PUBLISHED Wednesday, October 6, 2004
Obituaries are presented as a community service
of Fullerton Funeral Homes. Information is
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ALTON M. HOWE
CHARLES CITY — Alton M. Howe, 81, of 801 11th
St., Charles City, died Sunday morning (Oct. 3,
2004) at Floyd County Memorial Hospital in
Charles City.
Funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. today at
St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, 200 S.
Main St. in Charles City, with the Rev. Dennis
Niezwaag officiating. Interment and military
graveside services will be in Pleasant Hill
Cemetery, rural Nashua, at noon that same day.
The family greeted relatives and friends on
Tuesday, Oct. 5, at Fullerton-Hage Funeral Home,
401 Blunt St. in Charles City. Visitation will
continue one hour prior to the service today at
the church.
Those wishing to extend memorials or expressions
of sympathy may direct them to St. John
Evangelical Lutheran Church, the American Lung
Association or to Hospice of North Iowa.
Alton Melvin Howe was born Sept. 11, 1923, near
Nashua. He was one of four sons born to James H.
and Lavina A. (Eikenberry) Howe. Alton attended
rural school in Greene and graduated from Greene
High School in the class of 1941.
Alton was inducted into the U.S. Navy on Sept.
4, 1941, and served his duties during World War
II, mostly in the South Pacific, attaining the
rank of Aviation Machinist Mate 2nd Class.
After honorably and faithfully serving his
country, Alton was formally discharged from the
military on Aug. 20, 1948.
On a Friday the 13th in 1952, Alton met his
future bride and the love of his life, Leona
Litterer, at a dance in Powersville, Iowa.
The couple married a year later on June 27,
1953, at the United Church of Christ, rural
Nashua.
Together they enjoyed flower and vegetable
gardening, creating ceramic pieces and cheering
for a variety of sports teams, especially the
Twins and the Vikings.
Alton and Leona became the proud parents of two
daughters and two sons.
Alton was a lifelong resident of the Greene and
Charles City areas. They lived at the same
address in Charles City since 1959.
Alton took great pride in providing for his
family. They were always the top priority of his
life and he treasured attending all the family
events and activities.
Alton was employed as a truck driver and laborer
in the road construction business and worked
“out of town” during much of his earning years.
He retired from Allied Construction, after 25
years with the company, in 1986. However,
following his retirement, Alton chose to work
part-time at Allied Ready Mix.
While his family was growing up, Alton found
himself the driver for his children as they
fulfilled the obligations of a Sunday morning
paper route.
He shared his enthusiasm and love of airplanes
with his family. They often traveled to many air
shows and became avid spectators. His family
greatly admired watching the Blue Angels and
other special air exhibitionists. His family
also recall Alton’s wonderful sense of humor and
careful tending to his yard.
In 1995, Alton and Leona had the great privilege
of attending the Victory ’95 World War II 50th
Anniversary Celebration in Omaha, Neb.,
commemorating the end of World War II. Alton
always remained faithful to his feelings of
patriotism.
Alton was a member of St. John Evangelical
Lutheran Church and a former member of the Moose
Lodge, both in Charles City.
Alton will be dearly missed by his family and
friends.
He is survived by his loving wife, Leona Howe,
of Charles City; his daughter, Diana (Boyd)
Dingman of Omaha, Neb.; his son, Danny (Bobette)
Howe, of New Liberty; his twins, Kathy Mooberry,
of Omaha, Neb.; and Kent (Kim) Howe of Colorado
Springs, Colo. He will also be greatly missed by
his seven grandchildren, Andrew, Darcie and
Travis Dingman, Brian Petersen, and Amanda,
Alexandra and Nathan Howe; his four
great-grandchildren, Kirstyn, Kaitlyn and Emma
Petersen and Ty Dingman and his two
sisters-in-law, Dorothy Howe and Marlys Howe.
Preceding Alton in death are his parents, James
and Lavina Howe; his son-in-law, Dennis
Mooberry; and his three brothers, Kenneth,
Wilbur, and Clyde Howe.
Fullerton Funeral Home and Cremation Service,
(641) 228-4211. www.fullertonfh.com
KEVIN JOSEPH (WATSON) BISHOP
HOUSTON, Texas —Kevin Joseph (Watson) Bishop was
born on May 6, 1966, and died of an accident in
Houston, Texas, on Saturday (Oct. 2, 2004). He
was 38 years old.
For the last few years he has lived and worked
in Houston, but was born in San Francisco,
Calif., and lived in the San Diego, Calif., area
from the age of 10.
Kevin graduated from St. Augustine High School
in San Diego in 1984, and received his degree in
corporate accounting from San Diego State
University.
He was preceded in death by his father, John
Bishop Jr., and his grandmother, Katherine
(Katie) Schritt of Mason City.
He leaves in grief his mother, Fran Watson, in
Spring Valley, Calif.; his aunt, Mary Schritt,
in San Diego; and many other relatives and
friends throughout the country.
His loving spirit will always be with us.
ANNA GOECKE
ALGONA — Anna Goecke, 95, formerly of Algona,
died Sunday (Oct. 3, 2004) in Great Falls, Mont.
Funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on
Friday at St. Cecelia’s Catholic Church in
Algona. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery in
Algona.
Visitation will be from 3 to 8:30 p.m. on
Thursday at Wilson Funeral Home, 403 E.
McGregor, Algona, where a CDA rosary will be
held at 3 p.m. and a scripture reading service
at 7 p.m.
Wilson Funeral Homes, (515) 295-2622.
ROSE D. THORSON
ST. ANSGAR — Rose D. Thorson, 88, of St. Ansgar,
died Monday (Oct. 4, 2004) at the St. Ansgar
Good Samaritan Center.
Funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on
Saturday at the First Lutheran Church in St.
Ansgar with the Rev. Robert Porisch officiating.
Burial will follow in the First Lutheran
Cemetery in St. Ansgar.
Visitation will be held from 4:30 to 7 p.m. on
Friday at Schroeder and Sites Funeral Home, 207
S. School St. in St. Ansgar.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, (641) 713-4920.
FREDA P. CLAUSEN
WATERLOO — Freda P. Clausen, 84, of Waterloo,
formerly of Mason City, died Tuesday (Oct. 5,
2004) in Waterloo.
Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. on
Friday at Elmwood Cemetery in Mason City, with
the Rev. Jerry Miller of the First Church of the
Open Bible, Waterloo, presiding. Interment will
follow.
Visitation will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. on
Friday at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North
Pennsylvania Avenue, Mason City.
The family requests no flowers or memorials.
Major Erickson Funeral Home and Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
DOROTHY R. LAFAVE
MASON CITY — Dorothy R. LaFave, 96, formerly of
1000 N. Eisenhower Ave., died Monday (Oct. 4,
2004) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit
in Mason City.
A funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday
at Christ Our Light Catholic Church in Pulaski,
N.Y. Burial will be in the Catholic Cemetery of
St. Peter & St. Paul in Oswego, N.Y.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at
Foster-Hax Funeral Home, 52 Park St., Pulaski,
N.Y. 13142.
In lieu of flowers, the family would like to
direct memorials to Hospice of North Iowa, 232
Second St. S.E. Mason City, IA 50401.
Dorothy was born on Oct. 1, 1908, in Syracuse,
N.Y. She received her R.N. degree through the
Auburn City Hospital in Auburn, N.Y. in 1929.
On Oct. 2, 1930, she was united in marriage to
John T. LaFave at St. Peter’s Church in Oswego,
N.Y.
Dorothy worked at hospitals in Oswego, Corning,
and Utica, N.Y. In 1996, Dorothy moved to Iowa
to be closer to her daughter and family.
Left to cherish her memory are her two children,
John and wife, Pat LaFave, of Pulaski, N.Y. and
Pat and her husband, Bill Peck, of Clear Lake.
Dorothy is also survived by seven grandchildren,
five great-grandchildren, and several nieces and
nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her
husband, John, who passed away in 1989.
ALICE M. CHRISTENSEN
THORNTON— Alice M. Christensen, 88, of
Sheffield, formerly of Thornton, died Monday
(Oct. 4, 2004) at the Sheffield Care Center.
Funeral service will be held at 1:30 p.m.
Thursday at St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran
Church, Thornton, with Rev. Robert Hetrick
presiding. Interment will be in Pleasant View
Cemetery, Thornton.
Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. today at
Retz-Grarup Funeral Home, 107 N. Second St.
Thornton.
Alice M. Christensen was born June 7, 1916, to
Oliver James and Minnie Carrie Mary (Schmidt)
Wade in Mott Township, north of Hampton. She
attended country school and Chapin elementary
school. In 1934, Alice graduated from Hampton
High School. She graduated from Hamilton
Business College and worked for a salvage yard
and the Mason City Telephone Co.
On Feb. 7, 1939, Alice was united in marriage
with Vilhelm “Bill” Christensen at the Little
Brown Church in Nashua. They farmed in the
Thornton area until 1974, when they retired and
moved into town.
Alice was an active member of St. Paul
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Thornton and
served on the church council and with circles
and the quilting guild. She enjoyed sewing and
especially liked to sew stuffed animals for her
grandchildren. She cherished times with her
family, especially holiday gatherings. She will
be remembered for being open and friendly and
enjoying a good laugh.
Alice lived at the Sheffield Care Center since
the fall of 1997, where she was honored as the
Care Center Royalty at the Sourdough Days
Parade.
Alice is survived by four sons: Lynn (Cindy),
Mason City; Gary (Rose), Grandview, Mo.; John
(Bonnie), St. Charles, Mo.; and Dean, Killeen,
Texas; 11 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren;
sister-in-law, Eleonora Kelson, Blue Springs,
Mo.; special friend and roommate, Marie Allen;
and other family and friends.
She is preceded in death by her parents,
husband, and two great-grandchildren.
Retz-Grarup Funeral Home (641) 998-2311.
RAYMOND ‘RAY’ AGUILERA
MANLY — Raymond “Ray” Aguilera, 92, of Manly,
died Monday (Oct. 4, 2004) at the Muse-Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
A funeral mass will be held at 10:30 a.m.
Thursday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 412 N.
Broadway in Manly, with the Rev. David G. Kucera
and the Rev. Todd Leet officiating. Burial will
be in the Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery in
Manly, with military graveside honors by the
Edward Tosel American Legion Post No. 110 of
Manly.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today at
Bride Colonial Chapel, 110 E. Spring St. in
Manly, with a public scriptural prayer service
at 6 p.m.
Ramon “Ray” Aguilera was born on Sept. 4, 1912,
in LaPiedad Michoacan, Mexico, the son of
Encarnacion and Guadalupe (Aguirre) Aguilera. In
1913, the family moved to the United States
finding work in the coal mines of southern
Texas.
A job with the Southern Pacific Railroad then
moved the family to San Antonio.
In 1923, the family relocated to the northern
and most central part of Iowa, where they
labored in the onion and sugar beet fields of
the area.
The winters of 1923-24 were spent in Mason City
where Raymond was sent to school.
In 1933, he moved to Manly with prospects of
working for the Rock Island Railroad. For the
next 70 years this would be Ray’s home.
In 1935, Ray started working for the Rock Island
Railroad until his retirement. He was united in
marriage to M. Celia “Sally” Negrete on Feb. 9,
1939, in Fort Dodge, Iowa, and to this union six
children were born.
He was inducted into the U.S. Army on Dec. 28,
1943, at Camp Dodge, Iowa.
Raymond served with the 733rd Army Corps of
Engineers in the European, African, and the
Asiatic Theaters during World War II, and was
awarded the European-African-Middle Eastern
service medal, the Asiatic-Pacific service medal
and World War II Victory Medal. He was honorably
discharged as a Tech. 5 on Jan. 8, 1946.
Raymond devoted his life to working on the
railroad, gardening, fishing, playing cards,
listening to Mexican music, and cutting the
grass with his riding mower, but his great love
and enjoyment was his family and spending time
with his grandchildren.
He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church
in Manly, and was a 59-year member of the Edward
Tosel American Legion Post No. 110 of Manly.
Left to cherish his memory are his children,
Josie Weinschenk of Allison, Iowa; Shirley
Richardson and her husband, John, of Fertile;
Rita Cantu of Blaine, Minn.; Gloria Hackbart and
her husband, Philip, of Kensett; Dennis Aguilera
and his wife Barbara of Sun Prairie, Wis.; and
Rick Aguilera and his wife, Diane, of Manly; 19
grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren; a
brother, Charlie Aguilera of Mason City; as well
as other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife,
M. Celia “Sally” Aguilera, who died on Dec. 19,
1994; one sister, five brothers; and a
son-in-law, Marc.
The family of Raymond Aguilera would like to
thank the administrator and staff at the Manly
Nursing & Rehab Center for the wonderful care
and love Raymond received for the past three
years.
Bride Colonial Chapel, (641) 454-2242.
www.colonialchapels.com
JEANNETTE IRENE NEUMAN
ST. ANSGAR — Jeannette Irene Neuman, 81, of St.
Ansgar, died Tuesday (Oct. 5, 2004) at Mercy
Medical Center-North Iowa.
Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on
Saturday at Immanuel Lutheran Church in St.
Ansgar. Burial will be in St. John’s Cemetery,
Rock Township.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. on
Friday at Schroeder and Sites Funeral Home, 207
South School Street, St. Ansgar.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, (641) 713-4920.
LORENE E. JOHNSON
DUMONT — Lorene E. Johnson, 80, of Dumont, died
Tuesday (Oct. 5, 2004) at Mercy Medical
Center-East Campus in Mason City.
Funeral service will be held at 1:30 p.m.
Thursday at the Bristow Church of Christ in
Bristow, with Brother Marvin Platt officiating.
Burial will be in the Dumont Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. today
at Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in Dumont.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, (641) 456-3232.
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PUBLISHED THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 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.
ROSE DOROTHY THORSON
ST. ANSGAR — Rose Dorothy (Streich)
Thorson, 88, of St. Ansgar, died Monday
evening (Oct. 4, 2004) at the St. Ansgar
Good Samaritan Center. This was two days
short of her 70th wedding anniversary.
Funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m.
Saturday at First Lutheran Church in St.
Ansgar with the Rev. Robert Porisch
officiating. Burial will be at First
Lutheran Cemetery in St. Ansgar.
Visitation will be held from 4:30 to 7
p.m. Friday at Schroeder & Sites Funeral
Home in St. Ansgar.
Rose Wilhelmina Dorothy Streich was born
March 22, 1916, in Grafton, daughter of
Edna (Rosenberg) and Albert Streich.
She was baptized in Grafton Emmanuel
Lutheran Church.
She attended school in Grafton through
the 6th grade, where she was
affectionately known as Rosie.
Her family then moved to St. Ansgar,
where she graduated from St. Ansgar High
School in 1934.
On Oct. 6 of this same year, she married
Annis Thorson, her husband of 61½ years.
They lived on three different farms
north of St. Ansgar until 1944, when
they moved to the Thorson family farm
two miles northwest of St. Ansgar on
Highway 105. Rose remained on the farm
after Annis’ passing in March 1996,
staying there until April 2001.
She moved into the Worth Living Center
in St. Ansgar at this time. In August
2003, she moved to the St. Ansgar Good
Samaritan Center.
Since age 12 she had been a member of
First Lutheran Church, where she was
both confirmed and married by the Rev.
Olaf Langhouw. She was a member of the
Martha Circle.
Rose was preceded in death by her
parents; husband, Annis; all six
brothers-in-law; all three
sisters-in-law, one niece, and three
nephews. Rose was the last living of the
nine Ole E. Thorson children and their
spouses.
Rose is survived by her two sons, Jerry
Thorson and his wife, Kay, of Waverly;
and Merlyn Thorson and his wife, Sue, of
St. Ansgar. She has six grandchildren,
Michelle Sears and her husband, Mike, of
Minneapolis, Minn.; Teresa Beverly of
San Antonio; Texas; Jon Thorson and his
wife, Lise, of Virginia Beach, Va.; Cory
Thorson and his wife, Tara, of
Minneapolis; Allison Thorson of Cedar
Falls; and Greg Thorson of Cedar Falls.
She has eight great-grandchildren. She
is survived by her sister, Fern Barenz,
of Osage; 17 nieces and nephews.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, (641)
713-4920.
FREDA P. CLAUSEN
MASON CITY — Freda P. Clausen, 84, of
Waterloo and formerly of Mason City,
died in Waterloo Tuesday (Oct. 5, 2004).
Graveside services for Freda will be
held at 11 a.m. Friday at Elmwood-St.
Joseph Cemetery in Mason City, with the
Rev. Jerry Miller of the First Church of
the Open Bible, Waterloo, officiating.
Visitation will be one hour prior to
service time Friday at Major Erickson
Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.,
before proceeding to Elmwood-St. Joseph
Cemetery for the graveside service.
The family requests no memorials or
floral arrangements.
Freda P. Gorham was born Feb. 15, 1920,
the daughter of Oliver E. and Myrtle M.
(Connett) Gorham in Huron, S.D. She
attended school in the Mason City area.
Freda was united in marriage to Ronald
“Don” Clausen on Feb. 10, 1946, in
Albert Lea, Minn.
Freda will be remembered for unselfishly
giving of herself and helping to meet
the needs of others. She was also a very
loving and caring mother and
grandmother.
Those left to cherish her memory are her
children, R. Mark Clausen and wife,
Sharon, of Mason City; and Francine
Miller and husband, Jerry, of Waterloo;
her grandchildren, Adam Clausen of
Madison, Wis.; Kaylinn Clausen of Mason
City; David Miller and wife, Krisann, of
Des Moines; Becki Johnson and husband,
Jeff, of Waterloo; Johnathan Miller and
wife, Christin, of Stephens City, Va.;
and Matthew Miller and wife, Nicole, of
Dayton, Ohio; 11 great-grandchildren;
and one sister, Darlene Maul of Florida.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; husband Don in 1984; sisters,
Lela Daggett, Jessie Franzen, Wava
Elbert; and one brother, Melvin Gorham.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory,
(641) 423-0924.
BERTHA ALVINA DISHON
NORTHWOOD — Bertha Alvina Dishon, 94, of
Northwood, died Tuesday (Oct. 5, 2004)
at the Muse-Norris Hospice In-patient
Unit in Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m.
Friday at Conner Colonial Chapel, 1008
First Ave. S. in Northwood, with the
Rev. Jay Amundson officiating. Burial
will be in Sunset Rest Cemetery in
Northwood.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m.
today at Conner Colonial Chapel and one
hour prior to service time on Friday at
the chapel.
The family of Bertha Alvina Dishon has
requested that memorial contributions be
made in her memory.
Bertha Alvina Dishon was born on Nov.
10, 1909, in Barton Township near Fort
Dodge, Iowa, the daughter of Fredrick
and Minnie Caroline (Berner) Kruse.
She attended and received her education
in the rural Northwood country schools.
After completing her schooling, she
worked as a home health aide for various
families in the Northwood area.
She was united in marriage to Ralph
Dishon on Nov. 18, 1935, in Mason City.
He preceded her in death on Nov. 21,
1970.
In 1942, the family moved to Mason City
where Bertha began working as a
seamstress for 12 years for Mode O’Day
before moving back to Northwood in 1956,
where Bertha helped her husband on the
grain truck until the time of his death.
Bertha lived at her home in Northwood
until Sept. 25, 2002, when she became a
resident of the Lutheran Retirement Home
in Northwood. While living at home,
Bertha went to the congregate meals.
She enjoyed gardening, crocheting; and
loved and enjoyed growing African
Violets which she took great pride and
joy in.
Bertha also enjoyed doing needlework and
received numerous ribbons. She also
enjoyed doing ceramics at the Lutheran
Retirement Home in Northwood, and
showing her ceramics at the Worth County
Fair.
She was a member of the United Methodist
Church in Northwood.
Left to cherish her memory are her
daughter, Jeanette Jacks and her
husband, Larry, of Eaton, Colo.; six
grandchildren, Mike Jacks and his wife,
Doreen, of Greeley, Colo.; Doug Jacks
and his wife, Mari Jo, of Longmont,
Colo.; special granddaughter, Becky
Jacks of Northwood; Brad Jacks and his
wife, Tracy, of Eaton, Colo.; Denise
Kalvig of Northwood; and Dennis Jensen
and his wife, Teresa, of Culpeper, Va.;
13 great-grandchildren; six
great-great-grandchildren; two great-stepgrandsons;
three great-great-stepgrandchildren; a
son-in-law, Bill Jensen of Northwood; a
sister-in-law, Marie Dahle of Mason
City; as well as other relatives and
friends.
Besides her husband, Ralph, Bertha was
also preceded in death by her parents;
daughter, Marcele Jensen; three
brothers, and three sisters.
Conner Colonial Chapel, (641) 324-1543,
www.colonialchapels.com
CAROLINE C. GIGLIOTTI
ROCKFORD — Caroline C. Gigliotti, 87,
formerly of 2574 Zinnia Ave. in Rockford
and Rochester, Mich., died Wednesday
(Oct. 6, 2004) at the Rockwell Community
Nursing Home, where she had been a
resident for the past year.
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
HOLGER JORGENSEN
VENTURA — Holger Jorgensen, 97, of
Ventura, died Wednesday (Oct. 6, 2004)
at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit.
A private graveside service will be held
at the Clear Lake Cemetery.
Holger was born Jan. 3, 1907, in
Denmark, the son of Peder and Marie
Jorgensen.
Holger farmed for more than 65 years in
the Ventura area, having arrived in this
country from Denmark in 1925.
Holger is survived by great-nieces and
nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents,
six brothers and two sisters.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N.
Fourth St. in Clear Lake, is in charge
of arrangements.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, (641)
357-2193.
DUANE C. METZGER
ALGONA — Duane C. Metzger, 77, of rural
Lone Rock, died Wednesday (Oct. 6, 2004)
at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in
Mason City.
Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m.
Saturday at Immanuel Lutheran Church in
Lotts Creek, with Pastor David Bergquist
officiating. Burial will be in East Lawn
Cemetery in Algona with military
graveside services.
Visitation will be held one hour prior
to services on Saturday at the church.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home
in Algona is in charge of arrangements.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral
Home, (515) 295-3731.
LARRY W. SWANSON
SHEFFIELD — Larry W. Swanson, 76, of
Sheffield, died Wednesday (Oct. 6, 2004)
at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
Retz-Grarup Funeral Home in Sheffield.
Retz-Grarup Funeral Home, (641)
892-4241.
THERMON E. PRUITT
ST. JOSEPH — Thermon E. Pruitt, 85, of
St. Joseph, formerly of Colorado
Springs, Colo., died Tuesday (Oct. 5,
2004) in Colorado Springs.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
Wilson Funeral Homes, 403 E. McGregor in
Algona.
Wilson Funeral Homes, (515) 295-2622.
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PUBLISHED FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8,
2004.
Obituaries are presented as a
community service of Fullerton
Funeral Homes. Information is
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provided by funeral homes for
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and Globe Online.
LARRY SWANSON
SHEFFIELD — Larry Swanson, 76,
of Sheffield, died Wednesday
(Oct. 6, 2004) at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa.
Funeral service will be held
10:30 a.m. Saturday at Zion St.
John Lutheran Church in
Sheffield with the Rev. Kent A.
Mechler officiating, and burial
in Hillside Cemetery, Sheffield.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7
p.m. today at Retz-Grarup
Funeral Home, Sheffield.
Larry Wayne Swanson was born
Feb. 6, 1928, in Forest City, a
son of Alvin and Ida (Elias)
Swanson. He was baptized and
confirmed at Pilot Knob Lutheran
Church near Forest City and
graduated from Fertile High
School.
On April 21, 1950, Larry was
united in marriage with Violet
J. Clair at Immanuel Lutheran
Church in Forest City. They made
their home in Forest City where
Larry drove truck for
International Harvester and
worked on farms as a hired hand.
In 1961, they moved to Sheffield
where he worked as a hired hand
for Junior Edgington and other
area farmers. Larry also sold
cattle for the Sheffield Cattle
Co. and fertilizer.
For two years, Larry and Viran
the bowling alley in Sheffield.
He was known as ‘Grandpa Larry’
to Sheffield kids for 14 years
as he drove school bus and
really enjoyed and cared for the
children on his busses.
When his children were in Little
League he began coaching and
enjoyed it so much he continued
coaching for 17 years. His
number one rule was “everybody
gets to play.” Every year he
took his team to a Twins
baseball game.
To his family, Larry was known
as ‘The Guy,’ he could fix
anything and gladly helped out
his family whenever needed.
Always a happy, friendly and
giving person, he made sure
everyone he met had what they
needed without expectation of
being repaid.
Larry and Vi were excellent
polka dancers and would often be
given the floor for others to
enjoy watching them.
Larry was a member of Zion St.
John Lutheran Church, Sheffield.
He is survived by his wife of 54
years, Vi; children, Cheryl
(Tim) Riherd, of Forest City;
Vickie Ronnenberg, of Zumbrota,
Minn.; Norlene (Mike) Kramer, of
Sheffield; Jon (Barb) Swanson,
of Sheffield; Dave (Karen)
Swanson, of Brighton, Colo.;
Gail Kuper, of Omaha, Neb.; 16
grandchildren; 12
great-grandchildren; brother,
Dean (Fran) Swanson, of
Williams, Iowa.
Larry is preceded in death by
his parents; brother, Gerald
Swanson; and sister, Gloria
Griffith.
Retz-Grarup Funeral Home, (641)
892-4241.
WALTER G. GREIMAN
MILAN, Mo. — Walter Garth
Greiman, 81, of Milan, formerly
of Garner and Lake Mills, died
Wednesday (Sept. 29, 2004) at
his farm north of Milan.
The son of Benjamin and Nettie
(Griffin) Greiman, Walter was
born in Klemme, Iowa, on Aug. 3,
1923. He married Dorothy Pauline
Hartwig in Kanawha on June 28,
1944. At the time of his death,
they had been married 60 years.
Preceding him in death were his
parents; three sisters, Marie
Anderson, Donna Finders and
Dorothy Wilson; and two
brothers, Floyd and Vern Greiman.
Walter is survived by his wife,
Dorothy; one son, Steve Greiman
and wife, Rosalie, of Lake
Mills; two daughters, Kathy
Helgeson and husband, Robert, of
LaQuinta, Calif.; and Jane
Schaper and husband, Ronald, of
Kirksville, Mo.; six
grandchildren; seven
great-grandchildren; and one
sister, Nell Flagler, of
Phoenix, Ariz.
Walter attended Liberty Township
country school and graduated
from Klemme High School, where
he was a member of the
basketball and baseball teams.
Walter spent all of his life
farming. He was an avid hunter
and horseman. He also enjoyed
competitive bowling and was a
men’s fast pitch softball
pitcher many years of his adult
life.
Walter was confirmed in the
Lutheran faith in 1937 at the
Peace Reformed Church in Klemme.
Walter was a member of Peace
Lutheran Church in Milan, where
funeral services were held at
1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 2,
2004, with Pastor David Lukefahr
officiating. Burial was at
Oakwood Cemetery in Milan.
Casket bearers were his
grandchildren and their spouses,
Jason and Denise Helgeson, Tyler
and Christy Schaper, Jennifer (Schaper)
and Chris Hentges, Jessica (Schaper)
and Chris Kespohl, Jill Greiman
and Christine (Greiman) and
Chris Budach.
Schoene-Ruschmeier Funeral Home
in Milan, Mo., was in charge of
arrangements.
ROSE DOROTHY THORSON
ST. ANSGAR — Rose Dorothy
(Streich) Thorson, 88, of St.
Ansgar, died Monday evening
(Oct. 4, 2004) at the St. Ansgar
Good Samaritan Center. This was
two days short of her 70th
wedding anniversary.
Funeral service will be held
10:30 a.m. Saturday at First
Lutheran Church in St. Ansgar
with the Rev. Robert Porisch
officiating. Burial will be at
First Lutheran Cemetery in St.
Ansgar.
Visitation will be held from
4:30 to 7 p.m. today at
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home
in St. Ansgar.
Rose Wilhelmina Dorothy Streich
was born March 22, 1916, in
Grafton, daughter of Edna
(Rosenberg) and Albert Streich.
She was baptized in Grafton
Emmanuel Lutheran Church.
She attended school in Grafton
through the 6th grade, where she
was affectionately known as
Rosie.
Her family then moved to St.
Ansgar, where she graduated from
St. Ansgar High School in 1934.
On Oct. 6 of this same year, she
married Annis Thorson, her
husband of 61½ years.
They lived on three different
farms north of St. Ansgar until
1944, when they moved to the
Thorson family farm two miles
northwest of St. Ansgar on
Highway 105. Rose remained on
the farm after Annis’ passing in
March 1996, staying there until
April 2001.
She moved into the Worth Living
Center in St. Ansgar at this
time. In August 2003, she moved
to the St. Ansgar Good Samaritan
Center.
Since age 12 she had been a
member of First Lutheran Church,
where she was both confirmed and
married by the Rev. Olaf A.
Langehough. She was a member of
the Martha Circle.
Rose was preceded in death by
her parents; husband, Annis; all
six brothers-in-law; all three
sisters-in-law, one niece, and
three nephews. Rose was the last
living of the nine Ole E.
Thorson children and their
spouses.
Rose is survived by her two
sons, Jerry Thorson and his
wife, Kay, of Waverly; and
Merlyn Thorson and his wife,
Sue, of St. Ansgar. She has six
grandchildren, Michelle Sears
and her husband, Mike, of
Minneapolis, Minn.; Teresa
Beverly of San Antonio; Texas;
Jon Thorson and his wife, Lise,
of Virginia Beach, Va.; Cory
Thorson and his wife, Tara, of
Minneapolis; Allison Thorson of
Cedar Falls; and Greg Thorson of
Cedar Falls. She has eight
great-grandchildren. She is
survived by her sister, Fern
Barenz, of Osage; 17 nieces and
nephews.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home,
(641) 713-4920.
DOUGLAS E. WALROD
BELMOND — Douglas E. Walrod, 78,
of Belmond, passed away Thursday
(Oct. 7, 2004) at Belmond
Medical Center.
Private family funeral services
for Douglas Walrod will be held
at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Dugger
Ewing Funeral Home, 111 Luick’s
Lane S. in Belmond, with Pastor
Lynne Spencer-Smith officiating.
Burial will be in the Belmond
Cemetery. Graveside military
rites will be provided by the
Belmond Honor Guard.
Visitation will be held from 4
to 7 p.m. today at Dugger Ewing
Funeral Home in Belmond.
Douglas, the son of William and
Jeanette Mickelson Walrod, was
born April 27, 1926, in Belmond.
He grew up in Belmond and
graduated from Belmond Community
School in 1944. Later that same
year, Douglas joined the United
States Navy and served his
country until being honorably
discharged in 1946.
Douglas was united in marriage
with Colleen Dorr on Nov. 9,
1946, in Garner. The couple made
their home in Belmond where they
raised their four children:
Toni, Judy, Steven and Bill.
Through the years, Douglas held
many jobs. He was employed by
the telephone company, owned and
operated Belmond’s Skelly
Station, worked at Elliott’s
Hardware and was a Belmond
policeman. He then was employed
by Packard Electric and fin-ally
owned his own electrical
business, Walrod Electric.
He was a member of the Belmond
VFW.
Douglas is survived by two
daughters: Toni Armour of
Belmond and Judy Havens and her
husband, Donald, of Belmond; two
sons: Steven Walrod and his
wife, Linda, of Belmond and Bill
Walrod of Belmond; nine
grandchildren, Matt (Sue)
Armour, Jesse Armour, Rita
(Geoff) Simmons, Sarah Havens,
Mike Havens, Jason and Emily
Walrod, Travis and Taylor
Walrod; four
great-grandchildren, Kyle and
Ryan Armour and Emma and Sally
Simmons; one brother, Dale
(Nadine) Walrod of Belmond.
He was preceded in death by his
parents; wife, Colleen in 2000;
three sisters: Helen Busick,
Lois Hanson, June Hansen, five
brothers: Clayton, Charles,
Gerald, Lawrence, William, and
son-in-law Terry Armour.
Dugger Ewing Funeral Home, (641)
444-3248.
PAUL GERHARD KRUGGEL
ST. HELENS, Ore. — Paul Gerhard
Kruggel passed away peacefully
on Wednesday (Oct. 6, 2004) at
his home at the age of 95.
Paul was born in Rockwell, Iowa,
on Sept. 2, 1909, to Herman
David and Anna (Dreyer) Kruggel.
He was born at home and weighed
12 pounds! He had two sisters,
Olga O’Harrow and Alma Schaer,
both of whom preceded him in
death.
Surviving are his daughter,
Diane Dillard; and grandsons,
James and Daniel Dillard of St.
Helens; as well as a
great-granddaughter, Crystal
Dillard. Also surviving are
nieces, Valeria Pryor, of
Beavercreek, Ore.; Jeanette
Pruin, of Seattle, Wash.; Linda
Terrano, of Lincoln, Neb.; JoAnn
Lynne, of Bismarck, N.D.; and
Ginny Buehler, of San Francisco,
Calif.; nephews, Michael Broers,
of Mason City; Jon Broers, of
Chicago, Ill.; Bob Keister, of
Winona, Minn.; Peter Buehler, of
Columbia, Ohio; and Pastor David
Buehler, of Dartmouth, Mass. He
also has a cousin, Katherine
Amundson, of Northwood.
Preceding him in death very
recently was Elsie Broers and
Helen Broers, of Mason City.
He was baptized and confirmed at
the Rockwell Lutheran Church,
then became a member of St.
James Lutheran.
Paul graduated from Rockwell
High School in 1929 and recalls
that the night of his graduation
(May 27) word was received that
Lindberg landed in Paris. He
played violin in the school
orchestra.
He graduated from Hamilton
Business College and spent
several years at Iowa Hardware
Mutual Insurance Co.
He began his banking career
earlier when he worked for his
father at Rockwell State Bank
and then was hired by First
National Bank of Mason City. He
was happy that he was sent on an
errand and was not in the bank
when the Dillinger Boys held up
that bank, shooting one person
and taking Paul’s brother-in-law
hostage along with five others.
He married Elsie Eva Buehler in
1936 at St. James Lutheran
Church in Mason City. Daughter
Diane, arrived in 1942, and
unfortunately Elsie passed away
in August 1943.
Paul married Marieta Helen
Broers on April 22, 1945. She
preceded him in death on March
11, 2002.
The Kruggels moved to Oregon in
1954 and lived in Gresham and
Rainier prior to settling in St.
Helens in 1955.
Paul went to work for the Bank
of St. Helens and was manager in
charge of opening up the
Scappoose Branch.
Paul retired from Western Bank
in 1974 at the age of 65. He
served on the Board of Directors
of the St. Helens Senior Center
and was instrumental in the
building of the new center on
15th Street.
He was an avid organic gardener
whose “green thumb” was evident
when he lived on 13 acres on
Slavens Road in Warren, Ore.
Paul was a good bowler and even
brought home first place in
doubles at a state meet in Reno.
Paul was a member of First
Lutheran Church in St. Helens
and had a deep and profound
faith in God.
He loved visiting friends and
family and even got up the nerve
to jump on the back of a Harley
at the age of 85 for a ride
through St. Helens. Whenever he
got a chance, he loved to go
fishing and got his fair share
of bass, trout, salmon and
steelhead. He and Marieta loved
to play cards especially
pinochle and cribbage.
Special thanks to the wonderful
caregivers in his life...
Barbara Roberts, Mary Rathbun,
Ronda Grau, Carolyn Dredge,
Lindsay Stoneman and Billie
Ivey. He especially counted on
his grandson, Jim, for the trips
to doctors or for groceries. He
was comforted by regular visits
from his friend, John Hunnicutt,
and he enjoyed his weekend card
games with Carolyn Dredge and
Cheryl Young and families. His
family is grateful for his
caring physician, Dr. Denise
Hayward.
Funeral services will be held at
11 a.m. today at First Lutheran
Church in St. Helens, with
Pastor L.A. Jacobson of Bethany
Lutheran in Warren officiating.
Memorial contributions may be
made to the First Lutheran
Church in Paul’s name.
JEANNETTE IRENE NEUMANN
ST. ANSGAR — Jeannette Irene
Neumann, 81, died Tuesday (Oct.
5, 2004).
Funeral service will be held 1
p.m. Saturday at Immanuel
Lutheran Church in St. Ansgar
with the Rev. Byron North-wick
officiating. Burial will be in
St. John’s Cemetery, Rock
Township.
Visitation will be held from 5
to 8 p.m. today at Schroeder &
Sites Funeral Home in St.
Ansgar.
Jeannette Irene Hartwig was born
Jan. 1, 1923, at home in Newburg
Township, Mitchell County, Iowa,
the daughter of Leo and Anna
(Bethke) Hartwig.
Jeannette was baptized into the
Christian faith at St. John’s
Lutheran Church, Rock Township,
Feb. 25, 1923. On March 17,
1937, she was confirmed.
Jeannette grew up southwest of
St. Ansgar, Iowa, in Newburg
Township, and at-tended Country
School No. 5. In 1941, she
graduated from St. Ansgar High
School.
She was employed at the Jack
Sprat Grocery Store in St.
Ansgar.
May 20, 1943, she was united in
marriage to William F. Neumann
at St. John’s Lutheran Church,
Rock Township, by the Rev. Fred
Ide. This union was blessed with
four children, two daughters and
two sons.
Jeannette became a member of
Immanuel Lutheran Church, St.
Ansgar.
Jeannette was a housewife and
was later employed at the Good
Samaritan Center in St. Ansgar
as a nurses aide and med aide
for 26 years. She was active as
a homemaker health aide and an
Avon Representative.
Jeannette enjoyed growing
flowers, watching and feeding
the cardinals and humming birds
in her backyard, baking, making
holiday decorations, visiting
with friends at the Senior
Center and spending time with
family.
Jeannette was preceded in death
by her parents, husband William;
and great-grandsons, Samuel and
Adam Bruggeman.
Jeannette is survived by two
daughters, Charlene Bruggeman of
St. Ansgar and her children,
Michael, of St. Ansgar and his
children Cassie, Ariel, Colton
and Cari; Steven and his wife,
Kim, and their children, Travis
and Anna of Rose Creek, Minn.;
LaDonna Cleveland of Shakopee,
Minn., and her son, Jeffrey, of
Forest City; two sons, Darwin
“Butch” and wife, Jeanne, of St.
Ansgar, and children Angela
Retterath and husband, Chad, and
their children, Skylar and
Hunter of St. Ansgar;, Joshua
and wife, Bobbi Jo, and their
daughter, Madeline, of
Stacyville; David and wife,
Mary, and their children,
Lindsay and Brooke of Gilbert,
Ariz.; two sisters, Lucille
Scharper of Osage and Lois
Dutcher of Manly; nieces and
nephews.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home,
(641) 713-4920.
MARILYN J. HEATHERTON
MASON CITY — Marilyn J.
Heatherton, 81, of Mason City,
died Wednesday (Oct. 6, 2004) at
the Muse Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit.
Funeral service will be held at
11 a.m. Monday at the First
Presbyterian Church, 201
Willowbrook Drive in Mason City,
with the Rev. Terry
Hamilton-Poore officiating.
Burial will be in Elmwood
Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4
to 7 p.m. Sunday at Major
Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave. in Mason City.
Memorials may be given to
Hospice of North Iowa, American
Cancer Society and the First
Presbyterian Church.
Major Erickson Funeral Home &
Crematory, (641) 423-0924.
JACK C. DELBRIDGE
AMES — Jack C. Delbridge, 75, of
Ames, formerly of Cedar Rapids,
died Wednesday (Oct. 6, 2004) at
the Israel Family Hospice House.
Funeral service will be held
1:30 p.m. Saturday at Turner
East Funeral Home, 800 Second
Ave. S.E. in Cedar Rapids, with
the Rev. Robert Ruppert
officiating. Burial will be in
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4
to 7 p.m. today at the funeral
home and after 12:30 p.m.
Saturday.
Turner Funeral Home, (319)
362-1131.
Caroline C. Gigliotti
ROCKWELL — Caroline C.
Gigliotti, 87, formerly of 2574
Zinnia Ave. in Rockford and
Rochester, Mich., died early
Wednesday morning (Oct. 6, 2004)
at the Rockwell Community
Nursing Home, where she had been
a resident for the past year.
Funeral service will be held at
11 a.m. Monday at the Pixley
Funeral Home, 322 W. University
Drive in Rochester, Mich.
Interment will be in White
Chapel Memorial Cemetery in
Troy, Mich.
Visitation will be held from 4
to 8 p.m. Sunday at Pixley
Funeral Home in Rochester, Mich.
Those wishing to extend
memorials may direct them to the
Rockwell Community Nursing Home,
707 Elm St., Rockwell, IA 50469.
Expressions of sympathy to the
family may be sent in the care
of Caroline’s daughter, Linda
Heft, 2574 Zinnia Ave.,
Rockford, IA 50468
Fullerton Funeral Home and
Cremation Services, (641)
423-8676
www.fullertonfh.com
THERMON E. PRUITT
ST. JOSEPH — Thermon E. Pruitt,
85, of Colorado Springs, Colo.,
died Tuesday (Oct. 5, 2004) at
Colorado Springs.
Funeral service will be held at
2:45 p.m. Saturday at St. Joseph
Catholic Church in St. Joe.
Visitation will be held at 1:30
p.m. until time of services on
Saturday at the church.
Wilson’s of Algona, (515)
295-2622.
DOROTHY P. HEYER
HAMPTON — Dorothy P. Heyer, 81,
of Hampton, died Thursday (Oct.
7, 2004) at Franklin General
Hospital in Hampton.
Memorial service will be held at
10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the
Hampton United Methodist Church
in Hampton with the Rev. Jerry
Miller officiating. Inurnment
will be at a later date at the
Hampton Cemetery.
There will be no visitation as
Dorothy gifted her body to
science.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home,
(641) 456-3232.
RICHARD ATKINSON
SHEFFIELD — Richard Atkinson,
86, of Sheffield, died Thursday
(Oct. 7, 2004) at the Sheffield
Care Center.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Retz-Grarup
Funeral Home in Sheffield.
Retz-Grarup Funeral Home, (641)
892-4241.
CLARENCE MEYER
CHARLES CITY — Clarence Meyer,
91, of Charles City, died
Thursday (Oct. 7, 2004) at the
Ninth Street Chautauqua Guest
Home in Charles City.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Hauser Funeral
Home, 1205 S. Main St. in
Charles City.
Hauser Funeral Home, (641)
228-2323.
ARDEAN LANDERS
GREENE — Ardean Landers, 86, of
Greene, died Thursday (Oct. 7,
2004) at Liebe Care Center in
Greene.
Arrangements are incomplete at
Reid’s Funeral Chapel in Greene.
Reid’s Funeral Chapel, (641)
823-4457.
GREGORY GAARDER
KENSETT — Gregory Gaarder, 54,
of Kensett, died Thursday (Oct.
7, 2004) at Opportunity Village
in Clear Lake.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Conner Colonial
Chapel, 1008 First Ave. S. in
Northwood.
Conner Colonial Chapel, (641)
324-1543.
www.colonialchapels.com
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ANNA FLORENCE GLAWE
CORWITH — Funeral
services for Anna
Florence Hansen Glawe,
94, will be held at 10
a.m. Monday at the
United Methodist Church
in Corwith with the Rev.
Dan Fernandez
officiating. Interment
will be in the Corwith
Cemetery.
Visitation will be held
from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday
at Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home in Corwith.
Anna Florence Hansen
Glawe was born Nov. 17,
1909, to Hans Marius and
Anna Katherine Eleanora
Hansen on a homestead
near Wiggins, Colo.
In 1922, the family
returned to Wesley,
Iowa, where her father’s
parents had settled
after immigrating from
Denmark.
Florence graduated from
Wesley High School as
valedictorian in 1927.
After at-tending a
course of study in
business and piano at
Upper Iowa University,
she returned to Wesley
to work in the Exchange
Bank until 1935.
In June 1935, Florence
married Elmer Glawe of
Corwith, at Wesley
United Methodist Church.
The couple built a home
on their farm west of
Corwith, where they
spent their lives, until
Florence moved into the
Kanawha Community
Nursing Home in May of
2004.
Florence began studying
piano at an early age.
She always enjoyed music
and starting in her
teens was a church
organist and pianist for
more than 50 years at
the Wesley and Corwith
United Methodist
Churches. It was her
honor to play for many
weddings, funerals and
special events.
Florence enjoyed oil
painting, needlework,
crafts and family
history. She instilled
her love of music and
crafts in her children
and grandchildren.
She and Elmer spent
innumerable hours
playing cards and
dominoes with their
grandchildren and
great-grandchildren.
They also enjoyed
traveling by camper or
trailer to many places
and wintered in Weslaco,
Texas, for more than 30
years.
Florence was originally
a member of the Wesley
United Methodist Church
and became a member of
the Corwith United
Methodist Church after
she was married.
For many years, she
taught and attended
Sunday school, in
addition to playing the
piano and organ.
She was an active member
of the United Methodist
Women and held many
offices over the years.
Florence died on
Thursday (Oct. 7, 2004)
at the Kanawha Community
Nursing Home in Kanawha
at the age of 94.
Florence was preceded in
death by her parents;
husband; two sisters,
Grace (Fred) Diekmann
and Maurine (Ed) Loebig;
and five brothers and
sisters-in-law, Elda
(Roy) Clark, Anne
(Ralph) Crowley, Maude
(Herman) Studer, Hazel
(August) Studer, and
George Glawe.
Florence is survived by
her two daughters and
their husbands, Janice
and George Guenther and
Mariann and Myron Cram,
both of Corwith; eight
grandchildren, Pamela
(Mike) Wilson of
Johnston; Sara Guenther
(Bob Christian) of
Algona; Linda (Marc)
Quibell of Ankeny;
Gregory (Janelle)
Guenther of
Williamsburg; Patricia
Guenther of Corwith;
Mark (Robin) Cram of
Corwith; Anne (Mike)
Sabotta of Cypress,
Texas; and Katherine
(Bob) Fauvelle of
Westminster, Colo.; 14
great-grandchildren,
Blake and Ben Wilson;
Tommy and Michaela
Christian; Eric and
Nadine Quibell; Elise
and Lila Guenther;
Steven, Kevin and Randy
Cram; and Caroline,
Courtney and Catherine
Sabotta; her
sister-in-law, Margaret
Glawe; and many nieces,
nephews and friends.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home, (515)
583-2469.
www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com.
CLARENCE ‘LEFTY’ MEYER
CHARLES CITY — Clarence
“Lefty” Meyer, 91, of
Charles City, died on
Thursday (Oct. 7, 2004)
at the Ninth Street
Chautauqua Guest Home in
Charles City.
Funeral service will be
held 10:30 a.m. Monday
at the First
Congregational Church,
with burial at Riverside
Cemetery, Charles City.
Pastor Phil Corr will
officiate.
Friends may call from 5
to 7 p.m. Sunday at
Hauser Funeral Home,
1205 S. Main St. in
Charles City, and one
hour prior to services
at the church.
Memorials may be direct-ed
to Hospice of North
Iowa, Floyd County
Community Nursing,
and/or First
Congregational Church.
Clarence William Meyer
was born May 23, 1913,
in Charles City, the son
of Otto and Elizabeth
(Deist) Meyer. He was
raised in the area and
graduated from Colwell
High School in 1931. He
was united in marriage
to Pauline Zimmer on
Feb. 7, 1937, in Charles
City. He worked as a
machinist with
Oliver/White Farm for 40
years, retiring in 1974.
He enjoyed baseball and
softball, and loved
fishing, hunting,
trapshooting and
gardening. He especially
loved spending time with
his family,
grandchildren and
great-grandchildren.
“Lefty” was a member of
the First Congregational
Church. He was former
past president of the
Oliver Athletic
Association, and a coach
of the Salsbury softball
team.
Living relatives include
his sons, DeWayne Meyer
and wife, Darlene, of
Charles City; and Roger
Meyer of Davenport;
three grandchildren,
Denise Lampman and
husband, Alan; Dawn Bray
and husband, Greg; and
Dan Meyer and wife,
Diane; and three
great-grandchildren,
Morgan and Kirby Meyer
and Kelsey Lampman.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; wife,
Pauline; son, Richard;
and four brothers,
Harold, Lloyd, Bob, and
Melvin.
The Hauser Funeral Home,
(641) 228-2323.
www.hauserfh.com
DAISY PELLNER
OSAGE — Daisy Pellner,
99, of Osage and
formerly of Charles
City, died Friday (Oct.
8, 2004) at the Osage
Rehabilitation and
Health Care Center.
Daisy was born Nov. 20,
1904, at Spirit Lake,
Iowa, the daughter of
Grandville “Dick” and
Olive Mae (Allen) Brown.
She was united in
marriage in 1923 to Paul
Pellner in Oelwein.
They made their home in
Cedar Rapids, West
Union, and then moved to
Charles City in the
1930s.
Daisy worked as a cook
at the Cedar Valley
Hospital and at the
Chautauqua Guest Home in
Charles City until her
retirement.
She enjoyed cooking,
gardening, sewing,
quilting and her flower
garden.
Funeral service will be
11 a.m. Monday at
Champion-Bucheit Funeral
Home in Osage with Lay
Minister Gary Gilbert
officiating. Burial will
be 1:30 p.m. Monday at
Sunnyside Memory Gardens
in Charles City.
There will be visitation
one hour prior to
services on Monday at
the funeral home.
She is survived by two
sisters, Alice Peterson
of Osage; and Vivian Van
Valkenburg of Omaha,
Neb.; and many nieces
and nephews.
She was preceded by her
parents; her husband,
Paul, in 1992; three
sisters, Grace Elwell,
Pearl Zerke and Gladys
Oelkers; four brothers,
Grant Brown, Richard
Brown, Morton Brown and
Ernest Brown.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral
Home, (641) 732-3706.
GREGORY ‘GREG’ DONALD
GAARDER
KENSETT — Gregory “Greg”
Donald Gaarder, 54, of
Kensett, died Thursday
(Oct. 7, 2004) at
Opportunity Village in
Clear Lake.
Funeral service will be
held at 11 a.m. Monday
at the First Lutheran
Church, 309 N. Ninth St.
in Northwood, with the
Rev. Wayne Hagen
officiating. Burial will
be in Sunset Rest
Cemetery in Northwood.
Visitation will be from
4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at
Conner Colonial Chapel,
1008 First Ave. S.,
Northwood, and one hour
prior to service time on
Monday at the church.
The family of Gregory
Donald Gaarder has
requested that memorial
contributions be made to
Opportunity Village in
Clear Lake,
Northwood-Kensett
Athletic Boosters, or to
the First Lutheran
Church in Northwood in
his memory.
Gregory Donald Gaarder
was born on Dec. 9,
1949, in Mason City, the
son of Donald and Carol
(Banken) Gaarder. He was
baptized and reaffirmed
the faith of his baptism
through confirmation at
the First Lutheran
Church in Northwood. He
attended and received
his education in the
Northwood-Kensett School
system, and was a
graduate of
Northwood-Kensett High
School, class of 1969.
While in high school, he
was a member of 4-H.
After completing his
schooling, he worked at
various businesses for
Comprehensive Systems in
Osage, NIVC Placement
services in Mason City
and for the past seven
years had been a
resident of Opportunity
Village in Clear Lake.
He was an avid sports
fan, especially
following
Northwood-Kensett School
sports. He also enjoyed
golfing and was
self-taught, and enjoyed
bowling and
participating in Special
Olympics.
Greg was a very social
and friendly person and
felt that no one was a
stranger.
He was a life member of
First Lutheran Church in
Northwood. While living
at Opportunity Village,
he at-tended churches in
Clear Lake.
Left to cherish his
memory is his father,
Don Gaarder, of rural
Kensett; four sisters,
Marsha Hasseler and her
husband, Robert, of
Watertown, N.Y.; Janice
Jefferson and her
husband, Bruce, of
Dunkerton, Iowa; Susan
Mechem and her husband,
Mike, of Clarion, Iowa;
and Yvonne Wolsmann and
her husband, John, of
Omaha, Neb.; nieces and
nephews, Bjorn Hasseler;
Annikka Trabucco and her
husband, Bill; Lars and
Anders Hasseler; Johana,
Laura and her daughter,
EllieAnna, Kenneth;
Michael Jefferson;
Amanda and Kimberly
Mechem; and Inga and her
children, Connor and
Kaylee Webner and Erin
Webner; as well as other
relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death
by his mother, Carol
Gaarder, who died on
Oct. 4, 1996, and his
paternal and maternal
grandparents.
Conner Colonial Chapel,
(641) 324-1543.
www.colonialchapel.com
ARDEAN H. LANDERS
GREENE — Funeral
services for Ardean H.
Landers, 87, of 108 S.
High St., Greene, will
be 10:30 a.m. Monday at
St. Peter Lutheran
Church in Greene with
Pastor Gary Hatcher
officiating. Burial will
be in the Rose Hill
Cemetery in Greene with
military honors
conducted by Tack
Barnett Post No. 268,
American Legion, of
Greene.
Visitation will be from
3 p.m. until 5 p.m.
Sunday at Reid’s Funeral
Chapel in Greene, where
there will be a public
scripture service at 5
p.m. Visitation will
continue at the church
on Monday one hour
before services.
Ardean Henry Herman
Landers was born Sept.
9, 1917, in rural
Coldwater Township,
Butler County, a son of
William A. And Martha
(Meyne) Landers, and
died Thursday (Oct. 7,
2004) at Liebe Care
Center in Greene, where
he had been a resident
for the past two years.
Funeral arrangements
have been entrusted to
Reid’s Funeral Chapel,
519 N. First St.,
Greene. (641) 823-4457.
RICHARD ATKINSON
SHEFFIELD — Richard
Atkinson, 86, of
Sheffield, died Thursday
(Oct. 7, 2004) at the
Sheffield Care Center.
Funeral service will be
11 a.m. Monday at the
First United Methodist
Church, Sheffield, with
Rev. Bruce Wittern of
the Rockwell United
Methodist Church
officiating. Interment
will follow in Hillside
Cemetery.
Visitation will be held
from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday
at Retz-Grarup Funeral
Home in Sheffield with a
Masonic service by
Anchor Lodge No. 191 of
Hampton at 7 p.m.
Retz-Grarup Funeral
Home, (641) 892-4241.
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ARDEAN H.
LANDERS
GREENE — Funeral
services for
Ardean H.
Landers, 87, of
108 S. High St.,
Greene, will be
held at 10:30
a.m. Monday at
St. Peter
Lutheran Church
in Greene with
Pastor Gary
Hatcher
officiating.
Burial will be
in the Rose Hill
Cemetery in
Greene with
military honors
conducted by
Tack Barnett
Post 268 of the
American Legion
of Greene.
Visitation will
be 3 to 5 p.m.
today at Reid’s
Funeral Chapel
in Greene, where
there will be a
public Scripture
service at 5
p.m. Visitation
will continue at
the church one
hour before
services Monday.
Ardean Henry
Herman Landers
was born Sept.
10, 1917, in
rural Coldwater
Township, Butler
County, a son of
William A. and
Martha (Meyne)
Landers, and
died Thursday
(Oct. 7, 2004)
at the Liebe
Care Center in
Greene, where he
had resided for
over the past
two years.
He received his
education in the
Coldwater No. 5
Country School.
As a young man,
he worked as a
farm hand, and
on June 17,
1942, he was
inducted into
the United
States Army Air
Corps, serving
with Squadron B,
4121st AAF Base
Unit stationed
stateside. He
also served with
the 730th Army
Air Corps Band,
playing
trombone.
Following his
honorable
discharge on
Jan. 8, 1946, he
returned to
Greene, where he
resumed farming.
Ardean and his
brothers did
carpentry work
and operated a
sawmill.
On Nov. 24,
1948, he was
united in
marriage to Inez
Marguerite
Rodman at St.
Peter Lutheran
Church in
Greene. To this
union were born
three children.
They farmed in
the rural Greene
area, moving
onto their
present farm in
1955. Ardean was
also an agent
for First
Maxfield Mutual
Insurance Co.
for 21 years.
He was baptized
Oct. 21, 1917,
at St. John’s
Evangelical
Lutheran Church
at Vilmar, and
confirmed as a
member of St.
Peter Lutheran
Church in Greene
on May 24, 1931.
St. Peter’s was
an important
part of Ardean’s
life. He ushered
many years, and
served on the
parish council
and call
committees.
Ardean will be
remembered as a
gentleman with a
soft-spoken
voice, quiet
demeanor and
firm handshake.
His interests
included
fishing, hunting
and playing
cards. Ardean
valued the time
he spent with
old Air Force
buddies as he
attended Air
Corps Band
reunions.
However, his
greatest joy
came from
spending time
with his family
and attending
his
grandchildren’s
sporting events.
Living family
members include
two daughters:
Myrna and LeRoy
Beechey of
Richland Center,
Wis., and Arlene
and Kevin Noss
of Dougherty;
one son, Russell
Landers of El
Reno, Okla.; six
grandchildren,
Amy and Michael
Landers, both of
Waterloo, Martin
(Kim) Johnson of
Richland Center,
Wis., Phillip (Jama)
Johnson of
Grundy Center,
David and Dana
Noss both of
Dougherty; four
great-grandchildren,
Noah Johnson,
Alex Landers,
Ben Williams and
Shane Sosinsky;
three
step-grandchildren
and nine
step-great
grandchildren;
two sisters,
Emma (Gerald)
Wagner and Irene
Landers, and one
brother, Wilbur
Landers, all of
Greene. He is
also survived by
several brothers
and
sisters-in-law:
Shirley Petrack
of Charles City,
Edward (Joann)
Fouss of
Waverly, Ethel
Wilhelm of
Allison, Vera
(Bud) Knudtson
of
Fredericksburg,
Edith Schmitt of
Clarksville,
Velma Rodman of
Sumner and Carl
(Leona) Smith of
Nashua, along
with many nieces
and nephews.
Welcoming Ardean
into heaven will
be his loving
wife of 49
years, Inez;
grandson, Ryan
Landers; his
parents; two
sisters, Esther
Landers and
Delores Fouss;
two brothers,
Leo Landers and
Raymond Landers;
sisters and
brothers-in law;
special friend,
Norma Voigts,
and Air Corps
friends.
Those planning
an expression of
sympathy may
direct memorials
to the Ardean H.
Landers Memorial
Fund in care of
the family.
Reid’s Funeral
Chapel, 519 N.
First St.,
Greene, is
handling the
arrangements.
Reid’s Funeral
Chapel, (641)
823-4457.
MERLE J. BOEHMER
OSAGE — Merle J.
Boehmer, 44, of
Osage, died
Saturday (Oct.
9, 2004) at the
Mitchell County
Regional Health
Center in Osage.
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 St. Peter’s
Cemetery in New
Haven.
Visitation is
from 4:30 to 8
p.m. Monday at
the
Champion-Bucheit
Funeral Home in
Osage, where
there will be a
Knights of
Columbus rosary
at 4:45 p.m.
Merle was born
July 26, 1960,
in Osage, the
son of Edward
and Beverly
(Randall)
Boehmer. Merle
graduated from
Osage High
School in 1979.
He was united in
marriage to
Laurie Fox on
July 31, 1981,
in New Haven.
Merle was
employed at A to
Z drying for 24
years, where he
was presently
the plant
manager. Merle
loved fishing,
hunting,
golfing,
watching Osage
and Iowa
wrestling, the
Dallas Cowboys
and “Seinfeld.”
Merle is
survived by his
wife, Laurie
Boehmer of
Osage; three
daughters,
Vanessa,
Cassondra and
Emma Boehmer, at
home; his father
and mother,
Edward and
Beverly Boehmer
of Osage;
brothers and
sisters, Sandy
Roll and friend,
Rod Harang, of
Lake Mills, Ken
Boehmer and
wife, Kathy, of
Osage, Donna
Forsyth and
husband, Mark,
of Charles City,
Mary Bethke and
husband, Carl,
of Osage, and
Jim Boehmer and
wife, Angie, of
Lake Mills; 13
nieces and
nephews; three
great-nieces and
great-nephews,
and
father-in-law
and
mother-in-law,
Jim and Dorothy
Fox of New
Haven.
He is preceded
by paternal and
maternal
grandparents,
three uncles,
one aunt and one
nephew.
Champion-Bucheit
Funeral Home
(641) 732-3706.
RICHARD A.
ATKINSON
SHEFFIELD —
Richard A.
Atkinson, 86,
passed away on
Thursday (Oct.
7, 2004) at the
Sheffield Care
Center in
Sheffield.
Funeral services
will be held at
11 a.m. Monday
at the First
United Methodist
Church in
Sheffield.
Burial will be
in Hillside
Cemetery,
Sheffield.
Visitation will
be 5-7 p.m.
today at
Retz-Grarup
Funeral Home,
Sheffield, with
a Masonic
service at 7
p.m. by Anchor
Lodge 191 of
Hampton.
Richard was born
Nov. 29, 1917,
in Franklin
County south of
Sheffield, a son
of David and
Minnie
(Ingebretson)
Atkinson. He
graduated from
Sheffield High
School and
attended Iowa
State
University.
On Nov. 16,
1939, Richard
was united in
marriage with
Velma L. Kuns
and they lived
in the Sheffield
community since
then.
Richard was a
life-long farmer
and a Pioneer
seed salesman
for 25 years. He
was a member of
First United
Methodist Church
in Sheffield,
serving on many
boards and
committees, and
was chairman of
the board when
the church was
built in 1953.
Richard enjoyed
sports,
particularly
baseball and
fast-pitch
softball. He was
a player,
manager and
coach, and
later, a
well-respected
umpire for
baseball and
women’s
softball. He was
instrumental in
starting the
Franklin County
Little League
and Babe Ruth
programs in
1955. He was
also active with
4-H youth and
was on the
Franklin County
Fair Board for
eight years.
Richard was
president of the
Sheffield
Community Club
and a member of
Masonic Lodge
191, Hampton.
He enjoyed
family, friends,
golfing, fishing
and wintering in
Florida. He also
enjoyed card
games,
especially
bridge and
pitch.
Richard is
survived by his
wife of 65
years, Velma; a
daughter, Judie
Bey,
Bloomington,
Ill.; sons,
Jerry (Kathy)
Atkinson,
Urbandale, and
John R.
Atkinson, Fort
Worth, Texas;
eight
grandchildren;
17
great-grandchildren;
a sister,
Frances
Rodemeyer,
Sheffield; a
brother, George
(Maxine)
Atkinson, San
Antonio, Texas,
and a
brother-in-law,
Col. Dean
Esslinger, Ret.
USMC, Richmond,
Va.
He was preceded
in death by his
parents; a
sister, Jane
Esslinger; a
brother-in-law,
Milo Rodemeyer,
and a great-
grandson,
Christopher
Ward.
Retz-Grarup
Funeral Home,
(641) 892-4241.
ANNA FLORENCE
GLAWE
KANAWHA — Anna
Florence Hansen
Glawe was born
Nov. 17, 1909,
to Hans Marius
and Anna
Katherine
Eleanora Hansen
on a homestead
near Wiggins,
Colo. In 1922,
the family
returned to
Wesley, Iowa,
where her
father’s parents
had settled
after
immigrating from
Denmark.
Florence
graduated from
Wesley High
School as
valedictorian in
1927. After
at-tending a
course of study
in business and
piano at Upper
Iowa University,
she returned to
Wesley to work
in the Exchange
Bank until 1935.
In June 1935,
Florence married
Elmer Glawe of
Corwith at the
Wesley United
Methodist
Church. The
couple built a
home on their
farm west of
Corwith, where
they spent their
lives until
Florence moved
into the Kanawha
Community
Nursing Home in
May 2004.
Florence began
studying piano
at an early age.
She always
enjoyed music
and, starting in
her teens, was a
church organist
and pianist for
more than 50
years at the
Wesley and
Corwith United
Methodist
Churches. It was
her honor to
play for many
weddings,
funerals and
special events.
Florence enjoyed
oil painting,
needlework,
crafts and
family history.
She instilled
her love of
music and crafts
in her children
and
grandchildren.
She and Elmer
spent
innumerable
hours playing
cards and
dominoes with
their
grandchildren
and
great-grandchildren.
They also
enjoyed
traveling by
camper or
trailer to many
places and
wintered in
Weslaco, Texas,
for more than 30
years.
Florence was
originally a
member of the
Wesley United
Methodist Church
and became a
member of the
Corwith United
Methodist Church
after she was
married. For
many years, she
taught and
attended Sunday
School in
addition to
playing the
piano and organ.
She was an
active member of
the United
Methodist Women
and held many
offices over the
years.
Florence died on
Thursday (Oct.
7, 2004) at the
Kanawha
Community
Nursing Home in
Kanawha. She was
94.
Florence was
preceded in
death by her
parents;
husband; two
sisters, Grace
(Fred) Diekmann
and Maurine (Ed)
Loebig; five
brothers and
sisters-in-law,
Elda (Roy)
Clark, Anne
(Ralph) Crowley,
Maude (Herman)
Studer, Hazel
(August) Studer,
and George
Glawe.
Florence is
survived by her
two daughters
and their
husbands: Janice
and George
Guenther and
Mariann and
Myron Cram, both
of Corwith;
eight
grandchildren,
Pamela (Mike)
Wilson of
Johnston, Sara
Guenther (Bob
Christian) of
Algona, Linda
(Marc) Quibell
of Ankeny,
Gregory
(Janelle)
Guenther of
Williamsburg,
Patricia
Guenther of
Corwith, Mark
(Robin) Cram of
Corwith, Anne
(Mike) Sabotta
of Cypress,
Texas, and
Katherine (Sob)
Fauvelle of
Westminster,
Colo.; 14
great-grandchildren,
Blake and Ben
Wilson; Tommy
and Michaela
Christian; Eric
and Nadine
Quibell; Elise
and Lila
Guenther;
Steven, Kevin
and Randy Cram,
and Caroline,
Courtney and
Catherine
Sabotta; her
sister-in-law,
Margaret Glawe,
and many nieces,
nephews and
friends.
Funeral services
will be held at
10 a.m. Monday
at the United
Methodist Church
in Corwith with
the Rev. Dan
Fernandez
presiding.
Interment will
follow at the
Corwith Cemetery
in Corwith.
Visitation will
be held from 4-7
p.m. today at
the
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home in
Corwith.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home in
Corwith, Iowa,
is in charge of
arrangements.
www.oakcrestfuneralservices.
Com
MARILYN J.
HEATHERTON
MASON CITY —
Marilyn J.
Heatherton, 81
of Mason City,
died Wednesday,
(Oct. 6, 2004)
at the Muse
Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit
in Mason City.
Funeral services
for Marilyn will
be held at 11
a.m. Monday at
the First
Presbyterian
Church, 201
Willowbrook
Drive, Mason
City, with the
Rev. Terry
Hamilton-Poore
officiating.
Interment will
be in
Elmwood-St.
Joseph Cemetery
in Mason City.
Visitation for
Marilyn will be
from 4-7 p.m.
today at Major
Erickson Funeral
Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania
Ave., Mason
City.
Memorials may be
directed to
Hospice of North
Iowa, the
American Cancer
Society or the
First
Presbyterian
Church.
Marilyn J.
Marmie was born
Aug. 7, 1923,
the daughter of
John and Stella
(Fuller) Marmie
in Fort Dodge.
Marilyn was
raised in the
Waterloo area
and graduated
from Waterloo
East High
School.
On July 7, 1943,
Marilyn was
united in
marriage to
Kenneth R.
Heatherton in
Nashua. They
moved to Cedar
Falls in 1948
and later to
Mason City in
1956. Marilyn
was a bookkeeper
for Montgomery
Ward for 17
years and also a
bookkeeper for
Benderoff
Asphalt Paving
for nine years.
She then worked
for Donnelly
Cable, also as a
bookkeeper, for
two years.
Marilyn then
went to work for
Sedars Motor
Co., again as a
bookkeeper, and
did so until her
retirement in
1994 after 10
years of
service.
She was a member
of the First
Presbyterian
Church in Mason
City. Marilyn’s
greatest hobby
and love was
always her
family.
Those left to
cherish her
memory are her
daughter, Linda
Heatherton and
special friend,
Donald
Starcevich of
West Des Moines;
her son, Kenneth
M. “Mike”
Heatherton and
fiancé, Kathy
Keller of Clive;
grandchildren:
Amy Wyborny and
husband, Bruce,
of Mason City,
and Sara
Bengfort and
husband, Colin,
of West Des
Moines; a
sister, Barbara
Monroe and
husband, Ronald,
of Denver, Iowa;
great-grandchildren,
Aubrey, Rachel
and Kyle Wyborny
all of Mason
City;
brother-in-law,
Charles Parman
of Pickering,
Mo.;
sisters-in-law,
Mary Marmie of
Waterloo, Anna
Nelson of
Blooming
Prairie, Minn.,
and Mary Francis
Little of Boca
Raton, Fla., and
several nieces
and nephews.
Marilyn was
preceded in
death by her
parents;
husband,
Kenneth; two
brothers, Gordan
and Roland
Marmie, and one
sister, Gerry
Parman.
Major Erickson
Funeral Home is
in charge of
arrangements.
Major Erickson
Funeral Home &
Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
LEONA H. DESART
BUFFALO CENTER
—Leona H.
DeSart, 91, of
Buffalo Center,
died Thursday
(Oct. 7, 2004)
at the Lake
Mills Care
Center in Lake
Mills.
Funeral services
will be held at
11 a.m. Tuesday
at Bethlehem
Lutheran Church
in Buffalo
Center with
Perry Aálgaard
officiating.
Burial will take
place at Olena
Mound Cemetery
in Buffalo
Center.
Visitation will
be held from 5-7
p.m. Monday at
Winter Funeral
Home, 414 First
St. N.W. in
Buffalo Center.
Winter Funeral
Home & Cremation
Service in
Buffalo Center,
(641) 562-2858.
www.winterfuneralhome.com
MERLIN E. ‘LUKE’
LUBBERT
RICEVILLE —
Merlin E. “Luke”
Lubbert, 70, of
Riceville, died
at Mercy Medical
Center-North
Iowa in Mason
City on Friday
(Oct. 8, 2004).
Funeral services
will be held at
10:30 a.m.
Tuesday at St.
Paul’s Luteran
Church at Maple
Leaf in rural
Elma with the
Rev. Dan
Christensen
officiating.
Burial will be
in Riverside
Cemetery in
Riceville.
Visitation will
be held from 4-8
p.m. Monday at
the Lindstrom
Funeral Home,
401 E. Main in
Riceville.
Lindstrom
Funeral Home,
(641) 985-2242.
MILDRED ELLEN
(NIXT) CURTIS
GREENE — Mildred
Ellen (Nixt)
Curtis, 98, of
368 River North
Blvd, Macon,
Ga., formerly of
Greene, died
Friday, (Sept.
24, 2004) at the
Bolingreen
Nursing Center
in Macon, Ga.
A Memorial Mass
will be held at
11 a.m. Tuesday
(Oct. 12, 2004)
at St. Mary’s
Catholic Church
in Greene, with
the Rev. Msgr.
Walter Brunkan
officiating.
Inurnment will
be in the St.
Mary’s Cemetery
in Greene.
There will be no
visitation as it
was her wish to
be cremated.
Those planning
an expression of
sympathy may
direct memorials
to Alzheimer’s
research in care
of the family.
Arrangements are
being handled by
Reid’s Funeral
Chapel, 519 N.
First St.,
Greene.
Reid’s Funeral
Chapel, (641)
0823-4457.
GAIL TUCKER
HAMPTON — Gail
Tucker, 95, of
Hampton died
Saturday (Oct.
9, 2004) at
home.
Funeral services
will be held at
10:30 a.m.
Wednesday at the
Hampton Gospel
Hall in Hampton
with Robert Orr
officiating.
Burial will take
place at the
Harlan Cemetery
in rural Dumont.
Visitation will
be held from 4-7
p.m. Tuesday at
the Sietsema
Vogel Funeral
Home in Hampton.
Seitsema Vogel
Funeral Home,
(641) 456-3232.
JERRY VALLEY
FOREST CITY —
Jerry Valley,
65, of Forest
City, died
Saturday (Oct.
9, 2004) at Muse
Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit
in Mason City.
A memorial
service will be
held at 10:30
a.m. Tuesday at
the Petersen
Lund Funeral
Home in Forest
City with the
Rev. Lee Laaveg,
pastor at
Immanuel
Lutheran Church
in Forest City,
officiating.
Burial will be
held at a later
date.
There will be no
visitation.
Petersen Lund
Funeral Home,
505 N. Clark St.
in Forest City,
is in charge of
arrangements.
Petersen Lund
Funeral Home,
(641) 585-2685.
RONALD JOHNSON
OSAGE — Ronald
Johnson, 71, of
Osage and
formerly of
Sanford, Fla.,
died Friday
(Oct. 8, 2004)
at the Heritage
Care Center in
Mason City.
Funeral services
are pending at
the
Champion-Bucheit
Funeral Home in
Osage.
Champion-Bucheit
Funeral Home,
(641) 732-3706.
NANCY LORENTZEN
ROCKWELL — Nancy
Lorentzen, 56,
of Rockwell,
died Saturday
(Oct. 9, 2004)
at Mayo Clinic
in Rochester,
Minn.
Funeral
arrangements are
incomplete at
Major Erickson
Funeral Home and
Crematory in
Mason City.
Major Erickson
Funeral Home and
Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
SADIE E. GENTRY
BELMOND — Sadie
E. Gentry, 92,
of Belmond, died
Saturday, (Oct.
9, 2004) at the
Hampton Health
Care Center in
Hampton.
Funeral
arrangements are
incomplete at
the Dugger Ewing
Funeral Home in
Belmond.
Dugger Ewing
Funeral Home,
(641) 444-3248.
DARRELL HEIR
CLEAR LAKE —
Darrell Heir,
73, of Clear
Lake, died
Saturday (Oct.
9, 2004) at his
home.
Funeral
arrangements are
incomplete with
Ward-Van Slyke
Colonial Chapel,
101 N. Fourth
St., Clear Lake.
Ward-Van Slyke
Colonial Chapel,
(641) 357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com
Posted by
Gene Manning
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