Posted online: Tue Oct 7
17:03:20 CDT 2003
PUBLISHED Tuesday, October 7,
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.
GRANT BEVERLY
MASON CITY — Grant Beverly, 84,
of Mason City, died Monday (Oct.
6, 2003) at the I.O.O.F. Home in
Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at the Major Erickson
Funeral Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
MICHAEL BROWN JR.
BUFFALO CENTER — Michael Brown
Jr., 34, of Buffalo Center, died
Sunday (Oct. 5, 2003) at his
home.
Funeral services will be held at
2 p.m. Wednesday at the Buffalo
Center United Methodist Church
with the Rev. Lois Abel
officiating. Inurnment will be
at a later date.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7
p.m. today at Winter Funeral
Home in Buffalo Center, and will
continue one hour prior to
services at the church.
Winter Funeral Home & Cremation
Service of Buffalo Center, (641)
562-2858.
JOHN ‘JACK’ GILBERT DOUGHMAN
DES MOINES — John “Jack” Gilbert
Doughman,76, of Des Moines, died
Saturday, (Oct. 4, 2003).
Jack was born Aug. 17, 1927, in
Bellwood, Pa., to Milton and
Helen Doughman.
He loved to spend time with
family, travel, play and follow
sports, laugh, listen to music,
work and meet people.
He is survived by his wife,
Susan Rush Doughman; sister,
Donna Bailey, of Des Moines; his
daughters, Jennifer Doughman, of
Des Moines, Deb (Roger) Samson,
of Nevada, and Sheri Doughman
(Joe Larson), of Minneapolis,
Minn.; and his sons, David
(Beth) Doughman, of Corvallis,
Ore., and Richard Doughman, of
Clear Lake. He is also survived
by his six grandchildren, Rick
and Allison Samson, Peter and
Jack Larson, and Jessica and
Ariel Doughman.
He was preceded in death by his
parents and two brothers.
Visitation will be held from 5
to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the
Westover Funeral Home, 6337
Hickman Avenue, Des Moines.
Services will be held at 1 p.m.
Thursday at Valley United
Methodist Church, 42nd and
Ashworth, West Des Moines.
Memorials may be directed to the
Iowa Heart Association.
Westover Funeral Home, (515)
276-4567.
WAYNE FRANCIS GELNER
FOREST CITY — Wayne Francis
Gelner, 81, of Forest City,
formerly of Mason City, died
Saturday (Oct. 4, 2003) at the
Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa
in Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at
2 p.m. Wednesday at the
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial
Chapel, 126 Third Street N.E.,
Mason City. Following the
funeral service, his body will
be cremated with inurnment at a
later date.
Visitation will be one hour
prior to service time on
Wednesday at the chapel.
Wayne Francis Gelner was born on
Oct. 10, 1921, in rural Garner,
the son of Emil and Catherine
(Roach) Gelner. He received his
education in the rural school
near Forest City.
He was united in marriage to
Rosemary Hines on May 3, 1949,
in Forest City. She preceded him
in death in 1995.
After their marriage they farmed
in the Forest City area.
In 1952, they moved to Mason
City and Wayne worked for Armour
Meat Packing Company, was a
boxcar sweeper for several years
for Northwestern States Portland
Cement Co., and also worked for
the Mason City Water Department
before going back to Armour Meat
Packing Company. After the meat
packing company closed down, he
laid water pipeline in the
Garner area until his
retirement. In the 1970s, he
owned and operated a rubbish
hauling service in Mason City.
He enjoyed gardening, canning,
fishing, loved animals
especially horses, loved to
visit with people and accepted
them for who they were; but his
great love and enjoyment was his
family.
He was a member of Holy Family
Catholic Church in Mason City,
was a senior volunteer, attended
St. James Catholic Church in
Forest City and was a former
member of the Moose Lodge in
Mason City.
Left to cherish his memory are
his children, Rhea Behrends and
her husband, Leon, of Forest
City; and a son, Timothy Gelner
and his wife, Emma, of Forest
City; four grandchildren, Lisa
Thompson and her husband, Duane,
of Forest City, Marc Behrends
and his wife, Amber, of Forest
City, Sara Moffett and her
husband, Dustin, of Thompson,
and Captain Daniel VanEvery and
his wife, Heidi, stationed in
Tokyo, Japan; six
great-grandchildren, Kate and
Jake Thompson, Logan and Teddy
Wayne Behrends, and Carver and
Cooper Moffett; three sisters,
Kathleen Sinclair, of Mason
City, Pat Rodriguez, of Mason
City, and Rosemary Hopkins, of
Florida; as well as other
relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his
parents; wife, Rosemary in 1995;
a daughter, Vicki VanEvery in
1996; and a sister, Bonnie
Gelner.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial
Chapel, (641) 423-2372.
VIRGINIA A. HALFPAP
MASON CITY — Virginia (Ginny)
Ann Halfpap, 80, of Mason City,
died Sunday (Oct. 5, 2003) at
Hospice of North Iowa.
Funeral services will be held at
10:30 a.m. Friday at the Salem
United Methodist Church in
Meservey, with the Rev. Dan Voss
officiating. Burial will be in
the Meservey Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4
to 6 p.m. Wednesday at the First
United Methodist Church in Mason
City. Visitation will then be
held from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday
at the Salem United Methodist
Church in Meservey, and will
continue one hour prior to
services at the church.
Dugger Ewing Funeral Home,111
Luick’s Lane South, Belmond,
(641) 444 3248.
JAY L. JEWELL
GREENE — Jay Laverne Jewell, 89,
of Oceanside, Calif., formerly
of Greene, died Sunday (Oct. 5,
2003) at the Tri City Medical
Center in Oceanside, Calif.
Graveside services will be held
at 11 a.m. Friday at the Rose
Hill Cemetery in Greene with the
Rev. Ashok Pafet officiating.
Military honors will be
conducted by Tack Barnett Post
268 American Legion of Greene.
Those planning an expression of
sympathy may direct memorials to
the Jay L. Jewell Memorial Fund
in care of the family at: 4814
Galicia Way, Oceanside, CA
92056.
Reid’s Funeral Chapel, (641)
823-4457.
AILI JOHNSON
BASSETT — Aili Johnson, 80, of
Bassett, died Monday (Oct. 6,
2003) at her home.
Funeral services will be held at
10:30 a.m. Thursday at the
Hauser Funeral Home in Charles
City. Burial will be in
Riverside Cemetery in Charles
City.
Friends may call at the Hauser
Funeral Home from 4 to 8 p.m.
Wednesday and from 9 a.m. until
service time on Thursday.
Hauser Funeral Home, (641)
228-2323.
HELEN M. LADD
WEST BEND — Helen Margaret (Montag)
Ladd, 87, formerly of West Bend,
died Sunday (Oct. 4, 2003) in
Corvallis, Ore.
A graveside service will be held
at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the
West Bend Cemetery in West Bend,
with the Rev. Edmund Tiedeman
officiating.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home(515) 295-3731.
LILLIAN J. MASTIN
BUFFALO CENTER — Lillian J.
Mastin, 92, of Buffalo Center,
died Saturday (Oct. 4, 2003) at
the Timely Mission Nursing Home
in Buffalo Center.
Funeral services will be held at
10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the
First Congregational Church in
Buffalo Center, with the Rev.
David Langer officiating. Burial
will be in the Graceland
Cemetery in Buffalo Center.
Visitation will be held from 9
to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the
church.
Lillian Jeanette Bosma was born
Sept. 26, 1911, on the family
farm, rural Buffalo Center,
Kossuth County, to Thomas Bosma,
Sr., and Florence (Adams) Bosma.
In their family of fourteen
children, Lillian was their
eighth child. She was baptized
on Dec. 17, 1934, by Rev.
Boomgarden at the Congregational
Church in Buffalo Center.
In her younger days, she did the
daily tasks about the household
and farm and caring for her many
brothers and sisters. She
attended the country school and
graduated from the eighth grade.
As a young girl she worked as a
housekeeper for many area
families.
On Feb. 26, 1934, she married
William Paul Mastin at the
Congregational parsonage. They
farmed in the Buffalo Center
area and moved into Buffalo
Center in 1966.
Lillian served her church very
faithfully through the Women’s
Fellowship and Missionary Work
Group doing much embroidery of
towels and was known for her
good egg coffee. She especially
enjoyed her flocks of chickens,
vegetable gardens and many
flowers. She and Paul hosted
many missionaries in their home
and were active supporters of
the WyCliffe Association, Oral
Roberts Association, and KJLY
radio station of Blue Earth,
Minn.
Lillian went to her eternal home
on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2003, at
the age of 92. She resided at
the Timely Mission Nursing Home
in Buffalo Center since July
1999.
Lillian is survived by
daughters, Delores Loewe and her
husband, Orval, of LeCenter,
Minn., and Ramona Carlson and
her husband, David, of Britt; a
son-in-law, Marlyn Hanson, of
Buffalo Center; six
grandchildren and twelve
great-grandchildren: Paul and
Diane Hanson, Jacob, Emily and
Jessica, of Eden Prairie, Minn.;
Dr. Todd and Heidi Hanson, of
St. Anthony, Minn.; Dan and Lisa
Carlson, Danika, Braden and
Keifer, of Britt; Michael and
Jane Carlson-Tate and Molly, of
New Orleans, La.; Grant and Joan
Johanson, Dillon, McCaully and
Jayden, of Britt; and Jill
McNeese, Harley and Nolan, of
Britt. Also survived by sisters:
Annabel Oswald, of Frost, Minn.,
Grace and Harvey Hassebroek, of
Buffalo Center, and Bessie
Weaver, of Forest City; brother,
Alfred “James” and Norma Bosma,
of Buffalo Center;
brother-in-law, Ralph Mastin, of
Blue Earth, Minn.;
sister-in-law, Grace Bosma
(Thomas Jr.), of Buffalo Center;
sister-in- law, Wreatha
(Clarence) Bosma, of Mason City;
and Mattie Bowers, of Buffalo
Center; and numerous nieces and
nephews.
Lillian joins the following in
heaven: her parents, Thomas and
Florence Bosma; husband, Paul
(July 2002); daughter, Dorothy
(November 1996); six brothers:
Lewis, Edward, Thomas Jr., Heiko,
Bert (infancy), and Clarence;
and three sisters: Martha,
Esther and Irene.
Lillian will be forever
remembered in the hearts of
relatives and friends.
Winter Funeral Home & Cremation
Service of Buffalo Center, (641)
562-2858.
MAXINE MAY ORMSBY
VENTURA — Maxine May Ormsby, 86,
of 1887 200th St., Ventura, died
Sunday (Oct. 5, 2003) at her
home.
A funeral Mass will be held at
10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St.
Patrick’s Catholic Church, 1001
Ninth Ave S., Clear Lake, with
Monsignor Robert Hogan
officiating.
Visitation will be held at
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel
from 5 to 7 p.m. today, with a
scripture wake service at 7 p.m.
Interment will be held at the
Clear Lake Cemetery.
Memorials may be given to the
Maxine May Ormsby Memorial Fund.
Maxine was born Feb. 28, 1917,
on the family farm south of
Ventura, the daughter of Albert
and Josephine (Stork) Thronson.
She graduated from Ventura High
School in 1934. She farmed with
her parents and brother.
Maxine married James E. Ormsby
on Oct. 22, 1946, at St.
Boniface Catholic Church, in
Garner. They continued to live
on her family farm.
Maxine’s life centered on her
family, making sure all their
birthdays and holidays were very
special. She also enjoyed
gardening, playing cards and
games, quilting, knitting and
cooking. She made a special
quilt for each of her three
daughters and seven
grandchildren.
Maxine and Jim celebrated 56
years together.
Maxine was a member of St.
Boniface Catholic Church, in
Garner, and the Union Dozen
Club.
Maxine is survived by her
husband, James E. Ormsby, of
Ventura; three daughters: Kathy
Meinecke and her husband, Don,
of Forest City, Karen Purcell
and her husband, Dan, of Clear
Lake, and Joan Losey and her
husband, Brad, of Clear Lake;
and seven grandchildren:
Christopher and Jennifer
Meinecke, Mike, Matthew,
Benjamin and Rachel Purcell, and
Courtney Losey.
Maxine was preceded in death by
her parents; two brothers,
Charles and Francis Thronson;
and one grandchild, Sarah
Purcell.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel,
101 N. Fourth St., Clear Lake,
(641) 357-2193.
LEO H. PETERS
ROCKWELL — Leo Harm Peters, 84,
of Rockwell, died Sunday (Oct.
5, 2003) at the Muse-Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason
City.
Funeral services will be held at
10:30 a.m. Thursday at the St.
Peter Lutheran Church, 502
Second St. S., Rockwell, with
the Rev. Ronald Bolinger
officiating. Burial will be in
Pleasant Valley Cemetery in
rural Swaledale.
Visitation will be held from 5
to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Fullerton
Funeral Home, 120 Third St. S.
in Rockwell, and will continue
one hour prior to services on
Thursday at the church.
Fullerton Funeral Home and
Cremation Services, (641)
822-3191.
DONALD J. SAZANOVICH
MASON CITY — Donald J.
Sazanovich, 80, of Mason City,
died Saturday (Oct. 4, 2003) at
Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa.
Graveside services will be held
at 1 p.m. Thursday at the
Elmwood Cemetery in Mason City,
with the Rev. Kenneth Hatland
officiating.
Major Erickson Funeral Home &
Crematory, (641) 423-0924.
WAYNE WILCOX
CLEAR LAKE — Wayne Wilcox, 89,
of 608 North Shore Drive, Clear
Lake, died Monday (Sept. 29,
2003) at the Oakwood Care Center
in Clear Lake.
A memorial service will be held
at 11 a.m. Friday at the United
Methodist Church, 508 Second
Ave. N., Clear Lake, with Pastor
Fanny Hansen and Elders Cliff
and Wanda Hagman officiating.
Visitation with the family will
be at 10 a.m.and will continue
one hour prior to the service.
A private inurnment was held at
the Clear Lake Cemetery.
Memorials may be given to the
Community of Christ Church in
lieu of flowers.
Wayne was born July 29, 1914, in
Council Bluffs, the son of
Arthur and Hattie (Sales)
Wilcox. He worked with his
father for twenty-seven years in
the grocer and meat market
business there.
He married Nellie Irene Leonard,
Aug. 24, 1936, in Logan. They
moved to Clear Lake in 1952,
where he bought Wilcox Furniture
from his brother, Wendell. He
operated it until his retirement
in 1996, but still enjoyed going
down and visiting in the store.
Wayne loved to go fishing and
traveling, enjoying the winters
they spent in Mission, Texas.
His hobbies included gardening,
fishing, polishing his car and
most of all, his work at the
store.
Wayne was involved with the
Clear Lake Business Development
Corp., Retail Division, and was
a former board member of the
Clear Lake Area Chamber of
Commerce. Wayne was the grand
marshal of the Fourth of July
parade in 2001.
He was a member of the Masons,
Shriners, was involved with IFCA
and joined the Clear Lake Noon
Lions in 1953. In Lions Club, he
served as director in 1969,
first, second and third
vice-president and president
1973. He was awarded the
distinguished Melvin Jones
Award. In 1973, he received a
citation from the Minnesota
Furniture Salesman Club in
recognition of his
consideration, courtesy and
friendliness.
Wayne was a member of the
Community of Christ Church in
Clear Lake. He was ordained a
teacher in 1958, and elder in
1962. He served in the local
congregation, and as district
bishop.
Wayne is survived by his wife,
Nellie Wilcox, of Clear Lake;
daughter, Janelle Sargent and
her husband, Dale, of Clear
Lake; two grandchildren,
Jennifer Moore and her husband,
Bruce, of Scottsdale, Ariz., and
Jeff Sargent and his wife,
Heather, of American Fork, Utah;
and two great-grandchildren,
Sarah and Stephen Moore.
Wayne is preceded in death by
his parents; and a brother,
Wendell Wilcox and his wife,
Lucille.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel,
101 N. Fourth St., Clear Lake,
(641) 357-2193.
Posted online: Wed Oct 8
10:26:07 CDT 2003
PUBLISHED Wednesday,
October 8, 2003.
Obituaries are presented
as a community service
of Fullerton Funeral
Homes. Information is
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U.S. GRANT BEVERLY
MASON CITY— U.S. Grant
Beverly, 84, of 622 9th
St. N.W., died Monday
(Oct. 6, 2003) at the
IOOF Home.
Funeral services will be
held 10:30 a.m. Thursday
at the First Christian
Church, 318 N. Adams,
with Rev. Mark Young of
the Clear Lake Christian
Church officiating.
Interment will be in
Elmwood Cemetery with
full military rites
conducted by the Mason
City Veterans Memorial
Association.
Visitation will be from
5 to 8 p.m. today at
Major Erickson Funeral
Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Avenue, and
continue at the church
one hour before
services.
Grant was born Sept. 15,
1919, in Wise, Va., the
son of U.S. Grant and
Cynthia (Gilliam)
Beverly. Grant served in
the U.S. Marine Corps
during World War II from
1940 to 1946. He would
later retire from the
Army Reserves.
Grant married Velma M.
Jackson on April 5,
1946, in San Jose,
Calif. Grant worked in
sales for the automobile
tire industry for many
years retiring from J &
L Tire Company. He was a
member of the First
Christian Church, VFW,
American Legion, UCT,
enjoyed hunting and Iowa
Hawkeye Football.
Grant is survived by his
wife; Velma M. Beverly
of Mason City; sons,
Thomas R. Beverly and
wife, Karen, of Easton,
Pa., Paul G. Beverly and
wife, Diane, of Omaha,
Neb.; grandchildren,
Justin, Elizabeth,
Andrew, David, Melissa
and Brian; sisters,
Bertha Insley of Bend,
Ore., Martha Hillman of
Little Rock, Ark.,
Cordelia Baker of
Johnson City, Tenn.;
many nieces and nephews.
Grant was preceded in
death by his parents,
six brothers and five
sisters.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home and Crematory,
(641) 423-0924.
ROBERT ‘BOB’ E. BOWMAN
BELMOND— Robert “Bob” E.
Bowman, age 79, a
resident of Whitesboro,
Texas, and summer
resident of Belmond, and
former resident of Des
Moines, Iowa, died,
Tuesday (Oct. 7, 2003)
at the Belmond Medical
Center in Belmond, Iowa.
Local funeral
arrangements are being
completed with the
Tenold-Andrews Funeral
Home, 516 1st Street
S.E., Belmond, (641)
444-4474.
GEORGE M. GROSLAND
MASON CITY — George M.
Grosland, 81, of 735
12th St. N.E., died
Tuesday (Oct. 7, 2003)
at his home.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Major
Erickson Funeral Home
and Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
VIRGINIA ‘GINNY’ ANN
HALFPAP
MASON CITY — Virginia
(Ginny) Ann Halfpap, 80,
of Mason City, died
Sunday (Oct. 5, 2003) at
Hospice of North Iowa.
Funeral services will be
held 10:30 a.m. Friday
at the Salem United
Methodist Church in
Meservey, with the Rev.
Dan Voss officiating.
Burial will be at the
Meservey Cemetery.
Visitation will be from
4 to 8 p.m.today at the
First United Methodist
Church in Mason City.
Please enter through
sanctuary doors.
Visitation will be held
again from 5 to 7 p.m.
Thursday at the Salem
United Methodist Church
in Meservey and one hour
prior to services at the
church.
Virginia was born March
13, 1923, in Meservey,
Iowa, to Frank and Grace
(Sloss) Nissen. She
received her public
education from Meservey
High School, her
teaching certificate
from Iowa Teachers
College in Cedar Falls
and additional study at
Northwestern University
in Evanston, Ill. She
was an avid basketball
player while in high
school and a
championship archer
while at the Iowa
Teachers College. Her
teaching career spanned
seven years, at Dumont,
Ackley, and Ventura
schools.
Virginia was united in
marriage to Richard
Halfpap on June 10,
1950, in Meservey. In
1952 they moved to
Thornton where they
farmed for 44 years.
After the passing of her
husband in 1996 Ginny
moved to Mason City.
Virginia was as avid
reader, pianist, and
seamstress. A lifelong
member of the Salem
United Methodist Church
in Meservey, she was
actively involved in
teaching Sunday school
and playing the organ.
In addition to her
faith, her lifelong
passion was her family
and friends.
Her family wishes to
thank friends,
relatives, and the staff
at Hospice of North Iowa
for their kindness,
passion, and
consideration.
She is survived by her
loving family, Doug and
Kayla Halfpap of Mason
City, David and Nancy
Halfpap of Cedar Rapids,
and her cherished
grandchildren, Jason
Halfpap and his wife,
Jen, of West Des Moines,
Joshua Halfpap of Guam,
Emily Halfpap-Murray and
her husband, Brett, of
Hutchinson, Kan., Aaron
Halfpap of St. Paul,
Minn., Colin Halfpap of
Mason City, and Emily
and Aaron’s mother, Deb
Halfpap.
Virginia was preceded in
death by her parents;
her husband, Richard;
and brother Richard
(Bud) Nissen (1986).
Dugger Ewing Funeral
Home, Belmond, (641)
444-3248.
ALFRED HEUER
ALLISON — Alfred Heuer,
92, of Allison, died
Tuesday (Oct. 7, 2003)
at Community Nursing
Home in Clarksville.
His funeral will be at
10:30 a.m. Saturday at
St. John’s Evangelical
Lutheran Church at
Villmar, rural Greene,
with the Rev. Mark
Walker officiating.
Burial will be in the
church cemetery.
Visitation will be from
4 to 8 p.m. Friday at
Reid’s Funeral Chapel,
Greene, (641) 823-4457.
AILI JOHNSON
BASSETT — Aili Johnson,
80, a resident of 201
South Main, Bassett,
died Monday (Oct. 6,
2003) at her home.
Funeral services for
Aili Johnson will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Thursday at the Hauser
Funeral Home in Charles
City. The Rev. Dennis
Niezwaag, pastor of St.
John Evangelical
Lutheran Church, will
officiate. Burial will
be in Riverside
Cemetery, Charles City.
Friends may call at the
Hauser Funeral Home from
4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday
and from 9 a.m. until
service time on
Thursday.
Aili Susan Maenpaa
Johnson was born Sept.
1, 1923, in Stambaugh,
Mich., the daughter of
Alex and Hilda (Maki)
Maenpaa. She graduated
from Stambaugh High
School. On May 31, 1947,
she married Silas
Johnson in Stambaugh. In
1949 they moved to the
Charles City area and in
the late 1980’s to
Bassett. Aili worked at
Ray’s Pizza, was a
school bus driver, and
was the club manager at
the V.F.W. for many
years. Her favorite
activities included
quilting, gardening,
cooking, canning, and
furniture refinishing.
Aili treasured her
family and the time
spent with them was
always very special to
her.
Living family members
include two sons,
Michael Johnson of
Tennessee, and Gerald
(Carol) Johnson of
Bassett; a daughter,
Diane Takalo of
Hillsboro, Ore.; four
grandchildren; four
great-grandchildren; a
sister, Elsie Plourde of
Iron River, Mich.; a
brother, Lauri Maenpaa
of Florence, Wisc.; and
special family members,
Brandon Vermillion of
Charles City, and
Melissa and Austin
Vermillion of Cedar
Rapids.
Her parents; husband,
Silas in 2002; a sister,
Laura Maenpaa; and a
brother, Melvin Maenpaa,
preceded her in death.
Memorials may be
directed to Hospice of
North Iowa, Charles City
site, or St. John
Evangelical Lutheran
Church.
Hauser Funeral Home,
Charles City, (641)
225-2323.
MARIE E. ‘MIM’ JOHNSON
OSAGE — Marie E. “Mim”
Johnson, 82, of Osage
died Tuesday (Oct. 7,
2003) at the Faith
Lutheran Home in Osage.
Funeral services will be
held at 11 a.m. Saturday
at the Champion-Bucheit
Funeral Home in Osage
with Rev. Dennis Hanson
and Rev. Roy Ott
officiating. Interment
will be in the Rock
Creek Cemetery, rural
Osage.
Visitation will be from
6 to 8 p.m. Friday at
the Champion-Bucheit
Funeral Home in Osage,
(641) 732-3706.
GRACE MARIAN (FOSTER)
PETERSON
CEDAR FALLS — Grace
Marian (Foster) Peterson
was born Nov. 12, 1912,
in Ida Grove, the
daughter of Joshua Lewis
and Cynthia Ellen
(Custer) Foster.
She married Curtis “Sam”
Peterson May 29, 1938,
at Spencer, Iowa. He
preceded her in death on
April 24, 1978.
Grace taught elementary
school in country
schools, at Rembrandt,
Iowa and after moving to
Cedar Falls in 1966, she
substitute taught for
the Cedar Falls School
District.
Grace died Tuesday, Oct.
7, 2003, at the Western
Home
Communities-Elizabeth
Martin Center, Cedar
Falls, at the age of 90
years.
Survivors include two
daughters, Sharon (John)
Longnecker of Bella
Vista, Ark., Rev. Mary
(Joel Lindemann)
Peterson of Coulter,
Iowa; six grandchildren,
John (Deb) Longnecker,
James (Cheri) Longnecker,
Joel Longnecker, Joshua
(Jill) Longnecker, Sarah
(Tim) Williams, and
Jeremiah (Allison)
Longnecker; 19
great-grandchildren, and
one nephew, James
(Carol) Dolan of Pismo
Beach, Calif.
Grace was preceded in
death by her parents,
her husband, one
brother, Lewis Foster;
and two sisters, Laura
Opal Foster and Jessie
Isabel Broadwell.
Funeral services will be
10 a.m. Friday at St.
John Lutheran Church
with burial in Fairview
Cemetery.
Visitation will be from
4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at
the Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof
Funeral Home and for an
hour before service time
at the church Friday.
In lieu of flowers,
memorials may be
directed to the church
or the Western Home.
Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof
Funeral Home, Cedar
Falls, (319) 266-7525.
DONALD J. SAZANOVICH
MASON CITY — Donald J.
Sazanovich, 80, of Mason
City, died Saturday
(Oct. 4, 2003) at Mercy
Medical Center-North
Iowa, Mason City.
Graveside services will
be held 1 p.m. Thursday
at Elmwood Cemetery in
Mason City with the Rev.
Kenneth Hatland of the
Trinity Lutheran Church
officiating.
There will be no
visitation.
Donald J. Sazanovich was
born Sept. 8, 1923, in
Mason City, the son of
Samuel and Olga (Uglick)
Sazanovich. Donald
attended school in Mason
City and on July 10,
1948, he was united in
marriage to Katheleen I.
Johnson at Trinity
Lutheran Church. Donald
served in the United
States Army during World
War II. After his
service to his country,
Donald worked for
Northwestern Portland
Cement for 31 years
until he retired in
1977.
He was a member of
Trinity Lutheran Church
and the Mason City
American Legion.
He is survived by his
niece, Andee Anderson of
Mason City, his nephew
Emory Anderson and his
wife, Teresa, of Mason
City as well as many
great-nieces and
nephews.
Donald was preceded in
death by his wife,
Kathleen; his parents;
his sisters, Mary
Erickson, Arlene Jensen,
and Virginia Anderson;
and his brother, Steven
Sazanovich.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home and Crematory,
(641) 423-0924.
DAVID E. TOFT
SAVAGE, Minn. — David E.
Toft, 68, of Savage,
Minnesota died Sunday
(Oct. 5, 2003) at his
home surrounded by his
family.
Memorial services will
be 6:30 p.m. Thursday at
the St. James Lutheran
Church, Burnsville,
Minn., with Rev. William
Nordmark presiding.
Visitation will be one
hour before the service.
Memorial services will
also be held at 11 a.m.
Saturday at the Ward-Van
Slyke Colonial Chapel,
Clear Lake, with Rev.
Dean Hess of Zion
Lutheran Church
officiating. The family
will greet friends one
hour before the service.
Inurnment will be in
Memorial Park Cemetery,
Mason City.
David was born Feb. 2,
1935, in Polk County,
the son of Iver and
Sadie (Evans) Toft.
David married Marjorie
Walls Sept. 30, 1956, at
the Zion Lutheran
Church, Clear Lake. He
was a machinist in the
tool and dye industry.
David was a gentle,
caring, kind man with a
positive outlook on life
that will be deeply
missed by his family and
many friends.
David is survived by his
wife, Marjorie, of 47
years; son, Mike Toft of
New Prague; daughter,
Julie (Scott) Sieben,
Savage; two
grandchildren, Nikki and
Jenna Sieben; and many
relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; and
sister, Delores Fischer.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, 101 N. 4th St.,
Clear Lake, Iowa (641)
357-2193.
JACQUELINE ‘JACKIE’ KAY
WHITE
MASON CITY — Jacqueline
“Jackie” Kay White, 54,
of 253 19th St. S.E.,
died Sunday afternoon
(Oct. 5, 2003) at the
University of Iowa
Hospitals and Clinics in
Iowa City.
No visitation or service
is planned at this time.
Those wishing to extend
memorials or expressions
of sympathy may direct
them to the family of
Jacqueline White in the
care of: Natalie
Swanson, 253 19th St. SE
Mason City, IA 50401.
Jacqueline Kay White was
born Aug. 6, 1949, in
Mason City. She was the
daughter of John Milton
and Lillian Elaine (Spillett)
Hoffman. Following high
school, Jackie furthered
her education toward a
nursing degree. She
became a registered
nurse through Job Corps
in Excelsior Springs,
Mo. and was employed as
a surgical nurse at the
University of Kansas
Medical Center and later
at the Visiting Nurse
Association in San
Antonio, Texas. Jackie
returned to Iowa and
received an accounting
degree after attending
classes at Hamilton
College, NIACC and Buena
Vista University.
Some of Jackie’s
favorite leisure
activities and interests
included her fascination
of tigers, attending
educational classes and
trivia. Many of her
friends lovingly called
her “Mom” as she was a
very giving person,
always assisting others
as much as possible.
Jackie will be sadly
missed by family and
friends who have shared
in her life.
She is survived by her
two daughters, Natalie
Swanson and her husband,
Ryan, of Mason City and
Karen Starry of Mason
City; one brother,
Ronald Kavars of
Dubuque, and one
grandson.
Preceding Jackie in
death were her parents,
John and Lillian
Hoffman.
Fullerton Funeral Home
and Cremation Services,
(641) 423-8676.
GLADYS PAULINE
WHITEHURST
MASON CITY — Gladys
Pauline Whitehurst, 76,
of Mason City, died
Tuesday, (Oct. 7, 2003)
at the Manly Care
Center.
Memorial services will
be held at 1 p.m. Friday
at the Bride Colonial
Chapel, 110 East Spring
Street, Manly, with
Reverend Robert Cumings
of the Bethel United
Methodist Church offici
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