Cody Schmit, 1993-2010
July 7, 2010
Cody
Jay Schmit, passed away on
Thursday, July 1, 2010, at the
Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa
in Mason City, from injuries
sustained in an accident on June
26, 2010. Cody's generosity will
continue giving life to others
through the Iowa Donor Network.
Funeral services
were held on Tuesday, July 6, at
10:30 a.m., in the West Hancock
High School Gymnasium. Burial
was in the St. Patrick's
Catholic Cemetery in Britt. The
Ewing Funeral Chapel, Britt was
in charge of the arrangements.
Cody, the son of
Joe and Billie (Rose) Schmit,
was born on October 2, 1993 in
Mason City. He was 16 years old
and was to begin his junior year
of high school in the fall. He
was a member of the First
Lutheran Church of Britt and
loved going to Luther League,
doing many fun activities with
other teens. He also attended
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
on Thursday mornings before
school.
Cody was a kind,
big-hearted kid who enjoyed life
to the fullest, preferring to
keep busy, rather than sit on
the sidelines watching. He spent
countless hours in the garage
and had a never-ending desire to
learn everything he could about
the project of the day, whether
it be his racecar, pick up, or
the '69 Chevelle he restored
with the help of his dad. The
entire family loved the outdoors
and spent a lot of weekends
camping, fishing, boating and
tubing. Cody started hunting
with his dad at a very young age
and bagged his first deer when
he was thirteen.
Sports were also
very important to him and his
family. An avid Pittsburgh
Steelers fan, he loved watching
and playing football and worked
very hard in the weight room
during the off-season. Cody's
other activities included track,
FFA, 4H and shop class
competitions and playing Texas
Hold `em. He excelled at
welding, laser engraving and
fabricating, often making things
from scratch. Those skills
earned him first place in the
"Bucket of Junk" contest at the
Hancock County Fair three years
in a row.
Cody is survived
by his parents, Joe and Billie
and his sister, Kellie all of
Britt; grandmothers, Judy Rose
of Mason City and Jeri Schmit of
Ventura; aunts, Roxanne Rose and
her children, Jeremy and Jake of
Mason City, Tami (Paul) Allen
and their children, Mackenzie
and Morgan of Burnsville,
Minnesota; uncle, Rob
(Stephanie) Rose and their
children, Kyle and Missy of
Center Point; and
great-grandmother, Bonnie
Rodberg of Mason City.
He was preceded
in death by his grandfather,
Skip Rose; great-grandfather,
Stan Rodberg; and
great-grandmother, Vera
Swartout.
The family
suggests memorial contributions
be directed to the Cody Schmit
Scholarship Fund at First State
Bank in Britt.
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Viola E. Bredlow, 1915-2010
July 14, 2010
Viola
E. Bredlow, 94, of Garner, died
on Wednesday, July 7, 2010, at
the Concord Care Center in
Garner.
Funeral services were held at
10:30 a.m., on Monday, at the
United Methodist Church in
Garner, with Rev. Tim
Rieckhoff-Faris officiating.
Burial was in the Concord
Township Cemetery.
The Cataldo
Funeral Home was in charge of
the arrangements. Memorials may
be given to the Garner United
Methodist Church Sunday School.
Viola Elnora Bredlow, the
daughter of William and Laura
Koehler, was born on August 8,
1915, on a farm west of
Meservey. She was the youngest
of seven children. Viola
attended school at Meservey,
graduating from the Meservey
High School as class
valedictorian. She received her
teaching certificate from
William Penn College and taught
for several years in the rural
schools of Wright and Hancock
counties. On September 21, 1940,
she was married to Marvin
Bredlow at the Corwith United
Methodist Church. They lived in
Garner where they raised their
children, Diane, Alan and Audre.
Viola also did some substitute
teaching in the Garner Community
School System.
She enjoyed
reading, crocheting, knitting,
quilting, crossword puzzles,
playing cards and Yahtzee. She
was a member of the United
Methodist Church in Garner and
UMW.
Viola is survived by her three
children, Diane Stimes of
Belvidere, Illinois, Alan
(Barbara) Bredlow of Garner and
Audre (James) Tagtmeyer of
Phoenix, Arizona; seven
grandchildren, Joseph (Sarah)
Stimes, Thomas (Beth) Stimes,
William (Heather) Stimes, Derek
Bredlow (special friend,
Michelle Miller), Jeni (Shaun)
Hackman, Bret (Jennifer) Bredlow
and Robert Tagtmeyer; and eleven
great-grandchildren, Corisan and
Nicholas Stimes, Grant and Jacob
Stimes, Kelsey, Jalen and
Benjamin Stimes, Jack and Kaine
Hackman and Hailey and Hayden
Bredlow.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, Marvin on June 7, 1989;
her parents; a son-in-law, David
Stimes; two sisters, Mildred
Hammond and Edna Lauen; and
brothers, Herbert, Walter,
Raymond and Gilbert Koehler.
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Marie D. Ellingson, 1920-2010
July 14, 2010
Marie
Dorthea Ellingson, 89, of
Garner, died on Saturday,
October 10, 2009, at the Concord
Care Center, Garner.
A memorial
service will be held at 2:00
p.m., on Saturday, July 17,
2010, at the Bethany Lutheran
Church, Kensett, with the Rev.
Tom Martin officiating. The
family will greet friends at the
Kensett Community Center from
12:00 p.m. until the time of the
service and following the
service until 5:00 p.m. A
private family inurnment will be
in the Kensett Cemetery,
Kensett.
Marie Dorthea
Petersen, was born on May 22,
1920 in Kensett, the daughter of
Carl and Johanna (Bay) Petersen.
She graduated from the Kensett
High School. After graduation
she moved to Mason City to be a
nanny and housekeeper for a
doctor. Marie was united in
marriage to Orvin Ellingson and
to this union four children were
born. She was a homemaker until
she went to work for the Decker
Packing Plant, Mason City. She
worked there for 28 years
retiring when she was 55 years
old.
Marie enjoyed
dancing, gardening and
decorating for the different
seasons and holidays. She loved
spending time with her children
and grandchildren. Marie enjoyed
taking walks with her
sister-in-law, Esther and
attending regular coffee hour!
She was very active in her
church, the Bethany Lutheran
Church of Kensett, the Women's
Club and the Senior Citizens
Center in Kensett.
Marie is survived
by her children, Dallas (Rose)
Ellingson of Norwalk,
Connecticut, Sandra (Craig)
Boutelle of Mission, Kansas and
Linda Finn of Garner;
grandchildren, Steven Boutelle
and fiancée, Pam, Kelly (Julie)
Vedane-Finn, Tina Boutelle,
Mollie (David) Hueneman, Heather
(Ken) Drake and D.J. (Amanda)
Ellingson; great-grandchildren,
Tayler (Chace) Doyal, Madison
Finn, Zachary, Trevor and Jake
Hueneman, Kendall and Tatum
Drake; sister-in-law, Muriel
Petersen; extended family, Fran
Ellingson, Brian (Willi) Finn,
Meghan and Kyle Finn; along with
several nieces, nephews, other
relatives and friends.
She will be
greatly missed by three little
boys.
Marie was
preceded in death by her
parents; husband; infant
daughter; seven brothers; two
sisters; two
great-granddaughters, Stephanie
and Samantha; along with several
nieces and nephews.
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Lucille Roe, 1916-2010
July 14, 2010
Lucille
Roe, 94, formerly of Garner,
died peacefully in her home in
Davis, California, on Wednesday,
June 16, 2010.
A memorial
service led by the Rev. Keith
Scott, will be held at the
United Methodist Church, Garner,
on Saturday, July 24, at 11:00
a.m.
Lucille was born
on June 3, 1916, on a farm just
west of Britt, Iowa, to Miller
and Sophia Townsend. Following
graduation from the Britt High
School, she moved to Garner
where she worked as a
stenographer for the Rural
Electric Cooperative. There,
Lucille met Don Roe and they
were married in 1938. They owned
and operated a grocery store in
Garner for over 40 years.
Lucille and Don moved to Davis,
California in 1979. Lucille
worked full time as an apartment
manager for two years until she
retired.
She was an
excellent cook and seamstress.
She sent cookie care packages to
two generations of family
members attending college and
provided plates of special baked
goods to friends and neighbors
at Christmas. She was a member
of the Davis Community Church
and P.E.O. International.
Lucille is
survived by son, Bill and his
wife, Nancy Roe of Davis,
California and their children,
Eric and Whitney (Thornburg);
daughter, Barbara and her
husband, Dick Kasperek of
Hinsdale, Illinois and their
children, Suzy (Baldwin),
Kristin, David and Morgan; son,
Chuck and his wife, Alison Roe
of Davis and their daughters,
Carla (Yeh) and Alix; and six
great-grandchildren.
She was preceded
in death by her parents; all six
siblings; and her husband.
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Lyle C. Hall, 1935-2010
August 4, 2010
Lyle
C. Hall, 75, of St. Paul,
Minnesota, died on Saturday,
July 31, 2010, at his home.
Funeral services
will be held at 11:00 a.m., on
Tuesday, August 10, at the
Cataldo Funeral Chapel in
Garner. Burial will be in the
Ellington Prairie Cemetery north
of Garner. Visitation will be
held one hour prior to the
services at the funeral chapel.
Lyle C. Hall, the
son of Clarence and Clara
(Hanna) Hall, was born on
February 12, 1935 in Mason City.
He attended country school at
Ellington No. 8 and graduated
from the Ventura High School in
1952. He received his Bachelor
of Science Degree from Luther
College in 1956 and his Ph.D. in
Chemistry from the University of
Iowa. Lyle taught one year at
Augsburg College in Minneapolis,
Minnesota and was a Professor of
Chemistry at the Wisconsin
University, River Falls,
Wisconsin, for thirty-five
years. While at River Falls he
took several sabbaticals to
foreign universities to teach
chemistry in India, Australia,
New Zealand, South Africa, Costa
Rica, Mexico and Argentina.
He enjoyed
helping foreign students come to
the United States to further
their education and many were
able to get their advanced
degrees. His home was always
open to visitors from foreign
countries to stay at his home.
Lyle was interested in genealogy
and took several trips to Norway
to visit with relatives and
trace his family history. He
made a book for each side of his
father and mother and was
planning to update it.
Lyle is survived
by two brothers, Caroll (Joann)
Hall of Richfield, Minnesota and
Irving (Lois) Hall of
Albuquerque, New Mexico; four
nieces, Michelle (George)
Ulvestad, Cindy Hall, Sheila
Hall and Lori (Jim) Bork; one
nephew, Steve (Lia) Hall; and
several grand-nieces and
nephews.
He was preceded
in death by his parents; and a
younger brother, Gordon.
The family is
deeply thankful for the
wonderful care received from the
staff at the Fairview Hospice
and Age Well caregivers.
Memorials are preferred to the
Fairview Hospice, Minneapolis,
Minnesota.
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