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Helen Jung
MASON CITY — Helen Jung, 90, of 302
Second St. N.E. died Tuesday (July 5,
2005) at Good Shepherd Health Center.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m.
Thursday at the Trinity Lutheran Church,
213 N. Pennsylvania Ave., with the Rev.
Samuel Hamilton-Poore officiating.
Burial will be east of Sheffield at St.
John's Lutheran Church.
Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. today
at the Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111
N. Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City.
Memorials may be directed to the Helen
Jung Memorial Fund.
Helen Marie Jung was born Aug. 24, 1914,
at Hampton, Iowa. She was baptized and
confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in
Hampton. She attended Greenwood County
School and graduated from Hampton High
School in 1932. Later she worked in Des
Moines for several years and returned to
Hampton to care for her family.
She was married in 1937 to Henry L. Jung
in the St. John's Lutheran Church East
of Sheffield. They farmed on the family
farm and retired in 1970 and moved to
Mason City. Helen worked at Fareway
Bakery for five years and at Kmart for
10 years. After retiring she was the
Lobby Lady at McDonald's for 12 years.
Her hobbies were reading, gardening,
sewing, cooking and she was a member of
several social card clubs.
Helen was preceded in death by her
parents, Alfred Koch and Nickolena
Petersen Koch; sisters, Ruth, Verna,
Marlene and Elizabeth; brothers, Harry,
Bill, Albert and Walter; her husband,
Henry L. Jung in 1981; and son Rick G.
Jung in 1996.
Living family members include her son,
Ronald (residing in Chicago); brother
Edward Koch; sister Delores Neiss;
sister-in-law, Jeri Koch; and grandson
Rick Jr.; granddaughters, Ashley and
Amanda; and great-granddaughter Cameron.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory,
(641) 423-0924.
Donna Thebiay
ST. ANSGAR — Donna (Libersky) Thebiay,
59, of Albert Lea, Minn., formerly of
St. Ansgar, died Sunday (July 3, 2005)
at North Memorial Medical Center in
Robbinsdale, Minn.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30
p.m. Friday at the First Lutheran Church
in St. Ansgar. Burial will be in First
Lutheran Cemetery in St. Ansgar.
Visitation will be after noon on Friday
at the church.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, (641)
713-4920.
Marvin L. Calhoun
ALGONA — Marvin L. Calhoun, 81, of
Algona died Monday (July 4, 2005) at the
Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason
City.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30
a.m. Thursday at the Trinity Lutheran
Church in Algona with Pastor Steve
Turner and Pastor Henry Friedrich
officiating. Burial will be in East Lawn
Cemetery in Algona.
Visitation will be held after 9 a.m. on
Thursday at the church.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral
Home, (515) 295-3731.
Arlene Mae Hinderaker
IOWA FALLS — Arlene Mae Hinderaker, 75,
of Iowa Falls died Monday (July 4, 2005)
at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in
Mason City.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m.
Friday at the Immanuel Lutheran Church
in Iowa Falls, with the Rev. Kenneth
Krueger officiating. Burial to follow at
Northlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m.
Thursday at Linn's Funeral Home in Iowa
Falls. (541) 648-2569.
Gretchen A. Van Hoof
Gretchen A. (nee Stubbs) Van Hoof,
formerly of Mason City, born May 3,
1924, passed away July 5, 2005.
She was born in Albuquerque, N.M. She
graduated from Mason City High School in
1942 and moved to Minneapolis in 1944.
She retired from the Minnesota DOT in
1989.
Gretchen was a beloved sister, aunt and
friend. She will be greatly missed by
her loving brothers, Gerald (Clare Ann)
Stubbs and Charles (Patricia) Stubbs;
nieces and nephews, Jayne (Gary) Lowe,
Cathy Jo (Casey) Geisz, Mark (Jan)
Stubbs, Dennis Stubbs, Kevin (Jill)
Stubbs, Janet (John) Epperson, Jerry and
Tom Van Hoof, Mary Chapman, Kathy Timp,
Betty Kaufkold, Jim and Bill Van Hoof;
also many great-nieces, great-nephews,
and friends.
Gretchen will be remembered for her good
deeds, volunteering at Friends of the
Guthrie, Food Pantry, Orchestra Hall,
AARP and serving on the Ridgeview Board
of Directors. Gretchen will always be
remembered as a very classy and gutsy
lady.
She was preceded in death by her
parents, Glenn and Naomi Stubbs;
brother, Donald Stubbs; and husband,
Charles Van Hoof.
Memorial service will be held at 11 a.m.
Friday at the White Funeral Home Chapel,
12804 Nicollet Ave. Burnsville, Minn.
Inurnment will be at Fort Snelling
National Cemetery.
Friends may call one hour prior to
services.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be
directed to the Orchestra Hall,
Minneapolis, Minn., care of White
Funeral Home.
White Funeral Home, (952) 894-5080.
Harvey Ray Anderson
CARPENTER — Harvey Ray Anderson, 90, of
Carpenter died on Monday (July 4, 2005)
at the Good Samaritan Center in St.
Ansgar.
Memorial service will be held at 10:30
a.m. Friday at Deer Creek Lutheran
Church in Carpenter, with the Rev. Lance
Kittleson officiating. Burial will be in
the Deer Creek Cemetery.
Vistation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m.
Thursday at the Schroeder & Sites
Funeral Home in St. Ansgar.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, (641)
713-4920.
Russell Taets
OSAGE — Russell Taets, 77, of Osage died
Tuesday (July 5, 2005) at Mitchell
County Regional Health Center Hospice
Unit in Osage.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
the Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in
Osage. (641) 732-3706.
Betty J. Jaspersen
BELTON, Mo. — Betty J. Jaspersen 75, of
Belton, Mo., died Friday (July 1, 2005)
at her home.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m.
Thursday at the Assembly of God Church,
1301 N. Carolina Ave., Mason City, with
burial in Elmwood Cemetery.
Visitation will be one hour prior to the
service at the church.
Memorials may be given to the Betty J.
Jaspersen Memorial Fund.
Betty is survived by her husband, Herluf,
of Belton, Mo.; son, Craig Jaspersen and
his wife, Mary, of Peculiar, Mo.;
daughter-in-law, Nancy Jaspersen, of
Winterset; brother, Forrest Bull, of
Mason City; sisters, Doris Schloemer,
Charlotte Rush and her husband, Robert,
and Mildred Moorehead, all of Mason
City; nine grandchildren; and five
great-grandchildren.
Betty was preceded in death her sons,
Gary and Richard; her parents; nine
brothers; and two sisters.
Cullen Funeral Home in Raymore, Mo. is
in charge of arrangements. (816)
322-5278.
Lawrence Ragsdale
HAMPTON — Lawrence Ragsdale, 89, of
Hampton died Tuesday (July 5, 2005) at
the Sheffield Care Center in Sheffield.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in
Hampton. (641) 456-3232.
Vincent Nedved
GARNER — Vincent Nedved, 92, of Garner
died Tuesday (July 5, 2005) at the
Hancock County Memorial Hospital in
Britt.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
the Cataldo Funeral Home in Garner.
Cataldo Funeral Home, (641) 923-2841.
www.cataldofuneralhome.com
Faye M. Loebig
WESLEY — Faye M. Loebig, 88, of
Edinburg, Texas, formerly of Wesley,
died Monday (July 4, 2005) at her home.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
the Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral
Home in Wesley.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral
Home, (515) 679-4453.
Published Thursday, July 7,
2005.
Obituaries are presented
as a community service
of Fullerton Funeral
Homes. Information is
submitted by families or
provided by funeral
homes for publication in
the Globe Gazette and
Globe Online.
Helen Jung
MASON CITY — Helen Jung,
90, of 302 Second St.
N.E., died Tuesday (July
5, 2005) at Good
Shepherd Health Center.
Funeral services will be
held at 1 p.m. today at
Trinity Lutheran Church,
213 N. Pennsylvania
Ave., with the Rev.
Samuel Hamilton-Poore
officiating. Burial will
be east of Sheffield at
St. John's Lutheran
Church Cemetery.
Visitation was held from
5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at
Major Erickson Funeral
Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave. Mason
City.
Memorials may be
directed to the Helen
Jung Memorial Fund.
Helen Marie Jung was
born Aug. 24, 1914, in
Hampton, Iowa. She was
baptized and confirmed
at Trinity Lutheran
Church in Hampton. She
attended Greenwood
County School and
graduated from Hampton
High School in 1932.
Later, she worked in Des
Moines for several years
and returned to Hampton
to care for her family.
She was married in 1937,
to Henry L. Jung at St.
John's Lutheran Church,
east of Sheffield. They
farmed on the family
farm and retired in 1970
and moved to Mason City.
Helen worked at Fareway
bakery for five years
and at Kmart for 10
years. After retiring,
she was the lobby lady
at McDonald's for 12
years.
Her hobbies were
reading, gardening,
sewing, cooking and she
was a member of several
social card clubs.
Helen was preceded in
death by her parents,
Alfred Koch and
Nickolena Petersen Koch;
sisters, Ruth, Verna,
Marlene and Elizabeth;
brothers, Harry, Bill,
Albert and Walter; her
husband, Henry L. Jung,
in 1981; and a son, Rick
G. Jung in 1996.
Living family members
include her son, Ronald
(residing in Chicago);
brother, Edward Koch;
sister, Delores Neiss;
sister-in-law, Jeri
Koch; and grandson, Rick
Jr.; granddaughters,
Ashley and Amanda; and
great-granddaughter,
Cameron.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
Vincent V.
Nedved
GARNER — Vincent V.
Nedved, 92, of Garner
died Tuesday (July 5,
2005) at Hancock County
Memorial Hospital in
Britt.
Funeral services will be
held 10:30 a.m. Friday
at St. Wenceslaus
Catholic Church in
Duncan with Father
Michael Schueller
officiating. Burial will
be in St. John's
Catholic Cemetery in
Duncan.
Visitation will be held
from 4 to 8 p.m. today
at Cataldo Funeral
Chapel in Garner with a
Catholic Workman rosary
at 7 p.m. and a
Scriptural wake service
at 8 p.m. Visitation
will continue one hour
prior to services on
Friday at the church.
Vincent Victor Nedved,
the son of Stanislus
"Stank" and Barbary (Kopacek)
Nedved, was born May 2,
1913, on a farm
northwest of Garner. He
attended Garfield No. 5
rural school and helped
his family on the farm.
On July 2, 1935, he
married Agnes Magdalen
Hrubes at St. Wenceslaus
Catholic Church in
Duncan. They farmed
northwest of Garner
until retiring from
farming in 1990. In
September 1992 they
moved into Garner. Vince
moved to Prairie View
Apartments in Garner in
1997, and in March 2003
to Westview Care Center
in Britt.
He loved to play the
accordion and drums. In
his younger years he was
in the Britt Hobo Band
and the Garner City
Band. Most recently he
was active in the bell
choir at Westview Care
Center. He enjoyed his
family, grandchildren,
playing cards and
dominoes.
He was a member of St.
Wenceslaus Catholic
Church, Catholic Workman
Branch No. 51, and had
served on the board of
directors of the
Farmer's Co-op Elevator
in Garner.
Vince is survived by his
six children: Marian
(Richard) Smith of Iowa
Falls, Elaine Weiland of
Britt, Bernard (Suzan)
Nedved of Garner,
Marlene (Larry)
Christianson of West
Memphis, Ark., Kathleen
(Robert) Hulse of Ankeny
and Gerald (Patricia)
Nedved of Garner; 23
grandchildren; 28
great-grand-children;
sisters-in-law, Dorothy
Nedved of Mason City,
Alice Hrubes of Garner,
Margaret Hrubes of
Garner, Helen Malek of
Garner, Elsie Vavrik
of Garner and Mary Trca
of Britt; and two
brothers and
sisters-in-law, Joe
(Leona) Hrubes of Britt
and Clarence (Joan)
Hrubes of Garner.
He was preceded in death
by his wife, Agnes, on
Nov. 18, 1996; his
parents; two
sons-in-law: Gary Turner
and Dean Weiland; a
granddaughter, Sarah
Christianson; a
great-grandson, Stephen
Fettkether Jr.;
brothers, Jim
(Christina) Nedved, John
(Mary) Nedved, Bill
Nedved and Clement
Nedved; a sister, Rose
(Louis) Panos; brothers
and sisters-in-law,
Frank Hrubes, John
Hrubes, Rose (Marvin)
Johanns, Sylvester Malek,
Frank Vavrik, Arnold
Trca, Emily (Ernie) Trca
and Ray (Darlene) Hrubes.
Cataldo Funeral Home,
(641) 923-2841.
www.cataldofuneralhome.com.
Lawrence
Everett Ragsdale
HAMPTON — Lawrence
Everett Ragsdale, 89, of
Hampton died Tuesday
(July 5, 2005) at
Sheffield Care Center in
Sheffield.
Funeral service will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Friday at Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral Home in Hampton
with Pastor David Nelson
officiating. Burial will
be in Hampton Cemetery.
Visitation will be held
from 4 to 8 p.m. today
at Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral Home in Hampton.
Lawrence Everett
Ragsdale was born on
Oct. 15, 1915, in Leach,
Okla., to Charlie Hayes
and Coral Alice (Axtell)
Ragsdale. He was
educated in rural
country schools in
Oklahoma.
He was united in
marriage to Mae
Blankenship on Sept. 20,
1937, in Blairsburg,
Iowa.
He was a farmer near
Hampton. He was a member
of the Church of
Christ in Hampton.
He enjoyed farming and
spending time with
family and
grandchildren.
He is survived by his
wife, Mae Ragsdale, of
Sheffield; two sons:
David and his wife,
Charlotte Ragsdale, of
Hampton, and Marvin and
wife, Roxanne Ragsdale,
of Ankeny; a sister,
Marjorie Blackwell, of
Locust Grove, Okla.;
a grandson, Kent and
wife, Dori Jo Ragsdale,
and children, Kaleigh,
Sage, Annaka, Josiah and
Laela, of Hampton; a
grandson, Klint and
wife, Jill Ragsdale, and
children, Katrina and
Alexis of Wilton,
Calif.; a grandson,
Jeremy and wife, Cortney
Ragsdale, and daughter,
Kylie, of Ankeny;
and a
granddaughter, Marisa
Ragsdale of Shakopee,
Minn.
Preceded in death by his
parents, six brothers
and three sisters.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral
Home, (641) 456-3232.
Harvey Ray
Anderson
CARPENTER — Harvey
Ray Anderson, 90, of
Carpenter died on Monday
(July 4, 2005) at the
Good Samaritan Center in
St. Ansgar.
Memorial service will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Friday at Deer Creek
Lutheran Church in
Carpenter with the Rev.
Lance Kittleson
officiating. Burial will
be in Deer Creek
Cemetery in Carpenter.
Family will receive
friends from 5 to 8 p.m.
today at Schroeder &
Sites Funeral Home in
St. Ansgar.
Harvey was born Aug. 1,
1914, on a farm by
Meltonville, Iowa, the
son of William and
Hattie (Carlsgaard)
Anderson. Harvey
attended school in
Otranto, Iowa.
He was united in
marriage to Veronica A.
Wagner on Sept. 19,
1941, in Northwood,
Iowa. Harvey lived most
of his life in
Carpenter. He was a
truck driver all of his
life; from hauling milk
to his final job as
hauling for L.R. Falk.
He enjoyed steam
engines, going to the
shows with steam
engines, fishing and
reading. Harvey got his
greatest enjoyment
looking at his wife's
flower garden.
Harvey was preceded in
death by his parents,
William and Hattie
Anderson; sisters,
Lurene Anderson, Hazel
Smith and Garnas
Askerooth; brothers,
Gaylord Anderson and
Donald Anderson;
brothers-in-law, Melvin
Anderson, Lyle Askerooth
and Harold Smith; niece,
Phyllis (Nicholson)
Mashaney; and nephew,
David Smith.
Left to cherish his
memory are his wife,
Veronica, of Carpenter;
sons, Gary Anderson of
Westby, Wis., and Keith
Anderson of Winona,
Minn.; daughters, Ann
Christensen and husband,
Dennis, of Riceville,
Marilyn Anderson of
Carpenter and Patricia
Anderson of Carpenter;
five grandchildren:
Kathy LaRue and husband,
Dean, of Boone, Kevin
Christensen and wife,
Tracie, of Riceville,
Lisa Turben and husband,
Eric, of Viroqua, Wis.,
Brian Anderson, of
Winona, Minn., and Sara
Anderson, of Honolulu,
Hawaii; seven
great-grandchildren;
sister, Ina (Anderson )
Gould; several nieces
and nephews.
Schroeder & Sites
Funeral Home, (641)
713-4920.
Russell
Taets
OSAGE — Russell Taets,
77, of Osage, died
Tuesday (July 5, 2005)
at Mitchell County
Regional Health
Center-Hospice Unit in
Osage.
Russell was born on Dec.
31, 1927, in rural St.
Ansgar, Iowa, the son of
Mel and Ida (Boerjan)
Taets. He married Jean
Kleespies on Nov. 14,
1951, at Sacred Heart
Catholic Church in
Osage. They farmed on
the family farm,
retiring and moving to
Osage in 1989. Russell
raised and showed
purebred Duroc hogs. He
also worked for the ASCS
as a field man.
Russell served on the
Mitchell County
Cattlemen's Association
Board, was a 4-H
leader, a member of the
Knights of Columbus, and
a lifelong member of
Sacred Heart Catholic
Church.
Russell enjoyed
auctions, collecting
farm toys, especially
pedal tractors, playing
cards and solitaire,
dancing, telling stories
and jokes, and playing
weekly the Bonanza Bill
crossword puzzle.
A memorial Mass will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Friday at Sacred Heart
Catholic Church in Osage
with the Rev. Mark
Reasoner officiating.
Inurnment will be in
Sacred Heart Cemetery.
There will be a
gathering of family and
friends from 6 to 8 p.m.
today at
Champion-Bucheit Funeral
Home in Osage where
there will be a Knights
of Columbus rosary at 8
p.m.
Those left to cherish
his memory include his
wife, Jean Taets of
Osage; three children:
Mark Taets and wife,
Janet, of Osage, Ann
Phelps and husband,
Gary, of Titonka, Loren
Taets and wife, Carrie,
of Osage; 11
grandchildren: Scott
Taets of Osage, Wayne
Taets of Osage, Matthew
Taets of Germany, Andrew
Taets of Ames, Libby
Taets of Cedar Falls,
Justine Phelps of Cedar
Falls, Tyler Phelps of
Titonka, Shelbi Taets,
Maci Taets, Trevor Taets
and Emmi Taets, all of
Osage; two
great-grandchildren:
Thurston and Desmund
Taets of Osage; two
sisters: Florence Flynn
of Payson, Ariz., and
Mary Halvorson of
Osage; one brother,
George Taets and wife,
Kay, of Osage; and 19
nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; and one
brother, Francis, at
birth.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral
Home, (641) 732-3706.
Donna
(Libersky) Thebiay
ALBERT LEA, Minn. —
Donna (Libersky)
Thebiay, 59, of Albert
Lea, died on Sunday
(July 3, 2005) at North
Memorial Hospital in
Robinsdale, Minn., after
a courageous battle with
cancer.
Funeral service will be
held 1:30 p.m. Friday at
First Lutheran Church in
St. Ansgar, with the
Rev. Myrwood Bagne
officiating. Burial will
be in the First Lutheran
Cemetery, St. Ansgar.
Visitation will be noon
until time of services
on Friday at the church.
Schroeder & Sites
Funeral Home of St.
Ansgar is in charge of
arrangements.
Donna was born in Osage,
Iowa, on May 16, 1946,
to Harold and Erlis
(Everson) Libersky of
St. Ansgar, Iowa. She
was baptized and
confirmed in the
Lutheran faith. She
graduated from St.
Ansgar High School in
1964. She married Mark
Thebiay in 1967 and was
later divorced. They
made their home in
Hayward, Minn.
Donna worked as a
bookkeeper throughout
her years and most
recently at Thermo King
of Albert Lea. Donna's
joy in life came from
spending time with her
family, especially her
grandchildren.
Donna was preceded in
death by her father,
Harold Libersky.
She is survived by her
daughter, Sue Engelen
and her husband, Paul,
of Golden Valley, Minn.;
her son, Scott Thebiay
and his wife, Julia, of
Byron, Minn.; mother,
Erlis Libersky, of St.
Ansgar; sister, Diane
Borden and her husband,
Tom, of Oakdale, Minn.;
brother, Steve Libersky
of St. Ansgar;
granddaughters, Elissa,
Danielle and Madison
Engelen of Golden
Valley, Minn.; and
nieces and nephews.
Donna will be greatly
missed by all who knew
her.
Schroeder & Sites
Funeral Home, (641)
713-4920.
Pamela K.
Miller
HAMPTON — Pamela K.
Miller, 45, of Hampton
died Wednesday (July 6,
2005) at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa in
Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral
Home in Hampton.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral
Home, (641) 456-3232.
Donald M.
Dye
MASON CITY — Donald M.
Dye, 90, of Mason City
died Wednesday (July 6,
2005) at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Major
Erickson Funeral Home,
111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
in Mason City.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
Clemence P.
Welch
KANAWHA — Clemence P.
Welch, 88, of Kanawha
died Tuesday (July 5,
2005) at the Muse Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit
in Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Major
Erickson Funeral Home,
111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
in Mason City.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
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Published Friday, July 8, 2005.
Obituaries are presented
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of Fullerton Funeral
Homes. Information is
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Donald M. Dye
MASON CITY — Donald M.
Dye, 90, of 304 Third
St. N.E., died Wednesday
(July 6, 2005) at Mercy
Medical Center-North
Iowa.
Memorial services will
be held at 10 a.m.
Saturday at Major
Erickson Funeral Home,
111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
in Mason City with the
Rev. Wendy Abrahamson of
St. John's Episcopal
Church officiating.
Inurnment will be in
Memorial Park Cemetery.
Visitation will be from
4 to 7 p.m. today at
Major Erickson Funeral
Home. Masonic services
will be held at 6:30
p.m. at the funeral
home.
Memorials may be given
to the Donald Dye
Memorial Fund.
Don was born Oct. 20,
1914, in Mason City, the
son of Julius and
Elizabeth (Studley) Dye.
Don graduated from Mason
City High School in 1932
then attended Mason City
Junior College. He
married Luella Campbell
Jan. 2, 1938, in
Rockwell. She died in
1970. He would later
marry Edith Mooney.
Don worked as a foreman
in several departments
for the Armour Co.
for 43 years. He
retired in 1975. Don was
a member of St. John's
Episcopal Church,
Benevolence Masonic
Lodge 145 A.F. & A.M.,
where he was past
worshipful master, Sons
of the American
Revolution, charter
member of the Hawkeye
Camera Club and Wigwam
'N' Wagon Campers. Don
was also a member of the
Mason City Senior
Activity Center, Armour
Retirees and a former
member of the North Iowa
Genealogical Society.
He enjoyed traveling and
had the opportunity to
travel to Europe, the
Orient, South America
and all 50 states.
Don is survived by his
daughter, Phyllis Opkis,
and husband, Alvin, of
Rudd; grandchildren,
Jeffrey Hauswirth of
Clear Lake, Debora Opkis
of Mason City, Mark
Opkis of Nora Springs,
Diane Carlson and
husband, Tim, of Mason
City, Jarrod Opkis and
wife, Carolyn, of Nora
Springs, Wendy Coyle and
husband, Mark, of
Rockford;
great-grandchildren,
Cassandra, Brandi,
Amanda, Jonathan, Logan,
Levi and Cameron.
Don was preceded in
death by his parents;
first and second wives;
brothers, Albert and
Elmer; two sisters,
Mildred Steece and
Kathryn Mondt; daughter,
Marlys Amos;
great-grandson, Zachary;
and good friend, Vivian
Hansen.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
Harry D.
Reeder
NORTHWOOD — Harry Dean
Reeder Jr., 72, of
Northwood, died
Wednesday (July 6, 2005)
at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa in
Mason City surrounded by
his loving wife and
family.
Funeral services will be
held at 1:30 p.m.
Saturday at the First
Lutheran Church, 309 N.
Ninth St., Northwood,
with the Rev. Wayne
Hagen officiating.
Burial will be in the
Greenwood Cemetery in
Glenville, Minn.
Visitation will be from
5 to 7 p.m. today at the
Conner Colonial Chapel,
1008 First Ave. S. in
Northwood, and one hour
prior to service time on
Saturday at the church.
Harry Dean Reeder Jr.
was born on March 5,
1933, in Northwood, the
son of Harry Stanley
and Ella (Nelson)
Reeder. He attended and
received his education
in the Northwood
Community Schools. After
completing his
schooling, he worked at
a foundry in Albert Lea,
Minn., before moving to
California where he
worked for a moving
company. Harry moved to
Glenville, Minn. where
he began hauling
livestock, before moving
to the Bolan, area where
he farmed until moving
to Northwood in 1962,
when Harry and Arlys
purchased the Northwood
Hotel. He later hauled
livestock with his
brother, Robert Reeder,
and also raised
livestock near
Northwood, and continued
to farm until his death.
He was united in
marriage to Arlys
Brackey on June 22,
1957, at the Little
Brown Church in Nashua.
Harry enjoyed gardening,
woodworking, fishing,
golfing and being out at
his farm, but his great
love and enjoyment was
being around his wife,
family and grandchildren
and visiting with his
neighbors and friends.
He was a member of First
Lutheran Church in
Northwood and the
Northwood Country Club.
Left to cherish his
memory is his wife,
Arlys Reeder of
Northwood; his children:
Kevin Reeder and his
wife, Karen, of Barnum,
Iowa, and Kim Geffert
(Randy Hegland) of
Austin, Minn., and his
children, Kyle Hegland
of Austin, Minn., and
Katie and Nick Hegland
of Hampton; four
grandchildren: Casey and
Jordan Reeder of Barnum,
and Laura and Kelli
Geffert of Austin,
Minn.; a brother, Larry
Reeder, and his wife,
Joyce, of Elysian,
Minn.; three
sisters-in-law; Phyllis
Mortenson, Louise
Haugebak, and Lovone
Reeder, all of
Northwood; as well as
other relatives and many
friends.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; infant
son, Scott Reeder;
grandson, Nathan
Geffert; brothers:
Robert, Don and Chuck
Reeder; and a sister,
Marion Reeder.
Conner Colonial Chapel,
(641) 324-1543.
www.colonialchapels.com
Pam (Gauley)
Miller
HAMPTON — Pam (Gauley)
Miller, 45, of Hampton,
died Wednesday (July 6,
2005) at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa East
Campus in Mason City.
Funeral services will be
at 10:30 a.m. Friday,
July 15, 2005, at the
First Christian Church
in Hampton with the Rev.
Terra Amundson
officiating.
Visitation will be from
4 to 8 p.m. Thursday,
July 14, 2005, at the
Sietsema Vogel Funeral
Home, 306 Central Ave.
E. in Hampton.
Burial will be at
Hillside Cemetery in
Sheffield.
In lieu of flowers,
memorials may be made to
the First Christian
Church in Hampton or to
Hospice of North Iowa.
Pam was born Feb.
24,1960, in Mason City,
the daughter of Richard
and Lois (Moore) Gauley.
She graduated from
Sheffield-Chapin High
School and earned an
A.A. degree from North
Iowa Area Community
College in Mason City,
then went on and earned
her B.A. degree from
Buena Vista University,
Mason City Center.
She was united in
marriage to Russell
Miller on Oct. 30, 1991,
in Hampton. Pam worked
at Fareway Grocery Store
in Hampton and was a
member of the First
Christian Church in
Hampton. She enjoyed
wood crafts, crocheting,
knitting, gardening and
flowers, and spending
time with her family.
Pam is survived by her
husband, Russell Miller,
of Hampton; three
sons, Sgt. Matthew and
wife, Angela Wharton, of
Dows, Luke and wife,
SheRee Wharton, of Dows,
and Steven Miller, of
Hampton; two step-sons,
Monty Miller and Nathan
Miller, both of Hampton;
a brother, Mike, and
wife, Janice Gauley, of
Nevada; four sisters,
Debra and husband, Phil
Thomas, of Cedar Rapids,
Jane and husband, Jim
Anthony, of Clarks
Grove, Minn., Beverly
Weipert, of Cedar Falls,
and Sherrie Gauley and
friend, David Foster, of
Chicago, Ill.; and five
step-grandchildren.
She was preceded in
death by her parents.
Sietsema Vogel Funeral
Home, (641) 456-3232.
Joy Rawlings
SHEFFIELD — Joy
Rawlings, 82, of
Sheffield, died
Wednesday (July 6, 2005)
at the Sheffield Care
Center after a lengthy
illness.
Funeral services will be
10:30 a.m. Saturday at
the First United
Methodist Church in
Sheffield with the Rev.
R. Karl Watkins
presiding. Interment
will be in Wayside
Cemetery, Chapin.
Visitation will be 6 to
8 p.m. today at
Retz-Grarup Funeral
Home, Sheffield.
Memorials may be
directed to Children's
Therapy Center of the
Quad Cities or the
Sheffield EMTs.
Joy Juanita Rawlings was
born June 5, 1923, in
Tulsa, Okla., a daughter
of Carl and Nancy
(Dildine) Waits. On Nov.
17, 1942, Joy was united
in holy matrimony with
Clarence George Rawlings
in Long Beach, Calif.
They lived in California
while Clarence was in
the Army Air Force then
moved to the
Sheffield-Chapin area
and began farming. Joy
worked at the Gold Key
in Hampton for many
years and retired from
Franklin General
Hospital in Hampton.
Joy had a great sense of
humor and was a strong
supporter of local
sports, even when her
grandchildren were not
playing. She loved the
time with her
grandchildren and was
eagerly waiting for her
first great-grandchild,
who is expected this
November.
Joy will be greatly
missed by her daughters:
Nancy (WK Junker), New
Liberty, and Vera
Campbell, Sheffield;
sons: Tom (Dee Ann),
Clear Lake, and Dennis
(Barb), Mason City; a
sister, Vera Hawkins,
Tulsa, Okla.; nine
grandchildren: Angie,
April and Andy Campbell,
Amber, Barry, Jordan,
Hilary, Elizabeth and
Logan Rawlings.
Joy is preceded in death
by her parents; husband;
two brothers, Carl and
Marshall; and a sister,
Adabelle.
Retz-Grarup Funeral
Home, (641) 892-4241.
Hazel L.
Shultz
GREENE — Hazel LaVonne
Shultz, 77, of 609 N.
Second St. in Greene,
died Thursday morning
(June 30, 2005) at
Hospice of North Iowa in
Mason City following a
short illness.
A memorial service will
be held at 11 a.m.
Thursday, July 14, at
St. Peter's Lutheran
Church in Greene. Burial
will be in Rose Hill
Cemetery in Greene.
There will be no
visitation.
Memorials may be
directed to the family.
Hazel was born July 25,
1927, in Bristow, the
daughter of William and
Vera Pearl (Miller)
Truex. She graduated
from Greene High School.
Hazel enjoyed gardening
and crocheting. She was
a member of St. Peter's
Lutheran Church in
Greene.
Hazel is survived by her
husband, Galen Schultz
Jr., a resident of Liebe
Care Center in Greene
and two daughters, Kathy
Herman and husband,
Ronald, of Greene, and
Carolyn Goodsell and
husband, David, of
Denver, Iowa. Also
surviving are a brother,
Charles Truex and wife,
Evelyn, of Greene; a
sister, Vada Beguelin
and husband, Howard, of
Estacada, Ore.; four
grandchildren; and one
great-grandson.
Her parents; a grandson,
Derek; and two brothers,
Carl and Glenn Truex,
preceded Hazel in death.
Please leave a memory,
message or tribute to
the Shultz family at
www.iowa-cremation.com
under Obituaries.
Arrangements by
Cremation Society of
Central Iowa.
Faye
McMurray Loebig
EDINBURG, TEXAS — Faye
Maxine McMurray Loebig,
88, of Edinburg, Texas,
and formerly of Wesley,
Iowa, died Monday (July
4, 2005) at her home in
Texas.
Funeral Mass will be
celebrated at 10:30 a.m.
Monday at St. Joseph
Catholic Church in
Wesley with the Rev. Dan
Greving officiating.
Burial will be in St.
Joseph Catholic
Cemetery.
Visitation will be from
5 to 8 p.m. Sunday with
a Catholic Daughters of
the Americas rosary at
5:30 p.m. and a prayer
service at 7 p.m. at
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home in Wesley.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home, Wesley,
(515) 295-3731.
www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com
A. John
Cazanas
MASON CITY — A. John
Cazanas, 76, of Mason
City, died Thursday
(July 7, 2005) at the
Good Shepherd Health
Center in Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete with
Fullerton Funeral Home,
123 Second St. S.E. in
Mason City.
Fullerton Funeral Home,
(641) 423-8676.
Aloysius P.
Koenigs
STACYVILLE — Aloysius P.
Koenigs, 91, of
Stacyville, died
Thursday (July 7, 2005)
at his home in
Stacyville.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Schroeder
and Sites Funeral Home
in St. Ansgar.
Schroeder & Sites
Funeral Home, (641)
713-4920.
John DeVries
ALGONA — John DeVries,
64, of Algona died
Wednesday (July 6,
2005) at the Fairmont
Medical Center in
Fairmont, Minn.
Funeral services will be
1:30 p.m. Saturday at
First Baptist Church in
Buffalo Center with the
Rev. Paul Haugen
officiating. Burial will
be at Graceland Cemetery
in Buffalo Center.
Visitation will be from
5 to 8 p.m. today at
Winter Funeral Home, 414
First St. N.W. in
Buffalo Center, and will
continue one hour before
the service at the
church on Saturday.
Winter Funeral Home and
Cremation Service, (641)
562-2858.
Clemence P.
Welch
KANAWHA — Clemence P.
Welch, 88, of Kanawha,
died Tuesday (July 5,
2005) at Muse Norris
Hospice In-patient in
Mason City.
Funeral service will be
10:30 a.m. Saturday,
July 16, at Grace
Baptist Church in
Corwith. Burial will be
in Amsterdam Cemetery in
Kanawha.
There will be no
visitation.
Memorials may be
directed to Hospice of
North Iowa.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home and Crematory, 111
N. Pennsylvania Ave.,
Mason City, is in charge
of arrangements.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
Michelle D.
Chapman-Bean
CHARLES CITY — Michelle
Diane Chapman-Bean, 35,
of Charles City, died
Wednesday (July 6, 2005)
at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa in
Mason City.
Funeral services will be
1 p.m. Saturday at the
Hugeback and Chenoweth
Funeral Home in Nashua.
Burial will be in
Greenwood Cemetery in
Nashua.
Visitation will be 4 to
7 p.m. today at the
Hugeback and Chenoweth
Funeral Home and will
continue one hour prior
to the service on
Saturday.
Hugeback & Chenoweth
Funeral Home, (641)
435-4134.
Elmer W.
Rosenberg
ST. ANSGAR — Elmer W.
Rosenberg, 94, of St.
Ansgar, died Thursday
(July 7, 2005) at the
Lutheran Retirement Home
in Northwood.
Funeral arrangements are
pending at Schroeder and
Sites Funeral Home in
St. Ansgar.
Schroeder and Sites
Funeral Home, (641)
713-4920.
Robert W.
Ames
ROCKWELL — Robert W.
Ames, 79, of Rockwell,
died Thursday (July 7,
2005) at St. Marys
Hospital in Rochester,
Minn.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Fullerton
Funeral Home, 120 S.
Third St. in Rockwell.
Fullerton Funeral Home
and Cremation Service,
(641) 423-8676.
www.fullertonfh.com
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Obituaries are presented
as a community service
of Fullerton Funeral
Homes. Information is
submitted by families or
provided by funeral
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the Globe Gazette and
Globe Online.
Robert ‘Bob'
Wayne Ames
ROCKWELL — Robert "Bob"
Wayne Ames, 79, of 610
Southview Drive,
Rockwell, died Thursday
morning (July 7, 2005)
at St. Marys Hospital in
Rochester, Minn.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Monday at Rockwell
United Methodist Church,
303 Monroe St. E.,
Rockwell, with the Rev.
Bruce Wittern
officiating. Interment
will be in Hillside
Cemetery in Sheffield.
Family will greet
relatives and friends
from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday
at Fullerton Funeral
Home, 120 S. Third St.
in Rockwell. The
visitation will continue
one hour prior to
services on Monday at
the church.
Bob was born Dec. 25,
1925, to Lloyd and Ethel
(Long) Ames of
Swaledale. He was
baptized at Swaledale
Methodist Church and
graduated from Swaledale
High School in 1943. He
served in the U.S.
Merchant Marines from
March 1945 to January
1947. He worked for
Berding Construction,
Davolt Construction and
Deckers in Mason City.
On Jan. 23, 1948, Bob
married Marlis Nadine
Oehlert at Evangelical
United Brethren Church
in Sheffield. In 1953,
they began dairy farming
in the Rockwell area.
Bob and his family owned
and operated Amesmar
Registered Holsteins,
exhibiting at county,
district and state
levels. In January 2005
the "Grade A" Holstein
herd was sold, and he
moved to Rockwell with
his wife, Marlis, in
March 2005.
Bob was District 3
Holstein Association
President, Dairy Herd
Improvement Association
President, and served on
the county Extension
council, state Holstein
association and North
Iowa Fair boards. He was
a member of
Rockwell-Swaledale
School Board for nine
years and a member of
the Lions Club.
His leisure time was
spent playing cards,
golfing, traveling,
watching the RFD
channel, sports on
television and most
importantly, sharing
time with his family.
He was the loving
husband of Marlis for 57
years; father to Sherri
Ames, Columbus, Ohio;
twin daughters: Kay
Ames, Fort Dodge, Iowa,
son, Scott (Sulley)
Blessman and daughter,
Skyler, son, Brian
(Jenn) Blessman, Kathy
(Mike) Knudtson, Lake
Mills, Iowa, daughter,
Karla (Bob) Rogstad and
sons, Nicholas and
Jacob, daughter Kendra
(Andy) Stene and son
Kevin; Julie (Roy)
Beenken, Farmington,
Minn., sons Jared, Eric,
Greg, Brent and Darren;
Brad (Kathy) Ames,
Rockwell, Iowa, son
Trenton and daughter
Heather; Jodi Ames,
Rockwell, Iowa, son
Brandon (Casey) Fitz,
son Cory Borcherding and
daughter Stephanie
Borcherding. He is
survived by his sisters
Charlotte and Gladys;
brothers, Francis, Dale,
Roger, Bill and Jerry;
and half-sister Barb.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, an
infant sister, an infant
grandson and
step-parents.
Thoughts, condolences
and stories may be
e-mailed to the family
on the
www.fullertonfh.com
Web site
Fullerton Funeral Home
and Cremation Service,
(641) 822-3191.
www.fullertonfh.com
Ardith Mae
(Chapman) Tenney
PAHRUMP, Nev. — Ardith
Tenney passed away
Friday (July 1, 2005) at
her home in Pahrump,
Nev.
She was born in Britt,
Iowa, on May 15, 1929,
the daughter of George
and Martha Chapman of
Mason City. Ardith was a
1947 graduate of MCHS.
She married Clyde Tenney
on July 2, 1960. They
moved to Denver, Colo.,
in 1961. In 1980, they
moved to Seattle, Wash.,
where Ardith retired in
1991.
They lived in Forest
City, Iowa, until they
moved to Pahrump, Nev.,
in 2004.
Ardith was put to rest
on July 5, 2005, at
Desert Memorial in Las
Vegas, Nev. There were
no services.
Ardith is survived by
her husband, Clyde
Tenney, of Pahrump,
Nev.; two daughters:
Carolyn Payne and Marsha
Richardson, both of Las
Vegas, Nev.; a son,
Randy Tenney of Denver,
Colo.; a grandson,
Daniel Richardson of Las
Vegas, Nev.; and
numerous grandchildren,
and great-grandchildren.
Ardith was preceded in
death by her parents,
George and Martha
Chapman; three brothers:
Darrell, Oris, and Bob
Chapman; and two sons:
Michael and Steven
Tenney.
Desert Memorial
Cremation & Burial, 1111
N. Las Vegas Blvd., Las
Vegas, Nev., was in
charge of arrangements,
(702) 382-1000.
Evelyn
Celeste Miller
CHARLES CITY — Memorial
services for Evelyn
Celeste Miller, 5, of
1781 Quarry Road, Apt.
4, rural Charles City,
will be held at 11 a.m.
Thursday at the
Congregational Church,
502 N. Jackson St. in
Charles City, with the
Rev. Phil Corr
officiating.
The family will greet
relatives and friends
from 2 to 7 p.m.
Wednesday at the
Congregational Church,
502 N. Jackson St. in
Charles City.
Those wishing to extend
memorials or expressions
of sympathy may direct
them to the Evelyn C.
Miller Memorial Fund,
First Security Bank and
Trust, 809 Clark St.,
Charles City, IA 50616
Thoughts, condolences
and stories may be
e-mailed to the family
on the
www.fullertonfh.com
Web site.
Fullerton Hage Funeral
Home, 401 Blunt St. in
Charles City, is in
charge of arrangements.
Fullerton Hage Funeral
Home and Cremation
Services, (641)
228-4211.
www.fullertonfh.com
Floyd Joseph
Matter
LYLE, Minn. — Floyd
Joseph Matter, 82, of
Lyle, Minn., died
Thursday (July 7, 2005)
at Adams Healthcare
Center.
Funeral services will be
held at 2 p.m. Monday at
Our Savior's Lutheran
Church in Lyle, Minn.,
with the Rev. Barbara
Finley-Shea officiating.
Interment will be in
Grandview Cemetery,
Austin, Minn.
Visitation will be held
from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday
at Worlein Funeral Home,
1801 N.W. Fourth St. in
Austin, Minn., and one
hour prior to services
on Monday at the church.
Worlein Funeral Home,
(507) 433-5000.
www.worlein.com
John Cazanas
MASON CITY — John
Cazanas, 76, of 340 21st
St. S.W., died Thursday
(July 7, 2005) at Good
Shepherd Health Center
in Mason City.
Memorial services will
be held at 2 p.m.
Tuesday at Fullerton
Funeral Home, 123 Second
St. S.E. in Mason City.
Officiating and
participating will be
Loren Toomsen of the
Unitarian Fellowship of
North Iowa and other
relatives and friends.
John was cremated at
Cremation Services of
North Iowa.
The family will greet
friends one hour prior
to services on Tuesday
at the funeral home.
Fullerton Funeral Home
and Cremation Services,
(641) 423-8676.
www.fullertonfh.com
Aloysius P.
Koenigs
STACYVILLE — Aloysius P.
Koenigs, 91, of
Stacyville died on
Thursday (July 7, 2005)
at his home in
Stacyville.
Funeral service will be
10:30 a.m. Monday at
Visitation Catholic
Church in Stacyville
with the Rev. Mark
Reasoner officiating.
Burial will be in Sacred
Heart Cemetery in Meyer,
Iowa.
Visitation will be from
3 to 8 p.m. Sunday at
Visitation Catholic
Church, Stacyville, with
a rosary at 3 p.m. and a
prayer service at 7 p.m.
Schroeder & Sites
Funeral Home of St.
Ansgar is in charge of
arrangements.
Schroeder & Sites
Funeral Home, (641)
713-4920.
Elmer
Rosenberg
ST. ANSGAR — Elmer
Rosenberg, 94, of rural
St. Ansgar died Thursday
(July 7, 2005) at
Lutheran Retirement Home
in Northwood.
Funeral service will be
2 p.m. Monday at
Emmanuel Lutheran
Church, Grafton, with
the Rev. Wayne Ellingson
officiating. Burial will
be in Grafton Cemetery.
Visitation will be from
6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at
Schroeder & Sites
Funeral Home in St.
Ansgar.
Schroeder & Sites
Funeral Home, (641)
713-4920.
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Published Sunday, July 10, 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.
John Cazanas
MASON CITY — John
Cazanas, 76, of 340 21st
St. S.W., Mason City,
died Thursday morning
(July 7, 2005) at Good
Shepherd Health Center
in Mason City.
Memorial services will
be held at 2 p.m.
Tuesday at Fullerton
Funeral Home, 123 Second
St. S.E., Mason City.
Officiating and
participating will be
Loren Toomsen of the
Unitarian Universalist
Fellowship of North
Central Iowa and other
relatives and friends.
John was cremated at
Cremation Services of
North Iowa.
The family will greet
friends one hour prior
to services on Tuesday
at the funeral home.
Those planning an
expression of sympathy
may wish to consider
memorials to the John
Cazanas Memorial Fund in
care of Maryellen.
John was born on Dec.
27, 1928, in Kansas
City, Mo., the only
child of John and
Vasiliki "Papavasileou"
Cazanas. He graduated
from Mason City High
School with the class of
1947. He continued his
education at Florida
State, receiving a B.A.
degree in 1951, and his
M.A. degree from Mankato
State in 1969. He began
his 39-year career as a
teacher, mentor and
leader at Vernon
Consolidated School near
Renwick, Iowa, then
Emmetsburg and finally
at the
Rudd-Rockford-Marble
Rock Schools (R-R-MR
school district) where
he retired in 1990. He
was united in marriage
to Maryellen Meiers on
Aug. 21, 1954, at the
Greek Orthodox Church in
Mason City. To this
union was born three
daughters.
John helped organize the
R-R-MR Teachers
Association and served
as chief negotiator at
the bargaining table for
the teachers. After
retirement, he won a
seat on the R-R-MR
Education Board. He was
a member of the Mason
City and Charles City
Toastmasters, and served
as the area Governor of
Northeast Area
Toastmasters. He
received the Toastmaster
Of The Year award in
1977.
John really put the R-R-
MR school district on
the map beginning in
1985, when he began
applying to the national
Teacher in Space
program. He was Iowa's
top finalist and one of
114 national finalists.
Despite the Challenger
tragedy, which killed
teacher Christa
McAuliffe and the other
crew members, John said
he wouldn't hesitate to
go up in space any time.
It was fitting that John
received the Christa
McAuliffe Fellowship
grant. With help from
six communication
educators, he wrote his
second book, "A Unified
Multi-Skills High School
Approach of the Teaching
of Communications." His
goal was to keep
teachers coming up with
new ways to help teach
critical thinking
skills. The book was
used in 35 states and is
available free through
the AEA. His first book
was a history textbook
co-written in 1984 with
Kathleen Baka and
Elizabeth Detering at
John Carroll University
in Cleveland.
After the Teacher in
Space program, he was
named "Space Ambassador"
to help spread NASA's
message. He gave
speeches and
presentations to schools
and civic groups and
continued to keep in
touch with NASA. Of the
experience, he said, "We
went to Washington,
D.C., Cape Kennedy, and
Huntsville, Alabama, and
learned more than we
ever thought possible
about the space program.
It was fascinating, not
to mention the caliber
of teachers who were
involved. If we could
have gotten all 114 of
those top finalists
together in one
building, we could have
driven one or two
principals crazy per
year."
John served as the
Chairman of the
Unitarian Universalist
Fellowship of North
Central Iowa and
volunteered as a disc
jockey at KCMR radio
station. He had his own
weekly show called "The
Treasure Chest" and had
many devoted fans.
After retirement in
1990, John and Maryellen
took their long overdue
trip overseas to Greece,
visiting relatives. For
many years, John rode in
the Des Moines
Register's Annual Great
Bike Ride Across Iowa
(RAGBRAI). During the
1992 RAGBRAI, John
suffered a stroke and
fell, causing severe
head injury thus robbing
him of the communication
skills he was so good
at.
Those thankful in
sharing John's life
include his wife of 50
years Maryellen; three
daughters: Vicki Siefers
and her husband, Dick,
of Coralville, and their
two children: Andrea and
Kyle Siefers, Penny
Cazanas of North
Liberty, and Joanna
Lindley and her husband,
Scot, of Nora Springs.
Also close were his
cousins, Dick Lockwood
of Tubec, Ariz., and
Sandy, Brian and Jill
Lockwood, all of Mason
City; along with a host
of friends and former
students.
His parents and Sulie
Lockwood, raised in the
family as a sister,
preceded him in death.
Fullerton Funeral Home
and Cremation Services
(641) 423-8676.
www.fullertonfh.com
David Carrol
Miller
NORA SPRINGS — David
Carrol Miller, 60, of
715 Fourth St. N.W.,
Nora Springs, passed
away Friday evening
(July 8, 2005) at his
home following a massive
heart attack.
A funeral Mass will be
celebrated at 10 a.m.
Tuesday at St. Joseph
Catholic Church, 302
Fifth St. S.E. in Mason
City, with the Rev.
Harry Koelker
officiating. Interment
will be in Park Cemetery
in Nora Springs.
The family will greet
relatives and friends
from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday
at Fullerton Funeral
Home, 123 Second St.
S.E. in Mason City. A
prayer vigil will be
recited beginning at
6:30 p.m. that evening.
The visitation will
continue on Tuesday at
the church, one hour
prior to David's
services.
He was born in Little
Rock, Ark., on Sept. 28,
1944, to Roberta (Smith)
Miller and Werner Alvin
Miller. David grew up in
the Levy area of North
Little Rock surrounded
by his extended family
and graduated from North
Little Rock High School
in 1962. In 1966, he
graduated from Little
Rock University with
degrees in biology and
chemistry.
In 1967, David moved to
San Antonio, Texas,
where he began his
career in social work,
first at San Antonio
State Hospital, and then
as a caseworker for the
Bexar County Department
of Public Welfare. David
attended graduate school
at Our Lady of the Lake
University in San
Antonio and graduated
with an M.S.W. in 1975.
David married Brenda
Hungerford on July 12,
1975, in San Antonio and
they lived in San
Antonio and North Little
Rock for the next 18
years. In 1979, a son,
Timothy Joel, was born
to David and Brenda in
Little Rock. In 1990,
David accepted a
position as a licensed
social worker in the
mental health unit of
Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa, where
he continued until his
death. He was also an
adjunct faculty member
at Buena Vista
University where he
taught courses in the
field of human services
and was honored as the
2001-2002 "Faculty of
the Year-Mason City
Center." For 10 years,
David served as a board
member of the North Iowa
Transition Center. He
was a member of Social
Workers Helping Social
Workers and the National
Association of Social
Workers. David was an
active member of
Alcoholics Anonymous
with 29 years of
sobriety and was a
certified drug and
alcohol counselor. David
was known by his
patients as a
compassionate, gentle,
soft-spoken person who
listened without
judging, but guided
others through his
thoughtful questions. He
had a special connection
to persons with
addictions and those
suffering from mental
illness as well as their
families, and was often
stopped out in public by
those he'd counseled,
offering him an update
about themselves.
Throughout his 60 years
of life, David was a man
of deep Christian faith,
and at the Easter Vigil
of 2003, he became a
member of St. Joseph
Catholic Church in Mason
City. David embraced his
Catholic faith with the
enthusiasm and joy of a
new convert, and spent
many hours reading and
learning about the
church, its people and
teachings.
David was an avid
reader, a trivia buff,
and enjoyed spending
time with his family. He
was an Arkansas
Razorbacks fan of both
football and basketball
and very proud of his
Southern roots. He will
be remembered as having
a dry sense of humor and
enjoyed "people
watching." He was a
proud and loving father
to his son, Tim, and a
devoted and patient
husband to his wife,
Brenda.
David was preceded in
death by his mother,
father and grandparents.
He is survived by his
wife of 30 years,
Brenda, of Nora Springs,
and son, Timothy, of
Madison, Wis. Also
surviving are his
brothers, Robert, of
North Little Rock, Ark.,
and Richard, of
Charlotte, N.C.; a
sister, Betty Rose Hall
of Reidsville, N.C.; his
in-laws, Eldon and
Kathryn Hungerford of
Osage; and many cousins,
nephews, nieces,
extended family members,
in addition to many
friends.
Those wishing to extend
memorials or expressions
of sympathy may direct
them to the family in
care of Brenda K.
Miller, 715 Fourth St.
N.W., Nora Springs, IA
50458.
Thoughts, condolences
and stories may be
e-mailed to the family
on the
www.fullertonfh.com
Web site.
Fullerton Funeral Home
and Cremation Services,
(641) 423-8676.
www.fullertonfh.com
Dean W.
Krones
OSAGE — Dean W. Krones,
79, of Osage died Friday
(July 8, 2005) at his
home.
Funeral services will be
held at 10 a.m. Tuesday
at Sacred Heart Catholic
Church in Osage with the
Rev. Mark Reasoner
officiating. Burial will
be in Sacred Heart
Cemetery, Osage, with
military honors by the
Osage American Legion
Post 278 and the Osage
VFW Post 7920.
Visitation will be from
5 to 8 p.m. Monday at
Champion-Bucheit Funeral
Home in Osage where
there will be a rosary
at 7 p.m.
Dean was born July 6,
1926, in Osage, the son
of John and Alice
(Herron) Krones. Dean
attended schools in
Osage and graduated from
Osage High School in
1944. He enlisted in the
U.S. Army and entered
active service on Sept.
27, 1944, at Fort
Snelling, Minn. Dean's
military specialty was
as a bandsman. He played
the French horn. He
served with the
Headquarters Co., 136th
Infantry. Battles
included the South
Philippines
(Liberation). He was
awarded the
Asiatic-Pacific Theater
Ribbon with two bronze
stars, Philippine
Liberation Ribbon with
one bronze star, Victory
Medal, Good Conduct
Medal, Army of
Occupation Japan Medal,
and three overseas bars.
Dean received an
honorable discharge at
the rank of Tec. 4 of
Headquarters Co., 136th
Infantry on Nov. 18,
1946, at Fort Sheridan,
Ill. He was a life
member of the Osage VFW
Post 7920, and a member
of the Osage American
Legion Post 278.
Dean married Florence E.
Pint on Jan. 22, 1949,
at Sacred Heart Catholic
Church in Osage. Father
Thomas J. Conroy
officiated.
Dean was the owner and
operator of Krones
Welding & Manufacturing
in Osage from 1965 until
his retirement in 1992.
He purchased the former
Adams Implement store
after having worked for
A.V. Adams. As owner and
operator, Dean continued
the manufacturing and
improving of the "Adams
Power Corn Rake."
General repair, steel
products, and machine
work were in demand.
Dean's trailer hitches
were very popular with
the customers.
Prefabricated metal work
was often done for
several area
contractors, builders
and the general public.
Many projects required
an original design by
Dean. Examples of his
railing work can be seen
at many area private
homes and churches,
Osage City Hall, and the
Mitchell County
Courthouse. Dean enjoyed
music and spent many
hours playing with
various local bands.
He is survived by his
wife, Florence Krones of
Osage; a daughter, Lori
Mark of Osage and her
son, Adam; two sons:
Larry Krones (Karen) of
Austin and their two
children: Karla and
John, and Lennis Krones
(Betty) of Mason City
and their two children:
Magen and Billy; a
sister, Janet Sellers
(Lee) of Cherokee; and
one great-granddaughter,
Kylie Larson.
He was preceded by his
parents; two brothers:
John Jr. and Lester; and
a grandson, Jason
Krones.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral
Home (641) 732-3706.
Clemence P.
Welch
KANAWHA — Clemence P.
Welch, 88, of Kanawha,
died Tuesday (July 5,
2005) at the Muse Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit,
Mason City.
Memorial services will
be held 10:30 a.m.
Saturday at Grace
Baptist Church, Corwith,
Iowa, with the Rev. Gary
Reischauer officiating.
Inurnment will be in
Amsterdam Cemetery,
Kanawha.
There will be no
visitation.
Memorials may be
directed to Hospice of
North Iowa.
Clem Welch was born Jan.
24, 1917, in Duelm,
Minn., the son of Peter
P. and Frances (Bias)
Welch.
Clem was an avid
collector of model
trains and cars. He was
also a very skilled
upholsterer. He was a
life long member of the
American Legion Post
428, Waite Park, Minn.,
and was a longtime
resident of Kanawha.
Clem is survived by his
sons, Douglas Welch and
wife, Janet, of Corpus
Christi, Texas, and
Dennis Welch and wife,
Paula, of St. Cloud,
Minn.; daughters, Renee
Fuchs and husband,
Ervin, of Lakeville,
Minn., LuWann Jacobs and
husband, John, of
Annandale, Minn., and
Noreen "Cricket"
Robinson of St. Cloud,
Minn.; stepsons, Tim and
Bill Hill of Oklahoma
City, Okla., and Jared
Anderson of Idaho; 13
grandchildren, 16
great-grandchildren and
five step-grandchildren;
two brothers: Art and
Dick of Minnesota and
two sisters: Tech of
Minnesota and Margie of
Colorado.
He is preceded in death
by his parents; wife,
Florence Welch, of 30
years, wife, Alice
Welch, of 17 years;
daughter, Beverly
Kallsen; and one sister,
Irene.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home & Crematory (641)
423-0924.
Aloysius P.
Koenigs
STACYVILLE — Aloysius P.
Koenigs, 91, of
Stacyville died Thursday
(July 7, 2005) at his
home in Stacyville.
His funeral service will
be at 10:30 a.m. Monday
at Visitation Catholic
Church, Stacyville, with
the Rev. Mark Reasoner
officiating. Burial will
be in Sacred Heart
Cemetery, Meyer, Iowa.
Visitation will be 3 to
8 p.m. today with a
rosary at 3 p.m. and a
prayer service at 8 p.m.
at the church.
Aloysius was born to
Chrysandt and Anna
(Schueller) Koenigs on
June 10, 1914 at Meyer,
Iowa.
He married Olive Helen
Blake on June 14, 1938,
with whom he celebrated
63 years of marriage.
Aloysius farmed his
entire life. His
interests included
sports, particularly
baseball and bowling,
and Iowa Hawkeyes
basketball. He enjoyed
playing all types of
cards. Aloysius was
always positive and
upbeat. God, family and
farm are what was dear
to him.
Aloysius was preceded in
death by his parents;
wife; one son and three
daughters who died in
infancy; one grandson;
three sisters; and six
brothers.
He is survived by three
sons: Kenny (Veronica),
Bob (Karen) and Steve
(Lori), all of
Stacyville; three
daughters: Betty Ann
(Ken) Menke of Polo,
Mo., Sister Mary Jane
Koenigs of Sioux City,
and Pat (Tom) Weishaar
of Fort Dodge; 11
grandsons, four
granddaughters, two
stepgranddaughters;
seven great-
grandchildren, four
step- great-
grandchildren.
Schroeder & Sites
Funeral Home, St.
Ansgar, (641) 713-4920.
Elmer
William Rosenberg
ST. ANSGAR — Elmer
William Rosenberg, 94,
of St. Ansgar died
Thursday (July 7, 2005)
at the Lutheran
Retirement Home in
Northwood surrounded by
his loving wife and
family.
Funeral services will be
held at 2 p.m. Monday at
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
in Grafton with the Rev.
Wayne Ellingson
officiating. Burial will
be in the Grafton
Cemetery.
Visitation will be from
6 to 8 p.m. today at
Schroeder & Sites
Funeral Home, St.
Ansgar, Iowa.
Elmer William Rosenberg
was born on Nov. 14,
1910, at home in Newburg
Township, the son of
Robert and Lena
(Dieterich) Rosenberg.
He was baptized and
confirmed at St. John's
Lutheran Church, Rock
Creek. He received his
education at Newburg No.
5 Country School.
After his schooling, he
farmed with his father.
On May 29, 1939, he
married Pearl Kuntz.
They farmed on four
different farms in Worth
County until buying
their present farm in
1960. He lived there
until December 2004,
when he moved to the
Lutheran Retirement Home
where his wife was
already a resident.
Elmer loved the farm.
His life was filled with
his faith, family and
farming. He also worked
with ASC office for some
years. He served on the
church council of
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
where he was a longtime
member and faithful
attendee until shortly
before he moved to the
retirement home.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; four
brothers: Alvin, Reuben,
Lawrence and Roy; one
sister, Irene; and an
infant son.
Left to cherish his
memory is his wife of 66
years, Pearl Rosenberg,
of the Lutheran
Retirement Home in
Northwood; his three
children: Patricia, of
Waterloo, Marlin and his
wife, Connie, of St.
Ansgar, and James and
his wife, Rita, of
Kensett; six
grandchildren: Rachel
Rosenberg of Mesa,
Ariz., Joshua Rosenberg
and Zachary Rosenberg of
St. Ansgar, Lisa
(Rosenberg) Buechele and
her husband, Andy, of
Grafton, Stephanie
(Rosenberg) Beland and
her husband, Jeff, of
Northwood, and Travis
Rosenberg and his wife,
Lindsay, of St. Ansgar;
four
great-grandchildren:
Hayley, Dylan, and Briar
Buechele and Jadyn
Beland; a sister, Alene
Halverson, and her
husband, Elton, of Lyle,
Minn., as well as other
relatives and friends.
Schroeder & Sites
Funeral Home, St.
Ansgar, is in charge of
arrangements, (641)
713-4920.
Steven Roy
Pralle
LATIMER — Steven Roy
Pralle, 43, of Latimer,
died Saturday (July 9,
2005) at Franklin
General Hospital in
Hampton.
Funeral services will be
held at 2 p.m. Friday at
St. Paul's Lutheran
Church in Latimer with
Pastor Marvin Lorenz
officiating. Burial will
be in St. Paul's
Cemetery in Latimer.
Visitation will be 5 to
7 p.m. Thursday at St.
Paul's Lutheran Church
in Latimer and one hour
prior to his service at
the church on Friday.
Ewing Dugger Helgeson
Funeral Home, (641)
579-6278.
August ‘Aug'
Bernan
BURT — August "Aug"
Bernan, 93, of Burt died
Saturday (July 9, 2005)
at Good Samaritan
Community Center,
Algona.
Funeral arrangements are
pending with Wilson
Funeral Homes, Algona,
(515) 295-2622.
Vernon D.
Nyhus
MASON CITY — Vernon D.
Nyhus, 82, of Mason City
died Saturday (July 9,
2005) at Mercy Medical
Center- North Iowa in
Mason City.
Fullerton Funeral Home
and Cremation Services
is in charge of
arrangements, (641)
423-8676.
www.fullertonfh.com
Waldo Wayne
Kruse
BURT — Waldo Wayne
Kruse, 76, of Burt died
Friday (July 8, 2005) at
Fairmont Medical Center
in Fairmont, Minn.
Funeral arrangements are
pending at
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home, Bancroft,
(515) 885-2521.
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by Gene Manning
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