Gladys A. Butz, 1910-2005
October 12, 2005
Gladys
A. Butz, 95, of Garner, died on
Monday, October 3, 2005, at the
Concord Care Center, Garner.
Memorial services
were held at 10:30 a.m., on
Friday, October 7, 2005, at the
Cataldo Funeral Chapel in
Garner, with the Rev. David
Wagner officiating. Music was
provided by organist, Beverly
Cataldo. Interment was in the
Concord Township Cemetery in
Garner.
Gladys Amelia
Butz, the daughter of Willie
Carl and Maude Mae (Hatt)
Maxson, was born on July 24,
1910 at Clear Lake. She attended
school at Clear Lake and Mason
City and then graduated from the
La' James School of Cosmetology
in Mason City in 1934.
On July 19, 1937,
she was married to Vern Ivan
Butz in Sioux Falls, South
Dakota. In 1941 they moved to
Garner where they made their
home the rest of their lives.
She enjoyed bowling and
gardening. Gladys was a member
of the United Methodist Church,
the UMW and the Rebekah Lodge.
Survivors include
two sons, Will A. (Linda) Butz
of Middleburg, Virginia and Jack
L. (Sandie) Butz of Garner; five
grandchildren, Dena (Myron)
Clemens of Ogden, Dan (Angela)
Butz of Denver, Colorado, Debbie
Butz of Bethesda, Maryland,
Stephanie (Derek) Bower of
Leesburg, Virginia and Anne Butz
of Fredricksburg, Virginia; five
great-grandchildren, Nathan T.
Sorenson, Aaron M. Clemens, Emma
Bower, Sophia Bower and Dominic
Bower.
She was preceded
in death by her husband, Vern
Butz on March 7, 1994; her
father in 1933 and her mother in
1994.
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Dr. Ruth Huenemann, 1910-2005
October 19, 2005
Dr.
Ruth Huenemann of Berkeley,
California, died on Friday,
August 19, 2005, at the Park
Retirement Residence in Oakland,
California. She was 95.
A memorial
service was held on Tuesday,
August 23, 2005, at the St.
John's Presbyterian Church in
Berkeley. Burial was in the
Peace Reformed Church Cemetery,
Garner, where her parents and
several siblings are buried. The
Rev. Richard Eick of Waukon,
officiated at the graveside
service, which was held on
Friday, October 7, 2005.
Ruth Lois
Huenemann, was born on February
5, 1910, at Waukon. She was the
daughter of the Rev. William
Huenemann and Mary (Hansmeier)
Huenemann. She was the second
oldest of 14 children. Her
father sold the farm and moved
the family to Wisconsin where
she grew up while her father
attended the Mission House
Seminary.
In 1928, she
graduated from high school at
Menno, South Dakota, where her
father was pastor of the
Reformed Church. During the
Great Depression and Dust Bowl
era, she taught children ranging
in age from 5 to 17 in a
one-room school while saving
money to go to college.
She received a
Bachelor of Science Degree in
nutrition from the University of
Wisconsin in 1938 and earned a
Masters of Science in nutrition
from the University of Chicago
in 1941. Over the next decade
she was a Professor at the
University of Tennessee. She was
offered a scholarship to study
at Harvard and earned a Doctor
of Science degree in public
health in 1954. She joined the
University of California,
Berkeley School of Health in
1954, where she founded the
school's public health nutrition
program and established its
curriculum, research program,
staff and funding.
Dr. Huenemann was
one of the first researchers to
recognize the importance of
systematically studying
longitudinal development of
obesity in children, conducting
seminal studies that to this day
inform the understanding of
current childhood obesity. Her
research and teaching combined
rigorous scientific methods with
a pragmatic approach to
improving nutrition in a variety
of cultural settings.
She traveled
widely in Latin America, Asia,
and Europe as a consultant and
lecturer for the World Health
Organization, the U.S. State
Department Food Aid Program and
numerous health and nutrition
organizations.
By the time she
retired in 1977, she created an
enviable record of teaching and
research. After retirement, she
accepted many invitations as a
guest speaker in foreign
countries and in the United
States. She also volunteered at
the Berkeley Food Pantry and for
UNICEF.
Survivors include
her brother, the Rev. William
Huenemann of Fort Wayne,
Indiana; and dozens of nieces
and nephews.
She was preceded
in death by eight brothers,
Ruben, Calvin, Karl, Elmer,
Roland, Edward, Lorenz and Paul;
and four sisters, Miriam Huber,
Lois Streyle, Erma Buehrer and
Dorothea Volkert.
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Ruth M. Wessner, 1922-2005
October 19, 2005
Former Ventura
resident, Ruth M. Wessner, of
Lyndonville, New York, died on
Tuesday, October 11, 2005, at
the Medina Memorial Hospital
Extended Care Unit. She was 82.
Memorial services
were held on Saturday, October
15, at the Holy Cross Lutheran
Church, Middleport, New York.
The Rev. David S. Triplett
officiated. The Bates and Tuttle
Funeral Home was in charge of
the arrangements. Burial will be
in the Quasqueton Cemetery in
Iowa at the family's
convenience.
Ruth Marie
Wessner, was born on December
20, 1922 in Fairbury, Nebraska.
She was the daughter of Carl and
Lydia (Bartels) Schwisow and was
raised by Minnie (Kracke)
Schwisow.
She married the
late Edwin "Bud" Wessner on
November 20, 1944 in Fairbury,
Nebraska. The couple made their
home at Ventura, where they
farmed for 25 years. She also
had many jobs outside the home.
In March of 1995,
she moved to Lyndonville, New
York, to be with her daughter.
She was a long time and active
member of the St. John's
Lutheran Church, Garner. She was
also a member of Our Redeemer
Lutheran Church in Independence
and was currently a member of
the Holy Cross Lutheran Church
in Middleport, New York. Her
faith showed in all the kindness
she extended to everyone around
her.
She enjoyed
farming, gardening, crafts,
baseball, and was an avid card
player.
Survivors include
a sister, Adelaide (Marvin)
Brager of Ventura; three
children, Brian of St. Cloud,
Minnesota, Joy (Herb) Bohnet of
Lyndonville and Milton (Wes) of
Lyndonville; four grandchildren,
Jimmy Wessner of Pine Bluff,
Arkansas, Chris Wessner
(Jessica) of Quasqueton, Herbie
Bohnet (Carrie) of Boston,
Massachusetts and Jesse Bohnet
of Rochester, New York; and five
nieces and nephews; and many
friends.
She was
preceded in death by her
husband, Bud in 1978.
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Henry Seebeck, 1914-2005
October 26, 2005
Henry
`Hank" Seebeck, 90, of Britt,
died on Sunday, October 16,
2005, with his loved ones by his
side, at the Hancock County
Memorial Hospital in Britt.
Funeral services
were held on Wednesday, October
19, at the Kanawha Christian
Reformed Church. The Rev. Steve
Schulz officiated. Music was
provided by organist, Marilyn
DeKruff who accompanied soloist,
Angie Pringnitz and a
congregational hymn.
Burial was in the
Amsterdam Township Cemetery. The
Ewing-Dugger Funeral Home of
Britt was in charge of the
arrangements. Honorary casket
bearers were George and Bertha
Smidt, Norman and Audrey Mehl,
Marvin and Cathern Meyer, Bill
and Marie Gifford. Casket
bearers were Mark Book, Courtney
Burmester, Tyler Book, Kerry
Boon, Scott Mikkelson and Matt
Jennings.
Hank Seebeck, was
born on December 24, 1914, to
Charles and Cora (Abbas) Seebeck
near Kanawha. He was baptized at
the Kanawha Christian Reformed
Church. Hank received his
education in the rural country
schools. As a young man, Hank
professed his Christian faith,
and became a member of the
Christian Reformed Church.
On February 24,
1936, Hank and Matilda (Tillie)
Bashans were married. They
farmed in the Britt area for
more than 60 years. Hank's main
interest was his family and
grandkids. He enjoyed telling
them about "The Good Old Days."
He also enjoyed gardening,
fishing and traveling.
Survivors include
his loving wife of 69 years,
Tillie; daughters, Linda
Bergerson of Blaine, Minnesota
and Gloria Book of Brooklyn
Park, Minnesota; grandchildren,
Mark and Shelly Book, Hope and
Scott Mikkelson, Tyler Book,
Kerry Boon and Courtney
Burmester; great-grandchildren,
Caitlyn and Michael Book,
Elizabeth and Adam Mikkelson,
Alexander Gallagher-Burmester.
Also surviving
are two brothers, George and his
wife, Pearl of Sunnyside,
Washington and Clarence and his
wife, Gen of Britt; and many
nieces, nephews, and friends.
Hank was preceded
in death by his parents;
daughter, Judi Boon in 2004;
son-in-law, Bob Book in 2000;
three brothers, Charles in 1985,
Louie in 1996 and Ben in 2000;
and one sister, Marie Prull in
1991.
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Esther Noling, 1933-2005
October 26, 2005
Esther VerHoef
Noling, 72, of Garner, died on
Monday, October 17, 2005, at the
Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa,
Mason City.
Funeral services
were held on Thursday, October
20, at the Cataldo Funeral
Chapel in Garner, with the Rev.
Dale Glawatz of the St. Paul
Lutheran Church officiating.
Casket bearers were Robert Kral,
Greg Nedved, Claude Brown, C. J.
Follmuth, Tom Deibler and Wayne
Harrington. Burial was in the
Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason
City.
Esther Mildred
VerHoef Noling, the daughter of
William and Dorothy (Jakoubek)
Nedved, was born on August 2,
1933 at Mason City. She attended
school at the Hayfield
Consolidated School and
graduated from the Garner High
School.
On November 3,
1952, she was married to Francis
VerHoef at Forest City. They
made their home in Garner where
they raised their family. Esther
was employed at Elling Insurance
in Garner and later at Northern
Natural Gas in Ventura.
On March 29,
1980, she was married to Eldon
Noling at the United Methodist
Church in Garner. They lived in
Garner until 1988 when they
moved to Cannon Falls,
Minnesota. Esther was employed
at Northern Natural Gas in
Farmington, Minnesota until her
retirement. Following her
retirement, she was a volunteer
transportation coordinator for
Goodhue County in Minnesota. In
September of 2005, she became a
resident of the Oakwood Care
Center in Clear Lake.
She enjoyed her
family, cooking, knitting,
e-mailing family and friends and
playing games on her computer.
Esther is
survived by her mother, Dorothy
Nedved of Mason City; two
children, Patricia (Dennis)
Drabek of Garner and Randy
(Diane) VerHoef of Garner; four
grandchildren, Mindy (Claude)
Brown, Brad Drabek, Lisa Drabek
and Danielle VerHoef;
great-grandson, Trenton; two
step-grandchildren, Tyler and
Dillon Bauer; three brothers,
Lloyd (Pat) Nedved of Minnesota,
Cletus (Carolyn) Nedved of
Fertile and Paul (Donna) Nedved
of Minnesota; a sister, Carol
(Jim) Follmuth of Mason City;
and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded
in death by her father, William;
first husband, Francis on
October 17, 1969; and her second
husband, Eldon on March 12,
1996.
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Gilbert Kruse, 1917-2006
October 26, 2005
Gilbert
G. "Gib" Kruse, of Garner,
formerly of Mason City, died on
Wednesday, October 19, 2005, at
the Mercy Medical Center-North
Iowa. He was 88.
Funeral services
were held on Monday, October 24,
at the Trinity Lutheran Church,
Mason City, with the Rev. Samuel
Hamilton-Poore officiating.
Interment was in the Hampton
Cemetery in Hampton, with
graveside services conducted by
Rev. Karl Bollhagen of the
Trinity Lutheran Church,
Hampton. The Major Erickson
Funeral Home was in charge of
the arrangements.
Gilbert G. Kruse,
was born on September 13, 1917
in Hampton. He was the son of
John B. and Christine (Brunotte)
Kruse. He attended the Chapin
Consolidated School for eight
years and graduated from the
Hampton High School in 1936.
Gilbert served his country in
the United States Army during
World War II and was honorably
discharged following four years
of service. Gilbert attended
Iowa State Teachers College in
Cedar Falls, graduating in 1950
with his B.A. He received his
Master's Degree from Iowa State
Teachers College in 1965.
Gilbert was
united in marriage to Elaine M.
Fric on June 1, 1955 in
Parkersburg. He taught school in
Fertile, Allison and Iowa Falls,
prior to moving to Mason City in
1962. He taught at the John
Adams Junior High School until
he retired in 1979. He then
began working for Mason City
Transit for 12 years.
Gilbert was a
member of the Trinity Lutheran
Church in Hampton and a long
time member of Trinity Lutheran
Church in Mason City. He was
also a life time member of the
National Education Association
and the Iowa Education
Association.
Survivors include
his children, Tom Kruse and
wife, Michele of Cedar Rapids,
Kay McAloon and husband, Marty
of Garner; grandchildren, Tyler,
Brandon and Connor Kruse all of
Cedar Rapids, Bobbi Breitkreutz
of Cedar Rapids and Danielle
Breitkreutz of Clear Lake;
brother, Edward Kruse and wife,
Irma of Rockford; sister,
Marguerite Behn of Hampton; and
sister-in-law, Arlys Kruse of
Mason City.
He was preceded
in death by his parents, John
and Christine Kruse; a grandson,
Ryan in infancy; brothers,
Victor Kruse and wife, Wilma,
Vernon Kruse and wife, Clara and
John Kruse; sister, Verneda
Thuman and husband, Bernard; and
brother-in-law, Gilbert Behn.
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Randy Drabek, 1952-2006
October 26, 2005
Randy L. Drabek,
53, of Britt, died on Thursday,
October 20, 2005, at the Hancock
County Memorial Hospital in
Britt.
Funeral services
for Randy Drabek will be held on
Wednesday, October 26, 2005, at
10:30 a.m., at the St. Patrick's
Catholic Church in Britt, with
Father Michael Schueller
officiating. Burial will take
place in the Evergreen Cemetery
in Britt.
Visitation will
be held on Tuesday, October 25,
from 6-8:00 p.m., at the Ewing
Dugger Funeral Chapel, 178
Center Street West, in Britt and
continue one hour prior to the
services at the church on
Wednesday.
Randy Lee Drabek,
the son of Raymond and Irene
"Polly" Nelson Drabek, was born
on April 5, 1952 in Britt. He
was educated in the Britt
schools, graduating from high
school in 1970. Randy worked for
Rudy Hefte, Iven Norstrud at A &
D and has been a machinist at
Winnebago for the last 23 years.
Randy taught himself how to be
a
machinist and was a very skilled
worker.
Randy was united
in marriage to Mary Duff on
April 25, 1986 in Garner. The
couple made their home in Britt.
Randy loved to fish and enjoyed
hunting. He was an avid racing
fan, especially of Dale
Earnhardt. He was a member of
the pit crew for the Ron Smidt
Racing Team and just loved
working with cars. He was a
helper to everyone.
Randy is survived
by his wife, Mary; two children,
Andrea Rees and her husband, Jay
of Kansas City, Missouri and
Jeff Powell and his wife, Tracy
of Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; two
grandchildren, Gabby and Morgen
Rees; three sisters, Shari Frank
and her husband, Loren of Woden,
Linda Drabek and Lori Lomholt
and her husband, Dave all of
Britt; two brothers, Larry
Drabek and his wife, Jan and
Paul Drabek and his wife, Dee
all of Britt; along with
numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded
in death by his parents, Raymond
and Polly; and one sister,
Connie Drabek.
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Margaret E. Katuin, 1916-2005
October 26, 2005
Margaret
E. Katuin, 89, of Garner, died
on Friday, October 21, 2005, at
the Muse Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit, Mason City.
Funeral services
were held on Monday, October 24,
2005, at the St. Boniface
Catholic Church in Garner, with
the Rev. Jerry Blake
officiating. Donna Young was the
lector. Music was provided by
organist, Carolyn Kumsher who
accompanied the church choir.
Robert Kral and Lawrence
Engstler ushered.
Honorary bearers
were Jackie Lunning, Lori Smith
and Dawn Mitchell. Casket
bearers were Rick Henschen,
Steve Lunning, Max Smith, Doug
Mitchell, Gary Smith and Jim
Hrubes. Burial was in the St.
John's Catholic Cemetery,
Duncan. The Cataldo Funeral Home
was in charge of the
arrangements.
Margaret Emma
Katuin, the daughter of Albert
Jr. and Anna (Wellik) Hrubes,
was born on July 31, 1916, on a
farm near Duncan. She attended
the rural schools of Erin
Township in Hancock County.
On November 24,
1936, she was married to Albert
Katuin at the St. Wenceslaus
Catholic Church in Duncan. They
farmed northeast of Klemme until
1969 when they retired from
farming and moved into Garner.
In November of 2002, she became
a resident of the Good Samaritan
Center in Forest City. She
enjoyed her family, sewing,
baking, gardening and working
outside.
She was a member
of the St. Boniface Catholic
Church, Rosary Society, Catholic
Daughters of the Americas and
Catholic Workman Branch No. 51.
Margaret is
survived by her daughter, Margie
(Carl) Henschen of Forest City;
granddaughter, Jackie (Steve)
Lunning of Forest City and their
three sons, Chad, Adam and Matt;
grandson, Rick Henschen of Mason
City and his two children, Megan
and Seth; granddaughter, Lori
(Max) Smith of Ventura and their
two sons, Chase and Gary
(Kristi); granddaughter, Dawn
(Doug) Mitchell of Mason City
and their three children,
Brittany, Sierra and Colton; two
great-great-grandchildren,
Taylor and Evan; two
sisters-in-law, Rosella Hrubes
of LaPorte City and Anna Paulson
of Clarion; a brother-in-law,
John (Ruth) Katuin of Fresno,
California; and many nieces and
nephews.
She was preceded
in death by her husband, Albert
on December 19, 1981; her
parents; and two brothers, Elmer
and Leonard (Arlene) Hrubes.
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Gail C. Linahon, 1933-2005
November 2, 2005
Gail
C. Linahon, of Garner, died on
Monday, October 24, 2005, at the
Oakwood Care Center, Clear Lake.
She was 72.
Funeral services
were held on Friday, October 28,
2005, at the Cataldo Funeral
Chapel in Garner, with Mike
Bailey officiating. Music was
provided by organist, Mary
Kopacek who accompanied soloist,
Warren Torkelson. Special music
was provided by Sara Gouge.
Casket bearers
were Troy Baumgartner, Clint
Gouge, Jared Schlichting,
Kenneth Kothe, Bob Schaefer and
LaVern Velau. Burial was in the
Memorial Park Cemetery in Mason
City. The Cataldo Funeral Home
was in charge of the
arrangements.
Gail Carol
Linahon, the daughter of Ezra
Albert and Beulah Alice (Kothe)
Schaefer, was born on June 29,
1933 at Hampton. She lived in
Hampton until 1941 when she
moved with her family to Dumont.
She graduated from the Dumont
Consolidated School in 1951. In
1955, she went to work at
Bankers Life Company in Des
Moines before moving to Garner
in 1956.
On April 8, 1971,
she was married to William Dale
Linahon at Elk Point, Union,
South Dakota. Gail was employed
at the Ben Franklin Store in
Garner and X-Size Ladies Fashion
in Clear Lake. She also helped
her daughter-in-law, Jan,
operate the Long Horn Cafe in
Garner for several years.
In June of 2005,
she became a resident of the
Oakwood Care Center in Clear
Lake. Gail enjoyed connecting
people with people through her
genealogy research. She was a
member of the Hancock County,
Iowa State and North Central
Genealogy Societies.
Gail is survived
by her children, Calvin A. (Jan)
Baumgartner of Garner, Sandy
(Mike) Bailey of Kalispell,
Montana, Peggy Linahon of Mason
City, Mary (Steve) Gouge of
Garner, Jerry (Melba) Linahon of
Laurel, Montana and Marlene
(Jack) Smith of Klemme; 14
grandchildren; eight
great-grandchildren; and two
brothers, Howard (Karen)
Schaefer of Branson, Missouri
and Bob (Michelle) Schaefer of
Hampton.
She was preceded
in death by her husband, Dale on
November 25, 1986; her parents;
and granddaughter, Amanda
Linahon, April 16, 1981.
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Helyn M. Schlicht, 1921-2005
November 2, 2005
Helyn M.
Schlicht, 84, of Garner, died on
Saturday, October 29, 2005, at
her daughter's home in Garner.
Graveside
services will be held on
Wednesday, October 2, 2005, at
1:30 p.m., at the Concord
Township Cemetery in Garner,
with the Rev. Mark Schreiber
officiating. There will be no
visitation. The Cataldo Funeral
Home is in charge of the
arrangements.
Helyn Margaret
Schlicht, the daughter of Howard
and Eva (Clark) Crouthamel, was
born on September 29, 1921 at
Boone. She attended school at
Boone until the tenth grade.
On May 26, 1939,
she was married to Samuel Ernest
Schlicht at Unionville,
Missouri. They lived at Luther,
near Boone until 1950 when they
moved to Garner. Helyn helped
Sam as a bookkeeper at Woodford
Wheeler in Garner and later was
employed at Winnebago Industries
in Forest City for 18 years.
She enjoyed
spending time with her
grandchildren, quilting and
taking care of her flowers. She
was a member of the United
Methodist Church in Garner.
Survivors include
her four children, Jacqueling
(Robert) Eden of Woden, Marilyn
(Ralph) Venezzio of Cape Coral,
Florida, Samuel Jr. (Linda)
Schlicht of Mason City and
Elaine (Richard) Schreiber of
Garner; eight grandchildren; 15
great-grandchildren; a sister,
Bernadine (Chuck) Kuneth of
Mission, Texas; and a
brother-in-law, Sidney Louis of
Fort Worth, Texas.
She was preceded
in death by her husband, Sam on
April 3, 2002; her parents; and
a brother, Ronald Crouthamel.
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David E. Soma, 1936-2005
November 9, 2005
David E. Soma,
68, of Britt, died on Saturday,
October 29, 2005, at the Hancock
County Memorial Hospital in
Britt.
A Mass of
Christian Burial was held on
Wednesday, November 2, 2005, at
the St. Patrick's Catholic
Church in Britt. The Rev. Jerry
Black officiated. Dennis Brumm
was the lector. Music was
provided by organist, Brenda
Smith who accompanied soloist,
Jolene Leerar. Roger Jacobson
and Charles Ward ushered.
Casket bearers
were Donavon Nelsen, William
Rout, Paul Davis, Clifford Toft,
Charlie Soma and Kenny Jensen.
Burial was in the Belmond City
Cemetery, Belmond. The
Ewing-Dugger Funeral Home of
Britt was in charge of the
arrangements.
David Elmer Soma,
son of Elmer Sewart and Sylvia
Ellen (Chapman) Soma, was born
at their home in rural Belmond,
on December 4, 1936. He was
raised in rural Belmond and
attended country school. He was
married to Janice Anne Nelsen of
Clarion, on March 15, 1957 in
Belmond. They divorced on June
22, 1987.
David started his
working life on the farm with
dairy cows, but was always more
interested in machinery and
equipment. He went on to become
a very accomplished welder and
worked for two different welding
and fabrication shops. He
designed and built his own boom
truck for moving grain bins. He
was a self-taught electrician
and wired many homes and farms
in the Wright County area
through his own electrical
business, making a lot of
friends in the process. He also
worked as a maintenance man at
three different businesses in
Eagle Grove during his working
years. He retired in 1986.
He enjoyed
hunting and camping in his
younger years and was an avid
fisherman his entire life. He
also had a great love of
woodworking and created many
different projects over the
years. He also had a love of
animals and was never without a
good joke or story.
On August 28,
1988, David was married to June
Roberts in Britt. The couple
made their home in Britt.
David is survived
by his wife, June of Britt; son,
Daniel David Soma and wife,
Colleen and daughters, Haley and
Hannah of Eagle Grove; daughter,
Julia Anne (Soma, Gates) Torpey
and husband, Thomas of Aurora,
Colorado; June's children:
Joseph Roberts and wife, Lory
and children, Michael and Kyle
of Indianola; Rose Reese and
husband, Joe of Mackinaw,
Illinois and children, Tanya
Roth and husband, Nick of St.
Louis, Missouri and Tracy, Joey,
Nikki, Katie, Bryan and Jamie,
of Mackinaw, Illinois; Beverly
Winkels of Austin, Minnesota and
children, Regina McGrew of St.
Louis, Missouri and Matt Winkels
of Austin, Minnesota; Patricia
Roberts of Jefferson City,
Missouri; Carol Mehlhorn and
children, Amy, Tim and Brenda of
Dubuque; Dwight Roberts and
wife, Benilda and children,
Kimberly and Jeffrey of
Indianola; Diane Buller and
husband, Kurt and children, Alex
and Megan of Richfield,
Minnesota.
Survivors also
include six sisters, Audrey
Elliott and husband, Richard of
San Diego, California, Phyllis
Jenison and husband, Rollie of
Ames, Eloise Davis and husband,
Robert of Mason City, Sandra
Losen and husband, Glendon of
Mason City, Kathryn Schroder and
husband, Ronald of Florida and
Cheryl Soma of Eagle Grove; and
numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded
in death by his parents, Elmer
and Sylvia Soma; and one
grandson, Jonathan Lee Gates.
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Edward F. Malek, 1914-2005
November 9, 2005
Edward
F. Malek, 91, of Garner, died on
Sunday, October 30, 2005, after
a short illness, surrounded by
his family at his son's home in
Gretna, Nebraska.
Funeral services
were held on Wednesday, November
2, 2005, at the St. Boniface
Catholic Church in Garner, with
Fr. Michael Schueller
officiating. Lector was Donna
Young. Music was provided by
organist, Mary Kopacek who
accompanied the church choir.
Ushers were Robert Kral and
Lawrence Engstler.
Honorary bearers
were Bill Malek, Marv Lackore
and Ernie Malek. Casket bearers
were Dr. Joseph McGuire, Tim
McGuire, Bruce Kennedy, Michael
Kennedy, Matthew Kennedy and Bob
Malek. Burial was in the St.
John's Catholic Cemetery,
Duncan. The Cataldo Funeral Home
was in charge of the
arrangements.
Edward Frank
Malek, was born on April 30,
1914, to Adolph and Caroline
(Hoydar) Malek on the home farm
northwest of Garner. He
graduated from the Hayfield High
School as valedictorian of his
class of 1932. He attended the
Britt Junior College and
graduated in 1934. He began
teaching at Garfield #5, where
he taught for five years before
he married Eileen McCormick at
the St. Boniface Catholic Church
on August 23, 1938.
Ed farmed until
1980 when they moved into
Garner. Ed was an accomplished
musician and sang with the St.
Wenceslaus choir for 42 years.
Music was in his heart. Ed and
his brother, Syl, formed Malek's
Accordion Band in the 1930's.
They played many wedding and
anniversary dances until the
1960s. Then Ed and Marv Lackore
started the L & M Band with
Nancy (Lackore) Kaduce, Joe
Buzicky and Tom Malek. They
played until the 1980's.
Ed was a member
of the Lions Club for several
years and a highlight of his
life was a trip for the entire
family to the International
Lions Convention in New York
City in 1965. He played organ in
the Iowa Room at the Hotel
Continental. He enjoyed making
tapes and sharing these with
friends and relatives around the
world.
Ed was a former
member of the St. Wenceslaus
Catholic Church in Duncan and a
present member of the St.
Boniface Catholic Church in
Garner. He also belonged to the
Catholic Workman Lodge for 76
years. Ed was elected Hancock
County Democratic Supervisor in
1960 and served in that position
for 14 years.
Ed is survived by
his loving wife of 67 years,
Eileen (currently residing with
her son, Tom); three children,
Carolyn (Dr. Joseph) McGuire of
State Center, Tom (Marilyn)
Malek of Gretna, Nebraska and
Catherine (Bruce) Kennedy of
Harbor, Illinois; nine
grandchildren, Tim McGuire,
Molly McGuire and Moira Pyle,
Tiffani Malek and Alissa Neu,
Shannon (Jody) Saver, Megan
Kennedy, Matthew Kennedy and
Michael Kennedy; seven
great-grandchildren, Maggie
McGuire, Macey McGuire and Devon
Pyle, Taylor Wagner and Noah
May, Natalie Siver and Jacklyn
Saver.
Survivors also
include a sister-in-law, Helen
Malek of Garner; and a
brother-in-law, Robert (Bev)
McCormick of Garner.
He was preceded
in death by his parents; and a
brother, Syl Malek.
©The
Garner Leader & Signal 2005
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