Irene Annetta Ball, 96 of New Hampton, died Monday March 15, at Mercy Medical Center, New Hampton.

A Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 18, at Holy Family Parish - St. Joseph Center in New Hampton with Rev. Steve Rosonke and Monsignor Carl Schmitt celebrating the Mass. The pall will be placed by Irene’s six children. Ann Bennett will be the organist with Joyce Shatek, cantor, accompanying the Holy Family Resurrection Choir. Jessie Rausch will serve as lector. Presenting the offertory gifts will be Courtney Ball and Nicole Costello.

Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery, New Hampton with Alan Burgart, John Burgart, Mark Burgart, Mike Messersmith, Dan Messersmith, Chuck Burgart and David Messersmith Jr., serving as pallbearers.

Friends may call 3 - 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 17, at Hugeback & Chenoweth Funeral Home, New Hampton where there will be a 4 p.m. Rosary and a 6 p.m. Scripture Service. Visitation will continue one hour prior to Mass on Thursday at the church.  Online condolences for Irene may be left at hugebackfuneralhome.com

Irene Annetta (Munson) Ball was born August 30, 1913, in rural Lawler, the daughter of Carl and Henrietta (Hereid) Munson. Irene was the second oldest of eleven children. She was raised on the Munson family farm near the five corners, north of Lawler, called Jacksonville. Her elder sister Anna died at the age of eleven, which left Irene as the eldest child. Irene then took on much more responsibility, helping her mother take care of the younger siblings.

She attended Jacksonville Country School through 8th grade and graduated from the Lawler High School. She continued her education at Upper Iowa College in Fayette, obtaining her teaching degree. After receiving her education, Irene moved back home and taught at the Jacksonville Country School, until she was married.

On November 26, 1932, Irene was united in marriage to William L. Ball of Lawler. To this union seven children were born, four daughters and three sons. After moving to New Hampton with her husband, Irene worked at the New Hampton Poultry House and A & P Grocery Store. During the early 1950s, she and her husband purchased the Tastee Freeze franchise and operated the ice cream stand in town, until 1963. Soon after she began working for The Hub, a men’s clothing store, until it closed. Irene then retired.

Her children have many loving memories of their mother, especially those of coming home from school and having freshly made donuts, bread, cake, or cookies to eat. Irene was a very good cook. She was also a terrific seamstress. She made most of her daughter's clothing while they were going through grade school. After her children were married, Irene had more time on her hands and picked up crocheting. She especially enjoyed crocheting baby blankets for her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She loved to visit, play cards and reading. In her later years her eyesight started to fail her and she was unable to do many of her hobbies.

In 1984, her husband of 52 years, Bill, died at the age of 73. Irene remained in her home on North Pleasant Hill until she sold it in 1994. At that time, she moved into the Miller Apartments on Main Street in New Hampton. When Irene turned 90, she moved into the New Hampton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center where she resided until her death.

Irene is survived by her two sons, Raymond (Joan) Ball of New Hampton and Gary (Terry) Ball of Harrison, TN; four daughters, Marian (Cliff) Burgart, Carol (Reynold) Burgart, Sharon Messersmith, all of New Hampton, and Judy (Darrell) Blake of Cedar Rapids; two brothers, Virgil (Barb) Munson of Cedar Rapids, and Donald (Grace) Munson of Manchester; two sisters, Myrtle Otteson of Clovis, CA, and MaryLou (Clarence) Lail of Virginia; two sister-in-laws, Lola Ptacek of Waterloo, and Joyce Munson of Cedar Rapids; 21 grandchildren; 42 great grandchildren; 10 great-great grandchildren along with numerous nieces and nephews and their families.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; one son in infancy, William; three brothers, Howard, Russell, and Clair; three sisters, Anna Munson, Helen Maruska and Alice in infancy; two brothers-in-laws, Oscar Otteson and Roger Maruska; one grandson, James Burgart in infancy; one granddaughter, Susan Ball; and a son-in-law David Messersmith.

Elaine E. Cleveland, 93, of Nashua passed away Thursday morning, March 18, at Floyd County Medical Center, Charles City.

Funeral services are 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 22, at Hugeback & Chenoweth Funeral Home, Nashua with Pastor Okitoyi Lundula officiating. Christine Cleveland will be the organist and will be playing “In The Garden “ and “Beyond The Sunset”.

Interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Nashua with Scott Cleveland, Bud Cleveland, David Cleveland, Terry Hansen, Tim Hansen, Ted Hansen, Phillip Krough and Scott Murray serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers are June Newcomb, Kerry Jo Murray, Tina Hansen and Tammy Lloyd.

Visitation is Sunday 2 to 5 p.m. and for 1 hour prior to services at the funeral home in Nashua. Memorials may be directed to the family.

Carolyn A. Ball, 89, resident of Grandview Health Care in Oelwein, formerly of Fredericksburg, died Monday morning, March 29, at Covenant Medical Center,  Waterloo.

A Mass of Christian Burial is 11 a.m., Wednesday, March 31, at Immaculate Conception Church, Sumner with Rev. Jim Brockman and Rev. Kenneth Stecher con-celebrating the Mass. Lector for the Mass will be Terrill Ball. The pall will be placed on the casket by her two children.

Interment will be in Rose Hill Cemetery, Fredericksburg with Mark Ries, Kent Ries, David Trewin, Craig Bravener, Bill Trewin, and Don Trewin serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Deb Ries, Janae Wilson, Amos Brandenburg, Floren Bravener, Art Axberg, Max Crabtree, Tom Trewin, and Dan McFarland.

Friends may call 4 - 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Hugeback and Chenoweth Funeral Home, Fredericksburg. Visitation continues an hour prior to the Mass at church on Wednesday.  Online condolences for Carolyn may be left at hugebackfuneralhome.com

Carolyn Amanda Ball was born June 1, 1920, in Fredericksburg, the daughter of Roy and Rella (Stansberry) Barker. She received her education in Fredericksburg and then continued her education at Upper Iowa University in Fayette, receiving her teaching certificate. She taught in several rural country schools in Chickasaw County. On May 8, 1943, Carolyn was united in marriage to Robert William Ball. The couple married at Immaculate Conception Church in Sumner. To this union two children were born. The couple moved to Tampa, Florida where they lived until Robert was Honorably Discharged from the Army Air Corp. The couple then moved back to Fredericksburg, where they raised their family and together farmed the Barker family farm until their retirement in 1980. In October of 2001, failing health made it necessary for them to become residents of Grandview Nursing Care in Oelwein. They resided together at the nursing home until Robert died on January 19, 2004.

Carolyn enjoyed working on her crafts, sewing, and was a talented baker. She was a very active member of Immaculate Conception Church and the Pinhook Catholic Church. She especially enjoyed the time she spent with her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. She will be remembered by her family for being a loving wife, mother, and grandmother and will be greatly missed by family and friends.

Survivors include her two children, Terrill “Terry” (Mona) Ball of Iowa City, and Catherine (John) Ries of Elma; four grandchildren, Janae (Jim) Wilson, Mark (Joanne) Ries, Deb Ries, and Kent Ries; and five great-grandchildren, Kayla, Mindy, and Dillon Wilson, Alyvia Ries, and Hayden Ries.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; and two sisters, Ruth Laabs and Dorothy Voorhees.