.
When her health began to fail her, she moved to Adrian a couple
of years ago and resided in an apartment to be closer to her
daughter and family.
She is survived by her daughter, Vaughn Winter and her husband,
Edmund Winter, of Adrian; and son, Gary Leighty and his wife,
Andree, of Junction City, Calif. Also surviving are grandchildren,
Jacque Leighty and his wife, Martha, and Robert Leighty, all
of Columbus, Ohio; Brooke Winter and his wife, Tricia, of Gilbert,
Ariz., Lorey Winter Greene, of Cottage Grove, Minn., and Melissa
Winter of Minnetonka; and four great-grandsons, Ethan Winter
of Gilbert, Ariz., Conrad, Kaleb and Gabriel Greene, of Cottage
Grove.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Robert
Leighty; a daughter-in-law, Jacqueline Leighty; and a great-grandson,
Jared Brooke Winter.
Maxine lived life to its fullest. She enjoyed family and friends
and her vacations in Arizona. She was special to many people
and will be greatly missed.