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Fernalee E. Kanzenbach
WADENA, Minn.
Fernalee E. Kanzenbach, 81, of Wadena, Minn., formerly of Grafton,
Iowa, died Thursday (Dec. 28, 1995) at Tri-County Hospital, Wadena.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 2, 1996,
at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Grafton, with the Rev. Gregory Bjornstad
officiating. Burial will be in the Grafton Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from noon until time of service Tuesday
at the church. Bride Colonial Chapel, 110 E. Spring St., Manly,
Iowa, is in charge of the arrangements.
Fernalee E. Kanzenbach was born Jan. 18, 1914, in Motley, Minn.,
the daughter of Warren and Myrtle (Reeves) Cox. She attended
and received her education in the Windom, Minn. school system,
graduating from Windom High School. She was united in marriage
to Ruben Kanzenbach on Sept. 25, 1936, in Brainerd, Minn. He
preceded her in death on Aug. 23, 1985. After their marriage,
they moved to the Grafton area and then moved to Albert Lea,
Minn., where she worked at various jobs in Albert Lea and lived
there 20 years, moving to South Dakota, Madelia, Minn., Salem,
Ore. then moving to Wadena, Minn. in 1993.
She enjoyed crocheting, ceramics, listening and playing religious
songs on the piano, crafts, cooking, gardening and flowers; but
her great love and enjoyment was her grandchildren and great-
grandchildren.
She was a former member of Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Grafton,
and a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Albert Lea, Minn.
Survivors include two sons, Richard Kanzenbach and his wife,
Kathleen, Wells, Minn., and Byron Kanzenbach and his wife, Barbara,
Salem, Ore.; one daughter, Ardith Amundson and her husband, Douglas,
Sebeka, Minn.; 14 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren; one
sister, Mary Marvin, Albuquerque, N.M.; numerous nieces and nephews;
as well as other relatives and friends.
Besides her husband, she was also preceded in death by her parents;
one son, Melvin Kanzenbach; one daughter, Myrtle Kanzenbach;
two grandsons, Daniel and Michael Kanzenbach; one great-granddaughter,
Carley Fern Amundson; four sisters, and three brothers.
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George H. Gitz
CLARION
George H. Gitz, 77, of Clarion, died Saturday (Dec. 30, 1995)
at North Iowa Mercy Health Center, Mason City.
He was a retired Clarion veterinarian and is survived by his
wife and three daughters.
Further arrangements are incomplete at Willim Funeral Home,
Clarion.
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Leo E. Bruhl
KLEMME
Leo Eldon Bruhl, 71, of Klemme, died Saturday (Dec. 30, 1995)
at Kossuth County Hospital, Algona.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at United
Methodist Church, Klemme, with the Rev. Jerry Robertson officiating.
Burial will be in Ell Township Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. today at Tenold
Funeral Home, Klemme, and one hour prior to service time Tuesday
at the church.
Leo Eldon Bruhl was born April 23, 1924, in Dayton Township,
Wright County.
Survivors include two sisters, Virgil Hart, Mason City and Connie
Salyer, Cedar Rapids; and one brother Glenn Bruhl, Eagle Grove.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother.
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Viola L. Westcott
MASON CITY
Viola L. Westcott, 79, of 1520 Eighth St. S.W., died Saturday
(Dec. 30, 1995) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Major
Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave. The Rev. Donald
Simmonds of First Presbyterian Church will officiate. Burial
will be in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until time of service Tuesday
at the funeral home.
Memorials may be given to the Viola L. Westcott Memorial Fund.
Viola was born April 9, 1916, the daughter of LeRoy and Molly
(Halverson) Abbott. She married Donald A. Westcott on April
16, 1938, and would have been married for 58 years this coming
April. Viola took civil defense training in the 1960s, was past
president of Hoover PTA, and a former Girl Scout leader.
Survivors include her husband, Donald A. Westcott, of Mason
City; one son, Melvin Westcott and wife, Judy, of Savannah, Ga.;
two daughters, Linda Magnuson and husband, James, of Boca Raton,
Fla., and Julie Traft and husband, Kenneth, of Shakopee, Minn.;
and one grandson, Nick Olson of Shakopee, Minn.
She was preceded in death by her parents; one sister, Betty;
and two brothers, Don and Roy.
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Hazel H. Hirsch
CHARLES CITY
Mrs. Raymond (Hazel) Hirsch, 74, of rural Charles City, died
Sunday (Dec. 31, 1995) at Allen Memorial Hospital, Waterloo.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St.
John Evangelical Lutheran Church, Main and Gilbert Streets, Charles
City, with the Revs. Dennis D. Niezwaag and Karen Rask Behling
officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery.
Friends may call from noon to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Fullerton Hage
Funeral Home, 401 Blunt Street and one hour prior to service
time Wednesday at the church. The family will receive friends
from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Hazel H. (Reetz) Hirsch was born Aug. 26, 1921, in Floyd County.
Survivors include her husband, Raymond Hirsch of Charles City;
and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, one sister and two
brothers.
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Luella Doane
THORNTON
Luella Doane, 80, of Thornton, died Sunday (Dec. 31, 1995) at
Valley Baptist Hospital, Harlingen, Texas.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Grarup Funeral Home,
Thornton.
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Delpha J. Linnenkamp
CLEAR LAKE
Delpha J. Linnenkamp, 82, of Clear Lake, died Sunday (Dec. 31,
1995) at Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.
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Riecka M. Weiss
MASON CITY
Riecka M. Weiss, 78, of 828 13th St. S.E., died Monday (Jan.
1, 1996) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Fullerton Patterson
James Funeral Chapel, 123 Second St. S.E.
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Alexis Mae Pfeffer
ALGONA
Alexis Mae Pfeffer, infant daughter of Jeff and Roxie (Black)
Pfeffer of Algona, died Saturday (Dec. 30, 1995) at North Iowa
Mercy Health Center East, Mason City.
Private family services will be held this afternoon at First
United Methodist Church with the Rev. Phil Webb officiating.
Burial will be in East Lawn Cemetery.
There will be no visitation. Wilson Funeral Home, Algona, is
in charge of arrangements.
Alexis Mae Pfeffer was born Dec. 30, 1995, at North Iowa Mercy
Health Center East and survived six hours.
She is survived by her parents, Jeff and Roxie Pfeffer of Algona;
one brother, Chase, at home; and one sister, Ashley, at home;
her maternal grandfather, John Black of Algona; and paternal
grandparents, Phillip and Marjorie Pfeffer of Algona.
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Velma Weatherwax
CHARLES CITY
Velma Weatherwax, 79, a former resident of 606 Pfeiffer Ave.,
died Monday (Jan. 1, 1996) at the Liebe Care Center, Greene.
A funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Immaculate
Conception Church, with Monsignor Stanley Hayek officiating.
Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.
Visitation will be from noon until 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Hauser
Funeral Home, 1205 S. Main St., with a 3 p.m. rosary by St. Jude
Circle and a 7:30 p.m. parish vigil scripture service. There
will be further visitation one hour before services at the church.
Velma R. Giles Weatherwax was born Feb. 14, 1916, at Hartington,
Neb.
Survivors include two daughters, Janet Cimmiyotti of Charles
City and Shirley Bonzer of Shell Rock; one brother, Darrell Giles
of Albert Lea, Minn.; three sisters, Isabel Schaefer of Austin,
Minn., Beulah Feuerhelm of Albert Lea, Minn., and Stella Niehaus
of Minneapolis, Minn.; and four grandchildren and four great-
grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, five brothers
and three sisters.
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Roy Bloom
FOREST CITY
Roy Bloom, 89, of Forest City, formerly of Roseau, Minn., died
Sunday (Dec. 31, 1995) at the Good Samaritan Center.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Helgeson Funeral
chapel, Roseau, Minn.
Petersen Lund Funeral Home, Forest City, is in charge of arrangements.
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Anna E. Akers
HAMPTON
Anna E. Akers, 89, of Hampton, died Monday (Jan. 1, 1996) at
Franklin General Hospital.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Sietsema-Vogtel Funeral
Home, Hampton.
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Leona Landers
GREENE
Funeral services for Leona Landers, 83, of 111 West South Street,
Greene, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Peter's Lutheran
Church in Greene with the Rev. Lance Kittleson officiating. Burial
will be in Rose Hill Cemetery, Greene.
Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. Wednesday at
Reid's Funeral Chapel where the family will receive friends from
7 until 9 p.m. There will be a public scripture service at 7:30
p.m. Visitation will continue at the church one hour before services.
Leona Heuer was born Nov. 5, 1912, in Coldwater Township, Butler
County, a daughter of Edward and Wilhemina (Schrage) Heuer, and
died Sunday (Dec. 31, 1995) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center
East in Mason City.
She received her education in rural Butler County schools and
as a young lady helped her parents on the family farm.
She was united in marriage to Alvin H. Landers on June 22,
1934, at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church at Vilmar.
Mr. and Mrs. Landers farmed in the Greene area until their
retirement in 1975 when they moved into Greene.
Following Mr. Landers death on Oct. 6, 1983, she continued
to live in her own home until her last illness.
Leona will be remembered for her great love for her family and
especially her grandchildren, and she always enjoyed baking things
for them.
She was more concerned about the needs of others than those
of herself.
Leona had a great sense of humor, and used it even in times
of adversity.
Her other interests included crocheting and gardening.
She was baptized on Dec. 26, 1912, and confirmed a member of
St. John's Lutheran Church at Vilmar. After her marriage, she
became a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Greene.
Living family members include one daughter, Lavone, and her
husband, Larry Frerichs, of Greene; one son, Roger, and his wife,
Linda Landers, of Aredale; eight grandchildren, Brad, Brit and
Bryan Frerichs, Lori Kock, Karla Harris, Todd and Rick Landers
and Jill Benning; two stepgrandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren;
two stepgreat-grandchildren; and one stepgreat-great-grandchild;
three sisters, Mylinda Moser of Des Moines and Lorena Landers
and Lucile Heuer, both of Charles City; and one brother, Alfred
Heuer of Allison.
She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; one sister,
Ella Landers; and one brother, William Heuer.
Those planning an expression of sympathy may direct memorials
to the Leona Landers Memorial Fund in care of the family.
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Albert J. Johnson
SWEA CITY
Albert J. Johnson, 87, of Swea City, died Sunday (Dec. 31,
1995) at the Sheffield Care Center.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the First
Baptist Church, Bancroft, with the Rev. Donald Mueller officiating.
Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Bancroft.
Visitation will be from 4 until 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Garry-
Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home, Bancroft.
Albert John Johnson was born Dec. 3, 1908, in Bancroft.
Survivors include three daughters, Darlene Boehlje of Rockwell,
Marjorie Bruno of North St. Paul, Minn., and Marilyn Nieland
of Worthington, Minn.; one son, Dennis Johnson of Minturn, Colo.;
and eight grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, two brothers
and two sisters.
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Dr. George H. Gitz
CLARION
Dr. George H. Gitz, 77, of Clarion, died Saturday (Dec. 30,
1995) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East, Mason City.
Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at First
United Methodist Church with the Rev. Charles Kellogg officiating.
Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, with military honors.
Visitation will be from 3 until 8 p.m. today at the Willim Funeral
Home, with the family present from 6 until 8 p.m.
Memorials may be given to Community Memorial Hospital, Clarion.
George Henry Gitz III was born April 23, 1918, at Hamburg.
Survivors include his wife, Muriel Gitz of Clarion; three
daughters, Judi Pruchnicki of Des Moines, Betty Gitz of West
Union and Cheri Eltzeroth of St. Joseph, Ill.; five grandchildren;
four stepgrandchildren; one great-grandchild; and one sister,
Dorothy Steece of Perry.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister.
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Riecka Marie Weiss
MASON CITY
Riecka Marie (Beer) Weiss, 78, of 828 13th St. S.E., died Monday
(Jan. 1, 1996) at the North Iowa Mercy Health Center East.
Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at St.
Joseph's Catholic Church, 302 Fifth St. S.E., with Father Jack
C. Paisley officiating. Interment will be in Elmwood-St. Joseph
Cemetery.
Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. today at Fullerton Patterson
James Funeral Chapel, 123 Second St. S.E., with a 7 p.m. parish
wake service.
Riecka was born on Feb. 22, 1917, to Charles E. and Ida (Dickens)
Beer on the family farm near Corwith.
She received her education at the Magor No. 1 county school
near the farm.
She was united in marriage to Jacob Weiss at Britt on Sept.
13, 1941, and to this union were born six children.
Following the war, they made their home in Mason City.
She was employed as a nurses aide at the former Park Hospital
for 10 years, retiring in 1978.
Riecka leaves five daughters and one son: Mary Gee of West Minster,
Colo.; Mrs. Gerald (Josephine) Kasprzak, Goshen, Ind.; Mrs. Kenneth
(Margaret) Gross, Downers Grove, Ill.; Mrs. Gary (Jane) Ginapp
of Mason City; Mrs. Dennis (Christine) Hunt of Iowa City; Mitch
and his wife, Candy, of Mason City; 13 grandchildren; five great-
grandchildren; and two sisters, Ruth Kelling of Dows and Ruby
Maynard of Kanawha.
She was preceded in death by her husband in 1986; her parents;
three brothers, Robert, Jesse and Charles; and five sisters,
Marguerite, Erma, Lucille, Emma and Tressa.
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Marjorie Elaine Pals
LITTLETON, Colo.
Marjorie Elaine Bang Pals, 81, died Saturday (Nov. 18, 1995)
at Littleton, where she made her home in recent years.
She formerly lived at Joice, Iowa, where she was born Jan.
16, 1914, and spent her early years.
She attended both Waldorf Academy and graduated from the Forest
City College, where she completed the Teacher's Training Course
in 1933. Grafton, Thornton, Meservey and Clarion were area schools
where she followed her chosen career.
She continued her education at Columbia University, New York,
and the University of Denver where in 1957, she earned the Bachelor
of Arts degree in the areas of special education and education.
In 1968 at the University of Denver, she earned the Master of
Arts degree in speech and speech and language pathology.
She was also certified in Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy. During
her career as a speech and language pathologist, she was employed
by public schools, the University of Denver Speech and Hearing
Center and Porter Memorial Hospital, Denver.
At the close of her professional career, she was owner and director
of the Center for Communicative Disorders in Littleton.
Her membership in professional organizations included the American
Speech Language and Hearing Association, the International
Association of Orofacial Myology, Delta Kappa Gamma and American
Association of University Women. She held leadership positions
in those organizations as well as in the Republican party.
Active membership in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
included volunteer work in Sunday schools, youth groups, preschools
and women's groups.
In 1939, she married Harold W. Pals of Meservey. Their family
included two sons and one daughter.
After some years of farming in this area, they moved to Des
Moines. Ultimately he became a block-man for International Harvester,
and the family lived in various western cities in Arizona, California,
Colorado, Montana and Nebraska.
Mrs. Pals was preceded in death by her husband and her parents,
John H. and Oline Larson Bang.
Survivors are children, James H. Pals and wife, Ellen, of Littleton,
Colo.; Harlan W. Pals and wife, Anne, of St. Charles, Mo.; and
Mary E. Pfeiffer and husband, the Rev. John D. Pfeiffer of Riviera,
Ariz.; brothers, Hubert Bang and wife, Doris, of Joice, Iowa;
and John D. Bang and wife, Junice, of Melbourne, Fla.; five grandchildren,
Justin Pals of Denver, Colo.; Tara Pals of St. Peter, Minn.;
Kris Pals of St. Charles, Mo.; Mary-Elizabeth and Jonathan Pfeiffer
of Riviera, Ariz.; and many cousins and friends.
The inurnment at Concordia Cemetery, near Joice, Iowa, will
be at a later announced date.
The family suggests memorial contributions to Community Lutheran
Church, Box 22597, Riviera, Ariz. 86439.
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Lois M. Smerdon
MASON CITY
Lois M. Smerdon, 89, of 324 Second St. N.E., died Tuesday (Jan.
2, 1996) at the Good Shepherd Nursing Home.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Major Erickson Funeral
Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
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Lola B. Erickson
CLARION
Lola B. Erickson, 89, of Clarion, died Monday (Jan. 2, 1996)
at the Clarion Community Hospital.
Funeral services will be held 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Holmes
Lutheran Church, Holmes, with the Rev. Carlton Shaw officiating.
Burial will be in the Holmes Lutheran Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Willim Funeral
Home, Clarion.
Lola B. Erickson was born July 22, 1906, in Barron City, Wis.
Survivors include her husband, Oscar Erickson of Clarion; two
daughters, LaVonne Nerge of Eagan, Minn., and Lorraine Wentz
of Emigrant, Mont.; one son, Theodore Erickson of Ogden, Utah;
14 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, two
sisters and one grandson.
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Walter Goche
GARNER
Walter Goche, 84, died Monday (Jan. 1, 1996) at North Iowa Mercy
Health Center East, Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 9 a.m. Friday at St. Boniface
Catholic Church with the Rev. John W. Hemann officiating. Burial
will be in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Iowa City.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Cataldo
Funeral Chapel, with a 7 p.m. Scriptural wake service.
Memorials may be made to the Walter Goche Memorial Fund.
Walter John Goche was born Nov. 15, 1911, in Bancroft.
Survivors include his wife, Esther Goche of Garner; six daughters,
Jane Shroyer of Fremont, Neb.; Florence Hammer of Burlington;
Joanne Wirth of Forest City; Doris Goche of Brattleboro, Vt.;
Linda Reinhart of Corpus Christi, Texas, and Marilyn Shattuck
of Milford, N.H.; one son, Dean Goche of Farmington, Minn.; one
stepson, Harlan Block of Klemme; one stepdaughter, Lois Eenhuis
of Klemme; 29 grandchildren; four stepgrandchildren; 42 great-
grandchildren; and one sister, Victoria DeGeeter of Bancroft.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, two sons, parents
and three brothers.
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Walter Hagen
LAKE MILLS
Walter Hagen, 77, of Lake Mills, died Tuesday (Jan. 2, 1996)
at the Veterans Administration Hospital, Iowa City.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Salem Lutheran
Church with the Rev. Sara Akre officiating. Burial will be in
Salem Lutheran Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from noon to 1 p.m. Friday at the church.
Mittelstadt Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Walter Hagen was born Sept. 15, 1918, in Lake Mills.
Survivors include one sister, Edna Overturf of Mason City.
He was preceded in death by his parents and five brothers.
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Delpha J. Linnenkamp
CLEAR LAKE
Delpha J. Linnenkamp, 82, of 809 Main Ave., died Sunday (Dec.
31, 1995) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.
Memorial services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday at Ward-Van
Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St., with Leo Stattelman
officiating. Inurnment will be in the Clear Lake Cemetery at
a later date.
The family will be at the funeral home one-half hour before
services to greet friends.
The family suggests memorials be given to Hospice of North Iowa.
Delpha was born July 26, 1913, in Clear Lake, the daughter of
Albert Roy and Caroline (Dunteman) Huey.
She graduated from Clear Lake High School in 1932 and attended
Hamilton Business College in Mason City.
On Dec. 24, 1941, she married Joseph Klein in Des Moines. He
was killed during World War II on Dec. 24, 1944.
She was united in marriage to Ernest H. ``Lindy'' Linnenkamp
on Aug. 27, 1951, in Clayton, N.M.
She was employed at Mercy Hospital and Surgical Associates.
Later, she worked as office manager for Allied Mills in Mason
City.
Delpha enjoyed working with her hands, gardening, doing crafts
and doll making. She was a loving, creative, generous person
with an open mind, who loved to read and had a zest for life.
She lived gracefully in the world.
She was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Clear Lake
and the Clear Lake American Legion Auxiliary.
She is survived by two sisters, Doris Evans of Harbor, Ore.,
and Dorcas ``Patsy'' Gibb of Willow Grove, Pa.; two brothers,
Darwin Huey and his wife, Ursala, of Omaha, Neb., and D.A. ``Pete''
Huey and his wife, JoAnn, of Clear Lake; and many nieces and
nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband;
her second husband; three brothers, Dennis, Don and David Huey;
and one sister, Dorothy Powell.
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Roy Bloom
FOREST CITY
Roy Bloom, 89, formerly of Warroad, Minn., died Sunday (Dec.
31, 1995) at the Good Samaritan Center, Forest City.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Zion Lutheran
Church, Warroad, Minn., with the Rev. Michael Holmberg-Smith
officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Warroad,
Minn.
Visitation will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Halgeson
Funeral Chapel, Warroad, Minn. Petersen Lund Funeral Home, Forest
City, is in charge of arrangements.
Roy Bloom was born Aug. 26, 1906, in Warroad, Minn.
Survivors include one daughter, Alice Jones of Forest City;
two sons, Milan Bloom of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Wallace
Bloom of Grand Forks, N.D.; one sister, May Kling of Portland,
Ore.; one brother, Frank Bloom of Portland, Ore.; 10 grandchildren;
and nine grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife.
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Lucette Hodina
FLOYD
Lucette Hodina, 93, died Tuesday (Jan. 2, 1996) at her home.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Hauser Funeral Home,
Charles City.
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Anna Akers
HAMPTON
Anna Akers, 89, died Monday (Jan. 1, 1996) at Franklin General
Hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the
Church of Christ, with the Rev. David Nelson and the Rev. Glen
Bandel officiating. Burial will be in the Hampton Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral Home.
Anna Akers was born Feb. 25, 1906, in Steamboat Rock.
Survivors include her husband, E.J. Akers of Hampton; two daughters,
Barbara Kline of Bismarck, N.D., and Marcia Dudden of Reinbeck;
one son, Charles Akers of Hampton; one sister, Esther Daleske
of Steamboat Rock; 11 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, three sisters and
three brothers.
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Irene M. Nehls
CHARLES CITY
Irene M. Nehls, 87, died Tuesday (Jan. 2, 1996) at the Floyd
County Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at St. John
Evangelical Lutheran Church with the Rev. Dennis D. Niezwaag
and the Rev. Karen Rask Behling officiating. Burial will be in
Riverside Cemetery.
Visitation will be from noon to 9 p.m. today at the Fullerton
Hage Funeral Home, and will continue from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday
at the funeral home and one hour prior to services at the church.
Irene M. Nehls was born July 30, 1908, in Charles City.
Survivors include one son, Ronald Nehls of Charles City; two
daughters, Marilyn Enabnit of Marble Rock and Janice Coughlin
of Beloit, Wis.; two sisters, Vera Tjaden of Floyd and Marion
Hilborn of Menomonie, Wis.; five grandchildren; and eight great-
grandchildren.
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Luella Doane
THORNTON
Luella Doane, 80, of Thornton, died Sunday (Dec. 31, 1995) at
Valley Baptist Hospital, Harlingen, Texas.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the United
Methodist Church, Thornton, with the Rev. Jim Gochenouer officiating.
Burial will be in Pleasant View Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Grarup Funeral
Home, Thornton.
Luella Doane was born Sept. 26, 1915, at Bowers Mill, Mo.
Survivors include her husband, A.E. Doane of Thornton; three
daughters, Anna Mae Scholte, Alden; Betty Jane Frye, Elmwood,
Neb., and Kathleen Anderson, Waukee; two sisters, Ruby Barker
of Hampton and Della Mae Catron, Arkansas City, Kan.; one brother,
Clarence Brunner, Sarcoxie, Mo.; six grandchildren; and one great-
grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her parents, two sons, two sisters
and two brothers.
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Asuncion M. Monteon
MASON CITY
Mrs. Asuncion M. Monteon, 85, of 526 14th St. N.W., died Wednesday
(Jan. 3, 1996) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Fullerton Patterson James
Chapel, 123 Second St. S.E.
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W. Earl Gossman
THOMPSON
W. Earl Gossman, 84, of Thompson, died Tuesday (Jan. 2, 1996)
at rural Thompson.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at First
Reformed Church, Buffalo Center, with the Rev. Bill Peake officiating.
Burial will be in Olena Mound Cemetery, Buffalo Center.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Winter Funeral
Home, Buffalo Center, and one hour prior to service time Saturday
at the church.
W. Earl Gossman was born March 3, 1911, at Columbus, Neb.
Survivors include his wife, Pearl Gossman of Buffalo Center;
two daughters, Mary Ann Voortman, Buffalo Center, and Karen Rodberg,
Joice; two sons, Kenneth Gossman, Waseca, Minn., and Harvey Gossman,
Massena; 13 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters and two
brothers.
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Glennis A. Rusley
LAKE MILLS
Glennis A. Rusley, 88, of Lake Mills, died Tuesday (Jan. 2,
1996) at home.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 5, at
Winnebago Lutheran Church, rural Lake Mills, with the Rev. Bill
Peters officiating. Burial will be in Winnebago Lutheran Church
Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Mittelstadt
Funeral Home, Lake Mills, and one hour prior to service time
Friday at the church.
Glennis A. Rusley was born Jan. 24, 1907, in Mount Valley Township.
Survivors include two sisters, Ruth Charlson and Esther Anderson,
both of Lake Mills.
He was preceded in death by his parents, one sister and three
brothers.
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David L. Nelson
CRYSTAL LAKE
David L. Nelson, 51, of Crystal Lake, died Wednesday (Jan. 3,
1996) at Hancock County Memorial Hospital, Britt.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Ewing Funeral Chapel,
Britt.
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Joseph `Joe' Oleson
NORTHWOOD
Joseph ``Joe'' Oleson, 97, of Northwood, died Wednesday (Jan.
3, 1996) at the Lutheran Retirement Home.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Conner Colonial Chapel,
99 11th St. S.
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Robert M. Clark
KANAWHA
Robert M. Clark, 84, of Kanawha, died Wednesday (Jan. 3, 1996)
at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East, Mason City.
Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the United
Methodist Church, Kanawha, with the Rev. Matthew Miller officiating.
Burial will be a later date.
There will be no visitation. Ewing Funeral Home, Kanawha, is
in charge of the arrangements.
Memorials may be directed to Robert Clark Scholarship Fund established
at West Hancock School.
Robert M. Clark was born March 8, 1911, at Britt.
Survivors include his wife, Mildred Holloway of Kanawha; two
daughters, Sally Devine, Independence, Mo., and Sue Clark, Garner;
two stepsons, Peter Holloway, Kanawha, and Sterling Holloway,
Auburn, Calif.; six stepgrandchildren; and five stepgreat-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, six sisters and six
brothers.
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Lois M. Smerdon
MASON CITY
Lois M. Smerdon, 89, of 324 Second St. N.E., died Tuesday (Jan.
2, 1996) at Good Shepherd Nursing Home.
Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday at Memorial
Park Cemetery, with the Rev. Randy Nielsen officiating.
There will be no visitation. The body will be cremated.
Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., is in
charge of arrangements.
Lois M. Smerdon was born May 5, 1906. She married Andrew John
Smerdon on Oct. 14, 1924, in Gilmore City and in 1928 moved to
Mason City. Lois worked for Damon's Department Store for 15
years. She was a member of the Grandmothers Club and Bridge
Club.
Survivors include her daughter-in-law, Sylvia N. Smerdon of
Mason City; a granddaughter, Stacey Abrahamson and husband, David,
Mason City; and a great-granddaughter, Lieh Anne Abrahamson,
Mason City.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; son, John
Eugene Smerdon; one sister; and three brothers.
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Vernon Kluender
FRESNO, Calif.
Vernon Kluender, 76, of Fresno, formerly of the Osage, Iowa,
area, died Friday (Dec. 29, 1995) in Fresno.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 8, at St.
John's Lutheran Church, south of Osage, Iowa, with Vicar Paul
Mundinger officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery,
Rockford, Iowa.
Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday and from 4
to 8 p.m. Sunday at Champion Funeral Home, Osage, Iowa, and one
hour prior to service time Monday at the church.
Vernon was born Nov. 2, 1919, in rural O'Brien County, Iowa.
He was the sixth son of Albert and Louise (Mueller) Kluender.
He attended schools in Iowa. During the mid-1930s, he enrolled
in the Civilian Conservation Corps at Eldora, Iowa. On Nov.
5, 1940, he was united in marriage to Ann Eggena of Rockford,
Iowa. For several years he was an employee of the Sears retail
store in Waterloo, Iowa. In 1941, he returned to farming and
lived in the Germantown, Aurelia, Rockford and Thornton, Iowa,
areas and later farmed near Osage for 12 years. In 1964, Vernon
and Ann moved to California.
Vernon is survived by his wife, Ann, of Fresno; two sons, Gary
Kluender Sr. and Daryl Kluender, both of Osage, Iowa; three grand-
children, Gary Kluender Jr., Osage, Iowa, and Vernon and Kathleen
Kluender, both of Sheffield, Iowa; three brothers, Merl Kluender,
Benzon, Ariz.; Al Kluender, Phoenix, Ariz., and Ray Kluender,
Denison, Iowa; and four sisters-in-law, Vera and Verlie Kluender
of Sioux City, Iowa, and Edna and June Kluender, Paullina Iowa.
He was preceded in death by his parents and five brothers.
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Lucette Hodina
FLOYD
Lucette Hodina, 93, of Floyd, died Tuesday (Jan. 2, 1996) at
home.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Grace United
Methodist Church, Floyd, with the Rev. Blair Rohde-Frank officiating.
Graveside services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Center
School Cemetery, Marshalltown.
Visitation will be held from 1 to 9 p.m. Friday at Hauser Funeral
Home, 1205 S. Main St., Charles City, and one hour prior to service
time Saturday at the church.
Lucette Orva (Shank) Hodina was born Oct. 30, 1902, in Marshall
County.
Survivors include two daughters, Margaret Wolf, Des Moines,
and Virginia Stephenson, Belmond; one son, Stanley Hodina, Floyd;
two sisters, Arley Phelps, Fulton, Mo., and Mildred Zeisneiss,
State Center; eight grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and
one great-great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, two sisters
and two brothers.
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Velma Oleson
CHARLES CITY
Velma Oleson, 73, of Charles City, died Wednesday (Jan. 3, 1996)
at St. Luke's Hospital, Pasadena, Calif.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Hauser Funeral Home,
1205 S. Main St., Charles City.
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Jess J. Redington
NOVATO, Calif.
Jess J. Redington, 84, of Novato, formerly of Mason City, Iowa,
died Tuesday (Jan. 2, 1996).
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6, at
Parent-Sorensen Mortuary, Magnolia Avenue and Keokuk Street,
Petaluma, Calif. A private burial will be held Monday, Jan.
8, at Cypress Hill Memorial Park.
Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday at the
mortuary.
Jess J. Redington was born in Plymouth, Iowa, and was reared
and educated in Mason City, Iowa. He graduated from Mason City
High School and was awarded a four-year scholarship to attend
Carleton College, Northfield, Minn. He graduated and received
a bachelor of arts degree in music.
He was a supervisor employed with Oliver Tractor Corp., Charles
City, Iowa, until retirement in 1976. He and his wife moved
to Novato in 1979. After arriving in Novato, he started a new
career, managing the Otavon Apartment Complex on South Novato
Blvd.
He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Redington of Novato; a son,
Jerry Redington of San Leandro, Calif.; a daughter, Sheryl Adams
of San Rafael, Calif.; a granddaughter, Tamara Backstrom of Denver,
Colo.; and a great-grandson, Justin Backstrom, also of Denver,
Colo.
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Marie H. Pearce
MASON CTIY
Marie H. Pearce, 64, of 2323 22nd St. S.W., died Wednesday (Jan.
3, 1996) at her daughter's home.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 5, at Fullerton
Patterson James Funeral Chapel, 123 Second St. S.E., with Steve
Bram officiating. Interment will be at Memorial Park Cemetery.
Visitation will begin at 3 p.m. today at the funeral chapel.
Marie was born on June 23, 1931, in Des Moines, the daughter
of Arthur and Edna (Pierce) Larson. She attended school in Lawler.
She was united in marriage to Alva E. Pearce on Nov. 13, 1949,
at First Congregational Church in Des Moines. They made their
home in Mason City and she had lived for over 42 years. She
was a waitress for several fine restaurants in Mason City including
the Country House, Seven Nations and Murph's. Many patrons asked
specifically for her when they dined out. She retired due to
her health in June of 1994.
She was well known for her love of flowers and her ability
to take any type of sick and dying plant and make it flourish.
She had over 300 rose bushes that she cared for. She also enjoyed
other types of gardening, refinishing woodwork and had a special
attachment to her pets.
Marie will be missed by her daughter, Mrs. Keith ``Buz'' (Becky)
Johnston, Mason City; two sons, Craig Allen Pearce and his fiance,
Lori, Kensett, and Scott John Pearce and his wife, Kim, Mason
City; three sisters, Mrs. Joseph (Edith) Wihlm, Sheffield; Mrs.
Larry (Jane) McBride, Cedar Falls, and Mrs. Tom (Beverly) Kaufmann,
Hutchinson, Kan.; four brothers, Arthur Larson of Texas; Alvin
Larson, Marshalltown; Earl Larson and his wife, Beverly, Fredricksburg,
and Larry Larson, Cedar Falls; 12 grandchildren; and three great-
grandchildren.
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BUFFALO CENTER
Eugene W. Wertjes, 72, of Buffalo Center, died Tuesday (Jan.
2, 1996) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East, Mason City.
Private funeral services will be held.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the Winter
Funeral Home.
Survivors include his mother, Emma Wertjes of Buffalo Center
and one brother, Don Wertjes of Buffalo Center.
He was preceded in death by his father and one brother.
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BUFFALO CENTER
Gertie Letcher, 96, of Buffalo Center, died Thursday (Jan. 4,
1996) at the Timely Mission Nursing Home.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at the First
Congregational Church.
Other arrangements are incomplete at Winter Funeral Home.
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BRITT
Donald Wickline, 82, of Britt, died Thursday (Jan. 4, 1996)
at the Westview Care Center.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Ewing Funeral Chapel.
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MASON CITY
Fannie M. Frank, 84, formerly of Mason City, died Thursday (Jan.
4, 1996) at the Riverside Chautauqua Home, Charles City.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Fullerton Patterson James
Funeral Chapel, Mason City.
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Iva E. Springer
DUMONT
Iva E. Springer, 91, of Dumont, died Thursday (Jan. 4, 1995)
at her home.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Dumont
United Methodist Church with the Rev. Marilyn Winch officiating.
Burial will be in the Dumont Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral Home.
Iva E. Springer was born Feb. 20, 1904, in Butler County.
Survivors include two daughters, Ruth Kramer of Dumont and Doris
Hugh of Nashua; one son, Arthur ``Bud'' Springer of Charlotte,
Fla.; 18 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and three
children.
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Julia M. Johnson
ALGONA
Julia M. Johnson, 80, of Algona, died Wednesday (Jan. 3, 1996)
at the Expo Center, Fort Dodge.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at First
Lutheran Church, Algona, with the Rev. Daniel Mangler officiating.
Burial will be in the St. Olaf Cemetery, Bode, at a later date.
Visitation will be held at 3 p.m. today at the Wilson Funeral
Home.
Memorials may be given to the First Lutheran Church, Algona.
Julia M. Johnson was born Oct. 2, 1915, in Reinbeck.
Survivors include one sister, Thelma H. Johnson of Humboldt;
two brothers, Torger Johnson of Ottoson, and Paul Johnson of
San Rafael, Calif.
She was preceded in death by her parents, one sister and four
brothers.
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David Lee Nelson
CRYSTAL LAKE
David Lee Nelson, 51, of Crystal Lake, passed away Wednesday
(Jan. 3, 1996) at Hancock County Memorial Hospital, Britt.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the United
Methodist Church, Crystal Lake, with the Rev. Kenneth Suetterlin
officiating. Burial will be in the Crystal Lake Township Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 9 p.m. today at the Ewing
Funeral Home, Britt, and will continue one hour prior to services
at the church on Saturday.
David was born Dec. 31, 1944, in Forest City to James and Myrtle
(Olson) Nelson. David was baptized and confirmed at the Crystal
Lake Methodist Church. He was a 1963 graduate of Woden-Crystal
Lake High School. He attended Waldorf College at Forest City,
graduating in 1965. He also attended Mankato State College,
pursuing his interest in art.
On May 22, 1971, he was united in marriage to Sondra Ehrich
at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Blue Earth, Minn. One son, Erik,
was born to them. After his marriage, he worked at the family
grocery. He and his family later moved to Mankato, Minn., and
then returned to Crystal Lake.
David was always interested in art and collecting antiques.
He thought very highly of his wife and son. He was a devoted
husband and father, taking care of his wife during her illness.
David and Erik were very close after the passing of Sondra.
He will be missed by his family and friends, especially Erik.
Survivors include his son, Erik of Crystal Lake; his father,
James of Crystal Lake; a sister, Marilyn Bjornsen of Decorah;
a brother, James of Crystal Lake; his mother-in-law and father-in-law,
Leona and Don Tesch of Blue Earth, Minn.; two sisters-in-law,
Cheryl Anderson and Linda Crombie, both of Northfield, Minn.;
two nieces, Diane Martin of Mason City, and Sonja Dolan of
Minneapolis, Minn.; and one nephew, Randy Bjornsen of Hillsboro,
Wis.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Sondra, on Jan. 1, 1992;
and his mother, Myrtle, on June 3, 1987.
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Mary Ann Daleske
MASON CITY
Mary Ann Daleske, 57, of 208 Meadowlane, died Thursday (Jan.
4, 1996) at her home.
A funeral Mass will be held at 11:30 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph
Catholic Church, 302 Fifth St. S.E., with the Rev. James E.
Hayes officiating. Burial will be in Elmwood St. Joseph Cemetery.
Visitation will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Hogan-Bremer Colonial
Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E., with a Chaplet of Divine Mercy prayer
service at 3 p.m., a Knights of Columbus rosary at 5 p.m. and
a Scriptural prayer service at 7 p.m.
Other arrangements are incomplete at the funeral chapel.
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Kenneth D. Kilby
MASON CITY
Kenneth D. Kilby, 74, of 108 27th St. S.W., died Thursday (Jan.
4, 1996) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit following
a lengthy illness.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Major Erickson
Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., with the Rev. Nils ``Chris''
Hellevik of Trinity Lutheran Church officiating.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today and until time
of services on Saturday at the funeral home.
Kenneth D. Kilby was born May 6, 1921, in Chickasaw, the son
of James and Martha (Hawks) Kilby. Kenneth attended Mason City
schools and served in World War II in the Philippines. He drove
as an over the road truck driver for the Woodrich Construction
Company from Minneapolis, Minn., and retired in 1983. Ken married
LaVerne ``Larrie'' Wall in May 1976, in Austin, Minn. He was
a devoted grandfather.
Kenneth was a member of the Spring Valley, Minn., V.F.W. and
attended Trinity Lutheran Church, Mason City.
Survivors include his wife, Larrie Kilby of Mason City; two
sons, James D. Kilby of Yankton, S.D., and Kenneth M. ``Mike''
Kilby and his wife, Donna, of Austin, Minn.; two stepdaughters,
Vicki Miner and her husband, Dean, of Manly, and Terri Gardner
and her husband, Dennis, of Rochester, Minn.; 14 grandchildren;
several great-grandchildren; and one sister, Ida K. Hall of Mason
City.
He was preceded in death by his parents and several brothers
and sisters.
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Joseph `Joe' Oleson
NORTHWOOD
Joseph ``Joe'' Oleson, 97, of Northwood, died Wednesday (Jan.
3, 1996) at the Lutheran Retirement Home.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the
Conner Colonial Chapel, 99 11th St. South, with the Rev. Dennis
Nicholson of the United Methodist Church officiating. Burial
will be in the Sunset Rest Cemetery.
Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. today and one hour prior to
service time on Saturday at the chapel.
Joseph ``Joe'' Oleson was born on Sept. 8, 1898, in Northwood,
the son of John Arnold and Annie Marie (Jacobson) Oleson. He
attended and received his education in the Northwood school system,
graduating from Northwood High School. He also attended Hamilton
Business College in Mason City, where he met and fell in love
with Lucy Tabb, and they were united in marriage on Feb. 16,
1922, in Mason City. They would have celebrated their 74th year
of marriage. After their marriage, he worked for the railroad
until 1929. During the depression years he worked at many jobs
so he could provide for his family. In 1938, he began working
for the Northwood Schools as a custodian, and continued to work
for them for 38 years until his retirement. He always enjoyed
the kids who attended school. In high school he played basketball
and it would forever be his favorite sport, although he enjoyed
the others.
He enjoyed gardening, especially raising strawberries and sweet
peas, and woodworking, where he loved making things for his
grandchildren.
He was a member of the United Methodist Church in Northwood
and was an honorary member of the FFA in Northwood.
Left to cherish his memory is his wife, Lucy Oleson of the Lutheran
Retirement Home, Northwood; one son, James A. Oleson of Clear
Lake; one daughter, Shirley Groff of Austin, Minn.; two grandchildren,
Janet Westendorf and her husband, John, of Austin, Minn., and
Thomas Groff and his wife, Cindy,, of Conger, Minn.; two great-
grandchildren, Jeffrey and Jimmy Westendorf of Austin, Minn.; as
well as many nieces and nephews and other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; four brothers; two
sisters; one daughter-in-law; and one son-in-law, James Groff.
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Asuncion M. Monteon
MASON CITY
Asuncion M. Monteon, 85, of 526 14th St. N.W., died Wednesday
(Jan. 3, 1996) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East.
Funeral services are tentatively planned for 11 a.m. Monday
at Holy Family Catholic Church.
Visitation will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Fullerton Patterson
James Funeral Chapel, where other arrangements are incomplete.
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Glen `Bud' Huebner
PLYMOUTH
Glen ``Bud'' Huebner, 69, of rural Plymouth, died Wednesday
(Jan. 3, 1996) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason
City.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Emmanuel
Lutheran Church, Grafton, with the Rev. Gregory Bjornstad officiating.
Burial will be in the Grafton Cemetery with military rites at
the graveside provided by Grafton American Legion Post 616.
Visitation will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the Champion
Funeral Home, Osage, and will continue one hour prior to services
at the church on Saturday.
Glen ``Bud'' Huebner was born April 2, 1926, near Plymouth.
Survivors include two sisters, Shirley Vikturek of Mason City,
and Harlys Field of Nora Springs.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister.
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Jeanette M. Otteros
CLARION
Jeanette M. Otteros, 77, of Clarion, died Wednesday (Jan. 3,
1996) at Mary Greeley Medical Center, Ames.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Willim
Funeral Home, Clarion, with the Rev. Glenn Kappelman of First
and Vernon Lutheran Churches, Dows, officiating. Burial will
be in the Vernon Township Cemetery, Dows.
There will be no visitation. Willim Funeral Home is in charge
of arrangements.
Survivors include two daughters, Mary Lou Bohlke of Marshalltown,
and Judy Kay Van Cleve of Fort Collins, Colo.; one sister, Mary
Kathryn Gardalen of Denver, Colo.; three brothers, Lyle Tilghman
of Eagle Grove, Tom Tilghman of Denver, Colo., and Robert Tilghman
of Little Canada, Minn.; 10 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, two brothers
and one great-grandson.
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Lawrence D. `Tom' Cook
AKRON
Lawrence D. ``Tom'' Cook, 65, died Wednesday (Jan. 3, 1996)
at the Akron Care Center after a brief illness.
Funeral services will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Schroeder
Funeral Home, Akron, with the Rev. Don Greenough officiating.
Burial will be held at 2:30 p.m. at the Evergreen Cemetery,
Wesley.
Visitation will be held from 2 to 8 p.m. today with the family
present from 7 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Lawrence D. ``Tom'' Cook was born March 12, 1930, in Wesley,
the son of Joseph William and Hettie Leah Elizabeth (Gordon)
Cook. He attended school in the Britt area and entered the U.S.
Army in December of 1952. He served in Hawaii as a military
policeman and was released from active duty in December 1953.
He moved to Fort Worth, Texas, to attend television and radio
school before returning to the Britt area in the fall of 1954,
when he began working for the Iowa Highway Commission. He married
Louise Hendrix in Kopperl, Texas, on Dec. 12, 1956. He also
worked for the Texas Highway Commission from 1959 to 1965 before
returning to Logan to once again work for the Iowa State Commission
as a materials analyst, until being transferred to Akron, where
he retired in March 1992, at which time he devoted his time to
gardening, his yard and flowers, woodworking, making peanut brittle
at Christmas time, and trips to see his daughters and sons-in-law,
as well as other family members. He was a member of the Wesley
United Methodist Church of Akron and the American Legion.
Survivors include his wife, Louise; two daughters and their
husbands, Annette Rae and Greg Bame of Marion, Ohio, and Elizabeth
Marie and Scott DeSmith of Litchfield, Minn.; seven brothers
and their wives, Clifford W. Cook of Corwith; Ralph and Mary
Cook, Marvin and Janice Cook and Harold Cook, all of Britt, Homer
Cook of Bellevue, Wash., Kenneth Cook and Norman and Judy Cook,
all of Woodinville, Wash.; several nieces, nephews, grand-nieces
and grand-nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Doris
and Elsie; and one brother, Leonard.
