Synneva Abbas, 89
June 6, 2001
Synneva
Abbas, 89, of Kanawha, passed away on Saturday,
June 2, 2001, at the Hancock County Memorial
Hospital in Britt.
Funeral
services for Synneva Abbas will be held on
Wednesday, June 6, at 1:30 p.m., at the Kanawha
Lutheran Church in Kanawha, with Rev. Dr. William
H. Breen Interim Pastor, officiating. Burial
will be in the Amsterdam Township Cemetery in
Kanawha. Friends may call from 5-8:00 p.m., on
Tuesday, June 5, at the Ewing Dugger Funeral
Home in Kanawha and one hour prior to services
at the church.
Synneva is
survived by two grandsons, Alan Abbas and his
wife, Tammy and their two sons, Aaron and
Zachary and Douglas Abbas and his wife, Misty
and their two sons, Adam and Trevor; three
sisters, Ovedia Michelson and her husband,
Ernest, Cecelia Roskamp and Mabel Peterson; two
brothers, John Omvig and Arthur Omvig and his
wife, Marjorie; and many nieces and nephews.
A complete
obituary appears in the June 6 edition of the
Britt News Tribune.
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Dolores L.
Ridder
June 13, 2001
Dolores L. Ridder, of Klemme, passed away on Thursday, June
7, 2001.
Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m., on
Monday, June 11, at the United Methodist Church
in Klemme, with the Rev. Curtis DeVance
officiating. Interment will be in the Ell
Township Cemetery in Klemme.
Those
thankful for sharing her life are her sons,
Roger Ridder and his wife, Margot of Klemme and
Dennis Ridder of Mason City; daughter, Maralee
Ruter of Britt; grandchildren, Monica Kruse,
Randy Ridder, Sylvia Shell, Gloria Bittner,
Sonja Ridder, Wendy Grove, Brian Ruter, Jason
Ruter, Marilyn Petersen, Marian Klein and Dennis
C. Ridder; 15 great-grandchildren; brother,
Gerald Koerner and his wife, Bernice of Klemme;
sisters, Valeria Bridges of Klemme and Nova
Gelner and her husband, Leon of Klemme.
A complete
obituary appears in the June 13 edition of the
Britt News Tribune.
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Tena Ruter, 91
June 20, 2001
Tena Ruter,
91, of Kanawha, passed away on Sunday, June 10,
2001, at the Hancock County Memorial Hospital in
Britt.
Funeral
services were held on Friday, June 15, at 10:30
a.m., at the Wright Christian Reformed Church in
Kanawha, with Pastor Charles Walton officiating.
Music was provided by Organist, Marge Christians
and numerous congregational hymns. Casketbearers
were Steven Ruter, David Ruter, Gregory Ruter,
Randy Ruter, Scott Ruter, Gary Vaandrager, John
Vaandrager and Joel Vaandrager. Ushers were Mike
Abels and George Eekhoff. Interment was in the
Wright Christian Reformed Cemetery in Kanawha.
Tena is
survived by one daughter, Gretta Jane Vaandrager
and her husband, Francis of Kentwood, Michigan;
three sons, Norman Ruter and his wife, Arlis of
Denver, Colorado, Robert Ruter and his wife,
Deloris of Kanawha and Kenneth Ruter and his
wife, Sally of Denver, Colorado; 15
grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren; four
sisters, Tillie Verbrugge, Henrietta Rietema and
her husband, Art, Nettie Assink and her husband,
Harold, all of Kanawha and Marguerite Hensel and
her husband, Kelly of Stockton, Illinois; one
brother, James Christians and his wife, Mavis of
Grand Rapids, Michigan; three sisters-in-law,
Minnie Christians, Oralene Christians and Marge
Christians, all of Kanawha; and numerous niece
and nephews.
A complete
obituary appears in the June 20 edition of the
Britt News Tribune.
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Edwin Bailey,
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June 20, 2001
Lynn Edwin
Bailey, 59, of Rowan, passed away on Sunday,
June 10, 2001, near Sanborn, with his wife Gail
as a result of injuries received in an auto
accident.
His funeral was held at 10:30 a.m., on
Thursday, June 14, at the Belmond High School
Gymnasium, with Pastor Patrick Kennedy
officiating. Burial was in the Graceland
Cemetery near Rowan. Military rites were
conducted by the Andrew Whitten American Legion
Post No. 159 of Rowan.
Lynn is
survived by one son, Shane and his wife, Lorell
of Goldfield; three grandchildren, Heather,
Patrick and Michael; two step-daughters, Bethany
Lange and her fiancée, Matt Reineke of
Estherville and Melanie Lange of Ames; one
sister, LaNell Brandes and her husband, John of
Waterloo; one brother, Alvin and his wife, Becky
of Rowan; four nieces, Allyssa and her husband,
Brad, Linda and her husband, Kevin, Ann Marie
and Catherine; father and mother-in-law, Harold
and Marcella Cunningham of Goodell; and numerous
other relatives and friends.
A complete
obituary appears in the June 20 edition of the
Britt News Tribune.
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Gail Marie
Bailey, 45
June 20, 2001
Gail Marie
Bailey, 45, of Rowan, passed away on Sunday,
June 10, 2001, near Sanborn with her husband,
Lynn as a result of injuries received in an auto
accident.
The funeral
for Gail was held at 10:30 a.m., on Thursday,
June 14, at the Belmond High School Gymnasium,
with Pastor Patrick Kennedy officiating. Burial
took place in the Graceland Cemetery near Rowan.
Gail is
survived by her two daughters, Bethany Lange and
her fiancée, Matt Reineke of Estherville and
Melanie Lange of Ames; one step-son, Shane
Bailey and his wife, Lorell of Goldfield; three
step-grandchildren, Heather, Patrick and
Michael; her father and mother, Harold and
Marcella Cunningham of Goodell; three sisters,
Sharon Millage and her husband, Don of Ames,
Tracey Mikesh and her husband, Bill of Franklin,
Maine and Corrine VandeVegte and her husband,
Jeff of Rock Valley; two brothers, Dwight
Cunningham of Goodell and Marc Cunningham and
his wife, Sylvia of Portsmouth, Virginia; and
several nieces and nephews.
A complete
obituary appears in the June 20 edition of the
Britt News Tribune.
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Gerhard Prull,
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June 20, 2001
Gerhard Prull, 97, of Kanawha, passed away on Monday,
June 11, 2001, at the Kanawha Community Home in
Kanawha.
Funeral
services were held on Saturday, June 16, at
10:30 a.m., at the Christian Reformed Church in
Kanawha, with Pastor Charles Walton officiating.
Music was provided by organist, Marilyn DeKruyff
and soloist, Charlotte Frideres accompanied by
Dorothy Garrett. Casketbearers were Dale
Rasmussen, John Welden, David Welden, Christopher
Wilmarth, Joshua Wilmarth and John Pierce.
Ushers were Don Eekhoff and Dean Smidt.
Interment was in the Amsterdam Township Cemetery
in Kanawha.
Gerhard is
survived by his daughters, Janice Rasmussen and
her husband, Dale of Mason City and Carolyn Welden and her husband, John of Iowa Falls; his
grandchildren, Kim Andrea and her husband,
Joseph Jr. of Milford, Elizabeth Pierce and her
husband, John of Keewatin, Minnesota and David
Welden and his wife, Lori of Marshalltown; five
great-grandchildren, Amy, Christopher and Joshua
Wilmarth, Cole Welden and Mallory Pierce;
sister-in-law, Margaret Prull of Kanawha;
brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Henry and
Tillie Seebeck, Clarence and Genevieve Seebeck,
Marian Seebeck of Britt and George and Pearl
Seebeck of Sunnyside, Washington.
A complete
obituary appears in the June 20 edition of the
Britt News Tribune.
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Alvin Jackson,
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June 20, 2001
Alvin Joseph Jackson, 76, of Kanawha, passed
away on Wednesday, June 13, 2001, at the Hancock
County Memorial Hospital in Britt.
Funeral
services were held on Saturday, June 16, at 1:30
p.m., at the Kanawha Lutheran Church in Kanawha,
with Rev. Dr. William H. Breen Interim Pastor
officiating. Music was provided by organist, Twila Schroeder. Casket bearers were Dan
Jackson, Kelly Jackson, Neal Jackson, Scott
Jackson, Dana Kraft and Jeff Waage. Ushers were
Vern Dietel and Willis Engh. Interment was in
the Amsterdam Township Cemetery in Kanawha.
Military services were conducted by the Kanawha
American Legion Severson Post #77.
Alvin is
survived by his wife, Fern of Kanawha; four
children, Glenn Jackson of Livingston,
Wisconsin, Sharon Henson of Montfort, Wisconsin,
Jay Jackson and his wife, Cheryl of Kanawha and
Jodi Jackson of Kanawha; eight grandchildren;
seven great-grandchildren; six brothers and
sisters, LeRoy "Red" Jackson of Clear Lake,
Lewis Jackson and his wife, Ethelene of Kanawha,
Marrian Kraft and her husband, Kenny of Kanawha,
Luetta Jackson Stoeckel and her husband, Jack of
New Jersey, Paul Jackson and his wife, Kaye of
Kanawha and Vivian Waage of Goodell.
A complete
obituary appears in the June 20 edition of the
Britt News Tribune.
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