Mickey E. Arnold, 1927-2003
July
16, 2003
Mickey E. Arnold,
of rural St. Ansgar, died on
Wednesday, July 9, 2003, in
Northwood. He was 76.
Funeral services
were held on Saturday, July 12,
2003, at the Northwood United
Methodist Church. The Rev.
Richard Jensen officiated.
Burial was in the Warren
Township Cemetery at
McCallsburg. The Schroeder and
Sites Funeral Home of Northwood
was in charge of the
arrangements.
Mickey Elwin
Arnold, was born on May 20,
1927, in Ellston to Leroy and
Mary Ann (Clark) Arnold. He
graduated from the Grand River
High School in 1944 and attended
one year at AIB in Des Moines.
He joined the U.S. Navy and was
honorably discharged in 1946. He
moved to Nevada where he farmed.
On August 27,
1950, Mickey Arnold married
Geraldine Lura in Nevada. They
moved to the Northwood area in
1951 and farmed east of
Northwood.
Mickey was an
avid farmer, snowmobiler, boater
and golfer. He enjoyed playing
pool while wintering in Texas.
He was a member
of the Northwood United
Methodist Church, was past
President of the Farm Bureau, a
member of the Odd Fellows and
the Northwood Country Club.
Mickey enjoyed his
grandchildren, going to their
events and being supportive of
their activities.
Survivors include
his wife, Geraldine of
Northwood; two sons, Steve
(Kathy) Arnold of Northwood and
Brian (Tami) Arnold of Garner;
two daughters, LeaAnn Hauge of
Jacksonville, Florida and Sue
(Jim) Hale of Pleasant Hill; one
son-in-law, Larry Hauge of
Northwood; nine grandchildren;
and two great-grandchildren.
Survivors also
include two sisters, Cenith
Carlson of Minneapolis,
Minnesota and Berva Mills of
Boone.
He was preceded
in death by his parents; and one
daughter, Linda.
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Mary T. Rockwood, 1909-2003
July
16, 2003
Mary T. Rockwood,
of Garner, died on Saturday,
July 12. 2003, at the Concord
Care Center, Garner. She
was 94.
Funeral services
will be held at 10:30 a.m., on
Wednesday, July 16, at the St.
Boniface Catholic Church in
Garner, with the Rev. Jerry
Blake officiating. Lector will
be Pat Doble. Music will be
provided by organist, Carolyn
Kumsher who will accompany the
church choir. Ushers will be
Robert Kral and Lawrence
Engstler.
Casket bearers
will be Daniel Rockwood, Curtis
Rockwood, Larry Schisel, Denny
Haefner, Bill Engstler and Dann
T. May. Honorary bearers will be
Travis Rockwood, Kaye Holding,
Bill Doble, John Fitch, Joe
Schisel and Tom Huinker. Burial
will be in the St. Patrick's
Catholic Cemetery, Britt.
Visitation will
be held from 5-8:00 p.m., on
Tuesday, at the Cataldo Funeral
Chapel, Garner, with a Catholic
Daughters of the Americas rosary
at 7:00 p.m. A Scriptural Wake
Service will follow. Visitation
will continue one hour prior to
services at the church on
Wednesday.
Mary Teresa
Rockwood, the daughter of Frank
and Teresa (Doughan) Mullin, was
born on April 22, 1909 at
Hutchins. She graduated from the
Britt High School in 1925 and
Iowa State Teacher's College in
Cedar Falls in 1927. She
continued her education in
teaching at Froebels Primary
Education College in Chicago,
Wartburg College, Iowa State
University, University of Iowa
and the State College of Iowa.
In 1939, she was
married to Harvey Rockwood in
Britt. Mary taught school in
Iowa for 40 years in the
following communities, Hutchins,
Pocahontas, Clear Lake, Garner
and Waterloo. She retired from
teaching in 1975 and moved to
Whittemore. In 1990, she moved
to the Prairie View Apartments
in Garner.
She was a member
of the St. Boniface Catholic
Church in Garner, Catholic
Daughters of the Americas and
Disabled American Veterans
Auxiliary.
Survivors include
a son, Richard Rockwood of
Meridian, Idaho; ten
grandchildren, Daniel Rockwood
and his wife, Sharon and their
two children, Cassie and
Tiffany, of Menomonee,
Wisconsin, Catherine Hilbert and
her husband, Guy and their
children, Callie and Dana, of
Barron, Wisconsin, Christine
Silva and her husband, Henry and
their three children, Mariah,
Polo and Christopher, of
Deltona, Florida, Curtis
Rockwood and his wife, Marie and
their four children, Samantha,
Megan, Owen and Erin, of Boise,
Idaho, Jennifer Schofield and
her husband, Edward and their
children, Taylor and Jacob, of
Chetek, Wisconsin, Travis
Rockwood of Boise, Melodee
Hoffner and her husband, Todd
and their daughter, Kiaya, of
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Elizabeth
Rockwood and her son, Devon of
Orlando, Florida, Sarah Rockwood
of Minneapolis, Minnesota and
Melinda Rockwood of Stevens
Point, Wisconsin.
Also surviving
are a sister-in-law, Coletta
Mullin of Whittemore; two
nieces, Linda Schisel and her
husband, Larry of Garner and
Judy Haefner and her husband,
Denny of Cedar Rapids; and
several other nieces and
nephews.
Mary was preceded
in death by her husband, Harvey
in 1984; her
son, Robert
Rockwood in November of 1998;
her parents; two sisters; and
four brothers.
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Claire H. Hovey, 1942-2003
July
30, 2003
Former Wesley
resident, Claire H. Hovey, of
Algona, died on Sunday, July 20,
2003, at the Good Samaritan
Center, following a long battle
with cancer. He was 61.
Funeral services
were held on Thursday, July 24,
at the Hillcrest Baptist Church,
Algona. The Rev. Dave
Heisterkamp officiated.
Organist, Helena Dodds
accompanied soloists, Chad
Schneider and Deb Limbaugh.
Interment was in
the East Lawn Cemetery, Algona.
The Rev. Chris Humburg
officiated at the burial
service. The
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home of Algona was in
charge of the arrangements.
Casket bearers
were Greg Zaugg, Brandon
Stebbins, Michael Huck, Chad
Schneider, Josh Aanonson, David
Witt and Brett Darling. Honorary
bearers were Angi Humburg, Ainee
Huck, Cassee Kirschbaum, Alissa
Stebbins, Michelle Schneider,
Kairee Witt and Shirelle
Aanonson.
Claire Harold
Hovey, was born on February 4,
1942 at Pocahontas. He was the
son of Harold Elsworth and Edna
Mae (Johnson) Hovey. As a young
boy, he moved with his parents
to Wesley. Claire graduated from
the Titonka High School. After
his education, he worked as a
farm hand for neighbors in the
Wesley area. In the early 1960s
he moved to Algona where he was
employed by Snap-On
On June 14, 1964,
Clare H. Hovey married Sarah
Nell (Phillips) Stebbins at
Sutherland. The couple resided
in Algona where Clare continued
to work at Snap-On until 1967.
He worked for a time at Lindsay
Soft Water and Schumacher
Electric. In 1970 he was
employed by Algona Municipal
Utilities until 2000, when he
retired due to failing health.
Mr. Hovey was a
member of the Hillcrest Baptist
Church of Algona. He enjoyed
woodworking, camping and
gardening. His greatest love in
life was his grandchildren.
Survivors include
his wife, Sarah Hovey of Algona;
his children, Alice Zaugg and
husband, James of Algona, Carol
Hauptmann and husband, Robert of
Audubon, James Stebbins and
wife, Marcia of Algona and Gina
Darling and husband, Russell of
Madison, Wisconsin; 10
grandchildren; and 12
great-grandchildren.
Also surviving
are his brothers and sisters,
DeWayne Hovey and his wife,
Helen of Algona, Marlene Haack
and husband, Dave of Bancroft,
Darwin Hovey and wife, Carol of
New Hampton, Larry Hovey and
wife, Deborah of Garner and
Karlene Steenhard and husband,
Craig of Corwith.
He was preceded
in death by his parents.
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