Published
Saturday,
July 16,
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.
Harry Lane Ginkens
Bette Mae Ginkens
CLEAR LAKE — Harry Lane Ginkens, 87, and his wife, Bette Mae (Duncan) Ginkens, 77, of 1469 Taylor Ave., Vincent, formerly of the Clear Lake/Ventura, Iowa, area, were killed Wednesday (July 13, 2005) in a car/train accident in Webster County.
Memorial services have been set for 1 p.m. Monday at the Evangelical Free Church, 1310 Highway W., Clear Lake, with Pastor Dave Wiersbe officiating. Inurnment will be at Clear Lake Cemetery with military honors by the Clear Lake VFW.
Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St. in Clear Lake.
The family suggests memorials be directed to the Harry & Bette Ginkens Memorial Fund.
Harry was born Jan. 17, 1918, the son of Frank and Ella (Johnson) Ginkens at Slayton, Minn. His family moved to Missouri, where he attended school, and later they moved back to Iowa and farmed.
Harry served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Following his discharge from service, Harry returned to Clear Lake and worked with his brother, Harold, at their Phillips 66 gas station.
Bette Mae Ginkens, 76, was born Oct. 17, 1927, the daughter of Jesse Duncan and Leota (Howard) Duncan at Henderson, Mo. Bette at an early age moved with her family to Clear Lake.
Bette and Harry were married Dec. 10, 1950, at Mason City and lived in Clear Lake.
Harry worked for Northern Natural Gas until retiring in 1981. Bette worked at Witkie's, Holiday Inn and as a hostess at Bennigans.
Harry enjoyed gardening and animals, reading (especially Zane Grey westerns), square dancing and listening to bluegrass music.
Bette enjoyed canning, sewing, bluegrass music and her family. In 2002, Harry and Bette moved to Vincent, and lived on their daughter and son-in-law's acreage.
They were members of the Evangelical Free Church while living in Clear Lake and when they moved to Vincent became members of Epworth Methodist Church in Fort Dodge.
Harry and Bette are survived by three children: Mary (Bob) Ockerman of Adel, Nancy Ouverson of Mitchellville, and Connie (Tim) Cox of Vincent; three grandchildren: Jeff (Tammy) Ockerman of Adel, Sheila (Brad) Tomlinson of Altoona, and Stephanie Cox of Ames; nine great-grandchildren: Scott, Stephanie, Austin, Kyle, Katie, Tessa, Jesse, Hailey and Connor.
Harry was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Bette; grandson, David Ockerman; brothers, Homer, Howard and Harold Ginkens; and sisters, Lucy Dalin and Bessie Taylor.
Bette was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Harry, grandson, David Ock-erman; and two brothers, Wayne and Lawrence Duncan.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, (641) 357-2193.
wwwcolonialchapels.com
Lt. Col. Richard Paul Smith
INDIANOLA — Lt. Col. Richard Paul Smith (Ret.), 78, died Thursday (July 14, 2005) at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. The body was cremated.
A memorial gathering will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. today at Dunn's Funeral Home, 2121 Grand Ave. in Des Moines. Graveside services and burial will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Rockwell Cemetery in Rockwell.
Richard was born the son of Nasena (Bower) and Paul Smith on May 3, 1927, in Rockwell and graduated from Rockwell High School in 1944. He furthered his education at Iowa State University, the University of Georgia and the University of Hawaii.
Richard was an Army veteran of World War II, Korea and Vietnam. He was awarded the Silver Star medal for gallantry in action during the Korean War. He retired from the Army as a lieutenant colonel. He was a member of American Legion Post 208, VFW Post 5515, the 25th Infantry Division Association, Military Officers Association, Korean War Veterans Association and the OCS Alumni Association. After retiring from the Army, he was employed by EMC Insurance and the Selective Service System.
Richard is survived by his wife, Betty, of Indianola; daughters, Laurie (Craig) Ryan of Camdenton, Mo., and Barbara (Jim) Gamble of Des Moines; a son, Mark (LuAnn) Smith of West Des Moines; a brother, James Avise of Marshalltown; stepbrothers, Richard Avise of Rockwell, Alan Avise of Grants Pass, Ore,. and Don Avise of Newton; 12 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and four children: Paul, Brian, Penelope and Randall.
Memorial contributions may be directed to the Rockwell Band Boosters or a charity of donor's choice.
Dunn's Funeral Home, (515) 244-2121.
Irving Jensen
MESA, Ariz. — Irving Jensen, 89, of 300 S. Valvista, died Tuesday (July 12, 2005) at East Mesa Health Care Center in Mesa, Ariz.
Funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Bride Colonial Chapel, 110 E. Spring St. in Manly, the Rev. Kris Snyder officiating. Burial will be in Bohemian Cemetery in Plymouth.
Visitation will be one hour prior to the funeral service Tuesday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be directed to the Irving Jensen Memorial Fund.
Irving Jensen was born on Jan. 30, 1916, in Coulter, the son of Chris and Johanna (Sorensen) Jensen. Irving attended country school in Coulter. Irving was baptized and confirmed in Nazareth Lutheran Church in Coulter.
Irving helped with farm work until he began working for a Oselka Construction Co. in Union Piere, Mich., as a heavy equipment operator.
He was united in marriage to Mary Leona Murray on Nov. 9, 1940, at the Catholic church parsonage in New Buffalo, Mich. After retirement, Irving and Leona moved to Mesa, Ariz. He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Mesa.
Irving enjoyed bowling, hunting and playing cards.
Irving is survived by his brother, Kenneth Jensen, of Mexico, Mo.; sisters, Esther Muhlenbruck, of Loveland, Colo., and Evelyn (Alwin) Rodemeyer, of Latimer; along with several nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by his parents, four brothers and one sister.
Bride Colonial Chapel, (641) 454-2242.
www.colonialchapels.com
James F. ‘Babe' Burke
BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. — James F. "Babe" Burke, 70, of Brooklyn Park, Minn., formerly of Minneapolis, died Friday (July 8, 200).
James was born Feb. 5, 1935, to Joseph and Carrie Burke.
He graduated from Mason City High School, attended college in Mankato and joined the U.S. Navy. He worked in the Mason City area until moving to Minneapolis. He is retired from the City of Minneapolis after 20-plus years.
He is survived by a sister, Joan (Harold) Opat; brother-in-law, Raymond Danner; sister-in-law, Shirley Muth; and nieces and nephews, Cindy (Terry) Stanley, Steven (Pam) Burke, Mike (Kim), Vince (Renee) and Joe (Sue) Opat, Ann (Kurt) Fauteck and Tom Opat.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Al and Leo; and sisters, Mary and Jean.
A Mass of christian burial was held at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 14, at Gearty-Delmore Robbinsdale Chapel, 39th and West Broadway. Interment was in Fort Snelling. Visitation was held one hour prior to services.
Condolences may be sent to Joan Opat, 4158 Upton Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55412.
Gearty-Delmore Funeral Chapel, (763) 537- 4511.
Ernest ‘Ernie' P. Hoppe
FLOYD — Ernest "Ernie" P. Hoppe, 93, of 901 Monroe St., Floyd, died Thursday (July 14, 2005) at Floyd County Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Fullerton-Hage Funeral Home, 401 Blunt St., Charles City, with the Rev. Paul Phillips officiating. Interment will be at Riverside Cemetery in Charles City with graveside military honors by the Charles City Ceremonial Unit.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Fullerton-Hage Funeral Home, 401 Blunt St., Charles City. The visitation will continue one hour prior to services on Wednesday at the funeral home.
Those wishing to extend memorials or expressions of sympathy may direct them to Ernest P. Hoppe Memorial Fund. Condolences, stories or thoughts may be sent to the family in the care of Fullerton Funeral Home on line at www.fullertonfh.com.
Fullerton-Hage Funeral Home and Cremation Services, (641) 228-4211.
www.fullertonfh.com
Glen Crabtree
AREDALE — Glen Crabtree, 79, of rural Aredale, died Friday (July 15, 2005) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Faith Baptist Church, 1701 Central Ave. E. in Hampton, with Dr. Steve Anderson officiating.
There will be no visitation. Interment will be at a later date.
Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., is in charge of arrangements.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641) 423-0924.
Wilma Eisenbarth
LIVERMORE — Wilma Eisenbarth, 82, of Livermore died Thursday (July 14, 2005) at Trinity Regional Hospital in Fort Dodge.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Livermore with the Rev. Randy Schoen officiating. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery at Livermore.
Visitation will be held from 4:30 to 8 p.m. Monday at Wilson Chapel of Livermore, with a 7 p.m. Scripture reading and an 8 p.m. rosary.
Wilson Funeral Homes, (515) 295-2622.
Rose Butler
CHARLES CITY — Rose Butler, 96, of Charles City, died Friday (July 15, 2005) at the 11th Street Chautauqua Guest Home.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Hauser Funeral Home, 1205 S. Main in Charles City.
Hauser Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323.
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Published Sunday, July 17, 2005.
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of Fullerton Funeral
Homes. Information is
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Marie A. Trebil
MASON CITY— Marie Ann
Trebil, 85, of Good
Shepherd Health Center
in Mason City, where she
made her home since
September 2003, died
early Saturday morning
(July 16, 2005).
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Monday at Fullerton
Funeral Home, 123 Second
St. S.E. in Mason City,
with the Rev. Samuel
Hamilton-Poore
officiating. Interment
will be in Memorial Park
Cemetery, Mason City.
The family will greet
relatives and friends
from 2 to 6 p.m. today
at Fullerton Funeral
Home, 123 Second St.
S.E. in Mason City. The
visitation will continue
one hour prior to the
funeral service on
Monday.
Those wishing to extend
memorials or expressions
of sympathy may direct
them to Hospice of North
Iowa.
Thoughts, condolences
and stories may be
e-mailed to the family
on the
www.fullertonfh.com
Web site.
Marie Ann Trebil was
born May 11, 1920, at
home near Northwood in
Worth County. She was
the only daughter of two
children born to her
parents, Robert M. and
Eulalia G. (Cameron)
Seater. Marie attended
and graduated from
Northwood School and has
lived in the Northwood,
Chapin, and Mason City
areas all her life.
Marie was a member of
Our Savior's Lutheran
Church in Mason City and
active in the West Haven
DORCAS Women's Circle.
She was also a former
member of the Mason City
Grandmother's Club.
Marie retired in 1980,
following 19 years of
employment as the
housekeeping supervisor
in the laundry
department at Good
Shepherd Health Center.
Marie is described by
her family as a woman
with a wonderful sense
of humor, sometimes
"shocking" them with her
quick wit! She is
well-remembered for her
homemade bean soup,
chicken and noodle soup
and breads and rolls.
Not only did Marie enjoy
herself with family and
friends, but was greatly
content to absorb
herself into her
favorite pastime,
reading a good "juicy"
book. She found great
pleasure in spending
quiet and personal time
reading mystery novels,
sewing teddy bears,
clothing, and dolls and
quilting. Marie's
grandchildren will
fondly cherish the
memory of their
grandmother's "pig"
candy jar and the
thoughtfulness of Marie
gathering snowballs in
the winter and freezing
them so that her
grandchildren could have
a snowball fight when
they visited Iowa from
Florida. Marie assisted
some of her
granddaughters in
learning the craft of
making teddy bears. She
treasured the
invitations to join her
children and their
families for gatherings
in their homes, going
shopping, and collecting
keepsake items and
trinkets during her
travels and vacations.
Marie will be deeply
missed by family and
friends who have shared
in her life.
She is survived by her
children: Sharon (James)
Leppert of Mason City,
Curtis (Christina)
Trebil of Mason City,
and Bruce (Donna) Trebil
of Clear Lake. She will
also be sadly missed by
her niece, Maxine (Andy)
Anderson of both
Minnesota and Arizona;
her 13 grandchildren; 21
great-grandchildren; one
great-great-grandson;
and many other relatives
and friends.
Preceding Marie in death
are her parents, Robert
and Eulalia Seater; her
daughter, Jeanne Myers
in 2003; her son, Donald
Trebil in 1998; her
brother and
sister-in-law, Ronald
and Dorothy Seater; her
grandson, Donald Trebil,
Jr.; one
great-granddaughter; and
her niece, Anna Lee
Seater.
Fullerton Funeral Home
and Cremation Services,
(641) 423-8676.
Glen
Crabtree
AREDALE — Glen Crabtree,
79, rural Aredale, died
Friday (July 15, 2005)
at the Muse Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit
in Mason City.
A memorial service will
be held at 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday at Faith
Baptist Church, 1701
Central Ave. E. in
Hampton, with Dr. Steve
Anderson officiating.
There will be no
visitation.
Glen was born Feb. 9,
1926, the son of John
and Ruth (Thompson)
Crabtree. He grew up in
rural areas in Kansas
and Iowa with an
interest in animals,
snakes, birds, bees,
trees and adventure. He
spent his boyhood
trapping, hunting and
dreaming of far away
places. He attended
Radcliffe High School,
then harvested wheat in
Kansas, harvested apples
in Washington and helped
farm at home. From 1946
to '47, Glen served in
the U.S. Army in Japan.
On June 1, 1949, Glen
married the love of his
life, Lois Wheeler.
Being a Christian, he
attended local churches.
Glen roofed, ranched and
farmed near Radcliffe,
Iowa, Bloomington,
Calif., Hubbard, Iowa;
Latimer, Iowa, Crockett,
Texas and Aredale. Glen
had many travel
adventures with the
Peace Corps in West
Cameroon, Africa, VISTA
in Osceola, Ark.,
missions in Ethiopia,
Costa Rica, Jamaica and
Antigua and others to
Brazil, Australia,
Japan, Ecuador, and
drove from Yukon,
Alaska, to Panama. Glen
enjoyed boating,
trimming and mowing the
tree farm, square
dancing, and fishing,
especially in Florida.
Survivors include his
wife, Lois, of Aredale;
daughters, Linda Dannen
and husband, Ed, of
Hampton, and Kathleen
Iverson and husband,
Ken, of Rochester,
Minn.; grandchildren:
Jason Dannen and wife,
Kati, of Mason City,
Jess Rust and wife, Kim,
of Moccasin, Mont.,
Aimee Reichenbacher and
husband, Bill, of
Nashua, Ben Rust and
wife, Penny, of
Sheffield, Rachel Pluff
and husband, Eric, of
Alexander, Charity
Miller and husband,
Perry, of Hampton; 11
great-grandchildren:
Bryan, Eddie, Morrigan,
Emma, Macoy, Izabel,
Brienna, Macey, John,
Marshal and Glen;
step-grandchildren,
Kayla and Josey Iverson;
and sisters, Marge
Gillespie and Kathryn
Rankin, both of Iowa
Falls.
Glen was preceded in
death by his parents,
John and Ruth Crabtree;
an infant son, Tom; and
brothers, Theodore,
Forrest and Donald
Crabtree.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home and Crematory is in
charge of arrangements.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
Rose Butler
CHARLES CITY — Rose
Butler, 96, of Charles
City died Friday (July
15, 2005) at the 11th
Street Chautauqua Guest
Home in Charles City.
A funeral Mass for Rose
Butler will be held at
10:30 a.m. Tuesday at
Immaculate Conception
Catholic Church. The
Rev. Carl Ries, pastor,
will celebrate the Mass.
Burial will be in
Calvary Cemetery,
Charles City.
Friends may call at
Hauser Funeral Home in
Charles City from 5 to 8
p.m. Monday where the
rosary will be recited
at 7 p.m. Visitation
will continue Tuesday at
the church an hour prior
to the Mass.
Rose Loretta Nilles was
born May 20, 1909, in
Webster City, the fifth
child and daughter of
Charles and Mary (Smith)
Nilles. As a teenager,
the family moved to New
Hampton and later
Charles City. She
attended rural school
and St Joseph's at New
Hampton for her
education. She worked at
the knitting mill and
did domestic work for
several families in the
area.
She was united in
marriage to Mark E.
"Buck" Butler on Nov.
18, 1936, at Immaculate
Conception Catholic
Church of Charles City.
The couple then moved to
the Chicago area. Upon
their return to Charles
City, Rose was the
caretaker of several
family members and was a
cook for several
establishments,
including the I.C.
Catholic School, and
spent many years as a
cook for Club 218.
She was a member of
Immaculate Conception
Catholic Church, Rosary
Society, Senior
Citizens, and the
Heritage Club. Rose
enjoyed taking many bus
trips and crocheting
until her eyesight
failed.
Living family members
include nieces: Florence
(Gary) Beek, Greene,
Sharon (Jim) Anthony,
Hastings, Minn.,
Patricia Evans, Kent,
Wash., and Sue (Ken) St.
Pierre, Kettle Falls,
Wash.; nephews: Jerry
(Marcia) Nilles, Peoria,
Ariz., James (Carol)
Nilles, Mishawaka, Ind.,
Dr. Henry (Ellie) Nixt,
Marion, Ohio, and Dr.
Thomas (Sheryl) Nixt of
Honolulu, Hawaii;
nephew-in-law, Richard
Tyndall, Mooresville,
N.C.; niece-in-law,
Ginger Nixt, Highlands
Ranch, Colo.; and many
great nieces and
nephews; and great-great
nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in
death by her parents;
her husband in 1967;
sisters: Catherine
Nilles and Mary Nixt;
brothers: Leo, Peter,
Carl and Francis "Bud"
Nilles; niece, Margaret
Tyndall; and nephew,
Roger Nixt.
Hauser Funeral Home in
Charles City is in
charge of arrangements.
Hauser Funeral Home,
(641) 228-2323.
www.hauserfh.com
Wilma A.
Eisenbarth
LIVERMORE — The rite of
Christian burial for
Wilma Ann Eisenbarth,
82, Livermore, will be
celebrated by the Rev.
Randy Schoen at 10:30
a.m. Tuesday in Sacred
Heart Catholic Church,
Livermore. Burial will
be in Mount Calvary
Cemetery, Livermore.
In lieu of flowers, send
memorials to the
Eisenbarth family, Box
166, Livermore, IA
50558.
Wilma Ann Gisch,
daughter of Benedict and
Clara (Lenertz) Gisch,
was born June 19, 1923,
in St. Joseph, Iowa. She
attended parochial
school, worked at home,
and then was a waitress
in an Algona restaurant.
On June 6, 1942, Wilma
married Clarence
Eisenbarth in Abilene,
Texas. While her husband
was in the U.S. Army
during World War II, she
helped a sister with her
family. Later, Wilma and
Clarence farmed in
Irvington and Algona
before moving to a farm
near Livermore where
they lived until moving
into Livermore in 1982.
She worked for a time at
Bob Allen Sportswear Co.
of Dakota City and for
DeKalb and Pioneer Seed
companies, Humboldt,
during harvest season.
She was a member of
Sacred Heart Catholic
Church and Guild,
American Legion
Auxiliary and a charter
member of Friends and
Neighbors Club of
Livermore. She sewed for
the Humboldt County
Hospital Auxiliary and
sold products at the
farmers' market in
Humboldt. She enjoyed
playing cards and bingo,
cooking, canning, trying
new recipes, sewing,
gardening, and spending
time with her family.
Wilma Eisenbarth died
Thursday (July 14, 2005)
at Trinity Regional
Hospital, Fort Dodge.
She is survived by her
husband, Clarence of
Livermore; eight
children: Jeanne
Eisenbarth, Shoreview,
Minn., Nancy Buttel,
Mason City, Janet
Eisenbarth, West Des
Moines, Tom Eisenbarth
and wife, Jan, of
Ruthven, Susan Underwood
and husband, Dirk,
Hudson, Mass., Greg
Eisenbarth and wife,
Joan, Livermore, Amy
Hinderks and husband,
Sam, Des Moines, and
Marla Buffington and
husband, Perry, Mason
City; fourteen
grandchildren; eight
great-grandchildren;
twin brother, Wilfred
Gisch, Midland, Mich.;
brother, Paul Gisch,
Dubuque; and sisters:
Marie Zeimet, Sister
Marcellita Gisch,
Dubuque, and Delores
Engle, Sioux City.
She was preceded in
death by her parents; a
son, Gary Eisenbarth;
sisters: Genevieve
Neuroth, Luella Mersch,
Dorothy Zeimet; and a
brother, Andrew Gisch.
Wilson Funeral Home of
Livermore is in charge
of arrangements.
Wilson Funeral Home,
(515) 295-2622.
Dwight
Barkema
BELMOND — Dwight Barkema,
56, Belmond, died
Saturday (July 16, 2005)
at Belmond Medical
Center in Belmond.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday at the First
Reformed Church in
Meservey with Pastor
Rodney Meester
officiating. Burial will
be in the Meservey
Cemetery.
Visitation will be held
from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday
at Dugger Ewing Funeral
Home, 111 Luick's Lane
S. in Belmond, and one
hour prior to services
at the church on
Tuesday.
Dugger Ewing Funeral
Home, (641) 444-3248.
Lyn C.
Platts
LAKE MILLS — Lyn C.
Platts, 67, Lake Mills,
died Saturday (July 16,
2005) at Lake Mills Care
Center in Lake Mills.
Funeral services will be
held at 2 p.m. on
Tuesday at Salem
Lutheran Church in Lake
Mills with the Rev.
Kevin Mackey
officiating. Burial will
take place at Salem
Lutheran Cemetery.
Visitation will be from
5 to 7 p.m. on Monday at
Mittelstadt Funeral
Home, 902 E. Main St. in
Lake Mills, and will
continue one hour prior
to services at the
church on Tuesday.
Mittelstadt Funeral
Home, (641) 592-0221.
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PUBLISHED Monday, July 18, 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
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Globe Online.
Glen A.
Ballandby
ALBERT LEA, MINN. —
Funeral services for
Glen A. Ballandby, 79,
of Albert Lea, Minn.,
will be held at 10:30
a.m. Wednesday at Our
Savior's Lutheran
Church.
The Rev. Wayne Halvorson
will officiate.
Interment will be in
Graceland Cemetery with
military honors accorded
by the Freeborn County
Servicemen's
Organizations.
Visitation is 4 to 7
p.m. Tuesday at Bayview/Freeborn
Funeral Home, 1415
Highway 13 N. in Albert
Lea, and one hour prior
to the services at the
church on Wednesday. To
sign the guest book, go
to
www.bayview/freeborn.com
After a courageous
battle with cancer, Glen
died Saturday (July 16,
2005) at his home.
In lieu of flowers,
memorials are preferred
to Crossroads Community
Hospice or the donor's
choice.
Glen A. Ballandby was
born Aug. 6, 1925, to
Ole and Mabel (Orpen)
Ballandby in Kensett. He
graduated from Kensett
High School. Glen
attended the University
of Iowa after serving in
the United States Army
during World War II. In
September of 1952, he
was united in marriage
to Ruth Overgaard. After
their marriage, Glen
married Eileen Koester
in June of 1979 in
Albert Lea, Minn. Glen
was employed at Edwards
Mfg. in Albert Lea for
many years, retiring in
1990.
Glen enjoyed
woodworking, gardening,
cooking, dancing and
traveling to Norway. He
especially enjoyed
spending time with those
he loved. Glen will be
remembered for his
friendly smile and
Norwegian conversations.
He will be greatly
missed by all who knew
and loved him.
Survivors include his
children: Julie and
husband, David Mumaugh,
of Denver, Colo., Lisa
and husband, Daniel Medd,
of Albert Lea, Minn.,
Sandra and husband,
Timothy Hassing, of
Owatonna, Minn., Sheila
and husband, Alan
Helgerson, of Albert
Lea, Minn., Heidi and
husband, Myron Lewis, of
Colorado, and Chad and
wife, Jodi Ballandby, of
Willmar, Minn.; 19
grandchildren and five
great-grandchildren;
sisters, Alice and her
husband, Jack Crow, and
Odonna and her husband,
Leon DeRock, all of
Mason City; nieces;
nephews and cousins; and
his dear friend and
companion of over 14
years, Marcella (Marcie)
Severson.
Glen was preceded in
death by his parents;
son, Randee;
grandchildren, Katie,
Wyatt and Josh Medd; and
his wife, Eileen.
Blessed be his memory.
Bayview/Freeborn Funeral
Home, (507) 373-4330.
Sydney
Endreland
LAKE MILLS — Sydney
Endreland, 82, of Lake
Mills, died Sunday (July
17, 2005) at his home in
rural Lake Mills.
Funeral service will be
at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday
at Bethel Lutheran
Brethren Church in rural
Joice. Burial will be at
Oakland Cemetery in
Forest City.
Visitation will be from
6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at
the Petersen Lund
Funeral Home, 505 N.
Clark St. in Forest City
and an hour prior to
service at the church on
Wednesday.
Petersen Lund Funeral
Home, (641) 585-2685.
W. Gene
Garrett
WAYZATA, Minn. — W. Gene
Garrett, 77, of Wayzata,
Minn., died Sunday (July
17, 2005) at Hillcrest
Nursing Home of Wayzata.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Major
Erickson Funeral Home
and Crematory, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave. in
Mason City.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0928.
Dwight L.
Barkema
BELMOND — Dwight Lynn
Barkema, 56, of Belmond,
passed away Saturday
(July 16, 2005) at
Wright County Hospice in
the Belmond Medical
Center following a
courageous two-year
battle with colo-rectal
cancer.
Funeral services for
Dwight Barkema will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday at the First
Reformed Church in
Meservey with the Pastor
Rodney Meester
officiating. Burial will
be in the Meservey
Cemetery.
Visitation for Dwight
Barkema will be held
from 5 to 7 p.m. today
at the Dugger Ewing
Funeral Home, 111
Luick's Lane South in
Belmond, and one hour
prior to services at the
church on Tuesday.
Dwight, the son of
Junior and Viola (Pals)
Barkema, was born Jan.
12, 1949, in Belmond.
Dwight was raised in the
Belmond-Meservey area
and attended Belmond
Community School,
graduating in 1968.
Dwight was employed by
Central Soya in Belmond
from the time he was 18
until he became disabled
two years ago.
Dwight was a member of
the First Reformed
Church in Meservey,
where he was baptized,
confirmed and graduated
from catechism. He
enjoyed spending time
with his family,
especially his
grandchildren, watching
movies and helping out
on the family farm.
Dwight is survived by
three children: Terisa
Schlueter, her husband,
Robert, and their
daughter, Ella, of Des
Moines, Suzanne Barkema-Cox,
her husband, Chad, and
their children, Joshua,
Megan and Jacob of
Prairie City, and
Richard Barkema and his
son, Devon; his mother,
Viola Barkema, of
Belmond; five brothers:
Dean Barkema of Mason
City, David Barkema and
his wife, Jeanne, of
Belmond, DuWayne Barkema
and his wife, Dawn, of
Cedar Falls, Douglas
Barkema of Belmond, and
Delwin Barkema and his
wife, Dawn, of Belmond;
one sister, Darla
Gabrielson and her
husband, Tad, of
Carroll; numerous aunts,
uncles, nieces, nephews;
and extended family.
He was preceded in death
by his father, Junior
Barkema, and
sister-in-law, Nancy
Barkema.
Dugger Ewing Funeral
Home, (641) 444-3248.
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PUBLISHED Tuesday, July 19, 2005
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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.
Judith L. ‘Judi'
Kirsch
MASON CITY —
Judith L. "Judi"
Kirsch, 54, of
1308½ S.
Delaware Ave. in
Mason City, died
Sunday afternoon
(July 17, 2005)
at the
Muse-Norris
Hospice
Inpatient Unit
in Mason City
after a brief
battle with
cancer.
A funeral Mass
will be held at
10:30 a.m.
Wednesday at
Holy Family
Catholic Church,
714 N. Adams
Ave. in Mason
City, with the
Rev. Jon M. Seda
officiating.
Interment will
be in
Elmwood-St.
Joseph Cemetery
in Mason City.
The family will
greet relatives
and friends from
9:30 to 10:30
a.m. Wednesday,
prior to the
funeral at the
church.
Those wishing to
extend memorials
or an expression
of sympathy may
direct them to
the Judith L.
Kirsch Memorial
Fund.
Judith Lucille
Kirsch was born
Dec. 1, 1950, in
Charles City,
the daughter of
Vernon and Mary
Lou (Theilen)
Carolus. Judi,
as she was
affectionately
known by family
and friends,
attended both,
public and
Catholic schools
in Mason City.
She was united
in marriage to
Sam Kirsch and
the couple moved
to New Jersey.
Judi returned to
Mason City in
1990. Most
recently, she
worked at and
enjoyed many
friends at
Hy-Vee West in
Mason City.
Judi was known
for her
kindness. She
enjoyed being
around her
family, friends,
and especially
her
grandchildren.
Judi loved
animals and held
a special place
in her heart for
her pets,
Chelsea, her
dog, and Mickey,
her cat. Judi's
interests
included
needlepoint,
reading and
cooking.
Grateful for
having had the
privilege of
sharing in
Judi's life are
her daughter,
Sonia Carolus;
grandchildren,
Ashley Anderson,
Stephen Carolus
and Payton
Carolus; her
brothers and
sisters and
their children:
Mike Carolus
(Jason, Lori and
Dawn), Diana
(Don) Kellar
(Brandon, Jared
and Lindsay),
and Steve Dunlap
and Carol
Sheppard (Shawn,
Krystal, Justice
and Dennis); her
step-mother,
Shirley Carolus;
half-brothers
and half-sisters
and their
children: Jeff
Carolus (Cole
and Jessica),
Faith Maakestad
(Trent); Wanda
(Mike) Pelz
(Nick and
Danielle), and
Troy Carolus
(Austin).
Judi is preceded
in death by her
parents, Vernon
Carolus and Mary
Lou Eddy; and
grandparents,
Bernard Theilen,
Alfred and
Lucille Boehmer,
and Ralph and
Emma Carolus.
Condolences,
stories or
thoughts may be
sent to the
family in the
care of
Fullerton
Funeral Home on
line at
www.fullertonfh.com.
Fullerton
Funeral Home and
Cremation
Services, 123
Second St. S.E.
in Mason City,
is in charge of
the
arrangements.
Fullerton
Funeral Home and
Cremation
Services, (641)
423-8676.
www.fullertonfh.com.
Wayne F. Hicks
CLEAR LAKE —
Wayne F. Hicks,
77, of 110
Fairway Drive in
Clear Lake, died
Monday (July 18,
2005) at
Muse-Norris
Hospice
Inpatient Unit,
Mason City,
after a long
battle with
cancer.
A memorial
service will be
held at 1 p.m.
Wednesday at
Galilean
Lutheran Church,
Highway 18 West,
Clear Lake, with
the Rev. Jeff
Ungs
officiating.
According to his
wishes, his body
has been
cremated. A
private
inurnment will
be held at a
later date at
Memorial Park
Cemetery in
Mason City.
In lieu of
flowers,
memorials may be
given in his
name to Galilean
Lutheran Church,
Hospice of North
Iowa or the
American Cancer
Society.
Wayne was born
Sept. 13, 1927,
in Mason City,
the son of
Virgil and Lou
(Freeman) Hicks.
He attended
school in Mason
City through
sixth grade when
the family moved
to El Paso,
Texas, where he
attended school
and graduated
from Austin High
School in 1945.
Wayne entered
the military,
serving in the
U.S. Navy on an
aircraft carrier
in the Atlantic
and Pacific
oceans. He
attended Iowa
State University
for three years
where he was a
member of Iowa
Beta of Phi
Kappa Psi
Fraternity.
Wayne married
his college
sweetheart,
Paula Marcusen,
on Dec. 28,
1949, at St.
John's Lutheran
Church in Des
Moines. He
worked for
Standard Oil of
Indiana, where
work transferred
him between
Mason City, Des
Moines, Kansas
City and Omaha,
retiring from BP
Amoco after 28
years.
Following
retirement, he
owned and
operated Lake
Sport Shop in
Clear Lake. His
hobbies included
fishing and
trading sport
cards on eBay.
Wayne was a
member of
Galilean
Lutheran Church
in Clear Lake.
Wayne is
survived by his
wife, Paula
Hicks, Clear
Lake; four
children:
Deborah Hyland
and her husband,
Garry, Omaha,
Neb., Jeff
Hicks, Ventura,
Janna McQuinn,
Omaha, Neb., and
Melinda Wilson
and her husband,
Skeeter, Clear
Lake; nine
grandchildren:
Roben Hicks,
Dorthy Hyland,
Josh Hicks and
his wife,
Crescent, Sam
Hicks, Meghan
and Nick McQuinn,
and Carly,
Walker, and Ivy
Wilson; and one
great-grandchild,
Ethan Hicks.
Wayne was
preceded in
death by his
parents and
grandparents.
Ward-Van Slyke
Colonial Chapel,
101 N. Fourth
St. in Clear
Lake, is in
charge of the
arrangements.
Ward-Van Slyke
Colonial Chapel,
(641) 357-2192.
www.colonialchapels.com
Margreta Steen
THOMPSON —
Margreta Steen,
87, of Thompson,
died Monday
(July 18, 2005)
at Timely
Mission Nursing
Home in Buffalo
Center.
Funeral services
are pending at
Winter Funeral
Home and
Cremation
Service in
Thompson.
Winter Funeral
Home & Cremation
Service, (641)
584-2520.
Donald
Baker
CLEAR LAKE —
Donald Baker,
78, died Monday
(July 18, 2005)
at Muse Norris
Hospice
Inpatient Unit,
Mason City.
Funeral
arrangements are
incomplete with
Ward Van Slyke
Colonial Chapel,
101 N. Fourth
St. in Clear
Lake.
Ward Van Slyke
Colonial Chapel,
(641) 357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com
Irving Jensen
MESA, Ariz. —
Irving Jensen,
89, of 300 S.
Valvista, died
Tuesday (July
12, 2005) at the
East Mesa Health
Care Center,
Mesa, Ariz.
Funeral service
will be held at
10:30 a.m. today
at Bride
Colonial Chapel,
110 E. Spring
St., Manly,
Iowa, with the
Rev. Kris Snyder
officiating.
Burial will be
in the Bohemian
Cemetery,
Plymouth.
Visitation will
be one hour
prior to the
funeral service
today at the
funeral home.
Memorials may be
directed to the
Irving Jensen
Memorial Fund.
Irving Jensen
was born Jan.
30, 1916, in
Coulter, the son
of Chris and
Johanna
(Sorensen)
Jensen. Irving
attended country
school in
Coulter. Irving
was baptized and
confirmed in the
Nazareth
Lutheran Church
in Coulter.
Irving helped
with farm work
until he began
working for
Oselka
Construction Co.
in Union Piere,
Mich., as a
heavy equipment
operator.
He was united in
marriage to Mary
Leona Murray on
Nov. 9, 1940 at
the Catholic
Church
parsonage, in
New Buffalo,
Mich. After
retirement,
Irving and Leona
moved to Mesa,
Ariz. He was a
member of the
St. Paul's
Lutheran Church
in Mesa.
Irving enjoyed
bowling,
hunting, and
playing cards.
Irving is
survived by his
brother, Kenneth
Jensen, of
Mexico, Mo.;
sisters, Esther
Muhlenbruck, of
Loveland, Colo.,
and Evelyn (Alwin)
Rodemeyer, of
Latimer; along
with several
nieces and
nephews.
He is preceded
in death by his
parents; wife,
Mary Leona
Jensen; and four
brothers and one
sister.
Bride Colonial
Chapel, (641)
454-2242.
Royden ‘Roy'
Stene
LAKE MILLS —
Royden "Roy"
Stene, 79, of
Lake Mills, died
Monday (July 18,
2005) at his
home in Lake
Mills.
Funeral
arrangements are
pending with
Mittelstadt
Funeral Home,
902 E. Main St.
in Lake Mills.
Mittelstadt
Funeral Home,
(641) 592-0221.
Virginia M.
Schwickerath
FREDERICKSBURG —
Virginia Mae
Schwickerath,
79, of
Fredericksburg,
died Saturday
(July 16, 2005)
in Chandler,
Ariz.
A Mass of
Christian Burial
will be 10:30
a.m. Saturday,
at Holy Family
Parish — St.
Joseph Center in
New Hampton with
burial in
Calvary
Cemetery, New
Hampton.
Friends may call
from 3 to 8 p.m.
Friday at the
Hugeback and
Chenoweth
Funeral Home in
New Hampton,
where there will
be a 4 p.m.
rosary, 7 p.m.
Scripture
service and 7:30
p.m. video
memorial
tribute. Further
visitation will
be one hour
prior to
services
Saturday at the
church.
Hugeback &
Chenoweth
Funeral Home,
(641) 394-4334.
Kathryn DeGroot
ALLISON —
Kathryn DeGroot,
82, of Allison,
died Sunday
(July 17, 2005)
at the Hampton
Health Care
Center in
Hampton.
Funeral service
will be at 10:30
a.m. Thursday at
the Trinity
Reformed Church
in Allison with
the Rev. Steve
Petroelje
officiating.
Visitation will
be from 4 to 7
p.m. Wednesday
at the Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral Home,
308 Birch, in
Allison. Burial
will be at the
Allison Cemetery
in Allison.
Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral Home,
(319) 267-2507.
Lucille Pierson
STEAMBOAT ROCK —
Lucille Pierson,
91, of Steamboat
Rock, died
Sunday (July 17,
2005) at the
Ackley
Presbyterian
Village.
A memorial
service will be
1:30 p.m.
Saturday at the
First Baptist
Church in
Steamboat Rock
with the Rev.
Bruce Baillie
officiating.
A time of
visitation and
fellowship will
follow the
service.
Linn's Funeral
Home of Iowa
Falls is in
charge of the
arrangements.
Linn's Funeral
Home, (641)
648-2569.
Ernest P.
‘Ernie' Hoppe
FLOYD — Ernest
P. "Ernie"
Hoppe, 93, of
901 Monroe St.
in Floyd, died
Thursday evening
(July 14, 2005)
at the Floyd
County Memorial
Hospital in
Charles City.
Funeral services
will be held at
10:30 a.m.
Wednesday at
Fullerton-Hage
Funeral Home,
401 Blunt St. in
Charles City,
with the Rev.
Paul Phillips
officiating.
Interment and
military
graveside
services by the
Charles City
Ceremonial Unit
will be in
Riverside
Cemetery,
Charles City.
The family will
greet relatives
and friends from
4 to 7 p.m.
today at
Fullerton-Hage
Funeral Home in
Charles City.
The visitation
will continue
one hour prior
to Ernie's
service on
Wednesday.
Those wishing to
extend memorials
may direct them
to the Ernest P.
Hoppe Memorial
Fund.
Thoughts,
condolences and
stories may be
e-mailed to the
family on the
www.fullertonfh.com
Web site.
Ernest Paul
Hoppe was born
Nov. 19, 1911,
in rural Floyd
County. He was
one of four
children born to
his parents,
Emil and Anna (Horrmann)
Hoppe. Ernie
attended and
graduated from
Floyd High
School.
Ernie was
inducted into
the United
States Army on
April 17, 1941,
and served his
country during
World War II,
achieving the
rank of
sergeant. After
honorably and
faithfully
serving his
designated time,
Ernie was
formally
discharged from
his military
duties on Dec.
4, 1945.
With the
exception of his
military
service, Ernie
was a well-known
and lifelong
resident of
Floyd. He was a
self-employed
carpenter and
handyman, and
regarded by many
in Floyd as "the
local
lifeguard." He
seemed to be
present as a
watchful eye
when children
swam in the
Cedar River near
his home.
Ernie was
content in
living a life of
simplicity. He
was mostly seen
in the
summertime
without shoes,
preferring to be
barefoot when
tending to his
errands or his
many fruit
trees,
strawberry and
raspberry beds,
grape vines and
vegetable
gardens. His
diet consisted
of mostly the
foods of his
labor and he
lived by his own
personal motto,
"Do As I
Please!"
Ernie was always
available to his
family,
neighbors and
friends whenever
there was a call
for needed help.
Several years
ago, the
families of
Floyd, who
thought a lot of
Ernie, threw him
a special
birthday party.
Highlighting the
celebration was
the gift of a
new television
set, which Ernie
had previously
never owned in
his home.
Many years ago,
Ernie dug a long
and deep cave
into a limestone
hill on his
property by
hand. The cave
stored his, and
many of his
neighbor's,
fruits and
vegetables; was
a shelter from
inclement
weather, and was
complete with
electricity.
Ernie was proud
of his cave and
property and
welcomed many
tours.
In Ernie's
earlier years,
he helped build
motorized air
boats with his
friends,
especially with
Ralph Brown. He
also found joy
in watching
college
basketball games
on television.
Ernie is
described by his
family as a man
who was
sometimes
stubborn yet
very determined
and friendly.
Ernie will be
greatly missed
by family and
friends who have
shared in his
life.
He is survived
by his
brother-in-law,
Alton Hendrix of
Charles City;
his five nephews
and nieces: Art
Ernst of Charles
City, Ray
(Betty) Hendrix
of Charles City,
Virginia (Tony)
Koeff of
Janesville, Dr.
James (Diane)
Hendrix of
Burlington and
Carolyn (Bruce)
Wight of
Lincoln, Neb.,
and numerous
other relatives
and friends.
Preceding Ernie
in death are his
parents, Emil
and Anna Hoppe;
his two sisters,
Irma Ernst and
Vera Hendrix;
his brother,
Lloyd Hoppe; and
his niece, Judy
Ernst.
Fullerton
Funeral Home and
Cremation
Services, (641)
822-3191. |
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PUBLISHED Wednesday, July 20,
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.
Berneice B.
Maker
CORVALLIS, Mont. —
Berneice B. Maker, 88,
of Corvallis, Mont.,
passed away Tuesday
(June 28, 2005) at her
home in Corvallis.
Berneice B. Maker was
born Oct. 6, 1916, in
Minneapolis, Minn., the
daughter of Herman and
Minni (Lutz) Rappath.
She was the youngest of
seven children. Her
mother, Minni, died in
1917 and the children
went to live with
various family members
in Minneapolis and Iowa.
Her sister, Arminda,
then a teenager, took
care of her, and when
Arminda married Emil
Buechele they moved to
Grafton, Iowa. Berneice
grew up with her niece,
Jane Buechele, brothers,
Harry and Bill, and
sister, Vera.
Berneice graduated from
Grafton High School in
1935 and then entered
nursing school at St.
Joseph's Hospital in
Mason City, Iowa. She
graduated from St.
Joseph's Hospital in
1939, and then worked at
the hospital until May
of 1941.
Berneice joined the Army
Nurse Corps and was
first stationed at Hot
Springs, Ark. When World
War II broke out she was
sent to Fort Ord,
Calif., for evacuating
training and then was
sent overseas to
Australia. In Australia,
she worked with the
hospital special group
in perfecting the
Atabrine medicine, which
was then issued to all
the U.S. troops.
She joined the 54th Evac
Hospital and they made
all the specific
landings on various
islands, working up to
the Philippines. She was
with the Evac Hospital
when they made the
landings above Manilla
and she completed her
overseas duty in Manilla
and Clark Field.
When returning to the
U.S. she returned to Hot
Springs and then to the
West Coast at Madigan
General Hospital in
Tacoma, Wash. Berneice
then transferred to the
Air Force and was sent
to Mather A.F.B. in
Sacramento, Calif., as
director of nursing. At
Mather she met Lt.
Robert W. Maker, whom
she married on Jan. 19,
1951. The Maker family
then moved to Fairchild
A.F.B. in Spokane,
Wash., where son, Robert
C., was born on Jan. 1,
1952.
When Captain Robert W.,
her husband, was to
return to Korea, she
spent a few months with
the Maker family in
Framingham, Mass., and
then returned to
Grafton, Iowa, until her
husband returned from
Korea. The Maker's then
returned to Spokane and
moved to Kettle Falls,
Washington. Her husband,
Robert, was teaching and
coaching in Kettle Falls
and she started back in
nursing as head nurse at
Mt. Carmel Hospital in
Colville, Wash.
In 1959 the Maker family
moved to Spokane, and
Berneice joined the
staff at Sacred Heart
Medical Center as a head
nurse. She continued to
work at Sacred Heart,
and the Maker family
moved to Coeur D' Alene.
In 1965 the Maker family
moved to Moscow, Idaho.
Berneice then resumed
nursing as a head nurse
at Gritman Hospital in
Moscow until 1985, when
she retired, completing
more than 50 years in
the nursing profession.
Following many years of
vacationing in the
Bitterroot Valley at the
Angler's Roost
Campground, the family
built a home in
Corvallis and moved in
September of 1995, where
they have resided ever
since.
Berneice was an avid
gardener and had a great
yard of vegetables and
flowers surrounding the
house. She loved to walk
and spent many hours
joining her husband and
walking the Hamilton
Golf Course.
Berneice was a 30-year
member of the American
Legion and belonged to
Post 91 in Corvallis.
In 2001, Berneice and
Robert were grand
marshals of the Memorial
Day Parade in Corvallis.
Berneice also loved the
Bitterroot River and
spent many hours
floating the river with
her husband and son.
Berneice is survived by
her husband, Robert W.
at home, and son, Robert
C. and his wife, Julie,
of Anchorage, Alaska;
her brother, the Rev.
Harry Rappath and his
wife, Evelyn, of
Prescott, Ariz.; and her
niece, Jane Buechele of
Grafton, Iowa.
Preceeding her in death
were her parents;
sisters, Hazel
Gerstenkorn, Arminda
Buechele, Elsie Rappath
and Vera Bork, and
brother, William Rappath.
A graveside service was
held at 11 a.m. Friday,
July 1, at Corvallis
Cemetery with military
honors presented by the
Corvallis American
Legion.
Memorial services for
Berneice were held at
the Faith Lutheran
Church on Lewis Lane in
Hamilton at 2 p.m.
Friday, July 1, with
Pastor Gregory Karlsgodt
officiating.
Donations in remembrance
of Berneice may be made
to the Community
Oncology Benefit Inc.,
P.O. Box 1064,
Corvallis, MT 59828.
Arrangements were under
the care of the
Daly-Leach Chapel in
Hamilton, (406)
363-2010.
Esther
Nicholson
ALDEN — Esther
Nicholson, 80, of Alden
died on Sunday (July 17,
2005) at the Ellsworth
Municipal Hospital in
Iowa Falls.
Funeral services will be
at 10 a.m. today at the
Immanuel Memorial United
Church of Christ in
Alden with burial in the
Northlawn Memory
Gardens, rural Iowa
Falls.
Visitation was 6 to 8
p.m. Tuesday at the
Surls Funeral Home in
Alden.
Esther Laura Hulda
Nicholson was born on
Sept. 25, 1924, in
Buckeye Township, Iowa,
the daughter of Frank
and Eda (Runge) Bessman.
She was united in
marriage to Clifford
Nicholson on Aug. 23,
1945, in Waterloo, Iowa.
She was a homemaker and
a member of the Immanuel
Memorial United Church
of Christ in Alden and
the VFW Auxiliary.
She is survived by her
three daughters, Janice
Swires and husband,
Ronald, of Whitten, Lora
Hunt and husband,
Charles, of Britt, and
Martha (Toots) Crosby
and husband, Tim, of
Iowa Falls; two sons,
Clifford Bruce Nicholson
of Gilmore City and
Arthur Nicholson and
wife, Melissa, of
Clarion; 17
grandchildren; 24
great-grandchildren; a
brother, Otis Bessman of
Iowa Falls; and three
sisters, Edna Nicholson
of Alden, Erma Burke of
Bentonville, Ark., and
Martha Hetland of
Radcliffe.
She was preceded in
death by her parents;
husband; a daughter,
Cathy Bennett; three
grandchildren,
Christopher, Valerie and
James; four brothers;
and three sisters.
Surls Funeral Home,
Alden, (641) 648-9554.
Dr. W. Gene
Garrett
WAYZATA, Minn.— Dr. W.
Gene Garrett, 77, of
Plymouth, Minn.,
formerly of Mason City,
died Sunday (July 17,
2005) at Hillcrest
Health Center in
Wayzata, Minn.
His funeral service will
be at 10 a.m. Friday at
Major Erickson Funeral
Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave., Mason
City, with the Rev.
Terry Hamilton-Poore of
the First Presbyterian
Church presiding. Burial
will be in the Dumont
Cemetery, Dumont.
Visitation will be 4 to
7 p.m. Thursday at the
Major Erickson Funeral
Home.
Memorials may be
directed to the Boy
Scouts of
America-Winnebago
Council.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
Royden ‘Roy'
Stene
LAKE MILLS — Royden
"Roy" Stene, 79, of Lake
Mills died Monday (July
18, 2005) at his home in
Lake Mills.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30
a.m.Thursday at Salem
Lutheran Church in Lake
Mills with the Rev.
Kevin Mackey
officiating. Burial will
take place at Salem
Memorial Cemetery with
military honors
conducted by the Lake
Mills Otto/Chose Post
No. 235 of the American
Legion.
Visitation will be 5 to
7 p.m. today at
Mittelstadt Funeral
Home, 902 East Main
Street, Lake Mills, and
will continue one hour
prior to services at the
church on Thursday.
Royden Wallace Stene,
the son of Butler and
Gertie (Hanson) Stene,
was born on November 15,
1925, in rural Scarville,
Iowa. He was baptized
and confirmed at Lime
Creek Lutheran Church,
and attended school in
Scarville.
Roy served his country
in the United States
Army from 1946 until
1947 as a military
policeman stationed in
Korea.
On November 8, 1953, Roy
was united in marriage
with Thelma Nodland at
Dell Lutheran Church,
rural Frost, Minn. Roy
was employed as a truck
driver for Pierce Truck
Line of Freeborn, Minn.,
and Silver Truck Line of
Austin, Minn.
In 1959, Roy began
farming in rural Lake
Mills. In the spring of
1966, Roy and Thelma
moved into Lake Mills,
and Roy began working
for Lake Mills Co-op
Services and continued
there until his
retirement.
Roy enjoyed his
grandchildren
(especially beating them
at card games), driving
the Senior Citizen Taxi
for the city of Lake
Mills, horses, trains,
planes and helping his
son-in-law during
harvest season. In his
later years, Roy liked
to spend time feeding
the local birds and
squirrels that visited
his front yard. In
addition, Roy loved to
garden in his backyard,
raising potato crops
every year.
Survivors include his
wife of 51 years,
Thelma; four children,
Brad Stene and his wife,
Elvi, of Skokie, Ill.,
Rosanne Larson and her
husband, Mike, of Lake
Mills, Rod Stene and his
wife, Beth, of Lake
Mills, and Brian Stene
of Fairmont, Minn., and
his friend, Missy Huber,
of Blue Earth, Minn.;
nine grandchildren, Beth
(Larson) Gretillat and
her husband, Tony, of
Britt, Missy Larson and
her fiancé, Jon Wacha,
of Lake Mills, Renae
Stene and John Helland
of Buffalo Center, Sgt.
Adam Stene in the U.S.
Army, Sara, Karen, Amy
and Lisa Stene, all of
Skokie, Ill., and Emily
Stene of Fairmont,
Minn.; great
granddaughter, Hailey of
Lake Mills; a sister,
Laura Pierce of
Freeborn, Minn.; and
many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; three
brothers, Harry, Elmer
and George Stene; and
four sisters, Millie
Schmidthuber, Blanche
Haugland, Martha Stene
and Maxine Gilson.
Roy will be greatly
missed by his family,
friends at Dean's Barber
Shop, and all who had
the privilege of knowing
him.
Mittelstadt Funeral
Home, Lake Mills, (641)
592-0221.
Margreta
Hanna-Steen
THOMPSON — Margreta
Hanna-Steen, 87, of
Thompson, died Monday
(July 18, 2005) at
Timely Mission Nursing
Home in Buffalo Center.
Funeral services will be
at 10:30 a.m. Saturday
at the First Reformed
Church in Buffalo Center
with Pastor Bill Peake
officiating. Burial will
be at Grant Lutheran
Cemetery, rural Woden.
Visitation is from 5 to
7 p.m. Friday at Winter
Funeral Home in Buffalo
Center and again one
hour before the service
at the church.
Winter Funeral Home &
Cremation Service,
Buffalo Center, (641)
562-2858.
Burdette
Wayne ‘Hep' Hepner
OSAGE — Burdette Wayne "Hep"
Hepner, 93, of Osage
died Monday (July 18,
2005) at the Faith
Lutheran Home in Osage.
Burdette was born June
13, 1912, at Floyd,
Iowa, the son of Roy S.
and Myrtle (Barkhurst)
Hepner. He grew up in
Orchard, graduating from
Orchard High School in
1932.
In May of 1934, Burdette
was united in marriage
to Beulah K. Koch, and
they spent their entire
married life in the
Osage area where
Burdette farmed and
drove truck, hauling
livestock. He enjoyed
playing cards and
horseshoes, and
especially enjoyed bass
fishing at his "secret
spots" on the Cedar
River.
He was a wonderful
father to five children
and grandfather to 15
grandchildren, who will
always remember him with
love.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Thursday, at Our
Savior's Lutheran Church
in Osage, with the Rev.
Roy Ott officiating.
Burial will be in the
Osage Cemetery.
Visitation is from 6:30
to 8 p.m. today at the
Champion-Bucheit Funeral
Home in Osage, and will
continue one hour before
services at the church.
Hep is survived by his
five children: Gary
Hepner and wife, Elma,
of Ozark, Mo., Jolene
Kofoot and husband,
Pete, of Spring Valley,
Minn., Nolyn Hepner of
El Paso, Texas; Landis
Hepner and wife,
Patricia, of Osage;
Janeal Dunn and husband,
Craig, of Saint Ansgar;
15 grandchildren; 17
great-grandchildren; one
brother-in-law, Willard
Koch and wife, Evelyn,
of Osage; and one
sister-in-law, Merlin
Havner of Charles City.
He was preceded by his
parents; his wife,
Beulah, in 1993; three
brothers; and one
sister.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral
Home in Osage, (641)
732-3706
Kathryn
DeGroot
ALLISON — Kathryn
DeGroot, 82, of Allison
passed away Sunday (July
17, 2005) at the Hampton
Care Center.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Thursday at the Trinity
Reformed Church in
Allison. Burial will be
in the Allison Cemetery.
Visitation will be from
4 to 7 p.m. today at the
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral
Home, 308 Birch,
Allison.
Kathryn was born in
Grundy County. She
married Lewis DeGroot on
March 5, 1940, in Stout,
Iowa. She enjoyed
flowers, gardening and
sewing. Her grandsons,
Ken and Ron, got her
interested in going to
the stock car races to
watch them race.
Kathryn is survived by
her daughters, Darlene
(Sheldon) Winkowitsch,
Carol (Stan) Kruse; her
son, Russell DeGroot of
Richland; 10
grandchildren, Ron, Ken,
Ricky and Richard
Winkowitsch, Ryan, Andy,
Tina and Elizabeth
DeGroot, Danny and Terry
Kruse; two
great-granddaughters,
Samantha Winkowitsch and
Jenny DeGroot; four step
great-grandsons, Jeremy,
Justin, Cory and Olin.
She was preceded in
death by her husband;
grandson, Robert; and
her parents.
Sietsema Vogel Funeral
Home, Allison, (319)
267-2507.
Bernice
Young
BRITT — Bernice Young,
89, of Britt passed away
Tuesday (July 19, 2005)
at Westview Care Center
in Britt.
Funeral services for
Bernice will be held at
2 p.m. Friday at
Westview Care Center,
445 8th Ave. S.W.,
Britt, with Janelle
Siffring AiM
officiating. Interment
will be at Union
Cemetery in Iowa Falls
at a later date.
Visitation will be one
hour prior to the
services at Westview
Care Center on Friday.
Ewing Dugger Funeral
Chapel, Britt, (641)
843-3839.
Donald F.
Baker
CLEAR LAKE — Donald F.
Baker, 78, died at
Muse-Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit, Mason
City, on Monday (July
18, 2005).
A memorial service will
be held at 2 p.m. Friday
at the Ward-Van Slyke
Colonial Chapel, 101
North Fourth Street,
Clear Lake, with Jared
Baker officiating.
Inurnment will be at the
Clear Lake Cemetery with
military honors
conducted by the Clear
Lake Veterans of Foreign
Wars Post No. 4868.
Visitation with family
will be held from 4 to 7
p.m. Thursday at
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, 101 N. Fourth
St., Clear Lake.
Memorial donations may
be directed to the
Donald Baker Memorial
Fund.
Donald F. Baker was born
Nov. 29, 1926, in
Corydon, Iowa, the son
of Halleck and Hazel
(White) Baker. He
graduated from North
High School in Des
Moines. After high
school he was drafted
into the U.S. Army of
the Occupation, and
served in Frankfort and
Berlin, Germany, in the
Man Power Division,
under General Lucius
Clay in World War II,
1946.
After being honorably
discharged, he married
Marian Caudle in
November of 1947. After
the war he owned Don's
Place in Jewel until
1963. He served on the
Jewel City Council for
three terms. Donald was
the post commander and
post adjutant of the
American Legion in
Jewel, a member of the
American Legion for 58
years, a member of the
Masonic Lodge, and a
member of the V.F.W. in
Clear Lake. After
selling Don's Place he
moved to Clear Lake and
sold insurance and real
estate.
Don married Gladys
"Myke" Spilman on June
28, 1974. Don and Myke
moved to Sun City,
Ariz., in 1983 and moved
back to Clear Lake in
1988.
Don liked to sing and
dance, he was a fan of
the Chicago Cubs and the
Iowa Hawkeyes, and he
was an avid golfer,
scoring six holes-in-one
in his golfing career.
He is survived by his
wife, Gladys "Myke"
(Spilman) Baker, Clear
Lake; three sons, Dennis
(Kathy) Baker, Denver,
Colo., Mark Baker,
Denver, Colo., and Tim
(Deidre) Baker,
Henderson, Nevada;
step-daughters, Sheryl
(Tim) Johnson, Fargo,
N.D., Carol Spilman, Los
Angeles; two brothers,
Keith Baker, Branson,
Mo., and John Baker,
Chicago, Ill; 11
grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren.
Don was preceded in
death by his parents;
his brothers, Richard
Baker, Dwight Baker,
Charles Baker; and his
sisters, Doris Richard,
Ruth Baker and Sally
Crim.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, (641) 357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com
Robert ‘Bob'
Amunson
ALGONA — Robert "Bob"
Amunson, 82, of Algona
died Monday (July 18,
2005) at the Kossuth
Regional Hospital in
Algona.
Funeral arrangements are
pending with Wilson
Funeral Homes, Algona,
(515) 295-2622.
Sarah Howell
CHARLES CITY — Sarah
Howell, 72, of Charles
City died Monday (July
18, 2005) at the Ninth
Street Chautauqua Guest
Home in Charles City.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Hauser
Funeral Home, (641)
228-2323.
Jennie
Heinen
ALGONA — Jennie Heinen,
54, of Algona died
Tuesday (July 19, 2005)
at Kossuth Regional
Hospital in Algona.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete with Wilson's
Funeral Homes, Algona,
(515) 295-2622.
Karen
Liebrand
WINNEBAGO, Minn. — Karen
Liebrand, 66, of
Winnebago, Minn., died
at her home on Tuesday
(July 19, 2005).
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Petersen
Lund Funeral Home,
Forest City, (641)
585-2685.
Posted
by Gene Manning
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