Elmer F.
Nolte
Monday,
September
1, 2008
September
3, 2008
HAMPTON—Elmer
F.
Nolte,
86, of
Hampton,
formerly
of
Dumont,
passed
away on
Monday,
September
1, 2008,
at the
Franklin
General
Hospital
in
Hampton.
Funeral
services
will be
held on
Thursday,
September
4, at
10:30
a.m., at
the
Hampton
United
Methodist
Church.
Visitation
will be
on
Wednesday,
at the
Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral
Home in
Hampton,
from
4-7:00
p.m.
Burial
will be
in the
Hampton
Cemetery.
The Rev.
Dr.
Edward
R.
Peterson
will be
officiating.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
Barbara
Sue
Gisch
February
27,
1949-September
1, 2008
September
17, 2008
IOWA
FALLS—Barbara
Sue
Gisch,
59, of
Iowa
Falls,
passed
away on
Monday,
September
1, 2008,
at the
Heritage
Care
Center,
Iowa
Falls.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
11:00
a.m., on
Saturday,
September
20, at
the
Linn’s
Funeral
Chapel,
Iowa
Falls.
Inurnment
will be
in the
Northlawn
Memory
Gardens
Cemetery,
Iowa
Falls.
Barbara
Sue
Banner,
was born
on
February
27, 1949
at
Hampton,
the
daughter
of Neva
Blanch
(Allen)
and
James
Robert
Banner.
She
attended
the Iowa
Falls
Community
Schools
and
proudly
received
her GED
at
Ellsworth
Community
College
in 1973.
She was
united
in
marriage
to Gary
Borschel
on
September
17, 1965
at Iowa
Falls.
Barbara
was a
homemaker
and had
been
employed
as a
custodian
at the
Ellsworth
Municipal
Hospital
and
worked
at Boyt
Luggage
and SMI
Joist,
all of
Iowa
Falls.
Barbara
Sue
Gisch is
survived
by her
children,
Candida
“Candi”
(Sean)
Holm of
Iowa
Falls
and
Thomas
Borschel
of Iowa
Falls;
six
grandchildren,
Chelsea
and
boyfriend,
Tyler
Mennenga
and Nick
Nehring,
Hannah
and
boyfriend,
Jeremy
Blome
and
Jacob,
Morgan
and
Trystin
Holm,
all of
Iowa
Falls;
one
great-grandchild,
Aiden
Blome of
Iowa
Falls;
and her
siblings,
James
(Jeanette)
Banner
of
Lawrenceville,
Georgia,
Robert
(Carol)
Banner
of Iowa
Falls,
Larry
(Karen)
Banner
of
Alden,
Donna
Barker
of Iowa
Falls,
Dale
(Violet)
Banner
of
Winder,
Georgia,
Carolyn
(Roscoe)
Whipple
of Dows,
Daniel
Banner
of Iowa
Falls,
Richard
(Cyndy)
of Wako,
Georgia
and
Cindey
Rumley
of
Salina,
Kansas.
She was
preceded
in death
by her
parents,
James
and Neva
Banner;
an
infant
brother,
Donald
Banner;
and one
sister,
Shirley
Anderson.
© Iowa
Falls
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Citizen
2008
|
Grace
Bettenga
Monday,
September
1, 2008
September
3, 2008
WELLSBURG—Grace
Bettenga,
96, of
Wellsburg,
died
from
natural
causes
on
Monday,
September
1, 2008,
at the
Grundy
Care
Center
in
Grundy
Center.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
1:30
p.m., on
Friday,
September
5, at
the
Wellsburg
Reformed
Church,
with
Pastor
Todd
Rempe
officiating.
Burial
will
follow
in the
Shiloh
Cemetery,
Wellsburg.
Visitation
will be
on
Thursday,
from
6-8:00
p.m., at
the
Doyen-Abels
Funeral
Home in
Wellsburg.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
Douglas
Cramer
Tuesday,
September
2, 2008
September
3, 2008
IOWA
FALLS—Douglas
Cramer,
passed
away on
Tuesday,
September
2, 2008,
at the
Stratford
Nursing
Home in
Stratford.
Funeral
services
are
pending
with the
Linn’s
Funeral
Home of
Iowa
Falls.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
E.
Laverne
Busch
Tuesday,
September
2, 2008
September
6, 2008
CLARKSVILLE—E.
Laverne
Busch,
82, of
Clarksville,
died on
Tuesday,
September
2, 2008,
at the
Community
Nursing
Home in
Clarksville,
from
natural
causes.
Local
services
were
held on
Thursday,
September
4, at
the
Redman-Schwartz
Funeral
Home in
Clarksville.
Visitation
will be
from
2-8:00
p.m., on
Sunday,
September
7, with
funeral
services
at 11:00
a.m., on
Monday,
September
8, both
at the
Highlands
Funeral
Home in
Louisville,
Kentucky.
Burial
will be
in the
Rest
Haven
Cemetery,
Louisville.
© Iowa
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Citizen
2008
|
Leonard
E. Root
Wednesday,
September
3, 2008
September
6, 2008
LATIMER—Leonard
E. Root,
86, of
Latimer,
passed
away on
Wednesday,
September
3, 2008,
at the
Franklin
General
Hospital
in
Hampton.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
10:30
a.m., on
Monday,
at the
Immanuel
United
Church
of
Christ
in
Latimer,
with the
Rev. Tom
Cofer
officiating.
Burial
will
take
place in
the
Alexander
Cemetery.
Visitation
will be
held on
Sunday
from
2-5:00
p.m., at
the
church.
The
Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral
Home in
Latimer
will be
in
charge
of the
arrangements.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
Jim
Starr
November
26,
1937-September
3, 2008
September
17, 2008
IOWA
FALLS—Jim
Starr,
70, of
Iowa
Falls,
passed
away on
Wednesday,
September
3, 2008
at his
home.
A Mass
of
Christian
burial
was held
on
Monday,
September
8, at
the St.
Mark’s
Catholic
Church,
Iowa
Falls,
with
Father
Paul
Baldwin
officiating.
Burial
was in
the St.
Mark’s
Cemetery,
Iowa
Falls.
The
Linn’s
Funeral
Homes
Iowa
Falls
Chapel
has been
entrusted
with the
arrangements.
Jimmy
Wayne
Starr,
was born
on
November
26, 1937
at Iowa
Falls,
the son
of
Violet
Ruby
(Ramey)
and
Wayne
Truman
Starr.
He
attended
and was
a very
proud
graduate
of the
Owasa
High
School
with the
class of
1955. On
October
4, 1958,
Jim was
united
in
marriage
to
Margaret
Mary
Thomas
at Iowa
Falls.
To this
union
one
daughter
was
born,
Lori.
After
Mary’s
death
Jim was
united
in
marriage
to Linda
Abbott
on July
2, 2005
at Iowa
Falls.
Jim was
employed
at the
KIFG
Radio
station
in Iowa
Falls
from
1962 to
retiring
from
radio in
1999.
Not one
to be
idle, he
then
went to
work for
Sonny’s
Upholstery,
Iowa
Falls
and was
currently
employed
with
Thomas
Management,
Inc. of
Alden.
He was a
member
of the
St. Mark
Parish,
Iowa
Falls,
serving
in the
past on
the St.
Mark
Church
Council.
Jim was
an avid
community
supporter
having
served
on the
Ellsworth
Hospital
Board of
Trustees,
serving
with the
Iowa
Falls
Chamber
of
Commerce
and the
Gold
Coats,
and the
Alliant
Energy
Board.
Jim will
be
missed
not only
by his
family,
but his
coffee
groups,
golfing
buddies,
and his
many
countless
friends.
Jim
Starr is
survived
by his
wife,
Linda
Starr of
Iowa
Falls;
his
daughter,
Lori
(Vince)
Tiso of
Pine
Plains,
New
York;
two
grandchildren,
James
Tiso and
Mary
Tiso,
also of
Pine
Plains;
and one
brother,
Jerry
(Bonnie)
Starr of
Phoenix,
Arizona.
He was
preceded
in death
by his
parents,
Wayne
and Ruby
Starr;
and his
first
wife,
Mary
Starr.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
Connie
L. Green
Wednesday,
September
3, 2008
September
6, 2008
CLARKSVILLE—Connie
L.
Green,
46, of
Clarksville,
died on
Wednesday,
September
3, 2008,
at the
Waverly
Health
Center,
in
Waverly,
of
natural
causes.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
10:30
a.m., on
Monday,
September
8, at
the St.
John
Lutheran
Church,
with
burial
in the
Lynwood
Cemetery,
both in
Clarksville.
Visitation
will be
from
2-5:00
p.m., on
Sunday,
at the
Redman-Schwartz
Funeral
Home in
Clarksville
and one
hour
before
the
services
at the
church.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
Donald
Grimm
April
16,
1927-September
5, 2008
September
10, 2008
ALDEN—Donald
Grimm,
81, of
Alden,
died on
Friday,
September
5, 2008,
at the
Heritage
Care
Center
in Iowa
Falls.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
11:00
a.m., on
Thursday,
September
11, at
the
Immanuel
Memorial
UCC in
Alden,
with
cremation
following
the
services.
Visitation
will be
from
6-8:00
p.m., on
Wednesday,
at the
Surls
Funeral
Home in
Alden.
Donald
Lee
Grimm,
was born
on April
16, 1927
at
Urbana,
the son
of Floyd
and
Wanda
Scott
Grimm.
He
received
his
education
at
Urbana,
graduating
from the
Urbana
High
School
in 1944
as the
class
valedictorian.
Donald
served
his
country
in the
U.S.
Navy. He
married
Virginia
Christian
in
December
1949 at
the
Little
Brown
Church
in
Nashua.
They
made
their
home in
Alden.
Donald
worked
as a
mechanic
at
Farmland,
retiring
in 1987.
Donald
enjoyed
bluegrass
music
and
repairing
and
restoring
violins
from all
around
the
United
States.
Survivors
include
his
mother,
Wanda
Grimm of
Iowa
Falls;
one son,
Jerry
Grimm of
Alden;
one
brother,
Richard
Grimm
and
wife,
Joan of
Waterloo;
three
grandchildren;
and nine
great-grandchildren.
He was
preceded
in death
by his
father,
Floyd;
wife,
Virginia;
and a
son,
Wyatt.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
Lonnie
Lee
Phillips
Friday,
September
5, 2008
September
10, 2008
WELLSBURG—Lonnie
Lee
Phillips,
70, of
Wellsburg,
died on
Friday,
September
5, 2008,
at the
Covenant
Medical
Center
in
Waterloo.
Following
cremation,
memorial
services
were
held on
Monday,
September
8, at
the
Doyen-Abels
Funeral
Home in
Wellsburg,
with the
Rev.
Harold
Miller
officiating.
Burial
followed
in the
Wellsburg
Reformed
Church
Cemetery.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
Toddie
(Alma)
Poplin
Saturday,
September
6, 2008
September
10, 2008
DUMONT—Toddie
(Alma)
Poplin,
80, of
Dumont,
passed
away on
Saturday,
September
6, 2008,
at the
family
home in
Dumont.
Memorial
services
will be
held on
Thursday,
September
11, at
2:00
p.m., at
the West
Fork
United
Methodist
Church
in rural
Sheffield,
with the
Rev.
Karl
Watkins
officiating.
Inurnment
will be
at a
later
date.
There is
no
visitation.
The
Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral
Home is
in
charge
of the
arrangements.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
James W.
"Kisser"
Jones
February
7,
1942-September
7, 2008
September
10, 2008
IOWA
FALLS—James
W.
"Kisser"
Jones,
66, of
Iowa
Falls,
passed
away on
Sunday,
September
7, 2008,
at the
Ellsworth
Municipal
Hospital,
Iowa
Falls.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
1:00
p.m., on
Wednesday,
September
10, at
the
Linn's
Funeral
Chapel,
Iowa
Falls,
with the
Rev.
Russell
Surls
officiating.
Visitation
will be
from
11:00
a.m. to
service
time at
the
funeral
home.
James
William
Jones,
was born
on
February
7, 1942
at Iowa
City,
the son
of
Bernita
(Mulford)
and Deo
Albert
Jones.
He
attended
the
Hampton
Community
Schools,
graduating
with the
class of
1961. On
June 20,
1964,
James
was
united
in
marriage
to
Karolyn
Kay
Whitney
in
Canton,
South
Dakota.
He
served
with the
Iowa
Army
National
Guard.
James
worked
for
Farmland
Food in
Iowa
Falls
for many
years,
and then
for
SEEBEE
Corp.,
Hampton,
after
Farmland
closed.
He loved
to fish
and take
care of
his best
friend,
Lucky.
James is
survived
by his
wife,
Karolyn
Jones of
Iowa
Falls;
his
children,
Jake
Jones of
Iowa
Falls,
Lori
(Robert)
Clark of
Colo,
Jodie
(Marlan)
Van
Meter of
O'Fallon,
Missouri
and
Jeffrey
(Melissa)
Jones of
Altoona;
eight
grandchildren;
nine
great-grandchildren;
three
sisters,
Helen
(Kenneth)
Heltzel
of
Portland,
Oregon,
Pauline
Nalan of
Stacyville
and
Verna
Beard of
Washburn;
one
brother,
Marlin
"Joe"
(Beverly)
Jones of
Hampton;
and his
trusted
friend,
Lucky.
He was
preceded
in death
by his
parents,
Deo and
Bernita
Jones; a
grandson,
Lewis
Clark
the son
of Lori
and
Robert
Clark;
one
sister,
Marlys
Kruckenberg;
one
brother,
Donald
"Pete"
Jones;
and two
brothers-in-law,
Clayton
Nalan
and
James
Beard.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
Yong O.
Fehd
Sunday,
September
7, 2008
September
13, 2008
SHEFFIELD—Yong
O. Fehd,
70, of
Sheffield,
passed
away on
Sunday,
September
7, 2008,
at her
daughter’s
residence
in Grand
Junction,
Colorado.
Memorial
services
will be
held on
Monday,
September
15, at
10:30
a.m., at
the
Trinity
Lutheran
Church
in
Hampton,
with the
Rev.
Karl
Bollhagen
officiating.
There
will be
no
visitation.
Inurnment
will be
in the
Hampton
Cemetery.
The
Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral
Home is
in
charge
of the
arrangements.
© Iowa
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Times
Citizen
2008
|
Frank
Brennecke
June
5,
1928-September
7, 2008
September
17, 2008
ACKLEY—Frank
Brennecke,
80, of
Ackley,
died in
Waterloo,
on
Sunday,
September
7, 2008,
from
injuries
sustained
in a
motor
vehicle
accident.
The
Estel-Perrin
Funeral
Home in
Marshalltown
is in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Funeral
services
were
held at
the
Estel-Perrin-Avey
Funeral
Home in
Marshalltown
with
burial
in the
Riverside
Cemetery.
Frank
was born
on June
5, 1928
in
Marshalltown,
Iowa,
the son
of
Mildred
(Wellons)
and
Charles
Brennecke.
He was
raised
in rural
Marshall
County
and
graduated
from the
Lamoille
High
School
in 1946.
He
graduated
from
Iowa
State
College
in 1950
with a
B.S. in
Agricultural
Economics.
He
served
in the
Army in
the
Korean
War from
October
1950 to
October
1952.
He was
united
in
marriage
to Ethel
Eloise
Drake of
Patterson,
Iowa, on
May 24,
1953, at
the
Little
Brown
Church
in
Nashua,
Iowa. To
this
union
were
born six
children,
Daniel,
Janita,
Jackie,
Jeanie,
Douglas
and
Elaine.
Frank
was a
salesman.
He
worked
for
Hertz
Farm
Management
in
Nevada,
Iowa,
and for
a wind
machine
company
in Yuma,
Arizona.
He sold
Fuller
Brushes,
World
Book
Encyclopedias
and was
a real
estate
broker.
In
January,
1953, he
opened
Brennecke
Farm
Management
in
Marshalltown.
He was
employed
as
manager
of Farm
Service,
Ackley,
for 30
years,
from
March
1965
until
his
retirement.
People
often
referred
to him
as
“Monsanto
Frank.”
He was
President
of the
Ackley
Limestone
Company,
Inc.,
from its
inception
in 1978
until
2003.
Frank
was a
long-time
member
of the
Elks
Club,
Lions
Club,
Ackley
Men’s
Club,
Moose
Lodge,
Ackley
American
Legion
Post No.
25,
Ducks
Unlimited,
Ackley
Country
Club,
Ackley
United
Methodist
Church
and
Kappa
Sigma
Fraternity.
Frank
enjoyed
elk
hunting
in
Colorado,
picnics,
going to
the
casino,
and
playing
chess.
He was
an avid
reader,
reading
anything
he could
get his
hands
on. He
liked to
talk
about
farming
and
enjoyed
being
with his
family
and
friends.
He
enjoyed
taking
the
grandkids
out for
ice
cream.
Frank
looked
forward
to
having
coffee
and
visiting
with his
friends
each
day.
He is
survived
by his
wife,
Eloise;
sons,
Dan
(Sandy)
of Grand
Junction,
Colorado
and Doug
of
Lincoln,
Nebraska;
daughters,
Janita
(Bryce)
Abbas of
Oskaloosa,
Iowa,
Jackie
of
Richmond,
Virginia,
Jeanie
(Andrew)
Cook of
Fort
Dodge,
Iowa and
Elaine
(James)
Moats of
Hampton,
Iowa; 13
grandchildren;
one
great-grandchild;
one
sister,
Doris
Coppes
of
Yarmouth,
Iowa;
one
brother,
Karl
(Mary)
Brennecke
of Reno,
Nevada;
a
brother-in-law,
Allen
(Marilyn)
Drake of
Patterson,
Iowa;
and many
nieces
and
nephews.
He was
preceded
in death
by his
parents;
four
sisters,
Katherine
and
Janet
Brennecke
in
infancy,
Carol
Scarbrough
and
Marian
Rasmus;
and a
brother,
David
Brennecke.
© Iowa
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Citizen
2008
|
Wilma
Terveer
March
7,
1922-September
8, 2008
September
10, 2008
IOWA
FALLS—Wilma
Terveer,
86, of
Iowa
Falls,
passed
away on
Monday,
September
8, 2008,
at the
Hubbard
Care
Center,
Hubbard,
where
she had
made her
home the
last 11
years.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
11:00
a.m., on
Thursday,
September
11, at
the
First
United
Methodist
Church,
Iowa
Falls,
with the
Rev.
Carol
Myers
officiating.
A time
of
visitation
will be
from
5-8:00
p.m., on
Wednesday,
at the
Linn's
Funeral
Home,
Iowa
Falls.
The
family
will
hold a
private
interment
at a
later
date in
the
Berlin
Cemetery,
Jackson
Township,
Hardin
County.
The
Linn's
Funeral
Homes
Iowa
Falls
Chapel
has been
entrusted
with the
arrangements.
Wilma
Leone
Polley,
was born
on March
7, 1922,
in her
parents'
farm
home in
Jackson
Township,
Hardin
County.
She
attended
the
Owasa
Community
School,
graduating
with the
class of
1939. On
April
12,
1958,
Wilma
was
united
in
marriage
to
Clarence
Earl
Terveer
at the
Little
Brown
Church,
Nashua.
To this
union
two
daughters
were
born,
Nancy
and
Susan.
Wilma
worked
as a
switchboard
operator
for
Northwestern
Bell
Telephone
Co. Iowa
Falls
and was
a cook
for the
Hardin
County
Home for
many
years.
She
enjoyed
gardening,
cooking,
cake
decorating
and
collecting
recipes.
She was
a member
of the
First
United
Methodist
Church,
Iowa
Falls.
Wilma is
survived
by her
daughters,
Nancy
(Curtis)
Schwartz
of
Hubbard
and
their
children,
Joelle,
Aaron
and
Julie of
Hubbard;
Susan
Terveer
(Samuel)
Mullins
of Iowa
City and
their
children,
Nathan
Mullins
of
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
and Evan
Mullins
of Iowa
City;
and one
brother,
Charles
(Irene)
Polley
of
Marshalltown.
She was
preceded
in death
by her
parents,
Charles
and
Esther
Polley;
her
husband,
Clarence
Terveer;
and
siblings,
infant
twins
Merle
and
Elizabeth
Polley,
Harlan
Polley,
Donald
Polley,
Doris
Sinning
and Emma
Hoekstra.
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Citizen
2008
|
Arlene
Erna
Klein
July
14,
1924-September
8, 2008
September
13, 2008
ACKLEY—Arlene
Erna
Klein,
84, of
Ackley,
died on
Monday,
September
8, 2008,
at the
Franklin
General
Hospital
in
Hampton.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Friday,
September
12, at
the St.
Peter’s
UCC,
rural
Geneva,
with
burial
in the
church
cemetery.
The
Sietsema
Funeral
Home in
Ackley
was in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Arlene
Erna
Klein,
was born
on July
14, 1924
in
Eldora,
the
daughter
of Louis
and
Vesta
(Smallwood)
Sprain.
She
graduated
from the
Eldora
High
School
in 1943.
Arlene
was
united
in
marriage
to Earl
Klein on
December
28,
1952, at
the
First
Congregational
Church
in Iowa
Falls.
Arlene
was a
member
of the
St.
Peter’s
UCC in
Geneva,
Geneva
Study
Club,
TOPS,
St.
Peter’s
Women’s
Fellowship,
and
taught
Sunday
School
and
Bible
School.
Arlene
is
survived
by her
husband,
Earl;
two
daughters,
Sandra
Klein of
Urbandale
and Lori
Johnson
and
husband,
Russ of
Chaska,
Minnesota;
nine
grandchildren,
Tia
Colao
and
husband,
Ivan,
Nicholas
Klein,
Anthony
Klein,
Tim
Stork
and
wife,
Emily,
Trent
Stork,
Brad
Johnson
and
wife,
Miranda,
Andrea
Johnson,
Zachary
Johnson
and
Nichole
Johnson;
three
great-grandchildren,
Abby
Johnson,
Marcus
Colao
and
Mariel
Colao; a
brother,
Lowell
Hodge
and
wife,
Chub of
Independence,
Missouri;
and a
sister-in-law,
Sue
Sprain
of Iowa
Falls.
She was
preceded
in death
by her
parents;
son,
Gary
Klein; a
sister,
Bernadine
(Mrs.
Gene)
Bittner;
and a
brother,
Bob
Sprain.
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Falls
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Citizen
2008
|
Doris M.
Smeins
Monday,
September
8, 2008
September
10, 2008
PARKERSBURG—Doris
M.
Smeins,
81, of
Parkersburg,
died on
Monday,
September
8, 2008,
at the
Sartori
Memorial
Hospital
in Cedar
Falls,
from
natural
causes.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
1:30
p.m., on
Wednesday,
September
10, at
the
First
Reformed
Church,
Aplington.
Visitation
will be
one hour
before
the
services
at the
church.
The
Redman-Schwartz
Funeral
Chapel
in
Aplington
is in
charge
of the
arrangements.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
Matthew
Keith
Conover
June
16,
1976-September
10, 2008
September
13, 2008
URBANDALE—Matthew
Keith
Conover,
32, of
Urbandale
and
formerly
of Iowa
Falls,
died on
Wednesday,
September
10,
2008,
unexpectedly
at his
home of
natural
causes.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
10:30
a.m., on
Monday,
September
15, at
the
Bethany
Lutheran
Church
in Iowa
Falls,
with
burial
in Union
Cemetery.
Visitation
will be
from
2-6:00
p.m., on
Sunday,
at the
Bethany
Lutheran
Church
in Iowa
Falls.
The
Surls
Funeral
Home in
Iowa
Falls is
in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Matthew
Keith
Conover,
was born
on June
16, 1976
in Iowa
Falls,
the son
of Keith
and
Cathy
(Friedrichsen)
Conover.
He
graduated
from the
Iowa
Falls
High
School
in 1995
and
graduated
from the
University
of Iowa
School
of
Business
in 1999
with a
finance
degree.
He
worked
at John
Deere
Credit
in
Johnston
as an
agriculture
marketing
manager.
Matt was
a member
of the
Polk
County I
Club and
the
University
of Iowa
Alumni
Association.
He was
an avid
Hawkeye
fan and
enjoyed
all
sports,
golfing,
basketball,
biking,
running
and his
true
love of
football.
He was a
devoted
uncle,
caring
brother
and a
loving
son.
Matt is
survived
by his
parents,
Keith
and
Cathy
Conover
of Iowa
Falls; a
sister,
Andrea
Widen
and her
husband,
Michael
and son,
Peyton
of Iowa
City;
maternal
grandparents,
Clifford
and
Florence
Friedrichsen
of
Holstein;
paternal
grandmother,
Esther
Conover
of
Holstein;
and
numerous
aunts,
uncles,
cousins
and many
friends.
He was
preceded
in death
by his
paternal
grandfather,
Claude
Conover.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
Marilyn
J.
Modlin
Thursday,
September
11, 2008
September
13, 2008
ELDORA—Marilyn
J.
Modlin,
62, of
Eldora,
died
from
natural
causes
on
Thursday,
September
11,
2008, at
the
Bright
Kavanah
House in
Des
Moines,
while
under
the care
of
Hospice
of
Central
Iowa.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
2:00
p.m., on
Monday,
September
15, at
the
Creps-Abels
Funeral
Home in
Eldora,
with
Jeff
Thayer
officiating.
Burial
will
follow
in the
Eldora
City
Cemetery.
Visitation
will be
from
6-8:00
p.m., on
Sunday,
at the
funeral
home.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
Alice
Mae
Shane
Simcox
November
22,
1917-September
12, 2008
September
17, 2008
DUBUQUE—Alice
Mae
Shane
Simcox,
90, of
Dubuque
and
formerly
of Iowa
Falls,
died on
Friday,
September
12,
2008, at
the
Sunset
Park
Place in
Dubuque.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Monday,
September
15, at
the
Surls
Funeral
Home in
Iowa
Falls
with
burial
in the
Union
Cemetery.
Memorials
collected
will be
distributed
to the
Bible
Truth
Publishers
and the
Iowa
Heart
Center.
Alice
was born
on
November
22,
1917, to
Oliver
and Inez
(Payne)
Shane in
a large
brick
farm
house
southeast
of Iowa
Falls.
She was
the
youngest
child,
with
three
brothers
(Earl,
Marion
and
Howard
Shane).
Alice
lived
most of
her life
in Iowa
Falls.
She
graduated
from the
Iowa
Falls
High
School
in 1936
and went
to work
for her
father's
automobile
dealership
as a
bookkeeper.
She
married
Clair
Simcox
on June
12,
1938, at
her
parents'
farm
home
outside
of Iowa
Falls.
Craig
Dennis
was born
to this
union on
September
18, 1939
and
Patricia
Claire
on
February
25,
1948. In
1944,
Clair
and
Alice
moved to
Manchester
and
later to
Waterloo,
where
Clair
became a
barber.
In 1957,
they
returned
to Iowa
Falls
where
they
lived
for 40
years.
When
Clair
passed
away on
January
1, 1997,
Alice
moved to
Ankeny
to be
close to
her
daughter
and
family.
In
August
of 2007,
Alice
moved to
the
Sunset
Park
Place, a
retirement
community
in
Dubuque,
to be
near Pat
and
Merlin,
who also
had
moved to
Dubuque.
During
her
life,
Alice
faithfully
witnessed
her
faith in
the Lord
Jesus as
her
personal
Savior,
and
demonstrated
His
presence
in her
life to
her
family,
friends
and
those
with
whom she
made
contact.
Alice
was
preceded
in death
by her
husband,
Clair;
her
parents;
and her
three
brothers.
She is
survived
by her
son,
Craig
(Molly)
Simcox
of
Bellevue,
Washington;
her
daughter,
Patricia
(Merlin)
Gentz of
Dubuque;
three
granddaughters,
Vicki
(Tim)
Smokoff
of Fox
Island,
Washington,
Brooke
(Aaron)
Sluiter
of
Dubuque
and
Mikaela
(Aaron)
Harlow
of
Dubuque;
three
great-granddaughters,
Amanda,
Lindsey
and
Emily
Smokoff
of Fox
Island,
Washington;
and many
nieces
and
nephews.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
Lilian
Irene
Heetland
April
24,
1920-September
14, 2008
September
17, 2008
IOWA
FALLS—Lilian
Irene
Heetland,
88, of
Iowa
Falls,
died on
Sunday,
September
14,
2008, at
the
Scenic
Manor in
Iowa
Falls.
Private
memorial
services
will be
held in
London,
England.
The
Surls
Funeral
Home in
Iowa
Falls is
in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Lilian
Irene
Heetland,
was born
on April
24, 1920
in
London,
England,
the
daughter
of David
and
Florence
Pannell.
She
graduated
from
high
school
in
London.
She
married
Edward
Heetland
on
August
2, 1943
in
London.
Lilian
was a
member
of the
Waterloo
AMVETS
Auxiliary.
Survivors
include
her
husband,
Edward
Heetland
of Iowa
Falls;
and
three
sisters,
Doris
Ivy of
Sussex,
England,
Lucy
Rose of
Norfolk,
England
and
Irene
Winnifred
of
Surrey,
England.
She was
preceded
in death
by two
sisters
and two
brothers.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
Dorothy
Roelfs
Tuesday,
September
16, 2008
September
17, 2008
ACKLEY—Dorothy
Roelfs,
90, of
Ackley,
died on
Tuesday,
September
16,
2008, at
the
Presbyterian
Village
in
Ackley.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
2:00
p.m., on
Friday,
September
19, at
the
United
Methodist
Church
in
Ackley,
with
burial
in the
Pleasant
Hill
Cemetery,
rural
Ackley.
Visitation
will be
from
4-7:00
p.m., on
Thursday,
at the
Sietsema
Funeral
Home in
Ackley.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
Dale
R.
Porter
Tuesday,
September
16, 2008
September
20, 2008
HAMPTON—Dale
R.
Porter,
86, of
Hampton,
passed
away on
Tuesday,
September
16,
2008, at
the
Franklin
General
Hospital,
Hampton.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Friday,
September
19, at
the
First
Christian
Church
(Disciples
of
Christ)
in
Hampton,
with
Pastor
Jan
Ekstedt
officiating.
Burial
was in
the
Pleasant
Hill
Cemetery,
rural
Ackley.
The
Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral
Home in
Hampton
was in
charge
of the
arrangements.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
Lester
Mennen
Tuesday,
September
16, 2008
September
20, 2008
ACKLEY—Lester
Mennen,
86, of
Ackley,
died on
Tuesday,
September
16,
2008, at
the
Presbyterian
Village
in
Ackley,
of
natural
causes.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
10:00
a.m., on
Saturday,
September
20, at
the
First
Presbyterian
Church,
with
burial
in
Pleasant
View
Cemetery,
both in
Aplington.
Visitation
will be
one hour
before
the
services
at the
church.
The
Redman-Schwartz
Funeral
Chapel
in
Aplington
is in
charge
of the
arrangements.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
Douglas
Adelmund
Wednesday,
September
17, 2008
September
20, 2008
CLARKSVILLE—Douglas
Adelmund,
67, of
Nora
Springs
and
formerly
of
Clarksville,
died on
Wednesday,
September
17,
2008, in
the Nora
Springs
Care
Center,
of
natural
causes.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
10:30
a.m., on
Monday,
September
22, at
the St.
John
Lutheran
Church
in
Clarksville.
Visitation
will be
from
2-5:00
p.m., on
Sunday,
at the
Redman-Schwartz
Funeral
Home in
Clarksville.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
Oswald
“Ossie”
Jacobson
October
21,
1919-September
18, 2008
September
20, 2008
IOWA
FALLS—Oswald
“Ossie”
Jacobson,
88, of
Iowa
Falls,
passed
away on
Thursday,
September
18,
2008, at
the
Scenic
Manor,
Iowa
Falls.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
10:30
a.m., on
Monday,
September
22, at
the
Immanuel
Lutheran
Church,
Iowa
Falls. A
time of
visitation
will be
from
5-7:00
p.m., on
Sunday,
at the
Linn’s
Funeral
Home,
Iowa
Falls.
Oswald
John
Jacobson,
was born
on
October
21, 1919
at
Jewell,
the son
of Lena
(Oswald)
and
Lawrence
Albert
Jacobson.
He
attended
the
Jewell
Community
Schools
graduating
with the
class of
1937. He
enlisted
in the
U.S.
Coast
Guard on
August
11,
1942,
serving
during
World
War II.
On March
12,
1944, he
was
united
in
marriage
to Irma
Ruth
Blome at
the St.
Paul’s
Lutheran
Church,
Fort
Dodge.
To this
union
two
daughters
were
born,
Lee Ann
and Mary
Jane.
They
farmed
near
Jewell,
Kamrar
and Iowa
Falls,
retiring
from
farming
in 1975.
Ossie
was the
caretaker
for
Union
Cemetery,
Iowa
Falls,
for many
years.
Ossie
was a
member
of the
Immanuel
Lutheran
Church,
Iowa
Falls,
where he
served
as
church
chairman
and sang
in the
church
choir
for a
number
of
years.
He had
served
on the
Franklin
County
School
Board at
one
time.
Ossie
and Irma
delivered
“Meals-on-Wheels”
for a
number
of
years.
Ossie
was a
man of
strong
faith.
Oswald
Jacobson
is
survived
by his
wife,
Irma
Jacobson
of Iowa
Falls;
his
daughter,
Mary
Jacobson
of Iowa
Falls; a
son-in-law,
Darrell
Harless
of
Charles
City;
two
grandchildren,
Kristin
Harless-Hall
and
husband,
Jason
and
Matthew
Harless,
all of
Des
Moines;
two
great-grandchildren,
Ashton
and Owen
Hall of
Des
Moines;
and two
sisters,
Marie
Crook of
Mechanicsville
and
JoAnn
Emmerson
of
Riverside,
California.
He was
preceded
in death
by his
parents,
Lawrence
and Lena
Jacobson;
and a
daughter,
Lee Ann
Harless.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
Lois
Ruth
Whitney
January
8,
1927-September
18, 2008
September
24, 2008
AMES—Lois
Ruth
Whitney,
81,
passed
away on
Thursday,
September
18,
2008, at
the Mary
Greeley
Medical
Center
in Ames.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Tuesday,
September
23, at
the
Adams
Funeral
Home in
Ames.
Burial
followed
in the
Cambridge
Cemetery
in
Cambridge.
In lieu
of
flowers,
the
family
will
direct
memorials
to the
Cambridge
Historical
Society
and the
Cambridge
Alumni
Association.
The
Adams
Funeral
Home and
Cremation
Service
assisted
with the
arrangements.
Lois was
born on
January
8, 1927,
to John
and Sina
(Larson)
Christofferson
in
Cambridge.
Lois
graduated
from the
Cambridge
High
School
in 1944.
She
worked
at
Bankers
Life in
Des
Moines
until
she
married
Ronald
Whitney
and
together
they
farmed
in White
Oak for
six
years.
In 1954,
they
moved to
Iowa
Falls,
where
they
raised
their
five
children
and
owned
and
operated
the Iowa
Falls
Sales
Pavilion
until
1971. In
1971,
they
moved to
Eldon,
Missouri,
with
their
sons,
Kevin
and
Calvin.
Lois
returned
to her
home
area
that she
loved in
1978 and
resided
in
Huxley.
In 1978,
she
became
the
receptionist
for the
Story
County
Court
House
until
she
retired
in 1992.
Lois was
very
involved
as an
officer
of the
Cambridge
Historical
Society
and
worked
tirelessly
for the
Cambridge
Alumni
Association.
She was
a kind
and
loving
wife and
mother
whose
first
thought
always
was for
the
welfare
of her
family.
She will
be sadly
missed
by her
children,
David of
Golden
Valley,
Minnesota,
Rayma of
Vero
Beach,
Florida,
Stewart
(Hilda)
of New
Bern,
North
Carolina,
Kevin
(Noi) of
Clovis,
California
and
Calvin
of Lake
Ozark,
Missouri;
grandchildren,
Mandy,
Beth,
Tyler,
Kasia,
Khawyn,
Brett
and
Brandon;
sisters,
June
Erickson
and
Edith
Scott;
and
several
nieces,
nephews,
family
and
friends.
Lois was
preceded
in death
by her
two
brothers,
Harold
and
Wendell;
and an
infant
sister,
Evelyn.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
Jerome
Jerry
Hovenga
Thursday,
September
18, 2008
September
24, 2008
HAMPTON—Jerome
Jerry
Hovenga,
67, of
Hampton,
passed
away on
Thursday,
September
18,
2008, at
the
Franklin
General
Hospital
in
Hampton.
Funeral
services
will be
held on
Thursday,
September
25, at
10:30
a.m., at
the
Faith
Baptist
Church
in
Hampton,
with
Pastors
Brian K.
Haynes
and
Reggie
Hovenga
officiating.
Burial
will be
in the
Hampton
Cemetery.
Visitation
will be
on
Wednesday,
from
4-8:00
p.m., at
the
Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral
Home in
Hampton.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
William
J. Hunt
May
5,
1926-September
18, 2008
October
1, 2008
ORANGEVALE,
California—William
J. Hunt,
was born
on May
5, 1926,
in Sioux
City,
Iowa,
one of
eight
children
born to
E.
Porter
and Eva
Hunt. He
was
married
58 years
to M.
Patricia
Hunt. He
passed
away
suddenly
on
Thursday,
September
18,
2008.
He was a
loving
husband
and
father
to
daughter,
Cynthia
Sue Hunt
Breaux
of Fair
Oaks,
California
and son,
David
Porter
Hunt of
Sacramento,
California.
He was a
doting
grandfather
of two
grandsons,
Kerner
J.
Breaux
and
Tyler J.
Breaux
and two
granddaughters,
Devon
Patricia
Hunt and
Alexandra
Judith
Hunt of
Sacramento,
California.
He is
also
survived
by
son-in-law,
Kerner
A.
Breaux
and
daughter-in-law,
Jana R.
Hunt.
He
graduated
from
high
school
in Sioux
City and
joined
the Navy
in 1943,
where he
spent
time on
a
destroyer
escort
serving
in the
Atlantic
and
Pacific
Theatres
of War.
After
leaving
the
Navy, he
and his
wife
spent
four
years
farming.
He
joined
Payless
Cashways
Lumber
Company
as a
buyer
living
in
Early,
Iowa;
Iowa
Falls,
Iowa;
and
Denver,
Colorado,
as the
company
moved.
He also
worked
as a
buyer
for
Grossman’s
Lumber
in San
Carlos,
California.
He was
very
active
in the
Boy
Scouts,
where he
was a
scoutmaster
and
district
commissioner.
He
earned
his
Silver
Beaver
Award
and the
Vigil
Award in
the
Order of
the
Arrow.
Mr. Hunt
retired
in 1985
and
bought
Hunt
Plastics
with his
son,
David
Hunt, in
Sacramento
which he
retired
from
several
years
later.
He was
active
in the
Destroyer
Escort
Sailor’s
Association
in
Sacramento
and
Pathway
Fellowship
Church
in
Orangevale,
California.
He
dearly
loved
his
wife,
family
and many
friends.
He will
surely
be
missed.
Memorial
services
were
held at
the
Pathway
Fellowship
Church
on
Sunday,
September
28. In
lieu of
flowers,
donations
should
be made
to the
Pathway
Fellowship
Church,
Orangevale,
California.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
John
Harvey
Cox
July
7,
1954-September
19, 2008
September
24, 2008
ALDEN—John
Harvey
Cox, 54,
of
Alden,
died
unexpectedly
on
Friday,
September
19,
2008, at
his
home.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Tuesday,
September
23, at
the
Immanuel
Memorial
UCC in
Alden,
with
burial
following
in the
Alden
Cemetery.
The
Surls
Funeral
Home in
Alden
was in
charge
of the
arrangements.
John
Harvey
Cox, was
born on
July 7,
1954 in
Albia,
the son
of Paul
and
Marjorie
(Force)
Cox. He
graduated
from the
Twin
Cedars
High
School
in
Bussey
in 1972.
John was
united
in
marriage
to Paula
Russell
on
September
22, 1979
in
Bussey.
He was a
truck
driver
and then
was a
load
manager
at First
Fleet in
Ames.
He was a
member
of the
Mason
Home
Lodge
No. 192
of Iowa
Falls
and was
a
reserve
deputy
sheriff
and
corrections
officer
in
Marion
County.
He was
Papa to
his
grandchildren
whom he
loved
very
much as
did they
love
him. He
was
friends
to
everyone.
John is
survived
by his
wife,
Paula; a
daughter,
Monique
and her
significant
other,
Jay
Vogel of
Alden;
his
mother,
Marjorie
Cox of
Bussey;
a
grandson,
David of
Alden;
two
granddaughters,
Jewelle
of Alden
and
Haylee
of
Alden;
and
expected
grandson,
John
(JT);
siblings,
Daryl
Cox and
his
wife,
Jane of
Apache
Junction,
Monica
Reed and
her
husband,
Denny of
Bussey
and Tim
Cox and
his
wife,
Cathy of
Bussey;
one
niece
and
several
nephews.
He was
preceded
in death
by his
father,
Paul
Cox; and
two
brothers
in
infancy.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
Rosella
Edith
Hansen
June
21,
1912-September
19, 2008
September
24, 2008
WEBSTER
CITY—Rosella
Edith
Hansen,
96, of
Webster
City,
and
formerly
of
Williams,
died on
Friday,
September
19,
2008, at
the
Crestview
Manor in
Webster
City.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
10:30
a.m., on
Wednesday,
September
24, at
the
Alden
Methodist
Church,
with
burial
to
follow
in the
Buckeye
Cemetery.
The
Surls
Funeral
Chapel
in
Williams
is in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Rosella
Edith
Hansen,
was born
on June
21, 1912
in Dows,
the
daughter
of
George
and
Bessie
(Annett)
Root.
She
attended
Vernon
Township
and the
Dows
High
School.
On
October
20,
1934,
she was
united
in
marriage
to
Herman
Hansen
in
Sandstone,
Minnesota.
Rosella
lived
near
Williams
for 52
years,
moved to
the Dows
Development
Apartments
on
September
1, 1987
and then
to a
nursing
home in
Dows,
and then
the
Crestview
Manor in
Webster
City in
2002.
Rosella
is
survived
by a
sister,
Lucille
Jackson
of
Webster
City;
and
nieces
and
nephews.
She was
preceded
in death
by her
parents;
husband;
and five
sisters,
Helen
Haines,
Rhoda
Kreitlow,
Elsie
Foster,
Dorothy
Cheever
and
Mable
Prescher.
© Iowa
Falls
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Citizen
2008
|
David
Daniel
Meyer
August
8,
1949-September
19, 2008
September
24, 2008
CUMMING—David
Daniel
Meyer,
59, of
Cumming,
formerly
of Iowa
Falls
and Fort
Dodge,
died on
Friday,
September
19,
2008,
after
being
life
flighted
to the
University
Hospital
in Iowa
City.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Tuesday,
September
23, at
the
Egnacio’s
Chapel
in
Cumming.
Burial
was in
the
Northlawn
Cemetery,
Iowa
Falls.
The
Surls
Funeral
Home in
Iowa
Falls
was in
charge
of the
arrangements.
David
Meyer,
was born
on
August
8, 1949
in
Hampton,
the son
of
Frederick
and
Marie
(Siems)
Meyer.
He
graduated
from the
Iowa
Falls
High
School
and
Ellsworth
Community
College
in Iowa
Falls.
David
was
united
in
marriage
to
Patricia
Watkins
Miller
on
February
11,
1989, at
the
First
United
Methodist
Church
in Iowa
Falls.
Following
their
marriage
the
couple
made
their
home in
Des
Moines
for
several
years
where he
worked
in the
transportation
industry
for Ruan
and D.J.
Franzen.
They
then
moved to
Fort
Dodge
where
Dave
worked
as a
dispatcher
for SMX
for nine
years.
The
couple
moved to
Iowa
Falls as
he
continued
work at
SMX and
then at
Pre
Stress.
Next,
they
moved to
Cumming
to work
for TMC,
where
Dave
worked
until
his
illness
required
him to
resign.
He was a
member
of the
Cumming
Community
Church,
Iowa
Falls
Elks
Club
B.P.O.E.
Lodge
No. 1674
and the
Iowa
Falls
Loyal
Order of
Moose
Lodge
No.
1331.
David’s
passion
was his
family
(including
his
four-legged
children,
Angus
and
Gypsy)
and
restoring
a 1965
Chevy
which he
and
Patricia
drove on
many car
cruises.
He
enjoyed
NASCAR
and kept
busy
gardening
and
doing
yard
work for
himself
and his
church.
David is
survived
by his
wife,
Patricia
of
Cumming;
two
sons,
Christopher
Miller
and
wife,
Terry of
Des
Moines
and
Jeffery
Miller
and
wife,
Carin of
Fremont,
Nebraska;
daughter,
Margo
Adams
and
husband,
Kraig of
Cumming;
eight
grandchildren;
sister,
Mary Ann
Whipple
and
husband,
Merle of
Geneva;
mother-in-law,
Dorothy
Watkins
of
Granite
City,
Illinois;
sister-in-law,
Carol
Meyer of
Des
Moines;
and many
nieces,
nephews
and
friends.
He was
preceded
in death
by his
parents;
and
brother,
Donald
Meyer.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
J.
Howard
Sheller
Friday,
September
19, 2008
September
24, 2008
GRUNDY
CENTER—J.
Howard
Sheller,
88, of
Grundy
Center,
died on
Friday,
September
19,
2008, at
the
Grundy
County
Memorial
Hospital
Long
Term
Care
Unit in
Grundy
Center.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Monday,
September
22, at
the
Ivester
Church
of the
Brethren,
rural
Grundy
Center,
with
Pastor
Dennis
L. Brown
officiating.
Burial
followed
in the
Sheller
Cemetery,
rural
Eldora.
The
Engelkes-Abels
Funeral
Home in
Grundy
Center
was in
charge
of the
arrangements.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
Marie
L.
Geertsema
Friday,
September
19, 2008
September
24, 2008
PARKERSBURG—Marie
L.
Geertsema,
88, of
Hiawatha,
formerly
of
Parkersburg,
died on
Friday,
September
19,
2008, at
the Linn
Manor
Care
Center
in
Marion,
from
natural
causes.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Monday,
September
22, at
the
Bethel
Lutheran
Church,
with
burial
in the
Oak Hill
Cemetery,
both in
Parkersburg.
The
Redman-Schwartz
Funeral
Home in
Parkersburg
was in
charge
of the
arrangements.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
John
Timothy
Shea
November
14,
1944-September
21, 2008
September
24, 2008
WATERLOO—John
"Tim"
Timothy
Shea,
63, of
Waterloo,
died on
Sunday,
September
21,
2008, in
Plainfield.
Memorial
services
will be
held on
Friday,
September
26, at
11:00
a.m., at
the
Parrott
& Wood
Chapel
of
Memories,
Waterloo.
Visitation
will be
one hour
before
the
services
at the
funeral
home.
The
family
is
asking
for
donations
to be
made to
the
Humane
Society.
The
Parrott
& Wood
Chapel
of
Memories,
An
Overton
Family
Service,
Waterloo,
is in
charge
of the
arrangements.
John
"Tim"
Timothy
Shea,
was born
on
November
14, 1944
in St.
Louis,
Missouri,
the son
of
Thomas
Shea and
Marjorie
McKinney.
Tim grew
up in
Moberly,
Missouri
and
graduated
from
Moberly
High.
Baseball
was a
big part
of Tim’s
childhood,
playing
in
different
leagues
throughout
high
school
and
college.
He went
to
college
at
Central
Missouri
State
University.
On March
11,
1967,
Tim
married
Nancy
Ray in
Moberly.
Two
children
were
born to
this
union.
Their
family
made
several
moves
throughout
the
Midwest,
including
11 years
in Iowa
Falls,
before
finally
settling
in
Waterloo
in 1989.
Tim
worked
for the
city of
Waterloo
as the
superintendant
of Waste
Management.
Tim
loved
hunting,
fishing,
metal
detecting,
history,
politics,
talking
about
the
Civil
War, the
St.
Louis
Cardinals,
the
Missouri
Tigers,
and most
of all,
spending
time
with his
family.
Tim will
be
missed
dearly
by all
those
who knew
him.
Tim was
preceded
in death
by his
parents.
He is
survived
by his
wife,
Nancy;
two
daughters,
Kelly
(Gene)
Newgaard
of Iowa
Falls
and
Jennifer
(Doug)
Parsons
of
Boone;
three
grandchildren,
Sr.
Airman
Andrew
Corson,
Zachary
Corson
and
Nicholas
Parsons;
and one
brother,
Mike
Shea.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
Richard
Ball
Sunday,
September
21, 2008
September
24, 2008
ACKLEY—Richard
Ball,
73, of
Ackley
and
formerly
of Iowa
Falls,
passed
away on
Sunday,
September
21,
2008,
due to
injuries
received
in an
automobile
accident
in
Franklin
County.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
10:00
a.m., on
Saturday,
September
27, at
the
Linn’s
Funeral
Homes,
Iowa
Falls
Chapel.
A time
of
visitation
will be
from
6-8:00
p.m., on
Friday,
at the
funeral
home.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
Clara
Mae
Hopkey
Sunday,
September
21, 2008
September
24, 2008
LATIMER—Clara
Mae
Hopkey,
88, of
Latimer,
passed
away on
Sunday,
September
21,
2008, at
the
Franklin
General
Hospital
in
Hampton.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
10:30
a.m., on
Wednesday,
September
24, at
the
Immanuel
United
Church
of
Christ
in
Latimer,
with
Pastor
Tom
Cofer
officiating.
Burial
will
follow
in the
Marion
Center
Cemetery,
rural
Latimer.
The
Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral
Home in
Hampton
is in
charge
of the
arrangements.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
Henry
R. “Ike”
Cramer
Monday,
September
22, 2008
September
24, 2008
STEAMBOAT
ROCK—Henry
R. “Ike”
Cramer,
90, of
Steamboat
Rock,
died
from
natural
causes
on
Monday,
September
22,
2008, at
the Mary
Greeley
Medical
Center
in Ames.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
1:30
p.m., on
Thursday,
September
25, at
the
Steamboat
Rock
Baptist
Church,
with
Pastor
Harrison
Lippert
officiating.
Burial
will
follow
in the
Steamboat
Rock
Cemetery.
Visitation
will be
at the
church
prior to
the
services
on
Thursday,
from
12:30-1:30
p.m. The
Creps-Abels
Funeral
Home in
Eldora
is in
charge
of the
arrangements.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
Richard
L. Husz
Monday,
September
22, 2008
September
24, 2008
HAMPTON—Richard
L. Husz,
83, of
Hampton,
passed
away on
Monday,
September
22,
2008, at
his home
in
Hampton.
Memorial
services
will be
held at
10:30
a.m., on
Friday,
September
26, at
the
First
Congregational
Church
in
Hampton,
with the
Rev.
John
Byrne
officiating.
The
Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral
Home is
in
charge
of the
arrangements.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
Delroy
L.
Kruger
Wednesday,
September
24, 2008
September
27, 2008
GRUNDY
CENTER—Delroy
L.
Kruger,
53, of
Grundy
Center,
died at
his home
on
Wednesday,
September
24,
2008,
while
under
the care
of his
family
and the
Cedar
Valley
Hospice.
Services
are
pending
at the
Engelkes-Abels
Funeral
Home in
Grundy
Center.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
Vernice
King
Thursday,
September
25, 2008
September
27, 2008
ALLISON—Vernice
King,
96, of
Allison,
passed
away on
Thursday,
September
25,
2008, at
the
Waverly
Health
Center
in
Waverly.
Funeral
services
will be
held on
Saturday,
September
27, at
1:00
p.m., at
the
Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral
Home in
Allison,
with
Pastor
Tamara
EnTin
officiating.
Burial
will be
in the
Memorial
Park
Cemetery
in Mason
City.
Visitation
will be
from
noon
until
the
service
time.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
Ernest
F.
Hartkopp
May
9,
1920-September
25, 2008
October
1, 2008
IOWA
FALLS—Ernest
F.
Hartkopp,
88, of
Iowa
Falls,
died on
Thursday,
September
25,
2008, at
the
Scenic
Manor
Nursing
Home in
Iowa
Falls.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Monday,
September
29, at
the
Surls
Funeral
Home in
Iowa
Falls,
with
burial
in the
Pleasant
Hill
Cemetery,
rural
Iowa
Falls.
Memorials
may be
directed
to the
Iowa
Hospice,
Marshalltown,
Iowa.
Ernest
F.
Hartkopp,
was born
on May
9, 1920
in
Burdette,
the son
of Frank
and
Martha
(Klein)
Hartkopp.
Ernest
was
united
in
marriage
to
Gladys
Diemer
on
November
29,
1941. He
served
in the
U.S.
Army
from
1942-45
during
World
War II
and had
farmed
all of
his
life.
Ernest
was a
member
of the
First
United
Methodist
Church,
Bradford
Fire
Department
and the
Pleasant
Hill
Cemetery
Society.
He is
survived
by his
daughter,
Marlene
Merklin
and Bill
Gross of
Clear
Lake;
two
sons,
Charles
and
Bonnie
Hartkopp
of
Geneva
and
Ronald
and
Laura
Hartkopp
of Iowa
Falls;
10
grandchildren;
nine
great-grandchildren;
five
sisters,
Bettie
LaRue of
Iowa
Falls,
Margaret
Mitterer
of Iowa
Falls,
Anna Mae
Diemer
of
Ackley,
Dorothy
Teske of
Ackley
and
Martha
Parker
of
Aplington;
and two
brothers,
Marvin
Hartkopp
of Iowa
Falls
and
Wilfred
Hartkopp
of Iowa
Falls.
He was
preceded
in death
by his
parents;
wife,
Gladys;
a son,
Darwin;
and a
brother,
Arnold
Hartkopp.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
Sally
Smuck
Waldroupe
September
3,
1954-September
26, 2008
October
1, 2008
ALDEN—Sally
Smuck
Waldroupe,
54, of
Alden,
passed
away on
Friday,
September
26,
2008, at
the
University
of Iowa
Hospitals,
Iowa
City.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
10:30
a.m., on
Wednesday,
October
1, at
the
Immanuel
Memorial
United
Church
of
Christ,
Alden,
with
Pastor
Kerryn
Oliver
officiating.
Burial
will be
in the
Alden
Cemetery.
The
Linn’s
Funeral
Homes
Alden
Chapel
has been
entrusted
with the
arrangements.
Sally Jo
Smuck,
was born
on
September
3, 1954
at
Eldora,
the
daughter
of
Katherine
Alverda
(Bennett)
and
Herbert
Dallas
Smuck.
She was
confirmed
on May
25,
1968.
She
attended
the
Alden
Community
Schools,
graduating
with the
class of
1972. On
June 13,
2003,
she was
united
in
marriage
to Dale
Waldroupe.
The
couple
later
separated.
Sally Jo
Waldroupe
is
survived
by two
brothers,
Steve
(Randy)
Smuck of
Buckeye
and
Stacy
(Becky)
Smuck of
Shelley,
Idaho;
and two
sisters,
Susan
Smuck
(Rick
Hoversten)
of Alden
and
Sheryl
(Terry)
Goodknight
of Iowa
Falls.
She was
preceded
in death
by her
parents,
Herbert
and
Katherine
Smuck;
her
sister,
Sandra
Trangsrud;
and a
nephew,
Drew
Goodknight.
© Iowa
Falls
Times
Citizen
2008
|
Ron
Weig
January
26,
1955-September
25, 2008
October
1, 2008
HUBBARD—Ron
Weig,
53, of
Hubbard,
died on
Thursday,
September
25,
2008, at
the
University
of Iowa
Hospitals
in Iowa
City,
after a
year-long
battle
with
leukemia
and two
transplants.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Monday,
September
29, at
the St.
Mary’s
Catholic
Church
in
Eldora,
with
Father
Paul
Baldwin
and
Father
Rick
Dagit
officiating.
Burial
was in
the
Hubbard
Cemetery
in
Hubbard.
The
Boeke
Funeral
Home in
Hubbard
was in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Ronald
Steven
“Chicklet”
Weig,
was born
on
January
26, 1955
in
Algona.
He was
one of
10
children
born to
Edward
and
Adeline
(Drummer)
Weig. As
a young
boy he
moved to
Hubbard,
where he
attended
the
Hubbard
Community
School,
graduating
in 1973.
On
November
18,
1978,
Ronnie
was
united
in
marriage
to Barb
Luhman
at Our
Savior’s
Lutheran
Church
in
Radcliffe.
They
lived on
a farm
outside
of
Hubbard
for five
years
before
moving
into
Hubbard.
For the
last 20
years,
Ronnie
had been
employed
by
Hardin
County
working
on
secondary
roads.
He was a
member
of the
St.
Mary’s
Catholic
Church
in
Eldora.
His
greatest
joy was
his
children
and
supporting
all the
activities
they
participated
in. He
was an
avid
golfer,
bowler,
fast-pitch
softball
player
and
hunter.
He was
proud to
be a
Hawkeye
and
Detroit
Lions
fan.
Those
remaining
to
cherish
his
memory
include
his
wife,
Barb of
Hubbard;
two
daughters,
Amanda
Weig and
friend,
Bill of
Marshalltown
and
Angie
Cook and
husband,
Jared of
rural
Union;
one son,
Adam
Weig of
Hubbard
and
fiancée,
Kayleigh
Epps;
five
sisters,
Mary Lou
(Marlyn)
Scovill
and
Carole
(Harris)
Steinfeldt
of
Hubbard,
Ruth
(Dan)
Coleman
of
Missouri
and
Elaine
“Rosie”
(Bruce)
Gray and
Norma
(Jake)
Shattuck
of
Zearing;
four
brothers,
Louie
and Jim
of
Hubbard,
Jerry
and
wife,
Cherryl
of
Marshalltown
and
Kenny
and
wife,
Lola of
Hubbard;
along
with
many
nieces
and
nephews,
other
relatives
and
friends.
Ronnie
was
preceded
by his
parents;
one
infant
brother;
and one
nephew-in-law,
Lee
Lawrence.
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2008
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Gertrude
Wessels
Saturday,
September
27, 2008
October
1, 2008
ALLISON—Gertrude
Wessels,
89, of
Allison,
died on
Saturday,
September
27,
2008, at
the
Allison
Health
Care
Center
in
Allison,
from
natural
causes.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
1:30
p.m., on
Wednesday,
October
1, at
the
Stout
Gospel
Hall in
Stout,
with
burial
in the
Allison
Cemetery,
Allison.
Visitation
will be
one hour
before
the
services
at the
church.
The
Redman-Schwartz
Funeral
Home in
Parkersburg
is in
charge
of the
arrangements.
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2008
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Minnie
Achtermann
Saturday,
September
27, 2008
October
1, 2008
APLINGTON—Minnie
Achtermann,
106, of
Aplington,
died on
Saturday,
September
27,
2008, at
the
Maple
Manor
Village
in
Aplington,
from
natural
causes.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Tuesday,
September
30, at
the
First
Reformed
Church,
with
burial
in the
Pleasant
View
Cemetery,
both in
Aplington.
The
Redman-Schwartz
Funeral
Chapel
in
Aplington
is in
charge
of the
arrangements.
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2008
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Robert
D.
Gilmore
March
6,
1924-September
28, 2008
October
1, 2008
WEBSTER
CITY—Robert
D.
Gilmore,
84, of
Webster
City,
died on
Sunday,
September
28,
2008, at
the
Southfield
Wellness
Community.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
10:30
a.m., on
Wednesday,
October
1, at
the St.
Paul’s
Lutheran
Church
in
Alden,
with the
Rev. Jay
Jaeger
officiating.
Visitation
will be
after
9:30
a.m., on
Wednesday,
at the
church.
Burial
will be
in the
Alden
Cemetery.
The
Foster
Funeral
and
Cremation
Center
in
Webster
City is
in
charge
of the
arrangements.
In lieu
of
flowers,
memorials
may be
directed
in
Robert’s
name to
the St.
Paul’s
Lutheran
Church
in
Alden,
the
Williams
Lions
Club or
the
American
Diabetes
Association.
Robert
Daniel
Gilmore,
son of
Roy and
Lila
Ranger
Gilmore,
was born
on March
6, 1924
in
Alden.
He
received
his
education
and
graduated
from the
Alden
Senior
High
School.
On
January
9, 1946,
he
married
Gerene
Mae
Puttkamer
at the
Little
Brown
Church
in
Nashua.
The
couple
resided
near
Alden.
He
farmed
in the
Alden
and
Williams
areas
until
his
retirement.
The
couple
moved to
Webster
City in
January
of 2001.
He had
been
residing
at the
Southfield
Wellness
Community
since
March of
2008.
Mr.
Gilmore
was a
member
of the
St.
Paul’s
Lutheran
Church
in
Alden.
He was a
member
of the
Williams
Lions
Club
from
1952-2007.
He was
also
presented
the
Warren
Coleman
Honorary
Award
from the
Iowa
Lions
Foundation.
In
addition
to his
wife,
Gerene;
he is
survived
by sons
and
daughters-in-law,
Jeff and
Cindy
Gilmore
of Ames
and Kent
and
Helen
Gilmore
of
Mankato,
Minnesota;
daughter
and
son-in-law,
Nancy
and Mark
Hild of
Webster
City;
seven
grandchildren;
six
great-grandchildren;
and
brother
and
sister-in-law,
Jack and
Marie
Gilmore
of Iowa
Falls.
He was
preceded
in death
by his
parents;
sister,
Verdelle
Ellingson;
and a
sister
in
infancy,
Cozette
Jean
Gilmore.
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2008
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Henry
J.
“Hank”
Wagner
Sunday,
September
28, 2008
October
1, 2008
ELDORA—Henry
J.
“Hank”
Wagner,
76, of
Eldora,
formerly
of
Union,
died
from
natural
causes
on
Sunday,
September
28,
2008, at
the
Eldora
Nursing
and
Rehab
Center
in
Eldora,
while
under
the care
of the
Hospice
of North
Iowa.
Graveside
services
will be
held at
2:00
p.m., on
Thursday,
October
2, at
the
Sheller
Cemetery,
Eldora,
with
Hospice
Chaplain
Edward
Bard
officiating.
Visitation
will be
from
5-7:00
p.m., on
Wednesday,
at the
Creps-Abels
Funeral
Home in
Eldora.
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2008
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LaVerne
G. Tack
Sunday,
September
28, 2008
October
1, 2008
WELLSBURG—LaVerne
G. Tack,
90, of
Wellsburg,
died on
Sunday,
September
28,
2008, at
the
Grundy
Care
Center
in
Grundy
Center.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
1:30
p.m., on
Wednesday,
October
1, at
the
Wellsburg
Reformed
Church
in
Wellsburg,
with
Pastor
Todd
Rempe
officiating.
Burial
will
follow
in the
Wellsburg
Reformed
Church
Cemetery.
Visitation
will be
on
Wednesday,
from
9-11:00
a.m., at
the
Doyen-Abels
Funeral
Home in
Wellsburg.
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2008
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Leota
J.
Clouse
March
4,
1932-September
29, 2008
October
4, 2008
ALDEN—Leota
J.
Clouse,
76, of
Alden,
died on
Monday,
September
29,
2008, at
the
Mercy
Medical
Center,
North
Iowa in
Mason
City.
Memorial
services
were
held on
Friday,
October
3, at
the
United
Church
of
Christ
in
Alden,
with the
Rev.
Robert
Miller
officiating.
The
Cremation
Society
of
Eastern-Central-Western
Iowa was
in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Leota
was born
on March
4, 1932
in
Beaver,
Iowa,
the
daughter
of
Emmett
and
Helen
(Grief)
Stephenson.
She
married
William
Eugene
Clouse
on June
3, 1951
in Yale,
Iowa.
Surviving
in
addition
to her
husband,
William;
are
three
children,
Vonda
(Gary)
Johnson,
Eugene
(Kathy)
Clouse
and
Russell
(Amanda)
Clouse,
all of
Alden;
nine
grandchildren,
Heather
(Steve)
Hildebrand
of
Clinton,
Maryland,
Kylyn
Clouse,
Jayme
Clouse,
Jade
Clouse,
Morgan
Clouse,
Paten
Clouse,
Chance
Clouse,
Tessa
Clouse
and
Shyanne
Clouse,
all of
Alden;
and one
great-grandchild,
Austin
Hildebrand;
three
sisters,
Lorene
Moore,
Vi Rohe
and Ruth
Morrell;
and one
sister-in-law,
LaVonne
Stephenson.
She was
preceded
in death
by her
parents;
and a
brother,
Marvin.
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2008
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Mabel
Ruth
Brass
Tuesday,
September
30, 2008
October
4, 2008
ACKLEY—Mabel
Ruth
Brass,
93, of
Ackley,
died on
Tuesday,
September
30,
2008, at
the
Presbyterian
Village
in
Ackley.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Friday,
October
3, at
the St.
John’s
UCC in
Ackley,
with
burial
in the
Oakwood
Cemetery.
The
Sietsema
Funeral
Home in
Ackley
was in
charge
of the
arrangements.
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2008
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Evelyn
Minnie
Kramer
Tuesday,
September
30, 2008
October
4, 2008
ALLISON—Evelyn
Minnie
Kramer,
87, of
Allison,
passed
away on
Tuesday,
September
30,
2008, at
the
Allen
Memorial
Hospital
in
Waterloo.
Funeral
services
will be
held on
Saturday,
October
4, at
10:30
a.m., at
the
Allison
United
Church
of
Christ,
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.
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2008
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