June 1-5, 1997

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Mason City

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GLOBE GAZETTE OBITUARIES MCGG 06/01/1997 Roger L. Vosburgh MASON CITY Roger L. Vosburgh, 56, of 2119 S. Jefferson Ave., died Thursday (May 29, 1997) at the University of Iowa Hospitals, Iowa City. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Memorial Park Cemetery, Highway 18 West, with the Rev. David Anderson of St. James Lutheran Church, officiating. In accordance with Roger's wishes his body has been cremated. No visitation will be held. Hogan-Bremer Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E., is handling arrangements. Roger Lee Vosburgh was born May 13, 1941, at Mason City, the son of Harley H. and Esther I. (Lorenzen) Vosburgh. He married Judy Momyer on July 4, 1993, at Mason City. Roger was raised in Burchinal, later moving to Mason City. He was a 1960 graduate of Clear Lake High School, Clear Lake. For many years he drove truck for his father at Vosburgh Trucking, Burchinal. Later he drove for Plagge Truck Lines, Mason City. Most recently, Roger was a driver with Fermented Products, Mason City. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Mason City, and a 30 year member of the Moose Lodge, Mason City. Roger is survived by his wife, Judy Vosburgh, Mason City; one daughter, Shelley Sullivan and her husband, Mark, Ramona, Calif.; two sons, Todd Vosburgh and his wife, Charlotte, El Cajon, Calif., and Ryan Vosburgh and his wife, Amy, Des Moines; a step-daughter, Sandy King and her husband, Dion, Mason City; a step-son, Mike Momyer, Mason City; six grandchildren, Ricky Blount, Blair Vosburgh, Tyler Vosburgh, Casey Sullivan, Kylie Sullivan, and Chelsea Vosburgh; three step-grandchildren, Wesley King, Taylor King, and Christopher Kirschbaum. He was preceded in death by his parents, grandparents, and an infant son.

MCGG 06/01/1997 Marie A. Bennett MASON CITY Marie A. Bennett, 77, of Rolling Green Village, Nevada, formerly of Mason City, died Thursday (May 29, 1997) at Mary Greeley Medical Center, Ames. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at Major-Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., with the Rev. Merlin Ackerson of the First United Methodist Church, officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today, and Monday morning until time of services at the funeral home. The family suggests memorials to the Marie A. Bennett Memorial Fund. Marie Bennett was born Jan. 26, 1920, in Barnum, Iowa, the daughter of Scott and Julia (Feazel) Travis. Marie married Lavern B. Bennett Feb. 29, 1944, at Fairmont, Minn. Marie helped operate a salvage yard at West Bend for a number of years, moving to Mason City in 1979. While in Mason City, Marie and Lavern were active in flea markets and antiques. Marie moved to Nevada in 1994. Survivors include sons, Larry L. Bennett and wife, Rita A., of Ames, Bob B. Bennett and wife, Penny, of Mason City, and Chuck W. Bennett and wife, Karla, of Mason City; daughters, Carol J. Calligan of O'Fallon, Ill., Joann M. Greene of Ida Grove, Sandra S. Calligan and husband, Denny, of Norman, Okla., and Patricia K. Hefflefinger and husband, Lowell, of Ames; one brother, Delmar Travis of North Branch, Minn.; and 17 grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Lavern in 1989; three sisters; and two brothers.

MCGG 06/01/1997 Alexander Speakar CLEAR LAKE Alexander Speakar, 84, of 5407 240th St., died Thursday (May 29, 1997) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Zion Lutheran Church with the Rev. Kermit Roisen officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City, with military honors conducted by the Clear Lake V.F.W. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N Fourth St., and one hour prior to services at the church on Tuesday. Alexander Speakar was born April 7, 1913, at Seratov, Russia, the son of John and Katherine Marie (Speakar) Speakar. On July 24, 1932, he was married to Alice Whitney at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Mason City. Prior to his service in the military, Mr. Speakar was employed by Deckers Meat Packing in Mason City. He entered the United States Army in 1944. Early in his enlistment he worked as an airplane mechanic at a defense plant in Wisconsin. He later served as a foot soldier and as an interpreter for German soldiers while he was stationed in Germany and France. He was discharged in 1946, at the rank of PFC, in the Cannon Company of the 264th Infantry. After his military service, Alex and his wife, Alice, owned and operated the Oakwood Grocery on the south shore of Clear Lake from 1946-1962. He was employed by the Clear Lake Schools as a bus mechanic from 1959-1974. Mr. Speakar spoke fluent German and liked watching western movies. He enjoyed music and played many instruments including the accordian, guitar, mouth organ and organ. He also liked horses. He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, Clear Lake. Those left to cherish his memory are his wife, Alice Speakar, Clear Lake; four children, Joan Bales and her husband, Kenneth, Mason City, Sonia Molencamp and her husband, Larry, Clear Lake, Robert Speakar and his wife, Aletha, Clear Lake, and Kathleen Thomsen and her husband, Eric, Muscatine; nine grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; one sister, Marie Stricker and her husband, Dave, Mason City; and one brother, Emmanuel Speakar, Mason City. He was preceded in death by his parents; and four brothers, John and Robert, and two in infancy in Russia.

MCGG 06/01/1997 Alice M. MacVey BRITT Alice M. MacVey, 91, died Saturday (May 31, 1997) at the Hancock County Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Ewing Funeral Chapel.

MCGG 06/01/1997 Ethel I. Miller DUBUQUE Ethel I. Miller, 89, formerly of the Grafton area, died Friday (May 30, 1997) at the Luther Manor Nursing Home. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Dubuque. Her ashes will be placed in the cemetery in Grafton at a later date. The family will receive friends from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. Monday at the church. The Dennis Kitchen Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Ethel I. Miller was born Dec. 24, 1907, in Tilden Township in Cherokee County, the daughter of Fred and Anna (Larson) Johnson. She graduated from Wilson High School in Cherokee, and then attended Iowa State University in Ames, graduating in 1931 with honors. On Dec. 25, 1934, she married Earl L. Miller in Cherokee. He passed away in May of 1959. She was a high school English and home economics instructor at Oto, Clarinda, Carpenter and Grafton prior to retiring. She was a member of the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Dubuque and the Esther Circle at the church. Survivors include one daughter, Sondra Ray of Dallas, Texas; three grandchildren, James and (Kristi) Mahnke, Ann and (Bruce) Scott, and Katherine and (Martin) Mahnke-Thomas; and four great- grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; one daughter, Clo Ann Mahnke on Aug. 27, 1988; three brothers; and three sisters. The family requests no flowers. Memorials may be given to the Education Fund of the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Dubuque.

MCGG 06/01/1997 Lawrence E. `Boone' Chipman BURT Lawrence E. ``Boone'' Chipman, 74, died Friday (May 30, 1997) at the Kossuth Regional Health Center, Algona. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the United Methodist Church with the Rev. Sue Thomas officiating. Burial will be in the Burt Township Cemetery with military rites provided by the Carter-Scott Post #5236 of the V.F.W. Visitation will begin at 7:30 p.m. today and will continue after 9 a.m. Monday at the Wilson Funeral Chapel. Lawrence E. ``Boone'' Chipman was born Sept. 29, 1922, in Burt. Survivors include two daughters, Linda Marlow of Burt, and Cynthia Polz of Jackson, Minn.; two sons, Joel and John, both of Burt; one brother, Richard Chipman of Bancroft; and nine grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, infant son, and three brothers.

MCGG 06/01/1997 Irene (Sweenie) Hanig WESLEY Irene (Sweenie) Hanig, 68, died Friday (May 30, 1997) at the Westview Care Center, Britt. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Catholic Church with the Rev. Paul Bormann officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 2:30 to 8 p.m. today at the Roberts- Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home. A prayer service will be held at 3 p.m., and a C.D. of A. Rosary will be held at 4 p.m. Irene (Sweenie) Hanig was born May 26, 1929, in Wesley. Survivors include one brother, Eugene Hanig of Marshalltown.

MCGG 06/02/1997 Emmanuel ``Nick'' Kaloplastos IRMO, S.C. Funeral services for Emmanuel Nicholas ``Nick'' Kaloplastos, 70, were held recently at Our Lady of the Hills Catholic Church with the Rev. Robert Fix and Msgr. Charles H. Rowland officiating. The Dunbar Funeral Home, Dutch Fork Chapel, in Irmo, was in charge of arrangements. Mr. Kaloplastos died on May 16 (1997). He was born in Stuben, Crawford County, Wis., the son of the late Sadie (Groom) Kaloplastos and Nicholas Emmanuel Kaloplastos. He was a member of Our Lady of the Hills Catholic Church. Mr. Kaloplastos joined the U.S. Navy (amphibious) and served on the U.S.S. Hyde from 1944 to 1949. He later joined the U.S. Army and was stationed in the South Pacific, Vietnam, Korea, Indochina and China. He received several commendations, awards and medals, including the Good Conduct Medal (eighth award), four overseas bars, the Vietnam Service Medal, the Army of Occupation Medal (USARPAC), the World War II Victory Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the Army Commendation Medal with oak leaf clusters. Mr. Kaloplastos was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 641. He retired at Fort Jackson in 1972 and from Fort Gordon, Ga., in 1992. Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Ruth Vitzthum Kaloplastos of Irmo; sons, John A. Kaloplastos and James M. ``Jim'' Kaloplastos, both of North Augusta; daughters, Dawn M. Beard and Nikki K. Lee, both of Hopkins, Dale K. Simpson of Lexington, Mary K. Warren, Rita I. McLendon, Holly K. Kaloplastos and the late Ann Marie Black Kaloplastos, all of Irmo, Brandy K. Kaloplastos of Columbia, and Christina M. Maddox of North Augusta; brother, Jack N. Kaloplastos of San Antonio, Texas; sister, Mary Colling of Mason City; 18 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

MCGG 06/02/1997 Frank S. Swed MASON CITY Frank S. Swed Sr., 88, of 307 Ninth St. N.W., died Sunday (June 1, 1997) at his home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Major-Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.

MCGG 06/02/1997 Charlotte Brandt CLEAR LAKE Charlotte Brandt, 81, of 501 N. Shore Drive, died Sunday (June 1, 1997) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St.

MCGG 06/02/1997 Ethel L. Avery BELMOND Ethel L. Avery, 94, died Sunday (June 1, 1997) at the Belmond Health Care Center. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church with the Rev. Jack Paisley officiating. Interment will be in the Amsterdam Cemetery, Goodell. Visitation will be held from 2:30 to 9 p.m. today with a 2:30 p.m. parish rosary and an 8 p.m. scripture service at Tenold Funeral Home. Visitation will continue one hour prior to services at the church. Ethel L. (O'Rourke) Avery, the daughter of James and Anna (McGurk) O'Rourke, was born July 5, 1902, at Britt. She attended Britt Public School until she was 14, and the family moved to Kanawha, where she graduated from Kanawha High School in 1922. She attended Hamilton Business School for a while, and was united in marriage to Anson Emmett Avery of Goodell. They resided on the same farm east of Goodell all their married life. After her husband's death in 1985, Ethel continued to live on the farm for 8 years, until failing health required hospitalization, and she then became a resident of the Belmond Health Care Center. She is survived by her daughter, Lois Ann Hafermann and her husband, Daryl, of Thornton; grandchildren, Sherri and her husband, Ron Barnes, David Hafermann and his family and Scott Hafermann and his wife, Jo; seven great-grandchildren; three nieces; and one nephew. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Anson; brother, Lloyd O'Rourke; and sisters, Edna Gilligan and Viva Parker.

MCGG 06/02/1997 Hattie Bottoms CLARION Hattie Bottoms, 96, died Sunday (June 1, 1997) at the Dows Health Care Center. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Willim Funeral Home with Mark Young, of the Church of Christ, officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. today at the funeral home. Hattie Bottoms was born Nov. 9, 1900, at Webster City. Survivors include one sister, Emma Pritchard of Urbana, Ill. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, son, three brothers and two sisters.

MCGG 06/02/1997 Ann Munch FOREST CITY Ann Munch, 65, died Saturday (May 31, 1997) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East, Mason City. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the United Methodist Church with the Rev. Gary Marzolf officiating. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, with the family greeting friends from 5 to 7 p.m., at the Petersen Lund Funeral Home. The family suggests memorials to the Blank Children's Hospital Oncology Department in Des Moines or the United Methodist Church in Forest City. Ann Munch was born in Des Moines on May 29, 1932, the daughter of Elmer and Anna (Lindblad) Rodine. She attended Elm Grove Elementary School and graduated from Indianola High School. She received her nursing degree from Iowa Methodist School of Nursing in Des Moines. On Aug. 22, 1954, she was married to Frank Munch in Des Moines. Ann began her nursing career in 1953 in the office of Drs. Brown, Newland and Allender in Des Moines. That year she also received the Blank Children's Hospital Award for exceptional ability in pediatric nursing. In 1963, she became the school nurse for Interstate 35 School in Truro. In 1965, she joined the staff of the Forest City Municipal Hospital. She continued nursing through 1966 with the Forest City Community Hospital and, in 1967, she became a school nurse with the Forest City School system. Ann retired from nursing in December of 1993. She was a member of the Forest City United Methodist Church and served on various committees. She was a Red Cross volunteer and an alumni of the Iowa Methodist School of Nursing. She died at North Iowa Mercy Health Center in Mason City on May 31, 1997, at the age of 65 years. She is survived by her husband, Frank Munch, of Forest City; two daughters and their spouses, Carol and Jordan Greta of Newton and Ruth and James Kozal of Scottsbluff, Neb.; and a son and his wife, Frank III and Carla Munch of Dallas Center. She also is survived by two sisters, Mary Miller and her husband, Charles, of Lacona, and Betty Longley of Dallas, Texas; a brother and his wife, Carl and Louise Rodine of Grand Junction, Colo.; three grandchildren, Meredith and Lucas Greta and Joseph Kozal; four stepgrandchildren, Edie, David, Anne and Katy Kozal; and several nieces and nephews. Ann was preceded in death by her parents; two aunts, Esther and Sigrid Lindblad; and two sisters-in-law, Phyllis Rodine and Cecelia Schultz.

MCGG 06/02/1997 Estella Neuerburg OSAGE Estella Neuerburg, 85, died Sunday (June 1, 1997) at the Good Samaritan Center, St. Ansgar.

MCGG 06/03/1997 Alice M. McVey BRITT Alice M. McVey, 91, of Britt, died Saturday (May 31, 1997) at Hancock County Memorial Hospital. Private family services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Ewing Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Dennis Bailey officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. There is no visitation. Alice M. MacVey was born Oct. 11, 1905, in Bode. Survivors include two sons, Curtis of Ankeny and Paul of Ames; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and one sister, Mona Olson, Colorado Springs, Colo. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, three brothers and one infant sister.

MCGG 06/03/1997 Albert B. Cooper KANAWHA Albert B. Cooper, 87, of Kanawha, died Monday (June 2, 1997) at the Kanawha Community Home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Ewing Dugger Funeral Home.

MCGG 06/03/1997 Mary Lou Lannon MASON CITY Mrs. James (Mary Lou) Lannon, 80, of 12 N. Willowgreen Court, died Jan. 22, 1997, at Naples, Fla. Graveside services are tentatively set for 2 p.m. Friday at Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery. Other arrangements are incomplete at Hogan-Bremer Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E.

MCGG 06/03/1997 Henry C. Entner MASON CITY Henry C. Entner, 89, of 304 Third St. N.E., died Monday (June 2, 1997) at the Heritage Care Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Fullerton Patterson James Funeral Chapel, 123 Second St. S.W.

MCGG 06/03/1997 Signa L. Sing MASON CITY Signa L. Sing, 81, of Mason City, died Monday (June 2, 1997) at the Heritage Care Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Hogan-Bremer Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E.

MCGG 06/03/1997 Leland Depping SHEFFIELD Leland Depping, 72, of Sheffield, died Monday (June 2, 1997) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center, Mason City. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, Thornton, with the Rev. Bob Hetrick officiating. Other arrangements are incomplete at Grarup Funeral Home.

MCGG 06/03/1997 Estella Neuerburg OSAGE Estella Neuerburg, 85, of Osage, died Sunday (June 1, 1997) at the Good Samaritan Center, St. Ansgar. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Sacred Heart Church, with the Rev. Dennis Cahill officiating. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 3 p.m. today at Champion Funeral Home, with a 3 p.m. rosary and a 7:30 p.m. wake service. Estella Neuerburg was born June 23, 1911, at Osage. Survivors include her husband, Norbert Neuerberg, Osage; two sons, Joseph Neuerburg of Traverse City, Mich., and Ronald Neuerburg of Eldora; three sisters, Marie Kobernusz, Leona Rogers and Lucille Hultman, all of Osage; and six grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, one brother and one sister.

MCGG 06/03/1997 Frank S. Swed MASON CITY Frank S. Swed Sr., 307 Ninth St. N.W., died Sunday (June 1, 1997) at his home. A Mass of the Resurrection will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Family Catholic Church, with the Rev. John Kremer and Chuck Cooper, deacon, officiating. Interment will be in Elmwood-St.Joseph Cemetery, with a flag folding ceremony by the Mason City Memorial Association. Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., with a 7 p.m. Scripture Wake service and a 7:30 p.m. Knights of Columbus Rosary. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the Frank S. Swed Sr. Memorial Fund or Hospice of North Iowa. Frank was born in Krakow, Poland, son of Michael and Eva Sweet. Frank served in the United States Navy during World War II. He learned the upholstery trade while in Minneapolis. He was founder and former owner of Federal Upholstery for over 60 years. He was a master of his trade and took great pride in his work. Frank was a gentleman with a great sense of humor and he enjoyed photography and spending time with his family. He was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church, Elks Lodge #375, American Legion Post #701, VFW Post #733, Knights of Columbus and was a 3rd and 4th Degree Knight of Columbus. He is survived by his wife, Gertrude Swed, of Mason City; two daughters, Peggy Solberg and her husband, Vaughn, of Mason City, and Ruth Pidick of Denver, Colo.; one son, Frank Swed Jr. and his wife, Connie, of Carlsbad, Calif.; nine granddaughters; one grandson; six great-grandsons; four great-granddaughters; one sister, Rose Moravetz, of Clearwater, Fla.; one brother, Tony Sweet of Lake Forest, Minn.; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and one sister.

MCGG 06/03/1997 Charlotte (Solyst) Brandt CLEAR LAKE Charlotte (Solyst) Brandt, of 501 N. Shore Drive, died Sunday (June 1, 1997) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Zion Lutheran Church, 112 N. Fourth St., with the Rev. Dean Hess and the Rev. Kermit Roisen officiating. Burial will be in Fairlawn Cemetery, Story City. Visitation will begin after 5 p.m. Wednesday at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St., and will contine one hour prior to services on Thursday at the church. Charlotte (Solyst) Brandt was born June 16, 1916, in Story County, daughter of Olaf and Melinda (Nelson) Solyst. She married Clarence ``Ted'' Brandt on Nov. 7, 1937, in Hubbard. Survivors include her husband, Clarence ``Ted'' Brandt, Clear Lake; one son, Larry Brandt of Cedar Falls; one daughter, Karen Black of Tucson, Ariz.; four grandchildren, Richard Black, Seattle, Wash.; Matthew Brandt, Columbia, Mo.; Cherylyn Black, Seattle, Wash., and Patrick Brandt, Orlando, Fla.; three great-grandchildren, Amelia Gabrielle, Noah Sebastian and Elysabeth Malen, all of Seattle, Wash.; three sisters, Judith Freese, Ames; Gladys Fulmer, Des Moines, and Irene Lumley, Clear Lake; one brother, Jessie Solyst, Story City; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; and one brother, Lester Solyst.

MCGG 06/03/1997 Kathleen M. Sonnesyn ANOKA, Minn. Kathleen M. Sonnesyn, 56, of Anoka, died peacefully on Saturday (May 31, 1997) at her daughter's home in Ramsey. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Zion Lutheran Church, Four and Adams St., Anoka, with the Rev. Norman Berg officiating. There will be no visitation. Thurston-Lindberg Chapel, Anoka, is in charge of arrangements. Kathleen M. Sonnesyn was born Aug. 31, 1940, in Minneapolis, to William B. and Kathleen S. (Thorpe) Zewiske.

MCGG 06/04/1997 Henry C. Entner MASON CITY Henry C. Entner, 89, of 304 Third St. N.E., died Monday (June 2, 1997) at the Heritage Care Center. Graveside services are tentatively scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday at Memorial Park Cemetery. There will be visitation after 4 p.m. Thursday at the Fullerton James Funeral Chapel, 123 Second St. S.E., where other arrangements are incomplete.

MCGG 06/04/1997 Albert B. Cooper KANAWHA Albert B. Cooper, 87, of Kanawha, died Monday (June 2, 1997) at the Kanawha Community Home. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Kanawha Christian Reformed Church, with the Rev. G. David Daley officiating. Burial will be in the Amsterdam Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Ewing-Dugger Funeral Chapel, and one hour prior to services at the church. Albert B. Cooper was born Aug. 19, 1909, in Kanawha. Survivors include his wife, Martha Cooper, Britt; two daughters, Anita Brink of Grand Rapids, Mich., and Bonnie Geerdes of Wellsburg; two sons, Larry Cooper of Kanawha, and Terry Cooper, Thatcher, Ariz.; four stepchildren; two sisters, Gertie Knoll and Grace Hole, both of Mason City; one brother, William Cooper of Clear Lake; 14 grandchildren; 14 stepgrandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and six stepgreat-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, his first wife, two sisters and six brothers.

MCGG 06/04/1997 Marie E. Raber KANAWHA Marie E. Raber, 90, of Kanawha, died Tuesday (June 3, 1997) at the Kanawha Community Home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Ewing-Dugger Funeral Chapel.

MCGG 06/04/1997 Leland Depping SHEFFIELD Leland Depping, 72, of Sheffield, died Monday (June 2, 1997) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center, Mason City. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, Thornton, with the Rev. Bob Hetrick officiating. Burial will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery, Mason City. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Grarup Funeral Home. Mr. Depping was born Aug. 12, 1924, in Latimer. Survivors include his wife, Wanda Depping, Sheffield; one son, Doug Depping, Thornton; one brother, Henry Depping, Latimer; and three grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers and one sister.

MCGG 06/04/1997 D. Gaius Vandenburg BYRON, Ill. D. Gaius Vandenburg, 85, of Byron, died Sunday (June 1, 1997) at his home. A private graveside service will be held at Byron Cemetery, Byron, with the Rev. William Nelson of All Saints Lutheran Church officiating. A memorial fund in his name has been established. The Farrell Holland Gale Funeral Home, Byron, is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Vandenburg was born April 25, 1912, in Monroe Center, the son of Ernest and Junetta (Hurd) Vandenburg. He married Clara Schreiber on Nov. 13, 1933, in Ottawa. Mr. Vandenburg loved his family, as well as farming. He was a very successful farmer for 40 years, retiring in Hanford, Iowa. He also was a member of the Interdenominational Community Church in Iowa. Survivors include his wife, Clara, of Byron; two daughters, Peggy Clubb and her husband, Gene, of Byron, and Janice Hogan and her husband, Thomas, Seattle, Wash.; three grandchildren, Terry Clubb and his wife, Barb, and Judy and Jim Clubb; two great- grandchildren, Toby and Trevor Clubb; as well as several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Gerald and Dee Vandenburg, and a sister, Gladys Bliss.

MCGG 06/04/1997 Signa L. King MASON CITY Signa L. King, 81, of Mason City, died Monday (June 2, 1997) at Heritage Care Center. Graveside services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Elmwood- St. Joseph Cemetery, with the Rev. Owen Gaasedelen of Faith Lutheran Church, Garner, officiating. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until service time Thursday at Hogan-Bremer Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E. Signa L. King was born July 11, 1915, the daughter of Alfred and Annette (Lindquist) Anderson. She married Samuel Clayton King in 1945. Signa grew up in Mason City and later worked at a nursing home in Garner. She enjoyed reading, poetry and baking. She loved animals. Survivors include four children, Pat Groth, Clear Lake; Bonnie Harrington, Lakeside, Calif.; Clayton King, Mason City, and Annette Carl, Marshalltown; 11 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; one son, Jerry Anderson; one sister, Ebba Barlow; and two brothers, Carl and Gunner Anderson.

MCGG 06/04/1997 Mary Lou Lannon MASON CITY Mrs. James (Mary Lou) Lannon, 80, of 12 N. Willowgreen Court, died Jan. 22, 1997, at Naples, Fla. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery, Mason City, with the Rev. Timothy R. Lannon S.J., officiating. Mrs. Lannon's body was cremated. There will be no visitation. Hogan-Bremer Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E., is handling arrangements. The family suggests memorials be sent to North Iowa Mercy Health Center, 84 Beaumont Drive, Mason City, Iowa 50401. Mrs. Lannon was born Mary Lou Newman in Milwaukee, Wis., on Nov. 25, 1916, to Mr. and Mrs. William Newman. She attended schools in St. Louis, Mo., including Washington University, where she was a member of Delta Gamma Sorority. She married Gordon Jensen in Minneapolis, Minn. Mr. Jensen died in 1975. She married James W. Lannon, M.D., on March 14, 1986, in Naples, Fla. Mrs. Lannon was a member of Edina Country Club, Edina, Minn.; Mason City Country Club, Mason City; a volunteer at North Iowa Mercy Health Center, Mason City, and a volunteer at Luvs, Naples, Fla. She enjoyed golfing and traveling. Mrs. Lannon is survived by her husband, James W. Lannon, M.D.; her stepchildren and their families, Denny Lannon and his wife, Virginia, Mankato, Minn.; Kay Brandt and her husband, Ned, Mason City; Pat Johnson and her husband, John, Mason City; Mickey Funkhouser and her husband, David, Mason City; Jim Lannon and his wife, Esther, Lakeville, Minn.; Timothy R. Lannon, S.J., of Cambridge, Mass., and Jean Bird and her husband, David, Clear Lake.

MCGG 06/04/1997 Elmer L. Martin CAMDENTON, Mo. Elmer L. Martin, 79, of 147 Clint Ave., Camdenton, formerly of Mason City, Iowa, died Monday (June 2, 1997) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East Campus, Mason City, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Hogan-Bremer Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E., Mason City, Iowa, with the Rev. David Anderson of St. James Lutheran Church officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City, Iowa, where full military honors will be conducted by the Mason City Veterans Memorial Association. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral chapel, and one hour prior to services Thursday at the funeral chapel. Memorials may be given to the Elmer L. Martin Memorial Fund. Elmer L. Martin was born Feb. 25, 1918, at Mason City, Iowa, a son of Elmer W. and Laura (Nash) Martin. He married Louise L. Ames on Jan. 27, 1944, at Los Angeles, Calif. Elmer attended Mason City schools. He served in the U.S. Navy as a chief petty officer during World War II, stationed at Midway Island. After his discharge, Elmer returned to Mason City, Iowa, to work with his father at his business, Martin Welding. In 1956 he moved to Los Angeles, Calif., to work as an engineer with National Cable and Wire Co. Upon his retirement from National Cable and Wire Co. in 1981 he moved to Camdenton. He especially enjoyed hunting, fishing, collecting antiques and working bingo games at the VFW. Elmer was a lifetime member of VFW Post #5923, Camdenton.; a past noble grand of IOOF Lodge, Mason City, Iowa, and past commander of American Legion Post, Camdenton. Elmer is survived by two daughters, Lila Heinzerling, Mason City, Iowa, and Barbara A. Heinzerling and her husband, Elmer, Mason City, Iowa; nine grandchildren, Cherie Molander and her husband, Bryan; Suzanne Quam and her husband, James; Karen Harrer and her husband David; Vickie Heinzerling; Joyce Odegaard and her husband, Jack; Linda DeFord and her husband, Rick; Elaine Charleson and her husband, Dan; Russell Heinzerling and his wife, Pamela; John Heinzerling and his wife, Shannan; 15 great-grandchildren; six sisters, Hilda Van Patten, Blockton, Iowa; Dorothy Auck, Neshkoro, Wis.; Ida Kuehl, Des Moines, Iowa; Shirley Tatum, Mason City, Iowa; June Enabnit, Redding, Iowa; Evelyn Peterson, Mason City, Iowa; and many nieces and nephews.