PUBLISHED Wednesday, August 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.
DR. RONALD O. MASTERS SR.
MASON CITY — Dr. Ronald O. Masters Sr., 91, of
1212 Third St. S.W., died Sunday (Aug. 1, 2004)
at home.
Memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Friday at
the First United Methodist Church, 119 S.
Georgia Ave., with the Rev. Jim Stiles
officiating. A private family inurnment service
will be held in Memorial Park Cemetery at a
later date.
There will be no visitation.
Memorials may be directed to the R.O. Masters
Memorial Fund.
Ronald O. Masters Sr., D.C., F.I.C.C.
chiropractor, teacher, lecturer and author, was
born in Guthrie Center, Iowa, to William F.
Masters and Almeda (Ommen) Masters March 19,
1913.
He married Mary Jane Millius Sept. 22, 1933, and
had four sons: Dexter Dean (deceased in 1935)
Ronald O. Masters II, D.C., Lance V. Masters,
D.C. and Michael J. Masters, D.C.
After graduating from Guthrie Center High
School, he attended Simpson College of
Indianola, Iowa, and then Palmer School of
Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa, where he
received the degree of Doctor of Chiropractic in
1936.
He practiced chiropractic in Lake City, Iowa,
for a short time and then moved to Manning,
Iowa, where he practiced until moving to Mason
City in 1945.
He and his brother Dr. M.W. Masters established
Masters Brothers Chiropractic in Mason City. The
practice eventually became known as Masters
Chiropractic Clinic when his three sons joined
the practice.
He was very proud of the fact that he and his
two brothers, his three sons, three grandsons
and a grand daughter-in-law were or are in the
chiropractic profession.
Dr Masters is recognized as having made many
contributions to the chiropractic profession.
He served on the Palmer College of Chiropractic
postgraduate faculty. He invented the Spinalyzer,
an instrument used by chiropractors worldwide to
analyze body posture, balance and spinal
distortions.
He had many articles published in chiropractic
journals on the art and science of chiropractic.
In 1966, he was the recipient of the Daniel
David Palmer Scientific Award from Palmer
College for his research of the Occipital
Atlanto articulation’s multiple misalignments
and their effect on the body’s health.
He presented his research findings with lectures
throughout the country at state and national
chiropractic conventions, seminars and
conferences.
He was further honored with a fellowship in the
Palmer Academy of Chiropractic and named a
Fellow of the International College of
Chiropractors.
Dr. R.O. was instrumental in the formation of
both the American Chiropractic Association and
the Iowa Chiropractic Society. He was a charter
member of both organizations and served as the
A.C.A. delegate from Iowa for 10 years.
He was a life member of the Iowa Chiropractic
Society. He also served as I.C.S. president and
was on the I.C.S. Board of Directors for 20
years.
Dr. R.O. was very active and served his
community in many ways. He was a Boy Scout
Scoutmaster, a member of First United Methodist
Church, and served as a lay minister filling
many pulpits in North Iowa.
He was a member of the North Iowa Fair Board,
served on the Mason City Planning and Zoning
Commission, was a 50-year member of the Mason
City Noon Rotary and a Rotary Paul Harris
Fellow.
He was a 32nd degree Mason, a member of the York
Rite and past president on the Masonic High
Twelve Club, a member of the Mason City Chamber
of Commerce, serving on the Chamber Board of
Directors and as a member and chairperson of
several committees.
Dr. R.O. also won many local, area and regional
speaking awards while he was a member of the
Mason City Toastmasters International.
Dr. R.O. enjoyed many varied activities which
included golf, fishing, shuffleboard, traveling
and reading.
He loved to be with his family and enjoyed the
many activities they had together.
He had a passion for taking care of people and
was always in search of new and better ways to
help them.
At the age of 79 he studied acupuncture. He was
the oldest applicant to take the Arizona State
Acupuncture Board licensing test and received
the highest score on the state test.
He practiced chiropractic and acupuncture until
he was age 85.
Dr. R.O. is survived by his wife, Mary Jane;
three sons, Ronald II and his wife, Pat, of
Mason City, Lance and his special friend, Deb
Halfpap, of Mason City, Michael and his wife,
Judy, of Honolulu, Hawaii; 10 grandchildren; and
eight great-grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by his parents, William
and Almeda; three brothers, Dr. Alva, Dr. M.W
(Bill) and Willard Masters; an infant son,
Dexter Dean; and daughter-in-law, Nancy Reagan
Masters.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
ERNEST LEE MILLER
HAYFIELD — Ernest Lee Miller, 56, of Hayfield,
died Monday (Aug. 9, 2004) in rural Crystal
Lake.
Funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m.
Friday at Garner United Methodist Church.
Interment will follow in the Belmond Cemetery.
Military honors will be conducted by the
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5515 of Garner.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m.
Thursday at Cataldo Funeral Home, 160 E Fourth
St. in Garner.
Those wishing to send an online greeting or
condolence to the family may do so by going to
www.brucesfuneralhome.com.
Bruce Graham Funeral Home and Cremation Center,
(515) 576-5117.
ROBERT P. DIETRICH
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. — Robert Paul Dietrich, 62, of
Hot Springs, Ark., formerly of the Manly and
Lake Mills areas, died Friday (Aug. 6, 2004) at
his home.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Gross
Mortuary in Hot Springs, Ark.
Gross Mortuary, (501) 624-1244.
KENNETH L. KAJEWSKI
WHITTEMORE — Kenneth L. Kajewski, 80, of
Whittemore, died Monday (Aug. 9, 2004) at the
Emmetsburg Care Center.
Funeral Mass will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at St.
Michael’s Catholic Church in Whittemore with
Father Victor Ramaeker officiating. Burial will
be in St. Michael’s Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 3:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday
at the Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home
in Whittemore, with a 4 p.m. rosary and a 7 p.m.
parish prayer service.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home, (515)
884-2246.
www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com
WAYNE F. YOUNG
CLEAR LAKE — Wayne F. Young, 79, 5801 S. Shore
Drive, died Tuesday (Aug. 10, 2004) at the
Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason
City.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Ward-Van
Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St. in
Clear Lake.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, (641) 357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com
ANDREW E. PHILLIPS
NATIONAL CITY, Mich. — Andrew E. Phillips, 79,
of National City, formerly of Flint, Mich., died
Monday (July 26, 2004) at the home of his son,
Scott Phillips in Davison.
Mr. Phillips was born in Flint on May 22, 1925,
and lived in the Flint area most of his life,
moving to National City 15 years ago.
He and Lucy Escobedo were married in Iowa in
1956 and she survives.
He had been employed at Southland Lanes as a
mechanic.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving with a
Seabee construction battalion.
Mr. Phillips was a member of the Holy Family
Church in Tawas, a lifetime member of the
Davison V.F.W. Post 4087, a past member of the
Eagles and the Spark Plug CB Club.
He enjoyed woodworking and fishing.
He is survived by his wife, Lucy; three
children, Steven Phillips and wife, Christina,
Scott Phillips and wife, Mary, and Jeffery
Phillips and wife, Paula. There are seven
grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and a
sister, Rose Brenner.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a
daughter, Nancy Ann Phillips; and 11 brothers
and sisters.
Sharp Funeral Home & Cremation Center was in
charge of arrangements.
Sharp Funeral Home & Cremation Service, (81)
694-4900.
ROBERT K. HERMANSON
DEER PARK, Texas — Robert K. Hermanson, 80,
formerly with the Hermanson Bros. Dairy, passed
away Aug. 4, 2004 at his home in Deer Park,
Texas.
Bob was one of the original members of the 10th
Mountain Division, an elite group of soldiers
trained for mountain warfare in Europe, where he
was awarded the Bronze Star.
Upon his discharge from the military, he
returned to Mason City and joined his father’s
business, Hermanson Bros. Dairy.
Carnation bought the family business in 1954 and
he was transferred to Texas in 1960 to continue
his career with Carnation. He eventually retired
from Carnation in 1971 after 26 years with the
company.
In 1972, he began work with the City of Dallas
as a weights and measures inspector, later
becoming supervisor of that department. He
retired from the City of Dallas.
He is survived by his loving wife, Pat, of Deer
Park, Texas; two sons, John and wife, Peggy, and
Tom, all of Midlothian, Texas; two brothers,
Marvin and his wife, Betty, of Pasadena, Calif.,
and Melvin and wife, Betty, of San Diego,
Calif.; one cousin, Everett and wife, Beverly,
of Mason City; and numerous stepchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Johnie
and Margaret; his first wife, Norma (Wolfe)
Hermanson; his second wife, Peggy (Deaton)
Hermanson; and a brother, Johnie Jr.
Interment was in the Houston National Veterans
Cemetery.
GAYLA J. KLIMESH
CHARLES CITY — Gayla J. Klimesh, 55, of Charles
City, died Sunday (Aug. 8, 2004) at the
University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City.
Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday
at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in
Charles City with the Rev. David Werges
officiating. Burial will be in Riverside
Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today
at Hauser Funeral Home, 1205 S. Main St. in
Charles City, and one hour prior to the service
at the church.
Hauser Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323.
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PUBLISHED THURSDAY, AUGUST 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.
ERNEST LEE MILLER
HAYFIELD — Ernest Lee Miller, 56, of
Hayfield, died Monday (Aug. 9, 2004) in
rural Crystal Lake.
Funeral service will be held at 10:30
a.m. Friday at the United Methodist
Church in Garner, with the Rev.David
Waddingham and the Rev. Todd Jones
officiating. Interment will follow in
the Belmond Cemetery, with military
honors conducted by the Veterans of
Foreign Wars Post No. 5515 of Garner.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m.
today at the Cataldo Funeral Home, 160
E. Fourth St. in Garner.
Ernie was born on Sept.10, 1947, in
Fletcher, Okla., the son of Ernest and
Vernice (Cummins) Miller. Ernie
graduated from Belmond High School.
On Oct. 25, 1966, he entered the United
States Navy. At the end of his tour,
Ernie held the rank of ADJ3.
During his tour he achieved the
following decorations and commendations,
National Defense Service Medal (1st
Award), Presidential Unit Citation,
Vietnam Service Medal with one bronze
star, Vietnam Campaign Medal with device
(1960) and Armed Forces Expeditionary
Medal (Korea).
Ernie was honorably discharged from the
United States Naval Reserves on June 6,
1972.
On June 5, 1971, Ernie was united in
marriage to Deborah E. Garman in
Estherville, and to this union, four
children were born.
He was a giver at heart and loved life
and always offered a helping hand. His
contagious belly laugh would fill a
room.
A smile and small talk went hand in hand
and the word “stranger” didn’t exist in
his vocabulary. He never thought less or
greater of anyone.
He found good in everything and made a
friend on any given day. You could
always find him casting a line at his
favorite fishing holes which he seldom
shared.
Ernie was a naturalist, never taking
what he didn’t need. It could have been
the biggest fish and yet he wouldn’t
keep it.
He loved joking around, just to bring a
smile and laughter to your heart.
Ernie was an avid reader of Westerns and
Louis L’Amour.
He enjoyed watching PBS and movies with
his family, which led to naps.
Ernie’s heart was tender and always
helping others before himself, never
complaining.
Everyday he graced this world with a
smile and touched many lives, leaving
small and large footprints in the hearts
of many.
Those thankful for having shared in
Ernie’s life include his three children,
Danielle (Scott) Graham of Fort Dodge,
Jeremiah “Bud” Miller and special
friend, Rita Gross, of Titonka, and
Tracy Miller of Klemme; one special
nephew, Evan Miller of Fort Dodge; six
grandchildren, Tristan and Sierra
Miller, Jake, Samantha and Tricia Hall,
and Kannon Ray E. Graham; two brothers,
Dwayne “Bo” Miller and Mike Miller;
three sisters, Betty (Dale) Jones, Byrul
(Curtiss) Moore and Renee “Miss”
Aldrich; special aunts, Florence M.
Cummins and Peggy Ellis; three
sisters-in-law, Bobbi (Ed) Miller,
Jerlyn Miller, and Dianne Miller; many
nieces, nephews, cousins, and great
friends.
Ernie is preceded in death by his
parents, infant son, Rusty Miller; three
brothers, Dwight “Ole,” Earl “Frank” and
Virgil; and one nephew, Jason Moore.
Those wishing to send an online greeting
or condolence to the family may do so by
going to www.brucesfuneralhome.com.
Bruce Graham Funeral Home and Cremation
Center, (515) 576-5117.
HOWARD JAMES BAKKEN
PLYMOUTH — Howard James Bakken, 78, of
Plymouth, died Wednesday (Aug. 11, 2004)
at the Good Shepherd Health Center,
under Hospice care in Mason City.
Memorial service will be held at 1:30
p.m. Friday at the Schroeder & Sites
Funeral Home, Highway 65 South in
Northwood, with the Rev. Wendi Gillan
officiating. Interment will take place
at the Sunset Rest Cemetery in
Northwood.
Visitation will begin at noon until the
time of service on Friday at the funeral
home.
Howard was born on Oct. 1, 1925, in
Northwood to Ole O. and Clara (Vold)
Bakken.
He was baptized and confirmed at the
First Lutheran Church in Northwood.
He was married June 5, 1948 to Janice
Johnson at Silver Lake Lutheran Church.
Howard was a salesperson at Gildners in
Northwood and transferred to Cresco and
had his own Gildners store.
He then returned to Northwood and worked
at J.C. Penney in Mason City where he
made many good friends. In later years
he also worked at Price Motors in Mason
City.
Howard was forced to retire due to a
stroke but he kept up his passion of
having coffee with friends and sharing
his baked goods and garden products.
Howard loved people and had many friends
with whom he had coffee daily.
Marla Gaubatz was a very faithful friend
and very much appreciated by Howard and
the family.
In lieu of flowers, please direct
memorials to the Good Shepherd Activity
Center.
Survivors include his three daughters,
Dianne Meyers and her husband, Chuck, of
Plymouth, Connie Suby and her husband,
Mark, of Mason City, and Nancy Serdahl,
of Naples, Fla.; six grandchildren,
Suzanne (Gary) Miller, Michelle (Jared)
Hendershot, Heather Suby, Jason (Sarah)
Suby, Ben Serdahl and Shane Serdahl; two
great-grandchildren, Benjamin Miller and
Nicholas Miller; and special friend,
Mavis Beenan.
He was preceded in death by his parents,
one brother, and two sisters.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, (641)
324-1121.
WAYNE F. YOUNG
CLEAR LAKE — Wayne F. Young, 79, 5801 S.
Shore Drive, died Tuesday (Aug. 10,
2004) at Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit in Mason City.
According to his wishes, he will be
cremated.
A graveside memorial service will be
held 11 a.m. Friday at the Clear Lake
Cemetery, with lay assistant Richard
Scott of Zion Lutheran Church of Clear
Lake officiating. Military honors will
be provided by the Clear Lake V.F.W.
Memorials may be left to the Wayne F.
Young Memorial Fund.
Wayne was born April 10, 1925, in Mason
City, the son of Vincent and Evelyn (Caco)
Young. He attended Mason City schools.
During World War II, Wayne enlisted in
the Marines on July 3, 1943, and was
discharged March 19, 1946 as a sergeant.
Most of his career was spent as a
mechanic. He also spent eight years in a
sheriff’s posse in New Mexico.
Wayne is survived by his very special
and best friend, Marge Schmolke, of
Clear Lake; five children, Wayne Young,
of Reno, Nev., John Young, of Missouri,
Judy Zulfiqar, of California, Kevin
Young, of Texas and Linda Davis, of
California; and two step-children, David
Owens and Mark Owens.
Wayne is preceded in death by his
parents, brothers and sisters.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N.
Fourth St. in Clear Lake, (641)
357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com
ARTHUR E. DROESSLER
BANCROFT — Arthur E. Droessler, 85, of
Bancroft, died Monday (Aug. 9, 2004) at
his home.
A funeral Mass will be held 10:30 a.m.
Monday at St. John’s Catholic Church in
Bancroft, with the Rev. Paul D. Bormann
officiating. Burial will be in St.
John’s Catholic Cemetery, Bancroft.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m.
Sunday at Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home in Bancroft, with a 6:30
p.m. Knights of Columbus Rosary followed
by a scripture prayer service beginning
at 7 p.m.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral
Home, (515) 885-2521.
www.oakcrestfuneral- services.com
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PUBLISHED FRIDAY, AUGUST 13,
2004.
Obituaries are presented as a
community service of Fullerton
Funeral Homes. Information is
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provided by funeral homes for
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and Globe Online.
HOWARD JAMES BAKKEN
PLYMOUTH — Howard James Bakken,
78, of Plymouth, died Wednesday
(Aug. 11, 2004) at Good Shepherd
Health Center, under Hospice
care in Mason City.
Memorial service will be held at
1:30 p.m. today at Schroeder &
Sites Funeral Home, Highway 65
South in Northwood, with the
Rev. Wendi Gillan officiating.
Interment will take place at the
Sunset Rest Cemetery in
Northwood.
According to his wishes, his
body was cremated.
Visitation will begin at noon
until time of service today at
the funeral home.
Howard was born on Oct. 1, 1925,
in Northwood to Ole O. and Clara
(Vold) Bakken.
He was baptized and confirmed at
the First Lutheran Church in
Northwood.
He served in the U.S. Marine
Corps during World War II from
1943 to 1946.
He was married June 5, 1948, to
Janice Johnson at Silver Lake
Lutheran Church.
Howard was a salesperson at
Gildners in Northwood and
transferred to Cresco and had
his own Gildners store.
He then returned to Northwood
and worked at J.C. Penney in
Mason City where he made many
good friends. In later years he
also worked at Price Motors in
Mason City.
Howard was forced to retire due
to a stroke but he kept up his
passion of having coffee with
friends and sharing his baked
goods and garden products.
Howard loved people and had many
friends with whom he had coffee
daily.
Marla Gaubatz was a very
faithful friend and very much
appreciated by Howard and the
family.
In lieu of flowers, please
direct memorials to the Good
Shepherd Activity Center.
Survivors include his three
daughters, Dianne Meyers and her
husband, Chuck, of Plymouth,
Connie Suby and her husband,
Mark, of Mason City, and Nancy
Serdahl, of Naples, Fla.; six
grandchildren, Suzanne (Gary)
Miller, Michelle (Jared)
Hendershot, Heather Suby, Jason
(Sarah) Suby, Ben Serdahl and
Shane Serdahl; two
great-grandchildren, Benjamin
Miller and Nicholas Miller; and
special friend, Mavis Beenan.
He was preceded in death by his
parents, one brother, and two
sisters.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home,
(641) 324-1121.
EVERETT ‘DICK’ MERLE HANDT
CHARLES CITY — Everett “Dick”
Merle Handt, 84, of Charles
City, passed away Wednesday
(Aug. 11, 2004) at Floyd County
Memorial Hospital of cancer.
Funeral service will be held
1:30 p.m. Saturday at Cross
Evangelical Lutheran Church, 312
First Ave., Charles City, with
Pastor James Grabitske
officiating. Burial will be at
Riverside Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4
to 8 p.m. today at Hauser
Funeral Home, 1205 S. Main St.
in Charles City.
Dick was born Jan. 13, 1920, in
rural Floyd County, the son of
Herman and Karoline (Troge)
Handt. He attended rural schools
in Floyd County.
On Aug. 23, 1942, he was united
in marriage to Lolita Clifford
at St. John’s Lutheran Church
near Osage.
Dick worked at White Farm Oliver
for 38 years before retiring in
1978.
He enjoyed being with his family
and visiting with friends, and
had a true love for hunting and
fishing.
He was a charter member of Cross
Evangelical Lutheran Church,
where he was an active member
for 58 years.
Survivors include his wife of 62
years, Lolly; three daughters,
Eileene (Larry) Katcher, of
Cedar Falls, Linda (Mike)
Willert, of Nashua, and Diann
(Steve) Lindeman, of Maplewood,
Minn.; four grandchildren, James
(Phyllis) Katcher, of Cedar
Falls, Joel (Susan) Katcher, of
Cedar Rapids, Michelle Willert,
of Fairmont, Minn., Libbie
Willert, of Nashua; three
great-grandchildren, Jackie,
Sarah, and Matthew Katcher; and
two brothers, Bob Handt, of
Charles City, and Willis Handt,
of Mason City; and many nieces
and nephews.
Preceding him in death were his
parents; two sisters, Florence
Field, and Helen Kozak; and one
brother, Charles Handt.
Memorials may be directed to the
family.
The Hauser Funeral Home, (641)
228-2323.
www.hauserfh.com.
BRENDA J. KLEHN
BURNSVILLE, Minn. — Brenda J.
Klehn (nee Bower), 54, of
Burnsville, formerly of Osage,
died Thursday (Aug. 12, 2004) at
Fairview Ridges Hospital in
Burnsville after a battle with
cancer.
Funeral service will be held at
11 a.m. Monday at Hosana!
Church, 7600 163rd St. W. in
Lakeville, Minn.
Visitation will be held from 4
to 6 p.m. Sunday at White
Funeral Home, 20134 Kenwood
Trail, Lakeville, Minn.
Brenda was born Aug. 16, 1949,
in Riceville, Iowa, to Richard
Bower and Eleanor (Miles) Bower.
She started school in one of the
last rural schools in Mitchell
County. In fourth grade, she
entered Osage Elementary School
and graduated from Osage High
School in 1967.
She furthered her education at
NIACC in Mason City and Mankato
State University in Minnesota.
She spent 16 years in Colorado
working in the computer
industry.
In 1989, she moved back to the
Midwest and had lived in
Burnsville. She had been the
office manager at J & E Earll
Manufacturing since 1990.
One of her greatest joys in life
was volunteering at church and
researching her family genealogy
and spending time with her
grandchildren.
She is survived by her parents,
Richard and Eleanor Bower, of
Osage; her husband, James Klehn,
of Burnsville, Minn.; two
daughters, Julie Engels and
Becky Hall; two sons, Scott and
Kevin Engels; stepchildren, Dena
and Todd Klehn and Jill and Rich
Knowles; one sister, Monica
(Henry) Rgnonti; two brothers,
Eric (Verna) Bower and George
(Lori) Bower; and seven
grand-children, Brendt, Lauren,
Rachel, Khayman, Joshua, Wisdom,
and Chloe.
White Funeral Home, (952)
469-2723.
STELLA LOUISE WRIGHT
OSAGE — Stella Louise Wright,
94, of Osage, died Thursday
(Aug. 12, 2004) at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa in Mason City.
Stella was born Nov. 10, 1909,
at McIntire, the daughter of
Henry and Anna (Schmidt) Lutz.
She attended school in McIntire
and graduated from McIntire High
School.
Stella was united in marriage to
Harold Wright. They made their
home in Osage.
She was a member of Trinity
Lutheran Church, the Trinity
LWML in Osage, and the
Remembrance Club in St. Ansgar.
Stella enjoyed attending the
Osage Senior Citizen’s Center.
Funeral service will be held at
10:30 a.m. Saturday at Trinity
Lutheran Church in Osage, with
the Rev. Daird W. Korth
officiating. Interment will be
in the Osage Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 5:30 to
7 p.m. today at Champion-Bucheit
Funeral Home in Osage and will
continue one hour before the
service Saturday at the church.
She is survived by her two
daughters: Sharon Djuren
(Gordon) of Mason City and their
children, Dave Djuren (Carol)
and their children, Travis,
Jason and Crystal Marie Djuren,
Wanda Goranson (John) and their
children, Jonna and James, Troy
Djuren; and Bonnie Dickinson
(Richard) of Rockford, Ill., and
their children, Michael Janssen
and his children, Aires and
Tristin, Kelly Janssen, Richard
L. Dickinson and his son,
Antonio, Ruth Dickinson, and
John Dickinson.
She was preceded by her parents;
one sister, Harriet Reeve; two
brothers, Elmer Lutz and Leonard
Lutz.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home,
(641) 732-3706.
HELEN E. HUGI
MASON CITY — Helen E. Hugi, 81,
of Mason City, died Thursday
(Aug. 12, 2004) at the Good
Shepherd Health Center.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Major Erickson
Funeral Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave. in Mason City.
Major Erickson Funeral Home &
Crematory, (641) 423-0924.
LEWIS A. BREESE
BANCROFT — Lewis A. Breese, 91,
of the Seneca and Bancroft
areas, died Wednesday (Aug. 11,
2004) at his home.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home in Bancroft.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home, (515) 885-2521.
www.oakcrestfuneral-
services.com
WALTER HOVELAND
MASON CITY — Walter Hoveland,
79, of 1025 N. Quincy Ave., died
Thursday (Aug. 12, 2004) at his
home.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St.
N.E. in Mason City.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial
Chapel, (641) 423-2372.
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PUBLISHED SATURDAY,
AUGUST 14, 2004.
Obituaries are presented
as a community service
of Fullerton Funeral
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CLYDE V. WHITE SR.
SPRAGUE RIVER, Ore. —
Clyde Vincent White Sr.,
85, died June 30, 2004,
of natural causes at his
home in Sprague River.
A graveside service was
held at Williamette
National Cemetery at
11800 S.E. Mt. Scott
Blvd. in Portland, with
full military honors
provided by American
Legion Post No. 14 in
Vancouver, Wash.
O’Hair & Riggs Funeral
Chapel in Portland was
in charge of
arrangements.
Mr. White was born Nov.
30, 1918, in Clear Lake,
Iowa, to Warren Wallace
and Erma Leona (Gilbert)
White.
He was raised on the
family farm at Clear
Lake until moving as a
teenager to Mason City,
Iowa, where he worked as
a butcher in a
meatpacking plant.
He met and married
Dorothy Ruth Melichar in
1938 and they made their
home in Mason City.
He also worked in his
church and community
before moving to Sprague
River in 2002 to be
close to his son and his
family.
In Sprague River, Mr.
White was an active
member of the community.
Everyday at 5 a.m., he
went to the Sprague
River Station to set up
tables for breakfast,
making sure each had a
small bouquet of neatly
arranged flowers.
He enjoyed gardening and
grew a large vegetable
garden every year. He
loved all kinds of
animals. His favorite
lifelong pastime was
fishing.
Woodworking was a
much-loved hobby in
which he designed and
built small wooden cars
and trucks and other
children’s toys that he
sold at local bazaars.
Music was an all-time
favorite of his. He was
self-taught at playing
the guitar and violin by
ear.
As often as possible, he
and his wife prepared a
large meal and had
musicians join him for a
jam session. In their
younger years, he and
his wife never missed an
opportunity to go
jitterburg dancing.
On May 18, 1944, he was
inducted into the Army
and served with the
101st Infantry Regiment
during World War II. He
was in Europe during the
Rhineland Campaign and
was wounded in
Luxembourg on Jan. 1,
1945.
Following his
rehabilitation, he was
discharged on Nov. 20,
1945.
He received numerous
military decorations
including ATCM, World
War II Victory Ribbon,
EAME Ribbon with one
bronze service star,
Purple Heart and Combat
Infantry Badge.
Mr. White returned to
Mason City and resumed
working in the
meatpacking plant until
moving to the Los
Angeles area in 1957. He
worked there for several
companies in warehousing
inventory control.
In 1969, he moved to
Hillsboro, Ore., and
worked as a custodian
for the Beaverton School
District.
Even after his
retirement, he continued
to work for the school
district until 70 years
of age, and although
officially retired, did
volunteer work for the
school district.
He also enjoyed watching
old western movies,
especially those in
which John Wayne played
a part.
When Mr. White lived in
Hillsboro, he was an
active member of Harvest
Community Church and a
member of American
Legion, Veterans of
Foreign Wars, and Elks
Lodge.
Survivors include his
son and daughter-in-law,
Clyde and Terry White,
of Sprague River, Ore.;
daughters and
sons-in-law, Leona and
Dave Leppelman, of
Vancouver, Wash., and
Dorothy and Tony Leiva,
of Hillsboro;
daughter-in-law, Vicki
White, of Aloha, Ore.;
27 grandchildren; 24
great-grandchildren; one
great-great-grandson;
sister, Bonnie Walters,
of Mason City; and
brother, Frank LaRoy
White, of Vancouver.
He was preceded in death
by his wife in 1998;
son, Frank Warren White;
grandson, Jason White;
great-grandson,
Christopher White; two
sisters; and seven
brothers.
Memorial donations may
be made to the Salvation
Army, P.O. Box 1649,
Klammath Falls, OR
97601.
VIOLA V. WILTSE
CHARLES CITY — Viola V.
Wiltse, 88, of Charles
City, died Thursday
(Aug. 12, 2004) at her
home.
Funeral service will be
held 10:30 a.m. Monday
at the First Wesleyan
Church, 913 S. Main,
Charles City, with the
Rev. Ted Clark
officiating. Burial will
be in Sunnyside Memory
Gardens.
Visitation will be from
4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at
Hauser Funeral Home,
1205 S. Main St. in
Charles City, and one
hour prior to the
service on Monday at the
church.
Viola Velma Freebury was
born Aug. 29, 1915,
north of Bassett, Floyd
County, Iowa, the
daughter of John and
Della (Bell) Freebury.
She was raised and
educated in Chickasaw
County.
She was united in
marriage to Orme M.
Wiltse Sr. on Dec. 7,
1933, in Austin, Minn.
Following their
marriage, the couple
made their home in the
Chickasaw and Floyd
areas.
Viola worked for the
Club Iowa supper club
for 29 years.
Viola was a member of
the First Christian
Church.
She held a passion for
playing cards, eating
out for lunch, reading
and talking on the
phone.
She especially loved
spending time with
children and
grandchildren, family
and friends.
Those thankful for
having shared in her
life are her children,
Orme “Jake” (Lori)
Wiltse Jr., of Charles
City, William (Sharon)
Wiltse, of Niles, Mich.,
Robert (Cindy) Wiltse,
of Charles City, Jerry
(Jean) Wiltse, of
Charles City, Alice
(Eldon) Beck, of
Slidell, La., Ruth
(Kenneth) Beckner, of
Nashua, and Mary (Don)
Tumilson, of Nashua; 24
grandchildren; 37
great-grandchildren; and
seven
great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in
death by her parents;
her husband; grandson,
Doug Beck; two
great-grandsons, James
Ohden Jr., and Robbie
Tumilson; one brother;
and three sisters.
Memorials may be
directed to the family.
The Hauser Funeral Home,
(641) 228-2323.
www.hauserfh.com.
WALTER W. HOVELAND
MASON CITY — Walter
Wallace Hoveland, 79, of
1025 N. Quincy Ave.,
died Thursday (Aug. 12,
2004) at his home.
Funeral service will be
1:30 p.m. Monday at
Trinity Lutheran Church,
213 N. Pennsylvania
Ave., with the Rev. Don
Simmonds officiating.
Burial will be in
Memorial Park Cemetery,
Highway 18 West, Mason
City, with military
honors by the Mason City
Veterans Memorial
Association of Mason
City.
Visitation will be one
hour prior to service
time on Monday at the
church.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, 126
Third St. N.E. in Mason
City, is in charge of
arrangements.
The family of Walter
Wallace Hoveland has
requested that memorial
contributions be made in
his memory.
Walter Wallace Hoveland
was born on June 5,
1925, in Mason City, the
son of Albert and Selma
(Holmen) Hoveland. He
attended school at the
Beloit Children’s Home
in Beloit, Iowa.
After his schooling he
worked on a farm until
he was inducted into the
U.S. Navy and served in
the Pacific Theater
during World War II.
After his honorable
discharge he moved to
Mason City and began
working for the North
Iowa Roofing Co. in
Mason City, and he also
worked for the Armour
Meat Packing Co. in
Mason City for several
years until his
retirement.
He enjoyed his family,
watching sports,
baseball and was an avid
New York Yankees fan,
and Iowa Hawkeye
football fan.
He was a member of
Trinity Lutheran Church,
the Mason City VFW, and
Moose Lodge all in Mason
City.
Left to cherish his
memory are two brothers,
Ervin Hoveland of Mason
City, and La Verne
Hoveland and his wife,
Ramona, of Urbandale; a
special friend, David
Reich and his family, of
Mason City; nieces and
nephews, Carol Ann Ryan
and her husband, Daniel,
of Manly, Richard
Hoveland, of Washington,
Vicki June Sartain and
her husband, Bill, of
Westminster, Calif.,
Connie J. Arens and her
husband, Greg, of
Austin, Minn., Debra K.
Hansen and her husband,
Douglas, of Carlsbad,
Calif., Eric L. Hoveland
and his wife, Racquel,
of Ankeny, Danny D.
Christensen and his
wife, Marilyn, of
Austin, Texas, Darrel L.
Christensen and his
wife, Sharon, of Grimes,
and Glenn E. Christensen
and his wife, Rhonda, of
Glendale, Ariz.; as well
as other relatives and
friends.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, two
infant brothers, a
sister, Elleanor M.
Hovel; and two brothers,
Marvin and Arnold
Hoveland.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, (641)
423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
JACOB JUNIOR MULFORD
BRADFORD — Jacob Junior
Mulford, 80, 205 Main
St. Bradford, died
Thursday (Aug. 12, 2004)
at Ellsworth Municipal
Hospital in Iowa Falls.
Memorial service will be
held at 2 p.m. Sunday at
the Church of Christ in
Hampton.
Jacob was born April 1,
1924, the son of Jacob
and Pearl Mae
(Boyington) Mulford in
Bradford. He was
educated in Bradford.
Jacob was united in
marriage to Pearl Marie
Jensen at the Bethany
Missouri Courthouse on
June 26, 1942.
He was a veteran of
World War II and helped
build the Burma China
Road.
He was self-employed as
a concrete contractor.
Jacob was a member of
the Church of Christ in
Hampton, the Elks Lodge,
Moose Lodge, American
Legion, and the Ridge
Stone Golf Club.
Jacob enjoyed his work,
fishing and playing
cards.
Survivors include
Jacob’s wife, Pearl
Marie (Jensen) Mulford;
one daughter, Pamela Kay
(Jack) Brown, of
Bullard, Texas; four
sons, Raymond Michael
(Terri) of Sheffield,
Jacob Leslie (Claire) of
Flint, Texas, Nicholas
Karl (Ranae) of Hampton,
and Bradley Gene (Kim)
of Sheffield; 14
grandchildren; and 17
great-grandchildren.
Jacob was preceded in
death by his parents; an
infant son, Gary Lee;
three brothers, Raymond,
Spencer, and Benjamin;
three sisters, Bernita,
Velma, and Evelyn; and
granddaughter, Tamera
Marie Brown.
Arrangements by the
Cremation Society of
Eastern-Central-Western
Iowa, (888) 871-3361.
SISTER DION STUDER
SINSINAWA, Wis. — Sister
Dion Studer, OP, 81, of
the Dominican
Motherhouse in
Sinsinawa, died 6 a.m.
Friday (Aug. 13, 2004)
at Mercy Hospital in
Dubuque.
Funeral service will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday at the Queen of
Rosary Chapel, Dominican
Motherhouse, Sinsinawa,
Wis. Burial will be in
the Motherhouse
Cemetery.
Egelhof, Siegert &
Casper Funeral Home &
Cremation Service in
Dubuque is in charge of
arrangements.
Visitation will be at
5:15 p.m. Monday at the
Gathering Place,
Motherhouse, Sinsinawa,
Wis., with a wake and
remembering at 6:30 p.m.
She was born July 15,
1923, in Manly, to Max
Henry and Norine Kathryn
(Hober) Studer.
Sister Dion made her
first profession of
religious vows, Aug. 5,
1945.
She served as an
elementary teacher and
principal for 37 years
and was a special
education teacher for
four years.
Sister Dion served in
California, Iowa,
Wisconsin, Oklahoma and
Illinois.
Survivors include three
brothers, Dennis (Ann)
Studer, of Des Moines,
Donald (Kay) Studer, of
Lake Leelanau, Mich.,
and James (Helen)
Studer, of Arlington,
Va.; nieces and nephews
and her Dominican
Sisters with whom she
lived for 59 years.
MARCENE A. DAVIS
CLARION — Marcene Ann
(Lein) Davis, 90, of
Clarion, died Friday
(Aug. 13, 2004) at Mercy
Medical Center-North
Iowa in Mason City.
Funeral service will be
held at 1:30 p.m. Monday
at Ewing Dugger Funeral
Home, 602 N. Main in
Clarion, with Pastor
Stanley Peterson
officiating. Burial will
be held at the Norway
Township Cemetery in
rural Kanawha.
Visitation will be held
one hour prior to the
service on Monday at
Ewing Dugger Funeral
Home.
Ewing Dugger Funeral
Home, (515) 532-2233.
MARGARET O. EBERT
CLARION — Margaret Olive
Ebert, 84, of Clarion,
died Thursday (Aug. 12,
2004) at the Muse Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit
in Mason City.
Funeral service will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Monday at the United
Methodist Church, 201
Third Ave. N.E. in
Clarion, with Pastor Don
Morrison officiating.
Burial will be in the
Evergreen Cemetery in
Clarion.
Visitation will be held
from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday
at Ewing Dugger Funeral
Home, 602 N. Main in
Clarion and one hour
prior to the service on
Monday at the church.
Ewing Dugger Funeral
Home, (515) 532-2233.
ANN A. CHRISTENSEN
WODEN — Ann Christensen,
94, of Woden died Friday
(Aug. 13, 2004) at the
Muse Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit in Mason
City.
Her funeral will be held
10:30 a.m. Tuesday at
the First Presbyterian
Church in Woden with
Judy Junkermeier, lay
pastor, officiating.
Burial will be at
Bingham Township
Cemetery, south of
Woden.
Visitation will be held
from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday
at Cataldo Funeral Home
in Woden, and will
continue one hour prior
to the service at the
church.
Cataldo Funeral Home,
(641) 926-5756.
www.cataldofuneralhome.com
LEONORA M. HENDERSON
MASON CITY — Leonora
“Lennie” M. Henderson,
61, of 431 27th St.
S.W., died Friday (Aug.
13, 2004) at the Muse
Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit in Mason City.
Funeral service will be
held 10 a.m. Thursday at
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, 126
Third St. N.E. in Mason
City, with the Rev.
Keith Scott of the
Wesley United Methodist
Church officiating.
Burial will be at 3 p.m.
at the Greenwood
Cemetery in Masonville,
Iowa.
Visitation will be held
from 4 to 7 p.m.
Wednesday at the funeral
home.
Memorials may be
direct-ed to the Leonora
“Lennie” Henderson
Memorial Fund.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, (641)
423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
RICHARD A. HANSON
NORTHWOOD — Richard Alan
Hanson, 74, of
Northwood, died Thursday
(Aug. 12, 2004) at his
home.
Funeral service will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Monday at the First
Lutheran Church in
Northwood, with the Rev.
Wayne Hagen officiating.
Burial will be held in
Sunset Rest Cemetery in
Northwood.
Visitation will be held
from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday
at Schroeder & Sites
Funeral Home, Highway 65
S. in Northwood.
Schroeder & Sites
Funeral Home, (641)
324-1121.
EUNICE M. ZUETLAU
HUMBOLDT — Eunice Mary
Zuetlau, 88, of
Humboldt, died Thursday
(Aug. 12, 2004) at
Humboldt Care Center
North
Funeral service will be
10 a.m. Monday at
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home in Algona,
with the Rev. Steve
Turner officiating.
Burial will be in the
LuVerne Cemetery.
Visitation will be from
4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home in Algona,
with a VFW Auxiliary
service at 7 p.m.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home, (515)
295-3731.
www.oakcrestfuneral-
services.com
ANNA SUE KLECKNER
GRIMES — Anna Sue
Kleckner, 5 month-old
daughter of E.J. and
Neko Kleckner of Grimes,
died Thursday (Aug. 12,
2004).
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at the
Champion-Bucheit Funeral
Home in Osage.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral
Home, (641) 732-3706.
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PUBLISHED SUNDAY, AUGUST 15,
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.
DONNALOU KESTER
MARSHALLTOWN — DonnaLou Kester
64, finished her race on August
14, 2004. Her earthly life ended
at home following a long battle
with cancer. Her endurance and
faith in the midst of suffering
were an inspiration to many.
A memorial service will be held
at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, at St.
Henry Catholic Church in
Marshalltown with a church
luncheon immediately following.
There will be a mid-afternoon
burial and committal service at
Rose Hill Memorial Gardens.
Visitation will be from 5 to 9
p.m. Monday at Trinity Lutheran
Church with the family present
from 6 to 8 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, memorials
may be made to Trinity Lutheran
Church to be used for a memorial
walking path extension at Timber
Creek Park in Marshalltown.
DonnaLou was the daughter of
Melvin and Myrtle Peterson and
was raised on a farm near
Leland. She at-tended elementary
school in Leland and graduated
from Forest City High in 1957.
She received a A.A. degree from
Eagle Grove Community College, a
B.A. degree from the University
of Northern Iowa and a M.A.
degree from Drake University.
Her teaching career included
positions at Shell Rock,
Stacyville, St. Ansgar, and in
Marshalltown at Anson
Elementary/Middle Schools and
Headstart. She has spent the
last six years partnering with
her husband to develop the Cross
Country Estates housing
development. She was an active
member of Trinity Lutheran
Church where she was a Sunday
School teacher and then Sunday
School Superintendent for many
years. After retiring from 35
years of public school teaching
she served as a Parish Worker
for Trinity Lutheran Church and
was the author of e-mail
devotions for the past three
years.
DonnaLou was a member of MEA,
NEA, ISEA, Matins Kiwanis, ADK
and enjoyed several bridge
clubs. She was a devoted wife,
loving mother, and an awesome
grandma who enjoyed her family,
friends, golfing, reading,
sewing, playing cards cooking,
running, gardening, traveling,
and quietly encouraging others
in many different ways.
DonnaLou is survived by her
huband of 46 years, Larry; one
daughter, Lori Manderfield and
her husband Jim of Urbandale;
two sons, Dave and his wife
Julie of Urbandale, and Dan and
his wife, Lora of Marshalltown;
nine grandchildren; two
brothers, Roger Peterson of Lake
Mills, and Richard Peterson of
Pine Bluff, Ark; two sisters,
Marjorie VerHoef of Leland, and
Sharon Holland of Forest City;
and many nieces and nephews. She
was preceded into eternal glory
by her parents and one brother,
Marvin (Bud).
Estel-Perrin-Avey Funeral Home,
212 E. State St., Marshalltown,
IA 50166
RICHARD ALAN HANSON
NORTHWOOD — Richard Alan Hanson,
74, of Northwood died on
Thursday (August 12, 2004) at
his home in Northwood, after a
short battle with cancer.
Funeral services will be at
10:30 a.m. on Monday at the
First Lutheran Church,
Northwood, with the Rev. Wayne
Hagen officiating. Burial will
be at the Sunset Rest Cemetery,
Northwood, where military honors
will be presented by VFW Post
number 6779, Our Buddies
Memorial of Northwood.
Visitation will be held today 5
to 8 p.m. at Schroeder & Sites
Funeral Home, Northwood, Iowa.
Richard (Dick) was born on
January 15, 1930, in St. Ansgar,
on the family farm during a
snowstorm, to Harry and Faye (Noven)
Hanson.
He was baptized and confirmed at
First Lutheran Church,
Northwood. He attended high
school in St. Ansgar and
graduated from Devries Institute
in Chicago for electonics.
He served in active duty in the
U.S. Army from 1953-1955, being
honorably discharged in 1956.
Dick married Evelyn (Evy) Wolff
on June 22, 1956, and was later
divorced.
Dick served for 45 years on the
Northwood Volunteer Fire
Company. He was self-employed in
his own businesses, Hanson Radio
and TV, Northwood; Areo Flight
Services, Mason City; Hanson
Communications/G&D Auto,
Northwood.
His hobbies included flying,
camping (motor homing) and
fishing.
Dick is survived by his sons,
Rick (Diane) Hanson of Northwood
and Ron (Jody) Hanson of
Rochester, Minn.; four
grandchildren: Kyle and Cody of
Northwood, Ashley and Angela of
Rochester; a sister, Shirly
(Dennis) Lind of Rochester;
sisters-in-law, Ruth Hanson of
St. Ansgar, Haddie Hanson of
Northwood, and special friend,
Marjorie A. Smith of London,
Minn.
He was preceded in death by his
parents and two brothers,
William Hanson of St. Ansgar and
Marlin Hanson of Northwood.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home,
Northwood, Iowa, (641) 713-1121.
EVELYN ELIZABETH LESCH
WATERLOO — Evelyn Elizabeth
Lesch, 78, of Park-view Nursing
and Rehab Center, fomerly of
4831 Weiden Road, died
Saturday,(August 14, 2004) at
Covenant Medical Center of
natural causes.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday at the Redeemer
Lutheran Church in Washburn,
with burial in Cedar Valley
Memorial Gardens in Cedar Falls.
Friends may call from 4 to 8
p.m. Tuesday at Kearns, Huisman-Schumacher
Chapel on Kimball and one hour
prior to the service at the
church.
Memorials may be directed to
Redeemer Lutheran Church or the
family.
Evelyn was born March 21, 1926,
in rural Osage, daughter of
Albert and Edna Schmidt Tabbert.
She married Donald Lesch on June
3, 1951, in Osage.
Survivors include her husband of
Waterloo; five sons, Conrad
(Tina) Lesch of Joliet, Ill.,
Edward (Carlyn) Lesch of
Davenport, David (Jane) Lesch of
Hoffman Estates, Ill., Robert
(Kim Moore) Lesch of Concord,
Calif., and Charles (Jean) Lesch
of Ann Arbor, Mich.; one
daughter, Ruth (Dan) Harken of
Waterloo; 14 grandchildren; and
two great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; and one brother, Eldred
Tabbert.
Kearns, Huisman-Schumacher
Chapel, (319) 233-3146.
HELEN E. SULLIVAN
CRESCO — Helen E. Sullivan, age
90, of Cresco, died Friday
(August 13, 2004) of natural
causes at the Home-stead
Assisted Living in Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at
10 a.m. Tuesday at the
Assumption Catholic Church in
Cresco, with burial in the
Calvary Cemetery at Elma, with
the Rev. Kenneth Gehling
officiating.
Friends may call from 4 to 8
p.m. on Monday at the Conway
Funeral Home in Cresco and at
the church an hour prior to
services on Tuesday. There will
be a rosary at 4:30 p.m. and a
Scripture Service at 7 p.m. on
Monday.
Helen was born on May 23, 1914,
in Harlan, Iowa, the daughter of
George and Mayme (Emig) Kohles.
She was unit-ed in marriage to
Joseph Sullivan, on March 4,
1935, in Elma, Iowa.
Helen sold for Stanley Home
Products, worked for many years
at the Evans Memorial Home, and
volunteered at the Cresco
Hospital.
She is survived by her six
daughters, Shirley (Elvin)
Daleske of Tucson, Ariz, JoAnn
Bork of Des Moines, Myrna (Rick)
Wagner of Ridgeway, Iowa,
Charlene (John) Tull of Lacey,
Wash., Connie (Garry) Kraninger
of Independence, Iowa, and Nancy
(Tim) Gibbons of Mason City; 31
grandchildren; 44
great-grandchildren; and six
great-great-grandchildren; four
sisters, Marcella Wyatt, Stella
(Warren) Wyatt, and Rita (Jim)
Thompson, all of Riceville, and
Anna Jean (Jim) Sullivan of
Waterloo.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; her husband, Joseph on
March 31, 1983; one grandson,
Patrick McGrane; and one
great-granddaughter, Amelia
Mack; two brothers, Alfred and
Urban Kohles; and three sisters,
Mary Whitinger, Rose Kohles and
Lenora Kohles.
Conway Funeral Home, 404 N. Elm
St., Cresco, IA 52136; (563)
547-3501.
ANN A. CHRISTENSEN
WODEN — Ann Christensen, 94, of
Woden died Friday (August 13,
2004) at the Muse- Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason
City.
Her funeral will be held at
10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the First
Presbyterian Church in Woden
with Judy Junkermeier, lay
pastor, officiating. Burial will
be at Bingham Township Cemetery,
south of Woden.
Visitation will be held from 5
to 8 p.m. Monday at the Cataldo
Funeral Home in Woden and will
continue one hour prior to
services at the church.
Ann Angeline Christensen, the
daughter of John and Johanna
(Meenk) Hoftiezer was born May
16, 1910, at Castlewood, S.D.
She was baptized and confirmed,
learning both the German and
English Catechism, at the Bemis
Presbyterian Church in rural
Castlewood. She started country
school near Castlewood at the
age of 4 to learn the English
language.
Ann came to Iowa in 1930 where
she met her future husband,
Charles Christensen. They were
married on November 14, 1934, at
the Little Brown Church in
Nashua.
She worked at Schelfbein Grocery
for two years, the Orthel
Grocery Store for ten years and
was clerk at the Woden Post
Office from 1950 to 1972.
Ann and Charlie lived their
entire married life in Woden,
with Charlie passing away on
October 16, 1974.
She was known to so many as
Mother Ann and Grandma Ann. She
was always ready and willing to
help whenever and wherever she
was needed. Ann enjoyed her
grandson, his wife, her
great-grandchildren, her church
and community and, most of all,
helping other people
She was a member of the First
Presbyterian Church in Woden
where she was the first woman
elder in the church and was
active as a Sunday school
teacher, superintendent and was
past president and secretary of
the Presbyterian Women. Ann was
also the Clerk of Session of the
Woden Presbyterian Church for 23
years and was honored as
Outstanding Elder of the church.
She belonged to the Woden Ladies
Auxiliary serving as past
president, Woden Senior
Citizens, being named
Outstanding Senior Citizen in
1984, and was a Gold Star
Mother. Ann was one of the
organizers of the first Woden
Public Library. She was voted
Woden’s Centennial Queen in July
of 1999 and was nominated for
and received the Giving Your
Best Award from KIMT-TV and
sponsors in the year 2000.
Ann is survived by her grandson,
Dallas Christensen and wife,
Deanna, and their children,
Jessica, Michelle and Jacob all
of Britt, as well as many
nieces, nephews and lots of
friends.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, Charlie; parents; a
son, Leon who was killed during
World War II (August 1942, in
Guadalcanal); son and
daughter-in-law, Curtis and
Barb, who died in an automobile
accident south of Woden in
November of 1968. Their son,
Dallas, then 2 years old,
survived the fatal accident.
Also preceding her in death were
her brothers, Albert, Dick,
Herman, John, Harry and Arey
Hofteizer; and a sister, Jennie
Lammers.
Cataldo Funeral Home (641)
926-5756. www.cataldofuneral
home.com
LEONORA ‘LENNIE’ M. HENDERSON
MASON CITY — Leonora M.
Henderson, 61, of 431 27th
Street Southwest, Mason City,
died Friday (August 13, 2004) at
Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit, Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at
10 a.m. Thursday at Hogan Bremer
Moore Colonial Chapel, 126 Third
Street Northeast, Mason City,
with the Rev. Keith Scott of the
Wesley United Methodist Church,
1405 South Pennsylvania, Mason
City, officiating.
Burial will be at 3 p.m. at
Greenwood, Cemetery Masonville,
Iowa.
Visitation will be held from 4
to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the
funeral home.
Memorials may be directed to the
Leonora “Lennie” Henderson
Memorial Fund.
Leonora Marie, “Lennie”, the
daughter of Leonard and Laura
(Bushnell) Durey, was born
February 11, 1943, in
Manchester, Iowa. She received
her education in Manchester and
graduated from Manchester High
School.
Lennie was united in marriage to
Wayne Henderson on July 23,
1961, in Hopedale, Ill. The
couple moved to Mason City in
1974, where she worked for A.C.
Nielson until the mid 1980s.
She then worked in Forest City
as a bookkeeper at B&H Tire, a
company that she and Wayne
co-owned. Lennie retired in 1985
and became a homemaker.
Lennie loved spending time with
her children and grandchildren,
playing cards with her friends
on Friday nights, and collecting
Barbie Dolls. She had a great
love for horses; she owned two.
She was a member of the Wesley
United Methodist Church of Mason
City and Harmony Ranch of Clear
Lake.
Lennie is survived by two sons,
Wayde (Kathy) Henderson of
Conway, Ark., and Scott
(Michelle) Henderson of Mason
City; five grandchildren, Nick
Henderson and Laura Henderson of
Conway, Ark., and Cassidy, Zack,
and Cody Henderson all of Mason
City; one sister, Connie
(Marlyn) Cohen of Yukon, Okla.;
special friend, Jerry Michaelson
of Leland; one aunt, Betty
(Claude) Ward of Georgia; and
one uncle Clark Bushnell of
Rhode Island.
She was preceded in death by her
parents and her husband, Wayne.
Hogan Bremer Moore Colonial
Chapel, (641) 423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
ANNA SUE KLECKNER
GRIMES — God reached out his
hand to Anna Sue Kleckner,
five-month-old daughter of E.J.
and Neko Kleckner of Grimes, on
Thursday (August 12, 2004).
Memorial services will be held
at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Our
Saviors Lutheran Church, 833 Ash
St., Osage, Iowa, with the Rev.
Roy Ott officiating. A time of
fellowship will follow services
at the church on Wednesday.
Anna was a very special little
girl who was loved by many
during her short time here. Her
memory will be cherished forever
in our hearts.
In addition to her parents, Anna
is survived by her grandparents,
Mike and Sue Nicholson of Osage,
Sharon Kleckner and Doug
Kleckner of St. Ansgar; by her
aunts and uncles, Jeremy, Lisa
and cousin Chase Nicholson of
Osage, Jesse Nicholson of Cedar
Falls, Ailey Kleckner of Des
Moines, Ari-Anne Kleckner of St.
Ansgar; great grandparents,
Wayne and Ellen Bork of St.
Ansgar, Paul and Clarise
Nicholson of Orchard, Clara Wall
of Osage and Frances Kleckner of
St. Ansgar.
Memorial contributions on Anna’s
behalf may be made to the
family.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home
Osage is in charge of
arrangements, (641) 732-3706.
DR. J. STEPHEN WESTLY
MASON CITY — Dr. J. Stephen
Westly, 82, died Saturday
(August 14, 2004) at the Good
Shepherd Health Center in Mason
City.
Funeral services will be held at
1 p.m. on Tuesday at Trinity
Lutheran Church, 213 South
Pennsylvania Avenue, Mason City,
with the Rev. James M. Magelssen
officiating.
There will be no visitation.
Major Erickson Funeral Home and
Crematory, 111 North
Pennsylvania, is in charge of
arragements.
Major Erickson Funeral Home &
Crematory, (641) 423-0924.
JEFFREY LYNN PUFFER
ALGONA — Jeffrey Lynn Puffer,
45, of Algona, died Saturday
(August 14, 2004) at the Kossuth
Regional Health Center in
Algona.
Funeral services will be held at
11 a.m. Tuesday at the Faith
Baptist Church in Algona.
Visitation will be held from 4
to 7 p.m. on Monday at the
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home in Algona and one
hour prior to services at the
church.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home, (515) 295-3731.
JOHN R. WEILAND
GREENE — John R. Weiland, 93, of
Greene, died Saturday (August
14, 2004) at the IOOF Nursing
Home in Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at
1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the First
Presbyterian Church of Greene
with the Rev. Paul Uzel
officiating. Burial will be in
the Rose Hill Cemetery in
Greene.
Visitation will be held 5 to 8
p.m. on Monday at Reid’s Funeral
Chapel, 519 North First Street,
Greene.
Memorials may be directed to the
family.
Reid’s Funeral Chapel, (641)
823-4457.
JEANNETTE CASPERS
SWALEDALE — Jeannette Caspers,
71, of Swaledale, died Saturday
(August 14, 2004) at Mercy
Medical Center-North Iowa in
Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at
10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Paul
Evangelical Lutheran Church,
Thornton, with the Rev. Robert
Hetrick presiding. Interment
will be at Pleasant Valley
Cemetery in Swaledale.
Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m.
Monday at Retz-Grarup Funeral
Home, Thornton.
Retz-Grarup Funeral Home, (641)
998-2440.
GREGORY AHRENS
OSAGE — Gregory Ahrens, 34, of
Indianola, and formerly of
Osage, died Friday (August 13,
2004) at his home. Funeral
services are pending at the
Champion- Bucheit Funeral Home
in Osage
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home,
(641) 732-3706.
Posted by Gene
Manning
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