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Lupe E. Jimenez
MASON CITY — Lupe E. Jimenez, 94, of 304
1st St. S.W. in Mason City died early
Monday morning (Feb. 14, 2005) at the
Rockwell Community Nursing Home.
Funeral services will be held at noon on
Thursday at Fullerton Funeral Home, 123
2nd St. S.E., Mason City, with Pastor
Thomas W. Healey officiating. Interment
will be in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery,
Mason City.
The family will greet relatives and
friends from 11 a.m. until noon
Thursday, prior to Lupe's service.
Those wishing to extend memorials or
expressions of sympathy may direct them
to the Lupe E. Jimenez Memorial Fund.
Thoughts, condolences and stories may be
e-mailed to the family on the
www.fullertonfh.com Web site.
Lupe Elizabeth Jimenez was born Dec. 12,
1910, in Handly, Texas, the daughter of
Louis and Dora (Perry) Martinez. Lupe
was the youngest of four children born
to her parents, and she moved to Mason
City during her early youth. Lupe had
always regretted the lack of opportunity
toward formal schooling, however, in her
early years Lupe taught herself to read
and write and eventually spoke quite
fluent Spanish, under the patient
guidance of her father.
Lupe met John Jimenez Sr. in Mason City
and the couple was united in marriage on
August 9, 1927, at St. Joseph Catholic
Church. The couple became the busy and
proud parents of 10 children: five
daughters and five sons. As a family,
they enjoyed spending time together,
particularly going for picnics and
engaging in many long conversations and
discussions.
Lupe's children recall their mother's
compassion in nurturing her large
family. Preparing abundant meals and
eating Sunday meals at the huge, round
oak table with all family members
present is a fond memory. Following the
meal, the table was cleared to
accommodate games of cards or piecing
together jigsaw puzzles. Lupe loved her
kitchen.
She found contentment in cooking at any
time of the day or night. Remembered
baking specialties include her
outstanding dinner biscuits and
empanadas (pumpkin-filled sweet bread).
She was an exceptional Mexican cook of
tamales and tortillas.
Some of Lupe's interests were
socializing with relatives and friends,
shopping, vegetable gardening and
canning. She possessed a deep and
personal Christian faith and was a
former member of St. Joseph Catholic
Church in Mason City. Lupe was a happy,
easy-going and loving woman.
Lupe and her daughter, Dorothy, lived
together in recent years and shared many
thoughts and daily activities. The two
women looked forward to dining together
at "Gretchens," their favorite
restaurant.
Lupe treasured her 90th birthday party a
few years ago with a special celebration
involving a large number of family and
friends and her good health.
Lupe entered the Rockwell Community
Nursing Home just a few weeks ago.
Lupe will be dearly missed by family and
friends who have shared in her life.
She is survived by her four daughters,
Margaret (John) Levenhagen of Rockwell,
Delores (Murray) McDowall of Mason City,
Louise (Phil) Love of Dubuque and Gloria
Bailey of Mason City; her sons, John
Jimenez Jr. of Peterson, Minn., James
(Betty) Jimenez of Mason City, Ed
Jimenez of Mason City, Thomas (Carmen)
Jimenez of Mason City and Ralph (Laura)
Jimenez of Ft. Myers, Fla. Lupe will
also be a cherished memory of 28
grandchildren, many great-grandchildren
and great-great grandchildren and
numerous other relatives and friends.
Preceding Lupe in death were her
husband, John Jimenez Sr., on April 23,
1980; her daughter, Dorothy Jimenez, on
Feb. 6, 2005; her parents, Louis and
Dora Martinez; two brothers, one sister
and six grandchildren.
Fullerton Funeral Home, Mason City,
(641) 423-8676.
Dennis Ralph Mackie
MASON CITY — Dennis Ralph Mackie, 54, of
Mason City died Saturday (Feb. 12, 2005)
at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit.
Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m.
Friday at Major Erickson Funeral Home,
111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue. Inurnment
will be in Riverside Cemetery,
Winnebago, Minn., at a later date.
There will be no visitation.
Dennis was born on the 8th day of
September, 1950, the son of Harland and
Janet C. (Johnson) Mackie. The family
moved to California where Dennis
attended school. He excelled in sports
and was named athlete of the year for
several years. He returned to Winnebago,
graduating from high school in 1969.
Dennis met his wife, Debra Sather, in
Waseca and had two children, Jessica and
Jameson.
Dennis became disabled from a car
accident in 1982, resulting in brain
injury. He moved to Mason City in 1995
where his sister, Marilyn VanDyke, would
become his caretaker. Dennis' primary
physicians, Dr. David Hanson and Dr.
Mark Lassise, Mental Health Center, case
manager, Bonnie Eustice, who always had
time to listen, helped to give him the
most out of life.
Dennis worked at Opportunity Village as
groundskeeper and provided janitorial
services at NIACC with the support of
Ben Wright. He will be sadly missed by
his co-workers, friends and family.
He is survived by his brother, David, of
Tennessee, brother, Don, of Mason City,
sister, Marilyn, of Mason City, brother,
Darrell, of Minnesota; children, Jessica
Caruso, of Wisconsin, Jameson Mackie, of
Minnesota; grandson, Nicholas Caruso, of
Wisconsin; nephews, Daniel, Darren and
Peyton VanDyke.
Dennis' parents; maternal grandparents,
William and Betty Johnson; paternal
grandparents, Florence and Lewis Mackie;
uncle, Bud Mackie; stillborn son, Daniel
Mackie; and former wife, Debra Sather,
preceded him in death.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory,
(641) 423-0924.
Michelle Faye Johnson-Hiramoto
GRESHAM, Oregon — Michelle Faye Johnson-Hiramoto,
38, of Gresham, Ore., formerly of Mason
City, died Feb. 11, 2005, in Gresham.
A memorial service will be held 10 a.m.
today at Gresham Funeral Chapel, 257
S.E. Roberts Ave. Gresham, Ore., 97080,
(503) 618-8176.
Edna K. Ryan
MASON CITY— Edna K. Ryan, 91, of Mason
City, died Monday (Feb. 14, 2005) at
Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit,
Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete with
Hogan Bremer Moore Colonial Chapel, 126
3rd Street N.E., Mason City.
Hogan Bremer Moore Colonial Chapel,
(641) 423-2372
www.colonialchapels.com
Alice G. Grady
MASON CITY — Alice G. Grady, 82, of 714
S. Illinois, died Monday (Feb. 14, 2005)
at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa.
A funeral Mass will be held 11 a.m.
Thursday at Holy Family Catholic Church,
714 N. Adams, Mason City, with Rev. Jon
M. Seda officiating. Burial will be in
Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery, Mason City.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m.
today at Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial
Chapel, 126 3rd St. N.E., Mason City,
(641) 423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
Robert Redick Jr.
MASON CITY — Robert Redick Jr., 55, of
915 N. Monroe, died Tuesday (Feb. 15,
2005) at home.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Avenue, (641) 423-0924.
Published Thursday, February 17,
2005.
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Lucile Elizabeth
Reibsamen
TITONKA — Lucile
Elizabeth Reibsamen, 91,
of Titonka, died Tuesday
(Feb. 15, 2005) at the
Titonka Care Center.
Funeral services will be
held 2 p.m. Saturday at
United Methodist Church
in Titonka with the Rev.
Robin Thomas and Pastor
Melin Norris
officiating. Interment
will be in Buffalo
Township Cemetery in
rural Titonka.
Visitation will be held
from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday
at Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home in Titonka.
Lucile Elizabeth Minnie
Reibsamen was born on
Dec. 23, 1913, near
Ventura, Iowa, to
Clarence C. and Grace
Maude McKee Bowers.
She graduated from
Buffalo Center High
School in Buffalo Center
in 1931.
Lucile was married to
Floyd Allen Reibsamen on
Aug. 6, 1939, at her
parents' home in Buffalo
Center.
The couple farmed
southeast of Titonka
until they moved into
Titonka in 1959. During
this time, Lucile did
babysitting for Lester
and Florence Eden. She
also candled eggs for
Ostermann's and walked
beans.
Lucile was a member of
Titonka United Methodist
Church. She also
belonged to the Royal
Neighbors of America.
She enjoyed all kinds of
crafts, crocheting,
embroidery, making quilt
tops, making rugs out of
bread wrappers, and
making various items out
of plastic mesh.
She became legally blind
in 1991 and enjoyed
receiving and listening
to the music tapes and
recorded books she
received from the
Association for the
Blind.
She enjoyed reading the
Bible and read through
it from cover-to-cover
many times.
She loved her family,
especially her
grandchildren and
great-grandchildren.
Lucile also loved church
music.
She enjoyed helping
others and sharing
everything that she had
with family and friends.
When you visited Lucile,
you left with a lot more
than you came with.
Lucile became a resident
of the Titonka Care
Center in December 1999.
She is survived by her
son, Roger and wife,
Doris, of Titonka; and
her grandchildren, David
Allen Reibsamen and
wife, Sue, of Mason
City, Linda Kay Payer
and husband, Steve, of
Cottonwood, Ariz.,
Timothy Gerald
Reibsamen, who lived
with Lucile for six
years, of Algona,
Christine Esther Tedder
and husband, Donnie, of
Mason City, Debra Sue
Severson, who was raised
by Lucile from
childhood, of Moriarty,
N.M., Bobbie Jo
Reibsamen, of Portland,
Ore., and Shelly
Tesdahl, of Mason City.
Also surviving are many
great- and
great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in
death by her parents;
her husband, Floyd in
1981; two brothers,
Harold and George
Bowers; and three
great-grandchildren,
Lindsey Reibsamen,
Thomas Payer and Patrick
Severson.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home, (515)
928-2735.
Margaret
Anna Younge
SHEFFIELD — Margaret
Anna Younge, 87, of
Sheffield, died Sunday
(Feb. 13, 2005) at Mercy
Medical Center-North
Iowa in Mason City.
Funeral services will be
held 1:30 p.m. today at
Richland Lutheran Church
in Thornton, with the
Rev. Jerry Gernander
officiating. Interment
will be in Richland
Lutheran Cemetery.
Visitation was held from
5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at
Retz-Grarup Funeral
Home, 203 Maple St. in
Sheffield.
Memorials may be
directed to Richland
Lutheran Church or the
Younge Family
Scholar-ship Fund at
Bethany Luth-eran
College.
Margaret Anna Younge was
born Feb. 8, 1918, in
Richland Township,
Franklin County, a
daughter of F. William
and Augusta (Johansen)
Oelkers. She was
baptized and confirmed
at Zion Lutheran Church
in Sheffield.
On May 31, 1935,
Margaret graduated from
Sheffield High School.
She attended Iowa
Teacher's College in
Cedar Falls and later
taught at a country
school west of
Sheffield.
On Dec. 17, 1938,
Margaret was united in
marriage with Luther
Adolph Younge in Des
Moines. They farmed in
the Thornton area and
there she raised her
family.
She was very active in
supporting her
children's school and
church activities.
Margaret was a member of
Richland Lutheran Church
and served with the
ladies aid. She had been
on the initial board of
the Sunrise Homes in
Sheffield and had been
very active in the North
Iowa Bethany Auxiliary.
In 1964, Margaret and
husband Luther moved
into Sheffield. She kept
very active crocheting
afghans for her children
and grandchildren and
visiting with her
friends. She had lived
in the Sheffield Care
Center for the past four
years.
Margaret is survived by
her five children, Gary
(Bonnie) Younge of
Thornton, Mary (Allen)
Hansen of Lake Crystal,
Minn., Robert (Lona)
Younge of Hampton,
Ronald (Mary Jane)
Younge of Mankato,
Minn., and Barbara
Younge of Rochester,
Minn.; 18 grandchildren;
and 27
great-grandchildren.
She is preceded in death
by her parents; one
brother, three sisters;
a brother in infancy;
and her husband Luther
on Oct. 19, 2000.
Retz-Grarup Funeral
Home, (641) 892-4241.
Edna K.
Ryan
MASON CITY — Edna K.
Ryan, 91, of Mason City,
died Monday (Feb. 14,
2005) at the Muse Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit
in Mason City.
Funeral Mass will be
held 9:30 a.m. Friday at
Holy Family Catholic
Church, 714 N. Adams
Ave., with the Rev. Jon
Seda officiating. Burial
will be in Mt. Olivet
Cemetery in Carroll.
Visitation will be held
one hour prior to the
funeral Mass at the
church.
Edna K. Ryan was born
Dec. 31, 1913, in
Carroll, the daughter of
Dan and Margaret
(Conlin) Ryan.
Edna attended and
graduated high school in
Carroll. Her father Dan
opened Dad's Hamburger
Shop in Mason City; Edna
worked there for 41
years.
She enjoyed taking trips
with her sister,
Lillian, to Illinois and
Minnesota.
She loved gardening,
especially planting her
tomatoes, cooking and
reading.
She was a member of Holy
Family Catholic Church
and St. Gregory Circle.
She is survived by her
sister, Lillian
Jacobson, of Mason City.
She is preceded in death
by her parents, sister,
Mary; and brothers,
Daniel and James.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, (641)
423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
Joyce Scott
MASON CITY — Joyce
Scott, 46, of Mason
City, died Monday (Feb.
7, 2005) in Minneapolis,
Minn.
Visitation for Joyce
will be from 5 to 7 p.m.
Friday at Major Erickson
Funeral Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave. in
Mason City.
There will be no funeral
service.
Memorials may be
directed to the family.
Joyce was born Oct. 8,
1958, in California, the
daughter of Robert and
Norma (Currathers)
Schaecher.
The family then moved to
Idaho where Joyce lived
most of her life. Joyce
attended school and
began working. She later
received her GED.
She then spent 10 months
in the United States
Army but was discharged
due to her health.
Joyce was united in
marriage to Russ Scott
on July 20, 1990. In her
younger years, Joyce and
her father did lots of
hunting.
She loved to fish. Russ
and Joyce did lots of
fishing and hunting
after they were married.
Joyce enjoyed the
outdoors and loved all
types of wildlife.
Joyce enjoyed making all
sorts of crafts and
especially liked to
crochet. Many nights
when she was not able to
sleep she would spend
hours reading, as it
became a passion of
hers.
Joyce had two very
special pet cats, Denver
and Bronco, which also
happened to be the names
of her favorite football
team.
She was an avid Denver
Broncos fan and watched
every chance that she
had.
She also was a fan of
NASCAR racing and Dale
Earnhardt and Dale
Earnhardt Jr. Joyce
enjoyed collecting bears
of any brand, shape or
size. She especially
loved playing with her
grandchildren who will
miss her so very much.
Joyce is survived by her
husband, Russ, of Mason
City; mother, Norma
Schaecher of Mason City;
one son, Ronnie of
Michigan; one daughter,
Tammy of Idaho; four
stepdaughters, Joan
Ziemke of Marshalltown,
Jane Bertram of
Scottsdale, Ariz.,
Jennifer Davilla and
husband, Mike Herbert,
of Arvada, Colo., and
Jackie Scott of
Gillette, Wyo.; 15
grandchildren; one
great-great-grandchild;
brothers, Robert
Schaecher Jr. of Salt
Lake City, Utah, and
Leonard Schaecher of
Nampa, Idaho; sisters,
Karen Robirds and
husband, Jim, of Rupert,
Idaho, Brenda Schaecher
of Lakewood, Wash., and
Kathy Troutman and
companion, Dwayne
Bratten, of Battle
Mountain, Nev.
She was preceded in
death by her father,
Robert E. Schaecher; one
grandchild, Kathleen
Jane Scott; and one
son-in-law, Manuel
Davilla.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
Matthew
David Kruggel
MASON CITY — Matthew
David Kruggel passed
away Monday (Feb. 14,
2005) at Palm Beach
County Hospice, West
Palm Beach, Fla.
Mattie was born Aug. 2,
1974, to Kurt and Sandra
Kruggel in Scituate,
Mass.
Mattie spent most of his
life in the Boston area
and relocated to Florida
in the summer of 2004.
Matthew loved wildlife,
especially birds of
prey, was adored by his
family and friends and
was a gifted artist and
writer.
Mattie's quick and easy
smile, his gentle laugh
and his compassionate
and loving spirit made
him a good friend.
Everyone who met Matthew
was blessed in his
presence and light.
Mattie is survived by
his parents, Kurt and
Kelly Kruggel, of
Burchinal; grandmother,
Dorothy Gerdes, of Clear
Lake; brother, Robert
Kruggel and his wife,
Brooke, of Speculator,
N.Y.; brother, Adam
Kruggel and his wife,
Amanda, of Marshfield,
Mass.; sister, Melissa
Kruggel and fiance, Nick
Molchan, of Rockford,
Mass.; sister, Rian
Nelson, of Bemidji,
Minn.; stepbrothers,
Kyle Taylor, of
Coralville, and Pierson
Taylor, of Mason City;
Aunt and Uncle, Judy and
Don Coe, of Ventura, and
Aunt and Uncle Sue and
Ron Gerdes, of St. Paul,
Minn.; nephew, Mason
Loring Kruggel; and
niece, Anna Dorothy
Kruggel.
His Mother, Sandra Alice
Besse Kruggel; his
grandfather, Louis
William Kruggel; and his
grandmother, Clare
Besse, preceded Mattie
in death.
Memorial and celebration
of Mattie's life will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Saturday at St. John's
Episcopal Church, 120
First St. N.E. A meal
will follow the
ceremony.
Memorials can be made to
the Matthew Kruggel
Memorial Fund.
Doris D.
Larson
FOREST CITY — Doris D.
Larson, 78, of Forest
City, died Wednesday
(Feb. 16, 2005) at her
home in Forest City.
Funeral service will be
at 10 a.m. Friday at
Petersen Lund Funeral
Home, 505 N. Clark in
Forest City, with the
Rev. Lee Laaveg, pastor
of Immanuel Lutheran
Church officiating.
Burial will be at 3 p.m.
Friday at Evergreen
Cemetery in Lohrville.
Visitation will be an
hour prior to service at
the funeral home.
Doris D. Larson was born
on July 23, 1926, in
Lohrville, Iowa, the
daughter of E. Elvin
(Cap) Fowler and
Gertrude (Hicks) Fowler.
She attended and
graduated from high
school in Lohr-ville in
1945.
Doris was married to
Edward R. Larson on July
23, 1947, in Lohrville.
They made their home in
Lohrville and later
Farnhamville, Iowa,
where they raised their
three children, Tom,
Jerry and Sheila.
In 1974, she moved to
Fort Dodge, Iowa, then
to St. Louis Park,
Minn., to care for her
mother.
In 1985, Doris moved to
Forest City, Iowa, where
she lived the past 19
years of her life.
Doris enjoyed doing
cross-stitching,
spending time in her
flower garden and was
most happy celebrating
life with her family and
friends.
She is survived by three
children, Thomas (Patty
Bucknam) Larson of
O'Fallon, Ill., Jerry
(Marce Fort) Larson of
Georgetown, Ky., and
Sheila (John) Greenwood
of Forest City. Also, a
brother, Harold (Irene)
Fowler of Carroll, Iowa;
eight grandchildren, 10
great-grandchildren;
nieces, nephews and her
former husband, Edward
Larson, of Forest City.
Doris was preceded in
death by her parents,
aunts, uncles and
grandparents.
Petersen Lund Funeral
Home, (641) 585-2685.
Omer Nystel
JERICO — Omer Nystel,
68, of Jerico, died
Tuesday (Feb. 15, 2005)
at Mercy Medical Center
in New Hampton of
natural causes.
Funeral services will be
11 a.m. Friday at Jerico
Lutheran Church in
Jerico with the Rev.
Kent Dethlefsen
officiating. Burial will
be in the church
cemetery.
Friends may call from 4
to 8 p.m. today at
Conway-Kolbet Funeral
Home in Elma and an hour
prior to services on
Friday at the church.
Omer Elroy Nystel was
born Oct. 4, 1936, on a
farm north of Jerico,
the son of Oscar and
Ella (Christensen)
Nystel. He was baptized
and confirmed at Jerico
Lutheran Church and
attended school at Paris
No. 7 near his family's
home. Omer lived and
farmed all of his life
on a farm north of
Jerico where he was
born. He raised cattle
and did custom bailing,
and most recently worked
for Ron Smith at S & S
Duraline Trailers.
Omer was always busy
whether sawing firewood
or just tinkering.
He was a member of the
Jerico Lutheran Church.
Omer is survived by his
brother, Walter Nystel
of Jerico; three
sisters, Lorraine (Paul)
Baker of Cottonwood,
Ariz., Edna (Jim)
Bethany, of New Hampton,
and Clara Schulz of
Mason City; many nieces
and nephews.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, niece
Cheryl Rae McRoberts,
nephew Michael Baker,
and a brother-in-law
Albert Schulz.
Conway-Kolbet Funeral
Home, (641) 393-2461.
Robert E.
Redick Jr.
MASON CITY — Robert E.
Redick Jr., 55, of 915
N. Monroe Ave., died
Tuesday (Feb. 15, 2005)
at home.
Funeral service will be
held 11 a.m. Saturday at
the Church of Christ,
710 N. Kentucky Ave.,
with the Rev. Alan
Sheldon officiating.
Inurnment will be at a
later date.
Visitation will be from
5 to 8 p.m. Friday at
Major Erickson Funeral
Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave., and
continues one hour
before services Saturday
at the church.
Memorials may be given
to the Robert E. Redick
Jr. Memorial Fund.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
Hugh T.
Varty
CLEAR LAKE — Hugh T.
Varty, 80, died
Wednesday (Feb. 16,
2005) at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa in
Mason City.
A funeral service will
be held 10 a.m. Saturday
at Zion Lutheran Church,
112 N. Fourth St. in
Clear Lake.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Ward-Van
Slyke Colonial Chapel,
101 N. Fourth St. in
Clear Lake.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, (641) 357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com
Eleanor M.
Witham
FENTON — Eleanor M.
Witham, 84, of Fenton,
died Wednesday (Feb. 16,
2005) at Heritage
Nursing Home in
Bancroft.
All services will be
private.
Arrangements handled by
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home in
Bancroft.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home, (515)
885-2521.
www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com
Monica R.
Chodur
MASON CITY — Family
memorial services will
be held at 10 a.m.
Saturday, Feb. 19, 2005,
at Holy Family Catholic
Church, 714 N. Adams
Ave., with the Rev. John
Seda officiating.
Monica R. Chodur, 52, of
Palo Alto, Calif.
formerly of Mason City,
died Feb. 5, 2005, at
her home in Palo Alto,
Calif.
George F.
Neugebauer
ALLISON — George F.
Neugebauer, 89, of
Allison, formerly of
Longmont, Colo., died
Tuesday (Feb. 15, 2005)
at the Allison Care
Center in Allison.
Memorial services will
be held on Monday in
Longmont, Colo.
Inurnment will be in
Longmont, Colo.
There will be no
visitation.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral
Home in Allison is in
charge of arrangements.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral
Home, (641) 456-3232.
Wilbur
Martzahn
GREENE — Wilbur
Martzahn, 89, of 11925
Highway 14, died
Wednesday (Feb. 16,
2005) at Floyd County
Memorial Hospital.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Reid's
Funeral Chapel in
Greene, (641) 823-4457.
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Published Friday, February 18,
2005.
Obituaries are presented
as a community service
of Fullerton Funeral
Homes. Information is
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Wilbur Ray
Martzahn
GREENE — Funeral
services for Wilbur Ray
Martzahn, 89, of 11925
Highway 14, Greene, will
be 10:30 a.m. Saturday
at St. Peter Lutheran
Church, Greene, with
Pastor Gary Hatcher
officiating. Burial will
be in Rose Hill Cemetery
in Greene.
Visitation will be from
4 to 8 p.m. today at
Reid's Funeral Chapel,
519 N. First St. in
Greene, where there will
be a public Scripture
service at 7 p.m.
Visitation will continue
one hour prior to
services on Saturday at
the church.
Wilbur Ray Martzahn was
born Dec. 19, 1915, in
Greene, a son of Walter
A. and Dora (Busse)
Martzahn and died
Thursday (Feb. 17, 2005)
at the Hospice Unit of
Floyd County Memorial
Hospital in Charles
City.
He was baptized Jan. 30,
1916, and confirmed a
member of St. Peter
Lutheran Church on May
19, 1929.
He received his
education in the rural
Coldwater Country School
and graduated from
Greene High School in
1933.
Wilbur chose farming as
his lifelong profession,
first working with his
father on the family
farm and later
continuing on his own.
On Nov. 24, 1938, he was
united in marriage to
Violet R. Wolf at St.
Peter Lutheran Church.
To this union were born
four children.
Wilbur will be
remembered for the
Hereford cows and the
purebred bulls he
raised. He also sold
certified seed for oats,
alfalfa and clover.
Wilbur also loved to
tinker in his shop and
often times created
homemade inventions to
simplify things around
the farm.
He served on the St.
Peter Church Council and
also served as a
Coldwater Township
School Director for many
years.
Wilbur leaves to join
his parents, an infant
son, Darrell Eugene in
1942; and a
daughter-in-law, Lynette
Martzahn.
Living family members
include his loving wife
of 66 years, Violet, of
Greene; his children,
Harlan Martzahn and
companion, Sandra
Greenlee, and Delores
(Delos) Adelmund all of
Greene; Ardith (Darrell)
Buss of Allison; seven
grandchildren, Michael
(Tracy) Martzahn of
Greene, Daniel (Lori)
Martzahn of Lake
Charles, La., Darren
(Shannon) Martzahn of
Hampton, Jodi (Joseph)
Conry of Blue Grass,
Iowa, Marty (Sara)
Adelmund of Greene,
Timothy (Kitty) Buss and
Traci (Matthew)
Gallmeyer, all of
Allison; and 21
great-grandchildren.
Those planning an
expression of sympathy
may direct memorials to
the Wilbur Martzahn
Memorial Fund in care of
the family to be
designated for community
projects.
Reid's Funeral Chapel,
(641) 823-4457.
Robert E.
Redick Jr.
MASON CITY — Robert E.
Redick Jr., 55, of 915
N. Monroe Ave., died
Tuesday (Feb. 15, 2005)
at home.
Funeral services will be
held 11 a.m. Saturday at
the Church of Christ,
710 N. Kentucky Ave.,
with the Rev. Alan
Sheldon officiating.
Additional services will
be held 11 a.m.
Saturday, Feb. 26, 2005,
at Prairie Center Church
of God, 105 S.
Montclaire Drive,
Olathe, KS 66061.
Inurnment will be at a
later date.
Visitation will be from
5 to 8 p.m. today at
Major Erickson Funeral
Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave., and
continues one hour
before services Saturday
at the church.
Memorials may be given
to the Robert E. Redick
Jr. Memorial Fund.
Bob was born Jan. 27,
1950, in Ottawa, Kan.,
the son of Robert and
Betty (Ball) Redick. He
graduated from De Soto
High School in 1968,
then attended Pittsburg
State University for two
years.
Bob worked for Lone Star
Cement Co., in Bonner
Springs, Kan., for 18
years. He married Nancy
Rentko Nov. 17, 1976.
They later divorced.
Bob moved to Mason City
in 1990 and went to work
for Lehigh Cement Co.
He married Lori Hennick
July 10, 2004, in the
Little Brown Church,
Nashua.
Bob was a member of the
Masonic Lodge and
Shrine.
He enjoyed playing
baseball, softball,
gardening and watching
three of his children
participate in the
Special Olympics.
Bob is survived by his
wife, Lori of Mason
City; children, Bobby
Redick of Olathe, Kan.,
Chris Redick and wife,
Erica, of Lenexa, Kan.,
Matthew Redick of
Olathe, Kan., and Lauren
Redick of Olathe, Kan.;
stepchildren, Kevin
Hennick of Mason City,
Mick Hennick of Mason
City, and Jamie Hennick
of Floyd; mother, Betty
Keller of Ottawa, Kan.;
father, Robert Redick
and wife, Bonnie, of De
Soto, Kan.; mother and
father-in-law, Merlwin
and Violet Linder of
Nashua; sisters, Sue
Farrell and husband,
Doug, of Ottawa, Kan.,
Cheryl Redick of Ottawa,
Kan.; step-sisters,
Linda Horne of Pomona,
Kan., Patty Winters of
Ottawa, Kan., Teresa
Brown of Ottawa, Kan.;
best friend, Richard
Donbert Jr. of Plymouth;
and several nieces,
nephews and cousins.
Bob's grandparents,
brother Johnnie and
step-father Loren Keller
preceded him in death.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home & Crematory, (641)
421-0924.
Hugh T.
Varty
CLEAR LAKE — Hugh T.
Varty, 80, died
Wednesday (Feb. 16,
2005) at Mercy Medical
Center- North Iowa in
Mason City.
A funeral service will
be held 10 a.m. Saturday
at Zion Lutheran Church,
112 N. Fourth St. in
Clear Lake, with Lay
Assistant Richard Scott
officiating. Military
honors will be provided
following the funeral
service by the Clear
Lake VFW.
Visitation will be held
from 4 to 7 p.m. today
at Ward-Van Slyke
Colonial Chapel, 101 N.
Fourth St. in Clear
Lake.
Interment will be held
at 3 p.m. Saturday at
Marion Cemetery in
Gunder, Iowa.
Memorials may be given
to the Hugh Varty
Memorial Fund.
Hugh Taylor Varty was
born on March 19, 1924,
in Nampa, Idaho, son of
Joseph and Ione (Taylor)
Varty. He was educated
in the Antelope Valley
Schools at Lancaster,
Calif.
After high school, he
joined the Coast Guard
and spent service time
at Catalina Island and
Long Island, New York.
He transferred to Navy
Air Corps and took his
training in Kansas,
Iowa, and Texas.
He was on the Navy
boxing team, the rowing
team, and swimming team.
He was discharged in
1946 and married Dolores
McNally, June 19, 1946,
in Marion Lutheran
Church in Gunder, Iowa.
He worked for Standard
Oil of California at
Taft, Calif., Allen
Motor Co. in Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, was in car
sales and service
management in
Minneapolis.
He accepted a position
with Stewart Lumber Co.
in Minneapolis and sold
commercial and farm
buildings.
Hugh moved to Clear Lake
in 1961, and after a few
years he began work at
Woodford Wheeler in the
same capacity. Later, he
got a franchise to build
Wausau Homes and built
over 100 homes in the
surrounding area.
During the recession of
the 1980s he worked
again for Woodford
Wheeler as an estimator
until his retirement in
1997.
He had a gift for
anything mechanical and
in construction.
His hobbies were flying,
geology, mineralogy and
he loved prospecting out
West in the mountains.
He was also an avid
reader of the
descriptive stories of
the old West.
He is survived by his
wife, Dolores (Mickie)
Varty; son, William
Varty; daughter, Dion
Varty; and
granddaughter, Miranda
Varty, all of Clear
Lake; one sister,
Bernice Jaqua of North
Carolina; one brother,
Pat Varty (Bonnie) of
Lompoc, Calif.;
sisters-in-law, Mary
Blatti, Lucille Cochran,
Wanda McNally, Shirley
Nyland (Don), Virginia
Rude (Bob), Betty
Searls, Pat Smith and
Sandy Cutler (John);
brother-in-law, Ron
McNally; and many nieces
and nephews.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, many
brothers-in-law and one
sister-in-law.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, (641) 357-2193.
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Delma I.
Walsh
STOCKPORT, Ohio — Delma
I. Walsh, 67, of 1787
St. Rt. 266, died
Wednesday (Feb. 16,
2005) at her home.
At her request, there
will be no services.
She was born Sept. 9,
1937, in Dows, Iowa, to
Leonard and Geraldine
Huey Bates.
She graduated from Mason
City High School.
She had been a nurse's
aid at Good Shepherd
Nursing Home.
She was united in
marriage to Frank Walsh
on June 16, 1956. He
died in 1991.
She is survived by two
sons, Patrick Walsh and
wife, Lori, of Story
City, and Scott Walsh
and wife, Kelli, of
Stockport, Ohio; two
grandchildren, Brandi
Walsh and Cody Walsh, of
Stockport, Ohio; two
brothers, Robert Baird
and Dean Baird; three
sisters, Marge Milbrath,
Betty Middleton and
Judy.
She was preceded in
death by her parents,
husband, and one sister,
Jean Wengert; and her
stepmother, Georgia
Bates.
McCurdy Funeral Home, in
Beverly, Ohio, is in
charge of arrangements.
McCurdy Funeral Home,
(740) 984-2249.
Irene Nelson
BELMOND — Irene Nelson,
73, of Belmond, died
Thursday (Feb. 17, 2005)
at Belmond Health Care
Center in Belmond.
Funeral services will be
held 10:30 a.m. Monday
at St. John Lutheran
Church in Belmond with
the Rev. Lowell H.
Halvorson officiating.
Burial will be in the
Belmond Cemetery.
Visitation will be from
5 to 7 p.m. Sunday at
Andrews Funeral Home,
516 First St. S.E. in
Belmond, and continues
one hour prior to the
services on Monday at
church.
Andrews Funeral Home,
(641) 444-4474.
Vincent W.
Kramer
BRISTOW — Vincent W.
Kramer, 81, of Bristow,
died Thursday (Feb. 17,
2005) at the
Presbyterian Village in
Ackley.
Funeral service will be
held 10:30 a.m. Monday
at Trinity Reformed
Church in Allison with
the Rev. Steve Petroelje
officiating. Burial will
be in Oak Hill Cemetery
in rural Bristow.
Visitation will be from
1 to 3 p.m. on Sunday at
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral
Home in Allison.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral
Home, (641) 456-3232.
Allan B.
Behrens
FOREST CITY — Allan B.
Behrens, 57, of Forest
City, died Thursday
(Feb. 17, 2005) at Lake
Mills Care Center in
Lake Mills.
Memorial service will be
7 p.m. today at Petersen
Lund Funeral Home, 505
N. Clark St., Forest
City, with the Rev. Bill
Peters, pastor of
Winnebago Lutheran
Church, officiating.
Inurnment will be 2 p.m.
Saturday in Appleton
Cemetery in Appleton,
Minn., with the Rev. Tim
Remstrum, pastor of
Trinity Lutheran Church
in Appleton,
officiating.
Visitation will be an
hour prior to service at
the funeral home.
Petersen Lund Funeral
Home, (641) 585-2685.
Ralph I.
Johnson
IOWA FALLS — Ralph I.
Johnson, 90, of Iowa
Falls, died Thursday
(Feb. 17, 2005) at
Scenic Manor in Iowa
Falls.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Saturday at Linn's
Funeral Chapel, Iowa
Falls, with the Rev.
Brian King of Bethany
Lutheran Church
officiating. Military
honors will be provided
by Hyman-Peavey American
Legion Post No. 188,
Iowa Falls. Burial will
be at Alden Township
Cemetery in Alden.
Visitation will be from
5 to 7 p.m. today at
Linn's Funeral Homes,
Iowa Falls.
Linn's Funeral Home,
(641) 648-2569.
Ruth G.
Henning
OSAGE — Ruth Gilbrech
Henning, 97, of Osage,
died Thursday (Feb. 17,
2005) at Faith Home in
Osage.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at
Champion-Bucheit Funeral
Home in Osage.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral
Home, (641) 732-3706.
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Ruth Gilbrech
Henning
OSAGE — Ruth Gilbrech
Henning, 97, of Osage,
died Thursday (Feb. 17,
2005) at Faith Home in
Osage.
Ruth was born June 26,
1907, in Kossuth County,
near Algona, the
daughter of Henry and
Edna (Snyder) Tottenham.
She graduated from the
Minneapolis School of
Beauty and Culture.
Ruth married Alvin
Gilbrech on March 9,
1926, in Minneapolis.
They moved to Osage and
together operated Mari
Posa Beauty Shop for 47
½ years. Alvin died on
Oct. 2, 1972.
Ruth married Lars
Henning of Latimer on
May 24, 1975, at the
First United Methodist
Chapel in Osage. Lars
died in 1980. Ruth
wintered in Texas for
many years.
Funeral services will be
held at 2 p.m. on Monday
at Champion-Bucheit
Funeral Home in Osage
with the Rev. Dr. J.
Samuel Subramanian
officiating.
Visitation will be held
one hour prior to
services on Monday at
the funeral home.
Cremation will follow
services with inurnment
later in the Osage
Cemetery.
She is survived by a
sister-in-law, Dorothy
Ackland, of Minnesota;
two step-sons, Owen
(Juanita) Henning of
Marco Island, Fla., and
Wayne (Eva) Henning of
Latimer; seven
step-grandchildren,
several
step-great-grandchildren
and
step-great-great-grandchildren;
numerous nieces and
nephews; special
friends, Ed and Beverly
Boehmer, of Osage, and
their family; Sandy Roll
and fiance, Rod Harang,
and family, of Lake
Mills; the late Merle
Boehmer, wife Laurie and
family of Osage; Ken
Boehmer, wife Kathy and
family of Osage; Donna
Forsyth, husband Mark
and family of Charles
City; Mary Bethke,
husband Carl and family
of Osage; Jim Boehmer,
wife Angie and family of
Lake Mills.
She was preceded by her
parents; husband, Alvin
Gilbrech, and husband,
Lars Henning; and a
sister, Effie Tottenham.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral
Home, (641) 732-3706.
John Charles
Lewis Jr.
LITCHFIELD, Minn. — John
Charles Lewis Jr., 38,
of Litchfield, Minn.,
formerly of Ventura,
died Feb. 13, 2005, in a
work-related accident.
Services were held
Friday, Feb. 18, 2005,
at Hillside Memorial
Funeral Home and
Cemetery in Minneapolis,
Minn.
John Charles Jr. was
born in Mason City,
Iowa, the son of John
Charles Lewis Sr. and
Lynn (Nelson) Lewis. He
attended early Ventura
grade school. He
finished his schooling
in Minneapolis.
He is survived by his
father, John Charles
Lewis Sr., of
Waterville, Iowa;
daughter, Jennifer;
friend, Loris
Christianson, of
Litchfield, Minn.;
grandparents, Arthur and
Colleen Johnson, of
Mason City; uncle, Terry
Lewis, of Harpers Ferry,
Iowa; aunt, Teresa M.
Lewis, of Oakdale,
Minn.; and cousins,
Tammie (Lewis) Cutre and
family, of Findley,
Ohio, and Shane Lewis
and family, of Waukon,
Iowa.
Harold
R.Tims
MASON CITY — Harold R.
Tims, 90, of Mason City,
died Friday (Feb. 18,
2005) at the Muse Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Major
Erickson Funeral Home,
111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
in Mason City.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
Larry B.
Miller
BRITT — Larry B. Miller,
71, of Spirit Lake,
formerly of Britt, died
Friday (Feb. 18, 2005)
at Mercy Medical Center
in Sioux City.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Cataldo
Funeral Home in Britt.
Cataldo Funeral Home,
(641) 843-3811.
Glenn H.
Wiegmann
DUMONT — Glenn H.
Wiegmann, 86, of Dumont,
died Friday (Feb. 18,
2005) at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa in
Mason City.
Funeral service will be
held at 1:30 p.m. Monday
at St. John's
Evangelical Lutheran
Church in rural Greene
with the Rev. Mark
Walker officiating.
Burial will be in St.
John's Evangelical
Lutheran Church Cemetery
in rural Greene.
Visitation will be held
from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday
at the funeral home.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral
Home, (641) 456-3232.
Leonard Huff
Jr.
HAMPTON — Leonard Huff
Jr., 63, of 200 E. 12th
St. in Hampton, died
Saturday (Feb. 12, 2005)
at his residence.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Ward-Van
Slyke Colonial Chapel,
101 N. Fourth St. in
Clear Lake.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, (641) 357-2193.
Kathryn
Evans
DUMONT — Kathryn Evans,
96, of Dumont, died
Friday (Feb. 18, 2005)
at Rockwell Care Center
in Rockwell.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral
Home in Dumont.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral
Home, (641) 456-3232.
Allie
Pastour
BELMOND — Allie Pastour,
96, of Belmond, Iowa,
died, Friday (Feb. 18,
2005) at the Belmond
Medical Center .
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Andrews
Funeral Home, 516 First
St. S.E. in Belmond.
Andrews Funeral Home,
(641) 444-4474.
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Allie Pastour
BELMOND — Allie Pastour,
age 96, of Belmond died
Friday (Feb. 18, 2005)
at the Belmond Medical
Center in Belmond with
her family at her side.
Funeral services will be
held at 2 p.m. Monday at
Bethany Reformed Church,
919 First St. N.E. in
Belmond. The Reverend
Melvin Voss will be
officiating. Interment
will be in the Alexander
Cemetery in Alexander.
Visitation will be held
from 2 to 4 p.m. today
at the Andrews Funeral
Home, 516 First St. S.E.
in Belmond and continue
one hour prior to the
services at church
Monday.
The family suggests
memorials to the Belmond
Medical Center, Belmond
Ambulance, Bethany
Reformed Church, North
Iowa Hospice or to the
donor's choice.
Allie Pals was born on
Dec. 25, 1908, on her
parents' farm in Wright
County, near Alexander,
the daughter of Dick L.
and Elizabeth (Kuper)
Pals. Allie was one of
12 children in her
family.
She attended Alexander
Schools and graduated
from Alexander High
School in the Class of
1926. Following high
school she attended Iowa
Falls Junior College
where she majored in
education.
Allie was united in
marriage to Henry
Pastour on Feb. 17, 1932
at the Immanuel Reformed
Church Parsonage.
Their marriage was
blessed with four
children: Dennis,
Vernon, Wayne, and
Norlene.
Allie was a homemaker,
loving wife, and mother
and devoted many years
to raising her children
and supporting her
husband in their
partnership. In the mid
1960s she began working
outside of their home,
first at the Ben
Franklin Store in
Belmond and then shortly
thereafter with the
Belmond Community
Hospital. She had worked
as a nurse's aide at the
hospital for many years
until her retirement at
age 72.
In recent weeks she was
surrounded by the loving
support of her family,
friends, and the
employees at the
hospital where she had
given the same care to
many patients during her
career.
For almost 30 years
Allie resided at the
Belmond Retirement
Community Apartments and
had been active in
various roles there when
the need arose. She had
enjoyed making her
rounds as she walked
throughout the
facilities on a daily
basis.
Allie and Henry were
very supportive of their
children and had been
wonderful fans and
spectators at their many
extra-curricular
activities during their
youth. In later years
Allie enjoyed watching
sports on television and
looked forward to
keeping up on the
Hawkeyes and Cyclones
sports teams.
She was a loving grandma
who received a great
deal of satisfaction
from times spent playing
games with their
grandchildren and baby
siting with them. Her
family will remember her
special homemade cookies
and the handicrafts made
with her loving hands.
She had sewn, done
clothes alterations, and
crocheted many gifts for
family and friends.
Allie looked forward to
family gatherings,
playing cards, and times
spent with friends.
One of her proudest life
dreams was to see all
her grandchildren
graduate and get
married. Her family and
friends will remember
her self-sufficiency,
independence, and loving
ways.
Those left to cherish
the memory of her life
include her sons: Dennis
Pastour, Belmond and
Vernon Pastour and wife,
Jane, Altoona; a
daughter, Norlene and
husband, Larry Main,
Buffalo Center; one
sister, Minnie Mennenga,
Belmond; grandchildren:
Ron and wife, Amy Main,
and their children Carly
and Colton, Buffalo
Center, Randy and wife,
Monica Main, and their
children Sydney and
Hannah, Buffalo Center,
Renea and husband, Dan
Mitchell, and their son,
Mason, Nashua, Tracy and
husband, Ernst Hoffman,
and their children
Madyson and Zane,
Pleasant Hill, and Chad
and wife, Tiffany
Pastour, and their
children Ashley
Schroeder and Jenna
Pastour, Mitchellville.
She was preceded in
death by her parents;
husband, Henry in 1968;
a son, Wayne in 1961;
Henry's twin sister,
Henratta Stoffer; five
brothers, and five
sisters.
Andrews Funeral Home,
(641) 444-4474.
Irene Nelson
BELMOND — Irene Nelson,
age 73, of Belmond, died
Thursday (Feb. 17, 2005)
at the Belmond Health
Care Center in Belmond
following a three and
one-half year battle
with cancer.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Monday at St. John
Lutheran Church in
Belmond. The Reverend
Lowell H. Halvorson will
be officiating. Burial
will be in the Belmond
Cemetery.
Visitation will be from
5 to 7 p.m. today at the
Andrews Funeral Home,
516 First Street S.E. in
Belmond and will
continue one hour prior
to the services at
church on Monday.
Memorials are suggested
to the American Cancer
Society or the donor's
choice.
Irene Renicker was born
March 1, 1931, on her
parents' farm in rural
Hancock County, Woden,
the daughter of Harry
and Jennie (Oster)
Renicker. She attended
Grant Township School
No. 8 near Woden and
then graduated from
Buffalo Center High
School in the Class of
1950. Irene was united
in marriage to Gerald
Gird Nelson on Aug. 30,
1952, at Sioux Falls,
S.D. Their union was
blessed with four
children: Geraldine,
LeeAnn, Jerry, and
Bonnie.
Irene was a life long
homemaker. She had been
a partner in Gerald's
welding business,
Nelson's Repair Shop,
for many years.
Irene had also been a
diligent and tender
caregiver to special
needs children
in-cluding Bobby
Greimann. She was a
special friend and care
provider to Anna Busick.
Irene and Gerald were
life partners and
dedicated parents to
their children.
Irene was a wonderful
supporter and spectator
at her children's
extra-curricular
activities in their
school years and was
always there for them
throughout her life. Her
family was her pride and
joy. She will be
remembered as a kind and
tender lady with a heart
bigger than her being.
Her gift of nurturing to
the needs of others
carried on throughout
her entire life. This
wonderful trait had
shown through at its
best in recent months
and weeks as she spent
time catering to the
needs and wishes of her
terminally ill daughter,
Bonnie Anderson, prior
to Bonnie's passing on
January 28 of this year.
Her heart was broken by
this devastating loss.
Irene enjoyed the simple
pleasures of life
including precious time
with her family and
friends, fishing and
camping excursions with
her husband prior to his
passing, and anything
that included her
children and
grandchildren.
She always enjoyed
taking Duaner shopping.
She was an excellent
cook and loved to
collect angels, bears,
bells, and salt and
peppershakers. Irene
enjoyed watching various
sports teams including
the Minnesota Twins and
Vikings, the Cyclones,
the Hawkeyes, and the
Seattle Mariners. She
had even at-tended major
league baseball games.
Thursday evenings often
times brought Irene
together with her family
and friends for Tex-Mex
Night at Cattleman's in
Belmond.
Irene was a member of
St. John Lutheran Church
and the VFW Lady's
Auxiliary Post No. 4244,
both in Belmond.
Those left to cherish
the memory of her life
include her daughter,
LeeAnn Nelson and
special friend, Loran
Peil, Belmond; Jerry
Nelson and wife,
Kymberli, and their
children Mackenzie and
Michael Nelson, all of
Renton, Wash.;
son-in-law, Terry R.
Anderson and his son,
Duane, of Goodell;
step-daughter, Betty Lou
Hammond, Bellevue, Neb.;
sisters: Marie Swisher,
Darwin, Minn., and Alice
Jandl, Mankato, Minn.;
brother, Martin and
wife, Iva Renicker,
Redwood City, Calif.;
sisters: Jeanette
McAllister and husband,
Walt, Lake George,
Minn., and Betty Ottman
and companion, Jack
Newton, Tomah, Wis.;
also many nieces and
nephews.
Those loved ones that
preceded her in death
include her parents in
1975 and 1978; husband,
Gerald, in 1987;
daughter, Geraldine in
1954; daughter, Bonnie
in 2005; and grandson,
Joshua Leonard Anderson
in 1985.
A special thank you to
all of the wonderful
staff at the Belmond
Health Care Center, the
Wright County Hospice,
North Iowa Mercy
Hospital of Mason City,
and Harborview Medical
Center of Seattle, Wash.
Andrews Funeral Home,
(641) 444-4474.
Larry B.
Miller
BRITT— Larry B. Miller,
71, of Spirit Lake,
formerly of Britt, died
Friday (Feb. 18, 2005)
at Mercy Medical Center,
Sioux City.
His memorial service
will be held at 2 p.m.
Tuesday at the United
Methodist Church in
Britt with the Rev.
Robert Dodge
officiating. Inurnment
will be at Evergreen
Cemetery in Britt.
Memorials may be
directed to the West
Hancock High School
Scholarship Fund or
Dickinson County Trails
Association.
Larry Barnes Miller, the
son of Mark Frederick
and Katherine Matilda
(Barnes) Miller, was
born July 3, 1933, in
Des Moines. He graduated
from Britt High School
in 1951 and the
University of Iowa in
1956. On Sept. 9, 1956,
he married Frances J.
Wilimek of Newton. They
lived in Des Moines
where he was employed
with City Service Oil
Company. In 1958, they
moved to Britt to join
his father in the real
estate business. Larry
worked in the real
estate and farm
management business in
Britt until 1994. They
then moved to Spirit
Lake where he worked
with Hoien Realty until
semi-retiring in 1999
and fully retiring in
2005.
Larry's main interest
was his family. He
enjoyed gardening, golf,
fishing, card playing,
pool, and following the
University of Iowa
athletics.
He was a member of the
United Methodist Church
in Britt and served as a
trustee on the Hancock
County Memorial Hospital
board and the Britt
Public Library. He was a
past president of the
Britt Rotary Club, the
Britt Industrial
Development Corporation
and the Britt Country
Club the year the golf
course and swimming pool
were built. He was a
past state president of
the Iowa Farm and Land
Brokers and was
designated as Iowa Farm
and Land Broker of the
Year in 1972. Larry was
also president of the
Iowa Association of
Realtors in 1978 and was
selected as Realtor of
the Year for the State
of Iowa in 1992.
Larry is survived by his
wife, Fran, of Spirit
Lake; three children:
Sandra (Pete) Wroblewski
of Wheaton, Ill. and
their two children,
Peter and Kaye, David
(Laura) Miller of
Excelsior, Minn. and
their two daughters,
Hannah and Nicole, and
Amy (Dr. Randy) Pas and
their two children, Tara
and Samson of Arnolds
Park; a sister-in-law,
Mildred Miller of Britt;
and many nieces and
nephews.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; and a
brother, Monty Miller.
Cataldo Funeral Home in
Britt is in charge of
arrangements.
Cataldo Funeral Home,
(641) 843-3811.
www.cataldofuneralhome.com
Jerry
Parcher
MARBLE ROCK — Jerry
Parcher, 59, of Marble
Rock, died Friday (Feb.
18, 2005) at the Muse
Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit in Mason City.
A memorial Mass for
Jerry Parcher will be
held at 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday at St. Mary's
Catholic Church,
Roseville. Monsignor
Walter Brunkan, pastor,
will celebrate the Mass.
Burial will be at a
later date.
Friends may call at the
Hauser Funeral Home in
Charles City from 4 to 8
p.m. Tuesday where there
will be a vigil
scriptural wake service
at 7 p.m. followed by
the reciting of the
Rosary.
Jerry Philip Parcher was
born Dec. 25, 1945, in
Floyd County, the son of
Philip and Fern (Blum)
Parcher. He received his
education from the
Rockford High School. On
Aug. 24, 1963, he was
united in marriage to
Kay Houser at St. Mary's
Catholic Church,
Roseville.
Jerry worked at
Oliver-White Farm
Equipment Corporation
and was currently
employed at SeaBee
Foundry in Hampton. He
was a member of St.
Mary's Catholic Church,
Roseville.
Jerry's hobbies included
fishing, hunting,
camping, and raising
registered paint and
quarter horses.
Living family members
include his wife, Kay of
Marble Rock; four
children: Tim (Amy)
Parcher of Charles City,
Elizabeth (Marvin)
Enabnit of Marble Rock,
Amanda (Joe) Hornyak of
Manly, and Jason (Karen)
Parcher of Rudd; six
grandchildren: Dustin,
Paige, Thomas, Leah,
Benjamin and Sarah; his
stepmother, Marie
Parcher Smith of Marble
Rock; two brothers: Earl
(Janice) Parcher and
Dale (Pat) Parcher both
of Marble Rock; a
sister, Betty Jo
(Russell) Staudt of
Charles City; a
brother-in-law, Gerald
"Hersh" Hershey; a
step-brother, Raymond
(Karen) Smith of Greene;
and a step-sister, Linda
Brandau of Charles City.
He was preceded in death
by his parents and a
sister, Maxine Hershey.
The Hauser Funeral Home
in Charles City is in
charge of arrangements.
Hauser Funeral Home,
(641) 228-2323.
www.hauserfh.com
Leonard E.
Huff
HAMPTON — Leonard Edward
Huff, 63, of 200 East
12th, Hampton, died
Saturday (Feb. 12, 2005)
at his home.
Services will be at 1:30
p.m. on Wednesday at the
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, 101 N. Fourth
Street in Clear Lake.
Interment will be in
Ventura Cemetery,
Ventura, Iowa. Military
honors will be by the
Clear Lake V.F.W.
Visitation will be one
hour before the service.
The family suggests
memorials to Leonard
Edward Huff Memorial
Fund.
Leonard was born on Dec.
3, 1941, in Mason City,
the son of Leonard Leroy
and Eunice Maxine
(Rafferty) Huff. He grew
up in the Sheffield
area. Following school
he entered the United
States Army and served
in Germany.
After the service he
traveled the United
States and worked at
various jobs. The last
couple of years he has
lived in Hampton and
worked at Godfathers
Pizza.
Leonard enjoyed spending
time with his friends at
Pit Row and being with
his family.
He is survived by his
daughter, Theresa
Froelich, Landfall
Village, Minn.; and one
son, Brian Huff,
Roseville, Minn.; five
grandchildren: Chris and
Ryan Froelich, Alex and
Molly Jovanovich, and
Jacqueline Huff; three
brothers: Lew Huff,
Dumont, Harry Wickering,
Mason City, and Gary
Wickering, Marshalltown;
and one sister, Georgia
Ashland, Clear Lake; and
aunts and several
nieces, nephews, and
cousins.
He was preceded in death
by his father, Leonard
Huff; and mother, Eunice
Kaster.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, (641) 357-2193.
www.colonialchapel.com
Herbert Ross
DOWS — Herbert Ross, 85,
of Dows died Saturday
(Feb. 19, 2005) at the
Belmond Medical Center
in Belmond.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Ewing
Dugger Group Dows
Community Funeral Home
in Dows.
Ewing Dugger Group Dows
Community Funeral Home,
(515) 852-4134.
Marcella
Johnson
BRITT — Marcella
Johnson, 90, of Britt
died Saturday (Feb. 19,
2005) at the I.O.O.F.
Home in Mason City.
Services are pending at
the Cataldo Funeral Home
in Britt.
Cataldo Funeral Home,
(641) 843-3811.
www.cataldofuneralhome.com
Wayne A.
Stille
GOODELL — Wayne A.
Stille, 69, of Goodell
died on Saturday (Feb.
19, 2005) at Belmond
Medical Center in
Belmond.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Dugger
Ewing Funeral Home in
Belmond.
Dugger Ewing Funeral
Home, (641) 444-3248.
Posted
by Gene Manning
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