Published online May 16,2003

PUBLISHED FRIDAY, MAY 16, 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.

CHARLES R. STALKER

WEST DES MOINES — Charles R. Stalker, 66, (formerly of Clear Lake area) died Tuesday (May 13, 2003) while attending a meeting of school administrators in San Francisco, Calif.

Services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Waukee Unit-ed Methodist Church. Burial will be at 4 p.m. in Evergreen Cemetery in Rudd. A Time of Celebration of Charles Stalker’s life will follow the graveside service at Rudd United Methodist Church Saturday.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Hamilton’s Funeral Home, 605 Lyon St. in West Des Moines.

Memorial gifts may be sent to Rudd United Methodist Church or Waukee Dollar for Scholars.

Charles was born Oct. 18, 1936, in Charles City. Since 1958 he had served Iowa schools and Iowa children. He loved his work and after retirement in 1997, he con-tinued his work as interim superintendent, helping six more schools grow and thrive.

His greatest joy was his children and grandchildren. He loved them uncondition-ally and as the family grew, he just opened his arms wider and embraced us all. He en-joyed every day and lived it to the fullest.

He is survived by his wife, Veronica Stalker; sons, Robert Stalker of Mason City and Charles (Tom) and Lori Stalker of Mason City; a daughter, Lee Ann and Roger Kuck of Garner; stepsons, Bret and Deb Bell of Waukee and Bart and Kathy Bell of Des Moines; brother, Ed and Donna Stalker of Minneapolis, Minn.; sisters, Norma Krause of Rudd, Donna and Dominic Grasso of Shawnee Mission, Kan., and Audrey and Henry Gorzynski of Romona, Calif.; grandchildren, Jamie Trca, Derek Trca, Megan Trca, Bobbi Sue Stalker, Evan Stalker, T.J. Stalker, Sarah Stalker, Lisa Bonjour, Carter Bell and Cooper Bell; great-grandchildren, Jareese Williams Jr. and Jayden Bonjour; stepparents, Chet and Lorraine Waterman; and many nieces and nephews.

Hamilton’s Funeral Home, (515) 243-5221.

LINDA J. CLAUSEN

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Linda J. Clausen, 52, of St. Paul, formerly of Mason City, died Wednesday (May 14, 2003) after a long, courageous battle with cancer.

She is preceded in death by parents, Erwin and Dorothy Hamill.

She is survived by husband, Edward; children, Lara, Casey and Michael; sisters, LeAnn (Dick) Hermann and Lynne Hamill; and brother, Terry (JoiLynn) Hamill; and mother-in-law, Mrs. Clarence (Mary) Clausen.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday at Wulff Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 1485 White Bear Ave. in St. Paul, Minn.

Interment will be in Fort Snelling National Cemetery.

Visitation will be held one hour prior to services.

Wulff Funeral Home, (651) 776-1555.

HILDRED I. COATES

LOVELAND, Colo. — Hildred Coates, 97, formerly of Sheffield, died Wednesday (May 14, 2003) at North Shore Manor, Loveland, Colo., where she had lived the past four years.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Retz-Grarup Funeral Home in Sheffield. (641) 892-4241.

SYLVIA I. KETCHUM

BELMOND — Sylvia I. Ketchum, 80, of the Belmond Health Care Center in Belmond, died Thursday (May 15, 2003) at the Belmond Health Care Center.

Funeral arrangements are being completed with the Tenold-Andrews Funeral Home, 516 First St. S.E. in Belmond.

Tenold-Andrews Funeral Home, (641) 444-4474.

MARIE FLORENCE EICH

MASON CITY — Marie Florence Eich, 88, of Mason City, died Thursday (May 15, 2003) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.

A funeral Mass will be held 9:30 a.m. on Saturday at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, 302 Fifth St. S.E., with the Rev. Carl Ries officiating. Interment will be held at 3 p.m. on Satuday in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Templeton, Iowa.

Memorials may be given to the Marie Florence Eich Memorial Fund.

Visitation will be held 6 to 8 p.m. today at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., with a Rosary service at 7:30 p.m.

Marie was born Dec. 29, 1914, the daughter of Anton and Lena (Sporrer) Klocke in Templeton, Iowa. She at-tended school in Templeton.

Following her schooling Marie was united in marriage to Herbert J. Eich on June 2, 1936, in Templeton. In the early 40’s she moved to Manning, Iowa and in 1957 she and her husband moved to Mason City, later moving to Humbolt, Iowa in 1964 and returning to Mason City in 1966.

Marie was an active member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, St. Theresa’s Church Circle, and served as a Grand Regent for Catholic Daughters of the Americas.

She was also a volunteer for R.S.V.P. and a member of the Friendly Club.

She was employed at Earl May Seed & Nursery for 30 years retiring in 1985.

Those left to cherish her memory are daughter, Eunice Oehm and husband, George, of Omaha, Neb.; daughter, Lynette Lewis and husband, Terry, of Mason City; daughter, Noreen Bergan and special friend, Dean Metz, both of Mason City; 12 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Herbert in 1966; three brothers, Raymond, Albert and Herbert Klocke; and one son in infancy, Leon Eich, in 1942.

Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641) 423-0924.

LESTER W. GAYKEN

BRITT — Lester William Gayken, 75, of Britt, died on Wednesday (May 14, 2003) at Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.

Graveside memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at St. Patrick’s Cemetery in Britt, with the Rev. Robert Dodge officiating, with military rites by the Britt Ceremonial Unit.

Ewing Funeral Chapel in Britt is in charge of arrange-ments.

Ewing Funeral Chapel, (641) 843-3839.

MERLE S. KERR

CLEAR LAKE — Merle S. Kerr, 103, of 214 N. Lakeview Drive, Clear Lake, died Thurs-day (May 15, 2003) at Oakwood Care Center.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave. in Mason City.

Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641) 423-0924.

DAISY KIVELL

CHARLES CITY — Daisy Kivell, 92, formerly of 2275 260th St. Greene, died Thursday (May 15, 2003) at the Floyd County Memorial Hospital in Charles City.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Hauser Funeral Home, 1205 S. Main St. in Charles City.

Hauser Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323.

ETTA L. HEINOLD

MASON CITY — Etta L. Heinold, 97, of Lakefield, Minn., formerly of Mason City, died Thursday (May 15, 2003) at the Colonial Manor Nursing Home in Lakefield.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave. in Mason City.

Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641) 423-0924.

GRACE DODGE

ROCK FALLS — Grace Dodge (Grandma Farm), 90, of Rock Falls, died Thursday (May 15, 2003) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.

Grace was born Sept. 20, 1912, in Floyd, the daughter of Jess and Bonnie (Miller) Tanner. She was raised in the Orchard area by her mother Bonnie and step-father, Frank Hoel. A special aunt, Luraine Miller, lived with them.

Dancing was Grace’s favorite entertainment while growing up. She attended Orchard School until she married Maurice Dodge on April 5, 1930, in Charles City.

Maurice and Grace farmed in Chickasaw County, Rudd and Fredericksburg before moving to the farm southwest of Rock Falls in 1947.

Grace was still living on the farm until the day she fell and was taken to the hospital May 9.

Besides helping with the farming and raising eight children, she enjoyed painting and teaching Artex. Starting in 1978, she began making ornaments for Christmas for each family member.

This past year she made over 110 for her large family, most being her own designs. In the summer planting and caring for her flowers and trees and watching her trumpet vine climb to the top of her evergreen tree were her joy.

She always was taking care of everyone else in her family. Her greatest enjoyment was her large family as she was an only child.

Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 20, at the Old Stone United Methodist Church in Rock Falls, with the Rev. Lisa Locoh officiat-ing. Interment will be in Ever-green Cemetery in Rudd.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. on Monday at the Old Stone Church Hall in Rock Falls and one hour before services on Tuesday.

She is survived by four daughters, Marjorie and her husband, Everett Showalter, of Osage, and their three children,Tim and his two children, Kris (Liza) Showalter, their daughter, Darian; Heather Showalter, Cheryl (Stan) Webb and their two children: Troy, Tamara (Ken) Poguin; Cherie (Court) Ehrhardt and her two children, Andy Anderson and Neil Anderson and his daughter, Samantha, Kathlene and her husband, Dee Jay Hillman of Rock Falls and her four children, Curt (Mardi) Sauve and their two children, Ashley (Zach) Davis, Matt Sauve, Kent Sauve and his daughter Brigitte, Kendall (Beth) Sauve and their daughter Paige, Kaylene (Chris) Ahrens and their two children Mikayla and Tegan; Stepson, James Hillman and friend Roxanne Francis, Kathryn and husband John Deets, of Mason City and her four children, Renae (Dean) Stadtlander and their two sons, Tyler and Alex, Amy (Daniel) Weitzel and their three sons Zachary, Brandon and Blake, Chad (Holly) Kahler and their two sons Mac and Sam, Tonya (Tony) Spencer and their two children, Tiffany and Taylor; two step-sons, Chris (Julia) Deets and their children, Andrew, Anna and Brad (Amber) Deets, Bonnie Gail and her husband, Larry Corkery, of Neosho, Mo., her son, Jason (Tara) Knowler; and three step-children Susan, Andy and Milissa and Milissa’s two children, Stephanie and Tyler; three sons, Dick Dodge and his wife Barb of Marshalltown and three step-children, Douglas Cook and his two children, Shannon and Chris and Bruce (Doris) Cook and their four children Karla, Lindsey, Shelby, and Matthew, Stacy (Scott) Williams and their three children Sckylar, Shantel, Shayla; Bill Dodge and his wife Bonnie of Nora Springs and four children, Cindy (Rick) Bever, Karen (Mark) Achenbach and their two children, Amanda and Andi, Kevin and friend Lori, Billi Ka Dodge and her two children, Jacob and Gage, Jim Dodge and his wife Delores of Mason City and their three children; Brenda (Aaron) Griffiths and their three children, Jordan, Tyler, and Samantha, James Allen (Cathy) Dodge and their three children Justin, Jeremy, and Clarissa, Jeff Dodge and his Fiancee Jennifer and his son, Ezra; Jerry’s four children: Vickie (Keith) Benhardt and their four children, Stephanie, Cody, Emma, and Adam Jerry, Monica and her fiancé Chris Bestman and son, Rafe, Lee and his friend Sarah, Grace E. Dodge; sister-in-law, sister-in-law, Vivian Hoel.

She was preceded in death by her mother and her step-father Frank Hoel; her husband, Maurice; a son Jerry Lee Dodge; a special Aunt, Luraine Miller; a step-brother, Louis Hoel; a son-in-law, Sam Sauve; two grandsons, Kim and Andy Showalter.

Champion- Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage is in charge of arrangements.

Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, (641) 732-3706.

EDWIN A. SCHAD

BELMOND — Edwin A. Schad, 89, of Belmond, formerly of Owatonna, Minn., died Thursday (May 15, 2003) at the Belmond Health Center.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Dugger Ewing Funeral Home in Belmond.

Dugger Ewing Funeral Home, (641) 444-3248.

SPENCE M. ABRAMS

CLEAR LAKE — Spence M. Abrams, 97, of Clear Lake, died Monday (May 12, 2003) at Oakwood Care Center in Clear Lake.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. today at the Evangelical Free Church in Clear Lake, with the Rev. David Wiersbe officiating. Burial will be at Grant Center Cemetery in rural Clear Lake.

Visitation was held on Thursday at the Petersen Lund Funeral Home, 505 N. Clark St. in Forest City.

Spence M. Abrams was born July 20, 1905, in Bird Island, Minn., the son of Otto and Hanna (Spensley) Abrams. He received his education in schools in Minnesota and Iowa.

The family moved to Swale-dale, Iowa in 1915. As a young man Spence began working for farmers in the Swaledale-Clear Lake area.

On March 7, 1930, he married Vera VanHoosen. Spence gave his heart and life to Christ early in their marriage. The couple worked in the Clear Lake area for many years until Jan. 1, 1944, when they moved to their present home in rural Clear Lake, a Century Farm owned by Vera’s parents.

Spence was a successful farmer for over 40 years. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, great and great-great-grandfather. He loved to share a good story and enjoyed playing pranks on friends and family.

Spence was a member of the Evangelical Free Church in Clear Lake. He died at the Oakwood Care Center in Clear Lake on May 12, 2003 at the age of 97 years.

Spence is survived by his children and their spouses: Spence Abrams Jr. and wife, Janice, of Clear Lake, Arlyn Abrams and wife, Janice, of Beresford, S. D., Vonnie Pederson and husband, Sever, of Westland, Mich. and Jenny Copeland and husband, Tim, of Bradford, Vt.; 17 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. Also surviving are two half-brothers, Melvin and Francis; and two half-sisters, Margaret and Arlene.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Vera, his step-mother, Mattie Abrams, a brother Ivan, a sister Jewell, an infant sister, two half-brothers, Alfred and Don, and a half-sister, Dorothy.

Petersen Lund Funeral Home, (641) 585-2685

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LESTER W. GAYKEN

BRITT — Lester W. Gayken, 75, of Britt died of natural causes on May 14, 2003. He passed on in comfort and in the company of his family.

Graveside memorial services for Lester William Gayken will be held at 11 a.m. today at St. Patrick’s Cemetery in Britt with Pastor Robert Dodge officiating. Military rites will be conducted by the Britt Ceremonial Unit.

Lester, the son of Frank and Anna Marie Gayken, was born in Britt on Feb. 20, 1928. He attended Britt Schools. He enlisted in the United States Navy in 1944. It was during his second tour of duty, while stationed in Stockton, Calif., that he was united in marri-age with his companion of over 50 years, Lois Gayken (Clark). They also had their first son, Robert, while in California.

The family returned to Britt in 1952, where they soon were blessed with a daughter, Charlla, and another son, Jim.

Lester provided for his fam-ily as a hard working carpenter, eventually co-founding Love & Gayken Const. (1958-1978).

He has left his mark in and around the community, by putting up many structures that will remain standing for years to come.

He retired from the business in 1983 and traveled around the country with his wife, visiting family members throughout the United States.

Les liked to sit on his front porch with his family, taking in the day’s weather, handing out advice, and playing the occasional game of cribbage.

He enjoyed having his morn-ing coffee and spending his afternoons golfing with his friends. There was also a special spot in his heart for the “useless” dogs that accompanied him throughout his lifetime.

He is survived by his three children, Bob Gayken and his wife, Dorie, of Roundtop, Texas, Charlla Lundgren of Britt, and Jim Gayken and his wife, Dawn, of Britt; three grandchildren, Erik, Beth, and Paul; two great-grandchildren, Austin and Caitlyn; one brother, Bud Gayken of Britt; and three sisters, Verna Brown of Britt, Blanche Gill of Britt, and Blondie Peterson of Goodell. He will be deeply missed.

He was preceded in death and was greeted in the afterlife by his wife, Lois, infant daughter, and his parents.

Ewing Funeral Chapel, (641) 843-3839.

EDWIN A. SCHAD

BELMOND — Edwin A. Schad, 89, of Belmond, form-erly of Owatonna, Minn., died on Thursday (May 15, 2003) at the Belmond Health Care Center.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Belmond, with the Rev. Jim Miller officiating. Inurnment will take place at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday at Resurrection Cemetery in Mendota Heights, Minn.

The family requests memorials for Edwin A. Schad to be directed to Catholic Charities.

Dugger Ewing Funeral Home, 111 Luick’s Lane S. of Belmond, is in charge of ar-rangements.

Dugger Ewing Funeral Home, (641) 444-3248.

ETTA L. HEINOLD

MASON CITY — Etta L. Heinold, 97, of Lakefield, Minn., formerly of Mason City, died Thursday (May 15, 2003) at Colonial Manor Nursing Home in Lakefield, Minn.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., with Pastor Larry Day, Rolling Acres Free Methodist Church, officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Visitation will be one hour before the service Monday at the funeral home.

Memorials may be given to the Etta L. Heinold Memorial Fund.

Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641) 423-0924.

OPAL SUZANNE TENOLD

NORTHWOOD — Opal Suzanne Tenold, 80, of Northwood, died Friday (May 16, 2003) at the Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City.

Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday at the First Lutheran Church, 309 N. Ninth St. in Northwood, with the Rev. Paul Holmer and the Rev. Allan Stoa officiating. Inurnment will be in the Sunset Rest Cemetery in Northwood.

Visitation will be from 5 until 7 p.m. on Monday at the Conner Colonial Chapel, 1008 First Ave. S. in Northwood, and one hour prior to service time on Tuesday at the church.

According to her wishes her body was cremated.

Opal Suzanne Tenold was born on June 20, 1922, in rural Worth County near Northwood, the daughter of Lars and Anna (Numedahl) Butler.

Opal’s mother died when she was 2 years old and she spent most of her childhood years with her aunt and uncle, Lena and Lewis Turvold. She attended and received her education in the Northwood school system, graduating from Northwood High School.

She was united in marriage to Reuben Tenold on Sept. 30, 1941, in Northwood. He preceded her in death on April 27, 1990.

After their marriage to-gether they farmed in rural Worth County. Opal also work-ed for the Worth County Home Health and Carroll George Inc. in Northwood.

Opal enjoyed antique collecting, gardening, flowers, crossword puzzles and em-broidering, but her great love and enjoyment was her family, neighbors and friends.

Opal was a member and very active at First Lutheran Church, the Rachel Circle as well as other church groups and activities within the church.

She was also a member of the New Century Club, charter member of the 3M Circle, VFW ladies Auxiliary, and was a former girls 4-H leader.

Left to cherish her memory are her two sons, David Tenold and his wife, Marge, of Northwood, and Lynn Tenold and his wife, Mindy, of Northwood; six grandchildren, Danny Tenold and Suzie Tenold, Brenda Moretz and her husband, Scott, Allix Tenold, Briar Tenold, Mike and Todd Brunsvold; four great-grandchildren, Kelsey and Tiarra Tenold, and Colton and Casson Moretz; two sisters, Mildred Harris and Arlene Tenold, both of Northwood; a special friend, Jack Van Horn of Northwood; many nieces and nephews as well as other relatives and many friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Lars and Anna Butler and Lena and Lewis Turvold; her husband, Reuben; two sons, Robert and Dennis Tenold; a daughter-in-law, Cheryl Tenold; a sister, Evelyn Helgeson; three brothers-in-law, Marvin Tenold, Hendlynn Helgeson and Don Harris; and a sister-in-law, Clarice Tenold.

Conner Colonial Chapel, (641) 324-1543.

DAISY KIVELL

CHARLES CITY — Daisy Kivell, 92, a former resident of 2275 260th St., Greene, died Thursday (May 15, 2003) at the Floyd County Memorial Hospital.

Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Riverside Cemetery, Charles City, with the Rev. Dennis Niezwaag, pastor at Saint John Evangelical Lutheran Church, officiating.

Visitation will be one hour prior to services on Tuesday at the Hauser Funeral Home, 1205 S. Main St. in Charles City. Friends are welcome to gather at the funeral home and process to the cemetery.

Hauser Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323.

SYLVIA ILENE KETCHUM

BELMOND — Sylvia Ilene Ketchum, 80, most recently of the Belmond Health Care Center in Belmond, a native and past resident of the Alex-ander, Rowan, and Belmond areas, died Thursday (May 15, 2003) at the Belmond Health Care Center.

Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Monday at the Belmond United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Mike Druhl officiating. Burial will be in the Graceland Cemetery in Rowan.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. on Sunday at the Tenold-Andrews Funeral Home, 516 First St. S.E. in Belmond, and continue one hour prior to the services on Monday at the church.

Tenold-Andrews Funeral Home, (641) 444-4474.

IVA W. FLYNN

MASON CITY — Iva W. Flynn, 76, of 1313 S. Carolina Ave. died Friday (May 16, 2003) in Tyler, Texas.

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.

GREGORY FOGLEMAN

CLEAR LAKE — Gregory Fogleman, 45, of the Opportunity Village in Clear Lake, died Friday (May 16, 2003) at St. Marys Hospital in Roch-ester, Minn.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St. in Clear Lake.

Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, (641) 357-2193.

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EDWIN A. SCHAD

BELMOND - Edwin A. Schad, 89, formerly of Owatonna, Minn., passed away Thursday (May 15, 2003) at Belmond Health Care Center, Belmond.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Belmond with Father Jim Miller and Deacon Nick Schmit officiating. Inurnment will take place at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Resurrection Cemetery in Mendota Heights, Minn.

There will be no visitation; the body was cremated.

The family requests memorials for Edwin A. Schad be directed to Catholic Charities.

Edwin Arthur, the son of Frank G. and Anna E. Schilling Schad, was born Nov. 8, 1913, in Plainview, Minn. He graduated from Washburn High School in 1931 and later graduated from Minneapolis Business College in 1932.

He was united in marriage with Anne Kathryn Moldan on Nov. 28, 1935, at Incarnation Parish in Minneapolis. The couple made their home in Minneapolis where Edwin owned and operated a wholesale candy and tobacco business from 1941 until 1956.

From 1956 until 1961, Edwin owned and operated Owatonna Bowling Center and built, owned and operated Fair Lanes Bowling in Owatonna. He retired in 1961.

Edwin enjoyed fishing, bowl-ing, playing cards, golfing and reading. He especially enjoyed watching John Wayne movies and sports on the television.

Edwin was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Owatonna. He also was active in Knights of Columbus, Elks and the Senior Center.

Edwin is survived by his wife, Anne of Belmond; two daughters, Mary Jean Kroiss of Little Canada, Minn., and Kathryn McClintock and husband, Stephen, of Belmond; two grandchildren, Christine Kroiss and Brian Larson; three sisters, Louise of Minneapolis, Minn., Florence of Wisconsin, and Marjorie and her husband, Harold, of Minneapolis, Minn.; and a brother, Ralph of Houston, Texas.

He is preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Theodore.

Dugger Ewing Funeral Home, (641) 444-3248.

LUCILLE M. HAYES

MASON CITY - Lucille M. Hayes, 85, of 302 Second St. N.E., died Friday (May 16, 2003) at Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.

No services or visitation are scheduled. Her body was cremated. Inurnment will take place in Fort Levenworth Veterans Cemetery, Levenworth, Kan., at a later date.

Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City, is in charge of arrangements, (641) 423-0924.

IVA W. FLYNN

MASON CITY - Iva W. Flynn, 76, of 1313 S. Carolina Ave., died Friday (May 16, 2003) at Trinity Mother Frances Health System Center in Tyler, Texas.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Wesley United Methodist Church, 1405 S. Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City, with the Rev. Bill Poland officiating. Interment will be in Buffalo Township Cemetery, Titonka.

The family will greet relatives and friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Fullerton Funeral Home, 123 Second St. S.E., Mason City, and one hour prior to the service at the church Thursday.

Fullerton Funeral Home and Cremation Service, (641) 423-8676.

VADA E. HANSEN

NASHUA - Vada E. Hansen, 101, passed away Friday (May 16, 2003) at the Eleventh St. Chautauqua Guest Home in Charles City of natural causes.

Memorial services will be held at 4 p.m. Monday at Hugeback & Chenoweth Funeral Home in Nashua. There was a private burial in Sunnyside Memory Gardens in Charles City.

There will be no visitation.

Vada worked in the veterinary office of doctors Nelson and Waller in Nashua for a number of years.

Vada is survived by three daughters, Genevieve Campbell of Phoenix, Ariz., Lucille Mager of Pharr, Texas, and Beulah Mead of Nashua; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, George Hansen in 1987; a daughter, Betty Hansen; three brothers, Harry, Jack and Paul Rockwell; four sisters, Florence Nash, Mary Rockwell, Nellie Clayworth and Elsie Bunting; a great-grandson, Chad Witt.

Hugeback & Chenoweth Funeral Homes, (641) 435-4134.

ETTA L. HEINOLD

LAKEFIELD, Minn. - Etta L. Heinold, 97, formerly of Mason City, died Thursday (May 15, 2003) at Colonial Manor Nursing Home, Lakefield, Minn.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City, with Pastor Larry Day of Rolling Acres Free Methodist Church officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Visitation will be one hour before the service at the funeral home Monday.

Memorials may be directed to the Etta L. Heinold Memorial Fund.

Etta was born May 8, 1906, in Byron Village, Olmsted County Minnesota, the daugh-ter of Clarence and Elizabeth Etta (Williams) Farrington. She graduated from Wykoff High School in 1925.

Etta married Arthur A. Heinold Sr. on Nov. 27, 1930, in Nashua, Iowa. The Heinolds moved to Mason City where Etta worked as a drapery maker for Kellum Interiors.

She was a member of Roll-ing Acres Free Methodist Church, enjoyed sewing, gardening and reading.

Etta is survived by her children, Marilyn Smith and husband, Charles, of Van Meter, Elaine Invie and husband, Larry, of Sioux Falls, S.D., Arthur D. Heinold Jr. of Kirksville, Mo., Roland M. "Bud" Heinold and wife, Alice, of Mason City; 13 grandchildren; 30 great- grandchildren, four great-great-grandchildren; a sister-in-law, Ella Farrington; and several nieces and nephews.

Etta was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Arthur; son, Dale; two sisters; and a half-brother.

Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641) 423-0924.

BEVERLY KADOLPH

APLINGTON - Beverly Kadolph, 76, formerly of Iowa Falls, died Saturday (May 17, 2003) at Maple Manor Village, Aplington.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Parkersburg. Burial will be at Berlin Cemetery, Jackson Township, Hardin County.

Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Monday at Linn's Fun-eral Homes, Ackley, Iowa Chapel. A scripture prayer service will begin at 7:30 p.m.

Memorials may be directed to the family in care of her husband, Bernard Kadolph, 343 Parrott St., Apt. 10, Ap-lington, IA 50604.

Linn's Funeral Homes, Ackley, Iowa Chapel is in charge of arrangements, (641) 847-2569.

MILDRED (HANSON) SAGER

MESA, Ariz. - Mildred (Hanson) Sager, 93, formerly of Forest City, died Thursday (May 15, 2003) at Mesa, Ariz.

Her funeral will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Forest City, with the Rev. Lee Laaveg officiating. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery in Forest City.

There will be no visitation.

Petersen Lund Funeral Home, Forest City, is in charge of arrangements, (641) 585-2685.

SUSAN KAY CONNELL-MAGEE

MADISON, Wis. - Susan Kay Connell-Magee, 49, formerly of Clear Lake, died Sun-day (May 11, 2003) at her home in Madison, Wis.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at First Con- gregational Church in Clear Lake and at 5 p.m. Thursday, June 12, at the Lussier Family Heritage Center in Madison, Wis. A lunch and time for fellowship will be provided following the service at First Congregational Church in Clear Lake.

She died from the breast cancer she had lived with for several years. Memorials may be directed to the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation, Clear Lake Public Library or the Iowa Prairie Network.

Susan was Clear Lake's first baby of the new year, born on Jan. 3, 1954, in Mason City to Marcia and Jim Connell of Clear Lake. While attending Clear Lake schools, Susan was selected as Clear Lake's representative to the annual Iowa American Legion Auxiliary Girls State to learn about the state political process and was Iowa's female representative to the 10th Annual William Randolph Hearst Foundation United States Senate Youth Program in Washington, D.C. She also started the local student ecology group SEWAGE (Students Earnestly Working to Avoid a Garbacious Environment) in 1971, to prepare plans for the first Earth Day in Clear Lake. Under her leadership, SEWAGE conduct-ed a community cleanup, placed trash bins in public areas around the lake and started a recycling project. Student volunteers collected over half a ton of glass which was trucked to Minnesota for recycling since there was no recycling available locally at that time.

She and a friend also owned a clothing shop, Summer Saga, in downtown Clear Lake while they were in high school.

Following high school graduation in 1972, she traveled with a friend throughout Europe for about one year before starting college. She then worked for a seismology company for about a year in Montana before returning to college and graduated with a bachelor of science degree in geography from the University of Oregon in 1979. Following graduation, she worked for a travel agency and then obtained her real estate license and worked as an agent.

She was an editor for William C. Brown Publishers in Dubuque for several years and later worked as a carpenter. She did extensive renovation on their historic home in Dubuque.

Susan was instrumental in helping her family protect their lakeside woodlands and farm from development. In 1992, their family donated a conservation easement for the Woodford-Ashland Lone Tree Point Nature Area to the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation to ensure it would re-main a natural area forever. While the family retains ownership, they allow public ac-cess to the mile of natural lakeshore and over 100 acres of woodlands and wetlands.

She married Kevin G. Magee of Southampton, New York, on Aug. 15, 1981. After living in Dubuque, Iowa, they moved to Madison, Wis., in 1990.

While in Madison, Susan was active in many volunteer activities, primarily involving prairie and woodland restor-ation. This was one of her many passions, which also included opera, music, historic preservation, animals, reading, astronomy, antiques, hiking, bicycling and her family. She also served as a proofreader for Ecological Restoration and worked for a native plants nursery in the Madison area prior to her diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer in October 1998.

Following her diagnosis, she continued to embrace life by participating in activities she enjoyed and spending time with family and friends while also learning as much as she could about its treatment. She helped others live with their cancer, started the Instant Sisters Support Group and was active in Bosom Buddies. She attended a National Breast Cancer Coalition workshop in Washington, D.C., to learn how to advocate for breast cancer research funding.

Susan was known for her sense of humor; her passion for learning and her diverse interests and skills; her kindness and generosity to her family, friends and animals; her creativity and her love of the outdoors.

She is survived by her husband, Kevin Magee of Madison, Wis.; her mother, Marcia Connell of Clear Lake; her sisters, Sarah Ohlrogge of Onalaska, Wis., and Jan Lovell of Clear Lake and their husbands, Dr. Dennis Ohlrogge and Tom Lovell; nephews, Christopher Lovell and Erik Ohlrogge; mother-in-law, June Magee of Southampton, N. Y.; sisters-in-law, Sharon and Dan Werner of Milton, Vt; Patricia Hurban of Swanton, Vt.; John and Rosemary Magee of Corvallis, Ore.; nephews, Michael Werner of Richmond, Vt., John Werner of Seattle, Wash., and Max Magee of Corvallis, Ore.; nieces, Wendy Werner of Bedford, N. Y., Erin Hurban of Deerfield, Ill., Clair Magee of Corvallis, Ore., and seven great nieces and nephews.

Susan was preceded in death by her grandparents, Earl and Esther Ashland; her father, James Connell; and beloved pets.

Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel is in charge of arrangements in Clear Lake and the Gunderson Funeral Homes are in charge of arrangements in Madison.

Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, (641) 357-2193.

SYLVIA ILENE KETCHUM

BELMOND - Sylvia Ilene Ketchum, 80, most recently a resident of Belmond Health Care Center, a native and past resident of the Alexander, Rowan and Belmond areas, died Thursday (May 15, 2003) at the care center.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Belmond United Methodist Church with the Reverend Mike Druhl officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Rowan.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Tenold-Andrews Funeral Home, 516 First Street S.E., Belmond, and will continue one hour prior to the service at church Monday.

The family suggests mem-orials be directed to the Alz-heimer's Association or to the donor's choice.

Sylvia I. Ketchum was born March 8, 1923, at Alexander, Iowa, the daughter of Hero (Hix) G. and Anna G. (Schulte) Frohling. She graduated from Alexander schools in 1941.

On July 5, 1941, Sylvia was united in marriage to Amos Kendall "Kay" Ketchum at Omaha, Neb. To this union were born two sons, Michael K. and Dan Ketchum, and two daughters, Renee and Robin Ketchum.

Sylvia was employed in the railroad industry for much of her career, including 10 years for the Rock Island Railroad and 25 years with the Chicago Northwestern as a station agent.

A life long interest was fish-ing. She especially enjoyed their fishing trips to Northern Minnesota near Deer River. She enjoyed hunting with her husband in their earlier years and roller skating.

Sylvia was a dedicated mother who faithfully follow-ed her children's extra-curricular activities including high school wrestling, girls basketball, softball, and any other activity they participated in.

Sylvia lived and raised her family in Belmond from 1946-71. They later lived on the family farm in Rowan before making their home in Waverly, where her girls completed school. Sylvia made her home there until 1996.

Sylvia was preceded in death by her husband in 1980. Following that time she lived for one year in Mason City, then a year in Belmond, Brooklyn Park, Minn., for one year, Spencer, Iowa, for one and a half years, and most recently had lived at Coon Rapids, Minn., before becoming a resident of the Belmond Health Care Center.

Following retirement, she and her friend, Bob Pals, traveled by Winnebego to Alaska more than 18 times. They also delivered mobile homes to California, Florida, and throughout many other parts of the country.

In later years she very much enjoyed dancing trips to various ballrooms throughout Iowa with her friends.

Sylvia had been a member of the Belmond, Rowan, and Waverly Methodist churches. She had volunteered for a time at the Waverly Hospital and had worked with the hospice/home health care programs.

She was a person who was always willing to give of herself and help others with whatever needed to be done. She had a quick wit and great sense of humor. She was also very proud to be a cancer survivor. Sylvia had enjoyed golf and was a past member of the Klemme and Waverly Golf Courses. She was a member of the Railroad Union.

Those left to cherish the memory of her life include her sons, "Mick" Michael and his wife, Beth Snow-Ketchum, Spencer, and Dan Ketchum, Des Moines; daughters, Renee Ketchum and her companion, Karen Jacobson, Golden Valley, Minn., and Robin Ketchum, Bethleham, Pa.; two grandsons, Nicholas Ketchum, Des Moines, and Adam Reece, Austin, Texas; a sister, Edna Green, Belmond; two sisters-in-law, Dorotha Ketchum, Rowan, and Ethel Ketchum, Belmond.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, and one sister, Magadalene Hunst.

Tenold-Andrews Funeral Home, (641) 444-4474.

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HAROLD J. BALDWIN

MASON CITY — Harold J. Baldwin, 75, of 835 Sixth Place S.E., died Sunday (May 18, 2003) at Muse Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.

Funeral arrangements are pending at Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, Mason City, (641) 423-2372.

GERALDINE A. ESSLINGER

HAMPTON — Geraldine A. Esslinger, 88, died Sunday (May 18, 2003) at Franklin General Hospital, Hampton.

A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at West Fork United Methodist Church, rural Sheffield, with the Rev. Julie Poore-Christensen officiating. Burial will be private in West Fork Cemetery, rural Sheffield.

There will be no visitation. Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, Hampton, is in charge of arrangements, (515) 456-3232.

LEE R. FREEMAN

MARSHALLTOWN — Lee R. Freeman, 78, formerly of Mason City, died Sunday (May 18, 2003) at Iowa Veterans Home, Marshalltown.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City, (641) 423-0924

ELIZABETH B. HEDGES

NORTHWOOD — Elizabeth B. Hedges, 79, of Kensett, died Saturday (May 17, 2003) at the Lutheran Retirement Home, Northwood.

Memorial services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Bethany Lutheran Church, Kensett, with the Rev. Selmer Hernes officiating. Burial will be in the Elk Creek Cemetery, rural Kensett.

Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home of Northwood is in charge of arrangements.

Elizabeth was born on Feb. 29, 1924, in Worth County, Iowa, to Bennie and Edvina (Hanson) Helgeson. She was baptized at Elk Creek Lutheran Church and confirmed at Bethany Lutheran Church. She attended the Tenold rural school.

Betty married Cyric “Ted” Litts in 1941. She married Richard “Dick” Hedges on March 18, 1961. They lived in Fairborn, Ohio, until Richard’s death when she moved to Kensett in 1988.

She is survived by one son, Rick Litts of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; one daughter, Loni Bently of Tampa, Fla.; four grandchildren, Michell Nabors, Rick Jason Litts, Lisa McAlum and Shauna Philips; one sister, Carol (Don) Nappe of Kensett; four brothers, David Dahle of Kensett, Gary Dahle of Sauk Center, Minn., John (Barbara) Dahle of St. Louis Park, Minn., and Jim (Sonya) Dahle of Northwood.

Betty was preceded in death by her parents; two husbands; and two brothers, Donald Helgeson and LuVerne Helgeson.

Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, (641) 324-1121

MERLE S. KERR

CLEAR LAKE — Merle S. Kerr, 103, died Thursday (May 15, 2003) at Oakwood Care Center, Clear Lake..

Memorial services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 24, at First United Methodist Church Wayside Chapel, 119 S. Georgia, Mason City, with the Rev. Douglas Anderson officiating. Inurnment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.

There will be no visitation. Her body will be cremated.

Memorials may be directed to Hospice of North Iowa or the First United Methodist Church.

Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641) 423-0924

CATHERINE MORTENSEN

BRITT — Catherine Mortensen, 75, died Sunday (May 18, 2003) at Westview Care Center in Britt.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Ewing Funeral Chapel in Britt, (641) 843-3839.

MARLENE M. MOSHER

CLARION — Marlene M. Mosher, 48, of Indianola, died Sunday (May 18, 2003) at Wright Medical Center in Clarion.

Her funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at First United Methodist Church in Clarion with the Rev. LaVonne Kaassa and the Rev. Stan Watne officiating.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Willim Funeral Home, 602 N. Main St., Clarion, and will continue one hour prior to the service at the church Tuesday.

Willim Funeral Home, (515) 532-2233

HILDRED IONE COATES

LOVELAND, Colo. — Hildred Ione Coates, 97, formerly of Sheffield and Clear Lake, Iowa, died Wednesday (May 14, 2003) at Manor, Loveland, Colo.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Retz-Grarup Funeral Home, Sheffield, with the Rev. Remigio Panlaqui, of First United Methodist Church, Sheffield, presiding. Interment will be at Hillside Cemetery, Sheffield.

Visitation will be prior to the service at the funeral home Wednesday.

Retz-Grarup Funeral Home, (641) 892-4241

FLORENCE M. PERCY

MASON CITY — Florence M. Percy, 99, of Good Shepherd, Mason City, died Sunday (May 18, 2003).

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Sheckler Colonial Chapel, Nora Springs, with the Rev. Lisa Locoh officiating. Interment will be in the Park Cemetery, Nora Springs.

Visitation will be one hour before the service at the funeral home Wednesday.

The family suggests memorials be directed to the Florence M. Percy Memorial Fund.

Florence was born on the family farm in Portland Township, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, on Nov. 17, 1903, daughter of Edward and Maggie (Lange) Freese.

She attended country grade school and Mason City High School. She was a past member of the former E.V.B. Evangelical Church, Nora Springs.

Florence married Frank Percy Aug. 15,1923, in Mason City. She worked as a clerk in Rooks Grocery Store in Nora Springs until moving to Mason City where she worked at Mercy Hospital until retiring.

She enjoyed reading, embroidering, crocheting and most of all being with her family.

Florence is survived by her daughter, Lorraine Coen and her husband, Dale, and her son, Raymond Percy, both of Mason City; her six grandchildren, Dennis Percy and his wife, Jackie, of Oregon, Corliss Mathers and her husband, Dennis, of Nora Springs, Charles Percy and his wife, Linda, Sheffield, Diane Sippel and her husband, Dan, Eau Clair, Wis., Ronda Walker and her husband, Gary, and Douglas Coen and his wife, Merice, all of Rochester, Minn.; fourteen great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren; one sister, Hilda Huffstettler, of Nora Springs; and a special friend, Vivian Hoel, Cloquet, Minn.; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; son, Allen and his wife, Marcella; her sister, Gladys Markwood; and two brothers, Harold and Rueben Freese.

Sheckler Colonial Chapel, (641) 749-2210

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PUBLISHED Tuesday, May 20, 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.

GERALD G. BAACK

VENTURA — Gerald G. “Pete” Baack, 83, of 2435 240th St., Ventura, died Monday (May 19, 2003).

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St. in Clear Lake.

Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, (641) 357-2193.

HAROLD J. BALDWIN

MASON CITY — On May 18, 2003, Our Almighty Father called home his faithful servant, Harold J. Baldwin, 75. He was surrounded by his loving family and friends during his illness with cancer, which ended at the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.

His funeral Mass will be held at noon Wednesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 302 Fifth St. S.E., in Mason City, with the Rev. Christopher Podhajsky officiating. Interment will follow at Elmwood St. Joseph Cemetery, where military honors will be conducted by the Mason City Veterans Memorial Association.

Visitation will be held from 4 until 7 p.m. today at Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E. in Mason City, with a Knights of Columbus Rosary at 5:30 pm and a scriptural prayer service at 7 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to St. Joseph Catholic Church or Hospice of North Iowa.

Harold was born Feb. 29, 1928, to Harold and Elma (Danner) Baldwin on their farm near Burchinal. He attended Swaledale High School, playing basketball and graduating in 1945.

“Bean” took over the family farm operation and he continued to work or visit the farm daily, until his health no longer permitted him to continue.

He served as a sergeant in the United States Army from 1951 until 1953, during the Korean War.

Harold was united in marriage to Patricia Darlene Kelley on May 7, 1951, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Mason City. To this union, three children were born and seven grandchildren. “Baldy” also worked for Takin Brothers, later named H & W Motor Express, from February 12, 1954 until he retired on April 13, 1989.

Harold loved time spent with his family and took them on numerous vacations across the United States. He also enjoyed trips with his wife and two sisters to the casinos.

Harold attended most all of the extracurricular activities of his grandchildren in three different school systems.

He enjoyed fishing trips with family and friends and bowling in two different league teams with his son, Keith.

He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus, and the Mason City VFW Post #733.

Harold is survived by his wife, Patricia, of Mason City; two daughters, Janet Dasch and her husband, Gary, of Mason City and Carol Prescott and her husband, Larry, of Ventura; one son, Keith Baldwin and his wife, Sue, of Rockwell; seven grandchildren, Sarah Dasch, Clint Prescott, Katie Baldwin, Michael Prescott, Christopher Dasch, Megan Baldwin, and Jenna Baldwin; and two sisters, Anna Mae Lugar and Elizabeth Schindele.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and three brothers, Harlan Baldwin, Walt Guard and Francis Guard.

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

RUTH A. CLAPP

CHARLES CITY — Ruth A. Clapp, 92, a former resident of North Cedar Terrace, died Monday (May 19, 2003) at the 11th Street Chautauqua Guest Home.

Funeral services will be held 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, at Hauser Funeral Home, 1205 S. Main St. in Charles City, with Monsignor Stanley Hayek, pastor of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery in Floyd.

Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the Hauser Funeral Home, and one hour prior to services on Wednesday.

A memorial has been established in Ruth’s name.

Hauser Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323.

HILDRED IONE COATES

LOVELAND, Colo. — Hildred Ione Coates, 97, died Wednesday (May 14, 2003) at North Shore Manor in Loveland, Colo.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday at Retz-Grarup Funeral Home in Sheffield, with the Rev. Remigio Panlaqui of First United Methodist Church, of Sheffield, officiating. Interment will be at Hillside Cemetery in Sheffield. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the funeral home.

Hildred Ione Clark was born Feb. 7, 1906, a daughter of Herbert and Rena (March) Clark in rural Sheffield, Iowa. While a young child, her family moved to Wyoming where she attended country school and high school in Pine Bluffs, Wyo.

In 1923, her family returned to Iowa and on Sept. 14, 1927, Hildred was united in marriage with Kenneth Coates in Mason City. They began their married life in Washington, Iowa, and moved to Clear Lake, Iowa, in 1952. They also lived in Sheffield for a time. Kenneth died in 1957.

Hildred moved to Colorado Springs in 1968 then to Greeley, Colo., in 1976. In 1999, Hildred entered a care center in Loveland, Colo.

Hildred was a member of United Methodist Churches including Sheffield, Iowa and Greeley, Colo.; Park Chapter Order of Eastern Star, Rebekah Lodge, Clear Lake and Greeley Senior Citizen’s Center.

She is survived by four children, Keith (Marjorie) Coates, of Loveland, Colo.; Carol Kelly, of Greeley, Colo.; Janet (Bill) Peterson, Prior Lake, Minn.; Audrey (Bob) Burcham, of Rudd; 14 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren; sisters, Audrey Ahrens, of Alexander; Ardice (Don) Blankenhorn, of Washington; sister-in-law, Audrey Clark, of Carlisle.

Hildred is preceded in death by her parents, husband, three sisters and one brother.

Retz-Grarup Funeral Home, (641) 892-4241.

H. DAVID CROM

HAMPTON — H. David Crom, 83, of Hampton, died on May 18, 2003, at Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.

His funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the United Methodist Church of Hampton, with the Rev. Jerry Miller officiating. Burial will be in the Hampton Cemetery immediately following the service.

Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton, and one hour prior to services on Wednesday at the church.

David was born on Dec. 17, 1919, to Lloyd M.Crom and Alice M. (Froning) Crom. He was a member of the United Methodist Church of Hampton and graduated from the Hampton High School in 1937.

David married Helen Fredericks on July 11, 1943, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Hampton. David and Helen were engaged in farming north of Hampton until they retired. David continued to make his home on the farm.

Over the years David was involved in many activities. These activities included: 4-H leader, member of the Franklin Fair Board, serving in many capacities at the United Methodist Church, member of the Franklin County REC Board, member of the board of Franklin County Mutual Insurance Board, and member of the Franklin County Historical Society.

David loved spending time with his family and will be remembered for his great sense of humor.

Those left to cherish his memory are his son, Dennis and Judy Crom, of Sheffield; daughter, Susan and Wayne Miller, of Medford, Wis.; brother, Robert Crom, of Hackensack, Minn.; grandchildren, Christopher and Danielle Crom, Gregory Crom, of Mason City, Kelly and Joe Calaway, of Green Bay, Wis., Shannon and Dan Schopp, of Elkhorn, Wis., and Melissa Brennan, of Medford, Wis.; great-granddaughter, Lauren Calaway.

He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Helen Crom; parents; and son-in-law, Russell Brennan.

Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, (641) 456-3232.

IVA W. FLYNN

MASON CITY — Iva W. Flynn, 76, of 1313 S. Carolina Ave., died Friday morning (May 16, 2003) at Trinity Mother Frances Health System in Tyler, Texas, with her daughter, Wanda, at her bedside.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Wesley United Methodist Church, 1405 S. Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City, Iowa, with the Rev. Bill Poland officiating. Interment will be in Buffalo Township Cemetery in Titonka.

The family will greet relatives and friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Fullerton Funeral Home, 123 Second St. S.E. and one hour prior to the service Thursday at the church.

Those wishing to extend memorials or an expression of sympathy, may with to direct them to Wesley United Methodist Church or their favorite charity.

Iva W. Flynn was born April 23, 1927, in Wesley, Iowa, to Strother and Sarah (Hill) Wise and was one of 10 children.

Upon graduation from Rock Falls High School in 1945, Iva moved to Mason City and began her 45-year career with Northwestern Bell Telephone Company. Iva retired from the company in 1990.

She married Harry Wayne Flynn in 1948. To this union, a daughter, Wanda Mae Flynn was born.

Iva was a devoted member of Wesley United Methodist Church where she was actively involved in teaching Sunday school, a member of M.Y.F. and served on various committees. She took great pride in her 11 years as the church treasurer.

Iva participated in many community and civic activities and spent her last years volunteering at the Mason City Chamber of Commerce office.

She truly loved life, worked hard and treasured her relationship with the Lord, her family and her friends.

Iva is survived by her daughter, Wanda Morris and her husband, Johnny, of Lindale, Texas. She will also be sadly missed by her two grandsons, Jason Wiggins and his wife, Colleen, of Scranton, Pa. and John “Coleman” Wiggins of Tyler, Texas; two step-grandchildren, Kyle Morris and Elizabeth Morris, both of Lindale, Texas; two sisters, Bonnie Lease of Iowa Falls, and Sarah Price of Fort Myers, Fla.; one brother, Strother E. Wise of Las Vegas, Nev.; and numerous nieces, nephews and friends.

Iva was eagerly awaiting the birth of her first great-grandchild due to arrive in approximately three weeks to Jason and Colleen Wiggins.

Iva was preceded in death by her parents, five sisters and one brother.

Fullerton Funeral Home and Cremation Services, (641) 423-8676.

GREGORY A. FOGLEMAN

CEDAR FALLS — Gregory A. Fogleman, 45, of Clear Lake, formerly of Cedar Falls, died on Friday (May 16, 2003) St. Marys Hospital, Rochester, Minn.

Memorial services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday at Opportunity Village in Clear Lake with visitation one hour before the service. Inurnment will take place at a later date.

The family suggests memorials in lieu of flowers directed to Opportunity Village or the ARC of Blackhawk County.

Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. 4th St., Clear Lake, is in charge of arrangements.

Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, (641) 357-2193.

KURT WILLSON WINFIELD

MARBLE ROCK — Graveside services were held Saturday (May 17, 2003) at Hillside Cemetery, Marble Rock, for Kurt Willson Winfield, 58.

Mr. Winfield died in April in Missouri.

He was the son of Cathorine Ueckert and the late Owen Winfield and the great-great-grandson of Alonzo and Cathorine Willson, pioneers of Mason City.

He was raised on a farm near Marble Rock.

Survivors include his mother, Cathorine, of Mason City.

VALERIE ROWE

IOWA FALLS — Valerie Rowe, 86, of West Monroe, La., and formerly of Iowa Falls, Iowa, died Sunday (May 18, 2003) at the Cornerstone Hospital, Monroe, La.

Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at the First Christian Church in Iowa Falls, with burial at the Wayside Cemetery in Chapin.

Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Linn’s Funeral Homes, Iowa Falls Chapel, where the family will be receiving friends between the hours of 6 and 8 p.m.

Memorials may be directed to the family in care of her grandson: David Braga, 511 E. North St., Winterset, IA 50273.

The Linn’s Funeral Homes, Iowa Falls Chapel. (641) 648-2569.

DEAN WEILAND

BRITT — Dean Weiland, 65, of Britt, died Monday (May 19, 2003) at the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Ewing Funeral Chapel, 178 Center St. in Britt.

Ewing Funeral Chapel, (641) 843-3839.

NELLIE FRANCKE

CLARION — Nellie Francke, 83, of Clarion, died on Monday (May 19, 2003) at the USA Healthcare Center in Clarion.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Willim Funeral Home, 602 N. Main St., in Clarion, with the Rev. Gary Boen officiating. Burial will take place in Milwaukee.

Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Willim Funeral Home in Clarion and will continue on hour prior to services on Thursday.

Willim Funeral Home, (515) 532-2233.

CATHERINE MORTENSEN

BRITT — Catherine Mortensen, 75, of Britt, died on Sunday (May 18, 2003) at the Westview Care Center in Britt.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Ewing Funeral Chapel in Britt, with the Rev. Robert Dodge officiating. Burial will be in Crystal Lake Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Ewing Funeral Chapel and one hour prior to services at the chapel.

Ewing Funeral Chapel, (641) 843-3839.

MILDRED K. SAGER

FOREST CITY — Mildred K. (Hanson) Sager, 93, formerly of Forest City, died Thursday (May 15, 2003) in Mesa, Ariz.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Forest City with the Rev. Lee Laaveg and the Rev. Karl Nelson, officiating. Burial will be at Oakland Cemetery in Forest City.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the Petersen Lund Funeral Home 505 N. Clark St. in Forest City.

Petersen Lund Funeral Home, (641) 585-2685