MCGG 02/10/1997

Clarence M. Hemann

STACYVILLE  



Clarence M. Hemann, 78, died Sunday (Feb. 9, 1997) at the Muse

Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.



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

Church with the Rev. John W. Hemann of Garner officiating.  Burial

will be in Visitation Cemetery.



A rosary will be held at 3 p.m. and a scripture service at 8

p.m. today at the church.



Hatten Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.



Clarence M. Hemann was born May 6, 1918, in Stacyville.  He

farmed in rural Stacyville for 40 years.  He was a lifetime member

of the Catholic Order of Foresters.  His hobbies included playing

cards, visiting and remembering dates.



Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Mary (Gilles) Hemann;

five daughters, Carol and husband Jim Dunlay of Woodbury, Minn.,

Arlene Hausen of Minneapolis, Minn., Phyllis of Des Moines, Patricia

and husband Roger Atherton of Mason City and Lorraine and husband

Mike Bode of Algona; three sons, Wayne and wife Tama of Iowa

City, Stanley and wife Catherine of Mason City and Anthony and

wife Mary Elizabeth  of Seoul, South Korea; two sisters, Helen

Falada of Stacyville and Marie and husband Glen Borchardt of

Mason City; two brothers, Herbert and wife Irene Hemann of Stacyville

and Alfred and wife Darlene Hemann of Stacyville; and 18 grandchildren.



He was preceded in death by his father, John N.; mother, Mary;

and brother, Roman.

MCGG 02/10/1997

Wilson R. Ray

GREENE  



Wilson R. Ray, 84, of 205 East South Street, died Saturday evening

(Feb. 8, 1997) at the Liebe Care Center.



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

United Methodist Church with the Rev. Gene Burry officiating.

Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery.



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

Funeral Chapel and one hour before services on Wednesday at the

church.



Wilson R. Ray was born Oct. 15, 1912, near Packard, Coldwater

Township, Butler County, a son of Pleasant ``Ted'' Francis and

Hazel (Wilson) Ray.



He received his education in the rural Coldwater Township schools

and started farming at an early age.  He was united in marriage

to Margaret Early on May 1, 1934, at the Little Brown Church

in Nashua.  Wilson and Margaret farmed in the rural Butler and

Floyd county area until their retirement, when they moved into

Greene.



Wilson will be remembered for his great sense of humor and for

his ability to play practical jokes.  He was a member of the

United Methodist Church in Greene.



Living family members include his loving wife of 62 years, Margaret

of Greene; four daughters, Patricia and her husband William Ziebell

of Springfield, Mo., Rosalind Anderson of Davenport, Barbara

and her husband John Newman of Baltimore, Md., and Debra  Holliman

of St. Louis Park, Minn.; one son, Rollin Ray of Marshalltown;

11 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and one brother, Kenneth,

and his wife Frances Ray of Wagner, S.D.



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

Hall and Phyllis Burroughs; and one grandson, Kurt Ziebell.



Those planning an expression of sympathy may direct memorials

to the American Heart Association or to the family.

MCGG 02/10/1997

Reinhart L. Mans

RICEVILLE  



Reinhart L. Mans, 82, died Sunday (Feb. 9, 1997) at the Riceville

Community Nursing Home.



Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Immaculate

Conception Catholic Church.  Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.



Visitation will begin at 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Conway Funeral

Home.  There will be a Knights of Columbus rosary at 4 p.m. and

a scripture service at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.



He was born May 7, 1914, in Nicollet, Minn.



Survivors include his wife, Pauline; three sons, John of Riceville,

Dennis of Maquoketa and Tom of Omaha, Neb., and four grandchildren.



He was preceded in death by one grandson, three sisters and

five brothers.

MCGG 02/10/1997

Levi John Sansgard

CHARLES CITY 



Levi John Sansgard, 3-month-old son of Stacy John Sansgard

and Melissa Gale Funte, died unexpectedly Saturday (Feb. 8, 1997)

at Floyd County Memorial Hospital of natural causes.



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

Evangelical Lutheran Church, Main and Gilbert streets, with the

Rev. Dennis D. Niezwaag and the Rev. Karen Rask Behling officiating.

Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery.



Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. today at the Fullerton Hage

Funeral Home, 401 Blunt Street.  Visitation will continue one

hour prior to services at the church on Tuesday.



Levi John Sansgard was born Oct. 19, 1996, at Floyd County Memorial

Hospital.  He was baptized at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church

on Dec. 21, 1996.



Survivors include his parents, Stacy Sansgard and Melissa Funte

of Charles City; a sister, Cheyenne Breanna Sansgard at home

in Charles City; paternal grandparents, Clair and Audrey Sansgard

of Charles City; maternal grandparents, Glenda and Darwin Beatty

of Charles City and Raymond Funte of Osage; Paternal great-grandparents

Ivan and Evelyn Sansgard of Elmore, Minn., and Alta Finlayson

of Glendale, Ariz.; maternal great-grandparents, George and Arlene

Clark of Clarksville, Rose Funte of Charles City, Alice and Darwin

Beatty of Nashua and Dave and Ramona Roeder of Fredericksburg;

two aunts, Tracy Funte of Osage and Angela (Mrs. Troy) Eads of

Houston, Texas, as well as numerous great-aunts, uncles and second

cousins.



He was preceded in death by a paternal great-grandfather, John

Finlayson, and a maternal great-grandfather, Ray Funte.

MCGG 02/10/1997

Irma Ball

ST. ANSGAR  



Irma Ball, 91, died Sunday (Feb. 9, 1997) at Ravenwood Nursing

Home, Waterloo.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Schroeder and Sites Funeral

Home, St. Ansgar.

MCGG 02/10/1997

Dennis Folkerts

THOMPSON  



Dennis Duane Folkerts Sr., 39, of 40542 130 Ave., Leland, died

Saturday (Feb. 8, 1997) at his home.



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

Methodist Church, Thompson, with the Rev. Jung Sook Kim officiating.

Burial will be in the Olena Mound Cemetery, Buffalo Center.



Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Winter Funeral

home, Thompson.



Dennis was born March 2, 1957, in Buffalo Center.



Survivors include his mother, Everdena Folkerts of Thompson;

one daughter, Jacqueline Folkerts of Britt; two sons, Dennis

Duane Folkerts Jr. of Forest City and Curtis Duane Folkerts of

Leland; two sisters, Donna Passmore of North Mankato, Minn. and

Vivian Lara-Jose of Upper Marlboro, Mich.; three brothers, Gary

Folkerts of Kalamazoo, Mich., David Folkerts of Thompson and

Rick Folkerts of Forest City; and one grandchild.



He was preceded in death by his father and grandparents.

MCGG 02/10/1997

Dale J. Heimer

STACYVILLE  



Dale J. Heimer, 43, died Friday (Feb. 7, 1997) in a helicopter

crash in Tasmania, Australia.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Hatten and Son Funeral

home, Stacyville.

MCGG 02/10/1997

Lucio Salinas

HAMPTON  



Lucio Salinas, 59, died Thursday (Feb. 6, 1997) at Franklin

General Hospital, Hampton.



Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Patrick's

Catholic Church with the Rev. Gerald Condon officiating.  Burial

will be in the Hampton Cemetery.



Visitation will be held fro 5 to 7 p.m. today at the Sietsema-Vogel

Funeral home.



Lucio was born March 4, 1937, in Poteet, Texas.



Survivors include his wife, Olga Salinas of Hampton; one daughter,

Elsa Salinas of Hampton; one grandchild; two brothers, Rick Salinas

of Hampton and Mecindo Salinas of Charles City; and three sisters,

Antonia Rocha of Hampton and Anita Salinas and Julia Paz, both

of Washington.



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

MCGG 02/10/1997

Ethel Brown

MASON CITY  



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

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



Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Fullerton

Patterson James Funeral Chapel, Mason City, with the Rev. Merlin

Ackerson of the First United Methodist Church officiating.



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

Interment will be at Elmwood St. Joseph Cemetery.



Ethel was born on June 25, 1900, in Mason City.  She attended

Geneseo Township School and later graduated form Hamilton Business

College with a secretarial diploma.  She faithfully worked for

the Welfare Department at the Cerro Gordo County Courthouse until

World War II when she served her country as a WAC,  doing office

work in Australia and New Guinea.



Following her retirement, she spent several years as a full-time

office volunteer with the Methodist Church's Red Bird Mission

at Henderson, Ky.



She returned to Mason City where she lived the rest of her

life except for the time she was in the nursing home.  She was

always cheerful, making the best of whatever she had and wherever

she lived.   She was a willing participant in her daily living

at the nursing home.



Ethel leaves as survivors her sister, Dena, and her husband,

Melvin Clark, of Rockwell, and several nieces and nephews and

many friends.  She was dearly loved by all and will be greatly

missed.



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

two sisters.

MCGG 02/10/1997

Hope Warrington

OSAGE  



Hope Aileen Warrington, 95, died Sunday (Feb. 9, 1997) at the

Osage Rehabilitation and Health Care Center.



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

Funeral Home with the Rev. Rick Magstadt officiating.  Burial

will be in the Osage Cemetery.



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

at the funeral home from 3 to 5 p.m.  The family requests that

memorials be given to the Osage Rehabilitation and Health Care

Center.



Hope was born Oct. 28, 1901, at Udell.



Survivors include one daughter, Jane King of Charles City; a

stepdaughter, Lucille Gunsallus of Osage; a stepson, Harold Warrington

of Florence, Ore.; eight grandchildren; six stepgrandchildren;

and many great-grandchildren.



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

children, nine sisters, a brother and two grandchildren.

MCGG 02/10/1997

Georgia H. Bates

MASON CITY  



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

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



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

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

Ackerson officiating.  Burial will be in the Crown Hill Cemetery

at Ruthven.



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

Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., and at the church one

hour prior to services.



Memorials may be given to the Georgia Bates Memorial Fund.



Georgia H. Bates was born April 14, 1910, in rural Ruthven,

the daughter of Myron LeRoy and Etta (Cook) LeClair.  Georgia

graduated from Ruthven High School and Buena Vista College. 

She would later go on to receive additional education at Iowa

State University, Drake University and the University of Northern

Iowa.  Georgia married Leonard W. Bates Feb. 4, 1954, in Mason

City.



Prior to moving to Mason City in 1952, Georgia taught in public

schools for 18 years.  She taught in the Mason City school system

for 22 and a half years, retiring in 1975.  Georgia was a member

of the First United Methodist Church, church circle, National

Education Association, Iowa State Education Education and a retired

school personnel organization and also  volunteered at the MacNider

Art Museum.



Survivors include three daughters, Delma Walsh of Mason City,

Marge Milbrath and husband, David, of Mason City, and Betty Ann

Bates Middleton and husband, Paul, of Akron, Ohio; two sons,

Robert Bates and wife, Midge, of Johnstown, Colo., and Dean Bates

and wife, Iris, of Normal, Ill.; 12 grandchildren; several great-

grandchildren; and two sisters, Myrta Graham of Ruthven and Lois

Rezabek of Northwood.



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

MCGG 02/10/1997

Edna L. Tew

CLARION  



Edna L. Tew, 70, died Saturday (Feb. 8, 1997) at North Iowa

Mercy Health Center, Mason City.



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

Lutheran Church, Clarion, with the Rev. Jerold Dyste officiating.

Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.



Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Willim Funeral

Home.



She was born Dec. 31, 1926, in Corwith.



Survivors include her husband, Herbert Tew, of Clarion; two

sons, Paul Tew and Dwight Tew, both of Clarion; one daughter,

Carol VanDyke of Kieser, Mo.; eight grandchildren; and one great-

grandchild.



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

MCGG 02/10/1997

Thomas F. Derenthal

ROCKFORD  



Thomas F. Derenthal, 59, of Brown Deer, Wis., died Thursday

(Feb. 6, 1997).



Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Holy Name

Catholic Church, Rockford, with the the Rev. Roger Katz officiating.

Interment will be held at a later date.



Schumburg Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.



Mr. Derenthal was born in New Hampton on Aug. 29, 1937, to August

H. and Evelyn L. (Roarty) Derenthal.  He attended school in the

Mason City area after which he entered the Marines in 1956. 

Mr. Derenthal moved to the Milwaukee, Wis., area in 1960 to follow

his trade of machinist.  He resided there until his death on

Feb. 6.



He is survived by his mother, Evelyn, of Rockford; three sisters,

Kae (Mrs. Jim) Milota of Tacoma, Wash., Mary Ellen (Mrs. Mike)

Allison of Rockford and Judy (Mrs. Roger) Boman of Golden, Colo.;

a special friend, Barbara Wiereinski of Milwaukee; and many nieces

and nephews.



He was preceded in death by his father, August.

MCGG 02/10/1997

Donald V. Lewis

ROCKFORD  



Donald V. Lewis, 72, died Friday (Feb. 7, 1997) at the Muse

Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.



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

United Methodist Church with the Rev. Rosemary Rohde-Frank officiating.

Burial will be in  Riverside Cemetery.



Visitation will begin at 6:30 p.m. today at the Schumburg Funeral

home.



He was born March 5, 1924.



Survivors include a son, Carl Lewis of Iowa Falls; a brother,

Dale J. Lewis of Mason City; one stepbrother, Eugene A. Lewis

of Marion; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

MCGG 02/11/1997

Ethel Brown

MASON CITY  



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

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



Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. today at the Fullerton

Patterson James Funeral Chapel, 123 Second St. S.E., with the

Rev. Merlin Ackerson of the First United Methodist Church officiating.



Visitation will be held after 9 a.m. today at the chapel.  Interment

will be at Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery.



Ethel was born on June 25, 1900, in Mason City.  She attended

Geneseo Township School and later graduated from Hamilton Business

College with a secretarial diploma.  She faithfully worked for

the Welfare Department at the Cerro Gordo County Courthouse until

World War II when she served her country as a WAC,  doing office

work in Australia and New Guinea.



Following her retirement, she spent several years as a full-time

office volunteer with the Methodist Church's Red Bird Mission

at Henderson, Ky.



She returned to Mason City where she lived the rest of her

life except for the time she was in the nursing home.  She was

always cheerful, making the best of whatever she had and wherever

she lived.   She was a willing participant in her daily living

at the nursing home.



Ethel leaves as survivors her sister, Deana, and her husband,

Melvin Clark, of Rockwell, and several nieces and nephews and

many friends.  She was dearly loved by all and will be greatly

missed.



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

two sisters.

MCGG 02/11/1997

Gustav J. Lettow

STORY CITY 



Gustav J. Lettow, 85, of Story City, died Sunday (Feb. 9, 1997)

at his home of a heart attack.



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

Paul's Lutheran Church in Buckeye, with the Rev. John W. Wernacke

officiating. Burial will be in Buckeye Cemetery.



Visitation will begin after 5 p.m. today at the Bethany Manor

Chapel, Story City, with the family present from 6:30 to 8 p.m.



Soderstrum-Larson Funeral Home, Story City, is in charge of

arrangements.



Gustav J. Lettow was born Dec. 5, 1911, near Buckeye, the son

of Otto and Anna (Runge) Lettow.



He farmed and was a carpenter until retiring in 1972.



He married Elsbeth Minnie Zoske on Feb. 26, 1941, in Hubbard.



They lived in Alden, Radcliffe and Buckeye areas until moving

to Story City in 1992.



He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Buckeye, where

he served as head usher for many years.



Gustaf's greatest love was following his family.



He is survived by his wife, Elsbeth, of Story City; a son, Gil

Lettow and his wife, Pam, of Mason City; a daughter, Daneice

Hage and her husband, Ron, of Muscatine; five grandchildren,

Todd (Bonnie) Lettow of Des Moines; Lori (Mike) Moritz of Des

Moines; Jennifer (Kevin) Coster of Cedar Falls; Scott Hage of

Tuscon, Ariz., and Tim Hage of Muscatine; a great-granddaughter,

Erin Elsbeth Lettow of Des Moines; a brother, Elmer Lettow of

Alden; and four sisters, Arlene Kinney of Tuscon, Ariz.; Leona

Bussert of Spencer; and Margie Stensland and Patty Brinkmeyer,

both of Radcliffe.



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

and Everett ``Rusty'' Lettow; and a sister, Luella Lettow.

MCGG 02/11/1997

Donald V. Lewis

ROCKFORD  



Donald V. Lewis, 72, of Rockford, died Friday (Feb. 7, 1997)

at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.



Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. today at the United

Methodist Church, with the Rev. Rosemary Rohde-Frank officiating.

Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery.



Visitation was held after 6:30 p.m. Monday at the Schumburg

Funeral Home.



Donald V. Lewis was born March 5, 1924.



Don is survived by his son, Carl Lewis of Iowa Falls; two brothers,

Dale J. Lewis of Mason City, and Roy A. Lewis of Iowa Falls;

one stepbrother, Eugene A. Lewis, Marion; three grandchildren;

and one great-grandchild.



He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Geneva; one

daughter, Charlotte Kock; one sister, Betty Schmidt; one brother,

Roger; and one half brother, Louis Patalas.

MCGG 02/11/1997

Oscar William Romer

ALGONA 



Oscar William Romer Jr., 53, of Algona, died Saturday (Feb.

8, 1997) at University Hospitals, Iowa City.



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

Geilenfeld-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home, with the Rev. Doug Hoag

of Trinity Lutheran Church officiating. Burial will be in Riverview

Cemetery.



Visitation will begin after 3 p.m. today at the funeral home.



Oscar William Romer Jr. was born March 12, 1943, in Algona.



Survivors include four sons, Mike Romer, Algona; Larry Romer,

Bancroft, and Roger Romer and Ervin Romer, both of Marble Rock;

three daughters, Renee Genter, Glidden; LuAnne Tegtmeier, Marble

Rock, and Debra Isebrand, Fenton; 10 grandchildren; his mother,

Elsie Romer, Marble Rock; one brother, Roger Schumacher, Chandler,

Ariz.; and three sisters, Nancy Eisenbacher, Ringsted; Louise

Duryee and Debra Jennings, both of Marble Rock.



He was preceded in death by his father, one sister and one infant

brother.

MCGG 02/11/1997

Melvin A. Olson

BELMOND 



Melvin A. Olson, 94, of Belmond, died Monday (Feb. 10, 1997)

at the Belmond Health Care Center.



Funeral services are tentatively set for 11 a.m. Thursday at

St. Olaf Lutheran Church, rural Belmond.



Further arrangements are incomplete at Tenold Funeral Home.

MCGG 02/11/1997

Richard `Bud' Brouwer

GARNER 



Richard ``Bud'' Brouwer, 80, of Garner, died Monday (Feb. 10,

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



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

Reformed Church, with the Rev. Robert Grossman officiating. Burial

will be in the church cemetery.



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

Funeral Chapel, 160 E. Fourth St., where other arrangements are

incomplete.

MCGG 02/11/1997

Norma Jean Bankes

MASON CITY 



Norma Jean Bankes, 67, of 1316 Eighth St. S.E., died Monday

(Feb. 10, 1997) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East.



Memorial services are tentatively set for 2 p.m. Thursday at

St. Paul Lutheran Church, 329 E. State St.



Other arrangements are incomplete at Fullerton Funeral Home,

123 Second St. S.E.

MCGG 02/11/1997

Forrest Eastman

OSAGE  



Forrest Eastman, 87, of Osage, died Monday (Feb. 10, 1997) at

the Stacyville Community Nursing Home.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Champion Funeral Home.

MCGG 02/11/1997

Irma L. Ball

ST. ANSGAR 



Irma L. Ball, 91, of Waterloo, died Sunday (Feb. 9, 1997) at

the Ravenwood Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center, Waterloo.



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

Methodist Church, St. Ansgar, with the Rev. Ted Stowers officiating.

Burial will be in the Newburg Cemetery, Carpenter.



Visitation will begin after 10 a.m. Thursday at the church.



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

arrangements.



Irma L. Ball was born on March 23, 1905, in Mitchell County,

to Frank and Emma (Priem) Gerlach.



She married John Ball on March 23, 1927, on the family farm

in Mitchell County.



They farmed in the Carpenter area for over 30 years.



She is survived by one daughter, Virginia Wilkins, Waterloo,;

four grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; one sister, Rose

Nickerson of St. Ansgar; and two brothers, Wilmer Gerlach, St.

Ansgar, and Gene Gerlach of St. Ansgar.



She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, John; one

daughter, Dorothy; one sister, Lucille; and three brothers, Ray,

Earl and Arthur.

MCGG 02/11/1997

Robert L. Straube

RUDD 



Robert L. Straube, 76, of rural Rudd, died Monday (Feb. 10,

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



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

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

Burial will be in the Park Cemetery, Nora Springs.



Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Champion

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

on Thursday.



Robert was born May 5, 1920, near Nora Springs, the son of Arthur

and Lyrle (Baker) Straube.



Robert attended school in Nora Springs and graduated from Nora

Springs High School in 1937.



He married Dorothy Schultz on Sept. 21, 1946, at the Emmanuel

Lutheran Church, Grafton.



They lived and farmed on the same farm stead near Rudd for

over 50 years.



He taught Sunday school and was superintendent at St. Luke's

Lutheran Church, Nora Springs.



He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church of Osage.



He served on the elevator board in Rudd for a number of years.



He very much enjoyed baseball and watching other sports.



He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Straube, Rudd; one daughter,

Rhonda Groshens and her husband, Douglas, Bancroft; two sons,

Dennis Straube and his wife, Cynthia, Rudd, and Douglas Straube

and his wife, Martha, Rudd; five grandchildren, Dustin and Derek

Straube, Rudd; Terri and Kelli Groshens, Bancroft, and Laura

Straube, Rudd; one sister, Doris Hillmer and her husband, Lyle,

Mason City; and one brother, Glen Straube, Mason City.



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

MCGG 02/12/1997

Randall `Randy' Bird

RICE LAKE, Wis. 



Randall ``Randy'' Bird, 50, of 2193 Monroe Ave., Rice Lake,

died Friday (Jan. 7, 1997) at Luther Hospital in Eau Claire.



Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10, 1997,

at Bethany Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Gorden Estenson and

the Rev. Rick Lund officiating. Interment was in Nora Cemetery.



Visitation was held from 3 to 7 p.m. on Sunday at Appleyard's

Home For Funerals, 19 W. Messenger St., Rice Lake,  and one hour

prior to services at the church.



Randy Bird was born to Albert and Nellie Bird on July 23, 1946,

at Garner, Iowa.



After graduating from Garner High School in 1964, he attended

Simpson College at Indianola, Iowa. He graduated in 1968 with

a Bachelors of Science Degree.



He then entered the U.S. Army during the Vietnam era.



On July 12, 1970, he was married to Joan Lynn at Shenandoah,

Iowa.



Randy taught mathematics and coached high school sports at Saydel,

Iowa, for five years.



In 1976, he joined Purina and continued to work for Purina Mills

until 1993 when ill health forced retirement.



He and his family have resided in Rice Lake since 1986.



Randy was an active member and past president of Bethany Lutheran

Church.



Randall ``Randy'' Bird is survived by his wife, Joan, of Rice

Lake; two sons, Second Lt. Matthew Bird of Manhattan, Kan., and

Adam Bird, at home; a daughter, Meredith Bird, at home; his mother,

Nellie Bird of Garner, Iowa; three brothers, Eldon of Bettendorf,

Iowa; David of Clear Lake, Iowa, and Gordon of Cumming, Iowa;

and a sister, Susan Carr of Fairfield, Iowa.



He was preceded in death by his father, Albert Bird.

MCGG 02/12/1997

Maurice E. Turvold

AUSTIN, Minn. 



Maurice E. Turvold, 80, of 1207 Ninth Ave N.W., Austin, died

Tuesday (Feb. 11, 1997) at the Austin Medical Center.



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

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

Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery.



Visitation will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. today at the Worlein

Funeral Home, 606 First Dr. N.W., Austin, and one hour prior

to services at the church on Thursday.



Maurice E. Turvold was born May 14, 1916, in Northwood, Iowa,

to Ole and Nellie (Sime) Turvold. He was a graduate of Northwood

High School.



He was united in marriage to  Diana Mehus on Oct. 10, 1939,

in Northwood, Iowa.



He was an employee of Hormel having worked there for 36 years.



He was a member of St. Olaf Lutheran Church.



Survivors include his wife, Diana Turvold of Austin; daughter

and son-in-law, Donna and Dale Jarvis, Brownsdale; son and daughter-in-law,

Don and Kathleen Turvold, Red Wing; four grandchildren; one brother,

Leighton Turvold, Brownsdale; two sisters, Frances and Carroll

(Mickey) Low, Lake Mills, Iowa, and Edna Johnson of Northwood,

Iowa.



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

one sister.

MCGG 02/12/1997

Vera Brenton

CHARLES CITY  



Vera Brenton, 95, of 405 Fourth Ave., died Monday (Feb. 10,

1997) at Floyd County Memorial Hospital.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Hauser Funeral Home,

1205 S. Main St.

MCGG 02/12/1997

Francis M. Sellers

VANCOUVER, Wash. 



Francis M. Sellers, 81, of 112 N. Devine Road, Vancouver, formerly

of Mason City, Iowa, died Monday (Feb. 10, 1997) at her home.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Hogan-Bremer Colonial

Chapel,  Mason City, Iowa.

MCGG 02/12/1997

Maude E. Butler

BELMOND  



Maude E. Butler, 97, of Livermore, died Tuesday (Feb. 11, 1997)

at the Belmond Healthcare Center.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Wilson Funeral Home,

Livermore.

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Leander M. Rausch

CHARLES CITY  



Leander M. Rausch, 74, of Charles City, died Tuesday (Feb. 11,

1997) at the McAllen Medical Center, McAllen, Texas.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Fullerton Hage Funeral

Home, 401 Blunt St.

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Margaret Arnold

KLEMME 



Margaret Arnold, 91, of Spring Grove, Minn., formerly of Klemme,

died Tuesday (Feb. 11, 1997) at the Tweeten Lutheran Health Care

Center, Spring Grove, Minn.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Tenold Funeral Home,

Klemme.

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Richard L. `Dick' Wilson

MASON CITY 



Richard L. ``Dick'' Wilson, 59, of 1433 Ninth St. S.E., died

Tuesday (Feb. 11, 1997) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Major Erickson Funeral

Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.

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Grace DeWitt

ALLISON  



Grace DeWitt, 81, of Allison, died Tuesday (Feb. 11, 1997) at

the Dumont Care Center.



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

Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Jerry Laehn officiating. Burial

will be in the Allison Cemetery.



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

Funeral Home.



Grace DeWitt was born Feb. 18, 1915, in Ihlowerferhn, Germany.



Survivors include one daughter, Jessie Folkerts, Allison; one

son, George DeWitt, Council Bluffs; six grandchildren; seven

great-grandchildren; three brothers, John Seehusen of Alamo,

Texas; George Seehusen and Richard Seehusen, both of Allison;

and two sisters, Dena Frieling and Mary Brinkman, both of Parkersburg.



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

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Max Eugene Goldman

SPIRIT LAKE 



Funeral services for the Rev. Max Eugene Goldman, 79, of Spirit

Lake will be held at 2 p.m. today at the United Methodist Church,

with the Rev. James Stiles officiating. Interment will be in

Lakeview Gardens Cemetery.



Max passed away on Sunday (Feb. 9, 1997) at the Dickinson County

Memorial Hospital.



Turner Funeral Home, Spirit Lake, is in charge of arrangements.



Max Eugene Goldman was born on Nov. 23, 1917, in Dugger, Ind.,

the son of Frank M. and Dovie (Cooksey) Goldman.



Dr. Goldman entered the U.S. Navy during World War II, serving

as a radioman on an LST.



Max was united in marriage to June Parker on Sept. 6, 1947,

in Pittsfield, Mass.



The couple served in several communities in Iowa, including

Pierson, Storm Lake, Titonka, Forest City, Keokuk, Estherville

and Sioux City. They have made their home in the Lakes area since

1984.



Dr. Goldman received his B.S. from Indiana State University.

He then went to Boston University School of Theology, where he

received his Bachelor of Sacred Theology and his Master's degree.

Dr. Goldman received his Doctor of Ministry at Dubuque Seminary.



Dr. Goldman was a member of Iowa Great Lakes Rotary; Iowa Civil

Air Patrol; Master Mason-Twilight Lodge #329; Advisory Board

of Area Agency on Aging.



He was a delegate to 1995 and 1996 Older Iowans Legislature;

a member of numerous boards of the Iowa Conference of the United

Methodist Church; and served on school boards in the Forest City

and Okoboji school districts. He served faithfully in a wide

range of community services.



Left to cherish his memory are his wife, June; son, Stuart and

his daughter, Abby, of Littleton, Colo.; daughter, Candace of

Berkeley, Calif.; daughter, Jennifer del Pino and her children

Sergio, Christian and Nicole of Miami, Fla.; twin sister, Maxine

Peters of Fort Wayne, Ind.; sister, Evelyn McElroy of Seattle,

Wash; several nieces and nephews; and a host of friends.



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

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Richard `Bud' Brouwer

GARNER 



Richard ``Bud'' Brouwer, 80, of Garner, died Monday (Feb. 10,

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



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

Reformed Church, south of Garner, with the Rev. Robert Grossmann

officiating. Burial will be in Peace Reformed Church Cemetery.



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

Funeral Chapel.



Richard ``Bud'' Milo Brouwer, the son of Ralph Johanus and Ida

(Schlawin) Brouwer was born May 29, 1916, on a farm east of Garner.



He was confirmed at Peace Reformed Church.



After his mother's death in 1923, he lived and worked with Ben

V. and Iris Greiman.



He attended the rural schools of Liberty Township and Garner

Community Schools.



On Feb. 24, 1938, he married Alma F. Jacobsen, southwest of

Garner.



They farmed southwest of Garner until 1980 when they retired

from active farming. They have continued living on the home farm.



Bud loved and spent much time with his family, which came first

in his life.



He was a softball player and enjoyed golfing and fishing.



He was a life-long member of Peace Reformed Church where he

had served as a Deacon and Sunday school teacher.



He had been a 4-H leader for the Liberty Go-Getters and also

a member of the Garner Lions Club, where he sang in the Lion's

Quartet.



He is survived by his wife, Alma Brouwer of Garner; two sons,

Michael Brouwer and his wife, Kay, of Burlington, and their two

children, Mark Brouwer and Beth Rashid and her husband, Mike;

and James Brouwer and his wife, Cherry, of Bemidji, Minn., and

their son, Andrew Brouwer; three sisters, Iris Greiman of Garner,

Mabel Barz of Klemme, and Meta Roper of Thousand Oaks, Calif.;

and a sister-in-law, Inez Brouwer of Thornton.



He was preceded in death by his mother, Ida Schlawin Brouwer,

Dec. 6, 1923; his father, Ralph Brouwer, Feb. 28, 1963; and seven

brothers and sisters, Elmer Brouwer, Arthur Brouwer, Raymond

Brouwer, Clifford Brouwer, Clarence Brouwer, Esther Holt and

Helen Brouwer.

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Norma Jean Bankes

MASON CITY 



Norma Jean Bankes, 67, of 1316 Eighth St. S.E., died Monday

(Feb. 10, 1997) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East.



Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at St. Paul

Lutheran Church, 329 E. State St., with the Rev. James B. Norem

officiating. Scattering of the cremains will take place following

the donation of the body to the University of Iowa Anatomical

Department.



Fullerton Funeral Home, 123 Second St. S.E., is in charge of

arrangements.



Those planning an expression of sympathy may direct memorials

to the Norma J. Bankes Memorial Fund.



Norma was born Feb. 28, 1929, the daughter of Aurther Nicholi

and Ida Amelia (Flugum) Helland in Manly.



She graduated from Manly High School and in 1949 graduated from

Waldorf College with a teaching degree.



In 1950 she moved to Nora Springs where she resided until moving

to Mason City in 1953.



Norma cherished the time she spent with her grandchildren.



She also valued the visits to the beautiful Wyoming landscape.



She was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church and a member of

the Pricilla's Women's Circle.



Norma was survived by one daughter, Mrs. Victor (Marcia) Frederick

of Manly; one son, Lonnie Bankes of Douglas, Wyo.; nine grandchildren,

Kimberly Warner, Nichole and Victoria Stortz, Victor and Jeremy

Frederick, all of Manly; Christopher, Catherine, Uriah and Kayla

Bankes of Douglas, Wyo.; and two great-grandchildren, Daniel

and Brittni.



She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; infant brother;

one sister, Clarice Anderson; and one infant son, Randy Alan.

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Mathilda B. Jorgensen-Tjornehoj Lyford

BATTLEGROUND, Wash. 



Mathilda B. Jorgensen-Tjornehoj Lyford, 78, of Battleground,

died Friday (Feb. 7, 1997) at her daughter's home in Enterprise,

Ore.



Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15,

1997, at Salem Lutheran Church, Lake Mills, Iowa, with the Rev.

Roger Dykstra officiating. Burial will be in Salem Lutheran Cemetery.



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

on Saturday.



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



Mathilda Bertha Jorgensen-Tjornehoj Lyford was born Aug. 1,

1918, near Leland, Iowa, daughter of Mandius N. and Bertha Mathilda

(Anderson) Forland.



She attended Lincoln #1 Grade school and graduated from Manly,

Iowa, High School in 1935.



She was united in marriage to Robert Tjornehoj on June 2, 1940.

Robert was a buttermaker by trade and Mathilda did domestic work

for many area families for which she was greatly appreciated.



They lived in various Iowa towns and always enjoyed a circle

of friends wherever they lived. Robert passed away on Dec. 12,

1976.



On July 7, 1984, she was united in marriage to Lowell Lyford

in Denver, Colo.



She is survived by her children, daughter, Joy Lee Jorgensen-Roth

and her husband, George, of Enterprise, Ore.; sons, Dennis and

his wife, Kristine Jorgensen of Dawson, Ill.; David and his wife,

Dianna Jorgensen of Longmont, Colo.; Robert Jorgensen of Ivey,

Ga.; and Dean and his wife, Sue Jorgensen of Tulare, Calif.;

12 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; her husband, Lowell

Lyford of Battleground, Wash.; his three daughters and their

families; one brother, Dr. L.M. Forland and his wife, Vallie,

of Northwood, Iowa; two sisters, Janet and her husband, Delbert

Jackson of St. Marie, Idaho, and Arlene and her husband, Ivan

Reindl of Albert Lea, Minn.; along several nieces and nephews.



Mathilda was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband,

Robert; and one son, Ronald, at age 5, in 1946.

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Carrie L. Short

CHARLES CITY  



Carrie L. Short, 97, of the 9th St. Chautauqua Guest Home, formerly

of 701 B St., died Tuesday (Feb. 11, 1997) at Floyd County Memorial

Hospital.



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

Funeral Home, 1205 S. Main St., with the Rev. Jack Ivey of First

Congregational Church officiating. Burial will be in the New

Hampton Cemetery.



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

9 a.m.  Friday until time of services at the funeral home.



Carrie L. Short was born Sept. 12, 1899, in Chickasaw County.



Survivors include many cousins.



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

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Forrest Eastman

OSAGE 



Forrest Eastman, 87, of Osage, died Monday (Feb. 10, 1997)

at the Stacyville Community Nursing Home.



Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Champion

Funeral Home,  with the Rev. Clark Christian officiating. Burial

will be held in Riverside Cemetery, Riceville.



Visitation will begin after 5 p.m. today at the funeral home.



Forrest Eastman was born July 21, 1909, at McIntire.



Survivors include two daughters, Donna Engebretson of Osage

and Kay Hernan of St. Ansgar; eight grandchildren; and 18 great-

grandchildren.



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

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Josephine Pasco

OSAGE 



Josephine Pasco, 85, of Osage, died Monday (Feb. 10, 1997)

at the Faith Home.



Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Faith

Lutheran Church, Mitchell, with the Rev. Rose Marie Lewis officiating.



The body was cremated. There is no visitation. Champion Funeral

Home  is in charge of arrangements.



Josephine Pasco was born March 13, 1911, at Gary, Ind.



Survivors include one daughter, Christine Dust of Mitchell;

six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and two sisters,

Anna Ogryski of Shinnston, W.Va., and Lucille Vita, Royal Oak,

Mich.



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

brother.

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Melvin A. Olson

BELMOND 



Melvin Arthur Olson, 94, died Monday (Feb. 10, 1997) at the

Belmond Health Care Center.



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

Lutheran Church, with Pastor Lowell Halvorson officiating. Burial

will be in St. Olaf Church Cemetery.



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

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



Melvin Arthur Olson, the son of Andrew and Betsey (Thompson)

Olson, was born Feb. 4, 1903, in Wright County.



He graduated from Waldorf High School and attended Waldorf

College.



He was united in marriage to Carrie Hill on May 22, 1929, at

Belmond. To this union, two children were born, Clifford and

Jean Ann.



On Sept. 10, 1942, he was united in marriage to Avanelle Eley

at Bethany, Mo.



They lived on the family farm southeast of Kanawha until 1978,

when they retired and moved to Belmond. They enjoyed 35 years

wintering in Arizona.



Melvin was a life time member of St. Olaf Lutheran Church in

rural Belmond. He loved and supported his church and Norwegian

Heritage. At the time of his death, he was the oldest confirmed

member of St. Olaf Church.



Melvin is survived by his son, Clifford and his wife, Joyce,

of Kanawha; daughter, Jean Ann Stevens and her husband, Rollie,

of Dallas, Texas; grandchildren, Kyle (Stevens) Vandeven and

her husband, John, of Dallas, Texas; Jeffrey 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-grandchildren,

Andrea and Samantha Stevens of Arlington, Texas; and two nephews.



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

second wife, Avanelle; and sister, Hazel.

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William `Bud' Boomhower

LAKE HAVASU, Ariz. 



William ``Bud'' Burton Boomhower, 75, of Lake Havasu, formerly

of Mason City, Iowa, died Wednesday (Feb. 5, 1997) at the Good

Samaritan Hospital, Lake Havasu, after a lengthy illness.



A memorial service was held Monday, Feb. 10, 1997, at the Methodist

Church in Lake Havasu. The body was cremated.



Lietz-Fraze Funeral Home, Lake Havasu, was in charge of arrangements.



William Boomhower was born Feb. 1, 1922, in Mason City, Iowa.



He attended Mason City Schools and graduated from Mason City

High School in 1941.



He served in the United States Army during the European Theater

during World War II.



He was a longtime employee of the U.S. Postal Service in Arizona.



While in Mason City, he was engaged in farming.



He is survived by his wife, Bette, of 610 Roamer Lane, Lake

Havasu, Ariz. 86403; three daughters, Deborah Cossey of California,

Patricia Bjornson of Minnesota, and Renee Plemmons of Lake Havasu;

and one brother, Leslie L. Boomhower of Mason City, Iowa.



He was preceded in death by one son, David; parents, Leslie

R. and Clara Boomhower; and one sister, Eleene Lyons Aarons.

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Vera Brenton

CHARLES CITY  



Vera (Mrs. Harry) Brenton, 95, former resident of 405 Fourth

Ave., died Monday evening (Feb. 10, 1997) at Floyd County Memorial

Hospital.



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

United Methodist Church, with the Rev. J. Larry Vallery and the

Rev. Deborah Lincoln officiating. Burial will be in the Riverside

Cemetery.



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

Home, 1205 S. Main St., and from 9 to 11 a.m. and from noon until

time of services Saturday at the church.



Vera Maye Hawbaker Brenton was born May 6, 1901, at Dallas Center,

the daughter of Jacob K. and Clara Robinson Hawbaker.



She graduated from Dallas Center High School and attended Drake

University in Des Moines.



On Dec. 24, 1919, she and Harry L. Brenton were married at Dallas

Center, shortly after he returned from France and World War I.



They moved to Charles City in 1936 where Vera was very involved

in her community.



She was a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church, the

United Methodist Women, was a past president of the Eastern Star,

the White Shrine, the Floyd County Historical Society, the Charles

City Women's Club and the American Legion Auxiliary, and the

Fourth District of the State American Legion Auxiliary, was chair

of the 1976 Bicentennial Pageant in Charles City and was a member

of the Cedar Valley Engine Club.



She was a former Rainbow Girls adviser, was an antique dealer

and taught piano lessons.



In 1977, she was named Woman of the Year by the Charles City

Chamber of Commerce.



Living family members include her husband, former Charles City

Mayor Harry L. Brenton of Charles City; a son, Dr. Harold L.

and his wife, Martha Brenton of Emerald Isle, N.C.; a daughter,

Lorna and her husband, Robert Burgraff of New Deltona, Fla.;

five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; a brother, Donald

Hawbaker of Dallas Center; and a sister, Mildred Wheeler of Charles

City.



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

Floyd and Lowell Hawbaker.



Memorials may be directed to Trinity United Methodist Church.

MCGG 02/13/1997

Frances Marie Noftsger Sellers

VANCOUVER, Wash. 



Frances Marie Noftsger Sellers, 81, of 112 N. Devine Road,

Vancouver, Wash., passed away Monday (Feb. 10, 1997) at her home.



Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. today at Brown's Funeral

Home, Vancouver, Wash.



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

Hogan-Bremer Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E., Mason City,

Iowa. Interment will be at Memorial Park Cemetery next to her

husband, James Willard (Bill) Sellers who passed away Jan. 29,

1969.



Frances was born March 31, 1915, to Frank and Ida Hendrickson

Noftsger at their home north of Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa.



Her sister, Annie and Oscar Orfield were married that same day.



On Jan. 14, 1935, she married James Willard (Bill) Sellers,

son of Jay and Gertrude Sutherlin Sellers, near Lamoni, Iowa.



To this union were born four children, Robert Willard Sellers,

Richard Walter Sellers, Velma Ann Marie Monek of Vancouver, Wash.,

and Margaret Marie Hollinger, of Mason City, Iowa.



They farmed in Decatur County, Iowa, and in 1942, moved to Vancouver,

Wash.,. and worked in the shipyards. After the war, they returned

to Lamoni and Diagonal, Iowa, farming and boarding several school

teachers.



In 1955 they returned to Vancouver, Wash., where Frances (friends

called her Myrt in Iowa and Franny in Washington) was a dinner

cook for 30 years in Camas, Wash. She retired in 1986 when she

was 71.



She was a member of the Camas, Wash., Moose Lodge #1042.



She lived with her daughter Ann Marie in Vancouver, Wash., who

was born late in life and had been close to her father who passed

away when she was quite young.



She helped Ann Marie raise her family, who she enjoyed so much,

cooking family dinners, cultivating the flowers, visiting with

her friends and playing cards.



She never complained about life.



She was very close to her family, she loved people, was very

kind and thoughtful to everyone.



She developed lung cancer five years ago, had two sets of radiation

treatments, did fairly well until two years ago, when she became

very tired  and could not do much and this sure did not make

her happy (she had always been a busy person)  she went peacefully

and God wanted her.



She wrote her own obituary.



She is survived by all of her children, Robert, Richard, Ann

Marie, and Marie, 11 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren;

several nieces and nephews, close friends, Edith Rodd of Camas,

Wash., Flo Henry of Dallas, Texas; and her faithful Yorkie dog,

Buddy, who will be buried with her.



She was very close to her sons-in-law, Bob Hollinger of Mason

City, Iowa, and Joe Monek of Vancouver, Wash.



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

1969, brother, Henry Noftsger; and sister, Annie Orfield.

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Conrad Ness

LAKE MILLS  



Conrad Ness, 77, of Lake Mills, died Wednesday (Feb. 12, 1997)

at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East, Mason City.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Mittelstadt Funeral Home.

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Susan Richards

HAMPTON 



Susan Richards, 57, of Hampton, died Tuesday (Feb. 11, 1997)

in Cerro Gordo County due to a car accident.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Sietsema-Vogel Funeral

Home.

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Richard L. `Dick' Wilson

MASON CITY 



Richard L. ``Dick'' Wilson, 59, of 1433 Ninth St. S.E., died

Tuesday (Feb. 11, 1997) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East.



Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at First Presbyterian

Church, 201 Willowbrook Drive.



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

Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., where other arrangements

are incomplete.

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Alice M. Officer

MASON CITY 



Alice M. Officer, 97, of 222 S. Pierce Ave., died Tuesday (Feb.

12, 1997) at the Willow Creek Health Care Center.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Major Erickson Funeral

Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.

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Doris L. Heckman

CHARLES CITY  



Doris L. Heckman, 66, of 1110 Fremont St., died Tuesday (Feb.

11, 1997) at St. Joseph's Community Hospital, New Hampton, from

injuries suffered in an automobile accident north of New Hampton

on Highway 63.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Fullerton Hage Funeral

Home, 401 Blunt St.

MCGG 02/13/1997

Leander M. `Mick' Rausch

CHARLES CITY 



Leander M. ``Mick'' Rausch, 74, of Charles City, died Tuesday

(Feb. 11, 1997) at the McAllen Medical Center, McAllen, Texas.



A funeral Mass is tentatively scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Monday

at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, U.S. Highway 18 and

Clark Street, with Monsignor Stanley J. Hayek officiating. Burial

will be in the Calvary Cemetery, with a graveside flag presentation

conducted by the Charles City Ceremonial Unit.



Visitation will be held from 1 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the Fullerton

Hage Funeral Home, 401 Blunt St., with a 2 p.m. wake prayer service

conducted by the Sisters of the Presentation and a 7 p.m. parish

vigil service at 7 p.m.



Other arrangements are incomplete at the Fullerton Hage Funeral

Home.

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Sylvia Early

KLEMME  



Sylvia Early, 93, of Klemme, died Wednesday (Feb. 12, 1997)

at the Rockwell Nursing Home.



Funeral services are tentatively set for 2 p.m. Saturday at

the United Methodist Church.



Other arrangements are incomplete at the Tenold Funeral Home.

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Margaret A. Arnold

KLEMME  



Margaret A. Arnold, 91, of Klemme, died Tuesday (Feb. 11, 1997)

at Tweeten Health Care Center, Spring Grove, Minn.



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

Reformed United Church of Christ, with the Rev. Georgia White-Kisslring

officiating. Burial will be held in Concord Cemetery, Garner.



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

Saturday at the church.



Tenold Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.



Margaret A. Arnold was born Feb. 23, 1905, at Garner.



Survivors include her son, Fred R. Arnold of Caledonia, Minn.;

and two granddaughters.



She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband.

MCGG 02/13/1997

Maude E. Butler

BELMOND 



Maude E. Butler, 97, of Belmond, died Tuesday (Feb. 11, 1997)

at the Belmond Healthcare Center.



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

Methodist Church, Livermore, with the Rev. Steve Bibb officiating.

Burial will be in Union Cemetery, Livermore.