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Cecil C. Shreckengost

MASON CITY



Cecil C. Shreckengost, 80, of 19275 Quince Ave., Mason City,

died Monday afternoon (March 5, 1996) at the Muse Norris Hospice

Inpatient Unit.



Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Wesley

United Methodist Church, 1405 S. Pennsylvania Ave., with the

Rev. David Shogren officiating.



Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Bohemian

Cemetery at Plymouth.



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

Patterson James Funeral Chapel, 123 Second St. S.E., and one

hour prior to services at the church.



Those planning an expression of sympathy may wish to make donations

to Hospice of North Iowa or the Wesley United Methodist Church

in Cecil's name.



Cecil was born on Aug. 3, 1915, in Mason City where he has remained

a faithful resident all of his life.



He was the son of John and Martha (Winters)  Shreckengost.



He attended school in Mason City and then entered farming.



Cecil was united in marriage to Mary Bell Wise on March 1,

1973, at the Wesley United Methodist Church.



He operated a full farming operation and  raised corn, hay

and soybeans as well as having a dairy herd.



His love of toiling  in the soil continued even after his retirement

with raising vegetable gardens each year. Prior to his illness,

he was looking forward to planting this year's crop. He was known

for rather being outdoors in the worse of weather than being

cooped up inside.



Cecil always had time for the children of his life and enjoyed

being with them.



He was an active member of Wesley United Methodist Church. He

also was a member of the Moose Lodge and the Legion of the Moose.



Cecil will be sadly missed by his wife, Mary Bell, of Mason

City; his two sisters, Mrs. John E. (Dorothy) Roby, of Smith

Center, Kan., and Mrs. Gene (Cleo) Eldridge, of Mason City; many

grandchildren; and great-grandchildren; and several nieces and

nephews.



Cecil was preceded in death by his family members who include

his parents; stepmother, Jennie; three sisters, Fern Baughman,

Helen Sorensen and Rachel Shreckengost; and two brothers, Orin

and Howard Shreckengost.
 

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Helen W. Hanes

MASON CITY



Helen W. Hanes, 92, of 324 Second St. N.E., a former resident

of 933 N. Delaware Ave., died Monday (March 4, 1996) at the Good

Shepherd Nursing Home.



Memorial services will be held at a later date.



There will be no visitation. The body was cremated.



Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., was in

charge of arrangements.



Helen Atwood Wells was born Oct. 8, 1903, in La Crosse, Wis.,

the only daughter of Fred Eugene and Hattie Lou (Pace) Wells.



Her family moved to Mason City in 1915 and she graduated from

Mason City High School. Helen graduated from Mason City Junior

College  and attended the University of Minnesota.



She worked as a lab technician at Kenosha, Wis., and later at

Park Hospital in Mason City.



She married Joel F. Hanes on Jan. 21, 1925, in Minneapolis,

Minn.



The couple lived in Mason City, where Joel was employed by Jacob

E. Decker and Sons and was later owner of Yelland and Hanes.



Helen was a member of the First Christian Church, Eastern Star,

and was a past chapter regent of the Daughters of the American

Revolution.



She had been a officer of the Parent Teacher Association and

a scout troop leader. She enjoyed travel, spending time with

her family and summer activities at Clear Lake.



Survivors include three daughters, Elizabeth Jane ``Betty''

Dunn and her husband, Richard Dunn of Mesa, Ariz.; Dorothy Jean

Stone of Nekoosa, Wis., and Barbara Ann Roberts of Nauvoo, Ill.;

two sons, Joel Charles Hanes and his wife, Joyce, of Mason City,

and Edward Eugene Hanes and his wife, Billie, of Clear Lake;

20 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces

and nephews.



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

1966; and three brothers, Donald Eugene, Ernest Pace and Harry

Oliver Wells.

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Irvin Marion Johnson

RAKE 



Irvin Marion Johnson, 82, of Rake, died Monday (March 4, 1996)

at Methodist Hospital, Rochester, Minn.



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

Church with the Rev. Jennifer Edinger officiating.  Burial will

be in East Cemetery.



Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Winter

Funeral Home, Buffalo Center, and will continue one hour prior

to services at the church on Friday.



Irvin Marion Johnson was born Aug. 17, 1913, in Rake.



Survivors include his wife, Jackie; two stepdaughters, Jacqueline

Freund and LeaAnn Pitschke, both of Pittsburgh, Pa.; four grand-

children; one sister, Alta Erdahl of Bricelyn, Minn.; and four

brothers, Odin, Sidney and Herman, all of Rake, and Alanzo of Albert

Lea, Minn.



He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother.

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Glenn L. Wallace

MASON CITY



Glenn L. Wallace, 98, formerly of 140 N. Crescent Drive, died

Tuesday (March 5, 1996) at the IOOF Home.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Major Erickson Funeral

Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
 

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Robert R. Johnston

MASON CITY 



Robert R. Johnston, 82, of 508 S. Ohio Ave., Apt. D, died Monday

(March 4, 1996) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East.



There will be no visitation. The body was donated to the Mayo

Foundation in Rochester, Minn.



A memorial Mass will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Holy Family

Catholic Church, 714 N. Adams Ave., with the Rev. Raymond A.

Burkle officiating. A flag folding ceremony will be conducted

at the church by the Mason City Veteran's Memorial Association.



Memorials may be made to Holy Family Catholic Church or Hospice

of North Iowa, in memory of Robert R. Johnston.



Hogan-Bremer Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E., is in charge

of arrangements.



Robert R. Johnston was born June 23, 1913, in Mason City, son

of Clarence and Lois (Wilson) Johnston.



He married Leonilla M. Schreiber on Oct. 4, 1934, at Holy Family

Catholic Church.



Robert attended Mason City schools and then opened Johnston

Flowers.



He served in the United States Navy during  World War II. He

then started Johnston Construction in 1950 until his retirement

in 1965.



Robert and his wife enjoyed spending their summers at their

home on the Canadian border.



He was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church, a board member

of the United Home Bank, Cerro Gordo County Planning and Zoning

Committee, the Mason City Board of Review and numerous other

fraternal organizations.



Survivors include one daughter, JoAnn Bobgan and her husband,

Nick, of Mason City; two granddaughters, Susan Maggart and her

husband, John, of Johnston, and Jane Demanett and her husband,

David, of Johnston; five great-grandchildren, Kristin Demanett

of Johnston, Brittany and Ashley Parker, both  of Johnston, and

Nicole and Jacob Maggart, both of Clive.



He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife on April 23,

1990; three sisters; and one brother in infancy.

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Anna Risius

BUFFALO CENTER



Anna Risius, 95, of Buffalo Center, died Tuesday (March 5,

1996) at Timely Mission Nursing Home.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Winter Funeral Home.

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Leon Stitts

MASON CITY



Leon Stitts, 42, of 326 First St. N.W., died Sunday (March

3, 1996) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center.



Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Grace

United Methodist Church, 200 14th St. N.W., with the Rev. Walter

Jones of St. John's Baptist Church officiating.



Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.



Visitation will begin at 3:30 p.m. Thursday at Fullerton Patterson

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



Other arrangements are incomplete at the funeral home.

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Helen Blum

ROCKFORD 



Helen Blum, 88, of Rockford, died Tuesday (March 5, 1996) at

Riverside Chautauqua Guest House, Charles City.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Schumburg Funeral Home.

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Margaret Angeline Hendrickson

MASON CITY



Margaret Angeline Hendrickson, 83, of Mason City, died Tuesday

(March 5, 1996) at Good Shepherd Health Care Center.



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

Lutheran Church, 213 N. Pennsylvania Ave., with the Rev. Chris

Hellevik officiating.  Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.



Visitation will begin at 4 p.m. Thursday at Hogan-Bremer Colonial

Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E., and will continue one hour prior

to services at the church on Friday.



Other arrangements are incomplete at the funeral home.

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Alice Keidel

CHARLES CITY



Alice Keidel, 90, of the 11th Street Chautauqua Guest Home,

formerly of Clinton, died Sunday (March 3, 1996) at the  home.



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

Funeral Home, 1205 S. Main St., with the Rev. Debra Lincoln of

Trinity United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in

Riverside Cemetery.



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

Thursday at the funeral home.



Alice Sophia Meusel Keidel was born Dec. 9, 1905, at Galena, Ill.

Survivors include one sister, Lucinda Andrews of Cuba City, Wis.

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

and one sister.

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Eleanor A. Aukes

KLEMME



Eleanor A. Aukes, 60, of Klemme, died Monday (March 4, 1996)

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



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

Reformed United Church of Christ, with the Rev. Georgia White-Kisslrin

officiating. Burial will be in Ell Township Cemetery.



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

Funeral Home.



Eleanor A. Aukes was born Dec. 19, 1935, at Algona.



She is survived by her mother, Mildred Priebe of Concord Care

Center, Garner.



She was preceded in death by her husband and father.
 

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Orville L. Kressin

BURT 



Orville L. Kressin, 78, of Burt, died Monday (March 4, 1996)

at Kossuth Regional Health Center, Algona.



Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Lotts Creek

Immanuel Lutheran Church, rural Lone Rock, with the Rev. Michael

Wolters officiating.  Burial will be in Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery.



Visitation is after 3:30 p.m. today at the Geilenfeld-Murphy-Schaaf

Funeral Home, Algona, and will continue after 9:30 a.m. Thursday

at the church.



Orville L. Kressin was born Dec. 12, 1917, in Fenton Township

in Kossuth County.



Survivors include his wife, Caroline; and two daughters, Dr.

Elizabeth Kressin of Spencer and Mary Ann Kressin of Mounds View,

Minn.

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Cecil C. Shreckengost

MASON CITY



Cecil C. Shreckengost, 80, of 19275 Quince Ave., died Monday

afternoon (March 4, 1996) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient

Unit.



Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. today at Wesley United

Methodist Church, 1405 S. Pennsylvania Ave., with the Rev. David

Shogren officiating.



Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. today at the Bohemian

Cemetery at Plymouth.



Visitation was held after 4 p.m. Wednesday at the Fullerton

Patterson James Funeral Chapel, 123 Second St. S.E. Visitation

will continue one hour prior to services today at the church.



Those planning an expression of sympathy may wish to make donations

to Hospice of North Iowa or the Wesley United Methodist Church

in Cecil's name.



Cecil was born on Aug. 3, 1915, in Mason City where he has remained

a faithful resident all of his life.



He was the son of John and Martha (Winters)  Shreckengost.



He attended school in Mason City and then entered farming.



Cecil was united in marriage to Mary Belle ``Wise'' Jones on

March 1, 1973, at the Wesley United Methodist Church.



He operated a full farming operation and  raised corn, hay

and soybeans as well as having a dairy herd.



His love of toiling  in the soil continued even after his retirement

with raising vegetable gardens each year. Prior to his illness,

he was looking forward to planting this year's crop. He was known

for rather being outdoors in the worse of weather than being

cooped up inside.



Cecil always had time for the children of his life and enjoyed

being with them.



He was an active member of Wesley United Methodist Church. He

also was a member of the Moose Lodge and the Legion of the Moose.



Cecil will be sadly missed by his wife, Mary Belle, of Mason

City; his stepchildren, Mrs. Charles (Lorraine) Arhart, of North

Carolina; Roland and his wife, LaVonne Jones, Walter and his

wife, Kathy Jones, and Steve and his wife, Sonia Jones, all of

Mason City; his two sisters, Mrs. John E. (Dorothy) Roby, of

Smith Center, Kan., and Mrs. Gene (Cleo) Eldridge, of Mason City;

many grandchildren; great-grandchildren; and several nieces and

nephews.



Cecil was preceded in death by his family members who include

his parents; stepmother, Jennie; three sisters, Fern Baughman,

Helen Sorensen and Rachel Shreckengost; and two brothers, Orin

and Howard Shreckengost.
 

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Margaret Angeline Hendrickson

MASON CITY 



Margaret Angeline Hendrickson, 83, of Mason City, died Tuesday

(March 5, 1996)  at Good Shepherd Healthcare Center.



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

Lutheran Church, 213 N. Pennsylvania Ave., with the Rev. Chris

Hellevik officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.



Visitation is after 4 p.m. today at Hogan-Bremer Colonial Chapel,

126 Third St. N.E., and one hour prior to the services at the

church on Friday.



Margaret A. Hendrickson was born Jan. 8, 1913, in LuVerne, the

daughter of Charles George and Wilhelmina (Gifford) Miller.



She married Edwin Birdsey Hendrickson on Oct. 3, 1935, in Kearney,

Neb.



Margaret grew up in LuVerne and graduated from LuVerne High

School. She worked for the telephone company in the 1930s and

then was an inspector at Metal Craft for 22 years until retiring.



She loved cooking for her family. She also enjoyed traveling,

riverboat gambling, playing cards and socializing. She was a

member of Trinity Lutheran Church and the VFW Auxiliary.



Survivors include two daughters, Marilyn Phelps, Kasson, Minn.,

and Sharon VanWey and her husband, Charles, of Albert Lea, Minn.;

one son, Chip Hendrickson and his wife, Chris, of Mason City;

five grandchildren, Kimberly Closner and her husband, Darren,

of Amboy, Minn.; Kristine Brekke and her husband, Michael, of

Rochester, Minn.; Scott VanWey and Brian VanWey, both of Minneapolis,

Minn., and Derk Hendrickson of Mason City; two great-grandchildren,

Jeremiah Phelps, of Kasson, Minn., and Zachary Brekke of Rochester,

Minn.; one sister-in-law, Marjorie Miller, of Clear Lake; one

brother-in-law, Gene Wolf, of Bancroft; and two special nieces,

Arlene Goehring, of Mason City, and Helen Jean Ellis of Mason

City.



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

sisters, LuLu Quinn, Eva May, Helen Johnson and Florence Wolf;

and five brothers, Clarence, Art, George, Richard and Harold

Miller.



Margaret's family always came first.
 

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Glenn L. Wallace

MASON CITY



Glenn L. Wallace, 98, formerly of 140 N. Crescent Drive, died

Tuesday (March 5, 1996) at the IOOF Home.



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

Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., where other

arrangements are incomplete.

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Marjorie Fessler

THORNTON



Marjorie Fessler, 79, of Thornton, died Wednesday (March 6,

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



Funeral services are tentatively set for 10:30 a.m. Monday at

the United Methodist Church, Swaledale.



Other arrangements are incomplete at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial

Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St., Clear Lake.

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Lenetta Frey

SHEFFIELD



Lenetta Frey, 68, of Sheffield, died Wednesday (March 6, 1996)

at the Franklin General Hospital, Hampton.



Funeral services are incomplete at the Grarup Funeral Home,

Sheffield.
 

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Anna `Susie' Risius

BUFFALO CENTER



Anna ``Susie'' Georgia Wibben Risius, 95, of Buffalo Center,

died Tuesday (March 5, 1996) at the Timely Mission Nursing Home.



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

First Reformed Church, with the Rev. William Peake officiating.

Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery.



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

Funeral Home.



Anna Risius was born Jan. 22, 1901, in Campen, Germany.



Survivors include two sons, Luverne Risius of Buffalo Center,

and Dean Risius of New Ulm, Minn.; six grandchildren; six great-

grandchildren; two stepgreat-grandchildren; one brother, Harm

Wibben of Titonka; and one sister, Katie Schrieber of Sheffield.



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

and two sisters.
 

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Adrian B. Brown

STACYVILLE



Adrian B. Brown, 85, of Stacyville, died Wednesday (March 6,

1996) at Stacyville.



Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Visitation

Church, with the Rev. Otting officiating. Burial will be in Visitation

Cemetery.



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

Church.



Memorials may be given to the Heart to Home Hospice, 1003 Gilbert,

Charles City.



Hatten and Sons Funeral Home, Stacyville, is in charge of arrangements.



Survivors include his wife, Alvina J. Brown; one daughter, Mary

E. Blong, Eldridge; three sons, Robert A. Brown, Glendora, Calif.;

Edward J. Brown, Cedar Rapids, and Joseph R. Brown, Stacyville;

one sister, Mary Hockaday of Cedar Rapids; two brothers, Sylvester

Brown of Kent, Wash., and William Brown, of St. Louis Park, Minn.;

11 grandchildren; and four grandchildren.



He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Francis Brown;

one sister, Gertrude Donner; and brothers, Ray Brown, Delphin

Brown and Sonny Brown.
 

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Robert Dennery

FOREST CITY



Robert Dennery, 62, of Forest City, died Friday (March 1,

1996) at his home in Forest City.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Petersen Lund Funeral

Home, Forest City.

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Helen Joyce Blum

ROCKFORD



Helen Joyce Blum, of Rockford, 88, died Tuesday (March 5, 1996)

at the Riverside Chautauqua Guest Home, Charles City.



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

Methodist Church, Rockford.



Visitation will begin at 4 p.m. today at Schumburg Funeral home,

Rockford.



Helen Joyce Blum was born July 20, 1907, at Rockford.



Survivors include her children, Donald Blum of Nashua; and Carol

Jensen-Brown of Chicago; eight grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren;

and one sister, Norma Hareison of Los Angeles, Calif.



She was preceded in death by her husband, one brother and two

sisters.

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Rolland K. Rodemaker

OSAGE



Rolland K. Rodemaker, 68, of Osage, died Wednesday (March 6,

1996) at St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, Minn.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Champion Funeral Home,

Osage.

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Dennis Lee Brooks

GARLAND, Texas 



Dennis Lee Brooks, 43, formerly of Mason City, Iowa, passed

away Monday (March 4, 1996) at his home in Garland, Texas.



A memorial service will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday at The House

of Faith, 1550 Wynn Joyce Road, Garland, Texas.



Due to cremation, there will be no visitation or viewing.



Williams Funeral Home, 716 Main St., Garland, Texas, is in charge

of arrangements.



A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Monday, March 11,

1996, at  the Salvation Army Church, 203 First St. S.W., Mason

City, Iowa, with Major Jack Lindsey officiating.



Dennis Lee Brooks was born Jan. 17, 1953, in Mason City, Iowa,

the son of Roger and Betty Brooks.



He was raised in Mason City and attended the Mason City public

schools.



After graduation, he attended and graduated from Christ of Nations

Bible College in Dallas, Texas.



Dennis was a photographer and very active in his church.



He was a member of the Mason City DeMolay.



He is survived by his mother, Betty (DeMaris) Brooks and her

special friend, Cecil Gregg, of Garland, Texas; a brother, Ronald

and his wife, Susan; a niece, Dawn Schlinke and her husband,

Chris, all of Dallas, Texas; a nephew, Steven Marxen and his

wife, Shelley, of Rio Grande, Ohio; his maternal grandmother,

Mrs. Floyd (Mildred) DeMaris of LeSueur, Minn.; and many aunts,

uncles, cousins and friends.



He was preceded in death by his father, Roger Brooks; paternal

grandparents, John and Amanda Brooks; and his maternal grandfather,

Floyd E. DeMaris.



Memorials may be given to the Dennis Lee Brooks Memorial fund,

care of Betty Brooks, 4909 Collingwood Drive, Garland, Texas

75043.

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Leon Stitts Sr.

MASON CITY



Leon Stitts Sr., 42, of 326 First St. N.W., died Sunday evening

(March 3, 1996) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East.



Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Grace

United Methodist Church, 200 14th St. N.W., with the Rev. Walter

Jones of St. John's Baptist Church officiating.



Visitation will be held from 3:30 to 8 p.m. at Fullerton Patterson

James Funeral Home, 123 Second St. S.E., and again one hour prior

to services at the church. Interment will be in Memorial Park

Cemetery.



Leon was born on Dec. 12, 1953, in Tunica, Miss., the son of

Heziekiah and Emma (Dooley) Stitts Sr.



He attended school at the Wilson High School in Wilson, Ariz.



He moved with his family to the Mason City area about 15 years

ago.



He loved playing basketball, bingo and poker. He also enjoyed

time outdoors and fishing.
 

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Marjorie L. Fessler

THORNTON 



Marjorie L. Fessler, 79, of 6779 Grouse Ave., died Wednesday

(March 6, 1996) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East, Mason

City.



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

United Methodist Church with the Rev. Robert Dodge officiating.

Interment will be in the Clear Lake Cemetery.



Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Ward-Van

Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St., Clear Lake, and will

continue one hour prior to services at the church on Monday.



The family suggests memorials to the Marjorie L. Fessler Memorial

Fund.



Marjorie was born May 3, 1916, in rural Clear Lake, the daughter

of Ralph and Hazel (Rhodes) Carlock.  She graduated from Clear

Lake High School in 1934.  She married Harold ``Hap'' Fessler

on April 10, 1937, in Clear Lake.



They farmed in the Swaledale area until 1967 when they moved

to the present farm where they have lived ever since, in rural

Thornton.  Marjorie was a 4-H leader for 10 years and was on

the Cerro Gordo County 4-H Council for many years.  She was a

cook for the Rockwell-Swaledale Schools for 15 years, retiring

in May 1981.



Marjorie loved to travel, fish, grow flowers, reading, bird

watching, entertaining, and most of all, cooking for her family.

She was a member of the Swaledale United Methodist Church, the

Swaledale Garden Club, S.A.L. Club, and the Republican party.



Marjorie is survived by her husband, Harold ``Hap'' Fessler

of Thornton; two daughters, Betty Lou Fullwood and her husband,

Robert, of Onalaska, Wis., and Linda Fessler of Thornton; two

sisters, Evelyn Madson of Apple Valley, Minn., and Mary E. Martin

of Pekin, Ill.; one brother, Lyman Carlock and his wife, Jane,

of Baton Rouge, La.; two grandchildren, Tony Fullwood and Daren

Fullwood, both of Onalaska, Wis.; and two great-grandchildren,

Christopher Arn Fullwood and Samantha Jade Fullwood.



She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Gene

Carlock; and two infant children, Gary and Karen Fessler.

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Hazel Watts

MASON CITY 



Hazel Watts, 94, of 324 Second St. N.E., died Thursday (March

7, 1996) at Good Shepherd Health Care Center.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Major Erickson Funeral

Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
 

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Yvonne O. Schwieger

DOWS 



Yvonne O. Schwieger, 82, of the Western Home, Cedar Falls, and

formerly of Dows, died Wednesday (March 6, 1996) at Sartori Hospital,

Cedar Falls.



Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Morgan

United Methodist Church, rural Dows, with the Rev. Michael Tolles

officiating.  Burial will be in Morgan Township Cemetery.



Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. until time of services

Saturday at Morgan United Methodist Church.  Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof

Funeral Home of Cedar Falls is in charge of arrangements.



Yvonne O.Schwieger was born April 27, 1913, near Hampton, to

Mark and Ocea (Meyer) Kempthorne.  She married Howard W. Schwieger

on Sept. 23, 1934, in Hampton.  He died in 1973.  Before her

marriage she taught in rural Franklin County schools.



Survivors include three sons, John Schwieger of Nicollet, Minn.,

Carlyn Schwieger of Dows, and Barton Schwieger of Cedar Falls;

one sister, Dotta Peshak of Plymouth; eight grandchildren; and

eight great-grandchildren.



She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; two sisters,

Margaret Welzin and Clara King; one brother, Charles Kempthorne;

and one grandson, Richard Lane Schwieger.
 

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Lennetta Frey

SHEFFIELD 



Lennetta Frey, 68, of Sheffield, died Wednesday (March 6, 1996)

at Franklin General Hospital, Hampton.



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

Baptist Church with the Rev. Bruce Rulapaugh officiating.  Burial

will be in Hillside Cemetery.



Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Grarup Funeral

Home.



Lennetta Frey was born on Sept. 8, 1927, on the family farm

near Meservey, the daughter of Carl and Margaret (Gerdes) Hulsing.

She attended country school, the Sheffield School System and

graduated from Rockwell High School with the class of 1946.

On Feb. 14, 1947, she was united in marriage to Carl Frey at

the Grace Baptist Church in Sheffield.  They made their home

farming in the Bradford area until moving to a farm northeast

of Rockwell in 1950.  In 1962 they moved with their family to

their current farm southeast of Sheffield.  Lennetta enjoyed

sewing, gardening, quilting and doing things with her grandchildren.

She was a member of Grace Baptist Church of Sheffield where

she was involved with the Ladies White Cross, served as a Sunday

school teacher, and served on the Kitchen Committee.



She is survived by her husband, Carl, of Sheffield; one daughter,

Kathy DeFore and her husband, Don, of North Glenn, Colo.; two

sons, Ron and his wife, Ineta, of Eldora, and Daryl of West Des

Moines and his special friend, Deborah Crowley of Ankeny; three

grandchildren;  one great-grandson; and four brothers, Carl Hulsing,

Myron Hulsing and Don Hulsing, all of Rockwell, and Vern Hulsing

of Mason City.



She was preceded in death by her parents and one infant sister.
 

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Louise Nelson

BELMOND 



Louise Nelson, 78, of Belmond, died Wednesday (March 6, 1996)

at the Comanche Memorial Hospital, Lawton, Okla.



Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Trinity

Lutheran Church with the Rev. Jim Carpenter officiating.  Burial

will be in the Belmond Cemetery.



Other funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Tenold Funeral

Home.

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Lewis P. `Bud' Walker

MASON CITY



Lewis P. ``Bud'' Walker, 76, of 509 S. Adams Ave., died Wednesday

(March 6, 1996) at the Good Shepherd Health Care Center following

a brief illness.



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

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

with the Rev. Sharon Betsworth, associate pastor at First United

Methodist Church, officiating.  Burial will be in the Memorial

Park Cemetery with a military graveside flag presentation conducted

by the American Legion Post #449 of Nora Springs.



Friends may call from 3 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home

where the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m.  Visitation

will continue one hour prior to services on Saturday.



Lewis Pershing ``Bud'' Walker was born March 25, 1919, in Leighton,

the son of Harlen and Minnie (Kenfield) Walker.  He attended

school in Oskaloosa and East High School in Des Moines.  In 1942,

Mr. Walker entered the U.S. Army.  He served in the Pacific Theater

during World War II, and was honorably discharged with the rank

of sergeant.  He returned to the United States, and on March

5, 1949, in Des Moines, he was united in marriage to Alphia Ethel

Albright.  The couple made their home in Mason City in 1952.



Mr. Walker was a truck driver for numerous farms.  In 1968 he

purchased the Westside Tavern in Nora Springs.  He owned and

operated the tavern until he retired and sold the tavern in 1986.

He was a lifetime member of the American Legion Post #449 of

Nora Springs and the Eagles Lodge in Des Moines.



Living family members include his wife, Alphia, of Mason City;

a son, Larry Walker of Mason City; a granddaughter whom they

raised, Shannon Walker of Mason City; two brothers, Warren Walker

of Council Bluffs, and Robert Walker of Fort Dodge; three sisters,

Virginia Saurman and Joyce Johansen, both of Des Moines, and

Jane Blackburn of Mesa, Ariz.



He was preceded in death by two sons, Harold Dean Walker and

an infant son, and a sister, Pat Walker.
 

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Glenn L. Wallace

MASON CITY 



Glenn L. Wallace, 98, of 140 N. Crescent Drive, died Tuesday

(March 5, 1996) at the IOOF Home.



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

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

Merlin Ackerson of First United Methodist Church officiating.

Masonic services will be conducted by Harding Lodge #649  A.F.

and A.M. will be held prior to funeral services at 10:30 a.m.

Saturday at the funeral home.



Friends may call from 9 a.m. until time of services Saturday

at Major Erickson Funeral Home.



Memorials may be directed to Hospice of North Iowa.



Glenn L. Wallace was born Nov. 7, 1897, in Rowan, the son of

Clarence C. and Bertha (Goodell) Wallace.  He was married to

Vilora M. Zimmerman on May 14, 1921, at Burt.  Glenn was a traffic

manager at Northwestern States Portland Cement Company from 1938

until he retired on Dec. 21, 1962.  Glenn was a member of First

United Methodist Church and a lifetime member of Harding Lodge

#649 A.F. and A.M.



Survivors include his son, Robert Wallace of Cedar Rapids; two

grandsons, Glenn Harriman and his wife, Debra, of Mason City,

and Terry Wallace and his wife, Victoria, of Cedar Rapids; one

great-granddaughter; and three great-grandsons.



He was preceded in death by his wife, Vilora; two sisters, Gladys

Hawcott and Ila Wallace; two brothers, Vaughn and Vernon Wallace;

one daughter, Dorothy Harriman; and one grandson, Thomas Wallace.
 

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Darrel R. Moore

OSAGE 



Darrel R. Moore, 62, of Osage, died Monday (March 4, 1996) at

his home.



Funeral services are tentatively set for 1 p.m. Wednesday at

the First Baptist Church.



Other arrangements are incomplete at the Champion Funeral Home.

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Cecil R. Jensen

LAKE MILLS 



Cecil R. Jensen, 64, of Lake Mills, died Thursday (March 7,

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



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Mittelstadt Funeral Home.

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Evelyn Marie Johnson

GLENVILLE, Minn. 



The funeral service for Evelyn Marie Johnson of Route 2, Glenville,

will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at First Lutheran Church, Glenville.

Pastor David Hernes will officiate.  Interment will be in Sunset

Cemetery, Northwood, Iowa.



Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Bonnerup Funeral

Service, Albert Lea, and will continue one hour prior to services

at the church.



Evelyn died Wednesday (March 6, 1996) at St. Mary's Hospital,

Rochester, from a short illness of cancer.  She was 71 years

old.



Evelyn was born July 15, 1924, at Pocahontas, Iowa, to Edward

and Agnes (Walters) Carlson.  She married Arnold H. Johnson on

Dec. 21, 1941, in Havelock, Iowa.  Evelyn and Arnold celebrated

54 years of marriage on Dec. 21, 1995.  Evelyn attended country

school and graduated from Pocahontas High School.  She moved

from Pocahontas, Iowa, to Spring Valley, in 1960.  She then moved

to Northwood, Iowa, and now resides at Glenville.  Evelyn was

a member of First Lutheran Church of Glenville and the ladies

group.  She worked for Wal-Mart at Albert Lea and formerly for

Fallgatters of Northwood, Iowa.  Evelyn enjoyed flowers and plants.



Evelyn is survived by her husband, Arnold Johnson of Glenville;

three sons, Dennis Johnson and his wife, Gail, of Stewartville,

Larry Johnson and his wife, Peggy, of Burnsville, and Brian Johnson

and his wife, Betty, of Owatonna; one daughter, Colette Julseth

and her husband, Russ, of Northwood, Iowa; 10 grandchildren;

five great-grandchildren; three sisters, Violet Filloon and her

husband, James of Laurens, Iowa; Eileen Hawk and her husband,

Eldon of Plover, Iowa, and Margaret Teclaw and her husband, Marion

of Laurens, Iowa.



Evelyn was preceded in death by her parents.



Evelyn was a loving wife, wonderful mother, and was always interested

in the lives of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

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USE LEON

Leon Stitts Sr.

MASON CITY



Leon Stitts Sr., 42, of 326 First St. N.W., died Sunday evening

(March 3, 1996) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East.



Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. today at Grace United

Methodist Church, 200 14th St. N.W., with the Rev. Walter Jones

of St. John's Baptist Church officiating.



Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the church.

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

is in charge of arrangements. Interment will be in Memorial Park

Cemetery.



Leon was born on Dec. 12, 1953, in Tunica, Miss., the son of

Heziekiah and Emma (Dooley) Stitts Sr.



He attended school at Wilson High School in Wilson, Ark.



He moved with his family to the Mason City area about 15 years

ago.



He loved playing basketball, bingo and poker. He also enjoyed

time outdoors and fishing.



Leon is survived by his mother, Emma Parrett, Mason City; his

father, Heziekiah of Blyvelle, Ariz.; three daughters, Natosha,

April and Teresa; two sons, Leon Jr. and Jeremiah Stitts, all

of Mason City; and three brothers, Heziekiah Stitts Jr., Jimmie

L., and Charles E. Stitts, all of Mason City.

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Robert Dennery

FOREST CITY 



Robert Dennery, 62, of Forest City, died Friday (March 1, 1996)

at his home.



Memorial services are being planned for this spring, near Memorial

Day, with graveside services at Grant Lutheran Cemetery, rural

Woden.



There will be no visitation; the body was cremated.  Petersen

Lund Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.



Robert Dennery was born Jan. 21, 1934, in rural Woden.



Survivors include nine cousins and one uncle.



He was preceded in death by his parents.

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Earl `John' Jorgenson

LEDYARD 



Earl ``John'' Jorgenson, 77, of Ledyard, died Wednesday (March

6, 1996) at his home.



Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Bethany

Evangelical and Reformed Church with the Rev. Larry Daughan

officiating.  Burial will be in Highland Home Cemetery.  Military

graveside services will be provided by the Ledyard American Legion.



Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today in the Fireside

Room of Bethany Evangelical and Reformed Church.  Garry-Roberts-

Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home, Bancroft, is in charge of arrangements.



Earl ``John'' Jorgenson was born April 21, 1918, in Ledyard.



Survivors include his wife, Nadine Jorgenson of Ledyard; four

sons, Darwin Jorgenson of Lubbock, Texas; Lyle Jorgenson of Enumclaw,

Wash.; Eldon Jorgenson of Ledyard, and Dale Jorgenson of Bethany

Mo.; 11 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and one brother,

Ernest Jorgenson of Belgrade, Minn.



He was preceded in death by his parents, one son, four brothers

and two sisters.
 

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Rolland K. Rodemaker

OSAGE 



Rolland K. Rodemaker, 68, of Osage, died Wednesday (March 6,

1996) at St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, Minn.



Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Our Savior's

Lutheran Church with the Rev. Dennis Hanson and the Rev. Roy

Ott officiating.  Burial will be in the Osage Cemetery with military

rites at the grave by American Legion Post 278 of Osage.



Visitation will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. today at Champion Funeral

Home.



Rolland K. Rodemaker was born April 1, 1927, in Charles City.



Survivors include his mother, Naomi Rodemaker of Osage; his

wife, Lucille Rodemaker of Osage; three sons, Dale Rodemaker

and Jim Rodemaker, both of Osage, and David Rodemaker of Mason

City; four grandchildren; two sisters, Mary Newhouse of Osage,

and Joan Jeffries of Charles City; and two brothers, Roger Rodemaker

of Raleigh, N.C., and Fred Rodemaker of New Hampton.

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Dr. Edward R. Woodward

GAINESVILLE, Fla.  



Word has been received of the death of Dr. Edward R. Woodward,

79, of Gainesville.



He was the son of former Mason City, Iowa, residents, Dr. and

Mrs. L.R. Woodward. He died suddenly Sunday (Jan. 7, 1996) at

his home in Gainsville.



He came to Mason City in 1921 at the age of 5, having been born

in Chicago, Ill., on Sept. 6, 1916.



He went through the Mason City Public Schools, graduating from

MCHS in 1934.



He graduated in 1938 from Grinnell College  and in 1939, married

Dorothy Louise Furry of Chicago, a Grinnell classmate.



In 1939, Dr. Woodward entered the University of Chicago Medical

School, graduating as an A.O.A. in 1942.



Ed was always a stellar student and an athlete. He also loved

music and literature and played in the MCHS band during his four

years there. He had a life-long interest in the arts.



He served in the United States Navy in the South Pacific throughout

World War II. He returned briefly to Chicago to continue training

in surgery at the University of Chicago, but was called back

to military duty with the United States Navy as a medical officer

at the military hospital in Yokosuka, Japan, during the Korean

Police Action.



Following his service as a medical officer for the Navy, Ed

returned to the University of Chicago where he completed training

in general surgery and gastroenterology. He went to Los Angeles,

Calif., as associate professor of surgery at the University of

California, Los Angeles, from 1942-1957.



He was then hired by the University of Florida to develop the

new medical school's department of surgery. He served the University

of Florida as Chief of Surgery for 35 years and as Professor

of Surgery and Director of Medical Research for 39 years.



In 1992, Ed, ``anxious to be relieved of budgeting, hiring,

and firing,'' relinquished his post as Chief of Surgery. He continued

until his death to work as a consultant and adviser to the Department

of Surgery and continued training of resident surgeons in the

Florida V.A. Hospital in Gainesville.



In 1992, there was a large symposium held in Ed's honor and

a Professorship in Surgery and a large handsome conference room

was established in his honor.



Dr. Woodward is survived by his wife, Dorothy Woodward and their

son, James Roy, of Orlando, Fla., and his wife, Vicki, and three

children, Melinda, Stephen, and John.; a daughter, Suzannne Louise

Woodward, Ph.D. resides in Ann Arbor, Mich., and her son, Jeter

Crutchfield, a student in Austin, Texas; his sister, Mrs. Adelia

Woodward Hayward, a biologist, lives in Clear Lake, Iowa, with

her husband, John V. Hayward; a brother, Dr. A.W. Woodward, preceded

Ed in death on Jan. 1, 1990 in Waterloo, Iowa, where he was a

urological surgeon. There are three Mason City cousins, Floyd

H. Woodward, Wava J. Woodward, and Wilma Woodward  Davisson.



There was a memorial service held Thursday, Jan. 11, 1996, at

the University of Florida Auditorium. It was an outpouring of

affection and praise from the whole medical community, friends

and family.

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Cecil R. Jensen

LAKE MILLS



Cecil R. Jensen, 64, of Lake Mills, died  Thursday (March 7,

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



Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Asbury

United Methodist Church, Lake Mills, with the Rev. Jeanne Martin

officiating. Burial will be in the Beaver Creek Cemetery.



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

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



Cecil R. Jensen was born June 8, 1931, in Lake Mills.



Survivors include his wife, Mavis, of Lake Mills; his son, Mark

Allen Jensen of Rice, Minn.; two stepsons, Dennis Hassel of Brooklyn

Park, Minn., and Mark Wade of Lake Mills; one stepdaughter, Rhonda

Charlton of Joice; four grandchildren; five stepgrandchildren;

two brothers, Dean Jensen of Burnsville, Minn., and Jerald Jensen

of Abilene, Texas; and two sisters, Wanda Bredeson of Forest

City, and Iola Sunie of Hamilton, Fla.



He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and three

sisters.
 

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Melvin F. `Pat' Muth

MASON CITY 



Melvin F. ``Pat'' Muth, 84, of 919 13th St. S.E., died friday

(March 8, 1996) at his home.



Funeral services are tentatively planned for 10 a.m. Monday

at the Wesley United Methodist Church.



Visitation will begin at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Fullerton Patterson

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

are incomplete.

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Ruth Poulsen

OSAGE



Ruth Poulsen, 91, of Osage, died Friday (March 8, 1996) at

the Stacyville Community Nursing Home.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Champion Funeral

Home, Osage.

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Orian Wilford Kaasa

LAKE MILLS 



Orian Wilford Kaasa, 83, of Joice, died Friday (March 8, 1996)

at Lake Mills Care Center.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Mittelstadt Funeral

Home, Lake Mills.
 

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Louise Nelson

BELMOND



Louise Nelson, 78, of Belmond, died Wednesday (March 6, 1996)

at Comanche Memorial Hospital in Lawton, Okla.



Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Trinity

Lutheran Church, Belmond, with the Rev. Jim Carpenter officiating.

Burial will be in the Belmond Cemetery.



Visitation will be held from 3 to 9 p.m. at the Tenold Funeral

Home and one hour prior to services at the church.



Louise Nelson was born Sept. 1, 1917, in Belmond.



Survivors include one son, Larry Nelson of Lawton, Okla.; four

grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

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Melvin F. `Pat' Muth

MASON CITY



Melvin F. ``Pat'' Muth, 84, of 919 13th St. S.E., died Friday

(March 8, 1996) at his home.



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

United Methodist Church, 1405 S. Pennsylvania Ave., with the

Rev. David Shogren officiating.  Interment will be in the Rockwell

Cemetery.



Visitation will begin at 3 p.m. today, with the family greeting

friends from 3 to 6 p.m., at Fullerton Patterson James Funeral

Chapel, 123 Second St. S.E., with visitation continuing until

8 p.m.  There will be Moose Lodge funeral services at 4 p.m.

today at the funeral home. There will also be visitation one

hour prior to service time Monday at the Church.



Those planning an expression of sympathy may wish to consider

memorials to the Melvin F. Muth Memorial Fund.



Melvin was born March 15, 1911, in Rockwell, the son of Edward

and Elizabeth (Plank) Muth.  He attended school at Bath Township

No. 6 School.  Following the deaths of his parents, he became

a farmer, at a young age, in the Mason City area and remained

farming until his retirement in 1975, when he moved into Mason

City.  During those years, he farmed for 12 years in the Britt

area.  As a farmer, he spent many years custom farming.  His

love of the earth and hard work continued into his later years

as he took great pride in his yard and landscaping.



Melvin was united in marriage to Berniece V. Berry on May 27,

1933, in Lincoln, Neb., and to this union were born five children.

After his wife's death in 1988, he was united in marriage to

Merilayne Ferrier on sweethearts' day, Feb. 14, 1989, at Wesley

United Methodist Church, where he was a member.



He was also a life member of the Moose Lodge and a member of

the Eagles.  During his early years, Melvin was a catcher for

the Cartersville Sluggers and this enjoyment followed throughout

his life with being a Cubs and Braves fan.  If you visited Melvin,

you could generally find a baseball or basketball game on.  He

enjoyed the dances at the Moose Lodge and would drop everything

to play a game of 500.  As most farmers need to be, he was a

great handyman with plumbing and electrical work and could figure

out how to fix most anything.



Melvin will be missed and remembered by his wife, Merilayne,

Mason City; his daughter, Mrs. Leon (Carol) Lewis, Vinton; his

three sons, Roger, of Britt, Ralph and his wife, Shirley, of

Garner, and Fred and his wife, Linda, of Clear Lake; three step-

daughters, Mrs. Jim (Kathleen) Fielder, Mason City, Mrs. Ray

(Scarlett) Aucker, Coaldale, Penn., and Mrs. Tim (Bonnie)

Bradbury, Nora Springs; nine grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren,

11 stepgrandchildren, five stepgreat-grandchildren, and one step-

great-great-grandchild.



He was preceded in death by his parents; first wife, Berniece;

one daughter, Ruth; two brothers, Edward and Wilbur; and two

sisters, Melinda Carstens and Blanche Mattes.

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Darrel R. Moore

OSAGE 



Darrel R. Moore, 62, of rural Osage, died Monday (March 4, 1996)

at home.



Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 13,

at First Baptist Church, Osage, with the Revs. Jerry Newland

and Rose Marie Lewis officiating.  Burial will be held at 3 p.m.

at Allison Cemetery, Allison.



Visitation will begin at 5 p.m. Tuesday, with the family receiving

friends from 7 to 9 p.m., at Champion Funeral Home, Osage.  Visitation

will continue one hour prior to service time Wednesday at the

church.



Darrel R. Moore was born Sept. 10, 1933, at Shell Rock.



Survivors include two daughters, Becky Olsen, Lyman, Wyo., and

Tammy Powell, Laramie, Wyo.; one sister, Bernice Pope, Longmont,

Colo.; one brother, Wayne Moore, Casper, Wyo.; and two grandchildren.



He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, two sisters and

three brothers.

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Bernard A. Miller

BELMOND 



Bernard A. Miller, 54 of Belmond, died Saturday (March 9, 1996)

at Belmond Community Hospital following a short illness with

cancer.



Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 12,

at Trinity Lutheran Church, Belmond, with the Rev. Jim Carpenter,

officiating.  Burial will be in the Belmond Cemetery.



Visitation will be held from 1 to 9 p.m. Monday at Tenold Funeral

Home, Belmond.



Bernard Miller, the son of Alvin and Berenice (Watts) Miller,

was born April 25, 1941, at Clarion.  He graduated from Clarion

High School and Eagle Grove Junior College.  He was united in

marriage to Karen Swenson on March 10, 1962, at Belmond.  To

this union two children were born, Pamela and Belinda.  He worked

at Belmond Motors from 1963-67 and from 1967 to the present for

IES Utilities.



He was a member of the Belmond Police Reserves for the past

four years and he was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church.



He is survived by his wife, Karen of Belmond; two daughters,

Pamela Morris and her husband, Kerry, of Belmond, and Belinda

Oberreuter and her husband, Todd, of Alexander; four grandchildren,

Joshua and Courtney Morris, Collin and Alex Oberreuter; two step-

grandchildren, Brad and Dawn Oberreuter, of Norway; his stepmother,

Rose Miller, Tucson, Ariz.; and four stepsisters, Delores Reese

of Muskogee, Okla, Carol Weurtz, of Aurora, Colo., Lily Sopina

and Shirley East, both of Tucson, Ariz.



He was preceded in death by his parents, Alvin and Berenice

Miller.

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Helga C. Davis

ALGONA 



Helga C. Davis, 84, of Algona, formerly of Mason City, died

Saturday (March 9, 1996) at the Algona Manor Care Center.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Geinlenfeld-Murphy-Schaaf

Funeral Home, Algona.

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William W. Aldrich

BELMOND 



William ``Bill'' W. Aldrich, 72, of Belmond, died Friday (March

8, 1996) at the Kanawha Community Care Center.



Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at Tenold Funeral

Chapel, Belmond, with the Rev. JoAn Lent Skyrme of the United

Church of Rowan, officiating.  Burial will be in the Graceland

Cemetery, Rowan.



Visitation will be held from 3 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral

chapel.



William W. Aldrich was born Feb. 17, 1924, near Belmond.



Survivors include one brother, Dan Aldrich, Escondido, Calif.;

and several nieces and nephews.



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

brother.

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Rafael E. Rodrigues

KELLOGG



Rafael E. Rodrigues, 44, of Kellogg, died Saturday (March 9,

1996) following injuries received in an automobile accident.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Fullerton Patterson James

Funeral Chapel, 123 Second St. S.E., Mason City.

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Ruth Poulsen

OSAGE 



Ruth Poulsen, 91, of Osage, died Friday (March 8, 1996) at the

Stacyville Community Nursing Home.



Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Our Savior's

Lutheran Church, with the Revs. Dennis Hanson and Roy Ott officiating.

Burial will be in the Osage Cemetery.



Visitation will begin at 3 p.m. today at Champion Funeral Home

and one hour prior to service time Monday at the church.



Ruth Poulsen was born May 9, 1904, near Osage.



Survivors include one daughter, Helen Emerson, Little Cedar;

one son, Clarence Thompson, Napa, Calif.; one sister, Mildred

Repplinger, Hamilton, Ill.; one brother, Maurice Squier, Osage;

and 16 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-

grandchild.



She was preceded in death by her parents, two husbands, three

sons, one sister, one half sister, three brothers, one half brother,

and one granddaughter.

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Hazel I. Watts

MASON CITY 



Hazel I. Watts, 94, of 302 Second St. N.E., died Thursday (March

7, 1996) at Good Shepherd Nursing Home.



Memorial services will be held at 3 p.m. today at First Christian

Church, 318 N. Adams Ave., with the Rev. Paul Boostrom officiating.

Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.



There will be no visitation, the body will be cremated.



Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave. is in

charge of the arrangements.



Memorials may be given to First Christian Church.



Hazel I. Watts was born July 6, 1901, in Iowa Falls, the daughter

of Thomas E. and Dena (Beck) Needham.  She graduated from Iowa

Falls High School and attended college in Cedar Falls.  She married

Donald E. Watts on March 3, 1923, in Mason City.



Hazel was a member of First Christian Church, Oweso Club and

OTO Club.



Survivors include two sons, Robert D. Watts, Coon Rapids, Minn.,

and Roger W. Watts, Bradenton, Fla.; one sister, Mabel Studer,

Hampton; and five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.



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

1975; a daughter, Elaine; a brother, Walter, and an infant brother;

one sister, Lucille Wilkie; and one grandson.