PUBLISHED Thursday, March 11, 2004
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of Fullerton Funeral Homes. Information is
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NORBERT N. SCHUVER
NORA SPRINGS — Norbert N. Schuver, of 8 S.
Summit Ave.,Nora Springs, died Tuesday (March 9,
2004) at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa, Mason
City.
Service will be 10 a.m. Saturday at the Holy
Name Catholic Church, 507 First Ave. N.W. in
Rockford, with Father Craig E. Steimel
officiating. Interment will be in Park Cemetery,
Nora Springs, with full military honors
conducted by the American Legion Post H.D.S.
#449 of Nora Springs.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at
the Sheckler Colonial Chapel, 114 N. Hawkeye, in
Nora Springs.
Norbert Nicholas, the son of Nicolous A. and
Rose M. (Jungers) Schuver, was born May 31, 1923
in Granville, Iowa. At a young age he moved with
his family to Nora Springs.
He received his education at and graduated from
Nora Springs High School. He then attended
classes at Mason City Junior College.
He was drafted into the United States Army,
where he was stationed at Adak in the Aleutian
Islands. During his tour he was awarded the
Bronze Star.
He was honorably discharged in November 1945,
returned to Nora Springs, and attended
Hamilton’s Business College.
He married Geraldine C. Swanson on Dec. 1, 1945.
He was then employed at Schuver Implement, where
he was as an implement mechanic for 33 years.
He then handled the maintenance responsibilities
for The Manor in Nora Springs until June 1989.
Norbert was very well respected for his ability
to be creative and resourceful. He was a man who
enjoyed working with his hands and tools, making
some of his own tools when needed.
Even though spending time with his family was
his greatest joy, he also enjoyed hunting,
fishing, playing pool, mushroom hunting and
golfing with his family and friends.
He was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church
in Mason City, a former member of Holy Name
Catholic Church in Rockford, and a member of the
American Legion Post H.D.S. #449 of Nora
Springs.
Norbert is survived by his wife, Geraldine, of
Nora Springs; two sons and six grandchildren,
Mark and Linda Schuver of Lafayette, Ind., and
their children, Melissa Schmidgall, of Columbus,
Ohio, Jennifer Schuver, of Lakewood, Colo. and
Sarah Schmidgall, of Indianapolis, Ind.; Brad
and Peggy Schuver of Marion, Iowa, and their
children, Katie Schuver of Spokane, Wash., Nick
Schuver, of Iowa City and Kevin Schuver at home.
He is also survived by one sister, Evelyn Vala,
of Rockford.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and one
brother, Harold Schuver.
The family requests memorials may be given to
Hospice of North Iowa.
Sheckler Colonial Chapel, (641) 749-2210.
CHARLOTTE LAMPING
BUFFALO CENTER — Charlotte Lamping, 86, formerly
of Buffalo Center, died Tuesday (March 9, 2004)
at the University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa
City.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Winter
Funeral Home in Buffalo Center.
Winter Funeral Home & Cremation Service, (641)
562-2858.
GAYE GORDON-RENDON
KENSETT — Gaye Gordon-Rendon, 42, of Tucson,
Ariz., formerly of Kensett, died Monday (March
8, 2004) in Tucson.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the
Conner Colonial Chapel, 1008 First Ave. S. in
Northwood.
Conner Colonial Chapel, (641) 324-1543.
LEON ‘TINY’ LINCICUM
CLEAR LAKE — Leon “Tiny” Lincicum, 69, died
Friday (Feb. 27, 2004) at his residence in
Union, Ore.
A memorial service was held at 11 a.m. on
Wednesday, March 3, 2004, at the United
Methodist Church in Union, Ore., with Pastor
Jerry Peters officiating.
Daniels Chapel of the Valley in LaGrande, Ore.,
was in charge of arrangements.
Leon “Tiny” Lincicum was born on Aug. 22, 1934,
the son of Edmund and Ruth (Ott) Lincicum in
Clear Lake. He attended schools in Clear Lake,
graduating with the Class of 1952.
On April 18, 1954, he married Ellen (Wharam) in
Clear Lake. He served in the United States Air
Force and attended Iowa State University, where
he majored in industrial arts.
In 1964, he left Clear Lake and his travels took
him to Chicago and Florida, where he worked for
Delta Airlines before moving out west to work
for GTE. He later settled in Union.
He was a member of the United Methodist Church.
He also belonged to the Grand Ronde Valley
Masonic Lodge, Royal Arch Masons, VFW, Elks, and
Eagles Lodges.
Tiny was active with the Union Senior meals
program as well as playing Santa Claus for the
ladies club for many years.
He was also the owner of Tiny’s Sport and Tackle
Shop and enjoyed fishing, hunting, skiing,
snowmobiling, and the outdoors, as well as being
an inventor.
Survivors include his son, Kevin Lincicum, of
Buffalo, Minn.; brothers and sisters-in-law,
Clayton and Judy Lincicum, of Clear Lake, and
Kenneth Edmund and Blanche Lincicum, of Clear
Lake; 19 nieces and nephews; and other relatives
and special friends.
JOHN MAXWELL SLOAN
CORWITH — John Maxwell “Max” Sloan, 91, of
Corwith, died Tuesday (March 9, 2004) at the
Westview Care Center in Britt.
Funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m.
Monday at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in
Britt. Burial will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery in
Corwith.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday
at the Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home
in Corwith.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home, (515)
583-2469.
DORIS L. BROITZMAN
NORTHWOOD — Funeral services for Doris L.
Broitzman, of Northwood, will be held at 2 p.m.
Sunday at the First Lutheran Church in
Northwood, with Pastor Paul Homer officiating.
Interment will be in the Wanders Rest Cemetery
rural Gordonsville, Minn.
Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m.
Saturday at the Bonnerup Funeral Service in
Albert Lea, Minn., and one hour prior to the
service on Sunday at the church.
Doris L. Broitzman was born on Aug. 28, 1925, in
Erie, Pa., the daughter of Chris and Johanna
(Bach) Bonnerup. As a child her family moved to
rural Glenville, Minn.
She was confirmed at Salem Lutheran Church in
Albert Lea. She attended school in Glenville and
Albert Lea High School.
She was employed for a time at the Wilson Co. in
Albert Lea.
On Sept. 14, 1947, she was united in marriage to
Harold Broitzman at the Salem Lutheran Church in
Albert Lea. After their marriage they farmed
east of Gordonsville, where they raised their
family.
She was an active member of the Zion Lutheran
Church near Myrtle, was a Sunday school teacher
and active in the ladies aid. She then became a
member of the First Lutheran Church in
Northwood.
Doris enjoyed gardening, fishing, camping,
dancing and in her later years traveling to
Texas for the winter. Attending her
grandchildren’s activities was a joy to her.
Doris and Harold moved to Northwood in June 2000
and entered Lutheran Retirement Home, where she
died on Tuesday, March 9.
Left to cherish her memory is her husband,
Harold Broitzman of Northwood; children, Gary
(Paula)Broitzman of Hayward, Minn., Barbara
Schutz and special friend, Harlan Helgeson, of
Northwood, Karen Frondal of Phoenix, Ariz.,
Thomas Broitzman of Glenville, Suzanne (Mark)
Senne of Northwood, and David Broitzman of
Albert Lea; grandchildren, Todd (Jody) Broitzman
of Hayward, Minn., Dean (Lonna) Broitzman of
Clarks Grove, Minn., Daniel Schutz of Northwood,
Jolene Schutz and special friend, Cody Hickle,
of Northwood, Vicki Solland and special friend,
Dave Shaw, and Amber Frondal, all of Phoenix,
Stephanie Broitzman of Glenville, Jessica and
Matthew Lowe of Northwood, Brianna and Ryan
Broitzman of Albert Lea; and seven
great-grandchildren; three sisters, Ruby
Baumgartner of Aurora, Colo., Florence
Brzezenski of Albert Lea, and Lois (Kenneth)
Gayken of Glenville; sisters-in-law, Velma
Bonnerup and Maxine Bonnerup of Albert Lea,
Mable Perleberg of Glenville, Nadine Broitzman
of Northwood, Helen Broitzman of Austin, Minn.;
many nieces and nephews; as well as other
relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; one
sister, Esther Falksen; four brothers, Charles,
Donald, Richard and Norman Bonnerup; and one
granddaughter, Ann Broitzman.
Bonnerup Funeral Service, (507) 373-2461.
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JOHN MAXWELL ‘MAX’ SLOAN
CORWITH — John Maxwell “Max” Sloan died
Tuesday (March 9, 2004) at Westview Care
Center in Britt at the age of 91. He had
been a resident there since September
2001.
A funeral Mass will be held at 10:30
a.m. Monday at St. Patrick’s Catholic
Church, 139 Third St. S.E. in Britt,
with the Rev. Jerry Blake officiating.
Burial will be in St. Mary’s Catholic
Cemetery, Corwith.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m.
Sunday at the Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home, 207 Linn St. in Corwith,
with a parish scripture prayer service
beginning at 4:30 pm.
John Maxwell “Max” Sloan was born March
8, 1913, in Corwith, son of John and
Dorothy (Hanlon) Sloan. Max grew up and
attended school in Corwith.
He married Madeline Adeline Schaller on
Jan. 2, 1935, at St. Mary’s Catholic
Church, Corwith, and then farmed
southeast of Corwith until retiring in
1978.
Max then wintered in California, where
he enjoyed helping farmers. He loved
farming, fishing, traveling and spending
time with his family at their cabin in
northern Minnesota.
He is survived by six children, Richard
Sloan and his wife, Mary Ann, of Simi,
Calif., Dorothy Carlson and her husband,
Paul, of Algona, Robert Sloan and his
wife, Deanna, of Corwith, James Sloan
and his wife, Margaret, of Algona,
Deanna Slack and her husband, Jamie, of
Anchorage, Alaska, and Kimberly Hanna
and her husband, Tim, of Lake Mills; 17
grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren;
two sisters, Mary Maxson, of Delano,
Calif., and Helen Sloan, of Corwith; two
sisters-in-law, Alice Kelch, of Corwith,
and Helen DeSart, of Lake City; and many
nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents;
his wife, Madeline, on April 20, 1978; a
son, John Joseph, in infancy; two
grandsons, and twin great-grandsons.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral
Home, (515) 583-2469.
WILLIAM THOMAS DALY
ELKHORN, Neb. — Funeral services for
William Thomas Daly, 9-month-old son of
Thomas and Sarah Daly of Elkhorn, Neb.,
will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at the
Emmaus Lutheran Church in Kennard, Neb.
Burial will be held at the Kennard
Cemetery, in Kennard, Neb.
Visitation will be held from 6:30 to
8:30 p.m. today at the Campbell-Aman
Funeral Home, 444 S. 17th St. in Blair,
Neb.
William was born on June 8, 2003, to
Sarah and Thomas Daly in Mason City.
William died on Tuesday (March 9, 2004).
He is survived by his parents, Thomas
and Sarah; his brother, Trenton
Erickson; grandparents, Lori and Tom
Daly of Elkhorn, Neb., and Christie and
Robert McClanahan of Mason City;
great-grandparents, Bill and Margaret
Plugge, of Kennard, Neb., as well as
great-grandmother Judy Blanchette of
Tullahoma, Tenn.
Campbell-Aman Funeral Home, (402)
426-2191.
MYRTLE RUSLEY
MASON CITY — Myrtle Addie Bertha Rusley,
96, of Mason City died Thursday (March
11, 2004) at the Muse Norris Hospice
In-patient Unit in Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
Bride Colonial Chapel, 110 Spring St. in
Manly.
Bride Colonial Chapel, (641) 454-2242.
IRMA K. HUNGERFORD
MASON CITY — Irma K. Hungerford, 91, a
resident of the Good Shepherd Care
Center, Mason City, and formerly of
Rockford, died Tuesday (March 9, 2004)
at the Good Shepherd Care Center.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m.
Monday at the Hauser Funeral Home, 1205
S. Main St. in Charles City. Pastor
Kenneth Kent of Rockford United
Methodist Church will officiate. Burial
will be in Riverside Cemetery, Charles
City.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m.
Sunday at the Hauser Funeral Home, and
for one hour prior to the service.
Irma Kathryn Rolfes was born Dec. 12,
1912, in Ulster Township, the daughter
of Edward J. and Laura A. (Bartz) Rolfes.
She attended country school and Rockford
High School before moving to Charles
City and graduating from Charles City
High School in 1930.
Following high school, Irma taught
country school and graduated from the
Iowa Teachers College in 1934. Irma went
to teach in the Mitchell School System
for three years, where she met and later
married Laurence D. Hungerford on Aug.
14, 1938, at the Little Brown Church in
Nashua.
She then taught for 17 years at the
Rockford Elementary School and for
another 10 years as a substitute
teacher.
Irma was a member of the Chapter ED
P.E.O. Sisterhood and the Order of the
Eastern Star.
She was also a 79-year member of the
Rockford United Methodist Church.
Irma enjoyed gardening, sewing,
crocheting, knitting, bird watching,
keeping the squirrels away from her bird
feeders and fishing with her grandson,
Keith.
Irma is survived and lovingly remembered
by her daughter, Barbara Jean (James)
Ristau, of Hampton; her grandchildren,
Keith C. (Silvana) Ristau of Mesquite,
Texas, and Marc C. (Stephanie) Ristau of
Ankeny; step-daughters, Ruth (Richard)
Geary of Mason City and Bertha A.
Skuster of Osage; great-grandson, Dylan
Zachary Ristau of Mesquite, Texas;
stepgrandchildren, Nancy (Rick) Miller
of Annandale, N.J., David (Kate)
Hungerford of Buda, Texas, Sally (John)
Rode of Overland Park, Kan., Michael
Geary of Iowa City, Daniel (Arlene)
Geary of Colorado, Myra (Jim) Dixon of
Oakland, Calif., and Marc (Jane) Skuster
of Victorville, Calif.;
step-great-grandchildren, Olivia Rode
and Michael Rode of Overland Park, Kan.,
Callie Hungerford of Buda, Texas, Kelly
Geary and Graham Geary of Colorado,
Sarah Skuster of Victorville, Calif.,
and Alex Miller of Tempe, Ariz.;
daughter-in-law, Peggy Hungerford; and
cousin, Vernon (Donna) Drager of
Rockford.
Irma was preceded in death by her
parents, her husband, sons, John Edward
Hungerford and Roger Dean Hungerford;
step-son, Larry Hungerford;
step-daughter, Dorothy Pleasants, and
step-granddaughter, Lynn Brady Neuhaus.
Memorials may be directed to the
Rockford United Methodist Church.
Hauser Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323.
CHARLOTTE EMMA LAMPING
BUFFALO CENTER — Funeral services for
Charlotte Emma Lamping, 86, of Buffalo
Center, will be held at 10:30 a.m.
Saturday at the Bethlehem Lutheran
Church in Buffalo Center with Perry
Aalgaard officiating. Interment will be
in the Olena Mound Cemetery in Buffalo
Center.
Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m.
today at the Winter Funeral Home in
Buffalo Center, and one hour prior to
services on Saturday at the church.
Charlotte E. Lamping passed away
peacefully at University of Iowa
Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City, on
Tuesday (March 9, 2004) at the age of 86
years, three months and three days.
She was the daughter of Engvald and
Hannah (Helland) Jacobson, born on Dec.
6, 1917, at Northwood.
She married William F. Lamping on May
31, 1938, in Thompson.
She taught country school in Winnebago
County before marriage. She was a cook
at Witke’s Restaurant in Clear Lake for
11 years, and at St. Joseph Hospital in
Belvidere, Ill., for 10 years.
She enjoyed traveling and making quilts;
she also enjoyed flower gardening.
Charlotte is survived by her children,
Darrell and his wife, Cindy, of Pahrump,
Nev.; Keith and his wife Joni of Byron,
Ill.; Joy Palmieri of Arcadia, Calif.;
Karen Freer of Henderson, Nev.;
daughter-in-law, Judy Lamping of Cherry
Valley, Ill., and Les and his wife,
Kathy, of Riverside, Iowa; 10
grandchildren and 18
great-grandchildren; sister, Mavis
Moklestad of Des Moines; and her
brother, Clair Nelsrud of Grand Forks,
N.D.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; her husband, Bill, in 1995; a
son, Gary, and by a sister.
Winter Funeral Home, (641) 562-2858.
PAUL E. JANSSEN
NASHUA — Paul E. Janssen, 94, died
Thursday (March 11, 2004) at the New
Hampton Rehab Center in New Hampton.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
the Sunnyside Funeral Home in Charles
City.
Sunnyside Funeral Home, (641) 228-2623.
SHIRLEY SCHMITT
CHARLES CITY — Shirley Schmitt, 75, a
resident of 2499 185th St., Charles
City, died Thursday (March 11, 2004) at
her home.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
the Hauser Funeral Home, 1205 S. Main
St. in Charles City.
Hauser Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323.
JAMES H. ‘JIM’ FURNESS
HANLONTOWN — James H. “Jim” Furness, 85,
of 208 E. Third in Hanlontown, died
Wednesday (March 10, 2004) at the Muse
Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason
City.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m.
Saturday at Grace Lutheran Church, 302
E. Fourth St. in Hanlontown, with the
Rev. Kris Snyder officiating. Burial
will be at Brush Point Cemetery in rural
Hanlontown. Visitation will be 4 to 7
p.m. today at the Bride Colonial Chapel,
110 Spring St. in Manly.
James Herbert Furness, the son of Sivert
and Ida (Eide) Furness, was born May 19,
1918, on a farm north of Hanlontown.
He was baptized and confirmed in the
Grace Lutheran Church at Hanlontown. He
graduated from Hanlontown High School in
1938.
He was united in marriage to Neva Orr,
his high school sweetheart, on Dec. 20,
1939, at her home southeast of
Hanlontown.
After their marriage, James farmed and
drove truck near Lake Mills. The couple
moved back to Hanlontown in 1951, where
he then worked for International
Harvester. In 1952, the couple bought
the Hanlontown cafe, which was then
known as the Furness Cafe, and ran it
for 23 years. James also did
construction around the northern Iowa
area.
James was a volunteer on the Hanlontown
Fire Department from 1952 until 1976. He
was also the mayor from 1959 until 1976
and he was the first water
superintendent for the city, from 1985
until 1991.
One of his greatest hobbies was working
with his show birds for 50 years. He was
inducted into the “National Modena Club
Hall of Fame” in 1998.
Surviving James is his wife, Neva, of
Hanlontown; two daughters Carrol “Jean”
Michaelis and her husband, Robert, of
Hanlontown, and Cynthia “Cindy”
Hohenfield of Nora Springs and her
special friend, Jeffery Koch, of
Hampton; one son, Steven, and his wife,
Hannelore, of Hanlontown;
daughter-in-law, Ruth Furness of Lake
Mills; eight grandchildren, Jody (Glenn)
Thada, Cathy (Randy) Jensen, Todd
(Cheryl) Michaelis, Chad (Nancy)
Michaelis, Christopher Hohenfield, Laura
Hohenfield, Sylvan Furness and Kevin
Furness; six great-grandchildren and
four great-great-grandchildren. Also
surviving is one sister, Gladys Bartlett
of Denton, Texas, and one brother, Edwin
Furness and his wife, Ardith, of Garner.
He was preceded in death by his parents
and one son, Gerald Allen Furness.
Bridge Colonial Chapel, (641) 454-2242.
JULIA OLLENDIECK
RIDGEWAY — Julia Ollendieck, 63, of
Ridgeway, died Tuesday (March 9, 2004)
at the Winneshiek County Memorial
Hospital in Decorah.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30
a.m. Saturday at the Notre Dame
Parish-St. Joseph’s Worship Center in
Cresco with burial in Calvary Cemetery
in Cresco.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 9 p.m.
today at the Conway Funeral Home in
Cresco and one hour prior to services on
Saturday at the church.
Conway Funeral Home, (563) 547-3501.
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MYRTLE RUSLEY
MASON CITY — Myrtle Addie Bertha Rusley,
96, of Mason City, died on Thursday
(March 11, 2004) at the Muse Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.
Funeral service will be held 10 a.m.
Wednesday at the Bethlehem Lutheran
Church, 429 W. Walnut, Manly, with the
Rev. Kris Snyder officiating. Burial
will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason
City.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m.
Tuesday at the Bride Colonial Chapel,
110 E. Spring St., Manly, and one hour
prior to the service on Wednesday at the
church.
Memorials may be given to Hospice of
North Iowa in Mason City or Bethlehem
Lutheran Church, 429 W. Walnut, Manly,
IA 50456.
Myrtle was born March 24, 1907, a
daughter of Ferdinand and Hannah (Trettin)
Glassel, in a German rural area near
Grafton.
She was a graduate of Kensett High
School and Mercy Hospital School of
Nursing.
A registered nurse, Myrtle worked at
hospitals in Arizona and Wisconsin until
retiring after serving several years at
Mercy Hospital, Mason City.
In 1976, Myrtle married Marvin Rusley
and they made their home in Manly. They
moved to Mason City in 1994.
She enjoyed her garden and flowers. She
loved her family and friends and had a
long loving and caring interest in all
their lives.
Myrtle is survived by her husband,
Marvin Rusley, of Mason City; a sister,
Lillie Wren, of Peoria, Ariz.; nephews,
Richard, Robert, and Allan Upchurch; a
niece, Elinor (Upchurch) Willcockson; a
great-nephew, Mark Fjone and his wife,
Susan; a great-niece, Kim Fjone;
great-great-nieces, Megan and Sara Jo
Fjone; great-great-nephew, Tyrone Fjone;
a great-great-great niece, Taya La Shell
Fjone; a step-daughter, Marjean Jensen
and her husband, Mike; a step-son,
Philip Rusley and his wife, Cheryl;
step-grandchildren, Michele and James
Longhini, Mark and Karen Jensen, Mike
and Lee Jensen, Eric and Jennifer Rusley,
Jason and Melissa Rusley, Janean and
Fran Dicari; step-great-grandchildren,
Amanda Smith, Matthew Longhini, Ryan
Jensen, Christopher Jensen, Nicholas
Jensen, Casey Jensen, Helen Jensen,
Korbyn Dicari, Dominic Dicari, Siena
Dicari, Dylan Rusley, Lindsay Rusley,
Kori Paige Rusley, and a
step-great-great-grandson, James Roscoe
Smith.
She was preceded in death by a sister,
Ella (Glassel) Upchurch; a brother,
Harvey Glassel; and a niece, Shirley
(Wren Fjone) Biederman.
Bride Colonial Chapel, (641)-454-2242.
EDWARD RUTLEDGE
ALGONA — Edward Rutledge, 83, of Algona,
died Thursday (March 11, 2004) at the
Algona Manor Care Center.
Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m.
Monday at the Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home in Algona, with the Rev.
Cliff Isaacson officiating. Burial will
be in River-view Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m.
Sunday at the Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home in Algona.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral
Home, (515) 295-3731.
CATHERINE F. HOFBAUER
ALBERT LEA, Minn. — Catherine F.
Hofbauer, 49, of Albert Lea, formerly of
Buffalo Center, died Thursday (March 11,
2004) at the Muse Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
Memorial service will be held at 1:30
p.m. Monday at the United Methodist
Church in Buffalo Center, with the Rev.
Lois Abel officiating. Inurnment will
take place at Olena Mound Cemetery in
Buffalo Center.
Winter Funeral Home & Cremation Service,
(641) 562-2858.
KIMBERLY ANN MCLAUGHLIN
MASON CITY — Kimberly Ann McLaughlin,
32, of 411 22nd St. S.W., died Thursday
(March 11, 2004) at Fairview-University
Hospital, Minneapolis, Minn.
A funeral Mass will be held 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church,
302 Fifth St. S.E. in Mason City, with
the Rev. Michael J. Podhajsky
officiating. Private interment will be
in Elmwood- St. Joseph Cemetery, Mason
City.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m.
Monday at the Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E. in
Mason City, where a scriptural wake
service will be held at 7 p.m. Monday.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel,
(641) 423-2372.
LOUIS LITTERER
GREENE — Louis Litterer, 88, formerly of
615 N. First St., died Friday (March 12,
2004) at the Liebe Care Center in
Greene.
Funeral service will be held at 10:30
a.m. Monday at the First Presbyterian
Church in Greene, with the Rev. Paul
Uzel officiating. Burial will be in the
Rose Hill Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m.
Sunday at Reid’s Funeral Chapel in
Greene, where there will be a public
scripture and service of re-membrance at
7 p.m. Visitation will continue one hour
prior to the service on Monday at the
church.
Those planning an expression of sympathy
may direct memorials to the Louis
Litterer Memorial Fund in care of the
family.
Reid’s Funeral Chapel, (641) 823-4457.
SHIRLEY A. SCHMITT
CHARLES CITY — Shirley A. Schmitt, 75,
of 2499 185th St., Charles City, died
Thursday (March 11, 2004) at her
residence.
A funeral Mass will be held 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday at the Immaculate Conception
Catholic Church in Charles City, with
Monsignor Ervin J. Schmitt celebrating
the Mass. Burial will be in Calvary
Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m.
Monday at the Hauser Funeral Home, 1205
S. Main St. in Charles City, where the
rosary will be re-cited at 4:30 p.m.
followed by a vigil scriptural wake
service at 7 p.m. Visitation will
continue Tuesday at the church an hour
prior to the Mass.
Hauser Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323.
JEWELL A. STORM
ALGONA — Jewell Adelaid Storm, 92, of
Algona, died Thursday (March 11, 2004)
at the Good Samaritan Center in Algona.
Funeral service will be held at 1:30
p.m. Tuesday at the
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home
in Algona. Burial will be in East Lawn
Cemetery in Algona.
Visitation will be held one hour prior
to services on Tuesday at the funeral
home.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral
Home, (515) 295-3731.
DALE R. CARTER
MASON CITY — Dale Richard “Dick” Carter,
83, of Mason City, died Friday (March
12, 2004) at 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.
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PUBLISHED SUNDAY, MARCH 14,
2004.
Obituaries are presented as a
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PAUL E. JANSSEN
NASHUA— Paul Emil Janssen, 94,
of Nashua, died Thursday (March
11, 2004) at the New Hampton
Rehabilitation Center.
Funeral services for Mr. Janssen
will be held at 11 a.m. on
Tuesday at the Nashua United
Methodist Church in Nashua with
the Rev. Marion Sindt
officiating. Burial will be at
Sunnyside Memorial Gardens,
Charles City.
Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m.
Monday at Sunnyside Funeral
Home, Charles City, where the
family will receive friends from
4 to 7 p.m. and on Tuesday from
10 a.m. until time of service at
the church.
A memorial has been est-ablished
in Paul’s name. Contributions
may be left at the funeral home.
Paul was born Jan. 29, 1910,
near Westgate, Iowa. He was the
son of Willie and Emilie (Kraatz)
Janssen. Paul had five brothers
and two sisters. At the age of
four and after his mother’s
death, Paul was taken to live
with an aunt and uncle in
Remington, Ind., where he lived
until the age of seven. Then
Paul returned to Rockford to
live with his father where he
helped him and other farmers in
the area. Paul was educated in a
country school near his home.
On Jan. 27, 1932, Paul was
united in marriage to Ferne
Johnson of Rockford. And to this
union five children were born.
Paul and Ferne started farming
in March of 1936, near Nashua,
and continued farming until he
retired in 1972 to an acreage
near Nashua. Paul worked for
Meinerz Creamery in Fred-ericksburg
for three years.
Paul is survived by his wife,
Ferne; four children, Jean
Janssen of Fort Madison, Alvin
(Pat) Janssen of Dover, Ark.,
Janice Kraus of Mason City, and
Arlen (Mary) Janssen of Nashua;
11 grandchildren; 25
great-grandchildren; one
great-great grandson; and
several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his
parents; an infant daughter; a
granddaughter; five brothers;
and two sisters.
Sunnyside Funeral Home, Charles
City, (641) 228-2635.
LOUIS A. LITTERER
GREENE — Funeral services for
Louis A. Litterer, 88, formerly
of 615 North First Street,
Greene, will be at 10:30 a.m.
Monday (March 15, 2004) at the
First Presbyterian Church in
Greene with Pastor Paul Uzel
officiating. Burial will be in
the Rose Hill Cemetery.
Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m.
today at Reid’s Funeral Chapel
in Greene where there will be a
public Scripture and Service of
Remembrance at 7 p.m. Visitation
will continue at the church one
hour before services on Monday.
Those planning an expression of
sympathy may direct memorials to
the Louis Litterer Memorial Fund
in care of the family.
Louis A. Litterer was born
February 10, 1916, in Pleasant
Grove Township, Floyd County, a
son of Fred and Mary (Scheidecker)
Litterer, and died Friday, March
12, 2004, at the Liebe Care
Center in Greene with his loving
family at his bedside.
He received his education in the
rural Pleasant Grove Township
School and as a young man
started farming southeast of
Greene. On October 3, 1938, he
was united in marriage to Mabel
A. Johnson at the Little Brown
Church in Nashua. To this union
were born seven children.
Louie and Mabel farmed southeast
of Greene for 54 years before
moving into Greene in 1992. They
moved into the Liebe Care Center
in December 1999.
Louie was proud to be a farmer
and worked hard at building up
his farming operation and
providing for his family. His
farming interests included dairy
farming, raising Hampshire hogs
and sheep. He was a dealer for
Crows Seed Co. for many years.
He enjoyed working with horses
on the farm and as a pastime.
He was a faithful member of the
First Presbyterian Church of
Greene, where he served as a
trustee and elder of the church.
He was a member of the Greene
Retirement Housing Board, vice
president of the Butler County
Association for Retarded
Citizens, volunteer for the
Hawkeye Valley Meals on Wheels.
Louie was always willing to help
out in the neighborhood wherever
there was a need.
Living family members include
his loving wife, Mabel of
Greene; four daughters, Wilma
(Wayne) Schmitt of Forest Lake,
Minn., Loretta (Loren) Johnson
of Springfield, Ill., Carol
Herrmann of Oregon,Wis,, Phyllis
Litterer of Clear Lake; three
sons, Charles (Maggie) Litterer
of Mansfield, Texas, Donald
(Judy) Litterer of Shell Rock,
and Merlin (Linda) Litterer of
Greene; 16 grandchildren, 22
great-grandchildren; one sister,
Anna (Francis) Brink-man of
Greene; and many nieces and
nephews.
He was preceded in death by his
parents; one sister, Eva Horn;
one brother, Leonard Litterer;
and one great-granddaughter,
Jennifer Lynn Litterer.
Reid’s Funeral Chapel, 519 North
First Street, Greene, (641)
823-4457 is in charge of
arrangements.
KIMBERLY ANN MCLAUGHLIN
MASON CITY— Kimberly Ann
McLaughlin, 32, of 411 22nd St
S.W., Mason City, died Thursday
(March 11, 2004) at Fairview-
University Hospital,
Minneapolis, Minn.
A funeral Mass will be held at
10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph
Catholic Church, 302 5th St
S.E., Mason City, with the Rev.
Michael J. Podhasky,
officiating. Private interment
will be in Elmwood-St. Joseph
Cemetery, Mason City.
Visitation will be held from 5
to 7 p.m. Monday at
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial
Chapel, 126 3rd St N.E., Mason
City, where a Scriptural wake
service will be held at 7 p.m.
Monday.
Kimberly Ann McLaughlin was born
April 19, 1971, at Luke Air
Force Base, Glendale, Ariz., a
daughter of Thomas and Mary Jo
(Kiefer) Keenan. Moving to Iowa
in 1979, Kim attended school at
Oelwein, and was a 1989 graduate
of Oelwein High School. She
attended North Iowa Area
Community College and later
graduated from La James College,
Mason City.
Kim was an instructor at La
James College for two years. She
joined Younker’s Hair Salon,
Mason City and later became a
counter manager for Estee Lauder
in Younker’s cosmetic
department. While at home, she
enjoyed being a Mary Kay
representative.
In 1998, Kim developed primary
pulmonary hypertension (PPH) and
was awaiting a double lung
transplant. Over the years, she
did much to raise organ donor
awareness and upon her death,
be-came a tissue donor. Kim and
Todd placed many vending
machines in the Mason City area,
giving a portion of the proceeds
to the Iowa Donor Network.
Kim devoted herself to spending
time with her daughter, Taylor,
and husband, Todd. Her friends
were im-portant to her and gave
her much support, keeping her
spirits up, with coffee
get-togethers at favorite spots
and games of Bunko.
She was a member of St. Joseph
Catholic Church, Mason City.
Kim is survived by her husband,
Todd, and a daughter, Taylor,
Mason City; her parents, Thomas
and Mary Jo Keenan, Clear Lake;
in-laws, Larry and Jean
McLaughlin, Mason City; two
brothers, Michael Keenan and his
wife, Sharon, Grimes and
Christopher Keenan and his wife
Teri, Tiffin; maternal
grandfather, Robert Kiefer,
Clear Lake; a niece, Alison
Keenan; a nephew, Sean Keenan;
many aunts, uncles and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her
maternal grandmother, Marjory
Kiefer; and paternal
grandparents, John and Edna
Keenan.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial
Chapel, (641) 423-2372.
GAYE LYNN GORDON-RENDON
TUCSON, Ariz. — Gaye Lynn
Gordon-Rendon, 42, of Tucson,
Ariz., formerly of Kensett, died
Monday (March 8, 2004) in
Tucson. Her untimely death is a
tremendous loss to her loving
family and friends.
Funeral services will be held at
2 p.m. Wednesday at the Bethany
Lutheran Church in Kensett, with
the Reverend Allan Stoa
officiating.
Visitation will be from 1 p.m.
until time of service at the
church on Wednesday. Following
the services, her body will be
cremated.
Conner Colonial Chapel, 1008
First Ave. South, Northwood, is
in charge of the arrangements.
Gaye Lynn Gordon-Rendon was born
on July 16, 1961, in Mason City,
the daughter of Gail and Sharon
(Link) Gordon. She was baptized
at Bethany Lutheran Church and
reaffirmed the faith of her
baptism through confirmation
also at the Bethany Lutheran
Church in Kensett. She attended
and received her education in
the Northwood-Kensett Community
schools, graduating from
Northwood-Kensett High School in
1979. Gaye also graduated from
Dana College in Blair, Nebraska,
and graduated with a bachelor of
science degree from the
University of Nebraska, and
obtained her master’s degree in
dietary science from the
University of Nebraska in
Lincoln. Gaye was employed by
the Canteen Correctional
Services as a Dietitian MSRD.
She was an avid runner, hiker,
and loved animals.
Left to cherish her memory are
her husband, John M. Rendon of
Tucson, Ariz.; three
stepchildren, Crystal, Gavyn and
Garrett Rendon of Tucson; her
parents, Gail and Sharon Gordon
of Kensett; two sisters, Laurene
Kruger and her husband, Neil, of
Grafton and Holly Lewis and her
husband, Eric, of Urbandale; two
brothers, Jared Gordon of Eden
Prairie, Minn., and Nicholas
Gordon and his special friend,
Erena Jensen of Osage; three
nieces, Shea Kruger of Grafton,
and Lexi and Laina Lewis of
Urbandale, two nephews, Travis
Kruger of Grafton, and Luke
Lewis of Urbandale; as well as
aunts and uncles and other
relatives and many friends.
She was preceded in death by her
maternal and paternal
grandparents.
Conner Colonial Chapel, (641)
324-1543.
MYRTLE RUSLEY
MASON CITY — Myrtle Addie Bertha
Rusley, 96, of Mason City, died
on Thursday (March 11, 2004) at
the Muse Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit, Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at
10 a.m. Wednesday at the
Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 429
W. Walnut, Manly, with the Rev.
Kris Snyder, officiating. Burial
will be in Memorial Park
Cemetery, Mason City.
Visitation will be held from 4
to 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Bride
Colonial Chapel, 110 E. Spring
St., Manly, and one hour prior
to services on Wednesday at the
church.
Memorials may be given to
Hospice of North Iowa in Mason
City or Bethlehem Lutheran
Church, 429 W. Walnut, Manly, IA
50456.
Myrtle was born March 24, 1907,
a daughter of Ferdinand and
Hannah (Trettin) Glassel, in a
German rural area near Grafton.
She was a graduate of Kensett
High School, and Mercy Hospital
School of Nursing.
A registered nurse, Myrtle
worked at hospitals in Arizona
and Wisconsin until retiring
after serving several years at
Mercy Hospital, Mason City.
In 1976, Myrtle married Marvin
Rusley and they made their home
in Manly. They moved to Mason
City in 1994.
She enjoyed her garden and
flowers. She loved her family
and friends and had a long,
loving and caring in-terest in
all their lives.
Myrtle is survived by her
husband, Marvin Rusley, of Mason
City; a sister, Lillie Wren, of
Peoria, Ariz.; nephews, Richard,
Robert, and Allan Upchurch; a
niece, Elinor (Upchurch)
Willcockson; a great-nephew,
Mark Fjone and his wife, Susan;
a great-niece, Kim Fjone;
great-great-nieces, Megan and
Sara Jo Fjone;
great-great-nephew, Tyrone
Fjone; a great-great-great
niece, Taya La Shell Fjone; a
step-daughter, Marjean Jensen
and her husband, Mike; a
step-son, Philip Rusley and his
wife, Cheryl; stepgrandchildren,
Michele and James Longhini, Mark
and Karen Jensen, Mike and Lee
Jensen, Eric and Jennifer
Rusley, Jason and Melissa
Rusley, Janean and Fran Dicari;
step-great grandchildren, Amanda
Smith, Matthew Longhini, Ryan
Jensen, Christopher Jensen,
Nicholas Jensen, Casey Jensen,
Helen Jensen, Korbyn Dicari,
Dominic Dicari, Siena Dicari,
Dylan Rusley, Lindsay Rusley,
Kori Paige Rusley, and a
step-great-great-grandson, James
Roscoe Smith.
She was preceded in death by a
sister, Ella (Glassel) Upchurch;
a brother, Harvey Glassel; and a
niece, Shirley (Wren Fjone)
Biederman.
Bride Colonial Chapel, 110
Spring St. (641) 454-2242.
CATHERINE F. HOFBAUER
ALBERT LEA, Minn. — Catherine F.
Hofbauer, age 49, of Albert Lea,
formerly of Buffalo Center,
Iowa, passed away on Thursday
(March 11, 2004) at Muse Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason
City.
Cathy had been diagnosed and
treated for lung cancer even
though she never smoked. The
cancer proved to be an ob-stacle
she could not overcome.
Memorial services will be held
at 1:30 p.m. on Monday at the
United Methodist Church in
Buffalo Center, with the Rev.
Lois Abel officiating. Inurnment
will take place at Olena Mound
Cemetery, Buffalo Center.
Catherine Fay Hofbauer was born
on January 6, 1955, at Buffalo
Center, the daughter of Harold
and Burdine (Hanson) Hofbauer.
She was baptized and confirmed
at the United Methodist Church
in Buffalo Center. Cathy
attended and graduated from
Buffalo Center High School in
1973.
Following her graduation, she
attended North Iowa Area
Community College in Mason City,
where she completed the medical
office as-sistant program.
Cathy lived in Albert Lea,
Minn., where she worked as a
medical coder for the Albert Lea
Medical Center. She truly loved
her work and was bless-ed to
have made such wonder-ful
friendships during her career.
For enjoyment, Cathy appreciated
nature by taking walks around
Fountain Lake, bird watching,
growing flowers, fishing, and
traveling. She also participated
in sports such as softball,
bowling, and golfing. Cathy was
proud to have been a marshal at
the Senior PGA in Minne-apolis
from 2000 until 2002. In
addition, Catherine donated her
time and her skills to Habitat
for Humanity in Albert Lea.
Survivors include her parents,
Harold and Burdine Hofbauer of
Buffalo Center; grandfather,
Henry Hofbauer of Buffalo
Center; her friend and very
important part in her life,
Michael Ehlert of Owatonna,
Minn.; sisters, and
brothers-in-law; nieces,
nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins,
and friends.
She was preceded in death by her
maternal grandparents Julius and
Anna Hanson; her paternal
grandmother, Alice Hofbauer; and
by her cat, Zeus.
Winter Funeral Home & Cremation
Service (641) 562-2858.
EVA LOIS OLSON
NEVADA— Eva Lois Olson, 82, of
Nevada, formerly of Northwood,
died Friday (March 12, 2004) at
Mary Greeley Medical Center in
Ames.
Her funeral will be at 2 p.m.
Wednesday at Northwood United
Methodist Church. Burial will be
in Sunset Rest Cemetery in
Northwood.
Visitation will be one hour
prior to the funeral serivce at
the church.
Memorials may be made to the
Northwood Public Library.
Bacon Funeral Home, Nevada,
(515) 382-2661.
WILLIAM ‘BILL’ OLTMAN
LATIMER — William (Bill) Herman
Oltman, 86, of Latimer, died
Friday (March 12, 2004) at Mercy
Medical Center-North Iowa in
Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at
10:30 a.m. on Monday at Immanuel
United Church of Christ, 204
East South Street in Latimer
with Pastor Jeff Long
officiating. Burial will take
place in the Marion Center
Cemetery, rural Latimer.
Visitation will be held from 4
to 7 p.m. today at the Immanuel
United Church of Christ in
Latimer and will continue one
hour prior to services at the
church on Monday.
Ewing Dugger Funeral Home,
641-579-6278.
CLIFFORD OSWALD
MASON CITY — Clifford Oswald,
79, of Mason City died Saturday
(March 13, 2004) at the Mercy
Medical Center-North Iowa, Mason
City.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Major Erickson
Funeral Home, (641) 423-0924.
CLEO NICHOLSON
BELMOND — Cleo Nicholson, 97, of
Belmond, died Friday (March 12,
2004) at the Belmond Health Care
Center.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Tenold-Andrews
Funeral Home, Belmond, (641)
444-4474.
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PUBLISHED Monday, March
15, 2004
Obituaries are presented
as a community service
of Fullerton Funeral
Homes. Information is
submitted by families or
provided by funeral
homes for publication in
the Globe Gazette and
Globe Online.
CLEO GLENDORA NICHOLSON
BELMOND — Cleo Glendora
Nicholson, age 97, of
Belmond, a resident of
the Belmond Health Care
Center, died Friday
(March 12, 2004) at the
Belmond Health Care
Center.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday at Calvary
Baptist Church, Belmond.
The Rev. Gary Schnieder
will be officiating.
Burial will be in the
Evergreen Cemetery,
Clarion.
Visitation will be today
from 4 to 6 p.m. at the
Tenold-Andrews Funeral
Home, 516 1st Street
Southeast, Belmond, and
continue one hour prior
to the services at the
church on Tuesday.
Memorials may be given
to the donor’s choice of
recipients.
Cleo Sefton was born on
September 11, 1906, at
Xenia, Ill., the
daughter of Harry and
Ethel (Jones) Sefton.
She moved with her
family at age eight to
Webster City.
Cleo was united in
marriage to Harold
Nicholson in Webster
City in the mid 1930s.
She was a life-long
homemaker. She had
worked for a number of
years as a cook for the
Belmond Comunity
Schools.
Cleo was a long-time
member of the Calvary
Baptist Church in
Belmond. The church was
a very important part of
her life. She looked
forward to Sunday
morning services and
then traveling to visit
her sisters Irene and
Thelma.
Family was a very
important part of her
life, whether it was
time spent visiting with
them, crocheting afghans
for them, making them
clothing, or playing
cards with her grandson,
Tracy. Cleo very much
loved cats and dogs.
Cleo lived for 13 years
at the Belmond
Retirement Center and
had lived at the care
center since February of
1998.
She is survived by her
sister, Thelma Sefton,
Dows; daughter-in-law,
Shirley Nicholson,
Belmond; and four
step-grandchildren,
Kimberly Miller, Iowa
City, Brett and wife,
Sonja, Lobdell, Belmond,
Blake and wife, Jane,
Lobdell, Clear Lake, and
Tracy Lobdell and his
fiancee, Stacey,
Marshalltown.
She was preceded in
death by her parents;
husband, Harold; son,
Eugene “Nick” Nicholson;
an infant son;
step-grandson, Kurt
Lobdell; and sister,
Irene Sefton.
Tenold-Andrews Funeral
Home, Belmond, (641)
444-4474.
CHAD D. MOON
DES MOINES — Chad D.
Moon, 30, of Des Moines,
died Saturday (March 13,
2004).
Funeral services will be
held at 11 a.m.
Wednesday at the First
United Methodist Church
in Mason City with the
Rev. Jim Stiles
officiating. Committal
will follow at Elmwood
Cemetery, Mason City.
Visitation will be from
5-8 p.m. today at the
Merle Hay Funeral Home,
4400 Merle Hay Road, Des
Moines, and from 5-8
p.m. Tuesday at the
Major Erickson Funeral
Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania in Mason
City.
In lieu of flowers, a
memorial fund has been
established in his name.
Chad is survived by his
wife Stephanie (True);
their 7-month-old
daughter, Alexandra; his
parents, Gordon and
Marilyn Moon of Ankeny;
his brother, Kyle
(Valerie) Moon of
Denver, Colo.; his
wife’s parents, Julie
True and Steve True of
Mason City; his
brother-in-law, Eric
(Tara) True and their
children, Garrette,
Blake and Reese of Mason
City; his
sisters-in-law, Sara
True, Stacey True and
Shelby True of Mason
City, Shawn (Chad)
Buffington of Cedar
Falls; his grandparents,
Al Burkart of Mason
City; Beverly Moon of
Chariton, Iowa, and
Howard and Darlene
Cattell of Cambria,
Iowa.
He was preceded in death
by his grandfather, Guy
Moon.
Merle Hay Funeral Home
(515) 278-4633.
MYRTLE RUSLEY
MASON CITY — Myrtle
Addie Bertha Rusley, 96,
of Mason City died on
Thursday (March 11,
2004) at Muse Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit,
Mason City.
Funeral services will be
held at 10 a.m.
Wednesday at the
Bethlehem Lutheran
Church, 429 W. Walnut
St., Manly, with the
Rev. Kris Snyder,
officiating. Burial will
be in Memorial Park
Cemetery, Mason City.
Visitation will be held
from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday
at the Bride Colonial
Chapel, 110 E. Spring
St, Manly, and one hour
prior to services on
Wednesday at the church.
Memorials may be given
to Hospice of North Iowa
in Mason City or
Bethlehem Lutheran
Church, 429 W. Walnut
St., Manly, IA 50456.
Myrtle was born March
24, 1907, a daughter of
Ferdinand and Hannah
(Trettin) Glassel, in a
German rural area near
Grafton.
She was a graduate of
Kensett High School, and
Mercy Hospital School of
Nursing.
A registered nurse,
Myrtle worked at
hospitals in Arizona and
Wisconsin until retiring
after serving several
years at Mercy Hospital,
Mason City.
In 1976, Myrtle married
Marvin Rusley and they
made their home in
Manly. They moved to
Mason City in 1994.
She enjoyed her garden
and flowers. She loved
her family and friends
and had a long, loving
and caring interest in
all their lives.
Myrtle is survived by
her husband, Marvin
Rusley, of Mason City; a
sister, Lillie Wren, of
Peoria, Ariz.; nephews,
Richard, Robert, and
Allan Upchurch; a niece,
Elinor (Upchurch)
Willcockson; a
great-nephew, Mark Fjone
and his wife, Susan; a
great-niece, Kim Fjone;
great-great-nieces,
Megan and Sara Jo Fjone;
great-great-nephew,
Tyrone Fjone; a
great-great-great niece,
Taya La Shell Fjone; a
step-daughter, Marjean
Jensen and her husband,
Mike; a step-son, Philip
Rusley and his wife,
Cheryl;
stepgrandchildren,
Michele and James
Longhini, Mark and Karen
Jensen, Mike and Lee
Jensen, Eric and
Jennifer Rusley, Jason
and Melissa Rusley,
Janean and Fran Dicari.
Step-great-grandchildren,
Amanda Smith, Matthew
Longhini, Ryan Jensen,
Christopher Jensen,
Nicholas Jensen, Casey
Jensen, Helen Jensen,
Korbyn Dicari, Dominic
Dicari, Siena Dicari,
Dylan Rusley, Lindsay
Rusley, Kori Paige
Rusley, and a
step-great-great-grandson,
James Roscoe Smith.
She was preceded in
death by a sister, Ella
(Glassel) Upchurch; a
brother, Harvey Glassel;
and a niece, Shirley
(Wren Fjone) Biederman.
Bride Colonial Chapel,
110 Spring St.
(641)-454-2242.
EDWARD STOHR
WODEN— Edward Stohr, 91,
of Woden, died Sunday
(March 13, 2004) at the
Titonka Care Center in
Titonka.
Funeral services will be
held at 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday at Immanuel
Lutheran Church, rural
Titonka, with the Rev.
John Meyer officiating.
Burial will be in the
church cemetery.
Visitation will be from
4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at
Winter Funeral Home, 414
First St., N.W. in
Buffalo Center and one
hour before the service
at the church.
Ed is survived by two
daughters, Sharon Uken
and her husband, George,
of Titonka and Thelma
Meyering and her
husband, Rusty, of
Woden; his grandchildren
and great-grandchildren,
a brother, Elmer Stohr
of Thompson; two
sisters, Ann Larson and
Lois Carlberg of
Stratford;
sister-in-law, Tressie
Beenken of Buffalo
Center; and by a special
friend, Olga Jass of
Garner.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; his
wife, Grace; a daughter,
Elaine Christensen; and
by two brothers, Harry
and Vernon Stohr.
Winter Funeral Home &
Cremation Service, (641)
562-2858.
PAUL E. JANSSEN
NASHUA — Paul Emil
Janssen, 94, of Nashua,
died Thursday (March 11,
2004) at the New Hampton
Rehabilitation Center.
Funeral services for Mr.
Janssen will be held at
11 a.m. on Tuesday at
the Nashua United
Methodist Church in
Nashua with the Rev.
Marion Sindt
officiating. Burial will
be at Sunnyside Memorial
Gardens, Charles City.
Visitation will be from
4 to 7 p.m. today at
Sunnyside Funeral Home,
Charles City, where the
family will receive
friends, and on Tuesday
from 10 a.m. until time
of service at the
church.
A memorial has been
established in Paul’s
name. Contributions may
be left at the funeral
home.
Paul was born Jan. 29,
1910, near Westgate,
Iowa. He was the son of
Willie and Emilie
(Kraatz) Janssen. Paul
had five brothers and
two sisters. At the age
of four and after his
mother’s death, Paul was
taken to live with an
aunt and uncle in
Remington, Ind., where
he lived until the age
of seven, then Paul
returned to Rockford to
live with his father
where he helped him and
other farmers in the
area. Paul was educated
in a country school near
his home.
On Jan. 27, 1932, Paul
was united in marriage
to Ferne Johnson of
Rockford. And to this
union five children were
born.
Paul and Ferne started
farming in March of
1936, near Nashua, and
continued farming until
he retired in 1972 to an
acreage near Nashua.
Paul worked for Meinerz
Creamery in
Fredericksburg for three
years.
Paul is survived by his
wife, Ferne; four
children, Jean Janssen
of Fort Madison, Alvin
(Pat) Janssen of Dover,
Ark., Janice Kraus of
Mason City, and Arlen
(Mary) Janssen of
Nashua; 11
grandchildren; 25
great-grandchildren; one
great-great grandson;
and several nieces and
nephews.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; an
infant daughter; a
granddaughter; five
brothers; and two
sisters.
Sunnyside Funeral Home,
Charles City, (641)
228-2635.
WILLIAM (BILL) T.
HOLMLUND
LAKE MILLS — William
(Bill) T. Holmlund, 94,
died Saturday (March 13,
2004) at Good Shepherd
Health Center in Mason
City.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday at Salem
Lutheran Church in Lake
Mills with the Rev.
Kevin Mackey
officiating. Following
cremation, burial will
take place at a later
date at Elmwood Cemetery
in Mason City.
Visitation will be from
5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday
at the Mittelstadt
Funeral Home, 902 East
Main Street, Lake Mills,
and will continue one
hour prior to services
at the church on
Wednesday.
Memorials may be
directored to Salem
Lutheran Church Sunday
School.
Mittelstadt Funeral
Home, (641) 592-0221.
JOHN R. OLDHAM SR.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. —
John R. Oldham Sr., 76,
of Jacksonville, Fla.,
formerly of Charles City
and Mason City, died at
his home on Saturday
(March 13, 2004).
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at
Hardage-Giddens Funeral
Home, Jacksonville,
Fla., (904) 355-5641.
CLAIRE FRENCH
OSAGE — Claire French,
85, of Osage, died
Sunday (March 14, 2004)
at the Mitchell County
Regional Health Center
in Osage.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at
Champion-Bucheit Funeral
Home in Osage, (641)
732-3706.
CLIFFORD E. OSWALD
MASON CITY— Clifford E.
Oswald, 79, of 190 South
Grover Avenue, died
Saturday (March 13,
2004) at his home.
Memorial services will
be held at 2 p.m. today
at Wesley United
Methodist Church, 1405
South Pennsylvania
Avenue, Mason City, with
the Rev. Bill Poland
officiating. Interment
will be held at a later
date.
Clifford E. Oswald was
born February 18, 1925,
the son of James and
Mittie (Sinkhorn) Oswald
in Freeport, Ill.
Clifford served in the
United States Army
during the Korean War.
He later received an
honorable discharge from
the Army.
He was united in
marriage to Dolores Daws
on July 26, 1947, in
Freeport, Ill.
Clifford was an avid
motorcycle enthusiast.
He had been the owner
and operator of the
Family Cycle Center in
Oshkosh, Wis., for
twenty years.
Clifford will be sadly
missed by his wife
Dolores and their
family.
He is survived by his
wife of 57 years,
Dolores Oswald, of Mason
City; three daughters,
Ellen Nowicki and
husband, Joe, of
Oshkosh, Wis., Karen
Mohr and special friend,
Rod, also of Oshkosh,
Cindy Leichtnam and
husband, Bob, of Mason
City; eight
grandchildren; seven
great-grandchildren; one
step grandson; two step
great-grandchildren;
sister, Virginia Adams
of Freeport, Ill.; and
brother, Jim Oswald also
of Freeport.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; one
sister, Betty; and one
brother, Leonard.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
RONALD S. FLO
KENSETT— Ronald S. Flo,
81, of Kensett, died
Saturday (March 13,
2004) at the Muse Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit
in Mason City.
His funeral will be 11
a.m. Thursday at the
Bethany Lutheran Church
in Kensett with the Rev.
Allan Stoa officiating.
Burial will be in the
Kensett Cemetery.
Visitation will be from
5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at
the Schroeder & Sites
Funeral Home, Highway 65
South, Northwood, (641)
324-1121.
LINDA J. AMUNDSON
CLEAR LAKE— Linda J.
Amundson, 45, of Clear
Lake, died Sunday (March
14, 2004) at the Mercy
Medical Center-North
Iowa, Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at the
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, 101 North Fourth
St., Clear Lake, (641)
357-2193.
VOY BAUGH
IOWA FALLS— Voy Baugh,
71, of Iowa Falls, died
Saturday (March 13,
2004) at the Ellsworth
Municipal Hospital, Iowa
Falls.
Memorial services will
be held at 10:30 a.m.
Saturday at the Linn’s
Funeral Home, Iowa
Falls. Burial will be at
Friends Cemetery, Iowa
Falls.
Visitation will follow
the services at the
Linn’s Funeral Homes
Iowa Falls Chapel, (641)
648-2569.
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