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MARY WALK
CHARLES CITY — Mary Walk, 81, of 1103 Kelly St.,
Charles City, died Monday (Aug. 4, 2003) at the
9th Street Chautauqua Guest Home in Charles
City.
Graveside services will be held at 10:30 a.m.
Friday at Riverside Cemetery in Charles City,
with the Rev. Karen Dungan, pastor of the First
United Methodist Church in Osage, officiating.
Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Charles
City.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. on
Thursday at the Hauser Funeral Home, 1205 S.
Main St. in Charles City, and from 9 to 10:15
a.m. on Friday.
Friends are welcome to gather at the Hauser
Funeral Home and process to the cemetery
together.
Hauser Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323.
DOROTHY M. FARRIS
GARNER — Dorothy M. “Dotti” Farris, 62, of
Garner, died Monday (Aug. 4, 2003) at the Muse
Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
Her memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m.
Friday at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Garner
with the Rev. Robert Bronson officiating.
Inurnment will be in Concord Township Cemetery,
Garner.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m.
Thursday at the Cataldo Funeral Chapel, 160 E.
Fourth St. in Garner.
Cataldo Funeral Home, (641) 923-2841.
HUBERT BANG
JOICE — Hubert Bang, 90, of Mason City, formerly
of Joice, died Tuesday (Aug. 5, 2003) at the
U.S.A. Health Care in Mason City.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at
the Bethany Lutheran Church in Kensett, with the
Rev. Selmer G. Hernes officiating. Burial will
be in the Concordia Lutheran Cemetery rural
Joice.
Visitation will be from 5 until 7 p.m. Thursday
at the Conner Colonial Chapel, 1008 First Ave.
S. in Northwood, and one hour prior to service
time on Friday at the church.
The family of Hubert Bang has suggested that
memorial contributions be made to the Bethany
Lutheran Church in Kensett, or to a charity of
one’s choice in his memory.
Hubert Parnell Bang was born on Sept. 11, 1912,
in Joice, the son of John H. and Oline (Larson)
Bang. He was baptized in the Concordia Lutheran
Church, Joice, and reaffirmed the faith of his
baptism through confirmation in the Bethany
Lutheran Church in Joice.
He was a graduate of Lake Mills High School,
Waldorf Junior College in Forest City and of
Luther College in Decorah in 1936.
On June 29, 1941, he was united in marriage to
Doris Elaine Matthews in Lily, S.D. She preceded
him in death on April 16, 1997.
After their marriage they owned and operated
Bang’s Hardware in Kensett for 56 years until
their retirement in 1994.
He was an active member of Bethany Lutheran
Church in Kensett, and was involved with
numerous church and civic organizations.
Mr. Bang served on the board of directors at the
Lutheran Retirement Home in Northwood, was
elected to the Kensett School Board, and was
elected to the Board of Supervisors in Worth
County for 14 years until his retirement from
that position.
Survivors include his daughter, Janet Swenson
and her husband, Mike, of Rake; a son, Roger
Bang and his wife, Peggy, of Mason City; two
grandchildren, Kate Swenson of Decorah, and Tom
Swenson of Rake; sisters-in-law, June Bang of
Melbourne, Fla., Fern Glynn and her husband,
Arthur, of Natick, Mass., Merle Berkland of
Minnetonka, Minn.; a brother-in-law, Joe
Matthews and his wife, Sylvia, of Lily, S.D.;
many nieces and nephews as well as other
relatives and many friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife,
Doris Bang; sister, Marjorie Pals, and brother,
Donovan Bang, three brothers-in-law, Harold
Pals, Erling Berkland, and Frank James; and a
sister-in-law, Pearl James.
Conner Colonial Chapel, (641) 324-1543.
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DOROTHY M. FARRIS
GARNER — Dorothy M. “Dotti” Farris, 62, of
Garner, died Monday (Aug. 4, 2003) at the Muse
Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
Her memorial service will be held 10:30 a.m.
Friday at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Garner
with the Rev. Robert Bronson officiating.
Inurnment will be in Concord Township Cemetery
in Garner.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today
at the Cataldo Funeral Chapel, 160 E. Fourth St.
in Garner.
Dorothy M. Farris, the daughter of William and
Gladys (Shave) Wallace, was born July 9, 1941,
at Waseca, Minn. She grew up in New Richland,
Minn., where she attended school. She continued
her education later in life receiving a
bachelor’s degree in social work.
On Nov. 18, 1964, she was married to Laverne
“Sonny” Farris. They lived in southern Minnesota
until 1967, when they moved to northern Iowa. In
1975, they moved to Garner.
She had worked at the Forest City Hospital,
Concord Manor in Garner, Hancock County Memorial
Hospital in Britt and Prairie Ridge in Mason
City. Most recently she was employed with
Hancock County Home Care. Dotti enjoyed her
grandchildren, great grandchildren, reading,
computers and collecting dolls.
She was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church
where she was active in LWML, Bible study,
divorce care and human care ministry.
Dotti is survived by her husband, Sonny Sr. of
Garner; nine children, Diane Schmidt and
husband, Jeff, of Garner, Donna Saltou and
husband, Randy, of Glenville, Minn., Dawn Nedved
and special friend, Melvin Wellik, of Britt,
Barb Parker and husband, Bob, of Aurora, Colo.,
Dan Farris and wife, Cheryl, of Garner, Lori
Winter and husband, Jim, of Mankato, Minn.,
Kelly Ganseveld of Klemme, Sonny Farris Jr. and
wife, Connie, of Ventura and Nikki Flugum of
Garner; 19 grandchildren; two
great-grandchildren; a brother, Dale Wallace and
wife, Jen, of New Richland, Minn.; a sister,
Rose Treadway and husband, Miles, of Center
Junction; and two sisters-in-law, Ilse Wallace
of Blaine, Minn., and Lorraine Wallace of
Geneva, Minn.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and
two brothers, James and Donnie Wallace.
Cataldo Funeral Home, (641) 923-2841.
RALPH R. WILLIER
LELAND — Ralph R. “Casey” Willier, 80, of
Leland, died Wednesday (Aug. 6, 2003) at the
Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason
City.
His funeral service will be held at 10 a.m.
Saturday at Riverside Friends Church, 527 N.
Kentucky Ave., Mason City, with the Rev. Mark
Culham of Hanford Community Church officiating.
Following the service and according to Mr.
Willier’s wishes, his body will be cremated.
Visitation will be held from 5 until 8 p.m.
Friday at the Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial
Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E., and also for one
hour prior to the service at the church.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to
the Ralph R. Willier Memorial Fund.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, (641)
423-2372.
BERT O’NEEL
CLARION — Bert O’Neel, 85, of Clarion, died
Wednesday (Aug. 6, 2003) at the Israel Family
Hospice House in Ames.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the
Willim Funeral Home in Clarion.
Willim Funeral Home, (515) 532-2233.
JAMES MARTIN BENEDICT
MASON CITY — James Martin Benedict, 60, of 523
S. Adams Ave., the first-born child of Harriet
(Hanson) and the Rev. Robert N. Benedict,
entered the world on July 22, 1943, in Winona,
Minn., and died Monday morning (Aug. 4, 2003) at
his home in Mason City.
His life will be celebrated 2 p.m. on Friday at
the First Baptist Church, 125 E. State St. in
Mason City, with the Rev. Dennis Hudson
officiating.
Inurnment of Jim’s cremains will take place on
Saturday at the Cedar Memorial Cemetery in Cedar
Rapids.
Those wishing to extend memorials or expressions
of sympathy may direct them to the James M.
Benedict Memorial Fund, 523 S. Adams Ave., Mason
City, IA 50401.
Jim, as he was fondly known by his relatives and
friends, lived in the Charles City and Mason
City areas most of his life. He moved to Charles
City as a baby, attended school and graduated in
1961 from Charles City High School.
Jim was very active with high school activities.
He played football, was a lifeguard at the YMCA
in Charles City and played the coronet and
baritone in the school bands.
During his high school years, he met the love of
his life, his wife, Mary. They enjoy-ed watching
movies, cruising to the local A&W and drag
racing in Jim’s 1955 Chevy, “Egore.”
Jim attended one year of college at Sioux Falls
College in South Dakota.
Marilyn J. “Mary” Cline and Jim were united in
marriage on Oct. 27, 1963, at Central Methodist
Church in Mason City and honeymooned in
Wisconsin.
Jim lived life to the fullest even though he
battled health issues. For the past seven years,
his Doberman, “Taylor,” was a constant and
special companion.
Jim’s love of spending time outdoors was evident
as he treasured leisure and family time fishing,
camping, grilling and boating.
Prior to ill health, Jim and Mary gathered fond
memories of riding their Honda Interstate Gold
Wing Motorcycle and are former members of the
North Iowa Road Riders Motorcycle Club. He was
an avid St. Louis Rams football fan as well as a
NASCAR racing fan, particularly cheering on Dale
Earnhart Sr.
He favored the colors blue, green and black,
eating Cajun food and hot sauce, cooking holiday
meals and has been described by his family as
having a teasing, witty, robust and sometimes
stubborn personality.
His grandchildren found great pleasure in
joining Grandpa for wheelchair rides.
Many area people will long remember Jim for his
career as a chef and/or manager. He had a
passion for cooking his specialty of prime rib
and was employed at such local establishments as
area country clubs, the Holiday Inn in Mason
City, Best Western in Clear Lake and most
recently, the Elks Club in Mason City. Jim was
instrumental in opening the first Shakey’s Pizza
Place in Chicago.
Jim will be missed dearly by all who have shared
in his life.
He is survived by his wife, Mary; his sons,
Robert Benedict and his wife, Kristine, and Erik
Benedict and his wife, Sarah, all of Mason City;
his daughters, Staci Benedict and special
friend, Rick Paulus, of Mason City, and Hope
Starry and her husband, Shawn, of Garner; his
mother, Harriet Benedict of Sioux Falls, S.D.;
one sister, Beth Wood and her husband, Gary, of
Columbus, Ohio; one brother, Miles Benedict and
his wife, Lynn, of Sioux Falls, S.D.; eight
grandchildren, Amber, Angela, Ashley, Ethan and
Francesca Benedict and Kathryn, Joseph and
Brooke Starry. Numerous other relatives and
friends will also sadly miss him.
Preceding Jim in death were his father, the Rev.
Robert N. Benedict; and his grandparents.
Fullerton Funeral Home and Cremation Services,
(641) 423-8676.
MARDELL HUGHBANKS
MASON CITY — Mardell Hughbanks, 79, 1037 19th
S.W., Mason City died Wednesday (Aug. 6, 2003)
Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the
Fullerton Funeral Home, 123 Second St. S.E. in
Mason City.
Fullerton Funeral Home and Cremation Services,
(641) 423-8676.
SHEILA G. RIEBE
CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. — Sheila G. Riebe, 58, of
Crystal Lake, Ill., formerly of Rockford, died
Wednesday (Aug. 6, 2003) at Sherman Hospital in
Elgin, Ill.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
Fullerton-Schumburg Funeral Home in Rockford.
Fullerton-Schumburg Funeral Home, (641)
756-3311.
WILLIAM P. BURGESS
NORTHWOOD — William P. Burgess, 61, of
Northwood, formerly of Rockford, died Tuesday
(Aug. 5, 2003) at the VA Hospital in Knoxville.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete with
Fullerton-Schumburg Funeral Home, 302 W. Main in
Rockford.
Fullerton-Schumburg Funeral Home, (641)
756-3311.
JACQUELINE K. HUMPHREY-LOGAN
FOREST CITY — Jacqueline K. Humphrey-Logan, 64,
of Sun City, Ariz., formerly of Forest City, was
welcomed home to Heaven and surrounded in
everlasting peace and love on Aug. 5, 2003.
Family and friends will join together to
celebrate her life at 6:30 p.m. Friday at the
Arrowhead Memorial Gardens: Community Church of
Joy at 21000 N. 75th Ave., Glendale, Ariz.
85308.
For those wishing to send flowers, please
consider Jackie’s request and instead give
memorial contributions to the United Negro
College Fund (1-800-331-2244) or RTA Hospice
(602-712-1000).
Until we reunite with Jackie again, we will
forever remember her spirit of caring for others
and her unconditional love.
AUSTIE SMITH
OSAGE — Austie Smith, 80, of Osage, died
Wednesday (Aug. 6, 2003) at Mitchell County
Regional Health Center in Osage.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at the
Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Osage, with the
Rev. Mark Reasoner officiating. Interment will
be in Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery in Osage.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at
the Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage,
where there will be a rosary at 5 p.m. and a
Scripture wake service at 7 p.m.
Austie was born on Dec. 19, 1922, in Manly, the
daughter of Robin and Mary (Popp) Pelleymounter.
She moved to Osage with her family and graduated
from Osage High School in 1941.
Austie was united in marriage to Robert Smith on
Dec. 28, 1946, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church
in Osage. They lived in Osage where she worked
as a cook at Mitchell County Memorial Hospital
for 22 years.
She was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic
Church and the Ladies Guild, Osage American
Legion Auxillary and Osage V.F.W. Auxillary.
Her life was centered on her family.
She is survived by her husband, Robert “Bob”
Smith of Osage; three daughters, Barb and Russ
Krahenbuhl of Osage, Nanci and David Broome of
Eden Prairie, Minn., and Pat and Tony Halbach of
Osage; two sons, Larry and Yvonne Smith of
Madison, Wis., and Tom and Betty Smith of Osage;
nine grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren;
one sister, Kay Elliott of Osage; two brothers,
Roman and Marge Pelleymounter of Osage, and
Bernard and Myrna Pelleymounter of Ackley.
She was preceded in death by her parents; three
brothers, Kenneth, Richard and Robert
Pelleymounter.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, 732-3706.
RALPH NEWMAN
MASON CITY — Ralph Newman, 70, of 816 N.
Connecticut Ave., died Tuesday (Aug. 5, 2003) at
Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday
at the Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, 126
Third St. N.E., with the Rev. Harry Koelker of
St. Joseph Catholic Church officiating. Burial
will be at the Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery where
military honors will be conducted by the Mason
City Veterans Memorial Association.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. today
at the Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel with a
Scripture wake service at 4:30 p.m.
Ralph Joseph, the son of Hector and Clara
(Gross) Newman, was born July 21, 1933, at Mason
City. He grew up in Mason City and re-ceived his
education from the Mason City High School.
Following high school, he enlisted in the United
States Army, in which he served for two years.
After being honorably discharged he returned to
Mason City for a short time, later moving to the
Twin Cities in 1965.
He worked for Rainbow Foods as a meat cutter. He
retired in 1995 and moved back to Mason City
shortly after.
Ralph enjoyed spending time with his family and
friends. He was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed
boating.
Ralph is survived by his mother, Clara Newman of
Mason City, his son and daughter-in-law, Steve
and Mary Newman of St. Paul, Minn.; brothers,
Robert Newman of Marengo, Ill., and George and
Sharon Newman of Mason City; sister, Mardel
Conradson of New Hartford, Iowa. Also surviving
are two granddaughters, Jessie and Rachel Newman
of St. Paul, Minn.; and one great-grandson,
Tristan Spears, also of St. Paul, Minn.
He was preceded in death by his father, Hector.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, (641)
423-2372.
CASSANDRA L. PETTEY FRICKE
ST. ANSGAR — Cassandra L. Pettey Fricke, 12, of
St. Ansgar, died Tuesday (Aug. 5, 2003) in rural
St. Ansgar.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m.
Saturday at the Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran
Church in St. Ansgar with the Rev. Byron
Northwick officiating.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday
at Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, St. Ansgar.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, (641) 713-4920.
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CASSANDRA L. 'CASSIE' PETTEY FRICKE
ST. ANSGAR - Cassandra L."Cassie" Pettey
Fricke, 12, of St. Ansgar, Iowa, was
taken by Jesus to her home in heaven on
Tuesday (Aug. 5, 2003).
Funeral services will be held at 10:30
a.m. Saturday at Immanuel Lutheran
Church, St. Ansgar, with the Rev. Byron
Northwick officiating. Burial will be in
the St. Ansgar Cemetery, St. Ansgar.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m.
today at the Schroeder and Sites Funeral
Home, 207 S. School St., St. Ansgar.
Cassie was born on June 6, 1991. She
grew to be a very special, outgoing
young lady and a joy to all who were
blessed to know her.
Cassie loved shopping, swimming, doing
arts and crafts, singing karaoke and
going to Girl Scout camp.
She also loved working on the farm,
fishing, and all kinds of animals. She
wanted to be a veterinarian someday.
Cassie, or "Peanut" as she was nicknamed
by her dad, enjoyed going to church and
helping out. She had finished her first
year of confirmation at Immanuel
Lutheran Church in St. Ansgar.
Welcoming Cassie to her eternal home are
her great-grandma, Lois Miller, and her
grandma, Ardith Fricke.
Left to cherish her precious memory are
her parents, Julie and Gary Fricke, and
big brothers, Joshua and Christopher
Johnson, at home; maternal grandparents,
Bill and Kathy Jackson and maternal
great-grandparents, Eleanor Jackson and
Kenneth Miller, all of Mason City;
paternal grandfather, Norbert Fricke of
Millville, Minn.; aunts and uncles:
David Fricke and his wife Jackie, of
Forest Lake, Minn., Gayle Fricke, of
Zumbro Falls, Minn., Dawn Unez and her
husband, Gary, of Oregon, James Jackson
and his wife, Rachel, of Plymouth, Jodie
Fink and her husband, Jim, of Rockford,
Greg Bradbury and his wife, Stacey, of
Mason City, Tim Bradbury and his wife,
Bonnie, of Nora Springs, and Lynne
Martindale and her husband, Jim, of
Glendora, Calif.; and many cousins,
great-aunts and uncles and friends.
We love you, Cassie. Your beautiful
smile will live in our hearts always.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, (641)
713-4920.
GERALD L. MENNING
HAMPTON - Gerald Lloyd Menning, 74, of
Hampton, died Thursday (Aug. 7, 2003) at
Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason
City.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30
a.m. Saturday at Trinity Lutheran Church
in Hampton with the Rev. Karl Bollhagen
officiating. Burial will be in the
Hampton Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m.
today at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home
in Hampton.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, (641)
456-3232.
PATRICIA L. MURPHY
HAMPTON - Patricia Lou Murphy, 78, of
St. Paul, Minn. formerly of Hampton,
died Wednesday (Aug. 6, 2003) at the
South View Akers Nursing Home in St.
Paul, Minn.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m.
Monday at St. Patrick's Catholic Church
in Hampton with the Rev. Jim Miller
officiating. Burial will be in the
Dumont Cemetery in Dumont.
Visitation will be held from noon until
time of services on Saturday at the
church.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, (641)
456-3232.
BERT O'NEEL
CLARION - Bert O'Neel, 85, of Clarion,
passed away Wednesday (Aug. 6, 2003) at
the Israel Family Hospice House in Ames.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30
a.m. Saturday at First United Methodist
Church in Clarion with the Rev. O.
Donovan Morrison officiating. Burial
will take place in Evergreen Cemetery in
Clarion.
Friends may greet the family from 6 to 8
p.m. today at the Willim Funeral Home,
602 N. Clark St., Clarion, and one hour
prior to services on Saturday at the
church.
Bert, the son of Carl LeRoy and Grace
Mahoney O'Neel, was born March 20, 1918,
in Monticello, Minn. As a young child,
Bert moved with his family to the
Galt-Dows area where he attended school
and graduated from Dows High School.
On Oct. 4, 1941, Bert was united in
marriage with Maxine Chapman in
Princeton, Mo. Living in rural Clarion
for 50 years, they raised livestock and
farmed over 500 acres. Bert and Maxine
continued to farm after moving to town
in 1986.
Bert enjoyed hunting, trap shooting,
woodworking and refinishing furniture.
He enjoyed working with children and was
a 4-H leader for 20 years.
In 1965, the State Mechanical Corn
Picking Contest was hosted by the family
on its farm.
Bert was a devoted member of First
United Methodist Church in Clarion,
serving several years as chairman of the
Board of Trustees. He was involved in
various renovation projects at the
church and was responsible for the
mowing and snow removal there for 30
years.
Those left to cherish his memory are his
children, Carolyn Threlkeld and her
husband, Dennis, of Britt, and Mitchell
O'Neel and his wife, Barbara, of Ankeny;
seven grandchildren, Sue Ann Marie
Threkeld, Rebecca Michelle Threlkeld,
Jennifer Michelle O'Neel, Amber Noel
O'Neel, Scott Michael Snyder, Shannon
Blake Snyder and Steven Arthur Snyder;
two great-grandchildren, Katie Jean and
Wesley Michael; and one sister, Phyllis
Stupka of Clarion.
He was preceded in death by his parents,
his wife, Maxine, and two brothers.
Willim Funeral Home, (515) 532-2233.
BERYL EUSTICE
HAMPTON - Beryl Eustice, 80, of Hampton,
died Thursday (Aug. 7, 2003) at Franklin
General Nursing Facility in Hampton.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in
Hampton.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, (641)
456-3232.
KIRBY L. THOMPSON
FOREST CITY - Kirby Lee Thompson, 45, of
Forest City, died Thursday (Aug. 7,
2003) at the Regional Memorial Hospital
in Rapid City, S.D.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
the Petersen Lund Funeral Home, 505 N.
Clark St. in Forest City.
Petersen Lund Funeral Home, (641)
585-2685.
GLORIA SCHWARTZKOPHF
CHARLES CITY - Gloria "Pat"
Schwartzkophf, 69, of 1608 Missouri
Ave., died Thursday (Aug. 7, 2003) at
Floyd County Memorial Hospital in
Charles City.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
Hauser Funeral Home, 1250 S. Main in
Charles City.
Hauser Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323.
ROBERT E. APPLEGATE
ALGONA - Robert E. Applegate, 70,
formerly of Algona and Corwith, died
Wednesday (Aug. 6, 2003) at the Nevada
Medical Center in Nevada.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
the Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral
Home in Algona.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral
Home, (515) 295-3731.
RALPH R. 'CASEY' WILLIER
LELAND - Ralph R. "Casey" Willier, 80,
of Leland, died Wednesday (Aug. 6, 2003)
at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit in Mason City.
His funeral service will be held at 10
a.m. Saturday at Riverside Friends
Church, 527 N. Kentucky Ave., Mason
City, with the Rev. Mark Culham of
Hanford Community Church officiating.
Following the service and according to
Ralph's wishes, his body will be
cremated.
Visitation will be held from 5 until 8
p.m. today at the Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E.,
Mason City, and also for one hour prior
to the service at the church.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be
directed to the Ralph R. Willier
Memorial Fund.
Ralph was born Aug. 19, 1922, in rural
Mason City, a son of Frank and Lila
(Gage) Willier.
He was united in marriage to Eula Taylor
on July 16, 1953, in Rock Falls, Iowa.
He served in the U.S. Army during World
War II.
After his honorable discharge, Ralph
worked on the railroad near Manly for
several years and then worked at Armour
Foods in Mason City for 30 years.
He also owned and operated three
restaurants over the years, two in Mason
City and one in Fertile.
For many years, Ralph worked for the
city of Leland, mowing grass and raising
and lowering the town's American flag
every day.
He was a former member of Our Savior's
Lutheran Church in Leland who enjoyed
playing pinochle and was an avid John
Deere Collector.
Ralph's greatest joy was spending time
with his family.
Ralph is survived by four children, Judy
Beenken and her husband, Roger, of Nora
Springs, Jerrie Book of LaCrosse, Wis.,
Ruth Willier of Mason City and Judy
Johnson of Forest City; a
daughter-in-law, Amber Willier of Nora
Springs; a sister, Florence Fritz of
Mason City, 12 grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents,
his wife, his son, Richard, and five
siblings.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel,
(641) 423-2372.
JAMES C. DAVENPORT
MASON CITY - James "Jim" Charles
Davenport, 44, of 4171/2 Second St.
N.W., died July 3, 2003, at the Muse
Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit.
Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m.
Sunday at the Seventh Day Adventist
Church, 815 N. Kentucky Ave., with the
Rev. Mark Luckiesh officiating.
Inurnment will be at a later date.
Memorials may be directed to the James
C. Davenport Memorial Fund.
Fullerton Funeral Home and Cremation
Services, (641) 423-8676.
WILLIAM 'BILL' PERRY BURGESS
ROCKFORD - William "Bill" Perry Burgess,
61, of Northwood, formerly of Rockford,
died Tuesday (Aug. 5, 2003) at the
Veterans Administration Medical Center
in Knoxville.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30
a.m. Saturday at the Fullerton-Schumburg
Funeral Home, 302 W. Main St., Rockford,
with the Rev. Mike McAbee officiating.
Interment will be in Riverside Cemetery
in Rockford.
Visitation will be held one hour prior
to services on Saturday at the funeral
home.
Those planning an expression of sympathy
may wish to direct memorials to the
family.
William "Bill" P. Burgess was born in
Rockford on Feb. 8, 1942, the son of
Perry and Betty (Lewis) Burgess. Bill
grew up in and attended school in
Rockford. He had lived in Nora Springs
and most recently in Northwood.
Bill honorably served his country as a
U.S. Marine.
He had been a member of the National
Rifle Association. His interests and
leisure activities included music,
playing the guitar and a great passion
for fishing.
Those grateful for having had the
privilege of sharing in Bill's life
include his brother, Gene "Sammy" Lewis;
three half-sisters, Connie Graham of
Rockford, Joyce (Harly) Shaw of Orchard
and Lola (Jon) Mills of Rosemont, Minn.;
and his sister-in-law, Rita Hewitt of
Mason City. He also will be sadly missed
by several nieces, nephews and other
relatives and friends.
Bill was preceded in death by his
parents; grandparents; two
half-brothers, Elmer and Jerry Hewitt;
and his nephew, Scott Hewitt.
Fullerton-Schumburg Funeral Home and
Cremation Services, (641) 756-3311.
SHEILA G. RIEBE
CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. -Sheila G. Riebe, 58,
of Crystal Lake, Ill., died Wednesday
(Aug. 6, 2003) at Sherman Hospital in
Elgin, Ill.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m.
today at the Querhammer & Flagg Funeral
Home, 500 W. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal
Lake, Ill.
Visitation will continue from 2 to 5
p.m. Sunday at the Fullerton Schumburg
Funeral Home, 302 W. Main St., in
Rockford, Iowa.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m.
Monday at Zion Lutheran Church, 805 E.
Main Ave., Rockford. Interment will be
at Hillside Cemetery in Marble Rock.
Memorials may be made to the American
Cancer Society, 143 First St., Batavia,
IL. 60510.
For information, call Querhammer & Flagg
Funeral Home at (815) 459-1760.
Fullerton Funeral Home and Cremation
Service assisted the family with local
ar-rangements.
Fullerton Funeral Home and Cremation
Services, (641) 756-3311.
JEAN S. AMBROSON
LELAND - Jean S. Ambroson, 84, of
Leland, died Thursday (Aug. 7, 2003) at
the Concord Care Center in Garner.
Her funeral will be held at 1 p.m.
Saturday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church
in Leland with the Rev. Jacqueline
Swanson officiating. Burial will be in
Forest Home Cemetery in Leland.
Visitation will be held one hour prior
to services on Saturday at the church.
Jean Shirley Ambroson, the daughter of
Clarence and Ida (Nonnweiler) Evanson,
was born May 8, 1919, at Thornton.
At an early age she moved with her
family to Forest City where she
graduated from high school in 1937.
On Oct. 14, 1938, she was married to
Arnold T. "Runt" Ambroson at Our
Savior's Lutheran Church in Leland. They
lived in Leland all of their married
life.
She enjoyed spending time with her
family and friends. She also enjoyed
knitting and crocheting for her family.
She was a member of Our Savior's
Lutheran Church in Leland where she
taught Sunday school and was active in
the church circle.
She is survived by her husband, Runt
Ambroson of Leland; a son, Vance
Ambroson and his wife, Judy, of Leland;
a daughter, Debra Ward and her husband,
Bill, of Brighton, Colo.; 10
grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; a
sister, Bernice Steltzner, of Mason
City; and nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; a daughter, Karen Boyd, Aug. 3,
1987; a sister, Norva; and three
brothers, Harry, Marshall and Richard
Evanson.
Cataldo Funeral Home, (641) 923-2841.
MARDELL HUGHBANKS
MASON CITY - Mardell Hughbanks, 79, 1037
19th St. S.W., died Wednesday (Aug. 6,
2003) at Mercy Medical Center-North
Iowa.
Graveside inurnment services will be
held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Woodlawn
Cemetery in Oelwein with the Rev.
Richard Emory officiating.
Fullerton Funeral Home and Cremation
Services, (641) 423-8676.
LUVERNE PETERSEN
MASON CITY - LuVerne Petersen, 83, of
Mason City, formerly of Manning, died
Tuesday (Aug. 5, 2003) at the Muse
Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason
City.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m.
today at the United Methodist Church in
Manning. Burial will be in the Manning
Cemetery.
Visitation was held on Thursday at the
Ohde Funeral Home in Manning.
She is survived by her husband, Pete
Petersen of Mason City; children, Pat
Burt of Webster City, Judith Bishop of
Scranton, Donna Seaman of Canyon
Country, Calif., and Robert Killeen of
Audubon; stepchildren, Victoria Garnes
of Coon Rapids and Malvin Killeen of Sun
City, Ariz.; 17 grandchildren; 22
great-grandchildren; and a sister, Lois
Drake, of Audubon.
Manning Funeral Home, (712) 655-3416.
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2003
PUBLISHED SATURDAY, AUG. 9, 2003.
Obituaries are presented as a community
service of Fullerton Funeral Homes.
Information is submitted by families or
provided by funeral homes for
publication in the Globe Gazette and
Globe Online.
SHEILA G. RIEBE
CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. — Sheila G. Riebe,
58, of Crystal Lake, died Wednesday
(Aug. 6, 2003) at Sherman Hospital in
Elgin, Ill.
The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at
the Zion Lutheran Church, 805 E. Main
Ave., in Rockford, Iowa, with the Rev.
Patricia Shaw officiating. Interment
will be at Hillside Cemetery in Marble
Rock, Iowa.
Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m.
Sunday at the Fullerton Schumburg
Funeral Home, 302 W. Main St., Rockford.
Those planning an expression of sympathy
may wish to consider memorials to
Hospice of North Iowa.
She was born June 20, 1945, in Saginaw,
Mich., to Blaine and Thelma (Dahlen)
Crowell. She was a graduate of
Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock High School.
On Aug. 16, 1969, in Rockford, Iowa, she
married Rolf Riebe at Zion Lutheran
Church. To this union was born one
daughter and one son.
During their early years they enjoyed
traveling to Europe and Colorado and
making several trips to Door County in
Wisconsin.
The family also spent time at the
beaches in North and South Carolina.
Sheila also had a love of music and
dancing. While in Rockford she was a
piano teacher. Sheila decided in second
grade that she wanted to be a teacher
and she devoted more than 30 years of
her life teaching in Crystal Lake School
District #47, most re-cently at North
Elementary teaching fifth grade.
She often took time to tut-or children
from her neighbor-hood. “Sometimes she
felt that she could do more good as a
teacher than if she were president of
the United States,” said her husband.
Her last year of teaching due to the
cancer was the 1999-2000 school year.
As her students grew older they came
back to let her know how they were and
who they had become. To all teachers the
family thanks you “for all you do” and
hopes that her life will serve as a
testament to everyone who has dedicated
their lives to teaching.
She was a member of Bethany Lutheran
Church and the P.E.O.
She enjoyed flower gardening and tending
her plants and felt her time was best
spent with her family and making sure
everyone else came first.
She enjoyed cross-stitch and watching
Animal Planet, which went along with her
love of animals.
The support of friends helped Sheila and
the family make this ordeal more
bearable.
Those thankful in sharing Sheila’s life
include her husband, Rolf, of 33 years;
two children, Heidi Jo Riebe and her
fiancé, Tim Dunderdale, of Woodstock,
and Ryan Paul Riebe of Crystal Lake; and
her mother, Thelma Crowell of Rockford,
Iowa.
Her father preceded her in death on June
30, 2002.
Fullerton Funeral Home and Cremation
Service assisted the family with making
arrangements. ( 641) 756-3311.
REBECCA S. PATRIE
CHARLES CITY — Rebecca “Becky” S. Patrie,
47, of 515 Sixth Ave., died Thursday
(Aug. 7, 2003) at the Floyd County
Memorial Hospital in Charles City.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
Fullerton-Hage Funeral Home, 401 Blunt
St. in Charles City.
Fullerton-Hage Funeral Home and
Cremation Services, (641) 228-4211.
ESTHER O’NEILL REISINGER
UNION — Esther O’Neill Reisinger, 82, of
Union, died on Thursday (Aug. 7, 2003)
following a long battle with cancer, at
the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit
in Mason City.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m.
Monday at the Creps-Abels Funeral Home
in Eldora with Pastor David Splett of
St. Paul Lutheran Church in Eldora
officiating. Burial will follow at St.
Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in Eldora.
Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m.
Sunday at the funeral home.
A memorial fund has been established in
her name.
She was born March 15, 1921, in Mason
City, daugh-ter of John Sr. and
Katherine (Klear) Snyder. She was raised
and educated in Mason City then attended
La James School of Cosmetology.
She was married to Charles O’Neill and
they made their home in Union, Iowa.
Charles died in 1971. She was then
married to Warren Reisinger, who also
preceded her in death.
She owned and operated O’Neill’s Supper
Club in Union for many years and also
operated Esther’s Beauty Salon. She
retired from the Supper Club in 1975 but
continued working in her beauty shop as
long as her health permitted.
She enjoyed playing bridge and caring
for her many cats.
Esther is survived by brothers, Robert (Elayne)
Snyder of Bella Vista, Ark., Alex
(Evelyn) Snyder of Lansing, Ill., and
George (Doris) Weitzel of Phoenix,
Ariz.; nieces, Teresa (Randy) Logan,
Cathy (Chris) Hagen, and Erin (Robert)
Murphy; and nephews, Bob and John
Snyder.
Preceding her in death were husbands,
Charles and Warren; and many brothers
and sisters.
Creps-Abels Funeral Home, (641)
858-2181.
WILLIAM R. MATHEWS
ST. ANSGAR — William R. Mathews, 83, of
St. Ansgar, died Friday (Aug. 8, 2003)
at the Mitchell County Regional Health
Center in Osage.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30
p.m. Monday at the First Christian
Church in Hampton. Burial will be in the
Hampton Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m.
on Sunday and one hour prior to services
at the church.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, (641)
713-4920.
CASSANDRA L. ‘CASSIE’ PETTEY (FRICKE)
ST. ANSGAR — Cassandra L.“Cassie” Pettey
(Fricke), 12, of St. Ansgar, Iowa, was
taken by Jesus to her home in heaven on
Tuesday (Aug. 5, 2003).
Funeral services will be held at 10:30
a.m. today at Immanuel Lutheran Church,
St. Ansgar, with the Rev. Byron
Northwick officiating. Burial will be in
the St. Ansgar Cemetery, St. Ansgar.
Visitation was held Friday at Schroeder
and Sites Funeral Home, 207 S. School
St. in St. Ansgar, which is handling
arrangements.
Cassie was born on June 6, 1991, the
daughter of Julie and Michael Pettey.
She lived in Rockford before moving to
St. Ansgar in 1997. Cassie grew to be a
very special, outgoing young lady and a
joy to all who were blessed to know her.
Cassie loved shopping, swimming, doing
arts and crafts, singing karaoke and
going to Girl Scout camp.
She also loved working on the farm and
loved all kinds of animals. She wanted
to be a veterinarian someday.
She enjoyed rollerblading, riding her
bike, going fishing and playing with her
speial friend, Jordan.
Cassie, or “Peanut” as she was nicknamed
by her stepdad, enjoyed going to church
and helping out. She had finished her
first year of confirmation at Immanuel
Lutheran Church in St. Ansgar.
Welcoming Cassie to her eternal home are
her grandfather, Sam Ewing;
great-grandma, Lois Miller; her
stepgrandma, Ardith Fricke, and uncle,
Ron Ewing.
Left to cherish her precious memory are
her mother and stepfather, Julie and
Gary Fricke; father, Michael Pettey and
his special friend, Linda Worley, of
Rockford; half-broth-ers, Joshua and
Christopher Johnson, at home.;
half-brother, Christian Vorland, Clear
Lake; two half-sisters, Shannon Youngton,
Mason City, and Maddeline Pettey, Mason
City; maternal grandparents, Bill and
Kathy Jackson; maternal
great-grandparents Eleanor Jackson and
Kenneth Miller, all of Mason City; pat-ernal
grandmother, Lavonna Ewing, Mason City;
paternal stepgrandfather, Norbert
Fricke, of Millville, Minn.; aunts and
uncles: John Pettey, Mason City; Delores
Seidel, Hampton; Linda Martin and her
husband, Robert, Klemme; David Fricke
and his wife, Jackie, of Forest Lake,
Minn., Gayle Fricke of Zumbro Falls,
Minn., Dawn Unez and her husband, Gary,
of Oregon, James Jackson and his wife,
Rachel, of Plymouth, Jodie Fink and her
husband, Jim, of Rockford, Greg Bradbury
and his wife, Stacey, Mason City, Tim
Brad-bury and his wife, Bonnie, of Nora
Springs, Lynne Martindale and her
husband, Jim, of Glendora, Calif.; also
many cousins, great-aunts and uncles and
friends.
We love you, Cassie. Your beautiful
smile will live in our hearts always.
WALTER J. BRADLEY
ALGONA — Walter J. Bradley, 85, of
Algona, died Friday (Aug. 8, 2003) as
the result of a car accident in rural
LuVerne.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
the Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral
Home in Algona.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral
Home, (515) 295-3731.
VERONICA SALZ-MILLER
OSAGE — Veronica “Ronnie” Salz-Miller,
79, of Osage, died Friday (Aug. 8, 2003)
at Good Shepherd Health Center in Mason
City.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m.
Monday at the Sacred Heart Catholic
Church in Osage, with the Rev. Mark
Reasoner officiating. Interment will be
in Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery in
Osage.
Visitation is from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at
the Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in
Osage, with a Scripture wake service at
6 p.m.
Veronica was born on March 27, 1924,
near Stacy-ville, the daughter of John
Salz Jr. and Anna (Wiesbrock).
She married Hans Miller on Nov. 10,
1972, at Visitation Catholic Church in
Stacyville. They farmed west of
Stacyville.
Following his death in 1982, Veronica
moved back to Osage.
She retired from the Osage office of the
ASCS.
She was a member of Sacred Heart
Catholic Church and the Osage VFW
Auxiliary.
Veronica enjoyed travel and bowling,
(she won many bowling events).
She is survived by a brother, John Salz
and his wife, Arlene, of Mason City;
three sisters, Marie Walsh and her
husband, Glen, of Stacyville, Frances
Kratoska of Evansdale, and Joanne Toye
of Osage; many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; husband, Hans in 1982; three
brothers, Al, Norbert and Art Salz; and
one sister, Germaine Albrecht.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, (641)
732-3706.
LILLIAN V. SCHMITT
CHARLES CITY — Lillian V. Schmitt, 82,
of 801 Blunt Parkway, Charles City,
formerly of Marble Rock, died Friday
(Aug. 8, 2003) at the Heritage Care
Center in Mason City.
Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m.
Monday at St. Mary’s Catholic Church at
Roseville, rural Marble Rock, with
Monsignor Walter Brunkan officiating.
Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m.
Sunday at Reid’s Funeral Chapel in
Marble Rock, with a Scriptural wake
service at 7 p.m. There will be
additional visitation one hour prior to
Mass at the Parish Hall.
Those planning an expression of sympathy
may direct memorials or Mass offerings
in care of the family.
Reid’s Funeral Chapel, (641) 397-2689.
PATRICIA L. MURPHY
HAMPTON — Patricia Lou Murphy, 78, of
St. Paul, Minn., formerly of Hampton,
died Wednesday (Aug. 6, 2003) at the
South View Akers Nursing Home in St.
Paul, Minn.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m.
Monday at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
in Hampton, with the Rev. Jim Miller
officiating. Burial will be in the
Dumont Cemetery in Dumont.
Visitation will be held from noon until
time of services on Monday at the
church.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, (641)
456-3232.
VINCENT L. VANBENSCHOTEN
CHARLES CITY — Vincent L. VanBenschoten,
76, of 2104 E. Clark St. died Friday
(Aug. 8, 2003) at the Muse Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
the Fullerton-Hage Funeral Home, 401
Blunt St. in Charles City.
Fullerton-Hage Funeral Home and
Cremation Services (641) 228-4211.
EDWARD M. TIGGES
BURT — Edward Martin Tigges, 71, of La
Porte, Texas, formerly of the Burt and
Lone Rock area, died Wednesday (Aug. 6,
2003) in La Porte, Texas.
Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday at St. John’s Catholic Church
in Burt. Burial will be in St. John’s
Catholic Cemetery in Bancroft, with
military honors conducted by the Kerr-Hammerstrom
American Legion Post #577 of Lone Rock.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m.
Tuesday at the Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home in Bancroft, with the
family present after 6 p.m. There will
be a vigil for the deceased beginning at
7 p.m.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral
Home, (515) 885-2521.
WILMA BEAM
IONIA — Wilma Beam, 91, of 1922 310th
Street, Ionia, died Friday (Aug. 8,
2003) at the New Hampton Nursing and
Rehabilitation Center in New Hampton.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30
a.m. Tuesday at the Republic Community
Church, 1794 280th Street, rural Ionia,
with the Rev. Marion Sindt officiating.
Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery,
Nashua.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m.
Monday at the Hauser Funeral Home, 1250
S. Main in Charles City.
Hauser Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323.
BERYL EUSTICE
HAMPTON — Beryl Eustice, 80, of Hampton,
died Thursday (Aug. 7, 2003) at Franklin
General Hospital Nursing Facility in
Hampton.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30
a.m. Monday at the Hampton United
Meth-odist Church in Hampton, with the
Rev. Robert Connor officiating. Burial
will be in the Hampton Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 1 to 4 p.m.
Sunday at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral
Home in Hampton.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, (641)
456-3232.
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PUBLISHED SUNDAY, AUG. 10, 2003.
Obituaries are presented as a community
service of Fullerton Funeral Homes.
Information is submitted by families or
provided by funeral homes for
publication in the Globe Gazette and
Globe Online.
WILLIAM R. MATTHEWS
ST. ANSGAR - William R. Matthews, 83, of
St. Ansgar, died Friday, (Aug. 8, 2003)
at Mitchell County Regional Health
Center, Osage.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30
p.m. Monday at the First Christian
Church, Hampton, with the Rev. Joe Jones
officiating. Burial will be in the
Hampton Cemetery in Hampton.
Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m.
today at Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home,
St. Ansgar, and one hour prior to
service time at the Church on Monday.
William Matthews was born on Feb. 5,
1920, in Middletown Springs, Vt., the
son of Lawrence W. and Ethel (Adams)
Matthews. He graduated from Rutland
(Vermont) High School, in the class of
1937.
He attended the University of Vermont
for one year before enlisting in the
U.S. Army in 1940. He served in the
Medical Corps and transferred to the
Signal Corps, being stationed for three
years in London, England, as a
specialist sergeant in cryptography. He
followed the invasion into the continent
with duties of monitoring enemy
communications. After World War II, Bill
graduated with a B.A. degree from the
University of Vermont.
He settled in St. Ansgar in 1950, and
was employed by the St. Ansgar
Enterprise until his retirement in 1985.
He married Jean A. McNie, also of St.
Ansgar, on July 29, 1961.
He was a 50-year member of the St.
Ansgar Lion's Club, and a 50-year member
of the American Legion.
Bill served on the St. Ansgar Library
Board, County Care Facility Board, Maple
Manor Board, and was a member of the
Board of Dir-ectors at the Good
Samaritan Center
He was an avid reader.
Preceding him in death were his parents;
and one brother.
William Matthews is survived by his
wife, Jean of St. Ansgar; a sister,
Bonnie Bryant of Needham Mass.; a
brother, Lawrence Matthews of Des
Moines; and several nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be directed to the St.
Ansgar Lion's Club for their Sight
Saving Project.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, (641)
713-4920.
GLORIA 'PAT' SCHWARTZKOPF
CHARLES CITY - Gloria "Pat" Schwartzkopf,
69, of Charles City, died Thurs-day
(Aug. 7, 2003) at the Floyd County
Memorial Hospital in Charles City.
Funeral services for "Pat" Schwartzkopf
will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the
Hauser Funeral Home in Charles City. The
Rev. David Kramer will officiate. Burial
will be in Riverside Cemetery, Charles
City.
Friends may call at the Hauser Funeral
Home from 5 to 8 p.m. today and from 9
a.m. until service time on Monday.
Hauser Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323.
NORLINN PAINE
HAMPTON - Norlinn Paine, 79, of Hampton,
died Saturday (Aug. 9, 2003) at his home
in Hampton.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
Sietsema Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton.
Sietsema Vogel Funeral Home, (641)
456-3232.
HANNAH E. GILBERTSON
MASON CITY - Hannah E. Gilbertson, 98,
of Mason City, died Saturday (Aug. 9,
2003) at the Good Shepherd Health Center
in Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
Major Erickson Funeral Home in Mason
City.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory,
(641) 423-0924.
KIRBY LEE THOMPSON
FOREST CITY - Kirby Lee Thompson, 45, of
Inver Grove Heights, Minn., formerly of
Forest City, Iowa, died Thursday (Aug.
7, 2003) at the Regional Memorial
Hos-pital in Rapid City, S.D.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30
p.m. Tuesday at Immanuel Lutheran Church
in Forest City, with the Rev. Lee Laaveg
officiating. Burial will be at Madison
Township Cemetery in Forest City.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. on
Monday at the funeral home and one hour
prior to services at the church.
Kirby Lee Thompson was born in Forest
City, on October 18, 1957, the son of
Richard W. and Beverly (Harris)
Thompson.
He was baptized and confirmed at
Immanuel Lutheran Church by the Rev.
Owen Gangsted.
He graduated from Forest City High
School in 1976. He then furthered his
education at North Iowa Area Community
College and Mankato State.
He served his country in the U.S. Navy
from 1976 to 1980.
Kirby was employed by Robert Dew of DEW
Corporation as a project superintendent.
He loved motorcycling, traveling,
hunting and spending time with his
family.
Those left to cherish his memory are his
soulmate, Rachelle Oreskovich of Inver
Grove Heights, Minn.; his parents,
Richard and Beverly Thompson of Forest
City; one brother, Kent Thompson and his
wife, Connie, of Forest City; three
nieces, Allison, Brooke and Kelli
Thompson of Forest City; an aunt, Gerry
Blair of Ridgedale, Mo.; an uncle,
Robert Thompson and his wife, Pearl, of
Roseville, Minn.; and several other re-latives
and many friends.
Kirby was preceded in death by his
maternal and paternal grandparents; and
one uncle, Harlin Harris.
Petersen Lund Funeral Home, (641)
585-2685.
REBECCA 'BECKY' S. PATRIE
CHARLES CITY - Rebecca "Becky" S. Patrie,
47, of Charles City, died Thursday (Aug.
7, 2003) at the Floyd County Memorial
Hospital in Charles City.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m.
Tuesday at the Fullerton-Hage Funeral
Home in Charles City, with the Rev. A.C.
Wegner officiating. Interment will be
held at Riverside Cemetery in Charles
City.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m.
Monday at the funeral home and will
continue one hour prior to the service
on Tuesday.
Those planning an expression of sympathy
may direct them to the family.
Fullerton-Hage Funeral Home and
Cremation Services, (641) 228-4211.
NORMA D. VOIGTS
GREENE - Norma D. Voigts, 79, of Greene,
died Friday (Aug. 8, 2003) at Allen
Memorial Hospital in Waterloo.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday at St. John's Evangelical
Lutheran Church in Vilmar, rural Greene,
with the Rev. Mark Walker officiating.
Burial will be in St. John's Evangelical
Lutheran Church cemetery in Vilmar,
rural Greene.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m.
Monday at Reid's Funeral Chapel in
Greene, with a public scripture service
at 7 p.m., and will continue one hour
prior to services Tuesday at the church.
Memorials may be directed to the family
at 24 Eagle Ridge Drive, Waverly, Iowa,
50677.
Reid's Funeral Chapel, (641) 823-4457.
WALTER J. BRADLEY
ALGONA - Walter J. Bradley, 86, died
Friday (Aug. 8, 2003) in a motor vehicle
accident, with his fiancee, Claudia
Reeder of Eagle Grove.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30
a.m. Monday at St. Cecelia's Catholic
Church in Algona, with Father Cecil
Friedmann officiating. Interment will be
in Calvary Cemetery in Algona.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m.
today at the Garry-Roberts- Murphy-Schaaf
Fun-eral Home in Algona. There will be a
Parish Prayer Service at 7 p.m. and a
Knights of Columbus Rosary at 7:30 p.m.
today, both at the funeral home.
Walter J. Bradley, son of Jeremiah
Bradley and Lucinda Williams was born
Sept. 4, 1916, in Clare, Iowa. Walt
graduated from Gilmore City Schools. He
married Alida Thilges on May 29, 1940,
in St. Joseph, Iowa.
Walt began his selling career
door-to-door with Hoover vacuums. He
worked at Sam Klassie Farm Machinery and
in 1940, Walt and his brother Joe would
buy the business and operate it as
Bradley Brothers. In 1982, Walt would
join his son Walter at Walt Bradley Auto
Sales, actively selling until the time
of his death.
Walt passionately enjoyed a good round
of golf and time with his family and
friends. Walt would spend winters with
friends at the J5 Trailer Park in
Mission, Texas. In the fall, Walt could
be found competing in Corn Husking Days.
Walt was a Fourth Degree Knight of
Columbus, chaired the committee to build
St. Cecelia Catholic Church and was
influential in the building of Garrigan
High School.
Walt Bradley is survived by his sons,
Tony Bradley and Patty Russell,
Humboldt, Walter and Sandra Bradley,
Algona; daughters, Therese Karlan, Fort
Dodge, and Lucinda and Dr. Tom
Fitzgerald, Estes Park, Colo.; 15
grandchildren; three
great-grandchildren; and one brother,
Emmett Bradley of Humboldt.
He was preceded in death by his wife,
Alida (June 2002); daughter, Mary Ann
Bradley Cronin; his parents; sister,
Francis Kelley; and brothers, Joe
Bradley and Garland Bradley.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral
Home, (515) 295-3731.
CLAUDIA DRUE REEDER
EAGLE GROVE - Claudia Drue Reeder, 78,
of 805 Northeast Third Street, Eagle
Grove, died Friday (Aug. 8, 2003) in an
automobile accident.
A memorial service will be held Tuesday
at 10:30 a.m. at the Eagle Grove
Evangelical Lutheran Church, South
Second Street and Garfield Avenue, Eagle
Grove, with Pastor Susan Stone
officiating.
Claudia Drue Reeder was born May 27,
1925, in Dayton, Iowa, the daughter of
Guy and Nellie (Irwin) Ball. As a young
child, Claudia's family moved to Lehigh,
where she graduated from Lehigh High
School.
Claudia then moved to Fort Dodge where
she worked prior to her marriage. She
married Roy Reeder on Sept. 5, 1948, at
Fort Dodge. They then made their home in
Eagle Grove in 1955.
Claudia worked for many years at Wilson
and Co. and Iowa Testing Laboratories in
Eagle Grove. In her later years, Claudia
worked at the Senior Citizen's Center in
Eagle Grove.
She enjoyed spending time with family,
friends, and her special friend Walter
Bradley.
She is survived by her two sons, John
Reeder, of Dows, and James Reeder, of
Loveland, Colo.; five grandchildren,
Ryan, John, Melissa, Michael, and
Christopher Reeder; one sister, Colleen
May, Lehigh; one brother, Merlin Ball
and his wife, Maxine, La Feria, Texas;
and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; her husband; three sisters,
Frances Ketchum, Leona Keyser, and
Catherine Dutcher; and three brothers,
Raymond, Willard, and Theodore Ball.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral
Home, (515) 295-3731.
DAVID F. STURGES
ROCKWELL - David F. Sturges, 43, of
Rockwell, died Friday (Aug. 8, 2003) due
to injuries sustained in a motorcycle
accident.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30
a.m. Tuesday at Sacred Heart Catholic
Church in Rockwell with the Rev. Craig
E. Steimel and Rev. Dennis Cahill
officiating. Burial will be in the
Rockwell Cemetery.
The family will greet friends and
relatives from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at the
Sacred Heart Catholic School Chapel in
Rockwell with a vigil service beginning
at 7:30 p.m., and will continue at the
church one hour prior to the service.
Those wishing to extend memorials or
expressions of sympathy may direct them
to the David F. Sturges Memorial Fund.
Fullerton Funeral Home and Cremation
Services, (641) 423-8676.
VINCENT L. VAN BENSCHOTEN
CHARLES CITY - Vincent L. Van Benschoten
76, of 2104 E. Clark St., Charles City,
died Friday (Aug. 8, 2003) at the Muse
Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason
City, with his wife and daughter by his
side. It had been a long "goodbye".
The family appreciates all the care,
concern, support and prayers that they
have received during Vincent's lengthy
illness. Vince has donated his mortal
remains to the Des Moines Osteopathic
College as a final token of his giving
nature. No formal services are planned.
Those wishing to honor Vince with
memorials may contribute to the Charles
City Arts Center "Handicap Elevator
Fund," (It is necessary for our
beautiful Carnegie Building to remain an
arts center) 301 N. Jackson St., Charles
City, Iowa 50616, or Hospice of North
Iowa, 232 2nd St. NE, Mason City, Iowa
50401.
Vince was one of five children born to
the Rev. Alfred A. and Dolly Ellen
(Barnett) Van Benschoten, Sr. He was
born on Oct. 20, 1926, at Fairbanks,
Iowa.
He graduated from Burl-ington High
School.
Vince served in the United States Army
from May of 1951 to May of 1954. He was
responsible for training troops for the
Korean War.
On Dec. 27, 1956, he was united in
marriage to his love, Doris Hodges at
the Bethel Baptist Church in Marble
Rock.
They enjoyed taking walks in the
outdoors and he built their first home.
His carpentry skills also furnished the
home with furniture and it became a life
long hobby as well as his job. He was
employed as a custodian at the Marble
Rock School and then was assigned
district-wide for the
Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock School System.
He was instrumental in the remodeling at
most of the schools and built the
"crow's-nest" at the football field in
Rockford, which only recently needed
some repairs.
Although Vince was not a person to be in
the limelight, he served his community
of Marble Rock as a volunteer
firefighter and served on the city
council. He also volunteered for many
years with the Girl Scouts at Camp
Tanglefoot in Clear Lake, assisting in
setting up and tearing down the camp
while his daughter was in Scouts.
Surviving Vince are his wife, Doris of
46 years; their daughter Shawn Van
Benschoten, Faribault, Minn.; and one
sister Ruth Van Benschoten, Birmingham,
Ala.
He was preceded in death by his parents;
one sister, Rose Mary Hildebrand; and
two brothers, Dr. Ethan Van Benschoten,
M.D., and Dr. Rev. Alfred Van Benschoten.
Fullerton Funeral Home and Cremation
Services, (641) 228-4211.
WILMA BEAM
IONIA - Wilma Beam, 91, a resident of
1922 310th Street, Ionia, died Friday
(Aug. 8, 2003), at the New Hampton
Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, New
Hampton.
Funeral services for Wilma Beam will be
held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the
Republic Community Church, 1794 280th
Street, rural Ionia. The Rev. Marion
Sindt, pastor, will officiate. Burial
will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Nashua.
Friends may call at the Hauser Funeral
Home in Charles City from 5 to 8 p.m.
Monday and at the church an hour prior
to the service.
Wilma Cecil Morgan Beam was born Dec. 6,
1911, at Austin, Minn., the daughter of
James W. and Neva (Bridges) Morgan. She
grew up at Plank-inton, S.D., and
graduated from Plankinton High School.
She remained in that area teaching in
country schools.
On Feb. 21, 1932, she was united in
marriage to John Beam. They remained in
the Plankinton area where they farmed
and Wilma continued teaching school. In
1937 they moved to Belvidere, Ill., and
in 1949 they moved to rural Ionia where
they continued farming. Wilma remained
on the farm after John died in 1988.
She was a member of the Republic
Community Church, Republic Women's
Fellowship, Farm Bureau Women, and
served for several years as a 4-H Club
leader.
Wilma enjoyed sewing, gardening, and
traveling to all fifty states, Canada,
Mexico and the Caribbean. Family was
very important to Wilma and the time
spent with them was always very special.
Living family members include three
children, John Howard (Shirley) Beam of
Minneapolis, Minn., Helen Niesen of
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, and Marilyn
(James) Dettmer of Charles City; seven
grandchildren, Russell, Douglas, and
Jerry Beam, Devin Niesen, and Dana,
Lori, and Jamie Dettmer; fifteen great
grandchildren; two brothers, Dale (June)
Morgan and Junior (Marilyn) Morgan both
of Belvidere, Ill.; and four sisters,
Amber Mott of Plymouth, Ind., and Thelma
Vance, Harriet (Ned) Glass and Imogene
(Maynard) Bye all of Belvidere, Ill.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; husband; a daughter, Hazel
Beam; a grandson, Thomas Dettmer; a
great-grandson, Nicholas Dettmer; and
three brothers, Evan, Dean, and Earl
Morgan.
Hauser Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323.
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