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Lyda C. Swanson, 1910-2008
August 13, 2008
 Lyda
C. Swanson, 98, of Colorado
Springs, Colorado, formerly of
Garner, died on Sunday, August
3, 2008, at her daughter's home
in Colorado Springs.
Memorial services were held on
Monday, August 11, at the Zion
Evangelical & Reformed Church in
Garner, with the Rev. Tim Diehl
officiating. Inurnment was in
the Ell Township Cemetery in
Klemme. The Cataldo Funeral Home
in Garner is in charge of the
arrangements. For those who
wish, memorials in Lyda’s name
may be made to the Pikes Peak
Hospice, Colorado Springs,
Colorado.
Lyda Christina Haberkamp, the
daughter of William and Reka
(Goll) Haberkamp, was born on
June 3, 1910, on a farm
southwest of Garner. She was
baptized and confirmed in the
Peace Reformed Church south of
Garner.
On November 24, 1937, she was
united in marriage to Roy Eugene
Swanson at the Peace Reformed
Parsonage. They lived and farmed
east of Klemme until their
retirement in 1975. They
continued to reside on the farm
until 1983 when they moved into
Klemme. Lyda remained in Klemme
after Roy died until September
2002, when she moved to the
Prairie View apartments in
Garner.
In September 2007, she moved to
a retirement apartment in
Colorado Springs. She suffered a
stroke on February 13, 2008 and
died on Sunday, August 3 at her
daughter's home where she had
resided after her stroke. She
loved her life on the farm,
cooking, baking, sewing,
quilting, and gardening-both
vegetables and flowers. She
continued to bake after moving
to Colorado but found
high-altitude baking a real
challenge!
She was a member of the Zion
Evangelical and Reformed Church
in Garner and the Women's
Fellowship.
Lyda is survived by her
daughter, Judi (Rich) Johnson of
Colorado Springs, Colorado;
grandson, Adam Johnson;
granddaughter, Nancy (Jack)
Boehm and their two children,
Amanda and Zachary;
granddaughter, Joan (Rick)
Leiting and son, Gabriel
Dresback; grandson, Brent
(Terra) Roth and their two
children, Chelsie and Madelynn;
her sister, Margaret Rutz of
Renville, Minnesota;
sister-in-law, Phyllis (Karl)
Loeffler of Ocala, Florida; and
many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, Roy in 1992; parents;
and her daughter, Sharleen in
1997.
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Marie Nuehring, 1916-2008
August 13, 2008
 Marie
L. (Meinders) Nuehring, 91,
formerly of the Klemme area,
most recently of Marion, Iowa,
died on Saturday, August 9,
2008, at the Summit Point Senior
Living Community in Marion.
Funeral services will be held at
11:00 a.m., on Saturday, August
16, at the Immanuel Reformed
United Church of Christ, Klemme.
The Rev. Donna Buckman will be
officiating. Burial will be in
the Ell Township Cemetery,
Klemme. Visitation will be held
from 4-7:00 p.m., on Friday, at
the Andrews Funeral Home, Klemme
and continue one hour prior to
the services at the church on
Saturday.
The family suggests that those
wishing to express their
sympathies through a memorial in
Marie's name consider the
Immanuel Reformed UCC Church,
Klemme, First United Methodist
Church, Marion, or to a charity
of the donor's choice. Marie's
family also wishes share a
special thanks to the Amenity
Hospice for their dedication and
care.
Marie Meinders, the daughter of
Lottie and John Meinders was
born on September 26, 1916 in
Meservey. She was one of six
children to bless this union.
Marie was united in marriage to
Erwin G. Nuehring on September
8, 1937 and to this union three
children were born, Marcella,
Eldon and Karen. Following their
marriage the couple began
farming and raising their family
in the rural Klemme area. In
addition to providing for the
needs of her husband and
children, Marie was a
hardworking partner in the
farming operations. They farmed
until 1981 when they moved to
Florida.
Erwin and Marie wintered in
Palmetto, Florida at the "Coach
House Park" for 20 years while
spending their summers in Iowa.
Following Erwin's death in
February of 1996, Marie lived
for six years at the Prairie
View Apartments in Garner and
then moved to Marion, to be near
her daughter. Marie lived with
her daughter, Marcella for the
last seven years before recently
becoming a resident of Summit
Point.
Marie's family was always
foremost in her life. She was a
dedicated, nurturing, and loving
wife, mother and grandmother.
Her family fondly reflects back
on Marie's life and the
wonderful meals and delicious
canned produce that she made,
Sunday get-togethers and meals
with relatives, as well as other
occasions when Marie and Erwin
would sponsor youth group
gatherings and events at their
farm.
Marie's children and others
remember the beautiful sewing,
embroidery, quilting, and other
handcrafted items made with her
loving hands. Marie enjoyed
raising flowers and always had a
large garden. She and Erwin
loved to go dancing at the Surf
Ballroom and at various other
events and venues that allowed
them to enjoy this pastime.
Marie and Erwin had enjoyed some
traveling and looked forward to
annual fishing excursions to
Cass Lake, Minnesota with her
sister, Mildred and Duard Lewis.
The couple had also enjoyed
traveling around the U.S.
delivering motor homes and had
been to nearly every state
including Alaska.
Marie and Erwin's grandchildren
cherish memories of many
precious times spent with
Grandma and Grandpa at their
home in Florida and in their
years on the farm. Be it times
spent picking fresh fruit from
the trees in their yard, running
around at the farm, or a trip to
the ocean for a picnic and
afternoon of collecting sea
shells.
Marie also found time to
contribute to the youth of the
area in her years as a 4-H
Leader. Her church life was also
quite important to her both in
her years in Iowa and in
Florida. She was active in the
DORCAS Circle and as a Church
Youth Fellowship Sponsor for
many years.
Marie's life and legacy will be
cherished in the minds and
hearts of her survivors
including her 3 children,
Marcella Sharp of Marion, Iowa,
Eldon (Theresa) Nuehring of
Milton, Florida and Karen
(Herbert) Dahlin of
Jacksonville, Florida; six
grandchildren, Harriet (Mike)
Hansen, Nadine Meyer, Eldon
Nuehring, Jr., Elizabeth
(Clinton) Bradshaw, Julie Dahlin
and Joyce Dahlin; six
great-grandchildren, Amber
(Fiancée, John Castle) Meyer,
Andrea Meyer, Neil Hansen,
Tristan Bradshaw, Katherine
Alexis Bradshaw and Gabriel
Bradshaw; two
great-great-grandchildren,
Essence and Orion Castle; 2
sisters, Mildred Lewis of Logan,
New Mexico and Gladys Jurgemeyer
of Garner; and many nieces,
nephews and friends.
She was preceded in death by her
parents, John and Lottie
Meinders; husband, Erwin;
granddaughter, Debbie Meyer;
brother, Elmer Meinders;
sisters, Vergie Josten and
Marjorie Lemke; and sons-in-law,
Garth Holscher and Eugene Sharp.
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A. Elaine Neal, 1938-2008
August 13, 2008
 A.
Elaine Neal, 70, of Garner, died
on Sunday, August 10, 2008, at
the Ravenwood Nursing and Rehab
Center in Waterloo.
Memorial services will be held
at 10:30 a.m., on Thursday,
August 14, at the United
Methodist Church in Garner, with
Rev. David Wagner officiating.
Inurnment will be in the Concord
Township Cemetery in Garner.
Visitation will be held from
5-7:00 p.m., on Wednesday, at
the Cataldo Funeral Chapel in
Garner and will continue one
hour prior to the services at
the church.
Alice Elaine Neal, the daughter
of Edward and Vinice (Ruch)
Reichardt, was born on July 24,
1938 at Fontanelle. She attended
school at Garner and Belmond. On
September 28, 1958, she was
married to Larry G. Neal at the
United Methodist Church in
Belmond. They lived in Garner
where Elaine helped Larry at
Glen's Pontiac in Garner.
Elaine was active in the Garner
community and was instrumental
in starting God's Pantry and the
Garner Community Thanksgiving
dinner. In her retirement years,
she taught Mexican cooking
classes at NIACC and led mission
trips to Mexico. In March of
2008, she moved to her
daughter's home in Cedar Falls
and in July entered the
Ravenwood Nursing and Rehab
Center in Waterloo.
She was a member of the Garner
United Methodist Church and UMW.
Elaine is survived by her
children, Mark (Kate) Neal of
Clear Lake and Lori (Tom) Hart
of Cedar Falls; three
grandchildren, Amber Neal, Alex
Hart and Darby Hart; a
great-grandson, Ethan Neal; a
brother, Dale (Vi) Reichardt of
Garner; three nieces; a nephew;
and many great-nieces and
nephews.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, Larry on May 8, 2004;
her parents; and an infant
sister.
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Delorys Reinhart
August 13, 2008
A memorial service for Delorys
(Mrs. William) Reinhart, of
Mesa, Arizona, will be held on
Friday, August 15, 2008, at 1:00
p.m., at the Alleman UCC Church
in Alleman, Iowa.
Delorys died on
Wednesday, March 26, 2008, at
her daughter's home in Denver,
Colorado. She was a former
resident of the Goodell area.
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Robert A. Brade, 1943-2008
August 27, 2008
Robert Allen Brade, 65, husband
of Marcia G. Stoltenberg Brade
and a resident of Quinby,
Virginia, died on Tuesday,
August 12, 2008, at his
residence.
A service of remembrance was
conducted on Saturday, August
16, 2008, at the Smith's Chapel
United Methodist Church, Quinby,
Virginia, with Pastor Thomas E.
Durrance officiating.
A native of Garner, he was the
son of the late Jack and Bertha
Walton Brade; and also son to
the late Lee Swaney and Walt
Henschen of Garner.
Mr. Brade was a retired U.S.
Army Master Sgt. For over 13
years of his Army career, Mr.
Brade served at the White House
Communications Agency, serving
under and supporting Presidents
Nixon, Ford, Carter and Reagan.
After his retirement from the
military, Mr. Brade worked 20
years at the Pentagon.
Mr. Brade was a member of the
Smith’s Chapel United Methodist
Church, member and treasurer of
Little Pungo Ruritan Club and
member of the Believer’s Singing
Quartet.
Other than his wife, he is
survived by three sons, Todd A.
Brade of Downingtown,
Pennsylvania, Neal R. Brade and
his wife, Andrea of Front Royal,
Virginia and Marc C. Brade of
Gainesville, Virginia; a
brother, Donald Brade and his
wife, Eunice of Charlotte, North
Carolina; four grandchildren,
Colleen, Owen, Keegan and
Laurel; and brother and
sister-in-law, Arlo and Dianne
Stoltenberg of Mason City.
He was preceded in death by his
mother and father-in-law Arlo
and Lucille Stoltenberg of
Belmond; and daughter-in-law,
Marguerite Brade.
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Curtis G. Nelson, 1936-2008
August 20, 208
 Curtis
G. Nelson, 72, of Garner, died
on Thursday, August 14, 2008, at
the Mercy Medical Center-North
Iowa in Mason City.
Funeral services were held on
Monday, August 18, at the United
Methodist Church in Garner, with
the Rev. David Wagner as
officiate. Burial was in the
Concord Township Cemetery in
Garner, with military rites by
the Garner Veterans Ceremonial
Unit.
Curtis Gene Nelson, the son of
Raymond and Alta Mae
(Wellendorf) Nelson, was born on
April 29, 1936, on the home farm
east of Garner. He attended
school at Garner and then worked
for Wayne Greiman. Curtis served
his country in the U.S. Army in
Korea.
On December 16, 1961, he married
Joann Louise Arndt in Albert
Lea, Minnesota. They made their
home in Garner until 1974, when
they moved to the family farm
east of town. Curtis farmed for
several years and then drove as
an independent truck driver for
Stockbergers and later for the
Overnite Express Company. For
the past few years, he worked
for Steve Prohaska on a seasonal
basis. He enjoyed playing pool
and cards and wintering in
Arizona with Joann. He was a
member of the Garner V. F. W.
Post.
Survivors include his wife,
Joann of Garner; his children,
Kim (Lorie) Nelson of Garner,
Traci (Michael) Klesel of Garner
and Krystal (Chuck) Irelan of
North Liberty; seven
grandchildren, Travis, Trever
and Taylor Nelson, Colter and
Nathan Klesel, and Britany and
Shaun Irelan; a sister, Darlene
Lundberg of Forest City; a
brother, Kermit (Shirley) Nelson
of Lake Mills; and many nieces
and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his
parents; two nephews, Kermit Kay
Nelson and Theodore Ray Nelson;
and a brother-in-law, Milo
Lundberg.
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Dean J. Prescott, 1962-2008
August 27, 2008
 Dean
J. Prescott, age 45, of Klemme,
died unexpectedly on Monday,
August 18, 2008, at his home in
Klemme.
Funeral services
were held on Friday, August 22,
at the Klemme United Methodist
Church. Pastor Eric Williams of
the Evangelical Free Church
Garner and Pastor Paddy Druhl
officiated. Burial was in the
Ell Township Cemetery, Klemme.
The Andrews Funeral Home,
Klemme, was in charge of the
arrangements. Memorials may be
directed to Dean's family or to
the donor's choice.
Dean James Prescott, the son of
Clayton and Beverly (Tanner)
Prescott, was born on November
25, 1962 at Britt. As a young
person he was baptized and
confirmed at the United
Methodist Church in Klemme.
During his childhood and early
teenage years, Dean was very
adventurous and enjoyed many
activities including racing
about on mini bikes, motor
scooters and three wheelers with
his siblings and friends. He
very much enjoyed times spent in
the outdoors. At the age of 14,
he suffered injuries from an
accidental gunshot that
physically impaired him for the
remainder of his life journey.
Dean continued his education and
graduated from the Klemme High
School with the Class of 1982.
He later worked for a time at
Korbert in Klemme. As the years
of Dean's life went by he became
a devoted and loving caregiver
to his mother, Bev as she was
widowed for many years following
her husband's passing. Dean and
his mom became very close as
they looked after each other.
Following his mom's stroke and
declining health and eventually
her move to the Concord Care
Center in Garner, Dean continued
to focus his attention on her
needs and made many treks to
visit her. Being alone for
several years after Bev moved to
the care center he became a
little more reserved and to
himself, spending more of his
time focusing his attention on
his Dobermans, his homing
pigeons, and cockatiels.
Several years ago he met Sheila
Orense, and their long distance
relationship eventually
developed into their marriage on
February 7, 2006 in Garner.
Following their marriage Dean's
life and energy for adventures
and travel was rekindled. Dean
and Sheila had enjoyed each
other’s companionship as they
traveled to various events and
happenings such as the Tulip
Festival in Pella, Hillbilly
Sales in Fort Dodge, Hobo Days
in Britt and to the Grotto of
Redemption in West Bend. Dean
also enjoyed fishing trips to
Ventura and taking his wife to
work when the need arose. He was
looking forward to the new
freedoms that would come with
his recently purchased van. Dean
and Sheila had made many more
plans and dreams for the years
to come.
Dean's recently renewed outlook
on life could be seen in his
passion for Harley Davidson
cycles. He had looked forward to
someday restoring a 1948 street
bike that he owned. He loved
classic rock music and spending
some time tinkering around on
his computer. His love of
hunting and the outdoors shown
through even as recently as this
past fall when one might find
him out on a Klemme area country
road in his wheelchair, shotgun
in hand and his dog at his side
in an effort to bag a pheasant.
Dean was a long-time member of
the Klemme United Methodist
Church and for the last couple
of year's he and Sheila had
belonged to the Evangelical Free
Church in Garner.
Dean's presence will be missed
in the lives of his loving wife,
Sheila of Klemme; his mother,
Beverly Prescott of Garner; his
brothers, Bill (Peggy) Prescott
of Thompson, Jim (Rosalie)
Prescott and Sid (Julie Haugen)
Cuellar, all of Klemme, "Junior"
Clayton (Roberta) Prescott of
Garner and Ron (Jolene) Prescott
of Des Moines; two uncles,
George Tanner of Garner and
Walter Tanner of Mason City; and
an aunt, Lorraine of Minnesota;
also many nieces and nephews,
great-nieces and nephews and
cousins, and his dog, Kata.
He was preceded
in death by his father; and his
maternal and paternal
grandparents.
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Meta Kothenbeutel, 1912-2008
August 27, 2008
 Meta
W. Kothenbeutel, 95, of Hampton,
Iowa, passed away on Monday,
August 18, 2008, at the Hampton
Health Care Center in Hampton.
Funeral services were held at
10:30 a.m., on Thursday, at the
Hampton United Methodist Church,
with burial in the Hampton
Cemetery. The Rev. Dr. Edward R.
Peterson officiated at the
service. The Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral Home in Hampton was in
charge of the arrangements.
Meta was born on September 5,
1912 in Franklin County, Iowa,
to Fred and Lena (Dohrman)
Bruns. Meta attended rural
Franklin County country schools.
She was married to Oliver
Kothenbeutel on August 21, 1934
in Hampton, Iowa. After Oliver's
death Meta married George Waters
on November 23, 1989 in Hampton,
Iowa.
She owned and operated the
Dreirdale Restaurant in Hampton,
with her husband, Oliver. Meta
was a member of the Hampton
United Methodist Church. She
enjoyed reading baking,
crocheting, sewing and quilting.
Meta is survived by her sons,
Keith and wife, Judy
Kothenbeutel of Hampton and
Donald and wife, Jo Kothenbeutel
of Garner; sister-in-law, Lavera
Bruns of Latimer; three
grandchildren; seven
great-grandchildren; three
great-great-grandchildren; and
three step-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; both husbands; three
brothers, Fred, Ed and William;
and two sisters, Anna and Ida.
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Becky Meyer Burns, 1972-2008
September 3, 2008
 Becky
J. Meyer Burns, 36, of Clear
Lake, died on Tuesday, August
26, 2008, at the Muse-Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason
City.
Funeral services were held on
Friday, August 29, at the Zion
Lutheran Church, Clear Lake,
with the Rev. Dean Hess
officiating. Interment was in
the Memorial Park Cemetery,
Mason City. The Ward Van Slyke
Funeral Home of Clear Lake was
in charge of the arrangements.
Becky was born on March 11,1972
in Madison, Wisconsin, the
daughter of Gerald John and
Rosemary Marcella (Yanish) Meyer
with twin sister, Brenda. She
attended grade school in
Waunakee, Wisconsin until 1983,
when her family moved to Charles
City, graduating from high
school in 1990. She was involved
in many sports activities and
was a cheerleader her senior
year. She qualified for state in
the 200 meter dash her senior
year.
After high school she moved to
Columbia, South Carolina, where
she worked for Champs Sports.
She moved back to Mason City and
worked for the County Market,
Principal Insurance, Allen
Travel and IMT in Garner in
customer sales. Becky married
Bill Burns, her soul mate on
April 14, 2003, in Las Vegas,
Nevada.
She enjoyed going to water
parks, snow skiing, boating,
water-skiing, rides on the
Harley and traveling to several
states and going to Mexico and
Hawaii. She also enjoyed
grilling and being with family
and friends. Becky’s ideal
get-a-way were sand, sun and
water. She called everybody
“Hon.” Everywhere she went
people knew her. She was
hardworking, very smart, quick
witted and always on the go. She
had a radiant and outgoing
personality that drew people to
her.
Becky is survived by her
husband, Bill Burns of Clear
Lake; five children, Cody
Wiemann and Haley Wiemann of
Clear Lake, Adam Burns and his
wife, Alica of Fort Worth,
Texas, Cory Burns and Kristy
Burns of Clear Lake; parents,
Gerald and Rosemary Meyer of
Charles City; four sisters, Lisa
Solberg and her husband, Brian
of Cedar Falls, Cheryl Wistrom
and her husband, Jeff of
Fishers, Indiana, twin sister,
Brenda Putney and her husband,
Darin of Fort. Dodge and Tammy
Quade and her husband, Mike of
Charles City; and many nieces
and nephews.
Becky was preceded in death by
her grandparents.
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Merle L. Schaefer, 1918-2008
September 3, 2008
 Merle
L. Schaefer, 90, of Garner,
formerly of Sun Valley/Burbank,
California, died on Wednesday,
August 27, 2008, at the Muse
Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in
Mason City.
Graveside services will be held
at a later date in the Ell
Township Cemetery in Klemme. His
body was cremated. There will be
no visitation. The Cataldo
Funeral Home in Garner is in
charge of the arrangements.
Merle L. Schaefer, the son of
Roy Irwin and Cora May (Gates)
Schaefer, was born on July 28,
1918, on a farm near Klemme. He
attended rural school at Liberty
Township No. 9. Merle served his
country in the US Navy during WW
II. After his honorable
discharge, he moved to the state
of Washington and then later
made his home in California
working as an auto mechanic.
In September of 2004, he moved
to the Prairie View Apartments
in Garner and in October of 2006
entered the Concord Care Center.
Merle will always be remembered
for his favorite saying: "We
spend our health in search of
wealth and live our lives so
brave. Then spend our wealth in
search of health and all we find
is the grave."
He is survived by a brother,
Gene Schaefer of Mason City;
sisters, Rose Trca of Story
City, Iris Rayhons of Clear Lake
and Daisy (Jesse) Schwichtenberg
of Garner; sisters-in-law,
Mildred Schaefer of Garner and
Esther Schaefer of Valencia,
California; as well as many
nieces and nephews.
Merle was preceded in death by
his parents; a sister, Violet
Weaver; and brothers, Calvin
"Joe" and Donald Schaefer.
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