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David
G. Punke
NEVADA — David G. Punke, 67, of Nevada
and formerly of Clear Lake, died of
cancer on Tuesday (July 19, 2005) at
Israel Family Hospice House in Ames.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30
a.m. Saturday at the Memorial Lutheran
Church, 701 11th St. in Nevada, due to
renovation of the United Methodist
Church. Following a luncheon, burial
will be held at 3 p.m. at the Lincoln
Township Cemetery north of Clear Lake.
Visitation will be Friday with the
family present from 5 to 7 p.m. at the
Chet Ryan Mortuary in Nevada.
David was born Nov. 27, 1937, in Mason
City, to Alma Davis Punke and Gus E.
Punke. He grew up on a farm north of
Clear Lake. He was a 1955 graduate of
Clear Lake High School and a 1959
graduate of Iowa State University.
After six months of active duty in the
U.S. Army Reserves, he returned to Mason
City and accepted a position with
Production Credit Association. In 1965,
he was given a position with the Farm
Credit Bank in Omaha, and in 1969 was
promoted to a vice president with the
responsibility of establishing an
Iowa-area office in Ames. He retired in
1996 but continued to do special
projects for the Webster City Farm
Credit office for three years.
On April 15, 1967, he married Jane
Angelo in Des Moines. Twin sons, James
and Steven, were born to them on Nov.
27, 1970.
David was a long-time active member of
the First United Methodist Church in
Nevada and was a consecrated Stephens
Minister. He was a founding member of
the Nevada Kiwanis Club, a library board
member and enjoyed gardening, Civil War
history, Iowa agriculture and travel.
He is survived by his wife, Jane; sons,
Dr. James Punke, Pella, and Dr. Steven
Punke, Kansas City, Kan. Also surviving
is his brother, Joel (Phyllis) Punke,
Clear Lake, a nephew, Chris (Heather)
Punke, Ankeny, a niece, Michele Punke,
Portland, Ore., step-niece Kim Harris
and step-nephews Steve, Mike and Rob
Rollefson.
His parents preceded him in death.
Memorials gifts may be given in his name
to the First United Methodist Church of
Nevada, Israel Family Hospice House or
the Nevada Public Library.
Chet Ryan Mortuary has been entrusted
with the arrangements.
Chet Mortuary Mortuary, (515) 382-3547.
Sarah Howell
CHARLES CITY — Sarah Howell, 72, of
Charles City died Monday (July 18, 2005)
at the 9th Street Chautauqua Guest Home
in Charles City.
Memorial services for Sarah will be held
at 11 a.m. Saturday at Trinity United
Methodist Church with the Rev. Paul
Wilcox officiating. Inurnment will be at
a later date.
Friends may call at the Hauser Funeral
Home in Charles City from 5 to 8 p.m.
Friday and at the church an hour prior
to the service on Saturday.
The Hauser Funeral Home is in charge of
the arrangements.
Hauser Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323;
www.hauserfh.com.
Natalya Schwery
IOWA FALLS — Natalya Schwery, 2, of Iowa
Falls, died Monday (July 18, 2005) of an
accidental drowning.
Funeral services will be 2:30 p.m.
Friday at the Surls Funeral Home in Iowa
Falls with burial in the Northlawn
Memory Gardens, Iowa Falls.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m.
today at the Surls Funeral Home in Iowa
Falls.
Surls Funeral Home, (641) 648-9554.
Dr. W. Gene Garrett
PLYMOUTH, Minn. — Dr. W. Gene Garrett,
77, of Plymouth, Minn., and formerly of
Mason City, died Sunday (July 17, 2005)
at the Hillcrest Care Center in Wayzata,
Minn.
Funeral services for Dr. Garrett will be
held at 10 a.m. Friday at Major Erickson
Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.,
with the Rev. Terry Hamilton-Poore of
First Presbyterian Church officiating.
Interment will be in the Dumont
Cemetery, Dumont.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m.
today at Major Erickson Funeral Home.
On July 17, 2005, after a struggle of
more than 15 years, Dr. Wilmer Gene
Garrett finally succumbed to
complications of Parkinson's disease.
Gene was born on his grandparents' farm
in Dumont on May 1, 1928, the son of
Ward C. and Edith (Meehan) Garrett.
After graduating from Abraham Lincoln
High School in Council Bluffs in 1946,
he served for two years as a corpsman at
the U.S. Navy Hospital in San Diego,
Calif. He received his undergraduate
degree from the University of Iowa in
1951 and graduated from the University
of Iowa College of Medicine in 1955.
Gene received training in pediatrics at
the Children's Hospital in Denver,
Colo., and then practiced pediatrics in
Bismarck, N.D., from 1958-71. While in
Bismarck, he was active as a member of
First Presbyterian Church, serving as
director of children's education, a
deacon and ordained ruling elder. Gene
was a founding member of the board of
directors of the Bismarck YMCA.
In 1971, Gene moved to Mason City, where
he practiced at the Park Clinic until
1978. He was a founding partner of the
Pediatric and Adolescent Clinic in 1978
and practiced there until 1990. During
his time in practice, he also served as
president of the Cerro Gordo Medical
Society and president of the Medical
Staff of Mercy Medical Center. Overall,
he practiced pediatrics for 32 years.
Known simply as "Doc" to a generation of
Boy Scouts in northern Iowa, Gene served
as Scoutmaster of Troop 212 at Roosevelt
School for 14 years. He received the
Eagle Scout Award as a boy in 1944, as
did his four sons and more than 70 other
Scouts during his tenure as Scoutmaster.
Gene received training in the Wood
Badge, was a Vigil member of the Order
of the Arrow and was awarded the Silver
Beaver, the highest honor given to
volunteer Scouters.
On Aug. 4, 1951, he married Valera P.
McCumber. Val and Gene shared almost 54
years together as devoted partners. They
have four sons and seven grandchildren:
Dr. Kevin (Dr. Cheryl McChesney) Garrett
and their children, Nathan and Rachel,
in Appleton, Wis., Mark (Jill Jensen)
Garrett in Plymouth, Minn., Michael
(Angela) Garrett and their children,
Benjamin and Olivia, in Roseville,
Minn., and David (Andrea) Garrett and
their children, Tyler, Anna and Haley,
in Stillwater, Minn.
In addition to his parents, Gene was
preceded in death by his sister,
Beverly.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be
given to the Boy Scouts of America —
Winnebago Council.
Major Erickson Funeral Home, (641)
423-0924.
Denise Sprung
RICEVILLE — Denise Sprung, 49, of
Riceville, died Wednesday (July 20,
2005) at the Mitchell County Regional
Health Center in Osage.
A memorial Mass with private burial will
be held at a later date.
Lindstrom Funeral Home of Riceville is
in charge of the arrangements.
Lindstrom Funeral Home, (641) 985-2242.
Alvin B. Shippy
HAWKEYE — Alvin B. Shippy, 89, of
Hawkeye, died Tuesday (July 19, 2005) at
Palmer Lutheran Health Center in West
Union after a sudden illness.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m.
Saturday at Trinity Lutheran Church in
Hawkeye with the Rev. William Horn
officiating. Burial will be at Long
Grove Cemetery in Maynard.
Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday
at Becker-Milnes Funeral Home in Hawkeye
and one hour preceding services at the
church on Saturday.
Alvin B. Shippy, the son of Ira B. and
Betsy Pearl (Pratt) Shippy, was born
June 23, 1916, in Buchanan County, Iowa.
He was baptized at St. Paul Lutheran
Church in Maynard. He attended Coytown
and Bell country school in Buchanan
County.
He was united in marriage to Maxine Paul
on Nov. 14, 1943, at St. Paul Lutheran
Church in Maynard.
He farmed before working at Lauer
Implement and the Hawk-Bilt Co. He ran
the Standard Service Station in Hawkeye
and became a welder for Fayette County.
He retired from Fayette County in 1982.
He was a member of Trinity Lutheran
Church in Hawkeye. He enjoyed fishing,
working on tractors and telling stories.
Alvin is survived by his wife, Maxine,
of Fayette; three sons, Marvin (Mary)
Shippy of Alpha, Iowa, James (Bonnie)
Shippy of Dubuque and Larry (Lory)
Shippy of Clear Lake; six grandchildren,
Paula, Carla, Sheila, Josh, Jake and
Reed, and three great-grandchildren,
Evan, Ann Marie and Isabelle.
Alvin was preceded in death by his
parents.
Becker-Milnes Funeral Home, (563)
427-3244.
Timothy Quamme
OSKALOOSA — Timothy Quamme, 53, of
Oskaloosa and formerly of Rake, died
Tuesday (July 19, 2005) at his home in
Oskaloosa.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m.
Friday at Zion Lutheran Church in Rake
with the Rev. Larry Rehlander
officiating. Burial will be in West
Cemetery with military honors by the
Rake American Legion Color Guard.
Visitation will be one hour prior to the
services at the church on Friday.
Winter Funeral Home of Buffalo Center is
assisting with the arrangements.
Winter Funeral Home, (641) 562-2858.
Karen Leibrand
BUFFALO CENTER —Karen Leibrand, 66, of
Buffalo Center, died Tuesday (July 19
2005) at Parker Oaks Assisted Living in
Winnebago, Minn.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30
a.m. Friday at Petersen Lund Funeral
Home in Forest City with the Rev. Vic
Vriesen officiating. Burial will be at
Oakland Cemetery in Forest City.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m.
today at the funeral home and an hour
prior to service.
Petersen Lund Funeral Home, 505 N. Clark
St., Forest City, (641) 585-2685.
Robert ‘Bob' Amunson
ALGONA — Robert "Bob" Amunson, 82, of
Algona died Monday (July 18, 2005) at
the Kossuth Regional Hospital in Algona.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30
a.m. Friday at the First Presbyterian
Church in Algona with the Rev. Glenn
Wilson officiating. Burial will be at
the Riverview Cemetery in Algona with
full military rites by the VFW and the
American Legion.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8:30 p.m.
today at Wilson Funeral Homes in Algona
with a public Masonic service at 7 p.m.
Wilson Funeral Homes, (515) 295-2622.
Roger Leo Fox
ALGONA — Roger Leo Fox, 62, of Algona,
died Tuesday (July 19, 2005) at his
home.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m.
Friday, at Trinity Lutheran Church in
Algona with the Rev. Steve Turner
officiating.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m.
today at the Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home in Algona.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home
— Algona, (515) 295-3731.
www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com
Forrest Peterson
FOREST CITY — Forrest Peterson, 72, of
Forest City, died Wednesday (July 20,
2005) at Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit in Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
Petersen Lund Funeral Home, 505 N. Clark
St., Forest City.
Petersen Lund Funeral Home (641)
585-2685.
Jennie Heinen
ALGONA — Jennie Heinen, 54, of Algona,
died Tuesday (July 19, 2005) at the
Kossuth Regional Hospital in Algona.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30
a.m. Saturday at First United Methodist
Church in Algona with Rev. Mike Ortel
and Rev. Dennis Secrease officiating.
Burial will be at the East Lawn Cemetery
in Algona.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8:30 p.m.
Friday at Wilson Funeral Homes in
Algona.
Wilson Funeral Homes, (515) 295-2622.
PUBLISHED Friday, July 22, 2005
Obituaries are presented
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of Fullerton Funeral
Homes. Information is
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homes for publication in
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Wilbur R.
Buchanan
NORTHWOOD — Wilbur Ross
Buchanan, 94, of
Northwood died on
Thursday (July 21, 2005)
at the Lutheran
Retirement Home in
Northwood.
Funeral service will be
at 2 p.m. Saturday at
the United Methodist
Church of Albert Lea in
Albert Lea, Minn., with
Rev. John Bromeland
officiating. Burial will
be in the State Line
Cemetery, rural
Northwood.
Visitation will be from
5 to 7 p.m. today at
Schroeder and Sites
Funeral Home in
Northwood.
Wilbur was born to Ross
and Mabel (Gullickson)
Buchanan on Aug. 3,
1910, at the Buchanan
farm near Gordonsville,
Minn. Wilbur attended a
two-room grade school in
Gordonsville. After
eighth grade graduation,
he attended high school
in Northwood, graduating
in 1928.
He was married to Nadine
Dahl of Northwood on
Aug. 28, 1938. They made
their home on the
Buchanan farm for 62
years. He fed beef
cattle all his life
until retiring at the
age of 80. He was very
proud to be a farmer.
He served on the school
board of District 50 of
Gordonsville and was
instrumental in the
establishment of
Glenville High School
and served on the first
school board for
District 241.
He was active in the
United Methodist Church
in Gordonsville and
helped build the new
Gordonsville UMC Church
in 1955. He became a
member of Albert Lea UMC
after the closing of the
Gordonsville Church.
Wilbur and Nadine
enjoyed square dancing
and did a lot of
traveling throughout the
United States and
Europe. He was very
interested in
automobiles, tractors
and trains, and talked
about riding the train
to Chicago and St. Paul
to take the cattle to
market. He enjoyed
spending time with his
family and telling his
many memories of earlier
times.
Wilbur is survived by
two daughters, Sharyl
Lunde of Northwood, and
Susan and husband,
Gerald Lee, of Albert
Lea; one son, Brent and
wife, Nicola, of
Gordonsville; 12
grandchildren; 21
great-grandchildren; one
brother, Bruce Buchanan
of Gordonsville; and one
sister, Arcley Johnson
of Northwood.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; wife,
Nadine in 2003; sister,
Arlene Olson; and
son-in-law, Einer Lunde.
Schroeder & Sites
Funeral Home (641)
324-1121.
Mae E.
Heimke
SHEFFIELD — Mae E.
Heimke, 88, of Sheffield
died Wednesday (July 20,
2005) at the Sheffield
Care Center in
Sheffield.
Memorial services will
be at 10 a.m. Monday at
the First United
Methodist Church in
Sheffield, with Rev. R.
Karl Watkins
officiating. Private
graveside burial will be
in Hillside Cemetery in
Sheffield.
Visitation will be from
5 to 7 p.m on Sunday at
the Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral Home in Hampton.
In lieu of flowers,
memorials may be made to
Hospice of North Iowa.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral
Home, (641) 456-3232.
Cathryn C.
Hungerford
MASON CITY — Cathryn
Caryl Hungerford, 82, of
Mason City, died
Thursday (July 21, 2005)
at the Rockwell
Community Nursing Home
in Rockwell.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete with Hogan
Bremer Moore Colonial
Chapel, 126 Third Street
N.E., Mason City.
Hogan Bremer Moore
Colonial Chapel, (641)
423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
Edwin R.
Pentico
BODE — Edwin R. Pentico,
81, of Bode passed away
Wednesday (July 20,
2005) at the Humboldt
Care Center North.
Funeral services will be
at 10 a.m. Saturday at
the Mason-Lindhart
Funeral Home in Bode
with Fr. Paul Eisele
officiating. Burial will
be in St. Olaf Cemetery
in Bode with military
rites by the Bode
American Legion.
Visitation will be 5 to
8 p.m. today at the
Mason-Lindhart Funeral
Home in Bode.
Edwin Ray Pentico, the
son of Ray and Viva
(Trickel) Pentico, was
born Dec. 10, 1923, at
Emmetsburg. He attended
school in Emmetsburg and
finished his education
in Minnesota.
He was united in
marriage to Theresa
Latourelle on Nov. 17,
1943. He served in the
United States Army
during World War II,
where he saw action in
Germany, France and
Belgium.
Following his discharge
in 1947, Ed and Theresa
made their home in
Minnesota where he
farmed for a time, then
continued his
truck-driving career.
The couple made their
homes in southern
Minnesota, Iowa and
California, until moving
to Bode in 1966.
After retiring from
truck driving in 1982,
Ed became a bus driver
for mentally handicapped
children in the Bode
area. Mrs. Pentico
passed away in 2002 and
Ed continued to maintain
his home until becoming
a resident of the
Humboldt Care Center
North in May of this
year.
Mr. Pentico enjoyed his
involvement with his
children's baseball
games, yard work,
woodworking and coffee
time in downtown Bode.
Mr. Pentico is survived
by his children: James
Pentico of Lexington
Park, Md., David Pentico
of Bode, Debra Nelson
and her husband, Dennis,
of Bode, Lynn Pentico of
Norwalk, Jeffrey Pentico
and his wife, Jodi, of
Belmond, and Larry
Pentico of Los Angeles,
Calif.; grandchildren:
Jennifer and Jamie
Johnson, Dane Nelson,
and Matthew, Nicholas
and McKenna Pentico.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; wife,
Theresa; brother,
Carlyle; and grandson,
Christian Nelson.
Mason-Lindhart Funeral
Home, (515) 332-1321.
Reva
Waddingham
GARNER — Reva
Waddingham, 92, of
Garner died Thursday
(July 21, 2005) at the
Muse Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit in Mason
City.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday at the United
Methodist Church in
Klemme with the Rev.
Paddy Druhl officiating.
Burial will be in
Concord Township
Cemetery in Garner.
Visitation will be held
from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday
at the Cataldo Funeral
Home in Garner and one
hour prior to services
at the church on
Tuesday.
Cataldo Funeral Home,
(641) 923-2841.
www.cataldofuneralhome.com
Wayne D.
Bennewitz
DOWS — Wayne Delmar
Bennewitz, 81, died
Tuesday (July 19, 2005)
at home.
Funeral services will be
at 2 p.m. Saturday at
the Ewing Dugger
Helgeson Funeral Home,
100 North Lee Street,
Dows, with Pastor David
Gobeli officiating.
Burial will take place
at Morgan Township
Cemetery in rural Dows.
Visitation will be
Saturday one hour prior
to services at the
funeral home.
Ewing Dugger Helgeson
Funeral Home, (641)
852-4134.
Jacob B.
Hobson
AMES — Jacob B. Hobson,
27, of Ames died Tuesday
(July 19, 2005) at Ames.
Funeral service will be
at 10:30 a.m. Saturday
at the United Methodist
Church in Eldora.
A time of visitation
with the family will be
held from 6 to 8 p.m.
today at the Linn's
Funeral Home, 1521
Washington Avenue in
Iowa Falls.
Linn's Funeral Home,
(641) 648-2569.
June Scherb
CHARLES CITY — June
Scherb, 88, of Charles
City died Thursday (July
21, 2005) at her home in
Charles City.
Funeral arrangements are
pending at Mittelstadt
Funeral Home in Lake
Mills.
Mittelstadt Funeral
Home, (641) 592-0221.
Forrest L.
Peterson
FOREST CITY — Forrest L.
Peterson, 72, of Forest
City died Wednesday
(July 20, 2005) at the
Muse Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit, Mason
City.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Monday at the United
Methodist Church in
Forest City with the
Rev. Catherine Luck
officiating. Burial will
be in Oakland Cemetery
with military rites by
the Forest City Veterans
Ceremonial Unit.
Visitation will be held
from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday
at the Petersen Lund
Funeral Home in Forest
City and will continue
one hour prior to
services at the church.
In lieu of flowers,
memorials may be
directed to the Forrest
Peterson Memorial Fund.
Petersen Lund Funeral
Home, (641) 585-2685.
Ramona J.
Smith
HAMPTON — Ramona Jean
Smith, 75, of Hampton
died of natural causes
Wednesday (July 20,
2005) at the Muse Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit
in Mason City.
Funeral service will be
at 10 a.m. Saturday at
the Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral Home in Hampton
with the Rev. Mary
Peterson officiating.
Burial will be at the
Hampton Cemetery in
Hampton.
Visitation will be one
hour prior to service
time at the funeral home
on Saturday.
Ramona Jean was born
March 9, 1930, in Avery,
Texas, the daughter of
Ernest and Ola
(Campbell) Grant. She
graduated from Hubbard
High School in Hubbard,
Okla. After graduation
she attended Practical
Nursing School in Dodge
City, Kan.
On Sept. 24, 1947, she
married Marvin Smith in
Dodge City, Kan. She was
an LPN in Dodge City,
Kan. She also helped her
husband, Marvin, run
Marv's Standard for 29½
years in Hampton.
Jean loved to go
boating, traveling,
gardening and going to
casinos.
She is survived by her
husband, Marvin Smith,
of Hampton; a daughter,
Sheena Worden, of
Hampton; a son, Bill and
wife, Lisa Smith, of
Waterloo; five
grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in
death by her parents and
one sister.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral
Home, (641) 456-3232.
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Published Saturday, July 23,
2005.
Obituaries are presented
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Forrest L.
Peterson
FOREST CITY — Forrest L.
Peterson, 72, of Forest
City died Wednesday
(July 20, 2005) at the
Muse Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit, Mason
City.
Funeral services will be
held 10:30 a.m. Monday
at the United Methodist
Church in Forest City
with the Rev. Catherine
Luck officiating. Burial
will be in Oakland
Cemetery with military
rites by the Forest City
Veterans Ceremonial
Unit.
Visitation will be held
from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday
at Petersen Lund Funeral
Home in Forest City and
will continue one hour
prior to services at the
church.
Forrest Lester Peterson,
the son of Melvin and
Edith (Anderson)
Peterson, was born April
10, 1933, on a farm in
Ellington Township,
Hancock County. He was
baptized and confirmed
at Winnebago Lutheran
Church and attended the
rural schools of Mt.
Valley Township in
Winnebago County.
Following his schooling,
he worked for several
farmers in the area and
also at Schram's
Chevrolet in Forest City
as an auto body
repairman. Forrest
served his country
during the Korean
Conflict in the U.S.
Army from 1953 to 1955.
Following his discharge,
he returned to Forest
City and continued to
work at Schram's.
On June 15, 1957, he
married Patricia
Brighton at the United
Methodist Church in
Forest City. They lived
in Forest City where
they raised their
family. Forrest worked
for 25 years at Kamish
Ford and later at Dale's
Body Shop and Barth's
Repair, all in Forest
City. Most recently, he
was employed by the city
of Forest City as the
cemetery custodian at
Oakland Cemetery. He
enjoyed trail riding and
spending time with
family and friends.
He was a member of the
United Methodist Church,
the Forest City Fire
Department for more than
23 years, and the Forest
City American Legion
Post No. 121.
Forrest is survived by
his wife, Patricia, of
Forest City; a son,
Tracy (Ronda) Peterson
of Earlham; a daughter,
Sally (Greg) Matters of
Ames; five
grandchildren: Brian
(Lindsey) Peterson, Dan
(Shannon) Peterson,
Andrea Peterson, and
Valerie and Kelly
Matters; a sister, Rose
Meinecke of Forest City;
a brother, Ray (Myra)
Peterson of Austin,
Minn.; a sister-in-law,
Irine Peterson of
Thompson; and many
nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; an
infant sister, Alice
Grace Peterson; a
brother, Vern Peterson;
and an infant
granddaughter, Angela
Peterson.
In lieu of flowers,
memorials may be
directed to the Forrest
Peterson Memorial Fund.
Petersen Lund Funeral
Home, (641) 585-2685.
Reva
Waddingham
GARNER — Reva
Waddingham, 92, of
Garner died Thursday
(July 21, 2005) at the
Muse Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit, Mason
City.
Funeral services will be
held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday
at the United Methodist
Church in Klemme with
the Rev. Paddy Druhl
officiating. Burial will
be in Concord Township
Cemetery, Garner.
Visitation will be held
from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday
at Cataldo Funeral Home
in Garner and one hour
prior to services at the
church.
Reva Mabel Waddingham,
the daughter of Ralph
Walter and Mabel Ellen
(Fuller) Elder, was born
May 15, 1913, at Klemme.
She attended school at
Klemme, graduating from
high school in 1930.
Reva received her
teaching certificate at
Iowa State University in
Ames and then taught for
a year at Prairie Queen
rural school near
Klemme.
On March 28, 1934, she
was married to John
"Jack" William
Waddingham at the United
Methodist Church in
Klemme. They farmed
southeast of Klemme
until retiring from
farming in 1971.
They moved into Garner
where Reva worked at
Concord Care Center,
Prairie View Apartments
and the Hancock County
Care Facility. In 1988,
she moved to Prairie
View Apartments. Reva
enjoyed embroidering,
fresh flowers every
week, puzzles, sports,
family gatherings and
going to the beauty
shop.
She was a member of the
United Methodist Church
in Klemme, UMW and the
Quilters Group.
She is survived by her
six children: John
"Bill" (Rosalie)
Waddingham of Garner,
Thomas Dean (Janice)
Waddingham of Thornton,
David Ralph (Marie)
Waddingham of Garner,
Ellen Louise Sobek of
Garner, Bruce Gene
(Cheryl) Waddingham of
Rutherfordton, N.C., and
Ray Allen Waddingham of
Garner; 11
grandchildren: Deborah
(Joe Urbaitis)
Waddingham, Jay (Kristi)
Waddingham, Paige (Brad)
Warren, Kendra (Scott)
Pottebaum, Sarah
Waddingham, Shelley
Witting, Sheila (Keith)
Sperr, Sherry (Michael)
Loftus, Mark (Elizabeth)
Waddingham, Laura Lea
(Vincent) Delbrugge and
Jason (Gina) Waddingham;
and 19 great
grandchildren.
She was preceded in
death by her husband,
John, in September 1988;
parents; brother,
Clarence Elder;
son-in-law, Roger Sobek;
grandson-in-law, Rick
Witting; and great
grandson, Tyson Warren.
Memorials may be
directed to Klemme
United Methodist Church
or Hospice of North
Iowa.
Cataldo Funeral Home,
(641) 923-2841.
www.cataldofuneralhome.com
Charles
Stiles
CHARLES CITY —Charles
Stiles, 84, of Charles
City died Thursday (July
21, 2005) at Mercy
Medical Center in Mason
City.
Funeral services for
Charles will be held at
10:30 a.m. Monday at
Trinity United Methodist
Church with the Rev.
James Stiles, of First
United Methodist Church
in Mason City,
officiating. Burial will
be in Riverside
Cemetery.
Friends may call at
Hauser Funeral Home in
Charles City from 3 to 7
p.m. Sunday and will
continue Monday at the
church an hour prior to
the service.
Charles William Stiles
was born Oct. 6, 1920,
in Swea City, the son of
Vaughn and Alta (Potter)
Stiles. He graduated
from Charles City High
School in 1938.
On Oct. 5, 1941, he was
united in marriage to
Helen Erickson at
Charles City. Charles
retired after 37 years
from the Oliver/White
Farm Corp.
He was a member of
Trinity United Methodist
Church. Charles enjoyed
woodworking and created
many items for both his
family and the church.
Both Charles and Helen
were avid Comettes
softball fans,
supporting the teams in
various ways over the
years.
Living family members
include his wife, Helen,
of Charles City; four
children: the Rev. James
(Jeanette) Stiles of
Mason City, Jane (Harv)
Johnson of Rogers,
Minn., John (Roberta)
Stiles of Lewiston,
Minn., and Jean (Randy)
Christensen of Mason
City; nine
grandchildren: Jami
(Craig) Shelbrock, Jeff
(Heather) Stiles, Julie
(Bill) Robbins, Joseph
(Melissa) Ostermann,
Brent Stiles, Troy
Stiles, Melinda Stiles,
Kathryn Christensen and
Jenna Christensen; two
great grandchildren; and
a sister-in-law, Marlys
Stiles of Charles City.
He was preceded in death
by his parents and three
brothers: Robert, Don
and Delbert Stiles.
Memorials may be
directed to Trinity
United Methodist Church,
601 Milwaukee St.,
Charles City, IA 50616.
The Hauser Funeral Home,
(641) 228-2323.
www.hauserfh.com
Anita
(Chizek) Peters
DuQUOIN, ILL — Anita
(Chizek) Peters, 92, of
DuQuoin, Ill., formerly
of Clear Lake, died on
July 7, 2005, at
Marshall Browning
Hospital in DuQuoin,
Ill.
The rosary was held
Saturday, July 9, at
9:30 a.m., with a Mass
of Christian burial
celebrated at Sacred
Heart Catholic Church by
Monsignor Harry J.
Jerome. Visitation was
held at the church on
Saturday morning.
She was born to John and
Barbara (Haege) Chizek
on Feb. 6, 1913, at the
family home in Clear
Lake. Anita attended
Clear Lake schools and
graduated in 1930.
She was a member of
Sacred Heart Catholic
Church where she served
as a member of the Altar
Society and the National
Council of Catholic
Women.
She was a 50-year member
of the Beta Sigma Phi
sorority where she held
many offices over the
years.
She is survived by her
husband of 67 years,
Richard Peters; two
daughters: Patricia
(Nicholas) Jent of
Dallas, Texas, and their
children, Elizabeth and
Andrew, and Susan (John
A.) Downey of Atlanta,
Ga., and their children,
Richard and Jennifer.
Her great grandchildren
are Victoria, Jack and
Blake Cronin, Finn and
Jake Jent and Christina
Downey. She is also
survived by three
nieces: Nancy (Chizek)
Harris, Diane (DuSold)
Quigley, and Anne
(Chizek) Bagby; and one
nephew, David Chizek,
M.D.
She was preceded in
death by her parents,
John and Barbara Chizek;
brothers, Cletus Chizek
and Robert Chizek; and
her sister, Angela
(Chizek) DuSold.
Expressions of sympathy
may be sent to Richard
Peters, 222 E. North,
DuQuoin, IL 62832.
Caryl
Hungerford
MASON CITY — Caryl
Hungerford, 82, of 707
16th St. S.E., died
Thursday (July 21, 2005)
at Rockwell Community
Nursing Home, Rockwell
A funeral service will
be held at 10 a.m.
Monday at Wesley United
Methodist Church, 1405
S. Pennsylvania Ave.,
Mason City, with the
Rev. Keith L. Scott
officiating. Burial will
be in Memorial Park
Cemetery, Highway 18
West, Mason City.
Visitation will be from
4 to 6:00 p.m. on Sunday
at Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, 126
Third St. N.E., Mason
City.
Memorials may be
directed to the Caryl
Hungerford Memorial
Fund.
Hogan Bremer Moore
Colonial Chapel,
(641)423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
June Irene
Scherb
CHARLES CITY — June
Irene Scherb, 88, of
Charles City, formerly
of Scarville, died
Thursday (July 21, 2005)
at her home in Charles
City.
Funeral services will be
10:30 a.m. Monday at
Immanuel Lutheran Church
in Scarville with the
Rev. Randy Baldwin
officiating. Burial will
take place at Our
Savior's Lutheran
Cemetery in Kiester,
Minn.
Visitation will be from
4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at
Mittelstadt Funeral Home
in Lake Mills and again
one hour prior to the
service at the church on
Monday.
Mittelstadt Funeral
Home, (641) 592-0221.
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Homes. Information is
submitted by families or
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June Irene
Scherb
CHARLES CITY — June
Irene Scherb, 88,
Charles City, died
Thursday (July 21, 2005)
at her home in Charles
City. June previously
lived in the Scarville
area for 44 years.
Funeral services will be
10:30 a.m. Monday at
Immanuel Lutheran Church
in Scarville with the
Rev. Randy Baldwin
officiating. Burial will
take place at Our
Savior's Lutheran
Cemetery in Kiester,
Minn.
Visitation is 4 to 7
p.m. today at
Mittelstadt Funeral Home
in Lake Mills and again
one hour prior to the
service at the church on
Monday.
June Irene Bishop was
born June 11, 1917, in
Cerro Gordo County, on
the home place near Nora
Springs. She was the
first of three daughters
to parents, Delia
(Arzberger) and Blaine
Bishop. June grew up in
the Nora Springs and
Plymouth areas,
graduating as
valedictorian of her
class in 1944 at
Plymouth. In her early
years, she taught school
at Grafton, Dayton,
Fayette and other
schools.
June married Walter
Thomas Scherb on Aug.
17, 1947, in Mason City.
June and Walter moved to
the farm in Scarville in
1952, where she resided
until 1996, at which
time she moved to
Rockford and later to
Charles City to be near
her daughter.
June and Walter were
blessed with three
children: Yolanda,
Dwayne and Greg. After
moving from the farm,
June enjoyed visiting
with her apartment
neighbors, going to the
Rockford Senior Center,
playing cards and
traveling. She enjoyed
staying informed by
reading several
newspapers and
completing many crewel
needlework pieces. She
was a long time member
of Immanuel Lutheran
Church in Scarville.
June is survived by her
daughter, Yolanda (Paul)
Van Ausdall of Charles
City; sons, Dwayne
(Tina) Scherb of Rolling
Prairie, Ind., and Greg
(Rita) Scherb of
Scarville;
grandchildren,
Christopher Scherb,
Marty, Bret and Scott
Van Ausdall, and
Danielle and Thomas
Scherb; sisters, Wanda
Laine and Joyce
Calgaard; and many
nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in
death by her husband,
Walter, in 1989; her
parents; brothers-in-law
and sisters-in-law.
Mittelstadt Funeral
Home, Lake Mills, (641)
592-0221.
William
Ferdinand Burnett
BELLA VISTA, Ark. —
William Ferdinand
Burnett, 79, of Bella
Vista, Ark., formerly of
Mason City, Iowa, died
Friday (July 22, 2005)
at Highland Health Care
in Bella Vista. He was
born on Aug. 28, 1925,
in Mason City, Iowa, to
John James Burnett and
Margaret (Siesseger)
Burnett.
He was raised and
educated in Mason City.
He served in the U.S.
Army Air Corps during
World War II from
1943-1946. Bill married
Kathleen Arnold on May
8, 1947, in Mason City.
Bill received a B.A.
degree from Iowa State
Teachers College in
Cedar Falls. He taught
school for 10 years in
Mason City. He worked
for the Department of
Public Safety in Des
Moines and later for the
U.S. Department of
Transportation in
Washington, D.C., and
Denver, Colo. He
received a master's
degree from Central
Missouri State
University in 1969. He
retired in 1984 and
moved to Bella Vista in
1988. He was an active
member of St. Bernard's
Catholic Church and St.
Bernard's Men's Club and
the V.F.W. Post 9063. He
enjoyed golf, football,
hunting and fishing.
He was preceded in death
by his parents and
brothers, John and
Patrick.
He is survived by his
wife of 58 years,
Kathleen G. Burnett, of
Bella Vista, Ark.; six
sons: Steve Burnett of
Englewood, Colo., James
Burnett and wife, Kathy,
of Overland Park, Kan.,
John Burnett of Parker,
Colo., Tim Burnett of
Louisville, Colo.,
Andrew Burnett of
Centennial, Colo., and
Bill Burnett, Jr. and
wife, Christy, of Erie,
Colo.; two brothers:
Thomas Burnett and wife,
Beverly, of Northfield,
Minn., Joseph Burnett
and wife, Jane Ann, of
Jefferson City, Mo.; and
eight grandchildren.
A Mass of the
resurrection will be at
10 a.m. on Tuesday at
St. Bernard Catholic
Church, One St. Bernard
Lane, Bella Vista, Ark.,
with Father Andrew Smith
officiating. Military
honors will be conducted
by the Bella Vista
V.F.W. Post 9063.
The family will visit
with friends beginning
at 6 p.m. and a rosary
will be recited at 7
p.m. Monday at the Bella
Vista Funeral Home &
Crematory, 2258 Forest
Hills Blvd., Bella
Vista, Ark.
Memorials are suggested
to the Bella Vista
Library, 11 Dickens
Place, Bella Vista, AR
72714, or to the Circle
of Life Hospice, 610 E.
Emma, Springdale, AR
72764.
Bella Vista Funeral Home
& Crematory, Bella
Vista, Ark., (479)
855-1611.
Caryl
Hungerford
MASON CITY — Caryl
Hungerford, 82, of 707
16th St. S.E., Mason
City, died Thursday
(July 21, 2005) at
Rockwell Community
Nursing Home, Rockwell.
A funeral service will
be held at 10 a.m.
Monday at Wesley United
Methodist Church, 1405
S. Pennsylvania Ave.,
Mason City, with the
Rev. Keith L. Scott
officiating. Burial will
be in Memorial Park
Cemetery, Highway 18
West, Mason City.
Visitation will be 4 to
6 p.m. today at
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, 126
Third St. N.E., Mason
City.
Memorials may be
directed to the Caryl
Hungerford Memorial
Fund.
Caryl Hungerford was
born on March 3, 1923,
in southern California,
the daughter of Einar
and Violet (Hunt)
Ericson. Caryl lived in
California for a short
time, and then her
family moved to South
Dakota, where she
graduated from high
school and attended
junior college.
Caryl married Berle
Hungerford on March 9,
1946, in Rockford.
She was a member of
Wesley United Methodist
Church. Caryl enjoyed
reading, listening to
music, and gardening,
which was her true
passion. She enjoyed
baking and canning goods
that came from her
garden.
Left to cherish her
memory are her husband,
Berle Hungerford, Mason
City; three children:
Brenda (Robert) Hauert,
Mason City, Rodney
Hungerford, and Dan
(Linda) Hungerford, West
Des Moines. She is also
survived by eight
grandchildren: Bridgett
Hauert, Mason City,
Ronald (Lawonna) Hauert,
Klemme, Pauline (Tim)
Barker, St. Cloud,
Minn., Jill Hungerford,
Kansas City, Mo., Brent
(Lyn) Hungerford, Tampa,
Fla., Todd (Carrie)
Hungerford, Albert Lea,
Minn., Jeremy
Hungerford, Mason City,
and Stacey Hungerford,
Sheffield; four
great-grandchildren; and
one brother, Douglas
(Kathleen) Ericson.
She was preceded in
death by her parents.
Hogan Bremer Moore
Colonial Chapel, (641)
423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
Norris E.
Midlang
MASON CITY — Norris E.
Midlang, 89, of Mason
City and formerly of
Kensett, died Saturday
(July 23, 2005) at the
IOOF Home in Mason City.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday at Elk Creek
Lutheran Church, 4108
Killdeer Ave., rural
Kensett, with the Rev.
Thomas Martin
officiating. Burial will
be in Elk Creek Lutheran
Church Cemetery, rural
Kensett.
Visitation will be from
5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at
Bride Colonial Chapel,
110 Spring St., Manly.
Bride Colonial Chapel,
(641) 454-2242.
Ruth L.
Kiefer
GREENE — Ruth L. Kiefer,
94, Greene, died
Saturday (July 23, 2005)
at Liebe Care Center,
Greene.
Her funeral will be 2
p.m. Wednesday at First
Presbyterian Church in
Greene with Pastor Paul
Uzel officiating.
Visitation will be one
hour prior to the
service at the church on
Tuesday.
Reid's Funeral Chapel,
Greene, (641) 823-4457.
Lee Van
Houten
EAGAN, Minn. — Lee Van
Houten, 61, of Eagan,
Minn., died Saturday
(July 23, 2005) at the
Israel Hospice Inpatient
Unit in Ames, Iowa.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, 126
Third St. N.E., Mason
City.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, (641)
423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
Dean Claire
Tweed
MARBLE ROCK — Dean
Claire Tweed, 77, Marble
Rock, died Saturday
(July 23 2005) at his
home.
Funeral service will be
10:30 a.m. Tuesday at
the Methodist Church in
Marble Rock with Pastor
Kenneth Kent
officiating.
Visitation will be 5 to
8 p.m. Monday at Reid's
Funeral Chapel, Marble
Rock.
Reid's Funeral Chapel,
Marble Rock, (641)
823-4457.
Eunice M.
Canny
St. PAUL, Minn. — Eunice
M. Canny, 94, of St.
Paul, Minn., and
formerly of the Osage
area, died Wednesday,
(July 20, 2005) at
Dellwood Care Center in
St. Paul.
Funeral services are
pending at
Champion-Bucheit Funeral
Home, Osage, (641)
732-3706.
Richard V. Shaw
MASON CITY — Richard V.
Shaw, 57, of 251
Parkridge Drive, Mason
City, died Saturday
(July 23, 2005) at the
Muse Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit, Mason
City.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete with Major
Erickson Funeral Home &
Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
PUBLISHED
Monday, July 25
, 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.
Dean
Claire
Tweed
MARBLE
ROCK —
Funeral
service
for Dean
Claire
Tweed,
77, of
403
Beelar
St.,
Marble
Rock,
will be
10:30
a.m.
Tuesday
at the
Methodist
Church
in
Marble
Rock
with
Pastor
Ken Kent
officiating
and
burial
in the
Hillside
Cemetery
in
Marble
Rock.
Visitation
will be
5 to 8
p.m.
today at
Reid's
Funeral
Chapel
in
Marble
Rock.
Visitation
will
continue
at the
church
one hour
before
services.
Dean
Tweed
was born
Nov. 8,
1927, on
a farm
near
Fertile
in Worth
County,
a son of
Harry
"Joe"
Joseph
and Opal
(Hovland)
Tweed,
and died
Saturday
(July
23,
2005) at
his home
in
Marble
Rock
after a
short
battle
with
cancer.
He
received
his
education
in Lake
Mills
and
served
in the
Army in
World
War II.
On Feb.
19,
1950, he
was
united
in
marriage
to Iris
Judene
Heyer in
Woden.
To this
union,
six
children
were
born.
He was a
50-year
member
of the
United
Methodist
Church
in
Marble
Rock.
They
lived in
Hampton,
Greene
and then
Marble
Rock.
Many
hours
were
spent in
the
Tweedybird
camper
school
bus as
the
family
was
growing
up.
During
this
time,
Dean
worked
for
Klassi
Hardware
repairing
TVs and
radios.
He later
worked
with
Klassi
Ford
Motor,
where
one of
his
specialties
was
keeping
the 1957
through
1959
Ford
Skyliner
retractable
hardtop
convertibles
working
smoothly.
Dean was
self-employed
as a
"jack of
all
trades
and
master
of
many."
Electrician,
mechanic,
carpentry
and
plumbing
were a
few of
his
talents.
Then he
went
into
business
in
Marble
Rock as
Dean's
Radio &
TV,
selling
new
televisions
and home
repair
of TVs
and
radios.
He was
remembered
for
bringing
a TV to
the
Marble
Rock
School
so the
students
could
watch
John
Glenn
orbit
the
earth.
He was a
good
communicator
and
always
had a
story to
tell to
anyone
that
would
listen.
Dean
also
remodeled
homes
and farm
buildings,
and kept
several
Marble
Rock and
Dougherty
farmers'
operations
running
smoothly
with his
innovative
repairs.
He
retired
in 1989
after a
fall in
Lake
Mills
that
limited
his
physical
abilities.
Dean and
Iris
also ran
the
Laundry
of ID in
Marble
Rock
until
April
2005,
when he
was
diagnosed
with
cancer.
He is
survived
by his
wife,
Iris, of
Marble
Rock;
two
sons,
Randy
Tweed of
Houston,
Texas,
and
Terry
(Sue)
Tweed of
Woden;
two
daughters,
Coralyn
(Tom)
Engels
and
LeAnn
(Marty)
Ginther
of
Rockford;
son-in-law,
Richard
and his
wife,
Barb,
Weiner
of Nora
Springs
and
daughter-in-law,
Cyndy
and her
husband,
Vernon
Rankin,
of
Cheyenne,
Wyo.;
three
sisters,
Yvonne
Wiele
and
Dorothy
(Hartley)
Alden of
Dougherty,
Bonnie
DeWall
of Mason
City;
three
brothers,
Ray
(Barb)
Tweed of
Lake
Mills,
Roger
(Lib)
Tweed of
Cold
Springs,
Minn.,
and
Michael
(Jeanine)
Tweed of
Thompson;
and
brother-in-law,
Russell
and his
wife,
Kay
Heyer,
of
McWonago,
Wis.; 23
grandchildren:
Scott
Tweed,
Michelle
(Jeremy)
Michels,
Michael
(Ashley)
Tweed,
Stephanie
Tweed,
Dustin,
Robert
and
Kelli Jo
Weiner,
Samuel
Booth,
Charlie
Weiner,
Christina,
Joseph,
Kathy,
Anthony,
Elizabeth
and
Nathaniel
Engels,
Colter,
Cory and
Larissa
Ginther,
Tera,
Jennifer,
Jamie,
Chelsea
and
Matthew
Tweed;
and four
great-grandchildren:
Jonathan
Mechels,
Brayden
Tweed,
Caedmon
Mechels
and Sara
Tweed;
and
hisfaithful
dog,
Prince.
He was
preceded
in death
by his
parents;
daughter,
Judene
Kay
(Tweed)
Weiner,
1988,
wife of
Richard
Weiner;
son:
Gary
Lynn
Tweed,
1993,
husband
of Cyndy
Rankin;
two
brothers,
DeWard
and Don
Tweed;
and two
sisters,
Leona
Thompson
and
Gayle
Bolton.
Those
planning
an
expression
of
sympathy
may
direct
memorials
to the
Dean
Tweed
Memorial
Fund in
care of
the
family.
Reid's
Funeral
Chapel,
Marble
Rock,
(641)
823-4457.
Ruth
Pruin
MASON
CITY —
Ruth
Pruin,
93,
formerly
of 312
23rd St.
S.W. in
Mason
City,
died
early
Sunday
(July
24,
2005) at
the IOOF
Home in
Mason
City.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
10:30
a.m.
Wednesday
at
Wesley
United
Methodist
Church,
1405 S.
Pennsylvania
Ave. in
Mason
City,
with the
Rev.
Keith
Scott
officiating.
Interment
will be
in
Elmwood-St.
Joseph
Cemetery
in Mason
City.
The
family
will
greet
relatives
and
friends
from 4
to 7
p.m.
Tuesday
at
Fullerton
Funeral
Home,
123
Second
St. S.E.
in Mason
City.
Visitation
will
continue
Wednesday
one hour
prior to
Ruth's
service
at the
church.
Those
wishing
to
extend
memorials
or an
expression
of
sympathy
may
direct
them to
the
Wesley
United
Methodist
Church
in Mason
City.
Condolences,
stories
or
thoughts
may be
sent to
the
family
in care
of
Fullerton
Funeral
Home
online
at
www.fullertonfh.com.
Fullerton
Funeral
Home and
Cremation
Services,
(641)
423-8676.
www.fullertonfh.com
Ruth L.
Kiefer
GREENE —
Ruth L.
Kiefer,
94, of
Greene,
died
Saturday
(July
23,
2005) at
the
Liebe
Care
Center,
Greene.
Her
funeral
will be
2 p.m.
Wednesday
at First
Presbyterian
Church
in
Greene
with
Pastor
Paul
Uzel
officiating.
Visitation
will be
one hour
prior to
services
at the
church
on
Wednesday.
Reid's
Funeral
Chapel,
Greene,
(641)
823-4457.
Richard
V. Shaw
MASON
CITY —
Richard
V. Shaw,
57, of
251
Parkridge
Drive,
died
Saturday
(July
23,
2005) at
the Muse
Norris
Hospice
Inpatient
Unit,
Mason
City.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
1:30
p.m.
Wednesday
at Zion
Lutheran
Church,
112 N.
Fourth
St.,
Clear
Lake,
with the
Rev.
Dean
Hess
officiating.
Interment
will be
in
Memorial
Park
Cemetery,
Mason
City.
Full
military
rites
will be
conducted
by the
Mason
City
Veterans
Memorial
Association.
Visitation
will be
from 4
to 7
p.m.
Tuesday
at Major
Erickson
Funeral
Home,
111 N.
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
and
continue
one hour
before
the
service
Wednesday
at the
church.
Memorials
may be
given to
the
Mason
City
Community
Theatre
or
Hospice
of North
Iowa.
Major
Erickson
Funeral
Home &
Crematory,
(641)
423-0924.
Eunice
M. Canny
OSAGE —
Eunice
M.
Canny,
94, of
St.
Paul,
Minn.
and
formerly
of the
Osage
area,
died
Wednesday
(July
20,
2005) at
the
Dellwood
Care
Center,
St.
Paul,
Minn.
Funeral
services
will be
at 1:30
p.m.
Thursday
at the
Little
Cedar
United
Methodist
Church
with the
Rev. Jay
Amundson
officiating.
Burial
will be
in the
Osage
Cemetery.
Visitation
will be
from
12:30 to
1:30
p.m.
Thursday
at the
church.
Champion-Bucheit
Funeral
Home,
(641)
732-3706.
Norris
Edward
Midlang
MASON
CITY—
Norris
Edward
Midlang,
89, of
Mason
City and
formerly
of rural
Kensett,
passed
away
Saturday
(July
23,
2005) at
the IOOF
Home in
Mason
City.
Funeral
services
will be
10:30
a.m.
Wednesday
at the
Elk
Creek
Lutheran
Church,
4108
Killdeer
Ave.,
Kensett,
with the
Rev.
Thomas
Martin
officiating.
Burial
will be
in the
Elk
Creek
Lutheran
Church
Cemetery.
Visitation
will be
from 5
to 7
p.m.
Tuesday
at the
Bride
Colonial
Chapel,
110 E.
Spring
St.,
Manly.
The
family
of
Norris
Edward
Midlang
has
requested
that
memorial
contributions
be made
to
Hospice
of North
Iowa in
his
memory.
Any
cards or
expressions
of
condolences
may be
sent in
care of
Ron
Lance,
3822
Veralta
Drive,
Cedar
Falls,
IA
50613.
Norris
Edward
Midlang
was born
on Feb.
20,
1916, in
rural
Kensett,
the son
of
Leonard
and Edna
(Evenson)
Midlang.
He
received
his
education
at the
Brookfield
Township
Country
School
and
graduated
as
valedictorian
from
Kensett
High
School.
After
graduation,
he began
farming
and
farmed
until
his
retirement.
Norris
married
Luella
Hass on
June 29,
1939.
They
were
united
in
marriage
until
her
death in
1987. In
1988,
Norris
was
united
in
marriage
to
RoseAnn
Humburg
at the
St.
Joseph
Catholic
Church,
Mason
City.
Norris
enjoyed
wintering
in the
southern
states
and
traveling.
He was a
remarkable
craftsman.
He
enjoyed
woodworking,
creating
many
furniture
pieces
and
items
for his
family
and
friends.
He was
confirmed
and a
member
at the
Elk
Creek
Lutheran
Church,
where he
served
on the
church
council
and
Couples
Club.
Norris
also
served
on the
Kensett
Telephone
Board,
Manly
Co-op
and
Elevator
Board,
United
States
Department
of
Agricultural
Commodity
Credit
Corp.
and the
Farmers
Home
Administration
Board.
Norris
was
especially
proud of
his
plentiful
harvests,
which
one year
won him
runner-up
in the
Worth
County
Corn
Growing
Competition.
Left to
cherish
his
memory
are his
wife,
RoseAnn,
Mason
City;
three
children,
Ronald
(Sharon)
Lance,
Cedar
Falls,
Donna
(Luther)
Rhodes,
Destin,
Fla.,
and
Darlene
Midlang,
North
Branch,
N.Y.;
one
step-son,
Steve
(Connie)
Humburg,
Norfolk,
Neb.;
four
grandchildren,
Scott
Rhodes,
James
(Rayling)
Rhodes,
Janice
(Jim)
Glaspie
and
Carina
Kalke;
and four
great-grandchildren,
Colby
Rhodes,
Spencer
Rhodes,
Danielle
Glaspie
and
Samantha
Glaspie.
Norris
will
also be
greatly
missed
by his
brother,
Leslie
Midlang;
a
sister,
Marian
Helling;
and many
nieces
and
nephews,
as well
as other
relatives
and many
friends.
He is
preceded
in death
by his
parents;
wife,
Luella,
and
three
siblings.
Bride
Colonial
Chapel:
(641)
454-2242
www.colonialchapels.com
Henry
Walters
CHARLES
CITY—
Henry
Walters,
84, of
Elma,
died
Sunday
(July
24,
2005) at
the
Colonial
Manor in
Elma.
Funeral
arrangements
are
incomplete
at
Hauser
Funeral
Home,
Charles
City
(641)
228-2323.
Roland
A. Edgar
MANLY —
Roland
A.
Edgar,
88, of
Manly,
died
Sunday
(July
24,
2005) at
Nuse
Norris
Hospice
Inpatient
Unit in
Mason
City.
Funeral
arrangements
are
pending
with
Major
Erickson
Funeral
Home &
Crematory,
(641)
423-0924.
Posted
by Gene
Manning
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