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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 10, 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 stepgrandson, two
step-granddaughters, and a stepgreat-grandchild, all from Salem,
Ore.; four sisters, Jane and her husband, Victor Mikkelson of
Pine, Ariz.; May 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 committal service was held at Eagle Point National
Cemetery, Eagle Point, Ore.
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Ernest L. Cramer
CORWITH
Ernest L. Cramer, 90, of Corwith, died Friday (Feb. 9, 1996)
at the Kanawha Community Home.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13,
at First Lutheran Church, Britt, with the Rev. James A. Mattson
officiating. Burial will be in Amsterdam Township Cemetery,
Kanawha.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at Ewing Funeral
Chapel, Britt, and one hour prior to service time Tuesday at
the church.
Ernest Leo Cramer, the son of Henry and Sophie Minnie (Moldenhauer)
Cramer, was born April 17, 1905, at Duncan. At the age of 1,
Ernie moved with his family to Ellendale, N.D., where he attended
country school. At the age of 12, the family moved again, this
time to Battle Lake, Minn., where Ernie farmed with his father
until 1928. He then moved to the LuVerne area where he worked
as a farmhand. He continued in this occupation working on farms
in the Kanawha, Corwith and Wesley areas until Dec. 18, 1940,
when he married Laura Kirchgatter at the Lutheran Church in LuVerne.
Laura and Ernie began farming north of Britt and lived there
10 years before moving to the farm west of Kanawha where they
farmed until about 1970 at which time Ernie retired because of
failing health. Ernie's beloved Laura passed away Feb. 22, 1976,
and Ernie's health problems persisted. He entered the Kanawha
Community Home in September 1976, where he pursued an interest
in woodworking.
Ernie's sisters are Laura Jespersen and her husband, Bob, and
their children, of Pleasant Hill, Calif.; and Lucille Carson
and children, of Sacramento, Calif.
He was also preceded in death by his parents and two brothers,
Adolph and Louis.
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Edward L. Meade
MASON CITY
Edward L. Meade, 74, of Mason City, formerly of Denver, Iowa,
died Friday morning (Feb. 9, 1996) of cancer at his home in Mason
City.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 12, at
St. Peter Lutheran Church, Denver, with burial in the church
cemetery. Graveside flag folding rites will be conducted by
Acker-Matthias Post 653.
Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. today at Schumacher Funeral
Home, Denver, and one hour prior to service time Monday at the
church.
A memorial fund has been established in his name.
Edward L. Meade was born Dec. 2, 1921, in Center Junction, the
son of Louis J. and Amanda L. (Hunwardsen) Meade. Ed lost his
mother as a baby and lived with his grandparents until he was
8 years old. He then moved to Sumner with his dad when he remarried.
He graduated from Sumner High School in 1940. He married Phyllis
Schuldt on Jan. 17, 1943, in Rochester, N.Y., and she died on
Sept. 15, 1988. He then married Wanda M. Brown on Oct. 6, 1990,
in Mason City.
Ed served during World War II in the U.S. Navy from August 1942
to November 1945 as a storekeeper. He moved to Denver in 1959
where he obtained a job at Waterloo Industries as a maintenance
supervisor. He retired on July 1, 1984.
He was a 50-year member of Acker-Matthias American Legion Post
653 of Denver and served on the Denver City Countil from 1964-68.
He loved to golf, fish, hunt and did a great deal of visiting
with his grandchildren.
Survivors include his wife, Wanda, of Mason City; one son, Joel
Meade and wife, Marilyn, of LeMars; one daughter, Mary and husband,
Carl J. Schnakenberg, of Chicago, Ill.; one brother, Thomas Meade
of Saunderstown, R.I.; and five grandchildren, Kurt, Peter, and
Kate Schnakenberg, Thomas and Colin Meade.
He was preceded in death by two infant children, Mark and Margaret.
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Amy L. Lewis
OSAGE
Amy L. Lewis, 87, of Osage, died Saturday (Feb. 10, 1996) at
the Faith Home.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Champion Funeral Home,
Osage.
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Vincent Kesten
RICEVILLE
Vincent Kesten, 82, of Riceville, died Friday (Feb. 9, 1996)
at Mitchell County Regional Health Center, Osage.
A funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Immaculate
Conception Catholic Church, Riceville, with the Rev. John Moser
officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Lindstrom
Funeral Home, Riceville, with a rosary at 4 p.m. and a Scripture
service at 8 p.m.
Vincent Frederick Kesten was born March 7, 1913, in rural McIntire.
Survivors include his wife, Sylvia Kesten of Riceville; two
daughters, Sharon Campbell, Nora Springs, and Susan Christensen,
Leland; one son, Fred Kesten, Rockwell City; one sister, Lillian
Hale, LeRoy, Minn.; one brother, Gervace Kesten, Corona, Calif.;
11 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, three sisters and two
brothers.
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Alice A. Helm
MASON CITY
Alice A. Helm, 87, of 625 N. Jackson Ave., died Friday (Feb.
9, 1995) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at First United
Methodist Church, 119 S. Georgia Ave., with the Rev. Merlin Ackerson
officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Major Erickson
Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., and one hour prior to
service time Monday at the church.
Memorials may be given to the Alice A. Helm Memorial Fund.
Alice Helm was born Sept. 9, 1908, in Wabeno, Wis., the daughter
of Ferdinand and Clara (Giese) Priebe. She graduated from Mason
City High School and then married Harold Helm on July 13, 1927,
at Rockford, Ill. She enjoyed cooking and, at one time, cooked
at the auctioneering college north of Mason City. She also cooked
at the Community Kitchen.
Alice was an active member of First United Methodist Church,
Tuckabachee Circle, TAE Club, Eastern Star, Card Club and PTA.
She enjoyed cooking and gardening.
Alice was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother
who will be missed by all.
Survivors include three daughters, Betty Spina of Des Moines;
Mary Spina and husband, Larry, of Des Moines, and Linda Daly
and husband, Jay, of Cedar Rapids; four sons, Harold ``Bud''
Helm Jr. and wife, Sara, of Mason City; Robert Helm and wife,
Margaret, of Phoenix, Ariz.; Larry Helm and wife, Jean, of Orange
Park, Fla., and John Henry Helm of Mason City; one sister, Maxine
Johnson of Mason City; 18 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren.
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Ann M. Bird
MASON CITY
Ann M. Bird, 86, of 780 S. Pierce Ave., formerly of Charles
City, died Saturday (Feb. 10, 1996) at Good Shepherd Nursing
Home.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Fullerton
Hage Funeral Home, 401 Blunt St., Charles City. The Rev. Frederick
J. Wood of Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Mason City, will officiate.
Burial will be in Sunyside Memory Gardens, Charles City.
Visitation will be held from 2 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral
home, where the family will greet friends from 4 to 7 p.m.; and
one hour prior to service time Tuesday at the funeral home.
Ann M. Bird was born July 28, 1909, in Watton, Mich.
Survivors include one daughter, Shielah Handt, Mason City; one
son, Stanley Bird, Oak Ridge, N.C.; and 12 grandchildren, 10
great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, one daughter,
three sisters and four brothers.
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Jennie Harms
TITONKA
Jennie Harms, 92, of Titonka, died Sunday (Feb. 11, 1996) at
the Titonka Care Center.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Ramsey
Reformed Church, rural Titonka, with the Rev. Dennis Redeker
officiating. Burial will be in the Ramsey Reformed Church Cemetery.
Visitation will begin at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home, Titonka.
Jennie Harms was born Dec. 9, 1903, at Groothusen, Germany.
She is survived by one brother, Herman Harms Sr. of Titonka,
and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, one sister and six
brothers.
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Charlotte Nelson
ALGONA
Charlotte ``Lottie'' Nelson, 88, of Algona, formerly of Fort
Dodge, died Sunday (Feb. 11, 1996) at North Care Center, Humboldt.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the chapel
of Wilson Funeral Home, Algona, with the Rev. Douglas Hoag of
Trinity Lutheran Church officiating. Burial of the ashes will
be in the LuVerne Cemetery at a later date.
Visitation will begin at 7 p.m. Tuesday and continue Wednesday
morning at the funeral home.
Charlotte Nelson was born Jan. 9, 1908, in Griebo, Germany.
Survivors include three sisters, Rita Ziesman, Algona, Fern
Brown, Shelbina, Mo., and Lucille Pilgrim, Osage; and three brothers,
Glenton Zuetlau, San Leanero, Calif., Robert Zuetlau, Rockwell
City, and Daniel Zuetlau, Rolfe.
She weas preceded in death by her parents, two sons, two sisters
and three brothers.
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Gerald O. Awe
SCARVILLE
Gerald Oscar Awe, 78, of Scarville, died Saturday (Feb. 10,
1996) at the Veterans Administration Medical Center, Minneapolis.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at
Mittelstadt Funeral Home, Lake Mills, with the Rev. Jerry Kopacek
of St. Patrick's Catholic Church officiating. Burial will be
in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery, Mason City.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral
home.
Gerald Oscar Awe was born Dec. 30, 1917, at Alden.
Survivors include one daughter, Marcia Hermanson, Scarville;
three sons, Michael and Joseph Awe, both of Corwith, and John
Awe, Leland; one sister, Marilyn Johnson, Rogers, Ark.; two brothers,
Marion Awe of Michigan and Donald Awe, Rogers, Ark.; and 12
grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, one son, two
sisters, four brothers and three grandchildren.
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Ruth E. Ouverson
FERTILE
Ruth E. (Mrs. Clarence) Ouverson, 74, of Fertile, died Sunday
(Feb. 11, 1996) at home.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St., Clear Lake.
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Frank F. Nutz
KLEMME
Frank F. Nutz, 71, of Klemme, died Saturday (Feb. 10, 1996)
at 8 Third St., Ventura, under hospice care.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Tenold Funeral Home,
Klemme.
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Vern Dee Lindaman
PARKERSBURG
Vern Dee ``Bud'' Lindaman, 64, of Parkersburg, died Saturday
(Feb. 10, 1996) at home.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Hitesville
Gospel Hall, rural Aplington, with Robert Orr and Leonard DeBuhr
officiating. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery, Parkersburg.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral Home, Allison.
Vern Dee Lindaman was born March 6, 1931, in Franklin County.
Survivors include his wife, Elva Lou Lindaman, Parkersburg;
one daughter, Jill Jean Allen, Dallas, Texas; one son, Joel Dean
Lindaman, Edgewood; his father, D.D. Lindaman, Dumont; two sisters,
Marrian Newhall, Dumont, and Peryl Bringlson, Ft. Pierce, Fla.;
two brothers, Derald Lindaman, Califon, N.J., and Beryl Lindaman,
Willow Springs, Mo.; and eight grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his mother.
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George B. Smith
NORA SPRINGS
George B. Smith, 79, of Nora Springs, died Saturday (Feb. 10,
1996) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Fullerton Patterson James
Funeral Chapel, 123 Second St. S.E., Mason City.
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Alton H. Grap
OSAGE
Alton H. Grap, 85, of Osage, died Sunday (Feb. 11, 1996) at
home.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Champion Funeral Home,
Osage.
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Amy L. Lewis
OSAGE
Amy L. Lewis, 87, of Osage, died Saturday (Feb. 10, 1996) at
the Faith Home.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the United
Church of Christ with the Rev. Keith Hejnal officiating. Burial
will be in the Osage Cemetery.
Visitation will begin at 4 p.m. today at Champion Funeral Home.
Amy L. Lewis was born March 29, 1908, in Cedar County.
Survivors include one daughter, Mary Brylowski, Kalamazoo, Mich.;
one son, Robert Lewis, Orchard; one sister, Cleo Baker, Starkville,
Miss.; and 15 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, one son and
two brothers.
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Lucy A. Kramer
STACYVILLE
Lucy A. Kramer, 73, of Stacyville, died Saturday (Feb. 10, 1996)
at Stacyville Community Nursing Home.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Visitation
Church, Stacyville, with the Rev. Paul Otting officiating. Burial
will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Meyer.
Visitation will be held from 3 to 8 p.m. today at Hatten Funeral
Home, Stacyville.
Lucy A. Kramer was born Nov. 12, 1922, at Meyer.
Survivors include two sisters, Betty Norgaard, Apache Junction,
Ariz., and Lorene King, Rose Creek, Minn.; and four brothers,
Elmo, Tucson, Ariz., Denis, Austin, Minn., Frederick, Stacyville,
and Kenneth, Adams, Minn.
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OSAGE
Alton H. Grap, 85, of Osage, died Sunday (Feb. 11, 1996) at
his home.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Trinity
Lutheran Church with the Rev. Chris F. Gugel officiating. Burial
will be in the Osage Cemetery with military rites conducted by
the American Legion Post 278 from Osage.
Visitation will be held after 5 p.m. today at Champion Funeral
Home, and will continue one hour prior to services at the church
on Wednesday.
Alton H. Grap was born July 31, 1910, in St. Ansgar.
Survivors include four daughters, Marcella Fenske of Las Vegas,
Nev.; Phyll Moss of Riceville; Lola Low of Osage, and Debbie
Starkey of Costa Mesa, Calif.; 10 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren;
and two great-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, one sister, two granddaughters
and one great-grandson.
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George B. Smith
NORA SPRINGS
George B. Smith, 78, of 240th Street, Route 2, died Saturday
evening (Feb. 10, 1996) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit, Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at St. James
Lutheran Church, Mason City, with the Rev. Rodney Holmberg officiating.
Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Visitation will be held at 4:30 p.m. today at Fullerton Patterson
James Funeral Chapel, 123 Second St. S.E., Mason City.
George was born on April 15, 1917, in rural Clear Lake, the
son of William and LaCretia (Bradley) Smith. He attended school
in the Mount Vernon area. George served in the Army and was
honorably discharged. He was united in marriage to Clara Mae
Arndt on Oct. 30, 1937, in Swaledale. He spent most of his life
in the Swaledale-Mason City areas farming. He had lived near
Nora Springs since 1975. His favorite pastimes were spending
time outdoors watching nature and watching ``Andy Griffith''
reruns. George was a former member of the Moose Lodge in Mason
City.
George is survived by two daughters, Mrs. William (Shirley)
Paulsen of Green Isle, Minn., and Sandra Crotty of Mason City;
four sons, George ``Oley'' and his wife, Helen Smith; Gary Smith;
Denny and his wife, Twila Smith, all of Mason City, Jerry Smith
of Nora Springs; three sisters, Mrs. Carl (Ella) Bruchner of
Hiawatha; Mrs. Lester (June) Greene of North English, and Mrs.
Mavis Madole of Mason City; two brothers, Roy and Dale Smith,
both of Mason City; 37 grandchildren; 49 great-grandchildren;
and two great-great-grandchildren.
George was preceded in death by his wife in October 1987; one
daughter, Dixie Paulsen; two sons, Gordon and Donald; his parents;
and one sister, Bonnie Marson.
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MASON CITY
James Grant McGowan Sr., 73, of 752 12th St. N.E., died Monday
(Feb. 12, 1996) at St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, Minn.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Hogan-Bremer Colonial
Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E.
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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.
Memorial services will be held Saturday (Feb. 24, 1996) at the
First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Merlin Ackerson officiating.
There will be no visitation; the body was cremated.
Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., is
in charge of arrangements.
Mully was born Nov. 30, 1922, in Flanagan, Ill., the son of
George and Ada (Dutcher) Fredricks. He attended elementary and
high school in Nora Springs, graduating from Nora Springs High
School in 1941, then attended Upper Iowa University and Mason
City Junior College. Mully served in the U.S. Navy during World
War II from 1943 to 1946 on the L.S.T. #970. He played professional
baseball for the New York Yankees farm team and semi-pro baseball
for the Mason City Legionnaire team. Mully married Mary ``Molly''
Winter on July 2, 1948, at the First United Methodist Church.
Mully was a mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service for 20
years. After his retirement in 1975, Mully continued with many
hobbies and interests. When not following the Hawkeyes, he raised
Arabian horses, maintained his bluebird trail, ham radio and
wood working. He was a member of the First United Methodist
Church, VFW, Elks Lodge, American Legion and Benevolence Lodge
#145 A.F. and A.M. One of his greatest pleasures was volunteering
at the Mercy Cancer Center until illness forced him to become
a patient. He also was a member of the National Association
of Retired Federal Employees.
Memorials may be given to the Mercy Cancer Center or Hospice
of North Iowa.
Survivors include his wife, Mary ``Molly'' Fredricks of Mason
City; his mother, Ada Fredricks of Nora Springs; four sisters,
Wanda Walker and her husband, Darrell; Frances Kelley, and Doris
Fitzgerald, all of Nora Springs, and Marjorie Rockwell and her
husband, Jim, of Ramona, Calif.; many nieces and nephews; and
a sister-in-law, Mildred Fredricks of Stacyville.
He was preceded in death by his father and brother Roger.
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Ruth E. Ouverson
FERTILE
Ruth E. Ouverson, 74, of 23794 Dogwood Ave., died Sunday (Feb.
11, 1996) in the comfort of her home and the loving presence
of her husband, Clarence.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the
Fertile Church of Christ with the Rev. Dennis Ganz officiating.
Interment will be in Grant Center Township Cemetery, rural Fertile.
Visitation will be held from 3 to 8 p.m. today and 9 to 11 a.m.
Wednesday at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth
St., Clear Lake, and will continue one hour prior to services
at the church on Wednesday.
The family suggests memorials to the Fertile Church of Christ.
Ruth was born Sept. 24, 1921, in rural Fertile, the daughter
of Henry L. and Ruby (Carr) Nissen. She attended schools in
Hanlontown and graduated from Fertile High School as valedictorian
in 1939.
She and Clarence were united in Holy Matrimony on March 2, 1940,
in Fertile. From this union was born one son, Gary, who resides
at Grand Haven, Mich.
Ruthie loved her roses and gardening and apple trees. She also
loved to sew and was employed at Stitchcraft, a division of Winnebago
Industries, for many years, retiring after more than 20 years
of service.
Ruthie and Clarence loved to travel but decided to retire at
their home on the farm near Fertile. They were inseparable in
their worship of God and supportive of their church, the Fertile
Church of Christ.
Ruth is survived by her husband, Clarence Ouverson of Fertile;
one son, Gary Ouverson and his wife, Pat, and one granddaughter,
Shana Ouverson, all of Grand Haven, Mich.; one sister, Nelda
Behl of Forest City; and one brother, Lauren (Bill) Nissen of
Clear Lake.
She was preceded in death by her parents and two sisters, Dorothy
Aspland and Margaret Mathison.
She will be sorrily missed by many other relatives and friends.
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MASON CITY
Harry Tung, 90, of 302 Second St. N.E., died Tuesday (Feb. 12,
1996) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Major
Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., with the Rev.
Vincent Flippo of the First Church of the Nazarene, officiating.
Burial will be in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 12:30 p.m. Wednesday until time
of services at the funeral home.
Harry Tung was born Sept. 25, 1905, in a village near Hong Kong,
China.
Memorials may be given to the Harry Tung Memorial Fund.
Survivors include two nieces, Moy Sappenfield of Kansas City,
Mo., and Rose M. Wong of Seattle, Wash.; four nephews, Jon H.
Wong, Detroit, Mich.; Leland L. Wong, Kansas City, Mo.; Victor
Wong of Junction City, Mo., and James Wong of Ames; and several
great nieces and nephews.
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Esther Menning
HAMPTON
Esther Menning, 83, of Hampton, died Sunday (Feb. 11, 1996)
at the Hampton Care Center.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home with the Rev. Robert Beard of Sheffield
United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in the Hampton
Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral Home.
Esther Menning was born Dec. 30, 1912, in Franklin County.
Survivors include one son, Dale Menning of Guthrie Center; one
sister, Gladys Orr of Geneva; and two grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, two brothers
and two sisters.
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Frank Nutz
KLEMME
Frank Nutz, 71, of Klemme, died Saturday (Feb. 10, 1996) in
Ventura.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the
United Methodist Church with the Rev. Jerry Robertson officiating.
Burial will be in Ell Township Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the Tenold
Funeral Home.
Frank Nutz was born Feb. 14, 1924, in Adaza.
Survivors include two brothers, Rudy Nutz of Klemme, and Joe
Nutz of Riceland, Ken.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister.
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Sylvia I. Anderson
WAUKON
Sylvia I. Anderson, 87, of Waukon, died Sunday (Feb. 11, 1996)
at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Waterville
Lutheran Church with the Rev. Kim Thacker officiating. Burial
will be in the Waterville Lutheran Cemetery.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Martin's Funeral
Home, Waukon.
Sylvia I. Anderson was born Dec. 16, 1908, in Eagle Grove. After
her marriage to Leslie P. Anderson on Dec. 10, 1927, in Des Moines,
they lived in several Iowa towns, settling in the Waterville-Waukon
area in the mid-1930s.
Sylvia enjoyed flowers, like to quilt and sew and was an avid
reader. She also enjoyed traveling, particularly with her daughter
in later years. She was a loyal worker at her church and in its
ladies group.
Survivors include one daughter, Ruth Geilenfeld of Rudd; one
brother, Walter and his wife, Winnie Damon of Brighton, Mich.;
three sisters, Alta and her husband, Bill Turner of Knoxville,
Tenn.; Ione and her husband, Jim Sherlock of Allen Park, Mich.,
and Myrtle Hawkins of Smithville Flats, N.Y.; and two grandchildren,
Linda Schaefer of Mason City, and Steve Geilenfeld of San Diego,
Calif.
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Alton H. Grap
OSAGE
Alton H. Grap, 85, of Osage, died Sunday (Feb. 11, 1996) at
his home.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. today at Trinity
Lutheran Church with the Rev. Chris F. Gugel officiating. Burial
will be in the Osage Cemetery with military rites conducted by
the American Legion Post 278 from Osage.
Visitation was held after 5 p.m. Tuesday at Champion Funeral
Home, and will continue one hour prior to services at the church
today.
Alton H. Grap was born July 31, 1910, in St. Ansgar.
Survivors include his wife, Gladys Grap of Osage; four daughters,
Marcella Fenske of Las Vegas, Nev.; Phyll Moss of Riceville;
Lola Low of Osage, and Debbie Starkey of Costa Mesa, Calif.;
10 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and two great-great
-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, one sister, two granddaughters
and one great-grandson.
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George B. Smith
NORA SPRINGS
George B. Smith, 78, of 240th Street, Route 2, died Saturday
evening (Feb. 10, 1996) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit, Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. today at St. James Lutheran
Church, 1148 Fourth St. S.E., Mason City, with the Rev. Rodney
Holmberg officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Visitation was held at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at Fullerton Patterson
James Funeral Chapel, 123 Second St. S.E., Mason City.
George was born on April 15, 1917, in rural Clear Lake, the
son of William and LaCretia (Bradley) Smith.
He attended school in the Mount Vernon area.
George served in the Army and was honorably discharged.
He was united in marriage to Clara Mae Arndt on Oct. 30, 1937,
in Swaledale.
He spent most of his life in the Swaledale-Mason City areas
farming. He had lived near Nora Springs since 1975.
His favorite pastimes were spending time outdoors watching
nature and watching ``Andy Griffith'' reruns.
George was a former member of the Moose Lodge in Mason City.
George is survived by two daughters, Mrs. William (Shirley)
Paulsen of Green Isle, Minn., and Sandra Crotty of Mason City;
four sons, George ``Oley'' and his wife, Helen Smith; Gary Smith;
Denny and his wife, Twila Smith, all of Mason City, Jerry Smith
of Nora Springs; three sisters, Mrs. Carl (Ella) Bruchner of
Hiawatha; Mrs. Lester (June) Greene of North English, and Mrs.
Mavis Madole of Mason City; two brothers, Roy and Dale Smith,
both of Mason City; one daughter-in-law, Carolyn ``Smith'' Lane
of Castana, Iowa; 37 grandchildren; 49 great-grandchildren; and
two great-great-grandchildren.
George was preceded in death by his wife in October 1987; one
daughter, Dixie Paulsen; two sons, Gordon and Donald; his parents;
and one sister, Bonnie Marson.
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Jeffrey T. Koenigsberg
PLANO, Texas
Jeffrey T. Koenigsberg, 13-year-old son of Tom and Kris Koenigsberg,
of Plano, Texas, died Sunday (Feb. 11, 1996) at Burbank, Calif.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Legacy Drive
Baptist Church, 4501 Legacy Drive, Plano, Texas.
The body was cremated. Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Directors,
McKinney, Texas, is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be given in his memory to Make a Wish Foundation
of North Texas, 5005 LBJ Freeway, Suite 333, Dallas, Texas 75244
or Legacy Drive Baptist Church, 4501 Legacy Drive, Plano, Texas
75024.
Jeffrey T. Koengisberg was born Dec. 10, 1982, in Plano, Texas,
to Thomas Grant Koenigsberg and Kristine Eastlund Koenigsberg.
Jeffrey was a student. He was a member of the Legacy Drive Baptist
Church, Plano, Texas.
Jeffrey is survived by his parents, Tom and Kris Koenigsberg
of Plano, Texas; one sister, Lisa Koenigsberg of Plano, Texas;
his paternal grandparents, Harry and Ann Koenigsberg of Sheffield,
Iowa; his maternal grandparents, Warren and Valerie Eastlund
of Minneapolis, Minn.; his great-grandmother, Violet Shoberg
of Forest Lake, Minn.; and many aunts, uncles and cousins.
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Robert Ringsdorf
TITONKA
Robert Ringsdorf, 82, of Titonka, died Tuesday (Feb. 13, 1996)
at the Titonka Care Center.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the United
Methodist Church, with the Rev. Karl Schiltz officiating. Burial
will be in Buffalo Township Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 3 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home.
Robert Ringsdorf was born Jan. 11, 1914, in Titonka.
Survivors include eight nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, wife and two brothers.
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Anna Bruns
BUFFALO CENTER
Anna Bruns, 95, of Buffalo Center, died Monday (Feb. 12, 1996)
at the Americana Healthcare Center, Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Winter Funeral Home,
Buffalo Center.
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Evalyn Marston Feeney
MASON CITY
Evalyn Marston Feeney, 102, of Nora Springs Care Center, a
former Mason City resident, died Tuesday (Feb. 13, 1996) at the
Nora Springs Care Center.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Major Erickson Funeral
Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
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James Grant McGowan Sr.
MASON CITY
James Grant McGowan Sr., 73, of 752 12th St. N.E., died Monday
(Feb. 12, 1996) at St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, Minn.
A funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Holy Family
Catholic Church, 714 N. Adams Ave., with the Rev. Raymond Burkle
and the Rev. Paul J. Evans officiating. Burial will be in Memorial
Park Cemetery, where full military honors will be conducted by
members of Mason City Veteran's Memorial Association.
Visitation will begin at 4 p.m. today at Hogan-Bremer Colonial
Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E., with a 7 p.m. Scriptural wake service
followed by a Knights of Columbus rosary.
The family suggests memorials to the Elevator Fund of Holy Family
Catholic Church or Hospice of North Iowa, in memory of Jim.
James Grant McGowan Sr. was born March 28, 1922, in Mason City,
the son of Earl McGowan and Helen E. ``Babe'' (Garner) McGowan.
On Oct. 14, 1944, he married Ruth Ann Evans at Mason City.
Jim attended Mason City schools and graduated from Holy Family
High School in 1940. He attended Loras College in Dubuque.
He also served in the United States Air Force from 1943-1945,
stationed with the 8th Air Force in England.
After his military service, he returned to Mason City to join
the family business, the former Ideal Sand and Gravel Company,
where he was employed for 35 years. Later, he worked for Marshall
& Swift for 10 years until his retirement in 1984.
He enjoyed reading and working in the garden in his spare time.
He was a lifetime member of Holy Family Catholic Church, Knights
of Columbus, council #1006 and VFW Post, #733, all of Mason City.
James is survived by his wife, Ruth Ann, of Mason City; three
daughters, Mary ``Mickey'' Jensen and her husband, Craig, of
Clear Lake; Nancy Woods and her husband, Jon, of Mitchellville,
and Margaret ``Margy'' Kasik and her husband, Bill, of Mason
City; one son, Jim McGowan Jr. of Mason City; nine grandchildren,
Michele Jensen of Cedar Rapids, Lisa Jensen of Maryville, Mo.,
Sara Van Horn of Clear Lake, Jennifer Woods of Ames, Deidre Woods
of Mitchellville, Bridget Kasik, Kellie Kasik, Sean McGowan and
Katie McGowan, all of Mason City; and one great-grandson, Wylie
Van Horn of Clear Lake.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
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Violette Eppard
CHARLES CITY
Violette (Mrs. Clarence) Eppard, 81, a resident of 806 Cedar
St., died Wednesday (Feb. 14, 1996) at the Salsbury Baptist Home.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the
First Baptist Church. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from noon until 9 p.m. Friday at the
Hauser Funeral Home, 1205 S. Main St., Charles City, and one
hour prior to services at the church.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Hauser Funeral Home.
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Alma Tjaden
BUFFALO CENTER
Alma Tjaden, 85, of Buffalo Center, died Wednesday (Feb. 14,
1996) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East, Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at First Reformed
Church, Buffalo Center, with the Rev. Bill Peake officiating.
Burial will be in Bingham Township Cemetery, rural Woden.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Winter
Funeral Home, and one hour before services at the church.
Alma Tjaden was born April 29, 1910, at Titonka.
Survivors include one son, Glenn Tjaden of Webster City; two
grandchildren; one great-grandchildren; one sister, Harriet Rippentrop
of Titonka; one brother, Albert ``Bo'' Sleper of Titonka.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, two sisters
and one brother.
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William `Bill' Tiggemann
KLEMME
William ``Bill'' Tiggemann, 102, of Klemme, died Tuesday (Feb.
13, 1996) at Concord Care Center, Garner.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the United
Methodist Church, Klemme, with the Rev. Jerry Robertson officiating.
Burial will be in the Ell Township Cemetery, Klemme.
William ``Bill'' Tiggemann was born Sept. 13, 1893, in St. Louis,
Mo.
Survivors include daughters, Esther Tulp of Goodell, and Velma
Robinson of Thompson; sons, Edwin Tiggemann of Klemme, and Richard
Tiggemann of Mesa, Ariz.; eight grandchildren; and many great-grandchildren;
and sisters, Clara Kutter of St. Louis, Mo., and Lillie Trifenbach
of Quincy, Ill.
He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, son, grandson,
four brothers and three sisters.
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Evelyn Margaret Jorgensen
HAMPTON
Evelyn Margaret Jorgensen, 80, of Hampton, died Wednesday (Feb.
14, 1996) at Franklin General Hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at St. John's
Lutheran Church, rural Hampton, with the Rev. A.E. Norson officiating.
Burial will be in St. John's Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. today at Sietsema-Vogel
Funral Home, with the family present from 5 to 7 p.m.
Evelyn Margaret Jorgensen was born Jan. 19, 1916, in Chicago,
Ill.
Survivors include her husband, Folmer Jorgensen of Hampton;
one son, Lloyd Jorgensen of Mesa, Ariz.; two daughters, Jane
Vandre' of Hilliard, Ohio, and Kaye Peters of Hampton; one sister,
Ellen Rosenberger of Morton Grove, Ill.; five grandchildren;
and five great-grandchildren.
She was preceded by her parents and two brothers.
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Raymond D. McCormick
CLARION
Raymond D. McCormick, 45, of Clarion, died Tuesday (Feb. 13,
1996) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East, Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Nazarene
Church, Clarion, with Stan Watne officiating. Burial will be
in Evergreen Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Willim Funeral
Home, Clarion.
Raymond D. McCormick was born June 3, 1950, at Fort Dodge.
Survivors include his mother, Mary ``Sue'' McCormick of Clarion;
two brothers, Tom McCormick of Missouri City, Texas, and Bill
McCormick of Stratford, Texas.
He was preceded in death by his father.
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Anna Bruns
BUFFALO CENTER
Anna Bruns, 95, of Buffalo Center, died Monday (Feb. 12, 1996)
at the Americana Care Center, Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the First
Congregational Church, Buffalo Center, with the Rev. William
Peake officiating. Burial will be in Olena Mound Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. today at the Winter
Funeral Home, and one hour prior to services at the church.
Anna Bruns was born Feb. 17, 1900, in New York, N.Y.
Survivors include two daughters, Mildred Penning of Kiester,
Minn., and Myrna Christoffer of Fort Dodge; four sons, Harold
Bruns of Mason City; Kenneth Bruns of Thompson; Rodger Bruns
of Thompson, and Merlyn Bruns of Fort Dodge; 23 grandchildren;
24 great-grandchildren; several great-great-grandchildren; two
sisters, Margaret Becker of Medford, Wis., and Elizabeth Albers
of Buffalo Center; and one brother, George Roth of Woden.
Anna was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, three
sons, two sisters and two brothers.
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Kenneth D. Lindloff
SHEFFIELD
Kenneth D. Lindloff, 55, of Sheffield, died Wednesday (Feb.
14, 1996) at the Franklin General Hospital, Hampton.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Grarup
Funeral Home, Sheffield, with the Rev. Steve Hollingsworth of
the First Baptist Church of Sheffield officiating.
There will be no burial. The body will be cremated.
Visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m. Saturday until time of services
at the funeral home.
Kenneth D. Lindloff was born June 8, 1940, in Franklin County.
Survivors include his parents, Chris and Edna Lindloff of Sheffield;
a special friend, Ann Stigman of Sheffield; two sisters, Shirley
Welch of Marble Rock, and Marcia Schwartz of Mason City; and
three brothers, Richard Lindloff of Clarksville, Raymond Lindloff
and Edwin Lindloff, both of Mason City.
He was preceded in death by one sister.
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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.
Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday (Feb. 24,
1996) at the First United Methodist Church, 119 S. Georgia Ave.,
with the Rev. Merlin Ackerson officiating.
There will be no visitation; the body was cremated.
Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., is
in charge of arrangements.
Mully was born Nov. 30, 1922, in Flanagan, Ill., the son of
George and Ada (Dutcher) Fredricks. He attended elementary and
high school in Nora Springs, graduating from Nora Springs High
School in 1941, then attended Upper Iowa University and Mason
City Junior College. Mully served in the U.S. Navy during World
War II from 1943 to 1946 on the L.S.T. #970. He played professional
baseball for the New York Yankees farm team and semi-pro baseball
for the Mason City Legionnaire team. Mully married Mary ``Molly''
Winter on July 2, 1948, at the First United Methodist Church.
Mully was a mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service for 20
years. After his retirement in 1975, Mully continued with many
hobbies and interests. When not following the Hawkeyes, he raised
Arabian horses, maintained his bluebird trail, ham radio and
wood working. He was a member of the First United Methodist
Church, VFW, Elks Lodge, American Legion and Benevolence Lodge
#145 A.F. and A.M. One of his greatest pleasures was volunteering
at the Mercy Cancer Center until illness forced him to become
a patient. He also was a member of the National Association
of Retired Federal Employees.
Memorials may be given to the Mercy Cancer Center or Hospice
of North Iowa.
Survivors include his wife, Mary ``Molly'' Fredricks of Mason
City; his mother, Ada Fredricks of Nora Springs; four sisters,
Wanda Walker and her husband, Darrell; Frances Kelley, and Doris
Fitzgerald, all of Nora Springs, and Marjorie Rockwell and her
husband, Jim, of Ramona, Calif.; many nieces and nephews; and
a sister-in-law, Mildred Fredricks of Stacyville.
He was preceded in death by his father and brother Roger.
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Ruth Moklestad
FOREST CITY
Ruth Moklestad, 100, of Forest City, died Wednesday (Feb. 14,
1996) at the Granger Manor.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Immanuel
Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Lee Laaveg officiating. Burial
will be in Oakland Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Petersen
Lund Funeral Home, with the family present from 5 to 7:30 p.m.
Ruth Moklestad was born July 13, 1895, in Forest City.
Survivors include two sons, Robert Moklestad of Thompson and
Norman Moklestad of Des Moines; seven grandchildren; 15 great-
grandchildren; and one brother, Stephen Field of Omaha, Neb.
She was preceded in death by parents, husband, five brothers
and two sisters.
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Verna Clausen
MASON CITY
Verna Clausen, 88, of 734 10th St. N.E., died Wednesday (Feb.
14, 1996) at Good Shepherd Health Center, Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at Bethlehem
Lutheran Church, 419 N. Delaware Ave., with the Rev. Frederick
J. Wood officiating.
Entombment will be in Glenwood Cemetery Mausoleum at Ogden.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Hogan-Bremer
Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E.
Further visitation and a prayer service will be held at 2:30
p.m. Friday at Carson Funeral Home in Ogden.
Verna Clausen was born Nov. 4, 1907, in Angus, to George Mendon
and Florence (Chambers) Mendon.
At the age of 3, her family moved to Ogden, where Verna grew
up and attended school. She graduated from Ogden High School
in 1924.
Verna married C. J. ``Dick'' Clausen on Jan. 20, 1926.
They made their home in Ogden until 1943, when they moved to
the Mason City-Rock Falls area. The couple owned a farm near
Rock Falls before retiring to their home in Mason City in 1969.
She was a faithful member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church, and
was active in the LUGA Club and the Rock Falls Senior Citizens.
Throughout her life, she enjoyed her family, good friends, children
of all ages and playing cards.
Verna is survived by one sister, Florence Nobens of Ogden; one
brother, Harry Mendon of Grand Rapids, Minn; one brother-in-law;
several sisters-in-law; several nieces and nephews; and a host
of devoted friends.
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