HAMPTON - Jacob R. Jones, 91, formerly of Sheffield, died Sunday (March 21, 1999) at Franklin General Hospital, Hampton.

MESERVEY - Blanche Greer died Sunday (March 21, 1999) in Mankato, Minn.

OSAGE -Maurice Christian Jorgensen, 96, of 3516 Lancer Ave., died Saturday (March 20, 1999) on the anniversary of his wife's death. He was being cared for at the Mitchell County Regional Health Center in Osage for a massive stroke.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 23, at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Osage, with the Rev. Dennis Hanson and the Rev. Roy Ott officiating. Burial will be in the Osage Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the Champion Funeral Home, Osage, and will continue one hour before service time at the church Tuesday.

Maurice was born on July 24, 1902, in Skagen, Denmark. He was the son of Peter and Marie (Petersen) Jorgensen. He was baptized on Aug. 24, 1902. In 1904 at the age of two, he immigrated to America with his family. They spent some time in the Carroll, Neb., area, then they moved to a farm northwest of Wisner, Neb., in 1906. In 1912 they moved to a larger farm in Brazile Mills, Neb. Maurice was a member of the first confirmation class in the new Bethesda Lutheran Church, located in Winnetoon, Neb., in 1916.

In 1926 Maurice moved to Nora, Neb., where he farmed. He married Ellen Marie Jorgensen on June 13, 1930, at the Bethany Danish Lutheran Church near Ruskin, Neb. They farmed near Nora, during the drought and Depression years. Maurice and Ellen's first two children, DeLoye and Wilmer, were born in Nora. They moved to northern Iowa in 1940, where their daughter Bonnie was born. They were members of St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Riceville, Iowa.

In 1945 the family moved to the Osage area where their daughter Velda was born. Maurice continued to live there the rest of his life. His wife, Ellen, died on March 20, 1985, after she and Maurice had been married 55 years.

Maurice was an active member of Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Osage. He helped build the church in the early 50s. He served as a Sunday School Superintendent for many years at Our Savior's, as he had done at his previous congregations. For the Centennial History Book, Maurice wrote, "I have a driving spirit within me. The spirit of God is positive."

Maurice worked side-by-side with his son, Wilmer, for over 50 years. At age 94 Maurice harvested the entire crop. He always expressed how blessed he was in being able to continue his life-long work. Through the support of his family and the strength from God, Maurice was able to live independently with the exception of five weeks at the Faith Lutheran Home, Osage, in the fall of 1998.

During the years of their retirement, Maurice and Ellen spent the winters in Dade City, Fla. It was through the friendships they formed there that after Ellen died, Maurice enjoyed the special companionship of Hope Hains from Ludlow, Vt. In Florida, Maurice was an active member of All Faiths United Church of Christ. He was an active volunteer for the church meals, as well as preparing food baskets for the community mission work of the church.

In 1997 Maurice's children had his name engraved on the Danish Immigrant Wall of Honor at the Danish Immigrant Museum in Elk Horn, Iowa. Maurice took pride in his Danish heritage.

Maurice is survived by two sisters, Helen Walker of Blair, Neb., and Bertha Scheer of Rantoul, Ill.; three daughters, Mrs. Omer (DeLoye) Wilson of Waterloo, Bonnie Williams and friend, Nancy Seaberg, of Minneapolis, Minn., and Mrs John (Velda) La Coste of Osage; a son, Wilmer Jorgensen and his wife, Jan, of Osage; his grandchildren, Jacque, Mark, Sheila, Brent, Sue, Jeff, Julie, Kiersten, Tom, Jennifer and Brad; his great-grandchildren, Justin, Megan, Seth, John, Blake, Jessica, Drew, Brandon, Christian, Dakota, Echo, Jenna, Joel, Aleisha, Ryan, and Ellen; and many nieces and nephews.

MASON CITY - Dean Schmidt, 39, died Wednesday (March 10, 1999) of natural causes at his home in Mason City.

WALTERS, Minn.- Alisha Nicole Lee, 20, of rural Walters, Minn., died Sunday (March 21, 1999) at St. Marys Hospital, Rochester, Minn.

CHARLES CITY - Mary (Mrs. Maurice) Gayther, 83, a former resident of 3066 220th St. and 804 S. Main St., Charles City, died Sunday (March 21, 1999) at Salsbury Baptist Home, Charles City.

A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Charles City, with Monsignor Stanley J. Hayek officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Charles City.

BRITT - Janetta Mabel Knoedler Pierce, 82, passed away Thursday (March 18, 1999) at Hancock County Memorial Hospital, Britt.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 23, at the Ewing Funeral Chapel, Britt. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City.

Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the Ewing Funeral Chapel, Britt, and will continue one hour prior to the services Tuesday.

Janetta, the daughter of John and Cora Willson Knoedler, was born Dec. 28, 1916, in Galt, Iowa. She grew up in the Clarion/Britt area, attending school in Britt and graduating from Britt High School in 1935. After high school she worked at various jobs in Mason City, most notably at Woolworth's.

On Aug. 10, 1948, she was united in marriage with John (Jack) C. Pierce in Mason City. The couple managed Travel Lodge Motels around the Midwest until their retirement in 1983. The couple then did a lot of traveling around the country. They then moved to Harlingen, Texas, where they lived until Jack's death in 1995. Janetta then moved to Britt.

Janetta is survived by two sisters, her twin sister, Janice Schubert, and her husband, Ewald, of Harlingen, Texas, and Dorothy Larson of Britt, and several nieces and nephews.

MT. HOREB, Wis.- Nellie M. Morse, 85, of 3 Mohawk Circle, Madison, Wis., and formerly of Charles City, died Saturday (March 20, 1999) at Mt. Horeb, Wis.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Interment will be at Calvary Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Fullerton Hage Funeral Home, Charles City, where a scripture service will be conducted at 4 p.m.

MANKATO, Minn. - Blanche Greer, 79, of Mankato, Minn., formerly of Meservey, died on Sunday (March 21, 1999) at the Immanuel-St. Joseph Hospital, Mankato, Minn.

Services for Blanche Greer will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Salem United Methodist Church, Meservey, with the Rev. Jim Gochenouer officiating. Burial will be in the Meservey Cemetery.

Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Grarup Funeral Home, Meservey.

Blanche Greer was born on Aug. 3, 1919, in Stanford, Ky., the daughter of Morgan and Martha (Kinningham) Slusher. She attended Crab Orchard School System in Crab Orchard, Ky.

She was united in marriage to Gordon Greer on Nov. 24, 1934, in Stanford. They farmed for a number of years and she worked as a seamstress for the Goodall Factory, making Palmbeach suits in Danville, Ky.

In 1949, they moved to Meservey, where she became the school cook until she and her husband purchased and operated the Greers Cafe for many years.

Blanche enjoyed bowling, golfing, fishing and gardening. She belonged to the Meservey Garden Club and received many awards at the North Iowa Fair for her flowers and garden goods. She was an avid quilter belonging to the Salem United Methodist Quilting Club. She also belonged to the Meservey Improvement Club and the American Legion Auxiliary.

She is survived by two daughters, Carole Gealow, of Mankato, and Shirley Hohensee and her husband, Leonard, of Pocahontas, Iowa; four sons, Robert Greer and his wife, Jean, of Englewood, Fla., Glenn Greer and his wife, Judy, of Grand Rapids, Mich., Dennis Greer and his wife, Susan, of Owatonna, Minn., and William Greer and his wife, Michelle, of Burnsville, Minn.; 14 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchldren; one sister, Jane Jurgenson and her husband, Dr. Earl, of Clear Lake, Iowa; and two brothers, William Slusher and his wife, Virginia, of Overland Park, Kan., and Ronald Slusher and his wife, Sharon, of Lawrenceville, Ga.

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

NORA SPRINGS - Rose M. Hart, 95, of Nora Springs, died Monday (March 22, 1999) at the Good Shepherd Nursing Home, Mason City.

FOREST CITY - Grace Fluhrer, 104, of Forest City, died Monday (March 22, 1999) at the Good Samaritan Center, Forest City.

HAMPTON - Harold W. Simmons, 94, of Hampton, died Monday (March 22, 1999) at the Franklin General Hospital, Hampton.

WALTERS, Minn. - Alisha Nicole Lee, 20, of Walters, Minn., died Sunday (March 21, 1999) at St. Marys Hospital, in Rochester.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Mansfield Lutheran Church, Mansfield, Minn. Burial will be in the Mansfield Lutheran Cemetery.

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

CLARION - Jerry D. Tillman, 63, of Clarion, died Saturday (March 20, 1999) at home.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Church of Christ, Clarion, with Mark Young officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, in Clarion.

ALGONA - Florence S. Burtis, 91, of Algona, died Sunday (March 21, 1999) at the Good Samaritan Center, Algona.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the First Presbyterian Church, Algona. Burial will be in the East Lawn Cemetery, Algona.

BUFFALO CENTER - Mildred J. Donnelly, 83, of Buffalo Center, died Sunday (March 21, 1999) at the Timely Mission Nursing Home.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the United Methodist Church, Buffalo Center. Burial will be in the Graceland Cemetery, Buffalo Center.

BRITT - Sarah E. Everett, 89, of Britt, died Monday (March 22, 1999) at the Hancock County Memorial Hospital, Britt.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the United Methodist Church, in Britt, with the Rev. Robert Dodge officiating. Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery, Britt.

Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Ewing Funeral Chapel, Britt.

CHARLES CITY - Nellie M. Morse, 85, of 3 Mohawk Circle, Madison Wis., and a former Charles City resident, died Saturday morning (March 20, 1999) at Mt. Horeb, Wis.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Charles City, with the Rev. Stanley Hayek officiating. Interment will be in the Calvary Cemetery.

Visitation will begin after 2 p.m. and be held until 8 p.m. today at the Fullerton Hage Funeral Home, 401 Blunt St., Charles City, with a 4 p.m. Scripture service. There will be further visitation one hour prior to services at the church.

Those planning an expression of sympathy may wish to consider the Alzheimer's Association in Nellie's name.

Nellie was born on April 6, 1913, at New Hampton, Iowa, one of five children of Ole and Anna "Johnson" Hereid. She graduated from Charles City High School in 1931 and then worked as a bookkeeper at the Cedar Valley Hospital for several years.

She was united in marriage to Arnold Howard Morse and to this union were born two sons. In October 1970, her beloved husband, Arnold preceded her in death.

She was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and the Rosary Society.

She lived her life in Charles City until the last five years, when she moved closer to her son.

Nellie's life was shared by her two sons, Ronald and his wife, Joyce Morse, Madison; and Allen and his wife, Beatrice Morse, of Oxnard, Calif.; eight grandchildren; and four great grandchildren; and one sister, Myrtle Spurbeck, of Charles City, several nieces and nephews and a host of friends.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Arnold; three sisters, Charlene Woodhouse, Tomena Guthart, and Olive Hereid; one brother, Orlin Hereid.

HAMPTON - Jacob R. Jones, 91, of Hampton, formerly of Sheffield, died Sunday (March 21, 1999) at the Franklin General Hospital, in Hampton.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Grarup Funeral Home, Sheffield, with Pastor Steve Hollingsworth officiating. Interment will be in the Hillside Cemetery, in Sheffield.

Friends may call from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at the Grarup Funeral Home, Sheffield.

Jacob R. "Jake" Jones was born on Dec. 8, 1907, in Ackley, Iowa, the son of Lee and Melissa (Cornell) Jones Sr. He moved with his family to the Sheffield area as a young child and attended country school east of Sheffield. Following his graduation from the eighth grade, he helped his father farm for a couple of years before starting to work for the Sheffield Brick and Tile for 38 years.

He was united in marriage to Mary Jean Kopitar in 1928, and they made their home in Sheffield.

Jake enjoyed his family and especially his grandchildren. In his spare time, he enjoyed fishing, hunting, trapping and playing pool.

He is survived by seven daughters, Betty Jean Fielding, of Hampton, Bonnie Stoppelmoor, of Hampton, Geri Gray and her husband, Ray, of Littleton, Colo., Mary Ann Kieslich and her husband, John, of Mason City, Theresa Franke and her husband, Jim, of Dumont, and Connie Borneman, of Hampton; one son, Larry Jones and his wife, Lydia, of Mason City; 30 grandchildren; and 36 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife; parents; one daughter, Alice; one son, Carroll; one grandson, Eric; six brothers; and two sisters.

CHARLES CITY - Nellie M. Morse, 85, of 3 Mohawk Circle, Madison Wis., and a former Charles City resident, died Saturday morning (March 20, 1999) at Mt. Horeb, Wis.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Charles City, with the Rev. Stanley Hayek officiating. Interment will be in the Calvary Cemetery.

Visitation will begin after 2 p.m. and be held until 8 p.m. today at the Fullerton Hage Funeral Home, 401 Blunt St., Charles City, with a 4 p.m. Scripture service. There will be further visitation one hour prior to services at the church.

Those planning an expression of sympathy may wish to consider the Alzheimer's Association in Nellie's name.

Nellie was born on April 6, 1913, at New Hampton, Iowa, one of five children of Ole and Anna "Johnson" Hereid. She graduated from Charles City High School in 1931 and then worked as a bookkeeper at the Cedar Valley Hospital for several years.

She was united in marriage to Arnold Howard Morse and to this union were born two sons. In October 1970, her beloved husband, Arnold preceded her in death.

She was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and the Rosary Society.

She lived her life in Charles City until the last five years, when she moved closer to her son.

Nellie's life was shared by her two sons, Ronald and his wife, Joyce Morse, Madison; and Allen and his wife, Beatrice Morse, of Oxnard, Calif.; eight grandchildren; and four great grandchildren; and one sister, Myrtle Spurbeck, of Charles City, several nieces and nephews and a host of friends.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Arnold; three sisters, Charlene Woodhouse, Tomena Guthart, and Olive Hereid; one brother, Orlin Hereid.

CLEARWATER, Fla. - Martha Pauley Johnson, 72, died at her home in Clearwater, Fla., on March 8, 1999. She was born in Mason City on May 13, 1926, the daughter of the late Dr. J.L. (Roy) Pauley and the former Clara May Lampson.

She graduated from Mason City High School in 1944 and attended Iowa State Teachers College (now the University of Northern Iowa).

She was employed by the Northwestern Bell Telephone Co.

She was married to Robert E. Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Axel Johnson of Mason City, on Sept. 1, 1946. They were members of the First Congregational Church.

She had been a resident of Clearwater, where she owned and operated Martha's Spinning Wheel, a retail needlework shop, since 1967. Later, she was employed by Swanson Chrysler Auto Dealership in St. Petersburg, Fla., until her retirement.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her former husband.

She is survived by her son, William Roger Johnson, of St. Petersburg; and daughters, Pamela Anne Durden and husband, Wayne, of Mobile, Ala., and Deborah Jo Diroff and husband, William, of Palm Harbor, Fla.. She is also survived by three grandchildren; her brother, James L. Pauley, Jr. and wife, Viola, of Jefferson, Iowa, sister, Mary Jane Cox Campbell and husband, Robert, of Belmond, Iowa, and one cousin, John E. Pauley and wife, Domino, of Mason City.

MASON CITY - Dean Carroll Schmidt, 39, of Mason City, died Wednesday (March 10, 1999) of natural causes at his home in Mason City.

Memorial services will be 10 a.m. Thursday, March 25, 1999, at the Bride Colonial Chapel, 110 E. Spring St., Manly, with the Rev. Robert Cumings, of Bethel United Methodist Church in Manly, officiating. Inurnment will be in the Manly Cemetery.

Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday and one hour prior to services on Thursday at the chapel.

Dean Carroll Schmidt was born on Feb. 9, 1960, in Mason City, the son of Carroll and Wanda (Reynolds) Schmidt.

He attended and received his education in the North Central school system, graduating from North Central High School in 1978. After completing his schooling, he worked at Libby-Owens Ford for nine years. Dean was also self-employed in the construction business until his stroke in September of 1997.

Dean enjoyed many miles of freedom riding his bicycle, known as Trigger. He was also inspired by the spirit of Native America and found much joy creating and sharing dream catchers with those he cared most about.

He enjoyed fishing, trapping, his dog Cleo, Native American crafts and going to rendezvous.

Left to cherish his memory are his parents, Carroll and Wanda Schmidt, of Manly; one daughter, Emileigh Schmidt, of Ackley; one son, Chad Smith, of Mason City; four sisters, Theresa Corell and her husband, Ron, of Manly, Christy Cooper and her husband, Scott, of Manly, Carrie Schmidt, of Mason City, and Tracy Schmidt, of Lawrence, Kan.; and one brother, David Schmidt, of Mason City; as well as other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his maternal and paternal grandparents; one brother, Donny Schmidt; and Cleo, who held a special place in his heart.

DES MOINES - Mrs. Veronica Kelso, 84, of 5933 Cottage Drive, Des Moines, died Sunday (March 21, 1999) at the Iowa Lutheran Hospital.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Theresa's Catholic Church, Des Moines. Burial will be in Glendale Cemetery.

Visitation will begin after 4 p.m. Thursday at Dunn's Funeral Home, with a 5 p.m. rosary and a 7 p.m. vigil.

Memorial contributions may be given to St. Theresa's Catholic Church in her memory.

Veronica Kelso was born and raised in Mason City, Iowa. She had lived in Des Moines since 1955. She was an executive secretary at the YMCA in Des Moines. She retired in 1975.

She was a member of the St. Theresa's Catholic Church.

SHEFFIELD - Fredrick A. Rohn, 80, of Sheffield, died Monday (March 22, 1999) at the Sheffield Care Center.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 24, 1999, at the First United Methodist Church, in Sheffield, with the Rev. Remigio P. Panlaqui officiating. Burial will be in Hillside Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the Grarup Funeral Home, Sheffield.

Fredrick Albert Rohn was born on June 30, 1918, the son of Fredrick and Amanda (Witt) Rohn, in rural Sheffield. He graduated from the Sheffield High School in 1935.

Fred was united in marriage to Elizabeth M. Atkinson on June 16, 1940, at the First United Methodist Church.

Fred and Betty farmed in and around the Sheffield area until 1964. At that time, they moved into their present home in Sheffield, where Fred continued to work at the Sheffield Co-op Elevator through the past harvest season.

Fred was greatly involved in coordinating Little League teams in the Franklin County area. Fishing, golfing, playing cards and memorable times with family were important to him. He was known for his sense of humor and practical jokes. His garden was a great sense of pride and he loved sharing its abundance with others. Over the past 20 years, Fred and Betty enjoyed spending the winter months with special friends at Llano Grande Lake Park, Mercedes, Texas.

Fred is survived by his wife, Betty; a daughter, Cynthia Crawford and her husband, Roger, of Parkville, Mo.; a son, Ronald and his wife, Lavonne, of Mankato, Minn.; one sister, Marion Cramer and her husband, Wallace, of Belmond, Iowa; five granddaughters, Beth and Trevor Nelson, of Bellevue, Neb.; Amy Crawford and her special friend, Wade Chance, of Albert Lea, Minn.; Molly and Loring Neumann, of Owatonna, Minn., Noelle Rohn and her fiancee, Jaimie Busch, of North Mankato, Minn., and Amanda Rohn and special friend, Mark Jacoby, of Lake Washington, Minn.; three great-grandchildren, Julia Anne, Thomas and Garrett Nelson, of Bellevue, Neb.; special nieces, nephews and many friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and a grandson.

ALGONA - Elvin E. Steenhard, 74, of Algona, died Tuesday (March 23, 1999) at his home.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Whittemore. Burial will be in St. Paul Cemetery, Whittemore.

HAMPTON - Jacob R. Jones, 91, of Hampton, formerly of Sheffield, died Sunday (March 21, 1999) at Franklin General Hospital in Hampton.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today at the Grarup Funeral Home, Sheffield, with the Rev. Steve Hollingsworth officiating. Interment will be in Hillside Cemetery, in Sheffield.

Visitation was held Tuesday at the Grarup Funeral Home, Sheffield.

Jacob R. "Jake" Jones was born on Dec. 8, 1907, in Ackley, Iowa, the son of Lee and Melissa (Cornell) Jones Sr. He moved with his family to the Sheffield area as a young child and attended country school east of Sheffield. Following his graduation from the 8th grade, he helped his father farm for a couple of years before starting to work for the Sheffield Brick and Tile where he was employed for 38 years.

He was united in marriage to Mary Jean Kopitar in 1928 and they made their home in Sheffield.

Jake enjoyed his family and especially his grandchildren. In his spare time, he enjoyed fishing, hunting, trapping and playing pool.

He is survived by seven daughters, Betty Jean Fielding of Hampton, Bonnie Stoppelmoor of Hampton, Geri Gray and her husband, Ray, of Littleton, Colo., Mary Ann Kieslich and her husband, John, of Mason City, Donna Grover and her husband, Jim, of Mason City, Theresa Franke and her husband, Jim, of Dumont, and Connie Borneman of Hampton; one son, Larry Jones and his wife, Lydia, of Mason City; 30 grandchildren; and 36 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife; parents; one daughter, Alice; one son, Carroll; one grandson, Eric; six brothers; and two sisters.

ALGONA - Vivian Dutton, 93, of Algona, died Tuesday (March 23, 1999) at Kossuth Regional Health Center, Algona.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Cecelia Catholic Church, Algona. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.

MASON CITY - Allan L. Bull, 90, of Mason City, died Tuesday (March 23, 1999) at the Manly Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.

NORA SPRINGS - Doris Gallup, 71, of Nora Springs, died Monday (March 22, 1999) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East, Mason City.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Sheckler Colonial Chapel, 114 N. Hawkeye, Nora Springs.

ALGONA - Darwin H. Koepke, 62, of Algona, died Tuesday (March 23, 1999) at home.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Trinity Lutheran Church, Algona. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery, Algona.

HAMPTON - William Harold Simmons, 94, of 213 Fourth St. N.E., died Monday (March 22, 1999) at the Franklin County General Hospital Center, Hampton.

After cremation, services will be held at a later date at the Centerville Cemetery, Centerville.

Hogan-Bremer Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E., Mason City, is in charge of arrangements.

BRITT - Sarah E. Everett, 89, of Britt, died Monday (March 22, 1999) at Hancock County Memorial Hospital, Britt.

Sarah Emily Huling was born to Byron and Susie Huling on Aug. 2, 1909, In Pontiac, Ill. She moved to Iowa as a young girl and attended school in rural Britt, then Britt High School.

On March 7, 1929, she was united in marriage to Virgil C. Everett at the Little Brown Church near Nashua. The couple farmed in the Britt-Stilson area until 1971, when they moved to Britt.

For 17 years, Sarah was coordinator of the Meals on Wheels program in the Britt community.

Sarah was an active member of the Stilson Evangelical United Brethren Church and later, the Britt United Methodist Church. She enjoyed membership in the Esther Circle, Nota Bena Club, the Hancock County Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, the Hancock County Historical Society, Farm Bureau and the Royal Neighbors of America.

She is survived by her children, Alice and her husband, Bruce Schock, Arvada, Colo.; Verle, of Britt; and Virginia and her husband, Andy Carlson, of South Bend, Wash.; her daughter-in-law, Beverly Everett of Wesley; five grandsons and five granddaughters; 12 great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews; cousins; and numerous friends.

Mrs. Everett was preceded in death by her parents; her brothers, Wayne, Fern, Claude, Floyd and Earl; her sister, Ellen; her husband, Virgil, in 1988; her son, Thomas, in 1991; and daughter, Marian, in 1998.

Sarah enjoyed her family and her home, church activities, poetry and reading, traveling in their camper, fishing and time spent with friends.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the United Methodist Church in Britt with the Rev. Robert Dodge officiating. Burial will take place in the Evergreen Cemetery in Britt.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Ewing Funeral Chapel in Britt and one hour prior to services on Friday at the church.

NORA SPRINGS - Rose May Hart, 95, of 117 N. Iowa Ave., died Monday (March 22, 1999) at Good Shepherd Health Care Center, Mason City.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Nora Springs First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Richard Pippert and the Rev. Deborah Stowers officiating. Burial will be in Rock Grove Cemetery, Nora Springs.

Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Sheckler Colonial Chapel, 114 N. Hawkeye, and one hour prior to services on Thursday at the church.

Rose May Hart was born Oct. 8, 1903 on a farm near Nora Springs, the daughter of Winfield G. and Ethel (Ayers) Hart. She attended country school No. 1 in Rock Grove Township for her first eight years of schooling and then attended Nora Springs School. She graduated from Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls.

Rose taught for many years in the Nora Springs schools and the nearby schools at Plymouth and Marble Rock. She loved books and after retirement from teaching worked as a librarian in the Nora Springs Public Library. She and her nephew, Terrill Thiele, recently finished several books on their family history.

Rose was a lifelong member of the Nora Springs First United Methodist Church and attended church as long as she was able.

She is survived by one sister, Winifred Shanks, and her husband, Russell, Nora Springs, and 15 nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, Benjamin, Oliver "Tom" and Albert; and two sisters, Mabel Thiele and Ruth Stufflebeam.

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. - Sister Mary Anastasia Kennedy, 93, a Sister of Mercy for 71 years, one of the last of a dynamic group of sister nurses from Iowa who served in Mercy hospitals there and in Michigan, died March 10, 1999, at McAuley Center, Farmington Hills, Mich., after an extended illness.

Born Eileen Kennedy in Lake Mills, Iowa, Sister entered the Mercy Community at Mt. St. Agnes, Dubuque, Iowa, at age 22, immediately after her graduation from the St. Joseph Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in Mason City, Iowa. She later earned a bachelor of science from Mercy College, Detroit.

Most of Sister Anastasia's life of mercy was spent in direct care of the sick in the heart of busy hospital settings. She began her career at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Sioux City, Iowa, as floor supervisor, and later would serve there as surgical supervisor and religious superior. She also spent some years in the capacities of surgical supervisor, nursing service or local superior, at Iowa's St. Joseph Mercy Hospitals in Fort Dodge, Mason City, Dubuque and Cresco.

In Michigan, Sister was surgical supervisor at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor, in the 1940s and early 1950s, and floor supervisor at St. Joseph Mercy Oakland in Pontiac in the 1960s.

Sister's administrative talents were recruited also by the General Motherhouse of the Sisters of Mercy in Bethesda, Md., where for five years in the 1950s she served as the local religious superior, and again in the late 1960s, as executive housekeeper.

Sister retired to a ministry of prayer at Dubuque's McAuley Center, then on the campus of Loras College, in 1978, and in 1984 came to McAuley Center in Farmington Hills.

Sister Anastasia's gifts of ministry were enhanced by her natural charm and vibrancy, and what could be called a "blithe spirit" which was infectious and made her loved by staff and by patients and doctors alike. She loved to sing, continuing to do so even after her illness drained her energy and high spirits.

She is survived by two nieces and by the sisters of her community, who will greatly miss her.

A wake service will be held at 7 p.m. today in McAuley Center Chapel, 28750 Eleven Mile Road, Farmington Hills, Mich., Gate 4.

The Funeral Liturgy will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in the chapel. Burial will follow at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, Mich.