PUBLISHED SUNDAY, APRIL 11, 2004.
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.
JOHN IVAN BEER
DONNA, Texas — John Ivan Beer, 79, passed away
Wednesday (April 7, 2004) at the McAllen Heart
Hospital in Texas.
A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m.
Thursday, April 15, at the United Methodist
Church in Hansell, Iowa.
John was born on June 14, 1924, on a farm north
of Pope-joy, Iowa. He was the son of John and
Mabel (Armstrong) Beer. He attended schools in
Popejoy, and graduated from high school in
Hansell. Upon graduation, he attended college at
Iowa State University in Ames, until he enlisted
in the United States Army where he served his
country during World War II.
On Dec. 6, 1952, he married Doris (Bauge) Beer
in Hampton. After his military discharge, he
resided and farmed on the family farm in Hampton
until 1981. He then worked at A. Swine buy
station and he was a custodian for the Franklin
County Fair for many years.
His vacations were spent working at the Iowa
State Fair campgrounds. He managed the Trails
End Mobile Home Park in Weslaco, Texas, and at
the time of his death, he was a manager of the
Iowa State Fair campgrounds.
He and his wife were winter Texans and had been
spending their winters in Texas for the last 24
years.
He had been a 4-H leader and a member of the
United Methodist Church. He was also an avid
wood craftsman.
He is survived by his loving wife, Doris Beer,
of Donna; his sons, Thomas Beer and wife, Jan,
of Castroville, Texas, and Timothy Beer, of
Hampton; and his daughter, Teresa Fisher, of
Fond Du Lac, Wis. Also surviving are his
grandchildren, Pamela Otto, of Bronx, N.Y.,
Laura Beer, of Lincoln, Neb., and Magan Fisher,
of Fond Du Lac, Wis.; his sister, Ruth Klousia,
of Ozark, Mo.; three nephews; and four
great-granddaughters.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Arrangements are under the direction of McCaleb
Funeral Home of Weslaco, Texas.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, (641) 456-3232.
ANNE KATHRYN SCHAD
BELMOND — Anne Kathryn Schad, 93, of Belmond,
passed away Satur- day (April 10, 2004) at the
Belmond Health Care Center.
A Memorial Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m.
Monday at the St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church
in Belmond, with Father David Beckman and Deacon
Nick Schmit officiating. Inurnment will take
place in Resurrection Catholic Cemetery in
Mendota Heights, Minn.
There will be no visitation.
Anne, the daughter of Joseph and Mary Charipar
Moldan, was born Aug. 4, 1910, on a claim in
Deadwood, S.D. Shortly after Anne was born, the
family moved to Olivia, Minn. Seven years later
they moved to a farm near Foreston, Minn.
In 1929, Anne graduated from Milaca High. Anne
attended St. Cloud Business College in 1931. She
was later employed as a secretary at Powers Dry
Goods and Benson Quinn Company.
On Nov. 28, 1935, Anne was united in marriage
with Edwin Schad at Incarnation Parish in
Minneapolis. The couple made their home in
Minneapolis and later moved to Owatonna, Minn.
Together, Anne and Ed owned Fair Lanes Bowling
Alley in Owatonna, where they worked
side-by-side until they retired in 1966.
Anne enjoyed sewing, golfing, bowling and
playing cards. She also enjoyed gardening and
fishing.
Anne was a member of the St. Joseph Church in
Owatonna, the Elks, and the Senior Center.
Anne is survived by two daughters, Mary Jean
Kroiss, of Little Canada, Minn., and Kathryn
McClintock and husband, Stephen, of Belmond; two
grandchildren, Christine Kroiss and Brian
Larson; and one sister, Esther Danelek, of
Brooklyn Center, Minn.
She was preceded in death by her parents;
husband, Edwin, May 15, 2003; and one brother,
George Moldan.
Dugger Ewing Funeral Home, (641) 444-3248.
FRANCES B. BLAKE
GRINNELL — Frances B. Blake, 93, of Grinnell,
and formerly of Mason City, died Friday (April
9, 2004) at St. Francis Manor in Grinnell.
Funeral services for Frances will be held at 2
p.m. Monday at the Major Erickson Funeral Home,
111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., with the Rev. Eldon
Jandebeur officiating. Interment will be in
Memorial Park Cemetery.
There will be no visitation.
Frances was born Jan. 5, 1911, the daughter of
John and Rose (Barker) Colegrove in Greentop,
Mo. Frances attended school in Mason City and
graduated from Mason City High School.
Frances married Richard V. “Bud” Blake on Aug.
29, 1929, in Kirksville, Mo. Frances worked as a
cashier for Younkers for 25 years. The Blake’s
moved to Weslaco, Texas, in 1979, and then to
New Sharon, Iowa, in 1993.
Frances is survived by her sons, Richard C.
Blake and his wife, Sally, of Montezuma, and Ken
L. Blake and his wife, Anita, of La Crosse,
Wis.; five grandchildren; two
step-grandchildren; 12 great-grand-children; and
three step-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents;
husband, Bud in 2002, five brothers and five
sisters.
Major Erickson Funeral Home and Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
DOROTHY M. BONWELL
CEDAR FALLS — Dorothy M. Bonwell, 80, of Cedar
Falls, formerly of Charles City, died Friday
(April 9, 2004) at the Cedar Falls Lutheran
Home.
Funeral services for Dorothy will be held at
10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Bethany Alliance
Church in Charles City. Pastor Gary Olson,
Chaplain of the Cedar Falls Lutheran Home, will
officiate. Burial will be in Riverton Cemetery,
rural Nashua.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday
at the Hauser Funeral Home, 1205 S. Main St. in
Charles City.
Dorothy Marie Usher was born Sept. 20, 1923, in
rural Chickasaw County, the daughter of Walter
and Justena (Erickson) Usher. She attended
school in Ionia and Nashua.
Dorothy was united in marriage to Donald C.
Bonwell on Dec. 10, 1939, in Charles City.
Donald passed away on Aug. 13, 1984.
Dorothy cooked for numerous years in the Charles
City School District. She was a member of the
Riverton Cemetery Association.
Dorothy and Donald always enjoyed going camping
and fishing, but spending time with her family
was most important.
Dorothy is survived and lovingly remembered by
four sons: Lynn (Paulette) Bonwell, of Lansing;
Allen (Carol) Bonwell, of Cedar Rapids; Bill D.
(Mary Ann) Bonwell, of Waterloo, and Denny
(Cheri) Bonwell, of Clear Lake; five daughters:
Darliss (William) Farley of Waterloo; Sandra
Huisman, of Waterloo; Donna (Guy, Jr.) Lines, of
Nashua; Cherri (Roger) Cleveland, of Ionia, and
Brenda (Steven) Malloy, of Omaha, Neb.; and a
daughter-in-law, Sandie Bonwell, of Charles
City.
Dorothy is also survived by 20 grandchildren; 37
great-grandchildren; and two
great-great-grandchildren; three brothers: Merle
Usher and Lyle Usher, of Nashua, and Earl
(Henrietta) Usher, of Indianola.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband; a
son, James; three grandchildren; a son-in-law,
Ronald Huisman; a brother, Virgil Usher; and two
sisters, Mildred Buckel and Helen Jones.
Memorials may be directed to the Cedar Valley
Hospice, 2101 Kimball Ave. Suite 401, Waterloo,
IA, or to the Cedar Falls Lutheran Home.
Hauser Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323.
JAMES ‘JIM’ COOKMAN
CLEAR LAKE — James “Jim” Cookman, 84, of 1010 S.
Third Street, Clear Lake, died Saturday (April
10, 2004) at the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit in Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel,
101 N. Fourth St. in Clear Lake, with the Rev.
Ron Stein of the First Baptist Church of Mason
City, officiating.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at
the funeral home.
Burial will be in the Memorial Park Cemetery
with full military honors by VFW Post #4868 of
Clear Lake.
James LeRoy, the son of Leslie and Mary (Keys)
Cookman, was born March 20, 1920, in Mason City.
He received his education from the Mason City
High School. While in high school, he played
football and baseball for the Mason City
Mohawks. He was an All-State football player on
the 1938 state championship team and was also an
All State baseball player and Golden Gloves
boxer.
He was united in marriage to Lorraine Gribben on
April 26, 1941, in Mason City.
Jim served his country in the United States Navy
from 1942 to 1945. He participated in D-Day and
several major European campaigns during World
War II.
He returned to the Mason City area and worked
for Betsy Ross for eight years and then for
Butter Top Bakery for thirty-two years. He moved
to Clear Lake in 1956.
Jim was a member of the River City Softball Hall
of Fame. He enjoyed spending time with his
grandchildren and great-grandchildren,
woodworking, traveling, boating, and boxing.
Jim is survived by his children, Linda Kirkey
and her husband, Tom, of Farmington, Minn., Mike
Cookman, of Clear Lake, and Pat Cookman, of
Knoxville; two sisters, Bea Johnson, of Mason
City, and Elizabeth Schnarr and her husband,
Bob, of Morton, Ill.; and one brother, Dan
Cookman, of Clear Lake.
Also surviving are four grandchildren, Mary
Kirkey-Olson, of Rosemount, Minn., Jim Kirkey,
of Minneapolis, Minn., Todd Cookman, of Clear
Lake, and Tanya Sue Cummings, of Austin, Minn.;
five great-grandchildren; and several nieces and
nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Lorraine;
his parents; one brother, Bill; one
brother-in-law, Kenny Johnson; one
sister-in-law, Veronica Cookman; and one nephew,
Tom Johnson.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, (641) 357-2193,
www.colonialchapels.com.
VIOLET BARZ
DOWS — Violet Barz, 92, died Thursday (April 8,
2004) at the North Iowa Hospice in Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on
Monday at the Dows Presbyterian Church in Dows,
with Pastor Tony Hershey officiating. Burial
will take place in the Fairview Cemetery in
Dows.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. today
at the Dows Community Funeral Home-Ewing Dugger
Group, 100 North Lee St. in Dows, and will
continue one hour prior to services at the
church on Monday.
Dows Community Funeral Home-Ewing Dugger Group,
(515) 852-4134.
OLIVER C. YELLAND
SHEFFIELD — Oliver C. Yelland, 76, of Sheffield,
died Saturday (April 10, 2004) at his home.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the
Retz-Grarup Funeral Home in Sheffield.
Retz-Grarup Funeral Home, (641) 892-4241.
HARRY L. CHRISTENSEN
CLEAR LAKE — Harry LaVern Christensen, 91, of
Clear Lake, died Saturday (April 10, 2004) at
the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason
City.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth
Street in Clear Lake.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, (641) 357-2193.
RALPH CUMMINGS
OSAGE — Ralph Cummings, 89, of Osage, died
Saturday (April 10, 2004) at the Iowa Odd
Fellows and Orphans Home in Mason City.
Memorial services are pending at the Champion-
Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, (641) 732-3706.
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PUBLISHED Monday, April 12, 2004
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.
REX WILLIS
RICEVILLE — Rex Willis, 93, of
Riceville, passed away Saturday (April
10, 2004) at the Riceville Community
Rest Home.
A funeral Mass will be held at 10:30
a.m. on Saturday at the Immaculate
Conception Catholic Church in Riceville,
with the Rev. Ray E. Atwood officiating.
Burial will be in the Calvary Cemetery
in Riceville.
Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday
at the Lindstrom Funeral Home, 401 E.
Main in Riceville. A rosary will be
recited by the Knights of Columbus at 6
p.m. and there will be a Scripture
service at 7 p.m.
The family requests, in lieu of flowers,
memorials be given to the Sister
Elizabeth Martin and Earl and Mabel
Willis Scholarships at Mount Mercy
College.
When Rex James Willis was born in
Riceville on June 23, 1910, to Earl and
Mabel Martin Willis, it was a different
town from the one we know today. A lot
has happened in the Riceville area in
the 93 years since his birth, and Rex
was often quietly involved helping make
it possible.
Following his graduation in 1928 from
Riceville High School, Rex worked in a
variety of roles (including as
Riceville’s assistant postmaster). He
also attended Gates Business College in
Waterloo for two years. In 1942, he
began working at Riceville’s First
National Bank, but later that same year
joined the U.S. Army, serving as a
sergeant in the New Guinea and
Philippine Campaigns. At the end of his
World War II service, he returned to the
First National Bank as bookkeeper and
janitor. During these years, he
completed his diploma at the School of
Banking at the University of Wisconsin.
He worked his way through the ranks at
First National, ultimately serving as
president and chairman of the board
before retiring in 1997. Although quiet
and unassuming, he was also able to
stand up for what he believed in. He
cared for his clients and First National
and would often dispense needed advice.
In his career, he led the bank through
years of growth and change and left it a
strong institution.
During his years of service to the
community, Rex gave generously of his
time. He was first and foremost a
lifelong member of the Immaculate
Conception Church and was involved in
its building committee when the new
church was built. He also served his
church community as director and
treasurer for the Calvary Cemetery for
more than 50 years and was a 50-year
member of the Knights of Columbus (3rd
degree, Osage, Iowa; and 4th Degree,
Ossian, Iowa).
He took an active role in the
development of Lake Hendricks, which he
saw as an enduring tribute to his close
friend, Buck Hendricks. He was also
active in the design and building of the
Riceville Rest Home, serving as director
and treasurer for more than 25 years.
He served as a board member on other
community groups. Among these were the
Riceville Hospital and the Riceville
Development Corporation. He was a member
of the Riceville Community Club for more
than 50 years.
Other service included serving as a
member and finance officer of American
Legion, Post #244, treasurer of Avenue
of Flags for Jenkins Township Cemetery,
Riceville and treasurer of the Wapsi-Great
Western Line Trail.
Rex also served his community as a
philanthropist giving quietly to worthy
local and regional religious,
educational and community service causes
over the years. He also looked beyond
Riceville and generously endowed
scholarships at Loras College and Mount
Mercy College designed to help local
students interested in pursuing their
educations there. Thus, at Mount Mercy,
the Sister Elizabeth Martin and Earl and
Mabel Willis Scholarships honor others,
thanks to him.
Rex was the son of Mabel (Martin) Willis
and Earl James Willis. He was devoted to
his family whose roots run more than one
hundred years deep in this region, but
whose branches span widely today.
When he died at the Riceville Rest Home
on April 10, 2004, he spent his last
hours surrounded by his only sister,
Florence (Willis) Waltman, of Canon
City, Colo. and his nephews.
His four nephews are: William George
(Elsa) Waltman, of San Antonio, Texas,
James Vincent (Phyllis) Waltman, of
Canon City, Colo., John Lawrence (Jean)
Waltman, of Tecumseh, Mich., and Robert
Frederick (Lynn) Waltman, of Greeley,
Colo. Among his wider family are a
number of Martin cousins in the
Riceville area as well as innumerable
friends.
His nephews will always remember him as
a gentle, loving man who cared for his
family. Uncle Rex often spent countless
hours hiking and fishing with them along
the Wapsipinicon River in their youth.
In their maturity, he shared his sage
advice and conversation. Their world,
this world, is a little better thanks to
him.
Lindstrom Funeral Home, (641) 985-2242.
PAMELA MUDDERMAN
ACKLEY — Pamela Mudderman, 56, of
Ackley, died Sunday (April 11, 2004) at
the Muse-Norris Hospice House in Mason
City.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30
p.m. Tuesday at the Linn’s Funeral
Chapel in Ackley.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m.
today at the Linn’s Funeral Homes Ackley
Chapel, 903 Cerro Gordo Ave. in Ackley.
Memorials may be directed to the family
in care of her husband: Melvin Mudderman,
1120 Fifth Ave., Ackley IA 50601.
The Linn’s Funeral Homes Ackley Chapel
is in charge of arrangements.
Linn’s Funeral Home, (641) 648-2569.
ALICE FERLEY
LAKE MILLS — Alice Ferley, 88, of Lake
Mills, died Sunday (April 11, 2004) at
the Lake Mills Care Center in Lake
Mills.
Funeral arrangements are pending at the
Mittelstadt Funeral Home, 902 E. Main in
Lake Mills.
Mittelstadt Funeral Home and Cremation,
(641) 592-0221.
EARL S. RYGH
GARNER — Earl S. Rygh, 75, of Garner,
died Sunday (April 11, 2004) at Mercy
Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City.
Memorial services are pending at the
Cataldo Funeral Home in Garner.
Cataldo Funeral Home, (641) 923-2841.
PHYLLIS L. CREIGH
MASON CITY — Phyllis L. Creigh, 81, of
Mason City, died Sunday (April 11, 2004)
at the I.O.O.F. Home 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.
RONALD PETERS
MASON CITY — Ronald Peters, 49, of 505
S. Taylor Ave., died Sunday morning
(April 11, 2004) at the Fairview
University Medical Center in
Minneapolis, Minn.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
Fullerton Funeral Home, 123 Second St.
S.E. in Mason City.
Fullerton Funeral Home and Cremation
Services, (641) 423-8676,
www.fullertonfh.com.
ADELINE SPENCER
NORA SPRINGS — Adeline Spencer, 85, of
Nora Springs, died Sunday (April 11,
2004) at the Nora Springs Care Center.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101
N. Fourth St. in Clear Lake.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, (641)
357-2193.
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PUBLISHED Tuesday, April 13,
2004
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.
RONALD R. PETERS
MASON CITY — Ronald R. Peters,
49, of 505 S. Taylor Ave., died
Sunday morning (April 11, 2004)
at the Fairview University
Medical Center in Minneapolis,
Minn.
Ron’s life will be celebrated at
2 p.m. Friday at the St. James
Lutheran Church, 1148 Fourth St.
S.E. in Mason City, with Pastor
Paul C. Nelson officiating.
The family will greet friends
one hour prior to the service on
Friday afternoon at the church.
Those wishing to extend
memorials or expressions of
sympathy may direct them to the
family as they plan to establish
a college fund for Ron’s two
sons.
Fullerton Funeral Home and
Cremation Services, (641)
423-8676, www.fullertonfh.com.
CURT W. ROSENDAHL
OSAGE — Curt W. Rosendahl, 75,
of Osage, died Monday (April 12,
2004) at the Faith Lutheran
Church in Osage.
Curt was born Dec. 24, 1928, the
son of Elmer and Hildegard (Tieskotter)
Rosendahl. He atended schools in
Decorah and graduated from
Decorah High School.
He was united in marriage to
Norma Jean Gilbertson on Oct.
19, 1950, in Decorah.
They made their home in the
Decorah area until 1967, and
then moved to Osage. Curt
retired from the Des Moines
Register.
He enjoyed golf, coaching Little
League baseball, bowling, and
was an active supporter of the
Osage Drum and Bugle Corps.
Curt’s ability to talk to anyone
and everybody will be greatly
missed by all.
Funeral services will be held at
1:30 p.m. Thursday at Our
Savior’s Lutheran Church in
Osage, with the Rev. Dennis
Hanson and the Rev. Roy Ott
officiating. Interment will be
in the Osage Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8
p.m. Wednesday at the Champion-Bucheit
Funeral Home in Osage and will
continue one hour before
services on Thursday at the
church.
He is survived by his wife,
Norma Rosendahl, of Osage; two
daughters, Diane Brown (Rob) of
Rochester, Minn. and Lori Fox
(Terry) of Peyton, Colo.; one
son, Jim Rosendahl (Marcia) of
Osage; one son-in-law, Mark Kelm,
of Rochester, Minn.; five
grandchildren, Megan, Lars, and
Hakkon Rosendahl, and Cody and
Willow Fox; one stepgrandson,
Greg Kelm; two sisters, Lavonne
Brown and special friend,
Gordon, of Cedar Rapids, and
Lynette Ellefson (Paul) of Mesa,
Ariz.
He was preceded by his parents;
and one daughter, Barb Kelm.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home,
(641) 732-3706.
PAUL A. SCHRAGE
MARBLE ROCK — Paul A. Schrage,
68, of 22885 Indigo Ave. died
Monday (April 12, 2004) at the
Floyd County Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services will be held at
10:30 a.m. Friday at the St.
John’s Evangelical Lutheran
Church, Vilmar, rural Greene,
with the Rev. Mark Walker
officiating. Burial will be at 1
p.m. Friday at the Hillside
Cemetery in Marble Rock.
Visitation will be held from 4
to 8 p.m. Thursday at Reid’s
Funeral Chapel in Greene and
will continue one hour prior to
services Saturday at the church.
Reid’s Funeral Chapel, (641)
823-4457.
EARL S. RYGH
GARNER — Earl S. Rygh, 75, of
Garner, died Sunday (April 11,
2004) at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa in Mason City.
His memorial service will be
held in June on a date yet to be
determined by the family.
There will be no visitation.
Cataldo Funeral Home in Garner
is in charge of arrangements.
Cataldo Funeral Home, (641)
923-2841.
www.cataldofuneralhome.com
VIRGIL HENRY MEINEKE
CHARLES CITY — Virgil Henry
Meineke, passed away on April
11, 2004, surrounded by family
at his home after a two year
battle with cancer.
Funeral services will be held at
10:30 a.m.Wednesday at the
Fullerton-Hage Funeral Home, 401
Blunt St., Charles City, with
the Rev. Allan Simms of Messiah
Lutheran Church of Charles City,
officiating. Interment will be
in Riverside Cemetery in Charles
City.
The family will greet friends
from 4 to 7 p.m. today at
Fullerton-Hage Funeral Home.
Virgil was born June 13, 1921,
to Henry and Alice (Krumrey)
Meineke.
He was born and raised in
Charles City. Virgil spent time
in his younger years assisting
with construction projects
including the Mason City Public
Library and the Floyd County
Courthouse.
He was united in marriage to
Nellie Frances Baldwin on Aug.
30, 1941. Virgil served his
country as a United States
Marine during World War II from
1942-1945, which included action
against the enemy at
Guadalcanal; Tarawa Atoll,
Gilbert, Saipan and the Marianas
Islands.
When honorably discharged from
the Marine Corps, he settled in
Charles City with Nellie and
began work at Oliver Tractor,
later White Farm, as a skilled
tool and die maker for the next
31 years.
Virgil retired in 1976, and he
enjoyed life and family.
There wasn’t a fish he couldn’t
catch, and a stream he couldn’t
navigate.
Virgil could take an old piece
of wood and give it a purpose.
He would see the potential in
things others might pass off as
useless.
He would make the best of his
tools and even design a few new
ones to better equip his ideas.
He would live within the realm
of honesty and integrity, you
could say he was just plain
dependable.
Virgil greeted the sun in the
morning ready to retrieve the
most out of the day and return
to bed at night knowing he had
accomplished something.
Virgil loved his family. Virgil
may have been a man of few
words, but he became a child
again as he gazed into the eyes
of his grandchildren, with
smiles, play, and conversation
meant only for them.
Virgil lived by his ideals and
kept his word, something we need
to remember and follow, examples
are rare these days.
Grandpa, we love you and you
will be missed, but whenever we
see a stream cutting through the
woods or hear birds singing in
the distance we will know that
you are with us ... and that
will make us smile.
Virgil is survived by his loving
wife, Nellie; his son, Jeff
Meineke and fiancée, Peggy
Gordon, of Rapid City, S.D.; his
son, James Meineke and wife,
Wendy, of Nora Springs; his
grandchildren, Robb of South
Dakota, and Faith, Noah and
Aaron of Nora Springs.
He is also survived by his
sister, Marlise Nott and
husband, Bill and sister-in-law,
Dorothy Meineke.
He was preceded in death by his
parents; brother, Donald and
son, Rodney Meineke.
Memorials to be given to Charles
City Hospice in the name of
Virgil Meineke.
Fullerton Funeral Home and
Cremation Services, (641)
228-4211. www.fullertonfh.com.
ADELINE M. WIRTZ SPENCER
NORA SPRINGS — Adeline M. Wirtz
Spencer, 85, of 204 Second St.,
Nora Springs, died Sunday (April
11, 2004) at the Nora Springs
Care Center.
Funeral services will be held at
11 a.m. Thursday at the Church
of Christ in Fertile, with the
Rev. Dennis Ganz officiating.
Interment will be in the Elim
Cemetery in Fertile.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8
p.m. Wednesday at the Ward-Van
Slyke Colonial Chapel in Clear
Lake, and then one hour before
the service on Thursday at the
church.
The family suggests memorials to
Hospice of North Iowa.
Adeline was born April 6, 1919,
in West Bend, the daughter of
Jacob and Anna (Loder) Wirtz.
She attended school in West
Bend.
She married Ellsworth Elmer
Spencer in West Bend in 1941.
They farmed in Iowa and Nebraska
and when they retired, they
moved north of Hanlontown. They
later moved to Nora Springs to
live.
She was a member of the Church
of Christ in Fertile, and the
Christian Workers Women’s Group
in Fertile.
Adeline is survived by her
husband, Ellsworth, of Nora
Springs; three sons, Stanley
Spencer and his wife, Lisa, and
Kurt Spencer and his wife,
Sandy, both of Nora Springs, and
Karry Spencer and his wife,
Cindy, of Latimer; three
daughters, Loni Knudson and her
husband, Lloyd, of Fertile,
Michelle Ingersoll and her
husband, Bill, of East Moline,
Ill., and Robyn McKie and her
husband, Jim, of East Highland,
Calif.; fifteen grandchildren,
and nine great-grandchildren.
Her parents, five brothers and
four sisters preceded her in
death.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel,
(641) 357-2193,
www.colonialchapels.com.
RALPH CUMMINGS
OSAGE — Ralph Cummings, 89, of
Osage, died Saturday (April 10,
2004) at the Iowa Odd Fellows
and Orphans Home in Mason City.
Ralph was born Jan. 23, 1915, in
Osage, the son of William and
Clara (Bird) Cummings.
He graduated from St. Ansgar
High School in 1936.
Ralph was united in marriage to
Mary Gavetta Roberts on March 2,
1945.
They lived and farmed on the
Cummings family farm 6 miles
north of Osage until 1955, when
they moved to Osage where Ralph
worked for the City of Osage
until his retirement in 1980.
Mary Gavetta Cummings died in
1956.
Ralph married Elizabeth Cechak
on June 6, 1959, in Osage.
Ralph was a member of the
I.O.O.F. and enjoyed fishing.
Graveside inurnment services
will be held at 3:30 p.m. Friday
at the Osage Cemetery, with the
Rev. Robert Melhorn officiating.
He is survived by his wife,
Elizabeth, of Osage; two
daughters, Mary (Ken) Johnson,
of Charles City and their son,
Justin Johnson, and Kathy
Nicholson, of Rudd and her five
children, Kristin and Jamie
Nicholson, Rachel Hansen, Cody
Hansen and Alex Hansen.; one
son, Robert (Judy) Cummings of
Marshalltown and their three
children, Shannon (Bill) Jambard,
Stacey (Nathan) Bellinger, and
Scott Cummings; one sister,
Martha Haehn of Grand Meadow,
Minn.; and three
great-grandchildren.
He was preceded by his parents;
first wife, Mary Gavetta in
1956; six brothers; and five
sisters.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home,
(641) 732-3706.
THOMAS A. PATTEE
MASON CITY — Thomas A. Pattee,
74, formerly of Pleasantville,
died Sunday (April 11, 2004) at
the Pleasant Care Nursing
Facility in Pleasantville.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St.
N.E. Mason City.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial
Chapel, (641) 423-2372.
KIMBERLY ‘KIM’ SUE HUDSON
NORTHWOOD — Kimberly “Kim” Sue
Hudson, 46, of The Colony,
Texas, formerly of Northwood,
Iowa, died Thursday (April 8,
2004) at the Parkland Memorial
Hospital in Dallas, Texas.
Funeral services will be held at
11 a.m. Friday at the United
Methodist Church, 1000 First
Ave. N. in Northwood, with the
Reverend Richard Jensen
officiating. Burial will be in
the Sunset Rest Cemetery in
Northwood.
Visitation will be one hour
prior to service time on Friday
at the church.
Conner Colonial Chapel, 1008
First Ave. S. in Northwood, is
in charge of the arrangements.
Kimberly Sue Hudson was born on
Nov, 14, 1957, in Des Moines.
She attended and received her
education in the
Northwood-Kensett community
schools and graduated from
Northwood-Kensett High School in
1976.
Kim also graduated from La’James
College of Hairstyling and
Cosmetology in Mason City. After
completing her schooling, she
worked as a cosmetologist for
Marge Reutzel in Northwood,
before owning her own beauty
shop in Northwood. She moved to
Farmer’s Branch, Texas, in 1984,
and worked for Great Clips.
She was united in marriage to
Donald Hudson on May 18, 1985,
in Farmer’s Branch, Texas. Kim
attended a business school and
worked for Sysco Computer
Company until being diagnosed
with Multiple Sclerosis.
She enjoyed reading, art work,
bowling, going with friends to
stamp parties, and selling
Tupperware products.
After research, Kim found her
biological family about three
years ago and enjoyed getting to
know and spend time with them.
She was a member of the United
Methodist Church in Northwood,
and was also a member of the
Trinity Presbyterian Church in
The Colony, Texas.
Left to cherish her memory are
her husband, Donald Hudson, of
The Colony, Texas; a daughter,
Jaime Stumo and her fiancé,
David Walthall, of The Colony,
Texas; a son Kevin Hudson, of
The Colony, Texas; a
step-daughter, Brooke Kelsey, of
Vancouver, Wash.; her parents,
George and Joanne Kesler, of
Northwood; a step-grandson,
Skylar Kelsey, of Vancouver,
Wash.; her biological mother,
Meredythe Munson and Mike Hunt,
of Golden City, Mo.; her
grandmother, Mardelle Akin, of
Waterloo; a half-brother,
Richard Munson and his children,
Christopher and Ryan, of Clever,
Mo.; two half-sisters, Elaine
Casey and her husband, Charles,
of Miller, Mo., and Charlene
Foreman and her husband, Chris,
and their children, Damitra and
Darius, of Richmond, Va.; a
sister-in-law, Ann Sletten and
her husband, Mervin, and their
children, Katie and Kristi, and
granddaughter, McKenzie, of
Mason City; a brother-in-law,
John Hudson, of Waxahachie,
Texas; and numerous aunts,
uncles, cousins, and many
friends.
She was preceded in death by her
brother, Kevin Kesler, in 1978.
Conner Colonial Chapel, (641)
324-1543,
www.colonialchapels.com.
PHYLLIS L. CREIGH
MASON CITY — Phyllis L. Creigh,
81, of Mason City, died Sunday
(April 11, 2004) at the I.O.O.F.
Home.
Memorial services will be held
at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Major
Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave. Mason City.
Inurnment will be at Elmwood
Cemetery Columbarium.
Memorials may be made to Hospice
of North Iowa.
Major Erickson Funeral Home &
Crematory, (641) 423-0924.
HARRY LAVERN CHRISTENSEN
CLEAR LAKE — Harry LaVern
Christensen, 91, of 625 14th
Ave. N, Clear Lake, died
Saturday (April 10, 2004) at the
Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit at Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at
11 a.m. Wednesday at St. John’s
Lutheran Church, Rural Garner,
with the Rev. Carl Hedberg
officiating. Interment will be
at St. John’s Cemetery, Rural
Garner.
Visitation will be held from 5
to 7 p.m. today at the Ward-Van
Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N.
Fourth St. in Clear Lake.
Memorials can be made to Hospice
of North Iowa or St. John’s
Lutheran Church, Garner.
LaVern was born the son of John
and Myrtle Mae (Giles)
Christensen on June 24, 1912, at
Alexander, Iowa.
LaVern married Sena Christians
on April 4, 1937, at the
Immanuel Reformed United Church
of Christ, Klemme.
He was a farmer and carpenter
until retiring in 1976.
His hobbies were fishing,
traveling, woodworking and
playing cards.
LaVern is survived by his wife,
Sena, of Clear Lake; a daughter,
Diana Glidden of Ames;
grandchildren, Terri (Denny) Van
Hemert, and Jeffrey (Kitty)
Glidden; great-grandchildren,
Courtney and Caitlyn; a son,
Kenton Christensen of Princeton,
Minn.; grandchildren, Kurtis
(Michelle) Christensen, Kiley
Christensen and Kindolyn (Jason
Spears) Christensen;
great-grandchildren, Autumn,
Summer, Moriah and Morgan; and
many nieces and nephews.
LaVern was preceded in death by
a daughter, Terri Sue; his
parents; four brothers, Bill,
George, James and Clarence
Christensen; and four sisters,
Mae Meyers, Inez Meyers, Elsi
Klang and Eve Erikson.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel,
(641) 357-2193.
ww.colonialchapels.com.
WARREN H. DALTON
MASON CITY — Warren H. Dalton,
90, of 820 14th St. S.E., died
Monday (April 12, 2004) at the
Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit in Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at
11 a.m. Thursday at the First
Presbyterian Church, 201
Willowbrook Drive, with the Rev.
Terry Hamilton-Poore
officiating. Interment will be
in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7
p.m. Wednesday at the Major
Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave., and will
continue at the church one hour
before services.
In lieu of flowers, memorials
may be given to Hospice of North
Iowa, the First Presbyterian
Church or the Senior Citizens
Activity Center.
Major Erickson Funeral Home &
Crematory, (641) 423-0924.
ALICE FERLEY
LAKE MILLS — Alice Ferley, 88,
of Lake Mills, died Sunday
(April 11, 2004) at the Lake
Mills Care Center in Lake Mills.
Funeral services will be held at
11 a.m. Thursday at the Salem
Lutheran Church in Lake Mills,
with the Rev. Roger Dykstra
officiating. Burial will take
place in Salem Memorial
Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 6
to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the
Mittelstadt Funeral Home, 902 E.
Main St. in Lake Mills, and will
continue one hour prior to
services at the church on
Thursday.
Mittelstadt Funeral Home, (641)
592-0221.
HONORE CASEY
OSAGE — Honore Casey, 92, of
Chardon, Ohio, and formerly of
Osage, died Wednesday (Jan. 28,
2004) at the Heather Hill Health
Care Center in Chardon.
A memorial Mass will be held at
10:30 a.m. Saturday at the
Sacred Heart Catholic Church in
Osage. Inurnment will be in the
Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery.
A time of sharing and
remembrance with lunch for
family and friends will follow
at the Knights of Columbus Hall,
1403 State St. in Osage.
Local arrangements are by the
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in
Osage.
Mary Honore Casey was born March
26, 1911, in Cedar Rapids, the
daughter of George and Laura
(Boyle) McLees. She graduated
from St. Patrick’s High School
in Cedar Rapids, and Clarke
College in Dubuque, with a
bachelor of science degree.
Honore served a year of
dietician internship at the
Cincinnati General Hospital in
Cincinnati, Ohio.
She was a member of the American
Dietician’s Association.
In 1937, Honore was united in
marriage to Joseph B. Casey at
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in
Cedar Rapids. They lived in many
different areas of the country,
as Mr. Casey was a member of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation.
In 1946, they returned to Osage
where Mr. Casey started his law
firm. Joseph B. Casey died in
1995.
Honore was an active member of
the Sacred Heart Catholic
Church, Lady of Good Counsel
Study Club, Girl Souts, and many
other community groups and
activities.
She enjoyed gardening, reading,
and traditional rug hooking.
Honore is survived by a son,
James Michael Casey, of Phoenix,
Ariz.; two daughters, Eileen
Stout, of Chadron, Ohio, and
JoAnn Johanns, of Omaha, Neb.;
six grandchildren; and three
great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; her husband, Joseph;
one brother; and one sister.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home,
(641) 732-3706.
ARTHUR M. OMVIG
KANAWHA — Arthur M. Omvig, 80,
of Kanawha, died Monday (April
12, 204) at the Hancock County
Memorial Hospital in Britt.
Funeral services will be held at
1:30 p.m. Thursday at the
Kanawha Lutheran Churh with the
Rev. Dr. John Meyer and Janelle
Siffring, AiM, officiating.
Burial will be in Amsterdam
Township Cemetery near Kanawha.
Military graveside services will
be provided by the Kanawha
Legion Post.
Visitation will be held from 6
to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Ewing
Dugger Funeral Home in Kanawha
and one hour prior to services
on Thursday at the church.
Ewing Dugger Funeral Home, (641)
762-3211.
RUSSELL W. FELIX
MASON CITY — Russell W. Felix,
83, of Mason City, died Feb. 26,
2004, at the Veterans Hospital
in Minneapolis.
He grew up in Britt, and
graduated from Mason City High
School in the Class of 1938. He
attended Iowa State University
in Ames, specializing in dairy
products and later worked for
the Borden Co. and R.S. Prewett
Co.
He was a World War II Army
artillary veteran, landing at
Utah Beach Normandy, and he
fought in the Battle of the
Bulge.
He was a member of the American
Legion, a lifelong member of VFW
Post 733, a 50-year member of
the Trinity Lutheran Church in
Mason City, and a longtime
former member (40 years) of the
YMCA in Mason City.
Russell is survived by his
beloved wife of 58 years, Evelyn
(nee Barsness); daughters, Linda
Kirton, of San Diego, and Jane
Burmeister and her husband, the
Reverend Robert, A.R.C., of
Roseville, Minn; sons, Mark and
his wife, Ellen, of Stoughton,
Wis., and David and his wife,
Sandra, of Maple Grove, Minn.;
nine grandchildren; two
great-grandchildren; and
sisters-in-law, Doris (the late
Richard Felix), Lannie (the late
Norman Barsness), and Buelah
(the late Leon Barsness).
Memorial services will take
place at 11 a.m. Saturday at the
Trinity Lutheran Church in Mason
City, followed by a reception.
Private interment will be at the
Olena Mound Cemetery in Buffalo
Center.
The Roseville Memorial Chapel,
(651) 631-2727.
ROBERT BOEKMEIER
ROCKFORD — Robert Boekmeier, 62,
a resident of 2091 230th St.,
Rockford, died Sunday (April 11,
2004) at the University Hospital
and Clinic in Iowa City.
Funeral services will be held at
10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the
First Wesleyan Church in Charles
City. Pastor Mike Daley of the
New Life Tabernacle in Mason
City, will officiate. Burial
will be in West St. Charles
Cemetery, rural Charles City.
Friends may call from 5 to 8
p.m. today at the Hauser Funeral
Home, 1205 S. Main in Charles
City. Visitation will continue
Wednesday at the church an hour
prior to the service.
Hauser Funeral Home, (641)
228-2323.
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FRANCIS E. WINSLOW
WATERLOO — Francis E.
Winslow, 90, of
Friendship Village,
formerly of Grundy
Center, died Tuesday
(April 13, 2004) of
natural causes at
Friendship Village in
Waterloo.
Funeral service will be
11 a.m. Friday at the
United Methodist Church
in Grundy Center, with
Pastor Lee Webb
officiating. Burial will
follow at Rose Hill
Cemetery in Grundy
Center.
Visitation will be from
4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at
Engelkes-Abels Funeral
Home in Grundy Center.
Memorials may be
directed to the United
Methodist Church in
Grundy Center, or to
Friendship Village
Health Center in
Waterloo.
Francis was born on Aug.
29, 1913, son of Clyde
A. and Ada B. (Whorrall)
Winslow at home on the
farm in rural Grundy
County, near Beaman. He
graduated from Grundy
Center High School in
1930. That same year, at
the age of 16, his
father died, and Francis
took on the
responsibility of
managing and operating
the 240-acre family farm
in rural Grundy County.
On May 29, 1936, Francis
was united in marriage
to Dorothy E. Miller at
her parent’s home in
Grundy Center. Francis
was very active in all
aspects of agriculture.
He was past president of
the Grundy County Fair
Board, he was an Iowa
Master Farmer, an Iowa
Distinguished Dairyman,
and an Iowa Master Pork
Producer.
He was also active with
the Grundy County Farm
Bureau and the ISU
Extension service.
In 1967, they sold their
purebred Holstein dairy
herd and Francis then
sold Pioneer Seed Corn
for many years. In 1980,
they retired from active
farming.
He had also been a
member of the Grundy
Center Rotary Club.
Francis was also a
79-year active member of
the United Methodist
Church in Grundy Center.
He is survived by his
wife, Dorothy E.
Winslow, of Friendship
Village, Waterloo; two
daughters, Francene
Gruenhaupt and her
husband, Lee, of Iowa
City, and Carolyn Miller
of Mason City; eight
grandchildren, Diane
Hedland and her husband,
Dr. Shawn Hedland, of
Iowa City, Darin
Gruenhaupt and his wife,
Jenny, of Thornton,
Colo., Mark Gruenhaupt
and his wife, Kelly, of
Overland Park, Kan.,
Major Joel Miller and
his wife, Judi, of Katy,
Texas, Megan Bahls and
her husband, Ken, of
Mason City, David Miller
of Centerville, Kirsten
Fleck and her husband,
Chris, of Omaha, Neb.,
and Aaron Miller of
Marion; 14
great-grandchildren; one
sister, Helen Crouse of
Conrad; one
sister-in-law, Celestine
Persinger of Grundy
Center; one
brother-in-law, John
Miller and his wife,
Mildred, of West Des
Moines; and many nieces
and nephews.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; two
sisters, Mildred Winslow
and Reba Hartz; two
infant sisters, Hazel
and Velma Winslow; one
son-in-law, Loren
Miller; and one
great-granddaughter,
Patricia.
Engelkes-Abels Funeral
Home, (319) 824-3319.
PAUL A. SCHRAGE
MARBLE ROCK — Funeral
service for Paul A.
Schrage, 68, of 22885
Indigo Ave., Marble
Rock, will be 10:30 a.m.
Friday at St. John’s
Evangelical Lutheran
Church, Vilmar, rural
Greene, with the Rev.
Mark Walker officiating.
Interment will be 1 p.m.
Friday at Hillside
Cemetery in Marble Rock.
Visitation will be 4 to
8 p.m. Thursday at
Reid’s Funeral Chapel in
Greene, and will
continue one hour prior
to the service on Friday
at the church.
Paul Andrew Schrage was
born June 4, 1935, rural
Plainfield, Butler
County, a son of Abel
Johnson and Anna
(Hinders) Schrage, and
died Monday (April 12,
2004) at the Floyd
County Memorial Hospital
under the care of
Hospice.
He received his
education in the rural
Butler County schools
and graduated from
Plainfield High School
in 1954.
He was united in
marriage to Janice Ries
at the Little Brown
Church on Jan. 12, 1955.
To this union were born
four children.
Paul was employed by
Oliver-White Farm
Equipment for 30 years
and later drove
Winnebago Motor Homes
after the plant shut
down. He drove a school
bus for the Greene
Community School
District for eight years
and farmed several years
in the Greene area. He
was last employed by
Allied Construction
until his health forced
him to retire on Sept.
24, 2003.
He lived a simple and
private life with his
family being the most
important part of it
all.
He will be sadly missed
by his loving wife,
Janice, of Marble Rock;
two daughters, Deb
(Rich) Kock and Cindy
(Mike) Steere, both of
Greene; daughter-in-law,
Terry Schrage of Greene;
seven grandchildren,
Andrea (Jason) Webster
of Charles City, Shannon
(Nate) Trees, and
Allyson Kock, all of
Greene, Douglas
(Jessica) Schrage of
Manly, Samantha Schrage,
Caitlyn and Morgan
Steere, all of Greene;
three
great-grandchildren,
Bryce and Brooke Trees
and Caden Schrage; one
sister, Wilma (Lloyd)
Hodge of Cedar Falls;
and a stepbrother, Kenny
Rover of Greene. He is
also survived by his
aunts and uncles,
Elizabeth (Lawrence)
Liddle of Plainfield,
Albert Schrage of
Clarksville, William
(Genevieve) Schrage of
Waverly, and Lester
Rover of Greene.
He leaves to join his
parents and two sons,
Michael Paul Schrage,
who died Oct. 20, 1964,
and Bradley Schrage, who
died Jan. 7, 2001.
Funeral arrangements
have been entrusted to
Reid’s Funeral Chapel,
(641) 823-4457.
PHYLLIS L. CREIGH
MASON CITY — Phyllis L.
Creigh, 81, of Mason
City, died Sunday (April
11, 2004) at the I.O.O.F.
Home.
Memorial service will be
held 11 a.m. Thursday,
at Major Erickson
Funeral Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave., with
Rev. Kathy Graves,
Director of Spiritual
Care, Hospice of North
Iowa, officiating.
Inurnment will be in the
Elm-wood Cemetery
Columbarium.
There will be no
visitation. Memorials
may be directed to
Hospice of North Iowa.
Phyllis was born June
28, 1922, in Rochester,
Minn., the daughter of
Harry D. and Nellie J.
(Hanson) McIntosh. She
attended school in the
Rochester area and
graduated from high
school. Phyllis was an
employee of the
Northwestern Bell
Telephone Co. for 43
years, retiring on Jan.
1, 1986. She was a
member of St. Joseph’s
Catholic Church and the
Pioneer Club. Phyllis
also did some volunteer
work for Central
Catholic. She loved to
read, spend time with
her grandchildren and
her dog Meaghan.
Phyllis is survived by
her daughter, Deborah D.
Baker, of Mason City;
sister, Delores L.
Smith, of Mesa, Ariz.;
grandchildren, Daniel
Baker and wife, Mikki,
of Los Vegas, Nev., Mark
Baker of Mason City,
Kristina Nodtvedt and
husband, Alex, of Mason
City;
great-grandchildren,
Casey, Garrett and
Bailey Baker and Andrew
and Alexandra Nodtvedt;
nieces, Pamela Loeckle
and husband, Dennis, of
Mason City, Nancy Smith
of Minneapolis, Minn,
and Mary Plium and
husband, Art, of
Trinidad, Calif.
She was preceded in
death by her parents;
and one sister, Joyce
Chase.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home and Crematory,
(641) 423-0924.
WARREN H. DALTON
MASON CITY — Warren H.
Dalton, 90, of 820 14th
St. S.E., died Monday
(April 12, 2004) at the
Muse Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit.
Funeral service will be
held 11 a.m. Thursday at
the First Presbyterian
Church, 201 Willowbrook
Drive, with the Rev.
Terry Hamilton-Poore
officiating. Interment
will be in Memorial Park
Cemetery.
Visitation will be from
5 to 7 p.m. today at the
Major Erickson Funeral
Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave., and
continues at the church
one hour before the
service.
In lieu of flowers,
memorials may be given
to Hospice of North
Iowa, First Presbyterian
Church or Senior
Citizens Activity
Center.
Warren was born Jan. 8,
1914, in Steamboat Rock,
the son of William L.
and Frankie (Freerksen)
Dalton. His family moved
to Forest City in 1920,
and Warren attended
school there.
He married Ruth L. Hale
Dec. 22, 1938, in
Miller, S.D.
They moved to Mason City
in 1945. Warren farmed
for many years then went
to work for Higley Cold
Storage. He retired in
1976 as superintendent,
having spent 31 years
there.
Warren was a member of
First Presbyterian
Church, where he served
as an elder and past
treasurer; a member of
AARP; Senior Chamber of
Commerce, where he was
past treasurer; past
treasurer for Congregate
Meals and volunteered at
Meals on Wheels.
Warren is survived by
his wife, Ruth L.
Dalton, of Mason City;
two sons, Ronald Lee
Dalton and wife, Diana,
of Bettendorf, David
Eliot Dalton and wife,
Catherine, of Plano,
Texas; daughter, Diana
Lynn Kuhns of Lynnwood,
Wash.; eight
grandchildren, David
Dalton of Mason City,
Jeremy Kuhns of
Woodbury, Minn., Chad
Dalton of Frisco, Texas,
Deborah Dalton of Fort
Worth, Texas, Mindy
Burruss of Sioux City,
Jill Yates of
Bettendorf, Cindi
Bigelow of Old Monroe,
Mo., Nickol Dalton of
Dallas, Texas;
step-grandchildren,
Pearl Ann Guy of Omaha,
Neb., Jeff Kuhns of
Omaha, Neb.; and 12
great-grandchildren.
Warren was preceded in
death by his parents,
three brothers and one
sister.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
OLIVER C. YELLAND
SHEFFIELD — Oliver C.
Yelland, 76, of
Sheffield, died Saturday
(April 10, 2004) at his
home following a battle
with cancer.
Memorial service will be
held 1:30 p.m. Saturday
at the First United
Methodist Church in
Sheffield, with the Rev.
R. Karl Watkins
presiding. Inurnment
will follow in Hillside
Cemetery in Sheffield.
There will be no
visitation prior to the
memorial service.
Retz-Grarup Funeral
Home, (641) 892-4241.
THOMAS A. PATTEE
MASON CITY — Thomas A.
Pattee, 74, formerly of
Mason City, died Easter
Sunday (April 11, 2004)
at The Pleasant Care
Nursing Facility in
Pleasantville.
A memorial Mass will be
held 11 a.m. Friday at
St. Joseph’s Catholic
Church, 302 Fifth St.
S.E. in Mason City, with
the Rev. Michael J.
Podhajsky officiating.
Inurnment will be in
Elmwood-St. Joseph
Cemetery in Mason City.
The family will greet
friends from 10 a.m.
Friday until time of
services at the church.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, (641)
423-2372.www.colonialchapels.com
ED SMOLIK
OSAGE — Ed Smolik, 99,
of Osage, died Tuesday
(April 13, 2004) at
Faith Lutheran Home in
Osage.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at the
Champion-Bucheit Funeral
Home in Osage, (641)
732-3706.
MAX I. ALLISON
MASON CITY — Max I.
Allison, 85, of Mason
City, died Saturday
(April 10, 2004) at
Oakwood Care Center,
Clear Lake.
Funeral service will be
held 11 a.m. Friday
(April 16, 2004) at
Hogan Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, 126 3rd
St. N.E., Mason City,
with Rev. William Kanne
officiating. Burial will
be in Elmwood-St. Joseph
Cemetery, Mason City.
Visitation will be held
from 10 a.m. until the
time of service Friday
at the funeral chapel.
Max I. Allison was born
August 8, 1918, at Mason
City, a son of G. L. and
Alice (Johnson) Allison.
He attended Mason City
schools and was a 1936
graduate of Mason City
High School. He attended
Hamilton Business
College, Mason City. He
married Mary Jane Quinn
on Jan. 28, 1940, at
Holy Family rectory,
Mason City.
Max served in the U.S.
Army during World War II
in the Pacific Theatre.
He fought in the battles
for the islands of
Saipan and Okinawa. He
worked at Gibbs-Cook
Caterpillar, Mason City,
as a service manager for
many years. In 1974, he
transferred to their Des
Moines operation,
retiring in 1983.
He is survived by his
children, Michael (Mary
Ellen) Allison,
Rockford; Philip (Gail)
Allison, Clarion;
Cynthia Blanchard,
Knoxville, Tenn.; Linda
(Scott) Rogers, Altoona;
Dennis (Sheila) Allison,
Denver, Colo.; a sister,
Juanita McKee, Cottage
Grove, Ore.; 26
grandchildren; several
great-grandchildren; and
a special friend,
Patricia Bastian, Clear
Lake.
Max was preceded in
death by his wife, Mary
Jane; and two sons,
Anthony and Stephen.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel (641)
423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
LAVONNE C. HUNST
CHAPIN — LaVonne C.
Hunst, 72, of Chapin,
died Monday (April 12,
2004) at the Franklin
General Nursing Facility
in Hampton.
Funeral service will be
10:30 a.m. Thursday at
St. Patrick’s Catholic
Church in Hampton, with
Father Jim Miller
officiating. Burial will
be in Memorial Park
Cemetery in Mason City.
Visitation will be from
4 to 8 p.m. today at the
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral
Home in Hampton, with a
scripture service at
6:30 p.m.
LaVonne C. Hunst was
born Jan. 27, 1932, in
Franklin County, to
Elmer Kieslich and
Bernice Younge Kieslich.
She attended country
schools in Franklin
County.
She was united in
marriage on May 6, 1950,
at St. John’s Catholic
Church in Clarion to Leo
Patrick Hunst.
She was a homemaker.
She was a member of St.
Patrick’s Catholic
Church, Hampton.
LaVonne liked to garden,
read, crochet, spend
time with her children
and grandchildren and
friends.
She also enjoyed
listening to music and
doing crafty things.
She is survived by
daughter, Patricia and
husband, Rodney Rieken,
of Hansell; son, Michael
and wife, Ranay Hunst,
of Marshalltown;
daughter, Cheryl
Straughn and friend,
Kevin Sunken, of Chapin;
sisters, Joan Anderson,
of Clarion, Elaine and
husband, Larry Ringham,
of Mason City, and Karen
and husband, LeRoy Wood,
of Sheffield;
brothers-in-law, Joe and
wife, Irene Hunst, of
Clarion, and Gene and
wife, Sally Hunst, of
Aiken, S.C.;
sister-in-law, Mary Ann
Kieslich, of Mason City;
seven grandchildren;
five
great-grandchildren; and
many nieces and nephews.
Preceded in death by
parents, husband,
sister, Shirley Geerdes;
brother, John Kieslich;
three infant brothers;
and an infant grandson.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral
Home, (641) 456-3232.
LAURETTA HARRENSTEIN
WEBSTER CITY — Lauretta
Harrenstein, 88, of
Webster City, died
Monday (April 12, 2004)
at the Trinity Regional
Medical Center at Fort
Dodge.
A Celebration of Life
will be held at 1:30
p.m. Friday at the
Community Church, east
of Kamrar, with the Rev.
Todd Jones officiating.
Burial will be in the
Community Cemetery.
Visitation will be from
5 to 9 p.m. Thursday at
the Foster Funeral Home,
800 Willson Ave., and
after 10:30 a.m. Friday
at the church.
Lauretta Elma
Harrenstein, daughter of
Oltman and Katherine
Hassebrock Van Langen,
was born March 20, 1916,
on a farm east of
Kamrar. She attended
Kamrar Public School,
graduating in 1935. She
attended Iowa State
Teachers College in
Cedar Falls and taught
in rural schools in
Hamilton County.
On Nov. 14, 1942, she
married John
Harrenstein, of
Wellsburg, at the Park
Avenue Presbyterian
Church in Des Moines.
The couple resided in
Kamrar. She continued to
teach in Hamilton
County. She was employed
at the Raska
Upholstering Shop as a
seamstress for many
years, retiring in 1979.
Mr. Harrenstein died
Feb. 8, 1996. She moved
to Webster City in
November 2003.
Mrs. Harrenstein is
survived by sons and
daughters-in-law,
Douglas and Dorothy
Harrenstein of Clear
Lake; Curtis and Judy
Harrenstein of Webster
City; daughter and
son-in-law, Joan and
Allen Geilenfeld of
Clear Lake;
grandchildren, Rebecca
and Jason Salge; John,
Joe and Marcus
Harrenstein; Andrew,
Rachel and Hannah
Geilenfeld;
great-grandsons, Ryan
and Connor Salge;
brother, Ronald Van
Langen of Mesa, Ariz.;
several nieces and
nephews.
In addition to her
husband, she was
preceded in death by her
parents; sister, Vera
Berglund; brothers,
Orville, Clifford,
Donald, Loren and Allen
Van Langen.
She was a member of the
Community Church of
Kamrar; her church
circle and her interests
centered on being a
homemaker, her church
and her family.
Foster Funeral Home,
(515) 832-2110.
HARVEY RIEKEN
ACKLEY — Harvey Rieken,
93, of Ackley, died
Sunday (April 11, 2004)
at his home.
Funeral service will be
held at 1:30 p.m.
Thursday at the Sietsema
Funeral Home in Ackley,
with burial in the
Oakwood Cemetery in
Ackley.
Visitation will be held
from 5 to 8 p.m. today
at the Sietsema Funeral
Home.
Sietsema Funeral Home,
(641) 847-2333.
GENEVIEVE C. WALTERS
MASON CITY — Genevieve
C. Walters, 85, of 1220
Maple Drive, Mason City,
died Tuesday (April 13,
2004) at the I.O.O.F.
Home in Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at the
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, 126
Third St. N.E. in Mason
City.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, (641)
423-2372.
CURT W. ROSENDAHL
OSAGE — Curt W.
Rosendahl, 75, of Osage,
died Monday (April 12,
2004) at the Faith
Lutheran Home in Osage.
Curt was born Dec. 24,
1928, the son of Elmer
and Hildegard
(Tieskotter) Rosendahl.
He attended schools in
Decorah and graduated
from Decorah High
School.
He was united in
marriage to Norma Jean
Gilbertson on Oct. 15,
1950, in Decorah.
They made their home in
the Decorah area until
1967, and then moved to
Osage. Curt retired from
the Des Moines Register.
He enjoyed golf,
coaching Little League
baseball, bowling, and
was an active supporter
of the Osage Drum and
Bugle Corps.
Curt’s ability to talk
to anyone and everybody
will be greatly missed
by all.
Funeral service will be
held at 1:30 p.m.
Thursday at Our Savior’s
Lutheran Church in
Osage, with the Rev.
Dennis Hanson and the
Rev. Roy Ott,
officiating. Interment
will be in the Osage
Cemetery.
Visitation will be from
6 to 8 p.m. today at the
Champion-Bucheit Funeral
Home in Osage, and will
continue one hour before
the service on Thursday
at the church.
He is survived by his
wife, Norma Rosendahl,
of Osage; two daughters,
Diane Brown (Rob) of
Rochester, Minn., and
Lori Fox (Terry) of
Peyton, Colo.; one son,
Jim Rosendahl (Marcia)
of Osage; one
son-in-law, Mark Kelm,
of Rochester; five
grandchildren, Megan,
Lars, and Hakkon
Rosendahl, and Cody and
Willow Fox; one
stepgrandson, Greg Kelm;
two sisters, Lavonne
Brown and special
friend, Gordon, of Cedar
Rapids, and Lynette
Ellefson (Paul) of Mesa,
Ariz.
He was preceded by his
parents; and one
daughter, Barb Kelm.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral
Home, (641) 732-3706.
RONALD R. PETERS
MASON CITY — Ronald R.
Peters, 49, of 505 S.
Taylor Ave., died Easter
morning (April 11, 2004)
at the Fairview
University Medical
Center in Minneapolis,
Minn.
Ron passed away
peacefully with his two
sons, Ben and Scott, and
other members of his
family at his side. He
battled the disease
scleroderma for the past
15 years.
A celebration of Ron’s
life will be held 2 p.m.
Friday at St. James
Lutheran Church, 1148
4th St. S.E. in Mason
City, with Pastor Paul
C. Nelson and David
Moore officiating.
The family will greet
friends one hour prior
to the service on Friday
afternoon at the church.
Those wishing to extend
memorials or expressions
of sympathy may direct
them to the family as
they plan to establish a
college fund for Ben and
Scott.
Ronald Ray Peters was
born Jan. 6, 1955, in
Mason City, to Carl O.
and Beverly J. (Moore)
Peters. He was the third
child and second son
born to his parents. Ron
was baptized, confirmed
and a member of St.
James Lutheran Church in
Mason City. During his
youth, Ron was very
active and had a passion
for spending as much
time as possible
outdoors. He
particularly enjoyed
horseback riding, dogs
and staying at his
Grandma Peters’ lake
home, where he loved to
go boating and skiing.
Ron attended school in
Mason City and was a
member of the graduation
class of 1973.
Following graduation,
Ron was employed in his
family’s business of car
sales at Uptown Motors,
Inc., where he later
became the vice
president. He worked
alongside his father,
Carl, and brother, Doug,
until ill health forced
him to cease work at an
early age.
On June 18, 1983, Ron
was united in marriage
to Vicki L. Young in
Nashua. The couple
became the proud parents
of two sons.
Besides Ron’s
affiliation with his
church, he was a member
of the Moose Lodge in
Mason City, Pheasants
Forever, Ducks
Unlimited, the National
Rifle Association, and
the Chamber of Commerce.
Ron shared special times
with his friends and
challenged others as he
competed on a local
8-ball pool league team
named the “Sidewinders.”
Some of Ron’s interests
and leisure activities
included snowmobiling,
camping, fishing,
hunting and
motorcycling. He was an
avid stock car racing
fan and had a talent for
figuring out “mechanical
challenges” and car
mechanics … anything to
do with cars!
Ron claimed the greatest
treasures in his life
were his sons. He was a
dedicated and nurturing
father and felt blessed
with every moment spent
with Ben and Scott.
Ron is described by his
family as a man with
high integrity, honesty,
an outgoing personality,
very witty and caring.
He will be
well-remembered as a
person who placed the
needs of others before
his own and was very
giving of himself.
Ron will be missed
dearly by his family and
friends who have shared
in his life.
He is survived by his
wife, Vicki Peters; his
two sons, Ben and Scott
Peters; his parents,
Carl and Beverly Peters,
all of Mason City; his
sisters, Kathryn
(Michael) Hetherinton of
Bozeman, Mont., and
Carol (Mark) Kramer of
Mason City; his brother,
Doug (Jill Evenson)
Peters of Portland; and
numerous aunts, uncles,
cousins, nieces, nephews
and many friends.
Preceding Ron in death
are his maternal
grandparents, Sherman
and Ferne Moore and his
paternal grandparents,
Otto and Emma Peters.
Fullerton Funeral Home
and Cremation Services,
(641) 423-8676.
www.fullertonfh.com.
OLGER S. BRUNSVOLD
MASON CITY — Olger S.
Brunsvold, 86, of 2702
First St. S.W., formerly
of Manly, died Monday
(April 12, 2004) at his
home in Mason City.
A memorial service will
be held 2 p.m. Friday at
the Bethlehem Lutheran
Church, 428 W. Walnut
St., Manly, with the
Rev. Randy Nielsen
officiating. Inurnment
will be at Memorial Park
Cemetery, Mason City,
with military honors by
the Edward Tosel
American Legion Post
#110. Visitation will be
one hour prior to the
service Friday at the
church.
Olger Sander Brunsvold,
the son of Nels and
Josephine (Roslien)
Brunsvold, was born Jan.
16, 1918, in rural
Kensett. He attended
school in Kensett.
After his schooling, he
worked as a farmhand
until enlisting in the
United States Army. He
served his country from
March 1941 until October
1945.
He then returned to the
Manly area and worked
for the Rock Island
Railroad as an engineer,
retiring in 1980 after
37 years of service.
Olger loved spending
time with his family as
well as his many fishing
trips to Lake Vermillion
and to Canada.
He also enjoyed
gardening and playing
cards with his friends.
He was a member of the
Bethlehem Lutheran
Church of Manly, the
B.L.F.&E., the Edward
Tosel American Legion
Post #110 of Manly, and
the Our Buddies V.F.W.
Memorial Post #6779 of
Northwood. He was a past
president of the local
chapter of the railroad
union U.T.U.
Olger is survived by his
wife, Hazel, of Mason
City; his children, Gary
Brunsvold and his wife,
Val, of Manly, Judy
Brunsvold of Mason City,
and Wanda Marquardt of
Denver, Colo.; three
grandchildren, Mitzi
Brunsvold of Coralville,
Blayne Brunsvold and
Blair Brunsvold, both of
Manly. Also surviving is
one sister-in-law, Faye
Brunsvold of Herman, Mo.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, three
brothers, Donald,
Burnell, and Milford;
one son-in-law, Steve
Marquardt; and one
sister-in-law, Esther
Brunsvold.
Bride Colonial Chapel,
(641) 454-2242.
www.colonialchapels.com.
ARTHUR M. OMVIG
KANAWHA — Arthur M.
Omvig, 80, of Kanawha,
passed away Monday
(April 12, 2004) at
Hancock County Memorial
Hospital in Britt.
Funeral service for Art
Omvig will be held at
1:30 p.m. Thursday at
the Kanawha Lutheran
Church, with the Rev.
Dr. John Meyer and
Janelle Siffring, AiM,
officiating. Burial will
be in Amsterdam Township
Cemetery near Kanawha,
with military graveside
services provided by the
Kanawha American Legion
Severson Post #77.
Friends may greet the
family from 6 to 8 p.m.
today at the Ewing
Dugger Funeral Home in
Kanawha, and one hour
prior to the service at
the church.
Art, the son of Abel and
Mary Fosen Omvig, was
born July 23, 1923, east
of Denhart. The youngest
of nine children, he
attended rural schools
near Kanawha.
In March of 1943, Art
enlisted in the United
States Army. He was a
machine gunner in
General Patton’s Third
Army, which landed in
Europe on April 18,
1944, and left on Sept.
28, 1945. Art was the
recipient of a Bronze
Battle Star.
Following his discharge
from the Army, he worked
for various farmers in
the Kanawha area.
On Jan. 3, 1946, Art was
united in marriage with
Marjorie Carlson in
Kanawha. To this union
two daughters, Diane and
Linda, were born.
Art went to work for
G.I. Larson in 1947, the
couple lived on the same
farm for 40 years. They
moved into Kanawha in
1987 and retired from
farming in 1992. Art
also owned and operated
Art’s Rec in Kanawha
from 1971 until 1978.
Art’s children and
grandchildren were very
important to him and he
enjoyed spending time
with them.
Art is survived by his
wife, Marjorie, of
Kanawha; daughter, Diane
and her husband, Jerry
Ebersviller, of
Arlington, Minn., their
children and
grandchildren, Becky and
Tim Luskey, Emma and
Luke and Lori and Clint
Hatlestad and Taylor;
daughter, Linda and her
husband, Robert Zeigler,
of Kanawha, and their
children and
grandchildren, Melanie
and Terry Lottie, Suzie
and Sydney, Joel and
Sarah Zeigler, Joshua
and Shelby, and Pamela
and Thomas Holden,
Zachary and Cole; three
sisters, Oviedia and her
husband, Ernest
Michelson, of Kanawha,
Celia Roskamp of Kanawha
and Mabel Peterson of
Britt.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; three
brothers, Joe, Oren and
John and his wife,
Phyllis, two sisters,
Alice Asche and Synneva
and her husband, Bernard
Abbas; and two
brothers-in-law, Carl
Roskamp and Linsworth
Peterson.
Ewing Dugger Funeral
Home, (641) 762-3211.
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THURSDAY, APRIL
15, 2004.
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GENEVIEVE C.
WALTERS
MASON CITY —
Genevieve C.
Walters, 85, of
Mason City, died
Tuesday (April
13, 2004) at the
I.O.O.F. Home in
Mason City.
A Mass of the
Resurrection
will be held
10:30 a.m. Sat-urday
at St. Joseph’s
Catholic Church,
302 Fifth St.
S.E., with
Father Michael
Podhajsky
officiating.
Burial will be
in the Elmwood-
St. Joseph
Cemetery in
Mason City.
Visitation will
be from 4 to 7
p.m. Friday at
the
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel,
126 Third St.
N.E., with a
scriptural wake
service at 6
p.m.
Memorials may be
given to Hospice
of North Iowa in
her memory.
Genevieve “Gen”
was born Dec.
19, 1918, in
Mason City, the
daughter of
Bernard and
Katie Bernemann.
She graduated
from St. Joseph
High School,
Mason City,
where she earned
a history medal,
and comptometer
school in Des
Moines.
Gen married B.W.
(Joe) Walters in
1947.
Gen was a member
of St. Joseph
Catholic Church,
Cooties and the
Birthday Club.
She volunteered
many hours at a
local nursing
home.
Gen enjoyed
crossword
puzzles, mystery
novels, playing
cards, cooking
and visiting
with family and
friends.
She always
looked forward
to spending time
with her
grandchildren
and
great-grandchildren.
Gen is survived
by a daughter,
Jenny Thada and
her husband,
Keith, of Mason
City; a son,
Patrick Walters
and his wife,
Lynn, of
Johnston;
grandchildren,
Shannon
Heinzerling and
her husband,
John, of Ankeny;
Meagan Wittnebel
and her husband,
Jim, of Mason
City; Kimberly
Lemon of
Johnston; Katie
Wade of Kansas
City, Mo.; Kevin
Walters and his
wife, Rebecca,
of Omaha, Neb.;
Kristopher
Walters of
Johnston; six
great-grandchildren:
Hannah, Erica
and Tyler
Heinzerling of
Ankeny; Emily
Wittnebel of
Mason City;
Melanie Lemon
and Caleb Macias
of Johnston; one
sister, Florence
Berger, of
Forest City;
nieces, nephews,
cousins and
other relatives
and friends.
Gen was preceded
in death by her
parents,
husband, four
brothers and two
sisters.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel,
(641) 423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
ELSIE MAE
BERDING
COUNCIL BLUFFS —
Elsie Mae
Berding, 75, of
Council Bluffs,
died April 9,
2004, in Council
Bluffs.
She was born
Oct. 5, 1928, in
Clear Lake, to
Fred and Ethel
DeMary Hill. She
graduated from
high school and
attended college
for two years.
She was a
waitress for 26
years at
Caniglia’s
restaurant in
Omaha, Neb.
She was a member
of the Trinity
Methodist
Church.
Mrs. Berding was
preceded in
death by her
husband, Robert,
in 2000; by her
granddaughter,
Jessica Dirks;
her sister, Mary
Andresan; and
her brother, Don
Hill.
Survivors
include a
daughter,
Kathleen Dirks,
of Council
Bluffs; four
sons, David and
wife, Janice, of
Platteville,
Wis., Robert II
and wife, Lisa,
of Council
Bluffs, Jeffrey
and Bradford,
both of Council
Bluffs; sister,
Beverly
Steurwald, of
Columbia, Mo.;
three brothers,
Walter Hill and
wife, V. Rae, of
Springfield,
Ill., Bob Hill,
of San Antonio,
Texas, and Wayne
Hill and wife,
Sally, of
Minneapolis,
Minn.; eight
grandchildren;
and two
great-grandchildren.
Funeral service
were held on
Monday, April
12, 2004, at the
Cutler-O’Neill-Meyer-Woodring
Funeral Home.
Burial was in
Grange Cemetery.
Visitation was
held on Sunday,
April 11, at
Cutler-O’Neill-Meyer-Woodring
Funeral Home.
ED SMOLIK
OSAGE — Ed
Smolik, 99, of
Osage, died
Tuesday (April
13, 2004) at the
Faith Lutheran
Home in Osage.
Ed was born Dec.
21, 1904, in
Brainard, Neb.,
the son of Frank
and Anna (Cejka)
Smolik. He
attended school
in Brainard and
finished his
schooling in
North Dakota.
Ed moved with
his family to
Iowa, ending up
in the Osage
area in 1927.
Ed was united in
marriage to
Evelyn Ahrens on
Oct. 28, 1947,
at Eden
Presbyterian
Church. The
couple made
their home on a
farm near Osage,
in which he
currently
resided.
He was a
co-founder of
“Cedar Valley
Memories” in
Osage. He
enjoyed
antiques, no
matter if it was
farm machinery
or household
furnishings.
Ed was a member
of the Osage
Masonic Lodge
102 A.F. & A.M.
Funeral service
will be 10:30
a.m. Monday at
the United
Church of Christ
in Osage, with
the Rev. Robert
Melhorn
officiating.
Interment will
be in the Osage
Cemetery.
Visitation will
be from 3 to 5
p.m. Sunday at
the
Champion-Bucheit
Funeral Home in
Osage, where
there will be a
masonic service
at 4:30 p.m.,
and further
visitation one
hour before the
service on
Monday at the
church.
Survived by two
sisters, Helen
Lund of Stanwood
and Lydia Deal
of Boone; two
brothers, Ray
Smolik of Osage
and Duane Smolik
of San Jose,
Calif.; and
several nieces
and nephews.
He was preceded
by his parents;
his wife,
Evelyn, in 1998;
two brothers,
George and
Ernest Smolik;
and two sisters,
Adeline Michels
and Libbie
Smolik.
Champion-Bucheit
Funeral Home,
(641) 732-3706.
THOMAS A. PATTEE
MASON CITY —
Thomas A.
Pattee, 74,
formerly of
Mason City, died
Easter Sunday
(April 11, 2004)
at Pleasant Care
Nursing Facility
in
Pleasantville.
A memorial Mass
will be held 11
a.m. Friday at
St. Joseph’s
Catholic Church,
302 Fifth St.
S.E. in Mason
City, with the
Rev. Michael J.
Podhajsky
officiating.
Inurnment will
be in
Elmwood-St.
Joseph Cemetery
in Mason City.
The family will
greet friends
from 10 a.m.
until the time
of service on
Friday at the
church.
Thomas A. Pattee
was born March
8, 1930, at
Mason City, a
son of Lawrence
and Helen
(Hickey) Pattee.
Tom attended St.
Joseph’s
Catholic School
and was a
graduate of St.
Joseph’s
Catholic High
School in Mason
City. He
attended Mason
City Junior
College.
While in Mason
City, Tom was a
member of St.
Joseph’s
Catholic Church
and the Knights
of Columbus.
He is survived
by, a son, Jay
Pattee and wife,
Jan, of Perry;
three daughters,
Jane Callewaert
and husband,
Lee, of River
Hills, Wis.,
Nancy Hector and
husband, Chris,
of Minnetonka,
Minn., and
Marianne
Mikelson and
fiance, David
Barnett, of
Waunakee, Wis.;
10
grandchildren;
and one brother,
Dr. James
Pattee, of
Minneapolis,
Minn.
He was preceded
in death by his
parents, Larry
and Helen
“Nellie” Pattee;
and one brother,
Frank Pattee.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel,
126 Third St.
N.E. in Mason
City, is in
charge of
arrangements.
(641) 423-2372.
www.colonial-chapels.com
ABIGAIL DENISE
THOMAZIN
MASON CITY —
Abigail Denise
Thomazin, infant
daughter of
Robert and
Denise Thomazin
III, was
stillborn
Tuesday (April
13, 2004) at
Mercy Medical
Center-North
Iowa.
Graveside
service will be
held 10:30 a.m.
Saturday at
Oakhill Cemetery
in Tama, Iowa,
with the Rev.
Paul Rendall of
the Reformed
Baptist Church
officiating.
Visitation will
be held at the
cemetery.
Fullerton Family
of Funeral
Homes, 123
Second St. S. E.
Mason City, and
Mason Hand
Funeral Home of
Tama, will be
assisting the
family with
arrangements.
Fullerton
Funeral Home and
Cremation
Services, (641)
423-8676.
www.fullertonfh.com.
LILLIAN REYNOLDS
LEROY, Minn. —
Lillian
Reynolds, 88, of
LeRoy, Minn.,
died Monday
(April 12, 2004)
in Rochester,
Minn.
Funeral service
will be held at
11 a.m. Friday
at the First
Presbyterian
Church in LeRoy,
with the Rev.
Neal Solomonson
officiating.
Burial will be
in the LeRoy
Cemetery.
Visitation will
be held from 5
to 7 p.m. today
at the Hindt
Hutchins Funeral
Home, 615 N.
Broadway in
LeRoy.
WINNIE BUSS
KLEMME — Winnie
Buss, 97, of
Klemme, died
Wednesday (April
14, 2004) at the
Belmond Health
Care Center.
Funeral
arrangements are
incomplete at
the
Tenold-Andrews
Funeral Home in
Klemme.
Tenold-Andrews
Funeral Home,
(641) 587-2510.
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