Kenneth M. Greiman, 1915-2009
June 10, 2009
Kenneth
M. Greiman, 93, of Garner, went
home to be with the Lord on
Saturday, June 6, 2009, at the
Concord Care Center in Garner.
Funeral services
will be held at 2:00 p.m., on
Thursday, at the Zion
Evangelical and Reformed Church
in Garner, with the Rev. Jon
Rollefson officiating. Burial
will be in the Concord Township
Cemetery. Visitation will be
held from 4-7:00 p.m., on
Wednesday, at the Cataldo
Funeral Chapel in Garner and
will continue one hour prior to
the services at the church.
Kenneth Mitchell
Greiman, the son of Fred and
Caroline (Wille) Greiman, was
born on November 11, 1915, on a
farm south of Garner. He
attended country school near his
home and graduated from the
Garner High School in 1933. On
August 13, 1939, he married
Evelyn Jante at the St. John's
Lutheran Church east of Garner.
They farmed south of Garner
until 1941 when they moved to a
farm northeast of Garner.
Besides farming,
Kenny was actively engaged in
raising angus cattle and horses.
He had a passion for horses and
worked with them all his life.
He participated in the by
invitation only Britt Draft
Horse Show every year since
inception and many other shows
and parades including the 40
horse hitch in the Milwaukee
Circus Parade over the years. He
was honored to be inducted into
the Iowa Draft Horse Hall of
Fame.
Kenny served on
the school board, creamery board
and the St. Paul Lutheran Church
Board and Building Committee. He
was a member of the Saddle Club,
North Garner Community Club and
was a 4-H Leader.
Kenny is survived
by his wife, Evelyn of Garner;
three sons, Daniel (Nancy)
Greiman of Brookings, Oregon,
Keith (Connie) Greiman of Edina,
Minnrsota and Kevin (Paula)
Greiman of Arvada, Colorado;
seven grandchildren, Brian
(Dalene) Greiman, Andrew
(Jennifer) Greiman, Carisa
(Brian) Valentine, Justin
(Melissa) Greiman, Kayle
(Rebekah) Greiman, Travis
Greiman and Kaylan Greiman;
eight great-grandchildren; one
great-great-grandchild; a
sister-in-law, Vivian Greiman of
Goodell; and many nieces and
nephews. Kenny thoroughly
enjoyed spending time with his
family.
He was preceded
in death by his parents; son,
Duane in 1966; and brothers,
Burtis and Wayne Greiman.
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Duard
H. Lewis, 1928-2009
June 10, 2009
Duard Henry Lewis, passed away
on March 7, 2008 in Scottsdale,
Arizona. He was living in Logan,
New Mexico and wintering in
Tonto Basin, Arizona.
Public graveside
services will be held at 1:00
p.m., on Friday, June 12, 2009,
at the Ell Township Cemetery in
Klemme. Those wishing to attend
the graveside services are asked
to gather at the Andrews Funeral
Chapel, Klemme, starting at noon
on Friday. The Klemme Military
Unit will conduct full military
honors.
Duard was born on
January 16, 1928 in Klemme, to
Henry Lewis and Rose Etchen
Lewis. He lived in Klemme until
his marriage to Mildred Meinders
on November 18, 1949 and they
moved to Humboldt, where Duard
worked for the Cornbelt Power
Co. In 1961, they moved to
Phoenix, Arizona, where he
worked for the Salt River
Project until he retired in
1987.
Duard enjoyed
hunting and fishing. He served
in the US Army from 1946 through
1948. He was a member of the
Maricopa County Volunteer
Sheriff's Posse in Arizona. In
1987, he started putting
together a cookbook for his wife
and daughters. At 1,000 recipes
he was going to quit but never
did. He was always finding new
recipes to try and add to the
cookbook. His editorial comments
were as good as the food.
He is survived by
his wife, Mildred; three
daughters, Shelley (Dennis) Winn
of Clovis, New Mexico, Ramona
(Jerry) Adams of Pagosa Springs,
Colorado and Cindy (Russell)
Amidon of Herperus, Colorado;
one grandson, Jeremiah Heinz of
Clear Lake; and two
great-grandchildren.
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Leo Ochoa, 1962-2009
June 17, 2009
Leo
Ochoa, 47, of Garner, died on
Sunday, June 7, 2009, at the
Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa
in Mason City.
Funeral services were held on
Thursday, June 11, at the St.
Boniface Catholic Church in
Garner, with Fr. Henry Huber
officiating. Military Rites were
conducted by the Garner Veterans
Ceremonial Unit. Inurnment was
in the Concord Township Cemetery
in Garner at a later date. The
Cataldo Funeral Home of Garner
was in charge of the
arrangements.
Leo C. Ochoa, the son of Hilario
and Salome (Calderone) Ochoa,
was born on May 21, 1962 at
Britt. He grew up in Garner and
graduated from the
Garner-Hayfield High School in
1981. Following graduation, he
enlisted in the U.S. Marine
Corps Reserves. Leo served as a
translator for Cuban refugees in
Florida for a time. He later
returned to Garner and was
employed at the Globe-Gazette,
Clear Lake Bakery and most
recently Opportunity Village.
Leo enjoyed spending time with
his family and friends.
He is survived by his son, Emory
of Garner; daughter, Celia Ochoa
of Hampton; parents, Hilario and
Salome Ochoa of Garner; his
children's mother, Crystal
Carpenter of Hampton; six
brothers, Larry (Margaret) Ochoa
of Boca Raton, Florida, Everardo
Ochoa (special friend, Anna) of
Garner, Maurio (Jean) Ochoa of
Mason City, Carlos (Sally) Ochoa
of Corona, California, Richard
(Echo) Ochoa of Mason City and
Jose Luise (Donna) Ochoa of
Ankeny; many nieces and nephews;
and special friends, Marsha
Thayer of Clear Lake, Claudia
Heusinkveld of Clear Lake and
Nick Chambers of Garner.
Leo was preceded in death by his
brother, Nievus Ochoa.
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Janet Schroeder, 1933-2009
June
17, 2009
Janet E.
Schrceder, 76, of Britt, died on
Wednesday, June 10, 2009, at her
home.
Funeral services
were held on Saturday, June 13,
at the Britt Evangelical Free
Church, with Pastor Stan Johnson
officiating. Burial was in the
Evergreen Cemetery in Britt. The
Ewing Funeral Home of Britt was
in charge of the arrangements.
Janet Elaine
Schroeder, the daughter of
Charles and Lovella (Bolsinger)
Hanson, was born on June 1,
1933, north of Forest City. She
grew up on a farm near
Carpenter, Iowa, graduating from
both the Carpenter High School
and Waldorf College. On August
23, 1954, Janet was united in
marriage to Harlan Schroeder at
the Immanuel Lutheran Church in
Forest City, Iowa. From this
union three children were born,
Karen Elaine, Julie Marie and
Linda Kay.
Janet loved to
crochet, quilt and do
embroidery, which she gave to
her family and others. She loved
to spend time with her family
and grandchildren. Janet worked
at the Ben Franklin, later
Sweers Emporium in Britt for 25
years until it closed. She
really enjoyed interacting with
people from the community. Janet
was a member of the Britt
Evangelical Free Church. She was
active in the Women's Missionary
Society (WMS) and Bible study
group.
Janet is survived
by her husband, Harlan;
children, Karen (Glen) Arkema of
Britt, Julie (Dave) Eden of
Wesley and Linda (Mark)
Gudmonson of Savage, Minnesota;
five grandchildren, Megan and
Jenna Arkema, Brett Eden, Callie
and Troy Gudmonson; brothers and
sisters, Marvin (Sharon) Hanson,
Roger (Shirley) Hanson, Marilyn
(the late Doyle) Wilder, all of
St. Ansgar, Ellen (Charles)
Krueger of Mesa, Arizona and
Sharon (Hillis) Rupe of Des
Moines.
She was preceded
in death by her parents.
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Mildred Lenihan
June 17, 2009
Mildred
Lenihan, 94, of Tucson, Arizona,
formerly of Manly, died on
Thursday, June 11, 2009, in
Tucson.
Graveside services will be held
at 10:00 a.m., on Wednesday,
June 17, in the Ell Township
Cemetery in Klemme, with Rev.
David Wagner officiating. The
Cataldo Funeral Chapel in Garner
is in charge of the
arrangements.
Mildred Bernice Lenihan, the
daughter of George and Mary
(Ludeke) Schoenwetter was born
on September 1, 1914 at Garner.
She attended the rural schools
of Liberty Township and
graduated from the Klemme High
School. Mildred continued her
education at Iowa State
Teacher's College in Cedar
Falls. She later taught in
several country schools in Iowa
before going to work for
Wilson's Packing Company in Iowa
City. She retired to the Manly
area before moving to Tucson in
February of 2000.
She is survived by her son,
Maynard (Martha) Weisbrod of
Tucson, Arizona; her
grandchildren, Michelle (Julio)
Martinez, Mark (Diana) Weisbrod,
Michael (Loraine) Weisbrod,
Mason (Michelle) Weisbrod, Allen
Birkbeck and Becky (Chris) Risk;
thirteen great-grandchildren;
and a sister-in-law, Ada
Schoenwetter of Garner.
Mildred was preceded in death by
her parents, George and Mary
Schoenwetter; husbands, Milton
Weisbrod and Richard Lenihan;
daughter, Marlene Birkbeck; and
brothers, Homer and Howard
Schoenwetter.
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Peggy L. Clark, 1929-2009
July 8, 2009
Peggy
L. Clark, 79, passed away on
Monday, June 15, 2009, at the
Mercy Medical Center in Des
Moines.
Funeral services
were held on Friday, June 19, at
the New Hope United Methodist
Church in Des Moines. Burial was
in the Highland Memorial Gardens
Cemetery. Memorial contributions
may be made to the New Hope
United Methodist Church in
memory of Peggy.
Peggy Clark, was
born on November 23, 1929 in
Flint, Michigan. She grew up in
Klemme and graduated from the
4C's Business College in Des
Moines in May of 1948. She met
Walter Clark at college and they
married on November 28, 1948.
They resided in Des Moines for
most of their lives. They lived
briefly in Guymon, Oklahoma and
spent most of their retirement
years at Sun Valley, Ellston,
Iowa. In college Peggy joined a
sorority that continues to get
together monthly for lunch. She
worked at the Air National Guard
for several years and was a
homemaker after that.
Peggy enjoyed
playing golf and playing cards.
Her other hobbies included
cross-stitch, knitting and
ceramics. She took great
pleasure in making and sharing
her creations with family and
friends. During their 60 years
of marriage, Peggy and Walt
traveled to many different
places and made many friends.
Peggy loved entertaining her
many friends and family members
at her home, which she would
decorate for all occasions.
Peggy is survived
by her husband, Walter; her son,
Charles (Janie); her daughter,
Kimberlee (Kevin) Eidson; three
grandchildren, Cami Clark,
Kelsey (Chris) Davis and Derek
Eidson; one great-grandchild,
Taylor Eidson; and a sister, Pat
Simonsen.
She was preceded
in death by her parents, Ben and
Leafy Coobs, and her brother,
Melvin Coobs.
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Harold "Dean" Jeter,
1929-2009
June 24, 2009
Harold
"Dean" Jeter, 79, of Garner,
died on Thursday, June 18, 2009,
at the Muse Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
Memorial services will be held
at 11:00 a.m., on Saturday, June
27, at the United Presbyterian
Church in Garner, with Rev.
David Wagner and Justin Asche
officiating.
Visitation will
be held one hour prior to the
services at the church on
Saturday, June 27. The Cataldo
Funeral Home in Garner is in
charge of the arrangements.
Harold Dean Jeter, the son of
Marion and Eva (Siddens) Jeter,
was born on July 14, 1929 at
Thayer, Iowa. He attended school
at Thayer. After his schooling,
he farmed near Thayer and then
purchased a motel in Osceola
which he operated for a number
of years. Dean then owned and
operated a women's and
children's clothing store in
Osceola for a time before moving
to Florida. He later returned to
Iowa and was a bus driver for
Jefferson Bus Lines until his
retirement in 1994.
On April 17,
1993, he married Dorothy Quintus
Winters at Ogden. They lived in
Des Moines, Lake of the Ozarks,
Florida and in 2006 moved to
Garner. Dean enjoyed fishing,
playing pool, boating, water
skiing and horses. He was a
member of the United
Presbyterian Church in Garner.
Dean is survived by his wife,
Dorothy of Garner; three sons,
Michael Jeter of Isanti,
Minnesota, Mark (Laurie) Jeter
of Excelsior, Minnesota and
Marlin Jeter of Minnie Mound,
Minnesota; a step-son, Parker
Winters of Boone; and
grandchildren, Luke Jeter, Emily
Jeter, Megan (Danny) Grant,
Laura Jeter, Wyatt Jeter, Maggie
Jeter, Anna Jeter, Brooke Jeter,
Nick Jeter and Jared Winters.
He was preceded in death by his
parents; daughter, Marsha Jeter;
a sister, Karen Jeter; and an
aunt, Evia Sage.
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Benjamin "Benjie" Netland,
1955-2009
July 1, 2009
Benjamin
"Benjie" Netland, 54, a life
long resident of Klemme, died on
Sunday, June 21, 2009, at the
Belmond Medical Center, Belmond,
surrounded by his family,
following a long and courageous
battle with cancer.
Funeral services
were held on Wednesday, June 24,
at the Immanuel Reformed United
Church of Christ in Klemme. The
Rev. Donna Buckman officiated.
Burial was in the Ell Township
Cemetery, Klemme. The Andrews
Funeral Home, Klemme, was in
charge of the arrangements.
Benjamin Lars Netland, was born
on June 21, 1955 at Klemme, the
son of George and Shirley (Rapp)
Netland. He was active with his
family in the Klemme United
Methodist Church where he was
baptized. He attended Klemme
Schools and participated in
basketball and was an excellent
football player receiving
recognition for his various
accomplishments in that
sport. He also participated in
recreational boxing. For many
years he was a member of the
Slippery Elm Golf Course.
Benjamin married Eileen Olthoff
on October 28, 1978 at the
Immanuel Reformed United Church
of Christ, Klemme. The couples
union was blessed with two
daughters, Teresa and Kimberly.
For most of his career Benjie
was employed in the
manufacturing and restoration of
clutches and other mechanisms of
agricultural machinery. Shortly
after high school he was hired
by Butler Manufacturing (BMD) in
Klemme, where he was employed
for more than 35 years. He then
became a partner and president
of Theobald Manufacturing in
Stacyville. A few years later
the partnership sold the
business.
Benjie enjoyed a life filled
with family, friends and
fellowship. He and Eileen looked
forward to taking their girls
and grandchildren on camping
excursions to McIntosh Woods
State Park in Clear Lake and
later to Lake Cornelia. His
family will cherish memories of
trips to the Kansas City Zoo,
Ocean's of Fun, and World's of
Fun. Benjie was a big kid at
heart and could often be found
with the kids on the rides. His
grandchildren looked forward to
rides on his lawn tractors,
spending time doing yard work
and as his health deteriorated,
watching movies. He shared his
athletic talents with his
daughter, Teresa and would help
her train for the cross country
team. He looked forward to
almost any opportunity to be in
the outdoors such as deer
hunting, working on his small
conservation area and pond,
putting up a duck box, or
working on his lawn.
Benjie was always tinkering in
his garage and shop, listening
to classic rock tunes. He loved
vintage tractors and was a
master at tearing down and
rebuilding them from the ground
up. Friends will miss time with
Benjie doing flawless
restorations. In recent years he
had become a member of the North
Iowa Antique Tractor Club.
Benjie had a zest for life and
lending his knowledge and labor
to help others. He will also be
remembered for his positive
outlook on life even in his
difficult battle with cancer.
Survivors include his wife;
daughters, Teresa Wester of
Klemme and Kimberly (Jeremy)
Abele of Klemme; his mother of
Garner; brothers, Willard
(Diane) Netland of Mesa, Arizona
and Merlin Netland of Garner;
sisters, Mary (Cecil) Noble of
Garner, Marilyn (Duane) Roberts
of Garner and Carolyn Rasmuson
of Apache Junction, Arizona;
grandchildren, Amanda Whitney,
Michael Abele, Kaitlyn Abele,
Samantha Wester, Desarae Abele,
Benjamin Wester and Dominic
Abele; brother-in-law, Verlyn
(Kathy) Olthoff of Klemme; and
sister-in-law, Kathryn Sellars
of Klemme; and many nieces,
nephews, cousins and countless
friends.
He was preceded
in death by his father; sisters,
Karen Lay and Wanda Netland;
brother, George Netland, Jr.;
and brother-in-laws, Gayle Lay
and Donnie Sellars.
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Luella F. Marshall, 1916-2009
July 1, 2009
Luella
Faye Marshall, 92, of Clear
Lake, died on Friday, June 26,
2009, at the Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa.
Funera1 services
were held on Tuesday, June 30,
at the Ward Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, Clear Lake, with the
Rev. Dennis Ganz officiating.
Burial was in the Clear Lake
Cemetery. Memorials may be
directed to the Hospice of North
Iowa and the VFW. Auxiliary.
Luella was born
on July 27, 1916 in Meservey,
Iowa, the daughter of Lewis W.
and Lydia (Hoppe) Kennedy. She
graduated from the Meservey High
School in 1933. Luella married
Robert Lee Marshall in 1936, in
Klemme, Iowa and to this union 5
children were born. Luella and
Robert farmed with their family
after they were married and
everyone in the family rode and
had their own horse.
In 1954, Luella
and Robert bought the Lighthouse
Drive In, which they owned until
1976. In 1962, Luella managed
the Clear Lake Sale Barn Cafe
till 1976 and than she managed
the Garner Sale Barn Cafe until
1986. Luella then worked at the
Pronto Gas Station and Kum and
Go when she was in her eighties.
Luella was famous
for her pies and potato salad.
She enjoyed traveling,
embroidering, horses and
dancing, but most of all she
loved her family. Luella was
also a member of the VFW.
Auxiliary.
Luella is
survived by her children, Marlys
(Chuck) Pemble of Everly, Merle
(Bev) Marshall of Garner,
Marilyn (Jim) Arnold of Mason
City and Mike Marshall of
Loveland, Colorado; 12
grandchildren; 18
great-grandchildren; 4
great-great-grandchildren; her
brother, Lloyd (Sally) Kennedy
of Clear Lake; and her sisters,
Lucille Anderson and Lorene
Haddy, both of Clear Lake.
She was preceded
in death by her parents; her
husband in 1959; her son, Robert
in infancy; 2 grandchildren; 2
sisters; 1 brother; and her
special friend, Pete Bach.
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Kathleen Dodson, 1943-2009
July 15, 2009
Kathleen
"Kathy" Marion Dodson, age 66, a
resident of Grand Terrace,
California, for 41 years, passed
away on Saturday, June 27, 2009,
with her family by her bedside,
of complications from
Parkinson's Disease.
Private memorial
services were held for her
family and friends on Saturday,
July 11, at her daughters home
in Redlands, California. The
Emmerson Bartlett Memorial
Chapel, Redlands, California,
assisted the family.
She was born on
May 10, 1943 in Klemme, Iowa and
moved to Long Beach, California,
as a teenager where she
graduated from Poly High School
and met and married her husband
of 46 years, Henry C. Dodson.
She was a homemaker and a loving
wife, mother, and grandmother.
She is survived
by her husband, Henry; her two
daughters, Lynette Salamanca of
Grand Terrace, California and
Lisa (Gary) Paprocki of
Redlands, California; five
grandchildren, Larissa and
Phillip Salamanca and
Christopher, Melissa and Megan
Paprocki; two sisters, Beverly
(Dennis) Morrison of Yucaipa,
California and Audrey (Merlyn)
Olson of Santa Maria,
California; one brother, Hershel
(Pat) Lemke of Rough and Ready,
California; and several nieces,
nephews and friends.
She was preceded
in death by her parents, Ruben
and Edith Lemke; and her
brother, Gordon Lemke.
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