MCGG 09/21/1996

Harold Weaver

BUFFALO CENTER 



Harold Weaver, 75, of Buffalo Center, died Friday (Sept. 20,

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



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Winter Funeral Home,

Buffalo Center.
 

MCGG 09/21/1996

Lyle Payne

JOICE



Lyle Payne, 88, of rural Joice, died Friday (Sept. 20, 1996)

at home.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Bride Colonial Chapel,

110 E. Spring St., Manly.

MCGG 09/21/1996

Henry Schonwald

MASON CITY



Henry Schonwald, 81, of 602 S. Garfield Ave., died Friday (Sept.

20, 1996) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Major Erickson Funeral

Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.

MCGG 09/21/1996

Hazel A. Sorensen

LAKE MILLS



Hazel A. Sorensen, 64, of 905 S. Grant, Lake Mills, died Friday

(Sept. 20, 1996) at Lake Mills Care Center.



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

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

officiating. Burial will be in Silver Lake Lutheran Cemetery,

rural Northwood.



Visitation will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Mittelstadt

Funeral Home, Lake Mills, and one hour before services at the

church.



Hazel A. Sorensen was born June 5, 1932  in Freeborn County,

Minn.



Survivors include one daughter, Becky Martinson of Joice; one

son, Doug Sorensen of Hanlontown; five grandchildren; her mother,

Agnes Larson of Albert Lea, Minn.; and one brother, Leroy Larson

of Emmons, Minn.



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

MCGG 09/21/1996

Florence Schaeffer

FOREST CITY



Graveside services for burial of Florence Schaeffer will be

held at 2 p.m. Sunday (Sept. 22, 1996) at Oakland Cemetery, Forest

City, with the Rev. Gary Marzolf of the United Methodist Church,

officiating.



Florence Schaeffer, 84, of Forest City, died Jan. 3, 1995 in

Des Moines.



Petersen Lund Funeral Home, Forest City, is in charge of arrangements.

MCGG 09/21/1996

George John Aldinger

DUMONT



George John Aldinger, 79, of Dumont, died Thursday (Sept. 19,

1996) at home.



Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Sietsema-Vogel

Funeral Home with the Rev. Carl Gearhart officiating. Inurnment

will be in Dumont Cemetery.



There is no visitation. His body was cremated.



George John Aldinger was born March 14, 1917 in Titonka.



Survivors include his wife, Carol of Dumont; two daughters,

Cheryl Janssen of Camp Verde, Ariz., and Penny Bush of Mesa,

Ariz.; one son, John George Aldinger of Mesa, Ariz.; and two

sisters, Hazel Janssen of Newport Beach, Calif., and Ethel Bonjour

of Bemidji, Minn.



He was preceded in death by his parents, one son, two sisters,

and two brothers.
 

MCGG 09/21/1996

Alfred G. Bergdale

NORTHWOOD



Alfred G.  Bergdale, 88, of Northwood, formerly of Hanlontown,

died Thursday (Sept. 19, 1996) at the Manly Care Center.



Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, at Grace Lutheran

Church, Hanlontown, with the Rev. Linda Johnson officiating.

Burial will be in Brush Point Cemetery, rural Hanlontown.



Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Bride Colonial Chapel,

110 East Spring St., Manly. According to the wishes of the family,

the casket will be closed.



Alfred G. Bergdale was born on Nov. 22, 1907, three miles north

of Joice in Worth County, Iowa, the son of Axel and Gurina (Johnson)

Bergdale.



He was baptized on the family farm and reaffirmed his baptism

through confirmation on Aug. 14, 1921, at Bethel Lutheran Church

in Vinje.



He attended and received his education in the rural country

schools in the Worth and Winnebago County area.



He was united in marriage to Ethel Myli on Oct. 17, 1937, in

Fertile.



After their marriage, together they farmed in the Hanlontown

area until his retirement from farming in the 1960's.



He then  went to work for Winnebago Industries in Forest City

until his retirement.



He moved to the Maple Court Apartments in Northwood in January

of 1995.



He was a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Hanlontown and was

involved in numerous church activities, Brush Point Cemetery

board member for 21 years, a 21-year charter member of the Lutheran

Retirement Home board in Northwood, Danville Township trustee

and clerk, and was on the Worth County Soil Conservation Board

for many years.



He enjoyed woodworking, fishing, traveling, and camping. He

was an avid history fan, especially the Civil War era, and was

very interested in soil conservation. But his great love and

enjoyment was his family and grandchildren.



Left to cherish his memory is his wife, Ethel Bergdale of the

Lutheran Retirement Home in Northwood; five daughters and one

son, Barbara Stuart of Sacramento, Calif.; Carol Navratil and

her husband, LeRoy of Plymouth; Dagna Simmons and her husband,

Mike, of Austin, Minn.; Faith Young of Rochester, Minn.; Mark

Bergdale and his wife, Julie, of Scottsdale, Ariz.; and Lindsey

Vandekirk (Lori Bergdale) and her fiance, Jan Roller, of San

Antonio, Texas; 11 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren;

two sisters, Esther Moser of Arcadia, Calif., Eleanor Curtis

and her husband, Frank, of Riverside, Calif.; two brothers, Gust

Bergdale and his wife, Mildred, of Ellendale, Minn., and Marlin

Bergdale and his wife, Sis, of Gettysburg, Pa.; numerous nieces

and nephews; as well as other relatives and many friends.



He was preceded in death by his parents; two sons, Alan and

Dwight Bergdale; four sisters, Alice Miller, Norma Bergdale,

Mabel Bohonek, Clara Mennenga; and two brothers, Carl and Arvid

Bergdale.
 

MCGG 09/21/1996

Roy C. Wilde

OSAGE



Roy C. Wilde, 85, of Osage, died Friday (Sept. 20, 1996) at

Mitchell County Regional Health Center, Osage.



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

Lutheran Church, Rock Township, with the Rev. Rose Marie Lewis

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



Visitation will be held from 3 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Champion

Funeral Home, with the family receiving friends from 3 to 4 p.m.



Roy C. Wilde was born May 16, 1911 in Rock Township, Mitchell

County.



Survivors include his wife, Rose of Osage; two daughters, Arliene

Kuntz of Osage, and Rosemary Wilde of Mason City; one son,  Melvin

Wilde of Osage; 18 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; three

sisters, Alice Kuntz of St. Ansgar, Wilma Hackbart of Grafton,

and Vianora Feldt of Osage; and one brother, Irvin Wilde of Osage.



He was preceded in death by his parents; two infant siblings;

and three brothers.

MCGG 09/21/1996

Donald E. Semelhack

CHARLES CITY 



Donald E. Semelhack, 71, of 4 Lions Field, Charles City, died

Thursday (Sept. 19, 1996) at a Rochester, Minn. hospital.



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

Evangelical Lutheran Church, with the Revs. Dennis Niezwaag and

Karen Rask Behling officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery,

with military honors conducted by the Charles City Ceremonial

Unit.



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

Funeral Home, 1205 S. Main St., and from 9 a.m. until time of

service on Monday at the church.



Donald Edward Semelhack was born Oct. 3, 1924 at Charles City.



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

Donald E. Semelhack Jr. of Mora, Minn.; one daughter, Joan Klimesh

of Charles City; two grandchildren; and one sister, Jane Carter

of Charles City.



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

grandson.



Memorials may be directed to the Heart to Home Hospice of Charles

City or the Charles City Library.
 

MCGG 09/21/1996

Ted Tulin

BRITT



Ted Tulin, 91, of Britt, died Friday (Sept. 20, 1996) at Hancock

County Memorial Hospital.



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

of The Nazarene,  Britt, with the Rev. Mitchell Sanderson officiating.

Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Britt.



Visitation will be held from 3 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Ewing Funeral

Chapel, Britt, and one hour prior to services at the church.



Ted Tulin was born Nov. 29, 1904 in Britt.



Survivors include one sister, Anna Tulin of Britt.



He was preceded in death by his parents.
 

MCGG 09/22/1996

Hazel Denison

BEAVERTON, Oregon 



Hazel Denison, 89, formerly of Manly, died Friday (Sept. 20,

1996) at the Highland Hills Nursing Home, Beaverton.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Bride Colonial Chapel,

Manly.

MCGG 09/22/1996

Harold A. Weaver

BUFFALO CENTER 



Harold A. Weaver, 75, died Friday (Sept. 20, 1996) at the Muse

Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.



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

Center United Methodist Church with the Rev. Lois Abel officiating.

Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery.



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

Funeral Home, and will continue one hour prior to services at

the church.



Harold A. Weaver was born June 11, 1921 in Buffalo Center.



Survivors include his wife, Izetta Weaver of Buffalo Center;

three daughters, Gloria Smith of Indianola, Karen Larson of Buffalo

Center, and Debra Fardal of Forest City; two step-daughters,

Janice Treloar of Clear Lake, and Cindy Hamilton of San Antonio,

Texas; one step-son, Ted Klein of Clear Lake; two brothers, Ervin

Weaver of Woodruff, Wis., and Francis Weaver of Mankato, Minn.;

five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; five step-grandchildren;

and one step-great-grandchild.



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

half-sister.
 

MCGG 09/22/1996

Lyle Ellis Payne

JOICE 



Lyle Ellis Payne, 88, formerly of Hanlontown, died Friday (Sept.

20, 1996) at the home of his daughter, Dolores Brunsvold, of

rural Joice.



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

Lutheran Church in Hanlontown with the Rev. Linda Johnson officiating.

Burial will be in the Manly Cemetery.



Friends may call from 9:30 a.m. until service time at the church

on Tuesday.  Bride Colonial Chapel, 110 Spring St., Manly, is

in charge of arrangements.



The family of Lyle Ellis Payne has requested that memorial contributions

be made to Hospice of North Iowa, 232 Second St. S.E., Mason

City, Iowa 50401, or to the Grace Lutheran Church, 302 E. Fourth

St., Hanlontown, Iowa 50444, in his memory.



Lyle E. Payne was born on Aug. 3, 1908 in Hanlontown, the son

of Burr and Clara B. (Tebil) Payne.  He was baptized at the Wesley

United Methodist Church in Mason City and was a member of the

Grace Lutheran Church in Hanlontown.  He was educated at Hanlontown

Consolidated School.  He was united in marriage to Opal E. Christensen

on Dec. 24, 1927 at the Grace Evangelical Free Church in Mason

City.  She preceded him in death on Aug. 3, 1995.  After their

marriage together they farmed east of Hanlontown until 1948,

when ill health forced his retirement.  Lyle and Opal operated

the Payne's Cafe in Hanlontown for a short time until moving

to Mason City.  In 1951, they moved to an acreage in Hanlontown.

He was employed at the Colby Pioneer Peat Company until his

retirement at the age of 70.  He then worked part time doing

field work for area farmers.  He enjoyed visits from family and

friends.  He also enjoyed gardening, mowing his lawn and hunting.



Lyle is survived by one daughter, Dolores Brunsvold and her

husband, Ralph, of Joice; one grandson, David Brunsvold and his

wife, Sara, of Northwood; one granddaughter, Diane Anderson and

her husband, Paul, of Hanlontown; four great-grandchildren, Trisha

and Nathan Anderson, and Amy and Matthew Brunsvold; one brother,

Lloyd Payne of Keokuk; half-sisters, Madeline Simpson and her

husband, Grant (Andy), of Caledonia, N.Y., and Lois Jennings

of Manly; one cousin, Wava Christensen of Mason City; as well

as several nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.



Besides his wife, he was also preceded in death by his parents,

one great-granddaughter, Emily Anne Brunsvold, and a half-brother,

Emerson Payne.
 

MCGG 09/22/1996

Dale V. Christopherson

AUSTIN, Minn. 



Dale V. Christopherson, 63, died Friday (Sept. 20, 1996) at

his home.



Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Olaf

Lutheran Church in Austin, with the Rev. Harold L. Usgaard officiating.

Organist will be Neal Erickson, and pianist will be Mike Christopherson.

Interment will be in Oakwood Cemetery.  Casket bearers will

be Steve, Lynn, Mike, Barb, David, Tam and Marisa Christopherson.



Friends may call at the Clasen-Jordan Mortuary, 209 2nd Ave.

N.W., in Austin,  from 6 to 8 p.m. today.  There will be no reviewal.



The family prefers memorials.



He was born Nov. 1, 1932, in Rose Creek, Minn., to Adolph and

Blanche (Wilson) Christopherson.  He graduated from Austin High

School in 1950.  He served four years in the U.S. Air Force during

the Korean War, and was stationed in Guam for 2 of those  years.

He married Donna Berry on Sept. 12, 1953 at St. Olaf Lutheran

Church.  He worked for the Hormel Food Corporation for over 30

years.  Dale was a member of St. Olaf Lutheran Church, G.P.A.A.,

L.D.M.A., and served on the board at the Senior Citizens Center.



He is survived by his sons and daughters-in-law, Steve and Lynn

Christopherson of Savage, Minn, Mike and Barb Christopherson

of Chanhassen, Minn., and David and Tam Christopherson of Austin,

Minn.; eight grandchildren; one great-grandchildren; brother

and sister-in-law, Duane and Ruth Christopherson of Lake George,

Minn.; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Peggy and Lloyd Lathrop

of Austin, Minn.; sister-in-law, Judy Lish of Idaho Falls, Idaho;

brother-in-law, Kenny Berry of Austin, Minn.; and nieces and

nephews.



He was preceded in death by his parents, and his wife, Donna,

in 1995.
 

MCGG 09/22/1996

Shelby Jo Smith

BELMOND 



Shelby Jo Smith, infant daughter of Robby and Lisa (Bell) Smith,

died Saturday (Sept. 21, 1996) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center,

Mason City.



Graveside services for Shelby Jo will be held at 2 p.m. Monday

at St. Francis Cemetery with the Rev. James Carpenter officiating.



Survivors include her parents, Robby and Lisa (Bell) Smith;

one brother, Zachary, at home; maternal grandparents, Marcia

Bell of Garner, and William and Joleyne Bell of Garner; paternal

grandparents, Jim and Judy Smith of Belmond; maternal great-

grandparents, Alvin and Margaret Dorenkamp of Clear Lake, and

Fredrick and Lula Bell of Klemme; paternal great-grandparents,

John and Amy Just of Belmond; and numerous aunts, uncles and

cousins.



The Dugger-Ewing Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
 

MCGG 09/22/1996

Irene Allison

CLEAR LAKE 



Irene Allison, 87, died Saturday (Sept. 21, 1996) at the Oak

Wood Care Center.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial

Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St.

MCGG 09/22/1996

Eliza Emma Roenne Rath

LONE ROCK 



Eliza Emma Roenne Rath, 85, formerly of Algona, died Friday

(Sept. 20, 1996) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center, Mason City.



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

Presbyterian Church, Lone Rock, with the Rev. Richard Miller

officiating.  Burial will be in Fenton Township Cemetery, rural

Lone Rock.



Visitation will be held from 4 to 9 p.m. today at the Garry-Roberts-

Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home, Bancroft.



Eliza Emma Roenne Rath was born Dec. 1, 1910, in Osborne County,

Kan.



Survivors include one grandson, Scott Rath of Lone Rock; one

daughter-in-law, Jean Rath of Algona; one sister, Alvina Bullock,

Overbrook, Kan.; one sister-in-law, Twila Roenne of Osborne,

Kan.



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

and four infant children.

 

MCGG 09/22/1996

Urban J. DeWalle

CHARLES CITY 



Urban J. DeWalle, 78, died Saturday (Sept. 21, 1996) at his

home.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Hauser Funeral Home.

 

MCGG 09/22/1996

Ella (Timmerman) Scheidegger

OSAGE 



Ella (Timmerman) Scheidegger, 94, died Friday (Sept. 20, 1996)

at the Faith Home.



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

Osage Cemetery with the Rev. Clark Christian officiating.



Visitation will be held from 9 to 10 a.m. Monday at the Champion

Funeral Home.



Ella (Timmerman) Scheidegger was born May 1, 1902, in McIntire.



Survivors include two sons, Manly Timmerman of Albert Lea, Minn.,

and Robert Timmerman of LeRoy, Minn.; two grandchildren; and

three great-grandchildren.
 

MCGG 09/23/1996

Dana Jones

MASON CITY 



Dana Jones, 53, died Sunday (Sept. 22, 1996) at her home at

738 15th St. N.E. in Mason City.



Her body was donated to the University of Osteopathic Medicine

and Health Sciences in Des Moines. Private family services will

be held at a later date.



Memorials in memory of Dana may be made to Hospice of North

Iowa or the Dana Jones Memorial Fund.  Cataldo Funeral Home of

Garner is in charge of arrangements.



Dana Nerice Jones, the daughter of Byron E. and Flora E. (Lundberg)

Jones, was born Oct. 11, 1942, at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in

Mason City.  She graduated from Mason City High School in 1961

and from the North Iowa Area Community College nursing program

in 1972.  Dana worked as a nurse at North Iowa Medical Center

in Mason City, St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minn., a hospital

in Omaha, Neb., and at Humana Hospital in Plano, Texas.  Due

to ill health, she moved to Mason City in July of 1993 to be

near her family.  She enjoyed reading, traveling, music and being

with her family.



She is survived by her mother, Flora E. Jones of Mason City;

two sisters, Dara L. Miller and her husband, Gary, of Des Moines,

and Debra L. Klein and her husband, James, of Mason City; a brother,

Jay M. Jones and his wife, Connie, of Tacoma, Wash.; five nieces

and nephews, Dean Miller of Des Moines, Gina Miller of Minneapolis,

Minn., Taylor Jones of Tacoma, Wash., Logan Jones of Tacoma,

Wash., and Dimitria Klein of Mason City.



She was preceded in death by her father, Byron E. Jones in 1963;

and her maternal and paternal grandparents.

 

MCGG 09/23/1996

Urban DeWalle



CHARLES CITY 



Urban DeWalle, 78, died Saturday (Sept. 21, 1996) at his home.



A memorial Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Immaculate

Conception Church with the Rev. Stanley J. Hayek officiating.

Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. at Calvary Cemetery

in Cresco.  Military honors will be conducted by the American

Legion and Veterans of Foreign War of Cresco.



There will be no visitation.  Hauser Funeral Home is in charge

of arrangements.



Urban Joseph DeWalle was born March 2, 1918, at Cresco.



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

Allen DeWalle of Downingtown, Pa.; two daughters, Dianne Kossnar

of Phoenix, Ariz., and Connie Merschbrock of Burlington; two

grandsons; one sister, Dorothy Baker of Cresco; and one brother,

Charles DeWalle of Cresco.



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

brother.

MCGG 09/23/1996

Harold L. Cook

BRITT 



Harold L. Cook, 65, died Sunday (Sept. 22, 1996) at his home.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Ewing Funeral Chapel.

 

MCGG 09/23/1996

Kathryn Schauf

FOREST CITY 



Kathryn Schauf, 93, died Sunday (Sept. 22, 1996) at Good Shepherd

Health Center, Mason City.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Petersen Lund Funeral

Home.
 

MCGG 09/23/1996

Lyle Ellis Payne

JOICE 



Lyle Ellis Payne, 88, formerly of Hanlontown, died Friday (Sept.

20, 1996) at the home of his daughter, Dolores Brunsvold, of

rural Joice.



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

Lutheran Church in Hanlontown with the Rev. Linda Johnson officiating.

Burial will be in the Manly Cemetery.



Friends may call from 9:30 a.m. until service time at the church

on Tuesday.  Bride Colonial Chapel, 110 Spring St., Manly, is

in charge of arrangements.



The family has requested that memorial contributions be made

to Hospice of North Iowa, 232 Second St. S.E., Mason City, Iowa

50401, or to Grace Lutheran Church, 302 E. Fourth St., Hanlontown,

Iowa 50444, in his memory.



Lyle E. Payne was born on Aug. 3, 1908, in Hanlontown, the son

of Burr and Clara B. (Trebil) Payne.  He was baptized at Wesley

United Methodist Church in Mason City and was a member of Grace

Lutheran Church in Hanlontown.  He was educated at Hanlontown

Consolidated School.



He was united in marriage to Opal E. Christensen on Dec. 24,

1927, at Grace Evangelical Free Church in Mason City.  She preceded

him in death on Aug. 3, 1995.  After their marriage they farmed

together east of Hanlontown until 1948, when ill health forced

his retirement.  Lyle and Opal operated the Payne's Cafe in Hanlontown

for a short time until moving to Mason City.  In 1951, they moved

to an acreage in Hanlontown.  He was employed at the Colby Pioneer

Peat Company until his retirement at the age of 70.  He then

worked part time doing field work for area farmers.  He enjoyed

visits from family and friends.  He also enjoyed gardening, mowing

his lawn and hunting.



Lyle is survived by one daughter, Dolores Brunsvold, and her

husband, Ralph, of Joice; one grandson, David Brunsvold and his

wife, Sara, of Northwood; one granddaughter, Diane Anderson and

her husband, Paul, of Hanlontown; four great-grandchildren, Trisha

and Nathan Anderson and Amy and Matthew Brunsvold; one brother,

Lloyd Payne of Keokuk; half-sisters, Madeline Simpson and her

husband, Grant (Andy), of Caledonia, N.Y., and Lois Jennings

of Manly; one cousin, Wava Christensen of Mason City; as well

as several nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.



Besides his wife, he was also preceded in death by his parents,

one great-granddaughter, Emily Anne Brunsvold, and a half-brother,

Emerson Payne.

MCGG 09/23/1996

Pearle A. Weston

MASON CITY 



Pearle A. Weston, 83, formerly of Mason City, died Sunday (Sept.

22, 1996) at the Mesa Christian Care Center, Mesa, Ariz.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Major-Erickson Funeral

Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.

MCGG 09/23/1996

Henry Schonwald

MASON CITY 



Henry Schonwald, 81, of 602 S. Garfield Ave., died Friday (Sept.

20, 1996) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East.



Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Major

Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., with Michael

P. Libbie officiating.  Interment will be in Elmwood-St. Joseph

Cemetery with a flag presentation by the Mason City Veterans

Memorial Association.



There will be no visitation.  Major Erickson Funeral Home is

in charge of arrangements.



Memorials may go to the Henry Schonwald Memorial Fund.



Henry Schonwald was born Aug. 19, 1915, in Chicago, Ill., the

son of Sigmund and Olga (Lowenstein) Schonwald.



Henry graduated from Crane Tech. in Chicago, and then moved

to Mason City in 1934.  He was the owner-operator of Mason City

Dyers and Cleaners for 34 years, retiring in 1974.  Henry served

in the U.S. Army during World War II in the Pacific.



He married Bessie Kraus on Nov. 29, 1947, in Milwaukee, Wis.



He was a member of Adas Israel Synagogue, a lifetime member

of the V.F.W. and also a member of the Masonic Lodge, Moose Lodge

and Am Vets.  He enjoyed hunting and fishing, and in later years

he enjoyed dancing and spending time at the Senior Citizens Center.



Survivors include one daughter, Linda Rakita, and her husband,

Stan, of Tampa, Fla.; and two grandsons, Brett and Steve Rakita

of Tampa, Fla.



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

 

MCGG 09/24/1996

Helen Sherman

MASON CITY



Helen Sherman, 89, of 210 25th St. S.W., died Monday (Sept.

23, 1996) at the Good Shepherd Nursing Home, Mason City.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Major Erickson Funeral

Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.

MCGG 09/24/1996

Pearle A. Weston

MASON CITY



Pearle A. Weston, 83, a former Mason City resident, died Sunday

(Sept. 22, 1996)  at the Mesa Christian Center, Mesa, Ariz.



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

Lutheran Church, 213 N. Pennsylvania Ave.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Major Erickson Funeral

Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
 

MCGG 09/24/1996

Harold L. Cook

BRITT 



Harold L. Cook, 65, of Britt, died Sunday (Sept. 22, 1996)

at home.



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

Ewing Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Dennis Bailey officiating.

Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, with full military graveside

services under the direction of the Britt V.F.W. and American

Legion Post.



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

chapel.



Harold L. Cook was born April 14, 1931, at Britt (Stilson).



Survivors include one daughter, Janet Bolterman of Madison Heights,

Mich.; one son, Michael Cook of Forest City; eight grandchildren;

one great-grandchild; five brothers, Ralph Cook and Marvin ``Pete''

Cook, both of Britt, and Homer Cook, Kenneth Cook and Norman

Cook, all of Seattle, Wash.



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

sisters and one daughter.

MCGG 09/24/1996

Ruth Alcott

HAMPTON



Ruth Alcott, 86, a former resident of 5 First Ave.,  died Sunday

(Sept. 22, 1996) at the Dumont Care Center, Dumont.



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

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

Larry Vallery of Trinity United Methodist 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 Wednesday.



Ruth Caroline Alcott was born April 6, 1910, in Black Hawk County.



Survivors include three sons, Donald Alcott of Belton, Mo.;

Roger Alcott of Lakeland, Fla., and Duane Alcott of Hampton;

15 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Tom Waudby

of Richfield, Minn., and Bob Waudby of Minnesota; and two sisters,

Elizabeth Wayne of Elkader and Margret Baldwin of Nashua.



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

two brothers and two sisters.
 

MCGG 09/24/1996

Hazel M. Denison

MANLY



Hazel M. Denison, 89, of Beaverton, Ore., formerly of Manly,

died Friday (Sept. 20, 1996) at the Highland Hills Nursing Home

in Beaverton, Ore.



Graveside services will be held at noon on Wednesday, Sept.

25, 1996, at Memorial Park Cemetery, Highway 18 West, Mason City,

with the Rev. Robert Cumings of the Bethel United Methodist Church

in Manly officiating.



Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Bride Colonial

Chapel, 110 E. Spring St., Manly.



Hazel M. Denison was born on Sept. 13, 1907, in Eldora.



Hazel moved to Aloha, Ore., in 1989.



Survivors include two sons, Ron Kimmel of Aloha, Ore., and Willard

Kimmel of Mesa, Ariz.; nine grandchildren; as well as other relatives

and friends.

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Donna Belle Klemesrud

WEST RICHLAND, Wash.  



Donna Belle Griggs Klemesrud, 62, of West Richland, died Sunday

(Sept. 22, 1996) in Walla Walla.



A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Einan's

Funeral Home, Richland.



A second memorial service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday,

Sept. 30, 1996, at Rock Creek Lutheran Church, Osage, Iowa. Burial

will be in Rock Creek Lutheran Cemetery.



Memorial contributions may be made in her memory to your favorite

charity.



Donna Belle Griggs Klemesrud was born on Dec. 27, 1933, in Rockford,

Iowa, to Milo L. and Lenora B. (Riehm) Griggs.



Donna and her husband, John Klemesrud, farmed in Iowa many years.

John preceded her in death in April of 1970.



In 1984, Donna moved to Tucson, Ariz., where she worked as a

nurse's aide until retiring. She had lived in West Richland two

years.



She was a member of the Rock Creek Lutheran Church until 1988,

and was currently a member of the Center for Positive Living

in Kennewick.



She is survived by three sons, Tracy of West Richland, Wash.;

Terry of Gladbrook, Iowa, and Tim of Duncan, Ariz.; four daughters,

Brenda Kelmel of West Richland, Wash.; Babette Thome of Adel,

Iowa; Becky Thome and Bonny Steeves, both of Heber Springs, Ark.;

19 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and one sister, Lorraine

Hall of Rockford, Iowa.



She was also preceded in death by her parents and a sister,

Eleanor Emmons.
 

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Charles D. Carothers

AUSTIN, Minn.  



Charles D. Carothers, 80, of 1903 Burr Oak Drive, Unit A, died

Sunday (Sept. 22, 1996) at St. Marys Hospital, Rochester.



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

Lutheran Church, Austin,  with the Rev. James I. Mikkelson officiating.



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 Wednesday at the church.



Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Concord

Township Cemetery, Garner, Iowa.



Memorials may be given to St. Olaf Lutheran Church or the donor's

choice in his memory.



Charles D. Carothers was born on Feb. 24, 1916, in Garner, Iowa,

to James and Dilla (Quintus) Carothers.



He graduated from Garner High School in 1934 where he exceled

in track and football.



After graduating from Garner High School, he worked for Carl

Bohn Furniture and Funeral Home in Garner. He then moved to Austin

and worked for the Hormel Foods Corp. from 1942 to 1977.



He married Adeline Greimann on June 19, 1938, at the Peace Reform

Church in Garner, Iowa.



Chuck's hobbies included being an avid reader, playing golf,

fishing, hunting, bird watching, traveling and enjoying nature.

His first love was his family and his church. He also sang in

the church choir and loved music.



Survivors include his wife, Adeline Carothers of Austin; sons

and daughters-in-law, Ronald Carothers and his wife, Carol, of

Owatonna, and Jim Carothers and his wife, Linda, of Johnston,

Iowa; daughter and son-in-law, Judy Peters and her husband, Bob,

of Harmony; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and

many nieces, nephews and cousins.



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

Veeder and Velva Neiderfrank.

 

MCGG 09/24/1996

Earl Croxton

SOMERSET, Calif.



Earl Croxton, 68, of Somerset, a retired wood treater, died

suddenly in a Mason City, Iowa, hospital on July 17, 1996.



Mr. Croxton was born in Mason City, Iowa, on Dec. 21, 1927.

He was the only son of Frank and Sylvia (Hazel) Croxton.



Earl married Glennys (Schmitz) on June 10, 1949.



He graduated from Mason City High School in 1946 and from Mason

City Junior College. In 1956 he received a Bachelor Degree of

Science with a forestry major from Louisiana State University.

He served six years in the U.S. Navy.



Earl was employed at International Creosote Company in Texarkana,

Texas, from 1956 to 1962; Southwest Forest Wood Div. in Prescott,

Ariz., from 1962 to 1982. In 1982, Earl moved to Selma, Calif.,

where he was part owner and president of Selma Treating Co. and

Nevada Wood Preserving Co., until he retired in 1992.



Earl enjoyed playing golf with his wife, Glennys, while wintering

in Casa Grande, Ariz., and traveling in their R.V. during the

summer months. They were traveling with their two grandsons,

Adam and Ian, and had just returned to Mason City, Iowa, for

a visit at the time of his death.



He was a member of the Elks for 32 years.



Surviving are his wife, Glennys (Schmitz); two daughters, Cindy

Jasper of San Diego, Calif., and Sara Bizzel of Australia; one

son, Michael G. Croxton of Somerset, Calif.; and five grandsons,

Ryan Lord, Eli Snyder, Forest Snyder, Ian Croxton and Adam Croxton.



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

City, Iowa, was in charge of arrangements.
 

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Kathryn Schauf

FOREST CITY



Kathryn Schauf, 93, of Forest City, died Sunday (Sept. 22,

1996) at Good Shepherd Health Center, Mason City.



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

United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Gary Marzolf officiating.

Interment will be in the Madison Township Cemetery.



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

Lund Funeral Home.



Kathryn Swanette Schauf was born in Buffalo Township, Kossuth

County,  on  Feb. 9, 1903, one of 13 children, to Herman and

Gebka (Gayken) Helm.



She attended rural school near her home.



She was married to Benjamin Schauf on Dec. 29, 1927, in Woden.



The couple began farming west of Forest City.



 In 1944, they moved to a farm near Northwood. They continued

to farm until retiring to live in Forest City in 1966. Benjamin

died in 1981.



Kathryn enjoyed crocheting and watching television. She was

a gifted cook and often won blue ribbons for baking at area county

fairs.



She was a member of the United Methodist Church in Forest City.



Kathryn remained in her home until the fall of 1994 when she

moved to Forest Haven in Forest City.



Failing health prompted her to move to the Good Shepherd Health

Center in Mason City in August of 1995. She died there on Sept.

22, 1996, at the age of 93 years.



She is survived by her son and his wife, Harvey and Helen Schauf

of Mason City; and six sisters, Martha Lounsberry of Ames; Amanda

Riekena and Marie Hodson, both of Forest City; Minnie Butler

of Albert Lea, Minn.; Letha Carver of Mason City, and Alma Mitchell

of Buffalo Center.



Kathryn was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, one

sister and five brothers.

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Irene I. Allison

CLEAR LAKE 



Mrs. Irene I. (Nesbit) Allison, 87, of Clear Lake,  died Saturday

(Sept. 21, 1996) at the Oakwood Care Center.



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

Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St., with the Rev. Fred

Lewis of the Clear Lake United Methodist Church officiating.

Interment will be in the Clear Lake Cemetery.



Visitation will be held from 2 to 8 p.m. today and from 9 a.m.

until time of service Wednesday at the funeral home.



Family suggests memorials to the Irene I. Allison Memorial Fund.



Irene was born Jan. 15, 1909, in Clear Lake, the daughter of

Edward and Susan (Tang) VanLoan.



She graduated from Clear Lake High School in 1927.



Following graduation, she worked for various families in the

Clear Lake area. She worked as custodian for Clear Lake Bank

and Trust, VanLoan Beauty Shop and Boyle and Schuler Law firm

for many years.



Irene married Harold Nesbit. In 1949, she married  Roy Allison.



She loved to do crocheting, sewing, gardening, reading, playing

solitaire, fishing and baby sitting for various families in Clear

Lake.



She was a member of Clear Lake United Methodist Church.



Irene is survived by two sons, James Nesbit and his wife, Cheryl,

of Clear Lake; and Wayne Nesbit and his wife, Carolyn, of East

Pointe, Mich.; four grandchildren, Dianna Lee Nesbit of Wichita

Falls, Texas; Wayne Lee Nesbit Jr. of East Pointe, Mich.; Heidi

Jo Nesbit and Amy Lynn Nesbit, both of Clear Lake; two great-grandchildren,

Rebecca Ann Nesbit and Andrew Wayne Nesbit, both of East Pointe,

Mich.; and nieces and nephews.



She was preceded in death by her two husbands; two brothers,

John and Paul; two sisters, Pearl and Mae; and four infant brothers

and sisters.

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Lyda W. Watts

MASON CITY



Lyda W. Watts, 89, of 304 Third St. N.E.  died Tuesday (Sept.

24, 1996) at the Good Shepherd Health Center, M,ason City.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Major Erickson Funeral

Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.

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Edward L. Wooten

GOLDFIELD



Edward L. Wooten, 71, of Goldfield, died  Tuesday (Sept. 24,

1996) at Friendship Haven in Fort Dodge.



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

Clarion Church of Christ, with Mark Young officiating. Burial

will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Clarion.



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

Funeral Home, Clarion.



Edward L. Wooten was born Oct. 3, 1924, in Clarion.



Survivors include one sister, Vicy Rasmussen of Clarion.



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

sister.

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Vincent E. Roelofsen

MESERVEY



Vincent E. Roelofsen, 71, of Meservey, died Tuesday (Sept.

24, 1996) at the Belmond Community Hospital, Belmond.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Tenold Funeral Home,

Belmond.

MCGG 09/25/1996

Pearle A. Weston

MASON CITY



Pearle A. Weston, 83, of the Mesa Christian Center, Mesa, Ariz.,

formerly of Mason City,  died Sunday (Sept. 22, 1996) at the

Mesa Christian Center in Mesa.



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

26, 1996, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 213 N. Pennsylvania Ave.,

with the Rev. Nils C. ``Chris'' Hellevik officiating. Interment

will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.



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 on Thursday at the church.



Memorials may be given to the Rebekah Circle at Trinity Lutheran

Church in her memory.



Pearle A. Weston was born Feb. 3, 1913, the daughter of Manley

and Blanche (Wells) Low, in Freeborn County, Minn.



Pearle attended country school in the Albert Lea, Minn., area.



Pearle married Leif G. Weston on Feb. 23, 1932, in Mason City.



Pearle worked in the sales department at JC Penney for 30 years,

retiring in 1973.



She was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church, Mason City,

and the Rebekah Circle.



She is survived by one son, Larry D. Weston and his wife, Sandy,

of Scottsdale, Ariz.; a granddaughter, Elizabeth Weston of Scottsdale,

Ariz.; two stepgrandchildren, Debra A. McGowan of Kansas City,

Kan., and Robert P. McGowan of Boston, Mass.; two sisters, Arlene

Grosland of Mason City, and Bernice Estes and her husband, Drexell,

of Northwood; four brothers, Russell Low and his wife, Dorothy,

of Northwood; Allen Low and his wife, DeLoris, of Northwood;

Richard Low and his wife, Marge of Northwood, and Carroll Low

and his wife, Frances, of Lake Mills; four sisters-in-law, Luella

Low of Fertile; Bernice Low of Albert Lea, Minn.; Eleanor Low

of Northwood, and Pat Low of Northwood; several nieces and nephews;

and several great nieces and nephews.



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

1976; one sister, Lucille Mathews; a sister and brother in infancy;

four brothers, Clarence, Vale, Harold and Lyle Low; and two brothers-in-law,

George Mathews and Carl Grosland.
 

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Dean Anderson

CLEAR LAKE



Dean Anderson, 68, of 1713 Main Ave., died Monday (Sept. 23,

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



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

Creek Lutheran Church, rural Joice, with the Rev. Steve Smith

officiating. Burial will be in Beaver Creek Cemetery.



Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the Mittelstadt

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

church on Friday.



Dean Anderson was born Aug. 28, 1928, near Joice.



Survivors include his wife, Ellen Lou Anderson of Clear Lake;

four daughters, Laurie Brue of Lake Mills; Rachel Sorensen of

Clear Lake; Roberta Howie of Garner, and Jennifer Tatum of Mason

City; seven grandchildren; two sisters, Beryl Heltne of Peoria,

Ariz., and Dorothy Hagen of Joice; and two brothers, Stanley

Anderson of Lake Mills, and Wesley Anderson of Joice.



He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters.
 

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Richard A. Jenkins

MANKATO, Minn. 



Richard A. Jenkins, 61, of Mankato, died Monday evening (Sept.

23, 1996) at Immanuel St. Joseph's Hospital.



Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday at Christ the

King Lutheran Church in Mankato, with the Rev. John Petersen

and the Rev. Steve Berkeland officiating. Interment will be in

the Free Church Cemetery, East Chain.



Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m.  today at the Mankato

Mortuary at 1001 N. Riverfront Drive, Mankato, and one hour before

services on Thursday at the church.



Memorials may be given to the donor's choice in his memory.



Richard A. Jenkins was born Nov. 4, 1934, to James and Rozella

(Hanson) Jenkins in Hancock County, Iowa.



He married Phyllis Carlson on July 5, 1958, in East Chain.



He attended Waldorf College, Forest City, Iowa, and Mankato

State University.



He was self employed as a home remodeler and carpenter.



He was a member of Christ the King Lutheran Church in Mankato

and the Lake Crystal American Legion Post #0294.



He is survived by his wife, Phyllis Jenkins of Mankato; two

sons, Scott Jenkins of San Francisco, Calif., and Jeffrey Jenkins

and his wife, Denise, of Lakeville; granddaughter, Danielle Jenkins;

three brothers, Jerry Jenkins and his wife, Marlene, of Longmont,

Colo.; Dennis Jenkins and his wife, Sharon, of Longmont, Colo.,

and Robert Jenkins and his wife, Elka, of Libertyville, Ill.;

a sister, Judy Valley of Forest City, Iowa; a sister-in-law,

Merrillee Oliphant and her husband, Glenn, of White Bear Lake;

mother-in-law, Viola Carlson of Mankato; aunts, nieces, nephews

and cousins.



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