Elnora D. Juhl, 1923-2009
December 9, 2009
Elnora
D. Juhl, 86, of Garner, died on
Tuesday, December 1, 2009, at
the Mercy Medical Center-North
Iowa in Mason City.
Funeral services were held at
10:30 a.m., on Monday, at the
St. Paul Lutheran Church in
Garner, with Rev. Dale Glawatz
officiating. Burial was in the
Concord Township Cemetery. The
Cataldo Funeral Home was in
charge of the arrangements.
Elnora Doris Juhl, the daughter
of Samuel and Minnie (Jass)
Wrede, was born on May 8, 1923,
on the family farm north of
Garner. She was baptized and
confirmed at the St. Paul
Lutheran Church in Garner.
Elnora attended the rural
schools of Concord Township and
graduated from the Garner High
School in 1940. She enjoyed
playing sports, especially,
softball where she played on a
local women's team as pitcher.
After graduation, she worked at
the Garner Leader as a linotype
operator and printer for seven
years. On February 17, 1951, she
was married to Harold Juhl at
the St. Paul Lutheran Church.
They lived in the home she was
born in north of Garner where
they farmed together until
retiring in 1986.
Elnora enjoyed
woodworking and making things,
riding her snowmobile and
spending time with friends and
family. She also enjoyed bowling
and participated in many local
and state bowling tournaments.
Elnora was a member of the St.
Paul Lutheran Church, LWML, sang
in the choir and belonged to the
church quilting group. She also
was a member of the North Garner
Community Club, Hancock County
Chorus and Garner Saddle Club,
serving as an officer and a
Saddle Club Queen.
She is survived by her sister,
Edna Boehnke of Edina,
Minnesota; foster brother,
George Wrede of Chesapeake,
Virginia; sisters-in-law, Anna
Mae Beers of Ventura,
California, Fern (Hubert)
Branstad of St. James, Minnesota
and Lorraine (Robert) Quayle of
Forest City; many nieces and
nephews that were very special
to her; grandnieces and nephews;
great-grandnieces and nephews;
and many dear friends.
Elnora was preceded in death by
her parents; husband, Harold on
October 10, 2003;
brothers-in-law, George Boehnke,
Warren Beers, Lawrence Juhl and
Ralph Juhl; and sisters-in-law,
Ruby Juhl Jante and Emma Juhl.
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Christopher Ward, 1951-2009
December 9, 2009
Christopher
"Chris" A. Ward, 58, of Ventura,
Iowa, died on Wednesday,
December 2, 2009, at the
Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit.
A memorial
service was held on Saturday,
December 5, at the St. Johns
Lutheran Church, rural Garner.
The Rev. Carl Hedberg
officiated. Inurnment was in the
St. John's Lutheran Cemetery.
Military honors were conducted
by the Clear Lake V.F.W. The
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel,
Clear Lake, was in charge of the
arrangements. You can honor
Chris's memory by making a
memorial to the Christopher Ward
Memorial Fund to benefit St.
Johns Lutheran Church and/or
establish a scholarship fund.
Chris was born on
July 31, 1951 in Mason City, the
son of Harvey "Pat" Joseph and
Charity Marie (Farthing) Ward.
He graduated from the
Rockwell-Swaledale High School
in 1970. During high school he
worked for the Bonner Trucking
Company. In 1970, following high
school he entered the U.S.
Marine Corp during the Vietnam
War. Following the service he
moved to Swaledale and started
working at Clear Lake Aluminum,
where he met his future wife.
Chris married Barb Brager on
September 15, 1973 at St. John's
Lutheran Church, rural Garner.
He drove a semi for Wayne Feeds,
Clear Lake Bakery, Wilson
Dedicated Transportation and
Wood Harbor.
Chris was active
in the Ventura Community Action
Club and Ventura Fire
Department. He worked as a part
time school bus driver for the
Ventura Schools. He was a member
of the St. Johns Lutheran
Church.
Chris is survived
by his wife, Barb Ward of
Ventura; his mother, Charity
Ward of Rockwell; two children,
Tiffani (Brad) Primrose of Clear
Lake and Dustin Ward of Ventura;
five grandchildren, Jordan
Nelson, Kasey and Andy Primrose,
Nick Sibert and Faith Primrose;
four brothers, Dennis (Nancy)
Ward of Rockwell, Richard
(Bernadette) Ward of Apex, North
Carolina, the Rev. Lester (Lora)
Ward of Chicago, Illinois and
Tim (Shirley) Ward of Plymouth,
Minnesota; two sisters, Nancy
Thompson of Rockwell and Opal
(Don) Brass of Rockwell; father
and mother-in-law, Marvin and
Adelaide Brager of Ventura; and
two brothers-in-law, Mike (Sue)
of Clear Lake and Randy (Janet)
Brager; sister-in-law, Cheryl
(Jim) Nesbit of Clear Lake; and
several nieces and nephews.
Chris was
preceded in death by his father,
Pat Ward; brother, David Ward;
and brother-in-law, Steve
Thompson.
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Duane Prohaska, 1932-2009
December 16, 2009
Duane
Mark Prohaska, age 77, of
Ogallala, Nebraska, passed away
on Monday, December 7, 2009, at
the Indian Hills Manor Nursing
Home in Ogallala.
A Rosary was
recited on Monday, December 14,
at 10:00 a.m., at the St. Luke's
Catholic Church, followed by a
Memorial Mass with Father Bryan
Ernest as Celebrant. Committal
services were held with military
honors, in the Ft. McPherson
National Cemetery south of
Maxwell. The Gubser Funeral Home
was in charge of the
arrangements.
Duane was born on
January 31, 1932 in Britt, Iowa,
the son of Lloyd Prohaska and
Albina (Rayhons) Prohaska of
Duncan, Iowa. Duane graduated
from the Garner High School in
Iowa and enlisted in the U.S.
Navy in 1951. He served in the
Korean Conflict and upon his
return he fanned in the Garner
area. In 1954, Duane married
Rosemarie Hosting of Calmar,
Iowa. Duane moved to Nebraska in
1964 where he managed grain
elevators and co-ops. He also
managed a Western Auto and
Singer sewing machine stores.
Duane later worked for the
Bureau of Reclamation in McCook,
Nebraska, until his retirement.
Duane had been a
member of the St. Patrick's
Catholic Church in McCook and
was a longtime member of the
Knights of Columbus. Several
years ago Duane moved to
Ogallala to be closer to family.
Duane loved the
outdoors. Among his favorite
hobbies were gardening, fishing
and camping. He also was an avid
enthusiast of woodworking. He
spent a lot of time with his
beagle, Buddy, whom he
considered a loyal companion. On
Saturdays in the fall, Duane
enjoyed watching Nebraska
Cornhusker Football and one of
his favorite pastimes years ago
was watching his four sons play
football for the McCook Bison of
the McCook High School.
Survivors include
Rosemarie Prohaska, mother of
their daughter and four sons of
Fremont, Nebraska; daughter,
Debbie Prohaska of Colorado
Springs, Colorado; sons, Tom and
wife, Jill Prohaska of Dallas,
Texas, Ron Prohaska of Ogallala,
Keith and wife, Melissa "Sis"
Prohaska of Columbus, Nebraska
and Richard and wife, Erica
Prohaska of Colorado Springs,
Colorado; five grandsons and two
granddaughters; one
great-granddaughter and one
great-grandson; sisters, Mary
Lou Tusha of Garner, Bonnie
Bacon of Ventura and Carolyn
Buseman of Des Moines,; and a
brother, Verne Prohaska of
Garner.
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Peter C. Daniels, 1915-2009
December 16, 2009
BELMOND-Peter
Charles Daniels passed away on
Monday, December 7, 2009, at the
Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit in Mason City.
Funeral services
were held on Saturday, at the
Andrews-Tenold Funeral Home,
Belmond, with Pastor Steve Cox
of the Regular Baptist Church in
Clear Lake officiating. Burial,
with full military honors, was
in the Belmond Cemetery. Those
wishing to express sympathy
through a memorial in Pete's
name, may consider the Muse
Norris Hospice or their choice.
Peter Charles
Daniels, was born on December
30, 1915 at Palsville, Iowa, to
Ben and Martha Daniels of
Belmond. Peter grew up and
attended school at Belmond. He
then joined the Civil
Conservation Corp for a short
time. Peter married his high
school sweetheart, Esther H.
Mosiman on September 15, 1938,
the daughter of Simon and
Cathryn Patterson Mosiman at
Webster City. They both worked
for Guy and Hazel Lynch for two
years. He then worked for the
Thompson Seed Company for
several years, until he went to
work on the Alaskan Alcan
Highway. When he returned, he
was drafted into the Navy during
World War II, where he spent two
years in the Aleutian Islands.
He received an honorable
discharge from the Navy in 1945.
After returning
from service, he completed his
first house that he sold to
Donald Porter. He then built the
first ranch house in Belmond and
sold it to Dr. Pitcher. He then
farmed for seven years in
Minnesota and Iowa. Through all
of his moves, he always came
back to Belmond. He went back
into construction and built
another house and sold it to
Senator Hugh Clark. He built
numerous homes in Belmond and
the surrounding areas, plus
eight nursing homes before
retiring.
He retired to an
acreage near Garner. While there
he had a huge garden and
attended and sold his vegetables
at the Farmers Market. He could
grow the biggest and best
vegetables and he kept his
customers coming back to him all
the time. He also grew a pumpkin
patch that he tended to every
day so the bugs couldn't eat the
seed before the pumpkins could
grow. He would sell his pumpkins
from the acreage where he lived.
Peter was also an avid
fisherman. He loved to fish and
knew all the fishing holes near
and far, but never divulged
them. His answer was always the
Iowa River.
Peter was a
member of the Calvary Baptist
Church in Belmond, for over 50
years and over 20 years at
the Clear Lake Regular Baptist
Church.
Peter loved his
family, was a good provider and
his kids' needs always came
first. Three boys were born to
this union, Dwight P. (Rita),
Charles (Jerene) and Timothy
(Dixie); seven grandchildren,
Steven (Susan) Daniels, Rochelle
(Jon Kirtland), Dana (Joel
Campbell), Becky (John Delvaux),
Jodi (Clinton Fleming), Peter B.
Daniels and Kandyce Daniels. He
had eight great-grandchildren,
Andy, Tyler and Ben Kirtland and
Aaron and Emily Grace Campbell,
Elizabeth and Tommy Delvaux and
Eliana Fleming.
Preceding him in
death were his parents, Ben and
Martha; his brother, Bernard;
and his sister, Jeanette.
Left to mourn,
are his wife of 73 years, Esther
H. Daniels; his three sons and
their wives, Dwight and Rita,
Charles and Jerene and Timothy
and Dixie Daniels; grandchildren
and great-grandchildren; and a
sister, Else Meyer.
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Bill G. Wilson, 1921-2009
December 23, 2009
Bill
Gordon Wilson, 88, of Ventura,
Iowa, died on Tuesday, December
15, 2009, at the Mercy Medical
Center of North Iowa, Mason
City.
Funeral services
were held on Saturday, December
19, at the Ventura United
Methodist Church, Ventura. The
Rev. Rhoda Preston officiated.
Interment was in the Memorial
Park Cemetery, Mason City, with
military honors provided by the
Clear Lake V.F.W. The Ward-Van
Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear
Lake, was in charge of the
arrangements.
Bill was born on
February 13, 1921 north of Clear
Lake, rural Cerro Gordo County.
He was the son of Fred Earl and
Virgie Isabelle (Potter) Wilson.
While going to school he always
helped his father with the
family farm. He was in the U.S.
Army, enlisting in 1942, during
WW II. During his enlistment he
married Elsie Christians on July
17, 1943, at the Evangelical
Reformed Church, Klemme. After
an honorable discharge in
November 1945, he returned home
to farming. They moved in to
Ventura in 1980.
Bill enjoyed
going to the elevator and
drinking coffee with the guys.
He loved playing cards and being
with and watching his wife and
sisters-in-law "the Harem"
playing pinochle. He also
enjoyed gardening and lawn work.
Bill was a member of the Ventura
United Methodist Church and the
Clear Lake V.F.W.
Bill is survived
by his wife, Elsie Wilson of
Ventura; son, Gordon Wilson and
his wife, Linda of Ventura;
daughters, Loretta "Lori"
Kishline of Clear Lake and Jo
Ann Oulman and her husband,
Michael of Garner;
grandchildren, Bryan (Ashley)
Wilson, John Kishline, Rebecca
(Brad) Duckert, Bill (Belinda)
Oulman and Angela (Phil)
Parcher; great-grandchildren,
Hannah Wilson, Samantha, Gavin,
Tucker and Piper Duckert, Holden
and Sadie Oulman, Luke, Carrigan
and Wyatt Parcher; and several
nieces and nephews.
Bill was preceded
in death by his parents; three
sisters, Margaret (Margie)
Walker, Mary Byerly and Marie
Hamann; five brothers, Harold,
Nile, Henry, George and Jim
Wilson; and son-in-law, Burl
"Bud" Kishline.
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LuVerne L. Heginger,
1935-2009
December 23, 2009
LuVerne
L. Heginger, age 74, of Belmond,
formerly of Klemme, Lakota and
Callendar, Iowa, died on
Wednesday, December 16, 2009, at
the Hancock County Memorial
Hospital in Britt.
Funeral services
were held on Monday, December
21, 2009, at the Klemme United
Methodist Church, Klemme. The
Rev. Paddy Druhl officiated.
Burial, with full military
honors provided by the Klemme
Military Unit, was in the Ell
Township Cemetery, Klemme. The
Andrews Funeral Home of Klemme
was in charge of the
arrangements.
Lu Verne LeRoy
Heginger, the son of Carl John
Heginger, Sr. and Edna (Harms)
Heginger, was born on January
13, 1935 at Klemme, Iowa. He
attended the Klemme Schools.
LuVerne served in the United
States Army from September 1,
1954 through August 20, 1957. He
was honorably discharged as an
SP3 (T). Following his return
from the service, LuVerne was
united in marriage to Shirley
Ann Green, on a farm near Otho,
Iowa on August 31, 1957. The
couple's union was blessed with
7 children, Ronald, Joanne,
Roger, Gordon, Marilynn, David
and Gary.
Throughout his
career, LuVerne worked in the
manufacturing industries,
including more than 26 years at
Winnebago Industries. He was
employed with the New Idea
Corporation in Fort Dodge for 13
and 1/2 years. He retired from
Winnebago in 1997. LuVerne had
also assisted with various
demolitions of farm buildings
over the years. He had been a
gravedigger and assistant
caretaker of the city cemetery
in Callendar. He also did some
farm work for area farmers where
he lived. LuVerne was a jack of
all trades. He raised beautiful
and plentiful gardens, loved to
plant flowers and enjoyed
barbeques and fishing. He
cherished times spent with his
children and grandchildren.
LuVerne and Shirley had also
enjoyed doing some traveling
over the years. He was a long
time member of the Klemme United
Methodist Church.
LuVerne is
survived by his wife of nearly
53 years, Shirley Heginger of
Belmond; sons, Ronald Heginger
of Kanawha, Roger Heginger of
Belmond, Gordon (Sara) Heginger
of Kanawha, David (Tammy)
Heginger of Klemme and Gary
Heginger and fiancée, Jennifer
Collier of Council Bluffs;
daughters, Joanne (Larry)
Eckhoff of Belmond and Marilyn
Heginger of Corwith; 15
grandchildren; 3
great-grandchildren; his
siblings, Carl (Darlene)
Heginger of Klemme, Lyle (Sue)
Heginger of Belmond, Anthony
(Liz) Heginger of Klemme, Rick
Heginger of Klemme, Edna (John)
VanGerpen of Marion, Zelda
(Jerry) Scott of Clear Lake and
Sharon Reysack of Garner; and
many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded
in death by his parents; a
sister, Lois Ward; brothers,
William and Duane Heginger; and
a granddaughter, Rhonda
Heginger.
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Harriet L. Bridgeford,
1918-2009
January 6, 2010
Harriet
L. Bridgeford, 90, of Garner,
formerly Mason City, died on
Thursday, December 17, 2009, at
the Concord Care Center in
Garner, She had been a resident
there since July 2008.
Funeral services
were held on Saturday, December
19, at the First United
Methodist Church Wayside Chapel,
with the Rev. Jim Stiles
officiating. Interment was in
the Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery.
The Major Erickson Funeral Home
of Mason City, was in charge of
the arrangements.
Harriet L. Gibbs,
was born on January 29, 1918,
the daughter of Harry and Esther
(Lenz) Gibbs on their family
farm southeast of Klemme. She
attended and graduated from the
Klemme Schools and later
received advanced clerical
instruction and graduated from
the Hamilton Business College.
Harriet began her working years
at Locke Photo in Mason City.
She was later employed at
Stoyles Printing as an office
manager and bookkeeper. She
enjoyed the many people she
worked with and met over the
years in downtown Mason City.
She married
Virgil Bridgeford on June 2,
1945 and they made their home in
Mason City. Virgil passed away
on November 16, 1998.
As a youth
Harriet received a very
crippling injury that left her
with pain and a partial
disability throughout her life.
She never mentioned it or
thought of herself as being set
back by it in any way. Harriet
was a very friendly, caring and
industrious person. She enjoyed
baking cookies for nieces,
nephews and friends, gardening,,
fishing and traveling. She and
Virgil enjoyed vacationing
around the country and Canada,
and fishing on Clear Lake.
Harriet was a long-time member
of the First United Methodist
Church and women's clubs.
She is survived
by her sister, Isabelle Gibbs of
Mason City; sister-in-law, Hazel
"Toots" Ellingson and her
husband, Merle of Clear Lake;
brother-in-law, Richard
Bridgeford of Mason City; nieces
and nephews, Ronna (Jerry)
Meyers of Garner and Lora
(Lester) Ward of Lansing,
Illinois, Joe (Kathy) Gibbs of
Garner, Debbie (Bob) Riecherts
of Minneapolis; David (Cheryl)
Ellingson of Indianola, Mark
(Lori) Ellingson of Mason City,
Julie (Neal) Pals of Clear Lake;
and several great-nieces and
nephews.
he was preceded
in death by her husband, Virgil;
her parents; two brothers, Asa
and Ronald; and sisters-in-law,
Jane Bridgeford, Lois Gibbs, Fay
Gibbs and Dewie Gibbs.
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Reverdy Lou Mace, 1935-2009
December 23, 2009
Reverdy
Lou Mace, age 74, passed away on
Friday, December 18, 2009, at
the Fountain West Health Care
Center.
Lou donated his
body to the Des Moines
University so that future health
care practitioners may be
trained in the structure and
function of the human body. A
celebration of his life will be
held at a later date. In
lieu of flowers memorial
contributions may be made to the
Bethany Christian Services, Des
Moines, Iowa.
Formerly of
Klemme, Iowa, Lou graduated from
Morningside College in Sioux
City, Iowa and taught English at
the Woodward High School. Lou
later moved to Des Moines where
he married and raised his
family. Lou was an avid
photographer and University of
Iowa Hawkeye sports fan.
Lou is survived
by his wife, Lucy Mace of Des
Moines; his daughters,
Jacqueline Mace of New York and
Bonnie Mace of Chicago; his son,
Ronald Mace of Des Moines; and
his sister, Jo Ann Cleven of
Omaha, Nebraska.
Lou was preceded
in death by his parents, Max and
Vivian Mace.
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Louise Jermeland, 1920-2009
December 30, 2009
FOREST
CITY-Louise Jermeland, 89,
of Forest City, died on
Saturday, December 19, 2009,
at the I.O.O.F. Home in
Mason City.
Funeral
service were held on
Tuesday, December 22, at the
First Baptist Church in
Forest City, with Pastor
Merrill Olson officiating.
Burial was in the Ellington
Cemetery, rural Forest City.
The Petersen Lund Funeral
Home of Forest City was in
charge of the arrangements.
Louise
Jermeland, was born on
August 18, 1920 in Hardy,
Iowa, the daughter of Osmund
and Bessie (Olson)
Torkelson. She moved with
her family to Thompson where
she began her education.
After the family moved to
Forest City she completed
her schooling at the
Ellington School. She was
united in marriage to Walter
Jermeland on February 28,
1941. The couple farmed near
Pilot Knob before moving to
Buffalo Center and later to
Hayfield in 1957, before
settling on the family farm
near Pilot Knob in 1980.
Louise took an active role
in the farming operation,
choring livestock and
providing meals for hired
help. She treasured working
with her friends at the
Chuck Wagon Cafe in Forest
City from 1972-1988.
In 1992, a
year after Walter's death,
she moved to Forest City. In
October 2006, she moved to
the I.O.O.F. Home in Mason
City where she discovered a
new family of friends.
Louise was
a member of the Trinity
Lutheran Church. Her faith
in her Lord and Savior,
Jesus Christ along with
family and friends carried
her through the hard times
in her life. She loved music
and believed life's problems
could be sung away with a
familiar hymn. She passed
her love of music on to her
family. She truly had the
gift of hospitality,
preparing meals for others
was a delight. Her children
remember her delicious sugar
cookies, pies and brownies.
She was an avid reader,
enjoyed history and loved
birds ~ especially
cardinals! She also loved
needlework and quilting.
Louise is
survived by her children and
their spouses, Bud (Naomi)
Jermeland of Forest City and
Bonnie (Paul) Handsaker of
Radcliffe, Iowa; eight
grandchildren, Danielle
Handsaker, David Handsaker,
Jon (Bethany) Handsaker and
Alex, Andrew, Grace, Chris
and Michelle Jermeland; a
brother, Orrin (Marian)
Torkelson of Forest City;
and sisters, Thelma Sunde
and Julaine Albertson, both
of Forest City.
Louise was
preceded in death by her
parents; her husband,
Walter; two sons and three
daughters who died in
infancy; five brothers; and
four sisters.
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Scott Pollock, 1942-2009
January 6, 2010
TAMPA,
FLORIDA-Scott Pollock, 67, of
Tampa, Florida, formerly of
Garner, died on Monday, December
28, 2009, in Tampa.
Funeral services will be held at
3:30 p.m., on Saturday, January
2, at the Temple Terrace
Presbyterian Church in Tampa.
Graveside services were held on
Tuesday, January 5, in the
Concord Township Cemetery in
Garner. The Cataldo Funeral Home
in Garner was in chare of the
local arrangements.
Scott Pollock, the son of Clarke
and Edith (Quackenbush) Pollock,
was born on March 8, 1942. He
graduated from the Garner High
School and the University of
Dubuque. Upon completing four
years of active duty in the
USAF, he moved to Wichita,
Kansas, to work at the Beach
Aircraft Corporation. There he
met and married his wife, Carol,
who were to celebrate their 38th
anniversary on December 29. They
moved to Tampa in 1970, where he
worked with Birdsong Beechcraft
for three years and then was the
corporate pilot for the Reeves
Southeastern Corporation for 25
years. In 1998, he went to work
for and became the general
manager of the Tampa Flying
Service located at the Peter O.
Knight Airport, until his
retirement in 2004.
Survivors include his loving
wife, Carol; daughter, Susan of
Ashburn, Virginia; son, Michael
and wife, Keri and their
daughter, Addison of Clemmons,
North Carolina; sister, Carolyn
Weinheimer of Hollister,
California; and cousin, Nancy
Reasland and husband, Ray of
Solon, Iowa.
Scott was preceded in death by
his parents, Clarke and Edith
Pollock.
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William R. Schneider,
1935-2009
February 3, 2010
William
R. Schneider, MSgt AF (Retired),
went to be with the Lord on
Monday, December 28, 2009, at
the age of 74, after his
courageous crusade with cancer.
A memorial to
celebrate his life was held on
Wednesday, January 6, 2010, in
Tucson, Arizona.
He was preceded
in death by his parents, William
and Lydia of Clear Lake; his
first wife, Connie
(Schoonover)(Wilson); and
brothers, Fred (Marie) and Tom
(Linda).
He is survived by
his wife, Edie; two children,
William T. and Becky (Jim)
McEIfresh; sisters, Ardella
(John) Hanson and Ardeen
(Gilbert) Luker; brothers, Larry
(Geri), Roger (Mary) and Bernie
(Laura); four grandchildren; and
four great-grandchildren.
Bill spent much
of his retirement focusing on
his family, new-found hobbies
and team leading for the retired
non-denominational volunteer
building group SOWERs – Servants
On Wheels Ever Ready. Until
recently, Bill was responsible
for construction, improvement
and construction management of
many churches and orphanages
across the United States.
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Charles T. McLaughlin,
1918-2009
January 6, 2010
BRITT-Charles T. "Chuck"
McLaughlin, died on Tuesday,
December 29, 2009, at home.
There will be no
memorial service. Memorial
contributions may be made to the
Iowa Natural Heritage
Foundation, Des Moines, Iowa.
He was born to C.
T. and Dorothy McLaughlin, on a
farm near Salem, Illinois in
1918. Chuck was a progressive
farmer and an ardent
conservationist. After he earned
a B.S. in Agricultural Economics
from the University of Illinois
and pursued graduate studies at
Iowa State, Chuck and Helen
began their own farming
operation in 1945. He became
involved with soil conservation
in 1946 as one of the original
members of the local soil
conservation district. He was
elected as a Soil Commissioner
in 1972 and was the first farmer
to serve as President of the
Iowa Soil District Commissioners
(1978-1980). He spoke
extensively on soil conservation
throughout the United States and
he served on the board of the
National Soil Conservation
Districts. He was well known
nationally for his lifelong
commitment to soil and water
conservation.
Chuck provided 30 years of
volunteer leadership to the Iowa
Natural Heritage Foundation,
starting in 1980 as an
ex-officio board member when
they were newly formed. He
served on their board of
directors from 1982 until his
death (age 64 to 91) and as
Chair 1990 -1992. Chuck helped
develop their Resourceful
Farming Program. While he helped
protect and restore many wild
places in Iowa, he took special
joy in restorations close to
home such as Meredith Marsh,
Crystal Lake Marsh, Thorpe Park
wildlife complex, Maynard Reece
Marsh, Union Slough additions
and the Clear Lake watershed. He
was noted for imparting a few
sentences of wisdom or
perspective into board
discussion just when needed. In
many ways, he was the spirit and
conscience of the organization.
He believed it was crucial for
private citizens to build
awareness of our dependence upon
natural resources and to protect
unique natural areas of the
state for future public
enjoyment. He led by example.
The depth of his commitment was
an inspiration to many others.
Chuck also served his community
and state by being on the
Hancock County Zoning Board, the
Board of Governors for Living
History Farms, the Land Use
Commission, the Iowa
Conservation Education Council
and the Speakers' Bureau of the
Iowa Humanities Board. He
delivered “Chief Seattle's
speech” on environmental
responsibility on many memorable
occasions. He was president for
several years of the North Iowa
Choral Society and sang often at
Choral Society and Hancock
Little Theater presentations,
including “The Messiah” and at
weddings, funerals and in his
church choir. Chuck was a Past
Master of Masons and a 32nd
Degree Mason.
He was preceded
in death by his parents; 2
brothers; 3 sisters; and his
wife, Helen.
He is survived by
his son, Sydney; 4 nephews and
their families; and many dear
friends.
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Linda L. Lagasse, 1943-2009
January 6, 2010
Linda
L. Lagasse, 66, of Garner,
passed away on Thursday,
December 31, 2009, at St. Mary's
Hospital in Rochester,
Minnesota, after a brief but
courageous fight with leukemia.
Funeral services will be held at
10:30 a.m., on Tuesday, January
5, 2010, at the St. Boniface
Catholic Church in Garner, with
Fr. Brian Dellaert officiating.
Burial was in the Madison
Township Cemetery in Forest
City. The Cataldo Funeral Home
was in charge of the
arrangements.
Linda L. Lagasse, the daughter
of Peter and Eunice (Wilson)
Etzen, was born on September 21,
1943 in Forest City. She
graduated from the Forest City
High School in 1961. On April
11, 1964, she was united in
marriage to Joe Lagasse in
Minneapolis, Minnesota. They
lived in several states before
making their home in Garner in
1976. Linda was employed as a
secretary, waitressed and
managed food establishments
throughout the years in the
area. She retired in 2006 from
Perkins Restaurant in Mason
City.
Linda was a
devoted wife, loving mother and
grandmother. She enjoyed
spending her time reading, doing
crossword puzzles, baking,
spending time with her family,
friends and foremost being with
her grandchildren. She was a
member of the St. Boniface
Catholic Church, Red Hat Society
and the Blind Association in
Mason City.
Linda is survived by her loving
husband, Joe of Garner; son,
Robin Lagasse of Minneapolis,
Minnesota and his daughter,
Summer; daughter, Wendy (Paul)
Juntunen of Rolla, North Dakota
and their three children, Jadyn,
Haley and Kylie; daughter, Dawn
(Brian) Henley of Marshalltown
and their two sons, Creighton
and Matt; and two nephews, Brad
and Bryan Saathoff.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; sister, Sandra
Saathoff; and brother, Scott
Etzen.
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