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George L. Scholl

ROCKWELL 



George L. Scholl, the oldest Rockwell resident, age 101, died

Thursday (Sept. 12, 1996) at the Rockwell Care Center.



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

Heart Catholic Church with Father Stephen Meyer officiating.



Interment will be at Sacred Heart Catholic Church Cemetery where

Military Rites will be conducted by the Gallagher Post of the

American Legion. Fullerton Funeral Home of Rockwell is in charge

of arrangements.



George was born Dec. 25, 1884, the son of Frank and Catherine

(Funk) Scholl in Rockwell.  He graduated from country school

and then served his country in the Army during World War I. He

served from 1918 to 1919 in France. Following his honorary discharge,

he attended Iowa State College Mechanics School in 1921. He then

worked as a mechanic in Rockwell where he was a lifetime resident.

George was united in marriage to his wife, Barbara Kobliska,

on June 23, 1925, in Alta Vista. He was a member of Sacred Heart

Catholic Church, Gallagher Post #208 of the American Legion,

Knights of Columbus Council #1006, the Rockwell Senior Citizens

and the World War I Veterans.  He also spent many hours playing

pinochle, 500 and euchre as well as baking pies and cookies.



George is survived by three daughters, Barbara, and her husband,

Ray Thuel, of Johnstown, Pa., Doris, and her husband, Dale Patterson,

of Lakota, and Leona, and her husband, John Bonner, of Swaledale;

one son, Harold, and his wife, Loretta Scholl, of Covington,

Ky.; one sister, Mary Hogan, of Rockwell; 12 grandchildren and

15 great-grandchildren.



He was preceded in death by his wife in 1970; two sisters, Christine

Rohner and Lucy Smith; and seven brothers, Peter, Albert, Nick,

Art, Bill, Roy and Francis.
 

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Juanita J. Riser

MASON CITY 



Juanita J. Riser, 71, of 331 28th Street S.W., died Friday (Sept.

13, 1996) at Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit.



Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Our Saviour's

Lutheran Church, 2502 S. Jefferson Ave., with the Rev. Joel Dahlen

officiating. Burial will be in the Grundy Center Cemetery in

Grundy Center.



There will be a Moose service held at 6 p.m. today at Major

Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.



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

home and one hour prior to the funeral at the church on Tuesday.



Memorials may be given to the Juanita J. Riser Memorial Fund.



Juanita J. Riser was born Oct. 11, 1924, the daughter of Hans

Henry and Goldie (Squibb) Smith in Scranton. Juanita graduated

from Mason City High School in 1943. She then attended college

in Ohio before returning back to Mason City where she worked

for the Western Union Telegraph Office and Coca-Cola Bottlers.

Juanita also worked in the meat department at Hy-Vee West for

15 years, retiring in 1984. Juanita was married to Earldon Kenneth

Riser in 1944 in Mason City. Juanita enjoyed bowling, golfing,

watching football and the Hawkeyes, traveling and her friends.



Juanita was a member of Our Saviour's Lutheran Church, V.F.W.

and the Moose Lodge.



Survivors include two sons, Tom Riser, and his wife, Liz, of

Mason City, and Keith Riser of Mason City; four grandchildren,

Jeff Riser, and special friend, Cindy Richardson, of Mason City,

Angie Riser of Mason City, Ty Riser and special friend, Penny

Gordon, of Mason City, Ronnie Riser Jr. of Mason City; five great

grandchildren, Johnny, Austin, Ashley, Abbie and Dustina; three

sisters, Doris Leewright of Mason City, Lila Mathews of Mason

City, and Sharon McBride and husband, George, of Mason City;

two brothers, Vernon Smith and wife, Bernedette, of Neuvo, Calif.,

and Gerald Smith and wife, Jackie, of Mason City; and several

nieces and nephews.



She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, son and grandson

and one sister.

 

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James W. Krause

RUDD 



James W. Krause, 69, of 208 Floyd St., died Saturday (Sept.

14, 1996) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East Campus in Mason

City.



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

United Methodist Church, 611 6th St., with the Rev. Deborah Stowers

officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.



Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Sheckler Colonial

Chapel, 114 N. Hawkeye, Nora Springs, and one hour prior to the

services at the church on Tuesday.



James W. Krause was born Jan. 22, 1927, in Charles City, son

of Wesley and Lottie (Dowd) Krause. He married Norma Stalker

on Jan. 22, 1945, in Minnesota.



Jim grew up in the Rudd area and graduated from Rudd High School

in 1945. He served in the Army during World War II. He farmed

16 years in the Rudd area and then went into partnership in the

Rudd Lumber and Hardware Store for many years. For the past few

years, he bought and sold antiques through his business known

as ``Jim's Junk.''



Jim enjoyed fishing, hunting and gardening. He was an avid sports

fan and he enjoyed going to the dog races. Jim loved spending

time with his grandchildren.



He was a member of Rudd United Methodist Church and the Rudd

American Legion. He served on the Rudd City Council and the Floyd

County Memorial Hospital board. He was a past member of the Lions

Club.



Survivors include his wife, Norma Krause of Rudd; four daughters,

Barbara Braun, and her husband, Jim, of Forest City, Brenda Krause

of Nora Springs, Becky Michels, and her husband, Gary, of LeSueur,

Minn., and Bonny Derr, and her husband, Harlan, of Rudd; seven

grandchildren, Tamara Barnard and her husband, Randy, of New

Virginia, Stacy Braun of Omaha, Neb., Michelle Braun of Cedar

Falls, Jessica and Tricia Michels, both of LeSueur, Minn., and

Christopher and Travis Derr, both of Rudd; one brother, Roger

Krause, and his wife, Vera, of Rockford; one sister, Vivian Orr,

and her husband, Morris, of Glenwood, Minn.; and many nieces

and nephews.



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

Burlingham.
 

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Mr. Fay Franklin Strahorn

NEWPORT NEWS, Va.



Mr. Fay Franklin Strahorn, 79, died Friday (Sept. 13, 1996).

He was a native of Rockwell, Iowa, and had been a Peninsula resident

for 37 years.



The funeral service will be held today at 11 a.m. at First United

Methodist Church, 110 East Queen St., Hampton, Va. A burial service

will follow in Parklawn Memorial Park.



Memorials can be given to First United Methodist Church, 110

East Queen Street, Hampton, Va. 23669.



Mr. Strahorn was self employed in the heating and cooling business

and had retired in 1987. He was a member of First United Methodist

Church and Wesley Bible Class.  He was also a member of the Hampton

Kiwana's Club and Monitor Masonic Lodge. Mr. Strahorn served

in the Navy during World War II.



He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Susan Jean Strahorn;

one daughter, Susan Hutto Godley and preceded in death by two

sons, Steve Robert Strahorn and Mark Avery Strahorn.  He is also

survived by two daughters-in-law, Pamela Strahorn Joyner and

Pamela Mauld Strahorn; a son-in-law, Kenneth Wayne Godley; two

brothers-in-law, E. Barton Gear and Melton Gear; six grandchildren

and four great grandchildren.

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Ann Lanrith

HAMPTON 



Ann Landrith, 80, died Sunday (Sept. 15, 1996) at the Hampton

Care Center.



Funeral arrangements are pending at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral

Home in Hampton.

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Roscoe F. Krahenbuhl

OSAGE 



Roscoe F. Krahenbuhl, 80, of Hansell, formerly of Osage, died

Sunday (Sept. 15, 1996) at the Riverside Chautauqua Guest Home

in Charles City.



Memorial services will be held at a later date at the First

Baptist Church in Osage.  There will be no visitation. The body

was cremated. The Champion Funeral Home of Osage is in charge

of the arrangements.



Those wishing the give memorials are asked to make donations

to your favorite charity.



Roscoe was born Nov. 14, 1915, in West Brooklyn, Ill., the son

of Fred and Margaret (Kehm) Krahenbuhl. He attended school in

St. Ansgar and graduated from St. Ansgar High School in 1933.

He married Mary Ann Michels on Dec. 15, 1935. They were the parents

of four sons: Lynn, Larry, Russell and Fred Krahenbuhl. Mary

Ann passed away May 4, 1946.



He then married Mabel Torney on Jan. 1, 1947. They are the parents

of four boys and two girls: Allan, Martin, Charles, Crystal,

Roscoe J. and Cindy. He lived in Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota and

Arkansas. While living in these states, he was a farmer, truck

driver and a carpenter and was a resort caretaker in Minnesota.

He was a service station operator in Plymouth and was a school

bus driver for North Central Schools in Manly. He was a member

of the Lions Club in Plymouth.



Survivors include his wife, Mabel Krahenbuhl of Hansell; two

daughters, Crystal Crosby, and her husband, David, of Virginia

Beach, Va., and Cindy Vimpany, and her husband, Douglas, of Camarillo,

Calif.; eight sons, Lynn Krahenbuhl of New Haven, Larry Krahenbuhl,

and wife, Gladys, of Osage, Russell Krahenbuhl, and wife, Barbara,

of Osage, Fred Krahenbuhl of Wisconsin, Allan Krahenbuhl of Northwood,

Martin Krahenbuhl of Elma, Charles Krahenbuhl, and wife, Carol,

of Colfax, Wash., and Roscoe J. Krahenbuhl, and wife, Vickie,

of Mason City; one sister, Elvia Wirth of Elm Grove, Wis.; 30

grandchildren and 30 great grandchildren.



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

one granddaughter, Gina; and one grandson, Martin, Jr.

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George Kramer

MASON CITY 



George Kramer, 88, of 1000 N. Eisenhower Ave., died Saturday

(Sept. 14, 1996) at the I.O.O.F. Home.



Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Major

Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.



Other arrangements are incomplete at Major Erickson Funeral

Home.

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Mae Mitchell

BUFFALO CENTER 



Mae Mitchell, 99, died Sunday, (Sept. 15, 1996) at North Iowa

Mercy Health Center East Campus in Mason City.



Services are pending at Winter Funeral Home in Buffalo Center.

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Janell Slattum

JOICE 



Janell Slattum, 69, of 115 410th St., Joice, died Sunday (Sept.

15, 1996) at Muse Norris Hospice Unit in Mason City.



Funeral services are incomplete at Mittlestadt Funeral Home.

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Arch Paton

HAMPTON 



Arch Paton, 82, died Friday (Sept. 13, 1996) at the Hampton

Care Center.



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

United Methodist Church with the Rev. Larry McCann officiating.

Burial will be in the Hampton Cemetery.



Visitation will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. today at the Sietsema-Vogel

Funeral Home in Hampton.



Arch was born Nov. 8, 1913, in High Bridge, Iowa.



Survivors include his wife, Mildred Paton of Hampton; one daughter,

Marsha and husband, Don Kibsgaard of Mason City; one son, Bob

and wife, Charlotte Paton, of San Antonio, Texas; one brother,

Andrew Paton, of Houston, Texas; four grandchildren and four

great grandchildren.



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

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Marie A. Hagedorn

CHARLES CITY 



Miss Marie A. Hagedorn, 94, formerly of 201 Ferguson St., Charles

City, died Sunday (Sept. 15, 1996) at Riverside Chautauqua Guest

Home of natural causes.



Funeral arrangements are pending at the Fullerton Hage Funeral

Home, 401 Blunt Street, Charles City.

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Amanda Johnson

NORTHWOOD 



Amanda M. Johnson, 89, of Carpenter, died Saturday (Sept. 15,

1996) at the Lutheran Retirement Home.



Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Deer Creek

Lutheran Church of Carpenter, with Mrs. Johnson's grandson, the

Rev. Douglas J. Johnson, and the Rev. Kathryn E. Larson, officiating.

Burial will be in Newberg Township Cemetery of Carpenter.



Visitation will be held from 4:30-7:30 p.m. tonight at Conner

Colonial Chapel, 99 11th St. S., in Northwood, where a prayer

service will be held at 7 p.m.



Amanda M. Johnson was born Nov. 3, 1906, in Winnebago County.



She is survived by two sons: Donald K. Johnson of Northwood,

and Dennis ``Tiny'' Johnson of Carpenter; 10 grandchildren; 30

great-grandchildren; and three sisters, Tillie Weseman of Northwood;

Elnora Elwood of Algona and Edith Neuman of Lakota.



Mrs. Johnson was preceded in death by her parents, husband,

four brothers and two sisters.
 

MCGG 09/16/1996

Alice G. Whight

KANAWHA 



Alice G. Whight, 78, died Sunday (Sept. 15, 1996) at the Kanawha

Community Home.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Ewing-Dugger Funeral

Home in Belmond.
 

MCGG 09/16/1996

Gregory Clay

CHARLES CITY 



Gregory Clay, 43, a resident of 706 N. Johnson St., died Saturday

(Sept. 14, 1996) at his home of complications of cancer.



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

Funeral Home with the Rev. A.C. Wegner, Jr., pastor of the Faith

Bible Chapel, officiating. Burial will be in the Hillside Cemetery

in Marble Rock. Military honors will be conducted at the graveside

by the Charles City Ceremonial Unit.



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

Tuesday and from 9 a.m. until service time on Wednesday.



Gregory Allen Clay was born Oct. 15, 1952, at Charles City.



Survivors include his wife, Linda ``Terri'' Munn of Charles

City; three stepsons, Murl Burkhardt, Jamie Lawless and Daniel

Munn III, all of Charles City; a stepdaughter, Kari Herman of

Charles City; five brothers, Roger Clay of Olympia, Wash., David

Clay of Floyd, Steve Clay, Clair Clay Jr. and Ronald Clay, all

of Charles City; five sisters, Edna White of Floyd, Marrian Linde,

JoAnn Bailey, Kathy White and Patricia Kellogg, all of Charles

City; and ten grandchildren.



He was preceded in death by his parents.

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Eve Schrage

MARBLE ROCK 



Eve Schrage, 80, of 2850 Upper Greene Road, Marble Rock, died

Sunday (Sept. 15, 1996) at North Iowa Mercy East Campus in Mason

City.



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

Presbyterian Church in Greene.

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Roscoe F. Krahenbuhl

OSAGE 



Roscoe F. Krahenbuhl, 80, of Hansell, formerly of Osage, died

Sunday (Sept. 15, 1996) at the Riverside Chautauqua Guest Home

in Charles City.



Memorial services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21,

at the First Baptist Church in Osage.



There will be no visitation. The body was cremated. The Champion

Funeral Home of Osage is in charge of arrangements.



The family has requested that memorials be given to your favorite

charity in his memory.



Roscoe was born Nov. 14, 1915, in West Brooklyn, Ill., the son

of Fred and Margaret (Kehm) Krahenbuhl.



He attended school in St. Ansgar and graduated from St. Ansgar

High School in 1933.



He married Mary Ann Michels on Dec. 15, 1935. They were the

parents of four sons: Lynn, Larry, Russell and Fred Krahenbuhl.

Mary Ann passed away May 4, 1946.



He then married Mabel Torney on Jan. 1, 1947. They are the parents

of four boys and two girls: Allan, Martin, Charles, Crystal,

Roscoe J. and Cindy.



He lived in Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Arkansas. While

living in these states, he was a farmer, truck driver and a carpenter

and was a resort caretaker in Minnesota.



He was a service station operator in Plymouth and was a school

bus driver for North Central Schools in Manly. He was a member

of the Lions Club in Plymouth.



Survivors include his wife, Mabel Krahenbuhl of Hansell; two

daughters, Crystal Crosby, and her husband, David, of Virginia

Beach, Va., and Cindy Vimpany, and her husband, Douglas, of Camarillo,

Calif.; eight sons, Lynn Krahenbuhl of New Haven; Larry Krahenbuhl,

and wife, Gladys, of Osage; Russell Krahenbuhl, and wife, Barbara,

of Osage; Fred Krahenbuhl of Wisconsin; Allan Krahenbuhl of Northwood;

Martin Krahenbuhl of Elma; Charles Krahenbuhl, and wife, Carol,

of Colfax, Wash., and Roscoe J. Krahenbuhl, and wife, Vickie,

of Mason City; one sister, Elvira Wirth of Elm Grove, Wis.; 30

grandchildren; and 30 great-grandchildren.



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

one granddaughter, Gina; and one grandson, Martin Jr.
 

MCGG 09/17/1996

George Kramer

MASON CITY 



George Kramer, 88, of 1000 N. Eisenhower Ave. died Saturday

(Sept. 14, 1996) at the IOOF Home.



Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Grace

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

Shafer officiating. Interment will be in Pleasant Valley Cemetery,

Swaledale.



Visitation will be held 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.



Memorials may be given to the George Kramer Memorial Fund in

his memory.



George Kramer was born Feb. 17, 1908, in Holland, the son of

Jake and Gertrude (Klap) Kramer.



The Kramer family immigrated to the United States  when George

was 5 years old and settled in the Rockwell area.



George attended school in Rockwell.



He married Lulu Gast on May 28, 1935, at Grand Rapids, Mich.



The Kramers lived in Waukee for 45 years. During that time,

George served as manager of the Waukee Co-op Elevator for 26

years, was director of Farmland Industries for eight years, served

on the town council and was mayor of Waukee for six years.



The Kramers moved to Hampton where they lived three years and

in 1992 moved to Mason City.



George was a member of Grace United Methodist Church, the Lions

Club and served on the board of directors at the Boone Valley

Co-op Soybean Processing Plant.



Survivors include his wife, Lulu V. Kramer of Mason City; son,

Richard Kramer and his wife, Sharon, of Livermore, Calif.; son,

Donald Kramer and his wife, Marianne of Portland, Ore.; daughter,

Marilyn Sassman and her husband, Ron, of Longwood, Fla.; grandchildren,

Steven Kramer and wife, Kelly; Scott, Stephanie and Kelly Kramer;

sister, Alfina Jones and her husband, Leo, of Mason City; brother,

Jake Kramer and his wife, Arlene, of S. San Francisco, Calif.;

sister, Dena Colby and her husband, John, of Mason City; brother,

Ralph Kramer and his wife, Reuberta, of Sheffield; brother, Pete

Kramer and his wife, Beatrice, of Hampton; brother, Paul Kramer

and his wife, Margaret, of Los Angeles, Calif.; sister, Dorothy

Deam of Mason City; brother, Marvin Kramer and his wife, Marlys,

of Council Grove, Kan.; sister, Grace Faber of Mason City; and

many nieces and nephews.



He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Chris Kramer;

a brother, Raymond, in infancy; and two sisters, Rose  May and

Gertrude Rule.
 

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Donald Charles Flint

HAMPTON 



Donald Charles Flint, 73, of Hampton, died Monday (Sept. 16,

1996) at the Hampton Care Center.



Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. today at the Sietsema-Vogel

Funeral Home, with the Rev. Larry McCann officiating. Burial

will be in the Hampton Cemetery with military rites provided

by the V.F.W. Post #5227 and the American Legion Post #183.



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

at the funeral home.



Donald Flint was born Nov. 24, 1922,in Humboldt.



Survivors include one brother, David Flint of Hampton; and one

sister, Marian Dregseth of Tuscon, Ariz.



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

MCGG 09/17/1996

Alice Gertrude Wright

KANAWHA



Alice Gertrude Wright, 78, of Kanawha, died Sunday (Sept.

15, 1996) at the Kanawha Community Home.



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

United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Matthew Miller officiating.

Burial will be in Amsterdam Township Cemetery.



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

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



Alice Gertrude Wright was born Jan. 16, 1918, in Kanawha.



Survivors include  one daughter, Glenda Healy of North Las Vegas,

Nev.; three sons, Mickey Tague of Las Vegas, Nev.; LeRoy Tague

of Stockton, Calif., and Jan Raber of Kanawha; 12 grandchildren;

20 great-grandchildren; and one brother, Cecil Graeber of Kanawha.



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

great-granddaughter.

MCGG 09/17/1996

Leona Chandler

CHARLES CITY 



Leona Chandler, 80, of 902 10th Ave., died Sunday (Sept. 15,

1996) in a automobile accident near Osage.



Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. John

Evangelical Lutheran Church, Charles City, with the Rev. Dennis

D. Niezwaag and the Rev. Robert Salge, pastor of the St. Paul

Lutheran Church at Tripoli, officiating. Burial will be in Sunnyside

Memory Gardens near Charles City.



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

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

at the church on Wednesday.



Leona Emmaline Trusty Chandler was born April 7, 1916, east

of Ionia in Chickasaw County.



Survivors include three nephews and five nieces.



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

MCGG 09/17/1996

Eva L. Schrage

MARBLE ROCK 



Funeral services for Mrs. Eva L. Schrage, 80, OF 2850 Upper

Greene Road, Marble Rock, will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the First

Presbyterian Church in Greene, with the Rev. Galen Smith officiating.

Burial will be in the Rose Hill Cemetery, Greene.



Visitation will be from 1 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Reid's Funeral

Chapel, Greene, with a 7:30 p.m. public Scripture service. Visitation

will continue from 9 a.m. to noon Thursday at the funeral chapel,

and one hour prior to services at the church.



Eva Leta Van Raden was born March 27, 1916, in Bennezette Township,

Butler County, the youngest of five children to Manno and Amy

(Rottink) Van Raden and died Sunday (Sept. 15, 1996) at North

Iowa Mercy Health Center East, Mason City, of a heart ailment.



She received her education in the rural Butler County schools

near Greene.



She was united in marriage to Roy Abel Schrage at the Presbyterian

Manse in Greene on Christmas Day 1935. To this union was born

one daughter, Karen.



Roy and Eva started farming in the Greene area, and for the

past 50 years, farmed on the present location south of Marble

Rock.



Eva was actively engaged in helping with the farm work until

her health began to fail her. She had been confined to a wheelchair

for the past five years, but always kept her sense of humor and

tried to help her husband with the household chores and do what

she could.



She had a special talent in sewing, making many of her own clothes.



She enjoyed her life on the farm, and working with the farm

animals and caring for the dogs who came along and stayed.



She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Greene

and a former member of the U.P.W.



Living family members include her husband, Roy, of Marble Rock;

her daughter and son-in-law, Karen and Edward Keith of Marble

Rock; and two grandchildren, Brian Keith and Daphne Keith, both

of Marble Rock.



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

Hammel and Mabel Kielsmeier; and two brothers, Irving and Vern

Van Raden.



Those planning an expression of sympathy may direct memorials

to the Eva Schrage Memorial Fund in care of the family.

MCGG 09/17/1996

Janell Slattum

JOICE



Janell Slattum, 69, of Joice, died Sunday (Sept. 15, 1996)

at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.



Memorial services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Bethany

Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Gary Johnson officiating. Interment

will be in Concordia Cemetery, rural Joice.



Visitation will be held one hour prior to services Thursday

at the church.



Mittelstadt Funeral Home, Lake Mills, is in charge of arrangements.



Janell Slattum was born Jan. 21, 1927, in Worth County.



Survivors include her husband, Richard, of Joice; two daughters,

Amy Twetten of Ames, and Ada Larson of Red Wing, Minn.; five

grandchildren; three brothers, James Tweed, Herschel Tweed and

Dennis Tweed; and her mother Florence Tweed of Lake Mills.



She was preceded in death by her father and one son.

MCGG 09/17/1996

Ann Hilda Landrith

HAMPTON



Ann Hilda Landrith, 80, of Hampton, died Sunday (Sept. 15,

1996) at the Hampton Care Center.



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

Vogel Funeral Home,  with the Rev. A.E. Norson officiating. Burial

will be in the Hampton Cemetery.



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

home.



Ann Hilda Landrith was born Feb. 10, 1916, in Geneva Township,

Franklin County.



Survivors include her husband, Orville Landrith of Hampton;

one daughter, Beverly Stockberger of Geneva; two grandchildren;

and one brother, Fred Woltjer of Hampton.



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

two sisters.

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Robert A. Salsbury

CLEAR LAKE



Robert A. Salsbury, 83, of Clear Lake, died Monday (Sept. 16,

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



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial

Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St.

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Robert A. Salsbury

CLEAR LAKE



Robert A. Salsbury, 83, of Clear Lake, died Monday (Sept. 16,

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



Memorial services will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the

Harding Masonic Lodge, Upper Level, 302 First St. S.E., Mason

City. Inurnment will take place at a later time in the Hampton

Cemetery, Hampton.



The family suggests memorials be given to Hospice of North Iowa

or the American Cancer Society in his memory.



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

is in charge of arrangements.



Robert Salsbury was born April 7, 1913.



Survivors include two daughters, Carol Lee (Salsbury) Reilly

of Omaha, Neb., and Kay (Salsbury) Kuhlemeier of Clear Lake;

and seven grandchildren.

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Clifford Seter

OSAGE



Clifford Seter, 94, of Osage, died Tuesday (Sept. 17, 1996)

at the Osage Rehabilitation and Health Care Center.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Champion Funeral

Home.
 

MCGG 09/18/1996

Marvin Faktor

ROCKWELL 



Marvin Faktor, 79, of 13990 170th St., Rockwell, died Tuesday

(Sept. 17, 1996) at his son's home in Mason City.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Major Erickson Funeral

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

MCGG 09/18/1996

Elmer Trager

MESERVEY



Elmer Trager, 76, of Meservey, died Tuesday (Sept. 17, 1996)

at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East, Mason City.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Dugger-Ewing Funeral

Home, Belmond.

MCGG 09/18/1996

Mae Mitchell

BUFFALO CENTER



Mae Mitchell, 99, of Buffalo Center, died Sunday (Sept. 15,

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



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

Methodist Church, with the Rev. Lois Abel and the Rev. Beverlee

Bell officiating. Burial will be in Olena Mound Cemetery.



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

Funeral Home, and one hour before services at the church.



Mae Mitchell was born June 5, 1897, near Morning Sun, Henry

County.



Survivors include three children, Loretta Berhow of St. Cloud,

Minn.; Warren Mitchell of Port Angeles, Wash.; and Dorothy Snyder

of Largo, Fla.; 18 grandchildren; 43 great-grandchildren; six

great-great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Mildred Lonning and

Eva Kuchenreuther.



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

one adopted son; one great-grandson; and nine brothers and sisters.
 

MCGG 09/18/1996

Alfred Embretson

MASON CITY 



Alfred Embretson, 55, of 218 Eighth Place S.E. Mason City, died

Monday (Sept. 16, 1996) at his home.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Hauser Funeral Home,

1205 S. Main St., Charles City.

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Ruth Schmidt

BURT



Ruth Schmidt, 87, of Burt, died Monday (Sept. 16, 1996) at

the Kossuth Regional Hospital, Algona.



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

Lutheran Church, Lotts Creek, with the Rev. Michael        

                                                       Wolters

officiating. Burial will be in Burt Township Cemetery.



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

Murphy Schaaf Funeral Home, Bancroft.



Ruth Schmidt was born Sept. 26, 1908, in Franklin County.



Survivors include one brother, Raymond Kracht of Rochester,

Minn.



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

and two sisters.

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Glenn A. Muller

OSAGE



Glenn A. Muller, 86, of Osage, died Monday (Sept. 16, 1996)

at the Faith Lutheran Home.



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

Lutheran Church, south of Osage, with the Rev. Steven Barker

officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, rural Osage.



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

Home.



Glenn A. Muller was born Sept. 24, 1909, in Cedar Township,

Mitchell County.



Survivors include one sister, Hilda LaCoste of Osage; and one

brother, Loren Muller of Osage.



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

one sister.

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Alberta Jane Jordan Oliver

SAFFORD, Ariz.



Alberta Jane Jordan Oliver, 66, of Safford, passed away on

Saturday (Sept. 14, 1996).



A memorial service will be held for family and friends at 10

a.m. Friday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,

20th Street Chapel, Safford.



In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her name to Mount

Graham Community Hospital Hospice Services.



She is survived by her husband, John Jerry Oliver; daughter,

Marjorie Brosseau and her husband, Ken; sons, John Oliver and

his wife, Kathy, and Scott Oliver and his wife, Dorothy; grandchildren,

Sean and Bryan Brosseau, Kyle, Brad, Joardan and Michelle Oliver

and Christopher Oliver.



She was preceded in death by her parents, Lucille and A.G. Jordan;

sisters, Mary Jordan Kantaris, Carol Anne Jordan Banner, Kay

Jordan LeMieux; and nephew, Tony Kantaris.



Caldwell Funeral Homes, Inc. 112 E. Main St., Safford, Ariz.

85548 was in charge of arrangements.

MCGG 09/18/1996

Herman E. Putney

CHARLES CITY



Herman E. Putney, 93, of 1744 Rotary Park Road, died Monday

(Sept. 16, 1996) at the Ninth Street Chautauqua Guest Home.



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

Funeral Home, 1205 S. Main St., with the Rev. A.C. Wegner Jr.,

pastor of the Faith Bible Chapel, officiating. Burial will be

in the Riverside Cemetery.



Visitation will be held from noon to 9 p.m. Thursday at the

funeral home, with the family greeting friends from 7 to 9 p.m.

and from 9 a.m. until time of services on Friday.



Herman Edward Putney was born July 11, 1903, at Nashua.



Survivors include his wife, Clara, of Charles City; seven sons,

James of Wichita Falls, Texas; Herman Jr., Clarence ``Jack'',

Raymond and Joe, all of Charles City; Clair Gene of Barnum, Minn.,

and Glenn of Des Moines; two daughters, Donna Starkey of Mason

City and Linda Boehmer of Phoenix, Ariz.; 36 grandchildren; 76

great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.



He was preceded in death by his parents, one daughter, three

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

MCGG 09/18/1996

Nellie A. Reuter

PHOENIX, Ariz.



Nellie A. Reuter, 89, of Phoenix, a homemaker, died Saturday

(Aug. 31, 1996).



Funeral services were held Thursday, Sept. 5, at the Phoenix

Memorial Mortuary. Burial was in the cemetery affiliated with

the mortuary.



Nellie A. Reuter was born in Cresco, Iowa.



Nellie and her husband, Harvey, were residents of Nora Springs,

Iowa, from 1951-1962 and had a grocery store business.



She is survived by two sons, Charles T. and John, both of Phoenix;

four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and one sister,

Marjorie Leppert of Phoenix.



She was preceded in death by her husband, Harvey.

MCGG 09/18/1996

Mabel M. Hildreth Kjome

AUSTIN, Minn.



Mabel M. Hildreth Kjome, 88, of 204 11th Ave N.W., Austin,

died Monday (Sept. 16, 1996) at her home.



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

of Christ, Austin, with Pastor Ron Kelly officiating. Burial

will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Austin.



Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Clasen-Jordan

Mortuary, 209 Second Ave N.W., Austin, and one hour before services

on Thursday at the church.



Casket bearers will be Brian Hammer, Craig Markham, Norman Kjome

Jr., Vernon Johnson, David Sorensen and David Fenchel.



Mabel M. Hildreth Kjome was born May 3, 1908, at Sargeant, Minn.,

the daughter of Henry and Agnes (Benzil) Beck.



She graduated from Austin High School.



She was united in marriage to Russell Hildreth in 1928 at Austin.

He preceded her in death.



She was united in marriage to Norman Kjome Sr. in 1966. He preceded

her in death.



Mabel was a retired Hormel Foods Corp. employee.



She was a member of the Church of Christ and a member of the

Eagle's Auxiliary.



Survivors include daughters and son-in-law, Yvonne Hammer and

her husband, Lloyd, of Austin, and Carol Markham of Mason City,

Iowa; stepchildren and spouses, Norm and Bonnie Kjome of Austin,

Jacob and Carol Brady of Austin, and Karen and Alan Liffengren

of Peoria, Ill.; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren;

and a special friend and companion, Bernard Murphy of Austin;

sisters-in-law and brother-in-law, Esther Hildreth of Austin;

Art and Virginia Hildreth of California; Eleanor Hildreth of

California; and Lu Beck of Denver, Colo.



She was preceded in death by husbands, Russell Hildreth and

Norman Kjome Sr.; son-in-law, Donald Markham; one sister; and

four brothers.

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off.

Janell Slattum

JOICE



Janell Slattum, 69, of Joice, died Sunday (Sept. 15, 1996)

at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.



Memorial services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Bethany

Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Gary Johnson officiating. Interment

will be in Concordia Cemetery, rural Joice.



Visitation will be held one hour prior to services Thursday

at the church.



Mittelstadt Funeral Home, Lake Mills, is in charge of arrangements.



Janell Slattum was born Jan. 21, 1927, in Worth County.



Survivors include her husband, Richard, of Joice; two daughters,

Amy Twetten of Ames, and Ada Larson of Red Wing, Minn.; five

grandchildren; three brothers, James Tweed, Herschel Tweed and

Dennis Tweed; three sisters, Phyllis Arneson, Lois Reinsmoen

and Diane Coburn; and her mother Florence Tweed of Lake Mills.



She was preceded in death by her father and one son.
 

MCGG 09/17/1996

Marie A. Hagedorn

CHARLES CITY



Marie A. Hagedorn, 94, formerly of 201 Ferguson St., died Sunday

(Sept. 15, 1996) at the Riverside Chautauqua Guest Home.



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

United Methodist Church, Milwaukee and Hulin Streets, with the

Rev. J. Larry Vallery officiating. Burial will be at 2 p.m. in

the Rose Hill Cemetery, Fredericksburg.



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

Fullerton Hage Funeral Home, 401 Blunt St., with the family present

from 3 to 5 p.m. and will continue one hour before services on

Thursday at the church.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Fullerton Hage Funeral

Home.

MCGG 09/17/1996

Maye Mitchell

BUFFALO CENTER



Maye Mitchell, 99, of Buffalo Center, died Sunday (Sept. 15,

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



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

Methodist Church, Buffalo Center.



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

Funeral Home, Buffalo Center, where other arrangements are incomplete.

 

MCGG 09/17/1996

Glenn A. Muller

OSAGE



Glenn A. Muller, 86, of Osage, died Monday (Sept. 16, 1996)

at the Faith Lutheran Home, Osage.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Champion Funeral Home,

Osage.

MCGG 09/17/1996

Herman E. Putney

CHARLES CITY



Herman E. Putney, 93, of 1744 Rotary Park Rd.,  died Monday

(Sept. 16, 1996) at the Ninth Street Chautauqua Guest Home.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Hauser Funeral Home,

1205 S. Main St.
 

MCGG 09/19/1996

Marvin L. `Flick' Faktor

ROCKWELL



Marvin L. ``Flick'' Faktor, 79, of rural Rockwell, died Tuesday

(Sept. 17, 1996) at his son's home, 45 Mission Drive, Mason City.



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

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

Herbert Shafer of Grace United Methodist Church officiating.

Interment will be in  Bohemian Cemetery, Plymouth.



Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Major Erickson

Funeral Home and  until time of service on Friday.



Memorials may be given to the Marvin L. Faktor Memorial Fund.



Marvin L. Faktor was born March 30, 1917, in Plymouth, the son

of Lou and Rose (Cinkle) Faktor.



Marvin attended schools in Plymouth.



He farmed in the Plymouth area until 1956, then operated a

blacksmith shop in Plymouth until the mid-1960s.



Marvin then became a millwright and worked for numerous companies

retiring in 1979.



He enjoyed fishing and woodworking.



Survivors include two sons, Gary D. Faktor and his wife, Jan,

of Mason City, and Bob Faktor and his wife, Kathy, of Thornton;

five grandchildren, Lisa Henschen and her husband, Rick; Doug

Faktor and his wife, Karen; Jeremy Faktor; Bob D. Faktor and

Robin Faktor; one sister, Juanita Cole of Clear Lake; one brother,

LaVerne ``Bud'' Faktor and his wife, Virginia, of Plymouth; and

several nieces and nephews.



He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Peg, in 1983;

one brother, Leland Faktor in 1942; and one niece, Connie Smidt.

 

MCGG 09/19/1996

Carl Condon

HAMPTON



Carl Condon, 69, of Hampton, died Wednesday (Sept. 18, 1996)

at Franklin General Hospital.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral

Home.
 

MCGG 09/19/1996

Clifford C. Setter Sr.

OSAGE 



Clifford C. Setter Sr., 94, of Osage, died Tuesday (Sept. 17,

1996) at the Osage Rehabilitation and Health Care Center.



Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday 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 will be held after 6 p.m. today at the Champion Funeral

Home and one hour prior to services at the church on Friday.



Survivors include his wife, Clara, of Osage; three daughters,

Grace Janson of Belmond, Mildred Jennings of Orchard, and Marcella

Larsen of Mason City; one son, Clifford Seter Jr. of Orchard;

20 grandchildren; and 49 great-grandchildren.



He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, an infant

sister, three half-sisters, two half-brothers, one granddaughter

and one great-grandson.
 

MCGG 09/19/1996

Alfred J. Embretson

MASON CITY



Alfred J. Embretson, 55, of 328 Eighth Place S.E., died Monday

(Sept. 16, 1996) at home.



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

Funeral Home, 1205 S. Main St., Charles City, with the Rev. Martin

Miller of Howardville Wesleyan Church officiating. Burial will

be in Riverside Cemetery, Charles City.



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

home and from 9 a.m. until time of services on Friday.



Alfred John Embretson was born June 1, 1941, at Austin, Minn.



Survivors include his wife, Alice, of Charles City; one son,

Mark of Charles City; two brothers, Charles of Idaho Falls, Idaho,

and Joseph of Mason City; and a half-sister, Delores Schumacher

of Minnesota.



He was preceded in death by his parents.

 

MCGG 09/19/1996

Marie A. Hagedorn

CHARLES CITY 



Marie A. Hagedorn, 94, formerly of 201 Ferguson St., died Sunday

(Sept. 15, 1996) at the Riverside Chautauqua Guest Home.



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

Methodist Church, Milwaukee and Hulin Streets, with the Rev.

J. Larry Vallery officiating. Burial will be at 2 p.m. at Rose

Hill Cemetery, Fredericksburg.



Visitation was held from noon to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Fullerton

Hage Funeral Home, 401 Blunt St., with the family receiving friends

from 3 to 5 p.m. Visitation will continue one hour prior to services

at the church today.



Marie A. Hagedorn was born Feb. 1, 1902, in Fredericksburg,

Chickasaw County.



Survivors include one brother, Louie Hagedorn of New Hampton.



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

five sisters.
 

MCGG 09/19/1996

Elmer G. Trager

MESERVEY



Elmer G. Trager, 76, of Meservey, died Tuesday (Sept. 17, 1996)

at North Iowa Mercy Health Center, Mason City.



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

Reformed Church, with the Rev. Rodney Meester officiating. Burial

will be in Meservey Cemetery.



Visitation will be held from 5 to 8:30 p.m. today at the Dugger-Ewing

Funeral Home, Belmond, and one hour prior to services at the

church.



Elmer G. Trager was born Feb. 2, 1920, at Meservey.



Survivors include his wife, Bertha Trager of Meservey; one son,

Wayne Trager of Bird Island, Minn.; two grandchildren; one stepgrandson;

one sister, Irene McMannus of Belmond; and one brother, Fred

Trager of Alexander.



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

one sister.

MCGG 09/19/1996

Mark Emery Cunningham

BRITT



Mark Emery Cunningham, 28, passed away Sunday (Sept. 8, 1996)

at St. Vincent Hospital in Santa Fe, N.M.



Mark, beloved son of Eldred J. and Judith E. Biggs Cunningham,

was born March 23, 1968, at the Hamilton County Hospital, Webster

City.



He attended grade school at Hilltop School in Webster City and

finished his schooling in Alden, where he graduated in the top

of his class.



Mark was very active in his church, Immanuel Memorial UCC of

Alden.



He enjoyed art and music. Mark was full of life; he was a very

caring and loving person to all he met.



Mark is survived by his mother, Judy Nieman and her husband,

Gary, of Britt; his father, E.J. Cunningham and his wife, Carolyn,

of Alden; one sister, Tanya Cunningham of Albuquerue, N.M.; a

nephew, Ryan Cunningham of Albuquerque, N.M.; his grandmother,

Charlotte Eulalia Cunningham of Belmond; and many close and special

friends.



He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Marvin E. and

Betty L. Biggs of Webster City; Eldred Cunningham of Hubbard;

and one cousin, Heather Moore of Fort Dodge.



A private family service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept.

21, 1996, at the Cunningham family acreage in Hubbard (Sherman).

A memorial service will then be held at 11 a.m. for family and

close friends with the Rev. Bob Miller of Alden officiating.

A pot luck will follow the service.



Funeral services are under the direction of Ewing Funeral Home,

Britt.
 

MCGG 09/20/1996

Clifford C. Seter Sr.

OSAGE 



Clifford C. Seter Sr., 94, of Osage, died Tuesday (Sept. 17,

1996) at the Osage Rehabilitation and Health Care Center.



Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. today 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 was held Thursday evening at Champion Funeral Home

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



Survivors include his wife, Clara, of Osage; three daughters,

Grace Janson of Belmond, Mildred Jennings of Orchard, and Marcella

Larsen of Mason City; one son, Clifford Seter Jr. of Orchard;

20 grandchildren; and 49 great-grandchildren.



He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, an infant

sister, three half-sisters, two half-brothers, one granddaughter

and one great-grandson.

MCGG 09/20/1996

Arlene Eno

SHEFFIELD



Arlene Eno, 79, of Sheffield, died Thursday (Sept. 19, 1996)

at the Sheffield Care Center.



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

First United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Robert Beard officiating.

Burial will be in Hillside Cemetery.



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

Funeral Home.



Arlene Eno was born on Nov. 4, 1916, the daughter of Henry and

Emma (Koenen) Heitland, on the family farm near Meservey.



She attended the country schools in the Meservey and Thornton

areas.



Following school, she helped on the family farm taking care

of her family.



She was united in marriage to Walter Eno in the First Reformed

Church of Meservey on Nov. 7, 1936. They made their home farming

in the Sheffield area.



She enjoyed collecting birds and was a very good cook, setting

aside every Friday for homemade bread and her special baking.



She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Sheffield.



She is survived by her husband, Walter, of Sheffield; two sons,

Gordon and his wife, Mae, of Corona, Calif., and Jack and his

wife, Cheryl, of Sheffield; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren;

and one brother, Roger Heitland and his wife, Alice, of Thornton.



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

MCGG 09/20/1996

Louis E. Walker

WATERLOO



Louis E. Walker, 88, of 1925 Westchester Road, Waterloo, Iowa

50701, died Thursday (Sept. 19, 1996) at Covenant Medical Center,

Waterloo, of heart failure.



Louis Walker was president of Walker's Shoe Store of Iowa until

he retired in 1973 at the age of 65.



He started his life-long experience in shoe retailing at the

age of 14, selling shoes at Arends Shoe Store in Waterloo.



In 1929, he became a third partner in the Fox Shoe Store of

Waterloo and in 1936, he opened his own store.



Through the years, he expanded to seven cities in the state:

Waterloo, Dubuque, Des Moines, Mason City, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

City and Sioux City.



Walker served 21 years on the board of the National Shoe Retailers,

and the firm has been a member of Shoes Associated since 1962.



Walker was very active in all community affairs.



He was preceded in death by his wife, Genevieve, in 1988; and

is survived by his wife, Veda, of seven years and his two children,

James R. Walker and Jane Walker Christensen.



His son, James R. Walker and his grandson, James P. Christensen,

now head up the eight-store organization in Iowa.



Memorials may be directed to the First Presbyterian  Church

of Waterloo, Iowa 50703, or the University of Iowa Scholarship

Fund, University of Iowa Foundation, Iowa City, Iowa 52240.



Arrangements are being handled by Locke Funeral Home, 1519 West

Fourth Street, Waterloo, Iowa 50702, 1-319-233-6138.

MCGG 09/20/1996

Willis Sedwick

MASON CITY 



Willis Sedwick, 65, of 501 S. Kentucky Ave., died Thursday

(Sept. 19, 1996) at Heritage Care Center.



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

Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E., with the Rev. Kenneth Hatland

of Trinity Lutheran Church officiating. Burial will be in Memorial

Park Cemetery.



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

at the funeral chapel.



Willis Sedwick was born May 11, 1931.



Willis was orphaned at an early age.



He worked as a handyman at various jobs throughout his life.



For the past five years, he has lived at Heritage Care Center

where he will be greatly missed by the staff and residents.
 

MCGG 09/20/1996

Carl E. Condon

HAMPTON



Carl E. Condon, 69, of Hampton,  died Wednesday (Sept. 18,

1996) at Franklin General Hospital.



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

First Congregational United Church of Christ with the Rev. Gregory

Smith and the Rev. Nate Frazee officiating. Burial will be in

the Hampton Cemetery.



Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the Sietsema-Vogel

Funeral Home.



Carl E. Condon was born Jan. 13, 1927, in Boone.



Survivors include his wife, H. Winfred Condon of Hampton; two

daughters, Pamela Condon of Annapolis, Md., and Janet Strickler

of Waverly; and one granddaughter.



He was preceded in death by his parents.