Lurlia B. Fisher, 1921-2007
March 7, 2007
Lurlia
B. Fisher, 85, of Garner, died
on Thursday, March 1, 2007, at
the Concord Care Center in
Garner.
Funeral services
were held at 1:30 p.m., on
Monday, March 5, at the Cataldo
Funeral Chapel in Garner, with
the Rev. David Wagner
officiating. Burial was in the
Corwith Cemetery.
Lurlia Belle
Fisher, the daughter of Thomas
and Pearl (Gouge) Adreon, was
born on March 22, 1921, on her
parents' farm north of Corwith.
She graduated from the Corwith
High School.
On November 16,
1938, she was married to Raymond
C. Fisher at Jackson, Minnesota.
They lived in Baraboo, Wisconsin
until 1942, when they moved to
Corwith. They owned and operated
a restaurant for ten years in
Corwith before moving to Mason
City. In 1954, they moved to
Garner where they owned and
operated Fisher's Cafe and the
Garner Greenhouse.
In May of 2001,
they returned to Corwith. After
Ray died in 2003, Lu moved back
to Garner. She enjoyed golfing,
bowling, visiting with people
and wintering in Texas. She was
a member of the United
Methodist, Church in Corwith and
the Garner VFW Auxiliary.
Lu is survived by
her daughters, Linda (John)
Humphrey of Centerville and
Susan (Butch) Paulson of
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota; two
grandchildren; three
great-grandchildren; a sister,
Rena Freiberg of Corwith; two
brothers, Dayton Adreon of Britt
and Allen Adreon of Marengo; and
many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded
in death by her husband, Raymond
on May 22, 2003; her parents;
son, Michael; daughter, Janice;
grandson, Brad Humphrey; three
brothers, Phillip, Glen and Leon
Adreon; and two sisters, Irma
Adreon and Roseland "Rosie"
Claude.
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Lola M. Goll, 1913-2007
March 7, 2007
Lola
M. Goll, 93, of Garner, died on
Saturday, March 3, 2007, at the
Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa
in Mason City.
Funeral services
will be held at 10:30 a.m., on
Wednesday, March 7, at the Zion
Evangelical and Reformed Church
in Garner, with the Rev. Tim
Diehl officiating. Music will be
provided by organist, Margaret
Jass who will accompany soloist,
Joleen Rolland and
congregational hymns. Ushers
will be Daryl Upmeyer, Joel Goll
and Alan Jass.
Casket bearers
will be Denis Bredlow, Kent
Bovenmyer, Allan DeWitt, Steve
Rolland, Dorian Goll and Doug
Upmeyer. Burial will be in the
Concord Township Cemetery. The
Cataldo Funeral Home is in
charge of the arrangements.
Lola Marjorie
Goll, the daughter of John and
Viola (Robbins) Goll, was born
on June 25, 1913, on a farm
southwest of Garner. She was
baptized and confirmed at the
Peace Reformed Church south of
Garner. Lola attended the rural
schools of Liberty Township and
graduated from the Garner High
School in 1931. She received her
teaching certificate and taught
in the rural schools of Hancock
County.
During the
summers she continued her
education at the Iowa State
Teacher's College in Cedar Falls
and Drake University in Des
Moines. Lola also taught school
at Hayfield, Gilmore City and
Clear Lake. She retired in 1978
after 43 years of teaching. She
later moved to Garner to be
closer to family. She had been a
resident of Prairie View
Apartments for a number of
years. She enjoyed doing
handwork, crafts and playing
cards.
She was an active
member of the Zion Evangelical
and Reformed Church and belonged
to the Garner Wa-Tan-Ye Club and
the Retired Teachers Birthday
Club.
Lola is survived
by her sister, Mildred Bredlow
of Garner; two nieces, Vivian
Bovenmyer of Garner and Marian
(Allan) DeWitt of Garner; a
nephew, Denis (Barb) Bredlow of
Ravenwood, Missouri; two
nieces-in-law, Harriet Stromer
of West Des Moines and Thelma
(Bob) Gates of Lake Tahoe,
Nevada; and many great nieces
and nephews.
She was preceded
in death by her parents;
sisters, Ruby Stromer and Marie
Pattison; and nephews, Delwyn
and Norman Stromer.
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Lester Kropp, 1924-2007
March 14, 2007
Lester
Kropp, 82, of Garner died on
Monday, March 5, 2007, at the
Concord Care Center in Garner.
Funeral services
were held on Thursday, March 8,
at the Cataldo Funeral Chapel in
Garner, with the Rev. Paddy
Druhl officiating. Music was
provided by organist, Margaret
Jass who accompanied soloist,
Brenda Anderson.
Casket bearers
were Larry Bell, Don Bell, Jerry
Kropp, Rex Kropp, Carroll Kropp
and Steve East. Burial was in
the Concord Township Cemetery.
The Cataldo Funeral Home was in
charge of the arrangements.
Lester Kropp, the
son of August and Rosa (Bredlow)
Kropp, was born on May 17, 1924,
on a farm south of Garner. He
was baptized and confirmed at
the Liberty Methodist Church
west of Klemme. He attended the
Liberty No. 2 country school.
Lester farmed with his father
and brother, Orville, south of
Garner until retirement.
In October of
2000, he moved to the Concord
Care Center with Orville. He
enjoyed working with cattle and
planting trees and growing
tomatoes.
He was a member
of the Klemme United Methodist
Church.
Lester is survived by two
sisters, Hilda Bell of Garner
and Viola Kropp of Garner; and
many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded
in death by his parents; three
sisters, Relma Finn, Neva
Hartzell and Lucille Drugg; and
three brothers, Gilbert, Caris
"Barney" and Orville Kropp.
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Florine Riehm, 1918-2007
March 14, 2007
Florine
Riehm, 88, of Garner, died on
Monday, March 5, 2007, at the
Colonial Manor Nursing Home in
Danville, Illinois.
Funeral services
will be held at 11:00 a.m., on
Saturday, March 17, at the
United Methodist Church in
Garner, with the Rev. David
Wagner officiating. Burial will
be in the Concord Township
Cemetery in Garner.
Visitation will
be held from 5-7:00 p.m., on
Friday, March 16, at the Cataldo
Funeral Chapel in Garner and
will continue one hour prior to
the services at the church.
Mary Florine
Riehm, daughter of Fred and
Charlotte (Day) McDermott, was
born on October 4, 1918. She
graduated from the Moville High
School at the age of 16. She
attended a business school for
one year in Sioux City before
entering the University of Iowa.
She graduated in 1940 with a
degree in Business
Administration. After college
she worked for the Tennessee
Valley Authority in Knoxville,
Tennessee, the Glen L. Martin
Company and at the Sioux City
Air Base during World War II.
On February 23,
1943, she married Curtis G.
Riehm, her college sweetheart,
in Omaha, Nebraska. After his
four years in the Army, they
located in Garner, where Florine
helped Curtis open his law
office. Curtis practiced law for
over 50 years.
For over 35 years
Florine and Curtis spent summers
at their home on Clear Lake
enjoying boating and water
activities with their family and
friends. They also enjoyed
traveling. Summer vacations with
the children were spent driving
across the United States to
visit National Parks. Later they
traveled the world with friends,
including the first Pan Am tour
to China. She sold her home in
Garner last summer to move to a
retirement apartment near her
daughter, Carol, and then
suffered a stroke in August.
Florine was very active in the
Garner Methodist Church, serving
as the treasurer for many years,
as well as a member of the
United Methodist Women. She was
honored a few years ago for her
50 years as a member of P.E.O.
She was one of the long-time
members of Recital Club. Other
groups that she was active in
include Eastern Star, North Iowa
Council of the Girl Scouts of
America, the American Legion
Auxiliary, Rotary Wives and the
Republican Party. When her
children were young, she served
as a Girl Scout Leader and a Boy
Scout Den Leader. Later she was
active in three bridge groups.
She also enjoyed music,
knitting, and needlepoint.
Florine is
survived by her three children,
Beverly Riehm and her husband,
Randall Borcherding of San
Francisco, California, Charles
Riehm and his wife, Sarah of
Richardson, Texas and Carol
Bertilson and her husband,
Dennis of Fithian, Illinois; six
grandchildren, Brayden
Borcherding, Andrew, Amanda, and
Jennifer Riehm and Melanie
Kording (Scott) and Amy
Bertilson; a sister, Arlene
Gulliver and her husband, Arthur
of Ralston, Nebraska; and many
nieces and nephews.
She was preceded
in death by her husband, Curtis;
and her parents.
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Bernadine L. Malek Lamoreux,
1923-2007
March 14, 2007
Bernadine
L. Lamoreux, of Mason City, died
on Tuesday, March 6, 2007, at
the Muse Norris Hospice
inpatient unit, Mason City.
A funeral Mass
was held on Thursday, March 8,
at the St. Joseph Catholic
Church, Mason City, with the
Rev. Kenneth B. Gehling,
officiating. Burial was in the
St. John's Cemetery, Duncan. The
Hogan Bremmer Moore Colonial
Chapel of Mason City, was in
charge of the arrangements.
Bernadine Lillian
Lamoreux, was born on July 11,
1923 at Britt, a daughter of
George and Antonia (Fiala)
Malek. She was married to Daryl
Lamoreux and they had three
children, Nick, Larry and
Denise.
A graduate of the
Hayfield High School, Hayfield,
Bernadine has lived in Mason
City since 1950. She was a
member of the St. Joseph
Catholic Church, St. Theresa
Circle and a Bible study group.
Bernadine's life
was centered on her family. She
loved her grandchildren and
looked forward to Malek family
reunions. She enjoyed fishing,
baking, and knitting, but her
passion was gardening, both
growing vegetables and flowers
to decorate her home. She looked
forward to quilting and
attending her Wednesday morning
Bible study.
Survivors include
two sons, Nicholas Lamoreux of
Mason City and Larry (Dixie)
Lamoreux of Mason City; a
daughter, Denise (Dave)
Hathaway-Easley of Mason City;
four grandchildren, Nicole,
Patrick, Dustyn and Dena; three
great-grandchildren, Leah,
Lyndsey and Tracie-Lynn; a
brother, Ernie Malek of Britt; a
sister, Theresa Suby of Forest
City; sisters-in-law, Lillian
Malek of Britt and Alice Malek
of Britt.
She was preceded
in death by her parents;
brothers, William and Clement
Malek; and sisters, Beatrice
Kofron and Agnes Wellik.
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William A. Edington, 1944-2007
March 14, 2007
William A. "Bill"
Edington, 62, of Talihina,
Oklahoma, died on Wednesday,
March 7, 2007, at Fort Smith,
Arkansas.
A Mass of
Christian Burial was celebrated
at St. Catherine's of Siena,
Talihina, Oklahoma on Saturday,
March 10, with Father Richard
Cristler officiating.
A Memorial Mass
will be held at 10:00 a.m., on
Saturday, March 20, at the St.
Wenceslaus Catholic Church,
Duncan, with Father Henry Huber
officiating. Interment will
follow in the St. John's
Cemetery, Duncan. The Talihina
Funeral Home is in charge of the
arrangements.
Mr. Edington was
born in Danbury, Connecticut, on
July 26, 1944, the son of the
late Carl William and Mary
(Barry) Edington. He grew up in
Venezuela. At the age of 10, the
family moved to Florida and he
continued his education through
high school in Largo-Clearwater,
Florida. He worked in Central
and South America. He worked in
the boilermaker trade since 1966
in Brownsville, Texas and
Bismarck, North Dakota and many
points between. The last five
years he worked fixing outages
at nuclear power plants in
Pennsylvania, Illinois, Indiana
and Ohio, before retiring in
2003.
He married
Darlene Malek on February 23,
1974, at the St. Wenceslaus
Catholic Church, Duncan.
He was a member of the St.
Catherine's of Siena Catholic
Church, National Transient Lodge
of Boilermakers, Girl Scout
Adults and the Catholic Workman
Lodge.
He enjoyed hunting, fishing,
horseback riding, family outings
and the outdoors. He doted on
his daughter.
He is survived by
his wife, Darlene; one daughter,
Amanda F.A. Edington; two
cousins, Margaret Mary Murphy of
Sheldon, Connecticut and Francis
John Costello of Connecticut;
father-in-law, Ernest Malek of
Britt; sisters-in-law, Diane
Hansen of Kanawha and Beverly
Roberts of North Carolina;
brothers-in-law, Duane Malek of
Duncan, Ed Malek of Knoxville,
Gary Malek and Mary Malek of
Garner; and numerous nieces,
nephews, Boilermaker brothers
and friends.
He was preceded
in death by his parents; one
infant sister; three infant
brothers; and one nephew.
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Willmer G. Ingersoll, 1928-2007
March 14, 2007
Willmer
Glen Ingersoll, 78, of Mason
City, died on Thursday, March 8,
2007, at the Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa in Mason City.
Funeral services
were held on Monday, March 12,
at the St. James Lutheran Church
in Mason City, with the Rev.
Jeni Bohls officiating. Burial
was in the Oakwood Cemetery in
Plymouth, with military rites by
the Manly American Legion Post
No. 110. The Cataldo Funeral
Home in Garner was in charge of
the arrangements.
Willmer Glen
Ingersoll, the son of Frank and
Emma (Krueger) Ingersoll, was
born on June 25, 1928 at
Plymouth. He attended school at
Rock Falls. Glen served his
country in the U.S. Army as a
medic from January of 1952 to
January of 1954. Following his
honorable discharge, he returned
home to Plymouth and farmed.
On June 14, 1954,
he was married to Mary Majewski
at Plymouth. They farmed near
Little Cedar where they raised
their two daughters, Cindy and
Nancy. In 1994, Mary passed
away.
On June 6, 1999,
Glen married Delores Daugard at
the First Lutheran Church in
Britt. They made their home near
Mason City. Glen enjoyed
spending time with his
grandchildren, dancing,
gardening, playing the harmonica
and was an avid boxing fan.
He was a member
of the St. James Lutheran Church
in Mason City and was active in
the Mason City Senior Center.
Glen is survived
by his wife, Delores of Mason
City; two daughters, Cindy
(Jerry) Hoffman of Little Cedar
and Nancy (Joel) Rollins of
Claremont, Minnesota; three
grandsons, Shaun Hoffman and
Cole and Clay Rollins; his
parents-in-law, Andy and Mildred
Majewski of Nora Springs; five
step-children, Laurie (Sam)
Athanasiou of Garner, Kenny
(Pam) Russell of Lee Center,
Minnesota, Jeff (special friend,
Laurie) Dahle of Britt, Kevin
(Kathy) Dahle of Benbrook, Texas
and Shelly (Brad) Frein of
Garner; eleven
step-grandchildren; three
step-great-grandchildren; four
sisters, Naomi Ingersoll of
Plymouth, Leola Wilde of St.
Ansgar, Irene Bublitz of Charles
City and Fay (Dave) Thompson of
Rio Rancho, New Mexico; a
brother, Bill (Bernice)
Ingersoll of Old Town, Florida;
and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded
in death by his his first wife,
Mary; his parents; a brother and
sister in infancy; two sisters,
Elaine Deets and Elsie
Ingersoll; and two brothers,
Everett and Wayne Ingersoll.
Glen was a
wonderful husband, father,
grandpa, and brother. He will be
dearly missed by everyone.
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Gladys Mary Seaberg, 1914-2007
March 14, 2007
Gladys
Mary Seaberg, of Algona,
formerly of Wesley, died on
Thursday, March 8, 2007, at the
age of 92.
Funeral services
were held on Monday, March 12 at
the Evangelical Free Church in
Wesley, with Pastors Jason
Boomgarden and Todd Hessel
presiding. Interment followed in
the Evergreen Cemetery in
Wesley.
Gladys Mary was
born on August 5, 1914, in Clark
County, rural Elrod, South
Dakota to William and Bessie
Arthur McElmurray. She attended
country school and graduated
from the Clark High School in
1932.
Gladys was
baptized at the age of 12 at the
Church of Christ in South
Dakota. After her schooling,
Gladys helped at her parents'
home until September 12, 1936,
when she was married to George
Seaberg. The couple lived on a
rented farm in Elrod Township
during the severe drought years
of 1936 and 1937.
They were active
in their church, where Gladys
taught Sunday School and helped
with various activities. In the
spring of 1938 an uncle, Peter
Seaberg purchased a farm in
Iowa, so his nephew and family
could move to Iowa. The Seabergs
and a small son, David moved to
a farm in the Doan Church
Community.
The Seabergs
attended the Evangelical Free
Church in Wesley and were very
active and faithful in
attendance. She taught Sunday
School and held various offices
in church, Sunday School and
W.M.S. She also sang in the
church choir.
Gladys was a
member of the Wesley Township
Homemaker's Club for many years.
She enjoyed living in the Doan
neighborhood and enjoyed family
and church get togethers,
shopping, cooking, gardening,
drawing, doing some traveling
and visiting her many friends.
In the spring of
2000, Gladys moved to an
apartment in Algona at Van Buren
Terrace, where she met many new
friends. In March of 2006, she
became a resident of the Good
Samaritan Communities in Algona.
She died there on Thursday,
March 8, 2007, at the age of 92.
Gladys is
survived by her children, David
Seaberg and wife, Ann of Osprey,
Florida, Dwight Seaberg of
Wesley, Philip Seaberg and wife,
Jane of Garner and Judith Van
Hove and husband, Robert of
Buffalo Center. Also surviving
are 11 grandchildren; 22
great-grandchildren; and her
sister-in-law, Linnea Snook of
Green Valley, Arizona.
She was preceded
in death by her parents; her
husband, George; an infant
granddaughter, Jennifer; her
daughter-in-law, Virginia
Seaberg; two sisters, Daisy
McElmurray and Edna Skow;
sisters-in-law, Dorothy Seaberg
and Ruth Simpson; and many
nieces and nephews.
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Wayne W. Greiman, 1922-2007
March
14, 2007
Wayne
W. Greiman, 84, of Goodell, died
on Saturday, March 10, 2007, at
the Belmond Medical Center.
Funeral services
will be held at 10:30 a.m., on
Wednesday, March 14, at the
Peace Reformed Church, south of
Garner, with the Rev. Jeff
DeBoer officiating. Music will
be provided by organist, Connie
Greiman who will accompany
soloist, Tom Renner, and
congregational hymns. Visitation
will continue one hour prior to
services at the church. The
Cataldo Funeral Chapel of Garner
is in charge of the
arrangements.
Honorary bearers
will be Kaden Young, Brock Gouge
and Charles Stokes. Casket
bearers will be Luke Greiman,
Dale Busick, Nick Eilertson,
Jeremy Gouge, Nick Christiansen
and Todd Young. Burial will be
in the church cemetery.
Wayne Warren
Greiman, the son of Fred H. and
Caroline (Wille) Greiman, was
born on October 22, 1922, on a
farm south of Garner. He was
baptized and confirmed at the
Peace Reformed Church. He
attended the rural schools of
Ell Township and graduated from
the Garner High School in 1940.
After high school, he farmed the
family farm with his brother,
Burtis.
On October 31,
1946, he married Vivian Harberts
at the Peace Reformed parsonage.
They lived on the family farm
south of Garner where they
raised their children. In 1971,
they moved to their present home
in Goodell. Wayne enjoyed
raising and showing livestock,
especially his horses. He also
enjoyed spending time with his
family, grandchildren and
great-grandchildren and
supporting them in all of their
school activities.
He was a member
of the Peace Reformed Church
where he had served as Sunday
School Superintendent. He
belonged to the Iowa Shorthorn
Association, American Quarter
Horse Association, Belgian Draft
Horse Association, Garner Saddle
Club and served on the board of
the Garner Shipping Association.
Wayne is survived
by his wife of 60 years, Vivian
of Goodell; four children,
Connie (Mark) Hill of Clarion,
Carole (Ken) Busick of Mason
City, Fred (Gena) Greiman of
Garner and Denise (Jeff)
Eilertson of Garner; nine
grandchildren, Megan Hill, Dale
Busick, Andrea (Todd) Young,
Brook (Charles) Stokes, Gail
(Jeremy) Gouge, Jamie (Nick)
Christiansen, Luke Greiman, Nick
Eilertson and Carrie Eilertson;
eight great-grandchildren, Kaden
and Karlee Young, Clara and
Street Stokes, Brock and Gretta
Gouge and Cooper and Cora
Christiansen; a brother, Kenneth
(Evelyn) Greiman of Garner; and
three nephews and their
families.
He was preceded
in death by his parents; his
brother, Burtis; an infant son;
a son, Dennis; and grandson,
Chad Hill.
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Thomas H. Smith, 1933-2007
March 21, 2007
Thomas
H. Smith, of Garner, died on
Friday, March 16, 2007, at his
home. He was 74 years old.
Funeral services
were held on Tuesday, March 20,
at the St. Paul Lutheran Church
in Garner, with the Rev. Dale
Glawatz officiating. Music was
provided by organist, Beverly
Cataldo who accompanied soloist,
Sarah Lau.
Earl Jaspersen
was the usher. Casket bearers
were Tom Kofron, Tom Kofron,
Jr., Brian Bakker, Justin
Bakker, Al Craig, Reid Craig,
Bryce Craig and Zachre Weyland.
Burial was in the Memorial Park
Cemetery in Mason City. The
Cataldo Funeral Home was in
charge of the arrangements.
Thomas Harold
Smith, the son of Frank and
Berdina (Ackerman) Smith, was
born on March 14, 1933 at
Dubuque. He attended school at
Waterloo. Following his
schooling, he worked at Klean
Maid Bakery for several years
and then various construction
jobs in the Waterloo and
surrounding area.
On November 18,
1951, he married Cerise Elaine
Campbell at her parent's home in
Rockford, Illinois. They lived
in Elk Run Heights where Tom was
employed as a driver for the
Doyle Cement Company. He then
worked at Admiral Merchants in
Evansdale and later at
Consolidated Freightways as a
driver and manager.
In 1968, they
moved to Dike and in 1982 to
Mason City. After Cerise passed
away in 1991, Tom remained in
Mason City until moving to
Garner in 1992. In 1995, he
retired from Consolidated
Freightways. He enjoyed hunting,
fishing, camping, watching TV,
visiting with friends and
raising and showing Dutch
Rabbits. He placed 1st in Iowa
for his Dutch Rabbits in the
Iowa Rabbit Breeders Association
for several years.
He is survived by
his mother, Berdina Niemeyer of
Dunkerton; five children, Nancie
Dobyns of Garner, Catherine
Kofron of Garner, Kim (Brian)
Bakker of Parkersburg, Tami
(Alan) Craig of Reinbeck and
Tracy (Sue) Smith of Mason City;
seven grandchildren; four
great-grandchildren; and a
brother, Harley (Patricia) Smith
of Waterloo.
Tom was preceded
in death by his wife, Cerise on
October 23, 1991; his father,
Frank in 1975; and a sister,
Delores Mae Nieth in 1965.
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R. J. Randall, 1919-2007
March 28, 2007
R.
J. Randall, 88, of rural Garner,
died on Monday, March 19, 2007,
at the Muse Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
Memorial services
were held on Saturday March 24,
at the Faith Lutheran Church in
Miller, with Pastor Rose Visser
officiating. The Cataldo Funeral
Home in Garner was in charge of
the arrangements. Memorials may
be directed to the Faith
Lutheran Church, Miller.
Robert Joseph Randall, the
youngest of three sons of Otis
and Esther (Bolin) Randall, was
born on February 13, 1919, on a
ranch near Gibbon, Nebraska. He
was baptized and confirmed at
the Bethel Church. He attended
country school and graduated
from the Gibbon High School in
1938. He continued his education
at Kearney State Teacher's
College, where he played violin
and sang in the college choir.
He taught in country schools and
later joined his family in
ranching and farming.
On March 22,
1941, he married Margaret Irene
Morrison at Gibbon. In January
of 1944 their son, Michael was
born. They moved to LuVerne in
October of 1946 and to Crystal
Lake in 1958, where they farmed.
In 1965, they moved to their
home in Hayfield.
R. J. then attended ISU in Ames
and received a degree in animal
husbandry. He worked for the
Hancock County DHIA for ten
years before retiring in 1969.
In 1972, he helped establish the
Hayfield Industries fiberglass
plant where he worked for
several years. R. J. also owned
and operated a saw sharpening
shop in Hayfield up to the
present time.
He and Irene made
several trips to Alaska to visit
their son and his family. He
loved taking slides of their
trip and showed them at various
meetings. He also enjoyed
spending time with his family,
friends and neighbors. He loved
planting gardens, mowing lawns,
cutting wood and taking care of
all his cats. In addition to
playing the violin and piano, he
played tunes on hand saws with a
bow string. He was a faithful,
caring and de-voted husband, a
good dad to his son,
daughter-in-law and others he
"adopted" along the way, a warm
and wonderful grandpa who shared
so many stories and much wisdom
to his grandsons and loving
great-grandfather who enjoyed
teasing his great-granddaughter.
He was a member
of the Faith Lutheran Church in
Miller, where he helped out in
the church wherever he could and
took an active part in Vacation
Bible School.
Those left to
cherish his memory include his
wife, Irene of Garner; son,
Michael (Sandi) Randall of Clear
Lake; two grandsons, Clint
Randall of Clear Lake and his
daughter, Alexandria and Travis
Randall (fiancée, Alanna) of
Klemme; a brother, William
(Maxine) Randall of Colby,
Kansas and their daughter, Judy;
and a sister-in-law, Stella
Randall of Gibbon, Nebraska and
her sons, John and Joel Randall.
He was preceded
in death by his parents; and a
brother, Mark Randall.
He will be greatly missed and
never forgotten.
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Audrey Mae Hill, 1923-2007
April 4, 2007
Audrey
Mae Hill, 78, of Kanawha, died
on Thursday, March 29, 2007, at
her home following a long
illness.
Private graveside
memorial services will be held
at a later date. Memorials may
be made to the Parkinson
Association, Kanawha Lutheran
Church, or the Kanawha Emergency
Medical Technician program in
Audrey's name. The Cremation
Society of
Eastern-Central-Western Iowa is
assisting with the arrangements.
Audrey was born
on April 12, 1928 in rural
Kanawha, to Knute and Clara
(Shaw) Fosen. She graduated from
the Kanawha High School and
attended Waldorf College for
teaching. She married Harold G.
Hill on September 4, 1948, at
the Little Brown Church in
Nashua.
Audrey was a
member of the Kanawha Lutheran
Church, American Legion
Auxiliary, was the Hancock
County TB Association President,
and a member of the Hancock
County Historical Society. She
taught Sunday School and Bible
study for many years and was
active with 4-H. She enjoyed
visiting with people and family
and liked to sew.
Survivors include
her husband, Harold; two sons,
Spencer (Joice) Hill and Rex
(Deb) Hill, both of Kanawha; two
daughters, Emily Hill of Kanawha
and Teresa (Duane) Herman of
Mason City; and two sisters, Eva
(John) Johnson of Kanawha and
Wanda (Richard) Belden of
Manchester.
Also surviving
are eight grandchildren,
Nathanial, Patrea, Remington,
Molly, Haley, Lanse, Hillary and
Aaron; and six
great-grandchildren, Kelly Jo,
Lilly, Ethan, Zackary, Teaghan
and Colin.
Her parents
preceded her in death.
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Margreete B. Tjaden, 1903-2007
April 4, 2007
Margreete
B. Tjaden, 104, of Garner, died
on Friday, March 30, 2007, at
the Concord Care Center in
Garner.
Funeral services
were held at 10:30 a.m., on
Tuesday, April 3, at the United
Presbyterian Church in Garner,
with the Rev. Linzy Collins, Jr.
officiating. Music was provided
by organist, Audrey Sonnenberg
who accompanied soloist, Rev.
Linzy Collins, Jr. and a
congregational hymn. Ushers were
Don Quintus and Harlan Carolus.
Casket bearers
were Paul Tjaden, David Tjaden,
Glen Tjaden, Jim Tjaden, John
Tjaden, Bill Tjaden, Jr., Arnold
Schutter and Forrest Kramer.
Burial was in the Bingham
Township Cemetery south of
Woden. The Cataldo Funeral Home
was in charge of the
arrangements.
Margreete B.
Tjaden, the daughter of Jelle
and Anna Marie (Hopkes) Tjaden
was born on March 24, 1903 at
Titonka. She attended the rural
schools of Bingham Township,
Waldorf Academy in Forest City
and the Iowa State Teacher's
College in Cedar Falls, where
she received her teaching
certificate.
She taught school
at Bingham Township No. 1 for
four years. Due to the health of
her mother, she lived at home
and helped her parents in the
farming operation. Margreete
organized the Bingham Boosters
4-H Club in Woden and was their
leader for thirteen years.
In 1958, she
moved with her father to Garner
and was employed at Concord
Manor in Garner for several
years. In the 1960's she moved
to Prairie View Apartments where
she worked in the dietary
department. She enjoyed music
and singing in small groups. She
also enjoyed crocheting,
knitting, reading and collecting
black glassware and turtles.
She was a member
of the United Presbyterian
Church in Garner and was a
former member of the First
Presbyterian Church in Woden,
where she taught Sunday School
and youth club.
Margreete is
survived by one brother, Rev.
George (Marian) Tjaden of Edina,
Minnesota; and many nieces,
nephews and other family.
She was preceded
in death by her mother, Anna in
1946; her father, Jelle in 1964;
three sisters, Ellien Schutter,
Sena Kramer and Anna Tjaden; and
five brothers, Ralph, Stephen,
Behrend, Rev. Reuben and Rev.
William Tjaden.
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