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Roy R. Newlon
CHARLES CITY
Roy R. Newlon, 81, of Charles City, died Sunday (Feb. 25, 1996)
at Floyd County Memorial Hospital.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Hauser Funeral Home,
1205 S. Main St., Charles City.
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Marian B. Brogan
THORNTON
Marian B. Brogan, 91, of Thornton, died Friday (Feb. 23, 1996)
at Concord Care Center, Garner, where she had been a resident
for two years.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Thornton
Methodist Church with the Rev. Jim Gochenouer officiating. Burial
will be in Pleasant View Cemetery.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Grarup Funeral Home,
Thornton.
Marian Isabel Brown was born Sept. 27, 1904, at Ireton, a daughter
of Elizabeth and Robert C. Brown, of Paullina. She attended
Buena Vista College, Storm Lake, and in 1926 graduated from Park
College, Parkville, Mo., where she majored in mathematics. She
later studied nursing in Chicago. She taught mathematics and
English at Thornton High School in the 1930s and had a lifelong
interest in education and in encouraging talented students.
She was united in marriage with Irvin W. Brogan on Dec. 6, 1935,
a union which lasted until his death on March 12, 1994.
She was formerly active in a number of community organizations
in Thornton including the Thornton Methodist Church, where she
played the piano and organ for many years.
She was a member of the Federated Women's Club in Thornton,
Order of the Eastern Star and Women's Society of Christian Service
of the Methodist Church. She and her husband were charter members
of Pleasant Valley Golf Club at Thornton.
She is survived by her daughters, Jean Baack, Klemme, Gretchen
Ziems, Perrysburg, Ohio, and Sara Landon, Pelham, N.Y.; a son,
James W. Brogan, New Haven, Conn.; a sister, Mabel Smith, Paullina;
and eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
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Clarence A. Bosma
MASON CITY
Clarence A. Bosma, 68, of 1733 Springview Drive, died Saturday
(Feb. 24, 1996) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at First
Congregational United Church of Christ, 101 First St. N.E.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Major Erickson
Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
Further arrangements are incomplete at the funeral home.
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Dorothy L. Wedge
ALBERT LEA, Minn.
Dorothy L. Wedge, 80, of Shady Oaks Apartments, Albert Lea,
died Sunday (Feb. 25, 1996) at Naeve Hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Presbyterian
Church, Albert Lea, with the Rev. Dwight Netzer officiating.
Interment will be in Hillcrest Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Bonnerup Funeral
Service, 525 W. Clark St., Albert Lea, and one hour prior to
service time Wednesday at the church.
She is survived by her family: a daughter, Carol, and her
husband, James Wells, Osage, Iowa, and children: Deborah and
husband, Steve Foster, and their daughter, Terri, Riceville,
Iowa; Michael Huisman and his sons, Jamie and Brandon, Osage,
Iowa; John Huisman and his wife, Vanessa, and their daughter,
Amanda, Osage, Iowa; Paul Huisman and his wife, Darylene, St.
Ansgar, Iowa; a daughter, Vicky and her husband, Kenneth Morrow,
Morrison, Colo., and children, Martin Larson, U.S. Navy, Hawaii;
and Nicolle Larson, Morrison, Colo.; a brother, Albert Emstad
and his wife, Dorothy, Albert Lea; sisters- and brothers-in-law:
Hazel and her husband, Art Bergman, Mandan, N.D.; Helen (Mrs.
Faye) Emstad, Albert Lea; and Phillip Hanson and his wife, Arlene,
Albert Lea; and many nieces and nephews.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Curtis,
in 1981; a son, Douglas, in infancy; grandsons, Donald and David
Husiman; a great-granddaughter, Samantha Husiman; brothers, Earl,
Omer and Faye; and a sister, Margaret Emstad Hanson.
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Rita M. Beenen
MASON CITY
Rita M. Beenen, 77, of Mason City, died Sunday (Feb. 25, 1996)
at Good Shepherd Care Center.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Tenold Funeral Home,
Belmond.
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Howard Yost
CHARLES CITY
Howard Yost, 74, of Charles City, died Sunday (Feb. 25, 1996)
at the Ninth Street Chautauqua Guest Home.
Funeral services are tentatively set for 10:30 a.m. Wednesday
at First Congregational United Church of Christ, 502 N. Jackson
St., with the Rev. Jack L. Ivey officiating. Burial will be
in Riverside Cemetery.
Further arrangements are incompete at Fullerton Hage Funeral
Home, 401 Blunt St., Charles City.
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Elmer A. Helgeland
NORTHWOOD
Elmer A. Helgeland, 87, of Northwood, died Saturday (Feb. 24,
1996) at the 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.
Burial will be in Sunset Rest Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Schroeder and Sites
Funeral Home, U.S. Highway 65 South, Northwood. Further visitation
will be one hour prior to service time Tuesday at the church.
Elmer was born Sept. 19, 1908, the son of Andrew S. and Ingeborg
(Nelson) Helgeland on the family farm west of Northwood. He
was baptized and confirmed at the Shell Rock Lutheran Church,
Northwood. Elmer attended Hartland No 3 School and Northwood
High School. He farmed west of Northwood until 1942 when he
moved to a farm east of Northwood. On March 18, 1937, he married
Dorothy Wright in Northwood.
Elmer's enjoyments in life were his family, making jewelry,
traveling, going to the cabin and coffee with the gang. His
activities also included Lion's Club and the Republican Party.
He was a director of the Northwood State Bank.
He is survived by his wife, Dorothy, of Northwood; one son,
Keith, and his wife, Sheila, of Arvada, Colo.; one son-in-law,
Dale Jones, of Northwood; three granddaughters, Angela Wilkins
and her husband, Michael, of Mason City, and Kirsten Karian and
Sarah Helgeland, both of Westminster, Colo.; one brother, Robert,
of Northwood; and one sister, Gladys Bogue, of Manly.
Elmer was preceded in death by his parents; one daughter, Janice
Jones; one brother, Sander; and two sisters, Viola Torgerson
and Rosella Helgeland.
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Frederick E. Staudt
CHARLES CITY
Frederick E. Staudt, 68, of Charles City, died Saturday (Feb.
24, 1996) at Floyd County Memorial Hospital.
A funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Immaculate
Conception Catholic Church with Monsignor Stanley Hayek officiating.
Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from noon to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Hauser
Funeral Home, 1205 S. Main St., with a vigil scripture service
at 7:30 p.m. followed by a rosary led by the Knights of Columbus.
Visitation will continue one hour prior to service time Wednesday
at the church.
Memorials may be given to Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
or Heart to Home Hospice of Charles City.
Frederick Earl Staudt was born Jan. 31, 1928, at Charles City.
Survivors include his wife, Maejeanette Staudt of Charles City;
two daughters, Diane Wolf, Hudson, Wis., and Kathy Cannon, Memphis,
Tenn.; one son, David Staudt, Forest City; five grandchildren;
and one brother, Harold Staudt, Charles City.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
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Eleanor M. Christensen
MASON CITY
Eleanor Madeline Christensen, 81, of Mason City, formerly of
Clear Lake, died Saturday (Feb. 24, 1996) at the Muse Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at First Congregational
Church, 205 W. 10th Ave. N., Clear Lake, with the Rev. John Ayers
officiating. Following the services the body will be cremated
with inurnment at a later date in Clear Lake Cemetery.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St., Clear Lake, and one hour prior to
service time Tuesday at the church.
Eleanor Madeline Christensen was born May 27, 1914, in Des Moines,
a daughter of Stanley Joseph and Mina Sarah (Buswell) Sobieske.
The family moved from Des Moines to Mason City where she received
her education in the Mason City school system. She graduated
from Mason City High School in 1932.
She was united in marriage to Herbert E. Christensen on Dec.
9, 1934, in Mason City. He preceded her in death on July 20,
1972. During her working years, she worked as a clerk for Hawkins
Grocery Store in Mason City and also worked as a waitress at
the Surf, Club Lido, Halford's Cafe, and for 33 years was a waitress
at The Ritz in Clear Lake until her retirement in 1981.
She enjoyed crossword puzzles, jigsaw puzzles, embroidering,
going to garage sales, growing tomatoes and visiting with people,
but her great love and enjoyment was her family and grandchildren.
She was a member of First Congregational United Church of Christ,
Mason City, and also attended First Congregational Church, Clear
Lake; and was also a member of Rebecca Lodge.
Survivors include two daughters, Patricia Lou Severson and her
husband, Vern, of Clear Lake, and Mary Jo Stevens and Paul Reichardt
of Clear Lake; six grandchildren, Becky Hanssen and Richard Rick
of Coon Rapids, Minn., Annette Stevens of Clear Lake, Vicki Severson
of Mason City, Debbie Stevens-Heine and her husband, Jeff, of
Clear Lake, Joan Stevens of Mason City, and Kathy Nielsen and
her husband, Bryan, of San Diego, Calif.; eight great-grandchildren,
Nicole Severson, Alyssa Heine, Brooke Hanssen, Nathan Benn, Trevor
Benn, Spencer Benn, Erinn Heine, and Kelsey Nielsen; one sister,
Nadine Olson and her husband, Lorin, of LaMirada, Calif.; as
well as other relatives and friends.
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Florence E. Thorson
Walter Leon Thorson
ST. ANSGAR
Florence E. Valentine, 95, daughter of Richard Louis and Lucy
Marion Valentine, was born May 8, 1900, in Worth County near
Northwood, and passed away Monday (Feb. 19, 1996) from natural
causes at the Wellington Regional Medical Center, Wellington,
Florida.
The Valentine family moved to St. Ansgar in 1905. Florence was
one of three children.
She went to public school and later attended college in Cedar
Rapids, where she became a teacher. At the age of 24, she was
admitted to the Daughters of the American Revolution.
She married Walter Leon Thorson, of St. Ansgar, on June 20,
1928, where they lived until they moved to North Palm Beach,
Fla., in 1970.
They went together to Sutton Place Convalescent Center, Lake
Worth, Fla., in 1984, where they resided until their deaths.
Florence was visited in December by her family, at which time
she told them that ``We would all meet again in a better place''
and then went on to say that ``The next time you come, I will
be sleeping...all day...and all night...and all day...and all
night.....'' and as her voice trailed off, the family knew she
was saying good-bye.
She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Wayne and Joanne;
five grandchildren, Blake, Brett, Deborah, Thea and Sheri; and
five great-grandchildren.
Florence was preceded in death by her sister Doris (Morse),
and brother, Richard; her husband, Walter Leon; and son, Robert.
Walter Leon Thorson, son of Ole E. and Amelia (Moe) Thorson;
beloved husband of Florence; and father of two sons, Wayne and
Bob; was born Jan. 23, 1897, in Newburg Township, Mitchell County,
on a farm northwest of St. Ansgar.
He died Oct. 5, 1986, at Sutton Place Convalescent Center.
Leon was one of nine children, brothers, Annis, Roy, Clifford,
Donald and Hubert; and three sisters, Alma (Saunders), Mildred
(Tesch) and Rose (Fries).
Leon served in World War I, was a member of the American Legion
Post in St. Ansgar, and a Mason for many years, part of the lodge
in Osage.
He studied agricultural farming at the University of Minnesota,
becoming a very successful grower of onions, potatoes, corn and
beans in St. Ansgar.
In 1970, he sold his farms and moved to Florida.
Both enjoyed life to its fullest, with many friends wherever
they went. Their church and community were major parts of their
lives.
They loved square dancing, traveling frequently to conventions,
were avid golfers, and Leon took up deep sea fishing in Florida,
where Florence made sweaters for the grandchildren.
Their photos and journals speak of trips to Hawaii, Europe
and the Bahamas as well as many places in the United States.
A memorial service for Florence and Leon will be held at 10:30
a.m. Wednesday (Feb. 28, 1996) at First Lutheran Church, St.
Ansgar, with the Rev. Robert Porisch officiating.
Friends are invited to remember their lives with the family
following the service.
Graveside farewells and burial of their cremation remains will
be at the First Lutheran Cemetery in St. Ansgar.
They are sadly missed by those they left behind, but peace is
felt in knowing they are in a ``better place'' and free of their
earthly encumbrances.
Memorials may be given to the First Lutheran Church, St. Asngar,
Iowa; The National Parkinson Foundation, Inc., 1501 N.W. Ninth
Ave./Bob Hope Road, Miami, Fla. 33136; and the Alzheimer's Association,
8053 East Bloomington Freeway, Bloomington, Minn. 55420.
Schroeder and Sites Funeral Home, St. Ansgar, is in charge
of the arrangements.
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Rita Beenen
MASON CITY
Rita Beenen, 77, of Mason City, died Sunday (Feb. 25, 1996)
at Good Shepherd Health Center, Mason City.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday
at St. Francis Xavier Church, Belmond, with the Rev. Tom Currier
and deacon Nick Schmit officiating. Burial will be in St. Francis
Cemetery in Belmond.
Visitation will be held from 2:30 to 9 p.m. today at the Tenold
Funeral Home, Belmond, with a 2:30 p.m. rosary recited by the
Catholic Daughters of the Americas and the Rosary Society, followed
at 7 p.m. by a Scripture service.
Rita Beenen was born April 2, 1918, at Belmond.
Survivors include daughters, Sharon Modderman of Mason City,
and Toni Beck of Forest City; son, Daniel Beenen of Muscatine;
11 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; one sister, Ione Eide
of West Des Moines; and one brother, Wayne Withers of Sioux Rapids.
She was preceded in death by her parents, three husbands, two
brothers and three sisters.
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Myrtle Flick
CHARLES CITY
Myrtle Flick, 82, of 702 J St,. died Monday (Feb. 26, 1996)
at the Ninth St. Chautauqua Guest Home.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Hauser Funeral Home,
1205 S. Main St.
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Roy R. Newlon
CHARLES CITY
Roy R. Newlon, 81, of 504 18th Ave., died Sunday (Feb. 25, 1996)
at Floyd County Memorial Hospital.
Memorial services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the
Hauser Funeral Home, 1205 S. Main St., with the Rev. Blair Rhode-Frank
of Grace United Methodist Church, Floyd, officiating. Burial
will be at a later date in the Hillcrest Cemetery, Brighton.
Visitation will be held from noon until time of service on Thursday.
Other arrangements are incomplete at the funeral home.
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Clarence A. Bosma
MASON CITY
Clarence A. Bosma, 68 of 1733 Springview Drive, died Saturday
(Feb. 24, 1996) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the First
Congregational United Church of Christ, 100 First St. N.E., with
the Rev. Richard D. Scheerer officiating. Burial will be in Graceland
Cemetery, Buffalo Center.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Major Erickson
Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave. The casket will be closed
at the church.
Memorials may be given to Hospice of North Iowa in his memory.
Clarence was born July 29, 1927, in Kossuth County, the son
of Thomas and Florence (Adams) Bosma.
He attended schools in Kossuth County.
Clarence married Beverly Smith on May 18, 1952, in Elmore, Minn.
He farmed north of the Buffalo Center area for 19 years.
In 1968, he started working for Mason City Production Credit
Association. In 1983 he went to work for Snyder-Pappajohn Insurance
and retired from Boatman's Insurance in September of 1995.
Clarence married Wretha S. Flohr on Feb. 4, 1989, in Mason City.
Over the years, he has served as a 4-H leader, was a member
of the First Congregational United Church of Christ and had served
on various church boards, co-op, Soil Conservation Board, the
Democratic party, Evening Lions Club, Elks Lodge B.P.O.E. #375,
Benevolence Masonic Lodge #145 A.F. & A.M. and served in the
United States Army.
Survivors include his wife, Wretha Bosma of Mason City; sons,
John Bosma of Vancouver, B.C. Canada; Mark Bosma and his wife,
Marrianne of Rockford; daughter, Linda Bosma of Minneapolis,
Minn.; grandchildren, Alana Bosma of Clear Lake, Melissa Bosma
of Minneapolis, Minn., Nichol Hutzel and Ron Wise, both of Rockford;
stepchildren, Michael Flohr of San Jose, Calif., and Chris Flohr
of Colorado Springs, Colo.; sisters, Annabel Oswald of Frost,
Minn., Grace Hassebroek and Lillian Mastin, both of Buffalo Center,
and Bessie Weaver of Britt; brothers, Heiko Bosma and Jim Bosma,
both of Buffalo Center.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Beverly,
in 1987; three sisters; and four brothers.
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Howard Yost
CHARLES CITY
Howard Yost, 75, of 607 ``I'' St., died Sunday (Feb. 25, 1996)
at the Ninth Street Chautauqua Guest Home.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the
First Congregational United Church of Christ, 502 N. Jackson
St., with the Rev. Jack L. Ivey officiating. Burial will be in
the Riverside Cemetery, with a graveside flag presentation conducted
by the Charles City Ceremonial Unit.
Visitation will be held from noon to 9 p.m. today at Fullerton
Hage Funeral Home, 401 Blunt St., with the family receiving friends
from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Visitation will also be held one hour prior
to services at the church.
Howard Yost was born Oct. 4, 1920, in Kirkman.
Survivors include his wife, Betty, of Charles City; one daughter,
Cathy Anderson of Cincinatti, Ohio; one son, Stan Yost of Charles
City; and four grandchildren.
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Roy R. Newlon
CHARLES CITY
Roy R. Newlon, 81, of 504 18th Ave., died Sunday (Feb. 25, 1996)
at the Floyd County Memorial Hospital.
Memorial services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the
Hauser Funeral Home, 1205 S. Main St., with the Rev. Blair Rohde-Frank
of the Grace United Methodist Church, Floyd, officiating. Burial
will be at a later date in Hillcrest Cemetery, Brighton.
The family will greet friends from noon until service time on
Thursday at the funeral home.
For those wishing to make a memorial contribution, the family
suggests giving to the ``Heart to Home Hospice'' of Charles City.
Survivors include two daughters, Virginia Wood of Phoenix, Ariz.,
and Debra Kaminski of Anchorage, Alaska; one son, Ronald Newlon
of Washington, Iowa; two sisters, Opal Kuchenbacher and Gladys
Robinson, both of Neenah, Wis.; 10 grandchildren; five great-
grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two wives, three brothers,
three sisters and one daughter.
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Marjorie A. Johnson
BRITT
Marjorie A. Johnson, 62, of Britt, died Tuesday (Feb. 27, 1996)
at her home.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Ewing Funeral Chapel.
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Harold M. `Dick' Miller
LUVERNE
Harold Milton ``Dick'' Miller, 80, of LuVerne, died Monday (Feb.
26, 1996) at St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, Minn.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Zion Lutheran
Church with the Rev. Bruce Boyce officiating. Burial will be
in the LuVerne Cemetery with a graveside flag presentation conducted
by Ernest-Merkle American Legion Post #664 of LuVerne.
Visitation will be after 3 p.m. Thursday at the Garry-Roberts-
Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home.
Harold Milton ``Dick'' Miller was born Jan. 11, 1916, in LuVerne.
Survivors include a sister, Margaret Hendricksen of Mason City;
one sister-in-law, Marjorie Miller of Clear Lake; and one brother-
in-law, Gene Wolf of Bancroft.
He was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers and four
sisters.
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Sadie Ponto
CHARLES CITY
Sadie Ponto, 92, of 606 G St., died Tuesday (Feb. 27, 1996)
at the Ninth Street Chautauqua Guest Home.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Hauser Funeral Home.
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Sylvan Olson
FOREST CITY
Sylvan Olson, 91, of Mason City, died Tuesday (Feb. 27, 1996)
at the Americana Nursing Home, Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Petersen
Lund Funeral Home with the Rev. Lee Laaveg of Immanuel Lutheran
Church officiating. Burial will be in Madison Township Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. until time of services
on Saturday at the funeral home.
The family suggests memorials to the Easter Seal Society of
Mason City.
Sylvan Olson was born April 2, 1904, in Forest City.
Survivors include his wife, Evangeline Olson of Mason City;
two daughters, Betty Held of Charles City, and Marie Frasher
of Leesville, La.; one son, LeRoy Olson of Mason City; six
grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother.
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Geneva A. `Gene' Middleton
MASON CITY
Geneva A. ``Gene'' Middleton, 97, of 324 Second St. N.E., died
Saturday (Feb. 24, 1996) at the Good Shepherd Nursing Home.
Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Memorial
Park Cemetery with the Rev. James B. Norem of St. Paul Lutheran
Church officiating.
There will be no visitation, Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111
N. Pennsylvania Ave. is in charge of arrangements.
Geneva A. ``Gene'' Middleton was born Sept. 30, 1898, the daughter
of James J. and Effie (Stryker) Johnson, near Eagle Grove. Geneva
lived in Arkansas with her family as an infant until the age
of 10, returning to the Eagle Grove area where she attended school.
She married Paul E. Middleton Sr. on July 19, 1917, in Eagle
Grove. Gene and Paul moved to Mason City in September of 1938,
where she worked for Weber Furniture making draperies. Gene
lived in Mason City the rest of her life.
She was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church.
Survivors include one son, Paul Middleton Jr. and his wife,
Margaret, of the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown; two grandchildren,
Veronica ``Nikki'' Ott of Corona, Calif., and Paul E. Middleton
III of Akron, Ohio; four great-grandchildren, Tomm and Sara Olson,
and Patrick and Jacquelyn Middleton; and close friends, Marion
and Della McKinney of Mason City.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband in 1966,
four brothers and four sisters.
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Anna D. Rozen
MASON CITY
Anna D. Rozen, 84, of 4 Asbury Court, died at home of natural
causes.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Adas-Israel
Synagogue, 620 N. Adams Ave. Officiating will be Rabbi Barry
I. Woolf of Minneapolis, Minn.
The family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the
Fullerton Patterson James Funeral Home, 123 Second St. S.E.
Interment will be in the Adas-Israel section of Elmwood-St. Joseph
Cemetery.
Those planning an expression of sympathy may wish to make donations
to the Adas-Israel Synagogue.
Anna was born on Dec. 3, 1912, in Baltimore. Md. She graduated
from high school in Baltimore. She was employed as an office
manager and bookkeeper at the Social Security Administration
and in farm management in Baltimore. During World War II she
served her country as a WAC in the Army and was a staff sergeant.
She met her future husband, Francis E. Rozen, in September 1943
in the service and they were united in marriage on April 24,
1944 at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas. Following a
three-day furlough, she was assigned to New Guinea and Australia,
and he was assigned in Europe. After two years they were reunited
and returned to Mason City. During her earlier life she enjoyed
sewing and knitting. She was a member of the synagogue and a
former member of the American Legion.
Anna is survived by her husband of over 50 years, Francis of
Mason City; two sisters, Ida Zeskind of Washington, D.C., and
Lil Webber of Dayton, Ohio; two brothers, Jerome Denaburg of
Baltimore, Md., and Lou Denaberg of Las Vegas, Nev.; and many
nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers and two
sisters.
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Evalyn Marston Feeney
NORA SPRINGS
Evalyn Marston Feeney, 102, formerly of Mason City, died Tuesday
(Feb. 13, 1996) at the Nora Springs Care Center.
Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Elmwood-St.
Joseph Cemetery, Mason City, with the Rev. Richard D. Scheerer
of the First Congregational United Church of Christ officiating.
There will be no visitation; the body was cremated. Major Erickson
Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City, is in charge
of arrangements.
The family suggests memorials to the Evalyn Feeney Memorial
Fund.
Evalyn was born Aug. 8, 1893, in Mason City, and proud of the
role her father, Dr. Charles Marston, a surgeon, had played in
the city's history. Mrs. Feeney was one of the founders of the
Kinney-Lindstrom Pioneer Museum and served for more than 17 years
on its board of directors. She also was a life member of the
American Red Cross and an active member of the Red Cross chapter
for more than 50 years, and did volunteer work for the chapter
during the influenza epidemic in 1919. Long active in civic
affairs, Mrs. Feeney was a former member of the Mason City
Women's Club, the History Club, the UGL Club, the Save the
East Park Association, the Daughters of the American Colonists
and the Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. She
also was a former home economics teacher in the Mason City
Public Schools and worked for the People's Gas and Electric
Company demonstrating the use of electric kitchen appliances to
farm wives during the 1930s. In the 1940s and '50s Mrs. Feeney
served as a traveling recruiter for Rockford College, her alma
mater, and in the 1960s she developed the Marston Estates
Subdivision in Mason City. She lived there during the 1970s
and '80s, retiring to the Nora Springs Care Center in 1990.
Survivors include three grandchildren, Andy Feeney of Washington,
D.C., Mrs. Ellen Wetzel of Northville, Mich., and Mrs. Jan Vogel
of Hartland, Mich.; seven great-grandchildren, Sarah Vogel, Kevin
Vogel, Katie Vogel, Michelle Vogel, Jeffrey Wetzel, Scott Wetzel
and Leslie Wetzel; three nieces, Mrs. Pat Bastian, Mrs. Dorothy
Kirk Jr., and Mrs. Polly Mersky; numerous grand-nieces and grand-
nephews; and two very special friends, Nancy Kendrew and Dixie
Wallace, both of Nora Springs.
She was preceded in death by her husband; her sister, Mrs. Dorothy
Kirk; and one son, A.J. Feeney.
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Vern R. Lines
ASON CITY
Vern R. Lines, 77, of 160 Sunny Circle Drive, died Monday (Feb.
26 1996) at his home.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Sunnyside
Chapel, Charles City, with the Rev. Sharon Betsworth of the First
United Methodist Church, Mason City, officiating. Burial will
be in Sunnyside Memory Gardens, Charles City.
Visitation will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. today at the Sunnyside
Chapel.
Vern R. Lines was born Aug. 9, 1918, in Bristow.
Survivors include his wife, Luverne, of Mason City; one daughter,
Darlene Fitzgerel of Independence, Mo.; one sister, Eula Gerritson
of Charles City; two brothers, Don Lines of California and Max
Lines of Odessa, Mo.; two granddaughters; and two great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
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THERE IS A PIX WITH THIS ONE
Evalyn Marston Feeney
NORA SPRINGS
Evalyn Marston Feeney, 102, formerly of Mason City, died Tuesday
(Feb. 13, 1996) at the Nora Springs Care Center.
Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Elmwood-St.
Joseph Cemetery, Mason City, with the Rev. Richard D. Scheerer
of the First Congregational United Church of Christ officiating.
There will be no visitation; the body was cremated. The family
invites everyone to a lunch at noon at the Little Meeting House
in Rock Falls.
Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Mason
City, is in charge of arrangements.
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Vern R. Lines
MASON CITY
Vern R. Lines, 77, of 160 Sunny Circle Drive, died Monday (Feb.
26, 1996) at his home.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. today at Sunnyside
Chapel, Charles City, with the Rev. Sharon Betsworth of the First
United Methodist Church, Mason City, officiating. Burial will
be in Sunnyside Memory Gardens, Charles City.
Visitation was held from 3 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Sunnyside
Chapel.
Vern R. Lines was born Aug. 9, 1918, in Bristow.
Survivors include his wife, Luverne, of Mason City; one daughter,
Darlene Fitzgerel of Independence, Mo.; one sister, Eula Gerritson
of Charles City; two brothers, Don Lines of California and Max
Lines of Odessa, Mo.; two granddaughters; and two great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, one sister and three
brothers.
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Marian V. Usher
CHARLES CITY
Marian V. Usher, 75, of Charles City, died Wednesday (Feb.
28, 1996) at the Eleventh Street Chautauqua Guest Home.
Memorial services are tentatively set for 11 a.m. Saturday at
the Fullerton Hage Funeral Home, 401 Blunt St., where other arrangements
are incomplete.
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Margaret E. Jensen
BRITT
Margaret E. Jensen, 81, Britt, died Wednesday (Feb. 28, 1996)
at Westview Care Center.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Ewing Funeral Chapel.
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Lisa Ann Banner
MASON CITY
Lisa Ann Banner, 31, of Mason City, formerly of Iowa Falls,
died Tuesday (Feb. 27, 1996) at University Hospitals, Iowa City.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Bethel
Baptist Church, Iowa Falls, with the Rev. Steve Hill officiating.
Burial will be in the Sherman Township Cemetery, rural Radcliffe.
Visitation will be one hour before services at the church. Linn
Funeral Home, 1521 Washington Ave., Iowa Falls, is in charge
of arrangements.
Lisa Ann Banner was born May 26, 1964, at Iowa Falls.
Survivors include her parents, Larry and Karen Banner of Alden;
three sisters, Christine Reiher of Lorimar, Michele Bessman of
Ashland, Neb., and Sherri Hoversten of Popejoy; and paternal
grandmother, Neva Banner of Iowa Falls.
She was preceded in death by her paternal grandfather, maternal
grandmother and maternal grandfather.
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Carl W. Reynolds
BURT
Carl Wesley Reynolds, 91, of Burt, died Tuesday (Feb. 27, 1966)
at Burt.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St.
John Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Bryce Bereuter officiating.
Burial will be in Burt Township Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 2 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Garry-
Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home, Bancroft.
Carl Reynolds was born Sept. 6, 1904, in Wessington Springs,
S.D.
Survivors include his wife, Clara Reynolds of Burt; two sons,
Carol Gene Reynolds of Hot Springs, Ark., and Gary Dean Reynolds
of Burt; six grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and three
sisters.
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Sadie A. Ponto
CHARLES CITY
Sadie A. Ponto, 92, of 606 G. St., died Tuesday (Feb. 27, 1996)
at the Ninth Street Chautauqua Guest Home.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Howardville
Wesleyan Church, rural Floyd, with the Rev. Marty Miller officiating.
Burial will be in the Riverside Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 3:30 to 9 p.m. today and from 9
a.m. until 11 a.m. Friday at Hauser Funeral Home, 1205 S. Main
St., and one hour prior to services at the church in rural Floyd.
Sadie Allie Ponto was born Aug. 12, 1903, in Cedar Township,
Floyd County.
Survivors include one nephew, Vernon Noah of Broken Arrow, Okla.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
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Marion J. Larson
LAKE MILLS
Marion J. Larson, 88, of Lake Mills, died Thursday (Feb. 22,
1996) at the Delano, Minn., Healthcare Center.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday 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 from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Mittelstadt Funeral
Home, and one hour prior to services at the church.
Marion J. Larson was born March 23, 1907, in Glenville, Minn.
He is survived by one daughter, Virginia Anderson of Delano,
Minn.; one son, Roger Larson of Buffalo, Minn.; six grandchildren;
seven great-grandchildren; and two brothers, Milford Larson and
Milton Larson, both of Albert Lea, Minn.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, one son,
one brother, one sister and one grandson.
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Galen Albert Heinkel
HAMPTON
Galen Albert Heinkel, 64, of Hampton, died Wednesday (Feb.
28, 1996) at home.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the
Hampton United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Larry McCann officiating.
Visitation will be held from 2 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral Home.
Galen Heinkel was born Dec. 20, 1931, in LuVerne.
Survivors include his wife, Gloria Heinkel of Hampton; and two
sisters, Betty Guy of LuVerne and Sharon Smith of Algona.
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