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Darlene M. DeMaris
MASON CITY — Darlene M. DeMaris, 75, of
17396 Kingbird Ave., died Thursday (Aug.
4, 2005) at Mercy Medical Center-North
Iowa.
Funeral service will be held at 10 a.m.
Monday at the Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E. in
Mason City, with the Rev. Sam Hamilton-Poore
officiating. Graveside services will be
10 a.m. Tuesday in the Manly Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m.
Sunday at Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial
Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E. in Mason
City. There will be one hour of
visitation prior to the service Monday.
Memorials may be directed to Darlene M.
DeMaris Memorial Fund.
Darlene M. DeMaris was born Sept. 25,
1929, in Northwood, the daughter of
Walter and Mable (Norris) Benton.
Darlene and her family lived in
Northwood until she was 4 years old.
They then moved to Manly, where she and
her sisters, Marie, Virginia and Ginger,
attended the Manly School System.
In 1946, Darlene was united in marriage
to Donald Portis of Mason City. They
lived there for 21 years. To this union
four children were born; Steve, Mike,
Donna and Debra. Darlene and Donald were
divorced in 1967.
She was then united in marriage to Arvid
"Bud" DeMaris, and they made their home
in Fertile. To this union two children
were born, Cathy and Brian. They moved
back to Manly, where they lived until
Bud's death in 1997.
Darlene moved to Lincoln, Neb., and
lived with her daughter, Cathy and her
husband Phil. In 2005, Darlene's health
brought her back home to Mason City,
where she lived at the Willow Pointe
Assisted Living facility.
Darlene is survived by her children,
Donna Corell (Gary Eggerth), of Clear
Lake, Debra (Chad) Vorce, of Doniphan,
Mo., Cathy (Phil) Gielenfeld, of Mason
City, Brian (Cheryl) DeMaris, of Jesup;
several grandchildren and
great-grandchildren whom she loved
dearly; four stepsons, Jack (Deb)
DeMaris, of Hanlontown, Bob DeMaris, of
Mason City, Rick DeMaris, of Mason City,
and Tim DeMaris, of Mason City;
sisters-in-law from both marriages,
along with many nieces, nephews and
friends.
Darlene is preceded in death by her
parents, Walter and Mable Benton;
husband, Arvid "Bud" DeMaris; two sons,
Steve and Mike Portis; one sister,
Marion "Virginia" Suby; and one stepson,
Jay DeMaris.
The family of Darlene DeMaris would like
to extend a thank-you at this time to
the doctors and nurses from the critical
care unit at Mercy Medical Center-North
Iowa for taking such good care of their
mother during her illness. The nurses
went beyond their job in making the
family comfortable during that time.
Words can't express how much that means
to our family. Once again, we thank you
from our hearts.
Darlene's children, Donna, Deb, Cathy
and Brian.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel,
(641) 423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
Viola Wells
MASON CITY — Viola Wells, 89, of Mason
City, entered into her eternal home in
Heaven on Aug. 4, 2005, at the Muse
Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit,
surrounded by her family.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30
a.m. Monday at the Hanford Community
Church, 12411 Spruce Ave. in Mason City,
with Pastor Mark Culham and the Rev.
Raymond Corlew officiating. Interment
will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 3 to 5:30
p.m. Sunday at the Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel. There will also be a
visitation one hour prior to the service
on Monday at Hanford Community Church.
The family would suggest that the
memorials go to the Hanford Community
Church Missions or Hospice of North
Iowa.
Viola was born on Sept. 9, 1915, in
Tokio, N.D. She is the daughter of
Torger (Tom) and Sarah Michelina (Askildson)
Haukness. The family later moved to
Mason City. She was confirmed in 1929 at
Bethlehem Lutheran Church. She graduated
from Mason City High School in 1933. In
August of 1963, she graduated in the
first practical nursing class of Mason
City Junior College. Viola loved the
nursing profession, working with local
doctors at the Park Clinic, nursing care
centers and home health.
Viola was married to James Raymond "Jim"
Wells in Clarion, Iowa, on July 1, 1937.
Viola, along with her husband, Jim,
owned and operated Seclusion Point
Resort, Dent, Minn., from 1968 to 1976.
She attended Hanford Community Church.
She was a foster grandparent, working
with students at Madison Elementary
School; a volunteer at the Muse Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit; and led Bible
studies and taught Sunday school.
She enjoyed her family, many friends,
sewing, ceramics, reading, handcrafts,
flowers and traveling to Norway three
times, and stated the best trip was with
her daughters and granddaughters in
1995.
She was dearly loved and will be missed
by her children: Constance (Connie)
Wheeler (Norman) of Dent, Minn., James
(Jim) Wells (Carol) of Osage, and
Patricia (Pat) Corlew (Ray) of
Davenport; grandchildren, Sharon Clausen
(Mark), David Wheeler (Barb), Christine
Doe (Bob), Jeff Wells (Lisa), Jay Wells,
Jim Wells (Marlys), John Wells, Dawn
Corlew, and Kevin Corlew (Amy);
great-grandchildren: Adam, Kaylinn,
Christopher, Erica, Alyssa, Scott, Ryan,
Chloe, Sam, Kenna, Gabriel and a baby
boy to be born in October;
great-great-grandchildren: Alec and
Hannah; a brother Louis Haukness (Eva)
of Estherville; several nephews and a
niece, and several cousins and a special
cousin, Helen Leigh.
Viola is preceded in death by her
husband, Jim, in March 1975; her
parents; brother Clarence Haukness;
sisters, Alice Lutcavish and Lillian
England; and infant brother and sister.
Special thanks to Dr. Joseph Behr, staff
at Homestead Assisted Living, Good
Shepard Care Center and Muse Norris
Hospice.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel,
(641) 423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
Jeanne Elaine Skilling
ALGONA — Jeanne Elaine Skilling, 77, of
Algona, died Wednesday (Aug. 3, 2005) at
Good Samaritan Communities, Algona.
A funeral service will be held at 10:30
a.m. Monday at Trinity Lutheran Church,
Algona, with the Rev. Steven Turner
officiating. Burial will be in Riverview
Cemetery, Algona.
Visitation will be from 3 to 6 p.m.
Sunday at the Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home, 218 S. Moore St. in
Algona, and will continue one hour prior
to the service Monday at the church.
Jeanne Elaine Skilling was born March
10, 1928, in Austin, Minn., daughter of
Vernon W. and Orla C. (Hanson) Burns.
Jeanne grew up in Austin attending
Columbus Grade School and graduating
from St. Augustine High School in 1946.
She later received an electronics
technology degree from the CIE Institute
of Electronics.
Jeanne moved to Algona in January of
1947 and was united in marriage to
Edward C. Skilling on June 4, 1949.
Following marriage, she worked at the
Mainliner Café, and in 1963 she began
working at Snap-On, retiring in April of
1991.
She enjoyed crocheting, needlework,
sewing and quilting. She was an active
member of Trinity Lutheran Church and a
member of the Machinist Local 1045,
serving as past president.
She is survived by four children, David
Skilling and his wife, Peggy, of Algona,
Joann Smith and her husband, Wayne, of
St. Peter, Minn., John Skilling and his
wife, Deb, of Mason City, and Danette
Miller and her husband, Greg, of
Humboldt; eight grandchildren; five
great-grandchildren; one brother, John
Burns and his special friend, Steve
Pederson, of Minneapolis, Minn., and
many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; her husband, Edward, on July
23, 1997; two grandsons, Marshall Miller
and Jae Smith; and one sister, Merilyn
Boekelman.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral
Home, (515) 295-3731.
www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com
Dale C. Schindele
MASON CITY — Dale C. Schindele, 86, of
618 Depot St. in Rudd, died Friday (Aug.
5, 2005) at the Muse-Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m.
Monday at Zion Lutheran Church, 805 E.
Main Ave. in Rockford, with Pastor
Patricia Shaw officiating. Interment
will be in the Riverside Cemetery in
Rockford with military honors accorded
by the Walker-Graper American Legion
Post 338 Unit.
The family will greet relatives and
friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Zion
Lutheran Church, 805 E. Main Ave., in
Rockford. A prayer service will be held
at 5:30 p.m. The visitation will
continue one hour prior to the service
on Monday at the church.
Those wishing to make a memorial
contribution or an expression of
sympathy may direct them to the Dale C.
Schindele Memorial Fund.
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
Mildred M. Beyer
FERTILE — Mildred M. Beyer, 79, of
Fertile, died Wednesday (Aug. 3, 2005)
at home.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30
a.m. Tuesday at Major Erickson Funeral
Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., with the
Rev. Samuel Hamilton-Poore of Trinity
Lutheran Church officiating. Interment
will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m.
Monday at the Major Erickson Funeral
Home.
Memorials may be given to the Mildred M.
Beyer Memorial Fund.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory,
(641) 423-0924.
www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com
Richard Bock
CHARLES CITY — Richard Bock, 72, of
Charles City, died Friday (Aug. 5, 2005)
at the Floyd County Memorial Hospital in
Charles City.
A funeral Mass will be held at 10:30
a.m. Tuesday at the Immaculate
Conception Catholic Church in Charles
City with the Rev. Carl Ries
officiating. Burial will be in Calvary
Cemetery. There will be a flag
presentation by the Charles City
Ceremonial Unit.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m.
Monday at the Hauser Funeral Home in
Charles City with a vigil Scriptural
wake service at 7 p.m. followed by a
Rosary led by the Knights of Columbus.
Visitation will continue one hour prior
to services Tuesday at the church.
The Hauser Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323.
www.hauserfh.com
Donald R. Sunne
FERTILE — Donald R. Sunne, 78, of
Fertile, died Friday (Aug. 5, 2005) at
Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in
Mason City.
Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Monday at
Pilot Knob Lutheran Church in rural
Forest City with the Rev. Bob Snitzer
officiating. Burial will be 1:30 p.m.
Tuesday at Peace Lutheran Cemetery in
Menomonie, Wis.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m.
Sunday at Petersen Lund Funeral Home,
505 N. Clark St. in Forest City, and one
hour prior to service at the church.
Petersen Lund Funeral Home, (641)
585-2685.
Vendel ‘Bud' Dority
MASON CITY — Vendel "Bud" Dority, 81, of
Mason City, died Friday (Aug. 5, 2005)
in Rochester, Minn.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave. in Mason City.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory,
(641) 423-0924.
www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com
Norma Kirchgatter
MASON CITY — Norma Kirchgatter, 45, of
1114 16th St. N.E., died Friday (Aug. 5,
2005) at the Muse Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
the Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel,
126 Third St. N.E. in Mason City.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel,
(641) 423-2372.
Harlan Lee Bell
CEDAR FALLS — Harlan Lee Bell, 66, of
Cedar Falls, died Friday (Aug. 5, 2005)
at Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas, Nev.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home in St.
Ansgar.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral
Published Sunday, August 7,
2005.
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Dale C.
Schindele
RUDD — Dale Charles
Schindele, 86, of 618
Depot St. in Rudd, died
Friday (Aug. 5, 2005)
morning, after a brief
illness, at the
Muse-Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit in Mason
City.
Funeral services will be
held at 10 a.m. Monday
at Zion Lutheran Church,
805 East Main Avenue in
Rockford, with Pastor
Patricia Shaw
officiating.
Interment will be in the
Riverside Cemetery in
Rockford with military
honors accorded by the
Walker-Graper American
Legion Post No. 338
Unit.
The family will greet
relatives and friends
from 4 until 7 p.m.
today at the church. A
prayer service will be
held at 5:30 p.m. The
visitation will continue
one hour prior to the
service at the church on
Monday.
Those wishing to make a
memorial contribution or
an expression of
sympathy may direct them
to the Dale C. Schindele
Memorial Fund.
Thoughts, condolences,
and stories may be
e-mailed to the family
at
www.fullertonfh.com.
Dale was born to Charles
and Serepta (McMillan)
Schindele on Aug. 28,
1918, in Clemons, Iowa.
He married Betty Jane
Tumilson on May 19,
1946, at the Zion
Lutheran Church in
Rockford. To this union
two daughters were born.
They farmed near Floyd
until 1953 and moved to
Rudd.
Prior to entering the
service, Dale worked for
Oswald Strand in Manly.
He entered the service
on March 19, 1942, and
was honorably discharged
on Oct. 7, 1945. Dale
was a parachute rigger
and repairman for the
U.S. Army Air Corps
stationed in Polebrook,
England. He received the
Bronze Star, the Silver
Star, a Good Conduct
Medal, and five overseas
bars.
Dale owned and operated
a portable feed mill
from December of 1953 to
March 1964.
In November of 1965, he
started work at Child's
Company in Charles City
as a typewriter
technician, retiring in
1982 with 27 years of
service.
Dale continued to enjoy
life by playing cards,
fishing, mowing lawns,
and working on farms
until his illness.
Dale is survived by his
wife, Betty, of Rudd;
his two daughters,
Marcia (John) Thomason
of Leedey, Okla., and
Rhonda (Scott) of Eau
Claire, Wis.; "special"
daughter and son-in-law,
Edie and Steve Van Hauen
of Waterloo; four
grandchildren: Douglas
Charles (Kris)
Washington of Hampton,
Dawn Marie (Randy)
Harrel of Leedey, Okla.,
Nicole Lynn Brown
(fiancé, Darren) of Eau
Claire, Wis., and Kelly
Mae (Kevin) Carrier of
Marion; 11
great-grandchildren,
Haley Dawn, Sydney
Dayle, Jessica Merle,
Hank Randall, and Jack
Emery Harrel all of
Leedey, Okla., Conner
Charles, Kalynn
Kristine, Samantha Jo,
and Jakob Douglas all of
Hampton, Jonathan Scott
Carl Brown of Eau
Claire, Wis., and Lauren
Rebecca Carrier of
Marion.
Dale is also survived by
many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; twin
sister, Dallas Trettin;
sisters, Bernadine
Nicewarner and Pauline
Radke; brothers, Morris
and Milton; and numerous
nieces and nephews.
Fullerton-Schumburg
Funeral Home and
Cremation Services,
(641) 756-3311.
www.fullertonfh.com.
Dr. Vincent
G. Reuter
TEMPE, Ariz. — Dr.
Vincent G. Reuter passed
away Aug. 1, 2005, from
complications of
Parkinson's disease.
Vincent Reuter was born
Sept. 27, 1921, in
Gilbertville, Iowa. He
was the oldest of eight
children. He grew up in
Mason City, Iowa, and
graduated from Saint
Joseph High School in
Mason City.
Vince earned his AA
degree in engineering
from Mason City Junior
College in 1941, then
enlisted in the Army.
While serving in the
Army he earned a
certificate in Material
Inspection and Testing
at Illinois Institute of
Technology. He then
attended Officer
Candidate School and
transferred into the
Transportation Corps as
an officer. He was
stationed in Skagway,
Alaska, until 1946. In
1971, Vincent retired
from the Army Reserves
as a lieutenant colonel.
Using the GI Bill, Vince
attended the University
of Iowa and completed
his bachelor's degree in
commerce (1947), master
of arts degree in
industrial management —
industrial engineering
(1948), Ph.D in labor
and industrial
management (1952).
He met the love of his
life, Clara Ranalletta,
while he was working in
management for Curtis
Wright Aircraft Engines
in Woodbridge, N.J.
Vince and Clara married
in 1956 and this past
June 22, celebrated
their 48th wedding
anniversary.
In 1961, Vince began his
work at Arizona State
University in the
College of Business as
an associate professor.
He was a member of Beta
Gamma Sigma. He wrote
numerous articles and
co-authored a textbook
on production operations
management. He was the
past chairman of
numerous committees at
ASU including, the
University Insurance and
Retirement Committee,
Safety Committee,
Standards Committee,
Beta Gamma Sigma
Nominating Committee,
and the Improvement of
Instruction and Testing
Committee.
Vince retired from
teaching and research in
1988 as a full
professor. An avid fan
of Sun Devil student
athletes, Vince followed
the professional sports
careers of former ASU
athletes, and even as
recently as this season,
could recite their
statistics.
Vince and Clara had two
children: John Thomas
Reuter of Tempe, Ariz.,
and Christine Marie
(Reuter) Beckman and her
husband, Daniel, of
Gilbert, Ariz.;
grandchildren, Bridget
Beckman, age 6, and
Elliot Beckman, age 4.
Vince is survived by
three sisters,
Marguerite Johnson of
Johnston, Iowa, Joanne
Coyle and her husband,
Vince, of Deadwood,
S.D., and Marlene Reuter
of Glendale, Ariz. Also,
a sister-in-law, Mary
Reuter (wife of the late
Wilfred Mike Reuter) of
Mason City, Iowa.
Vince has many nieces
and nephews including:
Joe and wife, Vicki, of
Mason City, Iowa, Tom
Reuter and wife, Pam, of
Forest City, Iowa, and
Jane Ogez and husband,
Fred, of Forest Lake,
Minn.
He is preceded in death
by his parents, John and
Cecilia (Pint) Reuter;
his brother, Wilfred
(Mike) Reuter; and his
sisters, Marilyn
Young-Reuter, Dolores
Reuter, and Rosemary
Reuter.
Services were held Aug.
5, 2005, in Tempe, Ariz.
In lieu of flowers the
family asks that
contributions be made to
the Saint Vincent de
Paul Society, Mount
Carmel Conference, 2121
S. Rural Rd. Tempe, AZ,
85282.
Richard Bock
CHARLES CITY — Richard
Bock, 72, of Charles
City, died Friday
(August 5, 2005) at the
Floyd County Memorial
Hospital in Charles
City.
A funeral Mass for
Richard Bock will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday at the
Immaculate Conception
Catholic Church in
Charles City. The
Reverend Carl Ries,
pastor, will celebrate
the Mass. Burial will be
in Calvary Cemetery.
There will be a flag
presentation by the
Charles City Ceremonial
Unit.
Friends may call at the
Hauser Funeral Home in
Charles City from 4 to 8
p.m. Monday where a
Vigil Scriptural Wake
Service will be held at
7 p.m., followed by the
Rosary being led by the
Knights of Columbus.
Visitation will continue
an hour prior to the
service on Tuesday at
the church .
Memorials may be
directed to Hospice of
North Iowa, Charles City
site.
Richard Joseph Bock was
born March 9, 1933, at
Foxholm, N.D., the son
of Henry and Rose
(Lenertz) Bock. He
attended school at
Minot, N.D. and later
received his GED.
Richard proudly served
his country in the
United States Army
during the Korean
Conflict.
On April 28, 1956, he
was united in marriage
to Norma Hargrave at
Charles City. To
this union, ten children
this union, ten children
were born. Norma died on
Nov. 15, 1979. Richard
married Wilma Friedrichs
on Aug. 13, 1980 at
Charles City.
His working career
included employment for
35 years with Gil White
Plumbing and Heating. He
was a member of the
Immaculate Conception
Catholic Church, Knights
of Columbus, Veterans of
Foreign Wars and the
Moose Lodge. Richard's
interests included
golfing, fishing,
bowling, playing cards,
and dancing. His family
and friends will always
remember how he looked
forward to spending time
with them and helping
them with whatever they
needed.
Living family members
include his wife, Wilma,
of Charles City; nine
children: Thomas (Julie)
Bock of Charles City,
Jane (Charles) Goedken
of Urbandale,
Dolores (Ronald)
Rosenbaum of Clear Lake,
Rosemary (Mark) Hinders
of Mitchell, Anastasia
(Steven) Goche of
Proctor, Ark., Patrick
Bock of Phoenix, Ariz.,
David Bock of Charles
City, Nancy (David)
Butler of Memphis,
Tenn., and Alan (Jackie)
Bock of Mason City; 20
grandchildren; three
great-grandchildren; and
two sisters, Frances
Welsh of Minot, N.D.,
and Anne Marie Ward of
Richland, Wash.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; his
first wife, Norma; a
son, Charles Bock; and a
sister, Virginia Denard.
The Hauser Funeral Home
in Charles City, is in
charge of arrangements.
The Hauser Funeral Home,
(641) 228-2323.
www.hauserfh.com.
Mildred M.
Beyer
FERTILE — Mildred M.
Beyer, 79, of 201 East
Washington, Fertile,
died Wednesday (Aug. 3,
2005) at home.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday at Major
Erickson Funeral Home,
111 N. Pennsylvania
Avenue, in Mason City,
with the Rev. Samuel
Hamilton-Poore
officiating. Interment
will be in Memorial Park
Cemetery.
Visitation will be
from 4 to 8 p.m.
Monday at Major Erickson
Funeral Home.
Memorials may be given
to the Mildred M. Beyer
Memorial Fund.
Mildred was born June 8,
1926, in Osceola, the
daughter of Glen and
Hazel (Busick) Schader.
She graduated from
Council Bluffs High
School. Mildred married
Stanton Conger and they
would later divorce. She
married Ronald E. Beyer
on June 10,1978, in
Albert Lea, Minn.
Mildred worked for
Winnebago Industries for
12 years. She retired in
1989. Mildred was a
member of the Moose
Lodge and VFW. She
enjoyed camping and
pets, especially her
dog, Mitzi.
Mildred is survived by
her husband, Ronald E.
Beyer, of Fertile; son,
Bob J. Conger and wife,
Linda, of Osceola;
daughters, Cindy Meier
and husband, Kenny, of
Blue Grass, and Susan
Franklin of Arizona;
grandchildren: Micki,
Stevi, and Marti Meier
all of Blue Grass; and a
brother, Bob Schader and
wife, Beverly, of
Osceola.
Mildred was preceded in
death by her parents.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home, (641) 423-0924.
L.B. ‘Mike'
Wolfe
FERTILE — L.B. "Mike"
Wolfe, 94, of rural
Fertile, died Friday
(Aug. 5, 2005) at the
USA Heathcare, Mason
City.
A funeral service will
be held at 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday at the Pilot
Knob Lutheran Church,
2391 330th Street,
Forest City, with
Pastors Robert Snitzer
and Lindsay Jordan
officiating. Burial will
be at the Brush Point
Cemetery, rural Fertile.
A visitation will be
held from 5 to 7 p.m.
Monday at the Ward Van
Slyke Colonial Chapel,
101 North Fourth Street
in Clear Lake.
L.B. "Mike" Wolfe was
born April 17, 1911, in
Blairstown, Iowa, the
son of Arthur and Alma
(Dolge) Wolf. He
attended school in
Regina, Saskatchewan,
Canada, and Forest City,
Iowa.
Mike married Ruth Myhre
on Aug. 26, 1936, in
Fertile. They farmed in
the Fertile-Forest City
area. He enjoyed working
together with his
neighbors. Mike also did
custom work, such as
combining and baling.
He loved his family and
liked to "romp" with his
grandchildren and tell
stories. They will
always remember grandpa
with his striped
overalls. Mike enjoyed
watching boxing and was
once a boxer in his
younger days. He was an
avid Iowa Hawkeye
football fan. He also
enjoyed fishing in
Northern Minnesota and
Ontario, Canada, and
woodworking.
Mike was a member of the
Fertile Lutheran Church
and later the Pilot Knob
Lutheran Church, Fertile
Consolidated School
Board of Education,
board of the Fertile
Creamery, and the
Fertile Lions Club. He
also was the Cerro Gordo
County Weed Commissioner
for several years.
Mike is survived by his
four children: Deanna
Jordan and her husband,
Raymond, Fertile, Harold
Wolfe, Clear Lake,
Robert Wolfe and his
wife, Sandra, Clear
Lake, and Linda Nuehring
and her husband,
Lowell, Clear Lake;
fourteen grandchildren;
nineteen
great-grandchildren;
many nieces, nephews,
and special friends.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; wife,
Ruth; son, Bernard;
brothers, Marvin and
Kenneth; and sisters,
Greta Hansler, Maxine
Otis, and Marian Waller.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, (641) 357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com.
Donald R.
Sunne
FERTILE — Donald R.
Sunne, age 78, of
Fertile, died Friday
(Aug. 5, 2005) at Muse
Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit in Mason City.
Funeral services will be
at 2 p.m. Monday at
Pilot Knob Lutheran
Church in rural Forest
City with the Rev. Bob
Snitzer officiating.
Burial will be at 1:30
p.m. Tuesday at Peace
Lutheran Cemetery in
Menomonie, Wis.
Visitation will be from
4 to 7 p.m. today at the
Petersen Lund Funeral
Home, 505 North Clark
Street in Forest City
and an hour prior to
service at the church on
Monday.
Donald R. Sunne was born
in Wakesha, Wis., on May
26, 1927, the son of
Oscar and Hazel (Copp)
Sunne. He grew up in Eau
Claire, Wis. He served
his country in the U.S.
Navy during World War II
in the Philippine
Islands.
On May 28, 1949, he
married Ruth Irvine at
Peace Lutheran Church in
Menomonie, Wis. Four
children were born to
this union.
Don worked in plumbing
sales. In 1961, the
family moved to Fertile.
Don retired from
Wolverine Brass in 1998.
Don's faith was an
important part of his
life. He was baptized
and confirmed at First
Lutheran Church in Eau
Claire and taught Sunday
school and served on
church councils
throughout his adult
life.
He also served on the
Board of Regents of
Waldorf College in
Forest City for 12
years.
The Christian legacy he
left is treasured by his
family and friends and
his sense of humor will
never be forgotten.
Don is survived by his
wife, Ruth, of Fertile;
three daughters, Susan
(Roger) Ouverson of
Vinton, Julia (Edward)
Olson of Joice, and Mary
(Dennis) Lee of
Zumbrota, Minn.; one
son, David (Julie) Sunne
of Dundee; and a sister,
Doris (James) Anderson
of Laguna Vista, Texas.
He will also be missed
by his 15 grandchildren
and 12
great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; and a
sister and
brother-in-law, Marilyn
and Melvin Oien.
Although the family
grieves his loss, we
rejoice in knowing that
Don is in the loving
arms of his Heavenly
Father.
Petersen Lund Funeral
Home, (641) 585-2685.
Norma J.
Kirchgatter
MASON CITY — Norma Jean
(Johnson) Kirchgatter,
45, of 1114 16th St.
N.E., Mason City, died
Friday (Aug. 5, 2005) at
the Muse Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit in Mason
City.
Memorial services will
be held at 2 p.m.
Tuesday at the
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, 126
Third St. N.E., Mason
City, with the Rev.
Thomas Healey
officiating.
Visitation will be from
5 to 7 p.m. Monday and
then one hour before the
service on Tuesday at
the funeral home.
The family suggests
memorials to the Norma
Jean Kirchgatter
Memorial Fund.
Norma was born in Iowa
City, daughter of Norman
L. and Sandra J.
(Rasmuson) Johnson. She
was confirmed at Zion
Lutheran Church in Clear
Lake.
She attended school in
Clear Lake. She enjoyed
traveling throughout the
United States and
abroad.
Norma married Tom
Kirchgatter on May 27,
1994, in Mason City.
Norma has been battling
cancer for the last ten
years and was a fighter
right up until the end.
Norma was always smiling
and had a positive
attitude. Norma enjoyed
cooking, flowers and her
cat.
Norma is survived by a
husband, Tom
Kirchgatter, Mason City,
and two children: a
daughter, Mindy, (Jason)
Floyd, Mary Esther,
Fla., and a son, Lucas
Kirchgatter, Mason City;
a brother, Allen Norman
Johnson; and a sister,
Sheral (Dennis) Abbott;
a nephew, Zachary
Abbott, and a niece,
Alicia Abbott, all of
Clear Lake, along with
aunts and uncles.
Norma was proceeded in
death by her parents;
and a son, Luther.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, (641)
423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com.
Judith
‘Judy' A. Vosburgh
MASON CITY — Judith
"Judy" A. Vosburgh, 63,
died Saturday (Aug. 6,
2005) at Muse Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit,
Mason City.
A graveside service will
be held at 1 p.m.
Wednesday at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Highway
18 W., Mason City, with
Father Jon M. Seda, Holy
Family Catholic Church,
officiating.
Friends may greet the
family from 5 to 8 p.m.
Tuesday at
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, 126
Third Street N.E. in
Mason City, with a time
for prayer and
reflection at 7 p.m.
Memorials may be
directed to the Judith
"Judy" A. Vosburgh
Memorial Fund.
Judy was born Jan. 16,
1942, in Mason City; she
is the daughter of
Howard and Lela
(Woodhouse) Leonard.
Judy graduated from
Clear Lake High School
in 1960. Judy worked at
the Cerro Gordo Humane
Society, Memorial Park
Cemetery, and Mason City
Animal Shelter.
She was united in
marriage to Roger L.
Vosburgh on July 4,
1993, in Mason City.
Judy enjoyed riding
along with Roger, who
was a truck driver, on
his many road trips.
Judy loved spending time
with her children,
grandchildren, and
friends. She had a great
passion for animals. She
was a caretaker to many
pets throughout her life
and took pride in
finding good homes for
animals. She was a past
member of the State
Federation of Humane
Societies. Judy was also
an avid NASCAR fan.
She is survived by her
two children: Mike
Momyer, Mason City, and
Sandy (Momyer) King and
her husband, Dion, Mason
City; four
grandchildren: Chris
Kirschbaum, and his
mother, Kim Kirschbaum,
Rockwell, Wesley,
Taylor, and Jennifer
King, Mason City; one
brother, Dave Leonard
and his wife, Toni,
Mason City; and several
nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death
by her parents; husband,
Roger; and a
sister-in-law.
Hogan Bremer Moore
Colonial Chapel, (641)
423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com.
Darlene M.
DeMaris
MASON CITY — Darlene M.
DeMaris, 75, of Mason
City died Thursday (Aug.
4, 2005) at Mercy
Medical Center-North
Iowa.
Funeral services will be
held at 10 a.m. Monday
at Hogan Bremer Moore
Colonial Chapel, 126
Third Street N.E., Mason
City, with the Rev. Sam
Hamilton-Poore
officiating. Graveside
services will be in the
Manly Cemetery at 10
a.m. Tuesday.
Visitation will be from
4 to 7 p.m. today at
Hogan Bremer Moore
Colonial Chapel.
Visitation will continue
one hour to the service
Monday.
Memorials may be
directed to the Darlene
M. DeMaris Memorial
Fund.
Hogan Bremer Moore
Colonial Chapel, (641)
423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com.
Clarence
Blanchard
HAMPTON — Clarence
Blanchard, 92, of
Hampton, died Friday
(Aug. 5, 2005) at the
Veteran's Medical
Center, Des Moines.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Monday at the Immanuel
Memorial United Church
of Christ, Alden.
Burial will be at
Northlawn Memory
Gardens, Iowa Falls,
with military honors
provided by the
Hyman-Peavey American
Legion Post No. 188, of
Iowa Falls.
Visitation will be one
hour prior to services
at the church on Monday.
Memorials may be
directed to the family
in care of his daughter,
Karen Ranney, 418
Lincoln Avenue, Iowa
Falls, Iowa, 50126.
The Linn's Funeral Homes
Iowa Falls Chapel is in
charge of arrangements.
Linn's Funeral Homes,
(641) 648-2569.
Vendel ‘Bud'
L. Dority
MASON CITY— Vendel L.
"Bud" Dority, 80, died
Friday (Aug. 6, 2005)
at St. Marys Hospital,
Rochester, Minn.
Funeral services will be
held at 2 p.m. Tuesday
at Major Erickson
Funeral Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Avenue in
Mason City. Interment
will be in Elmwood St.
Joseph Cemetery.
Military rites will be
conducted by the Mason
City Veterans Memorial
Association.
Visitation will be from
5 to 8 p.m. Monday at
Major Erickson Funeral
Home.
Memorials may be given
to the Bud Dority
Memorial Fund.
Erickson Funeral Home,
(641) 423-0924.
Velma Kruger
RICEVILLE — Velma
Kruger, 72, of Riceville
died on Friday (Aug. 5,
2005) at St. Marys
Hospital in Rochester,
Minn.
Funeral services will be
held at 2 p.m. on
Wednesday at St. Peter's
Lutheran Church in
Riceville, with the Rev.
Michael Parris
officiating. Burial will
be in St. Peter's
Lutheran Cemetery in
Rice-ville.
Friends may call from 4
to 8 p.m. on Tuesday at
the Lindstrom Funeral
Home in Riceville and
one hour before services
at the church on
Wednesday.
Lindstrom Funeral Home,
(641) 985-2242.
Harlan L.
Bell
CEDAR FALLS — Harlan Lee
Bell, 66, of Cedar
Falls, died Friday (Aug.
5, 2005) in Las Vegas,
Nev.
A memorial service will
be held at 11 a.m. on
Saturday at Schroeder
and Sites Funeral Home,
St. Ansgar. Burial will
be in the St. Ansgar
Cemetery.
Family will receive
friends on Friday from 5
to 7 p.m. at the funeral
home.
Schroeder & Sites
Funeral Home, (641)
713-4920.
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Vendel L. ‘Bud' Dority
MASON CITY — Vendel L.
"Bud" Dority, 80, of 431
24th St. S.W., died
Friday (Aug. 5, 2005) at
St. Marys Hospital,
Rochester, Minn.
Funeral services will be
held at 2 p.m. Tuesday
at Major Erickson
Funeral Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Avenue,
with Pastor Ron Van Wey
presiding. Interment
will be in Elmwood-St.
Joseph Cemetery.
Military rites will be
conducted by the Mason
City Veterans Memorial
Association.
Visitation will be from
5 to 8 p.m. today at
Major Erickson Funeral
Home.
Memorials may be given
to the Bud Dority
Memorial Fund.
Bud was born Oct. 9,
1924, in Quilin, Mo.,
the son of Floyd and
Myrtle (Cunningham)
Dority.
He served in the United
States Army during World
War II.
Bud moved to Mason City
in 1954. He managed
Clean Towel Industrial
Service here in Mason
City for over 30 years.
He retired in 1981. Bud
was a member of the
Moose Lodge. He enjoyed
spending time with his
grandchildren,
great-grandchildren and
along with wife,
Lavonne, wintered in
Florida for 17 years.
Bud is survived by wife,
Lavonne, of Mason City;
sons, Lee Dority of
Mason City, Ted Dority
of Mason City;
step-children, Linda
Smith and husband,
Ronald, of Mason City,
Garianne Fuller of Mason
City, Devvy Waslick of
Mason City, Jay Waslick
of Mason City, Johnnie
Waslick and wife, Gale,
of Clear Lake; 15
grandchildren; 15 great-
grandchildren;
step-brother, Jack
Wilderspin and wife,
Ilene, of Onaway, Mich.;
step-sister, Lila
Clothier of Indian
River, Mich.; many
nieces and nephews.
Bud was preceded in
death by his parents;
first wife, Bertha; son,
Dale; sister, Lila Dean;
and step-brother, Donald
Wilderspin.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home & Crematory, (641)
426-0924.
Allen
Myklestad
MASON CITY — Allen
Myklestad, 85, of 2501
State St. SW, Mason
City, died Saturday
(Aug. 6, 2005) at the
Good Shepherd Care
Center, Mason City.
Services are pending at
the Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel 126 3rd
St. NE., Mason City,
(641) 423-2372.
Larry
DeBower
CHARLES CITY — Funeral
arrangements are
incomplete at the Hauser
Funeral Home in Charles
City for Larry DeBower,
69, of Charles City, who
died Sunday (Aug. 7,
2005) at his home of
natural causes.
Hauser Funeral Home,
Charles City (641)
228-2323.
Naomi L.
McGeachy
BRISTOW — Naomi Louise
McGeachy, 82, of
Bristow, Iowa, passed
away Saturday (Aug. 6,
2005) at the Dumont
Wellness Center in
Dumont.
Funeral services for
Naomi McGeachy will be
held at 11 a.m.
Wednesday at the
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral
Home in Dumont with the
Rev. Randy Crane
presiding. Burial will
be in Oak Hill Cemetery,
rural Bristow.
Visitation will be from
9:30 a.m. until time of
service Wednesday at the
funeral home.
Naomi was born Sept. 6,
1922, in Xenia,
Illinois, to Glen and
Stella Gibson. She was
baptized and became a
member of the McCabe
Chapel in rural Flora,
Illinois. Naomi attended
Florena Grade School and
Flora High School in
Flora, Illinois.
At the age of 14, she
moved with her family to
De Kalb, Illinois. She
was united in marriage
to Darrell Edward
McGeachy April 17, 1942,
in Stanwood, Iowa. The
couple made their home
in Cedar Rapids. They
later moved to Hampton
in 1945. To this union a
son, Dennis Edward, was
born Nov. 21, 1945, in
Hampton.
Naomi was a Bristow City
Council member for 15
years. She was an
accomplished seamstress
and operated an
upholstery business for
14 years. She also
worked at Turner
Microphone in Cedar
Rapids and Maytag
Company in Hampton. She
loved working in the
fields helping her
husband farm.
She is survived by her
grandson, Jeffrey Scott
McGeachy of Las Vegas,
Nevada; great-grandson,
Connor Scott McGeachy of
Las Vegas, Nevada; and
her sister, Mary
Pantilla of De Kalb,
Illinois.
She was preceded in
death by her parents,
Glen and Stella;
husband, Darrell, and
son, Dennis.
Arrangements by
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral
Homes, (641) 857-3303.
Judith
‘Judy' A. Vosburgh
MASON CITY— Judith
"Judy" A. Vosburgh, 63,
died Saturday (Aug. 6,
2005) at Muse Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit,
Mason City.
A graveside service will
be held at 1 p.m.
Wednesday at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Highway
18 W, Mason City, with
Father Jon M. Seda, Holy
Family Catholic Church,
officiating.
Friends may greet the
family from 5 to 8 p.m.
Tuesday at
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, 126
Third Street N.E., Mason
City, with a time for
prayer and reflection at
7 p.m.
Memorials may be
directed to the Judith
"Judy" A. Vosburgh
Memorial Fund.
Hogan Bremer Moore
Colonial Chapel (641)
423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com.
Eleanor
Benjegerdes
MANLY — Eleanor
Benjegerdes, 78, of 408
W. Bosworth, Manly, died
Sunday (Aug. 7, 2005) at
the Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa, Mason
City.
Funeral services are
pending at the Bride
Colonial Chapel, 110 E.
Spring St., Manly, (641)
454-2242.
Phyllis A.
Wilhite
CHARLES CITY — Phyllis
A. Wilhite, 80, of 315
N. Hampshire Ave., Mason
City, died Sunday
(August 7, 2005) at the
Muse Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit, Mason
City, Iowa.
Services are pending at
the Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, 126 3rd
St. NE, Mason City,
(641) 423-2372.
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2005
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of Fullerton Funeral
Homes. Information is
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Eleanor Louise
Benjegerdes
MANLY — Eleanor Louise
Benjegerdes, 78, Manly,
died Sunday (Aug. 7,
2005) at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa in
Mason City.
Memorial services will
be held at 11 a.m.
Thursday at the Bethel
United Methodist Church,
Highway 9 East, Manly,
with the Rev. Wendi
Gillan officiating.
Inurnment will be at a
later date in the
Hopkins Cemetery,
Hopkins, Mo.
Visitation will be from
4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at
the Bride Colonial
Chapel, 110 E. Spring
St. in Manly, and one
hour prior to services
on Thursday at the
church.
Eleanor Louise
Benjegerdes was born on
Dec. 12, 1926, in
Bedford, the daughter of
Harry and Mattie
(Wilson) Bordner. She
received her elementary
education in the Bedford
Community School, and
graduated from Clarinda
High School.
She was united in
marriage to Leonard
Crawford on Dec. 19,
1943, and to this union
two children were born:
Lynn Pattee and Steve
Crawford.
She was united in
marriage to Leslie Emil
Benjegerdes on July 25,
1981, in Riceville. He
preceded her in death on
April 18, 2001.
Eleanor worked for
several years as a
secretary for the
Riceville High School
and also for the Mt. Ayr
High School, and was
very active in the Iowa
Association of
Educational Office
Personnel.
Eleanor and Leslie
resided in Riceville,
Charles City and in
1990, moved to Manly.
She enjoyed being an
avid seamstress and
quilter, trout fishing,
baking, and playing
cards, but her great
love and enjoyment was
her family and
grandchildren.
She was a member of the
Bethel United Methodist
Church, Christian Home
Builders, and Entres
Nous Circle all in
Manly, and also was a
member of the Mason City
Quilting Guild and the
Shell Rock Dinner Club.
Left to cherish her
memory are her children,
Lynn Pattee and her
husband, Bob, of
Humboldt, and Steve
Crawford and his wife,
Joyce, of Charles City;
three step-children,
Sandra Miles and her
husband, Pete, of Fargo,
N.D., Leon Benjegerdes
and his wife, Betty, of
Manly, and Denis
Benjegerdes and his
wife, Candy, of Manly;
four grandchildren,
Andrew Pattee and his
wife, Allison, Angela
Pattee, and Aaron and
Emily Crawford; seven
step-grandchildren,
Maria Miles, Sabra Low,
Karla Haley and her
husband, Tim, Troy
Benjegerdes, Cheri
Aldrich and her husband,
Lance, Joy Garnass and
her husband, Erik, and
Dan Benjegerdes; two
great-grandchildren,
Jake and Luke Stockdale;
five
step-great-grandchildren,
Andy Haley, Ian Low,
Nicholas Butze, Dante
Benjegerdes, and Anton
Benjegerdes; three
sisters-in-law, Florence
Benjegerdes, of Mason
City, Irene Gorkowski,
of Toledo, Ohio, and
Evelyn Heagel of Manly;
a niece, Donna Stewart;
and a nephew, Charles
Gorton; as well as other
relatives and many
friends.
Her parents, husband
Leslie Benjegerdes; a
sister, Geneva Thompson;
and a brother, Donald
Bordner, preceded her in
death.
Bride Colonial Chapel,
(641) 454-2242.
Doris J.
Walrod
BELMOND — Doris Jean
Walrod, 78, of Belmond,
died Sunday (Aug. 7,
2005) at Methodist
Hospital in Minneapolis,
Minn.
Funeral services for
Doris Jean Walrod will
be held at 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday at the United
Methodist Church in
Belmond with Pastor Mike
Druhl officiating.
Inurnment will be held
at a later date.
Visitation will be held
from 5 to 7 p.m. today
at the Dugger Ewing
Funeral Home, 111
Luick's Lane S. in
Belmond
Dugger Ewing Funeral
Home, (641) 444-3248.
Allen
Myklestad
MASON CITY — Allen
Myklestad, 85, of 302
Second St. N.E., died
Saturday (Aug. 6, 2005)
at the Good Shepherd
Care Center in Mason
City.
Memorial services will
be held at 11 a.m.
Thursday at the
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, 126
Third St. N.E. in Mason
City, with the Rev. Sam
Hamilton-Poore of
Trinity Lutheran Church
in Mason City
officiating. Inurnment
will be in the Memorial
Park Cemetery, Hwy 122,
Mason City.
Visitation will be held
from 4 to 7 p.m.
Wednesday at the
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, 126
Third St. N.E. and one
hour prior to service
time on Thursday.
The family of Allen
Myklestad has requested
that memorial
contributions be made to
Hospice of North Iowa,
Mason City Fire
Department Honor Guard,
or to KCMR Radio in his
memory.
Allen Myklestad was born
on May 14, 1920, on a
farm near Emmons, Minn.,
the son of Lars Meyer
and Velma (McDowell)
Myklestad. He attended
rural grade school in
the area and graduated
from Forest City High
School in 1937. Allen
was inducted into the
Army-Air Corps on Feb.
6, 1943, at Ft.
Leavenworth, Kan., and
served in the Burma
Theater area with the
51st Flight Control
Squadron until his
honorable discharge on
Dec. 14, 1946, at Ft.
Leavenworth, Kansas as a
staff sergeant.
He was united in
marriage to Frances A.
Quam Eckert on Feb. 6,
1947, in the Little
Brown Church in Nashua.
Throughout his life
Allen was employed as a
carpenter and cement
finisher in Mason City
and the North Iowa area.
He loved his work and
helped build hundreds of
homes until his
retirement in the spring
of 1980.
Allen loved to be
outdoors, but his great
love and enjoyment was
his wife, children,
grandchildren, and
great-grandchildren, and
spending time with them.
Allen was baptized and
reaffirmed the faith of
his baptism through
confirmation at the
Trinity Lutheran Church
in Mason City, and had
been a lifelong member
of the church.
Left to cherish his
memory are his wife,
Frances Myklestad, of
Mason City; his
children, Roger
Myklestad and his wife,
Elizabeth, of Ottertail,
Minn., Karen Brockett
and her husband, John,
of Plano, Texas, Jim
Myklestad and his wife,
Mary, of Mason City, and
Linda Myklestad of Fort
Collins, Colo.; eight
grandchildren; seven
great-grandchildren; a
brother, Melvin
Myklestad, of Garner;
and a sister, Gladys
Baker, of Clear Lake; as
well as other relatives
and many friends.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, and a
sister, Beulah Rothamel.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, (641)
423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com.
Larry
DeBower
CHARLES CITY — Larry
DeBower, 69, of Charles
City, died Sunday (Aug.
7, 2005) at his home of
natural causes.
A funeral service for
Larry DeBower will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday at the Messiah
Lutheran Church in
Charles City, with
Pastor Allan Simms
officiating. Burial will
be in Riverside
Cemetery.
Visitation will be held
from 4 to 8 p.m. today
at the Hauser Funeral
Home, 1205 S. Main St.
in Charles City and one
hour prior to services
on Wednesday at the
church.
Memorials may be
directed to the Messiah
Lutheran Church, 705 3rd
Ave., Charles City, IA
50616, or to the Decorah
Campground, 505 Pulpit
Rock Road, Decorah, IA
52101.
The Hauser Funeral Home,
(641) 228-2323.
www.hauserfh.com.
Gertrude
Mauer
STACYVILLE — Gertrude
Mauer, 94, of
Stacyville, died Monday
(Aug. 8, 2005) at the
Stacyville Community
Nursing Home.
Gertrude was born Aug.
7, 1911, in Cohasset,
Minn., the daughter of
William and Sophia
(Miller) Wolf. She moved
to Osage, Iowa, when she
was a child.
Gertrude married Raymond
Mauer on Feb. 4, 1937,
at the Visitation
Catholic Church in
Stacyville. She taught
in rural school for a
year before her marriage
to Raymond. They lived
and farmed outside of
Stacyville for 28 years.
Gertrude moved to
Stacyville in 1965. She
worked at the Stacyville
Community Nursing Home.
Gertrude was a member of
Visitation Catholic
Church and Christian
Mothers.
Mass of Christian Burial
will be held at 10:30
a.m. Thursday at the
Visitation Catholic
Church in Stacyville
with the Rev. John Moser
officiating. Burial will
be in the Visitation
Cemetery in Stacyville.
Visitation will be from
4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at
Visitation Catholic
Church, Stacyville,
where there will be
rosary at 4:30 p.m. and
a Scripture service at
6:45 p.m. Visitation
will continue one hour
before services Thursday
at the church.
Gertrude is survived
by three sons:
James (Mary) Mauer of
Lisle, Ill.; Don
(Bonnie) Mauer of
Naperville, Ill.; and
Jerry (Carol) Mauer of
Dunlap, Ill.; four
daughters, Janice (Clem)
Loecher of New Haven,
Iowa; Dorothy Klimek, of
Hayfield, Minn.; Carol
(Paul) Tilkes of Austin,
Minn.; Joyce (Rich)
Hanke of Lakeville,
Minn.; one
daughter-in-law: Joanne
Mauer of Stacyville; 23
grandchildren; 24
great-grandchildren;
four sisters: Sister
Mary Wilma Wolf, of
Cedar Rapids; Agnes
(Rollie) Frye of
Rockford, Ill.;
Catherine Wolf of Loves
Park, Ill.; and Monica
Berg of Greenville, S.
C.; and one brother:
Vincent (Xoa) Wolf of
Chillicothe, Mo.
She was preceded in
death by her husband;
one son, Robert Mauer;
one grandson, Eugene
Mauer; her parents; two
brothers, Clement and
Fidelis Wolf; one
sister, Bernice Smith;
an infant sister, Wilma
Wolf; and one
son-in-law, Will Klimek.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral
Home, (641) 732-3706.
Harlan Lee
Bell
CEDAR FALLS — Harlan Lee
Bell, 66, of Cedar
Falls, died Friday,
(Aug. 5, 2005) at
Sunrise Hospital in Las
Vegas, Nev. after
suffering a stroke while
on vacation.
There will be a Masonic
service at 7 p.m.
Thursday at the Masonic
Temple in Cedar Falls.
Memorial services will
be at 11 a.m. Saturday
at the Schroeder & Sites
Funeral Home, St.
Ansgar. Burial will be
in the St. Ansgar
Cemetery.
Visitation will be held
from 5 to 7:30 p.m.
Friday at the Schroeder
& Sites Funeral Home in
St. Ansgar.
Harlan was born on March
5, 1939, in Mower
County, Minn. He was the
oldest of three boys
born to John and Ena
(Nagle) Bell. Harlan
graduated from St.
Ansgar High School in
1958. He then attended
the Iowa State Teachers
College in Cedar Falls
receiving his bachelor's
degree in 1963. He went
on to receive his master
of arts degree at the
University of Iowa in
1971.
During his teaching
career he taught at the
Vinton School for the
Blind, Vinton Public
School, Charter Oak-Ute,
and Blakesburg. He was a
principal in Urbana and
professor at Council
Bluffs Junior College.
He finished his teaching
career in Traer, Iowa
where he retired in
2001.
Harlan was a member of
the Vinton Masonic Lodge
No. 62 and the secretary
for the Black Hawk Lodge
No. 65. He also served
as the treasurer of the
El Kahir Shine Unit No.
101.
He loved to travel and
spent many of his trips
visiting family and
friends.
Harlan was preceded in
death by his parents,
John and Ena Bell; and
his brother, Russell
Bell.
He is survived by his
brother, Jim (Nancy)
Bell; sister-in-law,
Sandy Bell; five nieces,
Gail (Steve) Smith,
Renae Wason, Susan
(Dave) Pearl, Dawn
(Chris) Standing, and
Karen (Chad) Smith; and
one nephew, Dean (Becky)
Bell.
Schroeder & Sites
Funeral Home, (641)
713-4920.
Phyllis A.
Wilhite
MASON CITY — Phyllis A.
Wilhite, died Saturday
(Aug. 7, 2005) at The
Muse Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit in Mason
City.
Funeral service will be
held at 11 a.m.
Wednesday at the
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, 126
Third St. N.E. with
Pastor Thomas Healey
officiating. Burial will
be in Memorial Park
Cemetery.
Visitation will be held
one hour prior to the
funeral service at the
funeral home.
Memorials may be
directed to the Phyllis
A. Wilhite Memorial
Fund.
Phyllis A. Wilhite was
born Jan. 13, 1925, in
Klemme, the daughter of
Levi and Ester
Klotzbach. Phyllis lived
in Iowa all of her life.
She was a member of the
Moose Lodge. She was an
avid bowler and bingo
player. She enjoyed
spending time with her
children and
grandchildren.
She is survived by her
children, Doug Braner,
of Orlando, Fla., David
Braner, of Polk City,
Lonna Knutson, of
Thornton, LaVonn Dirks,
of Belmond, Lori
Jacober, of Wasilla,
Alaska, and Jayne
Bitker, of Clear Lake;
and eight grandchildren.
She is preceded in death
by two grandchildren,
Terry Knutson and Dusty
Palmer.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, (641)
423-7372.
www.colonialchapels.com.
Delores M.
Jackson
ROWAN — Delores M.
Jackson, 70, died Monday
(Aug. 8, 2005)at the
U.S.A. Health Care
Center in Clarion.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Thursday at the United
Church of Rowan, with
Pastor Nancy Hofmeister
officiating. Burial will
be at Graceland Cemetery
in Rowan.
Visitation will be held
from 5 to 7 p.m.
Wednesday at the Ewing
Dugger Helgeson Funeral
Home, 602 N. Main in
Clarion and one hour
prior to services on
Thursday at the church.
Memorial gifts may be
made to the Delores M.
Jackson Memorial Fund in
care of Barb Hyland, 305
Whitten Ave., Rowan, IA
50470.
Ewing-Dugger-Helgeson
Funeral Home, (515)
532-2233.
Phyllis I.
Beam
HAMPTON — Phyllis I.
Beam, 92, of Hampton,
died Monday (Aug. 8,
2005) at the Franklin
County General Hospital
in Hampton.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at the
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, 101 N. Fourth
St. in Clear Lake.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, (641) 357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com.
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2005
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Orville L.
Klipping
MASON CITY — Orville L.
Klipping, 86, of 2244
23rd St. S.W. died
Tuesday (Aug. 9, 2005)
at the Heritage Care
Center in Mason City.
Memorial service will be
held at 10 a.m. Friday
at the
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, 126
Third St. N.E., with
Pastor Thomas Healey
officiating. Inurnment
will be in the Evergreen
Cemetery in Britt.
Visitation will be one
hour prior to the
memorial service.
Memorials may be
directed to the Heritage
Care Center, Mason City
and Hospice of North
Iowa.
Orville L. Klipping was
born Jan. 5, 1919, in
Forest City, the son of
Leonard and Edna
(Jacobson) Klipping. He
attended country school
in Forest City. He
worked on a farm in the
Britt area, and then
went to work for the
railroad in Oklahoma.
Orville hauled cattle
for Sanke Truck Company
in Britt. He started
working in 1954 for
Lehigh Cement Plant and
retired in 1983.
Orville loved tools,
working on motors,
fishing, hunting and
gardening. His greatest
love was spending time
with his family,
especially his nieces
and nephews.
Orville is survived by
his siblings, Mary
Church of Forest City,
Pearl Eliason of
Waterloo, Geroldine
Andries of Altoona,
Marvin (Rita) Klipping
of Britt and Joanne
(Melvin) Symes of Mason
City; along with several
nieces and nephews.
Orville is preceded in
death by his parents;
siblings, Raymond
Klipping, Helen Hill,
Beatrice Horecka, Robert
Klipping, James
Klipping, Richard
Klipping and Donald
Klipping; one niece and
three nephews.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, (641)
423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com.
Vern E.
Nelson
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. —
Vern E. Nelson, 86, of
San Clemente, Calif.,
passed away Tuesday
evening (July 26, 2005)
at his home.
In spite of surviving
quadruple heart surgery
in 1997, he succumbed
quickly to mesothelioma
cancer.
Vern was a retired chief
electrician at the
American Crystal Sugar
Company in Mason City.
Vern was an
electricianist First
Class in the U.S. Navy,
having served in World
War II from 1942 to
1945. He also served in
the Navy Reserves for
four years in Seattle,
Wash.
He was also an excellent
handyman, a great
planner, and had been a
strong leader in the
church, as well as in
many other areas of his
life.
He was born and raised
in Lake Mills and lived
in Mason City for 40
years. He and his wife,
Marie, moved to San
Clemente, Calif., in
1996 to be close to
their daughters, Rachel
Grina, Melinda Masson,
Valerie Lamb and
Patricia Nelson.
He is survived by his
wife, daughters,
son-in-law, Maurice
Masson, and nine
grandchildren.
He was preceded in death
by his son, John, in
1988.
A memorial service will
be held at 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 25, at
the San Clemente
Presbyterian Chapel, 119
N. Ave de la Estrella,
San Clemente, Calif.
Burial will be by Naval
military protocol at
Fort Rosecrans in Point
Loma, Calif.
In lieu of flowers, a
donation in his name to
"Mended Hearts of
Mission Hospital,
Chapter 216" is
appreciated by the
family. The address is
Mission Hospital, 26732
Crown Valley Parkway,
Ste.281, Mission Viejo,
CA 92691.
Doris J.
Walrod
BELMOND — Doris Jean
Walrod, 78, of Belmond
passed away Sunday (Aug.
7, 2005) at Methodist
Hospital in Minneapolis,
Minn.
Funeral services for
Jean Walrod will be held
at 10:30 a.m. today at
the United Methodist
Church in Belmond with
Pastor Mike Durhl
officiating. Inurnment
will be held at a later
date.
Visitation was held from
5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday,
Aug. 9, 2005, at the
Dugger Ewing Funeral
Home, 111 Luick's Lane
S., Belmond
Doris "Jean" (Ryan)
Walrod was born Sept.
18, 1926, in Rockwell
City, to James and
Minnie (Ehler) Ryan. She
lived on farms near
Rockwell City, Dows and
Rowan. She grew up in a
large family (five
brothers, four sisters —
sandwiched between two
sets of twins). In 1944,
she graduated from Rowan
High School. After
graduation, she worked
as a teletype operator
for Western Union in
Chicago, Ill.
In 1946, she met William
(Bill) Walrod. After a
four-month courtship,
they were married on
Jan. 15, 1947. To this
union three children
were born: Ricky
William, Veloice Sue and
Todd Elliot.
Jean enjoyed the role of
homemaker and mother.
She worked for 12 years
in the medical records
department at the
Belmond Community
Hospital. Along with
Bill, she attended
frequent school events
as their children grew
up. Jean loved to travel
with her family and
there were many camping
trips ranging from
weekend jaunts nearby or
longer trips up North or
out West.
Jean was always a
willing volunteer. She
was a member of the
United Methodist Church,
serving at various times
on the Administrative
Council, Trustees and
Staff Parish. She also
served faithfully in the
United Methodist Women
and Rebecca Circle. She
had been a member of the
Progress Club since
1967. She also had
worked in the
bereavement program for
Wright County Hospice.
Jean also was active in
the Democratic Party,
volunteering many hours
for various candidates
over the years.
Jean was preceded in
death by her husband,
Bill; son, Ricky; her
parents; four brothers:
Harold, Walter, Glen and
Daryl; and two sisters:
Alice Slatkoske and
Ethel Korth. After
Bill's death, Jean
wrote: "I believe I have
always loved the perfect
mate. … I know the true
love of my life. Life
has to end, but love
does not. … I truly
believe we will meet
again."
Jean is survived by
daughter, Veloice Huck
and her husband, Peter,
of Eden Prairie, Minn.;
son, Todd and his wife,
Ann, of Leland, Iowa;
grandchildren, Megan
(Mike) Adams of
Burnsville, Minn., Emily
(Karlin) Bilchuk of
Princeton, N.J.; Kayla
Huck, Trent and Jane
Walrod; brother, Ed
(Marge) Ryan of Kanawha;
sisters, Elsie (Wilbur)
Rockow-Schroeder of
Dows, and Darlene
Aldrich of Belmond;
sisters-in-law, Melba
Ryan, Vernie Ryan; and
many nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers,
family suggests memorial
contributions be made to
United Methodist Church
in Belmond, Iowa, and/or
to Park Nicollet
Foundation — Hospice.
Dugger Ewing Funeral
Home, (641) 444-3248.
Laverne M.
Brocka
ALLISON — Funeral
services for Laverne
Marvin Brocka, 81, of
821 Walnut St. in
Allison will be at 10:30
a.m. Friday at St.
John's Ev. Lutheran
Church in Vilmar with
Pastor Keith Tomlinson
officiating. Burial will
be in the Allison
Municipal Cemetery in
Allison.
Visitation will be from
5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at
Reid's Funeral Chapel in
Greene. Visitation will
continue one hour prior
to services Friday at
the church.
Those planning an
expression of sympathy
may direct memorials to
the Laverne Marvin
Brocka Memorial Fund in
care of the family.
Funeral arrangements are
by Reid's Funeral
Chapel, (641) 823-4457.
David C.
Miller
RENWICK — David C.
Miller, 77, of Forest
City and Renwick, died
Sunday (Aug. 7, 2005) at
his home in Renwick.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Friday at the United
Methodist Church in
Renwick with the Rev.
John Miller and Pastor
Dale Schoening
officiating. Burial will
be in Vernon Township
Cemeter in rural Hardy,
with military graveside
honors.
Visitation will be held
from 4 to 8 p.m.
Thursday at the
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home in Renwick.
(515) 824-3465.
www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com
Mary Lou
Lappe
WESLEY — Mary Lou Lappe,
77, of Wesley died
Tuesday (Aug. 9, 2005)
at St. Marys Hospital in
Rochester, Minn.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Saturday at St. Joseph
Catholic Church in
Wesley, with Father
Randy Schon officiating.
Burial will be in St.
Joseph's Catholic
Cemetery in Wesley.
Visitation will be held
from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday
at the
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home in Wesley,
with Catholic Daughters
of the Americas rosary
at 4:30 p.m. and a 7
p.m. parish prayer
service.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home, (641)
295-3731.
www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com
Christie C.
Huebner
MASON CITY — Christie
Carol "Dittberner"
Huebner, 39, of Mason
City died Tuesday (Aug.
9, 2005) at Mercy
Medical Center-North
Iowa.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Major
Erickson Funeral Home,
111 N. Pennsylvania
Ave., Mason City.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com
Douglas A.
Saaranen Jr.
ST. ANSGAR — Douglas A.
Saaranen Jr., 59, of St.
Ansgar died on Monday
(Aug. 8, 2005) in St.
Ansgar.
Memorial services will
be held at 10:30 a.m. on
Friday at Deer Creek
Lutheran Church in
Carpenter, with the Rev.
Lance Kittleson
officiating.
Visitation will be held
from 5 to 8 p.m.
Thursday at Schroeder &
Sites Funeral Home in
St. Ansgar.
Schroeder & Sites
Funeral Home, (641)
713-4920.
Carol J.
Brogmus
MASON CITY — Carol J.
Brogmus, 84, of Mason
City died Tuesday (Aug.
9, 2005) at the Heritage
Care Center.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Major
Erickson Funeral Home,
111 N. Pennsylvania
Ave., Mason City.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com
Victoria
Eishen
ALGONA — Victoria
Eishen, 52, of Des
Moines formerly, of
Algona, died Tuesday
(Aug. 9, 2005) at Mercy
Hospice Unit in
Johnston.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home in Algona,
(515) 295-3731.
Posted
by Gene Manning
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