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Darlene Smith,
70
April 4, 2001
Darlene Gloria Smith, 70, of Wesley, passed
away on Sunday, April 1, 2001, at the Muse Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City. She
struggled many years with cardio-vascular
problems.
Funeral services were held on Tuesday, April 3, at the
St. Joseph Catholic Church, Wesley, with the
Rev. Kim Gates officiating.
Darlene is survived by her husband, Glen of
Wesley; her daughter, Judy and husband, Craig Heyer of Titonka; three grandchildren, Jason
Heyer, Titonka, Sarah and her husband, Kevin
Kakacek of Cedar Falls and Rachel Heyer and her
fiancée, Brett Venteicker, both of Cedar Falls.
Also surviving are her sister-in-law, Joyce and
her husband, Jim Nielsen of Aurora, Illinois.
Darlene was preceded in death by her parents;
two sons, Terry in 1974 and Randy in 1973; two
sisters-in-law, Shirley Kuchenreuther and
husband, Jim and Pearl Gremmer and husband,
George.
A complete obituary appears in the April 4
edition of the Britt News Tribune.
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Dorotha
"Dottie" Tegtmeyer, 78
April 11, 2001
Dorotha
"Dottie" Tegtmeyer, 78, of Wesley, died on
Tuesday, April 3, 2001, at her home near Wesley.
Memorial services were held on Saturday, April 7, at the
First Lutheran Church in Britt, with the Rev. Dr.
William Breen Interim Pastor, officiating.
Burial will be at a later date in the Evergreen
Cemetery in Britt.
Dottie is survived by her husband, Louis of
Wesley; two sons, Rick Tegtmeyer and his wife,
Barb of Britt and Randy Tegtmeyer and his wife,
Natalie of Blairsburg; four grandsons, Shane
Tegtmeyer and his wife, Barb, Brad Tegtmeyer and
his wife, Christy, Tyler and Bryce Tegtmeyer;
three granddaughters, Betsy, Melissa and Jenna
Tegtmeyer; and three great-grandchildren, Andy,
Ashley, and Alyssa.
A complete obituary appears in the April 11
edition of the Britt News Tribune.
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Lyle E.
Dallman, 83
April 11, 2001
Lyle E. Dallman, 83, of Britt, died on Wednesday, April
4, 2001, at the Hancock County Memorial Hospital
in Britt.
Funeral services were held on Saturday, April 7, at the
Evangelical Free Church in Britt, with Pastor
Peter Schmidlkofer officiating. Burial was in
the Evergreen Cemetery in Britt, with military
graveside services conducted by the Britt
Ceremonial Unit.
Lyle served in the U.S. Army during World War II
in Europe for 4 years, earning a field
commission as a lieutenant. He was wounded in
action and was awarded the Purple Heart. While
at home on furlough, he was married to Evelyn
Hanson at her parents Crystal Lake farm home on
March 2, 1945. Lyle and Evelyn had five
children, David of Texas, Danita of Chicago,
Timothy and wife, Linda of Arvada, Colorado,
Peter and wife, Francie of Iowa City and Brian
and wife, Cindy of Britt.
A complete obituary appears in the April 11
edition of the Britt News Tribune.
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Elizabeth
"Liz" Schwennen Barnes, 66
April 18, 2001
Elizabeth "Liz" Schwennen Barnes, 66, of Britt,
passed away on Sunday, April 8, 2001, at the
Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason
City.
Funeral services were held on Wednesday, April 11, at the
First Lutheran Church in Britt, with the Rev. Dr.
William Breen Interim Pastor, officiating.
Burial was in the Dumont Cemetery in Dumont.
Liz is survived by her husband, Ray Barnes of
Britt; her children, Rick Schwennen and his
wife, Linda of Grand Mound, John Schwennen and
his wife, Mary of Parkersburg and Sandy Gutting
and her husband, Phil of Mason City; nine
grandchildren; her mother, Neva Alt of Iowa
Falls; one sister, Shirley Lyman of Wilton; one
brother, Harold Alt and his wife, Carol of Mason
City.
A complete obituary appears in the April 18
edition of the Britt News Tribune.
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James A.
Yeakel, 54
April 18, 2001
James A. Yeakel, 54, of Kanawha, died on Monday, April 9,
2001, at the Kanawha Community Home.
Funeral services were held on Friday, April 13, at the
Kanawha Lutheran Church in Kanawha, with Rev. Dr.
William Breen Interim Pastor, officiating.
Burial was in the Amsterdam Township Cemetery in
Kanawha, with military graveside services
conducted by the Kanawha American Legion.
Jim is survived by his two daughters, Jennifer
Eden and her husband, Allen of Clear Lake and
Jamie Yeakel of Clear Lake; two brothers, Greg
Yeakel and his wife, Sue and their children,
Gabe, Rowena and Nate of Story City and Randy
Yeakel and his wife, Darla and their children.
A complete obituary appears in the April 18
edition of the Britt News Tribune.
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Luke Charles
Youngwirth, 78
April 18, 2001
Luke
Charles Youngwirth, 78, died suddenly on Monday,
April 9, 2001, at the Hancock County Memorial
Hospital, Britt.
Funeral services were held on Wednesday, April
11, at the St. Joseph's Catholic Church in
Wesley, with the Rev. Daniel Greving
officiating. Interment will be in the St.
Joseph's Catholic Cemetery, Wesley.
He is survived by his wife, Rita of Wesley;
his children, Dennis Youngwirth and his wife,
Ellie of Wesley, Tim Youngwirth and his wife,
Liz of Bancroft and Lisa Elbert and her husband,
Jeff of Wauconda, Illinois; his son-in-law,
Steven Doughan of Wesley; nine grandchildren;
six great-grandchildren; three sisters, Dorothy
Becker of Livermore, Alice May of Algona and
Mary Krieps of Wesley; and a brother, John
Youngwirth and his wife, Toots of Wesley.
A complete obituary appears in the April 18
edition of the Britt News Tribune.
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Etta Bruns, 98
April 18, 2001
Etta Bruns, 98, passed away on Friday, April 13,
2001, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit,
Mason City.
The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m., on
Wednesday, April 18, at the First Lutheran
Church, Britt, with the Rev. Dr. William H.
Breen Interim Pastor, officiating. Burial will
be in the Evergreen Cemetery, Britt.
Etta is survived by three daughters, Rosella Bruns of Britt, Lillian and Don Dettmer of
Walnut Creek, California and Adeline and Hans
Larsen of Dike; one son, Raymond Bruns and his
wife, Marilyn of Britt; nine grandchildren; 20
great-grandchildren; two sisters, Lora Redenius
of Britt and Lydia Hillenga of Woden; three
sisters-in-law, Lena Harringa of Britt, Francis
Bruns of Britt and Tressie Beenken of Buffalo
Center; and two brothers-in-law, Edward Stohr of
Woden and Bruno Bruns of Britt.
A complete obituary appears in the April 18
edition of the Britt New Tribune.
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George Brcka,
84
April 25, 2001
George
L. Brcka, 84, of Britt, died on Saturday, April
21, 2001, at the Hancock County Memorial
Hospital, Britt.
The funeral was held at 10:30 a.m., on
Tuesday, April 24, at the St. Patrick's Catholic
Church in Britt, with the Rev. Fr. Marvin Bries
officiating. Lector was Randy Cink. Music was
provided by organist, Brenda Smith who
accompanied vocalists, Tim Assink and Allison
Hejlik. Ushers were Allan Doughan and Marvin
Holck. Gift bearers were Andrew Higgins and
Joseph Higgins. Altar servers were Stephen
Volcko, Adam Cink and Ryan Pritchard.
Casket bearers were George's grandsons, Randy Cink, Thomas Cink, Larry Cink, Tony Cink, Greg
Brcka, Chad Brcka and David Brcka. Interment was
in the St. Johns Catholic Cemetery, Duncan. The
Cataldo Funeral Home, Britt was in charge of the
arrangements.
George is survived by his wife, Marie of
Britt; five children, Janice Cink and her
husband, Dennis of Wesley, Kenneth Brcka and his
wife, Kathy of Golden Valley, Minnesota, Dale
Brcka of West Des Moines, Barbara Brcka of Mason
City and Diane Higgins and her husband, Daniel
of Cedar Falls; 18 grandchildren; 21
great-grandchildren; two brothers, Leonard Brcka
and his wife, Velma of Iowa City and Clarence
Brcka and his wife, Elizabeth of Palm Desert,
California; and a sister, Doris Chesshir of
Lincoln, Nebraska.
A complete obituary appears in the April 25
edition of the Britt News Tribune.
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Jerry Abbas,
56
May 9, 2001
Jerry L.
Abbas, 56, of St. Louis, Missouri, formerly of
Kanawha, passed away on Saturday, April 28,
2001, in St. Louis, Missouri.
Jerry is survived by his wife, Carole A. (Inge)
Abbas; four children, Rose (John) Beckham,
Jerry L. Abbas, Jr., Anthony L. Abbas and
Gaylord L. Abbas (Gayle could not attend due to
commitments to the Air Force); step-children,
John Inge, Amanda (Michael) Hayden and Patrick
Inge; grandchildren, Kristina Beckham, Michael
Beckham and Elizabeth Hayden; one sister, Audrey
(Norman) Mehl; two brothers, Donald (Leona)
Abbas, Denny (Jean) Abbas and Lucia Abbas.
A complete obituary appears in the May 9
edition of the Britt News Tribune.
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Gerald "Red"
Whipple, 78
May 16, 2001
Gerald
D. "Red" Whipple, 78 of Belmond, passed away on
Sunday, April 29, 2001, at the Belmond Medical
Center.
Funeral services were held on Tuesday, May 1,
at the United Methodist Church in Belmond, with
Pastor Janet Wearda officiating.
Red is survived by his wife, Anita; one
daughter, Kathy Moore and her husband, Joe of
Plymouth; and two sons, Bob Whipple and his
wife, Lois of Britt and Dennis Whipple and his
wife, Linda of West Jordan, Utah; six
grandchildren, Rob, Roxanne, Rick, Jason, Tyler
and Jodi; ten great-grandchildren; one brother,
Leslie (Whimp) and his wife, Shirley of Belmond;
his mother-in-law, Helen Nelson of Belmond;
three sisters-in-law, Betty Thompson of Belmond,
Ruth Thompson of New York and Iola Whipple of
Mason City; four brothers-in-law, Duane and his
wife, Linda of Belmond, Bill and his wife, Dory
of Mason City, Jack and his wife, Marlys of
Mesa, Arizona and Jim Wood of Greensboro, North
Carolina.
A complete obituary appears in the May 16
edition of the Britt News Tribune.
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