James
Lampman
January
4,
1936-November
1, 2008
November
5, 2008
IOWA
FALLS-James
Lampman,
72, of
Iowa
Falls,
passed
away on
Saturday,
November
1, 2008,
at the
Mercy
Medical
Center,
Mason
City.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Tuesday,
November
4, at
the
Immanuel
Memorial
United
Church
of
Christ,
Alden,
with the
Rev. Bob
Miller
officiating.
The
Linn’s
Funeral
Home,
Iowa
Falls,
was in
charge
of the
arrangements.
James
Joseph
Lampman,
was born
on
January
4, 1936
at Red
Wing,
Minnesota,
the son
of Leona
(Hall)
Lampman
and
Harold
Holmer
Lampman.
He
attended
the
Albert
Lea,
Minnesota,
Community
Schools.
James
came to
Iowa
Falls to
help his
sister
on her
farm.
James
was
married
to
Andrea
Heffelmeir
and to
this
marriage
five
children
where
born. He
worked
for the
Tanker
Massey
farm,
the
Ackley
Foods
Canning
factory,
and at
Prestress
Concrete
in Iowa
Falls.
James
enjoyed
fishing,
playing
pool,
sports,
gambling
and
going to
Bon Jovi
concerts.
He loved
spending
time
with his
family
and
friends.
He is
survived
by his
five
children,
Dawn
Tripp
(Frank
Brothers)
of Iowa
Falls,
Kim
Polzin
of Iowa
Falls,
Angie
(Harvey)
Reed of
Waterloo,
Lori
(John)
Hale of
Alden
and
James
Dean
Lampman
of Iowa
Falls;
29
grandchildren;
29
great-grandchildren;
and one
great-great-grandchild;
his
brothers,
Ervin,
Tom and
Norm;
sisters,
Betty
and
Patricia;
and his
significant
other,
Lori
Smith of
Iowa
Falls.
James
was
preceded
in death
by his
parents;
and two
sisters,
Geraldine
and
Ruthy.
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Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
Shannon
McRoberts
Saturday,
November
1, 2008
November
5, 2008
HAMPTON-Shannon
McRoberts,
38, of
Hampton,
passed
away on
Saturday,
November
1, 2008,
at the
Franklin
General
Hospital
in
Hampton.
Funeral
services
will be
held on
Wednesday,
November
5, at
10:30
a.m., at
the
Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral
Home in
Hampton,
with the
Rev. Dr.
Edward
R.
Peterson
officiating.
Burial
will
take
place in
the
Hampton
Cemetery.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
Lola
Beach
Sunday,
November
2, 2008
November
5, 2008
NEW
PROVIDENCE-Lola
Beach,
104,
formerly
of New
Providence,
died on
Sunday,
November
2, 2008,
at the
Green
County
Medical
Center-Long-Term
Care
Unit in
Jefferson.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
1:30
p.m., on
Thursday,
November
6, at
the
Honey
Creek
New
Providence
Friends
Church
in New
Providence.
She will
be
buried
in the
New
Providence
Cemetery.
Visitation
will be
at the
Boeke
Funeral
Home in
Hubbard
on
Wednesday
from
5-8:00
p.m.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
Julius
“Juice”
Winter
January
27,
1953-November
4, 2008
November
8, 2008
IOWA
FALLS—Julius
“Juice”
Winter,
55, of
Iowa
Falls,
passed
away on
Tuesday,
November
4, 2008,
at the
Hennepin
County
Medical
Center,
Minneapolis,
Minnesota,
following
an
automobile
accident
in Cerro
Gordo
County,
Iowa.
Memorial
services
will be
held at
1:30
p.m., on
Saturday,
November
8, at
the
Immanuel
Memorial
United
Church
of
Christ,
Alden,
with
inurnment
at the
Buckeye
Cemetery.
The
Linn’s
Funeral
Homes
Iowa
Falls
Chapel
is in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Julius
Louie
Winter,
was born
to Fred
and Erma
(Henkle)
Winter
on
January
27,
1953, at
Hampton.
He was
their
only
child.
Julius
attended
the
Buckeye
School
and
later
attended
the
Alden
Community
School.
He was a
member
of the
Buckeye
church
until
joining
the
Alden
United
Church
of
Christ.
Julius
was
married
to Jo
Baier in
1970, in
Iowa
Falls
and to
this
union
two
children
were
born,
Mike and
Malena.
They
lived on
Julius’
parents’
homestead
north of
Buckeye.
They
later
divorced.
He later
was wed
in Alden
to Susan
Toomsen
in 1978.
To this
union
one
child
was
born,
Kelly.
They too
later
divorced.
For the
better
part of
his life
he was a
truck
driver.
He had
worked
for G&K
Wholesale,
Ennis
Corporation
and
Weavers
prior to
starting
his own
trucking
company.
In
Julius’
life, he
enjoyed
bowling,
camping,
racing
and
going to
his
grandchildren’s
school
and
sporting
events.
He will
be
joining
his
mother;
father;
and many
aunts
and
uncles
in
heaven.
He will
be
missed
by his
children
and
grandchildren,
Mike,
Michelle,
Danny,
Drew,
D.J. and
Derek
Winter;
Malena,
Joedy,
Damon,
Scott
and
Joebie
Dennis;
and
Kelly
and
Jaelyn
Barrick;
his
significant
other,
Dawn
Montgomery;
very
dear
friend,
Dan
VanLangen;
and a
host of
friends
and
cousins.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
Nelle
Silvey
March
15,
1914-November
4, 2008
November
8, 2008
IOWA
FALLS—Nelle
Silvey,
94, of
Iowa
Falls,
died on
Tuesday,
November
4, 2008,
at the
Heritage
Care
Center
in Iowa
Falls.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Friday,
November
7, at
the
United
Methodist
Church
in
Alden,
with
burial
in the
Alden
Cemetery.
The
Surls
Funeral
Home in
Iowa
Falls
was in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Nelle
Nance,
was born
on March
15, 1914
at
Buchanan,
Tennessee,
to
parents
Rubin
Fisher
and
Sarah
Nance.
She
lived
most of
her
early
life in
nearby
Paris,
Tennessee,
with her
Uncle,
Owen
Jackson
and
Aunt,
Ruth
Jackson
following
the
death of
her
parents.
She
graduated
from the
EW Grove
High
School
in
Paris.
Nelle
received
her
teaching
certificate
attending
Union
University
and
Memphis
State
College
in
Memphis.
She
taught
school
in
Buchanan,
and then
worked
at Camp
Tyson
near
Paris.
There
she met
Emory
Silvey
and they
were
married
on
January
22,
1944, at
the
First
Baptist
Church
in
Paris.
He
preceded
her in
death.
Following
Emory’s
discharge
from
service
in 1946,
they
moved to
Iowa and
began
farming
at a
Hubble
farm
west of
Alden.
In 1953
they
bought
farm
land and
farmed
northwest
of Alden
until
1980,
when the
couple
moved to
Iowa
Falls.
Following
Emory’s
death in
1998,
Nelle
sold
their
home on
Ellis
Avenue
and
moved to
the Rock
Run
Apartments.
In 2003,
following
hip
surgery,
she
became a
resident
at the
Heritage
Care
Center
in Iowa
Falls.
She was
a very
determined
individual
and a
true joy
to her
caregivers.
She will
be
missed.
Nelle
was
baptized
in Paris
at the
First
Baptist
Church
and
later
transferring
membership
to the
Alden
United
Methodist
Church.
There
she
taught
Sunday
School,
served
on the
church
board,
and was
a member
of the
United
Methodist
Women.
Nelle
also
worked
13 years
in the
Alden
Community
Schools
at the
Popejoy
attendance
center.
She was
preceded
in death
by her
parents;
and two
sisters,
Sue
Belle
Nance
and
Edith
Pickard,
both of
Paris,
Tennessee.
Nelle is
survived
by one
daughter,
Pamela
(Gerald)
Driscoll
of
Sheboygan,
Wisconsin;
grandson,
Michael
and
wife,
Samika
of
Aurora,
Colorado;
two
sisters-in-law;
and
numerous
nieces,
nephews
and many
lifelong
friends.
© Iowa
Falls
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2008
|
Eleanor
B.
Rollins
Wednesday,
November
5, 2008
November
8, 2008
WEST DES
MOINES—Eleanor
B.
Rollins,
91, a
resident
of the
Fountain
West
Health
Center
in West
Des
Moines,
passed
away on
Wednesday,
November
5, 2008.
At
Eleanor’s
request,
there
will be
no
visitation.
A
graveside
service
will be
held at
10:00
a.m., on
Saturday,
November
8, at
the
Resthaven
Cemetery.
Funeral
arrangements
are
being
made by
the
McLaren’s
Resthaven
Chapel
in West
Des
Moines.
In lieu
of
flowers,
the
family
requests
that
donations
be made
in her
memory
to the
West Des
Moines
Public
Library
Friends
Foundation,
West Des
Moines.
Funds
are to
be used
to
benefit
the
children
of West
Des
Moines.
Eleanor
was a
graduate
of the
Ellsworth
Community
College
in Iowa
Falls
and
Drake
University
in Des
Moines.
She
taught
in
Eldora
and was
a
longtime
elementary
teacher
in the
West Des
Moines
Public
School
System.
For many
years
she and
her late
husband,
Richard
owned
and
operated
the
Coast-to-Coast
Hardware
Store in
Iowa
Falls.
She was
preceded
in death
by her
husband;
her son,
James
Richard;
brothers,
Evart
Peterson
and
Lloyd
Peterson;
and
sisters,
Norma
Stephan
and
Lenona
Kinseth.
She is
survived
by her
daughter,
Claire
Obrecht
of
Schaumburg,
Illinois;
her
grandson,
Daryn
Obrecht
of
Houston,
Texas;
and
several
nieces
and
nephews.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
Sondra
Lucas
July
5,
1940-November
6, 2008
November
8, 2008
ALDEN—Sondra
Lucas,
68, of
Alden,
died on
Thursday,
November
6, 2008,
at the
University
of Iowa
Hospital
in Iowa
City.
Memorial
services
will be
held at
1:00
p.m., on
Saturday,
November
8, at
the
Surls
Funeral
Home in
Iowa
Falls,
with
inurnment
in the
Northlawn
Memory
Gardens.
The
Surls
Funeral
Home in
Iowa
Falls is
in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Sondra
Lee
Lucas,
was born
on July
5, 1940
in
Hampton,
the
daughter
of Oral
Keefe
and
Audeen
Goodell.
She
graduated
from the
Iowa
Falls
High
School
and
Ellsworth
Community
College
with an
Art
Degree.
She had
worked
at
Herters
and
Farmland
Foods in
Iowa
Falls.
Sondra
was a
member
of the
Immanuel
Memorial
United
Church
of
Christ
in
Alden.
She is
survived
by her
three
daughters,
Sherry
Simons
of Iowa
Falls,
Alaine
Slagle
of Iowa
Falls
and
Laurie
Lucas of
Iowa
Falls; a
son,
Greg
Keefe of
Iowa
Falls;
four
grandchildren;
two
great-grandchildren;
and two
sisters,
Charlene
Bartling
of
Waterloo
and
Sheryl
Tipton
of
Alden.
She was
preceded
in death
by her
parents;
and a
sister,
Barbara
Wagoner.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
Mardelle
King
December
29,
1923-November
6, 2008
November
8, 2008
ELDORA—Mardelle
King,
84, of
Eldora,
passed
away on
Thursday,
November
6, 2008,
at the
Eldora
Nursing
and
Rehab
Center
in
Eldora.
Private
family
graveside
services
will be
held on
Saturday,
November
8, at
the
Eldora
City
Cemetery,
with the
Rev.
David
Abram of
Urbandale,
Mardelle’s
cousin,
officiating.
There
will be
no
public
visitation.
The
Creps-Abels
Funeral
Home in
Eldora
is in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Mardelle
was born
on
December
29, 1923
in Des
Moines,
daughter
of Harry
and
Hazel
(Gibson)
Garrett
and
moved to
Eldora
as a
teenager,
graduating
from the
Eldora
High
School
in 1941.
She was
united
in
marriage
to
Raleigh
King Jr.
in 1942.
After
Raleigh
returned
from
World
War II,
Mardelle
assisted
him in
the
family
business,
King Oil
Co., and
was
active
in
activities
in the
Eldora
United
Methodist
Church.
Mardelle
is
survived
by her
sister,
Betty
Ridout
of
Omaha;
daughters,
Susan
(Ed)
Bear of
Steamboat
Rock and
Peggy
Farrell
of
Eldora;
grandchildren,
Lyn
(Rick)
Davidson
of
Bloomfield
and Tami
(Paul)
Williams
of
Steamboat
Rock;
and
great-grandchildren,
Nick
Davidson,
Cody
Davidson,
Ashlea
Brouwer,
Austin
Brouwer
and
Colton
Brouwer.
She was
preceded
in death
by her
husband,
Raleigh;
infant
daughter,
Celia;
and four
siblings.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
Merlin
G. Braun
Thursday,
November
6, 2008
November
8, 2008
LATIMER—Merlin
G.
Braun,
81, of
Latimer,
passed
away on
Thursday,
November
6, 2008,
at the
Franklin
General
Hospital
in
Hampton.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
10:30
a.m., on
Tuesday,
November
11, at
the
Immanuel
United
Church
of
Christ
in
Latimer,
with the
Rev. Tom
Cofer
officiating.
Burial
will
take
place in
the
Marion
Center
Cemetery,
rural
Latimer.
Visitation
will be
on
Monday
from
4-8:00
p.m., at
the
Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral
Home in
Hampton.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
Kathryn
Nassen
Thursday,
November
6, 2008
November
12, 2008
HUBBARD-Kathryn
Nassen,
93, died
on
Thursday,
November
6, 2008,
at the
Valley
View
Village
in Des
Moines.
Memorial
services
will be
held on
Friday,
November
14, at
10:30
a.m., at
the
Boeke
Funeral
Home in
Hubbard.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
Ruth
Knock
Friday,
November
7, 2008
November
8, 2008
PARKERSBURG—Ruth
Knock,
61, of
Parkersburg,
died on
Friday,
November
7, 2008,
at the
Grundy
County
Memorial
Hospital
in
Grundy
Center,
from
natural
causes.
Funeral
services
are
pending
with the
Redman-Schwartz
Funeral
Home in
Parkersburg.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
Eugene
F.
Graham
Friday,
November
7, 2008
November
12, 2008
PARKERSBURG-Eugene
F.
Graham,
76, of
Parkersburg,
died on
Friday,
November
7, 2008,
at the
Allen
Memorial
Hospital
in
Waterloo,
from
natural
causes.
Private
family
services
were
held on
Sunday,
November,
9, at
the
Redman-Schwartz
Funeral
Home in
Parkersburg,
with
private
family
burial
on
Monday
in the
Oak Hill
Cemetery
in
Parkersburg.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
Della J.
Harris
December
11,
1932-November
8, 2008
November
12, 2008
IOWA
FALLS-Della
J.
Harris,
75, of
Iowa
Falls,
passed
away on
Saturday,
November
8, 2008,
at her
home.
As per
her
request,
no
formal
funeral
services
will be
held.
The
Linn’s
Funeral
Homes
Iowa
Falls
Chapel
is
assisting
the
family
with
honoring
Della’s
wishes.
Della
Jane
Harris,
was born
on
December
11, 1932
at
Moravia,
the
daughter
of Carl
Wesley
and Vera
Viola
(Meyer)
Funkhouser.
She
graduated
from the
Iowa
Falls
Community
Schools
with the
class of
1950. On
September
20,
1980,
she was
united
in
marriage
to Emory
E.
Harris
in Iowa
Falls.
She was
a
housewife
and
homemaker.
She was
a member
of the
Immanuel
Memorial
United
Church
of
Christ,
Alden.
Della
Harris
is
survived
by her
daughters,
Vikkii
(Ron)
Ites of
Iowa
Falls,
Stephanie
Hill of
Carlisle,
Pennsylvania
and
Margo
(Dave)
Hicok of
Nora
Springs;
a
step-daughter,
Susan
(Kevin)
Rogers
of
Stanton;
six
grandchildren;
seven
great-grandchildren;
two
loving
and
faithful
companions,
Teddy
and
Tyler;
and
three
sisters,
Helen
Pepperling
of
Moline,
Illinois,
Kathryn
Rieks of
Thorton,
Colorado
and
Alice
(Eugene)
Wilkie
of
Hubbard.
She was
preceded
in death
by her
parents,
Carl and
Vera
Funkhouser;
her
husband,
Emory;
and one
sister,
Dorothy
Madden.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
William
"Bill"
Honeck
February
2,
1939-November
8, 2008
November
22, 2008
SUN
CITY,
Arizona-Bill
Honeck,
son of
Arthur
and
Lila,
was born
on
February
2, 1939,
in Alden
and died
on
November
8, 2008,
at the
age of
69
years.
He was
baptized
at the
Church
of
Christ
in Des
Moines.
He
worked
various
jobs and
retired
from
Wilson
Foods
after 30
years of
service.
In 1958,
he was
united
in
marriage
to
Sherry
Johnson
and had
five
children,
Angel,
Lisa,
Heidi,
John and
Bambi.
On
November
17,
1969, he
was
united
in
marriage
to Carol
Ann
Swanson
in Des
Moines
and from
that
union
they had
three
children,
Dawn,
Matthew
and
Mark.
Bill was
a deacon
at the
First
Christian
Church
of Sun
City and
a member
of the
American
Legion,
Moose
Lodge
and the
Iowa
Club.
After
retirement
in 2001,
Bill and
Carol
moved to
Arizona.
Bill was
an avid
golfer
and
bowler.
He also
provided
assistance
to many
in the
Sun City
community.
Bill was
best
known
for his
great
smile,
sense of
humor
and
friendliness.
Proceeding
him in
death
were his
parents;
his son,
John;
and his
father-in-law,
William
Swanson.
Survivors
include
his
wife,
Carol
Ann of
Sun
City,
Arizona;
his
brothers,
Harold
Honeck
and
Eileen
of
Grimes
and
Roger
Honeck
of Las
Vegas,
Nevada;
his
mother-in-law,
Anne
Swanson
of
Audubon;
his
seven
children,
Angel
Honeck
of
Anita,
Lisa
Britton
and
Monty of
Abilene,
Texas,
Heidi
Smith
and
Jared of
Griswold,
Bambi
Oelmann
and
friend,
Jeff of
Iowa
Falls,
Dawn
Aneweer
of Cedar
Falls,
Matthew
Honeck
of Sun
City,
Arizona
and Mark
Honeck
and
Steffanie
of
Boise,
Idaho;
17
grandchildren;
six
great-grandchildren;
and
numerous
nieces
and
nephews.
He will
be
greatly
missed
by his
family
and
friends.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
Rod E.
Sizemore
Sunday,
November
9, 2008
November
12, 2008
ELDORA-Rod
E.
Sizemore,
of
Eldora,
formerly
of Iowa
Falls,
passed
away on
Sunday,
November
9, 2008.
Memorial
services
will be
held on
Thursday,
November
13, at 5
p.m., at
714 11th
Ave.,
Eldora.
His
children
are
handling
the
arrangements.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
Francis
“Bud”
Smith
Sunday,
November
9, 2008
December
13, 2008
OKLAHOMA
CITY,
Oklahoma-Francis
“Bud”
Smith,
passed
away on
Sunday,
November
9, 2008,
in
Oklahoma
City.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Thursday,
November
13, at
the
Grace
Community
Baptist
Church
in
Oklahoma
City,
with the
Rev.
Don.
Demeter
officiating.
Interment
was in
the
Memorial
Park
Cemetery,
Oklahoma
City.
Survivors
include
his
sister,
Vivian
Page,
formerly
of the
area.
The
Howard-Harris
Funeral
Services
of
Oklahoma
City was
in
charge
of the
arrangements.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
Francis
“Bud”
Smith
February
17,
1928-November
9, 2008
December
27, 2008
OKLAHOMA
CITY,
Oklahoma-Francis
“Bud”
Smith,
passed
away on
Sunday,
November
9, 2008,
in
Oklahoma
City.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Thursday,
November
13, at
the
Grace
Community
Baptist
Church
in
Oklahoma
City,
with the
Rev.
Don.
Demeter
officiating.
Interment
was in
the
Memorial
Park
Cemetery,
Oklahoma
City.
The
Howard-Harris
Funeral
Services
of
Oklahoma
City was
in
charge
of the
arrangements.
On
Sunday,
November
9, 2008,
Bud
peacefully
joined
his
parents,
John and
Ada
Smith,
with the
Lord.
Bud was
born on
February
17, 1928
in
Minnesota.
He grew
up in
Iowa
with his
five
brothers
and
sisters.
He had
many
fond
memories
and
loving
stories
of his
family
and
childhood
friends
in his
loving
Christian
home. In
1948, he
took
Geraldean
West as
his
wife.
From
this
union,
they had
four
sons and
one
daughter.
Besides
the Lord
and
family,
Bud was
creative
and
loved
sports.
Bud was
founder
of The
Big Red
Shop,
Inc.,
Wink Eye
Huggers
and
Wacky
Clackers.
Bud was
a
gentleman
who
cared
for all
of God’s
children,
witnessing
to all
he met.
He
enjoyed
his
later
years
with
many
grandchildren
and
great-grandchildren.
Bud was
preceded
in death
by his
parents;
brother,
Jim
“Maynard”;
and his
sister,
Ruby.
He is
survived
by
Geraldean
Smith
and
their
children,
Steve
and
Karen,
Brad and
Mary,
David
and
Diane
and
Shirley
Jo, all
of
Oklahoma
City,
and Mike
of
Ardmore,
Okla.;
one
sister,
Vivian
Page of
Fremont,
California;
brothers,
Lawrence
“Babe”
and
Marge of
Fremont,
California
and
Eugene
“Pete”
of
Waterloo;
and
dozens
of
loving
grandchildren
and
great-grandchildren.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
Marceline
White
June
26,
1913-November
10, 2008
November
12, 2008
ALLISON-Marceline
White,
95, of
Allison,
died on
Monday,
November
10,
2008, at
the
Allison
Care
Center.
Private
family
services
are
being
held.
The
Surls
Funeral
Home in
Iowa
Falls is
in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Marceline
M.
White,
was born
on June
26, 1913
in
Oelwein,
the
daughter
of
George
and Nell
(Ryan)
Jardee.
She
graduated
from the
Sacred
Heart
High
School
in
Oelwein.
On
October
3, 1936,
Marceline
was
united
in
marriage
to
Robert
White in
Oelwein.
She had
been a
homemaker.
Marceline
is
survived
by her
son, Bob
and
wife,
Ann of
Iowa
Falls;
grandson,
Rob
White
and his
wife,
Kristin;
and
great-grandchildren,
Allison
and Alex
of Mason
City;
granddaughter,
Barbara
Blake
and
husband,
Joe and
great-grandchildren,
Leah and
Brady of
Indianola;
grandson,
David
White of
Urbandale;
and
grandson,
Michael
White
and
wife,
Anne and
great-grandchild,
Sidney
Jane of
Chelsea,
Michigan.
She was
preceded
in death
by her
parents;
husband,
Bob; a
sister,
Georgine;
and two
grandchildren,
Nancy
and
Matthew.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
Ardice
Cammack
Monday,
November
10, 2008
November
12, 2008
RADCLIFFE-Ardice
Cammack,
88, of
Radcliffe,
died on
Monday,
November
10,
2008, at
the
Hubbard
Care
Center
Inc. in
Hubbard.
Funeral
services
will be
held on
Wednesday,
November
12, at
10:30
a.m., at
the St.
John’s
United
Methodist
Church
in
Radcliffe,
with
burial
in the
Radcliffe
Cemetery.
The
Boeke
Funeral
Home in
Radcliffe
is in
charge
of the
arrangements.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
Lisa
Lynn
Busma
Monday,
November
10, 2008
November
15, 2008
ALLISON-Lisa
Lynn
Busma,
40, of
Allison,
passed
away on
Monday,
November
10,
2008, at
the
Covenant
Medical
Center
in
Waterloo.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Friday,
November
14, at
the
Bristow
Church
of
Christ
in
Bristow,
with
Pastor
Delbert
Beard
officiating.
Burial
was in
the
Dumont
Cemetery
in
Dumont.
The
Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral
Home in
Dumont
was in
charge
of the
arrangements.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
Vivian
B. Kulow
January
9,
1913-November
13, 2008
November
19, 2008
HUBBARD-Vivian
B.
Kulow,
95, of
Hubbard,
passed
away on
Thursday,
November
13,
2008, at
the
Scenic
Manor,
Iowa
Falls.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Monday,
November
17, at
the
Immanuel
Lutheran
Church,
Iowa
Falls,
with the
Rev.
Kenneth
Krueger
officiating.
Burial
followed
in the
Northlawn
Memory
Gardens
Cemetery,
Iowa
Falls.
The
Linn’s
Funeral
Homes
Iowa
Falls
Chapel
was in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Vivian
Burnesse
Rodgers,
was born
on
January
9, 1913
at
Buckeye,
the
daughter
of Ralph
Clark
Rodgers
and
Louise
(Nolte)
Rodgers.
She was
confirmed
in 1927
at the
Peace
Evangelical
Church.
She
attended
the
Buckeye
Community
Schools,
graduating
with the
class of
1931.
She then
went on
to
attain
her
Registered
Nursing
Degree
from the
Broadlawns
Hospital
Nursing
School,
Des
Moines,
in 1934.
On
February
24,
1937,
Vivian
was
united
in
marriage
to
Martin
Herman
Otto
Kulow.
The
couple
made
their
home on
a farm
north of
Hubbard
from
1942 to
1975,
when
they
moved
into
Hubbard,
until
1998
when
they
moved to
Iowa
Falls.
Vivian
was
employed
as a
registered
nurse
with
Drs.
Shurtz
and
Nyquist
in
Eldora.
She was
first a
member
of the
Peace
Evangelical
Church,
Buckeye;
then St.
John’s
Lutheran
Church,
Hubbard;
then St.
Paul’s
Lutheran
Church,
Buckeye;
and
finally
Immanuel
Lutheran
Church,
Iowa
Falls.
Vivian
enjoyed
her
bridge
and 500
clubs.
Vivian
B. Kulow
is
survived
by her
sons,
Kenneth
Martin
(Mary
Lou)
Kulow of
Loda,
Illinois,
Norman
Keith
(Pam)
Kulow of
Hubbard
and
David
Eugene
Kulow of
Westminster,
Maryland;
her
daughters,
Kathi
(Rod)
Parrish
of Coal
Valley,
Illinois
and
Cynthia
Kulow
(partner
Dawn
Hutt) of
Westminster,
Maryland;
11
grandchildren;
six
step-grandchildren;
15
great-grandchildren;
10
step-great-grandchildren;
one
great-great-grandchild;
and one
step-great-great-grandchild.
She was
preceded
in death
by her
parents,
Ralph
and
Louise
Rodgers;
her
husband,
Martin
Kulow;
two
brothers,
Hillis
Rodgers
and
Brighton
Rodgers;
and one
half-brother,
Kenneth
Rodgers.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
Mary Jo
Lopez
Moolick
April
4,
1950-November
15, 2008
November
19, 2008
IOWA
FALLS-Mary
Jo Lopez
Moolick,
58, of
Iowa
Falls,
passed
away on
Saturday,
November
15, 2008
at Iowa
Falls.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
10:00
a.m., on
Wednesday,
November
19, at
the
Linn’s
Funeral
Chapel,
Iowa
Falls.
Mary Jo
Lopez,
was born
in Sante
Fe, New
Mexico
on April
4, 1950,
the
daughter
of Ted
M. Lopez
and
Josephine
(Bustamente)
Lopez.
She was
reared
in Sante
Fe and
attended
both
grade
and high
school
in Sante
Fe. She
lived in
Sante Fe
until
1969,
when she
moved to
California
to
attend
the
Orange
County
Community
College.
There
she met
her
husband,
Terry
Weismann
and
subsequently
moved to
Iowa.
The
couple
later
divorced.
Mary Jo
is
survived
by her
children,
Chris
Weismann
of Iowa
Falls,
Tim
Weismann
of Iowa
Falls,
Albert
Moolick
of
Berkley,
California
and
Amanda
Miller
of
Waterloo;
brothers,
Ted A.
Lopez of
Albuquerque,
New
Mexico
and
Michael
A.
(Maria)
Lopez of
Chama,
New
Mexico;
sisters,
Cordelia
Reynolds
of
Callas,
Texas,
Lita L.
(Walter)
Chavez
of
Placitas,
New
Mexico,
Mary
Jean
(Albert)
McCoin
of
Albuquerque,
New
Mexico,
Marie
Marguerite
Lopez of
Sante
Fe, New
Mexico
and Anne
(Rob)
Gonzalez
of
Tijeras,
New
Mexico;
and
several
nieces,
nephews,
great-nieces
and
great-nephews.
She was
preceded
in death
by her
parents,
Ted and
Josephine
Lopez;
and an
infant
son,
Warren
Weismann.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
Nancy
Wessels
November
5,
1923-November
17, 2008
November
19, 2008
IOWA
FALLS-Nancy
Wessels,
85, of
Iowa
Falls,
died on
Monday,
November
17,
2008, in
Carrollton,
Texas.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
10:30
a.m., on
Friday,
November
21, at
the St.
Mark’s
Catholic
Church
in Iowa
Falls,
with
burial
in the
St.
Mark’s
Cemetery.
Visitation
will be
from
4-7:00
p.m., on
Thursday,
at the
Surls
Funeral
Home in
Iowa
Falls,
with a
7:00
p.m.
Scripture
Service.
A
memorial
fund has
been
established
in
Nancy’s
name for
the
Nursing
Program
at the
Ellsworth
Community
College.
Nancy
Mary
Wessels,
was born
on
November
5, 1923
in
Charles
City,
the
daughter
of
Thomas
and Mary
(Campbell)
Keefe.
She
graduated
from the
Charles
City
High
School
and
attended
Mt.
Mercy in
Cedar
Rapids,
the
University
of Iowa
in Iowa
City and
graduated
from the
St.
Joe’s
School
of
Nursing
in Cedar
Rapids.
She was
united
in
marriage
to
DuWayne
J.
Wessels
on
September
10, 1948
in
Charles
City.
She
worked
as an
R.N. at
Ellsworth
Municipal
Hospital
for 40
years.
In
December
of 2005
she
retired
as an
R.N.
from the
Heritage
Care
Center
in Iowa
Falls.
Throughout
her life
she and
her
husband
were
very
active
in the
Elks
Club,
both at
the
local
and
state
level.
She was
involved
in many
Bridge
Club
activities,
including
teaching
bridge
locally
for a
number
of
years.
She was
a member
of the
St.
Mark’s
Catholic
Church
and the
Highland
Country
Club.
Nancy
privately
gave her
time to
many
families
in Iowa
Falls,
in their
time of
need so
their
loved
ones
could
spend
their
final
days in
their
homes.
Nancy is
survived
by her
daughter,
Mary
Janet
Anderson
and
husband,
Pete of
Carrollton,
Texas; a
son,
DuWayne
J.
Wessels
Jr. and
wife,
Linda of
Waterloo;
five
grandchildren;
and two
brothers,
Dr.
Patrick
Keefe
and
wife,
Rosemary
of
Dewitt
and
Judge
Joseph
Keefe
and
wife,
Lola of
Decorah.
She was
preceded
in death
by her
husband,
DuWayne;
and a
bother,
Tommy.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
Bill
Wagner
Monday,
November
17, 2008
November
22, 2008
JOHNSTON-Bill
Wagner,
81,
passed
away at
home on
Monday
evening,
November
17,
2008.
After
years of
multiple
health
issues
and a
final
valiant
fight
against
cancer,
he is
now
pain-free.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
11:00
a.m., on
Saturday,
November
22, at
the New
Hope
United
Methodist
Church,
with the
Rev.
Neil
Cross
officiating.
Private
burial
will be
in the
Ridgedale
Cemetery
in
Johnston.
The Iles
Funeral
Homes-Westover
Chapel,
Des
Moines,
is in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Bill was
born in
Southern
Illinois
to
William
N. and
Stella
(Richardson)
Wagner.
After
losing
both of
his
parents
at a
young
age, he
made his
home
with Ray
and
Cleone
Lake of
Iowa
Falls,
where he
graduated
in 1945.
Following
graduation
he
joined
the Army
Air
Corps
and
served
two
years.
In 1952,
Bill
began
working
for the
N.W.
Telephone
Co. and
retired
in 1989.
A
longtime
resident
of
Johnston,
Bill
served
on the
City
Council
from
1976 to
1983. He
also
served
on the
City of
Johnston
Board of
Adjustments
for an
additional
12
years.
Bill was
a member
of the
New Hope
United
Methodist
Church,
where he
ushered
and
served.
Bill
also
belonged
to the
Johnston
Legion
Post
728.
He is
survived
by his
wife,
“Jane”;
his
children,
Brad,
Scott
(Angie)
and Mary
(Jon)
Freeman;
five
grandchildren,
Dustin,
Dylan,
Skylar,
Cheyenne
and
Cassidy;
and many
cousins
and
friends.
He was
preceded
in death
by his
parents;
sister,
Edna
Drone of
Mt.
Carmel,
Illinois;
and twin
brother,
Franky
Memorials
may be
made to
the New
Hope
United
Methodist
Church,
Des
Moines.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
Bruce R.
Zack
Monday,
November
17, 2008
November
26, 2008
ALLISON-Bruce
R. Zack,
87, of
Allison,
passed
away on
Monday,
November
17,
2008, at
the
Valley
Baptist
Medical
Center
in
Brownsville,
Texas.
Graveside
services
were
held on
Monday,
November
24, at
the
Allison
Cemetery,
with the
Rev. Tom
Laufer
officiating.
The
Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral
Home in
Allison
was in
charge
of the
arrangements.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
Barbara
Jaques
March
20,
1919-November
18, 2008
November
26, 2008
IOWA
FALLS-Barbara
Jaques,
89, of
Ottumwa,
and
formerly
of Iowa
Falls,
passed
away on
Tuesday,
November
18,
2008, at
the Good
Samaritan
Nursing
and
Rehab
Center,
Ottumwa.
A
Funeral
Mass was
held on
Saturday,
November
22, at
the St.
Mark’s
Catholic
Church,
Iowa
Falls,
with
inurnment
at the
Northlawn
Memory
Gardens
Cemetery,
Iowa
Falls.
The
family
requests
in lieu
of
flowers,
memorials
may be
made to
the Good
Samaritan,
Ottumwa,
Iowa or
to the
Iowa
Hospice,
Oskaloosa,
Iowa.
The
Linn’s
Funeral
Homes
Iowa
Falls
Chapel
was in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Barbara
Jean
Usher,
was born
on March
20, 1919
at Des
Moines.
She
attended
school
in Adel
and Des
Moines,
graduating
from the
Roosevelt
High
School.
She
attended
the Iowa
State
Teachers
College,
Cedar
Falls,
receiving
her
teaching
certificate.
She was
married
to W.
Kenneth
Jaques
in 1941.
Two
children
were
born to
this
union,
Catherine
and
Thomas.
Her
husband,
Kenneth
preceded
her in
death in
1997.
They
farmed
together
in the
Lee
Center
Community
north of
Iowa
Falls,
before
moving
to Iowa
Falls
where
she
resided
until
moving
to
Sylvan
Woods,
Ottumwa,
in 2000.
After
college
Barb
taught
in a
country
school
and was
later
employed
at
Boyt’s
Luggage
office,
the Iowa
Falls
Dr.’s
Clinic
and
Ellsworth
Community
College.
She
loved
gardening
and
especially
her
hostas.
She
possessed
a
creative
mind
creating
many
beautiful
quilts
and
treasures
for her
family
and
friends.
She
enjoyed
many
special
times
with her
grandchildren.
Barb was
a member
of the
St. Mark
Parish
in Iowa
Falls
and St.
Mary of
the
Visitation
in
Ottumwa.
She was
also a
member
of the
Iowa
Falls/Alden
Garden
Club,
Mothers
Club,
and
Retired
Teachers
Association.
Barbara
is
survived
by her
children,
Tom
(Judy)
Jaques
of Alden
and
Cathy
(Brent)
Altfillisch
of
Ottumwa;
eight
grandchildren,
Jeffrey
(Julie)
Altfillisch
of
Bowling
Green,
Kentucky,
Mark
(Heidi)
Altfillisch
of
Ottumwa,
Ann
(Mike)
Espeset
of Ames,
Emily
(Ryan)
Melcher
of Des
Moines,
Daniel
(Iris)
Jaques
of
Panama
City,
Florida,
Matthew
Jaques
of
Panama
City,
Florida,
Rebecca
Jaques
of
Chillicothe
and
Joanna
(Chad)
Kuiper
of St.
Michael,
Minnesota;
and 18
great-grandchildren.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
Henry
“Jack”
Miller
Tuesday,
November
18, 2008
November
22, 2008
DUMONT-Henry
“Jack”
Miller,
74, of
Dumont,
died on
Tuesday,
November
18,
2008, at
the
Covenant
Hospital
in
Waterloo,
from
natural
causes.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Friday,
November
21, at
the
Bethel
Lutheran
Church,
Parkersburg,
with
burial
in the
Pleasant
View
Cemetery,
Aplington.
The
Redman-Schwartz
Funeral
Chapel
in
Aplington
was in
charge
of the
arrangements.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
Leora
Kuhlman
Wednesday,
November
19, 2008
November
22, 2008
HUBBARD-Leora
Kuhlman,
91,
formerly
of
Hubbard,
died on
Wednesday,
November
19,
2008, at
the
Villa
Del Sol
in
Marshalltown.
Funeral
services
will be
held on
Monday,
November
24, at
10:30
a.m., at
the Zion
United
Church
of
Christ
in
Hubbard.
Leora
will be
buried
in the
Hubbard
Cemetery.
The
family
will
receive
friends
at the
Boeke
Funeral
Home in
Hubbard
on
Sunday
from
2-4:00
p.m.
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2008
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Kenneth
Ervin
Tangeman
Wednesday,
November
19, 2008
November
22, 2008
HAMPTON-Kenneth
Ervin
Tangeman,
56, of
Waconia,
Minnesota,
formerly
of
Hampton,
passed
away on
Wednesday,
November
19,
2008, at
his home
in
Waconia.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
10:00
a.m., on
Saturday,
November
22, at
the
Faith
Baptist
Church
in
Hampton,
with
Pastor
Steve
Anderson
and
Pastor
Dave
Koenigsberg
officiating.
Burial
will be
in the
Mt.
Pleasant
Cemetery
in
Chaska,
Minnesota,
at a
later
date.
The
Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral
Home in
Hampton
is in
charge
of the
arrangements.
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2008
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Earl A.
Hansen
Thursday,
November
20, 2008
November
26, 2008
HAMPTON-Earl
A.
Hansen,
79, of
Hampton,
passed
away on
Thursday,
November
20,
2008, at
his
home.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Tuesday,
November
25, at
the St.
John’s
Lutheran
Church
in rural
Hampton,
with
burial
in the
church
cemetery.
The Rev.
David
Bernhardt
officiated
at the
service.
The
Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral
Home in
Hampton
was in
charge
of the
arrangements.
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2008
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Mary
Louise
Smith
May
23,
1929-November
21, 2008
November
26, 2008
IOWA
FALLS-Mary
Louise
Smith,
79, of
Iowa
Falls,
passed
away on
Friday,
November
21,
2008, at
the
Heritage
Care
Center,
Iowa
Falls.
A Rosary
was held
on
Monday,
November
24, at
the
Linn’s
Funeral
Chapel,
Iowa
Falls. A
Memorial
Mass for
Mary
will be
held at
a later
date.
The
Linn’s
Funeral
Home,
Iowa
Falls,
is
assisting
the
family
with the
arrangements.
Mary
Louise
Smith,
was born
on May
23, 1929
at
Riceville,
the
daughter
of Clara
Elizabeth
(Roethler)
and Otto
August
Dettmer.
She
graduated
from the
Immaculate
Conception
High
School,
Charles
City,
with the
class of
1947. On
August
30,
1947,
she was
united
in
marriage
to
Robert
Lyle
Smith at
the
Immaculate
Conception
Catholic
Church,
Charles
City. To
this
union
one
daughter
was
born,
Renee.
They
made
their
home in
Iowa
Falls
where
Mary was
employed
as a
secretary
at the
Iowa
Falls
Junior
High
School
and Iowa
Electric
for many
years.
She was
a member
of the
Iowa
Falls/Alden
Garden
Club and
the
American
Legion
Auxiliary
Post No.
188,
Iowa
Falls.
Mary
Louise
Smith is
survived
by her
daughter,
Renee
(Tom)
Stonebrook
of
Eldora;
one
grandson,
Michael
(Shelley)
Johnson
of
Fairfax;
one
great-granddaughter,
Sophia
Renae
Johnson
of
Fairfax;
and two
great-nephews.
She was
preceded
in death
by her
husband,
Robert
Smith;
and her
parents.
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2008
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Dorothy
R.
Luttrell
Friday,
November
21, 2008
November
26, 2008
APLINGTON-Dorothy
R.
Luttrell,
97, of
Aplington,
died on
Friday,
November
21,
2008, at
the
Maple
Manor
Village
in
Aplington,
from
natural
causes.
There
will be
no
public
visitation.
Dorothy’s
body has
been
cremated.
Graveside
services
will be
held
next
spring
in
Waterloo
Cemetery
for both
Dorothy
and her
beloved
husband
of 77
years,
Floyd,
who died
on
August
5, 2008.
A public
notice
will be
given
when
services
are
scheduled
at a
later
date.
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Times
Citizen
2008
|
Allen
Brandt
Sword
Jr.
Friday,
November
21, 2008
November
26, 2008
WATERLOO-Allen
Brandt
Sword
Jr., 37,
of
Waterloo,
and
formerly
from
Aplington,
died on
Friday,
November
21,
2008, at
the
Allen
Memorial
Hospital
in
Waterloo,
from
natural
causes.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Tuesday,
November
25, at
the
First
Reformed
Church,
with
burial
in the
Oak Hill
Cemetery,
Parkersburg.
The
Redman-Schwartz
Funeral
Chapel
in
Aplington
was in
charge
of the
arrangements.
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2008
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Eric
Dietrich
Saturday,
November
22, 2008
November
26, 2008
APLINGTON-Eric
Dietrich,
55, of
rural
Aplington,
died on
Saturday,
November
22,
2008,
north of
Aplington
from
injuries
sustained
in a
farm
accident.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Tuesday,
November
25, at
the
Bethel
Reformed
Church,
with
burial
in the
church
cemetery,
both in
rural
Aplington.
The
Redman-Schwartz
Funeral
Chapel
in
Aplington
was in
charge
of the
arrangements.
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2008
|
Jerry W.
Lukensmeyer
Saturday,
November
22, 2008
November
26, 2008
HAMPTON-Jerry
W.
Lukensmeyer,
83, of
Hampton,
passed
away on
Saturday,
November
22,
2008, at
his
home.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
1:30
p.m., on
Wednesday,
November
26, at
the
Faith
Baptist
Church
in
Hampton,
with
burial
in the
Hampton
Cemetery.
Visitation
will be
one hour
before
the
services
at the
church.
Craig
Saword
and Jeff
Kramer
will
officiate
the
service.
The
Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral
Home in
Hampton
is in
charge
of the
arrangements.
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Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
Herbert
O.
Monson
February
9,
1927-November
23, 2008
November
26, 2008
IOWA
FALLS-Herbert
O.
Monson,
81, of
Iowa
Falls,
and
formerly
of Ames
and
Story
City,
passed
away on
Sunday,
November
23,
2008, at
the
Hubbard
Care
Center.
A
Mass of
Christian
Burial
will be
held at
10:00
a.m., on
Saturday,
November
29, at
the St.
Mark’s
Catholic
Church.
A time
of
visitation
and
fellowship
will
follow
the
services
at the
church.
Mr.
Monson
donated
his body
to the
Mayo
Clinic
in
Rochester,
Minnesota.
Inurnment
will
follow
at a
later
date in
the
Fairview
Cemetery,
Story
City.
The
Linn’s
Funeral
Homes
Iowa
Falls
Chapel
assisted
the
family
with the
donation
process
and is
assisting
the
family
with the
services.
Herbert
Oran
Monson,
was born
on
February
9, 1927
at Story
City,
the son
of Mary
A.
(Shaw)
and
Lewis H.
Monson.
He
graduated
from the
Story
City
Community
Schools
with the
class of
1945. On
May 29,
1954,
Herbert
was
united
in
marriage
to Clara
J.
Luebbers
at the
St.
Paul’s
Catholic
Church,
Geneva.
The
couple
had
lived in
Ames,
Bella
Vista,
Arkansas
and Iowa
Falls.
Herbert
was
employed
by the
Jack
Barrow
Construction
Company,
Ames,
retiring
in 1989
and also
the
Walmart
Carpenter
Shop. He
was a
member
of St.
Mark
Parish,
Iowa
Falls
and a
member
of the
Knights
of
Columbus.
Herbert
is
survived
by his
wife,
Clara
Monson
of Iowa
Falls;
and his
sister,
Genevieve
Monson
of Story
City.
He was
preceded
in death
by his
parents,
Lewis
and Mary
Monson;
and his
sister,
Marion
Solyst.
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2008
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Lowell
“Hap”
Grice
Sunday,
November
23, 2008
November
26, 2008
GENEVA-Lowell
“Hap”
Grice,
86, of
Geneva,
passed
away on
Sunday,
November
23,
2008, at
the
Hampton
Health
Care
Center
in
Hampton.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
10:30
a.m., on
Wednesday,
November
26, at
the
Geneva
United
Methodist
Church,
with the
Rev.
Sylvia
Kennedy
officiating.
Burial
will be
in the
Hampton
Cemetery.
The
Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral
Home in
Hampton
is in
charge
of the
arrangements.
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Times
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2008
|
William
“Bill”
Hemm
Sunday,
November
23, 2008
November
26, 2008
SHEFFIELD-William
“Bill”
Hemm,
86, of
Chapin,
passed
away on
Sunday,
November
23,
2008, at
the
Sheffield
Care
Center.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
a later
date.
The
Retz-Grarup
Funeral
Home of
Sheffield
is in
charge
of the
arrangements.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
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2008
|
Minnie
O.
(Hartwig)
Gulick
Monday,
November
24, 2008
November
29, 2008
ALLISON-Minnie
O.
(Hartwig)
Gulick,
85,
passed
away on
Monday,
November
24,
2008, at
the
Allison
Care
Center
in
Allison.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Friday,
November
28, at
the
Allison
United
Church
of
Christ,
with the
Rev. Tom
Laufer
and the
Rev.
Ralph
Wedeking
officiating.
Burial
was in
the
Allison
Cemetery.
The
Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral
Home in
Allison
was in
charge
of the
arrangements.
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2008
|
Howard
I.
Shipton
Tuesday,
November
25, 2008
November
29, 2008
ALLISON-Howard
I.
Shipton,
94, of
Allison,
passed
away on
Tuesday,
November
25,
2008, at
the
Allen
Memorial
Hospital
in
Waterloo.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
10:30
a.m., on
Saturday,
November
29, at
the
Allison
United
Church
of
Christ
in
Allison,
with the
Rev. Tom
Laufer
officiating.
Burial
will be
in the
Allison
Cemetery.
The
Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral
Home in
Allison
is in
charge
of the
arrangements.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
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2008
|
Jennie
Fern
Hinshaw
Tuesday,
November
25, 2008
December
3, 2008
ELDORA-Jennie
Fern
Hinshaw,
99, of
Eldora,
died
from
natural
causes
on
Tuesday,
Nov. 25,
2008, at
the
Stratford
Nursing
and
Rehab
Center
in
Stratford.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Monday,
December
1, at
the
Eldora
United
Methodist
Church,
with
Pastor
Richard
Boatman
officiating.
Burial
followed
in the
Eastlawn
Memory
Gardens
in
Eldora.
The
Creps-Abels
Funeral
Home of
Eldora
was in
charge
of the
arrangements.
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Falls
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2008
|
Esther
K. Day
Wednesday,
November
26, 2008
November
29, 2008
HAMPTON-Esther
K. Day,
93, of
Hampton,
passed
away on
Wednesday,
November
26,
2008, at
the IOOF
Home in
Mason
City.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
10:30
a.m., on
Monday,
December
1, at
the St.
Paul
Lutheran
Church
in
Hampton,
with
burial
in the
Hampton
Cemetery.
Visitation
will be
on
Sunday,
from
4-6:00
p.m., at
the
Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral
Home in
Hampton.
The Rev.
David
Sorenson
will
officiate
at the
service.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
Elaine
Mae
Reysack
Wednesday,
November
26, 2008
November
29, 2008
DUMONT-Elaine
Mae
Reysack,
93, of
Dumont,
passed
away on
Wednesday,
November
26,
2008, at
the
Dumont
Wellness
Center.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
1:30
p.m., on
Sunday,
November
30, at
the
Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral
Home in
Dumont,
with
Chaplain
Mary
Beth
Siemann
officiating.
Burial
will be
in the
Dumont
Cemetery.
Visitation
will be
from
4-6:00
p.m., on
Saturday,
at the
funeral
home.
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Falls
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2008
|
David
Rowen
Wednesday,
November
26, 2008
November
29, 2008
HANSELL-David
Rowen,
56, of
Hansell,
formerly
of
Eldora,
passed
away on
Wednesday,
November
26,
2008, at
home in
Hansell.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
10:30
a.m., on
Saturday,
November
29, at
the St.
Patrick’s
Catholic
Church
in
Hampton,
with
burial
in the
Ingham
Township
Cemetery
in
Hansell.
Fr.
Bernard
Grady
will
officiate
at the
service.
The
Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral
Home is
in
charge
of the
arrangements.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
Otto P.
“Benny”
Bonin
May
14,
1921-November
26, 2008
December
3, 2008
DOWS-Otto
P.
“Benny”
Bonin,
87, of
Dows,
went to
heaven
on
Wednesday,
November
26,
2008, at
the
Wright
Medical
Center
in
Clarion.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Monday,
December
1, at
the
First
Lutheran
Church
in Dows,
with
Pastor
Robert
Edwards
officiating.
Burial
was in
the Colo
cemetery
in Colo.
Graveside
military
rites
were
conducted
by the
American
Legion
Colo
Post No.
139. The
Dugger
Funeral
Home of
Dows was
in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Otto
Paul
Henry
Bonin,
was born
on May
14, 1921
on a
farm
near
Buckeye,
to Max
and
Edith
(Mitchell)
Bonin.
He
attended
school
in the
Iowa
Falls
area. On
November
2, 1940,
Otto and
Ida
Johnson
were
married
in Burt.
To this
union
nine
children
were
born,
Linda,
Judy,
Pat,
Pauline,
MaDonna,
David,
LouAnn,
Daniel
and
Shirley.
Otto
enlisted
at age
22 on
September
18,
1943, in
the Navy
and
served
in the
Pacific
Theater
during
World
War II.
He was a
laborer
who
retired
in 1986
and
moved
from
Colo to
Dows. In
1996 his
wife,
Ida
passed
away.
Otto
enjoyed
fishing,
dancing,
woodworking,
playing
cards
(especially
Pepper),
and
watching
old
westerns
and war
movies
on
video.
He
married
Beverly
Barz on
July 25,
1998 in
Dows.
They
resided
in the
Dows
area.
Otto is
survived
by his
wife,
Beverly;
five
children,
Judy
Kreitlow
of
Kirbyville,
Missouri,
Patricia
(Donald)
Lane of
Dows,
David
(Joy)
Bonin of
Belmond,
LouAnn
(Leroy)
Sharp of
Cushing,
Oklahoma
and
Shirley
(Charles)
Pack of
Des
Moines;
two
sisters,
Louise
Roberts
of Iowa
Falls
and
Ethel
Shane of
Sioux
Falls,
South
Dakota.
Numerous
grandchildren,
great-grandchildren
and
great-great-grandchildren
and
several
nieces
and
nephews
blessed
Otto’s
life.
He was
preceded
in death
by his
parents;
three
brothers,
Herman,
Max and
Hugo;
one
sister,
Viola
Whipple;
wife,
Ida; one
son,
Daniel;
and
three
daughters,
Linda,
MaDonna
and
Pauline.
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2008
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Irma
Jacobson
March
15,
1920-November
28, 2008
December
3, 2008
IOWA
FALLS-Irma
Jacobson,
88, of
Iowa
Falls,
passed
away on
Friday,
November
28,
2008, at
the
Scenic
Manor,
Iowa
Falls.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Tuesday,
December
2, at
the
Immanuel
Lutheran
Church,
Iowa
Falls,
with the
Rev.
Kenneth
Krueger
officiating.
Burial
followed
in the
Northlawn
Memory
Gardens
Cemetery,
Iowa
Falls.
The
Linn’s
Funeral
Homes
Iowa
Falls
Chapel
was in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Irma
Ruth
Blome,
was born
on March
15, 1920
at
Somers,
the
daughter
of
Hedwig
Lydia
(Kasischke)
and
Adolph
Fred
Blome.
She
graduated
from the
Farnhamville
High
School
with the
class of
1937. On
March
12,
1942,
Irma was
united
in
marriage
to
Oswald
John
Jacobson
at the
St.
Paul’s
Lutheran
Church,
Fort
Dodge.
To this
union
two
children
were
born,
Lee Ann
and Mary
Jane.
She had
been
employed
as an
assistant
postmaster
with the
Farnhamville
Post
Office
before
her
marriage.
Irma was
a
homemaker,
mother,
wife and
4-H
Leader.
Irma was
a member
of the
Immanuel
Lutheran
Church,
Iowa
Falls,
where
she
taught
Sunday
School,
vacation
Bible
School
and sang
in the
church
choir
for a
number
of
years.
Irma and
Ossie
delivered
Meals-On-Wheels
for many
years.
Irma
Jacobson
is
survived
by her
daughter,
Mary
Jane
Jacobson
of Iowa
Falls;
her
son-in-law,
Darrell
Harless
of
Charles
City;
two
grandchildren,
Kristin
Harless-Hall
and
husband,
Jason of
Des
Moines
and
Matthew
Harless
of Des
Moines;
two
great-grandchildren,
Ashton
and Owen
Hall of
Des
Moines;
one
sister,
Ruth E.
Blome of
Iowa
Falls;
and
three
sisters-in-law,
Marie
Crook of
Mechanicsville,
JoAnn
Emmerson
of
Riverside,
California
and
Cecyle
Blome of
New
Braunfels,
Texas.
She was
preceded
in death
by her
husband,
Ossie
Jacobson;
her
parents,
Adolph
and
Hattie
Blome; a
daughter,
Lee Ann
Harless;
two
sisters,
Rhoda
Barhite
and Vera
McGilvrey;
and one
brother,
Arlind
Blome.
© Iowa
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2008
|
Mary
Silke
July
3,
1915-November
28, 2008
December
3, 2008
IOWA
FALLS-Mary
Silke,
93, of
Iowa
Falls,
died on
Friday,
November
28,
2008, at
the
Ashbrook
Assisted
Living.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Tuesday,
December
2, at
the
Immanuel
Memorial
United
Church
of
Christ
in
Alden,
with
burial
in the
Alden
Cemetery.
The
Surls
Funeral
Home in
Alden
was in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Mary
Ialeen
Silke,
was born
on July
3, 1915
in
Alden,
the
daughter
of Earl
and
Elizabeth
(Keller)
Cary.
She
graduated
from the
Alden
High
School.
On March
15,
1943,
Mary was
united
in
marriage
to Harry
Silke in
Alden.
She was
a member
for more
than 50
years of
the
Immanuel
Memorial
United
Church
of
Christ
and the
Church
Circle,
the
American
Legion
Auxiliary
and
helped
with the
Alden
Blood
Drive at
the
Legion.
She was
also a
member
of the
Alden
Woman's
Club
while it
was in
operation.
She had
been a
past
grand
marshal
of the
Alden
Egg Days
in 1998
and
helped
with the
Alden
Food
Pantry.
She had
a
scholarship
for two
Alden
Township
graduates
since
1997.
Mary is
survived
by her
two
nephews,
Lyle V.
Cary Jr.
and
wife,
Mary
Beth of
Decorah
and
William
E. Cary
and
wife,
Von of
Cedar
Rapids;
and two
nieces,
Cindy
Cary of
Madison,
Wisconsin
and Mary
E. Cary
of La
Crosse,
Wisconsin.
She was
preceded
in death
by her
parents;
husband,
Harry;
three
brothers,
Paul
Cary,
Lyle
Cary Sr.
and Dale
Cary;
and a
sister,
Bernadine
Cary
Sampson.
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2008
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Elmer
Sansenbach
Friday,
November
28, 2008
December
3, 2008
PARKERSBURG-Elmer
Sansenbach,
93, of
Parkersburg,
died on
Friday,
November
28,
2008, at
the
Maple
Manor
Village,
Aplington,
of
natural
causes.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Monday,
December
1, at
the
Parkersburg
United
Methodist
Church,
with
burial
at the
Oak Hill
Cemetery
in
Parkersburg.
The
Redman-Schwartz
Funeral
Home in
Parkersburg
was in
charge
of the
arrangements.
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2008
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Margaret
M. Gebo
October
2,
1920-November
29, 2008
December
3, 2008
MARSHALLTOWN-Margaret
M. Gebo,
88, of
Marshalltown,
passed
away on
Saturday,
November
29,
2008, at
the
Southridge
Nursing
& Rehab
Center
in
Marshalltown.
Private
family
inurnment
will be
held in
Las
Vegas.
The
Pursel-Davis
Funeral
Home &
Crematory
has been
entrusted
with
caring
for
Margaret
and her
family.
Margaret
was born
on
October
2, 1920
in
Alden,
the
daughter
of
Albert
and
Minnie
(Bahr)
Warschkow.
She was
raised
in Alden
and Iowa
Falls.
In 1959,
she
moved to
Las
Vegas
where
she was
a
hostess
at
McDonald’s.
In 1961,
she was
united
in
marriage
to
Arthur
H. Gebo
in Las
Vegas.
Left to
mourn
her loss
is her
brother,
Paul
(Jennie)
Warschkow
of
Ankeny;
and her
sisters,
Emma
Fessler
of
Marshalltown
and
Dorothy
(G.L.)
Hastings
of
Marshalltown.
Margaret
was
preceded
in death
by her
parents;
her
brother,
Ernest;
her
sister,
Marie
Fisher;
and two
husbands.
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Ruth
Homan
June
16,
1921-November
29, 2008
December
3, 2008
ACKLEY-Ruth
Homan,
87, of
Ackley,
died on
Saturday,
November
29,
2008, at
the
Presbyterian
Village
in
Ackley.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
10:30
a.m., on
Wednesday,
December
3, at
the
United
Methodist
Church
in
Ackley,
with
burial
in the
Oakwood
Cemetery,
Ackley.
The
Sietsema
Funeral
Home in
Ackley
is in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Ruth
Marlyn
Homan,
was born
on June
16, 1921
in
Ackley,
the
daughter
of
Herman
and
Jenny
(Riebkes)
Heitland.
She
graduated
from the
Ackley
High
School.
On
October
12,
1938,
Ruth was
united
in
marriage
to
Woodrow
Homan at
the
United
Methodist
Church
in
Ackley.
She was
a member
of the
United
Methodist
Church,
Bridge
Clubs,
United
Methodist
Women,
Ackley
Country
Club,
and
enjoyed
activities
at the
Presbyterian
Village.
Ruth is
survived
by her
son,
Gary and
wife,
Sharon
of Bella
Vista,
Arkansas;
three
daughters,
Sharryl
DeBerg
and
husband,
Trenton
of
Ackley,
Connie
Thomas
and
husband,
Doug of
Geneva
and Kela
Walton
and
husband,
Steve of
Ackley;
10
grandchildren;
15
great-grandchildren;
two
sisters,
Margaret
Johns
and
Esther
Hirth,
both of
Ackley;
and a
brother,
Wallace
Heitland
of
Ackley.
She was
preceded
in death
by her
parents;
husband,
Woodrow;
grandson,
Shawn
DeBerg;
sisters,
Gladys
Diemer,
Della
Greenfield,
Lucile
Faint
and
Dorothy
Roelfs;
and
brothers,
Harvey
Heitland
and
Raymond
Heitland.
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2008
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Doris M.
Cuvelier
Saturday,
November
29, 2008
December
3, 2008
APLINGTON-Doris
M.
Cuvelier,
86, of
Aplington,
died on
Saturday,
November
29,
2008, at
the
Presbyterian
Village
in
Ackley.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Tuesday,
December
2, at
the
First
Reformed
Church,
with
burial
in the
Pleasant
View
Cemetery.
The
Redman-Schwartz
Funeral
Chapel
in
Aplington
was in
charge
of the
arrangements.
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2008
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Mary B.
McCoy
Saturday,
November
29, 2008
December
3, 2008
HAMPTON-Mary
B.
McCoy,
76, of
Hampton,
passed
away on
Saturday,
November
29,
2008, at
the Muse
Norris
Hospice
Inpatient
Unit in
Mason
City.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Tuesday,
December
2, at
the St.
Patrick’s
Catholic
Church
in
Hampton,
with
burial
in the
Hampton
Cemetery.
Fr.
Bernard
Grady
officiated
at the
service.
The
Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral
Home in
Hampton
was in
charge
of the
arrangements.
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2008
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James
"Jim"
Merklin
July
25,
1918-November
30, 2008
December
3, 2008
IOWA
FALLS-James
"Jim"
Merklin,
90, of
Iowa
Falls,
passed
away on
Sunday,
November
30,
2008, at
the
Ellsworth
Municipal
Hospital,
Iowa
Falls.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
10:30
a.m., on
Thursday,
December
4, at
the
First
Christian
Church,
Iowa
Falls,
with
Pastor
T.J.
Norman
officiating.
Burial
will
follow
in the
Union
Cemetery,
Iowa
Falls. A
time of
visitation
will be
from
5-7:00
p.m., on
Wednesday,
at the
Linn’s
Funeral
Home
Iowa
Falls.
Memorials
may be
directed
to the
North
Iowa
Hospice,
Hampton,
Iowa.
James
Pershing
Merklin,
was born
on July
25, 1918
at
Sheldon,
the son
of
Helena
(White)
and
Edward
Merklin.
He
attended
the
Worthington,
Minnesota,
Community
Schools.
During
the hard
times of
the
Depression,
Jim was
lovingly
raised
by Agnes
and Lyle
Mitchell
of
Spirit
Lake. On
March
28,
1942, he
was
united
in
marriage
to
Margret
(Susie)
Anderienne
Hanson
at
Worthington,
Minnesota.
After
her
death he
was
united
in
marriage
to
Gladys
Sanders
on
August
15, 1987
at Iowa
Falls.
Jim was
a
blacksmith
who
owned
and
operated
the
Merklin
Blacksmith
and
Welding
Shop in
Iowa
Falls
for many
years
before
retiring
in 1982.
He was a
member
of the
First
Christian
Church,
Iowa
Falls,
where he
had
served
as an
elder
and
trustee
for many
years.
He was
also a
member
of the
Iowa
Blacksmith
and
Welders
Association.
Jim
Merklin
is
survived
by his
wife,
Gladys
Merklin
of Iowa
Falls;
his two
sons,
Thomas
Merklin
of Iowa
Falls
and
Daniel
(Darlene)
Merklin
of Iowa
Falls;
two
grandchildren,
Todd
(Tammy)
Merklin
of Iowa
Falls
and
Shanlee
(Bob)
Speeter
of
Minnetonka,
Minnesota;
five
great-grandchildren,
Ainslee
Merklin
of Iowa
Falls,
Tayla
Sunde of
Mapleton,
Minnesota,
Tegan
Sunde of
Mapleton,
Meicyn
Zierke
of
Minnetonka
and
Kysten
Zierke
of
Minnetonka;
his
special
sister,
Joyce
(Roger)
Overocker
of
Spirit
Lake;
one
brother,
Joseph
Merklin
of St.
Peter,
Minnesota;
one
sister,
Betty
(Joe)
Hermaling
of
Fulda,
Minnesota;
three
step-children,
Arthur
(Karolyn)
Sanders
of
Hartford,
Wisconsin,
Shirley
(Gene)
Harms of
Baraboo,
Wisconsin
and
Peggy
(Ike)
Rooks of
Eldora;
seven
step-grandchildren;
and 13
step-great-grandchildren.
He was
preceded
in death
by his
parents,
Helena
and
Edward
Merklin;
his
first
wife,
Susie
Merklin;
a
granddaughter,
Paige
Sunde;
one
sister,
Margaret
Merklin;
and one
brother,
Edward
Merklin
Jr.
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2008
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Lester
Jansonius
Sunday,
November
30, 2008
December
3, 2008
ACKLEY-Lester
Jansonius,
94, of
Ackley,
died on
Sunday,
November
30,
2008, at
the
Presbyterian
Village
in
Ackley.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
10:30
a.m., on
Thursday,
December
4, at
the St.
John’s
United
Church
of
Christ
in
Ackley,
with
burial
in the
Oakwood
Cemetery,
Ackley.
Visitation
will be
from
4-7:00
p.m., on
Wednesday,
at the
Sietsema
Funeral
Home in
Ackley,
with
family
receiving
friends
from
4-6:00
p.m.
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Falls
Times
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2008
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