Published Friday, August 26, 2005.
Obituaries are presented as a community
service of Fullerton Funeral Homes.
Information is submitted by families or
provided by funeral homes for
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Anna Abels
BUFFALO CENTER — Anna Abels, 90, of
Buffalo Center, died Tuesday (Aug. 23,
2005) at Timely Mission Nursing Home
in Buffalo Center.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m.
Saturday at the First Congregational
Church in Buffalo Center with Pastor
Dave Langer officiating. Burial will be
at Olena Mound Cemetery, Buffalo Center.
Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at
Winter Funeral Home, 414 First St. N.W.,
Buffalo Center, and one hour before the
service at the church.
Anna Johanna Abels, eldest child of
August and Helen (Berschman) Eisenhauer,
was born Feb. 24, 1915, in Germania, now
Lakota, Iowa.
As a young girl, her family moved by
train to a farm five miles northeast of
Buffalo Center. Ann had to walk one and
three-quarter miles to school. She
attended high school in Buffalo Center.
In her younger years, she worked out by
doing housekeeping in homes.
She joined the Congregational Church of
Buffalo Center on April 20, 1930. On
Feb. 25, 1935, she was united in
marriage to John Abels Jr. at the home
of her parents. They farmed near Buffalo
Center until 1976, when they retired and
moved to town.
Ann was very active in church and
enjoyed many, many years teaching Sunday
school and Women’s Fellowship. She was
blessed by leading the children in her
class to the Lord. Ann lived her faith
and you saw His love through her warm
smile.
She took pride in her gardens and truly
enjoyed being a farm wife; no one could
have made as many loaves of cinnamon
bread for her family as Ann. She also
enjoyed traveling and family-related
activity.
She is survived by four daughters and
one son: Shirley (Keith Hagenson) of
Buffalo Center, Doris (Richard Heyes) of
Lakota, Carol (Dan Mitchell) of
Hastings, Minn., Ron Abels (Linda) of
Thompson, Marlene Abels (Andrew Strom)
of Shoreview, Minn.; 14 grandchildren;
14 great-grandchildren; one great-great
grandchild; one brother, Jack Eisenhauer
of Buffalo Center; two sisters, Velma
Eisenhauer and Dorthy Caltvedt of
Buffalo Center; and sisters-in-law and
brother-in-law, nieces, and nephews, and
dear friends.
Ann is preceded in death by her parents;
her husband, John Abels; one daughter,
Janet; two infant children and a set of
twins; and one sister, Cora Abels; and
one brother, Harold Eisenhauer.
She passed away at the Timely Mission
Nursing Home on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2005,
at the age of 90 years, five months and
29 days. Blessed be her sweet memory.
Winter Funeral Home & Cremation Service,
Buffalo Center, (641) 562-2858.
Roger W. Arndt
MASON CITY— Roger W. Arndt Sr., 80, of
501 S. Kentucky Ave., died Thursday
(Aug. 18, 2005) at the Heritage Care
Center.
A celebration of life for Roger will be
held 11 a.m. Saturday at Bethlehem
Lutheran Church, 419 N. Delaware Ave.,
with the Rev. Mark Lavrenz officiating.
Cremation has taken place. Inurnment
will be at a later date.
There will be no visitation.
He was born July 29, 1925, in Rockwell,
the son of Emil and Clara Schroeder
Arndt. He worked at Northwestern cement
plant as a heavy-equipment operator for
37 years and retired in 1985.
Roger married Lilly Bemis on July 20,
1946, in Mason City and they had three
children, Linda, Rhonda and Roger Jr.
Roger Sr. enjoyed spending time with his
grandchildren, tinkering around the
garage and yard, and having coffee with
his friends. He was a World War II
veteran, lifetime member of the Mason
City V.F.W. and a member of the
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.
Survivors include his son and
daughter-in-law, Roger William (Dianna)
Arndt; his four brothers and their
wives, Darrell (Rita) Arndt of St.
Cloud, Minn.; Delbert (Hazel) Arndt of
Mason City; John (Carol) Arndt of St.
Louis Park, Minn.; and Robert (Joyce)
Arndt of Rogers, Minn.; one sister,
Shirley Arndt Paulsen and husband, Bill,
of Green Isle, Minn.; four
grandchildren, Kelly Warden of Mason
City, Angie Hofland of Mitchellville,
Michael Arndt of Fort Collins, Colo.,
and Josh Arndt of Casper, Wyo.; two
great-grandchildren, Lilyann and Jerrod
of Mason City.
He was preceded in death by his father
and mother; his wife, Lilly; and
daughters, Linda and Rhonda.
In lieu of flowers, the family would
appreciate memorials to the Kidney
Foundation or the Iowa Federation for
the Blind.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory,
Mason City, (641) 423-0924.
Lucile C. Trappe
CHARLES CITY— Lucile C. Trappe, 82, of
2371 Windfall Ave., Charles City, died
early Thursday morning (Aug. 25, 2005)
at the 11th Street Chautauqua Guest Home
in Charles City.
Lucile fought a courageous battle with
breast cancer, first diagnosed three
years ago. Following radiation
treatments and a two-year remission,
Lucile again faced the ravaging affects
of her disease in April when her cancer
returned, this time targeting her brain.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m.
Saturday at Messiah Lutheran Church, 705
3rd Ave. in Charles City, with the Rev.
Dennis Niezwaag officiating. Interment
will be in Riverside Cemetery in Charles
City.
The family will greet relatives and
friends from 4 to 8 p.m. today at
Fullerton-Hage Funeral Home, 401 Blunt
St. in Charles City, with a “Time of
Sharing” beginning at 7 p.m. The
visitation will continue at the church
one hour prior to Lucile’s service.
Those wishing to extend memorials or
expressions of sympathy may direct them
to the Lucile C. Trappe Memorial Fund or
to the Women of the Moose in Charles
City, which she was a member of.
Lucile Clara Louise Carolyn Trappe was
born Sept. 4, 1922, in Ionia, to Albert
and Amanda Harnich Heise. She was the
fourth child and first daughter of six
children born to her parents. Lucile
graduated from Charles City High School
and furthered her education in Cedar
Falls, completing her teaching
certificate (Normal Training). She spent
all of her life in the Charles City
area.
While teaching at the Charles City rural
country school, Lucile met Merlin Venz
and the couple was united in marriage in
1943. Merlin died in 1954, leaving
behind a very determined Lucile and four
young children.
Lucile was a dedicated mother in the
responsibility of raising her children,
always sacrificing and giving of herself
in their interest. She was the sole
financial supporter in her home, was a
strong woman and knew the true meaning
of manual labor. Her children and family
fondly remember Lucile’s freshly baked
cookies, sweet rice and pies. They claim
her potato salad among the best.
After Lucile’s children were grown, she
attended a dance at the Surf in Clear
Lake, where she met Willard H. Trappe.
They married at St. James Lutheran
Church in Mason City on May 23, 1989.
Together, they treasured dancing at the
Moose Lodge and looking forward to
attending and dancing at the annual
Polka Fest in Monona, Iowa.
Some of Lucile’s leisure activities,
interests and hobbies included flower
and vegetable gardening, sewing
clothing, fishing with Willard, creating
craft items and cooking. She is
described as a loving and positive woman
who had only kind words toward others.
Lucile was a calm and accepting person
who had a “magical personality,” always
desiring peace for herself and those
around her.
Lucile may be well-remembered in the
area communities as she was employed
at the Nashua/Waverly Lockers, where she
packaged meat for approximately 26
years. She also enjoyed volunteering at
the Moose Lodge in Charles City.
Sadly missing Lucile is her husband,
Willard H. Trappe of Charles City; her
son, Alan (Renee) Venz, of Northwood;
her three daughters, Nancy (Larry) Joyce
of Georgetown, Ind., Linda (Rex) Bates
of Loveland, Colo., and Judy (Steve)
Lindquist of Richmond, Texas; Willard’s
children, Shirley Peterson and Cheryl
Rennal of Wisconsin, William (Linda)
Trappe of Slab City, Wisconsin and
Richard (Carolyn) Trappe of Mason City;
her siblings, Bernice Troge, Florence
(Virgil) Greenzweig and Wilbur Heise,
all of Charles City. She will also be a
cherished memory of her special friend,
Dolly Theilen, numerous grandchildren
and great-grandchildren, and many other
relatives and friends.
Preceding Lucile in death are her
parents, Albert and Amanda Heise; her
first husband, Merlin Venz; her infant
brother, Delbert Heise; her brother,
Harold Heise; Willard’s son, Harlan Dean
Trappe; her niece, Dawn Greenzweig; and
two nephews, Larry Heise and Larry
Chroup.
Thoughts, condolences and stories may be
e-mailed to the family on the
www.fullertonfh.com Web site.
Fullerton Hage Funeral Home and
Cremation Services, (641) 228-4211.
www.fullertonfh.com
Opal D. Mathre
MASON CITY— Opal D. Mathre, 82, 1000 N.
Eisenhower Ave., Mason City and formerly
of Clear Lake, died Wednesday (Aug. 24,
2005) at Mercy Medical Center-North
Iowa, Mason City.
In accordance with her wishes, she will
be cremated and there will be no
services.
The family suggests memorials to Hospice
of North Iowa.
Opal was born Feb. 7, 1923, in Klemme,
the daughter of Chris and May E. (McDorman)
Back. She graduated from Ventura High
School in 1940. She was a beautician for
many years, having graduated from
La’James Beauty College in 1941.
Opal married T.H. Mathre in 1942 and
they had three children, Tom, Julie and
Tammy. In 1969, she went back to school
and became a licensed practical nurse
and worked in that capacity at the
Veterans Administration Hospital at
Knoxville, Iowa, untill her retirement
in 1980.
Opal is survived by her daughter, Julie
Montgomery, Mason City, and son, Tom,
Oskaloosa; two grandchildren, Darcy
Madden, Mason City, and Mike Raab and
his wife, Kelly, Littleton, Colo.; and
three great-grandchildren, Derek, Josie
and Calvin.
Opal was preceded in death by her
parents; her husband, Tilford (April 28,
1989); daughter, Tammy Irene Mathre; and
two brothers, Leo and Gerald “Pete”
Back.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear
Lake, (641) 357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com
Walter W. Eno
SHEFFIELD — Walter W. Eno, 92, of
Sheffield, died Wednesday (Aug. 24,
2005) at the Sheffield Care Center.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30
a.m. Monday at the First United
Methodist Church in Sheffield with the
Rev. R. Karl Watkins presiding.
Interment will be in Hillside Cemetery,
Sheffield.
Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at
Retz-Grarup Funeral Home, Sheffield.
Retz-Grarup Funeral Home, Sheffield,
(641) 892-4241.
Catherine Fern Lettow
IOWA FALLS — Catherine Fern Lettow, 95,
of Iowa Falls, died Wednesday (Aug. 24,
2005) at the Methodist Hospital, St.
Louis Park, Minn.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday at Immanuel Lutheran Church,
Iowa Falls, with the Rev. Kenneth
Krueger officiating. Burial will be at
the Union Cemetery, Iowa Falls.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m.
Monday at the Linn’s Funeral Homes Iowa
Falls Chapel.
Linn’s Funeral Homes Iowa Falls Chapel,
(641) 648-2569.
Kathrynne (Britven) Williams
SODA SPRINGS, Idaho — Memorial services
for Kathrynne Ann Britven-Williams, 85,
will be held at 11 a.m. today at St.
James Lutheran Church, 1148 Fourth St.
S.E. in Mason City, with the Rev. Thomas
Healey officiating. Inurnment will be in
the Memorial Park Cemetery, Highway 122
West, Mason City.
Kathrynne Ann Britven-Williams, 85, died
Monday, July 25, 2005, at the Caribou
Memorial Living Center in Soda Springs,
Idaho.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, 126
Third St. N.E. in Mason City, is in
charge of the arrangements.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore, (641) 423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
Neal I. Nelson
HAMPTON — Neal I. Nelson, 69, of
Hampton, died Wednesday (Aug. 24, 2005)
at his home in Hampton.
Funeral arrangements are pending at the
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, Hampton,
(641) 456-3232.
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Published Saturday, August 27, 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.
Neal I. Nelson
HAMPTON — Neal I. Nelson, 69, of
Hampton died Wednesday (Aug. 24,
2005) at home.
Funeral service will be at 10:30
a.m. Monday at Hampton United
Methodist Church with Pastor Jo
Watkins officiating. Burial will
be in the Hampton Cemetery,
Hampton.
Visitation will be held from 3
to 6 p.m. Sunday at
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in
Hampton.
Neal was born June 4, 1936, in
Lake Mills, the son of Nels
Johannes and Ida Josephine
(Holland) Nelson. He graduated
from Lake Mills High School and
Luther College in Decorah with
his B.A. degree, then received
his master’s degree from
Colorado State College in
Greely, Colo.
Neal was united in marriage to
Sharon Zeller on Dec. 27, 1959,
at the First United Methodist
Church in Hampton. He was the
principal at the Hampton-Dumont
Middle School and a member of
Hampton United Methodist Church.
He also was on the Access Board
and Senior Housing Board in
Hampton.
After retirement from education,
Neal enjoyed many years of
woodworking and remodeling. In
the past few years, he has
enjoyed doing farm work.
Neal is survived by his wife,
Sharon Nelson, of Hampton; a
son, Thomas and wife, Tami
Nelson, of Tampa, Fla.;
daughters, Rebecca and husband,
David Crow, Oswego, Ill., and
Margaret and husband, Dan Hanty,
of Mason City; brothers, David
and wife, Muriel Nelson, of
Spirit Lake, Dr. Richard and
wife, Imelda Nelson, Spicer,
Minn.; a sister, Dorothy and
husband, Joseph Kuriger, of
Sierra Vista, Ariz.; a
mother-in-law, Margaret Zeller
of Bagley; brothers-in-law, Fred
Zeller of State Center, Robert
and wife, Suzie Zeller, of
Bettendorf; a sister-in-law,
Pamela Britton of Tampa, Fla.;
grandchildren, Parker Nelson,
Olivia Nelson, Meredith Nelson,
Emily Crow, Katie Crow and Jack
Hanty; and many nieces and
nephews.
Neal was preceded in death by
his parents, Nels and Ida
Nelson, and a daughter Julie
Nelson.
In lieu of flowers, memorials
may be directed to the family
for future contributions to
charities and organizations at a
later date.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home,
(641) 456-3232.
Nancy L. Cerfogli
ANKENY — Nancy Lou (Auestad)
Cerfogli, 74, passed away
Wednesday (Aug. 24, 2005) from
pneumonia brought on by acute
myeloid leukemia. Services will
be 10 a.m. today at Hamilton’s
near Highland Memory Gardens
with burial at Highland Memory
Gardens.
Visitation was held from 5 to 7
p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Nancy was born April 8, 1931, in
Kensett to Andrew and Della
(Newman) Auestad. She was the
youngest of eight children.
In her lifetime, Nancy worked
for Look Magazine, Farm Bureau,
Sterling Florists and Carmen
Florists in Ankeny. She married
Leo Marcellus Cerfogli on Oct.
29, 1955, in Des Moines.
Throughout her life she enjoyed
listening to KJJY and entering
their contests, doing bus tours
throughout the U.S., taking
pictures and collecting state
magnets, playing slots and
betting the horses at Prairie
Meadows and elsewhere, attending
the Ankeny girls and boys
basketball games, especially
when they won state. She
especially enjoyed her family
and friends.
Nancy is survived by her
husband, Leo; daughters, Gina
Marie (Lawrence) Daniels and
Judy Ann (Bobby) Singh; two
granddaughters, Jassi and Simran
Singh; a brother, Warren
Auestad; and two sisters, Irene
Stock and Audrey Thompson.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; two brothers; and two
sisters.
Nancy had been planning and
looking forward to her and Leo’s
50th wedding anniversary.
Hamilton’s near Highland Memory
Gardens, (515) 289-2442.
Lila J. Brodbeck
DUMONT — Lila J. Brodbeck, 82,
of Dumont died Thursday (Aug.
25, 2005) at Franklin General
Hospital in Hampton.
Funeral service will be at 1:30
p.m. Monday at Dumont Reformed
Church in Dumont with the Rev.
Bob Scholten officiating. Burial
will be in the Dumont Cemetery,
Dumont.
Visitation will be held from 4
to 7 p.m. Sunday at
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in
Dumont.
Lila was born on April 22, 1923,
in rural Allison, the daughter
of Harvey and Anna (Johnson)
DeBower. She was a 1940 graduate
of Allison High School in
Allison. On July 25, 1943, she
was united in marriage to Harold
Brodbeck in Allison.
Lila worked as a nurses aid at
the Dumont Care Center in Dumont
and was a member of the Dumont
Reformed Church in Dumont. She
was a member of the Reformed
Church Women and taught Sunday
school at the Dumont Reformed
Church. She enjoyed reading, as
well as cardinals and collecting
cardinal items.
She is survived by a daughter,
Sheril Brodbeck, of Dumont; a
brother, Ernest and wife, Eileen
DeBower, of Waverly; sisters,
Norma Bruns of Allison and Anna
DeBower of Charles City; and a
sister-in-law, Caroline and
husband, Don Peters, of Hampton.
She is preceded in death by her
parents; husband; a daughter,
Karen Kaye; and a brother,
Delbert.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in
Dumont, (641) 857-3303.
Ethel M. Lutkenhaus
ALTA VISTA — Ethel M.
Lutkenhaus, 84, of Alta Vista,
formerly of Festina, died
Thursday (Aug. 25, 2005) at the
New Hampton Care Center.
A Mass of christian burial will
be held at 11 a.m. on Monday at
St. Bernard Catholic Church in
Alta Vista with the Rev. Ray
Atwood celebrating the mass.
Burial will be in the Mount
Calvary Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 3 to 8
p.m. Sunday at Conway-Kolbet
Funeral Home in New Hampton
where there will be a 4 p.m.
rosary and 7:30 p.m. Scripture
service. Visitation will also be
an hour prior to services at the
church on Monday.
Conway-Kolbet Funeral Home,
(641) 394-4331.
George M. Smith
BEMIDJI, MINN. — George Marlin
Smith, 72, of Bemidji, Minn.,
died Sunday (July 3, 2005) at
North Country Regional Hospital
in Bemidji.
Committal services will be at 2
p.m. Wednesday (Aug. 31, 2005)
at Memorial Park Cemetery in
Mason City, Iowa, under the
direction of Cease Family
Funeral Home of Bemidji.
A funeral was held on Friday
(July 8, 2005) at the funeral
home in Bemidji.
Cease Family Funeral Home, (218)
751-9700.
Rebecca J. Daley
SANTA CLARA, CALIF. — Rebecca
Jane Daley, 55, of Santa Clara,
Calif., formerly of Algona, died
Sunday (Aug. 14, 2005) in Santa
Clara.
Funeral arrangements are pending
at Wilson Funeral Homes in
Algona.
Wilson Funeral Homes, (515)
295-2622.
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Published Sunday, August 28, 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.
Arlin C. Olsen
KLEMME — Arlin C. Olsen, 89, a
longtime resident of Klemme and
native of Clear Lake, died
Friday (Aug. 26, 2005) at the
Belmond Medical Center in
Belmond.
Funeral services will be held
10:30 a.m. Monday at Klemme
United Methodist Church. The
Rev. Paddy Druhl will be
officiating. Burial will be in
Ell Township Cemetery, Klemme.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7
p.m. today at Andrews Funeral
Home, 528 E. Main St., Klemme,
and continue one hour prior to
the services at the church on
Monday.
The family suggests memorials to
the donor’s wishes.
Arlin, the son of Knute and
Aleta (Rear) Olson, was born
June 6, 1916, on his parents’
farm in rural Clear Lake. He
attended Eden Country School and
Union No. 2.
Arlin, or “Ole” as many people
knew him, began his lifelong
love and devotion to trucking in
his youth. By age 11, he had
built his first truck using a
Model T car frame and used the
gas tank he installed on the
frame as his seat. He later
graduated to a 1938 Ford truck,
which he used to haul hogs for
area farmers to Mason City. As
the years went by he made
countless trips all over regions
of Iowa and to St. Paul, Minn.
Arlin was united in marriage to
Christina Schwartz on July 6,
1946, at the Little Brown
Church, Nashua, Iowa. Their
partnership of nearly 60 years
was blessed with four sons:
Merlyn, Harland, Randy and
Roger, and one daughter, Corrine
(Susie) Olsen. Roger preceded
Arlin in death.
Following their marriage, they
resided south of Clear Lake for
a time and later moved to
Klemme.
Over the years, much of Arlin’s
trucking was done at night so
that he could do farm work
during the days. He did custom
combining from 1944-49, in
addition to his trucking, and
when he was too busy to drive
truck Christina would fill that
role. In 1949, he purchased a
semitractor and entered the
trucking business full time. In
1972, he and his wife quit their
trucking business. At that time
Christina began driving school
bus and Arlin switched to
driving a U.S. Mail truck,
hauling first class mail out of
the Postal Service Bulk Mail
Center in Minneapolis, Minn. His
route ran seven days per week
for the next 13 years, covering
800 miles roundtrip from the
Twin Cities to Omaha and back.
Arlin’s dedication to the
trucking profession carried him
on journeys of more than 100,000
miles averaged per year between
1942 and 1985. Arlin retired in
1985. He continued to remain
very active working on cars,
trucks, and lawn mowers at the
couple’s home in Klemme. Even in
the last few weeks of his life
he could still be found
tinkering and fixing lawn
mowers.
Arlin will be remembered by his
family and friends for his warm
and uncanny sense of humor.
Always ready to share a joke
with his family and friends. His
grandkids will remember their
annual Christmas allowances from
Grandpa Ole, the joy he received
from teasing them and being
teased in return, and for his
unending supply of peppermint
candies. His wife and children
will remember him as a
wonderful, warm, and hardworking
spouse and dad. Many farmers who
he hauled livestock for over the
years will remember Arlin’s
special and very efficient
technique of allowing the
livestock to load their own way
onto the truck while he and the
farmers visited over a cup of
coffee.
In recent years, Arlin looked
forward to the daily visits to
the Klemme School for senior
dining and fellowship with
friends.
Those left to cherish the memory
of his life include his wife,
Christina Olsen, a resident of
the Belmond Health Care Center;
his sons, Merlyn Olson and wife,
Audrey, Santa Maria, Calif.,
Harland Olsen and wife, Janet,
Mason City, and Randy Olsen and
wife Monica, Garner; his
daughter, Corrine (Susie) Olsen,
Klemme; and daughter-in-law,
Linda Olsen, Ventura; nine
grandchildren: Doni and husband,
Bill Schaefer, Denette Olson,
Deanne and husband, Mike Luis,
Greg and wife, Kim Olson, Ryan
and wife, Tina Olsen, Shannon
and husband, Gary Graves, Jim
Olsen and Jenn Olsen; 16
great-grandchildren: Will, Sarah
and Evan Schaefer, Lane, Levi
and Aubrey Luis, Jacob, Daniel
and Nicole Olson, Zachary and
Caitlin Olson, Riley and Wyatt
Olsen, Alex and Bailey Graves,
and Arlin was anxiously
anticipating the arrival of
“Baby Graves.”
He was preceded in death by his
parents, Knute and Aleta;
sisters, Gladys Bier, and
Mildred Van Laere; and his son,
Roger, on March 4, 1997; also an
infant brother and sister.
Andrews Funeral Home, Klemme,
(641) 587-2510.
Neal I. Nelson
HAMPTON— Neal I. Nelson, 69, of
Hampton died Wednesday (Aug. 24,
2005) at home.
Funeral service will be at 10:30
a.m. Monday at Hampton United
Methodist Church with Pastor Jo
Watkins officiating. Burial will
be in the Hampton Cemetery,
Hampton.
Visitation will be held from 3
to 6 p.m. today at
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in
Hampton.
Neal was born June 4, 1936, in
Lake Mills, the son of Nels
Johannes and Ida Josephine
(Holland) Nelson. He graduated
from Lake Mills High School and
Luther College in Decorah, with
his B.A. degree, then received
his master’s degree from
Colorado State College in
Greeley, Colo.
Neal was united in marriage to
Sharon Zeller on Dec. 27, 1959,
at the First United Methodist
Church in Hampton. He was the
principal at Hampton-Dumont
Middle School and a member of
Hampton United Methodist Church.
He also was on the Access Board
and Senior Housing Board in
Hampton.
After retirement from education,
Neal enjoyed many years of
woodworking and remodeling. In
the past few years he has
enjoyed doing farmwork.
Neal is survived by his wife,
Sharon Nelson, of Hampton; a
son, Thomas and wife, Tami
Nelson, of Tampa, Fla.;
daughters: Rebecca and husband,
David Crow, Oswego, Ill. and
Margaret and husband, Dan Harty,
of Mason City; brothers: David
and wife, Muriel Nelson, of
Spirit Lake, Dr. Richard and
wife, Imelda Nelson, Spicer,
Minn.; a sister, Dorothy and
husband, Joseph Kuriger, of
Sierra Vista, Ariz.;
mother-in-law, Margaret Zeller
of Bagley; brothers-in-law: Fred
Zeller, of State Center, Robert
and wife, Suzie Zeller, of
Bettendorf; a sister-in-law,
Pamela Britton of Tampa, Fla.;
grandchildren: Parker Nelson,
Olivia Nelson, Meredith Nelson,
Emily Crow, Katie Crow, and Jack
Harty; and many nieces and
nephews.
Neal was preceded in death by
his parents, Nels and Ida
Nelson, and daughter Julie
Nelson.
In lieu of flowers, memorials
may be directed to the family
for future contributions to
charities and organizations at a
later date.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home,
(641) 456-3232.
Taryn M. Harpenau
TELL CITY, Ind. — Taryn M.
Harpenau, 22, passed away at
10:23 a.m. Wednesday (Aug. 24,
2005) at St. Elizabeth Medical
Center in Lafayette, Ind.
A native of Perry County, Taryn
was born Nov. 23, 1982, the
daughter of Dale and Patricia
(Parker) Harpenau. A 2001
graduate of Tell City High
School, she served as an office
assistant and treasurer of her
class. She was a member of the
Pep Club, Key Club, Spanish Club
and SADD. A cheerleader and a
lifeguard, Taryn was also a
cross country runner and was on
the track team. She was a
member of St. Paul Catholic
Church. A recipient of the WFIE
Scholarship, she attended Purdue
University, where she was a
member of the Forensics Science
Club. Her major was
psychology with minors in
organizational leadership and
forensic science.
A highly motivated individual
who lived life to the fullest,
Taryn never wanted to be the
center of attention and wanted
to be known as the person she
was, not as a heart transplant
recipient. She visited future
recipients to encourage them to
realize their possibilities in
life were endless and that she
was an example of that.
Taryn enjoyed spending time with
children, especially teaching
gymnastics, and aspired to have
her own gymnastics studio
someday. She had coached
gymnastics in Danville, Ill.,
and was presently coaching
gymnastics at Malone’s
Gymnastics in Lafayette. She
also was an assistant coach of
gymnastics of the McCutcheon
Mavericks. She had also worked
at Wet Seal in Lafayette. She
was very fond of her three
Yorkshire Terriers: Julio,
Peanut and Taro.
Taryn dated Brandon Long of
Indianapolis for almost eight
years. Brandon’s plans were to
surprise her with a marriage
proposal during her commencement
exercises next spring.
In addition to Brandon, Taryn is
survived by her parents, Dale
and Pat (Parker) Harpenau, Tell
City, Ind.; a brother, Travis
Harpenau of Mason City, Iowa;
grandparents; great-grandmother;
aunts, uncles and many cousins.
She was preceded in death by her
grandfather, Wilbur “Wib”
Parker.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m.
Monday at St. Paul Catholic
Church in Tell City with the
Rev. Barnabas Gillespie, OSB,
officiating.
Visitation will be 2 to 8 p.m.
today and from 8 to 9:30 a.m. on
Monday at Huber Funeral Home,
Tell City Chapel, where there
will be a prayer service at 7:45
p.m.
Memorial contributions may be
made to the Taryn M. Harpenau
Scholarship Fund.
Huber Funeral Home, Tell City
Chapel, Tell City, Ind. (812)
547-2251.
Ethel M. Lutkenhaus
ALTA VISTA — Ethel M.
Lutkenhaus, 84, of Alta Vista,
formerly of Festina, died
Thursday (Aug. 25, 2005) at the
New Hampton Care Center.
A Mass of christian burial
will be held 11 a.m. Monday at
St. Bernard Catholic Church in
Alta Vista with the Rev. Ray
Atwood celebrating the Mass.
Burial will be in the Mount
Calvary Cemetery
Friends may call from 3 to 8
p.m. today at Conway-Kolbet
Funeral Home in New Hampton,
where there will be a 4 p.m.
rosary and 7:30 pm scripture
service. Visitation will also be
one hour prior to services at
the church.
Ethel M. Lutkenhaus was the
youngest of 13 children, born to
Bernard and Elizabeth (Busch)
Wenthold on Aug. 28, 1920, in
Festina, Iowa.
Ethel married Rudy Lutkenhaus on
June 30, 1942. Rudy was called
to active duty shortly after
their marriage and Ethel resided
at the home of Tony and Emma
Lutkenhaus for three years. When
Rudy returned home, they bought
a house in Festina where she
enjoyed raising their eight
children. They then retired in
Alta Vista in 1981.
Ethel was a homemaker. She
planted a huge garden, and was a
wonderful seamstress. She
enjoyed doing ceramics and was
working as janitor for Our Lady
of Seven Dolors Parish in
Festina.
She was a member of the VFW
Auxiliary and St. Bernard
Catholic Church and Rosary
Society. She passed on her love
for playing cards and passion
for sports to her eight
children. Ethel especially loved
attending her grandchildren’s
sporting events.
She was an avid Hawkeye
basketball fan, but her true
passion was for her Chicago
Cubs. Just maybe a World Series
Championship will be possible
with their angel now in the
outfield.
Ethel is survived by her eight
children: Judy (Ron) Gebel of
Alta Vista, Dr. Joseph (Dr.
Janet) Lutkenhaus of Kansas
City, Kan., Atty. Gerald (Mary)
Lutkenhaus of Richmond, Va.,
Janice (Craig) Crooks of Mason
City, Debbie (Kevin) Crooks of
Alta Vista, Ken (Deb) Lutkenhaus
of Calmar, Iowa, Patricia (Gary)
Einwalter of Fort Atkinson,
Iowa, and Barb (John) Taylor of
Fort Atkinson; 18 grandchildren:
Aaron (Lana) Gebel, Marc (Jenny)
Gebel, Robin Gebel, Ryan Crooks,
Carrie (Steve) Christopher,
Daniel Crooks, April (Brian)
Welsh, Adam Crooks, Lindsay
(Scott) Britson, Derek Taylor,
Katie Crooks, Leah Einwalter,
Lucas Taylor, Sarah Lutkenhaus,
Samuel Einwalter, Jessica
Lutkenhaus, Anne Lutkenhaus and
John Lutkenhaus; five great
grandchildren: Ashley Gebel,
Ryan Gebel, Colin Gebel, Carson
Welsh and Drew Britson; and a
sister-in-law, Rita Wenthold of
Calmar.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; husband, Rudy; eight
brothers; four sisters; three
brothers-in-law and four
sisters-in-law: Kathryn (Tom)
Malone, Frank (Margaret)
Wenthold, Ed (Florence)
Wenthold, Hugo Wenthold, Arnold
Wenthold, Bertha (Felix) Ehler,
Emma (Tony) Lutkenhaus, Monica
Wenthold, Alphonse Wenthold,
Rudy (Dorothy) Wenthold, Hubert
(Angeline) Wenthold and Ervin
Wenthold.
Conway-Kolbet Funeral Home, New
Hampton, (641) 394-4331.
Walter Eno
SHEFFIELD — Walter Eno, 92, of
Sheffield died Wednesday (Aug.
24, 2005) at the Sheffield Care
Center.
Funeral services will be held
10:30 a.m. Monday at the First
United Methodist Church,
Sheffield, with the Rev. R. Karl
Watkins presiding. Interment
will be in Hillside Cemetery,
Sheffield.
Friends may call from 5 to 8
p.m. today at Retz-Grarup
Funeral Home, Sheffield.
Walter Wilson Eno was born the
son of William H. and Verena
(Walter) Eno on March 30, 1913,
at the farm in rural Sheffield.
He graduated from Sheffield High
School and attended Iowa State
University.
Walter was a second generation
Scotch shorthorn breeder and
active in the North Central Iowa
Shorthorn Association and the
Iowa Shorthorn Association. He
was one of the first leaders of
the Geneseo Haymakers 4-H Club
and led the club for more than
20 years. He was also a director
and beef superintendent for the
North Iowa Fair. He was
instrumental with moving the
fairgrounds to its current
location. He was a lifelong
member of the First United
Methodist Church in Sheffield.
Walter was united in marriage to
Arlene Heitland on Nov. 7, 1936.
They made their home in rural
Sheffield at what became known
as Eagle Prairie Stock Farm. Two
sons, Gordon K and Jackie D.,
were born to this union. Arlene
preceded him in death on Sept.
19, 1996, at the Sheffield Care
Center.
Walter was a special person who
loved God, family and nature. He
had a unique knack for being
sincerely interested in
everyone; being able to visit
with all ages and making them
feel special. Walter loved to
travel. As a teenager, he
traveled with cousins Jim Eno
and Lester Walter to Canada, the
West Coast and Mexico. He
traveled with his family on
trips across the U.S. and
Mexico. Walter and Arlene would
also travel to California to
visit their son, Gordon, and his
family.
Walter is survived by his sons,
Gordon K. (Mae) of Corona,
Calif., and Jackie D. (Cheryl)
of rural Sheffield;
grandchildren, Mark (Irene) of
Riverside, Calif., Matt of
Corona, Calif., Kaycee of rural
Sheffield, Megan of Sheffield
and Sean of rural Sheffield;
great grandchildren, Brooke,
Brian, Bret, Logan and Caitlyn;
one sister, May Olson (Telmer)
of Monona, Iowa; brother-in-law,
Roger (Alice) Heitland of
Thornton; and nieces and
nephews.
Walter is preceded in death by
his wife of 59 years, Arlene;
his parents; one brother,
William P. and his wife, Lily
Eno; one sister, Isabel Eno; and
his mother and father-in-law,
Henry and Emma Heitland.
Retz-Grarup Funeral Home,
Sheffield, (641) 892-4241.
Wonda Johnson
CHARLES CITY — Wonda Johnson,
87, Charles City, died Friday
(Aug. 26, 2005) at Floyd County
Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services for Wonda
Johnson will be held 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday at Hauser Funeral Home,
1205 S. Main St., Charles City,
with the Rev. LaVonne Kaasa,
pastor of Grace United Methodist
Church in Floyd, officiating.
Burial will be in Oakwood
Cemetery, rural Floyd.
Friends may call at Hauser
Funeral Home, Charles City, from
5 to 7 p.m. Monday evening.
Visitation will continue at the
funeral home one hour prior to
the service.
Memorials may be directed to the
Hospice of North Iowa.
Hauser Funeral Home, Charles
City, (641) 228-2323.
Katheryn ‘Kay’
Wuebben
IOWA FALLS — Katheryn “Kay”
Wuebben, 94, of Iowa Falls
passed away Saturday (Aug. 27,
2005) at the Kingsley Nursing
Home, Kingsley, Iowa.
Funeral services for Kay Wuebben
will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at
St.Matthew’s-by-the-Bridge
Episcopal Church, Iowa Falls,
with the Rev. Netha Brada
officiating. Burial will follow
at the Union Cemetery, Iowa
Falls.
Visitation will be one hour
prior to the funeral service on
Tuesday at the church.
The Linn’s Funeral Homes Iowa
Falls Chapel has been entrusted
with the arrangements, (641)
648-2569.
Mabel Gill
ST. ANSGAR — Mabel Gill, 96,
died Saturday (Aug. 27, 2005) at
the Good Samaritan Center, St.
Ansgar.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete with Hogan Bremer
Moore Colonial Chapel, 126 Third
St. N.E., Mason City, (641)
423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
George Pals
BELMOND — George Pals, 78, of
Belmond died Saturday (Aug. 27,
2005) at Belmond Medical Center
in Belmond.
Funeral arrangements for George
Pals are pending at Dugger Ewing
Funeral Home, 111 Luick’s Lane
S. in Belmond (641) 444-3248.
Kenneth Kappen
SHEFFIELD — Kenneth Kappen, 78,
of Sheffield died Friday (Aug.
26, 2005) at his home.
Funeral services are pending at
Retz-Grarup Funeral Home,
Sheffield, (641) 892-4241.
Betty Fryett
HAMPTON — Betty Fryett, 71, of
Hampton passed away Friday (Aug.
26, 2005) at the Hampton Health
Care Center in Hampton, Iowa.
Funeral arrangements are pending
at Sietsema Vogel Funeral Home
in Hampton, (641) 456-3232.
Irene B. Oien
RAKE — Irene B. Oien, 87, of
Rake died Saturday (Aug. 27,
2005) at the United Hospital in
Blue Earth, Minn.
Funeral arrangements are pending
with Mittelstadt Funeral Home,
Lake Mills, (641) 592-0221.
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Barbara Mae Hanig Graves
MASON CITY — Barbara Mae Hanig
Graves, 71, of 432 S. Tennessee
Place, Mason City, died Saturday
(Aug. 27, 2005) at the Mercy
Medical Center-North Iowa, Mason
City.
Funeral services will be held at
10:30 a.m.Wednesday at St.
Joseph Catholic Church, Mason
City, with the Rev. Harry
Koelker officiating.
Interment will be in the Hampton
Cemetery, Hampton.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7
p.m. Tuesday with a scriptural
wake service at 7 p.m. at the
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial
Chapel, Mason City.
Barbara was born on Dec. 27,
1933, in Mason City, the
daughter of Francis and Leone
(Zeine) Tenney.
She graduated from St. Joseph
Catholic High School, Mason City
in 1951.
She married Donald Hanig on
Sept. 18, 1951, at St. Joseph
Catholic Church. They farmed in
rural Geneva until 1955, and
then moved and farmed in rural
Dougherty.
Her husband, Donald, died Oct.
18, 1976.
She continued to live on the
farm until 1979.
She later married Donald Graves
and moved to San Pablo, Calif.
They moved back to the family
farm in 1987. Donald died on
Sept. 25, 1988.
Barbara retired in 1989 and
moved to Mason City to be with
her good friend and companion,
John Haller.
She enjoyed spending her winters
in Florida for the past thirteen
years, playing cards, reading,
crocheting, doing puzzles and
most of all spending time with
her friends and family.
She was a member of St. Joseph
Catholic Church, Mason City.
She is survived by her good
friend and companion John
Haller, Mason City; seven
children, Joe Hanig, Dougherty,
and his friend Linda Vold, Mason
City, Linda (Lloyd) Hamman,
Hampton, John (Joan) Hanig,
Sheffield, Frank (Janet) Hanig,
Cartersville, Laurie (Jerry)
Donnenwerth, Sheffield, Ed
(Terri) Hanig, Sheffield, and
Jim (Coleen) Hanig, Sheffield;
twenty four grandchildren; Ross
(Jesi) Hanig, Blair Hanig,
Melody McGurk, Tracy (Dean)
Schaefer, Jenna Krumm, Travis
Hamman, Sarah Hamman, Jody
Bruce, Jason Hanig, Jeff (Amber)
Hanig, Chelsey (Josh) Wiseman,
Cassidy Hanig, Chei Hanig, Ryan
(Bria) Hanig, Nick (Andrea)
Hanig, Michael (Amy)
Donnenwerth, Kyle (Nikki)
Donnenwerth, Kalem Hanig, Shelby
Hanig, Caitlyn Hanig, Cody
Hanig, Samantha Hanig, Amber
Hanig and Stephanie Hanig; seven
great-grandchildren Sidney
Schaefer, Elexis Hamman, Brennen
Bruce, Dayden Rafferty, Hunter
Hanig, Cade Hanig and Kael
Hanig; and a brother, Bill
Tenney and his friend, Diana
Cornelius, Mason City;
sister-in-law, Della (Ed) Price,
Mason City; and brother-in-law,
Carol Severtson, Glenville,
Minn.; and many nieces, nephews
and friends.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; stepmother, Dorothy
Tenney; her two husbands; infant
daughter Donna Hanig; two
sisters, Shirley Donahue and Pat
Severtson; and two grandsons,
Adam Hanig and Gabriel Hanig.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial
Chapel, Mason City, (641)
423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com.
Freda Pegors
CHARLES CITY — Freda Pegors, 99,
of Charles City, died Friday
(Aug. 26, 2005) at the Salsbury
Baptist Home.
Graveside services for Freda
Pegors will be held at 1:30 p.m.
Tuesday at Sunnyside Memory
Gardens, Charles City, with the
Rev. Paul Wilcox, pastor of
Trinity United Methodist Church,
Charles City, officiating.
Hauser Funeral Home, Charles
City, (641) 228-2323.
www.hauserfh.com.
Kenneth Kappen
SHEFFIELD — Kenneth “Kenny” or
“Kap” Kappen, 78, of Sheffield
died Friday, (Aug. 26, 2005) at
his home.
Funeral services will be held at
10:30 a.m. Tuesday at West Fork
United Methodist Church with
Pastor Elsa Lawry presiding.
Interment will be in Hillside
Cemetery, Sheffield.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8
p.m. today at Retz-Grarup
Funeral Home, Sheffield.
Kenneth Kappen was born on May
11, 1927, at Iowa Falls, a son
of Elmer and Leona (Whipple)
Kappen.
He attended country school in
the Iowa Falls and West Fork
areas.
At a young age he began farming
and spent a short time working
for Sheffield Brick and Tile.
Kenneth was united in marriage
with Viola Mae Oltmann at the
Little Brown Church in Nashua on
Nov. 14, 1948.
They farmed around Dougherty his
entire life and never retired.
In addition to crops, he
farrowed and raised hogs, cattle
and chickens, but really loved
his dogs and cats. This season
he had turned control of the
farm over to his family, but
spent as much time there as
before, never missing a day at
the farm.
Kenny enjoyed fishing and
frequently went on fishing trips
to Minnesota. As a lifelong
farmer he thoroughly enjoyed the
Thresher’s Reunion in Mount
Pleasant, as well as traveling
to many areas of the country.
Kenneth is survived by his wife
of 56 years, Viola; daughter,
Janet (DelRay) McKee, Sheffield,
and their children: Ryan Mckee
(fianceé, Jenny Booth) and Molly
McKee; son, Steve (special
friend, Kristie), Dougherty;
daughter, Kelly (Wayne) Maiers,
Sparta, Wis. and their children:
Heather and Nick;
sisters-in-law, Donna Kreitlow
and Irene Matthews; niece, Susan
Eisentrager.
Kenny is preceded in death by
his parents; brother, Wendell;
sister, Beulah Humburg; and
nephew, Roger Humburg.
Retz-Grarup Funeral Home,
Sheffield, (641) 892-4241.
Betty C. Fryett
AREDALE — Betty C. Fryett, 70,
of Aredale, died Friday (Aug.
26, 2005) at the Hampton Health
Care Center, Hampton.
Funeral services for Betty
Fryett will be held at 10:30
a.m. Thursday at the Sietsema
Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton
with the Rev. Jon Anderson
officiating. Burial will be in
the Hampton Cemetery.
Visitation will be 4-7 p.m.
Wednesday at the Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral Home in Hampton.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home,
Hampton, (641) 456-3232.
LaVerne Bosworth
CORWITH — LaVerne Bosworth, 88,
of Corwith, Iowa, died Saturday
(Aug. 27, 2005) at Greenleaf
Health Care in Fort Dodge.
Visitation will be from 9 a.m.
Tuesday until the time of the
funeral service at 10:30 a.m. at
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home in Corwith.
Burial will be in Corwith
Cemetery.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home-Corwith, (515)
583-2469.
www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com.
Elmer J. Urich
GARNER —Elmer J. Urich, 97, of
Garner died Saturday (Aug. 27,
2005) at the Westview Care
Center, Britt.
Funeral services will be held at
10 a.m. Friday at St. Boniface
Catholic Church in Garner with
the Rev. Michael Schueller
officiating. Burial will be in
the church cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4
to 7 p.m. Thursday at the
Cataldo Funeral Chapel in Garner
and one hour prior to services
at the church on Friday.
Cataldo Funeral Home, Garner,
(641) 923-2841.
www.cataldofuneralhome.com.
Arlin C. Olsen
KLEMME — Arlin C. Olsen, 89, a
longtime resident of Klemme and
native of Clear lake, died
Friday, (Aug. 26, 2005) at the
Belmond Medical Center in
Belmond.
Funeral services will be held at
10:30 a.m. today at Klemme
United Methodist Church. The
Rev. Paddy Druhl will be
officiating. Burial will be in
the Ell Township Cemetery,
Klemme.
Visitation will be for one hour
prior to the services today at
the church.
The family suggests memorials to
the donor’s wishes.
Arlin, the son of Knute and
Aleta (Rear) Olson was born June
9, 1916 on his parents’ farm in
rural Clear Lake. He attended
Eden Country School and Union
No. 2.
Arlin, or “Ole” as many people
knew him, began his lifelong
love and devotion to trucking in
his youth. By age 11 he had
built his first truck using a
Model T car frame and used the
gas tank he installed on the
frame as his seat. He later
graduated to a 1938 Ford truck
which he used to haul hogs for
area farmers to Mason City. As
the years went by he made
countless trips all over regions
of Iowa and to St. Paul, Minn.
Arlin was united in marriage to
Christina Schwartz on July 6,
1946, at the Little Brown
Church, Nashua, Iowa. Their
partnership of nearly 60 years
was blessed with four sons,
Merlyn, Harland, Randy, and
Roger, and one daughter Corrine
(Susie) Olsen. Roger preceded
Arlin in death.
Following their marriage, they
resided south of Clear Lake for
a time and later moved to
Klemme.
Over the years much of Arlin’s
trucking was done at night so
that he could do farm work
during the days. He did custom
combining from 1944-1949, in
addition to his trucking, and
when he was too busy to drive
truck Christina would fill that
role.
In 1949, he purchased a
semi-tractor and entered the
trucking business full-time. In
1972 he and his wife quit their
trucking business. At that time,
Christina began driving school
bus and Arlin switched to
driving a U.S. Mail truck,
hauling first class mail out of
the Postal Service Bulk Mail
Center in Minneapolis, Minn. His
route ran seven days per week
for the next 13 years covering
800 miles round-trip from the
Twin Cities to Omaha and back.
Arlin’s dedication to the
trucking profession carried him
on journeys of more than 100,000
miles averaged per year between
1942 and 1985. Arlin retired in
1985.
He continued to remain very
active working on cars, trucks,
and lawn mowers at the couple’s
home in Klemme.
Even in the last few weeks of
his life he could still be found
tinkering and fixing lawn
mowers.
Arlin will be remembered by his
family and friends for his warm
and uncanny sense of humor. He
was always ready to share a joke
with his family and friends. His
grandkids will remember their
annual Christmas allowances from
Grandpa Ole, the joy he received
from teasing them and being
teased in return, and for his
unending supply of peppermint
candies.
His wife and children will
remember him as a wonderful,
warm, and hard-working spouse
and dad. Many farmers for whom
he hauled livestock over the
years will remember Arlin’s
special and very efficient
technique of allowing the
livestock to load their own way
onto the truck while he and the
farmers visited over a cup of
coffee.
In recent years, Arlin looked
forward to the daily visits to
the Klemme School for senior
dining and fellowship with
friends.
Those left to cherish the memory
of his life include his wife,
Christina Olsen, a resident of
the Belmond Health Care Center;
his sons, Merlyn Olson and wife,
Audrey, Santa Maria, Calif.,
Harland Olsen and wife, Janet,
Mason City, and Randy Olsen and
wife Monica, Garner; his
daughter Corrine (Susie) Olsen,
Klemme; and daughter-in-law,
Linda Olsen, Ventura; nine
grandchildren, Doni and husband,
Bill Schaefer, Denette Olson,
Deanne and husband, Mike Luis,
Greg and wife, Kim Olson, Ryan
and wife, Tina Olsen, Shannon
and husband, Gary Graves, Jim
Olsen, and Jenn Olsen; 16
great-grandchildren, Will,
Sarah, and Evan Schaefer; Lane,
Levi, and Aubrey Luis; Jacob,
Daniel, and Nicole Olson;
Zachary and Caitlin Olson; Riley
and Wyatt Olsen; Alex and Bailey
Graves; and Arlin was anxiously
anticipating the arrival of
“Baby Graves”. He is also
survived by a brother, Clare
Olson of Clear Lake.
He was preceded in death by his
parents, Knute and Aleta;
sisters, Gladys Bier, and
Mildred Van Laere; and his son,
Roger, on March 4, 1997; also an
infant brother and sister.
Andrews Funeral Home, Klemme,
(641) 587-2510.
Mabel C. Gill
ST. ANSGAR — Mabel C. Gill, 96,
of St. Ansgar died Saturday
(Aug. 27, 2005) at the Good
Samaritan Center, St. Ansgar.
Funeral services will be held at
11 a.m. Tuesday at the United
Methodist Church, 510 W. Fourth
St., St. Ansgar with Pastor Jay
Amundson officiating. Interment
will be in Elmwood Cemetery,
Mason City.
Visitation will be one hour
before the service on Tuesday at
the church.
The family suggests memorials to
Mabel C. Gill Memorial Fund.
Mabel was born on Dec. 17, 1908,
in rural Kellogg, Minn., the
daughter of Henry and Ethel
(Dowling) Wehrenberg.
She graduated from Lake City,
Minnesota, High School in 1926
and then from Winona Normal
School with a degree in
education. She taught school in
Hart, Minn.
Mabel married Alvin E. Gill on
April 6, 1929, in Winona.
They later settled in the Clear
Lake and Mason City area. In
1998 she moved to the Good
Samaritan Center, St. Ansgar.
Mabel enjoyed playing cards,
reading, sewing, traveling and
spending time with her family.
She was a member of the United
Methodist Church, St. Ansgar,
and the Moose Lodge, Mason City.
She will be sadly missed by her
two daughters, Donna M. (Roy)
Harvey, Dolan Springs, Ariz.,
and Marlis E. (Harold) Kratz,
St. Ansgar; eleven
grandchildren: Michael B. (Jose)
Harvey, Carla Rae Kroll, Janelle
(Don) Lozano, John Harvey,
Annette (Bryan) Galbreath,
Robert Harvey, Sharon (Bill)
Maring, Karol (Charles)
Phillips, Robert (Patti) Kratz,
Thomas (Diane) Kratz and Mary
(Paul) Curran; twenty-seven
great-grandchildren and
seventeen great-great
grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; husband in 1990; and
three brothers, Paul, Ray and
Robert Wehrenberg.
Conner Colonial Chapel,
Northwood, (641) 324-1543.
www.colonialchapels.com.
George A. Heiken
NORTHWOOD — George A. Heiken,
74, of Northwood died Saturday
(Aug. 27, 2005) at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa, Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are pending
at Schroeder & Sites Funeral
Home, Northwood, (641) 324-1121.
Velora Jacqueline
Tefft
CLEAR LAKE — Velora Jacqueline
Tefft, 77, died Sunday (Aug. 28,
2005) at Muse Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit, Mason City.
A memorial service will be held
at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Ward Van
Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 North
Fourth Street, Clear Lake, with
Steve Quintus officiating.
Private family inurnment will be
in Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason
City.
Memorials may be directed to
Hospice of North Iowa and
Kingdom Hall, Garner, Iowa.
Velora Jacqueline Swain was born
May 28, 1928, in Ogden, the
daughter of Roy Alvin and Velora
Imogene (Morgan) Swain.
Velora graduated from Clear Lake
High School and Hamilton’s
Business College, Mason City.
She was united in marriage to
Ronald William Tefft on October
21, 1950. To this union five
children were born.
Velora worked for Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa, retiring
after 19 years of service. She
was a faithful member of the
Jehovah’s Witness Kingdom Hall
in Garner.
She enjoyed practicing her
faith, crossword puzzles,
traveling, and spending time
with her family and friends.
Velora is survived by her
children, Ronald (Cheri) Tefft
of Council Bluffs, Debra Drake
of Washington, Utah, Michael
Tefft of Clear Lake, Carleton
(Diane) Tefft of Mason City,
Laura (Randy) Kunkel of Wesley;
nine grandchildren, two great-
grandchildren; brother, Clarence
(Pearl) Swain of Keister, Minn.;
sisters, Georgia (Clarence)
Norem, of Clear Lake, and Karen
(Larry) Moats, of Middleton,
Idaho; along with aunts, nieces,
nephews and friends.
Velora is preceded in death by
her parents; husband; and
brothers, Maurice and Eugene
Swain.
Ward Van Slyke Colonial Chapel,
Clear Lake (641) 357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com.
Glenn Barz
THORNTON — Glenn Barz, 72, of
Thornton, died Sunday (Aug. 28,
2005) at Muse Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at
10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the St.
Paul Evangelical Church in
Thornton. Burial will be in
Pleasant View Cemetery,
Thornton.
Visitation will be 6-8 p.m.
Tuesday at the Retz-Grarup
Funeral Home, Thornton.
Retz-Grarup Funeral Home,
Thornton, (641) 998-2311.
Rebecca Jane Daley
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Rebecca
Jane Daley, 55, of Santa Clara,
Calif., formerly of St.
Benedict, Iowa, died Sunday
(Aug. 14, 2005) in Santa Clara.
A memorial service will be held
at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Wilson
Funeral Chapel in Algona with
the Rev. Paul Eisele of St.
Cecelia Catholic Church in
Algona presiding. Burial will be
at a later date.
Visitation will be 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday at the funeral home.
Wilson Funeral Homes, Algona,
(515) 295-2622.
Rueben Kroneman
ST. ANSGAR — Rueben Kroneman,
84, of St. Ansgar died Sunday
(Aug. 28, 2005) at his residence
in St. Ansgar.
Funeral arrangements are pending
at the Schroeder & Sites Funeral
Home, St. Ansgar, (641)
713-4920.
George Pals
BELMOND — George Pals, 78, of
Belmond, died Saturday (August
27, 2005) at the Belmond Medical
Center in Belmond.
Funeral services for George Pals
will be held at 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday at the St. John
Lutheran Church, 115 Fourth
Avenue S.E. in Belmond. Pastor
Lowell Halvorson will officiate.
Burial will take place in the
Belmond Cemetery. Military
graveside rites will be provided
by the Belmond and Rowan Honor
Guards.
Visitation for George Pals will
be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on
Tuesday at the Dugger Ewing
Funeral Home 111 Luick’s Lane
South in Belmond and one hour
prior to services at the church
on Wednesday.
Dugger Ewing Funeral Home,
Belmond, (641) 444-3248.
Irene Erickson Oien
RAKE — Irene Erickson Oien, 87,
of Rake died Saturday (Aug. 27,
2005) at the United Hospital in
Blue Earth, Minn.
A memorial service will be 11
a.m. Wednesday at Zion Lutheran
Church in Rake with the Rev.
Larry Rehlander officiating.
Inurnment will take place at the
Wood Lawn Cemetery in Sioux
Falls, S.D., at a later date.
The family will greet friends at
the church one hour prior to the
service on Wednesday.
Mittelstadt Funeral Home and
Cremation, Lake Mills, (641)
592-0221.
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Rueben Kroneman
ST. ANSGAR — Rueben Kroneman,
84, of St. Ansgar, died Sunday
(Aug. 28, 2005) at his home.
Funeral services will be held at
2 p.m. Wednesday at St. John’s
Lutheran Church, Rock Township,
Osage, with the Rev. Wayne
Ellingson and AiM Intern Irmgard
Ellingson officiating.
Burial will be in St. John’s
cemetery, Rock Township.
Visitation will be held from 4
to 8 p.m. today at Schroeder &
Sites Funeral Home in St.
Ansgar.
Rueben was born on July 9, 1921,
on the family home place east of
Grafton, to Emil and Mary
(Neuman) Kroneman. He was
baptized and confirmed at St.
John’s Luthern Church, Rock
Township, where he was a
lifelong member. Rueben attended
rural country school.
Rueben was united in marriage to
Betty June Lundene on June
26,1949, at Deer Creek Lutheran
Church in Carpenter. They were
married for 56 years, and
blessed with six children,
eleven grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren.
Rueben served on various
organizations at the church. He
was also a 4-H leader and served
on the Mitchell County Co-op
Board for 18 years.
Rueben’s vocation of farming and
feeding cattle were also his
hobby and passion.
Upon semi-retirement in 1997,
Rueben and Betty moved to their
present home in St. Ansgar where
Rueben still participated in
farming as his health permitted.
He was preceded in death by his
parents; sisters, Laura Wilde,
Grace Tabbert and Myrtle Miller;
brothers, Alvin Kroneman and
George Kroneman.
Rueben is survived by his wife,
Betty; children, Darwin (Vicky)
Kroneman of Osage, Dennis
Kroneman of Osage, James (Vicki)
Kroneman of Osage, Marjean
(Jeff) Gordon of St. Ansgar,
Mark (Kristi) Kroneman of Clear
Lake, and Kathleen (Lance)
Chandler of Belmond;
grandchildren, Joshua Kroneman,
Keith (Bonnie) Kroneman, Tim
(MariAnn) Kroneman, Melinda
(David) Penfold, Lori (Doug)
Schonhorst, Lisa (Brian) Kruse,
Katie Gordon, Jenni Kroneman,
Jalissa Kroneman, Jordan
Chandler and Stephanie Chandler;
and great-grandchildren, Nolan
Schonhorst and Brenna Kruse; two
brothers, two brothers, Lloyd
(Wilma) Kroneman, of Grafton,
and Glen (Delores) Kroneman of
Carpenter; one sister, Clara
Ones of Osage; one
sister-in-law, Twila Kroneman,
of Osage; and many nieces and
nephews.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home,
(641) 713-4920.
George Weitzel
PHOENIX, Ariz. — George Weitzel,
89, of Phoenix, Ariz. passed
away Thursday (Aug. 25, 2005).
George was born June 4, 1916, in
Eagle Lake, Minn.
He is survived by his wife,
Alice M.; son, Lee A. (Emmy);
daughter, Roberta K. (Chas)
Moore; brother, Robert R. (Lynn)
Snyder; daughter-in-law, Marcia;
eight grandchildren; seven
great-grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by a
son, George H; and two
grandsons.
A memorial service will be held
at 11 a.m. Thursday at Deer
Valley Lutheran Church, 220 W.
Union Hills Drive, Phoenix,
Ariz.
Donations in his name can be
made to Deer Valley Lutheran
Church.
There will be a memorial service
held at a later date.
Hansen Mortuary, (602) 944-1561.
Elmer J. Urich
GARNER — Elmer J. Urich, 97, of
Garner, died Saturday (Aug. 27,
2005) at the Westview Care
Center in Britt.
Funeral services will be held at
10 a.m. Friday at the St.
Boniface Catholic Church in
Garner with Father Michael
Schueller officiating. Burial
will be in the church cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4
to 7 p.m. Thursday at the
Cataldo Funeral Chapel in Garner
with a Knights of Columbus
rosary at 6 p.m. followed by a
Scriptural wake service.
Visitation will continue one
hour prior to services on Friday
at the church.
Elmer Joseph Urich, the son of
Joseph and Anastacia (Kudej)
Urich, was born on June 27,
1908, on a farm in Garfield
Township, Hancock County. He
graduated from Hayfield
Consolidated School as class
valedictorian. Following his
schooling, he worked at Sterling
Grocery and Variety (where
Goodnature’s is now located).
After four years at Sterling’s,
he went to work for the county
driving a Caterpillar and
working on the roads. He also
served as manager of the CWA
(County Works Administration).
On Oct. 28, 1930, he married
Rose Hejlik. They lived in
Garner where they raised their
three children. In 1935, Elmer
became an employee at the George
Newman International dealership
in Garner. In 1939, he bought
the business and Urich Implement
started a 40-year relationship
with Hancock County farmers.
Also that year, Elmer moved his
business to a new building where
All Iowa Sales is now located.
On Jan. 26, 1971, Rose passed
away.
In 1972, Elmer moved the
business to its present location
north of Highway 18 on State
Street. During the move to the
new facility the old building
was destroyed by an accidental
fire.
On Sept. 17, 1973, Elmer married
Nora Fistler at St. Boniface
Catholic Church in Garner.
In 1980 he retired from the
implement business. Elmer
remained active in the community
serving on the city council
three different times. He was
very proud of his Bohemian
heritage and was very active in
his church, community and
business throughout his life. He
will be missed by all who knew
him.
He was a member of St. Boniface
Catholic Church in Garner and
the Knights of Columbus. Elmer
had been a member of the Garner
Rotary Club and Garner Chamber
of Commerce, serving both as
president. He also served on the
Iowa State Tax Committee for the
Implement Association, was
chairman of SCORE (Service Corps
of Retired Executives) and was
one of two county representative
to NIACOG (North Iowa Area
Council of Governments).
Elmer is survived by his
children, Vernon Urich, M.D. of
Surprise, Ariz., Gary (Sharon)
Urich of Coralville, Iowa and
Mary Jeann Batham of Des
Plaines, Ill.; step-sons,
Phillip (Ella) Fistler of
Rockwell City, Bruce Fistler of
Russell, and Mark (Dawn) Fistler
of Joice; seven grandchildren;
nine great-grandchildren; seven
step-grandchildren; seven
step-great-grandchildren; a
sister, Frances Brozik of
Garner; a brother, Rudy
(Dorothy) Urich of Garner; and
nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his
parents; first wife, Rose;
second wife, Nora, March 31,
1996; grandson, Joey Urich; and
a sister, Estella (Don) Basert.
Cataldo Funeral Home, (641)
923-2841.
www.cataldofuneralhome.com.
James Buschmeyer
MARBLE ROCK — James Buschmeyer,
33, of Marble Rock died Sunday
(Aug. 28, 2005) at the Methodist
Hospital in Rochester, Minn.
following a courageous fight
with Leukemia.
Funeral services for James
Buschmeyer will be held at 1:30
p.m. Thursday at the Hauser
Funeral Home, 1205 S Main in
Charles City, with the Rev. A.C.
Wegner, pastor of the Faith
Bible Church, officiating.
Burial will be in Sunnyside
Memory Gardens.
Visitation will be held from 11
a.m. until time of services on
Thursday.
James Frances Buschmeyer was
born on July 21, 1972, at Omaha,
Neb., the son of Edward and
Nancy (Thomas) Buschmeyer. He
graduated in 1990 from Saint
Edward High School in Saint
Edward, Neb. James attended
Platte College in Columbus, Neb.
He worked for several years in
Columbus in the automotive parts
industry and then returned to
Platte College to attain his
computer networking degree in
2004.
On Oct. 13, 2000, he was united
in marriage to Theresa Springer
Berends at Columbus, Neb. They
were the parents of two
children, both of who died in
infancy.
James and Theresa moved to
Marble Rock in 2004 where James
was employed by Curries
Manufacturing in Mason City
until the time of his illness.
He will always be remembered by
his family and friends as a very
strong man with a wonderful and
unique sense of humor and
outlook on life. He was devoted
to his family, had a warm
fondness for animals and found
great joy in many forms of
music. James will be greatly
missed, always loved and always
remembered.
Living family members include
his wife, Theresa and three
stepchildren, Bethany, Kayla and
Devin all of Marble Rock; his
parents, Edward and Nancy
Buschmeyer of Saint Edward,
Neb., and many extended family
members.
He was preceded in death by his
children, Christian James Thomas
Buschmeyer and Jamie Elizabeth
Buschmeyer; his maternal
grandparents, Lillian and Howard
Thomas; and his paternal
grandparents, Henry “Boney” and
Gretchen Buschmeyer; and several
aunts and uncles.
The Hauser Funeral Home, (641)
228-2323.
www.hauserfh.com.
Richard ‘Richie’ Ray
McColley Jr.
CLEAR LAKE — Richard “Richie”
Ray McColley Jr., 38, 516
Seventh Ave. N. in Clear Lake,
died Sunday (Aug. 28, 2005) at
Mercy Medical Center of North
Iowa, Mason City.
A visitation with his family
will be held from 4 to 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday at the Ward-Van Slyke
Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth
St. in Clear Lake.
Richie was born April 8, 1967,
at Savanna, Ill., the son of
Richard Ray and Ruth Elaine
(Chadwick) McColley Sr. He
graduated from Savanna High
School and then attended trade
school in carpentry. He worked
at ElKay Manufacturing as
material handler in Lanark, Ill.
Later he worked at Dura
Manufacturing at Stockton, Ill.
Richie moved to Clinton,Iowa,
and on to Clear Lake.
Richie married Crystal Griffith
on Dec. 30, 2004, in Mason City.
He worked at A.C.T. in Northwood
as a forklift operator. He owned
Country Style Crafts and he sold
woodworking products through the
Internet.
Richie enjoyed woodworking,
developing Web sites, but most
of all being with his friends
and family.
Richie is survived by his wife,
Crystal McColley, of Clear Lake;
his parents, Richard Ray and
Ruth Elaine McColley Sr. of
Sabula, Iowa; his son, Brandon
McColley and his daughter, Haley
McColley, both of Lanark, Ill.;
two stepchildren, Michael
Griffith and Jordan VanHorn,
both of Clear Lake; two
brothers, Shawn McColley, of
Council Bluffs, and Russell
(Shannon) McColley, of Hanover,
Ill.; four sisters, Christine
Drury and Bobbie Jo Hammond,
both of Camanche, Iowa, Tracy
Marie (Wesley) Hook, of Clinton,
and Sally (Jesse) Tague, of
Clinton, and maternal
grandmother, Mary Chadwick,
Savanna, Ill.
Richie was preceded in death by
his brother, Seth; paternal
grandparents, Ronald and Mona
McColley; and maternal
grandfather, Earl Chadwick.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel,
(641) 357-2193.
George Pals
BELMOND — George Pals, 78, of
Belmond, died Saturday (Aug. 27,
2005) at the Belmond Medical
Center in Belmond.
Funeral services for George Pals
will be held at 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday at the St John
Lutheran Church 115 Fourth Ave.
S.E. in Belmond, with Pastor
Lowell Halvorson officiating.
Burial will take place in the
Belmond Cemetery. Military
graveside rites will be provided
by the Belmond Honor Guard.
Visitation for George Pals will
be held from 5 to 7 p.m. today
at the Dugger Ewing Funeral
Home, 111 Luick’s Lane S. in
Belmond, and one hour prior to
services on Wednesday at the
church.
George F. Pals was born in rural
Wright County east of Belmond on
April 27, 1927, to John D. L.
and Tena (Sandman) Pals. George
was second in a family of eight
children. He attended Pleasant
Township Country School No. 6.
George farmed with his brothers
and parents for many years
southeast of Belmond. George
served in the U. S. Army for two
years. He took training at Fort
Riley, Kan., during the huge
flood in Kansas in 1951. He was
sent to Korea and served in
“Communications” during the
Korean War. He seriously injured
his right leg while there and
was hospitalized in Japan.
After his military service,
George then purchased portable
feed grinders and did custom
milling for area farmers for
many years. Later, George worked
for the welding shop in Rowan.
He became an expert welder and
later worked for Triggs
Manufacturing.
George always loved life; he
enjoyed farming with his brother
Wilbur. He thoroughly enjoyed
his brothers and sisters and
their families. One of George’s
favorite things to do was to
attend auctions. He was
self-sufficient, independent,
and a great friend to many
people. George was a life-long
member of St. John’s Lutheran
Church in Belmond where he was
baptized and
confirmed.
Those left to cherish George’s
memory include his older
brother, Arthur (Marjorie), of
Dows; brother, Herbert of
Belmond; sister, Helen
Schnittjer (Edward) of Clarion;
sister, Mary Jane Isaacson of
Melbourne; and brother, Jerry
(Eileen) Pals, of rural Belmond.
He is also survived by numerous
nieces and nephews.
George was preceded in death by
his parents; his brother,
Wilbur; and his sister, Arlene
Langhoff, of Mason City.
The family wishes to thank
George’s sister, Helen and
brother, Herbert, for taking
George to all his cancer
treatments.
George’s family suggests
memorials to the Belmond
Ambulance Service, the Rowan
Library Senior Center, Hospice
of Wright County, or your
choice.
Dugger Ewing Funeral Home, (641)
444-3248.
Glenn Barz
THORNTON — Glenn Barz, 72, of
Thornton, died Sunday (Aug. 28,
2005) at the Muse Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit in Mason City of
lung cancer.
Funeral services will be held at
10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the St.
Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church
in Thornton with Pastor Rose
Calderon-Kahn of the Thornton
United Methodist Church
presiding. Interment will be in
Pleasant View Cemetery in
Thornton.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8
p.m. today at the Retz-Grarup
Funeral Home in Thornton.
Glenn Barz was born the son of
Earnest and Violet (McAllaster)
Barz on March 1, 1933, at Dows.
He graduated from Dows High
School.
Glenn was united in marriage to
Janice Jacobsen on Nov. 14,
1956. They made their home in
Thornton.
Glenn was a self-employed
carpenter for many years. After
retiring he worked part-time at
the co-op in Thornton. He was in
the Army during the Korean War.
Glenn and Janice loved going to
basketball and softball games.
Glenn also loved taking fishing
trips to Canada with his son,
Randy.
Glenn is survived by his wife,
Janice Barz, of Thornton; son,
Danny (Mona) Barz, of Center
Point; son: Randy (Wendy) Barz,
of Clear Lake; sister: LaVonne
State, of Dows; sister-in-law:
Kathleen (Jim) McMillen, of
Janesboro, Ga.;
step-grandchildren, nieces and
nephews.
Glenn is preceded in death by
his parents, Earnest and Violet
Barz; and his mother and
father-in-law: Chris and Ruth
Jacobsen.
Retz-Grarup Funeral Home, (641)
998-2311.
George A. Heiken
NORTHWOOD — George A. Heiken,
74, of Northwood, died Saturday
(Aug. 27, 2005) at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa in Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at
10 a.m. Wednesday at the
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home
in Northwood, with the Rev.
Robert Cumings officiating.
Burial will be in Sunset Rest
Cemetery in Northwood.
Visitation will be held from 6
to 8 p.m. today at the Schroeder
& Sites Funeral Home, Highway 65
S. in Northwood.
George was born in Eureka, Ill.
on May 20,1930, to George B. and
Ella (Wenger) Heiken. He married
Reta Kingdon on July 21, 1951.
They lived on a farm near
Danvers, Ill., before moving to
Sumner, Iowa, in 1961, and then
to Northwood in 1962.
George was a crop and dairy
farmer when they moved to
Northwood, and owned the Hilltop
House Collectible Toys for 25
years.
He was a member of the Northwood
United Methodist Church. George
enjoyed making things for his
grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his
parents, wife Reta; one brother,
Robert; and a brother and
sister-in-infancy.
George is survived by one
daughter, Kathleen (James)
Anderson of Fayetteville, Tenn.;
one son, David (Louise) Heiken
of Kensett; one brother, Ron
(Judy) Heiken of El Paso, Ill.;
one sister-in-law, Delores
Heiken of Rockford, Ill.;
grandchildren, Adam(Sarah)
Heiken, Daniel, Jeffery and
Angela Heiken and Melissa, J.C.
and Thomas Anderson; and special
friend, Rose Mary Ellingson.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home,
(641) 324-1121.
Jason D. Mennen
MASON CITY — Jason D. Mennen,
20, of 73 Sunny Circle in Mason
City, died Sunday (Aug. 28,
2005) as a result of injuries
sustained in a motorcycle
accident.
Graveside services will be
private in Elmwood-St. Joseph
Cemetery with the Rev. Mark
Lavrenz officiating.
The family will greet relatives
and friends from 4:30 to 7 p.m.
today at the Fullerton Funeral
Home, 123 Second St. S.E. in
Mason City.
Those wishing to extend
memorials or expressions of
sympathy may direct them to the
Jason D. Mennen Memorial Fund.
Jason Daniel Mennen was born on
Jan. 31, 1985, at Mercy Medical
Center in Mason City. He was the
second of three sons born to
Gordon J. and Vickie K. (Jass)
Mennen.
Jason was baptized and recently
confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran
Church in Mason City, where he
was a member.
Jason was employed at Fareway
Stores, Inc. as a
stocker/checker for the past
four years and was a graduate
among the class of 2003 at Mason
City High School. He had plans
to begin classes at North Iowa
Area Community College this
week.
Jason treasured spending time
outdoors during his leisure
time. He enjoyed fishing, riding
his motorcycle and cruising in
his Z-28 Camaro. He found great
pleasure in listening to music,
time spent on his computer and
watching football. Jason was
currently learning to play the
keyboard/piano.
Jason will be dearly missed by
family and friends who have
shared in his life.
He is survived by his parents,
Gordon and Vickie Mennen; and
his two brothers, Mike and Robby
Mennen, all of Mason City; his
grandparents, Gordon and
Patricia Mennen of Mason City
and Gary and Arlene Jass of
Garner. Numerous aunts, uncles,
cousins, other relatives and
friends will also sadly miss
Jason.
Preceding Jason in death is his
uncle, Randy Jass.
Fullerton Funeral Home and
Cremation Services, (641)
423-8676.
www.fullertonfh.com.
Leon K. Gelner
KLEMME — Leon K. Gelner, 95, of
Klemme died Monday (Aug. 29,
2005) at the Muse Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at
10:30 a.m. Thursday at the
Klemme United Methodist Church
with the Rev. Paddy Druhl
officiating. Burial will be in
Madison Township Cemetery in
Forest City.
Visitation will be held from 5
to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the
Cataldo Funeral Chapel, 160 E.
Fourth St. in Garner and one
hour prior to services at the
church.
Memorials may be directed to
Hospice of North Iowa or the
Klemme United Methodist Church.
Cataldo Funeral Home, (641)
923-2841.
www.cataldofuneralhome.com.
Arlowe K. Hansen
ALGONA — Arlowe K. Hansen, 81,
of Algona, died Sunday (Aug. 28,
2005) at Kossuth Regional
Healthcare Center in Algona.
A funeral service will be held a
10:30 a.m. Wednesday at First
United Methodist Church in
Algona, with the Rev. Mike
Orthel officiating. Burial will
be in the United Methodist
Cemetery in Fenton with military
honors conducted by the Fenton
American Legion.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7
p.m. today at the
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home, 218 S. Moore St.
in Algona, and will continue one
hour prior to the services
Wednesday at the church.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home, (515) 295-3731.
www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com
Russell B. Wagner
GENEVA — Russell B. Wagner, 92,
of Geneva, died Monday (Aug. 29,
2005) at the Franklin General
Hospital in Hampton.
A memorial service will be held
at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Peter’s
United Church of Christ in rural
Geneva, with the Rev. Duane
Rhoadarmer officiating. Burial
will be at a later date in the
Pleasant Hill Cemetery in rural
Ackley.
Visitation will be held from 4
to 7 p.m. Thursday at the
Sietsema Vogel Funeral Home in
Hampton.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home,
(641) 456-3232.
Kurt S. Sprau
OSAGE — Kurt S. Sprau, 41, of
Osage, died Saturday (Aug. 27,
2005) at his home in Osage.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at the Champion-Bucheit
Funeral Home in Osage.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home,
(641) 732-3706.
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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.
Lynn Schlotterbeck
CHARLES CITY — Lynn
Schlotterbeck, 90, of Charles
City, died Monday (Aug. 29,
2005) at the Ninth Street
Chautauqua Guest Home in Charles
City.
Funeral services for Lynn
Schlotterbeck will be held at
10:30 a.m. Thursday at the First
Congregational Church in Charles
City with Pastor Phil Corr
officiating. Burial will be at a
later date in Riverside
Cemetery.
Friends may call from 6 to 8
p.m. today at Hauser Funeral
Home, 1205 S. Main St. in
Charles City, and one hour prior
to services on Thursday at the
church.
Francis Lynn Schlotterbeck was
born Jan. 21, 1915, at Adair,
the son of Gus and Frances
(Anderson) Schlotterbeck. He
graduated from Guthrie Center
High School and from Grinnell
College, where he received his
teaching degree.
On Aug. 10, 1938, he was united
in marriage to Opal Jorgensen at
Guthrie Center. His working
career included teaching and
coaching in Grinnell and in
Charles City, both in the public
school and at the Immaculate
Conception School. He then was
proprietor of the Floyd Crossing
Elevator for several years and
then worked as a salesperson for
Mayfield Laboratories for 20
years.
He was a member of the First
Congregational Church. Other
memberships included Kiwanis, of
which he was a charter member,
past president and past
lieutenant governor; the Rotary
Club, and the Masons, in which
he held several offices, was a
Shriner having been in command
of the Shriner Horse Troop, a
Jester, the Eastern Star and the
Elks Lodge.
His other interests included
Arabian horses, fishing, playing
golf and attending sporting
events of which track was his
favorite. Above all, however,
was his love for and devotion to
his family. Lynn always looked
forward to the times they could
spend together and share
together.
Living family members include
his wife, Opal, of Charles City;
three children, Dennis (Linda)
Schlotterbeck of Omaha, Neb.,
Larry (Jodell) Schlotterbeck of
Dayton, Ohio, and Vicki Annis of
Charles City; five grandchildren
and nine great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his
parents and three brothers.
Memorials may be directed to the
Children’s Shrine Hospital 2025
East River Road, Minneapolis, MN
55414, Hospice of North Iowa
Charles City site or the First
Congregational Church.
The Hauser Funeral Home, (641)
228-2323;
www.hauserfh.com.
Chester A. Bowen
YUCAIPIA, Calif. —Master Sgt.
Chester Allen Bowen, USMC
Retired, 71, died Aug. 4, 2005,
at his home of cancer.
Born Dec. 28, 1933, in Mason
City, Iowa, the son of Daisy and
Rupert Bowen, he was a graduate
of Mason City High School. He
joined the USMC in 1951 and
served in Korea and two tours in
Vietnam. Mr. Bowen retired in
1970 after 20 years.
Mr. Bowen is survived by his
sons and daughter-in-law,
Russell Allen and Debi Rhae
Bowen of Oceanside, Calif., and
Bruce Eldon Bowen of Fairbanks,
Alaska, and grandchildren,
Matthew Bowen, Lindsay Bowen and
Morgan Bowen all of Oceanside,
Calif.
He is preceded in death by his
parents and brother, Robert
Bowen.
A memorial service was held
Wednesday Aug. 10, 2005, at
Riverside National Cemetery in
Riverside Calif.
The family suggests donations to
a hospice of choice or to the
Disabled American Veterans.
Arlington Mortuary, 9645
Magnolia, Riverside, Calif., was
in charge of arrangements; (800)
275-4648.
Leon K. Gelner
KLEMME — Leon K. Gelner, 95, of
Klemme, died Monday (Aug. 29,
2005) at the Muse Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at
10:30 a.m. Thursday at the
Klemme United Methodist Church
with the Rev. Paddy Druhl
officiating. Burial will be in
Madison Township Cemetery,
Forest City.
Visitation will be held from 5
to 8 p.m. today at the Cataldo
Funeral Chapel, 160 E. Fourth
St. in Garner, and one hour
prior to services on Thursday at
the church.
Memorials may be directed to
Hospice of North Iowa or the
Klemme United Methodist Church.
Leon Karl Gelner, the son of
Ferdnand and Amelia (Stiehl)
Gelner, was born March 12, 1910,
on a farm south of Forest City.
He attended school at Madison
Township No. 6 and farmed with
his parents.
On April 7, 1934, he married
Wava Nelson at Northwood. To
this union four children were
born, Janice, Jerald, Shirley
and Leora. Leon worked for
Hancock County as a Caterpillar
operator and later for Herman
Buns Construction. While
farming, they sold Hybrid corn
seed and Triple F feed.
On March 2, 1956, he married
Nova T. Koerner Stokesbary at
Albert Lea, Minn. They made
their home in Klemme and later
started the Mix-Mill Feed
Business.
They enjoyed traveling
throughout the United States and
Europe, wintering in Hawaii.
Leon was active throughout his
life, enjoying boating, square
dancing, camping, bowling,
playing softball and especially
golfing at the Slippery Elm Golf
Course in Klemme, where he was
not only a board member, he was
also a mentor to all. He always
looked forward to visiting with
his friends at congregate meals
in Klemme.
He was a member of the Klemme
United Methodist Church and
I.O.O.F.
Leon is survived by his
children, Janice Whitehurst of
Clear Lake, Jerald (Suzee)
Gelner of Laveen, Ariz., and
Shirley Feaver of Aguanga,
Calif.; 10 grandchildren, Janice
(Eugene) Weis, Jeannine
(Douglas) Thompson, Jeri (Steve)
Sphon, Kenneth (Jean) Hanson,
Ronald (Celeste) Hanson, Ronda
Ryan, Ryan Gelner, Michael Boyd,
Dana Williams and Randy Gelner;
25 great-grandchildren;
stepchildren, Janice (Marvin)
Janssen of Garner, Jerry
(Sharon) Stokesbary of Mason
City and Julie (Bill) Renner of
Garner; stepgrandchildren, Dr.
Steven (Sheryl) Stokesbary, Jill
(Todd) Thorson, Sue (Tom)
Gilland, Sandra (Brent)
Schupanitz, Jodi (Jason) Cagle,
Angela (Michael) Best, Stacie
(Lance) Harrison and Crystal
(Wade) Greiman; 16
step-great-grandchildren; two
sisters, Ruth Brown, of Garner,
and Doris Isaacson, of
Northwood; a sister-in-law,
Blanche Gelner of Britt; along
with many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his
parents; first wife, Wava
Nonnweiler in 1986; second wife,
Nova, on Dec. 17, 2001;
daughter, Leora Gelner McComb;
son-in-law, Orvin Whitehurst in
2003; brothers, Donald and
Harvey Gelner; sister, Bernice
Dahlhauser; nephew, Carol
Dahlhauser; and a niece,
Patricia Dahlhauser.
Cataldo Funeral Home, (641)
923-2841;
www.cataldofuneralhome.com.
Myrl Glenda Hebel
MASON CITY — Myrl Glenda Hebel,
90, of Mason City, died
peacefully Monday (Aug. 29,
2005) at the Muse Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit.
A funeral Mass will be held 10
a.m. Thursday at Holy Family
Catholic Church, 714 N. Adams
Ave., with the Rev. Jon Seda,
the Rev. John Moser and
Monsignor Joseph J. Slepicka
celebrating. Interment will be
in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7
p.m. today at Major Erickson
Funeral Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave., with a prayer
service at 7 p.m.
Memorials may be given to
Hospice of North Iowa.
Myrl was born Sept. 15, 1914, in
Emmons, Minn., the daughter of
Anton and Mary (Benson) Egland.
She lived in the Emmons area,
where she met her husband, Clem
Hebel. They were married Sept.
16, 1933, at St. James Catholic
Church in Forest City. They
lived in Albert Lea and later
farmed northwest of Emmons.
In 1941, they moved to Iowa, 2 ½
miles north of North Iowa Area
Community College, where they
lived and farmed until 1959 when
they moved to Mason City. They
celebrated their 50th wedding
anniversary in 1983.
Myrl was an honorary member of
St. Dorothy’s Guild and served
as an usher for 20 years at Holy
Family.
Myrl was known for her beautiful
yard and loved spending time
mowing and planting flowers. It
was her favorite hobby. She also
loved to go gambling and play
the slot machines.
Myrl is survived by two sons,
Robert Hebel and wife, Carole,
of Henderson, Nev., Richard
Hebel and his friend, Joyce
Hill, of Henderson, Nev.;
daughter, Bonnie Fritz of Mason
City; 10 grandchildren, Steven
Hebel, Suzanne Lehfeldt and her
husband, Andrew, Scott Hebel and
his wife, Caroline, Mike Hebel
and his wife, Kristi, Julie
Olson and her husband, Randy,
James Fritz and his wife, Julie,
Jay Fritz, Tiffani Shaw, Matthew
Hebel and his wife, Kris, and
Ryan Hebel; 14
great-grandchildren, Scott Ryan
Hebel, Maressa Hebel, Ciara
Velasquez, Ethan Velasquez,
Austin Hebel, Logan Hebel,
Taylor Nuehring, Kendell Olson,
Derek Olson, Josie Fritz, Skylar
Shaw, Chase Shaw, Michele Hebel
and Marissa Hebel; brothers,
Milford Egland and his wife,
Evelyn, of Albert Lea, Minn.,
Adler Roy Nelson, of Motley,
Minn.; sisters, Violet Roberts
of Colorado Springs, Colo.,
Irene LaValle of St. Paul,
Minn.; sisters-in-law, Helen
Scurlock, of Daly City, Calif.,
Jerry Grant of Manly, Elaine
Barsness of Lake Mills and
Dolores Mathahs of Manly; and
many nieces and nephews.
Myrl was preceded in death by
her husband, Clem in 1985; an
infant son, Charles; brothers,
John Egland and Carl Nelson; and
sisters, Beverly Nielsen and
Louella McCloskey.
Major Erickson Funeral Home &
Crematory, (641) 423-0924.
Kurt S. Sprau
OSAGE — Kurt S. Sprau, 41, of
Osage, died Saturday (Aug. 27,
2005) at his home in Osage of
natural causes, pending the
medical examiner’s
investigation.
Kurt was born Nov. 13, 1963, in
Mason City, the son of Sterling
and Norma (Oakland) Sprau. Kurt
graduated from Meservey-Thornton
High School in 1982, and
graduated from Buena Vista
College in Storm Lake in 1986.
He passed his C.P.A. examination
on his initial sitting in 1986.
Kurt lived in Pella until 1992,
when he moved to Osage. He was
currently employed as chief
financial officer at
Curries/Graham in Mason City.
Kurt was a member of the Iowa
Society of CPAs.
He was a lifelong member of the
United Methodist Church, and was
an active member of the First
United Methodist Church in
Osage.
Kurt was a loving father who
enjoyed coaching and attending
his children’s sporting events.
He was an avid Minnesota Vikings
and Minnesota Twins fan. Kurt
enjoyed playing poker and
returning to help on the family
farm.
Memorial services will be held
at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the
First United Methodist Church in
Osage with the Rev. Dr. J.
Samuel Subramanian officiating.
Inurnment will be at the
Meservey Cemetery.
A gathering of family and
friends will be held from 6 to
8:30 p.m. today at the
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in
Osage.
Kurt is survived by two
daughters, Amanda Sprau, a
student at Iowa State University
in Ames, and Casey Sprau, at
home; a son, Sterling Sprau, at
home; his mother, Norma Sprau of
Mason City; a sister, Pam (Bob)
Carlson of Meservey; a brother,
Scott (Jenee) Sprau of Meservey;
six nieces and nephews, and a
special relative, Zoe Myers of
Meservey.
He was preceded in death by his
father, Sterling Sprau, in 1990.
Champion-Bucheit Funreal Home,
(641) 732-3706.
Lloyd Pringnitz
GARNER — Lloyd Pringnitz, 86, of
Garner, died Tuesday (Aug. 30,
2005) at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa.
Funeral services will be held at
10:30 a.m. Saturday at the
United Presbyterian Church in
Garner with the Rev. Linzy
Collins officiating. Burial will
be in Concord Township Cemetery
in Garner.
Visitation will be held from 5
to 8 p.m. Friday at the Cataldo
Funeral Chapel in Garner.
Cataldo Funeral Chapel, (641)
923-2841.
Helen Ione Dreyer
IOWA FALLS — Helen Ione Dreyer,
92, of Iowa Falls, died Tuesday
(Aug. 30, 2005) at the Ellsworth
Municipal Hospital in Iowa
Falls.
Funeral services will be held at
10:30 a.m. Friday at the United
Methodist Church in Alden with
the Rev. Martha Bennett
officiating. Burial will be in
the Alden Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 6
to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Surls
Funeral Home, 1207 Alden St. in
Alden.
Surls Funeral Home, (515)
859-7466.
Carl ‘Gus’ Nolte
MASON CITY — Carl “Gus” Nolte,
81, of 1516 S. Carolina Ave.,
died Tuesday (Aug. 30, 2005) at
Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit.
Funeral services will be held at
10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Paul
Lutheran Church in Mason City
with the Rev. Paul Nelson
officating. Burial will be in
Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4
to 7 p.m. Thursday at Major
Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave., and one hour
prior to services on Friday at
the church.
Memorials may be given to the
Carl “Gus” Nolte Memorial Fund.
Major Erickson Funeral Home &
Crematory, (641) 423-0924.
Anita Kelling
KANAWHA — Anita Kelling, 93, of
Kanawha, died Monday (Aug. 29,
2005) at Wright Medical Center
in Clarion.
Funeral services will be held at
1:30 p.m. Thursday at the United
Methodist Church in Kanawha with
the Rev. Cindy Morrison
officiating. Burial will take
place in the Amsterdam Township
near Kanawha.
Visitation will be held from 5
to 7 p.m. today at the Ewing
Dugger Funeral Home in Kanawha
and one hour prior to services
at the church.
Ewing Dugger Funeral Home, (641)
762-3211.
Posted by Gene
Manning
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