MCGG 02/05/1997

Frances Merle Tade

MASON CITY  



Frances Merle Tade, 94, of 838 Eighth Ave. N.E., died Monday

(Feb. 3, 1997) at her home.



Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. today at Norman Funeral

Chapel, Lancaster, Mo., with the Rev. Herbert Shafer of Grace

United Methodist Church, Mason City, officiating.  Interment

will be in the IOOF Cemetery, Lancaster, Mo.



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

chapel.



Frances Merle Tade was born Dec. 26, 1902, near Glenwood, Mo.



Survivors include twin daughters, Nellie Tonita Daugherty and

Luella Lolita Kongable, both of Mason City; one sister, Velta

Sleeth of Centerville; and one brother, Warner Smyser of Centerville.



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

sisters.



The Norman Funeral Home, Lancaster, Mo., is handling arrangements.

MCGG 02/05/1997

Ruth Verna Young

MASON CITY  



Ruth Verna Young, 35, of 824 S. Polk Ave., died Monday (Feb.

3, 1997) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East.



Funeral services are tentatively scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Friday

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

S.E.



Visitation will be held after 9:30 a.m. Friday until time of

services.



Other arrangements are incomplete at the funeral chapel.

MCGG 02/05/1997

Elta Avanelle Olson

BELMOND  



Elta Avanelle Olson, 90, of Belmond, died Tuesday (Feb. 4, 1997)

at the Belmond Community Hospital.



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

Lutheran Church with the Rev. Lowell Halvorson officiating. 

Burial will be in the St. Olaf Church Cemetery.



Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the Tenold

Funeral Home.



Elta Avanelle Olson was born Nov. 4, 1906, near Zearing, to

George and Nora (McCormick) Eley.  Avanelle graduated from Zearing

High School and received a teaching degree from Drake University.

She taught second grade at Radcliffe, Zearing and Marshalltown.



On Sept. 10, 1942, she was united in marriage to Melvin A. Olson

at Bethany, Mo.  They farmed together on a farm southeast of

Kanawha until 1978, when they retired and moved to Belmond.



Avanelle was a member of St. Olaf Church, where she was an active

member in the women's groups and especially with the quilters.

She was a past member of the Kanawha Women's Club, Home Study

Club, Wright County Chorus and an active member of Wright County

4-H Clubs.



She is survived by her husband, Melvin, of Belmond; stepson,

Clifford Olson and his wife, Joyce, of Kanawha; stepdaughter,

Jean Ann Stevens and her husband, Rollie, of Dallas, Texas; and

grandchildren, Kyle (Stevens) Vandeven and her husband, John,

of Dallas, Texas; Jeffery Stevens and his wife, Stanna, of Arlington,

Texas; Kimberly Stevens of Dallas, Texas; stepgrandchildren,

Jeffery Chelesvig, Bradley Chelesvig and Kimberly Chelesvig,

all of Des Moines; two great-granddaughters, Andrea and Samantha

Stevens of Arlington, Texas; and several nieces and nephews.



She is preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, one sister

and one nephew.

MCGG 02/05/1997

Dorothy M. Funk

ALGONA  



Dorothy M. Funk, 88, of Algona, died Tuesday (Feb. 4, 1997)

at the Good Samaritan Cemter.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Geilenfeld-Murphy-Schaaf

Funeral Home.

MCGG 02/05/1997

Edythe L. Bobst

HAMPTON  



Edythe L. Bobst, 97, of Hampton, died Monday (Feb. 3, 1997)

at Heritage Care Center, Iowa Falls.



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

United Methodist Church with the Rev. Donald Campbell officiating.

Burial will be in Hampton Cemetery.



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

Funeral Home.



Edythe L. Bobst was born Jan. 13, 1900, in Seneca, Ill.



Survivors include four daughters, Doris Passehl of Hampton;

Nada Bottke of Iowa Falls; Amy Campbell of Dows, and Elsie Lycke

of Alden; one son, James Bobst of Hampton; one sister, Iva Lemka

of Alden; 17 grandchildren; 39 great-grandchildren; and eight

great-great-grandchildren.



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

one great-granddaughter, two sisters and three brothers.

MCGG 02/05/1997

Clarence Olson

NORTHWOOD  



Clarence Olson, 89, of Northwood, died Tuesday (Feb. 4, 1997)

at the Lutheran Retirement Home.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Schroeder and Sites

Funeral Home.

MCGG 02/05/1997

Leona (Barkema) Kuhlers

BUHL, Idaho  



Leona (Barkema) Kuhlers, 85, of Buhl, formerly of the Meservey

and Alexander, Iowa, areas, died Monday (Feb. 3, 1997) in Buhl.



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

Reformed Church in Alexander, Iowa.



Other arrangements are incomplete at the Tenold Funeral Home,

Belmond, Iowa.

MCGG 02/05/1997

Laurel A. Helm

PLYMOUTH  



Laurel A. Helm, 84, of Plymouth, died Wednesday (Feb. 4, 1997)

at North Iowa Mercy Health Center, Mason City.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Major Erickson Funeral

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

MCGG 02/05/1997

Eleanor Thomsen

GARNER  



Eleanor Thomsen, 96, of Garner, died Tuesday (Feb. 4, 1997)

at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East, Mason City.



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

United Methodist Church with the Rev. Robert T. Ellis as officiant.

Burial will be in Pleasant View Cemetery, northwest of Thornton.



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

Funeral Chapel.



Eleanor Opal Thomsen, the daughter of Jesse and Ann (Braga)

Brogan, was born July 31, 1900, near Meservey in Cerro Gordo

County.  At the age of 6 she moved with her family to a homestead

west of Thornton.  She attended the rural schools and graduated

from Thornton High School.  After receiving her teaching certificate

from Ellsworth College in Iowa Falls, she taught in the rural

schools of Franklin County.  On Jan. 15, 1920, she was married

to George Alden in Cerro Gordo County. They farmed in the North

Iowa area for many years.  To this union four children were born,

Eldridge, Frederick, Carroll and Robert.  In 1942, Eleanor returned

to Thornton and operated the Thornton Convalescent Home.  On

Aug. 28, 1944, she was married to Chris T. Thomsen in Mason City.

They lived in Waterloo until Jan. 15, 1959, when they moved

to Garner and purchased the Garner Locker Plant, which they operated

until retiring in 1976.  In February of 1992, they moved to Prairie

View Apartments.  In July of 1994, Eleanor moved to Concord Care

Center due to ill health.  She died Tuesday, Feb. 4, 1997, at

North Iowa Mercy Health Center in Mason City.



She enjoyed visiting her family and friends and was an avid

Hawkeye football fan.



She was a member of the United Methodist Church and U.M.W. and

a former member of Eastern Star Lodge.



Survivors include her son, Eldridge Alden and his wife, Gladys,

of Garner; her daughter, Carroll Lynch and her husband, Marshall,

of Hesperia, Calif.; two stepchildren, Franklin Thomsen and his

wife, Rose Mary, of Davenport, and June Buseman and her husband,

Arthur, of Kesley; a daughter-in-law, Maxine Alden of San Benito,

Texas; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and a sister,

Hazel Wolkin of Tucson, Ariz.

MCGG 02/06/1997

Leona (Barkema) Kuhlers

BUHL, Idaho  



Leona (Barkema) Kuhlers, 85, of Buhl, formerly of the Meservey

and Alexander, Iowa, areas, beloved mother and grandmother, went

to be with her Lord on Monday (Feb. 3, 1997) at the Magic Valley

Regional Medical Center in Twin Falls.



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

Reformed Church in Alexander, Iowa, with the Rev. Gerald Norman

officiating.  Burial will be in the Alexander Cemetery.



Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Tenold

Funeral Home, Belmond, Iowa, and at the church one hour prior

to services.



She is survived by her daughter, Norma Jean Keaton and her husband,

David, of Buhl; grandchildren, Robert Lynn, Sharon, Phillip and

Pamela, all of Buhl; brothers, Carl Barkema of Mesa, Ariz., and

Foster Barkema of Alexander, Iowa.



She was preceded in death by her husband, Albert; sisters, Alice

and Florence; and brother, George.



She was born on a farm near Alexander, Iowa, on Jan. 7, 1912,

the fifth child of Hans and Flora (Eden) Barkema.  She graduated

from Alexander High School in 1929 and worked on the family farm

until she married Albert A. Kuhlers on Oct. 29, 1949.  They farmed

near Meservey, Iowa, until 1962 when they moved to Fort Collins,

Colo., where they built and operated the Mountain View Mobile

Home Park.  The two were partners in everything they did until

Albert's death in 1991.  In 1992 Leona moved to Buhl to be near

her daughter and grandchildren.  She especially loved being with

her grandchildren and enjoyed working in her flower gardens.

She was a joy to be around and made the lives of those around

her better.

MCGG 02/06/1997

Leonard Johanns

OSAGE  



Leonard Johanns, 56, of rural Osage, died Wednesday (Feb. 5,

1997) at University Hospitals, Iowa City.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Champion Funeral Home.

MCGG 02/06/1997

Clarence A. Olson

NORTHWOOD  



Clarence A. Olson, 89, of Northwood, died Tuesday (Feb. 4, 1997)

at the Lutheran Retirement Home.



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

First Lutheran Church with the Rev. Mark Bents and the Rev. Allan

Stoa officiating.  Burial will take place at Sunset Rest Cemetery.



There will be no visitation.  Schroeder and Sites Funeral Home

is in charge of arrangements.



Clarence A. Olson was born April 17, 1907, in Kensett Township,

Worth County.



Survivors include one daughter, Lois Ann Hogen of Northwood

and nieces and nephews.



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

and two brothers.

MCGG 02/06/1997

Laurel A. `Doc' Helm

PLYMOUTH  



Laurel A. ``Doc'' Helm, 84, of 1106 Rock St., died Tuesday (Feb.

4, 1997) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center, Mason City.



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

United Methodist Church with the Rev. Kathy Kluis of the Plymouth

United Methodist Church and the Rev. Richard J. Thompson of St.

Matthew Lutheran Church, Dubuque, officiating.  Burial will be

in Oakwood Cemetery with full military rites provided by the

Edward Tosel American Legion Post 110 in Manly.



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

Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City, and one hour prior

to services at the church on Friday.



The family suggests memorials to the Laurel A. ``Doc'' Helm

Memorial Fund.



Laurel A. ``Doc'' Helm was born Feb. 13, 1912, on a farm near

Plymouth, the son of Clarence A. and Tillie (Rossum) Helm.  Doc

attended schools in Plymouth and graduated from Plymouth High

School in 1930.  He married Laura Schotanus on April 22, 1939,

in Nashua.  Doc was a veteran of World War II, having served

in the U.S. Army.  He was a construction superintendent for Davey

and Moen Construction Co. for 32 years, having supervised the

construction of many buildings in Mason City, including City

Hall, Holy Family Catholic Church and Newman High School.  Doc

also supervised the construction of AT & T microwave towers throughout

the United States.  He was mayor of Plymouth from 1978 to 1992,

served on the North Central School Board from 1969 to 1978, and

was a member of the Oakwood Cemetery Board, Plymouth United Methodist

Church, and church council, Plymouth Lyons Club, Edward Tosel

American Legion Post #110, and served on the boards of the Manly

Nursing Home and Shellrock Manor in Plymouth.  In his spare time,

Doc enjoyed woodworking.



Survivors include his wife, Laura Schotanus Helm of Plymouth;

three daughters, Brenda Thompson and her husband, Rick, of Dubuque;

Debi Latham and her husband, Dan, of Westlake Villege, Calif.,

and Lisa Koppin and her husband, Jim, of Mason City; two brothers,

Dale G. Helm of Plymouth, and Ellsworth Helm of Popejoy; one

sister, Buena Gould of Mason City; and seven grandchildren, Andrew

and B.J. Thompson, Megan, Jillian and Mackenzie Latham and Madison

and Connor Koppin.



He was preceded in death by his parents.

MCGG 02/06/1997

Ruth Verna Young

MASON CITY  



Ruth Verna Young, 35, of 824 S. Polk Ave., died Monday (Feb.

3, 1997) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East.



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

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

will be Major Jack Lindsey of the Salvation Army.  Burial will

follow in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery.



Visitation will be held after 9:30 a.m. Friday until the time

of service.



Those planning an expression of sympathy may direct memorials

to the Ruth V. Young Memorial Fund.



Ruth was born Oct. 2, 1961, in Mason City, the daughter of Alfred

Young and Mildred Kuykendall.  Ruth grew up in Mason City and

later graduated from Mason City High School.



During Ruth's leisure time she enjoyed reading books, attending

flea markets and rummage sales.  She also enjoyed spending time

with her precious cats, and showing friends and family her salt

and pepper shaker collection.



Ruth is survived by her parents, Mildred Kuykendall of Mason

City, and Alfred Young of St. Paul, Minn.; three sisters, Ellen

Andersen, Mrs. Art (Sharon) Wilde and Ardella Young, all of Mason

City; three brothers, Michael Young and Daniel Young, both of

St. Paul, Minn., and David and his wife, Heather, of Ames; a

very special friend, Jim Malfero of Mason City; 12 nieces and

nephews; and many aunts and uncles.



She was preceded in death by her grandparents.

MCGG 02/06/1997

Carolyn M. Brandt

CLARION  



Carolyn M. Brandt, 80, of Clarion, died Monday (Feb. 3, 1997)

at the Clarion Community Memorial Hospital.



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

of Christ with Mark Young officiating.  Burial will be in Evergreen

Cemetery.



Visitation will be held after 3 p.m. today with the family present

from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Willim Funeral Home.



Carolyn M. Brandt was born April 19, 1916, in Altoona.



Survivors include one daughter, Judy Thompson of Clarion; one

son, Gary D. Brandt of Clarion; one sister, Frances Iverson of

Fort Dodge; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.



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

MCGG 02/06/1997

Willard D. Dohrmann

HAMPTON  



Willard D. Dohrmann, 82, of Hampton, died Tuesday (Feb. 4, 1997)

at Franklin General Hospital.



Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Immanuel

Church of Christ, Latimer, with the Rev. Richard Zulauf officiating.

Burial will be in the Hampton Cemetery.



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

Funeral Home.



Willard D. Dohrmann was born Nov. 10, 1914, in rural Hampton.



Survivors include his wife, Lucile Dohrmann of Hampton; one

daughter, Ruth Koopman of McKinney, Texas; one sister, Isabel

Stromer of Klemme; and two granddaughters.



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

MCGG 02/06/1997

Harold L. Waddell

CLARION  



Harold L. Waddell, 75, of Clarion, died Tuesday (Feb. 4, 1997)

in Clarion.



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

John's Catholic Church with the Rev. Wayne Droesler officiating.

Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.



Visitation will held from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Willim Funeral

Home, where there will be a vigil service at 8 p.m.



Harold L. Waddell was born Dec. 16, 1921, in Mora, Minn.



Survivors include his wife, Phyllis, of Clarion; five daughters,

Elaina Stansbury of Fort Dodge; Marcy Powell of Davenport; Elena

Rowe of Fort Dodge; Karla Hanson of Des Moines, and Tammy Eivins

of Cedar Rapids; four sons, Harlan Waddell of Clarion; John Waddell

of Spearfish, S.D.; Sam ``Buzz'' Stansbury of Clarion, and David

Stansbury of West Bend; one brother, Ralph Waddell of Kansas

City, Mo.; 22 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

MCGG 02/07/1997

Bradford G. Larson

AUSTIN, Minn.  



Bradford G. Larson, 85, of 905 12th Ave. N.W., Austin, died

Wednesday (Feb. 5, 1997) at Burr Oak Manor Nursing Home.



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

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

Interment will be in Oakwood Cemetery.  Organist: Neal Erickson;

soloist: Mark Robert. Honorary bearers: Eric Swenson, Lars Swenson,

Cynthia Bellefeuille, Valerie Larson, Chadd Larson, Elizabeth

Larson, Katherine Larson and Rebecca Larson.  Casket bearers

will be Gary Callahan, Larry Callahan, Darrell Larson, Daryl

Stelter, Dennis Stelter and Michael Bellefeuille.



Friends may call at the Clasen-Jordan Mortuary in Austin from

5 to 8 p.m. today, and one hour prior to services at the church

on Saturday.



Bradford G. Larson was born Jan. 25, 1912, in Mona, Iowa, to

John and Mary (Bothun) Larson.  He graduated from Otranto, Iowa,

High School in 1931.  Bradford married Lucille Stelter on Jan.

8, 1939, at the bride's home in Otranto.  They moved to Stacyville,

Iowa, and later to Rose Creek, where they farmed.  They moved

to Austin in 1945 where he worked for USEM's and later for Tempo

Department Store.  He retired in the early 1970s.



He was a member of St. Olaf Lutheran Church.



He is survived by his wife, Lucille Larson of Austin; sons and

daughters-in-law, Glen and Sharon Larson of Bloomington, and

Darwin and Pamela Larson of Norwalk, Iowa; eight grandchildren;

son-in-law and his wife, Jerry and Maggie Sprick of Red Wing;

brother and sister-in-law, Myrle and Leona Larson of Austin;

sisters-in-law and brother-in-law, Bernice and Johnny Callahan

of Austin, and Gala Stelter of Clear Lake, Iowa.



He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, LaVonne Sprick;

and an infant son.

MCGG 02/07/1997

Harold E. Haviland

KANAWHA  



Harold E. Haviland, 92, of Kanawha, died Thursday (Feb. 6, 1997)

at the Kanawha Community Home.



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

Lutheran Church with the Rev. David E. Lee officiating.  Burial

will be in Amsterdam Cemetery.



Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Ewing-Dugger

Funeral Chapel, and one hour prior to services at the church

on Monday.



Harold E. Haviland was born Nov. 1, 1904, in Webster City.



Survivors include his wife, Evelyn Haviland; one son, Gene Haviland

of San Diego, Calif.; one sister, Erma Gossard of Calif



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Edward Nolan Horetski                                                                                                                        



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                  ery, Charles City.  There will be a flag presentation

at graveside by the Charles City Ceremonial Unit.



Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. today, and from 9 a.m. until

service time Saturday at the Hauser Funeral Home, Charles City.



Edward Nolan Horetski was born June 8, 1947, in Wayne County,

Mich.



Survivors include his wife, Lois Shepard of Mason City; two

sons, Nicholas and Christopher Horetski of New Port Richey, Fla.;

one brother, Jody Horetski of Mt. Clemons, Mich.; a sister, Lynnd

Sakowski of Utica, Mich.; and his grandmother, Emma Wells of

Mason City.



He was preceded in death by his parents.

MCGG 02/07/1997

F. Keith Harmon

MASON CITY  



F. Keith Harmon, 69, of 715 16th St. N.E.,  died Thursday (Feb.

6, 1997) at the IOOF Home.



Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at Trinity Lutheran

Church, 213 N. Pennsylvania Ave.



Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Major Erickson Funeral

Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.  Other funeral arrangements are

incomplete at the funeral home.

MCGG 02/07/1997

J. Earl Mason

MASON CITY  



J. Earl Mason Sr., 98, formerly of 804 15th Place N.E.,  died

Thursday (Feb. 6, 1997) at the IOOF Home.



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

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

Rev. Merlin Ackerson officiating.  Interment will be in Union

Mound Cemetery, Sumner.



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

Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave. Visitation will continue one hour

prior to services at the church on Saturday.



The family suggests memorials to the J. Earl Mason Sr. Memorial

Fund.



J. Earl Mason Sr. was born Dec. 7, 1898, south of Indianola

in Warren County, the son of William S. and Elizabeth Mason.

 Earl attended country school and graduated from Eagle Grove

High School in 1919.  He married Neva G. Darnell on July 8, 1926,

at her family's home in Ringsted.  Earl owned and operated the

Algona Hatchery from 1926 until 1939.  In 1939, the Masons moved

to Mason City, where Earl owned and operated J.E. Hatchery and

installed hardwood floors.  Earl was a member of the First United

Methodist Church, Harding Lodge #649 A.F. and A.M., and was a

former member of the IOOF Lodge.



Survivors include his wife, Neva G. Mason of Mason City; two

sons, J. Earl Mason Jr. and his wife, Helen, of Mason City, and

Dr. Robert D. Mason and his wife, Anne, of Cedar Rapids; four

grandchildren, Gregory R. Mason, Roderick E. Mason, Scott Mason

and Paul R. Mason; two nieces, Ila Veldhouse of Clarion, and

Lela Willey of McGregor, Minn.; two great-granddaughters; and

one great-grandson.



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

Mason; and one sister, Mary Streeter.

MCGG 02/07/1997

Cletus F. Hatten

STACYVILLE  



Cletus F. Hatten, 74, of Stacyville, died Tuesday (Feb. 4, 1997)

in Mesa, Ariz.



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

Visitation Church with the Rev. Schneider officiating.  Burial

will be in Visitation Cemetery.



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

Funeral Home, where there will be a rosary at 3 p.m., and a Scripture

service at 8 p.m.



Cletus F. Hatten was born Oct. 15, 1922, in Britt.



Survivors include his wife, Beverly Jane Hatten; three daughters,

Jane Hatten, Susan Hosek and Nancy Theobald; three sons, Nicholas,

Edward and James; one sister, Ramona Ford; two brothers, Edward

and Donald; 14 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.



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

MCGG 02/07/1997

Engelena E. Brocka

DUMONT  



Engelena E. Brocka, 82, of Dumont, died Wednesday (Feb. 5, 1997)

at Franklin General Hospital, Hampton.



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

Gospel Hall, rural Aplington, with Russell Nesbit, Robert Orr

and Floyd Christopherson as speakers.  Burial will be in the

Hitesville Cemetery.



Visitation will be held from 2 to 8 p.m. today at Sietsema-Vogel

Funeral Home.



Engelena E. Brocka was born Feb. 22, 1914, in Aplington.



Survivors include three sons, Gaylen Brocka of Waterloo, Gordon

Brocka of Aredale, and Greg Brocka of Rich Hill, Mo.; two daughters,

Valoy Eilers of Dumont, and Venita Reiners of Fort Dodge; one

brother, Rudy Wessels of Allison; 11 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren;

and one great-great-grandchild.



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

and five sisters.

MCGG 02/07/1997

Dorothy Funk

ALGONA  



Dorothy Funk, 88, of Algona, died Tuesday (Feb. 4, 1997) at

the Good Samaritan Center.



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

Lutheran Church with the Rev. Steven Turner and the Rev. Doug

Hoag  officiating.  Burial will be in East Lawn Cemetery.



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

Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home.



Dorothy Funk was born Feb. 6, 1908, in LuVerne.



Survivors include two daughters, Lois Heskett of Estherville,

and Dorene Kammin of Elroy, Wis.; two sons, Howard Funk of Manitowac,

Wis., and Leonard Funk of Jefferson, Wis.; 11 grandchildren;

four great-grandchildren; and one sister, Margretha Meyer of

Algona.



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

and six brothers.

MCGG 02/07/1997

Leonard Johanns

NEW HAVEN  



Leonard Johanns, 56, of rural New Haven, died Wednesday (Feb.

5, 1997) at University Hospitals, Iowa City.



Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Peter's

Catholic Church with the Rev. John Moser officiating.  Burial

will be in St. Peter's Cemetery.



Visitation will be held from 2:30 to 9 p.m. today at Champion

Funeral Home, with a rosary at 3 p.m. and a wake service at 7:30

p.m.  Visitation will continue one hour prior to services at

the church on Saturday.



Leonard Johanns was born June 2, 1940, in New Haven.



Survivors include his parents, Paul and Elizabeth Johanns of

Osage; his wife, Bonnie Johanns of New Haven; two sons, Tim Johanns

of Osage, and Terry Johanns of New Haven; five sisters, Angeline

Nolda and Theresa Tinkey, both of Lamont; Mary Miller of Keystone;

Rita Hanke of Osage, and Rose Decklever of Rochester, Minn.;

six brothers, Bob Johanns of Strawberry Point; Larry Johanns

of St. Paul, Minn.; Leo Johanns of Cedar Rapids; Paul Johanns

Jr. of Marion; David Johanns of Osage, and Joe Johanns of Austin,

Minn.; and four grandchildren.

MCGG 02/08/1997

George Nathan Clark

WEAVERVILLE, Calif. 



George Nathan Clark, 76, of Weaverville, died Friday evening

(Jan. 31, 1997) at his home following an extended illness.



A memorial service was held at 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 3, 1997,

at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Weaverville.

Bishop Allen Houston officiated.  Memorial contributions may

be made to the Heart Fund or to the Cardiology Unit of Redding

Medical Center.  Arrangements were handled by McDonald-Files

Chapel in Weaverville.



He was born on July 20, 1920, at Villard, Minn.  He spent his

early years in Minnesota and moved to Oregon with his family

in 1952.  He then moved to Weaverville in 1954.



He worked for many years as a heavy equipment operator for the

Trinco Lumber Mill in Weaverville.  He also worked for a short

time on a gold dredge.  He was a member of the Church of Jesus

Christ of Latter Day Saints in Weaverville.



George loved spending time with his family and friends, playing

cards, telling jokes, along with tinkering around the house,

yard and garage.



He will be lovingly missed by his wife, Hazel; three sons, Lloyd

Clark of Hillsboro, Ore.; George and Brenda Clark of Drummond,

Okla., and Ray and Karen Clark of Sheffield, Iowa; five daughters,

JoAnne Logan of Enid, Okla.; Shirley and Gene Millard of Yucca

Valley; Linda and Fred Maddox of Weaverville; Roberta Jones of

Phoenix, Ariz., and Marcy and Steve Dorris of Weaverville; 14

grandchildren, Jennie and Jeremy Clark, Sheryl Logan, Karen and

Carey Terribilini, Victor, Jamie, Nathan, and Marjie Maddox,

Felicia Abreau, Monica, Jessica, and Melissa Jones and Robbie

Dorris,; three great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Marjorie

Heft of Marble Rock, Iowa, and Lila LaCount of Wadena, Minn.



He was preceded in death by his parents, Nathan R. and Jennie

Belle (Krieder) Clark; a brother, Lloyd Clark; and a sister,

Mary Gerdes.

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F. Keith Harman

MASON CITY  



F. Keith Harman, 69, of 715 16th St. N.E., died Thursday (Feb.

6, 1997) at the IOOF Home.



Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at Trinity Lutheran

Church, 213 N. Pennsylvania Ave.



Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Major Erickson Funeral

Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.  Other arrangements are incomplete

at the funeral home.

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Ethel Brown

ACKLEY 



Ethel Brown, 96, a former Mason City resident, died Friday

(Feb. 7, 1997) at the Ackley Presbyterian Village.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Fullerton Patterson James

Funeral Home, Mason City.

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Reva M. Myers

CLEAR LAKE 



Mrs. Reva M. Myers, 87, of Clear Lake, died Friday (Feb. 7,

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



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial

Chapel.

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James William Seim

CLEAR LAKE 



James William Seim, 73, of Clear Lake, died Thursday (Feb.

6, 1997) at Green Hills Health Care Center, Ames.



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

Lutheran Church, Ames, with the Rev. Christa Von Zychlin officiating.

Burial will be in Ames Municipal Cemetery.



Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Sunday with the family present

from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Adams Funeral Home, 502 Douglas Ave.,

Ames.



Memorials may be given to the Ames Education Foundation, 120

S. Kellogg, Ames.



James William Seim was born June 24, 1923, in Decorah, a son

of Lawrence Helge and Florence (Nelson) Seim.



James married Helen Iverson on March 11, 1949, at Big Canoe

Lutheran Church, Decorah.



He lived in Ames for 30 years.  Prior to living in Ames, James

taught high school in LuVerne, was a junior high principal in

Traer and was superintendent of schools in Ridgeway.  He worked

for the Ames Community School District as an elementary principal

and as director of elementary education and special education.

The last few years were spent as director of special services

and assistant to the superintendent.  James retired in 1985.



He was in the U.S. Army from 1943 to 1945 and served as corporal,

serving duty in Italy, Germany, Africa and Austria during World

War II.  He earned the Good Conduct Medal, World War II Victory

Medal, European African Middle Eastern Theater Ribbon with three

Bronze Battle Stars.



James loved boating, woodworking and reading newspapers cover

to cover.  He enjoyed his family and his grandchildren.



Survivors include his wife, Helen of Ames and Clear Lake; two

daughters, Becky and Jerry Timmons of Omaha, Neb., and Janet

and David Bunker of Ames; five grandchildren, Cassi, Jodi and

Jacki Timmons, and Matthew and Erik Bunker; one sister, Frances

Headington of Decorah; and three brothers, Bob Seim, Lester and

Frances Seim, and Larry and Arlyne Seim, all of Decorah.



He was preceded in death by his parents; three sisters, Lucille

Ramus of LuVerne, Helen Finholt of Decorah, and Ruth Aakre of

Decorah; and one brother, Charles Seim of Decorah.

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Gerald `Ed' Banning

BELMOND 



Gerald ``Ed'' Banning, 71, of Belmond, died Friday (Feb. 7,

1997) at the Belmond Community Hospital.



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

Lutheran Church.



Visitation will be from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the Dugger-Ewing

Funeral Home.

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Mary E. Bartlett

ALGONA  



Mary E. Bartlett, 81, died Friday (Feb. 7, 1997) at North Iowa

Mercy Health Center, Mason City.



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

Lutheran Church with the Rev. Phil Webb of the First United Methodist

Church, Algona, officiating. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery.



Friends may call after 7 p.m. today at the Wilson Funeral Home,

and after 9 a.m. Monday.



Mary E. Bartlett was born Oct. 21, 1915, in Webster City.



Survivors include her husband, Wes, of Algona; one daughter,

Barbara Seiler of Storm Lake; two sons, Dr. William G. Bartlett

of Des Moines, and Don Brett Bartlett of Spencer; and five grandchildren.



She was preceded in death by her parents.

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Gerald ``Ed'' Banning

BELMOND  



Gerald ``Ed'' Banning, 71, died Friday (Feb. 7, 1997) at the

Belmond Community Hospital.



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

Lutheran Church with the Rev. James Carpenter officiating. Burial

will be in the Belmond Cemetery.



Visitation will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. today at the Dugger

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

on Monday.



Gerald ``Ed'' Banning was born Jan. 18, 1926, in Joice.



Survivors include his wife, Eunice, of Belmond; one daughter,

Jana Brown, of Carthage, Miss.; one son, Randy of Belmond; two

brothers, Richard of Austin, Texas, and Robert of Belmond; and

two grandchildren.



He was preceded in death by his parents.

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F. Keith Harman

MASON CITY  



F. Keith Harman, 69, of 715 16th St. N.E., died Thursday (Feb.

6, 1997) at the IOOF Home.



Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at Trinity Lutheran

Church, 214 N. Pennsylvania Ave., with the Rev. John Gannett

of Trinity Lutheran Church, and the Rev. Robert Towner of St.

John's Episcopal Church, officiating. Interment will be in Memorial

Park Cemetery. Full military rites will be performed at the graveside

by the Mason City Memorial Association.



Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. today at the Major-Erickson

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

services at the church on Monday.



The family suggests memorials to Trinity Lutheran Church or

the IOOF Home.



F. Keith Harman was born on Aug. 21, 1927, the son of Walter

and Vera (Hodson) Harman in Osage. Keith graduated from Plymouth

High School in 1945. Keith was raised on a farm in Mitchell County

and continued to farm after graduation. He served in the U.S.

Army from 1953-1956, during the Korean Conflict. He was united

in marriage to Elaine R. Ahrens on Sept. 10, 1955, at the Rock

Creek Lutheran Church in Meroa. Keith operated Keith's Standard

Service on 12th Street Northeast and North Carolina Avenue in

Mason City from 1960 to 1980.



He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church and the V.F.W.



Survivors include his wife, Elaine R. Harman, of Mason City;

two daughters, Janice Flegle and her husband, Don, of Omaha,

Neb., and Gail Kern of Omaha, Neb.; one son, Dennis Harman and

his wife, Sue, of Spencer; seven grandchildren, Travis, Tyler

and Taylor Harman of Spencer, Lauren and Douglas Flegle of Omaha,

Neb., and Patrick and Kathryn Kern of Omaha, Neb.; two brothers,

Eldred Harman and his wife, Donna, of Waterloo, and Donald Harman

and his wife, Nadine, of Marshalltown; one sister-in-law, Cory

Harman of LeMars; and numerous nieces and nephews.



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

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Reva Merle Myers

CLEAR LAKE  



Reva Merle Myers, 87, died Friday (Feb. 7, 1997) at North Iowa

Mercy Health Center East, Mason City.



Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Ward-Van

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

Lewis of the United Methodist Church, Clear Lake, officiating.

Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Hwy. 18, Mason City.



Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral chapel,

and one hour prior to services on Tuesday.



The family of Reva Merle Myers has requested that memorial contributions

be made in her memory.



Reva Merle Myers was born Feb. 27, 1909, in Mason City, the

daughter of Dennis and Lula (Elston) Roderick.



She attended and received her elementary education at the Seventh

Day Adventist grade school in Mason City, and attended and received

her high school education at the Seventh Day Adventist Academy

High School in Nevada. She was united in marriage to Lawrence

Myers on Aug. 25, 1930, in Colo. He preceded her in death on

June 20, 1976. After their marriage they moved to rural Mason

City and together with her husband farmed on the McNider farms

for several years. They then moved south of Mason City where

they continued to farm, renting from the McNider's, until 1953

when they moved to a farm southeast of Clear Lake.  In 1966,

they moved into Clear Lake where she worked at the Mile Post

Truck Stop for several years until her retirement when she moved

to the Lakeland Apartments in Clear Lake. She had been a resident

of the Oakwood Care Center in Clear Lake since 1993.



She enjoyed crocheting and the outdoors, but her great love

and enjoyment was helping her husband on the farm.



Survivors include one daughter, Bonnie ``Amundson'' Evenson

of Clear Lake; one son, Gordon Myers and his wife, Sharon, of

Clear Lake; six grandchildren, Steve Myers and his wife, Lori,

of Clear Lake; Becky Chizek and her husband, Paul, of Clear Lake;

Dr. Dennis Amundson and his wife, Dr. Stephanie Amundson, of

San Diego, Calif.; Donna Amundson of Fond Du Lac, Wis., Jay Amundson

and his wife, Linda, of Clear Lake, and JoDee Cooling of Fond

Du Lac, Wis.; 17 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Lucille Gammon

of Oxnard, Calif., and Winona Nielson and her husband, Jim, of

Benson, Ariz.; one sister-in-law, Peg Wilkes and her husband,

Tom, of Sun City, Ariz.; as well as other relatives and friends.



Besides her husband, she was also preceded in death by her parents;

one brother, Edwin Roderick; and two sons-in-law, Donald Amundson

and Richard Evenson.

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Ethel Brown

MASON CITY  



Ethel Brown, 96, a former Mason City resident, died Friday (Feb.

7, 1997) at the Ackley Presbyterian Village.



Funeral services are tentatively planned for 1 p.m. Tuesday

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

S.E., with the Rev. Merlin Ackerson of the First United Methodist

Church, officiating. Interment will be in Elmwood-St. Joseph

Cemetery.



Visitation will be held after 9 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral

chapel.



Other funeral arrangements are incomplete at the funeral chapel.

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Deitrich D. Lindaman

DUMONT  



Deitrich D. Lindaman, 91, of Dumont, died Saturday (Feb. 8,

1997) at the Dumont Care Center.



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

Gospel Hall, rural Aplington, with Robert Orr speaking.



Visitation will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. today at the Sietsema-Vogel

Funeral Home.



Deitrich D. Lindaman was born July 16, 1905, in Aplington.



Survivors include two daughters, Marrian Newhall of Dumont,

and Peryl Bringelson of Ft. Pierce, Fla.; two sons, Deik Lindaman

of Califon, N.J., and Beryl Lindaman of Welton Springs, Mo.;

three brothers, Gloy Lindaman of Iowa Falls, Milton Lindaman

of Ackley, and Andrew Lindaman of Parkersburg; one sister, Nellie

Kramer of Allison; 13 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren.



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

brothers and one sister.

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Dennis Folkerts

LELAND  



Dennis Folkerts, 39, died Saturday (Feb. 8, 1997) in a fire

at his home.



Funeral arrangements are pending at the Winter Funeral Home,

Thompson.

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Levi John Sansgard

CHARLES CITY  



Levi John Sansgard, infant son of Melissa Funte and Stacy Sansgard,

died Saturday (Feb. 8, 1997).



Arrangements are incomplete at Fullerton Hage Funeral Home.

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Georgia H. Bates

MASON CITY  



Georgia H. Bates, 86, 432 Second St. N.E., died Saturday (Feb.

8, 1997) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Major Erickson Funeral

Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.

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Johanna Klemm

ST. BENEDICT  



Johanna Klemm, 91, died Friday (Feb. 7, 1997) at the West Bend

Care Center.



The Rite of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m.

Monday at the St. Benedict Catholic Church with the Rev. Lynn

Bruch officiating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery.



Visitation will be held from 2:30 to 9 p.m. today at the Wilson

Funeral Home, Algona.



Johanna Klemm was born March 26, 1905 in Munchweiler, Germany.



Survivors include one son, James Klemm of Algona; two daughters,

JoAnne Thilges of West Bend, and Mary Lou Mussa of Hartland,

Wis.; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.