PUBLISHED Monday, August 1, 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.
HTC Daniel F.Ballard, USN (Ret.)
GREENE — A funeral Mass for Daniel F.
Ballard, 58, of 320 South Main Street,
Greene, will be held at 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in
Greene with the Rev. Monsignor Walter
Brunkan officiating.
Burial will be in the St. Mary's
Cemetery in Greene with military honors
conducted by Tack Barnett Post 268
American Legion of Greene.
Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today at
Reid's Funeral Chapel, 519 North First
Street, Greene, where there will be a
rosary service at 5 p.m. conducted by
the Knights of Columbus followed by a
scriptural wake service.
Visitation will continue at the church
one hour before services on Tuesday.
Daniel Fredrick Ballard was born July 7,
1947, at the Cedar Valley Hospital in
Charles City, a son of Earnie Fredrick
and Veronica Florence (Heck) Ballard,
and died Thursday (July 28, 2005) at
Methodist Hospital in Rochester, Minn.
He received his education and graduated
from the Immaculate Conception School in
Charles City in 1966. He attended North
Iowa Area Community College in Mason
City where he met Brenda Marsh. Dan
entered the United States Navy in July
1968 when he underwent training at Great
Lakes Naval Station.
On May 2, 1970, Dan and Brenda were
united in marriage at St. Mary's
Catholic Church in Greene. They
relocated to Portsmouth, Va., where he
was stationed on the USS Columbus CG-12.
He later served on the USS John F.
Kennedy CVA-67, USS Francis Marion
LPA-249, USS Yellowstone AD-41, and USS
Vulcan AR-5.
At various times he served with the SIMA
(Shore Intermediate Maintenance
Activity), and shore patrol. Following
his retirement on October 31, 1988, he
and his family returned to Greene in
1991 where they made their home.
He was currently employed at Menards in
Mason City. He was an active member of
the Greene Volunteer Fire Department
where he was a certified fire inspector,
fire fighter I, haz-mat ops level, and
weather spotter.
Daniel was also a member of St. Mary's
Catholic Church of Greene, Father John
Naumann Council of the Knights of
Columbus, and Tack Barnett Post 268
American Legion of Greene.
He will be sadly missed by his wife
Brenda of Greene; two daughters: Michele
(James) Anderson of Greene, Kendra
(Douglas) Mennen of Mason City; five and
a half grandchildren: Elizabeth, Thomas
Daniel, Heather, Nick, Ben, and a baby
due in the fall; and a special family
friend, Ellen Ragland; his mother,
Veronica "Ronnie" Ballard of Floyd;
three sisters: Barb (John) Pint of
Mitchell, Bonnie (Larry) Pint of Osage,
Linda (Dave) Hennagir of Griffith, Ind.
and many nieces and nephews.
Dan was preceded in death by his father
Earnie Ballard on October 11, 1973; and
an infant grandchild in 2002. Those
planning an expression of sympathy may
direct memorials to the Daniel F.
Ballard Memorial Fund for community
projects in care of the family.
Arrangements have been entrusted to
Reid's Funeral Chapel of Greene, (641)
823-4457.
Mary A. Keenan
MORRO BAY, Calif. — Mary A. Keenan, 105,
died Saturday (July 30, 2005) at her
home.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete with
Bride Colonial Chapel, 110 East Spring
Street, Manly.
Bride Colonial Chapel, (641) 454-2242.
www.colonialchapels.com.
Agnes M. Kumsher
BRITT — Agnes M. Kumsher, 85, of Britt,
passed away Saturday (July 30, 2005) at
the Hancock County Memorial Hospital in
Britt.
Funeral services for Agnes Kumsher will
be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St.
Patrick's Catholic Church in Britt with
the Rev. Michael Schueller officiating.
Burial will take place in St. Patrick's
Church Cemetery in Britt.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m.
today at the Ewing Dugger Funeral Chapel
in Britt and one hour prior to the
services at the church. A parish rosary
will be said at 7 p.m. today at the
funeral chapel.
Agnes, the daughter of Adolph and Mary
Nedved Ptacek was born June 24, 1920, on
a farm south of Duncan. She received her
education and graduated from the rural
schools. As a young girl she helped
friends and relatives with housework and
child-sitting.
Agnes was united in marriage with
Michael Kumsher on Nov. 22, 1938, at St.
Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Duncan.
The couple made their home on the family
farm east of Britt until 1997 when they
moved into Britt.
She enjoyed gardening, quilting,
embroidery and baking kolaches, breads
and pies. She was a generous and loving
fulltime wife, mother, grandmother and
great-grandmother. Her family was her
life.
Agnes was baptized at St. Wenceslaus in
Duncan. She attended and was a member of
St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Britt.
Knowing she is at peace with the Lord
and mourning her loss are her husband,
Michael, of 66 years; one son, Ronald
Kumsher and his wife, Carolyn, of
Garner; six daughters: Charlene Aukes
and her husband, Denny, of Forest City,
Jeraldine Peterson and her husband,
Larry, of Corwith, Carolyn DeKruif and
her husband, Don, of Britt, Darlene
Francis and Tim Lyman of Faribault,
Minn.; Judy Thompson and her husband,
Jerry, of Crystal Lake and Marilyn
Kumsher at home; fifteen grandchildren;
twelve great-grandchildren; four
sisters: Mary Kral of Blair, Wis., Sally
Weiskamp of Britt, Marge Schleusner and
her husband, Bud, of Garner, Frances
Doughan and her husband, Allan, of
Britt; brother, Clarence Ptacek and his
wife, Verneil, of Garner;
brother-in-law, Bob Witte (who passed
away on July 31, 2005) of Duncan and
many other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; sister, Blanche Witte; brother,
Tony Ptacek; sister-in-law, Ileene
Ptacek; and two brothers-in-law: Jim
Kral and Art Weiskamp.
Ewing Dugger Funeral Chapel, Britt,
(641) 843-3839.
Richard T. Nelson
HAMPTON— Richard T. Nelson, 70, of
Hampton, died Sunday (July 31, 2005) at
the Sheffield Care Center, Sheffield.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30
a.m. Tuesday at the Trinity Lutheran
Church in Hampton with the Rev. Karl
Bollhagen and Vicar Jonathan Mumme
presiding.
Burial will be in the Hampton Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m.
today at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home
in Hampton.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be
directed to Hospice of North Iowa.
Sietsema Vogel Funeral Home, Hampton,
(641) 456-3232.
Charles J. LaFrance
MANLY— Charles J. LaFrance, 68, of 826
N. Grant St. in Manly, died Saturday
(July 30, 2005) at the Muse-Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
Arrangements are incomplete at Fullerton
Funeral Home and Cremation Services in
Mason City, (641) 423-8676.
Iris M. LaCoste
NORA SPRINGS — Iris M. LaCoste, 72,
formerly of 907 West Congress, Rudd,
died Saturday (July 30, 2005) at Muse
Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason
City.
A funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m.
Tuesday at the Holy Name Catholic
Church, 507 First Ave. N.W., Rockford,
with the Rev. Jon M. Seda officiating.
Burial will be in the Evergreen
Cemetery, Rudd.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m.
today at Sheckler Colonial Chapel 114
North Hawkeye, Nora Springs.
Memorials may be directed to the Iris M.
LaCoste Memorial Fund.
Iris M. LaCoste was born on Oct. 2,
1932, in Wall, S. D., the daughter of
Bernard and Hildred (Schmitten)
Thompson.
Iris graduated from Rudd High School in
1950. She was united in marriage to
Raymond LaCoste on June 14, 1950, at the
Holy Name Catholic Church. To this
union, nine children were born. Iris was
an employee of Risto and Ron Weber and
Associates.
Iris loved cooking, baking, and reading.
Her greatest love was spending time with
her family and friends. She was a member
of the Holy Name Catholic Church, Sara
Circle, canasta and 500 club.
Iris is survived by her children, Diana
Mentzer, of Omaha, Neb., Alan (Sharon)
LaCoste, of Rudd, Karen (Rod) Garrity,
of Viola, Wis., Theresa Schwem, of
Ventura, Barb (Kelly) Noss, of
Dougherty, Gail (Dan) Krull, of
Rockford, and Laura (Steve) Hunt, of
Bristol, Wis., 22 grandchildren, three
step-grandchildren, and seven great
grandchildren.
Iris is preceded in death by her
parents; husband, Raymond; children,
David and Michael LaCoste; son-in law,
Marvin Mentzer; two grandsons, Derek
Spanjer and Brad LaCoste; and one
sister, Catherine Peters.
Sheckler Colonial Chapel, (641)
749-2210.
www.colonialchapels.com.
Della A. Agnew
CLEAR LAKE — Della A. Agnew, 91, of 400
Highway 18 W., Clear Lake, died Sunday
(July 31, 2005) at the Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa, Mason City.
Funeral services are tentatively set for
11 a.m. Wednesday at Galilean Lutheran
Church, Clear Lake.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m.
Tuesday at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, 101 N. 4th St., Clear Lake,
Iowa.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear
Lake, (641) 357-2193.
Robert Witte
Britt — Robert Witte, 86, of Duncan died
Sunday (July 31, 2005) at his home.
Funeral arrangements are pending at
Ewing Dugger Funeral Chapel in Britt,
(641) 843-3839.
Zachary D. Hildebrand
GREENE — Funeral services for Zachary D.
Hildebrand, 21, of 413 North Second
Street, Greene, w ill be 10:30 a.m.
Thursday at the First Presbyterian
Church of Greene, with Pastor Paul Uzel
officiating. Private burial services
will be in the Rose Hill Cemetery.
Greene.
Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday
at Reid's Funeral Chapel in Greene where
there will be a public Scripture Service
and time of remembrance at 6:30 p.m.
Visitation will continue at the church
one hour before services on Thursday.
Zachary Dale Hildebrand was born Nov.
28, 1983, at the University of Iowa
Hospital in Iowa City, a son of Dale
Lyle and Vickie Sue (Schipper)
Hildebrand, and died Friday (July 29,
2005) in Allison.
He was baptized and confirmed a member
of the First Presbyterian Church in
Greene where he helped teach Sunday
school. Zachary received his education
in the Greene and Rudd-Rockford-Marble
Rock Community School Districts. He was
also involved in the Greene Area Teen
Betterment Council, and Rice Tae Kwon Do
in Charles City for eleven years, where
he was awarded First Grade Recommend Red
Belt.
Zachary was employed at APAC customer
services in Mason City and Waterloo. He
also worked for Casey's General Store in
Mason City and Bennigan's and Best
Western Hotel of Clear Lake.
He is survived by his mother, Vickie
(Jeff Winters) Hildebrand; father, Dale
(Jane) Hildebrand of Waterloo; his
brother, Tanner of Greene; maternal
grandmother, Janet Schipper of Greene;
paternal grandparents, Edward and Millie
Hildebrand of Waterloo.
Zachary was preceded in death by his
maternal grandfather, Harm Schipper.
Those planning an expression of sympathy
may direct memorials to the Zachary D.
Hildebrand Memorial Fund in care of the
family.
Funeral arrangements have been entrusted
to Reid's Funeral Chapel, Greene, (641)
823-4457.
Merle N. Wilkie
ALDEN — Merle N. Wilkie, 82, of Alden,
died Saturday, (July 30, 2005) at his
home.
A memorial service for Merle Wilkie will
be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the
First United Methodist Church, Iowa
Falls, Iowa, with the Rev. Don Preston
officiating.
Inurnment will be at the Alden Township
Cemetery, Alden, Iowa.
There will be a time of fellowship and
visitation following the service.
Military honors will be conducted by
Hyman-Peavey American Legion Post No.
188, Iowa Falls.
Linn's Funeral Home, Iowa Falls, is in
charge of arrangements, (641) 648-2569.
PUBLISHED Tuesday, August 2,
2005
Obituaries are presented
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Robert J. Witte
BRITT — Robert J. Witte,
86, of Duncan, passed
away Sunday (July 31,
2005) at his home.
Funeral services for
Robert Witte will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday at the St.
Wenceslaus Catholic
Church in Duncan with
Father Michael Schueller
officiating.
Burial will take place
in St. John's Cemetery
in Duncan. Military
graveside services are
under the direction of
the Britt Ceremonial
Unit.
Visitation will be from
5 to 8 p.m. today at the
Ewing Dugger Funeral
Chapel in Britt and one
hour prior to the
services at the church.
A Knight's of Columbus
rosary will be held at 8
p.m. at the funeral
chapel.
Robert John Witte, the
son of John and
Josephine Arndorfer
Witte, was born Oct. 31,
1918, in Chicago, Ill.
He attended St. Benedict
Catholic School In St.
Benedict, Iowa.
In 1942, Robert enlisted
in the Army and served
with the 1st Ranger
BN-44 as a radio
dispatcher. He was
awarded a Purple Heart
for injuries received
and honorably discharged
in October of 1945.
On Feb. 25, 1946, Robert
was united in marriage
with Blanche Ptacek. The
couple farmed in the
Britt/Garner area where
they raised their
family. He was also in
the construction
business. Following
retirement, Robert moved
to Duncan where he
continued to be active
in woodworking.
Robert was a member of
St. Wenceslaus Catholic
Church in Duncan, the
Knights of Columbus, the
VFW and American Legion.
He enjoyed fishing,
woodworking and spending
time with his family.
Robert is survived by
nine children: Jean
Young of Garner, Donna
Weckwerth and her
husband, Dennis, of
Wells, Minn., Daryl
Witte and his wife,
Penny of Manly, Jane
Risius and her husband,
Todd, of Russellville,
Ark., Steve Witte and
his wife, Donna, of
Britt, Dorene Larsen of
Fairmont, Minn., Dennis
Witte and his wife,
Anita, of Webster City,
Nancy Wilson and her
husband, David, of
Britt, and James Witte
of Zanesville, Ohio; 29
grandchildren; 22
great-grandchildren;
numerous nieces and
nephews.
He was preceded in death
by his parents and his
wife, Blanche.
Ewing Dugger Funeral
Chapel, (641) 843-3839.
Ricky Lee
Ring
McINTIRE — Ricky Lee
Ring, 46, of McIntire,
Iowa, died Sunday (July
31, 2005) at Methodist
Hospital in Rochester,
Minn., after a
courageous battle with
cancer.
Funeral services will be
held at 2 p.m. Wednesday
at St. Peter's Lutheran
Church in Riceville,
with the Rev. Michael
Parris officiating.
Burial will be in the
St. Peter's Lutheran
Cemetery in rural
Riceville.
Friends may call from 4
to 8 p.m. today at the
Lindstrom Funeral Home
in Riceville and one
hour prior to services
at the church.
Memorials may be given
to the Ricky Lee Ring
Memorial Fund in care of
the family.
Lindstrom Funeral Home,
(641) 985-2242.
Michael
Fischer
IOWA FALLS — Michael
Fischer, 84, of Iowa
Falls, died Sunday (July
31, 2005) at Ellsworth
Municipal Hospital in
Iowa Falls.
A Mass of Christian
Burial will be held at
10:30 a.m. Thursday at
St. Mark's Catholic
Church, Iowa Falls, with
Father Jim Dubert
officiating. Burial will
follow at the St. Mark's
Cemetery, Iowa Falls.
Visitation will be from
2 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at
the Linn's Funeral Homes
Iowa Falls Chapel, with
the family present to
receive friends between
the hours of 5 and 7
p.m., with a 7:30 p.m.
Scripture service and
Rosary following the
visitation.
Memorials may be
directed to the family
in care of 1700 River
Street, Iowa Falls, IA,
50126.
Della A.
Agnew
CLEAR LAKE — Della A.
Agnew, 91, Oakwood Care
Center, Clear Lake, died
Sunday (July 31, 2005)
at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa in
Mason City.
A funeral service will
be held at 11 a.m.
Wednesday at the
Galilean Lutheran
Church, Highway 18 W.,
Clear Lake, with the
Rev. Jeff Ungs
officiating. Interment
will be at 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday at the Coulter
Cemetery, Coulter.
Visitation will be from
5 to 7 p.m. today at the
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, 101 N. Fourth
St. in Clear Lake.
Memorials may be given
to Galilean Lutheran
Church in her name.
Della was born July 5,
1914, at Latimer, the
daughter of Chris B. and
Minnie (Riis) Johansen.
She attended Latimer
schools graduating from
Latimer High School in
1931. She attended Dana
College in Blair, Neb.
Della worked at the
Latimer State Bank for
10 years.
She married John Agnew
Jan. 24, 1945, in
Coulter. John and Della
farmed in the Coulter
area until they retired
and moved to Clear Lake
in the spring of 1979.
John and Della loved to
dance, especially square
dancing. She loved
playing the piano,
baking and cooking. She
was a member of Galilean
Lutheran Church.
Della is survived by her
sister, Dorothy Thomsen,
Clear Lake;
sisters-in-law, Vera
Johansen, Northfield,
Minn., and Neva
Johansen, Latimer;
brother-in-law, Richard
Azeltine, Chatsworth,
Calif.; and several
nieces and nephews.
Della was preceded in
death by her parents;
her husband John on
April 3, 2003; and two
brothers, Lewis and Earl
Johansen.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, (641) 357-2193
www.colonialchapels.com.
Ruby E. Hoyt
GARNER — Ruby E. Hoyt,
92, of Garner, died
Monday (Aug. 1, 2005) at
the Oakwood Care Center
in Clear Lake.
A funeral service will
be held at 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday at the
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, 101 N. Fourth
St. in Clear Lake, with
Lay Assistant Richard
Scott, Zion Lutheran
Church, officiating.
Burial will be at the
Concord Township
Cemetery in Garner.
Visitation will be held
from noon until 1:30
p.m. Wednesday at the
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel in Clear Lake.
Ward Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, (641) 357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com.
Charles
James LaFrance
MANLY — Charles James
LaFrance, 68, of 826 N.
Grant St., Manly died
late Saturday afternoon
(July 30, 2005) at the
Muse-Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit in Mason
City.
Funeral services will be
held at 1 p.m. Friday at
the Fullerton Funeral
Home, 123 Second St.
S.E. in Mason City, with
the Rev. Frederick
Gillespie and the Rev.
Walter Jones
officiating.
The family will greet
relatives and friends
from 4 to 7 p.m.
Thursday at the
Fullerton Funeral Home,
123 Second St. S.E. in
Mason City. The
visitation will continue
one hour prior to the
service on Friday at the
funeral home.
Those wishing to make a
memorial contribution or
an expression of
sympathy may direct them
to the Charles J.
LaFrance Memorial Fund
in care of his three
daughters.
Thoughts, condolences
and stories may be
e-mailed to the family
at
www.fullertonfh.com.
Fullerton Funeral Home
and Cremation Services.
(641) 423-8676.
Alma L.
Little
KINGSTON, Tenn. — Alma
L. Little, 99, of
Kingston, Tenn., passed
away Sunday (July 31,
2005) at Harriman Care
and Rehabilitation.
Formerly of Mason City,
Iowa, she and her
husband had owned their
own business, and she
moved to Kingston after
his death.
She was a member of the
First United Methodist
Church, Spiritual
Frontiers for 27 years,
National Covenant of
State Gardens Orchids
and was a life member
and judge of North
Central Genealogy,
Pioneer Museum, Friends
of the Library, Nature
Club, former member of
H.E.O. and Minerals
Club, Volunteer of
Hospice, W.S.C.S.
(Methodist) and longtime
member of the Camera
Club.
She was preceded in
death by her husband,
Harry Little; four
brothers and one sister.
She is survived by two
sisters, Betty Jean Hine
and husband, Robert, of
Kingston, Tenn., and
Lola Katona and husband,
John, of Yucaipa, Calif.
In accordance with Mrs.
Little's wishes, the
body will be cremated
and interment will be in
Burr Oak Cemetery in
Decorah.
Brown Funeral Home, 438
W. Race St. in Kingston,
Tenn. 37763 is honored
to serve the family of
Alma M. Little.
Brown Funeral Home,
(865) 376-0050.
Leonard
‘Lenny' H. Johnson
ALBERT LEA, Minn. — The
funeral service for
Leonard H. Johnson of
Albert Lea, will be held
at 11 a.m. Wednesday at
the Ascension Lutheran
Church, with the Rev.
Clark Cary officiating.
Interment will be in
Graceland Cemetery.
Visitation will be from
5 to 7 p.m. today at the
Bonnerup Funeral Service
in Albert Lea, and one
hour before the service
at the church.
Leonard died on Sunday
evening (July 31, 2005)
at St. John's Lutheran
Home at the age of 81.
He was born on Dec. 21,
1923, in Northwood,
Iowa, the son of John
and Anna (Turvold)
Johnson.
He graduated from
Northwood High School.
Following graduation, he
began farming on the
family farm west of
Northwood.
On July 20, 1946, he
married Betty Schreiber
in Albert Lea.
In addition to farming
he had also began
working at Wilson & Co.
He later moved into
Albert Lea and continued
working at Farmstead,
retiring after 22 years.
He was a member of
Ascension Lutheran
Church.
Leonard enjoyed playing
golf, and helped with
organization of the
Senior League at Green
Lea Golf Course.
He was a member of the
Wednesday Morning
Kiwanis, he also was a
volunteer at the Albert
Lea Medical Center.
He is survived by the
wife of 59 years, Betty,
of Albert Lea; two
daughters, Dianne and
her husband Larry
Jacobson of Albert Lea,
and Jodi and her husband
Rick Mershon of Fort
Worth, Texas;
son-in-law, Barry
Bendickson of Forest
City; grandchildren:
Chad Jacobson of
Emmetsburg, Cara and her
husband Rob Liddle of
Prior Lake, Minn.,
Brooke Jacobson of
Albert Lea, Tori and her
husband Ryan Eastvold of
Clear Lake, and Jack
Mershon of Fort Worth,
Texas; two
great-granddaughters,
Megan and Brynn Liddle
of Prior Lake, Minn.;
two brothers, Alton
Johnson of Clear Lake,
and Kenneth Johnson and
his wife Olga of Albert
Lea; sister, Nina and
her husband Paul Emmons
of Wisconsin;
sisters-in-law Helen and
her husband, Emil
Lykken, Ruth Schreiber,
and Joyce Schreiber all
of Albert Lea; and
several nieces and
nephews.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, grandson
Richard Mershon;
daughter Patty
Bendickson; and brother
Orville Johnson.
Mary A.
Keenan
MORRO BAY, Calif. — Mary
A. Keenan, 105, died
Saturday (July 30, 2005)
at her home.
Graveside services will
be held at 11 a.m.
Thursday at the Sacred
Heart Catholic Cemetery
in Manly, with Deacon
Robert Mega officiating.
Burial will be in the
Sacred Heart Catholic
Cemetery.
Visitation will be held
from 9:30 a.m. until
10:30 a.m. Thursday at
the Bride Colonial
Chapel 110 E. Spring St.
in Manly.
Bride Colonial Chapel,
(641) 454-2242.
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PUBLISHED Wednesday, August 3,
2005
Obituaries are presented
as a community service
of Fullerton Funeral
Homes. Information is
submitted by families or
provided by funeral
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Globe Online.
Gladys A.
Schachterle
NORTHWOOD — Gladys A.
Schachterle, 81, of 304
13th St. S., Northwood,
died Monday (Aug. 1,
2005) at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa in
Mason City.
A funeral service will
be held at 11 a.m.
Friday at the First
Lutheran Church,
Northwood, 309 N. Ninth
St., Northwood, with the
Rev. Wayne Hagen
officiating. Interment
will be at the Sunset
Rest Cemetery in
Northwood.
Visitation will be from
5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at
the Conner Colonial
Chapel, 1008 First Ave.
S., Northwood.
The family suggests
memorials be sent to the
American Cancer Society.
Gladys Alvina
Schachterle was born
June 15, 1924, in
Jackson, Minn., the
daughter of George and
Carrie (Speckman)
Koeder. She received her
education from the
Ackley High School. Upon
completing her
education, Gladys helped
her family with their
bakery in Ackley.
She was united in
marriage to Robert
Schachterle on Oct. 15,
1944, in the Little
Brown Church in Nashua.
After Robert was
honorably discharged
from the U.S. Navy,
Gladys and Robert began
working for the Koeder
Resorts in Blackduck,
Minn., in the spring and
summer, and in the
winter they worked at
the Ackley Bakery, until
moving to Northwood in
1949. In 1949, they
purchased the Northwood
Bakery, which they
operated for 33 years
until their retirement
in 1982.
Gladys enjoyed playing
cards and was involved
with several card clubs,
including her "Friday
Gang" for cards every
Friday and every other
Tuesday she played
bridge with a group of
ladies.
Gladys had a passion for
gardening, cooking and
flowers. She also
participated in the
Northwood Bowling
League, which she bowled
for the Northwood
Bakery. Gladys looked
forward to wintering in
Texas, which she has
done since her
retirement, and spending
time with her family and
friends.
Gladys was a member of
the First Lutheran
Church, where she was
active in the Lydia
Circle for many years,
and the Northwood
Women's Auxiliary VFW.
Left to cherish her
memory are her two sons,
Michael Schachterle and
his wife, Crystal,
Chanhassen, Minn.; and
Dennis Schachterle, Lake
Mills; a granddaughter,
Tanya Reader and her
husband, Dr. Nathan,
Bloomington, Minn.; two
great-grandsons, Michael
and Erick Reader; two
brothers-in-law,
Fredrick Schachterle and
his wife, Phyllis,
Ackley; and William
Schachterle and his
wife, Donna, Geneva; and
a sister-in-law, Emily
Schachterle, Oscoda,
Mich.
She is preceded in death
by her parents, husband
Robert, in 1994; son,
Kevin, in 2004; a
brother, Elmer Koeder;
and sister, Esther
Fistler.
Conner Colonial Chapel,
(641) 324-1543.
Gerald D.
Hill
CLARION — Gerald "Gary"
D. Hill, 68, of Clarion
died Monday (Aug. 1,
2005) at the Wright
Medical Center in
Clarion.
Memorial services will
be held at 10:30 a.m.
Thursday at St. John's
Catholic Church in
Clarion, with Father
Chris Podhajsky
officiating.
There will be no
visitation. Gary's body
was cremated.
Ewing Dugger Helgeson
Funeral Home, (515)
532-2233.
Amy Lou
Holstad
MESA, Ariz. — Amy Lou
Holstad, 84, of Mesa,
Ariz., died Monday (Aug.
1, 2005) at Mesa, Ariz.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at the Major
Erickson Funeral Home,
111 N. Pennsylvania
Ave., Mason City.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
Charles
James LaFrance
MASON CITY — Charles
James LaFrance, 68, of
826 N. Grant St., Manly,
died late Saturday
afternoon (July 30,
2005) at the Muse-Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit
in Mason City.
Funeral services will be
held at 1 p.m. Friday at
the Fullerton Funeral
Home, 123 Second St.
S.E., Mason City, with
the Rev. Frederick
Gillespie and the Rev.
Walter Jones
officiating. Interment
will be in Elmwood-St.
Joseph Cemetery in Mason
City with military
honors accorded by the
Mason City Memorial
Unit.
The family will greet
relatives and friends
from 4 to 7 p.m.
Thursday at the
Fullerton Funeral Home,
123 Second St. S.E.,
Mason City. The
visitation will continue
one hour prior to the
service on Friday at the
funeral home.
Those wishing to make a
memorial contribution or
an expression of
sympathy may direct them
to the Charles J.
LaFrance Memorial Fund
in care of his three
daughters, Robin, RoxAne
and Latonya.
Charles James LaFrance
was born Aug. 14, 1936,
to Lenard and Anita
(Riley) LaFrance in Fort
Dodge, where he grew up
and graduated from
school. In 1955, Charles
moved to Manly, where he
resided for 50 years.
He served in the U.S.
Army in peace time
between the Korean War
and the Vietnam Conflict
from Nov. 25, 1958, and
was honorably discharged
on Oct. 31, 1964.
Charles married Carolyn
J. Rhem. He was employed
in transportation with
Central States Auto
Auction in Mason City
for over 30 years.
Charles had also worked
for Armour from 1994
through 2004 in Mason
City. Charles loved
cars, shooting pool,
playing cards, traveling
and spending time with
his family.
Charles is survived by
three sisters, Nora
Ross, Lillie Woolery and
Roberta "PeeWee"
Terrell; his three
children, Robin, RoxAne
and Latonya; eight
grandchildren; nine
great grandchildren;
numerous nieces,
nephews, friends and
other family members.
Charles was preceded in
death by a brother, Rudy
LaFrance; parents, Anita
and Lenard LaFrance; and
one sister, Debouris
"Dee" McCaleb.
Thoughts, condolences
and stories may be
e-mailed to the family
at
www.fullertonfh.com.
Fullerton Funeral Home
and Cremation Services
641-423-8676
www.fullertonfh.com
Alexander
‘Al' Beisel
MASON CITY — Alexander
"Al" Beisel, 85, of 4989
Lane 17 Seven Drive,
Escanaba, Mich., died on
Tuesday, July 19, 2005,
peacefully at home.
Funeral services were
held at 11 a.m. Friday,
July 22, 2005, at the
Bethlehem Lutheran
Church in Engadine with
Postor Arthur Bode
officiating Interment
was at Bethlehem
Lutheran Cemetery.
Those who wish may
contribute to the
Bethlehem Lutheran
Church Building Fund in
memory of Alexander "Al"
Beisel.
Beaulieu Funeral Home in
Newberry is assisting
the family. (906)
293-8651.
Ruby E. Hoyt
GARNER — Ruby E. Hoyt,
92, of rural Garner
passed away Monday (Aug.
1, 2005) at the Oakwood
Care Center in Clear
Lake.
A funeral service will
be held at 1:30 p.m.
today at the Ward-Van
Slyke Colonial Chapel,
101 N. Fourth St. in
Clear Lake, with Richard
Scott, lay assistant, of
Zion Lutheran Church
officiating. Burial will
be in the Concord
Cemetery, Garner.
Visitation will be from
noon until the time of
the service at Ward-Van
Slyke.
Memorials may be given
to the Ruby E. Hoyt
Memorial Fund.
Ruby Eva Hoyt was born
July 4, 1913, in rural
Goodell, Hancock County,
to Charles and Amanda
(Willer) Halfpop. Ruby
graduated from Goodell
High School in 1931.
She was united in
marriage to Emmett D.
Hoyt on July 3, 1934, at
Britt. They had two
children. They were
members of Zion Lutheran
Church.
Ruby and Emmett farmed
together all of their
married life, living on
the same farm since
1946. She took an active
part in the farming and
after retirement in 1978
continued to live on the
farm.
Even after retirement
she would help out with
chores, etc., until she
was no longer able. They
enjoyed spending summers
in Minnesota on fishing
trips.
Ruby was a quilt maker,
making quilts for all of
her grandchildren. She
also enjoyed knitting
and crocheting. One of
her quilts won a purple
ribbon at the North Iowa
Fair.
Ruby enjoyed cooking and
read cookbooks instead
of novels. She was
always trying out new
recipes. You couldn't
enter her kitchen
without being fed. She
continued to feed the
"Farmhands" until age 90
when she broke her hip.
She loved her family and
cherished Christmas when
they were all together.
She will be missed by
her family and friends.
Son, Robert and wife,
Pat, Garner; and
daughter, Dixie Boehnke,
Clear Lake;
grandchildren Twyla Coe
and fiancé David
Schrader, Melody Coe,
and Suzanne Copas and
husband Tim;
great-grandchildren
Joshua Coe, Amanda
Johnson, husband, Troy,
and children Alexis,
Cade and Coy; Sandra Coe
and children Brenna and
Jackson; Sarah Myers,
husband Eric and son
Jacob and Krystal Copas;
sister Gladys McNutt of
Fargo, N.D.; dear friend
and roommate Eloise
Prescott; and many
nieces and nephews.
Ruby was preceded in
death by her parents,
husband Emmett in 1995;
sisters, Edith Hubbard,
and Margaret Christie;
brother, Paul Halfpop;
and sister-in-law, Elsie
Frandson.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, (641) 357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com.
Mary A.
Keenan
MORRO BAY, Calif. — Mary
A. Keenan, 105, died
Saturday (July 30, 2005)
at her home.
Graveside services will
be held at 11 a.m.
Friday at the Sacred
Heart Catholic Cemetery
in Manly, with Deacon
Robert Mega officiating.
Burial will be in the
Sacred Heart Catholic
Cemetery.
Visitation will be held
from 9:30 a.m. until
10:30 a.m. Friday at the
Bride Colonial Chapel
110 E. Spring St. in
Manly.
Bride Colonial Chapel,
(641) 454-2242.
www.colonialchapels.com
Selma Holtz
VALLEY CENTER, Calif. —
Selma G. Holtz, 98, died
Sunday, April 10, 2005,
in Escondido, Calif.
Born Sept. 18, 1906, in
Rudd, Iowa, she lived in
Valley Center for nine
years. She was a country
school teacher and a Dr.
Shaklee distributor. She
was a Welcome Wagon
Hostess.
Ms. Holtz was preceded
in death by her
brothers, Stanley and
Homer; and sisters, Iola
and Edna.
She is survived by her
son and daughter-in-law,
Cecil and Madonna Holtz,
of Elgin, Ill.;
daughters and
sons-in-law, Wanda and
Bob Carroll of Valley
Center, and Maryellen
and Jim
Fogelquist/Coffey of
Portland, Ore.; 13
grandchildren; 27
great-grandchilden; and
one
great-great-granddaughter.
A memorial service is
scheduled for 10:30 a.m.
Saturday at Evergreen
Cemetery in Rudd, Iowa.
The family suggests
donations to the Valley
Center Community Church,
29105 Valley Center
Road, P.O.Box 130,
Valley Center, CA 92082.
Darrell Ivan
Baldwin
MASON CITY — Darrell
Ivan Baldwin, 80, of 245
Eighth St. S.E.,
formerly of Charles
City, died Tuesday (Aug.
2, 2005) at the Good
Shepherd Healthcare
Center in Mason City.
Sunnyside Memory Gardens
is in charge of
arrangements. |
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Published Thursday, August 4,
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.
Blanche Paca
BRITT — Blanche
(Kopacek) Paca, 90, of
Britt passed away
Tuesday (Aug. 2, 2005)
at Westview Care Center
in Britt.
Funeral service for
Blanche Paca will be
held 10:30 a.m. Friday
at St. Wenceslaus
Catholic Church in
Duncan with Father
Michael Schueller
officiating. Interment
will be in St. John's
Catholic Cemetery in
Duncan.
Visitation will be from
5 to 8 p.m. today at
Ewing Dugger Funeral
Chapel, 178 Center St.
West in Britt, with a
7:30 p.m. Catholic
Workman rosary. There
will be further
visitation one hour
prior to services on
Friday at the church.
Blanche was born to
Frank and Elizabeth
(Kudej) Kopacek on Sept.
20, 1914, on a farm
outside of Britt, Iowa.
She married William Paca
on Nov. 21, 1933. They
farmed near Duncan until
1974, when they moved to
Garner. William died in
1981. In 1995, Blanche
became a resident of
Westview Care Center in
Britt when the effects
of Alzheimer's
diminished her
recognition and memories
of her dear friends and
the family that she
loved.
Blanche enjoyed baking,
bowling, gardening,
playing cards and making
quilts for her
grandchildren. Her
greatest joy came from
her family, especially
her grandbabies and
great-grandbabies.
On Aug. 2, 2005, Blanche
returned to Jesus and
was greeted by her
husband, Bill; daughter,
Catherine; son-in-law,
Monte Hiscocks; two
great-granddaughters;
her parents; three
brothers: Francis,
Arnold, and Raymond; and
four sisters: Helen,
Evelyn, Mildred and
Lillian.
She will be missed by
her daughters: Marjorie
(Ron) Hanson of Britt,
Iowa, Irene (Jan) Raber
of Kanawha, Iowa, Rita
(Ralph) Haan of Eden
Valley, Minn., and
Rebecca (Paul) McCormick
of Rollingstone, Minn.;
18 grandchildren; 48
great-grandchildren; two
great-great-grandchildren;
three sisters: Marie
Brcka of Britt, Vivian
Formanek of Britt, and
Agnes Rayhons of Britt;
one brother, Vincent
Kopacek of Britt; and
numerous nieces and
nephews.
Ewing Dugger Funeral
Chapel, (641) 843-3839.
Mary A.
Keenan
MORRO BAY, Calif. — Mary
A. Keenan, 105, formerly
of Manly, died Saturday
(July 30, 2005) at her
home.
Graveside services will
be held 11 a.m. Friday
at Sacred Heart Catholic
Cemetery, Manly, with
Deacon Robert Mega
officiating. Burial will
be in the Sacred Heart
Catholic Cemetery.
Visitation will be from
9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Friday at Bride Colonial
Chapel, 110 E. Spring
St. in Manly.
Mary was born July 9,
1900, in Manly, the
daughter of Hugh and
Catherine Monahan. She
was united in marriage
to Joseph Keenan; to
this union two children
were born. Joe worked
for the railroad, was a
union supporter, had a
business in Spirit Lake,
and served in World War
I. Mary worked as a
teller at the Manly Bank
from 1921-1931.
Mary is survived by a
son, Joe Keenan, and
wife, Terri, of
Minneapolis, Minn.;
daughter, Marylou Thorne
of Morro Bay, Calif.;
grandchildren, Bonnie
Thorne and Doug Thorne
of Riverside Calif.,
Julie Manker of Apple
Valley, Calif., Tracy
Thorne of Corona,
Calif., and Brian Thorne
of Wrightwood, Calif.;
great-grandchildren,
Andrew Upshaw of Corona,
Calif., Chris Hoffman
and Noah Fugate of
Riverside, Calif.,
Rachael and Karalyn
Manker of Apple Valley,
Calif., and Kiley Thorne
of Wrightwood, Calif.;
along with seven nieces
and nephews.
She was preceded in
death by her parents,
husband, Joe, siblings,
Marcella Havel, Vera
Seaver, Bernadine
Strand, Dorothy, Hugh
and Don Monahan.
Bride Colonial Chapel,
(641) 454-2242.
www.colonialchapels.com
John Reiners
YUCCA VALLEY, Calif. —
John Reiners Jr., 74, of
Yucca Valley, Calif.,
died June 27, 2005 at
his home.
Born Aug. 1, 1930, near
Lennox, S.D., he was the
son of John and Annie
Stoffers Reiners. He
married Florence Martin
on Dec. 27, 1959, in
Rushmore. He married
Mardijean Brandt on May
31, 1985.
He graduated from Lennox
High School in 1948,
from the University of
Dubuque in 1953,
seminary in 1956, and
from the University of
Nebraska School of
Social Work. He was
ordained as a
Presbyterian minister in
the Ebenezer
Presbyterian Church of
Lennox on Sept. 30,
1956.
He served the
Eastfriesland
Presbyterian Church,
Rushmore, for six years
and the First
Presbyterian Church,
Lakota, for six years.
He worked for Lutheran
Social Services in Mason
City for 10 1/2 years.
He later worked for
three years at the
Veterans Administration
Medical Center in Palo
Alto, Calif., for the
U.S. Army in Germany,
and then in 29 Palms,
Calif., until his
retirement in 2003. He
spent 36 years in the
military in the National
Guard and Army Reserves.
Surviving are his wife;
four sons: Paul Reiners,
Rochester, Timothy
(Lynn) Reiners,
Plymouth, Eric (Kerri)
Reiners, Culver City,
and Steven Panganiban,
Nashville, Tenn.; three
daughters: Sonja Martin,
Winterset, Iowa,
Catherine (Justin) King,
Sonoma, Calif., and
Sheri (Mike) Pape,
Gilbert, Ariz.; one
brother, Edwin Reiners,
Milbank, S.D.; and nine
grandchildren.
Services were conducted
by Dr. Alvin Straatmeyer
at Joshua Springs
Calvary Chapel in Yucca
Valley, Calif.
Ramona M.
Decker
PORT ISABEL, Texas —
Ramona M. Decker, 60, of
Port Isabel, Texas, Lake
Jefferson, Minn., and
formerly of Mason City,
died July 10, 2005, in
White Fish, Mont., after
a battle with cancer.
Inurnment was at
Elmwood- St. Joseph
Cemetery in Mason City.
Ramona M. Decker was
born on Aug. 26, 1944,
in Duluth, Minn.,
daughter of Fern and
Lyman Herrick. She
graduated high school
and business college in
Duluth, Minn. While she
was in Duluth, she was
the head waitress at the
London House Cafe.
She married Jay E.
Decker on Feb. 8, 1980.
They owned and operated
Decker's Sporting Goods
Store and Sportsman's
Outlet in Mason City.
They retired in 1993,
and moved to Port
Isabel, Texas, and Lake
Jefferson, Minn., in the
summers.
Ramona enjoyed hunting,
fishing, being outdoors
and on the lake. She
loved to travel. Jay and
she traveled to Alaska
many times.
Left to cherish her
memory is her husband,
Jay Decker, Lake
Jefferson, Minn.; three
children; two sisters;
and one brother.
She is preceded in death
by her parents.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, (641)
423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
Ollie L.
Henline
GREENE — Ollie L.
Henline, 92, formerly of
220 N. Main St. in
Greene, died Tuesday
(Aug. 2, 2005) at Liebe
Care Center in Greene.
Funeral services will be
10:30 a.m. Saturday at
First Presbyterian
Church in Greene with
Pastor Paul Uzel
officiating. Burial will
be in Rose Hill Cemetery
in Greene.
Visitation will be held
from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday
at Reid's Funeral Chapel
in Greene, with a public
Scripture service and
time of remembrance at 7
p.m.
Arrangements have been
entrusted to Reid's
Funeral Chapel, (641)
823-4457.
Joe Vogel
GARNER — Joe Vogel, 79,
of Garner died Wednesday
(Aug. 3, 2005) at the
Manly Nursing &
Rehabilitation Center.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Saturday at St. Boniface
Catholic Church in
Garner with the Rev.
Michael Schueller
officiating. Burial will
be in St. Boniface
Catholic Cemetery in
Garner.
Visitation will be held
from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday
at Cataldo Funeral Home
in Garner, with a
Scripture service at
6:30 p.m.
Cataldo Funeral Home,
(641) 923-2841.
Darrell Ivan
Baldwin
MASON CITY — Memorial
services for Darrell
Ivan Baldwin, 80, of 245
Eighth St. S.E., Mason
City, formerly of
Charles City, will be
10:30 a.m. Monday at
Sunnyside Memory Chapel,
Old Highway 218 S.,
Charles City. Interment
of cremains will be at a
later date.
There will be no
visitation as cremation
has take place.
Sunnyside Memory Gardens
in charge of
arrangements.
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Published Friday, August 5,
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.
Joseph R. Vogel
GARNER — Joseph R.
Vogel, 79, of Garner
died Wednesday (Aug. 3,
2005) at the Manly
Nursing and
Rehabilitation Center.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Saturday at St. Boniface
Catholic Church in
Garner with the Rev.
Jerry Blake officiating.
Burial will be in the
church cemetery with
military rites by the
Garner Veterans
Ceremonial Unit.
Visitation will be held
from 5 to 7 p.m. today
at the Cataldo Funeral
Chapel with a Scripture
service at 6:30 p.m.
Visitation will continue
one hour prior to
services on Saturday at
the church.
Joseph Richard Vogel,
the son of Joseph Jr.
and Maude (Clarahan)
Vogel, was born October
6, 1926, at Harper,
Iowa. He attended school
at St. Elizabeth
Catholic School at
Harper and worked on the
family farm.
He served his country in
the U.S. Army during
World War II with the
2nd Armored Division in
England, France and
Germany. Following his
honorable discharge in
1946, he returned to
Harper.
On Jan. 21, 1948, he
married Marie M. Webb at
St. Elizabeth Catholic
Church in Harper. They
farmed near Harper until
1958, when they moved to
Garner. Joe worked at
the Garner Creamery,
Woodford Wheeler in
Britt and for 19½ years
as custodian at the
Garner-Hayfield High
School, retiring in
1992.
He truly loved working
at the school, visiting
with the kids and going
to the "Penthouse" with
Marv for breaks.
On March 21, 2005, he
entered the Manly
Nursing and
Rehabilitation Center.
He enjoyed his
grandchildren,
great-grandchildren, the
New York Yankees, Dallas
Cowboys and the Iowa
Hawkeyes.
He was a member of St.
Boniface Catholic Church
and the Garner VFW and
American Legion.
Joe is survived by his
three children, Jim
(Kathy) Vogel of League
City, Texas, John (Lee
Ann) Vogel of League
City, Texas and Bonnie
(Bob) Butin of Garner;
nine grandchildren;
seven
great-grandchildren; two
sisters, Dorothy Fisher
and Marie Oliver, both
of Keswick; and two
brothers, Stanley
(Irene) Vogel of
Sigourney and Gordon
Vogel of Louisville, Ky.
He was preceded in death
by his wife, Marie; twin
daughters, Teresa and
Mary; parents; infant
brother, Joseph Francis;
nephew, Danny Vogel; and
brothers- in-law, Elvin
Fisher and Don Oliver.
Cataldo Funeral Home,
(641) 923-2841.
Opal
Beatrice Roudybush
PLYMOUTH — Opal Beatrice
Roudybush, 90, of Manly,
formerly of Plymouth,
died Thursday (Aug. 4,
2005) at the Manly
Nursing and
Rehabilitation Center in
Manly.
Funeral services will be
at 11 a.m. Saturday at
the Bride Colonial
Chapel in Manly with
Pastor Wendy Johannesen
officiating. Following
the service her body
will be cremated and
inurnment will take
place at later time in
the Oakwood Cemetery in
Plymouth.
Visitation will be from
6 to 8 p.m. today at the
Bride Colonial Chapel in
Manly and one hour
before the service on
Saturday.
Family suggests
memorials to Opal
Roudybush Memorial Fund.
Opal was born on March
28, 1915, the daughter
of Homer and Fern
(Graham) Davis. She
attended school in the
Davis City area.
She was united in
marriage to Lester
Roudybush on June 30,
1931, in Pleasanton,
Iowa. After their
marriage they lived in
the Davis City area
until moving to Mason
City.
Opal enjoyed her flowers
and loved to dance. No
one ever left Opal's
house hungry and she
enjoyed cooking and
visiting with everyone.
But her pride and joy
was all of her family.
The void that will be
left in the hearts of
her family by her
passing will be filled
with wonderful memories
of her. She will be
greatly missed by her
daughter, Donna Prazak
and her husband, Kenny,
Plymouth; four
grandchildren, Regina
Haley and her husband,
Marvin, Diane Keegan,
Mike Prazak and his
wife, Edie, and Janet
Tretter and husband,
David; eight
great-grandchildren,
Micki Fredricks and her
husband, Derek, Traci
Redeker and her husband,
Cory, Jennifer Kloster
and her husband, John,
Jake Prazak and his
wife, Jessica, Cassie
Prazak and her fiancé,
Hector Munoz, Heather
Hicok, Seth Ryg and
Michael Tretter; one
stepgreat-grandson, Jeff
Haley and his wife, Kim;
12
great-great-grandchildren,
Mackenzie, Noah, Kyler,
Addison, Jace, Brooke,
Preston, Trevor,
Makayla, Zach, Cody and
Coleton; one brother,
Maurice Davis and his
wife, Dela, Council
Bluffs, Iowa; many
nieces, nephews and
close friends.
She was preceded in
death by her parents,
husband Lester in 1996;
and one brother, Wayne
Davis.
Bride Colonial Chapel,
(641) 454-2210.
www.colonialchapels.com
Olive Lula
‘Ollie' Henline
GREENE — Funeral
services for Olive L.
Henline, 92, formerly of
220 N. Main St. in
Greene, will be 10:30
a.m. Saturday at the
First Presbyterian
Church in Greene with
Pastor Paul Uzel
officiating. Burial will
be in the Rose Hill
Cemetery in Greene.
Visitation will be 4
p.m. to 8 p.m. today at
Reid's Funeral Chapel in
Greene with a public
Scripture service and
time of remembrance at 7
p.m.
Olive L. Grusy was born
June 8, 1913, in
Paulding, Ohio, a
daughter of William and
Lena (Stoller) Grusy,
and died Tuesday (Aug.
2, 2005) at the Liebe
Care Center in Greene.
Olive was united in
marriage to Roy Henline
on Oct. 19, 1941 in
Eureka, Ill. In 1944
they moved to Greene
where they owned and
operated a machine and
welding shop for many
years.
She was very active in
the life of the
community, having been a
member of Ladies Bowling
League and Sportsman's
Club. She became a
member of the First
Presbyterian Church in
Greene on Sept. 27,
1950, and was a member
of the Presbyterian
Women and Good Cheer
Circle.
Ollie enjoyed the
outdoors, especially
spending time in her
garden and canning. She
loved cooking and
especially enjoyed
baking cookies for the
neighborhood kids. She
and her husband spent
many hours fishing on
the Shell Rock River.
Ollie had a soft spot
for animals, especially
cats and dogs. She loved
to sing and dance. She
was a generous, loving
aunt, sister and friend,
who showered people with
homemade crocheted and
ceramic creations. Her
memory will live on in
our hearts forever.
She is survived by three
brothers, Robert and Alf
Grusy, both of Eureka,
Ill., and William
(Hazel) Grusy of
Georgetown, Texas; two
sisters: Viola (Tom)
White of Tampa, Fla.,
Virginia Jarnagan of
Cedar Rapids; one local
niece, Marilyn Scholle
of Charles City, and
many more nieces and
nephews. Two especially
close friends are Tim
and Kathy Gansen of
Greene.
She is preceded in death
by her husband, Roy, on
January 29, 2000, her
parents, three brothers
and three sisters.
Those planning an
expression of sympathy
may direct memorials to
Hospice, Greene
Volunteer Ambulance or
the First Presbyterian
Church.
Funeral arrangements
have been entrusted to
Reid's Funeral Chapel,
(641) 823-4457.
Jeanne
Elaine Skilling
ALGONA — Jeanne Elaine
Skilling, 77, of Algona
died Wednesday (Aug. 3,
2005) at Good Samaritan
Communities in Algona.
A funeral service will
be held at 10:30 a.m.
Monday at the Trinity
Lutheran Church, Algona,
with the Rev. Steven
Turner officiating.
Burial will be in
Riverview Cemetery in
Algona.
A visitation will be
from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday
at the
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home in Algona,
and will continue one
hour prior to the
service on Monday at the
church.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home, (515)
295-3731.
www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com
Darlene M.
DeMaris
LINCOLN, Neb. — Darlene
M. DeMaris, 75, of
Lincoln, Neb., died
Thursday (Aug. 4, 2005)
at the Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa in
Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete with
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, 126
Third St. N.E., Mason
City.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, (641)
423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
Mildred M.
Beyer
FERTILE — Mildred M.
Beyer, 79, of Fertile
died Wednesday (Aug. 3,
2005) at home.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Major
Erickson Funeral Home,
111 N. Pennsylvania
Ave., Mason City.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
Posted by Gene Manning
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