Rosetta Aitchison, 1918-2010
June 9, 2010
Rosetta
“Rosie” Aitchison, 91, of
Ventura, died on Thursday, June
3, 2010, at the Oakwood Care
Center, Clear Lake.
Funeral services
will be held on Saturday June 5,
2010, at the United Methodist
Church, Ventura. The Reverend
Donald E. Preston officiated.
Interment was in the Amsterdam
Cemetery, Kanawha, Iowa.
Rosetta was born on December 12,
1918, the daughter of Andrew and
Clara (Omvig) Brown at Britt,
Iowa. She attended rural school
in the Britt area. Rosetta
married Merwin Edward Aitchison
on September 14, 1936, at Britt
and they farmed in the Corwith
area. They moved to a farm north
of Ventura in 1948 where they
farmed until 1962, then moved to
their present home in Ventura.
Rosetta enjoyed gardening and
growing flowers, feeding the
birds, picnics, going to dances
and playing solitaire. She was a
member of the Ventura United
Methodist Church.
She is survived by her two
children, Shirley Mathews of
Clear Lake and Dwight (Janis)
Aitchison of Lakeville,
Minnesota; six grandchildren,
Debra Cohrs, Vickie Meling, Doug
Meling, Scott (Terese) Meling,
Brent Aitchison and Tara (Tyler)
Cooper; four
great-grandchildren, Teresa
Bergan, Travis Campbell, Tiffany
Campbell and Tyrelle Campbell;
and seven
great-great-grandchildren,
Jefferson Davis, Joslyn Davis,
Summer Schaer, Devon Campbell,
Ava Campbell, Jordyn Callaway
and Cade Cooper.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; husband; son-in-law,
Donald Mathews; one brother;
three sisters; and
great-great-grandson, Jayden
Callaway.
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Elwin O. Weaver, 1926-2010
June 16, 2010
Elwin
O. Weaver, 83, of Garner, died
on Sunday, June 13, 2010, at the
Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit in Mason City.
Funeral services were held at
10:30 a.m., on Tuesday, at the
Zion Evangelical and Reformed
Church in Garner, with Pastor
James Allard, Hospice of North
Iowa Chaplain officiating.
Burial was in the Concord
Township Cemetery.
The Cataldo
Funeral Home was in charge of
the arrangements.
Elwin Orley Weaver, the son of
Louis and Lydia (Greiman)
Weaver, was born on August 29,
1926, on the family farm south
of Garner. He attended the rural
schools of Ell Township and
graduated from the Garner High
School in 1944. On November 27,
1948, he married Florence
Renberg in Clear Lake. They
farmed south of Garner all of
their married life. In 1986,
Elwin and Florence moved into
Garner.
Elwin, also known
as "Walleye", enjoyed traveling
and spending summers at his
cabin in Ontario fishing. He was
a member of the Zion Evangelical
and Reformed Church where he was
a deacon, Sunday School
Superintendent and served on the
consistory. Elwin also was a 4-H
Leader and served on the
elevator board in Garner.
Elwin is survived by his wife of
61 years, Florence of Garner;
children, Craig (Lois) Weaver of
Garner, Kim Weaver of Forest
City, Jayne (John) Phillips of
Waukee and Brent (Rosemary)
Weaver of Garner; nine
grandchildren; three
great-grandchildren; and many
nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his
parents; sister, Bernice
Maryhew; brothers, Emory, Wiley
and Fredrick Weaver;
sisters-in-law, Violet and
Evelyn Weaver; and
brother-in-law, Robert Maryhew.
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De Etta H. Hauge, 1924-2010
June 16, 2010
BIGFORK,
Montana-De Etta H. Hauge, 85,
died on Thursday, September 10,
2009, at her home in Bigfork,
Montana.
A memorial
service will be held at 11:00
a.m., on Saturday, June 19,
2010, at the Faith Lutheran
Church in Miller.
De Etta was born
on July 20, 1924, in Eyota,
Minnesota, to Carl and Theresa
Clasen. She was raised in Lake
Mills and married Arthur Hauge
on May 15, 1943 in Lewiston,
Idaho. They made their home in
Garner. After the death of her
husband, she moved to Montana to
live with her daughter, Penny.
She was preceded
in death by her parents; her
husband; a grandson, Jason
Durham; sister, Ruby Hittesdorf;
and brother, Roland Clasen.
De Etta is
survived by her children and
their spouses, Aloise (Ed
Watson) Hauge, Iona (Glenn)
Rozenberg, Penny (Gordon)
Durham, Berlin (Sue) Hauge and
Marty (Jena) Hauge;
grandchildren, Stephanie Davis,
Christine Hubbard, Deborah
Wright, Laura Dodd, Jackie
Adair, T.J. Davis, Christopher
Schweitzer, Lee, Eddie, Butch
Jr. and Michael Hauge, DeEtta
Williams, Suzanne Galloway and
Evie Hauge; great-grandchildren,
Josh and Ashley Hubbard,
Maddison, Robert and Anthony
Wright, Heather Williams, Amanda
Nichols, Benjamin and Jackson
Galloway, Kiya Dodd, Christina,
Newdearia, Lee Jr, Cameron,
Madison, Mallory, Emma, Mason,
Malon, Reagan and Chloe Hauge;
and one great-great-grandson,
Jayden; siblings, Robert Clasen,
Ina Mae Maxwell, Hazel Koll, Don
Clasen, Mike Clasen, Marlene
Prohaska, Jim Clasen and David
Clasen; and many nieces and
nephews.
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Karen Kofron, 1942-2010
July 21, 2010
Karen
L. Kofron, 68, of Stockton,
California, died on Monday, June
21, 2010, at the Wagner Heights
Residential Care Facility in
Stockton.
Funeral services
and interment of her cremated
remains in the Concord Township
Cemetery in Garner, are to be
held this autumn at a date to be
determined by her family and
friends. Pastor and brother,
Duane Jass will officiate.
Karen Louise
Jass, the daughter of Arthur and
Charlotte (Hartzell) Jass, was
born on May 13, 1942 in Mason
City. She graduated from the
Garner High School in 1960 and
subsequently trained as an
operating room technician at the
St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar
Rapids. Karen later moved to
Montana where she worked and
resided until 1975, when she was
disabled with severe injuries in
a snowmobile accident. Her
recovery and care resulted in
her eventual move to the home
her parents had established in
Stockton, California, after
Arthur's retirement as Garner's
water commissioner.
Karen was a
member of the Central United
Methodist Church in Stockton and
enjoyed the benefit of many
close friends and family.
Karen is survived
by her brothers, Don (Jackie)
Jass of Prior Lake, Minnesota,
Duane (Nancy) Jass of Mosinee,
Wisconsin and Chuck (Cheryl)
Jass of San Diego, California;
sisters, Karla (Stan) Carson of
Stockton, California and Val
Jass of Omaha, Nebraska.
She was preceded
in death by her parents, Arthur
and Charlotte (Hartzell) Jass.
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Ruby L. Lenz, 1919-2010
June 30, 2010
Ruby
L. Lenz, 94, of Garner, died on
Wednesday, June 23, 2010, at the
Concord Care Center in Garner.
Funeral services will be held at
10:30 a.m., on Monday, June 28,
at the Peace Reformed Church
south of Garner, with Rev.
Harvey Opp officiating. Burial
was in the church cemetery. The
Cataldo Funeral Home was in
charge of the arrangements.
Ruby Lorraine Lenz, the daughter
Martin and Hilda (Evenson)
Nielsen, was born on April 8,
1916 at Miller. After the death
of her mother in 1918, the
family moved to Forest City.
Ruby graduated from the Forest
City High School in 1933 and
then worked at Graham's Store in
Forest City. On November 15,
1938, she was married to
Clarence Lenz at his parent's
home south of Garner. They
farmed south of Garner until
they retired in 1984 and moved
into town. In 1999, Ruby moved
to the Prairie View Apartments
and in 2005 to the Concord Care
Center.
She enjoyed
traveling, photography, hand
work and crocheting. Ruby
greatly enjoyed and loved her
family. She was a member of the
Peace Reformed Church, where she
taught Sunday School, sang in
the choir and was a member of
the Women's Missionary Society.
Ruby is survived by her son,
Garold "Gary" Lenz and his wife,
Shirley of Garner; two
grandchildren, Sue Daellenbach
and her husband, David of
Henderson, Nevada and Steven
Lenz and his wife, Vickie of
Garner; two great-grandchildren,
Nalani Rood and her husband,
David and their children of
Mason City and Holly Lenz of
Ames; her sister-in-law, Lois
Huenemann of Garner; and several
nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, Clarence in 1995; her
parents; sister, Pearl Golbuff;
and brother, Maynard Nielsen.
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Betty Fox, 1927-2010
June 30, 2010
Betty
Fox, 83, of Britt, died on
Wednesday, June 23, 2010, at the
Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa
in Mason City.
Funeral services
were held on Saturday, June 26,
at 10:30 a.m., at the Ewing
Funeral Chapel in Britt, with
Pastor Robert Dodge officiating.
Burial was in the Evergreen
Cemetery in Britt.
Betty, the
daughter of Aaron and Bessie
(Kurtz) Greiman, was born on
April 18, 1927 in Klemme. She
attended the Garner High School.
Betty was united in marriage
with Larry E. Fox on April 14,
1946 in Britt. The couple made
their home in Britt. For the
past three years Betty was a
resident of the Concord Care
Assisted Living facilities in
Garner.
Betty enjoyed,
spending time with her loving
family, especially her
grandchildren. She also enjoyed
caring for her flower gardens,
making crafts and baking. Betty
was a member of the Britt United
Methodist Church and the Britt
American Legion Auxiliary.
Betty is survived
by three children and their
families, daughter, Kathy
(David) Davis of Pensacola,
Florida and their children,
Tammy (Larry) Anderson, Brent
(Tammy) Huisinga and Angie
O'Brien; daughter, Karen (Daryl)
Brunsen of Crystal Lake and
their children, Sheila Warrick
and Eric (Laura) Brunsen; son,
Gary (Sandy) Fox of Mason City
and their children, Jason (Amy)
Fox and Jennifer (Dane) Bjugan;
14 great-grandchildren; one
great-great-grandchild; one
sister, Mary Ann (Lewis)
Formanek of Phoenix, Arizona;
and numerous nieces, nephews,
other family members and
friends.
She was preceded
in death by her parents; and
husband, Larry on October 10,
1985.
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