DOWS - Jean Iverson, 92, of Dows, died Monday, April 2, 2001, at the USA Health Care Center in Dows. Funeral services will be held Thursday, April 5, at 11 a.m. from First Lutheran Church in Dows, with burial in Fairview Cemetery, Dows.

Visitation will be Wednesday, April 4, from 7 - 8 p.m. at the Elledge Funeral Home in Dows.

James Meek

ACKLEY - James Meek, 49, of Ackley, formerly of Dows, died Monday, April 2, 2001, at his home in Ackley. Funeral services will be Friday, April 6, at 10:30 a.m. at the First Lutheran Church in Dows, with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery at Greene.

The family will receive friends and relatives at the Elledge Funeral Home in Dows, Thursday, April 5, from 5 - 8 p.m.

Fern Lewis

Fern was born Aug. 15, 1908, in a sod house on her parents' farm northwest of Brewster, Kan., to George and Minnie McDaniel O'Neal. She graduated from Brewster High School and the Columbus, Neb., business school. She married Homer Lewis in 1930, at Brewster. She was bookkeeper for the Lewis Implement Company of Iowa Falls which she and her husband ran from 1941 - 55. Fern was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Iowa Falls, Order of the Eastern Star Ascension Lodge, No. 158, Eldora; Gloria White Shrine; and a past Worthy Matron of Eastern Star Chapter, No. 348, Iowa Falls.

She is survived by two sons, Don and wife, Dolores, of Phoenix, Ariz., and Dale and wife, Constance, of Rio Verde, Ariz.; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; two sisters, Cora Rice and Laurane Osborn; and three brothers, Jay, Harley and Herman O'Neal.

Linn's Funeral Home in Iowa Falls was in charge of arrangements.

Willard Latham

Willard was born Feb. 18, 1912, at Alexander, to Jesse and Mamie Meyer Latham. He graduated from Alexander High School in 1929 and during the Depression, he and his twin brother supported each other through Iowa State College, where he graduated with a B.S. degree in dairy husbandry. On June 30, 1938, he married Evelyn Johansen of Latimer. He joined his father in farming, and in 1947 the dairy business gave way to a seed business, producing seed oats for retail. This business grew, changing from oats to soybeans, from a retail to a dealer organization, and from a local business to the six-state regional company known as Latham Seeds. Three sons, Bill, Don, and Tom joined the family seed business. Willard served as president and finance chairman of his church during the building project and on the Alexander School Board for 13 years. He was a former Franklin County Farm Bureau president and secretary.

Willard was a director of Iowa Crops and Soils Research Council and served on Iowa Committee for Agriculture Development, Iowa State University Alumni Association. He served on many committees, fund-raising and legislative efforts for the Iowa State Agronomy Department and the College of Agriculture. He was a member of the Order of the Knoll at ISU and an honorary member of both the Iowa Crop Inprovement Association and Iowa Seed Association. Willard was a member and promoter of the Iowa and American Soybean Association and received many awards and honorary memberships in other soybean associations and from Iowa State University. He also received the Distinguished Service Award of the Franklin Co. ISU Alumni Association.

He is survived by his wife, Evelyn; five sons, Willard (Bill) and wife, Linda, of Alexander, Robert and wife, Sue, of Cedar Rapids, James and wife, Marcia, of Clear Lake, Donald and wife, Marilyn, of Alexander, and Thomas and wife, Kathy, of Alexander; 12 grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter. He was preceded in death by his parents; a twin brother, Wilbur; and an infant daughter, Carol Jean.

Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home of Hampton, is in charge of arrangements.

David Inks

David was born Oct. 31, 1935, in Alden, to LeRoy "Steve" and Birdie Hoversten Inks. He graduated from Alden High School in 1954. In September 1960, he married Janice Weuve and they were later divorced. He was a farmer and coached Little League baseball for 22 years and helped organize the Little League trip to Canada. David was past president of Hilltop Village, active in the Alden Booster Club, Cub Scouts, Webelos, Alden Days, Meals on Wheels, and on the chain gang for the football team. He was in the Greenbelt Bike Club and rode on RAGBRAI over 10 years. He served in the United States Army and was an avid sportsman and hunter. He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Alden.

He is survived by two sons, Michael and his wife, Crystal, of Alden, and Mark and his fiancé, Linda Rush, of Buckeye; four grandchildren; two sisters, Stella Clancy of Jewell, and Betty Grimm of Ft. Wayne, Ind. He was preceded in death by his parents.

Surls Funeral Home of Iowa Falls was in charge of arrangements.

Irene Hawthorne

Irene was born Aug. 10, 1913, in Hardin County, to Leon and Luella Warden Montandon. She attended country school near Alden and on Oct. 10, 1931, she married Lawrence Beyer. After his death in 1970, she married Batie Hawthorne in 1973 and moved to Fort Dodge. She was a member of Jehovah's Witnesses. She was a great seamstress and porcelain doll maker and enjoyed baking.

She is survived by two daughters, Betty Britt and husband, Melvin, of Ames and Marje Alstott and husband, Larry, of Fort Fodge; four grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; five sisters, Lucille Scoles, Leona Hackman, Gladys Sarten, Shirley Drenth, and Opal McKinney; and a brother, Harold Montandon. She was preceded in death by her parents; two husbands; and a brother, Earl Montandon.

Henry Harms

Henry was born Sept. 23, 1930, at Alexander, to Henry and Mary Freeze Harms. He attended Franklin Consolidated School at Alexander, graduating in 1950. He served in the United States Army from 1951 - 54. On Sept. 23, 1955, he married Donna Mae Stiefvater and they were later divorced. On June 17, 1979, he married Edna Vaughn at Iowa Falls. He had been employed by Welden Brothers Construction, Iowa Falls, retiring in 1990. He was a member of the Roll-Harless American Legion Post No. 182, Eldora.

Henry is survived by four daughters, Lori Kay Harms, of Iowa Falls, Frances Maes and husband, Mike, of Iowa Falls, Kathy Harms of Alden, and Tracy Palmer and husband, Sonny, of Denver, Colo.; a son, Henry Michael Harms and wife, Karen, of Fort Collins, Colo.; and a stepson, Gary Vaughn of Iowa Falls. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Edna; two sisters, Grace Kula and Mary Clute; and a brother, Ernie Harms.

Angeline DeVries

Angeline was born Nov. 18, 1907, at Kanawha, to Hensman and Anna Johnson Smidt. She attended rural school and at age 13 moved with her family to Austinville where she completed her education. On March 25, 1931, she married Harm DeVries at the Christian Reformed Church parsonage in Aplington. They farmed at Aredale and Aplington and in 1944 they moved into Austinville and purchased a livestock buying and trucking company that they operated together. She sold Avon products for 17 years and retired at the age of 89. She was a member of the Christian Reformed Society and was active in the Ladies Society. Her hobbies were crocheting afghans and other handiwork.

She is survived by two sons, Harold and wife, Carolyn, of Austinville, and Duane and wife, Marilyn, of Osage; three daughters, Anna Mae Smiens and husband, Epp, Freda Harms and husband, Orlynn, and Carol Luchtenburg and husband, Wendell, all of Aplington; 16 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; 6 great-stepgrandchldren; a sister, Anna Hoffman of Ackley; and a brother-in-law, Jake DeVries, of Aplington. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband in 1970; and seven brothers, Henry, Ubbe, Gerhard, John, Ludwig, Hensman and Angus Smidt.

Schwartz Funeral Chapel in Aplington was in charge of arrangements.

Alma Bell

Alma was born Nov. 5, 1933, at Kirksville, Mo., to Arthur and Fracia Pickett Robertson. She attended Kirksville Community Schools. She was employed by Boyt Manufacturing in Iowa Falls. Many people called her "Ma Bell."

Alma is survived by two sons, Greg and Doug Bell, both of Iowa Falls; a grandson, Dillion; a sister, Valee Claybrook of Kirksville, Mo.; four brothers, Aurthur Robinson of Greentop, Mo., Norman Robinson of Unionville, Mo., Gregg Robinson of Decorah, and Larry Robinson of Edina, Mo. She was preceded in death by her parents; and her husband, Sidney Bell.

Linn's Funeral Home of Iowa Falls was in charge of arrangements.

Bessie B. Laughlin

Bessie B. Reed is survived by two sisters: Mazie Niece of Antioch, California, Margie Staggs of San Jose, California; one brother:William H. Laughlin and wife Ruth of Hayward, California; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents: Emmett and Nellie Laughlin; her husband: John " Jack " Reed; two sisters: Hillis McWhirter, Irene Woebke; and three brothers: Leroy Laughlin, Ernist Laughlin, and Wayland "Dub" Laughlin.

Catherine Hobson

CATHERINE HOBSON, 79, OF ELDORA, PASSED AWAY FRIDAY AT MERCY MEDICAL CENTER, DES MOINES, IOWA. FUNERAL SERVICES FOR CATHERINE HOBSON ARE PENDING WITH THE LINN'S FUNERAL HOME, IOWA FALLS.

Merna C. Hansen

Faye L. Williamson

Faye was born on April 2, 1914, daughter of George E. and Rose (Rowsen) Miller in rural Hampton, where she attended the Hansell schools. She was united in marriage to Carl Williamson on April 22, 1955, at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. They made their home in Eldora where they lived for their entire married lives and in January of 2001 she moved to Hampton. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Eldora, was an avid seamstress and quilter, and enjoyed camping and fishing with her husband. She enjoyed her vegetable and flower gardens.

She is survived by several cousins and friends and was preceded in death by her parents and husband.

Jackie Harms

Martha Oelmann

Martha was born Dec. 26, 1924, in Grundy County, to Luppe and Theda Wubbena Feikes. She was married on Oct. 6, 1945, to George M. Oelmann in Ackley. She had been employed by the Ackley canning factory and had done housecleaning. Martha was a member of the Faith Presbyterian Church.

She is survived by a daughter, Judy Rush and husband, Jim Meyer of Ackley; a son, Ronald Oelmann of Nevada; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; four brothers, Meint Feikes and wife, Anna, Henry Feikes and wife, Darlene, Fred Feikes and wife, Ramona, and Louie Feikes and wife, Carol, all of Ackley; and one sister, Annie Oelmann and husband, Else, of Iowa Falls. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; and two granddaughters, Jennifer and Amanda Oelmann.

Surls Funeral Home of Iowa Falls was in charge of arrangements.

Bonita Koch

Bonnie was born March 22, 1931, in Hampton to John and Mabel Mickley Menefee. She graduated from Hampton High School and attended Hamilton Business College in Mason City. She worked as a legal secretary before marrying Ed Koch, and worked with him helping manage their farm for over 30 years. She had a lifelong interest in education, travel and community service. At age 45 she received her degree from North Iowa Area Community College. Bonnie had traveled to Venezuela, China, Europe, and traveled the Trans-Siberian Railroad from Vladovostok to Moscow. Her local service activities were Iowa Pork Producers, Daughters of the American Revolution; American Legion Auxiliary; local and state 4-H; Franklin County's History and Heritage Club; Terrace Hill docent work; and her church.

She is survived by her husband, Ed; two sons, Gary, of New Ulm, Minn., and Jeff, of Hampton; one daughter, Patricia Koch Sofia, who is presently living in Bulgaria; and six grandchildren.

Memorials may be directed to the Terrace Hill Foundation in Des Moines.

Catharine Hobson

Catharine was born Oct. 4, 1921, at Waterloo, to Curtis and Ella Mae Lane Corlett. She graduated from Osage High School in 1939 and attended Iowa State Teachers College at Cedar Falls for one year. She taught in several country schools and at Union during World War II. On Nov. 15, 1942, she married Carroll J. Hobson at the First United Methodist Church at Eldora. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Eldora and Rachel Circle.

She is survived by her husband, Carroll; three sons, Brian and wife, Wanda, of Eldora, Mark and wife, Janey, of Eldora, and Maurice and wife, Leslie, of Whitten; a daughter, Maureen Allan and husband, John, of Hampton; 10 grandchildren; and a sister, Charlene Carlisle and husband, Darrel, of Phoenix, Ariz. She was preceded in death by her parents.

Linn's Funeral Home of Iowa Falls, was in charge of arrangements.

Carl W. Davis

Carl was born Aug. 7, 1913, at Davis City to Homer and Elsie Graham Davis. He graduated from Davis City High School and attended Graceland College at Lamoni. He served in the United States Army in the Pacific Theatre during World War II. On March 25, 1931, he married Dorothy Richardson at Davis City where they lived until moving to Webster City in 1950. He worked at Naden's as an electrician. The couple were divorced and in Dec.1967, he married Reckstra Ubben at Kamrar and they lived in Webster City. He retired from Naden's in 1983 and had lived the past 5 years at the Veteran's Home in Marshalltown. He was a former member of Trinity Lutheran Church and the American Legion Post #191, both in Webster City.

He is survived by his wife, Reckstra; a daughter, Carla Nohrenberg and husband, Keith, of Iowa Falls; two sons, Ron and wife, Nancy, of Clarion and Jerry and wife, Marcia, of Boone; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; a sister, Opal Roudybush of Plymouth; and a brother, Charles Davis of Council Bluffs. He was preceded in death by his parents; and a granddaughter, Dawn Stotts.

Jason Abbas

Jason was born Oct. 15, 1974, at Hampton, to Fred and Mary Harris Abbas of Geneva. He graduated from Ackley-Geneva High School in 1994, Ellsworth College in 1996, and received a bachelor of science degree in agronomy in 1998 from Iowa State University. Jason was an intern for Pioneer Hybrid in corn research, worked as a research assistant for the ISU Agronomy Weed Science Department and was a research and development intern for Dupont, while in college. From September 1998 until the present he has been production agronomist for the J.C. Robinson Seed Company at Belmond. He enjoyed being involved in community activities and fishing in the boundary waters.

He is survived by his parents, Fred and Mary Abbas, of Geneva, and three brothers, Scott and James of Geneva and Mark of Tulsa, Okla.

Keith Himmel

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, April 23 at St. John's United Methodist Church in Radcliffe with burial in the Radcliffe Cemetery. Friends may call at Boeke Funeral Home in Radcliffe Sunday, April 22, where the family will be present from 6 - 8 p.m.

Annabelle Winters

She is survived by her husband Millard Winters of Stratford; a son Glen Winters and wife, Connie, of Nevada; two daughters, Lori Richardson and husband, Doyle, of Webster City, and Charlene Olson and husband, Todd, of Story City; three grandchildren; her mother, Kathryn Henze; and a brother, Ron Henze, both of State Center. She was preceded in death by her father Albert Henze.

Mary Smith

Mary was born Feb. 20, 1912, in Mason City, to James and Rose Gallagher Martin. She grew up in Mason City and attended St. Joseph Academy. In September, 1936, she married Leonard Smith and they were later divorced. She was a lifelong resident of Mason City and a member of the Holy Family Catholic Church and St. Gregory Circle. She has resided at the Good Shepherd Care Center for two years.

She is survived by three daughters, Mary Martin, Pat Smith and Barbara Kline, all of Mason City; a son, Patrick and his wife, Carol, of Ames; eight grandchildren, some from Iowa Falls; and several great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and a son, Austin.

Judith Tremmel

Judith was born Nov. 1, 1948, in Geneseo, Ill., to Harold and Avis Schmoll Rogers. On Sept. 21, 1968, she married Larry Tremmel at the Methodist Church in Denison. She attended Hawkeye Tech for nursing until her illness forced her to stay at home. She was a former Cub Scout leader and a member of the Order of Eastern Star.

She is survived by four children, Todd Louis of Clarinda, Heather Kate of Eldora, Joshua Ian of Iowa Falls, and Kate Leslie of Eldora; five granddaughters; two brothers, Bruce Rogers and Kevin Bobbitt of Fairfax, Va.; and two sisters, Nancy Mahoney of Chicago, and Janet Sidenstucker of Vail. She was preceded in death by her parents and grandparents.

Creps-Abels Funeral Home in Eldora, is in charge of arrangements.

Merna Hansen

Merna was born Oct. 26, 1910, at Iowa Falls, to Tillman and Julia Thompson Whitman. She attended Iowa Falls Community Schools and on June 20, 1936, she married Harry "Pete" Hansen. She farmed with her husband, northwest of Iowa Falls. She had been a telephone operator for Northwestern Bell Telephone and a nurses aide at Heritage Care Center and Ellsworth Municipal Hospital. Merna was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Iowa Falls, the Averine Rebecca Lodge and Women of the Moose, both in Iowa Falls.

She is survived by two daughters, Karen Smith and husband, Marvin, of Nora Springs, and Joan Geil and husband, William, of Knoxville; a son Thomas Hansen and friend, Pat Awe of Ackley; 11 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren, and a sister, Eleanor Russell of Iowa Falls. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; a grandson; a great-grandson; two sisters, Theo Behling and Pauline Jensen; and four brothers, Earl, Bud, John and George Whitman.

Wendell Anders

Wendell was born Jan. 25, 1918, near Hubbard, to Daniel and Martha Brinkmeyer Anders. He graduated from Radcliffe High School in 1936 and served in the United States Air Force in World War II for five years as a mechanic. On Jan. 25, 1947, he married Ivis Schmidt at the Little Brown Church at Nashua. He worked for the Waterloo Airport and John Deere Co. and later farmed south of Aplington. He was also employed as a rural mail carrier, retiring in 1982. He was an active member of the First Reformed Church , a member of the Aplington AMVETS, and the Aplington Golf Club where he worked as a volunteer. He enjoyed playing softball, golfing and fishing in Minnesota.

He is survived by a son, Charles Anders and wife, Teah, of Arroyo Grande, Calif.; a daughter, Connie Huntrod and husband, Dale, of Altoona; four grandchildren; two great- grandchildren; two sisters, Elaine Eller and husband, Homer, and Shirley Ziebell, all of Hubbard; and a brother, Henry Anders and wife, Wilma, of Hubbard. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife in 1999; a nine-year old son; two sisters; and two brothers.

Schwartz Funeral Home of Aplington was in charge of arrangements.

Mary Jo Wentz

Mary Jo was born in 1921 to George and Regina Norby Rosenberg in Iowa Falls. She graduated from Iowa Falls High School in 1939, attended Ellsworth College, Iowa State University, William and Mary University and the University of Maryland. She was married to John B. Wentz for 59 years. She was director of the Art Museum in Riverside from 1967 - 70, tutored at Beverly Hills High School and was active in the Stockton Sister City Association. She was a member of the Salvation Army Women's Auxiliary; Pixie Woods, and PEO. She and her husband had visited 46 countries with the most recent a tour of Egypt this past January.

She is survived by her husband, John; three daughters, Anne Elise Richert of Pleasanton, Calif., Barbara Johnson of Scottsdale, Ariz, Betty Lou Keehn of Phoenix, Ariz; and a son, John Wentz III of Oakland, Calif., six grandchildren; a sister, Elise Beaver of Cleveland, Ohio.; and a nephew, Jim Crotty of Iowa Falls. She was preceded in death by her parents; a son, Richard; a sister, Anne Crotty; and a brother, Gordon Rosenberg.

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Tillie Pearce

FUNERAL SERVICES FOR TILLIE PEACE WILL BE 10:30 SATURDAY AT LINN'S FUNERAL HOME, IOWA FALLS, WITH BURIAL AT UNION CEMETERY, IOWA FALLS. VISITATION WILL BE ONE HOUR PRIOR TO SERVICES SATURDAY AT THE FUNERAL HOME.

Tillie Mein was born May 6, 1906, at her parents home, rural Ackley, Iowa. She attended rural county schools. She was married to George Clifford Pearce at Iowa Falls, Iowa. She was a homemaker.

Tillie Pearce is survived by one son Robert Pearce of Iowa Falls; one daughter: Doris Aldinger of Ackley, Iowa; eight grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren; two sisters: Hielda Perkins of Eldora, Iowa, Zena Everette of Cabot, Arkansas; and one brother: Jake Mein of Ottumwa, Iowa.

She was preceded in death by her parents; Jasper and Gertrude Mein; her husband: George Pearce; one daughter: Lillian Mitterer; four sisters: and four brothers.

Darlene Waldo

FUNERAL SERVICES FOR DARLENE WALDO WILL BE 11:00 AM MONDAY AT THE LINN'S FUNERAL CHAPEL, IOWA FALLS. VISITATION WILL FOLLOW THE SERVICES.

Darlene Morgan was born July 25, 1933, at Houston, Texas, the daughter of Everett Linzy and Mary Gladys " Walton " Morgan. She graduated from the Iowa Falls, Iowa Community Schools. She was employed as a tax preparer, bookkeeper, and legal assistant with the Whitesell Law Office, Iowa Falls.

Darlene Waldo is survived by two sons: David Kruger and wife Carol of Clearwater, Florida, Dwight Kruger and wife Patty of Berrian Center, Michigan; two daughters: Tracy Brannick and husband Billy of Iowa Falls, Iowa, Tonya Bennett and husband Jimmie, Jr. of Bondurant, Iowa; twelve grandchildren; three great-grandchild; and one sister: Derita Jones of Seattle, Washington.

She was preceded in death by her parents: Everett and Mary Morgan; and one son: Troy Waldo in 1987.