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Lyle L. Maxson
GREENE
Funeral services for Lyle L. Maxson, 89, of 201 West Dow St.,
Greene, will be 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 the St. Mary's Cemetery with military rites
conducted by Tack Barnett Post #268 American Legion of Greene.
Visitation will be 1 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. Visitation will
continue at the funeral chapel on Thursday from 9 a.m. until
time of service.
Lyle Leo Maxson was born May 6, 1906, in Union Township, Floyd
County, a son of Earl and Doris (Fiddick) Maxson and died Sunday
(Feb. 18, 1996) at the Floyd County Memorial Hospital in Charles
City from complications of age.
He received his education in the rural Floyd County schools
and attended the Greene Public schools in which he graduated
in 1923.
As a young man, he started selling life insurance for Bankers
Life Company and later took over as agent in Greene for the
Sinclair Oil in which he did for over 25 years.
Lyle was united in marriage to Florence M. Nettleton on May
6, 1933, at St. Joseph Rectory in Mason City and to this union
was born one daughter.
On March 27, 1944, he entered the United States Navy and served
as a radarman in the Asiatic Pacific Theater. He was discharged
Sept. 7, 1945. He sold his oil business and then started Maxson's
Boat Shop which he operated until his retirement.
He was a baptized member of the United Methodist Church. He
served his community as a 30-year member of the Greene Volunteer
Fire Department, former member of the Greene City Council and
a former member of the Greene Commercial Club. He was a member
of the Tack Barnett Post American Legion of Greene and a longtime
member of the Round Grove Country Club in Greene.
Living family members include his loving wife of 62 years, Florence
of Greene; his daughter and son-in-law, Jeri and Jim McMahon
of Fort Gibson, Okla.; three grandchildren, Sean and his wife,
Valerie McMahon of Springfield, Ore.; Don McMahon of Vancouver,
Wash., and Shannon McMahon of Tulsa, Okla.; 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,
Richard and Ronald.
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Albert W. Sheahan Sr.
MASON CITY
Albert W. Sheahan Sr., 70, of 603 S. Polk Ave., died Tuesday
(Feb. 20, 1996) at home.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Major Erickson Funeral
Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
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Wilma Freebury
MASON CITY
Wilma Freebury, 54, of Mason City, died Tuesday (Feb. 20, 1996)
at North Iowa Mercy Health Center West, Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Hauser Funeral Home,
1205 S. Main, Charles City.
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Anne Griese
LAKOTA
Anne Griese, 96, of Lakota, died Monday (Feb. 19, 1996) at
the Lake Park Care Center.
Graveside services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Lakota.
There will be no visitation. Winter Funeral Home, Buffalo Center,
is in charge of arrangements.
Anne Griese was born Sept. 30, 1898, at Titonka.
Survivors include one daughter, Maxine Schroeder of Spirit Lake;
one grandson; and one great-granddaughter.
She was preceded in death by her parents and husband.
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Ann I. Vagt
MANLY
Ann I. Vagt, 91, of Manly, died Saturday (Feb. 17, 1996) at
the Manly Care Center.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today at the Macken
Colonial Chapel, Rochester, Minn., with the Rev. Gary C. Heidt-Johnson
officiating. Burial will be in the Grandview Memorial Gardens,
Rochester, Minn.
Visitation will be one hour prior to services today at the Macken
Funeral Home.
Ann I. Vagt was born Jan. 18, 1905, in Germany.
Survivors include two sons, Leon A. Vagt of Rochester, Minn.,
and James A. Vagt of Oronoco, Minn.; one daughter, Shirley
Buske of Mason City; 14 grandchildren; and 32 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband.
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Florence Hanson Morris
BLAINE, Minn.
Florence Hanson Morris, 80, of Blaine, formerly of Garner, Iowa,
died Monday (Feb. 19, 1996) at her home.
Memorial services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the
Cataldo Funeral Chapel, 160 E. Fourth St., in Garner, Iowa, with
the Rev. James Lamb of St. Paul Lutheran Church officiating.
Burial will be in Madison Township Cemetery, Forest City, Iowa.
There will be no visitation. The body was cremated.
Florence Lillie Hanson Morris, the daughter of Roy and Ortincy
(Stanley) Rhine was born Nov. 28, 1915, in Prescott, Iowa.
She attended school in Rake, Iowa, and graduated from Forest
City High School in 1934.
In December of 1935, she was married to Ernest Hanson in Mason
City, Iowa. The couple made their home north of Garner, Iowa,
where they farmed.
On June 15, 1964, Florence married Jack Morris in Sioux Falls,
S.D. They lived in Minneapolis, New Brighton, Mounds View and
Blaine, and then moved to the Prairie View Apartments in Garner,
Iowa.
After Jack passed away in 1988, Florence returned to Blaine
in 1989.
She was a member of Cross of Glory Lutheran Church in Mounds
View, and a former member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Garner
Iowa.
She is survived by her four sons, Arlo Hanson and his wife,
Maralyn, of Mason City, Iowa; Ronald Hanson and his wife, Donna,
of Forest City, Iowa; Carroll Hanson and his wife, Karen, of
Wichita, Kan., and Joel Hanson and his wife, Brenda, of Garner,
Iowa; two stepchildren, Glenice Schinnow and her husband, Robert,
of Ida Grove, Iowa, and Gary Morris and his wife, Marjorie, of
Forest City, Iowa; 10 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren;
seven stepgrandchildren; six stepgreat-grandchildren; and a sister-
in-law, Christine Rhine of Garner, Iowa.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Jack Morris on May
14, 1988; a son, Gene Hanson in 1963; a grandson, Todd Hanson;
a stepgreat-grandchild; parents; and a brother, Harold Rhine.
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Adelaide Wegner
FOREST CITY
Adelaide Wegner, 79, of Forest City, died Tuesday (Feb. 20,
1996) at the Presbyterian Hospital, Charlotte, N.C.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Immanuel
Lutheran Church, Forest City, with the Rev. Lee Laaveg officiating.
Burial will be in the Oakland Cemetery.
Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the church
on Friday.
Petersen Lund Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Adelaide Wegner was born Feb. 25, 1916, in Winnebago County.
Survivors include four sisters, Jeane Hiott of York, S.C.; Anna
Haugen of Gettysburg, Pa.; Josephine Senft of Gettysburg, Pa.,
and Maud Hauge of Seattle, Wash.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and one brother.
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Dorothy Louise Price
HAMPTON
Dorothy Louise Price, 90, of 105 First Ave. S.W., Hampton,
died Monday (Feb. 19, 1996) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center,
Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Kaiser-Corson
Funeral Home, Waverly, with Larry Laursen officiating. Burial
will be in Pleasant Valley Cemetery, rural Clarksville.
Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today and 9 a.m. until time
of service on Thursday at the funeral home.
Dorothy Louise Price was born Oct. 29, 1905, in Monroe, Wis.
Survivors include her son-in-law and his wife, Leonard F. and
Lois Deike of Waverly; three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren;
and one great-great-grandson.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her two husbands,
one daughter, two brothers and two sisters.
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Ida V. Reab
MANLY
Ida V. Reab, 95, of Hurst, Texas, formerly of Manly, died Monday
(Feb. 19, 1996) at her home in Hurst, Texas.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the Bethel
United Methodist Church, Manly, with the Rev. James V. Poulsen
officiating. Burial will be in the Manly Cemetery.
Visitation will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at the Bethel United
Methodist Church.
Schroeder and Sites Funeral Home, Northwood, is in charge of
arrangements.
Ida was born Feb. 20, 1900, in Mason City, to Rudolph and Helen
(Benjergerdes) Wyborny.
She made her home in Manly. Ida moved to Hurst, Texas, seven
years ago.
Survivors include her daughter and husband, Patricia and Melvin
Kobernusz of Grapevine, Texas; two grandchildren, Theron and
Dana Kobernusz; and one great-grandson, Jason Adams.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and one sister.
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Helen Johnson
THORNTON
Helen Johnson, 89, of Thornton, died Tuesday (Feb. 20, 1996)
at North Iowa Mercy Health Center, Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the
First United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Jim Gochenouer officiating.
Burial will be in the Pleasant View Cemetery.
Vistation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Grarup Funeral
Home, Thornton.
Helen Johnson was born on Feb. 2, 1907, in Amenia, N.D., the
daughter of Jules and Emma (Portner) Nicolet.
She attended country schools in the Meservey and Thornton area
before graduating from the Thornton High School.
Following school, she attended the Institute for Business in
Des Moines before returning to Thornton where she began working
for the bank.
On Jan. 29, 1931, she was united in marriage to John Johnson
in the Methodist Church parsonage in Thornton.
They made their home farming first near Mason City before moving
to the Thornton and Swaledale areas.
Following the death of her husband, she moved into Thornton
in the fall of 1971.
Helen enjoyed reading, doing crossword puzzles and needlework
in her spare time.
She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Thornton.
She is survived by one daughter, Mavis Floy and her husband,
Marius, of Thornton; two sons, Roger and his wife, Nola, of Hampton,
and Robert and his wife, Judy, of Phoeniz, Ariz.; 14 grandchildren;
11 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; three sisters,
Rose Nelson of Sheffield, Gladys Dixon of Mason City and Mable
Oehlert of Rockwell.
She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, one daughter,
four sisters and two brothers.
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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., with the Rev. John
``Jack'' Gannett officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Rest Cemetery,
Northwood.
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
services at the church.
Memorials may be given to Trinity Lutheran Church or to Cancer
Research in his memory.
DeLos Lumley was born Oct. 5, 1916, in Dumont, the son of Harry
and Annie (Ashworth) Lumley.
He was united in marriage to Doris Kjerland on Jan. 22, 1942,
in Albert Lea, Minn.
The Lumleys moved to Mason City in 1944.
DeLos retired from Armour Meat Packing Company in the early
1970s after 34 years with the company.
He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, D.A.V., American
Legion and the Moose Lodge.
After retirement, he enjoyed recreational vehicle travel, winters
in Phoenix, fishing, working on autombiles and spending time
with his family.
Survivors include his wife, Doris, of Mason City; children,
Gary Dean Lumley of Parkersburg; Sherry Schoneman and her husband,
Mark, of Cedar Falls; Douglas Lumley of Hollister, Calif.; Susie
Matachek and her husband, Frank, of Minneapolis, Minn.; Kaye
Haskins and her husband, Barry, of Cedar Falls, and Cheryl Graner
and her husband, Jack, of Phoneix, Ariz.; 13 grandchildren; and
nine great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers and
one son, Bruce Allan Lumley.
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Velma V. Brinkman
GREENE
Velma V. Brinkman, 86, of Greene, died Wednesday (Feb. 21,
1996) at the Clarksville Community Nursing Home, Clarksville.
Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. John's
Ev. Lutheran Church, Vilmar, rural Greene.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Reid's Funeral Chapel,
Greene.
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Vera Hammel
CHARLES CITY
Vera Hammel, 96, a former resident of 2166 Highway 218, died
Wednesday (Feb. 21, 1996) at the Ninth Street Chautauqua Guest
Home.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the
Hauser Funeral Home, 1205 S. Main St., with the Rev. John Bissett
of Trinity United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be
in Sunnyside Memory Gardens.
Visitation will be held from noon until 9 p.m. Friday and from
9 a.m. until time of services on Saturday. Other arrangements
are incomplete at the Hauser Funeral Home.
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Melvin `Mully' Fredricks
MASON CITY
Memorial services for Melvin ``Mully'' Fredricks, 73, of 17736
280th St., will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the First United
Methodist Church, 119 S. Georgia Ave.
Mr. Fredricks died Thursday (Feb. 8, 1996) at the Muse Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit.
Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., is in
charge of arrangements.
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Henry Alfred Herman
FLOYD
Henry Alfred Herman, 66, of Floyd, died Wednesday (Feb. 21,
1996) at Floyd County Memorial Hospital, Charles City.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Fullerton
Hage Funeral Home, 401 Blunt St., Charles City, with the Rev.
Arthur C. Wegner Jr. of Faith Bible Chapel officiating. Burial
will be in Sunnyside Memory Gardens, rural Charles City, with
military graveside honors conducted by the Charles City Ceremonial
Unit.
Visitation will be from 2 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home,
where the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Visitation
will continue one hour prior to service time Friday at the funeral
home.
Henry Alfred Herman was born Feb. 11, 1930, in Crocker, Mo.
Survivors include his wife, Shirley Herman of Floyd; seven children,
Craig Krall, Nashua; Curt Herman, Charles City; Calvin Putney,
Marshalltown; LaVonne Herman, Charles City; Connie Herman, Sherry
McElroy and David Herman, all of Floyd; one sister, Mary Leslie,
Colwell; 12 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, one sister, three brothers
and one granddaughter.
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Wilma K. Freebury
MASON CITY
Wilma K. Freebury, 54, of Mason City, formerly of Charles City,
died Tuesday (Feb. 20, 1996) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center
West.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Hauser
Funeral Home, 1205 S. Main St., Charles City, with the Rev. Jerry
Newland officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Cemtery, Charles
City.
Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. until
time of service Friday at the funeral home.
Wilma Kay Freebury was born Aug. 9, 1941, in Charles City.
Survivors include her father, Alfred ``Bud'' Freebury, Orchard,
and one sister, Betty Burke of Eagan, Minn.
She was preceded in death by her mother.
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Albert W. Sheahan Sr.
MASON CITY
Albert W. Sheahan Sr., 70, of 603 S. Polk Ave., died Tuesday
(Feb. 20, 1996) at his home.
Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Major Erickson
Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., with the Rev. David Anderson
of St. James Lutheran Church officiating.
There will be no visitation. His wish was to be cremated.
Memorials may be given to the Albert W. Sheahan Sr. Memorial
Fund.
Albert W. Sheahan was born Nov. 22, 1925, in Mason City, the
son of John W. and Bertha N. (Escher) Sheahan.
He graduated from Mason City High School in the Class of 1943.
He served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict.
He was married to Laurine Koch on Dec. 11, 1947, in Mason City.
After their divorce, he was married to Delores Vana.
He worked for Cordle Cartage Company for several years, then
worked for State Brand Creameries as a traffic manager for some
13 years. He then went to work for Ace Trucking Company in Superior,
Wis,. for several years, retiring due to health problems.
He moved back to Mason City in June of 1995.
He enjoyed bowling and golf when his health permitted.
He belonged to the Elks Lodge, the VFW and formerly the Moose
Lodge.
Survivors include his sons, Albert W. Sheahan Jr. and wife,
Lisa, of Mason City, and Jay F. Sheahan and his wife, Julie,
of Osage; stepchildren, Barb Ness, Cindy Hilgers and Frank Vana;
grandchildren, Jason, Gabriel, Renee and Courtney, all of Mason
City, and Whitney and Cheyenne of Osage; several stepgrandchildren;
and four great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, sister and wife, Delores.
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Donovan Ray Carroll
AUSTIN, Minn.
Donovan Ray Carroll, 64, of 702 13th Ave. S.W., Austin, died
Monday (Feb. 19, 1996) at St. Marys Hospital, Rochester.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. today at Westminster
Presbyterian Church, Austin, with the Rev. Andrew M. Lindahl
officiating.
Inurnment will be at St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery in Toeterville,
Iowa.
Visitation was held from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Clasen-Jordan
Mortuary. There will be further visitation one hour before services
today at the church.
Donovan Carroll was born Oct. 11, 1931, in Mona, Iowa, to Milford
and Wilma (DeMaris) Carroll.
He graduated from Lyle High School in 1950, where he lived
until moving to Austin in 1964.
He married Audrey Langrock on June 2, 1956, at St. Peter's Lutheran
Church, Toeterville, Iowa.
He was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church, Austin;
Olaf B. Damm Post #1216 and Lyle American Legion.
He loved to fish and hunt and was involved in sports all of
his life.
He is survived by his wife, Audrey Carroll of Austin.; sons
and daughters-in-law, Lynn and Sue Carroll of Robbinsdale, Todd
and Heather Carroll of Bloomington; daughter and son-in-law,
Lori and Todd Johnson of Bloomington; three granddaughters, Heather
and Erica Johnson of Bloomington, and Tessa Carroll of Robbinsdale;
brother and sister-in-law, Robert and Lynette Carroll of Austin;
sisters and brother-in-law, Nancy Alm of Austin, Sandra and Manley
Berg, of White Bear Lake; aunt, Agnes DeMaris of Bolan, Iowa;
and nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Honorary bearers will be Howard Ellsworth, William Bell, Maynard
Penning, Gene Spence, Jim Spence and Harold Johnson. Pallbearers
will be Jon Berg, Jason Berg, Dennis Hanson, John Westendorf,
Art Draayer and Patrick Draayer.
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Thomas C. Sheehy
BLOOMINGTON, Minn.
Thomas C. Sheehy, 64, of 4917 West 85th St., Bloomington, Minn.
55437, died Wednesday (Feb. 21, 1996) at the Fairview Southdale
Hospital, Edina.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday
at the Church of St. Edward, 94th and Nesbitt Road, Bloomington,
with Father Marlen Shallbetter officiating.
There is no vistitation. It was his wish to be cremated. Gill
Brothers, 9947 Lyndale Ave. So., Bloomington, is in charge of
arrangements.
Thomas C. Sheehy was born May 15, 1931, in New Hampton, Iowa,
to John and Rose Mary (Krieger) Sheehy.
He was united in marriage to Mary Margaret Mason from Mason
City, Iowa.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Margaret of Bloomington; children,
Timothy Sheehy; Kevin and his wife, Kathy Sheehy, and Kerry Sheehy;
three sisters; and two brothers.
He was preceded in death by his parents and siblings.
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Velma V. Brinkman
GREENE
Funeral services for Velma V. Brinkman, 86, of rural Greene,
will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. John's Evangelical
Lutheran Church, at Villmar, rural Greene, with the Rev. Randall
V. Baldwin officiating. Burial will be in the Rose Hill Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 1 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 Scripture service at 7:30 p.m.
Velma Vae Tack was born Sept. 24, 1909, in Dayton Township,
Butler County, a daughter of Jacob and Mary (Hurd) Tack, and
died Wednesday (Feb. 21, 1996) at the Clarksville Community Nursing
Home.
She received her education in the rural Dayton Township Schools
and in the Greene Public Schools, graduating in 1928. As a young
lady, she taught in the rural country schools for several years.
She was united in marriage to Theodore Brinkman on June 10,
1936, at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church at Villmar.
Velma and Theodore farmed their entire married life in Dayton
Township until entering the nursing home in September 1994.
Even while living at the nursing home, she managed to keep active
by helping out as a volunteer worker.
During the years when the children were in school, she was involved
with many of the school activities and was a 4-H leader and judge
in many events. In later years, she made over 75 quilts, giving
them to the church, their friends, and family members. If Velma
and Theodore were not working on quilts, they were visiting friends
and shut-ins, or enjoyed playing Dominos. She will be remembered
as a devoted wife, mother and grandmother, as well as being the
best bread maker around.
Velma was baptized at the First Presbyterian Church in Greene
and was confirmed a member of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran
Church at Villmar following her marriage on Oct. 18, 1936. She
was a faithful member of the church, active in Ladies Aid Society,
and church circles, and worked on the church quilting projects.
Living members include her loving husband of 60 years, Theodore
of Greene, her daughter and son-in-law, Vae and Dan Gindt of
Omaha, Neb.; two sons and their wives, Galen and Jerrylyn Brinkman,
and Dean and Kay Brinkman, all of Greene; nine grandchildren,
Aaron Gindt of Ames, Susan Gindt of Omaha, Neb., Jill and her
husband, Jeff Haugen of Forest City, Ron Brinkman of Waukon,
Sara Brinkman of Des Moines, Randy Brinkman, and Todd and his
wife, Barb Brinkman, all of Greene, Angie and her husband, Jayme
Sieren of Keota, and Amy and her husband, Pat Williams of Marshalltown;
one great-grandson, Jacob Haugen; one sister, Leatha Belthlus
of Welcome, Minn.; three brothers, Darrell Tack and Harold Tack,
both of Greene, and Clarence Tack of Cedar Rapids.
She was preceded in death by her parents and two grandsons,
Danny Jo Brinkman and Timothy Gindt.
Those planning an expression of sympathy may direct memorials
to the Velma V. Brinkman Memorial Fund in care of the family.
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Leola Muller
CHARLES CITY
Leola Muller, 83, of Charles City, died Wednesday (Feb. 21,
1996) at her home.
Memorial services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at St.
John Evangelical Lutheran Church with the Rev. Karen Rask Behling
officiating. Burial will be at a later date in the Calvary Cemetery,
Osage.
The family will greet friends prior to the services at the church
on Saturday. Hauser Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
For those wishing to give a memorial contribution, the family
suggests giving to the St. John Evangelical Church, the Alzheimer's
Disease Association or the Heart to Home Hospice of Charles City.
Leola Jung Miller was born Oct. 28, 1912, in Charles City.
Survivors include her husband, Marvin of Charles City; two daughters,
Joy Kuehn of Warwick, N.Y., and Ann Bramschreiber of Green Bay,
Wis.; one son, Scott Muller of Chaseburg, Wis.; one sister, Florence
Anderson of Charles City; one brother, Harrold Jung of Clarion;
11 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother.
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Vera Hammel
CHARLES CITY
Vera Hammel, 96, of Charles City, died Wednesday (Feb. 21, 1996)
at the Ninth Street Chautauqua Guest Home.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the
Hauser Funeral Home, 1205 S. Main St., with the Rev. John Bissett
of Trinity United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will
be in the Sunnyside Memory Gardens.
Friends may call from noon to 9 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. until
service time on Saturday at the funeral home.
Vera Wirth Hammel was born Feb. 9, 1900, in Butler County.
Survivors include two sons, Dean Hammel and Robert Hammel, both
of Charles City; one daughter, June Lokenvitz of Charles City;
16 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and two stepgreat-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and two brothers.
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George VanDyke
DUMONT
George VanDyke, 79, of Dumont, died Wednesday (Feb. 21, 1996)
at his home.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Bristow
United Methodist Church, Bristow, with the Rev. Larry McCann
officiating. Burial will be in the Allison Cemetery, Allison.
Visitation will be held from 3 to 8 p.m. today at the Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral Home, Dumont.
George VanDyke was born March 4, 1916, in rural Ackley.
Survivors include one son, Randall VanDyke of Apple Valley,
Minn.; two granddaughters; one brother, Kobus VanDyke of Ackley;
and one sister, Elsie Frohling of Parkersburg.
He was preceded in death by his wife, one daughter and five
brothers.
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Maynard Kramer
ALGONA
Maynard Kramer, 60, of Algona, died Thursday (Feb. 22, 1996)
at the Good Samaritan Care Center.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Cecelia
Catholic Church with the Rev. Steve Brodersen officiating. Burial
will be in Calvary Cemetery with military graveside rites conducted
by the American Legion Hagg-Turner Post #90 and and VFW Post
#2541.
Visitation will be held from 2:30 to 9 p.m. today at the
Geilenfeld-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home, where there will be a parish
rosary at 3 p.m. and a parish prayer service at 7:30 p.m.
Maynard Kramer was born Nov. 16, 1935, in rural Bode.
Survivors include one son, Antony Kramer of Palm Harbor, Fla.;
his parents, Clarence and Viola Kramer of Algona; three brothers,
Bernard Kramer of Lone Rock; Alvin Kramer of Algona, and Allen
Kramer of Eau Claire, Wis.; and one sister, Janice Hunter of
Rochester, Minn.
He was preceded in death by one brother.
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MASON CITY
Heinz H. Rattay, 73, 121 Sixth St. N.E., died Thursday (Feb.
22, 1996) at his home.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Major Erickson Funeral
Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
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Alta E. Paul
MASON CITY
Alta E. Paul, 90, 729 N. Federal, Apt. 2, died Thursday (Feb.
22, 1996) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit.
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Alta Emily Paul
MASON CITY
Alta Emily Paul, 90, of 729 N. Federal Ave., Apt. #2, died
Thursday (Feb. 22, 1996) at Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the First
Christian Church, 318 N. Adams Ave., with the Rev. Paul Boostrom
officiating. Burial will be in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery.
Visitation will begin at 4 p.m. Monday at Hogan-Bremer Colonial
Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E., and one hour prior to services at
the church on Tuesday.
Other arrangements are incomplete at the funeral chapel.
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Marion J. Larson
LAKE MILLS
Marion J. Larson, 88, of Lake Mills, died Thursday (Feb. 22,
1996) at the Delano Healthcare Center, Delano, Minn.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, March 2,
at Sion Lutheran Church, rural Lake Mills, with the Rev. Gary
Johnson officiating. Burial will be in the Sion Lutheran Church
Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 1, at
Mittelstadt Funeral Home and one hour prior to services at the
church.
Other arrangements are incomplete at Mittelstadt Funeral Home,
Lake Mills.
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Marie S. Haugo
LAKE MILLS
Marie S. Haugo, 86, of Lake Mills, died Friday (Feb. 23, 1996)
at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Sion
Lutheran Church, rural Lake Mills, with the Rev. Gary Johnson
officiating. Burial will be in the Sion Lutheran Church Cemetery,
rural Lake Mills.
There will be no public visitation. The family will receive
friends one hour prior to services at the church.
Mittelstadt Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Marie Selma Haugo was born Feb. 20, 1910, in Winnebago County.
Survivors include her daughters, Marilyn Hanson of Lino Lakes,
Minn., and Barbara Best of Garner; her son, Gene Haugo of Lake
Mills; 13 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; one sister,
Agnes Mathews of Leland; and three brothers, Sherman Charlson
of Joice, Orven Charlson of Lake Mills and Ray Charlson of Forest
City.
She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers.
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Robert W. Bartel
NORA SPRINGS
Robert W. Bartel, 69, of 1709 Dancer Ave., Nora Springs, died
Thursday (Feb. 22, 1996) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East,
Mason City.
A funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Holy Name Catholic
Church, 507 First Ave. N.W., Rockford, with the Rev. Roger Katz
officiating. Burial will be in Rock Grove Cemetery, Nora Springs.
Visitation will begin at 4 p.m. Sunday at Holy Name Catholic
Church, Rockford, with a rosary service conducted by the Altar
and Rosary Society at 4 p.m., followed by a parish wake service
at 7 p.m.
Robert W. Bartel was born Oct. 31, 1926, in Green Lake, Wis.,
son of Walter and Margy (Fredericks) Bartel.
He married Joan Fox on Sept. 5, 1953, in Fort Dodge.
Robert grew up in Green Lake, Wis., and graduated from Green
Lake High School.
He moved to Fort Dodge where he farmed until 1958, when he and
his family moved to a farm north of Mason City. In 1975, they
moved to a farm near Nora Springs.
Robert enjoyed horses. He was a member of Holy Name Catholic
Church, the Mason City Trail riders and he was on various co-op
boards in the area.
Survivors include his wife, Joan Bartel of Nora Springs; four
daughters, Lonnie Bilyeu and her husband, Gary, of Nevada; Rita
Larson and her husband, Ron, of Mason City; Lynne Jondall of
Cedar Falls, and Sue Bartel of Urbandale; two sons, Bob Bartel
of Blooming Prairie, Minn., and Dave Bartel and his wife, Linda,
of Nora Springs; two brothers, Walter Bartel and his wife, Millie,
of LaMars, and Martin ``Bud'' Bartel of Green Lake, Wis.; 13
grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, James
Bartel; and one grandson, B.J. Jondall.
Sheckler Colonial Chapel, 114 N. Hawkeye, Nora Springs, is in
charge of arrangements.
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Joseph W. Morris
MASON CITY
Joseph W. Morris, 92, of 1625 S. Massachusetts Ave., died Thursday
(Feb. 22, 1996) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Major Erickson
Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., with the Rev. David Shogren
of Wesley United Methodist Church officiating. Interment will
be in Memorial Park Cemetery, with full military rites conducted
by the Mason City Veterans Memorial Association.
Visitation will be held from 3:30 to 8 p.m. Sunday and until
time of service on Monday at Major Erickson Funeral Home.
Memorials are requested to be made to Wesley United Methodist
Church in lieu of flowers.
Joseph W. Morris was born June 12, 1903, in Montezuma, the son
of Edward and Elnora (Sherwood) Morris. He attended schools in
Montezuma.
Joseph moved to Mason City in 1919 and married Bertha Johnson
on Nov. 23, 1920, in Garner at the Methodist Church.
He worked in the grocery business for a short time, then went
to work for Lehigh Portland Cement Company. Joseph worked for
Lehigh for 45 years, retiring in 1967.
In 1923, he enlisted in the National Guard and in 1940 was pressed
into action serving in the United States Army in the South Pacific
as a captain. He retired from the Army in 1945 after 21 years.
Joseph was a member of the Wesley United Methodist Church, VFW
and the Masonic Lodge.
He enjoyed woodworking as a hobby.
Survivors include three daughters, Constance O'Donnell of Portland,
Ore.; Barbara Johnson of Oakdale, La., and Ernestine Ceradsky
and her husband, Garland, of Charles City; 10 grandchildren;
19 great-grandchildren; and 12 great-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Bertha, in
1994; four sisters; and one brother.
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Heinz H. Rattay
MASON CITY
Heinz H. Rattay, 73, of Mason City, died Thursday (Feb. 22,
1996) at his home, after a long bout with cancer.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at Bethlehem
Lutheran Church, 419 N. Delaware Ave., with the Rev. Frederick
J. Wood officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Major Erickson
Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., and one hour prior to
services at the church on Monday.
Memorials may be given to the Heinz H. Rattay Memorial Fund.
He was born May 9, 1922, in Lengau, East Prussia, Germany, the
son of Richard and Martha Stosno Rattay. He attended school in
Lengau and an agricultural college in Treuburg.
In 1941, during World War II, he enlisted in the German Air
Force and was trained as a radio operator. He flew on night raids
in Junkers-88. In 1942, while on a torpedo run, he was shot down
over the English Channel and taken prisoner of war.
The pilot, who had just barely survived the crash, was unable
to grasp the lifeline thrown from the ship to him. Hinting falsely
that the pilot might be an ``important German commander,'' Mr.
Rattay convinced the British captain to go back and rescue the
pilot, with whom, by the way, he shared the same rank sergeant.
Mr. Rattay was held first in Britain and then was sent to America
where he was held in POW camps in Maryland, New Mexico and California.
After picking many bushels of oranges in California, he was
finally allowed to return home in 1948, three years after the
war's end. He was unable to return to his homeplace, now under
Polish control. He stayed with relatives in Germany until he
secured work, first on a farm in England, and then in France.
In 1952, he was sponsored by Mr. Elmer A. Thrams of Emery, Iowa,
to work as a farmhand.
He left that position to work at the sugar beet plant in Mason
City, and later J.E. Decker and Sons meatpacking. He also began
purchasing rental property in Mason City. He taught himself English
and received his American citizenship in 1957.
On May 22, 1961, he married Cassandra Leigh Brown of Dougherty
at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. They made their home in
Mason City.
He retired from the meatpacking plant (then Armour's) in 1975
after 22 years of service.
He contined to work maintaining his rental, and by that time,
agricultural property. He was always working, right up until
the last few weeks of his life. In his last two years, he roofed
and painted his three-story Victorian home, quite a feat for
a man in his early seventies.
He enjoyed nature, and took his children on several camping
and fishing trips. He also, in later years, loved to ice fish
on ``Big Blue.'' He believed in hard work, honesty and fairness,
which he meted out to all.
He enjoyed visiting with friends and strangers alike and if
he had a credo, it was ``you have to be happy with what you are
doing and where you are.''
He was a member of Bethelehm Lutheran Church, Mason City, and
in the early 1970s, the German-American Club.
He is survived by his wife, Cassandra, of Mason City; a daughter,
Susan (Mrs. Brad) Hicks of Hampton; two sons, Dr. Richard Rattay
of Prairie Village, Kan., and Thomas Rattay of Mason City; and
three grandchildren. Also surviving are a brother, Gunther Rattay
of Mason City; and five sisters, Erika Gilbert of Belgium, and
Ella Volkmann, Edith Strenge, Christa Rattay and Brigette Rattay,
all of Germany.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Kurt; and
two sisters, Herte and Inge.
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Robert Ostrander
FOREST CITY
Robert Ostrander, 82, of Forest City, died Thursday (Feb. 22,
1996) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East, Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the First
Baptist Church in Forest City, with the Rev. John Fuller officiating.
Burial will be at 3:30 p.m. Monday at Rose Hill Cemtery in
Thompson.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Petersen
Lund Funeral Home, Forest City.
Robert Grant Ostrander was born on Aug. 19, 1913, in Thompson,
the son of William Grant and Ida (Badker) Ostrander.
He received his education in the rural school near his home
and graduated from Thompson High School. After graduation, he
farmed with his father for several years.
On June 19, 1935, he was united in marriage to Mildred E. Borg
at her parent's home. Last June, the couple celebrated 60 wonderful
years of marriage.
Robert served on the Federal Land Bank board for several years,
the Thompson Creamery board, and on various other boards. He
continued farming until his retirement in 1984.
He was an excellent hunter and enjoyed fishing. He loved spending
time with people and will be remembered as a good friend to everyone.
He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Forest City.
He died at North Iowa Mercy Hospital in Mason City on Feb. 22,
1996, at the age of 82 years.
He is survived by his wife, Mildred Ostrander of Forest City;
four children, Bonnie Kay Gonzales of Seattle, Wash.; Mary Lee
and her husband, Carlyle Kiewiet of Forest City; Jon and his
wife, Kathie, of Thompson; and Gloria and her husband, Richard
Bachler of St. Louis, Mo.; also special friends, Al and Millie
Cordes of Forest City and a nephew who was like a brother to
Robert, Warren Wilson of Corona, Calif.; seven grandchildren;
and eight great-grandchildren.
Robert was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers,
Clarence, Victor and Earl Ostrander; and three sisters, Irene
Wilson Hoffman, Mabel Bullard and Ruth Granzow.
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Ceciel L. Paulson
FORT DODGE
Ceciel L. Paulson, 85, Fort Dodge Villa Care Center, died Thursday
(Feb. 22, 1996) at the Villa Care Center.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Paul's Lutheran
Church in Fort Dodge, with the Rev. William J. Pekari officiating.
Burial will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday in Clear Lake Cemetery, Clear
Lake.
Visitation will begin after 2 p.m. Sunday at Laufersweiler-Sievers
Funeral Home, 307 S. 12th St., Fort Dodge.
Ceciel L. Anderson was born Dec. 27, 1910, in Iowa City.
She graduated from Ventura High School.
She married Alton Paulson in 1929. The couple lived in the Clear
Lake and Ventura areas.
In 1945, the couple moved to Fort Dodge and in 1949, they moved
to a farm near Ventura. In 1963, they returned to Fort Dodge.
She was a foster grandparent in the Fort Dodge Foster Grandparent
program for 15 years until she became a resident of the Fort
Dodge Villa Care Center in 1993.
She was a member of the Elizabeth Circle at St. Paul's Lutheran
Church in Fort Dodge.
Survivors include sons, Orvin Paulson of Fort Dodge, and Keith
Paulson of Clear Lake; daughters, Anita Dencklau of Vincent,
Vivian Marshall of David City, Neb., Beverly Rippentrop of Mason
City, and Wanda Baumberger of Selena, Kan.; 20 grandchildren;
46 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Alton,
in 1983; and two grandchildren.
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Leonard J. McGuire
BODE
Leonard J. McGuire, 67, of Bode, died Friday (Feb. 23, 1996)
at Hancock County Memorial Hospital, Britt.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph
Catholic Church, Bode, with the Rev. Paul E. Eisele officiating.
Burial will be in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery.
Visitation will begin at 7 p.m. today and all day on Sunday
at Wilson Funeral Home, Algona, with a 3 p.m. Catholic Daughters
of the Americas rosary, a 7:30 p.m. Scripture reading and an
8 p.m. Knights of Columbus rosary.
Leonard J. McGuire was born Dec. 11, 1928, in Algona.
Survivors include his wife, Cecelia, of Bode; four daughters,
Laura McGuire of Spencer; Maureen Johnson of St. Joseph, Mo.;
Irene Balm of Fort Dodge, and Kathleen Hrdlicka of Algona; five
sons, John T. of Cascade; Robert T. of Kansas City, Mo.; Peter
T. of Algona; Martin T. of Clive, and George T. of Ames; four
sisters, Helen Bockenstedt of Madills, Okla.; Ann Thompson of
Ledyard; Mary Reit of Des Moines, and Florence Doyle of West
Des Moines; eight brothers, William of West Bend; Donald of Algona;
Patrick of Cainsville, Mo.; Edward of Cainsville, Mo.; Luke of
Burt; David of West Des Moines; Richard of Cainsville, Mo., and
Michael of Atchinson, Kan.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother.
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Marian B. Brogan
THORNTON
Marian B. Brogan, 91, of Thornton, died Friday (Feb. 23, 1996)
at the Concord Care Center, Garner.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Grarup Funeral Home,
Thornton.
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Erwin G. Nuehring
KLEMME
Erwin G. Nuehring, 79, of Klemme, died Friday (Feb. 23, 1996)
at Manatee Memorial Hospital, Bradenton, Fla.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Tenold Funeral Home,
Klemme.
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Emery L. Trebil
MANLY
Emery L. Trebil, 88, of Manly, died Friday (Feb. 23, 1996) at
the Manly Care Center.
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NORTHWOOD
Elmer A. Helgeland, 87, of Northwood, died Saturday (Feb. 24,
1996) at Americana Health Care Center, Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Northwood
United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Dennis Nicholson officiating.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at Schroeder
and Sites Funeral Home, U.S. Highway 65 south, Northwood.
Further arrangements are incomplete at the funeral home.
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Erwin G. Nuehring
KLEMME
Erwin G. Nuehring, 79, of Palmetto, Fla., formerly of Klemme,
died Friday (Feb. 23, 1996) at Manatee Memorial Hospital, Brandenton,
Fla.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 27,
at Immanuel Reformed United Church of Christ, Klemme, with the
Rev. Georgia White-Kisslring officiating. Burial will be in
Ell Township Cemetery, Klemme.
Visitation will be held from 3 to 8 p.m. Monday at Tenold Funeral
Home, Klemme.
Erwin G. Nuehring, the son of Fred August and Alma Hanna (Born)
Nuehring, was born July 7, 1916, at home in Twin Lake Township,
Hancock County. He was united in marriage to Marie Meinders
on Sept. 8, 1937. They farmed in the Klemme area until retiring
and moving to Palmetto, Fla., in 1981. While in Klemme, he was
a deacon in the church, director of the school board, and was
instrumental in building the current Sunday school unit to the
church.
Survivors include his wife, Marie Nuehring of Palmetto, Fla.;
a son, Eldon G. Nuehring, Jasper, Fla.; two daughters, Marcella
M. Sharp, Marion, and Karen K. Dahlin, Jacksonville, Fla.; six
grandchildren, Harriet Hanson, Nadine Meyer, Julie Dahlin, Joyce
Dahlin, Eldon Nuehring Jr. and Elizabeth Nuehring; two great-grandchildren,
Amber and Andrea Meyer; one brother, Harlan Nuehring, Mason City;
and one sister, Charlotte Ring, Mason City.
He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Harvey,
Clarence and Earl; a granddaughter, Debbie Meyer; and two sons-in-law.
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Fredrick E. Staudt
CHARLES CITY
Fredrick E. Staudt, 68, of Charles City, died Saturday (Feb.
24, 1996) at Floyd County Memorial Hospital.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Hauser Funeral Home,
1205 S. Main St., Charles City.
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Leona DeBower
ALLISON
Leona Fenneman DeBower, 75, of Allison, died Saturday (Feb.
24, 1996) at the Allison Care Center.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at St. John's
Lutheran Church, rural Greene, with the Rev. Randall Baldwin
officiating. Burial will be in the St. John's Lutheran Church
Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. today at Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral Home, Allison.
Leona DeBower was born Oct. 31, 1920, in Dayton Township, Butler
County.
Survivors include three sons, James DeBower, Clarksville, Russell
DeBower, Allison, and Kenneth DeBower, Bristow; two sisters,
Elda Rodemaker, Charles City, and Vera Becker, Waverly; and six
grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, two sisters
and one brother.
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Emery LeRoy Trebil
MANLY
Emery LeRoy Trebil, 88, of Manly, died Friday (Feb. 23, 1996)
at the Manly Care Center.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 26,
1996, at the Bride Colonial Chapel, 110 E. Spring St., Manly,
with the Rev. Thomas McAndrew of Sacred Heart Catholic Church
officiating. Burial will be in the Manly Cemetery.
Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. today and from 8:30 a.m. until
time of service Monday at the funeral chapel.
Emery LeRoy Trebil was born Dec. 22, 1907, in Kensett, the son
of John and Eva (Boutelle) Trebil. At the age of seven, his
family moved to South Dakota, north of Mitchell where they farmed.
He attended and received his education near Mitrchell, S.D.
before moving back to the Kensett area in 1928, where they farmed
east of Manly known as the Parker Place. He was united in marriage
to Wilma J. Hodenfield on Sept. 24, 1944, in Mason City. After
their marriage, he farmed in the Bolan area and also did custom
farming west of Manly and custom corn shelling. In 1955, they
moved into Manly where he did carpentry work until his retirement
in 1968.
He loved hunting, fishing, working with word where he made wooden
craft articles, crossword puzzles and jigsaw puzzles. He was
a charter member of the Izaak Walton League in Kensett.
Left to cherish his memory is his wife, Wilma Trebil of Manly;
one son, David Trebil and his wife, Shirley, of Manning, S.C.;
two grandchildren, Heather and Carrie Trebil, both of Manning,
S.C.; many nieces and nephews as well as other relatives and
many friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Ethel Helm;
and four brothers, Keith, John Milo ``Mike'', Donald and Harlow
Trebil.
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Alta Emily Paul
MASON CITY
Alta Emily Paul, 90, of 720 N. Federal Ave., Apt. 2, died Thursday
(Feb. 22, 1996) at Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit.
A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at First
Christian Church, 318 N. Adams Ave., with the Rev. Paul Boostrom
officiating. Burial will be in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery.
Visitation will begin at 4 p.m. Monday at Hogan-Bremer Colonial
Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E., and one hour prior to time of service
Tuesday at the church.
Memorials may be made to the Alta E. Paul Memorial Fund.
Alta Emily Paul was born April 16, 1905, in southern Iowa, the
daughter of Melvan and Mary (Maupin) Clawson. Alta married Dewey
J. Paul on June 11, 1924, in Mason City. She worked as a nurse's
aid for 22 years at the Park Hospital.
She was a member of First Christian Church and the First Christian
Church Quilting Club.
Survivors include one daughter, Phyllis Murphy and her husband,
Duane, Mason City; one grandson, Greg Murphy, Menomonee Falls,
Wis.; one granddaughter, Kathleen Murphy-Helgren and her husband,
John, Mason City; three great-grandchildren, Kelli Murphy, Menomonee
Falls, Wis., Casey Murphy, Sussex, Wis., and Joel Helgren, Mason
City; one sister, Helen Estergard, Clear Lake; one niece, Julie
MacDonald and her husband, Jack, Rochester, Minn.; two great-nieces
and one great-nephew; and one sister-in-law, Edris Clawson, Mason
City.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband on Feb.
14, 1978; one sister and two brothers.
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Brent Keith Ashland
BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.
Brent Keith Ashland, 27, of Boynton Beach, Fla., was killed
in an automobile accident Sunday (Feb. 18, 1996) near his home
in Florida. Brent was a four-year police officer with the Green
Acres Police Department in Green Acres, Fla.
Brent was born Sept. 30, 1968, in Mason City. He attended Clear
Lake elmentary schools for a short time before he and his family
moved to Florida. He spent many summers in Clear Lake with his
grandparents, Albert and Mary Ashland. Brent graduated from
Florida State University before attending the police academy.
A memorial service was held at Ascension Lutheran Church, Boynton
Beach, Fla., on Thursday, Feb. 22. In addition to family and
friends, it was attended by more than 100 police officers and
firemen from the surrounding communities, with a police procession
escorting the family to the church.
At the service, Brent's closest friend and fellow officer paid
him homage by sharing accounts of Brent's clear-headed calmness
and courage he showed in saving lives and fighting dangerous
fires. He stated that ``Brent was the most intelligent officer
he ever knew, and also the most generous and kind-hearted.''
The mayor of Green Acres said that Brent received the highest
compliments from the public in how he handled situations with
them, always showing respect and empathy.
Brent is survived by his father, Keith Ashland, Mason City;
his mother, Karen (Baskett) Ressler and her husband, Ron, Boynton
Beach, Fla.; one brother, Lance Ashland and his wife, Julie,
Ocean Springs, Miss.; grandmothers, Mary Lou Ashland, Mason City,
and Carrie Baskett, Boynton Beach, Fla.; aunts and uncles, Larry
Ashland of Laughlin, Nev.; Brenda Heinz and her husband, Jeff,
and their three sons, Joel, Jonathan and Robbie, of Mason City;
Rosemary Norlin and her husband, Mark and their two children,
Meagan and Katie, of Ames; Janice Ashland and her husband, Garry
MacNeill, of Agoura Hills, Calif.; Katy and Gary Kahl of Salt
Springs, Fla.; and Larry Schroeder and his two children, Scott
and Stephanie, of Clear Lake. Brent also has numerous second
and third cousins in the Clear Lake area.
He will be missed by all who knew him.
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Geneva A. Middleton
MASON CITY
Geneva A. ``Gene'' Middleton, 97, of 324 Second St. N.E., died
Saturday (Feb. 24, 1996) at Good Shepherd Care Center.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Major Erickson Funeral
Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
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Eleanor M. Christiansen
CLEAR LAKE
Eleanor M. Christiansen, 81, of Clear Lake, died Saturday (Feb.
24, 1996) at Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.
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