May 1-5, 1996

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MCGG 05/01/1996 Marian A. Davis MASON CITY Marian A. Davis, 87, of 707 Elm St. E., Rockwell, died Saturday (April 27, 1996) at the Rockwell Community Nursing Home. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. today at Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City, with the Rev. Merlin Ackerson of the First United Methodist Church, Mason City, officiating. Visitation was held from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., with a family and friends memorial service at 7:30 p.m. Memorials may be given to Rockwell Community Nursing Home in memory of Marian A. Davis. Marian was born Aug. 24, 1908, in Freeborn County, Minn., to George E. and Mae M. (Barker) Jones. She graduated from Freeborn High School and Mankato State with a teaching degree. She taught four years. She was married to Donald R. Davis in Minneapolis on Dec. 29, 1928. He preceded her in death in 1948. She worked for Stoddard Manufacturing Company for a time and was a nurses aide at the Park Hospital. Marian worked at the Mason City Public Library for eight years, and at the Clear Lake Public Library for a time. For 16 years, she worked in the Medical Library at Mercy Hospital, retiring in 1973. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church and a past member of the Iowa Library Association. She lived in Indianola for six years. Survivors include son, Donald Robert Davis and wife, Nita, of Texarkana, Ark.; daughter, Betty A. Smith and husband, Richard, of Indianola; son, Richard D. Davis and wife, Edna, of Sun Valley, Nev.; son, Leslie D. Davis and his wife, Barbara, of Worley, Idaho; daughter, Carol E. Wallace and husband, Larry, of Indianola; daughter, Sharon M. Sharp, of Indianola, and daughter, Lois A. Brown and husband, Dallas, of Rockwell; son-in-law, Robert S. Brood of Swaledale; 21 grandchildren; 44 great-grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter; sisters-in-law, Berniece Barron of Mason City, Ruth Conway of Mason City, and Doris Davis of Fort Scott, Kan.; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband in 1948; one sister; three brothers; daughter, Marilyn J. Brood in 1991; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

MCGG 05/01/1996 Local/Lessor obit/Thurs/paid w/pic/jkg THIS HAS A PIX Theron I. Lessor MASON CITY Theron I. Lessor, 88, of Fort Myers, Fla., formerly of Mason City, died Friday (April 26, 1996) at Hillhaven Rehabilitation Center, Fort Myers, Fla. A funeral Mass will be held 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 302 Fifth St. S.E., with the Rev. James E. Hayes officiating. Burial will be in Elmwood St. Joseph Cemetery with full military honors conducted by the Mason City Veterans Memorial Association. Visitation will begin at 4 p.m. today at Hogan-Bremer Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E., with a Scriptural prayer service beginning at 6:30 p.m., followed by a Pilgrim Moose service beginning at 7:30 p.m. Theron Isadore Lessor was born May 20, 1907, in Ingram, Wis. He was the oldest son of Isadore Lessor and Eulalie (Lollie) Porior Lessor. He married Luella F. Burkholder on Nov. 2, 1940. After serving in the United States Army during World War II, he moved to Mason City and worked for Henkel Construction Company for 40 years as yard foreman and equipment superintendent. He lived in Mason City until early 1994 when illness required that he move to Florida to be near one of his daughters. Theron was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus. He was also a member of the VFW. Theron was an active member of the Mason City Moose Lodge #1328. He was appointed secretary to the Mason City Moose Lodge in October of 1969. Later he was appointed deputy grand north Moose for Iowa during the 87th International Moose Convention. In addition he served as herder of the Cedar Valley Legion and governor on the degree staff for four years. He also served as governor and trustee of the Mason City Lodge. He has held offices of president, third district vice president, trustee, membership chairman and Iowa Building Fund chairman in the Iowa State Association of Moose. He was a Legionnaire of the Moose, in 150 division of the 25 club and held the fellowship and Pilgrim of Merit degrees. Survivors include his wife, Luella Lessor of Fort Myers, Fla.; three daughters, Joan Marie Lessor of Des Moines; Karen Ann Bell of Fort Myers, Fla., and Mary Ellen Embry, Alexandria, Va.; four grandchildren, Daryl Snow of Dallas, Texas; Tammy Jackey of northern Minnesota; Robert Stack of Fort Myers, Fla., and Regina Mishkel, Alexandria, Va.; three great-grandchildren, Brandon Lee Jones of northern Minnesota; Marissa Marie Stack of Fort Myers, Fla., and Marcus Anthony Mishkel, Alexandria, Va.; eight sisters, Genevie Sibby of Phoenix, Ariz.; Eleanor Fix, Minneapolis, Minn.; Lucille Gagnon, Racine, Wis.; Francis Trinkle of Minneapolis, Minn.; Pearl Dressell of Ladysmith, Wis.; Marie Biller of Ladysmith, Wis., Virginia Giles, of northern Minnesota and Margaret Smith of Park Falls, Wis.; one brother, John Lessor of Racine, Wis.; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; his son, Robert William Lessor, in 1969; one brother, Archie Lessor; and two sisters, Dorothy Grass and Lillian Robinson.

MCGG 05/01/1996 l/Coon obit/Friday/jkg free Doris Coon FOREST CITY Doris Coon, 75, of Forest City, died Monday (April 29, 1996) at home. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at the Soderstrum-Riis Funeral Home, Slater, with the Rev. Gary Marzolf of the United Methodist Church, Forest City, officiating. Burial will be in the Sheldahl Cemetery, near Slater. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the Petersen Lund Funeral Home, Forest City, and from 10:30 a.m. until time of service on Friday at the funeral home in Slater. Doris Coon was born March 18, 1921, in Lincoln Township, Winnebago County. Survivors include her husband, Robert Coon of Forest City; one daughter, Carol Lynn Coon of West Des Moines; one son, Robert Coon Jr., of Glastonbury, England; four grandchildren; one sister, Gertha Elwood of Pamona, Calif.; and one brother, Merle Patterson of Gertna, Neb. He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters and three brothers.

MCGG 05/01/1996 l/Bond obit/free/Thurs/jkg Nathan James Bond BELMOND Nathan James Bond, 79, of Belmond, died Tuesday (April 30, 1996) at home. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the United Methodist Church, Rockwell City, with the Rev. Laurence Garrett, officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery, Rockwell City, with military rites conducted by the Rockwell City Legion. Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the Ewing Funeral Home, Belmond. Nathan James Bond was born Feb. 6, 1917, in Ida Grove. Survivors include his wife, Ethel of Belmond; one daughter, Teresa Pals of Belmond; one son, Steven Bond of Manitou Springs, Colo.; and three grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents.

MCGG 05/01/1996 /Ronberg/Thursday/free/dt Lloyd Ronberg FOREST CITY Lloyd Ronberg, 90, of Forest City, died Tuesday (April 30, 1996) at the Good Samaritan Center. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at the United Methodist Church with the Rev. Gary Marzolf officiating. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the church on Thursday. Petersen Lund Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Lloyd Ronberg was born Aug. 4, 1905, in Fern Hill, Wash. Survivors include one sister, Olive Ronberg of Forest City. He was preceded in death by his parents.

MCGG 05/01/1996 /Threlkeld/Saturday/inc/dt John H. Threlkeld BRITT John H. Threlkeld, 81, of Britt, died Tuesday (April 30, 1996) at Hancock County Memorial Hospital. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Patrick's Catholic Church with the Rev. Marvin Bries officiating. The family will greet friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Ewing Funeral Chapel. In lieu of flowers as an expression of sympathy, the family suggests memorials to the John H. Threlkeld Memorial Fund. Other funeral arrangements are incomplete at the funeral chapel.

MCGG 05/01/1996 Local/Dunn obit/Wednesday/jkg/free Alexander Richard Dunn MASON CITY Alexander Richard Dunn, son of Thomas and Rita (Thompson) Dunn, 743 17th St. N.E., was stillborn Monday (April 29, 1996) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. today at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 302 Fifth St. S.E., with the Rev. Jim Hayes officiating. Interment will be in Hillside Cemetery, Sheffield. Visitation will be from 9 to 10:30 a.m. today at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave. Memorials may be given to the Alexander Richard Dunn Memorial Fund. Survivors include his parents, Thomas and Rita Dunn of Mason City; a sister, Meredith Dunn at home; a brother, Gabriel Dunn at home; paternal grandparents, Richard and Elizabeth Dunn of Mesa, Ariz.; a maternal great-grandmother, Dolphie Horacek, of Yankton, S.D.; an aunt, Jane Morse of Mason City; an aunt, Helen Jackley of Fort Worth, Texas; an uncle, Larry Dunn of Mason City; an aunt, Mary Jayne Schmidt and husband, Randy, of New Port Richey, Fla., an aunt, Cecilia Thompson of Minneapolis, Minn.; an aunt, Ann Selva and her husband, Gary, of Eagan, Minn.; an uncle, Michael Thompson of Grundy Center; an aunt, Monica Winters and her husband, Ryan, of Hampton; an uncle, Anthony Thompson and his wife, Jeanne, of Iowa City; and many great uncles, aunts and cousins. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Philip and Alice Thompson; his paternal grandmother, Betty A. Dunn; and an uncle, James Philip Thompson.

MCGG 05/01/1996 /Johanns/Inc/dt John R. Johanns OSAGE John R. Johanns, 79, of Osage, died Tuesday (April 30, 1996) at Mitchell County Regional Health Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Champion Funeral Home.

MCGG 05/01/1996 /Hanson/Friday/pd/dt Don L. Hanson GARNER Don L. Hanson, 58, of Garner, died Monday (April 29, 1996) at Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Boniface Catholic Church with the Rev. John W. Hemann officiating. Burial will be in St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery with graveside military rites by the Garner Veterans Ceremonial Unit. Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Cataldo Funeral Chapel, 160 E. Fourth St., with a Scriptural wake service at 8 p.m. Donald Lester Hanson, the son of Freeman L. and Dorothy J. (Davis) Hanson, was born Nov. 28, 1937, at Clarion. He attended school at Clarion and then served his country in the U.S. Navy aboard an aircraft carrier in the Pacific fleet. He returned to Clarion where he worked at the Clarion elevator. On July 22, 1972, he was married to Roxanne R. Rogers at Fort Dodge. The couple made their home in Clarion and later moved to Meservey in 1976 where Don was employed by the Klemme elevator. In 1977 they moved to Garner where he began working for Standard Fertilizer and later with G & G Ag Services. Don enjoyed fishing, boating, golfing, football and lawn work. He was a member of St. Boniface Catholic Church. He is survived by his wife, Roxanne Hanson of Garner; three children, Tanya Hanson of West Union, Don Hanson Jr. of Garner, and Theresa Tedrow and her husband, Ben, of Garner; two grandchildren, Tory Hanson and Samanatha Jo Tedrow; one brother, Jerry Hanson and his wife, Karla, of Des Moines; two sisters, Irene Hoyt and her husband, Owen, of Mesa, Ariz., and Betty Westrum of Albert Lea, Minn.; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and twin infant brothers.

MCGG 05/01/1996 Local/Oltmann obit/Thurs/free/jkg Thomas Oltmann ALLISON Thomas Oltmann, 88, of Allison, died Monday (April 29, 1996) at Waverly Municipal Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the St. James Lutheran Church, Allison, with the Rev. Jerry Laehn officiating. Burial will be in Allison Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. today at Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, Allison. Thomas Oltmann was born Aug. 5, 1907, in Butler Center. Survivors include his wife, Erma Oltmann of Allison; three sons, Wendell Oltmann of Cedar Falls; Terry Oltmann of Camdenton, Mo., and Keith Oltmann of Temple, Texas; one brother, John Oltmann of Allison; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, one granddaughter, two brothers and one sister.

MCGG 05/01/1996 l/Helps obit/Wed/free/jkg Dwight H. Helps KLEMME Dwight H. Helps, 87, of Klemme, died Sunday (April 28, 1996) at home. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. today at the United Methodist Church, Klemme, with the Rev. Jerry Robertson officiating. Burial will be in Ell Township Cemetery. Visitation was held from 3 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Tenold Funeral Home, Klemme, and will be held one hour prior to services at the church today. Dwight H. Helps was born May 9, 1908, in rural Clarion. Survivors include his wife, Alvina, of Klemme; one son, Raymond Helps of Klemme; daughters, Eunice Broer of New Providence, and JoAnn VerHelst of Klemme; 10 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and one sister, Dorothy Pringnitz of Garner. He was preceded in death by his parents, one son and one brother.

MCGG 05/01/1996 l/Groth obit/Friday/paid no pic/jkg Caryl Marion Groth NORTHWOOD Caryl Marion Groth, 86, of Northwood, formerly of Postville, died Tuesday (April 30, 1996) at her daughter's home in Northwood. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Friday at the Conner Colonial Chapel, 99-11th St. S., Northwood, with the Rev. Mark Bents of First Lutheran Church, Northwood, officiating. Friends may call from 10 a.m. until service time on Friday at the funeral chapel. The family of Caryl Marion Groth has requested that memorial contributions to be made to the American Diabetes Association, St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Postville or to First Lutheran Church, in Northwood, in her memory. Funeral services will also be held 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Postville, with the Rev. Mark Bents of the First Lutheran Church, Northwood, officiating. Burial will be in the Postville Cemetery. Friends may also call from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday at the Schutte Fuenral Home, 214 E. Tilden St., Postville, and one hour prior to service time on Saturday at the church. Caryl Marion (Bulman) Groth was born on Dec. 27, 1909, the daughter of Frank T. and Millie (Johnson) Bulman in Waukon. She attended and received her education in the Waukon School System, graduating from Waukon High School in 1926. After completing her formal education, she taught school in rural Allamakee and Winneshiek counties prior to her marriage. She was united in marriage to Harold L. Groth on May 24, 1933, in Frankville. She preceded her in death in 1979. After retiring from farming and related endeavors, she and Harold moved to Postville in 1975. She was active in church and 4-H activities and was a charter member of the West Post Project Club. She was also a member of the St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Postville until moving to Northwood with her daughter and son-in-law in 1991, where she joined the First Lutheran Church in Northwood. She enjoyed reading, gardening, crocheting and knitting, but her great love and enjoyment was her family and grandchildren. Left to cherish her memory are her children, Elaine Meyer and her husband, John, of Northwood; Ernest Groth and his wife, Juanita, of Thermal, Calif.; and Janet Shelton and her husband, Bill, of Englewood, Colo.; 10 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; a sister, Leora (Bulman) Hall and her husband, Douglas, of Oklahoma City, Okla.; as well as other relatives and friends. Besides her husband, Harold, who died in 1979; she was also preceded in death by her brother, Donald, who died in 1995.

MCGG 05/02/1996 Local/Threlkeld obit/Britt/paid w/pic THIS HAS A PIX John Halbert Threlkeld BRITT John Halbert Threlkeld, 81, passed away Tuesday (April 30, 1996) at Hancock County Memorial Hospital. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, with the Rev. Marvin Bries officiating. Ewing Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. John, the son of Robert and Agnes Criger Threlkeld, was born on Feb. 8, 1915, at Chariton. He graduated from Washington High School in Cedar Rapids, and attended Coe College where he was a member of Delta Phi Epsilon fraternity. He was united in marriage to Dorothy M. Stritesky at Cedar Rapids in 1939. John was employed with the Wilson Packing Company in Cedar Rapids, Knaus Trucking in Cedar Rapids, Dragoun Transfer & Storage in Ames, Knaus Trucking in Davenport, Eagle Grove, and Kansas City, and later with U.S. Chemical in Kansas City and Britt. In 1949, the family moved to Britt. In 1959, they established the Britt Tech Corporation in Britt and 24 foreign countries. In 1961, he was granted a U.S. patent for high pressure washers, and in 1971 began manufacturing high pressure washers for John Deere private label account. In 1975, they celebrated the production of their 100,000th high pressure washer. John was chairman of the board for the 70-employee company when he was named Iowa's small business person during Small Business Week in 1981. In 1989, the business was sold to Fountain Industries Company of Albert Lea, Minn. John served as a Boy Scout leader, an original board member on the Britt Country Club, served on BIDCO and was a member of the Rotary Club. John's hobbies included woodworking, (making furniture, cupboards, a boat which the family named, ``DARN OL'' and an organ), playing the organ, photography, boating and golfing. He was an avid reader, and enjoyed vacationing in Hawaii. John is survived by his wife, Dorothy M. Threlkeld; his son, Dennis and his wife, Carolyn, and their children, Sue Threlkeld and Becky Threlkeld; his daughter, Carol M. Thompson and her husband, James and their children, Christie Carlo and her husband, Timothy, Stephanie Thompson, Doug Thompson and Rob Thompson; two brothers, Don Threlkeld of Forest City, and Jim Threlkeld of Punta Gorda, Fla; and one sister, Peg Todd of Williamsburg, Va. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and one sister.

MCGG 05/02/1996 l/Johanns obit/Friday/free/jkg John R. Johanns OSAGE John R. Johanns, 79, of Osage, died Tuesday (April 30, 1996) at Mitchell County Regional Health Center. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, with the Rev. Dennis Cahill officiating. Burial will be in the Sacred Heart Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 2:30 p.m. today at Champion Funeral Home, with a 3 p.m. rosary and a 7:30 p.m. Scripture service. John R. Johanns was born March 14, 1917, at New Haven. Survivors include his wife, Adeline, of Osage; one daughter, Patricia Theis of New Haven; three sons, John R. Johanns of Grand Island, Neb.; Donald J. Johanns, of Fridley, Minn., and Michael O. Johanns, of Lincoln, Neb.; one brother, Paul Johanns, of Osage; 12 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters and four brothers.

MCGG 05/02/1996 l/Hanson obit/Saturday/free/jkg Erik Hanson DOWS Erik Hanson, 23, of Dows, died Wednesday (May 1, 1996) one and one-half miles south of Dows on County Road R-75 in a one-car accident. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the First Lutheran Church, Dows, with the Rev. Glenn Kapplemann officiating. Burial will be in Otis Grove Cemetery, rural Dows. Visitation will be from 2 to 8:30 p.m. Friday at the Elledge Funeral Home, Dows. The casket will be closed. Erik Hanson was born May 23, 1972, in Dubuque. Survivors include his parents, Neilan and Trish Hanson of Dows; one sister, Kari Bell of Maryville, Mo.; his paternal grandparents, Kenneth and Evelyn Hanson of Dows; and his maternal grandparents, the Rev. Herbert and Thelma Bryant of Vinton.

MCGG 05/02/1996 Local/Isaacson obit/paid no pic/Thurs/jkg Raymond H. Isaacson CHARLES CITY Raymond H. Isaacson, 83, 2689 Plumbrook Drive, Bloomfield Hills, Mich., and formerly of 613 First Ave., Charles City, died Sunday (April 28, 1996) at the residence of his son with whom he made his home, Dr. Ronald Isaacson, in Bloomfield Hills, Mich. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. today at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, Main and Gilbert Streets, Charles City, with the Rev. Dennis D. Niezwaag officiating. Visitation was held from 2 to 9 p.m. Wednesday and will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. today at the Fullerton Hage Funeral Home, 401 Blunt St., and one hour prior to services at the church. Additional funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Rock-Randall Funeral Home in Braham, Minn., with visitation from noon until service time on Friday. Burial will be in the Rice Lake Cemetery, Braham, Minn. Raymond Herman Isaacson was born March 19, 1913, in Stanchfield, Minn., the son of Herman and Hilma (Anderson) Isaacson. He attended grade school in Stanchfield, Minn., and graduated from Braham High School in 1930. On March 18, 1936, at the Braham Lutheran Church, he married Opal Margaret Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Isaacson moved to Charles City in 1950, where they started Ray's Pastime, a recreation parlor and then Ray's Family Kitchen in 1957. Following the tornado in 1968, the two businesses were combined into one inside the former Gilbert Stone Block Building. They continued with the pizza business, selling frozen pizzas statewide until they built a pizza factory, making Ray's Frozen Pizzas, which were sold and delivered to neighboring states. They sold the factory in 1975. After the stone building where their restaurant was located was registered on the National Register of Historical Places, they took on the monumental task of restoring it. On April 23, 1980, they unveiled the Union House. They operated it until a tragic fire gutted the building in 1987, after which they retired. Mrs. Isaacson preceded Raymond in death on Nov. 13, 1992, in Rochester, Minn. Mr. Isaacson was a member of St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church. He was confirmed in 1928 at the Braham Lutheran Church. He was a member of St. Charles Masonic Lodge #141 AF & AM, Mason City York Rite Bodies, the El Kahir Shrine Temple in Cedar Rapids, and the BPO Elks #418 of Charles City. Living family members include a son and his wife, Dr. Ron and Mary Jo Isaacson of Bloomfield Hills, Mich.; a daughter, Donna Rae Amann of Golden Valley, Minn.; two brothers, Carl Isaacson of Braham, Minn., and Dr. Lloyd Isaacson of Lewisburg, Tenn.; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, parents, a sister and two brothers.

MCGG 05/02/1996 Local/Johnson obit/jkg/paid no pic Kerry E. Johnson SPRINGFIELD, Mo. Kerry E. Johnson, 42, of Springfield, formerly of Mason City, Iowa, died Sunday (April 28, 1996) at his home after a long battle with cancer. Memorial services will be held Saturday in Springfield. Klingner Mortuary, Springfield, is in charge of arrangements. Kerry was born June 3, 1953, in Mason City, Iowa, to Edward and Rose Lee Johnson. He married Jeannie Hood of Springfield on March 26, 1977. Kerry attended Holy Family Catholic School and was a 1971 graduate of Newman High School and a 1977 graduate of Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield. He worked at Iowa Kemper Insurance and was presently employed by Continental Western Insurance of Des Moines, Iowa, for the past 15 years. Kerry is survived by his wife, Jeannie; one daughter, Kasie, and two sons, Cody and Kyle, all at home; his parents, Edward and Rose Lee ``Dolly'' Johnson of Mason City, Iowa; two brothers, Kevin Johnson and family of Kansas City, Mo., and Kurt Johnson of Waterloo, Iowa; and one sister, Kim Johnson, of Mason City, Iowa. Memorials may be sent to Jeannie Johnson, 1333 E. Delmar, Springfield, Mo. 65807 or Make-A-Wish, 2055 S. Fremont, Springfield, Mo. 65804.

MCGG 05/02/1996 l/Hope obit/Saturday/jkg paid no pic Arthur S. Hope FALLON, Nev. Arthur S. Hope, 80, of Fallon, Nev., died Thursday (Jan. 18, 1996) in a hospital in Sparks, Nev. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Petersen Lund Funeral Home, Forest City, Iowa, with the Rev. Robert Snitzer of Pilot Knob Lutheran Church officiating. Burial will be in Crystal Lake Cemetery, Crystal Lake, Iowa. There is no visitation. Petersen Lund Funeral Home, Forest City, is in charge of arrangements. Arthur Sigvald Hope was born in Story City, Iowa, on June 5, 1915, the oldest son of Oscar and Ingeborg Hope. He attended rural schools and was engaged in farming and construction work. He was a veteran of World War II. On Oct. 21, 1952, he was married to Inez Trappman at Lourdsburg, N.M. The couple lived at Chandler, Ariz., for many years. Later they moved to a farm near Powell, Mo. For a short time, they lived near Thompson, Iowa. and finally, they moved to Fallon, Nev. Arthur died at a hospital in Sparks, Nev., on Jan. 18, 1996, at the age of 80 years. He is survived by his wife, Inez, of Tucson, Ariz.; two stepdaughters; two stepsons; and several stepgrandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Wilbur (Gladys) Olson of Forest City, Iowa; three brothers, Obed of Chicago, Ill.; George of Boone, Iowa; and Stanley of Scarville, Iowa; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Clara and Judith; three brothers, George, Clarence and Edward; and a stepson.

MCGG 05/02/1996 Local/Groth obit/Friday/paid no pic/jkg Caryl Marion Groth NORTHWOOD Caryl Marion Groth, 86, of Northwood, formerly of Postville, died Tuesday (April 30, 1996) at her daughter's home in Northwood. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Friday at the Conner Colonial Chapel, 99-11th Street S., Northwood, with the Rev. Mark Bents of First Lutheran Church, Northwood, officiating. Friends may call from 10 a.m. until service time on Friday at the chapel. The family of Caryl Marion Groth has requested that memorial contributions to be made to the American Diabetes Association, St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Postville or to First Lutheran Church, in Northwood, in her memory. Funeral services will also be held 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Postville, with the Rev. Mark Bents of the First Lutheran Church of Northwood, officiating. Burial will be in the Postville Cemetery. Friends may call from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Friday at the Schutte Funeral Home, 214 E. Tilden St., Postville, and one hour prior to service time on Saturday at the church. Caryl Marion (Bulman) Groth was born on Dec. 27, 1909, the daughter of Frank T. and Millie (Johnson) Bulman in Waukon, Iowa. She attended and received her education in the Waukon School System graduating from Waukon High School in 1926. After completing her formal education, she taught school in rural Allamakee and Winneshiek counties prior to her marriage. She was united in marriage to Harold L. Groth on May 24, 1933, in Frankville, Iowa. He preceded her in death in 1979. After retiring from farming and related endeavors, she and Harold moved to Postville in 1975. She was active in church and 4-H activities and was a charter member of the West Post Project Club. She was also a member of the St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Postville until moving to Northwood with her daughter and son-in-law in 1991, where she joined the First Lutheran Church in Northwood. She enjoyed reading, gardening, crocheting and knitting, but her great love and enjoyment was her family and grandchildren. Left to cherish her memory are her children, Elaine Meyer and her husband, John, of Northwood; Ernest Groth and his wife, Juanita of Thermal, Calif.; and Janet Shelton and her husband, Bill, of Englewood, Colo; 10 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; a sister, Leora (Bulman) Hall and her husband, Douglas, of Oklahoma City, Okla.; as well as other relatives and friends. Besides her husband, Harold who died in 1979; she was also preceded in death by her brother, Donald, who died in 1995.

MCGG 05/03/1996 Local/Coon obit/Friday/jkg free/rerun Doris Coon FOREST CITY Mrs. Robert ``Doris'' Coon, 75, of Forest City, died Monday (April 29, 1996) at home. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. today at the Soderstrum-Riis Funeral Home, Slater, with the Rev. Gary Marzolf of the United Methodist Church, Forest City, officiating. Burial will be in the Sheldahl Cemetery, near Slater. Visitation will be held from 10:30 a.m. until time of service today at the funeral home in Slater. The Petersen Lund Funeral Home, Forest City, is in charge of arrangements. Doris Coon was born March 18, 1921, in Lincoln Township, Appanoose County. Survivors include her husband, Robert Coon of Forest City; one daughter, Carol Lynn Coon of West Des Moines; one son, Robert Coon Jr., of Glastonbury, England; four grandchildren; one sister, Gertha Elwood of Pamona, Calif.; and one brother, Merle Patterson of Gretna, Neb. She was preceded in death by her parents, two sisters and three brothers.

MCGG 05/03/1996 /McFarlin/inc/dt Orpha McFarlin MASON CITY Orpha McFarlin, 103, formerly of 858 Second St. N.W., died Thursday (May 2, 1996) at the Sioux Valley Hospital, Sioux Falls, S.D. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Fullerton Patterson James Funeral Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E.

MCGG 05/03/1996 /Gast/Monday/pd/dt Loren Gast GARNER Loren Gast, 79, of Garner, died Thursday (May 2, 1996) at Concord Care Center in Garner. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the United Methodist Church in Klemme with the Rev. Jerry Robertson as officiant. Graveside military rites will be conducted by the Klemme Veterans Ceremonial Unit. Burial will be in Concord Township Cemetery in Garner. Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Cataldo Funeral Chapel in Garner. Loren Clifford Gast, the son of Herman and Meta (Bredlow) Gast, was born Feb. 27, 1917, on a farm near Garner. He received his education at Liberty Township District #8 school, the same school his father had attended. After graduating from Klemme High School in 1935, he attended Morningside College in Sioux City. He was united in marriage with Ruth L. Ridder on Jan. 1, 1943, the first wedding held in the Liberty Methodist Church west of Klemme. Loren's basic training for the U.S. Army Air Force was at Jefferson Barracks in St. Louis, Mo. After attending the service school of the 75th CTD at Millikin University in Decatur, Ill., he was an Altitude Technician in the 35th Altitude Training Unit at San Antonio, Texas, in the Aviation Cadet Center. He was also stationed at the air base in Rapid City, S.D. After his discharge in 1946, he began farming the Gast home farm in Liberty Township. It became a Century Farm in 1984. He was also an agent for FMI and IMT insurance companies. His father, Herman Gast, and grandfather, William Bredlow, were also agents for the same companies. After retiring from farming and moving into Garner in 1979, he enjoyed woodworking and fishing. He was an active member of the Liberty Methodist Church and the Klemme United Methodist Church. He was also a member of the Klemme American Legion Post. Left to cherish his memory is his wife, Ruth Gast of Garner; a daughter, Kathryn Hefti and her husband, Hal, of Baxter, Minn.; two sons, Doran Gast and his wife, Marilyn, of Stillwater, N.Y., and Eldon Gast and his wife, Clara, of rural Garner; five grandchildren, twins Clifford and Curtis Gast, Jed and William Gast, and Janessa Hefti; a sister, Lola Fredin of Swaledale; a sister-in-law, Helen Gast of Garner; and a brother-in-law, Ronald Gibbs of Garner. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Kenneth Gast; and two sisters, Mildred Zwald and Lois Gibbs.

MCGG 05/03/1996 /Crandall/Monday/pd/dt Marcie M. Crandall HAMPTON Marcie M. Crandall, 74, of Hampton, died Tuesday (April 30, 1996) at her home. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at the First Christian Church with the Rev. Larry McCann officiating. Burial will be in the Hampton Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home. Marcie was born July 19, 1921, in Iowa Falls, moving to Hampton in 1940. She resided at 108 Fifth St. S.W. On Aug. 9, 1941, she was united in marriage to Leroy Crandall in Alexandria, La. She joined First Christian Church on Feb. 1, 1976. Marcie was a homemaker, but prior to that she worked as a restaurant manager and had taken an interior decorating course. She belonged to the American Legion Auxiliary, A.M.I. Group, Compeer Program and served on the board of C.A.P. She also served the church in various ways, including most recently as the chairman of membership, CWF Card chairman, and was a member of the ``Classy Christian Clowns.'' She served as chairman of evangelism and membership from 1982 until the present year. Her interests and hobbies included decorating, gardening, visiting children, baking, her dog Fritz, visiting nursing homes and entertaining. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Don (Jill) Schweiger of Osage, Mrs. Tom (Janie) Georgou of Coralville, and Mrs. Curt (Joy) Andrews of Union; two brothers, Frank Bynum of Marshall, Mich., and Claude Bynum of Livonia, Mich.; six grandchildren, Lisa Hommez, Ryan Bonjour, Jason, Jeremiah and Joshua Andrews and Lynnette Moore; and two great-grandchildren, Carrissa and Clay. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and four sisters.

MCGG 05/03/1996 /Mace/Inc/dt Julia I. Mace MASON CITY Julia I. Mace, 86, of 302 Second St. N.E., died Thursday (May 2, 1996) at Good Shepherd Health Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.

MCGG 05/03/1996 /Tudor/Saturday/free/dt Luelda M. Tudor ROWAN Luelda M. Tudor, 85, of Rowan, died Wednesday (May 1, 1996) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East, Mason City. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the United Church of Rowan with the Rev. JoAn Skyrme officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the Willim Funeral Home, Clarion. Luelda M. Tudor was born May 29, 1910, in Rowan. Survivors include one daughter, Anna Mae Avery of Rowan; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

MCGG 05/04/1996 Local/ Bombella obit/pending/jkg Rose R. Bombella MASON CITY Rose R. Bombella, 93, of 1107 N. Van Buren Ave., died Friday (May 3, 1996) at the home of her daughter. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Fullerton Patterson James Funeral Chapel, 123 Second St. S.E.

MCGG 05/04/1996 Local/Ricks obit/free/Monday/jkg Elmer Paul Ricks TITONKA Elmer Paul Ricks, 66, of 224 Buffalo St. S.W., died Friday (May 3, 1996) at the Titonka Care Center. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Ramsey Reformed Church, rural Titonka, with the Rev. Dennis Redeker officiating. Burial will be in the Ramsey Reformed Church Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home, Titonka, and after noon on Monday at the church. Elmer Paul Ricks was born May 12, 1929, in rural Titonka. Survivors include his wife, Elaine Ricks, of Titonka; one son, Daniel Paul Ricks, of Thief River Falls, Minn.; four grandchildren; two sisters, Anna Potter of Buffalo Center, and Linda Bronson of Titonka; and his twin brother, Melvin Ricks of Titonka. He was preceded in death by his parents.

MCGG 05/04/1996 Local/Jackson obit/Monday/free/jkg Clayton H. Jackson OSAGE Clayton H. Jackson, 90, of Osage died Friday (May 3, 1996) at the Mitchell County Regional Health Center, Osage. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the United Church of Christ, with the Rev. W.R. Fegan officiating. Burial will be in the Osage Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Champion Funeral Home. Clayton H. Jackson was born Feb. 4, 1906, at Rockwell. Survivors include his wife, Maurine, of Osage; one daughter, Maradee Fox of Marshalltown; seven grandchildren; eight great- grandchildren; three brothers, Bill Jackson of State Center, George Jackson of Burbank, Calif., and Walt Jackson of Clear Lake. He was preceded in death by his parents, one son, two sisters and three brothers.

MCGG 05/04/1996 l/Lambert obit/paid no pic/Monday/jkg Ethel Marie (Melrose) Lambert MANCHESTER Ethel Marie (Melrose) Lambert, 92, died Wednesday (May 1, 1996) at the Oakwood Care Center, Clear Lake. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the United Methodist Church in Manchester. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7:30 p.m. Sunday at the Shelly Funeral Home, Manchester. Memorials may be given to the United Methodist Church of Manchester, or to a favorite charity. Ethel was born June 15, 1903, in rural Buchanan County near Jesup, the daughter of Thomas C. and Mary Cyrena (Price) Melrose. She graduated from Jesup High School in 1920, and later earned a B.A. degree from Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls. Ethel married Joseph P. Lambert in Eldora, on Aug. 22, 1925. They farmed near Jesup for a year before moving to Fairbank, where both taught school. In 1934, they moved to Monona, and from there to Marquette in 1937. They returned to Monona in 1940, where she taught school through the 1949-1950 school year. In 1950 she moved to Manchester to join her husband, who had gone there as superintendent of schools the previous year. She taught school in Earlville from 1952-1958, and in Manchester from 1958-1964. From 1964-1968, she devoted four years to living with her son, Joe, and his four children in Anamosa, taking care of the youngsters, whose mother was killed in an automobile accident in June of 1964. In 1968, Ethel returned to Manchester to live and remained there through 1992, at which time she went to rural Decorah to live with her grandson, Joe, and his family for approximately one and three-fourths years. In May of 1994, Ethel broke a hip in a fall, and following a recuperation period from that injury, moved to Oakwood Manor Care Center in Clear Lake, where she lived until the time of her death. Throughout her life, Ethel had a strong interest in music, particularly vocal music. As a younger women, throughout approximately 1950, she sang in church choirs, and performed as a soloist and as a member of small vocal groups at weddings, funerals, and other community activities. Her grandchildren and great-grandchildren provided the highlights of her later life, along with contacts generated by long standing friendships, some of which had endured for 70 years and longer. Ethel was a former member of Eastern Star and P.E.O. She was a member of the United Methodist Church of Manchester. She is survived by one son, Joe, and his wife, Wanda, of Clear Lake; grandson, Tom, and his wife, Tina, and their children, Emily and Tommy of Solon, Ohio; grandson, David, and his wife, Shelley, of Wilmington, N.C.; grandson, Joe and his wife, Gracie, and their children, Joe, Abe, Sam and Ben of Decorah; granddaughter, Nancy Caylor, her husband, Duane, and their children, Heather, Heidi and Hannah, of Indianola; and stepgranddaughter, Cyndy Stapes, her husband, Harley, and their daughters, Nichole and Michelle, of Tiffin; four nieces; and one nephew. She was preceded in death by her mother and father, Mary Cyrena and Thomas C. Melrose; husband, Joe; two half brothers, Glen and Ross; four brothers, Maurice, George, John and Robert; and one great-grandson, Elijah.

MCGG 05/04/1996 Local/Mace obit/Monday/paid w/pic/jkg THIS HAS A PICTURE Julia Irene Mace MASON CITY Julia Irene Mace, 86, of 302 Second St. N.E., died Thursday (May 2, 1996) at the Good Shepherd Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., with the Rev. Merlin Ackerson of the First United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in the Fort Dodge Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday and Monday morning until time of services at the funeral home. Memorials may be given to the Julia Mace Memorial Fund. Julia Mace was born April 28, 1910, in Moulton, the daughter of Keith V. and Nellie J. (Montgomery) Mace. As a teen, Julia and her family moved to Mason City. She graduated from Mason City High School and the University of Iowa. Julia did graduate work at the University of Colorado, the Cedar Falls Teachers College and the University of Iowa. Julia taught school in Hampton from 1939-1954 and in the Mason City School system from 1954-1974. She retired in 1974. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Alpha Xi Delta Sorority, Retired Teachers Association, life member of the Iowa State Education Association, American Association of University Women and a 50-year member of the P.E.O. Chapter LB. Survivors include one sister-in-law, Lucille Mace of Fort Dodge; niece, Judith Wood of Santa Barbara, Calif.; niece, Marilyn Drechsler of Milwaukee, Wis.; nephew, Stuart R. Mace of New York, N.Y.; nephew, John P. Mace of Indianola; and nephew, Richard D. Mace of Kalispell, Mont.

MCGG 05/04/1996 Local/McFarlin obit/paid w/pic/jkg/Saturday THIS HAS A PIX Orpha McFarlin MASON CITY Orpha McFarlin, 103, formerly of 858 Second St. N.W., passed away Thursday (May 2, 1996) at the Sioux Valley Hospital in Sioux Falls, S.D. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. today at the First Baptist Church, 125 E. State St., with the Rev. Ron Stein officiating. Interment will be at Mount Vernon Cemetery, rural Burchinal. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the church. Fullerton Patterson James Funeral Chapel, 123 Second St. S.E., is in charge of arrangements. Those planning an expression of sympathy may wish to consider memorials to the First Baptist Church. Orpha was born on May 1, 1892, in Lockhaven, Pa., the daughter of Nelson Nathan and Trenna (DeVries) Haagen. She attended school in Minnesota and had lived in Mason City for over 80 years, moving to Sioux Falls recently. While Orpha lived in Mason City, she was very active with the First Baptist church and circles. She loved doing ceramics, her flower garden, and sewing clothing for her family. Orpha is survived by her four daughters, Mrs. Russell (Tressa) Ziegahn, of East Stroudsburg, Pa; Mrs. Glenn (Marvel) Fisher, of Wichita, Kan.; Mrs. Robert (Zella Mae) Sandin, of Lake Forest, Ill.; and Mrs. Rachel Ann Plucker, of Sioux Falls, S.D.; eight grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was the oldest of the family and was preceded in death by one infant daughter, Lois Jane McFarlin; and four sisters, Alta Mick, Iva Williams, Annabelle Kingery, Gladyce Jackson; and two brothers, Armon Haagen and Lawrence Haagen.

MCGG 05/04/1996 l/Wogstad obit/Monday/paid w/pic/jjkg THIS HAS A PIX Bessie M. Wogstad NORTHWOOD Bessie M. Wogstad, 95, of the Manly Care Center, formerly of rural Northwood, died Friday (May 3, 1996) at the Manly Care Center. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Deer Creek Valley Lutheran Church, rural Glenville, Minn., with the Rev. Al Stoa officiating. Burial will be in the London Deer Creek Cemetery, rural Northwood. Friends may call from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the Conner Colonial Chapel. 99-11th St. So., Northwood, and one hour prior to service time on Monday at the church. Bessie M. Wogstad was born on Feb. 25, 1901, in Sweden, the daughter of Isaac and Mary (Webster) Anderson. She attended and received her education in the Creston and Decatur, Iowa, school system. She came to the United States from Sweden with her parents as an infant and lived with her parents on a farm near Creston until the age of 10 years, when they moved to a farm near Decatur, and was there until the age of 14, when they moved to Deer Creek Township in Worth County, rural Northwood. She was united in married to Carl J. Wogstad on Feb. 18, 1920, in Bloomford, Minn., by the Rev. S.G. Carlson. He preceded her in death on Jan. 1, 1967. After their marriage, together they farmed in Deer Creek Township, in Worth County, rural Northwood. Two years after her husband's death, she moved to Mason City in 1969, moving to Hanlontown in 1981, and had been a resident of the Manly Care Center since 1990. She enjoyed cooking, baking, flowers, gardening, watching her shows on TV, embroidering, reading and visiting and entertaining her family and friends, but her great love and enjoyment was her family and grandchildren. She was a member of Deer Creek Valley Lutheran Church, and the church circle in rural Glenwood, Minn. She is survived by a daughter-in-law, Jeanine Wogstad of Mason City; seven grandchildren, Clinton R. Wogstad of Park Rapids, Minn.; Robert R. Wogstad and his wife, Kathy, of Waverly; Susan M. Blacksmith and her husband, Charlie, of Las Vegas, Nev.; Janet R. Taylor and her husband, Norman, of Hanlontown; Sandra R. Scholbrock and her husband, Richard, of Hanlontown, and Roger and Rodney Wogstad of Minnesota; several great-grandchildren; and several great-great-grandchildren as well as other relatives and friends. Besides her husband who died on Jan. 1, 1967, she was also preceded in death by her two sons, Carlton Wogstad, who died on Feb. 20, 1981; and Clayton Wogstad, who died on Nov. 5, 1986; her parents; one brother, Arthur Anderson; and one sister, Hilma Jyrkas.

MCGG 05/05/1996 Helen M. Ward ROCKFORD Helen M. Ward, 82, died Saturday (May 4, 1996) at her daughters home in Swea City. Funeral arrangements are pending at the Schumburg Funeral Home.

MCGG 05/05/1996 /Bombella/paid-picture/Monday/logo/rmb Rose R. Bombella MASON CITY Rose R. Bombella, 93, of 1107 N. Van Buren Ave., died Friday (May 3, 1996) at the home of her daughter in Mason City following a lengthy illness. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11:30 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 302 Fifth St. S.E. Father James Hayes, Associate Pastor, will celebrate the Mass. Burial will be in the Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery. Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. today at the Fullerton Patterson- James Funeral Home, 123 Second St. S.E. There will be a scriptural wake service at 7 p.m., followed by the Mexican Rosary. Those considering an expression of sympathy may direct memorials to the family. Mrs. Bombella, the former Rose Ramirez, was born Aug. 30, 1902, in Del Rio, Texas, the daughter of Hiladio and Mary Jesse (Flores) Ramirez. On Nov. 10, 1917, in Del Rio, Texas, she married Jose Bombella. The couple made their home in St. Paul, Minn. and West Des Moines. They moved to Mason City in 1928, where Mr. Bombella owned and operated his barber shop. Following Mr. Bombella's death in Mason City in 1940, Mrs. Bombella began a career as a laundress at the former American Ideal Laundry for five years, and the Mason City Laundry for 14 years. Mrs. Bombella was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church. She was known for her expertise in Mexican cooking, and will be remembered as being a special friend to many. Living family members include five children and their spouses, Juanita and Jay Miller, Esther and David Acosta, John and Phyllis Bombella and Phillip and Gladys Bombella, all of Mason City, and Benjamin and Judy Bombella of Des Moines; 24 grandchildren; 24 great- grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren; and a special friend, Ninfa Monteon of Mason City. She is preceded in death by her parents; husband; one brother; one sister; a son, Anthony Michael Bombella; a daughter, Jary Jesse Bombella; and three grandchildren.

MCGG 05/05/1996 /Alfson/Tuesday/free/rmb Jannette Alfson CHARLES CITY Jannette Alfson, 65, died Saturday (May 4, 1996) in Charles City. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at First Wesleyan Church with the Rev. Rick Cook officiating. Burial will be in the Riverside Cemetery. Friends may call at the Hauser Funeral Home from noon to 9 p.m. Monday and Tuesday one hour prior to services at the church. Jannette Grace Baldwin Howe Alfson was born July 11, 1930 in Floyd County. Survivors include her husband, Robert of Charles City; one son, David Howe of Roeland Park, Kan; her twin sister, Annette C. Barr of Charles City; two brothers, Darrell Baldwin of Mason City, and Walter Baldwin of Camarillo, Calif.; one step-daughter, Delores Walker of Lakewood, Colo.; one step-son, Bruce Alfson of Yukon, Okla.; three grandchildren; and five step-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, first husband, one brother, and one step-son.

MCGG 05/05/1996 /henderson/Tuesday/free/rmb Beverly Henderson RUDD Beverly Henderson, 59, died Saturday (May 4, 1996) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Center, Mason City. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Hauser Funeral Home, Charles City. Elder Richard Tector of the Jehovah's Witnesses will officiate. Burial will be held at 5 p.m. at the Westfork Cemetery, east of Sheffield in rural Franklin County. Friends may call at the Hauser Funeral Home from noon to 9 p.m. Monday and from 9 a.m. until service time on Tuesday. Beverly Ann Hudson Henderson was born Nov. 11, 1936 at Hampton. Survivors include her husband, Orval of rural Rudd; three sons, Jim of Little Cedar; Mike and Ken, both of Orchard; one daughter, Sandra of Manly; her parents, Hillis and Violet Hudson of Waterloo; one brother, Gerald Hudson of Waterloo; and two sisters, Maxine Kingery of Nashua, and Linda Brady of Shell Rock.

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