Ruth M. Sillman, 1917-2002
October 15, 2002
Ruth M. Sillman, 85, of Britt,
died on Saturday, October 5,
2002, at the Westview Care
Center.
Funeral services
were held on Tuesday, October 8,
at the United Methodist Church
in Britt, with the Rev. Robert
Dodge officiating. Music was
provided by organist, Tammy
Johnson who accompanied soloist,
Russ Schubert and a
congregational hymn. Ushers were
Dennis Zuehl and Robert Bravick.
Casket bearers
were Brian Perkins, Dave Djuren,
Mike Gerdes, Greg Gerdes,
Anthony Sillman and Nathan Eden.
Interment was in the Evergreen
Cemetery. The Cataldo Funeral
Home in Britt was in charge of
the arrangements.
Ruth Mae Sillman,
the daughter of Henry and
Elizabeth (Gayken) Holck, was
born on May 16, 1917 in Britt.
She received her education in
the Britt area and graduated
from the Britt High School in
1935. On August 25, 1936 she was
united in marriage to Edward
Sillman at Bardwell, Kentucky.
The couple established their
home on a farm northwest of
Britt. They were blessed with
five daughters and three sons,
Dale, Darlene, David, Karen,
Keith, Marlys, Donna and Pamela.
In 1975, Mrs.
Sillman moved into Britt. She
enjoyed gardening, embroidering
and cross-word puzzles. She was
a member of the United Methodist
Church in Britt and the
Rebekah's. She was also an
active member of the
neighborhood Get-Together Club.
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James Stevenson, 1922-2002
October 15, 2002
James Stevenson, 80, of Britt,
died on Monday, October 7, 2002,
at the Westview Care Center in
Britt.
Funeral services
were held on Friday, October 11,
at the United Methodist Church,
Britt. The Rev. Donald Campbell
officiated. Music was provided
by organist, Tammy Johnson who
accompanied soloist, Darcy
Eisenman. Ushers were Harry
Smith and Fred Swisher.
Casket bearers
were Jeff Stevenson, Mark
Stevenson, Kent Stevenson, Bob
Korneisel, Jim Diemer and Bob
Grandgenett. Burial was in the
Evergreen Cemetery, Britt.
Graveside military rites were
provided by the Britt Ceremonial
Unit. The Ewing Funeral Chapel
was in charge of the
arrangements.
Jim Stevenson,
the son of Harold and Esther
Olson Stevenson, was born on
April 20, 1922 in Britt. He
received his education in the
Britt School System and
graduated from the Britt High
School. Following high school
Jim served his country in the
Army Air Force during WW II. He
was discharged in 1946 and
returned to Britt.
Jim was united in
marriage with Marian Munson in
November 17, 1946. The couple
made their home in Britt, where
Jim was employed with the Iowa
DOT, retiring 15 years ago.
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Sandra K. Troe, 1942-2002
October 15, 2002
Sandra K. Troe, of Britt, died
on Friday, October 11, 2002, at
the Heritage Care Center, Iowa
Falls. She was 60.
Memorial services
were held on Sunday, October 13,
at the Surls Funeral Home in
Iowa Falls, with the Rev. Robert
Miller officiating. Services
were also held on Monday,
October 14, at the Cataldo
Funeral Home in Britt, with the
Rev. Larry Vallery officiating.
Honorary bearers were her
grandchildren. Interment was in
the Evergreen Cemetery, Britt.
Sandra Kay Troe,
the daughter of Mahlon Burgess
and Mildred P. (Dickens) Yaggy,
was born on July 10, 1942 in New
Hampton. She was baptized in the
United Methodist Church in New
Hampton. Sandy started
kindergarten in Farmersburg and
finished her schooling at Britt.
In 1959, she was
married to David Rasmuson and
they had three daughters. Sandy
worked at Rite Drug in Iowa
Falls for ten years. She enjoyed
horseback riding, reading,
gardening, cooking and spending
time with her family.
Sandy had a 15
year struggle with cancer. She
resided at the Heritage Care
Center for the past ten years in
Iowa Falls. Thanks to the Lions
Club, Sandy, with the assistance
of her seeing-eye dog, Jeremiah,
was able to maintain her
independence.
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Leorene A. Stille, 1904-2002
October 29, 2002
Leorene A. Stille, of Garner,
died on Wednesday, October 16,
2002, at the Concord Care
Center, Garner. She was 98.
Funeral services
were held on Monday, October 21,
at the United Methodist Church
in Garner, with the Rev. Kay
Hooper officiating. Music was
provided by organist, Mary
Kopacek who accompanied
congregational hymns. Ushers
were Marvin and Maynard
Schoneman.
Honorary bearers
were the Garner Rotarians and
their spouses. Casket bearers
were her grandchildren and
great-grandchildren. Interment
was in the Concord Township
Cemetery, Garner. The Cataldo
Funeral Home was in charge of
the arrangements.
Leorene Anona
Stille, the daughter of William
F. and Cora (Youngs) Lipka, was
born on September 28, 1904 at
Webster, South Dakota. During
her youth her family moved to
several towns in South Dakota
and Minnesota. She graduated
from the Central High School in
Minneapolis and continued her
education at McPhale College of
Music in Minneapolis.
On August 5,
1925, she was married to Chester
Ray Stille at the United
Methodist Church Parsonage in
Forest City. Chet and Rene spent
their entire 77 plus years
living in Garner.
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Mikako "Mika" Elizabeth Lee,
1972-2002
October 29, 2002
Mikako "Mika" Elizabeth Lee, of
Thornton, died on Wednesday,
October 16, 2002, at the Belmond
Hospital. She was 30 years old.
Funeral services
were held at 10:30 a.m., on
Wednesday, October 23, at the
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel
in Clear Lake, with Reverend
Daird Korth of the Redeemer
Lutheran Church of Ventura
officiating. Following the
services cremation took place
with private graveside committal
services to be at a later date
in the Clear Lake Cemetery.
Mikako "Mika" Elizabeth Lee, was
born on January 17, 1972, in the
Naval Hospital at Camp La Jeune,
North Carolina, the daughter of
John and Michiko (Miyagi)
Williams. She attended and
graduated from the Sweet Water
High School in National City,
California. She also attended
the North Iowa Area Community
College in Mason City.
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Virgil Stille, 1920-2002
October 29, 2002
Virgil "Buck" C. Stille, 81, of
Garner, died on Thursday,
October 17, 2002, at the Hancock
County Memorial Hospital Hospice
Unit in Britt.
Funeral services
were held on Monday, October 21,
at the Kanawha Christian
Reformed Church. The Rev. David
Daley officiated. Burial was in
the Ell Township Cemetery,
Klemme. Music was provided by
organist, Marilyn DeKruyff who
accompanied soloist, Angie
Pringnitz and congregational
hymns. Ushers were Paul Delger
and John Eekhoff. The
Ewing-Dugger Funeral Home of
Kanawha was in charge of the
arrangements.
Virgil Stille,
son of J. J. and Clara (Gast)
Stille, was born on November 20,
1920, on the family farm in
Liberty Township west of Klemme,
where he lived his entire life.
He attended school in Liberty
Township and graduated from the
Klemme High School in 1939.
On November 28,
1942, he was united in marriage
to Grace Ruter. They retired
from farming in 1985, and spent
the last 25 years wintering in
Weslaco, Texas. They also made
several trips to Mississippi and
Kentucky with the County
Cousins.
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Dorothy Schoenwetter, 1935-2002
October 29, 2002
Dorothy J. Schoenwetter, 67, of
Rushville, Wisconsin, died on
Sunday, October 20, 2002, at the
Culbertson Long Term Care
Facility in Rushville.
Funeral services
will be held on Saturday,
October 26, at the Free
Methodist Church in Rushville,
with the Rev. Rosalee Ross and
the Rev. Robert Kirkham
officiating. Graveside services
were held at 11:00 a.m., on
Monday, October 28, 2002, at the
Elba Methodist Cemetery in
Columbus, Wisconsin, with the
Rev. Laval Suiter officiating.
Born on October
6, 1935 in Dodge County,
Wisconsin, she was the daughter
of the late Walter and Frieda
(Braker) Dieckhoff. She married
Lyle H. Schoenwetter on November
25, 1955 in Columbus, Wisconsin.
She was a speech
therapist for the Schuyler Unit
1 School District for 24 years
retiring in 1992. She was a
member of the Free Methodist
Church in Rushville.
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Nicholas Connor
November 5, 2002
Funeral services for Nicholas
Connor, infant son of Bradley
and Karen (Buzicky) Connor of
Britt, were held on Monday,
October 28, 2002, at the Ewing
Funeral Chapel in Britt. The
Rev. Michael Schueller
officiated. Burial was in the
St. John's Cemetery, Duncan.
Nicholas Connor
was born on Sunday, October 20,
2002, at the Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa in Mason City.
He died on Monday, October 21,
2002, at Mercy Hospital Natal
Infancy Care in Des Moines.
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Audrey A. Meyers, 1936-2002
October 29, 2002
Audrey A. Meyers, of Corwith,
died on Wednesday, October 23,
2002, at the Good Samaritan
Center, Algona. She was 65.
Funeral services
were held on Saturday, October
26, at the United Methodist
Church, Corwith. The Rev. Dan
Fernandez officiated. Music was
provided by Sharon Gourley who
accompanied soloist, Jonathan
Chambers and several
congregational hymns. Special
readings were given by Laura
Meyers, Sue Mullins and Gerry
Gaskill.
Burial was in the
Corwith Cemetery. Casket bearers
were Jim Mullins, Thurman
Gaskill, Richard Oberhelman,
Norman Chambers, Dale Sorensen
and Phil Hunget. The
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Scaaf
Funeral Home of Corwith was in
charge of the arrangements.
Audrey Ann Leerar
Meyers, the daughter of Jake and
Vestus (Whitehurst) Leerar, was
born on November 23, 1936 at
Stilson, Iowa. She attended
rural public schools in the
Stilson area until the 5th grade
and then attended the Corwith
Public School in Corwith. She
was valedictorian of the Corwith
class of 1954. Audrey was
employed for a short while at
Lyons Cleaners in Mason City.
On August 26,
1955, Audrey was united in
marriage to William J. Meyers at
the Stilson Evangelical United
Brethren Church, where she was a
member. The couple lived in
Youngstown, New York, from
August of 1955 to January of
1957, while Bill was in the
Army.
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Carel J. Oxley, 1927-2002
October 29, 2002
Carel J. Oxley, of Mason City,
formerly of Kanawha, died at the
Mercy North Iowa Medical Center,
Mason City, on Monday, October
28, of complications following
vascular surgery. He was 75.
Funeral services
will be held at 2:00 p.m., on
Thursday, October 31, at the St.
John Lutheran Church in Corwith,
with Pastor Ron Feuerhak
officiating.
Burial will be in
the Amsterdam Cemetery, Kanawha.
Friends may call from 4-7:00
p.m., on Wednesday, at the
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home, Corwith.
Visitation will continue one
hour prior to the service at the
church on Thursday.
Carel Oxley, was
born on February 12, 1927, and
lived for most of his youth on
the rural Kanawha farm owned by
his parents, Clarence and Alma
(Schultz) Oxley. As a young man
he entered farming with his
father. He served in the United
States Army from October 20,
1950 through July 21, 1952, and
was awarded the Korean Service
Medal.
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Mildred V. Foster, 1914-2002
November 5, 2002
Garner native Mildred V. Foster,
of Ankeny, died on Monday,
October 28, 2002, at the Mercy
Medical Center, Des Moines. She
was 88.
Funeral services
were held on Thursday, October
31, at the Ankeny First United
Methodist Church, Ankeny.
Graveside services were held on
Friday, November 1, at the
Concord Township Cemetery,
Garner.
Mildred "Millie"
V. Foster, daughter of Charles
and Martha (Tipp) Ollenburg, was
born on May 12, 1914 in Garner.
She was educated in the Garner
schools.
On October 13,
1933, she was united in marriage
to Marvin H. Foster. They lived
in Armstrong, Dolliver and Swea
City before settling in Garner
in 1944. Marvin Foster died on
February 6, 1983.
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Roy A. Rensink, 1917-2002
November 5, 2002
Roy A. Rensink, 84, of Clear
Lake, formerly of Garner, died
on Tuesday, October 29, 2002, at
the Muse Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit, Mason City.
Funeral services
were held at 10:30 a.m., on
Friday, November 1, 2002, at the
United Methodist Church in
Garner, with the Rev. Kay Hooper
officiating. Music was provided
by organist, Mary Kopacek who
accompanied vocalists, Bernie
and Tyler Urich and a
congregational hymn. Ushers were
Marvin and Maynard Schoneman.
Casket bearers
were Greg Loveless, Mike
Krutsinger, Doug Krutsinger,
Jeff Krutsinger, Jim Krutsinger,
Joel Krutsinger, Ralph Larsen,
Dave Krutsinger and John
Krutsinger. Interment was in the
St. John's Catholic Cemetery,
Duncan. Military rites were
conducted by the Garner Veterans
Ceremonial Unit. The Cataldo
Funeral Home of Garner was in
charge of the arrangements.
Roy Arnold
Rensink, the son of William and
Jennie (Rensink) Rensink, was
born on December 23, 1917 at
Sheldon, Iowa. He attended
elementary school in Fertile and
graduated from the Forest City
High School in 1938. He was in
the U.S. Army from 1941 until
1946 serving his country in
Africa and Europe.
On May 29, 1950,
he married Wilhemina Formanek at
the St. Wenceslaus Catholic
Church in Duncan. They were the
parents of three daughters,
Julie, Susan and Mary. On June
28, 1965 his wife, Mina, died.
He married Evelyn
Krutsinger at the Methodist Camp
at Spirit Lake on July 20, 1969.
They made their home in Garner
until April of this year when
they moved to Clear Lake.
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Robert L. Peebles, 1931-2002
November 5, 2002
Robert "Bob" Peebles, of Klemme,
died on Wednesday, October 30,
2002, at the Veterans
Administration Medical Center in
Des Moines. He was 70.
Funeral services
were held on Saturday, November
2, at the St. Paul's Lutheran
Church, Garner. The Rev. Robert
Bronson officiated. Music was
provided by organist, LeAnne
Buns who accompanied soloist,
Lance Arnold and congregational
hymns.
Casket bearers
were Brian Hamrick, Gary
Blakesley, Bob Gray, Ardy
Flaten, Kenny Weiland, Trent
Junker, Bob Larson and Verle
Everett. Honorary bearers were
Mr. Peebles' grandchildren.
Burial was in the Ell Township
Cemetery in Klemme, with full
military honors conducted by the
Garner and Klemme Military Honor
Guards. The Tenold-Andrews
Funeral Home of Klemme was in
charge of the arrangements.
Robert Lee
Peebles, was born on December
20, 1931, in Winston-Salem,
North Carolina. He was the son
of Robert Hoyle Pebbles and his
wife, Maude. At the age of 17,
he enlisted in the United States
Navy.
Robert married
Bernice Harringa-Hamrick on
December 21, 1957, at the U.S.
Naval Chapel in San Diego,
California. The couple lived in
various locations while he
continued his military service.
The family moved
from Japan to Garner in 1967,
and then to Klemme in 1969.
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Earl R. Chambers, 1906-2002
November 5, 2002
Life long Corwith area resident,
Earl R. Chambers, died on
Wednesday, October 30, 2002, at
the Hancock County Memorial
Hospital in Britt. He was 96.
Funeral services
were held on Saturday, November
2, at the United Methodist
Church in Corwith, with the Rev.
Dan Fernandez officiating. Music
was provided by organist, Sharon
Gourley who accompanied soloist,
Jonathan Chambers and a hymn
sung by Mr. Chambers'
great-grandchildren.
Casket bearers
were Jim Mullins, Peter Holt,
Howard Mullins, Dan Wagner, Bill
Mullins, Don Mullins, Tom
Mullins and Dave Wagner. The
"Coffee College" of Corwith were
honorary bearers. Interment was
in the Corwith Cemetery. Masonic
Services, conducted by Prudence
Lodge 205 A.F. & A.M. of Algona,
were held on Friday, November 1.
The Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home, Corwith was in
charge of the arrangements.
Earl Robert
Chambers, was born on October
10, 1906, at the home place near
Corwith. He was the son of
Harrison Oscar and Alice
(Rector) Chambers. He graduated
from the Corwith High School in
1924. He also graduated from
Iowa State College, Ames, in
animal husbandry.
On June 18, 1930,
Earl was married to Lillian F.
Wagner at Knoxville. The couple
lived with Earl's parents for a
time and then moved to a farm on
the next corner east.
In 1933, they
moved to the present farm where
Earl resided the rest of his
life. This farm became a Century
Farm in 1983.
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