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.
Jerry Lee Dannen
LATIMER — Jerry Lee Dannen, 68, of
Latimer, died Saturday (April 9, 2005)
at his farm in Latimer.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday at the Zion Reformed Church in
rural Sheffield with the Rev. Arthur J.
Zewert officiating. Burial will be at
Zion Reformed Church Cemetery, rural
Sheffield.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m.
Tuesday at Sietsema- Vogel Funeral home
in Hampton.
Jerry Lee Dannen was born to Peter and
Effie (Dirksen) Dannen on Nov. 7, 1936,
at his parents' farm, where he lived his
entire life. He was educated at the
Franklin Consolidated School in Latimer.
After graduation, he worked for Wilbert
and Margot Borcherding on their farm.
Jerry entered the Army in 1960 and was
stationed in Germany for a short time
until 1962. On his return home from the
Army, Jerry bought the family farm near
Latimer.
He married Angeline P. Munnik on June
21, 1968, at the Little Brown Church in
Nashua.
Jerry stopped farming in 1973 and went
to work for Sukup Manufacturing in
Sheffield. He worked as a welder for 26
years and retired in July 1999.
During his life he went to church at
Zion Reformed Church, rural Sheffield.
Being outside and being around his
grandchildren was a great love to Jerry.
Working on small engines, mowing lawns,
planting gardens, helping his family and
tending to the farm was what Jerry found
relaxing and peaceful. His grandchildren
would usually get a ride on his many
lawn mowers or his John Deere tractor.
His grandchildren called him "Papa" and
"Grandpa Puppy."
Survivors are his wife, Angeline Dannen,
of Latimer; daughter, Sandra A. Kolthoff
of Parkersburg and her fiance Jon Van
Hauen of Grundy Center; son, Robert J.
and wife Sheryl (Schulz) Dannen, of
Sheffield; brother, Clarence Dannen of
Auxvasse, Mo.; four grandchildren:
grandson, Ryan Dannen, three
granddaughters, Kayla and Sara Kolthoff
and Megan Dannen.
He is preceded in death by his parents
and one brother, Marvin.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, (641)
456-3232.
Ken Huisman
DOUGHERTY — Ken Huisman, 60, of
Dougherty, died Friday (April 8, 2005)
at his home.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30
a.m. Wednesday at West Fork United
Methodist Church with the Rev. H. Sam
Lee officiating. Interment will be at
West Fork Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m.
Tuesday at Retz-Grarup Funeral Home in
Sheffield.
Retz-Grarup Funeral Home, (641)
892-4241.
Albert B. Lee
RICEVILLE — Albert B. Lee, 91, of
Riceville died Sunday (April 10, 2005)
at the Regional Health Services of
Howard County in Cresco.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m.
Tuesday at the Saratoga Presbyterian
Church in Saratoga, Iowa, with the Rev.
Tim Sir officiating. Burial will be in
the Saratoga Cemetery in Saratoga.
Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today
at the Lindstrom Funeral Home in
Riceville.
Linstrom Funeral Home, (641) 985-2242.
Dick Marchand
CLEAR LAKE — Dick Marchand, 78, of Clear
Lake died Sunday (April 10, 2005) at the
Fillmore County Hospital, Geneva, Neb.
Funeral services are pending at Ward Van
Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 North 4th
St., Clear Lake.
Ward Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, (641)
357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com.
Virginia M. Farrell
MASON CITY — Virginia M. Farrell, 82, of
416 26th St. S.W. died Saturday evening
(April 9, 2005) at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa, Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m.
Wednesday at Fullerton Funeral Home, 123
2nd St. S.E. in Mason City with the Rev.
Kenneth Gehling officiating. Inurnment
will be at a later date in Resthaven
Cemetery, West Des Moines.
The family will greet relatives and
friends from noon until the time of the
service on Wednesday at Fullerton
Funeral Home.
Those planning memorials or an
expression of sympathy may direct them
to the Virginia M. Farrell Memorial Fund
Thoughts, condolences and stories may be
e-mailed to the family at
www.fullertonfh.com.
Fullerton Funeral Home and Cremation
Services, 123 2nd St. SE, Mason City,
(641) 423-8676.
www.fullertonfh.com.
Leonor Rodriguez
ROCKWELL — Leonor Rodriguez, 77, of
Rockwell, died Sunday (April 10, 2005)
at Mercy Medical Center- North Iowa.
A funeral Mass will be held at 10:30
a.m. Wednesday at Holy Family Catholic
Church with the Rev. Jon M. Seda
officiating.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m.
Tuesday, at Hogen Bremer Moore Colonial
Chapel, 126 3rd St. N.E., in Mason City,
with a scripture wake service at 7 p.m.
Hogen Bremer Moore Colonial Chapel,
(641) 423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com.
Betty Jean ‘Beje' Clark
ROCKWELL — Betty Jean "Beje" Clark, 84,
of Rockwell died Sunday (April 10, 2005)
at Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit,
Mason City.
A memorial service will be held at 1:30
p.m. Friday at First United Methodist
Church, 119 S. Georgia, Mason City, with
the Rev. Jim Stiles and the Rev. Jo
Frahm-Watkins officiating.
A gathering of family and friends will
be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Major
Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City.
Memorials may be directed to the Beje
Clark Memorial Fund.
Major Erickson Funeral Home, (641)
423-0924.
Steve Thompson
KENSETT — Steve Thompson, 53, of rural
Kensett, died Sunday (April 10, 2005) at
his home.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete with
Conner Colonial Chapel, 1008 1st Ave.
South, Northwood.
Conner Colonial Chapel, (641) 324-1543.
PUBLISHED Tuesday, April 12,
2005
Obituaries are presented
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of Fullerton Funeral
Homes. Information is
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Steven Howard
Thompson
KENSETT — Steven Howard
Thompson, 53, of rural
Kensett died Sunday,
(April 10, 2005) at his
home.
Memorial services will
be held at 2 p.m.
Wednesday at the Elk
Creek Lutheran Church,
4108 Killdeer Ave.,
Kensett, with the Rev.
Allan J. Stoa
officiating.
Visitation will be one
hour prior to service
time on Wednesday at the
church.
According to his wishes,
his body was cremated,
and his ashes will be
scattered in the Pacific
Ocean in California.
Conner Colonial Chapel,
1008 First Ave. South,
Northwood, is in charge
of the arrangements.
Steven Howard Thompson
was born on August 14,
1951, in Albert Lea,
Minn., the son of Pearl
(Nicholson) Thompson.
He attended school in
Albert Lea and graduated
from Albert Lea High
School. Steven also
attended Manpower
Training and received
his certification in
welding. After
completing his
schooling, he worked as
a welder for Olson
Manufacturing Company in
Albert Lea, Minn.
Steven moved to
Minneapolis and
continued to work as a
welder for several years
until moving to Ventura,
Calif., working as a
general contractor
specializing in
finishing work. He was
united in marriage to
Christine Behr on August
7, 1982, in the St. Paul
Lutheran Church in
Conger, Minn.
After their marriage
they moved to Ventura,
Calif., before moving to
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho,
where Steven continued
as a general contractor
for more than three
years before moving back
to Ventura, Calif, for a
year. Later they moved
to Redding, Calif.,
Glenville, Minn., and
Kensett, Iowa.
He enjoyed fishing,
gardening, and
woodworking, but his
great love and enjoyment
was his family and
grandchildren and
spending time with them.
Steven was a member of a
Baptist church in Albert
Lea.
Left to cherish his
memory are his wife;
Christine Thompson of
Kensett; his children;
Dawn Thompson and her
fiancé Keith Julius of
Eagle Lake, Minn., Shawn
Thompson of Kensett,
Zeke Thompson and
special friend, Season
Anderson, of Hanlontown,
Matt and Luke Thompson
of Kensett;
grandchildren; Jewell
and Bailey Thompson of
Eagle Lake, Minn., David
Thompson of Northwood
and other surviving
relative, Traci Hakanson
and her husband, Rick,
and son of Minnesota;
brother, Tom Thompson
and his wife, Carolyn,
of Ventura, Calif.;
three sisters, Judy
Short and her husband
Marty of northern
Minnesota, Linda of San
Diego, Calif., and
Janice Blackwell and her
husband, Tim, of
Ventura, Calif.; an
uncle, David Nicholson
and his wife, Ann, of
Northwood; and life-long
friend, Doug Olson and
his wife, Darlene, of
Texas; as well as many
nieces and nephews, and
other relatives and
friends.
He was preceded in death
by his mother, Pearl
Thompson; and his
maternal grandparents;
Eugene and Rose
Nicholson.
Conner Colonial Chapel,
(641) 324-1543.
www.colonialchapels.com.
Arlis M.
Sankey
ALGONA — Arlis M. Sankey,
69, of Algona, died
Sunday (April 10, 2005)
at the Kossuth Regional
Health Center in Algona.
Funeral services will be
at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday
at the First United
Methodist Church in
Algona with the Rev.
Mike Orthel presiding.
Inurnment will be in the
East Lawn Cemetery,
Algona.
Visitation will be from
noon to 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday at the church.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home, (515)
295-3731.
Leonor (Legorretta)
Rodriguez
MASON CITY — Leonor (Legorretta)
Rodriguez, 77, of Mason
City, was welcomed to
the house of our Lord,
Sunday (April 10, 2005)
at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa, Mason
City.
A funeral Mass will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday at Holy Family
Catholic Church, 714
North Adams, Mason City,
with the Rev. Jon M Seda
officiating. Interment
will be at Elmwood-St.
Joseph Cemetery, Mason
City.
Following the graveside
service, the family
would like to invite the
public for a luncheon at
Holy Family Catholic
Church.
Visitation will be held
today from 5 to 7 p.m.
with a scripture wake
service at 7 p.m. at
Hogan Bremer Moore
Colonial Chapel, 126
Third Street NE, Mason
City.
Leonor Rodriguez was
born to Pedro and
Guadalupe (Acebedo)
Legorretta on July 1,
1927, in Mexico City,
Mexico. Leonor and her
sisters, Guadalupe and
Hermalinda, moved to
Mason City in the mid
1940s to start their own
lives. She met and
married Manuel
Rodriguez. From this
union two blessings were
conceived, Gene and
Rosie.
She enjoyed her family
and was always taking
time for them. Leonor
enjoyed the simple
pleasures of life.
Left to cherish her
memory are daughter,
RosaLinda and her
husband, Michael
Milbrath; and
grandchildren, Tiffany,
Jeffrey, and Douglas
Milbrath, Mason City;
daughter-in-law, Karen
and granddaughter
Melissa Rodriguez of
Melbourne, Fla.;
sisters, Hermalinda
"Linda" Gomez, Mason
City; Engracia (Miguel)
Ibarra, Mexicali,
Mexico; Guadalupe
Caberea and special
friend, Ferris D.
Olmsted, Mason City;
Teresa (Adon) Garcia of
California; brothers
Porfidio (Rosario)
Legorretta, Pedro
Legorretta, Genaro
Legorretta, all of
California, and Abel
Legorretta of Mexico
City, Mexico; and many
numerous nieces,
nephews, and friends.
She is preceded in death
by her parents, Pedro
and Guadalupe Legorretta;
her husband, Manuel; her
son, Gene; her brother,
Emiliano;
brother-in-law, John
Gomez; a grandson,
Benjamin; and three
nephews.
Thoughts, expressions of
sympathy and stories may
be sent to R. Milbrath,
1122 Second Street S.W.,
Mason City, IA 50401.
Hogan Bremer Moore
Colonial Chapel, (641)
423-2372
www.colonialchapels.com.
Herbert C.
Trier
ALBERT LEA, Minn. —
Herbert C. Trier, 91, of
Albert Lea, formerly of
Emmons, Minn., died
Sunday (April 10, 2005)
at Albert Lea Medical
Center in Albert Lea,
Minn.
Funeral services will be
held at 2 p.m. on Friday
at Scarville Synod
Lutheran Church with the
Rev. Tom Rank
officiating.
Burial will be at
Oaklawn Chapel Gardens
in Sault St. Marie,
Michigan.
Visitation will be from
6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at
Mittelstadt Funeral
Home, 902 E. Main St. in
Lake Mills, and will
continue one hour prior
to services at the
church on Friday.
Mittelstadt Funeral
Home, Lake Mills, (641)
592-0221.
Leota
Malydia Lubbert
RICEVILLE — Leota
Malydia Lubbert, 97, of
Riceville, died Monday,
(April 11, 2005) at the
Riceville Community Rest
Home.
Funeral services will be
at 10:30 a.m. Thursday
at the St. Paul's Maple
Leaf Lutheran Church in
rural Elma with the Rev.
Dan Christensen
officiating. Burial will
be in Riverside
Cemetery, Riceville.
Friends may call at the
Lindstrom Funeral Home
in Riceville on
Wednesday during the
hours of 3 to 7 p.m. and
one hour before services
at the church.
Lindstrom Funeral Home,
Riceville, (641)
985-2242.
Virginia M.
Farrell
MASON CITY — Virginia M.
Farrell, 82, of 416 26th
St. S.W., in Mason City,
died Saturday evening
(April 9, 2005) at Mercy
Medical Center-North
Iowa, Mason City.
Funeral services will be
held at 1 p.m. Wednesday
at Fullerton Funeral
Home, 123 2nd St. S.E.
in Mason City with the
Rev. Kenneth Gehling
officiating. Inurnment
will be at a later date
in Resthaven Cemetery,
West Des Moines.
The family will greet
relatives and friends
from noon until
Virginia's funeral
service at 1 p.m. on
Wednesday at Fullerton
Funeral Home, 123 2nd
St. S.E. in Mason City.
Those planning
memorials or an
expression of sympathy
may direct them to the
Virginia M. Farrell
Memorial Fund.
Virginia May Farrell was
born on May 22, 1922, in
West Union, Iowa. She
was the daughter of
Raymond H. and Leah M.
(Paul) Welsh.
Virginia was united in
marriage to Urban Joseph
Farrell in Waterloo on
May 12, 1941, and the
couple became the proud
parents of three sons.
Many in the area will
remember Virginia as a
bookkeeper for 27 years
at Berry Machine Shop in
Mason City. She was also
a member of St. Joseph
Catholic Church in Mason
City.
Virginia was a generous
and loving Mom, Grandma,
Great-grandma and friend
and will be greatly
missed by all.
She is survived by her
three sons, Jerome P.
(Norma) Farrell of Mason
City, Edmund J. Farrell
of West Des Moines and
Michael E. (Gerene)
Farrell of St. Charles,
Iowa; her four
grandchildren, Jeff
(Nancy) Farrell,
Michelle (Kurt) Lamers,
Savanah Farrell and
Michelle Ekstrum; her
three
great-grandchildren,
Courtney Gregor,
Mackenzie Gregor and
Brogan Lamers and
numerous other relatives
and friends.
Virginia is preceded in
death by her husband,
Urban J. Farrell on
October 2, 1991; her
parents, Raymond and
Leah Welsh and one
brother, Marlin Welsh.
Thoughts, condolences
and stories may be
e-mailed to the family
at
www.fullertonfh.com.
Fullerton Funeral Home
and Cremation Services,
123 2nd St. SE, Mason
City, IA (641) 423-8676.
www.fullertonfh.com.
Edward
Gerner
CHARLES CITY — Edward
Gerner, 96, of Charles
City, died Sunday,
(April 10, 2005) at the
9th Street Chautauqua
Guest Home in Charles
City.
Funeral services for
Edward Gerner will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday at the Hauser
Funeral Home in Charles
City. Monsignor Stanley
Hayek of the Immaculate
Conception Catholic
Church will officiate.
Burial will be in
Calvary Cemetery.
Military honors will be
conducted by the Charles
City Ceremonial Unit.
The family will greet
friends from 9:30 a.m.
until the time of the
service Wednesday.
The Hauser Funeral Home,
in Charles City is in
charge of arrangements,
(641) 228-2323.
www.hauserfh.com.
Marlin W. Weieneth
DES MOINES — Marlin W.
Weieneth, 64, passed
away Saturday (April 9,
2005) at Kavanagh House,
Des Moines, after a
short battle with
cancer.
Funeral services will be
held at 11 a.m.,
Wednesday at Westchester
Evangelical Free Church,
4919 Aurora Ave., in Des
Moines, with burial in
Oakdale Cemetery, Adel,
Iowa.
Visitation will be held
from 5 to 7 p.m. today
at Westover Funeral
Home.
Marlin was born on Feb.
3, 1941, near Kensett to
Leslie and Marion
Weieneth. Upon
graduation from Grafton
High School, Marlin
moved to Des Moines and
began working for
Electrical Engineering
and Equipment Co. (3E)
where he was employed
for the next 42 years in
a number of positions,
including as a sales
representative for more
than 35 years.
After retirement he
enjoyed working
part-time for Applied
Electronics Corp., one
of his former customers.
Marlin had numerous
interests. He was an
avid outdoorsman and
loved hunting and
fishing. He especially
enjoyed spending time on
land he owned with
friends near Stuart
where he accomplished a
number of conservation
projects for both the
environment and
wildlife. He was also a
champion trap and skeet
shooter, becoming the
singles champion at the
Iowa State Shoot in
1986. Marlin was chosen
for both the all-Iowa
trap team and the skeet
team in the same year.
Marlin married Carolyn
Olson in 1961 and they
spent many wonderful
years together. They
loved to travel, often
including outdoor
activities such as
fishing in their
travels.
Marlin is survived by
his wife, Carolyn; his
daughter, Lori (Scott)
Geadelmann of Adel; his
son, Kurt (Tiffany)
Weieneth of Adel; two
grandchildren, Ben and
Will Geadelmann; two
sisters and one brother.
He is also survived by
his dear friends Gary
and Sheryl Meyer.
Marlin was preceded in
death by his parents.
Marlin will be
remembered for the love
he had for his family
and friends, his quiet
strength and wisdom, his
dry sense of humor, and
his competitive spirit.
Westover Funeral Home,
(515) 276-4567.
DeVere G.
Steffensen
LAKE MILLS — DeVere G.
Steffensen, 83, of Lake
Mills, died Sunday
(April 10, 2005) at the
Lake Mills Care Center
in Lake Mills.
A Celebration of Life
will be held at 10:30
a.m. on Thursday at
Salem Lutheran Church in
Lake Mills with the Rev.
Roger Dykstra
officiating. Burial will
take place at Salem
Memorial Cemetery.
Visitation will be held
from 4 to 8 p.m. on
Wednesday at Mittelstadt
Funeral Home, 902 E.
Main St., Lake Mills,
and will continue one
hour prior to services
at the church.
Memorials may be
directed to the Stained
Glass Window Fund at
Salem Lutheran Church.
Mittelstadt Funeral
Home, (641) 592-0221.
Sylvester
Arndorfer
ALGONA — Sylvester
Arndorfer, 92, of
Algona, died Sunday
(April 10, 2005) at the
Kossuth Regional Health
Center in Algona.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Wilson's
of Algona.
Wilson Funeral Homes,
(515) 295-2622.
Lawrence
Suntken
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.
— Lawrence (Larry)
Suntken went to be with
the Lord on April 5,
2005.
Friends and family loved
him for who he was, a
giving man with a
wonderful wit and a
knack for telling jokes.
Larry was born on Oct.
14, 1939, in Belmond,
Iowa, to Harm and Ruth
Suntken. He was preceded
in death by his father,
mother and niece, Tia
Brunstein.
Larry served as a medic
in the Army from
1957-1959 and was a
commercial Realtor in
Colorado Springs for
more than 30 years. He
was named Pike's Peak
Region's "Trader of the
Year," three times. He
was an avid trap
shooter, hunter and
fisherman.
Larry is survived by his
wife, Janet, of 43
years, and his three
children; Laurie (Joe)
Anderson of Colorado
Springs, Roxanne (Bob)
Buchenberger of
Littleton, Colo., and
Joey (Anne) Suntken of
Morristown, N.J. Larry
was blessed with six
grandchildren,
Christopher, Nicholas,
Zachary, Cameron, Nora
and Claire. He is also
survived by his two
brothers, Fred Suntken
and Lloyed Suntken; and
two sisters, Bonnie
Brunstein and Rosalie
Hartwig.
Larry will be fondly
remembered and greatly
missed.
To honor his life, a
memorial service was
held at 10 a.m. Friday,
April 8, 2005, at First
United Methodist Church,
420 N. Nevada Ave. in
Colorado Springs. Burial
was in Fort Logan
National Cemetery, 3698
S. Sheridan Blvd.,
Denver, Colo.
The Shrine of
Remembrance Military
Funeral Home in Colorado
Springs, Colo., (800)
530-2001.
Dick A.
Marchand
CLEAR LAKE — Dick A.
Marchand, 78, of 911
South Shore Drive, died
Sunday (April 10, 2005)
at Fillmore County
Hospital, Geneva,
Nebraska.
Funeral Mass will be
said at 11 a.m. Thursday
at the St. Patrick's
Catholic Church, 1001
9th Ave, Clear Lake,
with Monsignor Robert
Hogan officiating.
Interment will be in
Memorial Park Cemetery,
Mason City.
Visitation will be from
5 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday
with a Knights of
Columbus rosary at 6
p.m. followed by a
scriptural wake service
at 6:30 p.m. at the Ward
Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel 101 N. 4th
Street, Clear Lake.
Ward Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel 641-357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com.
John T.
Eness
GARNER — John T. Eness,
83, of Garner died
Monday (April 11, 2005)
at the Heritage Care
Center, Mason City.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Saturday at St. Paul
Lutheran Church in
Garner. Burial will be
in Concord Township
Cemetery, Garner with
military rites by the
Garner Veterans
Ceremonial Unit.
Visitation will be held
from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday
at the Cataldo Funeral
Chapel, 160 E. 4th St.,
Garner and one hour
prior to services at the
church.
Memorials may be
directed to St. Paul
Lutheran Church or
Hospice of North Iowa.
Cataldo Funeral Home,
(641) 923-2841.
www.cataldofuneralhome.com.
Richard
Raymond Reyerson
SPARKS, Nev. — Richard
Raymond Reyerson, 80, of
Sparks, Nev., formerly
of Northwood, Iowa, died
at 6 a.m. Feb. 3, 2005,
at St. Mary's Hospital
in Reno, Nev.
Memorial services will
be at 2 p.m. Saturday at
Silver Lake Lutheran
Church in rural
Northwood. The Rev.
Thomas Hagen will
officiate.
Mr. Reyerson is inurned
at Island Memorial
Gardens, Napa, Calif.
Mittelstadt Funeral Home
and Cremation.
Ruth
Stephenson
MASON CITY — Ruth
Stephenson, 84, of Mason
City, died Friday (April
8, 2005) at the Muse
Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit.
Funeral arrangements are
pending at Major
Erickson Funeral Home,
(641) 423-0924.
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PUBLISHED Wednesday, April 13,
2005
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.
DeVere G.
Steffensen
LAKE MILLS — DeVere G.
Steffensen, 83, of Lake
Mills died Sunday (April
10, 2005) at the Lake
Mills Care Center.
A Celebration of Life
will be at 10:30 a.m.
Thursday at Salem
Lutheran Church in Lake
Mills with the Rev.
Roger Dykstra
officiating. Burial will
be at Salem Memorial
Cemetery in Lake Mills.
Visitation will be 4 to
8 p.m. today at
Mittelstadt Funeral
Home, Lake Mills, and
one hour prior to the
service on Thursday.
Memorials may be
directed to Salem
Lutheran Church Stained
Glass Window Fund.
DeVere was born on Nov.
22, 1921, at the home of
his maternal
grandparents near Forest
City to Arthur and
Zilpha (Oleson)
Steffensen. He was
baptized on Nov. 7,
1926, by Rev. Carwin
Taylor of the United
Methodist Church, Forest
City, at the home of his
grandparents, and
received confirmation
instruction at Salem
Lutheran Church, Lake
Mills.
DeVere attended rural
schools in Winnebago and
Worth counties and
graduated from Joice
High School in 1940. He
attended Hamilton
Business College, Mason
City.
He was employed as an
accountant at Wilson's
Packing Company in
Albert Lea, Minn., for
four years.
DeVere married Clarine
Aamodt on Jan. 28, 1943,
at the home of her
parents. They began
farming in 1944 west of
Lake Mills. In the
mid-1940s, the
Steffensens moved to a
farm west of Lake Mills
where they lived until
1997, when they retired
and moved to Lake Mills.
A charter member of the
Iowa Cattlemen's
Association, DeVere was
also a member of the
local and national
associations. Feeding
approximately 500 cattle
per year, DeVere was one
of the first users of
automated cattle feeding
systems.
He was selected as an
Iowa Master Farmer in
1974 and was also an
honorary member of the
Lake Mills Chapter of
the Future Farmers of
America. He was a DeKalb
seed corn dealer in
Newton Township for
several years.
Active in his church and
community, DeVere was a
long-time member of
Salem Lutheran Church,
serving as a deacon and
on other church
committees. He served on
the board of directors
of the Winnebago WCTA
for 31 years and of the
Winnebago REA for 28
years.
He served on the Lake
Mills Community Schools
board, and was president
during the school
building project in the
late 1950s and the
consolidation of the
rural Lake Mills,
Scarville and Joice
schools. He was also a
lifetime member of the
Lake Mills Historical
Society.
DeVere delighted in his
family and visited with
each of his children at
least twice per week.
Saturday mornings always
meant early phone calls
to check on everyone.
The family was very
close-knit and never
left one family
gathering without
planning for the next.
Left to cherish DeVere's
memory are his loving
wife of 62 years,
Clarine, and six
children: LouAnn
(Richard) Mikes of
Sanibel, Fla., and
Ventura; Patricia
(Curtis) Nelson,
Northwood; Nancy (David)
Monson, Leland; Julie
(Leigh) Foster, Boone;
Rebecca (Larry) Hill,
Thompson; and DeRay
(Karen) Steffensen,
Goshen, Ind.
Others who brought joy
to his life were his 15
grandchildren: Jonathan
Mikes, Richelle Mikes,
Michelle (Kevin)
Petznick, Chad Nelson,
Anne Monson, Kathleen
Monson, Aaron (Melissa)
Foster, Amanda Foster,
Alan Foster, Carrie
(Cameron) Martin,
Christopher Hill,
Jennifer (Jason)
Sheehan, Stephanie Hill,
John Steffensen and
Sally Steffensen; and
"Bapa Cane's"
great-grandchildren:
Maeghan Petznick, Cole
Sheehan and Conner
Martin.
He is also survived by
three brothers: Cecil
Steffensen, Donald
(Barb) Steffensen and
Marvin Steffensen; five
sisters: Elaine Yates,
Betty Mitchell, Mae
(Duane) Legg, Jeanette
(Markley) Ennen and
JoAnn (Tom) Costigan;
two brothers-in-law:
Donald (Faye) Aamodt and
Carroll (Maynis) Aamodt;
and three
sisters-in-law: Elaine
Aamodt, Delores
Steffensen and Susan
Steffensen.
Welcoming DeVere to his
heavenly home are an
infant son; grandson,
Michael Nelson; his
parents; brothers, Clyde
Steffensen and Garth
Steffensen; and other
beloved family members.
Mittelstadt Funeral
Home, Lake Mills, (641)
592-0221.
John T.
Eness
GARNER — John T. Eness,
83, of Garner died
Monday (April 11, 2005)
at the Heritage Care
Center, Mason City.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Saturday at St. Paul
Lutheran Church in
Garner with the Rev.
Henry Friedrich
officiating. Burial will
be in Concord Township
Cemetery, Garner, with
military rites by the
Garner Veterans
Ceremonial Unit.
Visitation will be held
from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday
at the Cataldo Funeral
Chapel, 160 E. 4th St.,
Garner, and one hour
prior to services at the
church.
Memorials may be
directed to St. Paul
Lutheran Church or
Hospice of North Iowa.
John Thomas Eness, the
son of Thomas and Bertha
(Chentland) Eness, was
born May 8, 1921, on a
farm near Crystal Lake.
He was baptized and
confirmed in the
Lutheran faith.
He graduated from Garner
High School in 1940 and
then began working in
the plumbing, heating
and air conditioning
trade. He also worked as
a movie projectionist
for several years at the
Avery Theater in Garner.
John served his country
in the U.S. Army during
World War II as a
medical technician. He
was stationed in England
for 2½ years in the
303rd U.S. Hospital
north of London.
Following his honorable
discharge he returned to
Garner and continued
working in the plumbing,
heating and air
conditioning trade for
more than 50 years at
C.J. Schneider's
Hardware and Grocery,
and Smith's Hardware
Heating and Plumbing.
One of his biggest joys
was helping his
customers seven days a
week providing emergency
service even on holidays
and in all types of
weather. As he got
older, so did his
customers and into his
80s he enjoyed the
challenges of serving
his friends.
His hobbies included
gardening with special
interest in day lilies.
When his mother died he
took over her African
violets, checking them
daily and expanding the
indoor garden. Other
interests included
flying, fishing and
woodworking.
He was a member of St.
Paul Lutheran Church
where he serviced the
heating system, St. Paul
Men's Club and the
Gifford Olson American
Legion Post No. 256 in
Garner.
John is survived by his
sister, Bernice Eness of
Garner; three brothers:
Orville (Karen) Eness of
Park Ridge, Ill., Vergil
(Joan) Eness of Clear
Lake and Arlyn (Carolyn)
Eness of Iowa Falls; an
aunt, Della Vaage of
Forest City; 12 nieces
and nephews; many
cousins; and great
nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death
by his parents and a
sister, Judith (Roscoe)
McKinney.
Cataldo Funeral Home,
(641) 923-2841.
www.cataldofuneralhome.com.
Edward
Laurence Sjölinder
MASON CITY — Edward
Laurence Sjölinder, 77,
passed away Monday
(April 4, 2005) at Mercy
Medical Center North
Iowa. Memorial services
will be held at 4 p.m.
Sunday in the Masonic
Temple Red Room, 302 1st
St. S.E. The service is
open to the public.
Private family inurnment
services will take place
in Memorial Park
Cemetery, Grand Forks,
N.D., at a later date.
There will be no
visitation.
Memorials may be given
in memory of Edward
Sjölinder to the donor's
choice of recipient.
Edward was born Sept.
25, 1927, to Esther
(Swenson) and Laurence
Sjölinder in East Grand
Forks, N.D. He grew up
appreciating the close
and loving family of
grandparents, aunts and
uncles as a major
influence in his life.
He was baptized in
Augustana Lutheran
Church, Grand Forks, by
his grandfather, Pastor
Laurent E. Sjölinder,
who had been the first
pastor of that church.
Edward remained true to
the Evangelical Lutheran
Faith throughout his
life.
After his 1945
graduation as
valedictorian of his
class from Central High
School in East Grand
Forks, he entered the
University of North
Dakota at Grand Forks
and was able to attend
sporadically. That
education was
interrupted by two
separate tours of duty
in the United States
Army, one of which was
proudly served in Korea.
He did complete his
university work and
graduated in 1957 with a
degree in electrical
engineering, providing
him the education to do
what he felt was his
greatest professional
contribution — serving
as a field engineer in
various
aerospace-related
divisions of the General
Motors Corp. during the
years of preparation for
the Apollo Mission to
the moon.
After retiring from
General Motors, he moved
to Mason City and
partnered with Bill
Austin in purchasing an
electric motor repair
business, which closed
in 1992. Ed had been an
active member of the
North Iowa Ham Radio
group until his
involvement with the
"smart machine"
(computer) overshadowed
much of his radio
activity. However, he
remained interested and
supportive of ham radio
usage.
He was a 50-year Mason
and a member of Harding
Lodge No. 649, serving
as Worshipful Master two
times. He also served as
Junior Grand Deacon of
the Grand Lodge of Iowa
in 1999-2000. He was a
member of Unity Chapter
of the Order of Eastern
Star, Alchor Shrine No.
6, and Order of the
White Shrine of
Jerusalem, which
recently elected him to
the position of
Associate Watchmen of
Shepherds for the
2005-2006 year.
A clarinet and saxophone
player, Ed truly
appreciated Big Band
music and enjoyed
science fiction in any
form, hot fudge sundaes
and hot beef sandwiches.
Survivors include his
three children, Jackie
(Larry) Brage of Stevens
Point, Wis., John
(Debra) Sjölinder of
Mason City; Tracie
(David) Fenske of Eagan,
Minn.; granddaughters,
Katie, Summer and Amy
Brage, and Erin
Sjölinder; cousins,
Lorraine Scharmer and
Julienne Smerlinder and
his special lady,
Elaine.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, Laurence
J.S. and Esther G.
Sjölinder; grandparents,
John and Emma Swenson,
Pastor Laurent and Marie
Sjölinder; uncles,
Edward Swenson, Julius
and Anthony Sjölinder;
aunts, Alice Sjölinder
and Contance Malmberg.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
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
the Rev. Donald Simmonds
officiating. The first
memorial service was
Saturday, April 9, at
the Battin Chapel Church
in Ogden, Iowa.
The second service will
be held in Mason City at
2 p.m. Friday, April 15,
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 Ave.
North, Clear Lake IA
50428, or the Mason City
Community Theatre, 215
South Delaware Ave.,
Mason City IA 50401.
Dwight was born Jan. 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 Ave., Mason
City, is in charge of
arrangements, (641)
423-0924.
Ruth Stephenson
MASON CITY — Ruth
Stephenson, 84, of Mason
City, died Friday (April
8, 2005) at the Muse
Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit.
Her memorial service
will be at 1 p.m.
Saturday at Our
Saviour's Lutheran
Church, 2502 S.
Jefferson Ave., Mason
City, with the Rev. Joel
Dahlen officiating.
There will be no
visitation.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
Dick A.
Marchand
CLEAR LAKE — Dick A.
Marchand, 78, of 911
South Shore Drive, died
Sunday (April 10, 2005)
at Fillmore County
Hospital, Geneva, Neb.
Funeral Mass will be
held at 11 a.m. Thursday
at St. Patrick's
Catholic Church, 1001
9th Ave, Clear Lake,
with Monsignor Robert
Hogan officiating.
Interment will be in
Memorial Park Cemetery,
Mason City.
Visitation will be
5-7:30 p.m. today with a
Knights of Columbus
rosary at 6 p.m.
followed by a scriptural
wake service at 6:30
p.m. at the Ward Van
Slyke Colonial Chapel,
101 N. 4th Street, Clear
Lake.
There will be one hour
of visitation prior to
the service at the
church.
Memorials may be given
to the Klemme United
Methodist Church, St.
Patrick's Catholic
Church or Newman High
School in his name.
Dick A. Marchand was
born to Louis and
Florence (Sheldon)
Marchand on Aug. 17,
1926, in Milford, Iowa.
He had two older
sisters, Leona
(Frenchie) and Marge,
and one younger sister,
Donna (Donna Belle). He
was named after his
brother, Richard, who
died before he was born.
He attended Milford
Public School System and
graduated from St.
Joseph's Catholic School
in Milford. Dick worked
at Decker's as a "boner"
for 41 years and this is
where he met LaVon
Larick. They were
married on Feb. 9, 1944.
They lived in Mason City
until approximately
1959. While living in
Mason City they attended
St. Joseph Parrish and
raised four children;
Gary, Dixie, Vicki and
David.
In 1997, Dick married
Ruth Pringnitz from
Kanawha and shared his
life with her until his
death. He loved playing
cards, singing, dancing,
fishing and boating, his
farm, his lake home,
animals, new cars,
Snickers candy bars,
lemon pie and his two
families.
He was a member of the
Knights of Columbus and
St. Patrick's Catholic
Church and he was a
steward of the union at
Deckers.
Dick is survived by his
wife, Ruth Marchand, of
Clear Lake; children:
Gary (Desirei) Marchand,
of Des Moines, Dixie
(Mike) Kavars, of Clear
Lake, Vicki Marchand, of
Mason City, David
(Susan) Marchand, of
Hinesville, Ga.;
step-children: Deborah
(Brad) Pringnitz-Hansen,
of Maine, Doyce
(Margaret) Pringnitz, of
Kanawha; sisters, Marge
Petersen of Mason City,
Donna Nelson of Fort
Dodge; grandchildren:
Jackie (Bob) Cummings,
Mindy Tingley, Todd
Marchand, Bridgette
Marchand, Chad
(Michelle) Kavars,
Kemberlyn (Scott)
Anderson, Nate Kavars,
Michelle (Steve) Smith,
Tami (Jason) Kisner, Ami
(Gene) Collins, Cori
(Karie) Ewen, Dawn
Marchand, Matthew
(Tabatha) Marchand;
step-grandchildren:
Jeremy, Jody, Justin and
Julie Pringnitz; 28
great-grandchildren;
along with many nieces,
nephews, and friends.
Dick is preceded in
death by his parents;
wife, LaVon Marchand;
sister, Leona Roth;
brother, Richard
Marchand; and grandson,
Johnnie Kavars.
Ward Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, (641) 357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com
Wendell
‘Doc' Hobbs
GRANTS PASS, Ore. —
Wendell "Doc" Hobbs, 92,
of Grants Pass, Ore.,
formerly of Rudd, Iowa,
died Wednesday, March
23, 2005, in Grants
Pass.
Memorial services were
held Friday, March 25,
at the Chapel of the
Valley in Grants Pass.
Wendell was born March
3, 1913, in Charles
City, the son of Frank
and Pearl Hobbs. He
farmed in the Rudd area
until 1960 and then
moved to Arkansas for
five years, continuing
to farm. He lived in San
Diego, Calif., for 14
years, raising cattle,
and finally settled in
Grants Pass in 1980.
Wendell and his wife,
Jean, loved the Oregon
climate. He raised pigs,
fished and shot pool. He
knew how to enjoy life
and had quite a large
trophy collection from
his pool-playing days.
Wendell is survived by
his son, Douglas Hobbs
of Des Moines; two
daughters, Charlotte
Hill of Mason City and
Andrea Campbell of
Arkansas; grandchildren,
Jeremy Hobbs, Tyler and
Alex Bartholomew and
Amari Ingram.
Wendell was preceded in
death by his parents;
his wife, Jean; and his
son, Gale Hobbs.
Sylvester
Arndorfer
ALGONA — Sylvester
Arndorfer, 92, of Algona
died Sunday (April 10,
2005) at the Kossuth
Regional Health Center
in Algona.
Funeral services will be
at 10:30 a.m. Thursday
at St. Cecelia's
Catholic Church in
Algona with the Rev.
Paul Eisele presiding.
Burial will be in
Calvary Cemetery,
Algona.
Visitation will be 4 to
8:30 p.m. today at
Wilson's of Algona, 403
E. McGregor, Algona.
There will be a Catholic
Daughters of the
Americas rosary recited
at 4 p.m. with a
Scripture reading at 7
p.m. and a Knights of
Columbus rosary said at
7:30 p.m. at the funeral
home.
Wilson Funeral Homes,
Algona, (515) 295-2622.
Jake Kruger
MESA, Ariz. — Jake
Kruger 87, of Mesa,
Ariz., and formerly of
Hampton, Charles City,
Mason City and Iowa
Falls, Iowa, died
Tuesday (April 5, 2005)
in Pheonix, Ariz.
Memorial services for
Jake Kruger will be at 4
p.m. Friday at the
Linn's Funeral Chapel,
Iowa Falls, with the
Rev. Herb Kenyon
officiating. Private
inurnment will be at a
later date.
There will be a time of
visitation one hour
prior to services on
Friday at the Linn's
Funeral Homes Iowa Falls
Chapel.
Linn's Funeral Homes,
Iowa Falls, (641)
648-2569.
Anna Conners
BELMOND — Anna Conners,
94, most recently a
resident of the Belmond
Health Care Center and
longtime resident of
Klemme, Iowa, died
Tuesday (April 12, 2005)
at the Belmond Health
Care Center.
Funeral arrangements are
being completed with the
Andrews Funeral Home,
528 East Main St.,
Klemme. (641) 587-2510.
Clara M.
Schumacher
ALGONA — Clara M.
Schumacher, 96, of
Algona died Tuesday
(April 12, 2005) at the
Perry Lutheran Home in
Perry, Iowa.
Funeral Mass will be at
10:30 a.m. Friday at St.
Cecelia Catholic Church
in Algona with Father
Paul Eisele officiating.
Burial will be in St.
Michael's Cemetery in
Whittemore, Iowa.
Visitation will be 4-8
p.m. Thursday, with a
Catholic Daughters of
the Americas rosary at
4:30 p.m. and a parish
prayer service at 7 p.m.
at
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home in Algona,
(515) 295-3731.
www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com.
Bernice L.
Rygh
LAKE MILLS — Bernice L.
Rygh, 92, of Lake Mills
died Tuesday (April 12,
2005) at St. John's
Nursing Home in Albert
Lea, Minn.
Sevices are pending at
Mittelstadt Funeral Home
in Lake Mills, (641)
592-0221.
Eugene E.
Sidmore
DUMONT — Eugene E.
Sidmore, 86, of Dumont
died Tuesday (April 12,
2005) in Mason City
following a long
illness.
Arrangements are pending
with The Cremation
Society of Eastern Iowa.
Cedar Memorial Funeral
Home/Cremation Society
of Eastern Iowa, 4200
First Avenue N.E., Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, (319)
393-8000.
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Betty Jean
‘Beje' Clark
ROCKWELL — Betty Jean
‘Beje' Clark, 84, of
Rockwell died Sunday
(April 10, 2005) at the
Muse-Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit in Mason
City.
A memorial service will
be held at 1:30 p.m.
Friday at First United
Methodist Church, 111
South Georgia Ave., with
the Rev. Jim Stiles and
the Rev. Jo
Frahm-Watkins
officiating.
A gathering of family
and friends will be from
4 to 8 p.m. today at
Major Erickson Funeral
Home, 111 North
Pennsylvania Ave.
Betty Jean Walker Clark
was born April 18, 1920,
in Kansas City, Kansas,
to Raymond C. and Mary
Hunt Walker. She
graduated from Hays
(Kansas) High School and
attended Fort Hays
Kansas State College,
the University of Utah
and the College of the
Pacific in Stockton,
Calif., for her
undergraduate work, and
Garrett Evangelical
Seminary in Evanston,
Ill., for graduate work.
She was active in the
music field singing in
the Betty Lavonn Trio
with her sister for more
than 30 years, teaching
piano and directing 13
choral groups in
California, Utah and
Iowa.
Over the years she
edited four church
papers, published a
religious periodical
index, wrote for many
national periodicals and
Indiana and Iowa
newspapers. In 1956 she
and her sister compiled
a book of meditations
from the Revised
Standard Version of the
Bible, which was
published by Thomas
Nelson and Sons. The
book was reprinted in
1992.
Beje directed the
program for Iowa State
students at Collegiate
Methodist Church in Ames
from 1948 to 1951. Here
she met and married
Homer Clark.
The family moved to
Mason City in 1959 and
became members of Wesley
United Methodist Church.
Always active in church
work, Beje held local,
district and conference
offices in United
Methodist Women. She was
on the staff of First
United Methodist Church
as Christian education
director for seven years
and financial secretary
for five years.
In 1976 she was elected
to the Iowa House of
Representatives, where
she served from 1977 to
1990. Her in-depth work
on criminal and juvenile
justice resulted in a
governor's appointment
to the Advisory Council
to the Division of
Criminal and Juvenile
Justice Planning. She
chaired Iowa's Justice
Fellowship Task Force
and served on the boards
of several other justice
groups.
Beje headed the
Restorative Justice
Commission for the state
of Iowa and as a result
of her dedication and
public service the Beje
Clark Residential Center
was founded to enhance
public safety by
providing structured,
correctional supervision
to male and female
offenders in a
community-based setting.
Beje was a member of the
United Methodist Church,
United Methodist Women,
P.E.O Chapter LB.,
League of Women Voters,
Rockwell Federated
Woman's Club and
Federation of Republican
Women.
She is survived by her
husband, Homer, their
daughter, Peggy Read in
Mason City, and two
sons, Mark and wife
Marie, Paul and wife
Pam, all of Mason City;
seven grandchildren:
Mike (Rhonda) Andrews of
Cedar Rapids, Jason
Andrews of Fort Leonard
Wood, Mo., Cole Read of
Mason City, Nicholas
Clark of Tampa, Fla.,
Danielle, Jared and
Mackenzie Clark, all of
Mason City and one great
granddaughter, Jadyn
Devine.
She was preceded in
death by her parents,
three sisters, one son,
Stephen, and one
grandson, Nathan
Andrews.
Memorials may be
directed to the Beje
Clark Memorial Fund.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home, (641) 423-0924.
Ruth
Stephenson
MASON CITY — Ruth
Stephenson, 84, of Mason
City died Friday (April
8, 2005) at the Muse
Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit.
A memorial service will
be held at 1 p.m. on
Saturday at Our
Saviour's Lutheran
Church, 2502 South
Jefferson Ave., with the
Rev. Joel Dahlen
officiating.
Ruth was born Dec. 11,
1920, the daughter of
Alfred and Clara
(Knutson) Christopherson
at home on her parents
farm near Fillmore, N.D.
She was raised in
Austin, Minn.
In Austin is where she
met and was united in
marriage to Carroll A.
Stephenson on Dec. 1,
1940. They moved to
Mason City in 1964. Ruth
was a longtime hostess
and waitress at the Red
Llama and Chart Steak
House. Her husband
Carroll, who died Dec.
22, 1992, was a
well-known musician and
the bass player for the
Hob Mason Trio at the
Chart Steakhouse.
Ruth spent much of her
retirement volunteering.
She spent many hours at
the Charles H. MacNider
Museum, The Discovery
Shop, Madison Elementary
and Hospice of North
Iowa.
Ruth enjoyed her travels
to Florida where she
spent many hours walking
the beaches and
collecting seashells,
and in later years she
relished time spent
working in her gardens.
She deeply loved her
children, grandchildren,
great-grandchildren and
friends. She cherished
any time spent with
them.
Ruth was a member of Our
Saviour's Lutheran
Church for more than 40
years.
Ruth is survived by her
daughters, Sally Ann
Johnson and Jane Harris,
both of Mason City; her
sons, Richard (Reva)
Stephenson of Brooklyn
Center, Minn., Thomas
(Jane) Stephenson of
Plainview, Minn.,
Charles (Candyce)
Stephenson of Mason
City, Mark (Kathy)
Stephenson of Maple
Grove, Minn., and John
(Pam) Stephenson also of
Mason City. She is also
survived by two sisters,
Vernyce Austin and
Delphy Voorhees, both of
Austin, Minn.; 13
grandchildren: Katie,
Beth, Tim, Jennifer,
Andrew, Alyssa,
Benjamin, Jeff, Shelby,
Heather, Mike, Samantha
and Daniel; 10
great-grandchildren:
Nina Zoe, Travis, Maren,
Nancy, Jon Thomas, Ali,
Brittney, Danielle,
Drake and Nicholas;
brother-in-law, William
(Lucy) Stephenson of
Aurora, Colo., and many
nieces and nephews.
Ruth was preceded in
death by her parents,
Alfred and Clara; her
husband, Carroll; one
brother, Loren, and a
special friend, Tom
MacNider.
In lieu of flowers,
memorial may be directed
to Hospice of North Iowa
or Our Saviour's
Lutheran Church in her
name.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home, (641) 423-0924.
Barbara R.
(Shoop) Matheson
ARAPAHOE, Neb. — Barbara
Rae (Shoop) Matheson,
age 66, of Arapahoe,
Neb., died Wednesday
(April 6, 2005) at
Beaver City Manor
Nursing Home in Beaver
City, Neb., after a long
illness. She was buried
in Arapahoe on April 9,
2005.
Barbara was born Dec. 8,
1938, at home on the
Furleigh farm in Clear
Lake, Iowa, to Sibert
and Rose (Howard) Shoop.
She was the youngest of
four children.
In country school near
Klemme, she taught
herself to knit and to
play the piano. Her mom
and the 4-H Club taught
her to cook and sew for
herself and for others.
In 1956 she married Rudy
J. Nutz. This union
produced four children:
Christina, Tom, Tim and
Ted. They farmed near
Racine and Dexter, Minn.
Barb was very involved
with church choir. Along
with raising the family
and helping with
farming, she sold Amway
Products. In 1974 she
and Rudy divorced. She,
along with her daughter,
Cris, and son, Ted moved
to Denver, Colo. While
in Denver, Barb married
Clarence Matheson. They
welcomed their daughter,
Penny Lynn. At first,
Barb sold Tupperware,
but then later joined an
organization similar to
Goodwill Industries. She
was promoted to office
manager of the donation
division.
Years later she moved to
Arapahoe, Neb., to be
near Penny and her
family. Her failing
health forced her to
retire. Her most
enjoyable times were
with her family members.
She really liked Q.V.C.,
jigsaw puzzles, and card
games on the computer.
Left to cherish her
memory are her five
children: Cris (Terry)
Donovan of Bellevue,
Neb., Tom Nutz of
Centennial, Colo., Tim
(Jean) Nutz of Ooltewah,
Tenn., Ted (Deb) Nutz of
Beaufort, S.C., Penny
(Danny) Gardner of
Arapahoe, Neb.; 13
grandchildren: Tom
(B.J.) Rousseau, Travis
Nutz, Jason and Jeremy
Nutz, Katrina and
Chantelle Nutz, Andy,
Patrick, Brett, Sabrina,
Rebecca, Robert and
Nevada Gardner; one
great-granddaughter,
Destiny Rousseau; one
brother, Doug (Delia)
Shoop of Paulden, Ariz.;
one sister, Blanche
(Elmer) Reicherts of
Swaledale, Iowa; and
many cousins, nieces,
nephews and friends.
She was preceded in
death by her parents,
Sibert and Rose Shoop;
one brother, Tom Shoop
and one grandson.
W.D. ‘Bill'
Sanders
BRADFORD — W.D. "Bill"
Sanders, 86, of Bradford
died of natural causes
on Tuesday (April 12,
2005) at Franklin
General Hospital in
Hampton.
His funeral will be at
10:30 a.m. Friday at the
Hampton United Methodist
Church in Hampton with
the Rev. Jerry Miller
presiding. Burial will
be in the Hampton
Cemetery.
Visitation will be 4 to
8 p.m. today at the
Sietsema Vogel Funeral
Home in Hampton.
Bill was born to John B.
and Dora E. (Cain)
Sanders on Dec. 18,
1918, in Marion
Township, Franklin
County, Iowa. He
attended rural Franklin
County country school.
Bill was married to Mary
Irene Scarrow Craig on
June 12, 1948, in
Chapin. He made his
living as a master
mechanic for many car
and implement
dealerships, including
Bradford Implement.
He was a member of the
Hampton United Methodist
Church in Hampton. He
was on the Grant Lee
Township Fire
Department, volunteered
as a Little League coach
for the Geneva Dodgers
and his son's men's
softball league. He
served on a Boy Scout
committee and was an
Iowa Falls wrestling
Booster Club member.
He enjoyed woodworking,
model trains, gardening,
flowers, camping with
his family and restoring
and touring in his old
cars.
Bill is survived by his
son Bill (Shirley)
Sanders of Bradford, his
daughter Mary Jo Mulford
of Bradford, son Randy
(Sherry) Sanders,
Bradford, son Verne
(Alice) Sanders of
Castle Rock, Colo.; a
brother, J.B. Sanders
Jr. of Hampton; 11
grandchildren and 13
great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; wife;
brothers, Royal and Faye
Sanders; sisters,
Lucille Fansler and
Margaret Schutte;
son-in-law, Roney
Mulford; and
grandson-in-law, Tony
Johnson.
Sietsema Vogel Funeral
Home, Hampton, (641)
456-3232.
Sandra Sue
Ohrt
CLEAR LAKE — Sandra Sue
Ohrt, 65, of Clear Lake
died Wednesday (April
13, 2005) at Muse-Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit,
Mason City.
A memorial service will
be held at 2 p.m.
Saturday at the Forum of
the Kinney Lindstrom
Center at Opportunity
Village with Pastor Barb
Schunke officiating. A
private inurnment will
be at Memorial Park
Cemetery, Mason City.
Visitation will be one
hour before the service
on Saturday.
Sandra was born March
14, 1940, at the
Ellsworth Municipal
Hospital in Iowa Falls,
the daughter of Herbert
R. and Nellie Harriet
(Place) Ohrt. She has
been in living
arrangements with
Opportunity Village
since September of 1972.
She enjoyed fishing,
embroidering linen
tablecloths, the
Hawkeyes, helping others
and especially enjoyed
working at her jobs. She
worked at NIVC (North
Iowa Vocational Center),
Happy Chef as a
dishwasher and
Opportunity Village
doing piece-rate
assembly and packaging.
Sandra is survived by
her brothers, Herbert R.
(Sandra) Ohrt of Iowa
City and John R. Ohrt,
Mesa, Ariz.; niece
Kimothy (Gary) Hamer of
Marion; nephew Herb
"Buddy" Ohrt, Iowa City
and two great nieces
Wendy and Sarah Hamer,
Marion.
Sandra was preceded in
death by her parents.
Memorials may be given
to Opportunity Village
in memory of Sandra.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, 101 N. 4th St.,
Clear Lake, (641)
357-2193
www.colonialchapels.com
Wendell
‘Doc' Hobbs
GRANTS PASS, Ore. —
Wendell "Doc" Hobbs, 92,
of Grants Pass, Oregon,
formerly of Rudd, Iowa,
died Wednesday, March
23, 2005, in Grants
Pass.
Memorial services were
held Friday, March 25,
at the Chapel of the
Valley in Grants Pass.
Wendell was born March
3, 1913, in Charles
City, the son of Frank
and Pearl Hobbs. He
farmed in the Rudd area
until 1960 and then
moved to Arkansas for
five years, continuing
to farm. He lived in San
Diego, Calif., for 14
years raising cattle,
and finally settled in
Grants Pass in 1980.
Wendell and his wife,
Jean, loved the Oregon
climate. He raised pigs,
fished and shot pool. He
knew how to enjoy life
and had quite a large
trophy collection from
his pool-playing days.
Wendell is survived by
his son, Douglas Hobbs
of Des Moines; two
daughters, Charlotte
Hill of Mason City and
Andrea Campbell of
Arkansas; grandchildren,
Bryan Hobbs of Rudd,
Mark Hobbs of Mason City
and Andrea Batholomew of
Mason City; four
great-grandchildren:
Jeremy Hobbs, Tyler and
Alex Batholomew and
Amari Ingram.
Wendell was preceded in
death by his parents;
his wife, Jean; and his
son, Gale Hobbs.
Eugene
Everett Sidmore
DUMONT — Eugene Everett
Sidmore, 86, of 910 Pine
St. died on Tuesday
(April 12, 2005) after a
long illness.
Memorial services will
be held at 2:30 p.m. on
Sunday at New Hope
United Methodist Church
in Dumont with Pastor
Terra Admundson
officiating. Private
inurnment will take
place at a later date at
the Dumont Cemetery.
Eugene was born on March
11, 1919, to Claude and
Iva (Elliot) Sidmore in
Ardele.
He married Arlene Porter
on Feb. 15, 1940, in
Mason City. Much of his
life was spent farming.
He is survived by his
wife Arlene, a daughter,
Nadine Sidmore, and a
son, Larry Sidmore, all
of Dumont; brother
Harold Sidmore of
Dumont; sister Shirley
Hansen of Ardele and one
grandson, Shawn of
Tampa, Fla.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, one
brother and a sister.
A memorial fund has been
established.
Arrangements are by the
Cremation Society of
Eastern-Central-Western
Iowa.
Cedar Memorial Funeral
Home, Cedar Rapids,
(319) 393-8000.
Martin R.
‘Marty' Robinson
WATERLOO — Martin R.
"Marty" Robinson, 77, of
Waterloo, formerly of
New Hampton died Sunday
(April 10, 2005) at his
daughter's home in Cedar
Falls.
A Mass of Christian
Burial will be held at
10:30 a.m. today at Holy
Family Parish- St.
Joseph Center in New
Hampton with the Rev.
Dennis D. Juhl of
Blessed Sacrament
Catholic Church of
Waterloo celebrating the
Mass. Interment will be
in Calvary Cemetery in
New Hampton.
Visitation was held on
Wednesday (April 13,
2005) at Hugeback &
Chenoweth Funeral Home
in New Hampton, and will
continue one hour prior
to the funeral today at
the church.
Online condolences for
Marty may be left at
www.huge-backfuneralhome.com
Hugeback & Chenoweth
Funeral Home, (641)
394-4334.
www.hugebackfuneralhome.com
Anna Conners
BELMOND — Anna Conners,
94, most recently a
resident of the Belmond
Health Care Center,
Belmond, formerly a
longtime resident of
Klemme, died Tuesday
(April 12, 2005) at the
Belmond Health Care
Center.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Friday at the Immanuel
Reformed United Church
of Christ, Klemme, with
the Rev. Donna Buckman
officiating. Burial will
be in the Ell Township
Cemetery, Klemme.
Visitation will be 5 to
8 p.m. today at the
Andrews Funeral Home,
528 East Main Street,
Klemme, and continue one
hour prior to the
services at the church
on Friday.
Anna Trampel was born
July 14, 1910, to Peter
and Jennie (Schaa)
Trampel of Kamrar, Iowa.
She was united in
marriage to Arthur
Conners on Dec. 4, 1943,
at the Immanuel Reformed
Church, Klemme.
Following their marriage
they made their home in
the Klemme area.
For many years Anna did
housekeeping for
residents throughout the
area including Britt,
Garner and Clear Lake.
She was known for her
hardworking and
meticulous attention to
her work.
Anna's church life was
very important to her
throughout the years of
her life. She en-joyed
times spent with her
family and friends. In
earlier years she was a
faithful member of the
"Jolly Workers Club."
Anna loved to raise
flowers and was an
excellent gardener. She
loved animals,
especially her dog,
Muffy. She will be
remembered for being
conservative in nature,
concise in her beliefs
and very caring.
Anna became a resident
of the Belmond Health
Care Center in December
of 2000. While living
there she enjoyed times
playing bingo and
visiting with others,
especially her friend,
Enid.
Left to cherish the
memory of her death are
her brother, Clarence
(Ruth) Trampel of
Klemme, sister-in-law
Eula Trampel of Belmond,
and many nieces, nephews
and friends.
She was preceded in
death by her husband,
Arthur, in September of
1978. Also preceding her
in death are her
parents; an infant
brother, Melbourne;
brothers John and Harmon
Trampel; and sister
Wemkie Cavitt.
The family suggests
memorials may be given
to the donor's choice.
Andrews Funeral Home,
Klemme, (641) 587-2510.
Odin H.
Johnson
RAKE — Odin H. Johnson,
94, of Rake, Iowa, died
on Tuesday (April 12,
2005) at St. Marys
Hospital in Rochester,
Minn.
Funeral services will be
held at 11 a.m. on
Saturday at Zion
Lutheran Church in Rake
with the Rev. Larry
Rehlander officiating.
Military honors will be
provided by the American
Legion Post No. 539 of
Rake. Inurnment will
take place at a later
date at West Cemetery,
Rake.
Visitation will be from
9:30 a.m. until service
time at the church on
Saturday.
Winter Funeral Home and
Cremation Services,
Buffalo Center, (641)
562-2858,
www.winterfuneralhome.com
Donald W.
Smith
OCEANSIDE, Calif. —
Donald W. Smith of
Oceanside, Calif.,
formerly of Mason City,
died Saturday (April 9,
2005) in Oceanside.
Eternal Hills Memorial
Park, Mortuary and
Crematory is in charge
of the arrangements.
Eternal Hills Memorial
Park, Mortuary and
Crematory, (760)
754-6600.
Bernice L.
Rygh
LAKE MILLS — Bernice L.
Rygh, 92, of Lake Mills
died Tuesday (April 12,
2005) at St. John's
Nursing Home in Albert
Lea, Minn.
Funeral services will be
at 2 p.m. Saturday at
the Trinity Lutheran
Church in rural Keister,
Minn., with Pastor Chris
Fiske officiating.
Visitation will be 5 to
7 p.m. Friday at the
Mittelstadt Funeral Home
in Lake Mills and again
one hour prior to the
service on Saturday.
Burial will take place
at the Trinity Lutheran
Cemetery in rural
Keister, Minn.
Mittelstadt Funeral
Home, (641) 592-0221.
Margaret
Weber
IOWA FALLS — Margaret
Weber, 98, of Iowa Falls
died Wednesday (April
13, 2005) at the
Ellsworth Municipal
Hospital, Iowa Falls.
Funeral services will be
held at 1:30 p.m.
Saturday at the Linn's
Funeral Chapel, Iowa
Falls.
Visitation will be from
6 to 8 p.m. Friday at
the Linn's Funeral Homes
Chapel.
Memorials may be
directed to the family
in care of her daughter,
Pat Frerichs, 219 Park
Ave., Iowa Falls, IA
50126.
Linn's Funeral Home,
(641) 648-2569.
Anthony
Garcia
HAMPTON — Anthony
Gracia, infant son of
Teresa Trevino and
Luciano Garcia, died
Saturday (April 9, 2005)
at his home in Hampton.
Private graveside
services will be held at
the Hampton Cemetery
with Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral Home in charge.
Sietsma-Vogel Funeral
Home, Hampton, (641)
456-3232.
Henry
Petersen
MASON CITY — Henry
Petersen, 95, of Mason
City died Wednesday
(April 13, 2005) at Muse
Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit in Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete with Major
Erickson Funeral Home,
111 North Pennsylvania
Ave., Mason City.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home, (641) 423-0924.
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Odin H. Johnson
RAKE — Odin H. Johnson,
94, of Rake, died
Tuesday, (April 12,
2005) at St. Marys
Hospital in Rochester,
Minn.
Funeral services will be
held at 11 a.m. Saturday
at Zion Lutheran Church
in Rake with Rev. Larry
Rehlander officiating.
The American Legion Post
No. 539 of Rake will
provide military honors.
Inurnment will take
place at a later date at
West Cemetery, Rake.
Visitation will be from
9:30 a.m. until service
time at the church on
Saturday.
Odin Harris Johnson was
born in Rake on the
family farm, March 20,
1911, to parents
Gustave and Susan (Ryg)
Johnson. He was baptized
and confirmed at Lincoln
Lutheran Church in Rake.
Odin was a member of the
second graduating class
of Rake High School in
1930. He went on to
attend Waldorf College,
where he studied
bookkeeping, typing and
commercial law.
Following his schooling,
Odin and his brother,
Sidney, purchased the
family business,
Johnson's Meat Market,
from their father in
Rake. He worked there
until he was drafted
into the United States
Army in 1941. He was
released later that
year, only to re-enter
later to serve during
World War II.
During the war, Odin
served with the 6th
Medical Battalion as a
surgical technician and
spent time in the
Hawaiian Islands, New
Guinea and the
Philippines. He was
honorably discharged on
Nov. 10, 1945, and
received the Good
Conduct Medal and the
American Defense Service
Ribbon. Upon returning
to Rake, Odin resumed
his work of providing
quality meats for the
people of the Rake area
until his retirement in
1975.
On March 1, 1958, Odin
was united in marriage
with Lillian Thompson
Russ at Zion Lutheran
Church. He was welcomed
into the family by
Lillian's children and
baby granddaughter. He
and Lillian enjoyed
watching their family
grow. They liked to
travel and took several
trips throughout the
United States and
Canada.
Odin loved Rake and was
a great source of
information about the
history of the town. He
served on the committee
which prepared the
history book for Rake's
Diamond Jubilee in 1975.
He was a very active and
faithful member of Zion
Lutheran Church, serving
in various capacities.
He was instrumental in
translating the early
Rake Church records from
Norwegian to English.
During his retirement
years, he worked as
assistant librarian at
the Rake Library, did
the bookkeeping for
several small businesses
and served as a
volunteer driver for
many senior citizens.
Odin had a great love of
learning. He taught
himself to use the
computer when in his
70s. He loved to read,
and after losing his
sight to macular
degeneration, he
continued to absorb
information by listening
to books on tape daily.
He enjoyed visiting
about any subject, and
because of his amazing
ability to retain
information, continued
to pass his knowledge
along to the people he
talked with until the
very end of his life.
Odin took great delight
in his family and was
always eager for news
about their lives. One
of his greatest joys was
being
great-great-grandpa to
two little boys.
In 1998, Odin and
Lillian moved to St.
Lukes Lutheran Home in
Blue Earth, Minn.
Lillian passed away on
Feb. 3, 1999. Odin's
most recent place of
residence was Thorne
Crest Retirement Center
in Albert Lea, Minn.
Survivors include his
daughters, LouAnn
(Peter) VanGerpen of
Rake and Pat Eastvold
(Allen) of Forest City;
daughter-in-law, Irene
Russ of Minneapolis,
Minn.; 10 grandchildren,
Lori (Dave) Stanley,
Mike (Stephanie)
VanGerpen, Mary Jo
(Todd) Horner, Paul
(Traci) VanGerpen, Debra
Cashman, Daniel (Kim)
Russ, Brenda Russ, Tim
(Melissa) Eastvold, Matt
Eastvold and Darla
(Brad) Evenson; 16 great
grandchildren and two
great-great-grandchildren;
brothers, Sidney
Johnson, Alanzo (Betty)
Johnson and Herman
Johnson, all of Albert
Lea, Minn.; a sister,
Alta Erdahl of Bricelyn,
Minn.; a sister-in-law,
Jackie Peth of
Pittsburgh, Pa.;
brother-in-law, Don
(Willi) Thompson of
Kerrville, Texas, and
numerous nieces, nephews
and friends.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, Gustave
and Susan; stepmother,
Lena Johnson; wife,
Lillian; son, Ronald
Russ; grandson, David
Russ; two brothers:
Russell Johnson and
Irvin Johnson; two
brothers-in-law, Sidney
Erdahl and Herman
Thompson and his wife,
Lucille; two
sisters-in-law, Alice
Thompson, and Ethel
Birkedal and her
husband, Peter, and a
nephew, Craig Erdahl.
He will be greatly
missed.
Winter Funeral Home and
Cremation Services,
Buffalo Center, (641)
562-2858
www.winterfuneralhome.com
Ruth
Stephenson
MASON CITY — Ruth
Stephenson, 84, of Mason
City, died Friday (April
8, 2005) at the Muse
Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit.
A memorial service will
be held at 1 p.m.
Saturday at Our
Saviour's Lutheran
Church, 2502 S.
Jefferson Ave., with the
Rev. Joel Dahlen
officiating.
Ruth was born Dec. 11,
1920, the daughter of
Alfred and Clara
(Knutson) Christopherson
at home on her parents'
farm near Fillmore, N.D.
She was raised in
Austin, Minn.
In Austin is where she
met and was united in
marriage to Carroll A.
Stephenson on Dec. 1,
1940. They moved to
Mason City in 1964. Ruth
was a longtime hostess
and waitress at the Red
Llama and Chart Steak
House. Her husband,
Carroll, who died Dec.
22, 1992, was a
well-known musician and
the bass player for the
Hob Mason Trio at the
Chart Steak House.
Ruth spent much of her
retirement volunteering.
She spent many hours at
the MacNider Art Museum,
The Discovery Shop,
Madison Elementary and
Hospice of North Iowa.
Ruth enjoyed her travels
to Florida, where she
spent many hours walking
the beaches and
collecting seashells,
and in later years she
relished time spent
working in her gardens.
She deeply loved her
children, grandchildren,
great-grandchildren and
friends, and cherished
any time spent with
them.
Ruth was a member of Our
Saviour's Lutheran
Church for more than 40
years.
Ruth is survived by her
daughters, Sally Ann
Johnson and Jane Harris,
both of Mason City; her
sons, Richard (Reva)
Stephenson of Brooklyn
Center, Minn., Thomas
(Jan) Stephenson of
Plainview, Minn.,
Charles (Candyce)
Stephenson of Mason
City, Mark (Kathy)
Stephenson of Maple
Grove, Minn., and John
(Pam) Stephenson, also
of Mason City.
She is also survived by
two sisters, Vernyce
Austin and Delphy
Voorhees, both of
Austin, Minn.; 13
grandchildren, Katie,
Beth, Tim, Jennifer,
Andrew, Alyssa,
Benjamin, Jeff, Shelby,
Heather, Mike, Samantha
and Daniel; 10
great-grandchildren,
Nina Zoe, Travis, Maren,
Nancy, Jon Thomas, Ali,
Brittney, Danielle,
Drake and Nicholas;
brother-in-law, William
(Lucy) Stephenson of
Aurora, Colo., and many
nieces and nephews.
Ruth was preceded in
death by her parents,
Alfred and Clara; her
husband Carroll; one
brother, Loren, and a
special friend, Tom
MacNider.
In lieu of flowers,
memorials may be
directed to Hospice of
North Iowa or Our
Saviour's Lutheran
Church, in her name.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home, (641) 423-0924.
Leila Clark
CLEAR LAKE — Leila Rhoda
Clark, 88, of Clear
Lake, passed away
Thursday (April 14,
2005) at the Oakwood
Care Center, Clear Lake.
Funeral services will be
held 9:30 a.m. Saturday
at the Evangelical Free
Church, 1310 Highway 18
West, Clear Lake, with
Pastor David Wiersbe
officiating. Interment
will be at Memorial Park
Cemetery, Mason City.
Visitation will be held
from 5 to 7 p.m. today
at the Ward-Van Slyke
Colonial Chapel, 101 N.
4th St., Clear Lake.
Leila Rhoda Maddy Clark,
daughter of John and
Ella (Casner) Maddy, was
born Dec. 26, 1916, near
Russell, Iowa.
Leila married Floyd F.
Clark on June 15, 1935,
at Chariton, Iowa. They
began farming near
Russell in 1936. In
1950, they moved to
northern Iowa and
retired to Clear Lake in
1965. From 1965 until
early 1980, Leila and
her husband, Floyd,
delivered motor homes
for Winnebago; she drove
more than a half-million
miles.
Leila attended the Clear
Lake Evangelical Free
Church.
Leila was well-known for
her homemade breads and
cookies. Leila loved
music, especially the
old Gospel hymns. She
also enjoyed gardening,
fishing and playing
cards, was active in her
church and Women's Farm
Bureau, and was a
long-time member of the
Clear Lake Senior
Citizens. Leila enjoyed
telling stories about
her parents and
siblings. She loved all
sports and
extracurricular
activities that involved
her children and
grandchildren.
Leila is survived by her
three children: Howard
(Genevieve) Clark of
Davis City, Iowa; Yvonne
(Carrol) Rossiter of
Nora Springs, and
Joycelyn (Leland) Wood
of Hanlontown; eight
grandchildren, Travis
(Machelle) Clark, Tracy
(Barry) Andrews, Carmen
(James) Langford, Connie
Rossiter, Christy
Rossiter, Charles
Rossiter, Bryan Wood and
Craig (Barbara) Wood; 11
great-grandchildren,
Caitlin, Cierra and
Cadence Clark, Makayla
and Kyle Andrews,
Christina and Crystal
Langford, and Scott,
Lisa, Christofer and
Shana Wood; many nieces,
nephews, friends and
employees at Oakwood
Care Center.
She was preceded in
death by her husband,
Floyd, in 2000; parents,
Ella and John Maddy;
sisters, Edith, Elsie
and Eva, and brother,
Frank.
Memorials may be made to
Hospice of North Iowa or
Evangelical Free Church.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, (641) 357-2193
www.colonialchapels.com
W.D. ‘Bill'
Sanders
BRADFORD — W.D. "Bill"
Sanders, 86, of
Bradford, died of
natural causes on
Tuesday (April 12, 2005)
at Franklin General
Hospital in Hampton.
His funeral will be
10:30 a.m. today at the
Hampton United Methodist
Church in Hampton with
the Rev. Jerry Miller
presiding. Burial will
be in the Hampton
Cemetery.
Sietsema Vogel Funeral
Home in Hampton is in
charge of the
arrangements.
Bill was born to John B.
and Dora E. (Cain)
Sanders on Dec. 18,
1918, in Marion
Township, Franklin
County, Iowa. He
attended rural Franklin
County country school.
Bill was married to Mary
Irene Scarrow Craig on
June 12, 1948, in
Chapin. He made his
living as a master
mechanic for many car
and implement
dealerships, including
Bradford Implement. He
was a member of the
Hampton United Methodist
Church in Hampton. He
was on the Grant Lee
Township Fire
Department, volunteered
as a Little League coach
for the Geneva Dodgers
and his son's men's
softball league. He
served on a Boy Scout
committee and was an
Iowa Falls wrestling
Booster Club member.
He enjoyed woodworking,
model trains, gardening,
flowers, camping with
his family, and
restoring and touring in
his old cars.
Bill is survived by his
son, Bill (Shirley)
Sanders of Bradford; his
daughter, Mary Jo
Mulford of Bradford;
son, Randy (Sherry)
Sanders, Bradford, and
son, Verne (Diane)
Sanders of Hampton;
brother, Robert (Alice)
Sanders, Castle Rock,
Colo., brother, J.B.
Sanders Jr., of Hampton;
11 grandchildren and 13
great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, wife,
brothers, Royal and Faye
Sanders; sisters,
Lucille Fansler and
Margaret Schutte;
son-in-law, Roney
Mulford, and
grandson-in-law, Tony
Johnson.
Sietsema Vogel Funeral
Home, Hampton, (641)
456-3232.
Juila Avalos
SAN ANTONIO Texas — Mrs.
Juila Guevara Avalos,
91, of San Antonio,
passed away Tuesday
(April 12, 2005).
Funeral Mass will be at
10 a.m. today at St.
Gabriel Catholic Church.
Interment will follow at
San Fernando
Archdiocesan Cemetery
No. 2.
A rosary was recited on
Thursday (April 14,
2005) at the M.E.
Rodriguez Funeral Home
Chapel.
She is survived by
children: Juanita
(Chuck) Pierce of Mason
City, Helen Moreno,
Frank (Janice) Ramirez
of Mason City and
Josephine A. Reveles;
36 granchildren, 53
great-grandchildren and
numerous
great-great-grandchildren;
sisters, Josephine
Cevallos, Rosa Fernandez
and Ester Montemayor;
brother, Joe Zuniga, and
numerous nieces,
nephews, other relatives
and many dear friends.
Mrs. Avalos was preceded
in death by her husband,
Tomas Avalos, and
children, Richard, Nick
and Virginia Ramirez.
M.E. Rodriguez Funeral
Home, San Antonio,
Texas, (210) 226-6111.
Henry A.
Peterson
MASON CITY — Henry A.
Peterson, 95, of Mason
City, died Wednesday
(April 13, 2005) at
Muse Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit.
Funeral services will be
11:30 a.m. Tuesday at
Trinity Lutheran
Church, 213 N.
Pennsylvania Ave., Mason
City, with the Rev.
James Magelssen
officiating. Interment
will be at Harrison
Township Cemetery in
Swea City.
Visitation will be from
5 to 8 p.m. Monday at
Major Erickson Funeral
Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave., Mason
City, and one hour prior
to the service at the
church on Tuesday.
Memorials may be
directed to the Henry A.
Peterson Memorial Fund.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home, (641) 423-0924.
Margaret
Weber
IOWA FALLS —
Margaret Weber, 98, of
Iowa Falls, passed away
Wednesday (April 13,
2005) at the Ellsworth
Municipal Hospital, Iowa
Falls.
Funeral services will be
1:30 p.m. Saturday at
Linn's Funeral Chapel,
Iowa Falls. Burial will
follow at Union
Cemetery, Iowa Falls.
Visitation will be from
6 to 8 p.m. today at the
Linn's Funeral Homes
Iowa Falls Chapel.
Memorials may be
directed to the family
in care of her daughter,
Pat Frerichs, 219 Park
Ave., Iowa Falls, IA.
50126.
Linn's Funeral Home,
(641) 648-2569.
Elaine Behn
HAMPTON — Elaine Behn,
76, of Hampton, died of
natural causes Wednesday
(April 13, 2005) at
Franklin General
Hospital Nursing
Facility in Hampton.
Funeral services will be
10:30 a.m. Monday at
Trinity Lutheran Church
in Hampton. Burial will
be at Trinity Lutheran
Cemetery, rural Hampton.
Visitation will be from
1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at
the Sietsema- Vogel
Funeral Home in Hampton.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral
Home, (641) 456-3232.
Donald W.
Smith
OCEANSIDE, Calif. —
Donald W. Smith, 92, of
Oceanside and formerly
of Mason City, Iowa,
died Saturday (April 9,
2005).
Donald's remains were
cremated and he has been
laid to rest in Elmwood
Cemetery in Mason City.
Eternal Hills Memorial
Park, Mortuary &
Crematory, Oceanside,
(760) 754-6600.
Zoe Lynn
Briggs
ALGONA — Zoe Lynn
Briggs, infant daughter
of Cory and Jamie
Simons- Briggs, died
Tuesday (April 12, 2005)
at the Lutheran Hospital
in Des Moines.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Wilson
Funeral Home in Algona.
Wilson Funeral Home,
(641) 295-2622.
Posted
by Gene Manning
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