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ROYDEN HAROLD MARTINSON

LAKE MILLS - Royden Harold Martinson, 77, of Lake Mills, died Tuesday (July 13, 1999) at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City.

Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Salem Lutheran Church, in Lake Mills, with the Rev. Roger Dykstra officiating. Burial will be at Salem Lutheran Cemetery in Lake Mills.

Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. today at the Mittelstadt Funeral Home, Lake Mills, and one hour prior to services on Saturday at the church.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to the Rice Lake Chapter of the Isaak Walton League.

Royden Harold Martinson was born on Oct. 26, 1921, the son of Ingebrit and Clara (Christianson) Martinson, on his parents' farm in Winnebago County, near Lake Mills.

He was baptized on Nov. 24, 1921, and confirmed on May 19, 1935, both at Salem Lutheran Church in Lake Mills.

Royden was united in marriage to Geneva Bye on March 25, 1945, in Scarville.

Royden started work at the Lake Mills Post Office in 1941, where he worked as a clerk for 10 years. He was transferred to a rural route, working a total of 38 years. In that period of time, Royden only took five days of sick leave. The Post Office cited Royden for a "million-mile accident free" record. He also worked for the DNR part-time for 10 years after completing his regular job each day as rural mail carrier. Together, Royden and Geneva owned and operated the Mills Theater for 12 years.

He was an active member and past president of Rice Lake Chapter of Isaak Walton League and was awarded the Tobin Award for recognition of his outstanding leadership along with 50 years of dedication to this chapter.

Royden's great love for the outdoors occupied much of his spare time for many years. This included hunting, trapping and fishing. He enjoyed meeting his friends at the Grand Cafe for coffee and also playing cards at Rice Lake.

Survivors include his wife, Geneva, of Lake Mills; two children, Linda and her husband, Gary Sigler, of Owatonna, Minn., and Larry and his wife, Mary Martinson, of Forest City; five grandchildren, Nicole Joly, Michael and Timothy Sigler, Randy Martinson and his wife, Sarah and Amy Martinson; one sister, Orene Sanden, of Lake Mills; one brother-in-law, Les Tiedman, of Wells, Minn.; one sister-in-law, Josephine Martinson, of Lake Mills; one half sister, Ode Rasmusson, of Emmons, Minn.; along with several nieces and nephews.

Royden was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Joseph and Vernon; two sisters, Arlene Gordon and Carmen Tiedman; and one half brother, Morin Martinson.

Mittelstadt Funeral Home, (515) 592-0221.

MAE EVERDING

MASON CITY - Mae Everding, 98, of 501 S. Kentucky Ave., died Wednesday (July 14, 1999) at Heritage Care Center, Mason City.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. today at Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City, with the Rev. Bill Poland of Wesley United Methodist Church officiating. Interment will be in Oleana Mound Cemetery, Buffalo Center.

Friends may call from noon until the time of the services today at Major Erickson Funeral Home and Crematory.

Memorials may be directed to the Mae Everding Memorial Fund.

Mae Everding was born Aug. 28, 1900, in Buffalo Center, the daughter of Abe and Anna (Westendorf) Ahlfs. Mae attended schools in Buffalo Center and lived in the Buffalo Center and Rake areas.

Mae married Albert Everding on March 1, 1923, in Titonka. Albert and Mae farmed until Albert died on Sept. 17, 1961.

After his death Mae moved to Mason City in 1962. Mae enjoyed gardening, doing embroidery and crocheting.

She is survived by her son, Alvin Everding and his wife, Barbara, Mason City; her daughter, Betty DeHaan and her husband, Gerry, Thief River Falls, Minn.; four grandchildren, David Everding, Mason City, Kenneth Everding, London, England, Michael DeHaan and his wife, Diane, Thief River Falls, Minn., and Debra Breiland and her husband, Jerry, Bozeman, Mont.; two great-grandchildren, Madison and Callie Breiland, Bozeman, Mont.; and several nieces and nephews.

Mae was preceded in death by her husband in 1961, her parents, six brothers and five sisters.

Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (515) 423-0924.

IMELDA M. 'MELLY' MARING

CLEAR LAKE - Mrs. Imelda M. "Melly" Maring, 74, of 5149 Ingu Trail N.E., Remer, Minn., died Tuesday (July 13, 1999) at her son's home in Clear Lake.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, July 19, at Holy Family Catholic Church, Mason City, with the Rev. Dennis Cahill and the Rev. John R. Kremer officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City.

Visitation will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St., Clear Lake.

The family suggests memorials to the Imelda M. Maring Memorial Fund.

Imelda was born Feb. 4, 1925, in Waterloo, the daughter of George and Anna (Kremer) O'Connell. She graduated from Sacred Heart High School in Waterloo in 1942.

Imelda married Leon William "L.W." Maring on June 14, 1947, at St. John's Catholic Church in Waterloo. They lived in Waterloo, Mason City and in 1968, moved to Clear Lake. After her husband's retirement in 1978, they moved to Lake Inguadona near Remer, Minn., where she resided until her time of death.

Imelda enjoyed reading, flowers and making quilts. She was a member of the garden club in Longville, Minn., St. Edwards Catholic Church, Longville, and a former member of Holy Family Catholic Church, Mason City, and St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Clear Lake.

Imelda is survived by four children, Barbara Karoli of Edina, Minn., June McManus and her husband, Jim, of Austin, Texas, William Maring and his wife, Sharon, of Clear Lake, and John Francis Maring and his wife, Torey, of Houston, Texas; six grandchildren, Timothy Karoli, Carmen Maring, Tanya Maring, Laura Maring, Britton Hines and Benjamin Hines; one great-grandson, Lucas Maring; five brothers and sisters, Irene Gall of Waterloo, Margaret Mary Shirley of Waterloo, Francis O'Connell of Gilbertville, Daniel O'Connell of Gilbertville, and Richard O'Connell of Waterloo.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband in 1996, and her sister, Adelyn Lavenz.

Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, (515) 357-2193.

EDITH DUNCOMB

ST. ANSGAR - Edith Duncomb, 94, of St. Ansgar, passed away on Tuesday (July 13, 1999) at the St. Ansgar Good Samaritan Center in St. Ansgar.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the United Methodist Church in St. Ansgar, with the Rev. Ted Stowers officiating. Burial will be in the Riverside Cemetery, Riceville.

Visitation will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. today at the Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home in St. Ansgar.

Edith (Powell) Duncomb was born in Hamilton County, Illinois, Sept. 9, 1904, to Joseph and Laura (Dill) Powell. She received her education in rural schools in Illinois and Iowa, graduating from Jolly High School in Jolly, before her marriage to Ralph Duncomb, of Riceville, in 1929.

She was a lifelong member of the Methodist Church. She and Ralph farmed in Mitchell County until moving to St. Ansgar in 1966. Edith became a resident of the Good Samaritan Center in St. Ansgar in 1997.

Edith is survived by her eight children, Grace Nelson and her husband, LaVerne, of St. Ansgar, Laura Hoverson of Austin, Minn., Richard Duncomb and his wife, Patricia, of St. Ansgar, Kenneth Duncomb of Kearney, Mo., Marietta Steward and her husband, LeRoy, of Stacyville, Robert Duncomb and his wife, Deloris, of Denver, Colo., Lawrence Duncomb and his wife, Mary, of St. Ansgar, and Janet Erickson of Portland, Ore.; a sister, Opal Peters and her husband, Ronald, of LeRoy, Minn.; a sister-in-law, Loretta Powell, of Mason City; 24 grandchildren; and 37 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Selma Powell; a brother, Ernest Powell; her husband; a daughter-in-law, Marlene (Steward) Duncomb; a son-in-law, Bob Christopherson; a son-in-law, Harvey Hoverson; two grandchildren, Jeff Duncomb and Peter Duncomb; and three great-grandchildren.

Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, (515) 736-4920.

MARTHA A. ECKHARDT

MASON CITY - Martha A. Eckhardt, 93, of Mason City, died Wednesday (July 14, 1999) at Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit.

According to her wishes, her body has been cremated. There will be no visitation.

A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Hogan Bremer Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E., with the Rev. Randy Nielsen officiating. Burial will take place at a later time in Sheffield.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Hospice of North Iowa in memory of Martha A. Eckhardt.

Martha A. Eckhardt was born June 6, 1906, the daughter of Ludwig and Bertha (Bridesbecker) Eckhardt. She received her education from schools in Sheffield and graduated from Hamilton Business College in 1925. She was employed by Equitable Life of Iowa Insurance Company for 46 years, retiring in 1971.

She was a member of the Wa-Tan-Ye Club and served as president for many years. After retiring, she spent time with her family. She loved working in the yard and was an avid quilter and crafter. She left many treasures with her family through her crafts and her deeds. With them, she shared a great deal of love.

She was also an avid sports fan, always keeping track of her favorite baseball teams, the Twins and the Cubs, and her favorite football teams, the Buffalo Bills and the Vikings.

Martha was baptized and confirmed into the Lutheran faith. She was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church for 30 years and very active at church bazaars.

Those left to cherish her memory are a very special nephew, Ron Eckhardt and his wife, LaDonna, of Mason City; special great-niece, Cally Isaacson, of Mason City; special great-nephews, Marty Eckhardt and his wife, Jody, of Mason City and Larry Eckhardt and his wife, Mindy, of Greene; five special great-great-nieces and nephews, Debi, David, Jessica, Nathaniel and Nicolas; special nieces, Ruth Thompson and her husband, Duane and family, of Lakeville, Minn., and Sandy Palmer, of Hampton; several other nieces and nephews and family members.

She was preceded in death by her parents, six brothers and three sisters.

Hogan-Bremer Colonial Chapel, (515) 423-2372.

CURTIS RASMUSSEN

GARNER - Curtis Rasmussen, 80, of Garner, died Thursday (July 15, 1999) at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa, Mason City.