Lawrence "Stan" Held,
1953-2007
January 10, 2007
Lawrence
"Stan" Stanley Held, 53, of
Mason City, died on Thursday,
January 4, 2007, at the
Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit, Mason City.
A Memorial
Service was held on Saturday,
January 6, at the United
Methodist Church, Ventura, with
the Rev. Audrey Westendorf-Young
officiating.
Inurnment will
take place at a later date in
Ellinwood, Kansas. The Ward-Van
Slyke Colonial Chapel of Clear
Lake was in charge of the
arrangements. Memorials may be
given in his name to the Ventura
United Methodist Church.
Stan was born on
September 20, 1953 in Manhattan,
Kansas, the son of Norman and
Joanne (Rodgers) Held. He
enjoyed fishing, hunting, trap
shooting and the outdoors. While
in high school he was involved
in football and track. He
graduated from the Ventura High
School in 1973.
After high school
he entered the U.S. Navy.
Following the service he lived
throughout the United States,
moving back to Mason City in
2004, where he worked at Graham.
Stan is survived
by his father, Dr. Norman Held
and his wife, Dorothy of
Ventura; sister, Shelley Laine
Szipszky and her husband, Henry
of Wasilla, Alaska and their
children, Breanna and Luke
Szipszky.
Stan was preceded
in death by his mother.
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Garner Leader & Signal 2007
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Susan M. Fuller Grove, 1964-2007
January 24, 2007
Susan
M. Fuller Grove, 42, of
Broomfield, Colorado and
formerly of Garner, died on
Sunday, January 14, 2007, at
the Avista Hospital in
Louisville, Colorado, after
a long courageous battle
with colon cancer.
Funeral
services were held on
Saturday, January 20, at the
St. Boniface Catholic Church
in Garner, with Fr. Henry
Huber officiating. Steve
Fuller was the lector. Music
was provided by organist,
Mary Kopacek who accompanied
the church choir and
soloist, Brent Cataldo.
Ushers were Lawrence
Engstler and Roland Schmidt.
Casket bearers were Joe,
Steve, Mark, John, Greg and
Ben Fuller. Burial was in
the St. Boniface Catholic
Cemetery in Garner. The
Cataldo Funeral Home was in
charge of the arrangements.
A prayer service was held at
the Nativity of Our Lord
Church on Tuesday, January
16, 2007 in Broomfield,
Colorado.
Susan
Marie Fuller Grove, daughter
of Dr. Lyle R. and JoAnne
(Thielen) Fuller, was born
on December 29, 1964 at
Britt. She was the seventh
of eight children. She grew
up in Garner and graduated
from the Garner-Hayfield
High School in 1983, where
she was active in the
National Honor Society,
cheerleading, drama and was
on the Student Council. She
continued her education at
the University of Iowa,
graduating with a BA in
elementary education. Susan
then taught for several
years in Itasca, Illinois.
On September 5, 1986, she
was married to David Grove,
her high school sweetheart,
at the St. Boniface Catholic
Church in Garner. They lived
in Chicago, Denver,
Cincinnati and in 2000 moved
to Broomfield, Colorado.
She is
survived by her husband,
David Grove of Broomfield,
Colorado; their three
children, Patrick, 20,
Joseph, 16 and Sarah, 10;
her mother, JoAnne Fuller;
brothers, Joe, Steve, Mark,
John and Greg Fuller; her
favorite sister, Tres Brown;
and 24 nieces and nephews.
She was
preceded in death by her
father, Lyle; and her
brother, Michel.
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Novella Bredbenner, 1917-2007
February 7, 2007
Novella Bredbenner, 89, of
Klemme and most recently a
resident of the Concord Care
Center in Garner, passed away on
Tuesday, January 30, 2007, at
the Concord Care Center.
Memorial services were held on
Thursday, February 1, at the
Klemme United Methodist Church
in Klemme. Burial was in the Ell
Township Cemetery, Klemme.
Funeral arrangements were under
the direction of the Andrews
Funeral Home, Klemme.
Memorials are suggested to the
Klemme United Methodist Church,
Kappa Phi Club, Hancock County
Historical Society, Izaak Walton
League, or charity of the
donor's choice.
Novella Dorothy Bredbenner, the
only daughter of Clark and
Martha (Lau) Bredbenner, was
born on September 8, 1917 in
Klemme, in the home originally
owned by H.J. Klemme, for whom
the town was named. In the
Klemme Public School, she
participated in declamatory
contests, school plays and band
and graduated as valedictorian
of the Class of 1934.
The church has
always been an important part of
Novella's life. She was
confirmed in the Methodist
Episcopal Church in 1928 and was
active in the Standard Bearers
and Epworth League. She taught
Sunday School and Bible School
and served as director of Bible
School and associate director of
Camp Quest. In the Klemme United
Methodist Church, she was active
in the United Methodist Women,
the Administrative Council, and
the Iowa Annual Conference in
many ways. She attended World
Methodist Conferences in places
as diverse as Singapore, England
and Kenya. While in college,
Novella joined the Kappa Phi
Club, a religious organization
for university women, and held
many offices locally and
nationally. Starting in 1939 she
attended many of the National
Kappa Phi Councils, often as
council photographer. In 1988
she was selected national "Kappa
Phi Sweetheart" of the year.
For many years
Novella alternated teaching and
attending college. In 1935 she
started her college education at
Iowa State Teachers College (now
UNI). At age 18 she began her
teaching career at Riverside
School, two miles south of
Klemme, with a salary of $50 a
month. In the terrible winter of
1936, she tramped two miles
daily through the deep snow to
and from school. The road down
the big hill to the school was
closed to traffic most of the
winter, but Novella plowed
through it on foot, even at
thirty degrees below zero! Those
were the days when the teacher
not only taught school, but also
built the fire, swept the floor,
washed the blackboard, etc. But
being young had its advantages.
Even as the teacher, she enjoyed
playing ball with her students,
skating on the river ice,
sliding downhill on a toboggan
in a snowstorm, or chasing
butterflies in the spring. In
addition to Riverside School,
she later taught at Allison, and
then at Brooks, Greenwood and
Maple Grove Schools in Des
Moines.
Novella received
her two-year elementary degree
in 1939, and was back at Cedar
Falls in 1944 for her junior
year of college. She completed
her B.A. in elementary education
and graduated with honors from
ISTC in 1948. In 1954 Novella
was awarded a "Ding" Darling
Fellowship from the National
Wildlife Federation and
completed her Masters Degree at
Cedar Falls. Her thesis was even
printed for distribution by the
Iowa Conservation Commission.
After returning to Des Moines,
she taught elementary science
and social studies for 27 years
at the Hubbell School. "Miss
Bredbenner" saw many different
educational trends come and go,
but she always enjoyed working
with students.
Butterfly collecting, genealogy,
photography and traveling were
among her hobbies. Novella and
her mother, Martha enjoyed many
trips together. She traveled to
all 50 states, Canada, Mexico,
Central America, and many
countries in Europe, Asia,
Africa, South America, and the
Pacific Islands. She shared
slide shows and artifacts from
her travels with her students,
with church mission study and
women's groups, and with many
other organizations.
In Des Moines,
Novella was active in many
school, church and community
organizations including the Des
Moines Science Teachers Club,
the Iowa Association of Science
Teachers, the National Education
Association, the National
Science Teachers Association,
First United Methodist Church of
Des Moines, the Des Moines Area
Religious Council, the "Ding"
Darling Chapter of the Izaak
Walton League, and the Des
Moines Area Church Women United.
When Novella
retired after 42 years of
teaching, then Governor Robert
Ray attended the celebration as
his daughters had been her
students. When Novella retired
to her house in Klemme, she
wasn't content to take it easy.
She spent many hours assisting
with the book on Klemme history
for the Klemme Centennial in
1989. She participated in the
Hancock County Genealogical
Society, Hancock County
Historical Society, Federated
Women's Club, Federated Garden
Club, and the Klemme United
Methodist Church.
Although she was
an only child, Novella embraced
her extended family and her
aunts, uncles and close or
distant cousins were always very
important to her. She enjoyed
gathering with family for the
holidays, at Lau reunions in
eastern Iowa, or for simple
Sunday dinners with the cousins.
Her many close friends became
"family" as well.
She was
preceded in death by her
parents. She is survived by
numerous loving friends and
extended family members. She
will long be remembered for her
positive disposition, her
kindness to all, her generosity
to others and her unfailing
service to her church and
community.
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