January 2002


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Penny Johnson

January 3, 2002

Penny Johnson, 45, of rural Greene, died on Tuesday, January 1, 2002, at the North Iowa Mercy Health Center East Campus, Mason City.

Visitation is planned for Friday, January 4, from 3-8:00 p.m., at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, Hampton. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 5, at 10:30 a.m., at the Hampton United Methodist Church, with burial in the Hampton Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the Cale Wood Johnson & Penny Johnson Memorial Scholarship Fund.

For the complete obituary, see the January 9, 2002 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
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Caroline (Carrie) M. Jacobson

January 11, 2002

Caroline (Carrie) M. Jacobson, 104, of Dows, died on Wednesday, January 2, 2002, at the Community Memorial Hospital in Clarion.

Funeral services were held on Saturday, January 5, at the First Presbyterian Church in Dows with the Rev. Tony Hershey officiating. Burial was in the Fairview Cemetery in Dows. The Elledge Funeral Home of Dows was in charge of the arrangements.

For the complete obituary, see the January 9, 2002 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
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Gordon "Gordy" James Woltjer

January 11, 2002

Gordon "Gordy" James Woltjer, 37, of Hampton, died on Friday, January 4, 2002, at his home.

Funeral services were held on Tuesday, January 8, at the Hampton United Methodist Church with the Rev. Jerry Miller officiating. Burial will be held at a later date. The Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton was in charge of the arrangements.

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the Danyelle, Miranda, and Blayne Woltjer trust fund, set up at the First National Bank of Hampton.

For the complete obituary, see the January 9, 2002 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
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Angela "Angie" Katherine Woltjer

January 11, 2002

Angela "Angie" Katherine Woltjer, 32, of Hampton, died on Friday, January 4, 2002, at her home.

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the Danyelle, Miranda, and Blayne Woltjer trust fund, set up at the First National Bank of Hampton.

For the complete obituary, see the January 9, 2002 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2003

Murder-Suicide Claims Hampton Couple

January 9, 2002

When the Hampton Police Department and the Franklin County Sheriff's Department arrived at the scene of a reported domestic dispute at 1014 First Street NW, at approximately 6:10 p.m. Friday, they found the bodies of Gordon Woltjer, 37, and Angela DeVries-Woltjer, 32, in the basement, victims of an apparent murder-suicide.

According to the Hampton Police Department, Gordon Woltjer, a truck driver for Smith Motor Express, Inc., based in Fort Dodge, apparently shot his wife, Angela who operated a day care in the couple's home, before turning the gun on himself.

Franklin County Medical Examiner Dr. Keith Hansen pronounced both victims dead at the scene, and an autopsy performed Saturday confirmed that both victims died of gunshot wounds.

For the complete story, see the January 9 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
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Hilda Kristina Pedersen Jones

January 11, 2002

Hilda K. Jones, 100, of Hampton, died on Sunday, January 6, 2002, at the Franklin General Hospital Nursing Care Center.

Visitation will be held on Saturday, January 12, from 9:30-10:30 a.m., at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 12, at 10:30 a.m. at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton. The Rev. Jerry Miller will officiate. Interment will be at the Hampton Cemetery and a reception will be held at the United Methodist Church thereafter.

For the complete obituary, see the January 9, 2002 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
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Clarence Prause

January 16, 2002

Clarence L. Prause, 27, of Hampton, died from bacterial meningitis on Sunday, January 6, 2002, at his home.

Visitation was held on Wednesday, January 9, from 4-8:00 p.m., at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, Hampton. Funeral services were held on Thursday, January 10, at 10:30 a.m., at the St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Hampton. Burial was in the Hampton Cemetery.

For the complete obituary, see the January 16, 2002 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
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Harm G. Meyer

January 11, 2002

Harm G. Meyer, 81, of Iowa Falls, died on Monday, January 7, 2002, at the Scenic Manor Nursing Home in Iowa Falls.

Funeral services were held on Thursday, January 10, at the Surls Funeral Home in Iowa Falls with the Rev. John Lyman officiating. Burial was in the Union Cemetery in Iowa Falls. The Surls Funeral Home in Iowa Falls was in charge of the arrangements.

For the complete obituary, see the January 9, 2002 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
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Berniece Canon

January 16, 2002

Berniece Canon, 97, of Dumont, died on Tuesday, January 8, 2002, at the Franklin General Hospital, Hampton.

Visitation was held on Thursday, January 10, from 4-6:00 p.m., at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, Hampton. Funeral services were held on Friday, January 11, at 10:30 a.m., at the New Hope United Methodist Church, Dumont. Burial was in the Harlan Cemetery, rural Dumont.

For the complete obituary, see the January 16, 2002 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
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Jane Ellen Svendsen

January 16, 2002

Jane Ellen Svendsen, 84, of Hampton, died on Friday, January 11, 2002, at the Hampton Care Center.

Visitation was held on Monday, January 14, from 4-8:00 p.m., at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, Hampton, with a scripture service at 7:30 p.m. Funeral services were held on Tuesday, January 15, at 10:30 a.m., at the St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Hampton. Burial was in the St. Francis Catholic Cemetery, Belmond.

For the complete obituary, see the January 16, 2002 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
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Lois A. Gauley

January 16, 2002

Lois A. Gauley, 71, of Hampton, died on Sunday, January 13, 2002, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.

Visitation is planned for Wednesday, January 16, from 2-8:00 p.m., at the Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf-Grarup Funeral Home, Sheffield. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, January 17, at 10:00 a.m., at the First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Hampton. Burial will be in the Hillside Cemetery, Sheffield.

For the complete obituary, see the January 16, 2002 of the Hampton Chronicle.
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Merton Conrad Winslow

April 15, 2002

Merton Conrad Winslow, of Sanger, California, formerly of Galt, died on Sunday, January 13, 2002.

For the complete obituary, see the April 17 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
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Rex F. Fetrow

January 21, 2002

Rex F. Fetrow, 85, of Belmond, died on Monday, January 14, 2002, at the Seasons Hospice in Rochester, Minnesota.

Funeral services were held on Friday, January 18 at the United Methodist Church in Belmond. Burial was in the Belmond Cemetery.
©Hampton Chronicle 2002

Ethel Bonjour

January 18, 2002

Ethel Bonjour, 91, formerly of Sheffield, died on Tuesday, January 15, 2002, at the North Country Nursing and Rehab Center in Bemidji, Minnesota.

Memorial services will be held on Saturday, January 19, at 2:00 p.m., at the Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf-Grarup Funeral Home in Sheffield. Interment of the ashes will be in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery south of Hampton

For the complete obituary, see the January 23 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
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Donald R. Larsen

January 18, 2002

Donald R. Larsen, 86, died on Thursday, January 17, 2002, at the Oakwood Care Center in Clear Lake.

Visitation is planned for Sunday, January 20, from 4-7:00 p.m., at the Willim Funeral Home in Latimer. Funeral services will be held on Monday, January 21, at 11:00 a.m., at the Nazareth Lutheran Church in Coulter.

For the complete obituary, see the January 23 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
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Dorothy M. Gabrielson

January 21, 2002

Dorothy M. Gabrielson, 69, of Belmond, died on Friday, January 18, 2002, at the Belmond Health Care Center in Belmond.

Funeral services were held on Monday, January 21, at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Belmond. Burial was in the Belmond Cemetery.
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Thomas Scott Riker

January 24, 2002

Thomas Scott Riker, 43, of Hampton, died on Tuesday, January 22, 2002, at the Mary Greeley Hospital in Ames.

Visitation is planned for Friday, January 25, from 8:30 a.m. until the time of the services, at the First Christian Church in Hampton. Funeral services will be held on Friday, January 25, at 10:00 a.m., at the First Christian Church in Hampton. Burial will be in the Freemont Township Cemetery in Tripoli.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to the North Iowa Hospice, Hampton office or the Israel Family Hospice of Ames.
©Hampton Chronicle 2002

Dorothy LaFave

February 4, 2002

Dorothy LaFave, 84, of Dows, died on Monday, January 28, 2002, at the USA Health Care Center in Dows.

Memorial services will be held on Saturday, February 9, at 11:00 a.m., at the Elledge Funeral Home in Dows. Burial of the cremains will be in the Otis Grove Cemetery, Dows at a later date.
©Hampton Chronicle 2002

Vianthia Dryer

February 5, 2002

Vianthia Dryer, 92, of Iowa Falls, died on Thursday, January 31, 2002, in Iowa Falls.

Visitation is planned for Tuesday, February 5, from 2-7:00 p.m., at the Surls Funeral Home in Iowa Falls. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, February 6, at 10:30 a.m., at the Bethany Lutheran Church in Iowa Falls. Burial will be in the Northlawn Memory Gardens, Iowa Falls.
©Hampton Chronicle 2002