PUBLISHED SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2004.
Obituaries are presented as a community service
of Fullerton Funeral Homes. Information is
submitted by families or provided by funeral
homes for publication in the Globe Gazette and
Globe Online.
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 services will be held at 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday at the Rock Creek Lutheran Church, 3269
Foothill Ave., Osage, with the Rev. R. Dawson
Tornes officiating. Interment will be in the
Grafton Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at
the Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage.
Visitation will continue one hour before
services at the church on Tuesday.
On Oct. 25, 1917, Pearl was born to Otto and
Babetta (Gutman) Bublitz in Worth County, Iowa.
She was baptized on Nov. 18, 1917, and confirmed
her faith March 20, 1932, at Emmanuel Lutheran
Church in Grafton. Pearl graduated from Grafton
Public School on May 18, 1936.
She was united in marriage to Wilbur Urbatsch on
Dec. 5, 1937, at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in
Grafton. Two sons were born to this union, Gene
and James. Pearl and Wilbur farmed north of
Grafton for 20 years. During this time, she
helped organize and became the first president
of the Women Mission Federation. In addition,
she was active in the parental functions of the
Grafton School.
In 1959, she and her husband purchased and moved
to a farm southwest of Osage. She worked as a
nurse’s aide at the Mitchell County Memorial
Hospital in Osage. Her husband, Wilbur, was
killed in a car accident April 17, 1967.
In 1969, she received a degree from North Iowa
Area Community College in Mason City in the
practical nursing profession. Pearl was married
to Allison “Jack” Miles on April 23, 1977, and
they made their home in Osage. Pearl retired
from the nursing profession in 1979, having
worked for 22 years at the Mitchell County
Memorial Hospital.
She enjoyed spending time with her family,
making many pleasurable trips to Idaho and
attending sporting events, especially watching
her grandchildren compete. She will be
remembered for her active involvement in our
lives.
Pearl is survived by her husband, Allison “Jack”
Miles, of the Faith Lutheran Home, Osage; two
sons, Gene Urbatsch and his wife, Penny, of Post
Falls, Idaho, and James Urbatsch and his wife,
Delores, of Osage; one step-daughter, Myrna
(Dick) Garrison of Santa Paula, Calif.; five
grandchildren, Jamie (Andy) Smith, Jodee (Neil)
Robertson, Todd (Amy) Urbatsch, Kathy (Corey)
Christiansen and Stacy (Jesse) Hemann; nine
great-grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews,
and friends.
Pearl was preceded in death by her parents; her
first husband, Wilbur Urbatsch; four sisters,
Adeline Kroneman, Irma Gemaehlich, Linda Clausen
and Clara Bublitz, and an infant brother,
Reinhold Bublitz.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, Osage, (641)
732-3706.
SHARI RUST-BUTTERWORTH
SHEFFIELD — Shari “Rusty” Bruce Rust-Butterworth
died peacefully at 8:10 p.m. Friday (Sept. 24,
2004) at Franklin General Hospital under the
loving care of her family, Hospice of North Iowa
and the Franklin General Hospital nursing staff
.
There will be no services, as she requested. She
would rather we celebrate her life than mourn
her passing.
Memorials may be directed to Hospice of North
Iowa-Hampton and the nursing staff of Franklin
General Hospital.
Shari Rust-Butterworth was born the first child
of Brewster and Norma Rust on June 13, 1948, at
St. Joseph’s Mercy Hospital in Mason City.
She graduated from Sheffield-Chapin Community
School in 1966 and obtained her B.S. degree from
Mankato State in 1970. She earned her master’s
degree from Drake University in 1993. Shari was
a vocational counselor for the Department of
Labor in Des Moines and educational counselor
for Scott Community College in Davenport. She
was also a Family and Group Counselor in
Kewanee, Ill., and an Employment Counselor for
the Tucson School System. Most recently, she was
employed as a program coordinator for
Elderbridge Agency on Aging in Fort Dodge and
taught at Iowa Central Community College.
Shari was the first woman and non-law
enforcement officer elected to the Iowa Crime
Board of Directors and served on the Attorney
General’s TRIAD task force. She was active in
implementing senior crime prevention and
establishing SALT (Seniors and Lawmen Together)
programs.
Her passions included needlepoint, fishing,
traveling, reading and her much-loved dog,
Millie. A cherished needlepoint given to her
parents reads, “Our family is a circle of
strength and love. With every union the circle
grows. Every joy shared adds more love. Every
crisis faced together makes the circle
stronger.”
Beloved daughter, sister and aunt. Those left to
cherish her memory are her mother and father,
Brewster and Norma Rust; her sisters, Schelli
McCutcheon and Cindy (Dana) Ditzenberger; her
brother, Randy (Deb) Rust; five adoring nieces
and nephews, Mike and Kate McCutcheon, Brianna
and Alex Ditzenberger, and Connor Rust.
She is preceded in death by her grandparents,
three uncles and one cousin.
Shari leaves us with a legacy of unconditional
giving, integrity and leadership, steadfast love
and commitment to family. She will be remembered
for her love of life and her sense of humor. She
is dearly loved and will be deeply missed.
Retz-Grarup Funeral Home, (641) 892-4241.
WILLIAM FRANCIS CHIZEK
BRITT — William Francis Chizek, 73, of Britt,
passed away Saturday (Sept. 25, 2004) at Muse
Norris Hospice In-Patient Unit in Mason City.
Funeral services for William Chizek will be held
Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the St. Wenceslaus
Catholic Church in Duncan with Father Michael
Schueller officiating. Burial will be in St.
John’s Catholic Cemetery near Duncan. Military
graveside services will be conducted by the
Britt Veterans Ceremonial Unit.
Friends may greet the family from 5 to 8 p.m.
Monday at the Ewing Dugger Funeral Chapel, 178
Center St. W. in Britt, and one hour prior to
services at the church. Parish wake services
will be held at 7 p.m. Monday with KD Workman
Rosary 7:30 p.m.
William, the son of William A. and Lillian
(Kopacek) Chizek, was born Sept. 1, 1931, at
Garner. He graduated from Britt High School with
the class of 1949. Following graduation, he
served in the United States Army during the
Korean War.
William was united in marriage with Blanche Rose
Formanek on June 19, 1956. The couple farmed and
made their home on the family farm near Britt.
William was a lifetime member of St. Wenceslaus
Catholic Church in Duncan, where he served on
the church and hall boards and was a member of
Catholic Workman Branch 51. He was active in the
Britt VFW Post 4370 and Britt American Legion
Post 314, serving as commander with both
organizations. William was also chairman of the
Britt Easter Egg Hunt for a number of years.
He enjoyed fishing and dancing and spending time
with family and friends.
William is survived by his wife of 48 years,
Blanche, and their six children, Jerry (Pam) of
Manson and children Matthew (Rhiannon), Jared,
and Travis; Donald (Mary) of Cedar Rapids and
children, Ryan, Katelyn and Patrick; Bonnie
(Pete) Wilhite of Corwith and children, Chelcee
and Luke; William G. (Karen) of Prairie City and
children Nicole, Nathan, Zachary, Jazmine,
Mathew and Madyson; Patricia (Don) Swanson of
Ottumwa and children, Jacob and Erica, and James
(Renee) of Logan-ville, Ga., and son, Jackson;
sister, Marie (Gary) Wieck; sister-in-law,
Lorraine Chizek; brother-in-law, Francis
Arndorfer; mother-in-law, Elsie Formanek;
brother-in-law Robert (Alvera) Formanek; and
sisters-in-law, Marge (Tom) Ryerson and Marlene
(Craig) Leerar, and many nieces, nephews, aunts,
uncles and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents;
granddaughter, Ashlee Noel Chizek; sister,
Lorene Arndorfer, and brother, Arthur Chizek.
Ewing Dugger Funeral Chapel, (641) 843-3839.
MARY VICTORIA VULK
OSAGE — Mary Victoria Vulk, 89, of Osage, died
Friday (Sept. 24, 2004) at Mitchell County
Regional Health Center Hospice Unit in Osage
after a short illness due to cancer.
A Scripture Memorial Service will be held at
1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Champion-Bucheit
Funeral Home, 702 State St., Osage, with Rev.
Mark Reasoner officiating.
There will be a gathering for family and friends
from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. before services at the
funeral home Wednesday.
Inurnment will be in the Osage Cemetery. Her
body was cremated per her request.
Following services and inurnment, a gathering
for family and friends for a time of fellowship
and light lunch will be held at the Knights of
Columbus Hall, 1403 State St., Osage.
Mary was born March 21, 1915, in Benwood, W.Va.,
the oldest of three daughters born to Joseph and
Victoria (Laga) Kordos. The family moved to
Mitchell when Mary was 2. She grew up in the
Mitchell and Osage area, graduating from
Mitchell High School. After graduating, she
moved to Chicago and worked in the Presbyterian
Hospital as an aide.
Mary married her school sweetheart, Joe Vulk,
from Osage, while in Chicago. Together they
moved back to the Osage area in 1949. Mary
worked many years for the Ben Donsker family,
the Albert Morse family and the Dr. Merril Eiel
family as a housekeeper and as a great friend to
Mrs. Donsker, Mrs. Eiel and Mrs. Morse.
Mary loved baking goodies for friends and
family. No one ever left her home hungry.
She is survived by her two children, Darlene
Gruis and her husband, John, of Rockford, and
Joseph Vulk Jr. and his wife, Beverly, of Osage;
four grandchildren, Scott Gruis and his wife,
Cheryl, of Rockford, Julie Salisbury and her
husband, Doug, of Nora Springs, Mike Vulk and
his fiancée, Tammy Colglazier, of Osage, and
Ruth Krones and her husband, Gary, of Osage;
nine great-grandchildren, Bryce Rosel, Spenser
Gruis, Nicholas, Kaycee and Sawyer Salisbury,
Teri Birdsall, Kaitlyn and Mackenzie Krones, and
Cooper Vulk; two sisters, Rose Pajer of Mitchell
and Katherine Chrencik of Osage; three nephews,
Jerry and Ronald Pajer of Georgia and Joe
Chrencik of Traverse City, Mich., and a niece,
Judy Morgan of Osage
She was preceded by her parents; her husband,
Joseph “Joe” Vulk Sr. in 2002 and a
brother-in-law, Jerry Pajer.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, Osage, (641)
732-3706.
DOROTHY J. CARTER
ROCKFORD — Dorothy J. Carter, 95, a resident of
the Nora Springs Care Center since February of
2003 and formerly of Rockford, Dougherty and
Greene, died Thursday evening (Sept. 23, 2004)
at the Nora Springs Care Center surrounded by
her daughter and other family members.
Funeral services 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.
The family will greet friends and relatives from
9 to 11 a.m. Monday at the church. The rosary
will be recited at 10:30 a.m. that morning.
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.
Dorothy Joanetta Carter was born Sept. 14, 1909,
in Greene. She was the youngest of six children
born to Numa and Magalena (Kirsh) Weston.
Dorothy was known for de-lighting those around
her with humorous readings and was educated and
graduated from Sacred Heart Academy in Greene.
Following high school, Dorothy moved to
Longmont, Colo., where she was employed as a
waitress and met her future husband, Clifford
“Bud” Spiller. The couple became the proud
parents of their only child, a daughter,
Dolores. Dorothy and Dolores moved to
Winterhaven, Calif., following Bud’s death in
April of 1951.
Dorothy met August “Stan” Carter in Winterhaven,
where Stan was serving his country in the Army.
They were married on June 16, 1952, in Yuma,
Ariz., and treasured the next 51 years together.
Together, they enjoyed dancing to all types of
music, especially the “Blue Skirt Waltz.”
Dorothy and Stan occasionally spent time playing
games of chance at various casinos. In regards
to the thrill of the casinos, Dorothy often
mentioned, “My feet might hurt but my arms
don’t!”
Dorothy and Stan moved to Iowa to be near their
daughter, Dolores, and became the owners and
operators of Carter’s Café in Dougherty.
Dorothy’s most recent employment was working as
a waitress at the old Park Inn Hotel in Clear
Lake, where she was employed for approximately
10 years. Dorothy retired in Rockford.
Dorothy’s Catholic faith was always of high
priority to her. She was a member of Holy Name
Catholic Church in Rockford. She also held
memberships with the V.F.W. Auxiliary in Clear
Lake, the American Legion Auxiliary in
Dougherty, the Legion of Mary and the Senior
Citizen’s Center in Rockford.
Nobody seemed to be a stranger to Dorothy as she
was a true “people person.” She loved life and
lived her own life to the fullest. Her favorite
motto was, “Enjoy yourself, it’s later than you
think!”
Dorothy was a strong-will-ed woman who was
accepting of circumstances, both good and bad.
She was always available to anyone for any
reason at any time. Some of her favorite leisure
activities and interests included playing 500,
traveling, reading, cooking and shopping.
Dolores claims that her mother and her shared
many wonderful secrets, talks and experiences
together, and Dorothy’s homemade noodles rank
among the best ever. Even in her later years,
Dorothy continued to dance; however, she now
danced at the care center from her chair,
expressing her excitement with her hands instead
of her feet.
Dorothy will be sadly miss-ed by her family and
friends who have shared in her life.
She is survived by her daughter, Dolores
(Gerald) Marzen of Marble Rock; her sister,
Pearl Stevens of Yuma, Ariz.; and her two
sisters-in-law, Ruth (Frank) Siler of Florida
and Ora Clawson of Ohio.
Dorothy was very proud of and adored her six
grandchildren. She will be greatly missed by
Dennis (Sally) Marzen, Vicki LaBianca, Michael
(June) Marzen, Anthony (Char) Marzen, Michelle
Deverell and Scott (Stacy) Marzen; her 15
great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and
nephews, and other relatives and friends.
Preceding Dorothy in death are her two husbands,
Clifford “Bud” Spiller in 1951 and August “Stan”
Carter in June 2004; her parents, three brothers
and one sister.
Fullerton Funeral Home and Cremation Service,
(641) 756-3311,
www.fullertonfh.com.
BEATRICE R. WORPLE MCGOVERN
RICEVILLE — Beatrice R. Worple McGovern, 90, of
Riceville, died Saturday (Sept. 25, 2004) at the
Denver Sunset Home in Denver, Iowa, of natural
causes.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday
at the Conway Funeral Home with burial in
Riverside Cemetery, both in Riceville.
Friends may call at the Conway Funeral Home from
11:30 a.m. until the time of services on Monday.
Memorials may be given to Denver Sunset Home.
Beatrice was born on Feb. 8, 1914, at Riceville
to F. Leo and Mable (Phippon) Murphy. On Dec.
12, 1931, she was united in mariage to Daniel
Worple at Riceville. They farmed following their
marriage. They ran the Riceville Dry Cleaners
from 1962 until his death on Nov. 23, 1969. She
then worked as a cook at Petit’s Cafe until she
married Joseph McGovern on Feb. 3, 1973. He died
on July 29, 1995.
Beatrice is survived by two children, Delmer
Worple of Washburn and Donna Mae (Lester)
Torsrud of Evansdale; six step-sons, Michael
(Betty) McGovern of Bentonville, Ark., Arthur
(Barbara) McGovern of Waterloo, Jon McGovern of
Evansville, Terry (Janet) McGovern of Riceville,
Father Mark Mc-Govern of Dyersville, and James
(Kathleen) McGovern of St. Paul, Minn.; six
step-daughters, Ruth McHyster of Boulder, Colo.,
Merry (Dick) Whittaker of New German, Minn.,
Joan (Dick) Britton of Portland, Ore., Kathleen
(Dick) Luchwitz of Redington, Fla., Jane
McGovern of Minneapolis, Minn., and Colleen
(Frank Forney) McGovern of Denver, Colo.; five
grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, 42
step-grandchildren and 44
step-great-grandchildren; one
great-great-grandson and several
step-great-great-grandchildren; one sister,
Katheen Goodbrand of Riceville; a sister-in-law,
Louise Murphy of Riceville, and several nieces
and nephews.
Beatrice was preceeded in death by her parents;
two husbands; a sister, Vivian Purtell, and two
brothers, Lawrence and Joseph Murphy.
Conway Funeral Home, (641) 985-2797.
PIO M. RAMOS
BELMOND — Pio M. Ramos Sr. 82, of Belmond and
formerly of Minneapolis, Minn., longtime postal
employee and Twin Cities- area community
activist, died, Friday (Sept. 24, 2004) at the
Belmond Medical Center Hospice Unit in Belmond.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10
a.m. Monday at St. Francis Xavier Catholic
Church in Belmond.
Visitation in Belmond will be from 2 to 4 p.m.
today at Tenold-Andrews Funeral Home, 516 First
St. S.E. in Belmond, and one hour prior to the
service at the church on Monday.
Entombment will be in the Lakewood Cemetery
Mausoleum, Minneapolis. A service will also be
held at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, at the Lakewood
Cemetery Chapel with an additional visitation
one hour prior to the service Tuesday at
Lakewood.
The family suggests memorials to the family or
donor’s choice.
Pio Ramos, the son of Benilde and Julia
(Rodriguez) Ramos, was born Dec. 31, 1921, at
Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico. Pio served two
tenures in the United States Army. He was
stationed in Panama during World War II and
later spent time in the combat zone during the
Korean War. Pio had received numerous awards and
medals for his active duty in military service.
He continued with a career in the military,
serving as an administrative transportation
specialist.
Pio married Sally Esquival on Sept. 28, 1953, at
San Antonio, Texas. The couple made their home
and raised their family in various places,
including Texas, Alaska and Minneapolis as they
followed Pio’s military career duties. On April
1, 1965, he retired as a staff sergeant from the
military after nearly 21 years. He then began a
career with the Postal Service and was employed
in Minneapolis, working nights for 17 years
before retiring.
Throughout his life, Pio always put the needs of
others before his own. He had taken great pride
in speaking out for the common man and had done
a great deal of community activist work for the
betterment of his family and friends. He was
known for his genuine concern for others and he
worked diligently at integrating immigrants into
American culture. He assisted with translation
and mentoring people in new business ventures,
and wanted no recognition for his efforts.
Pio loved any occasion that included his family.
He loved a good barbecue, and he and Sally
looked forward to hosting family and
neighborhood gatherings. Whether you were a
friend, family, or complete stranger, he cared
about you. This is a trait he has proudly passed
on to his children. Pio loved animals and he and
his wife would provide for the needs of strays.
Pio loved life and was a devoted husband,
wonderful father, grandfather, father-in-law and
friend to many.
Pio and his wife had moved to Belmond from the
Twin Cities several years ago to be near their
daughter, Julia.
Those left to cherish the memory of his life
include his wife, Sally, 1003 Fifth Ave. N.E.,
Belmond, IA 50421; son, Manuel and wife, Nely
Ramos, Bloomington, Minn.; daughters, Julia and
husband, Juan Duke, Clarion, and Alicia Ocampo
and husband, Julian, Coon Rapids, Minn.; and
son, Tony Ramos, Minneapolis, Minn.; eight
grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
He was preceeded in death by his parents; son,
Ramon Barrientes; infant daughter, Gloria Ramos;
a grandson, Michael Hudson, and three sisters
and five brothers.
Tenold-Andrews Funeral Home, (641) 444-4474.
DORA ILSE KUHLMANN
NORTHWOOD — Dora Ilse Kuhlmann, 73, of
Northwood, died Thursday (Sept. 23, 2004) in
Northwood.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday at the First Lutheran Church in
Northwood with the Rev. Wayne Hagen officiating.
Burial will take place in Sunset Rest Cemetery
in Northwood.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday
at the Schroeder and Sites Funeral Home, Highway
65 South, Northwood.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, (641) 324-1121.
IDA B. STRUECKER
WHITTEMORE — Ida B. Struecker, 99, of
Whittemore, died Friday (Sept. 24, 2004) at the
West Bend Care Center in West Bend.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m.
Monday at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in
Whittemore with the Rev. Michael Botsford
officiating. Burial will take place in St.
Paul’s Lutheran Church Cemetery in Whittemore.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home in
Whittemore.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home, (515)
884-2246.
CAROLYN M. FISHER
ROCKFORD — Carolyn M. Fisher, 75 of 204 First
Ave. S.W., died early Saturday (Sept. 25, 2004)
at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday at Zion Lutheran Church, 805 E. Main
Ave., Rockford. Officiating will be the Rev.
Patricia Shaw. Interment will be in Riverside
Cemetery, Rockford.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at
the Fullerton Schumburg Funeral Home, 302 W.
Main Ave., Rockford.
Other arrangements are incomplete.
Fullerton Funeral Home and Cremation Services,
(641) 423-8676,
www.fullertonfh.com.
WILLIAM G. PERRY
CHARLES CITY — William G. Perry, 62, of Beloit,
Ill., and formerly of Charles City, died
Saturday (Sept. 25, 2004) at the Pinnacle Health
Center in Waukegan, Ill.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the
Hauser Funeral Home, 1205 S. Main St. in Charles
City.
Hauser Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323.
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PUBLISHED Monday, September 27, 2004
Obituaries are presented as a community
service of Fullerton Funeral Homes.
Information is submitted by families or
provided by funeral homes for
publication in the Globe Gazette and
Globe Online.
CAROLYN M. FISHER
ROCKFORD — Carolyn M. Fisher, 75 of 204
First Ave. S.W., died early Saturday
morning (Sept. 25, 2004) at Mercy
Medical Center-North Iowa.
Funeral services for Carolyn will be
held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Zion
Lutheran Church, 805 E. Main Ave.,
Rockford. Officiating will be the Rev.
Patricia Shaw. Interment will be in
Riverside Cemetery, Rockford.
Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today
at the Fullerton Schumburg Funeral Home,
302 W. Main Ave., Rockford.
Carolyn was one of 13 children born to
Martin and Suzie “Weibrandt” Mehmen in
Floyd on May 19, 1929. She was a
life-long resident of Rockford and
graduated from high school there. In her
very early years, she worked for the
Ruckdashel Cafe in Rockford. She was
united in marriage to Delmer Fisher on
Aug. 25, 1949, in Albert Lea, Minn., and
they then traveled to Harmony, Minn., to
see the caves.
She settled down to a full- time job of
raising her six children. She provided a
loving babysitting and day care for her
grandchildren and great-grandchildren,
which helped her children out while they
worked. While caring for her family, she
would often play cards or board games
and always made sure they had a little
candy to take home.
She raised a huge garden and canned to
make sure her family was well-fed. Her
claims to the food hall of fame were her
dill pickles and bean soup. When her
children came home from school, there
was fresh-baked bread, doughnuts or
cinnamon rolls. Her entertainment was
often going for rides or playing bingo
(even though she never told anyone how
much it cost to win). One of her fondest
times was in 1968 when everyone loaded
onto a train to go and visit California
and the relatives.
Over the past six years, her health
deteriorated and the past year she had
been confined to her home she shared
with her daughter, Carol, and her
husband, Dennis, who continued with her
care following Carol’s death. Her sense
of humor carried with her until the very
end. Nary a complaint or regret
throughout her life.
Those who shared in Carolyn’s life
include her three sons and three
daughters, Allan and his wife, LuAnn,
Clear Lake, Alvin and his wife, Vicki,
Charles City, Robin and her husband,
Scott Shafer, Rockford, Sandy and her
husband, Kevin Jones, Aredale, Jim and
his wife, Melissa, and son-in-law,
Dennis Fenton, all of Rockford; her one
remaining sister, Anne Sorenson, Austin,
Minn., and brother, Jerry “Sonny” Mehmen,
Canoga Park, Calif.; 13 grandchildren,
Duane Fisher, Charlet Uker, Corey and
Melinda Fisher, Jennifer and Jessica
Shafer, Stephanie Fisher, Angela Jones,
Tanya, Tera and Tiffany Fisher, and
Delmer and Jerry Fenton. Also surviving
are five great-grandchildren, Dustin and
Dalton Fisher, and Madison, Cole and
Cale Fenton, along with many nieces and
nephews.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, Delmer, in March 1973;
daughters Margaret as a stillborn, and
Carol Fenton in September 2003; four
brothers, Bud, Bill, George and John
Mehmen; six sisters, Suzie, Allie,
Gertie, Katie, Effie and Dorothy; her
parents; her great-grandson, Jordan
Fenton, and a longtime special friend,
Jerry Winters.
Fullerton Funeral Home and Cremation
Services, (641) 423-8676.
www.fullertonfh.com
DORA ILSE KUHLMANN
NORTHWOOD — Dora Ilse Kuhlmann, 73, of
Northwood, died Thursday (Sept. 23,
2004) in Northwood.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday at the First Lutheran Church,
Northwood, with the Rev. Wayne Hagen
officiating. Burial will be in the
Sunset Rest Cemetery, Northwood.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m.
today at Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home,
Northwood.
Dora was born on Feb. 15, 1931, to
Wilhem and Margaret (Hertsberg) Weihe in
Helmstedt, Germany. She grew up in
Helmstedt. Dora met Elton Kulhmann while
he was in Germany serving during the
Korean War. They were married in
Frankfurt, Germany, on Feb. 3, 1956.
They came to the United States and Dora
became an American citizen in 1963.
She was active in VFW activites. She had
the pleasure of returning to Germany
three times to visit her family as well
as her family coming to America to visit
her.
Dora’s biggest pleasure was her husband
and family and spending time with
friends and family, especially playing
cards with the grandchildren. She was an
avid bingo player and known by all as an
excellent cook.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; daughter, Barbara, and her
husband Larry Borchardt.
Dora is survived by her husband, Elton,
of Northwood; sons, Michael and Harry
Kuhlmann both of Northwood; daughters,
Patty Darling and her husband, Ray, of
Rivertown, Utah, and their son, Jimmy;
Dolores Johnson and her husband, Mark,
of Northwood, and their children, Travis
and Carly; sisters, Tuchen, Lelow and
Notie; mother-in-law, Mildred Flugge;
sister-in-law, Marilyn King;
brother-in-law, Jim Lodge, and many
nieces and nephews.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home in
Northwood is in charge of arrangements.
MARGARET L. SCHRAGE
ALLISON — Margaret L. Schrage, 92, of
Allison, died Sunday (Sept. 26, 2004) at
the Allison Care Center in Allison.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30
a.m. Wednesday at St. James Lutheran
Church in Allison. Burial will take
place in the Allison Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m.
Tuesday at the Sietsema Vogel Funeral
Home in Allison.
Sietsema Vogel Funeral Home, (319)
267-2507.
BERNIECE LENNING
CLEAR LAKE — Berniece Lenning, 89, of
Clear Lake, died Sunday (Sept. 26, 2004)
at the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit in Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101
N. Fourth St., Clear Lake.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, (641)
357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com
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PUBLISHED Tuesday, September 28,
2004.
Obituaries are presented as a
community service of Fullerton
Funeral Homes. Information is
submitted by families or
provided by funeral homes for
publication in the Globe Gazette
and Globe Online.
WARREN S. NITZSCHKE
WATERLOO — Warren S. Nitzschke
83, was lovingly welcomed into
the arms of Jesus when he died
peacefully at his home on Sunday
(Sept. 26, 2004) from natural
causes.
Warren Scott Nitzschke was born
Nov. 16, 1920, the son of Otto
and Eda (Scott) Nitzschke in
Remsen, Iowa.
He was proud to serve his
country during Word War II. He
enlisted Nov. 25, 1942, and was
honorably discharged Dec. 1,
1945. During this time he fought
in the Battle of the Bulge under
General Patton.
He married Marie Gutenkauf on
June 2, 1947, at Holy Name
Rectory in Marcus, Iowa. To this
union seven daughters were born.
Warren established the Nitzschke
Insurance Agency in his home in
1957, along with his wife,
Marie, until they sold the
business in 1979.
Warren also worked for the
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
as a day chief operator for 35
years until he retired in 1981.
Warren volunteered his time in
the Gophers and Gopherettes
Volunteer Group in group homes
for Exceptional Persons Inc for
17 years.
He was a member of Sacred Heart
Catholic Church, Waterloo, Iowa.
He is survived by his loving
wife, Marie, of 57 years and
their daughters and families:
Marilyn and Dave Lamoreux of
Rockford, Ill., Anita Nitzschke,
Patricia Eilders, and Bea Spear
of Waterloo, Mary and Jeff
Stealy of Clear Lake, Terese and
Jim Evans of Waterloo, and Kathy
and Perry Patrick of Mason City;
his brother, Lynn (Patty)
Nitzschke of Springfield, Mo.;
and 11 grandchildren and a
foster granddaughter, Michelle
Lamoreux of Rockford, Ill.,
Scott (Teala) Lamoreux of Door
County, Wis.; Dr. Loan (Houng)
Nyugen; Jennifer (Mark) Krinhop
of Lakeville, Minn.; Heather
(Tom) Morin of Eden Prairie,
Minn.; Teresa (Casey)
Schlichting of Mason City;
Andrea Eilders of Evansdale,
Iowa; Samantha and Clayton Spear
of Waterloo; Perry Patrick Jr.
of Mason City; Donnie Patrick of
Wichita Falls, Texas; and Tim
Patrick of Farmers Branch,
Texas; and five
great-grandchildren, Max, Sam
and Timothy Krinhop, and Ella
Morin and Kyler Patrick. Special
neighbor granddaughter, Tessa
Swacker
He is preceded in death by his
parents; two brothers, Richard
and Andrew; a great-grandson,
Joseph Patrick Krinhop; and a
son-in-law, David Eilders.
Services will be held at 11 a.m.
Thursday at the Sacred Heart
Catholic Church in Waterloo with
burial in Mt. Olivet Cemetery
where full military rites will
be conducted by American Legion
Post #138 and Veteran of Foreign
Wars Post #1623.
Friends may call from 4 to 8
p.m. Wednesday at the
Hagarty-Waychoff-Grarup Funeral
Service, West Ridgeway, where
there will be a 4 p.m. rosary
and a 7 p.m. vigil. Friends may
also call one hour prior to the
service at the church.
Memorials may be directed to
Sacred Heart Catholic Church or
Exceptional Persons.
Hagarty-Waychoff-Grarup Funeral
Service, (319) 233-3393.
CLIFTON WISEMAN
SHEFFIELD — Clifton Wiseman, 82,
of Sheffield died Monday (Sept.
27, 2004) at his home.
Funeral arrangements are
incompolete at the Retz-Grarup
Funeral Home in Sheffield.
Retz-Grarup Funeral Home, (641)
892-4241.
BERNIECE VIOLA LENNING
CLEAR LAKE — Berniece Viola
Lenning, 89, of 215 S.13th St.,
Clear Lake, died Sunday (Sept.
26, 2004) at the Muse-Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason
City.
It was Berniece’s request that
her body be cremated. A
graveside service will be held
at a later date.
Memorials may be made in her
name to Hospice of North Iowa.
Berniece was born Feb. 10, 1915,
the daughter of James and Ella
(Knoll) Kurtz, at Erie, Ill.
Berniece was the youngest of 12
brothers and sisters.
At an early age they moved to
Belmond, Iowa, and she attended
school in Belmond, and from
there they moved to Garner.
After the death of her father
they moved to Clear Lake.
Berniece married Clarence
Lenning on Aug. 14, 1933, in
Albert Lea, Minn., and of this
union a daughter, Marion was
born.
Berniece is survived by her
granddaughter, Jody Grau of
Bemidji, Minn.; two
great-grandsons, Joshua and
Gerald Almendinger of Bemidji,
Minn.; six nieces, Beverly Elder
of Mason City; Betty Fox of
Britt; Mary Ann (Louis) Formanek
of Phoenix, Ariz.; Velma Miller
of Des Moines; Dorothy (Ed)
Scheffel of Mason City, and
Karen Bender of Athens, Ala.;
four nephews, Don (Mary) Best of
Rockwell; William (LeeAnn) Kurtz
of Klemme; James (Sally) Zisser
of Janesville, Wis.; and Duane
(Kay) Tideback of Sun Valley,
Calif.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; husband, Clarence, on
March 20, 1993; daughter, Marion
Grau; son-in-law, Gerald Grau;
four brothers; and seven
sisters.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel,
101 N. Fourth St. in Clear Lake,
is in charge of arrangements.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel,
(641) 357-2193.
DALTON JACOB SCHAFER
OSAGE — Private graveside
services for Dalton Jacob
Schafer, infant son of Jacob
Dean and Theresa Ranae (DeBower)
Schafer, of 1932 317th St.,
Osage, were held at 10 a.m.
Monday, Sept. 27, at South
Vilmar Cemetery with Pastor Mark
Walker of St. John’s Ev.
Lutheran Church officiating.
Dalton died Thursday (Sept. 23,
2004) at the University of Iowa
Hospitals in Iowa City.
He is survived by his loving
parents; maternal grandparents,
Kenneth and Margaret (Korte)
DeBower of Bristow; paternal
grandparents, Leslie and Dienna
(Ebling) Schafer, of Greene;
paternal great-grandfather,
Darwin (Frances) Ebling;
paternal great-grandmother,
Ramona Schafer all of Greene;
his aunts and uncles, Sarah
(Shane) Wicks of Cedar Rapids,
Rebecca DeBower of Cedar Falls,
Lucas Schafer of Manly, Lydia
Schafer of Greene; and two
cousins, Samuel and Natalie
Wicks.
Dalton joins his maternal
grandparents, Leuie and Ruth
Korte, and John and Leona
DeBower; paternal grandmother,
Fonda Ebling; and paternal
grandfather, Harold Schafer.
Funeral arrangements have been
entrusted to Reid’s Funeral
Chapel, 519 N. First St. Greene,
(641) 823-4457.
WILLIAM G. PERRY
CHARLES CITY — William G. Perry,
62, of Beloit, Wis., and
formerly of Charles City, died
on Saturday (Sept. 25, 2004) at
the Pinnacle Health Center in
Waukegan, Ill.
Funeral services for William
Perry will be held at 2 p.m.
Wednesday at Hauser Funeral
Home, 1205 S. Main St. in
Charles City, with Pastor A.C.
Wegner officiating. Burial will
be in Riverside Cemetery.
Friends may call from 4 to 8
p.m. today at the Hauser Funeral
Home and one hour prior to
services at the church.
The Hauser Funeral Home, Charles
City, (641) 228-2323,
www.hauserfh.com.
EDWIN L. COLBY II
MASON CITY — Edwin L. Colby II,
67, of Mason City, died Monday
(Sept. 27, 2004) at the Mercy
Medical Center- North Iowa in
Mason City.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial
Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E. in
Mason City is in charge of
arrangements.
Funeral services will be held at
1 p.m. Thursday at
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial
Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E. in
Mason City, with Pastor Ed Bard
officiating. Burial will be in
Elmwood- St. Joseph Cemetery in
Mason City, with military honors
conducted by members of the
Mason City Veterans Memorial
Association.
Visitation will be held from 5
to 7 p.m. Wednesday at
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial
Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E. in
Mason City.
Memorial may be directed to the
Edwin L. Colby II Memorial Fund
in care of Chris Colby, 2215
20th St. S.W., Mason City.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial
Chapel, (641) 423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
CHARLOTTE SISTEK
NORTHWOOD — Charlotte “Susie”
Sistek, 75, of Northwood, died
Sunday (Sept. 26, 2004) at the
Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient in
Mason City.
Funeral service will be held at
1 p.m. Friday at the First
Lutheran Church in Northwood.
Burial will be in Sunset Rest
Cemetery in Northwood.
Visitation will be held from 5
to 7 p.m. Thursday at the
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home,
Highway 65 S. in Northwood.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home,
(641) 324-1121.
IRMA EVANS TOMKE
CLARION — Irma Evans Tomke, 84,
of Clarion died Sunday (Sept.
26, 2004) at her home in
Clarion.
Funeral service will be held
10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the
Clarion Church of Christ, with
the Rev. Tim Platt officiating.
Burial will be in St. John’s
Cemetery in Clarion.
Visitation will be held from 6
to 8 p.m. today at the Ewing
Dugger Funeral Home, 602 N. Main
St. in Clarion.
Ewing Dugger Funeral Home, (515)
532-2233.
ROSE JOHANNS
OSAGE — Rose Johanns, 91, of
Osage died Monday (Sept. 27,
2004) at the Faith Home in
Osage.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at the
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in
Osage.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home,
(641)732-3706.
DAVID CHAMBERS
OSAGE — David Chambers, 55, of
Mason City, formerly of Charles
City, died Saturday (Sept. 25,
2004) at his home.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at the Hauser Funeral
Home, 1205 S. Main St. in
Charles City.
Hauser Funeral Home, (641)
228-2323.
VIRGINIA E. BRENNAN
MASON CITY — Virginia E.
Brennan, 83, of Mason City died
Monday (Sept. 27, 2004) at Muse
Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in
Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete with
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial
Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E. in
Mason City.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial
Chapel, (641) 423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
JACK HERNON
FOREST CITY — Jack Hernon, 92,
of Forest City, died Monday
(Sept. 27, 2004) at Westview
Care Center in Britt.
Funeral services will be held at
1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Ewing
Dugger Funeral Home, 178 Center
St. W. in Britt, with Pastor
Penny Thacker officiating.
Burial will be in Evergreen
Cemetery in Britt.
Visitation will begin after 10
a.m. on Thursday at the Ewing
Dugger Funeral Home.
Ewing Dugger Funeral Home, (641)
843-3839.
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PUBLISHED Wednesday,
September 29, 2004
Obituaries are presented
as a community service
of Fullerton Funeral
Homes. Information is
submitted by families or
provided by funeral
homes for publication in
the Globe Gazette and
Globe Online.
ROSE JOHANNS
OSAGE — Rose Johanns,
91, of Osage, died
Monday (Sept. 27, 2004)
at Faith Home in Osage.
Rose was born Oct. 19,
1912, on the family farm
near Duncan, the
daughter of Jilji and
Rose (Hejlik) Hrubes.
Rose married Jim
Zrostlik in 1933. Jim
died in 1935.
Rose married Marvin
Johanns on Feb. 25,
1941, in Duncan. They
farmed east of Osage for
49 years, moving to
Osage in the fall of
1989. Marvin died Dec.
26, 1989.
Rose was a member of the
Sacred Heart Catholic
Church in Osage, and a
member of the Sacred
Heart Ladies Guild.
She was a member of the
Mitchell County Hospital
Auxiliary, serving as a
volunteer in the
hospital. Rose also
volunteered at Sacred
Heart School.
In lieu of flowers the
family requests
memorials be given to
Friendship Ark, 130 S.
Sheldon, Ames, IA 50014.
Mass of Christian Burial
will be 10:30 a.m.
Saturday at Sacred Heart
Catholic Church in
Osage, with the Rev.
Mark Reasoner
officiating. Burial will
be in Sacred Heart
Cemetery in Osage.
Visitation will be held
from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Friday at Champion-Bucheit
Funeral Home in Osage,
where there will be a
rosary at 5 p.m. and a
scripture wake service
at 7 p.m.
She is survived by one
daughter, Janice
(Edward) Kodet of
Minneapolis, Minn., and
their son, Daniel Kodet,
of Minneapolis; one son,
Clarence “Joe” Johanns
of Ames and his
children, Denise
(Rodger) Lovig of Story
City and their children,
Alex (Bobbi) Balfanz and
their daughter, Parker
Rose, Kimberly (Joe
Chelsvig) and their
children, Benjamin and
Dawson; Karen (David)
Burgus of Osceola and
their children Chris and
Adrienne; Allan
(Kristine) Johanns of
San Diego, Calif. and
their son Kamryn; Sharon
(Joe) Schwabe of Denver,
Colo. and their children
Sarah, Jennifer, Joseph
and Megan; Nancy (Mark)
Shaw of Ames and their
children, Rachael,
Phillip and Kristine;
and Joel Johanns of
Ames; three sisters,
Elsie Vavrik, of Garner,
Helen Malek of Garner,
and Mary Trca of Britt;
two brothers, Joe
(Leona) Hrubes of Britt,
and Clarence (Joan)
Hrubes of Garner; two
sisters-in-law, Margaret
Hrubes of Garner and
Alyce Hrubes of Garner;
one brother-in-law,
Vince Nedved, of Garner.
Preceded by her parents,
her first husband, Jim
Zrostlik in 1935; her
second husband, Marvin
Johanns, in 1989; three
brothers, Frank, John
and Ray Hrubes; two
sisters, Agnes Nedved
and Emily Trca.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral
Home, (641) 732-3706.
E. VIRGINIA BRENNAN
MASON CITY — E. Virginia
Brennan, 83, of 409 S.
Kentucky Ave., died
Monday (Sept. 27, 2004)
at the Muse Norris
Hospice In-patient Unit.
A funeral Mass will be
held 10:30 a.m. Thursday
at St. Joseph Catholic
Church, 302 Fifth St.
S.E. in Mason City, with
the Rev. Harry H.
Koelker officiating.
Burial will be in
Elmwood-St. Joseph
Cemetery in Mason City.
Visitation will be held
from 5 to 7 p.m. today
at Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, 126
Third St. N.E. in Mason
City, where a Catholic
Daughters of the
Americas rosary will be
said at 5:30 p.m.,
followed by a scriptural
wake service at 7 p.m.
Memorials may be given
to St. Joseph Catholic
Church or Hospice of
North Iowa.
Ethel Virginia Brennan
was born April 2, 1921,
at Oelwein, a daughter
of Harold G. and Esther
M. (Walrath) Davis. She
was united in marriage
to Joseph S. Brennan on
June 28, 1940, at
Armstrong, Iowa.
Virginia was a graduate
of Armstrong High
School, Armstrong.
In 1947, Virginia and
Joe moved to Mason City.
She worked at Key Way
Office Machines for
several years, and later
at 1st National Bank,
retiring in 1982 for
health reasons.
Virginia’s life was
centered on her faith
and family.
She was a skilled
seamstress and enjoyed
many hours of quilting
and doing needlework.
She looked forward to
outings with her
quilting friends in
search of fabrics to add
to her stash.
Her memberships included
St. Joseph Catholic
Church, St. Cecelia’s
circle, Wednesday
Scripture Study Group,
Catholic Daughters of
the Americas, North Iowa
Quilters Guild, Mended
Hearts, and Mercy
Auxiliary.
She is survived by a
son, Jerry Brennan, of
Sheridan, Ill.; two
daughters, Barbara
Gorman, of Lawrence,
Kan., and Judith
Brennan, of Bloomington,
Ind.; four
grandchildren, Kelly
(Fred) Heinecke, of
Raytown, Mo., Bill
(Debbie) Gorman, of
Cookeville, Tenn., Paul
(Denise) Brennan, of
Sheridan, Ill., and Jay
(Tracy) Brennan, of
Murfreesboro, Tenn.; 10
great-grandchildren,
Frederick “Quint“,
Jessica, Elizabeth,
Emily, Jeri, Hunter,
Lori, Robbie, Ashley,
and Megan.
She was preceded in
death by her husband,
Joseph, in 1991; a son,
Timothy; a son-in -law,
John Gorman; her
parents, and a brother,
Warren Davis.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, (641)
423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
JACK HERNON
FOREST CITY — Jack
Hernon, 92, of Forest
City, passed away Monday
(Sept. 27, 2004) at
Westview Care Center in
Britt.
Funeral service for Jack
Hernon will be held at
1:30 p.m. Thursday at
Ewing Dugger Funeral
Home, 178 Center St. W.
in Britt, with Pastor
Penny Thacker
officiating. Burial will
be in Evergreen Cemetery
in Britt.
Friends may greet the
family after 10 a.m.
Thursday at the funeral
home.
Jack, the son of Thomas
and Millie Iverson
Hernon, was born June
16, 1912, at Medicine
Lake, Mont.
After the death of his
father in 1915, the
family moved to Forest
City, Iowa.
Jack graduated from
Forest City High School
in 1929.
Jack was united in
marriage with Mildred
Rapp on July 23, 1938,
in Owatonna, Minn.
Following their
marriage, Jack was
employed by Richardson
Tire Shop, Forest City
Municipal Power Plant,
and Dairyland Co-op.
The couple moved to
Algona in 1951, where
Jack was employed by
Algona Municipal Plant
until retiring in 1977.
Following retirement,
Jack and Mildred moved
to their cottage in
Clear Lake, where they
would spend their
summers. In the winters
they would travel and
spend time at Bermuda
Palms in Earp, Calif. In
1992, they decided to
spend full time at the
lake. Jack and Mildred
moved to 436 West G.
Street in Forest City in
2001.
Jack had a great love
for nature and birds. He
always had his camera
ready for the right
moment for a great
picture.
Jack was a World War II
veteran and a lifetime
member of the American
Legion Post No. 121 in
Forest City.
Jack is survived by his
wife Mildred; a
sister-in-law, Ethel
Hernon of Houston,
Texas; two nephews,
Patrick Hernon of
Pasadena, Texas, and
Peter Hernon of
Farmington, Maine.
He was preceded in death
by his parents and
brothers, Robert and
Horace.
Ewing Dugger Funeral
Home, (641) 843-3839.
EDWIN L. COLBY II
MASON CITY — Edwin L.
Colby II, 67, of Mason
City, died Monday (Sept.
27, 2004) at Mercy
Medical Center-North
Iowa in Mason City.
Funeral service will be
held 1 p.m. Thursday at
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, 126
Third St. N.E. in Mason
City, with Pastor Ed
Bard officiating. Burial
will be in Elmwood-St.
Joseph Cemetery in Mason
City, with military
honors conducted by
members of the Mason
City Veterans Memorial
Association.
Visitation will be held
from 5 to 7 p.m. today
at Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel.
Memorials may be
directed to the Edwin L.
Colby II Memorial Fund
in care of Chris Colby,
2215 20th St. S.W. Mason
City, IA 50401.
Ed was born on June 16,
1937, in Mason City, the
son of Edwin Lloyd Colby
and Goldie Lindstrom. He
attended Mason City
schools and joined the
U.S. Navy early in 1955.
His naval training was
completed at the U.S.
Training Center in San
Diego, Calif. in Company
55-498. He was a
machinist/ maintenance
and served on a
minesweeper.
He was then transferred
to the U.S.S. Ajax. Ed
was stationed and served
in Japan and Alaska
before being honorably
discharged in 1959.
He was married to
Patricia Fransen in
Mason City.
Ed joined the Iron
Workers’ Union, Local
67, and worked as an
iron worker until 1978,
when he started Colby
Welding & Fabrication.
Ed grew up working in
his father’s welding
shop along with his two
brothers, Harvey and
Jack.
He is survived by his
four children, Tim
(Terri) King, of
Doughtery; Sherry
(Carroll) Colby-Davis,
of Mason City; Edwin
Lloyd (Gezelle) Colby
III, of Phoenix, Ariz.;
and Chris (Tracy) Colby,
of Mason City; his five
grandchildren, Travis
and Crystal King, Cody
Davis, Brandi and
Michael Colby. Ed is
also survived by his
four siblings, Harvey
Colby, of Phoenix,
Ariz.; Arlene (Richard)
Morris, of Fort Worth,
Texas; Bonnie (Don)
Bonner, of Swaledale;
and Jack (Kay) Colby, of
Mason City; his aunt,
Ann Fleming, of Long
Beach, Calif.; as well
as many nieces and
nephews.
Ed was preceded in death
by his parents, his
niece, Nancy Odom; and
his beloved
granddaughter, Trisha
Davis.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, (641)
423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
DAVID CHAMBERS
CHARLES CITY — David
Chambers, 55, of Mason
City, formerly of
Charles City, died
Saturday (Sept. 25,
2004) at his residence.
Funeral service will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Thursday at Hauser
Funeral Home, 1205 S.
Main St. in Charles
City, with Pastor Ruth
Yeaton of First Baptist
Church officiating.
Burial will be in
Riverside Cemetery,
Charles City.
Visitation will be held
from one hour prior to
the service on Thursday
at Hauser Funeral Home.
Hauser Funeral Home,
(641) 228-2323.
www.hauserfh.com.
CLIFTON WISEMAN
SHEFFIELD — Clifton
Wiseman, 82, of
Sheffield, died Monday
(Sept. 27, 2004) at his
home.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Friday at the First
United Methodist Church
in Sheffield, with the
Rev. Bruce Wittern and
Mr. Keith Eckard
officiating. Interment
will be in Hillside
Cemetery, Sheffield.
Visitation will be held
from 5 to 8 p.m.
Thursday at Retz-Grarup
Funeral Home, 203 Maple
St. in Sheffield.
Retz-Grarup Funeral
Home, (641) 892-4241.
ALTON BURNELL HALVORSON
AMES — Alton Burnell
Halvorson, 80, of Ames,
died Monday (Sept. 27,
2004) at his home.
Funeral service will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Thursday at Ascension
Lutheran Church in Ames.
Burial will be in the
Ames Municipal Cemetery
in Ames.
Visitation will be held
from 5 to 7 p.m. today
at Stevens Memorial
Chapel in Ames.
Memorial contributions
may be given to the
Ascension Lutheran
Church building fund.
He was born on Nov. 1,
1923, in Worth County,
to Alfred C. and Bertha
(Ferley) Halvorson.
He completed a B.A. in
business administration
from Mankato State
University. He worked in
business administration
and accounting at the
Winnebago and Grundy
County RECs, and was
comptroller at Friedrich
Realty and Construction
in Ames.
He served in the United
States Army under
General George Patton in
Europe during World War
II.
Alton was married to
Elinor Holland on June
8, 1952, at Grant
Lutheran Church in
Winnebago County, Iowa.
Alton was a member of
Ascension Lutheran
Church in Ames; past
member Ametones
Barbershop Chorus; past
member American Legion
Post No. 37.
He is survived by his
wife, Elinor Halvorson
of Ames; three sons,
Mark (Nancy) Halvorson
of Story City, Brian
Halvorson of St. Louis
Park, Minn., and Bruce
(Sue) Halvorson of
Omaha, Neb.;
grandchildren, Kristen,
Kevin, and Jonathan
Halvorson of Omaha,
Neb.; stepgrandchildren,
Jeff (Brigitte) Ried of
Pekin, Ill., Vicki
(Brent) Elscott of
Pleasant Hill, Iowa, and
Chris Ried of Dennison,
Texas;
stepgreat-grandchildren,
Joel Elscott of Altoona,
Andrew Ried of Des
Moines, Breanna Elscott
of Pleasant Hill, and
Payton Ried of Pekin,
Ill.; nephew, Ralph
(Sandy) Halvorson of
Burnsville, Minn.; and
niece, Ruth Ann (John)
Wiess of Minneapolis,
Minn.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; and a
daughter-in-law, Sonja
Halvorson.
Stevens Memorial Chapel,
(515) 232-5473.
ARLENE L. TENOLD
NORTHWOOD — Arlene
Lucille Tenold, 84, of
Northwood, died Monday
(Sept. 27, 2004) at the
Lutheran Retirement Home
in Northwood.
Memorial services will
be held at 1 p.m.
Thursday at the First
Lutheran Church in
Northwood, with the Rev.
Wayne Hagen officiating.
Burial will be in
Bristol Cemetery in
Joice.
Visitation will be held
from 5 to 7 p.m. today
at Schroeder & Sites
Funeral Home in
Northwood.
Schroeder & Sites
Funeral Home, (641)
324-1121.
MYLEN JOSEPH KAI
ROCKFORD — Mylen Joseph
Kai, 70, of 1225
Winnebago Road, rural
Rockford, died Tuesday
(Sept. 28, 2004) at his
home.
No formal visitation or
service is planned in
Mason City. However, a
memorial service is
anticipated at a later
date in Pender, Neb.
Those wishing to honor
Mylen’s memory or extend
expressions of sympathy
may direct them to Mary
E. Kai, 1225 Winnebago
Road, Rockford, IA
50468.
Fullerton Funeral Home
and Cremation Service,
(641) 756-3311.
www.fullertonfh.com
CHARLOTTE ‘SUSIE’ ANN
SISTEK
NORTHWOOD — Charlotte
(Susie) Ann Sistek, 75,
of Northwood, died on
Sunday (Sept. 26, 2004)
at the Muse Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit
in Mason City.
Funeral service will be
1 p.m. Friday at First
Lutheran Church in
Northwood, with the Rev.
Wayne Hagen officiating.
Burial will be in the
Sunset Rest Cemetery in
Northwood.
Visitation will be from
5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at
Schroeder & Sites
Funeral Home in
Northwood, and one hour
prior to the service on
Friday at the church.
Susie was born on Aug.
24, 1929, in Mason City,
the daughter of Vernon
and Karen (Pedersen)
Kruse. She attended
Northwood public
schools.
On Feb. 22, 1948, she
married Robert H.
Sistek. The couple made
their living by owning
and operating Northwood
service stations.
Susie was employed by
Klein Drug for over 20
years, which gave her
the opportunity to visit
with many local
residents.
She enjoyed reading,
golfing and playing
cards with the girls.
Susie was preceded in
death by her father,
Vernon, and one brother,
Kenneth.
Left to cherish her
memory are her husband,
Bob, of Northwood;
mother, Karen Kruse of
Northwood; daughters,
Karen (Paul) Hendrikson
of Escondido, Calif.,
and Laura (Mike)
Richter, of Cedar Falls;
three grandchildren,
Michelle (Jaun) Torres,
Michael (Jennifer)
Hendrikson and Beth
Richter; three
step-grandchildren,
Jason (Sheila) Richter,
Chad (Melanie) Tichter
and Megan (Mike) Wilson;
two great-grandchildren,
Paul and Zachary Torres.
Schroeder & Sites
Funeral Home, (641)
324-1121.
CLARENCE J. VANDER PLOEG
KANAWHA — Clarence J.
Vander Ploeg, 79, of
Kanawha, died Tuesday
(Sept. 28, 2004) at
Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa in
Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Ewing
Dugger Funeral Home, 118
E. Second St. in
Kanawha.
Ewing Dugger Funeral
Home, (641) 843-3839.
BARBARA E. LORENZEN
CROMWELL
WODEN — Barbara E.
Lorenzen Cromwell, 59,
of Woden, died Tuesday
(Sept. 28, 2004) at her
home.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Cataldo
Funeral Home in Woden.
Cataldo Funeral Home,
(641) 926-5756.
DUANE G. KISNER
NORA SPRINGS — Duane G.
Kisner, 69, of Nora
Springs, died Tuesday
(Sept. 28, 2004) at
Floyd County Memorial
Hospital.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Sheckler
Colonial Chapel, 114 N.
Hawkeye in Nora Springs.
Sheckler Colonial
Chapel,. (641) 749-2210.
www.colonialchapels.com
DELBERT ZIMMER
CHARLES CITY — Delbert
Zimmer, 92, of 807 Fifth
St. in Charles City,
died Tuesday (Sept. 28,
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.
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THURSDAY,
SEPTEMBER 30,
2004.
Obituaries are
presented as a
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service of
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Funeral Homes.
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provided by
funeral homes
for publication
in the Globe
Gazette and
Globe Online.
ARLENE LUCILLE
TENOLD
NORTHWOOD —
Arlene Lucille
Tenold, 84, of
Northwood, died
on Monday (Sept.
27, 2004) at the
Lutheran
Retirement Home
in Northwood.
Memorial service
will be 1 p.m.
today at the
First Lutheran
Church in
Northwood, with
the Rev. Wayne
Hagen
officiating.
Burial will be
in the Bristol
Cemetery, rural
Joice.
According to her
wishes, her body
was cremated.
Schroeder &
Sites Funeral
Home of
Northwood is in
charge of
arrangements.
Arlene Lucille
Tenold was born
on May 12, 1920,
in rural Worth
County, near
Northwood, the
daughter of Lars
and Anna (Numedahl)
Butler. She was
baptized and
confirmed at
South Shell Rock
Lutheran Church
in Worth County.
She graduated
from Northwood
High School in
1936.
Arlene was
united in
marriage to
Marvin Tenold on
Nov. 25, 1939.
He preceded her
in death on
March 17, 1956.
After their
marriage
together, they
farmed in rural
Worth County.
Following
Marvin’s death,
Arlene worked
for Fleetguard
in Lake Mills.
Arlene enjoyed
gardening,
embroidery,
baking,
crossword
puzzles and
reading, but her
great love and
enjoyment was
her family,
neighbors and
friends.
She was preceded
in death by her
parents, Lars
and Anna Butler;
husband, Marvin;
infant daughter,
Mary Lee;
son-in-law,
Donald Moretz;
infant grandson,
Rick Hengesteg;
grandson, Steven
Julson; two
sisters, Evelyn
Helgeson and
Opal Tenold;
four
brothers-in-law,
Hendlynn
Helgeson, Reuben
Tenold, Donald
Harris and Olger
Tenold;
sister-in-law,
Clarice Tenold;
two nephews
Robert Tenold
and Dennis
Tenold.
Left to cherish
her memory are
two daughters,
Marjorie
Hengesteg and
husband, Robert,
of Northwood,
and Joanne
Moretz of
Northwood; seven
grandchildren,
Deb Nelson and
husband, Brad,
of Marshalltown,
Doreen
Gundmonson and
husband, Jerry,
of Savage,
Minn., Darla
Otis and
husband, Dan, of
Northwood, Ron
Hengesteg and
wife, Stephanie,
of Northwood,
Kim Hennigar and
husband, Gary,
of Northwood,
Jeff Moretz and
fiancee,
Michelle, of
Northwood and
Brian Moretz and
wife, Melanie,
of Adel; 17
great-grandchildren;
sister, Mildred
Harris of
Northwood;
sister-in-law,
Gaylis Tenold of
North-wood;
nieces and
nephews as well
as other
relatives and
friends.
Schroeder &
Sites Funeral
Home, (641)
324-1121.
ROSE JOHANNS
OSAGE — Rose
Johanns, 91, of
Osage, died
Monday (Sept.
27, 2004) at
Faith Home in
Osage. Rose was
born Oct. 19,
1912, on the
family farm near
Duncan, the
daughter of
Jilji and Rose (Hejlik)
Hrubes.
Rose married Jim
Zrostlik in
1933. Jim died
in 1935.
Rose married
Marvin Johanns
on Feb. 25,
1941, in Duncan.
They farmed east
of Osage for 49
years, moving to
Osage in the
fall of 1989.
Marvin died Dec.
26, 1989.
Rose was a
member of Sacred
Heart Catholic
Church in Osage,
and a member of
the Sacred Heart
Ladies Guild.
She was a member
of the Mitchell
County Hospital
Auxiliary,
serving as a
volunteer in the
hospital. Rose
also volunteered
at Sacred Heart
School.
In lieu of
flowers, the
family requests
memorials be
given to
Friendship Ark,
130 S. Sheldon,
Ames, IA 50014.
Mass of
Christian Burial
will be 10:30
a.m. Saturday at
Sacred Heart
Catholic Church
in Osage, with
the Rev. Mark
Reasoner
officiating.
Burial will be
at Sacred Heart
Cemetery in
Osage.
Visitation will
be held from
4:30 to 7:30
p.m. Friday at
Champion-Bucheit
Funeral Home in
Osage, where
there will be a
rosary at 5 p.m.
and a scripture
wake service at
7 p.m.
She is survived
by one daughter,
Janice (Edward)
Kodet of
Minneapolis,
Minn., and their
son, Daniel
Kodet, of
Minneapolis; one
son, Clarence
“Joe” Johanns of
Ames and his
children, Denise
(Rodger) Lovig
of Story City
and their
children, Alex
(Bobbi) Balfanz
and their
daughter, Parker
Rose, Kimberly
(Joe) Chelsvig
and their
children,
Benjamin and
Dawson; Karen
(David) Burgus
of Osceola and
their children
Chris and
Adrienne; Alan
(Kristine)
Johanns of San
Diego, Calif.
and their
daughter,
Kamryn; Sharon
(Joe) Schwabe of
Denver, Colo.
and their
children Sarah,
Jennifer, Joseph
and Megan; Nancy
(Mark) Shaw of
Ames and their
children,
Rachael, Phillip
and Kristine;
and Joel Johanns
of Ames; three
sisters, Elsie
Vavrik, of
Garner, Helen
Malek of Garner,
and Mary Trca of
Britt; two
brothers, Joe
(Leona) Hrubes
of Britt, and
Clarence (Joan)
Hrubes of
Garner; two
sisters-in-law,
Margaret Hrubes
of Garner and
Alyce Hrubes of
Garner; one
brother-in-law,
Vince Nedved, of
Garner.
She is preceded
in death by her
parents, her
first husband,
Jim Zrostlik in
1935; her second
husband, Marvin
Johanns, in
1989; three
brothers, Frank,
John and Ray
Hrubes; two
sisters, Agnes
Nedved and Emily
Trca; and one
daughter-in-law,
Lois Johanns.
Champion-Bucheit
Funeral Home,
(641) 732-3706.
DUANE G. KISNER
NORA SPRINGS —
Duane G. Kisner,
69, of 1515
Dancer Ave.,
Nora Springs,
died Tuesday
(Sept. 28, 2004)
at the Floyd
County Memorial
Hospital in
Charles City
Funeral service
will be 10:30
a.m. Friday at
Hanford
Community
Church, 12411
Spruce Ave.,
Mason City, with
Pastor Daniel
Cline
officiating.
Burial will be
in Park
Cemetery, Nora
Springs, with
military honors
by the Nora
Springs American
Legion H.D.S.
Post No 449.
Visitation will
be from 5 to 7
p.m. today at
Sheckler
Colonial Chapel,
114 N. Hawkeye
in Nora Springs,
and one hour
prior to the
service on
Friday at the
church.
The family of
Duane G. Kisner
has requested
that memorials
be made to the
Duane G. Kisner
Memorial Fund in
his memory.
The family would
like to say a
special thank
you to Hospice
of North Iowa,
nurses and
nurses aides on
all shifts on
the second floor
at the Floyd
County Memorial
Hospital in
Charles City,
and to Dr. Paul
Royer and Dr.
Lynn Schuster of
the Mayo Clinic
in Rochester,
Minn., for their
kind and loving
care shown to
Duane and his
family.
Duane was born
March 15, 1935,
in Wheelerwood,
Iowa, the son of
George H. and
Anna
(Baumgartner)
Kisner.
He started
school in
Lincoln No. 6
and in 1942
moved to a farm
southeast of
Dumont. The
family moved
back to Mason
City in 1948. He
graduated from
Mason City High
School in 1953.
Duane carried
the Des Moines
Register
newspaper weekly
and Sunday from
1948-1951 on
South Adams to
South Jefferson.
He worked for
Lapner Motor
Co., Pritchard
Motor Co.,
Breeze Service
Station on South
Federal, Bill
Hawley
Studebaker
Garage, IH Motor
Trucks and Floyd
and Leonard’s
Auto. He
specialized as a
parts man and
mechanic.
Duane served in
the United
States Army from
December 1957 to
1959 at Ft.
Carson, Colo.,
and was a
maintenance
instructor on
small
helicopters and
light
(fixed-wing)
aircraft.
He really
enjoyed the
flying part of
the job. In
1960, he
transferred to
an army reserve
unit in Mason
City and was
discharged Nov.
30, 1963.
Duane married
Suzanne (Suzy)
Stevens on June
26, 1954, at
Grace
Evangelical
United Brethren
Church in Mason
City.
He was in the
international
farm machinery
business in
Rudd, Iowa, from
1960 to 1981. He
worked as
manager of the
Bolon Store and
Case Implement
in Mason City as
a salesman.
In 1983, he
owned and
operated a
business on his
acreage, Kisner
Sales and
Service, a power
equipment and
farm agriculture
business, which
he ran until
2004.
He was a
substitute rural
mail carrier for
eight years on
Mason City RR
No. 3 and Nora
Springs RR No.
2, then became a
full time rural
mail carrier on
Dec. 10, 1994,
till 1999.
Duane was a Cub
Master for eight
years in Nora
Springs. He
loved and
enjoyed his
family and
working with the
public.
He was a member
of the Hanford
Community Church
and Rural Mail
Carrier’s
Association, and
Am Vets. He
served on the
Board of
Trustees of
Kinney Pioneer
Museum from
1993, and was
elected
president in
1996, till the
present. His
interest and
labors with the
museum ran deep.
Duane enjoyed
family
genealogy. He
wrote and
published
“Wheelerwood,
Iowa — Gone But
Not Forgotten”
in 2003. Over
200 were sold
and 20 were
donated to
public
libraries. He
also enjoyed
garage sales and
numerous
hobbies.
He enjoyed
collecting and
trading toy
tractors, and
many antiques,
snowmobile and
grass snowmobile
racing.
After
retirement, he
enjoyed reading,
especially
western
paperbacks, old
gun related
stories,
magazines,
mysteries and
newspapers.
In recent years,
he looked
forward to the
Fourth of July
with a gathering
of family.
He took pride in
his lawn and
acreage and
worked hard to
keep it looking
attractive. He
would feed the
birds on his
land, and shared
his pride of
gardening to
supply tomatoes
and more for all
his family and
friends.
He also created
a tree belt area
for the
conservation of
his land. His
pride of nature
continued even
while on his
rural mail
routes, as he
spoke of the
birds and
wildlife he
observed.
Duane is
survived by his
wife of 50
years, Suzanne
“Suzy” Kisner;
three sons,
Bruce D. Kisner,
of Rancho
Cucamonga,
Calif., Gregory
L. Kisner, of
Cedar Falls, and
Brian L. Kisner
and his wife,
Tanya, of Cary,
N.C.; two
grandchildren,
Kailey and
Mallory Kisner;
one sister, Lois
Rickman and her
husband, Jerry,
of Drasco, Ark.;
and a favorite
niece, Cindy
Jorgenrud and
her husband,
Jerry, of Anoka,
Minn.;
brothers-in-law,
Darryl Stevens
and his wife,
Sharon, of
Tucson, Ariz.,
Jerry Stevens
and his wife,
Angie, of Omaha,
Neb., and Bill
Stevens and his
wife, Elaine, of
Carson City,
Nev.; as well as
many nieces,
nephews,
cousins, and
many friends.
Duane was
preceded in
death by his
parents, and a
niece, Wendy
Havnen.
Sheckler
Colonial Chapel,
(641) 749-2210.
www.colonialchapels.com
ERVIN G.
HOVELAND
MASON CITY —
Ervin G.
Hoveland, 81, of
Mason City, died
Tuesday (Sept.
28, 2004) at
Good Shepherd
Care Center in
Mason City.
Funeral service
will be held 10
a.m. Saturday at
Trinity Lutheran
Church, 213 N.
Pennsylvania
Ave., Mason
City, with the
Rev. Jim
Magelssen
officiating.
Burial will be
in Memorial Park
Cemetery in
Mason City, with
military honors
conducted by
members of Mason
City Veterans
Memorial
Association.
Visitation will
be held one hour
prior to the
service on
Saturday at the
church.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel,
126 Third St.
N.E. in Mason
City, is in
charge of
arrangements.
Memorials may be
direct-ed to the
Ervin G.
Hoveland
Memorial Fund.
Ervin G.
Hoveland was
born March 17,
1923, in Mason
City, the son of
Albert and Selma
(Holmen)
Hoveland.
Ervin attended
school in
Beloit, Iowa,
where he was a
farm worker.
He enlisted on
Feb. 8, 1943,
with the United
States Coast
Guard, with an
honorable
discharge on
March 14, 1946.
He worked at
Gamble Robinson.
He retired from
Armor Decker in
Mason City.
He enjoyed trout
fishing in the
area streams,
bowling,
watching New
York Yankees and
Chicago Cubs
baseball, and
Iowa Hawkeye
football games.
His greatest
love was
spending time
with his family.
He was a member
of Trinity
Lutheran Church,
the Mason City
V.F.W. and Moose
Lodge.
Left to cherish
his memory is
one brother,
LaVerne Hoveland
and his wife,
Ramona, of
Urbandale;
nieces and
nephews, Carol
Ann Ryan and her
husband, Daniel,
of Manly,
Richard
Hoveland, of
Washington
state, Vicki
June Sartain and
her husband,
Bill, of
Westminster,
Calif., Connie
J. Arens and her
husband, Greg,
of Austin,
Minn., Debra K.
Hansen and her
husband,
Douglas, of
Carlsbad,
Calif., Eric L.
Hoveland and his
wife, Racquel,
of Ankeny, Danny
D. Christensen
and his wife,
Marilyn, of
Austin, Texas,
Darrel L.
Christensen and
his wife,
Sharon, of
Grimes, and
Glenn E.
Christensen and
his wife,
Rhonda, of
Glendale, Ariz.;
as well as other
relatives and
friends.
He was preceded
in death by his
parents, two
infant brothers,
three brothers
Marvin, Arnold,
and Walter
Hoveland; and
one sister,
Eleanor M.
Hovell.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel,
(641) 423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
JAMES NICHOLSON
OSAGE — James
Nicholson, 68,
of Osage, died
Tuesday (Sept.
28, 2004) at
Mitchell County
Regional Health
Center Hospice
Unit in Osage.
James was born
April 18, 1936,
in Riceville,
Iowa, the son of
John W. and
Gladys
(Phillips)
Nicholson.
He was united in
marriage to
Darlene Peters
on Aug. 7, 1954,
in Osage.
James served in
the United
States Air
Force, after
which they lived
in Kansas for
several years.
They then moved
to Osage in
1968. James was
employed by the
Osage Schools,
working in the
bus barn. He
later worked for
the Mitchell
County Highway
Department until
his retirement.
James had a
family band, ran
a flea market
for many years,
and did a lot of
traveling. He
especially loved
to play his
guitar.
Graveside
service will be
held at 10 a.m.
Friday at Osage
Cemetery, with
Lay Pastor Gary
Gilbert and the
Rev. A.C. Wegner
officiating.
Visitation will
be from 5 to 7
p.m. today at
Champion-Bucheit
Funeral Home in
Osage.
He is survived
by his wife,
Darlene
Nicholson, of
Osage; one
daughter,
Belinda (Mark)
Borchardt of
Grafton; one
brother, Richard
(Evelyn)
Nicholson of
Osage; one
sister, Violet
(Raymond)
Steffen, of
Orchard; a half
sister, Gloria
(Ronald)
Dishinger of
Riceville; and
five
grandchildren.
He was preceded
in death by his
parents; one
son, Gregory
Nicholson; and
one sister,
Dorothy Kiefer.
Champion-Bucheit
Funeral Home in
Osage, (641)
732-3706.
CLIFTON WISEMAN
SHEFFIELD —
Clifton Wiseman,
82, of
Sheffield, died
Monday (Sept.
27, 2004) at his
home of mantle
cell lymphoma.
Funeral service
will be held
10:30 a.m.
Friday at the
First United
Methodist Church
in Sheffield,
with the Rev.
Bruce Wittern
and Mr. Keith
Eckard
presiding.
Interment will
be in Hillside
Cemetery in
Sheffield.
Visitation will
be from 5 to 8
p.m. today at
Retz-Grarup
Funeral Home in
Sheffield.
Clifton Earl
Wiseman was born
June 30, 1922,
to Thomas Henry
(Harry) and
Myrtle (Gray)
Wiseman on their
farm 2 ½ miles
north of
Sheffield on
Highway 65.
He attended
first through
eighth grades at
Geneseo No. 7
brick school
house. He
graduated from
Sheffield High
School in 1939,
and from Mason
City Junior
College in 1941.
He went to Iowa
State University
for one year.
His father was
advised by the
draft board to
bring him home
from college
because his
brother was
being drafted
into the Army.
He was home less
than one month
and went with a
group to
Jefferson
Barracks for a
physical. He did
not pass due to
severe asthma
and hay fever.
He came home and
helped his
father until
1946.
Clifton married
Frances Irene
Gisleson from
Orchard, Iowa,
at the Little
Brown Church at
Nashua on March
21, 1946. They
started farming
two miles west
of the home
farm.
In 1948, they
moved back to
the home farm.
He has lived
there the rest
of his 82 years.
To this union
five children
were born:
Suzanne, Melvin,
Wayne, John and
Tom.
Frances Wiseman
died on Dec. 28,
1989, after 43
years of
marriage.
Clifton married
Jane Hart Lowry,
(his first
wife’s cousin)
from Indianola
on Feb. 29,
1992, at Country
Kitchen in Mason
City. She was
born on a farm
northeast of
Nora Springs and
later lived in
Charles City and
many other
places.
Clifton enjoyed
the farm life
where he could
come and go,
farm and go to
farm sales when
he wanted. He
could put in a
40-hour week
from 5 a.m.
Monday until 9
p.m. Tuesday,
and do this
twice a week
when the work
needed to be
done.
He started
farming with
horses and
picking corn by
hand.
Clifton enjoyed
raising cattle,
hogs, sheep and
capons.
Clifton and
Frances received
the Century Farm
award in 1982 at
the Iowa State
Fair.
Clifton was a
4-H leader in
Cerro Gordo
County for 25
years, served on
the extension
council for many
years and on the
youth council at
that time, which
was composed of
one person from
each township in
Cerro Gordo
County.
He was a
chaperone for
the 4-H boys and
girls at the
National
Livestock
Exposition in
Chicago.
He especially
enjoyed writing
poems of farm
life and life
itself.
He loved going
for rides and
visiting with
people.
Clifton also
enjoyed the
dinners and
lunches when his
graduating class
of 1939 would
get together.
Clifton is
survived by his
wife of 12
years, Jane; one
daughter,
Suzanne (Fred)
Wiseman Miller,
of Bristow; and
their children,
Matthew
(Monica), Luke,
Micah (Diane),
Alissa and Dane;
son, Melvin
(Bev), of
Moravia and
their children,
Barry (Tracy)
and two
children,
Katelynn and
Brady; a
daughter Wendy
(Ryan) Peter, of
Meservey; son,
Wayne Wiseman of
Rockwell and his
children,
Curtis, Crystal,
William and
Wilton; son,
John Wiseman of
Sheffield and
children,
Joshua, Jacob
and Jenna; son,
Thomas Wiseman
of Dougherty and
his children,
Coleman and
Clayton; and
stepchild, Mark
(Suzan) Lowry
and their
children
Benjamin,
Nathaniel and
Jonathon of
Russia.
Clifton was
preceded in
death by his
father, Harry
Wiseman in 1956;
his mother,
Myrtle, in 1968;
brothers, George
in 1986 and
Henry in 1990;
and his first
wife, Frances on
Dec. 28, 1989.
Retz-Grarup
Funeral Home,
(641) 892-4241.
GLADYS B. JONES
INDIANAPOLIS,
Ind. — Gladys B.
(Bohning) Jones,
91, of
Indianapolis,
Ind., a former
resident of
Mason City and
Clear Lake,
passed away on
Tuesday (Sept.
28, 2004).
She was born
Dec. 1, 1912, in
Mason City,
Iowa, to John
and Edna
(Fulghum)
Bohning.
Gladys received
her bachelors
degree from the
University of
Iowa and her
masters degree
in English from
the City
University of
New York.
She worked as a
teacher of
secretarial
skills in New
York City for
many years.
She was also an
elementary
school teacher
in many towns in
Iowa.
She was a member
of Eastgate
Christian
Church.
Visitation will
be held from 6
to 8 p.m. Friday
at Shirley
Brothers
Washington
Memorial Chapel,
9606
E.Washington
St.,
Indianapolis,
Ind.
Funeral service
will be held 4
p.m. Sunday at
Holly Hill
Memorial
Cemetery in
Thomasville,
N.C.
Gladys is
survived by her
son, Dr. Richard
Hugh Jones and
his wife, Susan;
granddaughters,
Whitney and
Carrie Jones;
niece, Julie
True; nephews,
John, Terry, and
Michael Burkart.
She was preceded
in death by her
husband, Hugh R.
Jones.
Shirley Brothers
Washington
Memorial Chapel,
(317) 897-9606.
CLARENCE J.
VANDER PLOEG
KANAWHA —
Clarence J.
Vander Ploeg,
79, of Kanawha,
died Tuesday
(Sept. 28, 2004)
at Mercy Medical
Center-North
Iowa in Mason
City.
Funeral service
will be held at
10 a.m. Saturday
at the Kanawha
Christian
Reformed Church
in Kanawha with
Pastor Chuck
Walton
officiating.
Burial will be
in Amsterdam
Township
Cemetery near
Kanawha. The
Kanawha American
Legion Severson
Post No. 77 will
be in charge of
graveside
military
services.
Visitation will
be held from 5
to 8 p.m. Friday
at Ewing Dugger
Funeral Home,
118 E. Second
St. in Kanawha,
and one hour
prior to the
service Saturday
at the church.
Ewing Dugger
Funeral Home,
(641) 843-3839.
BARBARA E.
CROMWELL
WODEN — Barbara
E. Lorenzen
Cromwell, 59, of
Woden died
Tuesday (Sept.
28, 2004) at her
home.
Her funeral will
be held 10:30
a.m. Saturday at
St. John’s
Lutheran Church
in Woden, with
the Rev. Arlen
Lloyd
officiating.
Inurnment will
be at a later
date in Bingham
Township
Cemetery, Woden.
Visitation will
be held from 5
to 8 p.m. Friday
at Cataldo
Funeral Home in
Woden and one
hour prior to
the service on
Saturday at the
church.
Cataldo Funeral
Home, (641)
926-5756.
www.cataldofuneral-home.com
MARIA DEL CARMEN
DELAO
BRITT — Maria
del Carmen
Delao, 81, of
Britt, died
Wednesday (Sept.
29, 2004) at
Westview Care
Center in Britt.
Her funeral will
be held Monday
in Sioux City at
a time and place
yet to be
deter-mined by
the family.
Burial will be
in Ponca, Neb.
Visitation will
be held from 4
to 8 p.m. Friday
at Cataldo
Funeral Home in
Britt.
Cataldo Funeral
Home, (641)
843-3811.
www.cataldofuneral-home.com
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