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Harold Carl Hunt
ALGONA — Harold Carl Hunt, 98, of Algona
died Thursday (April 14, 2005) at the
Algona Manor.
Following Harold's wishes, family and
friends are cordially invited to a
burial service at 10 a.m. Monday at
Union Cemetery in Livermore.
Harold Carl Hunt was born to Warren and
Bertha Sanderson Hunt on Feb. 19, 1907,
in Livermore, Iowa. He graduated from
Livermore High School in 1924, and
completed a course in mechanics in Des
Moines. He began farming near Livermore
in his late teens.
On Aug. 30, 1933, he married Geneva
Elise Mackintosh, also of Livermore, and
they farmed several places until buying
a farm on the LuVerne-Sexton road in
1937.
In 1948, the couple took a three-year
break to travel with their preschool
daughter to each state west of the
Mississippi River, seeing the sights and
visiting family and friends, working as
needed. They returned to a farm north of
Algona in 1950, where they farmed until
retirement in 1970, and where Harold
lived until 2000. He then moved to Van
Buren Terrace in Algona. In late August
2004, he moved to the Algona Manor.
In addition to farming, Harold was a
finish carpenter and did construction
work in the winter months. He design-ed
and built their house outside of Algona.
He drove a school bus for the Algona
school system for many years. He and
Geneva raised a large garden and tended
many apple trees through their life
together and shared the fruits of these
labors with family, friends, and
neighbors. Harold had many skills
appreciated by his family and community.
Harold enjoyed reading, traveling, good
conversation, and a good card or board
game. He learned to play a persistent,
wily, and winning game of rummy cube in
the last two decades. He also somewhere
picked up a good game of pool. Harold
was an inherently ethical man,
trustworthy, calm and steady, stately,
with a good but dry sense of humor which
he kept to the end. He was a charter
member of the Rural Electric Co-op, and
a long-standing member of the Farm
Bureau and Good Hope Methodist Church.
Harold is survived by a daughter, Lois
Jean, and son-in-law, Edward F. O'Neil
of Vicksburg, Miss.; and by 10 nieces;
13 nephews and numerous friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents;
sister, Leona Neel; brothers: Albert,
Ralph, and Elmer; wife, Geneva,
(December 1998); and two babies.
Arrangements are with Wilson Funeral
Home, Algona.
Wilson Funeral Home, (515) 295-2622.
Murlyn D. ‘Pete' Duryee
MADISON Wis. — Murlyn D. "Pete" Duryee,
64, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday
(April 14, 2005).
A funeral service will be at noon on
Monday at Lulloff-Peterson Houck Funeral
Home, 126 Diagonal St., Dodgeville, Wis.
Burial will follow at Otter Creek
Cemetery in Dodgeville.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m.
Sunday at Ryan Funeral Home, 2418 N.
Sherman Ave., Madison, and from 10 a.m.
until the time of the service on Monday
at Lulloff-Peterson Houck Funeral Home
in Dodgeville.
He was born on Jan. 23, 1941, in Iowa,
the son of Dale and Garnet (Decker)
Duryee. Pete graduated from Marble Rock
High School.
He served his country in the U.S. Army,
where he was stationed in Spokane, Wash.
He moved to the Racine and Kenosha areas
after the service. Pete lived in the
area for many years until he moved to
Madison in 1999.
He married the former Linda Mellum on
Aug. 5, 1999.
His hobbies included camping, yard work
and putzing around. He also enjoyed
hunting, fishing and spending time with
family and friends. His main enjoyment
was spending time at their seasonal
campsite at Rivers Bend Resort and
Campground. This cured his love of being
surrounded by nature and the outdoors.
Pete was also a member of American
Legion Post No. 0351.
He is survived by his best friend and
soul mate, Linda; two children, Scott
(Jackie) Duryee, and Windy (fiance
Robert McCoy) Murphy; two step-children,
Heather Collins (Allen Mulcahy), and
Tracy Coleman; a granddaughter, Rileigh
McCoy; an expected grandchild in the
near future; his mother; two brothers,
Arnold and David Duryee; two sisters,
Shirley Pals and Sandra Fear, and
several nieces, nephews, and friends.
He was preceded in death by his father.
Ryan Funeral Home & Cremation Service,
Madison, (608) 249-8257.
www.ryanfuneralservice.com
Marye M. (Reardom) Peacock
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Marye M. (Reardom)
Peacock, 90, of Minneapolis died
peacefully on Monday (April 11, 2005).
A Mass of Christian burial will be held
11 a.m. Monday at Our Lady of Peace,
5425 11th Ave. S., Minneapolis.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m.
Sunday at Gill Brothers Funeral Chapel,
5801 Lyndale Ave. S., Minneapolis, and
one hour prior to the Mass at the church
on Monday.
Marye was born and raised to Lawrence
and Catherine Reardom in Mason City.
She was a longtime employee of
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. She
loved the casinos and always was ready
for a game of cards.
Her patience and love will be missed by
all.
She is survived by a son, Ernie
(Carole); daughters: Joan (Roger)
Dressen, Patti, Kathy (David) Gervals
and Jennae Earnhardt; her cherished 13
grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren
(each of whom was her favorite); many
nieces, nephews, and her two best
friends, May Hodges and Elaine Matteson.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, Ernie Sr.; parents, Lawrence
and Catherine Reardom; brothers:
Lawrence, Richard, John, Hubert and
Francis; sister, Eleanor; son, John;
daughter, Harriet and infant daughter,
Catherine.
The family prefers memorials to Camp
Courage or charity of donor's choice.
Gill Brothers, 5801 Lyndale Ave. S.,
Minneapolis, Minn., (612) 861-6088.
Orland ‘Ole' Reinsmoen
JOICE — Orland ‘Ole' Reinsmoen, 83, died
Friday (April 8, 2005) at Comfort House
Hospice, McAllen, Texas, at his winter
home in Alamo, Texas.
A memorial service will be held at 3
p.m. Sunday (April 24, 2005) at Bethany
Lutheran Church in Joice with the Rev.
Bill Peters officiating. Inurnment will
be at Concordia Cemetery, rural Joice.
Visitation will begin at 1:30 p.m. in
the parish hall at the church until the
service on Sunday.
James M. Joel
DELAVAN Minn. — James M. Joel, 71, of
Delavan, Minn., died Friday (April 15,
2005) at United Hospital in Blue Earth,
Minn.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30
p.m. Tuesday at Winter Funeral Home, 105
S. Grove St. in Blue Earth. Burial will
take place at Ricelake Cemetery in
Delavan, Minn.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m.
Monday at Winter Funeral Home and will
continue one hour prior to services on
Tuesday.
Winter Funeral Home and Cremation
Service, (507) 526-2216.
Laura O. Boehnke
VENTURA — Laura O. Boehnke, 91, of
Ventura died Friday (April 15, 2005) at
the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit,
Mason City.
Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m.
Monday at St. John's Lutheran Church,
east of Garner, with the Rev. Carl
Hedberg officiating. Burial will be in
the church cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m.
Sunday at Cataldo Funeral Chapel, 160 E.
Fourth St., Garner, and one hour prior
to services at the church.
Cataldo Funeral Home (641) 923-2841.
www.cataldofuneralhome.com
Zoe Lynn Briggs
ALGONA — Zoe Lynn Briggs, infant
daughter of Cory and Jamie Simons-
Briggs, died Tuesday (April 12, 2005) at
Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines.
Funeral services will be held 1:30 p.m.
Monday at Chapel of Wilson Funeral Home
in Algona with the Rev. Steve Turner of
Trinity Lutheran Church, Algona, and the
Rev. Johnathan Watt of St. John Lutheran
Church, Burt, officiating. Burial will
be at Babyland of East Lawn Cemetery in
Algona.
Visitation will be from noon until the
time of the service on Monday.
Wilson Funeral Homes, (515) 295-2622.
Avon D. Armour
BELMOND — Avon D. Armour, 81, of Belmond
passed away Friday (April 15, 2005) at
Hospice of North Iowa in Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are pending at
Dugger Ewing Funeral Home in Belmond.
Dugger Ewing Funeral Home, (641)
444-3248.
Lolabelle Newton
SEBRING, Fla. — Lolabelle Newton, 94, of
Sebring, formerly of Rudd, died Thursday
(April 14, 2005) at the Palms of Sebring
Nursing & Rehab Center in Sebring.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
Sheckler Colonial Chapel, 114 N.
Hawkeye, Nora Springs.
Sheckler Colonial Chapel, (641)
749-2210.
Margaret M. Markwardt
SHEFFIELD — Margaret M.Markwardt, 89, of
Sheffield died Friday (April 15, 2005)
at the Rockwell Community Nursing Home.
Funeral arrangements are pending
completion at Retz-Grarup Funeral Home
in Sheffield.
Retz-Grarup Funeral Home, (641)
892-4241.
Wilma M. Herker
MASON CITY — Wilma M. Herker, 76, of
1000 N. Eisenhower, formerly of Clear
Lake, died Friday (April 15, 2005) at
St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, Minn.
Funeral services are pending at Ward-Van
Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth
St., Clear Lake.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, (641)
357-2193.
Melbert ‘Swede' Holzer
NEW HAMPTON — Melbert ‘Swede' Holzer,
77, of New Hampton, died Friday
afternoon (April 15, 2005) at his home.
Funeral arrangements are pending at
Hugeback & Chenoweth Funeral Home in New
Hampton.
Hugeback & Chenoweth Funeral Home, (641)
394- 4334.
Published Sunday, April 17,
2005.
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Henry A.
Peterson
MASON CITY — Henry A.
Peterson, 95, of 1003 N.
Polk Ave., died
Wednesday (April 13,
2005) at the Muse
Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit.
Funeral services will be
held 11:30 a.m. Tuesday
at Trinity Lutheran
Church, 213 N.
Pennsylvania Ave., with
the Rev. James Magelssen
officiating. Interment
will be in Harrison
Township Cemetery, Swea
City, Iowa.
Visitation will be from
5 to 8 p.m. Monday at
Major Erickson Funeral
Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave., and
continue one hour before
services Tuesday at the
church.
Memorials may be given
to the Henry A. Peterson
Memorial Fund.
Henry was born in
Callender, Iowa, the son
of Louis and Nettie (Holcolmb)
Peterson, on Dec. 12,
1909. The family moved
to Swea City in 1914. He
graduated from Swea City
High School.
In 1933, Henry attended
the Coyne Electrical
School to learn motor
winding and repair. In
1934, he began working
for Wind Power Electric,
and in 1936, Henry began
working for Motor
Winding Service, winding
and repairing electric
motors in Waterloo.
He married Louise M.
Simmons on Sept. 20,
1936, in Swea City. The
Petersons moved to Mason
City in 1938, where
Henry worked for Zack
Brothers Electric and
stayed there for seven
years. In 1946, Henry
founded Peterson
Electric and Motor
Service, which he owned
and operated until 1990,
when Henry sold the
business to his
employees. They remained
in business until 2000.
Henry's main hobby was
creating stained glass
windows and stained
glass lamps. He was an
active volunteer at the
Kinney Pioneer Museum,
where he was the broom
maker for more than 25
years.
Henry is survived by his
children: LeRoy Peterson
and wife, Peggy, of
Mesa, Ariz., Robert D.
Peterson of Cedar
Rapids, Dorothy Woods
and husband, Steve, of
Mason City;
granddaughter, Elizabeth
Webb and husband, Chris,
of Lombard, Ill.;
step-grandchildren, Jeff
and Jennifer; great
granddaughter, Lillian
Webb;
step-great-grandchildren,
Amanda and Emma, and
sister, Maxine Ditsworth,
of Fort Dodge.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; wife,
Louise; grandson, Bobby
Woods, and brothers,
Donald and Russell
Peterson.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
Laura O.
Boehnke
VENTURA — Laura O.
Boehnke, 91, of Ventura,
died Friday (April 15,
2005) at the Muse Norris
Hospice In-patient Unit,
Mason City.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Monday at St. John's
Lutheran Church east of
Garner with the Rev.
Carl Hedberg
officiating. Burial will
be in the church
cemetery.
Visitation will be held
from 4 to 7 p.m. today
at the Cataldo Funeral
Chapel, 160 E. 4th St.,
Garner, and one hour
prior to services at the
church.
Laura Olga Boehnke, the
daughter of Carl and
Emma (Jante) Hollatz,
was born Aug. 20, 1913,
on a farm north of
Garner. She was baptized
and confirmed at St.
John's Lutheran Church.
She attended St. John's
Parochial School and
graduated from Garner
High School in 1931.
Laura was employed at
the bank in Ventura for
13 years, Mercy Hospital
in Mason City for five
years and the Hancock
County Treasurer's
Office in Garner for
seven years.
On Jan. 27, 1956, Laura
was married to Earl
Boehnke at St. Luke's
Lutheran Church in St.
Louis Park, Minn. They
farmed with Earl's
brother, Lawrence,
northeast of Garner and
later with their son,
Tom, until retiring from
active farming in 1983.
In 1979, they moved into
Ventura. Laura moved to
Apple Valley Assisted
Living in Clear Lake in
February 2005. She
enjoyed her family,
friends, quilting,
gardening, card playing,
cooking, sewing, reading
and her church.
Laura was a member of
St. John's Lutheran
Church, where she sang
in the choir and taught
Sunday school. She also
was a member of LWML,
AAL and Birthday Club,
and belonged to several
bridge clubs.
Laura is survived by her
son, Thomas (Janet)
Boehnke of Ventura; four
grandchildren, Kara Joy,
Shanna Sue, Brittany Lou
and Kevin Thomas
Boehnke; a
sister-in-law, Edna
Boehnke of Edina, Minn.,
and many nieces and
nephews.
She was preceded in
death by her husband,
Earl; parents; two
sisters, Verna Rankin
and Lillian Boehnke; a
brother, LeRoy Hollatz;
brothers-in-law, Norman
Rankin and Art Boehnke,
and sisters-in-law,
Agnes Hollatz and Ann
Hollatz.
Cataldo Funeral Home,
(641) 923-2841.
www.cataldofuneralhome.com
Wilma M.
Herker
CLEAR
LAKE — Wilma M. Herker
of Mason City passed
away at St. Marys
Hospital in Rochester,
Minn., on April 15,
2005.
The family would like to
invite all friends and
family to a visitation
of remembrance and
celebration from 4:30 to
8 p.m. Wednesday at the
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, Clear Lake. A
private family interment
service will take place
at a later date at
Memorial Park Cemetery,
Mason City.
The family requests that
memorials be directed to
Harmony Ranch.
Wilma M. Herker was born
in Ottumwa, Iowa, the
daughter of M. Arlington
and Cecil (Morehouse)
King.
Wilma was united in
marriage to Amil Herker
Jr. in Des Moines. She
and Amil moved to Clear
Lake in 1954, moving
from Clear Lake to Mason
City in 2000.
Wilma was the office
manager and bookkeeper
for the Clear Lake
Sanitary District for 30
1/2 years, retiring in
February 1991. She
enjoyed serving as the
charter secretary for
the Iowa Water Pollution
Control Association
Auxiliary and was the
past president of that
organization as well.
She also served as the
newsletter editor for
the Iowa Water Pollution
Control Association for
several years.
Volunteer work was a
vital part of Wilma's
life. She serv-ed as a
Girl Scout leader, a
volunteer disc jockey at
KCMR radio, was a Red
Cross Gray Lady,
volunteered with the
American Cancer Society
and the Discovery Shop,
and was a volunteer with
the Mercy Medical Center
Auxiliary. Following
retirement, she and Amil
enjoyed taking several
cruises.
Wilma is survived by her
husband, Amil, of Mason
City; her son, Donald,
and his wife, Sumae, of
Clear Lake; daughter,
Beth Ann, and her
husband, Mark
Schumacher, of Clear
Lake; and son, Martin,
and his wife, Anita, of
Traer. She is also
survived by
grandchildren Rene,
Joseph, Abigail, Ashley,
Stephan and Jennifer,
and great-granddaughters
Jessica, Megan, Sabrina
and Avery. She was
preceded in death by her
parents, three brothers
and one sister.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, 101 N. 4th St.,
Clear Lake, Iowa, (641)
357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com
Marye M.
(Reardon) Peacock
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. —
Marye M. (Reardon)
Peacock, 90, of
Minneapolis, died
peacefully on Monday
(April 11, 2005).
Mass of Christian Burial
will be held at 11 a.m.
Monday at Our Lady of
Peace, 5425 11th Ave.
S., Minneapolis.
Visitation will be from
4 to 7 p.m. today at
Gill Brothers Funeral
Chapel, 5801 Lyndale
Ave. S., Minneapolis,
and one hour prior to
the Mass at the church
on Monday.
She was a longtime
employee of Northwestern
Bell Telephone Co. She
loved the casinos and
always was ready for a
game of cards.
Her patience and love
will be missed by all.
She is survived by a
son, Ernie (Carole);
daughters, Joan (Roger)
Dressen, Patti, Kathy
(David) Gervals and
Jennae Earnhardt; her
cherished 13
grandchildren, 12
great-grandchildren
(each of whom was her
favorite), many nieces
and nephews, and her two
best friends, May Hodges
and Elaine Matteson.
She was preceded in
death by her husband,
Ernie Sr.; parents,
Lawrence and Catherine
Reardon; brothers:
Lawrence, Richard, John,
Hubert and Francis;
sister, Eleanor; son,
John; daughter, Harriet,
and infant daughter,
Catherine.
The family prefers
memorials to Camp
Courage or charity of
donor's choice.
Gill Brothers, 5801
Lyndale Ave. S.,
Minneapolis, Minn.,
(612) 861-6088.
Mathilda
‘Tillie' Thompson
ALGONA — Mathilda
‘Tillie" Thompson, 89,
of Algona and formerly
of Ankeny and Park
Ridge, Ill., died
Thursday (April 14,
2005) at Park Ridge,
Ill.
Funeral services will be
10:30 a.m. Wednesday at
the First Lutheran
Church in Algona with
the Rev. Dr. Mark Holmen
officiating. Burial will
be in the East Lawn
Cemetery, Algona.
Visitation will be 4 to
8:30 p.m. Tuesday at
Wilson's of Algona and
after 9 a.m. at the
church on Wednesday.
Wilson Funeral Homes,
(515) 295-2622.
Avon Doris
Armour
BELMOND — Avon Doris
Armour, 81, of Belmond,
died Friday (April 15,
2005) at Hospice of
North Iowa in Mason
City.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday at Trinity
Lutheran Church in
Belmond with the Rev.
Rod Hopp officiating.
Burial will be in
Belmond Cemetery.
Visitation will be 5 to
7 p.m. Monday at Dugger
Ewing Funeral Home, 111
Luick's Lane S. in
Belmond, and one hour
prior to services at the
church.
Dugger Ewing Funeral
Home, Belmond, (641)
444-3248.
Lolabelle
Newton
RUDD — Lolabelle A.
Newton, 94, formerly of
Rudd, died Thursday
(April 14, 2005) at the
Palms of Sebring Nursing
and Rehab Center.
Funeral service will be
held at 1 p.m. Friday at
the Rudd United
Methodist Church, 611
6th St., Rudd, with the
Rev. Jim Turner
officiating. Burial will
be in the Evergreen
Cemetery, Rudd.
Visitation will be from
4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at
Sheckler Colonial
Chapel, 114 N. Hawkeye
St., Nora Springs.
Sheckler Colonial
Chapel, (641) 749-2210.
www.colonialchapels.com
Marjorie
Heft
MARBLE ROCK — Marjorie
Heft, 86, of Marble
Rock, died Friday (April
15, 2005) at the Muse
Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit in Mason City.
Memorial services will
be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday
at the United Methodist
Church, Marble Rock,
with the Rev. Kenneth
Kent officiating.
Inurnment will be in
Hillside Cemetery,
Marble Rock.
A gathering of friends
and family will be from
5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at
Reid's Funeral Chapel,
423 Bradford St., Marble
Rock.
Those planning an
expression of sympathy
may direct memorials to
Hospice of North Iowa in
care of the family.
Reid's Funeral Chapel,
Marble Rock, (641)
823-4457.
Marlynn Anne
Just
TUCSON, Ariz. — Marlynn
Anne Just, 77, of
Tucson, Ariz., died
Thursday (April 14,
2005) at Tucson Medical
Center.
Funeral service will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Thursday at First United
Methodist Church,
Sheffield, with the Rev.
R. Karl Watkins
presiding. Interment
will be in Hillside
Cemetery, Sheffield.
Visitation will be 6 to
8 p.m. Wednesday at
Retz-Grarup Funeral
Home, Sheffield.
Retz-Grarup Funeral
Home, (641) 892-4241.
Margaret
Markwardt
SHEFFIELD — Margaret
Markwardt, 89, of
Sheffield, died Friday
(April 15, 2005) at
Rockwell Care Center.
Funeral services will be
10:30 a.m. Wednesday at
St. Patrick's Catholic
Church, Hampton, with
the Rev. Jim L. Miller
presiding. Interment
will be in Hampton
Cemetery.
Visitation will be 4 to
7 p.m. Tuesday with a
Scripture wake service
at 7 p.m. at Retz-Grarup
Funeral Home, Sheffield.
Retz-Grarup Funeral
Home, (641) 892-4241.
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PUBLISHED Monday, April 18, 2005
Obituaries are presented
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Homes. Information is
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Avon Doris
Armour
BELMOND — Avon Doris
Armour, 81, of Belmond
passed away Friday
(April 15, 2005) at
Hospice of North Iowa in
Mason City.
Funeral services for
Avon will be held at
10:30 a.m. Tuesday at
Trinity Lutheran Church
in Belmond with Pastor
Rod Hopp officiating.
Burial will be in
Belmond Cemetery.
Friends may greet the
family from 5 to 7 p.m.
today at Dugger Ewing
Funeral Home, 111
Luick's Lane S. in
Belmond and one hour
prior to services at the
church.
Avon, the daughter of
Bernold O. and Neva E.
Oler Kinseth, was born
on April 30, 1923, in
Iowa Township in Wright
County. She graduated
from Alexander High
School in 1941.
Avon was united in
marriage with Ronald
Armour in 1941, in
Wright County. Avon was
employed with Kinseth
Plumbing and Heating in
Belmond for more than 30
years.
Avon devoted her life to
her children,
grandchildren and
great-grandchildren. She
was very proud of them
all.
Avon enjoyed playing
golf, reading and
baking. Her family will
especially miss her
cinnamon rolls, cookies
and pancakes.
Avon was a member of
Trinity Lutheran Church
in Belmond.
Avon is survived by one
daughter, Deb Burnham
and husband, Fred, of
Belmond; three
granddaughters: Jessica
Williamson and husband,
Jeff, of Belmond, April
Wolter and husband,
Noah, of Belmond, Jodi
Braun and husband, Kyle,
of Belmond; four
grandsons: Matt Armour
and wife, Sue, at Mason
City, Chad Armour and
wife, Angie, of Belmond,
Mark Armour and wife,
Jen, of Belmond, Jesse
Armour of Des Moines;
one sister, Maxine Dorr,
of Belmond; three
brothers: Roger Kinseth
of Belmond, Roland
Kinseth and wife,
Marion, of Belmond,
Larry Kinseth and wife,
Shari, of Belmond;
numerous nieces and
nephews.
She was preceded in
death by her parents;
husband, Ronald, in
1957; three sons,
Robert, Mike and Terry;
one brother, Kenny
Kinseth and one sister,
Ardith Buchanan.
Dugger Ewing Funeral
Home, Belmond, (641)
444-3248.
Lester Duane
Alberts
ALLISON — Lester Duane
Alberts, 76, of Allison,
died Saturday (April 16,
2005) at Allen Memorial
Hospital in Waterloo.
Funeral services will be
held at 11 a.m. Tuesday
at the Allison United
Church of Christ in
Allison with the Rev.
Ralph Wedeking
officiating. Burial will
be held in the Oak Hill
Cemetery in Parkersburg.
Visitation will be from
5 to 8 p.m. today at the
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral
Home in Allison.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral
Home, Allison, (319)
267-2507.
Norma J.
Hobert
CHARLES CITY — Norma J.
Hobert, 80, of 1008
Ellis Drive, Apt. No. 5,
in Charles City, died
Sunday morning (April
17, 2005) at her home.
Funeral arrangements are
pending at
Fullerton-Hage Funeral
Home, 401 Blunt St.,
Charles City, (641)
228-4211.
www.fullertonfh.com.
Russell H.
Virchow
NORTHWOOD — Russell H.
Virchow, 85, of
Northwood died Sunday
(April 17, 2005) at the
Lutheran Retirement Home
in Northwood.
Funeral arrangements are
pending with Conner
Colonial Chapel,
Northwood, (641)
324-1543.
Kenneth A.
Hagedorn
TYLER, Minn. — Kenneth
A. Hagedorn, 59, of
Tyler, Minn., formerly
of Blue Earth, died
Thursday (April 14,
2005) at the Tyler
Medical Center in Tyler.
Mass of Christian Burial
will be held at 11 a.m.
Tuesday at St. Peter and
Paul Catholic Church in
Blue Earth with the Rev.
Syl Brown officiating.
Burial will be at
Riverside Cemetery, Blue
Earth.
Visitation will be held
from 5 to 8 p.m. today
at St. Peter and Paul
Catholic Church, 214 S.
Holland St. in Blue
Earth, and will continue
one hour prior to
services on Tuesday.
Winter Funeral Home, 105
S. Grove St. in Blue
Earth is in charge of
arrangements.
Winter Funeral Home and
Cremation Service, (507)
526-2216.
Norma Wright
OSAGE — Norma Wright,
85, of Osage, died
Sunday (April 17, 2005)
at the Faith Lutheran
Home in Osage.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at
Champion-Bucheit Funeral
Home in Osage, (641)
732-3706.
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PUBLISHED Tuesday, April 19,
2005
Obituaries are presented
as a community service
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Homes. Information is
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Margaret M.
Markwardt
ROCKWELL — Margaret M.
Markwardt, a life-long
resident of Franklin
County, went to her
final rest on April 15,
2005, at the Rockwell
Community Nursing Home,
Rockwell, Iowa. She is
at peace now but she
will be missed by her
family and many friends.
Margaret Mary Rother was
born to August and Marie
Reidel Rother on a farm
southeast of Coulter,
Iowa, on November 21,
1915.
In 1919, the family
moved to their farm
southwest of Sheffield.
Margaret attended school
at Richland Center
Country School and
graduated from the
Sheffield High School in
1933. She had taken
"Normal Training" in
high school as well as a
summer course at Iowa
State Teachers College,
Cedar Falls, Iowa, to be
qualified to teach in
the country school
system.
She taught at various
schools in Mott, West
Fork and Richland
townships in Franklin
County from the fall of
1933 through the spring
of 1940.
She married Howard W.
Markwardt on February 5,
1940, in the Sacred
Heart Church, Rockwell,
with the reception being
held in the family home
southwest of Sheffield.
She and Howard made
their home on a farm
west of Sheffield their
entire married life.
They did diversified
crop farming along with
raising purebred
Aberdeen Angus cattle,
hogs and chickens
primarily.
After Howard's death in
1988, Margaret moved to
her home in Hampton.
Margaret always enjoyed
working with her flowers
and just being outside
to enjoy Mother Nature.
She also enjoyed walking
in the woods to look for
the wildflowers which
might be in bloom. And
everyone enjoyed an
invitation for dinner
because she was an
excellent cook. She was
very active in the
Catholic Church both at
St. Lawrence in
Swaledale and St.
Patrick's in Hampton.
She and Howard had also
been active in the North
Central Iowa Aberdeen
Angus Association for
many years.
She is survived by her
daughter, Fern of
Sheffield, and sons
Dean, also of Sheffield
and Paul of Minneapolis
as well as
grandchildren, April,
presently with the US.
Army stationed in Iraq,
Matthew of Rockwell and
Samantha of Sheffield.
Margaret also has a
great granddaughter,
Kayley.
She is preceded in death
by her parents, her
husband, and two
brothers, Walter in 1994
and Leo in infancy.
Funeral services will be
at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday
at St. Patrick's
Catholic Church,
Hampton, with the Rev.
Jim Miller presiding.
Burial will be in the
Hampton Cemetery.
Visitation will be from
4 to 7 p.m. today with a
Scripture Wake service
at the Retz-Grarup
Funeral Home, Sheffield.
Retz-Grarup Funeral
Home, (641) 892-4241.
Russell C.
Swingen
FOREST CITY — Russell C.
Swingen, 80, of Forest
City, died Sunday (April
17, 2005) at Good
Shepherd Care Center in
Mason City.
Funeral services will be
at 10:30 a.m. Saturday
at Immanuel Lutheran
Church in Forest City
with the Rev. Lee Laaveg
officiating. Burial will
be at Grant Township
Cemetery in rural Woden.
Visitation will be from
4 to 8 p.m. Friday with
the family greeting
friends from 6 until 8
p.m.
Visitation will continue
at the church one hour
prior to the service.
Petersen Lund Funeral
Home, Forest City, (641)
585-2685.
Eileen Mae
Rogness
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. —
Eileen Mae Rogness, 81,
of Fergus Falls, Minn.,
died Sunday (April 17,
2005) at the Broen
Memorial Home.
She was born June 16,
1923, in Bridgewater,
S.D., the daughter of
Theodore and Margaret
(Cassens) Schwartz. She
received her education
in South Dakota and
Plymouth, Iowa,
graduating from the
Plymouth High School in
1941. After graduation
she worked for Dr.
Nettleton, a dentist in
Mason City.
On June 30, 1946, she
married LaVern Rogness
at the Radio Chapel in
Mason City, and they
enjoyed 58 years of
marriage. The couple
farmed in the Joice and
Mason City areas until
the family moved to
Fergus Falls in 1966.
Eileen was a dedicated
mother, homemaker and
helper to LaVern in
their farming business.
She also worked at
Hillcrest Lutheran
Academy, Fergus Falls
Senior Center, City
Bakery and Creative
Catering as a food
service personnel.
She became a resident of
Broen Home in 2003.
She enjoyed
embroidering, quilting,
gardening, entertaining
and spending time with
her children and
grandchildren. She was a
member of Bethel
Lutheran Church where
she was active in
teaching Sunday School,
held offices in Bethel
WMF Ladies group and was
a member of the Bethel
Deaconess Board.
She dearly loved her
family and friends, but
most important was her
love for her Savior,
Jesus Christ.
She is survived by her
husband, LaVern; six
children, Leland
(Lavonne), LaWayne
(Beverly), Leslie
(LeAnn) of Fergus Falls,
Darlene (Wayne) Tjelta
of Menominee, Wis.,
Loran (Lois) and Deanna
(Bill) Aasness of Fergus
Falls; 16 grandchildren;
five
great-grandchildren; six
sisters, Evelyn
Bartusek, Mavis
(Clerance) Deardeuff and
Lelia Hanson (Gordon)
Bates of Mason City,
Vera (Vernon) Johnson of
New Brighton, Minn.,
Loretta (Willis)
Koeninsberg of
Sheffield, Judy
(Russell) Borchardt of
Clear Lake, and numerous
nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in
death by her parents;
sister, June Bradley;
brother, Russell
Schwartz; sister-in-law,
Marguerite Schwartz;
brothers-in-law, Rueben
Bartusek and Alvin
Hanson.
Visitation will be from
4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday,
with a prayer service at
7 p.m. at the funeral
home and one hour prior
to the service at the
church.
Her funeral service will
be at 10:30 a.m.
Thursday at Bethel
Lutheran Church, Fergus
Falls, with the Revs. Ed
Monson, Bill Colbeck,
Ken Austin and David
Veum officiating. Burial
will be in the Bethlehem
Lutheran Cemetery.
Glende-Nilson Funeral
Home of Fergus Falls,
(218) 736-7064.
Bradley
Ellis Judy
IOWA FALLS — Bradley
Ellis Judy, 56, of Iowa
Falls passed away Sunday
(April 17, 2005) at the
Allen Memorial Hospital,
Waterloo, Iowa.
Funeral services for
Bradley Ellis Judy will
be held at 10:30 a.m.
Thursday at the First
Chrisitian Church, Iowa
Falls, with the Rev. T.
J. Norman officiating.
Burial will follow at
the Maynes Grove
Cemetery, Bradford,
Iowa.
Visitation will be from
5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at
the Linn's Funeral Home
Iowa Falls Chapel.
Memorials may be
directed to the family
in care of his wife,
Patti Judy, 340 Sarah
Avenue, Iowa Falls,
Iowa, 50126.
Linn's Funeral Home Iowa
Falls Chapel, (641)
648-2569.
Violet M.
Bruns
ACKLEY — Violet M.
Bruns, 88, of Ackley,
died Monday (April 18,
2005) at the Dumont Care
Center in Dumont.
Her funeral will be
10:30 a.m. Wednesday at
the New Hope United
Methodist Church in
Dumont with the Rev. Jay
Amundson officiating.
Burial will be in the
Dumont Cemetery.
Visitation will be
4:30-7:30 today at the
Sietsema Vogel Funeral
Home in Dumont.
Sietsema Vogel Funeral
Home, Dumont, (641)
857-3303.
Marjorie
Heft
MARBLE ROCK — Memorial
services for Marjorie
Heft, 86, of Marble
Rock, will be held at
10:30 a.m. Wednesday at
the United Methodist
Church, Marble Rock with
Pastor Kenneth Kent
officiating. Inurnment
will be in the Hillside
Cemetery, Marble Rock.
A gathering of friends
and family will be held
from 5 to 8 p.m. today
at Reid's Funeral
Chapel, 423 Bradford
Street, Marble Rock.
Marjorie Clark was born
May 2, 1918, at Villard,
Minn., a daughter of
Nathan and Jennie Bell
(Kreider) Clark, and
died Friday (April 15,
2005, at the Muse Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit
in Mason City.
She received her
education in the Villard
schools, graduating in
1936.
On May 3,1938 she was
united in marriage to
Kenneth J. Heft in Mason
City. They farmed in the
Dougherty and Marble
Rock area until his
death on December
16,1978. The following
year she moved into
town.
Marjorie was a member of
the Marble Rock United
Methodist Church. Her
interests included
collecting lamps and
Hummel figurines.
Living family members
include her daughter,
Pat (William) Tarr of
Clear Lake, two sons,
Robert (Kathleen) Heft
of Malwaukee, Wis.,
Richard (Vickie) Heft of
Cedar Rapids; seven
grandchildren; 18 great-
grandchildren; and three
great-great-grandchildren;
one sister, Lila LeCount
of Wadena, Minn.
She was preceded in
death by her husband,
Kenneth J. Heft;
grandson, Terrance Heft;
parents; one sister,
Mary Gerdes; and two
brothers, Lloyd Clark
and George Clark.
Those planning an
expression of sympathy
may direct memorials to
Hospice of North Iowa in
care of the family.
Funeral arrangements
have been entrusted to
Reid's Funeral Chapel,
423 Bradford Street,
Marble Rock, (641)
823-4457.
Norma J.
Hobert
CHARLES CITY — Norma J.
Hobert, 80, of 1008
Ellis Drive, Apt. No. 5,
in Charles City died
Sunday morning (April
17, 2005) at her home.
Funeral services will be
held at 10 a.m. Friday
at St. John Evangelical
Lutheran Church, 200 S.
Main St. in Charles City
with the Rev. David
Werges officiating.
Interment will be at
Riverside Cemetery in
Charles City.
The family will greet
relatives and friends
from 4 to 7 p.m. on
Thursday at
Fullerton-Hage Funeral
Home, 401 Blunt St.,
Charles City.
The visitation will
continue one hour prior
to services at the
church on Friday.
Those wishing to extend
memorials or expressions
of sympathy may direct
them to St. John
Evangelical Lutheran
Church, 200 S. Main St.,
Charles City, IA 50616
or to the Community Food
Box Program, 912 D St.,
Charles City, IA 50616.
Condolences, stories or
thoughts may be sent to
the family in the care
of Fullerton Funeral
Home on line at
www.fullertonfh.com.
Fullerton-Hage Funeral
Home and Cremation
Services, Charles City,
(641) 228-4211.
www.fullertonfh.com.
Russell
Harold Virchow
NORTHWOOD — Russell
Harold Virchow, 85, of
rural Northwood, died
(Sunday, April 17, 2005)
at the Lutheran
Retirement Home in
Northwood.
Funeral services will be
held at 1:30 p.m.
Thursday at the
Bethlehem Lutheran
Church, Myrtle, Minn.
(rural Glenville, Minn.)
with the Rev. Jeff
Wallager and the Rev.
Lydia Mittag
officiating. Burial will
be in the Sate Line
Cemetery, rural
Northwood.
Visitation will be from
5 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday
at the Conner Colonial
Chapel, 1008 First Ave.
South, Northwood, and
one hour prior to
service time on Thursday
at the church.
Russell Harold Virchow
was born on April 22,
1919, in rural
Gordonsville, Minnesota,
the son of E.L. and Anna
(Knaack) Virchow.
He was united in
marriage to Delores
Gordon on July 18, 1941,
at the Lutheran
Parsonage in Myrtle,
Minn. She preceded him
in death on November 14,
2004. After their
marriage, together they
farmed their entire life
north of Northwood.
Russell was a great
leader and manager of
his farm, and his
greatest love and
enjoyment was farming
his land.
He was a member of
Bethlehem Lutheran
Church, Myrtle and rural
Glenville.
Left to cherish his
memory are his children:
Donald Virchow of
Stewartville, Minn.,
Robert Virchow and his
wife, Deborah, of
Glenville, and Donna
Nelson of Lake Mills; 14
grandchildren; 16
great-grandchildren; a
sister; Pearl Mittag and
her husband, Gaylen, of
Albert Lea, Minn.; as
well as other relatives
and many friends.
Besides his wife,
Delores, he was also
preceded in death by his
parents; a grandson; two
brothers, Glen and Arley
Virchow; and a sister.
Doris Virchow.
Conner Colonial Chapel,
(641) 324-1543.
www.colonialchapels.com.
Carl J.
Blake
RICEVILLE — Carl J.
Blake, 43, formerly of
Riceville, died in
Morgan, Minn. on Sunday,
(April 17, 2005).
A Mass of the
Resurrection will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday in Riceville
at the Immaculate
Conception Catholic
Church with the Rev. Ray
E. Atwood officiating.
Burial will be in the
Calvary Cemetery,
Riceville.
Friends may call at the
Lindstrom Funeral Home
in Riceville today
during the hours of 4 to
8 p.m. There will be a
rosary recited at 4:30
p.m. and a scripture
service at 6 p.m. this
evening.
Lindstrom Funeral Home,
Riceville, (641)
985-2242.
Norma Martha
Wright
OSAGE — Norma Martha
Wright, age 85, of
Osage, died Sunday
(April 17, 2005) at the
Faith Lutheran Home in
Osage.
Funeral services will be
held at 11 a.m.
Wednesday at the
Champion-Bucheit Funeral
Home in Osage, with the
Rev. Byron Northwick
officiating. Burial will
be in the Osage
Cemetery.
Visitation will be from
10 to 11 a.m. before the
service at the funeral
home on Wednesday.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral
Home is in charge of the
arrangements,
(641)732-3706.
Alpha E.
Rood
EASTPOINTE, Mich.— Alpha
E. (Jass) Rood, 90, of
Eastpointe, Mich.,
formerly of Garner, died
Sunday (April 17, 2005)
in Macomb Township,
Michigan.
Funeral services will be
held at 10 a.m. Friday
at the Cataldo Funeral
Chapel in Garner with
the Rev. Carl Hedberg
officiating. Burial will
be in Concord Township
Cemetery, Garner.
Visitation will be held
from 4 to 8 p.m.
Thursday at the Cataldo
Funeral Chapel, 160 E.
4th St., Garner, and one
hour prior to services
at the chapel.
Cataldo Funeral Home,
(641) 923-2841.
www.cataldofuneralhome.com.
Eileen C.
Nurre
WHITTEMORE — Eileen C.
Nurre, 89, of
Whittemore, died Monday
(April 18, 2005) at
Heritage Nursing Home,
Bancroft.
A funeral Mass will be
held 10:30 a.m. Thursday
at St. Michael's
Catholic Church in
Whittemore with Father
Victor Ramaeker
officiating. Burial will
be in St. Michael's
Catholic Cemetery.
Visitation will be from
4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home, Whittemore
with a rosary beginning
at 4:30 p.m. and a
prayer service beginning
at 7 p.m.
Other arrangements are
incomplete.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home, (515)
884-2246.
www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com.
Edith V.
Cobb
FOREST CITY — Edith V.
Cobb, 85, of Forest
City, formerly of Lake
Mills and Britt, died
Monday (April 18, 2005)
at the Good Samaritan
Center in Forest City.
Funeral services will be
held at 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday at Salem
Lutheran Church Chapel
in Lake Mills with the
Rev. Kevin Mackey
officiating. Burial will
be at Forest Home
Cemetery in Leland.
Visitation will be 6 to
8 p.m. today at
Mittelstadt Funeral Home
in Lake Mills and again
one hour prior to the
service at the church
chapel on Wednesday.
Mittelstadt Funeral
Home, Lake Mills, (641)
592-0221.
Herbert P.
Reyerson
GORDONSVILLE, Minn. —
Herbert P. Reyerson, 76,
of Gordonsville, Minn.,
died at his daughter's
home in Hayward, Minn.
on Sunday (April 17,
2005).
Funeral services will be
at 2 p.m. Wednesday at
Schroeder & Sites
Funeral Home, Northwood,
Iowa, with the Rev.
Tammy Dahlvang
officiating. Burial will
be in the Silver Lake
Cemetery, rural
Northwood.
Visitation will be from
5 to 8 p.m. today at
Schroeder & Sites
Funeral Home, Northwood.
Schroeder & Sites
Funeral Home, (641)
324-1121.
Eugene
Goepel
BRITT — Eugene Goepel,
78, of Britt, died
Monday (April 18, 2005)
at Westview Care Center
in Belmond.
Funeral arrangements are
pending at Ewing Dugger
Funeral Chapel in Britt.
Ewing Dugger Funeral
Home, (641) 843-3839.
Roger C.
Behne
SCHERTZ, Texas — Roger
C. Behne of Schertz,
Texas, formerly of the
Nora Springs and Mason
City, Iowa, areas died
on Thursday (March 17,
2005).
His funeral was held at
the Good Shepherd
Catholic Church in
Schertz on March 21,
2005.
A private committal
service was held at the
Schneider Memorial
Cemetery, Schertz.
Pauline
Marie Batt
ALGONA — Pauline Marie
"Polly" Batt, 81, died
Sunday (April 17, 2005)
at her home in Algona.
Funeral arrangements are
pending at
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home in Algona.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home, Algona,
(515) 295-3731.
www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com.
Francis E.
DeWitt
MASON CITY — Francis E.
DeWitt, 80, of Mason
City died Monday (April
18, 2005) at the Muse
Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit in Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Major
Erickson Funeral Home,
Mason City, (641)
423-0924.
Verna R.
Vrchota
MASON CITY — Verna R.
Vrchota, 86, of Mason
City died Monday (April
18, 2005) at the Good
Shepherd Health Center
in Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Major
Erickson Funeral Home,
Mason City, (641)
423-0924.
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Published Wednesday, April 20,
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.
Herbert P.
Reyerson
GORDONSVILLE, Minn. —
Herbert P. Reyerson,
76, of Gordonsville,
Minn., died Sunday
(April 17, 2005) at the
home of his daughter,
surrounded by his
family.
Funeral service will be
2 p.m. Wednesday at
Schroeder & Sites
Funeral Home, Northwood,
Iowa, with the Rev.
Tammy Dahlvang
officiating. Burial will
be in Silver Lake
Cemetery, rural
Northwood.
Visitation will be 5 to
8 p.m. today at
Schroeder & Sites
Funeral Home, Northwood.
Herbert was born on Feb.
12, 1929, in Northwood,
Iowa, the son of Henry
and Palma (Bendickson)
Reyerson, one of 12
children. He was
baptized at Silver Lake
Lutheran Church and grew
up in the Silver Lake
area. He served in the
Army during the Korean
War, where he spent some
time overseas. After his
discharge, he returned
to the area.
He was united in
marriage to Janice
Carlson and eventually
settled in Gordonsville,
Minn., where they raised
eight children. They
were later divorced.
Herb worked at various
jobs before his
employment at
Continental Foundry,
where he worked for many
years until his
retirement.
He enjoyed restoring old
cars and antique
tractors and caring for
his many cats. He had a
great sense of humor and
enjoyed spending time
with his many friends
and family and his very
special friend, JoAnn
Lester, before her
death.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; two
brothers, Judean and
Leroy; and two sisters,
Laurine Link and
Marjorie Klukow.
Herbert is survived by
his eight children:
Linda Geistler of
Northwood, LaVonne
Brevig and husband,
Garry, of Gordonsville,
LuAnn Mason and husband,
Jerry, of Hayward,
Minn., Kevin and wife,
Lori, of rural
Glenville, Minn., Gary
and wife, Ellen, of
Northwood, Sandy Stucky
and husband, Scott, of
Northwood, Greg and
wife, Suzie, of Manly,
and Karen Mowers and
husband, Craig, of
Albert Lea, Minn.; 27
grandchildren and seven
great-grandchildren;
brothers: Curtis
Reyerson of Northwood,
Hank Reyerson and wife,
Vi, of Marshalltown,
Iowa, Bob Larsen and
wife, Trish, of
Whittier, Calif., and
Dean Larsen and wife,
Diane, of Laguna Hills,
Calif.; brother-in-law,
Lawrence Klukow of
Branson, Mo; sisters,
Pearl Klukow and
husband, Norman, of
Albert Lea, and Jane
Tollefson and husband,
Otis, of Decorah.
Schroeder & Sites
Funeral Home, Northwood,
(641) 324-1121.
Russell C.
Swingen
FOREST CITY — Russell C.
Swingen, age 80, of
Forest City died Sunday
(April 17, 2005) at Good
Shepherd Care Center in
Mason City.
Funeral service will be
10:30 a.m. Saturday at
Immanuel Lutheran Church
in Forest City with the
Rev. Lee Laaveg
officiating. Burial will
be at Grant Township
Cemetery in rural Woden,
Iowa.
Visitation will be from
4 to 8 p.m. Friday at
Petersen Lund Funeral
Home, 505 N. Clark St.,
Forest City, with family
greeting friends from 6
to 8 p.m. Visitation
will continue at the
church one hour prior to
service.
Russell Clair Swingen
was born on a farm near
Woden, Iowa, on March
11, 1925, the son of
Alfred and Amelia
(Holland) Swingen. He
received his education
at Grant Country School
No. 8 near Woden and
graduated from Buffalo
Center High School in
1943. He farmed for many
years in the Woden area.
Russell married Arlys
Fredrickson on Aug. 7,
1948, at the Little
Brown Church in Nashua,
Iowa. To this union
three children were
born: Dennis, Mark and
Rodney. The family moved
to Faribault, Minn., in
1964, as Rodney attended
School for the Deaf. In
1974, they moved back to
Forest City. Russell
farmed and worked at
Winnebago Industries
until retiring.
He was a member of
Immanuel Lutheran Church
in Forest City.
Due to health problems,
Russell kept close to
home. He liked watching
sports on TV and always
enjoyed trips to see his
family and friends.
Russell's survivors
include his wife, Arlys,
of Forest City;
daughter-in-law, Susan
Swingen of Faribault,
Minn.; sons, Mark
Swingen and wife,
Valerie, of Faribault,
Minn., and Rodney
Swingen of Minneapolis,
Minn. He is also
survived by five
grandchildren: Wanda
Rosch and husband, Stan,
Troy Swingen, Tae
Swingen, Marissa
Swingen, and Cory
Swingen and wife,
Stephanie; four
great-grandchildren:
Derek Swingen, Logan
Rosch and Oliver and
Nora Swingen. A sister
also survives, Deane
Harringa of Titonka,
Iowa, as well as nieces,
nephews and a host of
friends.
Russell was preceded in
death by his parents,
his son Dennis, in 1983,
and his brother, Vernon
Swingen.
Petersen Lund Funeral
Home, (641) 585-2685.
Robert ‘Bob'
Lohrbach
HAMPTON — Robert "Bob"
Lohrbach, 80, of Hampton
died Monday (April 18,
2005) at Hampton Care
Center in Hampton.
Memorial service will be
7 p.m. Thursday at
Immanuel United Church
of Christ in Latimer
with the Rev. Gene
Bryant officiating.
Inurnment will be at a
later date.
There will be no
visitation.
Bob was born Oct. 29,
1924, in Buffalo Center
to Conrad and Louise
(Glorfeld) Lohrbach and
raised in Buffalo
Center.
Bob received his
education at Buffalo
Center High School,
graduating in 1942. He
was also a member of the
Buffalo Center High
School concert and
marching bands, where he
played the bass horn,
and also played in the
Hampton Municipal Band
from 1947 to 1955.
He served in the U.S.
Navy during World War
II.
On Dec. 1, 1946, he
married Betty Lou
Claypool in Hampton.
Bob worked as an auto
mechanic and drove bus
for Access and for CAL
School. He was a member
of Immanuel United
Church of Christ in
Latimer, the American
Legion and the VFW of
Hampton. Bob enjoyed
fishing, gardening,
football, landscaping,
watching children and
grandchildren play
sports, reading,
watching birds, going
with Betty for ice cream
cones, and dancing at
the Surf Ballroom in
Clear Lake to the big
bands of the 1940s. Bob
managed a Canadian-owned
fishing camp with Betty
in the summers of 1973
and 1974. He also helped
to build a new fishing
camp at Black Bear Lake
in northern Canada in
the summer of 1975.
Bob is survived by his
wife, Betty Lohrbach, of
Latimer; his sons, Jon
(Coleen) of Mason City,
Jeff (Becky) of Latimer,
Joel (Donna) of Coulter,
Jay (Dani) of
Springfield, Mo., and
Justin (Tonja) of
Latimer; his daughters,
Joy (Tom) Russell of
Dallas, Texas, Jan
(Kevin) Kew of Coulter;
and 12 grandchildren.
He was preceded in death
by his parents and an
infant son, James
Lohrbach.
Memorials my be made to
the American Cancer
Society.
Sietsema Vogel Funeral
Home, (641) 456-3232.
James
Orville Palmer
MASON CITY — James
Orville Palmer, 78, of
436 25th St. S.W., Mason
City, died Monday (April
18, 2005) at Mercy
Medical Center North
Iowa, Mason City, Iowa.
Services will be 11 a.m.
Thursday at Hogan-
Bremer-Moore Colonial
Chapel, 126 3rd St.
N.E., Mason City, Iowa,
with the Rev. Kenneth
Gehling officiating.
Interment will be in
Elmwood Cemetery, Mason
City, with military
honors by Mason City
Veterans Memorial
Association.
Visitation will be 5 to
8 p.m. today and one
hour before the service
on Thursday at the
funeral home.
The family suggests
memorials to James O.
Palmer Memorial Fund.
Jim was born March 19,
1927, in Orthel
Township, rural Hancock
County, Iowa, the son of
Paul M. and Mildred L.
(Clark) Palmer.
He married Anna Gram in
1943.
He entered the U.S. Navy
in 1943, and served
during World War II as a
carpenter's mate third
class.
Following the service,
he moved back to Iowa
and worked for the Clear
Lake Bakery, Omar Wonder
Co., and then as a
foreman for the Nash
Finch Co. in Cedar
Rapids and Waterloo.
He married Catherine
"Katie" Cooksley April
2, 1966, in San
Bernadino, Calif. They
moved to the Mason City
area where he drove semi
for various companies
until retiring in 1989.
Jim enjoyed fishing,
camping, watching
sports, playing cards
and especially spending
time with his family and
grandchildren.
He was a member of Mason
City VFW Post No. 733;
Muddy Pond CB Club and
River City Tri Club
where his handle was
known as Double D.
Jim is survived by his
wife, Katie Palmer,
Mason City; four
children: Lester Palmer
and his wife, Judy,
Cedar Falls, Star Anders
and her husband, Neal,
East Moline, Ill.,
Michael Palmer, Mason
City, and Jeffrey Palmer
and his wife, Jean,
Waterloo; two brothers:
Willard Palmer and his
wife, Doris, Holland,
Iowa, and Paul Palmer
Jr. and his wife,
Loretta, Webb City, Mo.;
four sisters: Ruth
Nichols and her husband,
Gordon, Clear Lake,
Pauline Zielie, Mason
City, Bernice Hamand,
LaGrange, Ky., and Jan
Welton, Downey, Calif.;
11 grandchildren and 11
great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, infant
brother; an infant
sister; two sisters,
Irma Daves and Evelyn
Coyier; and one
grandson, Matthew
Palmer.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel (641)
423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
Lolabelle A.
Newton
EAST MOLINE, Ill. —
Lolabelle A. Newton, 94,
formerly of Rudd, died
Thursday (April 14,
2005) at Palms of
Sebring Nursing and
Rehab Center in Sebring,
Florida.
Funeral service will be
held 1 p.m. Friday at
the United Methodist
Church, 611 Sixth St.,
Rudd, Iowa, with the
Rev. Jim Turner
officiating. Burial will
be in Evergreen
Cemetery, Rudd.
Visitation will be held
4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at
Sheckler Colonial
Chapel, 114 N. Hawkeye
St., Nora Springs.
In lieu of flowers, the
family has asked that
memorials be directed to
Rudd United Methodist
Church or to the
Lolabelle A. Newton
Memorial Fund.
Lolabelle was born Dec.
15, 1910, the oldest
daughter of John and
Lena Pennell. She
graduated from Rudd High
School and earned a
two-year teaching
certificate from the
former State Teachers
College in Cedar Rapids,
Iowa. Lolabelle taught
school in Frederica,
Iowa, until her marriage
to Lowell Newton on
Sept. 30, 1933. They
lived most of their
married life in Rudd,
Iowa. Lolabelle was a
food supervisor for the
lunch program at the
Rudd School for over 20
years until her
retirement.
After the death of her
husband in July 1982,
she spent her winters
with her son and family
in Illinois. In 2003,
Lolabelle suffered from
a serious heart attack;
she then made her
residences in Florida
and Illinois with her
son, Doyle, and his
wife.
Lolabelle was very
active in the Rudd
community. She was an
active member of Rudd
United Methodist Church,
where she taught Sunday
school for many years.
She was also a member of
the choir and the UMW.
Lolabelle was also an
active member of the
Rudd Senior Citizens.
Lolabelle is survived by
her four sons: Doyle
(Dorothy) Newton, of
East Moline Ill., and
Sebring Fla., Myron
(Grace) Newton, of
Fredericksburg, Va.,
Charles (Janice) Newton,
of Sebring, Fla., and
Leroy (Carol) Newton, of
Green Cove Springs,
Fla.; 13 grandchildren,
four step grandchildren,
32 great-grandchildren,
12 step
great-grandchildren,
five
great-great-grandchildren
and one step great-great
grandchild; one sister,
Norma Cook, of Kendall,
Mich.; and one brother,
Donald (Ginny) Helmers,
of Austin, Texas; two
sisters-in-law, Agnes
Helmers, of Dewar, Iowa,
Frances Helmers, of
Faribault, Minn.; one
brother-in-law, William
Miller, of Lebanon,
Tenn.; and many nieces,
nephews and friends.
She was preceded in
death by her parents,
husband, step father,
one sister, two
brothers, one
granddaughter, two
grandsons, one
brother-in-law and one
sister-in-law.
Sheckler Colonial Chapel
641-749-2210.
www.colonialchapels.com
Craig W.
Miller
SUMNER — Craig William
Miller, 53, of Sumner
died Monday (April 18,
2005) at University of
Iowa Hospitals and
Clinics in Iowa City.
Funeral services for
Craig will be 10:30 a.m.
Friday at St. John
Lutheran Church in
Sumner with the Rev.
Helen Kuhens
officiating. Interment
will be in St. John
Lutheran Cemetery in
Sumner.
Friends may call from 4
to 8 p.m. Thursday at
Becker-Milnes Funeral
Home, 111 Fifth St.,
Sumner, and one hour
prior to the service at
the church on Friday.
Craig was born to Arlo
and Shirley French
Miller on Nov. 29, 1951,
at Mason City. He
attended elementary and
junior high school at
Clear Lake and graduated
from Cedar Falls High
School in 1970. He
served with the U.S.
Army in Panama during
the Vietnam War. Craig
later attended Northeast
Iowa Community College
in Calmar and studied
electronics.
On Aug. 9, 1975, he was
united in marriage with
Pamela Drewes at St.
Paul's United Church of
Christ near Sumner. The
couple made their home
in Cedar Falls un-til
moving to Sumner in
1982. At one time, Craig
raised turkeys and was
employed as an
electronic technician
for Moneyhandling
Machines Co. of Omaha,
Neb. Craig was an avid
hunter and fisherman.
His death occurred from
pancreatic cancer at
University Hospitals in
Iowa City on Monday,
April 18, 2005.
In addition to his wife,
Pamela, of Sumner, Craig
is survived by one son,
Clayton Miller of
Sumner; one daughter,
Steffanie (Travis)
Buckendahl of
Spillville; one
grandson, Luke
Buckendahl, at home with
his parents in
Spillville; and his
mother, Shirley Morgan
of Clear Lake.
He was preceded in death
by his father.
Becker-Milnes Funeral
Service, Sumner, (563)
578-3451.
Norma J.
Hobert
CHARLES CITY — Norma J.
Hobert, 80, of 1008
Ellis Drive Apt. No. 5
in Charles City, died
Sunday (April 17, 2005)
at her home.
Funeral services will be
held at 10 a.m. Friday
at St. John Evangelical
Lutheran Church, 200 S.
Main St. in Charles
City, with the Rev.
David Werges
officiating. Interment
will be at Riverside
Cemetery in Charles
City.
The family will greet
relatives and friends
from 4 to 7 p.m. on
Thursday at
Fullerton-Hage Funeral
Home, 401 Blunt St.,
Charles City. The
visitation will continue
one hour prior to
services at the church
on Friday
Those wishing to extend
memorials or expressions
of sympathy may direct
them to St. John
Evangelical Lutheran
Church, 200 S. Main St.,
Charles City, IA 50616,
or to the Community Food
Box Program, 912 D St.,
Charles City, IA 50616.
Fullerton Hage Funeral
Home, Charles City,
(641) 228-4211.
Arthur R.
Raisch
HAMPTON — Arthur R.
Raisch, 88, of Hampton,
died Monday (April 18,
2005) at University of
Iowa Hospitals and
Clinics in Iowa City.
Funeral services for Mr.
Raisch will be 10:30
a.m. Thursday at Trinity
Lutheran Church in
Hampton with the Rev.
Karl Bollhagen
officiating. Burial will
be in Trinity Lutheran
Cemetery, rural Hampton.
Visitation will be 4 to
8 p.m. today at Sietsema
Vogel Funeral Home in
Hampton.
Sietsema Vogel Funeral
Home, Hampton, (641)
456-3232.
Verna R.
Vrchota
MASON CITY — Verna R.
Vrchota, 86, of Mason
City, died Monday (April
18, 2005) at Good
Shepherd Health Center.
A memorial service will
be held at 10:30 a.m.
Saturday at Wesley
United Methodist Church,
Mason City, with the the
Rev. Bill Poland
presiding. Private
inurnment services will
be held in Park
Cemetery, Nora Springs.
There will be a
gathering of friends
from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday
at Major Erickson
Funeral Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave., Mason
City.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
Tena M.
Peters
KANAWHA — Tena M.
Peters, 101, of Kanawha
died Tuesday (April 19,
2005) at the Kanawha
Community Home in
Kanawha.
Funeral services for
Tena M. Peters will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Saturday at Kana-wha
Christian Reformed
Church in Kanawha with
Pastor Steve Schulz
officiating. Burial will
be in Amsterdam Cemetery
in Kanawha.
Visitation will be held
from 5 to 7 p.m. on
Friday at Ewing Dugger
Funeral Chapel in
Kanawha and one hour
prior to services at the
church on Saturday.
Ewing Funeral Chapel,
Britt, (641) 843-3839.
William
‘Bill' Draheim
NORA SPRINGS — William
"Bill" Draheim, 63, of
Nora Springs died
Tuesday (April 19, 2005)
at the Muse Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit,
Mason City, Iowa.
Funeral service will be
10:30 a.m. Saturday at
First Lutheran Church,
Northwood, Iowa, with
the Rev. Wayne Hagen
officiating.
Visitation will be 5 to
8 p.m. Friday at
Schroeder & Sites
Funeral Home, Highway 65
South, Northwood, Iowa.
Schroeder & Sites
Funeral Home, (641)
324-1121.
Richard
‘Buster' Countryman
TITONKA — Richard
"Buster" Countryman, 81,
of the Titonka and
Ledyard areas, died
Tuesday (April 19, 2005)
at his residence in
Ledyard.
A funeral service will
be held Friday at 10:30
a.m. at Good Hope
Lutheran Church,
Titonka. Burial will be
in Good Hope Lutheran
Cemetery, with military
honors conducted by the
Matzeber-Estle Post No.
675, of Ledyard.
Visitation will be from
5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home, Titonka,
and will continue one
hour prior to the
service at the church on
Friday.
Other arrangements are
incomplete at the
funeral home, (515)
928-2735.
www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com
Dale Willert
CHARLES CITY — Dale
Willert, 81, of Charles
City, died Tuesday
(April 19, 2005) at his
daughter's home in
Charles City.
Funeral services for
Dale Willert will be
held at 1:30 p.m. Friday
at Hauser Funeral Home
in Charles City. The
Rev. David Werges,
pastor at St. John
Evangelical Lutheran
Church, will officiate.
Burial will be in
Sunnyside Memory
Gardens, rural Charles
City. There will be a
flag presentation by the
Charles City Ceremonial
Unit.
Friends may call at the
Hauser Funeral Home from
5 to 8 p.m. Thursday and
from 12:30 p.m. until
service time on Friday.
The Hauser Funeral Home,
in Charles City, is in
charge of arrangements,
(641) 228-2323.
www.hauserfh.com
Francis E.
DeWitt
MASON CITY — Francis E.
DeWitt, 80, of Mason
City died Monday (April
18, 2005) at the Muse
Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit in Mason City.
Funeral service will be
11 a.m. Friday at
Bethlehem Lutheran
Church, Mason City, with
the Rev. Mark Lavrenz
officiating. Burial will
be in Memorial Park
Cemetery.
Visitation will be 5 to
7 p.m. Thursday at Major
Erick-son Funeral Home,
111 N. Pennsylvania
Ave., Mason City, and
one hour prior to
services at the church
on Friday.
Memorials may be made to
Hospice of North Iowa.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
Gene Goepel
BRITT — Gene Goepel, 78,
of Britt died Monday
(April 18, 2005) at
Westview Care Center in
Britt.
Funeral services for
Gene Goepel will be held
at 1 p.m Friday at the
Evangelical Free Church
in Britt with the Rev.
Stan Johnson and Mr.
Jason Boomgarden
officiating. Burial will
be in Evergreen Cemetery
in Britt.
Friends may greet the
family from 5 to 7 p.m.
on Thursday at Ewing
Dugger Funeral Chapel in
Britt and one hour prior
to services at the
church.
Ewing Dugger Funeral
Chapel, Britt, (641)
843-3839.
Pauline
Marie ‘Polly' Batt
ALGONA — Pauline Marie
"Polly" Batt, 81, of
Algona died Sunday
(April 17, 2005) at her
residence.
Funeral service will be
2:30 p.m. Saturday at
First Presbyterian
Church in Algona with
Dr. David Ullom
officiating. Burial will
be in Laurel Hill
Cemetery in Irvington.
Visitation will be 4 to
8 p.m. Friday at First
Presbyterian Church in
Irvington, Iowa.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home, Algona,
(515) 295-3731.
www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com
Eveline
Hurmence Wingert
WATERLOO — Eveline
Hurmence, 81, of
Waterloo, died Tuesday
(April 19, 2005) at
Cedar Valley Hospice
Home.
Her funeral will be
10:30 a.m. Friday at
Immaculate Conception
Catholic Church in
Gilbertville with burial
at 1:30 p.m. in Woodlawn
Cemetery, Oelwein.
Friends may call from 4
to 8 p.m. Thursday at
Hagarty-Waychoff-Grarup
Funeral Service on South
Street, Waterloo. There
will be a 4 p.m. senior
citizens rosary and a 7
p.m. vigil service.
Visitation will continue
one hour before services
at the church.
Memorials may be
directed to Cedar Valley
Hospice.
Hagarty-Waychoff-Grarup
Funeral Service, (319)
234-6274.
Harold R.
Smallfoot
CLEAR LAKE — Harold
Smallfoot, 79, of 3652
North Shore Drive, Clear
Lake, died Monday (April
18, 2005) at Hospice of
the Valley, Scottsdale,
Ariz.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete with
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, (641)
423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
Glenda Evans
MASON CITY — Glenda
Evans, 71, of Mason
City, died Tuesday
(April 19, 2005) at the
Muse Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit in Mason
City.
Funeral arrangements are
pending with Major
Erickson Funeral Home,
(641) 423-0924.
Doris Mae
Glassel
MASON CITY — Doris Mae
Glassel, 72, of 142
Parkridge Drive, Mason
City, died Tuesday
(April 19, 2005) at the
Muse-Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit in Mason
City.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, (641)
423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
Shirley
Berge
KENSETT — Shirley Berge,
77, of Kensett, died
Tuesday (April 19, 2005)
at the Muse-Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit
in Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Conner
Colonial Chapel,
Northwood, (641)
324-1543.
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by Gene Manning
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