Kenneth Wayne Post, 75, of Clear Lake, Iowa, died Friday, Oct. 2, 1998 at the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City, Iowa.

Memorial services will be held today (Wednesday), Oct. 7, at 2 p.m. at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. His body was cremated. Inurnment was in the Clear Lake Cemetery. Memorials may be given to the Kenneth W. Post Memorial Fund.

Kenneth was born Sept. 14, 1923, in Algona, Iowa, the son of Walter and Nellie Ada (Stewart) Post. The family moved to Clear Lake in 1926 where Kenneth attended school. Kenneth was a salesman for Kelco Economentte Co., a drug sundried company, from 1951-1972. In 1972 he purchased the Coffee Shop. Later he worked for Garth Restaurant (now known as the North Beach), Easter Foods as the dairy supervisor for 10 years. He worked with Walt Leslie painting and doing other odd jobs, and the Milepost 194 Truck Stop. Organizations he enjoyed included the Clear Lake Evening Lions and Toastmasters.

His greatest love was going and having coffee with the guys and sharing jokes. Clear Lake was the best place in the world for him and he had the greatest friends here.

He is survived by his children, Cal Mohr and his wife, Doreen, Surprise, Ariz., Kim Bliss, Kit Post, Kelly Mohr, all of Phoenix, Ariz., and Lori Dickerson and her husband, Darren, Clear Lake; 14 grandchildren, Chris, Jeremy, Jennifer, Rick, Nicole, Johnny, Rana, Zachary, Megan, Nikia, Chanz, Benjamin, Alexander and Brianne; three great-grandchildren, Timothy, Douglas (twins) and Richie.

Kenneth was preceded in death by his parents.

Mrs. Helen B. Farwell, 73, formerly of Clear Lake, Iowa, died Monday, Oct. 5, 1998, at the I.O.O.F. Home in Mason City, Iowa.

Funeral services will be held today (Wednesday), Oct. 7, at 10:30 a.m. at the United Methodist Church, Clear Lake, with the Rev. Fred Lewis officiating. Graveside services will be held at the Elmwood Cemetery, Waterloo, Iowa. The family suggests memorials to the Helen B. Farwell Memorial Fund in lieu of flowers.

Helen was born Nov. 18, 1924 in Waterloo, Iowa, the daughter of Elsie Turner and Howard Sandergard. She graduated from East High School, Waterloo, in 1942. She married John R. Farwell July 21, 1946 at the Little Brown Church, Nashua, Iowa.

Helen worked at Rath Packing in Waterloo until 1960. They then moved to Clear Lake.

Helen owned and operated the Tasty Freeze on South Shore Dr., Clear Lake from 1963-68. She then owned and operated the Chalet Lamp and Gift Shop on South Shore Dr. for over 20 years retiring in 1990.

Helen enjoyed serving the public, being with people, playing bridge, Bingo and going to the Casino’s. She moved to the I.O.O.F. in Mason City in November 1995.

She was a member of the United Methodist Church, Clear Lake.

She is survived by her daughter, Cindy Weber, and her husband, Wayne, Clear Lake.

She was preceded in death by her parents; and husband in 1990.

On Sunday, Oct. 18, there will be a service of interment for the mortal remains of Jane R. Schultz, formerly of Clear Lake.

The brief service will be held after regular Sunday services at Saint John’s Episcopal Church, 1st N.E. and Pennsylvania Avenue, Mason City, Iowa. It will be held at the Columbarium in the  church at 11:15 a.m.

Following the service, in the Parish Hall, there will be an opportunity to visit with Jane’s husband, A.W. "Dutch" Schultz. Jane was born on July 12, 1922, and died in St. Joseph, Mo., on July 15, 1998.

Mary Rose Maxson, 61, of Clear Lake, died Friday, Oct. 9, 1998 at the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City, Iowa.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, Oct. 13, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Clear Lake, with the Msgr. Joseph J. Slepicka officiating. Interment was in the Clear Lake Cemetery, Clear Lake.

Mary was born March 28, 1937 in Mankato, Minn., the daughter of Roland and Ursala (Wagner) Siebenbrunner. She graduated from Garner-Hayfield High School, Garner, Iowa in 1955. She later attended North Iowa Area Community College, Mason City.

Mary enjoyed her grandchildren, reading, raising flowers, practical jokes and collecting knick knacks. She was a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Clear Lake.

She is survived by six children, Daniel P. Johnson and his wife, Judy, Council Bluffs, Iowa, R. Lee Johnson and his wife, Cinda, Broomfield, Colo.; Susan Kennedy and her husband, Charles, Fertile, Iowa, Russell D. Johnson and his wife, Lora, Milo, Iowa, David Walter Maxson and his wife, Angeleeta, Des Moines, Iowa, and William J. Maxson, Iowa City, Iowa; 14 grandchildren, Kristin Johnson, Summer Johnson, Heather Johnson, Tyler Johnson, Erik Johnson, Nicholas Johnson, Baree Weber, Eric Weber, Troy Johnson, Brandon Johnson, Shane Maxson, Stuart Maxson, Chelsea Maxson and Eric Maxson; two sisters, Jean Haight and her husband, Robert, Mason City, and Anita Friest and her husband, Ken, Clear Lake.

She was preceded in death by her parents; one son, Richard Johnson in 1988.

Jane Berhow, 74, of Garner, Iowa, died Thursday, Oct. 8, 1998 at the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City, Iowa.

Funeral services were held Sunday, Oct. 11, at the Cataldo Funeral Chapel, Garner, with the Rev. David Wiersbe of the Evangelical Free Church in Clear Lake officiating. Burial of the cremains was in Concord Township Cemetery.

Nancy Jane Berhow, the daughter of Leonard Frank and Ann Elizabeth (Colburn) Hare, was born May 14, 1924, in Des Moines, Iowa. She attended school in Des Moines, graduating from high school in 1943. On July 19, 1944 she was united in marriage to John Harlan Berhow in Des Moines. They made their home in Des Moines where she worked at the Ankeny War Plant. In 1949, they moved to Hampton, Iowa, and in 1962 in Garner where they owned and operated Berhow Plumbing and Heating for 13 years. Jane also operated J & K Woodfinishing for many years. In December of 1997, she moved to Westview Care Center in Britt, Iowa. She enjoyed her family, fishing, cross-country skiing and teaching her grandchildren to play baseball.

She was a member of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Mason City, Wa Tan Ye’s and Sweet Adelines.

She is survived by four daughter, Susan Berhow-Rivera of Apple Valley, Minn., Sandra Quintus and her husband, Steven, Garner, Christine Greiman and her husband, Bill, of Klemme, Iowa, and Jennifer Berhow Hanson and her husband, Kevin, of Ventura, Iowa; grandchildren, Jonathan Berhow-Rivera, Andrea Berhow-Rivera, Nelson Berhow-Rivera, Erin Fortin and her husband, Andy, Terra Bill and her husband, Rodney, Abraham Quintus and Samuel Quintus, Natasha Berhow, Rockford Berhow, Brandon Berhow Goll, Blair Berhow-Goll and Dalton Berhow-Goll; a great-granddaughter, Mikaella Berhow-Rivera; and five step-grandchildren, Thomas Greiman, Sheena Greiman, Tara Greiman, Rebecca Hanson and Katie Hanson; a brother, Charles M. Hare and his wife, Esther, of Des Moines; a sister-in-law, Opal Clark and her husband, Max, of Tyler, Texas; six nieces and nephews, Richard Hare, William Hare, John Hare, Mary Swarm, Barbara Griemer and Frank Hare.

She was preceded in death by her husband, John, Dec. 9, 1976; a daughter, Nancy Berhow, May 23, 1966; her parents; and a brother, Richard C. Hare.

Mrs. Dean Cataldo, organist, accompanied Joel Doble, soloist.

Honorary pallbearers were grandsons, Jonathan Berhow-Rivera, Nelson Berhow-Rivera, Abraham Quintus, Samuel Quintus, Rockford Berhow, Brandon Berhow Goll, Dalton Berhow Goll, Charles Hare and Richard Hare.

Word has been received of the deaths of former Clear Lake residents, Virgil and Sydney Bridges. They were killed in an accident near Nashville, Tenn., when their car collided with a semi.

They are survived by their daughter, Mrs. Gary (Marilyn) Ward, 2317 Roundtree Road, Knoxville, Tenn. 37923.

Rod Taylor, 61, of Ionia, died Saturday, Oct. 3, 1998, at his home.

Funeral services were held Wednesday, Oct. 7, at the Congregational Church in New Hampton, with the Rev. Carol Krause officiating. Private inurnment will be held at a later date in the New Hampton Cemetery.

Rodney Albert Taylor was born in Lime Springs on Jan. 7, 1937, the son of Albert and Evaline (Schumause) Taylor. At the age of 10, his father died and he made his home with his mothers, brothers and sister at their grandmother’s. He graduated from Cresco High School where he was a star wrestler.

On Aug. 5, 1955, he was married to Elinor Foote in Sioux Falls, S.D. They lived in various towns before settling in Ionia where Rod set up his asphalt plant. Rod worked for many years laying asphalt and digging graves for many cemeteries in Floyd, Chickasaw, and Howard counties.

He is survived by his wife, Elinor; one daughter, Shirly Holm, of Charles City; four sons, Rick, Gary, Randy and Mike, all of Ionia; 11 grandchildren; his mother and step-father, Evaline and Ray Fulcher of Cresco; two brothers, Pat, Cresco, and Tom of Stevens Point, Wis; two sisters, Betty Shea of Lime Springs, and Elenor Wubben of Clear Lake.

He was preceded in death by his father, Albert and a sister, Shirley.

Malcolm Dale Wissler, 73, of Atlantic, died Monday, Oct. 12, 1998, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, Oct. 15, at 1:30 p.m. at the Roland Funeral Home, Atlantic, with the Pastor Ron Barnett of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church officiating. Interment will be in the Atlantic Cemetery.

Malcolm, the son of Max and Velma Ruth Mauk Wissler, was born Aug. 10, 1925, east of Lewis where he grew up. He graduated from Lewis High School in 1943. His marriage to Lela Mae Anderson took place on Dec. 16, 1944, at the Methodist Church in Lewis. They lived in Shelby and Cass Counties where he farmed from 1944 to 1957; worked for International Farm Equipment from 1957 to 1962; and was then employed by Walnut Grove Products in Atlantic. They moved to Sun Lakes, Ariz., in 1983. Lela died Feb. 3, 1994, in Sun Lakes and Malcolm moved back to Atlantic in June of 1998 following health problems. Malcolm was a member of Odd Fellows Lodge; Atlantic Elks Lodge #445; and was a 4-H leader.

He is survived by a son, Clyde Eugene Wissler and his wife, Kathy of Clear Lake; one daughter, Janet Gruber and her husband, Jim, of Murray, Neb.; four grandchildren, Amber, Brooke, and Marshal Wissler, all of Clear Lake, and Byron Gruber of Murray, Neb.; one brother, Marion Wissler and his wife, Carolyn of Des Moines; one sister, Betty Watson of Lincoln, Neb.; and a number of nieces and nephews; and a close friend, Lucille Alff, of Lewis.