PUBLISHED FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2004.
Obituaries are presented as a community service
of Fullerton Funeral Homes. Information is
submitted by families or provided by funeral
homes for publication in the Globe Gazette and
Globe Online.
MELVIN P. HEIMER
STACYVILLE — Melvin P. Heimer, 78, of Stacyville,
died Thursday (Nov. 25, 2004) at St. Mary’s
Hospital in Rochester, Minn.
Melvin was born Sept. 29, 1926, on the family
farm near Stacyville, the son of Anton and Julia
(Goergen) Heimer. He attended grade school at
Johnsburg and graduated from Visitation High
School in Stacyville.
He entered the U.S. Army and served in the
Philippines and the occupation of Japan.
Melvin was united in marriage to Shirley Brown
on Sept. 8, 1948, at Sacred Heart Catholic
Church in Osage.
They farmed 2 ½ miles north of Stacyville until
retiring in 1991 and moving to Stacyville.
He was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic
Church at Johnsburg, the Catholic Order of
Foresters and the Stacyville American Legion
Post 569.
Memorial Mass will be 10 a.m. Saturday at St.
John the Baptist Catholic Church in Johnsburg,
Minn, with the Rev. James Seitz officiating.
There will be no visitation. Inurnment will be
in St. John’s Catholic Cemetery in Johnsburg.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, Osage, in charge
of arrangements.
He is survived by his wife, Shirley of
Stacyville; one daughter, Mary (Dennis) Hanson
of St. Ansgar; four sons, Tom (Sandra) Heimer of
Forest City, Jim (Tess Sierzant) Heimer of
Minne-apolis, Minn., Larry D. (Theresa Becker)
Heimer of St. Ansgar, and Mark (Penny) Heimer of
Stacyville; two sisters, Betty (Roger) Walsh of
Austin, Minn., and Mary M. (Ben) Thome of Adams,
Minn.; three brothers, Robert (Agnes) Heimer of
Osage, Herbert (Jeanette) Heimer of Minneapolis,
Minn., and Dennis (Karen) Heimer of Mazeppa,
Minn.; 10 grandchildren; and seven
great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Hazel Heimer;
and brother-in-law, Harry Hemann.
He was preceded in death by his parents; an
infant son, Michael Heimer; a sister, Helen
Hemann; and two brothers, William and Clem
Heimer.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, (641) 732-3706.
DOUGLAS A. ADAMS
OSAGE — Douglas A. Adams, 52, of Osage, and
formerly of Waukegan, Ill., died Wednesday (Nov.
24, 2004) at the Osage Rehabilitation and Health
Care Center in Osage.
Douglas was born Jan. 16, 1952, in Osage, the
son of Wayland and Shirley (Rohne) Adams. He
graduated from Osage High School.
After graduation he en- listed in the Navy,
where he spent 14 years and was a Vietnam
veteran. While stationed in the Philippines he
met his wife, Julie. They married in 1978.
To this union came one child, Jennifer. They
made their home in Waukegan, Ill. He worked for
the VA Hospital in North Chicago for the past 17
years until his short battle with cancer brought
him back home.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m.
Saturday at Faith Lutheran Church in Mitchell
with the Rev. Wayne Ellingson officiating.
Burial will be in the Oak Grove Cemetery in
Mitchell with military honors by Osage American
Legion Post 278.
Visitation is from 5 to 7 p.m. today at
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage and will
continue one hour before services on Saturday at
the church.
He is survived by a daughter, Jennifer Adams of
Charles City; mother, Shirley Adams, of
Mitchell; six sisters, Connie (Ron) Pint of
Osage, Jackie (Chuck) Grimm of Mitchell, Terry
Adams of Mitchell, Kim (Brian) Clayton of
Mitchell, Paula (Randy) Kamp of Mitchell, Sherry
(Don) Schmidt of Simpsonville, S.C.; and many
nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Julie, on
Sept. 1, 2004; father, Wayland Adams; brother,
Wally Adams; and maternal and paternal
grandparents.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage, (641)
732-3706.
CORA J. OPDAHL
EMMONS, Minn. — Cora J. Opdahl, 90, of Emmons,
Minn., died Wednesday (Nov. 24, 2004) at the
Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Albert Lea, Minn.
Funeral service will be held at 2:30 p.m.
Saturday at the Emmons Lutheran Church in
Emmons, Minn., with Pastor Julie Fiske
officiating. Burial will be in Oak Lawn Cemetery
in Emmons, Minn.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. today
at Mittelstadt Funeral Home in Lake Mills and
one hour prior to service at the church.
Mittelstadt Funeral Home, (641) 592-0221.
CLEOLA E. PATTON
CHARLES CITY — Cleola E. Patton, 85, of 22 S.
Cedar Terrace, Charles City, died Thursday (Nov.
25, 2004) at the Rockwell Community Nursing Home
in Rockwell.
Arrangements are incomplete at Fullerton Hage
Funeral Home, 401 Blunt St., Charles City.
Fullerton Hage Funeral Home and Cremation
Services, (641) 228-4211.
www.fullertonfh.com
PAM LIDDLE
CHARLES CITY — Pam Liddle, 45, of Charles City,
died Thursday (Nov. 25, 2004) at her home.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m.
Monday at Saint John Evangelical Lutheran Church
with the Rev. David Werges officiating. Burial
will be in Riverside Cemetery.
Visitation will be held one hour prior to
services at the church.
The Hauser Funeral Home, 1205 S. Main in Charles
City, is in charge of arrangements.
Hauser Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323.
www.hauserfh.com
FORREST M. BURDETTE
OSAGE — Forrest M. Burdette, 91, of Osage, died
Wednesday (Nov. 24, 2004) at the Mitchell County
Regional Health Care Center-Hospice Unit in
Osage.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Champion-Bucheit
Funeral Home in Osage.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, (641) 732-3706.
WAYNE STOKES
CLEAR LAKE — Wayne Stokes, 81, of Clear Lake,
died Thursday (Nov. 25, 2004) at his home.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Ward-Van
Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St. in
Clear Lake.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, (641) 357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com
ALICE M. SCHOLL
ROCKWELL — Alice M. Scholl, 76, of Rockwell,
died Thursday (Nov. 25, 2004) at the Rockwell
Nursing Home.
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
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PUBLISHED SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 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.
WAYNE GORDON STOKES
CLEAR LAKE — Wayne Gordon Stokes, 81, of
115 13th Ave. S., Clear Lake, died
Thursday (Nov. 25, 2004) at his home.
Funeral service will be held 11 a.m.
Monday at the First Congregational
Church, 205 W. 10th Ave. N. in Clear
Lake, with the Rev. Thom Christian
officiating. Interment will be at the
Clear Lake Cemetery.
Visitation will be 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N.
Fourth St. in Clear Lake.
Memorials may be made to the Wayne
Stokes Memorial Fund.
Wayne was born the son of George Henry
and Lucinda Mae (Merriss) Stokes on June
18, 1923, at Hampton. Wayne graduated
from Iowa Falls High School and then
served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II.
Wayne married Anna Miller on June 24,
1943. After his discharge from the
service, they moved to Clear Lake where
he cooked for Curly’s Cafe.
He later worked for Davis & Keith
Construction for 17 years and then
worked on his own at construction until
shortly after his 80th birthday.
Wayne enjoyed fishing, hunting,
traveling with his wife and their
special trip to Alaska, and his
grandkids. He was a great father and
grandfather.
Wayne was a member of the First
Congregational Church, and a lifetime
Member of the Clear Lake V.F.W.
Wayne is survived by his son, Gordon
(Gayle) Stokes of Clear Lake; two
grandsons, Shane Stokes and his friend,
Dawn, of Tiffin, Iowa, and Christian
(Amy) Stokes of Riverside, Iowa; seven
great-grandchildren, Brittani, Hunter,
Hanna, Brienna, Alyson, Colby, and
Tristan; two sisters-in-law, Viola
Stokes of Clear Lake and Helen Stokes of
California; special friend, Carol Meier
of Clear Lake; and several nieces and
nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents;
wife Annie; three brothers, Comp, Ray
and Merlyn Stokes; two sisters, Helen
Edwards and Irene Brown.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, (641)
357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com
FORREST M. BURDETTE
OSAGE — Forrest M. Burdette, 91, of
Osage, died Wednesday (Nov. 24, 2004) at
the Mitchell County Regional Health
Center Hospice Unit in Osage following a
short illness.
Forrest was born March 24, 1913, on a
Mitchell County farm, in east Lincoln
Township, the first child of Preston
King and Margaret Vella ( Snyder)
Burdette. He was educated in the local
county school.
Forrest grew to adulthood on the family
farm, and continued to farm with his
parents on several farms in Mitchell and
Floyd counties before moving to Osage in
1958. He then worked for other farmers,
until his retirement.
Forrest hunted, trapped, and fished as a
youth.
He was always an avid reader and
crossword puzzle fan. More recently, he
enjoyed “Jeopardy” and historical,
travel, nature, and gospel programs on
TV.
Forrest was good at woodworking. He
crafted and refinished many furniture
pieces.
His interest in rocks led him to rock
hunting, membership in the North Iowa
Rock Club, and to learning lapidary
work. He cut and polished many beautiful
cabochons for jewelry.
Forrest attended American Sunday School
Union meetings with his parents, and he
received Jesus Christ as his Lord and
Savior at the age of 11. He was baptized
soon after.
A small group of believers formed a
Christian and Missionary Alliance Church
at Stillwater, moved to a vacated
Lincoln church, and eventually united
with other small groups to form the
Osage Christian and Missionary Alliance
Church.
Through the years, Forrest faithfully
served the Lord as financial secretary,
trustee, board member, and elder. He was
well acquainted with the Scriptures and
lived an exemplary Christian life.
On Aug. 21, 1971, he married Lucille
Abbie Williamson, and they enjoyed a
wedding trip to the Wisconsin Dells, the
farthest Forrest had been from home.
Other trips followed for sightseeing,
and rock hunting, the most memorable
being to Bible lands of Israel, Jordan,
and Egypt.
Forrest will be greatly missed by his
wife, Lucille, of Osage, many friends,
and a few cousins, who survive him.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30
a.m. Monday at the Christian and
Missionary Alliance Church in Osage with
the Rev. Rick Magstadt officiating.
Burial will be in the Osage Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m.
Sunday at Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home
in Osage, and will continue one hour
before services on Monday at the church.
He is survived by his wife, Lucille
Burdette, of Osage; a few cousins; and
many friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents;
three younger siblings, who all died at
birth or soon thereafter.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, (641)
732-3706.
ALICE M. SCHOLL
ROCKWELL — Alice M. Scholl, 76, of 115
Walnut St., died Thursday (Nov. 25,
2004) at Rockwell Community Nursing Home
in Rockwell.
A memorial Mass will be held 10:30 a.m.
Monday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church,
303 Elm St. E. in Rockwell, with the
Rev. Craig E. Steimel officiating.
Following cremation, inurnment will be
in Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery in
Rockwell.
The family will greet friends from 4 to
6 p.m. Sunday at Sacred Heart Parish
Center, 313 Third St. N. in Rockwell,
with a scriptural wake service at 6 p.m.
Memorials may be given to Sacred Heart
Catholic Church in Rockwell.
Alice M. Scholl was born March 26, 1928,
at Rockwell, a daughter of Roy and Ruth
(Pope) Scholl. She attended Sacred Heart
School, Rockwell, graduating in 1947.
She later graduated from the nursing
program at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in
Fort Dodge.
A registered nurse, Alice worked at
Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa for more
than 30 years, serving the majority of
her time in the recovery room. She
retired in 1991.
After retiring, Alice enjoyed traveling
and playing cards and bingo. She spent
the past several winters in Alamo,
Texas.
She took great interest in her family
and looked forward to their visits.
She also volunteered at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa in Mason City.
Alice held memberships at: Sacred Heart
Catholic Church, the church guild,
Rockwell Senior Center, and Rockwell
Legion Auxiliary.
She is survived by one sister, Helen
Faber, of Manly; two brothers, James (Oralia)
Scholl, of San Antonio, Texas; and David
(Mary) Scholl, of Rockwell; nieces and
nephews, Beverly Kaduce, Tom Faber,
Michael Scholl, Gregory Scholl, Kathleen
Siefken, Tim Scholl, and John Scholl;
and many great-nieces and nephews.
Her parents and a niece, Deb Check,
preceded her in death.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, 126
Third St. N.E. in Mason City, is in
charge of arrangements.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel,
(641) 423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
CLEOLA E. PATTON
CHARLES CITY — Cleola E. Patton, 85, of
22 S. Cedar Terrace, Charles City, died
Thursday (Nov. 25, 2004) at the Rockwell
Community Nursing Home in Rockwell.
A funeral Mass will be held at 10:30
a.m. Monday at Immaculate Conception
Catholic Church, 106 Chapel Lane in
Charles City, with Monsignor Walter L.
Brunkan officiating. Interment will be
in Calvary Cemetery, Charles City.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m.
Sunday at Fullerton-Hage Funeral Home,
401 Blunt St., Charles City, with a
scripture wake service at 6:30 p.m. The
Visitation will continue one hour prior
to services Monday at the church.
Those wishing to extend memorials or an
expression of sympathy may direct them
to the Rockwell Community Nursing Home,
707 Elm St., Rockwell, IA 50469.
Condolences, stories or thoughts may be
sent to the family in the care of
Fullerton Funeral Home on line at
www.fullertonfh.com.
Fullerton-Hage Funeral Home and
Cremation Services, (641) 228-4211.
www.fullertonfh.com
DEAN C. RODEMEYER
HAMPTON — Dean Carl Dedrich Rodemeyer,
75, of Hampton, died Friday (Nov. 26,
2004) at Franklin General Hospital in
Hampton.
Funeral service will be held at 10:30
a.m. Monday at Trinity Lutheran Church
in Hampton with the Rev. Karl Bollhagen
officiating. Burial will be at a later
date.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m.
Sunday at Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in
Hampton.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, (641)
456-3232.
ED LICKTEIG
BURT — Ed Lickteig, 85, of Burt, died
Thursday (Nov. 25, 2004) at Good
Samaritan Communities in Algona.
Funeral service will be held at 10:30
a.m. Monday at St. Cecelia Catholic
Church in Algona, with the Rev. Paul
Eisele officiating. Burial will be in
Calvary Cemetery in Algona.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m.
Sunday at Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home in Algona, with a rosary at
4:30 p.m., a Knights of Columbus rosary
at 5 p.m. and a parish prayer service at
7 p.m.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral
Home, (515) 295-3731.
DENNIS A. CARBERRY
MASON CITY — Dennis A. Carberry, 50, of
Mason City, died Thursday (Nov. 25,
2004) in Mason City.
A memorial service will be held at 11
a.m. Monday at Grace Evangelical Free
Church, 440 Illinois Ave. N. in Mason
City.
According to Mr. Carberry’s wishes, his
body has been cremated.
Memorial contributions may be directed
to Grace Evangelical Free Church.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, 126
Third St. N.E. in Mason City, is in
charge of arrangements.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel,
(641) 423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
HENRY DOHLMAN
CHESTER — Henry “Hank” Dohlman, 78, of
Chester, died Thursday (Nov. 25, 2004)
at his home.
Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m.
Sunday at the First Presbyterian Church
in LeRoy, Minn., with the Rev. Neal
Solomonson officiating. Burial will be
in the Saratoga Cemetery in Saratoga,
Iowa.
Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m.
today at Hindt Funeral Home in LeRoy,
Minn., and one hour prior to services on
Sunday at the church.
Hint Hutchins Funeral Home, (507)
324-5160.
VIRGINIA MOLINA
MASON CITY — Virginia Molina, 75, of 311
Fifth St. N.W., Apt. 4, Mason City, died
Friday (Nov. 26, 2004) at the Muse
Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason
City.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
Fullerton Funeral Home, 123 Second St.
S.E. in Mason City.
Fullerton Funeral Home and Cremation
Services, (641) 423-8676.
www.fullertonfh.com
EVERETT S. WAGNER
OSAGE — Everett S. Wagner, 83, of Osage,
died Friday (Nov. 26, 2004) at Mercy
Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, (641)
732-3706.
THERESSA HARGRAVE
MANLY — Theressa “Valene” Hargrave, 88,
of Manly, died Friday (Nov. 26, 2004) at
the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit
in Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
Bride Colonial Chapel in Manly.
Bride Colonial Chapel, (641) 454-2242.
DEAN L. HEINY
LAKE MILLS — Dean L. Heiny, 78, of Lake
Mills, died Friday (Nov. 26, 2004) at
his home.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
Mittelstadt Funeral Home in Lake Mills.
Mittelstadt Funeral Home, (641)
592-0221.
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PUBLISHED SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 28,
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.
VALENE HARGRAVE
MANLY — Valene Hargrave, 88, of
Manly, died Friday (Nov. 26,
2004) at the Muse Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit, Mason City.
A memorial service will be held
at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Bethel
United Methodist Church, 503
East South Street, Manly, with
the Rev. Robert Cumings
officiating. Inurnment will
follow at the Manly Cemetery.
According to Mrs. Hargrave’s
wishes, her body has been
cremated.
Memorials may be directed to
Bethel United Methodist Church,
the Manly Public Library, the
Manly Senior Center or Hospice
of North Iowa.
Valene was born Dec. 15, 1915,
in Casey, Iowa, one of five
children of Elmer and Hazel
(Bathurst) Floyd. She graduated
from Casey High School in 1933
and attended Iowa Teachers
College in Cedar Falls, earning
an elementary education teaching
certificate. She taught third
grade for four years in the
Prescott Consolidated School
System at Prescott, Iowa, and
for two years in New Sharon,
Iowa. From 1943 to 1945, Valene
was employed as a fiscal
accounting clerk in the 11th
Naval Disbursing Office in San
Diego, Calif.
On March 16, 1944, Valene was
united in marriage to Lawrence
Hargrave in New Sharon, Iowa.
They owned and operated Quality
Dry Cleaners in Prairie Du
Chien, Wis., for three years
before moving to Manly in 1949
to own and operate Hargrave
Cleaners. Valene worked as a
secretary for the North Central
Public Schools from 1965 until
her retirement.
She was an active member of
Bethel United Methodist Church
and the Mystery Circle, was a
50-year member of the Eastern
Star, was a longtime member of
the Pioneer Town and Country
Club and belonged to several
bridge clubs. Valene enjoyed
playing cards, especially
bridge, reading, golfing, and
ceramics. She was also a huge
University of Iowa Hawkeye fan.
Valene will be greatly missed by
her two daughters and their
spouses, Val and Gary Brunsvold
of Manly and Vicki and Mark
Jennings of Iowa City; five
grandchildren, Mitzi Brunsvold
of Iowa City, Blayne Brunsvold
and Blair Brunsvold, both of
Manly, Aaron Jennings of
Colorado and Neil Jennings of
Iowa City; a brother, Veryl
Floyd, of Prairie Du Chien,
Wisc.; and two sisters, Jeanne
Miskulin and her husband, Nick,
of Hibbing, Minn., and Juanita
Quaal of Lakeville, Minn.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; her husband; and a
brother, Vincent Floyd.
Bride Colonial Chapel, 110 West
Spring Street is in charge of
the service, (641) 454-2242.
www.colonialchapels.com.
CLEOLA E. PATTON
CHARLES CITY — Cleola E. Patton,
85, of 22 S. Cedar Terrace,
Charles City died Thursday (Nov.
25, 2004) at the Rockwell
Community Nursing Home in
Rockwell.
A funeral Mass will be held at
10:30 a.m. Monday at the
Immaculate Conception Catholic
Church, 106 Chapel Lane in
Charles City with Monsignor
Walter L. Brunkan presiding.
The family will greet relatives
and friends from 4 to 7 p.m.
today at the Fullerton-Hage
Funeral Home, 401 Blunt St.,
Charles City. A scripture wake
service will be held at 6:30
p.m. The visitation will
continue one hour prior to the
funeral Mass Monday at the
church. Interment will be in
Calvary Cemetery, Charles City.
Those wishing to extend
memorials or an expression of
sympathy may direct them to the
Rockwell Community Nursing Home,
707 E. Elm St., Rockwell, IA
50469. Condolences, stories or
thoughts may be sent to the
family in the care of Fullerton
Funeral Home or online at
www.fullertonfh.com.
Cleola Elaine Patton was born
Nov. 23, 1919, the daughter of
Irving and Palma (Dyrdal) Jones.
Cleola attended and graduated
from Manly High School in 1937.
On May 25, 1940, Cleola was
united in marriage to John H.
Patton Sr. in Mason City. The
couple lived in Mason City
before making their home in
Charles City in 1946. John Sr.
and Cleola owned and operated
the Checkerboard Café in Charles
City from 1960 to 1968. She also
worked various jobs until
retiring in 1980.
Cleola was a devoted wife and
took great pride in nurturing
her children, grandchildren,
great-grandchildren and
great-great-granddaughter.
She was faithful in celebrating
all holidays with her family,
making each one of them feel
unconditionally and equally
loved in her own unique way.
Cleola and her husband, John,
were always together and enjoyed
entertaining friends and special
fishing trips to northern
Minnesota. She was an avid Iowa
Hawkeye fan and especially
enjoyed watching basketball.
Cleola looked forward to the
annual Jones family reunion and
treasured time spent with
family. She welcomed weekly
visits from her sister, Darlene,
and brother-in-law, Don
Kennison.
Cleola was a member of
Immaculate Conception Catholic
Church in Charles City and was a
devoted member of the St.
Frances Church Circle.
Grateful for having had the
privilege of sharing in Cleola’s
life are her children, Roxanne
(Ron) Meyers of Charles City,
John “Jack” (Sue) Patton Jr. of
Cedar Rapids, Bob (Chris) Patton
of Ames, and Renee (Alan) Venz
of Northwood; her sister,
Darlene (Don) Kennison of Albert
Lea, Minn.; thirteen
grandchildren; thirty-three
great-grandchildren and one
great-great-granddaughter; a
sister-in-law, Jeri Patton, of
Waterloo and a brother-in-law,
Wib (Lu) Cline of Austin, Minn.
Other survivors include many
nieces, nephews and friends left
to cherish her memory.
Cleola is preceded in death by
her husband; John H. Patton Sr.
on February 6, 1989; her
parents; one sister and one
brother.
Fullerton-Hage Funeral Home and
Cremation Services, 401 Blunt
St., Charles City, (641)
228-4211.
www.fullertonfh.com.
DENNIS A. CARBERRY
MASON CITY — Dennis A. Carberry,
50, of 2 Hawthorn, died Thursday
(Nov. 25, 2004) in Mason City.
A memorial service will be held
at 11 a.m. on Monday at Grace
Evangelical Free Church, 440 N.
Illinois Avenue, Mason City,
with Pastor Scott Davis and
Associate Pastor Patrick Drury
officiating.
Hogan Bremer Moore Colonial
Chapel, 126 Third Street NE,
Mason City, is in charge of the
service.
According to Mr. Carberry’s
wishes, his body has been
cremated. Memorials may be
directed to the Grace
Evangelical Free Church.
Dennis was born February 24,
1954, in Mason City, the son of
Arthur and Vivian (Patterson)
Carberry.
He grew up in Mason City,
working at McDonalds on 19th
Street, near his home. He
graduated from Mason City High
School in 1972 and from Buena
Vista University (Mason City
Campus) with bachelors degrees
in both business and banking and
finance.
He later graduated from the tool
and die Program at North Iowa
Area Community College as well.
Dennis was united in marriage to
Bambi Stuart on November 1,
1975, in Mason City.
He worked at the Mason City
Millworks for a couple of years
before beginning a 23-year
career with the Milwaukee
Railroad, now known as the Union
Pacific Railroad.
Dennis enjoyed buying and
working with tools. He was
constantly inventing and
creating useful items, including
a 40-foot aerial lift. He was an
avid woodworker who used his
talents to help many people,
including helping to build the
new Grace Evangelical Free
Church. He also was fulfilling
his dream of building another
house for his family.
The great joy in his life was
his family and being a wonderful
grandpa. Dennis was an active
member of Grace Evangelical Free
Church, recently going on a
missions trip to Romania, using
his skills to impact the
Romanians and teach them about
the Lord. He was also a proud
member of the Handyman Club of
America.
Dennis is survived by his wife,
Bambi, of Mason City; four
children, Jenny Carberry,
Jessica Low and her husband,
Jeremy, Jason Carberry, and
Katie Carberry, all of Mason
City; two grandchildren, Matthew
and Grace Carberry; his parents,
Arthur and Vivian Carberry of
Mason City; and one sister,
Cheryl Dorsey, her husband,
Shawn, and their two daughters,
Erin and Meaghan, all of
Shreveport, La.
He was preceded in death by an
aunt and uncle, Beulah and
Charles Packard.
Hogan Bremer Moore Colonial
Chapel (641) 423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com.
EVERETT S. WAGNER
OSAGE — Everett S. Wagner, 83,
of Osage, died Friday (Nov. 26,
2004) at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa in Mason City.
A Mass of Christian Burial will
be 10:30 a.m., Tuesday at Sacred
Heart Catholic Church in Osage
with the Rev. Mark Reasoner
officiating. Burial will be at
Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery,
Osage.
Visitation is from 5 to 8 p.m.
Monday at the Champion-Bucheit
Funeral Home in Osage where
there will be a Knights of
Columbus Rosary at 6 p.m. and a
scripture service at 7 p.m.
Everett was born Nov. 24, 1921,
at his rural home, the son of
Peter and Louise (Bilharz)
Wagner. He went to a local
country school, graduating the
eighth grade.
Everett married Helen M. Loecher
on November 25, 1942, in
Stacyville at Visitation
Catholic Church. Helen and
Everett farmed near Riceville
one year before moving back to
Osage where they bought a farm
just one and one half miles from
his brother, Edward. He milked
Holstein cows until the early
1970s, selling Grade “A” milk.
In 1974 they built their current
residence on their 80 acres
across from the Sacred Heart
Catholic Cemetery.
Everett loved farming very much.
He retired about 1988, when his
health no longer permitted him
to farm. After retiring, he
loved to drive around checking
on his kids and their farm
operations.
Everett lived life to the
fullest. He enjoyed dancing with
his wife on Saturday nights. He
loved to hunt and fish, and
continued fishing through his
retirement years.
For 16 years, Everett and his
wife, Helen, would travel south
during the winter months in
their Winnebago.
Everett was active with the
Knights of Columbus and rose to
the Fourth Degree.
He is survived by his wife,
Helen M. Wagner, of Osage; five
children, Irvin (Ida) Wagner of
Osage, Azalea “Lea” (Ron)
Norlinger of Osage, Galen
(Connie) Wagner of Osage,
Lucinda “Cindy” (Andrew) Hutter
of Osage, Virginia (Randy) Groff
of Osage; 13 grandchildren, and
16 great-grandchildren
He was preceded in death by his
parents; three brothers, Edward,
Ernest, and Earl Wagner; one
sister, Lillian Goodale, and one
great-grand-daughter, Emily
Tegtmeyer.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home,
(641) 732-3706.
MILDRED ARDUSER
MONTICELLO — Mildred Arduser,
age 91, of Monticello, died
Friday morning, (Nov. 26, 2004)
at the Monticello Nursing and
Rehabilitation Center following
a brief illness.
Funeral services will be held at
11 a.m. Tuesday at the Peace
United Church of Christ,
Monticello, with interment in
Oakwood Cemetery. The Rev. Peter
Wenzel will officiate at the
services.
Friends may call from 3 until 7
p.m. Monday at the Goettsch
Funeral Home where an Eastern
Star service will be held at 7
p.m.
In lieu of flowers, memorials
are suggested to Peace Church,
Camp Courageous or the El Kahir
Shrine Children’s Hospital Fund
in Mildred’s name. Thoughts,
memories or condolences may be
left at www.goettschonline.com.
Mildred Taylor was born July 29,
1913, at Monticello, Iowa. She
was the daughter of Purl (P.J.)
and Alice Leggett Taylor. She
was baptized in 1922 at St.
Luke’s Methodist Church. She
attended the Monticello
Community Schools.
Mildred Taylor and Clifford
Arduser were married November
26, 1930, at the Evangelical
Reformed Church (Peace United
Church of Christ) in Monticello.
The couple lived at Langworthy
where Clifford was a master
butter maker at the Langworthy
Creamery. The couple moved to
Monticello in 1957 and Mildred
managed the swimming pool
concession stand for nine years.
For 21 years she was a cook in
the Monticello Community Schools
hot lunch program.
Clifford preceded her in death
on January 12, 1973.
Mildred was a member of the
Peace United Church of Christ.
Mildred became a member of the
Eastern Star in 1945. She and
Clifford served as Worthy Matron
and Patron in 1956.
Mildred will be truly missed by
her family and friends.
Surviving are two children,
Arlene (James) Bader, Marion,
Robert (Jan) Arduser,
Monticello; five grandchildren,
Jay Bader, Jan (Dean) Solem,
Lori (Ignacio) Mendieta, Keri
(Tom) Paulsen, Kris (Richmond)
Kromminga; 12
great-grandchildren, Shannon
Solem, Kristy (Shane) Birkey,
Robert, Mitchell, Morgan and
Dylan Mendieta, Jeremy, Jason
and Jade Paulsen, Sara, Kaci and
Taryn Kromminga; two
great-great-grandchildren, Wyatt
Swartzendruber and Allison
Birkey; and her dear friend,
Tillie Monk of Monticello.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; her husband; two
brothers, Leon and Raymond (Pic)
Taylor.
Goettsch Funeral Home,
Monticello, (319) 465-3535.
JOAN HOLTZ
FLOYD — Joan Holtz, 61, of
Floyd, died Friday (Nov. 26,
2004) at her home.
Funeral services for Joan Holtz
will be held at 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday at the Bethany
Alliance Church. Pastor Kent
Sovine will officiate. Burial
will be in Sunnyside Memory
Gardens, rural Charles City.
Friends may call at the Hauser
Funeral Home in Charles City
from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Visitation will continue
Wednesday at the church one hour
prior to the service.
The Hauser Funeral Home in
Charles City is in charge of
arrangements, (641) 228-2323.
www.hauserfh.com.
DEAN L. HEINY
LAKE MILLS — Dean L. Heiny, 78,
of Lake Mills, died Friday (Nov.
26, 2004) at his home in Lake
Mills.
Funeral services will be at 1:30
p.m. Tuesday at Salem Lutheran
Church in Lake Mills with the
Rev. Kevin Mackey officiating.
Burial will take place at Salem
Memorial Cemetery in Lake Mills
with military honors conducted
by Lake Mills Otto/Chose Post
No. 235.
Visitation will be 5-7 p.m.
Monday at Mittelstadt Funeral
Home in Lake Mills and again one
hour prior to the service at the
church.
Mittelstadt Funeral Home and
Cremation, (641) 592-0221.
LESTER HEIDKROSS
SHEFFIELD — Lester Heidkross,
87, of Sheffield, died Saturday
(Nov. 27, 2004) at the Sheffield
Care Center.
Funeral services will be at 11
a.m.Tuesday at the First Grace
Baptist Church on Gilman Street
in Sheffield with the Rev. Ken
Livingston presiding. Burial
will be in the Hillside Cemetery
in Sheffield.
Visitation will be from 9 a.m.
until time of service at the
church on Tuesday.
Retz-Grarup Funeral Home,
Sheffield, (641) 892-4241.
HELEN BRIGHTWELL
NORTHWOOD — Helen Brightwell,
99, of Northwood, died Saturday
(Nov. 27, 2004) at the Lutheran
Retirement Home in Northwood.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete with Schroeder &
Sites Funeral Home in Northwood,
(641) 324-1121.
LUELLA SLAICHERT
ST. ANSGAR — Luella Slaichert,
86, of St. Ansgar, died Saturday
(Nov. 27, 2004) at the Mitchell
County Regional Health Center in
Osage.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Schroeder & Sites
Funeral Home, St. Ansgar, (641)
713-4920.
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PUBLISHED Monday,
November 29, 2004
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FLOYD MEERDINK
CHARLES CITY — Floyd
Meerdink, 94, of Charles
City, died Sunday (Nov.
28, 2004) at his home.
Funeral services for
Floyd Meerdink will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Thursday at the Bethany
Alliance Church. Pastor
Kent Sovine will
officiate. Burial will
be in Riverside
Cemetery.
Friends may call at the
Hauser Funeral Home in
Charles City from 4 to 8
p.m. Wednesday.
Visitation will continue
Thursday at the church
one hour prior to the
service.
Floyd Adam Meerdink was
born July 4, 1910, at
Lake Andes, S.D., the
son of Jake and
Catherine (Beck)
Meerdink. He graduated
from Nashua High School
in 1929.
On June 4, 1935, he was
united in marriage to
Gladys Smith at
Powersville. Gladys died
on March 22, 1970. Floyd
then married Helen
Hazelwood Boofer on
December 26, 1970. They
later divorced.
Floyd farmed south of
Charles City all of his
life, moving into
Charles City in the mid
1980s. He was a member
of Bethany Alliance
Church, serving on the
church board and as
treasurer. Floyd also
served as president on
the school board for the
Riverton No. 10 country
school.
Living family members
include four children,
Earl (Barbara) Meerdink
of Charlotte, Vt., Janet
Meerdink of Charles
City, Paul (Marian)
Meerdink of Charles
City, and Carol Ann
(Garry) Brown of Charles
City; 10 grandchildren,
Christine Kennedy, Amy
Weaver, Joel Meerdink,
Elizabeth Meerdink,
Tammela (Terry) Frascht,
Troy Meerdink, Gina
(Scott) Phearman, Angela
(Craig) Sinnwell, Kelly
(John) Powell, and
Shawna (Kevin) Davis;
and 16
great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; first
wife, and a brother,
Harold Meerdink.
The Hauser Funeral Home,
Charles City, is in
charge of arrangements
(641) 228-2323.
www.hauserfh.com.
LUELLA FERN SLAICHERT
ST. ANSGAR — Luella Fern
Slaichert, 86, of St.
Ansgar, died Saturday
(Nov. 27, 2004) at the
Mitchell County Regional
Health Center, Osage.
Funeral services will be
at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at
the Immanuel Lutheran
Church, St. Ansgar, with
the Rev. Byron Northwick
officiating. Burial will
be in the St. Ansgar
Cemetery, St. Ansgar.
Visitation will be 4 to
6 p.m. today at
Schroeder & Sites
Funeral Home, St.
Ansgar.
Luella was born on March
12, 1918, to Raymond and
Pearl (Ivey) Fox in
Miltonvale, Kan.
She moved with her
family to Toeterville,
Iowa, in the spring of
1926. Luella attended
Toeterville Union No. 5
School and graduated
from Mona School.
Luella married Joseph
Slaichert on October 26,
1940, in Northwood. They
farmed in the St. Ansgar
area for several years
before purchasing a farm
south of St. Ansgar.
Luella resided there
until her illness, and
in October she entered
the Good Samaritan
Center in St. Ansgar.
Luella is survived by
three children, Harlan
Slaichert and wife,
Sharon, of St. Ansgar,
Karen Heldorfer and
husband, Donald, of
Bancroft, John Slaichert
and wife, Debra, of
Hampton; eight
grandchildren; two
great- grandchildren;
one brother, Edgar Fox
and wife, Evelyn, of St.
Ansgar; two
sisters-in-law, Barbara
Fox of St. Ansgar and
Evelyn Fox of Osage; and
many nieces and nephews
Luella was preceded in
death by her parents;
husband; one sister,
Blanche Griga; and two
brothers, Harold Fox and
Leonard Fox.
Schroeder & Sites
Funeral Home, St. Ansgar
(641) 713-4920.
LESTER HEIDKROSS
SHEFFIELD — Funeral
services for Lester
Heidkross of Sheffield
will be held at 11 a.m.
Tuesday at First Grace
Baptist Church on Gilman
Street in Sheffield with
the Rev. Ken Livingston
presiding. Burial will
be in Hillside Cemetery,
Sheffield.
Visitation will begin at
9 a.m. Tuesday at the
church and continue
until the time of
service.
Lester Henry Heidkross
was born on October 26,
1917, and entered into
eternal rest on November
27, 2004, at the
Sheffield Care Center.
Lester was the son of
Fred and Amelia (Sprung)
Heidkross. He attended
country school and
graduated from Sheffield
High School, after which
he farmed with his
father. During this time
they also raised horned
purebred Hereford
cattle.
As a young adult he put
his faith and trust in
the Lord Jesus as his
Savior, was baptized and
became a life-long
member of the First
Baptist Church.
On May 30, 1942, he was
united in marriage to
Eloise Stading, daughter
of William and Katherine
Stading of Wishek, N.D.
To this union, they were
blessed with two
daughters, Sandra and
Brenda, who were the joy
of his life.
Upon retiring from
farming, he trucked for
Emhoff Trucking,
Sheffield Cattle Company
and Bonner Trucking.
In 1978, Lester started
driving and delivering
Winnebago motor homes.
He thoroughly enjoyed
traveling over the
United States, Canada
and Alaska.
Lester’s greatest joy
was spending time with
his family, of whom he
was very proud.
Those left to cherish
his memory are his
beloved wife of 62
years, Eloise; daughter,
Brenda, of Sheffield;
daughter Sandy and her
husband, Denny Cloe, of
Des Moines; grandsons,
Nathan Cloe of Des
Moines and Zachary Cloe
of Ames; his sister,
Leonora Niedringhaus of
Sheffield; several
cousins; three
sisters-in-law; and one
brother-in-law; nieces,
nephews and a host of
friends.
He leaves us with a
memory of steadfast love
and a great sense of
humor.
Preceding Lester in
death were his parents
and brother-in-law,
Lorenz Niedringhaus.
Retz-Grarup Funeral Home
(641) 892-4241.
HELEN (NELSON)
BRIGHTWELL
NORTHWOOD — Helen
(Nelson) Brightwell, 99,
of Northwood, died
Saturday (Nov. 27, 2004)
at the Lutheran
Retirement Home in
Northwood.
Her funeral will be at 2
p.m. Thursday at the
Northwood United
Methodist Church with
the Rev. Wendi Gillan
officiating. Burial will
be in the Sunset Rest
Cemetery, Northwood.
Visitation will be from
4 to 6 p.m. at Schroeder
& Sites Funeral Home,
Northwood.
Schroeder & Sites
Funeral Home, (641)
324-1121.
MAURICE J. WHITE SR.
DOWS — Maurice J. White
Sr., 73, of Dows, died
Saturday (Nov. 27, 2004)
at the Hamilton County
Hospital in Webster
City.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday at the
Abundant Life Chapel in
Dows. Burial will be in
the Evergreen Cemetery
in Clarion.
Visitation for Mr. White
will be from 5 to 7 p.m.
Tuesday at the Abundant
Life Chapel in Dows and
will continue one hour
prior to services at the
church on Wednesday.
Ewing Dugger Funeral
Home, Clarion, (515)
532-2233.
MAX ALFRED SHEPP
CLEAR LAKE — Max Alfred
Shepp, 89, died Saturday
(Nov. 27, 2004) at the
Oakwood Care Center,
Clear Lake.
Funeral services will be
held at 10 a.m.
Wednesday at Zion
Lutheran Church, 112 N.
Fourth St., Clear Lake
with the Rev. Derik
Yarian officiating.
Interment will be 11
a.m. Thursday at the
Memorial Lawn Cemetery,
Ottumwa, Iowa.
Visitation will be held
one hour prior to the
service at the church.
The family suggests
memorials may be made to
the Oakwood Care Center.
Max was born Dec. 28,
1914, in Ottumwa, the
son of Hervey and Della
Shepp. He graduated from
Ottumwa High School and
went on to attend USC on
a basketball
scholarship.
Max married Lillian
Wylie May 3, 1942, in
Ottumwa. After college,
Max served in the U.S.
Army as a first
lieutenant. He served in
the Battle of The Bulge
and at the Bridge at
Remagen. Following his
discharge he returned to
Ottumwa and worked at
John Morrell Co. in
sales. Max and Lillian
moved to Sioux Falls,
S.D., in 1957 where he
worked for John Morrell
Co., retiring at the age
of 63. They moved to
Clear Lake in 1990 to be
closer to family
members.
Max was a very loving
grandfather and was very
proud of his grandsons
and attending their
sports events. Max loved
sports, fishing at the
Black Hills, going to
the YMCA and he learned
to play golf at age 63.
Max was a member of the
Zion Lutheran Church,
Clear Lake, First
Lutheran Church, Sioux
Falls, S.D., American
Legion, and the Elks
Club.
Max is survived by his
wife, Lillian, of Clear
Lake; son Mark Shepp and
his wife, Linda, of
Clear Lake; two
grandsons, Drew Shepp of
Mankato, Minn., and
Colin Shepp of Clear
Lake; two nephews, Jim
Shepp of Pasadena,
Calif., and Joe Larsen
of Ottumwa; a niece,
Lani Hillman of Green
Valley, Nev.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; two
brothers, Glenn and
Dale; and an infant son,
Max.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, 101 N. 4th St,
Clear Lake, IA
(641-357-2193).
www.colonialchapels.com.
GERTRUDE M. BYRNE
ROCKFORD — Gertrude M.
Byrne, 71, of 226 Ninth
St., S.E., Rockford,
died Saturday (Nov. 27,
2004) at Muse-Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit
in Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at
Fullerton-Hage Funeral
Home, 401 Blunt St.,
Charles City, (641)
228-4211.
www.fullertonfh.com
EVELYN L. GERDES
BRITT — Evelyn L.
Gerdes, 82, of Britt
died Sunday (Nov. 28,
2004) at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa in
Mason City.
Her memorial service
will be held at 10 a.m.
Wednesday at the Cataldo
Funeral Home in Britt.
The Rev. Dr. John Meyer
will preside. Inurnment
will be in Bingham
Township Cemetery south
of Woden.
Visitation will be held
from 4 to 7 p.m.,
Tuesday at the Cataldo
Funeral Home in Britt.
Cataldo Funeral Home,
(641) 843-3811.
www.cataldofuneral
home.com
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PUBLISHED
Tuesday,
November 30,
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
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PAUL ‘X’
RASMUSSEN
MASON CITY —
Paul “X”
Rasmussen, 68,
of 415 N.
Jefferson Ave.,
died Monday
(Nov. 29, 2004)
at Muse Norris
Hospice
Inpatient Unit
in Mason City.
Funeral services
will be held at
10 a.m.
Wednesday at the
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel,
126 Third St.
N.E. in Mason
City, with the
Rev. Dennis Ganz
officiating.
Interment will
be in Elmwood
St.-Joseph
Cemetery in
Mason City,
where members of
the Mason City
Veterans
Memorial
Association will
conduct full
military honors.
Visitation will
be 5 to 7 p.m.
today at the
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel,
126 Third St.
N.E. in Mason
City.
Memorials may be
directed to
Hospice of North
Iowa.
Paul Rasmussen
was born July
30, 1936, in
Mason City, son
of Benjamin and
Fern (Ewers)
Rasmussen. He
graduated from
Mason City High
School in 1954
and joined the
Iowa National
Guard, Red Bull
division. After
enlisting in the
Navy in January
1955, he
attended
electronics
school at
Treasure Island,
Calif. and was
assigned to a
supply ship at
Pearl Harbor.
After witnessing
the power of the
atom during the
atmospheric
nuclear tests at
the Eniwetok and
Bikini atolls,
he volunteered
for Adm. Hyman
Rickover’s
program.
(Rickover was
the father of
the United
States nuclear
Navy.)
Upon
re-enlistment,
Paul was
assigned to Mare
Island Nuclear
Power School
where the
curriculum
included
physics,
advanced
algebra,
differential and
integral
calculus,
metallurgy,
quantum
mechanics,
hydraulics,
thermodynamics,
chemistry and
radiation health
physics.
Additional
training for
operator and
electronic
maintenance
training
followed in
Idaho at the
National Reactor
Test Station.
He was involved
in the first
dual parallel
operation of
nuclear reactors
and operated
both pressurized
and “seed and
blanket” breeder
reactors.
After additional
training in
Pittsburgh, Pa.,
he was assigned
to the first
nuclear powered
carrier, the USS
Enterprise,
where he
qualified to
operate all
eight reactors
and made the
initial start-up
for a
“sourceless”
core.
He was advanced
to chief
electronic
technician in
May of 1963.
Later duty
included
assignment to
the Ground
Electronic
Division at
Quonset Point,
R.I., and
schooling on
secret
cryptographic
equipment.
He was assigned
to the
Commandant of
the 1st Naval
District during
the great East
Coast blackout
in 1965. Paul
volunteered for
Vietnam where he
served in a
supervisory
position on
river patrol
boats as well as
traveling
throughout the
country
repairing
cryptographic
equipment.
Later, while
serving on the
USS Shangri-La,
he was asked by
the Navy to
attend another
secret
cryptographic
school after
which he was
assigned to an
aviation support
ship home ported
in Naples,
Italy.
Advanced
electronics
school at Great
Lakes, Ill.
followed his
next
re-enlistment
with duty in
Puerto Rico with
The Presidential
Command Net.
After release
from the Great
Lakes Naval
Hospital for
injuries
sustained during
his earlier
Vietnam tour,
Paul reported to
a guided missile
destroyer, which
spent four
deployments to
Vietnam.
Paul retired
from the Navy in
1974, was a 100
percent
service-connected
disabled veteran
and was on the
“Agent Orange”
disability list.
Paul’s proudest
accomplishments
included the
first
installation of
a global
positioning
system (GPS) on
an aircraft that
flew from the
U.S. to the
Paris Air Show
automatically
and accurately
and the
designing and
installation of
the electronic
interconnects
for various
helicopters.
As a civilian
systems engineer
for Rockwell, he
designed the
cockpit control
and
communication
system on the
Apache
helicopters used
during the Gulf
War.
Paul was
employed by Eide
Electronics in
Mason City
before joining
Rockwell and
moving to Cedar
Rapids.
He was downsized
from Rockwell
when the Berlin
Wall came down.
He was a Mason
as well as a
member of the
Moose fraternal
organization,
Fleet Reserve,
made up of
retired Navy
personnel,
V.F.W. and
D.A.V.
He is survived
by one daughter,
three
grandchildren,
two
great-grandchildren,
one sister, and
one
brother-in-law,
several cousins,
aunts, and
uncles.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel,
(641) 423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
HELEN (NELSON)
BRIGHTWELL
NORTHWOOD —
Helen (Nelson)
Brightwell, 99,
of Northwood,
died Saturday
(Nov. 27, 2004)
at the Lutheran
Retirement Home
in Northwood.
Her funeral will
be at 2 p.m.
Thursday at the
Northwood United
Methodist Church
with the Rev.
Wendi Gillan
officiating.
Burial will be
in the Sunset
Rest Cemetery,
Northwood.
Visitation will
be from 4 to 6
p.m. Wednesday
at Schroeder &
Sites Funeral
Home, Northwood.
Schroeder &
Sites Funeral
Home, (641)
324-1121.
HAROLD LEE
ASSINK
KANAWHA — Harold
Lee Assink, 84,
of Kanawha, died
Sunday (Nov. 28,
2004) at the
Kanawha Care
Center.
Funeral services
will be held at
10:30 a.m.
Thursday at the
Kanawha
Christian
Reformed Church
in Kanawha with
Pastor Steve
Schulz
officiating.
Burial will be
in Amsterdam
Township
Cemetery near
Kanawha.
Visitation will
be held from 5
to 7 p.m.
Wednesday at the
Ewing Dugger
Funeral Home,
118 E. Second
St. in Kanawha
and one hour
prior to
services at the
church.
Ewing Dugger
Funeral Home,
(641) 843-3839.
MARY JANE
THOMPSON
MASON CITY —
Mary Jane
Thompson, 85,
succumbed Nov.
25, 2004,
(Thanksgiving
day) after a
brief but brave
fight with brain
cancer.
Mary Jane lived
in Mason City
from 1921 to
1939.
She is survived
by brother,
Howard Webster
(Web) Thompson,
of Las Vegas,
and three
nieces, Mary
Beth Nelson, of
Blue Jay,
Calif., Jeanne
Sandow, of Santa
Ana, Calif. and
Carol Johnston,
of Los Banos,
Calif.
Private services
will be held.
Contributions in
Mary Jane’s
honor can be
made to the
Americal Brain
Tumor
Association,
2720 River Road,
Des Plaines, IL
60018, phone
(847) 827-9910.
FRANCES HERRERA
MASON CITY —
Frances Herrera,
98, of Mason
City, died
Monday (Nov. 29,
2004) at the
Muse Norris
Hospice
Inpatient Unit.
Funeral service
will be held at
11 a.m. Thursday
at the Holy
Family Catholic
Church, 714 N.
Adams Ave. in
Mason City, with
the Rev. Jon
Seda
officiating.
Burial will be
in Elmwood-St.
Joseph Cemetery
in Mason City.
Visitation will
be held from 4
to 7 p.m.
Wednesday at
Major Erickson
Funeral Home,
111 N.
Pennsylvania
Ave. in Mason
City.
Memorials may be
given to Hospice
of North Iowa or
Holy Family
Catholic Church.
Major Erickson
Funeral Home &
Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
EVELYN L. GERDES
BRITT — Evelyn
L. Gerdes, 82,
of Britt died
Sunday (Nov. 28,
2004) at Mercy
Medical
Center-North
Iowa in Mason
City.
Her memorial
service will be
held at 10 a.m.
Wednesday at the
Cataldo Funeral
Home in Britt
with the Rev.
Dr. John Meyer
of First
Lutheran Church
officiating.
Inurnment will
be in Bingham
Township
Cemetery south
of Woden.
Visitation will
be held from 4
to 7 p.m. today
at the Cataldo
Funeral Home in
Britt.
Evelyn Luella
Gerdes, the
daughter of Emil
C. and Nola M.
(Sharp)
Peterson, was
born July 9,
1922 at Kanawha.
She attended
school at
Stilson until
the eleventh
grade and then
worked at a
grocery store in
Britt.
On Feb. 9, 1956,
she was married
to Henry W.
Gerdes at the
Little Brown
Church in
Nashua. They
lived in
Hutchins where
they owned and
operated the
Hutchins Grocery
Store until
1970.
After her
husband’s death
in 1981 she
continued to
live in Hutchins
until moving to
Britt in August
of 2001.
She enjoyed
spending time
with her family,
cooking,
embroidering and
was an angel of
care for many
people.
She was a member
of First
Lutheran Church
in Britt and the
Woden VFW and
American Legion
Auxiliary.
Evelyn is
survived by her
two daughters,
Julie (Mark)
Clark of Des
Moines and
Dianne (Steven)
Dahl of Max
Creek, Mo.; five
grandchildren,
Casey and Holden
Clark, Trisha
Clark, Leslie
Dahl and Tom
Dahl; a brother,
Emil L. (Dori)
Peterson of
Northfield,
Minn.; five
sisters-in-law,
Alice Gerdes of
Columbus, Miss.,
Leota Gerdes of
Garner, Betty
(Don) May of
Corwith, Rose
Gerdes of Britt
and Barbara
Shipman of Nora
Springs; many
nieces, nephews
and other
relatives.
She was preceded
in death by her
husband,
“Heini”, March
14, 1981; and
her parents.
Cataldo Funeral
Home, (641)
843-3811.
www.cataldofuneral
home.com.
HULDA M.
KRAMERSMEIER
LEDYARD — Hulda
Margaret
Kramersmeier,
94, of Ledyard,
died Sunday
(Nov. 28, 2004)
at Good
Samaritan
Communities,
Algona.
A funeral
service will be
held 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday at the
Bethany
Evangelical and
Reformed Church
in Ledyard with
the Rev. Doug
Van Der Pol
officiating.
Burial will be
in Highland Home
Cemetery in
Ledyard.
Visitation will
be from 4 to 7
p.m. today at
Bethany
Evangelical and
Reformed Church
in Ledyard and
will continue
one hour prior
to the service
on Wednesday.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home,
Bancroft in
charge of
arrangements.
(515) 885-2521.
www.oakcrestfuneral
services.com.
J. T. RIHERD
BRITT — J.T.
Riherd, 24, of
Britt died
Sunday (Nov. 28,
2004) at Mercy
Medical
Center-North
Iowa in Mason
City.
His funeral will
be held 10:30
a.m. Thursday at
the United
Methodist Church
in Britt with
the Rev. Robert
Dodge
officiating.
Burial will be
at Crystal
Township
Cemetery in
Crystal Lake.
Visitation will
be held from 5
to 8 p.m.
Wednesday at the
Cataldo Funeral
Home in Britt
and one hour
prior to
services at the
church.
Cataldo Funeral
Home, (641)
843-3811.
www.cataldofuneral
home.com.
GARY M. DUFFY
RICEVILLE — Gary
M. Duffy, 65, of
Riceville, died
Saturday (Nov.
27, 2004) at his
home.
There will be no
visitation and
there may be
services held at
a later date.
His cremains
will be buried
in Riverside
Cemetery at
Riceville.
Conway Funeral
Home in
Riceville is in
charge of
arrangements.
Conway Funeral
Home, (641)
985-2797.
GERTRUDE M.
BYRNE
ROCKFORD —
Gertrude M.
Byrne, 71, of
226 Ninth St.
S.E. in Rockford
died Saturday
(Nov. 27, 2004)
at Muse-Norris
Hospice
Inpatient Unit
in Mason City.
Memorial
services will
held at 10 a.m.
Saturday at the
Fullerton-Hage
Funeral Home,
401 Blunt St.,
Charles City,
with Deacon
Michael Byrne
officiating.
A gathering of
family and
friends will be
one hour prior
to services at
the funeral home
on Saturday.
Cremation has
taken place with
Cremation
Services of
North Iowa,
Mason City.
Condolences,
stories or
thoughts may be
sent to the
family in the
care of
Fullerton
Funeral Home
online at
www.fullertonfh.com.
(641) 228-4211.
www.fullertonfh.com.
VIRGINIA MOLINA
MASON CITY —
Virginia Molina,
75, of 311 Fifth
St. N.W. Apt. 4,
in Mason City,
died Friday
(Nov. 26, 2004)
at Muse-Norris
Hospice
Inpatient Unit
in Mason City.
According to
Virginia’s
wishes, her body
was cremated at
Cremation
Services of
North Iowa, 123
Second St. S.E.
in Mason City.
A memorial
service will be
held at a later
date in St.
Paul, Minn.
Condolences or
expressions of
sympathy may be
sent to the
family in the
care of Felice
Hanson, 2286
Hampden Ave.,
St. Paul, MN
55114
Fullerton
Funeral Home and
Cremation
Services (641)
423-8676.
www.fullertonfh.com
KALEB ALLEN
TRIPP
IOWA FALLS —
Kaleb Allen
Tripp, infant
son of Jennifer
Schaefer and
Jarod Tripp,
died Sunday
(Nov. 28, 2004)
at the Blank
Children’s
Hospital in Des
Moines.
Funeral services
for Kaleb Allen
Tripp will be
10:30 a.m.
Thursday at the
Immanuel
Lutheran Church
in Iowa Falls,
with the Rev.
Kenneth Krueger
officiating.
Burial will be
at the Northlawn
Memory Gardens
Cemetery, Iowa
Falls.
Visitation will
be from 6 to 8
p.m. Wednesday
at the Linn’s
Funeral Homes
Iowa Falls
Chapel.
Memorials may be
directed to the
family in care
of his parents:
13782 MM Avenue,
Iowa Falls, IA
50126
Linn’s Funeral
Home, (641)
648-2569.
Posted by
Gene Manning
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