MCGG 11/16/1996

Maude C. Lewis

FOREST CITY 



Maude C. (Johnson) Lewis, 92, of Forest City, formerly of Osage

and Orchard, died Thursday (Nov. 14, 1996) at the Good Samaritan

Center, Forest City.



Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Our Savior's

Lutheran Church, Osage, with the Rev. Dennis Hanson of Osage

and the Rev. David Samuelson of Forest City officiating. Burial

will be in the Osage Cemetery.



Visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the Champion

Funeral Home, Osage.



Maude C. Lewis was born May 21, 1904, on the Smalley family

farm east of Orchard.



Survivors include her husband, Howard Lewis of Forest City;

one daughter, Elaine Campney of Forest City; three grandchildren;

five great-grandchildren; two stepdaughters, Marita Almquist

of Rockville, Md., and Patricia Vagenas of Newark, Del.; six

stepgrandchildren; and two stepgreat-grandchildren; one sister,

Katie Winer of Mankato, Minn.; and three brothers, Melbourne

Smalley of Orchard, Ralph Smalley of Des Moines, and Maurice

Smalley of Osage.



She was preceded in death by her parents, her first husband,

one sister and three brothers.
 

MCGG 11/16/1996

Elizabeth Tatum

NORA SPRINGS



Elizabeth Tatum, 85, of Nora Springs, died Friday (Nov. 15,

1996) at the Nora Springs Care Center.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Sheckler Colonial Chapel.

MCGG 11/16/1996

Evelyn F. Patton

MASON CITY



Evelyn F. Patton, 87, 329 Second St. N.E., died Friday (Nov.

15, 1996) at the Good Shepherd Health Center.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Major Erickson Funeral

Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
 

MCGG 11/16/1996

Marjorie M. Beaman

CHARLES CITY 



Marjorie M. Beaman, 93, of Salsbury Baptist Home and formerly

of 77 South Cedar Terrace,  died Friday (Nov. 15, 1996) at the

Floyd County Memorial Hospital.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Fullerton Hage Funeral

Home, 401 Blunt St.

MCGG 11/16/1996

Roy William Janssen

ROCKWELL 



Roy William Janssen, 73, 8847 Thrush Ave., died Thursday (Nov.

14, 1996) at his home.



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

Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Ernest Thompson officiating. Burial

will be in the Rockwell Cemetery, with full military rites conducted

by the Rockwell American Legion.



There will be no visitation. Major Erickson Funral Home, 111

N. Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City, is in charge of arrangements.



Memorials may be given to Hospice of North Iowa or Mercy Cancer

Center.



Roy was born on Feb. 2, 1923, in Glidden, the son of William

and Recka (Prill) Janssen.



Roy married Flora Anderson of Mason City on Dec. 11, 1945, in

Garner. They worked side by side for over 50 years.



Roy graduated from Glidden High School in 1940.



He was a veteran of World War II, serving with the U.S. Army

attaining the rank of Tech. Sergeant.



Roy was a member of the Rockwell American Legion and St. Peter

Lutheran Church.



Roy was a lifetime farmer and greatly enjoyed being a shepherd

of livestock and steward of the soil.



Many hours were spent, before and after retirement, renovating

antique farm machinery.



His memory will be cherished by his wife, companion and friend,

Flora; son, Gary Janssen and his wife, Mary Beth, of Emporia,

Kan.; son, Captain (Dr.) Jay Janssen and his wife, Janet, of

Fort Leavenworth, Kan.; and daughter, Janna Bram and her husband,

Doug, of Huxley. His terrific grandchildren are Jason A. Janssen

and wife, Crystal; Jennifer Jungling and her husband, Dan; Jamie,

Jason William and Jenna Janssen; Lewis Roy Bram and his wife,

Christy; and Annie Kay Bram. He also had many special nieces

and nephews. Other dear family members are brother, Merle Janssen

and his wife, Joan, of Goodell; sister, Leona Givens and husband,

Paul, of Temple Terrace, Fla.; sister, Faye Irelan and her husband,

Wayne, of Fort Collins, Colo.; sisters and brothers-in-law, Mr.

and Mrs. Lester Nuehring, Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Anderson and Ellen

Anderson, all of Mason City, and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Anderson

of Osage.



Roy was preceded in death by his parents, William and Recka

Janssen; father and mother-in-law, Henry and Tina Anderson; and

brother-in-law, Emerson Anderson.

 

MCGG 11/16/1996

Michael R. Broadbent

GOLDFIELD



Michael R. Broadbent, 5-week-old infant son of Mike and Jodi

Broadbent of Goldfield, died Thursday (Nov. 14, 1996) at the

Community Memorial Hospital, Clarion.



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

Church of Christ, with Mark Young officiating. Burial will be

in St. John's Catholic Cemetery.



Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Willim

Funeral Home, Clarion.



He is survived by his parents, Mike and Jodi Broadbent of Goldfield;

one sister, Stephanie Eivins, and one brother, Steven Eivins,

both at home; grandparents, Carl and Shirley Welsh of Tucson,

Ariz.; Mike Reyna of Slater, Mo., and Carol Reyna of Mason City.

MCGG 11/16/1996

H. Darlene Johnson

CLEAR LAKE



H. Darlene Johnson, 77, of 706 N. 10th St., died Thursday (Nov.

14, 1996) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.



Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Ward-Van

Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St.



Visitation will begin after 3 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.



The family suggests memorials to the H. Darlene Johnson Memorial

Fund.



H. Darlene Johnson was born July 28, 1919, in West Des Moines,

the daughter of Orville Clayton and Helen (Wallace) Cox.



She graduated from Valley High School in West Des Moines in

1937.



Darlene married Joseph Robert Johnson on Oct. 22, 1939, in West

Des Moines. They moved to Clear Lake in 1945 when her husband

was transferred with the Ruan Transport Company.



Darlene enjoyed bowling, cooking and being with her grandchildren.



She was a member of the Clear Lake VFW Auxiliary.



Darlene is survived by her daughter, Kathy Jo Becker and her

husband, Roger, of Clear Lake; two grandchildren, Jeffrey Becker

and his wife, Gayle, and Joel Becker, both of Clear Lake; two

great-grandchildren, Ryan and Kyle Becker, Clear Lake; one brother,

Lester Cox and his wife, Edna, of Fullerton, Calif.; and three

nieces and nephews.



She was preceded in death by her parents and husband on November

1977.

MCGG 11/16/1996

Millard Clement

GARNER



Millard Clement, 88, of Garner, died Thursday (Nov. 14, 1996)

at the Concord Care Center.



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

Funeral Chapel, 160 E. Fourth St., with the Rev. Willis Nicholson

officiating. Burial will be in the Concord Township Cemtery.



Visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral

chapel.



Millard Clement was born June 30, 1908, at Bradford, Ill.



Survivors include two sisters-in-law, Martha Clement of Forest

City, and Eugenia Clement of Hondo, Texas; and one brother-in-law,

Lawrence Guernsey of Lake Mills.



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

brothers.

MCGG 11/17/1996

Clarence Olson

NORTHWOOD 



Clarence Adolf Olson, 91, died Saturday (Nov. 16, 1996) at the

Lutheran Retirement Home.



Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Conner Colonial

Chapel, 99 - 11th Street S., with the Rev. Allan Stoa, chaplin

of Lutheran Retirement Home officiating. Burial will be in the

South Shell Rock Cemetery rural Northwood. Friends may call from

5 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Monday at the chapel and one hour prior

to service time on Tuesday.



Clarence Adolf Olson was born on Sept. 1, 1905, in rural Northwood.



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

sisters.
 

MCGG 11/17/1996

Glenn R. Ballhagen

NORA SPRINGS 



Glenn R. Ballhagen, 89, died Thursday (Nov. 14, 1996) at the

Nora Springs Care Center.



Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Schumburg

Funeral Home, Rockford, with the Rev. Rosemary Rohde-Frank of

the Rockford United Methodist Church officiating.  Burial will

be in the Riverside Cemetery, Rockford.



Friends may call from 4 until 9 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. until

service time Monday.



Survivors include one brother, Laurence of Osage; and one sister,

Luella Dodd of Hampton.



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

sister.

MCGG 11/17/1996

Robert Gerk

CHARLES CITY 



Robert Gerk, 75, of 11th Street Chautauqua Guest Home and formerly

of No. 99 N. Cedar Terrace, died Saturday (Nov. 16, 1996) at

the Floyd County Memorial Hospital.



A funeral Mass is being planned for 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the

Immaculate Conception Church, U.S. Highway 18 and Clark Street.

Monsignor Stanley J. Hayek, pastor, will celebrate the Mass.

Burial will be in the Calvary Cemetery with military graveside

honors conducted by the Charles City Ceremonial Unit.



Friends may call from noon to 9 p.m. Monday at the Fullerton

Hage Funeral Home, 401 Blunt Street, where there will be a Scriptural

Wake Service at 7:30 p.m. followed by a Rosary service led by

the Knights of Columbus, Charles City Council No. 1409. Visitation

will continue 1 hour prior to the Mass at the church.



A complete obituary will follow.
 

MCGG 11/17/1996

Marjorie M. Beaman

CHARLES CITY 



Marjorie M. Beaman, 93, of Salsbury Baptist Home and formerly

of 77 S. Cedar Terrace, died Friday (Nov. 15, 1996) at the Floyd

County Memorial Hospital.



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

Hage Funeral Home, 401 Blunt Street, with the Rev. Michael Downey

of the Evangelical Free Church officiating.



Friends may call from 3 to 5 p.m. today at the funeral home,

and 1 hour prior to services on Monday. Graveside services will

be held at 2 p.m. Thursday a the Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery

in Albuquerque, N.M., under the direction of French Mortuary,

Albuquerque.



Mrs. Beaman was born July 1, 1903, in Hancock County.



Living family members include three sons, Kenneth Beaman, Glen

Beaman and Vern Beaman; four daughters, Iva Valentine, Hazel

Aitchison, Alice Holck and Norma Schutjer; 18 grandchildren;

36 great grandchildren; and five great great grandchildren.



She was preceded in death by her parents, a brother, a sister

and two grandchildren.
 

MCGG 11/17/1996

Elizabeth W. Tatum

NORA SPRINGS 



Elizabeth W. Tatum, 85, of 615 North Iowa, died Friday (November

15, 1996) at the Nora Springs Care Center.



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

United Methodist Church, 202 North Hawkeye, with the Rev. Richard

Pippert officiating. Burial will be in the Spring Grove Cemetery.



Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at Sheckler Colonial

Chapel, 114 North Hawkeye, and one hour prior to the services

at the church on Tuesday.



Elizabeth W. Tatum was born June 7, 1911, in Sheffield, the

daughter of Victor W. and Rosetta (Esslinger) Watt. She married

Dawes K. Tatum on Sept. 2, 1934, in Sheffield.



Elizabeth graduated from Sheffield High School and later taught

in Franklin County rural schools. After their marriage, she and

her husband moved to Nora Springs where they have lived ever

since.



She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary, the First

United Methodist Church, and was a former member of the Order

of Eastern Star.



Survivors include, her husband, Dawes Tatum of Nora Springs;

one daughter, Nancy Wood of Nora Springs; four grandchildren,

Kara, Michael, Daniel and Matthew Wood; one sister, Ardis Peterson

of Rhinelander, Wis.; and several nieces and nephews.



She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, E.J.

and Dwight Watt; and one sister, Thelma Bishop.
 

MCGG 11/17/1996

Roy L. Boone

MASON CITY 



Roy L. Boone, 90, of 1535 Meadowbrook Dr., died Saturday (Nov.

16, 1996) at the IOOF Home.



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

of St. James Lutheran Church. Officiating will be the Rev. David

Anderson. The family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m. today

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

S.E.  Interment will be at Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery.



Roy was born at Winnebago, Minn., on Oct. 29, 1906, the son

of Mark A. and Hattie Bell (Whitledge) Boone. He attended West

Fork Township country school where he met his future wife Frances

Avery. They were united in marriage on March 8, 1928, in Hampton.

For the next 43 years, they farmed near the Dougherty and Rockwell

areas. Following his retirement from farming in 1971, they moved

to Mason City. During his lifetime, he enjoyed helping his neighbors

and raising his farm animals consisting of cows and horses. He

was very at ease working on the farm and being outdoors.



Roy is survived by his loving wife, Frances J. Boone of Mason

City; one son Lloyd and his wife JoAnne Boone of Mason City;

two granddaughters, Barbara and her husband Michael Adams of

Humboldt, and Linda Boone of Forest City; three great grandchildren,

twins Tamara and Miranda, and Trent; and one sister, Dorothy

Cerwinske of Stanton, Neb.

MCGG 11/19/1996

Jeanetta L. Luft

HAMPTON



Jeanetta L. Luft, 75, Hampton, died  Sunday (Nov. 17, 1996)

at Franklin General Hospital.



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

Sietsema Vogel Funeral Home, with the Rev. Lynne Spencer-Smith

officiating. Burial will be in the Hampton Cemetery.



Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Sietsema-Vogel

Funeral Home, Hampton.



Jeanetta L. Luft was born March 24, 1921, Hampton.



Survivors include one daughter, Bruna Dorocke, of Chicago, Ill.;

stepdaughter, Janet Danford, of Altamonte, Fla.; eight grandchildren;

one great-grandchild; and one brother, Carl Brun, of Detroit,

Mich.



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

MCGG 11/19/1996

Marian Y. Newell

MASON CITY



Marian Y. Newell, 75, formerly of Mason City, died Thursday

(Nov. 14, 1996 at her daughters home in Mt. Juliet, Tenn.



Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Anthony's

Catholic Church, Park Falls, Wis., with  Father Al Ebach officiating.



Burial will follow at Nola Cemetery in Park Falls, Wis. with

military rites under the auspices of the Park Falls American

Legion.



Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday with a parish

prayer vigil at 6:30 p.m. at the Novitzke Funeral Home, Park

Falls, Wis.



Marian was born on Feb. 28, 1921 in Park Falls, Wis., the daughter

of John Henry and Anna (Fenzel) Schmidt. She graduated from Park

Falls High and then entered the United State Army in 1944, serving

during World War II.



She married Willard Newell on Jan. 6, 1949 in Park Falls.



The couple moved to Mason City, Iowa, after their marriage.

She lived there until the death of her husband Willard in 1987.

Mrs. Newell then moved to Mt. Juliet, Tenn.



She is survived by one daughter, Joan (Tim) Farrell of Mt. Juliet,

Tenn.; two sons, John (Rose Mary) of Dallas, Texas and Lawrence

of Minneapolis, Minn.; three grandchildren,  Matthew and Brandon

Newell and Timothy Farrell II; two sisters,  Margaret (John)

Rybak II of Butternut, Wis., and Angeline (Richard) LaRose of

Park Falls, Wis.; seven brothers, Richard (Geri) Schmidt of Park

Falls, Wis., John (Mary Carol) Schmidt of Fort Dodge, Iowa, Donald

(Johnni) Schmidt of Dayton, Ohio, Gerald (Click) Schmidt of Sumter,

S.C., Lawrence (Joann) Schmidt of Medford, Wis., Robert (Ann)

Schmidt of Hayward, Wis., and James (Sharon) Schmidt of Amery,

Wis.; one brother-in-law, Quentin Hoth of Park Falls, Wis.; and

numerous nieces, nephews, and other relatives and friends.



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

and a sister, Rose Marie Hoth.
 

Edward N. Schmitt

ROCKWELL



Edward N. Schmitt, 75, of 20411 140th St., Rockwell, died Sunday

(Nov. 17, 1996) at his home.



Funeral services are tentatively planned for 10:30 a.m. Thursday

at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, with the Rev. Stephen Meyer

officiating. Interment will be at Sacred Heart Catholic Church

Cemetery.



Other arrangements are incomplete at the Fullerton Funeral Home,

Rockwell.

MCGG 11/19/1996

LeRoy H. Miller

GREENE



LeRoy Henry Miller, 67, of 35 Katta Drive, Cherokee Village,

Ark., formerly of Greene, died Monday (Nov. 18, 1996) at St.

Bernard's Hospital, Jonesboro, Ark., of a heart attack.



His body was cremated. Services will be conducted at a later

date with Reid's Funeral Chapel in Greene in charge of arrangements.



Those planning an expression of sympathy may direct memorials

to the LeRoy Miller Memorial Fund in care of the family at 35

Katta Drive, Cherokee Village, Ark. 72529.
 

MCGG 11/19/1996

William R. `Bill' Garman

ALGONA



William R. ``Bill'' Garman, 91, of Algona, died Sunday (Nov.

17, 1996) at the Algona Manor Care Center, Algona.



Arrangements are incomplete at the Geilenfeld-Murphy-Schaaf

Funeral Home, Algona.
 

MCGG 11/19/1996

Robert Dean Bonner

CLEAR LAKE



Robert Dean Bonner, 57, of 625 10th Ave N., Clear Lake, died

Saturday (Nov. 16, 1996) at his home.



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

Ventura United Methodist Church, with the Rev. David Gobeli officiating.

Interment will be in the Ventura Cemetery.



Visitation will begin after 4 p.m. today at the Ward-Van Slyke

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



The family suggests memorials to the Robert Dean Bonner memorial

fund.



Robert was born June 8, 1939 in Swaledale, Iowa, the son of

John Gene and Amanda Flo (Odom)  Bonner.



He graduated from Clear Lake High School in 1957. Robert was

baptized at the Zion Lutheran Church, Clear Lake, in 1939.



Robert married Deanna Kaster on Nov. 11, 1962 at the E.U.B.

Church, Ventura, Iowa.



He started working for David Manufacturing Co., in Mason City,

as a machinist in 1966.



While he worked at DMC, he was active in the local and district

machinist union (I.M.A.) and was  local and district union

secretary and later president of local and district union.

He helped organize the union at Andrew's Prestress Concrete.

Robert helped develop the safety program at DMC.



In 1972, he became involved as a Webolo's leader for the Boy

Scouts of America and later a scout leader.



Robert was honored by his fellow scouts and was elected in the

Order of The Arrow, established by the National Brotherhood of

Scout Honor Campers, Sac-N-Fox Lodge. He did maintenance work

and skate sharpening at the North Iowa Ice Arena, where he enjoyed

being around kids and helping them.



Robert enjoyed fishing, camping, trips to Northern, Minn., working

on cars and most of all dancing. Together with his wife, he was

a caretaker of the Ventura Cemetery. He was a member of Ventura

United Methodist Church, Ventura.



Robert is survived by his wife, Deanna Bonner, of Clear Lake;

his mother, Amanda (Flo) Bonner, of Clear Lake; six children,

Robert Eugene Bonner, of Hayfield, Iowa; Anthony Joseph Bonner,

and his wife, Dawn, of Rockford;  Chad Allen Bonner, of Clear

Lake; Angela Ranae` Meyering and her husband, Phil, Ventura;

James Bonner and his wife, Melissa, Ardmore, Okla.; and Barbara

Wells; and her husband, Steve, Madill, Okla.; one sister, Mrs.

Betty Arnold and her husband, Jerry, of Clear Lake, Iowa; 10

grandchildren, Joshua Dean Meyering, Jacob Wayne Bonner, Jeremy

Bonner, Jarred Bonner, Jesse Wells, Levi Wells, Elizabeth Wells,

John Wells, Amanda Wells, and Amy Wells; as well as many nieces,

nephews, and a host of friends.



Robert was preceded in death by his father; grandfather, Harley

Joy Bonner; grandparents, John and Belva Bonner; and Charles

Rozella Odom.
 

MCGG 11/19/1996

Magdalene Lechman

OSAGE



Magdalene Lechman, 86, of Manly, formerly of Osage, died Monday

(Nov. 18, 1996) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason

City.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Champion Funeral

Home, Osage.
 

MCGG 11/19/1996

Konrad A. Schabacker

MASON CITY



Konrad A. Schabacker, 32, of 3941 N. Pine Grove, Chicago, Ill.,

formerly of Mason City, died Monday (Nov. 18, 1996) at the Illinois

Masonic Medical Center.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Major Erickson Funeral

Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City.

 

MCGG 11/19/1996

Agnes Nedved

GARNER



Agnes Nedved, 82, of Garner, died Monday (Nov. 18, 1996) at

the Hancock County Memorial Hospital, Britt.



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

St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, with the Rev. John W. Hemann

officiating. Burial will be in St. John's Catholic Cemetery,

Duncan.



Visitation will be held from 3 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Cataldo

Funeral Chapel, Garner, with a rosary by the Rosary Society at

4 p.m., a Catholic Workman's Lodge rosary at 7 p.m. and a Scriptural

wake service at 7:30 p.m.



Agnes Magdalen Nedved, the daughter of Jilji J. and Rose Ann

(Hejlik) Hrubes was born Feb. 1, 1914 on a farm near Garner.



She attended the rural schools  of Liberty Township.



On July 2, 1935, she was married to Vincent V. Nedved at St.

Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Duncan.



They farmed northwest of Garner in Garfield Township until they

retired from farming in 1990.



In September of 1992, they moved into Garner.



Agnes enjoyed her family, music, baking, canning, flowers and

gardening.



She was a member of St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, Rosary Society

and Catholic Workman's Lodge.



She is survived by her husband, Vincent V. Nedved of Garner;

six children, Marian Smith and her husband, Richard, of Iowa

Falls, Elaine Weiland and her husband, Dean, of Britt; Bernard

Nedved and his wife, Suzan, of Garner; Marlene Christianson and

her husband, Larry, of West Memphis, Ark.; Kathleen Hulse and

her husband, Robert, of Des Moines; and Gerald Nedved and his

wife, Patricia, of Garner; 23 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren;

brothers and sisters, Frank Hrubes and his wife, Alyce, of Garner,

Rose Johanns of Osage, Helen Malek of Garner, Elsie Vavrik of

Garner, Mary Trca of Britt, Joseph Hrubes and his wife, Leona,

of Britt, and Clarence Hrubes and his wife, Joan, of Garner;

and a sister-in-law, Margaret Hrubes of Garner.



She was preceded in death by a son-in-law, Gary Turner; a granddaughter,

Sarah Christianson; a great-grandson, Stephen Fettkether Jr.;

her parents; a sister, Emily Trca; two brothers, Raymond Hrubes

and John Hrubes; a sister-in-law, Darlene Hrubes; and six brothers-in-law,

James Zrostlik, Ernest Trca, Arnold Trca, Frank W. Vavrik, Sylvester

Malek, and Marvin Johanns.
 

MCGG 11/19/1996

Norma G. Westendorf

EMMONS, Minn.



Norma G. Westendorf, 75, of Emmons, Minn., died Monday (Nov.

18, 1996) at the Lake Mills Care Center.



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

Lutheran Church, Emmons, Minn., with the Rev. Dennis Johnson

officiating. Burial will be in the Oak Lawn Cemetery, rural Emmons.



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

Funeral Home, Lake Mills, and one hour prior to services at the

church.



Norma G. Westendorf was born Nov. 25, 1920 in Winnebago County,

Iowa, near Emmons, Minn.



Survivors include her husband, Raymond of Emmons; her sons,

Tom Westendorf of Yukon, Okla., and John Westendorf of Sioux

Falls, S.D.; her daughter, Maureen Westendorf, of Wayzata, Minn.;

and six grandchildren.



She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers; and

two sisters.
 

MCGG 11/19/1996

Lester L. Jelle

RAKE



Lester L. Jelle, 77, of Rake,  died Saturday (Nov. 16, 1996)

at home.



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

Trinity Lutheran Church, rural Kiester, Minn., with the Rev.

Dani Jo Ninke-Greaver. Interment will be in the Trinity Lutheran

Church Cemetery, Eden Township, Winnebago County, Iowa, with

military honors by the Bricelyn American Legion Post.



Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Bruss-Heitner

Funeral Home, Bricelyn, Minn., and one hour prior to services

at the church on Thursday.



Lester L. Jelle was born Dec. 10, 1918 at rural Thompson.



Survivors include his wife, Althea Jelle, of Rake; three sons,

Larry Jelle, of Bricelyn, Minn., Wayne Jelle, of Mineral Point,

Wis., and Robert Jelle, of Dodgeville, Wis.; one daughter, Dianne

Torgerson, of Portsmouth, Va.; and four grandchildren.

MCGG 11/19/1996

Marjorie M. Beaman

CHARLES CITY 



Marjorie M. Beaman, 93, of Salsbury Baptist Home and formerly

of 77 S. Cedar Terrace, died Friday (Nov. 15, 1996) at the Floyd

County Memorial Hospital.



Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Fullerton

Hage Funeral Home, 401 Blunt Street, with the Rev. Michael Downey

of the Evangelical Free Church officiating.



Visitation was held from 3 to 5 p.m. Monday at the funeral home

and one hour prior to services on Monday. Graveside services

will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery

in Albuquerque, N.M., under the direction of French Mortuary,

Albuquerque.



Mrs. Beaman was born July 1, 1903, in Hancock County.



Living family members include three sons, Kenneth Beaman, Glen

Beaman and Vern Beaman; four daughters, Iva Valentine, Hazel

Aitchison, Alice Holck and Norma Schutjer; 18 grandchildren;

36 great grandchildren; and five great great grandchildren; and

a sister, Alberta Stevenson.

MCGG 11/20/1996

Magdalene Lechman

OSAGE



Magdalene Lechman, 86, of Manly, formerly of Osage, died Monday

(Nov. 18, 1996)  at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in

Mason City.



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

Heart Catholic Church, Osage, with the Rev. Thomas McAndrew and

the Rev. Dennis Cahill officiating. Burial will be in Sacred

Heart Cemetery.



Visitation will be held after 2:30 p.m. Thursday with a 3 p.m.

rosary and a 7:30 p.m. scripture service at Champion Funeral

Home.



Magdalene was born July 26, 1910, in Rothmal, Russia, of German

descent. Her parents were John and Rose (Lauer) Kloberdanz.



She entered the United States with her family at Ellis Island

in 1911.



The family moved to the Osage area in 1922.



She attended Osage schools.



Magdalene was employed for many years at both the Hanford Hotel

and Park Clinic in Mason City.



Left to cherish her memory are one daughter, Sandra Hawkins

and her husband, Monte, of Manly; one son, Dennis Lechman and

his wife, Judy, of Salem, Ore.; grandchildren, Kristie Wilkins

and her husband, Ron, of Nora Springs, Karrie Lipp and her husband,

Bryan, of Mason City, Angela Sorenson and her husband, Jamie,

of Hanlontown, Tina Hawkins of Manly, Daniel (D.J.) Hawkins of

Storm Lake and Brian Lechman of Salem, Ore.; great-grandchildren,

Brandon Wilkins and Kaitlyn Sorenson; three brothers, Peter Kloberdanz

of Osage, John Kloberdanz of Osage and Alex Kloberdanz of Charles

City; and two sisters, Catherine Arickx of Osage and Leona Niddrie

of Ocala, Fla.



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

brothers and two sisters.

MCGG 11/20/1996

Edward N. Schmitt

ROCKWELL 



Edward N. Schmitt, 75, of 20411 140th St., died Sunday (Nov.

17, 1996) at his home.



Funeral services are set for 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Sacred Heart

Catholic Church.  Officiating will be the Rev. Stephen Meyer.

Interment will be at Sacred Heart Catholic Church Cemetery.

Fullerton Funeral Home of Rockwell is in charge of arrangements.



Visitation will begin after 4 p.m. today with a rosary service

at 7 p.m. at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church Parish Hall.



Edward was born near Marble Rock on Feb. 20, 1921, to Matt Sr.

and Catherine (Merfeld) Schmitt. He attended school through

the eighth grade at Roseville.  He was honorably discharged from

the United States Navy after serving one tour of duty during

World War II.  On Feb. 7, 1948, he was united in marriage to

Pauline Quade in Roseville.



Edward's life revolved around his family and farming.  He particularly

enjoyed raising registered Hereford cattle and going to farm

auctions.  He spent his spare time reading.  He was a member

of American Legion Post 208.



Edward is survived by his five daughters, Mrs. Ralph (Janice)

Brighton of Highlands Ranch, Colo., Mrs. Rod (Trish) Bean of

Johnston, Mrs. Al (Marlene) Paulus of Chillicothe, Mo., Dianne

Schmitt of Joilet, Ill., and Kathleen Schmitt of Omaha, Neb.;

four sons, Gary (Jeannette) Schmitt of Rockwell, Mike Schmitt

of Rockwell, Jim Schmitt of Omaha, Neb., and Leroy (Beth) Schmitt

of Rockwell; one sister, Mrs. Phil (Steela) Fuller of Florida;

one brother, Bernard (Lillian) Schmitt of Charles City; two sisters-

in-law, Lorraine Schmitt of Sumner and Lillian Schmitt of Mason City;

two brothers-in-law, Nick Brunner of Marble Rock and Keith Harrison

of Riceville; and 16 grandchildren.



He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Pauline on June

22, 1996; one sister, Catherine, in infancy; one sister, Christina;

three brothers, Matt Jr., Raymond and Mark; and one grandson,

Andrew Bean.

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Mae M. Lugg

OSAGE 



Mae M. Lugg, 78, died Sunday (Nov. 17, 1996) at Windsor Nursing

and Rehabilitation Center, Cedar Falls.



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

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

Ott officiating. Burial will be in the Osage Cemetery.



Visitation is from 4 to 7 p.m. today at the Champion Funeral

Home, Osage.



Mae was born March 8, 1918, to Henry and Lillie (Bagstad) Olswold

at Lyle, Minn. She was baptized and confirmed at the Lyle Lutheran

Church by the Rev. Langhough.  Mae attended the Minnereka school

at Lyle.  On April 20, 1940, Mae was united in marriage to Arthur

Lugg by the Rev. T.P. Solem in Osage.  Arthur died Feb. 3, 1983.

 Mae was a member of Our Savior's Lutheran Church.



Survivors include one daughter, Marvis Kleckner and her husband,

Richard, of Fountain Valley, Calif.; two sons, Keith Lugg and

his wife, Mary, of Casper, Wyo., and Glenn Lugg and his wife,

RuthAnne, of Cedar Falls; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren;

and one brother, Clarence Olswold and his wife, Clarice, of Williamsburg.



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

in 1983.

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John R. Brown

MASON CITY 



John R. ``Jack'' Brown, 73, of 23743 Pheasant Ave., died Tuesday

(Nov. 19, 1996) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Hogan Bremer Colonial

Chapel, 126 Third Street, N.E.

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John Brandt

OSAGE 



John Brandt, 85, of rural Osage, died Tuesday (Nov. 19, 1996)

at the Mitchell County Health Center, Osage.



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

Lutheran Church, St. Ansgar, with the Rev. Chris Gugel officiating.

Burial will be in the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery.



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

and Sites Funeral Home, St. Ansgar, where other arrangements

are incomplete.

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Earl A. Eichmeier

ROCKFORD



Earl A. Eichmeier, 78, of Rockford, died  Tuesday (Nov. 19,

1996).



Arrangements are incomplete at the Schumburg Funeral Home, Rockford.
 

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William R. Garman

ALGONA



William R. ``Bill'' Garman, 91, of Algona, died Sunday (Nov.

17, 1996) at the Algona Manor Care Center.



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

Cecelia Catholic Church, with the Rev. Steve Brodersen officiating.

Burial will be in the Calvary Cemetery.



Visitation will begin at 2:30 p.m. today at the Geilenfeld-Murphy-Schaaf

Funeral Home, Algona, with a 3 p.m. rosary and a 7:30 p.m. parish

prayer service and a family prayer service at 10 a.m. on Thursday.



William R. Garman was born Sept. 8, 1905, in Wesley.



Survivors include one son, Jerald Garman of Dallas, Texas; 10

grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren;

and three brothers, Victor Garman, Leo Garman and Gerald Garman,

all of Algona.



He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, two sons, one

granddaughter, four brothers and two sisters.

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Lawrence Kemna

BANCROFT



Lawrence Kemna, 68, died Tuesday (Nov. 19, 1996) at his home.



Funeral services have been tentatively set for 10:30 a.m. Friday

at St. John Catholic Church with the Rev. John Thomas officiating.

Burial with military honors will be at the St. John Cemetery.



Visitation will be held from 3 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Garry-

Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home.



Lawrence was a long time service manager at Kemna Motors in

Bancroft.



Lawrence is survived by his wife, Marie, of Bancroft; two sons,

Steve Kemna of Bloomington, Minn., and Tom Kemna of Algona; four

daughters, Diane Wolf and husband, Bill, of Remsen, Jan Thorn

and husband, Ed, of Rosewell, Ga., Julie Becker and husband,

Mike, of Jacksonville, Fla., and Lisa Reichter and husband, Ron,

of Goldfield; and five grandchildren.

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David Roy Wells

MUSCATINE



David Roy Wells, 55, of 1009 Lincoln Blvd., Muscatine, died

Tuesday (Nov. 19, 1996) at Muscatine General Hospital.



Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Geo.

M. Wittich-Lewis Funeral Home, 2907 Mulberry Ave., Muscatine,

with the Rev. Hal Pearson of the Walnut Park Baptist Church officiating.

Burial will be in Muscatine Memorial Park Cemetery.



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

home.



Pallbearers will be Phil Yocum, Terry Peterson, Roy Brown, Leroy

Land, Charles Shook and Harold Cross; and honorary pallbearer,

Don Rinehart.



A memorial fund has been established at the funeral home.



David Roy Wells was born June 16, 1941, at Floyd, the son of

John V. and Ruth R. (Shorey) Wells.



He was united in marriage to Betty Arlene Brewer on Nov. 17,

1962, in Mason City, and they renewed their vows  at the Church

of the Nazarene  on Nov. 20, 1987, in Muscatine.



David liked to keep himself busy and he was a ``Jack of All

Trades.''



He was employed at Bandag of Muscatine for 28 years as a banbury

operator.



He took great pride and enjoyment in working on cars.



Survivors include his wife, Arlene, at home; one son, Steven

Roy Wells; two daughters, Jodi Lynn Fulfs and Patsy Doreen Land;

five grandchildren, Sarah Wells, Brittney Land, Levi Land, Natasha

Elam and Ashley Elam; his mother, Ruth Wells of Mason City; four

brothers, Robert John Wells and his wife, Beth, of Mason City,

Johnnie Michael Wells and his wife, Beverly, of Mason City, Richard

Allen Wells and his wife, Dorothy ``Dottie,'' of Nashua and Roger

Dean Wells and his wife, Betty, of Northwood; and one sister,

Dorothy Kay Grossmann and her husband, Michael, of Davenport.



He was preceded in death by his father and one sister, Marilee

Scott.
 

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Ardith Andersen

CRESCO 



Ardith Andersen, 71, died Tuesday (Nov. 19, 1996) at La Crosse

Hospital, La Crosse, Wis.



Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the Lindstrom

Funeral Home in Cresco.



Visitation will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday and before

services on Friday.



She is survived by her husband, A.C. ``Chet'' Andersen; a daughter,

Loretta Waters of Plymouth; three sons, Michael of Apple Valley,

Minn., Mark of Skiatook, Okla., and Eric of Lime Springs; seven

grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; and two sisters, Geraldine

Fitzgerald and Arline Miller, both of Nashua.
 

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LeRoy H. Miller

GREENE



Memorial services for LeRoy Henry Miller, 67, of 35 Katta Drive,

Cherokee Village, Ark., formerly of Greene, will be held at 10

a.m. Saturday at Reid's Funeral Chapel, Greene, with the Rev.

Randall V. Baldwin officiating. There will be a flag presentation

ceremony conducted by Tack Barnett Post 268 American Legion of

Greene.



Burial will be in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Greene.



There will be no visitation. The body was cremated.



LeRoy Henry Miller was born Feb. 9, 1929, in rural Bristow,

Coldwater Township, Butler County, a son of Herman and Minnie

(Kielman) Miller, and died Monday (Nov. 18, 1996) at St. Bernard's

Hospital in Jonesboro, Ark., of a heart attack.



He received his education in the rural Butler County schools

and as a young man helped farm at home.



 On March 5, 1951, he was inducted into the United States Army,

where he served with Co. B., 112th Infantry.



He was united in marriage to Elaine Schafer on Nov. 10, 1951,

at Camp Atterbury, Ind.



Following his discharge on  March 3, 1953, LeRoy and Elaine

farmed in the Greene area until 1986, when they moved to Arkansas.



LeRoy was baptized April 28, 1929, and confirmed a member of

St. Peter's Lutheran Church on Dec. 2, 1945.



His interests included collecting postcards, farming memorabilia

and antiques.



Living family members include his loving wife of 45 years,

Elaine, of Cherokee Village, Ark.; one son, Mark Miller and his

wife, Jan, of Mason City; one daughter, Teresa Frericks and her

husband, Brian, of Bristow; seven grandchildren; one great-granddaughter;

and two sisters.



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



Those planning an expression of sympathy may direct memorials

to the LeRoy Miller Memorial Fund in care of the family, 35 Katta

Drive, Cherokee Village, Ark. 72529.
 

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Konrad Allen Schabacker

ROCK FALLS



Konrad Allen Schabacker, 32, of 3941 N. Pine Grove, Chicago,

Ill., formerly of Rock Falls, died Monday (Nov. 18, 1996) at

the Illinois Masonic Medical Center.



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

Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City,

with the Rev. Nils ``Chris'' Hellevik of Trinity Lutheran Church,

officiating. Burial will be in Deer Creek Lutheran Cemetery,

Carpenter.



Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the Major

Erickson Funeral Home and until time of services on Thursday.



Memorials may be given to the Konrad A. Schabacker Memorial

Fund.



Konrad A. Schabacker was born Sept. 17, 1964, the son of Konrad

and Beverly (Anderson) Schabacker in Mason City, Iowa.



Konrad attended and graduated from Nora Springs-Rock Falls High

School in 1983. Konrad also worked for HyVee East for 3-4 years

during high school.



He then attended and graduated from Iowa State University in

1987. He worked in Des Moines for one year, in Atlanta for seven

years as a systems analyst and recently moved to Chicago the

first part of this year, working as a computer consultant.



He was a member of the Boy Scouts, Nora Springs-Rock Falls Band

and the All-State Band and Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity at Iowa

State.



He is survived by his mother, Beverly Schabacker of Rock Falls;

and his father, Konrad J. Schabacker of Mason City.



He was preceded in death by his brother, Steven Schabacker in

1987; and his maternal and paternal grandparents.
 

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Eugene L. Mummelthie

SUISUN CITY, Calif. 



Eugene L. Mummelthie, 51, died Monday (Nov. 18, 1996) in Suisun

City, Calif.



At his request, there will be no funeral service.  The body

was cremated. Bryan-Braker funeral home, Suisun City,  is in

charge of arrangements.



Eugene was born May 27, 1945, in Fredericka.  He was confirmed

at Zion Lutheran Church, Rockford, in 1959.  He graduated from

Rockford High School in 1963.  Eugene retired from the Air Force

after 20 years of service and was employed by United Air Lines

in San Francisco at the time of his death.



Survivors include his mother, Esther Mummelthie of Rockford;

his wife, Pauline Mummelthie of Suisun City; one daughter, Christine

Mummelthie of Suisun City; one son, Eugene Mummelthie II of Suisun

City; one grandson; three sisters, Donna Wendt of Sumner, Bert

Ann Ray of Navada and Betty Graham of Madrid; and three brothers,

Duane Mummelthie of Mason City, Bob Mummelthie of Mesa, Ariz.,

and Don Mummelthie of Waverly.



He was preceded in death by his father, Fred Mummelthie.
 

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Robert Dean Bonner

CLEAR LAKE



Robert Dean Bonner, 57, of 625 10th Ave N., Clear Lake, died

Saturday (Nov. 16, 1996) at his home.



Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. today at the Ventura

United Methodist Church  with the Rev. David Gobeli officiating.

Interment will be in the Ventura Cemetery.



Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St., Clear Lake,

is in charge of arrangements.



The family suggests memorials to the Robert Dean Bonner memorial

fund.



Robert was born June 8, 1959, in Swaledale, Iowa, the son of

John Gene and Amanda Flo (Odom)  Bonner.



He graduated from Clear Lake High School in 1957. Robert was

baptized at Zion Lutheran Church, Clear Lake, in 1959.



Robert married Deanna Kaster on Nov. 11, 1962 at the E.U.B.

Church in Ventura.



He started working for David Manufacturing Co. in Mason City,

in maintenance, in 1966.



While he worked at DMC, he was active in the local and district

machinist union (I.A.M.) and was local and district union secretary

and later president of local and district unions. He helped organize

the union at Andrew's Prestress Concrete. Robert helped develop the

safety program at DMC.



In 1972, he became involved as a Webolos leader for the Boy

Scouts of America and later a scout leader.



Robert was honored by his fellow scouts and was elected to the

Order of The Arrow, established by the National Brotherhood of

Scout Honor Campers, Sac-N-Fox Lodge. He did maintenance work

and skate sharpening at the North Iowa Ice Arena, where he enjoyed

being around kids and helping them.



Robert enjoyed fishing, camping, trips to northern Minnesota,

working on cars and most of all dancing. Together with his wife,

he was a caretaker of the Ventura Cemetery. He was a member of

Ventura United Methodist Church, Ventura.



Robert is survived by his wife, Deanna Bonner of Clear Lake;

his mother, Amanda (Flo) Bonner of Clear Lake; six children,

Robert Eugene Bonner of Hayfield, Iowa; Anthony Joseph Bonner

and his wife, Dawn, of Rockford;  Chad Allen Bonner of Clear

Lake; Angela Ranae` Meyering and her husband, Phil, Ventura;

James Bonner and his wife, Melissa, Ardmore, Okla.; and Barbara

Wells and her husband, Steve, Madill, Okla.; one sister, Mrs.

Betty Arnold and her husband, Jerry, of Clear Lake; 10 grandchildren,

Joshua Dean Meyering, Jacob Wayne Bonner, Jeremy Bonner, Jarred

Bonner, Jesse Wells, Levi Wells, Elizabeth Wells, John Wells,

Amanda Wells and Amy Wells; as well as many nieces, nephews and

a host of friends.



Robert was preceded in death by his father; granddaughter, Harley

Joy Bonner; and grandparents, John and Belva Bonner and Charles

and Rozella Odom.