Obituaries on this page:

Arlis H. Meyer
Helen Sargent
Corrine E. Miller
Marie M. Duesenberg
Sammie Jo Cagle
Ottilie Ehresmann
Jane Greimann
Francisco "Frank" Ibarra
Marie Brower

Arlis H. Meyer

Arlis H. Meyer, 94, of Garner, Iowa, formerly of Clear Lake, died Saturday, Jan. 28, 2006 at the Heritage Care Center, Mason City, Iowa.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, Feb. 1, 11 a.m., at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Garner with the Rev. Dale Glawatz officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City.
Cataldo Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials preferred to Hospice of North Iowa.
Online condolences may be directed to www.cataldofuneralhome.com.
Arlis Helena Meyer, the daughter of Walter and Etta (Johnson) Geisler, was born Jan. 31, 1911 at La Houge, Ill. At the age of four she moved with her family by train to Iowa, settling on a farm north of Clear Lake. She was baptized at the Garner Methodist Church in 1927. Arlis attended several rural schools and graduated from Ventura High School. On Feb. 18, 1930 she was married to Alvin E. Meyer at Clear Lake. They lived on the Meyer homestead southeast of Garner until 1936 when they moved to a farm northwest of Ventura. There they raised their family and farmed. They also raised turkeys for many years. Arlis was well known for her delicious turkey dinners with all the trimmings. In 1956 they moved to their new home in Ventura where Arlis continued her love of flowers, gardening and entertaining. In 1970 they moved to a smaller home in Clear Lake. They enjoyed traveling in their trailer and spent many winters in their mobile home in Mesa, Az. After Alvin passed away in 1989, Arlis moved to Prairie View Apartments in Garner where she lived for the next 12 years. She enjoyed her family, working in the yard, flowers, crocheting, playing cards, pets and horses.
She was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Garner and was a former member of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Ventura.
Arlis is survived by her five children, Alvin (Frances) Meyer, Jr. of Ventura, Jim (Jo) Meyer of Clear Lake, Mari (Carrol) Albers of Garner, Boni (Virgil) Pringnitz of Garner and Bob (Jan) Meyer of Mason City; 15 grandchildren, Cindy Dvorak, Jeff Meyer, Richard (Michele) Meyer, Candy Pitkin, Brad (Nancy) Meyer, Tim Meyer, Juli (Jim) Knapp, Russ (Jenny) Albers, Stefani (Hans) Griesser, Ryan (Lisa) Albers, Dawn (Al) Kaduce, Sue Pringnitz, Kim Frank, Kelley (Rick) Hammitt and Robi Meyer; 21 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; a brother, Emery Geisler of Nora Springs, Iowa; two sisters-in-law, June Geisler of Moline, Ill. and Lydia Schneider of Garner; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Alvin; her parents; an infant great-grandchild; and two sisters, Myrtle Lemke and Dorothy Schmitt; and three brothers, Donald, Lyle and Warren Geisler.

Helen Sargent

Helen Sargent, 87, a former resident of Clear Lake, died Jan. 25, 2006 in Sun City, Az. A memorial service will be held at Mountain Memorial Gardens in Mesa, Az. in April. Memorial contributions may be sent in Helen's name to the Memorial and Honor Program American Diabetes Association P.O. Box 1132 Fairfax, VA 22038-1132.
Shortly after her marriage to Dr. Earl Sargent, she and her family moved to Clear Lake where she was a member of the Methodist Church, the P.E.O. Sisterhood and T.T.T. Society. She and her husband moved to Mesa, where they lived for 30 years. Helen, an accomplished bridge player, became a Life Master in duplicate bridge.
She is survived by two daughters, Janet Sargent of Peoria, Az. and Elaine Watschke of State College, Penn. and one grandson, Jon Watschke of Manhattan Beach, Calif.
She was proceeded in death by her husband, Dr. Earl O. Sargent; her brother, Henley; and her parents.

Corrine E. Miller

Corrine E. Miller, 90, of 400 Highway 18 West, Clear Lake, died Thursday Feb. 2, 2006 at the Muse Norris Inpatient Unit, Mason City, Iowa. A celebration of her life was held on her 91st birthday on Monday, Feb. 6, at the Church of Christ in Fertile, Iowa with Rev. Curt Gallmeyer officiating. Interment was at Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of North Iowa.
Corrine was born Feb. 6, 1915, the daughter of John and Janet (Halvorson) Zobel at Goodrich, Minn.
Corrine married Verle Miller on March 15, 1933 at Mason City. She lived most of her life in Fertile. Corrine and her sister, Doris, operated the restaurant in Fertile for several years. Corrine also farmed with her husband and worked at Winnebago Industries in the upholstery department.
Corrine enjoyed reading books, playing cards, camping, fishing, doing puzzles, having fun and playing practical jokes. She was known for her cooking, making lefse and baking her apple pies. She was a member of the Fertile Senior Citizens and the Fertile Church of Christ.
Corrine is survived by her four children, Earl (Donna) Miller; Marlin (Dianne) Miller; Jean (Dan) Blake, and Jack (Eva) Miller all of Clear Lake; 16 grandchildren, Sheila (Michael) Ball; Arlyn (Claudia) Miller; Dan (Penny) Miller; LuAnn (Dick) Paulson; Jeffrey Miller; Shawn (Dan) Charlson; Jerry (Doreen) Gudmonson; Mark (Linda) Gudmonson; Laurie (Allen) Deuschle; Curtis (Margaret) Blake; Jack Junior Miller; Janelle Herzberg; Linda Peterson; Richard (Rita) Miller; Gary (Sue) Miller; Eric Miller and friend, Kim; grandson-in-law, Phillip Krambeer; 39 great-grandchildren; 19 great-great-grandchildren; three sisters-in-law, Viola Roberts, Leona Meeks and Verna Butts; three brothers-in-law, Glennis (Flo) Miller; Amos (Irene) Miller and Orland (Marlys) Miller; and many special nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; three sisters, Viola Evans, Ruth Zobel, Doris Burtness; four brothers, Maynard, Edgar, Marvin, Harold Zobel and a infant brother; granddaughter, Rhonda Krambeer; great-grandson, Kenneth Herzberg; and son-in-law, Don Gudmonson.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake,

Marie M. Duesenberg

Marie M. Duesenberg, 95, died Friday, Feb. 3, 2006.
Marie was born Dec. 24, 1910, in Garner, Iowa a daughter of Henry and Eva (Hix) Duesenberg. She was a graduate of Garner High School, attended Morningside College for two years, and taught in Iowa schools for 13 years. She received a B.A. degree from the University of Colorado, and a library science degree from the University of Illinois. She was employed with the Battle Creek Willard Library in 1946 as head of the Circulation Department, and retired in 1976 as assistant director. She was a charter member of the Battle Creek Travel Club and was active on the board of the Humane Society-Calhoun area for 19 years. She was also a member of the First United Methodist Church and the Battle Creek Altrusa Club.
She is survived by several nieces and nephews. Private services and burial will be held in Concord Cemetery in Garner at a later date. There will be no visitation. Memorials may be directed to the Humane Society-Calhoun area or the charity of your choice.
Arrangements were made by the Langeland Family Funeral Homes, Memorial Chapel, Kalamazoo, Mich.

Sammie Jo Cagle

Sammie Jo Cagle, 69, of Clear Lake, died Saturday, Feb. 4, 2006, at the Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City.
Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 8, at the Galilean Lutheran Church, Highway 18 West, Clear Lake, with the Rev. Jeff Ungs officiating. Interment will be at a later date in the Abernathy Cemetery in Abernathy, Texas. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time on Wednesday at the church. Memorials may be given to A.A. of Clear Lake in memory of Sammie Jo Cagle.
Sammie Jo Cagle, 69, was born on Nov. 24, 1936 at Hail Center, Texas, the daughter of Cran and Dixie (Moore) Pittman. She attended and received her education in the Petersburg, Texas schools. Sammie worked several years as a dental assistant in Huntsville, Ala. where she lived from 1967 until moving to Cedar Rapids, Iowa in 1982. She worked for a real estate agent in Cedar Rapids for a few years until moving to Clear Lake in 1987. Sammie was very active in doing volunteer work in Clear Lake, being involved in Tri T, and Art in the Park in Clear Lake. She was also very active in the AA program in Clear Lake.
Sammie enjoyed gardening, home decorating, collecting snow babies, and playing bridge, but her great love and enjoyment was her family and grandchildren.
Left to cherish her memory are her two sons, Wesley Cagle and his wife, Leslie, of Houma, La., and Brad Cagle and his wife, Shelly, of Clear Lake; five grandchildren, Christie Ann Ottaway and Matthew Allen Ottaway of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Wesley Joseph Cagle and Heather Bergeron of Houma, La., Lisa Trulson and her husband, Joshua, of Mason City, Iowa; a sister, Betty Lynn Hobgood of Happy, Texas, as well as other relatives and many friends.
Sammie was preceded in death by her parents; an infant daughter, Theresa and a brother, Billy Pittman.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, is in charge of the services.

Ottilie Ehresmann

Ottilie Ehresmann, 87, Clear Lake, died Monday, Jan. 23, 2006, at the Oakwood Care Center, Clear Lake. She will be inurned at 2 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 8, at Elmwood Cemetery, Mason City, Iowa. Lay Assistant Richard Scott will be officiating. According to her wishes, her body has been cremated.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, was in charge of arrangements.

Jane Greimann

Jane Greimann, Ames, Iowa, died Saturday, Feb. 4, 2006. Funeral services were held Thursday, Feb. 9, at Collegiate Presbyterian Church in Ames. Burial was in Ames.
Jane was born Jan. 25, 1942 in Klemme, Iowa to Chet and Ina Mae (Jarchow) Renner. She graduated from Klemme High School in 1960. Jane acquired a degree in textile and clothing from Iowa State University in 1964 and a teaching certificate in 1980.
She married Lowell Greimann in Klemme on June 7, 1964. They lived in Boulder, Colo. and San Antonio, Texas before moving to Ames in 1973.
Jane taught art, health, and family and consumer science at Nevada Junior High for 16 years. She retired from full-time employment in 1998.
Jane volunteered extensively at Collegiate Presbyterian Church and also volunteered for several services activities in the community. She served in the House of Representatives of the Iowa Legislature for five years. Jane also enjoyed horses, shade gardening, painting, clay pottery and sculpture, home improvement projects, sewing, reading, and her friends.
Jane will be missed by her husband, Lowell Greimann of Ames; three children and six grandchildren: Chad (Chris) Greimann and their children, Zachary, Emma, Alexander and Evelyn Mae of Iowa City, Amy (Winston) Trotter and their daughter, Isabella, of Bolingbrook, Ill.; and Blair (Angie) Greimann and their daughter, Eve, of Denver, Colo. Additional survivors include her father, Chet (Elsie) Renner of Clear Lake; two brothers, Bill Renner of Garner, Iowa and Tom Renner of Ventura.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Ina Mae.

Francisco "Frank" Ibarra

Francisco "Frank" Ibarra, 70, of Clear Lake died Friday, Feb. 10, 2006 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City, Iowa. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Feb. 14, at the Open Bible Church, Clear Lake, with the Rev. Will Hunsaker officiating. Interment was at Clear Lake Cemetery. Military honors were provided by the Clear Lake V.F.W. Memorials are suggested to the Open Bible Church.
Francisco was born Nov. 16, 1935, the son of Francisco and Esperanza (Munoz) Ibarra at Allende Coahuila, Mexico. He graduated from school in Mexico. He studied law in Piedras Negras Coahuila. Francisco moved with his family to San Antonio, Texas in 1953, then later moved to Clear Lake where he lived most of his life. Francisco entered the U.S. Army in 1958. He served in Germany where he played the trumpet in the Army band. Following his discharge from the Amy he came back to Clear Lake and worked for Andrew's Pre-stressed Concrete and later worked construction until his retirement. He enjoyed photography, music and fishing. He was and remains a blessing to all who knew him. He was a member of the Open Bible Church, Clear Lake.
Francisco is survived by his brothers and sisters, Rudy (Helen) Ibarra of Clear Lake, Alice (Rufus) Vasquez of Mason City, Josephine (David) McDevitt of Clear Lake, Joe (Emma) Ibarra of Clear Lake, and Mary (Don) Burgess of Scottsdale, Az; nieces and nephews, Yolanda (John) Lichman, Steve Ibarra, Gloria (Michael) Sveral, Michelle (Borden) Plunkett, Bob (Sheila) Vasquez, James (Kelly) Vasquez, Hope Smith, Natalie (Chad) Van Horn, Joe Ibarra Jr, Estela (Brent) Jones, Alex Ibarra, Crystina Burgess, Anthony (Heidi) Burgess, and numerous great nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, was in charge of arrangements.

Marie Brower

Marie Brower, 76, of 7 N. Main, Ventura, Iowa died Saturday, Feb. 11, 2006 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City, Iowa. Memorial services were held Monday, Feb. 13, at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, with Mark Doebel officiating. Family suggests memorials to Ida Marie Brower memorial fund.
Ida Marie Brower was born at home in Hutchins, Iowa to Edward and Florence Dora (Keller) Klaassen on March 17, 1929.
In her younger years she worked for the Clear Lake Bakery and the Muskie Lounge. She enjoyed many years of bowling, cross stitching, reading, flower gardening, playing cards and going to coffee in the afternoons at the Colony Inn with her friends.
She married William C. (Bill) Brower on Feb. 4, 1950, at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa.
Marie will be greatly missed by her husband, Bill, Ventura; son, Steve (Cathy) Brower, Clear Lake; daughter, Sue (Harry) Hakes, Clear Lake; daughter, Sandy (Roger) Baker, Sheffield, Iowa; and daughter, Shari Haugen, Clear Lake. Marie is also survived by her grandkids, Andrew, Alex, and Anthony Brower of Clear Lake; Mike (Stephanie) Hakes of Swanville, Minn.; Tom (Shauna) Hakes of Fertile, Iowa and Shana Haugen of Clear Lake and two great-granddaughters, MacKenzie and Alexis Hakes of Fertile. She is also survived by two sisters, Lora Proctor, Clear Lake, and Loretta Lande, Northwood, Iowa; along with sisters-in-law, Betty Dorenkamp, Minnesota and Marlys Hutzell, Pisgah, Iowa and a brother-in-law, Daniel Spilman, Clear Lake.
She was preceded in death by her parents and in-laws, John Proctor, Ardean Lande, John and Anna Isebrand, Layton and Hylene Nonnweiler, Hank and Evelyn Brower, Howard Hutzell, Cortland Dorenkamp and Phyllis Spilman.