PUBLISHED Wednesday, September 1, 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.
RANDY DEAN BRYAN
CLEAR LAKE — Randy Dean Bryan, 48, of 11 S. 19th
St. Clear Lake, died Monday (Aug. 30, 2004) at
Duncan Heights Care Center in Garner.
Funeral service will be held 1:30 p.m. Friday at
Zion Lutheran Church, 112 N. Fourth St. in Clear
Lake, with the Rev. Dean Hess officiating.
Interment will be at the Clear Lake Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m.
Thursday at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101
N. Fourth St. in Clear Lake.
Memorials may be made to the Randy Bryan
Memorial Fund.
Randy was born Aug. 16, 1956, the son of Roger
and Janice (Zahner) Bryan at Webster City.
After high school, Randy worked for the Clear
Lake Bakery.
He attended NIAAC and graduated with a degree in
drafting.
Randy worked as a draftsman for Andrews
Prestress Concrete in Clear Lake and Seabee
Corp. in Hampton. He also drove truck for Ruan &
Iowa Motor Transport in Garner.
Randy married Debbie Edgar on July 3, 1981, at
Zion Lutheran Church in Clear Lake.
He enjoyed golfing, bowling, collecting old
coins, playing cards, cribbage, and being on the
computer.
He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church.
Randy is survived by his wife, Debbie Bryan, of
Clear Lake; two daughters, Heather Sheahan and
Andrea Bryan, both of Clear Lake; two
granddaughters, Mackenzie and Morgan Sheahan of
Clear Lake; father, Roger Bryan, of Gowrie; two
brothers, Ivan (YeVonne) Bryan, of Jewell, and
Jim (Wendy) Bryan of Webster City; sister, Jenny
David of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico; mother-in-law,
Bonnie Edgar, of Clear Lake, several aunts and
uncles.
He was preceded in death by his mother,
grandparents, and father-in-law, Darrell Edgar.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, (641) 357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com
DOUGLAS W. SLONCZEWSKI
MASON CITY — Douglas W. Slonczewski, 53, of 645
First St. S.E., died Monday (Aug. 30, 2004) at
St. Marys Hospital, Rochester, Minn.
A funeral mass will be held 11 a.m. Friday at
St. Joseph Catholic Church, 302 Fifth St. S.E.
in Mason City, with the Rev. Michael J.
Podhajsky, officiating. Burial will be in
Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery in Mason City.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m.
Thursday at Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel,
126 Third St. N.E. in Mason City, where a
service for family and friends will be held at 7
p.m.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, (641)
423-2372. www.colonialchapels.com.
GENEVIEVE E. DESHLER
SHEFFIELD — Genevieve E. Deshler, 85, of
Sheffield, died Tuesday (Aug. 31, 2004) at the
Sheffield Care Center.
Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday
at First Grace Baptist Church, 323 Gilman St. in
Sheffield, with the Rev. Ken Livingston
officiating. Interment will be in Westfork
Cemetery, Sheffield.
Visitation will be one hour prior to service at
the church. Retz-Grarup Funeral Home, (641)
892-4241.
MARJORIE M. ROTHS
GARNER — Marjorie M. Hofbauer-Spieker-Roths, 77,
died Aug. 25, 2004, in Des Moines.
Graveside services were held on Aug. 30, 2004,
at Concord Township Cemetery in Garner.
Merle Hay Funeral Home, (515) 278-4633.
RAMONA R. RAMIREZ
MASON CITY — Ramona R. Ramirez, 71, of Mason
City died (Aug. 30, 2004) at Good Shepherd Care
Center in Mason City.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. today
at Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, 126 Third
St. N.E. in Mason City.
Memorials may be directed to the Ramona R.
Ramirez Memorial Fund.
Ramona R. Ramirez was born April 10, 1933, in
San Antonio, Texas, the daughter of Henry and
Jesusita (Guajardo) Rivas.
Ramona attended Mid-Elementary School and Poe
Junior High School in San Antonio, Texas.
She worked as a seamstress when she was 14 years
old.
She was united in marriage to George Nava in
1948. To this union four children were born.
In 1964, she and two sons moved to Mason City,
where she worked at Mode-O’Day.
She married Richard Ramirez in 1964. She and
Richard opened a restaurant LaCasita, serving
authentic mexican food.
She later worked for Mercy Medical Center as a
dietician until she retired.
She loved to crochet, play Bonanza Bill, and
rummy. Her greatest love was her family.
She is survived by children, Rebecca Nava and
her special friend, Jack Newman, of Mason City,
Victor and his wife, Cathy, of Mason City,
George L. Nava, of Washington, and Sylvia and
her husband, Jose Neaves, of San Antonio;
step-children, Joe Ramirez, of Albert Lea,
Minn., Donald Ramirez, of Albert Lea, Ester
Ramirez, of Albert Lea, Tony Ramirez, of Albert
Lea, David Ramirez, of Minneapolis, Minn., and
Rachael Gonzalez, of Albert Lea; grandchildren,
Crystal Noland and her fiance, Larry Mann, of
Anamosa, Adriana Nava, of New Jersey, Jorge
Nava, of New Jersey, Elva Nava, of Mason City,
Julian Nava, of Mason City, Valerie Nava, of Las
Vegas, Pablo Nava, of Tacoma, Wash., Sasha Nava,
of Tacoma, Tomasita “Nena” Hernandez and her
husband, Alfredo, of San Antonio, Texas, Jose M.
Neaves IV and his wife Sara, of San Antonio,
Texas, Rosario Neaves, of San Antonio, Texas,
and Juan Neaves, of San Antonio; sisters,
Theresa and her husband, Henry Nava, of San
Antonio, and Ernestina “Tina” and her husband,
Ruben, of Portland Texas; nine
great-grandchildren; along with many nieces,
nephews and friends.
She is preceded in death by parents, husband
Richard, and brother Juan Rivas.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, (641)
423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
TIMEN J. BRUNSVOLD
NORTHWOOD — Timen J. Brunsvold, 94, of
Northwood, died Monday (Aug. 30, 2004 ) at the
Lutheran Retirement Home in Northwood.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m.
Friday at Elk Creek Lutheran Church in Kensett,
with the Rev. Allan Stoa officiating. Burial
will be in Elk Creek Cemetery in Kensett.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m.
Thursday at Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home in
Northwood.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, (641) 324-1121.
DARWIN MASER
CHARLES CITY — Darwin Maser, 49, of 311 Ninth
Ave. in Charles City, died Tuesday (Aug. 31,
2004) at Floyd County Memorial Hospital in
Charles City.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Hauser
Funeral Home, 1205 S. Main St. in Charles City.
Hauser Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323.
FRANCIS J. OUVERSON
HANLONTOWN — Francis J. Ouverson, 83, of
Hanlontown, died Tuesday (Aug. 31, 2004) at his
rural home.
His funeral will be held 11 a.m. Saturday at the
Church of Christ in Fertile with the Rev. Curt
Gallmeyer and Dr. George Johnson officiating.
Burial will be in Grant Center Cemetery, south
of Fertile.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday
at Petersen Lund Funeral Home, 505 N. Clark St.
in Forest City.
Petersen Lund Funeral Home, (641) 585-2685.
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PUBLISHED THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 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.
TIMEN J. BRUNSVOLD
NORTHWOOD — Timen J. Brunsvold, 94, of
Northwood, died on Monday, (Aug. 30,
2004) at the Lutheran Retirement Home,
Northwood.
Funeral service will be 1:30 p.m. Friday
at Elk Creek Lutheran Church, Kensett,
with Rev. Allan Stoa officiating. Burial
will be in the Elk Creek Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m.
Thursday at Schroeder & Sites Funeral
Home, Northwood.
Timen was born on Dec. 27, 1909, in
Worth County, Iowa, the 10th child to
Ole S. and Regina (Ellingson) Brunsvold.
He was baptized and confirm-ed at Elk
Creek Lutheran Church. He graduated from
Hanlontown High School in 1927.
Timen married Alyce Johnson on Dec. 17,
1936, at the parsonage in Kensett. He
farmed all his life in Worth County,
before moving to Maple Court, Northwood,
in 2000.
Timen served 30 years as a 4-H leader
and also worked at the Worth County fair
for many years. He enjoyed bowling,
playing cards and board games, as well
as sports of all kinds. He loved and
cherished his grandchildren and great-
grandchildren.
He is survived by three sons, Ronald
(Susan) of Topeka, Kan.; Jerry (Betty)
of Lake Mills; Arlee (Marcia) of Boone;
10 grandchildren, Kirsti Brunsvold,
Robert Brunsvold, Corey Brunsvold,
Thayne Brunsvold, Alan Brunsvold, Jane
Brunsvold, Julie Larson, Jody Brunsvold,
Todd Brunsvold, Brad Brunsvold; five
great grandchildren, Zachary, Brett and
Jackson Brunsvold, Benjamin and Luke
Larson; one step great-grandchild,
Heather Eck; three step great-great
grandchildren.
Timen was preceded in death by his
parents; wife, Alyce; an infant son; one
sister, Olga Jetson; eight brothers,
Nels Alfred, Nels Albert, Nels Melvin,
Carl, Almer, Albert, Selmer and Ernest.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home,
Northwood, (641) 324-1121.
DOUGLAS W. SLONCZEWSKI
MASON CITY — Douglas W. Slonczewski, 53,
of 645 1st Street S.E., died Monday
(Aug. 30, 2004) at St. Marys Hospital,
Rochester, Minnesota.
A Funeral Mass will be held 11 a.m.
Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church,
302 5th St S.E., Mason City, with Rev.
Michael J. Podhajsky, officiating.
Burial will be in Elmwood-St. Joseph
Cemetery, Mason City.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m.
today at Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial
Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E., Mason City,
where a service for family and friends
will be held at 7 p.m.
Douglas W. Slonczewski was born April
26, 1951, at Chicago, Ill., a son of
William and Victoria (Trzyna)
Slonczewski. He was united in marriage
to Evelyn M. Gaubatz on July 29, 1994,
at Mason City.
Doug attended school in Chicago. For
many years he worked as an auto body
repairman, including operating All Car
Auto Body in Mason City for several
years.
Along with his wife, Doug owned and
operated Sluggo’s Taste of Chicago
restaurant in Mason City.
Doug loved to cook and sing karaoke. He
had a passion for music, especially the
Beatles. Doug cherished his family and
had a very special bond with his son,
Dougie.
He is survived by his wife, Evelyn
Slonczewski, Mason City; four daughters,
Karen (Steve) White, Illinois; Kelley
Slonczewski, Chicago; Kristen
Slonczewski, Chicago; Shannon Carlson; a
son, Dougie Slonczewski, Mason City; a
grandson, Jacob White, Illinois; two
brothers, David Slonczewski, Chicago;
Louis (Betty) Slonczewski, San
Bernardino, Calif.; five sisters, Audrey
Murzyn, Chicago; Sandra (Carl) Oliver,
Hammond, Ind.; Jackie (Andrew) Trichak,
Chicago; Debra (John) Garcia, Chicago;
Suzanne (Melvin) Simonovich, Pleasant
Prairie, Wis.; mother in-law, Rose
Gaubatz, Mason City; brothers and
sisters in-law, Robert (Margy) Gaubatz,
Mason City; Tom (Sue) Gaubatz, Illinois;
David (Cindy) Gaubatz, Clear Lake; Pat
(Gordon) MacDonald, Illinois; Rosemary
(Gary) Janssen, Mason City; and many
nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents;
a son, Robert; two brothers, Bradley and
Joseph John, a sister, Georgia; and a
brother in-law, Richard Murzyn.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel,
Mason City, (641) 423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com.
DARWIN ‘DOC’ MASER
CHARLES CITY — Darwin “Doc” Maser, 49, a
resident of 311 9th Ave., Charles City,
died Tuesday (Aug. 31, 2004) at the
Floyd County Memorial Hospital in
Charles City.
Funeral service for Darwin Maser will be
held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the First
Wesleyan Church. The Rev. Ted Clark will
officiate. Burial will be in Riverside
Cemetery, Charles City.
Friends may call at the Hauser Funeral
Home in Charles City from 5 to 7 p.m.
Friday. Visitation will continue at the
church one hour prior to the service.
Hauser Funeral Home, Charles City, (641)
228-2323,
www.hauserfh.com.
PAUL W. FABER
IONIA — Paul W. Faber, 83, of Ionia,
died Wednesday, (Sept. 1, 2004) at his
home after a lengthy illness.
Funeral service will be 10 a.m. Saturday
at Ionia Funeral Home in Ionia.
Burial with military honors will be in
the New Hampton Cemetery
Friends may call from 3 to 8 pm Friday
at the Ionia Funeral Home and one hour
prior to the service.
Ionia Funeral Home, (641) 394-3635.
ESTHER SORENSON
CHEROKEE — Esther Sorenson, of Cherokee,
formerly of Coulter, passed away
Wednesday (Sept. 1, 2004) in Cherokee.
Funeral service will be held at 1:30
p.m. on Friday at the Nazareth Lutheran
Church in Coulter, with the Rev. Mary
Peterson officiating. Burial will take
place at St. Peter’s Cemetery in rural
Coulter.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. at
Ewing Dugger Funeral Home, 320 East St.
in Latimer, and continues one hour prior
to the service at the church.
Ewing Dugger Funeral Home, (641)
579-6278.
Ramona R. Ramirez
MASON CITY — Ramona R. Ramirez, 71, of
Mason City died Monday (Aug. 30, 2004)
at Good Shepherd Care Center, Mason
City.
A Funeral Mass will be held Saturday at
St. Benedict’s Catholic Church, 4535
Lord Road, San Antonio, Texas, with Rev.
Eddie Bernal officiating. Burial will be
in Chapel Hill Memorial Cemetery, San
Antonio.
Hogan Bremer Moore Colonial Chapel is in
charge of arrangements, (641) 423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
HAZEL J. SCHOLL
MASON CITY — Hazel J. Scholl, 83, of
Mason City, took the next step of life’s
journey to be with her Lord on Wednesday
(Sept. 1, 2004).
Funeral service will be held 1 p.m.
Friday at Temple Baptist Church, 1211 S.
Kentucky Ave., with the Rev. Ed Bard
officiating. Burial will be in Memorial
Park Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m.
today at Major Erickson Funeral Home.
Memorials may be directed to the Hazel
J. Scholl Memorial Fund.
Hazel J. Harringa was born May 23, 1921,
the daughter of Herman and Frieda
(Thorne) Harringa in Union Slough,
Kossuth County.
Hazel and husband, Richard L. Scholl,
owned and operated Al & Dick’s Wrecker
and Crane Service for many years.
Survivors include her children, Diana
Bork, Woden; Ron Scholl and wife, Jan,
Flushing, Mich.; Linda Kennedy and
husband, Melvin, Burchinal; Bonnie
Olson, Mason City; Kay Ingersoll and
husband, Bob, Sheffield; Karen Scholl,
Forest City; Rick Scholl and wife,
Tammy, North Charleston, S.C.; 20
grandchildren; five great-grandchildren;
sister, Myrtle Oudekerk, Clear Lake;
sister-in-law, Anna Harringa, Forest
City; brother-in-law, Bud and wife,
Wilma Scholl; and sisters-in-law, Mrs.
Harley (Jean) Scholl and Mrs. Ed (Pat)
Scholl, all of Rockwell.
Her parents; husband, Richard L. Scholl
in 1973; daughters, Becky Scholl and Pam
Scholl; four brothers, one sister, and
two grandchildren preceded her in death.
She will be greatly missed by family,
special friends, and extended family.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory,
(641) 423-0924.
FRANCIS J. OUVERSON
HANLONTOWN — Francis J. Ouverson, 83, of
Hanlontown, died Tuesday (Aug. 31, 2004)
at his rural home.
His funeral will be held 11 a.m.
Saturday at the Church of Christ in
Fertile, with the Rev. Curt Gallmeyer
and Dr. George Johnson officiating.
Burial will be in Grant Center Cemetery,
south of Fertile.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8
p.m., Friday at Petersen Lund Funeral
Home, 505 N. Clark St., Forest City, and
one hour prior to the service at the
church.
Francis John Ouverson, the son of John
and Elizabeth (Robison) Ouverson, was
born July 21, 1921 at Fertile. He
graduated from Fertile High School and
farmed with his father and brother in
the Fertile area. On Dec. 26, 1943, he
married Olga Johnson at his parents’
home in Fertile. They lived all of their
married life in rural Hanlontown, where
they farmed.
Francis enjoyed his grandchildren,
horses, fishing and gardening. His top
priority was being a faithful follower
of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and
sharing his faith with others,
especially his family.
He was a member of Harvest Time Church
in Mason City.
Francis is survived by his three
children, Dr. Richard (Dr. Anna)
Ouverson of Madison, S.D.; Joyce (Leon)
Hagen of Hanlontown; and Craig Ouverson
of Hanlontown; five grandchildren, John
(Sara) Ouverson, Dr. William (Abbey)
Ouverson, Christopher (Beth) Hagen and
Eric Hagen and Michael Hagen; two great-
grandchildren, Lydia and Nicholas
Ouverson; a brother-in-law, Loris Scobee
of Fertile; four sisters-in-law, Marian
(Ralph) Mulder of Slayton, Minn.; Evelyn
Johnson of Mason City; Elvira (Russell)
Olson of Cedar Rapids; and Silence
Johnson of Fertile; and many nieces and
nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife,
Olga, Dec. 9, 2002; his parents; a
brother, Allen Ouverson; and two
sisters, Mavis Hall and Maxine Scobee.
Petersen Lund Funeral Home, (641)
585-2685.
ERNA RODENBECK LAWYER
CLEAR LAKE — Erna Rodenbeck Lawyer, 91,
of Clear Lake, died Wednesday (Sept. 1,
2004) at the Allison Care Center in
Allison.
Her funeral will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday
at St. James Lutheran Church in Allison
with the lay assistant, Richard Scott,
presiding. Burial will be in Memorial
Park Cemetery, Mason City.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m.
Friday at Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in
Allison.
Erna was born on Aug. 11, 1913, in rural
Bristow to Henry and Mary (Wiegman)
Schrage. She attended rural Butler
County schools.
Erna married Art Rodenbeck on April 23,
1933, at St. James Lutheran Church in
Allison. Later, she married Graham
Lawyer in Clear Lake.
Erna worked as a seamstress for P.T.
Castle Co. in Clear Lake. She enjoyed
sewing, baking pies and especially
enjoyed spending the holidays with her
family. She was a member of Zion
Lutheran Church in Clear Lake and the
Joy Circle.
She is survived by her daughter, Arleen
and her husband, Cecil Radcliffe, of
Bristow; her grandson, Rick Radcliffe
and his wife, Angie, of Brooklyn, Iowa;
and grandson, Rod Radcliffe and his
wife, Julie, of Hampton; sisters, Laura
Oltman of Allison and Louise Wubbena of
Bristow; sisters-in-law, Edna Schrage of
Allison and Irene Rodenbeck of Charles
City; great-grandchildren, Monica, Adam,
Tyler and Koby Radcliffe; and step
great-grandchildren, Erin Henkle and
Steve and Morgan Hawkins; one step great
great-grandson, L.J. Henkle
She was preceded in death by her
parents; two husbands; and two brothers.
Sietsema Vogel Funeral Home, Allison,
(319) 267-2507.
DR. WARREN L. JONES
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Dr. Warren L. Jones,
83, died on Monday (Aug. 30, 2004) at
Sioux Valley Hospital.
Warren was born on July 28, 1921, in
Aberdeen, S.D., the son of T.D. Jones,
M.D., and Dorothy Smith. Warren
graduated from high school in Bowdle,
S.D., and then attended the University
of South Dakota. Warren continued his
education at Temple University School of
Medicine in Philadelphia.
While in his sophomore year of medical
school, he was inducted into the ASTP
program with the United States Army and
was allowed to continue his education.
Upon graduation from medical school in
July 1945, he was discharged from ASTP
and began his internship at Mercy
Hospital in Chicago, Ill. Upon
completion of his internship, he
received orders to report for active
duty at Fitzsimons General Hospital in
Denver, Colo. Warren received an
honorable discharge on May 28, 1948.
Dr. Jones was united in marriage with
Alverna Blair in Geddes, S.D., on Aug.
14, 1943. In 1951, they moved to Sioux
Falls and Dr. Jones began his practice
in internal medicine. Alverna died on
Sept. 8, 1987.
Dr. Jones was a member of First
Presbyterian Church, the South Dakota
state and American Medical Association,
South Dakota Society of Internal
Medicine, an association member of the
American College of Physicians, a fellow
with the American College of Physicians,
a consultant at the VA hospital,
Professor of Medical Clinical
Association, Professor of Physiology
from 1951 to 1955.
He has published 12 professional papers
in the South Dakota Journal of Medicine.
His medical students honored him with
their distinguished professor award in
1963 and 1970. He was named outstanding
clinical professor in 1975, was
assistant dean of affairs at the
University of South Dakota Medical
School from 1964 to 1975, and full
professor from 1975 to 2001. He received
the Distinguished Service Award in 1980
from the South Dakota Medical
Association, South Dakota Chapter of the
American College of I.M. Physicians,
Society of I.M., received the Regional
Meeting Award in September 1985, the
Internist of the Year in September 1986.
Dr. Jones was inducted into the South
Dakota Hall of Fame in 1993, received
the Community Health Service Award in
1995, and received the Friends of Nurses
Award in 2001.
On Jan. 30, 1988, Dr. Jones married
Marilyn Venezia. Dr. Jones was a firm
believer in physical fitness and enjoyed
sailing, cross-country skiing, biking,
canoeing and birdwatching. He enjoyed
woodworking and carved many types of
birds and ships.
Grateful for having shared his life are
his children, Barb (Martin) Weber, Sioux
Falls, Tom Jones, Sioux Falls, Kathy
(Bob) Malecki, Minneapolis, Minn., Susan
Jones, Minneapolis, Laura (Jim) Sundet,
Vermillion, S.D., Blair Jones, Sioux
Falls, Ruth (Jack) Sundet, Crooks, S.D.,
Anne (Doug) Flynn, Mason City; four
step-children, Sherry Venezia, Cocoa
Beach, Fla., Bart (Melinda) Venezia,
Jr., Mc-Kinney, Texas, David Venezia,
Sioux Falls, Michael (Mary) Venezia,
Lake City, Pa.; 15 grandchildren, and
two great-grandchildren; and many other
relatives and friends.
In addition to his parents, his wife,
Alverna, his wife, Marilyn Venezia
Jones, and a sister, Marjorie Howard,
preceded him in death.
Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Friday
at First Presbyterian Church.
Visitation for the public begins at 3
p.m and continues until 5 p.m. at Miller
Funeral Home, 13th and Main Visitation
will continue at First Presbyterian
Church with a scripture service at 7
p.m. Thursday. The family will be
present following the service.
Expressions of sympathy may be directed
to the Warren L. Jones, M.D., Memorial
Fund for further distributions to
various charities.
Miller Funeral Home, 507 S. Main Avenue,
Sioux Falls, S.D., (800) 568-4262.
JOHN T. APPELHONS
THOMPSON — John T. Appelhons, 89, of
Thompson, died Wednesday (Sept. 1, 2004)
at his home.
Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m.
Saturday at Bethany Lutheran Church in
Thompson, with the Rev. Mark Decker
officiating. Military rites will be
conducted by the Thompson Color Guard
and burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery
in Thompson.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m.
Friday at Winter Funeral Home, 245
Harrison St., Thompson, and one hour
prior to the service at the church.
Winter Funeral Home and Cremation
Service, (641) 584-2520.
www.winterfuneral-home.com
FAY WILCOX
CHARLES CITY — Fay Wilcox, 88, a
resident of 1 Crestview Lane, Charles
City, died Wednesday (Sept. 1, 2004) at
her home.
Funeral service for Fay Wilcox will be
held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Hauser
Funeral Home in Charles City. The Rev.
Phil Corr, pastor of the First
Congregational Church, will officiate.
Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery,
Charles City.
Friends may call at the Hauser Funeral
Home from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday. Visitation
will continue an hour prior to the
service on Saturday.
The Hauser Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323.
www.hauserfh.com
LEOTA M. TAYLOR
MASON CITY — Leota M. Taylor, 89, of
Mason City, died Wednesday (Sept. 1,
2004) at Good Shepherd Health Center in
Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete with
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory,
(641) 423-0924.
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PUBLISHED SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4,
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.
GEORGE TIMOTHY ‘TIM’ DRISKELL
HEWITT, Minn. — Tim Driskell,
64, pastor of the Church of the
Nazarene in Hewitt, passed away
at the Lakewood Systems Hospital
in Staples, Minn., on Thursday,
(Sept. 2, 2004) with his wife by
his side.
Funeral services for the
reverend will begin with a
visitation on Sunday, (9/5/04)
from 3 until 5 p.m. at the
Church of the Nazarene in Hewitt
with a time of sharing at 4:30
p.m. A visitation will be held
at the Church of the Nazarene in
Osseo, Minn., on Monday,
(9/6/04), from 11:30 a.m. until
the funeral service at 1 p.m.
Arrangements are with the Domian-Anderson
Funeral Home in Bertha.
Tim Driskell was born May 5,
1940, in Paxton, Ill., the
oldest son of George William
Lesley Driskell and Lena Rosalee
(Meredith) Driskell. Raised in
Illinois and Indiana, he married
Alice Marie Goold on Aug. 15,
1964, at Pontiac, Ill.
A graduate of Pontiac, Ill.,
High School (1958); Vennard
College, University Park, Iowa,
(1964); and Nazarene Theological
Seminary, Kansas City, Missouri
(1975), Tim was ordained as an
elder by the International
Church of the Nazarene in August
1969. He ministered with the
denomination as pastor and
evangelist for 40 years, serving
churches in Mystic, Ottumwa,
Mason City, Keokuk, Iowa; Buhl,
Idaho; Mattoon and Madison,
Wis.; and Spring Lake Park,
Minn.. He currently served the
congregation of Hewitt, Minn.
Tim was a former member of
Rotary International, served on
numerous committees for the
Church of the Nazarene including
the Board of Ministerial Studies
for the Iowa, Wisconsin and
Minnesota districts, and he
served as secretary of that
board for the Iowa district. He
was also a member of the
District Advisory Board for
Wisconsin and served as
secretary in that capacity for
two years. He was voted Pastor
of the Year of the Wisconsin
District in 1999; elected
Wisconsin District delegate to
the International Church of the
Nazarene General Assembly for
year 2001.
Pastor Driskell deeply loved the
people of each church he served.
Both his first pastoral
assignment (Mystic, Iowa) and
his last pastoral assignment
(Hewitt, Minnesota) were
selected as “Church of the Year”
by their respective state
districts.
He was a very proud father to
his daughter, Teresa Marie
Cleveland, and his son, Micah
Wayne Driskell, both of whom
survive him, along with his
wife, Alice. Tim is also
survived by three grandsons,
Chase Winslow Cleveland, Westin
Scott Cleveland, Trei Milton
Driskell, and one granddaughter,
Savanna Faye Driskell; his
son-in-law Scott Cleveland and
daughter-in-law Renee Clapp
Driskell; a brother David
Driskell (Marsha) of Plano,
Iowa; brothers- and
sisters-in-law, Josephine Goold
Harris (Brandon, S.D.); Rev. Jim
and Linda (Goold) Hulett,
(Mecosta, Mich.); Dr. William
and Thelma Goold (Wilmore Ky.);
and Dr. Stephen and Pamela Goold
(Maple Grove Minn.); 12 nieces
and nephews; 17 great-nieces and
nephews; and 4
great-great-nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his
parents, George and Lena
Driskell; his parents-in law,
Rev. Donald and Cordelia Goold;
and one brother-in-law Rev.
William Russell Harris.
For a personal note of interest,
Tim was a painter on the side.
He loved the feel of a paint
brush in his hands and never
lost the sense of pride felt in
a job well done, a lesson taught
to him at the age of 12, by his
father. He painted every
parsonage he was privileged to
live in.
Memorials may be given in Tim’s
honor to the Staples, Minn.,
hospital cancer unit, and/or the
Hewitt Community Church of the
Nazarene “Timothy Youth
Ministry” fund.
Domian-Anderson Funeral Home,
Bertha, Minn., (218) 924-4000.
www.domian-anderson.com
RANDY FORCIER
MASON CITY — Randy George
Forcier, 48, of 111 14th Street
N.E., died Thursday, (Sept. 2,
2004), at the Muse-Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason
City.
A memorial service will be held
at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, at the
First Baptist Church, 125 East
State Street, with the Rev.
Ronald Stein officiating.
Visitation will be from 10 a.m.
until service time on Tuesday at
the church.
According to his wishes and to
further the study of human
illnesses, and to help in
eradicating diseases, his body
was donated to the Mayo Clinic
Department of Anatomy in
Rochester, Minn.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial
Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E.,
Mason City is in charge of
arrangements.
Randy George Forcier was born on
Jan. 8, 1956, in Hutchinson,
Minn., the son of Henry and
Mildred (Vokal) Forcier. He
received his education in the
Hutchinson Public School system,
graduating from Hutchinson High
School in 1975. Randy also
graduated from Mankato State
College with a bachelor of
science degree in physical
education and history. He was
united in marriage to Lori
Rumble.
Randy worked for the Electrolux
Co. in Minnesota and Iowa and
also worked for Filter Queen Co.
in Mason City. He was united in
marriage to Patricia Cretsinger
on Aug. 26, 1995, at the First
Baptist Church in Mason City.
Randy also owned and operated
All Brands Vacuum Store in Mason
City, and until the time of his
death he owned and operated PRF
Communications in Mason City.
He enjoyed collecting Eagles,
woodworking, was an avid
Minnesota Vikings fan, and loved
his family, friends and his
three dogs, Bridgette, Teddy
Bear and Tiffany.
He was a member of the First
Baptist Church in Mason City.
Left to cherish his memory are
his wife, Patricia Forcier, of
Mason City; five children,
Matthew Forcier of Crystal,
Minn., Beth Hecksel and her
husband, Dan, of Plato, Minn.,
Brent Forcier of Mound, Minn.,
Amber Willenborg of Mason City,
and Brian Matthias of Mason
City; three brothers, Tony
Forcier and his wife, Colleen,
Elmer Forcier and his wife,
Brenda, and Gary Forcier and his
wife, Angie, all of Hutchinson,
Minn.; a sister-in-law, Elvern
Mickles and her husband, Gary,
of Minnesota. Randy is also
survived by his special family,
Karen and Ron Mueller, Lisa
Mueller, R.J. Mueller, and
Brooke and Skylar, all of St.
Ansgar; as well as other
relatives and many friends.
He was preceded in death by his
parents, brother, Ray, and his
sister, Veronica.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial
Chapel (641) 423-2372
www.colonialchapels.com
RICHARD L. STARRY
GARNER — Richard L. Starry, 67,
of Garner died Thursday (Sept.
2, 2004) at the Muse Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason
City.
His funeral will be held at
10:30 a.m. Monday at the Cataldo
Funeral Chapel in Garner with
the Rev. Edward Bard, chaplain
for Hospice of North Iowa,
officiating. Burial will be at
Concord Township Cemetery in
Garner.
Visitation will be held from 4
to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Cataldo
Funeral Chapel, 160 E. Fourth
St., Garner, and one hour prior
to services on Monday.
Richard LeRoy Starry, the son of
Frank and Ramona (Iliff) Starry,
was born Dec. 26, 1937, at
Webster City. He attended school
in Webster City.
On Dec. 23, 1956, he married Ilo
Mae Simons at Webster City. They
lived in Maquoketa, Clear Lake
and for the past 14 years in
Garner. Richard was employed at
Fareway Stores for 15 years and
Caterpillar for 20 years,
retiring in 1988.
Following his retirement, he did
some carpentry work and worked
at C and A Hobby and Miniature
Shop in Mason City. He enjoyed
building dollhouses and
collecting planes, trains and
toys.
Richard loved spending time with
his family and spoiling his
grandchildren and two dogs,
Lizzie and Fritz.
He is survived by his wife of 47
years, Ilo Mae Starry of Garner;
daughter, Barbara Kruser and
husband, Gregory, of Maquoketa;
son, Shawn Starry and wife,
Hope, of Garner; seven
grandchildren, Jennifer, Travis,
Derek, Kathryn, Joseph, Cody and
Brooke; two great grandchildren,
Daisy Mae and Rasta; and two
sisters, Kay Ades of Indianola
and Jeanne Taylor of California.
He was preceded in death by his
parents; daughter, Nancy Lewis;
granddaughter, Carla Fadale; and
a sister, Sue Dahlager.
The family of Richard extends
their heartfelt thanks to
Hospice of North Iowa for its
care and support.
Cataldo Funeral Home, (641)
923-2841
www.cataldofuneral-home.com
LAWRENCE ESPE
CLARION — Lawrence Espe, 84, of
Clarion died Thursday (Sept. 2,
2004) at USA Healthcare Center,
Clarion.
Funeral services will be at 2
p.m. Monday at the United Church
of Christ Congregational,
Clarion, with the Rev. Charles
Espe and the Rev. Curt Miner
officiating.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7
p.m. Sunday at the Ewing Dugger
Funeral Home, 602 N. Main St.,
Clarion.
Ewing Dugger Funeral Home, (515)
532-2233.
JASON BECKER
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Jason Becker,
31, of Burt, Iowa, died Friday
(Sept. 3, 2004) in Rochester,
Minn.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Wilson Funeral
Home, Burt.
LESLIE D. OSLER
GLENWOOD — Leslie D. Osler, 69,
of 114 E. Green St., Glenwood,
Iowa, died Friday, (Sept. 3,
2004) at Park Place Care Center.
Graveside services will be held
at 11 a.m. Tuesday at
Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery,
Mason City.
Visitation will be from 9:30
until 10:30 a.m. at Fullerton
Family of Funeral Homes, 123 2nd
St. S.E. Mason City.
Fullerton Funeral Home,
641-423-8676
www.fullertonfh.com.
ROGER D. JOHNSON
HAYFIELD — Roger D. Johnson, 73,
of Hayfield died Friday (Sept.
3, 2004) at Concord Care Center,
Garner.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Petersen Lund
Funeral Home, 505 N. Clark St.,
Forest City.
Petersen Lund Funeral Home,
(641) 585-2685.
LLOYD ROBERT LOUX
CLEAR LAKE — Lloyd Robert Loux,
84, of Clear Lake died Thursday
(Sept. 2, 2004) at Apache
Junction Nursing Home, Apache
Junction, Ariz.
Funeral services will be at 3
p.m. Tuesday at Ward-Van Slyke
Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth
St., Clear Lake, with Lay
Assistant Richard L. Scott of
Zion Lutheran Church, Clear
Lake, officiating. Burial will
be in the Clear Lake Cemetery.
Visitation will be held one hour
prior to service time at the
funeral time.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel
(641) 357-2193,
www.colonialchapels.com
ETHEL M. LANTZ
OSAGE — Ethel Marie Lantz, 83,
of Osage, formerly of Nashua,
died Thursday (Sept. 2, 2004) at
the Mitchell County Regional
Medical Center, Osage.
Funeral services will be at
10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the
Hugeback & Chenoweth Funeral
Home, Nashua. Burial will be in
Greenwood Cemetery at Nashua.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7
p.m. Monday and from 9 a.m.
until service time Tuesday at
the funeral home in Nashua.
Hugeback & Chenoweth Funeral
Home, Nashua, (641) 435-4134.
JULIE ADAMS
WAUKEGAN, Ill. — Julie Adams,
54, of Wauke-gan, Ill., died
Wednesday (Sept. 1, 2004) in
Chicago, Ill.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Champion-Bucheit
Funeral Home, Osage.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home
(641) 732-3706.
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LLOYD ROBERT LOUX
CLEAR LAKE — Lloyd
Robert Loux, 84, of
Clear Lake died Thursday
(September 2, 2004) at
Apache Junction Nursing
Home, Apache Junction,
Arizona.
Funeral services will be
held at 3 p.m. Tuesday
at Ward Van Slyke
Colonial Chapel, 101
North Fourth Street,
Clear Lake, with Lay
Assistant Richard L.
Scott, Zion Lutheran
Church, Clear Lake,
officiating. Burial will
be in Clear Lake
Cemetery, Clear Lake.
Visitation will be held
one hour prior to
service time.
Lloyd Robert Loux was
born December 31, 1919,
in Wall Lake Township,
Wright County, the son
of John R. and Mary
(Carpenter) Loux.
Lloyd attended Lake
Township School in
Wright County. He
married Shirley
(Lindsey) Loux on July
14, 1940. To this union,
two children were born.
They lived and farmed in
Woolstock, Iowa. He
worked as a parts man
for Howie Implement in
Garner for 12 years. He
retired in 1983 from
Iowa Mold and Tool in
Garner.
Lloyd enjoyed
woodworking, fishing,
and remodeling houses,
but his greatest love
was his family.
He was a member of Faith
Lutheran Church, Miller.
He also attended Zion
Lutheran Church in Clear
Lake. He especially
enjoyed church services
in the park.
He is survived by his
wife, Shirley Loux, of
Clear Lake, and their
children, Dennis
(Virginia “Tootie”) Loux,
of Clear Lake, Diane
(Willard) Netland, of
Mesa Ariz.;
grandchildren, Valerie
and her husband, John
Burtness, of Clear Lake,
Vonnie and her husband,
Scott Amosson, of Clear
Lake, Dino and his wife,
Dawn Loux, of Clear
Lake, Jeanne Helling and
her husband, Jerry
Hanson, of Dubuque, Jodi
and her husband, Ron
Claydon, of Mesa Ariz.,
Tammy and her husband,
Kris Burckhard, of Mesa
Ariz.; great
grandchildren, Whitney
and Colby Dye, Chase and
Cameron Burtness, Jade
and Myah Loux, Dustin
and Tyler Claydon, Lisa
and her husband, Nick
Kies, Cody and Rebecca
Wolter, and Carter
Hanson; sister, Fern
Claude, of Woolstock;
two sisters-in- law,
Nadine Rapp, of Clarion,
Darlene Lindsey, of
Webster City, special
friend Carle Rasmuson,
of Mesa, Ariz.; and many
nieces, nephews, and
friends.
He is preceded in death
by his parents; two
sisters, Gladys Kastler
and Leona Reiland; two
brothers, Lawrence and
Clarence Loux; two
sisters-in-law, Hilda
and Margaret Loux; four
brothers- in-law,
Everett Lindsey, Buster
Kastler, Pete Reiland,
and Archie Claude.
Ward Van-Slyke Colonial
Chapel.
www.colonialchapels.com
JASON BECKER
BURT — Jason Becker, 31,
of Burt died Friday
(Sept. 3, 2004) in
Rochester, Minn.
His funeral will be at
10:30 a.m. Tuesday at
the Presbyterian Church
in Burt. Burial will be
in the Burt Township
Cemetery.
Visitation will be 3 to
9 p.m. Monday at
Wilson’s of Burt.
Wilson Funeral Homes,
(515) 295-2622.
EVELYN J. MADLEM
LAKE MILLS — Evelyn J.
Madlem, 79, of Lake
Mills, formerly of
Elkhart Ind., died
Saturday (Sept. 4, 2004)
at he Lake Mills Care
Center in Lake Mills.
Arrangements are
incomplete at
Mittelstadt Funeral Home
in Lake Mills, (641)
592-0221.
SYLVESTER W. THILGES
WEST BEND — Sylvester W.
Thilges, 93, of West
Bend, died Friday (Sept.
3, 2004) at the West
Bend Care Center.
Services will be held
Tuesday at Sts. Peter
and Paul Catholic
Church, West Bend with
the Rev. Ed Tiedeman
officiating.
Visitation is from 4-8
p.m. Monday at the
church in West Bend,
where a rosary will be
recited at 5 p.m. and a
parish vigil held at
7:30 p.m.
Harris Funeral Home of
West Bend is in charge
of arrangements.
Sylvester William
Thilges, the son of John
and Susana (Etringer)
Thilges was born Feb.
10, 1911, in Ottosen,
Iowa. He received his
education at Sts. Peter
and Paul Catholic School
in West Bend.
On Oct. 19, 1937, he was
united in marriage with
Elizabeth Besch in
Whittemore, Iowa. The
couple lived and farmed
in St. Joseph, Iowa, for
one year before moving
to West Bend where they
farmed during their
married lives. The
couple moved to town in
West Bend in 1977. They
had been residents of
the West Bend Care
Center for the past five
years.
Survivors include three
sons, James (Dea)
Thilges of Clear Lake,
Glen (JoAnn) Thilges of
West Bend and Ervin
(Gayle) Thilges of West
Bend; ten grandchildren;
nine
great-grandchildren; a
brother, Edwin (Thelma)
Thilges of West Bend;
and sisters, Alice
Gartner of Mapleton,
Minn., Lucille (Alfred)
Bormann of Bancroft, and
Fidelis (Clarence)
Frideres of Algona.
He was preceded in death
by his parents;
brothers, Felix,
Clarence and Melvin; and
sisters, Marina Besch
and Regina Gartner.
Harris Funeral Home of
West Bend.
JULIE T. ADAMS
MITCHELL — Julie T.
Adams, age 54, of
Waukegan, Ill., wife of
Douglas Adams, formerly
of Mitchell, died
Wednesday (September 1,
2004) at Kindred Chicago
Lakeshore Hospital in
Chicago, Ill.
Funeral services will be
at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the
Champion-Bucheit Funeral
Home in Osage with the
Rev. Wayne Ellingson
officiating. Interment
will be in the Oak Grove
Cemetery in Mitchell.
Visitation will be from
noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday
at the Champion –
Bucheit Funeral Home in
Osage.
Julie was born March 17,
1950, in the Philippine
Islands, the daughter of
Francisco and Monica
Garcia.
She is survived by her
father, Francisco Garcia
of the Philippines;
husband, Douglas Adams
of Waukegan, Ill., and
formerly of Mitchell;
daughter, Jennifer
Adams, of Charles City;
mother-in-law, Shirley
Adams of Mitchell; six
sisters-in-law, Connie
Pint (Ron) of Osage,
Jackie Grimm (Chuck) of
Mitchell, Terry Adams of
Mitchell, Kim Clayton
(Brian) of Mitchell,
Paula Kamp (Randy) of
Cresco, Sherry Schmidt
(Don) of Simpsonville,
S.C.
She was preceded in
death by her mother,
Monica Garcia;
father-in-law, Wayland
Adams; and
brother-in-law, Wally
Adams.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral
Home, (641) 732-3706.
KARL VERNON BUTSON
HAMPTON — Karl Vernon
Butson, 89, of Hampton,
died Saturday (Sept. 4,
2004) at the Hampton
Health Care Center in
Hampton.
His funeral will be at
10:30 a.m. Tuesday at
the Zion Reformed
Church, rural Sheffield,
with the Rev. Arthur J.
Zewert presiding. Burial
will be in the Zion
Reformed Church
Cemetery.
Visitation will be from
4 to 8 p.m. Monday at
the Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral Home in Hampton.
Karl was born March 30,
1915, in Geneva to
Joseph and Wava (Wagner)
Butson.
He graduated from
Hampton High School.
Karl married Lena Smidt
on Feb. 17, 1953, at the
Christian Reformed
Church in Kanawha. He
made his living as a
farmer and enjoyed
woodworking, fishing,
farming, traveling and
camping. He especially
enjoyed attending his
grandchildren’s events.
Karl was a member of the
Zion Reformed Church in
rural Sheffield.
He is survived by his
wife, Lena Butson of
Hampton; a daughter,
Joyce and her husband,
John, and their
children, Katie, Erin,
Matthew, and Kelley of
Nora Springs; a son,
Dale and his wife,
Janeen, and their
children, Kyle, Andrea
Butson, and Colt Powers
of Hampton; a brother,
Robert, and his wife,
Birdell Butson, of
Geneva; a sister-in-law,
Mathilda Butson of
Hampton.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; one
brother, Wendell; and an
infant son.
Sietsema Vogel Funeral
Home, Sheffield, (641)
456-3232.
ROGER D. JOHNSON
HAYFIELD — Roger D.
Johnson, 73, of
Hayfield, died Friday
(September 3, 2004) at
Concord Care Center in
Garner.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday at Forest
Evangelical Lutheran
Church in Forest City
with the Rev. Ted
Gullixson officiating.
Burial will be at
Crystal Lake Cemetery in
Crystal Lake.
Visitation will be one
hour prior to service at
the church.
Petersen Lund Funeral
Home, Forest City, (641)
585-2685.
ETHEL MOSER TAYLOR
MASON CITY— Ethel
(Gratias) Moser Taylor,
87, of Mason City died
Thursday, (August 26,
2004) at Good Shepherd
Health Center in Mason
City.
A memorial service will
be held at 1 p.m. Friday
at the First United
Methodist Church, 119
South Georgia Avenue in
Mason City with the Rev.
Jim Stiles officiating.
A private family
inurnment will be in
Hillside Cemetery in
Marble Rock.
Memorials may be
directed to the Ethel
Taylor Memorial Fund.
Ethel Taylor was born on
September 21, 1916, in
Rock Grove Township near
Nora Springs to Hugo and
Katherine (Ahrens)
Gratias. She attended
rural school in the Rock
Grove Township, attended
two years of high school
in Nora Springs and two
years in Rockford,
graduating in 1933.
Ethel took a Normal
Training Course in
Rockford which certified
her to teach school. She
attended night and
summer school classes
until she had earned her
bachelor of arts degree
(in elementary
education) in 1965. She
taught school a total of
35 years, all but two
years in Floyd County.
Ethel was active in the
Methodist Church in
Marble Rock and the
Sarah Circle at First
United Methodist Church
in Mason City. She had
also been active in the
local retired teachers
organization, the Legion
Auxiliary and the Alchor
Shrine.
On March 11, 1940, she
married Leonard Moser
and they made their home
on a farm in Scott
Township. To this union
a daughter, Frances
Marlene, was born.
Leonard passed away in
1967. In 1969, Ethel
married Harold Taylor.
They lived on a farm
west of Marble Rock
until moving to Mason
City in 1988.
She is survived by her
daughters, Marlene
Gjerset and husband,
David, of Minneapolis,
Minn., Mary Scott and
husband, Craig, of
Chariton; one son, Jack
Taylor and wife, Marcia,
of Marble Rock; two
brothers, Art Gratias of
Mason City and Paul
Gratias of Osage. Other
survivors include, seven
grandchildren, nine
great-grandchildren and
numerous nieces and
nephews.
Preceding her in death
were her parents; first
husband, Leonard Moser;
second husband, Harold
Taylor; three sisters,
Dorothy Gratias, Helen
Quandal and Lorraine
Lindeman; two brothers,
Walter Gratias and Ralph
Gratias.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home, (641) 423-0924.
E. MAURINE CRAIL
MASON CITY — E. Maurine
Crail, 66, of Albert
Lea, Minn., formerly of
Mason City, died
Thursday (September 2,
2004) at her home in
Albert Lea surrounded by
her family.
Funeral services will be
held 11 a.m. Tuesday at
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, 126
Third St. N.E., Mason
City, with the Rev.
Dennis Ganz,
officiating. Graveside
services will be held at
1 p.m.. Tuesday at East
Lawn Cemetery, Algona.
Visitation will be held
from 4 to 7 p.m.. Monday
at the funeral chapel,
and two hours prior to
services Tuesday also at
the funeral chapel.
Ethel Maurine Crail was
born February 16, 1938,
at Colesburg, Iowa, a
daughter of Maurice and
Mary Ethel (O’Neal)
Smock. She was united in
marriage to Gaylen Crail
on May 6, 1961, at Cedar
Rapids.
Maurine was a graduate
of Dubuque Senior High
School, Dubuque. She
worked at Collins Radio,
Cedar Rapids, Britt
Tech, Britt, and as a
client development
worker at North Central
Human Services, Forest
City, for several years.
Most recently, she
worked at Pete’s
Kitchen, Mason City.
She enjoyed embroidery,
reading, crossword and
jigsaw puzzles, and
caring for her family.
Maurine is survived by,
three daughters, Gale
(Dave) Moline, Dubuque,
Cynthia Culbertson, Ft.
Worth, Texas and
Virginia (Brian) Hanson,
Albert Lea, Minn.; three
sons, James (Barbara)
Crail, Woodbridge, Va.,
Scott (Tabatha) Crail,
Keene, Texas, William
(Vicky) Crail, Mason
City; 20 grandchildren,
Tammi, Tim, Matthew, and
McKenzie Decker; Stacey
Dudgen; Stephanie,
Amanda, and Daniel
Culbertson; Melissa,
Erica, and Nicholas
Crail; Timothy and Cody
Hanson; Jeremiah,
Zechariah, Brandy and
Autumn Crail; Brittany,
Dylan and Anthony Crail;
10 great-grandchildren,
Cassandra, Evan, Alexis,
and Morgan Decker; Holli
and Jacob Farnum; Devon
Crail; Averey and Olivia
Dudgen, and Hayleigh
Culbertson; one brother,
Martin Smock, Anamosa;
and a special friend,
David Graff, Mason City.
She was preceded in
death by her parents;
her husband Gaylen; a
brother, Jimmy Smock; a
sister, Anna Mae Maag;
and an uncle, Bud
O’Neal.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, (641)
423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
ETHEL MARIE LANTZ
NASHUA — Ethel Marie
Lantz, 83, of Osage,
formerly of Nashua, died
Thursday afternoon
(Sept. 2, 2004) at the
Mitchell County Regional
Medical Center in Osage.
Her funeral will be at
10:30 a.m. Tuesday at
the Hugeback & Chenoweth
Funeral Home in Nashua.
Interment will be at
Greenwood Cemetery in
Nashua.
Visitation will be from
4 to 7 p.m. Monday and 9
a.m. until time of
service on Tuesday at
the Funeral Home.
Ethel Marie Lantz was
born Oct. 27, 1920 at
Nashua, the daughter of
Ivan B. and Pearl F.
(Smith) Riggs. She
graduated from Nashua
High School in 1939 and
attended Iowa State
Teachers College in
Cedar Falls for two
years, earning her
teacher’s certificate.
Ethel taught school for
the next 10 years.
She was united in
marriage to Earl Lantz
on May 24, 1952, in
Austin, Minn. They made
their home in Nashua
where their two sons
were born. Ethel moved
to Charles City in 2001
and had recently moved
to the Faith Lutheran
Home in Osage.
Ethel was a member of
Nashua United Methodist
Church and the Willing
Workers Club.
She loved music and
taught piano lessons to
a number of children.
She made sure all her
grandchildren had an
appreciation of music.
She will be happily
remembered for her sense
of humor. Ethel’s
hobbies also included
water color painting,
crocheting, knitting and
she always had a large
vegetable and flower
garden to tend to.
Ethel is survived by two
sons, James D. (Linda)
Lantz of Rudd and
Francis B. (Carolyn)
Lantz of Charles City;
eight grandchildren,
Lisa Sinnwell, Marc and
Jared Lantz, Frank,
Jason, Chad, Daniel and
Paul Lantz; 13
great-grandchildren; two
sisters, Dorothy Johnson
and Leona Carter both of
Nashua; two
sisters-in-law, Evelyn
Riggs of Charles City
and Irma Stufflebeam of
Waterloo.
She was preceded in
death by her husband,
Earl R. Lantz on Oct.
14, 1987; her parents,
and one brother, William
Riggs.
Hugeback & Chenoweth
Funeral Homes, Nashua,
(641) 435-4134.
LESLIE D. OSLER
GLENWOOD — Leslie D.
Osler, 69, of 114 E.
Green St., Glenwood,
Iowa died early Friday
morning (September 3,
2004) at Park Place Care
Center in Glenwood.
Graveside services will
be held at 11 a.m.
Tuesday at Elmwood-St.
Joseph Cemetery.
Officiating will be the
Rev. Keith Scott of
Wesley United Methodist
Church.
Visitation will be from
9:30 until 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday at Fullerton
Family of Funeral Homes,
123 2nd St. S.E. Mason
City.
Leslie was born on
February 25, 1935, in
Iowa City, one of six
children to Amos Edward
and Florence Gertrude
(Curtis) Osler.
At a very early age,
Leslie’s brother Virgil,
saved his life from an
accident that
subsequently caused
brain damage to Les. At
age 11, he attended the
Woodward State Hospital
School. Over the rest of
his life Les spent time
living with his mother
and stepfather, as well
as various county homes
and other institutions
in Cherokee,
Independence, Cerro
Gordo County, Clear Lake
and other locations.
For the past fourteen
years, he has resided at
Park Place in Glenwood,
Iowa, which is a home
for the mentally
disabled. While there,
he enjoyed working in
the sheltered workshop,
going for walks,
“shooting some hoops”
and trying to read and
write even though his
mental abilities were at
kindergarten level. He
also enjoyed watching
television.
Leslie will be thought
of kindly by his family
and care-takers.
Leslie is survived by
two sisters, Shirley
Sage, Mason City and
Evelyn Musick, Chariton,
Iowa; a sister-in-law,
Sandra Osler, Decorah; a
niece and nephew,
Florence Winter and
Clayton Sage, both of
Mason City.
He was preceded in death
by three brothers,
Virgil, Norman and Eddie
Osler.
Fullerton Funeral Home
and Cremation Services
641-423-8676.
www.fullertonfh.com
Posted
by Gene Manning
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