PUBLISHED Tuesday, July 6, 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.
GLEE BELLE MENNENGA
BELMOND — Glee Belle Mennenga, 81, of Belmond,
passed away Saturday (July 3, 2004) at the
Belmond Health Care Center.
Funeral services for Glee Belle Mennenga will be
held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Immanuel
Reformed Church near Belmond, with Pastor Rob
Ford officiating. Burial will take place in the
Alexander Cemetery near Alexander.
Visitation for Glee Belle Mennenga will be held
from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the Dugger Ewing
Funeral Home, 111 Luick’s Lane S. in Belmond and
one hour prior to services at the church.
Glee, the daughter of Clarence and Violet
Raymond Hill, was born July 21, 1922, in Clear
Lake. She was raised in the Clear Lake area and
graduated from Clear Lake High School.
During World War II, Glee was employed at an
airplane factory in Omaha, Neb. She later worked
at Winnebago Industries in Forest City, but
first and foremost she was a housewife and
mother.
On Feb. 28, 1946, Glee was united in marriage
with Elmer Waltzing in Klemme. To this union
five children were born. Elmer passed away in
1977.
Glee was united in marriage with Don Mennenga on
January 4, 1979, in Belmond. Don passed away in
1983.
She also enjoyed many years of companionship
with Ed Pals.
Glee’s many hobbies included dancing at the
Surf, cooking, quilting, playing Uno with her
grandchildren and playing cards with friends.
She loved cooking and washing clothes.
A member of Immanuel Reformed Church in Belmond,
Glee was also active in the Women’s Group. She
enjoyed the time spent with the Pleasant Peppy
Pals 4-H club as a leader and judge.
Glee Belle is survived by two daughters, Jolene
DeCarlo and her husband, Charles, of Truro and
Janice Creason and her husband, Chris, of Perry;
two sons, John Waltzing and his wife, Lee Ann,
of Belmond and Doug and his wife, Barb, of
Belmond; son-in-law Larry Tisor and Becky of
Mason City; 11 grandchildren; three
great-grandchildren; extended family: Dave
Mennenga of Grand Island, Neb., Bob Mennenga and
his wife, Pat of Omaha, Neb., and Marcia
Bergmark and husband, Frank, of Grand Island,
Neb.; brother, Elston (Tony) Hill and his wife,
Barbara, of Springfield, Mo.; two sisters:
Marguerite Hoffland and her husband, Edward, of
Cresco, and Geri Klesel and her husband, George,
of Springfield, Mo.; and sister-in-law, Mina
Hill, of Laguna Hills, Calif.
She was preceded in death by her parents,
husbands Elmer and Don; daughter Marilyn;
special friend, Ed Pals; great-granddaughter,
Elizabeth; brother, Vern Hill; and sister, Edna
Morgan.
Dugger Ewing Funeral Home, (641) 444-3248.
JEANETTE E. PIERATT
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Jeanette Elvelyn Pieratt,
82, of San Diego, Calif., formerly of Joice and
Fertile, Iowa, died Monday (July 5, 2004) at the
Hampton Health Care Center in Hampton.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday
at the Last Supper Chapel in the Bible Mausoleum
in the Greenwood Cemetery, San Diego, Calif.
Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. today at the
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, (641) 456-3232.
MARIE HAMANN
VENTURA — Marie Hamann, 96, of Ventura, died
Sunday (July 4, 2004) at the Muse-Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at
the Redeemer Lutheran Church in Ventura.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, (641) 357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com
MARIE A. TUSHA
GARNER — Marie A. Tusha, 70, of Garner, formerly
of Englewood, Ohio, died Sunday (July 4, 2004)
at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, Minn., after
a lingering illness.
Her funeral will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday at
the St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Duncan
with the Rev. Michael Schueller officiating.
Burial will be at St. John’s Catholic Cemetery
in Duncan.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m.
Wednesday at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in
Duncan with a rosary at 6:30 p.m. and a
Scriptural wake service at 7 p.m. Visitation
will continue one hour prior to services at the
church.
Cataldo Funeral Home in Garner is in charge of
arrangements.
Marie Agnes Tusha, the daughter of John and Anna
(Tlach) Tusha, was born Jan. 16, 1934, on a farm
west of Garner. She attended country school at
Garfield No. 8. She lived with her family on the
farm until moving to Dayton, Ohio at the age of
21.
She worked at General Motors in Dayton until
retiring in May of 1996. She also managed an
apartment building and worked part-time at Diet
Workshop for 20 years.
Following her retirement, she moved to
Englewood, Ohio, and worked at Elder Beermans
Department Store until January of 2003.
In May of 2003, Marie moved to Garner to be
closer to her family.
She was a very generous person who enjoyed
entertaining, cooking and traveling.
She was a member of St Wenceslaus Catholic
Church.
She is survived by her brother, George (Mary
Lou) Tusha of Garner; a brother-in-law, Raymond
(Vivian) Steven of Algona; four nephews, Raymond
Steven Jr. of Coon Rapids, Minn., Tim (Ellen)
Tusha of Garner, Tom (Teri) Tusha of Clear Lake,
and Ted (Christa) Tusha of Garner; seven
great-nieces and nephews; and many friends in
Dayton and Englewood, Ohio.
Marie was preceded in death by her parents; a
sister, Agnes Steven; and a sister-in-law,
Darlene Tusha.
Cataldo Funeral Home, (641) 923-2841.
www.cataldofuneralhome.com
LORI DUNCAN
KANDACE D. DUNCAN
AMBER J. DUNCAN
MASON CITY — Lori (Milbrath) Duncan, 32, Kandace
D. “Kandie” Duncan, 10, and Amber J. Duncan, 6,
of Mason City, died July 25, 1993, in rural
Mason City.
Their funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday
(July 10, 2004) at the First United Methodist
Church, 119 S. Georgia Ave. in Mason City, with
the Rev. Jim Stiles and the Rev. Jo Frahm
Watkins, officiating. Interment will be in
Elmwood Cemetery in Mason City.
Vistation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday
at 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.
REBECCA K. WILLIAMS
FOREST CITY — Rebecca K. Williams, 20, of Forest
City, died Sunday (July 4, 2004) at Mercy
Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday
at the First Baptist Church in Forest City with
the Rev. Doug Farrell officiating.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at
the Petersen Lund Funral Home, 505 N. Clark St.
in Forest City.
Petersen Lund Funeral Home, (641) 585-2685.
EUGENE F. BURRIS
CLEAR LAKE — Eugene F. Burris, 91, of 705 Third
Ave. N. in Clear Lake, died Tuesday (June 15,
2004) at the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit
in Mason City.
Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m.
Thursday at the Zion Lutheran Church, 112 N.
Fourth St. in Clear Lake, with the Rev. Dean
Hess officiating.
Visitation will be held one hour prior to the
services on Thursday at the church.
Memorials may be made to Zion Lutheran Church.
Gene was born Aug. 22, 1912, the son of Marshall
and Mary (Wass) Burris, at Mason City.
After graduation from Mason City High School in
1933, he worked as a salesman in the Davenport
area.
He met Dorothy Woehlk during that time and they
were married March 27, 1937, at the Little Brown
Church at Nashua. Eventually they settled in
Clear Lake.
Gene spent four years helping build the Alcan
Highway in Canada. He later worked for Williams
Pipeline Company and retired in 1977 after 32
years of employment.
Gene was a jack-of-all-trades and a skilled
carpenter with the ability to build or fix
almost anything. He finished construction on the
family home in 1950 where he remained active
until his death.
He also built a much-enjoyed cabin in Colorado
and a number of toys and playthings for his
children and grandchildren.
For many years he won the outdoor lighting
contest and continued his tradition of Christmas
lighting through the past holiday season.
Gene was an avid fisherman, boater, and outdoor
enthusiast with a fondness for animals.
He was a long time member of Zion Lutheran
Church.
Gene is survived by three children, Ron (Brenda)
Burris of Horse Shoe, N.C.; Dennis (Barbara)
Burris of Dexter, Ore.; and Wendy (Will) Keen of
Mason City; 13 grandchildren, Jon, Jeff, Roddy
and Tom Burris; Heather Preston, Briceanne
Bailey, Nancy Frame, Brent Bailey, Johannah
Keil, Korenza Burris, Jennifer, Aimee and Nathan
Keen; and 11 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his
wife Dorothy; brother Merlin Burris; and sister
Evelyn Wakefield.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, www.colonial
chapels.com
RICHARD L. ROHWEDDER
GREENE — Funeral services for Richard L.
Rohwedder, 82, of 404 N. First St., Greene, will
be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Peter
Lutheran Church in Greene, with Pastor Mark
Walker officiating. Burial will be in the Rose
Hill Cemetery in Greene.
Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the
Reid’s Funeral Chapel in Greene, and will
continue at the Church on Thursday one hour
before services.
Reid’s Funeral Chapel, (641) 823-4457.
LINDA FINGER
FOREST CITY — Linda Finger, 56, of rural Forest
City, died Monday (July 5, 2004) at her home.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth
St. in Clear Lake.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, (641) 357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com
PAT DOERNING
ALGONA — Pat Doerning, 97, of Algona, died
Sunday (July 4, 2004) at the Algona Good
Samaritan Communities.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home in
Algona.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home, (515)
295-3731.
www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com
GRACE MCMULLEN
ST. ANSGAR — Grace McMullen, 84, of St. Ansgar,
died Friday (July 2, 2004) at home.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday at First Lutheran Church in St. Ansgar
with the Rev. Robert Porisch officiating. Burial
will be in St. Olaf Cemetery, New Richland,
Minn. with graveside services at 2:30 p.m. on
Wednesday.
Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home in St. Ansgar.
Grace Harriet Dorothy McMullen was born at
Geneseo, Ill. (Edford Township) on Feb. 8, 1920,
the daughter of Gustav and Anna (Menzenberg)
Neumann. She received her education in the
Geneseo school system.
She was united in marriage to Lawrence McMullen
on Feb. 14, 1941. He preceded her in death on
May 6, 1979.
For most of her married life she lived in
Minneapolis, Minn., where her husband was in law
enforcement.
She was a beautician most of her life, and had
various other jobs as a book-keeper and in
sales. She lived in New Richland for 16 years
from 1973-1989, and for the last 15 years in St.
Ansgar, Iowa.
After moving to St. Ansgar, she worked at the
Nissen Public Library until her full retirement
in 2002.
Grace was a member of Order of Easter Star,
Retired Senior Volunteer Program, and a Senior
Advocate for the Agency on Aging. She was a
member of First Lutheran Church, St. Ansgar and
active in the Deborah Circle.
She had a zest for living life to its’ fullest
and her philosophy was “Keep Learning as though
you are going to live forever, and live as
though you are going to die tomorrow!”
Besides her husband, she also was preceded in
death by her parents, four brothers, two sisters
and one grandson.
Left to cherish her memory are two daughters,
Sharon (Mrs. Donald Deming) and Susan (Mrs.
Merlyn Thorson); six grandchildren: Susan Boush,
Rebecca Rumpf, Janice Whelan, Cory Thorson,
Allison Thorson and Greg Thorson; five
great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Gladys
Vandersnick of Rock Falls, Ill.; and numerous
neices and nephews.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, (641) 713-4920.
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PUBLISHED Wednesday, July 7, 2004
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service of Fullerton Funeral Homes.
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MARIE HAMANN
VENTURA — Marie Hamann, 96, of Ventura,
died Sunday (July 4, 2004) at the
Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in
Mason City.
A funeral service will be held 10:30
a.m. Friday at Redeemer Lutheran Church
in Ventura, with the Rev. Daird W. Korth
officiating. Interment will be held at
Memorial Park Cemetery in Mason City.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m.
Thursday at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St. in Clear Lake.
Visitation will also be one hour prior
to service time on Friday at the church.
The family of Marie Hamann has requested
that memorial contributions be made to
Redeemer Lutheran Church in Ventura or
Hospice of North Iowa in her memory.
Marie was born Oct. 3, 1907, in Adel,
Iowa, the daughter of Fred E. and Virgie
(Potter) Wilson. Marie attended school
in Clear Lake.
She was united in marriage to George
Hamann on July 3, 1925. He preceded her
in death in 1977.
In 1934, George and Marie built the
Heidelberg Supper Club in Luana, Iowa,
and owned and operated the supper club
until 1952.
In 1958, the family began farming in the
rural Ventura area and after her
husband’s death in 1977, Marie continued
to farm until the time of her death.
She loved and enjoyed taking care of the
farm, gardening, and flowers.
She was the oldest member of Redeemer
Lutheran Church in Ventura and was also
a member of the Dorcas Society.
Left to cherish her memory is her
daughter, Betty Nolan of Naperville,
Ill.; four great-grandchildren, William
C. Nolan III, of Aurora, Ill., Carolyn
Nolan of Aurora, Jeffrey Kennedy of
Naperville, and Meghan Kennedy of
Naperville; a brother, Bill Wilson and
his wife, Elsie, of Ventura; many nieces
and nephews as well as other relatives
and friends.
Besides her husband she was also
preceded in death by her parents, two
grandchildren, William C. Nolan Jr., and
Carol Kennedy; a great-grandson, John
Nolan; five brothers, Harold, Nile, Jim,
George, and Henry Wilson; and two
sisters, Margie Walker and Mary Byerly.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, (641)
357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com.
LINDA R. FINGER
FOREST CITY — Linda R. Finger, 56, 2330
330th St., Forest City, died Monday
(July 5, 2004) at her home.
A funeral service will be held 10:30
a.m. Friday at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St. in Clear Lake,
with the Rev. Ed Bard officiating.
Interment will be held at Clear Lake
Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m.
Thursday at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel.
Memorials may be given to Hospice of
North Iowa in her name.
Linda was born Dec. 9, 1947, in Mason
City, the daughter of George F. and Nina
(Zimmel) Hoffman. Linda attended Clear
Lake High School. She worked as a
waitress at the Holiday Inn in Mason
City and Winnebago for over 20 years
with Stitch Craft.
Linda married Dale Finger Jan. 4, 1992,
at Faith Lutheran Church in Miller.
Linda was an avid Coca-Cola collector.
She loved her animals and raising
flowers. She was excellent mother and
wife.
She was an outstanding cook and loved to
entertain her relatives. Linda enjoyed
fishing and driving through Pilot Knob.
She was diagnosed with cancer and had
been receiving wonderful care from
Midwest Regional Medical Cancer Center,
in Zion, Ill.
Linda is survived by her husband, Dale
Finger, of Forest City; a daughter,
Melody Solvwisch and her husband, Scott,
of Forest City; a son, Shannon Torkelson,
of Forest City; stepson, Tyrel Finger,
of Forest City; stepdaughter, Micah
Finger, of Rock Valley; stepgrandson,
Tylen Finger, of Fredericksburg; three
sisters, Betty Lunn and her husband,
George, of Clear Lake, Evelyn Frank, of
Mason City, and Judy Bisher and her
husband, Glen, of Citrus Heights, Calif.
Linda was preceded in death by her
parents; two brothers, Keith Hoffman and
Gary Hoffman Sr.; and one sister,
Marlene Stevens.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, (641)
357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com.
ALPHA M. BRAUND
KIESTER, Minn. — Alpha M. Braund, 94, of
Kiester, Minn., died Monday (July 5,
2004) at Lake Mills Care Center in Lake
Mills.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m.
Saturday at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church
in Kiester, Minn., with the Rev. Dick
Steffen officiating. Interment will be
in Our Savior’s Lutheran Cemetery in
Kiester.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m.
Friday at Bruss-Heitner Funeral Home in
Wells, Minn., and one hour prior to the
service on Saturday at the church.
Alpha was born on Sept. 10, 1909, in
Mount Valley Township, Winnebago County,
Iowa, the daughter of Alf and Ingre
Marie (Volstad) Thorson. She grew up in
Mount Valley Township and attended
school there and Lake Mills High School.
She married Chester Braund on Jan. 30,
1927, at Winnebago Lutheran Church. She
lived her entire life in the Lake Mills
and Kiester areas.
She was an executive manager and charter
member of Tupperware Home Parties. All
of her grandchildren knew her as
“Tupperware Grandma” and she has a
great-grandchild working in the
Tupperware corporate office.
She was a member of Our Savior’s
Lutheran Church, was president of the
Martha Circle (now Sarah Circle) for 40
years, taught Sunday school for many
years, and was secretary of the WELCA.
Alpha was a 4-H leader and served as
historian of the Thorson/Brue family for
36 years, visiting her ancestors in
Norway four times.
She was a very active family-oriented
Christian lady who led a very exemplary
life.
She is survived by five children, Vernon
(wife Bonita) Braund, of Walters, Minn.,
Marlys (husband Robert) Harig, of
Emmons, Minn., Jean (husband Wayne)
Ellertson, of Charles City, Keith (wife
Alice) Braund, of Emmons, and Lynn
(husband John) Wirkkala, of Westminster,
Colo.; son-in-law, Roger Oldfather, of
Kiester; 18 grandchildren; 44
great-grandchildren; and eight
great-great-grandchildren; and one
brother, John Thorson, of Albert Lea,
Minn.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; husband in 1966; one daughter,
LaVonne; one sister, Mabel Theodora;
five brothers, Herman, twins Marvin and
Marvel, Harold Thorson, and a brother
Herman in infancy; and three
grandchildren, Randy and Vern Braund,
and Kristi Harig; one
great-granddaughter, Stacey Halvorsen.
The Bruss-Heitner Funeral Home, (507)
553-3124.
JAMES MCGRATH
JOICE — James McGrath, 85, of Joice,
died Tuesday (July 6, 2004) at Heritage
Care Center in Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
Petersen Lund Funeral Home, 505 N. Clark
St. in Forest City.
Petersen Lund Funeral Home, (641)
585-2685.
WAYNE ‘SHORTY’ SPILMAN
CLEAR LAKE — Wayne “Shorty” Spilman, 74,
14754 Evergreen, Clear Lake, died Monday
(July 5, 2004) at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa in Mason City.
Funeral service will be held 11 a.m.
Saturday at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St. in Clear Lake,
with the Rev. Dean Hess officiating.
Interment will be held at Memorial Park
Cemetery in Mason City, with military
honors by the Clear Lake V.F.W.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m.
Friday at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, and one hour prior to services
on Saturday.
Memorials may be given to the Wayne
Spilman Memorial Fund.
Shorty was born Oct. 26, 1929, on the
family farm south of Clear Lake, the son
of Daniel and Alphena (Thompson) Spilman
Jr. He attended rural schools.
Shorty served in the U.S. Army during
the Korean War. When he came back to
Clear Lake he farmed the family farm
with his brothers and father.
Shorty married Phyllis “Till” Kelley on
Oct. 10, 1954, at Zion Lutheran Church.
Shorty and Till enjoyed going to sales
and collecting antiques.
They enjoyed their many family pets
including their pet cow Josie. He had a
great love for cattle and horses.
Shorty could tell a joke like nobody
else. He loved visiting. He was loved by
all and never met a stranger.
Shorty was a member of Zion Lutheran
Church, and the Clear Lake V.F.W.
Shorty is survived by his wife, Phyllis
“Till” Spilman, of Clear Lake; three
sisters, Thelma Duregger, of Clear Lake,
Helen Duregger, and her husband, Fred,
of Newport News, Va., and Betty Thomas,
of Clear Lake; two brothers, Sam
Spilman, of Clear Lake, and Daniel T.
Spilman, of Clear Lake; two
sisters-in-law, Audrey Spilman and Alma
Spilman, both of Clear Lake; and many
nieces and nephews.
Shorty was preceded in death by his
parents; two brothers, Orval and Dale
Spilman; and many wonderful pets.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, (641)
357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com
RICHARD L. ROHWEDDER
GREENE — Funeral services for Richard L.
Rohwedder, 82, of 404 N. First St.,
Greene, will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at
St. Peter Lutheran Church in Greene,
with Pastor Mark Walker officiating.
Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery in
Greene.
Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. today at
Reid’s Funeral Chapel in Greene, and
will continue at the church on Thursday
one hour before services.
Richard Leo Rohwedder was born March 5,
1922, in Greene, the son of Leo and
Bessie (Johnston) Rohwedder, and died
Sunday (July 4, 2004) at his home in
Greene.
He received his education in Greene
public schools, graduating in 1941.
He was united in marriage to Carole M.
Borchard, on Dec. 23, 1942, at St. Peter
Lutheran parsonage in Greene.
They made their home in Greene and
surrounding area their entire married
life.
Richard was a farmer, rural mail
carrier, and school bus driver.
Dick enjoyed spending time with his
family and friends, as well as dancing,
playing cards, gardening, and working in
his wood shop.
Since his retirement he enjoyed
wintering in Texas with his wife.
Richard was a confirmed member of St.
Peter Lutheran Church in Greene.
He is survived by his loving wife of 61
years, Carole of Greene; his son, Gordon
(Cheryl) Rohwedder of Marble Rock; his
daughter, Gloria (Roger) Stover of Dows;
four grandchildren, Randy Rohwedder,
Brad (Friend Laura) Rohwedder, Troy
(Merry) Stover, and Wesley (Stacey)
Stover; nine great-grandchildren,
Christopher, Scott, and Terry Stover,
Brooke, Kelsey, and Kamron Rohwedder;
Brady, Trinity, and Blake Stover.
Richard was preceded in death by his
parents.
Those planning an expression of sympathy
may direct memorials to the Richard L.
Rohwedder Memorial Fund, designated for
Hospice, in care of the family.
Funeral arrangements have been entrusted
to Reid’s Funeral Chapel, 519 N. First
St., Greene.
Reid’s Funeral Chapel, (641) 823-4457.
RAYMOND L. STINIKER
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Raymond L. Stiniker,
94, of Albuquerque, N.M., died on June
17, 2004.
Raymond was born in Hayfield, Iowa, to
parents William and Augusta (Wolter)
Stiniker. He attended and graduated from
Hayfield High School and Waldorf College
in Forest City.
He married Luella Pint on Feb. 14, 1939,
and they embraced 56 years of married
life. Luella preceded him in death on
June 1, 1995.
Raymond is survived by a son, Craig, who
resides in Albuquerque; and a
granddaughter, Danielle Stiniker, of
Lubbock, Texas.
Raymond is survived by two sisters,
Gladys Bingham, 98, of Norwalk, Calif.,
and Ella Stoltenberg, 94, of Nora
Springs.
He was preceded in death by two other
brothers, Wesley, of Garner, and Walter,
of Payette, Idaho; three sisters, Laura
McFarling, of Crystal Lake, Esther
Stoltenberg, of Belmond, and Fern
Hamand, of Rockford.
Raymond and his brothers and sisters
were all born at Hayfield. They came
from a loving family and enjoyed each
other’s company throughout their years.
His memory will be cherished by us all.
GORDON SCHMIDT
CHARLES CITY — Gordon “Gordie” Schmidt,
81, of Charles City, died Thursday, May
20, 2004, at the 11th Street Chautauqua
Guest Home in Charles City.
Memorial service will be held at 10:30
a.m. Friday at the Hauser Funeral Home,
1205 S. Main St. in Charles City, with
the Rev. Dennis Niezwaag, pastor of
Saint John Evangelical Lutheran Church,
officiating. Burial will be in Beckwith
Cemetery, Colwell.
The family will greet friends one hour
prior to the service on Friday at Hauser
Funeral Home.
The Hauser Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323.
www.hauserfh.com.
SALLY J. CRAIG
MASON CITY — Sally J. Craig, 63, of 925
N. Plaza Drive, Lot 69, in Apache
Junction, Ariz., formerly of Mason City,
died Friday (June 25, 2004) at Kindred
Hospital in North Scottsdale, Ariz.
Sally J. Craig formerly resided at 18 S.
Virginia in Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
Fullerton Funeral Home, 123 Second St.
S. E. in Mason City.
Fullerton Funeral Home and Cremation
Services (641) 423-8676.
www.fullertonfh.com
DALE G. PERRY
MASON CITY — Dale G. Perry, 77, of Mason
City, formerly of Lake Mills, passed
away Tuesday (July 6, 2004) at Muse
Norris Hospice Unit in Mason City.
Funeral service will be 1:30 p.m.
Thursday at Asbury United Methodist
Church in Lake Mills, with Pastor Audrey
Young officiating. Military rites will
be by Lake Mills Otto/Chose Post No.
235. Burial will be at Sunset Rest
Cemetery in Northwood.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m.
today at Mittelstadt Funeral Home in
Lake Mills and one hour prior to
services on Thursday at the church.
Dale G. Perry was born Dec. 21, 1926, to
Ernest and C. Jean (Brown) Perry in
Northwood.
Dale served in the United States Army
from 1945 to 1947 in Korea and Hawaii.
During his year in Hawaii he polished
his bowling skills and learned to play
golf, which was his passion in later
life.
Dale loved to play the Rice Lake course.
When his health stopped him from
actively playing golf he still enjoyed
working in the clubhouse.
Dale was a member of the Eagles and
Solos and Singles in Albert Lea, Minn.,
and enjoyed those fellowships,
especially when playing cards.
Dale is survived by his three daughters,
Teresa of Edwardsville, Ill., Vicki of
Burnsville, Minn., and Sue of Sahuarita,
Ariz.; and one son, Steve, of Mason
City; three brothers and three sisters:
Ilene Shinn of Northwood, Ruth Perry and
Loraine Berg of Albert Lea, Earl of
Albert Lea, Jerry of St. Paul, Minn.,
and Lawrence, of Winona, Minn.
Dale leaves five grandchildren, Nicole
(Foster) Hudson, Hannah and Naomi
Tucker, and Philip and Dylan Colby; and
one great-grandchild, Abigail Hudson.
He was preceded in death by his parents;
and one brother, Donald.
Mittelstadt Funeral Home, (641)
592-0221.
THE REV. DOUGLAS ANDERSON
WEBSTER CITY — The Rev. Douglas
Anderson, 53, of Webster City, died
Tuesday (July 6, 2004) at Hamilton
Hospital in Webster City, after a
courageous year-long battle with
leukemia.
Funeral service will be held at 10:30
a.m. Friday at Asbury United Methodist
Church in Webster City, with Revs. Peter
Peterson, Jerald Swanberg, Richard
Speight and Dr. Gary Armstrong
officiating. Burial will be at 4:30 p.m.
Friday in the New Hampton Cemetery.
Memorial services will also be held at 7
p.m. Wednesday, July 14, at the First
United Methodist Church, 119 S. Georgia
Ave. in Mason City.
Visitation will be held from 4:30 p.m.
to 9 p.m. Thursday at Asbury United
Methodist Church, and prior to the
service on Friday.
Arrangements were made with Foster
Funeral Home and Cremation Center at
Webster City.
Douglas James Anderson, son of Walter
and Dorothy Johnson Anderson, was born
April 25, 1951, at Minneapolis, Minn. He
received his education at New Hampton
High School, graduating in 1969. He
received a B.A. from Cornell College in
Mt. Vernon in 1973. He received his
masters of divinity from Perkins School
of Theology at Southern Methodist
University in Dallas, Texas in May 1977.
On June 30, 1984, he was married to
Gayle Lynne Sjoblom at New Brighton,
Minn.
During his pastoral ministry, Doug
served First United Methodist Church in
Boone, Riverside UMC in Fort Dodge;
Grace UMC in Glenwood; Immanuel UMC in
Des Moines; First UMC in Mason City and
most recently was appointed to Asbury
UMC in Webster City.
He had served as chair of membership
division of the Board of Ordained
Ministry, as a member of board of
trustees for Cornell College, chair of
Mason City Ministerial Association and
various other involvements.
Pastor Doug is survived by his loving
wife, Gayle; daughters, Emily and Rachel
Anderson of Webster City; sisters and
brothers-in-law, Karen Anderson of New
Hampton, Linda and Zip Zeimetz of Elma,
Sue and Norm Pihale of Burnsville,
Minn., and Nancy Anderson of Plymouth,
Minn.; several nieces and nephews; a
great-niece and many loving extended
family and friends.
He is preceded in death by his parents
and a brother, David.
Foster Funeral Home, (515) 832-2110.
PATRICK J. DOERNING
ALGONA — Patrick J. Doerning, 97, of
Algona, died Sunday (July 4, 2004) at
Algona Good Samaritan Communities.
Memorial Mass will be 10:30 a.m.
Thursday at St. Cecelia Catholic Church
in Algona, with Father Paul Eisele
officiating. Inurnment will be in
Calvary Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m.
today at Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home in Algona, with an 8 p.m.
prayer service.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral
Home, (515) 295-3731.
www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com
REBECCA K. WILLIAMS
FOREST CITY — Rebecca K. Williams, 20,
of Forest City, died Sunday (July 4,
2004) at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa
in Mason City.
Funeral service will be 1 p.m. Thursday
at the First Baptist Church in Forest
City with the Rev. Doug Farrell
officiating.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m.
today at Petersen Lund Funeral Home, 505
N. Clark St. in Forest City, and one
hour prior to the service on Thursday at
the church.
Rebecca K. Williams was born in
Paradise, Calif., on Aug. 5, 1983, the
daughter of Kevan and Sharon (Taylor)
Williams. She moved with her family to
Mason City when she was 10 years old.
She later made her home in Forest City.
Becca wrote poetry and liked to draw.
She loved animals, enjoyed going fishing
and working on her puzzles.
She was challenged by cystic fibrosis
her entire life and dealt with all the
difficulties and treatments with a
positive attitude.
She is survived by her parents, Sharon
Youngton and husband, Steve, of Forest
City, and Kevan Williams, of Cottonwood,
Calif.; and step-grandmother, Mary
Anderson of Fertile. Also surviving are
two brothers and two sisters, Justin
Williams of Cottonwood, Kevan Williams
of Crescent City, Calif., Carrie Taylor
and Jesse O’Toole of Madison, S.D., and
Sara and Duane Zens, of Madison; eight
nieces and nephews, Jordyn, Hunter,
Hailey, CJ, Sweet Pea, Zoe, Xavier and
Marcus; paternal grandparents, Ed and
Carol Williams of Concord, Calif.; her
fiance, Ryan Williams; his parents,
Jackie and Russell Williams; and his
sisters, Angel and Angela, all of Forest
City.
Becca was preceded in death by her
maternal grandparents, paternal
grandfather and a sister who died in
infancy.
Petersen Lund Funeral Home, (641)
585-2685.
NEWMAN R. SIMONS
HAMPTON — Newman Roed Simons, 76, of
Hampton, died Tuesday (July 6, 2004) at
Franklin General Hospital in Hampton.
Funeral service will be held at 10:30
a.m. Friday at Hampton United Methodist
Church, with the Rev. Bob Connor
officiating. Burial will be in Hampton
Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m.
Thursday at Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home
in Hampton.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, (641)
456-3232.
RUTH T. BATAITIS
CLEAR LAKE — Ruth T. Bataitis, 71, of
813 Ninth Ave. S. in Clear Lake, died
Saturday (July 3, 2004) at her home.
Funeral Mass will be held 11 a.m.
Thursday at St. Patrick’s Catholic
Church, 1001 Ninth Ave. S. in Clear
Lake, with the Rev. Robert Hogan
officiating. Burial will be in the Clear
Lake Cemetery.
Visitation will be held 10 a.m. Thursday
at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church.
Ward Van-Slyke Colonial Chapel, (641)
357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com
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PUBLISHED THURSDAY, JULY 8,
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.
LORI A. (MILBRATH) DUNCAN
MASON CITY — Lori A. (Milbrath)
Duncan, 32, of Mason City, died
on July 25, 1993, in rural Mason
City.
Funeral services for Lori and
her two children, Kandie and
Amber, will be at 10 a.m.
Saturday at the First United
Methodist Church, 119 S. Georgia
Ave., with the Rev. Jim Stiles
and the Rev. Jo Frahm-Watkins
officiating. Interment will be
in Elmwood Cemetery, with
military rites conducted by the
Mason City Veterans Memorial
Association.
There will be a visitation for
Lori and her children from 4 to
7 p.m. Friday at Major Erickson
Funeral Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave. in Mason City.
Memorials may be directed to the
family.
Lori A. Milbrath was born on
Nov. 22, 1961, the daughter of
Dave and Marge Milbrath in Mason
City. Lori attended school in
Mason City and graduated from
Mason City High School in 1980.
She then enlisted in the United
States Navy, where she served
four years.
While in the Navy she was united
in marriage to Jay P. Duncan in
Beeville, Texas. To this union,
two children were born, Kandace
D. “Kandie” Duncan and Amber J.
Duncan.
Following their honorable
discharge from the Navy, they
moved to Des Moines where they
later divorced.
Lori and the children moved back
to Mason City and she worked for
Fieldstone Cabinet Co.
She loved her children so very
much and spent as much time with
them as she could. Lori also
liked to bake and spend time
with her friends and family.
She is survived by her parents,
David and Marge Milbrath, of
Mason City; brother, Robert
Milbrath and wife, Connie, of
Mason City; sister, Mary Buckley
and husband, Darren, of Mason
City; one niece and two nephews,
Jadda, Brad and Brock; and
several aunts and uncles.
She was preceded in death by her
maternal grandparents, Leonard
and Georgia Bates and her
paternal grandparents, Arthur
and Nellie Milbrath.
Major Erickson Funeral Home &
Crematory, (641) 423-0924.
KANDACE D. ‘KANDIE’ DUNCAN
MASON CITY — Kandace D. “Kandie”
Duncan, 10, of Mason City, died
July 25, 1993, in rural Mason
City.
Funeral services for Kandie, her
mother, Lori, and sister, Amber,
will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at
the First United Methodist
Church, 119 S. Georgia Ave.,
with the Rev. Jim Stiles and the
Rev. Jo Frahm-Watkins
officiating. Interment will be
in Elmwood Cemetery.
There will be a visitation for
Kandie, her mother and her
sister from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday
at Major Erickson Funeral Home,
111 N. Pennsylvania Ave. in
Mason City.
Memorials may be directed to the
family.
Kandie was born on June 10,
1983, the daughter of Lori (Milbrath)
Duncan and Jay P. Duncan in
Beeville, Texas.
Kandie was in the 4th grade at
Hoover Elementary School.
Kandie loved to sing country
music with her mother and
playing with her friends
outside.
She was very close to her father
and cherished when she would
visit him in Des Moines. They
would go everywhere together.
Kandie also had a very special
Grandma Mary in Des Moines whom
she loved to visit.
Kandie is survived by her
father, Jay P. Duncan, of Des
Moines; Grandma Mary of Altoona,
Iowa; grandparents, David and
Marge Milbrath, of Mason City;
aunt, Mary Buckley and husband,
Darren, of Mason City; uncle,
Robert Milbrath and wife,
Connie, of Mason City; uncle,
Tim Duncan of Florida; and
several cousins.
Major Erickson Funeral Home &
Crematory, (641) 423-0924.
AMBER J. DUNCAN
MASON CITY — Amber J. Duncan, 6,
of Mason City, died on July 25,
1993, in rural Mason City.
Funeral services for Amber, her
mother, Lori, and sister, Kandie,
will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at
the First United Methodist
Church, 119 S. Georgia Ave.,
with the Rev. Jim Stiles and the
Rev. Jo Frahm-Watkins
officiating. Interment will be
in Elmwood Cemetery.
There will be a visitation for
Amber, her mother and her sister
from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at Major
Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave. Mason City.
Memorials may be directed to the
family.
Amber was born July 16, 1987,
the daughter of Lori (Milbrath)
Duncan and Jay P. Duncan in Des
Moines.
Amber was a strong-willed little
girl and often known as the
spitfire of the three.
She loved playing games with her
friends and just being outdoors.
Amber’s favorite thing to do was
to ride her Big Wheel outside.
She would have been entering
first grade at Hoover
Elementary.
Amber is survived by her father,
Jay P. Duncan, of Des Moines;
Grandma Mary of Altoona, Iowa;
grandparents, David and Marge
Milbrath, of Mason City; aunt,
Mary Buckley and husband,
Darren, of Mason City; uncle,
Robert Milbrath and wife,
Connie, of Mason City; uncle,
Tim Duncan, of Florida; and
several cousins.
Major Erickson Funeral Home &
Crematory, (641) 423-0924.
RUTH T. BATAITIS
CLEAR LAKE — Ruth T. Bataitis,
71, of 813 Ninth Ave S. in Clear
Lake, died Saturday (July, 3,
2004) at her home.
Funeral Mass will be held 11
a.m. today at St. Patrick’s
Catholic Church, 1001 Ninth Ave.
S. in Clear Lake, with the Rev.
Robert Hogan officiating. Burial
will be in Clear Lake Cemetery.
Visitation will be held 10 a.m.
today at St. Patrick’s Catholic
Church.
Ruth Tafela Bataitis was born
Oct. 11, 1932, the daughter of
Frank and Emma (Curtis)
Bataitis.
Ruth attended Clear Lake High
School. After high school she
worked in Clear Lake.
She attended Wright Junior
College in Chicago, receiving
her associate of arts degree,
North Iowa Area Community
College, receiving her associate
of science degree, and Buena
Vista University, receiving her
bachelors degree in business.
She moved to Chicago in 1956 to
attend Northwest Radio and
Television School.
While attending school she
worked at Chicago O’Hare
International North Central
Airlines in passenger relations
and teaching. She returned to
Clear Lake in 1967 to take care
of her mother.
Ruth’s hobbies were sewing and
knitting her own clothes.
She was a member of St.
Patrick’s Catholic Church, Clear
Lake.
She is survived by special
friend, Roy Larson, of Clear
Lake; three sisters, Frances and
her husband, William Murray, of
Arizona, Theresa and her
husband, Led Smith, of
Faribault, Minn., and Elizabeth
Ramler, of San Diego, Calif.
She is preceded into death by
her parents.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel,
(641) 357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com
JAMES F. MCGRATH
JOICE — James F. McGrath, 85, of
Joice, died Tuesday (July 6,
2004) at Heritage Care Center in
Mason City.
Funeral service will be 2 p.m.
Friday at Petersen Lund Funeral
Home, 505 N. Clark St. in Forest
City, with the Rev. Catherine
Luck officiating. Burial will be
at Oakland Cemetery in Forest
City.
Visitation will be one hour
prior to the service at the
funeral home.
Memorials may be directed to the
American Heart Association.
James F. McGrath, the son of
Frederick and Ruth (Brooker)
McGrath, was born on a farm near
Miller, on April 21, 1919. He
was raised on a farm in the
Thompson area and graduated from
Thompson High School.
On Dec. 22, 1940, James was
united in marriage to Mildred
Wirtjes. Four children were born
to this union, Mike, Jack, Gene
and Gloria.
James and Mildred farmed in the
Woden, Buffalo Center and
Thompson areas for the next 33
years.
In 1973, they purchased a farm
near Joice, where James
continued to farm until he
suffered a stroke in 2003.
James was a member of the First
Congregational Church in Buffalo
Center.
He was an avid sports fan and
enjoyed watching his children
and grandchildren participating
in sporting activities.
James is survived by a brother,
Richard, of Mesa, Ariz.; a
daughter-in-law, Kathy McGrath
of Mt. Ayr, a son, Jack and his
wife, Terry, of Aiken, S.C.; a
son Gene and his wife, Karen, of
Mason City; a daughter, Gloria
Boggess and her husband, Lee, of
Fort Madison. Also, six
grandchildren, Patrick McGrath
and his wife, Lisa, Dawn
Dolecheck and her husband, Eric,
Lisa Jones and her husband,
Chris, Matt, Kris and Danny
Boggess; and four
great-grandchildren, Lindsey,
Lauren, Kyler and Kaitlyn.
James was preceded in death by
his parents, an infant brother,
wife, Mildred; and a son,
Michael.
Petersen Lund Funeral Home,
(641) 585-2685.
WILLIAM R. FAILOR SR.
MASON CITY — William “Bill” R.
Failor Sr., 83, of 13 N. Quincy
Terrace, Mason City, died
Wednesday (July 7, 2004) at
Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit in Mason City.
Funeral service will be held at
10 a.m. Saturday at Rolling
Acres Free Methodist Church, 604
23rd St. S.W., with the Rev.
Larry Day officiating. Burial
will be at Elmwood-St. Joseph
Cemetery in Mason City.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8
p.m. Friday at Fullerton Funeral
Home, 123 Second St. S.E. in
Mason City, and again one hour
prior to service at the church.
Fullerton Funeral Home and
Cremation Services, (641)
423-8676.
www.fullertonfh.com
ROBERT DASEKE
MASON CITY — Robert Daseke, 51,
of 1417 S. Carolina Ave., Mason
City, died Wednesday (July 7,
2004) at his home.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St.
N.E. in Mason City.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial
Chapel, (641) 423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
FERN RODRUCK
SHEFFIELD — Fern Rodruck, 102,
of Sheffield, died Tuesday (July
6, 2004) at the Sheffield Care
Center.
Funeral service will be held 10
a.m. Saturday at the First
United Methodist Church in
Sheffield, with the Rev. R. Karl
Watkins officiating. Interment
will be at 1:45 p.m. Saturday at
Woodlawn Cemetery in Oelwein.
Visitation will be held from 6
to 8 p.m. Friday at Retz-Grarup
Funeral Home in Sheffield.
Retz-Grarup Funeral Home, (641)
892-4241.
GENE HARGRAVE
IONIA — Gene Hargrave, 50, of
1135 180th St. Ionia, died
Wednesday (July 7, 2004) at his
residence surrounded by the
family he loved.
Private services will be held at
a later date.
The Hauser Funeral Home, 1205 S.
Main St., is in charge of
arrangements.
The Hauser Funeral Home, (641)
228-2323.
www.hauserfh.com.
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PUBLISHED FRIDAY, JULY
9, 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.
WILLIAM ‘BILL’ RUSSELL
FAILOR SR.
MASON CITY — William
“Bill” Russell Failor
Sr., 83, of 13 N. Quincy
Terrace, died Wednesday
(July 7, 2004) at the
Muse-Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit in Mason
City.
Funeral service will be
held at 10 a.m. Saturday
at Rolling Acres Free
Methodist Church, 604
23rd St. S.W. in Mason
City, with the Rev.
Larry Day officiating.
Interment will be in
Elmwood-St. Joseph
Cemetery in Mason City,
with military rites by
the Mason City Memorial
Association.
The family will greet
friends from 4 to 8 p.m.
today at Fullerton
Funeral Home, 123 Second
St. S.E. in Mason City.
Visitation will continue
one hour prior to
services on Saturday at
the church.
Those wishing to extend
memorials or an
expression of sympathy
may direct them to
Hospice of North Iowa.
William Russell Failor
Sr. was born April 15,
1921, in Hannibal, Mo.,
to Charles LeRoy and
Alice (Slaggsen) Failor.
He received his
education in the
Hannibal Public Schools,
graduating in 1939.
On Nov. 29, 1980, Bill
was united in marriage
to Irene Helene (Roggeman)
Pierson in Mason City.
Bill faithfully served
his country in the U.S.
Army during World War
II, enlisting on June
14, 1942. He was
honorably discharged in
1943.
After returning home
from the service he had
lived in Hannibal and
later moved to Mason
City where he made his
home for 30 years.
Bill was employed as
plasterer in the
construction trade for
many years. This was
Bill’s passion in life
and he mastered and
labored his craft well.
Some of Bill’s leisure
activities and interests
included spending time
with his wife, family
and children of all
ages, attending yard and
rummage sales, buying
and selling cars and
working with plaster —
it was truly his life’s
work.
Bill was a faithful
member of the Moose
Lodge in Mason City and
a former member of the
American Legion in
Hannibal.
Grateful for having had
the privilege of sharing
in Bill’s life are his
loving wife, Irene
Helene Failor, of Mason
City; five children,
Robert Lee Failor Sr.,
Larry Wayne Failor Sr.
and Basil Allen Failor
Sr., all of Hannibal;
Gail Ann (Failor)
Rothweiler of Palmyra,
Mo., and Terry Joe
Failor Sr. of Hannibal;
six stepchildren, John
Thomas Sears Sr. and
Opal Jane Sears, both of
Mason City; Darlene
Ballard of Des Moines;
George Pierson, Larry
Pierson and Sandy
Powell, all of Mason
City.
Bill will be sadly
missed and fondly
remembered by many
grandchildren and
great-grandchildren.
Bill was preceded in
death by his parents; a
granddaughter, Lindy Lee
Horton; three children,
William Russell Failor
Jr., Brenda Sue (Failor)
Fowler and Donna Kay
Failor.
Fullerton Funeral Home
and Cremation Services,
(641) 423-8676.
www.fullertonfh.com
ROBERT ‘BOB’ RAY DASEKE
MASON CITY — Robert
“Bob” Ray Daseke, 51, of
1417 S. Carolina Ave.,
died Wednesday (July 7,
2004) at his home.
Funeral service will be
1:30 p.m. Saturday at
Hogan- Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, 126
Third St. N.E. in Mason
City, with the Rev. Jo
Frahm- Watkins of the
First United Methodist
Church, officiating.
Following the services
he will be cremated.
Visitation will be from
5 to 7 p.m. today at
Hogan- Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, and one
hour prior to the
service on Saturday.
The family of Robert
“Bob” Ray Daseke has
requested that memorial
contributions be
directed to the family
in his memory.
Robert Ray Daseke was
born on Sept. 29, 1952,
in Cedar Rapids, the son
of Don and Eilene
(Himes) Klenk. He
attended elementary
school in Cedar Rapids
and graduated from Amana
High School.
Bob also attended and
graduated from Kirkwood
College in Cedar Rapids
with an associate of
arts degree in human
service.
He attended Buena Vista
College and would have
graduated in December
2005 with a major in
human services and a
minor in psychology.
After completing his
schooling, he worked in
the field of chemical
dependency for eight
years in Cedar Rapids,
Monticello, Prairie
Ridge in Mason City and
Fountain Center in
Albert Lea, Minn.
Bob also worked at the
Unitarian Church in
Cedar Rapids from 1985
until 1994. The family
moved to Mason City in
1998.
He was united in
marriage to Linda
Stoakes on Aug. 24,
1985, in Cedar Rapids.
He enjoyed gardening,
fishing, working on
computers, riding his
jet ski and visiting
with his many friends,
but his great love and
enjoyment was his
family.
He was a member of A. A.
in Mason City and will
be greatly missed.
Left to cherish his
memory is his wife,
Linda Daseke of Mason
City; a daughter, Meggan
Daseke and her fiance,
Jason Powell, of Mason
City; his parents, Don
“Gene” and Eilene Klenk
of Middle Amana; two
sisters, Pam Kelly and
her husband, Mike, of
Colorado Springs, Colo.,
and Laurie Ballard and
her husband, Bill, of
Watkins, Iowa; many
nieces and nephews; his
mother-in-law, Neta
Stoakes of Clear Lake;
sister-in-law, Kathy
Stoakes of Des Moines; a
brother-in-law, David
Stoakes and his wife,
Jackie, of Grinnell; an
uncle, Terry Heims of
Cedar Rapids; as well as
other relatives and many
friends.
He was preceded in death
by his biological
father, Robert Ray
Daseke; his maternal and
paternal grandparents,
an uncle, Dick Heims;
and his father-in-law,
Kenneth Stoakes.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, (641)
423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
RAYMOND E. WALTERS
EVELETH, Minn. — Raymond
E. Walters, 64, of
Eveleth, died Saturday
(July 3, 2004) at the
Virginia Regional
Medical Center.
Services were held in
Eveleth. Inurnment will
be in Mason City, with
his parents.
He was born Dec. 1,
1939, in Mason City, to
Tom and Hazel (Dull)
Walters.
He was a Navy veteran
and member of the U.S.
Naval Academy of Music
from 1957 to 1958.
Raymond was a longtime
resident of Eveleth. He
worked as a lineman for
Minnesota Power,
retiring in 1995.
He married Nancy Oertel
on Oct. 5, 2000, in
Mason City.
He was an active member
of the Eveleth Masonic
Lodge 239, having served
as past master and was
active with their Fourth
of July committee. He
was a member of American
Legion Post 239 of
Virginia; served on the
Eveleth Fire Commission
for several years; was a
member of the
International
Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers; and
was a former member of
Eveleth Elks Lodge 1161.
He is survived by his
wife, Nancy; son, IT2
Ray Jr. (Angela)
Walters, of Norfolk,
Va.; stepchildren, Rick
Oertel, of Deetsville,
Ala., Lori (Russ) Brown,
of Rhinelander, Wis.,
Scott Oertel and Justin
(Tracie Hepola) Oertel,
both of Eveleth, and
Teri (Mike) Kilpela, of
Makinen, Minn.; two
grandchildren; 10
stepgrandchildren; and
one
stepgreat-grandchild;
sisters, Sally (Charlie)
Thrams, of Mason City,
and Linda (Alva)
Lubkeman, of Rockwell;
and numerous nephews,
nieces and good friends.
He was preceded in death
by a brother, Tom; and
his parents.
FERN RODRUCK
SHEFFIELD — Funeral
services for Fern
Rodruck, 102, of
Sheffield, will be held
at 10 a.m. Saturday at
the First United
Methodist Church in
Sheffield, with the Rev.
R. Karl Watkins
officiating. Interment
will be at Woodlawn
Cemetery in Oelwein.
Visitation will be held
from 6 to 8 p.m. today
at Retz-Grarup Funeral
Home in Sheffield.
Fern Olive Rodruck was
born May 8, 1902, at
Chester, Iowa, the
daughter of Levi Walter
and Eva Carter (Roper)
Bullis, and died on
Tuesday (July 6, 2004)
at the Sheffield Care
Center.
At a young age her
family moved to the
Hazelton area and she
graduated from Hazelton
High School.
On March 15, 1921, Fern
was united in marriage
with Alva Leon Lahner in
New Hampton. To this
union five children were
born. Alva died in 1940.
On April 15, 1942, Fern
married Carl Emerson
Rodruck in Cedar Rapids.
Carl died in 1985.
Fern was a devoted wife
and mother and for 24
years owned Rodruck
Variety Store in
Sheffield.
She was a longtime
member of the First
United Methodist Church
in Sheffield and
American Legion
Auxiliary, Order of the
Eastern Star, the White
Shrine Auxiliary and
Business Professional
Women.
She enjoyed sewing,
crocheting, quilting and
her vegetable and flower
garden.
For many years Fern
worked for the cancer
drive.
Fern is survived by her
two daughters, Eva
(Richard) Roberts, of
Garfield, Minn., and
Edith (George) Kammrad,
of Omaha, Ark.;
stepdaughter, Kay
VanVlack, of Rapid City,
S.D.; 16 grandchildren;
29 great-grandchildren;
and 11
great-great-grandchildren.
Fern is preceded in
death by her parents;
both husbands; three
sons, LaVeryl, Beryl and
Dale; one grandson, Doug
Kammrad; one
daughter-in-law, Doris
Lahner; four brothers,
Harry, Jerome, Chester
and Grant; two sisters,
Edna Gerken and Ruth
Fuller.
Retz-Grarup Funeral
Home, (641) 892-4241.
LORI A. (MILBRATH)
DUNCAN
MASON CITY — Lori A.
(Milbrath) Duncan, 32,
of Mason City, died on
July 25, 1993, in rural
Mason City.
Funeral services for
Lori and her two
children, Kandie and
Amber, will be at 10
a.m. Saturday at the
First United Methodist
Church, 119 S. Georgia
Ave., with the Rev. Jim
Stiles and the Rev. Jo
Frahm-Watkins
officiating. Interment
will be in Elmwood
Cemetery, with military
rites conducted by the
Mason City Veterans
Memorial Association.
There will be a
visitation for Lori and
her children from 4 to 7
p.m. today at Major
Erickson Funeral Home,
111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
in Mason City.
Memorials may be
directed to the family.
Lori A. Milbrath was
born on Nov. 22, 1961,
the daughter of Dave and
Marge Milbrath in Mason
City. Lori attended
school in Mason City and
graduated from Mason
City High School in
1980.
She then enlisted in the
United States Navy,
where she served four
years.
While in the Navy she
was united in marriage
to Jay P. Duncan in
Beeville, Texas. To this
union, two children were
born, Kandace D.
“Kandie” Duncan and
Amber J. Duncan.
Following their
honorable discharge from
the Navy, they moved to
Des Moines where they
later divorced.
Lori and the children
moved back to Mason City
and she worked for
Fieldstone Cabinet Co.
She loved her children
so very much and spent
as much time with them
as she could. Lori also
liked to bake and spend
time with her friends
and family.
She is survived by her
parents, David and Marge
Milbrath, of Mason City;
brother, Robert Milbrath
and wife, Connie, of
Mason City; sister, Mary
Buckley and husband,
Darren, of Mason City;
one niece and two
nephews, Jadda, Brad and
Brock; and several aunts
and uncles.
She was preceded in
death by her maternal
grandparents, Leonard
and Georgia Bates and
her paternal
grandparents, Arthur and
Nellie Milbrath.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
KANDACE D. ‘KANDIE’
DUNCAN
MASON CITY — Kandace D.
“Kandie” Duncan, 10, of
Mason City, died July
25, 1993, in rural Mason
City.
Funeral services for
Kandie, her mother,
Lori, and sister, Amber,
will be at 10 a.m.
Saturday at the First
United Methodist Church,
119 S. Georgia Ave.,
with the Rev. Jim Stiles
and the Rev. Jo
Frahm-Watkins
officiating. Interment
will be in Elmwood
Cemetery.
There will be a
visitation for Kandie,
her mother and her
sister from 4 to 7 p.m.
today at Major Erickson
Funeral Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave. in
Mason City.
Memorials may be
directed to the family.
Kandie was born on June
10, 1983, the daughter
of Lori (Milbrath)
Duncan and Jay P. Duncan
in Beeville, Texas.
Kandie was in the 4th
grade at Hoover
Elementary School.
Kandie loved to sing
country music with her
mother and playing with
her friends outside.
She was very close to
her father and cherished
when she would visit him
in Des Moines. They
would go everywhere
together.
Kandie also had a very
special Grandma Mary in
Des Moines whom she
loved to visit.
Kandie is survived by
her father, Jay P.
Duncan, of Des Moines;
Grandma Mary of Altoona,
Iowa; grandparents,
David and Marge
Milbrath, of Mason City;
aunt, Mary Buckley and
husband, Darren, of
Mason City; uncle,
Robert Milbrath and
wife, Connie, of Mason
City; uncle, Tim Duncan
of Florida; and several
cousins.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
AMBER J. DUNCAN
MASON CITY — Amber J.
Duncan, 6, of Mason
City, died on July 25,
1993, in rural Mason
City.
Funeral services for
Amber, her mother, Lori,
and sister, Kandie, will
be at 10 a.m. Saturday
at the First United
Methodist Church, 119 S.
Georgia Ave., with the
Rev. Jim Stiles and the
Rev. Jo Frahm-
Watkins officiating.
Interment will be in
Elmwood Cemetery.
There will be a
visitation for Amber,
her mother and her
sister from 4 to 7 p.m.
today at Major Erickson
Funeral Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave. Mason
City.
Memorials may be
directed to the family.
Amber was born July 16,
1987, the daughter of
Lori (Milbrath) Duncan
and Jay P. Duncan in Des
Moines.
Amber was a
strong-willed little
girl and often known as
the spitfire of the
three.
She loved playing games
with her friends and
just being outdoors.
Amber’s favorite thing
to do was to ride her
Big Wheel outside.
She would have been
entering first grade at
Hoover Elementary.
Amber is survived by her
father, Jay P. Duncan,
of Des Moines; Grandma
Mary of Altoona, Iowa;
grandparents, David and
Marge Milbrath, of Mason
City; aunt, Mary Buckley
and husband, Darren, of
Mason City; uncle,
Robert Milbrath and
wife, Connie, of Mason
City; uncle, Tim Duncan,
of Florida; and several
cousins.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
DAVID J. CHRISTENSEN
BURT — David J.
Christensen, 65, of
Burt, died Monday (July
5, 2004) at Methodist
Hospital in Rochester,
Minn.
Funeral service will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Monday at St. John’s
Lutheran Church in Burt,
with Pastor Jonathan
Watt officiating.
Visitation will be held
from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday
at
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home in Algona.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home, (515)
295-3731.
www.oakcrestfuneral-
services.com.
ERMA G. CROUCH
ALGONA — Erma G. Crouch,
93, of Algona, died
Saturday (July 3, 2004)
at the Algona Manor Care
Center.
Funeral service will be
at 1 p.m. Sunday at the
First United Methodist
Church in Algona, with
the Rev. Mike Orthel
officiating. Burial will
be at Fenton United
Methodist Cemetery.
Visitation will be from
4 to 8 p.m. Saturday at
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home in Algona.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home, (515)
295-3731.
www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com
RUSSELL D. COWELL
NEW HAMPTON — Russell
Dean Cowell, 59, of New
Hampton, died Thursday
(July 8, 2004) at Mercy
Medical Center-North
Iowa.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Schroeder
& Sites Funeral Home in
St. Ansgar.
Schroeder & Sites
Funeral Home, (641)
713-4920.
MILDRED HARDING
CLEAR LAKE — Mildred
“Millie” Harding, 92, of
Clear Lake, died
Thursday (July 8, 2004)
at Oakwood Care Center.
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.
HELENA BUSS
BUFFALO CENTER — Helena
Buss, 86, of Woden, died
Thursday (July 8, 2004)
at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Winter
Funeral Home and
Cremation Service in
Buffalo Center. (641)
562-2858.
www.winterfuneral-home.com
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SATURDAY, JULY
10, 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.
MILDRED
‘MILLIE’ ALICE
HARDING
CLEAR LAKE —
Mildred “Millie”
Alice Harding,
92, of Clear
Lake, died
Thursday (July
8, 2004) at
Oakwood Care
Center in Clear
Lake.
Funeral service
will be held at
11 a.m. Monday
at Ward-Van
Slyke Colonial
Chapel, 101 N.
Fourth St. in
Clear Lake, with
the Rev. Dennis
Ganz
officiating.
Interment will
be at the Clear
Lake Cemetery.
Visitation will
be from 1 to 3
p.m. Sunday at
the funeral
home.
Memorials may be
made to Oakwood
Care Center or
Hospice of North
Iowa.
Millie was born
in Webster City,
the daughter of
Tom and Alice
(Corn) Richey.
She was a
graduate of
Manly High
School in Manly.
She then moved
to Clear Lake
and worked at
the Surf
Ballroom.
She eloped with
Earl Harding to
Owatonna, Minn.,
on March 22,
1936. In 1939,
they moved to
St. Paul, Minn.,
where she and
her husband
managed the Prom
Ballroom. In
1942, they also
managed the Terp
Ballroom and the
Surf.
In 1948, they
purchased Dance
Island in Wahoo,
Neb. They moved
back to Clear
Lake in 1967,
where Millie
worked with her
sister, Verna
Ouverson in
Verna’s Shoppe.
Millie owned
Verna’s Shoppe
from 1987 until
her retirement
at age 80 in
1992.
She enjoyed
spending time
with her family,
playing cards
and going to the
casino with old
friends like
Bill and LaVerne
Hoy.
She loved having
coffee with her
“coffee buddies”
every morning at
her home and
later at Oakwood
Care Center.
Millie is
survived by her
daughter, Sharon
Albers, of Clear
Lake; son,
Richard Harding
and his, wife,
Leanne, of
Lincoln, Neb.;
five
grandchildren,
Debbie Racine
and her husband,
Gene, of Pt.
Townsend, Wash.;
Steve
McAllister, of
Anchorage,
Alaska; Jennifer
Bartels, of
Lincoln;
Kimberly
Kjeldgaard and
her husband,
Dan, of Omaha,
Neb.; and Molly
Hobbs and her
husband, Wally,
of Taiwan; seven
great-grandchildren;
special
grandchildren,
Jim and Denise
Davis, of Clear
Lake; special
niece, Pat
Ouverson, of
Cedar Rapids;
and many other
nieces and
nephews.
She was preceded
in death by her
parents, husband
Earl in 1969;
son-in-law, Gene
Albers;
grandson, Stan
Bartels; three
sisters, Verna
Ouverson; Ruth
Ulsted, and
Pearl Brunsvold;
and one brother,
Jimmy Richey.
Ward-Van Slyke
Colonial Chapel,
(641) 357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com
ALVHILD MARIE
HEUER
HAMPTON —
Alvhild Marie
Heuer, 88, of
Hampton, died
Tuesday (July 6,
2004) at Hampton
Health Care
Center.
There will be
private family
services.
Surls Funeral
Home, 505
Stevens St. in
Iowa Falls, is
in charge of
arrangements.
There will be no
visitation.
Alvhild Marie
was born on June
10, 1916, in
Hatton, N.D.
Her parents were
Adolph and
Martha (Lenz)
Garsjo. She
attended a
one-room country
school for eight
years and
graduated from
high school in
Nashua, Mont.
At six weeks old
she moved from
Hatton, N.D.,
with her mother
and two older
siblings to
Homestead on Ft.
Peck Indian
Reservation in
Montana. Her
father came a
year later.
After school she
worked at the
Ft. Peck Dam,
where she met
her husband.
She was united
in marriage to
Willard Heuer on
March 31, 1935,
in Montana.
Her daughter,
Marie, was born
in 1937, and
they moved to
Iowa in 1938.
She moved back
to Montana from
1966 to 1968 to
care for her
elderly parents,
returning to
Iowa and lived
in the Dows,
Sheffield, and
Hampton areas
and worked as a
waitress.
She enjoyed
gardening,
cooking, and
fishing.
She is survived
by three
grandsons,
Ronald Eric
Hansen Jr. and
his wife,
Janice, of
Sheffield,
Steven Gaylord
Hansen and his
wife, Becky, of
Casper, Wyo.,
and Lamont
Willard Hansen,
of Hansell; four
great-grandchildren,
Jeremy, Haley,
Garth and Skye;
and two
brothers,
Hartvig Garsjo,
of Nashua, Mont.
and Alfred
Garsjo, of
Vinton City,
Wash.
She was preceded
in death by
parents;
husband,
Willard; a
daughter, Marie
Irene Heuer
Hansen; a
son-in-law,
Ronald Erick
Hansen Sr.;
three brothers,
Ernie, Marvin,
and Victor
Garsjo; and two
sisters, Helga
and Dagney.
Surls Funeral
Home, (641)
648-9554.
DARYL MCCREADY
BOLAN — Daryl
McCready, 75, of
Bolan, died
Thursday (July
8, 2004) at
Mercy Medical
Center-North
Iowa in Mason
City.
Funeral service
will be held at
1 p.m. Monday at
Emmanuel
Lutheran Church
in Grafton, with
the Rev. Wayne
Ellingson
officiating.
Burial will be
in the Grafton
Cemetery.
Visitation will
be held from 3
to 5 p.m. Sunday
at Schroeder &
Sites Funeral
Home in St.
Ansgar.
Schroeder &
Sites Funeral
Home, (641)
713-4920.
RUSSELL DEAN
COWELL
NEW HAMPTON —
Russell Dean
Cowell, 59, of
New Hampton,
died Thursday
(July 8, 2004)
at Mercy Medical
Center-North
Iowa in Mason
City.
Funeral service
will be held at
2 p.m. Tuesday
at Schroeder &
Sites Funeral
Home in St.
Ansgar, with the
Rev. Jay
Amundson
officiating.
Burial will be
in St. Ansgar
Cemetery.
Visitation will
begin after noon
on Tuesday at
Schroeder &
Sites Funeral
Home in St.
Ansgar.
Schroeder &
Sites Funeral
Home, (641)
713-4920.
HELENA BUSS
BUFFALO CENTER —
Helena Buss, 86,
of Buffalo
Center, died
Thursday (July
8, 2004) at
Mercy Medical
Center-North
Iowa in Mason
City.
Funeral service
will be held at
10 a.m. Monday
at Bethlehem
Lutheran Church
in Buffalo
Center, with Mr.
Perry Aalgaard
officiating.
Burial will be
in Immanuel
Lutheran
Cemetery, rural
Titonka.
Visitation will
be held from 4
to 7 p.m. Sunday
at Winter
Funeral Home,
414 First St.
N.W. in Buffalo
Center, and one
hour before the
service at the
church.
Winter Funeral
Home and
Cremation
Service, (641)
562-2858.
www.winterfuneralhome.com
JOHNIE W. TOBIN
SWEA CITY —
Johnie Wilson
Tobin, 86, of
Swea City, died
Thursday (July
8, 2004) at
Fairmont Mayo
Hospital in
Fairmont, Minn.
Funeral service
will be held at
2 p.m. today at
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home in
Bancroft. Burial
will be in
Harrison
Township
Cemetery in Swea
City.
Visitation will
be held from
12:30 p.m. until
the time of
service today at
the funeral
home.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home,
(515) 885-2521.
www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com.
NORMA WALKER
ALGONA — Norma
Walker, 88, of
Algona, died
Friday (July 9,
2004) at Kossuth
Regional Health
Center in
Algona.
Funeral
arrangements are
incomplete at
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home in
Algona.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home,
(515) 295-3731.
www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com
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