PUBLISHED SUNDAY, MAY 16, 2004.
Obituaries are presented as a community service
of Fullerton Funeral Homes. Information is
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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 services 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. Angar, with military
rights by American Legion Post No. 358 of St.
Ansgar.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. today
at the Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home in St.
Ansgar, and one hour prior to the services at
the church.
Darwin Lowell Fossey was born Feb. 12, 1926, in
rural Stacyville, the son of Alf Oswald and
Amanda Mary (Nelson) Fossey. He was baptized at
Six Mile Grove Lutheran Church in Lyle, Minn.,
on March 16, 1926, and confirmed at St. Peter’s
Lutheran Church in Toeterville, on March 17,
1940. He graduated from St. Ansgar High School
in 1944.
He was inducted into the United States Navy in
July of 1944, and served his country at Treasure
Island, Calif. and San Jose, Calif., for two
years during World War II. Following his
honorable discharge in 1946, he returned to
northern Iowa and purchased the garage in
Toeterville, which he operated as Fossey Garage
for 57 years until October of 2003.
On Sept. 23, 1950, he married Betty Cummings at
the Methodist Church in Austin, Minn. To this
union two daughters were born, Sherry and
Julaine.
He enjoyed fishing in northern Minnesota and
Canada, woodworking, playing cribbage, spending
time with his family, including his
grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and being
with friends.
He was a member of the First Lutheran Church in
St. Ansgar.
Darwin was preceded in death by his parents; two
brothers,Wayne and Merlin; sister-in-law, Ruby;
one daughter, Sherry; and one grandson, Bruce.
Left to cherish his memory is his wife, Betty,
of St. Ansgar; one daughter, Julaine Dammen and
husband, Dennis, of Prior Lake, Minn.; four
grandchildren, Krista Anderson and husband,
Todd, of Eden Prairie, Minn., Aaron Dammen, of
Minneapolis, Minn., Karla Loften, of Corpus
Christi, Texas, and Brian Loften, of St. Cloud,
Minn.; three great-grandchildren, Taylor,
Dominik, and Olivia; three sisters-in-law, Lois
Yocum and husband, Glenn, of Austin, Minn.,
Alice Fossey, of Austin, Minn., and Phyllis
Dunlavey and husband, Frank, of Mason City; two
brothers-in-law, Dick Cummings and wife, Dellene,
of Austin, Minn., and Jim Cummings and wife,
Deanna, of Austin, Minn.; and many nieces and
nephews, relatives and friends.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home in St. Ansgar is
in charge of arrangements.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, (641) 713-4920.
DEAN EARL EISENTRAGER
HAMPTON — Dean Earl Eisentrager, 56, of Hampton,
died Thursday (May 13, 2004) at his farm in
rural Hampton.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m.
Monday at the St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in
Hampton, with Father Jim Miller officiating.
Burial will be in the Hillside Cemetery in
Sheffield.
Visitation will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. today,
with a 5 p.m. Scriptural Wake Service and a 7
p.m. Rosary Service, all at the Sietsema Vogel
Funeral Home in Hampton.
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 Corporation 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 girls’ sporting
events and loved spending time showing hogs at
all of the fairs. He also enjoyed baby-sitting
his daughter’s 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
fiancé, James McKenna of Story City; and Mindy
Ann Eisentrager and fiancé, 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.
MILTON ‘MILT’ E. GARY
CHARLES CITY — Milton “Milt” E. Gary, 67, of 212
Charles St., Charles City, died Friday (May 14,
2004) at the Rochester Methodist Hospital in
Rochester, Minn.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m.
Monday at the Immaculate Conception Catholic
Church, 106 Chapel Lane, Charles City, with the
Rev. Carl A. Ries and the Rev. Stanley J. Hayek
presiding. Interment will be in Calvary
Cemetery, Charles City.
The family will greet friends from 3 to 7 p.m.
today at the Fullerton-Hage Funeral Home, 401
Blunt St. in Charles City. The Scripture wake
service will be held at 6:30 p.m. The visitation
will continue one hour prior to services at the
church on Monday.
Those wishing to extend memorials or an
expression of sympathy may direct them to the
Immaculate Conception School in Charles City.
Milton E. Gary was born Sept. 10, 1936, in
Kenedy, Texas, the son of Milton E. and Laura L.
(Rogers) Gary, Sr. “Milt” as he was
affectionately known by family and friends,
graduated from East Waterloo, Class of 1954. He
furthered his education, at-tending the
University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls.
On July 21, 1956, he was united in marriage to
Carolyn M. Houlahan in Waterloo. The couple
moved to Charles City in 1960. Milt owned a
Western Auto Store in Charles City until 1970
and later was employed as a salesman with
National Chemsearch and Farner-Bocken until
retiring in 1999.
Milt was a member of the Immaculate Conception
Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus and the
Elks Lodge, all in Charles City.
Milt will be best remembered as kind, loving and
a devoted husband, father and grandfather. His
interests and leisure activities included
golfing, fishing and softball.
Those grateful for having had the privilege of
sharing Milt’s life are his wife, Carolyn; his
five children, Ann (Jack) Demro, of Nashua, Mark
(Ami) Gary, of Fort Worth, Texas, Lisa (Todd)
Forsyth, of Charles City, Michael (Gina) Gary,
of Cedar Rapids, and Matthew (Stacy) Gary, of
Cedar Falls; thirteen grandchildren, Chris and
Carly Demro, Andrew and Luke Gary, Kelsey, Riley
and Trey Forsyth, Johnna and Anna Gary, and
Nicholas, Madeline, Alex and Sam Gary; and one
brother, Laurence Gary, of San Antonio, Texas,
as well other family and many friends.
Milt was preceded in death by his parents; one
brother, Stephen Gary; and a son, Kim J. Gary.
Fullerton Funeral Home and Cremation Services,
(641) 228-4211, www.fullertonfh.com.
ARBUN E. DOANE
THORNTON — Arbun Doane, 89, of Thornton, died
Friday (May 14, 2004) at the Good Shepherd
Health Center in Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday
at the Retz-Grarup Funeral Home in Thornton,
with the Rev. Edward Bard officiating. Interment
will be in Pleasant View Cemetery in Thornton.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday
at the Retz-Grarup Funeral Home in Thornton.
Arbun E. Doane was born June 26, 1914, in
Shenandoah, the son of Bert and Lillie Brunner
Doane. His family moved often. He attended
school and graduated from high school. After his
schooling, Arbun began farming.
On Sept. 12, 1938, Arbun was united in marriage
to Sarah Luella in Hickman, Ky. The couple
farmed and eventually moved back to the area,
settling in Thornton in the early 1940s. Arbun
farmed his entire life, and when he later
retired, the couple spent much of their time
traveling the country and especially enjoyed
spending their winters in Texas.
Arbun built and enjoyed riding his three-wheeled
motorcycle.
He was a member of Farm Bureau.
He is survived by his daughters, Anna Mae and
Kampe Scholte, of Alden, Betty Jane Frye, of
Hampton, and Kathleen and Mark Anderson, of
Richmond, Va.; six grandchildren; two
great-granddaughters; a half-sister, Aletha
Short, of Tulare, Calif.; and a sister-in-law,
Ruth Doane, of Sheffield.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Sarah, on
Dec. 31, 1995; his parents; two sons; two
brothers and a half-sister.
Retz-Grarup Funeral Home, (641) 998-2311.
EDWARD J. HUMBURG
HAMPTON — Edward J. Humburg, 83, of Hampton,
died Saturday (May 15, 2004) at the Franklin
General Hospital Nursing Facility in Hampton.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in
Hampton, with the Rev. Kent Mechler officiating.
Burial will be in Hillside Cemetery in
Sheffield.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday
at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, (641) 456-3232.
FLORENCE DAUGHENBAUGH
FLOYD — Florence “Toodie” Daughenbaugh, 88, a
former resident of 900 Monroe St., Floyd, died
Friday (May 14, 2004) at the Bartels Home in
Waverly.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m.
Wednesday at the Gospel Lighthouse in Floyd.
Pastor Paul Phillips will officiate. Burial will
be at a later date in Riverside Cemetery in
Charles City.
The family will greet friends at the Gospel
Lighthouse in Floyd from noon until service time
on Wednesday.
The Hauser Funeral Home in Charles City is in
charge of arrangements.
Hauser Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323.
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JOHANNA A. JANSEN
ALGONA — Johanna Annetta Jansen, 96, of
Algona, formerly of George, Iowa, died
Saturday (May 15, 2004) at the Algona
Good Samaritan Center.
Visitation will be from 4:30 to 6 p.m.
today at the Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home in Algona.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m.
Tuesday at the Hope Reformed Church in
George, with the Rev. Dave Vander Laan
officiating. Burial will be in the Hope
Reformed Cemetery.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral
Home, (515) 295-3731,
www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com.
LENA SWIETER
IOWA FALLS — Lena Swieter, 93, of Iowa
Falls, formerly of Hampton, died
Saturday (May 15, 2004) at the Scenic
Manor Nursing Home in Iowa Falls.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30
p.m. Wednesday at the Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral Home in Hampton, with the Rev.
John Lyman officiating. Burial will be
in St. Peters Church Cemetery, rural
Geneva.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m.
Tuesday at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral
Home in Hampton.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, (641)
456-3232.
CORA L. KOFOOT
MASON CITY — Cora L. Kofoot, 79, of
Mason City, died Sunday (May 16, 2004)
at the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit in Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are pending at the
Major Erickson Funeral Home.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory,
(641) 423-0924.
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IDA (KOENEN) SMIT
BELMOND — Ida (Koenen) Smit, 94, most
recently a resident of the Belmond
Health Care Center, a longtime resident
of the Meservey area, died Sunday (May
16, 2004) at the Belmond Health Care
Center in Belmond.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30
a.m. Wednesday at the First Reformed
Church in Meservey, with the Rev. Rodney
Meester officiating. Burial will be in
the Meservey Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m.
today at the Tenold-Andrews Funeral
Home, 516 First St. S.E. in Belmond and
continue one hour prior to the services
on Wednesday at the church.
The family suggests memorials to Wright
County Hospice, First Reformed Church-Meservey
or to the donor’s choice.
Ida Koenen was born Dec. 22, 1909, on
her parents’ farm at rural Alexander,
the daughter of Harm and Hermina (Dirks)
Koenen.
She attended Alexander schools.
Following her education she assisted her
father with the family farm.
On May 10, 1933, she was united in
marriage to Ben Smit. The couple farmed
their entire married life east of
Meservey.
Their union was blessed with seven
wonderful children: Betty, Ione, Lois,
Alvin, JoAnne, Harlan and Edward.
Ida was a lifelong home maker and
partner in the farming duties with her
husband Ben. She was a hardworking and
devoted wife, mother, and grandmother,
who always put the needs of her family
and others before the needs of her own.
Her family and friends will remember for
her wonderful homemade breads and rolls.
A visitor to the farm would often times
be welcomed by the aroma of baking
bread, rolls, or cookies coming from her
kitchen.
Each of her family members have been
blessed with many of her handcrafted and
crocheted gifts of love. Many of these
items are one of kind, since she often
created tablecloths, doilies, afghans,
and various other items with no
particular patterns to follow. Family
and neighbors will remember going to
sledding parties in the winter and then
going to Ida’s home where she loved to
treat everyone to homemade goodies, hot
cocoa, oyster stew, and then being a
part of sing-alongs. Sunday evening
fried chicken dinners were also a
favorite activity.
Grandchildren looked forward to going to
the farm to see baby chicks in
incubators.
In earlier years of their life, Ida and
her husband had been on a trip to
Germany.
The couple had also enjoyed fishing
trips to the north country.
Besides her excellent baking skills, Ida
enjoyed reading and was an avid gardner,
a past time she continued well into her
later 80s.
Ida was a lifelong member of the First
Reformed Church in Meservey.
Ida was preceded in death by her husband
in 1973. She was a very independent and
energetic lady who cared for her own
needs until age 92, when she became a
resident of the care center in Belmond.
During her time there, she looked
forward to visits from her friends and
family and anxiously looked forward to a
competitve game of bingo.
Those left to cherish the memory of her
life include her daughters Betty Nedved,
of Hayfield, Ione Hayungs, of Clear
Lake, Lois Jenison, of Belmond; son,
Alvin and wife, Jackie Smit, of
Thornton; daughter, Jo Ann and husband,
Mike Ritter, of Goodell;
daughters-in-law, Joanne Smit (wife of
late Harlan Smit), and Georgia Smith
(wife of late Edward Smit) both of
Sheffield; a sister, Tina Smit, of
Sheffield; 21 grandchildren; and 40
great-grandchildren; and many nieces and
nephews.
She was preceded in death by her
parents, husband Ben, sons, Harlan in
2003 and Edward in 1997; sons-in-law,
Elmer Nedved, Ernie Hayungs, and Merrill
Jenison; sisters, Tillie Koenen and
Hermina Foss; brother, Herman Koenen.
Tenold-Andrews Funeral Home, (641)
444-4474.
LEONARD DALE TEBBEN
CORWITH — Memorial services for Leonard
Dale Tebben, 68, of Corwith, will be
held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the St.
John Lutheran Church in Corwith, with
Pastor Kay Wold officiating. Inurnment
will be in the Corwith Cemetery in
Corwith.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m.
Wednesday at the Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home in Corwith.
Leonard Dale Tebben was born on March 1,
1936, near Ventura, to Anthony G. and
Doris Leone Waddingham Tebben.
Lenny moved with his family to the
Corwith area when he was a young boy. He
graduated from the Corwith Consolidated
School in 1954.
After his schooling, Lenny worked at the
Hanna Ranch southwest of Corwith for 16
years. He then worked for a time at a
resort in Minnesota.
Lenny was then employed by Patterson
Brothers in LuVerne. In 1975, Lenny
started working for the Corwith Co-op.
He was married to Norma Jean Gatton
Green on May 21, 1982, at St. Mary’s
Catholic Church in Corwith. The couple
lived in Corwith, where Lenny continued
working for the Co-op until 1996, and
when it became Gold Eagle Co-op, he
worked another five years, retiring in
2001.
Lenny enjoyed hunting, fishing, gun
collecting and reading.
He was a volunteer fireman for the
Corwith Fire Department, serving as fire
chief for five years.
Lenny was also a member of the National
Rifle Association.
Lenny died suddenly on Sunday (May 16,
2004) at the Hancock County Memorial
Hospital in Britt, at the age of 68.
He is survived by his wife, Norma, of
Corwith; and five stepchildren, Lori
Richter and husband, Tom, of Wesley,
Timothy Green and wife, Laura, of
Federal Heights, Colol., Larry Green and
wife, Holly, of Garner, Tammy Tebben and
husband, Paul, of Corwith, and Lanny
Green and wife, Sharilyn, of Thornton,
Colo. Also surviving are 13
grandchildren; three brothers, Russel
Tebben and wife, Dona, of Corwith, Larry
Tebben, of Austin, Texas, and Michael
Tebben and wife, Jan,of Oak Grove, Mo.;
and his sister-in-law, Arlene Tebben, of
Wall Lake, Iowa.
He was preceded in death by his parents,
two brothers, Richard and Robert; two
sisters-in-law, Sharon and Annie Tebben;
one niece, Zirla Tebben; and one nephew,
Tony Tebben.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral
Home, (515) 583-2469.
CORA L. KOFOOT
MASON CITY — Cora L. Kofoot, 79, of
Mason City, died Sunday (May 16, 2004)
at the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30
a.m. Thursday at Major Erickson Funeral
Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave. in Mason
City, with the Rev. Kenneth Hatland of
Trinity Lutheran Church, officiating.
Burial will be in Memorial Park
Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m.
Wednesday at Major Erickson Funeral
Home.
Memorials may be directed to the family
of Cora L. Kofoot.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory,
(641) 423-0924.
VIRGINIA ‘BUTCH’ ROSE WEBER
STACYVILLE — Virginia “Butch” Rose
Weber, 76, of Stacyville, died Monday
(May 17, 2004) at the Hospice Room of
the Stacyville Community Nursing Home
after a courageous battle with cancer.
“Butch” was born Dec. 20, 1927 in
Stacyville, the daughter of Ben and Mary
(Wingert) Adams.
She was married to Edmund Mathew Weber
on May 14, 1946, at Visitation Catholic
Church in Stacyville.
To this union was born three children,
four grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren.
In her early years, she was employed at
Pitzen Produce in Stacyville, and later
worked at Fox River Mills in Osage.
“Butch” enjoyed fishing, crocheting,
latch-hook, and spending time at home
with family.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m.
Thursday at Visitation Catholic Church
in Stacyville with Father Mark Reasoner
officiating. Interment will be in the
Visitation Cemetery in Stacyville.
Visitation will be held from 4:30 to
7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Visitation
Catholic Church in Stacyville where
there will be a Scripture Service at
6:30 p.m. Visitation will continue one
hour before services on Thursday at the
church.
She is survived by three sons, Denny
Weber and his wife, Linda, of Cedar
Rapids, and their children: Nicole Kemp
and her husband Cory, Chad Weber and his
wife, Jamie; Tom Weber of Robins, Don
Weber and his wife Sue of Stacyville and
their children: Jackie Hanna and her
husband, Matt, and Chris Weber; four
great-grandchildren: Dylan, Taylor,
Allison and Hayden; two sisters, Sylvia
Mayer of Stacyville, and Mildred
Schaeffer of Raymond, and one brother,
Jim Adams and his wife Vera of
Stacyville.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; her husband, Edmund Weber, in
2003; two brothers, Charles Adams and
Jerome Adams.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, of Osage,
in charge of arrangements.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, (641)
732-3706.
NAOMI LOUISE CEDARSTROM
REDDING, Calif. — Naomi Louise
Cedarstrom, 89, formerly of Mason City,
Iowa, died Thursday (May 13, 2004) at
the Lighthouse Assisted Living in
Redding, Calif.
Naomi was born on Sept. 9, 1914. She
worked for many years as an
administrative secretary, but she also
enjoyed volunteering for many local
organizations. She was also an active
member of Peace Lutheran Church.
Naomi is survived by her children,
Louise Zimmerman and her husband, Al, of
Redding, Calif.; Brenda Hoyer and her
husband, Bill, of Redding, Calif., and
Larry McPheeters and his wife, Gulmira,
of Oregon; six grandchildren, and seven
great-grandchildren.
A graveside service will be held at 11
a.m. Wednesday at the Clovis District
Cemetery in Clovis, Calif.
Visitation will be held from 1 to 7 p.m.
today at the Boice Funeral Home, 308
Pollasky in Clovis, Calif.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be
given to Mercy Hospice, 1544 Market St.
Redding, CA 96001.
Boise Funeral Home, (559) 299-4372.
PO V. LO
MASON CITY — Po V. Lo, 72, formerly of
777 S. Eisenhower Ave. No. 310, Mason
City, died Monday (May 17, 2004) at the
Nora Springs Care Center in Nora
Springs.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
the Fullerton Funeral Home, 123 Second
St. S.E. in Mason City.
Fullerton Funeral Home & Cremation
Services, (641) 423-423-8676.
www.fullertonfh.com
HELEN G. DESART
MASON CITY — Helen G. DeSart, 93, of 329
Second St. N.E. died Monday (May 17,2
004) at the Good Shepherd Health Center.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave. in Mason City.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory,
(641) 423-0924.
DALE I. ANDERSON
MASON CITY — Dale I. Anderson, 89, of
2122 S. Jefferson Ave., Mason City and
formerly South of Clear Lake died,
Monday (May 17, 2004) at his home.
Arrangements are incomplete at Fullerton
Funeral Home, 123 Second St. S.E. in
Mason City.
Fullerton Funeral Home, (641) 423-8676.
www. fullertonfh.com.
HELEN L. CHENEY
MASON CITY — Helen L. Cheney, 85, of
19889 Main St., Mason City, died Monday
(May 17, 2004) at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
Fullerton Funeral Home, 123 Second St.
N.E. in Mason City.
Fullerton Funeral Home & Cremation
Services, (641) 423-8676.
www.fullertonfh.com
HELEN L. THORNBLADE
MASON CITY — Helen L. Thornblade, 84, of
633 S. Rhode Island Ave., died Monday
(May 17, 2004) at the Muse Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30
a.m. Friday at the Wesley United
Methodist Church, 1405 S. Pennsylvania
Ave., with the Rev. Bill Poland
officiating. Interment will be in
Elmwood Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m.
Thursday at Major Erickson Funeral Home,
111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., and continue
one hour before services Friday at the
church. Eastern Star services will be
held at 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral
home.
Memorials may be given to the Helen L.
Thornblade Memorial Fund.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory,
(641) 423-0924.
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HELEN L. CHENEY
MASON CITY — Helen L. Cheney, 85, of
19889 Main St., Mason City, died Monday
morning (May 17, 2004) at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa in Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m.
Thursday at Rolling Acres Free Methodist
Church, 604 23rd St. S.W., Mason City,
with Pastor Larry Day officiating.
Interment will be in the Hillside
Cemetery in Sheffield.
The family will greet friends from 5 to
8 p.m. today at the Fullerton Funeral
Home, 123 Second St. S.E. in Mason City.
The visitation will continue beginning
one hour prior to services Thursday at
the church.
Those wishing to extend memorials or
expressions of sympathy may direct them
to Helen’s family in care of her
daughter, Sheila Hacker, 1104 First Ave
S., Clear Lake, IA 50428 or to Hospice
of North Iowa.
Helen Leona Cheney was born Dec. 9,
1918, in Ackley, Iowa, to Hans and Grace
(Abbas) Van Heiden. She attended
Sheffield Country School.
On Oct. 16, 1939, Helen was united in
marriage to Albert John Cheney in Mason
City. The couple lived in Clear Lake
from 1974 to 1982.
In 1982 the couple made their home in
Mason City.
Helen was employed as a relief
supervisor of environmental services at
the Mercy Medical Center in Mason City
for 11 years.
Helen took great pride in providing for
her family and loved taking part in all
family events.
She enjoyed sharing in special moments
with her children, grandchildren and
great-grandchildren.
Helen was a fabulous cook and liked to
bake as well. Her family says that she
prepared the best fried chicken, potato
salad and beef and noodles. Helen
especially liked to cook for weekly
Sunday dinners and holiday meals.
Some of Helen’s special interests and
leisure activities included flower and
vegetable gardening, embroidery, making
quilts, the study of history, traveling,
reading and being around and talking
with people.
Helen will be dearly missed by her
family and friends.
Grateful for having had the privilege of
sharing in Helen’s life are her
children, Marjorie Johnson of Mason
City; Ronald (Roxanne) Cheney of Reno,
Nev.; Lee (Larry) Montgomery of Charles
City; Barbara Marker of Mason City;
Sheila (Tom) Hacker of Clear Lake and
Kevin (Kathy) Cheney of Mason City;
eight grandchildren and eight
great-grandchildren.
Helen was preceded in death by her
parents; husband, Albert John Cheney, on
Jan. 10, 1984; two sisters and one
brother.
Fullerton Funeral Home and Cremation
Services, (641) 423-8676.
www.fullertonfh.com
BIRDEVA EDGAR
CLEAR LAKE — Birdeva Edgar, 106, of
Clear Lake died Wednesday (May 12, 2004)
at the Good Shepherd Care Center in
Mason City.
Funeral services will be at 10:30
a.m.Thursday at the Zion Lutheran
Church, 112 N. Fourth St. in Clear Lake,
with the Rev. Derik Yarian and Dick
Scott, lay assistant at Zion Lutheran
Church, officiating.
Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m.
today at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St. in Clear Lake,
and then one hour before the service on
Thursday at the church.
Graveside services will be 3 p.m.
Thursday at the Riverside Cemetery in
Marshalltown.
The family suggests memorials to Hospice
of North Iowa.
Birdeva was born Sept. 2, 1897, in
Pocahontas County, Iowa, on her
grandparents farm (John and Sarah Brown)
the daughter of Edward Phillip and
Lillian May (Brown) Trenary.
She attended Buena Vista Academy,
Morningside College, Highland Park
College and graduated from St. Thomas
Hospital School of Nursing in
Marshalltown, Iowa, in 1922.
While working as an R.N. at the Veterans
Hospital in Battle Creek, Mich., she met
her husband to be, Harold Edgar. They
were married Oct.6, 1925, in Crown
Point, Ind.
She had lived in Clear Lake from 1929
until April of 2000, when she moved to
the Good Shepherd Care Center in Mason
City.
In December of 2001, at the age of 104,
she was inducted into the Daughters of
the American Revolution as a descendant
of John Cook, who served in the
Revolutionary War.
In addition she was a descendant of
George Soule, who came to Plymouth,
Mass., in 1620 on the Mayflower.
She is survived by three sons: Wallace
(Jean) Edgar of Scottsdale, Ariz.,
Cleworth (Marleah) Edgar of Green
Valley, Ariz. and Wesley (Myrna) Edgar
of Phoenix, Ariz.; daughter-in-law,
Bonnie Edgar of Clear Lake; 11
grandchildren: Mark (Cathy) Edgar of
Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., Jody (Mike)
Rodack of Tucson, Ariz., Kathy (Mike) Da
Walt of Shawano, Wis., Debbie (Randy)
Bryan of Clear Lake, Lauri (Leroy)
Thorson of Little Canada, Minn., Nancy
Edgar of Flagstaff, Ariz., Brian
(Jennifer) Edgar of Chanhassen, Minn.,
Steven (Laurel) Edgar of Phoenix, Ariz.,
Vicki ( Don) Weeks of Newbury Park,
Calif., Kim (Tim) Peelen of Gilbert,
Ariz. and Michael (Linda) Edgar of
Peoria, Ariz. In addition she is
survived by 20 great-grandchildren and
three great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, Harold; son, Darrell Edgar;
grandson, Brad Edgar; brother,Lyle
Trenary; and sister, Gladys Keables.
By living in three different centuries,
Birdeva had watched the automobile, the
radio, television and the computer
change the everyday lives of everyone.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N.
Fourth St. in Clear Lake, is in charge
of arrangements.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, (641)
357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com
DALE I. ANDERSON
MASON CITY — Dale I. Anderson, 89, of
2122 S. Jefferson Ave., Mason City, died
Monday afternoon (May 17, 2004) at his
home.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m.
Thursday at the Redeemer Lutheran
Church, 301 S. Main, Ventura, with the
Rev. Daird W. Korth officiating.
Interment will be in Clear Lake Cemetery
in Clear Lake.
The visitation will be one hour prior to
services on Thursday at the church.
Those wishing to extend memorials or
expressions of sympathy may direct them
to the family in care of his daughter,
Virginia Ames, P.O. Box 405, Rockwell,
IA 50469.
Dale Iva Anderson was born May 5, 1915,
in Kanawha, the son of Irvin L. and Myra
E. (Bilbrey) Anderson. Dale grew up in
the Kanawha and Garner area.
On Feb. 24, 1937, Dale was united in
marriage to Marie Greiman in Mason City.
Dale had farmed small grain and milked
Jersey and Gurnsey dairy cattle for 65
years, retiring in 1985.
Dale and Marie had moved to Mason City
in 1988.
Dale’s greatest love and passion in his
life were his family and farming.
He would spend his leisure time engaging
in a variety of hunting and trapping.
Those grateful for having had the
privilege of sharing in Dale’s life are
his two daughters, Virginia (Bill) Ames
of Rockwell, and Dora Jean (Fredrich)
Mueller of Mason City; six
grandchildren, Susan Adams, Patricia
Lane, Pamela Haukoos, Kristi Hebel, Brad
Cronk and Linda Anneling; 12
great-grandchildren, Nathan and Paul
Adams; Colin, Ashley, Jayden and Carson
Lane; Kirsten and Anders Haukoos; Austin
and Logan Hebel and Karsten and Erik
Anneling.
Dale was preceded in death by his
parents; wife, Marie on Feb. 14, 1995;
one sister, Mabel Anderson; one brother,
Lloyd Anderson;and one grandson, Danny
Ames.
Fullerton Funeral Home, 123 Second St.
S.E. in Mason City is in charge of
arrangements.
Fullerton Funeral Home and Cremation
Services,(641) 423-8676.
www.fullertonfh.com
CORA L. KOFOOT
MASON CITY — Cora L. Kofoot, 79, of
Mason City, died Sunday (May 16, 2004)
at the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30
a.m. Thursday at the Major Erickson
Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.,
with the Rev. Kenneth Hatland of Trinity
Lutheran Church officiating. Interment
will be in Memorial Park Cemetery in
Mason City.
Visitation will be held from 5 until 7
p.m. today at the Major Erickson Funeral
Home.
Memorials may be directed to the family.
Cora L. Rodberg was born Sept. 29, 1924,
in Fertile, the daughter of Edward and
Alta Mae (Jones) Rodberg. She graduated
from Mason City High School.
On Oct. 4, 1946, she was united in
marriage to Myrle Kofoot at Holy Family
Catholic Church in Mason City.
Cora was a member of the Mason City
Moose Lodge and Trinity Lutheran Church.
She enjoyed embroidery and planting
flowers in the spring, but spending time
playing bingo with her sister and time
with her family were always most
important.
Cora is survived and lovingly remembered
by her children: Dennis Kofoot and his
wife, Muriel, of Stoughton, Wis., Ann
Medlin and her husband, George, of Nora
Springs, and Karen Miles and her
husband, Pastor Tom Miles, of Mason
City; her grandchildren, Tracy Kofoot,
Kerri Kofoot and Jason, Lynane Kofoot
and Steve, Brent Medlin and his wife,
Amy, Brenda Brierly and her husband,
Todd, Tom Miles Jr., and Steve Miles and
Jackie; 11 great-grandchildren; her
brother, Stanton Rodberg, of Mason City;
her sister, Lula Hodenfield; several
brothers-in-law; and sisters-in-law; as
well as many nieces, nephews and
friends.
Cora was preceded in death by her
husband, Myrle; and her parents.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory,
(641) 423-0924.
HELEN L. THORNBLADE
MASON CITY — Helen L. Thornblade, 84, of
633 S. Rhode Island, died Monday (May
17, 2004) at the Muse Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit.
Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m.
Friday at the Wesley United Methodist
Church, 1405 S. Pennsylvania Ave., with
the Rev. Bill Poland officiating.
Interment will be in Elmwood Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m.
Thursday at the Major Erickson Funeral
Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., with an
Eastern Star service being held at 7
p.m. Visitation will continue beginning
one hour prior to services on Friday at
the church.
Memorials may be given to the Helen L.
Thornblade Memorial Fund.
Helen was born Dec. 25, 1919, in Mason
City, the daughter of Emory and Ruby
(Bossom) Eveland. She graduated from
Mason City High School in 1938.
Helen married Ted Thornblade July 30,
1938, in Northwood.
Helen worked as a cashier at Piggly
Wiggly and later at Baker Floral.
She volunteered in the gift shop at
Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa, west
campus.
Helen loved taking care of her home and
spending time in her yard.
She was a member of Wesley United
Methodist Church and Eastern Star.
Helen is survived by her children,
Suzanne Hagemeier of Burlington, Mary Jo
Nelson and husband, Jerald, of
Vacaville, Calif., Jane Alverez of Mason
City, Nancy Johnson and husband, Kurt,
of Edmonds, Wash., Sally Lau and
husband, Graydon, of Britt, Ronald
Thornblade and wife, Betty, of Mason
City, Barbara Rasmussen of Parker,
Colo., Timothy Thornblade of Okinawa,
Japan; daughter-in-law, Arlene
Thornblade of Mason City; 25
grandchildren; and many
great-grandchildren.
Helen was preceded in death by her
parents; husband, Ted; sons, Thomas and
Ted; three brothers; and one sister.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory,
(641) 423-0924.
J. VERALD BROWN
HAMPTON — J. Verald Brown, 90, of
Hampton died Tuesday (May 18, 2004) at
the Franklin General Hospital in
Hampton.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30
p.m. Friday at the Hampton United
Methodist Church in Hampton, with the
Rev. Jerry Miller officiating. Burial
will be in the Hampton Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m.
Thursday at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral
Home in Hampton.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, (641)
456-3232.
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Obituaries are presented as a
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Funeral Homes. Information is
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publication in the Globe Gazette
and Globe Online.
PO VANLO
MASON CITY — Po Vanlo, 72, of
777 S. Eisenhower Ave., Mason
City, died Monday (May 17, 2004)
at the Nora Springs Care Center,
where he had been a resident
since the end of March.
His funeral service will be held
at 1 p.m. Sunday at the
Fullerton Funeral Home, 123
Second St. S.E. in Mason City.
Interment will be at Elmwood-St.
Joseph Cemetery in Mason City.
The family will greet friends
from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday
prior to his service at the
Fullerton Funeral Home.
Those wishing to extend
memorials or expressions of
sympathy may direct them to the
Po Vanlo Memorial Fund in the
care of his son, Iane Vanlo, 777
S. Eisenhower Ave., Mason City,
IA 50401.
Fullerton Funeral Home and
Cremation Services, (641)
423-8676. ww.fullertonfh.com
LUMAN L. STEER
GREENE — Luman L. Steer, 80, of
19782 135th St. Greene, died
Wednesday (May 19, 2004) at the
Allison Care Center in Allison.
Funeral service will be held at
10:30 a.m. Saturday at St.
John’s Evangelical Lutheran
Church, Vilmar, rural Greene,
with the Rev. Mark Walker
officiating. Burial will be in
the North Vilmar Cemetery with
military rites conducted by Tack
Barnett Post No. 268 American
Legion, of Greene.
Visitation will be held from 4
to 8 p.m. Friday at Reid’s
Funeral Chapel in Greene, and
one hour prior to the service on
Saturday at the church.
Those planning an expression of
sympathy may direct memorials to
the Luman L. Steer Memorial
Fund, designated for St. John’s
Evangelical Lutheran Church,
Vilmar, in care of the family.
Reid’s Funeral Chapel, (641)
823-4457.
ANNA A. BRITT
CHARLES CITY — Anna A. Britt,
93, formerly of 207 S. Iowa St.,
Charles City, died Tuesday (May
18, 2004) at the Israel Family
Hospice House in Ames.
Funeral service will be held at
2 p.m. Saturday at the
Fullerton-Hage Funeral Home, 401
Blunt St. in Charles City, with
Dennis Brock officiating.
Interment will take place in
Riverside Cemetery, Charles
City.
Visitation will be held one hour
prior to her service on Saturday
at the Fullerton-Hage Funeral
Home in Charles City.
In lieu of flowers, those
wishing to extend a memorial in
honor of Anna may direct them to
the Israel Family Hospice Home,
400 South Dakota St., Ames, IA
50014.
Fullerton Hage Funeral Home and
Cremation Services, (641)
228-4211. www.fullertonfh.com
BERNICE B. BUHR
MASON CITY — Bernice B. Buhr,
82, of Mason City, died Tuesday
(May 18, 2004) at Mercy-Medical
Center-North Iowa.
Funeral service will be held at
10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. James
Lutheran Church, 1148 Fourth St.
S.E. in Mason City, with Pastor
Paul C. Nelson officiating.
Burial will be in Memorial Park
Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 5
to 8 p.m. Friday at Major
Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave. in Mason City.
Memorials may be given to the
Bernice B. Buhr Memorial Fund.
Major Erickson Funeral Home &
Crematory, (641) 423-0924.
HELEN G. DESART
MASON CITY — Helen G. DeSart,
93, of 302 Second St. N.E. died
Monday (May 17, 2004) at Good
Shepherd Health Center.
Memorial service will be held at
1:30 p.m. Friday, June 4, 2004,
at the First Presbyterian
Church, 201 Willowbrook Drive,
with the Rev. Terry
Hamilton-Poore officiating.
Inurnment will take place in
Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery.
Memorials may be given to the
First Presbyterian Church,
Hospice of North Iowa, or
donor’s choice.
Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111
N. Pennsylvania Ave. in Mason
City, is in charge of
arrangements.
Major Erickson Funeral Home &
Crematory, (641) 423-0924.
EDITH T. HANNA MOEN
ELDORA — Edith T. Hanna Moen,
89, of Eldora, formerly of Rudd,
died Wednesday (May 19, 2004) at
Ellsworth Municipal Hospital in
Iowa Falls.
Funeral service will be held at
11 a.m. Saturday at the First
Baptist Church of Steamboat
Rock, with Pastor Harrison
Lippert officiating.
Committal services will be at 3
p.m. Saturday at the Evergreen
Cemetery in Rudd.
Visitation will be held from 6
to 8 p.m. Friday at Creps-Abels
Funeral Home in Eldora.
Creps-Abels Funeral Home, (641)
858-2181.
DOUGLAS D. GERDES
ALLISON — Douglas Dean Gerdes,
45, of Allison, died Monday (May
17, 2004) at Liberty Hospital in
Liberty, Mo.
Funeral service will be held at
10:30 a.m. Friday at the Dumont
Reformed Church in Dumont, with
the Rev. Bob Scholten
officiating. Burial will be in
the Oak Hill Cemetery in
Bristow.
Visitation will be held from
from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in
Dumont.
In lieu of flowers, memorials
may be given to the Doug Gerdes
Memorial Fund.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home,
(641) 456-3232.
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