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** Lawrence Truman Levorson

LAKE MILLS — Lawrence Truman Levorson, 69, died Wednesday (Jan. 13, 1999) at Muse Norris Hospice Unit, Mason City.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today at Lake Mills Evangelical Synod Church, with the Rev. Alf Merseth officiating. Interment will be in Lake Mills Evangelical Synod Cemetery. Military rites will be performed by Lake Mills Legion - Otto/Chose Post No. 235.

Visitation was held Friday at Mittelstadt Funeral Home, Lake Mills, and will resume one hour prior to the service at the church.

Lawrence Truman Levorson was born Nov. 3, 1929, in Lake Mills.

He is survived by his wife, Anita Levorson, and his daughter, Laura, of Lake Mills; two sisters, Virginia Levorson and Norma Peterson, both of Lake Mills; and a brother, Harlan Levorson, of Lake Mills.

Lawrence was preceded in death by his parents.

** Elmer Garrels

DUMONT — Elmer Garrels, 75, of rural Dumont, died Friday (Jan. 15, 1999) at the North Iowa Mercy Health Center East, Mason City.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Dumont United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Robert Connor and the Rev. Patricia Connor officiating. Burial will be in the Dumont Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, Dumont.

Elmer Garrels was born July 22, 1923, in rural Butler County.

Survivors include his wife, Miriam Garrels, rural Dumont; two sons, Michael Garrels, of Laurel and Brian Garrels, of Emmetsburg; two daughters, Elgene Bazyn, of Henry, Ill., and Jennifer Garrels, of Altoona; one sister, Esther Busma, of Dumont; and eight grandchildren.

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

** Fern Louella Adams

CORWITH — Fern Louella Adams, 91, of Corwith, died Friday (Jan. 15, 1999) at the Westview Care Center, Britt.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the United Methodist Church, Corwith, with the Rev. Linda Hansen Bibb officiating. Burial will be in Corwith Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home, Corwith.

Fern Louella Adams was born on June 18, 1907, at Albia.

Survivors include her children, John Adams Jr., Cathern Meyer and Betty Nall, all of Corwith; and Dorothy Gifford, of Carrollton, Texas; 10 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; one brother, Clifford Bettis, of Waterloo; and one sister, Lillian Franz, of Colfax.

She was preceded in death by her husband, two granddaughters, one great-granddaughter, six brothers and three sisters.

** Wayne L. Bigelow

MASON CITY — Wayne L. Bigelow, 90, formerly of 9 Quincy Terrace, died Wednesday (Dec. 23, 1998) at the Veterans Administration Hospital, Des Moines.

Funeral services are tentatively set for 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19, at the Fullerton Funeral Home, 123 Second St. S.E., Mason City.

Visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Monday and will continue from 9 a.m. until time of services on Tuesday at the funeral home.

Other arrangements are incomplete at Fullerton Funeral Home, 123 Second St. S.E., Mason City.

** Paul Menke

BANCROFT — Paul Menke, 31, of Tulsa, Okla., died Friday (Jan. 15, 1999) at Tulsa, as the result of a car accident.

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

** Orville Tweeten

FOREST CITY — Orville Tweeten, 78, of Forest City, died Friday (Jan. 15, 1999) at Good Shepherd Health Center, Mason City.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Immanuel Lutheran Church, Forest City, with the Rev. David Samuelson officiating. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery, Forest City.

Visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Monday at the Petersen Lund Funeral Home, 505 N. Clark, Forest City.

Orville Tweeten was born March 3, 1920 in Ellington Township, Hancock County.

Survivors include his wife, Wanda Tweeten, of Forest City; three daughters, Ann Gerdes, of Forest City, Linda Tweeten, of Goodell, and Janet Richards, of Des Moines; three grandchildren; one great-grandchild; two sisters, Arlene Grimm, of Davenport, and Katherine Larson, of Tucson, Ariz.; and one brother, Lehman Tweeten, of Forest City.

He was proceeded in death by his parents and one brother.

** Richard Lee Carpenter

BOONEVILLE — Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 4, 1999, at the Fisher-Aldrich Funeral Home, Waukee, for Richard Lee Carpenter, 58, of Booneville. The Rev. Tim Johnson officiated and burial was in the Booneville Cemetery. He died of cancer on Dec. 31, 1998, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines.

Visitation was held on Sunday, Jan. 3, 1999 at the Fisher-Aldrich Funeral Home.

He was born on Oct. 7, 1940, at Dows, to Elmer Wallace and Caroline Alice (Bennewitz) Carpenter. He attended school in Clarion.

Mr. Carpenter married Patricia Campbell on Dec. 14, 1968, in Adel. He had lived in Waukee before moving to Booneville 28 years ago. He was a metal fabricator for Mid-Iowa Solid Waste Equipment Co. in Johnston before his death.

He served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War and went to school at the Great Lakes Naval Base from 1961 through June of 1968.

He was a member of George A. Aldinger Post 183 American Legion of Hampton.

Survivors include his wife, Patricia, of Booneville; a son, Kevin, of Booneville; two brothers, Wallace, of Dows, and Carl, of Dallas Center; three sisters, Karen (Lowell) Gaulke, of Mt. Pleasant, Kathy (Martin) Wearda, of Hampton, and Arlis (Jerry) Mapes, of Swan.

Other family members and friends came from Dallas, Texas, Cottage Grove, Minn., Apple Valley, Minn., Hannibal, Mo., Mitchellville, Madrid, Johnston, Swan, Dallas Center, Sturat, Grimes, Hampton, Des Moines, Van Meter, Booneville, Waukee, and Adel, Iowa.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

** Mildred 'Polly' Wiltsie Livingston

MASON CITY — Mildred "Polly" Wiltsie Livingston, 83, of 317 8th St. S.E., died Friday (Jan. 15, 1999) at Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit.

Arrangements are incomplete at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City.

** E. G. 'Ben' Bailey

BELMOND — E. G. "Ben" Bailey, 89, of Belmond, died Friday (Jan. 15, 1999) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center, Mason City.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the United Methodist Church, Belmond, with Pastor Celestyne DeVance officiating. Interment will be in Lincoln Township Cemetery, Zearing.

Visitation will be held from 3 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Tenold Funeral Home in Belmond and one hour prior to services on Monday at the church.

E. G. "Ben" Bailey, the son of Clyde and Elsie (Moore) Bailey, was born June 13, 1909, in Zearing. Ben attended and graduated from Zearing High School.

He was united in marriage to Delilah Bucy at the home of Delilah's parents in Hubbard, Iowa, on Dec. 3, 1932. They first made their home in Des Moines, then Fort Dodge for 12 years, and Marathon for 12 years, before coming to Belmond 40 years ago.

He was an International Harvester parts manager employed by Helland & Long Implement.

Ben was an avid sports fan who enjoyed watching baseball, playing golf and, especially, watching girls softball.

He was a member of the United Methodist Church, in Belmond, and was a 50-year member of the Masonic Lodge.

He is survived by his wife, Delilah, of Belmond; daughters, Diane Anderson and her husband, Gordon, of Belmond, and Marcia Holder and her husband, Wayne, of Leon; four grandsons, Scott Anderson and his wife, Carrie, of Cedar Rapids, Kevin Anderson and his wife, Debra, of Nampa, Idaho, Todd Anderson and his wife, Faith, of Cedar Rapids, Mark Dorr and his wife, Tonia, of Leon; three stepgrandsons, Steve Holder, of Greenfield, Scott Holder, of Altoona, and Spencer Holder, of Greenfield; and seven great-grandchildren, Christopher and Chloe Door, Nolan, Rosalyn, Spencer, Riley and Izaac Anderson.

Preceding him in death were his parents; brother, Carroll; and sister, Cleo.

** Florence M. Maxson

GREENE — Florence M. Maxson, 94, of Greene, died Friday (Jan. 15, 1999) at the Liebe Care Center, Greene.

A funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Mary Catholic Church in Greene, with Monsignor Walter Brunkan officiating. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery in Greene.

Visitation will be held from 3 to 9 p.m. Monday at Reid's Funeral Chapel, in Greene, with a scriptural wake service at 7:30 p.m. followed by a rosary service conducted by the Catholic Daughters of the Americas.

Florence Madalene Nettleton was born Oct. 29, 1904, in rural Coldwater Township, Butler County.

Survivors include one daughter, Jeri McMahon, of Fort Gibson, Okla.; three grandchildren; one great-grandson; and one sister, Ceil Maxson, of Greene.

She was preceded in death by her husband, two sons, parents, two sisters and three brothers.

Those planning an expression of sympathy may direct memorials to the Florence M. Maxson Memorial Fund in care of the family.

** Lavon L. Steere

GREENE — Lavon L. Steere, 79, of Greene, died Friday (Jan. 15, 1999) at the Liebe Care Center, in Greene.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Peter Lutheran Church, Greene, with the Rev. Lance Kittleson officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 3 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Reid's Funeral Chapel, Greene, with the family receiving friends from 5 to 9 p.m. There will be a public scripture service at 7:30 p.m. at the chapel. Visitation will continue one hour prior to services on Monday at the church.

Lavon Lucille Reed was born Aug. 11, 1919, in rural Chapin, Franklin County.

Survivors include her husband, Leo "Curly" Steere, of Greene; one daughter, Nancy Hadley, of Slater; two sons, Jim and Les, both of Greene; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; four sisters, Mabel Christensen, of Klemme, Vera Puhl, of Charles City, Arlene Puhl and Ruby Hobert, both of Greene.

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