PUBLISHED FRIDAY, JAN. 16, 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.
JEANETTE E. CLARK
MASON CITY — Jeanette E. Clark, 84, of Mason
City, died Wednesday (Jan. 14, 2004) at the Muse
Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit.
Funeral service for Jeanette will be held at
1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Wesley United
Methodist Church, 1405 S. Pennsylvania Ave.,
with the Rev. Bill Poland and the Rev. Keith
Scott officiating. Interment will be in Rockwell
Cemetery.
Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. today at the
Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania
Ave.
Memorials may be given to Wesley United
Methodist Church.
Jeanette E. Adams was born Oct. 7, 1919, the
daughter of Charles D. and Mary R. (McElroy)
Adams in Belle Plaine.
Her family moved to Mason City in 1936 and she
grad-uated from Mason City High School in 1937.
Jeanette went on to LaJames Beauty School and
graduated in 1939.
On Dec. 19, 1939, she was united in marriage to
Harold A. Clark in Northwood.
Jeanette worked for Ann Gilbert’s beauty shop
and later for Tyler Ryan and Kellums making
draperies.
She is survived by daughters, Mary Carey and
husband, William, of Rapid City, S.D., and Donna
Shelton and husband, Richard, of Bay City,
Mich.; son, Jack Clark and wife, Barbara, of
Brooklyn Park, Minn.; brother, Oliver Adams and
wife, Gladys, of Mason City; sisters-in-law,
Dorothy Yanney, Jane Ginapp and Marcella Clark,
all of Mason City, and Irene Clark of Las Vegas,
Nev.; grandchildren, Nancy Powlowski and
husband, Pat, of Pierre, S.D., Jon Carey and
wife, Brenda, of Aberdeen, S.D., Mark Carey of
Rapid City, Sara Volk and husband, Steve, of
Rapid City, Jason Clark and wife, Audrey, of New
Hope, Minn., Jeff Clark and wife, Keri, of
Cotton, Minn., Todd Shelton of Bay City, Minn.,
Kimberly Kelly and husband, Keith, of Bay City;
12 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents;
husband Harold, on Nov. 7, 1981; brother, Robert
Adams; sister, Mrs. Lyle (Violetta) Huff; two
infant sons; two infant grandchildren; and many
cousins, nieces and nephews.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
CLARENCE A. BOEHNKE
MESA, Ariz. — Clarence A. Boehnke, 73, of 8126
Monte, Mesa, Ariz., died Wed-nesday (Jan. 14,
2004) at Hospice of the Valley, Eckstein Center,
Scottsdale, Ariz.
Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday
at St. John’s Lutheran Church, rural Garner,
with the Rev. Carl Hedberg officiating.
Interment will be in the St. John’s Cemetery.
Visitation will be one hour before the service
Tuesday at the church.
Clarence was born June 20, 1930, to Charles and
Elsie Berghoefer Boehnke on the family farm
north of Ventura. He attended St. John’s
Paro-chial School and graduated from Ventura
High School in 1948.
He is survived by his children, Gary Boehnke
(Katherine Hawker), and Cindy Wood (John); his
grandchildren, Josh, Chad, Sarah, Winona, and
Micah; brothers, Armand (Marjule), Eldon
(Alphia), and Walter (Betty); sisters-in-law,
Doris and Louise.
Clarence was preceded in death by his wife,
Phyllis (Warriner); his parents; and brothers,
Harold and Roland.
In lieu of flowers, the family has suggested
memorials to the Faith Lutheran Church,
Overguaard, Ariz., Lutheran Hour Ministry or
Hospice of the Valley.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, (641) 357-2193.
RAYMOND JOSEPH POWER
OSAGE — Raymond Joseph Power, 65, of Osage, died
Wednesday (Jan. 14, 2004) at home after a long
battle with cancer.
Ray was born in Elma, on Sept. 17, 1938, to
George C. and Helena (Boehmer) Power. He
graduated from Osage High School, then served
four years in the Navy.
In 1963, he was united in marriage to Carol
(Wolff) Power. They were blessed with seven
wonderful children.
Ray was employed at Oliver-White Farms for 27
years. From 1983 to 1988, Raymond and Carol
owned and operated a family restaurant in
Scranton, Iowa.
Upon returning to Osage, he was employed with
Adams Painting and Drywall until his retirement
in 2000.
Raymond enjoyed spend-ing time with his family
and friends, and working with his horses and
dogs.
Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at the
Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Osage, with the
Rev. Mark Reasoner officiating. Interment will
be in the Sacred Heart Cemetery in Osage with
military honors at the graveside by Osage
American Legion Post 278.
Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage, where
there will be a rosary at 4:30 p.m. and a
scriptural wake service at 7:30 p.m.
He is survived by his wife, Carol Power, of
Osage; seven children: Deanna Machin (Troy) of
Osage, Sheila Adams (Dan) of St. Ansgar, Rachael
Kimmey (Kenneth) of Virginia Beach, Va., Theresa
Ahlf (Robert) of St. Ansgar, Rebecca Secrist and
friend, Chuck Hurley, of Osage, Rodney Power of
Osage, and Rhonda Muller (Larry) of Osage; 17
grandchildren, Anthony and wife, Emily, Wade,
Amber and Ashley Machin; Derrick, Crystal and
Heather Adams; Anna and Jessica Kimmey; Cory,
Cylea and Caylin Ahlf; Jordan and Stephanie
Ackerman and Trevor Secrist; Sophia and Owen
Muller; two brothers, Cliff Powers of St.
Ansgar, and Tom Powers (Zoe) of Kensett; two
sisters, Donna Mae Mobley of Osage, and Sandra
Bushbaum (Dallas) of Mason City; one
sister-in-law, Bev Griga (Don) of St. Ansgar;
numerous nieces and nephews, and many close
friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, George
and Helena Power; one brother, Roger Lee Power;
one sister-in-law, Sue Powers; two
brothers-in-law, Gary Wolff and Dick Mobley; his
parents-in-law, Ted and Ruth Wolff.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, (641) 732-3706.
GARY LACK
NORA SPRINGS — Gary Lack, 58, of rural Nora
Springs, died Wednesday (Jan. 14, 2004) at his
home.
Gary was born Aug. 29, 1945, at Osage, the son
of Harold and Mildred (Kinney)Lack of rural
Orchard. He attended grade school in Orchard.
He graduated from Osage High School in 1963,
where he participated in football and wrestling.
Gary attended the University of Northern Iowa
upon completion of high school.
Gary married Veronica M. (Naumann) Lack on Jan.
16, 1979. They resided in Rockford until 1986,
and then lived in Cedar Falls and Mason City
until 1989, when they moved to Buffalo, Wyo.
They moved to their present address in 1993.
Gary worked for a short time after college at
the John Deere Foundry in Waterloo. He then
worked at the Lehigh Portland Cement Company in
Mason City for nearly 20 years, where he was a
representative of Local D-106. Gary retired from
Lehigh in 1985.
In 1989, he and Veronica sold their home in
Mason City and bought a motel in Wyoming. After
four great years, the family exchanged their
motel for the farm, where they now live.
Gary’s hobbies and interests pertained mostly to
his family. Since four of his children graduated
from the University of Iowa, he was a strong
supporter of Hawkeye athletics, primarily
football and wrestling.
He spent a great deal of time keeping up with
the activities and ventures of his children.
Memorial Mass will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the
Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Osage, with the
Rev. Mark Reasoner officiating. Inurnment will
be in the Orchard Cemetery in Orchard.
A gathering of friends and family will be 6:30
to 8 p.m. today at the Champion-Bucheit Funeral
Home in Osage.
The family suggests that memorials may be
directed to the Lack Family Memorial Education
Fund at 1475 325th St., Nora Springs, IA 50458.
He is survived by his wife, Veronica M. Lack, of
Nora Springs; six children, Dr. Anthony L. Lack
of Baytown, Texas, Heidi M. (Dr. Robert)
Thunhorst of Iowa City, Tanya R. (Shawn)
Hamilton of Kansas City, Mo., Benjamin J.
(Fernanda De Collo) Lack of West Des Moines,
Adam M. Lack of Nora Springs, and William D.
Lack and his fiancee, Brandi Moon, of Chestnut
Hill, Mass.; three grandchildren, Erica N. Lack,
Gustav M. Thunhorst, and Gabriella D. Lack; his
father, Harold Lack of Orchard; one brother,
James (Helen) Lack of Orchard; one sister,
Margaret Lack and husband, Stewart, of Hood,
Va.; one paternal aunt, Marilyn (Philip) Larson
of Mission, Texas; and many cousins.
He was preceded by his mother, Mildred Lack; his
maternal and paternal grandparents.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, (641) 732-3706.
JEAN ELEANOR MURR
IOWA CITY — Jean Eleanor Murr, 79, of Iowa City,
died Tuesday (Jan. 13, 2004) at Mercy Hospital
in Iowa City.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m.
Tuesday in the recrea-tion room at Oaknoll
Re-tirement Residence in Iowa City. On-street
parking will be available for those attending.
Private burial will be at the Bingham Township
Cemetery in Woden.
Memorials may be given to St. Luke’s Hospital
and sent to the St. Luke’s Hospital Foundation
at 1026 A. Ave N.E., Cedar Rapids, IA 52406.
Jean was born April 16, 1924, in Woden, to
Charles and Pearl Murr. She attended school and
graduated from Corwith High School in 1941.
Jean worked as a dental assistant in Algona and
Spencer for several years before attending St.
Luke’s School of Nursing in Cedar Rapids,
graduating in 1949 with an RN degree.
She started her nursing career at St. Luke’s,
where she became head nurse in the medical ward
for 10 years. She then joined the University of
Iowa hospital school as a nursing supervisor for
the second shift. She was with the hospital
school for over twenty years.
Jean has been a resident of Oaknoll Retirement
Residence since 1997.
She was a member of the United Methodist Church
and United Methodist Women, the Fifth District
Nurses Association and the St. Luke’s Alumni
Association.
Her family includes her brother, Charles and his
wife, Mary, of Sun City West, Ariz.; a niece,
Janet Cane; nephews, David and Scott Murr, all
of the Seattle, Wash., area; and many friends.
Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service is
caring for Jean’s service and her family.
Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service, (319)
338-1132.
BARBARA J. CARMAN
TOPEKA, Kan. — Barbara J. Carman, 68, of 1406
31st St. S.W., Topeka, Kan., died Sunday (Jan.
11, 2004) at a Topeka hospital following a short
illness.
She was born April 15, 1935, in Mason City, the
dau-ghter of Charles and Anna (Stalzer) Edel.
Barbara graduated from St. Joseph High School of
Mason City in 1953.
On April 30, 1953, she married Jack Carman.
To-gether they owned and operated Johnston’s
Flowers until 1980.
At that time, they moved to Topeka where she
furthered her education at Washburn College in
Topeka.
She was active in various charities and always
had time for the growing number of grandchildren
and great-grand-children.
She will be sadly missed by her husband, Jack;
her four sons, Paul Carman and his wife, Terry,
of Clear Lake, Stan Carman and his wife, Cindy,
of Carrolton, Texas, Phil Carman and his wife,
Bobbi Jo, of Jackson, Tenn. and Douglas Carman
and his wife, Peggy, of Merriam, Kan.; a
daughter, Mary Carman and her husband, Mike
Ferguson, of Marlboro, Mass.; eight
grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; a
brother, Bud Edel, of Mason City; and three
sisters, Louise Hofler, of Nora Springs, Karen
McGrath, of Milwaukee, Wis., and Joan Stover, of
South St. Paul, Minn.; and several nieces and
nephews.
Services were held on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2004, in
Topeka, Kan. She was cremated and private
inurnment will take place at a later date.
WILMA M. GRANT
CHARLES CITY — Wilma M. Grant, 86, of 1308 S.
Main St., Charles City, died Wednesday (Jan. 14,
2004) at the Ninth Street Chautauqua Guest Home,
Charles City.
Funeral service will be held 10 a.m. Saturday at
the Hauser Funeral Home, 1205 S. Main St. in
Charles City, with the Rev. Gayle Wilcox,
Trinity United Methodist Church, officiating.
Burial will be at 11:30 a.m. in the Riverside
Cemetery in Shell Rock. Lunch will follow the
burial at the Boyd Building in Shell Rock.
Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. today at the
funeral home and one hour prior to the service
Saturday.
Memorials may be directed to Hospice of North
Iowa or to the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation.
Hauser Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323.
DELL I. GIFFORD
CHARLES CITY — Dell I. Gifford, 83, of 100 Park
Lane Drive, Charles City, died Thursday (Jan.
15, 2004) at the Odyssey Hospice Inpatient Unit
in Mesa, Ariz.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
Fullerton-Hage Funeral Home, 401 Blunt St. in
Charles City.
Fullerton Funeral Home and Cremation Service,
(641) 228-4211.
MICHAEL HAUGEN
FERTILE — Michael Haugen, 59, of Fertile, died
Thursday (Jan. 15, 2004) at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa in Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the
Mittelstadt Funeral Home, 902 E. Main St. in
Lake Mills.
Mittelstadt Funeral Home, (641) 592-0221.
HARVEY E. BOETTCHER
ST. ANSGAR — Harvey Emil August Boettcher, 94,
of St. Ansgar, died Wednesday (Jan. 14, 2004) at
the Good Samaritan Center in St. Ansgar.
Funeral service will be held at 1:30 p.m.
Saturday at the First Lutheran Church in St.
Ansgar, with the Rev. Robert Porisch
officiating. Burial will be in St. John’s
Cemetery in Rock Township, Mitchell County.
Visitation will begin at noon Saturday at the
First Lutheran Church in St. Ansgar.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home in St. Ansgar is
in charge of arrangements, (641) 713-4920.
DOROTHY J. TAPP
HAMPTON — Dorothy J. Tapp, 69, of Hampton, died
Jan. 7, 2004, at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa
in Mason City.
Memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday,
Feb. 6, 2004, at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home
in Hampton, with Pastor Mark Luckiesh
officiating.
There will be a luncheon following the memorial
service at Bryan and Marlene Tapp’s home, 221
First St. S.E. in Hampton.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, (641) 456-3232.
DAVID JACOBS
THOMPSON — David Jacobs, 41, of Thompson, died
Tuesday (Jan. 13, 2004) at Grinnell Regional
Medical Center in Grinnell.
Memorial service will be held at 1:30 p.m.
Saturday at the Bethany Lutheran Church in
Thompson, with the Rev. Larry Rehlander
officiating. Inurnment will be at Rose Hill
Cemetery in Thompson.
Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. today at the
Winter Funeral Home in Thompson and one hour
prior to services at the church.
Winter Funeral Home & Cremation Service, (641)
584-2520.
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PUBLISHED SATURDAY, JAN. 17, 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.
CLAIRE N. STOCK
DUMONT — Claire N. Stock, 79, of Dumont,
died Friday (Jan. 16, 2004) at her home
in Dumont.
Funeral service will be held at 10:30
a.m. Monday at St. Patrick’s Catholic
Church, Hampton, with Father Jim Miller
officiating. Burial will be in the
Dumont Cemetery.
Visitation will be 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at
the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in
Dumont, with a scriptural wake service
at 4 p.m.
She was born Dec. 20, 1924, in San
Francisco, Calif., to Francis Kavanaugh
and Helen Martin Kavanaugh.
She graduated from St. Peter’s Catholic
Schools in San Francisco. She received
her nursing degree from St. Joseph
College of Nursing in San Francisco, and
received her masters degree in nursing
from the University of Northern Iowa in
Cedar Falls.
She served in the Navy.
She married Dale Stock on June 4, 1947,
in Hampton.
She was a registered nurse for 30 years
at the Franklin General Hospital in
Hampton. She retired in 1986.
She was a member of St. Patrick’s
Catholic Church in Hampton.
She was a member of the American Legion
Auxiliary. She taught Catholicism, was a
nursing instructor at NIACC in Mason
City, a 4-H leader and was on the St.
Francis Church Guild in Dumont.
She is survived by her husband, Dale
Stock, of Dumont; daughter, Deb and
husband, Glen Young, of Greeley, Iowa;
son, David and wife, Jo Stock, of
Parkersburg; grandson, Josh Ott, of
Waterloo; granddaughters, Kay Stock, of
Waterloo, Heather Ott, of Readlyn, Molly
Stock, of Parkersburg;
great-granddaughters, Brittney Brommel,
of Readlyn, Valley True, of
Mitchellville, and Linzee Osborn, of
Readlyn.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; and one sister, Mary.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, (641)
456-3232.
IRIS T. DEWALL
MASON CITY — Iris Theresa (Roath) DeWall,
75, of 302 Second St. N.E., died Friday
(Jan. 16, 2004) at the Muse-Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit.
Funeral service will be held at 10:30
a.m. Wednesday at Zion Lutheran Church,
112 N. Fourth St. in Clear Lake, with
the Rev. Dean Hess officiating.
Interment will be at Memorial Park
Cemetery in Mason City.
Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday
at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101
N. Fourth St. in Clear Lake.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, (641)
357-2193.
MAURICE BUNN
CHARLES CITY — Maurice Bunn, 74, of 2229
Walnut Ave., died Friday (Jan. 16, 2004)
at his home.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
the Hauser Funeral Home, 1205 S. Main
St. in Charles City.
Hauser Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323.
HELEN A. HAGEDORN
MASON CITY — Helen A. Hagedorn, 102, of
Mason City, died Thursday (Nov. 15,
2004) at the Emanuel St. Joseph Hospital
in Mankato, Minn.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
the Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave. in Mason City.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory,
(641) 423-0924.
MICHAEL D. HAUGEN
FERTILE — Michael Donavan Haugen, 59, of
Fertile, died Thursday (Jan. 15, 2004)
at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in
Mason City.
A private family service will be held at
Mittelstadt Funeral Home in Lake Mills,
with burial taking place at Grant Center
Cemetery near Fertile.
Mittelstadt Funeral Home, (641)
592-0221.
PALMER J. OLSON
MARSHALLTOWN — Palmer J. Olson, 85, of
1301 Summit St., Marshalltown, died
Thursday (Jan. 15, 2004) at the Iowa
Veterans Home in Marshalltown.
Following cremation, a memorial service
will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the
Iowa Veterans Home Chapel. Interment
will follow the service in the Iowa
Veterans Home Cemetery in Marshalltown.
Memorials may be directed to the family
in his name.
Palmer was was born on Aug. 1, 1918, in
Lake Mills, the son of Hans and Adena
Frost Olson. He lived in Lake Mills
until he was in the 6th grade, at which
time his family moved to Garner.
He graduated from Garner High School and
was drafted into the Army on Oct. 15,
1941, and went to Camp Wallis, Texas.
Palmer was united in marriage with Vera
Hedgecock on March 22, 1943, in
Silverdale, Wash.
After his military service, he moved to
Mason City in 1947, where he started
plastering houses.
He then moved back to Garner to work
with his dad’s company, Hans Olson and
Son Plastering.
He was known for plastering many houses
in the Garner area and for his talent in
textured plastering.
When the plastering business ended and
dry wall started, he began working for
Mercy Hospital in Mason City as their
plasterer and painter.
He retired from Mercy Hospital in 1980,
after losing his eyesight to macular
degeneration.
He lived in Mason City until he moved to
the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown
due to ill health.
Palmer is survived by a son, John
(Bobbie) Olson of Marshalltown;
daughter, Jo (Jeff) Bantz of Mason City;
son, Hans Olson of Fairfield, Iowa;
daughter, Kristine Olson of Ventura,
Calif.; grandchildren, Jonathan and Eric
Olson, Lyndsee and Jaime Bantz, Rama and
Hans Eric Jr. and step-grandchildren,
Jeanne and Heather Loney;
great-grandchildren, Shaylyn and Treyton
Bantz, and step great-grandchildren,
Dakota and Alyxs Loney.
He was preceded in death by his parents;
his wife Vera; his sister, Helen
Lutcavish; granddaughter, Jennifer
Nedved and step-granddaughter, Tricia
Loney.
Pursel-Davis Funeral Home & Crematory,
405 W. Main St. in Marshalltown, is in
charge of arrangements. (641) 753-5511.
VERNER E. LAU
GARNER — Verner E. Lau, 83, of Garner,
died Friday (Jan. 16, 2004) at the
Westview Care Center in Britt.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
the Cataldo Funeral Home in Garner.
Cataldo Funeral Home, (6412) 923-2841.
ANNE SCHER
ALGONA — Anne Scher, 84, of Algona, died
Friday (Jan. 16, 2004) at Blue Earth,
Minn.
Funeral service will be held at 10:30
a.m. Monday at the Trinity Lutheran
Church in Algona. Burial will be in East
Lawn Cemetery in Algona.
Visitation will be 4 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday
at Wilson’s of Algona, (515) 295-2622.
CLIFFORD N. VESTAL
CLEAR LAKE — Clifford N. Vestal, 100, of
Clear Lake, died Friday (Jan. 16, 2004)
at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit in Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N.
Fourth St. in Clear Lake.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, (641)
357-2193.
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PUBLISHED SUNDAY, JAN. 18, 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.
ADELINE DAMMEN
OSAGE — Adeline Dammen, age 86,
of Osage died Saturday (Jan. 17,
2004) at Osage Rehabilitation
and Health Care Center.
Funeral services will be held at
1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the
Champion-Bucheit Fun-eral Home
in Osage with the Rev. Wayne
Ellingson officiating. Interment
will be in the Oak Grove
Cemetery in Mitchell.
Visitation is from 4 to 7 p.m.
Monday at the Champion – Bucheit
Funeral Home in Osage and one
hour before services at the
funeral home on Tuesday.
Adeline was born June 18, 1917,
near St. Ansgar, Iowa, the
daughter of Albert and Bertha
(Bruggeman) Brandt. She was
married on Oct. 30, 1937, to
Edwin Dammen in Osage. Adeline
attended St. Ansgar schools. She
was a member of Faith Lutheran
Church, Mitchell, and Mitchell
and Osage Senior Citizens.
Adeline is survived by one
daughter, Carole (Darwin) Benson
of Cedar Rapids; two sons, Larry
(Andrea) Dammen of Osage and
Kevin Dammen also of Osage;
eight grandchildren; six
great-grandchildren and one soon
to be born; one sister, Norma
Wright of Osage.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; her husband, Edwin
Dammen, in 1990; three sisters,
Frances Brandt, in her youth,
Esther Gunsallus and Ardena
Holm; two brothers, Raymond and
Roy Brandt; and three
grandchildren.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home,
(641) 732-3706.
PALMER J. OLSON
MARSHALLTOWN — Palmer J. Olson,
85, of 1301 Summit St.,
Marshalltown, died Thursday
(Jan. 15, 2004) at Iowa Veterans
Home in Marshalltown.
Following cremation at the
Pursel-Davis Funeral Home and
Crematory, memorial services
will be held at 1 p.m. on
Tuesday, at the Iowa Veterans
Home Chapel. Interment will
follow services in the Iowa
Veterans Home Cemetery,
Marshalltown.
Memorials may be direct-ed to
the family in his name.
Palmer was born on Aug. 1, 1918,
in Lake Mills, the son of Hans
and Adena (Frost) Olson. He
lived in Lake Mills until he was
in the sixth grade at which time
they moved to Garner. He
graduated from Garner High
School and was drafted into the
army on Oct. 15, 1941, and went
to Camp Wallis, Texas. Palmer
was united in marriage with Vera
Hedgecock on Mar. 22, 1943, in
Silverdale, Wash. After his
military service ended he moved
to Mason City in 1947 where he
began plastering houses. He then
moved back to Garner to work
with his dad’s company, Hans
Olson and Son Plastering. He was
known for plastering many houses
in the Garner area and for his
talent in textured plastering.
When the plastering business
ended, and drywall started, he
began working for Mercy Hospital
in Mason City as their plasterer
and painter. He retired from
Mercy Hospital in 1980 after
losing his eyesight to macular
degeneration. He lived in Mason
City until he moved to the Iowa
Veteran’s Home in Marshalltown
due to ill health.
Palmer is survived by his son,
John (Bobbie) Olson of
Marshalltown; his daughter, Jo
(Jeff) Bantz of Mason City; his
son, Hans Olson of Fairfield;
daughter, Kristine Olson of
Ventura; grandchildren, Jonathan
and Eric Olson, Lyndsee and
Jaime Bantz, Rama and Hans Eric,
Jr. ; step-grandchildren, Jeanne
Wolken and Heather Loney;
great-grandchildren, Shaylyn and
Treyton Bantz; and step
great-grandchildren, Dakotah
Wolken and Alexia Loney.
He was preceded in death by his
parents; his wife, Vera; sister,
Helen Lutcavish; grand-daughter,
Jennifer Nedved, and
step-granddaughter, Tricia
Loney.
Pursel-Davis Funeral Home,
Marshalltown, (641) 753-5511.
VERNER E. LAU
GARNER — Verner E. Lau, 83, of
Garner died Friday (January 16,
2004) at the Westview Care
Center, Britt.
His funeral will be held at 1:30
p.m. Tuesday at Zion Evangelical
and Reformed Church in Garner
with the Rev. Darrell Weber
officiating. Burial will be in
Ell Township Cemetery in Klemme
with military rites by the
Klemme Veterans Ceremonial Unit.
Visitation will be held from 4
to 7 p.m. Monday at the Cataldo
Funeral Chapel, 160 E. 4th St.,
Garner and one hour prior to
services at the church.
Verner Emil Lau, the son of Emil
and Alma Ella (Haberkamp) Lau,
was born October 15, 1920, on a
farm south of Klemme. He was
confirmed at Immanuel Re-formed
Church in Klemme and graduated
from Klemme High School in 1938.
After high school, he farmed
with his father. From 1944 to
1946, Verner served his country
in the U.S. Army during and
after World War II. During this
time he was in the 822nd
Military Police, which was
charged with maintaining law and
order in occupied Berlin.
Following his honorable
discharge he returned to Klemme
to farm with his father and
brother. On June 4, 1958, he
married Velma Larsen at the
Titonka Methodist Church. To
this union two daughters were
born, Barbara and Debra.
Verner and Velma continued to
farm the home place near Klemme
until retiring from farming and
moving into Garner in 1988. In
August of 2002, they moved to
Prairie View Apartments in
Garner. His great joy in his
life was his three
grandchildren. Verner’s love of
children was always evident as
he played ball with his nieces
and nephews and gave them rides
on his horse.
Verner was a member of Zion
Evangelical and Reform-ed Church
in Garner, the Adam-Schaefer
American Legion Post No. 625 in
Klemme and the Klemme Lions
Club.
He is survived by his wife,
Velma, of Garner; two daughters,
Barbara Burket and husband,
Greg, of Minburn and Debra Dunn
and husband, Jess, of Grimes;
grandchildren, Mikaela Sue Dunn,
Blake Ronald Dunn and Heidi
Marie Burket; a brother, Paul
Lau and wife, Phyllis, of
Garner; a brother-in-law,
Richard Happel of Alexander; a
sister-in-law, Ramona Lau
Schmidt and husband, Marvin, of
Ventura; six nephews; and four
nieces.
Verner was preceded in death by
his parents; a brother, Allen
Lau; and a sister, Lois Happel.
Cataldo Funeral Home, (641)
923-2841.
FRANCIS I. LEWIS
MASON CITY — Francis I. Lewis,
90, of Mason City, died Friday
(Jan. 16, 2004) at the Muse
Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit,
Mason City.
Funeral services will be at
10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the First
United Methodist Church, 119 S.
Georgia, Mason City with the
Rev. Jim Stiles presiding.
Burial will be in Mem-orial Park
Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7
p.m. Monday at Major Erickson
Funeral Home.
Major Erickson Funeral Home &
Crematory, (641) 423-0924.
HELEN A. HAGEDORN
MASON CITY — Helen A. Hagedorn,
102, of Mason City, died
Thursday (Jan. 15, 2004) at the
Emanuel Saint Joseph Hospital in
Mankato, Minn.
Her funeral will be at 10:30
a.m. Wednesday at Our Saviour’s
Lutheran Church, 2502 S.
Jefferson Ave., Mason City with
the Rev. Joel Dahlen presiding.
Burial will be at 3:30 p.m. in
the Oneida Cemetery, Clutier,
Iowa.
There will be no visitation.
Major Erickson Funeral Home &
Crematory, (641) 423-0924.
IRIS THERESA (ROATH) DEWALL
MASON CITY — Iris Theresa
(Roath) DeWall, 75, of 302 2nd
St. N.E., passed away Friday
(Jan. 16, 2004) at the
Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit.
Funeral Services will be held at
10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Zion
Lutheran Church, 112 N. 4th St.,
Clear Lake with Rev. Dean Hess
officiating. Interment will be
at Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason
City.
Visitation will be held from 5
to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Ward-Van
Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N.
4th St., Clear Lake.
Iris was born Sept. 21, 1928, in
Joice, to Ira Roath and Theresa
(Tweed) Roath. Iris attended
schools in Fertile and Joice,
and after graduation from High
School she furthered her
education as a graduate of
Hamilton College in Mason City.
Iris married Harris DeWall on
October 22, 1949, at Bethel
Lutheran Church near Joice. They
were married for 49 years. They
had no children but dearly loved
her nieces and nephews. She and
Harris farmed near Clear Lake
for 33 years. She was a member
of the Busy Bee Club for many
years. She was a longtime member
of Zion Lutheran Church in Clear
Lake.
They moved to Mason City in
1993. While living in Mason City
she attended the First Covenant
Church.
After the death of her husband,
she moved to the Willows in
Mason City in 1999. She and
Harris spent 17 winters in
Apache Junction, Ariz.
She is survived by two brothers,
Boyd Roath and his wife, Grace,
and Gary Roath and his wife,
Alice all of Mason City; and
many nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her
husband Harris DeWall; her
parents; brother, Dewane Roath,
and his wife, Myreen.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel,
(641) 357-2193).
MAURICE BUNN
CHARLES CITY — Maurice Bunn, 74,
a resident of 2229 Walnut Ave.,
Charles City, died Friday
(January 16, 2004) at his
residence.
Funeral services for Maurice
Bunn will be held at 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday at the Hauser Funeral
Home in Charles City. The Rev.
Terry Schoenfeld, pastor of the
Atlantic Evangelical Free
Church, will officiate. Burial
will be in Riverside Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Hauser
Funeral Home from 4 to 8 p.m.
Tuesday and from 9 a.m. until
service time on Wednesday.
Hauser Funeral Home, (641)
228-2323.
WILLIAM ‘BILL’ EIGHMEY
IOWA FALLS — William “Bill”
Eighmey, 48, of Iowa Falls, died
Friday (Jan. 16, 2004) at the
Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa,
Mason City, due to complications
of diabetes.
Funeral services for Bill
Eighmey will be 1:30 p.m.
Tuesday at the Bethany Lutheran
Church, Iowa Falls. Burial will
be at the Northlawn Memory
Gardens, Iowa Falls.
Visitation will be from 2 to 8
p.m. Monday at the Linn’s
Funeral Homes Iowa Falls Chapel,
with the family re-ceiving
friends between the hours of 6
and 8 p.m.
Linn’s Funeral Homes, (641)
648-2569.
ANNE SCHER
ALGONA — Anne Scher, 85, of
Algona, died Friday (Jan. 16,
2004) at Blue Earth, Minn.
Her funeral will be at 10:30
a.m. Monday at the Trinity
Lutheran Church in Algona.
Burial will be at the East Lawn
Cemetery, Algona.
Visitation will be from 4 to 6
p.m. today at Wilson’s Funeral
Home, Algona, (515) 295-2622.
RANDALL L. HOY
FLOYD — Randall L. Hoy, 49, a
resident of 810 Pearl Street,
Floyd, died Friday (Jan. 16,
2004) at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa in Mason City.
Funeral services for “Randy” Hoy
will be held at 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday at the Grace United
Methodist Church in Floyd. The
Rev. Solomon Odoom will
officiate. Burial will be in
Riverside Cemetery, Charles
City.
Friends may call at the Hauser
Funeral Home in Charles City
from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday and one
hour prior to the service at the
church on Tuesday.
Memorials may be directed to the
family.
Randall “Randy” Lee Hoy was born
November 9, 1954 in Charles
City, the son of Donald, Sr.,
and Dorothy (Nordman) Hoy. He
graduated from Charles City High
School in 1974, and on July 13,
1974, he was united in marriage
to Gayle Tack at the Grace
United Methodist Church in
Floyd.
Randy worked for Gil White
Plumbing and Heating, and later
for Iowa Mold Tooling Co. in
Garner as a certified welder,
and also in the research and
development department. In 1988,
Randy started Hoy’s Tin Shed in
Floyd. Early on Randy refinished
furniture and then worked mainly
on the crafts circuit with his
woodworking for the past 15
years.
Randy was a member of the Grace
United Methodist Church in
Floyd, and was a past member of
the Floyd Lion’s Club.
Randy enjoyed woodworking and
camping trips with his family,
and in his younger years enjoyed
snowmobiling and was proud of
restoring his 1969 Cougar.
Randy always loved to share his
new projects with his family,
and the time spent with them and
his dog, Lucy, were always most
important.
Randy is survived and lovingly
remembered by his wife Gayle of
Floyd; his son Eric (Michelle)
Hoy of Ionia; his daughter,
Melinda Hoy and friend, Jamie
Cook, of Floyd; his son, Philip
Hoy and friend, Jessica Ayers,
of Floyd; his brothers, Dennis
(Gretchen) Hoy of Grand Prairie,
Texas, and Don (Jackie) Hoy,
Jr., of Charles City; his
parents-in-law, Galen and Fern
Tack of Floyd; his
sisters-in-law, Jan (Ron) Tjaden
of Floyd and Donna (Allen) Ricks
of Hudson; and his nieces and
nephews, Kira, Daniel, and Kevin
Hoy of Grand Prairie, Texas,
Shannon Hoy of Cedar Rapids,
Jennifer Hoy of Port Orchard,
Wash., Kelly Caster and family
of Charles City, Renee (Scott)
Kramer and family of Garner, and
Sarah Ricks of Des Moines; and
his special dog companion, Lucy.
Randy was preceded in death by
his parents, and his maternal
and paternal grandparents.
Hauser Funeral Home, Charles
City, (641) 228-2323.
CLELAND JAY MAXSON
MARBLE ROCK — Cleland Jay
Maxson, 94, of Port Charles
Assisted Living in Charles City,
formerly of Marble Rock, died
Saturday, (Jan. 17, 2004) at his
home.
His funeral will be 11 a.m.
Tuesday at the First Baptist
Church in Charles City with the
Rev. Ruth Yeaton officiating.
Burial will be in the Hillside
Cemetery in Marble Rock.
Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m.
Monday at Reid’s Funeral Chapel
in Marble Rock and will continue
Tuesday, one hour before the
service at the church.
Reid’s Funeral Chapel, (641)
397-2689.
EDNA GREEN
BELMOND — Edna Green, 85, of
Belmond, died Saturday (Jan. 17,
2004) at the Belmond Medical
Center.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Dugger Ewing
Funeral Home, (641) 444-3182.
MICHAEL DONAVAN HAUGEN
FERTILE — Michael Donavan
Haugen, age 59, of Fertile,
passed away on Thursday (Jan.
15, 2004) at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa in Mason City.
Private family services were
held at Mittelstadt Funeral Home
with burial taking place at
Grant Center Cemetery near
Fertile.
Michael Donavan Haugen was born
to Willie and Geneva (Tiegen)
Haugen on Dec. 26, 1944, in
Mason City.
Michael grew up on his family’s
farm south of Fertile. He
attended Fertile Schools. As a
young man, he helped his father
on the farm and later went on to
be a heavy equipment operator.
After his father passed away, he
took over the family farm.
He was united in marriage to
Debbie K. Zobel on December 31,
1972. Of this union, they were
blessed with two children, Darcy
Marie (Haugen) VanHorn and
William Maynard Haugen.
Left to cherish his memory are
his wife, Debbie, and son,
William both of Fertile; his
daughter, Darcy and her husband,
Buck; four grandchildren,
Marissa, Brianna, Noah and Cade,
all of Clear Lake;
brother-in-law and cousin Joe
Johnson of Fertile;
sisters-in-law, Jane Johnson and
Patty Zobel both of Fertile, and
Bernice Haugen of Forest City;
five nephews, Jasen Johnson,
Steve Haugen, Scott Haugen, John
Haugen and Jeff Haugen; two
nieces, Joely Bruns and Justine
Johnson, all of Fertile.
He was preceded in death by his
parents; one brother, Steve
Haugen; and one son, Joel
Haugen.
Michael departed from this world
and was lovingly collected and
placed into the arms of Jesus
Christ on Thurs-day, Jan. 15,
2004. His memory will live on in
the hearts of his family
forever.
Mittelstadt Funeral Home, (641)
592-0221.
ANNA A. ATTIG
FOREST CITY — Anna A. Attig, 91,
of Forest City, formerly of
Woden, died Saturday (January
17, 2004) at the Good Samaritan
Center in Forest City.
Funeral services will be held at
10:30 a.m.Tuesday at Immanuel
Lutheran Church in rural Titonka
with the Rev. Arlen Lloyd
officiating. Burial will be at
Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery in
rural Titonka.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7
p.m. Monday at the funeral home
and one hour prior to service at
the church. Petersen Lund
Funeral Home (641) 585-2685.
LOLA CASTLE
CLEAR LAKE — Lola Castle, 92, of
208 5th Ave South, Clear Lake,
died Saturday (Jan. 17, 2004) at
Oakwood Care Center, Clear Lake.
Funeral services are incomplete
with Ward Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, Clear Lake, (641)
357-2193.
LAEL M. VESTWEBER
THORNTON — Lael M. Vestweber,
70, formerly of Thornton and
Clear Lake died Saturday (Jan.
17, 2004) at the Westview Care
Center in Britt.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Retz-Grarup
Funeral Home in Thornton, (631)
998-2311.
GERALD L. WARRINGTON
CHARLES CITY — Gerald L.
Warrington, 81, died Friday
(Jan. 16, 2004) in Charles City.
Funeral services will be held at
11 a.m. Wednesday at New Life
Community Church, 1960 Gilbert
St., Charles City with the Rev.
Michael McAbee officiating.
Burial will be in Sunnyside
Memory Gardens, rural Charles
City.
Friends may call at the
Sunnyside Funeral Home from 5 to
8 p.m. on Wednesday and one hour
prior to services at the church.
Memorials may be directed to the
family.
Sunnyside Memory Gardens and
Funeral Home, Charles City,
(641) 228-2635.
ROSA BETH (SIEWERTSEN) BASS
NEW HAMPTON— Rosa Beth
(Siewertsen) Bass, 60, died
Friday (Jan. 16, 2004) in New
Hampton.
Funeral services will be held at
11 a.m. Thursday at the
Sunnyside Funeral Chapel,
Charles City, with the Rev. A.C.
Wegner officiating. Burial will
be in Sunnyside Memory Gardens
Cemetery, rural Charles City.
Friends may call at Sunnyside
Funeral Home from 5 to 8 p.m.
Wednesday and one hour prior to
services on Thursday.
Memorials may be directed to the
family.
Sunnyside Chapel Funeral Home,
(641) 228-2601.
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ANNA A. ATTIG
FOREST CITY — Anna A.
Attig, age 91, of Forest
City, formerly of Woden,
died Saturday (January
17, 2004) at the Good
Samaritan Center in
Forest City.
Funeral services will be
at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at
Immanuel Lutheran Church
in rural Titonka, with
the Rev. Arlen Lloyd
officiating. Burial will
be in the church
cemetery.
Visitation will be from
4 to 7 p.m. today at the
funeral home and one
hour prior to service at
the church.
Anna A. Attig was born
on a farm near Woden on
August 22, 1912, the
daughter of Ernest and
Helene (Boyken) Senne.
She was baptized and
confirmed at Immanuel
Lutheran Church in rural
Titonka and was a
lifetime member there.
She received her
education in rural
school near her home.
On February 20, 1935,
she married Clarence H.
Attig. The couple made
their home on a farm
near Woden their entire
married lives.
Anna was active in her
community, serving as a
4-H leader and was
involved with the PTA in
the school.
She enjoyed cooking and
baking for her family
and loved to crochet,
making afghans and
quilts for family and
friends. She was active
in circle at Immanuel
Lutheran and treasured
time celebrating with
her friends in her
Birthday Club.
She liked watching her
grandchildren and
great-grandchildren
compete in sporting
events and enjoyed her
favorite teams play
basketball and baseball
on television.
Clarence passed away in
1989 and Anna remained
on the farm until moving
to her home in Forest
City in 1992. Due to
failing health, she
entered the Good
Samaritan Center in
Forest City in September
of 2001.
She died there on
January 17, 2004, at the
age of 91 years.
Anna is survived by her
daughter, Joyce Goranson
of Forest City; two
granddaughters,
Catherine Goranson of
Buffalo, Minn. and
Roberta Nolton and
husband, Tom, of Forest
City; and three
great-grandchildren,
Jacob, Hannah and
Morgan. Also surviving
is a sister, Helena Buss
of Buffalo Center; and
three sisters-in-law,
Bettye Senne of Britt,
Gertrude Richter and
Lila Attig, both of
Titonka.
She was preceded in
death by her parents;
her husband, Clarence,
in 1989; a sister,
Louise DeWaard; three
brothers, Dick, George
and Ernest Senne; a
son-in-law, Lester
Goranson; and a
grandson, Terry
Goranson.
Petersen Lund Funeral
Home (641) 585-2685.
ROSA BETH (SIEWERTSEN)
BASS
BASSETT — Rosa Beth
(Siewertsen) Bass, 60,
passed away Friday
(January 16, 2004) in
New Hampton.
Funeral services will be
held at 11 a.m. Thursday
at the Sunnyside Funeral
Home Chapel, Charles
City, with the Rev. A.C.
Wegner officiating.
Burial will be in
Sunnyside Memory
Gardens, rural Charles
City.
Friends may call at
Sunnyside Funeral Home
from 5 to 8 p.m.
Wednesday and one hour
prior to services on
Thursday.
Memorials may be
directed to the family
Rosa was born October
14, 1943, to Erwin and
Cornellia (Lang)
Siewertsen at Mason
City. Rosa graduated
from Charles City High
School and Hamilton
Business College (data
processing) in Mason
City.
On October 19, 1964,
Rosa was united in
marriage to John Bass at
Clarksville. John passed
away on January 5, 1989.
Rosa worked at Comp
Systems and belonged to
their union for fifteen
years, retiring in the
fall of 2003. Rosa lived
in the Floyd and
Chickasaw county areas
since 1968.
Survivors include her
mother, Cornellia, Nora
Springs; one son, Ronald
Bass, Ionia; one
daughter, Shelly (Chuck)
Miller, Charles City;
one step-son, Michael
(Connie) Bass,
Twentynine Palms,
Calif.; three
step-daughters, Connie
(Mike) Driver, New Port,
Ark., Kathy (Ken) Golly,
Charles City, Evelyn
(Jim) Rogers, Denver,
Iowa; one brother,
Maynard (Deb)
Siewertsen, Charles
City; four
sisters,Vernita (“Bud”)
Roy, Apple ValIey,
Minn., ldona
(Jack)Patten, Cedar
Rapids, Olene (Al
)Schroeder, Greene;
Martha Torres, Waseca ,
Minn.; two
granddaughters; three
step-granddaughters;
four step-grandsons; one
great-granddaughter; two
great-grandsons.
Rosa was preceded in
death by her husband,
father, two sisters and
one stepson.
Sunnyside Memory Gardens
and Funeral Home.
Charles City, (641)
228-2601.
LOLA MAE CASTLE
CLEAR LAKE — Lola Mae
Castle, 92, of 208 5th
Ave. S., Clear Lake,
died Saturday (Jan. 17,
2004) at Oakwood Care
Center, Clear Lake.
Funeral services will be
held at 11 a.m.
Wednesday at the
Christian Church, 302
Highway 18 W., Clear
Lake, with the Rev.
Dennis Ganz officiating.
Burial will be at
Memorial Park Cemetery,
Mason City.
Visitation will be held
from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday
at the Ward Van Slyke
Colonial Chapel, Clear
Lake.
Lola Mae, the daughter
of Carl and Myrtle
(Waitman) Heiland, was
born Aug. 13, 1911, in
Cono Township in
Buchanan County, Iowa.
She attended country
school, the same school
as her father, until the
eighth grade, she then
attended Rowley High
School, graduating in
1929. She then received
her teaching certificate
from the Iowa State
Teachers College. While
in college she met her
future husband, Paul
Castle. After college
she taught high school
home economics in
Ridgeway and Ventura.
She married Paul on June
13, 1934, in Crown
Point, Indiana. The
couple moved to Plymouth
and Reinbeck before
moving to Clear Lake in
1949, where they owned
and operated P.T. Castle
Cap & Gown Company until
Paul’s death.
Lola Mae was a member of
the following: Christian
Church of Clear Lake,
where she served as a
deaconess and was an
active member of the
C.W.F., the church Bible
Club, the Mothers Study
Club, the Clear Lake
Women’s Club, where she
was a past president,
and the Wa-Tan-Ye Club.
She was also a member of
the Phi Chi Delta
Sorority and the Ellen
H. Richards Club of
Cedar Falls.
Lola Mae is survived by
her children, Thomas
Castle of Mason City,
Janet M. Castle Lowman
and her husband, Gary of
Las Vegas; four
grandchildren, Jonathan
(Gina) Castle, Tammy
(Anthony) Walsh,
Christopher (Maria)
Bremseth and Carrie
Bremseth; and four great
grandchildren, Paul and
Rachel Castle and Hannah
and Leah Walsh.
She was preceded in
death by her parents;
her husband, Paul;
brother, Grant Heiland;
brother and
sister-in-law, Willard
and Dorothy Heiland; and
sister and
brother-in-law,
Marguerite and Claude
Jacobson.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, (641) 357-2193.
FAE MARIE GABRIELSON
CLEAR LAKE — Fae Marie
Gabrielson, 95, of Clear
Lake, formerly of the
Des Moines area, died
Sunday (January 18,
2004) at the Muse-Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit
in Mason City.
According to her wishes
and to further the
advancement of medical
science to eradicate
diseases, her body was
donated to the
University of Iowa
Anatomy Department in
Iowa City.
A memorial service will
be held at a later date
with inurnment in the
Lincoln Cemetery in Polk
City, Iowa.
The family of Fae Marie
Gabrielson has requested
that memorial
contributions be made to
the Oakwood Care Center
in her memory.
Fae Gabrielson was born
on November 30, 1908, in
rural Grimes, Iowa, the
daughter of Stephen and
Essie (Harvey)
Cunningham. She attended
and received her
education in the
Johnston, Iowa, school
system where she
graduated. Fae furthered
her education by
attending college and
receiving her teacher
certificate. After
completing her
education, she taught
school in the rural
Northern Lights School
and also taught in
Clive. The family also
lived in Des Moines, and
Ames, and after her
husband’s death, Fae
moved to Mound,
Minnesota, before living
her last remaining years
in Clear Lake.
She was united in
marriage to John “Jack”
Gabrielson. He preceded
her in death.
She enjoyed traveling,
fishing and dancing with
her husband, Jack, but
her great love and
enjoyment was her family
and grandchildren.
Left to cherish her
memory are her children,
John “Bob” Gabrielson of
Clear Lake, Don
Gabrielson and his wife,
Dee, of Richardson,
Texas, and Jim
Gabrielson and his wife,
Jo, of Hanover, Minn.;
11 grandchildren, Dirk
Gabrielson and his wife
Laura, Shawn, Barry, and
Amy Gabrielson, Christy
Saville, Kathy Ricker
and her husband Jeff,
Karen Gabrielson, Eric
Gabrielson and his wife,
Donna, Linda Vaage and
her husband, Randy,
Lance Gabrielson and his
wife, Tami, and Lonnie
Gabrielson; 12
great-grandchildren; two
sisters, June McKinley
of Ankeny, and Mavis
Kingsbury of Ames, as
well as other relatives
and friends.
She was preceded in
death by her parents,
her beloved husband,
John “Jack” Gabrielson;
a brother, Verr
Cunningham, and a
great-granddaughter,
Lindsay Ricker.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, (641) 357-2193.
CLARA I. GERDES
WODEN — Clara I. Gerdes,
86, of Woden, died
Sunday (Jan. 18, 2004)
at the Hancock County
Memorial Hospital in
Britt.
Her funeral will be held
at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday
at St. John’s Lutheran
Church in Woden with the
Rev. Arlen Lloyd
officiating. Burial will
be in Bingham Township
Cemetery south of Woden.
Visitation will be from
5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at
the Cataldo Funeral
Chapel in Woden and will
continue one hour prior
to the service at the
church.
Cataldo Funeral Home,
(641) 926-5756.
EDNA V. GREEN
BELMOND — Edna V. Green,
85, of Belmond passed
away Saturday (January
17, 2004) at the Belmond
Medical Center in
Belmond,
Funeral services for
Edna V. Green will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday at the United
Methodist Church in
Belmond with the Rev.
Mike Druhl officiating.
Burial will take place
in the Belmond Cemetery.
Visitation for Edna V.
Green will be held from
5 to 7 p.m. today at the
Dugger Ewing Funeral
Home, 111 Luick’s Lane
South in Belmond and
will continue one hour
prior to services at the
church.
In lieu of flowers the
family requests that
memorials be made in
Edna’s name.
Edna Viola, the daughter
of Hero (Hix) and Anna
Schulte Frohling was
born October 23, 1918,
in Alexander, Iowa. Edna
grew up in the Alexander
area where she attended
school and graduated
from Alexander High
School in 1936. After
high school Edna worked
for a time cleaning and
cooking for local
farmers. Edna then
attended and graduated
from La’James Beauty
School in Mason City.
Edna was united in
marriage to Leroy Green
on October 8, 1945, in
Hot Springs, Ark. The
couple made their home
on a farm near Belmond
and later moved into
Belmond. Edna was a
housewife and mother and
operated a beauty salon
in her home.
Edna enjoyed fishing,
golfing and crochet.
Edna was a member of the
United Methodist Church
in Belmond. She also
belonged to the Order of
the Eastern Star and the
V.F.W. Auxiliary. Edna
volunteered for the
Belmond Health Care
Center and Belmond
Community Chest. She
belonged to the Belmond
Country Club.
Edna is survived by a
daughter, Lynne Ludens
and husband, Steve, of
St. Louis, Mo.; a son,
Paul and wife, Pam, of
Storm Lake; three
grandchildren, Cheryl
Smit and husband David
of Lexington, Ky.,
Jonathan and Ellie;
sisters-in-law, Deloris
Robbins of Goodell,
Marcella Cunningham and
husband, Harold, of
Goodell, and Betty
Barkema and husband,
Kurt Ahlstrom, of
Belmond.
She was preceded in
death, by her parents;
husband, Roy; and two
sisters, Sylvia and
Magdalene.
Dugger Ewing Funeral
Home, (641) 444-3248.
FRANCES I. LEWIS
MASON CITY — Frances I.
Lewis, 90, of Mason City
died Friday (Jan. 16,
2004) at the Muse Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit.
Funeral services for
Frances will be held at
10:30 a.m. Tuesday at
First United Methodist
Church, 119 S. Georgia
Ave., with the Rev. Jim
Stiles officiating.
Interment will be in
Memorial Park Cemetery.
Visitation will be held
from 4 to 7 p.m. today
at Major Erickson
Funeral Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave.
Memorials may be
directed to the family.
Frances Irene Ramsey was
born August 29, 1913,
the daughter of Milton
and Elsie E. (Whitten)
Ramsey in Belmond.
Frances attended school
in Belmond and graduated
from Belmond High School
in 1931. Frances was
united in marriage to
W.E. “Chris” Lewis on
November 14, 1933, in
Albert Lea, Minn.
Frances was a longtime
and faithful member of
First United Methodist
Church. She was formerly
active in the
Grandmothers Club, Moose
Lodge and a volunteer
for the North Iowa
Medical Center. In 1972
Frances graduated from
North Iowa Area
Community College.
Frances was a wonderful
grandmother and will be
truly missed by her
family. You could not
have asked for a better
grandma.
Frances is survived by
her grandchildren, David
Lambert, Altoona, Linda
Judge-Peterson (Andy),
Coon Rapids, Minn.;
great grandchildren,
Lindsay Judge, Mesa,
Ariz., Kristin Judge,
Minneapolis, Minn.,
Charles and Timothy
Peterson, Coon Rapids,
Minn.; a brother, Dale
Ramsey, Trenton, Mo.;
and sister, LaVonne
Churchill, Seal Beach,
Calif.
She was preceded in
death by her husband,
W.E. (Chris) Lewis;
daughter, Beverly
Lambert; and son-in-law,
Cletus (Jack) Lambert;
parents, Milton and
Elsie (Whitten) Ramsey;
sisters, Leona
Klemensen, Mae
Linaweaver, Beulah
Thompson, Dorothy
Jacobson, Alma Crosser;
brother, Daniel Ramsey;
and a baby brother,
Alvin Ramsey.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home and Crematory,
(641) 423-0924.
JESSIE LOATS
BELMOND — Jessie Loats,
98, of Belmond, died
Saturday (Jan. 17, 2004)
at the Belmond Health
Care Center in Belmond.
Funeral services will be
at 11 a.m. Tuesday at
the Immanuel Reformed
Church in Belmond. The
Rev. Rob Ford will be
officiating. Burial will
be in the Immanuel
Reformed Church
Cemetery.
Visitation will be
during the one hour
preceding the funeral
service.
Tenold-Andrews Funeral
Home, Blemond, (641)
444-4474.
CLELAND JAY MAXSON
MARBLE ROCK — Funeral
services for Cleland Jay
Maxson, 94, of Port
Charles Assisted Living,
Charles City, formerly
of Marble Rock, will be
held at 11 a.m. Tuesday
at the First Baptist
Church in Charles City
with Pastor Ruth Yeaton
officiating. Burial will
be in the Hillside
Cemetery in Marble Rock.
Visitation will be from
4 to 7 p.m. today at
Reid’s Funeral Chapel in
Marble Rock, and will
continue Tuesday at the
church one hour before
services.
Cleland Jay Maxson was
born May 10, 1909, in
Union Township, Floyd
County a son of Verne
and Hattie (Kennedy)
Maxson, and died
Saturday (January 17,
2004) at Port Charles in
Charles City.
He received his
education from the
Marble Rock High School
graduating in 1926, and
attended Iowa State
University at Ames.
Cleland farmed North of
Marble Rock. On January
1, 1942, he married
Eunice Nash, who
preceded him in death on
August 26, 1973. That
same year he moved into
Marble Rock to care for
his mother.
On August 9, 1978, he
married Coral Green
Cross. They lived in
Marble Rock and were
faithful members of the
Bethel Baptist Church
there until it closed in
1983. They attended the
First Baptist Church
where Cleland was a
member, and the
Christian Missionary
Alliance Church both in
Charles City. In March
of 2001, Cleland and
Cora moved to Port
Charles where Cora
preceded him in death on
November 4, 2001.
Cleland loved to sing
and play hymns on the
organ and harmonica. He
was an example of
Christian brotherhood to
all who knew him. He
read his Bible
regularly, and truly
believed in and
worshiped his Savior.
His is survived by his
brother Roy of
Indianapolis, Ind.;
step-daughter, Patricia
Barton of Depere, Wisc.;
step- grandson, Shawn
Denny of Minneapolis;
several cousins, nieces,
nephews, and a host of
friends.
Cleland was also
preceded in death by his
parents; and brother,
Darrell.
Those planning an
expression of sympathy
may direct memorials to
the Cleland Jay Maxson
Memorial Fund in care of
the First Baptist
Church, Charles City,
Iowa 50616.
Reid’s Funeral Chapel,
Marble Rock, (641)
397-2689.
ELLA M. MORRISON
CLEAR LAKE— Ella M.
Morrison, 97, of Clear
Lake died Sunday (Jan.
18, 2004) at the Oakwood
Care Center in Clear
Lake.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Ward-Van
Slyke Colonial Chapel,
Clear Lake, (641)
357-2193.
GERALD JAMES REUBLIN
MASON CITY— Gaerald
James Reublin, 88, of
227 25th St. S.W., Mason
City, died Saturday
(Jan. 17, 2004) at the
Good Shepherd Care
Center in Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at the
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, (641)
423-2372.
IVER SOLOMONSON
LAKE MILLS — Iver
Solomonson, 92, of Lake
Mills, died Sunday (Jan.
18, 2004) at the Lake
Mills Care Center in
Lake Mills.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete with
Mittelstadt Funeral Home
in Lake Mills, (641)
592-0221.
GERALD L. WARRINGTON
CHARLES CITY — Gerald L.
Warrington, 81, passed
away late Friday evening
(Jan. 16, 2004) in
Charles City.
Funeral services will be
held at 11 a.m.Wednesday
at New Life Community
Church, 1960 Gilbert
St., Charles City, with
the Rev. Michael McAbee
officiating. Burial will
be in Sunnyside Memory
Gardens, rural Charles
City.
Friends may call from 5
to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the
Sunnyside Funeral Home
and on Wednesday one
hour prior to services
at the church.
Memorials may be
directed to the family.
Gerald was born
September 13, 1922, at
Lyle, Minn., the son of
Clifford “Lavern” and
Mabel (Basford)
Warrington. Gerald moved
to Kensett at the age of
five and a half after
his mother’s death. He
was then raised by his
aunt, attending and
graduating from high
school there.
When returning to Iowa
after serving in the
Navy during World War II
he was united in
marriage to Irma Hoblit
on May 24, 1944, in
rural Little Cedar,
Iowa. Irma passed away
on June 13, 1999.
Gerald was an auto parts
manager for 42 years at
Standard Battery
Electric from 1950-1992.
He belonged to the
American Legion and
lived in Charles City
for 58 years.
On July 15, 2000, Gerald
and Anna were united in
marriage at the Little
Brown Church in Nashua.
Survivors include his
wife Anna; two sons,
Jerry Lynn (Cheryl)
Warrington, Osage,
Donald Edward (Rebecca)
Warrington,Waverly; one
daughter, Susan Kaye
(Lynn) Spurbeck, Forest
City; four stepsons,
Timothy (Debra)
Warrington,
Cincinnati,Ohio, Gerald
Lee (Jennifer)
Warrington,
Lawrenceburg, Ind.,
Kendall R. (Sarah)
Warrington,West
Harrison,Ind., Len
Warrington, Cincinnati,
Ohio; one step-daughter,
Patricia (Perry) Vaught,
Lawrenceburg, Idaho; one
sister, Margaret Ebling,
Mason City; three
sisters-in-law, Francis
Hundt, Charles City, Ona
Maxwell, Charles City,
Ida (Jack) Schloemer,
Nashua; six
grandchildren; eleven
step-grandchildren; 14
great-grandchildren; one
step-greatgrandchild.
Gerald was preceded in
death by his parents;
his first wife; two
sisters, Marilyn Erbe
and Jacquelyn, in
infancy; three brothers,
Cliff, Ken and Orville.
Sunnyside Memory Gardens
and Funeral Home,
Charles City, (841)
228-2635.
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Tuesday, January
20, 2004
Obituaries are
presented as a
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service of
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Funeral Homes.
Information is
submitted by
families or
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PAUL A.
CHRISTENSEN
BELMOND —
Communications
Petty Officer
First Class Paul
Andrew
Christensen, 38,
died on Dec. 8,
2003 at his home
in Brentwood,
Mass.
Funeral services
will be held at
1:30 p.m. Friday
at the United
Methodist Church
in Belmond with
Pastor Mike
Druhl
officiating.
Burial will take
place in Belmond
Cemetery.
Military
graveside rites
are under the
direction of the
U. S. Navy
Funeral
Detachment from
Great Lakes
Naval Base in
Chicago, Ill.
Visitation will
be held from 4
to 7p.m. on
Thursday at the
Dugger Ewing
Funeral Home,
111 Luick Lane
in Belmond, and
one hour prior
to services at
the church.
In lieu of
flowers,
memorial may be
made to the Navy
Relief Society.
Dugger Ewing
Funeral Home,
(641) 444-4474.
CLARA I. GERDES
WODEN — Clara I.
Gerdes, 86, of
Woden, died
Sunday (Jan. 18,
2004) at the
Hancock County
Memorial
Hospital in
Britt.
Her funeral will
be held at 10:30
a.m. Wednesday
at St. John’s
Lutheran Church
in Woden with
the Rev. Arlen
Lloyd
officiating.
Burial will be
in Bingham
Township
Cemetery south
of Woden.
Visitation will
be held from 5
to 7 p.m. today
at the Cataldo
Funeral Chapel
in Woden and
will continue
one hour prior
to services at
the church.
Clara Irene
Gerdes, the
daughter of
Albert and Adele
“Delia” Boecker
(Gerdes) was
born June 19,
1917, on a farm
in Linden
Township,
Winnebago
County.
She graduated
from Forest City
High School.
Clara worked for
the Gordon Field
family after the
mother died
taking care of
the three
children,
Gladys, Robert
and Lois. When
Clara’s mother
became ill, she
cared for her
until her death
in 1949.
After her
mother’s death,
Clara worked at
Smith’s Grocery
Store and
managed the
Variety Store in
Woden. She later
purchased the
Variety Store
and operated it
until she
retired in 1981.
She enjoyed
traveling and
visited all 48
contiguous
states, England,
Germany, the
Holy Land and
Mexico.
She entered the
Timely Mission
Nursing Home in
Buffalo Center
in July of 2002
and moved to
Westview Care
Center in Britt
in August of
2003.
Clara was an
active lifetime
member of St.
John’s Lutheran
Church in Woden
where she was
superintendent
and taught
beginners Sunday
school for
almost 50 years.
She was also the
Junior Mission
Band Leader for
many years.
She was an
active member of
the Hancock
County
Historical
Society, Hancock
County Memorial
Hospital
Auxiliary and
the Women’s
Federated Club
in Woden holding
many offices in
the local and
county club.
She belonged to
the Woden Senior
Citizens holding
many offices,
including
president, and
was awarded
Senior Citizen
of the Year for
her volunteer
work.
Clara played a
very active part
in planning the
Woden Diamond
Jubilee in 1974.
She was always
interested in
the betterment
of Woden.
She is survived
by two sisters,
Leora Ree of
Buffalo Center,
and Esther
Denney and
husband, Don, of
St. Louis, Mo.;
a
brother-in-law,
Eddie Nauman of
George, Iowa;
five nieces and
nephews and
their families;
and her extended
family, Gladys
Helstad and
husband, Lowell,
of Minneapolis,
Robert Field and
wife, Beverly,
of Albert Lea,
Minn. and Lois
Pearson of
Minneapolis.
Clara was
preceded in
death by her
parents; two
sisters, Alma
Goeddel and
Helene Nauman,
and a brother,
Ed Gerdes.
Cataldo Funeral
Home, (641)
926-5756.
DELL I. GIFFORD
CHARLES CITY —
Dell I. Gifford,
83, of 100 Park
Lane Drive,
Charles City,
died Thursday
(Jan. 15, 2004)
at the Odyssey
Hospice
Inpatient Unit
in Mesa, Ariz.
Memorial
services will be
held at 10:30
a.m. Thursday at
Fullerton-Hage
Funeral Home,
401 Blunt St.,
Charles City,
with the Rev.
Paul Wilcox
officiating.
Inurnment will
be in Sunnyside
Memory Gardens,
rural Charles
City at a later
date.
Visitation will
be held one hour
prior to
services on
Thursday at the
funeral home.
Fullerton-Hage
Funeral
Home,(641)
228-4211.
HELEN A.
HAGEDORN
MASON CITY —
Helen A.
Hagedorn, 102,
of Mason City,
passed away on
Thursday (Jan.
15, 2004) at
Emanuel St.
Joseph Hospital
in Mankato,
Minn. following
a short illness.
Funeral services
for Helen will
be held at 10:30
a.m. Wednesday
at Our Saviour’s
Lutheran Church,
2502 S.
Jefferson Ave.
with Pastor Joel
Dahlen and the
Rev. Nancy Drier
officiating.
Interment will
be at 3:30 p.m.
Wednesday in the
Oneida Cemetery
in Clutier.
There will be no
visitation.
Major Erickson
Funeral Home,
111 N.
Pennsylvania
Ave. in Mason
City is in
charge of
arrangements.
Helen was born
Oct. 20, 1910,
in Algona, the
daughter of
Andrew Jackson
Lilly and Emma
Brittanica Wheat
Lilly. Helen
attended school
and graduated
from high school
in Britt. She
later attended
Grinnell College
in Grinnell and
graduated from
Iowa State
Teachers College
in Cedar Falls
in 1923.
On Aug. 24,
1923, she
married Ervin L.
Hagedorn. They
farmed in the
Clutier, Iowa,
area and in 1936
moved to a farm
near Garwin,
Iowa.
Helen and Ervin
were charter
members of St.
Luke Lutheran
Church in Traer.
She taught rural
school in the
area and gave
piano lessons
for many years.
She was a 4-H
leader and
played the piano
for contests,
choirs, weddings
and funerals.
She attended
many
Elderhostels and
loved to sew and
crochet.
In 1965, Helen
and Ervin
retired and
moved to Mason
City. After
moving to the
Mason City area,
they became
active members
of Our Saviur’s
Lutheran Church
which remained
Helen’s home
church until her
death.
She belonged to
the Altar Guild
and to the
Quilter’s Club
at Our Saviour’s
Lutheran Church.
Helen lived at
Shalom Towers
and at Willow
Pointe Assisted
Living before
moving to
Mankato in April
of 2003.
She resided at
the Alterra
Sterling House
in Mankato and
enjoyed being
closer to her
children and
grandchildren.
She is survived
by four
children,
Margaret Johnson
of Rogers, Ark.,
Richard Hagedorn
and wife, Joan,
of Placentia,
Calif., Roger
Hagedorn, of
Belle Vista,
Ark., and Mary
Lou Haldorson
and husband,
Nordeene, of
Mankato,
Minn.;11
grandchildren;
17
great-grandchildren;
and seven
great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded
in death by her
parents; and
husband, Ervin
L. Hagedorn.
Major Erickson
Funeral Home &
Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
ALICE E.
KINGLAND
FOREST CITY —
Alice E.
Kingland, 90, of
Forest City,
died Sunday
(Jan. 18, 2004)
at the Good
Samaritan Center
in Forest City.
Funeral services
will be held at
11 a.m.
Wednesday at the
Winnebago
Lutheran Church
in rural Lake
Mills with the
Rev. Kevin L.
Mackey
officiating.
Burial will be
at Elim Lutheran
Cemetery in
rural Fertile.
Visitation will
be from 5 to 7
p.m. today at
Petersen Lund
Funeral Home,
505 N. Clark St.
in Forest City,
and one hour
prior to service
at the church.
Alice E.
Kingland was
born in Wadena,
Minn. on June
12, 1913, the
daughter of
Edmond and Celia
(Olson) Holland.
She received her
elementary
education in
Sebeka, Minn.
She later
attended the
Oakgrove
Lutheran Academy
in Fargo, N.D.,
and continued
her education at
the Conservatory
of Music in
Bemidji, Minn.
She married Oral
Kingland on June
10, 1946, at
Immanuel
Lutheran Church
in Forest City.
The couple made
their home on a
farm northeast
of Forest City
their entire
married lives.
The couple
attended Trinity
Lutheran Church
in Forest City
until 1960, when
they joined
Winnebago
Lutheran Church.
Alice was
director of
music there for
many years and
was active in
Ladies Aid and
Martha Circle.
Alice shared her
musical talents
in many ways:
teaching piano,
directing the
church choir and
doing solo work
for funerals and
weddings.
She loved
flowers, tended
a big garden and
was a member of
the Fertile
Garden Club.
Alice was a
charter member
of the OAO Club.
Family was very
important to
her. She cared
for her siblings
after their
parents died and
she treasured
time spent with
her
grandchildren.
Her children
remember her as
a wonderful cook
and innovative
baker.
The couple
retired from
farming and
moved to Forest
City in 1996.
Alice is
survived by her
husband, Oral,
of Forest City
and four
children: Judy
Belmore and
husband, Jon, of
Bloomington,
Minn.; Joel
Kingland and
wife, Elaine, of
Forest City; Tom
Kingland and
wife, Sheryl, of
Lake Mills, and
Mark Kingland
and wife,
Brenda, of
Forest City; 10
grandchildren
and seven
great-grandchildren.
Also, two
sisters, Hilda
Barnes of Salem,
Ore. and Geneva
Morstad of
Forest City,
Minn.
She was preceded
in death by her
parents, two
brothers, Gustav
and Howard
Holland and two
sisters, Viola
Nydahl and
Violet Hanson.
Petersen Lund
Funeral Home,
(641) 585-2685.
JESSIE LOATS
BELMOND — Jessie
Loats, 98, of
Belmond, died
Saturday (Jan.
17, 2004) at the
Belmond Health
Care Center in
Belmond.
Funeral services
will be held at
11 a.m. today at
the Immanuel
Reformed Church
in Belmond, with
the Rev. Rob
Ford
officiating.
Burial will be
in the Immanuel
Reformed Church
Cemetery.
Visitation will
be one hour
prior to
services at the
church.
The family
suggests
memorials to
Wright County
Hospice, the
Immanuel
Reformed Church,
or to the
Immanuel
Reformed
Cemetery.
Jessie Loats was
born Jan. 17,
1906, at
Belmond, the
daughter of
Frederick and
Lena (Arenholz)
Loats. She
attended Belmond
area rural
schools.
She had done
housekeeping at
the Hill Motel
in Belmond for
many years.
Those who knew
Jessie will
especially
remember her for
her attention to
family history
and for her love
of the outdoors
and nature.
Jessie is
survived by her
sisters, Mildred
Vestweber and
Arlene Bohning,
both of Belmond,
and several
nieces and
nephews.
She was preceded
in death by her
parents, a
sister,
Willamine Smith,
and her
brothers,
Benjamin and
Andrew Loats.
Tenold-Andrews
Funeral Home,
(641) 444-4474.
ELLA MARTHA
MORRISON
CLEAR LAKE —
Ella Martha
Morrison, 97, of
625 14th Ave.
N., Clear Lake,
passed away
Sunday (Jan. 18,
2004) at the
Oakwood Care
Center in Clear
Lake.
Funeral services
will be held at
11 a.m. Thursday
at the Ward-Van
Slyke Colonial
Chapel, 101 N.
Fourth St. in
Clear Lake.
Visitation will
begin one hour
prior to
services at the
Ward-Van Slyke
Colonial Chapel.
Memorials may be
made to Oakwood
Care Center.
Ella was born
Sept. 21, 1906,
in Fessenden,
N.D. the
daughter of
Peter and
Katrina (Kemmer)
Klindworth.
Ella married Dow
A. Morrison,
Feb. 27, 1928,
at St. Paul,
Minn.
Ella designed
hats for a
millenary shop
in St. Paul and
then worked as
seamstress for
Dayton’s
Department Store
until retiring.
Ella moved to
Clear Lake in
March of 2000.
She enjoyed both
flower and
vegetable
gardening.
Ella is survived
by her children,
James Morrison
and his wife,
Ophelia “Babe”
of Clear Lake;
Lorena K.
Johnson and her
husband, Robert,
of San Diego,
Calif.; and
Joseph Morrision
and his wife,
Michelle “Mike”
of Sioux Falls,
S.D.; 21
grandchildren;
39
great-grandchildren;
and 20
great-great-grandchildren.
Ward-Van Slyke
Colonial Chapel,
(641) 357-2193.
EDWARD ELMER
WYBORNY
OXLEY, Ark. —
Edward Elmer
Wyborny, 92, of
rural Oxley,
Ark. died Sunday
(Jan. 18, 2004)
in Clinton, Ark.
He was born Nov.
29, 1911 in
Worth County,
Iowa, the son of
the late Edward
Franklin and
Lulu Witham
Wyborny.
He was preceded
in death by his
wife Inez, and
by three
brothers,
Morris, Roy, and
Harold, and by
two
grandchildren.
He worked on
farms in the
early 1930s and
later spent most
of his working
life as a
mechanic,
working on
General Motors
and Chrysler
motor cars. He
retired in 1974
as a diesel
truck mechanic
in San Diego,
Calif.
He became a
General Class
amateur radio
operator in 1960
and enjoyed that
hobby during his
retirement
years.
Survivors
include a
brother, Kenneth
and his wife,
Edna, of
Mabanks, Texas;
a brother,
Donald and his
wife, Lucille,
of Mountain
Home, Ark.; six
children,
Richard and his
wife Gloria of
Charles City,
Raymond and his
wife Wendy of El
Cajon, Calif.,
Elton and his
wife Karen of
Scotland, Ark.,
June and her
husband Dennis
Dodd of Clear
Lake, Kathy and
her husband, Don
Meinholz of
Juneau, Wis.,
and Carol
Wyborny of
Stoughton, Wis.;
17
grandchildren;
41
great-grandchildren;
and two
great-great-grandchildren.
Arrangements for
direct cremation
were by
Roller-McNutt of
Clinton, Ark.
A memorial
service in Iowa
will be
scheduled at a
later date.
Roller-McNutt
Funeral Home,
(501) 745-2151.
ROSA BETH
(SIEWERTSEN)
BASS
BASSETT— Rosa
Beth
(Siewertsen)
Bass, 60, passed
away Friday
(January 16,
2004) in New
Hampton.
Funeral services
will be held at
11 a.m. Thursday
at the Sunnyside
Funeral Home
Chapel, Charles
City, with the
Rev. A.C. Wegner
officiating.
Burial will be
in Sunnyside
Memory Gardens,
rural Charles
City.
Friends may call
at Sunnyside
Funeral Home
from 8 to 5 p.m.
Wednesday and
one hour prior
to services on
Thursday.
Memorials may be
directed to the
family
Rosa was born
Oct. 14, 1943,
to Erwin and
Cornellia (Lang)
Siewertsen at
Mason City. Rosa
graduated from
Charles City
High School and
Hamilton
Business College
(data
processing) in
Mason City.
On Oct. 19,
1964, Rosa was
united in
marriage to John
Bass at
Clarksville.
John passed away
Jan. 5, 1989.
Rosa worked at
Comp Systems and
belonged to
their union for
fifteen years,
retiring in the
fall of 2003.
Rosa lived in
the Floyd and
Chickasaw County
area since 1968.
Survivors
include her
mother,
Cornellia, Nora
Springs; one
son, Ronald
Bass, Ionia; one
daughter, Shelly
(Chuck) Miller,
Charles City;
one step-son,
Michael (Connie)
Bass, Twentynine
Palms, Calif.;
three
step-daughters,
Connie (Mike)
Driver, New
Port, Ark.,
Kathy (Ken)
Golly, Charles
City, Evelyn
(Jim) Rogers,
Denver, Iowa;
one brother,
Maynard (Deb)
Siewertsen,
Charles City;
four
sisters,Venita
(“Bud”) Roy,
Apple ValIey,
Minn., ldona
(Jack)Patten,
Cedar Rapids,
Olene (Al)
Schroeder,
Greene; Martha
Torres, Waseca ,
Minn.; two
granddaughters;
three
step-granddaughters;
four
step-grandsons;
one
great-granddaughter;
two
great-grandsons.
Rosa was
preceded in
death by her
husband; father;
two sisters and
one step-son.
Sunnyside Memory
Gardens and
Funeral Home.
Charles City,
(641) 228-2601.
GERALD L.
WARRINGTON
CHARLES CITY—
Gerald L.
Warrington, 81,
passed away late
Friday evening
(January 16,
2004) in Charles
City.
Funeral services
will be held at
11 a.m.Wednesday
at New Life
Community
Church, 1960
Gilbert St.,
Charles City,
with the Rev.
Michael McAbee
officiating.
Burial will be
in Sunnyside
Memory Gardens,
rural Charles
City.
Friends may call
from 5 to 8 p.m.
Tuesday at the
Sunnyside
Funeral Home and
on Wednesday one
hour prior to
services at the
church.
Memorials may be
directed to the
family.
Gerald was born
September 13,
1922, at Lyle,
Minn., the son
of Clifford
“Lavern” and
Mabel (Basford)
Warrington.
Gerald moved to
Kensett at the
age of five and
a half after his
mother’s death.
He was then
raised by his
aunt, attending
and graduating
from high school
in Kensett.
When returning
to Iowa after
serving in the
Navy during
World War II, he
was united in
marriage to Irma
Hoblit on May
24, 1944, in
rural Little
Cedar, Iowa.
Irma passed away
June 13, 1999.
Gerald was an
auto parts
manager for 42
years at
Standard Battery
Electric from
1950 to 1992. He
belonged to The
American Legion
and lived in
Charles City for
58 years.
On July 15,
2000, Gerald and
Anna were united
in marriage at
the Little Brown
Church in
Nashua.
Survivors
include his wife
Anna; two sons,
Jerry Lynn
(Cheryl)
Warrington,
Osage, Donald
Edward (Rebecca)
Warrington,Waverly;
one daughter,
Susan Kaye
(Lynn) Spurbeck,
Forest City;
four stepsons,
Timothy (Debra)
Warrington,
Cincinnati,Ohio,
Gerald Lee
(Jennifer)
Warrington,
Lawrenceburg,
Ind., Kendall R.
(Sarah)
Warrington,West
Harrison, Ind.,
Len Warrington,
Cincinnati,
Ohio; one
stepdaughter,
Patricia (Perry)
Vaught,
Lawrenceburg,
Ind.; one
sister, Margaret
Ebling, Mason
City; three
sisters-in-law,
Francis Hundt,
Charles City,
Ona Maxwell,
Charles City,
Ida (Jack)
Schloemer,
Nashua; six
grandchildren;
eleven
step-grandchildren;
14
great-grandchildren;
one
step-greatgrandchild.
Gerald was
preceded in
death by his
parents; his
first wife; two
sisters, Marilyn
Erbe and
Jacquelyn, in
infancy; three
brothers, Cliff,
Ken and Orville.
Sunnyside Memory
Gardens and
Funeral Home,
Charles City,
(641) 228-2635.
LIONEL W. OLSON
OSAGE — Lionel
W. Olson, 77, of
Osage, died
Monday (Jan. 19,
2004) at the
Mitchell County
Regional Health
Center in Osage.
Funeral
arrangements are
incomplete at
the
Champion-Bucheit
Funeral Home in
Osage.
Champion-Bucheit
Funeral Home,
(641) 732-3706.
LAEL M.
VESTWEBER
THORNTON —
Funeral services
for Lael Mae
Vestweber will
be held at 11
a.m. Wednesday
at Retz-Grarup
Funeral Home,
107 N. Second
St. in Thornton,
with the Rev.
Robert Hetrick
presiding.
Interment will
be at Pleasant
View Cemetery in
Thornton.
Friends may call
from 5 to 7 p.m.
today at the
Retz-Grarup
Funeral Home.
Lael M.
Vestweber was
born Oct. 6,
1933, at
Belmond, a
daughter of
Henry and Pearl
(LaRue)
Vestweber. She
lived her life
with her parents
on farms in the
north Iowa area
until 1942 when
they bought and
moved to the
family farm six
miles north of
Thornton. She
attended Union
Township Country
School.
In 1967, Lael
moved into
Thornton with
her parents and
sister Mary. In
2002, she moved
to Clear Lake
and has spent
the last year in
the Westview
Nursing Home in
Britt.
Lael enjoyed
playing cards,
little kittens
and puppies and
birds,
especially
cardinals. She
also enjoyed her
nieces, nephews,
great-niece and
great-nephews.
She enjoyed
baking cookies
and doing crafts
with her special
friends at the
care center.
Lael died
Saturday (Jan.
17, 2004) at the
Westview Nursing
Home, she was 70
years old.
Survivors
include her
brother, David
Sr. (Sharon)
Vestweber, of
Clear Lake;
sister, Mary
(Dean) Lauen, of
Clear Lake; six
nephews and
nieces, David
Jr. (Patti)
Vestweber,
Dianna (Chris)
Nelson, Scott
Vestweber, Shari
Vestweber, Todd
Lauen, and Anne
Marie Lauen;
five
great-nephews
and great-niece:
Joshua and James
Vestweber;
Andrew,
Nicholas,
Madelynn and
Benjamin Nelson;
and special
friend: Margaret
Best.
Lael is preceded
in death by her
parents and twin
sister, Gail, in
childhood.
Retz-Grarup
Funeral Home,
(641) 998-2311.
MARJORIE B.
WOHLFORD
HAMPTON —
Marjorie B.
Wohlford, 81, of
Hampton, died
Sunday (Jan. 18,
2004) at the
Franklin General
Hospital in
Hampton.
Funeral services
will be held at
10:30 a.m.
Wednesday at the
Geneva United
Methodist Church
in Geneva, with
the Rev.
Patricia Connor
officiating.
Burial will be
in the
Lindenwood
Cemetery in
rural Geneva.
Visitation will
be held from 4
to 7 p.m. today
at the
Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral Home in
Hampton.
Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral Home,
(641) 456-3232.
Posted by
Gene Manning
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