Dr. A. R. Cullen, 1927-2005
November 9, 2005
Dr. A. R. "Doc"
Cullen, of Crystal Lake, died on
Thursday, November 3, 2005, at
the Hancock County Memorial
Hospital in Britt. He was 78.
Funeral services
were held on Saturday, November
5, 2005, at the Crystal Lake
United Methodist Church. The
Rev. Charles Wallace officiated.
Music was provided by pianist,
David Earp who accompanied
congregational hymns. James
Hobbes and Kenny Sorenson
ushered.
Honorary casket
bearers were Clyde Hobbs, Dave
Anderson and Donald Cottington.
Casketbearers were Adam Helm,
Cody Helm, Kirk Helm, Justin
Squier, Michael Hardin and Larry
Kunkel. Burial was in the
Crystal Lake Cemetery. The
Ewing-Dugger Funeral Home of
Britt was in charge of the
arrangements.
Dr. A. R. Cullen,
was born in Boone County on
February 17, 1927, to Walter and
Margaret Thomson Cullen, who
emigrated from Scotland in the
early 1900s. He was the youngest
of five children, and he was
particularly proud of his
Scottish ancestry.
He attended the
Luther High School in Boone, and
after graduation, served in the
Navy near the end of WW II. In
1951 he graduated from the
School of Veterinary Medicine at
Iowa State College in Ames. He
remained an avid Cyclone fan for
all of his life.
He married Joan
Poland in July of 1946 at the
United Methodist Church in
Luther. From this marriage came
four children, David, Lynn, Dan
and Eric, who filled Doc's life
with pleasure and pride.
He practiced
veterinary medicine in Boone and
Forest City before establishing
his own practice in Crystal
Lake, in 1955. In 1978 he
retired from veterinary medicine
and began his life as a farmer.
During his life
Doc was Past Master of the
Masonic Truth Lodge No. 213 in
Forest City, President and long
time member of the Woden-Crystal
Lake School Board and actively
involved in forming the Crystal
Lake Development Corporation.
Doc enjoyed his family, coffee
with friends, reading,
woodworking and carving, fishing
and crossword puzzles. He spent
hours keeping his shop and tools
tidy and in good repair.
He is survived by
Jo, his wife, partner and best
friend; his brother, Walter
Cullen and his wife, Marian of
Alexandria, Virginia; four
children, David Cullen and his
wife, Sue of Bozeman, Montana,
Lynn Cullen of Atascadero,
California, Dan Cullen and his
wife, Mary Hardin of Mason City
and Eric Cullen of Des Moines;
his beloved grandchildren,
Chelsey and Hailey Cullen,
Michael Hardin and his wife,
Kirsten, Christin Squier and her
husband, Justin, Maggie Seaburg;
and his new great-granddaughter,
Sidney Grace.
Survivors also
include his nieces, Teresa
Honnold, Margaret Sutherland and
Janet Honnold; a nephew, Steve
Cullen; and other family members
and friends.
He was preceded
in death by his parents: Walter
and Margaret Cullen; his
brother, Gilbert Cullen; his
sisters, Janet Gunton and Mary
Honnold; and his nephew, Philip
Larson.
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Raymond B. Frey, 1914-2005
November 9, 2005
Raymond B. Frey,
of Corwith, died on Saturday,
November 5, 2005, at the Hancock
County Memorial Hospital in
Britt. He was 91.
Funeral services
will be held at 11:00 a.m., on
Wednesday, November 9, 2005, at
the First Baptist Church of
Renwick. The Rev. Jerry Newland
will officiate. Music will be
provided by organist, Mary Ann
Martin.
Honorary casket
bearers are Chris Schulz Sr. and
Charles Sorensen. Casket bearers
are Dennis Glawe, Cecil Glawe,
Dave Nall, Richard Nall, Gary
Studer and John Puffer. Burial
will be in the Corwith Cemetery.
The Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home of Corwith is in
charge of the arrangements.
Raymond Burdell
Frey, was born on September 26,
1914 at Flanagan, Illinois, to
Edward and Lillie (Zimmerman)
Frey. When he was 6 months old,
Ray moved with his family to the
Corwith area. He received his
education at Corwith and
graduated from the Corwith High
School in 1933. After his
schooling, Ray farmed with his
parents north of Corwith.
Ray married
Ivadelle V. Izzard on January
26, 1941 at Humboldt. The couple
farmed the home place north of
Corwith until Ray's retirement
in 1962. Ray and Ivadelle
remained on the farm. Ivadelle
preceded him in death on July 5,
1996.
Ray was an active
member of the First Baptist
Church in Corwith, where he
served as church treasurer and
trustee. When the church closed,
he became a member of the
Renwick Baptist Church. Ray also
served as a Boone Township
Trustee. He enjoyed bowling and
reading.
Ray lived in the
same house north of Corwith his
entire life, until he became a
resident of the Kanawha
Community Home in Kanawha on
April 9, 1999.
Survivors include
his son, Ivan Frey and wife,
Marcia of Corwith; and his two
granddaughters, Misty Blair and
husband, Duane of Inver Grove
Heights, Minnesota and Mindy
Frey of West Des Moines.
Also surviving
are his sister, Erma Halverson;
and his sister-in-law, Phildred
Jacobs, both of Garner.
He was preceded
in death by his parents; his
wife, Ivadelle; and his infant
daughter, Ilo Rae Frey.
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Clarence D. Swalve, 1917-2005
November 23, 2005
Word is received
of the death of Clarence D.
Swalve, 88, of Bella Vista, who
died on Saturday, November 5,
2005, in Bella Vista.
Funeral services
were held at the Bella Vista
Presbyterian Church. The Benton
County Funeral Home was in
charge of the arrangements.
Clarence Dirk
Swalve, was born on October 30,
1917 at Klemme, to Dirk and
Francis (Behrends) Swalve. He
was a retired real estate agent
and a member of the Bella Vista
Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include
a son, Richard Swalve and wife,
Sharon of Bella Vista; two
daughters, Linda Altman of Chino
Valley, Arizona and Mary Bruce
of Plancentia, California; three
grandchildren; five
great-grandchildren; and four
great-great-grandchildren.
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Howard Schoenwetter,
1922-2005
December 14, 2005
Hancock County
native, Dr. Howard K.
Schoenwetter, 83, of Rockville,
Maryland, an electrical engineer
for the National Bureau of
Standards for
24 years, died on
Monday, November 7, 2005, of
complication from pneumonia at
the Shady Grove Adventist
Hospital in Rockville. Mr.
Schoenwetter also suffered from
Alzheimer's disease.
Howard
Schoenwetter, the son of George
and Mary (Ludeke) Schoenwetter,
was born on January
22, 1922,
on the family farm in Liberty
Township. He graduated from the
Klemme High School in
1940.
On February 3,
1945, he married Marjorie
Richards at her parents' home
in Alexander. He served in
the Army Signal Corps and was
stationed in Guam at the end of
World War II. He graduated from
the University of Iowa and
received a master's degree in
physics from Georgia Tech in
1950, a master's degree in
electrical engineering from the
University of Illinois in 1955
and a doctorate in electrical
engineering from George
Washington University in 1972.
He held a number
of positions in the electronics
field before joining the
National Institute of Standards
and Technology. He worked in the
electronic systems division
where he designed and developed
high-speed circuitry. He
published numerous technical
papers and received several
awards for his work.
Dr. Schoenwetter
lived in Bethesda, Maryland for
37 years before entering the
National Lutheran Home in
2002.
Survivors include
his wife of 60 years, Marjorie
Schoenwetter of Rockville; three
daughters, Barbara Renehan of
Rockville, Carol "Kitty"
Mitchell of San Antonio and
Nancy Mills of Oakton.
He is also
survived by a brother, Homer
(Ada) Schoenwetter of Garner;
sister, Mildred Lenihan of
Tucson, Arizona; one
sister-in-law, Carol Richards of
Alexander; and nieces and
nephews.
He was
preceded in death by his
parents.
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James W. Ridder, 1923-2005
November 16, 2005
James
W. Ridder, 82, of Garner, died
on Thursday, November 10, 2005,
at the Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa, Mason City.
Funeral services
were held on Monday, November
14, 2005, at the St. Boniface
Catholic Church in Garner, with
Fr. Jerry Blake officiating.
Donna Young was the lector.
Music was provided by organist,
Carolyn Kumsher who accompanied
the church choir. Ushers were
Robert Kral and Lawrence
Engstler.
Casket bearers
were Steve Buckley, Timothy
Thompson, Ed Barkema, Dean
Hrubes, Mike McLaughlin and
David Bartlett. Burial was in
the St. Boniface Catholic
Cemetery, with military rites by
the Garner Veterans Ceremonial
Unit. Memorials may be directed
to the Lou Gehrig's Foundation.
The Cataldo Funeral Home was in
charge of the arrangements.
James William
Ridder, the son of William Adolf
and Sylvia (Baumgartner) Ridder,
was born on April 9, 1923 in
Waterloo. After graduating from
the Waterloo East High School in
1941, he worked as an auto
mechanic. Jim served his country
in the U.S. Army in the Combat
Engineers in the European
Theater, with the rank of Sgt.
After his discharge in 1946, he
attended the University of North
Dakota.
On February 3,
1953, he married Ella Marie
Buckley at the St. Boniface
Catholic Church in Garner. They
farmed southwest of Garner until
retiring in 1979. In 2003 they
moved into Garner. Jim enjoyed
woodworking, mechanics, fishing
and going to Texas in the winter
for 21 years.
He was a member
of the St. Boniface Catholic
Church, the Garner VFW and
American Legion and had served
on the Hancock County Co-op Oil
Board.
He is survived by
his wife, Ella Marie of Garner;
two daughters, Rose Marie
Kastner (Steve) of Yale and
Diane Clemmer (Monty) of
Stanchfield, Minnesota;
granddaughter, Stacey Kastner
Simmons (Brian) and their two
children, Molly and Keira;
grandson, James F. Kastner; two
brothers, Ralph Ridder (Beverly)
of Waterloo and Paul Ridder of
Cedar Rapids; a sister, Alice
Crossley of Solon; a
brother-in-law, Elmer Buckley
(Marion) of Garner; two
sisters-in-law, Donna Buckley of
Clear Lake and Margaret
McLaughlin (Loren) of Mason
City.
He was preceded
in death by his parents; and two
brothers-in-law, Leonard Buckley
and Maurice Buckley.
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Ethel S. Haynes
November 23, 2005
Funeral services
were held on Saturday, November
12, 2005, at the Inland Memorial
Harford Chapel in Hemet,
California, for Ethel Swanson
Haynes, 87, who died on
Thursday, November 3, 2005, from
a massive heart attack. Burial
was in the Riverside National
Cemetery, Riverside, California.
Ethel Haynes, the
daughter of Oscar and Anna
Swanson, grew up in the Klemme
vicinity. After graduation from
high school, she worked at the
Clear Lake Bakery for a few
years. It was there she met and
married her first husband,
Melvin Peterson.
In 1941, they
moved out to Long Beach,
California, to go to work at
Lockheed Aircraft. Melvin
returned to Iowa and had surgery
at the Iowa City hospital. After
a second surgery, in 1943, he
died at the age of 25.
In 1961, Ethel
married Jack Haynes of Long
Beach. After retirement, they
moved to Hemet, California. Jack
died in 1992.
Ethel suffered a
stroke in 2002 and was left with
dementia. She spent the last
years of her life in a nursing
home.
She is survived
by one sister, Phyllis Loeffler
and husband, Karl of Ocala,
Florida; one sister-in-law, Lyda
Swanson of Garner; and many
loving nieces and nephews.
She was preceded
in death by her parents; her two
loving husbands; four brothers,
Albert, Carl, Roy and Leonard
Swanson; five sisters, Mary
Swanson, Esther Etchen Miller,
Ruth Bridges, Dora Lawhorn and
Edith Lemke.
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Merle R. Hall, 1924-2005
November 23, 2005
Merle
R. Hall, 81, of rural Forest
City, died on Wednesday,
November 16, 2005, at his home
southeast of Forest City.
Funeral services
were held on Saturday, November
19, at the Faith Lutheran Church
in Miller, with the Rev. Owen
Gaasedelen officiating. Music
was provided by organist,
Margaret Torkelson who
accompanied, vocalist, Warren
Torkelson and congregational
hymns. Ushers were Dave Luscomb,
Glen Juhl and Jerry Hall.
Honorary bearers were Jodi Alt,
Jacki Keenan, Angella Hall,
Kathryn Wright, Jessica
Buckmier, Allison Reese, Camryn
Hays and Samantha Petersen.
Casket bearers
were Don Reese, Dan Petersen,
Criswell Hays, Jeff Hall, Ethan
Hays, Christopher Wright and
David Reeese. Burial was in the
Ellington Prairie Cemetery, with
military rites by the Garner
Veterans Ceremonial Unit. The
Cataldo Funeral Home was in
charge of the arrangements.
Merle Robert
Hall, the son of George Mandus
and Lena Caroline (Dietz) Hall,
was born on February 29, 1924,
on a farm north of Garner. He
was baptized and confirmed at
the Ellington Prairie Lutheran
Church near Miller. He attended
Ellington Township #8 Country
School and graduated from the
Garner High School in 1941.
Merle served his
country in the U.S. Navy from
1943 to 1946 on the U.S.S. J.
Franklin Bell. Following his
honorable discharge, he returned
home and farmed north of Garner.
On February 12,
1949, he married Marjorie
Pauline Kofoot at the Holy
Family Catholic Church in Mason
City. In 1952, they moved to a
farm northeast of Miller where
they continued to farm.
Merle enjoyed
farming, fishing, hunting,
sports events that his children
and grandchildren participated
in, square dancing in Rainbow
Swingers and playing softball in
the church league.
He was a member
of the Faith Lutheran Church
where he had served as president
of the congregation, church
council member, Sunday School
Teacher and choir member. He was
a charter member of the Garner
VFW and also was a member of the
Garner American Legion and the
Garner Veterans Ceremonial Unit.
He served on the Miller
Telephone Board, Hancock County
Fair Board, was NFO County
Chairman and Third District
President, Winnebago Historical
Society and Mansion Board and
was a 4-H Leader.
Survivors include
his wife, Marjorie of Forest
City; children, Michael (Bonnie)
Hall of Omaha, Nebraska, Ted
(Susan) Hall of Forest City,
Georgeann Hall of Omaha, Carolyn
Wright of Garland, Texas, Susan
(Donald) Reese of Forest City,
Joyce (Criswell) Hays of
Smithville, Missouri and Julie
(Dan) Petersen of Castle Rock,
Colorado; 12 grandchildren; a
great-grandson; and a
great-step-granddaughter.
Survivors also
include three brothers, Harold
(Gladys) Hall of Bakersfield,
California, Galen (Mary) Hall of
Mankato, Minnesota and Leonard
(Donna) Hall of Winthrop, Maine;
and two sisters, Doris (Marvin)
Juhl of Forest City and Myrtle
(Merle) Yanecek of Cedar Rapids.
He was
preceded in death by his
parents; and a grandson, Timothy
Hall.
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Myra C. Stahl, 1914-2005
November 23, 2005
Myra
C. Stahl, 91, of Belmond, died
on Wednesday, November 16, 2005,
at the Belmond Health Care
Center.
Funeral services
were held on Monday, November
21, at the Cataldo Funeral
Chapel in Garner, with the Rev.
Jeff DeBoer officiating. Music
was provided by organist,
Beverly Cataldo. Casket bearers
were Wayne Stahl, Sam Velau,
Steven Waage, Todd Waage, Jordan
Knutson, Kevin Stahl, Bradley
Stahl and Christopher Stahl.
Burial was in the Concord
Township Cemetery in Garner. The
Cataldo Funeral Home in Garner
was in charge of the
arrangements.
Myra Charlotte
Schlawin, the daughter of Otto
A. L. and Mathilda E. (Katter)
Schlawin was born on September
3, 1914, on a farm southwest of
Garner. She attended school at
Liberty Township # 1 and later
worked at the Klemme Telephone
office.
On December 23,
1933, she was married to Lewis
E. Stahl at the Peace Reformed
Church south of Garner. They
farmed southeast of Klemme until
1960 and then moved to
Moorecroft, Wyoming, where she
was a cook at the school for
three years. In 1964, they
bought a gas station and
restaurant in Goodell, which
they operated for 13 years.
After retiring in 1977, they
moved to Arkansas for seven
years and then to an acreage
near Forest City.
After her
husband's death, she moved to
Garner and later to Belmond
where she lived in the Belmond
Apartments. Myra had resided in
the Belmond Health Care Center
since June of 2001. She was a
former member of the Immanuel
United Church of Christ in
Klemme. She enjoyed crocheting,
quilting and her flower garden.
She is survived
by her six children, Virgil
(Berniece) Stahl of Klemme,
Janet (William) Velau of Garner,
Juda Crump of Carson City,
Nevada, Verlinda (Gilford)
Knutson of Fergus Falls,
Minnesota, Jim (Darlene) Stahl
of Andover, Minnesota and Lewis
K. (Mary Jane) Stahl of Cody,
Wyoming; 19 grandchildren; 17
great-grandchildren; 3
step-great-grandchildren; and
many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded
in death by her husband, Lewis
E. Stahl on May 23 1992; three
grandchildren, Joshua Stahl,
Kenneth Stahl and Timmy Knutson;
her parents; four sisters, Sadie
Lemke, Norva Cole, Helena
Boland; and her twin sister,
Mathilda Eenhuis on April 5,
2005; and twin brothers, Roger
Schlawin and Reinhold Schlawin.
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Gladys Wilkie, 1905-2005
December 7, 2005
Gladys D. Wilkie,
of Kanawha, died on Tuesday,
November 22, 2005, at the
Kanawha Community Home. She was
100.
Memorial services
were held on Saturday, December
3, at the United Methodist
Church, Kanawha. The Rev.
Cynthia Morrison officiated.
Music was provided by organist,
Barbrara Csomay, who accompanied
congregational hymns. Bill
Harson and Lyle Zeigler ushered.
Interment was in the Amsterdam
Township Cemetery, Kanawha. The
Ewing-Dugger Funeral Home was in
charge of the arrangements.
Gladys Delight
(Enabnit) Wilkie, the daughter
of Christ and Anna Mayer
Enabnit, was born on April 29,
1905 in Meservey. She married D.
L. Wilkie Sr. on September 27,
1924, at the home of her parents
in Des Moines.
The couple lived
in Des Moines where Luck managed
the Red Ball Grocery Store until
1926, when they moved to Manly.
They were co-owners of the
Enabnit-Wilkie Grocery and Dry
Goods Store until December of
1936 when they purchased the
grocery store in Kanawha, which
Gladys ran alongside her
husband. She retired after 62
years in the grocery business.
Gladys was
involved with her family, church
and community. She was a
founding member of the American
Legion, sold war bonds during WW
II, and spearheaded the campaign
to get Kanawha's band their
first uniforms. She wrote news
for over 40 years for the
newspapers in Kanawha, Britt,
Belmond and Clarion.
She was a member
of the Kanawha United Methodist
Church, A.M. Bible Study, Sr.
Bible Class, Sunday School,
Administrative Board and
Ecumenical Officer of Devotions.
She was also a member of the
A.B.C. Club, life time member of
the Kanawha Women's Club, life
time member of the Order of
Eastern Star, Past President
Parley, Past President of
American Legion Auxiliary,
member of the Netaker Temple
Daughters of the Nile, Merry
Makers Club, life time member of
the Hancock County Historical
Society, Paradise Club (O.E.S.
Past Matrons), Elm Club, bridge
club and book club.
Gladys deeply
valued her family, her church
community, her community, and
her many friends. She loved to
play cards, entertain friends,
and write poetry and verses. One
of her last efforts was to
organize the ecumenical vespers
program at the community home.
Survivors include
her three children, Rose Eileen
Hall of Dubuque, David Wilkie of
Ventura and friend, Sally
Pritchard and Deloris Alderson
of Idaho Falls, Idaho; seven
grandchildren; and 19
great-grandchildren.
She was preceded
in death by her parents; her
husband, Luck; and a stillborn
daughter, Mabel.
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Norma L. Early, 1931-2005
December 7, 2005
Norma
L. Early, of Rockwell, formerly
of the Goodell and Klemme areas,
died on Thursday, November 24,
2005, at the Rockwell Community
Nursing Home. She was 74.
Funeral services
were held on Monday, November
28, at the Andrews Funeral Home
in Klemme. Interment was in the
Ell Township Cemetery.
Norma was born on
July 26, 1931, to Sylvia
(Larson) and Alex "Boots" Early.
She graduated from the Klemme
High School and later attended
Hamilton Business College, Mason
City.
She was a life
long homemaker and worked for
many years at Curries
Manufacturing in Mason City,
where she had moved to be with
her mother in 1950 following her
father's death.
She was a
resident of the nursing home for
the last four and a one-half
years.
Norma is survived
by many cousins and friends.
She was
preceded in death by her
parents.
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Andrea Hayungs, 1969-2005
December 7, 2005
Andrea Hayungs,
36, of Woden, died on Friday,
November 25, 2005, at the
University Hospitals in
Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Funeral services
were held on Wednesday, November
30, at the Zion Church of the
Nazarene in Britt. The Rev. Ron
McKee and the Rev. Brandt
Freeburg officiated. Music was
provided by pianist, Frances
Freeburg who accompanied
soloists, Sherry Langlitz and
Bruce Halverson as well as
congregational hymns. Lyle
Meyers and Kenny Shipler
ushered.
Casket bearers
were Mark Lewerke, Rich Lewerke,
Tyler Lage, Brad Laird, Eldon
Meyers and Jeff Kudej. Interment
was in the Evergreen Cemetery in
Britt. The Ewing-Dugger Funeral
Home was in charge of the
arrangements.
Andrea Elaine
Hayungs, the daughter of Ivan
and Susan (Loney) Imel, was born
on October 10, 1969 in Laredo,
Texas. She later moved with her
parents to Gila Bend, Arizona
where she was educated. She then
attended the Northern Arizona
University and received her
Master's Degree in 1999.
On June 1, 2002,
Andrea married Randy Hayungs at
the Zion Church of the Nazarene
in Britt. The couple made their
home on the family farm near
Woden. Andrea was employed at
the Woden-Crystal Lake Titonka
School as an elementary teacher
and high school librarian. She
was librarian for the Crystal
Lake Public Library.
She was a member
of the Zion Church of the
Nazarene in Britt, where she
helped with Bible School, Sunday
School, Bible Quizers for
children and sang in the church
choir.
Andrea is
survived by husband, Randy;
daughter, Sheena at home;
father, Ivan and Ann Imel of
Texas; mother, Susan and Jerry
Lewerke of Britt; brother, Eric
and Mikkie Imel of Mesa,
Arizona; sister, Shannon Imel
and her son, Micah of Britt;
step-brothers, Mark and JoAnn
Lewerke and Rich Lewerke all of
Garner; step-sister, Traci and
Cody Torgerson of Chewela,
Washington.
Also surviving
are her paternal grandmother,
Delores Imel of Ohio; Randy's
parents, Harold and Stella
Hayungs of Britt; Randy's
grandmother, Lydia Hillenga of
Woden; brother-in-law, Gary and
Dianna Hayungs of Britt;
sisters-in-law, Sherri and Bruce
Logemann of Earlham and Paula
and Scott Davis of Lake
Nabagmon, Wisconsin; numerous
nieces, nephews and friends.
She was preceded
in death by her maternal
grandparents, Mildred and Harold
Loney; paternal grandfather,
Albert Imel; Randy's
grandparents, Harm Hillenga and
John and Elizabeth Hayungs; and
step-sister, Marne Lewerke.
The family will
donate all memorials to the
Diamond Blackfan Anemia
Foundation.
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Sgt. Gregory L. Tull, 1984-2005
November 30 & December 7, 2005
The
Iowa National Guard regrets to
announce the death of Sgt.
Gregory L. Tull, 20, of
Pocahontas, Iowa. Tull was
killed during combat operations
when insurgent forces detonated
an improvised explosive device
directly adjacent to the armored
Humvee in which he was the
gunner.
The attack
occurred in Al Anbar province
near Hit, Iraq at approximately
2:00 p.m., Iraq time, on Friday,
November 25, 2005. He was
assigned to the Iowa Army
National Guard's Detachment 1,
Headquarters and Headquarters
Battery, 1st Battalion, 194th
Field Artillery, Storm Lake.
Funeral services were held on
Saturday, December 3, 2005, at
the Faith Lutheran Church near
Palmer. The Rev. Richard Taylor
officiated. Full military rites
were conducted by the Iowa
National Guard. Burial was in
the Indian Mound Cemetery near
Humboldt. The Powers Funeral
Home of Pocahontas was in charge
of the arrangements.
Gregory LeRoy
Tull, was born on December 28,
1984 in Phoenix, Arizona, the
son of Gary and Eileen Tull. The
family moved to Pocahontas. He
was a 2003 graduate of the
Pocahontas Area High School
where he was active in sports.
During his high school years he
worked after school at the
Pocahontas Pharmacy. He also
worked with his father
installing carpet from a very
young age. During his junior
year in high school, he enlisted
in the 1st Battalion, 194th
Field Artillery, Iowa Army
National Guard at Storm Lake and
was qualified as a Forward
Observer. He attended the
South Dakota State University
where he was studying to become
a nurse anesthetist.
Greg volunteered
for Operation Iraqi Freedom in
November of 2004. He was
posthumously promoted to
Sergeant in a private ceremony
with his family and senior
leaders from the Iowa and
Mississippi National Guard. He
loved being a solider and was
proud to wear the uniform. He
enjoyed helping people and
always had a smile on his face.
He had a special love of life
and the people around him.
Tull is survived
by his mother and father, Eileen
and Gary Tull and brother, Bryan
all of Pocahontas; grandparents,
Bill and Janet Velau of Garner,
Erland and Phyllis Nelson of
Humboldt.
Survivors also include aunts and
uncles, Jerry and Vici Fowler,
Mike and Rosie Tull, Sue and
Scott Hayungs, Roger and Tia
Tull, Christine and Lonnie
Schmidt, Marlene Velau and Sam
Velau: and cousins.
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Donna Baumgartner, 1930-2005
December 7, 2005
Donna
J. Baumgartner, 75, of Garner,
died on Tuesday, November 29,
2005, at the Concord Care
Center, Garner.
Funeral services
were held on Monday, December 5,
at the United Methodist Church
in Garner, with the Revs. David
Wagner and Wendy Johannesen
officiating. Music was provided
by organist, Mary Kopacek who
accompanied congregational
hymns. Ushers were Marvin and
Maynard Schoneman.
Honorary bearers
were Katie Barrett, Sara Miller,
Gabrielle Baumgartner, Elizabeth
Bucinski, Alexis Graham, Beau
Sorenson, Emily Barrett,
Courtney Miller, Julia Miller,
Jake Miller and Jordan
Baumgartner. Casket bearers were
Gene Kramer Jr., Daniel Kramer,
David Tate, James Tate, Alex
Baumgartner, Nicholas Weidner,
Andrew Sorenson and Aaron
Sorenson. Burial was in the
Concord Township Cemetery. The
Cataldo Funeral Home was in
charge of the arrangements.
Donna Jean
Baumgartner, the daughter of
Chester and Leta (Jones) Coziah,
was born on June 24, 1930 at
Cherokee. She attended school at
Mason City and graduated from
the Mason City High School in
1948. She was married to Gene
Kramer of Mason City for 17
years. She attended cosmetology
school in Mason City and later
owned and operated "Donna's
Beauty Shop" in Garner.
On September 11,
1967, she was married to Calvin
C. Baumgartner at the United
Methodist Church in Clear Lake.
They made their home in Garner.
Donna worked at Winnebago
Industries in Forest City and
Con Agra in Garner. In May of
2005, she became a resident of
the Concord Care Center. She
enjoyed sewing, crocheting,
knitting and especially spending
time with her family. She was a
member of the United Methodist
Church in Garner.
Donna is survived
by her children, Kris (Howard)
Melin of Northfield, Minnesota,
Gene (Kathy) Kramer of Lebanon,
Ohio, Diana (David) Tate of
Tulsa, Oklahoma, Allen (Nina)
Baumgartner of Johnstown,
Colorado, Carol (Rick) Weidner
of Omaha, Nebraska, John Kramer
of Charles City, Julie (Bradley)
Sorenson of Woden, Stacy
(Douglas) Burton of Garner,
Calvin A. (Jan) Baumgartner of
Klemme, Sandy (Mike) Bailey of
Kalispell, Montana, Peggy
Linahon of Mason City and Mary
(Steve) Gouge of Garner; 29
grandchildren; 13
great-grandchildren; and two
nephews, David (Becky) Fellom of
Norfolk, Virginia and Mark
(Joan) Fellom of Mason City.
She was preceded
in death by her husband, Cal on
November 15, 1999; grandson,
Steven Kramer; her parents; and
sister, Harriet Fellom.
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