Published Friday, June 16, 2000

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MERLE LYNNE HANSON

HAMPTON - Merle Lynne Hanson was born June 26, 1954, at the Lutheran Hospital in Hampton, the daughter of Merle and Delores (Covell) Butt. On Friday (June 9, 2000) at 7:15 a.m. in her home, she went to be with her God she had so faithfully served all her life.

She did not succumb to cancer; as she said so many times, "the disease is much bigger than me and I am so tired." To the very end she continued serving and ministering to all the lives she touched.

On June 30, 1973, in the sanctuary of her beloved United Methodist Church of Hampton, she committed herself in marriage to the love of her life, Stephen C. Hanson, of Forest City.

Together they faithfully and proudly served the church from parish visitor, teachers, committee workers and chairs, confirmation sponsors and 8 1/2 years as custodians. Her last position was as chairperson of Administrative Council, from which she had to sorrowfully resign in May because of declining health.

To the union of her and Steve's marriage were born three sons of whom she proudly role-modeled family, education, church and community service: Chad and his wife, Heidi, Andrew and Stephen, all of Hampton. She was so proud of the title of "Grandma" to Chad and Heidi's 10-month-old daughter, Ally Lynne, born July 31, 1991. "That's my first Grandbaby" she would so proudly acclaim.

Lynne's life was devoted to being a wife, mother, daughter, sister, granddaughter and friend and to serving her God. She was baptized Easter Sunday in 1955 and confirmed a member of the Methodist Church in May of 1967. She was educated and graduated from Hampton High School in May of 1972. She attended Iowa State University for one year.

She was active in the Franklin County 4-H program, a State and National Youthpower winner, 1972 Iowa Duroc Queen and a National 4-H winner in Breads and Over-all Achievement. She continued to serve 4-H as a local and county leader, a financial counselor and Chair of Extension Council.

Her employment included being a City of Hampton meter maid, parish visitor, a day care provider, a florist for Mona's Florals and her recent position as accountant for the Times Citizen Communications of Iowa Falls.

Her life was committed to serving God, her family and friends, her school and her community. One of her greatest goals was a college degree and this she accomplished, graduating from NIACC in May of 1996 though ill with cancer and on chemotherapy all of the time.

She was devoted to supporting her boys and she did this as room mother, team mother, coach, umpire, spectator and any other capacity of volunteer needed to get the job done. She was active in Main Street, 4-H, Windsor Theatre, Dollars for Scholars, booster clubs and the Hampton Municipal Band - playing the timpani.

In January of 1980, as a partner with her mother, she opened "Lynne's Bridal Boutique" in her home. She was an accomplished seamstress, creating countless bridal and prom fashions of great beauty. Another accomplishment was opening her home to family gatherings, friends, and the numerous "other sons and daughters," her adopted kids. In 1994-1995, Lynne and Steve welcomed a foreign exchange student, Fabian, from Paraguay, into their home.

Left to mourn, but celebrate her life, is her husband, Steve, of almost 27 years; sons, Chad and his wife, Heidi and daughter, Ally Lynn, and Andrew and Stephen, all of Hampton; her father and mother, Merle and Delores; brother, Chuck and his wife, Sue, all of Hampton; a niece, Tanya, of Port St. Lucia, Fla.; nephews, James, of Garner and Scott, of Hampton. Pat and Chuck Covell, of Ames are a special aunt and uncle and cousins, Lanette Butt, of Norwalk, Chuck Covell and his wife, Shannon, of Ossian and Chris Covell and his wife, Pam, of Ames.

Everyone who knew Lynne learned to love her, and her friends were countless and of all ages. Among them were special friends, Bev and Gary Peters, Jill and Scott Peters, Shawn Donaldson, Oli Blasi, of Pella, Cheryl Rusley, Mona Storm and Corrine Hundahl, of Iowa Falls. Also a host of relatives, friends and her fellow employees.

Preceding her in death was her paternal grandfather, Carl Butt; her beloved grandmother, Irene Butt; her beloved grandfather, Chuck Covell; a special aunt, Karen Butt; special cousins, Rick Butt, Cynthia White and two children, Corey and Kevin, of Rock Falls.

Lynne's life was one of celebration. She lived each day to the fullest, never said "no" to a service or to someone's needs. Even while dying she ministered to everyone as she told them "good-bye." She was a living example of love and commitment to God, family, education, creativity, goal-setting and community service. She aggressively attacked her cancer for 7 1/2 years, never giving up hope, but accepting what she could not change.

She accomplished major goals - attending Hawkeye football games, seeing sons Chad and Andrew graduate from high school and college and Stephen from high school, attending and supporting all of her sons' activities, dancing and eating out with her husband, Steve, and friends; Chad's marriage and the birth of her granddaughter, Ally.

"Blessed is the wife and mother whose heart of love knows no boundaries and is filled with laughter and life is always a celebration, whose faith is rooted in God."

GORDON LEE SIMPSON

OSAGE - Gordon Lee Simpson, 75, of Osage, died Thursday (June 15, 2000) at the Mitchell County Regional Health Center in Osage. Gordon was born June 3, 1925, in Austin, Minn., the son of Joseph and Erma (Fenstenmacker) Simpson. He was raised by Albert and Mary Ellen Bradwell and graduated from Otranto High School in 1943.

Gordon married Darlene Baldwin on June 3, 1953, in Austin, Minn. He lived in Floyd County, where he was a farmer and plumber. In 1977 he moved to Osage, where he worked at the Mitchell County Court House until retiring in 1992.

Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at the Champion Funeral Home in Osage, with the Rev. A.C. Wegner officiating. Inurnment will be in the Osage Cemetery.

A gathering of family and friends will be held one hour prior to services on Monday at the Champion Funeral Home, 702 State St. in Osage.

He is survived by one daughter, Patricia Parmenter, of Des Moines; one son, Larry Joe Simpson and his wife, Kathleen, of Kasson, Minn.; two brothers, Robert Simpson, of Austin, Minn. and Duane Simpson, of Fort Walton Beach, Fla.; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and a brother, Donald Simpson.

Champion Funeral Home, (641) 732-3706.

ISAAC SAMUEL TOBIN

MASON CITY - Isaac Samuel Tobin, son of Nathan and Stephani Tobin, of Mason City was carried for 27 weeks and was stillborn on Tuesday (June 13, 2000) at the Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa.

A private family graveside service will be held at Memorial Park Cemetery, with Pastor Tony Mennenga of Grace Evangelical Free Church of Mason City officiating.

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

Memorials may be directed to Nathan and Stephani Tobin.

Isaac will be greatly missed by his parents, Nathan and Stephani; his two sisters, Jordyn Ashlie and Sydney Elise Tobin, all of Mason City; his paternal grandparents, Michael and Sandi Tobin; and his maternal grandparents, Jim and Kay Leonard, all of Owatonna, Minn.; four aunts and uncles, Derek and Kari Leonard, of Plover, Wis. and Carolyn and Jerry Hall and their two children, Anthony and Jacob, of Kalamazoo, Mich.; three great-grandmothers; and many great-aunts and great-uncles; second cousins and other family and friends.

Isaac was preceded in death by four great-grandfathers, Norval, Reuben, Howard and Maurice; one great-grandmother, Joy; and a second cousin, Daniel.

Hogan Bremer Colonial Chapel, (641) 423-2372.

JAMES P. 'JIM' CONRIN

ROCKWELL - James P. "Jim" Conrin, 80, of 12340 150th St., died Wednesday (June 14, 2000) at the Rockwell Community Care Center, following a lengthy battle with emphysema.

A funeral Mass for Jim Conrin will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Rockwell. Burial will be in the Pleasant View Cemetery in Thornton.

Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the Fullerton Funeral Home, 120 Third St. S. in Rockwell, with a parish vigil scriptural wake service at 7 p.m. Visitation will continue from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. on Saturday at the Fullerton James Funeral Home.

James Patrick "Jim" Conrin was born on the family century farm, where he resided, on April 13, 1920, the son of Michael J. and Margaret H. (Rastedt) Conrin. He attended school in Swaledale and graduated as the class valedictorian in 1938. Jim began his farming career shortly after graduation.

On June 7, 1947, at the Sacred Heart Rectory in Rockwell, he was united in marriage to Dorothy A. Ingebretson. The couple made their home on the family farm and continued farming until Jim retired in the early 1990s. Following their retirement, they continued to make their home on the farm.

Jim was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church. He was active in the former National Farmers Organization, where he had served as a district chairman. Jim had also been a county vice chairman for the Democratic party. He had served on the Civil Service Commission. Jim was elected to serve on the Swaledale School Board and the Rockwell-Swaledale School Board.

Jim will fondly be remembered for the love he held for his grandchildren.

Those thankful for sharing Jim's life are his wife of more than 50 years, Dorothy, of Rockwell; two children, James P. Conrin Jr. and his wife, Nicollett, of Buffalo Grove, Ill. and Mary Conrin, of Mason City; and five grandchildren, Sean and Sara Conrin and Lauren, David and Lyndsey Johnson.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Eugene Conrin; and a sister, Beatrice Sabin.

Fullerton Funeral Home, (641) 822-3191.

HANS C. OLSEN

LAKE MILLS - Hans C. Olsen, 86, of Lake Mills, died Wednesday (June 14, 2000) at the Edina Care Center in Edina, Minn.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Bethel Lutheran Brethren Church, rural Joice, with the Rev. Elwin Walvatne and the Rev. David White officiating. Burial will be in the Salem Memorial Cemetery in Lake Mills.

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

Mittelstadt Funeral Home, (641) 592-0221.

ALFRED J. KOCK

GREENE - Alfred J. Kock, 67, of 2667 Miner Ave. in rural Greene, died Thursday (June 15, 2000) at the Floyd County Memorial Hospital in Charles City.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Fullerton Hage Funeral Home, 401 Blunt St. in Charles City.

Fullerton Hage Funeral Home, (641) 228-4211.

INEZ VEGA

McALLEN, Texas - Inez Vega,86, of Las Palmas Nursing Center, formerly of Mason City, died Saturday (June 10, 2000) at the Las Palmas Nursing Center.

Funeral services were held at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, June 13, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in McAllen, Texas. Burial was in the Valley Memorial Gardens in Mission, Texas.

Ceballos Funeral Home in McAllen, Texas, was in charge of arrangements.

Ceballos Funeral Home, (956) 682-3431.

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Published Saturday, June 17, 2000

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GERT MUEHE

NAMPA, Idaho - Gert Muehe, 76, died on Tuesday (June 13, 2000) at her home in Nampa of natural causes.

Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, June 17, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Caldwell, Idaho.

Arrangements are under the direction of Alsip Funeral Chapel, Nampa.

Gert was born March 31, 1924, in Mason City to Harold and Christina (Nielsen) Hylen. She was raised and educated in Forest City, attended Waldorf College and graduated from Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls.

She married Bob Muehe of Mason City in 1946. After Bob's discharge from the Army and completion of his college, they taught together at the Iowa State Juvenile Home in Toledo, Iowa, for four years. In 1955 they joined the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs and taught on Indian reservations in South Dakota and North Dakota. In 1961 they were transferred to Washington state, where Gert taught at Toppenish High School until retiring in 1982. She has lived in Nampa since her husband's death in 1988.

Gert enjoyed spending time with her family. Our family will remember her type-written sticky notes, inventive recipes she called "Gertie Delights," quarts of chowder on the coast, and fishing trips with Bob. Gert loved the ocean and the memories that were created with her daughter and grandchildren.

Gert was a born teacher who had a desire to touch children's lives. She had the knack and know-how to reach each student. She was our finest teacher.

Gert is survived by her daughter, Cindy McCurley and her husband, Dan, of Nampa; a granddaughter, Chris, of Nampa; a grandson, Tom McFarlin and his wife, Dena, of Meridian; a great-grandson, Jake; and twin great-granddaughters, Alyssa and Ashley. Gert also leaves many relatives in the Midwest.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

The family suggests memorial contributions be made to Idaho Ronald McDonald House, 101 Warm Springs Ave., Boise, ID 83712.

Alsip Funeral Chapel, (208) 466-3545.

WALTER H. F. MEYER

HAMPTON - Walter H. F. Meyer, 85, died Thursday (June 15, 2000) at Franklin General Hospital, Hampton.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Hampton, with the Rev. Wayne Dobratz officiating. Burial will be in Hampton Cemetery.

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

Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, (515) 456-3232.

ROSIE KRUTSINGER

RICEVILLE - Rosie Krutsinger, 87, formerly of Riceville, passed away on Wednesday (June 14, 2000) at Rockwell Nursing Home in Rockwell.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday at the Riceville United Methodist Church, with Pastor Deborah Stowers officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery in Riceville.

Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Lindstrom Funeral Home in Riceville.

Rosie Clara Krutsinger (Linderkamp) was born to Herman H. and Lulu F. Otto Linderkamp on Aug. 18, 1912, in Grant County, Milbank, S. D. She lived and attended school in South Dakota until 1923, when her parents moved the family to a farm south of Rockford, where she continued her schooling.

She worked in many private homes and at Marshall and Swift in Mason City, Mercy Hospital in Mason City, Memorial Hospital in Osage, and the Riceville Hospital in Riceville. Rosie also had roomers in her home since 1936.

On July 9, 1958, she was united in marriage to Charles Howard Krutsinger. No children were born to this union. They moved to a farm south of Riceville on Feb. 14, 1961, which Rosie bought. Howard passed away on Sept. 20, 1967, with cancer. Rosie then sold her farm and bought a home in Riceville.

Survivors include one brother, Earl L. Linderkamp, of Lisbon, N. D., and several nieces and nephews.

Rosie was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Howard, in 1967; three sisters, Emma, Edna and Ella; and one brother, Albert Linderkamp.

LARRY DUANE TIMM

ROGERS, Ark.- Larry Duane Timm, 56, originally of Nora Springs, died Monday (June 12, 2000) at his home in Rogers, Ark.

Funeral services were held Thursday, June 15, at Rollins Funeral Home, Rogers. A private family burial service will be held at Rock Grove Cemetery in Nora Springs.

ESTHER EMELINE FATKA

CORWITH - Esther Emeline Fatka, 86, died Thursday (June 15, 2000) at Muse Norris Inpatient Care Unit in Mason City.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. John Lutheran Church, Corwith, with Pastor David Babcock and Pastor Caroline Engelbrecht officiating. Interment will be in Corwith Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home, Corwith.

Esther Emeline Fatka was born on Aug. 15, 1913, at Plymouth, to Carson B. and Hulda Rose Howell. She received her education in Plymouth, graduating from Plymouth High School in 1931. Esther then attended the Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls for one year. Esther was a substitute teacher for a time.

On Aug. 28, 1934, Esther was married to Harold Frank Fatka at Plymouth. The couple moved to Corwith in 1934. Esther assisted her husband in the operation of several businesses in Corwith, including the local hardware store for 22 years and the lumberyard for 15 years.

Esther was a member of St. John Lutheran Church in Corwith, where she played the organ for nearly 30 years. She enjoyed music and flower gardening. Esther and Harold spent their winters in Texas for 28 years. Esther belonged to the Corwith Community Club and the Iowana Club. She and Harold were former Grand Marshals for the annual Town and Country Days Celebration in Corwith.

Esther's husband, Harold, preceded her in death on Dec. 22, 1999.

Esther became a resident of the Good shepherd Home in Mason City in 1999.

Esther is survived by her sister, Alta Bonker, Mason City; and her cousins, Luella Bouck, Mason City, Flo Butler, Omaha, Neb., and Dorothy Brunsvold, Des Moines.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Harold; and one brother, Clarence Bonker.

Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home, (515) 583-2469.

WESLEY ANDERSON

JOICE - Wesley Anderson, 76, died Wednesday (June 14, 2000) at Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. today at Beaver Creek Lutheran Church, rural Joice, with the Rev. Steve Smith officiating. Burial will be at Beaver Creek Cemetery.

Visitation was from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Mittelstadt Funeral Home in Lake Mills and will continue one hour before the services at the church today.

Wesley Clayton Anderson was born Jan. 26, 1924, at rural Joice, the son of Ben and Ida (Petersburg) Anderson. He was baptized and confirmed at Beaver Creek Lutheran Church and was a life-long member of the Beaver Creek Congregation.

He attended rural school near his home and graduated from Joice High School in 1942.

On June 8, 1945, he entered the U. S. Navy and served in the South Pacific Theater during World War II as a Seaman 1st Class aboard the U.S.S. Racoon. He received his honorable discharge July 6, 1946.

Wesley was united in marriage to Iris Jane Nelson on April 11, 1948, at Zion Lutheran Church, Clear Lake. They began farming 52 years ago on the farm where they still reside. Wesley enjoyed farming and taught his sons how to recognize God's influence in their work.

Wesley's love of music and his beautiful singing voice was evident in his daily life, as he praised God through song. Wesley has served in nearly every capacity on the church board. He was one of the founders of the Beaver Creek Cemetery Association in 1976 and served on the board until 1999. He was a member of the Joice Coop Elevator Board for several years. He has been a member of the American Legion for more than 50 years and was a present member of the Lake Mills unit.

He is survived by his wife, Iris; three sons, Dwight Anderson and his wife, Jane, of Garner, Craig Anderson and his wife, Mary, of Forest City, and Quentin Anderson and his wife, Janice, of Joice; seven grandchildren, Matthew and Jay Anderson of Garner, Benjamin, Brooke and Britney Anderson of Forest City, and Bridget and Megan Anderson of Joice; two sisters, Beryl Haugebak Heltne of Peoria, Ariz., and Dorothy Hagen of Joice; one brother-in-law, Harold Knutsen of Lake Mills; one sister-in-law, Ellen Lou Anderson of Clear Lake; and several nieces and nephews.

Wesley was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Stanley and Dean; and two sisters, Stella and Viola.

Mittelstadt Funeral Home, (515) 592-0221.

ADOLPH "BUTCH" WOLFF

CHARLES CITY - Adolph "Butch" Wolff, 81, of 1206 F Street, died Friday (June 16, 2000) at his residence in Charles City.

A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Saint John Evangelical Lutheran Church, Main and Gilbert Streets, Charles City, with the Rev. Dennis D. Niezwaag officiating. Burial will be in Sunnyside Memory Gardens, rural Charles City. Graveside military honors will be conducted by the Charles City Ceremonial Unit.

Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Monday at Fullerton Hage Funeral Home, 401 Blunt St., Charles City. The family will be present to receive friends from 5 to 8 p.m. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the service at the church Tuesday.

Fullerton Hage Funeral Home, (515) 228-4211.

ALFRED J. "JACK" KOCK

GREENE - Alfred J. "Jack" Kock, 67, of 2667 Miner Ave., rural Greene, died unexpectedly Thursday (June 15, 2000) at Floyd County Memorial Hospital, Charles City, after being stricken at his residence.

A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Faith Bible Chapel, 19th Street and Ohio Ave., Charles City, with the Rev. Arthur C. Wegner Jr. officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Charles City, with graveside military honors conducted by the Stroud Gates Post No. 387 American Legion of Marble Rock.

Friends may call from 3 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Fullerton Hage Funeral Home, 401 Blunt Street, Charles City. The family will be present to receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Visitation will resume from 9 to 11 a.m. on Monday at Fullerton Hage Funeral Home and one hour prior to services at the church.

Alfred J. "Jack" Kock was born on Dec. 23, 1932, in Vilmar, rural Greene, the son of Ernest H. and Ruth (Berk) Kock. He attended the rural country schools in the area.

On Nov. 6, 1951, Jack entered the United States Navy. He served during the Korean War and was honorably discharged on Nov. 3, 1955.

Following his return, Jack was united in marriage to Jennet Ann Perry on April 7, 1956, in San Marcus, Texas. Jack then enlisted to make a career in the United States Air Force. He was a jet engine mechanic for the Air Force and rose to the rank of Master Sergeant. He was honorably discharged May 31, 1972.

Upon his return, Jack became a machinist at Oliver/White Farm in Charles City. He then became a press operator for IMI Cornelius Industries in Mason City.

Jack was a member of the Stroud Gates Post No. 387 American Legion of Marble Rock and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He loved to tinker with machinery and dabbled in being a "gentleman farmer."

Those thankful for sharing his life include his wife, Jennet of Greene; four children and their spouses, Charlene and John Sorbo of Holmen, Wis., Daniel and Becky Kock of Becker, Minn., Keith and Susan Kock of Mason City, and Kurt and Jessica Kock of Tyler, Minn.; four brothers and their wives, Alvin "Bud" and Betty Kock of Marble Rock, Darrell and Barbara Kock of Charles City, Darwin and Leola Kock of Riceville, and Ronald and Terra Kock of Newalla, Okla.; a sister and her husband, Sharon and Dale Lowe of Elma; a half brother, Dennis O'Rourke of Missouri; and six grandchildren, Jamie, Jennifer, Jonna and Jackie Sorbo, and Lindsay and Tyler Kock.

He was preceded in death by his mother and father; a stepmother, Bertha "Birdie" Kock; and two sisters, Vera Eileen Willshire and Evelyn Merriss.

MARY HELEN KELSH

MASON CITY - Mary Helen Kelsh of 302 Second St. N.W., died Friday (June 16, 2000) at Good Shepherd Health Center, Mason City.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Fullerton Funeral Home, 123 Second St. S.E., Mason City, (515) 423-8676 or (515) 756-3311.

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LLOYD LUTHER KLENK

PLYMOUTH - Lloyd Luther Klenk, 77, of 1906 340th St., died Saturday (June 17, 2000) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.

Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Memorial Park Cemetery with the Rev. Jack VandenHeuvel of Rolling Acres Christian Reformed Church officiating. A flag-folding ceremony will be conducted by the Mason City Memorial Association.

Friends may call from 1 p.m. until the time of the service Monday at the cemetery.

Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City, is in charge of arrangements.

Memorials may be directed to Hospice of North Iowa.

Lloyd was born April 24, 1923, in Toledo, Iowa, the son of Ernest and Mary (Villers) Klenk. He attended Otter Creek Township School in Tama County.

On July 15, 1942, he was united in marriage to Marion Bailey in a ceremony in Albany, Mo. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy on May 15, 1944. He served in the South Pacific. He was honorably discharged in January 1946.

Following his return from the service, he and Marion moved to Mason City. He worked for 18 years as a supervisor at the International Mineral and Chemical Company.

He enjoyed hunting, fishing and traveling throughout the United States. He was an avid cribbage player. He spent the years following his retirement raising apples, gardening and raising livestock.

Those left to cherish his memory include his wife, Marion Klenk of Plymouth; a son, Lyle Klenk of Plymouth; two grandchildren, Patrick Klenk and Kellie Ann Klenk of Plymouth; two sisters, Hilma Alexender of Toledo and Alice Delfs of Cedar Falls; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Lloyd was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters, Edith Adkins and Esther Drew.

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

HELEN WENTWORTH

LEDYARD - Helen Wentworth, 81, died Friday (June 16, 2000) at the Ruthven Care Center in Ruthven.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Bethany Evangelical and Reformed Church in Ledyard with the Rev. Larry Doughan officiating. Interment will be at Riverview Cemetery, Elmore, Minn.

Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at Winter Funeral Home in Buffalo Center, (515) 562-2858.

MELVIN L. MORROW

NORTH KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Melvin L. Morrow, 60, died Thursday, (June 8, 2000) at North Kansas City Hospital.

Funeral services were held Thursday, June 15, at Mount Moriah Terrace Park Funeral Home in North Kansas City, Mo. Burial was in Mount Moriah Terrace Park Cemetery.

Melvin L. Morrow was born on July 3, 1939, in Barron, Wis., the son of Loren and Esther Morrow.

He was an employee of General Motors and retired after 30 years of service at the General Motors plant in Fairfax, Kan.

He is survived by his wife, Reba F. Morrow of North Kansas City, Mo.; three sons, Darold Morrow of Mason City, Donald Morrow of Parkville, Mo., and Dirk Morrow of Nora Springs; two stepdaughters, Nancy Greathouse and her husband, William, of North Kansas City, and Wanda Morrow; a stepgrandson, Matthew Adcock of North Kansas City; two sisters, Viola of Portland, Ore., and Lillian Morrow of Minneapolis; and two brothers, David Morrow of Brainerd, Minn., and Clayton Morrow of Pillager, Minn.

Melvin was preceded in death by his parents and two children, Larry and Michael.

LOIS JEAN ABBAS

KANAWHA - Lois Jean Abbas, 61, passed away Friday (June 16, 2000) at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, Minn.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Kanawha Lutheran Church with Pastor G. David Daley officiating. Burial will take place in Amsterdam Township Cemetery in Kanawha.

Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Ewing Dugger Funeral Home in Kanawha and will resume one hour prior to services at the church Monday.

Lois, the daughter of Ernest and Ovedia (Omvig) Michelson, was born Feb. 7, 1939, in Kanawha. She attended school in Kanawha, graduating from Kanawha High School in 1957.

Lois was united in marriage with David Abbas at the Kanawha Lutheran Church on July 20, 1962. The couple enjoyed 37 years of marriage. Lois lived in Kanawha her entire life.

She has been employed as the Kanawha city clerk for the past 26 years.

Lois was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She enjoyed her grandchildren, fishing, Harley Davidsons and car races. Lois loved people and enjoyed socializing with her many nice friends. She also enjoyed television time with her black cat Crowsy.

Lois was a member of the Kanawha Lutheran Church, Lutheran Women and the Church Circle.

She is survived by her husband, David, of Kanawha; one daughter, Tracy, of Van Meter; one son, Dan, and his wife, Monica, of Kanawha; three grandchildren, Katie Brown, Jacob Abbas and Briana Abbas; her parents, Ernest and Ovedia Michelson of Kanawha; mother-in-law, Alice Abbas of Kanawha; and two brothers-in-law, Tom Abbas and his wife, Becky, of Waterloo, and Robert Abbas of Cedar Falls.

Lois was preceded in death by her father-in-law, George Abbas.

Ewing Dugger Funeral Home, (515) 762-3211

M. HELEN KELSH

MASON CITY - M. Helen Kelsh, 88, of 302 Second St. N.W., died Friday (June 16, 2000) at Good Shepherd Health Center, Mason City.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Holy Family Catholic Church, Mason City, with the Rev. Thomas F. McAndrew officiating. Interment will follow in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Fullerton Funeral Home, 123 Second St. S.E. A 7 p.m. rosary will be conducted by the Catholic Daughters of the Americas.

Other arrangements are incomplete at Fullerton Funeral Home, 123 Second St. S.E., Mason City, (515) 423-8676.
 

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Published Tuesday, June 20, 2000