PUBLISHED FRIDAY, JULY 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.
MOURINE R. PALS
BELMOND — Mourine R. Pals, 94, of Belmond, died
Wednesday (July 14, 2004) at the Belmond Health
Care Center in Belmond.
Funeral service for Mourine R. Pals will be held
at l0:30 a.m. Saturday at the United Methodist
Church in Belmond with Pastor Mike Druhl
officiating. Burial will take place in the
Belmond Cemetery.
Visitation for Mourine R. Pals will take place
from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the Dugger Ewing
Funeral Home, 111 Luick’s Lane S. in Belmond,
and one hour prior to the service on Saturday at
the church.
Mourine Ruth Lieuwen was born July 30, 1909, on
the Lieuwen family farm in Avery Township,
Hancock County. She was the seventh of 11
children born to Teeke Tjaard and Helen (Frey)
Lieuwen. As a child, Mourine received her
education in a neighborhood rural school.
Mourine married Joe Pals of Alexander, on Nov.
9, 1929, at the parsonage of the First Reformed
Church in Meservey, Iowa.
During the years when Joe worked maintaining the
roads of Wright County, the couple made their
home in Belmond. Later, in 1947, they moved to
the Lieuwen farm where they lived until retiring
to their home in Belmond in 1974. Joe died in
1989.
A homemaker all her life, Mourine devoted her
life to her family, and her home was always the
focal point for many family gatherings.
She especially enjoyed New Year’s Day when her
family would gather for the traditional Speck en
Dicken.
Her grandchildren have many fond memories of
times spent with her on the farm and later when
she moved to town.
Mourine was an excellent cook. She enjoyed
trying out new recipes and then giving them her
own special touch.
She was also a skilled seamstress, and she
enjoyed knitting, crocheting, gardening,
canning, and reading, especially cookbooks.
Over the years, Mourine served countless cups of
tea to her family and friends, along with tasty
treats fresh from the oven.
She looked forward to company and was always
prepared to serve them.
Her determination to conquer the adversities in
her life was an inspiration to all who knew her.
Joe and Mourine were the parents of four
children: Joan (James) Carroll of Osage; David (Marlys)
of Cedar Falls; Carol (Roland) Lerdal of Berne,
Ind.; and James of Britt. Mourine is also
survived by 10 grandchildren: Susan Neuwohner,
Leanne Ermer, Susan Gersema, Debra Cunningham,
Teresa Pietsch, Laura Grimm, Lisa Smith, Tom
Lerdal, Nicole Stoller and Joel Pals. She also
has 14 great-grandchildren and four
great-great-grandchildren.
In addition, Mourine is survived by three
sisters: Mabel (Clif) Evans of Clarion; Mary
(Andy) Jasperson of Glendale, Calif.; and
Margaret (Kenneth) Parker of Yucaipa, Calif.
Also surviving is a niece who made her home with
the Lieuwens, Jean (Arnett) Ostendorf of Klemme;
a sister-in-law Jennie (George) Lieuwen; and a
brother-in-law, Peter (Gladys) Pals, both of
Belmond.
Besides her parents and her husband, Mourine was
preceded in death by three brothers: George,
Bert, and Donald Lieuwen; and four sisters:
Nellie (Hauko) Barkema, Grace (Hauko) Barkema,
Rose (Ralph) Baker, and Helen (Gene) Kelley.
Dugger Ewing Funeral Home, (641) 444-3248.
CAROL JANSSEN
ALLISON — Carol Janssen, 42, of Allison, was
born Jan. 11, 1962, in Detroit, Mich., the
daughter of Harold and Irene Sossaman Blum. She
graduated from Parkersburg High School in 1980.
Carol continued her education at Ellsworth
College in Iowa Falls, earning an associate
degree.
Carol was united in marriage with Brent Janssen
on April 17, 1982, at St. John Lutheran Church
in Clarks-ville. After marriage they made their
home on their farms near Allison, where they
live today. Carol’s first occupation was taking
care of her family and home.
In 1997, she worked for MidCom in Waverly until
it closed. Carol returned to college at Hamilton
Business College in Cedar Falls, and earned an
associate degree in business computers.
She currently worked at NIACC in Mason City as a
help desk media technician, until her illness
forced her to stop working.
Carol was a very active member of St. John
Lutheran Church. She was a Sunday school teacher
for many years, served on the Parish Education
Committee, co- chaired the annual church
Bar-B-Q, and helped with the children’s
Christmas program.
Carol was a member of the Shell Rock Karate
Club. She enjoyed computers and the Internet.
She had her own Web site:
www.inthemiddleofacornfield.com.
Carol liked collecting Longaburger Baskets and
Precious Moments figurines. She also enjoyed
creating scrapbooks.
Carol loved her pets. She cherished her family
and loved her husband and children with all her
heart.
Carol died Thursday (July 15, 2004) at Waverly
Health Center in Waverly, from complications of
a brain tumor.
She was preceded in death by her father, Harold
Blum.
Carol is survived by her husband, Brent; and
three children, Samantha, Robert and Christopher
Janssen, all of Allison; her mother, Irene Blum,
of Cedar Falls; two brothers, John Blum, of
Iowa, and Bill Blum, of The Colony, Texas; one
sister, Grace (Brad) Robinson, of Lincoln, Neb.;
grandmother, Ethel McCombs, of Cedar Falls.
Funeral services for Carol Janssen, 42, of
Allison, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at
St. John Lutheran Church in Clarksville.
Visitation will be from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. today
at Redman-Schwartz Funeral Home in Clarksville.
Memorial maybe directed to the Cedar Valley
Hospice or the family of Carol Janssen.
Redman-Schwartz Funeral Home, (319) 278-4245.
ANNETTE SMITH
CHARLES CITY — Annette Smith, a resident of
Charles City, died Thursday (July 15, 2004) at
the Community Nursing Home in Clarksville.
Funeral service for Annette Smith will be held
at 2 p.m. Saturday at Hauser Funeral Home, 1205
S. Main St. in Charles City, with the Rev.
Charles Dorsey, pastor of St. John’s United
Church of Christ Pleasant Hill, officiating.
Inurnment will be at a later date in Riverside
Cemetery, Charles City.
Friends may call at the Hauser Funeral Home from
5 to 8 p.m. today and from 1 p.m. until service
time on Saturday.
Annette Lois Carroll Krumrey Smith was born
Sept. 21, 1919, at Muskegon, Mich., the daughter
of Zell and Mae (Hinkle) Carroll.
At the age of nine her family moved to Charles
City, where she also attended the Charles City
High School.
On June 8, 1937, she was united in marriage to
Lawrence Krumrey. They farmed until his death on
Dec. 12, 1971.
Annette married Willis Smith on July 11, 1975.
Willis died on Dec. 1, 2003. Annette worked for
several years with the hot lunch program at
Charles City schools.
She was a member of the Moose Lodge and Double
Dozen Club.
Her pastimes included sewing, crocheting, and
playing solitaire.
Annette’s family was very special to her and she
looked forward to spending time with them. The
grandchildren will always remember how good a
ballplayer grandma was and how hard she could
hit the ball.
Living family members include a son, Robert
(Kathy) Krumrey of Charles City; a daughter,
Linda (Merlin) Litterer of Greene; a son-in-law,
Harley Lovik of Sherill; four stepdaughters,
Nancy (Don) Rosonke of Floyd, Barbara (Ron) Rice
of Mason City, Janet (Bill) Vokes of Floyd, and
April (Jeff) Rusch of Colorado; a stepson,
Millard (Patty) Smith of Colorado; eight
grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and
numerous stepgrandchildren, great-grandchildren;
and a brother, Ron Norton of Grand Rapids, Mich.
She was preceded in death by her parents;
husbands; a daughter, Barbara Lovik; two
sisters, Maxine Gifford and Betty Fisher; and a
brother, Corneilus Carroll.
The Hauser Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323.
www.hauserfh.com
LORETTA A. POWELL
MASON CITY — Loretta A. Powell, 86, of 146 14th
St. N.W., Mason City, died Wednesday (July 14,
2004) at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in
Mason City.
Her “Service Of Celebration” will be held at
10:30 a.m. Saturday at Bethlehem Lutheran
Church, 819 N. Delaware Ave. in Mason City, with
Rev. Mark Lavrenz officiating. Interment will be
in Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City.
The family will greet friends and relatives from
3 to 7 p.m. today at Fullerton Funeral Home, 123
Second St. S.E., Mason City. The visitation will
continue one prior the to service at the church.
Those wishing to extend memorials or expressions
of sympathy may direct them to the Loretta A.
Powell Memorial Fund.
Fullerton Funeral Home and Cremation Service,
(641) 423-8676.
www.fullertonfh.com
BEVERLY A. FERCH
NEW HAMPTON — Beverly A. Ferch, 68, of New
Hampton, died Wednesday (July 14, 2004) as a
result of injuries sustained in an automobile
accident near Castalia.
Funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m.
Saturday at Trinity Lutheran Church in New
Hampton. Burial will be in the New Hampton City
Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. today
at the Hugeback & Chenoweth Funeral Home in New
Hampton, with a 7 p.m. video memorial tribute.
There will be further visitation one hour prior
to the service on Saturday at the church.
Hugeback & Chenoweth Funeral Homes, (641)
394-4334.
JERRY R. WARD
SWALEDALE — Jerry Richard Ward, 64, of
Swale-dale, died Thursday (July 15, 2004) at the
Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City
after a long battle with cancer.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m.
Saturday at Swaledale United Methodist Church
with the Rev. Bruce Wittern and Mr. Red Haugland
presiding. Burial will follow in Pleasant Valley
Cemetery, Swaledale.
Visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m. at the church
and continue until the time of services.
Retz-Grarup Funeral Home, (641) 892-4241.
GLADYS W. ANDERSON
LELAND — Gladys W. Anderson, 83, of Leland, died
Thursday (July 15, 2004) at the Lake Mills Care
Center.
Funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m.
Monday at West Prairie Lutheran Church, rural
Leland, with the Rev. Jacqueline Swanson
officiating. Burial will be at West Prairie
Lutheran Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday
at Mittelstadt Funeral Home, 902 E. Main St. in
Lake Mills, and will continue one hour prior to
the service on Monday at the church.
Mittelstadt Funeral Home, (515) 592-0221.
MARY E. VANCE
MASON CITY — Mary E. Vance, 75, of 635 S. Adams
Ave., died Thursday (July 15, 2004) at her 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.
DONALD C. BEAM
HAMPTON — Donald C. Beam, 67, of 700 Second St.
S.E. in Hampton, died Wednesday (July 14, 2004)
at the Hampton 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.
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PUBLISHED SATURDAY, JULY 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.
LORETTA A. POWELL
MASON CITY — Loretta A. Powell, 86, of
146 14th St. NW, Mason City, died
Wednesday evening (July 14, 2004) at
Mercy Medical Center- North Iowa in
Mason City.
Her “Service Of Celebration” will be
held at 10:30 a.m. today at the
Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 419 N.
Delaware Ave. in Mason City, with the
Rev. Mark Lavrenz officiating. Interment
will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason
City.
Visitation was held on Friday at the
Fullerton Funeral Home, 123 Second St.
S.E. in Mason City. Visitation will
continue one hour prior to her service
at the church.
Those wishing to extend memorials or
expressions of sympathy may direct them
to the Loretta A. Powell Memorial Fund.
Loretta Adeline Powell was born Oct. 10,
1917, in Alta Vista, to Bernard J. and
Mary E. (Paschelka) Reich. She was one
of 12 children born to her parents.
During her younger years, Loretta
assisted various families with household
chores.
On July 25, 1938, Loretta was united in
marriage to Ernest E. Powell in Elma,
Iowa. Throughout the years, the couple
enjoyed spending special time together
while going for car rides.
Loretta was an avid reader of a wide
variety of publications and tended to
many a vegetable and flower garden in
her lifetime.
Some of her leisure activities and
interests included canning her produce,
solving book-type puzzles and traveling
with her family to many vacation spots
across the United States.
Loretta is described by her children as
a strong-willed and loving woman with a
great sense of humor. She was a devoted
wife and nurturing mother who was
graciously willing to assist anyone in
any capacity.
Loretta’s family was of foremost
importance to her and her children and
grandchildren claim they never doubted
her outpouring love, which she
continuously exhibited.
Preparing for the holidays and having
her family at home was a special and
busy time. “Saturday morning coffee at
Mom’s” will be a treasured memory for
many. She found great pride and joy in
anticipating the birth of a new family
member and personally became acquainted
by “rocking each baby.”
Loretta’s children recall that their mom
made a special cake for expectant
parents, a good luck charm for a healthy
and uncomplicated birth. They speak
fondly of and will greatly miss
Loretta’s homemade chicken and biscuits,
dill pickles, wilted lettuce, banana
graham cracker pie and the “best
homemade bread in the world!”
Loretta was devoted to her faith and a
member of Beth-lehem Lutheran Church in
Mason City.
Loretta will be missed dearly by family
and friends who have shared her life.
She is survived by her children, Roger
(Sandra) Powell of Mason City; Sharon
(Fred) King of Charles City; Patricia
Powell of Mason City; Sandra (Kurt)
Spencer of Nora Springs; Mary (Dan)
Blair of Nora Springs; Jane (Lee)
Ritzert of Kensett and Judy Reich of
Manly.
She will also be sadly miss-ed by her
daughter-in-law, Margaret Powell of
Mason City; her four sisters-in-law,
Bonnie Reich of Mason City, Opal Peters
of LeRoy, Minn., Pearl Reich of St.
Paul, Minn. and May Day of Lancaster,
Wis.; her 12 grandchildren; 15
great-grandchildren; and two
great-great-grandchildren; many special
nieces, nephews and other relatives and
friends.
Preceding Loretta in death are her
husband, Ernest E. Powell in April of
1973; her parents, Bernard and Mary
Reich; four sisters; seven brothers and
her great-grandson, Nickolas Rowe.
Fullerton Funeral Home and Cremation
Service, (641) 423-8676
www.fullertonfh.com
MARY MARGARET FRIEDMAN
CLEAR LAKE — Mary Margaret “Peggy”
Senneff Friedman, of 3930 Grand Ave. in
Des Moines and 607 S. Shore Drive in
Clear Lake, died in Mason City, Iowa, on
her 90th birthday.
She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
John A. Senneff and was born on July 15,
1914. She was born and raised in Mason
City and Clear Lake.
In 1937 she married Wright C. Percival
and moved to Des Moines, where she has
maintained her home.
She is survived by her children, the
Rev. Michael Percival (Constance) of
Westcliffe, Colo., Patsy Shors (John) of
Des Moines, Dr. Mary Brennan of Las
Vegas, Nev., Jean Prior (Charles) of
Asheville, N.C., and Peter Percival of
Des Moines. Her stepchildren include
William Friedman Jr. of Des Moines, Dr.
Sidney Friedman of Boston, Mass., and
Miriam Schwab of Des Moines. She is also
survived by five grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren.
Peggy attended St. Mary of the Woods
College and graduated from the
University of Iowa. She did
post-graduate work at the American
Academy of Dramatic Art in New York
City.
She was a member of the Altar and Rosary
Society and the Fifty Plus Club of St.
Augustin Church. She was a charter
member of the St. Augustin Parish
Council, a life member and past
president of Mercy Hospital Guild, a
life member of Bishop Drumm Home, a life
member of Blank Hospital Guild, a life
member of Catholic Women’s League, a
life member of St. Mary of the Woods
Alumni Association and a life member of
the University of Iowa Foundation.
Peggy was active in Girl and Boy Scouts,
YWCA, the Des Moines Art Center, the
Iowa Radio Reading and Information
Service (IRIS), the Des Moines Ballet,
Proteus Club and the Clear Lake Arts
Council. She was a past president of the
Des Moines Playhouse and the Junior
League of Des Moines. She served on the
Guthrie Theatre Board in Minneapolis as
the Iowa representative for many years.
She was a member of the Des Moines and
Embassy Clubs.
Peggy loved her family and giving to her
communities, both in Des Moines and
Clear Lake. Her wonderful sense of
humor, loving spirit and happy outlook
on life endear-ed her to many. She was a
beloved wife, mother, grandmother and
dear friend.
Visitation is from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday at
Dunn���s Funeral Home, 2121 Grand Ave. in
Des Moines, where a vigil will be held
at 6 p.m.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m.
Monday at St. Augustin Church. Burial
will be at 4 p.m. Monday at Memorial
Park Cemetery in Mason City.
Any memorial gifts may be made to St.
Augustin Church or a charity of the
donor’s choice.
Dunn’s Funeral Home, (515) 244-2121.
JERRY R. WARD
SWALEDALE — Jerry R. Ward, 64, of
Swaledale died Thursday (July 15, 2004)
at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit in Mason City after a long battle
with cancer.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30
a.m. today at the Swaledale United
Methodist Church with the Rev. Bruce
Wittern and Mr. Red Haugland presiding.
Interment will be in Pleasant Valley
Cemetery, Swaledale.
Visitation will be 1 hour prior to the
service at the church.
Jerry Richard Ward was born March 8,
1940, in Swaledale, the son of Virgil
and Ruby (Dyer) Ward. He attended and
graduated from Swaledale High School in
1959, where he played baseball.
Jerry had always worked for area farmers
and for 25 years worked for Jim Quinlan.
He also did mowing and trimming for his
neighbors until three years ago when his
health prevented him from working.
Jerry spent a short time at the Rockwell
Care Center and recently at the
Sheffield Care Center.
He had attended Swaledale United
Methodist Church.
Jerry always attended and enjoyed
Rockwell-Swaledale basketball games and
dancing at the Surf. He enjoyed going to
farm auctions.
Jerry is survived by his sister, Janice
Ward of Rockwell, and many aunts,
uncles, cousins and a whole host of
friends.
And he is preceded in death by his
parents and grandparents.
Retz-Grarup Funeral Home, (641)
892-4241.
DONALD RHOLL
BROOKFIELD, Wis. — Donald Rholl, 82, of
Brookfield died Thursday (July 15,
2004). Donald was born Dec. 29, 1921, in
Fertile, Iowa.
He was raised in Mason City, graduating
from Mason City High School in 1939.
He is the beloved husband of Virginia
(nee Sullivan). He is further survived
by four children, one grandchild,
nieces, nephews and other relatives and
friends.
A memorial service will be held at 3
p.m. Sunday at Calvary Lutheran Church,
1750 N. Calhoun Rd. in Brookfield, Wis.
Church and Chapel, (262) 827-0659.
Online obit, condolences, directions:
www.churchandchapel.com.
O. MARIE PETERSON
NORTHWOOD — O. Marie Peterson, 74, of
Northwood died Friday (July 16, 2004) at
St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, Minn.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
the Conner Colonial Chapel in Northwood.
Conner Colonial Chapel, (641) 324-1543.
SOPHUS F. PETERSON
CLEAR LAKE — Sophus F. Peterson, 89, of
1005 First Ave. S., Clear Lake, died
Friday (July 16, 2004) at the Oakwood
Care Center, Clear Lake.
Arrangements are incomplete at the
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 S.
Fourth St. in Clear Lake.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, (641)
357-2193.
CHARLOTTE I. ZIESMER
GARNER — Charlotte I. Ziesmer, 88, of
Garner died Friday (July 16, 2004) at
the Concord Care Center in Garner.
Arrangements are incomplete at the
Cataldo Funeral Home in Garner.
Cataldo Funeral Home, (641) 923-2841,
www.cataldofuneral-home.com.
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PUBLISHED SUNDAY, JULY 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.
O. MARIE PETERSON
NORTHWOOD — O. Marie Peterson,
74, of 504 8th St. N.,
Northwood, died Friday (July 16,
2004) at St. Marys Hospital in
Rochester.
Funeral service will be at 2
p.m. Tuesday at First Lutheran
Church, Northwood, with the Rev.
Wayne Hagen officiating.
Interment will be in Sunset Rest
Cemetery in Northwood.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7
p.m. Monday at Conner Colonial
Chapel in Northwood, and
continue one hour before the
service on Tuesday at the
church. Family suggests
memorials to O. Marie Peterson
Memorial Fund.
Marie was born Nov. 15, 1929, in
rural Radcliffe, the daughter of
Clarence and Clara Amanda (Roe)
Handeland.
Marie went to country school
near Radcliffe, attended
Carpenter High School and
graduated from Northwood High
School in 1948.
She married Merlin E. Peterson
on March 5, 1949, at the Little
Brown Church in Nashua. They
lived on the Peterson family
farm east of Northwood. They
moved to Northwood in 1975.
Marie worked at the Carroll
George factory in Northwood for
11 years. In 1976, she began
working at the Lutheran
Retirement Home, where she
worked for 29 years.
Marie had the ability to laugh
at herself. She was known for
being a great caregiver and
helping other people. She
enjoyed quilting, traveling,
listening to bluegrass music,
gospel music and especially
being with her children and
grandchildren. She was a member
of First Lutheran Church.
Marie will be sadly missed by
her three children, David
Peterson and his wife, Joan,
Northwood, Sharon Gurtz and her
husband, Marty, Reston, Va., and
Karen Craft and her husband,
Randy, Lander, Wyo.; seven
grandchildren Kevin Peterson and
his wife Mary, Joice, Amanda
Peterson, Northwood, Micah
Peterson and his wife, Heather,
Owatonna, Minn., Nathan
Peterson, Northwood; Ryan Gurtz
and Laura Gurtz, both of Reston,
Va., and Amber Craft, Lander,
Wyo.; one brother, Donald
Handeland, Mountain Home, Ark.;
her sister, Clarice Leraaen,
Charles City; and
daughter-in-law, Linda Peterson
Ward, Lake Mills.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; husband; a son, Dennis;
stepfather, Jon Farland and one
brother, Orlan Handeland.
Conner Colonial Chapel, 99 11th
St. N., Northwood, (641)
324-1543.
www.colonialchapels.com
RICHARD DAVID JULSETH
KENSETT — Richard David Julseth,
68, of 1197 410th St., Kensett,
died Saturday (July 17, 2004) at
the Muse Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit, Mason City.
Funeral service will be 10:30
a.m. Tuesday at Elk Creek
Lutheran Church, Kensett, with
the Rev. Allan J. Stoa
officiating. Interment will be
in Elk Creek Cemetery, Kensett.
Military honors will be by Our
Buddies VFW Post No. 6779, of
Northwood.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7
p.m. Monday at Conner Colonial
Chapel, Northwood, and one hour
before the service on Tuesday at
the church. Family suggests
memorials to the Richard David
Julseth Memorial Fund.
Richard David was born Sept. 16,
1935, in Mason City, the son of
C.A. and Minnie (Brunsvold)
Julseth. He graduated from
Kensett High School in 1953. He
served in the U.S. Navy from
1954-1958.
He married Lois Tietz on Dec.
26, 1955, at the E.R. Church in
Manly
Following the service he worked
for Floyd Skellenger as a
carpenter. He then worked road
construction and later was
employed at Deluxe in Lake
Mills. He worked for the Iowa
Department of Transportation,
then the Worth County Secondary
Road Department, retiring in
1998. He was custodian at Elk
Creek Lutheran Church.
He enjoyed fishing, working on
the farm and especially spending
time with his grandchildren. He
was a member of Elk Creek
Lutheran Church.
Richard David will be sadly
missed by his wife, Lois,
Kensett; two children, Peter
Julseth, Kensett, and Nancy
Pasztor and her husband, Steve,
of Allen, Texas; two
grandchildren, Nathaniel and
Denton Julseth, Kensett; one
sister, Thelma Gaarder and her
husband, Hoyt, of Sibley, Iowa;
two brothers, Truman Julseth and
his wife, Lorraine, and Connie
Julseth, both of Northwood; and
sister-in-law, Neva Julseth,
Northwood.
He was preceded in death by his
parents and two brothers,
Orville and Alvin Julseth.
Conner Colonial Chapel, 99 11th
St. S., Northwood, (641)
324-1543.
www.colonialchapels.com
MARVIN H. TOWNSEND
WINTERSET — Marvin H. Townsend,
89, of Winterset, formerly of
Garner, died Friday (July 16,
2004) at the Madison County
Health Care System in Winterset.
A Mass of Christian Burial, with
viewing one hour prior, will be
held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St.
Boniface Catholic Church in
Garner, with Father Michael
Schueller officiating. Burial
will be in the St. Boniface
Catholic Cemetery, Garner, with
military services provided by
the Garner Veterans Ceremonial
Unit.
Visitation will be held from 1
to 6 p.m. today at Ochiltree
Funeral Service & Aftercare in
Winterset, where the family will
be present to receive friends
from 4 to 6 p.m. A prayer
service will be held at 6 p.m.
today immediately following
visitation at Ochiltree’s.
Cataldo Funeral Home in Garner
is in charge of local
arrangements.
Memorial contributions may be
directed to a fund established
in his name.
Marvin was born Sept. 16, 1914,
the son of Miller and Sophia
Townsend. His marriage to
Lucille Yegge took place on
April 12, 1950, at St. Boniface
Catholic Church, Garner. They
were blessed with two daughters,
Victoria and Trish.
Marvin is survived by his wife,
Lucille Townsend, of Winterset;
two daughters, Victoria Wagner
and her husband, Dan, of Ankeny,
and Trish Hubbard and husband,
Roger, of Winterset; a sister,
Lucille Roe, of California; five
grandchildren, Mike Gilbert,
Katie Hubbard, Jennifer Porter,
Nicole Leach, and Scott Wagner;
and eight great grandchildren.
Ochiltree Funeral Service &
Aftercare, Winterset, (515)
462-4080.
CHARLOTTE I. ZIESMER
GARNER — Charlotte I. Ziesmer,
88, of Garner, died Friday (July
16, 2004) at the Concord Care
Center, Garner.
Her funeral will be held 10:30
a.m. Tuesday at St. Boniface
Catholic Church in Garner, with
Father Michael Schueller
officiating. Burial will be in
St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery,
Garner.
Visitation will be held from 4
to 7 p.m. Monday at the Cataldo
Funeral Chapel, with a rosary at
5 p.m. and a scriptural
remembrance service at 6 p.m.
Visitation will continue one
hour prior to the service at the
church.
Memorials may directed to the
Charlotte I. Ziesmer Memorial
Fund.
Charlotte Irene Ziesmer, the
daughter of John and Rose
(Massey) Kelly, was born Feb.
19, 1916, in Britt. She attended
school in Britt, where she
graduated from high school in
1933. She continued her
education for one year at Britt
Junior College and then taught
in the rural schools of Hancock
County for the next 12 years.
She was married to Everett McCoy
in 1936. To this union a
daughter, Jeanette, was born. In
1942, she was married to LeRoy
Busch, and to this union a son,
Tom, was born.
Charlotte continued her teaching
career as an elementary teacher
in Garner until retiring in
1981. On Aug. 19, 1976, she was
married to Stanley E. Ziesmer in
Missouri. She enjoyed her family
and traveling.
She was a member of St. Boniface
Catholic Church, Rosary Society
and CD of A.
Charlotte is survived by her
son, Tom Busch and wife, Diane,
of Cedar Rapids; and two
grandsons, Robert Busch and
wife, Angela, and their two
children, Alexis and Austin of
Cedar Rapids, and Tom Busch and
wife, Meg, of Cedar Rapids.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, Stan, on Feb. 21, 2000;
her daughter, Jeanette Bartell,
on Sept. 30, 1981; her parents;
a sister, Gertrude McCormick;
and a brother, John Kelly.
Cataldo Funeral Home, 760 Center
St., Garner, (641) 923-2841.
GLADYS W. ANDERSON
LELAND — Gladys W. Anderson, 83,
of Leland, died on Thursday
(July 15, 2004) at the Lake
Mills Care Center.
Funeral service will be held at
10:30 a.m. on Monday at the West
Prairie Lutheran Church, rural
Leland, with Rev. Jacqueline
Swanson officiating. Burial will
take place at West Prairie
Lutheran Cemetery.
Visitation will be held today
from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the
Mittelstadt Funeral Home, 902 E.
Main St., in Lake Mills, and
will continue one hour prior to
the service at the church on
Monday.
Gladys Wilma (Peterson) Anderson
was born on April 5, 1921, in
Faribault County, Minn., to
parents Peter T. and Mae
(Thompson) Peterson. She
attended country schools.
On Jan. 5, 1939, Gladys was
united in marriage with Earnest
H. Anderson in Scarville. The
couple farmed in the Leland
area. Earnest passed away on
Aug. 31, 1966, in Shakopee,
Minn. Gladys remained in the
Leland area for more than 40
years, where she held various
jobs in both Leland and Forest
City.
Gladys was a member of West
Prairie Lutheran Church, where
she was active in the church
circle prior to her illness
progressing.
Survivors include her friend and
loving companion, Dale Zingg of
Leland; children, Kenneth
Anderson of Braham, Minn., Helen
Peterson and her husband, Curt,
of Montrose, Minn., Sharon
Oulman and her husband, James,
of Forest City, Rodney Anderson
of Forest City, and Douglas
Anderson of Houston, Texas; 10
grandchildren; 16 great
grandchildren; a sister, Donna
Schobert and her husband, Harry,
of Albert Lea, Minn.; six
sisters-in-law, Betty Peterson
of Detroit Lakes, Minn.,
Marcella Peterson of Charles
City, Thelma Leegaard of
Hoffman, Minn., Anna Branstad of
Lake Mills, Alica Christian of
Foley, Ala., and Ora Hofbauer of
Dike; and many nieces and
nephews.
Gladys was preceded in death by
her parents; husband, Earnest; a
sister, Clarine Nelson; three
brothers, Ted, Perry and Lloyd
Peterson; and four nephews.
Mittelstadt Funeral Home, (641)
592-0221.
ELLEN R. JOHNSTON
BELMOND — Ellen R. Johnston, 76,
of Belmond, died Saturday (July
17, 2004) at Franklin General
Hospital in Hampton.
Funeral service for Ellen R.
Johnston will be held at 1:30
p.m. Monday at the Dugger Ewing
Funeral Home, 111 Luick’s Lane
S. in Belmond, with Pastor
Marvin Lorenz officiating.
Burial will take place in the
Alexander Cemetery, near
Alexander.
Visitation for Ellen R. Johnston
will be held one hour prior to
the service at the funeral home
on Monday.
Dugger Ewing Funeral Home, 111
Luick’s Lane 2., Belmond, IA
(641) 444-3248.
DOROTHY FREESE
ACKLEY — Dorothy Freese, 78, of
Ackley, died Saturday (July 17,
2004) at the Presbyterian
Village in Ackley.
Funeral service will be at 1:30
p.m. Monday at St. John’s United
Church of Christ in Ackley.
Burial will take place in
Oakwood Cemetery, Ackley.
Visitation will be from 2 to 7
p.m. today at Sietsema Funeral
Home in Ackley, with the family
receiving friends from 2 to 5
p.m.
Sietsema Funeral Home, Ackley,
(641) 847-2333.
ROBERT D. BRAVICK
BRITT — Robert D. Bravick, 77,
Britt, died Saturday (July 17,
2004) at Hospice of North Iowa
in Mason City.
Funeral services for Robert
Bravick will be held at 10:30
a.m. Tuesday at the United
Methodist Church in Britt, with
the Rev. Robert Dodge
officiating. Burial will be in
Evergreen Cemetery in Britt, The
Britt Ceremonial Unit will
provide military graveside
honors.
Friends may greet the family
from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at Ewing
Dugger Funeral Chapel in Britt
and one hour prior to the
service at the church.
Ewing Dugger Funeral Chapel,178
Center St.W., Britt, (641)
843-3839.
ETHEL BROWN
CHARLES CITY — Ethel Brown, 92,
of Charles City, died Saturday
(July 17, 2004).
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Sunnyside Funeral
Home in Charles City.
Sunnyside Funeral Home, 2267
Highway 18 S., Charles City,
(641) 228-2635.
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PUBLISHED Monday, July
19, 2004
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ROBERT D. BRAVICK
BRITT — Robert D.
Bravick, 77, of Britt,
passed away Saturday
(July 17, 2004) at Muse
Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit in Mason City.
Funeral services for
Robert Bravick will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday at the United
Methodist Church in
Britt with the Rev.
Robert Dodge
officiating. Burial will
be in Evergreen Cemetery
in Britt. The Britt
Ceremonial Unit will
provide military
graveside honors.
Friends may greet the
family from 5 to 7 p.m.
today at the Ewing
Dugger Funeral Chapel in
Britt and one hour prior
to services at the
church.
Robert, the son of Silas
and Emily J. Bell
Bravick, was born May 8,
1927, in Thompson. The
family moved to the
Britt area in 1933. Bob
was educated in the
Britt Community School.
Bob served his country
in the United States
Navy from 1945 until
1946. While in the Navy,
Bob was stationed aboard
the USS Nicholson
Destroyer.
Following his discharge
from the Navy, Bob was
employed at Fairmont
Foods from 1946 to 1950.
Bob was united in
marriage with Jeanette
Johns at the Little
Brown Church in Nashua
on March 13, 1948. The
couple made their home
in Britt, where they
raised their family.
Bob was employed at the
Britt Creamery
(1950-1964), Britt Co-op
Gas Company (1964-1966),
and the United States
Postal Service
(1966-1990).
Bob and Jeanette enjoyed
spending their winters
in Weslaco, Texas.
His hobbies included
visiting, woodworking,
fishing and playing
shuffle board and
cribbage.
Bob was a member of the
Britt United Methodist
Church.
He was also a 40-year
member of the Britt
Volunteer Fire
Department, a member of
the Britt American
Legion and the Hancock
County Historical
Society.
Bob is survived by his
wife, Jeanette, of
Britt; one daughter,
Rebecca Newton and her
husband, Don, of Clear
Lake, their family:
Rachel and Corey
Vespestad and Talia and
Sidra of Huxley, and
Andy and Jessica Newton
of Ankeny; and one son,
David Bravick and his
wife, Jane, of Iowa
City.
He was preceded in death
by his parents.
Ewing Dugger Funeral
Chapel, (641) 843-3839.
ELLEN R. JOHNSTON
BELMOND — Ellen R.
Johnston, 76, of Belmond
passed away Saturday
(July 17, 2004) at the
Franklin General
Hospital in Hampton.
Funeral services for
Ellen R. Johnston will
be held at 1:30 p.m.
today at the Dugger
Ewing Funeral Home, 111
Luick’s Lane S. in
Belmond, with Pastor
Marvin Lorenz
officiating. Burial will
take place in the
Alexander Cemetery near
Alexander.
Visitation for Ellen R.
Johnston will be held
one hour prior to
services today at the
funeral home.
Ellen Ruth, the daughter
of Enno and Allie
Schmidt Suntken, was
born April 26, 1928, in
Franklin County. Ellen
grew up near Dows, where
she attended school.
Ellen was united in
marriage to Wallace F.
Johnston in 1951. The
couple lived their
entire married life in
the Belmond, Alexander
and Meservey areas.
Ellen enjoyed crocheting
afghans, cooking and
baking. Her family
fondly remembers when
Ellen would bake pies.
Ellen is survived by her
husband of 54 years,
Wallace (Wally) of
Belmond; a daughter,
LaNae Walrod and
husband, Michael, of
Latimer; a son, Clarence
of Holmes; a
daughter-in-law, Lelani
Johnston of Goodell;
seven grandchildren;
four
great-grandchildren; and
a brother, Don Suntken
and wife, Marlene, of
Belmond.
Ellen is preceded in
death by her parents, a
son, Harold in 2003; two
brothers, Clarence and
Marvin; and a sister,
Inez.
Dugger Ewing Funeral
Home, (641) 444-3248.
MARY E. VANCE
MASON CITY — Mary E.
Vance, 75, of 635 S.
Adams Ave. died Thursday
(July 15, 2004) at her
home.
Inurnment services will
be held at 10 a.m.
Tuesday at Memorial Park
Cemetery, 11495 265th
St. (Highway 122) Mason
City, with the Rev. John
Seda of Holy Family
Catholic Church
officiating.
There will be no
visitation.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, 126
Third St., N.E. in Mason
City, is in charge of
the arrangements.
Memorials may be left to
the discretion of the
family.
Mary Elizabeth, the
daughter of Joseph and
Laura (Pattschull)
Smedley, was born April
28, 1929, at Iowa City.
After graduation, Mary
attended Capri Beauty
School. She was united
in marriage to Roger A.
Vance Nov. 1, 1947, in
Clear Lake, Iowa. She
had been a co-owner and
beautician for over 20
years at the Pizzazz
Beauty Salon, and styled
many ladies who became
her friends during her
many years of service.
Mary is survived by her
two daughters, Mary Jean
Strike and her husband,
Gordon, of Colorado
Springs, Colo., and
Sherry Houston and her
husband, OJ, of Mason
City. Also surviving is
one sister, Patricia
Petro of Mason City; six
grandchildren, Chad
Strike and his wife,
Joanna, of Arkansas,
Nick Chapel, Brett
Strike and Samantha
Strike, all of Colorado
Springs, Colo.,
Shaundrea Houston and OJ
Houston Jr., both of
Mason City; four
great-grandchildren and
several nieces and
nephews.
She was preceded in
death by her husband,
Roger; father and
stepmother, Joseph and
Dorothy Smedley; her
mother and stepfather,
Laura and Ben Rasmussen;
and two grandsons, Corey
A. Vance and Jamie R.
Vance.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, (641)
423-2372,
www.colonialchapels.com.
JOANN KINSETH
LONGMONT, Colo. — JoAnn
Kinseth, 66, of
Longmont, Colo.,
formerly of Joice, died
Saturday (July 17, 2004)
at Longmont Community
Hospital.
Graveside inurnment
services will be held at
a later date at the
cemetery in Bode.
Lewellen Longmont
Community Chapel in
Logmont, Colo., is in
charge of arrangements.
(303) 776-4477.
ANDREW RISIUS
MASON CITY — Andrew
Risius, 91, of Mason
City, died Sunday (July
18, 2004) at the
I.O.O.F. Home.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Major
Erickson Funeral Home,
111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
in Mason City.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
HOWARD THORESEN
OSAGE — Howard Thoresen,
88, of Osage, died
Saturday (July 17, 2004)
at the Osage
Rehabilitation and
Health Care Center in
Osage.
Funeral arranegments are
incomplete at the
Champion-Bucheit Funeral
Home in Osage.
(641)732-3706.
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PUBLISHED
Tuesday, July
20, 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.
ETHEL W. BROWN
CHARLES CITY —
Ethel W. Brown,
92, of Charles
City died
Saturday (July
17, 2004) at
Mercy Living
Plus in Oelwein.
Funeral services
celebrating
Ethel’s life
will be held at
11 a.m.
Wednesday at
Trinity United
Methodist
Church, 601
Milwaukee St. in
Charles City.
Burial will be
at Sunnyside
Memory Gardens,
rural Charles
City.
Visitation will
be held from 5
to 8 p.m. today
at Sunnyside
Funeral Home in
Charles City.
Ethel was born
Feb. 11, 1912,
the daughter of
Julius and Nina
(Cummings)
Heinmiller, of
East Lincoln
Township, Howard
County, Iowa.
Ethel grew up on
the farm in East
Lincoln
Township.
Ms. Heinmiller
married Ralph
Demro of Nashua.
To this union,
two children
were born,
Dorothy Mae and
Betty Ann. Ralph
and Ethel later
divorced.
Ethel married
Otto F. Brown in
October of 1949
at the Lutheran
Church Parsonage
in Charles City.
To this union
one son, Edward
Charles, was
born. They
resided in
Charles City.
Ethel worked as
a waitress in
Nashua. Ethel
and her
daughters moved
to Charles City
in 1943, when
Ethel went to
work for Oliver.
Ethel worked for
Oliver/White for
34 years,
retiring in
1977.
She was a proud
member of the
AFL-CIO. She
raised all three
of her children
in a union
environment.
Ethel was a
loving wife,
mother,
grandmother and
great-grandmother.
She loved to
cook, bake and
garden.
Her family will
always cherish
the memory of
her generosity
and sense of
humor.
The love and
special care of
her niece, Lois
Wright, allowed
Ethel to stay in
her home and
live
independently
for many years.
Those left to
celebrate the
life and love of
Ethel include:
one daughter,
Betty Kellogg,
of Oelwein; one
son, Edward
Brown of
Overland Park,
Kan.; four
grandchildren,
Debra (Randy)
Rummel of
Oelwein, Denise
(David) Green of
Waterloo, Damon
(Linda) Kellogg
of Oceanside,
Calif., and Dana
(Shelly) Kellogg
of Central City,
Iowa; 10
great-grandchildren;
three stepgreat-grandchildren;
and one
great-great-granddaughter;
two
brothers-in-law,
Frank Bronsema
of Branson, Mo.,
and Robert
Cooper of
Sumner, Iowa;
many nieces and
nephews. And
also Marilyn
Jacobs of Kansas
City, Mo., will
cherish 28 years
of memories.
Ethel was
preceded in
death by her
husband, Otto
Brown in 1995;
daughter,
Dorothy, in
1955;
son-in-law, Lynn
Kellogg; her
parents; and
seven sisters,
Eva (Leo)
Clement, Leona
(Leonard) Morey,
Alice (Albert)
Boerschel,
Dorothy
(Francis) Teeple,
Ruth (Edward)
Cunningham,
Thelma Bronsema,
and Pearl
Cooper; and one
brother, Julius
“Bud” (Marie)
Heinmiller.
Sunnyside
Funeral Home is
in charge of
arrangements.
Sunnyside
Funeral Home,
(641) 228-2635.
ANDREW RISIUS
MASON CITY —
Andrew Risius,
91, of 1000 N.
Eisenhower Ave.,
died Sunday
(July 18, 2004)
at the IOOF
Home.
Funeral services
will be held at
11 a.m. Friday
at the Ramsey
Reformed Church,
rural Titonka,
with the Rev.
Dennis Redeker,
Ramsey Reformed
Church of
Titonka, and the
Rev. Jack Vanden
Heuvel, Rolling
Acres Christian
Reformed Church
of Mason City,
officiating.
Interment will
be in the Ramsey
Reformed Church
Cemetery.
Visitation will
be from 4 to 8
p.m. Thursday at
Major Erickson
Funeral Home,
111 N.
Pennsylvania
Ave. in Mason
City, with the
family present
from 6 to 8 p.m.
Visitation will
continue at the
church one hour
before the
service.
Major Erickson
Funeral Home &
Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
MARY E. VANCE
MASON CITY —
Mary E Vance,
75, of 635 S.
Adams Ave. died
Thursday (July
15, 2004) at her
home.
Inurnment
services will be
held at 10 a.m.
today at
Memorial Park
Cemetery, 11495
265th Street
(Highway 122)
Mason City, with
the Rev. John
Seda of Holy
Family Catholic
Church
officiating.
There will be no
visitation.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel,
126 Third St.
N.E. in Mason
City, is in
charge of the
arrangements.
Memorials may be
left to the
discretion of
the family.
Mary Elizabeth,
the daughter of
Joseph and Laura
(Pattschull)
Smedley, was
born April 28,
1929, at Iowa
City, Iowa.
After
graduation, Mary
attended Capri
Beauty School.
She was united
in marriage to
Roger A. Vance
on Nov. 1, 1947,
in Clear Lake,
Iowa.
She had been a
co-owner and
beautician for
more than 20
years at the
Pizzazz Beauty
Salon, and
styled many
ladies who
became her
friends during
her many years
of service.
Mary is survived
by her two
daughters, Mary
Jean Strike and
her husband,
Gordon, of
Colorado
Springs, Colo.,
and Sherry
Houston and her
husband, OJ, of
Mason City. Also
surviving is one
sister, Patricia
Petro of Mason
City; seven
grandchildren,
Chad Strike and
his wife,
Joanna, of
Arkansas, Nick
Chapel, Brett
Strike and
Samantha Strike,
all of Colorado
Springs, Colo.,
Shaundrea
Houston and OJ
Houston Jr.,
both of Mason
City, and Cindy
Vance of Mason
City; four
great-grandchildren;
and several
nieces and
nephews.
She was preceded
in death by her
husband, Roger;
father and
stepmother,
Joseph and
Dorothy Smedley;
her mother and
stepfather,
Laura and Ben
Rasmussen; and
two grandsons,
Corey A. Vance
and Jamie R.
Vance; and a
sister, Betty
Huff.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel,
(641) 423-2372,
www.colonialchapels.com.
EUNICE M. COLBY
MASON CITY —
Eunice M. Colby,
95, of Mason
City, died
Sunday (July 19,
2004) at the
Good Shepherd
Health Center in
Mason City.
Funeral service
will be held at
1:30 p.m. Friday
at the Grace
United Methodist
Church, 200 14th
St. N.W. with
the Rev. Sarah
Rohret Odoom
officiating.
Interment will
be in the
Hampton Cemetery
in Hampton.
Visitation will
be held from 12
to 1:30 p.m.
Friday at the
church.
A memorial fund
has been
established in
her name.
Major Erickson
Funeral Home &
Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
HOWARD E.
THORESEN
OSAGE — Howard
Ellis Thoresen,
88, of Osage,
died Saturday
(July 17, 2004)
at the Osage
Rehabilitation
and Health Care
Center in Osage.
Funeral services
will be at 10:30
a.m. Thursday at
Our Savior’s
Lutheran Church
in Osage with
the Rev. Dennis
Hanson and the
Rev. Roy Ott
officiating.
Interment will
be in the Osage
Cemetery.
Visitation will
be from 4 to 8
p.m. Wednesday
at the
Champion-Bucheit
Funeral Home in
Osage, and one
hour before
services on
Thursday at the
church.
Champion-Bucheit
Funeral Home,
(641) 732-3706.
RUBY BARLOW
CLEAR LAKE —
Ruby Barlow, 94,
formerly of
Clear Lake, died
Monday (July 19,
2004) at the
U.S.A.
Healthcare in
Mason City.
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.
GERALDINE
MCARTHUR
PIERRE, S.D. —
Geraldine
McArthur, 76, of
Pierre died
Sunday (July 11,
2004) St. Mary’s
Hospital,
Pierre, S.D.
Memorial
services were
held at 2 p.m.
on Saturday,
July 17, 2004,
at First
Congregational
United Church of
Christ, Pierre.
Memorials may be
directed to
Countryside
Hospice of
Pierre.
Family and
friends are
invited to an
inurnment
service at 2
p.m. Saturday,
July 24, at
Grant Center
Cemetery in
Fertile.
Refreshments and
lunch will
follow at the
Church of Christ
in Fertile.
Geraldine Stokke
was born Sept.
14, 1927, in
Fertile, to Leo
and Hazel
(Haugen) Stokke.
She grew up in
Fertile and
graduated from
Fertile High
School in 1946.
On June 6, 1948,
Geraldine was
united in
marriage with
Raymond
McArthur. They
moved to
Pickstown, S.D.,
for a time, then
to Grand Forks,
N.D.,
Sacramento,
Calif., and
Riverdale, N.D.,
for one year
each. They moved
to Pierre in
1958 and have
resided there
since.
Geraldine was a
Life Member of
Beta Sigma Phi
Sorority and
served as an
officer many
times. She was
also a charter
member of the
Canvasbacks Art
Club.
Through her
sorority,
Geraldine was
instrumental in
starting a
kidney dialysis
unit in Pierre.
Geraldine is
survived by her
husband,
Raymond, of
Pierre; one son,
Steve of
Gillette, Wyo.;
four
grandchildren,
Rachel Ogeltree
of Rapid City,
Levi, Jordan and
Sara McArthur,
all of Gillette,
Wyo.; one
great-granddaughter,
Madison Carter;
two sisters,
Harriet Winden
and her husband,
Richard, of
Hanlontown, and
Silence Johnson
of Fertile; and
numerous nieces,
nephews, and
cousins.
Geraldine was
preceded in
death by her
parents, two
brothers,
Francis and
Wendall Stokke.
Feigum-VanLith
Funeral Home,
(605) 224-4902.
DONALD C. BEAM
HAMPTON — Donald
C. Beam, 67, of
700 Second St.
S.E. in Hampton,
died Wednesday
(July 14, 2004)
at the Hampton
Care Center.
Memorial
services will be
held at 10:30
a.m. Saturday at
the Faith
Baptist Church,
1701 Central
Ave. E. in
Hampton, with
Dr. Steve
Anderson
officiating.
Memorials may be
made to the
Donald C. Beam
Memorial Fund.
Ward-Van Slyke
Colonial Chapel,
101 N. Fourth
St. in Clear
Lake, is in
charge of
arrangements.
Ward-Van Slyke
Colonial Chapel,
(641) 357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com.
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