James
Aswegan
Thursday,
October
2, 2008
October
4, 2008
PARKERSBURG—James
Aswegan,
69, of
Parkersburg,
died on
Thursday,
October
2, 2008,
at the
Maple
Manor
Village
in
Aplington.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
1:30
p.m., on
Monday,
October
6, at
the
Christian
Reformed
Church,
with
burial
in Oak
Hill
Cemetery,
both in
Parkersburg.
Visitation
will be
from
4-8:00
p.m., on
Sunday,
at the
Redman-Schwartz
Funeral
Home in
Parkersburg
and will
continue
for one
hour
prior to
the
services
at the
church
on
Monday.
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2008
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Lola Mae
(Christiansen)
Pandil
Thursday,
October
2, 2008
October
4, 2008
HAMPTON—Lola
Mae
(Christiansen)
Pandil,
86, of
Hampton,
passed
away on
Thursday,
October
2, 2008,
at her
home.
Funeral
services
will be
held on
Monday,
October
6, at
10:30
a.m., at
the
Nazareth
Lutheran
Church
in
Coulter,
with
Pastor
David
Bernhardt
officiating.
Burial
will be
in the
Coulter
Cemetery.
Visitation
will be
from
4-6:00
p.m., on
Sunday,
at the
Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral
Home in
Hampton.
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Phyllis
C. Gonda
May
27,
1925-October
2, 2008
October
8, 2008
WEST DES
MOINES—Phyllis
C.
Gonda,
83,
passed
from
this
life on
Thursday,
October
2, 2008,
at the
Mercy
Hospice
in
Johnston.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Tuesday,
October
7, at
the West
Des
Moines
Christian
Church,
with
interment
in the
Resthaven
Cemetery.
Memorials
may be
directed
to the
West Des
Moines
Christian
Church
or to
Mercy
Hospice
in
Johnston.
The
McLaren’s
Chapel
was in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Phyllis
was born
on May
27, 1925
in Des
Moines,
the
daughter
of
William
and
Josephine
Giles.
She
graduated
from
East
High
School.
Following
her
marriage
to Dr.
William
“Bill”
Gonda in
1969,
the
couple
made
their
home in
Michigan,
Hubbard,
Tennessee
and
Cedar
Rapids
before
returning
to Des
Moines.
She was
a
medical
assistant
for Dr.
Henry
Braunschweig,
a
medical
assistant
and
clinic
supervisor
at the
College
of
Osteopathy
and
served
as
office
manager
for her
husband’s
practice.
Phyllis
was
affiliated
with the
West Des
Moines
Christian
Church
and the
Red Hat
Society.
She
loved to
fish,
loved
music
and
enjoyed
playing
with her
grandchildren
and
great-grandchildren.
Survivors
include
her
daughter,
Claudia
(Darrell)
Mestdagh
of
Urbandale;
two
step-daughters,
Ann
(Kendall)
Lindaman
and
Carmen
Ites,
both of
Iowa
Falls;
three
grandchildren;
four
step-grandchildren;
11
great-grandchildren;
and two
sisters,
Margaret
Cocks of
Fort
Wayne,
Indiana
and Pat
(Al)
Chamberlin
of Cedar
Rapids.
Phyllis
was
preceded
in death
by her
parents;
husband;
six
brothers;
and
three
sisters.
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2008
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Larry
Eden
Miller
Saturday,
October
4, 2008
October
8, 2008
ALLISON-Larry
Eden
Miller,
69, of
Allison,
passed
away on
Saturday,
October
4, 2008,
at his
home.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
10:30
a.m., on
Wednesday,
October
8, at
the
United
Church
of
Christ
in
Allison,
with the
Rev. Tom
Laufer
and the
Rev.
Ralph
Wedeking
officiating.
Burial
will be
in the
Allison
Cemetery.
The
Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral
Home in
Allison
is in
charge
of the
arrangements.
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2008
|
Harold
“Joe”
Saylor
Saturday,
October
4, 2008
October
11, 2008
GRAND
BAY,
Alabama—Harold
“Joe”
Saylor,
77, of
Ocean
Springs,
Mississippi,
formerly
of
Eldora,
died on
Saturday,
October
4, 2008,
at the
Grand
Bay
Convalescent
Home in
Grand
Bay,
Alabama.
A Mass
of
Christian
burial
was held
on
Friday,
October
10, at
the St.
Mary’s
Catholic
Church
in
Eldora.
Burial
followed
in the
St.
Mary’s
Catholic
Cemetery
in
Eldora,
with
military
honors
provided
by the
Walter-Sayer
Post 182
of the
American
Legion
and the
Roll-Harless
Post
3974 of
the VFW.
The
Creps-Abels
Funeral
Home in
Eldora
was in
charge
of the
arrangements.
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2008
|
Harriet
A.
Campbell
May
12,
1920-October
6, 2008
October
8, 2008
IOWA
FALLS—Harriet
A.
Campbell,
88, of
Iowa
Falls,
passed
away on
Monday,
October
6, 2008,
at the
Scenic
Manor,
Iowa
Falls.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
1:00
p.m., on
Friday,
October
10, at
the
First
United
Methodist
Church,
Iowa
Falls,
with the
Rev.
Carol
Myer
officiating.
Burial
will
follow
in the
Berlin
Cemetery,
Owasa. A
time of
visitation
will be
from
4-7:00
p.m., on
Thursday,
at the
Linn’s
Funeral
Home,
Iowa
Falls.
Harriet
A.
Conkin,
was born
on May
12,
1920, on
the
family
farm
near
Owasa,
in
Hardin
County,
the
daughter
of
Jennie
(Harlin)
and
Frank
Conkin.
She
attended
the
Owasa
Community
Schools,
graduating
with the
class of
1939. On
February
14,
1940,
she was
united
in
marriage
to
Kenneth
Edward
Campbell
at the
Methodist
Church,
Owasa.
To this
union
two
children
were
born,
Judy and
Frank.
The
couple
farmed
north of
Iowa
Falls
for 19
years
and
moved
into
Iowa
Falls in
1959.
She
worked
as a
meat
cutter
for
Farmland
Foods
for many
years.
After
they
closed,
she
worked
for the
Iowa
Falls
Community
Schools
lunch
program
for five
years
and then
became a
hostess
for the
Hardee’s
Restaurant
in Iowa
Falls.
She
retired
when the
restaurant
closed.
Harriet
loved
playing
cards
and
doing
activities
with her
grandchildren
and
great-grandchildren.
Harriet
is
survived
by her
son,
Frank
(Jeanne)
Campbell
of
Plymouth,
Massachusetts;
a
son-in-law,
Dallas
Jass of
Iowa
Falls;
six
grandchildren,
Kevin
(Lizzet)
Johnson
of Reno,
Nevada,
Becky
(Doug)
Hunt of
Iowa
Falls,
Kent
Johnson
of
Fresno,
California,
Kim
(Rick)
Miles of
Radcliffe,
Jennifer
(T.J.)
Whalen
of
Burlington,
Vermont
and Mark
Campbell
of
Overland
Park,
Kansas;
two
step-grandchildren,
D.J.
(Kerrin)
Jass of
Alden
and
Kayleen
(Jeff)
Gronewold
of
Ackley;
nine
great-grandchildren;
four
step-great-grandchildren;
and one
sister,
Phyllis
McGill
of Iowa
Falls.
She was
preceded
in death
by her
parents,
Frank
and
Jennie
Conkin;
her
husband,
Kenneth
Campbell;
her
daughter,
Judy
Jass; a
granddaughter,
Susan
Elizabeth
Johnson;
and two
sisters,
Marjorie
Lauterbach
and
Geneva
Grulich.
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2008
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Norma
Juanita
Bunn
April
14,
1912-October
6, 2008
October
11, 2008
WARSAW,
Missouri—Norma
Juanita
Bunn,
96, of
Warsaw,
Missouri
and
formerly
of Iowa
Falls,
died on
Monday,
October
6, 2008,
at the
Warsaw
Health
and
Rehabilitation
Center
in
Warsaw.
Graveside
services
were
held on
Thursday,
October
9, at
the
Union
Cemetery
in Iowa
Falls.
The
Surls
Funeral
Home in
Iowa
Falls
was in
charge
of the
local
arrangements.
Norma
was born
on April
14, 1912
at
Norwood,
Missouri,
a
daughter
of
Earldon
and Oka
(King)
Riser.
On
October
9, 1928
in
Waterloo,
she was
united
in
marriage
to Fred
M.
Miller
Jr. On
September
10, 1939
in
Lancaster,
Missouri,
she was
united
in
marriage
to Axen
F. Bunn,
who
preceded
her in
death on
March
19,
1995.
While
living
in Iowa
Falls,
she was
a member
of the
Evangelical
Free
Church.
She
moved to
Steamboat
Rock in
1979. In
1997,
she
moved to
Warsaw,
Missouri,
where
she was
a member
of the
Warsaw
Christian
Church.
She was
an egg
candler
at the
farmer’s
exchange
and was
a
seamstress
at Boyt.
She
enjoyed
attending
church,
gardening,
growing
flowers
and
playing
Bingo.
She is
survived
by one
daughter,
Charlaine
Miller
Daleske
and
husband,
Gordon
of
Warsaw;
one son,
Darrell
Miller
and
wife,
Shirley
of
Dalles,
Oregon;
five
grandchildren,
Jeff
Daleske,
Steve
Daleske,
Renee
Schwermer,
Traci
Bilyeu
and
Pamela
White;
14
great-grandchildren;
and
numerous
great-great-grandchildren.
Besides
her
husband,
she was
preceded
in death
by her
parents;
one son,
Junior
Edward
Miller;
four
sisters,
Vinita
Kerby,
Pauline
Shane,
Mary
Swaggart
and
Jeannette
Reed;
two
brothers,
Basil
Riser
and
Buster
Riser;
and one
granddaughter,
Joni
Robeson.
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Jeanette
Marie
Klemme
September
22,
1922-October
7, 2008
October
18, 2008
HUBBARD—
Jeanette
Marie
Klemme,
86, of
Hubbard,
died on
Tuesday,
October
7, 2008,
at the
Hubbard
Care
Center,
due to
complications
of a
stroke.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Saturday,
October
11, at
the Zion
United
Church
of
Christ
in
Hubbard,
with the
Rev.
John
Attaway
officiating.
Burial
was in
the
Hubbard
Cemetery.
The
Boeke
Funeral
Home in
Hubbard
was in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Jeanette
Marie
Klemme,
was born
on
September
22, 1922
in Des
Moines,
to
Martin
and
Bertha
(Stull)
Musland.
She was
raised
by her
grandmother,
Musland
in
Garden
City,
where
she
attended
grade
school
and
graduated
from the
Radcliffe
High
School
in 1941.
It was
there
she met
her
husband
of 30
years,
Forrest.
Jeanette
and
Forrest
were
married
on June
14,
1941.
They had
one son,
Ronald,
born in
1941.
Forrest
and his
father,
Freddie
built
the
farmstead
in 1939.
Jeanette
and
Forrest
moved
there in
1946.
Forrest
and
Jeanette
loved
the farm
life,
livestock,
grain
farming
and
their
large
garden
and
yard.
Jeanette
enjoyed
canning
and was
a good
cook,
always
having
many
meals
ready
for
Freddie,
Forrest
and Ron.
Jeanette
and
Forrest
were on
their
first
winter
vacation
in
Arizona
when
Forrest
passed
away of
a heart
attack
at the
age of
50, in
February
of 1972.
It was
at this
time
that
Jeanette
started
working
outside
the home
for the
first
time.
She
worked
as a
dietitian
at the
Valley
View
Nursing
Home,
Land-O-Lakes
Turkey
Plant
and
later
had a
cleaning
service
with her
women
friends.
Jeanette
was a
lifelong
member
of the
United
Church
of
Christ
in
Hubbard.
She will
be
missed
by her
son,
Ronald
and
wife,
Leann
Klemme
of
Hubbard;
grandchildren,
Kimberly
and Dan
Lewis
and
their
children,
Katelyn
and
Kendra
of
Jacksonville,
Florida
and
Kevin
and
Diane
Klemme
and
their
children,
Tyler
and
Joshua
of
Bondurant.
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Citizen
2008
|
Morris
Parks
Tuesday,
October
7, 2008
October
11, 2008
HAMPTON—Morris
Parks,
83, of
Hampton,
passed
away on
Tuesday,
October
7, 2008,
at the
Franklin
General
Hospital
Nursing
Facility
in
Hampton.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Friday,
October
10, at
the
Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral
Home in
Hampton,
with
Pastor
Jan
Ekstedt
officiating.
Burial
was in
the
Hampton
Cemetery.
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2008
|
Melvin
Oskvig
September
29,
1919-October
8, 2008
October
11, 2008
WILLIAMS—Melvin
Oskvig,
89, of
Williams,
died on
Wednesday,
October
8, 2008,
at the
Scenic
Manor
Nursing
Home in
Iowa
Falls.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
11:00
a.m., on
Saturday,
October
11, at
the
First
Christian
Church
in Iowa
Falls,
with
burial
in the
Williams
Cemetery.
Full
Military
Rites
will be
provided
by the
Williams
American
Legion
Post No.
633. The
Surls
Funeral
Home in
Williams
is in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Melvin
Oskvig,
was born
on
September
29, 1919
on a
farm
near
Williams,
the son
of Ordin
and
Isabelle
(Welland)
Oskvig.
He
attended
country
school.
Melvin
served
in the
U.S.
Army
from
1942-46.
On
February
23,
1947, he
was
united
in
marriage
to Vera
Shillington
at the
First
Christian
Church
in Iowa
Falls.
He had
farmed
all of
his
life.
He was a
member
of the
First
Christian
Church
in Iowa
Falls
and the
Williams
American
Legion
Post No.
633. He
was the
No. 1
Hamilton
County
draftee,
serving
in World
War II
in
Washington,
D.C. and
Germany.
Melvin
is
survived
by his
wife,
Vera;
four
sons,
Roger
and
wife,
Melissa
of
Pittsford,
New
York,
Ordean
and
wife,
Tammy of
Stilwell,
Kansas,
Allen
and
friend
of
Williams
and
Michael
and
friend
of
Leawood,
Kansas;
a
daughter,
Arlene
Blue and
husband,
Dale of
Webster
City; 14
grandchildren;
11
great-grandchildren;
a
sister,
Ora
Hamre of
Iowa
Falls; a
brother,
Clarence
Oskvig
of
Alden; a
brother-in-law,
Richard
Shillington
of
Alden;
and
several
nieces
and
nephews.
He was
preceded
in death
by his
parents;
sisters,
Beatryce
Duden,
Bernice
Ratzke
and
Alvina
Porter;
and
brothers,
Elmer,
Ernest,
Virgil
and a
brother
in
infancy.
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Robert
Ellis
Dean
September
9,
1913-October
8, 2008
October
15, 2008
ACKLEY—Robert
Ellis
Dean, a
resident
of the
Presbyterian
Village
in
Ackley,
died on
Wednesday,
October
8, 2008,
at the
Allen
Memorial
Hospital
in
Waterloo.
A
Celebration
of Life
Service
was held
on
Monday,
October
13, at
the
Ackley
United
Methodist
Church.
The
Sietsema
Funeral
Home was
in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Memorials
may be
made to
the
AGWSR
Community
Schools,
where
they
will be
used for
the
school
band
music
program.
Robert,
the son
of
Ernest
and
Ethelyn
(White)
Dean,
was born
on
September
9, 1913
in Ellis
Township,
Hardin
County.
Bob
attended
high
school
in Iowa
Falls
and
Corydon.
He
graduated
from the
Ames
High
School
in 1932.
Bob
earned a
bachelor’s
degree
in music
from
Simpson
College
in 1936,
majoring
in piano
and
organ.
Bob
later
attended
graduate
school
in New
York
City at
Columbia
University
and
earned a
master’s
degree
from
Drake
University.
After
teaching
music in
several
Iowa
communities,
Bob
married
Marjorie
E.
Duffus
on June
5, 1941.
Bob
served
stateside
in the
Army
during
World
War II.
Following
his
discharge
he
farmed
and
taught
school
in Story
County.
Bob
accepted
a
position
as band
director
and
moved to
Ackley
in
August
1947. In
1952 Bob
quit
full-time
teaching.
He began
selling
insurance
and
built
that
business
while
continuing
to teach
part-time
at
Popejoy,
Hansell
and
Owasa.
Upon
consolidation
of the
Ackley
and
Geneva
school
systems,
Bob
taught
junior
high
band and
vocal
music at
Geneva.
He
retired
in 1974
after 36
years of
teaching.
He
continued
to sell
insurance
until
forced
to
retire
due to
deteriorating
eyesight.
Bob was
a
faithful,
lifelong
member
of the
United
Methodist
Church.
He held
leadership
roles on
many
committees
and
boards,
serving
his Lord
in
whatever
capacity
asked of
him. As
organist
at the
Ackley
United
Methodist
Church
for 46
years,
he used
his
musical
talents
to
glorify
God.
Bob was
a member
of the
Ackley
Rotary
Club for
54 years
and
received
the Paul
Harris
Fellow
award.
Bob
enjoyed
playing
bridge,
reading
and
gardening.
In 2001
Bob
became
blind
due to
macular
degeneration.
By
living
life to
the
fullest
and
refusing
to yield
to
bitterness,
Bob
inspired
one and
all with
his
positive
attitude
and his
refusal
to let
blindness
rob him
of an
independent,
active
life.
Survivors
include
daughter,
Marilyn
Mitchem
of
Bettendorf;
son,
Duane
Dean of
Cedar
Falls;
son-in-law,
Donald
Mitchem
of
Bettendorf;
daughter-in-law,
Debbie
Dean of
Cedar
Falls;
granddaughter,
Melissa
Mitchem
of
Bozeman,
Montana;
grandson,
Mitchell
Dean of
Cedar
Falls;
plus
nephews,
nieces
and
cousins.
Bob was
preceded
in death
by his
parents;
wife,
Marjorie;
sister,
Vivian
Sparboe;
brother,
Lauren
Dean;
brother-in-law,
Irving
Sparboe;
and
sister-in-law,
Margaret
Dean.
© Iowa
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2008
|
Jean
“Beanie”
Eide
June
8,
1939-October
10, 2008
October
18, 2008
BELMOND—Jean
“Beanie”
Eide,
69, of
Belmond,
passed
away on
Friday,
October
10,
2008, at
her home
near
Belmond.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Tuesday,
October
14, at
the
Trinity
Lutheran
Church
in
Belmond,
with
Chaplain
Harriett
Norem
and
Pastor
Troy
Pflipsen
officiating.
Burial
was in
the
Jackson
Township
Berlin
Cemetery
near
Owasa.
The
Dugger
Funeral
Home in
Belmond
was in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Jean,
the
daughter
of Jim
and
Bessie
Legget
Nehring,
was born
on June
8, 1939
in
Eldora.
Jean
grew up
in the
Owasa
area
where
she
attended
schools.
Jean
graduated
from the
Owasa
High
School
in 1957.
Jean was
united
in
marriage
to
Carroll
Eide on
November
29,
1958.
The
couple
made
their
home in
several
Iowa
communities
before
settling
in
Belmond
in 1970.
Jean was
a valued
employee
at North
Iowa
Woods
and the
Cattleman’s
Restaurant
in
Belmond.
She was
an
active
member
of the
Belmond
Hospital
Auxiliary.
Beanie’s
family
was her
life.
Following
her
grandkids’
activities
was what
her life
revolved
around.
She is
remembered
as a
wonderful
cook who
could
feed her
visitors
a full
meal in
a
moment’s
notice.
Jean is
survived
by her
husband
of
nearly
50
years,
Carroll;
mother,
Bessie
of
Owasa;
children,
Kim
Mitchell
and
husband,
Jerry of
Johnston,
Cherie
Peters
and
husband,
Tim of
Des
Moines,
Kelly of
Johnston
and Amy
Carfrae
and
husband,
Ben of
Urbandale;
eight
grandchildren,
Nick,
Cody,
Sara,
Chad,
Austin,
Jak,
Alexis
and Max;
two
sisters,
Verla
Nehring
of
Ankeny
and Jill
Trager
and
husband,
Denny of
Eldora;
and
numerous
other
relatives
and
friends.
She was
preceded
in death
by her
father;
a
brother;
and a
sister.
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Dallas
George
Heeren
Friday,
October
10, 2008
October
15, 2008
DUMONT—Dallas
George
Heeren,
89, of
Dumont,
passed
away on
Friday,
October
10,
2008, at
the
Franklin
General
Hospital
in
Hampton.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Tuesday,
October
14, at
the New
Hope
Parish
United
Methodist
Church
in
Dumont,
with
Pastor
Larry
Pauley
officiating.
Burial
was in
the
Oakwood
Cemetery
in
Austin,
Minnesota.
The
Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral
Home in
Dumont
was in
charge
of the
arrangements.
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2008
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Gladys
V.
VanLengen
Friday,
October
10, 2008
October
15, 2008
STEAMBOAT
ROCK—Gladys
V.
VanLengen,
90, of
Steamboat
Rock,
died
from
natural
causes
on
Friday,
October
10,
2008, at
the
Mercy
Medical
Center
in Mason
City.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Tuesday,
October
14, at
the
First
Presbyterian
Church
in
Steamboat
Rock,
with
Pastor
Bruce
Baillie
officiating.
Burial
followed
in the
Steamboat
Rock
Cemetery.
Memorials
may be
directed
to the
First
Presbyterian
Church
of
Steamboat
Rock.
The
Creps-Abels
Funeral
Home of
Eldora
was in
charge
of the
arrangements.
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2008
|
Leo
Frank
Neubauer
July
18,
1911-October
11, 2008
October
15, 2008
IOWA
FALLS—Leo
Neubauer,
97, of
Iowa
Falls,
passed
away on
Saturday,
October
11,
2008, at
the
Ellsworth
Hospital,
Iowa
Falls.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Tuesday,
October
14, at
the
Immanuel
Lutheran
Church,
Iowa
Falls,
with the
Reverend
Kenneth
Krueger
officiating.
Burial
followed
in the
Northlawn
Memory
Gardens
Cemetery,
Iowa
Falls.
The
Linn’s
Funeral
Home
Iowa
Falls
Chapel
was in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Leo
Frank
Neubauer,
was born
on July
18,
1911, on
his
parents’
farm in
Hardin
County,
Iowa,
between
Radcliffe
and
Hubbard.
He
attended
the
North
Star
Country
School
outside
of
Bradford
through
eighth
grade.
On June
5, 1937,
Leo was
united
in
marriage
to Helen
Theresa
Hilbrand
at Fort
Dodge.
To this
union
two
children
were
born,
Dennis
and
Sharon.
Leo
drove
the
Standard
Oil
Truck in
Bradford,
worked
for Rath
Packing
in
Waterloo
and
started
farming
north of
Iowa
Falls in
Franklin
County
in 1943.
Leo and
Helen
moved
into
Iowa
Falls in
1963.
Leo was
a member
of the
Grant
Center
Lutheran
Church
and the
Immanuel
Lutheran
Church,
Iowa
Falls.
Leo is
survived
by his
wife of
71
years,
Helen
Neubauer
of Iowa
Falls;
his two
children,
Dennis
(Rosalie)
Neubauer
of Iowa
Falls
and Mrs.
Sharon
Mulford
of Iowa
Falls;
seven
grandchildren,
Scott
(Donna)
Neubauer
of Ames,
Philip
(Denise)
Neubauer
of
Burrton,
Kansas,
Amy
(Mike)
Emerson
of Iowa
Falls,
Dan
(Nikki)
Neubauer
of
Ankeny,
Laura
(Bruce)
Thies of
Iowa
Falls,
Chad
(Sinda)
Mulford
of Iowa
Falls
and Joel
(fiancée,
Elizabeth)
Mulford
of
Ankeny;
fifteen
great-grandchildren;
four
sisters,
Elnora
Paul of
Bancroft,
Louise
Heller
of Iowa
Falls,
Thelma
Andersen
of Iowa
Falls
and Ruth
(Robert)
Pekarek
of Iowa
Falls;
and one
brother,
Paul
(Fern)
Neubauer
of Mesa,
Arizona.
He was
preceded
in death
by his
parents,
Paul and
Johanna
Neubauer;
one
son-in-law,
Dick
Mulford;
five
sisters,
Hazel
Aldinger,
Clara
Fraser,
Ethel
Liester,
Hannah
Anderson
and
Martha
Hatch;
and two
brothers,
Lawrence
Neubauer
and
Harold
Neubauer.
© Iowa
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Citizen
2008
|
Betty
Lois
Mulford
April
30,
1921-October
11, 2008
October
15, 2008
IOWA
FALLS—Betty
Lois
Mulford,
age 87,
of Iowa
Falls,
died on
Saturday,
October
11,
2008, at
the
Scenic
Manor in
Iowa
Falls.
Visitation
will be
from
4-8:00
p.m., on
Wednesday,
October
15, at
the
Surls
Funeral
Home in
Iowa
Falls.
There
will be
no
services.
Betty’s
wishes
were to
be
cremated
following
visitation.
Betty
Lois
Mulford,
was born
on April
30, 1921
at Iowa
Falls,
Iowa,
the
daughter
of Henry
and
Hazel
(Bryant)
Thies.
She
received
her
education
at Iowa
Falls
and
attended
the Iowa
Falls
High
School.
She
married
Thomas
(Rich)
Mulford
on
January
4, 1938
at Iowa
Falls.
Betty
was a
Avon
Lady.
She
retired
in July
2007
after 40
years
with
Avon.
Betty
was a
charter
member
of the
Women of
The
Moose
and was
also a
member
of Royal
Neighbors
and
Rebekahs.
Survivors
include
two
sons,
Robert
(Bob)
Mulford
and
Ronald
(Ron)
Mulford,
both of
Iowa
Falls;
daughter-in-law,
Sharon
Mulford
of Iowa
Falls;
grandchildren,
Chad
(Sinda)
Mulford,
Jeff
(Stacy)
Mulford,
all of
Iowa
Falls
and Joel
(Elizabeth)
Mulford
of
Ankeny;
and
eight
great-grandchildren.
She was
preceded
in death
by her
parents;
husband,
Thomas
(Rich)
Mulford;
and son,
Richard
(Dick)
Mulford.
© Iowa
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2008
|
Verald
Clark
Burman
Saturday,
October
11, 2008
October
15, 2008
HAMPTON—Verald
Clark
Burman,
84, of
Hampton,
passed
away on
Saturday,
October
11,
2008, at
his home
in
Hampton.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
1:30
p.m., on
Wednesday,
October
15, at
the
Hampton
United
Methodist
Church,
with the
Rev. Dr.
Edward
Peterson
officiating.
Burial
will be
in the
Ingham
Township
Cemetery
in
Hansell.
The
Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral
Home in
Hampton
is in
charge
of the
arrangements.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
Bernie
Lindeman
Saturday,
October
11, 2008
October
15, 2008
APLINGTON—Bernie
Lindeman,
age 95,
of
Aplington,
died on
Saturday,
October
11,
2008, at
the
Maple
Manor
Village
in
Aplington,
from
natural
causes.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Tuesday,
October
14, at
the
Aplington
Baptist
Church,
with
burial
in the
Pleasant
View
Cemetery,
both of
Aplington.
The
Redman-Schwartz
Funeral
Chapel
in
Aplington
was in
charge
of the
arrangements.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
Erma
“Jean”
Farley
January
9,
1933-October
12, 2008
October
15, 2008
ELDORA—Erma
“Jean”
Farley,
75, of
Eldora,
formerly
of Des
Moines,
passed
away on
Sunday,
October
12,
2008, at
the
Valley
View
Nursing
and
Rehab
Center
in
Eldora.
Funeral
services
will be
held on
Wednesday,
October
15, at
1:00
p.m., at
the Iles
Funeral
Homes-Grandview
Park
Chapel
in Des
Moines.
Burial
services
will
follow
at the
Berwick
Cemetery
in Des
Moines.
Erma
Jean
Cowen,
was born
in
Junction
City,
Kansas,
on
January
9, 1933.
She was
raised
in the
little
town of
Zeandale,
Kansas,
which is
just
eight
miles
outside
of
Manhattan.
Jean was
married
to Joe
W.
Farley
on March
20,
1951, in
Manhattan,
Kansas
and the
couple
moved to
Des
Moines.
Jean was
a
homemaker
in Des
Moines
until
2002
when she
moved to
the
Eldora
area
after
the loss
of her
husband.
Jean
loved
music
and
reading.
Jean is
survived
by her
two
sons,
Jim
Farley
and Dean
Farley,
both of
Des
Moines;
one
daughter,
Jolene
Teske of
Eldora;
four
grandchildren;
one
great-grandchild;
one
brother,
Virgil
Cowen of
Zeandale,
Kansas;
and one
sister,
Loretta
Read of
Chandler,
Arizona.
Memorial
contributions
will be
given to
the
North
Iowa
Hospice
in
memory
of Jean
Farley.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
Maxine
Garver
May
9,
1941-October
14, 2008
October
18, 2008
IOWA
FALLS—Maxine
Garver,
67, of
Iowa
Falls,
died on
Tuesday,
October
14,
2008, at
the
Scenic
Manor
Nursing
Home in
Iowa
Falls.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Friday,
October
17, at
the
United
Methodist
Church
in Iowa
Falls,
with
burial
in the
Manly
Cemetery
at
Manly.
The
Surls
Funeral
Home of
Iowa
Falls
was in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Maxine
Carol
Garver,
was born
on May
9, 1941
in Mason
City,
the
daughter
of
Willard
and
Grace
(Kalous)
Garver.
She
graduated
from the
Grafton
High
School
in 1959.
She was
a member
of the
First
United
Methodist
Church
in Iowa
Falls.
Maxine
is
survived
by her
aunt,
Lyla
Kalous;
and
cousins,
Eldon
Kalous
and his
wife,
Darla
and
family,
Chad and
Travis,
Marlin
Kalous
and his
wife,
Barb and
family,
Shane
and
Chase,
Carroll
Kalous
and his
wife,
Becky
and
family
Sara and
Adam,
Charles
Tantow
and his
wife,
Evelyn
and Max
Tantow.
She was
preceded
in death
by her
parents;
an
uncle,
Edward
Kalous;
and twin
cousins,
Erin and
Heather
Kalous.
© Iowa
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2008
|
Harold
Putnam
Tuesday,
October
14, 2008
October
18, 2008
ELDORA—Harold
Putnam,
92, of
Eldora,
died of
natural
causes
on
Tuesday,
October
14,
2008, at
the
Eldora
Nursing
and
Rehab.
Memorial
services
were
held on
Friday,
October
17, at
the
Eldora
United
Methodist
Church,
with
Pastor
Richard
Boatman
officiating.
The
Creps-Abels
Funeral
Home of
Eldora
is in
charge
of the
arrangements.
© Iowa
Falls
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2008
|
Laura
Poley
August
18,
1916-October
16, 2008
October
22, 2008
ACKLEY—Laura
Poley,
92, of
Ackley,
died on
Thursday,
Octust
16,
2008, at
the
Presbyterian
Village
in
Ackley.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Sunday,
October
19, at
the St.
John’s
United
Church
of
Christ
in
Ackley.
Private
burial
was in
the
Oakwood
Cemetery
in
Ackley.
The
Sietsema
Funeral
Home in
Ackley
was in
charge
of the
arrangements.
A
memorial
fund has
been
established
and may
be
directed
to the
Presbyterian
Village,
Ackley,
the
Hospice
of North
Iowa,
Hampton
or the
St.
John’s
UCC,
Ackley.
Laura
Kathryn
Poley,
was born
on
August
18, 1916
in rural
Ackley,
the
daughter
of Dena
(Snittjer)
and
Heilko
Muller.
She
attended
rural
country
schools.
On April
10,
1945,
she was
united
in
marriage
to
Alfred
Poley at
Ackley.
Laura
was a
homemaker
and a
member
of the
St.
John’s
United
Church
of
Christ.
Laura is
survived
by her
son,
Wesley
and
wife,
Bonnie
of Cedar
Falls;
sisters-in-law,
Margaret
Haglund
of
Downers
Grove,
Illinois
and
Doris
Trammel
of
Vista,
California;
numerous
nieces
and
nephews;
and dear
friends,
Mildred
and Ed
Potgeter
of Iowa
Falls.
She was
preceded
in death
by her
parents;
husband,
Alfred;
brothers,
Eilard
H.
Muller
and
Simon
Muller;
and a
sister,
Dorothy
Muller
Poley.
© Iowa
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2008
|
Loren J.
Dykstra
Thursday,
October
16, 2008
October
22, 2008
WELLSBURG—Loren
J.
Dykstra,
76, of
Kalamazoo,
Michigan,
died on
Thursday,
October
16,
2008, in
Kalamazoo.
Graveside
services
will be
held at
noon on
Saturday,
October
25, at
the
First
Christian
Reformed
Church
Cemetery,
rural
Wellsburg,
with
Pastor
Tom Vos
officiating.
The
Doyen-Abels
Funeral
Home of
Wellsburg
is in
charge
of the
arrangements.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
Sylvia
E.
Straatsma
Thursday,
October
16, 2008
November
29, 2008
St.
PETERSBURG,
Florida-Sylvia
E.
Straatsma,
a former
longtime
resident
of Iowa
Falls,
passed
away on
Thursday,
October
16,
2008, in
St.
Petersburg,
Florida.
Memorial
services
will be
held in
the
spring
at the
Congregational
Church
in Iowa
Falls.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
Ruby
Puttkamer
February
5,
1930-October
17, 2008
October
22, 2008
IOWA
FALLS—Ruby
Puttkamer,
78, of
Iowa
Falls,
died on
Friday,
October
17,
2008, at
the
Ellsworth
Municipal
Hospital
in Iowa
Falls.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Monday,
October
20, at
the St.
Paul’s
Lutheran
Church
in
Alden,
with
burial
in the
Alden
Cemetery.
The
Surls
Funeral
Home in
Iowa
Falls
was in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Ruby
Jean
Puttkamer,
was born
on
February
5, 1930
in
Hubbard,
the
daughter
of Carl
and Alma
(Rieks)
Bunte.
She
graduated
from the
Radcliffe
High
School.
On July
24,
1948,
she was
united
in
marriage
to Floyd
Puttkamer
at the
St.
Paul’s
Lutheran
Church
in
Alden.
She was
a
homemaker
and had
worked
at the
Iowa
Falls
State
Bank,
Custom
Graphics
and Iowa
Falls
Chiropractic.
She was
a member
of the
St.
Paul’s
Lutheran
Church
in
Alden.
She is
survived
by her
husband,
Floyd; a
daughter,
Barbara
Kalous
and
husband,
Marlin
of
Alden; a
son,
Dale
Puttkamer
and
wife,
Ellen of
Altus,
Oklahoma;
a
daughter,
LeAnn
Olson
and
husband,
Mike of
Iowa
Falls;
three
grandsons,
Shane
Kalous
and
wife,
Annie of
Iowa
Falls,
Chase
Kalous
and
wife,
Brenda
of Mount
Pleasant
and Cody
Puttkamer
of
Ardmore,
Oklahoma;
three
granddaughters,
Rachael
Puttkamer
of
Oklahoma
City,
Oklahoma,
Carmen
Mach and
husband,
Danny of
Yukon,
Oklahoma
and
Lexie
Olson
and
fiancée,
Dean
Schlader
of West
Des
Moines;
and two
great-grandchildren,
Dalton
Puttkamer
of
Altus,
Oklahoma
and Kale
Kalous
of Mount
Pleasant.
She was
preceded
in death
by her
parents;
two
sisters,
Arlene
Bunte
and
Elaine
Weaver;
and a
brother,
Wallace
Bunte.
© Iowa
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2008
|
Dale
Richard
Nance
February
21,
1924-October
17, 2008
October
22, 2008
ELDORA—Dale
Richard
Nance,
84, of
Eldora,
died
from
natural
causes
on
Friday,
October
17,
2008, at
the
Valley
View
Nursing
and
Rehab
Center
in
Eldora.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Monday,
October
20, at
the
First
Baptist
Church
in
Eldora,
with
Pastor
John
Scheel
officiating.
Burial
followed
in the
Eldora
City
Cemetery
with
military
honors
provided
by the
Walter-Sayer
Post 182
of the
American
Legion
and the
Roll-Harless
Post
3974 of
the VFW.
The
Creps-Abels
Funeral
Home in
Eldora
is in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Dale was
born on
February
21, 1924
near New
Providence,
son of
Luther
and Eva
(Kimmer)
Nance.
He
graduated
from the
New
Providence
High
School
in 1941.
Dale
served
his
country
in the
U.S.
Army
during
World
War II.
He flew
more
than 50
bombing
missions
over
Germany
as a
ball
turret
gunner.
He was
awarded
an Oak
Leaf
Cluster
and the
Air
Medal.
On March
19,
1948, he
was
united
in
marriage
to
Dorothea
May
Banghart
in
Marshalltown.
The
couple
lived in
New
Providence
until
1956, at
which
time
they
moved to
Steamboat
Rock for
a year
before
moving
to Alden
in 1957.
They
farmed
in the
Alden
area
until
retiring
and
moving
to
Eldora
in 1987.
Dale was
a member
of the
First
Baptist
Church
in
Eldora
and was
a former
4-H
Leader.
Surviving
are his
wife,
Dorothea;
a son,
Dennis
and
wife,
Susan
Nance of
Trenton,
Michigan;
two
daughters,
Debra
and
husband,
Robert
Lofgren
of
Ecuador
and
Deanna
and
husband,
Scott
Hanekamp
of
Aurora,
New
York;
eight
grandchildren;
two
sisters,
Pauline
and
husband,
Abner
White of
New
Providence
and
Irene
and
husband,
Charles
Harvey
of
Eldora;
and a
brother,
Raymond
and
wife,
Nancy
Nance of
Arizona.
He was
preceded
in death
by his
parents,
Luther
and Eva
Nance.
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2008
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Charlotte
Lee
Saturday,
October
18, 2008
October
22, 2008
RADCLIFFE—Charlotte
Lee, 88,
of the
Garden
City
area,
died on
Saturday,
October
18,
2008, at
the
Rolling
Green
Care
Canter
in
Nevada.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Tuesday,
October
21, at
the Zion
Lutheran
Church
in
Radcliffe,
with
burial
in the
Radcliffe
Cemetery.
The
Boeke
Funeral
Home in
Radcliffe
was in
charge
of the
arrangements.
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2008
|
Melinda
“Linda”
Sue
Eller
Saturday,
October
18, 2008
October
29, 2008
ELDORA—Melinda
“Linda”
Sue
Eller,
wife of
James
“Jim” E.
Eller,
of
Springfield,
Missouri,
passed
away on
Saturday,
October
18,
2008.
A
celebration
of life
get-together
will be
held on
Saturday,
November
1, at
1:00
p.m., in
Eldora,
at the
United
Methodist
Church
Chapel.
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2008
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Alice M.
Schamber
September
27,
1944-October
19, 2008
October
25, 2008
MASON
CITY—Alice
M.
Schamber,
64, of
Mason
City,
died
Sunday,
Oct. 19,
2008, at
the Muse
Norris
Hospice
Inpatient
Unit.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Friday,
October
24, at
the
Messiah
Lutheran
Church,
with the
Rev.
Bruce
Kaltwasser
officiating.
Interment
was in
the
Grant
Township
Cemetery,
rural
Hampton.
The
Major
Erickson
Funeral
Home of
Mason
City was
in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Alice
was born
on
September
27, 1944
in Iowa
Falls,
the
daughter
of
Reuben
and
Hilda
(Lehmann)
England.
She
graduated
from the
Iowa
Falls
High
School,
Ellsworth
Community
College,
Iowa
State
Teachers
College
in Cedar
Falls
and
received
her
Master’s
Degree
in
Greeley,
Colorado.
Alice
taught
school
in
Oelwein
and
later
overseas
in Japan
where
she met
her
husband,
Lloyd.
They
were
married
on June
23, 1974
in Iowa
Falls.
Alice
has
taught
in the
Business
Department
at North
Iowa
Area
Community
College
for the
past 36
years.
She
loved
teaching.
Alice
was a
member
of the
Messiah
Lutheran
Church.
Alice is
survived
by her
husband,
Lloyd
Schamber
of Mason
City;
daughters,
Ruth
Christensen
of
Grafton
and
Sarah
(Mark)
Kroemer
of Mason
City;
sister,
Lois
(Larry)
Neely of
Iowa
Falls;
and many
nieces
and
nephews.
Alice
was
preceded
in death
by her
parents.
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Citizen
2008
|
Shirley
Carlson
Monday,
October
20, 2008
October
22, 2008
ACKLEY—Shirley
Carlson,
78, of
Ackley,
died on
Monday,
October
20,
2008, at
the
North
Iowa
Mercy
Medical
Center
in Mason
City.
Memorial
services
will be
held at
11:00
a.m., on
Thursday,
October
23, at
the St.
Peter’s
UCC,
rural
Geneva,
with
inurnment
in the
St.
Peter’s
Cemetery.
Family
will
receive
friends
one hour
before
the
services
at the
church
on
Thursday.
The
Sietsema
Funeral
Home in
Ackley
is in
charge
of the
arrangements.
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2008
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Ranae
Berdahl
January
11,
1950-October
24, 2008
October
29, 2008
BUCKEYE—Ranae
Berdahl,
58, of
Buckeye,
passed
away on
Friday,
October
24,
2008, at
the
Ellsworth
Municipal
Hospital,
Iowa
Falls.
Memorial
services
will be
held at
10:30
a.m., on
Wednesday,
October
29, at
the
Immanuel
Memorial
United
Church
of
Christ,
Alden. A
time of
visitation
will be
held
following
the
services
at the
church.
A
private
burial
will be
held at
a later
date.
Ranae
Marie
Dishman,
was born
on
January
11, 1950
at
Belmond,
the
daughter
of
Beverly
Colleen
(Muhlenbruch)
and
Robert
Monroe
Dishman.
She
graduated
from the
Hampton
Community
Schools
with the
class of
1968. On
August
2, 1970,
she was
united
in
marriage
to Roger
Berdahl.
To this
union a
daughter
was
born,
Robyn.
The
couple
later
divorced.
Ranae
Berdahl
is
survived
by her
mother,
Beverly
Dishman
of
Hampton;
her
daughter,
Robyn
Berdahl
of
Ackley;
her
companion,
Marty
Wood of
Buckeye;
her
sister,
Ranele
Kolthoff
of
Alden;
and her
brother,
Rod
(Linda)
Dishman
of
Charles
City.
She was
preceded
in death
by her
father,
Robert
Dishman;
and her
brother,
Randy
Dishman.
© Iowa
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2008
|
Martin
H. Rieks
November
5,
1914-October
24, 2008
October
29, 2008
ELDORA—Martin
H.
Rieks,
93, of
Eldora,
died
from
natural
causes
on
Friday,
October
24,
2008, at
the
Stratford
Care
Center
in
Stratford.
Graveside
services
will be
held at
10:30
a.m., on
Thursday,
October
30, at
the
Northlawn
Memory
Gardens
in Iowa
Falls,
with
Pastor
David
Splett
of the
St. Paul
Lutheran
Church
in
Eldora
officiating.
Military
honors
will be
provided
by the
Walter-Sayer
Post 182
of the
American
Legion
and
Roll-Harless
Post
3974 of
the VFW.
Memorials
may be
directed
to
Dorothy’s
Senior
Center
in
Eldora.
The
Creps-Abels
Funeral
Home of
Eldora
is in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Martin
was born
on
November
5, 1914
in
Hubbard,
the son
of
Herman
and
Hannah
(Muecke)
Rieks.
He was
married
to
Marian
Doty in
Northwood
and
after
her
death in
1984,
Martin
was
united
in
marriage
to
Lucille
Zacharia.
Martin
lived in
the New
Providence
and
Eldora
areas
the
majority
of his
adult
life and
worked
for the
Lawn
Hill
Coop of
New
Providence,
Harrison
Furniture
Store of
Union,
and the
Creps
Furniture
Store
and
Funeral
Home of
Eldora.
He was a
World
War II
veteran,
serving
from
1942 to
1946
with the
U.S.
Army,
and a
member
of the
Walter-Sayer
Post 182
of the
American
Legion.
Martin
was a
member
of the
St. Paul
Lutheran
Church
in
Eldora
and
enjoyed
gardening
and
dancing.
He is
survived
by
sisters,
Dorothy
Puttkamer
of Iowa
Falls
and
Juliet
(Henry)
Grabemann
of
Chicago;
and by
many
nieces
and
nephews.
He was
preceded
in death
by his
wives,
Marian
and
Lucille;
brothers,
Ewald
and
Harold;
and by a
sister,
Florence
Kennedy.
© Iowa
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2008
|
John P.
Starr
Friday,
October
24, 2008
October
29, 2008
ELDORA—John
P.
Starr,
87, of
Eldora,
died
from
natural
causes
on
Friday,
October
24,
2008, at
the
Valley
View
Nursing
and
Rehab
Center
in
Eldora,
while
under
the care
of Iowa
Hospice.
Following
cremation,
memorial
services
will be
held at
10:30
a.m., on
Wednesday,
October
29, at
the
First
Congregational
United
Church
of
Christ
in
Eldora,
with
Pastor
Corey
Larson
officiating.
Burial
will
follow
in the
Eldora
City
Cemetery
with
military
honors
provided
by the
Walter-Sayer
Post 182
of the
American
Legion
and the
Roll-Harless
Post
3974 of
the VFW.
John’s
family
will be
present
to greet
friends
at the
church
one hour
prior to
the
services.
The
Creps-Abels
Funeral
Home of
Eldora
is in
charge
of the
arrangements.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
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2008
|
Velma
Jean
Nelson
January
16,
1928-October
25, 2008
October
29, 2008
WINDOM,
Minnesota—Velma
Jean
Nelson,
80,
passed
away on
Saturday,
October
25,
2008, at
the
Windom
Area
Hospital.
Graveside
memorial
services
will be
held on
Saturday,
November
1, at
2:30
p.m., at
the
Alden
Cemetery
in
Alden,
with the
Rev.
Robert
Miller
officiating.
Visitation
will be
on
Thursday,
October
30, from
5-7:00
p.m., at
the
LaCanne
Family
Funeral
Home in
Windom,
Minnesota.
Velma
Jean
Nelson,
was born
on
January
16, 1928
in
Westphalia,
Kansas,
to
Clarence
E. and
Cecille
(Brown)
Mardick.
When she
was 4
years
old, her
family
moved to
Iowa
Falls.
She
graduated
from the
Iowa
Falls
High
School
with the
class of
1945.
On
November
29,
1947,
Velma
was
united
in
marriage
to
William
F.
Nelson
at the
Little
Brown
Church
in
Nashua.
This
marriage
was
blessed
with
three
sons,
Donald,
James
and
Rick.
They
lived in
Iowa
Falls,
Alden
and
Spirit
Lake all
of their
married
life.
They
were
later
divorced.
In 1990,
Velma
moved to
Windom,
Minnesota
to be
near her
sons,
Rick
Nelson
and
family
and
James
Nelson.
In
January
2008,
she
became a
resident
at the
Sogge
Memorial
Good
Samaritan
Society
of
Windom.
Velma
was a
member
of the
Ladies
Auxiliary
of the
V.F.W.
in
Spirit
Lake and
the
Women of
the
Moose in
Iowa
Falls.
She
liked
going to
Jackpot
Junction,
playing
Bingo,
and
going to
coffee
with her
friends
in
Windom.
She also
enjoyed
doing
cross
stitch
and
crossword
puzzles.
She is
survived
by her
three
sons,
Donald
Nelson
and
wife,
Donna of
Carson
City,
Nevada,
James
Nelson
of
Windom
and Rick
Nelson
and
wife,
Barb of
Windom;
two
granddaughters,
Renee
and
Tiffany;
one
brother,
Melvin
Mardick
and
wife,
Jean of
Longmont,
Colorado;
and
several
nieces
and
nephews.
Velma is
preceded
in death
by her
parents;
two
brothers,
Keith
and
Gerald
Mardick;
and two
sisters,
Joanne
Nelson
and
Shirla
Behrens.
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2008
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Phyllis
Madole
September
17,
1927-October
25, 2008
October
29, 2008
IOWA
FALLS—Phyllis
Madole,
81, of
Iowa
Falls,
passed
away on
Saturday,
October
25,
2008, at
the
Cedar
Crest
Health
Center,
Janesville,
Wisconsin.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
1:30
p.m., on
Thursday,
October
30, at
the
First
United
Methodist
Church,
Iowa
Falls,
with the
Rev.
Carol
Myer
officiating.
Burial
will be
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
Homes,
Iowa
Falls.
Phyllis
Ann
Wellen,
was born
on
September
17, 1927
at Iowa
Falls,
the
daughter
of Hazel
(Pettibone)
and
LaGora
“Jack”
Wellen.
She
graduated
from the
Iowa
Falls
High
School
with the
class of
1945.
She
attended
Airline
School
and
became a
stewardess.
On
October
23,
1948,
Phyllis
was
united
in
marriage
to
Kenneth
Verlyn
Madole
at the
Little
Brown
Church
in
Nashua.
To this
union
three
children
were
born,
Jim,
Cynthia
and Tim.
She
lived in
Iowa
Falls
for many
years
before
going
into the
Heritage
Care
Center,
Iowa
Falls,
and then
the
Cedar
Crest
Health
Center
in
Janesville,
Wisconsin,
to be
close to
her son.
Phyllis
Madole
is
survived
by her
daughter,
Cynthia
Madole
of
Charles
City;
her son,
Tim
Madole
of
Janesville,
Wisconsin;
three
grandchildren,
Melissa
Madole
of
Janesville,
Miranda
Madole
of
Madison,
Wisconsin
and
Miriah
Madole
of
Janesville.
She was
preceded
in death
by her
husband,
Kenneth
Verlyn
Madole;
her
parents,
Jack and
Hazel
Wellen;
one son,
Jim
Madole;
and two
brothers,
Jack and
Dick
Wellen.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
Gertrude
Mary
Mahler
Sunday,
October
26, 2008
October
29, 2008
DUMONT—Gertrude
Mary
Mahler,
83, of
Dumont,
formerly
of
Columbiana,
Ohio,
passed
away on
Sunday,
October
26,
2008, at
the
Madrid
Home for
the
Aging in
Madrid.
Visitation
will be
held
from
4-7:00
p.m., on
Thursday,
October
30, at
the
Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral
Home in
Dumont.
Other
services
will
take
place on
Saturday,
November
1, in
Columbiana,
Ohio,
with
visitation
from
11:30
a.m. to
1:45
p.m., at
the
Warrick-Kummer
Funeral
Home in
Columbiana
and
graveside
services
at 2:00
p.m., at
the
Columbiana
Cemetery,
with
Pastor
Len
Derico
officiating
at the
service.
© Iowa
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2008
|
Oscar
Leo
Sporaa
October
26,
1912-October
27, 2008
November
1, 2008
DOWS—Oscar
Leo
Sporaa,
96, of
Dows,
passed
away on
Monday,
October
27,
2008, at
the
Ellsworth
Municipal
Hospital
in Iowa
Falls.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Thursday,
October
30, at
the
Ewing
Funeral
Home in
Clarion,
with
Pastor
Martha
Bennett
officiating.
Interment
was in
the
Fairview
Cemetery
in Dows.
Oscar,
the son
of Henry
and Olga
(Braun)
Sporaa,
was born
on
October
26, 1912
in
Alexander.
He grew
up in
the
Alexander
area
where he
attended
country
school.
Oscar
served
his
country
in the
U.S.
Army
during
World
War II.
He was
united
in
marriage
with
Grace
Rubendall
on July
2, 1943,
in
Manchester,
Tennessee.
Oscar
and
Grace
made
their
home in
Dows for
59
years.
Oscar
was a
self-employed
gravel
hauler
and
worked
for Toft
Sand and
Gravel
and also
owned
the DX
Station
in Dows.
Oscar
enjoyed
working
with his
hands,
he
constructed
their
home by
himself
using
ammo
boxes
and
converted
a bus
into a
camper.
He also
built a
car for
Jerry to
race in
Rowan
and
enjoyed
being
part of
the pit
crew. He
loved
spending
time
with his
grandchildren
go-cart
racing
and
fishing.
Oscar is
survived
by his
children,
Jerry of
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin,
David
(Marie)
of Iowa
Falls,
Linda
(Lonnie)
Christensen
of
Popejoy
and
Brenda
Ammerman
of Dows;
10
grandchildren;
13
great-grandchildren;
and one
sister,
Lena
Gordon
of
Cambridge,
Missouri.
He was
preceded
in death
by his
parents;
wife,
Grace;
infant
son,
Terry;
and two
brothers.
© Iowa
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2008
|
Minna
Higar
December
8,
1923-October
28, 2008
November
1, 2008
ROCKWELL
CITY—Minna
Higar,
84, of
Rockwell
City,
and
formerly
of
Alden,
died on
Tuesday,
October
28,
2008, at
the
Marian
Home in
Fort
Dodge.
A
Mass of
the
Resurrection
will be
held at
2:00
p.m., on
Monday,
November
3, at
the St.
Mary’s
Catholic
Church
in
Eldora,
with
burial
in the
St.
Mary’s
Catholic
Cemetery.
Visitation
will be
from 12
p.m.
until
service
time at
the
church
on
Monday.
The
Surls
Funeral
Home in
Iowa
Falls is
in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Minna
Blanche
Higar,
was born
on
December
8, 1923
in
Marshalltown,
the
daughter
of Tony
and
Mollie
(Preissinger)
Marino.
She
graduated
from the
Marshalltown
High
School.
On
January
31,
1942,
Minna
was
united
in
marriage
to
Virgil
Robert
Higar in
Los
Angeles,
California.
She was
a
waitress
at a
restaurant
in
Whitten
that she
owned
and
operated
and also
had been
an
office
secretary
with Dr.
Griffel
in
Alden.
Minna
loved
her
grandchildren
and
enjoyed
bingo
and card
games.
Minna is
survived
by her
two
daughters,
Janis
Higar of
Des
Moines
and Lori
Falkowski
and her
husband,
John of
Worthington,
Pennsylvania;
seven
grandchildren;
and five
great-grandchildren.
She was
preceded
in death
by her
parents;
husband,
Virgil;
a son,
Robert;
two
brothers;
and four
sisters.
© Iowa
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2008
|
Vernon
Deviney
Tuesday,
October
28, 2008
November
1, 2008
HUBBARD—Vernon
Deviney,
89, a
former
Hubbard
resident,
died on
Tuesday,
October
28,
2008, at
the
Westbrook
Acres in
Gladbrook.
A
Funeral
Mass
will be
held on
Saturday,
November
1, at
10:00
a.m., at
the St.
Gabriel
Catholic
Church
in
Zearing.
Vernon
will be
buried
in the
Hubbard
Cemetery
in
Hubbard.
The
Boeke
Funeral
Home in
Hubbard
is in
charge
of the
arrangements.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
Marvin
R. Teske
August
11,
1938-October
29, 2008
November
1, 2008
ELDORA—Marvin
Raye
Teske,
70, of
Eldora,
went
home to
heaven
on
Wednesday,
October
29,
2008, at
the Mary
Greeley
Hospital
in Ames.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
10:00
a.m., on
Monday,
November
3, at
the St.
Paul
Lutheran
Church
in
Eldora,
with
Pastor
David
Splett
officiating.
Burial
will
follow
in the
Rough
Woods
Cemetery,
rural
Eldora.
Visitation
will be
on
Sunday,
from
3-7:00
p.m., at
the
Creps-Abels
Funeral
Home in
Eldora.
Marvin
was born
on
August
11, 1938
in
Eldora.
He was
the son
of Raye
and
Irene
(Steinfeldt)
Teske.
He was
baptized
and
confirmed
at the
St. Paul
Lutheran
Church
in
Eldora.
Marvin
graduated
from the
Owasa
High
School
in 1956.
He was
united
in
marriage
with
Nancy
Wehrman
on
October
8, 1960,
at the
St. Paul
Lutheran
Church.
He was
an
active
member
in the
church
as a
Trustee,
Sunday
School
Superintendent,
usher,
Elder
and a
member
of the
fellowship
club. He
also
loved
singing
in the
church
choir.
He was a
former
member
of the
Farm
Bureau
and Farm
Service
Board.
Marvin
loved to
farm
with his
dad and
brothers.
He was
proud to
farm
both his
family
farm and
the
Wehrman
Century
Farm.
And, he
continued
to enjoy
farming
with his
children
and
grandchildren.
Marvin
loved to
bowl,
golf,
play
cards,
watch
baseball
and
winter
with
friends
in
Texas.
He
played
softball
for many
years,
and
finally
retired
after
achieving
the
dream of
playing
on the
church
team
with
both his
sons.
His main
focus in
his life
was his
family
and
church.
Marvin
is
survived
by his
wife,
Nancy of
Eldora;
and
their
two
sons,
Tim and
Rhonda
Teske of
Eldora
and
their
children,
Jamie,
Sarah,
Shannon
and
Haley;
and
Steve
and Cari
Teske of
New
Providence
and
their
children,
Trenton,
Tanner
and
Treye;
two
daughters,
Brenda
and
Brian
Young of
Eldora
and
their
children,
Brittany,
Brooke
Ibeling
(Brent),
Brady
and
Bradley;
and Pam
and
Marty
Schwarck
of
Eldora;
two
brothers,
Leon and
Dorothy
Teske
and Dale
and
Shirley
Teske,
all of
Eldora;
as well
as many
nephews,
nieces
and
cousins.
He was
preceded
in death
by his
parents,
Raye and
Irene
(Steinfeldt)
Teske.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
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Joe Ray
Hunt
Wednesday,
October
29, 2008
November
1, 2008
HAMPTON—Joe
Ray
Hunt,
73, of
Hampton,
passed
away on
Wednesday,
October
29,
2008, at
the
Franklin
General
Hospital
in
Hampton.
Memorial
services
will be
held at
10:30
a.m., on
Monday,
November
3, at
the
Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral
Home in
Hampton,
with
Pastor
Dick
Parker
officiating.
Inurnment
will be
in the
Hampton
Cemetery.
There
will be
no
visitation.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
Anna Mae
Arends
Wednesday,
October
29, 2008
November
1, 2008
ACKLEY—Anna
Mae
Arends,
75, of
Ackley,
passed
away on
Wednesday,
October
29,
2008, at
the
Presbyterian
Village
Care
Center
in
Ackley.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Friday,
October
31, at
the
United
Methodist
Church
in
Ackley.
Burial
was in
the
Oakwood
Cemetery
in
Ackley.
The
Linn’s
Funeral
Homes
Ackley
Chapel
was
entrusted
with the
arrangements.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
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