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James O. Smith

MASON CITY  



(An obituary for James O. Smith, printed Monday, should not have

listed Teresa Graham of Minneapolis among the survivors as a

special friend.  Family members of Smith said that Graham is not

a friend of the family, nor a relative.)  



James O. Smith, 72, of 222 S. Pierce Ave., died Friday (Feb.

21, 1997) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center West.



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

Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., with the Rev. David Anderson

of St. James Lutheran Church officiating. Burial will be in Elmwood-St.

Joseph Cemetery.



Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.



Memorials may be given to the James O. Smith Memorial Fund.



James O. Smith was born May 15, 1924, in Omaha, Neb. James was

a longtime resident of Mason City and worked for Mason City Brick

& Tile for over 25 years. He was a hard worker who enjoyed life

and being around people.



Survivors include brothers, Antonio Dovali of Waterloo; William

Dovali of San Antonio, Texas, and Ralph Dovali of Omaha, Neb.;

and sister, Donna L. Fenceroy of San Antonio, Texas.



He was preceded in death by his parents.

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Erwin H. Stemmerman

HAMPTON  



Erwin H. Stemmerman, 71, of Hampton, died Saturday (Feb. 22,

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



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

Lutheran Church with the Rev. Jon Anderson officiating.  Burial

will be in Rose Hill Cemetery, Greene.



Visitation was held from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at Sietsema-Vogel

Funeral Home.



Erwin H. Stemmerman was born April 28, 1925, in Butler County,

the son of Edward and Sophia Finke Stemmerman.



He was educated in the Butler County Schools.



He served in the United States Army from 1943-1946 during World

War II.



He was united in marriage to Arlene Folkers on Feb. 22, 1948,

in Allison.



He was a farmer and had also worked at Sukup Manufacturing in

Sheffield.



He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Hampton.



Survivors include his wife, Arlene Stemmerman of Hampton; one

daughter, Janell Brinkman and her husband, Darrel, of Hampton;

one son, Gary Stemmerman and his wife, Pam, of Mason City; one

sister, Bernice Riggert of Eldora; one brother, Paul Stemmerman

of Cedar Falls; two stepgrandchildren; and three stepgreat-grandchildren.



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

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Erma A. Brue

FERTILE 



Erma A. Brue, 81, of Fertile, died Sunday (Feb. 23, 1997) at

North Iowa Mercy Health Center, Mason City.



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

Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Roger Kampstra officiating. Burial

will be in Grant Center Township Cemetery.



Visitation will be from 4:30 to 7 p.m. today, with a 6:30 p.m.

prayer service at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth

St., Clear Lake; and one hour before Wednesday's service at the

church.



Erma Arlene Hennis was born Aug. 6, 1915, in Grant Township,

Cerro Gordo County, the  only child of Vern and Mary (Back) Hennis.

She attended Grant Center School for eight years and in 1933

graduated from Fertile High School.



She attended Grant Center Sunday school as a child, but later

attended the Fertile Lutheran Church. She accepted Christ as

her personal savior in August of 1933.



She married Stanley Brue on Nov. 28, 1934, in the Fertile Lutheran

Church.



They lived on farms until 1979. They raised and showed Arabian

horses until their retirement to Fertile.



They also owned and operated Brue's Processing Plant in Fertile

during the 1960s.



She was a pianist and organist for about 60 years, both in the

church and for community affairs.



She played for many years as a member of the Clear Lake Evangelical

Free Church. Recently, she was organist at the Fertile Lutheran

Church.



In retirement, she enjoyed gardening and wood-working with her

husband.



Her lifelong passion for writing included frequent correspondence,

family and community histories and poetry.



Survivors include her husband, Stanley A. Brue of Fertile; daughter,

Mary Annette Baca and her husband, Gary, of Denver, Colo.; six

grandchildren, Michael Brue of Alvarado, Minn., and friend, Carol

Graham of Grand Forks, N.D.; David Brue of South St. Paul, Minn.;

Steven Lovik and his wife, Tarh, of Kapolei, Hawaii; Scott Lovik

and his wife, Laura, of Clear Lake; Angela Healy and her husband,

John, of Corinth, Texas, and Bridget Glenn and her husband, Gary,

of Mesa, Ariz.; seven great-grandchildren; and numerous relatives

and friends.



She was preceded in death by her parents and her son, David.

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Dorothy E. Momberg

CHARLES CITY 



Dorothy E. Momberg, 73, of St. Petersburg, Fla., formerly of

Charles City, died Sunday (Feb. 23, 1997) at St. Petersburg Fla.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Fullerton Hage Funeral

Home, 401 Blunt St.

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Blanche Mae Phillips

ALGONA 



Blanche Mae Phillips, 87, of Algona, died Sunday (Feb. 23,

1997) at the Algona Manor.



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

Chapel of the Wilson Funeral Home, with the Rev. Phil Webb of

the First United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be

in East Lawn Cemetery.



Visitation will be held after 7:30 p.m. today at the Wilson

Funeral Home and from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral

home.



Blanche Mae Phillips was born Sept. 2, 1909, in Ottumwa.



She is survived by her husband, Roger, of Algona; three daughters,

JoAnna Fredrickson of Idaho Falls, Idaho; Patricia Voyles and

Shirley McDonald, both of Algona; nine grandchildren; 10 great-

grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.



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

brothers.

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Evelyn R. Elefson

CLEAR LAKE 



Evelyn R. Elefson, 96, of Menomonie, Wis., died Sunday (Feb.

23, 1997) at the Dunn County Health Care Center.



Funeral services will be held today at the Menomonie Alliance

Church, Menomonie, Wis., with the Rev. Gary Benedict and the

Rev. Jack Stimmel officiating.



A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m.  Wednesday, Feb.

26, at the Clear Lake Cemetery, Clear Lake, with the Rev. David

Biddle officiating.



The former Evelyn Minium was born Sept. 10, 1900, in South Dakota

to Jakob and Lydia (Barnhardt) Minium.



She graduated from high school in Clear Lake, and attended DePauw

University in Greencastle, Ind,. for a year.



In 1920 Evelyn married Emil L. Elefson and then raised her family.



She graduated from the Open Bible Institute in Des Moines in

1938, and was an ordained minister.



Evelyn organized and was minister at the Bethany Chapel in Des

Moines until 1943, and then at a church in Clear Lake until 1947

when she moved to Eau Claire, Wis., and worked for the Department

of Social Services for the State of Wisconsin.



Evelyn and another retired minister formed a partnership in

the Inspirational Gift Shop in Eau Claire for 12 years until

she retired and moved to Tainter Lake near Menomonie, Wis., where

she lived for many years. Evelyn moved to Menomonie in 1989.



She is survived by four sons and two daughters, Robert Elefson

of Seattle, Wash.; Don Elefson of Marshalltown; Marilyn Johnson

and her husband, Floyd, of Phoenix, Ariz.; the Rev. Richard Elefson

of Bismarck, N.D.; Marcia Pietersen and her husband, Francis,

of Manly,  and Milton Elefson of Effingham, Ill.; 33 grandchildren;

many great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; and other

relatives and friends.



Evelyn was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Floyd;

and two sisters, Maude Woods and Nora Reinhardt.

MCGG 02/25/1997

Evelyn L. Woelke

COLONA, Ill. 



Evelyn L. Woelke, 87, of Colona, died Saturday (Feb. 22, 1997)

in Geneseo. She had lived many years in Garner, Ventura and Clear

Lake, Iowa, and Owatonna, Minn.



Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Harman-Wright

Funeral Home in Beatrice, Neb.



Evelyn Hueske was born Feb. 11, 1910, in Jansen, Neb.



She married George Woelke on Nov. 27, 1936, in Beatrice, Neb.

He died in 1994.



Survivors include a son, George of Colona; two grandsons; a

sister, Lorna Harsh of Lincoln, Neb.; and brothers, Kenneth Hueske

of Milford, Neb., and Vernon Hueske of Birmingham, Ala.

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Richard Lang

CLEAR LAKE 



Richard Lang, 56. of Opportunity Village, died Monday (Feb.

24, 1997) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial

Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St.

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Steve Cobb

MASON CITY 



Steve Cobb, 26, of 1532 N. Washington Ave., died Monday (Feb.

24, 1997) at Mayo Medical Center, Rochester, Minn.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Hogan-Bremer Colonial

Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E.

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Iva P. Hanna

MASON CITY 



Iva P. Hanna, 85, of 819 12th St. N.E., died Saturday (Feb.

22, 1997) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East.



Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m.  Thursday at St. Paul

Lutheran Church, 329 E. State St.



There will be no visitation. The body was cremated.



Other arrangements are incomplete at Major Erickson Funeral

Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave. 

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Lois I. Gerk

MASON CITY 



Lois I. Gerk, 80, of 302 Second St. N.E., died Sunday (Feb.

23, 1997) at Good Shepherd Nursing Home.



A Mass of the Resurrection will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb.

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



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Major Erickson Funeral

Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.

MCGG 02/25/1997

Gertie E. Hankins

CORWITH 



Gertie E. Hankins, 99, of Corwith, died Sunday (Feb. 23, 1997)

at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East, Mason City.



Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. John's

Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Caroline Engelbrecht officiating.

Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Britt.



Visitation will begin after 4 p.m. Wednesday at the Ewing-Dugger

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

church on Thursday.



Gertie E. Hankins was born June 2, 1897, in Britt.



Survivors include two daughters, Katheryn Quebe and Gloria Adams,

both of Corwith; two sons, James Hankins of Banner Elk, N.C.,

and Richard Hankins, Algona; 12 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren;

and three great-great-grandchildren.



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

six brothers and three sisters.

MCGG 02/25/1997

Leon E. `Lee' Sheldon

CLEAR LAKE  



Leon E. ``Lee'' Sheldon, 56, of 2400 S. Shore Drive, died Sunday

(Feb. 23, 1997) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East, Mason

City.



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

Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St. Interment will be in

Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Minn., following services.



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



The family suggests memorials to the Leon E. Sheldon Memorial

Fund.



Lee was born May 1, 1940 in Osage.



Lee is survived by his wife, Gladys Sheldon, Clear Lake; two

daughters, Betty Sheldon and LaBeth Sheldon, both of Clear Lake;

stepson, Kevin Whipple, Iowa City; one sister, Sandra Dunn, Austin,

Minn.; one brother, Leonard Sheldon Jr., Austin, Minn.; his stepfather,

Harley Johnson, Austin, Minn.; a stepbrother; and stepsisters.



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

one stepsister.

MCGG 02/25/1997

W. Donald Threlkeld

FOREST CITY 



W. Donald Threlkeld, 84, of Forest City, died Saturday (Feb.

22, 1997) at the Good Samaritan Center.



A memorial service will be planned for a later date. Burial

of the cremains will be held at Cedar Memorial Cemetery, Cedar

Rapids.



There will be no visitation. Petersen Lund Funeral Home is in

charge of arrangements.



W. Donald Threlkeld was born Feb. 4, 1913, in Chariton.



Survivors include one sister, Margaret Todd of Williamsburg,

Va.; and one brother, Jim Threlkeld of Punta Gorda, Fla.



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

and one sister.

MCGG 02/25/1997

Marjorie Coon

ST. ANSGAR 



Marjorie Coon, 87, of St. Ansgar, died Sunday (Feb. 23, 1997)

at the Good Samaritan Center.



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

United Methodist Church with the Rev. Ted Stowers and the Rev.

Rose Marie Lewis officiating. Burial will be in the Oak Grove

Cemetery, Mitchell.



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

and Sites Funeral Home.



Marjorie Coon was born June 30, 1909, in Fostoria.



Survivors include one daughter, Mary Ann Jennings, Carson City,

Nev.; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

MCGG 02/26/1997

Pearl M. Olson

ALBERT LEA, Minn. 



Funeral services  for Pearl M. Olson, 89,  of the Good Samaritan

Center, Albert Lea, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the

United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Barbara Lindgren officiating.

Burial will be in Bricelyn Lutheran Cemetery.



Visitation will be one hour before services at the church. Bonnerup

Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.



Pearl died Monday (Feb. 24, 1997) at the Naeve Hospital.



Pearl was born in Winnebago County, Iowa, on Oct. 30, 1907,

the daughter of Henry and Bertha (Banta) Beaver. She attended

Lincoln #6 rural school in Winnebago County, near Rake, Iowa.



She was married to Edgar Farus of Forest City, Iowa, in 1925

and they had one son, Donald. They made their home

in Forest City, Iowa, and Bricelyn. Edgar preceded her in death

in 1932.



In 1933 she was married to Anton S. Olson and he preceded her

in death in 1954.



Pearl had been a member of the United Methodist Church, Albert

Lea, and had been active in ladies groups.



She had lived in Bricelyn for 30 years after her husband Edgar's

death and worked in St. Luke's  Home in Blue Earth.



In 1960 she moved to Mason City, Iowa, and worked at Mercy Hospital

until she retired in 1973 at which time she moved to Albert Lea.



She was a 50-year member of the American Legion Auxiliary. She

was a lover of nature.



She is survived by her daughter-in-law, Beverly Farus of Fargo,

N.D.; and sister-in-law, Olive Beaver of Menomonie, Wis. She

is also survived by a special friend, Alf Larson of Albert Lea,

and by very dear nieces, nephews and many friends.



Pearl was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Edgar Farus

in 1932; husband, Anton Olson in 1954; son, Don Farus in 1988;

two sisters, Bertha Sickels and Ruby Farus; and three brothers,

Guy, Howard  and Frank Beaver.

MCGG 02/26/1997

Lois I. Gerk

MASON CITY  



Lois I. Gerk, 80, of 302 Second St. N.E., died Sunday (Feb.

23, 1997) at Good Shepherd Health Center.



There will be a Mass of the Resurrection at 11 a.m. Friday at

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

John Kremer officiating.



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

Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., with a 7 p.m. Scriptural

wake service.



Memorials may be given to the Holy Family Catholic Church in

her memory.



Lois I. Gerk was born Feb. 6, 1917, in Mason City, the daughter

of Sidney and Emma (Snell) McKenzy.



Lois was a graduate of Mason City High School and worked for

Tyler-Ryan Furniture for over 20 years as a bookkeeper.



She was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church and church guild.



Survivors include two sons, Timothy Gerk of Des Moines, and

Jerry Gerk of Mesa, Ariz.; one sister-in-law, Eileen McKenzy

of Mason City; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.



She was preceded in death by her parents; one sister, Marjorie

Gordon; and two brothers, Howard McKenzy, and Harold ``Speed''

McKenzy.

MCGG 02/26/1997

Olvea O. Schell

NORA SPRINGS  



Olvea O. Schell, 83, of 112 First St. N.E., died Tuesday (Feb.

25, 1997) at the Nora Springs Care Center.



A funeral Mass is tentatively scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday

at Holy Family Catholic Church, 714 N. Adams Ave., Mason City,

with the Rev. John R. Kremer officiating.



Other arrangements are incomplete at Sheckler Colonial Chapel,

Nora Springs.

MCGG 02/26/1997

Raymond L. Welp

NORA SPRINGS 



Raymond L. Welp, 61, of 208 N. Greeley, died Monday (Feb. 24,

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



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

United Methodist Church, Nora Springs, with the Rev. Richard

Pippert officiating.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Sheckler Colonial Chapel,

Nora Springs.

MCGG 02/26/1997

Richard Dean Lang

CLEAR LAKE 



Richard Dean Lang, 56, of Opportunity Vilalge, died Monday

(Feb. 24, 1997) at the Muse Norris Inpatient Unit, Mason City.



Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Opportunity

Village, with the Rev. Dean Cripe of the Church of Christ officiating.

Interment will take place at Greenwood Cemetery, Glenville, Minn.



Visitation will begin after 1 p.m. Thursday in the Forum at

Opportunity Village.



Ward Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St., is in charge

of arrangements.



Richard was born Jan. 14, 1941, in Albert Lea, Minn., the son

of William and Lorraine (Buman) Lang.



Richard had been a longtime resident of Opportunity Village,

Clear Lake and Mason City.



Richard worked at the work center at the Village and also at

the North Iowa Vocational Center, Mason City, where he established

many lasting friendships.



He was a former member of the Church of Christ, Clear Lake.



Richard is survived by an uncle, George Lang and his wife, Eldy,

of Albert Lea, Minn.; a half brother, Dennis Lang, Faribault,

Minn.; cousins, John Lang, Albert Lea, Minn.; Neil Lang, Twin

Cities area in Minnesota, and Sharon Nelson and her husband,

Earl, Albert Lea, Minn.; and his Village family and his special

friends, the Meservey Ladies.



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

Lang.

MCGG 02/26/1997

Margaret Merrill

BANCROFT  



Margaret Merrill, 78, of Bancroft, died Monday (Feb. 24, 1997)

at the Heritage Nursing Home.



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

John Catholic Church, with the Rev. John Thomas officiating.



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

Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home, with a 3 p.m. rosary and a 7:30 p.m.

parish prayer service.



Margaret was born on May 21, 1918, at Bancroft.



Survivors include two sisters, Loretta Merrill of Bancroft and

Viola Dezotell of Ellenburg, Wash.



She was preceded in death by her parents, two sisters and four

brothers.

MCGG 02/26/1997

Dorothy E. Momberg Leitz

CHARLES CITY  



Dorothy E. Momberg Leitz, 73, of 3518 28th St. N., St. Petersburg,

Fla., and formerly of 600 South Iowa St., Charles City, died

Sunday (Feb. 23, 1997) at the Columbia Edward White Hospital,

St. Petersburg, Fla., after suffering a massive heart attack.



Funeral services are tentatively planned for 11 a.m. Friday

at the Fullerton Hage Funeral Home, 401 Blunt St., Charles City.



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

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

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

arrangements are incomplete.

MCGG 02/26/1997

Hazel Patricia `Pat' Albers

BUFFALO CENTER  



Hazel Patricia ``Pat'' Albers, 70, of 106 Fourth St. N.W., 

died Tuesday (Feb. 25, 1997) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient

Unit, Mason City.



A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday

at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, with the Rev. Craig Steimel

officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery.



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

Funeral Home,  with a 6:30 p.m. prayer service. There will be

further visitation one hour before services at the church on

Friday.



Hazel Patricia ``Pat'' Albers, daughter of Joe and Mabel (Pennell)

Higgins, was born Nov. 14, 1926, at Armstrong.



She moved to Burt in 1938 and graduated from Burt High School

in 1944. Her mother died 18 days before she graduated.



She married Edwin Albers on Aug. 1, 1946, at St. Peter and Paul

Catholic Church in West Bend. Two children blessed the union,

Linda and Mike.



Pat was active in St. Patrick's Altar Society serving as president,

secretary and treasurer. She was a charter member of the VFW

Auxiliary which started in June 1950. She served as auxiliary

president, district president, and in 1964, she served as state

president. She was also a Girl Scout leader for two years and

a Den Mother for one year.



Survivors include her husband, Edwin Albers in the Veterans

Home in Marshalltown; one daughter, Linda Steinberg, St. Ansgar;

one son, Mike Alberts and his wife, Linda, of Apex, N.C.; four

granddaughters, Brenda Larsen of Mason City; Tricia Garry and

her husband, Victor, of Mason City; Diane Adams and her husband,

Paul, of Buffalo Center, and Mindy Steinberg of St. Ansgar; four

great-grandsons, Jake and Tanner Larsen, both of Mason City;

and Dylan and Dalton Adams, both of Buffalo Center; three sisters,

Virl Hammerstrom, Orlando, Fla.; Jolene Lieb and her husband,

Neil, of Cipperopoles, Calif.; and  Alice Kennedy and her husband,

Bill, of Bancroft; her mother-in-law, Elizabeth Albers of Buffalo

Center; two half-sisters, Carol Miller of West Bend, and Jane

Johnson of Creston; and many nieces and nephews.



She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Thomas;

and one sister, Janet Sue.

MCGG 02/26/1997

Iva P. Hanna

MASON CITY 



Iva P. Hanna, 85, of 819 12th St. N.E., died Saturday (Feb.

22, 1997) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center.



Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Paul

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

officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.



There will be no visitation. The body was cremated, according

to her wishes.



Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., is in

charge of arrangements.



Memorials may be given to the Iva P. Hanna Memorial Fund.



Iva Pearl Hanna was born Sept. 11, 1911, in Osterdock, the daughter

of Joseph and Ella (Troester) Moser.



Iva came to North Iowa in 1915 with her parents and settled

in Manly.



She attended Manly schools until 1927, when her family moved

to Carpenter. She then graduated from Carpenter High School in

1929.



Iva then went on to attend Thompson Prudemar Beauty School in

Des Moines and graduated in 1932.



She was married to Charles Leonard ``Len'' Hanna on July 7,

1934, in Clear Lake.



Iva worked for Montgomery Ward for 10 years, retiring in 1964.



She was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Mason City. She

was one of the founders of the North Iowa Quilters Guild. She

served on the board of directors at the YWCA and Women's Club.

She also enjoyed her favorite sewing club, which started in 1940

among friends. She was a former member of the North Iowa Artists

League.



She is survived by two daughters, Marilyn Thompson, Osage, and

Judy Kellar and her husband, Lloyd, Nampa, Idaho; four grandchildren,

Kristie Reynolds and her husband, James, Osage; Kent Thompson

and his wife, Marie, San Antonio, Texas; Laura Clubb and her

husband, E.J., Meridian, Idaho, and Gregory Kellar, Nampa, Idaho;

five great-grandchildren, Jamie and Ryan Mathahs, Osage; Alexander

and Nicholas Thompson, San Antonio, Texas, and Courtney Clubb,

Meridian, Idaho; one nephew, Gary Moser and wife, Sue, El Monte,

Calif., and several cousins.



She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Len, in 1995;

one granddaughter, Kimberla Thompson; two sisters, Leila Adams

and Wilma Moser; and several brothers and sisters in infancy.

MCGG 02/26/1997

Stephen Wayne Cobb

MASON CITY 



Stephen Wayne Cobb, 26, of 1532 N. Washington Ave., died Monday

(Feb. 24, 1997) at Mayo Medical Center, Rochester, Minn.



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

Lutheran Church, 213 N. Pennsylvania Ave., with the Rev. Jack

Gannett officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.



Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Hogan-Bremer

Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E., and one hour prior to the

services at the church on Friday.



Steve Cobb was born May 3, 1970, in Mason City, son of Richard

and Alice (Book) Cobb.



Steve grew up in Mason City and graduated from Mason City High

School in 1988 and he attended NIACC.



He worked for Carroll George Manufacturing in Northwood; Comfort

Air, Mason City; the Athenian Supper Club and also Good Shepherd

Health Care Center.



Steve loved mountain biking, working on cars and looking for

antiques. He enjoyed hunting and fishing.



Steve was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church.



Survivors include his father, Richard Cobb of Mason City; his

mother, Alice Cobb and her special friend, Dave Adams, Mason

City; a special friend, Becky Satern, Mason City; one brother,

Lee Jay Cobb and his wife, Lisa, and their son, Jaydon, Mason

City; his nephew and nieces, Korey, Kirstin and Kaylan Cobb and

their mother, Dawn Bass, all of Mason City; his grandmothers,

Edith Cobb, Britt, and Pearl Book, Mason City; and many aunts,

uncles and cousins.

MCGG 02/27/1997

Dorothy E. Momberg Leitz

CHARLES CITY 



Dorothy E. Momberg Leitz, 73, 3518 28th St. N., St. Petersburg,

Fla., and formerly of 600 S. Iowa St., died unexpectedly Sunday

(Feb. 23, 1997) at the Columbia Edward White Hospital, St. Petersburg,

Fla., after suffering a massive heart attack.



Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the Fullerton

Hage Funeral Home, 401 Blunt St.,  with the Rev. Darwin Miller

Jr. of the Temple Baptist Church officiating.



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

where the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. and visitation

will continue from 9 a.m. until service time on Friday morning.



Mrs. Momberg Leitz, the former Dorothy Elizabeth Wertin, was

born June 4, 1923, in Malcom, the daughter of William Matthew

and Elizabeth (Kilowitz) Wertin.



She lived in several towns while she was growing up. In 1946,

she graduated from Waukon High School in Waukon.



On June 21, 1947, in Charles City, she was united in marriage

to Wayne Virgil Momberg. Mr. Momberg died Aug. 9, 1965, in Charles

City.



Mrs. Momberg was a ward clerk, cook and general supervisor at

the former Floyd County Care Facility. She was a former member

of the First Baptist Church, Wa-Tan-Ye, Women of the Moose Chapter

1190 and the VFW Auxillary, all of Charles City.



Living family members include four children, Howard Iverson

and Virginia (Mrs. Virgil) Park, all of Charles City; Gordon

Momberg and Hazel (Mrs. James) Bradshaw, all of St. Petersburg,

Fla.; two brothers and their wives, Ernest and Esther Wertin

of St. Petersburg, Fla., and William and Mary Wertin of North

Riverside, Ill.; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.



In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in

death by two brothers, George and Leo Wertin; and three sisters,

Louise Wertin, Viola Nicholas and Maxine Savage.

MCGG 02/27/1997

Oleva A. Schell

NORA SPRINGS 



Oleva A. Schell, 83, of Nora Springs, died Tuesday (Feb. 25,

1997) at the Nora Springs Care Center.



A memorial Mass will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Holy Family

Catholic Church, 714 N. Adams Ave., Mason City, with the Rev.

John R. Kremer officiating. Inurnment will be held at a later

date in the Osage Cemetery.



There will be no visitation. Sheckler Colonial  Chapel, 114

N. Hawkeye Ave., is in charge of arrangements.



The family requests that memorials be given to the Nora Springs

Care Center, Highway 18 West, Nora Springs, in memory of Oleva

A. Schell.



Oleva A. Schell was born April 16, 1913, at Nora Springs, the

daughter of John T. and Ida M. (Theurer) Hofler.



She grew up in Nora Springs, receiving her education from Nora

Springs schools.



She graduated from Clark College in Dubuque with a degree in

business and returned to Nora Springs to work at the Hofler Seed

Company for two years prior to her marriage.



Oleva was united in marriage to Clarence ``Mike'' Schell on

May 3, 1937, at Rockford. They celebrated their Golden wedding

anniversary in 1987.



After raising a family, she enjoyed returning to work at the

Hofler Seed Co., a business owned and operated by herself, her

husband and her brother, John Hofler.



Oleva was an avid bridge player and a longtime member of several

bridge clubs. She loved the challenge of the game, and valued

the close relationship of the club members.



She liked to knit, sew, read, play cards with her grandchildren,

and exchange good stories.



She was active in church, school and civic affairs, participating

in whatever role was needed. She treasured the opportunity  to

work with many people on a variety of projects.



Those left to cherish her memory are her husband, Clarence ``Mike''

Schell, Nora Springs; four daughters, Mary Lee Schell, Bloomington,

Minn.; Barbara Ware and her husband, John, Okemos, Mich.; Loretta

Grekoff and her husband, Dallas, Shakopee, Minn., and Rita Britton

and her husband, Ken, Eagan, Minn.; 13 grandchildren, Micheal

and Steven Ware, Okemos, Mich.; Todd Grekoff and his wife, Jessica,

Mankato, Minn.; Kim Hinrichsen and her husband, Scott, Farmington;

Troy and Karla Grekoff,  Shakopee, Minn.; Mindy Bissonett and

her husband, Rob, Lakeville, Minn.; Karla Grekoff, Shakopee,

Minn.; Ben Britton, Eagna, Minn.; Abigail Britton and her fiance,

Mike Thomas, Allerton; Elizabeth, Sarah and David Britton, all

of Eagan, Minn.; four great-grandchildren, Kyle and Kayla Hinrichsen,

Jordon Harris, Kourtney Grekoff and Ryan Bissonett; and one brother,

John R. Hofler and his wife, Louise, Nora Springs.



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

Graper. 

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Raymond Lee Welp

NORA SPRINGS 



Raymond Lee Welp, 61, of 208 N. Greeley, died Monday (Feb.

24, 1997) at Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.



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

United Methodist Church, 202 N. Hawkeye, with the Rev. Richard

Pippert and the Rev. John Bates officiating.



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

Chapel, 114 N. Hawkeye, and one hour prior to services at the

church on Friday.



The family suggests that memorials be made to Hospice of North

Iowa in memory of Raymond L. Welp.



Raymond Lee Welp was born Dec. 31, 1935, at Kamrar, the son

of Henry and Marie (Fonken) Welp. He grew up in Kamrar, attending

and graduating from Kamrar schools.



He was a bus driver for Jefferson Bus Lines.



Ray and his family moved to Nora Springs in 1974.



He was united in marriage to Susan Treloar on July 25, 1981,

at Nora Springs.



He was employed by Fast Food Merchandisers for 21 years, retiring

in August of 1996.



Ray loved race cars, camping and spending time with his grandkids.



Survivors include his wife, Susan Welp of Nora Springs; one

son, Greg Welp and his wife, Gina, Ventura; one daughter, Lisa

Halbur and her husband, Brian, Manning; two stepdaughters, Heather

Conley, Nora Springs, and Elizabeth Conley, Janesville; one stepson,

Cody Conley, Mason City; five grandchildren, McCayla and Morgan

Welp, both of Ventura; Courtney and Kristina Halbur, both of

Manning; and Ciara Conley, Mason City; one sister, LaVonne Draper

and her husband, Keith, Webster City; and several nieces, nephews

and cousins.



He was preceded in death by his parents.

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Larry Hilbert

WESLEY  



Larry Hilbert, 46, of Wesley, died Wednesday (Feb. 26, 1997)

at Kossuth Regional Health Center, Algona.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf

Funeral Home, Wesley.

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James Jorgensen

HAMPTON 



James Jorgensen Sr., 86, of Hampton, died Tuesday (Feb. 25,

1997) at Franklin General Hospital.



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

Lutheran Church, rural Hampton, with the Rev. Louise Stromberg

and the Rev. A.E. Norson officiating. Burial will be in St. John's

Lutheran Cemetery, rural Hampton.



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

Vogel Funeral Home.



James Jorgensen Sr. was born Aug. 11, 1910, in Hardin County.



Survivors include two sons, James Jorgensen Jr., Hampton, and

Marlyn Jorgensen, Garrison; one daughter, Joyce Piechowski, Bettendorf;

11 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and two brothers, Leo

Jorgensen, Mason City, and Harold Jorgensen of Iowa Falls.



He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife.

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Walter E. Johnson

WILLIAMS 



Walter E. Johnson, 89, of Williams, died Tuesday (Feb. 25,

1997) at Ellsworth Municipal Hospital, Iowa Falls.



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

Lutheran Church, rural Dows, with the Rev. Glen Kappelmann officiating.

Burial will be in Vernon Lutheran Cemetery.



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

Funeral Home, Dows.



Walter E. Johnson was born Dec. 6, 1907, on a farm in Vernon

Township, Wright County.



Survivors include two sons, Robert Johnson, Mason City, and

Raymond Johnson, Williams; four grandchildren; two great-granddaughters;

and two brothers, Pete Johnson of Dows, and Mike Johnson of Jewell.



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

and twin sisters in infancy. 

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Ruby J. Kudej

KANAWHA 



Ruby J. Kudej, 79, of Kanawha, died Tuesday (Feb. 25, 1997)

at home.



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

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

Burial will be in the Amsterdam Cemetery.



Visitation will begin after 3 p.m. Friday at the Ewing-Dugger

Funeral Chapel, with the family greeting friends from 7 to 8

p.m. and one hour prior to services Saturday at the church.



Ruby J. Kudej was born Aug. 13, 1917, in Garner.



Survivors include one daughter, Barb Grisvold, Des Moines; one

son, David Kudej, Grinnell; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.



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

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Larry Lee Hilbert

ALGONA  



Larry Lee Hilbert, 46, of Algona, died Wednesday (Feb. 26,

1997) at the Kossuth Regional Health Care Center, Algona.



A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday

at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Wesley, with the Rev. Paul Bormann

officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery,

with military graveside rites conducted by Andrews American Legion

Post #428.



Visitation will begin after 2:30 p.m. today at the Garry-Roberts-

Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home, with a 3 p.m. Catholic Daughters of

the Americas Rosary and a 7:30 p.m. parish prayer service.



Larry Lee Hilbert was born April 12, 1950, at Algona.



Survivors include his wife, Jean, of Wesley; his children, Chad

and Lynn Hilbert, at home in Wesley; his mother, Felice Hilbert,

Wesley; and his brothers and sisters, Kay Hilbert, Glendale,

Calif.; Judy Hilbert, Denver, Colo.; Dave Hilbert of Lee's Summit,

Mo.; Mary Robles, Glendale, Calif.; Becky Kudej of Britt; twin

brother, Gary Hilbert of Britt; Margie McCleish, Bancroft, and

Connie Dittrich of Algona.



He was preceded in death by his father, twin children, one sister

and his grandparents.

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Loretta Thovson

FOREST CITY 



Loretta Thovson, 92, of Forest City, died Thursday (Feb. 27,

1997) at the Titonka Care Center.



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

Knob Lutheran Church, rural Forest City, with the Rev Robert

Snitzer officiating. Burial will be in the Pilot Knob Lutheran

Cemetery.



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

Lund Funeral Home, 505 N. Clark, with the family greeting friends

from 6 to 8 p.m.



Loretta Thovson was born Nov. 7, 1904, in Hancock County.



Survivors include two daughters, Arlis Higgins, Titonka, and

DeEtta Twedt, Mesa, Ariz.; one son, Robert Thovson, Springfield,

Mo.; seven grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; six stepgrandchildren;

nine stepgreat-grandchildren; and one sister, Agnes Hall, Forest

City.



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

sister, grandson and a great-grandson.

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Walter T. Pfeffer

ALGONA 



Walter T. Pfeffer, 73, of Algona, died Thursday (Feb. 27, 1997)

at North Iowa Mercy Health Center, Mason City.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Geilenfeld-Murphy-Schaaf

Funeral Home.

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Florence B. Schelick

CHARLES CITY 



Florence B. Schelick, 98, of Manly, formerly of Charles City,

died Thursday (Feb. 27, 1997) at the Manly Nursing and Rehabilitation

Center.



Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Fullerton Hage Funeral

Home, 401 Blunt St.

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Arlene F. Mather

WHITTEMORE 



Arlene Frances Mather, 65, of Whittemore, died Wednesday (Feb.

26, 1997) at the West Bend Care Center.



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

Geilenfeld-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home, with the Rev. Lyle Hansen

officiating. Burial will be in Plainview Cemetery.



Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home

until time of services.



Arlene Mather was born Oct. 25, 1931, at Rolfe.



She is survived by one cousin, Rosella Voigt, Whittemore.



She was preceded in death by her parents.

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Zachary Steven Abele

Brendon Micheal Abele

LAKE MILLS 



Zachary Steven Abele and Brendon Micheal Abele, infant sons

of Paul and LuAnn Abele of Lake Mills, were born Wednesday, Feb.

12, 1997, at Abbot Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, Minn.



Zachary passed away on Thursday (Feb. 13, 1997) and Brendon

passed away on Tuesday (Feb. 18, 1997) at Children's Health Care

Center, Minneapolis, Minn.



Private funeral services and burial took place on Saturday,

Feb. 22, 1997, at North Prairie Lutheran Church and Cemetery

with the Rev. Randy Baldwin officiating.



Mittelstadt Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.



Zachary and Brendon are survived by their parents, Paul and

LuAnn Abele, Lake Mills; maternal grandparents, Adolph and Bonnye

Reineke of Forest City; paternal grandparents, Steve and Jan

Abele, Lake Mills; maternal great-grandparents, Loretta Reineke,

Forest City, and Dale and Roberta Newell, Elreno, Okla.; paternal

great-grandparents, John and Bonnie Osnes, Forest City, and Earl

and Norma Kluender, Cresco.



They were preceded in death by maternal great-grandfather and

paternal great-grandfather.

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Steven R. Schultz

DURANGO, Colo. 



Steven R. Schultz, 50, died Wednesday (Feb. 26, 1997) in Durango.



Funeral services are planned on Monday at the Christ Episcopal

Church in St. Joseph, Mo..



A Celebration of Life memorial service is being planned for

Steve on his birthday, July 14, 1997, in Durango.



Memorial contributions may be sent to the Charles Bernard Schultz

Education Fund, Attn: Patti Burkholder, Norwest Bank, P.O. Drawer

K, Durango, Colo. 81302.



Steven R. Schultz was born in Columbia, Mo., graduated from

Clear Lake High School, Clear Lake, Iowa, and from the University

of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa, with a Bachelor of Science Degree

in Business and Anthropology.



He served in the Vietnam War and was a decorated veteran.



He had lived in Durango since 1985, with his wife, Julie, and

son, Charles.



Steve was a licensed residential real estate appraiser for nearly

20 years and in recent years, a broker with his downtown business,

the Buyers Brokerage.



Prior to living in Durango, Steve and his wife lived in Frisco,

Colo., for 10 years.



Steve was a member of the Delta Chi Fraternity at the university.



Besides his wife, Julie Wynhoff Schultz and his son, Charles,

survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.W. Schultz of St.

Joseph, Mo.; his sister, Sara Schultz Nelson of Green Bay,  Wis.;

his sister, Amy Schultz Grier of St. Joseph, Mo.; and his brother,

Fred Schultz of Green Bay, Wis.



The Hood Mortuary, Durango, is in charge of arrangements.

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Leston `Bud' Eichmeier

CHARLES CITY 



Leston ``Bud'' Eichmeier, 76, of 206 Seventh Ave., died Thursday

(Feb. 27, 1997) at Floyd County Memorial Hospital.



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

Hauser Funeral Home, 1205 S. Main St., with the Rev. Karen Rask

Behling of St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church officiating.

Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, with military honors conducted

by the Charles City Ceremonial Unit.



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

a.m. until time of services on Saturday.



Leston Edward Eichmeier was born Feb. 20, 1921, at Floyd.



Survivors include his wife, ``Kay,'' of Charles City; one daughter,

Catherine Dobbs, Houston, Texas; and two grandchildren.



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

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Raymond Lee Welp

NORA SPRINGS 



Raymond Lee Welp, 61, of 208 N. Greeley, died Monday (Feb.

24, 1997) at Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.



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

Methodist Church, 202 N. Hawkeye, with the Rev. Richard Pippert

and the Rev. John Bates officiating.



Visitation was held from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Sheckler Colonial

Chapel, 114 N. Hawkeye, and one hour prior to services at the

church today.



The family suggests that memorials be made to Hospice of North

Iowa in memory of Raymond L. Welp.



Raymond Lee Welp was born Dec. 31, 1935, at Kamrar, the son

of Henry and Marie (Fonken) Welp. He grew up in Kamrar, attending

and graduating from Kamrar schools.



He was a bus driver for Jefferson Bus Lines.



Ray and his family moved to Nora Springs in 1974.



He was united in marriage to Susan Treloar on July 25, 1981,

at Nora Springs.



He was employed by Fast Food Merchandisers for 21 years, retiring

in August of 1996.



Ray loved race cars, camping and spending time with his grandkids.



Survivors include his wife, Susan Welp of Nora Springs; one

son, Greg Welp and his wife, Gina, Ventura; one daughter, Lisa

Halbur and her husband, Brian, Manning; two stepdaughters, Heather

Conley, Nora Springs, and Elizabeth Conley, Janesville; one stepson,

Cody Conley and his wife, Tami, Mason City; five grandchildren,

McCayla and Morgan Welp, both of Ventura; Courtney and Kristina

Halbur, both of Manning; and Ciara Conley, Mason City; one sister,

LaVonne Draper and her husband, Keith, Webster City; and several

nieces, nephews and cousins.



He was preceded in death by his parents.

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Marguerite L. Beisel

MASON CITY 



Marguerite L. Beisel, 85, of 915 N. Taylor Ave., died Wednesday

(Feb. 26, 1997) at the Good Shepherd Health Care Center.



Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Hogan-Bremer

Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E., with the Rev. Ronald Stein

of the First Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in Memorial

Park Cemetery.



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

home and one hour prior to services on Saturday.



The family suggests memorials be made to the Marguerite L. Beisel

Memorial Fund.



Marguerite L. Beisel was born May 8, 1911, at Swea City, the

daughter of Hiram and Cecil (Dingman) Campbell.



She was united in marriage to Daniel Beisel on Aug. 15, 1931,

at Mason City.



Marguerite enjoyed fishing, dancing and crocheting. She loved

visiting with people.



Survivors include her daughter, Betty Wolf and her husband,

Robert, Mason City; a sister-in-law, Alma Campbell, Mason City;

numerous nieces and nephews; and one special great-niece, Debbie

Lancaster, Mason City; and a special friend, Lila Paulsen, Mason

City.



She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband in 1980;

her grandson, Roger Wolf in 1994; her son, Bob in 1996; her twin

sister, Marjorie Fletcher in 1996; a sister, Bernice Meckstroth

in 1994; and a brother, Melvin Campbell in 1994.