Posted online: Sat Sep 6 01:39:57 CDT 2003
PUBLISHED SATURDAY, SEPT. 6, 2003.
Obituaries are presented as a community service
of Fullerton Funeral Homes. Information is
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DORIS
P. ‘DODIE’ STUART
CLEAR LAKE — Doris P. “Dodie” Stuart, 87, died
peacefully Thursday (Sept.4, 2003) at her home,
821 S. Shore Drive in Clear Lake. Inurnment will
be in the Clear Lake Cemetery in Clear Lake at a
later date.
The family suggests any memorials be given to
the Doris P. Stuart Memorial Fund.
As per her request, the body is to be cremated
and no services are to held.
Doris was born Oct. 23, 1915, in Edison, Neb.,
the daughter of Harry and Bertha (Daiss)
Pickett.
Doris married Robert C. Stuart and they owned
and operated Stuart Realty for many years. She
continued to operate it after her husband’s
death in 1963 until her retirement.
Doris was a loving mother and enjoyed being with
her family.
She will be loved and miss-ed by all those that
survive her: a son, James P. Stuart of Clear
Lake.; seven grandchildren, Allison and Jimmy
Stuart of Las Vegas, Nev., Sean Dunbar of
Columbus, Ohio, Holly Harris and her husband,
David, of Germantown, Wis., Heather Shumaker and
her husband, Sean, of Loveland, Ohio, Billy
Larson of Long Beach, Calif., and Analyn Gapay
and her husband, Sean, of Burnsville, Minn.;
four great-grandchildren, Christopher, Casey and
Corbin Shumaker and Michael Gapay; one sister,
Jean Moss of Overton, Neb.; and several nieces
and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents;
husband Robert C. “Bob” Stuart; two daughters,
Suzanne (Stuart) Dunbar and Sharon (Stuart)
Larson; an infant son, William Stuart; and eight
brothers and sisters.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth
St. in Clear Lake is in charge of arrangements.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, (641) 357-2193.
BRYAN J. HEITMEYER
BEAMAN — Bryan J. Heitmeyer, 44, of Beaman, died
Tuesday (Sept. 2, 2003) at Marshalltown Medical
& Surgical Center in Marshalltown.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m.
today at the Beaman United Methodist Church in
Beaman, with Pastor John Hall officiating.
Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery in Beaman.
Visitation was held on Friday at Johnston
Funeral Home, 115 W. Grundy in Conrad.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are requested to
the Bryan J. Heitmeyer Memorial Fund.
Bryan was born on Oct. 19, 1958, in Fort Dodge
to Sidney and Norma Jean (Stiff) Heitmeyer.
Bryan graduated from BCL High School in 1977. He
be-longed to the Beaman United Methodist Church
and the Oakwood Golf Club.
He was united in marriage to Kim Morgan on Jan.
3, 1986, in Beaman.
He was a machine operator at NCM.
He is survived by his father, Sidney (Renee)
Heitmeyer of Garner; his wife, Kim Heitmeyer of
Beaman; three sons, Chad (Lisa) Mull of Conrad,
Justin Bolton of Plover, Wis., and Tyler
Hietmeyer of Beaman; two daughters, Mallory
Heitmeyer of Beaman, and Morgan Heitmeyer of
Beaman; one sister, Brenda Heitmeyer of Beaman;
and grandmother, Tena Heitmeyer of Sheldon; and
one grandchild.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Norma
Jean Heitmeyer; and one son, Ryan Bolton.
Johnston Funeral Home, (641) 366-2150.
LESTER REISEM
BUFFALO CENTER — Lester Reisem, 84, of Buffalo
Center died Friday (Sept. 5, 2003) at Forest
City.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Winter
Funeral Home in Buffalo Center.
Winter Funeral Home & Cremation Services, (641)
562-2858.
ALICE M. PETERSON
BELMOND — Alice M. (Hunst) Peterson, 66, of
Belmond, passed away on Wednesday (Sept. 3,
2003) at the Belmond Medical Center in Belmond.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30
a.m. Monday at St. Francis Xavier Catholic
Church with Father David Beckman and Deacon Nick
Schmit officiating. Burial will take place in
the St. Francis Xavier Catholic Cemetery near
Belmond.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday
at the Dugger Ewing Funeral Home, 111 Luick Lane
S. in Belmond, with a parish rosary at 6:30 p.m.
and a Scriptural wake service at 7 p.m.
Visitation will continue one hour prior to
services on Monday at the church.
Alice Mae, the daughter of Morse and Marie
(Leens) Hunst, was born on March 15, 1937, in
Belmond. She attended schools in the Belmond
area and graduated from Belmond High School in
1956.
In 1956, Alice was united in marriage to Bob
Iehl. They made their home in Belmond.
In 1973 she was united in marriage to Jim
Peterson. The couple made their home in Belmond.
Alice was a homemaker, worked in day care for 20
years and also worked as a waitress.
Family was very important to Alice and her life
revolved around her three girls.
She enjoyed camping, fishing and the Trampel
arena rodeos.
Alice liked listening to Alan Jackson.
Alice was a very upbeat, positive person. She
loved everyone and never had an unkind word for
anyone.
Alice had a strong faith and was very involved
in her church. She was a member of St. Francis
Xavier Church. She also belonged to the Catholic
Daughters of the Americas.
Alice is survived by her daughter, Deb Studer
and her husband, Matt, of Belmond;
granddaughters, Katie Magnuson and Cheyenne
Studer of Belmond; two sisters, Laura Saunders
of Belmond and Bonnie Stewart of Garner;
mother-in-law Janice Olinger of Meservey; two
sisters-in-law, Yvonne Rodamaker and her
husband, Rich, of Charles City, and Charlene
Anderson and her husband, Willis, of Belmond;
brother-in-law, Dean Bridges of Mason City;
nieces and nephews, Jill Stoffer and her
husband, Mark Allen, of Belmond, Lonny Stoffer
of Monet, Mo., Leland Stoffer of Florida, Pam
Van-Gerpen and her husband, John, of Garner, Amy
Modderman of Rockford, Ill., and Jane Grieman
and her husband, Pat, of Manteca, Calif.; and
numerous other relatives and friends.
Alice is preceded in death by her parents; her
husband, Bob Iehl; her husband, Jim Peterson;
one child in infancy; and one brother in
infancy.
Dugger Ewing Funeral Home, (641) 444-3248.
GLADYS M. BRACKEN
MASON CITY — Gladys M. Bracken, 94, of 501 S.
Kentucky, died Thursday (Sept. 4, 2003) at the
Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit.
Funeral services will be held 1:30 p.m. Monday
at the Wesley United Methodist Church, 1405 S.
Pennsylvania Ave., with the Rev. Bill Poland
officiating. Interment will be in Oakwood
Cemetery in Plymouth.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday at
the Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave., and continue one hour prior
to services on Monday at the church.
Memorials may be given to Wesley United
Methodist Church or Hospice of North Iowa.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
RAYMOND A. BAGLEY
MASON CITY — Raymond A. Bagley, 49, of 2028 S.
Taft Ave., died Thursday (Sept. 4, 2003) at his
home.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday
at the First United Methodist Church, 119 S.
Georgia Ave., with the Rev. Jim Stiles
officiating. Burial will be at Elmwood- St.
Joseph Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday
at the Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, 126
Third St. N.E. in Mason City.
Memorials may be left to the discretion of the
family.
Raymond Alan, the son of James and Dorothy
(Ryan) Bagley, was born March 25, 1954, at Mason
City, Iowa. He received his education from Mason
City High School.
After graduating from high school in 1972, he
started working in the beverage business. He
worked in the business for 25 years, most
recently for Kabrick Distributing Co.
Raymond was united in marriage to Terri Sue
DeYoung on Sept. 27, 1986, in Mason City.
Raymond enjoyed spending time with his family,
woodworking, fishing, NASCAR and stock car
racing, and collecting coins, antiques and other
beverage memorabilia.
He was a member of the Moose Lodge.
Raymond is survived by his wife, Terri, of Mason
City; two sons, Eric Michael Bagley and Brent
Alan Bagley, both of Mason City; daughter, Candi
Sue Olson and her fiancé, Casey Patras, of West
Des Moines; sisters Brenda Bucklew and her
husband, Norman, of Des Moines, Janet Buehler
and her husband, Lyle, of Westgate, and Sandra
Frazier and her husband, Ed, of Republic, Wash.
Also surviving are his mother and father-in-law,
Donald and Gloria Hiscocks of Britt and Norman
DeYoung, of Douglas, Wyo.; and several nieces
and nep-hews; and his dog, Peaches.
Raymond was preceded in death by his parents and
a nephew, Jeffrey Buehler.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, (641)
423-2372.
MARGARET BRUNSVOLD
NORTHWOOD — Margaret Brunsvold, 88, of Northwood
died Thursday (Sept. 4, 2003) at the Lutheran
Retirement Home in Northwood.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on
Monday at the First Lutheran Church in
Northwood, with the Rev. Allan Stoa officiating.
Burial will be in Somber Lutheran Cemetery in
rural Lake Mills.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m.
Sunday at the Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home in
Northwood.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, (641) 324-1121.
THORA GORDON
ACKLEY — Thora Gordon, 78, of Ackley died
Tuesday (Sept. 2, 2003) at the Heritage Care
Center in Iowa Falls.
Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday
at the First Baptist Church in Iowa Falls.
Burial will be in the Fairview Cemetery,
Kelliher, Minn.
Visitation will be one hour prior to services on
Monday at the church.
The Linn’s Funeral Homes Iowa Falls Chapel are
in charge of arrangements.
Linn’s Funeral Homes, (641) 648-2569.
LAVERNE MEYER
CHARLES CITY — Laverne “Butch” Meyer, 64, of
3112 220th St., died Friday (Sept. 5, 2003) at
his home.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the
Hauser Funeral Home, 1205 S. Main St. in Charles
City.
Hauser Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323.
EVELYN MYRTLE RHODEN
NORTHWOOD — Evelyn Myrtle Rhoden, beloved
friend, sister-in-law and aunt, went to be with
the Lord on Monday (Sept. 1, 2003). She died at
the Pacific Coast Manor Convelescent Home in
Santa Cruz, Calif.
Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m.
Tuesday at the Sunset Rest Cemetery in Northwood
with the Rev. Richard Jensen of the United
Methodist Church in Northwood officiating.
The family of Evelyn Myrtle Rhoden has requested
that memorial contributions be made to a
favorite charity of their choice.
Conner Colonial Chapel, 1008 First Ave. S.,
Northwood, is in charge of the local
ar-rangements.
She was born in l915 in Athboy, S.D. She taught
school in Iowa for 15 years, farmed in Missouri
and then, in 1958, married the love of her life,
Hugo Rhoden, who passed away in l990. A
long-term resident of Soquel.
Evelyn was a member of the Methodist Church,
American Legion, Eastern Star and Parkinson’s
Support Group.
She and Hugo traveled, raised beautiful dahlias,
and worked to build the Avenue of Flags. In
later years Evelyn loved to play cribbage and
visit with friends and caregivers.
With their loving assistance, she was able to
continue living in the home Hugo built, where
she enjoyed music and laughter, playing
cribbage, celebrations, and visits with friends
and family members.
Evelyn was honest, kind, faithful, generous,
practical, wise and funny.
This beautiful “last leaf on the tree” will be
remembered forever with love and respect.
Conner-Colonial Chapel, (641) 324-1543.
MAURICE S. SHEEHY
MASON CITY — Maurice Stephen Sheehy, 44, of 2 S.
Pierce Ave., died Friday (Sept. 5, 2003) at the
Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the
Fullerton Funeral Home, 123 Second St. S.E. in
Mason City.
Fullerton Funeral Home & Cremation Services,
(641) 423-8676.
DALE R. SMIT
SHEFFIELD — Dale R. Smit, 52, of Sheffield, died
Thursday (Sept. 4, 2003) at the Muse Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday
at the Zion Reformed Church, rural Sheffield
with the Rev. Art Zewert officiating. Burial
will be in Hillside Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday at
the Retz-Grarup Funeral Home, 203 Maple in
Sheffield.
Retz-Grarup Funeral Home, (641) 892-4241.
VERNON H. HARMS
ALLISON — Vernon H. Harms, 81, of Allison died
Thursday (Sept. 4, 2003) at the Allison Care
Center.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m.
Monday at the Allison United Church of Christ in
Allison, with the Rev. Eileen Johnson
officiating. Burial will be in the Allison
Cemetery at a later date.
Visitation will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday
at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in Allison.
Memorials may be directed to the family.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, (641) 456-3232.
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PUBLISHED SUNDAY, SEPT. 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.
MAE
D. GREENE
MASON CITY - Mae D. Greene, 79, of Mason
City, died Wednesday (Sept. 3, 2003) at
the Heritage Care Center in Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30
a.m. Monday at the Major Erickson
Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania, with
the Rev. Tom Healey, Chaplain, Hospice
of North Iowa officiating. Interment
will be in Elmwood Cemetery in Mason
City.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m.
today at Major Erickson Funeral Home and
one hour prior to services on Monday.
Memorials may be given to the Mae D.
Greene Scholarship Fund for Heritage
Care Center Employees.
Mae was born Jan. 16, 1924, in Vinton,
the daughter of Jack and Callie (Henry)
Drafahl.
She attended and graduated from
Roosevelt High School in Des Moines.
Mae was married to Robert M. Greene on
May 22, 1943, in Des Moines. They lived
in Cedar Rapids for 25 years where she
worked as a secretary in the Development
Office of Cornell College for six years.
They moved to Mason City in the early
'70s and she drove for Winnebago
Industries for ten years.
Mae was active with "United We Stand"
and was Cerro Gordo County Coordinator
and District Coordinator. She was also
active with the Re-form Party and served
as their first state secretary.
Mae is survived by her son, Charles
Greene and his wife, Kay, of Mason City;
daughters, Sherry Sauerbry, of
Independence, Mo., Christine Ver Helst
and fiance, Craig Anderson, of Fort
Dodge, and Eve Ricaurte and husband,
Eduardo, of Toledo, Ohio; grandchildren,
Lori Matthes and husband, Zach, of
Climax Springs, Mo., Jeff Sauerbry, of
Independence, Mo., Eric Ricaurte, of
Puerto Aventuras, Mexico, Emma Ricaurte,
of Washington, D.C., Brandon Ricaurte,
of Toledo, Ohio, Andrea Ricaurte, of
Toledo, Ohio, Margie Ver Helst, of Des
Moines, and Alex Anderson, of Fort
Dodge; great-grand-children, Jessica
Kilbury and Mason Matthes, of Climax
Springs, Mo.; brother, Jack Drafahl and
his wife, Beverly, of Montezuma;
sister-in-law, Lura Winterowd, of Cedar
Rapids; and her many friends at the
Heritage Care Center.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; husband, Robert M. Greene in
1999; granddaughter, Megan Lynn Ver
Helst; sister, Mary McFarland; and one
brother, George Winterowd.
Major Erickson Funeral & Crematory,
(641) 423-0924.
MAURICE S. SHEEHY
MASON CITY - Maurice Stephen "Stavros"
Sheehy, 44, of Mason City, died Friday
(Sept. 5, 2003) at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa in Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m.
Tuesday at Holy Transfiguration Greek
Orthodox Church in Mason City with the
Rev. Joseph Mirowski officiating.
Interment will follow in Elmwood-St.
Joseph Cemetery.
The family will greet friends from 4 to
6 p.m. on Monday at the church. The
Trisagion prayer service will begin at 6
p.m.
Those wishing to extend memorials or an
expression of sympathy may direct them,
at the family's request, to the Maurice
Sheehy Memorial Fund.
Fullerton Funeral Home and Cremation
Services, (641) 423-8676.
DALE R. SMIT
SHEFFIELD - Dale R. Smit, 52, of
Sheffield, died Thursday, (Sept. 4,
2003) at Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit in Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30
a.m. Monday at Zion Reformed Church,
rural Sheffield, with the Rev. Art
Zewert presiding. Interment will be in
Hillside Cemetery, Sheffield.
Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m.
today at Retz-Grarup Funeral Home, 203
Maple St., Sheffield.
Dale Smit was born June 30, 1951, a son
of Henry and Tena (Koenen) Smit at their
home in Sheffield. Dale was baptized and
received into communicate membership of
Zion Reformed Church March 19, 1967.
He graduated from Shef-field-Chapin High
School and then worked in his family's
drainage contracting business for
several years. Later he was a district
sales manager for Golden Grain Corp.
selling bins and equipment. Then he
drove truck for Doug's Transfer in
Sheffield, and later for several years
for KSP Trucking in Boone, until his
illness made it impossible to continue
working.
Dale married Sharon Peyton McCaslin on
Dec. 17, 1988, and they made their home
in Sheffield.
Dale was a member of Zion Reformed
Church in Sheffield.
He enjoyed hunting, garden-ing, fishing
and spending time with his family and
friends. He especially loved spending
time at the campgrounds in Bay City,
Wis. on Lake Pepin on the Mississippi
River. He and Sharon enjoyed spending
their summer weekends there as often as
possible.
Dale is survived by his wife, Sharon;
his stepsons, Terry (Penny) McCaslin and
family, of Sheffield, and Kevin (Sara)
McCaslin and family, of Rockford; his
mother, Tena Smit, of Sheffield;
brothers, Duane (Ilene) Smit, of Shef-field,
Gene (Laurie) Smit, of Sheffield, and
Delbert (Carolyn) Smit, of Sheffield;
sisters, Elaine (Don) Lubkeman, of
Latimer, Mavis (Gordon) Meyer, of
Latimer, and Diane (Ted) Hughes, of
Sheffield; sister-in-law, Patricia Smit,
of Sheffield; seven step-grandchildren;
and many nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by his stepson,
Danny; his father, Henry Smit; and two
brothers, Donald and Harold Smit.
Retz-Grarup Funeral Home, (641)
892-4241.
LAVERNE MEYER
CHARLES CITY - Laverne Meyer, 64, of
Charles City, died Friday (Sept. 5,
2003) at his home.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30
a.m. Monday at the Hauser Funeral Home
in Charles City. Dr. Tony Slinger will
officiate. Burial will be in Sunnyside
Memory Gardens, rural Charles City. The
Charles City Ceremonial Unit will
conduct military honors.
Friends may call at the Hauser Funeral
Home in Charles City from 4 to 8 p.m.
today and from 9 a.m. until service time
on Monday.
Hauser Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323.
CAROL A. FENTON
ROCKFORD - Carol A. Fenton, 50, of
Rockford, died Saturday (Sept. 6, 2003)
at the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit in Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
Fullerton-Schumburg Funeral Home in
Rockford.
Fullerton Funeral Home and Cremation
Services, (641) 756-3311.
GLADYS M. BRACKEN
MASON CITY - Gladys M. Bracken, 94, of
501 S. Kentucky Avenue, died Thursday
(Sept. 4, 2003) at the Muse Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30
p.m. Monday at Wesley United Methodist
Church, 1405 S. Pennsylvania Avenue,
with the Rev. Bill Poland officiating.
Interment will be in Oakwood Cemetery,
Plymouth.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m.
today at Major Erickson Funeral Home,
111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue, and continue
Monday at the church one hour prior to
the service.
Memorials may be given to Wesley United
Methodist Church or Hospice of North
Iowa.
Gladys was born Dec. 12, 1908, in Lime
Creek Township, Cerro Gordo County, the
daughter of Paul and Bertha (Boy)
Bryant.
She married Robert E. McCrea in 1925 in
Mason City. They farmed southwest of
Mason City for many years. Mr. McCrea
died in 1955. She would later marry
Arthur J. Bracken.
Gladys was a member of Wesley United
Methodist Church, enjoyed cards, garden-ing
and was an avid Minnesota Twins and Iowa
Hawkeye basketball fan.
Gladys is survived by a daughter-in-law,
Corinne McCrea, of Rancho Mirage,
Calif.; granddaughter, Bonnie Dezarov,
of Palm Desert, Calif.; great-grandson,
Bobby Dezarov of Palm Desert, Calif.;
step-daughters, Dorothy Frenz, of Clear
Lake, Lavonne Grupp, of Chanhassen,
Minn., and Marian Flynn, of Hoopeston,
Ill.; step-son, Donald Bracken and wife,
Marge, of Rochester, Minn.;
step-grandchildren, Kathleen Dahlstrand
and husband, Paul, of Lyons, Ill.,
Judith Frenz, of Clear Lake, David Frenz
and wife, Karrie, of Mason City, Barbara
Smith and husband, Dick, of Sumner,
Penny Bracken and partner, Buzz
Mitchell, and son, Andrew Mitchell, of
Roch-ester, Minn., Tom Grupp, of
Minneapolis, Scott Grupp, of Alabama,
and Jacquelyn Johnson and husband,
Scott, of Lakeland, Fla.;
step-great-grandchildren, Kevin
Dahl-strand and wife, June, Shawn, Colin
and Corey Dahlstrand, Doug Frenz and
wife, Marie, Chris Frenz and wife,
Jackie, Kara Winkowitsch and husband,
Doug, Erik Smith and wife, Lori, Tracy
Smith, Tony Smith and wife, Gina,
Shelley Schwieso and husband, Curt,
Clair Grupp and husband, Michael, Todd
Grupp, Cynthia Abrego and husband,
Pablo, and Graham Johnson, and many
step-great-great-grandchildren.
Gladys was preceded in death by her
parents; first and second husbands; her
son; one sister; two brothers; her great
grandson; and great-great granddaughter.
Major Erickson Funeral & Crematory,
(641) 423-0924.
MARGARET BRUNSVOLD
NORTHWOOD - Margaret Brunsvold, 88, of
Northwood, died Thursday (Sept. 4, 2003)
at the Lutheran Retirement Home in
Northwood.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30
p.m. Monday at the First Lutheran Church
in Northwood, with the Rev. Allan Stoa
officiating. Burial will be at Somber
Cemetery, rural Lake Mills.
Visitation will be from 5 to 6:30 p.m.
today at Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home
in Northwood.
Margaret Brunsvold was born on March 30,
1915, in rural Emmons, Minn. to Soren
and Christine (Ellingson) Loland.
She attended Silver Lake Country School
and graduated from Northwood High School
in 1933.
Margaret married Earl Brunsvold on Oct.
13, 1940. They farmed outside Hanlontown
from 1945 to 1972. They retired to Clear
Lake, living there from 1972 to 1987.
Margaret was employed at the Cerro Gordo
County Home as the head cook from 1973
to 1985. She moved to Wilmington, N.C.,
in 1987 and returned in 1996 to live in
Northwood.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; husband, Earl; brother, Jake
Loland; sister, Dora Dahl; and
granddaughter, Mariaha Rose Brunsvold.
Margaret is survived by one son, Steven
Brunsvold, of Polk City; two daughters,
Donna Katz, of Wilmington, N.C., and
Marcia Bride, of Apple Valley, Calif.;
six grandchildren; one brother, Stanley
Loland, of Toeterville; and one sister,
Ruth Winklemann, of Northwood.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, (641)
324-1121.
JANICE J. WILLIM
CLEAR LAKE - Janice J. "Jan" Willim, 65,
of Clear Lake, died Saturday (Sept. 6,
2003) at her home.
Funeral arrangements are pending at the
Willim Funeral Home in Pequot Lakes,
Minn.
Willim Funeral Home, (218) 587-4412.
ORVILLE J. CAMBIER
CLARION - Orville J. "Ike" Cambier, 83,
of Clarion, died Friday (Sept. 5, 2003)
at USA Health Care Center in Clarion.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
the Willim Funeral Home in Clarion.
Willim Funeral Home, (515) 532-2233.
IOLA GRIMM
KANAWHA - Iola Grimm, 88, of Kanawha,
died Friday (Sept. 5, 2003) at Mercy
Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
the Ewing Dugger Funeral Home in
Kanawha.
Ewing Dugger Funeral Home, (641)
762-3211.
HENRY A. KOENEN
LATIMER - Henry A. Koenen, 83, of
Latimer, died Friday (Sept. 5, 2003) at
the Heritage Care Center in Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30
a.m. Tuesday at the First Reformed
Church in Alexander with the Rev. Phil
Arnold officiating. Burial will be in
the Alexander Cemetery. Military
graveside rites will be provided by the
Hanson-Have American Legion Post #658 of
Latimer.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m.
Monday at the Willim Funeral Home in
Latimer and one hour prior to services
at the church.
Willim Funeral Home, (641) 579-6278.
JAMES ANDERSON
BRITT - James "Augie" Anderson, 73, of
Britt, died Saturday (Sept. 6, 2003) at
the Westview Care Center in Britt.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
the Ewing Funeral Chapel in Britt.
Ewing Funeral Chapel, (641) 843-3839.
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PUBLISHED Monday, September 8,
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.
GLADYS M. BRACKEN
MASON CITY — Gladys M. Bracken,
94, of 501 S. Kentucky, died
Thursday (Sept. 4, 2003) at the
Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit.
Funeral services will be held at
1:30 p.m. today at Wesley United
Methodist Church, 1405 S.
Pennsylvania Avenue, with the
Rev. Bill Poland officiating.
Interment will be in Oakwood
Cemetery, Plymouth.
Visitation was held Sunday at
Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111
N. Pennsylvania Avenue, and will
continue today at the church one
hour prior to the service.
Memorials may be given to Wesley
United Methodist Church or
Hospice of North Iowa.
Gladys was born Dec. 12, 1908,
in Lime Creek Township, Cerro
Gordo County, the daughter of
Paul and Bertha (Boy) Bryant.
She married Robert E. McCrea in
1925 in Mason City. They farmed
southwest of Mason City for many
years. Mr. McCrea died in 1955.
She would later marry Arthur J.
Bracken.
Gladys was a member of Wesley
United Methodist Church, enjoyed
cards, gardening and was an avid
Minnesota Twins and Iowa Hawkeye
Basketball fan.
Gladys is survived by a
daughter-in-law, Corinne McCrea,
of Rancho Mirage, Calif.;
granddaughter, Bonnie Dezarov,
of Palm Desert, Calif.;
great-grandson, Bobby Dezarov of
Palm Desert, Calif.;
step-daughters, Dorothy Frenz,
of Clear Lake, Lavonne Grupp and
husband, Donald, of Chanhassen,
Minn., and Marian Flynn, of
Hoopeston, Ill.; step-son,
Donald Bracken and wife, Marge,
of Rochester, Minn.;
step-grandchildren, Kathleen
Dahlstrand and husband, Paul, of
Lyons, Ill., Judith Frenz, of
Clear Lake, David Frenz and
wife, Karrie, of Mason City,
Barbara Smith and husband, Dick,
of Sumner, Penny Bracken and
partner, Buzz Mitchell, and son,
Andrew Mitchell, of Rochester,
Minn., Tom Grupp, of
Minneapolis, Scott Grupp, of
Alabama, and Jacquelyn Johnson
and husband, Scott, of Lakeland,
Fla.; step-great-grandchildren,
Kevin Dahlstrand and wife, June,
Shawn, Colin and Corey
Dahlstrand, Doug Frenz and wife,
Marie, Chris Frenz and wife,
Jackie, Kara Winkowitsch and
husband, Doug, Erik Smith and
wife, Lori, Tracy Smith, Tony
Smith and wife, Gina, Shelley
Schwieso and husband, Curt,
Clair Grupp and husband, Michael
O’Neil, Todd Grupp, Cynthia
Abrego and husband, Pablo, and
Graham Johnson, and many
step-great-great-grandchildren.
Gladys was preceded in death by
her parents, first and second
husbands, her son, one sister,
two brothers, two
step-sons-in-law, Herman Frenz
and Raymond Flynn, her
step-great grandson, and
step-great-great granddaughter.
Major Erickson Funeral &
Crematory, (641) 423-0924.
CAROL ANN ‘SIS’ FENTON
ROCKFORD — Carol Ann “Sis”
Fenton, 50, of 204 1st Ave.
S.W., Rockford, left us on
Saturday (Sept. 6, 2003) at the
Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit in Mason City, to be with
her grandson Jordan.
Funeral services will be held at
2 p.m. Tuesday at the Zion
Lutheran Church, 805 E. Main
Ave., Rockford, with the Rev.
Patricia Shaw officiating.
Inurnment will be at a later
date in the Hillside Cemetery in
Marble Rock.
The family will greet friends
from noon to 2 p.m. Tuesday at
the Zion Lutheran Church in
Rockford.
Those wishing to extend
memorials or an expression of
sympathy may direct them to the
family.
“Sis” was born July 28, 1953, in
Charles City, to Delmer and
Caroline (Mehmen) Fisher. She
was one of six children.
“Sis” had spent most of her life
in the Rockford and Floyd County
area.
On Nov. 4, 1972, “Sis” was
united in marriage to Dennis
Fenton at the Little Brown
Church in Nashua. To this union
two sons were born, Delmer and
Jerry.
“Sis” enjoyed gardening and
cooking for her family. “We will
miss her green chili”. She
enjoyed going to the car races,
especially those in which her
sons participated and competed
in. “Sis” loved to play bingo on
the computer and spending
countless hours with her
grandchildren. She was a very
kind and nurturing mother,
grandmother and wife.
Grateful for having had the
privilege of sharing in her life
are her loving and devoted
husband, Dennis of Rockford; two
sons, Delmer Fenton and his
wife, Melissa “Missy”, of Marble
Rock, and Jerry Fenton and his
wife, Corinne “Cori”, of
Williamsburg; her pride and joy
of three grandchildren, Madison
and Cole Fenton of Marble Rock,
and Cale Fenton of Williamsburg;
her mother, Caroline Fisher, of
Rockford; two sisters, Robin
Shafer and her husband, Scott,
of Rockford, and Sandy Jones and
her husband, Kevin, of Aredale;
three brothers — twin brothers,
Allan Fisher and his wife,
LuAnn, of Clear Lake, and Alvin
Fisher and his wife, Vicki, of
Charles City — and Jim Fisher
and his wife, Melissa, of
Rockford. She will also be sadly
missed and fondly remembered by
many nieces, nephews, other
family, friends and the family
dog “Tiny”.
“Sis” was preceded in death by
her father, Delmer Fisher; her
first grandson, Jordan; and her
mother and father-in-law, Fred
and Mary Fenton.
Fullerton-Schumburg Funeral Home
and Cremation Services, (641)
756-3311.
IOLA GRIMM
KANAWHA — Iola Grimm, 88, of
Kanawha died Friday (Sept. 5,
2003) at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa in Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at
1 p.m. Tuesday at the Kanawha
Lutheran Church with the Rev.
Dr. John Meyer and Janelle
Siffring, AiM, officiating.
Burial will be in Norway
Township Cemetery near Kanawha.
Friends may greet the family
from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the
Ewing Dugger Funeral Home in
Kanawha, and one hour prior to
services at the church.
Ewing Dugger Funeral Home, (641)
762-3211.
WILLARD NELSON
CLEAR LAKE — Willard Nelson, 65,
of 1200 N. 9th St. W., Clear
Lake, died Saturday (Sept. 6,
2003) at the Oakwood Care Center
in Clear Lake.
Funeral services will be at 2:30
p.m. Tuesday at the Ward-Van
Slyke Colonial Chapel in Clear
Lake. Interment will be in
Pleasant View Cemetery in
Thornton.
Visitation will be Tuesday from
1 p.m. until time of service.
Family suggests memorials to
Willard Nelson memorial fund.
Willard was born Nov. 1, 1937,
in Thornton, the son of Clarence
and Rose (Nicolet) Nelson. He
lived with his parents until
moving to Opportunity Village in
Clear Lake.
Willard is survived by his
brothers, Marvin Nelson and his
wife, Juanita, of Colorado, and
LaVerne Nelson and his wife,
Eleanor, of Clear Lake;
sister-in-law, Shirley Nelson,
of Thornton; and many nieces and
nephews.
He was preceded in death by his
parents, and a brother, James
Nelson.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel,
(641) 357-2193.
DELWYN D. STROMER
WEST DES MOINES — Delwyn D.
Stromer, 73, of West Des Moines,
died Sunday (Sept. 7, 2003) at
Mercy Medical Center in Des
Moines.
Funeral services will be held at
10:30 a.m. Friday at Zion
Evangelical and Reformed Church
in Garner, with the Rev. Darrell
Weber officiating. Burial will
be in Concord Township Cemetery
in Garner with military rites by
the Garner Veterans Ceremonial
Unit.
Visitation will be held from 4
to 8 p.m. Thursday at Zion
Evangelical and Reformed Church
in Garner and will continue one
hour prior to services at the
church.
Memorials may be directed to the
Delwyn Stromer Memorial Fund.
Cataldo Funeral Home, (641)
923-2841.
BURT WEAVER
HAMPTON — Burt Weaver, 84, of
Hampton, died Sunday (Sept. 7,
2003) at the Franklin General
Hospital Nursing Facility in
Hampton.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at the Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral Home in Hampton.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home,
(641) 456-3232.
JANICE J. “JAN” WILLIM
CLEAR LAKE — Janice Joy
Reisetter Willim was born in
Hampton, New Year’s Day, 1938,
the daughter of Jay T. and Albie
Klement Reisetter.
The family moved to Marshalltown
when Jan was an infant where her
father established Mid-West
Machine and Welding Company.
Raised in Marshalltown, she was
baptized and confirmed at Elim
Lutheran Church and graduated
from high school with the class
of 1955. Following high school,
she attended the Paris Academy
in Cedar Rapids, and Iowa State
University in Ames.
As an expert and talented
cosmetologist, Jan taught at the
Paris Academy and sponsored
hair-styling and training
seminars in Iowa and surrounding
states.
Jan then returned to
Marshalltown where she and
Gerald Rash established a
cosmetology school.
While residing in Cedar Rapids,
Jan was chosen Miss Cedar
Rapids, and the following year
she represented Marshalltown and
was selected first runner-up in
the Miss Iowa pageant.
On November 28, 1962, Janice was
united in marriage with Lee D.
Willim at Elim Lutheran Church
in Marshalltown. Their union was
blessed with four sons: Bartley,
Eric, Adam and Matthew.
They resided in Marshalltown
until purchasing the funeral
homes in Dows and Latimer in
1968. They later owned and
operated funeral businesses in
Belmond, Klemme, Clarion and
Eagle Grove. In 1977 they moved
to Clarion and operated the
funeral homes until selling them
in 1997. In 1998 the Willims
left Clarion spending their time
between their homes at Clear
Lake and Fort Myers Beach, Fla.
In addition to assisting her
husband in the funeral
businesses, Jan was a member of
the First Lutheran Church in
Clarion and was active in
community affairs, Beta Sigma
Phi Sorority, Federated Women
and the Republican Women.
She enjoyed spending time with
her family and friends,
entertaining and traveling both
here and abroad.
Jan was diagnosed with
pancreatic cancer Aug. 5, 2003,
and her death occurred Sept. 6,
2003, at their home in Clear
Lake. At the time of her death,
she had attained the age of 65
years, nine months and six days.
Jan was preceded in death by her
parents, Jay and Albie Reisetter,
and one brother, Leon D.
Reisetter.
Those remaining to cherish her
memory include her husband, Lee
D. Willim; four sons, Bartley J.
Willim and wife, Tonya, of
Pequot Lakes, Minn., Eric L.T.
Willim and fiancée, Becky, of
Clarion, Adam W. Willim, of
Cincinnati, Ohio, and Matthew D.
Willim, of South Attleboro,
Mass.; seven grandchildren,
Joshua, Leah, Blake, Lexi,
Ashlee, Madison and Audrey; her
sister, Joyce M. Reisetter, of
Phoenix, Ariz.; her brother, Leo
W. Reisetter, of Marshalltown;
mother-in-law, Lova Willim
Smith, of Clarion; and other
relatives and friends.
The family will greet family and
friends at the Willim Funeral
Home in Clarion from 5 until
7p.m. Tuesday.
Funeral services will be held at
11 a.m. Wednesday at the First
United Methodist Church in
Clarion, with Mark Young, from
the Clear Lake Christian Church,
officiating. Internment will in
the Willim Terrace of the
Evergreen Cemetery in Clarion.
Services are under the direction
of the Willim Funeral Home in
Pequot Lakes, Minn.,
(515)-532-2233.
HENRY A. KOENEN
LATIMER — Henry A. Koenen, age
83, of Latimer, passed away
Friday (Sept. 5, 2003) at the
Heritage Care Center in Mason
City while surrounded by family.
Funeral services for Henry A.
Koenen will be held at 10:30
a.m. Tuesday at the First
Reformed Church in Alexander.
Pastor Phil Arnold will
officiate. Burial will take
place in the Alexander Cemetery.
Military graveside rites will be
provided by the Hansen-Have
American Legion Post #658 of
Latimer.
Visitation for Henry A. Koenen
will be held from 5-8 p.m. today
at the Willim Funeral Home, 320
East Street in Latimer, and one
hour prior to services at the
church.
Henry, the son of Harm and
Gazena Halfwassen Koenen, was
born July 20, 1920, in rural
Latimer.
He attended Plain View County
School, and was confirmed at
Zion Reformed Church.
Henry served his country for
four years in the United States
Navy aboard the USS Hermitage
during World War II.
On July 22, 1942, Henry was
united in marriage with Viola
Stoffer at the Alexander
Reformed Church. The couple made
their home and farmed in rural
Alexander until 1978, after
which they farmed in rural
Latimer until retirement in
1983. Following retirement,
Henry and Viola lived in the
town of Latimer.
Henry was a member of the First
Reformed Church of Alexander and
the American Legion. He enjoyed
fishing, golfing, and spending
time with friends and family.
Henry is survived by his
wife,Viola, and their three
children, Dianne Long and her
husband, Michael, of Mason City,
Janet Osborne and her husband,
Thomas, of Tucson, Ariz., and
Craig Koenen, of Newton, ten
grandchildren, and six
great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his
parents, two brothers, Harm and
Peter, and four sisters, Grace,
Anna, Rebecca, and Helen.
In lieu of flowers, memorials
may be made to the First
Reformed Church of Alexander.
Willim Funeral Home, (641)
579-6278.
MAURICE STEPHEN ‘STAVROS’ SHEEHY
MASON CITY — Maurice Stephen
“Stavros” Sheehy, 44, of 2 S.
Pierce Ave., Mason City, died
following a lengthy illness
Friday morning (Sept. 5, 2003)
at Mercy Medical Center of North
Iowa in Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at
10 a.m. Tuesday at the Holy
Transfiguration Greek Orthodox
Church, 1311 2nd St. S.W., Mason
City, with the Rev. Joseph
Mirowski officiating the
celebration of Maurice’s life.
Interment will follow in
Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery.
The family will greet friends
from 4 to 6 p.m. today at the
church. The Trisagion prayer
service will begin at 6 p.m.
Fullerton Funeral Home, 123 2nd
St. S.E. is in charge of
arrangements.
Those wishing to extend
memorials or an expression of
sympathy may direct them at the
family’s request to the Maurice
Sheehy Memorial Fund.
Maurice Stephen “Stavros” Sheehy
was born July 6, 1959, in Mason
City, to James and Esther (Reres)
Sheehy. He was one of four
children.
Maurice attended and graduated
from Mason City High School in
1977. He furthered his education
when he attended and graduated
from North Iowa Area Community
College in Mason City.
Maurice honorably dedicated
himself to his country having
served in the U.S. Army National
Guard.
Important to Maurice was his
devotion of his faith at the
Holy Transfiguration Greek
Orthodox church of which he was
an active participant.
Maurice’s leisure activities and
interest included Tae-Kwon-Do at
the North Iowa Martial Arts
Academy, where he achieved the
level of brown belt.
Maurie, as he was affectionately
known by his family and friends,
also enjoyed the outdoor
recreation of hunting and
fishing. He was an avid fan of
the Minnesota Vikings and
University of Iowa Hawkeyes.
Grateful for having had the
privilege of sharing Maurie’s
life are his daughter, Kascey
Laine Sheehy and his mother,
Esther Sheehy, both of Mason
City; a sister, Dilo Etter and
her husband, Randy, of Denver,
Colo.; two brothers, John Sheehy
and his wife, Teri, of Mason
City, and Tom Sheehy and his
wife, Deb, of Waukee; three
nephews; three nieces; two
great-nieces; his godmother,
Kondilo Johnson; Maurie was
godfather of Amy Sheehy and Ryan
Piper. He is survived by his
former wife Dianne Hall. Maurie
will be sadly missed and fondly
remembered by several aunts,
uncles, cousins, as well as
other family and friends.
He was preceded in death by his
father, James R. Sheehy;
maternal and paternal
grandparents; aunts; uncles; and
his godfather, David Johnson.
Fullerton Funeral Home and
Cremation Services, (641)
423-8676.
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MAXINE T. RISTAU
BLUE EARTH, Minn. —
Maxine T. Ristau, 83, of
Blue Earth, Minn. died
Monday (Sept. 8, 2003)
at the Timely Mission
Nursing Home in Buffalo
Center.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at the Winter
Funeral Home & Cremation
Service in Blue Earth,
Minn, (507) 526-2216.
FRANCIS W. SLEPICKA
CROFTON, Md. — Frank
Slepicka, 77, a retired
U.S. Air Force
lieutenant colonel and
U.S. Postal Service
manager, formerly of
Mason City, Iowa, died
Saturday (Sept. 6,
2003). He lived in
Crofton, Md.
Mr. Slepicka was born in
Mason City, Iowa. He
graduated from Holy
Family School in Mason
City, Loras College in
Dubuque, and attended
the Theological College
of the Catholic
University of America.
He was the organist for
the choirs at these
schools. He received an
MBA from Ohio State
University in Columbus,
Ohio.
Mr. Slepicka enlisted in
the U.S. Air Force and
then entered Officers’
Candidate School. In the
USAF, he was an
investigator in the
Office of Special
Investigations in
Germany and a Computer
Management Specialist at
Mather Air Force Base ,
Calif., and at Suitland,
Md. He received a Bronze
Star for his work in
Vietnam and a
Meritorious Service
Medal.
In 1972, Mr. Slepicka
retired and began a
second career at the U.S
Postal Service, where he
started in the
Inspector’s Office and
then moved to the Equal
Employment Office.
He retired in 1994, and
since then has traveled
several times to
England, Scotland,
Ireland, and Italy.
His hobbies were reading
(especially spy novels)
and music.
Survivors include his
wife of 51 years,
Kathleen Slepicka; one
brother, Monsignor
Joseph J. Slepicka;
three daughters, Antonia
Antonucci, Paula Hovan,
and Stephanie Shipp; and
four grandchildren, Rick
Antonucci, David Hovan,
and Sarah and Rachel
Shipp.
Relatives and friends
may call from 2 to 4
p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m.
today at the Evans
Funeral Home, 16000
Annapolis Road., Bowie,
Md. A prayer service
will start at 7:30 p.m.
Mass of Christian Burial
will be offered at 10
a.m. Wednesday at Sacred
Heart Little Chapel,
Bowie, Md. Interment
will be in the Sacred
Heart Cemetery, Bowie,
Md.
In lieu of flowers,
please contribute to
Sacred Heart Catholic
Church (16501 Annapolis
Road, Bowie, MD 20715)
or the American Cancer
Society (1-800-ACS-2345
or P.O. Box 102454,
Atlanta, GA 30368-2454).
Robert Evans Funeral
Home, (301) 464-8836.
DAWN E. STEENHARD
MASON CITY — Dawn Ellen
(Buehrer) Steenhard, 46,
of Mason City, died
Sunday (Sept. 7, 2003)
at Rochester, Minn.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Thursday at the First
Lutheran Church in
Northwood. Burial will
be in Meservey Cemetery
in Meservey.
Visitation will be held
from 5 to 8 p.m.
Wednesday at Schroeder &
Sites Funeral Home in
Northwood.
Schroeder & Sites
Funeral Home, (641)
324-1121.
DELWYN D. STROMER
WEST DES MOINES — Delwyn
D. Stromer, 73, of West
Des Moines, died Sunday
(Sept. 7, 2003) at Mercy
Medical Center in Des
Moines of complications
from a cardiovascular
problem.
His funeral will be held
10:30 a.m. Friday at
Zion Evangelical and
Reformed Church in
Garner with the Rev.
Darrell Weber
officiating. Burial will
be in Concord Township
Cemetery, Garner with
military rites by the
Garner Veterans
Ceremonial Unit.
Visitation will be held
from 4 to 8 p.m.
Thursday at Zion
Evangelical and Reformed
Church in Garner and
will continue one hour
prior to services at the
church.
Memorials may be
directed to the Delwyn
Stromer Memorial Fund.
Cataldo Funeral Home in
Garner is in charge of
arrangements.
Delwyn Dean Stromer, the
son of Aaron Arthur and
Ruby Evelyn (Goll)
Stromer, was born April
22, 1930, on a farm
southwest of Garner.
He attended rural school
in Liberty Township
until the eighth grade
and graduated from
Garner High School in
1947. After high school
he helped his father on
the farm.
On Aug. 26, 1950, he
married Harriet June
Ostendorf at the
Evangelical United
Brethren Church in
Meservey. They made
their home on a farm
southwest of Garner
where he farmed. He
served his country in
the U.S. Army during the
Korean conflict from
1953 to 1955.
Following his honorable
discharge, he returned
to Garner and continued
farming.
In 1966, Delwyn began 23
years of service to the
State of Iowa as a
member of the General
Assembly, including
service as the Speaker
of the House of
Representatives during
the 69th General
Assembly. During that
time he was well known
for his education
leadership, having
served as the education
committee chair for much
of his tenure.
In 1989, Delwyn and
Harriet moved to Kansas
City, Mo., where he
served as the General
Services Administrator
during the Bush
Administration.
In 1993, they moved to
West Des Moines where he
served with Sen. Charles
Grassley’s staff as his
agriculture advisor
until his retirement in
1999.
Delwyn and Harriet spent
the past three winters
in Weslaco, Texas.
He enjoyed reading,
walking, camping and
traveling.
Music was a big part of
his life and in his
younger years he enjoyed
playing tuba in the Old
Timers Band in Garner as
well as playing in Ray’s
Accordion Band.
He was a member of Zion
Evangelical and Reformed
Church in Garner where
he served as a deacon,
taught Sunday school and
sang in the choir.
He was active in Farm
Bureau and was a past
member of the Garner
Lions Club.
His political
memberships and
positions included the
Executive Committee of
National Conference of
State Legislatures,
1977-1980, national
chair of Advanced
Legislative Program
Seminar, 1981-1984,
assistant majority floor
leader in the 65th
General Assembly and
assistant minority floor
leader in the 66th and
67th General Assemblies,
Speaker pro tempore,
68th General Assembly,
Speaker of the House,
69th General Assembly,
and Minority leader,
70th, 71st, 72nd and
73rd General Assemblies.
He is survived by his
wife, Harriet, of West
Des Moines; his mother,
Ruby Stromer, of Garner;
daughter, Linda Upmeyer
and husband, Doug, of
Garner and their five
children, Sara of
Columbia, Mo., Chad of
Garner, Matt and wife,
Erica, of Ankeny and
Blake and Tyler of
Garner; daughter, Pamela
Birkenholz and husband,
Robert, of Columbus,
Ohio and their two sons,
Todd and his fiancée,
Robin Wade, of St.
Louis, Mo. and Reed of
Columbia, Mo.; son,
David Stromer and wife,
Kimberly, of Garner and
their three children,
Gretchen, Emma and Lucas
of Garner; a
daughter-in-law,
Michelle Doble and
husband, Joel, of Garner
and their children,
Jamie Stromer of Britt,
Nicole Katter and
husband, Sam, of Garner
and Misty Doble of
Tempe, Ariz.; two
great-grandsons, Tyson
and Josh Stromer of
Britt; two sisters,
Vivian Bovenmyer and
husband, Dwight, of
Garner and Marian DeWitt
and husband, Allan, of
Garner; a sister-in-law,
Thelma Stromer Gates and
husband, Robert, of Lake
Tahoe, Nev.; and many
nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death
by his son, Randall Dean
Stromer in 1973; his
father, Aaron in 1988;
and a brother, Norman in
1981.
Cataldo Funeral Home,
(641) 923-2841.
MARLENE E. WALLACE
MASON CITY — Marlene
Ellen Wallace, 76, of
Mason City, died Monday
(Sept. 8, 2003) at the
Muse Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Major
Erickson Funeral Home,
111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
in Mason City.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
BURT W. WEAVER
HAMPTON — Burt W.
Weaver, 84, of Hampton,
died Sunday (Sept. 7,
2003) at the Franklin
General Hospital Nursing
Facility in Hampton.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Thursday at the St. Paul
Lutheran Church in
Hampton, with the Rev.
Jon Anderson
officiating. Burial will
be in Olena Mound
Cemetery in Buffalo
Center.
Visitation will be held
from 4 to 8 p.m.
Wednesday at the
Sietsema Vogel Funeral
Home in Hampton.
Burt W. Weaver was born
Nov. 4, 1918 in Buffalo
Center to Allen and Anna
(Heikens) Weaver.
He was educated at
Buffalo Center Country
Schools.
He served in World War
II in the South Pacific
in New Guinea.
He was united in
marriage to Lily Aukes
on Feb. 14, 1948, in
Buffalo Center. She
passed away in 1959.
He then married Betty
Sims on June 4, 1983, in
Hampton, Iowa
He was a farmer.
He was a member of the
St. Paul Lutheran
Church.
He enjoyed playing 500,
reading and going to
Mens Prayer Breakfasts.
He was a life long
member of the Buffalo
Center American Legion.
He is survived by his
wife, Betty Weaver, of
Hampton; daughter, Mary
Ann Garvey and her
husband, Dan, of
Farmington, Minn.; a
son, David Weaver and
his wife, Sheila, of
Madison Lake, Minn.;
grandson, Richard Garvey
and his wife, Heather,
of Apple Valley, Minn.;
granddaughter, Karla
Garvey, of Farmington,
Minn.; grandson, Shawn
Garvey and wife,
Jennifer, of Prior Lake,
Minn.;
stepgranddaughter,
Mercedes Morson, of
Madison Lake, Minn.;
stepgrandson, Micah
Morson, of Madison Lake,
Minn.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, wife,
two sisters, and four
brothers.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral
Home, (641) 456-3232.
GEORGE H. DODD
CLEAR LAKE — George H.
Dodd, 89, 200 15th Ave
S., Clear Lake, died
Sunday (Sept. 7, 2003)
at Muse-Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit in Mason
City.
Funeral services will be
held at 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday at the
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, 101 N. Fourth
St., Clear Lake.
Interment will be at the
Clear Lake Cemetery.
Visitation will be held
from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
today at the Ward-Van
Slyke Colonial Chapel.
Memorials may be given
to Hospice Of North Iowa
in his name.
George was born Oct. 23,
1913, in New Providence,
Iowa, the son of Guy and
Eulalia (Lundy) Dodd.
His family moved to
Clear Lake where he
attended school.
He worked for the Mason
City Brick & Tile and
also helped cut ice on
Clear Lake.
George married Alice
Geneva Prestholt in
February of 1936. He
farmed in the Clear Lake
area for many years
until he retired and
moved to Hanlontown.
George married Florence
H. Veele on March 4,
1972, in Mason City. He
moved back to Clear Lake
in 1997.
George enjoyed
traveling, camping, bird
watching and spending
their winters in
Mission, Texas. He also
spent time doing
woodworking.
George is survived by a
daughter, Darlene Butner
and her husband, Robert
Jr., of Clear Lake; a
son, Byron Dodd and his
wife, Bonnie, of
Plymouth; seven
grandchildren, Michael
Haugen, Alice Bramley,
Mark Haugen, all of
Clear Lake, Michele
Anderson and her husband
Tom, of Des Moines, Dan
Dodd and his wife,
Kindra, of Manly, Jason
Dodd and his wife,
April, of Manly, and Amy
Lang and her husband,
Rod, of Swea City; 11
great-grandchildren;
three
great-great-grandchildren;
a sister, Myrna Schmidt,
of Garner; and a
brother, Ralph Dodd and
his wife, Theo, of Clear
Lake, Calif.; and many
nieces and nephews.
George was preceded in
death by his parents;
his first wife in 1968;
his second wife in 1998;
three brothers, Floyd,
Robert and Dean Dodd;
and one sister, Lillian
Ginn.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, (641) 357-2193.
MABEL E. OTTO
MASON CITY — Mabel E.
Otto, 91, Mason City
died Sunday (Sept. 7,
2003) at Heritage Care
Center with her family
at her side.
Funeral services for
Mabel will be held at
10:30 a.m. Wednesday at
Wesley United Methodist
Church, 1405 S.
Pennsylvania Ave. with
the Rev. Bill Poland
officiating. Interment
will be in Riverside
Cemetery in Rockford.
Visitation for Mabel
will be held from 6 to 8
p.m. today at Major
Erickson Funeral Home,
111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
In lieu of flowers
memorials may be given
to Hospice of North
Iowa.
Mabel E. Hall was born
Aug. 10, 1912, in Ulster
Township, Southeast of
Rudd, the daughter of
Fred and Iva (Blunt)
Hall. Mabel graduated
from Rockford High
School and came to Mason
City in 1936.
She was a pastry cook
for 35 years, retiring
in 1978.
On May 29, 1932, Mabel
was united in marriage
to Earl K. Hutchison in
Rockford, Iowa. They
enjoyed many happy years
together until Earl’s
death on Feb. 12, 1957.
She was then united in
marriage to Arlie I.
Otto on May 18, 1958, in
Mason City.
Mabel was a long-time
member of Wesley United
Methodist Church.
She enjoyed every
Tuesday volunteering
time tying quilts and
sewing at the Senior
Citizen’s Center. Mabel
was also a volunteer for
RSVP Club.
She enjoyed cooking for
her family, playing
cards, tending to her
flowers. What brought
the most warmth to her
heart were the family
get-togethers.
Those left to cherish
her memory are her
daughter, Eileen
Steinwandt and husband,
Henry “Hank” of Mason
City; grandaughter,
Teresa MacDougall and
husband, Craig, of Mason
City; grandson, Steve
Steinwandt and wife,
Mary, of Georgetown,
Ky.; granddaughter,
Tammy Bryant and
husband, Ted, of Mason
City; grandaughter,
Karen Steinwandt of
Traer, Iowa; six
great-grandchildren,
Amber Steinwandt of
Kissamee, Fla.,
Christina MacDougall of
Mason City, Phillip
MacDougall of Mason
City, Gregory Bryant of
Mason City. Sarah Bryant
of Mason City, and
Danielle Steinwandt of
Traer; and several
nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in
death by her parents;
first husband, Earl
Hutchison; second
husband, Arlie I. Otto;
and her sister, Dora
Hartfelder.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
DONALD PURVIS
BRITT — Donald Purvis,
86, of Britt, formerly
of Wellsburg, died
Sunday (Sept. 7, 2003)
at the Hancock County
Memorial Hospital in
Britt.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday at the United
Reformed Church in
Wellsburg, with the Rev.
Harold Miller
officiating. Burial will
be at Shiloh Cemetery in
Wellsburg.
Visitation will be from
5 to 8 p.m. today at the
Doyen-Abels Funeral Home
in Wellsburg.
A memorial fund has been
established.
Doyen-Abels Funeral
Home, (641) 869-3336.
LESTER REISEM
BUFFALO CENTER — Lester
Reisem, 84, of Buffalo
Center, died Friday
(Sept. 5, 2003) at
Forest City.
Memorial services will
be held at 2 p.m. Friday
at Bethlehem Lutheran
Church in Buffalo
Center, with the Rev.
Lois Abel officiating.
Inurnment will be at
Olena Mound Cemetery in
Buffalo Center, with
military rites by the
Buffalo Center American
Legion/V.F.W. Posts
Color Guard.
Visitation will be one
hour prior to services
on Friday at the church.
Winter Funeral Home &
Cremation Services of
Buffao Center is in
charge of arrangements.
(641) 562-2858.
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VIRGIL
ROY STUMP
MASON CITY —
Virgil Roy
Stump, 79, of
1502 S. Coolidge
Ave., died
Monday (Sept. 8,
2003) at the
Muse-Norris
Hospice
Inpatient Unit
in Mason City.
Funeral services
will be 11 a.m.
Friday at the
Temple Baptist
Church, 1211
Kentucky Ave.
S., with Pastor
Edward Bard
officiating.
Burial will be
in the Memorial
Park Cemetery,
Hwy 122 W.,
Mason City, with
military honors
by the Mason
City Veterans
Memorial
Association.
Visitation will
be from 4 to 7
p.m. Thursday at
the
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel,
126 Third St.
N.E. in Mason
City, and one
hour prior to
service time
Friday at the
church.
The family of
Virgil Roy Stump
has requested
that memorial
contributions be
made to the
Virgil Roy Stump
Memorial Fund in
his memory.
Virgil Roy Stump
was born on Nov.
7, 1923, in
Clendenin, W.
Va., the son of
S.E. and Myrtle
(Wilson) Stump.
He attended and
received his
education in the
Akron, Ohio
school system.
After completing
his schooling he
did chrome
platting in
Akron.
Virgil was
inducted into
the U.S. Army
Air Corps on
Feb. 2, 1943, in
Fort Hayes,
Ohio, and served
during World War
II until his
honorable
discharge on
Oct. 27, 1945,
at Sheppard
Field, Texas.
He was united in
marriage to Ruth
(Whitson) Holt
on May 4, 1945,
at the Bellville
Air Force Base.
After his
honorable
discharge he
moved to Mason
City and worked
in retail sales
for Sam Raizes
Department Store
in Mason City.
Virgil also
worked for
Decker & Sons in
Mason City in
the Bi-Products
Department for
over 24 years
until the plant
closed in 1975.
After its
closing, Virgil
worked for
various
companies until
his retirement
in 1985.
He loved fishing
more than
anything else,
but he also
enjoyed bowling,
camping,
listening to
gospel and
country music
and eating pie.
He attended
Temple Baptist
Church, and was
a life member of
the Rolling
Acres Free
Methodist
Church.
He also was a
member of the
Mason City
Bowling
Association, and
former member of
the Moose Lodge
all in Mason
City.
Left to cherish
his memory is
his wife, Ruth
Stump of Mason
City; six
children, Larry
(Laurene) Stump,
of Mesa, Ariz.,
B.K. Potts of
Clarksville,
Ga., B.G. Kidd
of Lorrane,
Ore., Tom
(Nancy) Stump of
Clear Lake, Faye
Ranc of Mason
City, Jay Stump
and his fiancée,
Hollie Bates of
Mason City; 18
grandchildren;
23
great-grandchildren;
sister, Francis
Dilling of
Hayword, Calif.;
sister-in-law,
Patty Stump of
San Leandro,
Calif.; many
nieces and
nephews, as well
as other
relatives and
friends.
He was preceded
in death by his
parents, S.E.
and Myrtle
Stump; two sons,
Donnie and Ray
Stump; three
grandchildren,
Ricky, Loren,
and Bruce; three
brothers; and
mother and
father-in-law,
Tom and Blanche
Whitson.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel,
(641) 423-2372.
DAVID W. HARMON
MASON CITY —
David W. Harmon,
53, of 400 Third
Ave. S.W.,
Altoona,
formerly of
Mason City, died
Tuesday (Sept.
9, 2003) at
Mercy Hospital
in Des Moines.
Funeral services
will be held 10
a.m. Friday at
the Rolling
Acres Free
Methodist Church
of Mason City,
with the Rev.
Larry Day
officiating.
Burial will be
at the Dumont
Cemetery in
Dumont.
Visitation will
be held from 4
to 8 p.m.
Thursday at the
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel,
126 Third St.
N.E. in Mason
City.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel,
(641) 423-2372.
MABEL E. OTTO
MASON CITY —
Mabel E. Otto,
91, Mason City
died Sunday
(Sept. 7, 2003)
at Heritage Care
Center with her
family at her
side.
Funeral Services
for Mabel will
be held at 10:30
a.m. today at
Wesley United
Methodist
Church, 1405 S.
Pennsylvania
Ave., with the
Rev. Bill Poland
officiating.
Interment will
be in Riverside
Cemetery in
Rockford.
Visitation for
Mabel was held
Tuesday at Major
Erickson Funeral
Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania
Ave.
In lieu of
flowers
memorials may be
given to Hospice
of North Iowa.
Mabel E. Hall
was born Aug.
10, 1912 in
Ulster Township,
Southeast of
Rudd, the
daughter of Fred
and Iva (Blunt)
Hall. Mabel
graduated from
Rockford High
School and came
to Mason City in
1936.
She was a pastry
cook for 35
years retiring
in 1978.
On May 29, 1932,
Mabel was united
in marriage to
Earl K.
Hutchison in
Rockford, Iowa.
They enjoyed
many happy years
together until
Earl’s death on
Feb. 12, 1957.
She was then
united in
marriage to
Arlie I. Otto on
May 18, 1958, in
Mason City.
Mabel was a
long-time member
of Wesley United
Methodist
Church.
She enjoyed
every Tuesday
volunteering
time tying
quilts and
sewing at the
Senior Citizen’s
Center. Mabel
was also a
volunteer for
R.S.V.P. Club.
She enjoyed
cooking for her
family, playing
cards, tending
to her flowers.
What brought the
most warmth to
her heart were
the family
get-togethers.
Those left to
cherish her
memory are her
daughter, Eileen
Steinwandt and
husband, Henry
“Hank” of Mason
City;
grandaughter,
Teresa
MacDougall and
husband, Craig,
of Mason City;
grandson, Steve
Steinwandt and
wife, Mary, of
Georgetown, Ky.;
granddaughter,
Tammy Bryant and
husband, Ted, of
Mason City;
grandaughter,
Karen Steinwandt
of Traer, Iowa;
six
great-grandchildren,
Amber Steinwandt
of Kissamee,
Fla., Christina
MacDougall of
Mason City,
Phillip
MacDougall of
Mason City,
Gregory Bryant
of Mason City.
Sarah Bryant of
Mason City, and
Danielle
Steinwandt of
Traer; and
several nieces
and nephews.
She was preceded
in death by her
parents; first
husband, Earl
Hutchison;
second husband,
Arlie I. Otto;
and her sister,
Dora Hartfelder.
Major Erickson
Funeral Home &
Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
FLORENCE E.
SCHWARZ
OSAGE — Florence
E. Schwarz, 83,
of Osage, and
formerly of
Granville,
passed away
Tuesday (Sept.
9, 2003) at
Faith Lutheran
Home in Osage.
Funeral services
will be 10:30
a.m. Friday at
the Sacred Heart
Catholic Church
in Osage, with
the Rev. Mark
Reasoner
officiating.
Interment will
be Saturday at
the St. Joseph
Catholic
Cemetery in
Granville, with
Monsignor
Kenneth Seifried
officiating.
Visitation will
be from 4:30 to
8 p.m. Thursday
at the Champion-Bucheit
Funeral Home in
Osage, where
there will be a
rosary at 5 p.m.
and a scriptural
wake service at
7:30 p.m.
Florence was
born March 22,
1920, in
Granville, the
daughter of Nic
and Antonella (Neuhaus)
Burlage. She
attended school
in Granville and
worked several
years in Denver,
Colo., before
returning to
Granville.
Florence was
united in
marriage to
Joseph Schwarz
on Nov. 28,
1946, in
Granville, where
they made their
home.
She worked for
the school lunch
program at St.
Joseph’s and
Spalding High
School in
Granville for
many years and
then she worked
for Harkers in
Orange City, for
several years,
from which she
retired.
In 1984,
Florence left
Granville and
moved to Osage.
In April of
2002, she
entered the
Faith Lutheran
Home.
Florence enjoyed
her many
friends, bus
tours and
playing cards.
Pall bearers
will be nephews.
The family asks
that in lieu of
flowers please
send memorials
in Florence’s
name to Hospice
of North Iowa,
1003 Gilbert
St., Charles
City, IA. 50616,
or Northwest
Iowa Home Health
and Hospice, 118
N. 7th Ave.
Sheldon, IA.
51201.
She is survived
by her brother,
Ed Burlage and
his wife,
Elnora, of Nixa,
Mo.; her
sister-in-law,
Edie Burlage of
Hyattsville,
Md.; and many
nieces and
nephews
Florence is
preceded in
death by her
husband, Joe,in
1980; her
parents; her
brothers,
Clarence, Len,
Gerald, Alver
and Ken; and her
sister, Helen.
Champion-Bucheit
Funeral Home,
(641) 732-3706.
MARLENE E.
WALLACE
MASON CITY —
Marlene E.
Wallace, 76, of
Mason City, died
Monday (Sept. 8,
2003) at the
Muse Norris
Hospice
Inpatient Unit,
from
complications of
cancer.
Funeral services
will be held 11
a.m. Thursday at
the Major
Erickson Funeral
Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania
Ave., with
Pastor David
Anderson
officiating.
Interment will
be in Memorial
Park Cemetery,
Mason City.
Visitation will
be held 5 to 8
p.m. today at
Major Erickson
Funeral Home.
Memorials may be
directed to the
Marlene E.
Wallace Memorial
Fund.
Marlene E.
Rasmusson was
born June 19,
1927, in Crystal
Lake, Iowa, the
daughter of
Edward W. and
Elnora (Johnson)
Rasmusson.
Marlene was
united in
marriage to
Charles B.
O’Banion and had
a daughter,
Charlotte. They
were married for
20 years until
Charles’ death.
Marlene later
married James F.
Wallace, and
they were
married for 30
years until his
death.
Marlene worked
in several
bakeries, was a
restaurant
worker, and most
recently retired
from Goodwill
after 10 years.
She was a member
of St. James
Lutheran Church,
and was a former
member of the
Mason City VFW
Auxiliary.
Marlene enjoyed
crafts,
especially
making them for
her family.
She was also an
excellent baker
and is
remembered by
her
grandchildren
for her special
pancakes.
Marlene is
survived by her
daughter,
Charlotte (O’Banion)
Galkin and her
husband,
Charles, of
Mason City; her
grandchildren,
Dawn Busick, of
Mason City,
Charles Galkin
and wife,
Carrie, of Mason
City, and Brenda
Reich and her
husband, Steve,
of Quasqueton,
Iowa. She is
also survived by
10
great-grandchildren;
two great-great
grandchildren;
and her
brothers,
Kenneth
Rasmusson of
Mason City,
Delmon Rasmusson
and his wife
Bonnie of
Minnesota,
Mearle Rasmusson
and wife Linda
of Algona, and
Calvin Rasmusson
and his wife
Leann of Mason
City; and an
aunt, Clara
Kuntz of
Missouri.
Marlene was also
a favorite aunt
of many nieces
and nephews.
Marlene was
preceded in
death by her
husbands,
Charles B.
O’Banion and
James F.
Wallace, her
parents, a
sister Vivian
Vosburgh, and
brothers Andrew
and Raymond
Rasmusson.
Major Erickson
Funeral Home &
Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
DAWN ELLEN
STEENHARD
MASON CITY —
Dawn Ellen (Buehrer)
Steenhard, 46,
of Mason City,
died Sunday
(Sept. 7, 2003)
at Rochester,
Minn., after a
lengthy illness.
Funeral services
will be held at
10:30 a.m.
Thursday at the
First Lutheran
Church in
Northwood, with
the Rev. Paul
Holmer
officiating.
Burial will be
in the Meservey
Cemetery in
Meservey.
Visitation will
be held from 5
to 8 p.m. today
at the Schroeder
& Sites Funeral
Home in
Northwood.
Dawn was born on
April 20, 1957,
in Mason City,
to Eldon and
Ellen (Wolff)
Buehrer. She was
baptized at Zion
Lutheran Church
and confirmed at
First Lutheran
Church in
Northwood.
She graduated
from
Northwood-Kensett
High School in
1975. Dawn
attended Waldorf
College in
Forest City, and
Buena Vista
College in Mason
City.
Dawn married
Warren Steenhard
on April 20,
1996, at First
Lutheran Church
in Northwood.
She was
previously
employed at
Rockwell
International,
Alexander
Manufacturing
and Minnesota
Rubber.
She was preceded
in death by her
parents, Eldon
and Ellen
Buehrer; and
father-in-law,
Engelard
Steenhard.
Dawn is survived
by her husband,
Warren, of Mason
City; sister,
Sharon Haugebak
and her husband,
Rick, of Tucson,
Ariz.; brothers,
Randy Buehrer
and his wife,
Laure, of
Northwood and
Mark Buehrer and
his wife, Lori,
of Northwood;
many nieces and
nephews;
mother-in-law,
Phyllis
Steenhard, of
Meservey, Iowa.
Schroeder &
Sites Funeral
Home, (641)
324-1121.
MAXINE T. RISTAU
BLUE EARTH,
Minn. — Maxine
T. Ristau, 83,
of Blue Earth,
Minn., died
Monday (Sept. 8,
2003) at the
Timely Mission
Nursing Home in
Buffalo Center.
Funeral services
will be held at
10:30 a.m.
Thursday at St.
John’s Lutheran
Church in rural
Elmore, Minn.,
with the Rev.
Donald
Winterrowd
officiating.
Burial will be
in St. John’s
Lutheran
Cemetery in
rural Elmore.
Visitation will
be held from 5
to 7 p.m. today
at Winter
Funeral Home &
Cremation
Service in Blue
Earth, Minn.,
and one hour
prior to
services
Thursday at the
church.
Winter Funeral
Home & Cremation
Services, (507)
526-2216.
MARVIN L.
WILLIAMS
INDEPENDENCE —
Marvin L.
Williams, 58, of
Payette, Idaho,
formerly of
Independence,
died Friday
(Aug. 29, 2003)
at Holy Rosary
Hospital in
Ontario, Ore.
Graveside
services will be
held at 11 a.m.
Saturday at the
Walker Cemetery
in Walker, Iowa,
with the Rev.
Dennis Bailey
officiating.
Visitation will
be held after
noon Saturday at
the First United
Methodist Church
in Independence.
White Funeral
Home of
Independence is
in charge of
arrangements.
White Funeral
Home, (319)
334-2595.
DAVID P. GATTON
IOWA FALLS —
David P. Gatton,
49, of Iowa
Falls, died
Monday (Sept. 8,
2003) at
Ellsworth
Municipal
Hospital in Iowa
Falls.
Funeral services
will be held at
10 a.m. Monday
at the
Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral Home in
Hampton, with
the Rev. Stephen
Anderson
officiating.
Burial will be
in the Hampton
Cemetery.
Visitation will
be held from 1
to 4 p.m. Sunday
at the
Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral Home in
Hampton.
Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral Home,
(641) 456-3232.
FRANCIS W.
SLEPICKA
CROFTON, Md. —
Frank Slepicka,
77, a retired
U.S. Air Force
Lieutenant
Colonel and U.S.
Postal Service
manager,
formerly of
Mason City,
Iowa, died
Saturday (Sept.
6, 2003). He
lived in
Crofton, Md.
Mr. Slepicka was
born in Mason
City. He
graduated from
Holy Family
School in Mason
City, Loras
College in
Dubuque, and
attended the
Theological
College of the
Catholic
University of
America. He was
the organist for
the choirs at
these schools.
He received an
MBA from Ohio
State University
in Columbus,
Ohio.
Mr. Slepicka
enlisted in the
U.S. Air Force
and then entered
Officer
Candidate
School. In the
USAF, he was an
investigator in
the Office of
Special
Investigations
in Germany and a
Computer
Management
Specialist at
Mather AFB,
Calif. and at
Suitland, Md. He
received a
Bronze Star for
his work in
Vietnam and a
Meritorious
Service Medal.
In 1972, Mr.
Slepicka retired
and began a
second career at
the U.S. Postal
Service, where
he started in
the Inspector’s
Office and then
moved to the
Equal Employment
Office.
He retired in
1994, and since
then has
traveled several
times to
England,
Scotland,
Ireland, and
Italy.
His hobbies were
reading
(especially spy
novels) and
music.
Survivors
include his wife
of 51 years,
Kathleen
Slepicka, of the
Washington, D.C.
area; one
brother,
Monsignor Joseph
J. Slepicka, of
Clear Lake, Iowa
; three
daughters,
Antonia
Antonucci, Paula
Hovan, and
Stephanie Shipp;
and four
grandchildren,
Rick Antonucci,
David Hovan, and
Sarah and Rachel
Shipp, all of
the Washington,
D.C. area. The
Evans Funeral
Home, 16000
Annapolis Road.,
Bowie, Md., is
in charge of
arrangements.
Mass of
Christian burial
will be offered
at 10 a.m. today
at Sacred Heart
Little Chapel,
Bowie, Md., with
the Rev. Joseph
Slepicka and the
Very Rev.
Charles Parry
officiating.
Interment will
be in the Sacred
Heart Cemetery,
Bowie, Md.
In lieu of
flowers, please
contribute to
Sacred Heart
Catholic Church
(16501 Annapolis
Road, Bowie, MD
20715) or the
American Cancer
Society
(1-800-ACS-2345
or P.O. Box
102454, Atlanta,
GA 30368-2454).
Robert Evans
Funeral Home,
(301) 464-8836.
MARY M. DUTCHER
RED OAK — Mary
Margaret
Dutcher, the
daughter of Roy
B. and Marcella
Denise (Gordon)
Hall was born
April 23, 1941,
in Eagle Grove,
Iowa. She died
on Tuesday
(Sept. 9, 2003)
after a short
illness at the
Montgomery
County Memorial
Hospital in Red
Oak, Iowa, at
the age of 62
years, four
months and 17
days.
Mary lived in
Eagle Grove
until the age of
14, when her
family moved to
Mason City,
Iowa. She
graduated from
Mason City High
School in l959.
Mary attended
Mason City
Junior College,
graduating from
Iowa Teacher’s
College in Cedar
Falls.
She was united
in marriage to
Tom Dutcher on
June 6, 1964, at
Mason City. She
taught school in
various northern
Iowa communities
until moving to
Red Oak in l976.
Mary taught Home
Economics at the
Red Oak Middle
School and was
the FHA advisor
for many years.
She also taught
classes for
Southwestern
Community
College in Red
Oak and worked
part time with
the Montgomery
County Family
YMCA.
Mary was a
member of
Bethlehem
Lutheran Church,
having served on
the church
council several
terms.
She was active
with
organizations
such as;
Touchstone,
Jazzercise, Book
Club, and
judging exhibits
at county fairs
in Southwestern
Iowa and Eastern
Nebraska.
She was preceded
in death by her
parents and two
brothers in
infancy.
Mary is survived
by two
daughters,
Leslie Dutcher
of New York,
N.Y. and Allison
Ruhl and
husband, Kevin,
of Red Oak,
Iowa; a
granddaughter,
Kaitlyn; and
other relatives
and many
friends.
May God bless
her memory and
give strength to
those who mourn.
Funeral services
will be held at
2 p.m. Friday at
the Bethlehem
Lutheran Church
in Red Oak, with
the Rev. Dr.
George Hooper
officiating.
Burial will be
in the Evergreen
Cemetery
Visitation with
the family
present will be
from 6 to 8 p.m.
Thursday at
Sellergren-Lindell-DeMarce
Funeral Home.
Memorials are
being
established with
various
organizations.
Sellergren-Lindell-DeMarce
Funeral Home in
charge of
arrangements,
(712) 623-2796.
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