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PUBLISHED Wednesday, May 12, 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.
ROBERT W. MINNIS
OSAGE — Robert W. Minnis, 90, of Osage,
died Tuesday (May 11, 2004) at the
Mitchell County Regional Health Center
Hospice Unit.
Robert was born Nov. 27, 1913, on the
family farm near Riceville, the son of
Arthur and Ethel (Barker) Minnis.
He graduated from Riceville High School
in 1931 and from Hamilton Business
College in Mason City in 1960.
Robert was united in marriage to Allene
McCord on July 6, 1940, at Allene’s
parents’ home in Iowa Falls. Robert
farmed with his father, Arthur, from
1934 to 1955.
He worked as a bookkeeper at Olson Motor
Co. from 1960 to 1982, at Cooper’s Osage
Chrysler for a short time, and at Paul’s
Plumbing and Heating for 10 years until
1999.
Robert enjoyed antique tractors and
cars, and the company of relatives and
friends.
He was a member of the United Church of
Christ in Osage.
Memorial services will be held at 11
a.m. Thursday at the United Church of
Christ in Osage with the Rev. Robert
Melhorn officiating. Inurnment will be
at the Riverside Cemetery in Riceville
at a later date.
Following the memorial service, there
will be a time for fellowship and lunch
at the church.
It was Robert’s wish to donate his body
to the Des Moines University Osteopathic
College to further future doctors’
learning and skills.
Memorials may be directed to the Faith
Lutheran Home in Osage or the United
Church of Christ in Osage.
He is survived by his wife, Allene
(McCord) Minnis of Osage; two sons,
William Minnis and his wife, Debbie, of
Sheppard, Mich., and Frank Minnis and
his wife, Sara, of Des Moines; one
daughter, Sara Krueger and her husband,
James, of Neenah, Wis.; eight
grandchildren, two great-grandchildren,
and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded by his parents; one son,
Bruce Minnis; one grandson, Nathan
Krueger; one brother, Roy Minnis, and
two sisters, Isabelle Coleman and Anna
McClanahan.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, (641)
732-3706.
NOVAK MILICH
CHARLES CITY — Novak Milich, 81, of
Warren, Mich., died May 7, 2004, at
Warren, Mich., due to complications from
Alzheimer’s disease.
Graveside services will be held at 11:30
a.m. Thursday at Riverside Cemetery in
Charles City with the Rev. Paul Wilcox,
pastor of Trinity United Methodist
Church, officiating.
Hauser Funeral Home, 1205 S. Main St. in
Charles City, is in charge of
arrangements.
Hauser Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323.
CHRISTIAN ‘CHRIS’ MILLER
ASHBY, Minn. — Christian “Chris” Miller,
90, of Ashby, Minn., formerly of Osage,
died Thursday (May 6, 2004) as the
result of a fire at his home.
Memorial services will be held at 1:30
p.m. Monday at the Champion-Bucheit
Funeral Home in Osage with Gary Gilbert
officiating. Burial will be in the Osage
Cemetery.
There will be a gathering of family and
friends one hour prior to services on
Monday at the funeral home.
Glende-Nilson Funeral Home in Ashby,
Minn., and Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home
of Osage are in charge of arrangements.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, (641)
732-3706.
ROBERT L. BEST
GARNER — Robert L. Best, 67, of Garner,
died Monday (May 10, 2004) at Mercy
Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City.
His memorial service will be held 10:30
a.m. Thursday at St. Wenceslaus Catholic
Church in Duncan with the Rev. Michael
Schueller officiating. Inurnment will be
in St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery in
Garner.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m.
today at the Cataldo Funeral Chapel in
Garner with a Scriptural wake service at
7 p.m.
Memorials may be directed to Hospice of
North Iowa.
Robert Leo Best, the son of Herman and
Vera (Young) Best, was born July 15,
1936, at Pomeroy.
At an early age, he moved with his
family to Garner, where he graduated
from high school in 1954.
Following his schooling, Bob worked as a
carpenter in the Garner area.
On March 16, 1957, he married Barbara
Haugo at St. James Catholic Church in
Forest City. They lived in Garner, where
they raised their six children.
In February of 1964, he started Best
Construction. He built many homes in
Garner and the surrounding area as well
as the Garner Country Club. Bob took
pride in his craftsmanship.
He served his country in the Army
Reserves.
He enjoyed hunting, fishing, traveling
and was an avid golfer.
Bob also enjoyed watching his children’s
and grandchildren’s activities and
sporting events over the years.
He was a member of St. Boniface Catholic
Church, was a past member of the Garner
Lions Club and a charter member of the
Garner Country Club.
Bob is survived by his wife, Barbara, of
Garner; six children, Carolyn Hejlik
(Ralph Jr.), of West Des Moines,
Kathleen Goll (Charles) of Garner, Juli
Campbell (Scott) of Garner, Jacqueline
Young (Marvin) of Garner, Joseph Best
(Jane) of Eden Prairie, Minn., and Susan
Beeck (Brian) of Sheboygan Falls, Wis.;
14 grandchildren, Kelly and Emily Hejlik,
Holly and Jason Goll, Kati and Jay
Campbell, Mallory, Courtney and Jacob
Young, Rachel, Hannah and Erik Best,
Allison and Erin Beeck; two brothers,
Dennis Best of Clear Lake and Larry Best
(Mary) of Grimes; an aunt, Rita Young,
of Garner; sister-in-law, Marilyn Hanson
of Lino Lakes, Minn.; brother-in-law,
Gene Haugo (Beverly) of Lake Mills, and
many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents;
brother, Walter; father-in-law, Torjus
Haugo, and mother-in-law, Marie Haugo.
Cataldo Funeral Home, (641) 923-2841;
www.cataldofuneralhome.com
MARGARET A. LYTLE
LAKE MILLS — Margaret A. Lytle, 75, of
Lake Mills, died Monday (May 10, 2004)
at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit in Mason City.
Funeral service will be held at 1:30
p.m. Thursday at the Asbury United
Methodist Church in Lake Mills with the
Rev. Audrey Young officiating. Burial
will take place in the North Prairie
Lutheran Church Cemetery in rural Lake
Mills.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m.
today at the Mittelstadt Funeral Home,
902 E. Main St. in Lake Mills, and will
continue one hour prior to services on
Thursday at the church.
Mittelstadt Funeral Home, (641)
592-0221.
VIOLA HENRIETTA BAILEY
NORA SPRINGS — Viola Henrietta Bailey,
95, of Nora Springs, died Sunday (May 9,
2004) at the Nora Springs Care Center.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m.
Friday at St. Luke Lutheran Church, 101
N. Hawkeye, Nora Springs, with the Rev.
Ruth Hansen officiating. Burial will be
in the Park Cemetery in Nora Springs.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m.
Thursday at the Sheckler Colonial
Chapel, 114 N. Hawkeye Ave. in Nora
Springs, and one hour prior to service
time on Friday at the church.
The family of Viola Henrietta Bailey has
requested that memorial contributions be
made to the St. Luke Lutheran Church or
to Hospice of North Iowa in her memory.
Viola Henrietta Bailey was born on July
11, 1908, in Rock Falls, the daughter of
John and Caroline (Wolert) Christiansen.
She attended and received her education
in the Rock Falls Community Schools,
graduating from Rock Falls High School.
She was united in marriage to Gail Otto
Bailey on April 11, 1929, in Mason City.
He preceded her in death on July 17,
1977.
After their marriage, they farmed in the
Mason City, Nora Springs and Plymouth
areas.
Viola also worked as a sales clerk for
Newberry 5 & Dime, Montgomery Ward, and
also worked as a housekeeper for Mercy
Hospital, all in Mason City.
She enjoyed crocheting, afghans,
flowers, baking, cooking, and playing
cards and games with her neighbors, but
her great love and enjoyment was her
family and friends.
Viola loved her church and was a member
of St. Luke Lutheran Church in Nora
Springs, and enjoyed quilting with her
church group.
Left to cherish her memory are her
children: Carolynn Nicholson and her
husband, Duane, of Baudette, Minn., John
Bailey and his wife, Alice, of Tawas
City, Mich., Norman Bailey and Pauline
Peterson, of Nora Springs, and Connie
Friedline and her husband, John, of
Apex, N.C.; 18 grandchildren, 50
great-grandchildren and 15 great-great
grandchildren; a sister, Luella
Kaldenberg of Rock Falls, and two
brothers, Leonard Christiansen of Mason
City and Clarence Christiansen and his
wife, Evelyn, of Mason City, as well as
other relatives and friends.
Besides her husband, she was also
preceded in death by her parents;
stepmother, Meta Peterson Christianson;
two sisters, Minna Stupka and Elsie
Tibbits, and three stepbrothers, Bill,
Arnold and Arthur Peterson.
Sheckler Colonial Chapel, (641)
749-2210; www.colonialchapels.com.
LYLA K. MENTINK
MASON CITY — Lyla K. Mentink, 76, of 302
Second St. N.E., died Monday (May 10,
2004) at the Good Shepherd Health
Center.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m.
Thursday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 213
N. Pennsylvania Ave., with the Rev.
James M. Magelssen officiating.
Interment will be in Memorial Park
Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m.
today at Major Erickson Funeral Home,
111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
Memorials may be given to the Lyla K.
Mentink Memorial Fund.
Lyla Katherine Brunsvold was born June
21, 1927, in rural Kensett, the daughter
of Albert L. and Ella B. (Ellingson)
Brunsvold.
She graduated from Kensett High School
in 1945.
Lyla was united in marriage to Maurice
Mentink on Oct. 2, 1955, in Kensett. She
worked for the State of Iowa as a health
aide for 15 years.
Lyla was a member of Trinity Lutheran
Church and the Women’s Church Circle.
She loved to play cards, sew, have
coffee with friends and spend time with
her grandchildren. The family would like
to thank the staff at Hospice of Good
Shepherd Health Center and Hospice of
North Iowa for the care Lyla received.
Lyla is survived by: son, Michael
Mentink and wife, Kari, of Mason City;
daughter, Maureen Harrer, of Mason City;
grandchildren, Blake and Camre Harrer,
Turner and McKenna Mentink; sister,
Harriet Petcoff, of Mason City;
sister-in-law, Arlys Kimball, of Mason
City; brother-in-law, John Mentink and
wife, Mary, of Mason City;
sister-in-law, Margaret Johnson and
husband, Dean, of Chicago, Ill.;
sister-in-law, Ragna Flatness and
husband, Ronnie, of Mason City;
brother-in-law, Joe Mentink and wife Pat
of Indianapolis, Ind.; brother-in-law,
Paul Fransen and wife, Mary, of Des
Moines and several nieces and nephews.
She is also survived by special friends
Fred and Nina Carson, Beverly Kohoutek
and Garda Ones.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; husband Maurice; sister, Alice
Holstad; brothers-in-law, Steve Petcoff
and Vern “Mug” Kimball; and
sister-in-law, Judy Fransen.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory,
(641) 423-0924.
DALE C. MCCAULLEY
MASON CITY — Dale C. McCaulley, 80, of
Mason City, died Monday (May 10, 2004)
at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit in Mason City.
Memorial service will be held at 2 p.m.
Friday at the Major Erickson Funeral
Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave. in Mason
City, with the Rev. Tom Healey, chaplain
of Hospice of North Iowa, officiating.
Burial will be held at a later date.
A gathering of family and friends will
be one hour prior to services at the
funeral home.
Memorials may be given to the Dale C.
McCaulley Memorial Fund.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory,
(641) 423-0924.
LARRY G. NEAL
GARNER — Larry G. Neal, 67, of Garner,
died Friday (May 7, 2004) at Weslaco,
Texas.
His funeral will be held at 3 p.m.
Saturday at the United Methodist Church
in Garner with the Rev. David Wagner
officiating. Burial will be in Concord
Township Cemetery in Garner.
Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m.
Friday at the Cataldo Funeral Chapel in
Garner and one hour prior to services at
the church.
Cataldo Funeral Home, (641) 923-2841;
www.cataldofuneralhome.com
KAREN GENETTE (LEIDAL) PLUMMER
APACHE JUNCTION, Ariz. — Karen Genette
(Leidal) Plummer, 62, of Apache
Junction, Ariz., and formerly of
Northwood, died Saturday (April 17,
2004) at home in Apache Junction, Ariz.,
of natural causes.
Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m.
Saturday at the First Lutheran Church in
Northwood with interment following the
service at Sunset Rest Cemetery in
Northwood.
Karen was born Dec. 5, 1941, to Curtis
and Luella (Holstad) Leidal in Albert
Lea, Minn. She graduated from Northwood
High School in 1960 and Hamilton
Business College of Mason City in 1961.
She worked in banks in Clarion, Mason
City, Des Moines and Mesa, Ariz.
She married Robert Plummer on April
9,1987, in Mesa, Ariz.
She was a member of Our Saviors Lutheran
Church, Mesa, Ariz.
She loved music, sang in the choir and
played the piano for enjoyment. She
enjoyed bowling and was very active in a
Moose Lodge in Mesa.
She is survived by her husband, Bob; one
son, Kevin Ganji, of Sioux Falls, S.D.,
and one grandson, Joshua; her parents,
Curtis and Luella Leidal; one
stepdaughter, Rebecca Kay (Todd) Darlan;
one step-son, Russell J. Plummer; two
step-grandchildren, Matthew and Lisa
Darlan; two sisters, Laverne (Ken)
Fredrickson, of Kensett, and Kathy (Tom)
Christianson, of Hayfield, Minn.; two
brothers, LeRoy (Lonna) Leidal, of
Hudson, Wis., and Kevin (Rebecca)
Leidal, of Solon; one sister-in-law,
Hazel Lee Burgett, of Des Moines; five
nieces, four nephews, three
great-nieces, three great-nephews, one
great-great niece, and many other
relatives and friends.
Memorials may be given in memory of
Karen to Opportunity Village in Clear
Lake.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home in
Northwood is in charge of local
arrangements. (641) 324-1121.
FRED E. SWISHER
BRITT — Fred E. Swisher, 81, of Britt,
died Monday (May 10, 2004) at the
Hancock County Memorial Hospital in
Britt.
His funeral will be held at 10:30 a.m.
Friday at the United Methodist Church in
Britt with the Rev. Robert Dodge
officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen
Cemetery in Britt with military rites by
the Britt Veterans Ceremonial Unit.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m.
Thursday at the Cataldo Funeral Home in
Britt and one hour prior to services at
the church.
Cataldo Funeral Home, (641) 843-3811;
www.cataldofuneralhome.com
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PUBLISHED Thursday, May 13, 2004
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Funeral Homes. Information is
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FRED E. SWISHER
BRITT — Fred E. Swisher, 81, of
Britt, died Monday (May 10,
2004) at the Hancock County
Memorial Hospital in Britt.
His funeral will be held 10:30
a.m. Friday at the United
Methodist Church in Britt, with
the Rev. Robert Dodge
officiating. Burial will be in
Evergreen Cemetery in Britt,
with military rites by the Britt
Veterans Ceremonial Unit.
Visitation will be held from 5
to 8 p.m. today at the Cataldo
Funeral Home in Britt and one
hour prior to the service at the
church.
Fred Ernest Swisher, the son of
Ernest and Blanche (Macy)
Swisher, was born May 24, 1922,
at Vermillion, S.D. He attended
school in Vermillion, where he
graduated from high school in
1940.
He was inducted into the U.S.
Army on June 18, 1940, and
served his country as a radio
operator in the Asiatic-Pacific
Theater.
Following his honorable
discharge on June 21, 1945, he
returned to Vermillion and
attended the University of South
Dakota, where he received his
bachelor’s degree in
speech/English.
On Oct. 2, 1954, he married Jean
Sipling at LeGrand. They lived
in Des Moines, Hampton, and in
1957 moved to Britt. Fred taught
school in Rapid City, S.D.,
Hansell, Iowa, and from 1957 to
1986 at Britt.
In his teaching career at Britt
he taught English and was in
charge of the drama department
and debate team. Fred also
taught communication skills at
NIACC in Mason City for 22
years.
He enjoyed his family, golf,
visiting with people and talking
about history, especially World
War II.
He was a member of the United
Methodist Church in Britt,
United Methodist Men and was a
Sunday School teacher.
He also was a member of the
Britt American Legion, Masonic
Lodge and ISEA.
Fred was active in the Hancock
County Little Theatre and was
instrumental in helping organize
it.
Left to cherish his memory is
his wife, Jean, of Britt; three
children, Sherri Schrandt and
husband, Don, of Britt, Deb
Swisher of Nashville, Tenn., and
Terry Swisher of Nashville; four
grandchildren, Gina Riherd of
Forest City, John Riherd of
Cleveland, Texas, Katie Riherd
of Crystal Lake and Carla Riherd
of Britt; five
great-grandchildren, Samantha,
Zack, Mackenzie, Steven and
Abby; and a sister-in-law, Jo
Swisher of Tulsa, Okla.
He was preceded in death by his
parents; a grandson, Robert
Allen Riherd; a brother, Warren
“Buck” Swisher; a half-sister,
Millicent Howell; and a
half-brother, Walter Swisher.
Cataldo Funeral Home, (641)
843-3811.
www.cataldfuneralhome.com
MARIE C. WEIGAND
ROCKFORD — Marie Catherine (Trettin)
Weigand, 75, of 1125 215th St.,
Rockford, died Tuesday (May 11,
2004) in her home, with family
and friends at her side.
Funeral service will be held at
10:30 a.m. Saturday at Zion
Lutheran Church, 805 E. Main
Ave. in Rockford, with Pastor
Patricia Shaw officiating.
Interment will be in Riverside
Cemetery in Rockford.
The family will greet friends
from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the
Fullerton-Schumburg Funeral
Home, 302 W. Main St. in
Rockford. The visitation will
continue one hour prior to the
service on Saturday at the
church.
Those wishing to extend
memorials or expressions of
sympathy may direct them to the
Hand Bell Fund at Zion Lutheran
Church in Rockford.
Fullerton-Schumburg Funeral Home
and Cremation Service, (641)
756-3311. www.fullertonfh.com
GENEVIEVE E. GRANDON
MANLY — Genevieve E. Grandon,
98, 113 E. Walnut, Manly,
formerly of Clear Lake, died
Wednesday (May 12, 2004) at her
home.
A funeral service will be held
at 10 a.m. Saturday at St.
Patrick’s Catholic Church, 1001
Ninth Ave. S. in Clear Lake,
with Monsignor Robert Hogan
officiating.Interment will be at
the Clear Lake Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 5
to 7 p.m. Friday at Ward-Van
Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N.
Fourth St. in Clear Lake, with a
scripture wake service at 6:30
p.m.
Memorials may be given to the
Genevieve Grandon Memorial Fund.
Genevieve was born March 6,
1906, in Barnsville, Minn., the
daughter of Hugo and Nona
(Fitzgerald) Fex. She attended
and graduated from Sacred Heart
High School in Pocahontas.
Genevieve married Charles
Grandon on Jan. 31, 1928, at the
Sacred Heart Catholic Church in
Laurens. They were the first
couple to be married in that
parish.
They lived in Laurens until July
1946, when they moved to Clear
Lake. Due to her health,
Genevieve moved to Manly to live
with her granddaughter, Jill.
She was a member of St.
Patrick’s Catholic Church in
Clear Lake.
Genevieve is survived by her two
sons, Charles Romaine “Granny”
Grandon, of Manly, and Michael
Grandon and his wife, Mary, of
Clear Lake; six grandchildren,
Chris “Kit” Grandon, of Ames,
Jill Houston, of Manly, Brenda
Beernink and her husband, Mark,
of Rick Valley, Valerie Glaser
and significant other, David
Warhol, of Prior Lake, Minn.,
Lynae Hershey and her husband,
Dan, of Prior Lake, and Mike
Glaser and his wife, Allyson, of
West Des Moines; 11
great-grandchildren; and three
great-great-grandchildren.
Genevieve was preceded in death
by her parents; her husband
Charles, in May 1992; two
sisters, Martha Lichter and
Alice Harlan; three brothers,
Louis, Hugo and Joseph.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel,
(641) 357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com
Z. RUTH RASMUSSON
EMMONS, Minn. — Z. Ruth
Rasmusson, 79, of Emmons, Minn.,
died Tuesday (May 11, 2004) at
the Albert Lea Medical Center in
Albert Lea, Minn.
Funeral service will be held at
10:30 a.m. Friday at Emmons
Lutheran Church, with the Rev.
Julie Fiske officiating. Burial
will take place at Oak Lawn
Cemetery in Emmons.
Visitation will be held from 5
until 7 p.m. today at the
Mittelstadt Funeral Home, 902 E.
Main St. in Lake Mills, and
continues one hour prior to the
service on Friday at the church.
Mittelstadt Funeral Home, (641)
592-0221.
ROBERT W. HUMPHREYS
HAMPTON — Robert “Bob” W.
Humphreys, 49, of Hampton, died
Wednesday (May 12, 2004) at his
mother’s home in Hampton.
Funeral service will be held at
10 a.m. Saturday at the First
Congregational United Church of
Christ in Hampton. Burial will
be in the Hampton Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4
to 8 p.m. Friday at the
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in
Hampton.
Sietsema Vogel Funeral Home,
(641) 456-3232.
DALE C. MCCAULLEY
MASON CITY — Dale McCaulley, 80,
of 667 Briarstone Drive, Mason
City, died Monday, (May 10,
2004) at the Muse Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
A memorial service will be held
at 2 p.m. Friday at the Major
Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave., with the Rev.
Tom Healey, Chaplain, Hospice of
North Iowa, officiating.
Visitation for family and
friends will begin at 1 p.m.
preceding the service.
Dale had donated his body to
University of Iowa Hospitals and
cremation will follow.
Memorials may be directed to the
Dale McCaulley Memorial Fund.
Dale was born July 20, 1923, in
Fort Dodge, Iowa, to H.E. and
Marie McCaulley.
He married Edna Robison on Nov.
17, 1950, at her rural farm home
near Garner.
After retiring from Northwestern
Cement Co. in 1985, he continued
to enjoy his hobbies of trapping
turtles, fishing anywhere they
were “biting” and spending time
telling stories with his
buddies.
Surviving family members include
his wife, Edna; daughters,
Barbara Stewart and her husband,
Mike, Debra Boisen and her
husband, Dwight; and son, Brian
McCaulley and his wife, Karin;
grandchildren, Kari, Kris, and
Korey Peters, and Meghan Shafer;
and great-grandchildren, Eric
and Joselyn. He is also survived
by many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his
parents, three brothers and one
sister.
Major Erickson Funeral Home &
Crematory, (641) 423-0924.
BETTY J. BRUNSMA
GREENE — Betty J. Brunsma, 82,
of 304 N. Fifth St., died
Wednesday (May 12, 2004) at the
Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit in Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Reid’s Funeral
Chapel, 519 N. First St. in
Greene.
Reid’s Funeral Chapel, (641)
823-4457.
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PUBLISHED Friday, May
14, 2004
Obituaries are presented
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of Fullerton Funeral
Homes. Information is
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MARIE (TRETTIN) WEIGAND
ROCKFORD — Marie
Catherine (Trettin)
Weigand, 77, longtime
R-R-MR teacher, died
Tuesday (May 11, 2004)
in her home with family
and friends by her side.
Funeral service will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Saturday at Zion
Lutheran Church, 805 E.
Main Ave., Rockford,
with Pastor Patricia
Shaw officiating.
Interment will be in
Riverside Cemetery in
Rockford.
The family will greet
friends from 5 to 7 p.m.
today at Fullerton-Schumburg
Funeral Home, 302 W.
Main St., Rockford.
Visitation will continue
one hour prior to the
service on Saturday at
the church.
Those planning memorials
or an expression of
sympathy may direct them
to the Hand Bell Choir
at Zion Lutheran Church,
Rockford.
Marie was born Sept. 29,
1928, at Grafton, Iowa.
She was the eighth child
born to Albert F. and
Kathrina (Claus) Trettin.
Marie was baptized in
the Emmanuel Lutheran
Church in Grafton. On
March 1, 1929, the
Trettin family moved to
a farm one mile East of
Rockford.
Marie was confirmed in
the Zion Lutheran
Church, Rockford. She
graduated from Rockford
High School in 1946,
having completed two
years of normal training
courses while attending
high school.
She then attended Iowa
State Teachers College
(now the University of
Northern Iowa) for two
years and earned an
elementary teaching
certificate.
Marie taught at the
junior high school in
LaPorte City for two
years.
On July 10, 1949, Marie
was united in marriage
to William “Bill”
Weigand. She continued
to teach in the Rockford
school for four years,
also helping Bill with
their business, “Ice
Cream and Lunch,” which
they owned and operated
for six years.
In 1957, the Weigand
family moved to Rancho
Cordova, Calif. Marie
earned her B.A. at the
University of
California-Sacramento in
1970.
She continued at the U
of C graduate school for
another year and
substituted regularly in
the Folsom School
District.
While in California,
Marie was active as a
Cub Scout den mother,
Junior Girl Scout
leader, Sunday School
Principal, Sunday
School, and Bible School
teacher and assisted
with confirmation
classes.
She was also involved in
community activities and
gave freely of her time
to assist with swim
teams on which her
children participated.
In 1966, Marie was
presented with the
“Mother of the Year”
award for her volunteer
service to school,
church and the community
of Rancho Cordova.
In 1973, the Weigand
family returned to Iowa.
From 1973 until her
retirement in 1994,
Marie taught in the
Rudd-Rockford-Marble
Rock schools, teaching
home economics and
language arts.
She served as a delegate
at the National
Education Association
Convention and the Iowa
State Education
Associate Convention and
was also a local
delegate for the R-R-MR
schools for several
years.
Marie was a member of
the Council of English
Teachers Association and
served as a board member
and president on the
R-R-MR Student Loan
Association.
Marie will long be
remembered as the
“Spelling Bee Coach
Extraordinaire.”
Twenty-eight of her
students progressed to
the state spelling bee,
with most of them
placing in the top five
percent. In 1982, she
accompanied her Iowa
winner to the
Washington, D.C.,
National Spelling Bee.
She was selected by
senior students for the
first edition of Who’s
Who Among American
Teachers and was
selected by Iowa Masons
as one of the five
finalists as Mason
Teacher of the Year,
1992.
Marie was a member of
the Zion Lutheran
Church, Rockford.
She enjoyed playing
bridge, golfing, reading
and traveling. She and
Bill were avid Iowa
Hawkeye fans.
Surviving are her
children, C.W. Weigand
of El Dorado, Calif.;
Jan Weigand of Pembroke
Pines, Fla.; Tom Weigand
and his wife, Beth, of
Decatur, Ill., and Joel
Weigand of Elkhart,
Iowa; one granddaughter,
Annalisa Marie Weigand
of DeSoto, Ill; two
step-grandchildren,
Jennifer Guarna of El
Dorado and Brandi
Baker-Reich of Mason
City; three sisters,
Ella Schutt and Mabel
Trettin, both of Mason
City; Shirley Fullerton
of Rockford; three
brothers, Harold Trettin
and his wife, Fran, Ed
Trettin and his wife,
Margaret, and George
Trettin and his wife,
Arlene, all of Rockford;
her sister-in-law, Sally
Stadtlander and her
husband, Myron; also
surviving are many
nieces and nephews and
special friends, Barb
McKinstry and Doug
Schroeder.
Marie was preceded in
death by her husband,
Bill, on Nov. 4, 2001;
her parents; two
brothers, Walter and
Wesley; and a cousin,
Orland Graper during
World War II.
Fullerton-Schumburg
Funeral Home and
Cremation Services,
(641) 756-3311.
www.fullertonfh.com
ROBERT C. BAILEY
FORT COLLINS, Colo. —
Robert C. Bailey, 69, of
Fort Collins, Colo.,
went to be with Jesus on
Monday, May 10, 2004. He
died of complications
following a stroke.
A memorial service will
be held at 10 a.m.
Saturday at the Allnutt
Funeral Service, 650 W.
Drake Road, Fort
Collins, Colo., with
Pastor Darren Fred
officiating. A private
burial will be held at
Grandview Cemetery in
Fort Collins.
Visitation will be held
from 6 to 8 p.m. today
at the Allnutt Funeral
Service.
Bob was born in Mason
City, Iowa, on April 11,
1935, to Lester and
Blanche (Nelson) Bailey.
He graduated from Mason
City High School and
from Greenville College
in Illinois, where he
received a BA in
education. While at
Greenville, he met his
wife, Myrtle White.
He was an elementary
teacher for 34 years.
His students were very
special to him.
He was a charter member
of the Free Methodist
Church in Bellevue, Neb.
He served in many
capacities in that body
of Christ until moving
to Fort Collins in 2001.
Christian education was
important to Bob. He
served on the Board of
Trustees of Central
Christian College for 10
years. Gideon
International was a
great part of Bob’s
life. He loved
distributing God’s word.
Since moving to Fort
Collins, Bob had joined
Timberline Church. He
was involved with the
Prime Timers ministry,
which had led to many
friendships.
Bob will be remembered
as a faithful husband,
loving brother, uncle
and Godfather. We will
miss his hugs, his
prayers, his jokes and
his great zest for life.
We rejoice that he is
safe in the arms of his
Heavenly Father.
Bob leaves behind his
wife, Myrtle; sisters,
Margaret Bryant and her
husband, Seth, Waneta
Bagger and her husband,
Richard, Venita
Christian and her
husband, Ron, and Jean
Joy. He will also be
missed by cousins;
nieces; nephews;
Godchildren; and a host
of friends.
In lieu of flowers,
memorial contributions
may be made to Gideons
International in care of
Allnutt Funeral Service.
Please view online
obituary and sign family
guest book at
www.allnutt.com.
ELROY HENTGES
ALTA VISTA — Elroy
Hentges, 87, of Alta
Vista, died Wednesday
(May 12, 2004) at Mercy
Medical Center in New
Hampton.
Funeral service will be
11 a.m. Saturday at St.
Bernard Catholic Church
in Alta Vista, with
Monsignor John Hemann
presiding. Burial will
be in Mt. Calvary
Cemetery at Alta Vista.
Military graveside
service will be accorded
by members of the Paul
Johann V.F.W. Post 4069.
Visitation will be from
3 to 8 p.m. today at
Conway-Kolbet Funeral
Home in Elma. There will
be a 4 p.m. Knights of
Columbus rosary and a 7
p.m. scripture service.
Elroy Francis Hentges
was born Oct. 14, 1916,
at Alta Vista, the son
of Peter and Susan
(Lentz) Hentges.
He attended St. Williams
School in Alta Vista and
then worked for Brady
Transfer & Storage in
Fort Dodge.
He was married in 1944
to Kathleen McKay in
Waucoma.
He enlisted in the U.S.
Navy the day after Pearl
Harbor and served on the
USS Washington as a
gunners mate.
After his discharge, he
returned to Brady
Transfer & Storage.
Elroy later operated a
Standard Oil Station in
Mechanicsville, and
worked at D & D Body
Shop in Lisbon.
He then opened his own
front end alignment shop
in Lisbon known as
Wimp’s Alignment.
He retired and moved to
Alta Vista in 1981.
Elroy enjoyed fishing,
bowling, baseball,
gardening, playing
cards, canning, cooking
and especially visiting
with family and friends.
He was a member of St.
Bernard Church, the Paul
Johann VFW Post in Alta
Vista, a lifetime member
of American Legion Post
106 in Lisbon, and was a
Fourth Degree member of
the Knights of Columbus.
Elroy is survived by a
daughter, Kathleen
Hentges of Mason City;
three brothers, Clem
(Lillian) Hentges of
Fort Dodge, Robert
(Mercedes) Hentges of
Mason City and Paul
(Wilburta) Hentges of
Alta Vista. Also
surviving are two
sisters, Maxine
Neuhauser of Rancho
Santo Margarita, Calif.,
and Mary Lou (Gerald)
Posphical of Riceville;
a sister-in-law, Lucille
McKay of Waucoma; a
brother-in-law, Ty Hill
of San Angelo, Texas;
two godchildren, Sandy
Meleney of Mason City
and Leo Pospichal of
Buffalo, Minn. Also
surviving are nieces and
nephews.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, his wife
Kathleen; and two
brothers, Reynold and
Clifford Hentges.
Conway-Kolbet Funeral
Home, (641) 393-2461.
BIRDEVA R. EDGAR
CLEAR LAKE — Birdeva R.
Edgar, 106, of 302
Second St. N.E.,
formerly of Clear Lake,
died Wednesday (May 12,
2004) at the Good
Shepherd Care Center in
Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at the
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, 101 N. Fourth
St. in Clear Lake.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, (641) 357-2193.
DARWIN L. FOSSEY
ST. ANSGAR — Darwin L.
Fossey, 78, of St.
Ansgar, died Thursday
(May 13, 2004) at St.
Ansgar Good Samaritan
Center.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Schroeder
& Sites Funeral Home in
St. Ansgar.
Schroeder & Sites
Funeral Home, (641)
713-4920.
THORA MARY TREES
BELMOND — Thora Mary
(Carpenter) Trees, 99, a
resident of the Belmond
Health Care Center in
Belmond, died Thursday
(May 13, 2004) at the
Belmond Health Care
Center with her son at
her side.
Funeral services will be
1:30 p.m. Saturday at
the Belmond United
Methodist Church, with
the Rev. Michael Druhl
officiating. Burial will
be in the Belmond
Cemetery.
Visitation will be from
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Saturday at the church.
The family suggests
memorials to Wright
County Hospice, the
Belmond United Methodist
Church, or to the
donor’s choice.
Thora Carpenter was born
Feb. 16, 1905, on her
parents’ farm north of
Goodell, Iowa, the
daughter of Alfred C.
and Lydia Janes (Smith)
Carpenter.
Thora attended country
school through the 8th
grade, then went to high
school in Goodell and
graduated in 1923.
Following her schooling,
she returned home to the
farm for a short period
of time.
On Aug. 26, 1924, she
was united in marriage
to James F. Trees at the
Methodist Church in
Belmond. To this union
two children were born,
a daughter, Cleo, and
son, William “Bill”
Trees.
Thora was a lifelong
homemaker. She was a
member at the United
Methodist Church for
nearly 75 years and had
been active in the UMCW,
Rebecca and Goodwill
Circles, and the Belmond
Senior Citizens.
Thora and her husband
enjoyed spending many
winters in Florida. She
was preceded in death by
her husband, Jim, in
November 1983.
She later moved to the
Belmond Retirement
Community Apartments and
resided there for 18
years prior to becoming
a resident of the care
center in June 2001.
She leaves to mourn her
death, her daughter,
Cleo Frank and husband,
Richard, 118 Point
Fosdick Circle, N.W.,
Gig Harbor, WA 98335; a
son, Bill Trees, P.O.
Box 461, Wauna, WA
98395; and a brother,
Richard Carpenter and
his wife, Carole, of
Shelter Cove, Calif.;
eight grandchildren; 12
great-grandchildren; and
two
great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in
death by her parents,
husband, three brothers,
Harry, Lloyd and Alfred,
a sister, Thelma
Schlichting, three
sisters-in-law, a
brother-in-law, Albert
Schlichting; and two
daughters-in-law,
Beverly Trees and Jane
(Heinig) Trees.
Tenold-Andrews Funeral
home, (641) 444-4474.
STANFORD O. SONDERLAND
LAKE MILLS — Stanford O.
Sonderland, 85, of Lake
Mills, died Thursday
(May 13, 2004) at the
Lake Mills Care Center
in Lake Mills.
Funeral service will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Saturday at the Salem
Lutheran Church Chapel,
with the Rev. Roger
Dykstra officiating.
Burial will take place
in the Salem Lutheran
Cemetery.
There will be no
visitation.
Mittelstadt Funeral Home
in Lake Mills is in
charge of arrangements.
Mittelstadt Funeral
Home, (641) 592-0221.
LARRY G. NEAL
GARNER — Larry G. Neal,
67, of Garner, died
Friday (May 7, 2004) at
Weslaco, Texas.
His funeral will be held
at 3 p.m. Saturday at
the United Methodist
Church in Garner, with
the Rev. David Wagner
officiating. Burial will
be in Concord Township
Cemetery in Garner.
Visitation will be held
from 6 to 8 p.m. today
at the Cataldo Funeral
Chapel in Garner, and
one hour prior to the
service at the church.
Larry Glen Neal, the son
of Glen George and Erma
Dora (Bell) Neal, was
born March 10, 1938 at
Dows.
He graduated from Dows
High School and
continued his education
at AIB in Des Moines.
He then returned to
Dows, where he worked
with his father, Glen,
at the sale barn.
On Sept. 28, 1958, he
married A. Elaine
Reichardt at the United
Methodist Church in
Belmond. They lived in
Garner, where Larry was
involved in the car
business.
He had worked at Glen’s
Pontiac, Glen’s Auto
Sales, Ollenburg-Neal
Motors and most recently
at Clear Lake Auto
Sales, which he owned
and operated with his
son, Mark.
He enjoyed traveling and
mission work. He and
Elaine also enjoyed
leading numerous work
camps to Mexico over the
years.
He was a member of the
United Methodist Church
in Garner.
Larry is survived by his
wife, Elaine, of Garner;
son, Mark Neal of Clear
Lake; daughter, Lori
Hart and husband, Tom,
of Cedar Falls; three
grandchildren, Amber
Neal and Alex and Darby
Hart; a sister, Joann
Stuck and husband, Bill,
of Dows; two uncles,
Maurice Neal and wife,
Ruth, of Pioneer,
Calif., and Eldon Bell
and wife, LuVerne, of
Thornton; four aunts,
Inez Ginapp of Belmond,
Alma Pals of Alexander,
LaVonne Card of
Alexander and Dorothy
Poland and husband,
Clifford, of Rockwell;
and many nieces and
nephews.
He was preceded in death
by his parents.
Cataldo Funeral Home,
(641) 923-2841.
www.cataldofuneralhome.com
BETTY J. BRUNSMA
GREENE — Betty J.
Brunsma, 82, of 304 N.
Fifth St., died
Wednesday (May 12, 2004)
at the Muse Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit
in Mason City.
Funeral service will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Monday at the First
Presbyterian Church in
Greene, with Pastor Paul
Uzel officiating.
Private interment will
be in the Rose Hill
Cemetery in Greene.
Visitation will be held
from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday
at Reid’s Funeral Chapel
in Greene, with a public
scripture service and a
time of remembrance at 7
p.m.
Those planning an
expression of sympathy
may direct memorials to
the Betty J. Brunsma
Memorial Fund in care of
the family.
Funeral arrangements
have been entrusted to
Reid’s Funeral Chapel,
519 N. First St. in
Greene.
Reid’s Funeral Chapel,
(641) 823-4457.
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Obituaries are presented as a
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MARIE (TRETTIN) WEIGAND
ROCKFORD — Marie Catherine (Trettin)
Weigand, 75, longtime R-R-MR
teacher, died Tuesday (May 11,
2004) in her home with family
and friends by her side.
Funeral service will be held at
10:30 a.m. today at Zion
Lutheran Church, 805 E. Main
Ave., Rockford, with Pastor
Patricia Shaw officiating.
Interment will be in Riverside
Cemetery in Rockford.
The family greeted friends from
5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Fullerton-Schumburg
Funeral Home, 302 W. Main St.,
Rockford. Visitation will
continue one hour prior to the
service today at the church.
Those planning memorials or an
expression of sympathy may
direct them to the Hand Bell
Choir at Zion Lutheran Church,
Rockford.
Marie was born Sept. 29, 1928,
at Grafton, Iowa. She was the
eighth child born to Albert F.
and Kathrina (Claus) Trettin.
Marie was baptized in the
Emmanuel Lutheran Church in
Grafton. On March 1, 1929, the
Trettin family moved to a farm
one mile east of Rockford.
Marie was confirmed in the Zion
Lutheran Church, Rockford. She
graduated from Rockford High
School in 1946, having completed
two years of normal training
courses while attending high
school.
She then attended Iowa State
Teachers College (now the
University of Northern Iowa) for
two years and earned an
elementary teaching certificate.
Marie taught at the junior high
school in LaPorte City for two
years.
On July 10, 1949, Marie was
united in marriage to William
“Bill” Weigand. She continued to
teach in the Rockford school for
four years, also helping Bill
with their business, “Ice Cream
and Lunch,” which they owned and
operated for six years.
In 1957, the Weigand family
moved to Rancho Cordova, Calif.
Marie earned her B.A. at the
University of
California-Sacramento in 1970.
She continued at the U of C
graduate school for another year
and substituted regularly in the
Folsom School District.
While in California, Marie was
active as a Cub Scout Den
Mother, Junior Girl Scout
Leader, Sunday School principal,
Sunday School and Bible School
teacher and assisted with
confirmation classes.
She was also involved in
community activities and gave
freely of her time to assist
with swim teams on which her
children participated.
In 1966, Marie was presented
with the “Mother of the Year”
award for her volunteer service
to school, church and the
community of Rancho Cordova.
In 1973, the Weigand family
returned to Iowa. From 1973
until her retirement in 1994,
Marie taught in the
Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock
schools, teaching home economics
and language arts.
She served as a delegate at the
National Education Association
Convention and the Iowa State
Education Associate Convention
and was also a local delegate
for the R-R-MR schools for
several years.
Marie was a member of the
Council of English Teachers
Association and served as a
board member and president on
the R-R-MR Student Loan
Association.
Marie will long be remembered as
the “Spelling Bee Coach
Extraordinaire.” Twenty-eight of
her students progressed to the
State Spelling Bee with most of
them placing in the top five
percent. In 1982, she
accompanied her Iowa winner to
the Washington, D.C., National
Spelling Bee.
She was selected by senior
students for the First Edition
of Who’s Who Among American
Teachers and was selected by
Iowa Masons as one of the five
finalists as Mason Teacher of
the Year in 1992.
Marie was a member of the Zion
Lutheran Church, Rockford.
She enjoyed playing bridge,
golfing, reading and traveling.
She and Bill were avid Iowa
Hawkeye fans.
Surviving are her children, C.W.
Weigand of El Dorado, Calif.;
Jan Weigand of Pembroke Pines,
Fla.; Tom Weigand and his wife,
Beth, of Decatur, Ill., and Joel
Weigand of Elkhart, Iowa; one
granddaughter, Annalisa Marie
Weigand of DeSoto, Ill; two
step-grandchildren, Jennifer
Guarna of El Dorado, Calif.;
Brandi Baker-Reich of Mason
City; three sisters, Ella Schutt
and Mabel Trettin, both of Mason
City, and Shirley Fullerton of
Rockford; three brothers, Harold
Trettin and his wife, Fran, Ed
Trettin and his wife, Margaret,
and George Trettin and his wife,
Arlene, all of Rockford; her
sister-in-law, Sally Stadtlander
and her husband, Myron; also
surviving are many nieces and
nephews and special friends,
Barb McKinstry and Doug
Schroeder.
Marie was preceded in death by
her husband, Bill, on Nov. 4,
2001; her parents; two brothers,
Walter and Wesley; and a cousin,
Orland Graper during World War
II.
Fullerton-Schumburg Funeral Home
and Cremation Services, (641)
756-3311. www.fullertonfh.com
DEAN EARL EISENTRAGER
HAMPTON — Dean Earl Eisentrager,
56, of Hampton, died Thursday
(May 13, 2004) at his farm in
rural Hampton.
Funeral service will be held at
10:30 a.m. Monday at St.
Patrick’s Catholic Church in
Hampton, with Father Jim Miller
officiating. Burial will be at
the Hillside Cemetery in
Sheffield.
Dean was born July 24, 1947, in
Hampton to Earl and Mildred
(Rewerts) Eisentrager. He
graduated from Sheffield-Chapin
High School.
He served in the U.S. Army
Reserves.
He was united in marriage to
Linda Ramker on Dec. 30, 1969,
in Mason City.
He farmed, raised livestock and
was employed by Eaton Corp. in
Belmond.
He was a member of St. Patrick’s
Catholic Church and was active
in the Knights of Columbus.
Dean’s pride and joy were his
three daughters. He enjoyed
going to all of the girl’s
sporting events and loved
spending time showing hogs at
all of the fairs. He also
enjoyed baby sitting his
daughters’ pug dogs, Asa and
Ady.
He is survived by his mother,
Mildred Eisentrager, of Ackley;
daughter, Joy Lynn Eisentrager
and fiance, Darin Schrader, of
Hampton; daughter, Kari Marie
Eisentrager and fiance, James
McKenna of Story City; and Mindy
Ann Eisentrager and fiance, Jade
Pecha, of Dumont; brother, Gene
and wife, Julie Eisentrager, of
Hampton; brother, Duane and
wife, Sue Eisentrager, of
Hampton; brother, Galen and
wife, Marlene Eisentrager, of
Sheffield; and five nephews.
He was preceded in death by his
father, Earl; maternal
grandparents, Rivert and Jophie
Rewerts; and paternal
grandparents, Frank and Lela
Eisentrager.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home,
(641) 456-3232.
BETTY J. BRUNSMA
GREENE — Funeral service for
Betty J. Brunsma, 82, of 304 N.
Fifth St., Greene, will be 10:30
a.m. Monday at the First
Presbyterian Church in Greene,
with Pastor Paul Uzel
Officiating. Private interment
will be in the Rose Hill
Cemetery in Greene.
Visitation will be held from 5
to 8 p.m. Sunday at Reid’s
Funeral Chapel in Greene, where
there will be a public scripture
service and time of remembrance
at 7 p.m.
Betty Jo Cornell was born Nov.
3, 1921, in Altus, Jackson
County, Okla., a daughter of
Nelson George and Alta Blanche
(Eldridge) Cornell, and died
Wednesday (May 12, 2004) at the
Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit in Mason City.
She received her education and
graduated from high school in
Altus and attended junior
college in Altus.
She became employed as a
secretary at Altus Air Base,
where she met and married
Bernard George Brunsma on Sept.
16, 1943. Following his
discharge in 1946 from the Air
Corps they moved to Greene.
Betty was employed as secretary
to the Superintendent of the
Greene Community School District
from 1959 until her retirement
in 1983.
Betty will be remembered for her
love of playing bridge. She was
one of four members who formed a
bridge club named Club 8, which
has been in existence for over
55 years.
Her other interests included
gardening, knitting, word find
puzzles, and reading mystery
books.
Betty’s family and her special
pet, Maggie, was her ultimate
joy.
Living family members include
her beloved husband, Bernard
Brunsma of Greene; her children,
Vicki (Craig) Smeins of Lago
Vista, Texas, and Steve (Barb)
Brunsma of Greene; six
grandchildren: Kelli (Jim)
Thornton, Thomas Gray, Stephani
Gray, Mitchel (Kim) Brunsma,
Christopher (Angie) Brunsma, and
Jordan Brunsma; one brother,
George (Doris) Cornell of
Oklahoma City, Okla.; and three
nephews.
She was preceded in death by her
parents and son, Michael, on
Sept. 29, 2003.
Those planning an expression of
sympathy may direct memorials to
the Betty J. Brunsma Memorial
Fund in care of the family.
Funeral arrangements have been
entrusted to Reid’s Funeral
Chapel, 519 N. First St.,
Greene.
Reid’s Funeral Chapel, (641)
823-4457.
BARBARA JEAN CHIMBIDIS
AURORA, Ill. — Barbara Jean
Chimbidis (nee Becker), 70, died
April 30, 2004, at her home in
Aurora, surrounded by her
husband and loving family.
Barbara was born in Mason City
on Aug. 13, 1933, the oldest of
four sisters born to Fred and
Rosalinda Becker.
She was preceded in death by her
parents and stepmother, as well
as a younger sister, Rose Lynn.
She is survived by two younger
sisters, Virginia Pedersen and
Marlene Fremin, both of Denver,
Colo.; a half brother, Leonard
Harms, of Forest City; as well
as her husband, James, and her
four children, Steve Kramer, of
New Lennox, Ill., Tom Kramer, of
National City, Calif., Doug
Kramer, of Bollingbrook, Ill.,
and Linda Edwards, of Aurora;
and eight grandchildren.
Barbara had lived in Illinois
since 1969, first in Downers
Grove and later in Aurora.
Services were private.
DARWIN L. FOSSEY
ST. ANSGAR — Darwin L. Fossey,
78, of St. Ansgar, died Thursday
(May 13, 2004) at the Good
Samaritan Center in St. Ansgar.
Funeral service will be held at
10:30 a.m. Monday at the First
Lutheran Church in St. Ansgar,
with the Rev. Robert Porisch
officiating. Burial will be in
the First Lutheran Cemetery in
St. Ansgar.
Visitation will be held from 4
to 7 p.m. Sunday at Schroeder &
Sites Funeral Home in St. Angar.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home,
(641) 713-4920.
MILTON ‘MILT’ E. GARY
CHARLES CITY — Milton “Milt” E.
Gary, 67, of 212 Charles St.,
died Friday (May 14, 2004) at
Rochester Methodist Hospital in
Rochester, Minn.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at the Fullerton-Hage
Funeral Home, 401 Blunt St. in
Charles City.
Fullerton Funeral Home and
Cremation Services, (641)
228-4211 www.fullertonfh.com
FLORENCE DAUGHENBAUGH
FLOYD — Florence Daughenbaugh,
87, of Floyd, died Friday (May
14, 2004) at the Bartels
Lutheran Home in Waverly.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at the Hauser Funeral
Home, 1205 S. Main in Charles
City.
Hauser Funeral Home, (641)
228-2323.
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