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MASON CITY — Annette "Ann" E. Miller, 71, of 671 Third St. N.E., died Monday (Feb. 15, 1999) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City, with the Rev. Kenneth Hatland of Trinity Lutheran Church officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City.

Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Major Erickson Funeral Home and visitation will continue until service time Wednesday. The Ladies of the Moose will have a prayer service at 6 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Memorials may be directed to the Annette E. Miller Memorial Fund.

Annette "Ann" E. Miller was born Dec. 20, 1927, in Northwood, Iowa, the daughter of Palmer and Georgina (Knudson) Butler. Annette attended Northwood schools and country school in rural Northwood. Ann worked for the Northwood Bakery. She then cleaned for various businesses in Mason City such as Kabrick Distributing for 30 years and Gamble Robinson for 31 years.

Ann married Donald Miller on May 7, 1966, in Northwood, living in Mason City for 33 years.

Ann enjoyed bingo, playing cards, flowers, dancing and baking goodies. She also had a great sense of humor and loved playing tricks.

Ann was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Moose Lodge, and VFW Auxiliary.

She is survived by her husband, Donald Miller, Mason City; a daughter, Pam Shannon and her husband, Harry, Mason City; three grandchildren, Marc Shannon, Heather Shannon and Jodi Shannon, all of Mason City; three sisters, Genevieve Methus and her husband, Jay, Northwood, Margaret Weingart and her husband, Johnny, Manly, and Shirley Olson and her husband, Norman, Northwood; one brother, Melbourne Butler and his wife, Carmen, Northwood; several nieces and nephews; and very special neighbors, Pete and Joan Gribben, Mason City.

MASON CITY — Rosanne Arp, 59, of 35 Concord Lane, died Sunday (Feb. 14, 1999) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East, Mason City.

Funeral services for family and close friends will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City, with the Rev. Pam Flanigan of Grace United Methodist Church officiating. Interment will be in Elmwood Cemetery, Mason City.

MASON CITY — Hilda M. Jensen, 98, of 501 S. Kentucky Ave., died Saturday (Feb. 13, 1999) at Heritage Care Center.

Graveside services and interment will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Elmwood Cemetery, Mason City, with the Rev. Miles Grismore of the Faith Baptist Church officiating.

Friends may call from 1 to 1:45 p.m. Wednesday at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City.

Hilda was born July 25, 1900, in Thornton, Iowa, the daughter of Nels and Augnita (Rungstad) Christensen. She attended school at Thornton.

As a young adult Hilda moved with her family to Milltown, Wis. She married Alvin Jensen in 1920. A few years later she returned to the Mason City area where she lived until her death.

Hilda is survived by her daughter, Evelyn Davis of Wellesley, Mass.; one grandson, Warren Davis; one granddaughter, Carol Hirsch and her husband, Robert; three great-grandchildren, Neil, Jamie and Ashley Hirsch; a nephew, Dale Christensen of Mille Lacs, Minn., and two nieces, Joyce Losee and Lamae Holmen of Mason City.

CHARLES CITY — W. Gene Robertson, 76, died Sunday (Feb. 14, 1999) at his home in Charles City.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Sunny Side Chapel and Funeral Home, Highway 18 S., Charles City. Burial will be in Sunnyside Memory Garden in rural Charles City.

OSAGE — Gene H. Perrin, 66, died Monday (Feb. 15, 1999) at the Mitchell County Regional Health Center, Osage.

CLEAR LAKE — Everett H. Peters, 81, of 18374 Grouse Ave., died Saturday (Feb. 13, 1999) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Zion Lutheran Church in Clear Lake. The Rev. Dean Hess and the Rev. Kermit Roisen will officiate. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City. Military honors will be provided by the Clear Lake V.F.W.

Visitation will be held from 3 to 8 p.m. today at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St., Clear Lake. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the service at the church. Those wishing to make a memorial contribution are invited to do so in his name.

Everett was born May 12, 1917, in Mason City, the son of Henry and Vesta (McElroy) Peters. He graduated from Mason City High School in 1935. He was employed at the Pfaff Baking Company in Mason City until leaving for California in 1942 to work in the ship yards. In 1943 he joined the Merchant Marines and served the country during World War II. In 1945 he returned to Iowa and farmed with his brother-in-law in the West Bend area.

In 1947 he moved to Lake Park, Iowa, to farm. It was there that he met his wife. On Dec. 3, 1949, he was united in marriage to Leah Banning at the Presbyterian Church in Spirit Lake. He continued farming in the area until moving to Clear Lake in 1958. In addition to farming in Clear Lake, he was employed at the State Brand Creamery. For several years in the 1970s the couple owned and operated the Lake Crest Cafe. After his retirement, Everett worked part time in the building trade industry. He worked on tractors as a hobby; he also enjoyed working with wood, gardening and traveling.

He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church and the American Legion.

Everett is survived by his wife, Leah Peters, of rural Clear Lake; four children, David Scott Peters of Atlanta, Ga., Coralene Hall and her husband, Brian, of Clear Lake, Michael Peters and his wife, Robin, of Iowa City, and Steven Peters of Waverly, Iowa; 10 grandchildren, Seth Peters, Lane Peters, Kyle Peters, Zach Hall, Ashley Hall, Alexis Hall, Jordan Peters, Aaron Peters, Stephan Peters and Nathan Peters. Another grandchild, Hannah Peters, is due in May. He is also survived by two sisters, Marian Smed of Sacramento, Calif., and Lucille Cooper and her husband, Bill, of Boise, Idaho; three brothers, Lloyd Peters and his wife, Irene, of Marshalltown, Iowa, Merlyn Peters and his wife, Shirley, of Macomb, Ill., and Richard Peters of Boise, Idaho; two sisters-in-law, Donna Richardson of Cambridge, Iowa, and Millie Peters of Rogers, Ark.; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Don and Walter Peters; and an infant daughter, Maxine.

BRITT — Harold "Jim" Raymond Higdon, 97, passed away Saturday (Feb. 13, 1999) at Hancock County Memorial Hospital in Britt.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the United Methodist Church, Britt, with the Rev. Dave Higdon and the Rev. Robert Dodge officiating. Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Britt.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the Ewing Funeral Chapel, Britt, and will resume one hour prior to services at the church Wednesday.

Harold, the son of Shotwell and Malinda Salstrom Higdon, was born Sept. 6, 1901, on a farm near Stilson, Iowa, in Hancock County. He attended Boone Township Country School, Britt Community High School and Iowa State University in Ames.

Harold was united in marriage with Minnie Fox on March 22, 1924. Following their marriage the couple made their home in Britt where Harold was a carpenter for many years. Harold took great pride in making fine cabinets and enjoyed flying his own airplane. In the early 1900s, he erected windmills on area farms; many of these windmills are still standing. He was a very knowledgeable, self-educated man.

Harold joined the Odd Fellows in 1922 and served as president of the Britt Community School Board from 1948 until 1952.

Harold is survived by four daughters, Marian Dingman and her husband, George, of Eden Prairie, Minn., LaVon Larson and her husband, Arvin, of Wesley, Iowa, Carmen Mower and her husband, Gene, of Chippewa Falls, Wis., and Shirley Nussbaum and her husband, Joe, of Corsicana, Texas; two sons, James and his wife Esther, of Britt, and Charles and his wife, Mavis, of Redding, Calif.; 17 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren; and one brother, Paul and his wife, Daisy, of Granger, Ind.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Minnie, on April 16, 1995; one infant son; and two brothers.

CHARLES CITY — Bernald L. "Murph" Venz, 67, of 300 Fifth St., died Sunday (Feb. 14, 1999) at the Floyd County Memorial Hospital, Charles City.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Hauser Funeral Home, Charles City, with the Rev. Dennis D. Niezwaag, pastor of Saint John Evangelical Lutheran Church, Charles City, officiating. Burial will be in the Riverside Cemetery, Charles City.

WINSTED, Conn. — Nels Nader Stumo, 2, died Wednesday (Feb. 10, 1999) at his home in Winsted.

LAKE MILLS — Leta Joan Bohl was born on July 14, 1930, at Viola, Iowa, the daughter of Darrell and Ruby (Rummens) James. The James family moved to a farm near Buffalo Center in 1931. She graduated from Buffalo Center High School in 1948.

She was baptized in Buffalo Center in October 1950. On July 2, 1948, she was united in marriage to Dick Bohl at the Methodist Church in Blue Earth, Minn. They lived in Buffalo Center until July 2, 1966, when they moved to Lake Mills.

She joined Asbury United Methodist Church in Lake Mills and enjoyed attending church and the many activities until 1990 when complications from cancer left her unable to continue attending on an ordinary basis.

Her hobbies included collecting antiques, sewing and spending time in one of her beautiful flower gardens.

Joan passed away Sunday, Feb. 14, 1999, in route to North Iowa Mercy Hospital. She was 68 years, 7 months, 12 days old.

Joan is survived by her husband of 50 years, Dick Bohl, of Lake Mills; two sons, Rick and his wife, Mary Bohl, of Cedaredge, Colo., and Tim and his wife, Kathy Bohl, of Minocqua, Wis.; four grandchildren, Kelly Bohl of Grandjunction, Colo., Teri Bohl of Denver, Mandy Bohl, whom Dick and Joan raised, of Sioux City, Iowa, and Mollie Bohl of Mason City; five brothers, Jim and his wife, Shirley James, Dean and his wife, Joan James, Ron and his wife, Barb James, all of Buffalo Center, Ernie and his wife, Bonnie James, of Alta, Iowa, Don and his wife, Linda James, of Forest City; two sisters, Lois Graft of West Branch, and Carol and her husband, Don Griffiths, of Lake Mills; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Darrell and Ruby James; one grandson, Michael Bohl; one brother and sister-in-law, Ed and Jan James; and a brother-in-law, LeRoy Graft.

Joan loved life and fought so hard for so long. She will be missed by everyone she touched!

Memorial services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18, at Asbury United Methodist Church, Lake Mills, with the Rev. Jeanne Martin officiating.

There will be no visitation.

Memorials may be directed to Asbury United Methodist Church and cancer research.

CLARION — Lawrence White, 88, died Monday (Feb. 15, 1999) at the Community Memorial Hospital, Clarion.

Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Church of Christ, Clarion. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Clarion.

KANSAS CITY, Mo.— H. G. "Bud" Phipps, 79, of Kansas City, Mo., formerly of Mason City, died Sunday (Feb. 14, 1999) at the Life Care Center of Overland Park, Kan.

To celebrate Mr. Phipps' life, a gathering will be held at the home of his daughter and son-in-law, Barbara Phipps and Robert Strom. The family suggests contributions to the Alzheimer's Association, St. James Lutheran Church or the Salvation Army Adult Day Care Program.

Mr. Phipps was born in Cherokee, Iowa. He owned Hale-Phipps Motors in Mason City for 25 years before retiring. He was an active member of St. James Lutheran Church; an Army veteran of World War II; a member of the Mason City Chamber of Commerce, the Elks Club, and the Masonic Lodge; and was an avid golfer. Most importantly, he was a gentle and loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend.

He married Martha Bruchner Dec. 16, 1944, in Glendale, Calif. She preceded him in death on Sept. 22, 1997.

Survivors include a son, Mark Phipps, Raleigh, N. C.; a daughter, Barbara Phipps and her husband, Robert Strom, Kansas City, Mo; four grandchildren, Bradley and Joseph Buell and Mason and Lauren Phipps; a brother, William Phipps, Redding, Calif.; two sisters, Martha Lorenzen, Long Beach, Calif. and Alice English, Glendale, Calif.; and many nieces and nephews.

STRATFORD — Lorene Helgevold, 94, died Sunday (Feb. 14, 1999) at the Stratford Care Center.

Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at First United Methodist Church, Clarion. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Clarion.

BUFFALO CENTER — Fred Frerichs, 89, died Sunday (Feb. 14, 1999) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East, Mason City.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at First Congregational Church, Buffalo Center, with the Rev. David Langer officiating. Burial will be in Olena Mound Cemetery, Buffalo Center.