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Ruth M. Hildman
June 22, 2011
Ruth Mary Hildman, 90, of Mason City, died on Thursday June
2, 2011, at the Good Shepherd Health Care Center.
A funeral service was held
at 10:30 a.m., on Monday, June 6, at the Hogan Bremer Moore
Colonial Chapel, Mason City, with the Rev. Kenneth B.
Gehling officiating. Burial was in the St. Joseph Catholic
Cemetery, Wesley.
Ruth Mary Hildman, was
born on May 30, 1921 in Wesley, the daughter of Joseph and
Isabel (Matz) Hildman. As a child she lived with her family
on farms near Britt, Clear Lake, Ventura and Rockwell. In
1955, Ruth and her family moved to Plymouth, where they
raised cattle and chickens and farmed the land.
Ruth loved her animals,
yardwork, writing letters, crocheting, knitting and baking.
Her greatest love was spending time with her family. She
also was a great dancer and loved spending time at the Surf
Ballroom. Ruth was a member of the St. Michaels Catholic
Church.
Ruth is survived by her
niece, Ann (Douglas) Lampe and their children, Marcus and
Allison, all of Waterloo; nephew, Jerry Hildman;
sister-in-law, Lois Hildman of Mason City; along with
several cousins and other relatives.
Ruth was preceded in death
by her parents; brothers, Donald (Marie) Hildman and Raymond
Hildman; and niece, Jean Hildman.
Hogan Bremer Moore
Colonial Chapel, Mason City, Iowa, was in charge of the
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Roger Spear
June 22, 2011
Funeral services for Roger Spear were held at 10:30 a.m., on
Tuesday, June 7, 2011, at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in
rural Titonka, with Pastor Bob Wolfert officiating. Burial
was in the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery.
Roger William Spear, was
born on November 24, 1951 in Algona, the son of Robert and
Florence (Van Hove) Spear. He grew up in rural Titonka and
attended school in Titonka, graduating from the Titonka High
School in 1970. He attended Iowa State University while also
farming. On June 23, 1973, Roger was united in marriage to
Judy Schmidt at the Immanuel Lutheran Church. They lived and
farmed on Judy’s family farm near Woden. While continuing to
farm they also ran The Barn at Gruis Recreation Area for
three years.
One of the favorite things
Roger enjoyed doing was spoiling his granddaughters, which
he was very good at. He was also known as quite the
practical jokester and also enjoyed playing golf and cards,
woodworking and his guns.
He was a member of Ducks
Unlimited and the Immanuel Lutheran Church, where he served
on the church council. In the past he served as a school
board member, on the Gruis Recreation Board and the
ambulance crew.
Roger died on Saturday,
June 4, 2011, at his residence near Woden. He was 59.
He is survived by his
wife, Judy of Woden; daughter, Amy and Scott Luedke of
Elgin, Illinois; granddaughters, Avery and Tatum; mother,
Florence Spear of Titonka; mother-in-law, Marilyn Schmidt of
Mason City; brother, Kenneth and Debi of Wesley; sister,
Sharon and Allen Divis of LuVerne; nieces and nephews,
Brennan and Eric Spear, Philip, Matthew and Wendy Divis and
Brandon Millard; sister-in-law, Tammy and Brian Millard of
Mason City.
He was preceded in death
by his father, Bob H. Spear; father-in-law, Ernie Schmidt;
and sister-in-law, Deborah Schmidt.
Arrangements were handled
by the Oakcrest Funeral Services of Titonka. |
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