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Rose Mae Baker, 1930-2010
May 12, 2010
 Rose
Mae Baker, 79, of Garner, died
on Wednesday, May 5, 2010, at
the Muse-Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
Memorial services were held at
10:30 a.m., on Saturday, at the
St. Boniface Catholic Church in
Garner, with Fr. Brian Dellaert
officiating. The Cataldo Funeral
Home was in charge of the
arrangements.
Rose Mae Baker, the daughter of
John and Beatta (Wellik)
Rayhons, was born on December
29, 1930, on a farm northwest of
Garner. She attended the rural
schools of Garfield Township in
Hancock County. Rose Mae then
helped her family on the farm
and worked at Northwestern Bell
in Garner. On March 23, 1950,
she was married to Darold
Pletcher at the St. Wenceslaus
Catholic Church in Duncan. They
lived in Corwith until 1957,
when they moved to Garner. On
November 14, 1982, Darold passed
away.
On June 1, 1985,
she was married to Red Baker at
the St. Boniface Catholic
Church. Rose Mae worked at
Goodnature's, Winnebago
Industries and owned and
operated Rose's Resale Shop in
Garner until her retirement in
2000. Her family and her faith
were a very important part of
her life. She enjoyed dancing,
camping, cooking, gardening and
her dog, Meiko. She was a member
of the St. Boniface Catholic
Church, Parish Society and the
Garner Wa-Tan-Ye.
Rose Mae is survived by her
husband, Red of Garner;
children, Lynn Pletcher of
Sacramento, California, LeAnn
(George) Anderson of Belmond,
Perry (Trish) Pletcher of
Garner, Darla Pletcher of
Garner, Brenda Stoner (fiancée,
Jim Andersen) of Iowa City and
Brad (Joyce) Pletcher of Garner;
step-children, Barbara (Randy)
Helps of Grimes, Debra Baker of
Urbandale, Mike Baker of
Carlisle and Tim (Shari) Baker
of Grimes; twelve grandchildren,
Jesse Pletcher, Justin (Heather)
Helin and their children, Katie
and Jamin, Holly Anderson and
her children, Ian, Olivia and
Alex, Jamin (Holly) Anderson and
their daughter, Gabrielle, Cody
Fundermann, Ashley (Brett)
Matern, Andrea Ohrt, Alexis
Farley, Taylor Stoner, Lauren
Stoner, Brandon (Melissa)
Pletcher, Meagen Pletcher and
Courtney Pletcher; eight
step-grandchildren; three
step-great-grandchildren; a
sister, Darlene Oldham of
Dubuque; and many nieces and
nephews.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; husband, Darold; an
infant daughter, Linda;
grandson, Ryan; a brother,
Leonard Rayhons; sisters-in-law,
Emma Rayhons and Alice Rayhons;
and a brother-in-law, Mike
Oldham.
©The Garner Leader & Signal 2010
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Beverly Thorson, 1933-2010
May 12, 2010
Beverly A. Thorson, 76, of
Klemme, Iowa, died unexpectedly
on Wednesday, May 5, 2010, at
the Mercy Medical Center-North
Iowa, Mason City.
Funeral services
were held at 10:30 a.m., on
Monday, May 10, at the Klemme
United Methodist Church, Klemme.
The Rev. Paddy Druhl and Erling
Shultz officiated. Burial was in
the Ell Township Cemetery,
Klemme. The Andrews Funeral Home
of Klemme, was in charge of the
arrangements. Memorials may be
directed to the family or to the
donor's choice.
Beverly Ann
Beier, the daughter of Elmer and
Faye (Bridges) Beier, was born
on August 2, 1933 in Beltrami,
Minnesota. As a young child the
family moved to Iowa, where Bev
attended Klemme rural schools
and graduated from the Klemme
High School in the Class of
1950. After graduation she was
employed for a time with the
First National Bank in Klemme.
Beverly was united in marriage
to Russell Wayne Thorson on
March 14, 1954. Their union was
blessed with a daughter, Barbara
and two sons, Tom and Don.
Beverly was
employed as the City Clerk for
the community of Klemme for 37
years before retiring in 1999.
In addition she had held the
position of the first Director
of the Klemme Public Library
until 1996. Bev had been a life
long homemaker, loving wife and
partner to her husband, Russ and
nurturing and caring mother and
grandmother. Her interests were
diverse and often focused on her
family foremost and giving of
her time and talents to the
betterment of the community and
its residents.
In addition to
her near four decades of service
to the town of Klemme as City
Clerk and her library director
roles, Bev served for a number
of years on the Klemme City
Council, the Grandmother's Club
and for many years was active in
the Klemme Garden Club. She
loved to watch over the city
park and enjoyed watching the
countless youth who played
there.
Bev loved her
flowers and always kept a yard
filled with beautiful colors.
She had a lifelong love and
passion for music and sang in
the church choir, Hancock County
Chorus and for years was a part
of the "Music City Sweet
Adelines". Bev and Russell
enjoyed many years attending the
Clear Lake Concert Series and
Saturday evenings at the Clear
Lake Municipal Band concerts.
Bev was an excellent cook and
had numerous delectable
specialties, including Kumla,
Maidrites, Kringla, or any of a
variety of other treats.
Beverly's faith
life was also very important to
her and she was always active in
the Klemme United Methodist
Church. She had been the church
financial secretary and in the
UMW and was always willing to
lend her energies to any of the
church activities. For many
years Bev sang at funerals and
participated in the church
choir.
Those left to
cherish her memory include her
children and their families,
daughter, Barbara (Erling)
Shultz of Mason City and
children, Sarah, Tom and Nathan
Shultz; sons, Tom Thorson of
Klemme and Don (Michelle)
Thorson of Rockwell and
children, Tyler and Laura
Thorson; her sisters, LaVonne
Simon of Winterset, Janis Smith
of Webster City and Joann
(Roger) Hansen of Kanawha;
brothers, Robert (Donna) Beier
of Pleasantville, Ronald Beier
of Leonardville, Minnesota,
James Beier of Newtown,
Pennsylvania and Roger (Linda)
Beier of Mason City; a
brother-in-law, Doug Doolittle
of Webster City and
sisters-in-law, Lorraine Thorson
of Ankeny and Jane Beier of
Klemme; and numerous nieces and
nephews.
Bev was preceded
in death by her parents; her
husband, Russell W. Thorson on
June 25, 1995; brothers, Eugene
and Gordon Beier; and sister,
Shirley Doolittle.
©The Garner Leader & Signal 2010
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Karolyn K. Hoffman, 1938-2010
May 19, 2010
 Karolyn
K. Hoffman, 72, of Clear Lake,
died on Sunday, May 9, 2010, at
the Muse Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit, Mason City,
surrounded by her loving family
and friends.
Funeral services were held at
10:00 a.m., on Saturday, May 15,
at the United Methodist Church,
Clear Lake, with the Rev. Diana
Hoover officiating. Interment
was in the Clear Lake Cemetery.
Visitation was from 5-8:00 p.m.,
at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, Clear Lake and then one
hour before the services on
Saturday at the church.
Karolyn was born on April 17,
1938 in Storm Lake, the daughter
of Dale and Roberta (Ford)
Newell. She graduated from the
Garner High School in 1955. She
worked at Farm Bureau following
high school. She married Gary
Hoffman Sr. After they moved to
Clear Lake, she cooked at Lake
Park Tap and Grill, Mile Post
194 Truck Stop and then she
worked at the Clear Lake Bakery
for over 20 years. She operated
a shuttle service for Winnebago
drivers for over 27 years.
She enjoyed competitive roller
skating and ballroom dancing and
she also loved to cook.
She is survived by her mother,
Roberta Newell of Mason City;
six children, Roxane Balderas of
Eagle Grove, Karla (Stan) Barnes
of Owatonna, Minnesota, Gary
(Kim) Hoffman Jr. of Indianola,
Lee Hoffman of Clear Lake,
Shirley (Don) Lamb of Boyden and
Earl Hoffman of Clear Lake; nine
grandchildren, Veronica
Colorado, Anthony Morales, Misty
Padilla, Karmen Carlson, Amber
Hoffman, Ashley Hoffman, Teddy
Sykes, Samantha Sykes and Caley
Hoffman; seven
great-grandchildren; and two
sisters, Bonnye (Adolph) Reineke
of Forest City and Sharon Newell
of Clear Lake.
She was preceded in death by her
father, Dale Newell; former
husband, Gary Hoffman Sr.; and a
nephew.
©The Garner Leader & Signal 2010
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Elaine M. Jones, 1929-2010
May 26, 2010
 Elaine
M. Jones, 81, of Garner, died on
Tuesday, May 18, 2010, at the
Prairie View Apartments in
Garner.
Funeral services will be held at
10:00 a.m., on Friday, at the
St. Boniface Catholic Church in
Garner, with Fr. Brian Dellaert
officiating. Burial will be in
the church cemetery.
The Cataldo Funeral Home was in
charge of the arrangements.
Elaine Marie Jones, the daughter
of Michael and Marie (Schmidt)
Roach, was born on January 10,
1929 at Garner. She graduated
from the Garner High School in
1946. On September 30, 1947, she
was married to Melvin Jones at
the St. Boniface Catholic Church
in Garner. They lived all of
their married life in Garner.
Elaine was employed at the
Garner Creamery, Hancock County
Abstract Company and the Hancock
County Clerk of Courts office
until retiring in 1994. In
October of 2006 she moved to the
Prairie View Apartments.
Elaine’s children
and grandchildren brought her
great joy and delight. She
enjoyed spending her leisure
time socializing, entertaining
and interior decorating. She
also cherished going to movies
and playing cards with long time
friends. She was a member of the
St. Boniface Catholic Church,
Parish Society, Red Hat Society,
Garner Wa-Tan-Ye, WS Homemakers
Club and the Delta Upsilon
Sorority.
Elaine is survived by her four
children and their families,
Suzanne (Gene) Johnson of
Singapore and their two
children, Casey Johnson and
Molly (Joel) Fox, Priscilla
(Jim) Meyer of Belmond and their
three children, Katie (Joe)
Tautges, Christopher Meyer and
Jordan Meyer, Dennis (Pam) Jones
of Garner and their three
children, Kwin Jones (fiancée,
Craig Novacek), Kayli Jones and
Kade Jones and Sallie (Matt)
Czaplewski of Rochester,
Minnesota and children, Ryan
Bruns, Reid Bruns and Robert
Czaplewski; an aunt, Erma Linda
Schmidt of Garner; and several
sisters-in-law and
brothers-in-law.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; and husband, Melvin on
February 13, 1990.
©The Garner Leader & Signal 2010
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