Naomi Mae Rayhons, 1933-2010
February 10, 2010
Naomi
Mae Rayhons, 76, of Ventura,
died on Wednesday, February 3,
2010, at the Oakwood Care
Center, Clear Lake.
A Funeral Mass
was held on Saturday, February
6, at the St. Patrick’s Catholic
Church, Clear Lake, with the
Reverend John R. Tilp
officiating. A scriptural wake
service was held on Friday,
February 5, at the Ward-Van
Slyke Colonial Chapel. Interment
was in the St. Boniface
Cemetery, Garner. The Family
suggests memorials to the Naomi
Mae Rayhons memorial fund or a
memorial of your choice.
Naomi was born on October 29,
1933 in Garner, the daughter of
Russell Wesley and Elsie Marie
(Woods) Rasmuson. She graduated
from the Garner High School in
1951. Naomi married James
William Gourley in 1954. From
this union three sons were born,
Rick, Rusty and Tracy. During
this time Naomi worked on the
family farm in Corwith.
She worked as a switchboard
operator in Garner and later was
secretary for the Kossuth County
Superintendent of Schools in
Algona. She then worked for the
Chuck Behr Trailer Farm as a
bookkeeper in Algona. In the
late 1970's, she owned her Real
Estate Company, American Realty
in Mason City and later Naomi’s
Realty in Ventura, Iowa. She
loved the real estate business
and helping people purchase
their dream homes. Naomi
especially enjoyed helping
others and truly had a servant's
heart. She spent many hours
ministering to others.
Naomi married Frank Rayhons Jr.
on July 5, 1990 in Albert Lea,
Minnesota.
Naomi enjoyed reading the bible,
bible study, flowers and
especially being with her
family. Naomi's grandchildren
loved her cooking, especially
her Special K bars and her baked
beans.
Naomi was a member of the St.
Patrick Catholic Church and the
Clear Lake Multiple Listings.
Naomi is survived by her
husband, Frank Rayhons Jr. of
Ventura; two sons, Rusty Gourley
of Elmore, Minnesota and Tracy
Gourley and his wife, Penny of
Mason City; step-children, Randy
Rayhons and his wife, Karen of
Ventura, Scot Rayhons and his
friend, Barb Dugan of Ventura,
Pam Adams of Sioux City, Gina
Britt and her husband, Bevyn of
Ventura, Kelli Rejniak and her
husband, Matt of Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, Paige Snyder and
her husband, Russ of Alta and
Polly Wolterman and her husband,
Jeff of Newell, Iowa; seven
grandchildren; fifteen
step-grandchildren; two
great-grandchildren; sister,
Louise Rasmuson of Garner; and a
brother, Jack Sandberg and his
wife, Alvera of Newton, Kansas.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; son, Richard James
Gourley; two sisters, Sandra
Johnson and Sharon DeKruif; and
a brother, Richard Rasmuson.
The Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, Clear Lake, was
responsible for the
arrangements.
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Marvin G. Bachman, 1962-2010
February 17, 2010
Marvin
G. Bachman, 47, of Klemme, died
on Saturday, February 13, 2010,
at the Muse Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit, Mason City,
surrounded by his family,
following a courageous battle
with cancer.
Funeral services
will be held at 10:30 a.m., on
Thursday, February 18, at the
Klemme United Methodist Church,
Klemme. The Rev. Paddy Druhl
will officiate. Burial will be
in the Ell Township Cemetery,
Klemme. Visitation is from
5-8:00 p.m., today, at the
Andrews Funeral Home, Klemme.
Visitation will continue one
hour prior to the services at
the church on Thursday.
Those wishing to
express their sympathies through
a memorial in Marvin's name may
wish to direct them to the
family or the donor's choice.
Marvin Gene
Bachman, the son of Eugene and
Janice (Swanson) Bachman, was
born on July 14, 1962 at
Belmond, Iowa. He attended and
graduated from the Klemme High
School with the Class of 1980
and later went on to attend the
North Iowa Technical College in
Sheldon, where he studied
automotive related subjects. As
a young man Marv was active in
various extra-curricular
activities including, baseball,
basketball and was an excellent
football player.
Marv was a farmer
throughout his entire life, with
Bachman family farms. He loved
the farming profession and
working the land. As the years
went by he continued this loved
profession and expanded his
ambitions into the trucking
industry.
Marvin was united
in marriage to Carrie Sorenson
on July 13, 2002. Following
their marriage the couple
expanded the trucking operations
and started Riverview Farms and
Trucking, which they have owned
and operated since they were
married.
The two loved to
travel the countryside along
with their other drivers who
worked for them. Marv had a
great passion for the outdoors
and looked forward to any
opportunity to go on a fishing
excursion to Canada, Mille lacs
Lake, Leech Lake or a more
regional outing to Clear Lake.
He also enjoyed pursuing his
passion and the camaraderie of
family and friends while hunting
pheasants, deer, coyotes and
various other game that the
woods and uplands might bring.
Marvin was a
single father for many years
prior to marrying Carrie and
relished this role and the
challenges and rewards that it
brought in caring for the needs
of his children. He enjoyed
taking them and the grandkids on
minibike, four wheeler, truck
and tractor rides. Marv also
enjoyed being a grandfather and
was looking forward to a
granddaughters expected arrival
in May of this year.
Marv and Carrie
enjoyed the freedom of Harley
road trips and socializing with
friends and family. Those who
knew Marv will remember him as a
"good friend" and softhearted
man who would do almost anything
for anyone and was a very hard
worker. He loved to visit and
enjoyed good times with family
and friends. Marvin looked
forward to summer afternoons
spent on the waters of Clear
Lake near Farmer's Beech. Marv
also enjoyed the companionship
of their dogs, Sparky and Sadie.
He enjoyed
classic rock music and was a fan
of Tony Stewart and Nascar
racing in general. In recent
years, Marvin was a member of
the Klemme Volunteer Fire
Department. He always liked to
give of himself to the Klemme
community where he had lived his
entire life.
Marvin's memory
will live on in the lives and
hearts of his wife and partner,
Carrie Bachman of Klemme; his
son, Chris Bachman and fiancée,
Tera of Klemme; daughter, Dani
(Nick) Neubauer of Hampton; his
sons, Chandler (Chelsvig)
Bachman and Jameson (Chelsvig)
Bachman, both of Belmond; his
parents, Eugene and Janice
Bachman of Clear Lake; his
mother-in-law, Barb Gremmer of
Meservey and father-in-law,
Keith Sorenson of Britt;
grandchildren, Christian Bachman
of Klemme and Libby Smith of
Hampton; cousins, extended
family and friends and his
beloved companions, Sadie and
Sparky.
He was preceded
in death by his maternal and
paternal grandparents; and his
uncle, Albert Swanson.
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Verna L. Ott, 1922-2010
February 24, 2010
Verna L. Ott, 87,
of Clear Lake, Iowa, died on
Monday, February 15, 2010, at
the Oakwood Care Center, Clear
Lake.
Memorial services
were held on Friday, February
19, at the Ward-Van Slyke
Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake. The
Rev. Dennis Ganz officiated.
Inurnment was in the Clear Lake
Cemetery.
Verna was born on
March 8, 1922 in rural Kanawha,
Iowa, the daughter of Emil and
Anna (Schoenwetter) Pringnitz.
She graduated from the Garner
High School. She worked on the
family farm and later at a
clothing store in Clear
Lake. Verna
married Don Ott on October 22,
1947 and to this union four
children were born. Verna worked
in the cafeteria at the Clear
Lake High School and the Miller
Hardware Store for many years.
She enjoyed
gardening, canning, woodworking
and reading.
Verna is survived
by her three children, Rick Ott
and his wife, Linda of Clear
Lake, Rod Ott and his wife,
Barbara of Clear Lake and Vickey
Ott of Bland, Missouri; two
grandchildren, Angela Ott of
Lafayette, Indiana and Brady Ott
of Clear Lake; one sister, Doris
Groesbeck of Garner; one
brother, Ron Pringnitz and his
wife, Marge of Kanawha; and
several nieces and nephews.
Verna was
preceded in death by her
parents; one son, Terry Ott; two
sisters, Lois Lange and Merlin
Mau; and two brothers, Virgil
Pringnitz and Emil "Dutch"
Pringnitz Jr.
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Eleanor M. Jensen, 1924-2010
February 24, 2010
Eleanor
M. Jensen, 85, of Britt, died on
Sunday, February 21, 2010, at
the Hancock County Memorial
Hospital in Britt, surrounded by
family and friends.
Funeral services will be held at
10:30 a.m., on Wednesday,
February 24, at the Evangelical
Free Church in Britt, with Jason
Boomgarden officiating. Burial
will be in the Evergreen
Cemetery in Britt. Visitation
was held from 4-7:00 p.m., on
Tuesday, at the Cataldo Funeral
Home in Britt and will continue
one hour prior to the services
at the church.
Eleanor Mabel Jensen, the
daughter of Frank and Mamie
(Brozik) Chizek, was born on
March 13, 1924, on a farm
northwest of Garner. She
attended the Hayfield
Consolidated School and helped
her family on the farm. On March
9, 1947, she was married to Nels
E. Jensen at the St. Boniface
Catholic Church Rectory in
Garner. They farmed near Eagle
Lake and Hayfield before moving
to their farm north of Britt in
1975.
She enjoyed
quilting, sewing, baking,
gardening and crossword puzzles.
She was a member of the Upper
Flat Evangelical Free Church
north of Britt and a quilting
group.
Eleanor is survived by her
husband, Nels of Britt; three
children, Janeen Hempler of
Stillwater, Minnesota, Eileen
(Edward) Schutter of New Hope,
Minnesota and Marlin (Donna)
Jensen of Mason City; six
grandchildren, Anita Hempler,
Marie Johnson, Scott (Janice)
Schutter, Candace Hempler, Susan
(Dan) Lindstrom and Christopher
Jensen; two great-grandchildren,
Ryan and Claire Schutter; and a
nephew, Robert (Barbara) Chizek.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; and two brothers, Frank
and Robert Chizek.
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Ora H. (Thompson) Hoeft,
1916-2010
March 3, 2010
Ora H. (Thompson)
Hoeft, died at the Sierra Oaks
Assisted Living, on Tuesday,
February 23, 2010, at the age of
93.
No services are
being held per Ora's request.
She was the
daughter of Steffan Sever
Thompson and Bertha (Haugen)
Thompson, born on March 16, 1916
at Lake Mills. She was a
homemaker and a teacher. Ora
taught in one room schoolhouses
at the Rusley School in Iowa,
the Iowa Consolidated School and
later the Language and Arts
Department at Shasta College in
Redding, California, for 13
years until her retirement. She
then traveled much of the world.
Ora was
predeceased by her son, Thomas
Carl Hoeft on February 12, 1996.
She is survived
by a daughter, Carol Lynn Hyatt;
sons and their spouses, Jon and
Geri Hoeft, Charles Hoeft and
Carl and Betty Hoeft, all of
Redding, California; eight
grandchildren; and six
great-grandchildren.
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Ila Jean (Flynn) Foval,
1922-2010
March 24, 2010
Ila Jean "Jeanie"
(Flynn) Foval, of Peoria,
Arizona, passed away peacefully
on Wednesday, February 24, 2010,
with her family by her side.
Memorial
arrangements have been entrusted
to the Heritage Mortuary in
Peoria, Arizona. In lieu of
flowers, the family asks that
memorial donations in her
memory, be directed to the
Hospice of the Valley, Phoenix,
Arizona.
Jeanie was born
on July 22, 1922 in Dunlap,
Iowa. Her childhood years were
spent in Omaha, Nebraska. She
graduated from high school in
Atlantic, Iowa. Several years
after she met Eugene "Gene"
Foval and they married in 1943.
They farmed near Ellsworth, Iowa
and raised two children, Sherry
and Jerry. For the next 20
years, Jeanie was actively
involved with the Methodist
Church, P.E.O., 4-H, Scouting
and other groups that revolved
around her children's activities
in Ellsworth, Jewell and Garner,
Iowa. In 1981, Gene and Jeanie
retired to Mission, Texas, to
golf, enjoy friends and escape
cold winters. In 2006, leaving
numerous friends behind, they
moved to Peoria, Arizona to be
closer family.
She lived to see
her children, grandchildren and
great-grandchildren, and
cherished their adventures and
challenges. She always
encouraged and supported them.
Her deep and unwavering faith in
God and family were truly the
pillars of her life. No one met
"Jeanine" who didn't love her.
Her beauty shone from deep
within; a selfless, gentle soul
who resided in a world of
optimism, peace and
non-judgmental appreciation for
life. She will be greatly missed
by all who knew and loved her,
for she truly inspired them to
be better men and women of faith
and love.
Ila Jean (Flynn)
Foval is survived by her husband
of 67 years, Eugene Boyce Foval;
her two children, Sherry Ramsey
of Casa Grande, Arizona and
Jerry Foval of Sun Prairie,
Wisconsin and their respective
spouses, Richard Ramsey and Jan
Foval. Celebrating her life with
them are her six grandchildren,
Curt Wendt, Todd Ramsey, Brooke
Ramsey Robinson, Scott Foval,
Bridgette Ramsey Smith and Emily
Foval; and her six
great-grandchildren, Jaden
Ramsey, Cameron Wendt, London
Smith, Stella Foval, Sydney
Robinson and Braden Wendt. She
will be greatly missed by her
sister, Margaret (Flynn) Ewing
of Ames; and her sister-in-law,
Zoe (Foval) Rierson of Radcliff;
and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded
in death by her older brother,
Edwin Flynn of Indianapolis,
Indiana.
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John G. Kelly, 1953-2010
March 3, 2010
John G. Kelly, 57, of Garner,
died on Sunday, February 28,
2010, at the Muse Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
His body has been cremated and
no services are planned at this
time. The Cataldo Funeral Home
is in charge of the
arrangements.
John Gilbert Kelly, the son of
Orrel and Helen (Harper) Kelly,
was born on January 13, 1953 at
Olivia, Minnesota. John worked
at IMT in Garner as a painter.
He is survived by his two
daughters, Shelly Biggs and her
daughter, Emma Rae of Boise,
Idaho and Jennifer Kelly of
Boise, Idaho; his mother, Helen
Charter of Two Harbors,
Minnesota; and a sister, Jan
(Bruce) Runyan of Two Harbors,
Minnesota.
John was preceded in death by
his father; and brother, Steven
Kelly.
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