Cathy C. Nannenga, 1956-2008
May 7, 2008
Cathy
C. Nannenga, 52, of Garner, went
to be with her Lord and Savior
on Thursday, May 1, 2008, at the
Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit in Mason City.
Funeral services were held at
10:30 a.m., on Monday, at the
Evangelical Free Church in
Garner, with Pastor Barry
Whitlow officiating. Burial was
in the Memorial Park Cemetery in
Mason City. The Cataldo Funeral
Home was in charge of the
arrangements.
Catherine Christine Nannenga,
the daughter of Raymond and Anna
(Sauer) Houdek, was born on
February 5, 1956 at Britt. She
graduated from the Clear Lake
High School in 1974.
On May 17, 1980, she was united
in marriage to Dennis Nannenga
at the Evangelical Free Church
in Clear Lake. They made their
home in Garner where they raised
their two children, Henry and
Lenita. Cathy worked at
Opportunity Village in Clear
Lake for 25 years and for the
Garner Work Force Center the
last seven years. She enjoyed
her children, friends, reading
and traveling.
Cathy was an active member of
the Evangelical Free Church in
Garner, where she enjoyed
participating in Bible studies.
She loved the Lord and she loved
her family.
Cathy is survived by the loves
of her life husband, Dennis of
Garner; children, Henry and
Lenita of Garner; mother, Lenita
Houdek of Clear Lake; sisters,
Pat (Emil) Bratten of Lake
Mills, Mary (Paul) Jacobson of
Thompson, Deb (Randy) Tritch of
Des Moines, Deanna (Jim)
Pandolfi of Illinois, JoAnn
(Spiro) Comis of North Carolina
and Barbara (John) Stewart of
Canada; her brother, Allan
Berding of Washington; and many
nieces and nephews.
Cathy was preceded in death by
her parents, Raymond and Anna
Houdek.
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Logan R. Bruns, 1988-2008
May 7, 2008
Logan
R. Bruns, 19, of Wesley,
formerly of Garner, died on
Thursday, May 1, 2008, as a
result of injuries received in a
car accident west of Garner.
Memorial services were held on
Saturday, May 3, at the St.
Boniface Catholic Church in
Garner, with Fr. Henry Huber
officiating. The Cataldo Funeral
Home in Garner was in charge of
the arrangements.
Logan Robert Bruns, the son of
Robert Henry and Julie Ann
(Heimer) Bruns, was born on May
2, 1988 at Forest City. He
received his education in the
Garner-Hayfield Community
Schools. After high school he
remained in Garner where he
worked as a welder at Stellar
Industries. He later was
employed at Winnebago Industries
in Forest City.
In January of 2008 he moved to
Wesley. He was looking forward
to traveling to Texas in two
weeks to help on the Wheat
Harvest Run.
He enjoyed spending time with
his family and friends. He also
enjoyed snowmobiling and being
outdoors. Logan will always be
remembered for his energetic
personality. He was a member of
St. Boniface Catholic Church in
Garner.
Logan is survived by his father,
Bob Bruns of Garner; his mother,
Julie Bruns of Minneapolis,
Minnesota; sister, Lindsay Jo
Bruns of Sioux Falls, South
Dakota; his girlfriend, Emili of
Wesley; paternal grandmother,
Shirley Bruns of Crystal Lake;
maternal grandparents, Jerome
and Joan Heimer of Garner; and
many aunts, uncles, cousins and
friends.
He was preceded in death by his
infant twins, Kaiden James and
Haiden Nicole Bruns on September
17, 2007; his paternal
grandfather, Dwight Bruns; and
an uncle, Dale Heimer.
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Garner Man Is First
Traffic Fatality Of Year
May 7, 2008
A 2006
graduate of the
Garner-Hayfield High
School was the first
traffic fatality of the
year in Hancock County.
Logan Bruns, 19, of
Garner, died from
injuries sustained in a
car-semi collision on
Thursday, May 1. The
crash occurred at
approximately 8:45 a.m.,
2 miles west of Garner
on Hwy. 18.
According to the Iowa
State Patrol, Bruns was
driving a 1999 Ford
Contour east when he
crossed the center line
and struck the rear
duals of a west bound
Freightliner semi driven
by Myron Demmel, 61, of
Vinton, Iowa.
He was pronounced dead
after being taken to
Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa, Mason
City. Bruns was not
wearing a seat belt,
according to the report.
The accident remains
under investigation.
The Iowa State Patrol
was assisted at the
scene by the Hancock
County Sheriff’s Office,
Garner Volunteer
Ambulance Service,
Garner Fire Department
and Hancock County
Emergency Management,
and the Iowa DOT.
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Roy E. Arnold, 1917-2008
May 14, 2008
Roy
E. Arnold, 90, of Klemme, died
on Monday, May 5, 2008, at the
Concord Care Center, Garner.
Services were held on Saturday,
May 10, at the Klemme United
Methodist Church, with the Rev.
Paddy Druhl officiating.
Interment with full military
honors, provided by the Klemme
Veteran's Organization, was in
the Ell Township Cemetery. Those
wishing to express their
sympathies through a memorial in
Roy's name may wish to consider
the Klemme United Methodist
Church, Klemme Library, or the
Klemme Homestead Museum.
Roy Elmer Arnold, the third son
of Elmer John and Nellie Lydia
(Lau) Arnold, was born in the
big farmhouse on the Arnold Home
Farm near Klemme, on December
16, 1917. At age 4, unlike most
kids, Roy ran away to go to
school. He attended Avery No.
3/Riverside School for eight
grades and graduated from the
Klemme High School in 1934, at
age 16. He attended Iowa State
College and graduated in the
upper 2 percent of his class in
1940 with a B.S. in Animal
Husbandry. He returned to the
farm after graduation.
In early 1942, he entered the
Army and was posted to the 807th
Aviation Engineers in the
Aleutian Islands of Umnak and
Adak off Alaska. In 1944, he
returned to the States briefly
for training before shipping out
to Hawaii and finally Okinawa,
where his unit helped build the
Kadena Airfield. When the war
ended, he was honorably
discharged and once again
returned to the farm, where he
remained until his retirement.
Roy married Thelma Maxine
Chambers on June 18, 1946.
During their many years
together, they farmed, traveled
often with their four children
and were active in many social
and civic organizations. Roy had
joined the Klemme United
Methodist Church at age 13, and
for many years, he served as a
Sunday School Teacher there. He
also served as a School Board
member for the Klemme Community
Schools, a 4-H Leader, and a
Cubmaster for the Klemme Cub
Scouts. He was a member of the
American Legion, the Farm
Bureau, and the Hancock County
Historical Society.
When his farm workload allowed,
he was planning or making trips.
Some memorable family trips were
to the State Fair, Wisconsin
Dells, Yellowstone National
Park, California and Missouri to
visit Thelma's family, Expo '67,
Expo '69, and Mexico, but his
favorite location was always
Alaska. In 1981, 1987, 1990 and
1992, he and Thelma traveled
together through the western
U.S. and Canada to Alaska in
their infamous 1970 VW van,
whose repeated breakdowns caused
them to make acquaintances with
every VW mechanic in the states
and provinces they passed
through. Yet, they never seemed
to lose their enthusiasm for the
trip and gained new friends
along the way. In later years,
Roy and Thelma visited Hawaii
and wintered in Texas. Roy
enjoyed reading and was seldom
seen without a book (or 10) by
his side.
After Roy's retirement from the
farm, he and Thelma moved into
the house in Klemme that had
been owned by her parents, John
and Lois (Tabb) Chambers. At the
time of Thelma's death in June
2005, they had been married for
almost 59 years. In December
2007, Roy was hospitalized with
complications due to congestive
heart failure and later went to
Concord Care Center.
Roy will be greatly missed by
his four children, William
(Lanette) of Klemme, Arlys
(Carol Lilygren) of Falcon
Heights, Minnesota, Don (Gail
Spensely) of Arroyo Seco, New
Mexico and Lance (Tish) of
Klemme; three siblings, Wilbur,
Evelyn and Bruce Arnold, all of
Klemme; seven grandchildren,
Monica (Jason) Trca-Charlie,
Michelle Trca, Tami Trca, Travis
(Trisha) Trca, Bradi Arnold,
Kelly Arnold and Robert Arnold;
eight great-grandchildren,
Genero, Preston, Cameron, Ethan,
and Caprice Charlie; Cali and
Anthony Capaldo; and Kennedy
Trca; and several cousins.
Roy was preceded in death by his
parents; wife; brother, Curtis;
brother-in-law, Wayne Chambers;
and sisters-in-law, Joyce Arnold
and Nancy Chambers; and many
cousins.
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Edna S. Engebretson, 1918-2008
May 14, 2008
Edna
Sopia (Thompson) Engebretson,
89, of Clear Lake, died on
Wednesday, May 7, 2008, at the
Oakwood Care Center, Clear Lake.
A funeral service was held on
Monday, May 12, at 1:30 p.m., at
the Zion Lutheran Church, Clear
Lake, with the Rev. Dean Hess
officiating. This was a
Celebration of her Life, as it
would have been her 90th
birthday. Interment was in the
Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason
City. Visitation was held on
Sunday, from 2-4:00 p.m., at the
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel.
Edna was born on May 12, 1918 at
Ridgeway, Iowa, the daughter of
Sander and Ellen Matilda
(Guttormson) Thompson. She
graduated from the Cresco high
School in 1936.
She worked for a grocery store
in Ridgeway where she met
Clifford Engebretson. They
married on February 21, 1950 in
Decorah. They moved to Clear
Lake, where she worked for Ted’s
Super Value, Jensen’s Grocery
Store and other grocery stores
in the area. Edna worked for the
Clear Lake Bank and Trust as a
bookkeeper for 15 years.
Following her retirement, she
then worked part time at the
Clear Lake Variety Store on Main
St.
Edna enjoyed doing crafts and
sewing. She was a member of the
Zion Lutheran Church, where she
taught Sunday School and was a
member of ladies circle. She was
also a member of the Rebeka
Lodge 105.
Edna is survived by her four
children, Gary Engebretson and
his wife, Lára of Shepherds
Town, Virginia, Tom Tuttle and
his wife, Mary of Alameda,
California, Robert Engebretson
and his wife, Sarah of Clear
Lake and Dennis Engebretson of
Garner; 15 grandchildren, Allen
(Lon) Engebretson, Janet (Bruce)
Law, David Engebretson, Margie
(Steve) Sabine, Denise (Kevin)
O’Donnel, Bobbie Jo Engebretson,
Michael (Sheri) Voortmann, James
(Tammie) Voortmann, Robert
(Sarah) Engebretson Jr., Ryan
Engebretson, Dennis Engebretson
Jr., Michael (Tina) Engebretson,
Shanda Malek, Derrick (Katie)
Halvorsen and Trisha
Engebretson; twenty-two
great-grandchildren; four
great-great-grandchildren;
sister-in-law, Katie Thompson of
Ridgeway; and an aunt, Ruth
Vlekeberg of Decorah.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; her husband, Clifford
on November 16, 1988; one
brother, Marvin Thompson; and
sister, Junice Cassom.
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Ruth C. Greimann, 1917-2008
May 14, 2008
Ruth
C. Greimann, 90, of Garner, died
on Thursday, May 8, 2008, at the
Concord Care Center in Garner.
Funeral services were held at
10:30 a.m., on Monday, May 12,
at the Peace Reformed Church,
south of Garner, with Rev.
Harvey Opp officiating. Burial
was in the church cemetery. The
Cataldo Funeral Home was in
charge of the arrangements.
Ruth Caroline Hall, the oldest
daughter of Ben and Carrie
(Andersen) Hall, was born on
November 8, 1917, on a farm
northeast of Garner. She was
baptized and confirmed at the
Ellington Prairie Lutheran
Church, north of Garner. She
attended elementary school at
the Ellington Township Country
School and high school at
Ventura and Garner.
On February 10, 1938, she was
married to Curtis Greimann at
her parent’s home near Miller.
They made their home on a farm
southeast of Garner where Ruth
farmed alongside of Curtis for
48 years. In October of 1995,
they moved from the farm into
Garner and in October of 2004 to
Cardinal Grove Assisted Living.
After Curtis passed away in
March of 2005, Ruth continued to
be a servant for the Lord,
always there for her family and
many friends. In December of
2005, she entered the Concord
Care Center due to failing
health. Ruth had many hobbies.
She kept very busy with her
scrapbooks and photo albums that
she and Curtis enjoyed looking
at and sharing with others
during their retirement years.
Ruth was always doing something
for someone, always ready to
entertain and get people
together. She shared the love of
the Lord with Curtis during
their 67 years of marriage.
She was an active member of the
Peace Reformed Church and a
faithful partner in the Women’s
Missionary Society. Ruth was a
charter member of the ODO Club,
donated many hours to the
Hancock County Historical
Society and was very active in
the Ventura School, following
her five children through to
graduation.
Ruth is survived by her five
children, Delores Mosher of
Clear Lake, Vernon (Shirley)
Greimann of Eldora, Calvin
(Nadia) Greimann of Lititz,
Pennsylvania, Phyllis (Bill)
Byrd of Newcastle, Washington
and Barbara (Wayne) Hassebrock
of Kamrar; seven grandchildren,
Rochelle (Jeff) Kracht, Monte
Mosher, Dean Mosher, Mark (Lana)
Greimann, Kristi (Ben) Exline,
Michael (Maureen) Greimann and
Brandon (Noreen) Greimann;
twelve great-grandchildren; one
great-great-grandchild; five
step-grandchildren; nine
step-great-grandchildren; a
brother, Orville “Bud” Hall of
Garner; brothers-in-law,
Clarence Schroeder of Garner,
Dick Halloway of Long Beach,
California and Eugene (Doris)
Greimann of Garner; a
sister-in-law, Dorothy Anderson
of Garner; and many cousins,
nieces, nephews and a host of
friends.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, Curtis on March 26,
2005; parents; son-in-law,
Dennis Mosher; sisters, Olive
Halloway, Alice Schroeder and
Anna Mae Upmeyer;
sisters-in-law, Josephine Hall,
Adeline Carothers and Charlotte
Swanson; and brothers-in-law,
Curtis Upmeyer, Charles
Carothers, Norman Anderson and
Leonard Swanson.
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Ruth Haberkamp, 1903-2008
May 21, 1008
Ruth
Haberkamp, 104, of Garner, died
on Tuesday, May 13, 2008, at the
Hancock County Memorial Hospital
in Britt.
Funeral services were held at
2:00 p.m., on Saturday, at the
Peace Reformed Church south of
Garner, with the Rev. Harvey Opp
officiating. Burial was in the
church cemetery. The Cataldo
Funeral Home was in charge of
the arrangements.
Ruth Esther Haberkamp, the
daughter of Wesley and Mathilda
(Greiman) Lenz, was born on
August 24, 1903, on a farm
southwest of Garner. She was
baptized and confirmed at the
Peace Reformed Church. Ruth
attended the Liberty No. 5 rural
school, Garner High School and
then received her Normal
Training to be a teacher at Iowa
State Teacher’s College in Cedar
Falls. She taught in the rural
schools of Hancock County for
five years.
On February 20, 1929, she was
married to Harold Haberkamp at
the Peace Reformed Parsonage.
They farmed together southwest
of Garner until 1970 when they
retired and moved into Garner.
At the time of Harold’s death in
1991, they had been married for
61 years. In 1991, Ruth moved to
the Prairie View Apartments.
Ruth loved her many flowers and
taking care of her huge gardens.
She enjoyed quilting and doing
handwork.
She was a lifetime member of the
Peace Reformed Church, where she
was active in the Women’s
Missionary Society and taught
Sunday School. Ruth was a member
of the ODO Club, Sunshine Club
and was a 4-H Leader for many
years in Liberty Township.
Ruth is survived by her two
daughters, Beverly Helgren of
Thompson and Bethel (Ferd) Lemke
of Meservey; five grandchildren,
Shirley (Curtis) Anderson,
Palmer Helgren, Harlan (Deb)
Helgren, Beth (Scott) Newhard
and Kay (Brian) Hrubes; ten
great-grandchildren; five
great-great-grandchildren; a
sister, Lois Huenemann of
Garner; sisters-in-law, Ruby
Lenz of Garner and Naomi
Haberkamp of California; and
many nieces, nephews and
cousins.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, Harold on January 9,
1991; her parents; son-in-law,
Ernest Helgren; grandson, Edward
Helgren; sisters, Evelyn
Anderson and Norma Stromer; a
brother, Clarence Lenz; and a
brother in infancy.
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Mary Ann Stupka, 1926-2008
May 21, 1008
Mary Ann Stupka, 82, of Garner,
died on Saturday, May 17, 2008,
at Mercy Hospice in Johnston.
Funeral services will be held at
11:00 a.m., on Wednesday, at the
St. Boniface Catholic Church in
Garner, with Rev. Henry Huber
officiating. Burial will be in
the St. Boniface Catholic
Cemetery. Visitation will be
held from 6-8:00 p.m., on
Tuesday, at the Cataldo Funeral
Chapel in Garner, with a VFW
Auxiliary service at 6:00 p.m.
and a Parish Society Rosary at
7:30 p.m. Visitation will
continue one hour prior to the
services at the church.
Memorials may be directed to the
St. Boniface Catholic Church or
to Mercy Hospice in Johnston.
Mary Ann Stupka, the daughter of
Rudy and Mary (Simper) Young,
was born on April 26, 1926, on
the home farm west of Garner.
She lived within 3 miles of the
home farm for most of her life.
Even though her mother died when
she was 14, Mary Ann was able to
graduate from the Garner High
School while helping her dad
raise her seven brothers. After
high school, she worked in Mason
City for a few years.
On February 3, 1948, she was
married to Raymond Joseph Stupka
at the St. Boniface Catholic
Church in Garner. They purchased
a farm north of Garner and made
it their home raising their two
children, Warren and Nancy. In
1972, Mary Ann lost her husband
to cancer but remained on the
farm with her son, Warren. In
2002, Warren passed away from
cancer. Mary Ann continued to
live on the farm for three more
years before moving to the
Prairie View Apartments in
Garner.
In August of 2007, Alzheimer’s
disease forced her to move to
the Westview Care Center in
Britt. The disease may have
taken her memory and finally her
life but it can never take away
our memories of her.
She was a member of the St.
Boniface Catholic Church, Parish
Society and the Garner VFW
Auxiliary.
Mary Ann is survived by her
daughter, Nancy (Dean) Upton of
Des Moines; four granddaughters,
Jessica, Brianna, Kathrine and
Corrin; brothers, Tony (Mary)
Young of Garner, Bob (Millie)
Young of Garner, Francis “Blick”
Young of Garner, Elmer Young of
Garner, Carl (Dianne) Young of
Garner and Richard (Sandy) Young
of Garner; a sister-in-law,
LoEtta Young of Garner; and many
nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, Raymond in August of
1972; son, Warren on July 12,
2002; parents; a brother,
Raymond Young; and
sisters-in-law, Shirlene and
Bonnie Young.
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Jerry
J. Jilek, 1942-2008
August 20, 2008
Jerry
Joseph Jilek, died on Monday,
May 19, 2008, at the Renown
Regional Medical Center, Reno,
Nevada, of cardiac arrest.
Jerry was born on
January 12, 1942, at home in
Hayfield, Iowa. He was raised in
Santa Barbara, California and
Garner. He graduated from the
Garner-Hayfield High School In
1959 and after four years in the
U.S. Navy, Jerry continued his
education, earning a Bachelor's
Degree in Education from Boise
State University, Boise, Idaho.
Jerry's working
career was as diverse as his
travels. He was a plumber in
Alaska, a forensic debate
teacher in Boise, Idaho and
owned a bakery in Reno, Nevada.
All through his
life, he was a voracious reader,
often reading a book a day. He
was the most gregarious of
personality and was never a
stranger. His love of humanity
made him a wonderful
conversationalist and friend.
Jerry is survived
by his mother, Joyce and
stepfather, G.E. Kearns of
Eugene, Oregon; three brothers,
Craig Geyer of Santa Barbara,
California, Dana Geyer of Fort
Collins, Colorado and Randy Gast
of Eugene Oregon.
He was preceded
in death by his father, Joe.
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Ecko Reystack Jr., 1939-2008
June 4, 2008
Ecko
Reysack, Jr., 68, of Klemme,
died on Wednesday, May 21, 2008,
at the Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa, Mason City.
Funeral services were held at
2:30 p.m., on Saturday, May 24,
at the Immanuel Reformed United
Church of Christ, Klemme. The
Rev. Donna Buckman officiated.
Burial was in the Ell Township
Cemetery, Klemme. Visitation was
from 5-8:00 p.m., on Friday, at
the Andrews Funeral Home, Klemme
and continued one hour prior to
the services at the funeral home
on Saturday.
Ecko Reysack, Jr., the son of
Ecko and Grace (Menmam) Reysack,
Sr., was born on November 26,
1939 at Packard, Iowa. He
attended Aredale Schools in
Aredale, Iowa. Ecko owned and
operated his own tiling business
in earlier years in the Dumont
area. He later was employed with
Winnebago Industries for 13
years from 1978-1991.
Ecko was united in marriage to
his first wife, Janice Haskins
for a number of years. He later
married Sharon Heginger on July
28, 1978 in Minnehaha, South
Dakota.
Ecko was a very avid outdoorsman
who relished each and every
opportunity he had to spend time
pursuing his favorite pastimes
of hunting and fishing. He loved
to hunt a wide variety of game
and fish for all types of fish.
He took great pleasure in
teaching his kids and grandkids
to fish and hunt in an effort to
share his love and his passion
for the outdoors.
He looked forward to family get
togethers around the campfire
and camping excursions. He
enjoyed car racing and
especially looked forward to
figure eight races and derby car
events. Ecko could often be seen
touring around the Klemme area
in his blue pickup and enjoyed
his seat in the cab of his truck
as he supervised the family in
planting the garden or with
other tasks.
His family will miss Ecko
pulling up in the drive or alley
and tapping on his pickup horn
to let them know he was outside
waiting to visit or the news of
the day. Ecko enjoyed following
the many activities of his
children and grandchildren and
looked forward to times spent
with his siblings.
Those left to cherish the memory
of his life included his wife,
Sharon Reysack of Klemme; his
children, Virginia (Sam) Spears
of Lone Tree, Rhonda (Jeff)
Smith, of Klemme, Donnie Reysack
of Washington, Tracie (Doug)
Panhoff of Klemme, Jennifer
(Eldon) Hauptmann of Garner and
Melissa Shaw of Garner;
step-children, Sherry (Robert)
Nickson of Mason City, Jerry
(Roberta) Weide of Alden and
Shelly (Matthew) McCauley of
Houston, Missouri;
grandchildren, Nick, Amber, and
Brent Smith, Marcus and Tiffany
Reysack, Telsie and Brittney
Panhoff, Bradley, Cole, Brooke,
Corey Hauptmann, Jordan, Noah,
and Faith Shaw;
step-grandchildren, Bobbie and
George Nickson, Ryan, Michael,
Ashley, and Tyler Weide,
Samantha and Casey Smith, Ashley
Jessica, and Matthew McCauley,
Ashley, Michael, Jeremy and
Nathan Panhoff, Kevin, Jeff, and
Jill Spears;
step-great-grandchildren, Hayden
Meadows, Bailey Smith, Amy
Swyter, Catlynn Sexton,
Ladianon, Makenzie, Treviania,
and Damarion Panhoff; seven
sisters, Ella Greco of Oelwein,
Dorothy Leake of Hemet,
California, Lenora Otl of
Readlyn, Mary Ellen Baehmke of
Waterloo, Grace Bandy of
Waterloo, Marlene Harkin of
Fairbanks and Barb Harms of
Hampton; three brothers, Harry
Reysack and Bill Reysack, both
of Dumont and Hampton.
Ecko was preceded in death by
his parents; step-daughter,
Laura Weide; and first wife,
Janice.
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Maynard A. Schoneman,
1917-2008
May
28, 2008
Maynard
A. Schoneman, 90, of Garner,
died on Thursday, May 22, 2008,
at the Hancock County Memorial
Hospital in Britt.
Memorial services will be held
on Saturday, May 31, at the
United Methodist Church in
Garner, with the Rev. David
Wagner officiating. Inurnment
will be in the Concord Township
Cemetery in Garner, with
military rites by the Garner
Veterans Ceremonial Unit. The
Cataldo Funeral Home was in
charge of the arrangements.
Memorials may be directed to the
Garner UMC, Garner Ambulance or
Hospice of North Iowa.
Maynard Arnold Schoneman, the
son of Bert and Hannah
(Heimendinger) Schoneman, was
born on June 25, 1917 at Britt.
He attended country school in
the Orthel Twp. No. 8 west of
Britt. In February of 1932, he
moved with his family to Garner
where he graduated from high
school in 1935. Maynard
continued his education at AIB
in Des Moines, graduating in
1937 with a degree in
accounting. He returned to
Garner where he owned and
operated the Garner Café.
He served his country in the
U.S. Army during WW II from May
7, 1941 to August 31, 1945 in
the European-African-Middle
Eastern Theater, receiving the
Bronze Star, 3 Bronze Battle
Stars, 7 Overseas Service Bars
and a Service Stripe.
In April of 1946, Maynard and
his brothers, Marvin and Bill,
began operating the Grill Café
in Garner. On June 14, 1947, he
married Lora Mae Lehmann at the
United Methodist Church in
Sibley. They lived in Garner all
of their married life. Maynard
served as Hancock County Auditor
from 1946 to 1954 before working
for the USPS as a rural mail
carrier. From 1955 to 1975 he
owned and operated the Standard
Station with his brother, Bill.
He also operated the Garner
Liquor Store from 1976 until his
retirement in 1985.
Maynard’s interests included
reading, golfing and going for
coffee. He was a member of the
United Methodist Church in
Garner where he served as an
usher and was on various church
boards. He also was a member of
the Garner VFW and American
Legion, Garner Veterans
Ceremonial Unit, Garner Lions
Club, was a charter member of
the Garner Rotary Club and
Garner Jaycee’s, and served on
the board of Prairie View
Apartments.
Maynard is survived by his wife,
Lora Mae of Garner; twin
brother, Marvin Schoneman of
Garner; brother, Marion (Polly)
Schoneman of Thornton; sister,
Betty Brugman of Pipestone,
Minnesota; and many nieces,
nephews, other family and
friends.
He was preceded in death by his
parents; brothers, Bill (Irene)
Schoneman and Mickey (June)
Schoneman; a brother-in-law,
Larry Brugman; and a
sister-in-law, Kaye Schoneman.
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Hallie Greimann Stromer,
1909-2008
June
4, 2008
Hallie
Greimann Stromer, 99, of Rapid
City, South Dakota, died on
Friday, May 23, 2008, at the
Golden Livingcenter Meadowbrook.
Funeral services were held on
Tuesday, May 27, at the First
Presbyterian Church, with Pastor
Jan Christensen officiating.
Interment was in the Mt. View
Cemetery. The Behrens-Wilson
Funeral Home of Rapids City was
in charge of the arrangements.
Hallie was born on March 23,
1909, to William and Bettie
(Schuldt) Greimann in Hancock
County, Iowa. She was baptized,
confirmed and married at the
Peace Reformed Church of El
Township, south of Garner.
Her marriage to Paul Stromer was
on March 21, 1931 and they
farmed near Klemme until 1947,
when the moved to Rapid City and
the New Underwood areas. She has
been a member of the First
Presbyterian Church since 1947.
She was a charter member of the
Black Hills Workshop Training
Center and girls’ supervisor for
14 years.
She enjoyed her travels to
Mexico, Hawaii and Jerusalem.
Hallie was a very active member
of the Minneluzahan Center. She
will be remembered by family for
her beautiful handmade quilts
and always having a full cookie
jar.
She is survived by her sons,
Merlin and wife, Gloria Stromer,
Milt and wife, Judy Stromer, her
daughter, Bernita Stromer-White
and special friend, Richard, all
of Rapid City; 10 grandchildren,
Loy Allen and Bob, Bill Allen
and Cheryl, Kathy Vereschagin
and Greg, Cecilia White, Les
White and Teresa, Jennifer
Galley and Jon, Mark Stromer and
Jaslene, Brook Stromer and
Allison, Jeff Tange and Melinda
and Christie Stromer; 9
great-grandchildren; 2
great-great-grandchildren; 2
sisters, Esther and Gladys; and
1 brother, Earl.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, Paul Stromer; grandson,
Dr. Rodman Allen; brothers,
Maurice, Hilary, Laurence and
Victor.
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Dorothy M. Sill, 1916-2008
June 11, 2008
Hancock
County native, Dorothy May
(Kenyon) Sill, 92, of Kennesaw,
Georgia, died on Wednesday, May
28, 2008, at the Metropolitan
Hospice in Marietta, Georgia
following a stroke.
A graveside service will be held
later this summer at Eagle
Grove. In lieu of flowers,
donations may be made to your
local hospice or the American
Diabetes Association. The
Cremation Society of the SOUTH
is in charge of the
arrangements.
Dorothy May Kenyon, was born on
April 11, 1916, the third of 5
children, 4 girls and one boy.
Raised on a farm in Iowa, she
graduated from the Garner High
School in 1933. She graduated
from the AIB School of Business
in Des Moines, and met her
future husband, Donald Sill of
Eagle Grove, Iowa, while she was
there.
They were married on July 20,
1940, at Dorothy's mother's home
in Garner. They lived in
Kankakee, Illinois for a time,
and then moved to Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, where two
daughters were born, Donna Kay
in 1942 and Janet Roberta in
1944. After WW II they returned
to Des Moines, where a son,
Robert Kenyon, was born in 1950.
After a few years on a farm near
St. Charles, the family returned
to West Des Moines where all
three children graduated from
high school, and went on to
college.
Dorothy was primarily a wife and
mother, but following their
retirement in 1970, she became
an accomplished artist. She and
Don moved west to San Diego
where she studied drawing and
painting, and began to indulge
in a lifelong pursuit of health
and fitness. She began jogging
in her sixties, followed by
years of swimming a mile a day,
in addition to as much golf as
time allowed. During this time
she and Don began traveling and
visited many countries on
several continents.
Dorothy always loved dancing,
and she and Don spent many happy
years square dancing and round
dancing. The round dancing took
them to Mesa, Arizona, where she
then took up tennis and they
played daily in round robin
matches. She became an excellent
bowler, scoring games of 200 in
her eighties! She continued with
her art, winning several awards.
They moved to Marietta, Georgia,
in 2001 to be closer to family,
where Don died in early 2004.
She leaves two daughters, Donna
Wilson (Mike) of Des Moines and
Janet Pilling (Alan) of
Kennesaw, Georgia; one son,
Robert Sill (Gloria) of Lilburn,
Georgia; eight grandchildren;
and 12 great-grandchildren.
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A. Colleen Abele, 1929-2008
June
4, 2008
A. Colleen Abele,
78, of rural Klemme, died on
Saturday, May 31, 2008, at the
Kanawha Community Home.
Funeral services will be held at
1:30 p.m., on Tuesday, at The
Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints in Mason City,
with Bishop Ronald Billings
officiating. Burial will be in
the Concord Township Cemetery in
Garner. Visitation will be held
from 6-8:00 p.m., on Monday, at
the Cataldo Funeral Chapel in
Garner and will continue one
hour prior to the services on
Tuesday. Memorials may be
directed to the Kanawha
Community Home, which provided
such loving and outstanding
care.
Anita Colleen Abele, the
daughter of Loyal Child and
Gladys Victoria (Stone) Stokes,
was born on August 8, 1929 at
Ogden, Utah. Her father was a
boilermaker for the Union
Pacific Railroad and her mother
worked as a homemaker. Colleen
attended classes at the Weber
State College and served a
mission for her church in Texas
and Louisiana. She worked as a
short hand stenographer for the
2nd Street Army Depot. Due to
her exceptional skills, she was
often the recorder for
high-ranking officers.
While working her civilian job
on the base, she met her future
husband, Harry Abele, a young
sergeant in the Army just back
from Korea. They met in June of
1953 and were married on October
3, 1953 in Ogden, Utah. Harry
brought his bride back to Iowa
to live on the family farm
southeast of Britt. They raised
five children and she remained
on the farm until her move to
the Kanawha Community Home in
January of 2007.
Colleen was very creative and
enjoyed gardening, flower
arranging and making bread. She
also enjoyed sharing these with
friends and neighbors and often
had entries in local
competitions. She loved to fish,
entertain and spend time with
her children and grandchildren.
She wrote several songs, poems
and children’s stories. She
leaves behind a legacy of love
and caring for family, friends
and strangers.
She was a member of The Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints in Mason City.
Colleen is survived by her
husband, Harry R. Abele; five
children, Collette Brunscheen of
Waukee, Joanne (Robert) Wright
of Lakeville, Minnesota, Cindy
O’Hara of Norwalk, David (Karen)
Abele of Sterling, Illinois and
Jeanette (Richard) Volz of Eden
Prairie, Minnesota; 14
grandchildren; a
great-granddaughter; a brother,
John Stokes of Los Alamos, New
Mexico; and two sisters, Carol
(Larry) Taylor of Ogden, Utah
and Elaine Neal of Ogden, Utah.
She was preceded in death by an
infant son; her parents; a
son-in-law, John O’Hara; and a
sister, LaWana Stokes.
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