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Arthur Mennenga

October 10, 2012

Arthur Dean Mennenga, 81, of Coulter, died on Wednesday, October 3, 2012, in Mason City.

Graveside memorial services will be at noon, on Saturday, October 13, in the Coulter Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Coulter Community Center following.

A version appeared October 10 in the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2012


Vendetta Kragel

October 10, 2012

Vendetta Fay Kragel, 91, of Hampton, passed away on Wednesday, October 3, 2012, at the Franklin General Hospital Nursing Facility in Hampton.

Funeral services were held on Monday, October 8, 2012, at the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Latimer. Visitation was on Sunday, October 7, at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, Hampton. Iowa. Burial was in the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Cemetery with the Rev. Marvin Lorenz officiating. The Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, Hampton, was in charge of the arrangements.

A version appeared October 10 in the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2012


H. Roger Harvey

October 10, 2012

H. Roger Harvey, 69, of Badger, died on Thursday, October 4, 2012, at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home in Fort Dodge.

Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., on Monday, October 8, at the Badger Lutheran Church, with Rev. Darryl Landsverk officiating. Burial will be in the Lake Lutheran Cemetery, rural Renwick. Visitation will be from 2-6:00 p.m., on Sunday, October 7, at the Badger Lutheran Church. The Gunderson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Fort Dodge is in charge of the arrangements.

Look for a full obituary in the October 10 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2012


Shawn Brannick

October 10, 2012

Shawn Brannick, 46, of Iowa Falls, died on Thursday, October 4, 2012, at his home.

Funeral services were held on Monday, October 8, in Alden. Private burial will be at a later date. The Linn’s Funeral Homes Iowa Falls Chapel has been entrusted with the arrangements.

A version appeared October 10 in the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2012


Barbara Swieter

October 17, 2012

Barbara Ann Swieter, age 81, of Hampton, died on Friday, October 5, 2012, at the Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, from injuries sustained from an accidental fall.

Visitation was from 4-8:00 p.m., on Tuesday, October 9, at the Redman-Schwartz Funeral Home, Parkersburg and continued for one hour prior to the services at the hall. Burial was in the St. Peter Evangelical Cemetery, rural Geneva. Memorials may be directed to the family and online condolences may be left at www.redman-schwartz.com

A version appeared in the October 17 Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2012


Dorothy Lekwa

October 10, 2012

Dorothy H. Lekwa, 89, of Moran, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, October 6, 2012, at the Moran Manor, Moran, Kansas.

Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m., on Friday, October 12, at the Church of Christ, Hampton. Memorial contributions may be made to the Cookson Hills Christian Ministry. You may send your condolence to the family at www.feuerbornfuneral.com.

A version appeared October 10 in the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2012


Sharon Abbas

October 10, 2012

Sharon Lynn (Prull) Abbas, 72, of Clear Lake, died on Saturday, October 6, 2012, at the I.O.O.F. Home in Mason City.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., on Thursday, October 11, at the United Methodist Church, Clear Lake, with Dr. Rhoda Preston officiating. Burial will be in the Clear Lake Cemetery. Visitation is from 5-7:00 p.m., on Wednesday, October 10, at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake. Visitation will also be held one hour prior to the service time on Thursday at the church.

A version appeared October 10 in the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2012


Michael Needham

October 10, 2012

Michael d’Arlan Needham, 76, of Slidell, Louisiana, died on Monday, August 27, 2012, in Slidell.

A Graveside service will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Saturday, October 13, in the Hampton Cemetery. The Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, Hampton, is in charge of the arrangements.

A version appeared October 10 in the Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2012


Bonita Kruse

October 17, 2012

Bonita “Bonnie” Mae Kruse, 84, of Allison, died on Sunday, October 7, 2012, at the Rehabilitation Center of Allison.

Funeral services were held on Wednesday, October 10, at the Trinity Reformed Church, Allison. Visitation was on October 9, at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, Allison. Burial was in the Garden of Memories in Waterloo.

A version appeared in the October 17 Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2012


Mavis Buckingham

October 17, 2012

Mavis M. Buckingham, 73, of Iowa Falls, died on Tuesday, October 9, 2012, at the Mary Greeley Medical Center, Ames.

Memorial services were held on Sunday, October 14, at the Linn’s Funeral Home, Iowa Falls Chapel.

A version appeared in the October 17 Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2012


Marjorie Schneider

October 17, 2012

Marjorie Schneider, died on Thursday, October 11, 2012, from complications following surgery at the Banner Boswell Hospital in Sun City, Arizona.

A memorial service was held at the West Valley Christian Fellowship, Sun City, Arizona, at 2:00 p.m., on Wednesday, October 17. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to the Marjorie Schneider Missionaries Account, 10539 Oakmont Dr., Sun City, AZ 85351-3531.

A version appeared in the October 17 Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2012


Verna Kielsmeier

October 17, 2012

Verna M. Kielsmeier, 89, of Alden and formerly of Iowa Falls and Radcliffe, died on Friday, October 12, 2012, at the Heritage Care Center, Iowa Falls.

Funeral services were held on Monday, October 15, at the First United Methodist Church, Iowa Falls. The Linn’s Funeral Homes Iowa Falls Chapel has been entrusted with the arrangements.

A version appeared in the October 17 Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2012


Tony Wagoner

October 17, 2012

Tony Wagoner, 35, of Iowa Falls, died on Saturday, October 13, 2012, at his home.

Funeral services are 10:30 a.m., on Wednesday, October 17, at the First United Methodist Church, Iowa Falls. Visitation was from 4-7:00 p.m., on Tuesday, October 16, at the Linn’s Funeral Home, Iowa Falls. Burial is in the Union Cemetery, Iowa Falls.

A version appeared in the October 17 Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2012


Loren Cooper

October 24, 2012

Loren Wayne Cooper, a lifelong resident of Dows, died at age 92, on Sunday, October 14, 2012, at the Heritage Care Center in Iowa Falls.

Services are entrusted to the Dugger Funeral Home. Visitation was held on Wednesday, October 17, at the Dugger Funeral Home, Dows. Funeral services were on Thursday, October 18, at the First United Methodist Church, Dows, with the Rev. Kalen Fristad, pastor, officiating. Burial was in the Fairview Cemetery. Graveside military rites were provided by the American Legion Watson-Beach Post #523 of Dows.

A version appeared in the October 24 Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2012


Lena Gerzema

October 24, 2012

Lena Gerzema, 89, of Ackley, died on Sunday, October 14, 2012, at the Presbyterian Village in Ackley.

Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m., on Wednesday, October 17, at the St. Peter’s UCC, rural Geneva, with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation was from 5-7:00 p.m., on Tuesday, October 16, at the Sietsema-Funeral Home, Ackley.

A version appeared in the October 24 Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2012


Ronald F. Hackbarth

October 24, 2012

Ronald F. Hackbarth, age 77, of Houston, Texas and long-time resident of Dows, died on Tuesday, October 16, 2012, in Houston.

Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m., on Monday, October 22, at the Morgan United Methodist Church east of Dows, with Pastor Judy Eilder officiating. Burial was in the Morgan United Methodist Church Cemetery. The Dugger Funeral Home of Dows, was in charge of the arrangements.

A version appeared in the October 24 Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2012


Delmar D. Hemmes

October 24, 2012

Delmar Dale Hemmes, 57, of Hampton, died on Wednesday, October 17, 2012, at the Franklin General Hospital in Hampton.

Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m., on Saturday, October 20, at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton, with the Rev. John Byrne officiating. Visitation was held from 4-7:00 p.m., on Friday, October 19, at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton. Burial took place in the Hampton Cemetery.

A version appeared in the October 24 Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2012


Sandra M. Noak

October 24, 2012

Sandra M. Noak, 65, of Hampton, died on Friday, October 19, 2012, at her home in Hampton.

Funeral services were held at 10:00 a.m., on Tuesday, October 23, at the Faith Baptist Church in Hampton, with Pastor David Koenigsberg officiating. Burial will take place in the Hampton Cemetery.

A version appeared in the October 24 Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2012


Elva A. Linn

October 24, 2012

Elva A. (Mulder) Linn, 93, of Pharr, Texas and formerly of Iowa Falls, Iowa, died on Friday, October 19, 2012, at the Arbor View Rehab and Nursing Center, Edinburg, Texas.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., on Friday, October 26, at the First Baptist Church in Iowa Falls. A time of visitation will be from 5-8:00 p.m., on Thursday evening, October 25, at the Linn's Funeral Home, Iowa Falls.

A version appeared in the October 24 Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2012


Kenneth Kothe

October 24, 2012

Kenneth Kothe, 78, of Alexander, died on Saturday, October 20, 2012, at the Iowa Specialty Hospital in Belmond.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., on Wednesday, October 24, at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton, with Pastor David DeKuiper officiating. Visitation will be held from 5-7:00 p.m., on Tuesday, October 23, at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton and will continue one hour prior to the services. Burial will take place in the Hampton Cemetery.

A version appeared in the October 24 Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2012


Donald Shillington

October 24, 2012

Donald Orvis Shillington, 84, of Hampton, formerly of Clarion, passed away on Sunday, October 21, 2012, at the Rehabilitation Center in Hampton.

Funeral services were held on Thursday, October 25, at 10:30 a.m., at the First United Methodist Church in Clarion, with Pastor Don Morrison officiating. Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery in Clarion.

A version appeared in the October 24 Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2012


Thomas Pitts

October 31, 2012

Thomas Ladd Pitts II, 86, Hampton, passed away on Sunday, October 21, 2012, at the Franklin General Hospital Nursing Facility in Hampton.

Funeral services were held on Monday, October 29, at the Hampton United Methodist Church. Visitation was on Sunday, October 28, at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, Hampton. Burial was in the Hampton Cemetery, with the Rev. Corby Jo Johnson pastor, officiating.

A version appears in the October 31 Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2012


Elizabeth Nolte

October 31, 2012

Elizabeth M. Nolte, 87, of Dumont, passed away on Monday, October 22, 2012, at the Franklin General Hospital in Hampton.

Funeral services were held on Thursday, October 25, at the Dumont Reformed Church. Visitation was from 5-7:00 p.m., on Wednesday, October 24, at the Sietsema Vogel Funeral Home, Dumont. Burial was in the Dumont Cemetery, with the Rev. Jeff Fiet pastor, officiating.

A version appears in the October 31 Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2012


Sandra Palmer

October 31, 2012

Sandra LaRue (Eckhardt) Palmer, 75, of Hampton, died on Tuesday, October 23, 2012, at The Rehabilitation Center of Hampton, after a brave, 36-year battle with Multiple Sclerosis.

Memorial services were held on Saturday, October 27, at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, Hampton, with the Rev. Corby Johnson officiating. Inurnment was in the Hillside Cemetery, Sheffield. The family greeted friends before the service.

A version appears in the October 31 Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2012


Doris Musehl

November 7, 2012

Doris Mae Musehl, 73, of Hollister, Missouri, died on Thursday, October 25, 2012, at the Mercy Hospital, Springfield, Missouri.

Funeral services were held on Tuesday, October 30, in Omaha, Arkansas. The Greenlawn Funeral Home, Branson, Missouri, was in charge of the arrangements. Condolences may be left online at www.greenlawnfuneralhome.com.

A version appears in the November 7 Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2012


Helene Possehl

November 7, 2012

Helene M. Possehl, 97, of Portland, Oregon, passed away on Saturday, October 27, 2012.

She will be laid to rest next to her husband in the St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery in Latimer.

A version appears in the November 7 Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2012


Ronald Wharton

November 7, 2012

Ronald E. Wharton, 81, of Hampton, passed away on Monday, October 29, 2012, at the Rehabilitation Center of Hampton.

Funeral services were held on Wednesday, October 31, at the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Latimer. Visitation was prior to the service time. Burial was in the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Cemetery, Latimer, with the Rev. Marvin Lorenz pastor, officiating.

A version appears in the November 7 Hampton Chronicle.
©Hampton Chronicle 2012

 

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