PUBLISHED Wednesday, February 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.
GAIL A. STODDARD
TITONKA — Gail A. “Arf” Stoddard, 46, of Titonka,
died Tuesday (Feb. 10, 2004) at the Kossuth
Regional Health Center in Algona.
Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday
at the Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home
in Titonka, with the Rev. Ed Harp officiating.
Inurnment will be at a later date.
Visitation will be held one hour prior to the
service on Saturday at the Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home in Titonka.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home, (515)
928-2735.
JEFFREY D. BAUMANN
MASON CITY — Jeffrey Donald Baumann, 19, of
Minot Air Force Base in Minot, N.D., died
Thursday (Feb. 5, 2004) at the Trinity Lutheran
Hospital in Minot.
Arrangements are incomplete at the Major
Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
in Mason City.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
MERLE HARTKOPP
POPEJOY — Merle Hartkopp, 69, of Popejoy, died
Monday, (Feb. 9, 2004) at the Mary Greeley
Medical Center in Ames.
Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at the
First Lutheran Church in Dows with burial in the
Alden Cemetery.
Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. at Surls Funeral
Home, Iowa Falls, (641) 648-9554.
JUSTIN ADRIAN ‘JAY’ NEWBURG
IOWA FALLS — Justin Adrian “Jay” Newburg died
Saturday (Feb. 7, 2004) at his home in Iowa
Falls.
Memorial services will be held for Mr. Newburg
at 10 a.m. Thursday at the St. Paul Lutheran
Church, 329 E. State St. in Mason City, and 11
a.m. Saturday at the First United Methodist
Church in Iowa Falls. Burial will be at a later
date.
Linn’s Funeral Home, Iowa Falls, is in charge of
arrangements.
Memorials may be sent in Jay’s name to the
Security State Bank, 207 Isabella, Radcliffe, IA
50230. The family is establishing a college
scholarship and Riverside Lutheran Bible Camp
fund.
People may also send memorials to their favorite
charity or church.
Justin was born Oct. 17, 1945, at Mason City.
The son of Melford S. “Sam” Newburg and Dorothy
E. Matson Newburg.
He was married to Ann Budolfson on April 5,
1992, in Iowa Falls. Jay was a member of Bethany
Lutheran Church and St. Matthew’s -by-the-Bridge
Episcopal Church in Iowa Falls.
Jay graduated from Mason City High School in
1964. He attended Mason City Junior College (NIACC)
and graduated from the University of Northern
Iowa in 1970 with a M.A. in speech language
pathology.
Jay was Technology Coordinator at
Hubbard-Radcliffe where he taught 6th grade
technology classes and directed the high school
plays and musicals. Mr. Newburg was President of
the Hubbard-Radcliffe Education Association.
He is survived by his wife, Ann Budolfson
Newburg; his mother, Dorothy Newburg, of Mason
City; his mother-in-law, Dorothy Budolfson, of
Ames; brother-in-law, Art Budolfson, and his
wife, Marilyn; nieces, Angella and Katherine
Budolfson of Scottsdale, Ariz.; his aunts,
Millie Matson of Mason City, and Ellen Bauer of
Detroit Lakes, Minn.; his cousins and their
families, Vera and Chuck Walk, Dick and Bonna
Matson, Ray and Dorothy Matson of Mason City,
Arvid and Dixie Matson, John and Linda Matson of
Clear Lake, Evelyn and Dick Davis of Altoona,
Kevin and Gwenyth Bauer of Cambridge, Minn.,
Sharon and Bob MacDonald of Nampa, Idaho, Dr.
Robert and Iris Givler of Belton, Mo.; and many
special loving friends.
He was preceded in death by his father, Melford
S. “Sam” Newburg; his grandparents, five aunts,
and eight uncles.
Linn’s Funeral Home, Iowa Falls Chapel, (641)
648-2569.
ELNORA J. ELWOOD
THOMPSON — Elnora J. Elwood, 88, of Thompson,
died Tuesday (Feb. 10, 2004) at the Good
Samaritan Center in Algona.
Funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at
the Thompson United Methodist Church with the
Rev. Wayne Squier officiating. Burial will be at
Rose Hill Cemetery in Thompson.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at
the Winter Funeral Home, 245 Harrison St.,
Thompson, and one hour prior to the service at
the church.
Winter Funeral Home & Cremation Service, (641)
584-2520.
DONALD E. ‘DON’ WILL
ALGONA — Donald E. ‘Don’ Will, 79, of Algona,
died Monday (Feb. 9, 2004) at Good Samaritan
Center in Algona.
His funeral will be 2 p.m. Thursday at the
Trinity Lutheran Church in Algona with the Rev.
Steven Turner officiating.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home in
Algona, (515) 295-3731.
MAGDALEN M. NAUMANN
MARBLE ROCK — Funeral Mass for Magdalen M.
Naumann, 91, formerly of 2480 Highway 14, Marble
Rock, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St.
Mary’s Catholic Church in Roseville, rural
Marble Rock, with Monsignor Walter Brunkan
officiating. Burial will be in the church
cemetery.
Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today at Reid’s
Funeral Chapel in Greene, where there will be a
scriptural wake service at 7 p.m.
Visitation will continue Thursday at the parish
hall at Roseville one hour before services.
Magdalen Mary Naumann was born Nov. 12, 1912, at
rural Bruce, Wis., a daughter of Peter and Dora
(Wolf) Koenigsfeld, and died Monday (Feb. 9,
2004) at the Ninth Street Chautauqua Guest Home
in Charles City.
At the age of four, her family moved to rural
Ionia where she attended Catholic school. The
family later moved to rural Marble Rock where
she completed her education at St. Mary’s School
at Roseville.
She was united in marriage to William Naumann on
Oct. 24, 1933, at Roseville. They farmed in the
Roseville area for 37 years.
Mr. Naumann died Dec. 16, 1970. She moved to
Greene in 1998 and attended St. Mary’s Parish
there.
Magdalen was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic
Church at Roseville, and a member of the Rosary
Society and St. Theresa’s Circle.
Living family members include four sons, Philip
(Cheryl) Naumann of Coldwater, Ohio, Joseph
(Maria) Naumann of Urbandale, Charles (Linda)
Naumann of rural Greene, Paul (Muriel) Naumann
of Iowa City; and one daughter, Janet Zimmer of
Annapolis, Md.; eight grandchildren, Lisa
Mascardo, Susan Schatz, Ann Grimstad, Karen
Phillips, Andrea Hardwick, Bree Zimmer, Beth
Zimmer, and Renee Naumann; four
great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and
nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband; a
daughter in infancy; one son, the Rev. John
Naumann who died in 1993; and grandson Jeffrey
Naumann who died in 2003; four brothers,
Clarence, Dan, Lawrence, and John Koenigsfeld;
and one sister: Sister Agnes Marie Koenigsfeld
O.S.F.
Those planning an expression of sympathy may
direct memorials to the Magdalen M. Naumann
Memorial Fund in care of the family or to a
charity of the donor’s choice.
Reid’s Funeral Chapel, Greene, (641) 823-4457.
EMMA BENNING
IOWA FALLS — Emma Benning, 103, of Iowa Falls,
died Monday (Feb. 9, 2004) at the Scenic Manor
Nursing Home in Iowa Falls.
Funeral service will be 1 p.m. Thursday at St.
Peter’s United Church of Christ, rural Geneva,
with burial in the church cemetery.
Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. today at the
Surls Funeral Home in Iowa Falls, (641)
648-9554.
GERALD R. SMITH
BRITT — Gerald “Jerry” R. Smith, 72, of Britt,
died Monday (Feb. 9, 2004) at the Hancock County
Memorial Hospital in Britt.
His funeral will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at
the United Methodist Church in Britt with the
Rev. Robert Dodge officiating. Burial will be in
Evergreen Cemetery with military rites by the
Britt Veterans Ceremonial Unit.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at
the Cataldo Funeral Home, 178 First Ave. S.W. in
Britt, and will continue one hour prior to the
service at the church.
Cataldo Funeral Home, (641) 843-3811.
REV. ALF E. MERSETH
NORTHWOOD — Rev. Alf E. Merseth was gathered
with the saints into the everlasting joys of
Heaven on Sunday (Feb. 8, 2004) at the age of 84
years and one month.
A service of Christian burial will be conducted
at 11 a.m. Friday at Lime Creek Evangelical
Lutheran Church, rural Lake Mills. Interment
will take place immediately after the service at
Somber Lutheran Church Cemetery, rural Lake
Mills.
Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. with a
fellowship time to follow.
Alf Merseth was born on Jan. 8, 1920, the ninth
child of Bernhard and Lena (Haastad) Merseth of
Clearbrook, Minn. He was baptized into the
Christian faith at Concordia Lutheran Church of
rural Clearbrook.
Alf graduated from Clearbrook High School in
1938 and from Bethany Lutheran College, Mankato,
Minn., in 1942. He attended Concordia Lutheran
Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Mo.,
graduating in 1946. That same year, Alf was
ordained into the holy ministry at his home
church, Concordia Lutheran of Clearbrook, and
assigned to serve a mission church in Lakewood,
Wash.
In June of 1947, Alf was united in marriage to
June Hultberg, a union that was blessed with two
sons. In 1948, Alf accepted a call to serve a
two-point parish in Fertile and Ulen, Minn. From
1963 to 1966 he served a three-point parish in
Amherst Junction and Elderon, Wis. He concluded
55 years in parish ministry by serving 35 years
at a five-point parish in Riceville, Northwood,
and Lake Mills.
Alf and June lived in parsonages during the
first 54 years of their marriage and purchased
their first home in Northwood when they were 81
and 79 years old, respectively. After living in
their new home for one year, ill health caused
Alf and June to move to Brooklyn Park, Minn., to
live with their son, Grant.
Alf loved to use his voice to praise God. He
sang in the St. Louis a capella choir during his
years at the seminary and throughout his life
sang solos at many weddings and funerals. Alf
was also a meticulous grammarian who enjoyed
serving as secretary of the Evangelical Lutheran
Synod and publishing its annual report for many
years.
Alf is survived by his wife, June; sons, Nile
and his wife, Lynn, West St. Paul, Minn., and
Grant and his wife, Karen, of Brooklyn Park,
Minn.; eight grandchildren; two
great-grandchildren; sister, Berdie Bus of
Seattle, Wash., and many nieces and nephews.
Gill Brothers Funeral Chapels, (612) 861-6088.
JOHN A. KUNZ
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — John A. Kunz, 79, of
Overland Park, Kan., died Wednesday, (Jan. 29,
2004) at the Overland Park Regional Hospital.
A memorial service was held Feb. 4 at Christ
Episcopal Church, 91st and Nall, Overland Park,
Kan.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that
contributions be made to Christ Episcopal
Church.
He was born Oct. 25, 1924, to Dr. Raymond and
Lela Kunz in Mason City. He was raised and
educated in Mason City, graduating from Mason
City High School in 1942. He also graduated from
the University of Iowa with a bachelor’s degree
in general sciences.
He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the
U.S. Navy.
John was married to Maxine Sutherland on Aug.
19, 1950, in Ames. They moved to Kansas City
soon after they were married and John worked
with Schering-Plough Pharmaceutical Co. as a
salesman. He retired in 1985.
John is survived by his wife, Maxine; daughters,
Sue (Don) Birney of Winfield, Kan., Tracy
(Keith) Strodl, Mission Viejo, Calif; four
grandchildren, Jonathan and Erin Birney, Lindsay
and Kelly Strodl.
Swisher-Taylor & Morris, Winfield, (620)
221-2211.
MARIAN A. KUHL
MASON CITY — Marian A. Kuhl, 86, of 1319 S.
Virginia Ave., died Sunday (Feb. 8, 2004) at
Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa.
Memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday
at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave., with the Rev. Bill Poland,
Wesley United Methodist Church, officiating.
Inurnment will take place at a later date in
Bear Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery, rural Grand
Meadow, Minn.
There will be no visitation.
Memorials may be given to the Humane Society of
North Iowa or Hospice of North Iowa.
Marian was born Aug. 20, 1917, in Mankato,
Minn., the daughter of Walter and Mathilda
(Huettl) Roos.
She married Stanley Kuhl Jan. 18, 1942, in
Rosemount, Minn. The Kuhls moved to Mason City
in 1947.
Marian was a member of the Mason City Faculty
Wife’s Club and an avid Mason City Mohawk fan.
She and her husband followed Mohawk sports for
years and most recently enjoyed watching their
grandson play hockey.
She enjoyed gardening, cooking, pets and loved
her family dearly.
Marian is survived by her husband, of 62 years,
Stanley Kuhl of Mason City; four children, Steve
Kuhl (Sandy) of Mounds View, Minn., Larry Kuhl
(Mardiann) of Mason City, Lynne Smith (Robin) of
Mill Valley, Calif., Scott Kuhl (Mary Jo) of
Mason City; nine grandchildren; five
great-grandchildren; nephew, Tom Roos, of
Miramar Beach, Fla.
Marian was preceded in death by her parents and
two brothers.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
MARIE GUNVOR JOAN WAHLERS
NORTHWOOD — Marie Gunvor Joan Wahlers, 72, of
Northwood, died Friday (Feb. 6, 2004) in
Illinois following a brief illness. She had been
spending the winter months in Illinois with her
children and grandchildren.
Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday
at the First Lutheran Church in Northwood with
pastors Philip and Marilyn Peters officiating.
Burial will be in Sunset Rest Cemetery in
Northwood.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. today
at the Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, Highway
65 South, Northwood, and one hour prior to the
service at the church on Thursday.
Marie was born on April 29, 1931, in Mason City.
She was the daughter of Severt E. and Anna B.
(Anderson) Nummedahl. She graduated from
Northwood High School in 1949. Following her
studies at Hamilton College, she worked for L.E.
Plummer, Northwood State Bank and the Worth
County Treasurer’s Office.
She was a lifelong resident of Northwood where
she has been very active in her church. In
addition to her volunteer work, she enjoyed
needlework, crafts, watching basketball and
football, music, computers, her dog, Lady, and
caring for her grandchildren.
Marie is survived by her son, Steven Wahlers,
and his wife, Kristine, and their children,
Garret and Ariel; her daughter, Joan Murray and
her husband, Michael, and their children, Sean
and Hannah.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, Northwood, (641)
324-1121.
RANDY LYNN OGDEN
OSAGE — Randy Lynn Ogden, 52, of Osage, died
Monday (Feb. 9, 2004) at his home.
Randy was born Dec. 3, 1951, in Osage, the son
of Nolan K. and Gaye (Schmidt) Ogden. He was
raised in Osage and attended Osage schools.
He was married to Linda Williamson in Cedar
Rapids on Dec. 2, 1975.
He was currently employed as a mechanic at Fox
River Mills in Osage.
He enjoyed fishing, woodworking, and playing
games with his grandchildren.
Memorial service will be 1 p.m. Friday at the
Christian and Missionary Alliance Church in
Osage with the Rev. Rick Magstadt officiating.
The body was cremated, at his request. There
will be no visitation.
Following the memorial service, the family will
receive family and friends at the church.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the
Randy Ogden Memorial Fund in care of the family.
He is survived by his mother, Gaye Younker of
Osage; three daughters, Angie Ogden of Osage,
Stacy Ballard (Chad) of Beattyville, Ky., and
Sara Ogden and fiance Mark Beyer of Osage; one
son, Jim Ogden (Brandy) of Iowa Falls; four
grandchildren, Cory Ogden, Chelsey Duncomb,
Ashley Ballard, and MacKenzie Ogden.; one
sister, Jessica Lutz of Osage; two brothers,
Rodney “Zeke” Odgen (Sally) of Osage, and Kevin
Ogden of Cedar Rapids.
He was preceded in death by his father, Nolan
Ogden; and one grandson, Chayse Duncomb.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, (641)732-3706.
HAROLD G. MYRTON
MASON CITY — Harold G. Myrton, 96, formerly of
1735 Hillcrest Drive, Mason City, died Tuesday
(Feb. 10, 2004) at the Rockwell Community
Nursing Home.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday
at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City. Burial will be in
Memorial Park Cemetery.
Visitation will be one hour prior to the service
at the Major Erickson Funeral Home.
Memorials may be given to Hospice of North Iowa.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
EMMA WALKER
KLEMME — Emma Walker, 103, of Klemme, died
Tuesday (Feb. 10, 2004) at her home in rural
Klemme.
Funeral service is tentatively set for 11 a.m.
Thursday at the Tenold Andrews Funeral Home in
Klemme.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the
Tenold Andrews Funeral Home in Klemme and one
hour prior to the service on Thursday.
Tenold-Andrews Funeral Home, (641) 587-2510.
DENNIS LEE DAVIS
KENSETT — Dennis Lee Davis, 65, Kensett, died
Tuesday (Feb. 10, 2004) at the Muse-Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the
Conner Colonial Chapel, 1008 First Ave. S. in
Northwood.
Conner Colonial Chapel, (641) 324-1543.
SANDRA KAY DEAN
MASON CITY — Sandra Kay Dean, 58, of 199
N.Crescent Drive, died Friday (Feb. 6, 2004) at
home.
A gathering of family and friends will be held
from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Major Erickson Funeral
Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave. Her body will be
cremated.
Memorials may be given to the Sandra Kay Dean
Memorial Fund.
Sandra was born April 14, 1945, in Mason City,
the daughter of Calvin and Elsie Young. She
graduated from Mason City High School in 1963
and was a lifelong resident of Mason City.
Sandra was employed by Kraft Foods where she
loved working.
She enjoyed making things for her co-workers,
knitting and was a Chicago Bears fan.
She is survived by her daughter, Stephanie Dean,
of Mason City; two sisters, Audrey Pappas and
husband, Alex “John” of Mason City, and Connie
Phelps and her husband, Gene, of Peoria, Ariz.;
brother, Ronald Young and wife, Bertie, of Mason
City; several nieces and nephews.
Sandra was preceded in death by her parents, and
a son.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
SPC. JOSH KNOWLES
SHEFFIELD — Spc. Josh Knowles, 23, of Sheffield,
died Thursday (Feb. 5, 2004) in a mortar attack
near the Baghdad International Airport while
serving with the 1133rd Transportation Co. of
the Iowa Army National Guard in Iraq.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30
a.m. Saturday at the Sacred Heart Catholic
Church in Rockwell, with the Rev. Craig Steimel
and the Rev. Dennis Cahill officiating.
Interment will be in the Sacred Heart Catholic
Cemetery in Rockwell.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at
the Sacred Heart Parish Center, with a 6:30 p.m.
wake service.
A memorial fund has been established in care of
the United Bank & Trust Co., P.O. Box 647,
Sheffield, IA 50475.
Retz-Grarup Funeral Home in Sheffield is in
charge of arrangements.
Retz-Grarup Funeral Home, (641) 892-4241.
LUCILLE WALKER
RICEVILLE — Lucille Walker, 95, of Riceville,
died Tuesday (Feb. 10, 2004) at the Riceville
Community Rest Home.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m.
Tuesday at the First Congregational United
Church of Christ in Riceville, with the Rev.
Gale Richards officiating. Burial will be in the
Riverside Cemetery in Riceville.
Visitation will be held one hour prior to the
service on Tuesday at the church.
Lindstrom Funeral Home, 401 E. Main in
Riceville, is in charge of arrangements.
Lindstrom Funeral Home, (641) 985-2242.
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PUBLISHED Thursday, February 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.
DENNIS LEE DAVIS
KENSETT — Dennis Lee Davis, 65, of
Kensett, died Tuesday (Feb. 10, 2004) at
the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit
in Mason City.
Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m.
Friday at the Deer Creek Lutheran Church
in Carpenter, with the Rev. Clarence
Baalson officiating. Burial will be in
the Deer Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery
in Carpenter with military graveside
honors by “Our Buddies” VFW Memorial
Post #6779 in Northwood.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m.
today at the Conner Colonial Chapel,
1008 First Ave. S. in Northwood, and one
hour prior to service time on Friday at
the church.
Dennis Lee Davis was born on Nov. 8,
1938, in Northwood, the son of Burton
and Melba (Flatness) Davis. He attended
and received his education in the
Northwood school system, graduating from
Northwood High School in 1957.
He was inducted into the U.S. Army in
1957 and was stationed with the 15th
Infantry Division in Germany, until his
honorable discharge in June of 1960.
He was united in marriage to Carolyn
Larson on Dec. 17, 1960, at the Deer
Creek Lutheran Church in Carpenter.
After their marriage, they moved to
Minneapolis, Minn., where Dennis worked
for Honeywell Corporation for 10 years
before moving to rural Northwood. After
moving back to Northwood, Dennis worked
for various companies in the North Iowa
area, and retired due to health reasons.
He enjoyed cooking and baking, but his
great love and enjoyment was his family
and grandchildren.
He was a member of Deer Creek Lutheran
Church in Carpenter.
Left to cherish his memory is his wife,
Carolyn Davis of Kensett; five children,
Richard Davis and his wife, Wendy, of
Northwood, Brenda Davis-Hinz and her
husband, Kevin, of Mason City, Lisa
Davis and her husband, Erik Grossback,
of Minnesota City, Minn., Dyan Braun and
her husband, Douglas, of Northwood, and
Barbara Caruso and her husband, Andy, of
West Des Moines; six grandchildren,
Richie Davis and his wife, Sara, of Good
Thunder, Minn., Raymond Davis of Mason
City, Elizabeth Braun of Northwood, Wolf
Davis Grossback of Minnesota City,
Minn., Kathleen Hinz of Mason City, and
Hunter Davis Grossback of Minnesota
City, Minn.; two sisters, Roberta
Peterson and her husband, Donald, of
Rosemount, Minn., and Lynda Davis of
Minneapolis, Minn.; as well as many
nephews; other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents;
a son, Daniel Davis; and a brother,
Richard Davis.
Conner Colonial Chapel, (641) 324-1543.
SCOTT D. WOODRUFF
RUDD — Scott D. Woodruff, 45, of 620
Decker St., Rudd, died Tuesday (Feb. 10,
2004) at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa
in Mason City.
Funeral service is tentatively set for
10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Holy Name
Catholic Church in Rockford.
Visitation will be held from 3 to 8 p.m.
Friday at the Holy Name Catholic Church
in Rockford, with a scriptural wake
service at 7 p.m.
Sheckler Colonial Chapel, Nora Springs,
is in charge of arrangements.
Sheckler Colonial Chapel, (641)
749-2210.
PHYLLIS D. SEEFELD
WESLEY — Phyllis D. Seefeld, 63, of
Wesley, died Wednesday (Feb. 11, 2004)
at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit in Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
the Ewing Dugger Funeral Home in Britt.
Ewing Dugger Funeral Home, (641)
843-3839.
MELVIN E. BRADY
MASON CITY — Melvin E. Brady, 69, of
Mason City, died Tuesday (Feb. 10, 2004)
at his home.
Funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m.
Friday at the Wesley United Methodist
Church, 1405 S. Pennsylvania Ave., with
the Rev. Bill Poland officiating.
Military rites will be conducted by the
Mason City Veterans Memorial
Association.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m.
today at the Major Erickson Funeral
Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave. Interment
will be in Elmwood Cemetery, Mason City.
Memorials may be directed to the Melvin
E. Brady Memorial Fund or to Wesley
United Methodist Church.
Melvin Eugene Brady was born March 12,
1934, in Alexander, the son of David W.
and Lottie M. (Bonjour) Brady. The
family moved to Thornton when Melvin was
two, and Melvin later graduated from
Thornton High School.
On May 31, 1957, Melvin married Dorothy
J. Ingham at the Thornton United
Methodist Church.
The couple farmed in Thornton until
March of 1984, when they moved to Mason
City.
Melvin then worked for Wellborn
Industries and for NIACC, where he
retired in 2001.
Melvin enjoyed helping his friends, Rich
and Jon Schurtz, on their farm. He
enjoyed woodworking as well as working
with cattle on Dennis’ farm, and nothing
was more important than spending time
with his family.
Melvin was a member of Wesley United
Methodist Church and the Wesley Men’s
Club.
Melvin is survived and lovingly
remembered by his wife, Dorothy Brady of
Mason City; his daughter, Donna Brady of
Cape Coral, Fla.; his sons, Dennis Brady
and his wife, Beth, of Eagle Grove, and
Gerald Brady and his wife, Jacque, of
Clear Lake; his mother-in-law, Bernice
Ingham of Swaledale; his granddaughters,
Heather Brock, and her husband, Marcus,
and Bobbie Jo Brady; his grandson Justin
Brady; and his stepgrandsons, Jacob
Johnson, Jeremy Johnson, and Joshua
Johnson; his sisters, Iva Miller and her
husband, Merle, of Thornton, and Eleanor
Engebretson and her husband, Rex, of
Thornton; his brothers, Robert Brady and
his wife, Shirley, of Sheffield, Delmar
Brady of Latimer, and Glenn Brady and
his wife, Rosemary, of Clear Lake; as
well as many other relatives and
friends.
Melvin was preceded in death by his
parents, one brother, one sister in
infancy, and his father-in-law, Fines
Ingham.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory,
(641) 423-0924.
DEBORAH J. DIAMOND
NORTHWOOD — Deborah Joan Diamond, 47, of
Northwood, died Wednesday (Feb. 11,
2004) at her home.
Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m.
Saturday at the Schroeder & Sites
Funeral Home in Northwood. Burial will
be at a later date.
Visitation will be held from noon until
the time of services Saturday at the
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, (641)
324-1121.
KENNETH R. SARCHET
BURT — Kenneth R. Sarchet, 85, of Burt,
died Tuesday (Feb. 10, 2004) in Algona.
Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m.
Friday at the United Methodist Church in
Burt, with the Rev. Dick Iles
officiating. Burial will be in Burt
Township Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m.
today at Wilson’s of Burt, with a public
Masonic Rites at 7 p.m.
Wilson’s of Burt, (515) 295-2622.
GERALD R. SMITH
BRITT— Gerald “Jerry” R. Smith, 72, of
Britt, died Monday (Feb. 9, 2004) at the
Hancock County Memorial Hospital in
Britt.
His funeral will be held 10:30 a.m.
Friday at the United Methodist Church in
Britt, with the Rev. Robert Dodge
officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen
Cemetery with military rites by the
Britt Veterans Ceremonial Unit.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m.
today at the Cataldo Funeral Home, 178
First Ave. S.W., Britt, and will
continue one hour prior to services at
the church.
Gerald Robert Smith, the son of LeRoy
and Martha (Moe) Smith, was born Dec. 2,
1931, on a farm southwest of Britt. He
attended country school at Boone #1 and
then farmed with his parents.
Jerry served his country in the United
States Army from 1954 to 1956, being
stationed most of the time in Germany.
On Nov. 8, 1958, he married Jennie Mae
Gremmer at the United Methodist Church
in Britt.
In March of 1959, they bought a farm
west of Britt where they lived and
farmed for 45 years.
Jerry enjoyed spending time with his
family and farming.
He was a lifetime member of the United
Methodist Church in Britt, where he
served as an usher.
He was also a member of the Britt
American Legion Post No. 315.
Left to cherish his memory is his wife
of 45 years, Jennie, of Britt; two
daughters, Vicki Schreiner and her
children, Kevin and Jessica, all of
Hutchinson, Minn., and Bonnie Melohn and
husband, Mark, of Kanawha and her two
children, Jennifer Harriman of
Clarkston, Mich., and Bradley Harriman
of White Lake, Mich; his son, Tracy
Smith and wife, Michelle, and their
children, Kaitlin and Glen, all of
Britt; three brothers, Jim Smith Sr. and
wife, Doris, of Britt, Harry Smith and
wife, Pearl, of Britt and Kenny Smith
and wife, Nancy, of Britt; many nieces
and nephews; and his father-in-law,
Hemmo Gremmer of Kanawha.
Jerry was preceded in death by his
parents; a nephew, James Smith Jr.; and
mother-in-law, Nellie Mae Gremmer.
Cataldo Funeral Home, (641) 843-3811.
ELIZABETH HICKEY
CHARLES CITY — Elizabeth Hickey, 82,
formerly of 404 Clark St., Charles City,
died Wednesday (Feb. 11, 2004) at the
Ninth Street Chautauqua Guest Home,
where she had been a resident for many
years.
Elizabeth’s body was donated to the
University of Iowa Anatomy Department in
Iowa City.
There is no visitation or service
planned.
Fullerton Hage Funeral Home, 401 Blunt
St. in Charles City, is in charge of
arrangements.
Fullerton Funeral Home and Cremation
Services, (641) 228-4211.
ALFRED J. BERTE
ALGONA — Alfred Joseph Berte, 69, of
Algona, died Tuesday (Feb. 10, 2004) at
Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason
City.
Funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m.
Friday at St. Cecelia Catholic Church in
Algona. Burial will be in the Calvary
Cemetery in Algona.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m.
today at the Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home in Algona, with a 4:30 p.m.
rosary and a 7 p.m. prayer service.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral
Home, (515) 295-3731.
HAROLD G. MYRTON
MASON CITY — Harold G. Myrton, 96,
formerly of 1735 Hillcrest Drive in
Mason City, died Tuesday, (Feb. 10,
2004) at the Rockwell Community Nursing
Home.
Memorial service will be held 2 p.m.
Friday at Major Erickson Funeral Home,
111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., with the Rev.
Jim Stiles, First United Methodist
Church, officiating. Interment will be
in Memorial Park Cemetery.
The family will greet friends one hour
prior to the service on Friday at the
funeral home.
Memorials may be given to Hospice of
North Iowa.
Harold was born on Aug. 5, 1907, in
Aurora, Iowa, the son of Henry and Kate
Myrton. He grew up in Aurora and
attended school in Aurora and Lamont,
graduating from Lamont High School in
1925.
From 1925 to 1930, he worked for the
Chicago Great Northwestern Railroad, a
Lamont contractor and the Hinson
Manufacturing Company in Waterloo.
Harold then attended Iowa State
University from 1931 to 1935, where he
graduated with a degree in general
engineering.
He was united in marriage to Gladys
Bates of Lamont on Sept. 12, 1931, at
Rock Island, Ill.
Harold moved to Mason City in 1936, and
worked for Armour & Co. until he retired
in 1991 from the Industrial Engineering
Department.
He was a member of First United
Methodist Church and a former life
member of the Elks.
Harold is survived by his sister, Mary
Behrens of Mason City; nieces and
nephews, Cheryl Christians and husband,
Greg, of Mason City, Judy Eilers of
Mason City, Mark Fitzgerald and wife,
Lydia, of Faribault, Minn. and Joseph
Fitzgerald of Texas.
He was preceded in death by his parents
and wife, Gladys.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory,
(641) 423-0924.
BARBARA E. HARMS
BELMOND — Barbara E. Harms, 52, of
Rockledge, Fla., formerly of Grafton,
died Wednesday (Feb. 11, 2004) at
Wvesthoff Hospice in Rockledge, Fla.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
the Dugger Ewing Funeral Home, 111 S.
Luick’s Lane S. in Belmond.
Dugger Ewing Funeral Home, (641)
444-3248.
EMMA C. WACKER
GARNER — Emma C. Wacker, 103, of rural
Garner, died Tuesday (Feb. 10, 2004) at
her home.
Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m.
today at the Tenold-Andrews Funeral
Home, 528 E. Main St., Klemme, with
Pastor Jim Haake, of the Highway Chapel
Four Square in Forest City, officiating.
Burial will be in the Ell Township
Cemetery, Klemme.
Visitation was held Wednesday at the
Tenold-Andrews Funeral Home in Klemme
and continues one hour prior to the
service today.
Emma was born Feb. 16, 1900, on the
Wacker family farm Hancock County, the
daughter of Fred and Anna (Ax) Wacker.
She attended schools at Klemme and
Scotland, S. D., and graduated from
Waldorf College with a degree as a
teacher.
Emma taught school for a time and later
returned to work on the family farm.
She loved gardening, taking care of
chickens and her Lord. She had lived on
her home place for most of her life.
Emma is survived by her daughter-in-law,
Mary Ann Wacker, wife of the late
Silvabus Wacker, of Garner; her nephews,
Dan and Fred of Garner, Mark and wife,
Debi, of Clear Lake, Paul of Ames, and
John and wife, Cindy, of Garner; her
nieces, Mrs. Mike (Anita) Wilson, of
Goldendale, Wash., Mrs. Mark (Joanna)
Johns, of Waconia, Minn., Mrs. Tory
(Anna) Meyer, of Bloomington, Minn.,
Mrs. Cade (Lois) Moore, of Eden Prairie,
Minn., and Mrs. Paul (Ruth) Tagatz,
Stewartville, Minn.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; brothers, Herman, Rueben, and
Silvabus; and sisters, Jane and Ruby.
Tenold-Andrews Funeral Home, (641)
587-2510.
JEFFREY D. BAUMANN
MASON CITY — Jeffrey D. Baumann, 19, of
Minot Air Force Base in Minot, N.D.,
formerly of Mason City, died Thursday
(Feb. 5, 2004) at the Trinity Lutheran
Hospital in Minot.
Military graveside service will be held
at 2 p.m. Monday at the Elmwood-St.
Joseph Cemetery in Mason City, with
services conducted by the Offutt Air
Force Base of Omaha, Neb.
Visitation will be held from 3 to 8 p.m.
Sunday at the Major Erickson Funeral
Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave. in Mason
City.
Memorials may be directed to the family.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory,
(641) 423-0924.
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SPC. JOSH KNOWLES
SHEFFIELD — Spc. Joshua Knowles,
23, of Sheffield, was killed
Thursday (Feb. 5) while proudly
serving his country as a member
of the 1133rd Transportation
Co., Iowa National Guard, Mason
City, while the unit was
deployed for Operation Iraqi
Freedom.
Funeral service will be held
10:30 a.m. Saturday at the
Sacred Heart Catholic Church in
Rockwell, with Father Craig
Steimel and Father Dennis Cahill
presiding. Interment will be in
Sacred Heart Cemetery, Rockwell.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8
p.m. today at the Sacred Heart
Parish School in Rockwell, with
a wake service at 6:30 p.m.
Joshua Lincoln Knowles was born
Sept. 28, 1980, in Mason City,
the son of Leslie Dean and
Sandra Rae (Cahalan) Knowles. He
spent his entire life in
Sheffield.
Joshua was baptized and
confirmed in the Catholic faith
and was a member of Sacred Heart
Catholic Church in Rockwell.
Josh is a 1999 S-C/M-T High
School graduate.
He was employed with D&L
Sanitation and Fareway
throughout high school, and was
part of the S-C/M-T football and
track teams.
Following graduation, Josh
worked at Eaton’s Corp., Sukup
Manufacturing and Jim’s Tree
Service.
Josh enlisted in the National
Guard in the spring of 1999, and
graduated from Basic Training at
Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., in the
fall of 1999. He has been a
member of the 1133rd
Transportation Company since
that time.
At the time his Guard unit was
mobilized, Josh was employed at
Woodharbor in Mason City and was
taking classes in criminal
justice at NIACC. He had wanted
to make the National Guard his
career and was very proud to be
a SOLDIER.
In addition to his membership at
Sacred Heart Catholic Church in
Rockwell, Josh was a member of
the Gallagher Post 208 American
Legion in Rockwell.
He liked to spend time golfing,
snowboarding, snowmobiling,
playing football and softball,
hunting and fishing,
woodworking, scuba diving and
watching stock car races.
He loved his dog Jake and
singing karaoke (even though he
did it poorly).
Josh’s most special times were
spent attending his grandpa and
grandma’s fish frys and playing
with his cousins and their
children.
Josh’s family includes his
parents, Les and Sandy Knowles;
and his sisters, Breanna and
Michelle, all of Sheffield; his
grandparents, Kenneth and
Henrietta Cahalan and Delivan
and Audrey Knowles, all of Mason
City; aunts and uncles, Deb
(Bill) Orozco, of Mason City,
and their children, Rachelle
(Mick) Meyers and Tara Orozco,
Mona Beasley, of Sheffield, and
her children, Greg (Kerrie)
Beasley, Jeannie (Dick) Rodgers
and Merilee (Eric) Johnson,
Betty (Tom) Gauley, of Rockwell,
and their sons, Sgt. Kenneth
Gauley and Timothy Gauley (fiancee
Sue), Pam (Jim) Black, of
Ventura, and their children,
Michaela (Dan) Dohlman, Megan
Schoning and Robert Black,
Marshall (Cathy) Knowles, of
Manly, and their children, Jodi
Knowles and Jennifer Knowles,
Lorna (Darwin) Meyer, of
Sheffield, and their children,
Tawnya (Paul) Willits and Brian
(Hollie) Meyer, Cliff (Jolene)
Knowles, of Urbandale, and their
children, Melissa Knowles and
Aaron Knowles. Josh had a
special place in his heart for
Rowan Meyers and Kaibrea
Schoning and his many other
cousins. He will be missed by
his dog, Jake.
Josh is preceded in death by his
maternal great-grandparents,
Frances and Geneva Cahalan, John
and Sophia Schaer, and his
paternal great-grandparents,
Clifford and Edna Knowles and
Frank and Myrna Pope.
Memorials to Joshua L. Knowles
may be sent to the Joshua
Knowles Memorial Fund, in care
of United Bank and Trust Co.,
P.O. Box 647, Sheffield, IA
50475-0647
Retz-Grarup Funeral Home, (641)
892-4241.
JEFFREY DONALD BAUMANN
MASON CITY — Jeffrey Donald
Baumann, 19, of Mason City,
stationed at the Minot Air Force
Base, Minot, N.D., died Thursday
(Feb. 5, 2004) in Minot.
A military graveside service
will be held 2 p.m. Monday at
the Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery.
A full military service will be
conducted by the Offutt Air
Force Base Honor Guard of Omaha,
Neb.
Visitation will be held from 3
to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Major
Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave. in Mason City.
Memorials may be directed to the
family.
Jeffrey Donald Baumann was born
on March 20, 1984, the son of
Kenneth D. Baumann Sr. and
LouAnn M. (Dahl) Swenson at the
Olmsted Community Hospital in
Rochester, Minn.
Jeff always dreamed of being in
the military and his dream
finally came true.
Immediately following his 2002
graduation from Mason City High
School, Jeff enlisted in the
United States Air Force.
He graduated top of his class
and became an Airman 1st Class
and specialist with the E.O.D.
(Explosive Ordinance Disposal)
squadron at the Air Force base
in Minot.
Jeff excelled with high honors
in the elite E.O.D. squadron as
a technician.
He enjoyed hanging out with his
friends and especially his
brother Kenny.
Jeff was a member of Faith
Baptist Church and active in its
youth programs, as well as many
school activities and sporting
events, lettering in football,
track and wrestling.
Jeff is survived by his father,
Kenneth D. Baumann Sr. of Mason
City; mother, Lou Ann (Dahl)
Swenson of Blue Earth, Minn.;
brothers, Kenneth D. Baumann
Jr., of Mason City, Jeremy,
Jared, and Justin, of Minnesota;
grandparents, Dean and Doris
Baumann of Mason City and
Leonard and Pat Hissam of
Rochester, Minn.; as well as
many other relatives and
friends.
Major Erickson Funeral Home &
Crematory, (641) 423-0924.
BETTY L. DOCKHORN
HAMPTON — Betty L. Dockhorn, 78,
of Hampton, died Wednesday (Feb.
11, 2004) at the Marshalltown
Medical and Surgical Center in
Marshalltown.
Funeral service will be held at
10 a.m. Saturday at the St. Paul
Lutheran Church in Hampton, with
the Rev. Jon Anderson
officiating. Burial will be in
the Hampton Cemetery in Hampton.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7
p.m. today at the Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral Home in Hampton.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home,
(641) 456-3232.
RALPH N. SIMONS
ALGONA — Ralph Nicholas Simons,
80, of Algona, died Wednesday
(Feb. 11, 2004) at Trinity
Regional Medical Center in Fort
Dodge.
A funeral Mass will be 10:30
a.m. Saturday at St. Cecelia
Catholic Church, with Father
Paul Eisele officiating. Burial
will be in Calvary Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4
to 8 p.m. today at the
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home in Algona.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home, (515) 295-3731.
SCOTT D. WOODRUFF
RUDD — Scott D. Woodruff, 45, of
620 Decker St. in Rudd, died
Tuesday (Feb. 10, 2004) at Mercy
Medical Center-North Iowa in
Mason City.
Funeral service will be held
10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Holy
Name Catholic Church in
Rockford, with Father Linus
Rasing officiating. Interment
will be in Riverside Cemetery in
Rockford.
Visitation will be from 3 to 8
p.m. today at the Holy Name
Catholic Church in Rockford,
with a scriptural wake service
at 7 p.m.
The family suggests memorials to
the Scott D. Woodruff Memorial
Fund.
Scott was born Dec. 19, 1958, in
Charles City, the son of Harlan
D. and Dorla (Toepher) Woodruff.
He was diagnosed with juvenile
diabetes at the age of eight.
While attending Nashua High
School, Scott was in the honor
band, received the Louis
Armstrong Jazz Award for
trombone, and was Homecoming
King. He graduated from Nashua
High School in 1977.
Scott married Linda Rasing on
Sept. 25, 1982, in Ionia. They
lived in Charles City and moved
to Rudd in 1987.
He attended North Iowa Area
Community College, where he
obtained his A.A. degree in May
1989.
In 1986, he had a kidney
transplant, with his brother
Steve as the donor.
He worked for IMI Cornelius as a
draftsman/designer for over 14
years.
He also did TV and VCR repair
out of his home in the early
1990s.
Scott enjoyed motorcycling,
playing pool, gardening, the
outdoors, camping, fishing,
hunting, golfing, going to Town
Mart to have coffee and visit
with friends, and attending his
daughters’ school events.
Scott was on the Rudd City
Council for two terms and was in
his second term as mayor.
He was also in his second term
on the Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock
School Board, serving as vice
president.
He was a member of Holy Name
Catholic Church.
He previously participated in
the Rudd Lions Club and the Rudd
Volunteer Fire Department.
Scott will be sadly missed by
his wife, Linda Woodruff, Rudd;
and their three children,
Kourtney, of Iowa City and
Samantha and Skylar, both at
home; his mother, Dorla
Woodruff, of Nashua; his
brother, Steve Woodruff and his
wife, Amy, of Ruthven; and his
sister, Marcia Jensen and her
husband, Joel, of Denver, Iowa;
and his many nieces and nephews;
and other relatives and friends.
His father preceded him in
death.
Sheckler Colonial Chapel in Nora
Springs is in charge of
arrangements.
Sheckler Colonial Chapel, (641)
749-2210.
DR. WENDEL TAYLOR
SHEFFIELD — Dr. Wendel Taylor,
90, longtime Sheffield
physician, died Wednesday (Feb.
11, 2004) at the Sheffield Care
Center.
Funeral services will be held 11
a.m. Tuesday at the First United
Methodist Church in Sheffield,
with the Rev. R. Karl Watkins
officiating. Interment will be
in the Hillside Cemetery,
Sheffield.
Visitation will be held from 4
to 7 p.m. Monday at the
Retz-Grarup Funeral Home in
Sheffield.
Retz-Grarup Funeral Home, (641)
892-4241.
STEVEN K. SANDERS
MASON CITY — Steven K. Sanders,
46, of 309 N. Adams Ave., died
Thursday (Feb. 12, 2004) at the
Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit in Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at the
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial
Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E. in
Mason City.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial
Chapel, (641) 423-2372.
DEBORAH JOAN DIAMOND
NORTHWOOD — Deborah Joan
Diamond, 47, died Wednesday
(Feb. 11, 2004) at her home.
Debby was born Jan. 21, 1957, in
Sparta, Wis., the daughter of
James and Mooneen Wemmer. Debby
attended grade school in Sparta,
and after her father’s death in
1969, she moved to Minneapolis
and graduated from Bloomington
Kennedy High School in 1975. She
attended Normandale College and
graduated with an associate’s
degree in accounting in 1977.
She went to work for the U.S.
Immigration Department at Fort
Snelling in Minneapolis, where
she was a department supervisor.
There she received many awards
for outstanding service and
wonderful communication skills —
something she was known for.
In 1979, she met Tony Diamond,
and on Oct. 3, 1981, they were
married in Ojibwa, Wis., at the
cabin of Deborah’s mother and
stepfather, Bernard Waite.
Deborah and Tony then made their
home in Minneapolis, Minn. There
they had two children, Stephanie
and Michael. In 1992, they moved
to Northwood.
Debby was a loving mother and
wife. She loved to help people,
and for several years was a
volunteer at N-K schools. She
later utilized her skills as an
entrepreneur and started a lawn
mowing business, which catered
to mainly seniors. During this
time, she developed a great
empathy for the elderly, and
thoroughly enjoyed her job at
the Lutheran Retirement Home.
She then worked as the office
manager for Pam Little, LISW,
and she deeply enjoyed the
contact she had with clients.
Debby loved people and she loved
a great story. She had an
appreciation for antiques and
art (especially Art Nouveau),
and enjoyed her collections.
She will forever be remembered
as a friendly and warm person
who loved her family and friends
and was proud of her children.
We love and miss her more than
words can convey.
She was preceded in death by her
father, James.
She is survived by her two
children, Stephanie and Michael;
her husband, Tony; her mother,
Mooneen; and her stepfather,
Bernie; her two sisters, Judy
and Kathy; two nieces, Wendy and
Heather; and three nephews,
Aaron, Tom and Tyler.
Funeral service will be held at
2 p.m. Saturday at the Schroeder
& Sites Funeral Home, Highway 65
South, Northwood, with the Rev.
Allan J. Stoa officiating.
Inurnment will take place at a
later date.
Visitation will begin at noon at
the funeral home on Saturday.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home
in Northwood is in charge of
arrangements.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home,
(641) 324-1121.
JEANNETTE M. HALL
BELMOND — Jeannette M. Hall, 81,
of Belmond, died Thursday (Feb.
12, 2004) at the Belmond Medical
Center.
Funeral service will be held at
2 p.m. Sunday at the Belmond
United Church of Christ
Congregational, with the Rev.
Lynne Spencer-Smith officiating.
Burial will be in the Belmond
Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 3 to 6
p.m. Saturday at the
Tenold-Andrews Funeral home, 516
First St. S.E. in Belmond, and
continues one hour prior to
service time on Sunday at the
church.
Tenold-Andrews Funeral home,
(641) 444-4474.
ARLENE EMMA EVERETT
LATIMER — Arlene Emma Everett,
73, of Latimer, passed away on
Monday (Feb. 9, 2004) at the
McAllen Heart Hospital in
McAllen, Texas.
Funeral service will be held at
10:30 a.m. Saturday at St.
Paul’s Lutheran Church in
Latimer, with the Rev. Marvin
Lorenz officiating. Burial will
take place in the St. Paul’s
Lutheran Cemetery in Latimer.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7
p.m. today at the Ewing Dugger
Willim Funeral Home, 320 East
Street in Latimer, and will
continue one hour prior to
service time at the church on
Saturday.
Arlene, the daughter of August
and Emma (Pralle) Dohrmann, was
born in Marion Township on Sept.
17, 1930. Her parents died when
she was young, so she and her
brother were raised by their
aunt and uncle, Ferdinand and
Wilhelmine Pralle.
She was baptized and confirmed
at St. Paul’s Lutheran church,
where she also attended
parochial school. Arlene
graduated from Concordia High
School and College, located in
Seward, Neb. After college, she
taught for three years in
Lutheran schools in Kansas.
In 1953, Arlene married Dean
Borcherding and the couple
farmed the family farm east of
Latimer until his death in 1971.
She married Byron Everett in
1975, and moved into town, off
of the family farm, in 1978.
Arlene taught in the Hampton
School District for 11 years.
After teaching, she worked as a
secretary for Curtis 1000 in
Mason City until retiring in
1990.
Arlene and Byron took their
first winter trip to Texas in
January 1991, and continued to
do so until her passing.
Arlene enjoyed music, singing,
playing in jam sessions, flower
gardening, cooking, camping,
playing cards and spending time
with her family, especially her
grandchildren.
She was a lifelong member of St.
Paul’s Lutheran Church in
Latimer, and a member of the
Lutheran Layman’s League and a
camping club.
Arlene is survived by her
husband, Byron; five children,
Larry (Sheryl) Borcherding, of
Hampton, Duane (Norma)
Borcherding, of Westerville,
Ohio, Sharon Smith, of Lake
Lotawana, Mo., Kevin ( Carol)
Borcherding, of Latimer, and
Greg (Sheryl) Borcherding, of
Hampton; three step-children;
her brother, Aaron (Miranda)
Dohrmann, of Reese, Mich.; 18
grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; her first husband,
Dean, in 1971; her half-brother,
Frederich (Mueller) Dohrmann; an
infant brother; and an infant
son.
Ewing Dugger Willim Funeral
Home, (641) 579-6278.
CLIFFORD A. OLSON
LAKE MILLS — Clifford A. Olson,
87, of Lake Mills, died Thursday
(Feb. 12, 2004) at the Lake
Mills Care Center in Lake Mills.
Funeral service will be held at
2 p.m. Saturday at the Center
Evangelical Lutheran Church,
near Lake Mills, with the Rev.
Thomas Rank officiating. Burial
will be at Center Evangelical
Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7
p.m. today at the Mittelstadt
Funeral Home in Lake Mills, and
one hour prior to the service on
Saturday at the church.
The family requests memorials go
to the Center Evangelical
Cemetery Fund.
Mittelstadt Funeral Home, (641)
592-0221.
EMMA C. WACKER
GARNER — Emma C. Wacker, 103, of
rural Garner, died Tuesday (Feb.
10, 2004) at her home.
Funeral service was held at 11
a.m. Thursday at the
Tenold-Andrews Funeral Home, 528
E. Main St., Klemme, with Pastor
Jim Haake, of the Highway Chapel
Four Square in Forest City,
officiating. Burial was in the
Ell Township Cemetery, Klemme.
Visitation was held Wednesday at
the Tenold-Andrews Funeral Home
in Klemme and one hour prior to
the service Thursday.
Emma was born Feb. 16, 1900, on
the Wacker family farm, rural
Hancock County, the daughter of
Fred and Anna (Ax) Wacker.
She attended schools at Klemme
and Scotland, S. D., and
graduated from Waldorf College
with a degree as a teacher.
Emma taught school for a time
and later returned to work on
the family farm.
She loved her Lord, gardening
and taking care of chickens. She
had lived on her home place for
most of her life.
Emma is survived by her
sister-in-law, Mary Ann Wacker,
wife of the late Silvanus
Wacker, of Garner; her nephews,
Dan and Fred of Garner, Mark and
wife, Debi, of Clear Lake, Paul
of Ames, and John and wife,
Cindy, of Garner; her nieces,
Mrs. Mike (Anita) Wilson, of
Goldendale, Wash., Mrs. Mark
(Joanna) Johns, of Waconia,
Minn., Mrs. Tory (Anna) Meyer,
of Bloomington, Minn., Mrs. Cade
(Lois) Moore, of Eden Prairie,
Minn., and Mrs. Paul (Ruth)
Tagatz, Stewartville, Minn.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; brothers, Herman,
Rueben, and Silvanus; and
sisters, Jane and Ruby.
Tenold-Andrews Funeral Home,
(641) 587-2510.
MAXINE ROUSE
CHARLES CITY — Maxine Rouse, 83,
of Charles City, died Thursday
(Feb. 12, 2004) at the Colonial
Manor Nursing Home in Elma.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at the Hauser Funeral
Home, 1205 S. Main St. in
Charles City.
Hauser Funeral Home, (641)
228-2323.
PHYLLIS D. SEEFELD
WESLEY — Phyllis D. Seefeld, 61,
of Wesley, died Wednesday (Feb.
11, 2004) at Hospice of North
Iowa in Mason City.
Funeral service will be held at
10:30 a.m. Monday at the Woden
Christian Reformed Church, near
Woden, with the Rev. Kevin
Jordan officiating. Burial will
take place in the church
cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 5
to 7 p.m. Sunday at the Ewing
Dugger Funeral Chapel in Britt
and one hour prior to the
service at the church.
Ewing Dugger Funeral Home, (641)
843-3839.
KENNETH R. FELTZ
WODEN — Kenneth R. Feltz, 64, of
Woden, died Thursday (Feb.12,
2004) at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa in Mason City.
Memorial service will be held 2
p.m. Saturday at the Temple
Baptist Church, 1211 S. Kentucky
Ave., with Pastor Ed Bard
officiating. Inurnment will be
at a later date.
There will be no visitation.
Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111
N. Pennsylvania Ave. in Mason
City, is in charge of
arrangements.
Ken R. Feltz was born May 12,
1939, in Riceville, the son of
Norman and Beatrice
(Schellenberg) Feltz. He
attended Charles City High
School, graduating in 1957.
Ken worked at Oliver Tractor Co.
in Charles City, and E.F.
Johnson and Sperry Univac, both
in Clear Lake.
He owned and operated That Place
Cafe in Garner for eight years.
The last five years he worked
for Waldorf College Food Service
in Forest City.
Ken enjoyed fishing, home
remodeling and family vacations.
Those left to cherish Ken’s
memory are his companion of 22
years, Diana Bork, of Woden; and
her six children, Susan Pieters
and her husband, Roland, of
Holland, the Netherlands,
Richard Lemon and his wife,
Edna, of Salem, Mass., Steve
Lemon and his wife, Carole, of
Garner, Melissa Orlando and her
husband, Nick, of West New York,
N.J., Gilbert Lemon of Boston,
Mass., and Matt Bork of Garner;
grandchildren, Kaia, Alena,
Jessie, Vivian, Edna, Amanda,
Brittany, Winston, Ashley, Anna,
Jason, and Krystal; his
brothers, Vernon Feltz, of
Charles City, and Duane Feltz
and his wife, JoAnn, of Allison;
his sisters, Bernice Petersen
and her husband, Virgil, of
Pipestone, Minn., Beverly
Sorensen and her husband, Bert,
of Grand Meadow, Minn., Patricia
Lynch and her husband, Gaylan,
of Charles City, and Sharon
Bilharz and her husband,
Richard, of Great Falls, Mont.;
and a brother-in-law, Wallace
Ritter of Charles City.
Ken was preceded in death by his
parents, two brothers Stanley
and Harlan Feltz; and a sister,
Lorraine Ritter.
Major Erickson Funeral Home &
Crematory, (641) 423-0924.
ANNA M. HUISINGA
CLARION — Anna Margaret
Huisinga, 77, of Clarion, died
Thursday (Feb. 12, 2004) at the
Wright Medical Center in
Clarion.
Funeral service will be held at
10:30 a.m. Monday at the First
Lutheran Church in Clarion, with
the Rev. Gary Boen officiating.
Burial will be in the Evergreen
Cemetery in Clarion.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7
p.m. on Sunday at the Ewing
Dugger Funeral Home, 602 N. Main
St. in Clarion, and one hour
prior to the service Monday at
the church.
Ewing Dugger Funeral Home, (515)
532-2233.
COLLIER CERNY
WAUSAU, Wis. — Collier Cerny,
43, of 301 Ross Ave., Wausau,
Wis., formerly of Mason City,
was called to his eternal home
Sunday (Feb. 8, 2004) while
being cared for at Community
Health Care Wausau Hospital in
the care of comfort care and
hospice services after a
courageous five-year battle with
cancer.
Collier was born July 24, 1960,
to William and Sally Cerny.
He worked for Champan Insurance,
Schofield, and also was employed
for many years at Brotoloc Inc.,
and United Cerebral Palsy as a
caregiver for the
developmentally disabled.
Throughout his illness, Collier
enjoyed volunteering his time to
his church, St. Paul’s United
Church of Christ.
His unconditional care and
concern for people was very
apparent and was shown not only
in his personal relationships,
but also in the work he chose.
Collier is survived by his
father and stepmother, William
(Joanne) Cerny Sr., of Wausau;
his mother and stepfather, Sally
(Gene) Ward, of Mason City; his
daughter, Brianna Paige Cerny,
of Wausau; three brothers,
Stafford (Linda) Cerny, William
Cerny Jr., and Paul (Sarah)
Kaler (Ward), all of Wausau; one
sister, Laura (Jim) Cerny Lalor,
of Mason City; many nieces and
nephews; and his ex-wife and
caring friend, Lori Cerny.
Memorial service will be at 4
p.m. today at St. Paul’s United
Church of Christ in Wausau. The
Rev. Donald Baumann and Rev.
Nancy Russell will officiate.
Visitation will be 3 p.m. today
until the time of the service at
the church.
Brainard Funeral Home, Wausau,
is assisting the family with
arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, memorials
may be given to a scholarship
fund, which will be established
for Brianna in her father’s
memory. Memorials may also be
given to St. Paul’s United
Church of Christ, the UW Cancer
Center of Wausau, or Palliative
Care at Community Health Care
Wausau Hospital.
Brainard Funeral Home, (715)
845-5525.
HELEN L. MCKENNA MILLER
ST. MARYS, Pa. — Helen L.
McKenna Miller, 72, of 185
Center Street, St. Marys, Pa.,
formerly of Kane, Pa., died
Wednesday afternoon (Feb. 11,
2004) at her residence following
a lengthy illness.
She was born March 11, 1931, in
Kane, the daughter of Charles F.
and Hilda M. Graff McKenna.
She owned and operated the
former New Penn Beauty School in
Warren, Pa., and was a caterer
in Aurora, Ill.
She belonged to the former Kane
Women’s Chorus, the Senior
Sentimentals in Ridgway, Pa.,
and the Women of the Moose in
Warren.
She is survived by a daughter,
Lynda Espin Church, of Warren;
three sons, Charles (JoAnn)
Espin, in Hawaii, Colin
(Deborah) Crawford, of Phelps,
Wis., and Sean Crawford, of
DuBois, Pa.; a brother, Michael
(Josephine) McKenna, of Mt.
Jewett, Pa.; three sisters,
Hilda Brothers, of Hagerstown,
Md., Joan Cerrona, of Erie, Pa.,
and Kay Johnson, of Kane; six
grandchildren, Malie, Shelly and
Martin Espin, and Thomas,
Caitlyn and Hannah Crawford; and
several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, James Miller, formerly
of Chapin; her parents; three
brothers and seven sisters.
Friends may attend a committal
service at 2 p.m. Wednesday Feb.
18, at the St. Callistus
Mausoleum in Kane, with the Rev.
Philip Pinczewski, Pastor of St.
Callistus Catholic Church
officiating, with entombment of
her cremated remains to follow.
Memorial contributions should be
made to the Sgt. Jeffrey A.
Palmer Memorial Scholarship, or
to the charity of the donor’s
choice.
The Ronald McDonald II Funeral
Home, 103 S. Fraley Street,
Kane, Pa., is in charge of
arrangements.
Ronald McDonald II Funeral Home,
(814) 837-7575.
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JEANNETTE M. HALL
BELMOND — Jeannette
Margaret Gerhardi Van
Drie Hall, longtime
Belmond resident and
former educator, died
Thursday (Feb. 12, 2004)
at the Belmond Medical
Center. She was 81 years
old.
Funeral service will be
at 2 p.m. Sunday at the
Belmond United Church of
Christ Congregational,
with the Rev. Lynne
Spencer-Smith
officiating. Burial will
be in the Belmond
Cemetery.
Visitation will be from
3 to 6 p.m. today at the
Tenold-Andrews Funeral
Home, 516 First St. S.E.
in Belmond, and
continues one hour prior
to the service Sunday at
church.
Memorial donations will
be given to benefit
Hospice of North Iowa
and the Belmond-Klemme
Schools’ Outdoor
Classroom Project.
Memorials may be sent to
P.O. Box 224, Belmond,
IA 50421.
Mrs. Hall was born in
Ashton, Iowa, on Jan.
25, 1923, the daughter
of Gerrit and Sophia
Margaretha Gerharda (Feberwee)
Van Drie. She was
baptized into the
Christian faith in the
Reformed Church.
She was educated in the
rural schools in Ashton
and Ocheyedan, Iowa.
While attending high
school at Ocheyedan, she
received Normal Teacher
Training plus summer
school at State
Teacher’s College in
Cedar Falls, which
enabled her to teach.
Her first teaching
position was in a
one-room country school
in Holman Township in
Osceola County.
The summer after
teaching in Osceola
County, Mrs. Hall and
two of her cousins went
by bus out to California
to work as “Rosie the
Riveters” in an aircraft
plant during World War
II.
After returning to Iowa,
Mrs. Hall taught a few
years at Emmet
Consolidated Schools in
rural Emmet County near
Estherville, and later
moved on to teach in the
Paullina School System.
She continued working on
her two-year degree in
the summer time at State
Teacher’s College.
She moved to Belmond in
1952 to teach science
and language arts in the
junior high. She
continued working in the
summertime to complete
her bachelor’s in early
childhood education,
which she completed from
the University of
Northern Iowa (State
College of Iowa) in
1963.
Mrs. Hall continued
teaching as the junior
high science teacher
through the spring of
1974.
After leaving Belmond
Middle School (5-8th
grade), Mrs. Hall taught
at the Catholic school
in Spencer for one year.
She retired from
teaching after that
year, which completed 35
years of teaching Iowa
school children.
Mrs. Hall was known as a
passionate teacher and
is credited with
starting the junior high
science fairs in
Belmond.
“She was a very, very
de-voted teacher,”
recalls Owen Bateson,
her principal for
several years. “She was
very knowledgeable about
trees, leaves, and
plants...she was crazy
about them.”
“I just ran across one
of the kid’s assignments
the other day,” recalled
Marie Hickman, wife of
Paul, who taught with
Jeannette in the Belmond
Junior High School.
“They were to find the
leaves from 30 different
trees. It was quite a
project.”
“She was a very
intelligent lady and an
excellent educator. My
husband and I are very
grateful that our
children had her as
their classroom
teacher,” stated Bette
Claire Houser.
It is estimated that
over 2,000 young people
were educated by Mrs.
Hall during her tenure
as a teacher in the
Belmond Community School
system — plus any other
child who showed an
interest in learning!
(This also included all
of her nieces and
nephews.)
Jeannette’s love of
trees fueled her
involvement in Belmond
Trees Forever. This
organization was not
only responsible for the
replanting of trees
following the Belmond
tornado, but also for
the on-going planting of
trees for the
beautification of
Belmond.
She was instrumental in
researching critical
landowner information to
assist in the plans for
acquisition of abandoned
railways north of
Belmond for an eventual
multi-use recreational
project as part of Rails
to Trails.
Jeannette personally
enjoy-ed the exploration
of local and regional
fauna.
She is even responsible
for the relocating of a
species of “bull frogs”
not native to Belmond,
which now thrive in the
Belmond gravel pit.
Jeannette actively
participated in various
civic organizations and
served as secretary and
historian for the
Belmond Area Arts
Council.
She was a member of the
Eimbrink American Legion
Auxiliary for over 25
years, the last five
serving as senior vice
president.
Jeannette was an active
member of the Wright
County Republican
Women’s Club, and had
served on the Wright
County Republican
Central Committee where
she served as treasurer
for several years.
She was a member of the
Wright County
Genealogical Searchers
and took an interest in
the genealogy of many of
the area’s residents
besides that of her
parents.
A devoted Christian,
Jeannette never missed a
meeting of the women’s
fellowship. “At one
meeting,” recalls
Sharleen Sorum, a member
of the fellowship and
employee of First State
Bank, “Jeannette was
concerned that there was
no devotional, so for
the next year, she gave
the devotional herself
each time.”
She was a member of the
United Church of Christ
(Congregational) in
Belmond.
Jeannette was married to
the late George Hall.
She was preceded in
death by her parents,
both Dutch immigrants;
and her brother, Rudy, a
former state senator
from Ames in Story
County.
She is survived by her
brothers, Gerhardt
(Char) Van Drie, of El
Segundo, Calif., John
(Joyce) Van Drie, of
Lansing, Ill., and Louis
(Shirley) Van Drie, of
Columbia, Mo.; and a
sister, Sophie (Milo)
Roberts, of Belmond. She
leaves 22 devoted nieces
and nephews in AZ, CA,
IA, IL, MA, MI, MO, NE,
NY, PA, and TN.
Tenold-Andrews Funeral
Home, Belmond, (641)
444-4474.
MAXINE ROUSE
CHARLES CITY — Maxine
Rouse, 83, a former
resident of 201 Baldwin
St. in Charles City,
died Thursday (Feb. 12,
2004) at the Colonial
Manor of Elma.
A funeral Mass for
Maxine Rouse will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday at the
Immaculate Conception
Catholic Church, with
the Rev. Carl Ries
celebrating the Mass.
Burial will be in
Calvary Cemetery.
Friends may call from 4
to 8 p.m. Monday at the
Hauser Funeral Home,
1205 S. Main St. in
Charles City. The rosary
will be recited at 4:30
p.m. and the vigil
scriptural wake service
will be held at 7 p.m.
Visitation will continue
at the church one hour
prior to the Mass.
Maxine Marie Rouse was
born Oct. 21, 1920, at
Nashua, the daughter of
Thomas and Minnie
(Spear) Elliott. She
graduated from the
Colwell High School.
On June 1, 1939, she was
united in marriage to
Leo Rouse. They farmed
in the Colwell area for
many years. Leo died on
Dec. 26, 1963.
Maxine continued living
on the farm until 1965,
when she moved into
Charles City. For 20
years Maxine worked as a
nurse’s aid at the
Chautauqua Guest homes.
She was a member of the
Immaculate Conception
Catholic Church, St.
Michael’s Circle, and
Senior Citizens.
Maxine enjoyed fishing,
playing cards and bingo
and generally being with
people.
Her family was always
very special to Maxine,
and when the
grandchildren became
active in various
activities she was
always in attendance for
them.
Living family members
include four sons,
Elliott “Duff” (Patsy)
Rouse of Charles City,
Eugene “Nick” (Kathy)
Rouse of Denver, Colo.,
Tom (Gail) Rouse, and
Dennis (Kim) Rouse, both
of Charles City; four
daughters, JoAnn
Chambers, Suzanne
(Jerry) Hartwell, Linda
(Bill) Mitchell, and
Lora (Monte) Millard,
all of Charles City; 20
grandchildren; 16
great-grandchildren; and
a brother, Bill (Patti)
Elliott of Del Ray
Beach, Fla.
She was preceded in
death by her parents,
husband, son William
“Willie” Rouse; and two
brothers, Henry “Hank”
Elliott and Laurence
“Bud” Elliott.
Hauser Funeral Home,
(641) 228-2323.
BARBARA E. HARMS
BELMOND — Barbara E.
Harms, 52, of Rockledge,
Fla., formerly of
Grafton, passed away
Wednesday (Feb. 11,
2004) at Wuesthoff
Hospice in Rockledge,
Fla.
Visitation took place
from 7 to 9 p.m. on
Friday, Feb. 13, at the
Wylie-Baxly Funeral
Home, Route 1,
Rockledge, with a short
service of remem-brance
held at 8:30 p.m.
Funeral service for
Barbara E. Harms will be
held at 1 p.m. Monday at
the Dugger Ewing Funeral
Home, 111 S. Luick’s
Lane S. in Belmond, with
Pastor Lowell Halvorson
officiating. Interment
will be in the Belmond
Cemetery.
Visitation for Barbara
E. Harms will be from 5
to 7 p.m. Sunday at the
funeral home and will
continue one hour prior
to the service at the
funeral home.
Barbara E. Harms was
born Nov. 18, 1951, the
daughter of Armond and
Ella (Banken) Wahl. The
Lord called her home to
Heaven Feb. 11, 2004, in
Rockledge.
Barbara completed all
her schooling in
Grafton. After school,
she worked at a clothing
factory in Mason City.
In 1977, she married
Gary Harms and they
lived in Mason City.
They were married at the
Little Brown Church in
Nashua.
Gary and Barbara moved
to Downey, Calif., where
they lived for 12 ½
years. It was during
this time that their
daughter Rachel was born
in 1983. Barbara worked
at Fedco, which was a
warehouse appliance and
factory outlet store.
In 1992, they moved to
Rockledge, where she
lived for 12 years. She
worked at various
businesses, first at
Trese Printing, and then
as a nursing home
caregiver at Autumn
House, and finally at
Sunnyside Home in
Rockledge.
Her interests were first
to her family and many
friends. Barbara was
always the one who was
upbeat and ready to go.
She volunteered much
time to the church,
working especially with
youth at Trinity
Lutheran Church in
Rockledge and going to
many youth act-ivities
with Rachel.
She also enjoyed
collecting tins, and had
many of them displayed
in her home.
Recently in her illness,
she took up the hobby of
black velvet painting.
Her dogs also gave her
joy — Lady, 18 ½, and
Jewel and Blondie, each
5.
Some of the things she
en-joyed about Florida
were her pool, where she
spent a lot of time, and
growing and taking care
of her rose bushes in
the yard.
Recently, Barbara was a
member of Faith Viera
Luther-an Church in
Viera. She also did much
volunteer work for
Trinity Lutheran Church
and the Church of the
Nazarene.
Barbara is survived by
her mother, Ella Wahl,
who is at the Good
Shepherd Home in Mason
City; her husband, Gary,
and daughter, Rachel, of
Rockledge; brothers,
Rodger and wife,
Margaret, of Gaston, S.
C., Art of Mason City,
and Wayne of Memphis,
Ark.; and her sister,
Cheryl and husband, Mike
McConnachie, of The
Woodlands, Texas; many
other relatives and
friends. Barbara was the
fifth child of the
family.
She was preceded in
death by her father,
Armond Wahl.
Dugger Ewing Funeral
Home, (641) 444-3248.
CLIFFORD A. OLSON
LAKE MILLS — Clifford A.
Olson, 87, of Lake
Mills, died Thursday
(Feb. 12, 2004) at the
Lake Mills Care Center.
Funeral service will be
2 p.m. today at the
Center Evangelical
Lutheran Church, near
Lake Mills, with the
Rev. Thomas Rank
officiating. Burial will
be at Center Evangelical
Cemetery.
Visitation was held
Friday at Mittelstadt
Funeral Home in Lake
Mills, and one hour
prior to the service
today at the church.
The family requests
memorials go to the
Center Evangelical
Cemetery Fund.
Clifford Alvin Olson was
born March 18, 1916, in
rural Winnebago County,
the son of Palmer C. and
Nora (Langfald) Olson.
On Sept. 28, 1940, he
was united in marriage
to Irene A. Wigern in
Scarville. Together,
they farmed on the home
place near Leland. Irene
pass-ed away on Sept.
15, 1977.
Clifford farmed all of
his life. He loved his
family and was very
proud of all his
grandchildren and
great-grandchildren.
Clifford was a man of
great faith and served
his church in many
capacities over the
years.
He loved fishing,
drinking coffee and
visiting with his many
family and friends.
Clifford is survived by
his loving children,
Bonnie and her husband,
Francis Bruhns, of
Buffalo Center, Wayne
and his wife, Becky
Olson, of Thompson, and
Dale and his wife, Kris
Olson, of Ames; seven
grandchildren, Doug and
his wife, Shannon
Bruhns, Julie and her
husband, Doug Goodman,
Jodi and her husband,
Les Wubben, Bob and his
wife, Marcy Olson, Susan
and her husband, John
Bray, and Chad Olson and
Cory Olson; 12
great-grandchildren; one
great-great-grandchild;
Mildred Thompson, of
Forest City, who grew up
with Clifford as a
sister; along with
several nieces, nephews,
cousins, other relatives
and friends.
Clifford was preceded in
death by his parents;
and his wife, Irene.
Mittelstadt Funeral
Home, (641) 592-0221.
PHYLLIS D. SEEFELD
WESLEY — Phyllis D.
Seefeld, 61, of Wesley,
passed away Wednesday
(Feb. 11, 2004) at the
Muse Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit in Mason
City.
Funeral service for
Phyllis Seefeld will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Monday at the Woden
Christian Reformed
Church near Woden, with
the Rev. Kevin Jordan
officiating. Burial will
take place in the church
cemetery.
Friends may greet the
family from 5 to 7 p.m.
Sunday at the Ewing
Dugger Funeral Chapel in
Britt, and one hour
prior to the service at
the church.
Phyllis, the daughter of
Milton and Wilma Johnson
Stites, was born July 6,
1942, in Mason City.
Following graduation
from Britt High School,
Phyllis served one year
with the United States
Navy.
On July 16, 1977,
Phyllis was united in
marriage with Roger
Seefeld at the Woden
Christian Reformed
Church near Woden. The
couple made their home
on a farm near Wesley.
Phyllis had been
employed by the Titonka
and Britt Care Centers.
She enjoyed spending
time with her children
and grandchildren, and
at-tending their many
activities. She also
enjoyed reading in her
spare time.
Phyllis was a member of
the Woden Christian
Reformed Church, the
Ladies Aid Society and
enjoyed participating in
the various activities
at her church.
Phyllis is survived by
her husband, Roger, of
Wesley; three daughters,
Christine McNeese and
her husband, Greg, of
Britt, Elizabeth DeWall
of Spencer and Ranae
Seefeld of Humboldt; six
grandchildren, Amber,
Nicolas and Hannah
McNeese, Brittney and
Tylor Sarchet and
Jonathan DeWall; two
sisters, Cora Batton, of
Britt, and Peggy Gatton
and her husband, Terry
Sr., of Sibley; one
brother Ronald Stites,
of Grand Rapids, Mich.;
and numerous nieces and
nephews.
She was preceded in
death by her parents.
Ewing Dugger Funeral
Home, (641) 843-3839.
STEVEN K. SANDERS
MASON CITY — Steven K.
Sanders, 46, of 309 N.
Adams Ave., died
Thursday (Feb. 12, 2004)
at the Muse Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit
in Mason City.
Memorial service will be
held 11 a.m. Thursday at
the Angels Memorial
Chapel, 1071 S. Main
St., Angels Camp,
Calif., followed by
private inurnment
services.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, 126
Third St. N. E. Mason
City, is in charge of
arrangements.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, (641)
423-2372.
THEADA A. BITTNER
MASON CITY — Theada A.
Bittner, 87, of 110
Ninth St. N.E., died
Friday (Feb. 13, 2004)
at Homestead Assisted
Living Residence in
Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete with
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, 126
Third St. N.E. in Mason
City.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, (641)
423-2372.
ESTHER BUSMA
DUMONT — Esther Busma,
83, of Dumont, died
Friday (Feb. 13, 2004)
at the Dumont Care
Center.
Funeral service will be
held 1:30 p.m. Tuesday
at the Dumont Reformed
Church in Dumont, with
the Rev. Bob Scholten
officiating. Burial will
be in the Dumont
Cemetery.
Visitation will be held
from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday
at the Sietsema Vogel
Funeral Home in Dumont.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral
Home, (641) 456-3232.
RONNIE D. SAMPSON
MASON CITY — Ronnie D.
Sampson, 44, of 220
First St. S.W. Apt. 2,
died Friday (Feb. 13,
2004) at home.
Arrangements are
incomplete at Fullerton
Funeral Home, 123 Second
St. S.E. in Mason City.
Fullerton Funeral Home
and Cremation Services,
(641) 423-8676.
GLEN MAUPIN
ROCKFORD — Glen Maupin,
86, of Rockford, died
Friday (Feb. 13, 2004)
at Mission Hospital in
Mission, Texas.
Memorial services will
be held in Mission,
Texas, and at a later
date at the First United
Methodist Church in
Rockford.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Fullerton
Funeral Home, 302 W.
Main St., Rockford.
Fullerton Funeral Home
and Cremation Services,
(641) 423-8676.
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PUBLISHED SUNDAY, FEB. 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.
BARBARA FRANCES SHARMAN HOLMES
LUVERNE — Barbara Frances
Sharman Holmes was born on April
18, 1942, in Chicago, Ill., to
Francis L. and Mary E. Krauser
Sharman. At an early age, the
family moved to Nauvoo, Ill.,
where Barbara graduated from
high school.
She received her bachelor’s
degree from the College of St.
Francis in Joliet, Ill., and her
masters in music from the
Eastman School of Music in
Rochester, N.Y.
In 1964, she started her
teaching career in LuVerne,
where she taught instrumental
music.
On June 4, 1966, she was united
in marriage to Dennis Holmes at
St. Joseph’s Church in St. Joe.
Three children were born to this
union, Jennifer, James and Joan.
Barbara worked at the Lu-Verne
Public Library, even-tually
becoming the library director.
She continued her education at
the University of Northern Iowa,
becoming a certified school
media specialist.
Barbara was a member of St.
Joseph’s Church, where she was
choir director and enjoyed
working with liturgy. She was
working at the public library
and as C-W/L Middle School media
specialist and vocal music
director when she was diagnosed
with leiomyosarcoma, a rare form
of cancer. She retired in 2003.
Barbara lost her battle with
cancer on Feb. 13, 2004, in the
presence of family and our good
friend and priest, Father Paul
Eisele.
Barbara is survived by her
husband, Dennis, of LuVerne; her
children, Jennifer and her
husband, Jason Wessels, of
Nevada, James and his wife,
Shasta, of Urbana, and Joan and
her husband, Nathan Muhs, of
Osage; two granddaughters,
Elizabeth and Megan Wessels; her
mother-in-law, Maxine Holmes,
and other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; her sisters, Mary Anne
and Katherine, and her
father-in-law, Russell Holmes.
Funeral services will be held at
10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph
Catholic Church in St. Joseph,
Iowa. Interment will be in the
LuVerne Cemetery in LuVerne,
Iowa.
Visitation will be held from 4
to 8 p.m. today at the
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home in Lu-Verne, with a
parish prayer service at 7 p.m.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home, (515) 882-3322.
THEADA A. BITTNER
MASON CITY — Theada Ann Bittner,
87, of 110 Ninth St. N.E., Mason
City, died Friday (Feb. 13,
2004) at her home.
Memorial services will be held
at a later date at Beth-lehem
Lutheran Church in Mason City.
Inurnment of the urn will also
be at a later date in the
Elmwood- St. Joseph Columbarium
in Mason City.
According to her wishes, her
body was cremated.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial
Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E.,
Mason City, is in charge of the
arrangements.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial
Chapel, (641) 423-2372.
KEVIN KLUVER
CRYSTAL LAKE — Kevin Kluver, 42,
of Lake St. Louis, Mo., and
formerly of Crystal Lake, died
Saturday (Feb. 14, 2004) east of
Scarville as the result of a
snowmobile accident.
Funeral services are pending at
the Cataldo Funeral Home in
Britt.
Cataldo Funeral Home, (641)
843-3811.
EVELYN FOX
FOREST CITY — Evelyn Fox, 91, of
Forest City, died Saturday (Feb.
14, 2004) at the Concord Care
Center in Garner.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Petersen Lund
Funeral Home, 505 N. Clark St.
in Forest City.
Petersen Lund Funeral Home,
(641) 585-2685.
LOIS M. BERGLAND
MASON CITY — Lois M. Bergland,
89, of Mason City, died Saturday
(Feb. 14, 2004) at the Good
Shepherd Care Center.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Major Erickson
Funeral Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
CLARK D. REDFIELD
LEANDER, Texas — Clark D.
Redfield, 84, of Leander, Texas,
and formerly of Algona, died
Tuesday (Feb. 10, 2004) at Round
Rock Medical Center in Round
Rock, Texas.
Funeral services will be held at
1 p.m. Tuesday at the
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home in Algona with Lay
Minister Judy Junkermeier
officiating. Burial will be in
Riverview Cemetery.
Visitation will be from noon
until time of services on
Tuesday at the funeral home.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home, (515) 295-3731.
RUTH B. STOLT
OSAGE — Ruth B. Stolt, 92, of
Osage, died Friday (Feb. 13,
2004) at the Mitchell County
Regional Health Center in Osage,
from cancer.
Funeral services will be held at
11 a.m. Tuesday at the
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home,
702 State St. in Osage, with the
Rev. Dennis Hanson officiating.
There will be visitation from 10
to 11 a.m. Tuesday at the
funeral home.
Graveside services will be
conducted by Pastor Dearl Thomas
at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at the
Garden of Memories Cemetery in
Waterloo.
Memorials may be directed to the
family.
Champion-Funeral Home, (641)
732-3706.
DORIS PARKER
KELLOGG — Doris Parker, 78, of
Kellogg, died Thursday (Feb. 12,
2004) at her home surrounded by
her family after a lengthy
battle with cancer.
A celebration of her life will
be held at 10:30 a.m. Mon-day at
St. John’s Lutheran Church in
Grinnell with Pastor Stephen
Jasch officiating.
Visitation will be held from 1
to 8 p.m. today at the Smith
Funeral Home, 1103 Broad St. in
Grinnell, with the family
present from 3 to 6 p.m.
Doris was born Dec. 8, 1925, in
Malcom, Iowa, the second child
of Harry and Wilhelmia Jochims
Rehberg. She was raised on the
family farm and attended rural
school in Sheridan Township. She
graduated from Grinnell High
School in 1943. Doris continued
her education at Iowa Lutheran
School of Nursing in Des Moines
and received her RN certificate
in January 1947.
Doris married Raymond Parker on
June 15, 1947. They farmed in
the rural Grinnell and Kellogg
areas, where they raised two
boys and five girls. Her family
was her pride and joy. She
enjoy-ed cooking, canning,
raising flowers, watching the
wildlife, hunting for mushrooms
in the spring and helping
Raymond with the walnut business
in the fall.
She was a member of St. John’s
Lutheran Church in Grinnell.
Survivors include her husband;
seven children and their
spouses, Ronald and Diana
Parker, of Kensett, Larry and
Debra Parker, of Nevada, Deborah
and Brad Hecker, of Ankeny,
Judith and Doug Smith, of
Grinnell, Joyce and Paul Cook,
of Solon, Marcia and Kendall
Thompson, of Decorah, and Pamela
and Bob Ashing, of Grinnell; 13
grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren, and two
brothers and four sisters.
She was preceded in death by her
parents and one daughter, Linda.
Smith Funeral Home, (641)
236-3134.
RONNIE D. SAMPSON
MASON CITY — Ronnie D. Sampson,
44, of 220 First St. S.W.,
Apartment 2, Mason City, died
Friday morning (Feb. 13, 2004)
at his home.
Funeral services will be held at
11 a.m. Tuesday at the Fullerton
Funeral Home, 123 Second St.
S.E., Mason City, with the Rev.
Paul C. Nelson officiating.
Interment will follow in
Memorial Park Cemetery in Mason
City.
The family will greet friends
from 9 a.m. until the time of
his funeral service at 11 a.m.
Tuesday morning at Fullerton
Funeral Home, 123 Second St.
S.E. in Mason City.
Those wishing to extend
memorials or expressions of
sympathy may direct them to the
Ronnie D. Sampson Memorial Fund.
Fullerton Funeral Home and
Cremation Services, (641)
423-8676.
CHARLES J. KRAMBEER
VENTURA — Charles Jay “Chuck”
Krambeer, 54, of 108 N. Wiemer,
Ventura, died Friday (Feb. 13,
2004) at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa.
Funeral services will be held at
2 p.m. Tuesday at Zion Lutheran
Church, 112 N. Fourth St., Clear
Lake, with the Rev. Dean Hess
officiating.
Visitation will be held from 4
to 7 p.m. Monday at the Ward-Van
Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N.
Fourth St., Clear Lake.
Interment will be in the Clear
Lake Cemetery. The Clear Lake
VFW will conduct military
honors.
Memorials may be made to the
Charles Krambeer Memorial Fund.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel,
(641) 357-2193.
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