PUBLISHED SUNDAY, FEB. 1, 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.
KENNETH D. WARREN
MASON CITY — Kenneth D. “Dale” Warren, 83, of
Mason City, died Saturday (Jan. 31, 2004) at his
home.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday
at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints, 1309 S. Kentucky Ave., Mason City, with
Bishop Chris Billings officiating. Interment
will be in Elmwood Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at
the Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave. in Mason City.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to
the family.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
RICHARD A. MILLINGTON, CAPT. U.S.N. (RET)
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Richard A. Millington, of
San Diego, passed away Nov. 28, 2003.
Dr. Millington was a presence. He was brilliant
and humble, and always lived his life exactly as
he wished.
He was raised in Mason City, Iowa, son of
Brayton and Bessie Millington.
His love of California began when he attended
Pomona College in Claremont. He graduated from
the University of Iowa College of Medicine and
became a Naval flight surgeon.
After completing a master of science program in
radiation biology at the University of
Rochester, he became force medical officer of
Commander Naval Support Force Antarctica. With
Squadron Six Operation Deep Freeze, he was part
of a team that flew from Cape Town, South
Africa, to McMurdo Station, Antarctica, a
world-record first. A glacier was named after
him commemorating this event.
Other highlights include being a medical flight
controller on three Gemini manned space
missions. Other assignments include senior
medical officer aboard USS Enterprise (CVN 65),
medical director of Physicians and Advanced
Hospital Corps School of Health Science San
Diego and force medical officer Pacific Fleet.
Capt. Millington retired as commanding officer
of the Naval Aerospace Medical Institute after
32 years commissioned Naval service.
Capt. Millington was a diplomat of American
Board of Preventive Medicine, a fellow of
Aerospace Board of Preventive Medicine and past
president of the Society of Naval Flight
Surgeons. He also held an appointment as
associate clinical professor at George
Washington College of Medicine.
In retirement, Dr. Millington enjoyed world
travel and maintained a residence in the Palm
Springs area.
He leaves no family survivors but will be
forever remembered and deeply miss-ed by his
surrogate family, “The Stevensons,” Mrs. D.
Loken, Mrs. Thor (Naomi) Jensen and Mr. E.D.
Buttner.
MAX W. “MIKE” WARNER
ROCKFORD — Max W. “Mike” Warner, 67, of 606
Second Ave. N.E., Rockford, died Thursday (Jan.
29, 2004) at his home.
Memorial services will be held at 1:30 p.m.
Monday at the First United Methodist Church, 205
First Ave. N.W. in Rockford, with the Rev.
Kenneth Kent officiating. Inurnment will follow
in the Westside Cemetery in Marble Rock.
The family will greet friends from 1 to 5 p.m.
today at the Fullerton Funeral Home, 302 W. Main
St. in Rockford.
Those wishing to extend memorials may direct
them to the American Heart Association or to the
Prairie Land and Fossil Park Fund in Rock-ford.
Max Willard Warner was born July 29, 1936, near
Rockford to Ceo D. and Sadie M. (McMullen)
Warner. He was the fifth child of 10 children
born to his parents. During his youth, Max
tended to his paper routes, assisted area
farmers and played on the high school football
team. Max graduated from Rockford High School in
1955.
Mike, as he was lovingly known by his relatives
and friends, was a life-long resident of
Rockford and a member of the First United
Methodist Church.
Following high school, he was employed at
Rockford Brick and Tile as a laborer and truck
driver and later at Sheffield Brick and Tile. In
1988, Mike became a custodian at the
Rudd/Rockford/ Marble Rock Community School
where he developed a great rapport and
friendship with the staff and students. Mike
retired from the school system in September of
2003.
Some of Mike’s favorite leisure activities and
interests included vegetable gardening, sharing
his garden produce with others, outdoor grilling
and riding in his car to check out the latest
happenings in Rockford.
He was an avid Hawkeye and Viking fan and
enjoyed playing pinochle, huckley-buck, euchre
and solitaire.
His family described him as a friendly, quiet,
well-respected and neighborly man. Mike
treasured his entire family and spending time
with them.
Max will be missed dearly by his family and
friends.
He is survived by his siblings, Bethel (Ronald)
Ritter, of Charles City, Ethel Lane, of Fredric,
Wis., Allan (Betty) Warner, of Sheffield,
Charles (Audrey) Warner, of Mason City, David
(Cheryl) Warner, of Greene, Sara (Norman) Kelly,
of Marble Rock, and Gary (Virginia) Warner, of
Denver, Iowa. He will also be sadly missed by
his nephew, Keith (Michelle) Warner, and
numerous loving nephews, nieces, cousins and
many other relatives and friends.
Preceding Max in death were his parents, Ceo and
Sadie Warner; his brother, Gordon Warner; his
sister, Gwendolyn Warner, and two
brothers-in-law.
Fullerton Funeral Home and Cremation Services,
(641) 423-8676.
ANNABEL L. LORENZEN
ROCKWELL — Annabel L. Lorenzen, 82, of 208 N.
Seventh St., Rockwell, died Thursday evening
(Jan. 29, 2004) at the Muse-Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m.
Monday at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 502
Second St. S. in Rockwell, with the Rev. Ronald
Bolinger officiating. Interment will take place
in Rockwell Cemetery.
The family will greet friends from 4 to 6 p.m.
today at the Fullerton Funeral Home, 120 S.
Third St. in Rockwell. Visitation will continue
at the church one hour prior to the service on
Monday.
Those wishing to extend memorials may direct
them to Hospice of North Iowa or KCMR Christian
Broadcasting, 600 First St. N.W., Mason City,
IA. 50401.
Annabel Lee Lorenzen was born Oct. 18, 1921, in
St. Anthony, Iowa, to William E. and Lena M.
(Johnson) Maltby. She was the only daughter of
four children born to her parents. Her family
moved from St. Anthony to Popejoy when Annabel
was 7 years old. Annabel attended and graduated
from Popejoy High School in 1939.
Following high school, Annabel furthered her
education toward a teaching degree at Ellsworth
College in Iowa Falls. She taught school in the
Swaledale and Hubbard school systems.
It was in Swaledale that Annabel met the love of
her life and future husband, Walter Lorenzen.
On Nov. 4, 1945, Annabel was united in marriage
to Walter at the Methodist Church in Hampton.
She joined her husband in his farming operation.
The couple were rarely seen without each other
and claimed sincerely to be each other’s best
friend. They treasured their vacations together,
traveling both nationally and internationally.
Walter and Annabel lived on the farm from 1945
until approximately 20 years ago, when they
moved into a home in Rockwell.
She was a member of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church.
Annabel was a very private person with a great
sense of humor and wit. In her leisure time, she
was an avid reader and enjoyed sharing her books
and knowledge with her family and friends.
Annabel will be missed dearly by those who have
shared in her life.
She is survived by her two brothers, Donald
Maltby, of Studio City, Calif., and Morton
Maltby and his wife, Diane, of Marion, and 11
nieces and nephews.
Preceding Annabel in death were her husband,
Walter, in 1983; her parents, William and Lena
Maltby, and a brother, Carroll Maltby.
Fullerton Funeral Home and Cremation Services,
(641) 423-8676.
RAY A. “BUD” SMOLEY
BUFFALO CENTER — Ray Albert (Bud) Smoley was
born on March 5, 1925, in Des Moines to John A.
and Mary A. (Lillie) Smoley. Bud attended
country schools in Iowa County. At an early age,
he had to leave school to help in the support of
his mother and sister. In his teen years, he
worked on a ranch in South Dakota.
Bud enter-ed the United States Army Air Corps on
April 9, 1943, and was honorably discharged on
July 21, 1944. He then re-turned to northern
Iowa to live.
Bud operated heavy equipment in the construction
in-dustry for many years. He also farmed for a
short time and had a milk delivery route.
On March 20, 1964, Bud was married to Beatrice
Gallion in Manly.
In 1976, Bud started the Smoley Construction
Co., which he owned and operated until 1980 when
illness forced him to retire. His health
improved and he was able to work with LaHara
Construction for a few years beginning in 1990.
Bud became a hospice patient in March 2002, and
became a resident of the St. Lukes Lutheran Home
in Blue Earth, Minn., in November 2003. He died
there on Thursday evening, Jan. 29, 2004, at the
age of 78.
Bud enjoyed fishing and deer hunting as well as
attending go-kart races. His dog, Hunter, had
been a six- year companion and accompanied Bud
everywhere.
Survivors include his wife, Beatrice, of Buffalo
Center; sons Charles Smoley and wife, Christy,
of Forest City, James Smoley, of Fort Dodge,
Craig Johnson and wife, Teresa, of Nerstrand,
Minn., Clyde Johnson and wife, Bridgett, of West
Bend, and daughter, Kimberly Geopfert and
husband, Eugene, of Britt. Also surviving are 14
grandchildren: Nicole Cobb, Sarah Bartleson,
Melissa Hjelle, Tracy, Marcus and Randall
Johnson, Trent, Aaron and Dustin Johnson, Tanner
Smoley, Katie Luth and Paige, Jacob and Megan
Oetker; three great-grandchildren, Jason Cobb,
Bradley Hjelle and Autumn Johnson; five sisters,
Dolores and husband, Robert, LaGrange, of Amana,
Kathryn and husband, Richard Behrends, of
Olympia, Wash., Alice Barkhurst, of Ventura,
Evelyn Escherich, and Elaine and husband, Gary
Albertson, all of Scarville.
Bud was preceded in death by his parents and
step-father; a step-daughter, Debra Johnson;
grandson, Jeremy Johnson in November 2003, and
one sister Anna Mae Beebe.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday at the United Methodist Church in
Buffalo Center with Pastor Lois Abel and Pastor
Victor Vriesen officiating. Burial will be in
Graceland Cemetery in Buffalo Center. Military
rites will be conducted by Legion Post 21 of
V.F.W. Kingsbury-Jurgens 4824 in Buffalo Center.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday
at the United Methodist Church in Buffalo
Center.
Memorials may be directed to either United Hands
Hospice or the United Methodist Church.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home in
Bancroft is serving this family.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home, (515)
295-3731.
GERALD ‘JERRY’ SHERWOOD SCHOTANUS
ST. ANSGAR — Gerald “Jerry” Sherwood Schotanus,
76, of St. Ansgar, died Friday (Jan. 30, 2004)
at the Mitch-ell County Regional Health Center
in Osage.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m.
Monday at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in St.
Ansgar with the Rev. Byron Northwick
officiating. Burial will be in the Immanuel
Lutheran Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. today
at the Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home in St.
Ansgar.
Gerald “Jerry” Sherwood Schotanus was born Jan.
3, 1928, in Iowa Falls, Iowa, the son of Jacob
and Sietske (Steenstra) Schotanus.
Jerry attended rural school near Mason City;
Spring Valley Country School near St. Ansgar;
St. Ansgar High School, and graduated from
Grafton High School in 1946.
Jerry was united in marriage to Marilyn Hoeft on
Jan. 11, 1953, in Ventura.
After serving in the Army during the Korean War,
they lived and farmed grain and livestock in the
St. Ansgar-Carpenter area until his death. He
also drove truck part-time for Ruan for several
years.
Jerry was a member of the Immanuel Lutheran
Church in St. Ansgar, where he served as a
trustee for 20 years, held numerous offices in
LLL Men’s Club, and Friendship Club.
He also was active in the Carpenter Community
Club and was on the school board in both the
Carpenter and St. Ansgar school districts. He
served as secretary-treasurer of the Lions Club
for many years and in 2003 received the Melvin
Jones Fellowship for his dedicated humanitarian
services.
Jerry and Marilyn were host parents for four
students in the International Foreign Exchange
Student program.
Jerry enjoyed being outdoors and caring for his
livestock and pets. When it came to taking care
of his animals he truly was a good shepherd of
his flock. He also enjoyed dancing with Marilyn
at the Surf Ballroom and the Carpenter Community
Club (where he was known as the popcorn man).
They traveled to Europe several times and
enjoyed visiting with Jerry’s cousins in the
Netherlands and their foreign exchange student
families throughout Europe.
He enjoyed spending time with his family,
especially taking them to the Minnesota Twins
ball games, and playing cribbage, checkers and
Go Fish. Attending school activites for his
children and grandchildren was an important part
of his life.
Jerry passed away on Friday (Jan. 30, 2004) at
the Mitchell County Hopsital after battling
cancer for eight months.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Left to cherish his memory is his wife of 51
years, Marilyn; daughters, Sheila Schaefer and
husband, Harlan, of Ellsworth, and Sheryl Haer
and husband, Johnny, of Craig, Mo.; son Gary
Schotanus and wife, Linda, of Grafton, and
Kornel Romada, who joined the family from
Slovakia in 1994 and his wife, Jennifer, of Fort
Worth, Texas. Seven grandchildren, Jacob and
Jason Schaefer, Luke Aaron and Jill Haer, and
Nicole and Kyle Schotanus; one sister, Laura
Helm, of Plymouth; two brothers, Clyde, of St.
Ansgar, and Jack, of Grafton; also numerous
nieces and nephews as well as other relatives,
including cousins in the Netherlands, and
friends. Extended family members include Berend
Pastoor, Janneke and Arjan of the Netherlands;
Peter Osce and Valerie of Belgium, and Julia
Ganieva of Uzbakistan.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that
memorials be given to the Gerald Schotanus
Memorial Fund.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, (641) 713-4920.
LILLIAN E. EWEN
ROCKFORD — Lillian E. Ewen, 78, formerly of 503
E. Main, Rockford, died Thursday (Jan. 29, 2004)
at the Nora Springs Care Center.
A funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in
Dougherty. Officiating will be the Rev. Craig
Steimel. Interment will be in St. Patrick’s
Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 3 until 8 p.m. Monday at
St. Patrick’s School with a parish wake service
at 7 p.m. follow-ed by a parish rosary.
Those planning an expression of sympathy may
wish to consider memorials to Hospice of North
Iowa.
Lillian was born on April 8, 1925, in Hampton,
one of four children to Guy and Jewel (Wilhite)
Davis. She graduated from Hansell High School in
1942, and then graduated from Hamilton Business
College with special honors.
She was then employed by the Standard Oil Bulk
Depot in Mason City.
She was united in marriage to Charles “Clem”
Ewen on Feb. 1, 1947, at the St. Joseph Catholic
Church. She raised her five children and enjoyed
her life with them. She and her husband enjoyed
dancing at the Surf Ballroom, playing “500” card
games, and visiting often with family and
friends.
Following Clem’s death, she worked at the
Rockford Golf and Country Club and then worked
for Sam Raizes De-partment Store and later
Spurgeons until her retirement.
She was an avid Hawkeye basketball fan, enjoyed
watching figure skating on TV, and reading
novels and inspirational books.
She was a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic
Church until moving to Rockford, when she
transferred to Holy Name Catholic Church and was
a member of various church circles.
Those thankful for sharing in Lillian’s life
include her two daughters, Rosemary and her
husband, Roy Shaw, of Martinsburg, W. Va., and
Lorena Swanson, of Greene; three sons, Dennis,
of Forest City, Don and his wife, Carolyn Ewen,
of Rockford, and Gary and his wife, DeeAnn Ewen,
of Dougherty; eight grandchildren: Julie and
Michael Shaw, Amy and Angie Swanson, Tonya (Dan)
Obermire, Jessie (Jason) Reicks, Cole Ewen and
Chelsea Ewen; four great-grandchildren, Haleigh
and Gavin Reicks, and Elise and Ethan Obermire;
and sister- and brother-in-laws, Evelyn Davis,
Delmar Koch, Hannah Jansen, Emil and Helen
Engles, Agnes Foxen and Doris Ewen, and numerous
nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents;
husband, Clem, on Oct. 18, 1976; infant
daughter, Catherine; one sister, Dorothy Koch,
and two brothers, Harold and Howard Davis.
Fullerton Funeral Home and Cremation Services,
(641) 423-8676.
VERNON L. MURPHY
ST. ANSGAR — Vernon Lee Murphy, 86, of St.
Ansgar, died Friday (Jan. 30, 2004) at the Good
Samaritan Center in St. Ansgar.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday
at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Lyle, Minn.,
with the Rev. Barbara Finley-Shea officiating.
Burial will be in the First Lutheran Cemetery in
St. Ansgar.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at
the Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, 207 S.
School St. in St. Ansgar.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home in St. Ansgar is
in charge of arrangements.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, (641) 713-4920.
BETTY J. MCDOUGLE
MASON CITY — Betty J. McDougle, 78, of 2402 S.
Monroe Ave., Mason City, died Friday afternoon
(Jan. 30, 2004) at Mercy Medical Center-North
Iowa in Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday
at the Fullerton Funeral Home, 123 Second St.
S.E. in Mason City, with the Rev. Sarah Rohret
Odoom officiating. Interment will take place in
Memorial Park Cemetery in Mason City.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at
the Fullerton Funeral Home, 123 Second St. S.E.,
Mason City, and will continue one hour prior to
the service at the funeral home on Tuesday.
Those wishing to extend memorials or expressions
of sympathy may direct them to the Betty J.
McDougle Memorial Fund in the care of her
family.
Fullerton Funeral Home and Cremation Service,
(641) 756-3311.
DORIS MARSON
MASON CITY — Doris Marson, 91, formerly of 425
Third St. S.W., Mason City, died Saturday (Jan.
31, 2004) at the Heritage Care Center.
Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m.
Wednesday at Memorial Park Cemetery with the
Rev. Dr. John “Jack” Gannett of St. John’s
Episcopal Church officiating. Interment will be
in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday
at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave. in Mason City.
Memorials may be given to The Doris Marson
Memorial Fund.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
EDWARD R. RODEMEYER
HAMPTON — Edward Richard Rodemeyer, 97, of
Hampton, died Friday (Jan. 30, 2004) at the
Hampton Care Center in Hampton.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m.
Monday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Hampton
with the Rev. Karl Bollhagen officiating. Burial
will be in the Hampton Cemetery in Hampton.
Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. today at the
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, 306 Central Ave.
E., Hampton.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, (641) 456-3232.
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PUBLISHED Monday, February 2, 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.
KENNETH DALE WARREN
MASON CITY — Kenneth “Dale” Warren, 82,
of Mason City, died Saturday (Jan. 31,
2004) at his residence.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m.
Tuesday at the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints, 1309 South Kentucky
Avenue, Mason City. Interment will be in
Elmwood Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be
directed to the family.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m.
today at the Major Erickson Funeral
Home, 111 North Pennsylvania Avenue.
“I saw a great white throne and Him that
sat on it, from whose face earth and
Heavens fled away; and there was found
no place for them and I saw the dead,
small and great, stand before God and
the books were opened and another book
was open which is the book of life; and
the dead were judged out of those things
which were written in the books to their
works.” — Revelations 20:11-12
The first chapter of God’s book for
Kenneth Dale Warren was when he was born
into the home of Kenneth I. and Merle (Quakenbush)
Warren on Dec. 9, 1921, in Spring
Valley, Minn.
Year after year he filled the pages and
chapters until the end.
In early childhood the family moved to
Nashua, Iowa. Years were spent in the
home of his parents where he enjoyed the
fellowship of his three brothers, Ivan,
Loren and Lewis and a sister, Jessie.
Dale attended the Nashua Schools and
enjoyed being in the Boy Scouts.
When but a young man he had several
businesses. Dale had the first motorized
lawn mowing business in town along with
a chicken farm.
In 1939, Kenneth and his brothers
enlisted as members of the Civilian
Conservation Corps in Decorah.
In 1942, when he followed his Aunt
Jessie to Portland, Ore., where he
worked at a local hospital. Kenneth
moved back to Charles City and worked at
the hospital as a nurse’s aide. This is
where Kenneth first talked to Audrey
Joan Fischer. They were married June 11,
1950, in Charles City.
As the chapters were adding to his life,
so were his responsibilities. Born to
Audrey and Kenneth were Betsy (Robert
Hernandez), Larry (Laurie Werner),
Frances (Milt Blakewell), and Annabelle
(Gordon Vajgert).
During those years, Kenneth work as a
nurse’s aide at the Chautauqua Nursing
Home in Charles City and worked at
Decker’s in Mason City.
His retirement from Decker’s in 1974
lead him to the CEO position with Clean
and Green, Inc., and custodian at the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints of Mason City.
The pages were full of words that
describe a humble boy growing into
manhood where Kenneth develops a love
for God that kept these words on the
page so wonderful.
You will find the marriage Temple
Sealing Certificate that occurred on the
sixteenth day of October in the year of
our Lord one thousand nine hundred and
seventy five at the Salt Lake Temple,
Salt Lake City, Utah.
At the age of 70, Kenneth decided it was
time to learn to read. He had helped
finance college education for three
children and two grandchildren, it was
his turn to return to the classroom that
he had left at the age of nine. It paid
off. Kenneth was recognized during a
ceremony in Washington, D.C., on June
22, 1992. His teacher said she never met
a person who wanted to learn and had the
determination that Kenneth had. He said
every day that the experience felt
“wonderful”.
Kenneth’s pages and pages of life are
filled with everyday words but the most
spoken word would become “wonderful.”
Kenneth spent many happy days during the
past four years at the Salvation Army
Adult Day Care Center here in Mason
City.
Kenneth was tenderly cared for by his
faithful family until the final words
were written on Jan. 31, 2004. The book
was closed and passed into the hands of
God, to be opened on that day of the
greatest of days.
He is survived by his wife, Audrey Joan
(Fischer) Warren, of Mason City; three
daughters, Betsy, Frances and Annabelle,
all of Mason City; and son, Larry, of
Forest City; fourteen grandchildren and
six great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents;
three brothers; one sister; and two
infant sons.
Major Erickson Funeral Home, (641)
423-0924.
DORIS MARSON
MASON CITY — Doris Marson, 91, of Mason
City, died Saturday (Jan. 31, 2004) at
the Heritage Care Center.
Graveside services will be held at 2
p.m. Wednesday at the Memorial Park
Cemetery in Mason City. The Rev. Dr.
John “Jack” Gannett, St. John’s
Episcopal Church, will officiate.
Visitation will be held from 4 until 7
p.m. Tuesday at the Major Erickson
Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania
Avenue.
Memorials may be directed to the Doris
Marson Memorial Fund.
Doris Bower was born July 24, 1912, in
Salford, England, the daughter of Albert
and Anne (Lewis) Bower. Doris graduated
from Mason City High School in 1931, and
on Feb. 27, 1932, she was united in
marriage to Clifford “Ben” Marson in
Mason City.
Doris was a violinist and always played
the violin she had from England that was
handed down from her father.
Doris enjoyed crossword puzzles,
reading, was interested in politics as
she attended many City Council meetings
over the years, and volunteered at
Roosevelt Elementary School to read to
the students.
Doris was a member of St. John’s
Episcopal Church, the Senior Citizens
Center, and the NIACC Symphony
Orchestra.
Doris is survived and lovingly
remembered by her daughter, Joanne
Hjelle and her husband, Oscar, of Mason
City; her sister, Genevieve Johnson and
her husband, Harold, of Britt; her
grandchildren, Michael Hjelle and his
wife, Jackie, of Mason City, Peter
Hjelle and his wife, RaNae, of Mason
City, and Cynthia Pike and her husband,
James, of Mason City; nine
greatgrandchildren, four
great-great-grandchildren, as well as
several nieces and nephews.
Doris was preceded in death by her
husband; her parents; her brother,
Albert Bower; and three sisters, Stella
Parks, Elsie Peterson, and Joanne
Francis.
Major Erickson Funeral Home, (641)
423-0924.
BETTY J. MCDOUGLE
MASON CITY — Betty J. McDougle, 78, of
2402 S. Monroe Ave., Mason City, died
Friday afternoon (Jan. 30, 2004) at
Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason
City.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m.
Tuesday at Fullerton Funeral Home, 123
Second St. S.E. in Mason City, with the
Rev. Sarah Rohret Odoom officiating.
Interment will take place in Memorial
Park Cemetery in Mason City.
The family will greet friends from 4 to
7 p.m. today at Fullerton Funeral Home,
123 Second St. S.E., Mason City, and
visitation will continue one hour prior
to the service at the funeral home on
Tuesday.
Those wishing to extend memorials or
expressions of sympathy may direct them
to the Betty J. McDougle Memorial Fund
in the care of her family.
Betty Jane McDougle was born May 7,
1925, in Webster, S.D., to Ernest D. and
Della (Swetlen) Barton. She was the
sixth of eight children born to her
parents. Betty attended and graduated
from Mason City High School in 1943.
Betty met her future husband, Dwaine O.
McDougle in Mason City during her teen
years.
While Dwaine was serving his country
during World War II, Betty corresponded
with him and their relationship
deepened.
Betty made the decision to offer her
hand by assisting with the war effort in
preparing supplies for the servicemen
and women in Utah and San Diego. She had
the opportunity to visit Dwaine during
this time in San Francisco. Following
Dwaine’s discharge from the U.S. Navy in
1945, the couple made plans to marry.
On July 26, 1946, Betty and Dwaine were
united in marriage at the Grace United
Methodist parsonage in Mason City.
During the early years of their
marriage, Betty was employed as a
telephone operator with Bell Telephone
Co.
Throughout the following years, Betty
and Dwaine enjoyed dancing, fishing,
constructing and finishing ten homes and
became the proud parents of eight
children.
Betty will be well-remembered in the
Mason City area as she has been
extremely active in the community,
offering many personal volunteer hours
toward civic causes.
She is the current M.O.C.A. Grand
President in Iowa and has held several
other officer positions in the M.O.C.A,
is a member of the V.F.W., the V.F.W.
Auxiliary, the Fireman’s Auxiliary and a
past Cub Scout den mother.
Betty is a member of the Grace United
Methodist Church. She faithfully donated
to her church and many charities.
Most recently, Betty was a familiar
employee at Murph’s Restaurant in Mason
City, where she worked for 20 years as a
hostess, retiring in 1994.
Betty is described by her children as a
strong-willed and highly organized
woman. She was a devoted wife and
nurturing mother who was very accepting
of religious views and people in
general.
Family was foremost important to her and
holidays were special at home with all
the finishing touches.
She found great joy in attending her
children’s activities, wrote poetry, was
an avid reader of science fiction and
mysteries and cheered enthusiastically
for the Vikings and the Twins.
Betty treasured her quiet leisure time
crocheting afghans for her family and
charities and solving cross word and
cryptoquote puzzles.
Her children recall familiar foods that
their Mom prepared for them such as
Sloppy Joes, her equal-sized potato
patties, Jell-O salads and deviled eggs.
Betty will be missed dearly by family
and friends who have shared her life.
She is survived by her children, Steve
McDougle, of Redondo Beach, Calif.,
Cynthia Cory (Ron Erickson), of Ames,
DeAnn Straw (Mark), of Monroe, Brian
McDougle (Vanette), of Mason City, Barb
Sberal (Jim), of Mason City, James
McDougle (Cathy), of Shorewood, Minn.,
and Christy Pope (Mike), of Clear Lake.
Betty will also be sadly missed by her
eleven grandchildren, Nathan McDougle,
Stefani McDougle, Mayen Mayen, Katie
Platt, Lucas Straw, Eddie Jackson,
Matthew Sberal, Jared Sberal, Emily
Sberal, Zachary Pope and Jennifer Pope
and many other numerous relatives and
friends.
Preceding Betty in death are her
husband, Dwaine McDougle on Jan. 27,
1993; her infant son, Bruce McDougle in
1961; her parents, Ernest and Della
Barton; four sisters, Berdine Ream,
Marge Clements, Keath Chandler and Merry
Lane; and three brothers, Merle, Bernard
and Richard Barton.
Fullerton Funeral Home and Cremation
Service, (641) 756-3311.
VERNON LEE MURPHY
ST. ANSGAR — Vernon Lee Murphy, 86, of
St. Ansgar, died Friday (Jan. 30, 2004)
at the Good Samaritan Center in St.
Ansgar.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m.
Tuesday at Our Saviors Lutheran Church
in Lyle, Minn., with the Rev. Barbara
Finley-Shea officiating. Burial will be
in the First Lutheran Cemetery in St.
Ansgar.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m.
today at the Schroeder & Sites Funeral
Home, 207 S. School St. in St. Ansgar.
Vernon Lee Murphy was born to John and
Lulu (Gregg) Murphy on Sept. 2, 1917. He
was the third son of four sons.
Vernon married Margaret Henrietta Tesch
on May 18, 1941, in Albert Lea, Minn.
They had five children.
Vernon was a disabled American veteran
having served in World War II until
being wounded in France and sent back to
England, and then to a hospital in
Chicago, Ill.
He was a 60-year member of the American
Legion in Lyle, and a long time member
of the Lyle Lions Club.
He was a truck driver his entire life,
and lived in Lyle, Minn., Mason City,
and retired to St. Ansgar.
He was preceded in death by his wife,
Margaret, on Oct. 29, 1994; his father
and mother; step-mother and step-father;
two brothers, Chet and Marion; six
brothers-in-law, and five
sisters-in-law.
Vernon is survived by his five children,
Reuben (Ann) Murphy, of Lyle, Minn.,
Derald (Roxie) Murphy, of Chandler,
Ariz., Carolyn (Bruce) Coleman, of
Kettle River, Minn., Nyla (Larry)
Hansen, of St. Ansgar, and Dean Murphy,
of Union, Mo.; ten grandchildren, 19
great-grandchildren, and many
step-grandchildren and step-great-
grandchildren; one brother, Richard
(Mildred) Murphy, of Austin, Minn.;
sisters-in-law, Elsie Decklever, of
Osage, and Tillie Olson, of Horseshoe
Bend, Ark.; brothers-in-law, Otto Tesch,
of St. Ansgar, and Rudy (Arlene) Tesch,
of St. Ansgar; and many nephews and
nieces.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, St.
Ansgar, is in charge of arrangements.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, (641)
713-4920.
AMBER VIOLET BROCKMEYER
COLESBURG — Amber Violet Brockmeyer, 98,
died Sunday (Feb. 1, 2004) at the
Edgewood Convalescent Home following a
brief illness.
She was born on Oct. 29, 1905, in Garber
to Lyman and Rose (Borrett) Hansel. She
was raised on a farm in the Garber
community, educated in the rural school
near the farm, and later graduated from
Colesburg High School with the Class of
1923. After her graduation, she taught
in the rural school near Garber for a
few years.
She was married to Milton Brockmeyer on
Feb. 18, 1926, at the Zion Methodist
Church near Colesburg. Two sons were
born to this union.
They resided on a farm in the Zion
Community until moving into the town of
Colesburg when they retired in 1950.
Milton passed away on March 2, 1982, but
Amber continued to maintain her home in
Colesburg until May of 2001, when she
suffered a stroke and moved to the
Convalescent Home in Edgewood.
Amber was an active member of the
Colesburg United Methodist Church, the
United Methodist Women, and the
Minnehaha Chapter of the Eastern Star,
serving as the treasurer of the
organization for 42 years, a charter
member of the Colesburg Garden Club, and
served as a Sunday school teacher for
many years. She also served on the
Delaware County 4-H Committee for five
years and on the cancer drive committee
in the county for many years.
Amber enjoyed gardening, handwork and
flowers.
She was a resident of the Colesburg
community for 78 years.
Survivors include her sons, Virgil
(Janet) Brockmeyer, Colesburg, and the
Rev. Myron (Delpha) Brockmeyer,
Waterloo; four grandchildren, Jan
(Terry) Brockmeyer, Cedar Rapids, Gina
(Bryan) Hanna, Mason City, Diane
Brockmeyer, Ankeny, and Mark (Angela)
Brockmeyer, Shenandoah; six
great-grandchildren and two
great-great-grandchildren.
Preceding her in death were her parents;
her husband; three sisters, Blanche
Morley, Agnes Hansel, and one in
infancy; and two brothers, Earl and
Arthur Hansel.
Services will be held at 10:30 a.m.
Thursday at the Colesburg United
Methodist Church in Colesburg, with the
Rev. Sue-Ellen Sherman officiating.
Interment will follow in Zion Cemetery,
rural Colesburg.
Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. on
Wednesday, at the Leonard Funeral Home
in Edgewood, and on Thursday one hour
before the service at the church.
Leonard Funeral Home, Edgewood, is in
charge of arrangements.
Leonard Funeral Home, (563) 928-7042.
DEAN M. ELBERT
WHITTEMORE — Dean M. Elbert, 77, of
Whittemore, died Friday (Jan. 30, 2004)
at the Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital
in Somerset, Ky.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30
a.m. Wednesday at St. Michael’s Catholic
Church in Whittemore, with Father Victor
Ramaeker officiating. Burial will be in
St. Michael’s Catholic Cemetery in
Whittemore.
Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m.
Tuesday at the
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home
in Whittemore, with a rosary at 3:30
p.m. and a parish prayer service at 7
p.m.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral
Home, (515) 884-2246.
GARY LESTER ALLEN SR.
HAMPTON — Gary Lester Allen Sr., 60, of
Hampton, died Saturday (Jan. 31, 2004)
at his home.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m.
Thursday at the Lighthouse of Life
Church in Hampton, with Pastor Merle
Wagner officiating.
There will be no visitation.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, (641)
456-3232.
JEANNE B. RINGGENBERG
CLEAR LAKE — Jeanne B. Ringgenberg, 79,
of Clear Lake, died Sunday (Feb. 1,
2004) at her home in Clear Lake.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101
North Fourth Street, Clear Lake.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, (641)
357-2193.
MERLE MADSEN
CHARLES CITY — Merle Madsen, 74, of 112
Cedar Terrace North, Charles City, died
Sunday (Feb. 1, 2004) at the Ninth
Street Chautauqua Guest Home in Charles
City.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
the Hauser Funeral Home in Charles City,
(641) 228-2323.
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PUBLISHED Tuesday, February 3,
2004
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community service of Fullerton
Funeral Homes. Information is
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JEANNE BERYL RINGGENBERG
CLEAR LAKE — Jeanne Beryl
Ringgenberg, 79, of Clear Lake,
died Sunday (Feb. 1, 2004) at
her home in Clear Lake.
Memorial inurnment in the
Ventura Cemetery will be at a
later date.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel,
101 North Fourth St. in Clear
Lake is in charge of
arrangements.
Jeanne Beryl Ringgenberg was
born on April 8, 1924, in Royal
Oak, Mich., the daughter of
William and Elsie (Davis)
Fuller.
She attended and received her
education in the Royal Oak,
Mich., school system, graduating
from Royal Oak High School.
She was united in marriage to
Cecil Ringgenberg on Dec. 8,
1945, in Upper Michigan.
After their marriage they moved
to Ventura in 1946, and she was
a waitress in a coffee shop,
before moving to Mason City.
Jeanne worked as a bookkeeper
for many years for the
Montgomery Ward Department Store
in Mason City, and also worked
as a secretary for United Dairy
Products in Mason City until her
retirement.
After her retirement, she and
Cecil moved to Clear Lake.
She enjoyed bowling, fishing,
playing bingo and was an
excellent cook.
Left to cherish her memory is
her husband, Cecil Ringgenberg
of Clear Lake; a sister, Leona
Kitchen of Traverse City, Mich.;
three sisters-in-law, Maxine
Duclos of Clear Lake, Bertus
Daniels and her husband Bob of
Hollandale, Minn., and Almeda
Lewis and her husband Lefty of
Mason City; as well as many
nieces and nephews as well as
other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her
parents, and one brother, Bill
Fuller.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel,
(641) 357-2193.
DONALD E. JENSEN
HUDSON — Donald E. Jensen, 75,
of Hudson, died Jan. 31, 2004,
at Allen Memorial Hospital after
a lengthy illness.
He was born June 25, 1928, in
Black Hawk County, son of Neils
and Marie Jessen Jensen.
He married Virginia V. Clemons
on July 2, 1950, in Hudson and
she preceded him in death on
Feb. 27, 1992.
He then married Ann I. Prickett
Vance on June 30, 1993, in
Branson, Mo.
Mr. Jensen was employed by
Universal Industries in Hudson
as a supervisor. He then was a
truck driver for Kleen Maid
Bakery in Waterloo and later was
employed as a truck driver for
Farm Service in the Hudson area,
retiring in 1987. Donald was
lifetime member of the VFW and
Amvets.
Survivors include his wife, Ann,
of Hudson; one daughter, Peggy
Jo (Jim) Farrell of Hudson; two
stepdaughters, Rebecca (Erwin)
Wade, of Waterloo and Belinda
(Jeff) Jackson of Waterloo; two
brothers, George “Irv” (Geisla
Wertz) Jensen, of Phoenix, Ariz.
and Bernard (Jean) Jensen of
Hudson ; two sisters, Frances
Jensen, of Simi Valley, Calif.,
and Sharon (Floyd) Appleby of
Waterloo; two granddaughters,
Melanie DeVries and Summer
Baird; three stepgranddaughters,
Jeanette Bower, Stephanie
Jackson, and Miranda Jackson;
and four stepgrandsons, Tony
Nails, Erwin Wade, Issiah Wade,
and Michael Farrell.
He was preceded in death by his
parents; his first wife, one
daughter, Patricia Kay, in
infancy; and one brother, Harold
Jensen.
Services will be held at 2 p.m.
Wednesday at the Kearns, Huisman-Schumacher
Chapel, 3146 Kimball Ave. in
Waterloo, with burial in Garden
of Memories Cemetery.
Friends may call from 4 to 8
p.m. today and one hour prior to
services on Wednesday at the
funeral home.
Kearns, Huisman-Schumacher
Chapel, (319) 233-3146.
MERLE MADSEN
CHARLES CITY — Merle Madsen, 74,
of 112 Cedar Terrace N., Charles
City, died Sunday (Feb. 1, 2004)
at the Ninth St. Chautauqua
Guest Home in Charles City.
Funeral services for Merle
Madsen will be held at 11 a.m.
Friday at the Hauser Funeral
Home, 1205 S. Main St. in
Charles City. Sister Jennifer
Rausch, pastoral assistant at
the Immaculate Conception
Catholic Church, will officiate.
Burial will be at a later date
in Hillside Cemetery, Sheffield.
Friends may call from 5 to 8
p.m. Thursday at the Hauser
Funeral Home, 1205 S. Main St.
where the Lay Carmelites will
recite the Rosary at 5 p.m. and
where there will be a Vigil
Scriptural Wake Service at 7
p.m. Visitation will continue an
hour prior to the service on
Friday.
Hauser Funeral Home, (641)
228-2323.
EINAR V. ANDERSON
MASON CITY — Einar V. Anderson,
91, of Mason City, died Monday
(Feb. 2, 2004) at the Heritage
Care Center.
Funeral services will be held at
2 p.m. Friday at Major Erickson
Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
in Mason City, with the Rev.
Paul Finger of St. Paul Lutheran
Church, officiating. Burial will
be in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Visitation will be two hours
prior to service at the funeral
home.
Memorials may be directed to St.
Paul Lutheran Church.
Major Erickson Funeral Home &
Crematory, (641) 423-0924.
DR. KEVIN GENE SCHACHTERLE
BRYAN, Texas — Dr. Kevin Gene
Schachterle, 48, of Bryan,
Texas, died Sunday (Feb. 1,
2004) at the St. Joseph Regional
Health Center in Bryan, Texas.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at the Conner
Colonial Chapel, 1008 First Ave.
S., Northwood.
Conner Colonial Chapel, (641)
324-1543.
EDNA E. MAKLENBURG
NEW HAMPTON —Edna E. Maklenburg,
80, of New Hampton, died Monday
(Feb. 2, 2004) of natural causes
at the Colonial Manor in Elma.
Funeral services will be held at
10:30 am Thursday at Trinity
Lutheran Church in New Hampton.
Burial will be in the New
Hampton Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 3
to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Conway-Kolbet
Funeral Home in New Hampton and
one hour prior to services.
BERT D. SOLSAA
MASON CITY — Bert D. Solsaa, 85,
of Mason City, died Monday (Feb.
2, 2004) at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa.
Funeral services will be held at
11 a.m. Thursday at Major
Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave., in Mason
City, with the Rev. Paul C.
Nelson of St. James Lutheran
Church officiating. Interment
will be in Memorial Park
Cemetery.
Memorials may be directed to the
family.
Major Erickson Funeral Home,
(641) 423-0924.
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PUBLISHED Wednesday,
February 4, 2004
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as a community service
of Fullerton Funeral
Homes. Information is
submitted by families or
provided by funeral
homes for publication in
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Globe Online.
ELSE UKER
RUDD — Else Uker, 94, of
Rudd, died early Tuesday
morning (Feb. 3, 2004)
at the Muse Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit
with her three surviving
daughters present. She
was the last living
sibling of the 10
children born to Harm
and Hilda (Siebrandts)
deBuhr.
A celebration of Else’s
life will be held at 11
a..m. Thursday at the
Zion Lutheran Church in
Rockford, with the Rev.
Patricia Shaw
officiating.
Private family
visitation, prayer
service and graveside
service will be held
earlier that day.
A time of fellowship,
remembrance and lunch
will be held immediately
following the
celebration.
Else was born near
Wellsburg, on Feb. 21,
1909. She moved with her
family to Rockford at
the age of five and
later graduated from
Rockford High School.
She taught in one-room
schools until her
marriage to Cecil Uker
on Feb. 5, 1931. To this
marriage four daughters
were born, Carol,
Shirley, Darlene and
Joyce.
She spent her early
years helping on the
farm and raising her
family. There were
always hot baked rolls,
cakes, pies and cookies
that were shared with
the many family and
friends that gathered in
her kitchen and home on
a regular basis.
She continued her faith
and family commitment by
baking cookies up until
four months ago when she
broke her first hip.
She and Cecil played
“500” card games with
the area club and each
year performed in the
program that they put
on.
She was also a faithful
member of the Busy Bee
Quilting Club.
After 25 years of being
a farm wife, she went to
work in Mason City at
Risto Manufacturing and
later Como Photo.
After retirement, Else
spent her time
crocheting, playing
cards, reading and
making many quilts for
her family, friends and
church.
Visits from relatives
and young children
brightened her days.
She was a member of Zion
Lutheran Church in
Rockford, where over the
years she was active in
bible study, Circle,
Guild, and served the
church as a Sunday
School teacher and
superintendent.
Surviving are three
daughters, Shirley Eger
and husband, Walt, of
South Bend, Ind.,
Darlene Field, of Rudd;
Joyce Navratil, of Mason
City; eight
grandchildren, Dan
Schlobohm and wife,
Karen, Sally Tan and
husband, Chris, Barry
Field and wife, Jo,
Marty Field and wife,
Kelly, Wayne and Loren
Field, Karin Winters and
Pat Navratil; and seven
great-grandchildren.
She has been granted her
wish to go home to be
with those who preceded
her in death, which
include her parents;
Cecil in 1985; her
daughter, Carol, who
died of polio in 1951;
nine brothers and
sisters, Herm, Ted, Gay,
John, Bill, Al, and Ben
deBuhr, Hilda Goodsell
and Marie Bequette.
Fullerton Funeral Home
and Cremation Services,
301 W. Main in Rockford,
is in charge of
arrangements, (641)
756-3311.
BERT D. SOLSAA
MASON CITY — Bert D.
Solsaa, 85, of Mason
City, died Monday (Feb.
2, 2004) at Mercy
Medical Center-North
Iowa in Mason City.
Funeral service will be
held 11 a.m. Thursday
with Pastor Paul C.
Nelson, of St. James
Lutheran Church,
officiating, at Major
Erickson Funeral Home,
111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
Burial will be in
Memorial Park Cemetery
in Mason City. Military
rites will be conducted
by the Mason City
Veterans Memorial
Association.
Visitation will be from
5 to 7 p.m. today at
Major Erickson Funeral
Home, and one hour prior
to the service on
Thursday.
Memorials may be
directed to the family.
Bert D. Solsaa was born
May 3, 1918, in Lincoln
Township, Iowa, on the
family farm, the son of
Carl O. and Helena
(Halverson) Solsaa.
He was baptized and
later confirmed at the
Pilot Knob Lutheran
Church in rural Forest
City.
Bert attended rural
schools and helped his
mother on the family
farm, working at
different jobs in the
area.
He married Madeline P.
Hoveland on Oct. 4,
1943. Bert was drafted
into the Navy in 1944
and served in World War
II.
He was honorably
discharged in 1946,
remained in California
for two years, and then
returned to run the
family farm.
He later worked at IMC,
Lifetime Motor Homes,
and retired from Lane
Brothers Tire and
Alignment.
Bert married Sandra
Ringis-Lundahl on June
15, 1983.
They enjoyed fishing,
traveling and camping
across the U.S. and
Canada in their motor
home, most recently in
Rock Falls.
Bert was an avid trap
shooter, winning several
state and national
championships. He also
played pool in various
leagues.
Bert was a member of St.
James Lutheran Church, a
lifetime member of the
V.F.W., a charter member
of the Lifetime Good
Sam’s Camping Club, and
was a member of the
Moose Lodge.
Bert is survived and
lovingly remembered by
his wife, Sandra Solsaa,
of Mason City; five
children: Ron Solsaa and
his wife, Mary, of
Needville, Texas, Linda
Sweeney and her husband,
Jim, of Mason City,
Karen Solsaa of Lake
Jackson, Texas, Randy
Solsaa and his wife,
Susan, of Mason City,
and Patti Heinold and
her husband, Mike, of
Charleston, Ill.; his
step-daughter, Jean
Heagel and her husband,
Brad, of Kensett; 17
grandchildren, nine
great-grandchildren, two
step-great-grandchildren;
his mother-in-law, Hulda
Ringis; his sister, Fern
Renn, of Glendale,
Calif.; three
brothers-in-law, two
sisters-in-law, a
special niece and two
special nephews and
their families.
Bert was preceded in
death by his parents,
his first wife, his
sister, Ada Johnson; two
brothers, Oswald and
Orville (in infancy);
and seven
brothers-in-law.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
DR. KEVIN GENE
SCHACHTERLE
NORTHWOOD — Dr. Kevin
Gene Schachterle, 48, of
Bryan, Texas, formerly
of Northwood, died
Sunday (Feb. 1, 2004) at
the St. Joseph Regional
Health Center in Bryan,
Texas.
Funeral service will be
11 a.m. Friday at the
First Lutheran Church,
309 N. Ninth St. in
Northwood, with the Rev.
Wayne Ellingson
officiating. Burial will
be in the Sunset Rest
Cemetery in Northwood.
Visitation will be from
5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at
the Conner Colonial
Chapel, 1008 First Ave.
S. in Northwood, and one
hour prior to service
time on Friday at the
church.
Dr. Kevin Gene
Schachterle was born on
Dec. 21, 1955, in Mason
City, the son of Robert
W. and Gladys (Koeder)
Schachterle.
Kevin was a graduate of
Texas Chiropractic
College in Pasadena,
Texas, and was the owner
of the College Station
Chiropractic Center in
Bryan, Texas. Kevin had
lived in Bryan, Texas
for 23 years.
He was a member of the
Texas Chiropractic
Association and a
Lutheran by faith.
Kevin enjoyed playing
dominoes and cooking,
but his true passion was
for the outdoors and
fishing.
Left to cherish his
memory include his
loving companion, Tina
Meyers of Bryan, Texas,
and her daughters, Tyna
and Carrie; his mother,
Gladys Schachterle of
Northwood; two brothers
and a sister-in-law,
Dennis Schachterle of
Lake Mills, and Michael
and Crystal Schachterle
of Chanhassen, Minn.; a
niece, Tanya Reader and
husband, Dr. Nathan
Reader, of Minneapolis,
Minn.; and a
great-nephew, Michael
Reader; as well as other
relatives and many
friends.
He was preceded in death
by his father, Robert W.
Schachterle, on May 9,
1994.
Conner Colonial Chapel,
(641) 324-1543.
EDNA E. MAKLENBURG
NEW HAMPTON — Edna E.
Maklenburg, 80, of New
Hampton, died Monday
(Feb. 2, 2004) at the
Colonial Manor in Elma
of natural causes.
Funeral service will be
10:30 a.m. Thursday at
Trinity Lutheran Church
in New Hampton. Burial
will be in the New
Hampton Cemetery.
Friends may call from 3
to 7 p.m. today at the
Conway-Kolbet Funeral
Home in New Hampton, and
also one hour prior to
the service at the
church.
Edna Emma Maklenburg was
born April 2, 1923, at
Mason City, the daughter
of Ulysses and Anna
(Roehrich) Stansbery.
Her family later moved
to the New Hampton area,
where she attended rural
school.
On May 16, 1940, she was
united in marriage to
Herman Maklenburg.
Following their
marriage, the couple
farmed in the New
Hampton area until they
retired and moved to New
Hampton in 1967.
She had been a resident
of the Colonial Manor in
Elma since October 2000.
She was a member of
Trinity Lutheran Church
in New Hampton.
Edna is survived by her
daughter, Mary Ptacek
and her husband, Paul,
of Elma; son, David and
his wife, Mary Lou, of
Mason City; four
grandchildren, Jeff
Ptacek and his special
friend, Sara, and her
three children, Nancy
Schuchhardt and her
husband Curt, Doran
Maklenburg, and Marcie
Whitney and her husband
Tim; two
great-grandchildren,
Lacey and Lucas
Schuchhardt; two
brothers, Lawrence
Stansbery and his wife,
Evelyn, of Waterloo, and
Ervin Stansbery and his
wife, Lois, of New
Hampton; three sisters,
Sylvia Nystel of New
Hampton, Orella
Schwickerath of New
Hampton and Rose Nystel
of New Hampton.
She was preceded in
death by her parents and
a her husband, Herman,
in 1984.
Conway-Kolbet Funeral
Home, (641) 394-4331.
JACQUELYN ‘JACKIE’ H.
DAGLE
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. —
Jacquelyn “Jackie” H.
Dagle, 79, died Sunday
(Feb. 1, 2004).
She is survived by her
husband, John;
daughters, Deborah
(Charles) Milam, of
Zimmerman, Minn.,
Roberta (John A.)
Becker, of Minneapolis,
and son, John F (Anita),
of Owatonna, Minn.;
grandchildren, Jennifer
(Rich) Nymoen, Kelly,
David and Michael Milam,
Zach and Ali Becker,
Sarah and John Dagle;
and three
great-grandchildren.
She was born in Mason
City, Iowa, married in
1945, and moved to
Minneapolis in 1954.
She was a member of
Richfield OES #293,
Zurah Ladies, LAMOPH
#268. She was past
matron of OES, Past
Grand Representative of
Minnesota Grand Chapter,
Past President of Unit
268, Minn., Department
President and NV
President of LAMOPH. She
was a representative to
VAMC and Volunteer
Ambassador at the
Minnesota Vets Home.
Service will be held 1
p.m. Saturday at Lake
Nokomis Lutheran Church,
50th Street and 31st
Ave. S., Minneapolis,
Minn, (612) 729-2323.
A gathering time with
the family and OES and
LAMOPH services will be
held from 11:30 a.m. to
1 p.m, at the church.
NORA M. BONNER
ROCKWELL — Nora M.
Bonner, 91, of
Swaledale, died Monday
(Feb. 2, 2004) at the
Rockwell Community
Nursing Home.
Funeral service will be
held at 1 p.m. Friday at
the United Methodist
Church, 402 Main St. in
Swaledale, with the Rev.
Bruce Wittern
officiating. Burial will
be in Mt. Vernon
Cemetery in rural
Swaledale.
Visitation will be from
4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at
the Fullerton Funeral
Home, 120 S. Third St.
in Rockwell. Visitation
will continue one hour
prior to the service on
Friday at the church.
Those wishing to extend
memorials may direct
them to her church or
the American Diabetes
Association.
Fullerton Funeral Home
and Cremation Service,
(641) 423-8676.
ALBERTA E. ‘BERTIE’
BUSCH
LEDYARD — Alberta E.
“Bertie” Busch, 74, of
Ledyard, died Tuesday
(Feb. 3, 2004) at her
residence.
A funeral service will
be held at 10:30 a.m.
Friday at the Bethany
Evangelical and Reformed
Church in Ledyard, with
the Rev. Victor Vriesen
officiating. Burial will
be in Highland Home
Cemetery in Ledyard.
Visitation will be from
4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at
the Bethany Evangelical
and Reformed Church, and
will continue one hour
prior to the service on
Friday at the church.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home in Bancroft
is in charge of
arrangements.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home, (515)
885-2521.
ALEEN L. STRUECKER
ALGONA — Aleen L.
Struecker, 83, of
Algona, died Tuesday
(Feb. 3, 2004) at the
Good Samaritan Care
Center in Algona.
Funeral service will be
10:30 a.m. Friday at the
Trinity Lutheran Church
in Algona, with the Rev.
Patrick O’Neal
officiating. Burial will
be in East Lawn
Cemetery.
Visitation will be from
5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at
the
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home in Algona.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home, (515)
295-3731.
HELEN G. CASEY
CHARLES CITY — Helen G.
Casey, 101, formerly of
the Starr Home, 302 N.
Grand Ave., Charles
City, died Tuesday (Feb.
3, 2004) at the Salsbury
Baptist Home in Charles
City.
A funeral Mass will be
celebrated at 10:30 a.m.
Friday at the Immaculate
Conception Catholic
Church, 106 Chapel Lane,
Charles City, with
Monsignor Stanley Hayek
officiating. Interment
will be at Resurrection
Cemetery in Mendota
Heights, Minn.
Visitation will be from
4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at
the Fullerton-Hage
Funeral Home, 401 Blunt
St., Charles City, with
a scripture wake service
and rosary at 4 p.m. The
visitation will continue
one hour prior to the
service on Friday at the
church.
Those wishing to extend
memorials or an
expression of sympathy
may direct them to the
Starr Home, 302 N. Grand
Ave., Charles City, IA
50616.
Fullerton-Hage Funeral
Home, (641) 228-4211.
MARITA HOLLERUD
CHARLES CITY — Marita
Hollerud, 66, of
Hayfield, Minn.,
formerly of Charles
City, died Sunday (Feb.
1, 2004) at the Field
Crest Care Center in
Hayfield.
No funeral services are
being planned. Burial
will be at a later date
in Riverside Cemetery in
Charles City.
The Hauser Funeral Home,
1205 S. Main St. in
Charles City, is in
charge of arrangements.
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5, 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.
NORA M. BONNER
SWALEDALE — Nora
M. Bonner, 91,
of Swaledale,
died Monday
evening (Feb. 2,
2004) at the
Rockwell
Community
Nursing Home,
where she had
been residing
for
approximately
two years.
Funeral service
will be held at
1 p.m. Friday at
the United
Methodist
Church, 402 Main
St. in Swaledale,
with the Rev.
Bruce Wittern
officiating.
Interment will
be in Mt. Vernon
Cemetery, rural
Swaledale.
The family will
greet friends
from 4 to 8 p.m.
today at the
Fullerton
Funeral Home,
120 S. Third St.
in Rockwell. The
visitation will
continue one
hour prior to
the service on
Friday at the
church.
Those wishing to
extend memorials
may direct them
to her church,
the American
Diabetes
Association or
the American
Cancer Society.
Nora Margaret
Bonner was born
Nov. 7, 1912, in
Dayton, Wis., to
Henry A. and
Carrie B.
(Burnham)
Donner. She was
the youngest of
five children.
Nora was
baptized in
Dayton, Wis., on
Jan. 2, 1913. At
the age of five,
Nora and her
family moved to
Cerro Gordo
County, where
she has since
resided.
Upon graduation
from Swaledale
High School in
1930, Nora
furthered her
education at the
Iowa State
Teacher’s
College for one
year.
On Feb. 27,
1931, Nora was
united in
marriage to
Lester John
Bonner in
Bethany, Mo.
They enjoyed
traveling
together to
various vacation
spots across the
United States.
Lester and Nora
became the proud
parents of six
children.
Nora was a
devoted member
of the United
Methodist Church
in Swaledale,
where she was
confirmed,
active in
teaching Sunday
school, and had
a cookbook
dedicated in her
honor in 1979.
Most notably,
Nora began
playing the
piano for
services at the
United Methodist
Church while in
her teen years
and continued
playing both the
piano and organ
for the next 70
years.
Many will
remember her as
the musician for
numerous
weddings and
funerals.
She was a member
of the United
Methodist Women
and the Sarah
Circle.
Nora was a
devoted wife and
nurturing
mother. She was
very encouraging
and active in
attending and
supporting the
events her
children were
involved with.
Her family
states that Nora
had a passion
for baking and
cooking,
especially
recalling their
mother’s
chocolate cake
with caramel
frosting,
chocolate chip
cookies and
special baked
beans.
She was a very
caring, positive
and loving woman
who found great
joy in attending
parades,
especially on
the Fourth of
July.
Nora
participated in
many community
and civic
activities
throughout the
years including
the Swaledale
Garden Club,
Swaledale Area
Ladies Club, the
Library Board
and the Pleasant
Valley Apartment
Board.
In her leisure
time, Nora
created latch
hook rugs for
her
grandchildren
and began
playing golf in
her late 70’s.
Most of the
grandchildren
had the
opportunity to
accompany their
grandmother to
Colorado, where
they rode the
cograil to the
top of Pike’s
Peak.
Nora will be
missed dearly by
all who have
shared in her
life.
She is lovingly
survived by her
children, Jim
Bonner (Luella)
of Clear Lake,
John Bonner
(Leona) of
Swaledale, Janet
Suntken (Larry)
of Colorado
Springs, Colo.,
Karrie Frenz
(David) of Mason
City and Edna
Isaacson (Jim)
of Woodridge,
Ill. She will
also be sadly
missed by her
daughter-in-law,
Joan Bonner, of
Swaledale; 20
grandchildren;
37
great-grandchildren;
and numerous
other relatives
and friends.
Preceding Nora
in death is her
husband, Lester,
in July 1985;
her son, Tom
Bonner, in 1987;
her parents,
Henry and Carrie
Donner; her
daughter-in-law,
Beverly Bonner,
in 1987; one
brother, Arvin
Donner; three
sisters, Edna
Richards and two
infant sisters;
and two
great-granddaughters,
Lindsay Behr and
Hope Winkowitsch.
Fullerton
Funeral Home and
Cremation
Services, (641)
423-8676.
EINAR V.
ANDERSON
MASON CITY —
Einar V.
Anderson, 91, of
Mason City, died
Monday (Feb. 2,
2004) at
Heritage Care
Center in Mason
City.
Funeral service
for Einar will
be held 2 p.m.
Friday at Major
Erickson Funeral
Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania
Ave., with the
Rev. Paul Finger
of St. Paul
Lutheran Church
officiating.
Interment will
be in Memorial
Park Cemetery.
Visitation will
be two hours
prior to service
time on Friday
at the funeral
home.
Memorials may be
directed to St.
Paul Lutheran
Church.
Einar V.
Anderson was
born May 15,
1912, the son of
Axel and Ellen
(Anderson)
Anderson in
Galva, Ill.
Shortly after he
was born, the
family moved to
Wisconsin and
then when he was
six the family
came to Mason
City.
Einar attended
rural school and
worked on the
farm in his
youth.
He farmed for
many years in
rural Mason City
until he
retired.
Einar was united
in marriage to
Pearl on Dec.
17, 1977, in
Mason City.
Einar was a
longtime and
faithful member
of St. Paul
Lutheran Church
and was also a
member of the
Farm Bureau.
Those left to
cherish his
memory are: a
step-daughter,
Iona Radcliff
and husband,
Dale, of Mason
City; step-son,
Ray E. Johnson
and wife, Susan,
of Wayzata,
Minn.; brother,
Lehman Anderson
and wife, Kay,
of Ankeny,
brother, Reinold
Anderson and
wife, Jean, of
Davenport;
sister, Eunice
Troyer and
husband, Arvid,
of Milwaukee,
Wis.;
sister-in-law,
Dorothy Anderson
of Ames; and
numerous
grandchildren
and
great-grandchildren.
He was preceded
in death by his
parents, wife
Pearl; and one
brother, Floyd.
Major Erickson
Funeral Home &
Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
MARION W.
CARBERRY
AREDALE — Marion
W. Carberry, 90,
of 2459A 230th
St., Aredale,
died early
Wednesday (Feb.
4, 2004) at
Mercy Medical
Center-North
Iowa following
complications
from exposure.
Funeral service
will be held at
11 a.m Saturday
at the Aredale
United Methodist
Church, with the
Rev. Kenneth
Kent
officiating.
Burial will be
at 1 p.m.
Saturday at the
Rose Hill
Cemetery in
Greene.
Visitation will
be from 4 to 8
p.m. Friday at
the Fullerton
Funeral Home,
123 Second St.
S.E. in Mason
City.
Those planning
an expression of
sympathy may
wish to consider
memorials to the
Marion Carberry
Memorial Fund.
Fullerton
Funeral Home and
Cremation
Services, (641)
423-8676.
BARBARA E.
BORCHARD
EDWARDSVILLE,
Kan. — Barbara
Ellen Borchard,
75, died
Wednesday (Feb.
4, 2004) at
home, after
suffering from a
lengthy illness.
A prayer service
will be held at
1 p.m. Saturday
at the Bethlehem
Lutheran Church
in Manly, with
the Rev. Randy
Neilsen
officiating.
Barbara Ellen
Borchard was
born June 8,
1928, in Duluth,
Minn., to Garth
and Blanch
(Moore) Veech.
Barbara’s
parents, along
with her two
brothers and
five sisters,
moved to Mason
City as a child.
It was at this
time where she
met her husband
of 53 years,
Dale F. Borchard,
and was united
in marriage on
June 23, 1946.
This union
produced two
children, Larry
and Jeanne.
Barbara’s new
family moved
from Mason City
to Oklahoma
City, Okla.,
where Barbara
worked as a drug
store technician
for many years.
The family moved
back to Mason
City, then
settled in the
Kansas City
suburb of
Edwardsville,
Kan.
Barbara is
survived by her
son, Larry
Borchard, of
Edwardsville,
Kan., and her
daughter, Jeanne
Buhr and her
husband, Roger,
of Mason City;
grandchildren,
Tim Buhr of
Garner, and Tony
Buhr of Kanawha;
a brother, David
Veech and his
wife, Rosemary,
of Mason City;
and many nieces
and nephews.
She was preceded
in death by her
parents; her
husband, Dale,
on Jan. 12,
2003; sisters,
Laura, Irene,
Edith, Harriet,
and Ruth; and a
brother, Vernel.
MARITA HOLLERUD
CHARLES CITY —
Marita Hollerud,
66, of Hayfield,
Minn., formerly
of Charles City,
died Sunday
(Feb. 1, 2004)
at the Field
Crest Care
Center in
Hayfield, Minn.
Memorial service
will be held at
3 p.m. Friday at
the Hauser
Funeral Home,
1205 S. Main St.
in Charles City,
with the Rev.
Solomon Odoom,
pastor of Grace
United Methodist
Church of Floyd,
officiating.
Burial will be
at a later date
in Riverside
Cemetery,
Charles City.
Visitation will
be held from 2
p.m. until time
of the service
on Friday at the
Hauser Funeral
Home.
Hauser Funeral
Home, (641)
228-2323.
CHARLES L.
CHRISTIANSON
GLENVILLE, Minn.
— Charles L.
Christianson,
59, of
Glenville,
formerly of
Mason City, died
Sunday (Feb. 1,
2004) in
Owatonna.
Funeral service
will be held at
2 p.m. Saturday
at the Bayview/Freeborn
Funeral Home,
1415 Highway 13
N. in Albert
Lea, Minn.
Visitation will
be one hour
prior to the
service at the
funeral home.
BARBARA WHITNEY
MASON CITY —
Barbara Whitney,
71, of Mason
City, died
Wednesday (Feb.
4, 2004) at
Mercy Medical
Center-North
Iowa 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.
Posted by
Gene Manning
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