Reba L. Turner, 1906-2005
September 14, 2005
Reba
L. Turner, 99, of Garner, died
on Saturday, September 3, 2005,
at the Concord Care Center,
Garner.
Funeral services were held at
1:00 p.m., on Tuesday, at the
United Methodist Church, Garner,
with the Rev. David Wagner
officiating. Music was provided
by organist, Beverly Cataldo,
who accompanied soloist, Bernie
Urich, and congregational hymns.
Ushers were Maynard and Marvin
Schoneman.
Casket bearers were Sandy
Roquette, Johnny Turner, Douglas
Rudesill, Lucy McLennan, Kae
Tritle, Julie Proveaux and Luke
Turner. Burial will be at a
later date in the Evergreen
Cemetery in Clarion. The Cataldo
Funeral Home in Garner was in
charge of the arrangements.
Reba Louise Turner, the daughter
of Andrew Jackson and Lucy Ann
(Cherry) Nelson was born on
August 16, 1906, on a farm near
Drake, North Dakota. When she
was six months old, she moved
with her family to Dubuque and
later to Walker where she
graduated from the Walker High
School in 1924. Reba received
her normal teaching certificate
at Iowa State Teacher's College
in Cedar Falls and taught in the
rural schools near Walker for
two years. She continued her
education at ISU at Ames for two
years.
On May 17, 1929, she was married
to J. Eric Turner at Cedar
Rapids. They farmed near Adair
and later at Lineville. In 1938,
they moved to Cedar Rapids and
in 1964 to Ely where they
operated a hatchery and
convenience store. In 1968, they
moved to the Cottage Reserve
Area near Solon. In 1978, they
moved to Galt and in 1981 to
Garner.
Reba and Eric enjoyed spending
their winters in Mission, Texas,
which Reba continued to do for
11 years after the death of her
husband. She was a member of the
United Methodist Church in
Garner, UMW and the Charity
Rebekah Lodge in Britt.
Survivors include her children,
Harold (Loraine) Turner of
Spring Valley, Wisconsin, John
(Irma) Turner of Rogers,
Arkansas, Ann (Kent) Rudesill of
Baldwin, Wisconsin, Nelson
(Joan) Turner of Wesley, Jean
(John) Tessman of Garner, Bill
(Lois) Turner of Charleston,
South Carolina and Jim (Pat)
Turner of Marion; 39
grandchildren; 66
great-grandchildren; and five
great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, Eric on October 21,
1980; a daughter, Ruth Turner in
1940; two brothers, Vernon and
Howard Nelson; and four
grandchildren, Terri Tessman
Duncan, Rollie Roquette, Joshua
Turner and Justin Turner.
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Dorothy I. Jones, 1923-2005
September 21, 2005
Former Britt
resident, Dorothy I. Jones, of
Springfield. Missouri, died on
Monday, September 5, 2005, at
her home. She was 82.
Dorothy Irene Jones, was born on
May 8, 1923 at Britt. She was
the daughter of Edward B. and
Flossie Nedved.
In accordance with her wishes,
no services were held. Cremation
was handled by the
Thieme-Shadel-Hicks Funeral
Home.
Survivors include her son,
Stephen M. Jones and his wife,
Jan of Omaha, Nebraska; a
daughter, Pamela S. Rayburn and
husband, Don of Springfield,
Missouri; seven grandchildren;
and eight great-grandchildren.
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Francis Vavrik, 1947-2005
September 14, 2005
Francis (Sonny)
Vavrik, 58, of Fort Dodge, died
on Saturday, September 10, 2005,
at the Trinity Regional Medical
Center, Fort Dodge.
Funeral services were held at
10:30 a.m., on Tuesday,
September 13, at the St.
Boniface Catholic Church in
Garner, with Fr. Michael
Schueller officiating. Clarence
Johanns was the Lector. Music
was provided by organist, Mary
Kopacek who accompanied soloist,
Louise Zrostlik and the St.
Wenceslaus Catholic Choir.
Honorary bearers were Kevin
Stumpf, Sr., Lucille Stumpf,
Sheila Stumpf and Julie Stumpf.
Casket bearers were Don Hrubes,
Al Trca, Bernie Nedved, Tom
Hrubes, Kevin Stumpf, Kurt
Stumpf, Bill Malek and Marvin
Vavrik. Burial was in the St.
John's Catholic Cemetery,
Duncan. The Cataldo Funeral Home
in Garner was in charge of the
arrangements.
Francis Gary Vavrik, the son of
Frank and Elsie (Hrubes) Vavrik,
was born on May 26, 1947 at
Garner. He attended school at
the Hayfield Consolidated School
until the eighth grade and
graduated from the
Garner-Hayfield High School in
1965. Following his schooling he
farmed with his father near
Hayfield. In 1984, he moved to
Fort Dodge and was employed at
the Kevin Stumpf family farm.
Sonny was a member of the St.
Wenceslaus Catholic Church and
the Catholic Workman Lodge. He
was an avid Minnesota Viking and
Iowa Hawkeye fan.
He is survived by his mother,
Elsie Vavrik of Garner; two
sisters, Marge Gutzmer and her
husband, Edward of Mason City
and Dort Lehmann and her special
friend, Tom Bock of Belmond; and
many nieces, nephews, aunts,
uncles and cousins.
Sonny was preceded in death by
his father, Frank on March 31,
1982.
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lone McPhillips, 1913-2005
September 14, 2005
Ione McPhillips,
of Britt, died on Saturday,
September 10, 2005, at the Muse
Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit,
Mason City. She was 92.
Funeral services were held on
Monday, September 12, 2005, at
the St. Patrick's Catholic
Church in Britt. Fr. Michael
Schueller officiated. Music was
provided by organist, Mary
Kopacek who accompanied soloist,
Louise Zrostlik. Ushers were
Allan Doughan and Roger
Jacobsen.
Casket bearers were Douglas
Petersen, Ron Eyrich, John
McConnell, Paul Sweet, Terry
Nelson, Thomas Nelson and Daniel
Nelson. Burial was in the St.
Patrick's Catholic Cemetery in
Britt. The Cataldo Funeral Home
of Britt was in charge of the
arrangements. Memorials may be
directed to the Hospice of North
Iowa.
Ione McPhillips, the daughter of
Charles A. and Sadie Ellen
(Woody) Mills was born on
February 9, 1913 near Effingham,
Illinois. At an early age she
moved with her family to the
Corwith area. She graduated from
the Corwith High School.
On September 25, 1937, she was
married to Thomas McPhillips at
Webster City. They lived on a
farm south of Britt until 1947,
when they moved into Britt. Ione
worked as a florist in Britt for
many years with her sister,
Vesta Pearce. She enjoyed
gardening, bird watching and
reading.
She was a member of the St.
Patrick's Catholic Church,
Rosary Society and Catholic
Daughters of the Americas-Court
of St. Catherine of Siena No.
284.
She is survived by her five
daughters, Beth (John) McConnell
of Grand Island, Nebraska, Mary
Lynne (Douglas) Petersen of
Swaledale, Joanne (Terry) Nelson
of Madison, North Carolina, Jane
McPhillips (Paul Sweet) of
Urbandale and Raye (Ron) Eyrich
of Minneapolis, Minnesota; and
six grandchildren, Laurie
Vulich, Kevin McConnell, Amy
Marmion, Thomas Nelson, Susan
Dauk and Daniel Nelson.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, Tom on December 27,
1980; her parents; her sister,
Vesta Pearce; and
brother-in-law, Lyle Pearce.
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Bud Schleusner, 1921-2005
September 14, 2005
Bud
Schleusner, 83, of Garner, died
on Sunday, September 11, 2005,
at the Muse Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit, Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at
10:30 a.m., on Wednesday,
September 14, at the St.
Boniface Catholic Church in
Garner, with Fr. Michael
Schueller officiating. Mary Lou
Weiskamp will be the lector.
Music will be provided by
organist, Carolyn Kumsher who
will accompany the church choir.
Ushers will be Ron Kumsher and
Duane Doughan.
Honorary bearers will be Bud's
granddaughters. Casket bearers
will be his grandsons. Burial
will be in the St. Boniface
Catholic Cemetery, Garner.
Visitation will be held from
5-8:00 p.m., on Tuesday, at the
St. Boniface Catholic Church
with a Knights of Columbus
rosary at 4:15 p.m., followed by
a Scriptural Wake Service.
Visitation will continue one
hour prior to services at the
church. In lieu of flowers,
memorials may be directed to the
Hospice of North Iowa or to St.
Boniface Catholic Church.
Louis "Bud" Eugene Schleusner,
the son of Louis C. and Lucy
(Studer) Schleusner, was born on
September 24, 1921, on the
family farm north of Garner. He
graduated from the Garner High
School in 1940 and farmed with
his father.
On February 9, 1948, he married
Marge Ptacek at the St.
Wenceslaus Catholic Church in
Duncan. They lived on the home
place north of Garner until 1972
when they moved to their current
home west of Garner. Besides
farming, Bud also was a crop
adjustor for Federal Crop and
owned and operated a feed supply
business on the farm for 15
years. He enjoyed spending time
with his family and friends,
fishing, dancing and playing
cards.
He was a member of the St.
Boniface Catholic Church,
Knights of Columbus, had served
on the church board and was a
trustee on the rural fire board.
Bud is survived by his wife,
Marge of Garner; daughter, Mary
K. (Duane) Hess of Dows and
their four children, Kendra
(Rich) Knowles and their twins,
Camren and Kayla, Karla (Brian)
Schuknecht and their two
children, McKenna and Kaden,
Brian Hess and David Hess; son,
Randy (Cindy) Schleusner of
Garner and their three children,
Travis Schleusner, Rachel
(Jesse) Stensrud and Todd
Schleusner; son, Gary (Connie)
Schleusner of Garner and their
four children, Bridget (Greg)
Prehm and their two sons, Tyler
and Carson, Christopher
Schleusner, Casey Schleusner and
Brittany Schleusner; daughter,
Linda (Dale) Upmeyer of Garner
and their four children, Kristi
(Derrick) Meyer, Nicholas
Upmeyer, Bradley Upmeyer and
Lori (Nick) Schmitt; daughter,
Connie (Dwight) Dornbier of
Wesley and their four children,
Angie (Andy) Kudej and their
daughter, Emma, Matthew
Dornbier, Alison (Steve)
Rosenmeyer and Cody Dornbier;
and son, Donny (Kay) Schleusner
of Garner and their three
daughters, Brooke, Keri and Ami
Schleusner; and special friends
of Bud's grandchildren.
Also surviving are a brother,
Dennis (Myrtle) Schleusner of
Austin, Minnesota; two
sisters-in-law, Jane Schleusner
of North Branch, Minnesota and
Margaret Schleusner of
Watertown, South Dakota; and
many nieces, nephews,
brothers-in-law and
sisters-in-law.
He was preceded in death by his
parents; six brothers, Ray,
Vince, Don, Paul, Bernie and
Alfred; and three sisters, Ruth,
Blanche and Rosemary.
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Imogene F. Zrostlik,
1924-2005
September 21, 2005
Imogene
Frances Zrostlik, of Britt, died
on Sunday, September 11, 2005,
at the Westview Care Center in
Britt. She was 81.
Funeral services were held on
Wednesday, September 14, 2005,
at 10:30 a.m., at the St.
Patrick's Catholic Church in
Britt, with the Rev. Jerry Blake
officiating. Burial was in the
St. John's Catholic Cemetery in
Duncan. The Ewing Dugger Funeral
Chapel in Britt was in charge of
the arrangements.
Imogene Zrostlik, the daughter
of John and Emma Hauptly
Steenlage, was born on July 25,
1924 in Britt. She grew up in
the Britt area where she
attended country school and
helped on the family farm.
On February 15, 1944, Imogene
was united in marriage with
Peter Zrostlik in Duncan. Only
days after their marriage, Pete
was called into active duty with
the United States Army.
Following Pete's discharge from
the Army, the couple farmed for
a time.
Imogene babysat for many years
for various families in the
Britt area. She was also
employed at the Britt Country
Club. Imogene enjoyed spending
time with her family and
friends, she also enjoyed
flowers and playing cards and
bingo. She was a member of the
St. Patrick's Catholic Church in
Britt and the Britt VFW
Auxiliary.
Survivors include four children,
Judy Aitchison and special
friend, Dale Armstrong of Britt,
David and Lorna Zrostlik of
Forest City, Deb and Bob Carmody
of Britt and Ron Zrostlik of
Lake Mills; nine grandchildren;
seven great-grandchildren; two
sisters, Viola Holck and Phyllis
Peck; and many nieces and
nephews.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; her husband, Peter in
December of 2004; one son, Gary
"Smokey"; one grandchild; one
great-grandchild; and one
brother, John Steenlage.
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Virgil F. Waddingham,
1917-2005
October 5, 2005
Virgil F.
Waddingham, of rural Meservey,
died on Tuesday, September 20,
2005, at the Belmond Medical
Center. He was 88.
Funeral services were held on
Friday, September 23, at the
Immanuel Reformed Church of
Christ, Klemme. Pastor Donna
Buckman officiated. Music was
provided by pianist, Madeline
Priebe who accompanied
congregational hymns.
Burial was in the Ell Township
Cemetery, Klemme. The services
were under the direction of the
Dugger-Ewing Funeral Home,
Belmond. Casket bearers were
Jamie Waddingham, Brian
Waddingham, Tory Waddingham,
Lorene Cosimo, Rodney Benson and
Tully Waddingham.
Virgil Frank Waddingham, was
born on July 30, 1917, on the
family farm. He was the son of
William and Louise (Jahnke)
Waddingham. He attended school
at Prairie Queen in rural
Hancock County.
On January 29, 1940, Virgil
Waddingham and Irene Dirks
exchanged marriage vows at the
Reformed Church in Klemme. The
couple farmed the land that has
been in the Waddingham family
for over 100 years. After
retirement, he enjoyed reading,
traveling, gardening and
visiting with friends.
Survivors include his wife of 65
years, Irene; three children,
Linda (Ron) Benson of Carlisle,
Lyle (Nancy) Waddingham of
Klemme and Arlyn (Nola)
Waddingham of Meservey; six
grandchildren; seven
great-grandchildren; one
brother, Roy of Nora Springs;
one sister, Lucille of Forest
City; and many other relatives
and friends.
He was preceded in death by his
son, Darrel in 1944; his
parents; two brothers, Robert
and John; and two sisters, Belle
and Doris.
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Charlie M. Hiscocks,
1997-2005
October 5, 2005
Charles
Mitchell Hiscocks, 8, of Britt,
died on Tuesday, September 27,
2005, at his home with his
mother by his side.
Funeral services were held on
Friday, September 30, at the
West Hancock High School.
Raymond Neswold and Douglas
Doughan were officiants. Jim
Becker and Keith Mayland were
ushers.
Casket bearers were Gary
Hiscocks, Mitch Hiscocks, Joe
Hiscocks, Jack McGuire, Doug
McGuire, Ryan McGuire, Ben
Frederick and Zach Frederick.
The Ewing-Dugger Funeral Home of
Britt was in charge of the
arrangements.
Charlie was born on March 15,
1997 in Algona. He was baptized
at the First Lutheran Church in
Britt and re-affirmed his faith
with a personal commitment to
Jesus Christ in April of 2002.
He was a third grader at the
Britt Elementary School where he
enjoyed race cars, football and
playing with his friends.
Charlie fought cancer for five
years and his courage, strength
and sense of humor were an
inspiration to all who knew and
loved him.
Survivors include his parents,
Dr. Don and Allison Hiscocks of
Britt and his brother, Andrew;
his great-grandparents, Marcella
Lee of Clear Lake and Paul and
Leona Bussert of Spencer; his
grandparents, Jon and Mary Lee
of Clear Lake, Jon Hiscocks of
Britt, Kaye Gilles of West Des
Moines and Terry McGuire of
Algona; his aunts and uncles,
Barb and Doug Waltzing of
Belmond, Gary and Deb Hiscocks
of Algona, Dr. Mitch and Dawn
Hiscocks of Carroll, Joe and
Annette Hiscocks of Britt, Jack
and Amy McGuire of Algona, Doug
and Tanya McGuire of Whittemore,
Ryan and Melissa McGuire of Blue
Earth, Minnesota, Ben Frederick
of Urbandale and Zach Frederick
of Clear Lake.
There to greet Charlie in heaven
was his mother, Molly Hiscocks;
his sister, Emma; and his
grandmothers, De McGuire and
Beverly Hiscocks.
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