Andrew (Andy) Jahnke

James E. Collen

Darlene Catherine Holmes

She is survived by her husband, DuWayne (Buck) Holmes, Ventura; a daughter, Linda Holmes, Tucson, Ariz.; two sons, Stuart Holmes and his wife, Terri, of Bloomfield, Iowa, and Marty Holmes, Mason City; a brother, James Kantaris and his wife, Gayle of Mason City, and a sister, Phyllis Kantaris of Fort Madison, Iowa; 10 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

Wilbur Hollatz

Wilbur Hollatz, 86, of Garner, Iowa, died Tuesday, Sept. 15, 1998 at the I.O.O.F. Home in Mason City, Iowa.

Funeral services were held Friday, Sept. 18 at St. John’s Lutheran Church, rural Garner, with the Rev. Carl Hedberg officiating. Military rites were conducted by the Garner Veterans Ceremonial Unit. Interment was in St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery.

Wilbur J. Hollatz, the son of Henry Gustav and Bertha Augusta (Bohn) Hollatz, was born Sept. 1, 1912 on a farm north of Clear Lake. He was baptized in October of 1912 and confirmed in April of 1926 at St. John’s Lutheran Church. After attending St. John’s Parochial School, he worked for various farmers in the area, at the Ventura Creamery and then as a cream tester at the Farmer’s Co-op Creamery in Garner. He served his country during World War II in the U.S. Army in the 65th Engineering Battalion, being stationed in the South Pacific. After the service, he worked as a painter and carpenter. As a younger man, his hobbies included hunting, fishing, trapping and singing. Due to failing health, he made his home at the I.O.O.F. Home in Mason City. He was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church, Walther League, sang in the church choir for 25 years, sang in the Mason City Barbershop Chorus for many years and was active in the Garner V.F.W. where he had served as Commander.

He is survived by six sisters, Edna Albers and her husband, Lubbe, of Clear Lake, Pearl DeGroote and her husband, Darrel, of Corwith, Iowa, Ethel Schoenwetter of Klemme, Iowa, Helen Harms and her husband, Raymond, of Dubuque, Iowa, Stella Lemke and her husband, Byrnes, of Klemme, and Ardith Toppin and her husband, Wayne, of Ventura, Iowa; a brother-in-law, Edgar Reed of Mason City, and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Ellsworth Hollatz and Melvin Hollatz; and two sisters, Alma Reed and Edith Poole.

Music was provided by organist, Mrs. Louise Boehnke, who accompanied soloist, Doug Hayes, and congregational hymns.

Honorary pallbearers were James Harms, Donald Harms, Gene Toppin, Jerry Toppin, Jack Toppin and Michael Hollatz.

Pallbearers were Daniel Reed, Lanny Reed, Phillip Reed, Jim Englekes, Roger Poohl, Douglas DeGroote, Gary DeGroote, David Schoenwetter and Byrnes Steven Lemke.

Herbert (Herb) Fuller Jr

Mr. Herbert (Herb) Fuller Jr., 66, died at his home Monday, Sept. 14, 1998.

Memorial services were held Tuesday, Sept. 22, at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, with the Rev. Carl Hedberg of St. John’s Lutheran Church, Garner, Iowa, officiating. According to his wishes, his body was cremated. Inurnment was in the Clear Lake Cemetery.

Herbert (Herb) Fuller, Jr., was born on Sept. 17, 1931 in Clear Lake, the son of Herbert and Jennie (Moorehead) Fuller. He graduated from Clear Lake High School in 1950 as class valedictorian. He worked on his family farm until entering the United States Air Force in 1951, and after his honorable discharge in 1953, he returned to Clear Lake.

He was united in marriage to Elda Woiwod on Sept. 6, 1953, at the St. John’s Lutheran Church, rural Garner, Iowa, and together they had two children, Rodney and Nancy. He was baptized and reaffirmed the faith of his baptism through confirmation at the St. John’s Lutheran Church, Garner, Iowa.

Herb began his career with the United States Postal Service in 1954, and worked as a window counter clerk at the Clear Lake Post Office for 35 years, until his retirement in December 1989.

In his retirement years he enjoyed reading, watching TV, spending time with his family and spoiling his grandchildren. He especially shared a close bond with his grandson, Brian, who enjoyed a lot of special times with his grandpa. He will be greatly missed and always cherished.

He is survived by one son, Rodney Fuller and his wife, Cecile, Manhattan Beach, Calif.; one daughter, Nancy Gates and her husband, Rick, Clear Lake; four grandchildren, Brian Gates, Erin Gates, Jessica Fuller and Jennifer Fuller.

He was preceded in death by his parents; one sister, June Fuller, who died in 1929.

Selma Lomen

Mrs. C.O. (Selma) Lomen, 103, died Friday, Sept. 25, 1998, of congestive heart failure at the Oakwood Care Center in Clear Lake, Iowa.

Funeral services will be held today (Wednesday), Sept. 30, at 10 a.m. at Zion Lutheran Church in Clear Lake, where Selma was a member since moving to Clear Lake in 1926. The Rev. Dean Hess will officiate. Burial will be in the Clear Lake Cemetery.

The family suggests memorials to Zion Lutheran Church or Opportunity Village, Clear Lake.

Selma was born Aug. 17, 1895l, the daughter of Ingvald and Hilda (Mortenson) Herrigstad, Norwegian immigrants, at Melvin, Polk County, Minn. She was married to Carl Oscar Lomen in Bode, Iowa on June 14, 1916. She had three children, Gladys (Mrs. Marvin Rovang), Helen (Mrs. Soren Olson), and Donald.

Selma had been active in her church, having been president of the Ladies Aid (now WELCA), church circle organizer and officer, Sunday School teacher, one of the first deaconesses, and a quilter for many years.

In the early 1930s, Selma helped to organize the Music Mothers Club and was its second president. She sewed band and glee club uniforms for the high school music groups and the formals for the singers of the Hamilton Business School chorus. During World War II she was a local Red Cross volunteer.

She had been active in the former Civic League, Federated Women’s Club, WCTU, Christian Women, Executives Club, Travelers Club, Community Concerts of Mason City and Clear Lake and Clear Lake Senior Citizens. Selma was a member of the Library Reading Club and the Liberty Church Circle.

Selma enjoyed traveling and attended several national and regional church conventions. She also went on many chartered bus trips throughout North America. One time, she went with the Zion Youth to
Holden Village in Washington State on a school bus, sleeping in church basements on the way. At the age of 75 she went with her daughter, Gladys, on a Waldorf alumni/friends tour to Europe. Walking was one of her many joys, including at least three hikes around Clear Lake, even in her 80s.

Until November 1989, Selma lived in her own home at 113 N. 4th St., Clear Lake. At that time she moved to the Oakwood Care Center in Clear Lake. There, she loved to visit with people and often sang her favorite Gospel hymns going down the hallways. Corresponding with her many family members and friends, having daily devotions and prayers, reminiscing, reading romance novels and Scandinavian and Christian literature occupied much of her time, besides participating in activities at the center. On occasion she had seen visions of heaven and angels.

She is survived by her daughter, Helen and her husband, Soren Olson, of Horseshoe Bend, Ark.; her son, Donald and his wife, Patricia of Des Moines and Bayside, Clear Lake; nine grandchildren, Julie (Rovang) and her husband the Rev. Donald Burton of Racine, Wis., David Rovang and his wife, Karen, of Forest Lake, Minn., Phillip Rovang, and his wife, Laura, of Westminster, M.D., Linda (Mari Rovang) and her husband Howard Mathison of Warwick, Mass., Audrey (Olson) and her husband, Jack Knight, of Boone, Iowa, Susan (Olson) and her husband, David Knippel of Ames, Iowa, Kari (Lomen) and her husband, Rod Carlson, of rural Klemme, Iowa, the Rev. Steven Lomen and his wife, Karen Webb, of Minneapolis, Minn., and David Lomen of Des Moines; 25 great-grandchildren; 20 great-great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Mrs.Willis (Cora) Herrigstad of Oak Harbor, Wash.; several nieces and nephews; and countless friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; four brothers; four sisters; her husband, Oscar Lomen in April 1960, who had been the auditor for Woodford Wheeler Lumber Company; and a daughter, Gladys (Mrs. Marvin Rovang) who died June, 1974.

Lindsey Derl Morris

Lindsey Derl Morris, 46, of Belmond, Iowa, died Tuesday, Sept. 22, 1998 at North Iowa Mercy Health Center, Mason City, Iowa. Funeral services were held Friday, Sept. 25, at the Dugger-Ewing Funeral Home, Belmond, Iowa. The Rev. Herm Gruis and the Rev. Fred Lewis officiated. The body was cremated and will be interned at the Belmond Cemetery at a later date.

Lindsey was born March 7, 1952 to Derl and Betty Pals Morris at the Belmond Community Hospital, Belmond. He attended Belmond school and graduated from Belmond High School. He attended cooking school in Mankato, Minn.

He married Jane Harris on June 22, 1973 in Belmond, Iowa. He worked at the Clear Lake Bakery and Keith Sanitation. He later worked at the Perkins Restaurant in Clear Lake, where he was been employed for the last 10 years.

He enjoyed cooking and gardening.

He is survived by his parents, Derl and Betty Morris of Belmond; four children, Susan and her husband, Clay, Dara, Michael and Ryan; one sister, RoxAnne and her husband, Lyman Emery, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; two brothers, Kerry Morris, Belmond, and Brian Morris, of Minneapolis, Minn.; his maternal grandmother, Dena Pals, Belmond; his paternal grandmother, Ruby Morris, Belmond; three aunts, Evie and her husband, Bob Foss, Belmond, Wanda and her husband, Leonard Pals, of Clear Lake,  Diane and her husband, Dale Phelps, of Waterloo, Iowa; and many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

He was preceded in death by his grandson, Shane; his maternal  grandfather, Henry Pals, his paternal grandfather, Glenn Morris, and his uncle, Gordon.

Al Porter

Al Porter, 93, died, Forest City, Iowa, formerly of Clear Lake, died September 24, 1998.

Funeral services were held Monday, Sept. 28, at the First Congregational Church, Forest City, with the Rev. Albert Snyder officiating. Interment was in the Madison Township Cemetery, Forest City.

Al Porter was born in Luton, Iowa, on June 20, 1905, the son of Arthur and Margaret (Sanders) Porter. He received his education in a rural school near his home and in the schools of Onawa, Iowa. He married Dora Kruse in Ponca, Neb. on Sept.4, 1931. She died on Sept. 3, 1956.

Al owned an operated a trucking company in Forest City for 30 years, and farmed for 11 years. He married Stelly Fible in Forest City on Oct. 5, 1957. The couple made their home in Mason City, Iowa, where Al worked for the Lehigh Cement Company for 10 years. In 1961, the couple moved to Clear Lake, Iowa. Al retired in 1982. Al and Stella moved back to Forest City in 1991. He was a member of the First Congregational Church in Forest City, a member of the Moose Lodge in Mason City and loved to go dancing there with Stella. He also enjoyed fishing and riding his bicycles.

Al is survived by his wife, Stella Porter, of Forest City; four sisters, Ellen Mohoney, Ethel Kelp, Dorothy McKinney, and Marie Cleaver; and a brother, Francis Porter.

He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Charlie, Walter, and Edwin Porter; and three sisters, Mae Lowther, Eva Stueve, and Margaret Woodrow.

Pallbearers were Tracy Thompson, Irvin Sierp, Marlyn Rhine, James Mitchel, Sophus Duea, and Jeff Haugen.