MCGG 07/21/1996

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Ralph Chodur

LAKE MILLS 



Ralph Chodur, 72, died Friday (July 19, 1996) at North Iowa

Mercy Health Center East, Mason City.



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

Baptist Church, Forest City, with the Rev. Steven Cox and the

Rev. George Kalb officiating.  Burial will be in First Baptist

Cemetery, Forest City.



Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the Petersen

Lund Funeral Home, Forest City.



Ralph Andrew Chodur was born in Mt. Valley Township, Winnebago

County, on Nov. 26, 1923, the son of Andrew and Alice (Hanson)

Chodur.  He received his education in the Crystal Lake area and

was confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Forest City.  Ralph

was a veteran of World War II, serving in an artillery unit in

the European Theater.  On Dec. 17, 1944, he was married to Verylene

Borg in Jacksonville, Fla.  After the war, the couple returned

to the North Iowa area and farmed in the areas around Forest

City, Northwood, Joice and Lake Mills.  Although Ralph loved

farming, he also worked and retired from Wilson and Company in

Albert Lea, Minn., after 26 years.



An empathetic and generous man, Ralph helped anyone who needed

assistance.  He enjoyed attending auctions, visiting with people,

and loved spending time with his grandchildren.  He also kept

busy doing custom baling and loved gardening.  He was an avid

fisherman and shared wood chopping chores with the family.  He

died at North Iowa Mercy Health Center in Mason City on July

19, 1996 from complications due to cancer.  He was 72 years of

age.



Ralph is survived by his wife, Verylene Chodur of Lake Mills;

five daughters and their husbands, Ralphene and David Stokke

of Clear Lake, Deanna and John Hill of Forest City, Jeanne and

Steve Lahey of Lake Mills, Marilyn and Mark Kaiser of Forest

City and Judy and Les Leibrand of Forest City; two sons, Steve

Chodur and his wife, Carolyn, of Lake Mills, and Gary Chodur

and his wife, Deb, of Lake Mills.  Also, seven sisters, Odella

Broome of Des Moines, Betty Kaduce of Clear Lake, Mildred Bauer

of Wesley, Irene King of Seattle, Wash., Eileen Bailey of Falls

Church, Va., Delores Norcross of Manly and Geraldine Peterson

of Person, Ariz.; two brothers, Kenneth and Donald, both of Kensett;

18 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.



Ralph was preceded in death by his parents; twin sisters who

died in infancy; a sister, Melinda; and a brother, James.

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Mearl W. Schriver

MASON CITY 



Mearl Walter Schriver, 79, of 936 14th St. S.E., died Friday

(July 19, 1996) at his home.



Memorial services are tentatively planned for 10:30 a.m. Tuesday

at the Fullerton Patterson James Funeral Home, 123 Second St.

S.E., with a private graveside service following.
 

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Gary Lee Olthoff

ELMORE, Minn. 



Gary Lee Olthoff, 35, died Thursday (July 18, 1996) at St. Mary's

Hospital, Rochester, Minn.



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

Lutheran Church with the Rev. David Hinman officiating.  Burial

will be in St. John's Lutheran Cemetery.



Visitation will be held from 4:30 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Winter

Funeral Home, Buffalo Center.



Gary Lee Olthoff was born Oct. 18, 1960, in Buffalo Center.



Survivors include his wife, Lori, and daughter, Malinda, of

Elmore; his parents, Harold and Virginia Olthoff of Buffalo Center;

one sister, Pat Blank of Waterloo; and one brother, Daryl Olthoff

of Corwith.



He was preceded in death by his grandparents.

MCGG 07/21/1996

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Daniel L. Tobin

CHARLES CITY 



Daniel L. Tobin, 18, died Friday (July 19, 1996) in Ames.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Hauser Funeral Home.

MCGG 07/21/1996

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Cecil Roberts

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO. 



Cecil Roberts, 93, formerly of Nora Springs, died Saturday (July

20, 1996) in Colorado Springs.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Sheckler Colonial Chapel,

Nora Springs.
 

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Lydia L. Schreckengost

MASON CITY 



Lydia L. Schreckengost, 79, of 1464 Fourth St. S.E., died Saturday

(July 20, 1996) at Good Shepherd Health Center.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Major-Erickson Funeral

Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.

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Melba E. Hackbart

NORTHWOOD 



Melba E. Hackbart, 80, died Saturday (July 20, 1996) at North

Iowa Mercy Health Center East, Mason City.

MCGG 07/22/1996

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Daniel L. Tobin

CHARLES CITY 



Daniel L. Tobin, 18, died Friday (July 19, 1996) in Ames.



Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at St. John

Evangelical Lutheran Church with the Rev. Dennis D. Niezwaag

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

in Sunnyside Memory Gardens.  Military honors will be conducted

by the Iowa Army National Guard.



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

today, and from 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday.  Visitation will continue

one hour prior to services at the church on Tuesday.



Daniel Lee Tobin was born June 20, 1978 at Osage.



Survivors include his mother, Diana Fisher of Van Buren, Ark.;

his father, Joseph Tobin of Houston, Texas; one sister, Michele

Tobin of Ames; maternal grandmother, Bev Fisher of Nashua; paternal

grandparents, Terry and Virginia Tobin of Charles City; paternal

great-grandmother, Irene Sovereign of Cresco.



He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather.

MCGG 07/22/1996

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William R. ``Bill'' Rose Sr.

COMANCHE, OKLA. 



Comanche, Okla. resident, William Rose Sr., 66, formerly of

Plymouth, Iowa, died June 30, 1996 in a Lawton hospital after

a short illness.  Memorial services were held on July 5 in Comanche.



Mr. Rose was born on Aug. 28, 1929 in Plymouth to Robert William

Rose and Genevieve (Hagen) Rose.  He married Joleen Hulse on

Nov. 10, 1970 in Gaffney, S.C.



Bill moved to Comanche 21 years ago.  He retired from his job

as a heavy equipment operator for Stephen County, and was a veteran

serving in the Air Force.  He was a member of the Duncan Moose

Lodge and was of the Lutheran faith.



Survivors include his wife, Joleen; a son, Billy Rose Jr. of

Comanche; a step-son, Bryan Fielding of Duncan, Okla.; step-daughters,

Kenya Nail of Duncan, Okla., and Karla Uhles of Sulphur, Okla.;

a brother, Walter Rose of Mason City; and five sisters, Genevieve

Helm of Houston, Texas, Virginia Carrott of Clear Lake, Elsie

Hauser of Comanche, Susan Dusold of Belmond, and Cindy Simmer

of Mason City.  He had eight grandchildren and numerous nieces,

nephews, grand-nieces and grand-nephews.  He is also survived

by an aunt, Frances Dial of Garner.

MCGG 07/22/1996

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Ralph Chodur

LAKE MILLS 



Ralph Chodur, 72, died Friday (July 19, 1996) at North Iowa

Mercy Health Center East, Mason City.



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

Baptist Church, Forest City, with the Rev. Steven Cox and the

Rev. George Kalb officiating.  Burial will be in First Baptist

Cemetery, Forest City.



Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the Petersen

Lund Funeral Home, Forest City.



Ralph Andrew Chodur was born in Mt. Valley Township, Winnebago

County, on Nov. 26, 1923, the son of Andrew and Alice (Hanson)

Chodur.  He received his education in the Crystal Lake area and

was confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Forest City.  Ralph

was a veteran of World War II, serving in an artillery unit in

the European Theater.  On Dec. 17, 1944, he was married to Verylene

Borg in Jacksonville, Fla.  After the war, the couple returned

to the North Iowa area and farmed in the areas around Forest

City, Northwood, Joice and Lake Mills.  Although Ralph loved

farming, he also worked and retired from Wilson and Company in

Albert Lea, Minn., after 26 years.



An empathetic and generous man, Ralph helped anyone who needed

assistance.  He enjoyed attending auctions, visiting with people,

and loved spending time with his grandchildren.  He also kept

busy doing custom baling and loved gardening.  He was an avid

fisherman and shared wood chopping chores with the family.  He

died at North Iowa Mercy Health Center in Mason City on July

19, 1996 from complications due to cancer.  He was 72 years of

age.



Ralph is survived by his wife, Verylene Chodur of Lake Mills;

five daughters and their husbands, Ralphene and David Stokke

of Clear Lake, Deanna and John Hill of Forest City, Jeanne and

Steve Lahey of Lake Mills, Marilyn and Mark Kaiser of Forest

City and Judy and Les Leibrand of Forest City; two sons, Steve

Chodur and his wife, Carolyn, of Lake Mills, and Gary Chodur

and his wife, Deb, of Lake Mills.  Also, seven sisters, Odella

Broome of Des Moines, Betty Kaduce of Clear Lake, Mildred Bauer

of Wesley, Irene King of Seattle, Wash., Ilene Bailey of Falls

Church, Va., Delores Norcross of Manly and Geraldine Peterson

of Person, Ariz.; two brothers, Kenneth and Donald, both of Kensett;

18 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.



Ralph was preceded in death by his parents; twin sisters who

died in infancy; a sister, Melinda; and a brother, James.

MCGG 07/22/1996

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Lillian A. Sanberg

MASON CITY 



Lillian A. Sanberg, 85, of 108 Eighth St. S.W., died Saturday

(July 20, 1996) at Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit.



Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Major-Erickson

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

D. Scheerer of First Congregational United Church of Christ,

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



Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today and will continue

until time of services on Tuesday at the funeral home.



The family suggests memorials to the Lillian A. Sanberg Memorial

Fund.



Lillian Astrid Sanberg was born Sept. 20, 1910, the eldest of

three daughters born to Isaac N. and Martina (Elm) Sanberg.

Lillian graduated from Mason City High School in 1928 and attended

the State Teachers College in Cedar Falls, receiving her teaching

certificate.  After graduation she worked at the telephone office

before going to Chicago where she became a governess to two boys.

 She returned to Mason City and became a third-grade teacher

in the Osage school system.  She taught until she retired and

then returned to Mason City.



Survivors include one sister, Maxine Sanberg of Mason City;

and several cousins.



She was preceded in death by her parents; and one sister, Florence

in September, 1995.

MCGG 07/22/1996

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Mildred H. Lutz

CHARLES CITY 



Mildred H. Lutz, 84, formerly of Colwell, died Sunday (July

21, 1996) at Salsbury Baptist Home.



Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Colwell

United Church of Christ with the Rev. Frederike Tarr officiating.

Burial will be in the Beckwith Cemetery.



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

Funeral Home with the family receiving friends from 7 to 9 p.m.

Visitation will continue one hour prior to services at the church

on Wednesday.



Mildred Hazel Aske Lutz was born  Aug. 13, 1911 in Thompson.



Survivors include five children, Harlan Lutz of Waterloo, Beverly

Schmith of Hampton, Jean Bruening of Waucoma, David Lutz of Charles

City, and Marie Koehler of Nashua; one sister, Leola Espinosa

of Pequot Lakes, Minn.; seven grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.



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

one sister, and one grandson.

MCGG 07/22/1996

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Melba E. Hackbart

NORTHWOOD 



Melba Eleanor Hackbart, 80, died Saturday (July 20, 1996) at

North Iowa Mercy Health Center East, Mason City.



Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at First Lutheran

Church with the Rev. David Wall officiating.  Burial will be

in Sunset Rest Cemetery.



Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Conner Colonial Chapel,

99 11th St. South, and one hour prior to service time at the

church on Tuesday.



Melba Eleanor Hackbart was born on May 28, 1916 in Northwood,

the daughter of Rasmus and Helen (Walswick) Flatness.  She attended

and received her education in the Northwood school system.  She

was united in marriage to Burton Franz Davis on June 6, 1932

in Albert Lea, Minn.  He preceded her in death in 1969.  In 1968

she started working as a cook for the Northwood-Kensett East

Elementary School until her retirement in 1985.  She was united

in marriage to Arnold Hackbart on July 14, 1979 in Manly.  He

preceded her in death in 1993.



She enjoyed knitting, reading, baking and dancing.



She was a member of First Lutheran Church, Martha Circle, American

Legion Ladies Auxiliary, Our Buddies VFW Post #6779 Ladies Auxiliary,

all in Northwood.



She is survived by two daughters, Roberta Peterson and her husband,

Donald, of Rosemont, Minn., and Lynda Davis of Minneapolis, Minn.;

one son, Dennis Davis and his wife, Carolyn, of Kensett; two

step-daughters, Karen Platt and her husband, Roy, of Bettendorf,

and Nancy Limbaugh of St. Charles, Mo.; one step-son, Allen Hackbart

of Tennessee; nine grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; and

four great-grandchildren; two sisters, Ida Knudtson of Minneapolis,

Minn., and Hazel Kuhlmann and her husband, Gaylord, of Northwood;

a sister-in-law, Margaret Flatness of Northwood; as well as many

nieces and nephews and other relatives and friends.



She was preceded in death by her parents; two husbands, Burton

Davis and Arnold Hackbart; son, Richard Irving Davis; and two

brothers, Irving and Norman Flatness.



Pallbearers will be her five grandchildren, Scott Peterson,

Dana Peterson, Kevin Peterson, Richard Davis, and Daniel Davis,

and her great-grandson, Richie Davis.

MCGG 07/22/1996

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Mearl W. Schriver

MASON CITY 



Mearl Walter Schriver, 79, of 936 14th St. S.E., died Friday

(July 19, 1996) at his home.



The body was cremated at Memorial Park Crematory.  Memorial

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

James Funeral Home, 123 Second St. S.E., with a private inurnment

service following.



Mearl Schriver was born Jan. 27, 1917 to Walter and Mary Elizabeth

(Crawford) Schriver.  Mearl joined the Civilian Conservation

Corp. in 1935 to 1936.  He served in the United States Army from

1940-1945 in the 654th Tank Destroyer Battalion during his European

tour.  While in France, Mearl was wounded in action and received

the purple heart.  In 1947, after his return from the service,

he was joined in marriage to Wilma Shook.  That same year he

joined the Mason City Police Department where he was a patrolman

until his retirement in 1980.  Since his retirement, he has spent

many hours with his family going out for drives or out to eat.

Mearl was a member of the Iowa Association of Chiefs of Police

and Peace Officers, the Iowa State Police Association, and a

lifetime member of the V.F.W. Post 733.



Mearl is survived by his wife, Wilma; a son, Gary and his wife,

Elaine Schriver, of Mason City; a daughter, Mrs. James (Gail)

Brenengen of Appleton, Wis.; four grandchildren, Alan and Phil

Schriver of Mason City, and Jill and Chad Brenengen of Appleton,

Wis.; one sister, Mrs. Edward (Ivanelle) Linch of Pekin, Ill.



He was preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Doris Taylor;

and three brothers, Willard, Gilbert and Chester.

MCGG 07/22/1996

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Francis F. Foell

ROCKWELL 



Francis F. Foell, 83, of 2756 Spruce Ave., died Sunday (July

21, 1996) in Mason City.



Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist

Church with the Rev. Lonnie Wilson officiating.  Burial will

be in Rockwell Cemetery.



Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Grarup Funeral

Home, Sheffield.  There will be a prayer service at 7 p.m. at

the funeral home.



Francis F. Foell was born Jan. 2, 1913 on a farm in rural Sheffield,

the son of Ferdinand Foell and Jonny Mullen.  He attended the

rural Sheffield school system.



He was a member of the Westfork Methodist Church and was baptized

at the age of nine.  At the age of 16 he started farming with

his mother and brothers on the home farm.  On Feb. 3, 1937 he

was united in marriage to Delphia Mullen in Mason City.  They

then moved to the home farm in Sheffield until 1943.  At that

time they moved to their present home in rural Rockwell.



He loved little children and all his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

He enjoyed fishing, hunting, dancing, and of late, was active

in pool.



He attended First Baptist Church in Rockwell until failing health

would not allow it.



He went to be with the Lord on July 21, 1996.



Survivors include his wife, Delphia Foell of Rockwell; two daughters,

Marlys Petersen of Mason City, and Deloris Peter (Larry) of Bevier,

Mo.; one son, Mervin Foell of Sheffield; one sister, Genevieve

Koester of Anamosa; 12 grandchildren, Crystal and Jerry Lovingier,

and Marcia and Floyd Teter, all of Bevier, Mo., Roger and Lori

Peter of Winchester, Va., Sally Lee Wright of Des Moines, Nancy

Petersen of Ankeny, Kathy Petersen, Renee Petersen, and Colleen

and Dr. Jack Brady, all of Des Moines, Mike Petersen of Mason

City, Melissa and Craig McLaughlin of Hampton, and Sara Foell

and Jeremy Foell, both of Sheffield; 16 great-grandchildren,

Wesley Lovingier, Miranda Lovingier, Travis Lovingier, Jacob

Teter, Valerie Teter, Joel Teter, and Wade Teter, all of Bevier,

Mo., Matthew Peter, twins Andrew and Aaron Peter, all of Winchester,

Va., Ashly McLaughlin of Hampton, Christopher Lee Wright, and

Jody Wright, and Kayla Petersen, Cameron Petersen, and Spencer

Brady, all of Des Moines.



He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters; six brothers;

and one infant son.

MCGG 07/22/1996

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Esther Enabnit

MESERVEY 



Esther Enabnit, 89, died Sunday (July 21, 1996) at Belmond Care

Center.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Grarup Funeral Home.

MCGG 07/22/1996

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Gertrude E. Barden

CLARION 



Gertrude E. Barden, 92, died Saturday (July 20, 1996) at Clarion

Health Care Center.



Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Willim Funeral

Home with the Rev. Patrick J. Nemmers officiating.  Burial will

be in Garden of Memories Cemetery in Waterloo.



Visitation will be held after 3:30 p.m. today at the funeral

home, with the family present from 6 to 8 p.m.



Gertrude E. Barden was born May 3, 1904 in Illinois.



Survivors include one daughter, Margaret Gardner of Boone; one

brother, Burdette McNamee of Waterloo; four grandchildren; 10

great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.



She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and three

brothers.

MCGG 07/23/1996

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sisters in preceded in death. Will charge funeral home.

THIS HAS A PIX

Melba E. Hackbart

NORTHWOOD 



Melba Eleanor Hackbart, 80, of Northwood, died Saturday (July

20, 1996) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East, Mason City.



Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. today at First Lutheran

Church with the Rev. David Wall officiating.  Burial will be

in Sunset Rest Cemetery.



Visitation was held from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at Conner Colonial

Chapel, 99 11th St. South. There will be further visitation one

hour prior to service time today at the church.



Melba Eleanor Hackbart was born on May 28, 1916, in Northwood,

the daughter of Rasmus and Helen (Walswick) Flatness.



She attended and received her education in the Northwood school

system.



She was united in marriage to Burton Franz Davis on June 6,

1932, in Albert Lea, Minn.  He preceded her in death in 1969.



In 1968 she started working as a cook for the Northwood-Kensett

East Elementary School until her retirement in 1985.



She was united in marriage to Arnold Hackbart on July 14, 1979,

in Manly.  He preceded her in death in 1993.



She enjoyed knitting, reading, baking and dancing.



She was a member of First Lutheran Church, Martha Circle, American

Legion Ladies Auxiliary, Our Buddies VFW Post #6779 Ladies Auxiliary,

all in Northwood.



She is survived by two daughters, Roberta Peterson and her husband,

Donald, of Rosemont, Minn., and Lynda Davis of Minneapolis, Minn.;

one son, Dennis Davis and his wife, Carolyn, of Kensett; two

stepdaughters, Karen Platt and her husband, Roy, of Bettendorf,

and Nancy Limbaugh of St. Charles, Mo.; one stepson, Allen Hackbart

of Tennessee; nine grandchildren; four stepgrandchildren; four

great-grandchildren; two sisters, Ida Knudtson of Minneapolis,

Minn., and Hazel Kuhlmann and her husband, Gaylord, of Northwood;

a sister-in-law, Margaret Flatness of Northwood; as well as many

nieces and nephews and other relatives and friends.



She was preceded in death by her parents; two husbands, Burton

Davis and Arnold Hackbart; son, Richard Irving Davis; two brothers,

Irving and Norman Flatness; and  three sisters, Ruth May, Alice

Brockway and Gladys Long.



Pallbearers will be her five grandchildren, Scott Peterson,

Dana Peterson, Kevin Peterson, Richard Davis, and Daniel Davis,

and her great-grandson, Richie Davis.

MCGG 07/23/1996

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Cecil A. Roberts

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.



Cecil A. Roberts, 93, formerly of Nora Springs,  died Saturday

(July 20, 1996) in Colorado Springs, Colo.



Funeral services were held Monday in Colorado Springs. Sheckler

Colonial Chapel, Nora Springs, is serving the family



There will be no funeral services held in Nora Springs.



Burial will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in Park Cemetery, Nora

Springs, with the Rev. Richard Pippert officiating.



Visitation will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Sheckler

Colonial Chapel, 114 N. Hawkeye, Nora Springs.



In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Trinity Methodist

Church, 701 N. 20th St. Colorado Springs, Colo. 80904.



Cecil A. Roberts was born July 13, 1903 at Pocahontas, daughter

of Edward and Grace (Arledge) Hutchinson.



She graduated from Garner High School in 1921.



Cecil was married to Ross E. Utt on Nov. 17, 1925.



Later after Ross' death in 1943, she married Merle S. Roberts

on May 29, 1947 at Garner.



Cecil resided in Garner and Nora Springs for many years, where

she was a school teacher.



She was very active in the United Methodist Church, and was

a member of the United Methodist Women, and the American Legion

auxiliary.



She was a 50 year member of both the Rebekah and Royal Neighbor

Lodges, and also the State President of the Women's Christian

Temperence Union of Iowa from 1965 to 1971.



She had resided in Colorado Springs since 1990.



Survivors included two sons, James E. Utt and Ross J. Utt, both

of Colorado Springs, Colo.; one stepson, Dale Roberts of Nampa,

Idaho; one sister, Charlotte Willsher of Nora Springs; 10 grandchildren;

12 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren.



She was preceded in death by her parents; both of her husbands;

two brothers; and one grandchild.

MCGG 07/23/1996

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Velda Clark

ROCKFORD



Velda Clark, 87, of Friendship Haven, Fort Dodge, formerly

of Rockford, died Monday (July 22, 1996) at Friendship Haven

Care Center.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Schumburg Funeral Home,

Rockford.

MCGG 07/23/1996

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William J. Daub

CLARKSVILLE 



William J. Daub, 88, of 520 West Poisal St., Clarksville, died

Monday (July 22, 1996) at the Community Nursing Home, Clarksville.



Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Calvary

Baptist Church, Greene, with the Rev. Gary Novak officiating.

Burial will be in the Rose Hill Cemetery, Greene.



Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday at Reid's

Funeral Chapel, Greene, with the family receiving friends from

7 to 9 p.m., with a public Scripture service at 7:30 p.m. There

will be further visitation on Friday one hour before services

at the church.



Other arrangements are incomplete at Reid's Funeral Chapel,

Greene.
 

MCGG 07/23/1996

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Anne M. Brua

LAKE MILLS



Anne M. Brua, 92, of Lake Mills, died Monday (July 22, 1996)

at the Lake Mills Care Center.



Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Salem Lutheran

Church, with the Rev. Roger Dykstra officiating. Burial will

be in the Salem Memorial Cemetery.



Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Mittelstadt

Funeral Home, and one hour prior to services at the church.



Anne M. Brua was born March 26, 1904, near Emmons, Minn., Winnebago

County, Iowa.



Survivors include two sons, Ardell Brua of Northwood, and Eldo

Brua of Maryville, Tenn.; one daughter, Dorothy Moen of Northwood;

four grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson;

one brother, Lawrence Stene of Aitkin, Minn.; and one sister,

Evelyn Bjelland of Lake Mills.



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

and four sisters.
 

MCGG 07/23/1996

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THIS HAS A PIX

Francis F. Foell

ROCKWELL 



Francis F. Foell, 83, of 2756 Spruce Ave., died Sunday (July

21, 1996) at the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.



Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist

Church with the Rev. Lonnie Wilson officiating.  Burial will

be in Rockwell Cemetery.



Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Grarup Funeral

Home, Sheffield.  There will be a prayer service at 7 p.m. at

the funeral home.



Francis F. Foell was born Jan. 2, 1913, on a farm in rural Sheffield,

the son of Ferdinand Foell and Jenny Burgess.  He attended the

rural Sheffield school system.



He was a member of the Westfork Methodist Church and was baptized

at the age of 9.  At the age of 16 he started farming with his

mother and brothers on the home farm.



On Feb. 3, 1937, he was united in marriage to Delphia Mullen

in Mason City.  They then moved to the home farm in Sheffield

until 1943.  At that time they moved to their present home in

rural Rockwell.



He loved little children and all his grandchildren and great-

grandchildren.



He enjoyed fishing, hunting, dancing, and of late, was active

in pool.



He attended First Baptist Church in Rockwell until failing health

would not allow it.



He went to be with the Lord on July 21, 1996.



Survivors include his wife, Delphia Foell of Rockwell; two daughters,

Marlys Petersen of Mason City, and Delores Peter, and her husband,

Larry, of Bevier, Mo.; one son, Mervin Foell and his wife, Michelle,

of Sheffield; one sister, Genevieve Koester of Anamosa; 12 grandchildren,

Crystal and Jerry Lovingier, and Marcia and Floyd Teter, all

of Bevier, Mo., Roger and Lori Peter of Winchester, Va.; Sally

Lee Wright of Des Moines; Nancy Petersen of Ankeny; Kathy Petersen,

Renee Petersen, Broken Arrow, Okla., and Colleen and Dr. Jack

Brady, all of Des Moines; Mike Petersen of Mason City; Melissa

and Craig McLaughlin of Hampton, and Sara Foell and Jeremy Foell,

both of Sheffield; 16 great-grandchildren, Wesley Lovingier,

Miranda Lovingier, Travis Lovingier, Jacob Teter, Valerie Teter,

Joel Teter, and Wade Teter, all of Bevier, Mo.; Matthew Peter,

twins Andrew and Aaron Peter, all of Winchester, Va.; Ashly McLaughlin

of Hampton; Christopher Lee Wright, and Jody Lee Wright, and

Kayla Petersen, and Cameron Petersen, of Ankeny; and Spencer

Brady, of Des Moines.



He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, six brothers

and one infant son.

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Gene Dorsey

OSAGE 



Gene Dorsey, 71, of Osage, died Monday (July 22, 1996) at the

Mitchell County Regional Health Center, Osage.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Champion Funeral

Home, Osage.

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Lydia L. Schreckengost

MASON CITY



Lydia L. Schreckengost, 79, of 1464 Fourth St. S.E., died Saturday

(July 20, 1996) at the Good Shepherd Nursing Home.



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

Lutheran Church, 419 N. Delaware Ave.



Other arrangements are incomplete at Major Erickson Funeral

Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.

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Morgan Kaye Mielke

NORTHWOOD



Morgan Kaye Mielke, 2-day-old daughter of Chris and Patricia

(Stromberg) Mielke of Northwood, died Monday (July 22, 1996)

at the Children's Health Care Center, Minneapolis, Minn.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Conner Colonial Chapel,

99-11th St. So., Northwood.

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Eugene `Nick' Nicholson

BELMOND 



Eugene ``Nick'' NIcholson, 60, of Belmond, died Monday (July

22, 1996) at the Belmond Community Hospital.



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

United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Ken Fineran officiating.

Burial will be in the Belmond Cemetery.



People attending the funeral are asked by the family to dress

casually.



Visitation will be held from 2 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Tenold

Funeral Home, Belmond, with the family present from 5 to 8 p.m.



Eugene ``Nick'' Nicholson, the son of Harold and Cleo (Sefton)

Nicholson was born at Clarion on Oct. 23, 1935.



He attended school at Lincoln Center, Dows, and graduated from

Belmond High School in 1955.



He worked at several jobs as a truck driver, including Westaby's

in Alexander, and the past 18 years for Farmers Grain in Belmond.



He was united in marriage to Shirley Nelson on Nov. 9, 1973,

at the United Methodist Church in Belmond, and they made their

home in Belmond.



Nick enjoyed spending time with his stepchildren and stepgrandchildren,

working on cars and playing bingo.



Surviving are his wife, Shirley Nicholson of Belmond; his mother,

Cleo Nicholson of Belmond; stepchildren, Brett Lobdell and his

wife, Sonja of Belmond; Kurt Lobdell of Belmond; Blake Lobdell

and his wife, Jane, of Clear Lake; Tracy Lobdell of Marshalltown;

Kimberly Miller and her husband, Brad, of Albia; seven stepgrandchildren;

and one stepgreat-grandson; aunts, Thelma and Irene Sefton of

Dows.



He was preceded in death by his father, Harold Nicholson, and

one brother, Harry James Nicholson.

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Esther Ann Enabnit

MESERVEY



Esther Ann Enabnit, 89, of 911 Eighth St. N.E., Belmond, died

Sunday (July 21, 1996) at the Belmond Health Care Center.



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

First United Methodist Church in Meservey with the Rev. Rodney

Meester of First Reformed Church, Meservey, and the Rev. Melvin

Voss of the Bethany Reformed Church, Belmond, officiating. Burial

will be in the Meservey Cemetery.



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

Funeral Home, Meservey.



Mrs. LuVerne (Esther Anna Backhaus) Enabnit was born in Worth

County, Manly, Iowa, on Oct. 20, 1906, the daughter of Henry

and Ida (Schlake) Backhaus.



Sacrament of Holy Baptism was Dec. 26, 1906, and she was confirmed

and received into the membership of St. Paul's Evangelical Church,

Manly, on April 1, 1923, by the Rev. R.A. Mensendick.



She attended rural schools and graduated from Manly High School

on June 3, 1926. She attended Iowa State College, Ames, for two

years. She also attended Hamilton College of Commerce, Mason

City.



On Feb. 28, 1943, she moved with her parents from the farm to

Clear Lake, where they purchased a home and she was employed

at the Clear Lake Bakery.



She was united in marriage on Sept. 16, 1953, to LuVerne Enabnit

of Meservey, at the Little Brown Church, Nashua, by the Rev.

Glenn Utterbach.



She transferred her membership to the Evangelical Church, Meservey.



They made their home on a farm northwest of Meservey until retiring

in February of 1968, when they purchased a home and moved to

Belmond.



She is survived by her stepdaughter, Marlys and her husband,

Robert Thedinger, of St. Joseph, Mo.; and five stepgrandchildren,

Robert and Patricia Thedinger of Kansas City, Mo.; Dr. Bradley

and Roys Thedinger, of Kansas City, Mo.; Dr. Britt and Kelly

Thedinger of Omaha, Neb.; Bartlett and Amy Thedinger of St. Joseph,

Mo., and Stephanie and Joseph Fitzgerald of Boston, Mass.; 13

stepgreat-grandchildren; and many relatives and friends.



She was preceded in death by her husband, LuVerne; her parents;

and her brother.

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Mary `Marcy' Ross

GRINNELL 



Mary ``Marcy'' Ross, 77, of Altoona and formerly of Sun City,

Ariz., and Grinnell, died Sunday (July 21, 1996) at the Cavanaugh

House in Des Moines.



The body was cremated and no memorial services will be held.



Burial will be in Hazelwood Cemetery in Grinnell.



Smith Funeral Home, Grinnell, is in charge of arrangements.



Memorial Contributions may be made to Hospice, American Cancer

Society or Lime Creek Nature Center in Mason City.



The daughter of Clarence C. and Anna T. West McVay, she was

born Feb. 28, 1919, in Oskaloosa.



She was raised in Des Moines and was a 1936 graduate of Roosevelt

High School in Des Moines.



After her education, she worked for the A & P Company in Des

Moines for several years.



She was married to John A. Ross on May 5, 1945, in Kansas City,

Mo.



The couple made their home in Des Moines, Oskaloosa and Oelwein

before moving to Grinnell in 1965.



She was an owner/operator of the 63-80 Oil Company and Malzuma

Restaurant near Malcom.



She retired to Sun City, Ariz., in 1982 and moved to Altoona

on July 1, 1996.



She was a member and former treasurer of the Riverview Ladies

Golf Association in Sun City, Ariz., and a member of the Lime

Creek Nature Center in Mason City.



Survivors include one daughter, Cheryl Ross and her husband,

Fred Heinz of Mason City; one son, John Ross, of Altoona; one

brother, Gerald McVay of Sun City West, Ariz.; and four grandchildren.

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Lydia L. Schreckengost

MASON CITY



Lydia L. Schreckengost, 79, of 1464 Fourth St. S.E., died Saturday

(July 20, 1996) at Good Shepherd Nursing Home.



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

Lutheran Church, 419 N. Delaware Ave., with the Rev. Frederick

J. Wood officiating.



Burial will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Hubbard Cemetery,

Hubbard.



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 on Thursday.



Memorials may be given to Bethlehem Lutheran Church or Hospice

of North Iowa.



Lydia L. Schreckengost was born with twin brother Herb on Dec.

2, 1916, in Hubbard, the daughter of Gustav and Lydia (Ziebel)

Neubauer.



Her mother died at childbirth and Lydia and Herb were baptized

beside their mother's casket into the Lutheran faith.



She was confirmed in the St. Paul Lutheran Church at Buckeye.



She attended schools in the Hubbard school system.



She married Robert J. Kalous on March 6, 1935, at St. Paul Lutheran

Church in Buckeye.



They resided in Radcliffe for several years, then moved to Bradford,

where Robert operated a bulk oil plant.



While Robert was in the service, Lydia and their son resided

in Mason City.



After Robert's discharge, they purchased a farm in Horton, Kan.



The family returned to Mason City where Lydia traveled for the

Sunbeam Corp. and did public relations work for United Home Bank

and other firms.



In 1954, she became a Red Cross Gray Lady, where she served

for 10 years.



In 1967, Robert and Lydia moved to Manly where she worked at

the library and continued her volunteer work at Mercy Hospital

in the surgical waiting room.



After Robert's death in November of 1984, Lydia continued to

live in Manly until her marriage to Harold Schreckengost on May

10, 1989, in the chapel of Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Mason

City. They resided in Harold's home in Mason City.



They enjoyed traveling, crafts and volunteering.



Lydia was a very caring person who enjoyed helping people. She

loved her family, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, traveling,

visiting relatives, painting and crafts.



Lydia was a longtime member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church,  worked

many years in the Sunday school, held numerous church offices,

a member of Naomi Circle, L.W.M.L., Mercy Hospital Auxillary,

R.S.V.P., N.E. Iowa Chapter of Ex-P.O.W.s where she was Chapter

Adjutant and a member of the 103rd Infantry Division Auxillary.



Survivors include her husband, Harold E. Schreckengost of Mason

City; one son, Robert R. Kalous Jr. and his wife, Lenora, of

Medical Lake, Wash.; six grandchildren, Robert K. Kalous of Cheney,

Wash.; Vicki Morrison and her husband, Bradley, of Spokane, Wash.;

Mark Kalous and his wife, Kay, of Medical Lake, Wash.; Lynn Ann

Irish, and her husband, Tom, of Airway Heights, Wash.; Jeffrey

Kalous and his wife, Annette of Selah, Wash,  and Jean Sansom

and her husband, Darrell, of Touchet, Wash.; 16 great-grandchildren;

one great-great-grandchild; twin brother, Herb Neubauer of Hubbard;

stepdaughter, Sue Christensen of Mason City; half sister, Dorothy

Wetzstein of Parsons, Kan.; twin half-brothers, Ronald and Donald

Neubauer of Sacramento, Calif.; stepbrother, Frank Kinney of

Iowa Falls; special aunt, Hertha Marshman of Hubbard; many aunts,

uncles, cousins and a host of friends.



She was preceded in death by parents; husband, Robert J. Kalous

in 1984; sister Mildred and her five children; great-grandson,

B.J. Morrison; great-granddaughter, Jessica Kalous; and stepbrother,

Jess Kinney.
 

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Morgan Kaye Mielke

NORTHWOOD 



Morgan Kaye Mielke, 2-day-old daughter of Chris and Patricia

(Stromberg) Mielke of Northwood, died Monday (July 22, 1996)

at the Children's Health Care Center in Minneapolis, Minn.



Private services will be held Friday at Conner Colonial Chapel,

99 - 11th St. So., with the Rev. Allan Stoa officiating.  Burial

will be in the South Shell Rock Cemetery.



Following the committal services at the cemetery on Friday those

wishing to express their sympathy to the family may do so at

an open lunch at 2:30 p.m. at the First Lutheran Church fellowship

hall in Northwood.



Morgan Kaye Mielke was born July 20, 1996, the daughter of Chris

and Patricia (Stromberg) Mielke at North Iowa Mercy Health Center

East, in Mason City.  She was baptized a child of God on July

22, 1996, at the Children's Health Care Center in Minneapolis,

Minn.



Survivors include her parents; her sister and brother, Rachael

and Derek Mielke of Northwood; paternal grandparents, Jan and

Duane Mielke of Northwood; maternal grandparents, Janis and Norwood

Stromberg of East Chain, Minn; great-grandparents Opal Mielke

of Northwood; Oscar Stromberg of Fairmont, Minn.; Clarence and

Winefred Luhmann of East Chain, Minn., and Ruby Manecke of Bemidji,

Minn., and  great-great grandmother, Lillian Oltman of Grenada,

Minn., as well as other relatives.



She was preceded in death by her great-grandpa Russell Mielke,

great-grandpa Ray Manecke and great-grandma Alma Stromberg.

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William J. Daub

CLARKSVILLE



William J. Daub, 88, of 520 West Poisal St., died Monday (July

22, 1996) at the Community Nursing Home, Clarksville.



Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Calvary

Baptist Church, Greene, with the Rev. Gary Novak officiating.

Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery, Greene.



William Joseph Daub was born Oct. 30, 1907, in rural Thayer,

Union County.



Survivors include his wife, Inez, of Clarksville; two daughters,

Maxine Voy of Hampton, and Kay Brinkman of Greene; two sons,

Dale Daub of Phoenix, Ariz., and John Daub of Mason City; 19

grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and one sister, Emma Downey

of Afton.



He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, two brothers

and three grandsons.



Those planning an expression of sympathy may direct memorials

to the William J. Daub Memorial Fund in care of the family.

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Gene Dorsey

OSAGE 



Gene Dorsey, 71, of Osage, died Monday (July 22, 1996) at Mitchell

County Regional Health Center.



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

Methodist Church with the Rev. Robert Barrick officiating. Following

the funeral service the body will be cremated with inurnment

at the Osage Cemetery at a later date, with military rites by

Osage American Legion Post 278.



Visitation will be held after 4 p.m. today at the Champion Funeral

Home and one hour before services at the church on Thursday.



Gene Dorsey was born Aug. 22, 1924, in Osage, the son of William

and Lila (Dodge) Dorsey.



Survivors include his wife, C. Lavon Dorsey of Osage; one daughter,

Rebecca Schoonover of Des Moines; two sons, Patrick Dorsey and

Michael Dorsey, both of Osage; four grandchildren; and two sisters,

Marjorie W. Elling of Garner, and Dorothy Rogers of Tucson, Ariz.



He was preceded in death by his parents and an infant brother.
 

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Hugh L. Dickinson

MASON CITY



Hugh L. Dickinson, 89, of 222 S. Pierce Ave., died Tuesday

(July 23, 1996) at the Americana Healthcare Center.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Major Erickson Funeral

Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.

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Lois Marrs

COLWELL



Lois Marrs, 85, of 3204 Second St., Colwell, died Friday (July

19, 1996) at home.



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

United Church of Christ, with the Rev. Fredericka Tarr officiating.

Burial will be in the Riverside Cemetery, Rockford.



Visitation will be  held from noon to 9 p.m. Thursday at the

Hauser Funeral Home, 1205 S. Main St., Charles City, with the

family greeting friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday and from 9

to 11 a.m. Friday, and one hour prior to service time at the

church.



Lois Marrs was born Sept. 17, 1910, in Ogden.



Survivors include two sons, Glenn of Glencoe, Minn., and Paul

of Seattle, Wash.; one daughter, Marlene Raines of Kannapolis,

N.C.; 13 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-

grandchildren; and three brothers, Donald Unger and Ralph Unger,

both of Cedar Falls, and Edwin Unger of Brea, Calif.



She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and two sons.

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Neoma E. Woltjer

HAMPTON 



Neoma E. Woltjer, 83, of Hampton, died Tuesday (July 23, 1996)

at the Hampton Care Center.



Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Sietsema-Vogel

Funeral Home, with the Rev. Jon Anderson of St. Paul's Lutheran

Church officiating. Burial will be held in the Hampton Cemetery.



Neoma E. Woltjer was born Nov. 14, 1912, in Grundy County.



Survivors include nieces and nephews.



She was preceded in death by parents, husband, four brothers

and one sister.

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Arlene Lovik

FOREST CITY



Arlene Lovik, 74, of Forest City, died Tuesday (July 23, 1996)

at her home.



Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at the United

Methodist Church, with the Rev. Gary Marzolf officiating. Burial

will be in the Ell Township Cemetery, Klemme.



Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Petersen

Lund Funeral Home.



Arlene Lovik was born March 12, 1922, in Ell Township, Hancock

County.



Survivors include her husband, Roy Lovick of Forest City; one

sister, Mary Clark of Red Wing, Minn.; and three brothers, Kenneth

Pannhoff of Kanawha, and Merle Pannhoff and Raymond Pannhoff,

both of Ventura.



She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, an infant

sister and an infant brother.

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Anna Langreck

FORT ATKINSON



Anna Langreck, 91, of Fort Atkinson, died Monday (July 22,

1996) at the Winneshiek County Memorial Hospital in Decorah after

a short illness.



Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. John's

Catholic Church in Fort Atkinson with burial in St. Luke's Cemetery,

St. Lucas.



Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. today at Chekal's Funeral

Home, Fort Atkinson, where there will be a rosary at 4 p.m. and

at 7 p.m.



Survivors include two daughters, Ida Krivachek of Fort Atkinson,

and Joann Brincks of Plymouth; six sons, Alvin of St. Lucas;

Herbert of Hawkeye; Edwin of Fort Atkinson; Anthony of Ossian;

and David and Duane, both of West Union; 35 grandchildren; 17

great-grandchildren; two sisters, Marie Langreck of Waucoma,

and Agnes Meinert of St. Lucas; and two brothers, John Meinert

of West Union and Tony Meinert of St. Lucas.



She was preceded in death by husband, Anton Langreck, in 1947;

parents, Ben and Katherine (Weber) Meinert; daughter Antonia

in 1933; and granddaughter, Patricia Langreck.

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Hans Buehler

JACKSON, Wyo.



A memorial service will be held for Hans Buehler, 77,  at 10

a.m. Saturday, July 27, at the Owen-Bircher Park in Wilson, Wyo.



He died of lung cancer on Tuesday (July 9, 1996) at his home

in Jackson, Wyo.



Hans Buehler was born Dec. 13, 1918, in Mason City, Iowa.



The family lived there until 1930, when they moved to Reading,

Pa., where he graduated from high school.



He attended Iowa State College, received a commission as a second

lieutenant in Field Artillery after four years of R.O.T.C., and

graduated in June of 1942 with a BS in chemical engineering.



Hans Buehler married Helen Harris, also of Mason City, Iowa,

in Moodus, Conn., on Sept. 1, 1942.



Buehler's four-year military service during World War II was

at Fort Sill, Okla., and in the European Theatre of Operations.



In 1946, the couple settled in Knightstown, Ind., and welcomed

three lovely daughters into the family.



He began his career with Container Corporation of America as

a trainee at the Carthage Mill, and was eventually promoted to

general manager there in 1962.



He was assigned in 1966 as general manager of what was then

CCA's Europa Carton Mill, near Bremen, Germany.



In 1968, he was transferred to the Vernon Mill in Los Angeles,

Calif., where he was general manager until his retirement in

1977.



The couple moved to Jackson, Wyo., to pursue their favorite

outdoor sports: hunting, fishing, camping, birding and snow skiing.



He was appointed to serve on the county's planning commission,

the public transportation committee, and was elected to the board

of directors of the five county electric untility.



He volunteered at the Visitor Center, where he eagerly shared

his knowledge of ``the last and best of the Old West'' with some

of the 2 million to 3 million tourists who passed through Jackson

annually. ``These activities gave me a chance to make a contribution

to my community, and to enrich my own life,'' he had commented.



The couple also enjoyed sailing with a variety of freighter

lines for many years, and attending reunions of his college,

his battalion, and with friends and former members.



Survivors include his wife, Helen, of Skyline Route, Box 7,

Jackson, Wyo. 83001; three daughters, Joan Buehler Maltman, wife

of Dr. Alex Maltman; and their children, Alastair and Emily,

of Aberystwyth, Wales, U.K.; Janet Buehler DeBoer, wife of Paul

DeBoer, and their son, Jason of Layton, Utah; and Judy Buehler

and her daughter, Devon, of Denver, Colo.



Buehler underwent surgery for lung cancer in April of 1995,

and February of 1996, after which he was under Hospice care.

The family suggests donations in his memory may be made to ``Hospice

of the Tetons,'' P.O. Box 428, Jackson, Wyo. 83001.
 

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Mary J. Nixt

GREENE 



A Funeral Mass for Mary J. Nixt, 89, of 210 West Ely St., will

be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 27, at St. Mary's Catholic Church

in Greene with Monsignor Walter Brunkan officiating.  Burial

will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Greene.



Visitation will be 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday at Reid's Funeral

Chapel in Greene where there will be a Scriptural wake service

at 7:30 p.m. followed by a rosary service.



Mary Josephine Nilles was born Jan. 30, 1907, near Webster City,

rural Webster County, a daughter of Charles and Mary (Smith)

Nilles, and died Monday (July 22, 1996) at the Floyd County Memorial

Hospital in Charles City of a heart attack.



She received her education in the rural Webster County Schools

and as a teen-ager she and her family moved to rural New Hampton

where she attended the New Hampton Public Schools.



As a young lady she worked as a housekeeper for families in

Floyd County.



On May 10, 1933, she was united in marriage to Henry Nixt at

Immaculate Conception Church in Charles City.  To this union

was born six children.



They farmed northeast of Greene until 1946 when they moved

into Greene.  Mr. Nixt died on Aug. 12, 1957.



She continued to make her home in Greene until entering the

Eleventh Street Chautauqua Guest Home in Charles City.



She was a faithful member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Greene

and a member of St. Lucy's Circle.



Mary's interests included gardening, reading and corresponding

with members of her family.



Living family members include two daughters and their spouses,

Florence and Gary Beek of Greene, and Sharon and Jim Anthony

of Hastings, Minn.; two sons and their spouses, Dr. Henry and

Eloise Nixt of Marion, Ohio, and Dr. Thomas and Sheryl Nixt of

Tamuning, Guam; 19 grandchildren; nine great grandchildren; one

sister, Rose Butler of Charles City; one brother, Francis Nilles

of Colville, Wash.; a daughter-in-law, Ginger Nixt of Sterling,

Colo.; a son-in-law, Richard Tyndall of Winston Salem, N.C.;

and a sister-in-law, Magdalene Nixt of Greene.



She was preceded in death by her husband; daughter, Margaret

Tyndall in 1985; son, Roger Nixt in 1993; sister, Catherine Nilles;

and three brothers, Peter, Leo and Carl Nilles.

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Ronald Stauner

TREASURE ISLAND, Fla. 



Ronald Stauner, 58, of Treasure Island,  formerly of Manly,

Iowa, died on Monday (July 15, 1996) of a heart attack in a Florida

hospital.



Memorial services will be held Tuesday, July 30, at the American

Legion Post #158 at Treasure Island.



Burial will be at a later date at the cemetery in Plymouth,

Iowa.



National Cremation Society is in charge of arrangements.



Ronald Stauner was born Dec. 7, 1937, in Mason City, Iowa, a

son of Clarice and Joseph Stauner.



He was raised in Manly and attended Manly Schools.



He worked as an announcer at KGLO Radio, in Mason City, Iowa,

from 1965-1968.



He is survived by his wife, Mary; his mother, Clarice Stauner;

one daughter, Stacy Urban, of Minnesota; one son, Bradley Stauner,

of Minnesota; three stepchildren, Kristi and Kari Wood, and Lyle

Wood, all of St. Petersburg, Fla.; four grandchildren; and one

brother, Gerald Stauner of Minnesota.



He was preceded in death by his father, Joseph.

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Lena Nielsen

SHEFFIELD 



Lena Nielsen, 90, of Sheffield, died Tuesday (July 23, 1996)

at the Sheffield Care Center.



Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday at Zion-St.

John Lutheran Church, Sheffield, with the Rev. Marlin Ingebretson

of Thornton officiating.



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

Funeral Home, Sheffield.



Lena Henrietta Wiele Nielsen, daughter of William and Anna (Liekweg)

Wiele, was born July 22, 1906, at the farm home of her parents,

east of Sheffield.



Lena was baptized in August of 1906, confirmed in the Lutheran

faith in 1921, and was a member of St. John Lutheran Church east

of Sheffield which is now Zion-St. John Lutheran Church of Sheffield.



Lena attended rural school and graduated from Sheffield High

School.



She went on to graduate from the Cedar Falls Teachers College

in Cedar Falls.



She taught in several rural schools in the Sheffield area.



Lena married Leslie Nielsen at Yuma, Ariz., on July 25, 1942,

and they made their home in San Diego, Calif., all their married

life.



She continued to make her home there until her health started

to fail, then she moved back to Sheffield in 1985.



She enjoyed gardening and raising flowers.



She has been a resident of the Sheffield Care Center since 1991.



She is survived by one sister, Matilda Schroeder of Sheffield;

six nieces; five nephews; and other relatives and friends.



She was preceded in death by her husband in 1981; her parents;

six brothers, Julius, William F., Chris, Ernest, Elmer and Fred;

and two sisters, Elsie Humburg and Bertha Meyer.

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William J. Daub

CLARKSVILLE



William J. Daub, 88, of 520 West Poisal St., died Monday (July

22, 1996) at the Community Nursing Home, Clarksville.



Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Calvary

Baptist Church, Greene, with the Rev. Gary Novak officiating.

Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery, Greene.



Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today at Reid's

Funeral Chapel, Greene, where the family will receive friends

from 7 to 9 p.m.



William Joseph Daub was born Oct. 30, 1907, in rural Thayer,

Union County.



Survivors include his wife, Inez, of Clarksville; two daughters,

Maxine Voy of Hampton, and Kay Brinkman of Greene; two sons,

Dale Daub of Phoenix, Ariz., and John Daub of Mason City; 19

grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and one sister, Emma Downey

of Afton.



He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, two brothers

and three grandsons.



Those planning an expression of sympathy may direct memorials

to the William J. Daub Memorial Fund in care of the family.

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Kenneth Keith Cain

HARRISON, Ark.



Kenneth Keith Cain, 70, of Harrison, died Tuesday (May 7, 1996)

at NAMC, Harrison.



Graveside services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 26,

1996, at Evergreen Cemetery, Klemme, Iowa.



Christeson Funeral Home, Harrison,  was in charge of arrangements.



Kenneth Keith Cain was born Oct. 18, 1925 in Dunkerton, Iowa,

to Claire Cain and Rhea (Kolwinska) Cain.



He was in the United States Navy for four years from 1942 to

1946.



He lived in Harrison for eight years.



Prior to that he was a resident of Englewood, Colo., where

he was a policeman. He also worked at the Colorado National Bank

as a security guard.



He was a member of the Methodist Church.



Survivors include his beloved wife, Patricia Ann Cain of Harrison,

Ark.; one daughter, Karrie Sue Limperis and her husband, Marcus

Limperis, of Mt. Judea, Ark.; three half-sisters, Jaclyn Plack

of Littleton, Colo., Barb Wood and Karen Arneson, both  of Bozeman,

Mont.; and two half-brothers, Ron Cain and Rick Cain, both of

Bozeman, Mont.; and two grandchildren.