Harlan Hayes, 1925-2009
April 8, 2009
Harlan
L. Hayes, of Garner, died on
Thursday, April 2, 2009, at the
Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa
in Mason City.
Funeral services were held at
10:30 a.m., on Tuesday, April 7,
at the St. John’s Lutheran
Church east of Garner, with Rev.
Carl Hedberg officiating. Burial
was in the Concord Township
Cemetery in Garner, with
Military Rites provided by the
Garner Veterans Ceremonial Unit.
Visitation was
from 4-7:00 p.m., on Monday, at
the Cataldo Funeral Chapel in
Garner and will continued one
hour prior to the services at
the church. Memorials may be
directed to the St. John’s
Lutheran Church or Lutheran
Family Services.
Harlan Lester Hayes, the son of
Warren and Blanche (Nelson)
Hayes, was born on April 14,
1925 Webster City, the eldest of
ten brothers. He graduated from
the Webster City High School in
1943 and as so many others of
his generation, immediately
answered his country’s call to
service with the United States
Army in Central Europe and later
in Japan. For his service,
Harlan was awarded the Bronze
Star. He returned to Webster
City in May of 1946 where he
delivered fuel for the High View
Co-operative.
On June 19, 1949, he married
Marilyn Boehnke at the St.
Paul’s Lutheran Church in Fort
Dodge. They lived in Fort Dodge
until 1951, when they moved to
the family farm northeast of
Garner. In 1991, Harlan and
Marilyn retired from farming and
moved into Garner. Harlan
enjoyed his family, farming,
hunting and fishing with his
sons and delivering homes for
Winnebago Industries.
He was a member of the St.
John’s Lutheran Church and
served as a Deacon and President
of the congregation and
Fellowship Club. Harlan was also
a member of the Garner VFW and
American Legion, Garner Shipping
Association as well as a trustee
for Concord Township. He served
on many boards in the area
including the Hancock County
Fair, Hancock County Beef and
Pork Boards, ASCS Committee and
the Farmers’ Cooperative Society
in Garner.
He is survived by his wife,
Marilyn of Garner; seven
children, Steven (Norene) Hayes
of West Des Moines, Sandra
(Robert) Wilson of Coralville,
Dean (Irene) Hayes of Keller,
Texas, Doug (Jaci) Hayes of
Garner, Debra Kleckner of Clive,
Linda (Dale) Wood of Garner and
Rachel Hayes of Muscatine;
grandchildren, Molly Hayes,
Michael and Joanna Wilson,
Kelsey Patterson, Mindy Gilbert,
Shelby Allen, Sadie and Hillary
Hayes, Sarah Kleckner, Andrew,
Sarah and Samuel Wood and Lucas
and Edward Bruns; nine brothers,
Clifford (Dorothy) Hayes of
Webster City, Robert (Glenda)
Hayes of Webster City, LeRoy
(Karen) Hayes of Urbandale,
Roger (Teresa) Hayes of Webster
City, Gary (Alice) Hayes of
Webster City, Russell (Connie)
Hayes of Stewartville,
Minnesota, Gene (Janet) Hayes of
Fort Dodge, Steven (Beverly)
Hayes of Webster City and
Theodore (Jerri) Hayes of
Webster City; three
sisters-in-law, Irma (Ralph)
Nissen of Ames, Norma Nutting of
Clear Lake and Linda Boehnke of
Omaha, Nebraska; a
brother-in-law, Quentin Love of
Mesa, Arizona; and many nieces
and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his
parents; daughter, Susan
Kinsella on May 6, 2000;
son-in-law, Steven Kleckner; and
grandson, Joshua Bruns.
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Janice K. Hrubes, 1948-2009
April 8, 2009
Janice
Katherine Hrubes, 60, Clear
Lake, died on Friday, April 3,
2009, at the Oakwood Care Center
in Clear Lake.
Memorial services
were held on Tuesday, April 7,
at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, Clear Lake. The Rev.
Dennis Ganz officiated.
Janice Katherine Hrubes, was
born on June 23, 1948 in Alvin,
Texas, the daughter of Kenneth
and Evelyn (Greenwood) Shoemake.
Janice graduated from the Alvin,
Texas, High School in 1966. She
attended the Mary Hardin Baylor
College in Belton, Texas, for
one year, where she met her
husband, Jim, who was stationed
at Ft. Hood. Janice was united
in marriage to Jim Hrubes on
September 29, 1967 in Hawaii,
while Jim was on leave from Viet
Nam. To this union two children
were born, Robert Emmett in 1968
and Kerri Lynne in 1973. Janice
later graduated from the Alvin
Community College in 1989, with
an associate degree in liberal
arts.
Janice was a published author
and loved science fiction,
especially Star Trek. She was an
ardent “Trekie” and regular
convention attendee. She also
loved to draw and won a blue
ribbon at the Brazoria County
Fair for a sculpture she did in
1966. Janice was also the proud
grandmother of two
grandchildren, Jake Vaughn Scott
in 1992 and Kelly Nicole Scott
in 2004.
Those left to cherish her memory
are her husband, Jim Hrubes of
Clear Lake; son, Bob Hrubes of
Des Moines; daughter, Kerri
Hrubes of Alvin, Texas; her
mother, Evelyn Shoemake of
Alvin, Texas; two grandchildren,
Jake Scott and Kelly Scott, both
of Alvin; one brother, Rodney
Shoemake of Alvin; and a
multitude of aunts, uncles,
nieces, nephews and cousins.
Besides her family Janice leaves
many friends, who along with the
family, loved her and will
dearly miss her.
She was preceded in death by her
father, Kenneth Shoemake.
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Cletus A. Liska, 1927-2009
April 15, 2009
Cletus
A. Liska, 81, of Clear Lake,
died on Friday, April 10, 2009,
at the Muse-Norris Hospice
Inpatient unit.
Funeral services were held at
2:00 p.m., on Tuesday, April 14,
at the Zion Lutheran Church,
Clear Lake. The Rev. Jeff Ungs
officiated. The Ward-Van Slyke
Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, was
in charge of the arrangements.
Interment was in the Clear Lake
Cemetery, with military honors
by the Clear Lake V.F.W. In lieu
of flowers a memorial
contribution may be given to the
charity of the donors choice.
Cletus was born on May 3, 1927,
the son of John A. and Mary
(Chizek) Liska in rural Garner.
He graduated from the Hayfield
High School in 1944. Cletus
served in the U.S. Army in
Germany during the Korean War.
He was honorably discharged.
Cletus married Charlotte Johnson
in Mason City. They had two
children, Curt and Robin. He
married Marjorie Gabrielson on
November 22, 1961 in Mason City.
They had two children, Carolyn
and Christine. Cletus worked for
the U.S. Postal service from
1958–1985, when he retired as
the Clear Lake Postmaster.
Cletus loved being with his
family. He enjoyed woodworking,
golfing, fishing, hunting and
watching baseball. He also
enjoyed gardening and watching
Polka Joe on Saturday evening.
He was a proud member of the
Clear Lake V.F.W. color guard,
Zion Lutheran Church and the
Clear Lake V.F.W. He was a past
member of the Clear Lake Noon
Lions.
Cletus is survived by his wife,
Marjorie of Clear Lake; four
children, Curt Liska of Des
Moines, Robin Fox and her
husband, Fred of Rockford,
Carolyn Oeltjenbruns of Eagan,
Minnesota and Christine King and
her husband, Brent of Urbandale;
six grandchildren, Matthew and
Brian Fox, Anna and Nathan
Oeltjenbruns, Wyatt and
Alexandra King; one brother,
Walter Liska of Sun City,
California; two sisters,
Rosemary Schroeder of Anaheim,
California and Barbara Nedved
and her husband, Lewis of
Garner; two sisters-in-law,
Marian Liska of Albert Lea,
Minnesota and Agnes Liska of
Hayfield; and many nieces and
nephews.
He was preceded in death by his
parents; three brothers, Leo,
John and Don; and two sisters,
Veronica Thada and Doris
Fosdick.
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Harry L. Anderson, 1938-2009
April 15, 2009
Harry L. Anderson, 71, of
Garner, Iowa, died on Saturday,
April 11, 2009, at the Rockwell
Community Nursing Home in
Rockwell, Iowa.
A memorial service was held at
10:00 a.m., on Tuesday, April
14, at the St. Paul Lutheran
Church in Garner. Interment was
in the Amsterdam Cemetery in
Goodell, Iowa. The Cataldo
Funeral Home in Garner was in
charge of the arrangements.
Harry was born on February 4,
1938, on the family farm in
rural Goodell. He was the son of
Elmer and Esther (Harberts)
Anderson. He attended country
school before attending the
Klemme High School. After high
school graduation in 1955, he
attended DeVry Technical College
in Chicago to study electronics.
He moved back to Goodell and
married Ann Berge on August 2,
1958 at the St. Paul Lutheran
Church in Garner. They had three
children, Timothy, Valerie and
Lorelei.
After Harry and Ann were
married, they lived in Mason
City, Iowa, where Harry worked
for Goodyear. They returned to
the Klemme area where Harry
worked as a farmhand for Herman
and Luverne Schmidt. In 1961,
Harry began delivering petroleum
products for the Hancock County
Co-op Oil Association. He
retired in December 2001.
Harry and Ann were members of
the St. Paul Lutheran Church in
Garner, where Harry served as
Chairman and Deacon. Harry also
was an active member of the
Klemme community. He was a
longtime member of the Slippery
Elm Golf Course in Klemme and
served as treasurer of the
board. He also served as a
longtime Klemme Community School
Board member and served as
President for a number of years.
Harry was a member and officer
of the Lion’s Club and the
Klemme Volunteer Fire
Department.
After Ann died on November 9,
2000, Harry met Anne L.
Hustrulid. Harry and Anne were
married on February 15, 2003.
They enjoyed camping with their
camping group and traveling to
Texas each winter.
Harry is survived by his wife,
Anne of Garner; three children,
Tim of Garner, Val (Tom) Alden
of Nora Springs and Lori (Mike)
Flanigan of Tiffin; three
stepdaughters, Lucinda (Dana)
Draisey of Sioux Falls, South
Dakota, Melinda (Brian) Johnson
of Eden Prairie, Minnesota and
Jennifer (Steve) Weismann of
Eden Prairie, Minnesota; six
step-grandchildren, Alexandra
and Patrick Draisey, Benjamin,
Taylor, and Nicholas Johnson and
Zachary Weismann; sisters, Ruby
Smith, Ila Donnelly and Leila
Wilhelm; and one brother, Harley
Anderson.
Other survivors include his
sisters-in-law; Barbara (Larry)
Weians and Loretta Anderson; his
brothers-in-law; Donald (Nicky)
Berge, Alan (Carol) Berge, David
Donnelly and Keith Wilhelm; and
many nieces, nephews,
great-nieces and great-nephews.
He was preceded in death by his
first wife, Ann; his parents;
his brothers, Harlan and Howard;
and an infant sister, Shirley.
In lieu of flowers, the family
requests that memorials be made
to the Hospice of North Iowa or
to the St. Paul Lutheran Church
Foundation.
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Alice H. Boehnke, 1912-2009
April 22, 2009
Alice
H. Boehnke, 97, of Colorado
Springs, Colorado, died on
Tuesday, April 14, 2009, at the
Penrose St. Francis Hospital in
Colorado Springs.
Funeral services were held at
10:30 a.m., on Monday, April 20,
at the St. John's Lutheran
Church east of Garner, with the
Rev. Carl Hedberg officiating.
Burial was in the church
cemetery.
Visitation was
held one hour prior to the
services at the church on
Monday. The Cataldo Funeral Home
in Garner was in charge of the
arrangements. In lieu of
flowers, the family requests
memorial gifts may be made to
Lutherans for Life, Nevada,
Iowa.
Alice Helena Boehnke, the
daughter of Albert and Clara
(Bohn) Roenfanz, was born on
January 28, 1912 at Ventura. She
was baptized and confirmed at
the St. John's Lutheran Church
east of Garner. She graduated
from the Clear Lake High School
in 1930. On September 5, 1937,
Alice was united in marriage to
Arnold Boehnke at the St. John's
Lutheran Church. During Arnold's
years in the ministry they
served parishes in Knoke, Fort
Dodge and Lake City; Great
Falls, Montana; Jefferson;
Leadville, Colorado and the
surrounding areas; Ogden, Utah;
and First Lutheran Church in
Salida, Colorado, where Arnold
retired from active ministry in
1976.
Alice is survived by her sons,
Richard (Gayle) Boehnke of
Perham, Minnesota and David
(Lynn) Boehnke of Wellington,
Colorado; a daughter, Lavonne
(William) Lehmpuhl of Colorado
Springs, Colorado; 14
grandchildren; and 22
great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; her husband, Rev.
Arnold Boehnke on May 3, 2002; a
daughter-in-law, Barbara; a
sister, Mabel Boehnke; and
brothers, Walter, Ewald and
Edward Roenfanz.
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Rick Quandt, 1958-2009
April 29, 2009
Rick
Quandt, 50, of Garner, died on
Thursday, April 23, 2009, at the
Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit in Mason City, surrounded
by his family from esophageal
cancer.
Funeral services
were held on Monday, April 27,
at the St. Paul Lutheran Church
in Garner. The Rev. Dale Glawatz
officiated. Burial was in the
Concord Township Cemetery in
Garner. The Cataldo Funeral Home
of Garner was in charge of the
arrangements.
Richard "Rick"
Paul Quandt, the son of Paul and
Marian (Olson) Quandt, was born
on June 6, 1958 at Ames. He
graduated from the West Delaware
High School in 1976 and the
University of Dubuque in 1980.
After graduating from college,
Rick moved to Wausau, Wisconsin,
where he was employed as the
safety director at Murray
Machinery and James River. On
March 26, 1983, he married
Bonnie Lewis at the Immanuel
Lutheran Church in Wausau. In
1990, they moved to Manchester,
Iowa, where Rick was the Human
Resources Manager at Tredegar
Industries. In 2000, they moved
to Garner and Rick began working
at Minnesota Rubber in Mason
City as the Human Resources
Manager.
He enjoyed
spending time with his family,
coaching, golfing, fishing,
woodworking and was an avid
Green Bay Packers fan. He was a
member of the St. Paul Lutheran
Church, where he served as a
Deacon. He also was a member and
former board member of the
Garner Golf and Country Club.
Rick is survived
by his wife, Bonnie of Garner;
four children, Brooke (Josh)
Banse and their son, Kadyn of
Garner, Devon Quandt of Mason
City and Landon and Damon Quandt
of Garner; his parents, Paul and
Marian Quandt of Waterloo; a
brother, Roger (Lois) Quandt of
Robins; two sisters, Rhonda
(E.J.) Kennedy of Manchester and
Roberta (Jeff) Seamans of
Dunkerton; his maternal
grandmother, Maxine Olson of
Waterloo; and nieces and
nephews.
He was preceded
in death by his maternal
grandfather, Richard Olson; and
paternal grandparents, Arthur
and Ella Quandt.
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Opal Arnold, 1916-2009
May 6, 2009
Opal
Arnold, 93, of Fruita, Colorado,
formerly of Garner, died on
Friday, April 24, 2009, at the
Family Health West Care Center
in Fruita, Colorado.
Memorial services
were held on Wednesday, May 6,
at the United Presbyterian
Church in Garner. Inurnment was
in the Concord Township Cemetery
in Garner. The Cataldo Funeral
Home of Garner was in charge of
the arrangements.
Opal Mae Arnold,
the daughter of Earl and Lela
Ferleman, was born on February
8, 1916 at Mason City. After
graduating from the Mason City
High School in 1935, she
attended the La' James School of
Cosmetology and then owned and
operated "Opal's Beauty Shop" in
Rudd. In March of 1940, she was
married to Gregg Arnold. He
joined the Marines and she
followed him to San Diego until
he was sent overseas for 3
years. During this time she
lived and worked in Mason City.
After the war, they managed a
fishing resort in Minnesota and
then moved to South Dakota. They
eventually settled in Garner
where they lived for over 50
years.
In 2002, Opal
moved to Colorado to be closer
to her only child, Mary Jo
Smith. Volunteering and doll
collecting kept her busy in her
retirement.
She was a member
of the United Presbyterian
Church in Garner, where she
served as the Naomi Ruth Circle
Secretary and was a Sunday
School teacher. She was also a
Bible guide for Stonecroft
Ministries and a member of the
Garner VFW and American Legion
Auxiliaries.
Opal is survived
by her daughter, Mary Jo (Greg)
Smith of Glenwood Springs,
Colorado; granddaughter, Heather
(Mark) Wilson of Des Moines;
grandsons, Joshua (Lorena) Smith
of Des Moines and Nathan (Kelly)
Smith of Denver, Colorado; three
great-granddaughters; a
great-grandson; and a sister,
Thora Draper of Mason City.
She was preceded
in death by her husband, Gregg;
parents; a sister; and a
brother.
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