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Judy K. Lemmon
May 16, 2012
Judy Kay Lemmon, 66, of Titonka,
died on Thursday, May 3, 2012,
at the St. Vincent Medical
Center in Bridgeport,
Connecticut, after a long battle
with cancer.
A
memorial service will be held at
10:30 a.m., on Wednesday, May
23, at the First Lutheran Church
in Britt, with Pastor Lee Nelson
officiating. Inurnment will be
in the Evergreen Cemetery in
Britt. A gathering of family and
friends will be held on Tuesday,
May 22, from 5-7:00 p.m., at the
Ewing Funeral Chapel in Britt
and will continue one hour prior
to the service.
Judy Kay Lemmon, was born on
December 1, 1945 in Sanborn, the
daughter of Henry and Bertha
(Lyle) Boneschans. She graduated
from the Worthington Senior High
in 1963. Judy owned and operated
a beauty shop in Clarion, for 24
years. Judy was married to Larry
Lemmon on October 15, 1988. They
started L&L Pest Control in 1988
and sold out in 2003. Judy also
did Home Health Care. Larry and
Judy moved to Fall Creek,
Wisconsin, in 2003 and lived
there until 2009. While living
there Judy worked for Norske
Nook and Younkers part time. In
2009, Larry and Judy moved to
Titonka.
Judy enjoyed reading, loved
Starbucks coffee, talking with
her friends and especially loved
playing with her grandkids.
Judy is survived by her husband,
Larry Lemmon of Titonka;
daughter, Shelly (Mark) Murray
of Fairfield, Connecticut; four
step-children, Elaine (Tom)
Jorgensen of Eagle Grove, Wayne
(Kim) Lemmon of Dansville, New
York, Jodie (John) Kauffman of
Eagle Grove and Nathan Lemmon of
Britt; 12 grandchildren;
brothers, Bob (Dorothy) of Iowa,
Don (Marlene) of Florida, Doug
(Judy) of Minnesota and Denny of
Minnesota; sisters, Joy Fennell
of North Dakota and Gail Lemmon
of Britt; along with many nieces
and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her
parents, Henry and Bertha (Lyle)
Boneschans; and her 3 brothers,
Harold, Dale and Gary.
The Ewing Funeral Chapel,
Britt, was in charge of the
arrangements.
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Charles Bird
May 23, 2012
Charles D. Bird, 82, of Lower
Gwynedd, Pennsylvania, died on
Sunday, May 13, 2012, at the
Spring House Estates.
Visitation was held at 10:00
a.m., on Thursday, May 17, with
a memorial service at 11:30
a.m., at the Reformed Church of
Willow Grove, Willow Grove,
Pennsylvania, with the Rev.
Christopher Heitkamp
officiating. In lieu of flowers,
donations may be made in his
memory to the Reformed Church of
Willow Grove, Willow Grove.
Charles was born on March 17,
1930 in Woden, to Clarence
Albert Bird and Mina Elizabeth
Sophia (Ward) Bird. Charlie was
born, raised and educated in
Iowa. He graduated from Iowa
State University with a degree
in Agricultural Engineering. He
was certified as an electrical
engineer in Pennsylvania and was
employed at the Westinghouse
Electric Company for 38 years,
where he worked as an electrical
engineer and retired as a
district sales manager.
He
was a long time member of
Manufacturers' Golf and Country
Club and the Reformed Church of
Willow Grove. He was a resident
of Spring House Estates,
formerly of Fort Washington.
Beloved husband of Shirley for
nearly 57 years; father of Amy
Bird and David Bird, his wife,
Katherine; grandfather of
Nicholas, Anne, Robert,
Caroline, Elizabeth, Margaret
and Charles; brother of Robert
Bird of Woden, Dale Bird, his
wife Glenys of McHenry, Illinois
and the late Irma McVey.
The Wetzel and Son Funeral Home
was in charge of the
arrangements.
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Stephen "Steve" Dawson
May 30, 2012
Stephen "Steve" Paul Dawson, of
Cabot, Arkansas and formerly of
Britt, died on Sunday, May 20,
2012, at Hospice Home Care in
Little Rock, Arkansas, after a
very courageous battle with
cancer.
Steve was born on December 30,
1957 in Rawlins, Wyoming. His
family later moved to Britt,
where he attended elementary and
high school. Steve later moved
to Marshalltown and then to
Arkansas with his job. Steve was
a very talented artist of
drawings.
He
loved wood working, remodeling
homes, and working outside. His
passion was cooking, and he had
begun writing his own cookbook.
Family and friends will remember
him as a hard worker who never
complained and didn't let
anything stop him. He will also
be remembered as having a "heart
bigger than the world." He was
always there for you.
He
is survived by his sisters,
Jeneil (David) Smith of
Danville, California and Melanie
(Dennis) Mitchell of Mason City;
his brother, Paul (Linda) Dawson
of Newton; nephews, Brandon
(Melissa) Smith of Livermore,
California and Jordan Smith and
fiancée, Ashley Chavez of
Phoenix, Arizona; niece, Heather
Dawson of Newton and
great-nieces, Angel and Carissa
of Newton. He was looking
forward to the arrival in July
of great-nephew, baby Chase to
Brandon and Melissa. He is also
survived by many wonderful
friends.
He
was preceded in death by his
father; his mother; both sets of
grandparents; and aunts, uncles
and cousins.
Memorials in Steve's memory may
be sent to Hospice Home Care,
Kaleidoscope of Caring, Inc.,
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Edwin L. Boothroyd
May 30, 2012
Edwin L. Boothroyd, Sr., 95, of
Britt, died on Saturday, May 26,
2012, at the Westview Care
Center in Britt.
Edwin will be cremated according
to his wishes. Military
graveside services will be held
at 2:00 p.m., on Wednesday, May
30, in the Evergreen Cemetery in
Britt. The Ewing Funeral Chapel
in Britt has been entrusted with
arrangements.
Edwin was born on April 12, 1917
in Mason City, the son of
Herbert Boothroyd and Cora
(Hemming) Boothroyd. At the age
of 4 he and his mother moved to
Thornton where he received his
education and graduated from the
Thornton High School in 1934.
After graduation he moved to
Britt where he enlisted in the
Army Air Force. He went to
Officers Candidate School and
served as an Air Force Captain
during World War II. While in
the service, he met and married
his wife, Betty (Paranteau)
Boothroyd in July of 1944 in
Gulfport, Mississippi.
After being honorably discharged
from the service, he and Betty
returned to Britt and operated a
grocery store for 15 years. He
later went into construction and
built a total of 35 houses in
Britt.
In
1997, Ed suffered a stroke and
in 1999 he entered Westview Care
Center where he remained until
his death. We would like to
thank the entire staff,
especially the nurses and CNA's
for the exceptional love and
care they gave to Ed and his
entire family throughout his
almost 14 year stay at Westview.
No one could ask for better care
and compassion than that given
to him at the Westview Care
Center.
Ed
is survived by two sons, Edwin
R. Boothroyd and his wife Mary
Lou and their three sons and
their families: Todd and wife
Kara and their three children,
Mitch, Katie, and Rachel of
Clive, Iowa; Tony and wife Kelly
and their 6 children, Tiana of
Okinawa, Ty, Trevor, Travis,
Troy, and Taylor of rural Boone,
Iowa; and Toby and wife Bonnie
and their three children,
Delaney, Evan, and Emily of
Britt, Iowa. His son, James and
friend Sandy of Mason City,
Iowa; a half brother, Herbert
and his wife Barbara of
Gainsville, Florida, and a half
sister, Bonnie Lowry, of North
Carolina.
He
was preceded in death by his
wife, Betty in 2000; a brother,
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Elizabeth "Betty" May
June 6, 2012
Elizabeth "Betty" May, died on
Tuesday, May 29, 2012, at the
Hancock County Memorial Hospital
in Britt. She was 84.
Funeral services were held on
Friday, June 1, at the St. John
Lutheran Church in Corwith, with
Reverend Joel DeBoer
officiating. Inurnment was in
the Corwith Cemetery.
Elizabeth "Betty" J. May, was
born on February 20, 1928 in
Woden, the daughter of Fritz and
Elizabeth (Rohlfs) Gerdes. She
grew up in Woden where she
attended school and in 1945,
Betty graduated from the Woden
High School. On June 21, 1949,
Betty was united in marriage to
Don May at the St. John's
Lutheran Church in Woden.
Betty enjoyed company and
visiting with family and
friends, as well as baking,
gardening, golfing, playing
cards and knitting. She was
active in the community as a
member of the Royal Neighbors,
Esther Circle, H.O.M.E. Club,
American Legion Auxiliary and
the Birthday Card Club. Betty
was also an active member of the
St. John Lutheran Church in
Corwith.
Betty is survived by her
husband, Don May of Corwith;
three children, Tom and Peggy
May of Arvada, Colorado, Mike
and Becky May of Britt and Susie
and Doug Gayken of Britt; six
grandchildren, Nick and Lisa
May, Ivy and Jason Gardner, Luke
May, Paige May, Stacy and
Anthony Babcock and Steven
Gayken; seven
great-grandchildren; sister,
Barb Shipman of Nora Springs;
sister-in-law, Leota Gerdes of
Garner; and numerous nieces and
nephews.
She was preceded in death by her
parents, Fritz and Elizabeth; a
great-grandson, Billy Gardner;
brothers, John, Freddie, Hans,
Henry and Ernest "Wink" her
twin; and sisters, Mary Bode and
Helen McGurk.
Arrangements were handled by
Oakcrest Funeral Services of
Corwith.
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Nona VanDusseldorp
June 6, 2012
Nona A. VanDusseldorp, 92, of
Britt, died on Thursday, May 31,
2012, at the Muse Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
Funeral services were held at
10:30 a.m., on Tuesday, June 5,
at the Cataldo Funeral Home in
Britt, with Rev. Steve Hall
officiating. Burial was in the
Evergreen Cemetery.
Nona Alberta VanDusseldorp, the
daughter of John and Amizon (Dunfee)
Earles, was born on September
12, 1919 on a farm near Corwith.
Most of her childhood was spent
on farms southwest of Britt. In
March of 1937, she moved with
her family to Hutchins where she
worked at the Dew Drop Inn. Nona
attended rural school at Erin
No. 9 and graduated from the
Britt High School in 1938. On
December 10, 1941, she was
married to Melvin VanDusseldorp
at Fort Dodge. They made their
home in Fort Dodge until Melvin
entered the military during
World War II. They lived at
Lawton, Oklahoma, where she
worked at a cafe and then moved
to Byoch, New York, where she
was employed at a sewing factory
making gun parts. They later
moved to Tacoma, Washington,
where Nona worked at a furniture
factory. In 1946, they returned
to Iowa and in 1947 moved to a
farm northwest of Britt. Melvin
passed away in 1975 and in 1977,
Nona moved in to Britt where she
worked at Britt Tech until
retiring in 1982.
She was a member of the Britt
American Legion Auxiliary.
Nona is survived by her
children, Gloria (Walbert, Jr.)
Mayland of Britt and Larry
VanDusseldorp of Britt and his
special friend, Irene Phillips;
four grandchildren, Tammy (Alan)
Abbas, Misty (Doug) Abbas, Becky
(Charles) Fitz and Scott (Angie)
VanDusseldorp; eleven
great-grandchildren; four
great-great-grandchildren; and
many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; husband, Melvin on
October 22, 1975; a
daughter-in-law, Cindy (Meyer)
VanDusseldorp; a grandson,
Michael Mayland; three sisters,
Sylvia Kearney, Murrie
Fillenworth and Estle Earles;
and six brothers, James in
infancy, Willie, Harlow, Burkley,
Hurshel and John, Jr.
The Cataldo Funeral Home was in
charge of the arrangements.
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