MCGG 02/16/1996

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Talena Rhubee

THOMPSON 



Talena Rhubee, 86, died Thursday (Feb. 15, 1996) at the Timely

Mission Nursing Home, Buffalo Center.



Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Winter

Funeral Home, Buffalo Center, with the Rev. Gary Bergman of First

Baptist Church, Buffalo Center, officiating.  Burial will be

in Grand Meadow Cemetery, Grand Meadow, Minn.



Visitation will be held from 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday at the funeral

home.



Talena Rhubee was born June 7, 1909 ,in Ackley.



Survivors include three sisters, Martha Bell of Manly, Josephine

Rippentrop of Rockford and Janet Oliver of Mason City.



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

and five brothers.

MCGG 02/16/1996

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Elaine H. Ennis

PALM HARBOR, Fla. 



Elaine H. Ennis, 77, of Palm Harbor, formerly of Mason City,

Iowa, died Wednesday (Feb. 14, 1996) in Tampa.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Curlew-Hills Memorial

Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.

MCGG 02/16/1996

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Violette Eppard

CHARLES CITY 



Violette Eppard, 81, of 806 Cedar St., died Wednesday (Feb.

14, 1996) at the Salsbury Baptist Home.



Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the First

Baptist Church with the Rev. Robin Stoops officiating.  Burial

will be in the Riverside Cemetery.



Friends may call from noon to 9 p.m. today at the Hauser Funeral

Home, 1205 S. Main St. Visitation will continue one hour prior

to services at the church on Saturday.



For those wishing to make a memorial contribution, the family

suggests giving to Gideon Memorial Bibles.



Violette Eileen Nasby Eppard was born Feb. 13, 1915, in Cedar

Falls.



Survivors include her husband, Clarence ``Clancy'' Eppard of

Charles City; one daughter, Sharon Oswalt of Coon Rapids, Minn.;

one son, Richard Eppard of Lennox, S.D.; and four grandchildren.



She was preceded in death by her parents and one sister.

MCGG 02/16/1996

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Richard D. Bahr

PARKERSBURG 



Richard D. Bahr, 56, of Parkersburg, died Thursday (Feb. 15,

1996) at his home.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Sietsema-Vogel Funeral

Home, Dumont.

 

MCGG 02/16/1996

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Mildred North

CHARLES CITY 



Mildred North, 84, of Charles City, died Thursday (Feb. 15,

1996) at Salsbury Baptist Home.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Fullerton-Hage Funeral

Home, 401 Blunt St.
 

MCGG 02/16/1996

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Haydn Jones

BELMOND 



Haydn Jones, 67, of Belmond, died Thursday (Feb. 15, 1996) at

North Iowa Mercy Health Center, Mason City.

MCGG 02/17/1996

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Lawrence M. Weber

OSAGE 



Lawrence M. Weber, 92, of Osage, and formerly of Stacyville,

died Friday (Feb. 16, 1996) at the Faith Home in Osage.



Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at the Sacred

Heart Catholic Church, with the Rev. Dennis Cahill officiating.



Burial will be at approximately 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Visitation

Catholic Cemetery, Stacyville.



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

Home, Osage, with a 3 p.m. Forester rosary and a 7:30 p.m. Scripture

service.



Lawrence M. Weber was born Sept. 18, 1903, in Stacyville.



Survivors include four sisters, Martha Demuth of Prairie du

Chien, Wis.; Jo Rodewald, Salem, Ore.; Linda Stultz and Leona

Milton, both of Osage; and two brothers, Clem Weber of Bothell,

Wash., and Peter Weber of Hayward, Calif.



He was preceded in death by his parents, five sisters and four

brothers.
 

MCGG 02/17/1996

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Richard Bahr

PARKERSBURG



Richard Bahr, 56, of Parkersburg, died Thursday (Feb. 15, 1996)

at home.



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

Reformed Church, Dumont, with the Rev. Carl Gearhart officiating.

Burial will be in the Dumont Cemetery.



Visitation will be held from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Sietsema-Vogel

Funeral Home, Dumont.



Richard D. Bahr was born Dec. 12, 1939, in Algona.



Survivors include one daughter, Cheryl Homeister of Cedar Falls;

four brothers, James Bahr of Lake City; George Bahr of Mankato,

Minn.; Robert Bahr of Bode and Darrell Bahr of Lincoln, Calif.;

three sisters, Ardeen Nelson of Grants Pass, Ore., Elgena  Bunkofske

and Bonnie Miller, both of Algona; and three grandchildren.



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

MCGG 02/17/1996

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Arnold Paul DeVries

GREENE



Arnold Paul DeVries, 74, of Greene, died Friday (Feb. 16, 1996)

at home.



Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Reid's

Funeral Chapel, Greene. Burial will be in the Bethel Reformed

Cemetery in Kesley.



Visitation will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. Monday at the funeral

chapel where other arrangements are incomplete.

MCGG 02/17/1996

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USE

Mildred North

CHARLES CITY



Mrs. Mildred (Glenn) North, 83, of the Salsbury Baptist Home

and formerly of 506 S. Main St., died Thursday (Feb. 15, 1996)

at the nursing home of natural causes.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Fullerton Hage Funeral

Home, 401 Blunt St.

MCGG 02/17/1996

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Reuben Conrad Cornelius

NORTHWOOD



Reuben Conrad Cornelius, 77, of 304 Fifth Ave. N., Northwood,

died Friday (Feb. 16, 1996) at the Scottsdale Memorial Hospital,

Scottsdale, Ariz.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Mittelstadt Funeral Home,

209 N. Washington, Lake Mills.

MCGG 02/17/1996

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Pluma Monsen

RAKE



Pluma Monsen, 100, of Rake, died Friday (Feb. 16, 1996) at

home.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Winter Funeral Home,

Buffalo Center.

MCGG 02/17/1996

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Haydn E. Jones

BELMOND



Haydn E. Jones, 67, of Belmond, died Thursday (Feb. 15, 1996)

at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East, Mason City.



A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday

at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, with the Rev. Tom Currier

and Deacon Nick Schmit, officiating.  Burial will be in the St.

Francis Cemetery,  with military rites conducted by the Belmond

American Legion and VFW.



Visitation will be held from 2 to 8 p.m. on Sunday at the Tenold

Funeral Home, with a rosary at 2:30 p.m. by the Rosary Society

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

service, followed by a Knights of Columbus Rosary at 7:30 p.m.



Haydn Edward Jones, the son of John P. and Grace T. (Allen)

Jones, was born May 22, 1928, in Belmond.



He graduated from Belmond High School and received his Civil

Engineering degree from Iowa State University.



He served in the 444th Engineer Corp in Germany from 1951-1953.



He was united in marriage to Dorothy Kathleen Hocraffer on Dec.

29, 1955, in Mason City.  To this union three children were born.



Haydn was employed at Rowat & Murray Engineering of Belmond

during high school summers and after pursuing his degree, was

a full-time employee in 1956.  In February of 1959, he started

as Assistant Wright County Engineer and was appointed Wright

County Engineer in December of 1966, and served until his retirement

in February 1994, after serving 35 years.



Haydn was a lifelong member of St. Francis Xavier Church in

Belmond, member of the Knights of Columbus Council #8110, member

of the National Association of County Engineers, American Legion

Post 35 for 42 years, IPERS Improvement Association, and served

his church by being on the Parish Council, Lay Minister, lector

and usher.



In 1991 he was given a Service Award by Gov. Terry Branstad.



He is survived by a daughter, Jan Ellen Jones of Mason City;

sons, Brian and Kevin Jones of Minneapolis, Minn.; sisters, Carolyn

Summers and her husband, Robert, of Belmond; Monica Kohmetschier

and her husband, John, of Lansing, Mich.; Colleen Flanagan and

her husband, Alan, of Cedar Rapids; and Barbara Rogers of Ames.



He is preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Dorothy, on

Feb. 5, 1996; sister, Mary; and brothers, Tony and Larry.

MCGG 02/17/1996

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Zella O. Bergeson

WHITTEMORE



Zella O. Bergeson, 88, of Whittemore, died Thursday (Feb. 15,

1996) at the Palo Alto County Hospital.



Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the

Chapel of The Wilson Funeral Home, Algona, with the Rev. Sue

Thomas of the United Methodist Church of Fenton officiating.

Burial of ashes will be at a later date in the Evergreen Cemetery,

Wesley.



Memorials may be designated to the Whittemore Fire and Rescue

Unit or the Whittemore Little League in her memory.



Zella O. Bergeson was born Nov. 2, 1907, in Kellogg.



Survivors include two daughters, Janet Champney of Whittemore,

and Shirley Torpin of Placentia, Calif.; six grandchildren; and

nine great-grandchildren.



She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, five brothers

and five sisters.

MCGG 02/17/1996

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Dr. Walter N. Hanson

NAPLES, Fla. 



Walter N. Hanson, M.D., Capt. USNR-Retired, 81, of Naples, Fla.,

died Friday (Feb. 16, 1996) in Naples.



Funeral arrangements are pending for a later date. Hodges Funeral

Chapel, Naples, Fla,. is in charge of arrangements.



Dr. Walter N. Hanson was born Feb. 20, 1914, to Oliver and Edla

(Unger) Hanson in Grand Forks, N.D.



He was a graduate of the University of North Dakota and Medical

School at University of North Dakota. He was a graduate of Temple

University, Philadelphia, Pa.



He practiced medicine  (OB/GYN) with the United States Navy

for 14 years and with Park Clinic in Mason City for 25 years,

retiring to the Twin Cities in 1979.



He was a golfer, a fisherman and a collector of puns.



He was a lover of beauty, finding it in music and in nature,

creating it with his wood carving, needlework, furniture-making

and in his orchid greenhouse.



He married his beautiful Helen in 1937. Together they raised

three daughters and cherished seven grandchildren; and three

great-grandchildren. He is forever a part of each of us.



He is survived by his wife, Helen Hanson of Edina, Minn.; Mari

and Charles Duke of Grinnell; Linda and Daniel Groff of Golden

Valley, Minn.; Susan and Charles Grady, and their children, Joseph

and Nicholas of Eden Prairie, Minn.; Andrew and Lisa Morgan,

and their children, Zachary and Jasper of St. Paul, Minn.; Jeremy

and Kyna Duke and their son, Eli, of Columbia, Mo., Abigail Duke

of Montpelier, Vt., Peter Morgan of Boulder, Colo.,  and Emily

Groff of Golden Valley, Minn.; one sister, Adelaide Maier of

Denver, Colo.; and one brother, Odin Hanson of Silver Springs,

Md.



He was preceded in death by his parents and six half brothers

and half sisters.

MCGG 02/18/1996

/Cayler/Inc/dt

Richard F. Cayler

MANLY 



Richard F. Cayler, 79, died Saturday (Feb. 17, 1996) at the

Veteran's Administration Medical Center, Minneapolis.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Bride Colonial Chapel.
 

MCGG 02/18/1996

/Halfpop/inc/dt

Ina Mae Halfpop

GOODELL 



Ina Mae Halfpop, 83, died Saturday (Feb. 17, 1996) at the Belmond

Health Care Center.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Tenold Funeral Home,

Belmond.

MCGG 02/18/1996

/Cornelius/Tuesday/free/dt

Reuben Conrad Cornelius

NORTHWOOD 



Reuben Conrad Cornelius, 77, died Friday (Feb. 16, 1996) at

Scottsdale Memorial Hospital, Mesa, Ariz.



Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Sion Lutheran

Church, rural Lake Mills, with the Rev. Gary Johnson officiating.

Burial will be in Sion Lutheran Church Cemtery.



Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at Mittelstadt Funeral

Home, Lake Mills.  Visitation will continue one hour prior to

services at the church on Monday.



Reuben Conrad Cornelius was born March 16, 1918 in Humboldt.



Survivors include his wife, Helen Cornelius of Northwood; and

one sister, Elizabeth Groe of Lake Mills.



He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers.

MCGG 02/18/1996

Mildred J. North

CHARLES CITY 



Mildred J. North, 84, died Thursday (Feb. 15, 1996) at the

Salisbury Baptist Home.



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

the Fullerton Hage Funeral Home with the Rev. Rick Cook of the

Wesleyan Church officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery.



Friends may call after 2 p.m. today at the funeral home. Visitation

will continue one hour prior to services on Monday.



Mildred J. North was born Sept. 13, 1911, in rural Floyd County.



Survivors include one daughter, Glennice S. Walters of Osage;

two grandchildren; two brothers, Clarence E. Bray of Floyd and

Burrell Bray of Charles City; and three sisters, Evelyn Gilbert

of New Hampton, Ruth Lahmon of Lake Osakis, Minn., and Ruby Chavez

of West Covina, Calif.



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

and five brothers.

MCGG 02/18/1996

Paul Miller

MASON CITY 



Paul Miller, 75, of 120 26th St. S.W., died Saturday (Feb. 17, 1996)

at his home.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Fullerton Patterson

James Funeral Chapel, 123 Second St. S.E
 

MCGG 02/18/1996

Elaine H. Ennis

PALM HARBOR, FLA. 



Elaine H. Ennis, 77, formerly of Mason City, Iowa, died Thursday

(Feb. 15, 1996) in Tampa, Fla.



Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at St.

Mark Lutheran Church, Dunedin, Fla. The body will be cremated

and burial will be at a later date.



Friends may call from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Monday at the Curlew

Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor, Fla.



She was born in Osage where she attended and graduated from

Osage High School. She worked for her father in his meat market,

as a bookkeeper for the Osage Cooperative Creamery and as an

accountant and auditor for Frank Enbusk before becoming a police

woman for 21 years for the Mason City Police Department.



She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Mason City,

and a member of St. Mark Lutheran Church, Dunedin, Fla. She moved

to Florida with her husband, Harold J.Ennis, in 1971.



She is survived by two stepsons, Roger D.Ennis and his wife,

Beverly Ennis, and Jay Ennis and his wife, Joyce, all of Mason

City; one stepdaughter, Kathleen Lorz of Fargo, N.D.; one sister,

Anita G. Nelson of Mason City; eight stepgrandchildren; and 11

stepgreatgrandchildren.



She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold, in 1986; an

infant daughter, Patricia Ann; her parents; and three brothers

MCGG 02/18/1996

Thada Brehmer

DUMONT 



Thada Brehmer, 84, died Friday (Feb. 16, 1996) at North Iowa

Mercy Health Center East, Mason City.



Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Monday at the

Dumont United Methodist Church with the Rev. Marilyn Winch officiating.

Burial will be in the Dumont Cemetery.



Visitation will be held from 2 to 8 p.m. today at the SietsemaVogel

Funeral Home.



Thada Brehmer was born Nov. 18, 1911, in Dumont.



Survivors include one sister, Hazel Wisgerhof of Clear Lake.



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

and three brothers

MCGG 02/18/1996

Harold R. Currier

VENTURA 



Harold R. Currier, 74, died Friday (Feb. 16, 1996) at the

Valley Baptist Medical Center, Harlingen, Texas.



Funeral arrangements are pending at the WardVan Slyke

Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St., Clear Lake
 

MCGG 02/18/1996

Pluma R. Monsen

RAKE 



Pluma R. Monsen, 100, died Friday (Feb. 16, 1996) at her home.



Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Zion

Lutheran Church with the Rev. Jennifer Edinger officiating. Burial

will be in West Cemetery.



Visitation will be held from noon to 2 p.m. Monday at the church.

Winter Funeral Home, Buffalo Center, is in charge of arrangements.



Pluma R. Monsen was born July 18, 1895, in Forest City.



Survivors include two daughters, Bonnie Hansen of Aurora, Colo.,

and Nadine Monsen of Rake; two sons, Jesse Monsen of Rake and

Carroll Monsen of Estherville; seven grandchildren; ten great-

grandchildren; one sister, Tunice Clay of Newport, Penn.; and

one brother, Bruce Larson of Hot Springs, Ark.



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

and four brothers.

MCGG 02/18/1996

Anne M. Hegel

MASON CITY 



Anne M. Hegel, 82, of 1425 N. Plymouth Road, died Saturday (Feb. 17,

1996) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit.



Funeral services are tentatively scheduled for 11 a.m.

Tuesday at Holy Family Catholic Church, 714 N. Adams Ave.



Visitation will begin at 3 p.m. today at the Fullerton Patterson

James Funeral Chapel, 123 Second St. S.E. Other arrangements

are incomplete

MCGG 02/18/1996

Selmer S. Teigen

LAKE MILLS 



Selmer S. Teigen, 82, died Friday (Feb. 16, 1996) at Good

Shepherd Health Center, Mason City.



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

Winnebago Lutheran Church, rural Lake mills, with the Rev. William

Peters officiating. Burial will be in Winnebago Lutheran Church

Cemetery.



Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at Mittelstadt Funeral

Home. Visitation will continue one hour prior to services at

the church on Tuesday.



Selmer S. Teigen was born June 22, 1913, in Winnebago County.



Survivors include his wife, Carmen Teigen of Lake Mills; four

daughters, LaVonne Aase of Austin, Minn., Darlene Miller of Hayfield,

Minn., Donna Hanson of Forest City and Cheryl Sorbo of Clear

Lake; nine grandchildren; 13 greatgrandchildren; two sisters,

Alpha Hanson of Lake Mills and Viola Andrews of St. Petersburg,

Fla.; and one brother, Leonard Teigen of Albert Lea, Minn.



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

sister.
 

MCGG 02/18/1996

/DeVries/Tuesday/free/dt

Arnold P. DeVries

GREENE 



Arnold P. DeVries, 74, died Friday (Feb. 16, 1996) at home.



Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Reid's

Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Galen Smith of the First Presbyterian

Church officiating.  Burial will be in Bethel Reformed Cemetery,

Kesley.



Visitation will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. Monday and will continue

from 9 a.m. until service time Tuesday at the chapel.



Those planning an expression of sympathy may direct memorials

to the Arnold DeVries Memorial Fund in care of the family.



Arnold Paul DeVries was born Nov. 30, 1921, in Kesley.



Survivors include his companion, Mary Parmely of Greene; three

daughters, Marsha DeVries Harrington of Waterloo and Jamie DeVries

and Michelle DeVries, both of Conrad; two grandchildren; and

one sister, Lenore Knutson of Hobart, Ind.
 

MCGG 02/19/1996

/DeVries/Tuesday/pd/dt

Arnold Paul DeVries

GREENE 



Funeral services for Arnold Paul DeVries, 74, of 507 N. First

St., will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Reid's Funeral Chapel

with services conducted by the Rev. Galen Smith of the First

Presbyterian Church.  Burial will be in the Bethel Reformed Cemetery,

Kesley.



Visitation will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. today and will continue

from 9 a.m. until time of services at the chapel on Tuesday.



Arnold Paul DeVries was born Nov. 30, 1921 in Kesley, a son

of George and Helene (Hintzen) DeVries, and died Friday (Feb.

16, 1996) at his home in Greene of cancer.



He received his education in the Kesley Schools and graduated

from Aplington High School in 1939.  As a young man he worked

at his father's hardware store and later attended the University

of Iowa.  During this time he became fascinated with nature and

primitive man and his existence.  At the start of World War II

he moved to California where he remained for a short time, returning

to Chicago where he was employed at an aircraft plant.  While

in Chicago he did extensive research in his pursued field.  Toward

the end of the war he returned to California to pursue his interests

in writing and during that time he supplemented his income as

a bus driver for the City of Los Angeles, driving the famed route

of Hollywood and Vine.



In 1952 he published his first book entitled, ``Primitive Man

and His Foods''.  During this time he acquired his own publishing

company, Chandler Book Company.  In the next several years other

books were published which included ``Elixir of LIfe'', ``Health

from the Soil'', and ``Dangers in Modern Food''.



On Oct. 16, 1959 he was united in marriage to Dorice E. Shemtob

in Beverly Hills.  They made their home in the Los Angeles area

until returning to Iowa in 1969 when they purchased their home

in Greene.  Mrs. DeVries died on June 23, 1981.  On July 16,

1986 he was united in marriage to Mary K. Parmely at the Little

Brown Church at Nashua.  The marriage ended in 1993.



Arnold was baptized on June 24, 1923 at the Presbyterian Church

in Kesley.  Throughout his life he explored the various aspects

of his faith and following his marriage to Dorice they became

associated with the Universal Church of the Master where they

were both ordained as ministers of that faith.



He will be remembered as an environmentalist and naturalist

who strived to educate others and make them aware of their natural

environment and what it has to offer them in health and vitality.



Survivors include his companion, Mary Parmely of Greene; three

daughters, Marsha DeVries Harrington of Waterloo, Jamie DeVries

and Michelle DeVries, both of Conrad; two grandchildren, Dustin

and Chace; and one sister, Lenore Knutson of Hobart, Ind.



He was preceded in death by his first wife; two children in

infancy; parents; one brother, George DeVries Jr. in 1961; and

one sister, Esther Casjens in 1979.



Those planning an expression of sympathy may direct memorials

to the Arnold DeVries Memorial Fund in care of the family.

MCGG 02/19/1996

/Maxson/inc/dt

Lyle L. Maxson

GREENE 



Lyle L. Maxson, 89, died Sunday (Feb. 18, 1996) at Floyd County

Memorial Hospital, Charles City.



Funeral services are tentatively scheduled for Thursday at Reid's

Funeral Chapel, where other arrangements are incomplete.

MCGG 02/19/1996

/Shreve/Wednesday/free/dt

Kenneth E. Shreve

GREENE 



Kenneth E. Shreve, 86, died Sunday (Feb. 18, 1996) at the Floyd

County Memorial Hospital, Charles City.



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

Peter's Lutheran Church with the Rev. Perry Brown officiating.

Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery.



Visitation will be held from 3 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Reid's Funeral

Chapel.  There will be a public scripture service at 7:30 p.m.



Kenneth Earl Shreve was born Jan. 2, 1910 in rural Coldwater

Township, Butler County.



Survivors include his wife, Velma of Greene; one daughter, Beverly

Menk of New Brighton, Minn.; five grandchildren; three great-

grandchildren; and one brother, William Shreve of Bristow.



He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers.

MCGG 02/19/1996

/Meyer/Tuesday/free/dt

Sylvia M. Meyer

CHARLES CITY 



Sylvia M. Meyer, 73, died Sunday (Feb. 18, 1996) at Floyd County

Memorial Hospital.



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

John Evangelical Lutheran Church with the Rev. Dennis D. Niezwaag

and the Rev. Karen Rask Behling officiating.  Burial will be

in Riverside Cemetery.



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

Funeral Home.  Visitation will continue one hour prior to services

at the church on Tuesday.



Those considering an expression of sympathy may direct memorials

to the Third Floor Youth Fund at St. John Evangelical Lutheran

Church.



Sylvia Marvel Miller Meyer was born Sept. 2, 1922 in rural Charles

City.



Survivors include her husband, Lawrence of Charles City; one

son, Terry Meyer of Charles City; and one granddaughter.

MCGG 02/19/1996

/Frascht/Wednesday/free/dt

Kenneth C. Frascht

CHARLES CITY 



Kenneth C. Frascht, 63, died Sunday (Feb. 18, 1996) at Floyd

County Memorial Hospital.



A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the

Immaculate Conception Catholic Church with the Rev. Stanley J.

Hayek officiating.  Burial will be in the Calvary Cemetery.



Friends may call from noon to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Fullerton

Hage Funeral Home, where there will be a scritpural wake service

at 7:30 p.m.  Visitation will continue one hour prior to services

at the church on Wednesday.



Kenneth Charles Frascht was born March 31, 1932 in rural Charles

City.



Survivors include his wife, Patricia of Charles City; one daughter,

Julie Ritter of Charles City; one son, Joe Frascht of Charles

City; two brothers, Jack Frascht and Russell Frascht, both of

Charles City; and four grandchildren.
 

MCGG 02/19/1996

/Hulsing/Thursday/inc/dt

Margaret Hulsing

ROCKWELL 



Margaret Hulsing, 90, died Saturday (Feb. 17, 1996) at the Rockwell

Community Nursing Home.



Funeral services are tentatively set for 11 a.m. Thursday at

the Grace Baptist Church, Sheffield, with the Rev. Bruce Rulapaugh

officiating.  Burial will be in the Meservey Cemetery.



Other funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Grarup Funeral

Home, Sheffield.

MCGG 02/19/1996

/Halfpop/Tuesday/pd/dt

Ina Mae Halfpop

GOODELL 



Ina Mae Halfpop, 83, died Saturday (Feb. 17, 1996) at the Belmond

Health Care Center.



Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the United

Methodist Church with the Rev. Jerry Robertson officiating.

Burial will be in the Amsterdam Cemetery.



Visitation will be held from 4 to 9 p.m. today at the Tenold

Funeral Home, Belmond, and will continue 1 1/2 hours prior to

services at the church on Tuesday.



Ina Mae (Burgess) Halfpop, the daughter of Thomas R. and Mabel

(Smith) Burgess, was born Sept. 1, 1912 in Goodell.  She attended

school in Goodell.  She was united in marriage to Paul Halfpop

on April 26, 1931 in Garner.  They resided in the Goodell area

all of their married life.  She was a former member of the United

Brethern Church in Goodell, and has been a long time member of

the United Methodist Church in Goodell.  She was a member of

the Ladies Aid of the church, and Prairie Quilters.  She was

a very devoted mother and grandmother.



Survivors include her daughter, Catherine Barkema and her husband,

Dick, Jr. of Goodell; one son, Bernard Halfpop and his wife,

Harriett of Fairmont, Minn.; five grandchildren, Barbara Schaefer,

Keith Barkema, Dick Barkema, Mark Barkema, and Paul Halfpop;

eight great-grandchildren; one sister, Betty Barkema of Belmond;

and one brother, Joe Burgess of Goodell.



She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul, one brother,

one sister, and two great-grandchildren.
 

MCGG 02/19/1996

/Olson/Tuesday/free/dt

Eugene H. Olson

LAKOTA 



Eugene H. Olson, 69, died Sunday (Feb. 18, 1996) at St. Luke's

Lutheran Care Center, Blue Earth, Minn.



Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. John's

Catholic Church, Bancroft, with the Rev. John Thomas officiating.

Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Bancroft.



Visitation will be held from 3 to 9 p.m. today at the Garry-

Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home, Bancroft, where a 3 p.m.

rosary and a 7 p.m. parish prayer service will be held.



Eugene H. Olson was born Oct. 2, 1926 in Bancroft.



Survivors include seven sisters, Doris Helin of Buffalo Center,

LaVonne Hohnecker of Dubuque, Agnes Thunstrom of St. Paul Park,

Minn., Florence Wortman and Donna Herbers, both of Medford, Ore.,

Betty Shillington of Algona, and Vicky Parks of Manly; three

brothers, Richard Olson of Lakota, Donald Olson of Buffalo Center,

and John Olson of Forest City.



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

sisters.

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Paul Edward Miller

MASON CITY 



Paul Edward Miller, 75, of 120 26th St. S.W., died Saturday

afternoon (Feb. 17, 1996) at his home of natural causes.



Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Fullerton Patterson

James Funeral Chapel, 123 Second St. S.E.  Officiating will be

the Rev. Fred Lewis of the United Methodist Church, Clear Lake.

Interment will be in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery.



The family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the

funeral chapel.  Visitation will continue after noon on Tuesday.



Those planning an expression of sympathy may wish to direct

donations to the Paul E. Miller memorial fund.



Paul was born in Butler County on Dec. 7, 1920 to Floyd and

Kate (Groniga) Miller.  He attended school at the Little Yellow

School House in Butler County.  He served his country in the

Army and was a survivor of the ``Battle of the Bulge''.  He later

was honorably discharged.  He was united in marriage to Helen

A. Morgan on Sept. 15, 1949 in Harrison, Ark.  He was employed

in the sweet pickle department of Armour Meat Packing for 26

years.  He retired in 1975 due to health problems.  Before his

health declined he enjoyed playing pool and bingo at the Mason

City Senior Citizens Center.  He was a former member of the American

Legion.  He also enjoyed yard work and playing with his chow-lab

mix dog.



Paul will be sadly missed by his wife of 46 years, Helen; three

daughters, Donna Marie Miller of St. Paul, Minn., Mrs. Dean (Deborah)

Meyer of Davenport, and Diane G. Miller of Des Moines; a daughter-in-law,

the former Mrs. David (Donna Mae) Miller of Clear Lake; one brother,

Robert and his wife, Virginia Miller of Fremont, Mich.; four

grandchildren, Paula and Mike Meyer of Davenport, and Doug and

Devan Miller of Clear Lake; and numerous nieces and nephews.



Paul will join those who preceded him in death, his parents;

three sons, David, Douglas, and an infant son; his sister, Florence

Hobson Eilers; and one brother, Lester Miller.

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K. Jane Schneider

MASON CITY 



K. Jane Schneider, 72, of 316 N. Jefferson Ave., died Sunday

(Feb. 18, 1996) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit.



Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Major-Erickson

Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.



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

home.



Other arrangements are incomplete at the funeral home.
 

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Delos N. Lumley

MASON CITY 



Delos N. Lumley, 79, of 304 20th Pl. S.W., died Sunday (Feb.

18, 1996) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Major-Erickson Funeral

Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
 

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Anne M. Hegel

MASON CITY 



Anne M. Hegel, 82, of 1425 N. Plymouth Rd., died Saturday afternoon

(Feb. 17, 1996) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit.



Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Family

Catholic Church, 714 N. Adams Ave., with Father John Kremer officiating.

Interment will be in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery.



Visitation will be held after 3 p.m. today at the Fullerton

Patterson James Funeral Chapel, 123 Second St. S.E., where a

parish scripture service will be held at 7 p.m.



Those planning an expression of sympathy may wish to make donations

to the Anne M. Hegel memorial fund.



Anne was born on March 11, 1913 in Mason City to William and

Stancha (Nickoliva) Thomas.  She graduated with honor degrees

from Mason City High School in 1931.  While she attended school

she was employed at Thomas Grocery.  Following high school she

worked as a dental assistant and then attended business school

for two years in Des Moines.  She was united in marriage to Francis

A. Hegel on Aug. 30, 1958 at Holy Family Catholic Church by Mnsgn.

Breen.  She was employed at State Brand Creameries for 10 years,

and then in the billing department at International Harvestor

Co. for 16 years, working both in Mason City and Des Moines.

She also was employed at Allis Chalmers for five years.  She

was the treasurer at the North Iowa Library Extension for 16

years and then as a bookkeeper and secretary for The Professional

Car Cleaning Experts for seven years, which she retired from

in 1986.  Anne was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church, and

a former member of the Ladies of the Elks.  During her younger

years she loved to dance, ice and roller skate, and cook.  During

her life she was a devout reader, and enjoyed mathematics and

was known to read 16 to 18 books a month especially enjoying

Romance novels.  She was very attentive to her poodle ``JoJo''

who died recently, and tending her roses during the summer months.



Anne is survived by her constant companion and friend, Estele

Warren of Mason City.



She was preceded in death by her parents; one sister, Mary Thomas;

and one brother who died in Bulgaria; and her husband, Francis

in 1978.
 

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K. Jane Schneider

MASON CITY



Funeral services for K. Jane Schneider, 72, of 316 N. Jefferson

Ave., will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Major Erickson Funeral

Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave. She died Sunday (Feb. 18, 1996)

at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit.



The Rev. Raymond A. Burkle of Holy Family Catholic Church, Mason

City, will officiate. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery, Mason

City.



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

and until time of services Wednesday morning at the funeral home.



The family requests memorials be made to Hospice of North Iowa

or the Mercy Cancer Center.



Katharine Jane Schneider was born Feb. 18, 1924, at Fairmont,

Minn., the daughter of Wendell and Sidonia (Exner) Wells. Jane

was united in marriage to Cletus Schneider on Oct. 28,  1950,

at Holy Family Church in Mason City, Iowa. Jane lived most of

her life in the Mason City area, graduating from St. Joseph's

High School in June 1941. She was an assistant clerk of Selective

Service Board 1 from November 1941 to 1947. From there she worked

at the Army Recruiting Main Station as a secretary, and then

the Veterans Administration until they closed their Mason City

offices and moved to Des Moines, Iowa. She also worked at Iowa

Mutual Hardware Insurance Company. She enjoyed sewing for friends

and herself, as well as doing oil paintings and gardening.



She was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church.



Survivors include her husband, Cletus Schneider, Mason City;

one sister, Gay Schneider and her husband, Carl, Manly; three

brothers, Douglas Wells and his wife, Elsie, St. Paul, Minn.;

Thomas Wells and his wife, Joyce, Leavenworth, Kan., and Mark

Wells and his wife, Edith, Mason City; her father, Wendell A.

Wells, Good Shepherd Healthcare Center, Mason City; two sisters-in-law,

Corrinne Fenelon, Waterloo, and Catherine Weir and her husband,

Larry, of Chicago; a brother-in-law, Clement Schneider and his

wife, Darlene, Mason City.



She was preceded in death by her mother, Sidonia Wells on April

26, 1970.

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Rita M. Silby

MASON CITY



Mrs. Bernard (Rita M.) Silby, 80, of 26 N. Illinois Ave., died

Monday (Feb. 19, 1996) at Good Shepherd Health Center, Mason

City.



A funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Holy Family

Catholic Church, 714 N. Adams Ave., with the Rev. John R. Kremer

officiating. Burial will be in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery.



Visitation will begin at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Hogan-Bremer Colonial

Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E.,  where a combined circle and Catholic

Daughters of the Americas rosary will be said at 4 p.m. followed

by a Scriptural wake service at 7:30 p.m.



Memorials may be given to the Rita M. Silby Memorial Fund.



Mrs. Silby was born May 14, 1915, at Buffalo, N.Y., a daughter

of Frank A. and Caroline (Hertel) Grad.



Following her high school graduation, she attended Felt & Terrant

Comptometor School at Buffalo, N.Y..



She married Bernard Silby on April 15, 1944, in the chapel at

Camp Le Jeune, Hanover County, Wilmington, N.C. They celebrated

their 50th wedding anniversary on April 15, 1994.



She was employed in Sitka, Alaska, as a secretary and bookkeeper

during world War II. She later worked at the Federal Reserve

Bank, Chicago, Ill., while her husband, Bernard, attended Northern

Illinois College of Optometry.



Rita was active in many volunteer services during World War

II, Emergency Medical Corps, Red Cross First Aid, U.S. Air Force

volunteer as a platter in U.S. Aircraft Warning Systems, Disaster

Committee, USO Hostess and Civilian Defense Corps.



She was also involved with the following organizations, Holy

Family Catholic Church; Catholic Daughters of the Americas; a

Cub Scout den mother at Washington and Jefferson Elementary schools;

North Central Iowa Genealogical Society; Western New York Genealogical

Society; Rake and Hoe Garden Club; Mason City County Club; VFW

auxiliary; American Legion auxiliary; St. Theresa's Circle of

Holy Family Guild; Women's Club; and Ladies Catholic Benevolent

Society of Cheektowaga, N.Y.



Rita and Bernard moved to Mason City in March of 1954, having

previously resided at Charles City; Denver, Colo.; Colorado Springs,

Colo.; and Windsor Heights, Iowa. During World War II, they lived

at Kechikan, Alaska, and Sitka, Alaska, then Chicago, before

moving to Charles City in 1948.



Rita was a loving and giving wife, mother and grandmother, enjoying

sewing, cooking, baking, and spending time with her family and

friends.



Survivors include her husband, Dr. Bernard Silby of Mason City;

two sons, Donald Wayne Silby of Washington, D.C., and Gary Silby

of Mason City; one daughter, Jane Helgeson and her husband, Bob,

of Mason City; three granddaughters, Kelli and Lori Schneider

of Mason City; and Georgina Silby of Wales, Great Britain; one

brother, Richard C. Grad of Buffalo, N.Y.; three sisters, Marie

Snyder of Cheektowaga, N.Y.; Irma Henretta of Kenmore, N.Y.,

and Doris Godert of Cheektowaga, N.Y.



She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Robert

Grad and Francis Grad, both of Buffalo, N.Y.; and two sisters,

Clara Burkard of Kenmore, N.Y., and Anna Grad of Buffalo, N.Y.
 

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Dorothy L. Price

MASON CITY



Dorothy L. Price, 90, of 105 First St. S.W., died Monday (Feb.

19, 1996) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Kaiser-Corson Funeral

Home, Waverly.

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Hattie A. Schumacher

CLARION 



Hattie A. Schumacher, 93, of Clarion, died Saturday (Feb. 17,

1996) at the Hamilton County Hospital, Webster City.



Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. John's

Catholic Church, with the Rev. Wayne Droessler officiating. Burial

will be in St. John's Catholic Cemetery.



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

Home, with a 6:30 p.m. rosary.



Hattie A. Schumacher was born Jan. 21, 1903, in Webster City.



Survivors include two daughters, Mary Ann Hammitt of Blairsburg,

and Donna Ketch of Indianola; one son, Bill Schumacher of Altoona;

11 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.



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

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DeLos N. Lumley

MASON CITY



DeLos N. Lumley, 79, of 304 20th Place S.W., died Sunday (Feb.

18, 1996) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East.



Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Trinity

Lutheran Church, 213 N. Pennsylvania Ave..



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

Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., where other

arrangements are incomplete.
 

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Ann Griese

LAKOTA 



Ann Griese, 96, of Lakota, died Monday (Feb. 19, 1996) at the

Lake Park Care Center, Lake Park.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Winter Funeral Home,

Buffalo Center.

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Florence Hanson Morris

BLAINE, Minn. 



Florence Hanson Morris, 80, of Blaine, Minn., formerly of Garner,

died Monday (Feb. 19, 1996) at home.



Arrangements are incomplete at Cataldo Funeral Home, Garner.
 

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Lyle L. Maxson

GREENE 



Lyle L. Maxson, 89, of 201 West Dow St., Greene, died Sunday

(Feb. 18, 1996) at Floyd County Memorial Hospital, Charles City.



Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Reid's

Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Gene Burry of the United Methodist

Church and Monsignor Walter Brunkan of St. Mary's Catholic Church

officiating. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery with military

rites conducted by Tack Barnett Post #268 American Legion of

Greene.



Visitation will be held from 1 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral

chapel, with the family receiving friends from 7 to 9 p.m. There

will be a public Scripture service at 8 p.m. Wednesday and visitation

will continue from 9 a.m. until time of service on Thursday.



Lyle Leo Maxson was born May 6, 1906, in Union Township, Floyd

County.



Survivors include his wife, Florence, of Greene; one daughter,

Jeri McMahon of Fort Gibson, Okla.; three grandchildren; one

sister, Beth Johnson of Waterloo; and three brothers, Lowell

and Glen, both of Greene, and Dale of Fayette.



He was preceded in death by his parents and two infant sons.

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Harold R. Currier

VENTURA



Harold R. Currier, 74, of 7 Hillcrest, Ventura, died Friday

(Feb. 16, 1996) at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen,

Texas.



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

Ventura United Methodist Church, with the Rev. David Gobeli officiating.

Burial will be in the Ventura Cemetery.



Visitation will be held from 3 to 8 p.m. today and from 9 a.m.

to 11 a.m. Wednesday at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N.

Fourth St., Clear Lake, and one hour prior to services Wednesday

at the church.



The family suggests memorials to the Harold R. Currier Memorial

Fund.



Harold was born Jan. 21, 1922, in Mason City, the son of Ralph

E. and Gertrude A. (Daly) Currier.



He graduated from Mason City High School in 1939. He farmed

in the Mason City and Clear Lake area.



On Feb. 27, 1943, he married Joy Coe in Mason City. She preceded

him in death on Oct. 6, 1969.



He farmed near Clear Lake from 1950 to 1973, when he moved

to Ventura. In 1972, he began work with the Clear Lake Farmers

Cooperative. He retired from the business in 1984.



On Dec. 7, 1974, he married Leona Susi Graham in Clear Lake.



His hobbies included woodworking, crafts, playing cards, gardening,

reading, fishing and spending winters in Texas since 1978.



Harold enjoyed being around people and was a friend to all

who met him.



He was a member of the Ventura United Methodist Church.



He is survived by his wife, Leona Currier of Ventura; three

children, Sandy Namanny of Valley Springs, S.D.; Denny Currier

and his wife, Bev, of Clear Lake; and Bren Quincey of Valley

Springs, S.D.; stepdaughter, Linda Graham of Forest City; seven

grandchildren, Pam Stewart and her husband, Jim; Troy Namanny,

Jennifer Currier, Jason Currier, Trevor Quincey, Misty Quincey

and Marissa Olson; and one stepgrandchild, Patrick Graham; two

great-grandchildren, Karl Keuser and Jymmi Joy Stewart; and a

sister, Catherine Burke and her husband, Mike, of Sioux Falls,

S.D.



He was preceded in death by his parents and first wife.

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Herbert F. Schwanke

MASON CITY



Herbert F. Schwanke, 93, of 1037 19th St. S.W., died Sunday

(Feb. 18, 1996) at the IOOF Home.



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

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

Robert Dodge of the  Rockwell United Methodist Church officiating.



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

services at Major Erickson Funeral Home.



Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City.



Memorials may be given to Our Saviour's Lutheran Church or the

IOOF Home for Aviary Maintenance in his memory.



Herbert Frank Schwanke was born Jan. 23, 1903, in Stillwater,

Minn., the son of Augusta Schuman. He was raised by an aunt and

uncle in his early years.



He served four years in the Minnesota National Guard at Fort

Snelling and was the company bugler during that time.



While working in the shoe factory in Stillwater, Minn., he met

Lillian Hintz and they were married on Nov. 7, 1925, in St. Paul,

Minn. They later moved to Mason City after  living in Milwaukee

in 1927.



Herb went to work for Frank Bull where he learned the painting

and decorating trade.



Later he went into business for himself in Mason City, painting

and decorating many of the finer homes in Mason City.



He also went on the road, painting filling stations for Standard

Oil Company.



At the age of 78, he completely painted and decorated his daughter's

new home. Herb also built the last three homes  that he and Lillian

lived in.



During the 1940s, Herb and Lillian took care of foster children

for the Lutheran Welfare. They thoroughly enjoyed this venture

and did that for several years.



Herb enjoyed gardening, bird watching, feeding squirrels and

planting trees.



Herb was able to stay in his own home after Lillian died until

June of 1993, when he moved to the IOOF Home.



Herb was a member of our Saviour's Lutheran Church, where he

served on several church boards. He was a past member of the

Painting & Decorating Contractors of America and a Boy Scout

leader.



He is survived by one daughter, Mary Butcher and her husband,

Merlyn, of Rockwell; one son, Allan Schwanke and his wife, Marilyn,

of Albuquerque, N.M.; one daughter-in-law, Mary Anne White of

Colorado Springs, Colo.; three granddaughters, Pam Schwanke and

her fiancee, Jim Hardee, of Albuquerque, N.M.; Cristy Volk and

her husband, Mike, of Albuquerque, N.M., and Ann Blaha and her

husband, Randy, of North Sioux City; three grandsons, Jeff Butcher

and his wife, Carlene, of Belmond; Gregg Butcher of Denver, Colo.,

and John Schwanke and his wife, Stacey, of Clermont, Fla.; four

great-grandsons, Phillip, Brandon and Eric Butcher, of Belmond;

and Tim Schwanke of Clermont, Fla.; plus numerous other relatives

and friends in Stillwater, Minn., and the Mason City area.



He was preceded in death by his wife, Lillian, in December of

1991; and one son, Roger, in April of 1992; plus several relatives

in Minnesota.

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Margaret Hulsing

ROCKWELL



Margaret Hulsing, 90, of 126 Westview Drive, Rockwell, died

Saturday (Feb. 17, 1996) at Rockwell Community Nursing Home.



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

Baptist Church, Sheffield, with the Rev. Bruce Rulapaugh officiating.



Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. at the Meservey Cemetery,

Meservey.



Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Grarup

Funeral Home, Sheffield.



Margaret Hulsing was born on Oct. 21, 1905, in Meservey, the

daughter of George and Tena (Wiemann) Gerdes.



She attended school in the Meservey area.



On Feb. 8, 1926, she was united in marriage to Carl Hulsing

Sr. in the First Reformed Church of Meservey.



They made their home farming in the North Iowa area until starting

the family farmsted outside of Rockwell in 1944. In 1968, she

and her husband retired and moved into Rockwell.



She enjoyed doing crochet work making many items for her family

and friends.



She was a member of Grace Baptist Church of Sheffield, along

with its Women's Missionary Fellowship, White Cross Society and

the Busy Bees. She also belonged to the Birthday Club and the

Serving Club of Rockwell.



She is survived by one daughter, Lennetta Frey and her husband,

Carl, of Sheffield; four sons, Carl Hulsing of Rockwell; Myron

and his wife, Shirley, of Rockwell; Don and his wife, Virginia,

of Rockwell, and Vern and his wife, Bev, of Mason City; 16

grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandson.



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

six sisters and five brothers.
 

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Kenneth E. Shreve

GREENE 



Funeral services for Kenneth E. Shreve, 86, of 502 West Traer,

Apt. 4, Greene, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Peter's

Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Perry Brown officiating. Burial

will be in the Rose Hill Cemetery.



Visitation will be from 3 to 9 p.m. today at Reid's Funeral

Chapel,  where the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m.

There will be a public Scripture service at 8 p.m.



Kenneth Earl Shreve was born Jan. 2, 1910, in rural Coldwater

Township, Butler County, a son of William H. and Johannah (Rossen)

Shreve, and died Sunday (Feb. 18, 1996) at the Floyd County Memorial

Hospital in Charles City of a heart attack.



He received his education in the rural Coldwater No. 9 School

and as a young man worked for farmers in the rural Bristow area.

He later operated a portable feed grinder for Carl Schrage of

Bristow.



He was united in marriage to Velma Mardine Smith on June 6,

1934, at the Lutheran Parsonage in Waverly. They first made their

home in Bristow, where they remained until Schrage sold his grinder

business, and then moved to Greene where he was engaged in his

own trucking business until 1941.



He farmed in the Greene area until 1954 when he then became

employed by the Farmers Cooperative Feed Mill and also did various

carpentry work. In 1966, they moved to Charles City, where they

purchased the Riverview Motel, which they operated until 1974,

at which time they retired and returned to Greene.



Following retirement, he enjoyed yard work and doing various

remodeling work on their home.



In recent years, Kenneth had been afflicted with Parkinson's

Disease, but despite his handicap, made the best of a bad situation.

His humor was his greatest attribute. As a pastime, he enjoyed

country music and polka music.



Kenneth was baptized and confirmed a member of St. Peter's Lutheran

Church in Greene on April 12, 1936, and served on the church

council, was secretary of the church congregation and a member

of the Lutheran Brotherhood.



Survivors include his loving wife of 62 years, Velma Shreve

of Greene; one daughter, Beverly and her husband, Thomas Menk

of New Brighton, Minn.; five grandchildren, Jill and her husband,

Barry Froehlich of Circle Pines, Minn.; Roger and his wife, Beth

Menk of St. Paul, Minn.; Bryce and his wife, Colette Menk of

Gem Lake, Minn.; Sara and her husband, Scott Chartier, and John

Menk, all of New Brighton, Minn.; three great-grandchildren,

Hallie Froehlich of Circle Pines, Minn., Spencer and Colton Menk

of St. Paul, Minn.;  one brother, William and his wife, Harmina

Shreve of Bristow; and several nieces and nephews.



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

and Floyd Shreve.



Those planning an expression of sympathy may direct memorials

to the Kenneth Shreve Memorial Fund in care of the family.