PUBLISHED
SATURDAY,
SEPTEMBER 11,
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.
IVAN D. TAYLOR
Ventura — Ivan D. Taylor, 80, of 7 Marflow St.,
Ventura, died Monday (Sept. 6, 2004) at Mercy
Medical Center-North Iowa, Mason City.
Funeral services and a celebration of the life
of Ivan will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Monday at
the First United Methodist Church, 119 S.
Georgia Ave., Mason City. Officiating will be
the Rev. Jim Stiles.
Visitation will be from 4 until 7 p.m. Sunday at
the Fullerton Family of Funeral Homes, 123
Second St. S.E., Mason City, and again one hour
prior to services at the church. Ivan’s body
will be cremated following the services at
Cremation Services of North Iowa.
Those planning an expression of sympathy may
wish to consider memorials to the Radio and
Music Ministries at the First United Methodist
Church of Mason City.
Ivan Dale Taylor was born July 12, 1924, the
youngest of five children to Harrison and Elsa
(Stoltenberg) Taylor in Hayfield. He graduated
from Hayfield High School in 1941, attended Iowa
State University joining the Sigma Phi Epsilon
Fraternity, and graduated with degrees in
general and aeronautical engineering in 1947.
While at ISU, he answered the call to military
service for World War II and served in the Navy
from 1943 to 1946.
Ivan was united in marriage to Gloria Guingrich
on May 6, 1950, at the Wauwatosa Methodist
Church in Wauwatosa, Wis. A blind date led to 54
wonderful years together raising six children
and enjoying 20 grandchildren.
Ivan started his career as a salesman for the
Mason City Brick and Tile working in southwest
Wisconsin, then to Spencer in northwest Iowa. He
was transferred to the office in Mason City in
1952 and to Ottumwa in 1953. In 1958, they moved
to Carlisle, where he purchased an interest in
the Carlisle Brick & Tile Co. In 1967, he moved
the family to Waterloo and, in 1971, entered the
insurance business with Equitable Life Insurance
Company of Iowa. After being offered management
of the Mason City agency, they returned to Mason
City in 1977. Ivan loved his work and moved on
to Clear Lake and finally to Ventura, retiring
from the insurance industry after 32 years.
Ivan loved people and enjoyed being active in
community and professional organizations and
spent years working with the Boy Scouts while
his sons were involved.
His church was a very important part of his life
and he took on many leadership roles there, as
well as teaching Sunday school for many years.
He provided a strong Christian foundation for
all of his children and grandchildren.
Ivan’s interests were many and varied. A devoted
family man, he enjoyed woodworking, making a
baby cradle for each of his children’s families.
A twinkling eye and a great sense of humor were
his trademark when he played cribbage, “500,” or
board games with his family. He also enjoyed
water activities, including water-skiing into
his early 70s — much to the dismay of Gloria.
The Iowa State Cyclones had a dedicated alumnus
in Ivan, who relished the opportunity to fly the
Cyclone banner from his home.
When Gloria’s annual lefse baking project rolled
around, Ivan was always an able and “nibbling”
assistant. To refresh his spirit, Ivan often
spent time in the vegetable and flower gardens.
Above all, Ivan enjoyed other people and had a
quick wit; his good-hearted bantering
demonstrated how much he enjoyed life.
Those thankful in sharing Ivan’s life include
his wife, Gloria, Ventura; four daughters,
Pamela and husband Gary Schmidt, Tucson, Ariz.;
Peggy and husband Mark Baldwin, Cedar Falls;
Patricia and husband Brett Keller, Vista,
Calif.; Penny and husband Doug Sturges,
Rockwell; two sons, Thomas and wife Else Taylor,
Ventura; Timothy and wife Denise Taylor,
Coppell, Texas; 20 grandchildren, Jeffrey
Schmidt, Sarah and Emily Fergemann, Amy and
Julie Baldwin, Jonathan, Rebekah, Melissa,
Sarah, and Amanda Keller, Joshua, Jeremy, Jordan
Sturges, Jesse, Jessica, and Jacob Taylor,
Christian, Matthew, Maria and Grace Taylor; one
brother, Neil and wife Helen Taylor, Vancouver,
Wash.; many nieces and nephews, and a host of
friends.
His parents, his sister, Bernice Sellers, and
two brothers, Merle and Owen Taylor, preceded
him in death.
Fullerton Funeral Home and Cremation Services,
(641) 423-8676.
www.fullertonfh.com
DR. G. TRAVIS WESTLY
MASON CITY — Dr. G. Travis Westly, 85, of 324
Second St. N.E., died Wednesday (Sept. 8, 2004)
at the Good Shepherd Health Center, Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m.
Monday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 213 N.
Pennsylvania Ave., with the Rev. Donald L.
Simmonds officiating. Interment will be in
Memorial Park Cemetery. Military rites will be
conducted by the Mason City Veterans Memorial
Association.
Visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at
Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania
Ave., and continue one hour before services at
the church.
Memorials may be given to Hospice of North Iowa,
Good Shepherd Health Center or Mercy Medical
Center Foundation.
Major Erickson Funeral Home, (64) 423-0924.
ISABELLA HARTWIG
OSAGE — Isabella Hartwig, 79, of Osage, died
Wednesday (Sept. 8, 2004) at her home.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m.
Monday at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Osage,
with the Rev. Byron Northwick officiating.
Interment will be in the Osage Cemetery.
Visitation is from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage and will
continue one hour before services at the church
on Monday.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage, (641)
732-3706.
LUCILLE WEICHERS
Greene — Lucille Weichers died Friday (Sept. 10,
2004) at the Liebe Care Center in Greene.
Services are incomplete at Reid’s Funeral Chapel
in Greene (641) 823-4457.
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PUBLISHED SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2004.
Obituaries are presented as a community
service of Fullerton Funeral Homes.
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CHESTER GOODNO
CHARLES CITY — Chester Goodno, 95, of
Charles City, died Friday (Sept. 10,
2004) at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa
in Mason City.
Funeral services for Chester Goodno will
be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the
Grace United Methodist Church in Floyd.
The Rev. Solomon Odoom, pastor, will
officiate. Burial will be in Oakwood
Cemetery, Floyd. There will be a flag
presentation by the Charles City
Ceremonial Unit.
Friends may call at the Hauser Funeral
Home in Charles City from 4 to 8 p.m.
Tuesday. Visitation will continue an
hour prior to the service at the church.
Chester Roy Goodno was born Dec. 4,
1908, at Bronson, Kan., the son of Otis
and Bessie (Noble) Goodno. He graduated
in 1930 from the Decorah High School. On
Nov. 26, 1938, he was united in marriage
to Kathleen Anderson at Decorah.
Chester served in the United States Army
during World War II. The couple farmed
from 1946 to 1974 in Floyd County. He
also did electrical work for Curry
Electric of Floyd.
Chester enjoyed woodworking, playing
cribbage and pinochle, watching
television, and having loved sharing
coffee with family and friends.
He was an active member of Grace United
Methodist Church and served on the
church board. He was also a member of
the Farm Bureau, Floyd School Board,
Township Trustee and American Legion. He
was the last surviving charter member of
the Floyd Lions Club.
Survivors include his wife, Kathleen, of
Charles City; daughter Karen Nott and
husband, Lyle, Iowa Falls; two
grandsons, John C. Nott and wife, Kathy,
of Lowden, and Joel D. Nott and wife,
Jasie, of Ames; six great-grandchildren:
Jennifer Elizabeth Nott, Kelly Nott,
David Nott, Bethany Nott, Lillian Kay
Nott, and Jack Lloyd Goodno Nott.
He was preceded in death by his parents;
stepmother, Lydia Moen; and
stepbrothers, Alan and Richard Moen.
The Hauser Funeral Home, 1205 S. Main
St., Charles City, is in charge of
arrangements.
Hauser Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323.
www.hauserfh.com
BLANCHE L. DEWITT CLINE
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Blanche L. Dewitt
Cline, 82, of 5042 Bartholomew’s Lane,
Greensboro, died Friday (Sept. 10, 2004)
at Moses Cone Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m.
Monday at Forbis & Dick North Elm Street
Chapel.
The family will receive friends at
Forbis & Dick North Elm Street Funeral
Home today from 7 until 8:30 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to
Hinshaw United Methodist Church, 4501
High Point Road, Greensboro, NC 27407,
or to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, 1327
Beaman Street, Suite 214, Greensboro, NC
27408.
A resident of Greensboro since 1992,
Mrs. Cline was born in Mason City, Iowa.
She was employed by St. Joseph Mercy
Hospital in Mason City where she was
also a member of First United Methodist
Church.
Her church activities included serving
as Sunday School teacher as well as
Sunday School superintendent. She was
president of the Pilot Club, and was
secretary of her garden club. She was
active in the PTA while living in
Minnesota.
She is survived by her children: Linda
Cline Jones and her husband, Leonard, of
Greensboro, N.C., Sharon Cline of
Greensboro, N.C., and Douglas Dale Cline
and his wife, Glenda, of Greensboro,
N.C.; brothers: Kenneth Dewitt of
Hanlontown, and Francis DeWitt and his
wife, Rama, of Mason City; and a
sister-in-law, Candice DeWitt;
grandchildren: Brian Jones; Chad Cline,
Casey Cline, and Nicole Cline.
She was preceded in death be her
husband, Dale J. Cline; sisters: Iris
Dewitt, Clarice DeWitt, Joyce Julson,
and Doris Gourley; and her brother,
Robert A. DeWitt.
Forbis & Dick Funeral Services, (336)
275-8408.
DR. G. TRAVIS WESTLY
MASON CITY — Dr. G. Travis Westly, 85,
of 324 Second St. N.E., died Wednesday
(Sept. 8, 2004) at the Good Shepherd
Health Center. Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Trinity
Lutheran Church, 213 N. Pennsylvania
Avenue with the Rev. Donald L. Simmonds
officiating. Interment will be in
Memorial Park Cemetery. Military rites
will be conducted by the Mason City
Veterans Memorial Association.
Visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m.
today at Major Erickson Funeral Home,
111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue and continue
one hour before services at the church.
Memorials may be given to Hospice of
North Iowa, Good Shepherd Health Center
or Mercy Medical Center Foundation.
Dr. Westly was born July 24, 1919, in
Rockford, Ill., the son of Gabriel S.
and Beatrice (Cron) Westly. He graduated
from Manly High School, the University
of Iowa (Phi Beta Kappa) and the
University of Iowa School of Medicine
(AKA).
Dr. Westly interned at University of
Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia. It
was there he met his future wife, Edith.
They were married March 2, 1944 in St.
Louis, Missouri.
Dr. Westly served with the United States
Army in Germany during World War II for
two years. Following his discharge, he
served his surgical residency at the
Veterans Hospital in Des Moines. The
Westlys moved to Mason City in 1954
where Dr. Westly joined the Independent
Medical Surgical Group. He was a member
of the American College of Surgeons,
American Medical Association, past
president of staff at Mercy Hospital and
a member of Trinity Lutheran Church.
Dr. Westly enjoyed cross- county skiing
in Steamboat Springs, Colo., sailing,
and music. He will be greatly missed by
his family, especially his
grandchildren.
Dr. Westly is survived by his son, G.
Travis Westly Jr. and wife, Amanda, of
Bethesda, Md.; daughters: Carole Anne
Stafford and husband, Dr. Richard, of
Edina, Minn., Deanna Jean Tiffin and
husband, David, of Bernardsville, N.J.;
grandchildren: James, Jennifer, William,
and Abigail Westly, John and Benjamin
Stafford, Kristopher and Sarah Tiffin;
brother, Malcolm Westly and wife,
Marilyn, of Tampa, Fla.; brother-in-law,
Carl Wathne and wife, Alice, of Salem,
Mass.; sisters-in-law, Dorothy Westly of
Mason City, and Betty Robertson of
Washington, N.J.
Dr. Westly’s parents; beloved wife,
Edith; and brother, Dr. J. Stephen
Westly, preceded him in death.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory,
(641) 423-0924.
LUCILLE MARCELLA WEICHERS
GREENE — Lucille Marcella Weichers, 92,
of Greene, died Friday (Sept. 10, 2004)
at Liebe Care Center in Greene.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30
a.m. Monday at St. Peter Lutheran Church
in Greene.
Visitation will be from 6 until 8 p.m.
today with a 7:30 p.m. prayer service at
Reid’s Funeral Chapel, 519 N. First St.,
Greene.
Reid’s Funeral Chapel, (641) 823-4457.
JOHN SCHWADE
NORA SPRINGS — John Schwade, 86, of Nora
Springs, died Saturday (Sept. 11, 2004)
at the Nora Springs Care Center.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m.
Wednesday at the Sheckler Colonial
Chapel, 114 North Hawkeye, Nora Springs,
with the Rev. Ruth Hansen of St. Luke
Lutheran Church in Nora Springs
officiating.
Sheckler Colonial Chapel, (641)
749-2210.
www.colonialchapels.com
CLIFTON E. SOURS
NASHUA — Clifton E. Sours, 59, of
Nashua, died Friday, (Sept. 10, 2004) in
Dumont.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m.
Tuesday at the Ionia Funeral Home in
Ionia. Burial will be in the Hillside
Cemetery in Marble Rock.
Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday
at the Ionia Funeral Home and an hour
prior to services.
Ionia Funeral Home, (641) 394-3635.
ALEXANDER HEAGEL
KENSETT — Alexander Heagel, 76, of rural
Kensett, died Saturday (Sept. 11, 2004)
at Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in
Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
the Bride Colonial Chapel, 110 East
Spring Street, Manly.
Bride Colonial Chapel, (641) 454-2242.
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PUBLISHED Monday, September 13,
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.
ALEXANDER ‘ALEX’ HEAGEL
KENSETT— Alexander “Alex” Heagel,
76, of rural Kensett, died
Saturday (Sept. 11, 2004) at the
Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit in Mason City.
Memorial services will be held
at 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Bethany
Lutheran Church in Kensett with
the Reverend Allan J. Stoa
officiating. Military honors
will be conducted by members of
the Mason City Veterans Memorial
Association at the church
following the service.
The family will greet friends
one hour prior to service time
on Tuesday at the church.
Inurnment will be at a later
date in the Memorial Park
Cemetery in Mason City.
According to his wishes, his
body was cremated.
Bride Colonial Chapel, 110 East
Spring Street, Manly is in
charge of the arrangements.
Alexander “Alex” Heagel was born
on May 13, 1928, in Plymouth,
the son of Casper and Christina
(Speaker) Heagel. He attended
school in Plymouth, Rock Falls
and Mason City.
He was inducted into the U.S.
Navy and served in the Asiatic
Theater in the Philippines
during World War II on the USS
Hornet. After his honorable
discharge, he returned to Mason
City and worked for 33 years for
Decker’s/Armour Meat Packing
Company in Mason City until his
retirement in 1975. While
working for Decker’s/Armour he
also worked for the sugar beet
campaign in Mason City.
After his retirement, he opened
the Manly Farm Store before
becoming a Realtor and opening
the Southbridge Realty in Mason
City. Alex also farmed for 50
years in Kensett.
He was united in marriage to
Evelyn Schutz on May 23, 1948,
in Mason City and to this union
five children were born.
He enjoyed fishing, hunting,
canning, gardening, and liked to
participate in Black Jack
Tournaments, but his greatest
love and enjoyment were his
family and friends.
He was a member of Bethany
Lutheran Church in Kensett,
Mason City Veterans of Foreign
Wars, and the Mason City Board
of Realtors.
Left to cherish his memory are
his wife, Evelyn Heagel of
Kensett; four daughters: Janet
Johnson and her husband, Larry,
of Owatonna, Minn., Beverly
Loberg of Northwood, Mary Wise
and her husband, Steve, of
Manly, and Carol Hennigar and
her husband, Dale, of Manly; 14
grandchildren: Chad Johnson and
his wife, Kristen, of Woodbury,
Minn., Jennifer Nichols and her
husband, Ben, of Woodbury,
Minn., Bradley Loberg of
Chicago, Ill., Eric Loberg of
Northwood, Nathan Loberg of
Northwood, Kathy Pals and her
husband, Aaron, of Manly, Scott
Heagel and his wife, Julie, of
Manly, Karen Heagel of Mason
City, and Kourtney Heagel of
Manly, Josh Wise of Manly, Katy
Wise of Manly, Jenna Wise of
Manly, Alexis Hennigar of Manly,
and Dalcy Hennigar of Manly;
nine great-grandchildren: Ashton
and Jewell Nichols, Bailee
Loberg, Austin and Carter Pals,
Kaylee and Garrett Heagel,
Nathaniel Baker, and Alycia
Heagel; as well as other
relatives and many friends.
He was preceded in death by his
parents; son, Steven Alex Heagel
who died on July 28, 2004;
brothers and sisters: Emma,
Marie, Dave, Adam, Henry,
Emmanuel (Monty), and Shirley
Rose, and two brothers who died
in infancy.
Bride Colonial Chapel, (641)
454-2242.
www.colonialchapels.com
JOHN SCHWADE
NORA SPRINGS — John Schwade, 86,
of Nora Springs, died Saturday
(Sept. 11, 2004) at the Nora
Springs Care Center.
Funeral services will be held at
11 a.m. Wednesday at the
Sheckler Colonial Chapel, 114
North Hawkeye, Nora Springs,
with the Rev. Ruth Hansen of St.
Luke Lutheran Church in Nora
Springs officiating.
Visitation will be one hour
prior to service time on
Wednesday at the chapel.
Following the services, and
according to his wishes, his
body will be cremated with
graveside inurnment at a later
date in the Park Cemetery in
Nora Springs.
The family of John Schwade has
requested that memorial
contributions be made to the St.
Luke Lutheran Church in Nora
Springs, or to the Nora Springs
Care Center in his memory.
John Schwade was born on Aug.
17, 1918, in Nora Springs, the
son of William and Ella (Bohnsack)
Schwade. He was baptized at the
Emmanuel Lutheran Church in
Grafton and attended and
received his education in the
Grafton Community Schools.
He was united in marriage to
Eleanor Baack on Dec. 6, 1942,
at the Lutheran Parsonage in
Rockford.
John raised life stock cattle
and crops all his life for 45
plus years in the Mason City
area and for most of his life he
farmed in the Nora Springs area.
After his retirement, John loved
to drive out to his farm every
day.
John also enjoyed doing mechanic
work, tinkering with machines,
collecting John Deere tractors
and John Deere toy tractors, but
his great love and enjoyment was
his family and friends.
He was a Lutheran by faith.
Left to cherish his memory are
his wife, Eleanor Schwade of
Nora Springs; a daughter, Betty
Sheriff and her husband, Robert,
of Belmond; three sons: Gene
Schwade and his wife, Lois, of
Mason City, Gerald Schwade and
his wife, Kathy, of Nora
Springs, and Donald Schwade of
Nora Springs; five
grandchildren: Susan Sheriff of
Dows and John Sheriff and his
wife, Debna, of Ames, Justin
Schwade of Seattle, Wash., and
Jessica Schwade of Des Moines,
and Jeremy Schwade of Nora
Springs; as well as other
relative and friends.
He was preceded in death by his
parents and a brother, Martin
Schwade.
Sheckler Colonial Chapel, (641)
749-2210.
www.colonialchapels.com
RICHARD GENE HARMS
CLARION — Richard Gene Harms,
68, of Clarion, died on Saturday
(Sept. 11, 2004) at Wright
Medical Center in Clarion.
Services will be held at 10:30
a.m. Tuesday at the Clarion
Church of Christ, 420 N. Main
St., in Clarion with Pastor Tim
Platt officiating. Burial will
take place at Graceland Cemetery
in Rowan.
Visitation will be today from 4
until 8 p.m. at the Ewing Dugger
Funeral Home, 602 North Main
Street in Clarion, and will
continue one hour prior to
services at the church on
Tuesday.
Ewing Dugger Funeral Home, (515)
532-2233.
KENNETH STROMLEY
JOICE — Kenneth Stromley, 91, of
rural Joice, died Sunday (Sept.
12, 2004) at his home.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at the Conner
Colonial Chapel, 1008 First Ave.
South, Northwood.
Conner Colonial Chapel, (641)
324-1543.
www.colonialchapels.com
JACK L. STATSER
BETTENDORF — Jack L. Statser,
71, a resident of Bettendorf,
passed away at his home on
Saturday (Sept. 11, 2004) after
a lengthy and courageous battle
with brain cancer.
Funeral services will be held at
11:30 a.m. Wednesday at the
McGinnis-Chambers Funeral
Chapel, Bettendorf. Burial will
be in the Rock Island National
Cemetery where military honors
will be conducted.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7
p.m. Tuesday at the funeral
home.
Memorials may be made to Genesis
Hospice VNA or to a charity of
the donor’s choice.
He was born Nov. 12, 1932, in
Mason City, the son of Harold
“Tine” and Ruth (Marson) Statser
and was a 1952 graduate of Mason
City High School.
After graduation, he served four
years in the U.S. Navy as a
yeoman and was honorably
discharged in 1956.
He returned to Mason City and
graduated from Mason City Junior
College and worked as an
electrician at Northwestern
States Portland Cement Company.
In 1967, he moved to Bettendorf.
He was an electrical unit
supervisor at Alcoa for many
years before working as a
maintenance planner and
scheduler. Jack was employed at
Alcoa for 26 years, retiring in
1993.
He married Venita Brager-Bowen
of Mason City in 1970 at Holy
Cross Lutheran Church in Moline,
Ill. Upon his retirement, he and
Venita spent their winters in El
Cajon, Calif., which he dearly
loved. They have many friends
there.
Jack was a member of St. James
Lutheran Church in Bettendorf, a
life-member of the VFW Post 9128
and the American Legion, both of
Bettendorf.
In addition, he was a member of
the Alcoa 25-Year Club, the
Alcoa Retirees Club and the
Alcoa Retirees Golf League. He
was also a member of the San
Diego Zoological Society and
Scripps Aquarium in La Jolla,
Calif. for many years.
In earlier years, he bowled in
several area leagues and enjoyed
golf. He especially loved
spending time with his family.
He also enjoyed his yard, trees,
flowers, wild life and feeding
his many backyard birds.
Jack and Venita enjoyed fishing
in northern Minnesota, Wisconsin
and traveling to various parts
of the country.
He is survived by his loving
wife, Venita; his daughters and
sons-in-law: Rhonda and Tim
Tisinger, RaNae and Jim Ehrecke,
all of Bettendorf, Rheta and
Chris Foley of Davenport; his
son and daughter-in-law, Chief
Yeoman Jason and JoAnn Statser.
Jason is serving in the U.S.
Navy at Rota, Spain, and will
soon relocate to Millington,
Tenn.; his grandchildren: Amy,
Joshua, Jacob and Sarah
Tisinger, Heather Shipman and
her husband, Chuck, Natalie
Ehrecke, and Brett and Tyler
Statser; and his
great-grandchild, Thomas
Shipman.
Jack was preceded in death by
his parents.
Condolences may be expressed to
the family by visiting Jack’s
obituary at
www.McGinnis-Chambers.com.
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PUBLISHED Tuesday,
September 14, 2004
Obituaries are presented
as a community service
of Fullerton Funeral
Homes. Information is
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KENNETH STROMLEY
JOICE — Kenneth Gaylord
Stromley, 91, of rural
Joice, died Sunday,
(September 12, 2004), at
his home.
Funeral services will be
at 2 p.m. Wednesday at
First Lutheran Church,
309 North 9th Street,
Northwood, with the Rev.
Wayne Hagen officiating.
Burial will be in Sunset
Rest Cemetery,
Northwood.
Family will greet
friends from 5 until 7
p.m. today at Conner
Colonial Chapel, 1008
First Ave. South,
Northwood, and
visitation will continue
one hour prior to
service time on
Wednesday at the church.
Kenneth Stromley was
born on March 4, 1913,
in rural Kensett, the
son of Martin and Carrie
(Bergo) Stromley. He was
baptized and reaffirmed
the faith of his baptism
through confirmation at
the First Lutheran
Church in Northwood. He
was educated in the
Northwood schools. After
completing his
schooling, he and his
brother Ansley owned and
operated a dairy farm,
and also raised crops in
the Northwood and Joice
areas. He and his
brother were one of the
first ones to own a
threshing machine in the
area, and also did
custom bailing for area
farmers. Together
Kenneth and Ansley
farmed for more than 70
years.
Kenneth loved taking
care of his dairy farm
and was a member of the
Brown Swiss Cattle
Association.
Kenneth was also a
member of First Lutheran
Church in Northwood, and
Yester Years Threshing
Club in Kiester, Minn.
Left to cherish his
memory are a brother,
Ansley Stromley, of
Joice, and a sister,
Myrtle Banken, of Mason
City; several nieces,
nephews, cousins, and
friends.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, two
sisters, Inborg Peterson
and Ruby Stromley, and
two brothers-in-law, Ole
Banken, and Milton
Peterson.
Conner Colonial Chapel,
(641) 324-1543
www.colonialchapels.com
KATHRYN C. FRASER
DES MOINES — Kathryn C.
Fraser, 70, of Des
Moines, formerly of
Mason City, died
Saturday (Sept. 11,
2004).
Celebration of Life
services will be held at
10:30 a.m. Wednesday at
Arnold’s Highland Park
Funeral Home, 3500 6th
Ave., Des Moines.
Interment will be in
Memorial Park Cemetery,
Mason City.
Visitation with the
family will be held from
4 to 8 p.m. today at the
funeral home.
Survivors include her
husband of 55 years,
Donald; two daughters,
Linda Hoffman, Otho,
Iowa, and Donna
Torkelson, Mason City; a
son, Keith Fraser, West
Des Moines, and 17
grandchildren and
great-grandchildren.
Arnold’s Highland Park
Funeral Home, (515)
288-6551.
SIDNEY R. LEE
MASON CITY — Sidney R.
Lee, 85, of Mason City,
died Monday (Sept. 13,
2004) at the IOOF Home,
Mason City.
Graveside services will
be held at 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday at Elmwood
Cemetery, Mason City,
with the Rev. Donald L.
Simmonds, of Trinity
Lutheran Church,
officiating. Interment
will follow.
Memorials may be given
to the Sidney R. Lee
Memorial Fund.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave., is in
charge of arrangements.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
OPAL M. GANNON
FOREST CITY — Opal M.
Gannon, 87, of Forest
City, died Monday,
(Sept. 13, 2004) at
Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa, Mason
City.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Petersen
Lund Funeral Home, 505
N. Clark St., Forest
City.
Petersen Lund Funeral
Home, (641) 585-2685.
JOHN GAUGER
CHARLES CITY — John
Gauger, 82, a resident
of 204 Park Drive,
Charles City, died
Sunday, (Sept. 12,
2004), at his home.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Friday at Trinity United
Methodist Church,
Charles City. Pastor
Paul Wilcox will
officiate. Burial will
be in Sunnyside Memory
Gardens, Charles City.
Military honors will be
conducted by the Charles
City Ceremonial Unit.
Friends may call from 4
to 8 p.m. Thursday at
Hauser Funeral Home,
1205 S. Main, Charles
City. Visitation will
continue at the church
an hour prior to the
service.
Hauser Funeral Home,
(641) 228-2323.
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September 15,
2004
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ALAN ‘AL’ F.
HAGEN
Mason City —
Alan “Al” F.
Hagen, 55, of
234 12th St.
S.E., Mason
City, died
peacefully
Sunday evening
(Sept. 5, 2004)
at the Muse
Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit.
Memorial service
will be held at
3 p.m. Saturday
at Fullerton
Family of
Funeral Homes,
123 Second St.
S.E., Mason
City. Alan’s
cousin, Mark
Doebel, will
lead the
remembrance
celebration. The
family will
greet friends
one hour prior
to his service
at the funeral
home.
Following
cremation at
Cremation
Services of
North Iowa,
inurnment was
held at
Elmwood-St.
Joseph Cemetery.
Those planning a
monetary
expression of
sympathy are
encouraged to
send memorials
to Hospice of
North Iowa, 232
Second St. S.E.,
Mason City.
Following the
remembrance
celebration, you
may join the
family at the
Moose Lodge at
22 Fourth St.
N.W. for
refreshments and
socializing.
Alan was born
one of three
children to
Alvin and Monica
(Doebel) Hagen
in Mason City on
Oct. 1, 1948. He
graduated from
Mason City High
School in 1967
and received his
A.A. degree from
NIACC. He
furthered his
education at
Mankato State
University in
Mankato, Minn.
In his early
years, he worked
at Yelland and
Hanes, worked
construction and
bartended at the
Holiday Inn. For
the past two
decades, he was
employed as an
independent
contractor
delivering
Winnebago motor
homes until June
of this year,
when his illness
forced him to
retire.
Alan was very
proud of sinking
a hole-in-one at
Pine Creek Golf
Course on Sept.
27, 2003. He won
some local team
tournaments
along with his
golfing buddies.
Al was an avid
Iowa Hawkeye fan
and treasured
watching Hawk
games with his
mother, who was
also a Hawk fan.
Alan was known
to have a heart
of gold and
devoted to his
family and
friends. His
generous nature
was proven many
times when he
willingly and
cheerfully
bailed out
family members
and friends from
difficult
situations. Alan
took
exceptionally
good care of his
mother and
father
throughout their
lives. He
continued to
perfect his
father’s large
vegetable
garden. Al’s
homemade salsa
was in big
demand. He loved
to barbeque for
family and
friends and
never grilled
fewer than three
types of meat at
a time. His fun,
loving
personality won
him many
friends. He
loved spending
time with his
buddies at the
Sidewinder.
Alan’s greatest
gift was
bringing people
together, which
he did
throughout life.
Alan’s family
includes his
many close
buddies in
addition to his
loving
biological
family.
Those left to
cherish his
memory include
his mother,
Monica Hagen of
Mason City; his
beloved
daughter, Alison
Roe and her
partner, Nick
Mostrom, of
Mason City, who
are expecting
Alan’s first
grandchild; his
sister, Jean
Hagen and her
life partner,
John Sjoberg, of
Iowa City; and
honorary sister,
Kathy Nuddleman
and her
children, Wyatt
and Faye, of
Mason City; his
aunt and uncle,
Ruth and Jim
O’Donnell of
Mason City; his
aunt and uncle,
Bonnie and Bud
Doebel of Clear
Lake; his aunt,
Mary Hagen of
Manly; his aunt,
Vivian Hage of
Algona, and many
cousins and
friends as well
as his sweet
cat, Smokey.
Alan was
preceded in
death by his
father Alvin in
1991 and his
only brother,
Jon, in 1976.
Fullerton
Funeral Home and
Cremation
Services, (641)
423-8676
www.fullertonfh.com
B.G. BRUNSMA
GREENE —
Memorial
graveside
services for
Bernard G.
Brunsma, 87, of
304 N. Fifth
St., Greene,
will be held
6:45 p.m.
Thursday at the
Rose Hill
Cemetery in
Greene, with the
Rev. Paul Uzel
officiating.
Military rites
will be
conducted by
Tack Barnett
Post 268
American Legion
of Greene.
Friends of the
family are
invited to
attend.
There will be no
visitation, as
it was Mr.
Brunsma’s wish
to be cremated.
Bernard George
Brunsma was born
Oct. 26, 1916,
in Sioux Center,
a son of Joseph
and Hattie
(Franken)
Bruinsma, and
died Saturday,
June 5, 2004, at
his daughter’s
home in Lago
Vista, Texas.
As a young man,
he worked for
Harry Green
Construction Co.
and enlisted in
the Army Air
Corps on Dec.
23, 1941,
obtaining his
pilot’s wings on
March 20, 1943.
He served 18
months as an
advanced
instructor on
twin-engine
aircraft at
Altus Air Field
in Altus, Okla.
He was also
squadron
commander at
this field.
On Sept. 16,
1943, he was
united in
marriage to
Betty Jo Cornell
at Altus, Okla.
To this union
were born three
children:
Michael Lane,
Vickie Lynn, and
Steven Cornell.
After this he
spent some time
with four engine
aircraft, Flying
Fortresses and
Liberators. He
then was
transferred to
Randolph Field
where he served
as a
superfortress
engineer. He
received his
discharge on
Dec. 25, 1945.
He returned to
Greene in March
1946 with his
family and was
employed for the
Green Limestone
Co. That summer
he constructed a
new home near
the school.
During this time
he started the
Iowa Dusting
Service. This
business served
farmers in their
control needs.
It was the first
enterprise of
this type in
Northern Iowa.
He continued
flying until his
brain surgery in
1963, after
which his
continued high
blood pressure
prevented him
from ever flying
again.
He retired as
President of
Green Limestone
in 1975.
Bernard was a
proud
serviceman, and
a man of great
wisdom and
perfection in
everything he
pursued
throughout his
working years.
He was a true
“Officer and a
Gentleman”
throughout his
life, soft
spoken and
quiet, he
cherished his
life long
interest in
flying.
Living family
members include
his beloved
children: Vicki
(Craig) Smeins
of Lago Vista,
Texas, and Steve
(Barb) Brunsma
of Greene; six
grandchildren:
Kelli (Jim)
Thornton, Thomas
Gray, Stephani
Gray, Mitchel
(Kim) Brunsma,
Christopher
(Angie) Brunsma,
and Jordan
Brunsma; two
sisters: Joey
Schopen and
Billie Babcock,
of Wyoming,
Mich.; and a
brother in law:
George (Doris)
Cornell of
Oklahoma City,
Okla.
Bernard was
preceded in
death by his
parents, a son,
Michael, on
Sept. 29, 2003,
and his beloved
wife Betty on
May 12, 2004.
Those planning
an expression of
sympathy may
direct memorials
to the B.G.
Brunsma Memorial
Fund in care of
the family.
Funeral
arrangements
have been
entrusted to
Reid’s Funeral
Chapel, 519 N.
First, Greene,
(641) 823-4457.
DEAN C. LANG
Mason City —
Dean C. Lang,
67, of Mason
City, died
Tuesday (Sept.
14, 2004) at
Muse Norris
Hospice
Inpatient Unit.
Funeral services
will be at 10
a.m. Friday at
Holy Family
Catholic Church,
with the Rev.
Jon Seda
officiating.
Interment will
be in Elmwood
Cemetery, Mason
City.
Visitation is a
half hour before
service at the
church.
Memorials may be
given to the
Dean Lang
Memorial Fund.
Major Erickson
Funeral Home,
111 N.
Pennsylvania
Ave., is in
charge of
arrangements.
OPAL GANNON
Forest City —
Opal Gannon, 87,
of Forest City,
died Monday
(Sept. 13, 2004)
at Mercy Medical
Center-North
Iowa, Mason
City.
Memorial service
will be at 1:30
p.m. Saturday at
Petersen Lund
Funeral Home in
Forest City with
the Rev. Lee
Laaveg
officiating.
Inurnment will
be at a later
date at St.
Michael’s
Catholic
Cemetery in
Farmington,
Minn. There will
be no public
visitation.
Opal Marion
Gannon was born
on Dec. 8, 1916,
in Eden
Township,
Winnebago
County, Iowa,
the daughter of
Mons and Mary
(Erdahl) Aske.
She was baptized
and confirmed in
the Lutheran
church. At the
age of 10 her
family moved to
Forest City. She
attended Forest
City schools and
Waldorf College.
She worked 28
years for
Northern Natural
Gas Company in
Forest City. On
Oct. 18, 1970,
she married
Robert Gannon.
They moved to
Marshall, Minn.,
and owned and
ran a restaurant
there with his
sister and
brother-in-law.
They also
purchased a
restaurant and
dinner club at
Pipestone,
Minn., selling
their interest
in Marshall.
The couple
retired to
Lakeville,
Minn., and lived
in the Lake
Edwards area and
Minneapolis
before moving to
Pharr, Texas. In
1989, they moved
to Springfield,
Mo., and lived
there and in the
Branson area.
Robert died on
Dec. 1, 2000,
and on Feb. 22,
2003, Opal and
her daughter,
Linda, returned
to Forest City
to live.
Opal and Bob
traveled many
placed and
enjoyed visits
to his sons and
their families.
In recent years
she was blessed
to visit her
granddaughter
and family in
Forest City.
Opal passed away
on Sept. 13,
2004, and will
be greatly
missed by family
and friends.
Opal is survived
by her loving
daughter, Linda
Danielson of
Forest City; her
grandson Bradley
(Krista) Hanson
of Tacoma,
Wash.;
granddaughter
Amy (Duane)
Asche of Forest
City; six
great-grandchildren,
four stepsons:
Robert
(Patricia)
Gannon of
Fayetteville,
Ga., Terry
(Debbie) Gannon
of Palm Coast,
Fla., Patrick
(Jodi) Gannon of
Fayetteville,
Ga., and Mike
(Edie) Gannon of
Fairburn, Ga.;
six
step-grandchildren;
two nephews and
four nieces:
Marvin Johnson
of Ft. Meyer,
Fla., Jerry Aske
of North Ft.
Meyers, Fla.,
Darlyne
Engebritson of
Vinje, Gloria
Langfald of
Scarville, Janet
Church of
Clarksville,
Mo., and Ione
Nelson of Forest
City.
Opal was
preceded in
death by her
husband Robert;
brothers Gilbert
and Oliver;
sisters Inanda,
Jeannette and
Madeline and a
grandson, Todd
Hanson.
Petersen Lund
Funeral Home,
505 N. Clark
St., Forest
City, (641)
585-2685.
JAMES F. ROBERTS
Mason City —
James F.
Roberts, 59, of
2781 Fourth St.
S.W., died
Tuesday (Sept.
14, 2004) at
Good Shepherd
Health Center,
Mason City.
Funeral
arrangements are
incomplete with
Hogan Bremer
Moore Colonial
Chapel, 126
Third St. N.E.,
Mason City,
(641) 423-2372
www.colonialchapels.com
CHRISTENA
THURNAU
Osage —
Christena
Thurnau, 102, of
Osage, died
Tuesday (Sept.
14, 2004) at the
Osage
Rehabilitation
and Health Care
Center in Osage.
Funeral services
are pending at
the
Champion-Bucheit
Funeral Home in
Osage, (641)
732-3706.
SIDNEY R. LEE
Mason City —
Sidney R. Lee,
85, of Mason
City, died
Monday (Sept.
13, 2004) at the
I.O.O.F. Home in
Mason City
surrounded by
his family.
Graveside
services will be
held at 10:30
a.m. Wednesday
(today) at
Elmwood Cemetery
will the Rev.
Donald L.
Simmonds of
Trinity Lutheran
Church in Mason
City
officiating.
Military rites
will be
conducted by the
Mason City
Veteran’s
Memorial
Association.
Memorials may be
directed to the
Sidney R. Lee
Memorial Fund.
Sidney R. Lee
was born Sept.
26, 1918, in
Northwood, the
son of Olaf O.
and Gunda
(Olberg) Lee. He
attended schools
in Mason City
and then served
in the United
States Army in
World War II.
Following his
honorable
discharge from
the Army, Sidney
was united in
marriage to
Margaret C.
Kloberdanz on
Oct. 4, 1952, in
Northwood. He
worked for
Indianhead Farms
for 56 years,
retiring on
March 1, 1994.
Sidney loved
fishing,
hunting, reading
westerns and
working on cars.
Those left to
cherish his
memory are his
daughter,
Carolyn Eppens
and husband,
John, of Mason
City; two
step-sons,
Michael Haag and
wife, Joan, and
Leonard Haag,
all of Mason
City; sister,
Hazel Theis,
also of Mason
City;
grandchildren,
David Haag and
wife, Davi, of
Rockwell;
Victoria and
Stephen Haag of
Mason City;
Brent and Eric
Jackson of
Garner; Amber
and Megan Haag
of Mason City;
Craig and
Jennifer Eppens
of Nora Springs;
Katie and Chad
Dorenkamp of
Mason City;
great-grandchildren,
Aaron, Andi and
Autumn “Maggie”
Haag of
Rockwell; Jamie
and Sarah Holder
of Mason City;
Patience Meyer
of Mason City;
Nicholas and
Tiarra Haag of
Mason City;
Jacob Suhr and
Jorge Rivera II
of Mason City;
Steven, Chloe
and Josiah
Eppens of Nora
Springs; Veruca
and Zoee
Dorenkamp of
Mason City; a
niece, Rozena
Van Lent and
husband, Ted, of
Mason City; and
a nephew,
Carroll Theis
and wife, Dyane,
of Mason City.
Sidney was
preceded in
death by his
parents; wife
Margaret C. Lee
on Nov. 13,
2002; and a
nephew, Glen
Virgil Theis.
Major Erickson
Funeral Home,
111 N.
Pennsylvania
Ave., is in
charge of
arrangements.
Major Erickson
Funeral Home &
Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
LESTER E.
JOHNSON
MASON CITY —
Lester E.
Johnson, 95,
formerly of
Mason City, died
Tuesday (Sept.
14, 2004) in
Blue Springs,
Mo.
Major Erickson
Funeral Home,
111 N.
Pennsylvania
Ave., is in
charge of
arrangements.
SHARON WIGTON
Hot Springs
Village, Ark. —
Sharon S.
Wigton, 65,
formerly of Des
Moines, passed
away Sept. 8,
2004, at home in
Hot Springs
Village, Ark. A
memorial
gathering, with
her family
present will be
held from 3 to 5
p.m. Friday at
Westover Funeral
Home in Des
Moines.
Sharon was born
the daughter of
DeWitt Sarber
and LaVonne
Mayland on Oct.
12, 1938, in
Belmond. She was
a graduate of
Kanawha High
School and
attended the
University of
Iowa and Upper
Iowa University.
She married
George Eliason
in 1958. Then on
March 12, 1976,
she was married
to Roger Wigton
and they lived
in Clear Lake
until moving to
Des Moines in
1979. They lived
in Des Moines
until retiring
to Hot Springs
Village in 1998.
Sharon enjoyed
fishing,
boating,
gardening, their
summer home at
Diamond Head
Lake near Dexter
and her cat
Precious. With
her great
passion for
playing bridge,
she earned her
Life’s Masters
and played at
the Bridge House
in West Des
Moines for over
17 years.
Sharon was
preceded in
death by her
parents,
step-father Omar
Mayland and her
first husband,
George. She is
survived by her
husband, Roger,
of Hot Springs
Village, son,
Paul Eliason of
Mason City;
daughter, Dorcey
Mosher and her
husband, Monte,
of Des Moines;
stepchildren,
Laura Staley
(Tom Hartwig) of
Garner; Dave
Wigton of
Phoenix, Ariz.;
and Dan Wigton
of Denver,
Colo.;
grandchildren,
Amy, Rich
(Crystal), Tora,
Shannon,
Jennifer,
Brooke, Amanda,
Samantha, Dillon
and Dave; and
great-granddaughter,
Taylor.
Memorial
contributions
may be made to
the Susan G.
Koman Breast
Cancer
Foundation, 3850
Merle Hay Road,
Suite No. 100,
Des Moines, IA
50310, in
Sharon’s name.
Westover Funeral
Home, 6337
Hickman Road,
Des Moines, IA
50322 (515)
276-4567.
LINDA LOU
KESSLER
Osage — Linda
Lou Kessler, 54,
of Osage, died
Tuesday (Sept.
14, 2004), at
the Mitchell
County Regional
Health Center,
Hospice Unit in
Osage.
Linda was born
Nov. 14, 1949,
in Riceville
Hospital at
Riceville, the
daughter of
Merle and Hazel
(Wesp) Kessler.
She attended
school in
Riceville and
Osage in Special
Education. She
also attended
Volunteers of
America Hope
School, a school
for the deaf in
Des Moines.
Linda lived at
Handicap Village
in Clear Lake,
and then
Comprehensive
Systems of
Charles City
(first at the
Elma Group Home
and then later
in 1992 she
moved to the
Osage Group
Home). She
attended the
Work Center in
Elma. Linda was
a member of the
United Methodist
Church in
Riceville. She
will always be
remembered for
her love of life
and her smile
for everyone.
There will be no
services.
She is survived
by her parents,
Merle and Hazel
Kessler of
Osage; two
aunts, Sylvia
(Ed) Voyna of
Knoxville, Ark.,
and Viola
Kessler of
Meservey; two
uncles, Leonard
Kessler of Lime
Springs and
Ervin Kessler of
Riceville; and
many cousins.
She was preceded
in death by her
maternal and
paternal
grandparents;
one sister,
Cathy Ann
Kessler; and
several aunts
and uncles.
Champion-Bucheit
Funeral Home in
Osage, (641)
732-3706.
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Gene Manning
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