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Elizabeth Carlsen

LATIMER



Elizabeth Carlsen, 79, of Latimer, died Wednesday (Sept. 4,

1996) at home.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Willim Funeral Home,

Latimer.
 

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Ruth M. Lewellyn

CLARION 



Ruth M. Lewellyn, 87, of Clarion, died Thursday (Sept. 5, 1996)

at the Clarion Healthcare Center.



No services are planned. The body was cremated.



Willim Funeral Home, Clarion, is in charge of arrangements.



Ruth M. Lewellyn was born Sept. 6, 1908, in Clarion.



Survivors include two sisters, Mary McFall, of Hoquiam, Wash.,

and Isel King, of Poplar Grove, Ill.; and one brother, Lyle Lewellyn,

of Clarion.



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

one sister.
 

MCGG 09/06/96

Dale O. Grice

GREENE



Dale O. Grice, 73, of Greene, died Thursday (Aug. 29, 1996)

at the Veterans Administration Hospital, Knoxville, Iowa.



Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 9, 1996,

at the Reid's Funeral Chapel, Greene, with the Rev. Gene Burry

of the United Methodist Church officiating. Interment of cremains

will be in the Rose Hill Cemetery.



There is no visitation.



Dale O. Grice was born March 25, 1923, at Litchfield, Sherman

County, Neb.



Survivors include his daughter, Jill Grice of Sugar Hill, Ga.;

two sons, Brian of Spokane, Wash., and Jon of Humboldt; his mother,

Eva Grice of Greene; and four grandchildren.



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



Those planning an expression of sympathy may direct memorials

to the family.
 

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Susan Ruth Adams

BUFFALO CENTER 



Susan Ruth Adams, 96, of Buffalo Center, died Wednesday (Sept.

4, 1996) at the Timely Mission Home.



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

Baptist Church, with the Rev. Gary Bergman officiating.Interment

will be in the Olena Mound Cemetery. Visitation will be held

from 4:30 to 8 p.m. today at the Winter Funeral Home, Buffalo

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



Susan Ruth Adams was born Oct. 4, 1899, near Buffalo Center.



Survivors include several nieces and nephews.



She was preceded in death by her parents, nine sisters, and

six brothers.
 

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Frances L. Payne

MASON CITY



Frances L. Payne, 58, of 321 Fourth St. N.E., died Thursday

(Sept. 5, 1996) at the Good Shepherd Nursing Home.



Memorial services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept.

7, 1996, at the Grace United Methodist Church, 200 14th St. N.W.,

with the Rev. Herbert G. Shafer officiating. Her body was cremated

at Memorial Park Cemetery.



The family will greet friends prior to services at the church.

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

Mason City, is in charge of arrangements.



Those planning an expression of sympathy may wish to consider

memorials to the Frances L. Payne Memorial Fund.



Frances was born on Aug. 16, 1938, in Mason City, the daughter

of Victor O. and Beatrice L. (Fewins) Ferleman.



She graduated from Mason City High School in 1946.



She was employed as a nurses aid for the  Americana Nursing

Home.



Grace United Methodist Church was her church home.



She was united in marriage to William Payne on Oct. 11, 1979,

in Spokane, Wash.



Frances enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren,

as well as knitting, crocheting and doing crossword puzzles.



Frances is survived by her husband, William, of Mason City;

one son, Warren R. Russell and his wife, Carla, of Paola, Kan.;

one daughter, Dawn Russell, of Gas City, Kan.; one sister, Beatrice

K. (Bea Bea) Ferleman, of Iola, Kan.; three brothers, Peter V.

and his wife, Yonna Ferleman, of Mason City; Tom and his wife,

Mary Ferleman, of Albert Lea, Minn.; and David and his wife,

Sharon Ferleman, of Franklin, Tenn.; one half-brother, William

Ferleman, of Mesa, Ariz.; three grandchildren, Michael, Eric,

and Chelsea Russell, nine nieces and nephews; and nine great-nieces

and nephews.



She was preceded in death by her parents; four sisters, Patricia,

Wanda, and Bethene Ferleman, and Phyllis Hanson.

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Josephine H. Ruechel

ST. ANSGAR



Josephine H. Ruechel, 93, of St. Ansgar, died Wednesday (Sept.

4, 1996) at the Good Samaritan Center.



Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Immanuel

Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Chris F. Gugel officiating. Burial

will be in the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery.



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

and Sites Funeral Home, St. Ansgar.



Josephine H. Ruechel was born April 22, 1903, in Newburg Township,

Mitchell County.



Survivors include two daughters, Lorraine Koster of St. Ansgar,

and Marlene Yost of LeRoy, Minn.; one sister, Roselyn Trudeau,

of Mason City; 13 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and

one great-great-grandchild.



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

and one granddaughter.

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Troy Steven Anderson-Aguilera

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. 



Troy Steven Anderson, 25, of Indianapolis, formerly of Mason

City, died Tuesday (Sept. 3, 1996) in Indianapolis, Ind.



A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10,

1996, at the Grace United Methodist Church, 200 14th St. N.W.,

with the Rev. Herb Shafer officiating.



Troy was born on Dec. 27, 1970, in Mason City.



He later moved to Indiana where he had lived for the last several

years. There he worked in construction.



He was united in marriage to Lori Nelson of Indianapolis in

1992.



He enjoyed collecting sports cards.



Most of all, he loved to spend time with his girls.



He will be loved and missed by his wife, Lori; and two daughters,

Megan and Lizabeth, all of Indianapolis, Ind.; his mother, Jackie

Fromm, and his step-father, Tom Aguilera; his two brothers, Eric

and Brett; his great-grandmother, Merle Otto; grandmothers, Betty

Anderson and Trina Aguilera; his aunt, Connie Perez and her two

sons, Valentin and Nikolas, and the entire Perez family.



He was preceded in death by his great-grandfather, Otis Anderson.
 

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Susie M. Andres

AUSTIN, Minn.



Susie M. Andres, 96, passed away on Wednesday (Sept. 4, 1996)

at her home at 1800 Fifth Ave N.E. in Austin, Minn.



A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday,

Sept. 7, 1996, at Queen of Angels Catholic Church in Austin,

with Father Virgil Duellman officiating. Interment will be in

Grandview Cemetery, Austin, Minn.



Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the Mayer Funeral

Home, 600 Second St. N.W., Austin, Minn., with a 7:30 p.m. wake

service, and there will be further visitation from 8:30 to 9:30

a.m. Saturday.



Susie was born the youngest of nine children to Matthew and

Theresa (Kossack) Lehman on July 21, 1900, in Mason City, Iowa.



Susie was a 1918 graduate of Mason City High School.



She married William F. Andres of Rock Falls, Iowa, on Jan. 31,

1921, in the Cerro Gordo County Courthouse.



In the mid 1920s, along with other family members, Bill and

Susie moved to Jamestown, N.D. and farmed a large grain farm

in Buchanan Township. At one time in the 1930s Susie raised from

eggs over 300 turkeys.



She helped on the farm by driving the Farmall M and H tractors.



Retiring in the 1950s, they moved to Austin to be near family

and purchased the home that Susie resided in until her passing.



Susie retained good health, except for her bad hearing, up to

the past six months.



Energetic and with an upbeat attitude, she always was ready

to go. Driving around in her most prized possession, a classic

coral pink `61 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88, which even won awards in

the Annual Cedar River Days Classic Car Show, was the highlight

of these later years.



She could be seen out and about daily, going to the restaurants

with family or friends.



She had a passion for beautiful things, especially the colors

of pink, lavendar, and red. Her home was a testimony to her cheerful

tastes.



Fishing in the near East Side Lake and watching the Minnesota

Twins on her TV were two of her most enjoyable hobbies. She knew

all the plays and players and never missed a game.



Susie had her own claim to athletic fame.



In 1917, she was the All State Champion Forward of her Mason

City High School girls basketball team. She often boasted of

this and that her classmate and friend was Meredith Willson.



Her early adult years she spent as a bookkeeper for one of Mason

City's first plumbing companies. Even to her last days, Susie

could add up a column of figures in her head and have the right

answer.



An avid reader of Louis L'Amour, she had read all of his novels.



She is survived by her nephews, Earl Swenson and Calvern Willson

of Austin, Donald McCourt and Thomas McCourt of Mason City, Betty

(McCourt) Mills of Hardy, Ark., Roger Rasmussen of Los Alamos,

N.M.; many great nieces; and also many great-great-nieces and

nephews.



Susie was preceded in death by her husband, Bill, on Oct. 2,

1965; her parents; and all of her sisters and one brother, Mary,

Theresa, Lucy, Rose, Joe, Annie, Minnie, Sophia, and an older

halfsister, Katie.



Honorary casket bearers will be Calvern Willson, Earl Swenson,

and Roger Rasmussen.



Casket bearers will be Donald McCourt, Kenneth Bell, Thomas

McCourt, David Kiefer, Joseph Kolb, and George Percival.



Music will be provided by Margo Bissen and Robert McGinnis.



Susie will be missed by all those who have shared many hours

visiting and dining together through the past years. She left

many fond memories.

 

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Virgina M. Snyder

MASON CITY



Virginia Marcella Snyder, 77, of 502 15th St. N.W., passed

away Sunday (Aug. 31, 1996) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center.



Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Fullerton

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

took place at the Memorial Park Crematory, following the funeral

service.



Visitation was held after 5 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral

home.



Those planning an expression of sympathy may direct memorials

to the Virginia Snyder Memorial Fund.



Virginia was born March 5, 1919, in Stahl, Mo., to Glenn and

Nellie (Taylor) Abernathy.



She was united in marriage to A.L. ``Bud'' Snyder on Oct. 15,

1942, in Greencastle, Mo. Virginia and her husband have resided

in Mason City since they were married.



She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Mason

City. Virginia was very fond of fishing for walleye in North

Ontario, Canada. Camping along the river banks of the Mississippi

was another favorite pastime, along with cooking and shopping

in Rochester, Minn. She also enjoyed her dog, Tammy Too.



Virginia Snyder is survived by her husband, Bud of Mason City;

one son, Alton Snyder Jr. of El Paso, Texas; special friends,

Mr. and Mrs. David (Marilyn) Bakkum and family of Mason City;

and in-laws, Mr. and Mrs. Roger (Virginia) Sutton of Mason City.



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

daughter, Carolyn Sue Burmeister.
 

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Mable Diekhuis

BELMOND 



Mable Diekhuis, 70, of Belmond, died Thursday (Sept. 5, 1996)

at the Belmond Healthcare Center.
 

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Lucille Nelson

ALBERT LEA, Minn. 



Lucille Nelson, 74, of Albert Lea, formerly of Britt, Iowa,

died Friday (Sept. 6, 1996) at the Good Samaritan Center in Albert

Lea.



Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, Sept. 9, 1996,

at the Cataldo Funeral Home, Britt, Iowa, with the Rev. George

Marin officiating. Burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery in Goldfield,

Iowa.



Visitation will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Cataldo

Funeral Home, 178 First Ave. S.W., Britt, Iowa.



Lucille Amelia Nelson, the daughter of Eilert and Edith Theresa

(Taylor) Sandvig, was born Aug. 28, 1922, at Havelock, Iowa.



At an early age, she moved with her family to Eagle Grove, Iowa,

where she attended and graduated from Eagle Grove High School.



On Jan. 13, 1940, she married Marshall Nelson in Chicago, Ill.



They made their home in Chicago until her husband graduated

from the Illinois College of Optometry in Chicago.



They then moved to Des Moines, Iowa, and later New Hampton,

Iowa, until her husband served his country in India during World

War II.



During this time, Lucille lived and worked in Sioux Falls, S.D.



In 1946, they moved to Britt, Iowa, where she worked as a receptionist

at her husband's office.



After Marshall passed away in 1984, Lucille moved to California

to be near her daughter.



In 1992, she moved to the Good Samaritan Center in Albert Lea,

where she passed away at the age of 74.



Lucille enjoyed her family especially being a mother and grandmother.



She was a member of the United Methodist Church in Britt, Eastern

Star and the American Legion Auxilliary.



She is survived by her daughter, Sandra Lou Egli and her husband,

Marlon, of Albert Lea; three grandchildren, Jamie Foy and his

wife, Debra, of Mason City, Iowa; Brent Foy of St. Paul, and

Jonie Blankenship and her husband, Todd, of Leland, Iowa; and

six great-grandchildren, Crystal Foy, Travis Foy, Shawn Foy,

Matthew Foy, Michael Foy and Alyssa Blankenship.



She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Marshall Clayton

Nelson on March 10, 1984; her father, Eilert Sandvig, on May

30, 1942; and her mother, Edith Sandvig, on May 20, 1982.

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Dale O. Grice

GREENE



Dale O. Grice, 73, of Greene, died Thursday (Aug. 29, 1996)

at the Veterans Administration Hospital, Knoxville.



Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 9, 1996,

at the Reid's Funeral Chapel, Greene, with the Rev. Gene Burry

of the United Methodist Church officiating. Interment of cremains

will be in the Rose Hill Cemetery.



There is no visitation.



Dale O. Grice was born March 25, 1923, at Litchfield, Sherman

County, Neb.



Survivors include his daughter, Jill Grice of Sugar Hill, Ga.;

two sons, Brian of Spokane, Wash., and Jon of Humboldt, and their

mother, Eva Grice of Greene; and four grandchildren.



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



Those planning an expression of sympathy may direct memorials

to the family.
 

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THIS HAS A PIX

Larry H. During

KENSETT



Larry H. During, 45, of Kensett, died Thursday (Sept. 5, 1996)

in LeMars.



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

Church, Northwood, with the Rev. Mark Bents officiating. Interment

will be in Sunset Rest Cemetery, Northwood.



Visitation will begin at 4 p.m. Sunday at the Conner Colonial

Chapel, 99 11th St. S., Northwood.



The family suggests memorials to the Larry H. During Memorial

Fund.



Larry was born March 23, 1951, at Osage, the son of Lawrence

and Lucille (Sletten) During.



He graduated from Garwin High School in 1969.



Larry worked at various jobs, until he started working for the

Union Pacific on the Rail Gang in 1976.



Larry married Barbara Head in 1960, and they had one daughter,

Donna.



On April 12, 1991, he married Kandy Bottleman in Clear Lake.



Larry was a member of First Lutheran Church, Northwood; Izaak

Walton League, Kensett, and Brotherhood of Maintenance of the

Way Union.



Larry liked riding Harley's, target practice, gardening, raising

flowers and reading.



Larry is survived by his wife, Kandy During, Kensett;  his mother,

Lucille During, Osage; one daughter, Donna Henaman, Kensett;

three stepchildren, Bradley Logeman, Brian Klitzke and Cassandra

Klitzke, all of Kensett; two grandchildren, Alyssa Heffron and

Jason Heffron, both of Kensett; one brother and three sisters,

Rita During and her husband, Bruce Ring, of St. Paul, Minn.;

Jon During and his wife, Iris, of Klilleen, Texas; Lynn During

of Osage; and Kristy Borchardt and her husband, Carl, of Osage;

and several nieces and nephews.



He was preceded in death by his father and one grandson, Joshua

Henaman.

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Mable A. Diekhuis

BELMOND 



Mable A. Diekhuis, 70, of Belmond, died Thursday (Sept. 5,

1996) at the Belmond Health Care Center.



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

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

will be in Belmond Cemetery.



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

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



Those wishing to make an expression of sympathy may direct it

to the Mable Diekhuis Memorial Fund.



Mable A. Diekhuis, the daughter of Carl and Viola (Hampton)

Benson, was born on Dec. 2, 1925, in Clarion.



She received her education in the Belmond school system and

after graduation became a teacher.



Mable married Johann Diekhuis on April 27, 1944, at Clarion.



They started farming southeast of Belmond and farmed there

until November of 1994.



They moved to Belmond in September of 1981.



Mable was a member of the United Methodist Church, the United

Methodist Women, served on the administration board, pastor-parish

and served in many other capacities at the church.



She helped organize the Belmond Country Club and served many

years on the Hospital Auxiliary board.



Survivors include one son, Delos and his wife, Linda, of Belmond;

daughter, Carlene of Rochester, Minn.; two grandchildren, Brandon

and Stacy; two sisters-in-law, Jessie Benson of St. Joseph, Mo.,

and Frances Benson of Minneapolis, Minn.; and many nieces and

nephews.



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

half-brother, Orville Boucher; sister, Chrystal Hardy; and

brothers, Cecil Benson and Allen Benson.

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Clyde S. Behrends

ALGONA



Clyde S. Behrends, 57, of Algona, died Thursday (Sept. 5, 1996)

at North Iowa Mercy Health Center, Mason City.



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

Catholic Church, with the Rev. Randy Guerdet of Sioux City and

the Rev. Steve Brodersen officiating. Burial will be in Calvary

Cemetery, with graveside military rites by the American Legion

and V.F.W.



Visitation will begin at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at  the Geilenfeld-

Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home, with a 3 p.m. parish rosary and a

7:30 p.m. parish prayer service.



Clyde S. Behrends was born Dec. 31, 1939, in Ringsted.



Survivors include his wife, Ruth, of Algona; daughters, Connie

Zittritsch of Algona and Carl Rudolph of Phoenix, Ariz.; one

son, Alan Behrends of Kingman, Ariz.; eight grandchildren; two

brothers; and seven sisters.



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

sisters.

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Lottie A. Bartlett

TITONKA 



Lottie A. Bartlett, 94, of Titonka, died Thursday (Sept. 5,

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



Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at Good Hope

Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Merlin Norris officiating. Interment

will be in Portland Township Cemetery, rural Burt.



Visitation will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Garry-Roberts-

Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home, Titonka.



Lottie A. Bartlett was born Dec. 13, 190,1 in Little Falls,

Minn.



Survivors include one daughter, Beulah Page of Mason City; six

grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.



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

grandchild, two great-grandchildren and seven brothers and sisters.
 

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Elizabeth A. Carlsen

LATIMER 



Elizabeth A. Carlsen, 79, of Latimer, died Wednesday (Sept.

4, 1996) at home.



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

Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Dennis Arndt officiating. Burial

will be in the Hampton Cemetery.



Visitation will begin at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Willim Funeral

Home, Latimer, with a 7 p.m. prayer service.



Elizabeth A. Carlsen was born June 27, 1917, in Latimer.



Survivors include one sister, Bonnie Kunath of Spencer, and

one brother, Boyd Sorensen of Lakewood, Colo.
 

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Ann Hargrave

FERTILE 



Ann Hargrave, 72, died Saturday (Sept. 7, 1996) at her home.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Petersen Lund Funeral

Home, Forest City.
 

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Richard Simpson

CLARION 



Richard Simpson, 75, died Friday (Sept. 6, 1996) at North Iowa

Mercy Health Center East, Mason City.



Services are pending at Willim Funeral Home.
 

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Lucille Nelson

ALBERT LEA, Minn. 



Lucille Nelson, 74, formerly of Britt, died Friday (Sept. 6,

1996) at the Good Samaritan Center in Albert Lea.



Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at the Cataldo

Funeral Home, Britt, with Rev. George Marin as officiant.  Burial

will be in Glenwood Cemetery in Goldfield.



Visitation will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. today at the Cataldo

Funeral Home, 178 First Ave. S.W., Britt.



Lucille Amelia Nelson, the daughter of Eilert and Edith Theresa

(Taylor) Sandvig was born Aug. 28, 1922 at Havelock, Iowa.  At

an early age she moved with her family to Eagle Grove where she

attended and graduated from Eagle Grove High School.  On Jan.

13, 1940 she married Marshall Nelson in Chicago, Ill.  They made

their home in Chicago while her husband attended the Illinois

College of Optometry.  After his graduation, they moved to Des

Moines and later New Hampton.  During World War II, Marshall

served his country in India while Lucille lived and worked in

Sioux Falls, S.D.  In 1946, they moved to Britt where she worked

as a receptionist in her husband's office.  After Marshall passed

away in 1984, Lucille moved to California to be near her daughter.

In 1992, she moved to the Good Samaritan Center in Albert Lea,

Minn. where she passed away at the age of 74.  Lucille enjoyed

her family, especially being a mother and grandmother.



She was a member of the United Methodist Church in Britt, Eastern

Star and the American Legion Auxiliary.



She is survived by her daugher, Sandra Lou Egli and her husband,

Marlon, of Albert Lea, Minn.; three grandchildren, Jamie Foy

and his wife, Debra, of Mason City, Brent Foy of St. Paul, Minn.,

and Jonie Blankenship and her husband, Todd, of Leland; and six

great-grandchildren, Crystal Foy, Travis Foy, Shawn Foy, Matthew

Foy, Michael Foy, and Alyssa Blankenship.



She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Marshall Clayton

Nelson, March 10, 1984; her father, Eilert Sandvig, May 30, 1942;

and her mother, Edith Sandvig, May 20, 1982.
 

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Larry H. During

KENSETT 



Larry H. During, 45, died Thursday (Sept. 5, 1996) in LeMars.



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

Lutheran Church, Northwood, with the Rev. Mark Bents officiating.

Interment will be in the Sunset Rest Cemetery, Northwood.



Friends may call from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. today at the Conner

Colonial Chapel, 99 11th St. South, Northwood, and one hour prior

to service time at the church on Monday.



Larry was born March 23, 1951 in Osage, the son of Lawrence

and Lucille (Sletten) During.  He graduated from Garwin High

School in 1969.  Larry worked at various jobs until he started

working for the railroad on the rail gang in 1976, and up until

the time of his death he worked on the rail gang for the Union

Pacific Railroad.  Larry married Barbara Head in 1969 and they

had one daughter, Donna.  On April 12, 1991, he married Kandy

Bottleman in Clear Lake.



Larry was a member of First Lutheran Church, Northwood; Izaak

Walton League in Kensett; and the Brotherhood of Maintenance

of the Way Union.



Larry liked riding Harleys, target practice, gardening, raising

flowers and reading.



Larry is survived by his wife, Kandy During, Kensett; his mother,

Lucille During, Osage; one daughter, Donna Henaman, Kensett;

three stepchildren, Bradley Logeman, Brian Klitzke and Cassandra

Klitzke, all of Kensett; two grandchildren, Alyssa Heffron and

Jason Heffron, both of Kensett; two brothers, Jon During and

his wife, Iris, of Killeen, Texas, and Lynn During of Osage;

two sisters, Rita During and her husband, Bruce Ring, of St.

Paul, Minn., and Kristy Borchardt and her husband, Carl, of Osage;

and several nieces and nephews.



He was preceded in death by his father, Lawrence, and one grandson,

Joshua Henaman.

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RoseMary Thome

STACYVILLE 



RoseMary Thome, 92, died Saturday (Sept. 7, 1996) in Stacyville.



Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Visitation

Catholic Church with the Rev. Joseph Schneider officiating.

Burial will be in Visitation Cemetery.



There will be a rosary at 3 p.m. today and a scripture service

at 7:30 p.m. today, both in the church hall.  Hatten & Sons Funeral

Home is in charge of arrangements.



RoseMary Thome was born June 2, 1904, in Stacyville.



Survivors include two daughters, Mary Jane Foxen of New Haven,

and Arlene Grell of Fountain, Minn.; four sons, Arthur, Leon

and Dan, all of Stacyville, and Dale of Waterloo; one brother,

Carl Hoerter, 25 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; and two

great-great-grandchildren.



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

five brothers, and one grandson.

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Martha Richardson

MASON CITY 



Martha Richardson, 72, of 2323 S. Taft Ave., died Saturday (Sept.

7, 1996) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Hogan-Bremer Colonial

Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E.

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Margaret M. Turnure

MASON CITY 



Margaret M. Turnure, 75, of 1713 Fourth St. S.W., died Saturday

(Sept. 7, 1996) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Major Erickson Funeral

Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
 

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Florence Hogen

NORTHWOOD 



Florence Hogen, 98, died Saturday (Sept. 7, 1996) at the Good

Samaritan Center, Forest City.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Conner Colonial Chapel.

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Stuart A. Walker

OSAGE 



Stuart A. Walker, 89, died Friday (Sept. 6, 1996) at the Osage

Rehabilitation and Health Care Center.



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

Missionary Alliance Church with the Rev. Pamela June Webb of

the United Church of Christ officiating.  Burial will be in the

Osage Cemetery.



Visitation will be held after 3 p.m. Monday at the Champion

Funeral Home, with the family greeting friends from 5:30 to 7:30

p.m.



Stuart A. Walker was born March 20, 1907, in Bone Gap, Ill.



Survivors include a daughter, Sue Ann Schreiner of Savanna,

Ill.; three step-daughters, Terry Rasmussen of Leland, Carol

Smith of Des Moines, Judy Graves of Phoenix, Ariz.; a son, John

Walker of Santiago, Chile; a step-son, Robert Williams of Osage;

13 grandchildren; 16 step-grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren.

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Richard E. Simpson

CLARION 



Richard E. Simpson, 75, died Friday (Sept. 6, 1996) at North

Iowa Mercy Health Center East, Mason City.



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

United Methodist Church with the Rev. Charles Kellogg officiating.

Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.



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

The family will be present from 6 to 8 p.m.



Richard E. Simpson was born March 2, 1921, near Webster City.



Survivors include his wife, Pearl; two sons, Loren E. of Rock

Island, Ill., and David W. of Dallas, Texas; seven grandchildren;

and a brother, Dean, of Webster City.



He was preceded in death by his parents.

 

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Ann Hargrave

FERTILE 



Ann Hargrave, 72, died Saturday (Sept. 7, 1996) at her home.



There will be no funeral services or visitation. The body has

been cremated.  Petersen Lund Funeral Home, Forest City, was

in charge of arrangements.



Ann Hargrave was born April 17, 1924, in Quincy, Mass.



Survivors include two daughters, Lee and Jane Briggeman of Fertile;

two sons, William Briggeman of Pottersville, N.J., and Dave Briggeman

of Olympia, Wash.; one sister, Jean Raftshol of Sutton's Bay,

Mich.; and five grandchildren.



She was preceded in death by her parents.

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John R. Hubbard

MARSHALLTOWN 



John R. Hubbard, 82, formerly of Mason City, died Sunday (Sept.

8, 1996) at the Iowa Veterans Home.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Hogan-Bremer Colonial

Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E.
 

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Margaret M. Turnure

MASON CITY 



Margaret M. Turnure, 75, died Saturday (Sept. 7, 1996) at the

Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit.



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

Lutheran Church with the Rev. Kenneth Hatland officiating.  Burial

will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.



Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Major Erickson Funeral

Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., and one hour prior to services

at the church.



The family suggests memorials to the Margaret M. Turnure Memorial

Fund.



Margaret M. Turnure was born June 24, 1921, in Mason City, the

daughter of Gus and Coral (Lester) Severs.



She graduated from Mason City High School in 1939 and  worked

at Borden's Dairy prior to her marriage to Clarence E. Turnure

on June 23, 1945, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Mason City.



Shortly after Margaret was married, she became active in antiques

as a collector and dealer.  Margaret also worked at Lindsay's

Soft Water for a short period of time.  She operated the antique

booth at the Clay County Fair for over 20 years, and was co-owner

of the Treasure Chest Antiques (pink gas station) on Highway

18 West for many years.



Margaret was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church and  enjoyed

dancing, collecting dolls and spending time with her children

and grandchildren.  She will be deeply missed by her family and

friends.



Left to cherish memories of her are a  son, Terry A. Turnure

and his wife, Linda, daughter, Debbie Turnure-Smith and her husband,

Mark E. Smith, grandchildren, Tiffany Turnure and her husband,

Jermaine Coleman, Devon and Meggan Turnure, Brandon J. ``BJ''

Smith and Brandee Kae Smith, all of Mason City; a sister, Mrs.

Clyde (Peggy) Fick of Mason City; a sister-in-law, Maxine Turnure

of Atlantic; and several nieces and nephews.



She was met by her husband, Clarence E. Turnure, who died in

1985,  granddaughter, Tara Lee Turnure, who died in 1992, and

her parents.
 

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Florence O. Hogen

NORTHWOOD 



Florence O. Hogen, 98, died Saturday (Sept. 7, 1996) at the

Good Samaritan Center, Forest City.



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

Creek Lutheran Church, rural Kensett, with the Rev. Selmer (Sam)

Hernes officiating.  Burial will be in the Elk Creek Lutheran

Church Cemetery.



Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Conner Colonial

Chapel, and one hour prior to service time at the church on Wednesday.



Florence O. Hogen was born on June 25, 1898, in rural Worth

County.



Survivors include one daughter, Deloris Banken of Forest City;

four sons, Obert Hogen of Kensett, Arnold Hogen of Northwood,

Marvin Hogen of Gassville, Ark., and Donald Hogen of Northwood;

nine grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.



She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, 11 sisters,

one brother, one grandson  and one great-grandson.
 

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Martha E. Richardson

MASON CITY 



Martha E. Richardson, 72, of 2323 S. Taft Ave., Apt. 11, died

Saturday (Sept. 7, 1996) surrounded by her family at the Muse

Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit.



Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Rolling

Acres Free Methodist Church, 604 23rd St. S.W., with the Rev.

Wayne Ryan officiating.  Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.



Visitation will begin at 5 p.m. today at Hogan-Bremer Colonial

Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E.



Martha Elizabeth Richardson was born Jan. 1, 1924, at Wilmington,

Del., the daughter of Robert Lee and Martha Coote.



She was united in marriage to John Richardson in 1943 in Wilmington,

Del.



She worked at the Clear Lake Bakery for 25 years.



Martha enjoyed doing volunteer work.  She especially loved to

visit friends, her children and her grandchildren.



She was a member of the Rolling Acres Free Methodist Church,

Mason City.



Survivors include three daughters, Barbara Aguilera and her

husband, Dennis, of Sun Prairie, Wis., Sadie Linda Ginther and

her husband, Gary, of Rockford, and Debbie Higgins and her husband,

Jeff, of Clear Lake; three sons, Danny Richardson and his wife,

Jackie, of Sterling, Va., Kenneth Richardson of Homestead, Fla.,

and Ron Richardson and his wife, Cindy, of Clear Lake; 17 grandchildren;

10 great-grandchildren; and one sister, Margaret Sayers and her

husband, Paul, of New Castle, Del.



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

granddaughter.
 

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Virgil ``Ron'' Gordon

CLEAR LAKE 



Virgil ``Ron'' Gordon, 54, died Sunday (Sept. 8, 1996) at his

home.



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

Cataldo Funeral Chapel, Garner, with the Rev. Kathy Graves, director

of spiritual care of Hospice of North Iowa, as officiant.  Graveside

military rites will be conducted by the Clear Lake Veterans Ceremonial

Unit.  Burial will be in Concord Township Cemetery, Garner.



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

Funeral Chapel, Garner.



Virgil Ronald Gordon was born July 9, 1942, in Forest City.



Survivors include his daughter, Ann Gordon of Forest City; two

sons, Douglas Blanshan of Albert Lea, Minn., and David Blanshan

of Buffalo Center; three grandchildren; his mother, Wilma Erdman

of Garner; and two sisters, Twyla Erdmann and Diane Gilbert,

both of Garner.



He was preceded in death by his father.

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Joan Marie Dostart

OSAGE 



Joan Marie Dostart, 45, died Saturday (Sept. 7, 1996) at the

Osage Rehabilitation and Health Care Center.



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

Heart Catholic Church with the Rev. Dennis Cahill officiating.

Burial will be in St. Peter's Cemetery, New Haven.



Visitation will begin at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Champion

Funeral Home, with a rosary at 3 p.m., and a scripture service

at 7:30 p.m.



Joan Marie Dostart was born March 14, 1951, in Osage.



Survivors include her parents, John and Maxine Dostart of Osage;

step-grandmother, Mabel Francis of Osage; two sisters, Patricia

Theilen of Nashua and Barb Thomas of Park View, Mont.; and one

brother, Steven Dostart of Evansdale.



She was preceded in death by a brother.

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Kenneth George Schisel

THOMPSON



Kenneth George Schisel, 64, of Thompson, died Saturday (Sept.

7, 1996) at his home in Enid, Okla.



Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the United

Methodist Church, Thompson, with Pastor Jung Sook Kim officiating.

Interment will be in Rose Hill Cemetery, Thompson, with military

rites by Thompson V.F.W. Post #8408.



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

on Wednesday.



Winter Funeral Home, Thompson, is in charge of arrangements.



Memorials may be directed to Hospice Circle of Love, 605 S.

Monroe Ave., Enida, Okla. 73701.



Kenneth George Schisel, son of George and Lucille (Woodward)

Schisel, was born on Jan. 8, 1932, at Thompson. He was educated

at Thompson High School.



Ken served his country in the United States Air Force from 1949

to 1952 and was honorably discharged from service at the Amarillo

Air Force Base, Amarillo, Texas.



He spent 32 years in Enid, Okla.



He worked as a mechanic specializing in classic car restoration.



He was a member of the Enid Classic Car Club and the Enid American

Legion Post.



His favorite hobby and love was his car restoration projects.



Ken is survived by two brothers, Lewis Schisel of Thompson,

and Donald Schisel and his wife, Betty, of Mankato, Minn.; by

one sister, Joyce Steen  and her husband, Arlan, of Thompson;

also a very special friend, Laverna Jimison of Enid, Okla., as

well as six nephews and one niece.



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

and one niece.

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John Richard `Dick' Hubbard

MASON CITY



John Richard ``Dick'' Hubbard, 82, of Mason City, died Sunday

(Sept. 8, 1996) at the Iowa Veterans Home, Marshalltown.



A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Hogan-Bremer

Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E., with the Rev. Carl A. Ries

of St. Joseph Catholic Church officiating. Burial will be in

Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery, with a flag folding ceremony conducted

by the Mason City Veterans Memorial Association.



Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Wednesday until service time

at the funeral chapel.



Dick Hubbard was born Feb. 19, 1914, in Waterloo, son of Andrew

G. and Margaret (Hickey) Hubbard.



He graduated from St. Joseph  Catholic High School and served

in the Army during World War II.



He had resided at the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown for

the past eight years.



Dick was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, the Veterans

of Foreign Wars and the Knights of Columbus.



He enjoyed spending time with his nieces and nephews and their

families.



Survivors include two brothers, Robert F. Hubbard and his wife,

Inez, of Mason City; and Andrew L. Hubbard and his wife, Rose,

of Shaumberg, Ill.; and many nieces and nephews.



He was preceded in death by his parents; and one brother, Joseph

Hubbard.

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Ronald Gene Suby

ANKENY



Ronald Gene Suby, 49, of 719 N.W. Greenwood St., Ankeny, formerly

of Forest City, died Saturday (Sept. 7, 1996) at home of cancer.



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

Trinity Lutheran Church. Burial will be in the Ankeny Memorial

Gardens.



Visitation was held from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Ankeny Funeral

Home.



A memorial fund will be established.



Ronald Gene Suby was born Feb. 12, 1947, in Forest City, the

son of Elbin C. and Beulah M. (Hoveland) Suby.



He grew up in Forest City, spending 44 years of his life there.



He was a United States Postal worker, retiring in 1995.



He was in the United States Marine Corps, Vietnam War and was

issued the Purple Heart.



He was united in marriage to Vicky R. (Brekke) Suby on May 9,

1994.



He was a member of the V.F.W. Post #4868, Clear Lake; the American

Legion; Ventura Gun Club; and the American Amateur Trap Shooting

Association.



Survivors include his wife, Vicky R. Suby, Ankeny; one son,

John of Clear Lake; one stepson, Bret Moore of Lake Mills; one

stepdaughter, Tia Clark of Ankeny; two sisters, Elsie Chisholm

of Osage, and Sondra Oswald of Polk City; two brothers, Adell

Suby of Forest City, and Norman Suby of Clear Lake; and one grandchild,

Kayla Clark of Ankeny.



He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Arden

Suby.

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Virgil `Ron' Gordon

CLEAR LAKE



Virgil ``Ron'' Gordon, 54, of Clear Lake, died Sunday (Sept.

8, 1996) at home in Clear Lake.



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

Cataldo Funeral Chapel, Garner, with the Rev. Kathy Graves, director

of Spiritual Care of Hospice of North Iowa, officiating. Burial

will be in Concord Township Cemetery, Garner, with graveside

military rites conducted by the Clear Lake Veterans Ceremonial

Unit.



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

Funeral Chapel, 160 E. Fourth St., Garner.



Virgil Ronald Gordon, the son of Virgil Edward and Wilma Faye

(Gamble) Gordon, was born July 9, 1942, at Forest City. He attended

school in Clarion.



Ron served his country in the United States Navy from July of

1959 through July of 1963.



On April 3, 1964, he married Karen Hansen Blanshan at Immanuel

Lutheran Church in Forest City.



He worked for Gordon's Locker in Buffalo Center which he later

owned and operated.



From 1983-95, he worked on road construction, his most  recent

employer being Charleson Excavating of Clear Lake.



In July of 1995, he retired due to ill health.



He enjoyed hunting and fishing.



He was a member of the V.F.W. Post #4868 in Clear Lake and was

a former volunteer fireman in Buffalo Center.



He is survived by his daughter, Ann Gordon of Forest City and

her fiancee, Chuck Wenthold of Jefferson; two sons, Douglas Blanshan

and his wife, Brenda, of Albert Lea, Minn., and David Blanshan

of Buffalo Center; a special friend, Linda Burkgren of Clear

Lake; three grandchildren, Jessica Blanshan, Adam Blanshan and

Ashley Blanshan; his mother, Wilma Erdman of Garner; two sisters,

Twyla Erdmann of Garner and Diane Gilbert and her husband, Rick,

of Garner; a niece, Angie Erdmann of Garner; a nephew, Brad Erdmann

of Garner; and a great-niece, Morgan.



He was preceded in death by his father, Virgil Gordon in 1987.
 

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Elsie Haibeck

ST. ANSGAR



Elsie Haibeck, 87, of St. Ansgar, died Monday (Sept. 9, 1996)

at the Good Samaritan Center.



Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Trinity

Lutheran Church, Steele, N.D. Burial will be at the Woodlawn

Cemetery, Steele, N.D.



The family will receive friends after 6 p.m. Thursday at First

Lutheran Church, St. Ansgar, with a 7 p.m. prayer service. A

coffee hour will follow the prayer service.



Schroeder and Sites Funeral Home, St. Ansgar, is in charge of

arrangements.



Elsie was born on May 25, 1909, in Cogswell, N.D., to Charles

and Ella Hatfield Dettloff.



She graduated from high school in 1927 at Donnybrook, N.D.,

and after-summer school at Minot State Teachers College. She

taught one-room school near Steele, N.D.



She married Francis L. Haibeck on Dec. 23, 1930, and to this

union were born two daughters.



During these years, Elsie was active in church and civic organizations.



After the death of her husband, Francis, in 1962, Elsie moved

to Freeport, Ill., and worked at  Micro Switch until her retirement

in 1974.



At that time, she moved to St. Ansgar.



She was an avid reader, a member of the Federated Women's Club,

the Martha Circle and several bridge clubs.



Elsie's life was defined as a wife, mother and grandmother.



She took great pride in her family. Cooking and baking for them

was her joy.



Elsie entered the Good Samaritan Nursing Home in June of 1995.



Her last years were over-shadowed by the pain of osteoporosis

and multiple myeloma.



Elsie will be missed by daughter, Marlene Haibeck Vorthmann

and her husband, Everett, of Freeport, Ill., and daughter, Francene

Haibeck Zosulis and her husband, Aivars, of St. Ansgar; as well

as grandchildren, Dawn Vorthmann Patton and her husband, Bruce,

of Pensacola, Fla.; Scott Vorthmann of Memphis, Tenn.; Layne

Vorthmann Lovett and her husband, Mark, of Columbus, Ohio; Kari

Zosulis Hemann and her husband, Tim, of Lake Summersett, Ill.;

and Lori Zosulis of Virginia Beach, Va. She will also be missed

by two great-grandchildren, Taylor and Tori Patton; three sisters,

Ethel Robinson, Esther Houston, Claire Dray; and one brother,

Harry Dettloff, all of Woodland, Wash.



She was preceded in death by her husband, Francis L. Haibeck;

her parents; and two brothers, Earl Dettloff and Elmer Dettloff.

 

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Rachel Reger

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.



Rachel Reger, 65, of Minneapolis, died Friday (Sept. 6, 1996).



Memorial services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Washburn-

McReavey, Welander Quist Davies Chapel, 2301 Dupont Ave So.,

Minneapolis.



In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to St. Jude's

Cancer Research Center.



Rachel was born and raised in Emmetsburg, Iowa.



For the past 13 years, Rachel had been a legal secretary for

the Minneapolis firm, Lindquist and Vennum.



Her commitment to professional excellence was demonstrated

most obviously by the active role she assumed with legal secretaries

associations.



Rachel held a number of leadership positions including president,

Minneapolis Legal Secretaries Association, 1967-68. In 1970,

she was named Legal Secretary of the Year in Minneapolis. In

1976-77, when living in San Francisco, Rachel was president of

the San Francisco Legal Secretaries Association.



Rachel's unmatched Irish wit, gracious hostessing, keen intellect,

and grand sense of fun are just a few of her special gifts.



Rachel will be missed by her many friends, a feline companion,

Shadow; 14 nieces and nephews; by brothers, Don Fitzpatrick and

his wife, Darlene, of Mound  City, Mo., Joe Fitzpatrick and his

wife, Edna of Mason City, Iowa; and sister-in-law, Fran Fitzpatrick

of Albuquerque, N.M., whose generous giving of time and care

allowed Rachel to spend her last weeks at home.



She was preceded in death by her parents, Ed and Genevieve Fitzpatrick;

sister, Ethel Neibauer; and brother, Ed ``Gene'' Fitzpatrick.

 

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Allie John Frey

BRISTOW



Allie John Frey, 74, of 416 West St., Bristow, died Sunday

(Sept. 8, 1996) at his home.



Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Reid's

Funeral Chapel, Greene.



There will be no visitation. The body was cremated.



Other arrangements are incomplete at Reid's Funeral Chapel,

Greene.
 

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Sena Swalve

BUFFALO CENTER



Sena Swalve, 99, of Buffalo Center, died Monday (Sept. 9, 1996)

at the Timely Mission Nursing Home.



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

Reformed Church.



Other arrangements are incomplete at  Winter Funeral Home.