MCGG 04/20/1997

Regina Schiltz

BANCROFT  



Regina Schiltz, 95, died Friday (April 18, 1997) at the Heritage

Nursing Home.



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

Catholic Church with the Rev. John Thomas officiating.  Burial

will be in the church cemetery.



Visitation will be held from 2:30 to 8 p.m. today at the Garry-Roberts-

Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home, where there will be a 3 p.m. rosary and

a 7:30 p.m. prayer service.



Regina Schiltz was born on March 20, 1902, in rural Bancroft.



Survivors include two step-daughters, Dorothy Grandgenett of

Bancroft, and Mary Christeson of Webster City; three step-grandchildren;

14 step-great-grandchildren; 16 step-great-great-grandchildren;

one sister, Gertrude Vaske of Bancroft; and two brothers, Rudy

Fangman of Bancroft, and Quinten Fangman of Alma.



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

four brothers, and three sisters.

MCGG 04/20/1997

Emory E. Weaver

GARNER  



Emory E. Weaver, 81, died Saturday (April 19, 1997) at the 

Concord Care Center.



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

Evangelical & Reformed Church with the Rev. Darrell Weber as

officiant.  Burial will be in Concord Township Cemetery.



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

Funeral Chapel.



Emory Edward Weaver, the son of Louis F. and Lydia Marie (Greiman)

Weaver was born April 7, 1916, in Garner.  He attended Ell Township

#3 and Garner High School.  He married Violet Schaefer on June

10, 1937, at the Peace Reformed parsonage south of Garner.  They

farmed south of Garner until 1954, when they moved to 735 W.

Sixth St. in Garner.  Emory had worked for Hancock County Co-op

Oil Ass'n in Klemme, drove a school bus for the Klemme Community

Schools, was employed by Cropley & Kern Phillips 66 Station in

Garner, and at Winnebago Industries in Forest City, until retiring

in 1981.  Emory and Violet established a ``Child's Day Care''

for babies and young children, which they ran for several years.

 In 1982, they became foster parents, caring for an American

boy, two American girls and eight Vietnamese children.  They

enabled them to go to secondary school, college and obtain jobs.



Emory was baptized and confirmed at Peace Reformed Church, south

of Garner.  In 1954, they transferred membership to Zion Evangelical

& Reformed Church where Emory served as a Deacon, Elder, president

of the congregation and custodian for many years.



Survivors include his wife, Violet Weaver, of Garner; two sons,

Egon Weaver and his wife, Elaine, of Boone, and Troy Weaver and

his wife, Amanda, of Cartersville, Ga.; a daughter, Candice Ruppert

and her husband, Troy, of Summerville, S.C.; five grandchildren,

Kent Weaver and his wife, Angela, of Metairie, La., Heather Nigro

and her husband, Mark, of Boone, Season Weaver of Cartersville,

Ga., and Heath Ruppert and Shane Ruppert, both of Summerville,

S.C.; two great-grandchildren, Autumn Weaver of Boone and Alyssa

Weaver of Metairie, La.; two brothers, Wiley Weaver and his wife,

Evelyn, of Rockwell, and Elwin Weaver and his wife, Florence,

of Garner; and many nieces and nephews.



He was preceded in death by his mother, Lydia Weaver, on Dec.

21, 1968; his father, Louis Weaver on May 7, 1972; a brother,

Fredrick J. Weaver, in February, 1926; and a sister, Bernice

W. Maryhew on Feb. 22, 1982.

MCGG 04/20/1997

Helen Hensley

MASON CITY  



Helen Hensley, 77, of 915 16th St. N.E., died Saturday (April

19, 1997) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East.



A funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Family

Catholic Church.



Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at Major-Erickson

Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.

MCGG 04/20/1997

James R. Redding

CLARION  



James R. Redding, 62, died Friday (April 18, 1997) at the Clarion

Health Care Center.



The body was cremated, no services are planned.  Willim Funeral

Home is in charge of arrangements.



James R. Redding was born Dec. 11, 1934, in Philadelphia, Penn.



Survivors include three step-sons, Larry Farmer of Bagley, William

Farmer of Spencer, and George Farmer of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; seven

grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.



He was preceded in death by his parents.

MCGG 04/20/1997

Ko Mason

MASON CITY  



Ko Mason, 76, died Friday (April 18, 1997) at North Iowa Mercy

Health Center.



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

Patterson James Funeral Chapel, 123 Second St. S.E.  Officiating

will be the Rev. Sharon Bettsworth of the First United Methodist

Church.  Interment will be in the Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery.



Visitation will be held after 4 p.m. today at the funeral chapel.



Ko was born on Feb. 12, 1921, in Sendai, Japan, the daughter

of Gonzaburo and Hanayo Otomo.  She graduated from high school

in Japan and then worked at her mother's business.  In 1951,

during the Korean Conflict she met her future husband, Richard.

After being discharged from the service, Richard returned to

Tokyo, Japan, where he and Ko were united in marriage on June

4, 1953.  They lived in Japan for the next six months and then

moved to the Mason City area where they have lived ever since.

Ko was devoted to spending time with her children and grandchildren

and especially loved to travel with the entire familh.  Some

of her favorite places to visit were St. Lucia Island in the

Carribean and Hawaii.  Ko was awarded several ribbons for her

craftsmanship in knitting and crocheting at the North Iowa Fair.



Ko will be sadly missed by her loving husband, Richard; her

three daughters, Janet Mason and her husband, Chuck Halversen,

of Grand Rapids, Mich., Terese and her husband, Loal Wood, of

Kansas City, Kansas, and Sandy Northrup of Mason City; her two

sons, Dean and his wife, Jolene Otomo of Kasson, Minn., and Mark

Mason of Albert Lea, Minn.; two sisters, Fumiko BeeBe of Tacoma,

Wash., and Kiyoko Otomo of Sendai, Japan; her mother-in-law,

Helen Mason; and six grandchildren, David Otomo, Tara and Shanna

Northrup, Cassey, Brian and Timothy Wood.



She was preceded in death by her parents; six brothers and sisters;

her son-in-law, Brian Northrup this past December; and a grandson,

Ryuichiro.

MCGG 04/20/1997

Donald B. Carrott

MASON CITY  



Donald B. Carrott, 71, of 715 S. Massachusetts Ave., died Friday

(April 18, 1997) at his home.



His body was cremated.  There will be no visitation.  Hogan

Bremer Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E., is in charge of arrangements.



Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at First Baptist

Church, 125 E. State St., with the Rev. Ronald Stein officiating.

Inurnment will take place in the Rockwell Cemetery with military

honors provided by the Rockwell American Legion Gallagher Post

#208.



In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Donald B. Carrott

Memorial Fund.



Donald B. Carrott was born Feb. 2, 1926, in Rockford, the son

of Roy and Eva (Fellwalk) Carrott.  He married Earla J. Burns

on July 22, 1949, in Mason City.



Don grew up in Rockford and graduated from Rockford High School.

He served in the Army during World War II.  Don belonged to

the 234 and was a heavy equipment operator, a meat cutter, an x-ray

technician, and he buried underground telephone cable.  He also

worked at Armour and helped build Southbridge Mall.



Don enjoyed fishing and camping and doing crafts.  He loved

spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren and

great-grandchildren.  He will be missed by his special friend,

his dog, Max.



Survivors include his wife, Earla Carrott, Mason City; one daughter,

Nancy Levenhagen and her husband, William, Rockwell; three granddaughters,

Shawn Levenhagen, Mason City, Dawn Rose, Mason City, and Troy

Levenhagen and his wife, Chris, Mason City; five great-grandchildren,

Cody Rose and Misty Rose, both of Rockwell, Jordan Beier, Mason

City, Courtney Levenhagen and JonaBenet Levenhagen, both of Mason

City; one sister, Lorraine Park, Hampton; and many nieces and

nephews.



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

Carrott.

MCGG 04/20/1997

Robert Blomster

BUFFALO CENTER  



Robert Blomster, 71, died Saturday (April 19, 1997) at the Muse-Norris

Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.



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

Lutheran Church.



Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Winter

Funeral Home, where other funeral arrangements are incomplete.

MCGG 04/20/1997

Irene Sabin

RAKE  



Irene Sabin, 77, died Friday (April 18, 1997) at the United

Hospital, Blue Earth, Minn.



Funeral arrangements are pending at the Winter Funeral Home,

Buffalo Center.

MCGG 04/20/1997

Esther Wyant

CHARLES CITY  



Esther Wyant, 75, died Friday (April 18, 1997) at the 9th Street

Chautauqua Guest Home.



Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Hauser

Funeral Home with the Rev. Dennis Niezwaag officiating.  Burial

will be in Riverside Cemetery.



Friends may call from 12 to 9 p.m. Monday, and again from 9

a.m. until service time Tuesday, at the funeral home.



Esther Elizabeth Allen Wyant was born June 22, 1921, in Mason

City.



Survivors include four sons, Paul Wyant of Dayton, Ohio, David

Wyant of Riverside, Calif., Steven Wyant of Hiland Hills, Calif.,

and Scott Wyant of Charles City; one daughter, Florence Gaines

of Apple Valley, Calif.; four brothers, Don Allen of Mason City,

Jess Allen of Plymouth, Gale Allen of Greeley, Colo., and Jerry

Allen of San Bernadino, Calif.; four sisters, Dorothy Blakesley

of Ruyon, Wash., Barbara Smiley of Mason City, Patsy Paul of

Bemidji, Minn., and Dixie Allen of San Bernadino, Calif.; 10

grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.



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

MCGG 04/20/1997

Myrtle I. Muhlstein

ROCKWELL  



Myrtle I. Muhlstein, 88, of 208 Maple St., died Thursday (April

17, 1997) at the Rockwell Community Nursing Home.



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

Lutheran Church with the Rev. Ronald Bolinger officiating.  Interment

will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City.



Public visitation will be held after 4 p.m. today at the Fullerton

Funeral Home, Rockwell.



Myrtle was born on Feb. 7, 1909, at Wing, N.D., the daughter

of Jess and Mary (Miles) Ashlock.  She attended school in Reagan,

N.D. and then moved to Mason City in 1924, where she finished

another two years.  She was united in marriage to Edward Muhlstein

on Jan. 2, 1929, in Mason City.  Following their marriage they

moved to a farm northwest of Rockwell until moving southwest

of town in 1952.  In 1963, they moved into Rockwell.  She was

baptized and confirmed on Nov. 1, 1941, at St. Peter Lutheran

Church where she has been a life long member.  She was a member

of the church circles, Senior Citizens, Grandmother's Club, Kensington

Club, and a former member of the Fellowship Club.



Myrtle will be sadly missed by her two daughters, Mary Lou Muhlstein,

Rockwell, and Mrs. Earl (Shirley) Frost, Nashua; four sisters,

Vivian Broadwell, Clinton, Dorothy Birch, Mason City, Genevieve

Peterson, Como, Miss., and Mrs. Fred (Geraldine) Wilhite, Mesa,

Ariz.; one brother, George and his wife, Mary Ashlock, Mason

City; one sister-in-law, Dolores Messmore; six grandchildren,

Terry Muhlstein, Kandi Johnson, Alan Frost, Cindy Frost, Julie

Hurd and Jodi Wedeking; seven great-grandchildren, Jami and Jacob

Frost, Mark Wedeking, Danielle Hurd, Dakota and Jesse Hurd, and

Mason Muhlstein; along with several nieces and nephews.



She was preceded in death by her husband on Nov. 13, 1980; twin

daughters, Dixie and Daisey in 1929; two sons, Robert in 1962,

and Jerry in 1991; her parents; and one brother, Gerald.

MCGG 04/20/1997

Mary Lowenberg

BELMOND  



Mary Lowenberg, 94, died Saturday (April 19, 1997) at the Belmond

Community Hospital.

MCGG 04/21/1997

Helen Hensley

MASON CITY  



Helen Hensley, 77, of 915 16th St. N.E., died Saturday (April

19, 1997) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East.



A Mass of the Resurrection will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday

at Holy Family Catholic Church, 714 N. Adams Ave., with the Rev.

John Kremer officiating.  Interment 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., with a Catholic Daughters Rosary

at 4:30 p.m., and a scriptural wake service at 7 p.m.



The family suggests memorials to the Helen Hensley Memorial

Fund.



Helen Hensley was born June 1, 1919, in Mason City, the daughter

of William and Bessie (Hrachova) Kasik.  Helen graduated from

Mason City High School in 1937.  She married F.E. ``John'' Hensley

Jan. 6, 1942, in Mason City.  During her youth Helen participated

in athletics and would in later years become an avid Iowa Hawkeye

fan.  Helen was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church, Catholic

Daughters, St. Dorothy's Circle, Mason City Women's Club, North

End Senior Citizens Center, and the Bohemian Lodge where she

was a former officer.  Helen enjoyed gardening and spending time

with her two granddaughters.



Survivors include her husband, F.E. ``John'' Hensley, of Mason

City; son, Stephen Hensley and his wife, Dawn, of Mason City;

two granddaughters, Courtney and Jennifer, at home; brother,

William Kasik of Clear Lake and his children, niece, Jo Kasik

of Mason City, nephew, William C. Kasik of Mason City, niece,

Lori Searle of Reno, Nev., nephew, Kip Kasik of Clear Lake; sister

-in-law, Leota Kasik of Jesup and her children, nieces, Pat Kelley

and Darlene Bender of Jesup; and many great nieces and nephews.



She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Frank

and Joseph.

MCGG 04/21/1997

Myrtle I. Muhlstein

ROCKWELL  



Myrtle I. Muhlstein, 88, of 208 Maple St., died Thursday (April

17, 1997) at the Rockwell Community Nursing Home.



Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. today at St. Peter

Lutheran Church with the Rev. Ronald Bolinger officiating.  Interment

will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City.



Fullerton Funeral Home, Rockwell, is in charge of arrangements.



Myrtle was born on Feb. 7, 1909, at Wing, N.D., the daughter

of Jess and Mary (Miles) Ashlock.  She attended school in Reagan,

N.D. and then moved to Mason City in 1924, where she finished

another two years.  She was united in marriage to Edward Muhlstein

on Jan. 2, 1929, in Mason City.  Following their marriage they

moved to a farm northwest of Rockwell until moving southwest

of town in 1952.  In 1963, they moved into Rockwell.  She was

baptized and confirmed on Nov. 1, 1941, at St. Peter Lutheran

Church where she has been a life long member.  She was a member

of the church circles, Senior Citizens, Grandmother's Club, Kensington

Club, and a former member of the Fellowship Club.



Myrtle will be sadly missed by her two daughters, Mary Lou Muhlstein,

Rockwell, and Mrs. Earl (Shirley) Frost, Nashua; four sisters,

Vivian Broadwell, Clinton, Dorothy Birch, Mason City, Genevieve

Peterson, Como, Miss., and Mrs. Fred (Geraldine) Wilhite, Mesa,

Ariz.; one brother, George and his wife, Mary Ashlock, Mason

City; one daughter-in-law, Dolores Messmore; six grandchildren,

Terry Muhlstein, Kandi Johnson, Alan Frost, Cindy Frost, Julie

Hurd and Jodi Wedeking; seven great-grandchildren, Jami and Jacob

Frost, Mark Wedeking, Danielle Hurd, Dakota and Jesse Hurd, and

Mason Muhlstein; along with several nieces and nephews.



She was preceded in death by her husband on Nov. 13, 1980; twin

daughters, Dixie and Daisey in 1929; two sons, Robert in 1962,

and Jerry in 1991; her parents; and one brother, Gerald.

MCGG 04/21/1997

Clarence J. Buls

RICEVILLE  



Clarence J. Buls, 80, died Saturday (April 19, 1997) at home.



Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Peters

Lutheran Church, Elma, with Vicker Chris Tabbert officiating.

Burial will be in the Howard Cemetery, Elma.



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

Home, Elma, with a 7:30 p.m. prayer service, and one hour prior

to services on Tuesday at the church.



Clarence J. Buls was born Jan. 20, 1917, near Elma.



Survivors include his wife, Alvina; four sons, Edward of Riceville,

Lanny of Independence, Dean of Elma, and Gary of St. Cloud, Minn.;

three daughters, Leona Schmidt of Davenport, Konnie Schmidt of

Elma, and Verla Lensch of Lime Springs; 20 grandchildren; one

great-grandchild; two brothers, Walter of Show Low, Ariz., and

Donald of Waterloo; and three sisters, Lillian Eiffler of Reinbeck,

Lydia Berentsen of Riceville, and Lorraine Atkins of Evansdale.



He was preceded in death by one son, and three sisters.

MCGG 04/21/1997

Erma Smit

BELMOND  



Erma Smit, 93, died Sunday (April 20, 1997) at the Belmond Health

Care Center.



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

Immanuel Reformed Church with the Rev. Robert Ford officiating.

Burial will be in the Immanuel Reformed Church Cemetery.



Visitation will be held from 3 to 8 p.m. Tuesday with the family

present from 6 to 8 p.m. at Tenold Funeral Home.  Visitation

will continue one hour prior to services.



Erma Smit was born Nov. 5, 1903, in Hancock County.



Survivors include one sister, Bessie Kaduce, of Belmond; three

grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.



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

brothers and five sisters.

MCGG 04/21/1997

Esther Lager

BELMOND  



Esther Lager, 90, died Saturday (April 19, 1997) at the Belmond

Health Care Center.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Tenold Funeral Home.

MCGG 04/21/1997

Irene Sabin

RAKE  



Irene Sabin, 77, died Friday (April 18, 1997) at the United

Hospital, Blue Earth, Minn.



Funeral services are pending for Saturday at Dell Lutheran Church,

rural Frost, Minn.  Other funeral arrangements are pending at

the Winter Funeral Home, Buffalo Center.

MCGG 04/21/1997

Robert John Blomster

BUFFALO CENTER  



Robert John Blomster, 71, died Saturday (April 19, 1997) at

the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.



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

Lutheran Church with the Rev. Stephany Sanborn officiating. 

Interment will be in Olena Mound Cemetery.



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

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

Tuesday.



Robert John Blomster was born Oct. 25, 1925, in Swea City.



Survivors include his wife, Virginia, of Buffalo Center; one

daughter, LaRae Schwartz of Swea City; two sons, Larry and John,

both of Buffalo Center; and eight grandchildren.



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

brothers.

MCGG 04/21/1997

Warren Stewart

MASON CITY  



Warren Stewart, 70, of 260 Parkridge Dr., died Saturday (April

19, 1997).



Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Major-Erickson

Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.



Other funeral arrangements are incomplete at the funeral home.

MCGG 04/21/1997

Mary Lowenberg

BELMOND  



Mary Lowenberg, 94, died Saturday (April 19, 1997) at the Belmond

Community Hospital.



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

Francis Xavier Catholic Church with the Rev. John Paisley officiating.

Burial will be in St. Francis Cemetery.



Visitation will be held from 2 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Dugger Ewing

Funeral Home where there will be a parish rosary at 2:30 p.m.

and a wake service at 7 p.m.  Visitation will continue one hour

prior to services at the church on Wednesday.



Mary Lowenberg was born Jan. 8, 1903, in Graettinger.



Survivors include three daughters, Joan Janssen of Goodell,

Elizabeth Jindrich of Kearney, Neb., and Therese Heminger of

Ottumwa; three sons, Merlin of Belmond, Thomas of St. Paul, Minn.,

and Duane of Medford, Ore.; two sisters, Anastacia Thiel and

Florence Joyce, both of Graettinger; 28 grandchildren; and 25

great-grandchildren.

MCGG 04/22/1997

Esther Anna Lager

BELMOND 



Esther Anna Lager, 90, of Belmond, died Saturday (April 19,

1997) at the Belmond Health Care Center.



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

at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, with Father Jack Paisley,

Father Wayne Droessler and Father Robert Ament officiating. Interment

will be in St. John's Cemetery, Clarion.



Visitation will be held from 2 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Tenold

Funeral Home, with a 2:30 p.m. parish rosary and a 7:30 p.m.

wake service. There will be further visitation one hour prior

to services on Thursday at the church.



Esther Anna (Pieper) Lager, the daughter of Henry Francis and

Sarah Elizabeth (Koehler) Pieper, was born Aug. 2, 1906, in Hanover,

Kan.



She attended St. Joseph's Academy in Akron, Colo., and was united

in marriage to John Odilo Lager on Nov. 21, 1933, at  Akron,

Colo.



They farmed at Mitchell and Minatare, Neb.



In 1948, they moved to Rowan and retired to Clarion in 1967.



After the death of her husband, she moved to the Belmond Community

Apartments and to the Belmond Health Care Center.



Esther was a member of St. John's Church in Clarion, where she

was active in the Altar Society and was the church Sacristan.

She became a member of St. Francis Xavier Church upon moving

to Belmond.



Her life was devoted to her family, her church and the farm.



She enjoyed playing the piano, crocheting and other handiwork.



Surviving is a son, John Lager Jr. and his wife, Shirley, of

Clarion; daughters, Jean Durham and her husband, Sid, of Lake

Forest, Calif.; Mary Ann Spitler and her husband, Jack, of Belmond;

Janice Wolfe and her husband, Don, of Venice, Fla., and Elaine

``Sam'' Brooks and her husband, Rich, of Belmond; grandchildren,

Melody Glas, Margaret Schmidtke, Mary Fletcher, Maurita Gourley,

Milissa Zeiger, Marcella Lager, Theresa Coman, Monica Stark,

Cecilia Miller, Timothy Durham, Michael Durham, Patricia Fisher,

Marcia Ketchum, Joe Spitler, Paul Spitler, Ann Just, Rick Brooks,

David Brooks and Sarah McGill; 28 great-grandchildren; five stepgreat

-grandchildren; and a sister, Ellen Arndorfer of Eagle Grove.



Preceding her in death are her parents; husband, John; six great-

grandchildren; one sister; and four brothers. 

MCGG 04/22/1997

William R. Paetz

ALGONA  



William R. Paetz, 75, of Algona, died Sunday (April 20, 1997)

at University Hospitals, Iowa City.



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

Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Steve Turner and the Rev. Douglas

Hoag officiating. Interment will be in Riverview Cemetery.



Visitation will begin after 9 a.m. today at Wilson Funeral Home,

with a 7:30 p.m. prayer service. There will be further visitation

after 9 a.m. Wednesday at the church.



William R. Paetz was born March 19, 1922, on the family farm

in Plum Creek Township, Kossuth County.



Survivors include his wife, Norma; two daughters, Marilyn Paetz

of Iowa City, and Christal Paetz of Winter Haven, Fla.; and three

sisters, Elfreida Clark, Helen Paetz and Madelyn Priebe, all

of Algona.



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

sister.



Memorials may be given the Lutheran Hour in memory of William

R. Paetz.

MCGG 04/22/1997

Dorothy E. Vaughn

FREDERICKSBURG 



Dorothy E. Vaughn, 82, of Fredericksburg, died Sunday (April

19, 1997) at the Sunrise Guest Home.



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

United Methodist Church of Livermore, with the Rev. Steve Bibb

officiating. Burial will be in the Union Cemetery, Livermore.



Visitation will begin after 3 p.m. today at Wilson Funeral Home,

Livermore.



Dorothy E. Vaughn was born March 19, 1915, in LuVerne.



Survivors include three daughters, Sara Barkley from O'Fallon,

Ill.; Sharon Zeman of Kansas City, Mo., and Carol Mackintosh

of Sumner; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren;

one great-great-granddaughter; and one sister, Wanda Wilson of

Livermore.



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

one great-great-granddaughter, three sisters and five brothers.

MCGG 04/22/1997

Glenn W. Bergland

LAKE MILLS 



Glenn W. Bergland, 84, of Lake Mills and Naples, Fla., died

Friday (April 18, 1997) at his Florida home.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Mittelstadt Funeral Home,

209 N. Washington, Lake Mills.

MCGG 04/22/1997

Pearl Anderson

AMERY, Wis. 



Pearl Anderson, 89, formerly of Mason City, Iowa, died  Monday

(April 14, 1997) at the Golden Age Manor in Amery.



A memorial service was conducted at the Manor by the Rev. Barry

Schaefer of the Congregational Church.



Pearl was born in Mason City, Iowa, on Jan. 16, 1908, to Mr.

and Mrs. J.F.C. Johannsen.



She graduated from Mason City High School in the Class of 1925.

She was employed by S.S. Kresge Company.



In 1927, she married William Miller of Clear Lake, Iowa.



In 1943, she married Alton ``Archie'' Anderson. For a short

time they lived in Albert Lea, Minn., and then moved to Wisconsin,

settling in the area around Deronda and Amery.



One of their special interests was their hobby of collecting,

cutting and polishing rocks and the making of jewelry of all

manner and types.



She also studied art and learned to paint on canvas, porcelain,

pottery and other surfaces.



After Mr. Anderson's death in 1981, she moved into an apartment

where she lived until health problems made it necessary for her

to move into the Golden Age Manor.



There she was ``put to work'' assisting the activities directors

with bookkeeping duties which she continued up until the time

of her death.



She is survived by one son, Lawrence Miller of Eau Claire, Wis.;

four grandchildren, Kurt Miller of Peyton, Colo.; Joy Miller

of Aurora, Ill., Sue Miller of Mercer, Wis.,  and Bill Miller

of Friendship, Wis.; six great-grandchildren; three sisters,

Ruby Hodgin and Frieda Cooper, both of Mason City, Iowa, and

Alta Lynch, Grants Pass Ore.; and countless friends.



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

brothers, Clifford and Karl Johannsen. 

MCGG 04/22/1997

Donald E. Park

MISSION, Texas 



Donald E. Park, 80, formerly of Rockwell, Iowa,  died Saturday

(April 5, 1997) at the McAllen Heart Hospital.



A memorial service was held on Friday, April 11, at Trinity

Lutheran Church in Mission.



Services were entrusted to the care of Kreidler Funeral Home

in McAllen.



A memorial service will be held at Evergreen Cemetery, Britt,

Iowa, on Thursday, Aug. 7.



He was born on Dec. 24, 1916, in Garner, Iowa, the son of Rikus

and Sara Park.



He farmed in the Rockwell, Iowa. area for many years.



He moved into Britt, Iowa, and worked for the Kern Implement

Co. He was a life member of the VFW in Britt.



Mr. Park served in the United States Navy during World War II

from 1942-1945.



He became a permanent resident of the Valley in 1987 and was

a life member of the American Legion Post 93 in Mission. He was

a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Mission.



Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Marjorie; children,

Jerry Alloway and wife, Jackie, of Laramie, Wyo.; Larry Alloway

and his wife, Kim, of Miami, Fla.; daughter, Cindy Alloway Culver

and husband, Ken, of Potomac, Md.; and nine grandchildren. He

is also survived by his brother, Roy Park and his wife, Loretta,

of` Rockwell, Iowa; numerous nieces and nephews; as well as other

relatives and friends.



He was preceded in death by his parents; two wives, Marie Hampe

Smidt and Mildred Johnson O'Rourke; a sister, Lettie; a brother-in-law,

Fred Rosenau; and a brother, Vernon.

MCGG 04/22/1997

NOTE: Jane: There are two different ways of putting the last name,

Duregger/some of the family uses a capital R and some with a

small r.



Jean Marguerite Duregger

HAYWARD, Calif. 



Jean Marguerite (Carney) Duregger, 73, of Hayward,  died Saturday

(April 19, 1997) at Columbia San Leandro Hospital.



Visitation will begin at 3 p.m. today at the Sorensen Bros,

Mortuary, 1140 B St., Hayward, Calif. 94541.



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

Lutheran Church, 17200 Via Magdalena, San Lorenzo. Entombment

will follow at the Chapel of Chimes, Hayward.



Friends are invited to a reception following at the Calvary

Lutheran Church.



Contributions in Jean's memory may be made to the American Cancer

Society.



Mrs. Duregger was born in Long Beach, but moved to Marble Rock,

Iowa, where she was raised and graduated from high dchool.



Jean was a registered nurse, having taken nurses training in

Sioux City, Iowa.



She worked at San Leandro's Doctors Hospital for 18 years.



Mrs. Duregger enjoyed spending time with family and friends

across the country covering many miles with her husband, Bob,

in their motor home.



Jean was a devoted member of Calvary Lutheran Church in San

Lorenzo.



She is survived by her husband of 47 years, Robert L. Duregger;

her children, David DuRegger and his wife, Linda, of Las Vegas,

Nev.; Linda Corwin and her husband, Kenneth, of Wildwood, Mo.,

and Thomas Duregger and his wife, Catherine, of Garner, Iowa;

her brother, Robert A. Carney and his wife, Arlene, of Marble

Rock, Iowa; and nine grandchildren, Jason and his wife, Barbara

DuRegger; Robert and Amy DuRegger; Marie, Kellie and Lori Corwin

and Sean, Samual and Michelle Duregger.

MCGG 04/22/1997

Warren H. Stewart

MASON CITY  



Warren H. Stewart, 70, of 260 Parkridge Drive, died Saturday

(April 19, 1997) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. 



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

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

Merlin Ackerson of First United Methodist Church officiating.

Inurnment will be in Elmwood-St.Joseph Cemetery.



There will be no visitation. The body was cremated.



Memorials may be given to the Warren H. Stewart Memorial Fund.



Warren H. Stewart was born Oct. 28, 1926, the son of Worthington

P. and Adelaide (Dittes) Stewart.



Warren grew up and attended schools in St. Paul, Minn., served

in the U.S. Navy during World War II and attended the University

of Minnesota in Minneapolis.



Warren married Charlyn Torgeson on Dec. 14, 1946, in Hudson,

Wis. They moved to Mason City in 1964.



Warren was employed by the Milwaukee Railroad for 32 years and

served as District Manager of Sales for its North Iowa, Southern

Minnesota and South Dakota areas. He retired in 1986.



Warren was a member of the First United Methodist Church.



He is survived by his wife, Charlyn Stewart of Mason City; daughter,

Cheryl Stewart of Mason City; son, Andrew Stewart of Mason City;

a sister, Karen Jorgerson  of Minneapolis, Minn.; and several

nieces and nephews.



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

MCGG 04/22/1997

Felicia Ann West

IOWA FALLS 



Felicia Ann West, 17, of Iowa Falls, died Friday (April 18,

1997) in Franklin County.



Memorial services will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Linn's

Funeral Home, 1521 Washington Ave.



There will be visitation one hour prior to services at Linn's

Funeral Home.



Memorials may be directed to the family in her memory.



Felicia Ann West was born June 28, 1979, at Iowa City.



Felicia is survived by her mother, Rayetta Holman and her husband,

Richard, of Iowa Falls; her father, Eddie West Jr. and his wife,

Lindey, of Albuquerque, N.M.; brothers, Charles West and Michael

West, both of Iowa Falls; sister, Sandi West of Iowa Falls; four

stepsisters, Rikki, Randi, Robbi and Harley Holman of Iowa Falls;

two stepbrothers, Scott Krowl of Marshalltown, and Larry Aldrich

of Denver, Colo.;  maternal grandmother; maternal stepgrandmother;

paternal grandparents, and paternal great-grandfather.



She was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather, maternal

great-grandparents and three paternal great-grandparents.

MCGG 04/23/1997

Donald Eugene Portis

WINDYVILLE, Mo.  



Donald Eugene Portis, son of the late Joseph Franklin and Nettie

Iona (Latham) Portis, was born in Mason City, Iowa, on April

12, 1922, and departed this life on Monday morning (April 21,

1997) at his home near Windyville. He was at the time of passing,

75 years and nine days of age.



Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. today in the Cantlon

Chapel, Buffalo, with Luther Winsea officiating.



Escorts will be Joshua Portis, Kenny Portis, Jessy Portis, Junior

Anderson, Walter Portis and Tim Welsh. Galmey VFW Post #9638

will provide the honor guard. Interment will be in the Portis-Jurgens

Pleasant Meadows Cemetery under the direction of the Cantlon

Funeral Home of Buffalo.



Donald was reared in Mason City, Iowa, and entered the United

States Navy during World War II. He was on two ships which were

torpedoed and sunk from under him and received the Purple Heart

for wounds suffered in the line of service. He also was awarded

a life-saving medal for helping men to safety while wounded himself.



He returned to Mason City, Iowa, and worked for several dairy

farmers before going to work driving a truck in Mason City for

Henkel Construction Co. He retired as the head of the truck drivers

after 27 years.



Don was united in marriage with Darlene Benton and to this union

were born four children.



On June 16, 1975, he was married to Marlys Jurgens and to this

union were born four children.



He loved horses and also enjoyed working on cars. He was active

in the Southwest Missouri Indian Center (Springfield), the Sedalia,

Buffalo Amerind Inter-tribal Council (S.B.A.I.C.) and the Native

American community.



He is survived by his wife, Marlys, of the home; two sons, Joshua

and Jessy Portis of the home; four daughters, Donna Corell of

Mason City, Iowa; Debbie Vorce of Randolph, Miss.; Tanya Moody

of Buffalo, Mo., and Stacy Portis of the home; two brothers,

Walter Portis of Mason City, Iowa, and Kenneth Portis of Riceville,

Iowa; one sister, Marion Dahlstrom of Mason City, Iowa; 12 grandchildren;

and seven great-grandchildren. Also a host of nieces, nephews,

cousins and other family and friends who will all sadly miss

him.



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

Mike Portis; one sister, Ruby Janson; and one sister in infancy.

MCGG 04/23/1997

NOTE:  Jane/Bob, this obit is to run both Wednesday and Thursday



Janet Marie Engels

ROCKFORD  



Janet Marie Engels, 34, formerly of Rockford, died on Monday

(April 19, 1997) from complications of pneumonia at her home

in Keokuk.



A funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Holy Name

Catholic Church. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery.



Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Schumburg's

Funeral Home, with a 7 p.m. wake service. There will be viewing

from 8 a.m. Thursday until time of services at Holy Name Catholic

Church.



Janet M. Engels, the daughter of John and Maxine (Kramer) Engels,

was born June 25, 1962, in Charles City. She was baptized into

the Catholic faith on June 25, 1962.



She was a member of the All Saint Parish in Keokuk.



Janet was a 1980 graduate from Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock School

and a 1981 graduate of NIACC from the Optimetric Assistant Program.



In recent years, Janet was employed by Park Ridge Workshop in

Montrose, near Keokuk.



She was an especially gifted craftsperson. She enjoyed designing

and making handiwork for friends and family members.



Survivors include her parents, John and Maxine Engels of Rockford;

six brothers, Gerald and his wife, Mary, of Fayette; John and

his wife, Deb, of Nora Springs; Tom and his wife, Coralyn; Bob

and his wife, Deb; Jim and his wife, Terri; and Pat and his wife,

Pam, all of Rockford; five sisters, Connie and her husband, Robert

Wiegmann of Marble Rock; Mary and her husband, Russ Litterer;

Annette and her husband, Jack Schwantes; Patty and her husband,

Tim Pyatt; Donna and her husband, Dean Jones, all of Rockford;

19 nephews; 24 nieces; three great nephews; one great niece;

numerous other relatives; and two very supportive friends, Sally

Staley of Iowa City and Lorraine Haven of Keokuk.



She was preceded in death by her grandparents, John and Theresa

Kramer; and August and Louise Engels; and one niece, Barbara

Engels.

MCGG 04/23/1997

Erma Smit

BELMOND 



Erma Smit, 93, of Belmond, died Sunday (April 20, 1997) at

the Belmond Health Care Center.



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

Reformed Church, with the Rev. Robert Ford officiating. Interment

will be in the Immanuel Reformed Cemetery.



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



Tenold Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.



Erma (Meints) Smit, the daughter of Abbe and Grace (Kielman)

Meints, was born Nov. 5, 1903, in Hancock County.



She attended school in Meservey and was united in marriage to

Albert Smit on Dec. 21, 1927. They lived in the Belmond area

all their married life and farmed north of Belmond.



She worked at USS Steel and Acco Seed Plant in Belmond.



Erma was a member of the Immanuel Reformed Church, where she

served as janitor for many years.



She enjoyed playing cards, bingo and visiting with family and

friends.



Erma had resided at the Belmond Community Apartments for five

years and died at the Belmond Health Care Center where she resided

for the past three years.



Surviving is a sister, Mrs. Bessie Kaduce and her husband, Joe,

of Belmond; sister-in-law, Mildred Smit of Belmond; daughter-in-law,

Alice Rayhons and her husband, Leonard, of Garner; grandsons,

Roger Meints of California and Richard Meints and his wife, Sheryl,

of Meservey; granddaughter, Kathy Embertson and her husband,

Michael, of Mason City; and three great-grandchildren.



Preceding her in death were her parents; husband, Albert, in

1964; son, Marvin; granddaughter-in-law, Mary; brothers, Alfred,

Abbie, Herman and Herman at 17 months; and sisters, Minnie, Amanda,

Elizabeth, Gertie and Grace.

MCGG 04/23/1997

George Micich

CHARLES CITY  



George Micich, 82, 806 Eighth Ave., died Tuesday (April 22,

1997) at the Eleventh Street Chautauqua Guest Home.



Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday at the Fullerton

Hage Funeral Home, 401 Blunt St., with the Rev. Dennis D. Niezwaag,

senior pastor of St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, officiating.

Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, with military graveside

honors conducted by the Charles City Ceremonial Unit.



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

funeral home, with the family receiving friends from 4 to 7 p.m.

Visitation will continue from 9 a.m. until time of services on

Friday at the funeral home, where other arrangements are incomplete.

MCGG 04/23/1997

Irene O. Sabin

RAKE 



Irene O. Sabin, 77, of Rake, died Friday (April 18, 1997) at

the United Hospital, Blue Earth, Minn.



Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Dell

Lutheran Church, rural Frost, Minn.



Visitation will be one hour before services at the church on

Saturday.



Other arrangements are incomplete at Winter Funeral Home, Buffalo

Center.

MCGG 04/23/1997

Nola M. Zielstorf Schroeder

CHARLES CITY  



Nola M. Zielstorf Schroeder, 82, of 18 Cedar Terrace S., died

Monday (April 21, 1997) at her home.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Hauser Funeral Home,

1205 S. Main St.

MCGG 04/23/1997

Ethel Guyette

OSAGE 



Ethel Guyette, 88, of Osage, died Tuesday (April 22, 1997)

at Mitchell County Regional Health Center.



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

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

Ott officiating. Burial will be in Rock Creek Cemetery.



Visitation will be held from 3 until 9 p.m. today at the Champion

Funeral Home, and one hour prior to services on Thursday at the

church.



Ethel is survived by one sister-in-law, Helen Wamstad of Spokane,

Wash., and nieces and nephews.



She was preceded in death by parents, one sister and two brothers.

MCGG 04/24/1997

Janet Marie Engels

ROCKFORD  



Janet Marie Engels, 34, formerly of Rockford, died on Monday

(April 21, 1997) from complications of pneumonia at her home

in Keokuk.



A funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. today at Holy Name

Catholic Church. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery.



Visitation was held from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Schumburg's

Funeral Home, with a 7 p.m. wake service. There will be viewing

from 8 a.m. today until time of services at Holy Name Catholic

Church.



Janet M. Engels, the daughter of John and Maxine (Kramer) Engels,

was born June 25, 1962, in Charles City. She was baptized into

the Catholic faith on June 25, 1962.



She was a member of the All Saint Parish in Keokuk.



Janet was a 1980 graduate from Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock School

and a 1981 graduate of NIACC from the Optometric Assistant Program.



In recent years, Janet was employed by Park Ridge Workshop in

Montrose, near Keokuk.



She was an especially gifted craftsperson. She enjoyed designing

and making handiwork for friends and family members.



Survivors include her parents, John and Maxine Engels of Rockford;

six brothers, Gerald and his wife, Mary, of Fayette; John and

his wife, Deb, of Nora Springs; Tom and his wife, Coralyn; Bob

and his wife, Deb; Jim and his wife, Terri; and Pat and his wife,

Pam, all of Rockford; five sisters, Connie and her husband, Robert

Wiegmann of Marble Rock; Mary and her husband, Russ Litterer; Annette

and her husband, Jack Schwantes; Patty and her husband, Tim Pyatt;

Donna and her husband, Dean Jones, all of Rockford; 19 nephews; 24

nieces; three great nephews; one great niece; numerous other

relatives; and two very supportive friends, Sally Staley of Iowa

City and Lorraine Haven of Keokuk.



She was preceded in death by her grandparents, John and Theresa

Kramer; and August and Louise Engels; and one niece, Barbara

Engels.

MCGG 04/24/1997

Orpha E. Stilwell

RED OAK



Orpha Edna Stilwell, the daughter of Frederick W. and Nettie

A. (Heth) Buechle, was born Feb. 28, 1908, at Valentine, Neb.

She died after a brief illness on Tuesday (April 22, 1997) at

Vista Gardens Care Center, Red Oak, at the age of 89 years, one

month and 25 days.



Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Sellergren-

Lindell-DeMarce Funeral Home, with the Rev. Gordon Watson

officiating. Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery, Red Oak.



There will be open visitation at the Sellergren-Lindell-DeMarce

Funeral Home, Red Oak.



Memorials may be given to the First United Methodist Church

in her memory.



She was raised at Valentine, Neb. She moved to California at

age 16 and completed her education in California.



She later moved to Mason City, Iowa, and was united in marriage

to Vernon Stilwell on May 11, 1933, at the Little Brown Church

at Nashua, Iowa.



They lived in Mason City, Clear Lake and moved to Red Oak, Iowa,

in 1947.



She had worked as the state supervisor for Welcome Wagon International

for 15 years.



She was a member of the First United Methodist Church and Order

of Eastern Star Oak Chapter #95, both of Red Oak, Iowa. She was

active in U.M.W. Sara Circle.



Orpha is survived by her husband, Vernon Stilwell of Red Oak,

Iowa; a daughter, Nan (Mrs. John) Tebrinke of Red Oak, Iowa;

a son, John Stilwell of Mountain View, Calif.; four grandchildren,

Aaron and Lisa Tebrinke and Jason and Jocelyn Stilwell; a brother,

Otto Buechle of Valentine, Neb.; three sisters, Mrs. Ennis Caloia

of Sun City, Calif., Mrs. Echo Baker of Chino, Calif., and Mrs.

Eva Ford of Yorba Linda, Calif.; also by other relatives and

many friends.



May God bless her memory and give strength to those who mourn.

MCGG 04/24/1997

Glenn W. Bergland

LAKE MILLS 



Glenn W. Bergland, 84, the man who was most instrumental in

bringing electricity and telephone service to Winnebago County

and surrounding areas, passed away Friday (April 18, 1997) at

his home in Naples, Fla.



A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May

3, at the Salem Lutheran Church, Lake Mills, with the Rev. Roger

Dykstra officiating. The body was cremated. Inurnment will be

in the Salem Lutheran Memorial Cemetery.



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



Bergland was born on a farm west of Joice on Nov. 6, 1912, to

Edward and Ingbor (Bygstol) Bergland.



He attended school at Joice and graduated from Lake Mills Community

School in 1929.



He graduated from Luther College, Decorah, with majors in mathematics,

physics and chemistry.



He married Delia Twenge on August 6, 1939, at Moorhead, Minn.



They resided in Thompson until 1963, when they moved to Lake

Mills.



They established a winter home in Naples, Fla., and following

Delia's death in 1991, Glenn sold the home in Lake Mills and

purchased a duplex in Naples, Fla., where he has spent the summer

months.



The Winnebago Rural Electric Cooperative hired Glenn as a college

student to be its project superintendent in April of 1939. His

assignment was to provide an electric distribution system for

farms in the Winnebago County area. At that time less than one

in 20 American farms had electricity and WREA had yet to install

a line or pole. Yet Bergland had his first farm hooked up in

less than a year.



Bergland went on to organize the Winnebago Rural Telephone Association

and he jointly managed the two corporations. Glenn believed in

his motto, ``Do it right and do it to last.''



In 1961 he purchased the Lake Mills Telephone Company from M.O.

Godtland and, in 1980, added cable TV.



Bergland retired from the WCTA and WREA in 1973. He sold the

Lake Mills Telephone Company and the cable TV business to Winnebago

Cooperative Telephone Association in 1982.



Bergland became known internationally as an expert in his field.

He served as a consultant for the U.S.A. Aid Program in Thailand

in 1965 and in Chile in 1968.



He served on many regional and national boards and committees.



He was appointed by President Nixon to the Rural Telephone Bank

Board in 1971, where he served two terms.



He served as president of the Iowa Telephone Association in

1974.



Berland served as president of the Board of the Organization

for the Preservation and Advancement of Small Telephone Companies

in 1975 (OPASTCO).



Bergland was a long-time member of Salem Lutheran Church, a

member of the Lake Mills Chamber of Commerce and Development

Group and was one of the original organizers of the Lake Mills

Care Center. He was a former member of the Rice Lake Golf and

Country Club where he designed the fareway watering system and

was a major contributor in the project.



Glenn was a very positive and encouraging person who touched

many peoples' lives with his kindness, caring and generosity.



The Berglands established scholarship programs at Lake Mills

Community School and Luther College.



The family is asking that in lieu of flowers, memorials be given

to the Salem Lutheran building fund or the Alzheimer Association.



Glenn is survived by one son, David and his wife, Caroline,

of Ames; and four grandchildren.



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

and Melvin.

MCGG 04/24/1997

Irene Boettcher

ST. ANSGAR



Irene Boettcher, 79, of St. Ansgar, died Wednesday (April

23, 1997) at the Mitchell County Regional Health Center, Osage.



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

Lutheran Church, St. Ansgar, with the Rev. Robert Porisch officiating.

Burial will be in St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Rock Township.



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

and Sites Funeral Home, St. Ansgar.



Irene Boettcher was born Nov. 14, 1917, in Newburg Township,

Mitchell County.



Survivors include her husband, Harvey of St. Ansgar; one sister,

Allene Halvorson of St. Ansgar; and one brother, Elmer Rosenberg

of Grafton.



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

MCGG 04/24/1997

Harold A. Steer

ALLISON 



Harold A. Steer, 81, of Allison, died Wednesday (April 23,

1997) at the Waverly Municipal Hospital, Waverly.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral

Home, Allison.

MCGG 04/24/1997

Charles Young

LUVERNE  



Charles Youngwirth, 65, of LuVerne, died Wednesday (April 23,

1997) at the North Iowa Mercy Health Center, Mason City.



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

-Murphy-Schaaf Chapel, Algona, with the Rev. Steve Brodersen officiating.



Visitation will begin after 4 p.m. today at the funeral home,

with a 7:30 p.m. parish prayer service. Other arrangements are

incomplete at the Geilenfeld-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home.

MCGG 04/24/1997

Marion M. Wible

MASON CITY  



Marion M. Wible, 93, of Mason City, died Wednesday (April 23,

1997) at the Heritage Care Center.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Hogan-Bremer Colonial

Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E.

MCGG 04/24/1997

John Onken

GREENE 



John Onken, 79, of 811 11th St., Charles City, formerly of

Greene, died Wednesday (April 23, 1997) at the North Iowa Mercy

Health Center East, Mason City.



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

Methodist Church, Greene, with the Rev. Gene Burry officiating.

Burial will be in the Westside Cemetery, Greene.



Visitation will be held from 1 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Reid's

Funeral Chapel, Greene, where other arrangements are incomplete.

MCGG 04/24/1997

Joyce A. Kock

GREENE 



Joyce A. Kock, 61, of 110 S. Fourth St., Greene, died Wednesday

(April 23, 1997) at the Floyd County Memorial Hospital, Charles

City.



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

Peter's Lutheran Church, Greene, with the Rev. Lance Kittleson

officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery, Greene.



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

Chapel, Greene, where other arrangements are incomplete.

MCGG 04/24/1997

Dorothy L. Gayther

CHARLES CITY 



Dorothy L. Gayther, 86, of Charles City, died Wednesday (April

23, 1997) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Fullerton Hage Funeral

Home, 401 Blunt St., Charles City.

MCGG 04/24/1997

Dr. Paul W. Morgan

MASON CITY 



Dr. Paul W. Morgan, 79, of 94 Lakeview Drive, died Tuesday

(April 22, 1997) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason

City.



Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the First

United Methodist Church, 119 S. Georgia Ave., with the Rev. 

Merlin Ackerson officiating.



There will be no visitation; the body was cremated. Major Erickson

Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., is in charge of arrangements.



Memorials may be given to the First United Methodist Church,

Hospice of North Iowa, North Iowa Mercy Health Center, or a charity

of the donor's choice in memory of Dr. Paul W. Morgan.



Dr. Paul W. Morgan was born Jan. 28, 1918, in Corydon, Iowa,

the son of Walter A. and Nora Della (Moore) Morgan.



Paul grew up in Southwest Iowa and as a pastor's son, they moved

around Southwest Iowa.



Paul graduated from Ames High School in 1935, Iowa State University

and the University of Iowa Medical School in 1942.



He then interned in Louisville, Ky., and did a three-year residency

in Iowa City.



In 1949, Paul moved to Mason City to join his brother, Harold,

in the practice of radiology. Paul was a radiologist for 35 years,

retiring in 1983.



Paul served overseas during World War II as a captain, from

1942-1946.



Paul married Johanna Thiessen on Oct. 12, 1942, in Sutherland,

Iowa.



He was a member of the First United Methodist Church, M.C. Kiwanis

Club, The United Way, and the American Medical Association. He

was a diplomate of the American Board of Radiologists, and a

member of the Iowa Medical Society.



He served on the executive committee and was past president

of the Medical Staff of Mercy Hospital. He was a member of the

Sr. Chamber of Commerce and a board member of the T.B.S.



He is survived by his wife, Johanna Morgan of Mason City; one

daughter, Jan Zeserson and her husband, Kenneth of Ithaca, N.Y.;

two sons, Douglas Morgan and his wife, Daniela of Comstock, Wis.,

and William Morgan and his wife, Nancy of Fairfield; six grandchildren,

Andrew and Peter Morgan, Eli and Johanna Zeserson, Annalisa and

Eli Morgan; two great-grandchildren, Zachary and Jasper Morgan;

one brother, Kenneth Morgan and his wife, Amy of Chester, Conn.;

and one stepsister, Betty Shearer and her husband, Robert of

Ames.



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

and Robert Morgan.

MCGG 04/24/1997

George Micich

CHARLES CITY  



George Micich, 82, of 806 Eighth Ave., died Tuesday (April 22,

1997) at the Eleventh Street Chautauqua Guest Home, Charles City.



Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday at the Fullerton

Hage Funeral Home, 401 Blunt St., with the Rev. Dennis D. Niezwaag,

senior pastor, St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, officiating.

Burial will be in the Riverside Cemetery, with military graveside

honors conducted by the Charles City Ceremonial Unit.



Friends may call from noon to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home,

where the family will receive friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Further

visitation will continue from 9 a.m. until time of services on

Friday at the Fullerton-Hage Funeral Home.



George Micich was born March 8, 1915, in DeKalb, Ill., the son

of Luka and Julia (Kovacevich) Micich.



He moved to Charles City with his parents in 1918, so that his

father could work at the former Hart-Parr Tractor Factory.



Following his education, George entered the National Guard.



In 1941, President Roosevelt called the National Guard into

active duty.



Mr. Micich enlisted in the United States Army. He served in

the 13th Infantry, 34th Red Bull Division, Company F. He served

in the African Theater as a cook and baker in his outfit from

1941 until 1945.



Following his return home, Mr. Micich began a long career as

a brick mason, primarily for Bud Moltz's construction company.



Mr. Micich was a lifetime member of the VFW Post #3914 of Charles

City.



He enjoyed collecting small statues and raising roses in his

garden. He loved reading, and had an extensive collection of

books.



Living family members include two brothers, Lozo Micich and

his wife, Connie and Robert Micich, all of Charles City; two

sisters, Dorothy Milich and her husband, Novak of Warren, Mich.

and Mrs. Mary Walk of Charles City; and several nieces and nephews.



He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Michael

and Bosco Micich; and a sister, Andja Micich.

MCGG 04/24/1997

Nola Zielstorf Schroeder

CHARLES CITY 



Nola Zielstorf Schroeder, 82, of 18 Cedar Terrace S., died

Monday (April 21, 1997) at home.



A funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the Immaculate

Conception Catholic Church, with Monsignor Stanley J. Hayek officiating.

Burial will be in Sunnyside Memory Gardens, south of Charles

City.



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

Hauser Funeral Home, 1205 S. Main St., with a parish Vigil Scripture

wake at 7:30 p.m. There will be further visitation one hour prior

to services on Friday at the church.



Nola Ida Margaret Buell Zielstorf Schroeder was born Nov. 2,

1914, at Dubuque.



Survivors include two sons, Gary Schroeder of Knoxville, and

Alvin Zielstorf Jr. of Davenport; two grandsons; and 10 great-

grandchildren.



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

and one sister.

MCGG 04/24/1997

John D. Aasgaard

LAKE MILLS 



John D. Aasgaard, 74, of Lake Mills, died Wednesday (April

23, 1997) at the North Iowa Mercy Health Center East, Mason City.



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

Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Roger Dykstra and the Rev. Sara

Beth Akre officiating. Interment will be in the Salem Lutheran

Cemetery.



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

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

church.



John David Aasgaard was born Dec. 24, 1922, in Crosby, Minn.



Survivors include his wife, Helen of Lake Mills; one son, Rick

Aasgaard of Lake Mills; one daughter, Wendy Johnson of Burnsville,

Minn.; three granddaughters; and one brother, Gordon Aasgaard

of Lake Mills.