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Fredrick W. Bruce
SWALEDALE — Fredrick William Bruce, 71,
of Swaledale, passed away Saturday
(March 26, 2005) at the Muse Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City
with his family at his side.
Memorial services will be held 5 p.m.
Saturday at Retz-Grarup Funeral Home,
107 N. Second St. in Thornton, with
burial at a later date in Pleasant
Valley Cemetery, Swaledale.
Fred, the son of George and Alice (Frenz)
Shuler was born in Hampton on March 14,
1934. He is the stepson of Lyle Bruce.
Fred attended Plymouth School and was
confirmed at the Lutheran church in
Plymouth. Fred served in the Army for
six years. He was a staff sergeant.
On March 29, 1956, Fred married Geneva
Coggins in Washington, D.C., then Fred
was sent overseas to Korea. The couple
lived in Manly, Rockford, Pacifica,
Calif., Clear Lake, and finally made
their home near Swaledale. To this union
several children were born.
Fred spent 35 years working for Henkel
Construction before retiring. He enjoyed
camping, fishing, boating, traveling,
bird watching and being with his
children and grandchildren. Fred
hand-built a houseboat using an old
military hull. He named the boat the
"Miss Nellie Mae" and has taken it to
Clear Lake several times.
Fred is survived by his wife, Geneva, of
Swaledale; son, Russel and wife, Sarah,
Northwood, grandchildren, Danny and
Matthew; son, David and special friend,
Rachel, Mason City, grandchildren,
Jennifer, Destiny, Brandon and special
friend, Nicole, with great-grandson,
Colton; daughter, Kimberly Storm,
Rockwell, grandchildren, Nikki and
Amber; son, Bob and wife, Nancy, of
Swaledale; and son, Chris, of Swaledale.
Also surviving is his sister-in-law,
Natalie Shuler, of Redding, Calif.,
brother, Charles Bruce, and his wife,
Diane, of Palo Cedro, Calif.; brother,
Robert Shuler, of Prescott Valley,
Ariz.; sister, Marjay Shuler, of
California; special aunt, Mae Frenz, of
Mason City; and many nieces, nephews and
cousins.
Fred is preceded in death by his
parents; son, Doug; infant daughter,
Judy Lynn; and brother, Roy Shuler.
Retz-Grarup Funeral Home of Thornton,
(641) 998-2311.
Oscar ‘Jim' Olson
GARNER — Oscar James Olson, 80, of
Garner died Wednesday (March 30, 2005)
at St. Marys Hospital, Rochester, Minn.
His memorial service will be held at 2
p.m. Saturday at St. Paul Lutheran
Church in Garner with the Rev. Henry
Friedrich officiating. Inurnment will be
in Concord Township Cemetery, Garner.
Military rites will be conducted by the
Garner Veterans Ceremonial Unit.
Visitation will be held from 12:30 p.m.
until service time at the church on
Saturday.
Memorials may be directed to the Oscar
"Jim" Olson Memorial Fund.
Oscar James Olson, the son of Oscar and
Anna (Gansveld) Olson, was born May 3,
1924, at Britt. He graduated from Britt
High School in 1943. After graduation,
he was inducted into the U.S. Army. He
served his country in the medical
detachment of the 496th Quartermaster
Battalion in the European Theater during
World War II. Following his honorable
discharge on Nov. 10, 1945, he returned
home to Britt to continue his education
at Britt Junior College.
On July 8, 1968, he married Elaine
(Ashland) Wreghitt at Sioux Falls, S.D.
Jim was employed as a measurement
technician for Northern Natural Gas in
Ventura for more than 30 years, retiring
in 1983.
He enjoyed fishing, golfing and playing
softball in church league.
He was a member of St. Paul Lutheran
Church, where he served as a trustee. He
also was a member of the Edwin Jante VFW
Post No. 5515.
Jim is survived by his wife, Elaine, of
Garner; seven children: Jean Elliott of
Brown Deer, Wis., Barbara Schiller of
McHenry, Ill., Deborah Olson of May
City, Jennifer (Chris) Golien of Clear
Lake, James (Barbara) Olson of Belgium,
Wis., Roger (Cathy) Olson of Vero Beach,
Fla., and Bill (Lori) Wreghitt of
Ventura; 16 grandchildren; nine
great-grandchildren; four sisters: Betty
Lowe of Mason City, Arlene Schutjer of
Mason City, Marjorie Halfpop of Belmond,
and Marcella (George) Krambeer of
Shellsburg; two brothers: Kenneth
(Charlotte) Olson of Mason City, and
Merrill (Frieda) Olson of Britt; a
sister-in-law, Shirley Olson, of Britt;
and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents;
son-in-law, Roger Schiller; sister,
Bonnie Olson; brother, Robert Olson;
sister-in-law, Jeannette Ashland Caspers;
and brothers-in-law, J.C. Lowe, Kenneth
Schutjer, Lloyd Halfpop and Robert
Ashland.
Cataldo Funeral Home in Garner is in
charge of arrangements.
Cataldo Funeral Home, (641) 923-2841.
www.cataldofuneralhome.com
Arthur L. Skram
MASON CITY — Arthur L. Skram, 80, of
Mason City died Tuesday (March 29, 2005)
at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa.
Funeral services for Arthur will be held
at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Trinity
Lutheran Church, 213 N. Pennsylvania
Ave., with the Rev. James Magelssen
officiating. Interment will be in
Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m.
today at Major Erickson Funeral Home,
111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
Memorials may be given to the Arthur L.
Skram Memorial Fund or to Trinity
Lutheran Church.
Arthur L. Skram was born May 23, 1924,
in Grafton, the son of Peder and Emma
(Sorenson) Skram. He graduated from
Kensett High School in 1942. Arthur
attended Waldorf College until drafted
into the United States Army Air Corps,
where he served with the 20th Air Force
in the China-Burma-India Theater during
World War II.
Art married Marcile Mostrom on Aug. 4,
1946, and they established their first
home in Kensett. The family moved to
Mason City after he founded the Art
Skram Music Co. in 1950. The company was
one of the first in the state of Iowa to
provide background music, paging and
sound equipment systems to businesses.
He later opened a real estate and
professional farm management office,
overseeing Northwestern States Portland
Cement and Indianhead Farms. He was
widely known as a farm realtor and
appraiser.
Art was a longtime member of the Chamber
of Commerce, serving many years on the
agriculture committee. He was also a
member of both the National and Iowa
Farm and Land Brokers Associations. Art
was an active member of Trinity Lutheran
Church where he served on numerous
church boards. He belonged to the Mason
City Country Club, the Eucher and Cycle
Club, and volunteered time to help youth
at the YMCA.
Art was especially proud of his
Norwegian heritage and enjoyed many
trips to Norway to visit family and
friends. He would always have time to
tell about his affection for the good
times he had vacationing in Norway. He
also enjoyed collecting model planes and
trains, spending time at his summer home
on Clear Lake and working at his farms.
Art was a beloved husband, father,
grandfather, brother and friend.
He is survived by his wife, Marcile;
daughter, Mary Ann (Robert) Reddall of
Cedar Rapids; son, Paul (Betty) of Cedar
Rapids; four beloved grandchildren:
Jennifer (James) Gonsalves, Stephen
Skram and fiancee, Brooke Runyan, John
Reddall and special friend, Elizabeth
Whipple, and Kristin Reddall; one
cherished sister, Phyllis (Truman)
Knudtson; several nieces, nephews,
cousins and a host of friends. He was
preceded in death by his parents.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory
is in charge of arrangements, (641)
423-0924.
Mary Lou A. Mann
CLEAR LAKE — Mary Lou A. Mann, 78, 405
27th Ave. S., Clear Lake, died Wednesday
(March 30, 2005) at the Muse Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
A memorial service will be held at 1:30
p.m. Saturday at Galilean Lutheran
Church, Highway 18 W., Clear Lake, with
the Rev. Jeff Ungs officiating.
Visitation with the family will start
at 12:30 p.m. at the church. According
to her wishes, her body has been
cremated.
Inurnment will be Monday, April 4, 10
a.m. at Memorial Park Cemetery in Sioux
City, Iowa.
Memorials may be given to Hospice of
North Iowa for the Hospice Garden.
Mary Lou was born Sept. 22, 1926, in
Schleswig, Iowa, the daughter of
Nicolaus and Clara (Tamm) Hollander. She
attended school in Schleswig and
Denison, Iowa. She worked in Sioux City.
Mary Lou married Ralph E. Mann, on May
10, 1947, in Seneca, Kan. They lived in
Sioux City and later moved to LeMars in
1963. They moved to Clear Lake in 1968.
Mary Lou worked at Johnson Paint and
Gift in Clear Lake. In 1973, she went to
work for the North Iowa Medical Center
and Mercy Medical Center of North Iowa
as a unit clerk, retiring in 1990. After
retiring, she worked with families doing
home health care.
She loved gardening, flowers and playing
cards. She enjoyed going to the Senior
Citizen's Center and road trips to apple
orchards. Mary Lou loved her dog, Annie.
Her church was very important in her
life. The overall joy of her life was
her family, especially her grandchildren
and great-grandchild. Mary Lou was a
member of Galilean Lutheran Church in
Clear Lake.
Mary Lou is survived by her two
children: Michael Mann, Denison, and
Cindy Brattrud and her husband, Jeff,
Clear Lake; three grandchildren: Nicole
Mann, Omaha, Neb., Joshua Mann, Chicago,
Ill., and Dain Mann, Ventura; one
great-grandchild, Cayden Brager; and two
sisters: Betty and Ernestine.
Mary Lou was preceded in death by her
parents; her husband, Ralph Mann (Sept.
16, 1987); one brother, Edward; one
sister, Anna Marie, and an infant son.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N.
Fourth St. in Clear Lake, is in charge
the arrangements.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, (641)
357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com
Mildred A. Adams
MASON CITY — Mildred A. Adams, 93, died
early Wednesday morning (March 30, 2005)
at the IOOF Home.
A funeral service will be held at 10
a.m. Saturday at First United Methodist
Church Wayside Chapel, 119 S. Georgia,
with the Rev. Jim Stiles of First United
Methodist Church officiating.
Visitation will be one hour prior to the
service in Wayside Chapel. Interment
will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Memorials may be directed to the Mildred
A. Adams Memorial Fund.
Mildred was born to Carl and Sarah
(Anderson) Stewart on March 22, 1912, in
Earlham, Iowa. She attended Mason City
Schools and graduated from Mason City
High School. She then attended and
graduated from Hamilton School of
Business.
She was married to Reese Adams on June
6, 1946, in Mason City, and they were
happily married for more than 50 years.
She was a member of First United
Methodist Church.
She is survived by her son, Gordon Dye
and wife, Betty, of Mason City;
daughter, Jacqueline Mansfield and
husband, Dennis, of New Caney, Texas;
grandchildren, Kevin Mansfield, Todd
Mansfield, Julie Asbe, Sheryl Arndt, Dan
Dye, Paul Dye, Mark Dye, and Gordon Dye
Jr.; great-grandchildren, Erin, Eric,
Mike, Courtney, Cole, Whitney, Colby,
Brooklyn, Evan and Montgomery;
great-great-grandchildren, Hunter and
Allegra; sister, Maxine Lilley, of
Cottage Grove, Ore.; and brother,
Burdette Stewart, of Kansas City, Kan.
She was preceded in death by her
husbands, Albert Dye, father of Gordon,
and Arthur Booth, father of Jacqueline
Mansfield, and Reece Adams; parents; and
brother, Howard Stewart.
Major Erickson Funeral Home and
Crematory, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave. in
Mason City, is in charge of the
arrangements.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory,
(641) 423-0924.
John C. ‘Jack' Bailey
SUN CITY WEST, ARIZ. — John C. "Jack"
Bailey, 75, died Wednesday (March 30,
2005) in Sun City West, Ariz., where he
has been a resident since retiring there
from Iowa in 1997.
Memorial service will be held at 11 a.m.
on Monday at Desert Garden United
Church.
Memorials should be directed to Sun
Health Hospice, P.O. Box 2015, Sun City,
AZ 85372, or Desert Garden United
Church, 18818 N. 128th Ave., Sun City
West, AZ 85375.
John C. "Jack" was born on Feb. 27,
1930, to Roy and Dorothy Bailey in
Osage. The family later moved to Mason
City, where he attended school. He
attended the University of Iowa and was
a graduate of the Michigan State
University Institute of Organization
Management and the Academy for
Organization Management of the
University of Notre Dame. He was a U.S.
Air Force Reservist and served on active
duty 34 months during the Korean
conflict. During his career, he spent 20
years with the Chamber of Commerce of
the United States as district manager
for the mountain states, and then New
York, was manager of the northwest
division-Minneapolis and of the
southwest region-Dallas. Upon re-tiring
from the U.S. Chamber, he became the
president of the Minneapolis Chamber of
Commerce. He returned to Iowa as the
Director of the Department of Economic
Development. In 1987, he became
president of the Iowa Area Development
Group, a multi-faceted business
development organization of member-owned
electric utilities.
Throughout his career, he served as a
member and officer on many significant
boards and organizations. He recently
completed 16 years on the Board of
Directors with Delta Dental Plans of
Iowa. In 1973, he was elected mayor of
the city of Minnetonka, Minn., and was
re-elected for a second term. Prior to
retirement, he was a recipient of the
International Food and Energy Councils
Distinguished Service Award for Added
Value Agriculture. Since moving to
Arizona, he has served as chairman of
the Arizona Winter Visitors Association,
president of the Sun City West Kiwanis
Club, vice president of the Sun Health
Axillary, and president of Sun City's
Royal Order of Jesters Billiken Club. He
was also a member of Marshall Masonic
Lodge No. 108 in Marshalltown, Iowa,
Scottish Rite, Za-Ga-Zig Shrine and
Royal Order of Jesters Court 17. He
belonged to the Sun City West Iowa Club
and was a member of Desert Garden United
Church.
He is survived by his wife of 54 years,
Shirley; daughter, Carolyn and her
husband, David; and grandchildren, Sean
and Cristin, all of Fort Collins, Colo.;
also an brother, Robert J. Bailey, and
wife, Colleen in Bellevue, Wash.;
sister-in-law, Alice Bailey of Mason
City; and many nephews and nieces, all
of whom he dearly loved.
He was preceded in death by his parents;
and brothers, Richard L. Bailey and Dr.
Jerry A. Bailey.
Camino del Sol Funeral Chapel and
Cremation Center in Sun City West,
Ariz., is handling the arrangements.
Camino del Sol Funeral Chapel and
Cremation Center, (623) 584-6299.
Marcia A. Thill
ALGONA — Marcia Ann Thill, 74, died
Wednesday (March 30, 2005) at Mercy
Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30
a.m. on Monday at St. Benedict Catholic
Church in St. Benedict with the Rev. Dan
Greving officiating. Burial will be in
St. Benedict Catholic Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. on
Sunday at Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home in Algona where a C.D. of
A. rosary will be held at 5 p.m. and a
parish prayer service at 7 p.m.
Marcia Ann Thill was born on Nov. 20,
1930, at Algona to James Orville
"Skinny" and Leona Raskopf Downs. She
received her early education at St.
Benedict and graduated from LuVerne High
School in LuVerne. Marcia graduated from
Hamilton Business College in Mason City.
She then worked as a secretary for
Household Finance in Mason City.
On April 7, 1953, Marcia was married to
Harold Thill at St. Benedict Catholic
Church. The couple lived west of St.
Benedict, where Harold farmed. Marcia
kept busy raising their six children.
After her children were grown, she
worked at Damon's Too and Miss T's in
Algona. She retired due to failing
health.
Marcia was an active member of St.
Benedict Catholic Church, where she was
a charter member of the St. Benedict C.
D. of A. and was a member of the Ladies'
Guild. She also was active in the
Garrigan Music Boosters, when her
children were in school. Marcia enjoyed
crossword puzzles, sewing and cross
stitch, but her greatest joys in life
were visiting with her many friends and
being with her family and spoiling her
grandchildren.
Marcia is survived by her husband,
Harold, of rural Algona; and her
children, Jeff Thill and wife, Deb,
Britt, Jonathan (Jody) Thill, Des
Moines, Todd Thill and wife, Ruth,
Britt, Tracy Nolte and husband, Larry,
Garden City, Jason Thill and wife, Tina,
Dawson, and Erin Blankenburg and
husband, Charley, Fort Dodge. Also
surviving are 16 grandchildren; eight
great-grandchildren; one brother,
Darrell Downs and wife, Doris, Marcus,
Iowa; and one sister, Nancy Blau and
husband, Duane, Granger, Ind.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; one grandson, Grady
Blankenburg; one brother, Tommy Downs;
and one sister, Mary Margaret Downs.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral
Home, (515) 295-3731.
Delia A. Erdmann
OSAGE — Delia A. Erdmann, age 90, of
Osage, died Thursday (March 31, 2005) at
Faith Home in Osage.
Delia was born Jan. 28, 1915, in Platte,
S.D., the daughter of William and Agnes
(Quinn) Overkamp. Delia's mother died
when she was small, after which she
came to live in Osage with her
grandparents, William and Anna Overkamp.
She graduated from Osage High School,
then attended business college in
Waterloo.
On Sept. 20, 1940, Delia married Harold
W. Erdmann, in Platte, S.D. Harold and
Delia started the Motor Inn garage in
Osage. Starting in 1968, Delia worked as
an assistant to the Osage City Clerk.
She became city clerk in 1973 and held
that position until she retired in 1987.
Delia not only served the city in her
job, but also dearly loved the town and
citizens of Osage. Delia was very active
at attending social events around town.
She was also a devoted member of Sacred
Heart Catholic Church.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m.
Monday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church
in Osage, with the Rev. Mark Reasoner
officiating. Burial will be in Sacred
Heart Catholic Cemetery in Osage.
Visitation is from to 2 to 4 p.m.
Sunday at Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home
in Osage.
She is survived by two daughters: Laurie
Erdmann Martin of St. Ansgar and Julie
Erdmann of San Diego, Calif.; one
granddaughter, Tara D. Martin of Tacoma,
Wash.; two great-grandchildren: Marshun
and Delayna Martin of Tacoma, Wash.; and
one sister-in-law, Ruby Erdmann of
Osage.
She was preceded by her grandparents;
her parents; her husband, Harold W.
Erdmann in 1990; and a brother, Patrick
Overkamp,
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage
is in charge of the arrangements.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, (641)
732-3706.
Bryce M. Sorensen
MASON CITY — Bryce Matthew Sorensen,
newborn son of Conni Sorensen, died
Sunday (March 27, 2005) at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa.
Funeral services for Bryce will be held
at 3 p.m. on Monday at Major Erickson
Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.,
with the Rev. Spencer Thury of Riverside
Church officiating. Interment will be in
Memorial Park Cemetery.
Visitation will be from1:30 p.m. until
the time of service on Monday at the
funeral home.
Memorials may be directed to the family.
Bryce is survived by his mother, Conni
Sorensen; big brother, Noah Ziemann;
grandson of Julie Holding and husband,
Joseph, and Don Sorensen; nephew of:
Tony Sorensen, and Chad and Susanne
Holding all of Mason City;
great-grandson of Thorvald Sorensen of
Plymouth, Roy and Shirley Newcomb of
Spencer, Carl and Laurine Holding; and
many other family members.
He was preceded in death by his
great-grandmother, Bev Sorensen;
great-great- grandparents, Andrew and
Emma Bohl; great-grandfather, Earl
Henaman; great-uncle, Chris Sorensen;
great-aunt, Kathie Reynolds; and special
friend of Conni, Marcus Hull.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory
is in charge of the arrangements.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory,
(641) 423-0924.
David K. Rusley
SIOUX CITY — David Kurt Rusley, 48, of
Sioux City, died Sunday (March 27, 2005)
in Colton, Calif., of cancer.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at
Bethany Lutheran Church in Joice with
the Rev. Kevin L. Mackey officiating.
Interment will take place at Concordia
Cemetery in Concordia.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m.
today at Christy-Smith Morningside
Chapel in Sioux City with the family
present from 6 to 8 p.m. A prayer
service officiated by the Rev. Craig
Bock will take place starting at 7 p.m.
David was born Nov. 15, 1956, in Albert
Lea, Minn., and attended Sioux City
East, graduating in 1975. He also
attended the University of Northern
Iowa, graduating in 1979. On Dec. 16,
1983, he was united in marriage to Molly
McGuire in Sioux City, they later
divorced.
He resided in Joice for 13 years and the
rest of his life in Sioux City. He was
the former owner/manager of The Corner
Pocket & Mystix in Sioux City for 16
years. He was a member of Morningside
Lutheran Church.
He was active in many city pool
leagues, sponsored numerous Rivercade
activities, enjoyed playing cards,
reading, hunting and golfing.
David's survivors include his mother,
Beatrice Mae (Nelson) Young of Sioux
City; daughters, Melanie and Maureen
Rusley of Sioux City; sons, Tyler Rusley
of Sioux City, and Justin Rusley of St.
Francis, Minn.; a granddaughter, Kiera
Lias of Sioux City; step-father, Darrell
Young of Sioux City; sisters, Joyce
(Ronald) Dammer of Rochester, Minn., and
Marta (Wayne) Rusley-Parker of
Jonesboro, Ark.; step-sisters, Crystal
(Dennis) Benson of Sioux City and
Cynthia (Michael) Stodden of Omaha,
Neb.; step-brother, Daniel (Christine)
Young of Omaha, Neb.; grandmother, Alma
Cleven of Iowa City; several cousins and
other family members as well as several
nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his father,
Cecil Jerome Rusley; grandfathers,
Norris Nelson and Oscar Rusley; and
grandmother, Christine (Rusley) Jensen.
Christy-Smith Funeral Homes Inc., (712)
276-7319.
Ellen Gates
CHARLES CITY — Ellen Gates, 90, of
Charles City, died Thursday (March 31,
2005) at the 11th Street Chautauqua
Guest Home in Charles City.
Funeral services for Ellen Gates will be
held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Hauser
Funeral Home in Charles City. Pastor
Ruth Yeaton, of the First Baptist
Church, will officiate. Burial will be
in West Side Cemetery, Marble Rock.
The family will greet friends from 12:30
p.m. until service time on Monday at the
funeral home.
Hauser Funeral Home, Charles City, is in
charge of arrangements.
Hauser Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323.
www.hauserfh.com
Henry ‘Buster' W. Maass
GREENE — Henry William Maass, 89, of
Cedar Rapids, formerly of Greene, died
Tuesday (March 29, 2005) at St. Luke's
Hospital in Cedar Rapids.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m.
Saturday at Reid's Funeral Chapel, 519
N. First St., Greene, with Pastor Gary
Hatcher of St. Peter Lutheran Church
officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill
Cemetery in Greene.
Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. today at
the funeral chapel and will continue one
hour before services on Saturday.
Those planning an expression of sympathy
may direct memorials to the Henry W.
Maass Memorial Fund designated for
hospice, or may be directed to the
family, 3325 Chalet Court, Sioux City,
IA 51106.
Funeral arrangements are being handled
by Reid's Funeral Chapel in
Greene, (641) 823-4457.
Frances K. ‘Fran' Knoner
LEDYARD — Frances Karen ‘Fran' Knoner,
60, died Wednesday (March 30, 2005) at
her home in Ledyard.
A funeral service will be held Monday at
10:30 a.m. at Bethany E & R Church,
Ledyard, with the Rev. Doug Van Der Pol
officiating. Burial will be in Highland
Home Cemetery, Ledyard.
Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m.
Sunday at Bethany E & R Church, Ledyard,
and will continue one hour prior to the
service on Monday.
Other arrangements are incomplete at
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral
Home, Bancroft.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral
Home, (515) 295-3731.
www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com
Joseph Hoffman
STACYVILLE — Joseph Hoffman, 91, of
Stacyville died on Thursday (March 31,
2005) at Stacyville Community Nursing
Home in Stacyville.
Funeral arrangements are pending at
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, St.
Ansgar, Iowa.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, (641)
713-4920.
Grace Kalkwarf
BELMOND — Grace Kalkwarf, 102, of
Belmond, died Thursday (March 31, 2005)
at Concord Care Center of Garner.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
Dugger Ewing Funeral Home, 111 Luick's
Lane S. in Belmond.
Dugger Ewing Funeral Home, (641)
444-3248.
Ellen L. Austin
OSAGE — Ellen Lee Austin, 88, of Osage
died Wednesday (March 30, 2005) at Faith
Home in Osage.
Memorial service will be held at 2 p.m.
on Sunday, April 10, 2005, in the
activity room at Faith Home, 914
Davidson Drive in Osage, with Denny
Austin, elder for Jehovah's Witnesses,
officiating.
Family and friends will gather at Faith
Home immediately afterwards.
Justin Ones
OSAGE — Justin Ones, 83, of Osage, died
Thursday (March 31, 2005) at Mitchell
Country Regional Health Center-Hospice
Unit in Osage.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, 702 State
St. in Osage.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, (641)
732-3706.
Published Saturday, April 2,
2005.
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Col. Lyle S.
McCabe
GERMANTOWN, Tenn. — Col.
Lyle S. McCabe, USMC
(Ret.), 81, of
Germantown, Tenn.,
formerly of Mason City,
Iowa, died Thursday
(March 31, 2005) at
Methodist University
Hospital of Memphis.
A funeral Mass will be
held at 11 a.m. Monday
at Our Lady of
Perpetual Help
Catholic Church,
Germantown, Tenn., with
the Rev. Wayne Ressler
officiating. Burial will
be at Arlington National
Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
Visitation will be held
from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday,
at Memphis Funeral
Home-Poplar Chapel of
Memphis, where a rosary
will be said at 7 p.m.
Sunday.
Col. McCabe was born
Feb. 29, 1924, in
LaCrosse, Wis., the son
of Stephen A. and Olga
McCabe. He married
Margaret Gruesen on June
18, 1949, in Duluth,
Minn.
He grew up and graduated
from Central High
School in Duluth, Minn.
He then attended St.
Thomas College in St.
Paul, Minn., until
enlisting in the Naval
Aviation Cadet Program
in November 1942. He
graduated from flight
school and was
commissioned in the U.S.
Marine Corps. He served
in the South Pacific
during World War II and
in the Korean conflict.
Col. McCabe was awarded
the Distinguished Flying
Cross with Gold Star,
the Air Medal with Gold
Star, the Presidential
Unit Citation, the Navy
Unit Citation, and
theater ribbons. He
retired from the Marine
Corps as a colonel with
32 years of service.
He graduated from the
University of Minnesota
and worked for Federated
Insurance Co., of
Owatonna, Minn. After
retiring from Federated,
he became the safety
director for Cerro Gordo
County in Mason City,
Iowa.
He was elected to the
Mason City Park and
Recreation Board and
served one term as
chairman.
He was an avid golfer,
hunter and fisherman.
He was a life member of
the third-and
fourth-degree Knights of
Columbus of Germantown,
the BPO Elks of Memphis
and VFW Post No. 733, of
Mason City.
Survivors include his
wife, Margaret, of
Germantown; four
daughters: Maureen
Bidasolo, of Sisters,
Ore., Colleen
McCabe-Bricklin, of New
York, Kathleen (Trinka)
McCabe-Sterland, of
Gilbert, Ariz., and
Margaret Fulcher, Carson
City, Nev., and two
sons: Stephen A. McCabe,
Germantown, Tenn., and
Patrick L. McCabe,
Broomfield, Colo.; 12
grandchildren; two
sisters: Kathleen
Dupont, Cloquet, Minn.,
and Ruth Eide, Granada
Hills, Calif.
He was preceded in death
by two sons, Michael and
Joseph, and by his
parents.
In lieu of flowers,
please consider
memorials for the Page
Robbins Adult Day Care
Center, 1961 S. Houston
Levee Road,
Collierville, TN 38017.
Memorials may also be
directed to the family
in care of Stephen
McCabe, 2323 Duntreath
Road, Germantown, TN
38139.
Memphis Funeral
Home-Poplar Chapel of
Memphis, Tenn., (901)
725-8080.
Gordon W.
Blanchard
SIOUX CITY — Gordon W.
Blanchard, 90, of Sioux
City and formerly of
Mason City, went to be
with the Lord on Tuesday
(March 29, 2005) at
Mercy Hospital in Sioux
City, Iowa.
Services were held at 2
p.m. Friday at Meyer
Brothers Colonial
Chapel, 3220 Stone Park
Blvd. in Sioux City,
with the Rev. Michael
Zabel officiating.
Family and friends are
invited to attend burial
services at 1 p.m. today
in Elmwood Cemetery in
Waterloo. They may also
visit with the family at
the Lindgren home in
Waterloo after the
burial.
Gordon Blanchard was
born on Sept. 2, 1914,
in Lone Rock, Iowa, the
son of Jesse and Maude
(Whitehill) Blanchard.
He graduated from Lone
Rock High School in
1930. Gordon attended
Iowa State Teacher's
College in Cedar Falls,
graduating in 1937. He
was a pitcher for the
ISTC baseball team,
attaining the highest
collegiate batting
average and earning the
MVP award for the team
in 1936.
Gordon married Ardys K.
Smith on Jan. 1, 1938,
in Waterloo. He taught
school in Olin and Nora
Springs before coming to
the YMCA in 1946. He
served as physical
director and executive
director at the WMCA in
Mason City working there
for 20 years. While at
the Y, he started family
parties, bridge
tournaments and
elementary school Gray-Y
sports program. He was
a member of the Lions
Club for 40 years, where
he served as president
and was secretary of the
club for 40 years.
Gordon was an active
member of the
Presbyterian Church in
Little Rock and later in
Mason City, where he
served as an elder and
Sunday school teacher.
His faith was very
important to him and he
lived to the fullest the
teachings of Christ.
Gordon looked forward to
the start of the
baseball season every
year and enjoyed the
Cubs, Twins and Braves.
He also enjoyed playing
cribbage and bridge as
well as family trips to
California and Okoboji.
Gordon was preceded in
death by his beloved
wife, Ardys, in October
2003.
Survivors include three
daughters: Barbara
Williams and her
husband, George, of
Huntington Beach,
Calif., Kathie Anderson
and her husband, Tom, of
Sioux City, and Jeanie
Lindgren and her
husband, Tim, of
Waterloo; two brothers:
Gene Blanchard of Omaha,
Neb., and Jesse
Blanchard of Hot
Springs, Ark.; one
sister, Doris Schultz of
Lone Rock; eight
grandchildren and three
great-granddaughters.
Gordon was a kind and
loving father,
grandfather, brother,
husband and friend who
will be dearly missed by
his family and friends.
Memorials for Hospice
and the Christian
Crusaders, along with
cards, may be sent to
his daughter, Kathie
Anderson, 23 W. 45th
St., Sioux City, IA
51104.
Meyer Brothers Colonial
Chapel, Sioux City,
Iowa, (712) 255-0131.
Justin Royal
Ones
OSAGE — Justin Royal
Ones, 83, of Osage, died
Thursday (March 31,
2005) at the Mitchell
Country Regional Health
Center-Hospice Unit in
Osage.
Funeral services will be
2 p.m. Monday at Rock
Creek Lutheran Church,
3269 Foothill Ave.,
Osage, with the Rev. R.
Dawson Tornes
officiating. Burial will
be in Rock Creek
Cemetery.
Visitation is from 4 to
7 p.m. Sunday at
Champion-Bucheit Funeral
Home in Osage and will
continue one hour before
services at the church.
Justin Royal Ones was
born to Iver John Ones
and Rhoda Olive (Fods)
Ones on Nov.16, 1921, in
Rock Township, Mitchell
County, Iowa. He was
baptized on Feb. 14,
1922, by Pastor O.C.
Myhre of Rock Creek
Lutheran Church. He was
instructed in the
Lutheran faith by Pastor
O.C. Myhre of Rock Creek
Lutheran Church and
confirmed on May 31,
1936, where he was a
lifetime member. He
received his elementary
education at Rock No. 7
rural school, Rock
Township. On Nov. 20,
1949, he was united in
marriage with Clara
Kroneman, of rural
Grafton, at St. John's
Lutheran Church, Rock
Township. They were
married for 55 years.
They were blessed with
two sons: Jerry and
Laird. He served in
various organizations of
the church and was a 4-H
leader for many years.
Justin was a farmer. He
also worked as a
carpenter for Andrew
Gemaelich for nine years
and for Olsen Implement
for 17 years. They
continued living on the
family farm where he was
born. After retiring, he
and Clara worked on many
woodworking projects.
They also enjoyed going
to dances. In June 1992,
they moved to Osage.
Survivors include his
wife Clara of Osage; two
sons: Jerry Ones of
Frederic, Wis., and
Laird Ones of Osage;
three grandchildren:
Angie Ones and friend,
Dan Mortenson, of
Frederic, Wis., Jessica
(Ryan) Tollander of
Siren, Wis., and Jeremy
(Renee) Ones of
Frederic, Wis.; five
great-grandchildren:
Jaryd and Jori Braden,
Macy and Morgan
Tollander, and Benjamin
Justin Ones; two
sisters: Truly Flaaten
of Kensett and Winnie
Ones of Colorado
Springs, Colo.; a
brother, Birchard Ones
of Pueblo, Colo.; a
sister-in-law, Garda
Ones of Mason City; a
brother-in-law, Ezra
Tebben of Edwardsville,
Ill.; and many nieces
and nephews.
Justin was preceded in
death by his parents;
two brothers: twin
brother, John Ones,
and Fods Ones; and two
sisters: Janette Tebben
and Esther McClellan.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral
Home, (641) 732-3706.
Wilma
Wegener
MASON CITY — Wilma
Wegener, 88, of Mason
City, formerly of Rock
Falls, died Wednesday
(March 30, 2005) at her
home in Mason City.
Private graveside
inurnment services will
be held at later date in
Rock Falls Cemetery.
According to her wishes,
her body was cremated.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, 126
Third Street N.E., Mason
City, is in charge of
the arrangements.
Wilma Wegener was born
on Oct. 13, 1916, in
Eubank, Ky., the
daughter of Lawrence F.
and Minnie (Ware) Brown.
She attended schools in
Kentucky and Rock Falls,
graduating from Rock
Falls High School. She
was united in marriage
to Harold O. "Pete"
Wegener on June 20,
1937, in Mason City. He
preceded her in death on
Dec. 10, 1993. For many
years, Wilma and her
husband, Pete, owned and
operated Wegener's
Grocery Store in Rock
Falls, and later the
Rock Falls Lounge until
their retirement.
She enjoyed fishing up
north, and restoring
furniture and antiques.
She was a member of Old
Stone United Methodist
Church in Rock Falls,
and the Eagles in Mason
City.
Left to cherish her
memory is a daughter,
Nancy Wegener, of Mason
City; two sisters: Velma
Collier of Williamstown,
Ky., and Wanda Peter of
Mason City; seven
nieces: Dorothy Link of
Corinth, Ky., Kristie
Peter of Nora Springs,
Patti Peter of Nora
Springs, Cheryl Hafften
of Moundsview, Minn.,
Chereen Norstrud of
Brooklyn Center, Minn.,
Shelia Ponce of Manly,
and Shelly Stolten- berg
of Albuquerque, N.M.;
four nephews: Bill
Collier of Dry Ridge,
Ky., Jim Brown of Las
Vegas, Nev., Jerry Brown
of Memphis, Tenn., and
Steve Brown of Las
Vegas, Nev.; three
sisters-in-law: Shirley
Brown of Mason City,
Joan Cerney of Mason
City, and Pearl Wegener
of Mason City; as well
as other relatives and
friends.
Besides her husband, she
was also preceded in
death by her parents;
and three brothers:
Larry, Lewis, and Glenn
Brown.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, (641)
423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
Mildred A.
Adams
MASON CITY — Mildred A.
Adams, 93, died early
Wednesday morning (March
30, 2005) at the IOOF
Home.
A funeral service will
be held at 10 a.m. today
at First United
Methodist Church Wayside
Chapel, 119 S. Georgia,
with the Rev. Jim Stiles
of First United
Methodist Church
officiating.
Visitation will be one
hour prior to the
service in the Wayside
Chapel. Interment will
be in Memorial Park
Cemetery.
Memorials may be
directed to the Mildred
A. Adams memorial fund.
Mildred was born to Carl
and Sarah (Anderson)
Stewart on March 22,
1912, in Earlham, Iowa.
She attended Mason City
schools and graduated
from Mason City High
School. She then
attended and graduated
from Hamilton School of
Business.
She was married to Reese
Adams on June 6, 1946,
in Mason City, and they
were happily married for
more than 50 years. She
was a member of First
United Methodist Church.
She is survived by her
son, Gordon Dye and
wife, Betty, of Mason
City; daughter,
Jacqueline Mansfield and
husband, Dennis, of New
Caney, Texas;
grandchildren: Kevin
Mansfield, Todd
Mansfield, Julie Asbe,
Sheryl Arndt, Dan Dye,
Paul Dye, Mark Dye and
Gordon Dye Jr.;
great-grandchildren:
Erin, Eric, Mike,
Courtney, Cole, Whitney,
Colby, Brooklyn, Evan,
Montgomery, Amanda,
Christopher, Heide, and
Heather;
great-great-grandchildren:
Hunter, and Allegra;
sister, Maxine Lilley,
of Cottage Grove, Ore.;
and brother, Burdette
Stewart, of Kansas City,
Kan.
She was preceded in
death by her husbands,
Albert Dye, father of
Gordon, and Arthur
Booth, father of
Jacqueline Mansfield,
and Reece Adams;
parents; and brother,
Howard Stewart.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home and Crematory, 111
N. Pennsylvania Ave. in
Mason City, is in charge
of the arrangements.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
Ellen Gates
CHARLES CITY — Ellen
Gates, 90, of Charles
City, died Thursday
(March 31, 2005) at the
11th Street Chautauqua
Guest Home in Charles
City.
Funeral services for
Ellen Gates will be held
at 1:30 p.m. Monday at
Hauser Funeral Home in
Charles City. Pastor
Ruth Yeaton, of First
Baptist Church, will
officiate. Burial will
be in the West Side
Cemetery, Marble Rock.
The family will greet
friends on Monday from
12:30 p.m. until service
time.
Ellen Louise Melugin
Gates was born June 24,
1914, at Marble Rock,
the daughter of William
and Myrtie (Keith)
Melugin. She graduated
from Marble Rock High
School. On June 24,
1944, she was united in
marriage to Darrow Gates
at Charles City. Darrow
died in 1957. Ellen
worked in various
restaurants and as a
housekeeper for a number
of years. She was a
member of First Baptist
Church, American Legion
Auxiliary and Eastern
Star. Ellen enjoyed
fishing, baking and
working crossword
puzzles.
Living family members
include a son, D. Blaine
Gates of Mason City; two
grandchildren: David
(Kathy) Gates and
Jennifer (John)
Bennington; five great
grandchildren; two
sisters-in-law: Shirley
Melugin of
Fredericksburg and
Margaret Majewski of
Greene; and several
nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in
death by her parents;
husband; an infant
grandson, Douglas Gates;
a daughter-in-law,
Dorothy Gates; four
brothers and a sister.
The Hauser Funeral Home,
(641) 228-2323.
www.hauserfh.com
Gertrude
Kelly
CHARLES CITY — Gertrude
Kelly, 96, of Charles
City died Friday (April
1, 2005) at Floyd County
Memorial Hospital in
Charles City.
A funeral mass will be
held at 10 a.m. Monday
at Immaculate Conception
Catholic Church with the
Rev. Carl Ries
officiating. Burial will
be in Calvary Cemetery,
Elma.
Friends may call at
Hauser Funeral Home in
Charles City from 4 to 8
p.m. Sunday, where the
rosary will be recited
at 4:30 and a vigil
Scriptural wake service
will be held at 7 p.m.
Visitation will continue
Monday an hour prior to
the service at the
church.
Hauser Funeral Home,
(641) 228-2323.
www.hauserfh.com
Joseph
Hoffman
STACYVILLE — Joseph
Hoffman, 91, of
Stacyville died Thursday
(March 31, 2005) at
Stacyville Nursing Home
in Stacyville.
A funeral service will
be at noon Monday at
Visitation Catholic
Church in Stacyville
with the Rev. Mark
Reasoner officiating.
Visitation will be 3 to
6 p.m. on Sunday with a
rosary at 3 p.m. and a
scripture service at 6
p.m. at Visitation
Catholic Church.
Schroeder & Sites
Funeral Home, (641)
713-4920.
William
‘Clayton' Sutton
NORA SPRINGS — William
"Clayton" Sutton, 73, of
Nora Springs died Friday
(April 1, 2005) at his
home.
Memorial service will be
held 10:30 a.m. Monday
at the United Methodist
Church, 1 Jackson St. W.
in Plymouth, with the
Rev. Jim Turner
officiating. Inurnment
will be in Oakwood
Cemetery, Plymouth with
military honors
conducted by members of
the American Legion HDS
Post No. 449.
Hogan Bremer Moore
Colonial Chapel is in
charge of the
arrangements.
Hogan Bremer Moore
Colonial Chapel, (641)
423-2372.
Grace J.
Kalkwarf
BELMOND — Grace J.
Kalkwarf, 102, of
Belmond died Thursday
(March 31, 2005) at
Concord Care Center of
Garner.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday at the United
Methodist Church in
Belmond with Pastor Mike
Druhl officiating.
Burial will be in
Belmond Cemetery.
A visitation will be
held from 5 to 7 p.m. on
Monday at Dugger Ewing
Funeral Home, 111
Luick's Lane S. in
Belmond, and one hour
prior to the funeral at
the United Methodist
Church in Belmond on
Tuesday.
Dugger Ewing Funeral
Home, (641) 444-3248.
William
Franklin Dean
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. —
William Franklin Dean,
57, died Wednesday
(March 30, 2005) in
Springfield.
A Mass of Christian
burial will be held 2:30
p.m. Sunday at Linn's
Funeral Chapel in Iowa
Falls, Iowa, with Father
Jim Dubert officiating.
Inurnment will be at
Union Cemetery, Iowa
Falls.
Linn's Funeral Homes,
(641) 648-2569.
Alma
Gardiner
DOWS — Alma Gardiner,
89, of Popejoy, died
Thursday (March 31,
2005) at her home.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m. on
Monday at First Lutheran
Church in Dows with
Pastor Paul Thompson
officiating. Burial will
take place at Otis Grove
Cemetery in rural Dows.
Visitation will be held
from 4 to 6 p.m. on
Sunday at Ewing Dugger
Helgeson Dows Community
Funeral Home, 300 Lee
St., in Dows.
Ewing Dugger Helgeson
Dows Community Funeral
Home, (515) 852-4134.
Dale H.
Richey
ROCKWELL — Dale H.
Richey, 58, of Rockwell
died Friday (April 1
2005) at the Dumont
Wellness Center in
Dumont.
Funeral arrangements are
pending at Fullerton
Funeral Home in
Rockwell.
Fullerton Funeral Homes
and Cremation Services,
(641) 822-3191.
www.fullertonfh.com
Pauline
North
MASON CITY — Pauline O.
North, 91, of Mason
City, died Friday (April
1, 2005) at Good
Shepherd Health Center,
Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Major
Erickson Funeral Home,
111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
in Mason City.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home, (641) 423-0924.
Henry
Carolus
BELMOND — Henry Carolus,
88, of Belmond, died
Friday (April 1, 2005)
at Belmond Health Care
Center.
Funeral arrangements are
pending at Dugger Ewing
Funeral Home, 111
Luick's Lane S. in
Belmond.
Dugger Ewing Funeral
Home, (641) 444 3248.
Dennis Guy
LUVERNE — Dennis Guy,
47, died Friday (April
1, 2005) at his home.
Funeral arrangements are
pending at Wilson
Funeral Home in Algona.
Wilson Funeral Homes,
(515) 295-2622.
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Henry Carolus
BELMOND — Henry
Carolus, 91, of Belmond
passed away Friday
(April 1, 2005) at the
Belmond Health Care
Center.
Funeral services for
Henry Carolus will be
held 10:30 a.m. Monday
at the Belmond United
Methodist Church with
Pastor Mike Druhl
officiating. Burial will
be in Belmond Cemetery.
Friends may greet the
family from 4 to 6 p.m.
today at Dugger Ewing
Funeral Home, 111 Luicks
Lane South, in Belmond
and one hour prior to
services at the church.
Memorials may be given
in Henry's name.
Henry, the son of Albert
and Dorothy Mussle
Carolus, was born
November 9, 1913, in
Klemme. He grew up and
attended school in
Klemme.
On April 5, 1935, Henry
was united in marriage
with Julane Osheim of
Thompson. The couple
would have celebrated
their 69th wedding
anniversary on Tuesday.
The family made their
home and farmed in the
Galt, Clarion, Garner
and Goodell area.
Following their
retirement from farming,
they moved to an acreage
north of Belmond. Henry
was employed at
Winnebago Industries
until retiring in 1979.
He became a resident of
the Belmond Health Care
Center in 2000.
Henry enjoyed spending
time with his
grandchildren, tending
his garden, fishing and
sitting in his swing on
the acreage watching the
cars. He enjoyed playing
cards until the time of
his death.
He is survived by his
wife, Julane; sons:
Jerry Carolus and Jean,
of Hampton, Del Carolus
and Dorothy, of
Waterloo; daughter Diane
Dougherty and Ron of
Ankeny; eight
grandchildren: Jerilyn
Kapp and Kole, of
Rockingham, N.C., Jaci
Sinclair and Mike of
Marshalltown, Jay
Carolus and Sheila, of
Oskaloosa, Darin Carolus
and Nancy, of Reno,
Nevada, Colin Carolus
and Jenny, of Waterloo,
Grant Carolus and Holly,
of Waterloo, Jen
Eddleman and Joel, of
West Des Moines, Jill
Sears and Todd, of
Overland Park, Kan.;
nineteen
great-grandchildren; six
great-great
grandchildren;
sister-in-law, Esther
Carolus, of Clarion, and
numerous nieces and
nephews.
He was preceded in death
by his parents and ten
brothers and sisters.
Dugger Ewing Funeral
Home, (641) 444-3248.
Grace J.
Kalkwarf
BELMOND — Grace J.
Kalkwarf, 102, of
Belmond passed away
Thursday (March 31,
2005) at the Concord
Care Center of Garner.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday at the United
Methodist Church in
Belmond with Pastor Mike
Druhl officiating.
Burial will be in the
Belmond Cemetery.
A visitation will be
held from 5 to 7 p.m.
Monday at the Dugger
Ewing Funeral Home, 111
Luicks Lane South,
Belmond, and one hour
prior to the funeral at
the United Methodist
Church in Belmond.
Grace Johanna Kalkwarf
was born March 19, 1903,
to John P. and Johanna
Frey Pals on a farm
southwest of Meservey.
As an infant, Grace was
baptized at the First
Reformed Church in
Meservey. When she was a
young lady, Grace
graduated from
Heidelberg Catechism and
became a faithful member
of the First Reformed
Church. She attended
rural school and
attained an eighth-grade
education. She continued
to work on the family
farm.
On Christmas Day,
December 25, 1925, Grace
was united in marriage
with Dick Kalkwarf at
the Meservey First
Reformed Church
Parsonage. The couple
farmed in the Alexander
and Belmond area for
many years.
In 1952, they retired
and moved to a new home
in Belmond. Together
they enjoyed fishing and
their many trips to
Minnesota lakes, and
playing cards with their
many friends and
relatives.
Following retirement,
Grace enjoyed her new
hobbies of bowling and
made many state bowling
trips with other women
bowlers and golfing. In
her honor, the Belmond
Country Club Association
named one day a year the
"Grace Kalkwarf Day."
She loved to play any
kind of cards and played
for the Belmond Hospital
Auxiliary for many
years. Grace crocheted
many doilies over the
years and gave her
beautiful handiwork away
as gifts to family and
friends. In later years,
she also began tatting
doilies.
In November of 1999, she
moved to the Belmond
Community Apartments
taking part in many
activities there.
Due to ill health, Grace
entered Concord Care
Center in Garner in
August of 2004, where
she passed away on March
31, 2005.
Since moving to Belmond,
Grace has been a member
of the Belmond United
Methodist Church. She
will be remembered for
her love of our Lord and
Savior Jesus Christ.
Grace leaves us with a
legacy of unconditional
giving and steadfast
love and commitment to
her family. She is
dearly loved and will be
missed.
The family wishes to
thank the Belmond
Hospital, Concord Care
Center in Garner, the
Hospice volunteers for
their excellent support
and care given to our
loved one.
Grace is survived by one
son, Loren Kalkwarf and
Alberta, of Garner; one
daughter-in-law, Denise
Kalkwarf of Mesa, Ariz.;
grandchildren: Charlotte
Hanson of Clear Lake, Lu
Ann Archer and, Mark, of
Littleton, Colo., Mike
Kalkwarf and, Mavine, of
Garner, Sharon Bosehardt
and, Norman, of Gilbert,
Ariz., Diane Scott and
Tim of Payson, Ariz.;
great-grandchildren:
Spencer Klooster and his
fiancee, Cali Kramer, of
Garner, Justin Klooster
and his fiancée, Katie
Stikes, of Klemme,
Hayley Klooster of Cedar
Falls, Katie Ryder of
Boulder, Colo., Tracey
Bosehardt of Gilbert,
Ariz., Meredith Kalkwarf
of Garner, Marty
Kalkwarf of Garner;
sisters-in-law: Grace
Pals of Belmond, Ruth
Pals of Belmond;
brother-in-law, Jess
Suntken, of Meservey and
many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in
death by her parents;
husband, Dick in 1968;
son, DuWayne in 2001;
grandson, Gene Kalkwarf
in 1967; two sisters:
Gertrude Musgjerd,
Esther Suntken; three
brothers: Bert, Peter,
and Richard Pals; one
brother-in-law, Art
Musgjerd.
Dugger Ewing Funeral
Home, (641) 444-3248.
Dwight G.
Wirtz
MASON CITY — Dwight G.
Wirtz, 49, of Mason City
died Saturday (March 26,
2005) at the Muse Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit
in Mason City.
Two memorial services
will be held, both with
Rev. Donald Simmonds
officiating. The first
memorial service will be
at 2 p.m. Saturday,
April 9, 2005 at the
Battin Chapel Church, at
the Intersection of
County Road J Avenue and
216th Drive in Ogden,
Iowa. The second service
will be held in Mason
City at 2 p.m. April 15,
2005 at the First
Presbyterian Church, 201
Willowbrook Drive. A
reception and
celebration of Dwight's
life will be held
immediately following
this service at the
Mason City Community
Theatre, 215 South
Delaware Avenue.
Inurnment will be in the
Ogden Cemetery at a
later date.
In lieu of flowers, the
family suggests
memorials to the Dwight
G. Wirtz Scholarship
Fund at Clear Lake High
School, 306 First Avenue
North, Clear Lake IA
50428 or the Mason City
Community Theatre, 215
South Delaware Avenue,
Mason City IA 50401.
Dwight was born on
January 26, 1956, the
son of Robert E. and
Rose Marie (Berglund)
Wirtz in Boone, Iowa. He
attended school in Ogden
graduating from Ogden
Community High School in
1974. Dwight graduated
from Dakota Wesleyan
University with a
teaching degree in 1978.
Dwight taught in
Rembrant and Lake City
before joining the staff
at the Clear Lake High
School, where he taught
English and Speech for
nearly 20 years. He also
directed plays and was
involved in speech
contests with the
students.
Dwight's teaching career
illustrated his desire
to help young people and
his feelings on the
importance of education.
One retired co-worker
said, "Dwight was
capable of teaching the
higher grades, but
remained teaching the
freshman year. He took
the rowdy and unready
and prepared them to
finish a proper
education." Dwight was
an active member of the
National Education
Association.
His teaching career
echoed his true passion:
the theater. Dwight
began his theater career
in high school and had
several major roles in
college productions.
Dwight was very active
in the Mason City
Community Theatre,
wearing many hats as
actor, director, board
member and past
president. He recently
received the Calvin
Award for outstanding
contributions in the
Mason City Community
Theatre.
Dwight broadened his
talents into the
culinary arts. He
enjoyed preparing and
serving gourmet dishes
for his family and
friends. Dwight also had
a rich taste for fine
music and literature.
Dwight will be dearly
missed by family and his
large network of friends
all over the world.
Dwight is survived by
his father, Robert Wirtz
and partner, Eleanore
Redmon, of Ogden;
brother, Dennis Wirtz of
Marshalltown; sister,
Janice McCoy and
husband, Tim, of Perry;
brother, Jeff Wirtz and
wife, Tammy of Ogden;
and several nieces,
nephews, great-nieces
and nephews; and
countless dear friends.
He was preceded in death
by his mother, Rose, and
sister-in-law, Sandy
Wirtz.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home, 111 North
Pennsylvania Avenue,
Mason City, is in charge
of arrangements, (641)
423-0924.
Col. Lyle S.
McCabe
GERMANTOWN, Tenn. — Col.
Lyle S. McCabe, U.S.M.C.
(Ret.) 81, of
German-town, Tenn.,
formerly of Mason City,
Iowa, died Thursday
(March 31, 2005) at
Methodist University
Hospital of Memphis.
A funeral Mass will be
held at 11 a.m. Monday
at Our Lady of Perpetual
Help Catholic Church,
Germantown, Tenn., with
the Rev. Wayne Ressler
officiating. Burial will
be at Arlington National
Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
Visitation will be held
from 5 to 7 p.m. today,
at Memphis Funeral
Home-Poplar Chapel of
Memphis, where a rosary
will be said at 7 p.m.
Col. McCabe was born
Feb. 29, 1924 in
LaCrosse, Wis., the son
of Stephen A. and Olga
McCabe. He married
Margaret Gruesen on June
18, 1949, in Duluth,
Minn.
He grew up and graduated
from Central High School
in Duluth, Minn. He then
attended St. Thomas
College in St. Paul,
Minn., until enlisting
in the Naval Aviation
Cadet Program in
November 1942. He
graduated from Flight
School and was
commissioned in the U.S.
Marine Corps. He served
in the South Pacific
during World War II and
also served in the
Korean Conflict.
Col. McCabe was awarded
the Distinguished Flying
Cross with Gold Star,
The Air Medal with Gold
Star, The Presidential
Unit Citation, the Navy
Unit Citation, and the
Theater Ribbons. He
retired from the Marine
Corps as a colonel with
32 years of service.
Lyle graduated from the
University of Minnesota
and worked for Federated
Insurance Company of
Owatonna, Minn. After
retiring from Federated,
he became the safety
director for Cerro Gordo
County in Mason City,
Iowa.
Lyle was elected to the
Mason City Park and
Recreation Board and
served one term as
chairman.
He was an avid golfer,
hunter and fisherman.
He was a life member of
the third-and
fourth-degree Knights of
Columbus of Germantown,
the B.P.O. Elks of
Memphis and the VFW Post
No. 733, of Mason City.
Survivors include his
wife, Margaret, of
Germantown; four
daughters, Maureen
Bidasolo, of Sisters,
Ore.; Colleen
McCabe-Bricklin, of New
York; Kathleen (Trinka)
McCabe-Sterland, of
Gilbert, Ariz.; Margaret
Fulcher, Carson City,
Nev., and two sons,
Stephen A. McCabe,
Germantown, Tenn., and
Patrick L. McCabe,
Broomfield, Colo.; 12
grandchildren; two
sisters, Kathleen
Dupont, Cloquet, Minn.,
and Ruth Eide, Granada
Hills, Calif.
He was preceded in death
by two sons, Michael and
Joseph and by his
parents.
In lieu of flowers,
please consider
memorials for the Page
Robbins Adult Day Care
Center, 1961 S. Houston
Levee Road,
Collierville, Tenn.,
38017. Memorials may
also be directed to the
family in care of
Stephen McCabe, 2323
Duntreath Road,
Germantown, TN 38139.
Memphis Funeral
Home-Poplar Chapel of
Memphis, Tenn., (901)
725-8080.
William
‘Clayton' Sutton
NORA SPRINGS — William
"Clayton" Sutton 73, of
316 N. Gaylord, died
Friday (April 1, 2005)
at his home.
Memorial services will
be held at 10:30 a.m.
Monday at the United
Methodist Church, 508
Carter Street, Plymouth,
with the Rev. Jim Turner
officiating. Inurnment
will be in the Oakwood
Cemetery, Plymouth, with
military honors
conducted by members of
the American Legion
H.D.S. Post 449.
Memorials may be
directed to Hospice of
North Iowa.
William "Clayton" Sutton
was born on March 13,
1932, in Mason City, the
son of Ervin and Alta
(Molsberry) Sutton.
Clayton attended schools
in Plymouth, country
school Rock No. 7 and
graduated from Osage
High School. During high
school he excelled very
well in athletics,
especially track, where
he received medals at
the Drake Relays and in
wrestling.
Clayton was drafted into
the United States Army
in 1953, completing his
training in Fort Riley,
Kansas, and later being
sent to Korea.
Afterwards, he returned
to the family farm where
he helped his dad.
Clayton began working
for the Nora Springs
Creamery on a milk
route. He also worked
for Oliver-White
Manufacturing until they
closed. He then went to
work for Winnebago
Industries in Forest
City delivering motor
homes.
Clayton enjoyed
gardening, riding his
motorcycle, puzzles,
reading, teaching all of
his nieces and nephews
how to play chess and
how to tie their shoe
laces. His greatest love
was spending time with
family.
Clayton was a natural
teacher to children and
young people would
gravitate to him. He
attended Plymouth United
Methodist Church.
Clayton is survived by
his siblings, Earl
(Carrol) Sutton, of
Texas, Janet Peterson,
of Nora Springs, Lora
(Jerald) Tourtellott, of
Osage, Clinton (Karen)
Sutton, of Hastings,
Minn., Linda (Mike)
Kohler, of Mason City,
his aunt, Eva Harmon, of
Mason City; along with
many nieces, nephews,
and friends.
Clayton is preceded in
death by his parents;
infant sister, Bonnie
Crystal; and sister
Carol White Green.
Sheckler Colonial
Chapel, 114 North
Hawkeye, Nora Springs,
(641) 749-2210.
www.colonialchapels.com
Wilma
Wilhelmine Anna Hansen
ST. ANSGAR — Wilma
Wilhelmine Anna Hansen,
90, of St. Ansgar, died
Friday (April 1, 2005)
at the Good Samaritan
Center, St. Ansgar.
Funeral services will be
at 10 a.m. Monday at
Immanuel Lutheran
Church, St. Ansgar,
with the Rev. Byron
Northwick officiating.
Burial will be in the
Immanuel Lutheran
Cemetery, St. Ansgar.
Visitation will be 5 to
7 p.m. today at
Schroeder & Sites
Funeral Home, St.
Ansgar.
Wilma was born May 21,
1914, in Rock Township
in Mitchell County,
Iowa, the daughter of
Richard and Anna
(Rachut) Beyer. She
attended school in St.
Ansgar graduating in
1932. Wilma married
Lloyd Hansen on June
15,1932. They lived in
Carpenter, Iowa and
moved to St. Ansgar
where they spent their
entire life. Wilma
enjoyed traveling with
Lloyd on his charters.
Her Alaska visit was the
most memorable for her.
She worked for the St.
Ansgar Community Schools
for many years as a
cook.
Wilma's family was the
joy of her life. Her
children, grandchildren
and great-grandchildren
were her pride and joy.
She will be remembered
for her immaculate lawn
and wonderful cookies.
She was known to give
those extra-large
helpings to her special
kids at school. Her
recipes are being handed
down to her
grandchildren.
She is survived by her
two children, Gloria
Jordahl of St. Ansgar,
and Richard Hansen and
his wife, Helen, of La
Habra, Calif.; four
grandchildren, Kari and
husband, David Fomon, of
Coralville, Erik and
wife, Heather Jordahl,
of Bettendorf, Dana
Schauster and Mark
Hansen both of Anaheim,
Calif.; seven
great-grandchildren,
Joshua and Kristin
Fomon, Taylor and
Nicholas Jordahl,
Michael, Christopher and
Brandon Hansen;
brother-in-law, Thomas
Zitnak; several nephews,
and a niece.
She was preceded in
death by her parents;
husband Lloyd; sister,
Verna Zitnak; brothers,
Arthur and Edwin Beyer;
and son-in-law, Jerry
Jordahl
Schroeder & Sites
Funeral Home, St.
Ansgar, (641) 713-4920.
Dale H.
Richey
ROCKWELL — Dale H.
Richey, 58, of 120 1st
St. S., Rockwell, died
Friday afternoon (April
1, 2005) at the Dumont
Wellness Center in
Dumont.
Memorial services will
be held at 1 p.m.
Tuesday at the Rockwell
United Methodist Church,
303 E. Monroe St. in
Rockwell, with the Rev.
Bruce E. Wittern
officiating. Inurnment
will be in the Rockwell
Cemetery in Rockwell
with military honors
accorded by the Rockwell
Gallagher American
Legion Post No. 208.
A gathering of relatives
and friends will take
place at noon Tuesday,
one hour prior to the
service, at the church.
Those wishing to extend
memorials or expressions
of sympathy may direct
them to the family in
care of his daughter,
Jean Franke, 11209 195th
St., Dumont, IA 50625.
Thoughts, condolences
and stories may be sent
to the family at
www.fullertonfh.com
Fullerton Funeral Home
and Cremation Services,
(641) 822-3191.
www.fullertonfh.com
Dorothy E.
M. Rademaker
MANLY— Dorothy E.M.
Rademaker, 94, of Manly
died Saturday (April 2,
2005) at the Manly
Nursing and
Rehabilitation Center.
Funeral services for
Dorothy E. M. Rademaker
will be at 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday at the Bethlehem
Lutheran Church, 428 W.
Walnut St., Manly.
Interment services will
be at 12:30 p.m. at the
Grafton Cemetery.
Visitation will be from
6 to 8 p.m. Monday at
Bride Colonial Chapel,
110 Spring St., Manly
and again one hour prior
to the service at the
church.
Bride Colonial Chapel,
(641) 454-2242.
www.colonialchapels.com
Dennis Guy
LUVERNE — Dennis Guy,
47, of LuVerne, died
Friday (April 1, 2005)
of natural causes at his
residence, in rural
LuVerne.
Funeral services for
Dennis Guy will be 10:30
a.m. Tuesday at the
United Methodist Church
in LuVerne with the Rev.
Remigio Panlaqui
officiating.
Visitiation will be from
4 to 8:30 p.m. Monday at
Wilson's of Algona, 403
E. McGregor, Algona.
Wilson Funeral Homes,
(515) 295-2622.
Jane
Middleton
CLARION — Jane
Middleton, 82, of
Clarion, died Saturday
(April 2, 2005) at
Wright Medical Center in
Clarion.
Funeral services will be
at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at
the United Methodist
Church in Clarion. There
will be a private family
burial prior to the
services.
Visitation will be from
5 to 7 p.m. Monday at
the Ewing Dugger
Helgeson Funeral Home,
601 N. Main Street in
Clarion.
Ewing Dugger Helgeson
Funeral Home, (515)
532-2233.
Pauline O.
Mortenson-North
MASON CITY — Pauline O.
Mortenson-North, 91, of
302 2nd St. N.E., died
Friday (April 1, 2005)
at the Good Shepherd
Health Center.
Funeral services will be
held at 10 a.m. Tuesday
at Major Erickson
Funeral Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Avenue,
Mason City. Interment
will be in Memorial Park
Cemetery.
There will be no
visitation.
Memorials may be given
to the Pauline O.
Mortenson-North Memorial
Fund.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
Gail J.
Potter
THOMPSON — Gail J.
Potter, 46, of Thompson,
died Saturday (April 2,
2005) at Muse Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit
in Mason City.
Arrangements are
incomplete at Winter
Funeral Home, Buffalo
Center, (641) 562-2858.
Dr. Richard
Young
CLARION — Dr. Richard
Young of Clarion, died
Saturday (April 2, 2005)
at Wright Medical Center
in Clarion.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at the Ewing
Dugger Helgeson Funeral
Home, Clarion, (515)
532-2233.
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Gail J. Potter
THOMPSON — Gail J.
(Swalve) Potter, 46, of
Thompson, died Saturday
(April 2, 2005) at Muse
Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit in Mason City.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m. on
Tuesday at United
Methodist Church in
Buffalo Center with the
Rev. Lois Abel
officiating. Burial will
take place at Graceland
Cemetery in Buffalo
Center.
Visitation will be held
from 5 to 7 p.m. today
at the Winter Funeral
Home, 414 1st St. NW, in
Buffalo Center, and will
continue one hour prior
to services at the
church.
Gail Jean Swalve was
born March 18, 1959, in
Winnebago County, Iowa,
to parents Lewis John
and Beverly Ann (Fox)
Swalve. She attended
school in Thompson and
Buffalo Center,
graduating from Buffalo
Center High School.
Gail worked at various
places over the years
including Winnebago
Industries in Forest
City, Duncan Heights
Care Facility in Duncan,
and most recently,
Byerly's Inc. in Lake
Mills. She also provided
child care while she
lived in Garner, Iowa.
On April 13, 2002, Gail
was united in marriage
with Dennis Potter at
the United Methodist
Church in Buffalo
Center. The couple made
their home in Thompson.
Gail will be remembered
always for her kind,
fun-loving, and generous
spirit. She took great
pride in her family,
especially her grandson,
Isaiah. She forever had
a place for children in
her heart, whether it
was caring for others,
being a 4-H leader, or
being there for her
daughter and her
step-children.
Survivors include her
husband, Dennis of
Thompson; daughter,
Stephanie Swalve and Dan
Krein of Thompson;
grandson, Isaiah
Oudekerk; her dad, Lewis
Swalve and his wife,
Donna of Hayfield;
step-daughter, Amanda
Potter of Lake Mills;
step-son, Steven Potter
of Cedar Falls; six
brothers, Kevin Swalve,
Morgan Adams, Merlin
Swalve, Rex Swalve,
Raymond Swalve, and
Lyman Martinson; three
sisters, Kim Swalve,
Jill Fox, and Beth
Zitzow; grandparents,
Vivian and Earl Fox, Jr.
of Forest City; a
step-grandmother,
Virginia Neeley of
Buffalo Center; and
several nieces, nephews
and friends.
She was preceded in
death by her mother,
Beverly Martinson; a
granddaughter, Jasmine
Oudekerk; her in-laws,
Tom and Ann Potter; and
her grandparents, George
and Gesina Swalve, Leroy
Adams, and Hugh Neeley.
Winter Funeral Home and
Cremation Services,
(641) 562-2858.
www.winterfuneralhome.com.
Dorothy E.M.
Rademaker
MANLY — Dorothy E.M.
Rademaker, 94, of Manly,
died Saturday (April 02,
2005) at the Manly
Nursing and
Rehabilitation Center.
Her funeral service will
be held at 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday at Bethlehem
Lutheran Church, 428
West Walnut, Manly, with
the Reverend Randy
Nielsen officiating.
Interment will be held
at 12:30 p.m. at the
Grafton Cemetery.
Visitation will be held
from 6 to 8 p.m. today
at Bride Colonial
Chapel, 110 Spring
Street, Manly and for
one hour prior to the
service at the church.
Dorothy was born Dec.
21, 1910, in rural
Grafton, the daughter of
Otto and Alvina (Walk)
Braun. She was the
second of eight
children, with three
brothers and four
sisters. Dorothy was
baptized and later
confirmed in the
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
in Grafton.
On Oct. 19, 1930, she
was united in marriage
to John J. Rademaker in
the Emmanuel Lutheran
Church. They remained
members of that church
for over 50 years. They
had two daughters,
Dorothy Janet and Mary
Ann. The family farmed
in rural Grafton until
November 1970.
In retirement, they
moved to their home in
Manly. They joined
Bethlehem Lutheran
Church and were faithful
members the rest of
their lives in Manly.
After her husband's
death in 1983, Dorothy
continued to live in
their home until she
moved to the Manly
Nursing and
Rehabilitation Center in
July 2001. Over the
years, she enjoyed
cooking, mending,
gardening, and
entertaining her
grandchildren and other
family members.
Dorothy is survived by
her daughters, Dorothy
Hanna and Mary Chisholm,
both of Manly, and one
brother, Everett
(Chrystal) Braun of
Grafton; eleven
grandchildren, Mark
(Barb) Hanna of Ogden,
Janet Hanna of Manly,
Lyle (Terri) Hanna of
Katy, Texas, Cindy Dahl
of South Sioux City,
Neb., Tim (Nancy)
Chisholm of North
Branch, Minn, John
(Lisa) Chisholm of
Forest City, Jane
Chisholm of
Walkersville, Md., Jeff
(Lorrie) Chisholm of
Nevada, Sandy (Randy)
Linderman of Mason City,
Judy Horning of
Northwood and Jim
(Paula) Chisholm of
Ellsworth, Wis., 24
great-grandchildren,
four
great-great-grandchildren,
and numerous nieces and
nephews.
Along with her husband
and parents, Dorothy was
preceded in death by her
four sisters, Hazel
Schultz, Gertrude
Merkel, Evelyn Nelson,
and Violet Braun; two
brothers, Harvey and
Armond Braun; one
granddaughter, Marsha
Hanna Davids and one
grandson-in-law, Mark
Horning.
Memorials may be
directed to the
Bethlehem Lutheran
Church.
Bride Colonial Chapel,
(641) 454-2242.
www.colonialchapels.com.
Pauline O.
Mortenson-North
MASON CITY— Pauline O.
Mortenson-North, 91, of
302 2nd St. NE, died
Friday (April 1, 2005)
at the Good Shepherd
Health Center.
Funeral services will be
held at 10 a.m. Tuesday
at Major Erickson
Funeral Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Avenue with
the Rev. Kenneth
Hatland, Trinity
Lutheran Church,
officiating. Interment
will be in Memorial Park
Cemetery. There will be
no visitation.
Pauline was born Oct.
14, 1913, in Westdale,
N.Y., the daughter of
Earl and Ann Elizabeth
(Watson) March. At an
early age, her family
moved to Lu Verne, Iowa.
Pauline graduated from
Mason City High School.
She married Maurice
Mortenson May 28, 1938
at Trinity Lutheran
Church in Mason City.
Pauline was a member of
Trinity Lutheran Church.
She enjoyed sewing,
playing cards, traveling
and gardening.
Pauline is survived by
her son, Todd Mortenson
of Brownsdale, Minn.;
two brothers-in-law,
Glen Blunt of Mason
City, and Harold (Dolly)
Schipper of Mason City.
Pauline was preceded in
death by her parents;
husband, Maurice and
brother, Watson.
Memorials may be given
to the Pauline O.
Mortenson-North Memorial
Fund.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home and Crematory,
(641) 423-0924.
Donald T. Newman
MASON CITY — Donald T.
Newman, 78, of Mason
City died Sunday (April
3, 2005) at Muse Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit
in Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Major
Erickson Funeral Home.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home, (641) 423-0924.
Dale H.
Richey
ROCKWELL — Dale H.
Richey, 58, of 120 1st
St. S., died Friday
afternoon, (April 1,
2005) at the Dumont
Wellness Center in
Dumont, Iowa.
Memorial services will
be held at 1 p.m.
Tuesday at the Rockwell
United Methodist Church,
303 E. Monroe St. in
Rockwell, with the Rev.
Bruce E. Wittern
officiating. Inurnment
will be in the Rockwell
Cemetery in Rockwell
with military honors
accorded by the Rockwell
Gallagher American
Legion Post No. 208.
A gathering of relatives
and friends will take
place on Tuesday from
noon until the 1 p.m.
service at the church.
Dale Howard Richey was
born Aug. 26, 1946, in
Mason City to Donald
Howard and Gladys
Virginia (Keltner)
Richey. He was one of
four children. Dale was
educated in Rockwell and
a lifelong resident of
Rockwell. He honorably
and faithfully served
his country from Sept.
20, 1967 to April 23,
1969 in the U.S. Army,
Light Infantry Brigade
of the No. 199th
Division during the
Vietnam Conflict. Dale
was married to Barb
Lemke and later to Kathy
Siefken.
Dale was employed as a
signal operator with the
Pacific Union Railroad
and later the
Northwestern Railroad,
retiring in 2002 with 29
years of service.
Dale had a great passion
in life for hunting,
fishing and spending
time outdoors. His
hunting included deer,
ducks, geese and
pheasants. In earlier
years Dale enjoyed
trapping. Dale's family
recalls that he was a
devoted and dedicated
Dad, Grandpa, brother
and uncle.
Dale will be remembered
for his generosity and
making contributions to
the NRA, Pheasants
Forever and the American
Legion.
Dale will be dearly
missed by his family and
friends who have shared
in his life.
Dale is survived by his
children; twin
daughters, Jean
‘‘P'nut'' A. (Troy)
Franke of Dumont; Jan
‘‘Toad'' L. Richey of
Mason City; his son,
Aaron Dale Richey of
Osage; four
grandchildren, Trey M.
Richey, Katelyn M.
Richey, Cole A. Franke
and Carli J. Franke; one
sister, Susan E. Richey
of Fond Du Lac, Wis.,
and one brother, Robert
C. Richey of Anamosa,
Iowa.
Other survivors include
nieces, nephews, cousins
and other relatives.
Dale was preceded in
death by his parents; a
brother, Paul Richey;
and two aunts, Myrl
Kaiser and Harriett
Davidson.
Those wishing to extend
memorials or expressions
of sympathy may direct
them to the family in
care of his daughter,
Jean Franke, 11209 195th
St., Dumont, IA 50625.
Thoughts, condolences
and stories may be sent
to the family at
www.fullertonfh.com.
Fullerton Funeral Home
and Cremation Services,
120 3rd St. S. Rockwell,
(641) 822-3191.
www.fullertonfh.com.
Dr. Richard
Young
CLARION — Dr. Richard
Young, 85, of Clarion,
died Saturday (April 2,
2005) at Wright Medical
Center in Clarion.
Funeral services will be
at 1 p.m. Wednesday at
the United Methodist
Church in Clarion with
Pastor Don Morrison
officiating. There will
be a private family
burial at the Glenwood
Cemetery in Goldfield.
Visitation will be held
from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday
at Ewing Dugger Helgeson
Funeral Home, 602 North
Main St. in Clarion and
will continue one hour
prior to the services at
the church.
Ewing Dugger Helgeson
Funeral Home, (515)
532-2233.
Opal Kelly
MARBLE ROCK — Opal
Kelly, 95, of Marble
Rock, died Sunday (April
3, 2005) at the Floyd
County Memorial Hospital
in Charles City.
A funeral Mass will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday at Saint
Mary's Catholic Church,
Roseville. Monsignor
Walter Brunkan, pastor,
will celebrate the Mass.
Burial will be in Saint
Mary's Cemetery.
Friends may call at the
Hauser Funeral Home in
Charles City from 4 to 8
p.m. Tuesday, where
there will be a Vigil
Scriptural Wake Service
at 7 p.m. followed by
the reciting of the
Rosary. Visitation will
continue Wednesday at
the church an hour prior
to the Mass.
Opal Faye Randall Kelly
was born on Oct. 11,
1909, at Marble Rock,
the daughter of Elmer
and Mamie (Hubbard)
Randall. She graduated
in 1927 from the Marble
Rock High School. Upon
graduation she taught
school and helped on the
farm. On Feb. 6, 1943,
she was united in
marriage to Joseph Kelly
at Saint Mary's Catholic
Church, Roseville. She
spent all of her life on
the family farm and also
worked for 16 years at
the Riverside Chautauqua
Guest Home in Charles
City. She was a
long-time active member
of Saint Mary's Catholic
Church and the Rosary
Society.
She had many interests,
including bird watching,
gardening, doing yard
work, raising chickens
and turkeys, reading,
writing letters, keeping
a diary, reminiscing,
caring for her dog,
April. She was an avid
follower of "Wheel of
Fortune."
Opal's family was very
important to her and she
always took a special
interest in them.
Living family members
include a son, Norman
(Sara) Kelly of Marble
Rock; four
grandchildren, Bob Kelly
of Mason City, Mardel
(Rod) Brockett of
Reinbeck, Andy (Corey)
Kelly of Sherrill and
Frank (Mary) Kelly of
Marble Rock; four great
grandchildren, Skyler
Kelly and Kelly, Sadie
and Paul Brockett; and
many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in
death by her parents;
husband on June 5, 1989;
a son, Milton Kelly; a
brother, Virgil Randall;
a sister, Lucille
Randall.
The Hauser Funeral Home,
(641) 228-2323.
www.hauserfh.com.
Anna Evans
NORTHWOOD — Anna Evans,
71, of Northwood died
Sunday (April 3, 2005)
in Northwood.
Funeral arrangements are
pending at the Schroeder
and Sites Funeral Home
in Northwood.
Schroeder and Sites
Funeral Homes, (641)
324-1121.
Darrell A. ‘Fuzz' Barth
GREENE — Darrell A.
‘‘Fuzz'' Barth, 88, of
502 West Traer, Greene,
died Sunday (April 3,
2005) at the Hospice
Unit of the Floyd County
Memorial Hospital in
Charles City.
Funeral services will be
10:30 a.m. Thursday at
the First Presbyterian
Church, Greene, with
Pastor Paul Uzel
officiating. Burial will
be in the Rose Hill
Cemetery, Greene.
Visitation will be 4 to
8 p.m. Wednesday at
Reid's Funeral Chapel,
519 North First Street,
Greene, where there will
be a public scripture
service and service of
remembrance at 7 p.m.
Visitation will continue
at the church on
Thursday one hour before
services.
Those planning an
expression of sympathy
may direct memorials to
the Darrell A. Barth
Memorial Fund in care of
the family.
Reid's Funeral Chapel,
Greene, (641) 823-4457.
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Darrel A. ‘Fuzz'
Barth
GREENE — Funeral
services for longtime
Greene businessman,
Darrel A. Barth, 88, of
502 West Traer, Apt. 1,
Greene, will be at 10:30
a.m. Thursday at the
First Presbyterian
Church in Greene with
Pastor Paul Uzel
officiating. Burial will
be in the Rose Hill
Cemetery, Greene.
Visitation will be 4 to
8 p.m. Wednesday at
Reid's Funeral Chapel,
519 North First Street,
Greene, where there will
be a public Scripture
Service and Service of
Remembrance at 7 p.m.
Visitation will continue
one hour before services
at the church on
Thursday .
Darrel Andrew Barth was
born on Feb. 23, 1917,
in rural Union Township,
Floyd County, a son of
Harry Franklin and Mae
Edna (Fisher) Barth, and
died Sunday (April 3,
2005) at the Hospice
Unit of the Floyd County
Memorial Hospital in
Charles City.
He received his
education in the rural
Floyd County Schools and
the Greene Public
Schools. As a young man,
he farmed with his
father until 1947 when
he joined Barth
Chevrolet in Greene.
On May 26, 1940, he was
united in marriage to
Roberta M. Boyd in
Charles City. To this
union were blessed six
children.
Fuzz coached and played
fast-pitch softball and
organized teams under
the church leagues,
Barth Trucking, and
Barth Chevrolet from the
early 1940s to the mid
1960s. He also sponsored
the Barth Chevrolet
Bowling Team for many
years.
He and Roberta went on
many Chevy-sponsored
trips, including
Australia, New Zealand,
and Hawaii. They spent
their winters in Florida
for twenty-five years.
Fuzz was a huge sports
fan, especially
following the Hawkeyes,
the Vikings, and any
sport his grandkids were
playing. He was an avid
bowler, golfer, and
loved to go "Up North"
fishing.
Darrel was a faithful
member of the First
Presbyterian Church
where he served as a
Trustee and an Elder.
He was a member of the
Iowa Automobile Dealers
Association, Butler
County Dealers
Association, Greene,
Commercial Club, and a
member of the Round
Grove Golf & Country
Club, where he enjoyed
helping mow the
fairways.
He is survived by his
loving wife and
companion of nearly 65
years, Roberta of
Greene; three sons: Bob
(Rita) Barth, Greene,
Kenny Barth, Clarion,
and Harry (Jean) Barth,
Tipton; two daughters:
Barbara (Jim) Killoran,
Dubuque, and Linda (Mel)
Anderson, Tripoli, 18
grandchildren, 28
great-grandchildren; a
sister, Charlotte
O'Brien, Greene; and an
aunt, Geneva Martin of
Charles City.
Darrel was preceded in
death by his son, Jerry
Barth (1977); his
parents; and one
brother, Mervin Barth
(1959).
Those planning an
expression of sympathy
may direct memorials to
the Darrel A. Barth
Memorial Fund in care of
the family.
Funeral arrangements
have been entrusted to
Reid's Funeral Chapel in
Greene, (641) 823-4457.
Charles
Joynt
FIRECREST, Wash. —
Charles Joynt, 69, of
Firecrest, Wash., died
Saturday (April 2, 2005)
while vacationing at
Winter Haven, Fla.
Arrangements are
incomplete at Fullerton
Funeral Home, 123 Second
St. S.E., Mason City.
Fullerton Funeral Home
and Cremation Services
(641) 423-8676.
www.fullertonfh.com.
Dorothy E.M.
Rademaker
MANLY — Dorothy E.M.
Rademaker, 94, of Manly,
died Saturday (April 02,
2005) at the Manly
Nursing and
Rehabilitation Center.
Her funeral service will
be held at 10:30 a.m.
today at Bethlehem
Lutheran Church, 428
West Walnut, Manly, with
the Reverend Randy
Nielsen officiating.
Interment will follow at
12:30 p.m. at the
Grafton Cemetery.
Visitation was held from
6 until 8 p.m. on Monday
at Bride Colonial
Chapel, 110 Spring
Street in Manly and will
continue for one hour
prior to the service at
the church today.
Memorials may be
directed to the
Bethlehem Lutheran
Church.
Dorothy was born Dec.
21, 1910, in rural
Grafton, the daughter of
Otto and Alvina (Walk)
Braun. She was the
second of eight
children, with three
brothers and four
sisters. Dorothy was
baptized and later
confirmed in the
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
in Grafton.
On Oct. 19, 1930, she
was united in marriage
to John J. Rademaker in
the Emmanuel Lutheran
Church. They remained
members of that church
for over 50 years. They
had two daughters,
Dorothy Janet and Mary
Ann. The family farmed
in rural Grafton until
November 1970. In
retirement, they moved
to their home in Manly.
They joined Bethlehem
Lutheran Church and were
faithful members the
rest of their lives in
Manly.
After her husband's
death in 1983, Dorothy
continued to live in
their home until she
moved to the Manly
Nursing and
Rehabilitation Center in
July 2001. Over the
years, she enjoyed
cooking, mending,
gardening, and
entertaining her
grandchildren and other
family members.
Along with her husband
and parents, Dorothy was
preceded in death by her
four sisters: Hazel
Schultz, Gertrude
Merkel, Evelyn Nelson,
and Violet Braun; two
brothers: Harvey and
Armond Braun; one
granddaughter, Marsha
Hanna Davids; one
grandson-in-law, Mark
Horning; and one
son-in-law, Jack Hanna.
Dorothy is survived by
her daughters: Dorothy
Hanna and Mary Chisholm,
both of Manly; one
brother, Everett
(Chrystal) Braun of
Grafton; one
sister-in-law, Marcella
Braun of St. Ansgar; and
one brother-in-law,
Arthur Merkel of Manly.
She is also survived by
eleven grandchildren:
Mark (Barb) Hanna of
Ogden, Janet Hanna of
Manly, Lyle (Terri)
Hanna of Katy, Texas,
Cindy Dahl of South
Sioux City, Neb., Tim
(Nancy) Chisholm of
North Branch, Minn.,
John (Lisa) Chisholm of
Forest City, Jane
Chisholm of
Walkersville, Md., Jeff
(Lorrie) Chisholm of
Nevada, Sandy (Randy)
Linderman of Mason City,
Judy Horning of
Northwood, and Jim
(Paula) Chisholm of
Ellsworth, Wis.; 24
great-grandchildren;
four
great-great-grandchildren;
and numerous nieces and
nephews.
Bride Colonial Chapel,
(641) 454-2242.
www.colonialchapels.com.
Ginger Henry
PHOENIX, Ariz. — Ginger
Henry, 37, of Phoenix,
Ariz., formerly of
Algona, Iowa, died
Monday (March 28, 2005)
at her home.
Funeral service will be
at 10:30 a.m. Friday at
St. Cecelia Catholic
Church in Algona with
the Rev. Paul Eisele
officiating. Burial will
be in Calvary Cemetery
in Algona.
Visitation will be held
from 4 to 8 p.m. on
Thursday at
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home in Algona
with a rosary at 4:30
p.m. and a parish prayer
service at 7 p.m.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home, (515)
295-3731.
www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com.
Jane
Middleton
CLARION — Jane
Middleton, 82, of
Clarion passed away
Saturday (April 2, 2005)
at Wright Medical Center
in Clarion.
Funeral services will be
held at 1:30 p.m. today
at the United Methodist
Church in Clarion. There
will be a private family
burial prior to the
services.
Visitation was held from
5 to 7 p.m. on Monday at
Ewing Dugger Helgeson
Funeral Home, 602 North
Main Street, in Clarion,
Iowa.
Jane (Brooks) Middleton
was born on Oct. 3,
1922. The daughter of
Earl and Margaret Brooks
of Eldora. She was
raised in Eldora,
Hampton, and Eagle
Grove.
Jane graduated from
Eagle Grove High School
in 1940 and Deaconess
Hospital School of
Nursing in Marshalltown
in 1944.
On Sept. 1, 1946, Jane
was united in marriage
to Frank W. Middleton at
her parents' home in
Eagle Grove. The couple
spent their married life
in Clarion.
Jane practiced nursing
in the U.S. Army,
Clarion Community
School, private practice
and Wright County Public
Health.
Jane is survived by her
husband, Frank;
sister-in-law, Mrs.
Wendell Brooks of
Buckeye, Ariz.; and her
two sons and one
daughter. She is also
survived by and has
cherished the support of
the Middleton family:
David Middleton and his
wife, Helen, of
Richland, Wash. their
son and daughter; Jo
Ellen Middleton of
Riverside, Calif. and
her two daughters; Tom
and Vicki Middleton and
children: Marc and Nancy
Middleton and children,
all of Belmond, Ron and
Cheryl Middleton of
Omaha, Neb.
She cherished the love
and support of the Jack
and Beth Row family:
Jack Row II and his
wife, Annette, of
Tennessee their two
sons, Valerie (Row)
Watson and her husband,
George, of Bella Vista,
Ark., Jeff Row of
Dallas, Texas and his
daughter and two sons,
Barbara (Row) Moore and
her husband, Jim, of
Clarion; Jane's two
honorary grandchildren,
Elizabeth and Samuel
Moore of Clarion; and
many great nieces and
nephews. Love especially
to Nancy, Barbara and
Valerie.
She was preceded in
death by her parents;
brother, Wendell Brooks;
brother and
sister-in-law, Richard
and Alberta Middleton;
and brother-in-law,
Robert Middleton.
Ewing Dugger Helgeson
Funeral Home, Clarion,
(515) 532-2233.
Lavern G.
Finlayson
GARDEN GROVE, Calif. —
Lavern G. Finlayson of
Garden Grove, Calif.,
passed away on Sunday
(March 20, 2005) at the
age of 95.
Lavern was born in
Plankinton, S.D., on
Nov. 5, 1909, and is
survived by his wife,
Geneva; a nephew,
Richard Fitzgerald,
Greendale, Wis.; and
nieces: Phyllis Klatt,
Eagan, Minn., Margaret
McLaughlin, Mason City;
and a sister-in-law,
Margaret Finlayson,
Rockwell.
Lavern was the third
oldest in a family of
four children, all of
whom preceded him in
death.
He was reared and
educated in Rockwell,
where he lived until
drafted into the army in
World War II. He served
39 months in the United
States and overseas.
His last 18 years of
employment were as a
custodian at the Post
Office in Mason City.
Upon his retirement, he
and his wife moved to
Estes Park, Colo., where
they lived for eight
years and from there to
Garden Grove, Calif.,
for the last 20 years.
Cards may be sent to
Geneva Finlayson, 7700
Lampson Ave. Spc. 75,
Garden Grove, CA 92841.
Edward L. Sjolinder
MASON CITY — Edward
Laurence Sjolinder, 77,
of Mason City died
Monday (April 4, 2005)
at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa in
Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Major
Erickson Funeral Home
and Crematory, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Avenue in
Mason City.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
Donald T.
Newman
MASON CITY — Donald T.
Newman, 78, of Mason
City died Sunday (April
3, 2005) at Muse Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit
in Mason City.
Funeral memorial Mass
will be held at 10:30
a.m., Wednesday, April
13, 2005, at St.
Joseph's Catholic Church
in Mason City with
Father Harry Koekler
officiating. Interment
will be in the Clear
Lake Cemetery.
Visitation will be from
5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday,
April 12, 2005, at Major
Erickson Funeral Home,
111 North Pennsylvania
Avenue in Mason City.
Memorials may be given
to the Donald T. Newman
Memorial Fund.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
Linda J.
Ashby
WILLIAMS — Linda J.
Ashby, 55, of Williams
died Monday (April 4,
2005) at her home.
Funeral services will be
held at 3 p.m. Friday at
Ewing Dugger Helgeson
Funeral Home, 100 North
Lee Street in Dows.
Pastor Bill Keller will
officiate.
Visitation will be held
from 5 to 7 p.m.
Thursday and continue
one hour prior to the
service on Friday at the
funeral home.
Ewing Dugger Helgeson
Funeral Home, (515)
852-4134.
Alice B.
Harris
ROCKWELL — Alice B.
Harris, 84, of Rockwell,
died Monday (April 4,
2005) at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa in
Mason City.
Funeral services will be
held at 11 a.m. Thursday
at the Rockwell United
Methodist Church, 303
East Monroe Street, with
the Rev. Bruce E.
Wittern officiating.
Burial will be in the
Rockwell Cemetery.
The family will greet
relatives and friends
from 5 to 7 p.m. on
Wednesday at Fullerton
Funeral Home, 120 South
Third Street in Rockwell
and one hour prior to
Alice's service at the
church on Thursday.
Those wishing to extend
memorials or expressions
of sympathy may direct
them to the Rockwell
United Methodist Church
or the Rockwell Public
Library.
Fullerton Funeral Home
and Cremation Services,
(641) 822-3191.
www.fullertonfh.com.
Dietrich
‘Dick' Freese
OSAGE — Dietrich "Dick"
Freese, 90, of Osage,
died Monday (April 4,
2005) at his home in
Osage.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at
ChampionnBucheit Funeral
Home in Osage.
ChampionnBucheit Funeral
Home, (641) 732-3706.
Dann D.
Cohrs
VENTURA — Dann Duane
Cohrs, 53, of Ventura
died Monday (April 4,
2005) at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa, West
Campus, in Mason City.
Services are tentativley
set for 11 a.m. Thursday
at the Redeemer Lutheran
Church in Ventura.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, 101 North Fourth
Street in Clear Lake is
charge of the
arrangements.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, (641) 357-2193.
Anna M. Evans
NORTHWOOD — Anna Mae
Evans, 71, of Northwood
died Sunday (April 3,
2005) at Lutheran
Retirement Home in
Northwood.
Memorial services will
be held at 1 p.m.
Wednesday at the
Schroeder and Sites
Funeral Home, Highway 65
South, in Northwood with
the Rev. Wayne Hagen
officiating. Inturnment
will be at the Sunset
Rest Cemetery in
Northwood.
Visitation will be one
hour prior to the
memorial service at the
funeral chapel on
Wednesday.
Schroeder & Sites
Funeral Home, (641)
324-1121.
Posted
by Gene Manning
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