Charles "Chuck" M. Butler,
1925-2010
August 11, 2010
Charles
'"Chuck" M. Butler, age 84, of
Lake Cornelia, Iowa, died on
Thursday, August 5, 2010, at
Arbor Springs, Des Moines,
surrounded by his loving family.
Funeral services
were held on Monday, August 9,
at the Klemme United Methodist
Church, Klemme. The Reverend
Paddy Druhl officiated. Burial
with full military honors, was
provided by the Klemme Military
Squad in the Ell Township
Cemetery, Klemme. Visitation was
held on Sunday, at the Andrews
Funeral Home, Klemme.
Charles "Chuck"
M. Butler, was born on September
13, 1925, in Humboldt County,
near Livermore, the son of
Luther W. and Maude (Humble)
Butler. He attended the
Livermore area schools and
graduated from the Livermore
High School, with the Class of
1942. Following his schooling
Charles served his country in
the United States Armed Forces
during World War II. During his
military tenure in the Army, he
spent time in Germany and
various other locations on
foreign soil. He was a part of
the combat engineers during his
six years of military service.
Chuck was honorably discharged
with the rank of Staff Sergeant.
Upon returning to
civilian life, Charles was
united in marriage to Virginia
M. Davis at the Livermore United
Methodist Church on September 2,
1951. Their union was blessed
with three daughters, Gwen,
Maggie and Becky. The couple,
farmed for a time in Livermore
and Bradgate before moving to a
farm east of Klemme in 1955. In
addition to farming, Charles and
Virginia owned and operated an
Oliver business. They later
started the firm BMD in Klemme,
a business that was built from
the ground up with Chuck's
vision and perseverance grew to
a very successful company that
provided it's services and
expertise not only to the
region, but throughout the U.S.
and foreign countries. Charles
and Virginia actively operated
the business until 1992, when
Chuck retired as President of
the Company. Chuck's involvement
continued until they sold BMD
(known today as A & D) in 1995.
Throughout his
entire life Charles was an
ardent and active supporter of
the community. He had served for
a time as Mayor of Klemme, as a
board member of the Klemme
School Board and as a Klemme
Volunteer Fireman. He generously
gave of his time, talents and
financial support to the
Slippery Elm Golf Course, Klemme
Ag Days, the fireworks and to
numerous other events and
projects.
Chuck had enjoyed
hunting in earlier years. He and
Virginia enjoyed golfing and
were longtime members of the
Slippery Elm Golf Course in
Klemme and the Clarmond Country
Club near Lake Cornelia. Chuck
and Virginia had spent many
years on winter vacation in
Biloxi, Mississippi, for the
month of January. The couple
enjoyed dancing in earlier years
and actively bowled in numerous
leagues. Charles looked forward
to fishing excursions in Canada.
He also looked forward to any
occasion that meant spending
time in the presence of his
children and grandchildren.
Chuck enjoyed the
friendly competition of cribbage
and cards among the comradery of
his buddies, Ricky, Arly, Harold
and Barney over lunch at the
Sawmill in Klemme. Chuck, Rick
and Arly would also look forward
to an outing to the casino and
would often times bring Virginia
along for the occasion. Chuck
was an actively involved
lifetime member of the Klemme
American Legion Post and also
the Garner VFW.
Chuck will be
remembered by his family,
friends and former employees, as
a man who loved life to it's
fullest, enjoyed the simple
things along the way and cared
deeply for those around him. All
who crossed in his life foot
steps will cherish the echoes of
his wonderful and heartwarming
laugh, friendly hello and wave
to both friend and stranger, and
of course his unique wit and
humor.
Those left to
cherish the memory of his life
include his wife and life
companion of nearly 60 years,
Virginia Butler of Lake
Cornelia; daughters, Gwen of
Clive, Maggie and husband, Mike
Gowin of Rochester, Minnesota
and Becky and husband, Ed Lents
of Drexel, Missouri; eight
grandchildren, Devon Mau and
wife, Jamye, Danielle (Mau) and
husband, Connor Sears, Dillon
Mau, Chris Gowin and wife,
Raissa Byer, Matt Gowin, John
Gowin and wife, Jen, Ann (Lents)
Mattison and husband, Chris and
Jill Lents and fiancée, James
Howarts; seven
great-grandchildren, Andrew,
Taylor and Cassidy Gowin, Dana
and Spencer Mattison, DJ Mau and
Nico Sears; brothers, Ralph
Butler and wife, Ruby of
Arkansas and James Butler of
Washington, Iowa; and a sister,
Linda Bahr of Livermore; and
numerous nieces and nephews and
countless friends.
He was preceded
in death by his parents; and two
sisters, Mary Colwell of Tulsa,
Oklahoma and Eva Lous Ferstl of
Harriet, Arkansas.
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Wayne W. Badker, 1926-2010
August 18,
2010
CLEAR
LAKE-Wayne W. "Bud" Badker, 83,
of Clear Lake, Iowa, died on
Monday, August 9, 2010, at the
Manly Nursing and Rehab Center,
Manly, Iowa.
Funeral services
were held on Thursday, August
12, at the Clear Lake United
Methodist Church. The Rev. Diana
Hoover officiated. Burial was in
the Clear Lake Cemetery, Clear
Lake, with full military honors
conducted by members of the
Clear Lake V.F.W.
The Ward Van
Slyke Colonial Chapel of Clear
Lake, was in charge of the
arrangements.
Wayne Welker
Badker, was born on November 16,
1926 in Clear Lake, the son of
Roy and Laura (Welker) Badker.
Bud attended the Ventura School
and helped his father farm. He
was baptized and has been a
lifelong member of the Clear
Lake United Methodist Church. He
served in the U.S. Army in 1945,
during WW II and was honorably
discharged in 1947.
Bud was united in
marriage to LaVohn Schlawin on
September 7, 1947, at the
Reformed Evangelical Church in
Klemme. To this union a son was
born. Bud farmed many years
until his retirement in 1997 at
the age of 70. Bud was a crop
adjuster for Farm Bureau
Insurance and was a substitute
mail route carrier for 18 1/2
years.
Bud was a member
of the Quarter Horse Assoc.,
Farmers Elevator Board member
for 12 years and lifetime member
of the Am Vet's and the Clear
Lake V.F.W. Bud enjoyed playing
golf, snowmobiling, bowling on
league and wintering in Mesa,
Arizona for numerous years!
Bud is survived
by his loving wife of 62 years,
LaVohn Badker of Clear Lake;
son, Dennis Badker and his wife,
Karen of Klemme; two
grandchildren, Scott (Tina)
Badker of Garner and Curt
(Michele) Badker of Clear Lake;
four great-grandchildren, Wade
and Austin Lohman and Michaela
Delzer and Drake Badker; along
with one nephew, other relatives
and friends.
Bud was preceded
in death by his parents; and one
sister, Theone (Art) Risse.
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Timothy Dean Wurtzel,
1959-2010
August 25, 2010
Timothy
Dean Wurtzel, 51, of Clear Lake,
died on Friday, August 13, 2010,
from injuries sustained in a
motorcycle accident.
A celebration of life service
was held on Saturday, August 21,
at the Ward Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, Clear Lake, with the
Reverend Dennis Ganz
officiating. Inurnment will take
place at a later date in the
Concord Cemetery, Garner.
Timothy Dean Wurtzel, was born
on June 20, 1959 in Waterloo,
the son of Dean and Joan
(Stocks) Wurtzel. In the third
grade Tim and his family moved
to Clear Lake and he attended
the Clear Lake School System. He
worked at the Clear Lake Bakery
along with other various jobs.
Most recently he was working for
Intercon, Laborers Union, local
340 out of Mason City. Tim met
up with his childhood
sweetheart, Lois (Gouge) Ziron.
They have enjoyed the last three
years, taking trips,
motorcycling, laughing and
enjoying life. They were engaged
and looked forward to spending
their lives together.
Tim’s greatest love was spending
time with his family, friends
and his dog, Bandit. He loved
riding his Harley Davidson
Motorcycle, camping, taking
trips to the casino, and loved
watching sunsets. He was “Papa”
to five special granddaughters,
whom he loved dearly. He was a
lover of life and his smile
showed it. He will be sadly
missed.
Those left to cherish his memory
include his father, Dean (Jane)
Wurtzel of Hazelhurst,
Wisconsin; siblings, Cindy
(Mike) Wisher of Hanlontown and
Mike (Pam) Wurtzel of Des
Moines; aunt, Jean Knox of
Waterloo; a very special
extended family, Karen Secory,
Danielle Secory, Keghan Oppman
and Jennifer Craighton; nieces
and nephews, Kristy, Chad, Corey
and Shaun; fiancée, Lois Ziron
of Garner; daughter, Cheryl
(Robert) Lenning of Mason City;
grandchildren, Justina, Bailee,
Skylar, Abbey and Piper Lenning
of Mason City; mother and
father-in-law, Merle and Marian
Gouge of Garner; brothers and
sisters-in-law, John (Violet)
Gouge of Garner, Pete (Joan)
Gouge of Garner, Becky
Kirschbaum of Kallispell,
Montana, Mike (Judy) Gouge of
Crystal Lake, Steve (Mary) Gouge
of Garner, Lori (Ted) Salz of
Garner, David Gouge of Garner
and Julie (Duane) Pigman of
Crystal Lake; his dogs, Bandit,
Yetta and Cyrus; along with
other relatives and many, many
friends.
Tim was preceded in death by his
grandparents; mother, Joan
Shreve; uncles, Glenn Knox and
Glenn Wurtzel; and his special
dog, Wolf.
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Lula L. Schroeder, 1925-2010
August 25, 2010
Lula
L. Schroeder, 85, of Garner,
died on Friday, August 20, 2010,
at the Westview Care Center in
Britt.
Funeral services were held at
2:00 p.m., on Monday, August 23,
at the United Presbyterian
Church in Garner, with Justin
Asche, lay pastor officiating.
Burial was in the Concord
Township Cemetery. In lieu of
flowers memorials may be
directed to the United
Presbyterian Church in Garner.
The Cataldo Funeral Home is in
charge of the arrangements.
Lula Leone Schroeder, the
daughter of Lewis and Hannah
(Jefson) Hanson, was born on
July 17, 1925 in Forest City.
She attended the rural schools
near Forest City. On July 19,
1944, she was married to Alvin
Schroeder at the Trinity
Lutheran Church in Mason City.
They farmed southwest of Garner
until 1961 when they purchased a
farm northeast of Garner. They
lived there until 1990 when they
retired from farming and moved
into Garner. Lula and Alvin also
owned and operated the Modern
Cleaners in Garner for five
years. She enjoyed her
grandchildren and
great-grandchildren.
She was a member of the United
Presbyterian Church and UPW.
Lula is survived by her
daughter, Lona (Robert) Younge
of Hampton; three grandchildren,
Aeric (Tammy) Younge and their
two sons, Adam and Aaron, Marcus
(Robin) Younge and their two
children, Courtney and Sydney
and Chadwick (Shannon) Younge
and their two children, Braydon
and Brynn; a great-grandson,
Colton Dixon; two sisters,
Dorothy Wilson of Garner and
Vivian (Duane) Rasmussen of
Clear Lake; a sister-in-law,
Mildred Hanson of Forest City;
and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her
daughter, Marilyn who died on
April 1, 1949 in a car accident
at the age of four; husband,
Alvin who died on September 8,
2001; granddaughter, Heather
Dixon in July of 2006; her
parents; brothers, Ernest,
Milton, Raymond, Duane and Earl
Hanson; and sisters, Mary
Stewart, Pearl Pinkerton and an
infant sister, Laura Hanson.
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Doug H. Engstler, 1965-2010
August 25, 2010
Doug
H. Engstler, 45, of Tea, South
Dakota and formerly of Garner,
died on Saturday, August 21,
2010, at the Sanford USD Medical
Center in Sioux Falls, South
Dakota.
Funeral services were held at
10:00 a.m., on Wednesday, August
25, at the St. Boniface Catholic
Church in Garner, with Fr.
Donald Hertges officiating.
Burial was in the St. Boniface
Catholic Cemetery. The Cataldo
Funeral Home was in charge of
the arrangements.
Doug Harvey Engstler, the son of
Lawrence and Carole (Monson)
Engstler, was born on February
13, 1965 at Britt. He attended
and graduated from the
Garner-Hayfield High School in
1983 where he was active in
sports. Doug continued his
education at NIACC and later
transferred to UNI in Cedar
Falls, graduating with a degree
in teaching. On August 6, 1994,
he married Jodie K. Adams at the
First Lutheran Church in
Northwood. They lived in Clear
Lake, Beatrice, Nebraska, Sioux
Falls, South Dakota and Tea,
South Dakota. Doug was employed
as a construction supervisor at
Midwest Livestock Systems.
Doug enjoyed
spending time with his sons.
They were the focus of his life.
Doug is survived by his four
sons, Nicholas, Zachary, Joshua
and Carter; his parents,
Lawrence and Carole Engstler of
Garner; four brothers, Bruce
Engstler of Huntington, West
Virginia, Kenny (Teri) Engstler
of Garner, Larry (Denise)
Engstler of Lawndale, California
and David (Deb) Engstler of
Garner; and many nieces and
nephews.
He was preceded in death by his
brother, Kevin in 1975; maternal
grandparents, Carl and Fern
Monson; paternal grandparents,
Harvey and Anna Engstler; a
niece, Kayla Engstler; and a
nephew, Justin Lunning.
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Jean M. Hildman, 1966-2010
September 1, 2010
Mason
City-Jean Marie Hildman, 43,
died on Wednesday, August 25,
2010, at the Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa, Mason City.
A Funeral Mass was held at 10:30
a.m., on Monday, August 30, at
the Holy Family Catholic Church,
Mason City. Reverend Kenneth B.
Gehling officiated. Burial was
in the St. Joseph’s Catholic
Cemetery, Wesley, Iowa. The
Hogan Bremer Moore Colonial
Chapel, Mason City, was in
charge of the arrangements.
Jean Marie Hildman, was born on
November 15, 1966 in Mason City,
the daughter of Donald and Marie
(Hadacek) Hildman. She attended
grade school in Plymouth and
graduated from North Central in
Manly in the class of 1985.
After graduation, she attended
the North Iowa Area Community
College in Mason City in the
medical secretary program. She
most recently worked at Wal-Mart
as a cashier for several years
and due to health reasons she
retired.
Jean loved listening to country
music, cross stitching and was
an avid Iowa Hawkeye and
Minnesota Twins fan. Her
greatest love was spending time
with her family, especially with
her niece and nephew. Jean was a
member of the Holy Family
Catholic Church, Mason City.
Jean is survived by her father,
Donald Hildman of Mason City;
sister, Ann (Douglas) Lampe of
Waterloo; nephew, Marcus Lampe
and niece, Allison Lampe, both
of Waterloo; along with several
aunts, uncles, cousins and
friends.
Jean was preceded in death by
her grandparents; and her
mother, Marie Hildman.
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Laurice A. Lemke,
1929-2010
September 1, 2010
KLEMME-Laurice
A. Lemke, 81, of Klemme, died on
Friday, August 27, 2010, at the
Concord Care Center in Garner.
Funeral services were held at
10:30 a.m., on Monday, August
30, at the Immanuel Reformed
United Church of Christ in
Klemme, with Pastor Donna
Buckman officiating. Burial was
in the Ell Township Cemetery.
The Cataldo Funeral Home was in
charge of the arrangements.
Laurice Allen Lemke, the son of
William H. and Ethel (Whitney)
Lemke, was born on January 31,
1929, on the family farm in
rural Klemme. He attended the
rural schools of Liberty
Township until the eighth grade
and graduated from the Klemme
High School in 1945. On February
1, 1948, he married Marjorie
Meinders at the Immanuel
Reformed United Church of Christ
in Klemme. They farmed west of
Klemme until 1992, when they
retired and moved into Klemme.
In 2004, they moved into Garner.
Laurice enjoyed
their Brown Swiss dairy herd,
farming and spending time with
his family. He was a member of
the Immanuel Reformed United
Church of Christ in Klemme,
where he served as a deacon,
elder, Sunday School
Superintendent and a mentor for
confirmation students. He also
was active in Farm Bureau, the
Garner Creamery Board, REC and
4-H.
Laurice is survived by his four
children, Gwen (Byron) Suntken
of Meservey, Paige (Dave) Rohlf
of Altoona, Lynn (Valerie) Lemke
of Olathe, Kansas and Michele
(Stan) Greiman of Garner;
grandchildren, Neal Suntken
(fiancée, Dana Brubaker), Adam
(Sandy) Suntken, Emily (Verlyn)
White, Joel Rohlf, Amanda Rohlf,
Joshua Lemke, Rebecca Lemke,
Brandon (Libby) Stromer, Edward
(Cindy) Greiman, Angela (David)
Homann and Matthew (Angela)
Greiman; great-grandchildren,
Erin Suntken, Abbie Suntken,
Jake Suntken, David King, Nick
King, Andrea White, Cameron
White, Blaize White, Taylor
Homann, Joshua Homann, Reid
Homann, Grace Greiman, Shelby
Greiman and Jacob Greiman; two
brothers, Bill Lemke of
Weyerhauser, Wisconsin and
Byrnes (Stella) Lemke of Mason
City; two sisters-in-law, Gladys
Jurgemeyer of Garner and Mildred
Lewis of Logan, New Mexico; and
many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his
wife, Marjorie on January 13,
2006; his parents; son-in-law,
Doug Stromer; sisters, Helen
Sellner, Ethel Volkman and
Lorraine Mitchell; and
granddaughter-in-law, Kim
Suntken.
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Betty Jean Hegg-Payne,
1923-2010September
8, 2010
Betty Jean
Hegg-Payne, 87, of Fort Collins,
Colorado and formerly of
Kanawha, passed away on Monday,
August 30, 2010, in Fort
Collins.
Funeral services
were held on Tuesday, September
7, at 10:30 a.m., at the Kanawha
Lutheran Church, Kanawha, with
Pastor Lee Nelson officiating. A
private family burial service
was held in the Concord
Cemetery, Garner. The Ewing
Funeral Home of Kanawha, was in
charge of the arrangements.
Betty Jean Hegg,
the daughter of William and
Helen Brummund, was born on
February 5, 1923. She attended
and graduated from the Kanawha
Schools in 1940. On November 22,
1941, she married Merle Hegg at
her parent's home near Kanawha.
They brought to the union four
children. These four children
were the couple's pride and joy.
Merle died on July 11, 1978.
She married Jim
Payne on April 2, 1983. Jim died
on July 26, 1989. Betty and
Merle and family lived in
Kanawha until Merle retired. She
and Merle then moved to Garner.
In Kanawha, Betty worked at the
Strahorn Hardware, Kanawha
Community School District and
Krietlow Electric. She later
worked at the county courthouse
in Garner. She had moved to Fort
Collins, Colorado to be near her
son and daughter in 1999.
Betty
was a life member of the
American Legion and VFW
Auxiliaries. She especially
enjoyed her family, dancing,
playing cards, baking,
traveling, picnicking, sewing,
crafting and reading. She made
herself the "Sunshine Lady" by
sending greeting cards to anyone
she had ever met. Many people
remembered their own
anniversaries only because Betty
had sent a card to them.
Betty is survived
by her children, Bob and his
wife, Barb of Fort Collins,
Colorado, Ruth Mosher of Fort
Collins, Colorado, Jim and his
wife, Judy of Shell Rock, Mary
and her husband, Richard of
Sandusky, Iowa and Allen Payne
of Seattle, Washington; seven
grandchildren, Jamie (Ty) Drage,
Carie (Jordan) Aslor, Shawn
Mosher, Jeff (Misty) Mosher,
Brian (Holly) Hegg, Kristy
(Michael) Baker and Mark
(Kathryn) Bevington; two
step-grandchildren, Lonnie Payne
of Des Moines and LeAnn (Daniel)
Tindall of Akron, Iowa; 15
great-grandchildren; and 3
step-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded
in death by her parents;
husband, Merle Hegg; second
husband, Jim Payne; sister,
Florence; brother, Bill; and
granddaughter, Angi Hegg
Bronemann.
Memorial
contributions may be directed to
the American Heart Association.
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