RUBY INA STEINMAN

12/17/01 

Ruby Ina Steinman, 95, of Dumont died on December 10, 2001 at Lockwood, Missouri of natural causes. On September 23, 1906, she was born the daughter of David Grant and Mary Jane (Netcott) Shreve. She graduated from the Dumont Community School in 1926. On June 17, 1932, Ruby was united in marriage to Edwin Gustav Steinman in Preston, Missouri. She was a homemaker all her life. Ruby was a member of the New Hope United Methodist Church in Dumont and was a member of the United Methodist Women. Survivors include a son, Louis Steinman of Webb City, Missouri; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, nine sisters and six brothers. Funeral services were held at the New Hope United Methodist Church in Dumont at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, December 13, 2001 with Rev. Michael Shaffer officiating. Special music was provided by organist, Mrs. Beryl Reed accom-panying the congregational singing. Pallbearers were James Hansen and Harley Cuvelier. Final resting place was in the Dumont Cemetery. Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in Dumont was in charge of arrangements.

BEVERLY J. STEVENSON

12/17/01

Beverly J. Stevenson, 76, a resident of Albuquerque, New Mexico for 53 years, died Monday, November 26, 2001. Born in Clarksville the daughter of Mitch and Ida (Metcalf) Doty, she is survived by her husband of 54 years, Gordon L. Stevenson of Albuquerque; sons Brian L. Stevenson and wife, Mary Ann of Copper Center, Arkansas and Tod W. Stevenson and wife, Cathy of Santa Fe, New Mexico; daughter Brenda L. McBride and husband Steve, granddaughter Alyssa McBride and grandsons Lon McBride and Ian McBride, all of El Paso, Texas; sisters LaVonne Renfro and husband Ray of Indianola, Iowa, Jeanette Hanson and husband Richard of Duluth, Minnesota, and Kay Meyer and husband Doug of Sedalia, Missouri; brothers Mitchell Doty, Jr. and wife Betty of Columbia, Tennessee and Donald Doty and wife Dolly of Montrose, Colorado; and sister-in-law Marlene Saari of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Beverly was preceded in death by her granddaughter, Sara Jean Stevenson, sisters Ellen Clikeman and Donna Knight, and brother Ronald Doty. She was active in PTA and Girl Scouts, and was always ready to lend a helping hand. She enjoyed her family, baking and gardening. Services were held Friday, November 30, in Albuquerque. Burial was in Santa Fe National Cemetery.

RONDA SUE OSGOOD

12/17/01

Ronda Sue Osgood, 48, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and formerly of Shell Rock and Waverly, died on December 2, 2001, at her home in Cedar Rapids from complications of cancer. Ronda was born on June 3, 1953, at the Waverly Municipal Hospital, the daughter of George and Beulah (Hartema) Lindaman. Ronda was baptized and confirmed at St. John Lutheran Church in Clarksville. She graduated from the Waverly-Shell Rock High School in 1971. On July 24, 1971, Ronda was united in marriage to Dan Osgood and the couple were later divorced. Ronda lived in the Shell Rock-Waverly area until 1997 when she moved to Cedar Rapids. Ronda loved spending time with her family and friends. She enjoyed shooting pool, working on crossword puzzles and cooking. Ronda is survived by her four daughters, Tanya Swygman and her husband, Eric of Polk City, Iowa, Tricia Osgood of Waverly, Tara Osgood of Shell Rock, and Trena Osgood of Cedar Falls; three grandchildren, Trevon Good, son of Tricia, and Sadie and Sophia Swygman, daughters of Tanya; one sister and her husband, LeAnn and Charles Meier of Shell Rock; her fiancé, Terry Wiegmann of Cedar Rapids and formerly of Allison; his four children and eight grandchildren. Ronda was preceded in death by her parents. Funeral services were held on December 5, 2001, at Heritage United Methodist Church in Waverly, with Pastor Nathan N. Frazee officiating. Burial was in Lynwood Cemetery in Clarksville. Memorials may be directed to the family. Kaiser Corson Funeral Homes, Inc., of Waverly were in charge of arrangements.

LYLE R. MILLER

12/17/01

Lyle R. Miller, 65, of Waverly, Iowa, died Wednesday, December 5, 2001, at the Waverly Municipal Hospital from complications of pancreatic cancer. He was born on December 21, 1935, in Waverly, the son of Otto F. and Gertrude (Peters) Miller. He was baptized and later confirmed at the Peace United Church of Christ-Waverly, attended the Waverly school system, and graduated from Waverly High School in 1954. He then worked for Sells Construction in Waverly, and on August 19, 1956, he was united in marriage to Anna Mae Stufflebeam. The couple divorced years later. Lyle worked as an engineer for the Bremer County Engineer’s Office, and on February 17, 1979, he married Virginia (Phelps) Parton at St. John Lutheran Church, Waverly. Lyle retired from the Bremer County Engineer’s Office after 27 years of service, and then began his professional truck driving career, eventually driving for GSTC Trucking out of Waldorf, Iowa. He retired from there on December 2, 2000. He was a member of St. John Lutheran Church, Waverly. Lyle enjoyed bowling, playing cards, square dancing, and snowmobiling, but next to spending time with his family, his greatest pastime was riding his Honda Goldwing motorcycle. Lyle is survived by his mother, Gertrude Miller of Clarksville; his wife, Virginia of Waverly; two daughters, Kathy and Henry Heeren of Parkersburg, Roxanne Chandler and Dirk Newhoff of Hazleton, Iowa; two sons, Jeff Miller and Pam Fox of South Bend, Indiana, Douglas Miller and Tina Clay of Tomah, Wisconsin; two step-daughters, Pam Liddle of Charles City, and Jean and John Brunner of Marble Rock; one step-son, Ken and Peggy Parton of Allison; seven grandchildren; nine step-grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; four sisters, Lavon and Harvey Poppe of Clarksville, Jeanette Sinram of Clarksville, Joice Dengler of Denver, Shirley and Harold Brunsof Charles City; and three brothers, Richard and Margaret Miller of Denver, Robert and Barbara Miller of Waverly, and Larry and Yvonne Miller of Iowa Falls. He was preceded in death by his father, Otto Miller, and one grandson, Jason. Funeral services were held on Saturday, December 8, at St. John Lutheran Church, Waverly. Burial was in Harlington Cemetery, Waverly. Memorials may be directed to the family. Kaiser-Corson Funeral Homes, Inc. of Waverly was in charge of arrangements.

HAROLD MEINDERS

12/17/01

Harold Meinders, 76, of Dumont, died on December 7, 2001 at the North Iowa Mercy Health Center in Mason City East Campus of natural causes. Harold was born December 14, 1924 near Austinville, to Harry and Mattie (Nolte) Meinders. He was baptized in 1925 at the Washington Reformed Church and made his Confession of Faith in 1939 at the Dumont Reformed Church. He attended country schools through 7th grade and graduated from Dumont Community High School in 1943. He was drafted into the Marines on March 3, 1944 and served in the Pacific Theatre. He was released in August of 1946 and worked in the Kesley Elevator for his uncle and in the Dumont Elevator. On November 6, 1949, he was united in marriage to Frances Kuper at the Congregational Church in Osage. Shortly after their marriage Harold had the opportunity to rent a farm south of Dumont and continued to farm in the Dumont and Osage area for 20 years until they purchased Meinders Variety in Dumont in 1971. While Frances worked in the store, Harold operated a backhoe business. He also built their home in which they currently reside. Harold was a “jack of all trades”. Some of his many jobs were: gas truck driver, bus driver, milk truck driver, sexton of Dumont Cemetery, grave digger and lawn keeper. In previous years he also was employed at United Hydraulics, Winnebago Industries, and Harken Lumber Co. in Dumont. Carpentry was his love. His children and grandchildren enjoy many of the benefits of this gift and talent, as do many of the members of this community. He also had the gift of gab. He loved to visit and enjoyed many hours with friends and family. You never went anywhere with Harold, but what he didn’t run into someone he knew. And, if by chance, he couldn’t find someone he knew, you can bet by the time he left, that he had made at least one new friend. Harold was a real servant. He loved working with and helping people. In fact, he is best known in Dumont as “The Ladies Man”, as he was always on call for the widows who needed a man’s touch. He was always the person to call no matter what you needed help with. It might be plumbing, carpentry, trimming, mowing, digging, fixing, building, shingling, laying carpet...he was always willing to help. He was currently a member of the Dumont Reformed Church; Presi-dent of the Cemetary Association; Elder and Deacon at the Dumont Reformed Church, where he also had served as treasurer and choir member; member of the American Legion for 54 years; and a Lions Club member. He served as a board member when the Franklin General Hospital was built; member of the medical search committee on the Dumont Development Board for a physician in Dumont, who took the opportunity to go to Roanoke, Virginia to help relocate the doctor; and served as a volunteer fireman in Dumont. Living family members include his wife, Frances of Dumont, six children: LaDonna (Larry) Estal of Reeds Spring, Missouri, Keith (Becky Jo) Meinders of Osage, Steve (Sue) Meinders of Kearney, Missouri, Marcia (Randy) Lunn of St. Louis, Missouri, Verla (Dale) Pecha of Dumont, Mari (Kirk) Petersen of Hampton; four sisters: Deona (Albert) Dohlman of Dumont, Edna (George) Reiners of Dumont, Phyllis (“Toot”) Card of Hampton, and MaryLou (Duane) Seibert of Rudd; fourteen grandchildren: Jason (Tina) Estal of O’Fallon, Missouri, Matthew (Katie) Estal of O’Fallon, Missouri, Lorinda (Kenny) Fleetwood of Republic, Missouri, Shanlyn Meinders (and fiance, Adam Doll), Judd Meinders, Wendy, Joshua, and Rachel Pecha, Jared and Alex Meinders, Dustin and Kelsey Schwab, and Kendra and Hannah Petersen; and one great grandson, Caleb Estal, who was just born on October 6; and numerous nieces and nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Wilma Maifield; and two children: Lynn Harold and Julie Ann. Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, December 10, 2001 at the Dumont Reformed Church with Rev. Bob Scholten officiating. Special music was provided by organist, Jim Siebrands accom-panying the duet of Alvin and Diane Nolte. Pallbearers were Alex Meinders, Josh Pecha, Jason Estal, Matthew Estal, Judd Meinders, Jared Meinders and Dustin Schwab. Final resting place was in the Dumont Cemetery with Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in Dumont in charge of arrangements.

TILLIE FECHT

12/17/01

Tillie Fecht, 84, of Allison died on December 5, 2001 at the Waverly Municipal Hospital in Waverly of natural causes. On February 4, 1917, Tillie was born the daughter of Gerriet and Harmka (Russman) Eilderts in Kesley, Iowa. She was educated in the rural Butler County Schools. On February 15, 1940, she was united in marriage to Reiner Fecht in Butler County. She was a homemaker and a housekeeper at UNI for 10 1/2 years. She was a member of the Reformed Church of Stout, and was baptized on April 15, 1917 at Bethel Reformed Church. She and her husband were custodians at Bethel Reformed Church and mowed the church cemetery. She enjoyed reading and sewing. Survivors include her husband: Reiner Fecht of Allison two daughters: Harriet and husband Kermit Pothast of Fredricksburg, and Mary Fecht of Waverly; two sons: Gary and wife Karen Fecht of Shell Rock and Merle Fecht of Waco, Texas; one brother: Steno Eilderts of Aplington four sisters: Gertie Kolpek of Grundy Center, Bena Krull of Grundy Center, Ruth Mulder of Dike, and Marie Menken of Greene; two grandchildren Scott Pothast and Brian Fecht. She was preceded in death by her parents, two sisters, three brothers, and one daughter Lois. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, December 8, 2001 at the Reformed Church of Stout with Rev. David H. Powers officiating. Special music was provided by organists Merle Fecht and Elaine Schnell accompanying the congre-gational singing. Pallbearers were Darwin Fecht, Brian Fecht, Scott Pothast, Lenis Buseman, Gerald Eidlerts and David Wiegmann. Final resting place was in the Bethel Reformed Church Cemetery, rural Aplington. Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in Allison was in charge of arrangements.

MARLYS LORRAINE LAHR

12/17/01

Marlys Lorraine Lahr, age 78, of Clarksville, Iowa, was born the daughter of Cornelius and Foske (Kalkwarf) Jurgens on May 27, 1923, in Butler County near Parkersburg, Iowa. She graduated from Shell Rock High School in 1943. Marlys was united in marriage with Milo Buss on February 26, 1944, to this union was born one son, Darrell. Milo died January 10, 1946. Marlys was later united in marriage with Robert (Bob) Lahr on February 23, 1951, in Shell Rock, Iowa. The couple made there home for the majority of their marriage in Shell Rock. Marlys worked as a Nurse’s Aide at the Shell Rock Nursing Home and later the Community Nursing Home in Clarksville. She retired in 1982. Marlys and Bob moved to their present home in Clarksville in 1984. Marlys died at 9:20 a.m. Friday, December 7, 2001, at the Waverly Municipal Hospital in Waverly, Iowa, from natural causes. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Milo Buss; her parents; one sister, Velma Casebeer; and three brothers, John, Thomas and Robert Jurgens. Marlys is survived by her husband, Bob Lahr, Clarksville, IA; son, Darrell (Ardith) Buss, Allison, IA; grandson, Tim Buss; great grandchildren, Crystral, Tabitah, Cassondra and McCoy; granddaughter, Traci (Matt) Gallmeyer; great grandchildren, Andrew, Ashley and Levi, son, Roger (Marjorie) Lahr, Clarksville, IA; grandson, Richard Lahr; great grandchildren, Alexandra, Brittany and Shaylon; grandson, Brian Lahr; son, Charles (Verla) Lahr, Shell Rock, IA; grandsons, Jason and Joseph Lahr; daughter, Barbara (Dean) Lane, Clarksville, IA; grandson, Michael Lane, granddaughter, Jessica (Scott) Chisholm; great granddaughter, Kaitlynn; daughter, Janet (Randy) Luchtenburg, Mason City, IA; grandson, Jason Luchtenburg; granddaughter, Jennifer (John) Dominy; great grandchildren, Thomas and Sarah; and daughter, Elaine Whiting and her special friend, Mark Becking, Shell Rock, IA; granddaughters, Alisha, Elona, Kayla and Breanna; two sisters, Leola Ceton Riverside, CA, and Dora and her husband, Helmet Neuhaus, Hampton, IA; one brother and his wife, James and Roberta Jurgens, Shell Rock, IA; and sister-in-law, Wilma Jurgens, Shell Rock, IA. Memorial Services were held Monday, December 10 at Redman-Schwartz Funeral Home in Clarksville with Rev. David Walters officiating. Interment was in Lynwood Cemetery, Clarksville.

FATHER SCHMIDT

12/17/01

Funeral services for Father Wilfred W. Schmidt, 76, were held Wednesday, December 5 at SS. Peter and Paul Church in Springbrook, with Archbishop Jerome Hanus, OSB, presiding. Father Schmidt died on Saturday, December 1 at Stonehill Care Center in Dubuque. Burial was in SS. Peter and Paul Cemetery in Springbrook. Father Schmidt was born on June 20, 1925, in Springbrook to Florian and Clara (Steines) Schmidt. He graduated from Loras College in Dubuque and completed his theological studies at The St. Paul Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. He was ordained to the priesthood on April 16, 1950, by Archbishop Leo Binz at Christ the King Chapel at Loras College. He served as associate pastor of Visitation Parish in Stacyville, 1950-51; St. Patrick’s in Monona, 1951-56; and St. Patrick’s in Tama, 1956-59. He served as pastor of St. Paul’s in Worthington, 1959-62; and St. Patrick’s in Hampton and mission parishes in Geneva and Dumont, 1962-71; St. Mary’s in Iowa Falls, 1971-72; St. Mary’s in Eldora, 1972-82; and St. Patrick’s in Anamosa, 1982-87. He served as administrator of St. Joseph’s in Stone City, 1984. He was pastor at Greene and Allison, 1987-91, and Waucoma, 1991-94. He was associate pastor of St. Mary’s in Dubuque from 1994 until his retirement in 1995. Surviving are a brother, Father Florian Schmidt of Worthington; four sisters, Evelyn (Clifford) Brant and Marie (Oscar) Donar of Dickeyville, Wisconsin, Gilda Martelle of Phoenix, Arizona, and Myrna Punphrey of Rockford, Illinois and nieces and nephews and great-nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; and two brothers, Floyd and Paul Schmidt.

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CHRISTOPHERSON

12/28/01 Floyd Clarence Christopherson, age 80, of Aplington, Iowa, was born the son of Lawrence and Leona Brown Christopherson on September 17, 1921, in rural Butler County, near Aplington, Iowa. He graduated from Aplington High School in 1939. On April 19, 1941, Floyd married Lorraine Frey in Allison, Iowa. The couple made their home in rural Aplington where they farmed for over 40 years. They moved into their home in Aplington in 1979. Floyd was in fellowship with the Christians at the Hitesville Gospel Hall where he served as an elder, enjoyed sharing as a public speaker what he had studied, and visiting in the community. He also enjoyed serving as a volunteer night chaplain at Allen Hospital, and reading and studying his Bible. At 11:35 a.m., Monday, December 17, 2001, Floyd died at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo, Iowa, from pancreatic cancer. He was preceded in death by his parents, and an infant sister, Marlys Christopherson. Floyd is survived by his wife, Lorraine Christopherson, Aplington, Iowa and two sons, Allan of Rapid City, SD and Tommy of Ackley, and one daughter, Elaine Nordman of Dunkerton, seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Floyd is also survived by one brother, Vinton, of Parkersburg, Iowa; and two sisters, Irene Kramer and her husband, Siefert, Allison, Iowa; and Myrna Kluiter and her husband, LaVern, of Parkersburg, Iowa. Funeral Services were held Friday, December 21 at Hitesville Gospel Hall in Aplington with Tommy Christopherson, Robert Orr, Allan Christopherson, Leonard DeBuhr officiating. Casketbearers were Larry Brandt, Bud Williams, Tim McCandless, Jeff Kramer, Dallas Kluiter and Scott Barrett. Internment was Hitesville Cemetery, Aplington with Redman-Schwartz Funeral Chapel in charge of arrangements.

EICHHORN

12/28/01