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Steven Bruce Kelly

CLEAR LAKE



Steven Bruce Kelly, 42, of Clear Lake, formerly of Northwood,

died Sunday (Feb. 4, 1996) at Opportunity Village, Clear Lake.



Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Schroeder

and Sites Funeral Home, Highway 65 South, Northwood, with the

Rev. Mark Bents officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Rest Cemetery.



Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home

and until time of services on Wednesday.



Steven Bruce Kelly was born Oct. 29, 1953, in Louisville, Ky.,

the son of Oscar Kelly Jr. and Carol (Rone) Kelly.



He was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Louisville, Ky.



At the age of 2 years, he moved to a farm south of Northwood,

with his parents, brothers and sisters.



He attended First Lutheran Church in Northwood and was confirmed

in 1967.



He attended the Northwood-Kensett Schools and graduated from

high school in 1972.



He enlisted in the United States Army spending three years at

Fort Riley, Kan., and twice took part in training exercises in

Germany.



After his honorable discharge from the United States Army, he

fell victim to a brain tumor and had been in declining health

since.



For the last several years, he had resided at Opportunity Village

in Clear Lake.



Survivors include his parents, Oscar and Carol Kelly of Northwood;

five sisters, Hazel Claney and her husband, Robert, of Marshalltown;

Ellen Montgomery and her husband, Steve Olson of Mason City;

Debra Greene and her husband, Douglas, of Okeechobee, Fla.; Carol

Marie of Mason City, and Rebecca Parcher and her husband, Kenneth,

of Northwood; three brothers Ronald Kelly of Newton; David Kelly

and his wife, Sue, of Anchorage, Alaska, and Oscar R. Kelly and

his wife, Jocee, of Mason City. He also is survived by six nephews;

three nieces; and several stepnieces and nephews; one great-nephew;

and one aunt, Elanor Sammons of Louisville, Ky.



He was preceded in death by his grandparents and two brothers,

Robert Carl Kelly and Darrel Ray Kelly.

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Mabel C. Rasmussen

MASON CITY



Mabel C. Rasmussen, 90, of 1037 19th St. S.W., formerly of

Clear Lake, died Saturday (Feb. 3, 1996) at the IOOF Home.



Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Major

Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., with the Rev.

Nils C. ``Chris'' Hellevik of Trinity Lutheran Church officiating.

Interment will be in the Clear Lake Cemetery.



Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today and until time of

service on Wednesday at Major Erickson Funeral Home.



Memorials may be given to the Trinity Lutheran Church or KCMR

Radio in her memory.



Mabel C. Rasmussen was born May 15, 1905, in Beltrami, Minn.,

the daughter of Richard and Thressa (Petersen) Caspersen.



She grew up and attended schools in the Garner area.



She married Arnold Rasmussen on Sept. 7, 1930, at her parents'

farm home south of Ventura. They made their home in Clear Lake.



In 1981, she moved to Shalom Towers in Mason City. She entered

the IOOF Home in 1988.



She enjoyed her home, cooking, baking, doing handwork and being

with her family.



Mabel was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church, Tina Rebekah

Lodge for 70 years and a life member of the American Legion Auxillary,

both of Clear Lake.



Mabel was a former member of the Zion Lutheran Church in Clear

Lake, Grandmothers Club, Senior Citizens and Danish Sisterhood.

She was also a volunteer for the American Red Cross at the IOOF

Home.



Survivors include one daughter, Evelyn Gutterman and her husband,

Kenneth, of Mason City; two granddaughters, Kay Gutterman of

Phoenix, Ariz., and Kim Gutterman of Cedar Falls; one sister-in-law,

Margaret Caspersen of Clear Lake; one niece, Karen Bales and

her husband, Robert, of Clear Lake; one great-niece, Lisa Masters

and her husband, Jason, of Longwood, Fla.; three great-nephews,

Todd Bales and Troy Bales, of Phoenix, Ariz., and Trent Bales

of La Crosse, Wis.



She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Arnold,

in 1960; and a brother, Chris Caspersen in 1993.

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Roland P. McGee

MASON CITY 



Roland P. McGee, 74, of 1012 Third St. N.W., died Monday (Feb.

5, 1996) at Good Shepherd Nursing Home.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Major Erickson Funeral

Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.

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Mildred Johnson

OSAGE 



Mildred Johnson, 95, of Osage, died Monday (Feb. 5, 1996) at

her home.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Champion Funeral Home.
 

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Mae Floy

THORNTON 



Mae Floy, 78, of Thornton, died Monday (Feb. 5, 1996) at home.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Grarup Funeral Home,

Thornton.

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Charles A. Curtis

BURT



Charles A. Curtis, 79, of Burt, died Sunday (Feb. 4, 1996)

at the Good Shepherd Nursing Home, Mason City.



Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the

United Methodist Church, Burt, with the Rev. Sue Thomas officiating.

Burial will be in the Burt Township Cemetery, with military graveside

services conducted by VFW Post #5236 of Burt.



Visitation will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. today at Geilenfeld-Murphy-Schaaf

Funeral Home, Algona.



Charles A. Curtis was born Dec. 16, 1916, in Kossuth County.



Survivors include his sons, Clifford Curtis of Rowan; Dallas

Curtis of River Falls, Wis.; James Curtis of Algona, and David

Curtis of Algona; his daughters, Audrey Johnson of Lincoln, Neb.;

Marlys Nelson of Lincoln, Neb.; Marsha Lee Curtis of Mason City;

Charlene Baas of Clarion, and Cheryl Fouarge of Algona; 27 grandchildren;

and 14 great-grandchildren.



He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, one son and

brothers.
 

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Ruth A. Angel

MASON CITY 



Ruth A. Angel, 99, of 6505 W. 103th, Overland Park, Kan., formerly

of Mason City, died Saturday (Feb. 3, 1996) at the Indian Meadows

Nursing Home, Overland Park, Kan.



Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Major

Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., with the Rev.

Paul Boostrom of the First Christian Church officiating. Interment

will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.



Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral

home and until time of services on Wednesday.



Ruth A. Angel was born July 17, 1896, the daughter of Robert

Andrew and Anna Mary (Myers) Scott in Mason City.



Ruth attended Mason City schools and graduated from Mason City

High School on June 4, 1915.



Ruth worked as a bookkeeper for the Cerro Gordo Implement Company

and retired in 1958.



She was married to Seymour Angel on July 18, 1934, at the Little

Brown Church in Nashua.



Ruth lived all of her life in Mason City.



She was a member of the First Christian Church, where she was

a charter member. She belonged to the Grandmothers Club, the

Rebekah Lodge #106 and the Shrine Auxillary.



She is survived by one son, James S. Angel and his wife, Beverly,

of Lenexa, Kan.; two granddaughters, Catherine A. Angel of Lenexa,

Kan., and Carolyn A. Mantooth and her husband, Steve, of Shawnee,

Kan.; and two great-granddaughters, Ashley L. Mantooth of Shawnee,

Kan., and Katie N. Mantooth of Shawnee, Kan.



She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband in 1962;

one sister, Emma Gordon; and four brothers, Charles, Glen, David

and Floyd Scott.
 

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Mable Anderson

MASON CITY



Mable Anderson, 89, of 216 25th St. S.W., died Sunday morning

(Feb. 4, 1996) at the Good Shepherd Nursing Home.



Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the

Fullerton Patterson James Funeral Home, 123 Second St. S.E.,

with the Rev. Kenneth  Hatland officiating. Interment will be

at Memorial Park Cemetery.



Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. today at the funeral chapel.



Mable was born on June 1, 1906, in Mason City, the daughter

of Willie V. and Clarinda C. (McClaren) Blake.



She attended school in Mason City, where she also lived most

of her life.



She was united in marriage to John A. Anderson on Oct. 22, 1922,

in Mason City.



They lived in Vancouver for a short time while her husband

worked in the ship yards.



For a time, she was a cook at the Mason City Country Club, then

she worked for house keeping at St. Joseph Mercey Hospital for

11 years as a supervisor.



Because Mable did not drive, she looked forward to her daughters

picking her up for lunch and shopping trips.



During her grandchildren's younger years, she also attended

their school activities whenever possible.



When she was able, she spent a great amount of time working

in her yard and garden and in later life, she was very active

with the quilting group at the Senior Citizens Center.



She was a member of the Mason City Senior Citizens, Our Saviour's

Lutheran Church and a past member of the church circle.



Mable is survived by four daughters, Lavonn Johnston and her

husband, Kenneth; Doris Price and her husband, Harold; Marilyn

Kittleson and her husband, Lavern, all of Mason City; and Karen

Bernhardt and her husband, Gary, of Plymouth; her sister, Beth

Dawson and her husband, John, of Mason City; and her brother,

Richard Blake of New Sharon; 15 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren;

and five great-great-grandchildren.



She was preceded in death by her husband in 1959; parents; three

sisters, Leona Mullin, Etta Oliver, and Marie Elioff; two brothers,

William Blake and Merle Blake; and one granddaughter, Joyce Stevens.

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Hilda (Nelson) Blau

ALEXANDER



Hilda (Nelson) Blau, 97, formerly of Alexander, died  Sunday

(Feb. 4, 1996) at the Tompkins Memorial Health Center in Fort

Dodge.



Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the

First Reformed Church in Alexander, with the Rev. Gerald Norman

officiating. Burial will be at 1:30 p.m. in the Union Cemetery

in Humboldt.



Visitation will be held from 3 to 8 p.m. today at the Tenold

Funeral Home, Belmond.



Hilda (Nelson) Blau, the daughter of Andrew and Anna (Mathison)

Nelson was born Feb. 18, 1898, in Wilton Junction. As a small

child, she moved with her parents to Humboldt County settling

in the Bradgate area.



She graduated from Bradgate High School and received her teaching

certificate from Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls.



She taught school in Garner, Belmond and Alexander.



She was united in marriage to George Blau on June 22, 1930,

at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, and they established their

home in Alexander.



In 1934, she was appointed postmaster at Alexander, a position

she held until retirement.



During retirement, she and her husband wintered in Arizona.



After her husband died in 1982, she continued to live in Alexander

and spend her winters in Arizona.



Following hip surgery in October of 1989, she became a resident

of Tompkins Memorial Health Center, Friendship Haven, Fort Dodge,

where she has been a resident for the past six years.



Hilda is survived by many nieces and nephews.

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Dean Boyd

CHARLES CITY



Dean Boyd, 5-year-old son of Jason and Laura Boyd, 2348 200th

St., rural Charles City, died Tuesday (Feb. 6, 1996) at North

Iowa Mercy Health Center East, Mason City.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Fullerton Hage Funeral

Home, 401 Blunt St., Charles City.
 

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Mildred D. Johnson

OSAGE 



Mildred D. Johnson, 85, of Osage, died Monday (Feb. 5, 1996)

at home.



Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Our Savior's

Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Dennis Hanson and the Rev. Roy

Ott officiating. Burial will be in the Osage Cemetery.



Visitation will begin at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Champion Funeral

Home, Osage,  with the family receiving friends from 6:30 to

8:30 p.m. There will be one hour of visitation prior to services

at the church on Friday.



Survivors include four daughters, Dolores House of Anchorage,

Alaska; Elaine West of Mitchell; Ilalee Fjetland of Riceville,

and Ivadel Fjetland of Riceville; one son, Lawrence Johnson of

Riceville; three sisters, Marie Miller of Rolfe,  Illa Mae Hubbell

of International Falls, Minn., and Mabel ``Bea'' Ives of Rolfe;

two brothers, August ``Sonny'' Neilsen of Rolfe, and J.P. ``Jers''

Neilsen of Pocahontas; 15 grandchildren; and 30 great-grandchildren.



She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, one son,

two brothers and one great-grandchild.

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Mae Floy

THORNTON



Mae Floy, 78, of Thornton, died Monday (Feb. 5, 1996) at home.



Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St.

Paul American Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Marlin Ingebretson

officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant View Cemetery.



Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Grarup Funeral

Home, Thornton.



Mae Floy was born May 1, 1918, at Adel.



Survivors include one daughter, Lori Floy-Harrington of New

Hartford; four sons, Kenneth Smalley of Sheffield; Robert Schmale

of Thornton; Vernon Schmale of Meservey and Henry Lee Schmale

of Texas; 13 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.



She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, two sisters

and four brothers.

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Winfred K. Juncker

AREDALE 



Winfred K. Juncker, 72, of Aredale, died Monday (Feb. 5, 1996)

at North Iowa Mercy Health Center West, Mason City.



Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Thursday at the Aredale

United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Larry McCann officiating.

Interment will be at 1:30 p.m. in the Eldora Cemetery, Eldora.



Visitation will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. today at Sietsema-Vogel

Funeral Home, Dumont.



Winfred K. Juncker was born Feb. 15, 1923, in Iowa Falls.



Survivors include his wife, Pauline Juncker of Aredale; one

son, W.K. Juncker of New Liberty; one daughter, Linda Schlusser

of Virginia; one grandchild; two brothers, Woodrow Juncker of

Escondido, Calif., and Howard Juncker of Hampton; and one sister,

Lily Johnson of Overland Park, Kan.



He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and one

sister.
 

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Irma I. Andersen

HAMPTON 



Irma I. Andersen, 77, of Hampton, died Monday (Feb. 5, 1996)

at the Sheffield Care Center.



Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St.

John's Lutheran Church, rural Hampton, with the Rev. A.E. Norson

officiating. Burial will be in St. John's Lutheran Cemetery.



Visitation will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. today at Sietsema-Vogel

Funeral Home, Hampton.



Irma I. Andersen was born Feb. 24, 1918, in Franklin County.



Survivors include one daughter, Karen Wheeler of Hampton; two

sisters, Ramona Golden of Cleveland, Ohio, and Dealta McKee of

Chapin; three grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.



She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, one son,

one brother and one sister.

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Dorothy Kathleen Jones

BELMOND



Dorothy Kathleen Jones, 74, of Belmond, died Monday (Feb. 5,

1995) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East, Mason City.



A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Francis

Xavier Church, Belmond, with the Rev. Tom Currier and Deacon

Nick Schmit officiating. Burial will be in St. Francis Cemetery.



Visitation will be held from 2 to 9 p.m. today at Tenold Funeral

Home, Belmond, with a 2:30 p.m. rosary led by the Rosary Society

and Catholic Daughters of the Americas and a 7 p.m. Scripture

service.



Those wishing to make an expression of sympathy may direct them

to the American Cancer Society, Easter Seals or a charity of

your choice.



Dorothy Kathleen (Hocraffer) Jones, the daughter of Henry and

Bridget (O'Neal) Hocraffer was born in Mason City on Nov. 2,

1921.



She attended and graduated with honors from Holy Family High

School in 1939.



She was united in marriage to Haydn E. Jones on Dec. 29, 1955,

in Mason City.



In December of 1957, the couple settled in Belmond, where they

raised three children.



Dorothy was an active member of the St. Francis Xavier Church,

was associated for many years with the Belmond Community Chest

Drive and was selected ``Mother of the Year'' by the Belmond

Independent.



Surviving are her husband, Haydn E. Jones of Belmond; daughter,

Jan Ellen Jones, at home; sons, Kevin A. Jones and Brian E. Jones,

both of Minneapolis, Minn.; a sister, Maureen Berding of Mason

City; and a brother, Robert Hocraffer of Clarion.



She was preceded in death by her parents; one sister, Lois Jean

Lester; and one brother, Don Hocraffer.

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Roland P. McGee

MASON CITY 



Roland P. McGee, 74, of 1012 Third St. N.W., died Tuesday (Feb.

6, 1996) at Good Shepherd Nursing Home.



There are no services planned. The body was a medical donation

to the University of Iowa School of Medicine, Iowa City.



There will be no visitation. Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111

N. Pennsylvania Ave., is in charge of arrangements.



Memorials may be given to Hospice of North Iowa in his memory.



Roland McGee was born April 2, 1921, in Council Bluffs, the

son of Pusey and Helen (Robinson) McGee.



Roland graduated from Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln High School

and attended the University of Omaha.



In June of 1942, Roland enlisted in the United States Air Force

and served during World War II until his discharge in December

of 1946.



He married Mary Baird on May 15, 1943, in Stamford, Texas.



The McGees moved to Mason City in 1955 and Roland worked for

Crocker Claim Service for 25 years.



He served as a magistrate for the State of Iowa for eight years,

retiring in 1985.



Roland was a member of the 8th Air Force in England and was

shot down in a Berlin raid.



He received the Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters and other

combat ribbons and medals.



Survivors include his daughter, Becky K. McGee of Duluth, Minn.;

one son, William R. McGee and his wife, Alice, of Duluth, Minn.;

and two granddaughters, Melanie McGee of St. Cloud, Minn., and

Mandy McGee of Duluth, Minn.

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Dean Edward Boyd

CHARLES CITY



Dean Edward Boyd, 5-year-old son of Jason and Laura Boyd, 2384

200thy St., rural Charles City, died Tuesday (Feb. 6, 1996) at

North Iowa Mercy Health Center East, Mason City.



Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the

Marble Rock United Methodist Church, 208 Iowa St., with the Rev.

Michael A. Daley, pastor of New Life Tabernacle United Pentacostal

Church of Mason City, officiating. Burial will be in the Westside

Cemetery, Marble Rock.



Visitation will be from 2 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Fullerton

Hage Funeral Home, 401 Blunt St., Charles City, and one hour

prior to service time on Saturday at the church.



Other arrangements are incomplete at the funeral home.

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Earl F. Jacobs

MASON CITY



Earl F. Jacobs, 85, of 949 15th Place N.E., died Wednesday

(Feb. 7, 1996) at Good Shepherd Nursing Home.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Major Erickson Funeral

Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.

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Robert Przybylski

CLEAR LAKE



Robert Przybylski, 55, of 206 Eighth Ave. S., Clear Lake, died

Wednesday (Feb. 7, 1996) North Iowa Mercy Health Center East,

Mason City.
 

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Earl F. Jacobs

MASON CITY 



Earl F. Jacobs, 85, of 949 15th Place N.E., died Wednesday (Feb.

7, 1996) at the Good Shepherd Health Care Center.



Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Major-Erickson

Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., with the Rev. Merlin

Ackerson of  First United Methodist Church officiating.  Burial

will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.



Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral

home and will continue until time of services on Saturday.



The family suggests memorials to the Earl F. Jacobs Memorial

Fund.



Earl Jacobs was born June 29, 1910, near Sumner, a son of Fredrick

and Phyllis (Wolf) Jacobs.  He attended schools in Sumner.



Mr. Jacobs moved to Mason City in 1932 and married Verda I.

Bell on May 2, 1933 in Mason City. He worked as a truck driver

and dispatcher for F.S. Service out of Des Moines for 23 years,

retiring in 1972.  He was a member of First United Methodist

Church; liked to bowl, play cards, fish and hunt; and enjoyed

spending time with his family.



Survivors include his wife, Verda I. Jacobs of Mason City; daughters,

Phyllis A. Nelson and Marlene J. Moore, both of Mason City; four

grandchildren, Tari Marson, Melanie Nelson, Christine Moore and

Michael Moore; and two great-grandchildren, Jessica and Amanda

Marson.



He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, John;

one sister, Grace Springer; and one son-in-law, Miles Moore.
 

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Melvin ``Mully'' Fredricks

MASON CITY 



Melvin ``Mully'' Fredricks, 73, of 17736 280th St., died Thursday

(Feb. 8, 1996) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Major-Erickson Funeral

Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
 

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Evelyn C. Leibold

CHARLES CITY 



Evelyn C. Leibold, 85, died Wednesday (Feb. 7, 1996) at Trinity

Regional Medical Center, Fort Dodge.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Fullerton Hage Funeral

Home.

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Peter J. Hegarty

HAMPTON 



Peter J. Hegarty, 75, died Wednesday (Feb. 7, 1996) at the Hampton

Care Center.



Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St.

Patrick's Catholic Church with the Rev. Gerald Condon officiating.

Burial will be in the Hampton Cemetery.



Visitation will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. with a 7 p.m. scripture

service at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home.



Peter J. Hegarty was born May 8, 1920, in Algona.



Survivors include three sons, James Hegarty of Lancaster, Wis.,

Peter Hegarty II of Cedar Rapids and John Hegarty of Hampton;

three daughters, Connie Holze of Sheffield, Janice Johnson of

Cedar Rapids and Delores Sabin of Eagle Grove; one brother, Joseph

Hegarty of Orem, Utah; 14 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.



He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, two brothers

and three sisters.

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Pauline Berrier

MASON CITY 



Pauline Berrier, 66, formerly of 217 Fourth St. N.E., died Thursday

(Feb. 8, 1996) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Major-Erickson Funeral

Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.

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Robert `Bob' L. Przybylski

CLEAR LAKE



Robert `Bob' Leo Przybylski, 55, died Wednesday (Feb. 7, 1996)

at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East, Mason City.



A funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Patrick's

Catholic Church with the Rev. John Hemann of St. Boniface Catholic

Church, Garner, officiating.  Burial will be in the Clear Lake

Cemetery.



Friends may call from 5:30 to 9 p.m. today with a public sharing

of Bob's life with family and friends at 6:30 p.m., with a prayer

by the Rev. Robert Towner of St. John's Episcopal Church, Mason

City, at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St.



Robert `Bob' Leo Przybylski was born June 29, 1940, in Winona,

Minn., a son of Raymond and Edith (Wunderlich) Przybylski.  He

received his education in the Winona School system, graduating

from Winona High School in 1958.  He also attended and graduated

from the Ferrier School in Belle Fourche, S.D., and was very

well known throughout the United States for his ferrier talents.

Following his schooling he become involved in showing and trading

horses in Winona.  He was a manager of Lanco Fertilizer in Mason

City, and in 1989, he owned and operated the River City Bulk

Handling Company in Mason City.  He also was co-owner of A &

P Pre-Owned Merchandise in Mason City.



He enjoyed riding his Harley motorcycles, horses and going to

horse shows, his cats and dogs, auctions and scrapping motors

in vehicles and was known for his quick wit and stories.



He was a member of the Valley Rider Saddle Club in Winona, Minn.



Survivors include two brothers, Allen Przybylski of Winona,

Minn., and Paul Przybylski and his wife, Jeanette, of Minneapolis;

a special friend, Donna Armstrong of Clear Lake; his two cats,

Porky and Fluff; as well as other relatives and many friends.



He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Kenny

Przybylski.

 

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Elaine Rich

CHARLES CITY 



Elaine Rich, 76, of 301 Seventh Ave., died Wednesday (Feb. 7,

1996) at Floyd County Memorial Hospital of complications following

elective hip surgery one week ago.



Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the First

Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), 807 S. Main St.  The

Rev. Eldon Jandebeur, interim pastor, will officiate.  Burial

will be in the Riverside Cemetery.



Friends may call from 1 to 9 p.m. today at the Fullerton Hage

Funeral Home, 401 Blunt St.  The family will receive friends

from 6 to 9 p.m.  Visitation will continue from 9 a.m. until

service time at the church on Saturday.



Mrs. Rich, the former Mary Elaine Schmitt, was born Sept. 17,

1919, in Royalton, Ill., a daughter of Walter and Edith (Speers)

Schmitt.



She graduated from Hurst-Bush High School of Hurst, Ill.,

in 1936.  She then graduated from the University of Southern

Illinois in Carbondale, Ill.  She was a teacher in Zigler, Ill.,

from 1938 to 1945.



On Oct. 5, 1942, in Cape Girardeau, Mo., she married Thomas

S. Rich.  The couple moved to Mason City in 1949.  While in Mason

City she was an active member of the First Christian Church and

Mason City Women's Club and had been a chairperson of the PTA.

When the new high school was dedicated in Mason City, she was

the only woman on the platform of speakers.



In 1967, the couple moved to Charles City.  Mrs. Rich received

her Iowa Teaching Certificate with correspondence classes from

NIACC and Wartburg College.  She resumed her distinguished career

as an educator, teaching sixth grade at Lincoln Elementary School

in Charles City for 16 years.  She was a member of the First

Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Charles City, where

she had been a deaconess and member of the Friendship Circle.

She also served several offices in the church.  Although a voracious

reader, macular degeneration limited her reading activity.  She

then listened to books on tape, supplied by the Iowa Commission

For The Blind.  She was known to enjoy a ``good'' story and a

bargain, and, according to her husband, was a perfect wife for

53 years.



Her love of teaching and children was tightly woven into her

life.  She continued to receive letters from former students

thanking her for her efforts.  Some of the students became teachers

in hope of emulating her.  She was a member of the ISEA and the

NEA, and received the Outstanding Young Educator of the Year

Award from the Charles City Jaycees.



Living family members include her husband, Tom, of Charles City;

four children, John Rich and his wife, Mickie, of Dallas, Texas,

Jane Biggers of Charles City, David Rich and his wife, Vicky.

of Algona, and Susan Rich of Apple Valley, Minn.; one sister,

Sarah Momberger of Percy, Ill.; seven grandchildren, Alison Crouch,

Nathan Rich, Jennifer Halder, Courtney Biggers, and Laura, Kelly

and Eric Rich; and a great-granddaughter, Mary Jane Halder.



She was preceded in death by her parents and a sister, Imogene

Mackenzie.



Those considering an expression of sympathy may direct memorials

to the Elaine Rich Teaching Scholarship Fund.

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Dean Edward Boyd

CHARLES CITY 



Dean Edward Boyd, 5, died Tuesday (Feb. 6, 1996) at North Iowa

Mercy Health Center East, Mason City.



Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the

Marble Rock United Methodist Church with the Rev. Michael A.

Daley officiating.  Burial will be in Westside Cemetery.



Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. today at the Fullerton Hage

Funeral Home.  Visitation will continue one hour prior to services

at the church on Saturday.



Dean Edward Boyd was born Aug. 27, 1990, in Charles City.



Survivors include his parents, Jason and Laura Boyd of Charles

City; one brother, David, at home in Charles City; paternal grandparents,

William C. and Jeanette Boyd of Marble Rock; maternal grandparents,

Ed Field of Floyd and Terry and Beverly Mathers of Rudd; paternal

great-grandmothers, Claudia Boyd of Mason City and Lydia Henning

of Allison; and maternal great-grandparents, Eunice Field of

Charles City, John and Rebecca Chambers of Marble Rock and Opal

Mathers of Nora Springs.

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Samuel A. Davis

ROSEBURG, ORE. 



Samuel Arthur Davis, 64, passed away Monday (Jan. 1, 1996) at

a hospital in Roseburg, Ore., of cancer.  Mr. Davis, formerly

of Mason City, was born July 4, 1931 to Harold A. and Claire

E. Davis in Mason City.



He attended Mason City schools before entering the U.S. Army,

and was released with an honorable discharge.



He married JoAnn Helen Reyerson on March 5, 1955 in Mason City.

He lived in Cedar Rapids before moving to Lapuente, Calif. around

1956.  He later moved his family to Roseburg, Ore. in 1968.



He worked various heavy construction jobs and was a member of

the Labor Union there.  His work included reconstruction of the

Winchester Dam, Umpqua Community College Gym, and the Nebo Construction

Site.  He eventually retired at the age of 55 due to his health.



His hobbies included C.B. radio, and he was known as ``Little

Bear''.  He also enjoyed woodworking and carpentry.



Mr. Davis is survived by a son, Lonnie and his wife, Debra Davis,

a grandson, Garrett Allen Davis, a step-grandson, two step-granddaughters,

and a step-great-grandchild, all from Salem, Ore.; four sisters,

Jane and her husband, Victor Mikkelson of Pine, Ariz., Mary and

her husband, Max Bonds of Colville, Wash., Ruth A. and her husband,

Donald Redeker of Mason City, and Glinda and her husband, Jerry

Buirge of Jacksonville, Fla.; a special friend, Sandy Martin;

and many nieces and nephews.



He was preceded in death by his wife, JoAnn Davis in May, 1990

in Roseburg, Ore.; his parents, Harold A. and Claire Davis; an

infant brother, Ray; a sister, Rena Davis Hoggatt of Stockton,

Calif.; his maternal and paternal grandparents; and several nieces

and nephews.



Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Wilson's Chapel

of the Roses Funeral Home, Roseburg, Ore.  Memorial services

were held at Roseburg V.A. Cemetery on Friday (Jan. 5, 1996).

Later, a private commital service was held at Eagle Point National

Cemetery, Eagle Point, Ore.
 

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Pauline J. Berrier

MASON CITY



Pauline J. Berrier, 66, formerly of 217 1/2 Fourth St. N.E.,

but due to her illness had been living in Nora Springs, died

Thursday (Feb. 8, 1996) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient

Unit.



Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the First

Church of The Nazarene, 507 S. Carolina Ave., with the Rev. Vincent

Flippo officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.



Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Major Erickson

Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., and one hour prior to

services at the church on Monday.



Pauline was grateful for the attention and care she received

at Hospice, she asked that memorials be given to Hospice of North

Iowa.



Pauline was born Feb. 28, 1929 in Mason City, the daughter

of Charles and Lecie (Fletcher) Berrier.



Pauline was a dedicated and faithful employee at A.M.P.I.,

formerly State Brand Creamery, for 45 years.



She was a 50 year member of the First Church of the Nazarene,

taught Sunday school, was church treasurer for 22 years and received

the distinguished service award by the International Church of

the Nazarene.



Pauline loved helping others whenever she could, especially

children.



Survivors include her twin brother, Paul Berrier of Mason City;

and many friends.



She was preceded in death by her parents, brothers, and sisters.
 

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Arthur A. Klapperich

McINTIRE



Arthur A. Klapperich, 88, of 4821 Quartz Avenue, McIntire,

died Friday (Feb. 9, 1996) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center

West, Mason City.



Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Sacred

Heart Church, Meyer, with the Rev. Paul Otting officiating. Burial

will be in the Sacred Heart Cemtery.



Visitation will begin at 3 p.m. Sunday with a rosary and an

8 p.m. Scripture service at the Sacred Heart Church, Meyer.



Hatten & Sons Funeral Home, Staceyville, is in charge of arrangements.



Arthur A. Klapperich was born Aug. 29, 1907 at rural route,

Meyer.



Survivors include his wife, Rose Klapperich of McIntire; three

daughters, Mary Leonard of Mantorville, Minn., Barbara Kime of

Austin, Minn., and Annette Hutchinson of Cottage Grove, Minn.;

four sons, Gene Klapperich of Lynden, Wash., David Klapperich

of Eau Claire, Wis., Daniel Klapperich of Spring Hill, Tenn.,

and Tony Klapperich of Spring Grove, Minn.; two sisters, Martha

Breister of Fond du Lac, Wis., and Anna Marie Steffen of St.

Cloud, Wis.; 19 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.



He was preceded in death by his parents; and one brother.
 

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Evelyn C. Leibold

CHARLES CITY



Evelyn C. Leibold, 85, of 302 Fourth Ave., died Wednesday (Feb.

7, 1996) at Trinity Regional Medical Center, Fort Dodge.



Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Immaculate

Conception Catholic Church, Highway 18 and Clark Streets, Charles

City, with Monsignor Stanley J. Hayek officiating. Burial will

be in the Calvary Cemtery.



Visitation will be from 2 until 9 p.m. Sunday at the Fullerton

Hage Funeral Home, 401 Blunt Street,, with a 7:30 p.m. Scriptural

wake service, and one hour prior to services at the church.



Evelyn C. Leibold was born March 11, 1910 in Ossian.



Survivors include her son, Larry Leibold of Humboldt; one granddaughter;

two brothers, John Bushman and Leverne Bushman, both of Ossian;

two sisters, Rosie Huinker of Oelwein, and Henrietta Crumm of

Decorah.



She was preceded in death by her parents; huband; four brothers;

and one sister.
 

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Alice Helm

MASON CITY 



Alice Helm, 87, of 625 N. Jackson Ave., died Friday (Feb.

9, 1996) at the North Iowa Mercy Health Center East.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Major Erickson Funeral

Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.

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Melvin ``Mully'' Fredricks

MASON CITY



Melvin ``Mully'' Fredricks, 73, of 17736 280th St., Mason City,

died Thursday (Feb. 8, 1996) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient

Unit.



Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 24,

1996 at the First United Methodist Church, 119 S. Georgia Ave.



There will be no visitation. The body will  be cremated.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Major Erickson Funeral

Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
 

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Margaret Kuhl

HAMPTON



Margaret Kuhl, 81, of Hampton, died Thursday (Feb. 8, 1996)

at the Hampton Care Center.



Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Congregational

United Church of christ, with the Rev. Gregory Smith officiating.

Burial will be in the Hampton Cemetery.



Visitation will be held from 2 until 7 p.m. Sunday at the Sietsema-Vogel

Funeral Home.



Margaret Kuhl was born Feb. 12, 1914 in Geneva.



Survivors include three nieces.



She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, one sister,

and three brothers.