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JUNIOR D. SAUNDERS

BELMOND - Junior D. Saunders, 86, of Belmond, passed away on Friday (Oct. 8, 1999) at Mercy Health Center-North Iowa, in Mason City.

Funeral services for Junior D. Saunders will be held at 10:30 a.m. today, at the United Methodist Church in Belmond, with the Rev. Celestyne DeVance officiating. Burial will take place in the Belmond Cemetery.

Visitation was held Sunday at the Dugger Ewing Funeral Home, in Belmond.

Junior, the son of Tom and Elizabeth DeWald Saunders was born Sept. 7, 1913 in rural Hopkinton, Iowa. He grew up in the Hopkinton area, graduating from Hopkinton High School in 1932. He attended Lennox Junior College and served in the United States Army in the European Theatre during World War II.

Following his tour of duty, Junior worked for Diamond Brother's Grocery chain where he was a trouble shooter/store manager in various communities in Iowa. He moved to Belmond in 1949 and worked as manager of Diamond Brother's Grocery.

On April 2, 1950, Junior was united in marriage with Gladys Petersen at Austin, Minn. The couple made their home in Belmond. They owned and operated Buy-Lo Food Market in Belmond from 1950-1976. He continued his love of the business with employment at P&G Grocery until 1997.

Gladys passed away in 1984, after 34 years of marriage. On Sept. 19, 1986, Junior was united in marriage with Laura Stoffer, of Belmond.

Junior was an avid golfer and sports enthusiast. He enjoyed watching his grandchildren participate as well as the local teams.

He was a member of the United Methodist Church, in Belmond, where he sang in the choir for many years. He was also a past member of the Masonic Lodge.

Junior is survived by his wife, Laura; one daughter, Cyndy Groff, of Osage; one son, Douglas Saunders and his wife, Jan, of Charles City; one stepdaughter, Jill Stoffer, of Belmond; two stepsons, Leland Stoffer, of Des Moines and Lonny Stoffer and his wife, Laura, of Monet, Mo.; seven grandchildren, Kevin, Julie, Whitney, Kelly, Randy, Pamela and Tracy; four stepgrandchildren, Chad, Clint, Logan and Louis; 11 great-grandchildren; three stepgreat-grandchildren; two brothers, Clifford Saunders, of Hopkinton and Russell Saunders and his wife, Helen, of Hopkinton; also a daughter, Saundra Spell and her husband, Ray, of Inverness, Fla.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Gladys; an infant brother; and a son-in-law, Richard Groff.

Dugger Ewing Funeral Home, (515) 444-3248.

CHARLES JUNIOR SCHUMANN

BUFFALO CENTER - Charles Junior Schumann, 70, of Buffalo Center, died Friday (Oct. 8, 1999) at the Fairmont Community Hospital, Fairmont, Minn.

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. today at the First Baptist Church, in Buffalo Center, with Pastor Gary Bergman officiating. Military honors will be conducted by the American Legion/V.F.W. Posts Color Guard of Buffalo Center. Interment will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13, at the Black Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis, S.D.

Visitation was held Sunday at the Winter Funeral Home, 414 First St. N. W. Buffalo Center.

Charles Junior Schumann, son of Charles F. and Mary (Passick) Schumann, was born May 8, 1929 at Manning, Iowa. He graduated from Manning High School in 1947. Chuck then served his country in the U.S. Navy Submarine Service from 1948 through 1952.

On Jan. 23, 1952, he was united in marriage to Betty Peregrine in Sun Valley, Calif. Chuck graduated from Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa with the class of 1956.

He was a teacher at Buffalo Center Community Schools from 1956 to 1961 and at Waverly-Shell Rock Community Schools from 1961 through 1970. He taught junior high science and was the high school football and track coach He also owned and managed Buffalo Lanes in Buffalo Center for several years and was a franchisee with Casey's General Store. He served on the Buffalo Center Council and was a member of the Betterment Club. Chuck was a lifetime member of both the American Legion and the V.F.W. He was also a charter member of B.C. Development Corporation and Bison, Ltd.

Chuck was a member of the First Christian Church, in Sturgis, S.D. and attended the First Baptist Church, in Buffalo Center.

Chuck passed away on Friday, Oct. 8, 1999, at the Fairmont Community Hospital, Fairmont, Minn. at the age of 70 years.

He will be dearly missed by his wife of 47 years, Betty, of Buffalo Center; his son, Dale Schumann and his wife, Cheryl, of Sherburn, Minn.; his daughter, Robin Johnson and her husband, Bruce, of Chicago; his four grandchildren, Dana, Heidi and Adam Williamson and Tucker Schumann; his sister, Evelyn Vollstedt, of Manning; his brother, Eugene "Hap" Schuman, of Manning; a sister-in-law, LaVonne Schumann, of Ames. Chuck is also survived by Betty's family which includes brothers and sisters-in-law, Bob and Lila (Peregrine) Robillard, of Sturgis. S.D. Bob and Donna Peregrine, of Rapid City, S.D.; Howard and Barbara Peregrine, of Lake Tahoe, Nev. and William and Delores Peregrine, of Alturus, Calif. and a host of nieces and nephews.

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

Winter Funeral Home, (515) 562-2858.

BESSIE A. FALADA

GARNER - Bessie A. Falada, 93, of Garner, died Saturday (Oct. 9, 1999) at the Oakwood Care Center, Clear Lake.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, in Duncan, with the Rev. John Hemann officiating. Burial will be in St. John's Catholic Cemetery, in Duncan.

Visitation will be held from 3:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church with a Rosary Society rosary at 4 p.m. and a Scriptural wake service at 7 p.m. Visitation will continue one hour prior to services at the church.

Cataldo Funeral Home, Garner, is in charge of arrangements.

Bessie A. Falada, the daughter of Joseph F. and Anna (Landa) Formanek was born Dec. 17, 1905 on a farm northwest of Duncan. She attended the rural schools of Hancock County in Garfield Township and then worked on the family farm.

On Nov. 28, 1933, she was married to Peter Falada at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, in Duncan. They owned and operated the Duncan General Store in Duncan for 35 years. They moved to Forest City in 1968. After her husband's death in 1992, she moved to Prairie View Apartments in Garner. On Feb. 27, 1996 she moved to Oakwood Care Center in Clear Lake due to ill health.

Bessie enjoyed singing and acting in Czech plays, card playing, baking and entertaining family and friends.

She was a member of St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, a former member of St. James Catholic Church, in Forest City, and was an honorary member of both St. Wenceslaus Catholic Rosary Society and St. James Catholic Guild.

She is survived by a sister-in-law, Margaret Formanek, of Des Moines and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Peter Falada on April 7, 1992; her parents; sisters, Mary Rokos, Ida Zeman, Estella Falada, Christina Formanek, Anna Schmitt, Jessie Formanek, Josephine Formanek and an infant sister; two brothers, Frank Formanek and Joe E. Formanek.

Cataldo Funeral Home, (515) 923-2841.

JOAN ESTHER VAUDT

CLEAR LAKE - Joan Esther Vaudt, 62, of Clear Lake, died Saturday (Oct. 9, 1999) at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa, Mason City.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13, at the Galilean Lutheran Church, Clear Lake, with the Rev. Peter Narum officiating. Interment will be at the Clear Lake Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St., Clear Lake.

Memorials may be given to the Joan E. Vaudt Memorial Fund.

Joan was born April 18, 1937, in Mason City, Iowa, the daughter of Harold and Clara (Johnson) Price. Joan graduated from Wesley High School in 1955. Joan married Duane Vaudt on Dec. 16, 1957 in Wesley, Iowa. They moved to Forest City where they lived for 10 years; then they moved to Clear Lake. She operated her own daycare for 10 years. Joan then started working for Sperry-Unysis as a factory worker on the production line until their closing. Joan was a member of Galilean Lutheran Church in Clear Lake.

Joan enjoyed doing needle work, crafts, ceramics, both making porcelain dolls and teaching classes about them. Some of her favorite times were riding in the convertible, camping and attending bluegrass festivals for five years and still keeping in touch with all the families they met. She loved the color purple.

Joan is survived by her husband, Duane Vaudt, of Clear Lake; two children, Debra Levisay and her husband, Karl, of Spencer and Dennis Vaudt and his wife, Lori, of Mason City; seven grandchildren, Andy, Shea and Cole Levisay and Elijah, Zachary, Heather and Anna Vaudt; two sisters, Beverly Fritz and her husband, Donald, of Britt; Marilyn Pecoy and her husband, Don, of Sexton; and one brother, Duane Price and his wife, Jo Ann, of Austin, Colo.

She was preceded in death by both parents.

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

RAVAE H. SONQUIST

GARNER - Ravae H. Sonquist, 58, of Garner, died Friday (Oct. 8, 1999) at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa, Mason City.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the United Methodist Church, in Garner, with the Rev. Kay Hooper officiating. Burial will be in Delavan West Cemetery, in Delavan, Minn.

Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Cataldo Funeral Chapel, 160 E. Fourth St., Garner, and will continue one hour prior to services on Tuesday at the church.

Ravae Hope Sonquist, the daughter of Carl W. and Mavis L. (Kirkeby) Lokensgard was born Feb. 26, 1941, at Mankato, Minn. After graduating from Delavan High School in 1959, she worked at the National Bank of Commerce, in Mankato, First National Bank, in Winnebago, Minn., for the City of Winnebago, the Court House in Mankato and Corporate Graphics in Mankato.

On March 1, 1991, she was married to Duane R. Sonquist at the United Methodist Church in Garner. They made their home in Garner. Ravae also worked at the hospital in Forest City and for the past five years at Serta Mattress Co., in Clear Lake.

She enjoyed her family, friends, work, pets and sewing. She was a member of the United Methodist Church, in Garner.

She is survived by her husband, Duane Sonquist, of Garner; three children, Brian Scott, of Garner and his daughter, Courtney; Dawn Scott, of Fairmont, Minn. and James Scott, of Berkeley, Calif.; two stepchildren, Cindy Sonquist, of Garner and Dean Sonquist and his wife, Marcia, of Garner and their three sons, Andrew, Ryan and Matthew; a sister, Yvonne "Sue" Carlson, of Fond du Lac, Wis.; and an aunt, Belfay McCoy, of Delavan, Minn.

She was preceded in death by her father, Carl Lokensgard, in 1973; her mother, Mavis Lokensgard in 1974; a sister, Doreen Lokensgard in 1970; a brother, Merland "Bud" Lokensgard in 1999; and a stepson, Scott Sonquist, Sept. 26, 1989.

Cataldo Funeral Home, (515) 923-2841.

PAULA MARIE PANNKUK

BUFFALO CENTER - Paula Marie Pannkuk, of Buffalo Center, passed away the evening of Saturday (Oct. 9, 1999) at St. Luke's Lutheran Home, in Blue Earth, Minn. after a long, courageous battle with Multiple Sclerosis. Her family was with her to celebrate her life and to see her on her journey to the arms of her Savior Jesus Christ.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Buffalo Center, with Father Craig Steimel officiating. Interment will be at Graceland Cemetery, Buffalo Center.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Winter Funeral Home, Buffalo Center, with a 7 p.m. prayer service.

The 31-year-old daughter of Herbert and Patricia (Berger) Pannkuk was born in Buffalo Center, on June 23, 1968 and graduated with honors from Buffalo Center-Rake High School in 1986. She served as editor of the BC-R Annual her junior year and was president of the Senior Class of '86.

Like many of her siblings she enjoyed working part-time at Wilson's Super Valu during her high school years.

She began classes at the University of Northern Iowa in the fall of 1986. Symptoms from Multiple Sclerosis continued to accelerate. She therefore discontinued the pursuit of a college degree to concentrate on her health, family and faith.

The Courage Center in Golden Valley, Minn., a rehabilitation center that teaches independent living and coping strategies, was her residence for 18 months. There she learned the importance of using all her talents to the fullest and that even though her disease had disabled her body, her mind and spirit could still conquer many challenges.

Family, faith, love and devotion were the central themes in her life. She provided the gift of perspective to everyone she met and she had the unique ability of bringing people together. She helped us realize what was really important and we have been blessed to have known her.

Her nieces, nephews and godchild shared her hobbies of gifts, crafts and games. Their adoration of Aunt Paula was evident whenever they visited. She was a gentle soul to climb on and cuddle with.

Paula is survived by her parents, Herb and Pat Pannkuk, from Buffalo Center; brother, Mike Pannkuk, wife, Mary and their children, Sarah and David, from Owatonna, Minn.; sister, Dorothy Lemke and husband, Duane, from Bettendorf; brother, Bob Pannkuk and wife, Patty and their daughter, Kirstin Marie, from Woodbury, Minn.; sister, Mary Christensen and husband, Mark, and their daughter, Anne Marie from Quincy, Ill.; brother, Mark Pannkuk and wife, Lisa and their children, Conrad and Ella Rose, from Cedar Rapids; sister, Karen Luken and husband, Randy, from Mason City; grandmother, Florence Berger, from Forest City. She is also survived by aunts, uncles, cousins.

She was preceded in death by paternal grandparents, Herman and Gasena Beenken and maternal grandfather, Sylvester Berger.

Winter Funeral Home, (515) 562-2858.

MILDRED E. SCHMIDTHUBER

EMMONS, Minn. - Mildred E. Schmidthuber, 82, of Emmons, Minn., died Saturday (Oct. 9, 1999) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Emmons Lutheran Church, Emmons, Minn. with the Rev. Dennis Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Lime Creek Cemetery, rural Emmons.

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 Tuesday at the church.

Mittelstadt Funeral Home, (515) 592-0221.

DARLENE HILDEBRAND

CHARLES CITY - Darlene (Mrs. Dewain) Hildebrand, 71, of 1108 Freeman St., died Saturday (Oct. 9, 1999) at the Floyd County Memorial Hospital.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Hauser Funeral Home, 1205 S. Main St., Charles City, with the Rev. Dennis D. Niezwaag, senior pastor of Saint John Evangelical Lutheran Church of Charles City, officiating. Burial will be in the Riverside Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 2 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home, with the family present from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Visitation will continue from 9 a.m. until time of services on Tuesday.

Hauser Funeral Home, (515) 228-5858.

RAYMOND BYRNE JR.

ALGONA - Raymond Byrne Jr., 66, of Algona, died Sunday (Oct. 10, 1999) at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home, Algona.

Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the St. Cecelia Catholic Church, Algona. Burial will be at Laurel Hill Cemetery, in Irvington, with a flag presentation.

Visitation will be held from 2:30 until 8 p.m. Tuesday at Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home, Algona, with a 3 p.m. rosary and a 7 p.m. prayer service.

ILA MAE 'MIDGE' SEBERT

CLARION - Ila Mae "Midge" Sebert, 74, of Clarion, died Saturday (Oct. 9, 1999) at the U.S. A. Healthcare, Clarion.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the United Presbyterian Church, Clarion. Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemtery, Clarion.

Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Willim Funeral Home, Clarion.

VIOLET E. HELMICH

RENWICK - Violet E. Helmich, 87, of Renwick, died Saturday (Oct. 9, 1999) at the Clarion Health Care Center, Clarion.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Renwick, with Pastor Sandy Krynik officiating. Burial will be in Vernon Township Cemetery, Rural Hardy.

Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home, Renwick.

MRS. RUTH RAMSEY

MASON CITY - Mrs. Ruth Ramsey, 86, formerly of Mason City, died Sunday (Oct. 10, 1999) at the Solon Care Center, Solon.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Hogan Bremer Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E., Mason City.

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

ESTHER M. HUISINGA

TITONKA - Esther M. Huisinga, 80, of Titonka, died Sunday (Oct. 10, 1999) at her home.

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

RAYMOND H. BERKLAND

MASON CITY - Raymond H. Berkland, 87, of 823 E. State St., died Saturday (Oct. 9, 1999) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.

A funeral Mass will be held at 12 p.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Mason City.

Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., with a 7 p.m. scriptural wake service with a 4th Degree Knights of Columbia Rosary to immediately follow.