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** Evelyn Smolik

OSAGE — Evelyn Smolik, 83, died Sunday (Nov. 29, 1998) at the Faith Home, Osage.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p..m. Wednesday at United Church of Christ, Osage, with the Rev. Robert Melhorn officiating. Burial will be in Osage Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. today at Champion Funeral Home, Osage, with a prayer service beginning at 7 p.m.

Evelyn Smolik was born April 10, 1915, at Rosemont, Neb., the daughter of the Rev. Henry and Charlotte (Proett) Ahrens. She attended school at Lawrence, Neb., and graduated from Lawrence High School. She came to Osage with her parents in 1945.

Evelyn married Edward Smolik on Oct. 28, 1947, at Eden Presbyterian Church. The couple made their home on a farm near Osage.

She has resided at Faith Lutheran Home in Osage the past two years.

Evelyn is survived by her husband, Edward Smolik, Osage; a brother, Edward Ahrens and his wife, Lena, Osage; a twin brother, the Rev. Milton Ahrens and his wife, Zorka, Duluth, Minn.; a sister-in-law, Erma Ahrens, Osage; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, the Rev. Chester Ahrens; and a sister, Esther Ahrens; and an infant sister, Anna.

** Theodore Brinkman

GREENE — Theordore Brinkman, 92, of 23175 150th St., died Monday (Nov. 30, 1998) at the Clarksville Community Nursing Home.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Vilmar, with the Rev. Norman Omodt officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery, Greene.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Reid’s Funeral Chapel, Greene, with a scripture service beginning at 7:30 p.m. Visitation will resume one hour prior to the service at the church.

Theodore Brinkman was born Aug. 29, 1906, in Dayton Township, Butler County.

He is survived by his daughter, Vae Gindt, of Omaha, Neb.; two sons, Galen Brinkman and Dean Brinkman, both of Greene; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife, two grandsons, his parents, and three brothers.

Those planning an expression of sympathy may direct memorials to the Theodore Brinkman Memorial Fund in care of the family.

** Norman L. McCutchen

ST. CHARLES, Mo. — Norman L. McCutchen, 75, died Friday (Nov. 27, 1998) at Brookview Nursing Home.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. today at Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery Chapel, St. Louis. Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Park, 10180 Gravois, St. Louis.

There will be no visitation. Baue Funeral Home, 620 Jefferson Street, St. Charles, Mo., is in charge of all arrangements.

Norman L. McCutchen was born Sept. 17, 1923, in East St. Louis, Ill.

He was an engineer and worked for the aerospace manufacturer, Rockwell International, Mason City, until his retirement.

Norman is survived by his wife, Marian McCutchen, St. Charles, Mo.; a son, Robert L. McCutchen, St. Peters, Mo.; a daughter, Linda K. Podorski and her husband, Richard, Atlanta; a daughter-in-law, April McCutchen Kochan, Raleigh, N.C.; a brother, Franklin L. McCutchen and his wife, Pat, West Virginia; two granddaughters, Deena M. Fischer and her husband, Kevin, and Katherine McCutchen; and four grandsons, Christopher McCutchen, Kelly McCutchen, Jeffrey McCutchen, and Jonathan McCutchen.

He was preceded in death by his father, Frank Leroy McCutchen; his mother, Elsie Marie McCutchen; and his son, James N. McCutchen.

Memorials may be directed to Washington University Memory & Aging Research or St. Louis Alzheimer Association through the Baue Funeral Home, St. Charles.

** Kate L. Harrison

CLEAR LAKE — Kate L. Harrison, 47, 706 10th Ave., died Sunday (Nov. 29, 1998) at the Sunrise Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Mason City.

Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 102 N. Fourth St., Clear Lake, was in charge of the cremation. There are no services planned.

Kate was born Dec. 11, 1950, in Mason City.

She is survived by her daughter, Melonie Allyn-Schwerin, Lauderdale, Minn.; one granddaughter; and her mother, Lorraine Buck, Clear Lake.

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

** Donald Francis Barr

MASON CITY — Donald Francis Barr, 76, died Saturday (Nov. 28, 1998) at his home in rural Mason City.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 412 N. Broadway St., Manly, with the Rev. Thomas F. McAndrew officiating. Interment will take place in Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City.

Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City. A scripture wake service will begin at 7 p.m. today at the Funeral Home.

Memorials may be directed to the Donald F. Barr Memorial Fund.

Donald Francis Barr was born on Jan. 13, 1922, to Charles and Mary Ellen (Broderick) Barr in Ossian. He attended the local Catholic school until the eleventh grade when his father died and he had to work to help support his family.

He was drafted into the Army in November 1942, seeing combat in France and Germany with the 102nd Infantry Ozark Division, earning the Bronze Battle Star among other decorations and attaining the rank of staff sergeant.

After World War II, he re-enlisted and served under General MacArthur during the occupation of Japan. When he came home in 1949, he went to work for the railroad and retired from the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad in 1982.

He was married to Bertha Martin Venz at the Little Brown Church on June 20, 1966. They spent the next 22 years raising their family of seven children until Bertha’s death on March 16, 1988.

Until his age caught up to him, he enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening, canning vegetables and reading. He had a great sense of humor and he had a soft spot for small children. His family will remember him taking his grandsons for drives in his pickup along the river roads, looking for pheasants and telling them tall stories.

He will be sadly missed by his sons, Gary Venz and Debbie Venz, Guy Venz and his wife, Becky, Glen Venz and his wife, Kim, and daughters, Georgienna Butler and her husband, Dale, Gerri Winter and her husband, Tim, Glori Davis and her husband, Joe, and Francine Nuehring and her husband, Don, all of Calmar; 16 grandchildren; and one great-grandson.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Bertha; his parents; three brothers; four sisters; and two granddaughters.

** Clara "Rena" Tyler

OSAGE — Clara "Rena" Tyler, 87, died Monday (Nov. 30, 1998) at Osage Rehabilitation and Health Care Center, Osage.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Champion Funeral Home, Osage, with the Rev. Jerry Newland officiating. Burial will take place in Osage Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Champion Funeral Home.

Clara was born May 14, 1911, on the family farm near Osage.

She is survived by two daughters, Dorothy Counsell, Osage, and Marian Rust, St. Ansgar; one son, William Tyler, Janesville, Wis.; one sister, Martha Haehn, Grand Meadow, Minn.; one brother, Ralph Cummings, Osage; 11 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

Clara was preceded in death by her parents, husband, one great-grandson, five brothers, and four sisters.

** Dale G. Keifer

CHARLES CITY — Dale G. Keifer, 83, of 10 Cedar Terrace S., died Sunday (Nov. 29, 1998) at the Riverside Chautauqua Guest Home, Charles City.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Grace United Methodist Church, Floyd, with the Rev. Blair Rohde-Frank officiating. Burial will take place in the Oakwood Cemetery, Floyd.

Friends may call from noon to 9 p.m. today at the Hauser Funeral Home, Charles City. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8 p.m. and a prayer service will begin at 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. Visitation will resume one hour prior to the service Wednesday at the church.

Dale George Keifer was born Nov. 21, 1915, at Nora Springs.

He is survived by his wife, Florence, Charles City; a son, Curtis Keifer, Charles City; a daughter, Patty Palmersheim, Charles City; two sisters, Beulah deBuhr, Rockford, and Audrey Norman, Long Beach, Calif.; seven grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, a grandson, a brother, and a sister.

Memorials may be directed to Grace United Methodist Church, Floyd, or the Hospice of North Iowa, Charles City Center.

** Thomas Engesser

BANCROFT — Thomas Engesser, 92, died Monday (Nov. 30, 1998) at the Heritage Nursing Home, Bancroft.

Funeral arrangements are pending at Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home, Bancroft.

** Cindy Stalzer

FOREST CITY — Cindy Stalzer, 39, died Saturday (Nov. 29, 1998) at North Iowa Mercy Health Care Center East, Mason City.

A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Leland, with the Rev. Dan Christensen officiating. Burial will be in Forest Home Cemetery, Leland.

Visitation will take place from 4 to 7 p.m. at Petersen Lund Funeral Home, Forest City.

Cindy Stalzer was born April 3, 1959, in Forest City.

She is survived y her parents, Donna and Richard Olson, Forest City, and two sisters, Dian Olson, Sommerville, Mass.; and Susan Tegtmeyer, Englewood, Colo.

She was preceded in death by her paternal and maternal grandparents.

** Jacob John Jacobs

ALLISON — Jacob John Jacobs, 85, died Sunday (Nov. 29, 1998) at Waverly Municipal Hospital, Waverly.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Calvary Baptist Church, Greene, with the Rev. Mark Sherwood officiating. Burial will be in Allison Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. today at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, Allison.

Jacob John Jacobs was born April 20, 1913, in Butler County.

He is survived by his wife, Anna Jacobs, Allison, and a son, Richard Jacobs, Des Moines.

He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, and an infant sister.

** Albert F. Hood

CHARLES CITY — Albert F. "Al" Hood, 76, of 906 Seventh Ave., died Sunday (Nov. 29, 1998) at the Riverside Chautauqua Guest Home, Charles City.

A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Friday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, US Highway 18 and Clark Street, Charles City; Monsignor Stanley J. Hayek will celebrate the Mass. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Charles City, with graveside military honors conducted by the Charles City Ceremonial Unit.

Friends may call from noon to 9 p.m. Thursday at Fullerton Hage Funeral Home, 401 Blunt St., Charles City. A scriptural wake service will begin at 7 p.m. followed by a rosary led by the Knights of Columbus Charles City Council No. 1409 Thursday at the funeral home. Visitation will resume one hour prior to the funeral Mass at the church.