Larry Dean Best
April 6, 1945-October 4, 2010
GRIMES-Larry
D. Best, 65, of Grimes, formerly
of Garner, died Monday, October
4, 2010, at his home.
Funeral services will be held
10:30 A.M., Friday at St.
Boniface Catholic Church in
Garner with Msgr. John Hemann
officiating. Burial will be in
St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery
in Garner with military rites by
the Garner Veterans Ceremonial
Unit.
Visitation will be held from 5
to 8 P.M., Thursday at the
Cataldo Funeral Chapel, 160 E.
4th St., in Garner with a
Scriptural wake service at 7:30
P.M. Visitation will continue
one hour prior to services at
the church.
Larry Dean Best, the son of
Herman and Vera (Young) Best,
was born April 6, 1945 at
Garner. He graduated from
Garner-Hayfield High School in
1962. Larry served his country
in the U.S. Navy during the
Vietnam war. Following his
honorable discharge he returned
to Garner and worked with
brother, Bob, in construction.
On August 29, 1970 he married
Mary Hejlik at St. Wenceslaus
Catholic Church in Duncan. They
lived in Garner where they
raised their family and Larry
continued working in the
construction industry. In 1996,
they moved to Guymon, OK and
then in 2000 returned to Iowa
making their home in Grimes
where Larry was self employed as
an underground utilities
inspector. He enjoyed spending
time with his family, fishing,
woodworking, playing cards and
games and was an avid Green Bay
Packers fan.
He was a former member of St.
Boniface Catholic Church in
Garner and belonged to the
Knights of Columbus in Guymon,
OK. Larry was a lifetime member
of the Garner VFW where he
served as past commander.
Larry is survived by his wife,
Mary, of Grimes; son, Mike
(Angela) Best and their two
sons, Nick and Jacob of
Johnston; daughter, Stacey
(Chad) Baker of West Des Moines;
a brother, Dennis Best of Clear
Lake; a sister-in-law, Barbara
Best of Garner; and many nieces
and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his
parents; and brothers, Walter
and Robert Best.
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Cataldo Funeral Home 2010
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Donald W. Standley
September 30, 1946-October 6,
2010
GARNER-Donald
W. Standley, 64, of Garner died
Wednesday, October 6, 2010, at
Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa
in Mason City.
Funeral services will be held
10:30 A.M., Monday at St. Paul
Lutheran Church in Garner with
Rev. Dale Glawatz officiating.
Burial will be in Concord
Township Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 2
to 5 P.M., Sunday at the Cataldo
Funeral Chapel in Garner and
will continue one hour prior to
services at the church.
Memorials may be directed to the
Donald Standley Memorial Fund.
Donald Wayne Standley, the son
of Donald C. and Bernadine
(Lundy) Standley, was born
September 30, 1946 at Mason
City. He attended elementary
school in Clear Lake and
graduated from Garner-Hayfield
High School in 1966. On April
30, 1971, he married Lois Kitner
at Garner. They lived in Garner
where they raised their two
daughters. Don worked at Howie's
Implement, Bekins Van Lines with
his brother-in-law, Ray,
Schoneman's Standard Station and
did construction work with Bob
and Larry Best. In the fall of
1975 he began working at the
Hancock County Rural Electric
Cooperative in Garner which
later became Prairie Energy. He
retired from there in 2008 as an
I.T. information systems
specialist. Upon his retirement
he helped his family in watching
the grandchildren and assisting
his daughter and son-in-law in
their towing business. Don
enjoyed going to his
grandchildren's sports
activities and camping. Don was
especially proud to have
achieved twenty-seven years of
sobriety celebrated on his
recent birthday.
He was former member and
president of the Garner Jaycees.
Don is survived by his wife,
Lois, of Garner; two daughters,
Kelsey (Jason) Zasada and their
children, Cody, Nathan and Lucas
of Burlington, WI and Kami
(Mark) Kaczor and their
children, Annie, Morgan and
Jared of Garner; two sisters,
Cindy (Raymond) Koelm of
Altamont, IL and Kathy (Keith)
Kimbrough of Mt. Pleasant; his
mother-in-law, Emilyn Kitner of
Garner; two aunts, Madelyn Paca
of Garner and Aretta Van Dorin
of Mt. Pleasant; and many
nieces, nephews, great nieces
and great nephews.
He was preceded in death by his
parents; a sister, Donnitta
(Bob) Hayungs; brother, James
Standley; and father-in-law,
Robert Kitner.
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Cataldo Funeral Home 2010
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Marvin K. Lackore
May 31, 1927-October 12, 2010
GARNER-Marvin
K. Lackore, 83, of Garner died
Tuesday, October 12, 2010, at
his home.
Funeral services will be held
10:30 A.M., Friday at the United
Methodist Church in Garner with
Pastor Tim Rieckhoff-Faris
officiating. Burial will be in
Madison Township Cemetery in
Forest City.
Visitation will be held from 4
to 7 P.M., Thursday at the
Cataldo Funeral Chapel in Garner
and will continue one hour prior
to services at the church.
Marvin Keith Lackore, the son of
Harris and Hazel (Pringle)
Lackore, was born May 31, 1927
on a farm near Hayfield. He
graduated from Hayfield
Consolidated High School and
continued his education at Upper
Iowa University in Fayette.
After college, he returned home
to help his family on the farm.
On December 23, 1946 he married
Cleola A. Boller at Wichita, KS.
They lived on the home farm near
Hayfield where they raised their
five children. In 1977, they
moved into Garner but continued
farming until 1986. Beside
farming, Marv was also an
entertainer. At the age of
fourteen he joined a musicians
union and began performing with
various bands in the area for
the next sixty plus years
including a family dance band, L
& M Family Affair. In his
retirement he continued to play
the keyboard and trumpet for the
residents at Concord Care Center
and at special events around
town. In recent years, playing
cards down at "The Office" with
"The Boys" was the highlight of
his day. He was an avid sports
and Garner-Hayfield Cardinal fan
attending many games throughout
the years. Family was very
important to Marv. He enjoyed
spending time with his family,
his grandchildren,
great-grandchildren and his many
friends.
He was a member of the United
Methodist Church and Garner
Lions Club serving as past
president.
Marv is survived by his wife,
Cleola, of Garner; four
daughters, Peggy (Leo) Dominguez
of Tucson, AZ, Nancy (Rick)
Kaduce of Rockford, Jill
(Dennis) Schott of Garner and
Sally (David) Bergman of Britt;
a daughter-in-law, Doris (Kurt)
Dallman of Garner; fifteen
grandchildren, Lisa (Michael)
Warren, Jody Buzicky, Polly
(Armando) Ruiz, Lindsey (Ed)
Madsen, Zachary (Katie) Kaduce,
Bree (Brad) Bartlett, Brandy
(Josh) Anderson, Andrew (Ashley)
Schott, Matthew (Gina) Lackore,
Kelly (Mitch) Muth, Katie (Chad)
Koller, Melissa (Ryan) Rager,
Benjamin Bergman, Willie Bergman
and Holly (Dustin) Cassidy;
twenty-two great grandchildren;
a sister-in-law, Peggy Sue
Lackore of Clarion; and many
nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his
parents; son, Harris "Skip"
Lackore, April 14, 1986; sister,
Arvilla Larson; and brother,
Charles Lackore.
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Cataldo Funeral Home 2010
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Ellen Sobek
December 20, 1943-October 18,
2010
GARNER-Ellen
L. Sobek, 66, of Garner died
Monday, October 18, 2010, at her
home.
Funeral services will be held
10:30 A.M., Thursday at the
United Methodist Church in
Klemme with Pastor Paddy Druhl
officiating. Burial will be in
Concord Township Cemetery in
Garner. Visitation will be held
from 5 to 7 P.M., Wednesday at
the Cataldo Funeral Chapel in
Garner and will continue one
hour prior to services at the
church. Memorials may be
directed to Hospice of North
Iowa.
Ellen Louise Sobek, the daughter
of John and Reva (Elder)
Waddingham, was born December
20, 1943 at Belmond. She
attended Klemme Public Schools
graduating in 1961. Following
high school, she attended beauty
school at La'James in Mason
City. On October 22, 1966 she
was married to Roger Sobek at
the United Methodist Church in
Klemme. They lived in Klemme and
Garner. Ellen operated her own
beauty salon and later worked as
a cook at Duncan Heights,
Prairie View Apartments and
Garner-Hayfield Community
Schools.
She enjoyed
bowling, camping, bingo, golfing
and was an avid Elvis Presley
fan. She also loved baking and
cooking and was well known for
her pies and potato salad. Ellen
was a good friend to many and a
special aunt to Megan, Brooke
and Ben. She was a member of the
United Methodist Church in
Klemme.
Ellen is survived by her five
brothers, Bill (Rosalie)
Waddingham of Garner, Tom
(Janice) Waddingham of Thornton,
David (Marie) Waddingham of
Garner, Bruce (Cheryl)
Waddingham of Rutherfordton, NC
and Ray Waddingham of Garner;
and many nieces, nephews, great
nieces and great nephews.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, Roger, May 1, 1998; and
her parents.
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Cataldo Funeral Home 2010
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Anthony "Nick" Knoth
April 3, 1939-October 20, 2010
KLEMME-Anthony
"Nick" Knoth, 71, of Klemme died
Wednesday, October 20, 2010, at
his home.
Private family services will be
held at a later date. Memorials
may be directed to Klemme
Congregate Meals or the Garner
Veterans Memorial Recreation
Center in care of his son, Eric
Knoth of Clarinda, Iowa.
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Cataldo Funeral Home 2010
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Walter Rose, 1920-2010
October 27, 2010
Walter
Thomas Rose, 90, of Garner,
Iowa, formerly of Crystal Lake,
passed away Saturday, Oct. 23,
2010, at Concord Care Center in
Garner.
A memorial
service for Walter Rose will be
held on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010
at 10:30 a.m. at the Ewing
Funeral Chapel in Britt with
Pastor Lee Nelson officiating.
Inurnment will take place at
Crystal Lake Cemetery in Crystal
Lake.
A gathering of
family and friends will be held
on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010 from
5-7 PM at Ewing Funeral Chapel
in Britt and will continue one
hour prior to the service on
Wednesday.
Walter was born
on Aug. 27, 1920 on his family's
farm north of Crystal Lake. He
was the son of Howard and
Elizabeth (Ragan) Rose and
graduated from Crystal Lake High
School in 1939. He farmed with
his dad until June 1942 when he
enlisted in the U.S. Navy.
Walter was stationed in Hawaii
for almost two years. While in
the service, he married Marjorie
K. Boyken at Treasure Island
Naval Station in San Francisco,
Calif. After the war, they moved
to a farm south of Buffalo
Center where Walter farmed until
he retired. Their son, Tom, was
born in 1953. In 1984, they
moved to Crystal Lake. Walter
lived there until moving to
Concord Care Center in November
2009.
Walter enjoyed
bowling and golf his whole life.
He never missed a chance to
watch his grandkids participate
in school sports and activities.
Walter is
survived by his son, Tom and his
wife, Becky (Larson) Rose; two
grandchildren: Danny of Des
Moines and Jenny of Garner; his
sisters: Ellen Robbins of
Kerrville, Texas, Grace Culhane
of Palatine, Ill. and Nancy
(Maury) Buns of Woden;
sisters-in-law: Edith Teig of
Titonka, JoAnn Tues of Yuma,
Ariz., Carol (Konrad) Koosmann
of Jamestown, N.D, Ardeth Boyken
of Algona and Karen Boyken of
Algona; along with many nieces
and nephews.
He was preceded
in death by his wife, Marjorie;
his parents; his sister,
Catherine; and several
brothers-in-law.
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Irma Hansen, 1916-2010
November 3,
2010
Irma Izola
Hansen, 94, of Kanawha, Iowa,
passed away Sunday, Oct. 24,
2010, at the Kanawha Community
Home in Kanawha.
Funeral services
for Irma Hansen were held
Thursday, Oct. 28; at the United
Methodist Church in Kanawha with
Pastor Cindy Morrison
officiating. Burial was in the
Amsterdam Township Cemetery in
Kanawha. Ewing Funeral Home of
Kanawha was charge of
arrangements.
Irma Izola
(Schoenwetter) Hansen was born
June 6, 1916, at her parents
rural home west of Klemme. She
was the second born of a family
of six children to Ed and Nora
(Swanson) Schoenwetter. Her
spiritual life began at Liberty
Methodist Church at an early
age, where she was baptized. We
recall her telling about
attending Christmas Eve worship
arriving in a bobsled. Later,
she was an active member of the
United Methodist Church in
Kanawha.
Her schooling
began at country school in Twin
Lake Township, later she
attended two of her high school
years at Goodell, graduating
from Klemme high school in 1934
during the depression years. She
attended college at Cedar Falls
and graduated with a normal
training certificate in teaching
and taught at Liberty #8 for two
years.
It was in 1937
that she married her beloved
husband, Russel Hansen at her
parents' home. Their union was
blessed with four children,
Daryl Dean, Gloria Ann, twins,
Rita Louise and Roger Lyle. Her
First born twins, Eugene Russel
and Joanne Irma passed away
shortly after their birth in
1938.
Russel and Irma
began their farming years in
Twin Lake Township on a farm
owned by Russel's father, Chris
Hansen until 1970, then they
moved to their farm in Erin
Township. In the early 2000s
Irma became a resident of
Kanawha and in 2006 a resident
at the Kanawha Community Home.
Irma
was a very special wife, mother,
grandma and friend, she loved
all of her family to the end,
always giving of herself for
them, showing unequaled love and
true devotion. Her many friends
knew her to be a steadfast,
loyal and loving friend, she
never complained, but lived her
life with a wonderful sense of
humor, always with trust and
faith in her God through
hardships and tragedy. She was
an expert at so many things, an
accomplished seamstress and
quilter, skilled in all kinds of
handiwork, she stained and
finished many of Russel's
grandfather clocks and other
woodworks, she had a love for
gardening, and especially
enjoyed her beautiful gladiolas
and roses, she served the most
delicious meals at a laden table
to friends and family, always
followed with delectable
desserts. She knew hard work and
taught it to her family by
example.
Through the years
she gave of herself teaching
Sunday school for many, many
years, working with her children
in 4-H, Hancock County Extension
Council, Hancock County Choir,
Women's Fellowship and
volunteering at the nursing home
reading to the family of
residents there for about 35
years, lending her capable hands
with perfect quilting stitches
on quilts at church and quilts
for her family. She loved to
read, sing, play the piano and
organ. In her quiet, gentle
manner she touched so many in so
many different ways continuing
to bless others with her
beautiful smile and polite and
respectful demeanor at the
nursing home where she had
resided the last four years.
Irma is survived
by her daughter, Gloria Burk,
and her husband Kay of Garner;
Roger and his wife, Joann, of
Kanawha, Rita Greiman and her
husband, Terry, of Bloomfield,
N.Mex.; and daughter-in-law
Vivien (Daryl) Hansen. of
Humboldt; her grandchildren,
Jill Fuller and husband, Paul,
and children Noah, and Caleb;
Leah Hill, and husband, Peter,
and children; Naomi, Lydia and
Levi; Lisa Woiwood; and husband,
Mark, and children, Adam, Aaron,
Annelise and Ashton; Steve Burk,
and wife, Julie, and children
Alyssa and Abigail; Dana Burk,
and wife, Kathy, and children
Karina, Brayden and Kaylie; Todd
Hansen and children, Brianna and
Maxwell; Brian Hansen and wife,
Janelle, and children, Kyren,
Alainee, Alex and Amy; Angela
Abbas and husband Jason; Chris
Greiman and wile, Tara, and
children, Tristyn and Hayden.
Irma is also survived by her
dear sister, Wava Geary, and
husband, Elwood; sisters-in-law,
Eunice Schoenwetter, and Marie
Schoenwetter; and several
cousins, nieces and nephews.
She was
predeceased by her parents, Ed
and Nora Schoenwetter, husband,
Russel, in 1993, son Daryl in
1997, grandson Brenden Jon
Greiman in 1983; her sister,
Velda Cutshall; and brothers
Lyle (WWII), Merle and Wayne
Schoenwetter and numerous other
family members.
A host of family
and friends will always treasure
her memory, her life was an
inspiration and truly valued by
those who had the privilege to
know and love her. Heaven's Gate
is opened Wide by her Heavenly
Father with a joyous homecoming
awaited by those she loved so
dearly.
©The Garner Leader & Signal 2010
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Cindy VanDusseldorp, 1948-2010
November 3, 2010
Cindy
VanDusseldorp, 62, of Britt,
Iowa passed away Tuesday,
October 26, 2010 at Hancock
County Memorial Hospital in
Britt
A funeral service
for Cindy VanDusseldorp was held
Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010, at
First Lutheran Church in Britt
with Pastor Lee Nelson
officiating. Burial was in
Evergreen Cemetery in Britt.
Ewing Funeral Home, Britt was in
charge of arrangements.
Cindy, the
daughter of Frank and Verna Mae
(Edwards) Meyer, was born Aug.
11, 1948, in Algona, Iowa. She
graduated from Corwith-Wesley
High School in 1966. In the fall
of 1964, Cindy met her future
husband, best friend, and
soul-mate, Larry VanDusseldorp.
They were united in marriage on
April 27, 1968 at St. John's
Lutheran Church in Corwith,
Iowa. The couple made their home
in Britt where they raised their
three children.
Cindy enjoyed
attending her children's and
grandchildren's activities and
going on classic car cruises
with Larry in their 1959 Ford.
She also enjoyed having coffee
with her girlfriends and reading
books on a variety of topics.
Cindy always had a special place
in her heart for stray animals
and would give many a home
throughout the years.
Cindy is survived
by her husband of 42 years,
Larry VanDusseldorp and children
Tammy (Alan) Abbas of Garner,
Misty (Doug) Abbas of Britt, and
Scott (Angie) VanDusseldorp of
Garner; 8 grandchildren and 2
great-grandchildren; siblings:
Dave (Carlene) Meyer, Melinda
Wickert, Dawn Gray, Sandy
(Bruce) Smidt, numerous nieces
and nephews, and mother-in-law
Nona VanDusseldorp,
sister-in-law and brother-in-law
Gloria and Wally Mayland.
She was preceded
in death by her parents Frank
and Verna Mae and father-in-law
Melvin VanDusseldorp and her
beloved pets Shadow, Snoopy, and
Tuffy.
©The Garner Leader & Signal 2010
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