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ILA WILSON
CLEAR LAKE — Ila Wilson,
63, of 128 Mars Hill
Drive, Clear Lake, died
Friday (Aug. 15, 2003)
at the Muse Norris
Hospice Unit in Mason
City.
Ila was born July 29,
1940, in Mason City, the
daughter of Stanley and
Florence (Pforr) Oredsen.
Ila graduated from Clear
Lake High School in
1958, and then at-tended
Hamilton Business
College in Mason City.
Ila was united in
marriage to Gaylen
Wilson on April 25,
1961, at the Zion
Lutheran Church in Clear
Lake.
Gaylen and Ila lived in
Clear Lake then moved to
Swaledale in 1985 and
were the owner/operators
of the The Olde Pub
until 1998 when they
moved back to Clear
Lake.
Ila worked at the Muskie
Lounge and the Clear
Lake VFW until she was
diagnosed with cancer in
2000. Ila was known for
her laugh and her smile.
Ila is survived by her
husband, Gaylen; three
children, Beth Dorenkamp
and her husband, Gary,
of Thornton, Wade Wilson
and his wife, Kaye, of
Clear Lake, and Blaine
Wilson and his wife,
Becky, of Swaledale; one
sister, Mavis Whelan and
her husband, Robert, of
Clear Lake; one brother,
Steve Ore-dsen, of Mesa,
Ariz.; seven
grandchildren, Stephanie
and Adam Dorenkamp,
Cody, Samantha, and
Cooper Wilson, and
Amanda Obregon, her
husband, Dave, and
Andrea Wilson; and one
great-grandchild, Jaylah
Obregon.
Ila was preceded in
death by her parents.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, (641) 357-2193.
CHARLIE C. QUEBE
CORWITH — Charlie
Christopher Quebe, 88,
of Corwith, died Friday
(Aug. 15, 2003) at the
Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Monday at St. John
Lutheran Church in
Corwith. Burial will be
in the Corwith Cemetery.
Visitation will be held
from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday
at the
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home in Corwith
and one hour prior to
services Monday at the
church.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home, (515)
583-2469.
TAMA L. HARKEMA
DOWS — Tama Lou Harkema,
45, of Dows, died
Wednesday (Aug. 13,
2003) at her home in
Dows.
Funeral services will be
held at 2 p.m. today at
the Dows Community
Funeral Home, 100 N. Lee
St. in Dows, with the
Rev. David Gobeli
officiating. Burial will
be in Fairview Cemetery
in Dows.
Visitation was held
Friday at the Dows
Community Funeral Home
and will be held one
hour prior to services
today.
Dows Community Home,
(515) 852-4134.
CAROL L. KLINE
BRITT — Carol L. Kline,
68, of Britt, died
Thursday (Aug. 14, 2003)
at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa in
Mason City.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday at the United
Methodist Church in
Britt, with the Rev.
Janet Wearda
officiating. Burial will
take place in Evergreen
Cemetery in Britt.
Visitation will be from
5 to 8 p.m. Monday at
the Ewing Funeral Home,
178 Center St. W. in
Britt, and one hour
prior to services at the
church.
Ewing Funeral Home,
(641) 843-3839.
OPAL ROSS
BRITT — Opal Ross, 85,
of Britt, died Friday
(Aug. 15, 2003) at
Hancock County Memorial
Hospital in Britt.
Funeral services will be
held at 1:30 p.m.
Tuesday at the First
Lutheran Church in
Britt, with the Rev. Dr.
John Meyer officiating.
Burial will be in
Amsterdam Township
Cemetery in Kanawha.
Visitation will be from
6 to 8 p.m. Monday at
the Ewing Funeral Home,
178 Center St. W in
Britt, and one hour
prior to services
Tuesday at the church.
Ewing Funeral Home,
(641) 843-3839.
LESTER DAVID PIERCE
MASON CITY — Lester
David Pierce, 49, of
1932 S. Taft Ave. in
Mason City, died Monday
(Aug. 11, 2003) at his
home.
Memorial services will
be at 11 a.m. Monday at
the Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, 126
Third St. N.E. in Mason
City, with the Rev.
Dennis Cahill of Holy
Family Catholic Church
in Mason City
officiating. There will
be a flag presentation
by the Mason City
Veterans Memorial
Association.
Visitation will be from
4 p.m.until 7 p.m.
Sunday at the
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, with a
6 p.m. scripture wake
service. Visitation will
also be one hour prior
to service time Monday
at the chapel.
Lester David Pierce was
born on July 15, 1954,
in Mason City, the son
of Robert Junior and
Marlyss Jeniene (Huff)
Pierce. He graduated
from Mason City High
School in 1972.
After completing his
schooling he was
inducted into the U.S.
Army serving most of his
time in Italy until his
honorable discharge.
He was united in
marriage to Debra
Cabrerea in 1972, at the
Little Brown Church in
Nashua. After his
honorable discharge he
moved to Sioux City and
worked in the Sioux City
area for 20 years.
In 1999, Lester moved to
Mason City and worked at
Graham Mfg. Company in
Mason City until the
time of his death.
He enjoyed fishing,
being outdoors fixing
things, bowling, and
collecting antiques, but
his great love was being
with his family and
friends.
He was a member of the
CB Club and the Eagles
in Mason City.
Survivors include a
brother, Jesse Pierce
and special friend,
Cherie McClemons, of
Mason City; a sister,
Bonnie McGee and her
husband Wilbert “Gene”
of Arlington, Texas; his
step-mother, Arlene
Pierce, of Mason City;
special friend, Denise
Ward of Mason City; many
aunts, uncles, and many,
many friends.
He was preceded in death
by his father, Robert
Junior Pierce, on Feb.
21, 2000, his mother,
Marlyss Jeniene Pierce,
on June 6, 1991; a
sister who died in
infancy, a
father-in-law, Andrew
Cabrerea; and a niece,
Lenora Redwine.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, (641)
423-2372.
JANET TURNER
MASON CITY — Janet
Turner, of 1520 First
St. N.W., died Friday
(Aug. 15, 2003) at home.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at the Major
Erickson Funeral Home,
111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
Mason City.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
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CHARLIE
CHRISTOPHER
QUEBE
CORWITH
-
Charlie
Christopher
Quebe,
88, of
Corwith,
died
Friday
(Aug.
15,
2003) at
Mercy
Medical
Center-North
Iowa,
Mason
City.
His
funeral
service
will be
at 10:30
a.m.
Monday
at St.
John
Lutheran
Church
in
Corwith
with the
Rev. Ron
Feuerhak
officiating.
Burial
will be
in the
Corwith
Cemetery.
Visitation
will be
from 4
to 7
p.m.
today at
the
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral
Home in
Corwith
and
again
one hour
prior to
the
service
at the
church
on
Monday.
Charlie
was born
on July
21,
1915, at
McGregor,
Texas,
the son
of Henry
William
and
Alwine (Preuss)
Quebe.
His
family
moved to
Indianapolis,
Ind., 15
years
later.
On Sept.
7, 1940,
he
married
Katheryn
Hankins
in
Indianapolis.
They
moved to
Corwith
in 1946,
where
Charlie
operated
the
Corwith
Welding
Shop
until he
retired
in 1985.
For 15
years,
they
spent
their
winters
in Mesa,
Ariz.,
and the
summers
in
Corwith,
where
Charlie
enjoyed
garden-ing
and
golf.
He is
survived
by his
wife,
Katheryn
Quebe of
Corwith;
a son,
Jerry
Quebe
and his
wife,
Lisbeth,
of
Soldiers
Grove,
Wis.;
three
grandchildren,
Chad
Darby
and his
wife,
Marianne,
Tualatin,
Ore.,
Tara
Bleitz,
Fort
Meyers,
Fla.,
and
Tracy
Marbach
and her
husband,
Hugh,
McChord
Air
Force
Base,
Wash.;
five
great
grandchildren;
two
brothers,
Herbert
Quebe
and his
wife,
Pat,
Springfield,
Ill.,
and Fred
Quebe
and his
wife,
Wilma,
Indianapolis,
Ind.,
and many
nieces
and
nephews.
He was
preceded
in death
by his
parents;
a
daughter,
Phyllis
Powell
and her
husband,
David;
two
granddaugh-ters,
Jacque
Powell
and Dana
Quebe,
and five
brothers
and two
sisters.
Memorials
may be
directed
to the
American
Lung
Association
in
memory
of
Charlie
C. Quebe.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-
Schaaf
Funeral
Home,
Corwith,
(515)
583-2469.
CHARLES
R.
SCHULZ
GLENDALE,
Ariz.-
Charles
R.
Schulz,
87, of
Glendale,
Ariz.,
and
formerly
of
Rockford,
died
Friday
(Aug.
15,
2003) at
the
Encore
Care
Center,
Phoenix.
Arrangements
are
incomplete
at
Fullerton
Schumburg
Funeral
Home,
Rockford.
Fullerton
Funeral
Home and
Cremation
Services,
(641)
756-3311.
JOLYN R.
NEMIELA
GRINNELL
- Jolyn
R.
Nemiela,
15, of
Grinnell,
daughter
of
Richard
Nemiela
and
Chandra
Capoff,
formerly
of the
Mason
City
area,
died
Thursday
(Aug.
14,
2003)
due to
injuries
sustained
in a car
accident
near
Kellogg.
Graveside
services
will be
held at
11 a.m.
Tuesday
at
Hazelwood
Cemetery
in
Grinnell.
Visitation
will be
held
from 9
a.m. to
9 p.m.
Monday
at the
Smith
Funeral
Home in
Grinnell.
The
family
will be
present
from 3
to 9
p.m.
Monday.
Memorial
contributions
may be
directed
to the
Jolyn R.
Nemiela
Memorial
Fund.
Smith
Funeral
Home,
(641)
236-3134.
TIMOTHY
DAVID
HEGTVEDT
BELLVUE,
Colo. -
Timothy
David
Hegtvedt
passed
away in
Bellvue,
Colo.,
August
10,
2003, at
12:36
am.
Memorial
services
will be
held at
10 a.m.
Aug. 30,
2003, at
Trinity
Lutheran
Church,
213 N.
Pennsyl-vania
Ave.,
Mason
City.
Tim was
born in
Mason
City at
Mercy
Hospital.
He
graduated
from
Mankato
East
High and
Mankato
State
University
in
Minnesota
with a
master's
degree
in law
en-forcement.
Tim
spent
many
years in
law
enforcement
at
Winnebago,
Minn.,
and
Gunnison
and
Golden
Colo.
He was a
successful
Elvis
impersonator
and avid
outdoorsman.
He was
currently
working
at
American
Furniture
Warehouse
in Fort
Collins,
Colo.
He was
preceded
in death
by his
grandparents,
Eddie
and
Palma
Hegtvedt,
and
Merrill
J. Fiala.
Tim is
survived
by two
daughters,
Stephanie
of
Eagan,
Minn.,
and
Samantha
Hegt-vedt
of Prior
Lake,
Minn.;
his
parents,
Dave and
Marilyn
Hegtvedt
of Cedar
Park,
Texas;
sisters,
Tami
Nourie
of
Mankato,
Minn.,
and Toni
Sullivan
of The
Colonies,
Texas;
brother,
Tory
Hegtvedt
of Round
Rock,
Texas;
grandmother,
Gladyc
Fiala of
Mason
City,
and many
uncles,
aunts,
cousins,
nieces
and
nephews.
He will
be sadly
missed
by all.
Goes
Funeral
Home,
(970)
482-2221.
CAROL L.
KLINE
BRITT -
Carol L.
Kline,
68, of
Britt,
passed
away
Thursday
(Aug.
14,
2003) at
Mercy
Medical
Center-North
Iowa.
Her
funeral
services
will be
held at
10:30
a.m.
Tuesday
at the
United
Methodist
Church
in Britt
with
Pastor
Janet
Wearda
officiating.
Burial
will
take
place in
Evergreen
Cemetery
in
Britt.
Friends
may
greet
the
family
from 5
until 8
p.m.
Monday
at the
Ewing
Funeral
Home,
178
Center
St. W.
in Britt
and one
hour
prior to
services
at the
church.
Carol,
the
daughter
of Orvin
and
RuBee
Swanson
Friedow,
was born
Aug. 5,
1935, in
Forest
City,
Iowa.
Carol
attended
Britt
schools
and
graduated
from
Britt
High
School
with the
class of
1953.
On July
17,
1955,
Carol
was
united
in
marriage
with
Dennis
Kline at
the
Little
Brown
Church
in
Nashua.
Carol
was
employed
at the
Britt
News
Tribune
for over
20
years,
and
retired
from PSI
in
Belmond
in 1992.
Carol
served
as a
volunteer
at the
Hancock
County
Memorial
Hospital
following
her
retirement.
Carol
was an
avid
reader.
She
enjoyed
spending
time
with her
grandchildren,
quilting
and
beading.
She also
enjoyed
traveling
with the
Winnebago
Itasca
Travelers
Club,
which
she
served
as
secretary.
Some of
her
travels
took her
to
Alaska,
Canada
and
Arizona.
Carol is
survived
by her
husband
Dennis;
her
children:
Rick
Kline
and his
wife,
Mary, of
Monticello,
Minn.,
Rhonda
Bellard
and her
husband,
Larry,
of
Panora,
Dan
Kline
and his
wife,
Pam, of
Britt,
Denise
Jakoubek
and her
husband,
Doug, of
Britt,
and
Dwight
Kline
and his
wife,
Jill, of
Stallings,
N.C.;
grandchildren,
Evan,
Tony and
his
wife,
Abbie,
Tim,
Travis,
Reed,
Lauren,
Regan,
Adam,
Joshua,
Danielle,
Derica,
Makali,
Cooper,
and
Annabeth,
and one
brother,
William
Friedow
of
Britt.
She was
preceded
in death
by her
parents.
Ewing
Funeral
Home,
(641)
843-3839.
OPAL
ROSS
BRITT -
Opal
Ross,
85, of
Britt
passed
away
Friday
(Aug.
15,
2003) at
Hancock
County
Memorial
Hospital
in
Britt.
Funeral
services
for Opal
Ross
will be
held
Tuesday
at 1:30
p.m. at
the
First
Lutheran
Church
in Britt
with the
Rev. Dr.
John
Meyer
officiating.
Burial
will
take
place at
3:30
p.m.
Tuesday
in
Amsterdam
Township
Cemetery
in
Kanawha.
Friends
may
greet
the
family
from 6
to 8
p.m.
Monday
at the
Ewing
Funeral
Home,
178
Center
St. W.
in Britt
and one
hour
prior to
services
at the
church
on
Tuesday.
Opal,
the
daughter
of
Charlie
and
Clara
Heckerson
Hall,
was born
April
18,
1918, at
the
family
home in
Kana-wha.
She grew
up in
the
Kanawha
area,
where
she
attended
country
school
and
graduated
from
Kanawha
High
School
in 1935.
Following
high
school,
she
attended
Chillicothe
Business
College.
Opal
then
returned
to Kana-wha,
where
she was
employed
by the
Farmers
State
Bank.
On June
28,
1939,
Opal was
united
in
marriage
with B.
Donald
Ross at
the
Kana-wha
Lutheran
Church.
The
couple
made
their
home in
Corwith
until
1944
when
they
moved to
Britt,
where
they
raised
their
family.
Opal was
a member
of the
First
Lutheran
Church
in
Britt,
where
she
taught
Sunday
school
and was
active
in the
women's
groups.
She was
also a
member
of the
Notebena
Women's
Club in
Britt.
Opal
loved
gardening,
es-pecially
her
flowers.
She
enjoyed
embroidery
and
sewing,
and
loved
shopping.
Opal is
remembered
for her
kindness,
compassion
and
generosity
toward
others,
especially
her
family.
Opal is
survived
by her
husband,
B.
Donald;
daughter,
Vicki
Peterson
and her
husband,
Stuart,
of
Woodbury,
Minn.;
two
sons,
Vincent
Ross and
his
wife,
Armon,
Eden
Prairie,
Minn.,
and
Vaughan
R. Ross
of Des
Moines;
six
grandchildren,
Allyson
and
Timothy
Czaja,
Angela
and
Daniel
Olson,
Nathan
Ross,
Scott
and Judy
Stolley-Peterson,
Valerie
and
Steve
Lambert,
and
Vachelle
and
Cameron
Johnston;
five
great-grandchildren,
Benjamin,
Clara,
Eleanor,
Hailey
and
Josie,
and
special
cousin,
Ed
Engstrom
and his
wife,
Bessie,
of
Kanawha.
She was
preceded
in death
by her
parents.
Ewing
Funeral
Home,
Britt,
(641)
843-3839.
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DONNA JEAN GRUBB
BURT — Donna Jean Grubb, 75, of Burt, died Saturday (Aug. 16, 2003) at her home.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Burt Presbyterian Church in Burt, with the Rev. Willis Nicholson officiating. Burial will be in Burt Township Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 3 to 8:30 p.m. today at Wilson Funeral Home in Burt.
Wilson Funeral Home, (515) 295-2622.
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GENE DOUGHAN
BRITT — Gene Doughan, 78, formerly of Dexter, Minn., died Monday (Aug. 18, 2003) at the Hancock County Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Britt, with the Rev. Jerry Blake officiating. Burial will be in St. Patrick’s Catholic Cemetery in Britt, with military graveside services conducted by the Hayfield, Minn., American Legion and the Britt Veteran Ceremonial Unit.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Ewing Funeral Chapel in Britt and one hour prior to services Thursday at the church.
Ewing Funeral Home, (641) 843-3839.
DONNA WALTERS
MASON CITY — Donna Mardean Walters, 71, of 32 26th St. S.W., died at her residence.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Fullerton Funeral Home, 123 Second St. S.E. in Mason City.
Fullerton Funeral Home and Cremation Services, (641) 423-8676.
JANET P. TURNER
MASON CITY — Janet P. Turner of 1520 First St. SW died Friday (Aug. 15, 2003) at home.
Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 30, 2003, at the First Presbyterian Church, 201 Willowbrook Drive, with the Rev. Terry Hamilton-Poore officiating. There will be no visitation.
The body has been donated to the University of Iowa School of Medicine in Iowa City.
Memorials may be given to Hospice of North Iowa or First Presbyterian Church.
Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave. in Mason City, is in charge of arrangements.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641) 423-0924.
ARNOLD INGVALD THOMPSON
NORTHWOOD — Arnold Ingvald Thompson, 87, of rural Northwood, died Monday (Aug. 18, 2003) at the Lutheran Retirement Home in Northwood where he had been a resident since February of this year.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the First Lutheran Church, 309-Ninth St. N. in Northwood, with the Rev. Paul Holmer officiating. Burial will be in the Sunset Rest Cemetery in Northwood.
Visitation will be from 5 until 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Conner Colonial Chapel, 1008 First Ave. S., Northwood and one hour prior to service time Thursday at the church.
The family of Arnold Ingvald Thompson has requested that memorial contributions be made to the Northwood Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Unit in his memory.
Arnold Ingvald Thompson was born on Aug. 29, 1915, in rural Silver Lake Township, rural Northwood, the son of Jewell Martin and Inger (Haugerud) Thompson.
He was baptized in the Lutheran faith at Silver Lake Lutheran Church, rural Northwood, and reaffirmed the faith of his baptism through confirmation at the Shell Rock Lutheran Church, rural Northwood.
Arnold farmed with his father on the home farm west of Northwood until his father’s death in 1948. He cared for his mother the last several years of her life until she died in 1966.
After his father’s death, Arnold continued to farm the family farm until his retirement in 1978.
Arnold loved being outdoors, taking care of his land, his dog Pepper, and enjoyed entertaining those close to him on his harmonica.
He was a member of First Lutheran Church in Northwood.
Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Berneice Branstad, of Northwood; two brothers, Jewell O. Thompson and his wife, Lillian, of Albert Lea, Minn., and Clifford Thompson and his wife, Harriet, of Scottsdale, Ariz.; two special nephews, Judean “Geno” Thompson and Gary Thompson of Albert Lea, Minn.; many other nieces and nephews, friends and longtime neighbors and extended family of Branstads, and a special friend, Dennis Nagel, of Northwood.
He was preceded in death by his parents, and a brother, Glen Thompson.
Blessed be our memories of Arnold.
Conner Colonial Chapel, (641) 324-1543.
ALICE DELANA SPEAKAR
MASON CITY — Alice Delana Speakar, 90, 302 Second St. N.E., died Sunday (Aug. 17, 2003) at the Good Shepherd Care Center.
A funeral service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Zion Lutheran Church, 112 N. Fourth St. in Clear Lake, with the Rev. Derik Yarian officiating. Interment will be held at Memorial Park Cemetery in Mason City.
Visitation will be held from 5 until 7:30 p.m. today at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St. in Clear Lake.
Memorials may be given to the Alice Speakar Memorial Fund.
Alice was born March 4, 1913, in Waverly, the daughter of Charles L. and Etta Mae (Jordon) Whitney. She graduated from Mason City High School.
Alice married Alexander Speakar on July 24, 1932, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Mason City. She worked at Decker’s Packing Plant.
They moved to Clear Lake where they owned and operated Oakwood Grocery Store until 1961. She also worked at Halford’s Café and later operated the Lake Café. She worked at Jensen’s Grocery and Easter’s Grocery Stores.
Alice and Alex enjoyed spending their winters in Harlingen, Texas with relatives and friends. They also enjoyed dancing at the Surf in their younger years.
Her hobbies were crocheting and gardening. She enjoyed the humor of Red Skelton and Johnny Carson.
First in her life, she was a Christian and a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Clear Lake.
Alice is survived by four children, Joan Bales and her husband, Ken, of Mason City, Sonia Molencamp and her husband, Larry, of Muscatine, Robert Speakar and his wife, Aletha, of Clear Lake, and Kathleen Thomsen and her husband, Eric, of Muscatine; eight grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
Alice was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Alexander, May 29, 1997; two brothers, Marion and Russell Whitney; one sister, Vivan Loeckle; and one grandson, Brad Bales.
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WILLIAM H. ‘BILL’ LICHTSINN
CLEAR LAKE — William H. “Bill” Lichtsinn, 89, of Clear Lake, died Monday (Aug. 18, 2003) at the IOOF Home in Mason City.
Private family graveside services will be held in the near future with inurnment at Elmwood Cemetery in Mason City.
Petersen Lund Funeral Home, 505 N. Clark St. in Forest City, is in charge of arrangements.
Bill was born Jan. 13, 1914, at Little Rock, Iowa, the son of Herman and Kate (De Witt) Lichtsinn.
On May 14, 1938, he was united in marriage to Irene Paulus. The had one son, Ronald.
Bill retired from Armour in Mason City in 1976. He completed many remodeling and carpenter jobs for his family and friends.
Bill, along with his son Ron and his wife, Irene, built many houses in Mason City.
He is survived by his son, Ron and Ruth Lichtsinn, of Clear Lake; four grandchildren, Robert Lichtsinn, of Kansas City, Mo., Christine (Mrs. Jon) Hanna of Tulsa, Okla., Holly (Mrs. Bruce) Cammers, of Mason City, and Ron II (Hope) Lichtsinn of Forest City; three step-grandchildren, Annette (Mrs. Michael) Thompson, of Des Moines, David (Teresa) Janssen, of Mason City, and Kay (Mrs. Scott) Grein of Sioux Falls, S.D.. Also surviving are five great-grandchildren and five step-great-grandchildren.
He is also survived by two half-sisters, Helen Siefken of Osage, and Maye Thompson of Denver, Colo.; his half-brother, Harm Eggena Jr. of Rockford, and brothers-in-law, Louis and Ray Paulus.
Bill was preceded in death by his wife, Irene, in September of 2001; his father and mother; step-father, Harm Eggena Sr., brothers, George and Charlie Lichtsinn; and sister, Rena Uhlenhopp; step-brothers, Albert, Rudolf and John Eggena; step-sister, Ann Klunder; and brother-in-law, Harold Paulus.
Memorial may be directed to Hospice of North Iowa.
Petersen Lund Funeral Home, (641) 585-2685.
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