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1995 (no 6/25/95)
MCGG 6/26/1995 Scherry June Kyhl Scherry June Kyhl (nee) Davis BRITT Scherry June Kyhl, 61, passed away Wednesday (June 21, 1995) at Westview Care Center. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Dennis Bailey officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. There will be no visitation. Scherry was born on Jan. 10, 1934, in Algona to Albert ``Shorty'' Davis and Edna (nee) Hiller Davis. She attended school in Titonka and graduated from the Titonka High School in 1952. On May 29, 1952, Scherry was united in marriage with Denny Kyhl in Algona. The couple made their home in Britt until moving to San Jose, Calif., in the 1960s. They lived in California for a few years and then moved to Minnesota where they lived for six years before returning to California until 1988. Scherry lived at home until entering the Westview Care Center in May of 1995. She loved to fish. She also enjoyed playing cards and croquet and traveling with her husband. She was a member of the Kappa Mu Sigma Alpha Sorority in San Jose, Calif. Scherry was a member of the United Methodist Church and took part in the United Methodist Women Circles. She also was a volunteer at Westview Care Center. Survivors include her husband, Denny, of Britt; her children, Dianna Frederick of Bozeman, Mont.; Mark Kyhl and his wife, Barb, of Britt, and Debbie Younger and her husband, Michael, of Britt; eight grandchildren, Shawn, Brenden, Amber, Michele, Allison, Sondra, Damien and Jennifer; six sisters, Betty Burtis and her husband, Glen, of Ledyard; Mary Thompson of Algona; Alma Bergerson of Estherville; Barbara Fisher and LeRoy of Cambria, Minn.; Marilyn Adams and her husband, Marvin, of Britt, and Peggy Holck and her husband, Marvin, of Britt; two brothers, Elwood Davis and his wife, Marge, of Eldon, Mo., and Jack Davis and his wife, Marge, of Eldon, Mo.; her mother-in-law, Evelyn Kyhl of Britt; and numerous nieces and nephews. Scherry was preceded in death by her parents, four sisters and three brothers.
MCGG 6/26/1995 Julia Gladys Stueland EAGLE GROVE Julia Gladys Stueland, 92, of Corwith, formerly of Britt, died Wednesday (June 21, 1995) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East, Mason City. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at Samuel Lutheran Church, Eagle Grove, with the Rev. Carlton Shaw officiating. Burial will be in Holmes Lutheran Cemetery, rural Holmes. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Willim Funeral Home, Eagle Grove. Julia Gladys Stueland was born June 11, 1903, in Hancock County. Survivors include her son, Guy Stueland of Wickenburg, Ariz.; four grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; and one sister, Mary Haaland of Park Rapids, Minn. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, five brothers and five sisters.
MCGG 6/26/1995 Walter V. Alley Sr. RICEVILLE Walter V. Alley Sr., 92, of Libertyville, Ill., formerly of Riceville, died Wednesday (June 21, 1995) at the Libertyville, Ill., Manor of natural causes. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Riceville, with the Rev. John Moser officiating. Burial will be in the Calvary Cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the Conway Funeral Home, Riceville, with a 7:30 p.m. Scripture service. Mr. Alley was born in Forestburgh, S.D., on July 25, 1902. Survivors include four sons, Walter Jr. of Libertyville, Ill.; Phillip Alley of Baton Rouge, La.; William Alley of Corpus Christi, Texas, and Richard Alley of Skiatook, Okla.; one daughter, Adrienne Schweers of Overland Park, Kan.; 19 grandchildren; and 30 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Stella, in 1985; one granddaughter; and one great-grandson.
MCGG 6/26/1995 Daisy R. Mitchell Daisy R. Mitchell (nee) Wilson FOREST CITY Mrs. Daisy Mitchell, 81, of Forest City, died Friday (June 23, 1995) at her home in Forest City. Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Monday at the Petersen Lund Funeral Home. The Rev. Gary Marzolf of the United Methodist Church will officiate, with burial in the Madison Township Cemetery in Forest City. Visitation is from 2 to 6 tonight at the funeral home. Daisy R. Mitchell, a daughter of Timothy Wilson and Purnie (nee) Couch Wilson, was born July 16, 1913, in Wright County, near Belmond. She began school in Iowa and then moved with her family to Stanberry, Mo., where she continued her education until the eighth grade. They then moved to Buchanan, Mich., for a year and then Forest City in 1930, where Daisy worked for Mary Lundburg for $3 (silver dollars) a week from 5 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. In August of 1931, she met Merle Mitchell and dated him for one year and two months before getting married on Oct. 22, 1932, at a church parsonage in Stanberry, Mo. The couple made their home in Forest City where Daisy worked at the chicken factory. She later worked with her husband Merle at the Superior Gas Station until they retired in 1968. After Merle's death in 1976, she continued to live at home where she passed away on June 23, 1995, at the age of 81. Daisy enjoyed her violets, crocheting, her doilies and afghans. She is survived by her children, Cecil Mitchell and his wife, Karen, of Forest City, Jeanette Michelson and her husband, Doyce, of Mt. Pleasant, Phillip Mitchell of St. Paul, Minn., and Darol Mitchell and his wife, Beverly, of Hayfield, Minn.; 13 grandchildren, Douglas Mitchell, Tina Mahon, Richard Phillips, Jennifer Mitchell, Jesse Mitchell, Valorie Marr, Kimberly Brass, Debbie Moeller, Brian Michelson, Brent Michelson, Brad Michelson, Deanna Yocum and Sandi Sunken; and 19 great-grandchildren, Matt Moeller, Joe Moeller, Desiree Moeller, Austin Benner, Kinsey Michelson, Brock Michelson, Tanner Michelson, Danielle Yirkowsky, Dana Yocum, Chris Mitchell, Cory Mitchell, GabreGail Marr, Anastasia Marr, Levi Mahon, Cody Mahon, Tyler Mahon, Brittany Mitchell, Sierra Mitchell and Amanda Sunken. She was preceded in death by her husband, Milo Merle Mitchell, a stillborn twin daughter, Phyllis Mitchell; her parents; a sister, Jerushia Redmond; and two brothers, Henry Wilson and Mark Wilson.
MCGG 6/26/1995 circa Harold W. Draves GALT Harold W. Draves, 85, of Galt, died Friday (June 23, 1995) at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at First Lutheran Church in Dows with the Rev. Glenn Kappelmann officiating. Burial will be in the Vernon Township Cemetery, Dows. Visitation begins at 3 p.m. today at the Willim Funeral Home in Clarion, with the family present from 6 to 8 tonight. Harold Draves was born Jan. 29, 1910, in Wright County. Survivors include his wife, Beulah Draves; one daughter, Shirley Whipple, Belmond; one son, Robert Draves, of Dows; two sisters, Florence Barz, Latimer, and Margaret Bartz, Alexander; four granddaughters; and eight great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, and a grandson.
MCGG 6/26/1995 Donald E. Joos TITONKA Donald E. Joos, 75, of Titonka, died Friday (June 23, 1995) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center in Mason City. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the United Methodist Church in Titonka, with the Rev. Karl Schiltz officiating. Burial will be in St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Lakota. Visitation is from 3 to 8 tonight at the Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home in Titonka. Donald Joos was born Oct. 7, 1919, in Kossuth County. Survivors include his wife, LaVonne Joos, of Titonka; two daughters, Gloria Brown of Silvis, Ill., and LaDonna Serafin of Missouri; three grandchildren; four sisters, June Henry, Portland, Ore., Darlene Menke of Bancroft, Helen Valvick of Ledyard and Shirley Callanan of Sleepy Eye, Minn. He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers, and one sister.
MCGG 6/26/1995 circa Isabelle Coleman Isabelle Coleman (nee) Minnis OSAGE Isabelle Coleman, 76, of Osage, formerly of Riceville, died Saturday (June 25, 1995) at the Good Samaritan Center in St. Ansgar. Memorial services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Champion Funeral Home, with the Rev. John Gilbert officiating. Burial will be at a later date at the Riverside Cemetery, Riceville. There is no visitation. Isabelle Coleman was born December 3, 1918, near Riceville. Survivors include one sister, Anna McClanahan, Dayton, Ohio; and two brothers, Robert Minnis, Osage, and Roy Minnis, Denver, Colo. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband.
MCGG 6/26/1995 circa Debra Jean Gansen Debra Jean (nee) Fox ELMA Debra Jean Gansen, 40, of Elma, died Friday (June 23, 1995) at her home after a long illness. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday at the Immaculate Conception Church in Elma, with the Rev. Roger Rethamel officiating. Burial will be in the Calvary Cemetery at Elma. Visitation begins at 3 p.m. today at the Conway Funeral Home in Elma where there will be a prayer service at 7:30 tonight. Debra Jean Fox was born July 29, 1954, at Osage. Survivors include her husband, Kenneth Gansen; one daughter, Angie, a student at Wartburg College; two sons, David, a student at Hawkeye Community College in Waterloo; Chad, at home and a student at Crestwood High School in Cresco; her mother, Lillian Wilcox, Alta Vista; her father, Russell Fox, Riceville; and three sisters, Sharon Lovelace, Traer, Connie Tylee, New Richmond, Wis., and Nancy Wolthoff, Riceville. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents and paternal grandparents. Memorials may be directed to the family.
MCGG 6/26/1995 circa Odean Duane Bakken NORTHWOOD Odean Duane Bakken, 63, of Northwood, died Friday (June 23, 1995) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East, Mason City. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at First Lutheran Church, Northwood, with the Rev. Debi Hankins and the Rev. Tom Hankins officiating. Graveside services will be 1 p.m. Monday at the Sunset Rest Cemetery, Northwood. Visitation is from 3 to 7 tonight at the Conner Colonial Chapel, Northwood, and one hour before the funeral at the church. The family suggests memorials to First Lutheran Church. Duane was born Nov. 20, 1931, in Emmons, Minn., a son of Elmer Bakken and Eleanor (nee) Clausen Bakken. Duane drove semi-truck for Musselman Pet Milk Co. out of St. Joseph, Mich., for many years. He then started his own trucking business in Northwood in 1979 and continued to operate it until 1994 when he had to retire due to ill health. Duane married Sylvia Ellingson Sept. 6, 1958, in Northwood. He is survived by two sons, Gregory Bakken and Anthony Bakken, both of Minneapolis, Minn.; his mother, Mrs. Eleanor Bakken, Northwood; six sisters, Mavis Elwell and her husband, Richard, Woodland Park, Colo., Jermane Peterson and her husband, Lyle, Council Bluffs, Jeanette Anderson, Eagan, Minn., Jeannine Bakken, Eagan, Minn., Bonnie Lindner and her husband, Richard, Loyal, Wis., and Carolyn LaPointe and her husband, David, Marshfield, Wis.; two brothers, Gerald Bakken and his wife, Bonnie, Northwood, and Steven Bakken, Northwood; and several nieces and nephews. Duane was preceded in death by his father; three brothers, Eldrin Bakken, Kenneth Bakken and Leon Bakken; and one sister, Marvel Elaine Kennedy.
MCGG 6/26/1995 circa John H. Sherman MASON CITY Memorial services for John H. Sherman, 89, who died March 30, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the First United Methodist Church Wayside Chapel. The Rev. Merlin Ackerson and the Rev. Sharon Betsworth will officiate. Jan Bouma will provide music. Mr. Sherman was a longtime Mason City resident and owner-contractor of Babbitt & Sherman Electrical Co. for 27 years.
MCGG 6/26/1995 Robert Wayne Olinger MASON CITY Robert Wayne Olinger, 54, of 12497 250th St., died Wednesday (June 21, 1995) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the United Methodist Church in Clear Lake with the Rev. Fred Lewis officiating. Visitation begins at 5 p.m. Monday at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake. Following services, the body will be cremated and inurnment will take place at a later time in the Clear Lake Cemetery. The family suggests memorials to the Robert W. Olinger Memorial Fund. Robert was born Jan. 19, 1941, in Mt. Vernon Township, rural Clear Lake, a son of Kenneth Olinger and Ruth (nee) Blickenderfer Olinger. He attended Mt. Vernon No. 2 country school, Swaledale High School and then graduated from Clear Lake High School in 1960. Robert attended Oklahoma State Technical College, Okmulgee, Okla., where he obtained a degree in drafting. He worked for Wallace Holland Kastler Schmitz and Co. in Mason City for over 35 years. He married Judy McMurray Nov. 14, 1970, in Swaledale, Iowa. Robert enjoyed riding the tractor, being in the country, fishing, playing cards, taking his grandson and feeding the ducks. He really enjoyed watching his children play in sports. He was a member of Clear Lake United Methodist Church and National Hemophilic Foundation, Midwest Chapter. Survivors include his wife, Judy Olinger, Mason City; two children, Carrie Olinger and Robert Olinger, both of Mason City; grandson, Anthony Mathew Johnson, Mason City; his father, Kenneth Olinger, Meservey; stepmother, Janice Olinger, Meservey; two brothers, Ellery Olinger and his wife, Carolyn, Clear Lake, and William Olinger and his wife, Sharren, Mason City; and several aunts and uncles. He was preceded in death by his mother in 1989 and grandparents.
MCGG 6/27/1995 circa Arthur D. Bussa CLEAR LAKE Arthur D. Bussa, 85, of 1100 Sixth Ave. S., died Saturday (June 24, 1995) at the North Iowa Mercy Health Center East in Mason City. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 28, 1995, at the United Methodist Church in Clear Lake, with the Rev. Fred Lewis officiating. Burial will be in the Clear Lake Cemetery. Visitation is from 3:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Ward Van-Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth, and one hour prior to service at the church. Art was born Oct. 16, 1909 in Calhoun County, Lake City, Iowa, the son of Fred Bussa and Charlotte (nee) Rushton Bussa. He attended rural schools in Cerro Gordo County. He worked for many farmers before coming to Clear Lake. Art married Elsie Miller Nov. 24, 1943 south of Clear Lake in the bride's home. He worked in Robert Nichols gas station, later Larry Deyo station, then opened his own gas station. Art later worked for Ted Sauke Hardware and then the City of Clear Lake in the Street Department and the Cemetery Department for over 12 years, retiring in 1972. He was a square dance caller at the Surf on Friday nights for 12 years. He loved to collect little nick nacks and old farm pictures. Art is a member of Clear Lake United Methodist Church, Clear Lake, Iowa, I.O.O.F. Lodge, Clear Lake, and the Clear Lake Fishing Club. He is survived by his wife, Elsie Bussa, Clear Lake; one sister, Mrs. Doris Barlow, Clear Lake; and one brother, Everett Bussa and his wife, Margaret, Melrose Park, Ill. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Walter Bussa and Herbert Bussa; two infant sisters, Fern Bussa and Irene Bussa; and one step-sister, Leta Johnson.
MCGG 6/28/1995 circa James Francis Trich MANLY James Francis Trich, 47, of Manly, died Tuesday (June 20, 1995) at home. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Memorial Park Cemetery, Highway 18 West, Mason City, with the Rev. James Poulsen of Bethel United Methodist Church officiating. No visitation will be held. Bride Colonial Chapel, 110 Spring St., is handling arrangements. James was born Sept. 13, 1947 at Manly. Survivors include one brother, John Trich, Arlington, Texas; two sisters, Beverly Dunning, Stillman Valley, Ill.; and Arlene Masters, Erlanger, Kent. He was preceded in death by his parents.
MCGG 6/28/1995 Glenn L. Meader ROCKFORD Glenn L. Meader, 82, of 1991 Glass Ave., rural Rockford, died Sunday (June 25, 1995) at the Riceville Community Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Fullerton Hage Funeral Home, 401 Blunt St., Charles City, with the Rev. Dennis D. Niezwaag of St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home, with a 7 p.m. prayer service conducted by the Rev. Perry L. Brown. Visitation will continue from 9 a.m. until service time on Wednesday. Survivors include his two children, Glennis Krull of Riceville and Jerry Meader of Rockford; one brother, Merle Meader, Rockford; one sister, Mildred McElroy of Rockford; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, one brother and one sister.
MCGG 6/29/1995 Larry L. Tuttle JOICE Larry L. Tuttle, 60, of 591 430th Street, Joice, died Tuesday (June 27, 1995) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. today at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St., Clear Lake, with Monsignor Joseph J. Slepicka of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Clear Lake, officiating. Interment will be in Brush Point Cemetery, rural Fertile, Iowa. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the chapel. Larry was born Aug. 15, 1934 in rural Belmond, Iowa, the son of Morgan Tuttle and Ethel (nee) Luick Tuttle. He attended country school and graduated from Fertile High School in 1953. He then attended Hamilton Business College. Larry served in the United States Navy. Larry married Pat Reindl on Aug. 20, 1960 at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Manly. He drove truck for Jim Jenkins. Larry later managed Fertile Block and Tile business and later purchased it and ran it until the 1990's. Larry enjoyed the farm and the oak trees. He enjoyed steam engines and had a great admiration for old clocks. Larry is survived by his mother, Ethel Tuttle of Clear Lake; three children, Tim Tuttle and his wife, Linda, of Fertile, Mark Tuttle of Detroit, Mich., and Robin Harms and her husband, Randy, of Joice. He is the grandfather of Alicia Harms, Adam Harms, Aaron Harms, Rachel Tuttle, Michell Tuttle and Isaac Tuttle; a special friend, Verna Sanderson of Lake Mills; two brothers, Robert Tuttle of Mason City, and Merle Tuttle and his wife, Marsha of Clear Lake; one sister, Betty Waddington and her husband, Don, of Hanlontown. He was preceded in death by his father; two brothers, Leo Dean Tuttle and Billy Robert Tuttle.
MCGG 6/30/1995 John William Wood HAMPTON John William Wood, 88, of Hampton, died Monday (June 26, 1995) at the Elkhorn Nursing Home, Elkhorn, Neb. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Hampton, with the Rev. Gerald Condon officiating. Burial will be in Hampton Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, with a 7 p.m. Scripture service. John William Wood was born Feb. 10, 1907, in New Sharon. Survivors include one son, Donald Wood of Cedar Falls; one daughter, Margaret Otis of Elkhorn, Neb.; 10 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and one sister, Alice Mattson of Marshalltown. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife and two sons.
MCGG 6/30/1995 circa Rosemary Hines Gelner Rosemary Gelner (nee) Hines MASON CITY Rosemary Gelner, 63, of 612 Third St. N.E., died Monday (June 26, 1995) at Good Shepherd Nursing Home. No visitation will be held. Hogan-Bremer Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E., is in charge of arrangements. The body is to be donated to University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences in Des Moines. Rosemary Hines was born July 16, 1931, on a farm in Winnebago County. She was the daughter of William and Genieve Hines. She attended rural schools and high school in Fertile and Forest City. In 1949, she was married to Wayne Gelner. Of this union, three children were born. Rosemary enjoyed caring for children. She loved gardening and flowers. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Leon (Rhea) Behrends of Forest City and Mrs. Vicki Van Every of Mason City; one son, Timothy Wayne Gelner of Mason City; four grandchildren, Daniel VanEvery and Lisa, and Marc Behrends and Sara Behrends; and two sisters, Mrs. Milton Stout of Albert Lea, Minn., and Olive Dalluge of Mason City. She was preceded in death by her parents, six brothers and one sister.
MCGG 6/30/1995 William Fitzgerald Koebler CHARLES CITY William F. Koebler, 78, of 1006 Ellis Drive #4, died Friday (June 23, 1995) at his home. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Fullerton Hage Funeral Home, 401 Blunt St., conducted by the St. Charles Masonic Lodge #141 A.F. and A.M. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery. There will be no visitation. William Fitzgerald Koebler was born Nov. 1, 1916, in Janesville, Wis. Survivors include his wife, Ruth Koebler, of Charles City; one son, Richard J. Koebler of Charles City; one brother, John Koebler of Janesville, Wis.; three sisters, Eunice Schuman of Edgerton, Wis.; Eleanor Wells of Long Beach, Calif., and Barbara Hendricks of Rockford, Ill.; and one grandson, Kurt Koebler of Chicago, Ill. He was preceded in death by his parents.
MCGG 6/30/1995 Violet L. Rasmusson Violet L. Rasmusson (nee) Hoff MASON CITY Violet L. Rasmusson, 65, of 416 Fourth St. N.W., died Friday (June 23, 1995) at Oakwood Center, Clear Lake. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Hogan-Bremer Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E., with the Rev. Dean Hess of Zion Lutheran Church, Clear Lake, officiating. Violet donated her body to the University of Iowa to further medical science. No visitation will be held. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City, at a later date. In lieu of flowers memorials may be given to the Violet Rasmusson Memorial Fund. Violet was born Nov. 7, 1929, at Mason City, a daughter of George Hoff and Mabel (nee) Slattum Hoff. She attended Mason City schools and was a graduate of Mason City High School. Violet was an excellent cook. She worked at the Coffee Cup Cafe, Black and White Cafe, Schwann's Ice Cream Shop and for several years, she cooked at the former Buehler's Cafe, all of Mason City. Later she was a cook at the Country Kitchen in Mason City, retiring in 1982 for health reasons. She enjoyed sewing, reading, completing crossword puzzles and listening to KGLO radio. Violet was a member of Women of the Moose, Mason City, and PTA at the former Lincoln School, Mason City, having served as its president. Violet was a loving mother, grandmother and recently great-grandmother. She is survived by four daughters, Penny Allen and her husband, James, of Des Moines; Wendy Anderson and her husband, Ross, of Oxford Mills, Ontario, Canada; Susan Nickerson and her husband, Allen, of Clear Lake; Kimberly Tapp and her husband, Dave, of Mason City; one son, Mark Rasmusson of Mason City; four grandchildren, Stacy Allen and his wife, Sheri; Shelly Radcliff and her husband, Brian; Andrew Nickerson; Katy Nickerson; one great-granddaughter, Samantha Radcliff; two brothers, Bernard Hoff, Belmond; and Merlyn Heimdal of Arizona. She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Marion Hoff.
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