PUBLISHED MONDAY, MARCH 1, 2004.
Obituaries are presented as a community service
of Fullerton Funeral Homes. Information is
submitted by families or provided by funeral
homes for publication in the Globe Gazette and
Globe Online.
HOWARD W. STEINES
ROCKWELL — Howard W. Steines, 86, of 110 Oak
Drive, Rockwell, died early Friday morning (Feb.
27, 2004) at the Rockwell Community Nursing
Home, where he had resided the past three years.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday at St. Peter Lutheran Church, 502 Second
St. S., in Rockwell, with the Rev. Ronald
Bolinger officiating. Interment will take place
in Rockwell Cemetery with military service rites
accorded by the Rockwell Gallagher American
Legion Post No. 208.
The family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m.
today at Fullerton Funeral Home, 120 S. Third
St. in Rockwell. Visitation will continue one
hour prior to the service Tuesday at the church.
Those wishing to extend memorials or expressions
of sympathy may direct them to the Howard W.
Steines Memorial Fund.
Howard William Steines was born March 8, 1917,
in Rockwell, to Frank and Rose (Shaer) Steines.
He was the middle son of three sons born to his
parents. Howard at-tended school in Rockwell and
graduated from Rockwell High School.
Howard was honorably discharged from the U.S.
Army Air Force in January of 1946. He had
achieved the rank of sergeant while serving his
country during World War II.
Howard was a member of the Rockwell American
Legion Gallagher Post No. 208 and the V.F.W. in
Rockwell.
After faithfully serving his country in the
military, Howard moved to Chicago, Ill., where
he was employed at Plastic-Rubber Company. Due
to ill health, Howard retired at the age of 59
after fifteen years of employment with the
company and relocated back in his hometown of
Rockwell.
Howard was very active and well-known in the
area.
He was a member of St. Peter Lutheran Church,
the alumni association, the Blind Veterans of
America and Heines Rehab for the Blind in
Chicago, Ill.
Some of Howard’s leisure activities and
interests in-cluded coin collecting with his
son, Frank, ballroom dancing to the “big bands,”
cheering for the Rockwell-Swaledale Rebels
basketball, baseball and softball teams,
remaining an avid Chicago White Sox fan,
savoring the taste of his favorite candy,
“Chocolate Irish Crème Parfait Nips” and
spending time with his grandchildren and
great-grandchildren.
Howard treasured the memories of having the op-portunity
to play golf several times in the Blind
Association Golf Tournament in Iowa City and
looked forward to the event each year.
Howard will be missed dearly by his family and
friends who claim he was a man who could
successfully tackle tough obstacles in life.
He is survived by his son, Frank H. (Marjorie)
Steines, of Des Moines, and his step-daughter,
Theo “Terry” (Dennis) Zurawski, of Chicago, Ill.
Howard will also be sadly missed by his three
grandchildren, Pamela Wendel, Mark Steines and
Danny Zurawski, twelve great-grand-children and
many other relatives and friends.
Preceding Howard in death were his parents,
Frank and Rose Steines; his two brothers, Elvin
and Raymond Steines, and a grandson, Frank
Zurawski.
Fullerton Funeral Home and Cremation Services,
(641) 423-8676.
EVELYN L. GRUNZ
MASON CITY — Evelyn L. Grunz, 81, a resident of
Good Shepherd Health Center since 1994, passed
away Saturday (Feb. 28, 2004) at the Good
Shepherd Health Center in Mason City.
Funeral services for Evelyn will be held at 2
p.m. Tuesday at the Major Erickson Funeral Home,
111 North Pennsylvania Avenue, Mason City, with
the Rev. Sarah Rohret Odoom of Grace United
Methodist Church officiating. Interment will be
in Elmwood Cemetery.
Visitation will be held one hour prior to
services at the funeral home on Tuesday.
Memorials may be directed to the Good Shepherd
Telephone Reassurance Program or the Cerro Gordo
Humane Society.
Evelyn L. Grunz was born July 1, 1922, the
daughter of Herman J. and Josephine A. (Pavek)
Grunz in Mason City where they lived until July
of 1960, when the family moved to Clear Lake.
Evelyn graduated from Mason City High School in
1940 and from Mason City Junior College in 1942.
Over the years, she had been employed at State
Brand Creameries, Yelland and Hanes Book Store,
and Northwestern Bell Telephone Company, first
as an operator, then as an office worker, and
finally as a tracer for the Engineering
Department. She retired in December 1982 after
35 years of service.
On March 8, 1943, Evelyn enlisted in the United
States Marine Corps Women’s Reserve and served
until Nov. 8, 1945, when she received an
honorable discharge with the rating of corporal,
at the El Toro, California, Marine Corps Air
Station.
She was proud to have been a Marine and said her
time spent in the service had some of the
happiest experiences she had in her life, as she
received training at Hunter College in New York
City; Indiana University in Bloomington; Cherry
Point and Edenton Marine Bases in North
Carolina; and finally, she was stationed in El
Toro, Calif.
When she returned to Mason City, she took flying
lessons under the G.I. Bill of Rights.
Evelyn loved her family, all animals (especially
dogs and kitties), music and books, being an
avid reader, and she was a loyal friend to many.
Evelyn was a member of Grace United Methodist
Church and a former member of Wa Tan Ye.
She was predeceased by her father and mother,
Herman and Josephine Grunz, and a sister,
Gertrude Grunz.
She is survived by her sister and
brother-in-law, Betty and Herb Huebner (127
Walona Avenue, New Lenox, Ill., 60451); her
aunt, Mrs. Avis Pavek; and several cousins.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
LESTER LEERAR
BRITT — Lester Leerar, 67, of Britt, passed away
Saturday (Feb. 28, 2004) at Mercy Medical
Center—North Iowa in Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday at the St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in
Britt with Father Michael Schueller officiating.
Burial will be in St. John’s Cemetery near
Duncan.
Friends may greet the family from 5 to 8 p.m.
today at the Ewing Dugger Funeral Chapel, 178
Center St. W. in Britt, and one hour prior to
services at the church. Scripture service will
be held at 7 p.m. today at the funeral chapel.
Lester, the son of Herman and Lula Jackson
Leerar, was born Dec. 23, 1936, in rural Britt.
He attended country school and then Britt High
School. Following high school, Lester began
farming with his parents.
On Oct. 3, 1960, Lester was united in marriage
with Teresa Nedved at St. Wenceslaus Catholic
Church in Duncan. The couple farmed in the Britt
and Bancroft areas until they moved to Britt in
1975. At that time Lester kept involved with
agriculture by operating a custom grain
business. He later was employed by Snap-on Tools
and then Winnebago Industries, retiring in 1997.
Lester enjoyed spending time with this children
and grandchildren. He also enjoy-ed his dog,
Buddy, being outdoors, going fishing and
camp-ing. He looked forward to trips to Branson,
Mo., with Teresa.
Lester is survived by his wife, Teresa; five
children: Monte Leerar and his wife, Tammy, of
Britt, Marlene Henning and her husband, Herman,
of Leland, Jon Leerar and his wife, Marlene, of
Britt, Cory Leerar and his wife, Jolene, of
Britt, and Jason Leerar and his wife, Joanie, of
Algona; 14 grandchildren; four sisters: Leona
Welter and her husband, Thomas, of Corwith,
Darlene Day, of Britt, Linda Foy and her
husband, Charles, of Odebolt, and Vicki
Trunkhill and her husband, Charles, of Algona;
two brothers: Duane Leerar and his wife,
Paulette, of Garner, and Larry Leerar and his
wife, Lorna, of Britt; and numerous nieces and
nephews.
He was preceded in death by his father, Herman,
and two sons, Marty and Mark.
Ewing Dugger Funeral Chapel (641) 843-3839.
ALVIN G. STRAND
MESA, Ariz. — Alvin G. Strand, age 97, of Mesa,
Ariz., formerly of Forest City, Iowa, died
Wednesday (Feb. 25, 2004) at Odyssey Hospice in
Mesa, Ariz.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. today
at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Forest City,
with the Rev. Lee Laaveg officiating. Burial
will be in Oakland Cemetery in Forest City.
Visitation will be one hour prior to services at
the church.
Petersen Lund Funeral Home, 505 N. Clark St.,
Forest City, is in charge of the arrangements.
Alvin Gerhard Strand, son of Ole and Ingeborg
(Aakre) Strand was born on Dec. 9, 1906, in
Nordness (Decorah), Iowa. He was baptized and
confirmed (in Norwegian) at Washington Prairie
Lutheran Church. Alvin attended rural school in
Nordness and Washington Prairie parochial
school. As a young man, Alvin attended South
Dakota State University in Brookings, S.D. where
he learned the buttermaking trade and then found
a job as buttermaker first in Kensett, and later
in Hanlontown.
In World War II, Alvin served as an Army Air
Force Primary Flight Instructor at Jones Field
in Bonham, Texas.
Alvin married Eunice Erdal on May 23, 1943, in
Rake. Alvin and Eunice made their home in
Bonham, Texas, until the end of the war and then
moved to Forest City, where Alvin worked at the
Forest City Creamery until opening his own
business called “Strand Dairy” which he operated
from 1946 to 1958. After selling his business,
he bought a farm. He also did cabinet making at
Forester Industries.
After a few years of “snowbirding,” Alvin and
Eunice settled permanently in Mesa, Ariz.
Alvin faithfully sang in the Victory Lutheran
Church choir for 17 years.
In retirement his big hobby was helping
neighbors and friends. He also enjoyed fixing
bikes and leading an ex-ercise class.
His longtime love of airplanes and flying never
faded. Al enjoyed looking at the World War II
airplanes at Falcon Field in Mesa. He could
identify the plane by the sound of its engine.
Alvin is survived by Eunice, loving wife for 60
years; and by sons, Kenneth, of Forest City and
Mesa, John (wife Angie), of Kent, Wash., Mark
(wife Dorothy), of Tacoma, Wash., and Tim (wife
Sukey), of Juneau, Alaska; and three
grandchildren, Jen Kochenash (husband Frank), of
Bainbridge Island, Wash., Jon-athan Strand (wife
Ahna), of Minneapolis, Minn., and Theanne
Strand, of Tacoma, Wash.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and
sisters, Ida, Hannah, Christine and Lettie; and
by his brothers, Carl, Orlando and Arnold.
Petersen Lund Funeral Home, (641) 585-2685.
MELVIN C. KREITLOW
MESERVEY — Melvin C. Kreitlow, 88, of Meservey,
passed peacefully into rest on Friday evening
(Feb. 27, 2004) at the Muse-Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday at the First Reformed Church in
Meservey, with the Rev. Rodney Meester
presiding. Interment will be in the Meservey
Cemetery.
His family will greet friends from 4 to 7 p.m.
today at the Retz-Grarup Funeral Home, 201 Ohio
St. in Meservey. Visitation will continue one
hour prior to services at the church.
Melvin Carl Kreitlow was born Aug. 1, 1915, in
Wright County to Frank and Bertha (Horstman)
Kreitlow. He was the oldest of four boys. At a
young age, he stopped attending school to
provide for his brothers after his father’s
death. Melvin farmed for many years.
He was married to Sarah McGrath, together they
rais-ed three children.
He later drove truck, delivering John Deere
equipment for three dealers. After he retired
from trucking he help-ed Ormal and Vaughn Pals
during planting and harvest seasons for a number
of years.
Melvin attended the First Reformed Church in
Meservey.
He liked reading and gardening, especially
caring for his lawn. Melvin enjoyed collecting
John Deere toy tractors.
Left to cherish his memory are his longtime
companion, Bernita Pals, Meservey; children,
Melvene Voeltz, Mason City, and Mickey (Gloria)
Kreitlow, Meservey; daughter-in-law, Mary
Kreitlow, Ansonia, Conn.; six grandchildren:
Deidra Voeltz, Stormey Kreitlow, Saramae
Kreitlow, Sean Kreitlow, William Kreitlow and
Tonya Kreitlow; one great-grandson, Markese
Voeltz; Bernita’s children: Lois Faye (Duane)
Diggs and family, Delbert (Ronda) Pals and
family, Harlan (Rose Mary) Pals and family,
Pamela Pals and family, Keith (Kristine) Pals,
and Debra (Tim) Martin and family.
Melvin is preceded in death by his parents; son,
Frankie Lee Kreitlow; twin granddaughters; three
brothers; and Bernita’s son, Curtis Pals.
Retz-Grarup Funeral Home, (641) 358-6105.
DONALD HAUPT
CLARION — Donald Haupt, 77, of Clarion, died
Friday (Feb. 27, 2004) at the U.S.A. Health Care
Center in Clarion.
Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m.
Tuesday at the Trinity Lutheran Church in
Belmond, with the Rev. Rod Hopp officiating.
Military rites will be provided by the Belmond
Honor Guard and will be held outside the church
following the service.
There will be no visitation; the body has been
cremated.
Inurnment will take place in the Evergreen
Cemetery in Clarion.
Ewing Dugger Funeral Home, 602 N. Main St. in
Clarion, is in charge of ar-rangements.
Ewing Dugger Funeral Home, (515) 532-2233.
ETHEL A. DESPENAS
MASON CITY — Ethel A. Despenas, 79, of 960
Briarstone Drive, died Friday (Feb. 27, 2004) at
a Mesa, Ariz., hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday
at the Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox
Church, 1311 Second St. S.W., with the Rev.
Joseph Mirowski officiating. Interment will be
in Elmwood Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at
the Greek Orthodox Church with a Trisagion
Prayer Service at 6:30 p.m.
Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania
Avenue, Mason City, is in charge of
arrangements.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
ERNEST M. JOHNSON
BELMOND — Ernest M. Johnson, 96, of Belmond,
died Saturday (Feb. 28, 2004) at the Belmond
Health Care Center in Belmond.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday at the St. Olaf Lutheran Church near
Belmond, with the Rev. Lowell Halvorson
officiating. Military graveside rites will be
provided by the Belmond Honor Guard. Burial will
take place in the St. Olaf Lutheran Church
Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m Tuesday
at the Dugger Ewing Funeral Home, 111 Luick’s
Lane S. in Belmond, and one hour prior to
services at the church.
Dugger Ewing Funeral Home, (641) 444-3248.
BERNICE I. STEHR
MANLY — Bernice Irene (Brunsvold) Stehr, 85, of
Manly, died Saturday (Feb. 28, 2004) at the St.
Ann’s Extended Health Care Center in Winona,
Minn.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the
Conner Colonial Chapel, 1008 First Ave. S. in
Northwood.
Conner Colonial Chapel, (641) 324-1543.
JENNIE PEIL
BELMOND — Jennie Peil, 99, of Belmond, died
Sunday (Feb. 29, 2004) at the Franklin General
Hospital in Hampton.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the
Dugger Ewing Funeral Home, 111 Luick’s Lane S.
in Belmond.
Dugger Ewing Funeral Home, (641) 444-3248.
ANN E. SCHNEIDER
LIVERMORE — Ann E. Schneider, 99, formerly of
Livermore, died Sunday (Feb. 29, 2004) in Reno,
Nev.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the
Wilson Funeral Home of Livermore.
Wilson Funeral Home, (515) 295-2622.
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PUBLISHED Tuesday, March 2, 2003.
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.
ROBERT LEE NUTTING
CLEAR LAKE — Robert Lee Nutting, 72, of
1511 N. 23rd St., Clear Lake, passed
away Sunday (Feb. 29, 2004) at the
Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in
Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30
a.m. Wednesday at the First Christian
Church, 318 N. Adams, Mason City, with
the Reverend William Kanne officiating.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m.
today at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St., Clear Lake,
and one hour before the service on
Wednesday at the church.
Interment will be in the Clear Lake
Cemetery. Military Honors will be by the
Clear Lake V.F.W.
The family suggests memorials to the
Robert L. Nutting memorial fund.
Robert was born the son of Rolland and
Dee (Peterson) Nutting in Vichy, Mo. He
graduated from Mason City High School in
1949, and then from Mason City Junior
College. While in high school and
college he was an accomplished athlete.
Following school, he entered the service
and served in the U.S. Navy as a
machinist on a submarine during the
Korean War.
He married Patricia O’Neil in Mason
City, Iowa.
Bob moved back to Mason City following
the service and started his career
serving in many capacities for Armour,
including plant manager and
superintendent in various plants,
retiring in 1993.
Bob married Norma (Huntley) Boehnke on
Aug. 7, 1992, in Mason City.
He enjoyed gardening, golfing, fishing,
going to races, being a fan of the
Hawkeyes and Vikings, and he especially
enjoyed his poodles.
Bob was a very devoted husband and
family man.
He was a member of the First Christian
Church, Mason City, and the Clear Lake
V.F.W.
Bob will be sadly missed by his wife,
Norma, Clear Lake; granddaughter,
Elizabeth Fischbeck, Mason City;
children, Marilyn Tecklenburg and her
husband, Jeff, Muscatine, and Jim
Boehnke and his wife, Renee’, Clear
Lake; son-in-law, John Fischbeck and his
wife, Donna, Mason City; grandchildren,
April Schmitz and her husband, Dale,
Jennifer Tecklenburg, Matthew
Tecklenburg and his wife, Mandy, Emily
Tecklenburg, Brooke Ewing, Evan
Tecklenburg, Kelsey Boehnke and Andrew
Boehnke; four great-grandchildren, and
his aunt, Martha Nutting, Mason City.
He was preceded in death by his parents;
first wife, Patricia; daughter, Rhonda
Fischbeck; son, David Nutting; and
sister, Alene Estep.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, (641)
357-2193.
JENNIE PEIL
BELMOND — Jennie Peil, 99, of Belmond,
died Sunday (Feb. 29, 2004) at the
Franklin General Hospital in Hampton.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30
a.m. Friday at the Immanual Reformed
Church near Belmond, with the Rev. Rob
Ford officiating. Burial will take place
in the Immanuel Reformed Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m.
Thursday at the Dugger Ewing Funeral
Home, 111 Luick’s Lane S. in Belmond,
and one hour prior to services at the
church.
Dugger Ewing Funeral Home, (641)
444-3248.
ANN E. SCHNEIDER
LIVERMORE — Ann E. Schneider, 99,
formerly of Livermore, died Sunday (Feb.
29, 2004) in Reno, Nev.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m.
Friday at the Immanuel Lutheran Church
in Livermore.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8:30 p.m.
Thursday at Wilson’s Funeral Home in
Livermore.
Wilson Funeral Home, (515) 295-2622.
ALBERT J. SAUNDERS, SR.
MILWAUKEE, Wis. — Albert J. Saunders,
Sr., 94, of Milwaukee, Wis., formerly of
Mason City, Iowa, died Thursday (Feb.
26, 2004) at the Columbia Hospital in
Milwaukee.
A funeral Mass will be held at 10:30
a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph’s Catholic
Church in Mason City, with Monsignor
Joseph Slepicka officiating.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7:30
p.m. today at the Major Erickson Funeral
Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., with a
scripture service to be held at 7 p.m.
Interment will be in Elmwood Cemetery.
Memorials may be directed to the
American Diabetes Association — Memorial
In Honor Program — NCC, P.O. Box 2680,
North Canton, Ohio, 44720, in memory of
Albert J. Saunders.
Albert J. Saunders was born Nov. 17,
1909, in Buffalo, N.Y., the son of Harry
and Helen (Chitwood) Saunders. Albert
grew up in Lackawana, N.Y., at Father
Baker’s Orphanage. He moved to Mason
City in his teens to live with his Aunt
Helen.
Albert then met Edna Marie McAlister,
and the two married in Mason City.
Albert worked for the Cerro Gordo Hotel
as a bellhop, and later did the
maintenance for Helzberg Jewelers,
Brady’s Drug Store, and for many years
at Marshall & Swift Inc.
He then moved to Milwaukee, Wis., where
he was the Superintendent of Maintenance
for the North Side YMCA, from where he
retired.
Albert always stressed the importance of
an education to his children and went
back to school to get his GED and later
took college courses on top of
maintaining two jobs, and working seven
days a week to provide for his family.
He was the first black member of the
Knights of Columbus in Mason City, and
was a member of the Wise Men Club and
the YMCA.
Albert is survived and lovingly
remembered by his children: Dr. Meredith
R. Saunders, of Des Moines, Albert J.
Saunders, Jr. and his wife, Marylou, of
St. Louis, Mo., Attorney Philip T.
Saunders and his wife, Cherry, of Las
Vegas, Nev., and Greta Lou Jeffries and
her husband, Everet, of Newport News,
Va.; 19 grandchildren; 23
great-grandchildren; and six
great-great-grandchildren; his former
wife, Edna Marie Saunders, of Mason
City; and his daughter-in-law, Irene
Saunders, of Hampton, Va.
Albert was preceded in death by his
parents; his son, Roger Saunders;
grandson, Vincent Albert; his sisters,
Clara Saunders and Jeanette Saunders;
and his brothers, Fred Saunders and
Theodore Saunders.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory,
(641) 423-0924.
FERN M. BOND
MASON CITY — Fern M. Bond, 80, of 2501
W. State St., Apartment 7, Mason City,
died Monday (March 1, 2004) after a
short illness at the Muse-Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m.
Thursday at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church,
329 E. State St., Mason City, with the
Rev. Paul D. Finger officiating. Burial
will be in the Priem Cemetery, St.
Ansgar.
The family will greet friends Wednesday
from 4 to 7 p.m. at Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E.,
Mason City, and one hour prior to the
service at the church on Thursday.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel,
(641) 423-2372.
BERNICE IRENE STEHR
MANLY — Bernice Irene (Brunsvold) Stehr,
85, of Manly, died Saturday (Feb. 28,
2004) at St. Ann’s Extended Health Care
Center in Winona, Minn.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30
p.m. Wednesday at the Elk Creek Lutheran
Church, rural Kensett. Burial will be in
the Elk Creek Lutheran Cemetery.
Visitation will be one hour prior to
service time on Wednesday at the church.
Conner Colonial Chapel, 1008 First Ave.
S., Northwood, is in charge of the
arrangements.
Bernice Irene (Brunsvold) Stehr, was
born on July 30, 1918, in Minneapolis,
Minn., the daughter of Sven and Anna
(Reppe) Brunsvold.
Kensett was home for Bernice Brunsvold,
where her family farmed during the Great
Depression. After completing high
school, with the help of her mom’s “egg
money”, she attended Fairview School of
Nursing in Minneapolis.
Upon graduation, she enlisted in the
Army Nurse Corps in September 1941.
After further training in San Francisco,
she was sent to join the 204th General
Hospital unit that set sail for the
Territory of Hawaii, then on to Guam
where her unit treated casualties of the
Iwo Jima invasions.
She attained the rank of first
lieutenant, receiving the World War II
Victory medal, Asiatic Pacific Theatre
Ribbon and American Defense Ribbon. She
was proud of her uniform and everything
it stood for.
She was a lifetime member of the
American Legion.
After four years of service to her
country, she returned to attend the
University of Minnesota and obtained a
degree in anesthesiology. She continued
working as a nurse anesthetist at
Fairview Southdale Hospital and Lutheran
Deaconess Hospital in Minneapolis for
many years.
All who knew her will miss her quiet,
gentle spirit and healing hand.
On Dec. 19, 1947, she married Marvin E.
Stehr. After 38 years of marriage, they
divorced.
She was a devoted Lutheran, and a member
of the Bethany Lutheran Church in
Kensett.
Left to cherish her memory are her
daughter, Susan Davey, of Winona; one
grandson, Daniel Nesler, of Minneapolis;
a brother, Eldren Brunsvold and his
wife, Rachael, of Kensett; as well as
other relatives and friends.
She goes to rest beside her parents in
the Elk Creek Lutheran Cemetery in
Kensett.
Conner Colonial Chapel, (641) 324-1543.
ARLINE AVES
WATERLOO — Arline Aves, 83, of Waterloo,
formerly of Manly, died Sunday (Feb. 29,
2004) at the Allen Memorial Hospital in
Waterloo of natural causes.
Celebration of Life Services will be
held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Zion
Lutheran Church in Waterloo, with burial
in the Harlington Cemetery in Waverly.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today
at the Kaiser-Corson Funeral Home in
Waverly, and from 9:30 a.m. until
services on Wednesday at the church.
Memorials may be directed to the Arline
Aves Memorial Fund in care of the
family.
Kaiser-Corson Funeral Home, (319)
352-1187.
LEON P. KROPP
GARNER — Leon P. Kropp, 89, of Garner,
died Monday (March 1, 2004) at the
Westview Care Center in Britt.
Services are pending at the Cataldo
Funeral Home in Garner.
Cataldo Funeral Home, (641) 923-2841.
MARY JANE MORGAN
MASON CITY — Mary Jane Sparks Morgan,
87, a former resident of Mason City,
passed away Friday (Jan. 16, 2004) at
the ManorCare Health Services in
Highland Park, Ill.
She was born Oct. 19, 1916, in
Oskaloosa, to the late Pearl William and
Artemesia Morgan Sparks.
She received her undergraduate teaching
degree from the University of Iowa and
her master’s degree in U.S. history in
1967 from Drake University. She taught
social studies in the Northwood-Kensett
Junior High School in Iowa for 19 years.
Mary Jane loved to travel and when her
son, Michael, graduated from high
school, she took him and six other
students on a tour of seven European
countries. Later, with her brother and
his wife, went on a three-week tour of
the Soviet Union, and then enjoyed two
weeks in Ireland. After retiring, Mary
Jane and her friend, Alyce Stewart, went
on several cruises, crossing the
Atlantic, touring the Mediterranean and
the Panama Canal.
During her lifetime, she was active in
the Mason City Woman’s Club, a 50-year
member of the Chapter GN of PEO,
Phoenicians, OT study clubs and several
bridge clubs.
Mary Jane enjoyed paying golf, until she
was 80, and always enjoyed playing
bridge with her friends.
She was also a past president of the
Kappa Alpha Theta sorority at the
University of Iowa.
Surviving are two daughter, Linda Anne
Morgan (Ray) de Thouars, of Englewood,
Colo., and Barbara (Brett) Lichty, of
Libertyville; her son, Michael (Angel)
Morgan, of DeWitt; and grandchildren,
Chad Morgan Lichty, and Lauren Faye
Lichty and her companion, Donn Shin.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, Jack Morgan in 1975, and her
brother, Warren (Muriel) Sparks.
A memorial service will be held at 1
p.m. Saturday at the Congregational
Church in Mason City. Interment will be
at a later date in Forest Cemetery in
Oskaloosa, as her body was donated to
the College of Medicine at the
University of Iowa.
Memorial contributions can be made to
either the Alzheimer’s Association, 919
N. Michigan Ave. #1100, Chicago, IL
60611-1676, or The American Heart
Association, Dept. 77-3968, Chicago, IL
60678-3968.
Burnett-Dane Funeral Home, (847)
362-3009.
ERNEST M. JOHNSON
BELMOND — Ernest M. Johnson, 96, of
Belmond, passed away Saturday (Feb. 28,
2004) at the Belmond Health Care Center
in Belmond.
Funeral services for Ernest M. Johnson
will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at
the St. Olaf Lutheran Church near
Belmond, with the Reverend Lowell
Halvorson officiating. Military
graveside rites will be provided by the
Belmond Honor Guard. Burial will take
place in the St. Olaf Lutheran Church
Cemetery.
Visitation will be held 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 services at the church.
Ernest was born May 4, 1907, to George
and Barbro (Charlson) Johnson in rural
Belmond. He attended country schools in
the Belmond area through the eighth
grade. He was confirmed at the St. Olaf
Church.
Ernest farmed in the Belmond area for
most of his life, except for a four-year
tour of duty in the Army, where he was
stationed in Hawaii for three years.
After he was discharged, he took flying
lessons and received his pilot license.
On July 19, 1950, he was united in
marriage to Sarah Adele Fetrow. From
this union two sons were born.
Ernest served as deacon and sexton at
the St. Olaf Church in Belmond.
Ernest is survived by his wife, Adele;
sons, George, and Phil and his wife,
Laurie; grandchildren, Darien, Brandon,
Tyler, and Jayme; one sister, Georgia;
and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents,
George and Barbro; three sisters, Alma,
Mildred, and Gladys; and four brothers,
Leonard, Arnold, Kermit, and Harris.
Dugger Ewing Funeral Home, (641)
444-3248.
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2004.
Obituaries are presented as a
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Funeral Homes. Information is
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and Globe Online.
JENNIE PEIL
BELMOND — Jennie Peil, 99, of
Meservey, passed away Sunday
(Feb. 29, 2004) at Franklin
General Hospital in Hampton.
Funeral service for Jennie will
be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at
Immanuel Reformed Church, near
Belmond, with Pastor Rob Ford
officiating. Burial will take
place in the Immanuel Reformed
Cemetery.
Visitation for Jennie Peil will
be held from 5 to 8 p.m.
Thursday at the Dugger Ewing
Funeral Home, 111 Luick’s Lane
S. in Belmond, and one hour
prior to services at the church.
Jennie (Pals) Peil, the daughter
of George D. and Carrie (Albers)
Pals, was born in Franklin
County on April 12, 1904. She
was baptized in the Reformed
Church faith. She attended rural
school through the eighth grade
in Franklin County. She then
worked on the family farm.
On Feb. 12, 1942, she was united
in marriage to Edd H. Peil in
the Immanuel Reform-ed Church
parsonage by the Rev. O.G.
Poppen. She and her husband
continued to farm together. She
later raised many chickens and
became known as the “egg lady”
in Belmond and the surrounding
area where she delivered her
farm fresh eggs.
She was a natural caregiver to
others. Her niece, Beverly, was
raised in her home. She cared
for her parents, her
brother-in-law and her husband
in her home. She lived nearly
all of her 99 years on the same
farm in the same home where she
was born. She spent the last two
months of her life in Latimer in
the home of her niece.
She is survived by her niece,
Beverly, the children, spouses,
grandchildren and
great-grandchildren of Beverly
and Harry Kuhlers. She is also
survived by nieces and nephews
of her husband, Edd Peil, along
with cousins, other relatives
and many friends.
She was preceded in death by her
husband; her parents; her
adopted brother, Raymond and his
wife, Gertrude; one brother in
childhood; three brothers in
infancy and by Beverly’s
husband, Harry.
Dugger Ewing Funeral Home,
Belmond, (641) 444-3248.
HARRY E. VOELKER
CHARLES CITY — Harry E. Voelker,
93, formerly of 1764 Victory
Ave., Charles City, died late
Monday even-ing (March 1, 2004)
at the 9th Street Chautauqua
Guest Home in Charles City.
Funeral service will be held at
10:30 a.m. Friday at St. John
Evangelical Lutheran Church, 200
S. Main St., Charles City, with
Rev. Dennis Niezwaag
officiating. Interment will be
in Riverside Cemetery, Charles
City.
The family will greet friends
from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at
Fullerton-Hage Funeral Home, 401
Blunt St., Charles City.
Visitation will continue one
hour prior to service at the
church on Friday.
Those wishing to extend
memorials may direct them to
Hospice of North Iowa, St. John
Evangelical Lutheran Church or
the donor’s choice.
Fullerton-Hage Funeral Home,
Charles City, (641) 228-4211.
FERN M. BOND
MASON CITY — Fern M. Bond, 80,
of 2501 W. State St., Apt. 7,
Mason City, died Monday (March
1, 2004) after a short illness
at Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit, Mason City.
Funeral service will be held 11
a.m. Thursday at St. Paul’s
Lutheran Church, 329 E. State
St., Mason City, with Rev. Paul
D. Finger officiating. Burial
will be in the Priem Cemetery,
St. Ansgar.
The family will greet friends 4
p.m. to 7 p.m. today at Hogan
Bremer Moore Colonial Chapel,
126 3rd St. N.E., Mason City,
and one hour prior to the
service at the church, Thursday.
Fern May Priem, the dau-ghter of
Rufus and Mabel (Bublitz) Priem,
was born Oct. 17, 1923, in rural
St. Ansgar. Fern graduated from
Carpenter High School.
She was united in marriage to
Merle L. Beaver. To this
marriage six children were born.
Fern lived her adult life in
Mason City, working at Spic and
Span Restaurant, Ben’s Nursing
Home, and the Holiday Inn. She
retired from the Cerro Gordo
County Care Facility in 1985,
where she was the head cook.
Fern married Harold Bond Sr. The
couple enjoyed their retirement
years by fishing and traveling.
Fern enjoyed her children,
grandchildren,
great-grandchildren and
especially her cat, Mr. T. She
loved to collect antiques,
dolls, going to garage sales,
and watching Hawkeye basketball.
She was a member of the
Fraternal Order of the Eagles
No. 3416 of Mason City.
Fern is survived by her children
and their spouses, Gerald and
Beverly Beaver of St. Ansgar,
Larry and Patricia Beaver of
Forest Lake, Minn., Gary and Ida
Beaver of Mason City, Sherry and
Bob Nock of Algona, Randy and
Lana Beaver of Mason City, and
Shelly and Marty Allen of Mason
City; 11 grandchildren; 16
great-grandchildren; one
brother, Raymond Priem of St.
Ansgar; and one sister, Sylvia
Buringrud of Fairfield, Calif.
Fern was preceded in death by
her parents; her husbands, Merle
and Harold; and one brother,
Art.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial
Chapel, (641) 423-2372.
ETHEL A. DESPENAS
MASON CITY — Ethel A. Despenas,
79, of 960 Briarstone Drive,
died Friday (Feb. 27, 2004) at
Banner Baywood Hospital, Mesa,
Ariz.
Funeral service will be held 10
a.m. Friday at the Holy
Transfiguration Greek Orthodox
Church, 1311 2nd St. S.W., with
Rev. Joseph Mirowski
officiating. Interment will be
in Elmwood Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4 to
6:30 p.m. Thursday at the church
with a Trisagion Service at
6:30.
Memorials may be given to the
Ethel A. Despenas Memorial Fund.
Ethel was born Jan. 16, 1925, in
Mason City, the daughter of
Antonios and Maria (Zanios)
Malaktaris. She worked for her
parents in their business, the
Atlas Meat Market, while growing
up in Mason City.
Ethel married Alexander Peter
Despenas April 27, 1947, in
Mason City. She owned and
operated Mason City’s first
drive-in restaurant, the Toot
and Tell drive-in, from 1946 to
1958, west of Mason City. She
would later own and operate
Tony’s Restaurant and Pizza from
1966 to 1979, on South Federal.
Along with husband Alex, they
also owned and operated Midwest
Construction Company in Mason
City.
Ethel was a member of the Holy
Transfiguration Greek Orthodox
Church. She enjoy-ed wintering
in Scottsdale, Ariz., crocheting
afghans and playing dominoes and
cards. Ethel was a perfect
example of faith, hope and love
and will be missed dearly by her
family and many friends. She had
a giving heart and was always
willing to share advice in her
gentle and quiet way.
Ethel is survived by her
children, Anthony Despenas and
wife, Judy, of Milo, Kalliope
Eaton and husband, Mark, of Nora
Springs, Maria Elena O’Handley
and husband, P.K., of Waterloo,
Peter Despenas and wife, Lori,
of Mason City, Paul Despenas and
wife, Liza, of Johnston, Kay
Escobedo and husband, Randy, of
Cedar Rapids; grandchildren,
Angie, Tiffany, Jason, Cassie,
Joshua, Zane, Alex, Cole, Jenna,
Alexa, Alaina, Aunna, Noah and
Steve; great-grandchildren,
Ashley, Alison, Sydney,
Courtney, Tyler, Elisa and
Maria; sisters, Helen Pergakis
and husband, Andrew, of Mason
City, Stella Rickoff and
husband, William, of Winona,
Minn., Arita Travlos of
Colum-bia, Mo., Philothea
Hettinger and husband, James, of
Norwalk; brother, George
Malaktaris and wife, Georgia, of
Minot, N.D.; many nieces and
nephews.
Ethel was preceded in death by
her parents; husband, Alex in
2001; and sister, Bessie
Halloran.
Major Erickson Funeral Home &
Crematory, (641) 423-0924.
ROSS E. ANDERSON
BLAIRSVILLE, Ga.— Ross E.
Anderson, colonel, U.S. Army,
retired, 82, of Blairsville,
Ga., passed away on Thursday
(Jan. 8, 2004) at his home.
Mr. Anderson was born in 1921 in
Mason City. He was a World War
II U.S. Army Air Corps colonel
in the 9th Air Corps Division,
387th Bomb Group, 556th Bomb
Squadron, “Tiger Stripe B-26
Marauders.”
He flew 54 missions and was
squadron leader for 40 of them.
He was a graduate of the
University of Iowa and a
football coach for the
University of Ashland, Wis. He
was also the director of
athletics in the Panama Canal
Zone for many years. He was the
son of James L. and Tina Seible
Anderson.
He was preceded in death by his
twin brother, Robert Anderson,
and a sister, “Vi” Murphy.
He is survived by his wife,
Rachel; his daughter, Candance
Quinn; two sons, John and Mark
Anderson; four step-daughters,
Anitra, Tracy Alicia and Varsie;
12 grandchildren; nephew, Vince
Murphy, his wife, Jackie, and
their children.
An honorary service will be held
at McDill Air Force Base in
Tampa, Fla.
Col. Anderson was a lifetime
member of the Veteran’s of
Foreign Wars and The American
Legion.
“I’ll Meet You at the Rainbow
Bridge.”
Cochran Funeral Home,
Blairsville, Ga., (706)
745-2156.
LEON P. KROPP
GARNER — Leon P. Kropp, 89, of
Garner, died Monday (March 1,
2004) at the Westview Care
Center, Britt.
His funeral will be held 10:30
a.m. Friday at Peace Reformed
Church south of Garner, with the
Rev. Jeff DeBoer officiating.
Burial will be in the church
cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 5
to 7 p.m. Thursday at the
Cataldo Funeral Chapel, 160 E.
4th St., Garner, and will
continue one hour prior to
service at the church.
Cataldo Funeral Home, (641)
923-2841.
KATHERINE HARTOGH
CHARLES CITY — Katherine
Hartogh, 79, a former resident
of 702 8th Ave., Charles City,
died Tuesday (March 2, 2004) at
the 9th Street Chautauqua Guest
Home in Charles City.
A funeral Mass for Katherine
Hartogh will be held at 11 a.m.
Friday at the Immaculate
Conception Catholic Church. The
Rev. Carl Ries will celebrate
the Mass. Burial will be in
Calvary Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Hauser
Funeral Home in Charles City
Thursday from 4 to 8 p.m., where
there will be a vigil scriptural
wake service at 5:30 p.m., with
the rosary being recited at 7
p.m. Visitation will continue
Friday at the church one hour
prior to the Mass.
Hauser Funeral Home, (641)
228-2323.
LULA LEERAR
BRITT — Lula Leerar of Britt
passed away Monday, (March 1,
2004) at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa in Mason City.
Funeral service for Lula Leerar
will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday
at the First Lutheran Church in
Britt, with Janelle Siffring,
AiM officiating. Burial will be
at Evergreen Cemetery in Britt.
Friends may greet the family
from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday at
Ewing Dugger Funeral Chapel in
Britt, and one hour prior to
services at the church.
Ewing Dugger Funeral Chapel,
Britt, (641) 843-3839.
JAY W. BENSON
FOREST CITY — Jay W. Benson, 76,
of Forest City, died Monday
(March 1, 2004) at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa in Mason City.
Funeral service will be at 1:30
p.m. Friday at the United
Methodist Church in Crystal
Lake, with the Rev. Gary Marzolf
officiating. Burial will be at
Crystal Lake Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7
p.m. Thursday at the funeral
home and one hour prior to
service at the church.
Petersen Lund Funeral Home,
(641) 585-2685.
BETTY KISCH
ALGONA — Betty Kisch, 73, of
Algona, died Monday (March 1,
2004) at the Algona Manor Care
Center.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete with
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf-Funeral
Home, (515) 295-3731.
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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.
HARRY E. VOELKER
CHARLES CITY — Harry E. Voelker, 93,
formerly of 1764 Victory Ave., Charles
City, died late Monday even-ing (March
1, 2004) at the 9th Street Chautauqua
Guest Home in Charles City.
Funeral service will be held at 10:30
a.m. Friday at St. John Evangelical
Lutheran Church, 200 S. Main St.,
Charles City, with Rev. Dennis Niezwaag
officiating. Interment will be in
Riverside Cemetery, Charles City.
The family will greet friends from 5 to
7 p.m. today at Fullerton-Hage Funeral
Home, 401 Blunt St., Charles City.
Visitation will continue one hour prior
to the service at the church on Friday.
Those wishing to extend memorials may
direct them to Hospice of North Iowa,
St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church of
Charles City, or the donor’s choice.
Harry Edward Voelker was born in St.
Charles Township, rural Charles City,
June 16, 1910, the son of Emil and
Bertha (Krumrey) Voelker. He was one of
four children. Harry spent his entire
life in the Floyd County area, where he
attended school and graduated from
Colwell High School, Class of 1927.
During his school years he played
basketball and completed daily chores on
the family farm.
On Feb. 22, 1933, Harry was united in
marriage to Margaret R. Hobert at St.
John Evangelical Lutheran Church in
Charles City. He farmed all of his
working life, raising Herford cattle,
milking cows and planting small grain in
his fields. He at-tended St. John
Evangelical Lutheran Church, was a life
member of the Loyal Order of the Moose,
Lodge #1011 of Charles City, was
director of the Colwell Co-op for nine
years, a Niles Township trustee for 38
years, Mowes Seedcorn salesman for 49
years and a Farm Bureau member all of
his life. In 1962, Harry was employed
with the ASCS office, where he worked
for 10 years. He was also the director
of the county ASCS.
Harry will be remembered for being a
real people person, an avid card player
who especially enjoyed playing in
“euchre” tournaments, cribbage and
bingo. Harry liked to fish and took many
trips to Minnesota and Canada to fish
the many lakes in the area.
Harry and Margaret did not have children
of their own but shared special moments
nurturing nieces and nephews throughout
their lifetime. He will be fondly
remembered by family and friends who
shared in his life.
Those grateful for having had the
privilege of sharing in Harry’s life are
his sister, Edna Nott of Floyd; nieces
and nephews, Marian (Larry) Smith of
Charles City, Arlene (Ken) Elliott of
Charles City, Lyle (Karen) Nott of Iowa
Falls, and Dennis (Sarah) Nott of Boise,
Idaho; many nieces, nephews,
great-nieces and great-nephews.
Harry was preceded in death by his wife,
Margaret on July 18, 1997; two brothers,
Ernest and Louis Voelker and his
parents.
Fullerton Funeral Home and Cremation
Service, (641) 228-4211.
ETHEL A. DESPENAS
MASON CITY — Ethel A. Despenas, 79, of
960 Briarstone Drive, died Friday (Feb.
27, 2004) at Banner Baywood Hospital,
Mesa, Ariz.
Funeral service will be held 10 a.m.
Friday at the Holy Transfiguration Greek
Orthodox Church, 1311 2nd St. S.W., with
Rev. Joseph Mirowski officiating.
Interment will be in Elmwood Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4 to 6:30 p.m.
Thursday at the church with a Trisagion
Service at 6:30.
Memorials may be given to the Ethel A.
Despenas Mem-orial Fund.
Ethel was born Jan. 16, 1925, in Mason
City, the daughter of Antonios and Maria
(Zanios) Malaktaris. She worked for her
parents in their business, the Atlas
Meat Market, while growing up in Mason
City.
Ethel married Alexander Peter Despenas
April 27, 1947, in Mason City. She owned
and operated Mason City’s first drive-in
restaurant, the Toot and Tell drive-in,
from 1946 to 1958, west of Mason City.
She would later own and operate Tony’s
Restaurant and Pizza from 1966 to 1979
on South Federal. Ethel and her husband
Alex also owned and operated Midwest
Construction Company here in Mason City.
Ethel was a member of the Holy
Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church.
She enjoy-ed wintering in Scottsdale,
Ariz., crocheting afghans and playing
dominoes and cards. Ethel was a perfect
example of faith, hope and love and will
be missed dearly by her family and many
friends. She had a giving heart and was
always willing to share advice in her
gentle and quiet way.
Ethel is survived by her children,
Anthony Despenas and wife, Judy, of
Milo, Kalliope Eaton and husband, Mark,
of Nora Springs, Maria Elena O’Handley
and husband, P.K., of Waterloo, Peter
Despenas and wife, Lori, of Mason City,
Paul Despenas and wife, Liza, of
Johnston, Kay Escobedo and husband,
Randy, of Cedar Rapids; grandchildren,
Angie, Tiffany, Jason, Cassie, Joshua,
Zane, Alex, Cole, Jenna, Alexa, Alaina,
Aunna, Noah and Steve; great
grandchildren, Ashley, Alison, Sydney,
Courtney, Tyler, Elisa, Maria and
Olivia; sisters, Helen Pergakis and
husband, Andrew, of Mason City, Stella
Rickoff and husband, William, of Winona,
Minn., Arita Travlos of Columbia, Mo.,
Philothea Hettinger and husband, James,
of Norwalk; brother, George Malaktaris
and wife, Georgia, of Minot, N.D.; many
nieces and nephews.
Ethel was preceded in death by her
parents; husband, Alex in 2001; sister,
Bessie Halloran.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory,
(641) 423-0924.
WILLIAM J. ‘BILL’ HOOD
ALGONA — William J. ‘Bill’ Hood, 90, of
Algona, died Wednesday (March 3, 2004)
at Good Samaritan Center in Algona.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home
in Algona, (515) 295-3731.
CECIL ROBERT COLE
GREENE — Cecil Robert Cole, 93, of 211
S. Fourth St., Greene, died Tuesday
(March 2, 2004) at the Liebe Care Center
in Greene.
Memorial service will be held at 1:30
p.m. Saturday at the United Methodist
Church in Greene, with Pastor Ashok
Patet and Pastor Mark Walker
officiating. Inurnment will be in the
Rose Hill Cemetery in Greene at a later
date.
There will be no visitation as his
remains were cremated. The family will
receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. Friday
at 410 N. Fourth St., Greene.
Those planning an expression of sympathy
may direct memorials to the Cecil R.
Cole Memorial Fund in care of the family
at P.O. Box 512, Greene, IA 50636.
Reid’s Funeral Chapel, Greene, is in
charge of arrangements.
Reid’s Funeral Chapel, (641) 823-4457.
LULA AMY LEERAR
BRITT — Lula Amy Leerar of Britt passed
away Monday (March 1, 2004) at Mercy
Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City.
Funeral service for Lula Leerar will be
held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the First
Lutheran Church in Britt, with Janelle
Siffring, AiM, officiating. Burial will
be at Evergreen Cemetery in Britt.
Friends may greet the family from 5 to 8
p.m. today at Ewing Dugger Funeral
Chapel in Britt, and one hour prior to
services at the church.
Lula Amy Leerar was born Feb. 21, 1915,
near Kanawha, to Albert and Minnie Brand
Jackson. She received her early
education in rural schools and graduated
from the Corwith High School in 1933.
On Oct. 3, 1934, Lula wed Herman Leerar
at Northwood. The couple lived in the
Hancock County area all of their lives.
Lula was a member of First Lutheran
Church of Britt. She spent many years as
a homemaker and farm wife. In 1957, she
became employ-ed by the Nebraska Food
Packaging Plant in Britt. She later took
a job at Winnebago Industries in Forest
City, where she worked until she retired
in 1980.
Lula enjoyed gardening, playing cards,
and traveling with her husband and
family members. She enjoyed visiting and
sharing many special times with her
family. Lula enjoyed sewing and made
many decorative pillows and quilts for
her family. She was a devoted wife and
mother and kept her family centered.
Friends found Lula to be concerned and
loyal.
Lula is survived by her two sons, Duane
and his wife, Paulette, of Garner, and
Larry and his wife, Lorna, of Britt;
four daughters, Leona and her husband,
Thomas Welter, of Corwith, Darlene Day
of Britt, Linda and her husband, Charles
Foy, of Odebolt, and Vicki and her
husband, Charles Trunkhill, of Algona;
17 grandchildren; many
great-grandchildren; and a sister, Mary
Meyer of Percy, Ill.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; brother; four sisters; her
husband, Herman; son, Lester Leerar;
five grandchildren; and son-in-law,
Daniel Day.
Ewing Dugger Funeral Chapel, (641)
843-3839.
GLEN R. MAUPIN
MISSION, Texas — Glen R. Maupin, 86, of
Mission, Texas, died Friday (Feb. 13,
2004) in Mission.
He was born in Manly and married
Margaret Ellison. He worked at Lockheed
Aircraft in California during World War
II. He moved back to start farming near
Rockford, where he lived for over 45
years. He spent the last 22 winters at
Bentsen Grove Resort in Mission, where
he enjoyed playing golf, horseshoes and
shuffleboard. Building and flying radio
controlled airplanes was a lifelong
hobby and he belonged to the River City
R/C Club for many years. He was also a
member of the 055 Fireliters Square
Dance Campers Association for 20 years.
Mr. Maupin is survived by his wife of 63
years, Margaret Maupin; his children,
Judy Friebel (Dave) of Oneida, Wis.,
Carolyn (Thomas) Accardi of Littleton,
Colo., Dean (Cathy) of Davenport; his
brothers, Dale, Dave, Kenny; a sister,
AdaBeth Powell; five grandchildren; and
two great-grandchildren.
His parents; a sister, Maxine; and a
great-grandchild preceded him in death.
A memorial service was held at Bentsen
Grove Resort on Monday, Feb. 16, 2004,
where Margaret Maupin resides at 810 N.
Bentsen Palm Drive, #138, Mission, Texas
78572. Interment will be held at
Rockford at a later date.
Ric Brown Family Home, Mission, Texas,
(956) 583-6333.
LEON P. KROPP
GARNER — Leon P. Kropp, 89, of Garner,
died Monday (March 1, 2004) at the
Westview Care Center, Britt.
His funeral will be held 10:30 a.m.
Friday at Peace Reformed Church, south
of Garner, with the Rev. Jeff DeBoer
officiating. Burial will be in the
church cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m.
today at the Cataldo Funeral Chapel, 160
E. 4th St., Garner, and will continue
one hour prior to services at the church
Leon Paul Kropp, the son of Paul
Fredrick and Elfie Caroline (Pfuhlman)
Kropp, was born Oct. 28, 1914, at
Minneapolis, Minn. He at-tended the
rural schools near Leonard, Minn.
In 1936, he moved to Iowa and farmed in
Hancock County. On May 26, 1941, he
married Viola Kropp at the Methodist
parsonage in Klemme. They farmed in
Hancock County all of their married
life. In 1998, they moved into Garner.
Due to ill health, Leon spent the past
three weeks at the Westview Care Center
in Britt. He en-joyed farming, fishing,
hunting and spending time with his
family.
He was a member of Peace Reformed
Church, where he had served as a deacon
and usher. He had served on the board of
directors of the Farmer’s Co-op Society
in Garner and the Garner Shipping
Association. He was also a member of the
North Garner Community Club.
Leon is survived by his wife, Viola, of
Garner; three children, Jerry Kropp and
wife, Barbara, of Garner, Janet Laugesen
and husband, Tim, of Galesburg, Ill.,
and Rex Kropp and wife, Jennifer, of
Klemme; six grandchildren, Brenda
Anderson and husb-and, Grant, and their
children, Derek, Mara and Kylie of
Garner, Sean Rasmussen of Oak Forest,
Ill., Kristin Rooney and husband,
Brendan, and their son, Lucas, of Dale
City, Va., and Libby, Ethan and Austin
Kropp of Klemme.
He was preceded in death by his parents;
granddaughter, Renae Kropp, in 1971; and
a grandson, Ryan Kropp, in 1986.
Cataldo Funeral Home, (641) 923-2841.
KATHERINE HARTOGH
CHARLES CITY — Katherine Hartogh, 79, a
former resident of 702 8th Ave., Charles
City, died Tuesday (March 2, 2004) at
the 9th Street Chautauqua Guest Home in
Charles City.
A funeral Mass for Katherine Hartogh
will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.
The Rev. Carl Ries will celebrate the
Mass. Burial will be in Calvary
Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Hauser Funeral
Home in Charles City from 4 to 8 p.m.,
where there will be a vigil scriptural
wake service at 5:30 p.m. with the
rosary be-ing recited at 7 p.m.
Visitation will continue Friday at the
church one hour prior to the Mass.
Katherine Delores Schmalen Hartogh was
born May 13, 1924, at West Bend, the
dau-ghter of Jacob and Elizabeth
(Nilles) Schmalen. She graduated from
the Immaculate Conception High School.
On Dec. 30, 1943, she was united in
marriage to James Hartogh at the
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in
Charles City.
Katherine was employed as a salesperson
at J. C. Penney in Charles City for 35
years. She was a member of the
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
and the Sacred Heart Guild, Saint
Frances Circle and Rosary Society of the
church. Katherine enjoyed gardening,
reading, and watching old westerns. Time
spent with her family was very
important, especially the time spent
with her grandchildren.
Living family members include a son,
Dennis and Diane Hartogh of Dubuque; two
daughters, Karla and Mike Ebert of
Fairmont, Minn., and Michele and Joe
Troutman of Ruckersville, Va.; eight
grandchildren; a brother, Bernard and
Maxine Schmalen of Belvidere, Ill.; and
a sister, Teresa Dobbs of Charles City.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; husband, James, who died on
Oct. 15, 2002; a son, David; a
granddaughter, Jessica Ebert; and a
brother, Tony Schmalen.
Hauser Funeral Home, Charles City, (641)
228-2323.
ANN CASEY LOW
OSAGE — Ann Casey Low, 90, of Osage died
Wednesday (March 3, 2004) at the Faith
Lutheran Home in Osage.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete with
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage,
(641) 732-3706.
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PUBLISHED FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 2004.
Obituaries are presented as a community
service of Fullerton Funeral Homes.
Information is submitted by families or
provided by funeral homes for
publication in the Globe Gazette and
Globe Online.
MELVIN “MEL” E. COOBS
BOISE, Idaho — Melvin “Mel” E. Coobs,
79, of Boise, Idaho, died Sunday (Feb.
29, 2004) in a Boise hospital.
A memorial service will be held at 11
a.m. on Saturday at the Alden-Waggoner
Funeral Chapel in Boise. Rev. Jack
Dawson will officiate. Inurnment will
take place in Cascade Cemetery in Grand
Rapids, Mich.
Mel was born on Jan. 3, 1925, in Klemme,
the son of Benn J. and Leafy D. (Wilson)
Coobs. He attended the University of
Iowa, receiving a bachelor’s degree in
electrical engineering.
Mel married Katharine E. Gow on May 10,
1979, in Grand Rapids. Mel has lived in
Illinois, Michigan and Idaho.
He worked for Johnson Controls
Incorporated as a branch manager,
retiring in 1986.
Mel enjoyed golfing, hunting, fishing,
opera, and reading. He was a Boy Scout
lead-er when his children were young and
especially liked being active in
community service later in his life.
Mel was a member of the Boise Citizens
Police Academy, Crane Creek Country Club
and ASHRAE. Mel was also a member of the
Electrical Engineering Honorary Eta
Kappa Nu and Engineering Honorary Tau
Beta Pi fraternities.
He was a U.S. Army veteran in World War
II (96th Infantry Division) and served
in the South Pacific.
Mel is survived by his wife, Katharine
E. Coobs, of Boise; his sister, Peggy
Clark, of Des Moines; three children,
David Coobs, of Canton, Ga., Doug Coobs,
of Clintonville, Wis., and Patti Pfeffer,
of Modesto, Calif.; seven grandchildren,
Benjamin and Rebecca Coobs, Terrisa and
Jason Coobs, and Matthew, Michael and
Julia Pfeffer; and Katharine’s children,
Dr. William Gow, of Manhattan Beach,
Calif., Keith Gow, of Ft. Collins,
Colo., and Douglas Gow, of Visalia,
Calif.; and grandson, Trevor Gow.
His first wife, Dorothy W. Coobs,
preceded Mel in death in 1977.
Memorials may be made in lieu of flowers
to the Boise Citizens Police Academy,
P.O. Box 6653, Boise, ID 83707.
Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel, (208)
376-5400.
VERNA O’DELL
MASON CITY — Verna “Jane” O’Dell, of 5
25th St. S.W., Mason City, died Wed-nesday
(March 3, 2004) at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa in Mason City.
Funeral service will be held at 1:00
p.m. Monday at Trinity Lutheran Church,
213 Pennsylvania Ave. N. in Mason City,
with Rev. Jim Magelssen officiating.
Interment will be in Memorial Park
Cemetery in Mason City.
The family will greet friends from 4 to
6 p.m. Sunday at the Fullerton Funeral
Home, 123 Second St. S.E., Mason City.
Visitation will continue at the church
one hour prior to the service on Monday.
Those wishing to extend memorials or
expressions of sympathy may direct them
to the Verna “Jane” O’Dell Memorial Fund
in the care of Dan O’Dell, 15166 Oak
St., Clear Lake, IA 50428.
Fullerton Funeral Home and Cremation
Services, (641) 423-8676.
CECIL ROBERT COLE
GREENE — Memorial services for Cecil
Robert Cole, 93, of 211 S. Fourth St.,
Greene, will be held at 1:30 p.m.
Saturday at the United Methodist Church
in Greene, with Pastor Ashok Patet and
Pastor Mark Walker officiating.
Inurnment will be in the Rose Hill
Cemetery, Greene, at a later date.
There will be no visitation as his
re-mains were cremated. The family will
receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. today
at 410 N. Fourth St., Greene.
Those planning an expression of sympathy
may direct memorials to the Cecil R.
Cole Memorial Fund in care of the family
at P. O. Box 512, Greene, IA 50636.
Cecil Robert Cole was born April 2,
1910, in Tama County, a son of Robert
and Ella Josephine (Dailey) Cole, and
died Tuesday (March 2, 2004) at the
Liebe Care Center in Greene.
He attended and graduated from Geneseo
Consolidated School in Tama County in
1929.
On Jan. 24, 1930, he married Jean
Merritt in the Gen-eseo Methodist
Church.
On Feb. 1, 1930, they moved to Greene,
where his father purchased the IH
dealership from Lou Hesalroad. They
operated Cole Implement until the
business was sold to John McRoberts. He
continu-ed to work at the implement
until February 1944, when Jean and Cecil
moved to their farm east of Greene,
where they resided until the spring of
2001, when they moved to their present
home in Greene.
Cecil and Jean loved each other and
together loved their family. They worked
together in the operation of the farm
and provided a home for their family.
Cecil loved his IH tractors.
He is survived by his lov-ing wife of 74
years, Jean, of Greene; and their
children: Dean (Marilyn) Cole, of Long-ville,
Minn., and Paulette (Mike) Maxson, of
Greene; seven grandchildren; 16 great-
grandchildren; and five
great-great-grandchildren.
Reid’s Funeral Chapel, Greene, is in
charge of arrangements.
Reid’s Funeral Chapel, (641) 823-4457.
GERTRUDE “TRUDIE” ARLENE MURRAY
APPLE VALLEY, Minn. — Gertrude “Trudie”
Arlene Murray (nee Crowell), 85, passed
away peacefully on Sunday (Feb. 29,
2004) in the Apple Valley Care Center in
Minnesota from a cancer-related illness.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, Roy Sr.; brothers, Francis,
Glenn, and Gene; and sister, Gwendolyn
Plamer.
She is survived by sister, Norma Lines,
of Charles City; sons, Larry G. (Karen)
and Roy Jr., and daughter, Sheila
Markstrom (Greg), all in the Twin
Cities. She has five grandchildren and
10 great-grandchildren.
As a young woman, Trudie’s heart lead
her to teach school (as her mother had)
starting in Iowa’s rural one-room
schools. She taught school for many
years in various locations in Iowa.
In her younger years, you would find her
at the Cedar Inn or dancing wherever
good music was enjoyed. Pretty cars and
nice clothes were always a passion.
Trudie’s love and apprec-iation for
Norma, her sister, could never be
understated for being the primary
caregiver of their invalid father and
brother while helping to raise Larry.
Following her teaching career, she
enjoyed exploring the U. S. with husband
Roy, and ended up raising her sons and
daughter in four different states
(Louisiana, California, Minnesota, and
Arizona).
Later in life, reading a good crime
novel, playing the piano, or enjoying a
Stanwyck movie would delight her.
We will miss her determination and
support.
There will be a private family ceremony
on Sunday afternoon at the Sandberg
Funeral Home in North St. Paul, Minn.
There will be a graveside ceremony at
the Rockford Cemetery in Rockford at 2
p.m. Monday.
Sandberg Funeral Home, (651) 777-2600.
LULA AMY LEERAR
BRITT — Lula Amy Leerar of Britt passed
away Monday (March 1, 2004) at Mercy
Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City.
Funeral service for Lula Leerar will be
held at 10:30 a.m. today at the First
Lutheran Church in Britt, with Janelle
Siffring, AiM, officiating. Burial will
be in the Evergreen Cemetery in Britt.
Visitation was held from 5 to 8 p.m.
Thursday at Ewing Dugger Funeral Chapel
in Britt, and will continue one hour
prior to services at the church today.
Lula Amy Leerar was born Feb. 21, 1915,
near Kanawha, to Albert and Minnie Brand
Jackson. She received her early
education in rural schools and graduated
from the Corwith High School in 1933.
On Oct. 3, 1934, Lula wed Herman Leerar
in Northwood. The couple lived in the
Hancock County area all their lives.
Lula was a member of the First Lutheran
Church of Britt.
She spent many years as a homemaker and
farm wife. In 1957, she became employ-ed
by the Nebraska Food Packaging Plant in
Britt. She later took a job at Winnebago
Industries in Forest City, where she
worked until she retired in 1980.
Lula enjoyed gardening, playing cards,
and traveling with her husband and
family members. She enjoyed visiting and
sharing many special times with her
family. Lula enjoyed sewing and made
many decorative pillows and quilts for
her family.
She was a devoted wife and mother and
kept her family centered. Friends found
Lula to be concerned and loyal.
Lula is survived by her two sons, Duane
and his wife, Paulette, of Garner, and
Larry and his wife, Lorna of Britt; four
daughters, Leona and her husband, Thomas
Welter, of Corwith, Darlene Day, of
Britt, Linda and her husband, Charles
Foy, of Odebolt, and Vickie and her
husband, Charles Trunkhill, of Algona;
daughter-in-law, Teresa Leerar, of
Britt; 17 grandchildren; many
great-grandchildren; and a sister, Mary
Meyer, of Percy, Ill.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; brother; four sisters; her
husband, Herman; son, Lester Leerar;
five grandchildren; and son-in-law,
Daniel Day.
Ewing Dugger Funeral Chapel, (641)
843-3839.
WILLIAM J. HOOD
ALGONA — William J. “Bill” Hood, 90,
formerly of 414 N. Church Street,
Algona, died Wednesday (March 3, 2004)
at the Good Samaritan Center in Algona.
A funeral Mass will be held at 10:30
a.m. Monday at the St. Cecelia Catholic
Church in Algona, with the Rev. Paul
Eisele officiating. Burial will be in
Calvary Cemetery in Algona.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m.
Sunday at the
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home
in Algona, with a rosary beginning at
4:30 p.m. and a scriptural prayer
service beginning at 6 p.m.
Other arrangements are incomplete at the
funeral home.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral
Home, (515) 295-3731.
HARVEY WELLS
MULVANE, Kan. — Harvey Wells, 88, passed
away in Pompano Beach, Fla., on
Wednesday (March 3, 2004) after a brief
illness.
A memorial service will be held at
Forest Park Funeral Home North at 6 p.m.
today. Funeral service will be held at
10:30 a.m. on Friday, March 12, 2004, at
the Mulvane Christian Church, Mulvane,
Kan.
The family requests that cards and
memorial contributions be sent to
Broadway Mortuary, 1147 S. Broadway,
Wichita, KS 67211, in the name of the
Mulvane Christian Church, Mulvane Senior
Citizens Center or to the American
Cancer Society.
Broadway Mortuary, (316) 262-3435.
BETTY KISCH
ALGONA — Betty Kisch, 73, of Algona,
died Monday (March 1, 2004) at the
Algona Manor Care Center.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m.
today, with a rosary at 4:30 p.m. and a
prayer service at 7 p.m. at the
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home
in Algona.
A memorial Mass will be held at 10:30
a.m. Saturday at the St. Cecelia
Catholic Church in Algona, with the Rev.
Paul Eisele officiating. Inurnment will
be in Calvary Cemetery.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral
Home, (515) 295-3731.
LYDIA A. FRIESLEBEN
LATIMER — Lydia Anna Friesleben, 94, of
Latimer, died Wednesday (March 3, 2004)
at the Sheffield Care Center.
Funeral service will be held at 10:30
a.m. Saturday at the Immanuel UCC Church
in Latimer, with Rev. Jeff Long
officiating. Burial will be in the
Marion Center Cemetery in Latimer.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m.
today at the Immanuel UCC Church in
Latimer, and one hour prior to the
service at the church on Saturday.
Ewing Dugger Funeral Home, (515)
532-2233.
LINDA K. REVLAND
MASON CITY — Linda Kay Revland, 58, of
Mason City, died Thursday (March 4,
2004) at USA Healthcare in Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
the Hogan Bremer Moore Colonial Chapel,
126 Third St. N.E., Mason City, (641)
432-2372.
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