PUBLISHED Tuesday, September 21, 2004
Obituaries are presented as a community service
of Fullerton Funeral Homes. Information is
submitted by families or provided by funeral
homes for publication in the Globe Gazette and
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DON T. MCCOURT
MASON CITY — Don T. McCourt, 82, of 23251 Thrush
Ave., died Sunday (Sept. 19, 2004) at his home.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at
the Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, 126
Third St. N.E. in Mason City, with Pastor Thomas
Healey officiating.
Following the service the family asks that you
please join them at Bethel United Methodist
Church, Manly, Iowa, to share memories and have
refreshments.
Inurnment will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the
Plymouth Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today at the
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel.
Family suggests memorials to the Don T. McCourt
Memorial Fund.
Don was born Sept. 6, 1922, the son of Francis
F. and Anna (Lehman) McCourt. He graduated from
Plymouth High School.
Following high school he worked for an airplane
factory in San Diego, Calif.
He married Mary Woodhouse in San Diego, Calif.,
in 1942.
He served in the United States Army from June
1944-1945.
After the service he attended Des Moines Tech
School for carpentry.
He lived in the Plymouth and Northwood area and
while living in the Northwood area he was a
weekend farmer raising hogs and cows.
He worked for Davey & Moen Construction Co. in
Mason City until he retired in 1982.
After he retired, he drove school bus for North
Central of Manly School District for 14 years
and really enjoyed driving for the extra
curricular activities and doing carpenter work.
Don married Ramona “Mona” Buffington McCourt
Jan. 1, 1982, in Northwood, Iowa.
He really enjoyed helping his kids with their
projects, watching his wood pile grow in the
fall and the warmth of a wood fire all winter,
fishing and camping.
He was a member of Carpenter Union Local 1313
for more than 40 years and was a member of the
Plymouth Volunteer Fire Deptartment.
He will be sadly missed by his wife, Ramona
“Mona” McCourt, of Mason City; three children,
Judith Davies and her husband, Wally, of Manly,
Don McCourt Jr. and his wife, Doris, of
Shellsburg, Iowa and Roxanne Jackson and her
husband, Jake, of Hanlontown; his former wife,
Mary McCourt, of Manly; three step-children,
Kathy MacPhail and her husband, Tom, of
Anchorage, Alaska, Dan McCourt and his wife
Nancy, of Manly, Iowa and Patty Reuter and her
husband Gary, Manly, Iowa; 23 grandchildren;
eighteen great-grandchildren; one
great-great-granddaughter; brother Tom McCourt
and his special friend, Margaret Jackson, of
Mason City; sister, Betty Miles, of Hardy, Ark.;
his special friends and neighbors, Jiggs
Rice,Roger Hedegard and Paul and Sally Degen, of
Plymouth, Iowa and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two
brothers Keith and Dean McCourt; and one
granddaughter, Rachael Reuter.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, (641)
423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
MARIE M. VOGEL
GARNER — Marie M. Vogel, 76, of Garner died
Monday (Sept. 20, 2004) at the Concord Care
Center in Garner.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the
Cataldo Funeral Home in Garner.
Cataldo Funeral Home, (641) 923-2841.
www.cataldofuneralhome.com
MARILYN J. OLSON
WEBSTER CITY — Marilyn J. Olson, 71, of 1224
Second St., Webster City, died Sunday (Sept. 19,
2004) at the Southfield Wellness Community
Center.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave. in Mason City, with the Rev.
Kathy Graves, Director of Spiritual Care Hospice
of North Iowa officiating. Interment will be in
Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the
Major Erickson Funeral Home.
Memorials may be given to the Marilyn J. Olson
Memorial Fund.
Marilyn was born July 27, 1933, in Mason City,
the daughter of Clifford and Anna (Christiansen)
Baumgartner. She graduated from Mason City High
School.
Marilyn married James W. Olson on May 1, 1954,
in Mason City. They moved to Wesley, Iowa, in
1954 then to Webster City in 1995.
Marilyn worked in telephone sales for directory
service for 10 years.
She enjoyed collecting dolls and plates, sewing,
and crocheting.
Marilyn is survived by her husband, James W.
Olson, of Webster City; son, James D. Olson and
wife, Vicki, of Webster City; daughter, Annette
Askeland and husband, Bernard, of Wesley; son,
Daryl Olson and wife Elizabeth of Norwalk; son,
Daniel Olson and wife Teresa of Kanawha; sister,
Anita Legler of Mason City; several
grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Marilyn’s parents, sister, LaVaun Pinckney; and
brother, Rollin Dean Baumgartner; preceded her
in death.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
HATTIE D. STEVENS
CLEAR LAKE — Hattie D. Stevens, 97, a resident
of the Oakwood Care Center in Clear Lake and
formerly of Swaledale, died Monday (Sept. 20,
2004) at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa under
the care of Hospice.
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
PANAGIOTA KARAMITROS
MASON CITY — Panagiota Karamitros, 95, of 302
Second St. N.E. Sunday (Sept. 19, 2004) at Mercy
Medical Center-North Iowa.
Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m.
Thursday at the Holy Transfiguration Greek
Orthodox Church, 1311 Second St. S.W., with the
Rev. Joseph Mirowski officiating. Interment will
be in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at
the Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave., with a Trisagion Prayer
Service at 7 p.m.
Memorials may be given to the Panagiota
Karamitros Memorial Fund.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
PAUL A. HOVENGA JR.
HAMPTON — Paul Andrew Hovenga Jr., 37, of
Hampton, died Sunday (Sept. 19, 2004) at his
home.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday at the First Christian Church in
Hampton, with the Rev. Joe Jones officiating.
Burial will be in the Hampton Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today
at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, (641) 456-3232.
ROGER A. KUHN
CALMAR — Roger A. Kuhn, 51, of Calmar, died on
Saturday (Sept. 18, 2004) at his home following
a sudden illness.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m.
Wednesday at St. Aloysius Catholic Church,
Calmar, Iowa with the Rev. Donald Hawes
officiating. Burial will be in the church
cemetery.
Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. today at the
Schluter-Balik Funeral Home, French Chapel,
Calmar, and after 10 a.m. Wednesday at the
church.
Roger Anthony Kuhn was born on April 11, 1953,
the son of Anthony W. and Colette A. (Elsbernd)
Kuhn in Decorah, Iowa. Roger attended and
graduated from South Winn High School in 1971.
He attended Area One in Calmar and graduated
with a farm management degree in 1973.
Roger married Jeanie Barsaloux on Nov. 22, 1975,
at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Spillville,
Iowa.
Roger farmed north of Calmar for many years and
was currently a student at NICC in the nursing
program and was expected to graduate in December
as a registered nurse. Roger also did custom
spraying for area farmers.
Roger was a member of St. Aloysius Catholic
Church where he was a former CCD instructor, the
Winneshiek County Cattlemen’s Association, where
he was past president; the Winneshiek County
Extension Council, and was a former 4-H leader.
Roger enjoyed playing cards, socializing,
helping people and doing volunteer work.
Roger’s survivors include his wife, Jeanie Kuhn,
of Calmar; one daughter, Janelle Kuhn, of Cedar
Rapids; three sons, Scott Kuhn, of Calmar, Kevin
Kuhn and his wife Dedra, of West Union, and
Robert “Bob” Kuhn and fiancée, Michelle Bohr, of
Calmar; six grandchildren, Terrance, Anthony,
Jason, Ryan, Kyle and Dylin; Roger’s parents,
Anthony and Colette Kuhn, of Cresco; six
sisters, Ruth Schluter and husband, Bob, of
Waverly, Rosemary Courtney and husband, Greg, of
Burlington, Germaine Kuhn, of Calmar, Martha
Stussy and husband Robert, of Soldiers Grove,
Wis., Kathy Young and husband Tom, of Manly, and
Lois Olsen and husband, Ron, of Cottage Grove,
Minn.; three brothers: Leo Kuhn and wife Mary,
of Soldiers Grove, Wis., Mark Kuhn and wife,
Ruth, of Fort Atkinson, Iowa, and Albert Kuhn
and wife, Karen, of Ridgeway, Iowa; and 22
nieces and nephews, and several aunts, uncles,
and cousins.
Schluter-Balik Funeral Home, (563) 382-8651.
PHYLLIS WOBBEKING
BELMOND — Phyllis Wobbeking, 85, of West Des
Moines, formerly of Dows, died Monday (Sept. 20,
2004) at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Ewing
Dugger Group Dows Community Funeral Home in
Dows.
EVELYN F. DIETERICH
ST. ANSGAR — Evelyn F. Dieterich, 83, of St.
Ansgar died on Sunday (Sept. 19, 2004) at her
home.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m.
Thursday, at the Immanuel Lutheran Church, St.
Ansgar, with the Rev. Byron Northwick
officiating. Burial will be in the Immanuel
Lutheran Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m.
Wednesday at Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home in
St. Ansgar.
Evelyn Frances Billings was born on Nov. 26,
1920, in Chickasaw County, Iowa, to Leslie and
May (Denner) Billings. She lived in Fayette,
Iowa until she was 3 years of age. Her family
then moved to New Hampton. At age 6 she moved to
Osage, Iowa.
Evelyn was baptized and confirmed by the Rev.
O.C. Myhre at the Rock Creek Lutheran Church in
Meroa, Iowa. She attended schools in Mitchell
County and graduated from Osage High School in
1939.
Evelyn taught rural school in Cedar Township
south of Osage for one year and then entered the
Kahler School of Nursing in Rochester, Minn.,
for one year.
Evelyn married Lawrence Dieterich in 1941 at Our
Saviors Lutheran Church, Osage. They lived on a
farm half a mile east of St. Ansgar for two
years where she helped with 4-H.
They moved to a farm three and a half miles
southwest of St. Ansgar in 1943 where she helped
with farming and the raising of their children.
An important part of her life was providing
support to her husband, Lawrence, in his many
activities. In 1982 they moved to their present
home in St. Ansgar.
Evelyn was active in the community,
participating in Music Mothers where she was
chairperson for two years, a member of the I.C.
Federated Club in St. Ansgar for several years,
a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church where she
was chairperson of the Leaders Circle and a
member of the Mary Circle.
Her hobbies included bridge, gardening and
reading.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a
daughter, LaDonna Mae in infancy; brother, Covel
Billings; and sister, Beverly Allison.
Evelyn is survived by her husband, Lawrence, of
St. Ansgar; daughters, Rita Kicherer and
husband, David, of Newton, Kan., and Darla
Stiles and husband William of West Des Moines;
son, Dennis and his wife Ann of St. Ansgar;
seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren;
sister, Betty Gast and her husband Birney of
Osage.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, (641) 713-4920.
BERNHARD E. VIERKANT
MASON CITY — Bernhard E. Vierkant, 74, of Mason
City, died Saturday (Sept. 18, 2004) at Mercy
Medical Center-North Iowa.
Graveside Funeral Services will be held at 1:30
p.m. Wednesday at the Meservey Cemetery with the
Rev. Rodney Meester of First Reformed Church, of
Meservey officiating. Veteran’s rites will be
conducted by the Mason City Veteran’s Memorial
Association.
Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. today
at the Retz-Grarup Funeral Home in Meservey.
Bernhard Eugene Vierkant was born Dec. 25, 1929,
in Franklin County, a son of Herman H. and Grace
(Fekkers) Vierkant.
He was baptized and confirmed in the First
Reformed Church in Meservey. He attended country
school.
Bernhard was united in marriage with Lucille A.
Schultz in Aberdeen, Md.
He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean
War. He returned to Meservey with his family and
drove truck with Vierkant and Son Trucking.
Later he sold the business and drove truck for
Doden Trucking and others.
For the last 22 years, Bernie drove bus for
Mason City Transit.
He was a life member of the VFW in Mason City
and a member of the American Legion and Moose
Lodge.
Bernie was quite a good mechanic and liked
tinkering with cars and trucks. He liked reading
Western books and gardening and traveling.
He is survived by his children, Linda Wessels,
of Eau Claire, Wis., Robert and Meri (Kathy)
Vierkant, of Belmond, and Carol Schoenwetter, of
Garner; Vicki Taylor, of Ankeny; nine
grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; sister,
Noreen (Ed) Schwierjohann, of Sheffield; special
friends, Lorraine Brackey and Barb Laughlin, of
Mason City.
Bernie is preceded in death by his parents and
brother LaVerne Vierkant.
Retz-Grarup Funeral Home, (641) 358-6105.
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PUBLISHED Wednesday, September 22, 2004
Obituaries are presented as a community
service of Fullerton Funeral Homes.
Information is submitted by families or
provided by funeral homes for
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PANAGIOTA KARAMITROS
MASON CITY — Panagiota Karamitros, 95,
of 302 Second St. N.E. died Sunday
(Sept. 19, 2004) at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa.
Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m.
Thursday at the Holy Transfiguration
Greek Orthodox Church, 1311 Second St.
S.W. with the Rev. Joseph Mirowski
officiating. Interment will be in
Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m.
today at Major Erickson Funeral Home,
111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., with a
Trisagion Prayer Service at 7 p.m.
Memorials may be given to the Panagiota
Karamitros Memorial Fund.
Panagiota was born Sept. 15, 1909, in
Doliana, Tripolis, Greece, the daughter
of Simeon and Efthimea Colettis
Karagiannis.
She married Sotirios Karamitros in
Greece, in 1930, and moved to Mason
City, Iowa.
She and her husband were in partnership
with the Karamitros brothers and
operated a bakery and grocery store and
later the Club Troika, a well-known
steakhouse in Northern Iowa. Panagiota
was the original chef at the Club
Troika.
Papagiota was the first Greek immigrant
woman to receive a driver’s license in
Mason City. She became a citizen of the
United States after the required five
years and voted in every election.
She was extremely proud of her American
citizenship. Panagiota loved the United
States and every day was heard to say,
“God bless America.”
Panagiota placed much emphasis on
education and the education of her
children. She herself started writing
poetry following her husband’s death.
Her book of poetry is in the process of
being published.
Other interests included music,
traveling, creative writing and cooking.
Panagiota was a member of the Holy
Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church
and a long-time member of the
Philoptohos Society of the Orthodox
Church.
She is survived by her three daughters,
Angelica Bender of Murrieta, Calif.,
Efthimea Becker of Mason City, Vasiliki
“Bess” Doerr and husband Joe of
Murrieta, Calif.; grandchildren,
Stephanie Hill of Murrieta, Calif.,
Karen Howell and husband Dr. Scott
Howell of Murrieta, Calif., Dr.
Christina Bender and husband Dr. Nikos
Georgiades of New Providence, N.J., Dr.
John Alexander Becker of Cambridge,
Mass.; great-grandchildren, Christopher
Howell of Murrieta, Calif., Kathryn
Howell of Murrieta, Calif., Nicholas
Hill of Murrieta, Calif., Alexis
Georgiades of New Providence, N.J.
Panagiota’s parents, five brothers,
Costa, Chris, George, Apostoli, and
John; three sisters, Vasiliki, Sophia
and Eleni preceded her in death.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory,
(641) 423-0924.
SCOTT ANDERSEN
BOONE — Scott Andersen, 42, of Boone and
formerly of Mason City, died at Mercy
Medical Center in Des Moines on Sunday
(Sept. 19, 2004) from complications of
heart surgery.
Memorial services will be held at 10:30
a.m. Thursday at the Cornerstone Church
of Ames (located at Highway 30 and
Interstate 35) with Pastor Troy Nesbitt
officiating. Visitation will be held
from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the Church.
Following the visitation, his body will
be cremated.
In lieu of flowers the family requests
that memorials be given to establish
college funds for his children.
Schroeder Memorial Chapel at 6th &
Marshall Streets in Boone is in charge
of the arrangements.
DAVID EINAR NEIL OPPEDAL
MASON CITY — David Einar Neil Oppedal,
53, formerly of Kiester, Minn., died on
Monday (Sept. 20, 2004) at North Iowa
Hospice after being hospitalized at
Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason
City, due to complications of a massive
stroke.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m.
Saturday at the Trinity Lutheran Church
in rural Kiester, Minn., with Pastor
Chris Fiske officiating. Interment will
be at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in rural
Kiester, Minn.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m.
Friday at the Bruss-Heitner Funeral Home
in Bricelyn and one hour prior to the
service on Saturday at the church.
David was born on May 3, 1951, in Wells,
Minn., the son of Einar and Violet
Oppedal. He attended school in Thompson,
and was a member of Trinity Lutheran
Church in rural Kiester where he was
baptized and confirmed.
David worked many years at the Bricelyn
Canning Factory and most recently in the
wood shop at NIVC in Mason City.
He enjoyed bowling, shopping and
traveling. He traveled to many parts of
the United States with his latest trip
to Alaska last year.
He resided at Lakeland Apartments in
Clear Lake, Iowa, where he was highly
thought of by both the staff and other
residents.
He is survived by his parents: Einar and
Violet Oppedal of Lake Mills; one
brother, Gary and his wife Jodi Oppedal
of Wells, Minn.; one sister, Lynn
Michelle of Forest City; one aunt,
Vivian Oppedal, Decatur, Ill.; numerous
nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his
grandparents, David and Alma Olson and
Isaac and Bertha Oppedal; one brother,
Ivan Oppedal; an uncle, Donald Oppedal;
and aunt and uncle Ernie and Margaret
Hill.
Bricelyn-Heitner Funeral Home, (507)
653-4555.
MARIE M. VOGEL
GARNER — Marie M. Vogel, 76, of Garner
died Monday (Sept. 20, 2004) at the
Concord Care Center in Garner.
Her funeral will be held at 10 a.m.
Thursday at St. Boniface Catholic Church
in Garner with Father Michael Schueller
officiating. Burial will be at St.
Boniface Catholic Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7:30
p.m. today at the Cataldo Funeral
Chapel, 160 E. Fourth St. in Garner with
a Rosary Society rosary at 5 p.m. and a
Scriptural remembrance service at 7 p.m.
Visitation will continue one hour prior
to services at the church.
Memorials may be directed to Hospice of
North Iowa.
Marie Matilda Vogel, the daughter of
Charles A. and Coletta (Sondag) Webb,
was born July 16, 1928, at Sigourney.
She attended Plank Township No. 9
Country School near Sigourney and helped
her family on the farm.
On Jan. 21, 1948, she was married to
Joseph Richard Vogel at St. Elizabeth
Catholic Church in Harper. They lived in
Sigourney until moving to Garner in
1958.
Marie was employed as school cook in
Garner for 32 years retiring in 1992.
She enjoyed her grandchildren, cooking,
sewing and gardening.
She was a member of St. Boniface
Catholic Church and Rosary Society.
Marie is survived by her husband,
Joseph, of Garner; three children, James
(Kathy) Vogel of League, Texas, John
(Lee Ann) Vogel of League, Texas and
Bonnie (Robert) Butin of Garner; nine
grandchildren; five great-grandchildren;
two sisters, Jane (Tony) Weber of
Washington, and Helen (Dale) Barnhart of
Sigourney; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by infant twin
daughters, Teresa and Mary; her parents;
and two brothers, Paul and Francis Webb.
Cataldo Funeral Home, (641) 923-2841.
www.cataldofuneralhome.com
DALE LEE ABBAS
DES MOINES — Dale Lee Abbas, 67, died on
Saturday (Sept. 18, 2004) at home the
result of pancreatic cancer.
Services will be held at 10 a.m.
Saturday at the Brooks Funeral
Care/University Chapel, 7975 University
Blvd. in Clive, followed by burial at
Glendale Cemetery.
Visitation will be held after 5 p.m.
Friday at Brooks Funeral Care
(University Chapel) with the family
present from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Memorials may be directed to Dale’s
family.
Dale was born Sept. 5, 1937, to John
Engle and Pauline Marie (DeVries) Abbas
in Hampton, Iowa. He grew up in Latimer,
graduating from Franklin Consolidated
High School (now known as CAL
Community).
He enlisted in the United States Air
Force, serving in Oklahoma, North
Carolina and Okinawa. Following his
discharge, he moved to Des Moines where
he worked in the computer service field
until his health declined.
Dale was united in marriage to Martha
Lorraine Brodrick in Des Moines, Iowa,
on Oct. 20, 1957. To that union were
born three children: Julie Beth, Michael
Dale, and Jeffrey Alan.
Dale was a lay leader and lay minister
in the United Methodist Church and
taught Sunday School.
He was a volunteer for the Cancer
Society of Iowa, the National Kidney
Foundation and Polk County Child Care
Resource Center.
He was an active member of Alcoholics
Anonymous with more than 31 years of
sobriety. He served A.A. in various
service positions at the local,
district, state and world service
levels.
He loved traveling, fishing, reading,
watching NASCAR, and caring for his
cats.
Dale was known for his kind, gentle and
loving spirit. He often said, “I always
liked that guy! (or gal)” That’s also
how most people viewed him.
Surviving are his wife, Martha; a
daughter, Julie Long (Daniel), of Des
Moines; two sons, Michael Abbas
(Michelle), of Memphis, Tenn., and
Jeffrey Abbas (Haruhi) of Iowa City; six
granddaughters, Ilana Lorraine Dennis,
of Barstow, Calif., Jessie Lee Dennis,
of Des Moines, Alyssa Michelle and Elise
Marie Abbas, of Memphis, Tenn., Hayley
Haruhi and Akane Olivia Abbas, of Iowa
City; and a great-granddaughter, Caitlyn
Iris Wood, of Barstow, Calif.
He was preceded in death by his parents;
a brother, Edward; a sister, Ruth Yakel;
and a granddaughter, Kecia Marie Abbas.
Brooks Funeral Care/Uni-versity Chapel,
(515) 277-8700.
HATTIE D. STEVENS
CLEAR LAKE — Hattie D. Stevens, 97, a
resident of the Oakwood Care Center in
Clear Lake for the past 27 years and
formerly of Swaledale, died Monday
(Sept. 20, 2004) at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa under the care of
Hospice.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m.
Thursday at Fullerton Funeral Home, 123
Second St. S.E. in Mason City with the
Rev. Kathy Graves officiating. Interment
will take place in Sacred Heart
Cemetery, Rockwell.
Visitation will be held one hour prior
to services on Thursday at the funeral
home.
Those wishing to extend memorials or
expressions of sympathy may direct them
to the Hattie D. Stevens Memorial Fund
or to Hospice of North Iowa.
Fullerton Funeral Home and Cremation
Services. (641) 423-8676
www.fullertonfh.com.
RUTH R. TRYTTEN
MASON CITY — Ruth R. “Blondie” Trytten,
75, of 1449 N. Carolina Place, died
Tuesday (Sept. 21, 2004) at Muse Norris
Hospice In-patient Unit, Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at noon
Friday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 213
N. Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City, with
the Rev. Jim Magelssen officiating.
Burial will be at 3:15 p.m. Friday in
Salem Memorial Cemetery, Lake Mills.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m.
Thursday at the Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E. in
Mason City, where a Women of the Moose
memorial service will be held 6:30 p.m.
Further visitation will be held one hour
prior to services Friday at the church.
Memorials may be given to Hospice of
North Iowa or the American Cancer
Society.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel,
(641) 423-2372. www.colonialchapels.com
PHYLLIS J. WOBBEKING
DOWS — Phyllis J. Wobbeking, 85, of West
Des Moines, formerly of Dows, died
Monday (Sept. 20, 2004) at Mercy
Hospital in Des Moines.
Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m.
Friday at the First Lutheran Church in
Dows, with Pastor Paul Thompson
officiating. A private family burial
will take place at a later date in the
Fairview Cemetery in Dows.
Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m.
Thursday at the Ewing Dugger Dows
Community Funeral Home, 100 N. Lee St.
in Dows.
Memorial contributions may be directed
to the Vernon Lutheran Church P.O. Box
200, Dows, IA 50071.
Ewing Dugger Group Dows Community
Funeral Home, (515) 852-4134.
ERIC SANTEE
MANKATO, Minn. — Eric Santee, 35, of
Mankato, formerly of Clear Lake and
Nashua, died Monday (Sept. 20, 2004) at
Mankato, Minn., as the result of an
automobile accident.
Hauser Funeral Home, 1205 S. Main St. in
Charles City is in charge of
arrangements.
Hauser Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323.
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PUBLISHED THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER
23, 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.
HATTIE D. STEVENS
CLEAR LAKE — Hattie D. Stevens,
97, a resident of the Oakwood
Care Center in Clear Lake and
formerly of Swaledale, died
Monday (Sept. 20, 2004) at Mercy
Medical Center-North Iowa under
the care of Hospice.
Funeral service will be held at
11 a.m. today at Fullerton
Funeral Home, 123 Second St.
S.E. in Mason City, in Mason
City, with the Rev. Kathy Graves
officiating. Interment will take
place in Sacred Heart Cemetery,
Rockwell.
The family will greet friends
one hour prior to Hattie’s
service today at the funeral
home.
Those wishing to extend
memorials or expressions of
sympathy may direct them to the
Hattie D. Stevens Memorial Fund
or to Hospice of North Iowa.
Hattie Dorothy Stevens was born
Sept. 10, 1907, on a farm
southeast of Hanford, Iowa, to
William and Dora (Stoltenberg)
Everhart. She was one of 11
children born to her parents.
Her family later moved to a farm
near Burchinal, where Hattie
attended Bath School, a country
school near Burchinal.
She spoke only German until she
learned the English language in
school.
Hattie was united in marriage to
Lloyd V. Stevens in December
1925 in Mason City. The couple
lived in Swaledale and became
the proud parents of four
daughters.
Hattie was an immaculate
homemaker and tending to her
husband and daughters was her
greatest priority.
She sewed clothing for her
daughters, tended to their
religious training, canned much
of the garden produce and had
compassion for small pets and
animals.
She and Lloyd enjoyed time
together while socializing at
the local restaurant.
Hattie attained her first
driver’s license during her
middle-age years and delighted
in driving her show-room quality
’54 Chevy.
Some of Hatties’ leisure
activities and interests
included embroidery, watching
Lawrence Welk, avidly cheering
for the Minnesota Twins and
thoroughly reading the
newspapers, especially the Globe
Gazette.
Hattie is described by her
daughters as a woman who
treasured simplicity, was a
strict disciplinarian, always
concerned for her daughters and
their families, sometimes
stubborn and content in
day-to-day life. She was an
interested and nurturing
grandmother.
In September 1977, Hattie left
Swaledale and moved to the
Oakwood Care Center in Clear
Lake.
Even when her family would come
to spend time with her away from
Oakwood, she was always anxious
and happy to return to her
familiar surroundings, where she
greatly felt at home for the
past 27 years.
Hattie will be missed dearly by
family and friends who have
shared her life.
She is survived by her four
daughters, Dorothy Walrod of
Belmond, Donna (Bill) Hopley of
Klemme, Doris (Fred) Flores of
Mason City, and Deloras (Merle)
Frohling of Meservey.
She will also be sadly missed by
her sister, Evelyn Sandy of San
Marcos, Calif.; her five
grandchildren; four
great-grandchildren; five
great-great-grandchildren; and
numerous other relatives and
friends.
Preceding Hattie in death are
her husband, Lloyd Stevens, in
April 1974; her parents; her
son-in-law, Babe Walrod; her six
brothers and three sisters.
Fullerton Funeral Home and
Cremation Services, (641)
423-8676.
ww.fullertonfh.com
RUTH R. ‘BLONDIE’ TRYTTEN
MASON CITY — Ruth R. “Blondie”
Trytten, 75, of 1449 N. Carolina
Place, died Tuesday (Sept. 21,
2004) at the Muse Norris Hospice
In-patient Unit in Mason City.
Funeral service will be held
noon Friday at Trinity Lutheran
Church, 213 N. Pennsylvania
Ave., Mason City, with the Rev.
Jim Magelssen officiating.
Burial will be at 3:15 p.m.
Friday in Salem Memorial
Cemetery in Lake Mills.
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, with a Women of the
Moose memorial service at 6:30
p.m. Further visitation will be
held one hour prior to service
at the church, Friday.
Memorials may be given to
Hospice of North Iowa or the
American Cancer Society.
Ruth Rosella Trytten was born
April 14, 1929, on a farm near
Elmore, Minn., a daughter of
Andrew and Christine (Didor)
Loge. She was united in marriage
to Elmer Theodore “Bud” Trytten
on Oct. 12, 1945 at Minneapolis,
Minn.
Ruth attended Albert Lea, Minn.,
schools. She worked at Jacob E.
Decker & Sons/Armour for 34
years, where she was active in
the AFL-CIO, holding office and
had a lead role in the United
Way fund drive each year.
She enjoyed camping, fishing,
crafts and a good card game. She
especially enjoyed spending time
with her family and friends. She
will be remembered for having a
knack for making people laugh.
She was a 50-year member of
Trinity Lutheran Church, and a
member of Women of the Moose in
Mason City.
She is survived by two
daughters, Cheryl Lajeunesse and
her husband Richard, of Fruit
Heights, Utah, and Kristi
Trytten, of Bountiful, Utah; a
son, Daryl Trytten, of Mason
City; and a special friend of
the family, Penny Trytten, of
Mason City; six grandchildren,
Brenda Kobernusz, of Monrovia,
Calif.; Kate Haberl, of Santa
Clara, Utah; Julie Kobernusz, of
Pasadena, Calif.; James
Kobernusz, of Fruit Heights;
Angie Trytten, of Mason City;
and Trenity Trytten, of Mason
City; two great-grandchildren,
Dalton and Decker Haberl, of
Santa Clara; and many nieces and
nephews.
Ruth was recently preceded in
death by her husband, Elmer, a
month ago on Aug. 22, 2004. Her
parents, two sisters, Hazel
Sickles and Inez Jensen; four
brothers, Herman, Lloyd, Alfred
and Arthur Loge, also preceded
her in death.
Those serving as pallbearers
will be Daryl Trytten, James
Kobernusz, Jim Loge, Dennis
Largent, Raleigh King; Marlyn
Loge and Jim Hrubetz. Honorary
pallbearers will be Occi
Smallfoot, Marge Jerrell, Dee
Baragan, Josephine Angell, and
Kathryn Espinosa.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial
Chapel, (641) 423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
ERIC SANTEE
MANKATO, Minn. — Eric Santee,
35, of Mankato, Minn., formerly
of Nashua and Clear Lake, died
Monday (Sept. 20, 2004) as the
result of an automobile
accident.
Funeral service for Eric Santee
will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday
at Saint John Evangelical
Lutheran Church in Charles City.
Burial will be in Riverton
Cemetery, rural Nashua.
Friends may call from 4 to 8
p.m. Friday at Hauser Funeral
Home, 1205 S. Main St. in
Charles City. Visitation will
continue one hour prior to
service on Saturday at the
church.
Eric Bryant Santee was born Aug.
25, 1969, at Charles City, the
son of Max and Frances
(Overturf) Santee.
He graduated from Nashua High
School in 1987, where he was an
active weight-lifter and played
football.
Eric graduated from NIACC in
1989 with an electronic
technician degree.
On April 29, 1989, Eric was
united in marriage to Terri
Jacobson at United Methodist
Church in Nashua. They renewed
their vows for their 15th
anniversary on May 1, 2004, in
Clear Lake.
Eric worked for Farmland
Industries for more than 13
years and most recently for
Enterprise Products.
He enjoyed riding his Harley,
spending time with his wife,
Terri, and their dog, Bear. Eric
also was a big Iowa Hawkeye fan.
Living family members include
his wife, Terri, of Mankato,
Minn.; his dog, Bear; parents,
Max and Frances Santee of
Nashua; two brothers, Scott
(Nona) Santee of Old Hickory,
Tenn., and Monte (Lisa) Santee
of Albert Lea, Minn.; a sister,
Angela (John) Marvin of Charles
City; his father-in-law, Edward
Jacobson, of Charles City; a
sister-in-law, Jody Jacobson of
Charles City; two
brothers-in-law, Kevin Jacobson
and Randy (Andrea) Jacobson both
of Mason City; a niece; nephews
and cousins.
Eric was preceded in death by
his grandparents; and
mother-in-law.
Hauser Funeral Home, (641)
228-2323.
BRUCE E. SNOW
EL CAJON, Calif. — Bruce Edwin
Snow, 68, died Thursday (Sept.
16, 2004) at Kaiser Hospital in
San Diego, Calif. Bruce had been
battling with leukemia, diabetes
and heart disease.
Funeral service will be held at
3 p.m. Friday at Greenwood
Memorial Park and Mortuary, 4300
Imperial Ave., San Diego, Calif.
Bruce was born June 8, 1936, in
Spirit Lake, Iowa, the son of
Jean and Fern (Wilkinson) Snow.
At age 9, he moved with his
family to Clear Lake, was raised
there and went to school at
Baker’s Country School, Lake No.
4, then Clear Lake High School.
He enlisted in the United States
Navy in February 1956, serving a
full military service until
retiring in 1976. Bruce served
out of the West-Pac, having home
base at San Diego.
Following his service
retirement, he worked for the
Avecado Elementary School in El
Cajon for 14 years, enjoying all
the elementary kids in that
area.
Surviving Bruce is his wife,
Muriel (Flarirty); daughter,
Michelle and Russell Alexander,
Sr., of Santee; son, Bruce E.
Jr. and Juliana (Bank) Snow of
El Cajon; four grandchildren,
Danny King Jr., Bruce Snow III,
Jean Snow, and Jessica Snow, as
well as stepgrandchildren,
Melanie (Alexander) Hiser and
Russell Alexander Jr.; one
great-granddaughter; one step
great-granddaughter and one
stepgrandson; his mother, Fern
Snow Zinser, of Clear Lake;
brothers, David and Judith
(Dodd) of Anchorage, Alaska;
Larry of Clear Lake; Harlan and
Gayle (Hakes) of Clear Lake
besides many nieces and nephews.
His father, Jean E. Snow, and
two granddaughters, Mandy M.
King and Melissa M. King,
preceded him in death.
Pearl M. Mertz
ALGONA — Pearl M. Mertz, 94, of
Algona, died Tuesday (Sept. 21,
2004) at the West Bend Care
Center.
Funeral Mass will be 10:30 a.m.
Friday at St. Cecelia Catholic
Church in Algona, with Father
Paul Eisele officiating. Burial
will be in East Lawn Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8
p.m. today at
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home in Algona, with a
parish prayer service at 7 p.m.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home, (515) 295-3731.
www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com
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PUBLISHED FRIDAY,
SEPTEMBER 24, 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 SHULTZ
GREENE — George Shultz,
83, of 3085 Noble Ave.,
Greene, died Thursday
(Sept. 23, 2004) at his
residence in Greene.
Funeral service will be
1:30 p.m. Monday at the
First Presbyterian
Church in Greene with
Pastor Paul Uzel
officiating. Burial will
be in the Rose Hill
Cemetery in Greene with
military rites conducted
by Tack Barnett Post No.
268 American Legion of
Greene.
Visitation will be from
5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at
Reid’s Funeral Chapel,
519 N. First St. in
Greene, with a public
scripture service at
7:30 p.m. Visitation
will continue one hour
prior to the service on
Monday at the Church.
Those planning an
expression of sympathy
may direct memorials to
the George Shultz
Memorial Fund in care of
the family.
Reid’s Funeral Chapel,
(641) 823-4457.
DOROTHY J. CARTER
NORA SPRINGS — Dorothy
J. Carter, 95, of the
Nora Springs Care
Center, formerly of
Rockford and Dougherty,
died Thursday (Sept. 23,
2004) at the Nora
Springs Care Center.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Fullerton-Schumburg
Funeral Home, 302 W.
Main St. in Rockford.
Fullerton Funeral Home
and Cremation Service,
(641) 756-3311.
www.fullertonfh.com
DONNA LOU RHODES
MASON CITY — Donna Lou
Rhodes, 67, of Mason
City, died Wednesday
(Sept. 22, 2004) at the
Muse Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit.
Funeral service will be
held at 2 p.m. Saturday
at Major Erickson
Funeral Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave. in
Mason City, with the
Rev. Wendy Abrahamson of
St. John’s Episcopal
Church officiating.
Cremation will follow
the service.
Visitation will be held
from noon until the time
of service on Saturday
at Major Erickson
Funeral Home.
Memorials may be
directed to the family.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
DORA KUHLMANN
NORTHWOOD — Dora
Kuhlmann, 73, of
Northwood, died Thursday
(Sept. 23, 2004) in
Northwood.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Schroeder
& Sites Funeral Home in
Northwood.
Schroeder & Sites
Funeral Home, (641)
324-1121.
LOUISE M. HEFTY
CLEAR LAKE — Louise
Mable Hefty, 91, of 11
S. Ninth St. in Clear
Lake, died Thursday
(Sept. 23, 2004) at the
Muse Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit in Mason
City.
Arrangements are
incomplete at the
Colonial Chapel, 101 N.
Fourth St. in Clear
Lake.
Colonial Chapel, (641)
357-2193.
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PUBLISHED
SATURDAY,
SEPTEMBER 25,
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 R. SHULTZ
GREENE — Funeral
service for
George R.
Shultz, 83, of
3085 Noble Ave.,
Greene, will be
1:30 p.m. Monday
at the First
Presbyterian
Church in
Greene, with
Pastor Paul Uzel
officiating.
Burial will be
in the Rose Hill
Cemetery in
Greene with
military rites
conducted by
Tack Barnett
Post No. 268
American Legion
of Greene.
Visitation will
be from 5 to 8
p.m. Sunday at
Reid’s Funeral
Chapel, 519 N.
First St. in
Greene, with a
public scripture
service at 7:30
p.m. Visitation
will continue
one hour prior
to the service
on Monday at the
church.
George Robert
Shultz was born,
Oct. 29, 1920,
in rural Scott
Township, Floyd
County, a son of
Clinton Ross and
Myrtle Mynelia (Elfers)
Shultz, and died
Thursday (Sept.
23, 2004) at his
farm in Greene.
He received his
education in the
rural schools
and graduated as
valedictorian of
his class in
1937.
As a young man
he was engaged
in farming in
Floyd County.
On July 27,
1944, he was
inducted into
the United
States Army,
where he served
with Co. F 120th
Regt. 30th Div.
in Central
Europe.
On March 2,
1945, he was
united in
marriage to
Margaret Louise
Azerski, at the
Little Brown
Church in
Nashua.
Following his
discharged on
Feb. 22, 1946,
he returned to
farming. George
and Margaret
were blessed
with four
children.
George’s life
and greatest
love was
farming. For
more than 58
years he farmed
in the Greene
and Marble Rock
areas. He was
once asked what
he was going to
do when he
retired. His
reply was to
farm.
He was
well-versed in
the various
farming
techniques,
market prices,
and types of
farming
equipment.
George enjoyed
going to the
farm sales and
enjoyed trading
machinery.
He served on the
farmers
cooperative
board and the
Floyd County
Pork Producers
Board.
He was a quiet
and humble man.
He enjoyed going
to town for
coffee, going
for a walk
around town, and
visiting the
public library.
George was
baptized on June
5, 1949, at the
First Methodist
Church in Marble
Rock. He had
been a member of
the First
Presbyterian
Church in
Greene, where he
had served as
trustee and
elder of the
church.
Those thankful
for his life
include his
loving wife,
Margaret, of
Greene; and his
children, Roger
(Joan) Shultz of
Encino, Calif.,
Robert (Laurel)
Shultz of
Greene, Jean
(David) Thorson
of Charles City,
and Carol Lee
(Dan) Schroeder
of Greene; 15
grandchildren,
Lance (Amy)
Shultz, Rayan
(Jennifer)
Shultz, Travis
(friend, Mandy
Mashburn)
Shultz, Garrett
Shultz, Chad
(Janice) Shultz,
Chet (Bridget)
Shultz, John
Shultz, Megan
Shultz, Stacy,
Gretchen, and
Kyle Thorson,
Tricia (Michael)
Jaeger and Jesse
(friend, Julia
Wilson) Thorson,
and Justin and
Jace Schroeder;
10
great-grandchildren,
Laney, Kennedy,
Nadia, Tanner,
Katelyn Rose,
Clay, Alex,
Morgan, Madelyn,
and Zachariah;
one brother,
Lowell Shultz,
of Charles City;
sister-in-law,
Genevieve
Sorenson; and
several nieces
and nephews.
George was
preceded in
death by his
parents; and
five brothers,
Raymond, Lloyd,
Dean, Don, and
Clyde.
The family of
George Shultz
extend their
sincere
gratitude for
all the help and
emergency
assistance given
at their time of
need.
Those planning
an expression of
sympathy may
direct memorials
to the George
Shultz Memorial
Fund, designated
for community
projects, in
care of the
family.
Funeral
arrangements
have been
entrusted to
Reid’s Funeral
Chapel, 519
North First
Street, Greene
(641) 823-4457.
LOUISE M. HEFTY
CLEAR LAKE —
Louise M. Hefty,
91, of 11 S.
Ninth St. in
Clear Lake, died
Thursday (Sept.
23, 2004) at the
Muse Norris
Hospice
Inpatient Unit
in Mason City.
Service will be
held at 10:30
a.m. Monday at
Colonial Chapel,
101 N. Fourth
St. in Clear
Lake, with Lay
Assistant
Richard Scott
officiating.
Interment will
be in the Clear
Lake Cemetery.
Visitation will
be from 3 to 5
p.m. Sunday at
the funeral
home.
Family suggests
memorials to the
Louise M. Hefty
Memorial Fund.
Louise was born
May 25, 1913,
one of twin
daughters to
Herman and
Barbara
(Deutsch) Bintz
at Minden, Neb.
She graduated
from South High
School in Omaha,
Neb.
Louise married
Paul Hefty in
1941 at Mound,
Neb. They lived
in Nebraska and
California.
Following her
husband’s death
in 1950 she
moved to Clear
Lake. She worked
for the Clear
Lake school
system in the
cafeteria for 28
years, retiring
in 1978.
She enjoyed
cooking,
visiting with
people, walking
and going out to
eat.
She will be
sadly missed by
her son, Earl
Hefty, of Clear
Lake; five
grandchildren,
Kristin Poss and
her husband,
Mike, of
Carrollton, Ga.,
Brent Hefty, of
Dunwoody, Ga.,
Aaron Hefty, of
Spring Dale,
Ark., David
Hefty and his
wife, Danette,
of Rapid City,
S.D., and Darin
Hefty, of
Federal Way,
Wash.; five
great-grandchildren;
daughter-in-law,
Jeannie Hefty,
of Conrad, Iowa,
and her
children, Dawn
Skellenger and
her husband,
Mitch, and
Stephen Neff; a
nephew, Loren
Wilcox and his
wife, Jane, of
Henderson, Nev.;
and a niece,
Janelle Sargent
and her husband,
Dale, and her
mother, Nel
Wilcox, of Clear
Lake, Iowa.
She was preceded
in death by her
parents,
husband, son
Paul Hefty;
great-grandson,
Dayne Hefty; and
her twin sister,
Lucille Wilcox.
Colonial Chapel,
(641) 357-2193.
wwwcolonialchapels.com
DOROTHY J.
CARTER
ROCKFORD —
Dorothy J.
Carter, 95, a
resident of the
Nora Springs
Care Center and
formerly of
Rockford,
Dougherty and
Greene, died
Thursday (Sept.
23, 2004) at the
Nora Springs
Care Center.
Funeral service
will be held at
11 a.m. Monday
at St. Patrick’s
Catholic Church,
420 E. Patrick
St. in
Dougherty, with
the Rev. Linus
Rasing
officiating.
Interment will
be in St.
Patrick’s
Cemetery in
Dougherty.
Visitation will
be held from 9
to 11 a.m.
Monday at the
church, with a
10:30 a.m.
rosary.
Those wishing to
extend memorials
or expressions
of sympathy may
direct them to
the Dorothy J.
Carter Memorial
Fund, in care of
Dolores M.
Marzen, 1251
290th St.,
Marble Rock, IA
50563.
Fullerton
Funeral Home and
Cremation
Service, (641)
756-3311.
www.fullertonfh.com
MARY VICTORIA
VULK
OSAGE — Mary
Victoria Vulk,
89, of Osage,
died Friday
(Sept. 24, 2004)
at the Mitchell
County Regional
Health Center
Hospice Unit in
Osage.
Funeral
arrangements are
incomplete at
Champion-Bucheit
Funeral Home in
Osage.
Champion-Bucheit
Funeral Home,
(641) 732-3706.
PEARL URBATSCH
MILES
OSAGE — Pearl
Urbatsch Miles,
86, of Osage,
died Friday
(Sept. 24, 2004)
at the Mitchell
County Regional
Health Center in
Osage.
Funeral
arrangements are
incomplete at
Champion-Bucheit
Funeral Home in
Osage.
Champion-Bucheit
Funeral Home,
(641) 732-3706.
PIO M. RAMOS SR.
BELMOND — Pio M.
Ramos Sr., 82,
of Belmond, died
Friday (Sept.
24, 2004) at the
Belmond Medical
Center Hospice
Unit.
Funeral
arrangements are
incomplete at
Tenold-Andrews
Funeral Home in
Belmond.
Tenold-Andrews
Funeral Home,
(641) 444-4474.
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Gene Manning
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