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Shirley Maxine (Froning) Berge
KENSETT — Shirley Maxine (Froning)
Berge, 77, rural Kensett, passed away on
Tuesday (April 19, 2005) at the
Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in
Mason City.
Memorial services will be held at 10:30
a.m. Friday at Bethany Lutheran Church,
600 Fifth St., Kensett, with the Rev.
Allan J. Stoa officiating. Inurnment
will be at a later date in the Kensett
Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m.
today at Conner Colonial Chapel, 1008
First Ave. S., Northwood, and one hour
prior to service time on Friday at the
church.
Shirley was born in her grandmother Mohs'
home in Postville, Iowa, on Jan. 22,
1928, the daughter of Leonard and
Florence (Mohs) Froning. She was the
eldest of six children born to this
marriage. She attended schools in
Tripoli, Oelwein and Readlyn. Shirley
graduated from La James School of
cosmetology in 1947, and NIACC with her
LPN in 1976.
Her marriage to Glenn Harold Berge on
Jan. 8, 1948, began what Shirley
described as the greatest challenge of
her life, for a city girl to learn how
to farm. Not only did she become a true
partner farming with Glenn, but also
they raised three children together, and
both returned to college in the 50s.
Shirley was known for her loving care of
the residents at the Manly Care Center
and Lutheran Retirement Home in
Northwood until her retirement.
Shirley most enjoyed gardening, yard
work, crocheting, cooking and baking for
her family and friends.
She was a member of Bethany Lutheran
Church in Kensett.
Left to cherish her memory are her
children: Sandra and Scott Douglass of
Gilbert, Minn., Mike and Barb Berge of
rural Kensett, and Larry and Jeannette
Berge of rural Northwood; her nine
beloved grandchildren: Tammy Hynes,
Julie (Abel) Salas, Michelle Fehring,
Rebecca Berge, Tim Berge, Scott Douglass
IV, Brandy (Ryan) Bingman, Sarah (Chris)
Couch and Adam Berge, six
great-grandchildren: Levi Fehring, Tommy
Douglass V, Sophie Salas, Hannah Couch,
Madelyn Berge and Samuel Bingman; three
brothers: Leo (Mae) Froning of Mesa,
Ariz., Lyle Froning of Murphy, N.C., and
Robert (Juile) Froning of Belleview,
Wash.; two sisters, Marilyn Rundle of
Fairbank, Iowa, and Bonnie Albers of
Waterloo; sisters-in-law; Margaret Berge
and Mavis Rustad of Northwood, nieces,
nephews, and numerous good friends.
Her parents and her loving husband of 55
years, Glenn, in 2003, preceded her in
death.
The family of Shirley Maxine (Froning)
Berge has requested that memorial
contributions be made to Hospice of
North Iowa in her memory.
Conner Colonial Chapel; (641) 324-1543.
www.colonialchapels.com
Doris Mae Glassel
MASON CITY — Doris Mae Glassel, 72, of
142 Parkridge Drive, Mason City,
formerly of Plymouth, died Tuesday
(April 19, 2005) at the Muse-Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m.
today at Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial
Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E., Mason City.
Following the visitation and according
to her wishes her body will be cremated.
Family will also greet friends at the
church one hour prior to the memorial
services.
Memorial services will be held at 1:30
p.m. Friday at Emmanuel Lutheran Church
in Grafton with the Rev. Wayne Ellingson
officiating. Inurnment will be in the
Grafton Cemetery.
Doris Mae Glassel was born on Oct. 15,
1932, in rural Mitchell County near
Osage, the daughter of August and Helen
(Eidness) Feldt. She attended grade
school near Osage and graduated from
Osage High School in 1950. After
completing her schooling, she worked as
a secretary for the Gage Co. in Mason
City.
She was united in marriage to Rufus
Glassel on March 10, 1956, at Our
Savior's Lutheran Church in Osage, and
to this union three daughters were born.
Doris loved and enjoyed raising her
family and after her children were grown
she began working at the Jones Piano
House as an organ teacher for nine
years.
She enjoyed baking, especially pies, and
growing flowers, knitting, painting and
loved to please people; but her great
love and enjoyment was her husband,
family, and grandchildren.
She was a member of Emmanuel Lutheran
Church and the church circle in Grafton.
Left to cherish her memory is her
husband, Rufus J. Glassel of Mason City;
three daughters: Sharon Trousdale and
her husband, Bill, of rural Mason City,
Patti Rustad and her husband, Duane, of
Grafton, and Teri Sorenson and her
husband, Mike, of Plymouth; 10
grandchildren: Cory, Kyle and Ryan
Trousdale, Aaron, Megan, Taylor and Klay
Rustad, Kayla, Katie and Brett Sorenson;
two great-grandchildren: Trevor and
Serena Trousdale; one sister, Delores
Hoffman and her husband, Merle, of
Toeterville; one brother, Bill Feldt and
his wife, Janice, of Des Moines, as well
as nieces, nephews, other relatives and
many friends.
She was preceded in death by her
parents, an infant brother, Russ Feldt;
two sisters: Arlene Smith and Norma Jean
Miller; nephew, Joel Smith, and
brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Bob
and Loretta Hackbart.
The family of Doris Mae Glassel has
requested that memorial contributions be
made in her memory.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel,
(641) 423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
Glenda Myrle Evans
MASON CITY — Glenda Myrle Evans, 71, of
Mason City died Tuesday (April 19, 2005)
at Hospice of North Iowa of
complications from a lengthy illness.
Funeral services for Glenda will be held
at 2 p.m. Friday at First United
Methodist Church, 119 S. Georgia Ave.,
with the Rev. Jim Stiles officiating.
Interment will be held at a later date.
Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m.
today at Major Erickson Funeral Home,
111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
Glenda was born Dec. 31, 1933, in rural
Winnebago County near Buffalo Center,
the last and 11th child of Aaron Wayne
and Iva Ozelia (Orr) Berryhill. The
Depression years were hard for the
farming family, but the children all
worked toward higher education and an
appreciation of social service.
Glenda graduated from the State
University of Iowa in 1957 with a B.S.
degree in nursing and she took great
pride in being an Iowa Hawkeye and in
her career as a R.N. in geriatric
nursing. She worked for many years at
Good Shepherd Nursing Home in Mason City
and at the nursing home in Manly. After
retirement, she worked as an in-home
nurse for elderly patients.
She was married to Glenn Arlo Evans Sr.
in 1956, and they made their homes in
North Dakota, Florida and Iowa. Glenda
looked back on the time in Florida as
some of her happiest with her young
children. While living in Plymouth,
Glenda was instrumental in organizing
the town's centennial celebration, and
while her older children were in school
in the North Central Community School
district, she served as president of the
PTA and worked hard to get
weight-lifting equipment for the
student-athletes.
Glenda enjoyed painting in earlier years
but abandoned that for a love of bridge,
500, Scrabble, hosting parties for
friends and family and writing numerous
letters to the editor to express her
heart-felt opinions.
In 2002, she planned and organized a
three-day family reunion in Wilkinson
Park, which was attended by many family
members and enjoyed by all.
In the past few years, she began
publishing a quarterly newsletter for
her siblings, their spouses and the
entire Berryhill clan (if she had their
address, they were on the mailing
list!). She began the newsletter as a
tribute to her brother, Alan, who was
killed in action in Europe in World War
II, but she published nearly anything
her family wanted to share. She relished
their letters and their calls. Glenda
will be remembered for her love of fun,
her dry sense of humor and her delight
in her children and grandchildren.
Glenda is survived by many loving family
members; her four children: Michael
Allen and his wife, Marcia, of Thompson,
Glenn Arlo Jr. and his wife, Sarah, of
Key West, Fla., Patricia Evans Whitfield
and her husband, Greg, of Manly, and
Carolynn (Sally) Augusta Evans of Iowa
City; eight grandchildren: Megan,
Jennifer, Leman, Emily, Amanda, Glenn
Arlo III, Scott and Ryan; three sisters:
Ada Wubben of Buffalo Center, Frances
Wubben of Fort Dodge and Edith Andrews
of Mason City; and two brothers: Gerald
of Harvard, Ill. and LeRoy of Fort
Dodge. She is also survived by many
nieces, nephews, and many friends. She
also shared her home in the past few
years with her dear cat named Shickie,
and in earlier years, her beloved pugs
named Lester and Mugsy.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; four brothers: Irvin, Boyd,
Clinton and Alan, and one sister,
Marian.
Memorial donations may be made to the
Glenda Evans Memorial Fund.
Major Erickson Funeral Home, (641)
423-0924.
Richard ‘Buster' Countryman
LEDYARD — 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 10:30
a.m. Friday at Good Hope Lutheran
Church, Titonka, with the Rev. James
Berka officiating. Burial will be in
Good Hope Lutheran Cemetery with
military honors conducted by the
Matzeber-Estle American Legion Post No.
675 of Ledyard.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m.
today at Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home, Titonka, and will continue
one hour prior to the service at the
church on Friday.
Richard Leroy Countryman was born Oct.
24, 1923, in Ledyard, son of Arthur R.
and Grace C. (Jorgenson) Countryman. He
grew up on a farm between Ledyard and
Elmore and later moved into Ledyard with
his family.
Richard worked as a farm hand until
serving in the United State Marine Corps
during World War II, spending his time
between the States and the Hawaiian
Islands being discharged in November
1945. He returned to Ledyard in 1946
where he worked many years as a mechanic
at Yahnke Garage.
Richard married Betty Ann Wibben on Aug.
14, 1949, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church
in Lakota.
In 1953, Richard returned to farming and
later also shelled corn and drove truck
until semi-retiring in 1985 and moving
into Titonka from the farm. His wife,
Betty, preceded him in death on July 3,
1996.
Richard loved farming and woodworking.
He enjoyed being with his grandchildren,
playing with the 500 card club, and
traveling with the elevator on trips. He
was a member of Titonka Good Hope
Lutheran Church.
Richard married Nadine (Hans) Jorgenson
on April 12, 1997, at Bethany E&R
Church, Ledyard.
He is survived by his wife, Nadine
Countryman of Ledyard; four children:
Penny (Howard) Peterson of Bennington,
Neb., Richard ‘Rick' (Brenda) Countryman
Jr. of Marshall, Mo., Judy (Harold)
Swenson of Leland, and Dennis (Robyn)
Countryman of Titonka; six
grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren;
one sister, Janice (Fred) Bickell of
O'Fallon, Ill.; and many nieces, nephews
and cousins that were very dear to his
heart.
He was preceded in death by his parents;
his first wife Betty; two brothers:
William and Charles Jack Countryman; and
two sisters: Mary Lou Busch and Marjorie
Fox.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf 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 will be held at 1:30
p.m. Friday at Hauser Funeral Home in
Charles City with the Rev. David Werges
of St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church
officiating. 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. today and from
12:30 p.m. until service time on Friday.
Dale Fredrick Willert was born Oct. 22,
1923, on a farm southeast of Rockford, a
son of Alfred and Marietta Maggie (Lohr)
Willert. He received his education in a
rural school and then attended and
graduated from Charles City High School
in 1942.
He married Pearl Adams/Schultz on Aug.
12, 1944, in McGregor.
In 1945, he served in the United States
Navy, taking his basic training at the
Great Lakes Naval Base.
Dale worked at the Oliver Tractor Plant
in Charles City for many years. Later,
he raised turkeys west of town. He
co-owned a Standard gas station with his
son-in-law, Ray, in Haines, Fla., for
nine years. The couple returned to Iowa
and lived just outside of Bassett for 19
years. After Pearl died, he moved into
Charles City.
He liked fishing, hunting, and sports.
He was a hard worker and a good provider
for his family. He was a member of St.
John Evangelical Lutheran Church,
Charles City, and active in the American
Legion since 1945.
Living family members include four
children: Bette Willis, Avon Park, Fla.,
Robert (Betty) Schultz, of Dixon, Ill.,
Ila Simpson, Charles City, and Donald
Schultz of East Flat Rock, N. C.; eight
grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren;
sister, Romona Jacobson of Cedar Rapids,
and brother, Vern (Maxine) Willert of
Charles City
He was preceded in death by his parents;
step-parents; his wife of 48 years; two
sisters: Norma Frisbie and Lola Reetz;
and brothers-in-law Robert Frisbie and
Leo Jacobson.
Memorials may be directed to Hospice of
North Iowa Charles City site.
The Hauser Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323,
www.hauserfh.com
Mayvis D. Sheimo
GARNER — Mayvis D. Sheimo, 81, Garner,
formerly of Willow Pointe, Mason City,
died Wednesday (April 20, 2005) at the
Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit,
Mason City.
A funeral service will be held 10 a.m.
Saturday at Fertile Lutheran Church,
Fertile, with the Rev. Merlin Norris
officiating. Interment will be held at
Brush Point Cemetery, Fertile.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m.
Friday at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St., Clear Lake,
and one hour preceding the service at
the church.
Mayvis was born Dec. 7, 1923, on the
family farm in rural Fertile (Worth
County), the daughter of Tollef and
Eleanor (Teigen) Felland. She attended
rural schools in Fertile.
Mayvis married Erling Keith Sheimo March
21, 1942, in Princeton, Mo., and they
lived in Fertile. They lived in Buffalo
Center in 1955 to 1962, when they moved
back to Fertile.
She was a homemaker and waitress for
many years at the Center Cafe and the
A&W in Buffalo Center, Lime Rock Cafe in
Fertile and Carol's Cafe, the Regatta
and the Half Moon in Clear Lake.
After retiring, she worked part-time at
McDonald's in Clear Lake. Mayvis loved
to sew, quilt, make stuffed animals for
grandkids, the outdoors and gardening.
She was a member of Fertile Lutheran
Church, Fertile.
Mayvis is survived by four children:
Marsha (Richard) Smidt of Longmont,
Colo., Pamela (Gene) Hartman of Buffalo
Center, Paulette Quame, Ventura and Jeff
(Cheryl) Sheimo of Clear Lake; 15
grandchildren: 24 great-grandchildren;
one sister, Sharon (Dennis) Jenkins of
Longmont, Colo.; and two sisters-in-law:
Ardis Sheimo of Fertile and Shirley
Sheimo of Garner.
Mayvis was preceded in death by her
parents; her husband in 1994; sisters
Naomi Hope and Kathleen Schlawin; a
brother, Ordean "Bud" Felland;
son-in-law, Greg Quame and
great-grandson, Travis Owen Dotseth.
Memorials may be given to the
Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit of
North Iowa.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, (641)
357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com
William ‘Bill' Draheim
NORA SPRINGS — William ‘Bill' Draheim,
63, of Nora Springs died on Tuesday
(April 19, 2005) at the Muse Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit.
Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m.
Saturday at First Lutheran Church,
Northwood, with the Rev. Wayne Hagen
officiating. Burial will be in Sunset
Rest Cemetery at a later date.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m.
Friday at Schroeder & Sites Funeral
Home, Highway 65 South, Northwood.
Bill was born on Sept. 10, 1941, in
Mason City to Harold and Margaret
(Anderson) Draheim. He graduated from
Mason City High School in 1959.
He entered the United States Navy and
was discharged in 1962. After the
service, Bill worked for General
Telephone and Electronic Co., continued
his education at Cerritos Junior
College, then worked for Leigh Portland
Cement and then Libby Owens Ford.
Bill married the love of his life, Karen
Benhart, on June 20, 1967, at the Little
Brown Church. To this union two sons
were born, Jeff and Jayson.
On Aug. 14, 1967, Bill began what would
be his life long career with Interstate
Power Company, later Alliant Energy.
Bill started Draheim Electric, which
later became Northwood Electric. He
worked in the Northwood area for years
and was transferred to Nora Springs as a
service rep in 1994. Bill was known for
his great communication skills and
frequent coffee stops and visits along
his route while reading meters. Everyone
knew the guy in the orange truck.
Bill was a member of the First Lutheran
Church, Northwood, the Northwood
Volunteer Fire Department for 23 years,
President of JC's, a Cub Scout master
and a member of the River City Street
Rods. He took great pride in being a
council member and mayor pro-tem for the
city of Nora Springs for five years. He
loved taking Jeff and Jayson to the
Street Rod Nationals in Red Rosey his
1932 Ford. Karen and Bill bought a cabin
on German Lake near Waterville, Minn.,
in 1983, where they forged many
friendships and fishing adventures. The
past few years, Karen and Bill spent
winters in Arizona. Bill's idea of a
break was to be working on whatever
needed fixing, one rarely saw him idle.
Left to cherish his memory and celebrate
his life are his wife of 38 years, Karen
of Nora Springs; sons, Jeff and wife,
Erin, of Bloomington, Minn., and Jayson
of Nora Springs; foster son, Khiet Tran
and wife, Dawn, of San Bernadino,
Calif.; grandchildren, Sam Wildes and
Lacey Wildes of Bloomington, Minn.;
great-granddaughter, Angel Andrews;
Steven and Kimberly Tran of San
Bernadino, Calif.; brother, Tom and
wife, Sandy; sister Mary Postma and
husband, Dick; many nieces and nephews;
mother-in-law, Fern Benhart; special
friend and Navy buddy, Ralph Haan and
wife, Rita; very special friends Jaydin,
Brandyn, Zach and Carter Smith and very
special aunt Marion Urbatch.
Bill was preceded in death by his
parents, Harold and Margaret, and
father-in-law Lester Benhart.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home,
Northwood, (641) 324-1121.
Gene Goepel
BRITT — Gene Goepel, 78, of Britt passed
away Monday (April 18, 2005) at Westview
Care Center in Britt.
Funeral services for Gene Goepel will be
held 1 p.m. Friday at Evangelical Free
Church in Britt with Pastor Stan Johnson
and Pastor Jason Boomgarden officiating.
Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery in
Britt.
Friends may greet the family today from
5 to 7 p.m. at Ewing Dugger Funeral
Chapel in Britt and one hour prior to
services at the church.
Willard Eugene Goepel was born Sept. 21,
1926, to Willard Charles and Erma
Delphine (Truitt) Goepel at the farm
home of his grandmother and
step-grandfather, Maggie and C.M.
Christenson, on the Upper Flat north of
Britt.
He was baptized and confirmed at Upper
Flat Evangelical Free Church. He
completed grade school on the Upper Flat
and attended Britt High School.
On Jan. 11, 1946, he was united in
marriage to Arlene May Johnson.
He worked for Thiel Oil Co. in Britt and
then managed the Shell Station at
Garner. He also sold new cars for
Pritchard and Majon Motor companies in
Britt before owning Goepel Farm Service
in Britt. He also sold Watkins products
and delivered Winnebago motor homes.
He served on the Britt City Council for
14 years during the 1960s and 1970s.
Gene is survived by his devoted and
loving wife of 59 years, Arlene; five
children: Terry A. Goepel of Mason City,
Craig Goepel and his wife, Jean ,of
Britt, Carol A Evers and her husband,
Mark, of Mason City, Lana L. Goepel of
Maple Grove, Minn., and Marty J. Goepel
and his wife, Jennifer, of Mason City;
grandchildren, Stacey Goepel and his
wife, Kari, of Britt, Sarah Goepel of
Sterling, Colo., Laura Brayton and her
husband, Andrew, of Ames, Ryan, Nathan
and Kristen Evers, Steven, Keven and
Michael Goepel, all of Mason City;
great-grandchildren, Seth, Kolby and
Shelby Goepel of Britt; aunt Deloris
(Christenson) Leaman and her husband,
Dean, of Columbia, Md.; special family
friend, Craig Remmen of Mason City;
brothers-in-law; Donald Johnson and his
wife, June, of Clear Lake, Charles
Johnson and his wife, Virginia, of Chula
Vista, Calif., and Dick Harmon of
Harris, Iowa; numerous nieces, nephews,
cousins and friends.
He was preceded in death by his mother,
Delphine Pigman; step-father Elmer
Pigman; aunt Evelyn Kyhl; aunt Carol
Christenson; one step-aunt; two
step-uncles and grandson-in-law, Kurtis
Miller.
Ewing Dugger Funeral Chapel, Britt,
(641) 843-3839.
Francis E. DeWitt
MASON CITY — Francis E. DeWitt, 80, of
Mason City died Monday (April 18, 2005)
at the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m.
Friday at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 419
N. Delaware Ave., with the Rev. Mark
Lavrenz officiating. Interment will be
in Memorial Park Cemetery. Graveside
military rites will be conducted by the
Mason City Veterans Memorial
Association.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m.
today at Major Erickson Funeral Home,
111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., and one hour
prior to service time at the church on
Friday.
Francis E. DeWitt, the son of Elmer and
Florence (Hollenbeck) DeWitt, was born
April 5, 1925 on a farm in rural Mason
City.
He married Rama True on Nov. 1, 1952, in
Albert Lea, and they were married for
more than 52 years.
Francis was a lifelong truck driver from
Mason City and for a period of time
owned and operated his own trucking
company. Since retirement, he has
enjoyed life and especially spending
time watching his grandchildren at play.
Francis is survived by his wife, Rama;
children, Dennis, Cheryl, Donald, Sherry
and Kim DeWitt; 15 grandchildren;
special nephew, Les Weitzel; brother,
Kenneth DeWitt and many special great
grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Preceding him in death are his parents,
Elmer and Florence DeWitt; siblings,
Robert, Clarice, Iris DeWitt, Blanch
Cline, Doris Gourley and Joyce Julsen.
Memorials may be directed to Hospice of
North Iowa.
Major Erickson Funeral Home, (641)
423-0924.
Marlynn Anne Just
TUCSON, Ariz. —Marlynn Anne Just, 77, of
Tucson, Ariz., surrounded by her loving
family, was welcomed into the arms of
the Lord on Thursday (April 14, 2005) in
Tucson.
Services will be held at First United
Methodist Church in Sheffield today led
by Pastor R. Karl Watkins. Burial is at
Hillside Cemetery, Sheffield.
She was born on Jan. 3, 1928, to Henry
and Lyla Timmerman in Sheffield. She was
a graduate of Sheffield High School and
attended the University of Northern
Iowa.
She was united in marriage to Adam Just
on May 31, 1949. They had three
children: Jamie, Tim and Rob.
She worked in Mason City for a number of
years beginning at KSMN radio and later
as manager of Buttrey's and Bagatelle
clothing stores. She ran the 65 drive-in
for two years and administered the
Community and Resource Development
program through the ISU Extension Office
for several years.
She was a longtime member of Sacred
Heart Catholic Church in Rockwell and in
her later years attended the Evangelical
United Brethren Church in Sheffield.
Anne was an avid reader and was quite at
home in any library. She loved the
theater and was a talented vocalist in
her own right. She also loved fishing
and traveling. She was a follower of the
British Royal Family and there are some
who said the only reason she passed was
that she couldn't stand to see Charles
and Camilla wed.
She spent her last years in Tucson with
her loving family.
Left to cherish her memory are daughter
Jamie and husband, Brien Harvey, and son
Rob and wife, Diane; grandsons, Adam and
Alex Harvey and granddaughters, Chloe
and Allie Just. She has a sister, Norma,
in Sheffield; as well as numerous
nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was welcomed in heaven by her
parents, Henry and Lyla; husband, Adam,
and son, Tim.
Retz-Grarup Funeral Home, (641)
892-4241.
www.retzfuneralhome@frontiernet.net
Tena M. Peters
KANAWHA — Tena M. Peters, 101, of
Kanawha passed away Tuesday (April 19,
2005) at Kanawha Community Home in
Kanawha.
Funeral services for Tena M. Peters will
be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Kanawha
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.
Tena, the daughter of Daniel and Nancy
Christians Abbas, was born Feb. 13,
1904, on the family farm near Kanawha.
She attended school in Kanawha and
graduated from Kanawha High School in
1922. She then attended Normal Training
School at Iowa Falls. Tena then worked
for three years as a bookkeeper for
Klemme Lumber Co. in Kanawha.
On Feb. 22, 1925, Tena was united in
marriage with John H. Peters at Kanawha
Christian Reformed Church Parsonage by
the Rev. D.L. Plesscher. The couple made
their home and farmed near Kanawha until
1951, when they retired and moved into
Kanawha.
Tena was a member of Kanawha Christian
Reformed Church where she was member of
the ladies aid and a Sunday school
teacher for many years.
Tena is survived by her son Harry and
his wife, JoAnn, of Kanawha; three
grandsons: Roger Peters and his wife,
Marilyn, of Woodbury, Minn., Russell
Peters and his wife, Julie, of Kanawha,
and Richard Peters and his wife,
Margaret, of Tampa, Fla.; four
great-grandchildren: MeLeah Miller and
her husband, Troy, Dan Peters, Jonathan
Peters, and Nathan Peters;
great-granddaughter Jasmine Lester and
her husband, Scott;
great-great-grandchildren Wade Lester
and Erica Lester; and one brother,
Clarence Abbas and his wife, Vera, of
Kanawha.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; husband John in 1992; four
brothers: Fred, Chris, Anno and George;
three sisters: Grace Veldhouse, Faye
Swyter and Bena Trenary.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests
memorial contributions be made to
Kanawha Christian School.
Ewing Dugger Funeral Chapel, Britt,
(641) 843-3839.
Eileen Daly
BELTON, Mo. — Eileen Daly, 69, of
Belton, Mo., passed away suddenly
Wednesday (April 13, 2005).
A memorial service will be at noon
Friday (April 29, 2005) at the Alumni
Chapel on Auditorium Road on the campus
of Michigan State University. Interment
will be at Loving Rest Cemetery in
Indianola, Iowa.
Eileen's daughters sincerely request her
family and friends to join them
afterward in a celebratory gathering at
617 Snyder Road, East Lansing, MI 48823.
Ms. Eileen Daly was born Dec. 15, 1935,
in Charleriox, Pa., and enjoyed her
childhood with family and friends there.
Eileen moved to Albion, Mich., where she
attended Albion High School, graduating
in 1953. She took great pleasure in
playing softball. She pursued a nursing
career, graduating in 1956 from Sparrow
Hospital School of Nursing as a
scholarship recipient from the Albion
Nurses' Scholarship Fund. Eileen touched
and improved many lives through her
dedicated medical career.
In 1979, Eileen graduated from Western
Michigan University's Bachelor of
Science Physician Assistant Program,
where she received the William G. Birch
Sr. Clinical Excellence Award. She
continued to dedicate her skills through
her practice in internal medicine in
Michigan and Iowa. She retired in 1999.
Eileen enjoyed living in the Midwest and
actively pursued her passion for life
and nature through vacationing with her
family, gardening and caring for her
grandchildren and beloved companion
animals. She continued her hobbies of
reading, gardening and handi-work.
This wonderful mother, grandmother and
caregiver will be greatly missed by
those still left to grieve. Her
strength, spirit of generosity and
joyfulness will continue to provide
solace and inspiration.
She is survived by two sisters: Janice
Quada and Sylvia Clark of Michigan; a
former husband, Thomas Daly of Michigan;
two daughters: Carin Rowell of Missouri
and Rebecca Hoogstraten of Michigan; a
son, Matthew Daly of Texas; three
grandchildren: Victoria Rowell of
Missouri, Abigail Rowell of Missouri and
Sarah Hoogstraten of Michigan; several
nieces, nephews and many friends and
colleagues.
She was preceded in death by her father,
Earl Anderson; her mother, Stella
Anderson; a sister, Norma Hoaglin and a
son, James Paul Daly.
The family suggests that memorial
contributions be sent to Heartland
Humane Society, P.O. Box 1149, Ottumwa,
IA 52501, or Wayside Waifs, P.O. Box
9791, Kansas City, Mo., 64134.
DW Newcomers Sons Johnson County Chapel,
11700 Metcalf, Overland Park, Kan.,
66210, (913) 451-1860.
Gertrude Schmidt
GARNER — Gertrude Schmidt, 89, of Garner
died Wednesday (April 20, 2005) at
Concord Care Center in Garner.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m.
Saturday at St. Boniface Catholic Church
in Garner with Rev. Michael Schueller
officiating. Burial will be at the St.
Boniface Catholic Church Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m.
Friday at Cataldo Funeral Home in Garner
with a Rosary at 6:30 p.m.
Cataldo Funeral Home, (641) 923-2841.
Jesse Alan Barkey
IOWA FALLS — Jesse Alan Barkey, 23, of
Iowa Falls passed away Monday (April 18,
2005) at his home.
Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m.
Friday at First Christian Church, Iowa
Falls, with the Rev. Bob Miller
officiating. Burial will follow at Union
Cemetery, Iowa Falls.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m.
today at Linn's Funeral Homes Iowa Falls
Chapel.
Linn's Funeral Home, (641) 648-2569.
Helen Mary Nelson
BELMOND — Helen Mary Nelson, 90, a
lifelong resident of Belmond, most
recently a resident of the Belmond
Health Care Center, died Wednesday
(April 20, 2005) at Belmond Health Care
Center.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m.
Saturday at Trinity Lutheran Church,
Belmond with the Rev. Rod Hopp
officiating. Burial will be in the
Belmond Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m.
Friday at Andrews Funeral Home, 516
First St. S.E., Belmond, and continue
one hour prior to the service at church
Saturday.
Memorials are suggested to the Belmond
Health Care Center, Trinity Lutheran
Church, or the donor's choice.
Andrews Funeral home, Belmond, (641)
444-4474.
Dean W. Uhlenhopp
ALLISON — Dean W. Uhlenhopp, 83, of
Allison died Wednesday (April 20, 2005)
at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m.
Saturday at St. James Lutheran Church in
Allison with the Rev. Jeff Blank
officiating. Burial will be at Rose Hill
Cemetery in Greene.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m.
Friday at Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in
Allison.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, (641)
267-2507.
Published Friday, April 22,
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.
Helen Mary
Nelson
BELMOND — Helen Mary
Nelson, 90, a lifelong
resident of Belmond,
died Wednesday (April
20, 2005) at Belmond
Health Care Center in
Belmond.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Saturday at Trinity
Lutheran Church in
Belmond with the Rev.
Rod Hopp officiating.
Burial will be in the
Belmond Cemetery.
Visitation will be today
from 6 to 8 p.m. at
Andrews Funeral Home,
516 First St. S.E.,
Belmond, and continue
one hour prior to the
services at church
Saturday.
Helen Johnson was born
May 18, 1914, in
Belmond, the daughter of
William and Mary (Hunst)
Johnson. She attended
Belmond schools in her
youth.
Helen was united in
marriage to Richard A.
Thompson on May 18,
1935, at Mason City.
She later married James
I. Nelson, on July 31,
1952, at Silver Bow
County, Mont. Following
their marriage, Helen
took on the role and
responsibilities of
raising Richard's six
children ranging in age
from 7 through 14.
Richard preceded Helen
in death in August 1974.
For most of her life,
Helen was employed as a
cook and dietician. She
had worked for various
restaurants and for much
of her career was
employed with the
Belmond Community
Hospital. Helen retired
from the hospital in
1976 after 23 years of
employment there.
Her culinary skills and
baking abilities were
not only masterful in
her professional life,
but they were also
shared with her family
and friends. They will
remember her wonderful
cooking, including
preparation of big meals
for various gatherings,
delicious baked rolls,
buns, cakes, and
numerous other treats.
Helen was very people
orientated and looked
forward to family
gatherings and
get-togethers with
friends and neighbors.
She loved children and
cherished the
opportunity to play
games and read to them.
She was very
well-organized and
rarely missed the
occasion to remember her
family and grandchildren
with cards, gifts and
calls on specials
occasions such as
birthdays and the
holidays.
She will be remembered
for her enjoyment of
friendly competition,
especially times spent
playing card games of
all kinds. Even in her
later years, it wasn't
uncommon to find Helen
in the middle of a
battle of spoons or
other games with her
grandchildren. She also
looked forward to bingo
days at the health care
center and various other
activities during her
time there. Over the
years, Helen had also
done some embroidery and
handicraft work sharing
many of her items with
her family. Reading was
a favorite pastime.
Throughout most of her
life she was active in
Trinity Lutheran Church
and the Esther Circle
there. She was a
longtime member of both
the VFW and American
Legion Ladies's
auxiliaries, the Belmond
Hospital Ladies
Auxiliary, RSVP, Senior
Citizens, and was active
for a number of years in
the Grandmother's Club.
She became a resident at
the Belmond Health Care
Center in October 2002.
Prior to that, she
resided at the Leinbach
Center for 26 years.
Those left to cherish
the memory of her life
include her sons, Duan
(Linda) Thompson,
Belmond, and Jack
(Marlys) Thompson, Mesa,
Ariz.; brother, Henry
(Betty) Johnson of
Sedona, Ariz.;
daughters-in-law, Ruth
Thompson, West Palm
Beach, Fla., and Betty
Thompson, Belmond;
sister-in-law, Doris
Nelson, Earlham, Iowa;
18 grandchildren; 38
great-grandchildren; 36
great-great-grandchildren,
numerous special nieces,
nephews, and special
caregivers and friends
at the care center and
retirement apartments.
She was preceded in
death by her parents;
sons: William (2004),
Don (2000), Roger
(1978); daughter, Anita
Whipple (2002);
brothers: Maurice
(1955), Earl (1949) and
William (1970); sister
Lillian (1995); a
granddaughter in 1954
and grandson in 1991;
also son-in-law Gerald
Whipple (2001); and
daughter-in-law Dorothy
Thompson (2004).
The family suggests
memorials to the Belmond
Health Care Center,
Trinity Lutheran Church,
or the donor's choice.
Andrews Funeral Home,
Belmond, (641) 444-4474.
Verna Ruth
Winchell Vrchota
MASON CITY — Verna Ruth
Winchell Vrchota, 86, of
Mason City died Monday
(April 18, 2005) at Good
Shepherd Health Center
following a short battle
with cancer.
Memorial services will
be held at 10:30 a.m.
Saturday at Wesley
United Methodist Church,
1405 S. Pennsylvania
Ave. with the Rev. Bill
Poland officiating. Her
cremated remains will be
interred at Park
Cemetery in Nora
Springs.
A gathering of family
and friends will be from
5 to 7 p.m. today at
Major Erickson Funeral
Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave.
Verna was born on Nov.
17, 1918, in Mason City,
the daughter of Verona
and George Winchell. She
attended Mason City
schools and graduated in
1936. For several years
she worked at a local
law firm.
Verna was united in
marriage to Curtis
Arthur Vrchota in Albert
Lea, Minn., on Aug. 24,
1940. They resided on
12th Street S.E., where
they raised six
children. Verna was a
Girl Scout leader in the
1950s and 1960s. Verna
was a longtime member of
Wesley United Methodist
Church. She served as
the bookkeeper in the
1970s.
Verna enjoyed crocheting
and making crafts for
church bazaars. She
shared her enthusiasm
for nature by
accompanying her family
on walks where she
identified flowers,
trees, birds and rocks.
Verna and Curt took
particular pleasure in
playing cards and taking
senior bus trips.
Verna is survived by her
husband of 64 years,
Curtis of Mason City; a
sister, Gladys Renshaw
of Burnsville, Minn.;
son, LeRoy of Azusa,
Calif.; daughter, Janet
(Mario) Riservato of New
York City; son, Dale
(Carol) Vrchota of
Louisburg, N.C.;
daughter, Jolene (Joe
Schneider) Vrchota of
Seattle, Wash.;
daughter, Jean Holland
of Montgomery, N.Y.;
grandchildren, Chane
Vrchota of Richmond,
Va., Justin and Luke
Riservato of New York
City, Alyssa and Lace
Holland of New York City
and Shelley Vrchota of
Des Moines.
She was preceded in
death by her parents;
two sisters: Gertrude
Peterson and Dorothy
Winchell; a brother,
Robert Winchell, and one
son, Bruce Vrchota.
Memorials may be
directed to Hospice of
North Iowa or Wesley
United Methodist Church.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home, (641) 423-0924.
Gertrude T.
Schmidt
GARNER — Gertrude
Schmidt, 89, of Garner
died Wednesday (April
20, 2005) at Concord
Care Center in Garner.
Funeral services will be
held 10 a.m. Saturday at
St. Boniface Catholic
Church in Garner with
the Father Michael
Schueller officiating.
Burial will be in St.
Boniface Catholic
Cemetery in Garner.
Visitation will be held
from 5 to 7 p.m. today
at Cataldo Funeral
Chapel in Garner with a
Rosary Society rosary at
6:30 p.m.
Gertrude Teresa Schmidt,
the daughter of Louis
and Emma (Busch)
Schmidt, was born Aug.
26, 1915, on a farm
southwest of Garner. She
attended Garfield
Township School and
graduated from Garner
High School in 1931.
Gertrude taught in the
rural schools of
Garfield and Avery
Townships in Hancock
County for six years.
After the death of her
mother, she stayed home
and took care of her
father. She was a school
lunch worker in the
Garner school system for
22 years.
Gertrude had resided at
Concord Care Center in
Garner since July 2004.
She enjoyed reading,
gardening and playing
cards.
Gertrude was a member of
St. Boniface Catholic
Church, St. Boniface
Parish Society and a
homemakers club.
She is survived by two
sisters: Ada Linda
Schmidt and Erma Linda
Schmidt of Garner; and
many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in
death by two sisters:
Marie Roach and Eulalia
Albers; three brothers:
Leo Schmidt, Arnold
Schmidt and Alois
Schmidt; two
brothers-in-law: Mike
Roach and George Albers;
and two sisters-in-law:
Rose Schmidt and Gladys
Schmidt.
Cataldo Funeral Home
(641) 923-2841.
www.cataldofuneralhome.com
Harold R.
Smallfoot
CLEAR LAKE — Harold R.
Smallfoot, 79, of 4652
North Shore Drive, died
Monday (April 18, 2005)
at Hospice of the
Valley, Scottsdale,
Ariz.
Funeral services will be
held 10:30 a.m. Monday
at Our Saviour's
Lutheran Church, 2502 S.
Jefferson, with the Rev.
Joel Dahlen officiating.
Burial will be in
Memorial Park Cemetery,
with members of Clear
Lake VFW Post No. 4868
conducting full military
honors.
Visitation will be held
from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday
at Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, 126
Third St. N.E., Mason
City, and a Moose
memorial service will be
held at 7 p.m. Sunday
evening.
Memorials may be given
to the Harold R.
Smallfoot Memorial Fund.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, (641)
423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
Ida Knudtson
KENSETT — Ida Knudtson,
94, of Kensett died
Thursday (April 21,
2005) at North Kansas
City Hospital in Kansas
City, Mo.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Conner
Colonial Chapel, 1008
First Ave. S.,
Northwood.
Conner Colonial Chapel,
(641) 324-1543.
www.colonialchapels.com
Daryl Burtis
MASON CITY — Daryl
Burtis, 83, of Mason
City died Thursday
(April 21, 2005) at the
Muse-Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit in Mason
City.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Major
Erickson Funeral Home,
111 N. Pennsylvania
Ave., Mason City.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home, (641) 423-0924.
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Published Saturday, April 23,
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.
Helen Mary
Nelson
BELMOND — Helen Mary
Nelson, 90, a lifelong
resident of Belmond,
died Wednesday (April
20, 2005) at the Belmond
Health Care Center in
Belmond.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m. today
at Trinity Lutheran
Church in Belmond with
the Rev. Rod Hopp
officiating. Burial will
be in the Belmond
Cemetery.
Visitation was held on
Friday from 6-8 p.m. at
the Andrews Funeral
Home, 516 First St.
S.E., Belmond, and will
continue one hour prior
to the services at
church today.
Helen Johnson was born
May 18, 1914, in
Belmond, the daughter of
William and Mary (Hunst)
Johnson. She attended
Belmond Schools in her
youth.
Helen married Richard A.
Thompson on May 18,
1935, at Mason City.
Following their
marriage, Helen took on
the responibility of
raising Richard's six
children, ages 7 to 14
years old. She later
married James I. Nelson
on July 31, 1952, at
Silver Bow County, Mont.
James died in August
1974.
For most of her life,
Helen was employed as a
cook and dietician. She
had worked for various
restaurants and for much
of her career was
employed with the
Belmond Community
Hospital. Helen retired
from the hospital in
1976 after 23 years of
employment there.
Her culinary skills and
baking abilities were
not only masterful in
her professional life,
but they were also
shared with her family
and friends. They will
remember her wonderful
cooking, including
preparation of big meals
for various gatherings,
delicious baked rolls,
buns, cakes and numerous
other treats.
Helen was very people
orientated and looked
forward to family
gatherings and
get-togethers with
friends and neighbors.
She loved children and
cherished the
opportunity to play
games with and read to
them. She was very
well-organized and
rarely missed the
occasion to remember her
family and grandchildren
with cards, gifts and
calls on special
occasions such as
birthdays and the
holidays.
She will be remembered
for her enjoyment of
friendly competition,
especially times spent
playing cards of all
kinds. Even in her later
years, it wasn't
uncommon to find Helen
in the middle of a
battle of spoons or
other games with her
grandchildren. She also
looked forward to bingo
days at the health care
center and various other
activities during her
time there. Over the
years, Helen had also
done some embroidery and
handicraft work, sharing
many of her items with
her family. Reading was
a favorite pastime.
Throughout most of her
life, she was active in
the Trinity Lutheran
Church and the Esther
Circle there. She was a
longtime member of both
the VFW and American
Legion Ladies
Auxiliaries, the Belmond
Hospital Ladies
Auxiliary, RSVP, Senior
Citizens, and was active
for a number of years in
the Grandmothers Club.
She became a resident at
the Belmond Health Care
Center in October 2002.
Prior to that, she had
resided at the Belmond
Community Apartments.
Those left to cherish
the memory of her life
include her sons: Duan
(Linda) Thompson,
Belmond, and Jack
(Marlys) Thompson, Mesa,
Ariz.; brother Henry
(Betty) Johnson of
Sedona, Ariz.;
daughters-in-law, Ruth
Thompson, West Palm
Beach, Fla., and Betty
Thompson, Belmond;
sister-in-law, Doris
Nelson, Earlham; 18
grandchildren, 38
great-grandchildren and
36 great-great-
grandchildren; numerous
special nieces and
nephews, and special
caregivers and friends
at the care center and
retirement apartments.
She was preceded in
death by her parents;
sons, William (2004),
Don (2000), Roger
(1978); daughter, Anita
Whipple (2002);
brothers, Maurice
(1955), Earl (1949) and
William (1970); sister,
Lillian (1995); a
granddaughter in 1954
and grandson in 1991;
also, a son-in-law,
Gerald Whipple (2001),
and daughter-in-law,
Dorothy Thompson (2004).
The family suggests
memorials to the Belmond
Health Care Center,
Trinity Lutheran Church
or the donor's choice.
Andrews Funeral Home,
Belmond, (641) 444-4474.
Harold R.
Smallfoot
CLEAR LAKE — Harold
Smallfoot, 79, of 4652
North Shore Drive, Clear
Lake, died Monday (April
18, 2005) at Hospice of
the Valley, Scottsdale,
Ariz.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Monday at Our Saviour's
Lutheran Church, 2502 S.
Jefferson Ave., with the
Rev. Joel Dahlen
officiating. Burial will
be in Memorial Park
Cemetery, where members
of Clear Lake VFW Post
No. 4868 will conduct
full military honors
Visitation will be held
from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday
at Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, 126
Third St. N.E., Mason
City, where a Moose
Memorial Service will be
held at 7 p.m. Sunday
evening.
Harold Ralph Smallfoot
was born Jan. 21, 1926,
at Dunbar, Neb., son of
Roy E. and Clara K.
(Schmittger) Smallfoot.
He married Marge Greiman
on Nov. 24, 1947.
Harold attended school
in Nebraska. He served
in the U.S. Navy during
World War II.
Harold drove truck for
Bekins Trucking and
farmed in the Garner
area for several years.
He married Ocie (Holt)
Hrubetz on April 14,
1973.
Harold worked at
Armour's for many years,
retiring in 1980.
He enjoyed playing
poker, cribbage, sports,
gardening, especially
watching the Phoenix
Suns, and he loved to
fish with his
grandchildren. He looked
forward to wintering in
Scottsdale, Ariz., and
returning to Clear Lake
each spring for the past
25 years.
He was a member of the
Moose Lodge, Mason City,
and a lifetime member of
Clear Lake VFW Post No.
4868.
Harold is survived by
his wife, Ocie
Smallfoot, Clear Lake;
children, Landry
(Candace) Smallfoot of
Spokane, Wash., Holly
Rasmussen of Garner,
Lambert (Leslie)
Smallfoot of Des Moines,
Dawn Smallfoot of
Garner, Gail (Kevin)
Kuhlman of Garner,
Janice Lysne of Mason
City, Michael Hrubetz of
Las Vegas, and James
(Cathy) Hrubetz of Mason
City; 21 grandchildren,
Robert (Kumi) Smallfoot,
Sarah (Nate) Smallfoot,
Ryan Smallfoot, Brittany
Baxter, Austin Baxter,
Heidi (Brian) Thoe,
Hannah (Jervaris)
Rasmussen, Heather
(Aaron) Lamb, Ryan
Rasmussen, Raquel
Rasmussen, Allan (Mysti)
Kuhlman, Paul Kuhlman,
Lisa (Ibrahim) Gangol,
Raquel (Craig) Ball,
Emma Kelley, Grace
Kelley, Nathan Kelley,
Brandon Hrubetz, Kevon
Hrubetz, A.J. Hrubetz
and Kailee Hrubetz; four
great-grandchildren,
Alexis, Maryam, Jervaris
Jr. and Bradin; two
sisters, Helen McComes
of Plato, Mo.,and Clara
Rhodes of San Jose,
Calif.; two
sisters-in-law, Mosaka
Smallfoot of Monterey,
Calif., and Betty
(Marvin) Esser of Mason
City; a brother-in-law,
John (Mona) Holt of
Mason City, and many
nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death
by parents; a daughter,
Christine Smallfoot;
brothers, Edward and
Kenneth Smallfoot, and a
sister-in law, Betty
Smallfoot.
Memorials may be given
to the Harold R.
Smallfoot Memorial Fund.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, (641)
423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
Daryl Burtis
MASON CITY — Daryl
Burtis, 83, of Mason
City, went to be with
the Lord on Thursday
(April 21, 2005) at the
Muse-Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit
surrounded by his loving
family.
Funeral services will be
held at 11 a.m. Monday
at Faith Baptist Church,
1807 S. Kentucky Ave.,
Mason City, with Pastor
Miles Grismore
officiating. Internment
will be held at LuVerne
Cemetery in LuVerne,
Iowa.
Visitation will be from
4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at
Major Erickson Funeral
Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave., Mason
City.
Daryl was born in
Algona, Iowa, April 24,
1921. He attended school
in Algona and LuVerne,
graduating in 1939. He
enlisted in the United
States Navy in August
1942 and was honorably
discharged in December
1945.
On Jan. 12, 1944, Daryl
married the love of his
life, Helen Miller, in
LuVerne. To this union
were born four children,
Gregg, Shirley, Sharon
and Marcia.
Daryl worked for 41
years in the meatpacking
industry in a
supervisory, management
position at Tobin Pack,
Fort Dodge and
Estherville, Iowa Beef,
Mason City, and Marshall
Pack, Marshalltown.
He was an avid golfer
and enjoyed hunting and
fishing. He played
semi-pro baseball in
Fort Dodge and
Estherville.
Daryl was a friend to
everyone and had many,
many close friends,
nieces, nephews and
cousins.
Left to cherish his
memory are his wife of
61 years, Helen of Mason
City; son Gregg and
wife, Marla, of Sioux
Falls, S.D.; daughters,
Shirley Jorgensen, of
St. Louis, Mo., Sharon
Kallemeyn and husband
David of Rapid City,
S.D., and Marcia Hansen
and Bob Curtis of Mason
City; grandchildren,
Jeff Burtis and wife
Michelle, and great
granddaughters, Dani,
Jaci and Jeni; Lisa
Hokenstad and husband,
Mike, and
great-grandchildren
Alexa and Nicholas; Ryan
Burtis and
great-grandsons Scott
and Logan; Thad
Jorgensen and wife,
Jeanine, and
step-great-grandson
Conner; Carrie Gray and
husband, Don, and
great-granddaughter Mya;
Michael Jorgensen and
wife Emily; Brenda
Kallemeyn; Margaret
Kallemeyn, and Crystal
Hansen. He is also
survived by his
brothers-in-law, Orville
Anderson of Algona and
Robert Miller of
Rochester, Minn.
Daryl was preceded in
death by his parents,
Kelsey and Rhoda; his
only sibling, Durwood,
and grandchildren
Kathleen Jorgensen and
Matthew Jorgensen.
Memorials may be
directed to Faith
Baptist Church in Mason
City.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home, (641) 423- 0924.
Henry O.
‘Hank' Johnson
BELMOND — Henry O.
"Hank" Johnson, 94, of
Belmond, died Friday
(April 22, 2005) at the
Belmond Health Care
Center in Belmond.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Monday at the St.
Francis Xavier Catholic
Church in Belmond with
Father David Beckman and
Deacon Nick Schmidt
officiating. Burial will
be held in the St.
Francis Cemetery near
Belmond with full
military graveside rites
provided by the Belmond
Honor Guard.
Visitation will be held
from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday
at the Dugger Ewing
Funeral Home, 111
Luick's Lane S. in
Belmond and one hour
prior to services at the
church on Monday. A
Scriptural wake service
will take place at 6:30
p.m. Sunday at the
funeral home.
The family requests that
memorials be directed to
the CLEAR Project in
Clear Lake and/or the
Belmond VFW Avenue of
Flags in Belmond.
Dugger Ewing Funeral
Home, (641) 444-3248.
Charles R.
(Charlie) Platts
LAKE MILLS — Charles R.
(Charlie) Platts, 72, of
Lake Mills, died Friday
(April 22, 2005) at the
Lake Mills Care Center
in Lake Mills.
Funeral services will be
held at 1:30 p.m. Monday
at Salem Lutheran Church
in Lake Mills with the
Rev. Roger Dystra
officiating. Burial will
take place at Salem
Lutheran Cemetery with
military honors provided
by Otto Chose Post No.
235 of the American
Legion.
Visitation will be from
5 to 7 p.m. Sunday at
Mittlestadt Funeral
Home, 902 E. Main St. in
Lake Mills, and will
continue one hour prior
to services at the
church on Monday.
Mittlestadt Funeral
Home, (641) 592-0221.
Russell Fox
RICEVILLE — Russell Fox,
82, of Riceville, died
Thursday (April 21,
2005) at St. Marys
Hospital in Rochester,
Minn.
A Mass of the
resurrection will be
held at 10:30 a.m Monday
at Immaculate Conception
Catholic Church with the
Rev. Paul Steimel
officiating. Burial will
be in the Riverside
Cemetery in Riceville.
Friends may call from 4
to 8 p.m. Sunday at the
Lindstrom Funeral Home
in Riceville. There will
be a rosary at 4:30 p.m.
Sunday.
Linstrom Funeral Home,
(641) 985-2242.
Gladys
Karamitros
MASON CITY — Gladys
Karamitros, 82, of Mason
City, died Aug. 29,
2003.
There will be a
graveside inurnment at
11 a.m. Tuesday at the
Elmwood- St. Joseph
Cemetery in Mason City
with Rev. Jon M. Seda of
Holy Family Catholic
Church in Mason City
officiating. There will
be full military honors
conducted by members of
the Mason City Veterans
Memorial Association.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, 126
Third St. N.E., Mason
City, is in charge of
the arrangements.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, (641)
423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
Gordon S.
Oswald
BROWNSDALE, Minn. —
Gordon S. Oswald, 83, of
Brownsdale and formerly
of the Forest City and
Kensett, Iowa, areas,
died Sunday (April 17,
2005).
Funeral services were
held Thursday (April 21,
2005) at Our Saviors
Lutheran Church in
Austin, Minn., with the
Rev. Glenn L. Monson
officiating. Interment
was held at Elk Creek
Cemetery in Kensett.
Clasen- Jordon Mortuary,
Austin, Minn., (507)
433-5727.
Christopher
M. Squier
MASON CITY — Christopher
M. Squier, 22, of 907 N.
Taylor Ave., died Friday
(April 22, 2005) at
Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa.
Funeral services are
pending at
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, 123
Third St. N.E., Mason
City.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, (641)
423- 2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
Nellie Mae
Frenz
MASON CITY — Nellie Mae
Frenz, 97, of Mason
City, died Thursday
(April 21, 2005) at
Oakwood Care Center in
Clear Lake.
Funeral services are
pending at Major
Erickson Funeral Home,
111 N. Pennsylvania
Ave., Mason City.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home, (641) 423-0924.
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Henry O. ‘Hank'
Johnson
BELMOND — Henry O.
"Hank" Johnson, 94, of
Belmond, passed away
Friday (April 22, 2005)
at the Belmond Health
Care Center in Belmond.
Funeral services for
Hank will be held at
10:30 a.m. Monday at the
St. Francis Xavier
Catholic Church in
Belmond with Father
David Beckman and Deacon
Nick Schmidt
officiating.
Burial will be in the
St. Francis Cemetery
near Belmond. Full
military graveside rites
will be provided by the
Belmond Honor Guard.
Visitation for Hank will
be held from 5 to 7 p.m.
today at the Dugger
Ewing Funeral Home, 111
Luick's Lane S. in
Belmond and one hour
prior to services at the
church on Monday.
A scriptural wake
service will take place
at 6:30 p.m. at the
funeral home today.
Henry, the son of Samuel
and Mary Halvorson
Johnson, and the
grandson of Lars and
Walgjard Kalvig Johnson
and Ole and Sonove
(Sarah) Skrinde Olson
Halvorson, was born on
Nov. 18, 1910 in
Belmond.
Henry was baptized and
confirmed in the St.
Olaf Lutheran Church
near Belmond. He grew up
in the Belmond area
where Hank attended
schools.
In high school, Hank was
an outstanding athlete
and student. He served
as president of his
senior class, captain of
the football team for
two years, captain of
the basketball team for
one year.
Hank was the first
captain of the first
North Iowa All Star
Football Team in 1929.
Henry graduated from the
Belmond High School in
1929.
His decision to take
care of his mother
prevented Henry from
accepting a football
scholarship to Upper
Iowa University.
After high school, Henry
worked in the sugar beet
fields and at Tomco
Seeds in Belmond. He
also managed the state
liquor store in Belmond
before entering the
service.
Henry was united in
marriage to Gertrude
Marie Quigley on Dec. 8,
1937, in Belmond. The
couple made their home
in Belmond where they
raised their family.
On April 12, 1944, Henry
entered the U.S. Army.
He served his country in
the European Theater
during World War II.
Henry was a member of
the 76th Infantry in
Gen. George S. Patton's
3rd Army, VIII Corps.
His medals and citations
attest to the great
campaigns he was
involved in. Henry
returned home on Oct.
20, 1945.
After returning home
from the service, Henry
began working for the
McGuire Clothing Store
in Belmond, which was
later purchased by Dutch
Thompson.
For 32 years, Hank
worked at Thompson
Clothing, managing the
store in his later
years. He retired in
1978.
A lover of the outdoors,
Henry spent a lot of
time hunting and
fishing. Hank was one of
the great wading
fisherman in the state.
He also liked gardening
and reading. A prolific
reader, the library held
books back so Henry
could read something
new. Sports were very
important to Hank; the
Hawkeyes were his team.
Hank's children remember
him only loving his
family more than being
outdoors.
Henry is survived by
three daughters:
Maryellen Oberhauser of
Belmond, Jeanne
McConville and husband
Michael of Des Moines
and Bette Eells and
husband Lew of Cedar
Rapids; three sons: Sam
Johnson and wife Vicki
of Badger, Ray Johnson
and fiancée Teresa and
her daughter Katie of
Belmond, and Len Johnson
and wife Jan, of
Bucyrus, Kan.; 13
grandchildren and nine
great-grandchildren:
Greg and Kim Oberhauser
and their son Garrett;
Gretchen and Allen
Stegman; Todd, Susan,
Michelle, Jeff and Doug
McConville; Spencer and
Kris Eells and their
children, Carson, Jenna,
and Jackson; Craig and
Kelly Eells and their
son Parker; Dominique
and Mike Bockman and
their children, Nicholas
and Patrick; Ned and
Jessica and their
children Jordan and
Cooper; Erin Johnson;
and Alex Johnson;
numerous nieces,
nephews, extended family
and many friends.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; wife,
Gertrude; eight brothers
and sisters: William,
Helen, Olga, Sofie,
Magdalene, Theodore,
Paul and Leonard.
The family requests that
memorials be directed to
the CLEAR Project in
Clear Lake and/or the
Belmond V.F.W. Avenue of
Flags in Belmond.
Dugger Ewing Funeral
Home, (641) 444n3248.
Elsie E.
Rachut
OSAGE — Elsie Edvina
Clara Rachut, 83, of
Osage died Friday (April
22, 2005) at Muse-Norris
Hospice In-patient Unit
in Mason City.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday at St. John's
Lutheran Church, 1202
390th St., west of
Osage, with the Rev.
Wayne Ellingson
officiating. Burial will
be in the St. John's
Cemetery.
Visitation will be from
5 to 8 p.m. Monday at
the Champion-Bucheit
Funeral Home in Osage,
and will continue one
hour before services at
the church on Tuesday.
Elsie was born May 19,
1921, in Rock Township,
Mitchell County, the
daughter of Walter and
Eleanora (Wilde)
Hinsman.
Elsie was baptized on
June 5, 1921, at her
parents' home. She was
confirmed on April 14,
1935, at St. John's
Lutheran Church, Rock
Township. Elsie attended
grade school at Rock No.
6 in Mitchell County.
She attended Grafton
High School, graduating
in 1939 as valedictorian
of her class.
She was married to
Wilmer Rachut on Sept.
16, 1945. They farmed in
the Osage and Fertile
areas. Wilmer passed
away on Sept. 22, 1969,
as the result of an
automobile accident.
Elsie and her family
continued farming after
his death.
Elsie was a lifelong
member of St. John's
Lutheran Church, where
she was a Sunday School
teacher for 20 years,
and taught Bible School
for many years. She was
a member of WELCA,
holding different
offices throughout the
years. Elsie was the
first woman elected to
serve on the St. John's
Church Board. She also
served on the Faith
Lutheran Home Board,
being the first woman
from her church to do
so. Elsie was honored to
receive the Honorary
Chapter Farmer Award
from the Osage F.F.A.
She enjoyed gardening,
flowers and making
quilts, many of which
were made for Lutheran
World Relief and other
charities. Elsie retired
to Osage in December of
1980.
She is survived by three
children: Ronald Rachut
and wife, Becky, of
Mason City, Marjorie
Grundel and husband,
Dennis, of St. Ansgar
and Dennis Rachut and
wife, Joyce, of Osage;
six grandchildren:
Michael Rachut, Deborah
Baardseth and husband,
Joel, Robert Grundel,
Steven Rachut and
fiancée, Beth Mowrer,
Kevin Rachut, and Rachel
Rachut; two
step-grandchildren:
DeeDee Mead and Laura
Meyer; four
great-grandchildren:
Ellie and Ashton
Baardseth, and Marcus
and Dominic Espinosa;
one sister, Rosie Pagel
of St. Ansgar; one
sister-in-law, Elsie R.
Rachut of St. Ansgar;
one niece and two
nephews.
She is preceded by her
parents; her husband,
Wilmer, in 1969; three
brothers-in-law: Oscar
and Arthur Rachut, and
John Pagel and twin
great-grandsons, Alex
and Ryan Baardseth
Champion-Bucheit Funeral
Home, (641) 732-3706.
Dale H. Hinz
CHARLES CITY — Dale H.
Hinz, 59, Charles City,
died on Thursday (April
21, 2005).
Funeral services for
Dale will be held at 11
a.m. Tuesday at the
Cross Lutheran Church,
Charles City, with the
Rev. James Grabitske
officiating. Burial will
be in Riverside
Cemetery. Full military
honors will be conducted
by the Charles City
Ceremonial Unit.
Friends may call at the
Hauser Funeral Home,
Charles City, from 4 to
8 p.m. Monday and at the
church from 10 a.m.
until service time on
Tuesday.
Dale Harry Hinz was born
Sept. 30, 1945, in
Waterloo, the son of
Harry and Gladys (Faust)
Hinz. He attended school
in Hudson and graduated
from Janesville High
School.
He enlisted in the
United States Air Force
following high school
and served his country
during the Vietnam War.
After being honorably
discharged, he farmed
and worked with Wayne
Engineering of Cedar
Falls.
He was united in
marriage to Joyce
Brincks on June 16,
1973, in Janesville.
Dale worked for White
Farm Equipment. He then
worked for Top Notch
Feeder Pigs for 12
years.
He was presently
employed with Unverferth
Manufacturing, farmed
and drove semi for Knapp
Farms.
Dale was an active and
dedicated member of
Cross Lutheran Church
where he served as an
usher and council
member, and he was a
member of the VFW. He
enjoyed playing 500 with
the card club, watching
NFL games on TV, was an
avid NASCAR fan and
enjoyed local dirt track
stock car racing. He
especially loved
spending time with his
grandchildren.
Living family members
include his wife, Joyce
of Charles City,
daughter, Paula
Givens of Mason City,
and son, Jason Brincks
of Charles City; two
grandchildren: Michael
and Rachel Givens of
Mason City; five
brothers and sisters:
Marcy (Ken) Kristensen
of Hudson, Dick (Cora)
Hinz of Cedar Falls,
Jane (John) Martin of
Waterloo, Harold (Joyce)
Hinz of Denver, and Rose
(Chuck) Demuth of
Waterloo and several
nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death
by his parents and one
brother, Jerry Hinz.
Memorials may be
directed to the Cross
Lutheran Church.
The Hauser Funeral Home,
in Charles City is in
charge of arrangements.
Hauser Funeral Home,
(641) 228-2323.
www.hauserfh.com.
Ida Alvina
Knudtson
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.—Ida
Alvina Knudtson, 94, of
Minneapolis, Minn.,
formerly of Northwood,
Iowa, died Thursday,
(April 21, 2005) in
Kansas City, Mo., where
she had been living with
her son for the past few
years.
Funeral services will be
held at 1 p.m. Tuesday
at the First Lutheran
Church, small chapel,
309 North Ninth St.,
Northwood, with the Rev.
Ingrid Bloom
officiating. Burial will
be in the Kensett
Cemetery.
Visitation will be one
hour prior to service
time on Tuesday at the
church.
One of eight children,
Ida was born on March
27, 1911, in Northwood,
the daughter of Rasmus
and Helen (Walswick)
Flatness.
After growing up in
Northwood, Ida went on
to meet her future
husband, Lavon, and they
were united in marriage
on Oct. 20, 1935, in the
Lutheran Church in
Northwood. He preceded
her in death in 1976.
Ida and Lavon left
Northwood for the bright
lights and opportunities
in Minneapolis. Ida
became a successful
beautician at 2615 Park
Ave. in Minneapolis.
She gave up her career
after the birth of her
son, Leonard "Skip"
Knudtson, on June 26,
1946. Although Ida spoke
highly of her profession
as a beautician, her
true love was being a
wife, mother, homemaker,
grandmother, and
great-grandmother.
Ida was a member of the
Bethlehem Covenant
Church in Minneapolis.
Left to cherish her
memory are her son,
Leonard "Skip" Knudtson
and his wife Cleta of
Kansas City, Mo.; her
grandson, James Knudtson
of Kansas City, Mo.; her
granddaughter Stacey
Brown and her husband
Tim, great-grandson,
Casey and
great-granddaughter,
McKenzie all of
Louisville, Ky.; her
sister, Hazel Kuhlmann
of Northwood, many
nieces, nephews and
friends, particularly
her "adopted" family of
Ingrid Bloom and her
husband, Larry, daughter
Elizabeth Kaar and her
son Brendon Kaar.
Conner Colonial Chapel,
1008 First Ave. South,
Northwood, is in charge
of the arrangements.
Conner Colonial Chapel,
(641) 324-1543.
www.colonialchapels.com.
N. Mae Frenz
MASON CITY — N. Mae
Frenz, 97, of Mason City
died Thursday (April 21,
2005) at the Oakwood
Care Center in Clear
Lake.
Funeral services for Mae
will be held at 2 p.m.
on Monday at St. James
Lutheran Church, 1148
fourth St. S.E. with
Pastor Paul Nelson
officiating. Interment
will be in Memorial Park
Cemetery.
Visitation will be from
4 to 6 p.m. today at
Major Erickson Funeral
Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave..
Mae was born on July
12,1907, the daughter of
Henry and Carrie
(Papinga) Rheingens in
Bristow, Iowa. She
attended school in Mason
City and graduated from
Mason City High School
in 1925.
Mae was united in
marriage to Hilbert
Frenz on Sept. 30, 1926,
at the St. James
Lutheran Church
Parsonage in Mason City.
They shared 65 years
of marriage prior to
Hilbert's death. Mae and
Hilbert farmed Southeast
of Mason City for many
years. They were members
of St. James Lutheran
Church in Mason City and
longtime members of the
Friendship Society at
the church.
Mae is survived by her
son, Gene (Mollie)
Frenz, of Redding,
Calif.; daughter, Carol
Meier, of Clear Lake;
grandchildren, Bill
(Cathy) Frenz of Front
Royal, Va., Teri Linn
Tate of Dublin, Calif.,
Tim Frenz of Lake
Oswego, Ore., Michael
Frenz of Oakley, Calif.,
Kristie (Fred)
Kuykendall of Marble
Rock and Richard Meier
of Clear Lake; 13
great-grandchildren;
eight great-great
grandchildren; sister,
Maxine (Walter "Boot")
Stoltenberg of Nora
Springs; and a
sister-in-law, Dorothy
Frenz of Clear Lake. Mae
is also survived by many
nieces, nephews and
cousins.
She was preceded in
death by her parents;
husband Hilbert; two
sisters, Clara and
Phyllis; and one
son-in-law, Eugene
Meier.
In lieu of flowers,
memorials may be
directed to the Mae
Frenz Memorial Fund.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home, (641) 423-0924.
James
McDermott
CHARLES CITY — James
McDermott, 89, of
Charles City, died on
Friday (April 22, 2005)
at the 11th Street
Chautauqua Guest Home,
Charles City.
A funeral Mass for James
will be held at 10:30
a.m. Monday at the
Immaculate Conception
Catholic Church, Charles
City. The Rev. Carl Ries
will celebrate the Mass.
Burial will be in
Calvary Cemetery.
Friends may call at the
Hauser Funeral Home in
Charles City from 4 to 8
p.m. today where the
Rosary will be recited
at 4:30 p.m. and a Vigil
Scriptural Wake Service
will be held at 7 p.m.
Visitation will continue
Monday at the church an
hour before the Mass.
James Henry McDermott
was born on March 22,
1916, at Joel,
Wisconsin, the son of
James and Minnie (Aman)
McDermott. He was raised
in Algona and Floyd and
graduated from Floyd
High School.
He was united in
marriage to Lois M.
Rademacher on Oct. 13,
1943, in Lampasas,
Texas. The couple lived
in Texas and Virginia.
James served his country
in the U.S. Army during
World War II. Following
his discharge from the
Army, the couple made
their home in the
Charles City area. Dale
worked at White Farm for
30 years before
retiring.
He enjoyed gardening,
thresher festivals,
travel, and especially
spending time at the
library and YMCA. Many
will remember him for
his frequent bicycle
trips around Charles
City.
He was a member of the
Immaculate Conception
Catholic Church.
James is survived by his
wife, Lois, of Charles
City; their children:
Steve McDermott of
Chester, Va., Barbara
(Robert) McMurchy of
Floyd, Ronald (Sue)
McDermott of Mount
Vernon, Rita (Jim)
Sanner of Charles City,
Mark (Mary) McDermott of
Swisher and David
(DeAnna) McDermott of
Council Bluffs; 11
grandchildren; and six
great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; one
daughter, Rosemary; one
granddaughter, Megan;
three brothers and one
sister.
The Hauser Funeral Home
in Charles City is in
charge of arrangements.
Hauser Funeral Home,
(641) 228-2323.
www.hauserfh.com.
Christopher
Michael Squier
MASON CITY— Christopher
Michael Squier, 22, of
907 North Tyler Ave.,
died Friday (April 22,
2005) at Mercy Medical
Center North Iowa.
Funeral Mass will be
held at 10 a.m. Tuesday
at St. Joseph Catholic
Church, 302 5th Street
S.E., Mason City with
the Rev. Michael
Podhajsky and the Rev.
Kenneth Gehling
officiating. Burial will
be in Memorial Park
Cemetery, Mason City.
Visitation will be from
5 to 8 p.m. Monday with
a rosary service at 6:30
p.m. followed by a
scriptural wake service,
at Hogan Bremer Moore
Colonial Chapel 126
third St. N.E., Mason
City
Christopher Michael
Squier was born on Oct.
14, 1982, in Mason City,
the son of Dennis and
Karen (Reindl) Squier.
Chris graduated from
Mason City High School.
He worked at Brick
Furniture, Midwest
Wholesale, Kum & Go, and
Jiffy Lube, in Mason
City.
Chris enjoyed tinkering
with cars, helping
others in construction
projects, spending time
with his family, and
being a loving father to
his son Dominic.
He was a member of St.
Joseph Catholic Church.
Chris is survived by his
parents, Dennis and
Karen Squier of Mason
City; son, Dominic
Squier of Mason City;
brothers: Scott Squier
of Mason City and Kevin
(RoxAnne) Squier of
Mason City;
grandparents: Burr
(Marvelle) Squier of
Rudd and Iva Dene Reindl
of Kensett; nieces and
nephews: Kirsten Squier,
Alex Squier, Madison
Squier and Darin Nelson;
special friend, Alissa
Smith and family, along
with many aunts, uncles,
cousins, family, and
friends.
Chris is preceded in
death by his
grandparents, Glenn and
Opal Reindl, Margaret
"Greta" Squier, and
uncle, Paul Reindl.
Memorials may be
directed to the
Christopher M. Squier
Memorial Fund.
Hogan Bremer Moore
Colonial Chapel, (641)
423-2372
www.colonialchapels.com.
Ralph S.
Shepherd Sr.
MASON CITY — Ralph S.
Shepherd Sr., 102, of
Mason City died Saturday
(April 23, 2005) at Good
Shepherd Health Center.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Major
Erickson Funeral Home,
111 N. Pennsylvania
Ave., Mason City.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home, (641) 423-0924.
Robert Reed
CLEAR LAKE — Robert
Reed, 76, of Clear Lake
died Saturday (April 23,
2005) at Muse-Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit,
Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Ward Van
Slyke Colonial Chapel,
101 N. Fourth St., Clear
Lake.
Ward Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, (641) 347-2193.
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Published Monday, April 25,
2005.
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as a community service
of Fullerton Funeral
Homes. Information is
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Robert R. Reed
CLEAR LAKE — Robert R.
Reed, 76, of Clear Lake,
died Saturday (April 23,
2005) at the Muse-Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit
in Mason City.
His funeral service will
be held at 10:30 a.m.
Thursday at the Ward-Van
Slyke Colonial Chapel,
101 North 4th Street,
Clear Lake, with Richard
L. Scott, lay assistant,
Zion Lutheran Church,
Clear Lake, officiating.
Military honors will be
conducted by the Clear
Lake V.F.W.
Visitation will be from
5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at
the Ward Van Slyke
Colonial Chapel.
Inurnment will be at a
later date at the Forest
Lawn Memorial Park,
Omaha, Nebraska.
The family of Robert
"Bob" Reed has requested
that memorial
contributions be made to
the Muse-Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit in Mason
City and the Clear Lake
V.F.W. Building Fund in
his memory.
Bob was born on August
24, 1928, the son of
Clarence and Ethel
(Keller) Reed in Britt,
Iowa. He attended school
in Britt. Bob enlisted
in the United States
Marine Corps in 1946 and
was honorably discharged
in 1950.
Bob was united in
marriage to Frances
Brown on June 11, 1950,
in Edenton, North
Carolina. Bob and
Frances lived in Omaha,
Neb., Honey Creek, Iowa,
and moved to Clear Lake
in 2000.
He worked at Santa Fe
Transportation for 27
years in Omaha, Neb.,
and also at Churchill
Trucking until his
retirement.
He was a lifetime member
of the V.F.W. Post 2503
in Omaha and was a
member of the Teamster's
Union.
Left to cherish his
memory is his wife,
Frances Reed, Clear
Lake; two children,
Linda (Gene) Kennedy,
Omaha, Nebraska; and
Christopher (Margaret)
Reed, Little Elm, Texas;
three grandchildren,
Jessica, Jennifer, and
Joseph Reed; two
brothers, Don (Joann)
Reed, Clear Lake; Bill
(Jean) Reed, Woodburn,
Ore.; two sisters, Marie
Seiler, Ankeny; and
Marilyn Crohan, New
York, N.Y.; and many
nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; sister,
Fearl Richmond; and
brother, Charles J.
Reed.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, (641) 357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com.
Christopher
Michael Squier
MASON CITY— Christopher
Michael Squier, 22, of
907 North Tyler Ave.
died Friday (April 22,
2005) at Mercy Medical
Center North Iowa.
Funeral Mass will be
held at 10 a.m. Tuesday
at St. Joseph Catholic
Church, 302 5th Street
S.E., Mason City, with
the Rev. Michael
Podhajsky and the Rev.
Kenneth Gehling
officiating. Burial will
be in Memorial Park
Cemetery, Mason City.
Visitation will be from
5 to 8 p.m. today with a
rosary service at 6:30
p.m. followed by a
scriptural wake service,
at Hogan Bremer Moore
Colonial Chapel 126
Third St. N.E., Mason
City.
Christopher Michael
Squier was born on Oct.
14, 1982, in Mason City,
the son of Dennis and
Karen (Reindl) Squier.
Chris graduated from
Mason City High School.
He worked at Brick
Furniture, Midwest
Wholesale, Kum & Go, and
Jiffy Lube, in Mason
City.
Chris enjoyed tinkering
with cars, helping
others in construction
projects, spending time
with his family, and
being a loving father to
his son Dominic. He was
a member of St. Joseph
Catholic Church.
Chris is survived by his
parents, Dennis and
Karen Squier of Mason
City; son, Dominic
Squier of Mason City;
brothers: Scott Squier
of Mason City and Kevin
(RoxAnne) Squier of
Mason City;
grandparents: Burr
(Marvelle) Squier of
Rudd and Iva Dene Reindl
of Kensett; nieces and
nephews: Kirsten Squier,
Alex Squier, Madison
Squier and Darin Nelson;
special friend, Alissa
Smith and family, along
with many aunts, uncles,
cousins, family, and
friends.
Chris is preceded in
death by his
grandparents, Glenn and
Opal Reindl, Margaret
"Greta" Squier, and
uncle, Paul Reindl.
Memorials may be
directed to Christopher
M. Squier Memorial Fund.
Hogan Bremer Moore
Colonial Chapel, (641)
423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com.
Harry W.
Card
HAMPTON — Harry W. Card,
87, of Hampton, died
Saturday (April 23,
2005) at the Franklin
General Hospital,
Hampton.
Funeral services will be
at 10 a.m. Wednesday at
the West Fork United
Methodist Church, rural
Sheffield with the Rev.
Sam Lee presiding.
Burial will be in the
Dumont Cemetery, Dumont.
Visitation will be from
4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at
the Sietsema Vogel
Funeral Home in Hampton.
Sietsema Vogel Funeral
Home, (641) 456-3232.
Ralph S.
Shepherd Sr.
MASON CITY— Ralph S.
Shepherd Sr., 102, of
Mason City, died
Saturday (April 23,
2005) at the Good
Shepherd Health Center.
Funeral services will be
held at 11 a.m.
Wednesday at Major
Erickson Funeral Home,
111 N. Pennsylvania
Ave., with Charles
Caponi of the Seventh
Day Adventist Church
officiating. Burial will
be in Elmwood Cemetery.
Visitation will be one
hour prior to the
service at the funeral
home on Wednesday.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
Robert
Carson
IOWA FALLS — Robert
Carson, 77, of Iowa
Falls, Iowa, died
Saturday (April 23,
2005) at Scenic Manor,
Iowa Falls.
A visitation for Robert
Carson will be held from
5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at
the Linn's Funeral
Homes, Iowa Falls
Chapel. A private
inurnment will be held
at a later date at the
Chariton Cemetery,
Chariton, Iowa.
Memorials may be
directed to Hospice of
North Iowa, 1, 2nd Ave
N.W., Hampton, IA 50441.
Linn's Funeral Home,
(641) 648-2569.
Irene M.
Graham
MASON CITY — Irene M.
Graham, 78, of Mason
City, died Saturday
(April 23, 2005) at the
Muse-Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit in Mason
City.
Funeral arrangements are
imcomplete at the Bride
Colonial Chapel, 110
East Spring St., Manly,
(641) 454-2242.
www.colonialchapels.com.
Richard
Winden
FERTILE — Richard
Winden, 67, of Fertile,
died Sunday (April 24,
2005) at Muse Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit
in Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Petersen
Lund Funeral Home, 505 N
Clark St., Forest City,
(641) 585-2685.
Sylvia Paine
MASON CITY — Sylvia
Paine, 68, of Mason City
died Sunday (April 24,
2005) at the Mercy
Medical Center-North
Iowa, West Campus, in
Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Major
Erickson Funeral Home,
(641) 423-0924.
Posted
by Gene Manning
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