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** Leona M. Heagel

MASON CITY - Leona M. Heagel, 76, of Mason City, died Wednesday (Feb. 10, 1999) at the Manly Healthcare Center.

A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the First Presbyterian Church, 210 Willowbrook Dr., S.W., Mason City. Burial will be in the Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Hogan-Bremer Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E., Mason City, and will continue one hour prior to services at the church.

Other arrangements are incomplete at the Hogan-Bremer Colonial Chapel.

Colonial Chapels (515) 423-2372.

** Elmer Olson

FOREST CITY - Elmer Olson, 86, of Forest City, died Monday (Feb. 8, 1999) at the Good Samaritan Center, Forest City.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Forest Evangelical Lutheran Church, Forest City, with the Rev. Richard Newgard officiating. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Petersen Lund Funeral Home, 505 N. Clark, Forest City.

Elmer G. Olson was born on a farm near Leland, on June 16, 1912, the son of Gilbert and Betsy (Quam) Olson. He attended rural school near his home and graduated from Lake Mills High School.

He married Doris Hagenson in Thompson, on April 7, 1946. The couple made their home on a farm east of Leland for several years.

They moved to Forest City where Elmer owned and operated the Champlain Gas Station. He later sold the station and moved east of Forest City. There Elmer farmed for several years before beginning work at Winnebago Industries. He retired in 1977 and the couple moved into Forest City in 1994.

Elmer was a member of Forest Evangelical Lutheran Church. He enjoyed gardening, playing cards and woodworking. He entered the Good Samaritan Center in Forest City in March 1996.

He is survived by his wife, Doris Olson, of Forest City; a son and his wife, David and Wendy Olson, of Mason City; a brother and his wife, Harry and Irmgaard Olson, of Maplewood, Minn.; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, seven brothers, and five sisters.

** Vera Bork

GRAFTON - Vera Bork, 92, died Tuesday (Feb. 9, 1999) at the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Emmanuel Lutheran Church with the Rev. Ernest Thompson officiating. Interment will be in the Grafton Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the church. Champion Funeral Home, Osage, is in charge of arrangements.

Vera Bork was born Aug. 11, 1906, in Eden Valley, Minn.

Survivors include two sons, Donald Bork of Maitland, Fla., and Jack Bork of Grafton; three grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; two sisters, Arminda Buechele of Grafton, and Berneice Maker of Corvallis, Mont.; and one brother, the Rev. Harry Rappath of Prescott, Ariz.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, two sisters, and a brother.

** Lloyd B. Myhre

CLEAR LAKE - Lloyd B. Myhre, 73, of 113 N. Eighth St., died Tuesday (Feb. 9, 1999) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East, Mason City.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Zion Lutheran Church, Clear Lake, with the Rev. Dean Hess officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City.

Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St., and one hour before the service on Friday at the church.

The family suggests memorials to the Lloyd B. Myhre Memorial Fund.

Lloyd was born Aug. 3, 1925, on a farm southwest of Fertile, the son of Bennett and Molly (Nelson) Myhre. He graduated from Fertile High School in 1941.

Lloyd served in the United States Navy during World War II. On April 13, 1946, he married Velma Johnson in Cedar Falls. Following the service he returned to rural Fertile to farm. They moved to Clear Lake in the early '50s and have lived in their present home since 1957.

He worked at various garages in the Mason City area and later worked for Montgomery Wards in the TV and Service Department in Mason City and Albert Lea, Minn. In 1973, he started working for the Mason City Municipal Airport in the outside maintenance department, and continued to work there until he retired in 1991.

Lloyd was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Clear Lake.

Left to cherish his memories are his wife, Velma Myhre, of Clear Lake; three children, Gary Myhre and his wife, Barb, of Woodlands, Texas, Mike Myhre of Thousand Oaks, Calif., and Julie Robinson and her husband, Wayne, of Lexington, S.C.; six grandchildren, Ryan Robinson, Gina Robinson, Heather Myhre, Jonny Myhre, Alyssa Vriezlaar and Abby Vriezlaar; and one sister, Delilah Olson of Forest City.

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

Colonial Chapels (515) 357-2193.

** Leslie Edwards

FOREST CITY - Leslie Edwards, 80, died Tuesday (Feb. 9, 1999) at Hospice of North Iowa, Mason City.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Immanuel Lutheran Church with the Rev. David Samuelson officiating. Burial will be at 4 p.m. in the West Bend Cemetery, West Bend.

Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the Petersen Lund Funeral Home, 505 N. Clark, Forest City.

Leslie E. Edwards was born in Ottosen, Iowa, on July 21, 1918, the son of Omer and Bertina (Nelson) Edwards. He attended school in West Bend.

He married Marian Frohling on Feb. 7, 1942, in Bethany, Mo. Leslie served with the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II. Following his discharge from the service, Leslie and Marian made their home in Emmetsburg. The couple later began farming near West Bend.

In 1959, the couple came to Forest City. Leslie was one of the first seven employees to begin working at Winnebago Industries. He continued there until his retirement in 1980.

Leslie loved music. He played in bands and sang with a barbershop quartet. Although he never had a lesson, he was a talented pianist, playing by ear. He shared his love of music with his children and grandchildren. He enjoyed gardening, playing cards, and loved spending time with his family.

Leslie is survived by his wife, Marian Edwards of Mason City; two sons and their spouses, David and Carol Edwards of Westminster, Colo., and Robert and Kristine Edwards of Ankeny; three daughters and their spouses, Gloria and Tom Craft of Fountain Hills, Ariz., Rebecca and Tim Heidenwirth of Greene, and Tammy and Jerry Den Hartog of Clear Lake; a brother, Lyle Edwards of Emmetsburg; two sisters, Florence Bendle of Hooper, Neb., and Delores Gagnon of Colorado Springs, Colo.; 12 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Leslie was preceded in death by his parents; seven brothers, Russell, Orin, Clarence (Bud), Harold, Floyd, Donnie and Dick Edwards; and a sister, Lois Edwards.

** Mildred Katherine Thompson

HAMPTON - Mildred Katherine Thompson, 93, died Tuesday (Feb. 9, 1999) at Oakwood Care Center, Clear Lake.

Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at the Letts Cemetery, Letts, with the Rev. Lavina Shoffner officiating.

Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, Hampton.

Mildred Katherine Thompson was born March 26, 1905, in Letts.

Survivors include a brother, J. Harold Thompson of Clear Lake; and nieces and nephews.

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

** Earl N. Reis

CHARLES CITY - Earl N. Reis, 90, died Tuesday (Feb. 9, 1999) at the Floyd County Memorial Hospital.

A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, with the Rev. Stanley J. Hayek officiating. Burial will be in the Riverside Cemetery.

Friends may call from noon to 9 p.m. Friday at the Hauser Funeral Home, where the St. Catherine's Circle will recite the rosary at 3 p.m., and a Vigil Scriptural Wake service at 7 p.m. will be held. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the Mass at the church on Saturday.

Earl Nicholas Reis was born March 22, 1908, in Ulster Township, Floyd County.

Survivors include his wife, Shirley of Charles City; a son, Roger of Loomis, Calif.; a daughter, Janice Webber of Des Moines; a sister, Magdaline Greiner of Reinbeck; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

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

** Emma L. Mosher

HAMPTON - Emma L. Mosher, 87, died Tuesday (Feb. 9, 1999) at the Franklin General Hospital.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, with the Rev. David Nelson officiating. Burial will be in the Hampton Cemetery.

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

The family suggests memorials may be directed to the family.

Emma L. Mosher was born Sept. 23, 1911, in Aredale.

Survivors include a son, C.J. Mosher of San Diego, Calif.; a daughter, Lou Ann Viehmeyer of Hampton; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, 16 brothers and sisters.

** Lloyd H. Staff

MASON CITY - Lloyd H. Staff, 85, of 1658 Meadowbrook Dr., died Tuesday (Feb. 9, 1999) at the Good Shepherd Health Center.

Funeral services are tentatively planned for 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. James Lutheran Church.

Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Fullerton Patterson James Funeral Chapel, 123 Second St. S.E.

Other funeral arrangements are incomplete at the funeral home.

Fullerton Funeral Home (515) 423-8676.

** Lois Otto

CHARLES CITY - Lois Otto, 75, died Wednesday (Feb. 10, 1999) at her home.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Trinity United Methodist Church with the Rev. Debra Lincoln officiating. Burial will be in the Sunnyside Memory Gardens.

Friends may call from 1 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Hauser Funeral Home, and from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at the funeral home, and one hour prior to services at the church.

Lois Ilene Stalker Otto was born Aug. 24, 1923, at Rudd.

Survivors include her husband, Robert of Charles City; two daughters, Jean Sharp of Charles City, and Ann Ransom of Osage; a son, Steven Otto of Charles City; a brother, Bill Stalker of Naples, Fla.; two sisters, Lenore Mess of Princeton, and Lorraine French of Clear Lake; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and three step-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, a brother, and a sister.

** George A. Faber

RAKE - George A. Faber, 73, died Tuesday (Feb. 9, 1999) at the Methodist Hospital in Rochester, Minn.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Zion Lutheran Church with the Rev. Jennifer Edinger officiating. Interment will be in the West Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the Winter Funeral Home, Buffalo Center, and will continue one hour prior to services at the church on Friday.

George A. Faber was born Jan. 26, 1926, in Winnebago County.

Survivors include his wife, Mardelle of Rake; two daughters, Darlene Bollig of Fenton, and LeaAnn Hovland of Albert Lea, Minn.; five grandchildren; his mother, Eva Faber of Blue Earth, Minn.; and one sister, Harriet Brones of Rake.

He was preceded in death by his father, a son, a brother, and a brother.

** Roland Peterson

FOREST CITY - Roland Peterson, 83, of Forest City, died Monday (Feb. 8, 1999) at the Belmond Health Care Center, Belmond.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. today at the Immanuel Lutheran Church, Forest City, with the Rev. Gerald Dyste officiating. Burial will be in the Oakland Cemetery.

Visitation was held Wednesday at the Petersen Lund Funeral Home, 505 N. Clark, Forest City.

Roland Petersen was born on a farm near Goodell, on May 1, 1915, the son of Emil and Della (Hayden) Peterson. He attended rural school near his home. He moved with his family to Brush Creek, Minn., and completed his education there.

He married Clara Peterson on Dec. 25, 1939, at the United Brethren Parsonage in Goodell. The couple lived and farmed in several North Iowa communities over the years. In 1969, Roland began working at Winnebago Industries in Forest City. He continued to work there until retiring in 1980.

Roland liked to fish and garden. He enjoyed his cap collection and like watching nature shows, wrestling and bowling on TV. He was a long time member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church, in Forest City.

He entered the Belmond Care Center in Belmond, in May of 1994.

He is survived by four daughters, Karna Kane, of Clarion, Shirley Stenersen and her husband, Eugene, of Lake Mills, Sondra Peterson, of Mason City, and Laura Peterson, of Forest City; seven sons, Lauren, of Britt, Merlin, of Garner, Delwyn and his wife, Jill, of Marsailles, Ill., Dennis, Melvin, Duane and Leon, all of Forest City;; three brothers, Walton Peterson, of Rochester, Minn., Merle Peterson, of Waverly, and Arthur Peterson, of Fort Dodge; a sister, Della Peterson, of Belmond; 19 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; a daughter-in-law, Lynn Peterson, of Garner; and several nieces and nephews.