Ruth Kemp, 97
March 28, 2001
Ruth Kathryn Kemp, 97,
of Britt, passed away on Wednesday, March 21,
2001, at the Westview Care Center in Britt.
Her funeral was held on Monday, March 26, at
the Ewing Funeral Chapel in Britt, with Pastor
Susan Detwiler officiating. Burial will take
place in the Sunnyside Memorial Gardens in
Charles City.
Ruth is survived by several nieces and
nephews.
A complete obituary appears in the
March 28 edition of the Britt News Tribune.
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Edna Hovey, 77
March 28, 2001
Edna Mae Hovey, 77, passed away on Saturday, March 24,
2001, at the Hancock County Memorial Hospital in
Britt.
Funeral services were held on Wednesday, March 28,
at the Regular Baptist Church in Algona, with
Pastor Stan Manus officiating. Interment was in
the Evergreen Cemetery in Wesley.
Edna is survived by her children, Claire Hovey
and wife, Sara, DeWayne Hovey and wife, Helen,
all of Algona, Darwin Hovey and wife, Carol of
New Hampton, Larry Hovey and wife, Deb of
Garner, Karlene Steenhard and husband, Craig of
Corwith and Marlene Haack and husband, David of
Bancroft.
Also surviving are 20 grandchildren; 25
great-grandchildren; 10
great-great-grandchildren; and her sister,
Maxine McIntosh of Salem, Oregon.
A complete obituary appears in the March 28
edition of the Britt News Tribune.
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Bernice Eisenman, 88
April 4, 2001
Bernice Jennie Eisenman, 88, of Britt, passed
away on Wednesday, March 28, 2001, at the Hancock County
Memorial Hospital in Britt.
A celebration of Bernice's life was held on
Saturday,
March 31, at the Ewing Funeral Chapel in Britt,
led by Lenora Kiley. Internment will be in the
Evergreen Cemetery at a later date.
Bernice is survived by one daughter, Cynthia
Jane Eisenman of Papillion, Nebraska; one son,
Harold Willard Eisenman of Mason City; four
grandchildren, Julie and Ed Duran of Cedar
Rapids, Pam and Al Winter of Clarion, Monica and
Jeff Oetker of Marshalltown and Andrew Eisenman
of Mason City; seven great-grandchildren, Paige,
Jesse, Amanda, Jacob, Katie, Brady and Megan;
two sisters-in-law, Florine Riehm of Garner and
Mildred Nall of Scottsdale, Arizona; and
numerous nieces and nephews.
A complete obituary appears in the April 4
edition of the Britt News Tribune.
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Richard Arends,
87
April 4, 2001
Richard L. Arends, 87, of Kanawha, passed away
on Thursday, March 29, 2001, at the Belmond
Medical Center in Belmond.
Funeral services were held on Monday, April 2, at the
United Methodist Church in Kanawha, with Pastor
Susan Detwiler officiating. Burial was in the Amsterdam Township Cemetery in
Kanawha.
Left to cherish his memory are his wife,
Jennie; two daughters, Dawn Marlene Zeigler and
husband, Lyle of Kanawha and Joyce Elaine Pogge
and husband, Kenneth of Kanawha; seven
grandchildren, Katherine Olmstead and husband,
Ron, Dennis Zeigler and wife, Barbara, Doug
Zeigler and wife, Janice, Lori Jones and
husband, Jeffery, Danny Zeigler and wife, Pam,
Jay Pogge and wife, Daphne and Lyn Candor and
husband, Todd; 16 great-grandchildren, Amy,
Bryan and Krista Olmstead, Aaron and Melissa
Zeigler, Joshua and Justin Zeigler, Jonathan and
Jennifer Jones, Jaime Zeigler, Ashley, Lindsey
and Zachary Pogge, Tyler, Kendall and Keaton
Candor; one sister, Lena Van Dusseldorp of
Sheffield; and several nieces and nephews.
A complete obituary appears in the April 4
edition of the Britt News Tribune.
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Lois LaVonne
Schweertmann, 62
April
11, 2001
Lois
LaVonne Schweertmann, 62, of Collins, died on
Thursday, March 29, 2001, at the Israel Family
Hospice House in Ames, from complications of
cancer.
A memorial service was held on Monday, April 2, at the
Bethany Lutheran Church in McCallsburg, with
Pastor Troy Pflibsen officiating. Graveside
services will be held at a later date.
She is survived by her husband, Ed Schweertmann; two sons,
Scott Schweertmann of Story City and Craig
Waldera; one daughter, Jan Kline and her
husband, John of Roland; one sister, Marian
Dalland and her husband, Merle of Owatonna,
Minnesota; one brother, Robert Bedford of Britt;
and eight grandchildren.
A complete obituary appears in the April 11
edition of the Britt News Tribune.
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