PUBLISHED Tuesday, November 16, 2004.
Obituaries are presented as a community service
of Fullerton Funeral Homes. Information is
submitted by families or provided by funeral
homes for publication in the Globe Gazette and
Globe Online.
KATIE HUGHES
CLEAR LAKE — Katie Hughes, 81, of 2700 N. Shore
Drive., Clear Lake, died Friday (Nov. 12, 2004)
at home.
There will be a celebration of her life, at 1
p.m. Saturday at the Ward Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St. in Clear Lake. Please
join us for sharing reminiscences of her, with
refreshments following at Colony Restaurant.
In lieu of flowers, a donation may be made in
her memory to the Iowa Foundation for the Blind
who helped her when she lost most of her
eyesight due to macular degeneration.
Donations may be made in care of Ward-Van Slyke.
She was born Katherine Joan Wilson on Oct. 2,
1923, to Raymond and Kate (Hawkins) Wilson in
Bicknell Ind.
She was known as Katie Jo as she spent the first
24 years in southern Indiana and graduated from
high school and attended business college there.
She married Allen Hughes on April 19, 1947, and
moved to Minnesota. They had six children while
living in Dodge Center, Minn.
In 1972 they moved to Charles City, and in 1978
moved to Clear Lake. Katie and Allen divorced in
1983 but both remained in Clear Lake, one on the
north side and one on the south side.
She loved being the matriarch of a large family
which included her six children; 15
grandchildren; and four great-grandsons; Brenda
Hughes and her children, Lisa Dibble-Vivian,
Christopher and Nicholas Dibble; Jill Hughes and
her children, Noah and Madison Rard; Casey
Hughes and his children, Melissa Hughes-Magana
and Allen Hughes; Carey Hughes and her children,
Naomi Hughes-Hammond and Tad Kabage; Beth Hughes
and her children, Katie, Elizabeth, Jack and
Daniel Hageman; Cally Molencamp and her
daughters Hunter and Haley Molencamp.
She is also survived by her greatgrandsons,
Trevor and Logan Hammond, Liam and Skye Vivian.
Katie worked outside the home before and just
after her marriage but spent most of her life
raising her family and volunteering.
In 1979 she started “outside the home” work
again at Handicap (now Opportunity) Village and
worked there until her retirement.
She always told the truth, even if it meant
being blunt, and most people loved her anyway.
Her family always knew they were loved.
She enjoyed traveling all over the country to
see her family or friends. This kept her pretty
busy with children in Minnesota, Kansas,
Colorado, Arizona and Alaska.
Katie was a friend to many, wherever she was.
For the last five and a half years she
befriended her technicians and nurses at
dialysis and we thank them for caring for her so
well.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial, (641) 357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com.
WALLACE A. CRAMER
BELMOND — Wallace “Soupy” A. Cramer, 89, of
Belmond, died Monday (Nov. 15, 2004) at the
Belmond Medical Center in Belmond.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the
Andrews Funeral Home in Belmond.
Andrews Funeral Home, (641) 444-4474.
DELORES C. VIRCHOW
NORTHWOOD — Delores Christina Virchow, 85, of
rural Northwood, died Sunday (Nov. 14, 2004) at
the Lutheran Retirement Home in Northwood.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the
Conner Colonial Chapel, 1008 First Ave. S. in
Northwood.
Conner Colonial Chapel, (641) 324-1543.
www.colonialchapels.com.
GERTRUDE LOUISE ROORDA
BOONE — Gertrude Louise Roorda, 74, of Boone and
the Evangelical Free Church Home of Boone, died
on Monday (Nov. 15, 2004) at the Evangelical
Free Church Home of Boone.
Gertrude was born on Oct. 17, 1930, in Dayton
Township, Iowa County, Iowa, to Arthur H. and
Frances (Kitzman) Schultz. She graduated from
the Millersberg High School in 1949.
She was married to Marvin G. Roorda on Jan. 19,
1954. She moved to Boone in 1962.
In most recent years she worked in bookkeeping
and accounting at Boone Locker, Boone County
Courthouse, Wilson Olds Cadillac Dealership in
Ames, previously Reed Cadillac Olds Dealership
in Ames. She retired January 1996 at the age of
65.
Gertrude was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church
of Boone. She was very active in her church,
teaching Sunday School, Vacation Bible School,
active with sewing for missions, PTA for Trinity
Lutheran School and also PTA city-wide.
She is preceded in death by her parents; her
son, Marvin DeWayne Roorda; her sister and
brother-in-law, Marilyn and Ray Piepenbrink; her
brother-in-law, A.G. “Dunk” Dunkelberg.
Gertrude is survived by her son, Byron Roorda
and his wife Delores of Houston, Texas;
daughter, Kristin Soder and her husband
Christopher of Boone; and son, Noel Roorda of
Des Moines; five grandchildren, Angela, Jessica
and Jerod Roorda, Laura and Andrew Soder; one
great-grandchild, Aiden Roorda; sister, Leone
Dunkelberg of Osage; brother, the Rev. Arthur
Schultz and his wife Norma of Dayton, Ohio;
brother, David Schultz and his wife Darlene of
Humboldt; many nieces and nephews.
Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m.
Wednesday at the Trinity Lutheran Church of
Boone with the Rev. Lindsay Watkins officiating
The body has been cremated and burial of the
cremated remains will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday in
the Osage Cemetery of Osage.
Visitation with the family present to receive
friends will be held today from 6 to 8 p.m. at
the Schroeder-Walter Funeral Home, Fifth and
Story Streets of Boone. Visitation will continue
from 9 a.m. until time of services at the
Trinity Lutheran Church of Boone.
Memorials may be given to the Trinity Lutheran
Church of Boone.
Schroeder-Walter Funeral Home, (515) 432-1922.
STANLEY MERLE ATTLESON
ROCHESTER, Minn. — The funeral for Stanley Merle
Attleson has been changed to 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday at Zumbro Lutheran Church, Rochester,
Minn., with the Rev. Gary Benson and the Rev.
Carol A. Solovitz officiating. Interment will be
in Fort Snelling National Cemetery in
Minneapolis, Minn.
Friends may call from 4 to 6:30 p.m. today at
Mahn Family Funeral Home- Rochester Chapel and
one hour prior to service at the church.
Memorials are suggested to the Gideons
International, American Cancer Society or Zumbro
Lutheran Church.
Mahn Funeral Home-Rochester Chapel, (507)
280-0311.
RAY CRANDALL
HAMPTON — Ray Crandall, 82, of Hampton, died
Monday (Nov. 15, 2004) at the Hampton Health
Care Center.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, (641) 456-3232.
DAROLD RICHARD BOEVER
CLEAR LAKE — Darold Richard Boever, 70, of Clear
Lake, died Sunday (Nov. 14, 2004) at Muse Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m.
Saturday at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, 1001
Ninth Ave. S. in Clear Lake, with Monsignor .
Robert Hogan officiating. Burial will be in
Memorial Park Cemetery in Mason City, with
Military Honors conducted by members of the
Clear Lake V.F.W. Post 4868 Honor Guard.
Visitation will be from 6 to 7 p.m. Friday at
the 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 Darold Boever
Memorial Fund.
Darold was born Jan. 8, 1934, at Ledyard, Iowa.
He lived at Estherville from 1956 until 1989 and
then moved to Mason City and eventually to Clear
Lake in 2001.
He served in the U.S. Army from 1953 to 1955.
Darold married Pat Etherington on July 7, 1956,
at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Estherville.
Darold is survived by his wife, Pat Boever, of
Clear Lake; five daughters, Julie Boever and
friend Gary Giest, Ponca, Neb., Paula Rienhardt
and her husband Bob, Waseca, Minn., Sharon
Nitchals and friend Marty Bergquist, Mason City,
Ann and Cathy Boever, Minneapolis, Minn.; two
sons, David Boever, Woodward and Chris Boever,
Arcata, Calif.; three grandchildren, Dawn Tangen
and her husband Scott, Darla Pressley and her
husband Jason and Brady Rienhardt all of Waseca,
Minn.; and two special boys close to his heart,
Michael Weber and James Tangen; four sisters,
Doris Robison, Overton, Nev., Arlene Bona, Fort
Ripley, Minn., Betty Boever, Minneapolis, Minn.
and Rose Anderson, Woodstock, Minn.; and one
brother, Marvin Boever, Spirit Lake.
Darold was preceded in death by his parents,
three brothers and one sister.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, (641) 357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com.
KATHLEEN M. FRASER
ALGONA — Kathleen M. “Kathy” Fraser, 53, of Des
Moines formerly of Algona, died Saturday(Nov.
13, 2004) at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in
Des Moines.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home in
Algona.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home, (515)
295-3731.
www.oakcrestfuneral services.com.
JOHN B. KRUSE
MASON CITY — John B. Kruse, 82, of 821 Sixth St.
S.W. died Monday (Nov. 15, 2004) at Muse Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, 126 Third
St. N.E. in Mason City.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, (641)
423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com.
ALVIN W. HANNA
WODEN — Alvin W. Hanna, 84, of Woden died Sunday
(Nov. 14, 2004) at Westview Care Center in
Britt.
His funeral will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at
St. John’s Lutheran Church in Woden, with the
Rev. Arlen Lloyd officiating. Burial will be at
Grant Lutheran Cemetery northeast of Woden.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. today
at the Cataldo Funeral Home in Woden and one
hour prior to services on Wednesday at the
church.
Alvin Wallace Hanna, the son of Ole and Garda
(Gjerde) Hanna, was born Jan. 9, 1920, on a farm
east of Woden. He was baptized and confirmed at
Grant Lutheran Church near Woden. He attended
the rural schools of Grant Township.
On June 15, 1940, he married Lois Wood at Mason
City. They lived and farmed on the farm where he
was born. He retired from farming in 1985.
Alvin and Lois spent their winters in Texas for
20 years with friends until ill health forced
him to stay home. He enjoyed being with his
family and playing golf and pool.
He was a lifetime member of Grant Lutheran
Church and served on the church board.
He was chairman of the election board for many
years and was also a township trustee.
Alvin is survived by his wife, Lois, of Woden;
two children, Ronald (Arlis) Hanna of Albert
Lea, Minn. and Vicki (Robert) Grant of Latimer;
grandchildren, Scott and Tracy Hanna, both of
Albert Lea, Minn., Penny Hanna Upchurch of Hot
Springs, S.D., Gail Castillo of Hampton and Don
Grant of Overland Park, Kan.; 10
great-grandchildren; one great-great
granddaughter; two sisters, Sylvia (Orle)
Severson of Forest City and Virginia Wessels of
Forest City; a sister-in-law, Myrtle Hanna of
Mason City; two nieces and two nephews.
He was preceded in death by his mother in 1936;
his father in 1964; a brother, Gordon in 1978;
and two brothers-in-law, Ray Haugen and Pete
Wessels in 1999.
Cataldo Funeral Home, (641) 926-5756.
www.cataldo funeralhome.com.
AGNES IVERSON
NORTHWOOD — Agnes Iverson, 87, of Northwood,
died Monday (Nov. 15, 2004) at the Lutheran
Retirement Home in Northwood.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the
Conner Colonial Chapel, 1008 First Ave. S.,
Northwood.
Conner Colonial Chapel, (641) 324-1543.
www.colonialchapels.com.
REBECCA CHAMBERS
MARBLE ROCK —Rebecca Chambers, 93, of Marble
Rock, died Monday (Nov. 15, 2004) at the Floyd
County Memorial Hospital.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Hauser
Funeral Home, 1205 S. Main St. in Charles City.
Hauser Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323.
ALICE ELIZABETH WILLRETT
ALGONA — Funeral services for Alice Elizabeth
Willrett, 84, will be held at 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday at the Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home in Algona, with the Rev. Steve
Turner officiating. Interment will be in East
Lawn Cemetery in Algona.
Visitation will be held one hour prior to
services on Wednesday.
Alice Elizabeth Willrett was born on Dec. 9,
1919, at Burt, Iowa, to Emil and Emma Callies
Wiese. She was baptized and confirmed in the
Lutheran Faith. Alice received her education in
Kossuth County.
In 1937, Alice was married to Glen Charles
Johnson. The couple lived in Algona for a short
time and then moved to Adel, Iowa. Glen was
killed in action on April 14, 1945, in Italy
during World War II. Alice moved back to Algona
after Glen’s death.
She was married to Erich Willrett on Jan. 28,
1949, in Algona. The couple lived in Algona,
where Alice worked for Pioneer and Snap-On
Tools.
She was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church
in Algona. Her husband, Erich preceded her in
death on March 1, 1977.
Alice lived in Florida and Mason City, for a few
years and then moved to Bellevue, Neb., in the
early 1990s.
She enjoyed flowers and gardening. She was an
excellent quilter and enjoyed working on crafts.
Alice died on Sunday (Nov. 14, 2004) at the
Bergen Mercy Hospital in Omaha, Neb., at the age
of 84.
Alice is survived by her children, Charles
Johnson and wife, Edith, of Clearwater, Minn.,
Glenn Johnson and wife, Linda, of Grundy Center,
Judy Magner and husband, John, of Mason City,
Mary Fee and husband, Ray, of Bellevue, Neb.,
Dean Willrett and wife, Karen, of Mankato,
Minn., and Duane Willrett and wife, Karen, of
Spencer. She is also survived by 11
grandchildren; and her brother, Robert Wiese and
wife, Marcella, of St. Cloud, Minn.
Alice was preceded in death by her parents, her
husbands, one grandson, three brothers and two
sisters.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home, (515)
295-3731.
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PUBLISHED Wednesday, November 17, 2004
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REBECCA CHAMBERS
MARBLE ROCK — Rebecca Chambers, 93, of
Marble Rock, died Monday (Nov. 15, 2004)
at Floyd County Memorial Hospital in
Charles City.
Funeral service for Rebecca Chambers
will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at
Marble Rock United Methodist Church with
the Rev. Kenneth Kent officiating.
Burial will be in Sunnyside Memory
Gardens, rural Charles City.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m.
Thursday at Hauser Funeral Home, 1205 S.
Main St. in Charles City, and one hour
prior to services on Friday at the
church.
Rebecca Jane Sheets Chambers was born
Dec. 8, 1910, in South Dakota, the
daughter of Zina and Hattie (Huffman)
Sheets. She graduated in 1929 from
Nashua High School and attended Iowa
State Teachers College where she
received her teaching certificate.
Becky taught in country schools near
Nashua and Colwell from 1929 to 1941. At
that time you could not be married and
still teach school.
On March 30, 1941, she was united in
marriage to John Chambers at the Little
Brown Church.
Becky left her teaching career and
joined John in a farming operation. Her
love of teaching would continue as she
taught Sunday School, grades four
through nine, until she was in her 80s.
Becky was also a newspaper correspondent
since 1982, writing for the Charles City
Press, Greene Recorder and the Shell
Rock Valley Times.
She was a member of the Marble Rock
United Methodist Church and United
Methodist Women.
Becky always looked forward to attending
the Ulster Club and Hi-Neighbor Club of
which she was a charter member.
Becky’s hobbies included scrapbooking,
crocheting, doing crafts and puzzles,
reading and playing games.
Her family meant everything to Becky and
she always looked forward to the time
she could spend with them.
Living family members include her
husband, John Chambers, of Marble Rock;
three children, John Leslie (Paula)
Chambers of Waterloo, Beverly (Terry)
Mathers of Rudd, and Lyle (Ann) Chambers
of Marble Rock; 12 grandchildren, Tammra
Chambers, Tresa (John) Habinck, Melissa
(Cory) Haberstich, Jolene (Tim) Rogers,
Julie (Joe) Eggena, John (Kim) Field,
Jerome Field, Laura (Jason) Boyd, and
Katie, John Allen, Caleb and Chelsea
Chambers; 16 great-grandchildren, Jordan
and Haley Habinck, Grace Chambers,
Addyson Haberstich, Erin, Matthew and
Allison Rogers, John J., Emily and Sarah
Eggena, Brandon, Hannah and Courtney
Field, David, Lydia and Rebecca Boyd; a
great-great-granddaughter, Madison
Field; and a sister, Ruby Burgess of
Maddock, N.D.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; a son, Allen Chambers in 1965;
a great-grandson, Dean Boyd in 1996; a
sister, Bertha Silberg; and three
brothers, George, Zine and Orville
Sheets; and a special niece, Lila
Nelson.
Hauser Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323.
AGNES M. IVERSON
NORTHWOOD — Agnes Marcella Isabelle
Iverson, 87, of Northwood, died Monday
(Nov. 15, 2004) at the Lutheran
Retirement Home in Northwood.
Funeral service will be held at 10:30
a.m. Monday at First Lutheran Church,
309 N. Ninth St. in Northwood, with the
Rev. Wayne Hagen officiating. Burial
will be in Silver Lake Lutheran Church
Cemetery, rural Northwood.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m.
Sunday at Conner Colonial Chapel, 1008
First Ave. S. in Northwood.
Conner Colonial Chapel, (641) 324-1543.
www.colonialchapels.com
DR. ROBERT L. FINN
SALEM, Wis. — Dr. Robert L. Finn, 61, of
Salem, died Monday (Nov. 15, 2004) at
his residence.
Born Sept. 10, 1943, in Belmond, Iowa,
he was the son of the late Robert M. and
Laura L. (Vought) Finn.
He attended schools in Iowa, graduating
in 1961 from Belmond Community High
School and later graduating from Palmer
College of Chiropractic in Davenport,
Iowa. From 1992 until 1994, he attended
UW-Parkside to receive additional
license.
On June 17, 1989, at Pleasant Prairie
United Methodist Church, he married
Tonya L. Mock.
After graduating from Palmer College of
Chiropractic, he was employed in
Missouri for four years as a
chiropractor, after which for 12 years,
he was employed with Ford Motor Co. of
Kansas City, Mo.
He then was employed with the Zion
Nuclear Power Station, taking time out
to practice chiropractic in Milwaukee,
Wis., with Brooks Chiropractic Clinics
for a year and later returned to Zion,
working for three years for Burns
International Security. More recently,
he was employed with I.T.O. Industries
Inc. in Bristol as a waste-water
operator.
He enjoyed boating, fishing, camping,
golfing, and playing tennis. His spare
time was spent working in his yard and
spending time with his grandchildren and
family.
Survivors include his wife, Tonya Finn,
of Salem, three sons, Brian (Kathleen)
Finn of Salem, Wis., Todd (Shannon
Houston) Finn and Terry (Lisa Altergott)
Finn, both of Kenosha, Wis.; a daughter,
Michelle Finn of Oak Creek; two
step-daughters, Tara Roiniotis and
Tracey Ryan, both of Salem, Wis., two
sisters, Ellen (Elden) Kew of
Harrisonville, Mo., and Carol Finn of
Mason City, Iowa; and 10 grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his first
wife, Wanda Finn.
Friends and relatives are asked to meet
with the family from 5 to 7 p.m. on
Friday at the Piasecki-Althaus Funeral
Home, 3720-39th Avenue, Kenosha, WI
53144.
A memorial service in celebration of the
life of Dr. Robert Finn will be held at
7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Online condolences at
www.piasecki-althaus.com.
JACOB RAYMOND BASGALL
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Jacob Raymond
Basgall, 83, passed away on Thursday
(Nov. 11, 2004) in Newberry Springs,
Calif. He had resided in Long Beach and
Riverside, Calif. for 30 years.
Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2004, at Acheson &
Graham Garden of Prayer Mortuary in
Riverside, Calif. Interment will be in
Riverside National Cemetery.
Jacob Raymond Basgall was born March 12,
1921, in Mason City, Iowa.
Jacob retired from the Long Beach Naval
Ship Yard after 32 years.
He served in the U.S. Navy for six years
during World War II as a ship fitter
first class.
Jacob is survived by a son, Larry J.
Basgall, of Newberry Springs, Calif.;
sisters, Maggie Reed and Bobbie Lenhart,
both of Clear Lake, Iowa; two
grandchildren, Julie Buenrostro and Brad
Basgall; and six great-grandchildren.
Acheson & Graham Mortuary, (951)
688-1221.
RAY CRANDALL
HAMPTON — Ray Crandall, 82, of Hampton,
died Monday (Nov. 15, 2004) at the
Hampton Health Care Center in Hampton.
Funeral service will be held at 10:30
a.m. Thursday at Hampton United
Methodist Church In Hampton with the
Rev. Jerry Miller officiating. Burial
will be held in the Hampton Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m.
today at Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in
Hampton.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, (641)
456-3232.
MADGE MATZEN
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. — Madge Matzen, 84,
died Monday (Nov. 15, 2004) at her
residence in Hot Springs, Ark.
Funeral service will be held 10 a.m.
Friday at the Church of Christ, 2010
14th Ave. N., Clear Lake, IA, with the
Rev. Jim Allard officiating. Interment
will be at Memorial Park Cemetery in
Mason City.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N.
Fourth St. in Clear Lake, is in charge
of the arrangements.
Madge was born Feb. 22, 1920, the
daughter of Alta and Edward Cordle at
Union. Madge graduated from Mason City
High school in 1938.
She married Walter Matzen in 1947 at the
First Christian Church in Mason City.
They moved to Clear Lake in 1962 and
were active in the Clear Lake Church of
Christ.
After retirement in 1976, they moved to
Blockton, Iowa. Her church family from
the Blockton Christian Church and the
community was an important part of her
life.
Madge enjoyed gardening, canning,
baking, knitting and was an avid reader.
She will be remembered for her generous
Christmas treat platters that she shared
with her friends during the holiday.
If there were babies or children around,
Madge was holding them or joking with
them and wanted to know all about what
was happening in their lives.
She was a member of the Hot Springs
Christian Church and the American Legion
Auxiliary.
Madge is survived by her husband, Walter
Matzen, of Hot Springs, Ark., four
daughters, Sandra Dee Larson of Holiday
Island, Ark.; Christee Kay Samuelson, of
Fairfield; Alta Jane Lekwa of Hot
Springs, Ark.; Vickie Lou Hahn of
Nevada, Iowa; and a son, Mark Lee Matzen
of Albany, N.J.
Along with her immediate family and
friends, she will be missed by her many
grandchildren and their families ...
John and Kristin Larsen, Carey
Hungerford, Theresa Fuller, Andrew
Lekwa, Kelly Jo McNeil, Stephanie
Lonning, Gregg Hahn and Monika Hinson,
and Cassie, Kelsee and Kylie Myers (the
daughters of the late Lisa Meyers)
She was preceded in death by her
parents; one sister Elizabeth Bailey;
four brothers, Ted Cordle, Harry Cordle,
Louie Cordle, and Wilson Cordle; and one
granddaughter, Lisa Meyer.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, (641)
357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com
WALLACE A. CRAMER
BELMOND — Wallace “Soupy” A. Cramer, 89,
of Belmond, died Monday (Nov. 15, 2004)
at the Belmond Medical Center in
Belmond.
Funeral service will be held at 10:30
a.m. Friday at St. John Lutheran Church
in Belmond with the Rev. Lowell H.
Halvorson officiating. Burial, with full
military honors by the Belmond Military
Funeral Unit, will be in the Belmond
Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m.
Thursday at Andrews Funeral Home, 516
First St. S.E., and continue one hour
prior to services on Friday at the
church.
Andrews Funeral Home, (641) 444-4474.
HELEN L. LUHRING
NASHUA — Helen L. Luhring, 94, of
Greenwood Village, Colo., formerly of
Nashua, died Monday (Nov. 15, 2004) at
her home in Greenwood Village, Colo.
Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Friday
at St. Michael’s Catholic Church with
burial in St. Michael’s Cemetery both in
Nashua.
Visitation will be from 3 p.m. to 6 p.
m. Thursday at Hugeback & Chenoweth
Funeral Home in Nashua, with a rosary
service at 3 p.m. and from 9 a.m. to
10:30 a.m. Friday.
Memorials may be given to the American
Heart Association or the National
Federation of the Blind in Helen’s name.
JOHN B. KRUSE JR.
MASON CITY — John B. Kruse Jr., 82, of
821 Sixth St. S.W., died Monday (Nov.
15, 2004) at Muse Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit.
Funeral service will be held 11 a.m.
Friday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 213
N. Pennsylvania Ave. in Mason City, with
the Rev. Kenneth Hatland officiating.
Burial will be in Elmwood-St. Joseph
Cemetery in Mason City.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m.
Thursday at Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial
Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E. in Mason
City, and one hour prior to services on
Friday at the church.
Memorial may be given to the John B.
Kruse Jr. Memorial Fund.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel,
(641) 423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
KATHLEEN M. FRASER
ALGONA — Kathleen M. “Kathy,” Fraser,
53, of Des Moines, formerly of Algona,
died Saturday (Nov. 13, 2004) at the
Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des
Moines.
Memorial service will be held at 7 p.m.
Thursday at Hamilton’s Funeral Home on
Lyon Street in Des Moines. Visitation
will be held one hour prior to memorial
service Thursday.
Further service will be held at 2 p.m.
Friday at Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home in Algona.
The family will greet friends one hour
prior to services.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral
Home, (515) 295-3731.
www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com
DELORES C.VIRCHOW
NORTHWOOD — Delores Christina Virchow,
85, of rural Northwood, died Sunday
(Nov. 14, 2004) at the Lutheran
Retirement Home in Northwood.
Funeral service will be held at 1:30
p.m. Saturday at Bethlehem Lutheran
Church, rural Myrtle, Minn., with Pastor
Jeff Wallager officiating. Burial will
be in the Stateline Cemetery, rural
Northwood.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m.
Friday at Conner Colonial Chapel, 1008
First Ave. S. in Northwood, and one hour
prior to service time on Saturday at the
church.
Conner Colonial Chapel, (641) 324-1543.
www.colonialchapels.com
PANSY GAITHER
HAMPTON — Pansy Gaither, 79, of Hampton,
died Nov. 5, 2004 at her home.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, (641)
456-3232.
DORA A. STRONG
MASON CITY — Dora A. Strong, 77, of
Mason City, died Tuesday (Nov. 16, 2004)
at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete with
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, 126
Third St. N.E. in Mason City.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel,
(641) 423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
THOMAS BERHOW
BUFFALO CENTER — Thomas Berhow, 55, of
Buffalo Center, died Monday (Nov. 15,
2004) at his home.
Funeral service will be held at 10:30
a.m. Saturday at Bethlehem Lutheran
Church in Buffalo Center, with Mr. Perry
Aalgaard and the Rev. Paul Haugen
officiating. Burial will be at Olena
Mound Cemetery in Buffalo Center.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m.
Friday at Winter Funeral Home &
Cremation Service in Buffalo Center and
one hour prior to services on Saturday
at the church.
Winter Funeral Home & Cremation Service,
(641) 562-2858.
www.winterfuneralhome.com
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PUBLISHED THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18,
2004.
Obituaries are presented as a
community service of Fullerton
Funeral Homes. Information is
submitted by families or
provided by funeral homes for
publication in the Globe Gazette
and Globe Online.
WALLACE ‘SOUPY’ A. CRAMER
BELMOND — Wallace “Soupy” A.
Cramer, 89, a lifelong resident
of Belmond, died Monday (Nov.
15, 2004) at the Belmond Medical
Center in Belmond.
Funeral service will be 10:30
a.m. Friday at St. John Lutheran
Church in Belmond, with the Rev.
Lowell H. Halvorson officiating.
Burial with full military honors
rendered by the Belmond Military
Funeral Unit will be in the
Belmond Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7
p.m. today at Andrews Funeral
Home, 516 First St. S.E. in
Belmond, and continue one hour
prior to the service on Friday
at the church.
The family suggests memorials to
the donor’s choice.
Wallace A. Cramer was born Jan.
13, 1915, in Belmond, the son of
Charles and Pauline
(Christopherson) Cramer.
He was baptized at the United
Methodist Church in Belmond.
Soupy attended Belmond Community
Schools and graduated from
Belmond High School in 1933.
Following his schooling, he was
employed by Petersen’s Meat
Market. It was during his years
of employment with the meat
market that he met his true love
and life companion of more than
66 years, Marion L. (Rohn).
Soupy and Marion became
acquainted through his daily
deliveries to Petersen’s Cafe,
where Marion worked, across from
the market.
The couple was united in
marriage at Zion Lutheran Church
in Sheffield on Sept. 19, 1937.
Shortly after their marriage
Soupy opened his own business in
Belmond known as Soupy’s Shell
Service, on Highway 69. His wife
helped in the operation of the
cafe there.
Marion was diagnosed with
multiple sclerosis soon after
their marriage and was
physically disabled the rest of
her life. Soupy became her
life’s foundation and diligently
cared for her every need during
the next 66 years of their
partnership.
In 1941, he began his career for
the United States Postal Service
which spanned 35 years.
His civilian career was put on
hold for a time when he served
his country in the United States
Army during World War II. He
served from January 1943 until
December 1945 and spent time in
Africa and Italy.
Soupy received several
decorations from his tenure
including five Overseas Service
Bars, European-Eastern Ribbon
with two Bronze Stars, the Good
Conduct Medal, and the World War
II Victory Medal. He was
honorably discharged as a
sergeant.
Upon returning from the service,
he resumed his civilian career
as a rural mail carrier for the
next 15 years and then spent 20
years as a city carrier covering
18 miles per day. He retired in
November 1984.
Throughout his life, Soupy was a
devoted husband and tireless
caregiver to his wife Marion.
He also looked after the needs
of his sister, Lucille, prior to
her move to the Belmond Care
Center.
Soupy truly enjoyed all people
and his friendships crossed all
age boundaries. His warm and
inviting personality was shown
to both friend and stranger.
People who were privileged to
cross the path of his life will
remember his wonderful smile,
the twinkle in his eye, and his
warm “Hello!”
He was a generous and faithful
man who cherished being around
others and he was able to bring
out the best in everyone.
Soupy was very meticulous and
believed that everything had its
own special place.
He looked forward to coffee time
with friends around town and
dining out with his wife. It was
not uncommon to see them around
Belmond and the North Iowa area
on their dining out excursions.
The couple also shared a love of
collecting Hummels.
As a young man, Soupy had been
active in Boy Scouts and
continued his involvement as a
Scoutmaster in his adulthood.
He was an active and devoted
member of St. John Lutheran
Church and a member of the VFW.
Soupy and Marion had made their
home at the Bel Aire Condos
since October 1983.
They had enjoyed many of the
activities at the Leinbach
Retirement Center and Soupy
loved old-time music, especially
of the 1940s era.
He also dearly loved times with
his nieces and nephews and their
families.
Marion preceded him in death on
Jan. 29 of this year.
Following her passing, Soupy
continued to enjoy and
appreciate the love and support
of his special friends and
family.
Those left to cherish the memory
of his life include his sister,
Lucille Cramer, of the Belmond
Health Care Center, and many
nieces and nephews, and friends.
He was preceded in death by his
parents, wife Marion, and four
sisters Mabel, Annie, Freda, and
Nellie.
Andrews Funeral Home, (641)
444-4474.
DORA ‘DORY’ STRONG
MASON CITY — Dora A. Strong, 77,
of Mason City, died Tuesday
(Nov. 16, 2004) at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa.
Memorial service will be held at
11 a.m. Friday at Holy Family
Catholic Church, 714 N. Adams
Ave. in Mason City, with the
Rev. Jon M. Seda officiating.
Inurnment will be at Elmwood-St.
Joseph Cemetery in Mason City.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial
Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E. in
Mason City, is in charge of the
arrangements.
Dora Ann Strong was born on Nov.
2, 1927, in Mason City, the
daughter of Clemens and Mary
(Rupp) Frank. She attended
Catholic school in Mason City.
She was united in marriage to
Letcher Strong on June 8, 1946,
in Albert Lea, Minn.; and to
this union five children were
born.
Dora loved taking part in all
her children’s activities and
being involved in their
families’ lives.
She was a member of Holy Family
Catholic Church in Mason City.
Left to cherish her memory are
her five children, Clarence
“Cary” Strong, of Mason City;
Kent Strong and his wife, Karla,
of Centennial, Colo.; Dennis
“Denny” Strong, of Mason City;
Debra “Deb” Davis and her
husband, Rick, of Mason City;
and Pamela “Pam” Kohlhaas and
her husband, Wayne, of Mason
City; four grandchildren, Todd
Strong, of Mason City; Sheri Jo
True, of Rochester, Minn.;
Matthew “Matt” Strong, of North
Glenn, Colo.; Alison Challman
and her husband, Eric, of
Chandler, Ariz.; three
great-grandchildren, Marco True,
Jamie True and Mallory Strong.
Dora is also survived by six
brothers and sisters, Robert
“Bob” Frank, of Mason City;
William “Willie” Frank, of Mason
City; Charlotte Walker, of Mason
City; Katherine “Katie” Schawb,
of Milwaukee, Wis.; John Frank,
of Mason City; and Joseph “Joe”
Frank, of Mason City.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; husband; and brothers
and sisters, Elizabeth Frank,
Rose Dunahoo, Anna Von Dracek,
Jacob Frank, Martin “Marty”
Frank, and Barbara Frank.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial
Chapel, (641) 423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
JOHN B. KRUSE JR.
MASON CITY — John B. Kruse Jr.,
82, of 821 Sixth St. S.W., died
Monday (Nov. 15, 2004) at the
Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit.
Funeral service will be held 11
a.m. Friday at Trinity Lutheran
Church, 213 N. Pennsylvania
Ave., Mason City, with the Rev.
Kenneth Hatland officiating.
Burial will be in Elmwood-St.
Joseph Cemetery in Mason City.
Visitation will be held from 5
to 7 p.m. today at
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial
Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E. in
Mason City, and one hour prior
to services on Friday at the
church.
Memorials may be given to the
John B. Kruse Jr. Memorial Fund.
John B. Kruse Jr. was born March
15, 1922, on the family farm
near Hampton, a son of John and
Christina (Brunette) Kruse. He
was baptized at Zion Lutheran
Church, rural Hampton, and
confirmed at Trinity Lutheran
Church in Hampton.
John attended Chapin
Consolidated Schools. He was a
1939 graduate of Hampton High
School, Hampton. John worked at
First National Bank in Hampton
from 1939-1957 as a bookkeeper.
He was united in marriage to
Arlys (Dybvad) Perry on July 31,
1957, at the Little Brown Church
in Nashua.
Moving to Mason City in 1959,
John worked in the office at
Armour for several years and
later at Rockwell-Collins.
Following his retirement in
1984, John held several
part-time jobs in Mason City.
An avid Hawkeye fan, John also
enjoyed the Detroit Lions
football and Detroit Tigers
baseball teams.
He was a member of Trinity
Lutheran Church in Mason City.
Survivors include his wife,
Arlys Kruse, of Mason City; a
daughter, Cheryl (Jim) Severson,
of Nora Springs; two sons, Craig
Kruse of Mason City and Brian
Kruse, of Mason City; four
grand-children, Jana and Adam
Severson, Stephanie and Candy
Kruse; one sister, Marguerite
Behn, of Hampton; two brothers,
Edward (Irma) Kruse, of
Rockford, Ill., and Gilbert
Kruse, of Garner; and several
nieces and nephews.
His parents, two brothers,
Victor and Vernon; and a sister,
Verneda, preceded him in death.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial
Chapel, (641) 423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
AGNES MARCELLA ISABELLE IVERSON
NORTHWOOD — Agnes Marcella
Isabelle Iverson, 87, of
Northwood, died Monday (Nov. 15,
2004) at the Lutheran Retirement
Home in Northwood.
Funeral service will be held at
10:30 a.m. Monday at the First
Lutheran Church, 309 N. Ninth
St. in Northwood, with the Rev.
Wayne Hagen officiating. Burial
will be in Silver Lake Lutheran
Church Cemetery, rural
Northwood.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7
p.m. Sunday at Conner Colonial
Chapel, 1008 First Ave. S. in
Northwood. Visitation will also
be held one hour prior to
service time on Monday at the
church.
Agnes Marcella Isabelle Iverson
was born on Aug. 31, 1917, in
Freeborn County, Minn., the
daughter of Peder and Ida
(Loken) Madsen.
She was baptized in the Lutheran
faith at Round Prairie Lutheran
Church, rural Glenville, Minn.,
and reaffirmed the faith of her
baptism through confirmation in
the North Shell Rock Lutheran
Church, rural Northwood.
She attended Hartland Township
No. 4 schools in Northwood and
graduated from Northwood High
School. She also attended
Waldorf College in Forest City
and graduated from Iowa State
Teachers College in Cedar Falls.
Agnes graduated with a bachelor
of arts degree in elementary
education from Mankato State
University.
After completing her schooling,
Agnes taught for 13 years in the
Hartland Township No. 4 and No.
5 schools in Worth County and
also taught first grade for 22
years in the Northwood-Kensett
community schools until her
retirement.
She was united in marriage to
Jay Iverson on June 24, 1950, at
the First Lutheran Church in
Northwood. He preceded her in
death on Aug. 10, 1980.
After her retirement, Agnes did
volunteer work in Northwood and
Worth County.
She loved gardening, baking,
playing the piano, singing, and
loved the outdoors, but her
great love and enjoyment was her
family and grandchildren.
She was a member of First
Lutheran Church, Julia Circle, a
former member of the church
council, taught Sunday school
and Bible school, Golden Tones
Choir, retired teachers
association, and was a member of
the Worth County Historical
Society.
Left to cherish her memory are
her children, Iver Iverson of
New York City, N.Y., James
Iverson and his special friend,
Jorene Gunderson, of Northwood,
Jon Iverson and his wife,
Janell, of Northwood, and Peter
Iverson of Phoenix, Ariz.; two
grandchildren, Joshua and
Jessica Iverson, both of
Northwood; two brothers, Paul
Madsen and his wife, Kay, of
Albert Lea, Minn., and Irl
Madsen and his wife, Beverley,
of Northwood; as well as other
relatives and friends.
Beside her husband, she was also
preceded in death by her
parents, a son, Mark Iverson,
who died on June 21, 1978; a
brother, Richard Madsen; and two
sisters, Lucille Loberg and
Marie Myran.
Conner Colonial Chapel, (641)
324-1543.
www.colonialchapels.com
DELORES CHRISTINA VIRCHOW
NORTHWOOD — Delores Christina
Virchow, 85, of rural Northwood,
died Sunday (Nov. 14, 2004) at
the Lutheran Retirement Home in
Northwood.
Funeral service will be held at
1:30 p.m. Saturday at Bethlehem
Lutheran Church, rural Myrtle,
Minn., with Pastor Jeff Wallager
officiating. Burial will be in
the Stateline Cemetery in rural
Northwood.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8
p.m. Friday at Conner Colonial
Chapel, 1008 First Ave. S. in
Northwood. Visitation will also
be one hour prior to service
time on Saturday at the church.
Delores Christina Virchow was
born on Jan. 2, 1919, in
Gordonsville, Minn., in Freeborn
County, the daughter of Wilmot
T. and Emma (Abbe) Gordon.
She was united in marriage to
Russell Virchow on July 18,
1941, at the Lutheran Parsonage
in Myrtle, Minn. After their
marriage, Delores and Russell
farmed their entire life north
of Northwood.
She was a very active member of
the Bethlehem Lutheran Church
and the WELCA at the church.
Left to cherish her memory are
her husband, Russell Virchow of
Northwood; three children,
Donald Virchow of Stewartville,
Minn., Robert Virchow and his
wife, Deborah, of Glenville,
Minn., and Donna Nelson of Lake
Mills; 14 grandchildren; 16
great-grandchildren; as well as
other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her
parents, one grandson; one
brother, and two sisters.
Conner Colonial Chapel, (641)
324-1543.
www.colonialchapels.com
EARL BARTON
LUVERNE — Earl Barton, 77, of
LuVerne, died Tuesday (Nov. 16,
2004) at the Humboldt County
Memorial Hospital.
Funeral service will be held at
11 a.m. Friday at the United
Methodist Church in LuVerne with
the Rev. Tom Nesbitt
officiating. Burial will be in
the LuVerne Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4
to 8 p.m. today at
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home in LuVerne.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home, (515) 882-3322.
www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com
PANSY M. GAITHER
HAMPTON — Pansy M. Gaither, 79,
of Hampton, died Nov. 5, 2004,
at her home.
Funeral service will be held at
10:30 a.m. Friday at
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in
Hampton, with the Rev. Robert
Connor officiating. Burial will
be in the Hampton Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from
9:30 a.m. until time of services
on Friday at Sietsema- Vogel
Funeral Home in Hampton.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home,
(641) 456-3232.
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PUBLISHED Friday,
November 19, 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.
ESTHER L. MUMMELTHIE
ROCKFORD — Esther L.
Mummelthie, 93, of 208
Seventh St. N.E., No. 6,
in Rockford, died
Thursday (Nov. 18, 2004)
at the Nora Springs Care
Center.
Funeral services will be
10:30 a.m. Monday at
Zion Lutheran Church,
805 E. Main Ave. in
Rockford, with the Rev.
Patricia Shaw
officiating. Interment
will be held in
Riverside Cemetery in
Rockford.
Visitation will be held
from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday
at the Fullerton Funeral
Home, 302 W. Main Ave.
in Rockford. Her
visitation will continue
at the church one hour
prior to her funeral
service.
Those wishing to extend
memorials or expressions
of sympathy may direct
them to the Lutheran
Church Guild or the
Esther L. Mummelthie
Memorial Fund.
Condolences, stories or
thoughts may be sent to
the family in the care
of Fullerton Funeral
Home at
www.fullertonfh.com.
Fullerton Funeral Home
and Cremation Services,
(641) 756-3311;
www.fullertonfh.com
ROGER E. ROCHLEAU
LUVERNE — Roger E.
Rochleau, 63, of
LuVerne, died Wednesday
(Nov. 17, 2004) at the
Kossuth Regional Health
Center in Algona.
Funeral service will be
11 a.m. Monday at the
Trinity Lutheran Church
in Algona with the Rev.
Steve Turner
officiating. Burial will
be in East Lawn
Cemetery.
Visitation will be from
3 to 7 p.m. Sunday at
the
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home in Algona.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home, (515)
295-3731.
KATHRYN BORCHARD
CHARLES CITY — Kathryn
Borchard, 90, of Iowa
City and formerly of
Charles City, died
Wednesday (Nov. 17,
2004) at the Solon
Nursing Care Center in
Solon.
Funeral Mass will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Monday at the Immaculate
Conception Catholic
Church in Charles City
with the Rev. Carl Ries
officiating. Burial will
be in Calvary Cemetery
in Charles City.
Visitation will be held
from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday
at the Hauser Funeral
Home, 1205 S. Main St.
in Charles City, with a
7 p.m. Vigil Scriptural
wake service followed by
a reciting of the
rosary. There will be
further visitation one
hour prior to services
on Monday at the church.
Hauser Funeral Home,
(641) 228-2323;
www.hauserfh.com
DON R. HARRISON
NORTHWOOD — Don R.
Harrison, 73, of
Northwood, died Thursday
(Nov. 18, 2004) at the
Lutheran Retirement Home
in Northwood.
Funeral services are
incomplete at the Conner
Colonial Chapel, 1008
First Ave. S. in
Northwood.
Conner Colonial Chapel,
(641) 324-1543;
www.colonialchapels.com
THOMAS RAY BERHOW
BUFFALO CENTER — Funeral
services for Thomas Ray
Berhow, 55, of Buffalo
Center will be held at
10:30 a.m. Saturday at
Bethlehem Lutheran
Church in Buffalo Center
with Mr. Perry Aalgaard
and the Rev. Paul Haugen
officiating.
Interment will be in
Olena Mound Cemetery in
Buffalo Center with
military honors by the
VFW/American Legion
Honor Guard.
Visitation will be held
from 5 to 7 p.m. at the
Winter Funeral Home in
Buffalo Center and one
hour prior to services
Saturday at the church.
Thomas Ray Berhow, the
son of Roy and Annie
(Lamping) Berhow, was
born Dec. 1, 1948, in
Forest City. He was
baptized and confirmed
in the Lutheran faith.
Tom was a 1967 graduate
of Buffalo Center High
School. After
graduation, he enlisted
in the U.S. Navy,
serving his country
proudly. He was on the
aircraft carrier the
U.S.S. Coral Sea and was
one of many who fought
off the coast of Vietnam
for the freedom of
others.
On Jan. 27, 1973, he was
united in marriage to
Connie Jo Paulsen at
East Side Lutheran
Church in Sioux Falls,
S.D..
Tom worked at Winnebago
Industries in Forest
City; for Loren Aukes
Fertilizer of Buffalo
Center; a short time for
Bud Florence of
Thompson, and also for
his cousin, Gary
Friesenborg, on the
farm, and for his
brother, Don, and the
Rawhide Ranch in
Wellman, Iowa.
He also drove for Denny
Wessels of Buffalo
Center, a few other
trucking companies and
most recently L.B.
Transport of Buffalo
Center.
Tom loved trucking and
missed it so much,
including all his
trucking buddies and all
those he met on the
road.
He saw many
near-accidents, sadly
witnessed some and
contended with bad
drivers.
He, like other truckers,
endured long hours and
all kinds of weather,
sometimes hauling LP to
keep us folks warm. He
hauled everything from
fuel to sugar.
He never complained. He
came home tired and
quiet, just content to
go to the pool hall and
play cards or pool with
his friends, or be home
on his computer.
Tom loved the land and
was content on a
tractor, a combine or
whatever he was asked to
do.
Tom enjoyed his fishing
trips with his brothers,
a circle of love no one
else could enter.
Tom was well-liked and
loved for his gentle
nature, sense of humor
and laughter.
Tom’s two little
granddaughters were his
“girls.” They loved
their “Papa” and won’t
be the same without him.
He was so deeply hurt
knowing he would not see
them grow up.
He so much wanted to see
his grandson, Austin,
before he passed on, but
he was too ill. He
thought of him so much
near his end.
Tom passed on Monday
(Nov. 15, 2004) at his
home in Buffalo Center
at the age of 55 with
those he loved after a
year’s battle with
cancer.
Tom is survived by his
wife, Connie Berhow, of
Buffalo Center; his
children, Jon Berhow of
Clear Lake; Mindy
Brackey of Clear Lake,
and Marcus Berhow of
Clear Lake; his
grandchildren, Reagan
Brackey and Monroe
Brackey of Clear Lake,
and Austin Daniel of
Tennessee; his brothers,
Don Berhow of Buffalo
Center, Robert Berhow
and his wife, Linda, of
Miller; Jim Berhow and
his wife, Janean, of
Ames; and Randy Berhow
and his wife, Mary, of
Watertown, Minn.
Tom is preceded in death
by his parents; his
step- father, Clarence
Olson; his brother, Cleo
Berhow; his sister,
Shirley Wilson and her
husband, Cal, and his
sister-in-law, Myrtle
Berhow.
Winter Funeral Home &
Cremation Service, (641)
562-2858.
LANORA M. MEALEY
ST. ANSGAR — Lanora M.
Mealey, 72, of St.
Ansgar and formerly of
Des Moines, died
Thursday (Nov. 18, 2004)
at the Mitchell County
Regional Health Center
Hospice Unit.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Saturday at the
Champion-Bucheit Funeral
Home in Osage with the
Rev. Robert Melhorn
officiating. Burial will
be at the Osage
Cemetery.
Visitation will be from
7 to 9 p.m. today at the
funeral home and will
continue Saturday before
services.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral
Home, (641) 732-3706.
BETTY JONES
BRITT — Betty Jones, 77,
of Britt, died Thursday
(Nov. 18, 2004) at
Kossuth Regional Health
Center in Algona.
Funeral services will be
held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday
at the Ewing Dugger
Funeral Chapel in Britt
with the Rev. Steven
Turner officiating.
Burial will take place
in Evergreen Cemetery in
Britt.
Visitation will be held
from 5 to 7 p.m.
Saturday at the Ewing
Dugger Funeral Chapel in
Britt and one hour prior
to services on Sunday.
Ewing Dugger Funeral
Chapel, (641) 843-3839.
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PUBLISHED
SATURDAY,
NOVEMBER 20,
2004.
Obituaries are
presented as a
community
service of
Fullerton
Funeral Homes.
Information is
submitted by
families or
provided by
funeral homes
for publication
in the Globe
Gazette and
Globe Online.
ESTHER L.
MUMMELTHIE
ROCKFORD —
Esther L.
Mummelthie, 93,
of 208 Seventh
St. N.E. No. 6
in Rockford,
died early
Thursday morning
(Nov. 18, 2004)
at the Nora
Springs Care
Center.
Funeral service
have been set
for 10:30 a.m.
Monday at Zion
Lutheran Church,
805 E. Main Ave.
in Rockford,
with the Rev.
Patricia Shaw
officiating.
Interment will
be held in
Riverside
Cemetery in
Rockford.
The family will
greet friends
from 3 to 6 p.m.
Sunday at
Fullerton
Funeral Home,
302 W. Main Ave.
in Rockford. Her
visitation will
continue at the
church one hour
prior to her
funeral service.
Those wishing to
extend memorials
or expressions
of sympathy may
direct them to
the Lutheran
Church Guild or
the Esther L.
Mummelthie
Memorial Fund.
Condolences,
stories or
thoughts may be
sent to the
family in the
care of
Fullerton
Funeral Home on
line at
www.fullertonfh.com
Esther Louise
Mummelthie was
born March 19,
1911, in
Frederika, Iowa,
to Henry and
Emma (Wendt)
Kummelehne. She
was the only
child born to
her parents.
Esther was
confirmed at St.
Paul Lutheran
Church, a
country church
near Frederika.
On July 25,
1935, Esther was
united in
marriage to
Frederick
Mummelthie near
Denver, Iowa.
Their marriage
later dissolved.
Esther moved to
Rockford from
Frederika in
1947, and will
be
well-remembered
as being active
in many
organizations in
Rockford.
She was devoted
to her Christian
faith at Zion
Lutheran Church
and the Zion
Lutheran Church
Guild, where she
was involved in
Deborah Circle.
Esther was a
past president
of the Rockford
Senior Citizen’s
Club and enjoyed
socializing with
her friends at
the Rockford
Women’s Club,
“500” card club,
the senior
citizen’s center
and the birthday
club. After her
children were
raised, Esther
was employed at
the Nora Springs
Care Center for
10 years.
Esther’s faith
and family were
of highest
priority
throughout her
life. She is
described by her
family as a very
generous, kind
and nurturing
woman who would
assist anyone in
any capacity.
Esther was a
wonderful
caregiver/babysitter
to the children
in Rockford as
nearly “every
baby in
Rockford” was
tended to by
Esther at some
time during
their youth.
Esther’s
children fondly
recall their
mother’s lemon
pies and coming
home from school
to a warm
chocolate cake.
Esther lived in
her own home
until August of
this year and
was a determined
lady who prided
herself as one
who made her own
decisions.
She treasured
attending family
reunions for the
past 45 years,
collecting and
saving postage
stamps and
playing any type
of card game.
She especially
loved
challenging her
guests to a game
of 500 when they
stopped by her
home to visit.
Esther looked
forward to
socializing at
Adult Day Care
on Wednesdays
and going for
long walks
around Rockford.
Cards and
letters from her
family and
friends were
important
treasures for
Esther. She
would
occasionally get
them out to
reread each and
every one.
Esther will be
missed dearly by
her family and
friends who have
shared in her
life.
She is survived
by her children,
Dona Wendt of
Sumner, Iowa;
Duane Mummelthie
of Clear Lake
and Mesa, Ariz.;
Robert
Mummelthie of
Mesa, Ariz.;
Bert Ann
(Charles) Ray of
Nevada, Iowa;
Betty Graham of
Madrid, Iowa,
and Donald
Mummelthie of
Chillicothe, Mo.
She will also be
sadly missed by
23
grandchildren,
29
great-grandchildren,
11
great-great-grandchildren
and many other
relatives and
friends.
Preceding Esther
in death were
her parents,
Henry and Emma
Kummelehne; her
son, Eugene
Mummelthie who
died on Nov. 18,
1996 (the same
day as Esther);
her
daughter-in-law,
Carol
Mummelthie; and
her son-in-law,
Bill Graham.
Fullerton
Funeral Home and
Cremation
Services, (641)
756-3311.
www.fullertonfh.com
ROLLAND ‘CHICK’
F. BANTA
Rolland “Chick”
F. Banta, 85,
passed away
Monday (Oct. 25,
2004) at his
home.
Rolland Francis
“Chick” Banta,
son of Frank and
Anna (Schaefer)
Banta, was born
May 27, 1919, on
a farm outside
Buffalo Center.
He lived in the
Buffalo Center
area all of his
life. He was
always there for
his parents,
sisters, nieces,
nephews and
friends
throughout the
years.
Rolland
graduated from
Buffalo Center
High School in
1937. He joined
the Navy in 1945
and started as a
stevedore
working on the
docks. The War
Department
authorized the
formation of the
U.S. Seabees and
Chick joined
them. He
honorably left
the service in
1946.
Rolland is
survived by a
sister, Ione
Mabus, of
Buffalo Center;
nieces and
nephews: Eleanor
and her husband,
Don Winter, of
Buffalo Center;
Arliss and her
husband, Paul
Hove, of Crown
Point, Ind.;
Lois and her
husband, Mick
Costigan, of
Newport, Minn.;
Annette and her
husband, Joe
Haas, of
Brunswick,
Maine; Patricia
and her husband,
Jim Hoag, of
Scappoose, Ore.;
Rebecca and her
husband, Bill
Rakers, of
Marshall-town;
Frances Najor,
of Phoenix,
Ariz.; Dennis
Daily, of St.
Louis, Mo.;
Chris Russ, of
Leesburg, Fla.;
Tom Russ, of St.
Paul, Minn.;
Eileen and her
husband, Howard
Flugum, of
Albert Lea,
Minn.; Arnold
Cox, of Pelican
Rapids, Minn.;
Helen and her
husband, Neil
Garrett, of
Miltona, Minn.;
Elton Cox, of
Long Prairie,
Minn.; Donna and
her husband, Ted
Henning, of
Peoria, Ariz.;
Mona Friis and
Jack Jutting, of
Buffalo Center;
and Belinda
Friis, of
Houston, Texas.
He was preceded
in death by his
parents; and
five sisters and
their spouses:
Constance and
Lloyd Cox;
Margaret and
Kenneth Daily;
Mona and Chris
Russ; Betty and
Lowell Anderson;
Josephine and
Donald Friis;
and a
brother-in-law,
Maynard Mabus.
At Chick’s
request, he was
cremated and
there were no
services held,
but all thoughts
and prayers are
with him.
DON RICHARD
HARRISON
NORTHWOOD — Don
Richard
Harrison, 73, of
Northwood, died
Thursday (Nov.
18, 2004) at the
Lutheran
Retirement Home
in Northwood.
Graveside
inurnment
services will be
held at 10 a.m.
Monday at the
Nevada Cemetery
in Nevada, with
the Rev. Mark
Wendland of
First Lutheran
Church in
Glenville,
Minn.,
officiating.
There will be no
visitation.
According to his
wishes his body
was cremated.
Conner Colonial
Chapel, 1008
First Ave. S. in
Northwood, is in
charge of the
arrangements.
www.colonialchapels.com
NORMAN R. LIND
HAMPTON — Norman
R. Lind, 85, of
Hampton, died
Friday (Nov. 19,
2004) at Mercy
Medical
Center-North
Iowa East Campus
in Mason City.
Funeral service
will be held at
1:30 p.m. Monday
at Trinity
Lutheran Church
in Hampton with
the Rev. Karl
Bollhagen
officiating.
Burial will be
in the Hampton
Cemetery.
Visitation will
be held from 1
to 4 p.m. Sunday
at
Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral Home in
Hampton.
Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral Home,
(641) 456-3232.
GLADYS E.
HOVLAND
WHITE BEAR LAKE,
Minn. — Gladys
E. Hovland, 95,
of White Bear
Lake, Minn.,
formerly of Lake
Mills, died
Friday (Nov. 19,
2004) at the
Healtheast White
Bear Care Center
in White Bear
Lake, Minn.
Funeral
arrangements are
incomplete at
Mittelstadt
Funeral Home,
902 E. Main St.
in Lake Mills.
Mittelstadt
Funeral Home,
(641) 592-0221.
FLORENCE COMBS
MASON CITY — A
graveside
memorial and
celebration of
the life of
Florence Combs,
91, of Mason
City, took place
on Oct. 22,
2004, at Elmwood
Cemetery.
Major Erickson
Funeral Home
regrets that
this was not
published prior
to the service.
Major Erickson
Funeral Home &
Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
Posted by
Gene Manning
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