FRANCIS
“Fritz” J. SHATEK
October 6,
1933 - June 28, 2013
Posted:
Monday, July 1, 2013
Francis
“Fritz” J. Shatek, age 79, of rural
Elma, died on Friday, June 28, 2013 at
Linn Haven Rehab and Healthcare in New
Hampton.
Mass of Christian
burial will be at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday,
July 2, 2013 at Our Lady of Lourdes
Church in Lourdes, with Father Steve
Garner celebrating mass. Burial
will be in Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
at Lourdes with Fritz’s grandchildren
serving as honorary casket bearers and
Nancy Shatek-Suek, Don Suek, Tom Shatek,
Pauline Shatek, Mark Shatek, Amy Shatek,
Tim Shatek and Gayle Shatek serving as
active casket bearers. Military
rites by the Elma John Frahm American
Legion Post 597.
Visitation
will be from 4 to 8 p.m. on Monday, July
1, 2013 at Conway-Markham Funeral Home
in Elma. There will be a rosary at 4:30
p.m. and scriptural wake service at 7:30
p.m. Visitation will continue at the
church one hour prior to the service.
Memorials may be directed to the family
or donor’s choice. Online condolences
for Francis’s family may be left at
www.conway-markhamfh.com.
Francis “Fritz”
John Shatek was born on October 6, 1933
to Joseph and Mary (Komarek) Shatek on
the family farm near Lourdes, where he
lived his entire life. He attended
country school near Lourdes. Fritz
worked on the family farm before
entering the US Army in 1953.
After his honorable discharge he
returned to the farm which later became
a century farm. He was united in
marriage to Lavonne “Bonnie” Gilbert on
Sept. 27, 1958 at St. Boniface Church in
Ionia. The couple made their home
on the family farm where they raised
their four children. Fritz farmed
all of his life and enjoyed fishing,
hunting, boating, playing cards,
collecting toy tractors and spending
time with his family and friends.
He was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes
Church and the Farm Bureau.
Fritz is survived
by his wife Lavonne “Bonnie” of Elma;
children Nancy (Don) Suek of St. Paul,
Minn., Tom (Pauline) Shatek of Elma,
Mark (Amy) Shatek of Cedar Falls, and
Tim (Gayle) Shatek of Mason City; 11
grandchildren Erin and Amy Suek, Brad
(Jamie) Shatek, Jennifer, Nikki and Eric
Shatek, Elizabeth and Josephine Shatek,
Sydney, Emily and Hadley Shatek; sister
Celia Kapler of Cresco; brothers
Clarence Shatek of Elma, Joseph Shatek
of Ft. Atkinson, Leonard Shatek of Elma
and John (Margaret) Shatek of Elma; and
many special nieces and nephews.
Fritz is preceded
in death by his parents Joseph and Mary
Shatek; brothers Aloys and Edward;
brother-in-law Leonard Kapler; and
sisters-in-law Lucille, Rosemarie,
Mildred, and Rita Shatek.
JAMES D.
O'CONNOR
August 30,
1933 - July 2, 2013
Posted:
Wednesday, July 3, 2013
James
D. O'Connor, age 79, of New Hampton,
passed away on Tuesday, July 2, 2013 at
Patty Elwood Center in Cresco.
Mass of Christian
Burial for James will be held at 10:30
a.m. on Saturday, July 6, 2013 at Holy
Family – St. Joseph’s Center in New
Hampton with Msgr. Carl Schmitt
celebrating. Burial will held at a later
date.
Visitation
will be from 4 to 7 p.m. on Friday, July
5, 2013 at Conway-Markham Funeral Home
in New Hampton, with a scriptural wake
service at 6:30 p.m. Visitation will
continue at St. Joseph’s gathering space
one hour prior to the funeral mass on
Saturday. In Lieu of flowers memorials
may be directed to the family. The
family will be donating the memorials to
charities of their choice. Online
condolences may be left for Jim’s family
at
www.conway-markhamfh.com.
James David
O’Connor was born on August 30, 1933 to
Dr. Edwin and Cecelia “Dee” (McGuire)
O’Connor in New Hampton. He attended
grade school in Alta Vista and at St.
Mary’s School in New Hampton. While his
father served in the US Army, Jim also
attended several schools on the West
Coast until returning to New Hampton
where he was a 1951 graduate of New
Hampton High School. Upon graduation,
Jim attended the University of Iowa.
Once completing his undergraduate
degree, Jim enlisted into the US Army.
He proudly served his country in the
Korean War and received his honorable
discharge in 1955. Jim then returned to
the University of Iowa to complete his
education in law graduating in 1959. He
then joined James O’Donohoe in his law
firm where he practiced law until his
retirement. On April 23, 1960, Jim was
united in marriage to Kathryn Hyland in
Hastings, Minn. The couple made their
home and raised their six children in
New Hampton. From 1961-1964, Jim served
as the Chickasaw County Attorney and was
the City of New Hampton’s attorney from
1964-1972. He also served as the New
Hampton Chamber of Commerce President
and was a long time member; also
belonging to the New Hampton Rotary Club
where he served a term as President. He
was a member of Holy Family Parish – St.
Mary’s Center, the New Hampton Jaycees,
a 50 year member of the Iowa Bar
Association and St. Mary’s Parish
council, where he also served a term as
president. In 2006, Jim was diagnosed
with Alzheimer’s disease. He was able to
remain at home until January of 2012
when he entered the Patty Elwood Center
for Alzheimer’s patients in Cresco. Jim
enjoyed traveling, golf, bird watching,
fishing, gardening, reading, listening
to music and especially spending time
with his children and grandchildren.
SHAY E.
PECKHAM
February 8,
1996 - July 14, 2013
Posted:
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Shay
E. Peckham, 17, died Sunday, July 14,
2013 in New Hampton.
A Mass of
Christian Burial will be held on Friday,
July 19, 2013 at 11 a.m. Notre Dame
Catholic Church, with burial in Oak Lawn
Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m.
Thursday, July 18 at the Heritage Events
Center. Visitation will continue for one
hour prior to the service at the church
on Friday. Hindt-Hudek Funeral Home 404
North Elm Street, Cresco, Iowa is in
charge of arrangements.
Shay Elizabeth
Peckham was born in Decorah, on February
8, 1996, the daughter of Jeff and
Colleen (Conway) Peckham. Shay grew up
on the farm northwest of Cresco where
she developed a strong love of the
animals.
She received her
education in the Notre Dame Elementary
School, Crestwood Junior High, and would
have started her senior year at
Crestwood High School. Shay has been
active in Crestwood volleyball, track,
and softball, and was the boys
basketball manager. She was a member of
the Crestwood FFA and the Millennium
Master 4H Club. Shay played
Granger-Florenceville softball in her
younger years. She has shown cattle,
sheep, dogs, and horses at the Mighty
Howard County Fair. Shay had two
photographs that she had shown at the
fair and went on to the Iowa State Fair.
She loved the
animals at the farm, especially
Twinkletoes, her cow, Domino, her horse,
and the dogs, Grace, Calley, Willow, and
Holly, and many cats. Her plans were to
become a Vet Tech and work with animals
and farm with her dad. She loved the
outdoors, including farming and hunting
with her dad, brothers, and the Golden
Ridge Gang.
Shay is survived
by her parents, Jeff and Colleen
Peckham, two brothers, Sawyer and Stone
Peckham all of Lime Springs, her
boyfriend, Jesse Johnson of New
Hampton, paternal grandmother, Lorraine
Peckham, and maternal grandparents, Don
and Camilla Conway all of Cresco,
paternal great grandmother, Irene Aarre
of Preston, Minn, aunts and uncles, Joy
(Bill Caffrey) Peckham, and her
children, Rebecca, Kyle, and Lee, Jim
Conway, Joellyn (Mike) Berg, and their
children, Samantha (Jason) Hrdlicka,
Tasha (Jerry Fay) Berg, David and Alex,
Cari (Jamie) Hoppe, and their children,
Ethan, Alexis, Austin, Emmaly all of
Cresco, and several cousins.
She was preceded
in death by her, paternal grandfather,
Steven Peckham, uncle John Peckham,
paternal great grandparents, Art and
Geneva Peckham, Rueben Bigalk, and
maternal great grandparents, Jim and
Ellen Conway, and Robert and Adeline
Shinstine.
NITA GEERTS
February 6,
1959 - July 14, 2013
Posted:
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Nita
Louise Geerts age 54 of New Hampton,
Iowa died Sunday morning, July 14, 2013,
at her home, with her family by her
side, after a long battle with
pancreatic cancer.
A Mass of
Christian Burial will be held 11:00 a.m.
Thursday, July 18, 2013, at Holy Family
Parish – St. Joseph Center, New Hampton,
with Rev. Mark Osterhaus celebrating the
Mass. The pall will be placed by Steve
and her children. Lector for the service
is Zo Bear. Presenting the offertory
gifts will be Linda Burrichter and David
Kerkove.
Interment will be
in St. Mary’s Cemetery, New Hampton at a
later date. Pallbearers will be Bob and
Kathy Beckman, Al& Joan Morris, Steve
and Deb Dockendorf. Honorary pallbearers
are members and spouses of the New
Hampton Fire Department.
Friends may
greet the family 3:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday, July 17, 2013, at the
Hugeback Johnson Funeral Home in New
Hampton with a 4:00 p.m. Scripture
Service. Visitation continues beginning
at 9:30 a.m. prior to the Mass Thursday
at the church. Online condolences for
Nita's family may be left at
hugebackfuneralhome.com.
Nita Louise
Geerts was born February 6, 1959, in
Oelwein, IA, the daughter of Jack and
Rosella (Tilkes) Kerkove. At an early
age the Kerkoves moved to North
Washington. Nita continued receiving her
education in New Hampton, graduating in
1977. She also received her Associates
Degree from N.I.C.C. in Calmar. On
December 1, 1978 at Holy Family Parish –
St. Joseph Center, she married Steve
Geerts. To this union two children were
born, Lacy and Adam.
Nita worked at
Geerts Plumbing and Heating and later at
Wilshire Jewelry. She also is a licensed
Respiratory Therapist and worked at St.
Joseph, now Mercy Hospital and Rotech
Medical Supply. Nita also used her love
of dogs to start, Firehouse Grooming.
She operated that business out of her
home, until June of 2011, retiring to
spend more time with her family.
Nita was a member
of the New Hampton Fire Department, the
Hospital Auxiliary, Rescue Squad (ERT),
Ambulance (EMT) and current New Hampton
City Council Member.
Nita loved to
spend time in her flower garden and
supplied flowers to many. She had a
passion for dogs and they always had a
special place in her heart. She enjoyed
the outdoors, especially golfing and
traveling. She was very crafty and loved
sewing, quilting and photography. Steve
and Nita had a barn home in Lansing and
time spent their always held special
importance. She primarily loved her time
spent with friends and family,
especially her grandchildren.
Left to cherish
her memory is her husband of 34
years,Steve; one son, Adam (Brenda)
Geerts of New Hampton; one daughter,
Lacy (Chris) Carolan of New Hampton;
grandchildren, Alivia and Evan Geerts,
Gene, Ella and Cara Carolan; her
parents, Jack and Rosella Kerkove of
North Washington; one brother, David
(Toni) Kerkove of New Hampton; one
sister, Linda (Al) Burrichter of New
Hampton; four brothers-in-law, Ted
(Ronnie) Geerts, Tom (Helen) Geerts,
Mike (Katie) Geerts, John (Rita) Geerts,
all of New Hampton; one sister-in-law,
Margaret Harn of Waterloo; many nieces
and nephews.
She was preceded
in death by a grandson, Alex Geerts; her
father and mother-in-law, Louis and
Katherine Geerts; and brother-in-law,
Bernard Geerts.
In lieu of
flowers, memorials may be given to the
family for local charities and
organizations.
DAVID JOSEPH
CROATT
August 19,
1944 - July 15, 2013
Posted:
Thursday, July 18, 2013
David
Joseph Croatt, age 68, of Lawler, died
Monday morning, July 15, 2013, at the
Linn Haven Rehab and Healthcare in New
Hampton following a long battle with
brain cancer.
A Mass of
Christian Burial will be held 10:30 a.m.
Friday, July 19, 2013, at Our Lady of
Mt. Carmel Catholic Church in Lawler
with Rev. Nick March celebrating the
Mass. The pall will be placed by Dave's
wife and children. Bob Huinker will be
the organist and vocalist. Lector will
be Steve Lynch. Presenting the offertory
gifts will be Aftin and Austin Phyfe.
Interment will be
in Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic
Cemetery, Lawler, with Dean Schmitt,
Doug Wieck, John Croatt, Tom Kerian,
Kevin Wenthold, Paul Sabelka, Ryan
Huffman and Andy Messersmith serving as
pallbearers.
Friends may
greet the family 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday,
July 18, 2013, at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
Catholic Church, Lawler where there will
be a 4 p.m. rosary and a 6 p.m. parish
scripture service. Visitation continues
an hour prior to the service at the
church on Friday. Hugeback Johnson
Funeral Home in Lawler is in charge of
arrangements. Online condolences for
Dave's family may be left at
hugebackfuneralhome.com.
David Joseph
Croatt was born August 19, 1944 in New
Hampton, Iowa the son of John and
Blanche (Tierney) Croatt. He graduated
from Turkey Valley High School in 1962.
On August 19, 1967, he was united in
marriage to Elaine Boeding at St. Luke’s
Catholic Church in St. Lucas. To this
union four children were born.
After high
school, Dave farmed and did carpentry
work. He also managed the Kaiser
Fertilizer Plant in Jackson Junction for
five years. From 1972 – 2000, Dave
worked as Sara Lee as a supervisor and
after Sara Lee closed, he worked until
retirement at Featherlite in Cresco.
Dave dearly loved
his family. He also loved sporting
events that his children and
grandchildren participated in. He was a
great Los Angeles Dodgers and Green Bay
Packers fan.
David is survived
by his wife of 46 years, Elaine; two
sons, Keith Croatt, Kevin Croatt both of
Cedar Falls; two daughters, Lisa (Steve)
Phyfe of Waverly, Carol Canales (Wayne
Gregg) of Amana; two grandchildren,
Aftin and Austin Phyfe of Waverly; one
brother, Gerald Croatt of Ossian; two
sisters, Shirley (Alex) Schmitt of St.
Lucas and Dorma (Dale) Wieck of
Rochester, MN.
He was preceded
in death by his parents, a brother,
Duane Croatt in infancy, his mother and
father-in-law, Joe and Ann Boeding and
his step father-in-law, LeRoy Huffman.
ELMA M.
BURGART
May
27, 1916 - July 19, 2013
Posted:
Monday, July 22, 2013
Elma
M. Burgart, age 97, of New Hampton,
passed away on Friday, at New
Hampton Nursing and Rehab surrounded by
family members.
A Mass of
Christian Burial for Elma will be held
at 11 a.m., Wednesday, July 24, 2013 at
Holy Family Parish – St. Joseph’s Center
in New Hampton, with Father Mark
Osterhaus celebrating the mass. Burial
will follow at Calvary Cemetery in New
Hampton.
Visitation
will be from 3 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday,
July 23, 2013 at Conway-Markham Funeral
Home in New Hampton. Visitation will
continue at the church one hour prior to
the funeral mass on Wednesday. Online
condolences for Elma’s family may be
left at
www.conway-markhamfh.com.
Memorials may be directed to the family.
Elma Maebelle
Burgart was born on May 27, 1916 to
Elmer and Rosabel (Inwards) Larsen at
Maple Leaf. She attended country school
near Saratoga. Later, she worked at the
Elma Hospital in Elma and worked for the
Olds family of Charles City as a
housekeeper. While working as a
housekeeper in Fort Dodge she met her
future husband, Marvin Burgart, becoming
his wife on October 9, 1940 at
Immaculate Conception Church in North
Washington. In 1941, the couple
purchased their present farm west of
Jerico. There the couple farmed and
raised their family of nine children. On
June 19, 2009, Elma entered into New
Hampton Nursing and Rehab. Elma enjoyed
birdwatching, traveling, dancing,
crocheting, embroidering, and playing
cards. Her family was most important to
her. Elma was a member of Holy Family
Parish – St. Joseph Center, the Catholic
Daughters of the Americas, Holy Family
Rosary Society, and Happy Homemakers.
Elma is survived
by her children, Rose (Richard)
Holschlag of New Hampton, Ruth (Dick)
Zuehl of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., Michael
(Colleen) Burgart of Ft. Lauderdale,
Fla., Beverly (Paul) Veres of
Alexandria, VA, Judith (Louis) Hafner of
Duluth, Ga., Norbert Burgart of Los
Angeles, Calif., Timothy Burgart of
Ionia, Kathleen (David) McGraw of
Charleston, SC, Donald (Janice) Burgart
of New Hampton; 29 grandchildren; 47
great-grandchildren; seven great-great
grandchildren; her sister, Rose Marie
“Susie” (Frank) Belmont of Vista, Calif.
and her sisters-in-law, Mavis Burgart
and Francella Burgart, both of New
Hampton.
She was preceded
in death by her parents; her husband,
Marvin on May 10, 2005; her sisters,
Laura, Mildred and Arlene; her brothers,
Victor, Nels “Duke”, Leonard, Donald,
Elmer “Kenneth” and Duwayne; one
granddaughter, Yvonne Los on May 19,
1993 and one infant grandson.
ELEANORA D.
LARSON
August 18,
1924 - July 17, 2013
Posted:
Monday, July 22, 2013
Eleanora
D. Larson, age 88, of New Hampton,
passed away Wednesday, July 17, 2013 at
Allen Hospital in Waterloo.
Funeral services
will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, July
23, 2013 at Crane Creek Lutheran Church
in rural Lawler with Pastor Vincent
Fricke officiating. Burial will be at
Crane Creek Cemetery following the
funeral services.
Visitation
will be on Monday, July 22, 2013 from 4
to 8 p.m. at Conway-Markham Funeral Home
in New Hampton and will continue at the
church one hour prior to the service on
Tuesday. Online condolences for
Eleanora’s family may be left at
www.conway-markhamfh.com.
Memorials may be directed to her family.
Eleanora Augusta
Larson was born on August 18, 1924 to
Ralph and Meta (Hartkopp) Dannen in
Melbourne. She attended and graduated
from Iowa Falls High School. After
graduation Eleanora worked as an
operator for Iowa Falls Telephone
Company for several years. She was
united in marriage to Lowell Larson on
February 26, 1950 in Nashua, at the
Little Brown Church. The couple farmed
near Kanawha, before moving to their
present home near New Hampton. Eleanora
was a member of Crane Creek Lutheran
Church and an active member of the
Ladies Aid. She enjoyed gardening;
shopping, going to rummage sales,
quilting with the Ladies Aid, spending
time with her family and watching her
grandchildren grow.
Eleanora is
survived by her children, Kathy (Ron)
Turner of Dysart, Gary (Deb) Larson of
Lawler, Tony Larson of Lawler,
Debbie (Dan) Fulks of Cedar Falls, Jeff
(Deb) Larson of New Hampton, Pam Larson
of Clear Lake, and Kim (Robbie)
Hilmer of Dysart; 13 grandchildren; 11
great-grandchildren; her sisters-in-law,
Ethel Dannen of Prescott, Ariz., Vivian
Dannen of Stuart, Doris Shear of
Garner, Clarice Yarger of San Diego, Ca.
and JoAnn Betten of Arizona; as well as
numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded
in death by her parents; her husband,
Lowell on June 3, 2006; her grandson,
Jared Larson and brothers Don and Herb.
LAVONNE DENISE
(Oulman) BOUSKA
February 11,
1957 - July 14, 2013
Posted:
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Lavonne
Denise (Oulman) Bouska, age 56, of rural
Ft. Atkinson, passed away July 14, 2013,
from injuries sustained during a motor
vehicle accident.
Funeral services
will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 26,
2013, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church,
Protivin with Rev. Nick March presiding.
The pall will be placed by Lavonne's
four children. Lector for the service
will be Linda Klimesh. Sue Panos will be
the organist accompanying the Holy
Trinity Choir.
Interment will be
in the church cemetery with Shane
Barloon, Kyle Stika, Tom Shileny,
Ricardo Mares, Bill Meyer and Dave
Phillips as pallbearers.
Friends may
greet the family to celebrate Lavonne's
life from 3 to 8 p.m. Thursday, July 25,
2013, at the Protivin Community Center.
There will be no visitation on the
morning of the funeral. Hugeback's
Protivin Funeral Home is in charge of
the arrangements. Online condolences for
Lavonne's family may be left at
hugebackfuneralhome.com
563-569-8800
Lavonne was born
on February 11, 1957 in Osage, the
daughter of Ronald and Audrey (Newhouse)
Oulman. She was baptized at the
Methodist church in Riceville, attended
the Riceville Community Schools, where
she graduated in 1975. After graduating
high school she attended school in
Pittsburg, held jobs in Omaha and
Colorado; then moved back to Iowa area,
where she met her future husband.
She was united in
marriage to Joe Bouska of rural Fort
Atkinson on June 21, 1980 at Phelps
Park, Decorah. Lavonne helped maintain
the family farm while raising their four
children. Lavonne was an accomplished
artist; painting, drawing, sandblasting
stones, and daily came up with a new
craft/yard project. She was a devoted
wife, mother to all, and daughter, and
truly adored her family. She always put
helping others above herself and enjoyed
lending a hand to family, friends, and
neighbors. Lavonne loved to be outside,
feel the sun on her face and the wind in
her hair. One of Lavonne's favorite
things was to be with Joe. She enjoyed
being on the motorcyle with him and
riding on her own scooter. She was
currently an active member of the Holy
Trinity Parish, working at parish events
and she loved to Christmas carol. She
was joyfully looking forward to the
births of her first two grandchildren
this fall.
Lavonne is
survived by her husband, Joe; one
daughter, Michala Bouska (Ian Floro) of
New Albany, IN; three sons, Luke (Tara)
of Ankeny, Liberty Bouska (Crystal
Wilson) of Elkhart, Lance (Kelly) of
Fort Atkinson; her parents, Ronald and
Audrey Oulman of Riceville; Siblings,
Duane (Dee) Oulman; Keith Oulman; Roni
Rae (Steve) Anderlik, Sue Rawhouser all
of Riceville; Michele (Jerry) Rosenblad
of Stewartville, Minn., Linda (Ed)
Klimesh of Spillville; numerous nieces,
nephews and other family members.
She was preceded
in death by her paternal grandparents,
Nathan and Grace Oulman; materal
grandparents, Onie Mayo and Viva
Newhouse; two nieces, Jodi Oulman and
Darci Rawhouser; one nephew, Allen
Meyer; brothersin law, Darrel Rawhouser
and John Bouska; brother in law Jim and
his wife Debbie Bouska, and mother and
father in law, Francis and Pauline
Bouska.
MARIE O.
DENNER
January 26,
1931 - July 20, 2013
Posted:
Thursday, July 25, 2013
Marie
O. Denner, age 82, of New
Hampton, passed away on Saturday, July
20, 2013 at Mercy Medical Center in New
Hampton.
Funeral services
for Marie will be held at 10:30 a.m., on
Monday, July 29, 2013 at Trinity
Lutheran Church with Pastor Kevin Frey
officiating. Burial will be at New
Hampton Cemetery in New Hampton.
Visitation
will be from 4 to 7 p.m. on Sunday, July
28, 2013 at Conway-Markham Funeral Home
in New Hampton and will continue at the
church one hour prior to the service on
Monday. Online condolences for Marie’s
family may be left at
www.conway-markhamfh.com.
Memorials may be directed to Trinity
Lutheran Church.
Marie Ollie
(Beck) Denner was born on January 26,
1931 near Nashua to Roy and Louise
(Rabe) Beck and moved to New Hampton in
1932. She was baptized on November 15,
1931 and confirmed on April 23, 1944 at
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church (now Trinity
Lutheran Church) and was active in
Luther League. She attended schools in
New Hampton and the University of
Northern Iowa. After completing her
teacher’s certificate she taught in
rural school. She was an active lifetime
member in the Women of the ELCA.
On August 20,
1950, Marie was united in marriage to
Virgil Denner. The couple farmed and
gardened for 45 years before moving to
New Hampton. They were the parents of
five children.
Marie was active
with her family in 4-H; being a leader
for 10 years, on the County Extension
Committee, superintendent for many
years, honorary 4-H member, 4-H family
of the year, and a member and on the
board of the Cattlewomen. She enjoyed
Friendship Club and Putter Pals. Marie
also enjoyed canning, baking and
cooking. Many times what she fixed was
shared with others besides her family.
Time spent with her family and friends,
sharing and helping others was very
special to her. She believed that man
does not live by bread alone. She tried
to instill a faith in God in her family
that would guide them throughout their
lives and that the “bread” would not
only satisfy their physical needs, but
their spiritual needs as well.
After moving to
town, she became more involved in church
activities, quilting sessions, putting
together school kits, Circle, recording
Prayer for the Day, taking sermon tapes
and communion to shut-ins, as well as
volunteering for various activities in
the community. She sewed over 600 quilts
for Lutheran World Relief, Ingham
Okoboji Lutheran Bible Camp and Blessman
Ministries.
She is survived
by her four sons, Keith (Eileen) Denner
of West Des Moines, Dean Denner of
Manhatten, KS, Allen (Jan) Denner of
Ames, Gary (Lori) Denner of Ames; one
daughter, Karen (Mark) Borchers of
Holstein. Her grandchildren include,
Matt Denner of Des Moines, Tim Denner of
West Des Moines, Patty McKenna of
Fairbanks, AK, Emma (Jay) Mercier of New
Zealand, Abe Denner of Manhattan, KS,
John Denner of Wichita, KS, Lisa
(Thomas) Wilson of Ames, Lucas Denner of
St. Louis, MO, Brian (Mandy) Borchers of
Mt. Pleasant, Amy (Dustin) Vanden Hull
of Orange City, Daniel (Amanda) Borchers
of Ames and Chad Borchers also of Ames.
Marie’s great-grandsons include, Paul,
Ethan and Kaden. She is also survived by
her brother, Ralph (Norma Jean) Beck of
New Hampton and her sister, Elna (Don)
Clikeman of Greene; as well as two
nieces and a nephew.
She was preceded
in death by her husband, Virgil in 2006;
her parents, Roy in 1963 and Louise in
1995; her brother-in-law, Albert Denner
in 2009 and sister-in-law, Linda Denner
in 2013.
RALPH L
KNOLL
September 30,
1922 - July 24, 2013
Ralph
L. Knoll, age 90, of New Hampton, IA,
passed away on Wednesday, July 24, 2013
at Linn Haven Rehab and Healthcare in
New Hampton.
Ralph Lee
Knoll was born Sept. 30, 1922 in Bremer
County the son of Fred and Martha
(Sneller) Knoll. The family moved to the
Fredericksburg area when Ralph was very
young. Ralph graduated from
Fredericksburg High School in 1940. He
enlisted in the US Army in 1942 and
served in Burma/India/China theater in
the 245th Signal Service Company. He
received his honorable discharge on
January 3, 1946. Ralph married Ruth
Boyer June 15, 1947 in Brainard, Iowa.
They farmed all their married life NE of
New Hampton. Ralph was active in the
First Baptist Church, New Hampton
serving as a Deacon, Christian Education
Board member and Sunday School teacher.
Ralph loved
his God, his family, his country and his
farm. He enjoyed reading, working on the
farm, and spending time with his family
and friends.
Surviving are
sons, Arnold (Ann), Dean (Judy), Kurt
(Joan), and Paul (Christine), all of New
Hampton and daughter Jane (Doug) Hilton
of Martelle; 11 grandchildren, Sarah
(Chad) Buchholz, Ben (Cindy) Knoll,
Rachel (Jason) Lewis, David (Susan)
Knoll, Beth (Seth) Vopat, Melissa
(Kevin) Speer, Tim (Meli) Knoll, Angela
(Jake) Bierbrodt, Jonathan Hilton,
Jessica (Jude) Rochford, and Shawn
Knoll; 16 great grandchildren and
numerous nieces and nephews. Also
surviving are sister-in-laws, Marie
Knoll, New Hampton and Alice Boyer,
Oelwein.
Ralph was
preceded in death by Ruth, his wife of
over 60 years in 2008, his dad in 1981,
his mother in 1992 and his brother Ward
Knoll in 1997. He was also preceded in
death by sisters-in-law, Geraldine
Boyer, Lola Boyer, Ethel Boyer, Eva
Boyer Reeder, brothers-in-law Leo Boyer
and Don Reeder.
Posted on 26
July 2013
WARREN
EDWARD KIME
January 6,
1928 - July 21, 2013
Posted:
Friday, July 26, 2013
Warren
Edward Kime, 85, of West Palm Beach,
Florida and Chicago, passed away
peacefully on Sunday, July 21, 2013 at
the Hospice of West Palm Beach.
Born in
Collins, Iowa on January 6, 1928 to
Charles Edward Kime and Faye Lynch Kime,
he grew up in New Hampton. He studied
trumpet with his father, Charles, and
was presented as a child prodigy at 10
years old. He won many national music
awards as a child. When his father died
he was 11 and started directing his own
life; put aside his coronet; took up
sports; started hitchhiking to Waterloo
to help earn money for the family by
playing in their night clubs and staying
with a close friend of the family at
night.
Four years
later Warren was drafted into the United
States Army to serve in Europe during
World War II and was part of the late
Glen Miller Army Band “It’s All Yours”.
Drafted again into the Korean War in
1950, at the request of his commanding
officer he became bandleader of the
Special Services Show in Korea and Japan
improving the morale of our soldiers.
His show was called “Take Ten” and
played in rice paddies while “tom tom’s”
flew overhead.
After an
honorable discharge as Staff Sergeant he
joined the Ralph Marterie Band in 1952
and also enrolled in the GI Plan at
Northwestern University Music
Department. He met his first wife,
Donna, at Northwestern when she sang
with his vocal group. He joined the CBS
Studio Chesterfield Show in New York in
1953. Later he joined Cesar Patrillo’s
CBS Radio Program. He performed on many
commercials and in jazz clubs with his
Brass Impact Band. He recorded several
albums for Command Label with his band,
as well as albums of his own
compositions. He also was one of the few
outstanding jazz recorder players in the
world bringing an ancient classical
instrument into the 20th and 21st
century.
When he became
a member of the Baha’i Faith in 1969 he
created a Children of Time Road Show.
With his first wife, he took it to
several colleges sharing the Faith.
In the year
2000 he retired with his second wife,
Sheila (who is an artist), to West Palm
Beach. His wife, Sheila; son, Larry;
daughter, Julie; 8 grandchildren and 6
great children survive Warren.
Services were
held at the Palms West Funeral Home and
the National Cemetery on July 24, 2013
in Florida.
KARI
PATRICIA HARRIS
May 5, 1985 -
July 25, 2013
Kari
Patricia Harris age 28 of Dubuque,
formerly of Fredericksburg died
Thursday, July 25, 2013, at Mercy
Medical Center in Dubuque following a
brief illness.
Memorial
services will be held 11:00 a.m. Monday,
July 29, 2013, at the Hugeback-Johnson
Funeral Home in Fredericksburg with
Pastor Connie Markle officiating.
Private family inurnment will be at a
later date in Wilson Grove Cemetery,
Sumner. Urnbearers will be Todd Harris
and Trevor Harris.
Friends may
greet the family an hour prior to the
service at the funeral home.
Kari Patricia
Harris was born May 5, 1985, in New
Hampton, the daughter of Klel and Merri
(Floden) Harris. She attended several
area schools and on January 2, 1996, at
the age of 10, she became a resident at
Hills and Dales child Development Center
in Dubuque. She later graduated from
Dubuque Senior High School and has been
continually employed by Hills and Dales
Learning and Trade Center since
graduation.
Survivors
include her father, Klel (Lynne) Harris
of Fredericksburg; her mother, Merri
(Rev. Johnny) Tucker-Harris of Sumner;
two brothers, Todd Harris of Cedar
Rapids and Trevor Harris of
Fredericksburg; her grandfather, Jim
Mitchell of Fredericksburg; many aunts,
uncles and cousins.
She was
preceded in death by her maternal
grandparents, John and Irma Floden;
paternal grandparents, Edward and Bonnie
Harris and a grandmother, Nancy
Mitchell.
SUSANNE M. MARION
April 18,
1949 - July 26, 2013
Posted:
Monday, July 29, 2013
Susanne
M. Marion age 64 of Charles City,
formerly of North Washington died
Friday, July 26, 2013, at the Floyd
County Memorial Hospital.
A Mass of
Christian Burial will be held 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday, July 30, 2013, at Immaculate
Conception Catholic Church, North
Washington with Rev. Mark Osterhaus
celebrating the Mass. Jane Karels will
be the organist accompanying the
Immaculate Conception Men's Choir in
song. Lector for the service will be
Emily Baltes. Presenting the offertory
gifts will be Emily Marion and Stephanie
Loberg.
Interment will
be in St. Mary's Cemetery, North
Washington, with John Marion, Matt
Marion, Brad Loberg, Todd Lemme, Dana
Lemme and Bernie Huegel serving as
pallbearers.
Friends may
greet the family 5:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Monday, July 29, 2013, at the
Hugeback-Johnson Funeral Home in New
Hampton where there will be a 5:00 p.m.
rosary and a 6:00 p.m. parish scripture
service. Visitation continues an hour
prior to the Mass at the church on
Tuesday. Online condolences for
Susanne's family may be left at
hugebackfuneralhome.com,
Susanne Marie
Marion was born April 18, 1949, in New
Hampton, IA, the daughter of Wendell and
Margaret (Huegel) Marion. She stayed at
home with her parents until the age of
17 when she became a resident of the
newly formed Comprehensive Systems in
Charles City. Susanne had worked at the
Treasure Chest in New Hampton for many
years. She dearly loved the outings
provided at Comprehensive Systems with
their residents and staff. Susanne
enjoyed diet Pepsi in a can, Elvis, John
Wayne and Tom Selleck.
Survivors
include one brother, John (Penny) Marion
of Mt. Vernon, IA; one sister, Joan
Petrich of Chicago; a sister-in-law,
Mona Marion of Cedar Rapids; nieces and
nephews, Perry Petrich, Lori Petrich,
Lisa Buzzeli, Todd Lemme, Dana (Connie)
Lemme, Stephanie (Brad) Loberg, Matthew
Marion and Emily Marion.
She was
preceded in death by her parents, two
brothers, Joseph Marion; Jim Marion; one
sister, Maryanne Lemme; one
brother-in-law, Michael Petrich.
Posted on 8
August 2013 by Jay Lehmann
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