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Albert E. Fritz

April 2, 2002

Albert E. Fritz, 92, of Ackley, died on Monday, April 1, 2002, at his home.

Visitation is planned for Wednesday, April 3, from 3-8:00 p.m., at the Sietsema Funeral Home, Ackley. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, April 4, 2002, at 1:30 p.m., at the St. John's United Church of Christ, Ackley. Burial will be in the Oakwood Cemetery, Ackley.

For the complete obituary, see the April 10 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2002



Veva Jessie White

April 4, 2002

Veva Jessie White, 94, died on Tuesday, April 2, 2002, at her home in Dows.

Visitation is planned for Monday, April 8, from 9:00 a.m. until the time of the service at the Dows Presbyterian Church. Funeral services will be held on Monday, April 8, at 11:00 a.m., at the Dows Presbyterian Church. Burial will be in the Fairview Cemetery, Dows. The Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

For the complete obituary, see the April 10 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2002



Anne S. Ellefson

April 5, 2002

Anne S. Ellefson, of Hampton, died on Friday, April 5, 2002, at her home.

Memorial services will be held on Monday, April 8, at 1:00 p.m., at the Hampton United Methodist Church. Burial will be in the Alexander Cemetery. The Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

For the complete obituary, see the April 10 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2002



Dorothy M. Becker

April 5, 2002

Dorothy M. Becker, 73, of Hansell, died on Friday, April 5, 2002, at the Hampton Care Center.

Visitation  is planned for Monday, April 8, from 4-8:00 p.m., at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, April 9, at 10:30 a.m., at the Hansell United Methodist Church. Burial will be in the Ingham Township Cemetery, Hansell.

For the complete obituary, see the April 10 & 17 editions of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2002



Helen Preston

April 8, 2002

Helen Preston, 86, of Iowa Falls, formerly of Hampton, died on Friday, April 5, 2002, at the Presbyterian Hospital of Plano, Plano, Texas.

Visitation is planned for Thursday, April 11, from 9-11:00 a.m., at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, Hampton. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, April 11, at 11:00 a.m., at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, Hampton. Burial will be in the Hampton Cemetery.

For the complete obituary, see the April 10 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2002



Lura Maurine Rout

April 8, 2002

Lura Maurine Rout, 89, of Dows, died on Friday, April 5, 2002, at the USA Healthcare Center in Clarion.

Visitation is planned for Tuesday, April 9, from 5-7:00 p.m., at the Dows Community Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, April 10, 2002, at 1:00 p.m., at the Dows Methodist Church. Burial will be in the Fairview Cemetery in Dows.

For the complete obituary, see the April 10 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2002



Wanda M. Ferris

April 8, 2002

Wanda M. Ferris, 75, of Huntley, Illinois, died on Friday, April 5, 2002, at her home.

Visitation is planned for Tuesday, April 9, from 4-8:00 p.m., at the James A. O'Connor Funeral Home, Huntley, Illinois. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, April 10, at 11:00 a.m., at the James A. O'Connor Funeral Home, Huntley, Illinois. Burial will be in the Hampton Cemetery.

For the complete obituary, see the April 10 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2002



Fern E. Humburg

April 15, 2002  

Fern E. Humburg, 85, of Hampton, died on Tuesday, April 9, 2002, at the Villa Del Sol Care Center, Marshalltown.

Funeral services were held on Friday, April 12, at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton. Burial was in the Hillside Cemetery, Sheffield.

For the complete obituary, see the April 17 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2002



Arthur Leonard Proctor

April 15, 2002

Arthur Leonard Proctor, 84, of Hampton, died on Wednesday, April 10, 2002, at the Hampton Care Center in Hampton.

Funeral services were held at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, Hampton, on Saturday, April 13. Burial was in the Hampton Cemetery

For the complete obituary, see the April 17 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2002



Larry C. Tonderum

April 19, 2002

Larry C. Tonderum, 44, of Ames, formerly of Dows, died on Saturday, April 13, 2002, at his home in Ames.

Funeral services were held on Thursday, April 18, at the First Lutheran Church in Dows, with Rev. Paul Thompson officiating. Burial was in the Fairview Cemetery in Dows. The Dows Community Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.

For the complete obituary, see the April 24 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2002



Gloy Lindaman

April 15, 2002  

Gloy Lindaman, 85, of Iowa Falls, died on Sunday, April 14, 2002, at his home.

Visitation is planned for Wednesday, April 17, at 9:30 a.m., at the Sietsema Funeral Home, Ackley, until time of the service. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, April 17, at 10:30 a.m., at the Sietsema Funeral Home, Ackley. Burial will be in the Oakwood Cemetery, Ackley.

For the complete obituary, see the April 17 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2002



Dorothy V. Wessels

April 16, 2002

Dorothy V. Wessels, 93, of Ackley, died on Monday, April 15, 2002, at the Maple Manor Care Center in Aplington.

Visitation is planned for Tuesday, April 16, from 5-8:00 p.m., at the Sietsema Funeral Home, Ackley. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, April 17, at 10:30 a.m., at the St. Mary's Catholic Church, Ackley. Burial will be in the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Ackley.

For the complete obituary, see the April 17 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2002



Carroll L. Blanchard

April 16, 2002

Carroll L. Blanchard, 68, died on Monday, April 15, 2002, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.

Visitation is planned for Wednesday, April 17, from 4-8:00 p.m., at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, April 18, at 10:30 a.m., at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton. Burial will be in the Maynes Grove Cemetery, Rural Bradford.

For the complete obituary, see the April 17 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2002



Rudy Wessels

April 19, 2002

Rudy Wessels, 81, of Allison, died on Monday, April 15, 2002, at the Allison Health Care Center, Allison.

Funeral services were held on Thursday, April 18, at 1:30 p.m., at the Stout Gospel Hall, Stout. Burial was in the Allison Cemetery, Allison. The Redman-Schwartz Funeral Home, Parkersburg was in charge of the arrangements.

For the complete obituary, see the April 24 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2003



Vonsceil Huston Pogue

April 29, 2002

Vonsceil Huston Pogue, a 1938 graduate of the Hampton High School, died in Escondido, California, on Tuesday, April 16, 2002.

For the complete obituary, see the May 1 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2002



Arnett Duane Ostendorf

April 19, 2002

Arnett Duane Ostendorf, 75, of Klemme, died on Wednesday, April 17, 2002, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.

Visitation is planned for Friday, April 19, from 4-8:00 p.m., at the Tenold-Andrews Funeral Home in Klemme and one hour prior to the services on Saturday at the church. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, April 20, 2002, at 10:30 a.m., at the Immanuel Reformed United Church of Christ in Klemme. Burial will be in the Meservey Cemetery in Meservey.

For the complete obituary, see the April 24 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2002



Audrey Wolfe

April 22, 2002

Audrey Wolfe, 86, of Albert Lea, Minnesota, died on Wednesday, April 17, 2002, at her home. Mrs. Wolfe was the mother of Kenton (Mary) Wolfe of Hampton.

Memorial services will be held on Saturday, April 27, at 11:00 a.m., at the United Methodist Church, Highway 13/69 South, Albert Lea. The family will greet people beginning an hour prior to the service. Interment will follow at a later date.  

For the complete obituary, see the April 24 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2002



Herman C. Schomburg

April 22, 2002

Herman C. Schomburg, 93, of Hampton, died on Thursday, April 18, 2002, at the Franklin Nursing Facility in Hampton.

Funeral services were held on Monday, April 22, 2002, at 10:00 a.m., at the St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Latimer. Burial was in the St. Paul's Cemetery in Latimer.

For the complete obituary, see the April 24 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2002



Lenora Kromminga

April 22, 2002

Lenora Kromminga, 80, of Ackley, died on Friday, April 19, 2002, at the Presbyterian Village in Ackley.

Visitation is planned for Monday, April 22, from 4-8:00 p.m., at the Sietsema Funeral Home in Ackley. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, April 23, 2002, at 10:30 a.m., at the Austinville Christian Reformed Church. Burial will be in the Austinville Cemetery, Austinville.

For the complete obituary, see the April 24 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2002



Lydia Ubben

April 22, 2002

Lydia Ubben, 89, of Sheffield, died on Friday, April 19, 2002, at the Sheffield Care Center.

Funeral services were held on Monday, April 22, 2002, at 10:00 a.m., at the Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf-Grarup Funeral Home in Sheffield. Burial was in the Hillside Cemetery, Sheffield.

For the complete obituary, see the April 24 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2002



Arline Cuddeback Patton

April 22, 2002

Arline Cuddeback Patton, 89, of Hampton, died on Saturday, April 20, 2002, at the Franklin General Hospital Nursing Facility, Hampton.

Memorial services will be held on Tuesday, April 23, 2002, at the St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Hampton. The family will greet the public one hour prior to the service time. A private burial is planned.

For the complete obituary, see the April 24 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2002



Viola Janssen

April 22, 2002

Viola Janssen, 88, of Ackley, died on Saturday, April 20, 2002, at the Presbyterian Village in Ackley.

Visitation is planned for Tuesday, April 23, from 6-8:00 p.m., at the Sietsema Funeral Home, Ackley. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, April 24, 2002, at 10:30 a.m., at the St. John's United Church of Christ, Ackley. Burial will be in the Oakwood Cemetery, Ackley.

For the complete obituary, see the April 24 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2002



Albert Edward Behn

April 22, 2002

Albert Edward Behn, 89, of Hampton, died on Sunday, April 21, 2002, at his home.

Visitation is planned for Wednesday, April 24, from 4-8:00 p.m., at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, April 25, 2002, at 10:30 a.m., at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Hampton. Burial will be in the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, rural Hampton.

For the complete obituary, see the April 24 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2002



Robert Janssen

April 29, 2002

Robert Janssen, 63, of Woodward, died on Wednesday, April 24, 2002, at the Iowa Methodist Center in Des Moines. Funeral services were held on Saturday, April 27, 2002.

For the complete obituary, see the May 1 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2002



Charles H. Funnell

April 26, 2002

Charles H. Funnell, 81, of Hampton, died on Thursday, April 25, 2002, at the Franklin General Nursing Facility, Hampton.

Visitation is planned for Sunday, April 28, from 1-4:00 p.m., at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton. Funeral services will be held on Monday, April 29, at 10:30 a.m., at the Hansell United Methodist Church. Burial will be in the Hampton Cemetery.

For the complete obituary, see the May 1 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2002



Gerhardt Herman Kragel

April 26, 2002  

Gerhardt Herman Kragel, 86, of Hampton, died on Friday, April 26, 2002, at the Franklin General Hospital in Hampton.

Visitation is planned for Monday, April, 29, from 4-8:00 p.m. and Tuesday, April 30, from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton. There will be a prayer service on Tuesday, April 30, at 1:00 p.m., at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton. The committal service will be held on Tuesday, April 30, at 1:30 p.m., at the St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Latimer. Memorial services will be on Tuesday, April 30, at 2:00 p.m., at the St. Paul's Lutheran church in Latimer.

For the complete obituary, see the May 1 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2002



Margaret Ellen Drew

April 29, 2002

Margaret Ellen Drew, 75, of Ackley, died on Friday, April 26, 2002, at her home.

Funeral services were held on Monday, April 29, 2002, at 11:00 a.m., at the St. John's United Church of Christ, Ackley. Burial was in the Oakwood Cemetery, Ackley.

For the complete obituary, see the May 1 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2002



Diederich "Dick" Hempen

April 29, 2002

Diederich "Dick" Herman Hempen, 60, of Parkersburg, died on Saturday, April 27, 2002, at the Meeker County Memorial Hospital, Litchfield, Minnesota.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, April 30, 2002, at the First Congregational Church, Parkersburg. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery. The Redman-Schwartz Funeral Home, Parkersburg, is in charge of the arrangements.

For the complete obituary, see the May 1 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2002



Ida Emma Buddenhagen

April 29, 2002

Ida Emma Buddenhagen, 95, of Allison, died on Saturday, April 27, 2002, at the Waverly Municipal Hospital, Waverly.

Visitation is planned for Tuesday, April 29, at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in Allison. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, May 1, at 10:30 a.m., at the St. James Lutheran Church in Allison. Burial will be in the Allison Cemetery, Allison.

For the complete obituary, see the May 1 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2002



Lorenzo "Bud" Whipple

April 29, 2002

Lorenzo "Bud" Whipple, 76, of Hampton, died on Sunday, April 28, 2002, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.

Visitation is planned for Wednesday, May 1, from 4-8:00 p.m., at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, May 2, at the Hampton United Methodist Church. Burial will be in the North Lawn Cemetery, Iowa Falls.

For the complete obituary, see the May 1 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2002



Bessie Brown-Halloran

May 6, 2002

Bessie Brown-Halloran, 78, died on Sunday, April 28, 2002.

Funeral services were held on May 2, in Minneapolis at the St. Mary's Orthodox Church. Burial was in the Fort Snelling National Cemetery. The Gill Brothers Funeral Home of Minneapolis was in charge of the arrangements.

For the complete obituary, see the May 8 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2002

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