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Franklin County, Iowa

Hampton Chronicle
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Genevieve C. Frisby

August 17, 2001  

Genevieve C. Frisby, 78, of Iowa Falls, died on Friday, August 3, 2001, at the Ellsworth Municipal Hospital, Iowa Falls.

Memorial services will be held on Saturday, August 18, at 11:00 a.m., at the Iowa Falls Rugby Field. The Linn's Funeral Home, Iowa Falls, is in charge of the arrangements.

For the complete obituary, see the August 22, edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2001



Wayne C. Burcum

August 16, 2001  

Wayne C. Burcum, of Apache Junction, Arizona, died on Wednesday, August 8, 2001.

Graveside services were conducted on Wednesday, August 11, at 11:00 a.m., at the Hampton Cemetery.
©Hampton Chronicle 2001



Dean H. Plagge

August 15, 2001

Dean H. Plagge, 69, of Latimer, died on Saturday, August 11, 2001, at his home.

Funeral services were held on Tuesday, August 14, at the Immanuel United Church of Christ, Latimer. Burial was in the Marion Center Cemetery, Latimer. The Ewing Dugger Willim Funeral Home, Latimer, was in charge of the arrangements.
©Hampton Chronicle 2001



Anne M. Banwell

August 15, 2001

Anne Margaret Croft Banwell, 86, of Clarion, and formerly of Dows, died on Sunday, August 12, 2001, at the USA Health Care Center in Clarion.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 18, at 10:30 a.m., at the Elledge Funeral Home, Dows. Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery, Dows. The Elledge Funeral Home, Dows, was in charge of the arrangements.
©Hampton Chronicle 2001



Winola M. Prull

August 15, 2001

Winola Margaret Prull, 85, of Iowa Falls, died on Sunday, August 12, 2001, at the Franklin General Hospital Nursing Facility, Hampton.

Visitation is planned for Wednesday, August 15, from 4-8:00 p.m., at the Sietsema Funeral Home, Ackley. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, August 16, at 10:30 a.m., at the United Methodist Church, Geneva. Burial will be in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, rural Ackley. The Sietsema Funeral Home, Ackley, is in charge of the arrangements.
©Hampton Chronicle 2003



Helen Mae Crom

August 15, 2001

Helen Mae Crom, 80, of Hampton, died on Monday, August 13, 2001, at the Sheffield Care Center.

Funeral services were held on Wednesday morning, August 15, at the United Methodist Church in Hampton. Burial was in the Hampton Cemetery. The Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, Hampton, was in charge of the arrangements.
©Hampton Chronicle 2001



Nicholas Pronk

August 16, 2001

Nicholas Pronk, 90, of Garner, formerly of Hampton, where he had served as vice president and sales manager of Farmers Hybrid companies, died on Tuesday, August 14, 2001, at the Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa, in Mason City.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 18, at 10:30 a.m., at the Cataldo Funeral Home, Garner. Visitation is planned for one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City.

For the complete obituary, see the August 22, 2001 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2001



Barbara Janell Gruis

August 16, 2001

Barbara Janel (Mollenbeck) Gruis, 62, of Alexander, a native of Hampton, died on Tuesday, August 14, 2001, at the Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City.

Visitation is planned for Thursday, August 16, from 4-8:00 p.m., at the Major Erickson Funeral Home, Mason City. Funeral services will be held on Friday, August 17, at 10:30 a.m., at the First United Methodist Church, 119 S. Georgia Ave., Mason City. Burial will be in the Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery. 

For the complete obituary, see the August 22, 2001 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2001



Helena "Gay" L. Pagles

August 15, 2001

Helena "Gay" L. Pagles, 88, of Allison, died on Wednesday, August 15, 2001, at her home.

Visitation is planned for Friday, August 17, from 4-8:00 p.m., at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, Allison. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 18, at 10:30 a.m., at the St. James Lutheran Church, Allison. Burial will be in the Allison Cemetery.
©Hampton Chronicle 2001



Edith Shirer

August 16, 2001

Edith A. Shirer, 79, of Belmond, a native of Allison, died on Wednesday, August 15, 2001, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City, Iowa.

Visitation is planned for Thursday, August 16, from 5-8:00 p.m., at the Dugger Ewing Funeral Home, Belmond, and one hour before the funeral on Friday at the church. Funeral services will be held on Friday, August 17, at 1:30 p.m., at the Trinity Lutheran Church, Belmond. Burial will be in the Belmond Cemetery.

For the complete obituary, see the August 22, 2001 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2001



Maxine Martha Freese

August 20, 2001

Maxine Martha Freese, 71, of Allison, died on Saturday, August 18, 2001, at the Cedar Valley Hospice House, Waterloo.

Visitation is planned for Wednesday, August 22, from 4-8:00 p.m., at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, Allison. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, August 23, at 1;30 p.m., at the St. James Lutheran Church, Allison. Burial will be in the Butler Center Cemetery, rural Allison.

For the complete obituary, see the August 22, 2001 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2001



Thelma Mae Showalter

August 20, 2001

Thelma Mae Showalter, 84, of Hampton, died on Sunday, August 19, 2001, at Eldora.

Visitation is planned for Monday, August 20, from 4-8:00 p.m., at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral home, Hampton. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, August 21, at 10:00 a.m., at the Hampton United Methodist Church. Burial will be in the Hampton Cemetery.

For the complete obituary, see the August 22, 2001 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2001



George B. Gamble

August 23, 2001

George B. Gamble, 87, died on Monday, August 20, 2001, at the Franklin General Hospital in Hampton. No services are planned at this time.

For the complete obituary, see the August 29, 2001 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2001



Max "Barney" Barnholt

August 23, 2001  

Max "Barney" Barnholt, 79, of Ackley, died on Monday, August 20, 2001, at his home.

Funeral services were held on Thursday, August 23, at 10:30 a.m., at the St. John's United Church of Christ in Ackley. Burial was in the Oakwood Cemetery, Ackley.

For the complete obituary, see the August 29, 2001 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2001



Betty J. Pralle

August 23, 2001

Betty J. Pralle, 72, of Hampton, died on Tuesday, August 21, 2001, at the North Iowa Mercy Health Center East Campus, Mason City.

Visitation is planned for Friday, August 24, from 4-8:00 p.m., at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 25, at 10:00 a.m., at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Hampton. Burial will be in the Hampton Cemetery.

For the complete obituary, see the August 29, 2001 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2001



Edith Mae Bonjour

August 23, 2001

Edith Mae Bonjour, 75, of Dows, died on Tuesday, August 21, 2001, at her home in Dows.

Visitation is planned for Thursday, August 23, from 4-7:00 p.m., at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton. Funeral services will be held on Friday, August 24, at 10:30 a.m., at the Sietsema Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton. Burial will be in the Bingham Township Cemetery, Hansell.

For the complete obituary, see the August 29, 2001 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2001



Ronald Rix Metz

August 23, 2001

Ronald Rix Metz, 47, of Mason City, formerly of Hampton, died on Wednesday, August 22, 2001, at his home.

Graveside services will be held on Saturday, August 25, at the Friends Cemetery, Iowa Falls. Burial will be in the Friends Cemetery, Iowa Falls.

For the complete obituary, see the August 29, 2001 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2001



Kenneth Ivan Herwig

August 23, 2001

Kenneth Ivan Herwig, 72, of Hampton, died on Wednesday, August 22, 2001, at his home.

Visitation is planned for Sunday, August 26, from 1-5:00 p.m., at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton. Funeral services will be held on Monday, August 27, at 10:30 a.m., at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Hampton. Burial will be in the Hampton Cemetery.

For the complete obituary, see the August 29, 2001 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2001



Doyle B. Doty

August 15, 2001

Doyle Byron Doty, 68, of Allison, died on Monday, August 13, 2001, at the Community Nursing Home, Clarksville.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, August 17, at 1:30 p.m., at the Allison United Church of Christ, Allison. Burial will be in the Lynwood Cemetery, Clarksville. The Schwartz Funeral Home, Clarksville, is in charge of the arrangements.
©Hampton Chronicle 2001



Edith I. McCoy

September 4, 2001

Edith McCoy, 87, of Dodge Center, Minnesota, formerly of Hampton, died on Sunday, August 26, 2001, at Dodge Center, Minnesota. Funeral services are pending.

For the complete obituary, see the September 12, 2001 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2001



Soren Pershing Olson

August 30, 2001  

Soren Pershing Olson, 82, of Clear Lake, died on Monday, August 27, 2001, at the Heritage Care Center in Mason City.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, August 30, at 1:30 p.m., at the Zion Lutheran Church, Clear Lake. Burial will be in the Clear Lake Cemetery.

For the complete obituary, see the September 5, 2001 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2001



Helen Mae Rost

August 31, 2001 

Helen Mae Rost, 89, of Chillicothe, Missouri, formerly of Hampton, died on Thursday, August 30, 2001, at the Hedrik Medical Center, Chilicothe.

Memorial services will be held on Tuesday, September 4, at 10:30 a.m., at the Sietsema Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton. Family will greet friends from 9:30 until service time on Tuesday. Burial will be in the Hampton Cemetery.

For the complete obituary, see the September 5, 2001 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2001



Rosemary (Wood) Miller

September 4, 2001

Rosemary (Wood) Miller,  54, of Spring Valley, Illinois, formerly of Hampton, died on Thursday, August 30, 2001, at the St. Margaret's Hospital in Spring Valley.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, September 7, at 11:00 a.m., at the First Southern Baptist Church, Ft. Dodge.

For the complete obituary, see the September 12, 2001 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2001

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