Posted online: Tue Sep 16 00:26:53 CDT
2003
PUBLISHED Tuesday, September 16, 2003.
Obituaries are presented as a community
service of Fullerton Funeral Homes.
Information is submitted by families or
provided by funeral homes for
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BETTY
J. ANDERSEN
HUMBOLDT - Betty Jean Adersen, 78, of
Humboldt, died Sunday (Sept. 14, 2003)
at the Nora Springs Care Center.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m.
Thursday at the Mason-Lindhart Funeral
Home in Humboldt.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m.
Wednesday at the funeral home.
Mason-Lindhart Funeral Home, (515)
332-1321.
NORRIS
GROE
LAKE MILLS - Memorial services for
Norris Groe will be held at 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday at the Sion Lutheran Church,
rural Lake Mills, with the Rev. Kevin
Mackey officiating. Burial will be at
the church cemetery.
Visitation will be held one hour before
the services at the church.
Norris Groe, son of Norris and Ruth
(Hove) Groe, was born Nov. 13, 1934, in
Worth County, Iowa. He was baptized and
confirmed at Sion Lutheran Church, rural
Lake Mills. He graduated from Lake Mills
Community High School.
Norris joined the United States Marine
Corps and was honorably discharged on
May 29, 1962, as a Corporal E-3.
He was married to Mildred Dodge on Oct.
1, 1957, in Santa Ana, Calif. Norris and
Millie had two children, Norris Richard
III, born Sept. 30, 1957, and Robin,
born Nov. 9, 1963.
Norris moved back to Lake Mills in 1970
and worked at Winnebago Industries for
20-plus years and retired in 1994.
Since his retirement he has devoted all
of his spare time to solving everyone's
computer problems.
Norris passed away Sunday (Sept. 14,
2003) at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa
in Mason City.
He is survived by his daughter, Robin
Groe and Ed Eaton of Newport Beach,
Calif.; his son, Norris Groe III (J.R.)
and his wife, Vickie, of Kiester, Minn.;
two grandsons, Jon and Matt; two
brothers, David and his fiancée, Lory,
of Lake Mills; Royden and his wife, Zona,
of Casa Grande, Ariz.; four sisters,
Vivian Meehlhause, of Clear Lake;
Jeorgene Huso and her husband, Steven,
of Brandon, S.D.; Kathy Hanson and her
husband, Dennis of Lake Mills; Denise
Kobler and her husband, Kurt, of Flower
Mound, Texas; and lots of nieces,
nephews; and great-nieces and
great-nephews.
Norris was preceded in death by his
parents, Ruth and Norris; brothers,
Steven and Marvin; sister, Fran;
brother-in-law, Gary Meehlhause; and his
mother-in-law, Lea Dodge; and
father-in-law, George Dodge.
He will be missed very much by all of us
who loved him.
Mittelstadt Funeral Home and Cremation,
(641) 592-0221.
BERNARD GUTTING
GENEVA - Bernard Gutting, 78, of Geneva,
died Monday (Sept. 15, 2003) at St.
Vincent's Hospital in Green Bay, Wis.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30
a.m. Friday at St. Patrick's Catholic
Church in Hampton, with Father Jim
Miller and Father Jerry Condon
officiating. Burial will be in Hampton
Cemetery in Hampton.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m.
Thursday at Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home
in Hampton, with a scripture service at
7 p.m.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, (641)
456-3232.
LORAINE B. HALL
LAKE MILLS - Loraine B. Hall, 89, of
Lake Mills, died Sunday (Sept. 14, 2003)
at Mercy Medical Center-West Campus in
Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30
a.m. Friday at Salem Lutheran Church in
Lake Mills, with the Rev. Roger Dykstra
officiating. Burial will be at Salem
Memorial Cemetery of Lake Mills.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m.
Thursday at Mittelstadt Funeral Home in
Lake Mills.
In lieu of flowers the family requests
memorials to Salem Lutheran Church or
American Heart Association.
Mittelstadt Funeral Home and Cremation,
(641) 592-0221.
CARMA HALL
MASON CITY - Carma Hall, 80, of Mason
City, died Monday (Sept. 15, 2003) at
the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit
in Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave. in Mason City.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory,
(641) 423-0924.
CLARENCE HILL
LISLE, Ill. - Clarence Hill, 95, of
Lisle, Ill., and former longtime
resident of Mason City, died Thursday
(Sept. 4, 2003) in Naperville, Ill.
A brick mason for 70 years, Mr. Hill was
foreman for Davey & Moen Construction
Company during which time many churches,
hospitals and municipal buildings were
built in North Central Iowa.
In retirement he continued his
brick-laying privately and was known for
his quality work and consequently was in
great demand. He often commented he
worked harder in retirement than ever
before.
In the 1960's Mr. Hill was elected and
served on the City Council of Mason City
and was the building inspector for a
number of years.
Clarence Hill was born Aug. 20, 1908, in
Thompson, Iowa to Norwegian immigrant
parents, Halvor and Olava Hill.
The family moved to Forest City where he
graduated from Waldorf Academy and
College. He played football and
basketball and was honored for academic
achievement.
After college he was encouraged to take
up the bricklaying trade by his
brother-in-law, Anton Bartleson, whose
family had a construction business in
Forest City.
On June 3, 1934, he married Eloise Hall
of Nora Springs. They resided in Mason
City for more than 50 years and were the
parents of Sharon (Forrest) Gorkowski,
of Toledo, Ohio, Connie (Mark) Sweeney,
of Lisle, Ill. and Dorothy (Norm) Baker,
of Decatur, Ill.
He is preceded in death by his wife, two
brothers, one sister, and one grandson.
Surviving in addition to his daughters,
are 11 grandchildren, and nine
great-grandchildren, and numerous
nephews and nieces.
Mr. Hill was a lifetime member of the
Elks Lodge, the International Union of
Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers, and
a former member of Trinity Lutheran
Church.
Clarence lived with his daughter,
Connie, and son-in-law in Lisle, Ill.,
for the past seven years, before falling
and breaking his hip in June.
He will be remembered for his honesty
and hard work ethic, wit, card playing
skills, and kind and fun loving nature.
Memorial services will be held at Prince
of Peace Lutheran Church, Woodridge,
Ill., on Oct. 11, 2003.
Those wishing to make an expression of
sympathy are encouraged to consider the
Mason City Elks, Waldorf College, a
charity of their choice or through Mrs.
Mark Sweeney, 5913 Dover Drive, Lisle,
Ill. 60532.
MYRON D. KLEIN
OSAGE - Myron D. Klein, 89, of Osage,
died Monday (Sept. 15, 2003) at Faith
Lutheran Home in Osage.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
the Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in
Osage.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, (641)
732-3706.
MARY KATHRYN LARSON
MASON CITY - Mary Kathryn (Comisky)
Larson, 74, of Mason City and formerly
of Osage died Saturday (Sept. 13, 2003)
at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit in Mason City.
Funeral services for Mary will be held
11 a.m. Wednesday at St. James Lutheran
Church, 1148 Fourth St. S.E., with the
Rev. Scott Duffus officiating. Interment
will be in Rock Creek Cemetery in Osage.
Memorials may be directed to the Mary K.
Larson Memorial Fund.
Visitation for Mary will be 6 to 8 p.m.
today at Major Erickson Funeral Home,
111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., with a prayer
service held at 7 p.m.
Mary was born on May 2, 1929, the second
child of Leo and Charlotte Comisky on
the family farm in rural Osage.
She attended country school in New Haven
and was a graduate of Osage High School.
Mary attended Mason City Junior College
and Mount Mercy Junior College
graduating as a registered nurse. She
was employed at Mercy Hospital and at
Osage Memorial Hospital.
In later years Mary was employed at the
I.O.O.F. Home and as a caregiver for
various families. She enjoyed her work
as a nurse.
She was very fond of Kevin, Dennis and
Matthew Hepperly, whom she had cared
for.
Mary had been a resident of Heritage
Care Center for the past year.
Mary Kathryn Comisky was united in
marriage to Melbourne Avery Larson on
March 15, 1955. They farmed in rural
Osage.
They were active members of Rock Creek
Lutheran Church. In 1978 they moved to
Clear Lake and later to Mason City where
they retired at Autumn Park Apartments.
Mary enjoyed her many activities:
playing cards, bingo and socializing
with her friends and family. She was
loved by her children and grandchildren,
who will miss her dearly.
Those who are grateful for having shared
in her life are her daughter, Judy
Gardner, and husband, Roger, of Mason
City; son, Alan Larson of Mason City;
grandchildren, Corey Alan, Lindsey Erin,
Brenden Roger and Laura Ann Gardner, all
of Mason City. Her sisters, Maureen
Brooker and husband Dean, Dorothy "Doke"
Kruse and husband, Clarence, all of
Osage, Leone Shepherd of Norwalk,
Kathleen "Kac" Laker and husband, Jerry,
of Nakomis, Fla.; her brothers, Marlow
Comisky and wife, Kaye, of Elmwood Park,
Ill., Gary "Mick" Comisky of Osage; and
many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her
parents, Charlotte and Leo Comisky; and
infant sister, Margaret; husband,
Melbourne in 1982; brothers, Maurice
"Maury", Merwin "Irish" and Harold "Hites"
Comisky; and a brother-in-law, Gary
Shepherd.
Major Erickkson Funeral Home &
Crematory, (641) 423-0924.
HELEN MCELDOON
BRIGHTON - Helen McEldoon, 70, of
Brighton, died Friday (Sept. 12, 2003)
at University of Iowa Hospitals and
Clinics in Iowa City following a brief
illness.
Funeral services were held on Monday,
Sept. 15 at the Brighton United Church
with the Rev. Kitch Shatzer officiating.
Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery in
Brighton.
Visitation was held Sunday afternoon at
the Gould Funeral Home in Brighton,
Iowa.
A memorial has been established.
Gould Funeral Homes, (319) 694-2125.
WILLIAM PENROD NORRIS
WHITEWATER, WIS. - William Penrod
Norris, 82, who early in his career
worked on the Manhattan Project, died of
cancer Sunday (Aug. 17, 2003) in his
home in Whitewater, Wis. According to
Bill's wishes his body was cremated.
A funeral liturgy was held at 10:30 a.m.
Saturday, (Aug. 23, 2003) at Saint
Patrick's Catholic Church in Whitewater.
The Reverend Thomas Suriano was the main
celebrant.
Memorials may be directed to the Clear
Lake Public Library, 200 North Fourth
Street, Clear Lake, Iowa 50428.
Born in Indiana on Sept. 2, 1920, to
Emma Ethel (Penrod) and William Henry
Norris, Bill was educated at Loogootee
High School. A rector scholar and summa
cum laude graduate, he earned a bachelor
of science in chemistry at DePauw
University in Greencastle, Ind. in 1941,
and a doctorate in biochemistry at the
University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign in 1944. While there he
met his first wife, Josephine Mae (Sultzman)
Norris. They married Oct. 2, 1943, at
Trinity Episcopal Church in Hannibal,
Mo. To this union were born three sons.
Bill conducted research on anti-malarial
drugs at Dow Chemical Company from May
of 1944 until August of 1944.
From August of 1944 until 1946, Bill
worked with a team of scientists at the
Manhattan Project's metallurgical
laboratory in the field of atomic power
at the University of Chicago in the
division of biological and medical
research. He studied the re-effects of
ionizing radiations. On July 17, 1945,
the day following the first experimental
explosion of an atomic bomb near
Alamogordo, NM, Leo Szilard, Bill and 68
other scientists petitioned the
President of the United States, Harry S.
Truman in Potsdam, Germany, '..... that
such attacks on Japan (by atomic bombs)
could not be justified, at least not
unless the terms which will be imposed
after the war on Japan were made public
in detail and Japan were given the
opportunity to surrender......"
As a scientist and research group
leader, Bill spent most of his career,
from 1946 until his retirement in 1979,
working at Argonne National Laboratory.
His research included: effects of
ionizing radiations in humans,
metabolism of radioactive fission
products, radium poisoning in humans,
dynamics of skeletal metabolism, effects
of continuous irradiation of laboratory
animals, effects of pollution from
combustion or gasification of coal and
techniques in autoradiography.
Special events in his professional life
include:
1958 - United States delegate to First
International Symposium on Peaceful uses
of Atomic Energy, Geneva, Switzerland.
1963 - Chairman, Gordon Conference on
Chemistry, Physiology and Structure of
Bones and Teeth, Meriden, NH.
Bill was a member of the following
scientific societies: Radiation Research
Society, Health Physics Society,
American Society of Biological Chemists,
Sigma Xi, American Association for
Advancement of Science and the
Reticuloendothelial Society.
As an invited lecturer, Bill addressed:
Upjohn Pharmaceutical Company,
Kalamazoo, Mich.; French Atomic Energy
Agency, Saclay, France; Belgian Atomic
Energy Agency, Mol, Belgium and Oxford
University, Oxford, England.
He helped establish and organize the
Whitewater - Rice Lake Management
District and was its first chairman,
working closely with other residents and
the Department of Natural Resources to
formulate and implement lake
improvements. Upon Bill's retirement
from that board in 1995, a monument was
placed on Whitewater Lake Beach as a
tribute to his work.
Survivors include his wife, Geraldine (Posvic)
Norris of Whitewater, Wis.; his
children, William Francis (Frank) Norris
and his wife, Melissa Jane (Borberg)
Norris, of Clear Lake, Andrew Thornton
Norris and his wife, Deborah (Dixon)
Norris, of Columbia, Mo., and James Hall
Norris and his wife, Leslie Ann (Brodeske)
Norris, of Saugus, Calif.; the children
of Geraldine, Karen Louise (Garmoe)
Grauert and her husband, Alexander
Walter Grauert, of Lake Oswego, Ore.,
Kimberlee (Garmoe) Walker and her
husband, James Walker, of Kildeer, Ill.,
Edward Alfred (Ned) Garmoe and his wife,
Belinda (Wu) Garmoe, of Arlington
Heights, Ill., and Mark Garmoe and his
wife, DeeAnn Garmoe, of Windsor Heights;
grandchildren, Benjamin Evrard Norris
and Peter William Norris of San Antonio,
Texas, Leah Elizabeth Norris of
Evanston, Ill., Gregory Thornton Norris
and his wife, Janet Mabel (Schmidt)
Norris, of Overland Park, Kan., Kelli
Dawn (Norris) Buescher and her husband,
Steven Craig Buescher, of Pembroke
Pines, Fla., Carly Hall Norris and
Mitchell James Norris of Saugus, Calif.,
Julie Catherine Grauert, Hans Christian
Grauert, Christa Leigh Grauert and
Alexandra Dean Grauert of Lake Oswego,
Ore., Kate Walker of Chicago, Ill.,
James Walker of Milwaukee, Wis.,
Christine Amanda Garmoe, Eric John
Garmoe and Robert Edward Garmoe of
Arlington Heights, Ill., and T. J.
Garmoe and Nicole Garmoe of Windsor
Heights, Ill.; one great-granddaughter,
Koral Alexia Bischer of Pembroke Pines,
Fla.; sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews,
grand nieces and nephews.
Preceding Bill in death were his
parents; wives, Josephine and Ruth
(Cook) Norris; brothers, John Robert
Norris and James Pershing Norris of
Louisville, Ky.
ELDINE RAY (GROVER) OWENS
CLEAR LAKE, Texas - Eldine was born May
24, 1948, in Higginsville, Mo. She
passed away Sept. 4, 2003, and now rests
at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Houston,
Texas.
In between those years she blessed her
family and friends with her sharp wit,
exceptional wisdom and unconditional
love.
She loved her flower garden, the nature
center, iced tea and snakes, while she
disliked cold weather and prejudice of
any kind.
She was preceded in death by her mother,
Florence; and sister, Carla.
She is survived by her father, Carl;
sister, Shirley; and brothers, Carl and
Fred; her loving husband, Mike; her
children, Leota, Lena, Renee, Russel,
Courtney, Justin and Jason.
Also thankful for the memories are her
wonderful grandchildren, nephews and
nephews.
Eldine will be deeply missed but her
smile will always be remembered.
As if to say goodbye
A rainbow graced the sky
In the future we will know
This is her way to say hello.
JACK WELLEN
IOWA FALLS - Jack Wellen, 83, of Iowa
Falls, died Sunday (Sept. 14, 2003) at
Scenic Manor, Iowa Falls.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m.
Thursday at the First United Methodist
Church in Iowa Falls. Burial will be in
Northlawn Memory Gardens in Fort Dodge.
Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m.
Wednesday at Linn's Funeral Homes, Iowa
Falls Chapel, with the family receiving
friends from 6 to 8 p.m.
Linn's Funeral Homes, Iowa Falls Chapel,
(641) 648-2569.
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PUBLISHED Wednesday, September
17, 2003.
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Funeral Homes. Information is
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MARTHA
M. BIERSTEDT
ALGONA — Martha M. Bierstedt,
92, of Algona, formerly of
LuVerne, died Monday (Sept. 15,
2003) at Good Samaritan Center.
Funeral services will be held at
11 a.m. Friday at Zion Lutheran
Church in LuVerne. Burial will
be in the LuVerne Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4
to 7 p.m. Thursday at
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home in LuVerne.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home, (515) 882-3322.
ILA M. EBBERS
MASON CITY — Ila M. Ebbers, 88,
of 321 Fourth St. N.E., died
Monday (Sept. 15, 2003) at Mercy
Medical Center-North Iowa.
Funeral services will be held at
10:30 a.m. Friday at the First
Baptist Church, 125 E. State
St., with the Rev. Ron Stein
officiating. Burial will be in
Memorial Park Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 5
to 8 p.m. Thursday at Major
Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave. in Mason City,
and one hour prior to services
at the church.
Memorials may be given to the
First Baptist Church.
Major Erickson Funeral Home &
Crematory, (641) 423-0924.
CARMA B. HALL
MASON CITY — Carma B. Hall, 80,
of 4 Hawthorne, died Monday
(Sept. 15, 2003) at the Muse
Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit.
Funeral services will be held at
2 p.m. Thursday at Trinity
Lutheran Church, 213 N.
Pennsylvania Ave., with the Rev.
Kenneth Hatland officiating.
Interment will be in Memorial
Park Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 12:30
p.m. Thursday until time of
services at the church.
Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111
N. Pennsylvania Ave., is in
charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be given to
Hospice of North Iowa.
Carma was born Nov. 9, 1922, in
Kensett, Iowa, the daughter of
William and Minnie (Hauge)
Aasland. She attended country
schools near Leland.
Carma married Frank C. Hall Nov.
23, 1941, in Albert Lea, Minn.
She was employed by Jacob E.
Decker and Sons for 39 years
retiring in 1978.
Carma was a member of Trinity
Lutheran Church, enjoyed cooking
and bird watching.
Carma is survived by her
husband, Frank C. Hall of Mason
City; son, Dr. James C. Hall and
wife, Jane, of Dubuque;
daughter,; Connie R. Vierkant
and husband, James, of Thornton;
grandchildren, Lindsay Golich,
Brandon and Andrew Hall, James
Vierkant, and several nieces and
nephews.
Carma was preceded in death by
her parents and a sister, Wilma.
Major Erickson Funeral Home &
Crematory, (641) 423-0924.
LORAINE B. HALL
LAKE MILLS — Loraine B. Hall, 89
of Lake Mills, Iowa, died
Sunday, September 14, 2003 at
Mercy Medical Center-West Campus
in Mason City.
Funeral services will be 10:30
a.m. Friday at Salem Lutheran
Church in Lake Mills, with the
Rev. Roger Dykstra officiating.
Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Thursday
evening at Mittelstadt Funeral
Home in Lake Mills. Burial will
take place at Salem Memorial
Cemetery of Lake Mills.
In lieu of flowers the family
requests memorials to Salem
Lutheran Church or American
Heart Association.
Loraine Barbara Hall was born
Sept. 15, 1913, in Fertile, the
daughter of James H. and Emma L.
(Lucken) Kirk. She would have
celebrated her 90th birthday
with her twin sister, Elaine.
They were the youngest of seven
children.
She graduated from Fertile High
School in 1931.
She worked in Mason City until
her marriage to Michael O. Hall
on June 28, 1936.
She loved to be with her family
and was active in Salem Lutheran
Church Circles.
She enjoyed visiting with her
friends and especially enjoyed
the company of her cat, Molly.
She spent her leisure time
cooking, baking and tending her
roses.
Loraine is survived by her
children, David and his wife,
Judy Hall, of Albert Lea, Minn.;
Barbara Hall of Fairmont, Minn.;
Dennis and his wife, Linda Hall,
of Omaha, Neb.; four
grandchildren, Jeffrey Hall and
his wife, Melissa, of
Jacksonville, Fla.; Jesslyn Hall
of Scottsdale, Ariz.; Michael
Hall of Olathe, Kan.; and
Melanie Hall and her fiance,
Chad Royer, of Victoria, Minn.;
great-grandchildren, Joshua,
Sophie and Emanuelle; her twin
sister, Elaine Hall, of Clear
Lake; brother-in-law, Howard
Hall and his wife, Bernice, of
Des Moines; a family friend Judy
Lohrenz of Fairmont, Minn.;
along with many nieces and
nephews.
Loraine was preceded in death by
her parents; her husband,
Michael, on June 16, 1983; four
brothers, Frederick and Horace
and two in infancy; and one
sister, Iva Suby.
Mittelstadt Funeral Home and
Cremation, (641) 592-0221.
PAULA KAIN
IOWA CITY — Paula Kain, 60, died
Monday (Sept. 8, 2003) at her
home of cancer.
She was born Jan. 10, 1943, in
Lake Park, Iowa, the daughter of
Everett and Alva Anna (Puck)
Schwarzenbach.
She received her B.A. in
education from the University of
Northern Iowa and taught in
elementary schools for most of
her years in Belmond.
Paula endowed the National
Patient Advocacy Office in Des
Moines.
She is survived by her three
sons, James Edward (Laura) Kain
Jr., of Iowa City, Brad Everett
(Penny) Kain of Eldridge and
Matthew P. (Diana) Kain, of
Riverside; four grandchildren,
Andrew Gunar, Lars Edward, Lily
Raee and Gabriel James Kain; her
mother, Alva Schwarzenbach, of
Iowa City; two brothers, Everett
(Patty) Schwarzenbach, of Egg
Harbor City, N.J. and Dan
Schwarzenbach, of Bristol,
Conn.; a sister, Pauline (Keith)
Branstetter, of Iowa City; and a
sister-in-law, Arlene
Schwarzenbach, of Cedar Falls.
Paula was preceded in death by
her father; and a brother, Lyle
Schwarzenbach.
Funeral services were held on
Friday, Sept. 12, 2003, at the
Redeemer Lutheran Church in
Waverly with inurnment in
Fairview Cemetery in Cedar Falls
at a later date.
Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral
Home is in charge of
arrangements.
A memorial fund will be
established.
Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral
Home, (319) 266-7525.
JOLENE KINGERY
AUSTIN, Minn. — Jolene Kingery,
52, of Austin, Minn., formerly
of Charles City, died Sunday
(Sept. 14, 2003) at her home in
Austin.
Funeral services will be held at
10:30 a.m. Friday at the First
Presbyterian Church in Greene,
with the Rev. Paul Uzel
officiating. Burial will be in
Rose Hill Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4
to 8 p.m. Thursday at Reid’s
Funeral Chapel in Greene, with a
7:30 p.m. Scripture service.
Memorials may be given to the
family.
Reid’s Funeral Chapel, (641)
823-4457.
MYRON D. KLEIN
OSAGE — Myron D. Klein, 89, of
Osage, died Monday (Sept. 15,
2003) at Faith Lutheran Home in
Osage.
He was born June 18, 1914, on a
farm west of Manly in Worth
County, the son of Edward and
Leora Mae (Ferrier) Klein. Myron
was educated in Danville No. 5
country school.
He farmed with his father until
1936 when he went to work for
Oliver Tractor Company in
Charles City.
In the Spring of 1941, Myron
entered the U.S. Army. He
received his basic training at
Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.
He was shipped to Africa where
he spent time in the Army
Engineer Corps, assisting
building floating barges for
shipping Army tanks to Italy.
After serving some time in
Italy, he was relocated to
Germany, where he stayed until
he was discharged from the army
with a Sergeant 1st Class rating
in August of 1945.
In 1946 he and his brother
Harold opened a garage in
Hanlontown. During his
vacations, Myron enjoyed helping
his brother, Everett, with
planting his crops in the
spring, and with harvesting the
crops in the fall.
He later moved to Indiana and
worked for auto dealers there.
On Jan. 23, 1945, he was united
in marriage to Maria G. Hoppe in
East Chicago, Ind. They moved to
Orchard in 1956 and to Osage in
1968.
Myron was an auto mechanic at
the Ford Dealership in Osage,
employed by Karl Jorde, Wayne
Mills and Jim Hayden, retiring
in 1983.
He was a member of Our Savior’s
Lutheran Church and the American
Legion.
Funeral services will be held at
2 p.m. Thursday at Faith
Lutheran Home in Osage with the
Rev. Dennis Hanson and the Rev.
Roy Ott officiating. Burial will
be in the Manly Cemetery, with
military honors by Osage
American Legion Post 278.
Visitation will be held one hour
before services at the Faith
Lutheran Home.
He is survived by stepson,
Raymond (Nancy) Boge of Crystal
Lake, Ill.; two
stepgrandchildren, Thomas
(Katie) Boge of Indianola and
Jill (Bill) Schlies of Waukesha,
Wis.; brother, Harold (Evelyn)
Klein of Albuquerque, N.M.;
nieces, Nena (Dave) Smith, of
Houston, Texas, and Candyce
(Rob) Morton; nephew, Brian
Klein, of Albuquerque, N.M.;
sister-in-law, Janet Klein of
Northwood, nieces, Sharon
(Dennis) Tiedeman and Cindy
(Bill) Martinson of Mason City;
several great-nieces and
nephews; and great-great-nieces
and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his
parents; wife Maria in 1999; a
brother, Everett Klein.
Champion- Bucheit Funeral Home
Osage is in charge of
arrangements, (641) 732-3706.
HELEN BUCK MCELDOON
BRIGHTON — Helen May McEldoon,
70, of Brighton, died Sept. 12,
2003 at the University Hospitals
in Iowa City.
Funeral services were held at
the Brighton United Church on
Sept. 15, 2003.
Helen was born Sept. 20, 1932,
to James A. and Mina M. (Harter)
Buck. She graduated from Clear
Lake High School in 1950 and
married James P. McEldoon II on
April 14, 1957. He died April
23, 1988.
The McEldoon family moved to
Brighton in 1965 where Jim was
the park ranger at Lake Darling
State Park.
Helen was employed at the Clear
Lake Bank & Trust for seven
years and the Rubio Savings Bank
of Brighton for 20 years.
Helen is survived by three sons,
James P. III, of Bozeman, Mont.,
Todd and his fiancee, Mary
Jansen, of Rochester, Minn., and
Mark and his wife, Christy, of
Cedar Rapids; five
grandchildren, Andrea, Jennifer,
Julie, Cameron and Christopher;
one brother, James Buck and his
wife, Carole; two sisters,
Janette Buck, of Clear Lake and
Ruth Coffin and her husband,
Cliff, of Eyota, Minn.
She is also survived by her
sisters-in-law, Martha Buck,
Ruth Ann Knoll, Karen Humphrey
and her husband, Bob, Paula Juhl
and her husband, Doug; and a
brother-in-law, Charles and his
wife, Gloria.
Her parents, husband, and one
brother, Robert Buck preceded
her in death.
Gould Funeral Home, (319)
694-2125.
MARGARET MCQUATTERS
MANLY — Margaret McQuatters, 84,
of Manly, died Tuesday (Sept.
16, 2003) at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Bride Colonial
Chapel, 110 Spring St. in Manly.
Bride Colonial Chapel, (641)
454-2242.
NORRIS GROE
LAKE MILLS — Memorial services
for Norris Groe will be held at
1:30 p.m. today at the Sion
Lutheran Church, rural Lake
Mills, with the Rev. Kevin
Mackey officiating. Burial will
be at the church cemetery.
Visitation will be held one hour
before the services at the
church.
Norris Groe, son of Norris and
Ruth (Hove) Groe, was born Nov.
13, 1934, in Worth County, Iowa.
He was baptized and confirmed at
Sion Lutheran Church, rural Lake
Mills. He graduated from Lake
Mills Community High School.
Norris joined the United States
Marine Corps and was honorably
discharged on May 29, 1962, as a
Corporal E-3.
He was married to Mildred Dodge
on Oct. 21, 1956, in Santa Ana,
Calif. Norris and Millie had two
children, Norris Richard III,
born Sept. 30, 1957, and Robin,
born Nov. 9, 1963.
Norris moved back to Lake Mills
in 1970 and worked at Winnebago
Industries for 20-plus years and
retired in 1994.
Since his retirement he has
devoted all of his spare time to
solving everyone’s computer
problems.
Norris passed away Sunday (Sept.
14, 2003) at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa in Mason City.
He is survived by his daughter,
Robin Groe and Ed Eaton of
Newport Beach, Calif.; his son,
Norris Groe III (J.R.) and his
wife, Vickie, of Kiester, Minn.;
two grandsons, Jon and Matt; two
brothers, David and his fiancée,
Lory, of Lake Mills; Royden and
his wife, Zona, of Casa Grande,
Ariz.; four sisters, Vivian
Meehlhause, of Clear Lake;
Jeorgene Huso and her husband,
Steven, of Brandon, S.D.; Kathy
Hanson and her husband, Dennis,
of Lake Mills; Denise Kober and
her husband, Kurt, of Flower
Mound, Texas; and lots of
nieces, nephews; and
great-nieces and great-nephews.
Norris was preceded in death by
his parents, Ruth and Norris;
brothers, Steven and Marvin;
sister, Fran; brother-in-law,
Gary Meehlhause; and his
mother-in-law, Lea Dodge; and
father-in-law, George Dodge.
He will be missed very much by
all of us who loved him.
Mittelstadt Funeral Home and
Cremation, (641) 592-0221.
ELDINE RAY (GROVER) OWENS
CLEAR LAKE, Texas — Eldine was
born May 24, 1948, in
Higginsville, Mo. She passed
away Sept. 4, 2003, and now
rests at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in
Houston, Texas.
In between those years she
blessed her family and friends
with her sharp wit, exceptional
wisdom and unconditional love.
She loved her flower garden, the
nature center, iced tea and
snakes; while she disliked cold
weather and prejudice of any
kind.
She was preceded in death by her
mother, Florence; and sister,
Carla.
She is survived by her father,
Carl; sister, Shirley; and
brothers, Carl and Fred; her
loving husband, Mike; her
children, Leota, Lena, Renee,
Russel, Courtney, Justin and
Jason.
Also thankful for the memories
are her wonderful grandchildren,
nieces and nephews.
Eldine will be deeply missed but
her smile will always be
remembered.
As if to say goodbye
A rainbow graced the sky
In the future we will know
This is her way to say hello.
RALPH D. SCHIPULL
ALGONA — Ralph D. Schipull, 80,
of Algona, died Tuesday (Sept.
16, 2003) at his home.
Funeral services will be held at
10:30 a.m. Friday at the First
Lutheran Church in Algona, with
the Rev. Mark Holmer and lay
person Lenore Kiley officiating.
Burial will be in East Lawn
Cemetery, with military rites
conducted by American Legion &
VFW.
Visitation will be held from 3
to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Wilson
Funeral Home in Algona.
Wilson Funeral Home, (515)
295-2622.
LOREN K. WATTS
NORTHWOOD — Loren K. Watts, 73,
died Monday (Sept. 15, 2003) at
the Lutheran Retirement Home in
Northwood.
Loren, son of Lavaida (Holmes)
and Tom Watts resided in Mason
City, Iowa, until June of 2003
when he became a resident of the
Lutheran Retirement Home.
Loren was born in Marathon,
Iowa, on Sept. 29, 1929. He was
the youngest of three children
and the last surviving member of
the family.
Loren graduated from Northwood
High School, entered the U.S.
Army in 1951, served in Germany,
and was honorably discharged in
1953.
He attended and graduated from
Hamilton College in Mason City
and worked as a bookkeeper in
and around Mason City for many
years.
Loren was preceded in death by
his parents; a sister, Doril
Ferguson and brother-in-law,
Jack; and a brother, Wendell
Watts, in March of 2003 and a
sister-in-law in July of 2003.
He is survived by two daughters,
Cindy Anderson and son-in-law,
Cary, of Buffalo, N.Y., and
Barbara Bailey and son-in-law,
Mike, of Altoona; and five
grandchildren, Chay Anderson,
Hannah, Shelby, Troy and Amber
Bailey; two nieces and two
nephews.
He was loved and taken care of
by his niece and nephew, Kandie
Shupe and Tom Watts;
great-niece, Kim Helgeson; and
the loving staff of the Lutheran
Retirement Home, all of
Northwood.
According to his wishes, his
body was cremated and there will
be a private inurnment at a
later date.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home
of Northwood is in charge of
arrangements, (641) 324-1121.
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