PUBLISHED Wednesday, April 21, 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.
ELLSWORTH B. TEVIS
MASON CITY — Ellsworth B. Tevis, 73, of 20793
260th St., died Sunday (April 18, 2004) at the
Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit after a
courageous fight battling a brain tumor.
A church worship service will be held in
Ellsworth’s honor at 2 p.m. Saturday at the
Remnant Seventh Day Adventist Church,
Independent, 24 Third St. N.W., Nora Springs.
His son, Dennis, will give the message. There
will be no visitation. His body was cremated.
The family will receive friends from 1 to 6 p.m.
Sunday at their home.
Memorials may be given to the Ellsworth B. Tevis
Memorial Fund.
Ellsworth was born June 1, 1930, in Mason City,
the son of Price and Esther (Bauer) Tevis. He
graduated from Nora Springs High School.
Ellsworth married Mary C. Hanson Sept. 5, 1959,
in Mason City. He was a long time farmer in the
area and did carpentry work as well.
He enjoyed helping his neighbors and friends.
Ellsworth was an elder at the Remnant Seventh
Day Adventist Church, Independent, in Nora
Springs, since it was organized in 1986.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Tevis, of Mason
City; two sons, Dennis Tevis and Douglas Tevis,
both of Mason City; brother, Marlan Tevis, of
Batavia, Ill.
He was preceded in death by his parents and
brother, Evan “Jake.”
Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania
Ave. in Mason City, is in charge of
arrangements.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
WALTER V. NIEMEYER
SHELL ROCK — Walter V. Niemeyer, 71, of Shell
Rock, Iowa, died Monday morning (April 19, 2004)
at his home of natural causes.
Walter was born on Aug. 11, 1932, in Wycoff,
Minn., the son of Walter and Verna (Chinnow)
Niemeyer.
Walter attended school in Waltham, Minn.,
through the eighth grade.
Following school he helped his grandfather on
the farm until being drafted during the Korean
War.
He served in the Army from 1953 until being
honorably discharged in 1955.
After the war, Walter moved to Clarksville,
where he worked at Chamberlin’s Manufacturing
and Clay Manufacturing.
Walter later began working as a mechanic in
Shell Rock for several years until he went to
work for the Rock Island Railroad and the Iowa
Northern Railroad, where he worked for 20 years.
After retiring from the railroad in 1991, Walter
enjoyed his free time collecting radios.
Walter enjoyed boating, collecting radios, his
two dogs, and especially spending time with his
family and friends.
Walter is survived by his wife, Grace, of Shell
Rock; one son, Michael and his wife, Erin, of
Osage; one granddaughter, Brianna, of Osage; and
one sister, Donna Hughes of Aplington.
He is preceded in death by his parents and
grandparents.
Graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. today
at the Oak Hill Cemetery in Nashua, with Pastor
Keith Tomlinson officiating.
Memorials may be directed to the family.
Kaiser-Corson Funeral Home, Shell Rock, is in
charge of arrangements, (319) 885-4154.
HOLMES PATRICK PEDELTY
EDINA, Minn. — Holmes Patrick Pedelty, 67,
passed away Monday (April 19, 2004) at his home
in Edina, Minn.
Holmes Pedelty was born on Aug. 9, 1936, in
Dougherty. He was raised in Clear Lake, where he
lived most of his life. He and his wife, Jane
Pedelty, moved to Edina in 1983.
Holmes was united in marriage to Jane Duesenberg
on Oct. 27, 1956, at St. Patrick’s Catholic
Church in Clear Lake.
Mr. Pedelty was a managing partner of the North
Iowa Livestock Exchange in Garner, as well as
the Farmers Auction Market in Eldora. Holmes’
agricultural reports and commentaries were
carried daily by 15 radio stations throughout
the Midwest, and his weekly market analysis and
commentary was carried on KIMT television in
Mason City.
During his career, Holmes delivered hundreds of
speeches to farmers, businessmen, and consumer
groups.
He also taught Accounting and Fundamentals of
Financial Management for Buena Vista College on
the North Iowa Area Community College Campus
from 1984-1985.
Mr. Pedelty served on the Board of Directors of
Norwest Bank in Mason City, and was a member of
Corn Belt Beef Council, American Society of
Agricultural Consultants, the Grade Standards
and Labeling Committee of the National
Cattleman’s Association, the Advisory Committee
of the Iowa Cattleman’s Association and chaired
the Iowa Governor’s Beef Task Force and the Iowa
Beef Industry Council’s Marketing Committee.
Mr. Pedelty earned his MBA from the University
of Iowa.
Holmes served on several community organizations
in Iowa and Minnesota, including the Board of
Directors of Magnum Chorum, St. Olaf
University’s Alumni Choir.
He also served on several committees and
organizations in Clear Lake, including
co-chairing the committee to acquire land for
Handicap Village (now Opportunity Village), and
was a member of the St. Patrick’s Church Board
of Education and a lay member of the Clear Lake
Interfaith Council.
Holmes is survived by his wife, Jane Pedelty;
and three children, daughter, Lori Pedelty and
her husband, Mark Ormond; son, Kevin and his
wife, Joan Pedelty; son, Mark and his wife,
Karen Miksch; and seven grandchildren, Adam,
Jason, Taylor and Blake Ormond, and Veronica,
Griffin, and Samantha Pedelty.
Holmes was preceded in death by his father,
Donald Ross Pedelty; mother, Mary Electa
Pedelty-kelley; and two brothers, J and Thomas.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m.
Thursday, at the Church of Saint Patrick, Valley
View and Gleason Road in Edina.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. today
at the Gill Brothers Southwest Funeral Chapels,
5801 Lyndale Ave. S., Minneapolis, and one hour
prior to the mass on Thursday at the church.
Gifts in memorium may be sent to the Hospice of
North Iowa in Mason City, Opportunity Village in
Clear Lake, or St. Patrick’s Catholic Church of
Edina.
Gill Brothers, (641) 861-6088.
THOMAS WIK
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Thomas Wik, 67, of Eden
Prairie, Minn., died Sunday (April 18, 2004).
Funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m.
Friday at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church
in Charles City, with the Rev. Dennis Niezwaag
officiating. Burial will be in Sunnyside Memory
Gardens.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m.
Thursday at the Hauser Funeral Home, 1205 S.
Main St. in Charles City, and one hour prior to
the service on Friday at the church.
Hauser Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323.
CARROLL L. ‘BUZZ’ KING
MARBLE ROCK — Funeral service for Carroll L.
“Buzz” King, 78, of 1330 290th St., Marble Rock,
will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the United
Methodist Church in Marble Rock, with Pastor
Kenneth Kent and Monsignor Walter Brunkan
officiating. Burial will be in the Hillside
Cemetery in Marble Rock.
Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. today at
Reid’s Funeral Chapel in Marble Rock, where
there will be public masonic service at 7:30
p.m., conducted by Cornerstone Lodge 251 A.F. &
A.M. of Marble Rock.
Visitation will continue one hour prior to the
service on Thursday at the church.
Carroll Lee King was born July 16, 1925, in
Waterloo, a son of Clark Leonard and Ruth Amelia
(Beyers) King, and died Sunday (April 18, 2004)
Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City.
He received his education in the rural Scott
Township schools and graduated from Marble Rock
High School in 1944.
As a young man he worked on the family farm and
following his marriage he farmed on his own.
On Jan. 26, 1946, he was united in marriage to
Edna Alena Arends at the Lutheran parsonage in
Greene. To this union were born six children.
He worked at Oliver-White Farm Equipment from
1958 until his retirement in 1984. He continued
to farm until his death.
Buzz loved to farm and took great pride in
raising his cattle. He received many awards for
soil conservation and organic farming.
Buzz loved life and his family. He was always
happy and had a smile on his face. His cheerful
smile, friendly disposition and kind words to
all will be remembered by those who knew him.
His wife and children were the most important
things in his life.
He was a 50-year member of Cornerstone Lodge 251
A.F. & A.M. of Marble Rock, and was affiliated
with the United Methodist Church in Marble Rock.
Living family members include his loving wife of
58 years, Edna, of Marble Rock; three daughters,
Sharon King and Richard Abbas, and Shirley
(Charlie) Mihm, all of Denver, and Sandra
(Kevin) Sprung of Osage; three sons, Robert
(Caroline) King of Rockford, Dennis King of
Charles City, and Douglas (Mavis) King of Marble
Rock; 13 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren;
two sisters, Dottie (Ervin) Solberg of Floyd and
Geraldine Vater of Alton, Mo.; and one brother,
Leonard King of Charles City.
Buzz leaves to join his parents, two sisters,
Katie Davis and Minerva Dralle; and one brother
George King.
Those planning an expression of sympathy may
direct memorials to the Carroll L. “Buzz” King
Memorial Fund in care of the family.
Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to
Reid’s Funeral Chapel, 423 Bradford St., Marble
Rock, (641) 397-2689.
JOHN TATRO
CLEAR LAKE — John Tatro, 54, of 10284 300th St.,
died Tuesday (April 20, 2004) at St. Marys
Hospital, Rochester, Minn.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth
St. in Clear Lake.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, (641) 357-2193.
MARTIN ASHLEY
CHARLES CITY — Martin Ashley, 59, of Charles
City, died Tuesday (April 20, 2004) at the
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa
City.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the
Hauser Funeral Home, 1205 S. Main St. in Charles
City.
Hauser Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323.
LLOYD O. LUGG
MASON CITY — Lloyd O. “Louie” Lugg, 78, of 4
Third St. N.W., died Monday (April 19, 2004) at
Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City.
Funeral service will be held 10 a.m. Thursday at
St. Paul Lutheran Church, 329 E. State St.,
Mason City, with the Rev. Paul D. Finger
officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park
Cemetery, Mason City, with full military honors
by the Clear Lake VFW Post 4868.
Visitation will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. today
at the Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, 126
Third St. N.E. in Mason City.
Memorials may be left to St. Paul’s Lutheran
Church, 329 E. State St., Mason City, in Louie’s
honor.
Lloyd O. Lugg, the son of Ray and Anna (Dierich)
Lugg, was born Aug. 2, 1925, in Parkers Prairie,
Minn.
He was adopted by his aunt and uncle, Charles
and Julia Lugg, at two weeks of age.
He was baptized and confirmed at the Mona
Lutheran Church in Mona.
He attended school in Osage and Mona, graduating
from Lyle, Minn.
After graduation he worked on a ranch in Fort
Denton, Mont.
Louie entered the United States Army in December
1944. His training lead him to Texas.
Home on leave, he married Dorothy Norcross on
April 17, 1945. Upon returning from his leave,
he was relocated to the South Pacific. He was
honorably discharged as a technical sergeant in
November 1946.
Upon returning from the service he worked for
John Deere in Waterloo, later moving back to
Mason City where he drove truck for 35 years
before retiring in 1987.
Louie enjoyed spending time with his family,
fishing trips to Canada and wintering with
Dorothy in Texas.
Louie was a member of the St. Paul Lutheran
Church of Mason City and the Clear Lake VFW.
Louie is survived by his wife, Dorothy, of Mason
City; two sons, Steven Lugg and his wife,
Paulette, of Ventura, and Dan Lugg and his wife,
Doris, of Rockford; two grandchildren, Brian
Lugg, of Cedar Falls and Sarah Lugg of Ventura.
Also surviving are three sisters, Irene Baird of
Boulder City, Nev., Edna Merriman of Houston,
Texas, and Jeanette Riley of McAllen, Texas; one
brother-in-law, Elmo Vivian of Weslaco, Texas;
one sister-in-law, Bettye Lugg, of Mercedes,
Texas; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by both sets of
parents; one sister, Adeline Vivian; two
brothers, Arthur and Raymond; one sister-in-law,
Mae Lugg; and three brothers-in-law.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapels, (641)
423-2372. www.colonialchapels.com
WILLIAM JUNKER
HAMPTON — William Junker, 89, of Hampton, died
Monday (April 19, 2004) at Franklin General
Nursing Facility, Hampton.
Funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday
at the Hampton Gospel Hall, Hampton., with
Robert Orr officiating. Burial will be in Ingham
Township Cemetery in Hansell.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday
at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the
family.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, (641) 456-3232.
ELIZABETH J. FOLSOM
MASON CITY — Elizabeth J. Folsom, 96, of Mason
City, died Tuesday (April 20, 2004) at Good
Shepherd Care Center 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.
PAULETTE SUE WEISS-KROGSTAD
PLOVER, Wis. — Paulette Sue Weiss-Krogstad, 54,
of 3111 Wilson Ave. in Plover, Wis., formerly of
Marshfield, Wis., died Monday (April 19, 2004)
at St. Michaels Hospital.
Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday
at the Jensen Funeral Home in Plover.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday
at the Jensen Funeral Home in Plover and from
10:30 a.m. until time of services.
Paulette Sue was born Nov. 19, 1949, in Mason
City, to Joseph and Marion (Johnson) Weiss.
She married Roger Krogstad on Dec. 27, 1968.
They were married for 22 years.
Paulette worked for Trail Guard. Later she
worked at Joerns/Sunrise Medical.
She liked reading, cooking and collecting
movies.
She is survived by one daughter, Holly Krogstad,
of Plover, Wis.; three sons, Christopher (Joy)
Krogstad, of Chippewa Falls, Wis., Justin
Krogstad, of Sheboygan, Wis., and Micah (Mary
Beth) of Fort Carson, Colo.; her mother, Marion
Weiss, of Marshalltown; three brothers, Robert
(Dixie) Weiss, of Marshalltown, James (Linda)
Weiss, of Tucson, Ariz., and Joseph (Jackie)
Weiss Jr., of Atlanta, Ga.; three grandchildren,
Freesia, Eliah, and Sirach. She is further
survived by Oscar, the bird, and many nieces and
nephews.
She was preceded in death by her sister,
Kathryn; and brother-in-law, Dick DeRoos; and
her father, Joseph Weiss.
Special thanks to the oncology department at St.
Michaels Hospital. Also Angela from Ministries
Hospice Services and all the supportive friends
and family.
She was an inspiration to us all. She will be
forever loved and dearly missed.
Jensen Funeral Home, (715) 344-2023.
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PUBLISHED THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 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 LAWRENCE HAVLIK
NORTHWOOD — John Lawrence Havlik, 90, of
Northwood, died Wednesday (April 21,
2004) at St. Marys Hospital in
Rochester, Minn.
Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m.
Saturday at the First Lutheran Church,
309 N. Ninth St. in Northwood, with
Pastors Philip and Marilyn Peters
officiating. Burial will be in the
Sunset Rest Cemetery in Northwood.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m.
Friday at the Conner Colonial Chapel,
1008 First Ave. S., Northwood, and one
hour prior to service time on Saturday
at the church.
The family of John Lawrence Havlik has
requested that memorial contributions be
made to the First Lutheran Church in
Northwood, or to the Northwood Public
Library in his memory.
John Lawrence Havlik was born on May 18,
1913, the son of Paul and Anna (Jurisek)
Havlik in Chicago, Ill.
He attended grade school in Ventura and
graduated from Britt High School.
John farmed most of his life in the
Northwood area.
He was united in marriage to Marian
Brandt on May 18, 1984, in Melvin, Iowa.
His great love of farming and gardening
were continued until his death.
He will be remembered for his gorgeous
gladiolas, his generous heart and will,
and will be sadly missed by his friends
and family.
John also enjoyed going to the Corner
Post in Northwood, visiting with his
many friends, and traveling both in the
United States and overseas.
He was a member of First Lutheran Church
in Northwood.
Left to cherish his memory is his wife,
Marian Havlik, of Northwood; a daughter,
Karen Barnett and her husband, Duane, of
Windsor, Colo.; a son, Jack Havlik, of
Longview, Texas; three grandchildren,
Dan Starkson and his wife, Kellie, of
Wheatland, Wyo., and their children,
Tyler and Kaity; Scott Starkson and his
wife, Julie of Loveland, Colo., and
their children, Scott Mykel, Matt, and
Billy; and Steven Starkson and his wife
Carrie of Johnstown, Colo.; a
step-daughter, Donna Unahalekhaka of
Mountain City, Tenn.; and a step-son,
Rod Brandt and his wife, Cathy, of
Forest City; two sisters, Evelyn
Christians of Garner, and Mildred
Wetterling of Carroll; as well as other
relatives and many friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents;
his first wife, Ruth; and two sisters.
Conner Colonial Chapel: (641) 324-1543.
www.colonialchapel.com
PEGGY A. BUDACH
LAKE MILLS — Peggy A. Budach, 53, of
Lake Mills, died Wednesday morning
(April 21, 2004) at her home in Lake
Mills.
Memorial service will be held 10:30 a.m.
Friday at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
in Lake Mills, with the Rev. Michael
Schueller officiating.
Visitation with the family will take
place from 2 to 6 p.m. today at the
Mittelstadt Funeral Home, 902 E. Main
Street in Lake Mills.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that
memorials be designated to your local
Hospice unit.
Peggy Ann (Tonne) Budach was born on
March 21, 1951, at Fairmont, Minn., the
daughter of Edward and Lydia (Crousore)
Tonne. She attended and graduated from
Granada High School in Granada, Minn.,
in 1969.
On March 6, 1971, Peggy was united in
marriage with Kenneth Budach at St.
Casmir Church in Wells, Minn. The couple
moved to Lake Mills in 1972.
Peggy enjoyed fishing, cooking and
spending time with her family and
friends.
Survivors include her husband, Ken
Budach; four sons, Chris Budach and his
fiancee Christine Greiman, Craig Budach,
Brian Budach and Jill Nelson, and John
Budach and Elida Soto and their
children, Brett, Dominique, and Raven,
all of Lake Mills; her mother, Lydia
Tonne, of Granada; brother, Eugene (Bud)
Tonne of Granada; sister, Janice Shumski
of Granada; sister-in-law, Diane
Dittrich and her husband, Dan, of Albert
Lea, Minn.; brother-in-law, Lyle Budach,
of Wells; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her father,
Edward; and her brother, Ron.
Mittelstadt Funeral Home. (641)
592-0221.
GEORGE H. LICKTEIG
RUTHVEN — George H. Lickteig, 80, of
Ruthven, formerly of Wesley, died Friday
(April 16, 2004) at Health Park Medical
Center in Fort Myers, Fla.
Funeral Mass will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday
at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Wesley,
with Father Daniel Greving officiating.
Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m.
Friday at Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home in Wesley, with a rosary at
4:30 p.m. and a prayer service at 7 p.m.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral
Home, (515) 679-4453.
www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com
MARTIN ASHLEY
CHARLES CITY — Martin Ashley, 59, of
1180 170th St., Charles City, died
Tuesday (April 20, 2004) at the
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
in Iowa City due to complications of
cancer.
Funeral service will be held at 1:30
p.m. Friday at the Hauser Funeral Home,
1205 S. Main St. in Charles City.
Monsignor John Hemann, pastor of St.
Michael’s Catholic Church, Nashua, will
officiate. Burial will be in Deerfield
Cemetery rural Colwell.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m.
today at the Hauser Funeral Home, and
from noon until time of services on
Friday.
Hauser Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323.
ELIZABETH J. FOLSOM
MASON CITY — Elizabeth “Betty” Jane
Folsom, 96, of Mason City, died Tuesday
(April 20, 2004) at the Good Shepherd
Health Center.
Funeral service will be held at 1:30
p.m. Tuesday, April 27, at Major
Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave., with the Rev. Keith
Scott of Wesley United Methodist Church
officiating. Burial will be in Memorial
Park Cemetery.
Visitation will be held one hour prior
to the service on Tuesday at the funeral
home.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory,
(641) 423-0924.
JOAN LINDAMAN
ACKLEY — Joan Linda-man, 82, of Ackley,
died Tuesday (April 20, 2004) at Mercy
Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City.
Funeral service will be held at 1:30
p.m. Friday at the United Methodist
Church in Ackley, with burial in Oakwood
Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m.
today at the Sietsema Funeral Home in
Ackley, with the family receiving
friends from 6 to 8 p.m.
Sietsema Funeral Home, (641) 847-2333.
MARJORIE G. APPLE
ALGONA — Marjorie G. Apple, 90, of
Algona, died Wednesday (April 21, 2004)
at the Good Samaritan Center in Algona.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home
in Algona.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral
Home, (515) 295-3731.
www.oakcrestfun-eralservices.com
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PUBLISHED FRIDAY, APRIL 23,
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 LEONARD TATRO
CLEAR LAKE — John Leonard Tatro,
54, 10284 300th St., Mason City,
passed away Tuesday (April 20,
2004) at St. Marys Hospital in
Rochester, Minn.
Funeral service will be held 10
a.m. Saturday at the United
Methodist Church, 502 Second
Ave. N. in Clear Lake, with the
Rev. Jan Burnett and the Rev
Jeff Ungs officiating. Interment
will be held at the Clear Lake
Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 5
to 8 p.m. today at the Ward-Van
Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N.
Fourth St. in Clear Lake.
The family would like to
encourage everyone to dress
casually for the service and
visitation. Flannel shirts and
blue jeans would be loved by
John.
Memorials may be given to the
John Tatro Memorial Fund.
John was born April 30, 1949, in
Concordia, Kan., the son of
Leonard and Dorothy (Barker)
Tatro. His family moved to the
Mason City when John was young.
He attended and graduated from
Mason City High School in 1968
and went to NIACC for one year.
John married Jean Prestholt on
June 20, 1976, at the United
Methodist Church in Clear Lake.
To this union one son, Chuck,
was born.
He worked at Armour and Co. and
then Opportunity Village for 20
years.
Boy Scouts were very important
to John. He was a former scout
master and assistant scout
master for Troop 30 of Clear
Lake.
His hobbies included hunting,
fishing, woodworking, the Boy
Scouts and mountain hiking. He
enjoyed spending time at the
Boundary Waters and anything to
do with nature.
John was a lifetime member of
the NRA and the Boy Scouts.
He was a member of St. Andrews
Episcopal Church of Clear Lake.
John is survived by his wife,
Jean Tatro, of Mason City; his
son, Chuck Tatro, of Greeley,
Colo., and his significant
other, Heather Pitner, of
Loveland, Colo.; John’s parents,
Leonard and Dorothy Tatro, of
Concordia, Kan.; one sister,
Jolene Springer and her husband,
Harold, of Hampton; three
brothers, Jack Tatro and his
wife, Gerda, of Jamestown, Kan.,
Jeff Tatro and his wife, Drenna,
of Concordia, and Jim Tatro and
his children, Andy, Eli, and
Melissa, of Fort Collins, Colo.;
and several other nieces and
nephews.
John was preceded in death by
his sister, Joyce Tatro.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel,
(641) 357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com
GENEVIEVE A. WARDELL
MASON CITY — Genevieve A.
(Callahan) Wardell, 75, of South
Sioux City, Neb., formerly of
Osage and Mason City, died
unexpectedly Friday (April 16,
2004) at her home.
Her funeral was held on
Wednesday, April 21, at St.
Michael Catholic Church in Sioux
City, with Father Timothy Hogan
officiating. She was buried at
Calvary Cemetery.
Visitation was held on Tuesday,
April 20, at Meyer Brothers
Colonial Chapel in Sioux City.
She was born April 4, 1929, in
Osage, the daughter of Gerald
and Ann (Connell) West.
She grew up in Osage and Mason
City, graduating from Mason City
High School in 1947. She
attended Our Lady of the Lake
College in San Antonio, Texas,
and the University of Iowa.
She married Patrick Callahan in
1949, and later married Lyle
Wardell in 1966 in Sioux Falls,
S.D. He died in December 2001 in
Sioux City.
She worked for the Northwestern
Bell Telephone for several years
and then worked in the
communications office of the
Sioux City Police Department for
many years.
She was a member of the Catholic
faith.
She enjoyed spending time with
her grandchildren, sewing,
crocheting, reading, golfing and
bowling. She was an avid Iowa
Hawkeye fan.
She is survived by one daughter,
Christina Alvano and her
husband, Michael, of Omaha,
Neb.; four sons, Matthew
Callahan, of Greeley, Colo.,
Mark Callahan, and his wife,
Michele, of Sioux City, Michael
Callahan, of Huntsville, Ala.,
and Jack Wardell and his wife,
Holly, of South Sioux City,
Neb.; one brother, James West,
of Sioux City; two sisters,
Nancy Noonan, of Scottsdale,
Ariz., and Sally Musco, of
Chico, Calif.; 13 grandchildren,
Michael, Casey and Amy Alvano,
Meagan, Ian, Lindsay, David,
Alex, Bentley and Westin
Callahan, Cody, and Jordyn
Wardell, and Michael Paul
Callahan; one great-grandson,
Kaleb Callahan.
She was preceded in death by her
parents.
Memorials may be given to the
Queen of Peace.
Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel,
(712) 255-0131.
GLADYS A. (KRUGER) GRANT
OSAGE — Gladys A. (Kruger)
Grant, 82, of Osage, died
Thursday (April 22, 2004) at the
Osage Rehabilitation and Health
Care Center in Osage.
Gladys was born April 25, 1921,
in Worth County near Grafton,
the daughter of Alvin and Esther
(Walk) Kruger.
She attended rural schools, Iowa
State Teacher’s College in Cedar
Falls and received her B.A.
Degree at Coe College in Cedar
Rapids.
She taught elementary education,
art and home economics for 27
years.
Gladys was united in marriage to
George Grant on Aug. 8, 1948 in
Manly. They lived in various
communities in Iowa and
Minnesota.
They moved to Osage in 1980.
George died in 1988.
Gladys taught Sunday School for
many years. She was a member of
Our Savior’s Lutheran church.
Her hobbies included anything
creative with a brush and paint,
also whatever a needle and
thread can produce. Many of her
pictures are displayed in family
homes.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m.
Monday at Our Savior’s Lutheran
Church in Osage with the Rev.
Dennis Hanson and the Rev. Roy
Ott officiating. Interment will
be at 1:30 p.m. Monday in the
Grafton Cemetery.
There will be visitation from 4
to 6 p.m. Sunday at the
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in
Osage, and one hour before
services on Monday at the
church.
She is survived by four sisters,
Dora (David) Runyon of Council
Bluffs, Ruth (Philip) Erdmann,
of Osage, Clarice (Robert)
Wilde, of Osage, and Deanna
(Gary) Sande of St. Paul, Minn.;
four brothers, the Rev. Harold
(Jacqueline) Kruger, of Geneseo,
N.Y., Edward (Maxine) Kruger, of
Grafton, the Rev. Robert Kruger
of Rock Island, Ill., and Allen
Kruger and special friend,
Loretta, of Morrisville, Mo.;
one brother-in-law, James R.
Davis of Mason City; two
sisters-in-law, Juanita Kruger,
of Northwood, and Rose Marie
Kruger, of Northwood; and 24
nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by
parents; husband, George, in
1988; one sister, Myrtle Davis;
one infant brother, Richard
Kruger; and two brothers, Harvey
Kruger and Walter Kruger.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home,
(641) 732-3706.
BRADLEY WAYNE FAHRMANN
LATIMER — Bradley Wayne
Fahrmann, 20, of Latimer, died
Thursday (April 22, 2004) at
Mary Greeley Medical Center in
Ames.
Funeral service will be held at
1 p.m. Saturday at St. Paul’s
Lutheran Church in Latimer, with
the Rev. Marvin Lorenz
officiating. Burial will be in
St. Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery in
Latimer.
Visitation will be held from 3
to 8 p.m. today at St. Paul’s
Lutheran Church in Latimer.
Bradley Wayne Fahrmann was born
Feb. 17, 1984, in Hampton, to
Dean and Ida (Williams)
Fahrmann. He was raised in
Latimer. Bradley was a 2002
graduate of CAL High School and
attended Iowa State University
in Ames.
He was a student at Iowa State
College.
He was a member of St. Paul’s
Lutheran Church in Latimer.
He belonged to St. Paul’s
Lutheran Church LYF church group
and the Iowa State Ecology Club.
He was a member of the Alpha
Gamma Rho Fraternity at Iowa
State University and a member of
the Marion Junior Farmers 4-H
club in Latimer. He was also a
member of Franklin County
Pheasants Forever.
He enjoyed hunting and the
outdoors.
He is survived by his mother,
Ida Fahrmann, of Latimer; his
father, Dean Fahrmann, of
Hampton; one brother, Paul
Fahrmann, of Latimer; his
maternal grandmother, Virginia
Williams, of Danville; and aunts
and uncles.
He was preceded in death by his
paternal grandparents, LaVerne
and Verna Fahrmann; maternal
grandfather, Wayne Williams; and
an Aunt, Pamela Fahrmann.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home,
(641) 456-3232.
MARJORIE GRACE APPLE
ALGONA — Marjorie Grace Apple,
90, of Algona, died Wednesday
(April 21, 2004) at the Good
Samaritan Center in Algona.
Funeral service will be held at
1 p.m. Saturday at the First
United Methodist Church in
Algona, with the Rev. Mike
Orthel officiating. Burial will
be in Riverview Cemetery in
Algona.
Visitation will be held from 4
to 8 p.m. today at the
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home in Algona.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home, (515) 295-3731.
www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com
JEAN GODDEN
CLEAR LAKE — Jean Godden, 78, of
310 N. Fifth St., died Thursday
(April 22, 2004) at Good
Shepherd Health Center in Mason
City.
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.
www.colonialchapels.com
ANN SHELBY
HAMPTON — Ann Shelby, 84, of
Hampton, died Thursday (April
22, 2004) at the University of
Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at the Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral Home in Hampton.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home,
(641) 456-3232.
THE REV. CLIFTON BRULAND
MASON CITY — The Rev. Clifton
Luther Bruland, 86, of 610
Briarstone Drive #20, died
Thursday (April 22, 2004) at the
Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit in Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete with the
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial
Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E. in
Mason City.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial
Chapel, (641) 423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
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THE REV. CLIFTON LUTHER
BRULAND
MASON CITY — The Rev.
Clifton Luther Bruland,
86, of Good Shepherd
Health Center in Mason
City, died Thursday
(April 22, 2004) at the
Muse Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit in Mason
City, after a long
struggle with
Alzheimer’s disease.
Visitation will be from
3 to 6 p.m. Sunday at
the Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, 126
Third St. N.E. in Mason
City.
Funeral service will be
held at 2 p.m. Monday at
the Trinity Lutheran
Church, 213 N.
Pennsylvania Ave. in
Mason City, with the
Rev. Jim Magelssen
officiating. A private
family burial service,
with military honors by
the Mason City Veterans
Memorial Association,
will take place Tuesday
at the West Fork
Cemetery in rural
Sheffield.
The family of the Rev.
Clifton Luther Bruland
has requested that
memorial contributions
be made to the Waldorf
College Scholarship
Fund, or to the Trinity
Lutheran Church in Mason
City, in his memory.
Cliff was born Aug. 10,
1917, in Velva, N.D.,
the second of four
children.
His family moved to
Portland, Ore., in 1926,
where his parents, the
Rev. Peter O. and Flora
Bruland, modeled a life
of service and ministry.
Peter and Flora
established Lutheran
Welfare, which later
evolved into Lutheran
Social Services.
Cliff graduated from
Luther College in 1941,
attended Luther Seminary
in Minneapolis, and was
ordained a pastor in the
Norwegian Lutheran
Church of America in
1945.
He earned his STM
(Masters in Sacred
Theology) at Concordia
Seminary in St. Louis,
Mo.
He served in the U.S.
Coast Guard and as a
chaplain in the Navy
during World War II.
Recalled during the
Korean conflict, he was
the first chaplain
assigned to an LST since
World War II, visiting
up to 12 ships a day.
During the two years
Cliff served as
Veterans’ Counselor at
Waldorf College, he
married Marjorie Hovey
from Badger, Iowa, on
Dec. 29, 1948. They were
partners in ministry for
over 50 years.
Cliff returned to the
faculty of Waldorf
College, teaching Bible
from 1963-1973.
His parish ministry
included congregations
in Brooklyn, N.Y., and
Ridgeway and rural
Calamus in Iowa.
Cliff also served
southern California
churches in North
Hollywood and Pasadena
from 1973-1982.
Cliff and Marj enjoyed a
retirement year in 1982,
traveling to Japan,
China, and Hawaii, then
returning to Iowa to be
near family.
Cliff concluded his many
years of ministry,
serving as Dean of
Religious Life at
Waldorf College from
1983-87, various interim
ministries in north
Iowa, Pastor of St. John
Lutheran Church in
Corwith from 1988-92,
and Visitation Pastor at
Trinity Lutheran Church
in Mason City.
Cliff described his life
as a “patchwork of
miracles.” He was a man
of deep faith and prayer
who dedicated himself to
service and the
preaching and teaching
of God’s word.
In thanksgiving and
celebration of his 50th
Anniversary of
Ordination, Cliff
established a student
scholarship fund at
Waldorf College in
Forest City.
The family asks that
memorials be directed to
the Waldorf College
Bruland Scholarship or
to Trinity Lutheran
Church in Mason City.
Cliff was preceded in
death by his parents;
brother, the Rev.
Osborne Bruland of
Portland, Ore.; sister,
Fern Spaulding of Hood
River, Ore.; and an
infant grandson, Roger
Alden of Dougherty.
He is survived by wife,
Marj; daughters, Kathryn
(and David) Alden of
Dougherty, Martha (and
Jerry) Koch of
Sheffield, Ruth Bruland
and our good friend
Ticia Snyder of San
Diego, Calif.; sister,
Ruth (and Larry) Korn of
Green Valley, Ariz.;
many nieces and nephews,
and an extensive family
of cherished friends.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, (641)
423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
JEAN L. GODDEN
CLEAR LAKE — Jean L.
Godden, 78, of Clear
Lake, died Thursday
(April 22, 2004) at the
Good Shepherd Health
Center in Mason City.
Funeral service will be
held at 11 a.m. Monday
at the First
Congregational Church,
205 W. 10th Ave. N.,
Clear Lake, with Pastor
Thomas Healey
officiating. Interment
will be at the Clear
Lake Cemetery.
Visitation will be held
from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday
at the Ward-Van Slyke
Colonial Chapel, 101 N.
Fourth St. in Clear
Lake.
Jean was born Aug. 17,
1925, in Algona, the
daughter of Loyal and
Fern (Andrews) Young.
She graduated from
Algona High School in
1943 and married Lester
Godden, her high school
sweetheart, Sept. 27,
1943.
Jean worked at camp
headquarters in Camp
Cooke, Calif., until her
husband went overseas.
She then re-turned to
Algona and worked in
Security State Bank
until 1948, when she and
her husband moved to
Clear Lake.
Jean will always be
remembered for her
warmth, deep faith,
joyous laugh, her
knitting, painting,
golf, and her devotion
to family and friends.
Jean is survived by her
loving husband, Les
Godden, of Clear Lake;
her daughter, Doxandra
Weber and her husband,
Ron, of Nevada; her son,
Kurt and wife, Angela,
of Sterling Heights,
Mich.; a brother, Dixon
Young and his wife,
Shirley, of Algona; a
brother, Keith Young and
his wife, Marilyn, of
Waterloo; and four
loving granddaughters,
Kirsten and Meesha Weber
of Nevada and Holly and
Stephanie Godden of
Sterling Heights.
Jean was preceded in
death by her parents.
In lieu of flowers, the
family asks that
memorials in Jean’s name
be sent to Good Shepherd
Health Center, P. O. Box
1707, 302 2nd St. NE,
Mason City, IA 50402, or
First Congregational
Church in Clear Lake.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, (641) 357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com
RAY SMOLIK
OSAGE — Ray Smolik, 91,
of Osage, died Thursday
(April 22, 2004) at St.
Marys Hospital in
Rochester, Minn.
Ray was born Nov. 7,
1912, in Brainard, Neb.,
the son of Frank and
Anna (Cejka) Smolik. Ray
attended school in
Brainard and North
Dakota.
He moved with his family
to Iowa, ending up in
the Osage area in 1927,
where he attended Little
Cedar High School.
He farmed near Osage in
Burr Oak Township. Ray
was co-founder and a
40-year member of
“Antique Acres” near
Cedar Falls.
He was also co-founder
of “Cedar Valley
Memories” in Osage.
Ray was very interested
in steam engines, other
farm implements and
antique autos.
Funeral service will be
10:30 a.m. Tuesday 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
7 to 9 p.m. Monday at
the Champion-Bucheit
Funeral Home in Osage,
and one hour before the
service on Tuesday at
the church.
He is survived by two
sisters, Helen Lund of
Stanwood, and Lydia Deal
of Boone; one brother,
Duane Smolik of San
Jose, Calif.; and
several nieces and
nephews.
He is preceded in death
by his parents; three
brothers, George Smolik,
Ernest Smolik and Ed
Smolik; two sisters,
Adeline Michels and
Libbie Smolik.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral
Home, (641) 732-3706.
ANN MERRILL SHELBY
HAMPTON — Ann Merrill
Shelby, 84, of Hampton,
died Thursday (April 22,
2004) at the University
of Iowa Hospitals in
Iowa City from injuries
suffered in an
automobile accident.
Funeral service will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Monday at the St.
Patrick’s Catholic
Church in Hampton, with
Father Jim Miller
officiating. Burial will
be in the Hampton
Cemetery in Hampton.
Visitation will be held
from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday
at the Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral Home in Hampton,
with a scripture service
at 4 p.m.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral
Home, (641) 456-3232.
JOANN HIPPEN
BUFFALO CENTER — JoAnn
Hippen, 61, of Des
Moines, formerly of
Buffalo Center, died
Friday (April 23, 2004)
at Methodist Hospital in
Des Moines.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at the Winter
Funeral Home & Cremation
Service in Buffalo
Center, (641) 562-2858.
ARLO I. WYBORNY
ST. ANSGAR — Arlo I.
Wyborny, 64, of rural
St. Ansgar, died Friday
(April 23, 2004) at the
Muse-Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit in Mason
City.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at the Conner
Colonial Chapel, 1008
First Ave. S. in
Northwood.
Conner Colonial Chapel,
(641) 324-1543.
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ARLO I. WYBORNY
ST. ANSGAR — Arlo I. Wyborny,
64, of rural St. Ansgar, died
Friday (April 23, 2004) at the
Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit in Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at
11 a.m. Monday at the Bethel
United Methodist Church in
Manly, with the Reverend Robert
Cumings officiating. Burial will
be in the Rock Falls Cemetery at
2 p.m. on Monday.
Visitation will be held from 4
to 6 p.m. today at the Conner
Colonial Chapel, 1008 First Ave.
S. in Northwood, and one hour
prior to service time on Monday
at the church.
Arlo I. Wyborny was born on May
31, 1939, in Mason City, the son
of Herbert and Luella
(Christiansen) Wyborny. He
attended school in Rock Falls
and graduated in 1957.
Arlo worked on road construction
for five years.
He was united in marriage to
Sharon Swanson on Jan. 6, 1961,
at the Little Brown Church in
Nashua, and to this union two
sons were born.
Arlo started farming in 1961,
and farmed in the Plymouth and
Carpenter area for 30 years
before being forced into
retirement in 1991, due to
injuries sustained in an
automobile accident.
Arlo enjoyed gardening and
sharing his produce with
everyone. He was an avid
sportsman, enjoying hunting,
fishing and camping. He loved
training his dogs for pheasant
hunting and was very successful
in doing so.
Arlo was also a great
entrepreneur. He was very
creative, always coming up with
something new or working on some
type of project.
Arlo acquired many friends in
his life time. One of his
favorite pastimes was playing
cards with them, and he also had
a great sense of humor. He had a
great love for his wife,
children, grandchildren, family
and friends and enjoyed spending
time with them. He will be sadly
missed by all and kept in our
hearts forever.
Left to cherish his memory are
his wife, Sharon Wyborny, of
rural St. Ansgar; daughter,
Debora Risius and her husband,
Don, of Garner; two sons, Jeff
and Gregg Wyborny, both of
Phoenix, Ariz.; six
grandchildren: Stacy, Brandy,
Cherrice, Blake, Cody and
Quentin; his mother, Luella
Kaldenberg, of Mason City; two
sisters, Novella White and her
husband, Don, of Rock Falls, and
Marjorie Moore and her husband,
Duaine, of Scottsdale, Ariz.;
three brothers, Roger Wyborny
and his wife, Shirley, of Rock
Falls, Randy Wyborny, of
Longmont, Colo., and Jim Wyborny
and his wife, Christi, of Nora
Springs; as well as other
relatives and a host of friends.
He was preceded in death by his
father, Herbert Wyborny;
step-father, George Kaldenberg;
and his grandparents.
Conner Colonial Chapel, (641)
324-1543, www.colonialchapel.com.
ELIZABETH ‘BETTY’ JANE FOLSOM
MASON CITY — Elizabeth “Betty”
Jane Folsom, 96, of Mason City,
died Tuesday (April 20, 2004) at
the Good Shepherd Health Center
in Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at
1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Major
Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave., with the Rev.
Keith Scott of the Wesley United
Methodist Church officiating.
Interment will be in Memorial
Park Cemetery.
Visitation will be held one hour
prior to services at the funeral
home on Tuesday.
Memorials may be given to the
Elizabeth “Betty” Jane Folsom
Memorial Fund.
Betty was born Oct. 17, 1907,
the daughter of Ernest Edward
and Mary Belle (England)
Bardsley in rural Swaledale. The
family moved to a farm south of
Clear Lake in 1911. Betty
attended school in Clear Lake
and graduated from Clear Lake
High School. She also received
her two-year Normal Training
Degree and taught school for
five years.
On June 24, 1930, Betty was
united in marriage to Lawrence
J. Folsom at the Little Brown
Church in Nashua. In 1931, Betty
and Lawrence moved to Mason
City.
Betty worked for Younkers and
had charge of the mens and boys
departments. She retired from
Younkers in 1980 after 27 years
of service.
Betty was a member of the First
United Methodist Church and the
KB Circle. She was also a member
of the Minerva Study Club, the
Camera Club, A.A.R.P., the Mason
City Woman’s Club and the United
Commercial Traveler’s Auxiliary.
Betty is survived by her
daughters, Mary Jane Fix and her
husband, Robert, of Urbandale,
Larabeth Bader and her husband,
Keith, of Dysart, and Linda
Hamilton and her husband, David,
of Oskaloosa; eight
grandchildren: Candace, Shawn,
Robert II, Kathryn, Karey, Kent,
Matthew and Stacie; and eight
great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; husband, Lawrence; five
brothers and three sisters.
Major Erickson Funeral Home &
Crematory, (641) 423-0924.
HAROLD RICHARD MARSH
MASON CITY — Harold Richard
Marsh, 80, of 78 Registry Park,
Mason City, died Saturday (April
24, 2004) at the I.O.O.F. Home
in Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at
10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial
Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E. in
Mason City, with the Reverend
Paul Nelson of the St. James
Lutheran Church in Mason City
officiating. Military honors
will also be conducted by the
Mason City Veterans Memorial
Association on Tuesday.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7
p.m. on Monday, and one hour
prior to service time on Tuesday
at the chapel.
After the services, cremation
will take place, with inurnment
at a later date in the Memorial
Park Cemetery, Highway 122 West
in Mason City.
The family of Harold Richard
Marsh has requested that
memorial contributions be made
to Hospice of North Iowa in his
memory.
Harold Richard Marsh was born on
Aug. 22, 1923, in Mason City,
the son of Harold Marsh Sr. and
Beatrice (Crumm) Marsh. He
attended and received his
education in the Mason City and
Manly schools, graduating from
Manly High School in 1942.
He was inducted into the U.S.
Navy on Sept. 2, 1942, and
served on the U.S.S. Trenton
C.L. during World War II and was
honorably discharged on Dec. 6,
1945, as a quartermaster second
class.
He was united in marriage to
Lillian C. Hjelle on Jan. 8,
1946, in Manly. After their
marriage, Harold joined the
Mason City Fire Department and
after 37 years of faithful
service retired as a lieutenant
in 1983.
Harold owned Marsh Brothers
Cement Construction Company in
Mason City, and eventually
handed down the business to his
sons.
Harold loved to fish, hunt, go
camping, traveling, was an avid
Minnesota Viking fan and Jeff
Gordon fan, and was a dedicated
firefighter.
His greatest love and enjoyment
was spending time with his
family and friends. He was a
dedicated husband, father and
grandfather to his many
grandchildren. Harold lived for
his wife, children, and
grandchildren.
He was a member of the Trinity
Lutheran Church in Mason City.
Left to cherish his memory are
his wife, Lillian C. Marsh, of
Mason City, his children, Deanna
Pierce and her husband, Brian,
of Mesa, Ariz., Cathy Holt and
her husband, Gary, of Mason
City, Harold Marsh Jr. and
special friend, Tamsen Weaver,
of Phoenix, Ariz., Dennis Marsh,
of Mason City, Ricky Marsh and
his wife, Sandy, of Mason City,
Penny Seward and her husband,
Bruce, of Mason City, Pam Garg
and her husband, George, of
Crosby, Minn., and Julie
Wilmarth and her husband, Scott,
of Mason City; grandchildren,
Tammy Warzyniak and her husband,
Ted, of Apple Valley, Minn.,
Cary and Doug Holt, of Mason
City, Jayson Seward, of Mason
City, Natalie Seward, and
daughter, Kaitlyn, of Mason
City, Brianne Marsh, of Nora
Springs, Heather Jacobs and her
husband, Shawn, of Mesa, Ariz.,
Lisa Marsh, of Lincoln, Neb.,
Jessica Chynoweth and husband,
Adrian, of Denver, Colo., Trevor
Marsh, of California, Brittina
and Michael Garg, of Crosby,
Minn., and Casssondra and
Savannah Wilmarth, of Mason
City; sisters, Shirley Solberg,
of Mason City, and Patricia
McCormick, of Fertile; brothers,
Gordon Marsh and his wife,
Delores, of Mason City, and
Roger Marsh and special friend,
Polly, of Mason City; and many
nieces and nephews as well as
other relatives and many
friends.
He was preceded in death by his
parents and a sister, Evelyn
Berry.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial
Chapel, (641) 423-2372,
www.colonialchapels.com.
DORIEN STEENROD
IOWA FALLS — Dorien Steenrod,
89, of Clive, and formerly of
Iowa Falls, died Saturday (April
24, 2004) at the Kavanagh House
in Des Moines.
Funeral services will be held at
11 a.m. Tuesday at the First
United Methodist Church in Iowa
Falls, with burial in Union
Cemetery in Iowa Falls.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8
p.m. Monday at the Linn’s
Funeral Home in Iowa Falls,
where the family will receive
friends between the hours of 6
and 8 pm.
Memorials may be directed to the
family in care of her son: Bob
Steenrod, 32 S.W. 58th St., Des
Moines, Iowa, 50312.
The Linn’s Funeral Homes Iowa
Falls Chapel has been entrusted
with the arrangements, (641)
648-2569.
FRANK J. HUZL
MASON CITY — Frank J. Huzl, 92,
of Mason City, died Friday
(April 23, 2004) at the
Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit in Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at
10 a.m. Tuesday at the Wayside
Chapel, First United Methodist
Church, 119 S. Georgia Ave. in
Mason City, with the Rev. Jim
Stiles officiating. Interment
will be in Elmwood Cemetery.
Visitation will be held two
hours prior to services on
Tuesday at the Wayside Chapel.
Memorials may be made to the
First United Methodist Church.
Major Erickson Funeral Home &
Crematory, (641) 423-0924.
KATHERINE LALOR
EAGLE GROVE — Katherine Lalor,
87, of Eagle Grove, formerly of
Charles City, died Friday (April
23, 2004) at the Rotary Ann
Nursing Home in Eagle Grove.
Funeral services will be held at
2 p.m. Tuesday at the Foust
Funeral Home, 103 N. Cadwell in
Eagle Grove. Burial will be in
the Rose Hill Cemetery in Eagle
Grove.
Visitation will be held from 9
a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday at the
Foust Funeral Home in Eagle
Grove.
Foust Funeral Home, (515)
448-3674.
VIRGINIA OVERGAARD
VENTURA — Virginia Overgaard,
61, of 1201 E. Lake St.,
Ventura, died Sat-urday (April
24, 2004) at the Muse-Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason
City.
Memorial services will be held
at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the United
Methodist Church in Ventura,
with the Rev. Audry Young
officiating.
Visitation will be held from 5
to 7:30 p.m. Monday at the
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel,
101 N. Fourth St. in Clear Lake.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel,
(641) 357-2193,
www.colonialchapels.com.
KATHRYN FLEMMING
FLOYD — Kathryn Flemming, 74, a
resident of 1301 Pearl St.,
Floyd, died Saturday (April 24,
2004) at her home.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at the Hauser Funeral
Home in Charles City.
Hauser Funeral Home, (641)
228-2323.
JOANN HIPPEN
BUFFALO CENTER — JoAnn Hippen,
61, of Des Moines, formerly of
Buffalo Center, died Friday
(April 23, 2004) at Methodist
Hospital in Des Moines.
Funeral services will be held at
1:30 p.m. Monday at the First
Reformed Church in Buffalo
Center, with Pastor Lois Abel
officiating. Burial will be in
Olena Mound Cemetery in Buffalo
Center.
Visitation will be held from 4
to 6 p.m. today at the Winter
Funeral Home in Buffalo Center,
and will continue one hour prior
to the service at the church.
Winter Funeral Home & Cremation
Service, (641) 562-2858.
WILFRED G. BRAUN
NORTHWOOD — Wilfred George
Braun, 81, of Northwood,
formerly of St. Ansgar, died
Saturday (April 24, 2004) at the
Lutheran Retirement Home in
Northwood.
Funeral services will be held at
2 p.m. Tuesday at the Immanuel
Lutheran Church, 308 W. Fifth
St. in St. Ansgar, with the Rev.
Bryon Northwick officiating.
Burial will be in the Immanuel
Lutheran Cemetery in St. Ansgar.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8
p.m. at the Schroeder & Sites
Funeral Home, 207 S. School St.
in St. Ansgar.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home,
(641) 713-4920.
MARGARET JORGENSEN
NORA SPRINGS — Margaret
Jorgensen, 96, a resident of the
Nora Springs Care Center, died
Saturday (April 24, 2004) at the
Nora Springs Care Center.
Funeral arrangements are pending
at the Hauser Funeral Home in
Charles City.
Hauser Funeral Home, (641)
228-2323.
ELIZABETH LARSON
MASON CITY — Elizabeth Larson,
82, of 1000 S. Illinois Ave.,
Mason City, died Saturday (April
24, 2004) at the Muse-Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason
City.
Funeral services 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,
www.colonialchapels.com.
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