Elsie (Nuehring) Peterson,
1911-2002
November 5, 2002
Elsie (Nuehring) Peterson, of
Mason City, died on Friday
November 1, 2002, at the
Heritage Care Center, Mason
City. She was 91.
Funeral services
were held at 2:00 p.m., on
Monday, November 4, at the
Fullerton Funeral Home in Mason
City, with Rev. Rich Murray
officiating. Interment was in
the Memorial Park Cemetery in
Mason City. Visitation was held
prior to the service time on
Monday at the funeral home.
Those planning an expression of
sympathy may direct memorials to
the Hospice of North Iowa or the
First Covenant Church.
Elsie was born on
October 13, 1911 in Klemme, the
daughter of William and Ida
(Schwichtenberg) Nuehring. Elsie
was baptized at the age of seven
months at the Klemme Germantown
Methodist Church of Klemme. She
attended rural school in Hancock
County, Klemme, and rural school
in Cerro Gordo County, Rockwell.
She took confirmation at the
Methodist Church in Rockwell and
became a member of that church.
She was united
into marriage on April 6, 1937,
to Joseph Peterson at the home
of her parents, William and Ida
Nuehring, in Rockwell. They made
their home in Mason City, where
she continued to live after her
husband's death in 1983. She was
a resident of Mason City for
over 60 years.
On December 15, 1997, for health
reasons she entered the Heritage
Care Center and remained there
until her death.
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Gary J. Meehlhause, 1940-2002
November 12, 2002
Gary J. Meehlhause, died on
Tuesday, November 5, 2002, at
his home in Clear Lake at the
age of 62.
Funeral services were held on
Friday, November 8, at the Zion
Lutheran Church in Clear Lake,
with Rev. Dean Hess and Rev.
Kermit Roisen
officiating. Visitation was held
on Thursday, November 7, at the
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel,
with a Masonic Service that
evening. Interment was in the
Clear Lake Cemetery.
Gary was born on
January 16, 1940 in Cherokee,
the son of Louis and Adelia
(Kracht) Meehlhause.
He was united in marriage to
Vivian Groe on April 19, 1969.
Of this union came what he
considered his greatest
contribution, his son, Mark.
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Byron Dean Smeby, 1940-2002
November 12, 2002
Byron Dean Smeby, of Rockwell,
died on Friday, November 8,
2002, after a long
courageous battle with cancer,
surrounded by his family, at the
Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit in Mason City. He was 62.
Funeral services
were held on Tuesday morning,
November 12, at the United
Methodist Church in Rockwell,
with Reverend Bruce Wittern
officiating. Burial was in the
afternoon of Tuesday at the
Brush Point Cemetery in rural
Hanlontown. Visitation was on
Monday at the Ward-Van Slyke
Colonial Chapel in Clear Lake,
and one hour prior to the
service time on Tuesday at the
church.
Byron Dean Smeby,
was born on June 25, 1940 on the
Smeby family farm, north of
Hanlontown. He was the son of
John O. and Olga (Sorensen)
Smeby. He attended rural country
schools near Hanlontown,
graduating from the Hanlontown
High School in 1959.
He was united in marriage to
Linda Davis on June 9, 1963, at
the United Methodist Church in
Clear Lake, and was blessed with
three loving sons.
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John E. Bettin, 1921-2002
November 19, 2002
John E. Betten, of Kanawha, died
on Friday, November 8, 2002, at
the Hancock County Memorial
Hospital in Britt. He was 81.
Funeral services
were held on Monday, November
11, 2002, at the Kanawha
Christian Reformed Church in
Kanawha, with the Rev. Chuck
Walton officiating. Burial was
in the Amsterdam Cemetery, rural
Kanawha, with military honors
being performed by the Severson
Post #77 American Legion. The
Ewing Dugger Funeral Home,
Kanawha, was in charge of the
arrangements
John Edward
Betten, was born on August 29,
1921, the son of Henry and Allie
(Blank) Betten, in rural Britt.
He received his education in
country schools near Kanawha.
On October 31,
1942, he was inducted into the
United States Army. He served in
the Army in the European Theater
during WW II and on March 7,
1946, he was honorably
discharged.
John was united
in marriage with Mavis Smith on
July 17, 1945, at her parents
home near Britt.
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Edward "Eddie" F. Engels,
1912-2002
November 12, 2002
Edward "Eddie" F. Engels, died
on Saturday November 9, 2002, at
the Rockwell Community Nursing
Home. He was 90.
Memorial services
were held on Wednesday morning,
November 13, at the Rockwell
Community Nursing Home in
Rockwell, with the Rev. Craig
Steimel officiating. Interment
followed in the Sacred Heart
Catholic Cemetery. A gathering
was held on Tuesday evening,
November 12, at the Sacred Heart
Catholic School in Rockwell,
with a scripture wake service.
Those planning an
expression of sympathy may wish
to direct memorials to the
Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
Eddie was born on
July 17, 1912, the son of
Charles and Mathilda Engels in
Annawan, Illinois. The family
soon set roots in the Rockwell
area where Eddie has been ever
since.
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Bernita L. Patrick, 1916-2002
November 12, 2002
Former Garner resident, Bernita
L. Patrick, 86, of Springfield,
Missouri, died on Saturday
November 9, 2002, at the Vista
Care Hospice Unit in St.
Joseph's Hospital, Albuquerque,
New Mexico.
Graveside
services will be held at 2:00
p.m., on Saturday, November 16,
at the Concord Township
Cemetery, Garner, with the Rev.
Robert Bronson of the St. Paul
Lutheran Church in Garner
officiating. There will be no
visitation. The Cataldo Funeral
Home is in charge of the
arrangements.
Bernita Lorraine
Patrick, the daughter of Charles
R. and Emma Johanna (Hoeft)
Conway, was born on September
27, 1916 at Garner. She attended
school in Garner graduating from
high school in 1934. She
attended Cedar Rapids Business
College and worked in Cedar
Rapids, Dallas, Texas, Garner
and then to Des Moines to work
in the State Legislature and
Auditor's office.
In 1953, she
married Russell Patrick, the
State Representative from Sioux
County. They lived in Hawarden
where they farmed.
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Margaret Lois Reimers,
1922-2002
November 12, 2002
Margaret Lois Reimers, of
Rockwell, died on Sunday,
November 10, 2002, at the Muse
Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit,
Mason City. She was 80.
Funeral services
were held at 2:00 p.m., on
Wednesday, November 13, at the
First United Methodist Church in
Rockwell, with the Rev. Bruce
Wittern officiating. Interment
followed in the Rockwell
Cemetery. Visitation was held on
Tuesday evening at the Fullerton
Funeral Home in Rockwell.
Margaret was born
on April 21, 1922, the daughter
of Warren and Margaret NeVille
on the farm in rural Rockwell.
On May 31, 1939,
Margaret was united in marriage
to Russell L. Reimers in
Sheffield. To this union two
children were born.
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Rose Mary Eden Fox, 1926-2002
November 19, 2002
Rose Mary (Rosie) Eden Fox, of
Britt, died on Sunday, November
10, 2002, at her home in Britt.
She was 76.
Funeral services
were held on Wednesday, November
13, at the St. Patrick's
Catholic Church, Britt. The Rev.
Jerry Blake, officiated. Burial
was in the Bingham Township
Cemetery near Woden. The Ewing
Funeral Home in Britt was in
charge of the arrangements.
Rose Mary (Rosie)
Eden Fox, was born on May 4,
1926 at Ogden, Iowa. She was the
daughter of Wallace and Mary
(Porter) Nylander. She received
her education in the Ogden and
Britt Schools, graduating from
the Britt High School in 1944.
She married Earl
Eden on November 10, 1945.
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Donald E. Boehlje, 1921-2002
November 19, 2002
Donald E. Boehlje, died on
Monday, November 11, 2002, at
the Rockwell Community Nursing
Home, at the age of 80.
Graveside funeral services were
held on Friday morning, November
15, at the Hillside Cemetery,
Sheffield. Visitation was at the
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf-Grarup
Funeral Home in Sheffield, on
Thursday. Memorials may be
directed to the Rockwell
Community Nursing Home in Don's
memory.
Donald E.
Boehlje, was born on December
11, 1921 in rural Sheffield, a
son of Carl and Hanna (Mehlberg)
Boehlje. He was baptized at the
Grace Baptist Church in
Sheffield, attended Chapin
Public School and graduated from
the Sheffield High School.
On February 12,
1945 Donald was united in
marriage with Helen Irene Mahn
in the Parsonage of Grace
Baptist Church in Sheffield.
They farmed in the Sheffield and
Rockwell areas for many years.
In 1965 he stopped farming and
became an insurance salesman for
Farm Bureau Insurance. He moved
into Rockwell in 1966 and
retired in 1985.
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Harry S. Wenig, 1902-2002
November 19, 2002
Former Klemme resident, Harry S.
Wenig, of Belmond, died on
Tuesday, November 12, 2002, at
the Belmond Health Care Center
in Belmond. He was 100.
Funeral services
were held on Friday, November
15, at the United Church of
Christ in Belmond. The Rev.
Lynne Spencer-Smith officiated.
Burial was in the Belmond
Cemetery. The Tenold-Andrews
Funeral Home of Belmond was in
charge of the arrangements.
Harry Stanley
Wenig, was born on February 28,
1902, on his parents farm in
rural Klemme in Hancock County.
He was the son of John J. and
Emma (Schoper) Wenig. He
attended country school in rural
Klemme.
He later began
his life long career as a
farmer. Mr. Wenig farmed and
lived on the family farm until
1972, when he moved to Belmond.
He was united in
marriage to Phyllis Lamfers on
February 11, 1972, at the
Evangelical Free Church in
Belmond.
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Delila A. Nygard, 1919-2002
November 19, 2002
Delila A. Nygard, 83, of Garner,
died on Tuesday, November 12,
2002, at the Muse Norris Hospice
Inpatient Care Unit, Mason City.
Funeral services
were held on Friday, November
15, at the St. Paul Lutheran
Church in Garner, with the Rev.
Robert Bronson officiating.
Music was provided by organist,
Beverly Cataldo who accompanied
congregational hymns. Alvin
"Pete" Hansen ushered.
Casket bearers
were Eric Hansen, Rich Brugman,
Neil Haugland, Rich Anderson,
Mike Zrostlik and Davin
Norstrud. Interment will be at a
later date in New Richland,
Minnesota. The Cataldo Funeral
Home of Garner was in charge of
the arrangements.
Delila Auguste
Nygard, the daughter of Charles
and Erma (Jannusch) Strom, was
born on July 18, 1919 at Detroit
Lakes, Minnesota. She graduated
from high school at Detroit
Lakes.
On August 29,
1952, she was married to Carl
Ole Nygard at Minneapolis,
Minnesota. They lived in
Minneapolis until 1958 when they
moved to Iowa. In 1962, they
moved to Garner.
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Sanford Rogeness, 1916-2002
November 19, 2002
Sanford R. Rogeness, of Britt,
died on Wednesday, November 13,
2002, at the Hancock County
Memorial Hospital in Britt. He
was 85.
Funeral services
were held at 2:00 p.m., on
Sunday, November 17, at the
United Methodist Church in
Crystal Lake. The Rev. Gary
Marzolf officiated. Mrs. Perry
Kirschbaum, organists
accompanied soloist, Bruce
Wubben and congregational hymns.
Merlyn Helm and Larry Kunkel
ushered.
Burial was in the
Crystal Lake Cemetery, Crystal
Lake. Casket bearers were Brent
Halverson, Jody Halverson, Steve
Rogeness, David DeWaard, Paul
Peterson and James Nelson.
Honorary casket bearers were
Galen Wooge, Donald Cottington,
Dr. A. R. Cullen, Jerry Tlach,
Armin DeWaard, Harold Nielsen,
Charles McLaughlin and Emmanuel
Peterson. The Ewing Funeral Home
of Britt was in charge of the
arrangements.
Sanford R.
Rogeness, the son of Swen and
Rachel (Orvick) Rogeness, was
born on November 26, 1916, on
the home farm near Crystal Lake.
He attended school at Crystal
Lake, graduating in 1934. He
attended Hamilton Business
College in Mason City,
graduating in 1938.
He returned to
Crystal Lake and took up farming
with his father, establishing
one of the premier Polled
Hereford herds in the country.
In 1992, he was recognized as
the Hancock-Winnebago County
Cattleman Producer of The Year
and in 1995, was inducted into
the Polled Hereford Hall of
Fame.
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Winfred Marie Knutson,
1916-2002
November 19, 2002
Winfred "Winnie" Knutson, of Red
Oak, formerly of the Thornton
area, died on Thursday, November
14, 2002. She was 86.
Funeral services were held at
the Zion Lutheran Church in
Clear Lake, on Tuesday morning,
November 19, with the Rev. Dean
Hess officiating. Graveside
services were in the Pleasant
Valley Cemetery, Swaledale, that
afternoon. Arrangements were
handled by the Ward-Van Slyke
Colonial Chapel of Clear Lake.
Winfred Marie
Knutson, the daughter of Hans
and Anna (Anderson) Pahus, was
born on March 21, 1916 in
Humboldt. Winnie was raised and
graduated from High School in
Cerro Gordo County. She attended
Iowa State Teacher's College in
Cedar Falls, and then attended
the Northwest University in
Missouri, graduating with a
Degree in Elementary Education.
Winnie was united
in marriage to H. Everette
Knutson on August 4, 1945 in Des
Moines.
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Barbara L. Morris, 1915-2002
November 19, 2002
Barbara L. Morris, a life long
Meservey resident, died on
Thursday, November 14, 2002, at
the Muse Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
She was 87.
Funeral services
were held on Monday morning,
November 18, at the Salem United
Methodist Church in Meservey,
with Rev. Dan Voss presiding.
Interment was in the Meservey
Cemetery. Visitation was at the
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf-Grarup
Funeral Home in Meservey.
Barbara Lucille
Braga, was born on January 31,
1915 in rural Meservey, the
daughter of Walter W. and Anna
(Wenzel) Braga. She attended the
Meservey School and graduated in
1932.
On February 10,
1934, Barbara was united in
marriage with Mervin Ray Morris
in Meservey. When they were
first married they worked on a
farm near Meservey.
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Edward C. Goll, 1956-2002
November 19, 2002
Edward C. Goll, 46, of Garner,
died on Thursday, November 14,
2002, at the Concord Care
Center, Garner.
Funeral services
were held on Saturday, November
16, at the St. Paul Lutheran
Church in Garner, with the Rev.
Robert Bronson officiating.
Music was provided by organist,
Barb Mrosko who accompanied
congregational hymns. Alvin
"Pete" Hansen ushered.
Casket bearers were Kenny
Engstler, Steve East, Ray Ricke,
Dave Rayhons, Ben Goll and Jason
Goll. Interment was in the
Concord Township Cemetery. The
Cataldo Funeral Home was in
charge of the arrangements.
Edward Charles
Goll, the son of Charles Allan
and Betty Ann (Arnold) Goll, was
born on January 15, 1956 at
Belmond. He graduated from the
Garner-Hayfield High School in
1975. After high school Ed
worked for VanOort Construction.
On July 1, 1978,
he married Pauline Drabek, at
the St. Wenceslaus Catholic
Church in Duncan. They made
their home in Garner.
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Dr. Harley Arnold Janson,
1912-2002
December 3, 2002
Dr. Harley Arnold Janson, of
Clear Lake, died on Saturday,
November 23, 2002, at the Mercy
Medical Center-North Iowa in
Mason City. He was 90.
Funeral services
were held at 11:00 a.m., on
Wednesday, November 27, at the
Zion Lutheran Church in Clear
Lake, with Reverend Kermit
Roisen officiating. Burial will
be in the Norway Township
Cemetery near Belmond.
Visitation was on Tuesday at the
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel
in Clear Lake.
Dr. Harley Arnold
Janson, was born on January 28,
1912, on a farm near Goldfield,
Iowa, the fourth of 10 children,
to Hjalmar and Anna (Enge)
Janson and was proud of his
Norwegian heritage. He attended
and received his elementary
education at a rural country
school near Goldfield, and
graduated from the Clarion High
School in Clarion. Harley also
graduated from the University of
Toronto with a degree in
Veterinary Medicine in 1938.
He was united in marriage to
Helen Henrickson, on September
12, 1940, at the Little Brown
Church in Nashua.
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Myra L. Paulsen, 1945-2002
December 3, 2002
Myra L. Paulsen, of Garner, died
on Sunday, November 24, 2002, at
the St. Mary's Hospital,
Rochester, Minnesota. She was
56.
Funeral services
were held on Wednesday, November
27, at the Zion Evangelical and
Reformed Church in Garner. The
Rev. Darrell Weber officiated.
Music was provided by organist,
Margaret Jass who accompanied a
vocal duet of Lynell Kohlmeyer
and Karen Zenor and a
congregational hymn. Willis
Davison, Rusty Schmidt and Shawn
Zenor were ushers.
Casket bearers
were Robert Kral, Greg
Showalter, Michael Barkema,
Travis State, Adam State and
Lowell Wiele. Burial will be at
a later date in the Evergreen
Cemetery, Clarion. The Cataldo
Funeral Home of Garner was in
charge of the arrangements.
Memorials may be
directed to the Pulmonary
Hypertension Association, 850
Sligo Ave., Silver Spring,
Maryland 20910.
Myra Lea Paulsen,
the daughter of Myron and Wava
(Cooper) State, was born on
October 9, 1946 at Clarion. She
attended rural school near
Clarion and graduated from the
Clarion High School in 1964. She
continued her education at the
Iowa Methodist School of Nursing
in Des Moines, where she
received her RN Degree. Myra
later received her BSN through
the University of Iowa,
graduating with honors.
Following her schooling in Des
Moines, she worked as a nurse in
Kansas City, Missouri for 13
years.
On March 1, 1980,
she was united in marriage to
Roger Paulsen at her parents
home in Clarion. They lived in
Garner where they raised their
family and Myra continued her
career in nursing.
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George O. Legge, 1912-2002
December 3, 2002
A former resident of the Garner
and Clarion areas, George O.
Legge, of Belmond, died on
Monday, November 25, 2002, at
his home. He was 90.
Funeral services
were held on Saturday, November
30, at the Belmond United
Methodist Church. The Rev. Mike
Druhl officiated. A private
family burial service will be
held at a later date in the
Evergreen Cemetery, Clarion. The
Tenold-Andrews Funeral Home of
Belmond, was in charge of the
arrangements.
George Oliver
Legge, was born on May 5, 1912,
on his parents farm southwest of
Clarion in Wright County. He was
the son of William Abner and
Mary Margaret (Spencer) Legge.
He attended Clarion area rural
schools.
On December 23,
1933, George Legge and Edna Mae
Mason were married at the
Methodist Episcopal Church in
Clarion. George was a farmer. He
was actively engaged in farming
full time until his retirement
in 1972. He continued to assist
his grandson, Mike Legge, with
various farming duties including
driving the tractor up to the
age of 87.
He resided with his wife, Edna,
on their farm in Liberty
Township, rural Garner, from
1941 to 1991 when they moved to
Belmond.
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Della C. Josten, 1913-2002
December 3, 2002
Della C. Josten, of Garner, died
on Thursday, November 28, 2002,
at the Oakwood Care Center,
Clear Lake. She was 88.
Funeral services
were held on Saturday, November
30, at the Zion Evangelical and
Reformed Church in Garner, with
the Rev. Darrell Weber
officiating. Music was provided
by organist, Margaret Jass who
accompanied vocalist, Karen
Faktor and congregational hymns.
Ushers were Roger Schmidt, Greg
Greiman and Alan Jass.
Casket bearers
were James Josten, Dean Josten,
Eric Josten, Kyle Josten, Jim
Bull, Doug Faktor and Brian
Bovenmyer. Interment was in the
Ell Township Cemetery in Klemme.
The Cataldo Funeral Home in
Garner was in charge of the
arrangements.
Della Caroline
Josten, the daughter of Frank
and Louise (Kropp) Rosendahl,
was born on December 15, 1913 on
a farm near Garner. She was
baptized at the Peace Reformed
Church, south of Garner and
confirmed at the
Immanuel Reformed United Church
of Christ in Klemme, where she
was active in the church choir
and bible class. She attended
rural school south of Garner.
On February 17,
1932, she was married to Ewald
V. Josten in Klemme. The couple
farmed and raised their family
northeast of Klemme until
retiring from farming in 1972.
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