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Marjorie Ann Johnson

BRITT  



Marjorie Ann Johnson, 62, died Tuesday (Feb. 27, 1996) at her

home near Britt.



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

Bethel Baptist Church with the Rev. Stephen Kowbel officiating.

Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.



Visitation will be held from 3 to 8 p.m. today at the Ewing

Funeral Home, and will continue one hour prior to services at

the church on Saturday.



Marjorie was born July 12, 1933, at Iowa City, the daughter

of Clarence M. and Julie (Noble) Baumgartner.  She attended school

in Garner.  On Feb. 20, 1951, she was united in marriage with

Denny Johnson at the Bethel Baptist Parsonage in Britt.  The

couple made their home in Britt until Denny was called to serve

in the U.S. Army.  After his time in the service, Denny and Marjorie

returned to the farm northwest of Britt where they have since

made their home.  Marjorie worked for many years at North Iowa

Electronics.



Marjorie is survived by her husband, Denny; her children, Barbara

Brown and her husband, Alan; Jo Lee Johnson; and Mark and his

special friend, Chrissy, all of Britt; Dixie Wieditz and her

husband, Glen, of Vinton; Tammy Johnson and her husband, Rikki

Young of Corwith, and Alan and his special friend, Ann of Pompano

Beach, Fla.; six grandchildren; her mother, Julia Baumgartner

of Garner; one brother, Calvin Baumgartner and his wife, Donna,

of Garner; three sisters, Geraldine Folkerts and her husband,

Henry, of Britt; Joan Hall of Myrtle Beach, S.C., and Betty Riis

and her husband, Doug, of Marion.



She was preceded in death by her father, one grandson and one

sister.

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Freddie H. Nevermann

MONONA  



Freddie H. Nevermann, 87, of Monona, died Wednesday (Feb. 28,

1996) following a brief illness at Good Shepherd Nursing Home,

Mason City.



Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul

Lutheran Church, Monona, with the Rev. Terry Hudson officiating.

Burial will be in St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery.



Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Schultz's

Funeral Home, Monona.



Freddie H. Nevermann, the son of Fred and Minnie (Schrader)

Nevermann, was born Aug. 3, 1908, on a farm near Monona.  He

was a farmer and was also employed at Benzing Supply Service

and Evans Hardware.



Freddie was united in marriage to Lorene Krambeer on April 30,

1935, at the Little Brown Church in Nashua.  They lived in Renwick

from 1947 to 1949.



Survivors include one son, LeAllen Nevermann and his wife, Janelle,

of Mason City; one grandson, Brian Nevermann; and a special friend,

Leone Gruber of Waukon.



He was preceded in death by his parents and wife.

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Myrtle Flick

CHARLES CITY  



Myrtle Flick, 82, of 702 J St., died Monday (Feb. 26, 1996)

at the Ninth St. Chautauqua Guest Home.



A funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate

Conception Church with the Rev. Stanley J. Hayek officiating.

Burial will be in the Calvary Cemetery.



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

Home where the rosary will be recited at 3 p.m. by the Lay Order

of Carmelites and there will also be a parish vigil scripture

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

to services at the church on Saturday.



Myrtle Helen Reding Flick was born July 20, 1913, at Wakaw,

Saskatchewan, Canada.



Survivors include one sister, Viola Greene of Davidson, Saskatchewan,

Canada; and two brothers, Edwin Reding and Alvin Reding, both

of Cudworth, Saskatchewan, Canada.



She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and an infant

sister.

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Harry I. Thompson

FOUNTAIN, Fla.  



Harry I. Thompson, 106, of 11605 Ivydell St., and formerly of

Britt, Iowa, died Wednesday (Feb. 28, 1996) at a hospital.



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

Lutheran Church with Dr. Roland Schutz officiating.  Interment

will follow in Evergreen Memorial Gardens.



Visitation was held Thursday evening at the Smith-Southerland

Funeral Home, Panama City, Fla.



In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Trinity Lutheran

Church in memory of Mr. Thompson.



Harry I. Thompson was born in Clinton, Ill., later moving to

Florida from Britt in the mid-1950s.  Mr. Thompson was a self-

employed farmer and carpenter, a member of the Fountain Fire 

Department and was Lutheran by faith.



Survivors include one son, Kenneth Thompson and his wife, Chris,

of Fountain, Fla., and Leavenworth, Kan.; one daughter, Ruby

Nuehring and her husband, Eugene, of Little Falls, Minn.; 12

grandchildren, Randy Thompson, Vicki Mapes, Rita Higgins, Karen

Pauley, Joyce Heffron, Dennis Neuhring, Carol Stock, Donna Maiden,

Rita Rogers, Linda Davis, Becky McManus and Walter Thompson Jr.;

28 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren.



He was preceded in death by two sons, Lester and Walter Thompson.

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Margaret E. Jensen

BRITT  



Margaret E. Jensen, 81, of Britt, passed away Wednesday (Feb.

28, 1996) at the Westview Care Center in Britt.



Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m. at St. Patrick Catholic

Church with the Rev. Marvin Bries officiating.  Burial will be

held at 11:45 a.m. at Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City.



Visitation will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. today at the Ewing

Funeral Home, and will continue one hour prior to services at

the church on Saturday.



Margaret E. Jensen was born March 4, 1914, in Hampton, the daughter

of Lester R. and Vera R. Davison Roderick.  She attended school

in the Lone Rock area.  She was united in marriage with Herb

Jensen on Nov. 10, 1940.  After Herb passed away in 1964, she

worked at the Clear Lake Bank and Trust until retirement.  She

then moved to Britt and lived there until her death.



Margaret is survived by two sons, Stephen and his wife, Gay,

of Mason City, and Douglas and his wife, Becky, of Britt; one

sister, Imogene and her husband, Mike Elbert of Algona; and three

grandchildren, Kellie and David Jensen of Mason City, and Peter

Jensen of Albert Lea, Minn.



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

sister.

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Marian V. Usher

CHARLES CITY  



Marian V. Usher, 74, of 602 Eleventh St., died Wednesday (Feb.

28, 1996) at the Eleventh Street Chautauqua Guest Home.



Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Fullerton

Hage Funeral Home with the Rev. Arthur C. Wegner Jr., of Faith

Bible Chapel, Charles City, officiating.  Fullerton Hage Funeral

Home is in charge of arrangements.



Those considering an expression of sympathy may direct memorials

to the National Alzheimer's Foundation.



Marian Virginia Immel Usher was born Feb. 21, 1922, in Charles

City.



Surivivors include her five children, Renee ``Mike'' Usher and

Tommie Usher, both of Charles City; Frank Usher of Iowa City;

Daniel Usher of Waverly and Patricia Usher-Wheaton of San Diego,

Calif.; a sister, Vera Ingersoll of Charles City; a brother,

Donald Immel of Charles City; nine grandchildren; and five great-

grandchildren.

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Freddie H. Nevermann

MONONA  



Freddie H. Nevermann, 87, of Monona, died Wednesday (Feb. 28,

1996) following a brief illness at Good Shepherd Nursing Home,

Mason City.



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

Church, Monona, with the Rev. Terry Hudson officiating.  Burial

will be in St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery.



Schultz's Funeral Home, Monona, is in charge of arrangements.



Freddie H. Nevermann, the son of Fred and Minnie (Schrader)

Nevermann, was born Aug. 3, 1908, on a farm near Monona.  He

was a farmer and was also employed at Benzing Supply Service

and Evans Hardware.



Freddie was united in marriage to Lorene Krambeer on April 30,

1935, at the Little Brown Church in Nashua.  They lived in Renwick

from 1947 to 1949.



Survivors include one son, LeAllen Nevermann and his wife, Janelle,

of Mason City; one grandson, Brian Nevermann;  a special friend,

Leone Gruber of Waukon; one nephew; and three nieces.



He was preceded in death by his parents and wife, one grandson,

Stuart Nevermann; three brothers, Emil, Eldo and Clarence; and

one sister, Elsie Sawvell.

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Mae Mackamul

CHARLES CITY  



Mae Mackamul, 86, of 15 Cedar Terrace South, died Friday (March

1, 1996) at Floyd County Memorial Hospital.



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

Evangelical Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Dennis Niezwaag and

the Rev. Karen Rask Behling officiating. Burial will be in Sunnyside

Memory Gardens near Charles City.



Visitation will be held from noon to 9 p.m. Sunday at Hauser

Funeral Home, 1205 S. Main St., and one hour prior to services

on Monday at the church.



Mae Elizabeth Bill Mackamul was born Sept. 19, 1909, at Cazenovia,

Ill.



Survivors include one daughter, Ann Hume of Charles City; three

sons, Lester Mackamul of Wichita, Kan.; Joseph Mackamul of Highland,

Calif., and George Mackamul of Waverly; one brother, Lester Bill

of Charles City; 10 sisters, Dorothy Logan, Grace Waddell, Violet

Classen, Freda Hart and Arlene Carr, all of Charles City; Clara

Parker and Florence Wells, both of Olympia, Wash.; Elsie Conway

and Myrtle Albright, both of Greene, and Edith Weidner of Genoa,

Ill.; 20 grandchildren; and 37 great-grandchildren.



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

one infant son and three brothers.



Memorial contributions  may be given to the ``Heart to Home

Hospice'' of Charles City or St. John Lutheran Church of Charles

City.

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Eloise Haugland

WODEN 



Eloise Haugland, 76, of Woden, died Thursday (Feb. 29, 1996)

at the Hancock County Memorial Hospital, Britt.



Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at St. John's

Lutheran Church, Woden, with the Rev. Keith Klemm officiating.

Burial will be in the Crystal Lake Cemetery, Crystal Lake.



Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Ewing

Funeral Chapel, Britt.



Eloise Haugland was born Sept. 24, 1919, in Albia.



Survivors include her husband, Frank of Woden; her children,

Lois Hogard of Blairsburg; Franklin Haugland of Forest City;

Ruth Haugland of Crystal Lake and Rita Gross of Crystal Lake;

six grandchildren; three sisters, Lucille Morgan and Charlotte

Colvin, both of Oskaloosa, and Virginia Smith of Albia.



She was preceded in death by her parents, one brother and three

sisters.

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Mildred Loney

BRITT  



Mildred Loney, 75, of Britt, died Thursday (Feb. 29, 1996) at

Westview Care Center.



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

of The Nazarene, with the Rev. Mitchell Sanderson officiating.

Burial will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Center Cemetery, Story City.



Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Ewing Funeral

Chapel, and one hour prior to services at the church.



Mildred Loney was born Oct. 15, 1920, at Ames.



Survivors include one daughter, Susan Lewerke of Prescott, Ariz.;

one son, David Loney of Setuaket, N.Y.; five grandchildren; six

stepgrandchildren; 10 stepgreat-grandchildren; and one sister,

Josphine Christiansen of Slater.



She was preceded in death by her parents and husband.

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Ervin Schrage

ALLISON  



Ervin Schrage, 87, of Allison, died Thursday (Feb. 29, 1996)

at the Waverly Municipal Hospital, Waverly.



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

Vogel Funeral Home, Allison, with the Rev. Jerry Laehn officiating.

Burial will be in the Allison Cemetery.



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

Vogel Funeral Home, Allison.



Ervin Schrage was born Sept. 11, 1908, in rural Allison.



Survivors include his wife, Margaret Schrage of Allison; one

daughter, Joan Parkes of Waverly; three sons, Darwin Schrage

of West Union, Gerald Schrage of Allison and Randy Schrage of

Allison; 12 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and one sister,

Adela Wedeking of Clarksville.



He was preceded in death by his parents, six brothers, five

sisters, one infant daughter and one great-grandson.

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Donald Andreasen

FOREST CITY   



Donald Andreasen, 76, of Forest City, died Friday (March 1,

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



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

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

will be in Madison Township Cemetery, with military services

by the Forest City American Legion Post #121.



Memorials may be directed to Hospice of North Iowa and the United

Methodist Church.



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

Lund Funeral Home.



Donald Andreasen was born March 13, 1919, in Hancock County.



Survivors include his wife, Stella Andreasen of Forest City;

two sons, Dana Andreasen of Forest City, and Doug Andreasen of

Indianola; one stepdaughter, Mardelle Anderson-Behrens of Leland;

two stepsons, Frank Lawson of Latimer and Leonard Lawson of Thompson;

three sisters, Margie Waddingham of Nora Springs, Avis Counsel

of Clear Lake and Leota Aten of Bloomsburg, Pa.; five stepgrand-

childen; and three stepgreat-grandchildren.

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William F. Steuben

ROCKFORD  



William F. Steuben, 82, died Friday (March 1, 1996) at the Nora

Springs Care Center.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Schumburg Funeral

Home.

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Dennis Flugum

FOREST CITY  



Dennis Flugum, 55, died Saturday (March 2, 1996) at his home.



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

Baptist Church with the Rev. Doug Farrell officiating.  Burial

will be in Oakland Cemetery.



Visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Monday at the Petersen

Lund Funeral Home and will continue one hour prior to services

at the church on Tuesday.



Dennis Flugum was born June 4, 1940, in Leland.



Survivors include his wife, Lucy Flugum of Forest City; three

daughters, Angie Rhondeau of Boise, Idaho, Joline Clark of Fort

Wayne, Ind., and Denise Larson of Forest City; three sons, Paul

Flugum of Garner, Dennis Teachout Jr. of Mankato, Minn., and

Jason Teachout of Waseca, Minn.; four sisters, Ardys Nelson and

Karen Johns, both of Forest City, Marilyn Tweeten of Joice and

LeAnn Meier of Mason City; three brothers, Bernard Flugum of

Lake Mills and Curtis and Neal Flugum, both of Forest City; and

10 grandchildren.



He was preceded in death by his parents.

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Ervin Schrage

ALLISON  



Ervin Schrage, 87, of Allison, died Thursday (Feb. 29, 1996)

at  Waverly Municipal Hospital, Waverly.



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

Lutheran Church with the Rev. Jerry Laehn officiating. Burial

will be in the Allison cemetery.



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

Funeral Home.



Ervin Schrage was born Sept. 11, 1908, near Allison.



Survivors include his wife, Margaret Schrage of Allison; one

daughter, Joan Parkes of Waverly; three sons, Darwin Schrage

of West Union and Gerald Schrage and Randy Schrage both of Allison;

12 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and one sister, Adela

Wedeking of Clarksville.



He was preceded in death by his parents, six brothers, five

sisters, one infant daughter  and one great-grandson.

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Melvin Little

MASON CITY  



Melvin Little, 68, died Saturday (March 2, 1996) at North Iowa

Mercy Health Center East.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Fullerton Patterson James

Funeral Home, 123 Second St. S.E.

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Donald Andreasen

FOREST CITY   



Donald Andreasen, 76, died Friday (March 1, 1996) at the Muse

Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.



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

Methodist Church  with the Rev. Gary Marzolf officiating. Burial

will be in Madison Township Cemetery, with military services

by members of Forest City American Legion Post No. 121.



Memorials may be directed to Hospice of North Iowa and the United

Methodist Church.



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

Funeral Home.



Donald Andreasen was born March 13, 1919, in Hancock County.



Survivors include his wife, Stella Andreasen of Forest City;

two sons, Dana Andreasen of Forest City and Doug Andreasen of

Indianola; one stepdaughter, Mardelle Anderson-Behrens of Leland;

two stepsons, Frank Lawson of Latimer and Leonard Lawson of Thompson;

three sisters, Margie Waddingham of Nora Springs, Avis Counsel

of Clear Lake and Leota Aten of Bloomsburg, Pa.; four grandchildren;

one great-grandchild; five stepgrandchilden; and three stepgreat-

grandchildren.



He was preceded in death by his parents, first wife, one brother

and one sister.

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Peyton Ruth Stevens

VIRGINIA, MINN.  



Peyton Ruth Stevens, 17-month-old daughter of Aaron and Kim

Stevens, formerly of Mason City, died Friday (March 1, 1996)

at her home.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Hogan-Bremer Colonial

Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E., Mason City.

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Ruth Sunde

FOREST CITY  



Ruth Sunde, 90, died Saturday (March 2, 1996) at her home.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Petersen Lund Funeral

Home.

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Eloise Haugland

CRYSTAL LAKE 



Eloise Haugland, 76, died Thursday (Feb. 29, 1996) at Hancock

County Memorial Hospital, Britt.



Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at St. John's

Lutheran Church, Woden, with the Rev. Keith Klemm officiating.

Burial will be in the Crystal Lake Cemetery, Crystal Lake.



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

Chapel, Britt.



Eloise Haugland was born Sept. 24, 1919, in Albia.



Survivors include her husband, Frank, of Crystal Lake; her children,

Lois Hogard of Blairsburg, Franklin Haugland of Forest City,

Ruth Haugland of Crystal Lake and Rita Gross of Crystal Lake;

six grandchildren; and three sisters, Lucille Morgan and Charlotte

Colvin, both of Oskaloosa, and Virginia Smith of Albia.



She was preceded in death by her parents, one brother and three

sisters.

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Floyd L. Bowen

ROCK FALLS  



Floyd L. Bowen, 75, died Friday (March 1, 1996) at the Muse

Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.



Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hogan-Bremer

Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E., Mason City, with the Rev.

Kathy Kluis of the Old Stone United Methodist Church, Rock Falls,

officiating.  Burial will be in the Rock Falls Cemetery.



Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. until time of services on

Tuesday at the funeral chapel.



Memorials may be given to Hospice of North Iowa in memory of

Mr. Bowen.



Floyd L. Bowen was born July 31, 1920, in Hanford.



Survivors include two daughters, Rosina Mathers of Mason City

and Penny Cordes of Marble Rock; three grandchildren; and three

great-grandchildren.



He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, one sister

and one son.

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Herman Kahler

BANCROFT  



Herman Kahler, 83, died Saturday (March 2, 1996) at his home.



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

Catholic Church with the Rev. John Thomas officiating.  Burial

will be in St. John Catholic Cemetery.



Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Garry-

Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home where there will be a parish 

prayer service at 7:30 p.m. and a Catholic Order of Forester 

rosary at 8 p.m.



Herman Kahler was born July 16, 1912, in Lakota.



Survivors include his wife, Louise Kahler of Bancroft; three

daughters, Donna Hellman of Burt, Betty Hansen of Blue Earth,

Minn., and Barbara Ruzicka of Bellville, Ill.; six sons, Albert

Kahler of Titonka, Tony Kahler and John Kahler, both of Bancroft,

Richard Kahler of Britt, Allen Kahler of Armstrong and Kenneth

Kahler of Burt; 21 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and

two brothers, Alva Kahler of Bancroft and Glen Kahler of Mason

City.

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Mable V. Hoil

NORTHWOOD  



Mable V. Hoil, 71, died Saturday (March 2, 1996) at the Muse

Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.



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

Heart Catholic Church, Manly, with the Rev. Thomas McAndrew officiating.



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

and Sites Funeral Home.  There will be a scripture service held

at 7 p.m.  Other arrangements are incomplete at the funeral home.

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Herman Kahler

BANCROFT  



Herman Kahler, 83, died Saturday (March 2, 1996) at his home.



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

Catholic Church with the Rev. John Thomas officiating.  Burial

will be in St. John Catholic Cemetery.



Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Garry-

Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home where there will be a parish 

prayer service at 7:30 p.m. and a Catholic Order of Forester 

Rosary at 8 p.m.



Herman Kahler was born July 16, 1912 in Lakota.



Survivors include his wife, Laura Kahler of Bancroft; three

daughters, Donna Hellman of Burt, Betty Hansen of Blue Earth,

Minn., and Barbara Ruzicka of Bellville, Ill.; six sons, Albert

Kahler of Titonka, Tony Kahler and John Kahler, both of Bancroft,

Richard Kahler of Britt, Allen Kahler of Armstrong, Kenneth Kahler

of Burt; 21 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; two brothers,

Alva Kahler of Bancroft, and Glen Kahler of Mason City.



He was preceded in death by his parents, an infant daughter,

one sister and one brother.

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Nelda Behl

FOREST CITY  



Nelda Behl, 77, died Sunday (March 3, 1996) at Oakwood Care

Center, Clear Lake.



Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Petersen

Lund Funeral Home with the Rev. Gary Marzolf of the United Methodist

Church officiating.  Burial will be in Grant Center Cemetery,

rural Clear Lake.



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

home.



Nelda Behl was born Aug. 27, 1918 in Worth County.



Survivors include one daughter, Ann Behl of Lilburn, Ga.; one

son, Frank Behl of Wabasha, Minn.; one brother, Lauren ``Bill''

Nissen of Clear Lake; and two grandchildren.



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

sisters.

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Dennis Flugum

FOREST CITY  



Dennis Flugum, 55, died Saturday (March 2, 1996) at his home.



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

Baptist Church with the Rev. Doug Farrell officiating.  Burial

will be in Oakland Cemetery.



Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the Petersen

Lund Funeral Home, and will continue one hour prior to services

at the church on Tuesday.



Dennis Flugum was born June 4, 1940 in Leland.



Survivors include his wife, Lucy Flugum of Forest City; three

daughters, Angie Rhondeau of Boise, Idaho, Joline Clark of Fort

Wayne, Ind., and Denise Larson of Forest City; three sons, Paul

Flugum of Garner, Dennis Teachout, Jr. of Mankato, Minn., and

Jason Teachout of Waseca, Minn.; four sisters, Ardys Nelson and

Karen Johns, both of Forest City, Marilyn Tweeten of Joice, and

LeAnn Meier of Mason City; three brothers, Bernard Flugum of

Lake Mills, and Curtis and Neal Flugum, both of Forest City;

and 10 grandchildren.



He was preceded in death by his parents.

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Lucille C. Groth

DES MOINES  



Lucille C. Groth, 85, died Saturday (March 2, 1996) at the Calvin

Manor Care Center.



Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Westminster

Presbyterian Church.  Burial will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at

the St. Ansgar Cemetery.



Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Westover Funeral

Home, Des Moines.  Visitation will also be held from 2:30 to

3 p.m. at the St. Ansgar United Methodist Church on Tuesday.



Memorial contributions may be directed to Westminster Presbyterian

Church or the Alzheimer's Association.



Lucille C. Groth was born in St. Ansgar.  She was a member of

Westminster Presbyterian Church, PEO Chapter H.E., and the Des

Moines Garden Club.



Survivors include two sons, Philip A. of Pella, and David of

Littleton, Colo.; two brothers, Wilbur and Gene Gerlach, both

of St. Ansgar; two sisters, Rose Nickerson of St. Ansgar, and

Erma Balls of Waterloo; three grandchildren; one step-grandchild;

and one step-great-grandchild.

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Emelia (E.M.) Irene Pederson

NORA SPRINGS 



Emelia (E.M.) Irene Pederson, 64, died Saturday (March 2, 1996)

at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.



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

Luke's Lutheran Church with the Rev. Ernest Thompson officiating.

The body was cremated.



The family will greet friends a half hour before the service

at the church.  Inurnment will take place at a later date at

Park Cemetery.



Sheckler Colonial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.



Emelia was born Feb. 22, 1932, near Fertile, the daughter of

Nels and Ruth (Johnson) Oakland.  She graduated from Fertile

High School in 1950.



On Oct. 20, 1950, she was united in marriage to Robert Henry

Pederson at the Fertile Lutheran Church.  The Rev. Hans Okland

presided at the ceremony.  The couple moved to Nora Springs in

1960.



Emelia cherished her family.  She also delighted in sharing

her home with five exchange students over the years.  They were:

Margo from Brazil, Inger from Norway, Lito of the Philippines,

Elvira of Germany, and Tennah of Liberia.



Her hobbies included sewing and crocheting.  She also loved

to bake and was well known in Nora Springs for ``M's homemade

buns.''  She was elected to the Nora Springs City Council in

the 1970s and was the first woman to serve on the council.  For

the past several years she and her husband have enjoyed winters

in Mesa, Ariz.



She was a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church and was involved

in Christian Women.



She is survived by her husband, Robert Henry Pederson of Nora

Springs; four children, Robert E. ``Hutch'' Pederson and his

wife, Lisa of Cornell, Brad Pederson and his wife, Connie of

Osage, Brian Pederson and his wife, Vicki of Nora Springs, and

Jane O'Rourke and her husband, Patrick of Fort Dodge; three sisters,

Norma Sprau of Mason City, IdaDell Wright and her husband Bill

of Jewell, and Marcelline Osmundson of Radcliffe; 12 grandchildren,

Kristin Pederson, Teresa Coats, Ryan O'Rourke, Brodie Pederson,

Cassie Pederson, Andrea O'Rourke, Emily Pederson, B.J. Pederson,

Chrissy Pederson, Callie Pederson, Sam Pederson and Mila O'Rourke;

three great-grandchildren, Rhett Pederson, Dakota Coats and Ty

Coats.



She was preceded in death by her parents.

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Melvin Little

MASON CITY  



Melvin Little, 68, died Saturday (March 2, 1996) at North Iowa

Mercy Health Center East.



Funeral services are tentatively set for Wednesday at the Fullerton

Patterson James Funeral Home, 123 Second St. S.E., where other

arrangements are incomplete.

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Alice Keidel

CHARLES CITY  



Alice Keidel, 90, died Sunday (March 3, 1996).



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Hauser Funeral Home.

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Evelyn G. Colloton

MASON CITY  



Evelyn G. Colloton, 82, of 309 S. Tennessee Ave., died Saturday

(March 2, 1996) at her home.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Hogan-Bremer Colonial

Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E.

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Henry C. ``Hank'' Tagesen

NORA SPRINGS  



Henry C. ``Hank'' Tagesen, 80, formerly of Rockwell and Mason

City, died Sunday (March 3, 1996) at North Iowa Mercy Health

Center East.



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

Fullerton Patterson James Funeral Home, 123 Second St. S.E.,

Mason City.  Burial will be in the Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason

City.



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

and will continue one hour prior to services on Wednesday.



Other arrangements are incomplete at the funeral home.

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William ``Bill'' Steuben

ROCKFORD  



William ``Bill'' Steuben, 82, died Friday (March 1, 1996) at

the Nora Springs Care Center.



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

United Methodist Church with the Rev. Rosemary Rohde-Frank officiating.

Burial will be in the Riverside Cemetery.



Friends may call after 2 p.m. today at the Schumburg Funeral

Home.  There will be a Masonic service at 7 p.m.



William ``Bill'' Steuben was born on Nov. 3, 1913 in Charles

City.



Survivors include one son, David F. Steuben of Jesup; one daughter,

Carol J. Kiss of Sherburn, Minn.; one sister, Leone C. Hall of

Rockford, Ill.; and seven grandchildren.



He was preceded in death by his wife, parents, and one sister.

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Ruth Sunde

FOREST CITY  



Ruth Sunde, 90, died Saturday (March 2, 1996) at her home.



Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Immanuel

Lutheran Church with the Rev. David Samuelson officiating.  Burial

will be in West Prairie Lutheran Cemetery, rural Leland.



Visitation will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. today at the Petersen

Lund Funeral Home.



Ruth Sunde was born Jan. 21, 1906 in Thompson.



Survivors include two daughters, Carmen Wolfram of Seward, Neb.,

and Carol Sunde of Westport, Wash.; one son, Carl Sunde of Brookings,

S.D.; and two sisters, Ethel Gardalen and Lucille Skogen, both

of Lake Mills.



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

and four sisters.

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Marguerite Holmes

MASON CITY  



Marguerite Holmes, 104, of 302 Second St., died Sunday (March

3, 1996) at Good Shepherd Health Care Center.



A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday

at Holy Family Catholic Church, 714 N. Adams Ave., with the Rev.

Raymond A. Burkle officiating.  Burial will be in Elmwood-St.

Joseph Cemetery.



Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Hogan-Bremer

Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E., where a scriptural wake

service will be held at 7 p.m.



Marguerite Holmes was born Jan. 28, 1892 in Cascade.



Survivors include two daughters, Mary Lois Alitz of Des Moines,

and Marguerite Pappas of Mason City; two sons, Thomas M. Holmes

of Riceville, and John Holmes of Dubuque; many grandchildren,

great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren.



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

five brothers and four sisters.

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Peyton Ruth Stevens

VIRGINIA, MINN.  



Peyton Ruth Stevens, 17 month old daughter of Aaron and Kim

Stevens, formerly of Mason City, died Friday (March 1, 1996)

at her home.



Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Grace Evangelical

Free Church, 804 N. Tyler Ave., Mason City, where visitation

will be held one hour prior to services.

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Henry C. `Hank' Tagesen

NORA SPRINGS



Henry C. ``Hank'' Tagesen, 80, 14 Fifth St. N.E., Nora Springs,

and formerly of Rockwell and Mason City, died Sunday (March 3,

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

a brief illness.



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

Patterson James Funeral Home, 123 Second St. S.E., Mason City,

with the Rev. Rodney L. Holmberg, visitation pastor of St. James

Evangelical Lutheran Church officiating. Burial will be in Memorial

Park Cemetery, Mason City.



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

and one hour prior to services on Wednesday.



Henry Chris ``Hank'' Tagesen was born Jan. 11, 1916, in Rockwell,

 the son of Jens and Sophia (Hansen) Tagesen.



He moved with his family to a farm near Rockwell when he was

a small child.



He attended school at Owen Center, a rural country school.



On Dec. 2, 1942, at St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church, Mason

City, he married Dorothy Lorraine Behrens. The couple made their

home on the family farm near Rockwell, where Mr. Tagesen was

engaged in farming. While engaged in farming, Mr. Tagesen was

also a forklift operator at the former State Brand Creamery,

now AMPI.



The couple moved to and made their home in Mason City for seven

years.



He retired in 1978 from AMPI after 20 years of service.



The couple moved to Arkansas for six years and returned to Iowa

to make their home in Nora springs for the past 11 years.



Mr. Tagesen was a former member of the B.P.O. Elks and Loyal

Order of Moose, both of Charles City. While at the creamery,

he was a member of the Teamsters Union l #828.



Living family members include his wife, Dorothy, of Nora Springs;

a son, Michael Tagesen Sr., and special friend, Janece Miller

of Mason City; two grandchildren, Michael Tagesen Jr. of Mankato,

Minn., and Amy (Mrs. Greg) Rippentrop of Mason City.



He was preceded in death by his parents.

Posted by Gene Manning